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The New York groups not solely have been in first place because the second half started, but additionally have been sporting successful percentages of .600 or higher.
That's uncommon for the Mets, who solely 4 instances of their historical past have achieved that stage — the championship seasons of 1969 and 1986 plus 1985 and 1988. The Yankees, by comparability, have three seasons of reaching a .700 successful share and have an opportunity of doing that once more this 12 months.
What is de facto uncommon is for each New York groups to be above that .600 mark of excellence in the identical 12 months. Just one time has a season ended on this approach. That was 1985, when the Mets had a .605 successful share and the Yankees completed at .602. Each have been the second-best of their respective leagues, but neither made the playoffs because the Mets completed behind the Cardinals within the NL East and the Yankees behind the Blue Jays within the AL East.
That was an period when the Astros have been nonetheless within the Nationwide League, the Brewers within the American League and the Expos in Montreal. Oh yeah, solely division winners made the playoffs. So Doc Gooden received the NL Cy Younger and Don Mattingly the AL MVP, and neither obtained the nationwide stage of the postseason regardless of taking part in on groups that received 98 and 97 video games, respectively.
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