135
The A’s are actually the team outside the division that the Sox have the most all-time wins against. The biggest all-time patsy for the Sox is the Minnesota franchise (which makes sense when you remember that the Twins were the Washington Senators before they relocated), whom they’ve beaten 1074 games. The Indians (who have always been in Cleveland, but have had a variety of names, including the Molly Maguires) have the second most losses to the Chisox at 1026. And the Athletics in all their various cities (Philadelphia, Kansas City, and Oakland) have fallen to the Sox 1017 times. That’s it for teams the Sox have beaten at least 1000 times, though the Tigers (same name, same city throughout their history) should join that group this season, since the Pale Hose win total is at 996 and counting.
Only the Yankees franchise (formerly the New York Highlanders and before that the Baltimore Orioles – that’s right, the Yankees were once located in Baltimore and called the Orioles) and the Tigers have beaten the Sox at least a 1000 times: New York, 1049 and Detroit, 1012. The Twins need just six more wins over the Sox to join that group this season.
Overall, the Sox have winning records against 21 of the other 29 teams. In the American League, only the Yankees, Tigers, Red Sox, and Blue Jays hold the advantage over the South Siders. In the National League, it’s a much smaller sample size, but the four teams that have a winning record against the Sox are the Cardinals, Marlins, Phillies, and Diamondbacks.
By the way, the Sox have played the most games against the Twins (2084) and the fewest against the Mets (3). The team’s best winning percentage is against the Reds (.824) and worst versus Arizona. Against American League teams, the best winning percentage is against the Rays (.578) and the worst is against the Yanks (.441). Of course, the Bronx Bombers have a winning record against every American League team, and all National League teams except the Phillies, Dodgers, and Giants (.500 against all three teams) and the Reds (.333).
Anyway, with the Surprising Indians surprising loss yesterday, the Magic Number drops to 135. The Sox pick up a half-game in the standings, so they’re 9.0 games behind. Time to win another series. Go Sox!
My bad on saying in yesterday’s Update that the White Sox had another game to play against the Angels in this series. For whatever reason, I kept thinking yesterday was Wednesday, not Thursday, hence the mistake. So, that means the Sox actually won the series, their second in a row, following the Meat Loafing of Seattle. It was just their fourth series win of the year – the other two being the season-opener against Cleveland, the home-opener against the Rays. Now, it’s on to Oakland to play the Athletics.
The A’s are actually the team outside the division that the Sox have the most all-time wins against. The biggest all-time patsy for the Sox is the Minnesota franchise (which makes sense when you remember that the Twins were the Washington Senators before they relocated), whom they’ve beaten 1074 games. The Indians (who have always been in Cleveland, but have had a variety of names, including the Molly Maguires) have the second most losses to the Chisox at 1026. And the Athletics in all their various cities (Philadelphia, Kansas City, and Oakland) have fallen to the Sox 1017 times. That’s it for teams the Sox have beaten at least 1000 times, though the Tigers (same name, same city throughout their history) should join that group this season, since the Pale Hose win total is at 996 and counting.
Only the Yankees franchise (formerly the New York Highlanders and before that the Baltimore Orioles – that’s right, the Yankees were once located in Baltimore and called the Orioles) and the Tigers have beaten the Sox at least a 1000 times: New York, 1049 and Detroit, 1012. The Twins need just six more wins over the Sox to join that group this season.
Overall, the Sox have winning records against 21 of the other 29 teams. In the American League, only the Yankees, Tigers, Red Sox, and Blue Jays hold the advantage over the South Siders. In the National League, it’s a much smaller sample size, but the four teams that have a winning record against the Sox are the Cardinals, Marlins, Phillies, and Diamondbacks.
By the way, the Sox have played the most games against the Twins (2084) and the fewest against the Mets (3). The team’s best winning percentage is against the Reds (.824) and worst versus Arizona. Against American League teams, the best winning percentage is against the Rays (.578) and the worst is against the Yanks (.441). Of course, the Bronx Bombers have a winning record against every American League team, and all National League teams except the Phillies, Dodgers, and Giants (.500 against all three teams) and the Reds (.333).
Anyway, with the Surprising Indians surprising loss yesterday, the Magic Number drops to 135. The Sox pick up a half-game in the standings, so they’re 9.0 games behind. Time to win another series. Go Sox!
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