Strat-O-Matic Report
The Oakland A's lost today, only their second loss of the year and snapping a 12 game winning streak. Despite that hot 13-1 start, it isn't even the best start in A's history! Now we can have many ways of distinguishing the best start in history, but I would say that it would be the best team to a certain amount of losses. Basically, what would the best records be with a team with one loss, two losses, etc. The A's 13-1 start this SOM season would be the best start since the Giants back in 2003 started 13-1. Oakland has the best start with only one loss, back in 1981 the A's started 17-1. This list will be modern day teams, roughly since 1920.
The best would be as follows:
Undefeated:
13-0 for the 1982 Atlanta Braves and 1987 Milwaukee Brewers
One Loss:
17-1 for the 1987 Brewers and the 1981 Oakland A's
Two losses:
22-2 for the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers
Three losses:
22-3 for the 1955 Dodgers
Four losses:
26-4 for the 1984 Detroit Tigers
Five losses:
35-5 for the 1984 Tigers
The 1984 Tigers are widely regarded as having the best start in history with that 35-5 start, but like I said the best start can be figured out different ways. You could go on to six losses, seven, and on and on but that would't mean much by that point.
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