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Teams that won Game 1 by 4 or more runs
11 Times they went on to Win the World Series .....below is how the Series ended ...record wise
4 - 0
4 - 3
4 - 0
4 - 0
4 - 3
4 - 1
2007 ......4 - 0 ....Boston won 13-1 in Game 1 ....and had the best record in baseball that year ....Same as this year !!!!! Maybe history repeats ????
4 - 1
4 - 0
4 - 2
4 - 3
Recap ....5 Times out of the 11 Times ... the series ended in a sweep !!! ....
Teams ( Like Boston this Year ) ...who had the Best Overall Record who won Game 1 by 4 or more runs since 1973 .... Won the the World Series 3 Times to 1 Lost ...
Teams that won Game 1 by 4 or more runs
6 Times they went on to Lose the World Series .........below is how the Series ended ...record wise
3 - 4
2 - 4
3 - 4
2 - 4
2 - 4
3 - 4
So if tailing the above trend
Teams that won Game 1 of the World Series went on to Win the World Series 65 % of the time ....and if that team had the best record in baseball that year they went
on to win the World Series 3/4 or 75 % of the time ...( Like Boston this year ...best record in baseball )
Not saying this is a lock guys ...just something to consider , is all ....
I will add shortly ... what teams did in Game 2 of the series , after a 4 run or more difference in Game 1 ....
Teams that won Game 1 by 4 or more runs
11 Times they went on to Win the World Series .....below is how the Series ended ...record wise
4 - 0
4 - 3
4 - 0
4 - 0
4 - 3
4 - 1
2007 ......4 - 0 ....Boston won 13-1 in Game 1 ....and had the best record in baseball that year ....Same as this year !!!!! Maybe history repeats ????
4 - 1
4 - 0
4 - 2
4 - 3
Recap ....5 Times out of the 11 Times ... the series ended in a sweep !!! ....
Teams ( Like Boston this Year ) ...who had the Best Overall Record who won Game 1 by 4 or more runs since 1973 .... Won the the World Series 3 Times to 1 Lost ...
Teams that won Game 1 by 4 or more runs
6 Times they went on to Lose the World Series .........below is how the Series ended ...record wise
3 - 4
2 - 4
3 - 4
2 - 4
2 - 4
3 - 4
So if tailing the above trend
Teams that won Game 1 of the World Series went on to Win the World Series 65 % of the time ....and if that team had the best record in baseball that year they went
on to win the World Series 3/4 or 75 % of the time ...( Like Boston this year ...best record in baseball )
Not saying this is a lock guys ...just something to consider , is all ....
I will add shortly ... what teams did in Game 2 of the series , after a 4 run or more difference in Game 1 ....