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Standings after three seasons of play (pennants and championships in parentheses):


GB
-- 1902 Pirates .595 (2-1)
21 1972 Pirates .550 (1-1)
23 1976 Reds .545
29 1937 Yankees .532
31 2017 Indians .528 (1-0)
36 1933 Yankees .517 (1-0)
42 1955 Yankees .504 (1-1)
42 1906 Cubs .504
47 1951 Giants .494
53 1986 Mets .481
54 2017 Astros .478
56 2019 Twins .474
62 1971 Pirates .461
66 2019 Nationals .452
69 1909 A’s .446
72 1951 Yankees .439


The 1902 Pirates stormed out with three straight seasons of 90 wins or more to move in front of what looks to be a tightly contested pool.


Bucs hurler Jesse Tannehill won three straight unanimous Pitcher of the Year awards, fashioning a record of 62-22 with an ERA between 1.83 and 2.25 each year.


The Pirates are seeded 13th in the Quarterfinals after beginning the GTOAT tourney as the No. 2 seed.


The 1972 Pirates (seeded 43rd in the Quarters) used their first 90-win campaign in Season 3 to move into second place in the standings. Willie Stargell (.288, 40 HR) led the charge, along with Richie Hebner (.303, 29 HR) and Roberto Clemente (.326, 17 HR).


The 1976 Reds, seeded 37th, clung to third place, aided by two MVP seasons from Joe Morgan (.309, 29 HR and .285, 27 HR).


The No. 1-seeded 1933 Yankees played two sub-.500 seasons before winning their first pennant, but are mired in sixth place.


This is Pool 1 of six 16-team pools. Each pool will play 10 154-game seasons. The 48 teams with the highest winning percentages advance to the Semifinals.