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<p>Sec.3 -- WINNING THE PENNANT: The club wining the greatest number of games in the championship series . . . shall be declared champions of the United States . . .</p> | <p>Sec.3 -- WINNING THE PENNANT: The club wining the greatest number of games in the championship series . . . shall be declared champions of the United States . . .</p> | ||
<p>Sec.4 -- IN CASE OF A TIE: In case of a tie . . . the one having the best average shall be declared champions . . . .</p> | <p>Sec.4 -- IN CASE OF A TIE: In case of a tie . . . the one having the best average shall be declared champions . . . .</p> | ||
|Sources= | |Sources=<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Beadle's Dime Base Ball Player,</span> 1872</p> | ||
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|Comment=<p>Richard Hershberger Explains, 3/5/2022:</p> | |Comment=<p>Richard Hershberger Explains, 3/5/2022:</p> | ||
<p><span>"150 years ago in baseball: More on the NAPBBP's annual convention. Here is an excerpt from the new championship rules.</span><br /><br /><span>Notice that not only does each entrant play a five game series against every other, but the rule specifies that they will play all five games. This is new. The understanding last season was that a series was, by its nature, a "best of" matter. So a five game series might actually only be three games, if one team won all three. This created a potential discrepancy between a team winning the most series and a team winning the most games. That potential discrepancy has, in theory, been resolved. If every team plays out their entire series, the team winning the most games will also win the most series.</span><br /><br /><span>But this is 1872. No one imagined that every game would actually be played. This is implicitly acknowledged by using win-loss average as a tie breaker, should the two clubs at the top of the standings have the same number of wins. If all the games were played, their averages would also be tied. This seems to have been thought so unlikely that no additional tie breakers were necessary. It will be the 1880s before the modern system is adopted, with win-loss percentage determining the pennant, rather than being merely a tie breaker.</span><br /><br /><span>The championship rules are clearer this year than last, when there was genuine confusion about how they worked. This does not mean, however, that all the problems were resolved. There is still a ticking time bomb. Stay tuned. | <p><span>"150 years ago in baseball: More on the NAPBBP's annual convention. Here is an excerpt from the new championship rules.</span><br /><br /><span>Notice that not only does each entrant play a five game series against every other, but the rule specifies that they will play all five games. This is new. The understanding last season was that a series was, by its nature, a "best of" matter. So a five game series might actually only be three games, if one team won all three. This created a potential discrepancy between a team winning the most series and a team winning the most games. That potential discrepancy has, in theory, been resolved. If every team plays out their entire series, the team winning the most games will also win the most series.</span><br /><br /><span>But this is 1872. No one imagined that every game would actually be played. This is implicitly acknowledged by using win-loss average as a tie breaker, should the two clubs at the top of the standings have the same number of wins. If all the games were played, their averages would also be tied. This seems to have been thought so unlikely that no additional tie breakers were necessary. It will be the 1880s before the modern system is adopted, with win-loss percentage determining the pennant, rather than being merely a tie breaker.</span><br /><br /><span>The championship rules are clearer this year than last, when there was genuine confusion about how they worked. This does not mean, however, that all the problems were resolved. There is still a ticking time bomb. Stay tuned. </span></p> | ||
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Text | " Sec. 2 -- THE SERIES OF GAMES: . . . each club shall play five games with every other contesting club . . . before November of each year . . . Sec.3 -- WINNING THE PENNANT: The club wining the greatest number of games in the championship series . . . shall be declared champions of the United States . . . Sec.4 -- IN CASE OF A TIE: In case of a tie . . . the one having the best average shall be declared champions . . . . |
Sources | Beadle's Dime Base Ball Player, 1872 |
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Comment | Richard Hershberger Explains, 3/5/2022: "150 years ago in baseball: More on the NAPBBP's annual convention. Here is an excerpt from the new championship rules. Edit with form to add a comment |
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