Teams Since 1918 To Win 13+ Of Their First 16 Games Of The Season
Posted by Steve L. on April 23rd, 2012 · Comments (2)
Here is the list -
| Rk | Tm | Year | #Matching |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OAK | 1981 | 15 |
| 2 | NYG | 1918 | 15 |
| 3 | MIL | 1987 | 15 |
| 4 | DET | 1984 | 15 |
| 5 | SFG | 2003 | 14 |
| 6 | CLE | 1966 | 14 |
| 7 | BRO | 1955 | 14 |
| 8 | TEX | 2012 | 13 |
| 9 | STL | 1931 | 13 |
| 10 | STL | 1941 | 13 |
| 11 | STL | 1982 | 13 |
| 12 | SFG | 1997 | 13 |
| 13 | SEA | 2002 | 13 |
| 14 | SDP | 1998 | 13 |
| 15 | PIT | 1992 | 13 |
| 16 | PIT | 1921 | 13 |
| 17 | PIT | 1937 | 13 |
| 18 | OAK | 1978 | 13 |
| 19 | NYY | 2003 | 13 |
| 20 | NYY | 1987 | 13 |
| 21 | NYY | 1926 | 13 |
| 22 | NYY | 1949 | 13 |
| 23 | NYM | 1986 | 13 |
| 24 | NYG | 1922 | 13 |
| 25 | NYG | 1938 | 13 |
| 26 | NYG | 1924 | 13 |
| 27 | MLN | 1957 | 13 |
| 28 | MIN | 2001 | 13 |
| 29 | LAD | 1981 | 13 |
| 30 | LAD | 1977 | 13 |
| 31 | KCR | 2003 | 13 |
| 32 | CLE | 1942 | 13 |
| 33 | CLE | 1988 | 13 |
| 34 | CIN | 1990 | 13 |
| 35 | BRO | 1942 | 13 |
| 36 | BOS | 1946 | 13 |
| 37 | BAL | 1966 | 13 |
| 38 | ATL | 1997 | 13 |
| 39 | ATL | 1994 | 13 |
| 40 | ATL | 1983 | 13 |
| 41 | ATL | 1982 | 13 |
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Welcome to the club, ’12 Texas Rangers.





Speaking of 1918…how I miss chanting that!
…and now they’ve won 13 of 17.
Well, it seems they have a good shot at 15 of 19, anyway.
Yanks were the first team to get more than 4 runs in a game against them this year, however.