Chasing History

[Chisox73]

Coming into tonight's game,the White Sox record of 24-8 ranks among the best after 32 games in baseball history.If history is any indicaton,the odds of a post-season berth are pretty good.

Let's look at all the teams that have started at least 24-8 and see how they fared the rest of that season.Enjoy. :)

27-5
1902 Pittsburgh Pirates- Won NL Pennant
1911 Detroit Tigers- 2nd place
1984 Detroit Tigers- World Series Champs

26-6
1907 Chicago Cubs- World Series Champs
1912 New York Giants- NL Pennant
1928 New York Yankees- World Series Champs
1939 New York Yankees- World Series Champs

25-7
1910 Philadelphia Athletics- World Series Champs
1921 Pittsburgh Pirates-2nd place
1946 Boston Red Sox- AL Pennant
1955 Brooklyn Dodgers- World Series Champs
1958 New York Yankees- World Series Champs
1972 New York Mets- 3rd place NL East
1977 Los Angeles Dodgers- NL Pennant
1998 New York Yankees- World Series Champs

24-8
2005 Chicago White Sox - ?????
1962 San Fransisco Giants- NL Pennant
1981 Oakland Athletics- AL West Champs
1988 Oakland Athletics- AL Pennant
1990 Cincinnati Reds- World Series Champs
1993 Philadelphia Phillies- NL Pennant