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  The History of Pennant Races-1950-1959

See how many games out your team was at the end of each month of every MLB Season. Does this years team have a shot, based on history? Check it out .

1950 A. L. Standings  
 
Games Behind Leader on 30-Apr 31-May 30-Jun 31-Jul 31-Aug Final GB Total Wins
N.Y. Yankees

Tigers

Boston Red Sox

Cleveland Indians

Washington Senators

White Sox

St. Louis Browns

Philadelphia Athletics

 0.5

0

1

1

1

2.5

2.5

3.5

 0

3

5

6.5

7

13

16.5

13

 4

0

6.5

5

14.5

15

22

21

 0

0

7

2

15

23.5

26

26.5

 0

2

2.5

5

23

30.5

36

37

 0

3

4

6

31

38

40

46

 98

95

94

92

67

60

58

52
 
1950 N. L. Standings  
 
Games Behind Leader on 30-Apr 31-May 30-Jun 31-Jul 31-Aug Final GB Total Wins
Phillies

Brooklyn Dodgers

New York Giants

Boston Braves

Cardinals

Reds

Chicago Cubs

Pirates

 2.5

0

5

2.5

2.5

3.5

2

2

 1

0

9.5

3.5

1

12.5

4

8.5

 0

0.5

6

2

0.5

15.5

5

14.5

 0

4

10.5

3

3.5

18

14.5

22.5

 0

6

11.5

8.5

11.5

27.5

23.5

35.5

 0

2

5

8

12.5

24.5

26.5

33.5

 91

89

86

83

78

66

64

57
1951 A. L. Standings  
 
Games Behind Leader on 30-Apr 31-May 30-Jun 31-Jul 31-Aug Final GB Total Wins
N.Y. Yankees

Cleveland Indians

Boston Red Sox

White Sox

Tigers

Philadelphia Athletics

Washington Senators

St. Louis Browns

 0

0

0.5

1

3

7.5

0

4

 2

8.5

3

0

10

16.5

10.5

17.5

 0.5

6.5

3

0

10

17

16.5

22.5

 0

2

3

7.5

15.5

22.5

17

28.5

 0

1

4.5

10.5

21.5

28.5

26

40

 0

5

11

17

25

28

36

46

 98

93

87

81

73

70

62

52
 
1951 N. L. Standings  
 
Games Behind Leader on 30-Apr 31-May 30-Jun 31-Jul 31-Aug Final GB Total Wins
New York Giants

Brooklyn Dodgers

Cardinals

Boston Braves

Phillies

Reds

Pirates

Chicago Cubs

 7

1

1

0

2

4

2.5

2.5

 4.5

0

2

3.5

8

6

8.5

3.5

 5

0

7.5

10

9

9

16.5

11

 9.5

0

16.5

17.5

15

19

24.5

22

 7

0

19.5

16.5

20

28.5

28

28.5

 0

1

15.5

20.5

23.5

28.5

32.5

34.5

 98

97

81

76

73

68

64

62
 
1952 A. L. Standings  
 
Games Behind Leader on 30-Apr 31-May 30-Jun 31-Jul 31-Aug Final GB Total Wins
N.Y. Yankees

Cleveland Indians

White Sox

Philadelphia Athletics

Washington Senators

Boston Red Sox

St. Louis Browns

Tigers

 4.5

2

3

7

5

0

3

7.5

 3.5

0

2

6

2

1.5

6.5

10.5

 0

4

3

9.5

4

3.5

9.5

18.5

 0

3

8

8

5.5

4.5

19

24

 0

2

8.5

7

9.5

5.5

22.5

33

 0

2

14

16

17

19

31

45

 95

93

81

79

78

76

64

50
 
1952 N. L. Standings  
 
Games Behind Leader on 30-Apr 31-May 30-Jun 31-Jul 31-Aug Final GB Total Wins
Brooklyn Dodgers

New York Giants

Cardinals

Phillies

Chicago Cubs

Reds

Boston Braves

Pirates

 0

1.5

3.5

4.5

0.5

1.5

5

7.5

 0.5

0

10.5

10

5

9

13

20

 0

3.5

12.5

17.5

10.5

18

22

32

 0

6

10

14.5

16.5

28

24.5

40.5

 0

9

12

14.5

21.5

29.5

29

48.5

 0

4.5

8.5

9.5

19.5

27.5

32

54.5

 96

92

88

87

77

69

64

42
 
1953 A. L. Standings  
 
Games Behind Leader on 30-Apr 31-May 30-Jun 31-Jul 31-Aug Final GB Total Wins
N.Y. Yankees

