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From: odt@rruxff.UUCP (O D Transue)
Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball
Subject: Re:  post-season play and 1981 strike
Message-ID: <112@rruxff.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 30-Sep-85 11:17:55 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep 30 11:17:55 1985
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In article  brsmith@wateng.UUCP (Brian R. Smith) writes:
>The Phillies were in 1st place when the strike was called, and were later
>declared the first half season division winners.  Montreal won the
>second half season and went on to defeat the Phillies in a division
>playoff.

So far so good!

>However, the Cards did have the best combined first-half,
>second-half record in the division (and I think perhaps in the majors)
>in 1981, but were shafted because of the strike.
>
>-- Brian Smith

Oops!! Booboo here!!  I can't recall the Cards' record
in '81, but I do know that the Reds had the best combined
record in the majors that year and were completely screwed
because they weren't first in the first or second half of
the season.

That's the way the ball bounces!

-- 
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