October 13, 2012

Old School Playoff

The LCS round pits four old school teams against each other. In fact, these teams could easily have met in the 1930s and early 1940s:

Best records, 1930 to 1942
Team Record Winning Percentage
Yankees 1262-724 .635
Cardinals 1155-838 .580
Giants 1099-882 .555
Cubs 1102-895 .552
Indians 1063-931 .533
Tigers 1056-940 .529

The last time four of the original 16 modern teams met was in 1996, when the Yankees, Orioles (St. Louis Browns), Braves, and Cardinals went at it in the LCS.

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