Cleveland Indians

White Sox

Boston Red Sox

Washington Senators

Tigers

Philadelphia Athletics

St. Louis Browns

 0

1.5

3

4

7

9.5

3.5

3.5

 0

4.5

4.5

8

6.5

18.5

11

11

 0

5

6.5

10.5

13

27

16

22

 0

9

5.5

10.5

19

31

23

34

 0

10.5

8.5

15.5

22

39

35

41.5

 0

8.5

11.5

16

23.5

40.5

41.5

46.5

 99

92

89

84

76

60

59

54
 
1953 N. L. Standings  
 
Games Behind Leader on 30-Apr 31-May 30-Jun 31-Jul 31-Aug Final GB Total Wins
Brooklyn Dodgers

Milwaukee Braves

Cardinals

Phillies

New York Giants

Reds

Chicago Cubs

Pirates

 0.5

2

1.5

0

4.5

5

2

4.5

 0

0.5

2.5

3.5

6.5

12.5

12.5

14

 0

0.5

2.5

3

7.5

12

18

20.5

 0

8

11

9.5

11

20.5

28.5

35.5

 0

10.5

19

18

28

32.5

40

52

 0

13

22

22

35

37

40

55

 105

92

83

83

70

68

65

50
1954 A. L. Standings  
 
Games Behind Leader on 30-Apr 31-May 30-Jun 31-Jul 31-Aug Final GB Total Wins
Cleveland Indians

N.Y. Yankees

White Sox

Boston Red Sox

Tigers

Washington Senators

Baltimore Orioles

Philadelphia Athletics

 2

2.5

0

4

0.5

2

3.5

1.5

 0

3.5

1

11.5

6

10.5

13.5

14

 0

4

3

21.5

16

18.5

21.5

19.5

 0

2.5

7

28.5

24.5

25.5

34

34

 0

5.5

10.5

37.5

37.5

41

53

51

 0

8

17

42

43

45

57

60

 111

103

94

69

68

66

54

51
 
1954 N. L. Standings  
 
Games Behind Leader on 30-Apr 31-May 30-Jun 31-Jul 31-Aug Final GB Total Wins
New York Giants

Brooklyn Dodgers

Milwaukee Braves

Phillies

Reds

Cardinals

Chicago Cubs

Pirates

 0.5

0

3

1

0.5

1

2.5

3.5

 1.5

1

0

2

3.5

2.5

4.5

13

 0

3

12

8.5

13

13.5

21.5

24.5

 0

4

9

15.5

15.5

14

22

32

 0

3.5

7.5

22

19

22.5

28

37.5

 0

5

8

22

23

25

33

44

 97

92

89

75

74

72

64

53
 
1955 A. L. Standings  
 
Games Behind Leader on 30-Apr 31-May 30-Jun 31-Jul 31-Aug Final GB Total Wins
N.Y. Yankees

Cleveland Indians

White Sox

Boston Red Sox

Tigers

Kansas City Athletics

Baltimore Orioles

Washington Senators

 1

1

0.5

2.5

0

3.5

6.5

5

 0

2.5

4

12

7.5

13

17

12

 0

7

5.5

11

9.5

19.5

28

23.5

 1

1

0

3

7.5

20

32

27.5

 0.5

0.5

0

5

13

25

36.5

31.5

 0

3

5

12

17

33

39

43

 96

93

91

84

79

63

57

53
 
1955 N. L. Standings  
 
Games Behind Leader on 30-Apr 31-May 30-Jun 31-Jul 31-Aug Final GB Total Wins
Brooklyn Dodgers

Milwaukee Braves

New York Giants

Phillies

Reds

Chicago Cubs

Cardinals

Pirates

 0

4.5

7

5

10

6.5

5

10

 0

11

9

14

13

5.5

12.5

19

 0

13

18.5

20.5

18

13.5

19.5

29

 0

13.5

17.5

20

24.5

22.5

23.5

34.5

 0

12

16.5

16

22

23

29.5

33

 0

13.5

18.5

21.5

23.5

26

30.5

38.5

 98

85

80

77

75

72

68

60
 
1956 A. L. Standings  
 
Games Behind Leader on 30-Apr 31-May 30-Jun 31-Jul 31-Aug Final GB Total Wins
N.Y. Yankees

Cleveland Indians

White Sox

Boston Red Sox

Tigers

Baltimore Orioles

Washington Senators

Kansas City Athletics

 0

2

0.5

3

3.5

5

2

4

 0

6.5

6.5

7.5

9.5

9

12.5

12.5

 0

5.5

2

7.5

12.5

13

16.5

19

 0

9

16.5

13.5

22

22

28.5

32.5

 0

8.5

11.5

13.5

20

24.5

29.5

40.5

 0

9

12

13

15

28

38

45

 97

88

85

84

82

69

59

52
 
1956 N. L. Standings  
 
Games Behind Leader on 30-Apr 31-May 30-Jun 31-Jul 31-Aug Final GB Total Wins
Brooklyn Dodgers

