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Second Chance Qualifier – 3rd grouping
The 1905 Pirates finished atop the third grouping, sneaking past the 2003 Yankees and 2013 Red Sox by just two games after 10 seasons of play.
The 1951 Dodgers suffered an epic collapse. The Dodgers won four pennants and three championships in the first four seasons of play, but then had only two winning seasons out of the remaining six and finished fifth. They will likely make it into the Last Chance Qualifier, however.
The 1905 Pirates entered the tournament seeded 132nd, but turned in the third-highest win percentage to not qualify in the first round (.556). They finished atop their grouping of the Second Chance at .530.
The 2003 Yankees were originally seeded 141st, and went .535 in the first round to rank 103rd.
The 2013 Red Sox were seeded 279th, but won at a .527 clip in the first round, ranking 116th. They become just the second Red Sox squad to make it to the Quarterfinals.
The Yankees and Red Sox finished with identical won-lost records at .529. Both teams won two pennants in the 10 seasons of play, but the Yankees were the only one to win a championship, giving them the edge in the tie-breaker.
Advancing (to become seeds 73-84 in the Quarterfinals)
.560 2019 Twins
.553 1914 A’s
.545 1927 Yankees
.543 1907 Cubs
.534 1967 Cardinals
.530 1905 Pirates
.529 2003 Yankees
.529 2013 Red Sox
.527 1913 Giants
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