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From: gadfly@ihu1m.UUCP (Gadfly)
Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: Cubs Eliminated
Message-ID: <534@ihu1m.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 20-Jul-85 14:44:59 EDT
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Posted: Sat Jul 20 14:44:59 1985
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> On Wednesday's pay-cablecast of the Mets-Reds game, Met announcers
> Ralph Kiner and Fran Healy began discussing team winning and losing
> streaks. The Cubs' recent 13-game skid came up in the conversation.
> Kiner then claimed that since 1900, 71 teams have had losing streaks 
> of 13 or more games in a season, and NOT ONE of them won the
> division title or pennant in the season of their losing streak.

The Cubs' collapse got me wondering--what is the major league
record losing streak?  The record winning streak?
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