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1920
NATIONAL LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
Brooklyn Robins
93
61
.604
--
New York Giants
86
68
.558
7
Cincinnati Reds
82
71
.536
10.5
Pittsburgh Pirates
79
75
.513
14
Chicago Cubs
75
79
.487
18
St. Louis Cardinals
75
79
.487
18
Boston Braves
62
90
.408
30
Philadelphia Phillies
62
91
.405
30.5
1920
AMERICAN LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
Cleveland Indians
98
56
.636
--
Chicago White Sox
96
58
.623
2
New York Yankees
95
59
.617
3
St. Louis Browns
76
77
.497
21.5
Boston Red Sox
72
81
.471
25.5
Washington Senators
68
84
.447
29
Detroit Tigers
61
93
.396
37
Philadelphia Athletics
48
106
.312
50
1921
NATIONAL LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
New York Giants
94
59
.614
--
Pittsburgh Pirates
90
63
.588
4
St. Louis Cardinals
87
66
.569
7
Boston Braves
79
74
.516
15
Brooklyn Robins
77
75
.507
16.5
Cincinnati Reds
70
83
.458
24
Chicago Cubs
64
89
.418
30
Philadelphia Phillies
51
103
.331
43.5
1921
AMERICAN LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
New York Yankees
98
55
.641
--
Cleveland Indians
94
60
.610
4.5
St. Louis Browns
81
73
.526
17.5
Washington Senators
80
73
.523
18
Boston Red Sox
75
79
.487
23.5
Detroit Tigers
71
82
.464
27
Chicago White Sox
62
92
.403
36.5
Philadelphia Athletics
53
100
.346
45
1922
NATIONAL LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
New York Giants
93
61
.604
--
Cincinnati Reds
86
68
.558
7
Pittsburgh Pirates
85
69
.552
8
St. Louis Cardinals
85
69
.552
8
Chicago Cubs
80
74
.519
13
Brooklyn Robins
76
78
.494
17
Philadelphia Phillies
57
96
.373
35.5
Boston Braves
53
100
.346
39.5
1922
AMERICAN LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
New York Yankees
94
60
.610
--
St. Louis Browns
93
61
.604
1
Detroit Tigers
79
75
.513
15
Cleveland Indians
78
76
.506
16
Chicago White Sox
77
77
.500
17
Washington Senators
69
85
.448
25
Philadelphia Athletics
65
89
.422
29
Boston Red Sox
61
93
.393
33
1923
NATIONAL LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
New York Giants
95
58
.621
--
Cincinnati Reds
91
63
.591
4.5
Pittsburgh Pirates
87
67
.565
8.5
Chicago Cubs
83
71
.539
12.5
St. Louis Cardinals
79
74
.516
16
Brooklyn Robins
76
78
.494
19.5
Boston Braves
54
100
.351
41.5
Philadelphia Phillies
50
104
.325
45.5
1923
AMERICAN LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
New York Yankees
98
54
.645
--
Detroit Tigers
83
71
.539
16
Cleveland Indians
82
71
.536
16.5
Washington Senators
75
78
.490
23.5
St. Louis Browns
74
78
.487
24
Philadelphia Athletics
69
83
.454
29
Chicago White Sox
69
85
.448
30
Boston Red Sox
61
91
.401
37
1924
NATIONAL LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
New York Giants
93
60
.608
--
Brooklyn Robins
92
62
.597
1.5
Pittsburgh Pirates
90
63
.588
3
Cincinnati Reds
83
70
.542
10
Chicago Cubs
81
72
.529
12
St. Louis Cardinals
65
89
.422
28.5
Philadelphia Phillies
55
96
.364
37
Boston Braves
53
100
.346
40
1924
AMERICAN LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
Washington Senators
92
62
.597
--
New York Yankees
89
63
.586
2
Detroit Tigers
86
68
.558
6
St. Louis Browns
74
78
.487
17
Philadelphia Athletics
71
81
.467
20
Cleveland Indians
67
86
.438
24.5
Boston Red Sox
67
87
.435
