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Yes, they call it The Streak!
2006-08-06 22:08
by Bob Timmermann

The Elias Sports Bureau finally figured out which teams, like the Dodgers, have had an eight-game losing streak followed immediately by a winning streak of eight games or more.

The teams are:

1) The 1931 Cubs - Nine game losing streak from 8/30 to 9/7 and then an eight game winning streak from 9/10 to 9/17.

2) The 1949 Red Sox - Eight game losing streak from 6/28 to 7/4 followed by eight game winning streak from 7/5 through 7/14.

3) The 1965 Pirates - Eight game losing streak from 5/12 to 5/20 and then a 12-game winning streak from 5/21 to 6/1.

4) The 1985 Twins - Nine game losing streak from 4/11 through 4/20 then a 10-game winning streak from 4/21 to 5/1.

5) The 2001 Cubs - Eight game losing streak from 5/10 to 5/18 and then a 12-game winning streak from 5/19 to 6/2.

Besides these streaks, these teams all shared one other fate. None of them made the playoffs.

Thanks to John Hill for the tip.

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