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Originally Posted by egri
Connie Mack must be spinning in his grave. Though their winning percentage isn't as bad at the 1932 Red Sox, .281 vs .279, they might still surpass them there too.
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Connie would know first-hand how bad those numbers look. His 1916 A's were 36-117 (.236) with a run differential of -329. They were worse the year before with a -344 differential, and a not much better record of 43-109 (.286).
It should be noted that even if the A's have a worse differential than the '32 BoSox, the latter played 8 fewer games, and almost certainly would have been more miserable had they been given the chance. [Sorry, but I like to pile on the Red Sox when possible  ]
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Last edited by nolemmings; 08-18-2023 at 01:57 PM.
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