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Originally Posted by Questdog
So, the White Sox are in first place, a half game behind?.....how would you list that anyways.....
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You'd list the standings by winning percentage. Even if that means the team in first by winning percentage is technically a half-game behind the second-place club.
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Originally Posted by Questdog
Percentages are irrelevant expect for the fact hat they are the determining factor in who wins the championship...
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Originally Posted by Lou Gehrig
So are you saying in the example above that Chicago should win the division if the season ended today?
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Yes, Chicago would be the division winner due to its greater winning percentage. There is precedent for a club being a half-game behind yet still winning a division title due to its better winning percentage. It happened in the final first half standings of the 1978 Florida State League season. The final first half standings were as follows:
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1978 FLORIDA STATE LEAGE
Final First Half Standings
NORTH DIVISION
St. Petersburgh 41 25 .621 ½
Winter Haven 45 28 .616 -
Tampa 43 28 .606 1
Lakeland 31 38 .449 12
Dunedin 29 43 .403 15½
Daytona Beach 21 48 .304 22
SOUTH DIVISION
Fort Myers 38 30 .559 -
Miami 38 35 .521 2½
Pompano Beach 35 36 .493 4½
Fort Lauderdale 35 37 .486 5
West Palm Beach 33 41 .446 8
Even though St. Petersburgh was a half-game behind Winter Haven it was nonetheless considered the first half North Division winner due to its superior winning percentage.