Best/Worst Seasons: Giants and Tigers

March 22, 2013 Bill Chuck Off The Bill Chuck Files,

We have looked at the nine best and worst seasons for each ball club.

This is not an examination of how the team did in the postseason, how well everybody got along, or anything else that may have happened other than wins and losses.

Nine to Know

In the final segment, here are the best and the worst seasons of the two teams who met in the 2012 World Series.

Best: Giants

Rk	Year	Tm	W	L	Ties	W-L%	Finish	Playoffs
1	1904	New York Giants	106	47	5	.693	1st of 8
2	1905	New York Giants	105	48	2	.686	1st of 8	Won WS (4-1)
3	1993	San Francisco Giants	103	59	0	.636	2nd of 7
4	1962	San Francisco Giants	103	62	0	.624	1st of 10	Lost WS (4-3)
5	1912	New York Giants	103	48	3	.682	1st of 8	Lost WS (4-3)
6	1913	New York Giants	101	51	4	.664	1st of 8	Lost WS (4-1)
7	2003	San Francisco Giants	100	61	0	.621	1st of 5	Lost LDS (3-1)
8	1911	New York Giants	99	54	1	.647	1st of 8	Lost WS (4-2)
9	1951	New York Giants	98	59	0	.624	1st of 8	Lost WS (4-2)
10	1917	New York Giants	98	56	4	.636	1st of 8	Lost WS (4-2)
11	1908	New York Giants	98	56	3	.636	2nd of 8

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 3/3/2013.

Worst: Giants

Rk	Year	Tm	W	L	Ties	W-L%	Finish
1	1985	San Francisco Giants	62	100	0	.383	6th of 6
2	1943	New York Giants	55	98	3	.359	8th of 8
3	1984	San Francisco Giants	66	96	0	.407	6th of 6
4	1996	San Francisco Giants	68	94	0	.420	4th of 4
5	1946	New York Giants	61	93	0	.396	8th of 8
6	2007	San Francisco Giants	71	91	0	.438	5th of 5
7	1979	San Francisco Giants	71	91	0	.438	4th of 6
8	2008	San Francisco Giants	72	90	0	.444	4th of 5
9	1992	San Francisco Giants	72	90	0	.444	5th of 6
10	1974	San Francisco Giants	72	90	0	.444	5th of 6
11	1899	New York Giants	60	90	3	.400	10th of 12

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 3/3/2013.

Best: Tigers

Rk	Year	W	L	Ties	W-L%	Finish	Playoffs
1	1984	104	58	0	.642	1st of 7	Won WS (4-1)
2	1968	103	59	2	.636	1st of 10	Won WS (4-3)
3	1961	101	61	1	.623	2nd of 10
4	1934	101	53	0	.656	1st of 8	Lost WS (4-3)
5	1915	100	54	2	.649	2nd of 8
6	1987	98	64	0	.605	1st of 7	Lost ALCS (4-1)
7	1909	98	54	6	.645	1st of 8	Lost WS (4-3)
8	2011	95	67	0	.586	1st of 5	Lost ALCS (4-2)
9	2006	95	67	0	.586	2nd of 5	Lost WS (4-1)
10	1950	95	59	3	.617	2nd of 8

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 3/3/2013.

Worst: Tigers

Rk	Year	W	L	Ties	W-L%	Finish
1	2003	43	119	0	.265	5th of 5
2	1996	53	109	0	.327	5th of 5
3	2002	55	106	0	.342	5th of 5
4	1952	50	104	2	.325	8th of 8
5	1989	59	103	0	.364	7th of 7
6	1975	57	102	0	.358	6th of 6
7	1998	65	97	0	.401	5th of 5
8	2001	66	96	0	.407	4th of 5
9	1953	60	94	4	.390	6th of 8