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TEXAS WINS MLB RECORD 121 GAMES
Well, we've gone and done something crazy. The Rangers rattled off a scintillating 24-5 September record and finished 121-41, netting the all-time highest win total in MLB history (both in this sim and real life).
We are also second all-time in winning percentage, behind only the 1906 Chicago Cubs (.747 TEX, .763 CHC). Pythag says we were expected to win 124 games, which would have been enough to top the Cubs. Oh well, can't complain!
The final standings and some team stats are attached -- I'm sure there's some other records broken in there somewhere. We were 1st in every single defensive and pitching category, as well as batting .301 as a team.
There was only one "almost" thing where we came up short -- going into the final game of the season we had a chance to get all 5 pitchers in the rotation 20 wins. Fergie Jenkins was sitting on 19 wins, but unfortunately lost against the Athletics. I guess the A's had to get at least one over on me this year...
If we manage to go ahead and win the World Series (knock on wood), this could go down as the best season of all time! Up next we face the Orioles, and over in the NL the Cubs and Cardinals square off.
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