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Originally Posted by Dyzalot
Your understanding is incorrect. The papers back in the day when they actually reported on baseball would show the standings in order of winning percentage, not by how many games back a team was.
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The standings published in the early part of the 20th century in
The New York Times showed only the wins, losses, and winning percentage. If I recall correctly the games behind wasn't added to the standings section until the 1920s. Neither the 1920 editions of the Reach Baseball Guide nor Spalding Baseball Guide showed games behind; only wins, losses, and winning percentage were shown.