25
Chicago White Sox
66
87
.431
25.5
1925
NATIONAL LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
Pittsburgh Pirates
95
58
.621
--
New York Giants
86
66
.566
8.5
Cincinnati Reds
80
73
.523
15
St. Louis Cardinals
77
76
.503
18
Boston Braves
70
83
.458
25
Brooklyn Robins
68
85
.444
27
Philadelphia Phillies
68
85
.444
27
Chicago Cubs
68
86
.442
27.5
1925
AMERICAN LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
Washington Senators
96
55
.636
--
Philadelphia Athletics
88
64
.579
8.5
St. Louis Browns
82
71
.536
15
Detroit Tigers
81
73
.526
16.5
Chicago White Sox
79
75
.513
18.5
Cleveland Indians
70
84
.455
27.5
New York Yankees
69
85
.448
28.5
Boston Red Sox
47
105
.309
49.5
1926
NATIONAL LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
St. Louis Cardinals
89
65
.578
--
Cincinnati Reds
87
67
.565
2
Pittsburgh Pirates
84
69
.549
4.5
Chicago Cubs
82
72
.532
7
New York Giants
74
77
.490
13.5
Brooklyn Robins
71
82
.464
17.5
Boston Braves
66
86
.434
22
Philadelphia Phillies
58
93
.384
29.5
1926
AMERICAN LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
New York Yankees
91
63
.591
--
Cleveland Indians
88
66
.571
3
Philadelphia Athletics
83
67
.553
6
Washington Senators
81
69
.540
8
Chicago White Sox
81
72
.529
9.5
Detroit Tigers
79
75
.513
12
St. Louis Browns
62
92
.403
29
Boston Red Sox
46
107
.301
44.5
1927
NATIONAL LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
Pittsburgh Pirates
94
60
.610
--
St. Louis Cardinals
92
61
.601
1.5
New York Giants
92
62
.597
2
Chicago Cubs
85
68
.556
8.5
Cincinnati Reds
75
78
.490
18.5
Brooklyn Robins
65
88
.425
8.5
Boston Braves
60
94
.390
34
Philadelphia Phillies
51
103
.331
43
1927
AMEICAN LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
New York Yankees
110
44
.714
--
Philadelphia Athletics
92
63
.591
19
Washington Senators
85
69
.552
25
Detroit Tigers
82
71
.536
27.5
Chicago White Sox
70
83
.458
39.5
Cleveland Indians
66
87
.431
43.5
St. Louis Browns
59
94
.386
50.5
Boston Red Sox
51
103
.331
59
1928
NATIONAL LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
St. Louis Cardinals
95
59
.617
--
New York Giants
93
61
.604
2
Chicago Cubs
91
63
.591
4
Pittsburgh Pirates
85
67
.559
9
Cincinnati Reds
78
74
.513
16
Brooklyn Robins
77
76
.503
17.5
Boston Braves
50
103
.327
44.5
Philadelphia Phillies
43
109
.283
51
1928
AMERICAN LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
New York Yankees
101
53
.656
--
Philadelphia Athletics
98
55
.641
2.5
St. Louis Browns
82
72
.532
19
Washington Senators
75
79
.487
26
Chicago White Sox
72
82
.468
29
Detroit Tigers
68
86
.442
33
Cleveland Indians
62
92
.403
39
Boston Red Sox
57
96
.373
43.5
1929
NATIONAL LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
Chicago Cubs
98
54
.645
--
Pittsburgh Pirates
88
65
.575
10.5
New York Giants
84
67
.556
13.5
St. Lous Cardinals
78
74
.513
20
Philadelphia Phillies
71
82
.464
27.5
Brooklyn Robins
70
83
.458
28.5
Cincinnati Reds
66
88
.429
33
Boston Braves
56
98
.364
43
1929
AMERICAN LEAGUE
TEAM
W
L
PCT.
GB
Philadelphia Athletics
104
46
.693
--
New York Yankees
88
66
.571
18
Cleveland Indians
81
71
.533
24
St. Louis Browns
79
73
.520
26
Washington Senators
71
81
.467
34
Detroit Tigers
70
84
.455
36
Chicago White Sox
59
93
.388
46
Boston Red Sox
58
96
.377
48