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Second-Chance qualifier – 1st grouping
Surprises were the order of the day as the Second-Chance qualifier got underway. The first grouping of 16 teams featured four among the top 12 teams by winning percentage in the first round. Only one survived.
The 1914 A’s, seeded in 5th in the Second-Chance, advanced with a .553 win percentage in their 10 seasons. The 1928 Giants, 1956 Yankees, and second-seeded 2009 Yankees were all rebuffed. The ’28 Giants managed just a .477 win percentage, which will likely keep them out of the Last Chance qualifier.
The 1914 A’s were originally seeded 60th, then went .554 in the initial qualifier – 61st overall – but failed to advance. They become the fifth A’s team in the six-year span from 1909 to 1914 to make it to the Quarters.
The top team emerging from the first grouping is the 2019 Twins. Originally seeded 146th, the Twins went .530 in the initial qualifier (109th), then put together 10 straight seasons of 81+ wins (154-game seasons) in the Second-Chance en route to a .560 win percentage.
The 1967 Cardinals are the final qualifier from the first grouping. Originally seeded 128th, they went .521 in the initial qualifier (127th), then .534 in the Second-Chance to secure their berth in the Quarterfinals.
Advancing
.560 2019 Twins
.553 1914 A’s
.534 1967 Cardinals
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