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Mordecai Brown
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Year Team Record GA Ahead of
1915 Philadelphia Phillies 90–62 7 Boston Braves
1916 Brooklyn Robins 94–60 2+1⁄2 Phil Phillies
1917 New York Giants 98–56 10 Phil Phillies
1918 Chicago Cubs 84–45 10+1⁄2 New York Giants
1919 Cincinnati Reds 96–44 9 New York Giants
1920 Brooklyn Robins 93–61 7 New York Giants
National League Aggregated Records, 1901–1910
Franchise (merged) Wins Losses Ties Win %
Chicago Orphans/Cubs 939 564 47 .625
Pittsburgh Pirates 936 564 33 .624
New York Giants 879 617 40 .588
Philadelphia Phillies 748 742 27 .502
Brooklyn Superbas/Dodgers 708 781 38 .475
Cincinnati Reds 704 792 34 .471
St. Louis Cardinals 613 876 33 .412
Boston Beaneaters/Doves 604 900 38 .402
What These Numbers Tell Us
Chicago and the Pittsburgh of Honus Wagner were in a dead heat for the best team of the decade; separated by only 3 wins.
The New York Giants surged mid decade under McGraw and Mathewson, producing a strong .588 mark.