Milwaukee Braves

Reds

Cardinals

Phillies

New York Giants

Pirates

Chicago Cubs

 0

1

1.5

0

2

2

2

3.5

 3

0

2

1

9

7.5

2

11.5

 1

0

1

3

10.5

11.5

6

11

 4

0

2

11

14.5

23

16

17.5

 2.5

0

3.5

15.5

17.5

26.5

23.5

27

 0

1

2

17

22

26

27

33

 93

92

91

76

71

67

66

60
 
1957 A. L. Standings  
 
Games Behind Leader on 30-Apr 31-May 30-Jun 31-Jul 31-Aug Final GB Total Wins
N.Y. Yankees

White Sox

Boston Red Sox

Tigers

Baltimore Orioles

Cleveland Indians

Kansas City Athletics

Washington Senators

 2.5

0

1

4.5

4

3

3.5

5.5

 4

0

7.5

7

12

5

10

14.5

 0

1

7

9.5

10

7

19

22.5

 0

3.5

11

15.5

19

15

29

31

 0

5.5

13.5

18

20

19.5

32

31.5

 0

8

16

20

21

21.5

38.5

43

 98

90

82

78

76

76

59

55
 
1957 N. L. Standings  
 
Games Behind Leader on 30-Apr 31-May 30-Jun 31-Jul 31-Aug Final GB Total Wins
Milwaukee Braves

Cardinals

Brooklyn Dodgers

Reds

Phillies

New York Giants

Chicago Cubs

Pirates

 0

3.5

1

4.5

4.5

3

6

5.5

 2.5

6

2

0

3

8.5

12

14

 0

2.5

4

0.5

5.5

6.5

16.5

16.5

 0

0

2

4

4

16

25.5

24.5

 0

7.5

7

15.5

14.5

19.5

29

31

 0

8

11

15

18

26

33

33

 95

87

84

80

77

69

62

62
 
1958 A. L. Standings  
 
Games Behind Leader on 30-Apr 31-May 30-Jun 31-Jul 31-Aug Final GB Total Wins
N.Y. Yankees

White Sox

Boston Red Sox

Cleveland Indians

Tigers

Baltimore Orioles

Kansas City Athletics

Washington Senators

 0

5.5

5.5

2.5

2

3

0.5

1

 0

8.5

9

8.5

10

10.5

6.5

11

 0

11.5

9.5

12

10

12.5

9

15.5

 0

16

15

17.5

18.5

16

17.5

23.5

 0

10.5

12.5

18

17.5

16.5

20

25

 0

10

13

14.5

15

17.5

19

31

 92

82

79

77

77

74

73

61
 
1958 N. L. Standings  
 
Games Behind Leader on 30-Apr 31-May 30-Jun 31-Jul 31-Aug Final GB Total Wins
Milwaukee Braves

Pirates

S.F. Giants

Reds

Cardinals

Chicago Cubs

L.A. Dodgers

Phillies

 0.5

1

0

1.5

5.5

0.5

4

3

 0

4

0

7

6

6

10

7

 0

6.5

3.5

5

2

6.5

9

7.5

 0

6

1.5

6

8.5

7

11

8

 0

7.5

9

13.5

15.5

17.5

15.5

17.5

 0

8

12

16

20

20

21

23

 92

84

80

76

72

72

71

69
 
1959 A. L. Standings  
 
Games Behind Leader on 30-Apr 31-May 30-Jun 31-Jul 31-Aug Final GB Total Wins
White Sox

Cleveland Indians

N.Y. Yankees

Tigers

Boston Red Sox

Baltimore Orioles

Kansas City Athletics

Washington Senators

 1

0

3.5

8.5

3.5

2

2

3.5

 1

0

6

5.5

6.5

2

4.5

6.5

 2

0

4

4

9.5

3.5

9

8

 0

1

10.5

11.5

16

10

9.5

17.5

 0

5.5

16.5

15.5

19

18

21

28.5

 0

5

15

18

19

20

28

31

 94

89

79

76

75

74

66

63
 
1959 N. L. Standings  
 
Games Behind Leader on 30-Apr 31-May 30-Jun 31-Jul 31-Aug Final GB Total Wins
L.A. Dodgers

Milwaukee Braves

S.F. Giants

Pirates

Reds

Chicago Cubs

Cardinals

Phillies

 0

0

1.5

3.5

2

2.5

7

3.5

 5

0

2.5

4.5

8

6.5

9.5

12

 1.5

0

0.5

4

9.5

6

7

15.5

 0.5

0.5

0

8

10

6.5

8.5

14

 1

2.5

0

3.5

10

10

13

20

 0

2

4

9

13

13

16

23

 88

86

83

78

74

74

71

64

 

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