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Originally Posted by Westheim
I was sitting at my desk rather unmotivated right now and checked after those 1991 Capitals. While we only have the weekly or bi-weekly standings to work with, and they did in some way best the Coons' 31-4 mark with a long run of 59-10, including a 29-4 stretch that became 35-5 at the next update.
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In the "modern" baseball era (1901-present) there are very few teams who come close to this. Best 35 game stretches by franchise:
Cubs: 33-2 (1906)
Yankees: 31-4 (twice, 1941/1947)
Royals: 31-4 (1977)
Giants: 30-4-1 (1912)
Athletics: 30-5 (three times, 1914/1931/2002)
Pirates: 30-5 (twice, 1902 (to start the year!!)/1909)
Cardinals: 30-5 (three times, 1930/1942/1944)
Tigers: 30-5 (1984)
Dodgers: 30-5 (2013)
Every other team is 29-5-1 or below. So, if you compared the Coons streak to the rest of modern baseball (1901-present), only one other streak is better and three others tie the Coons.
Just to give a sort of historical significance to that streak, which I'm still in shock over
