Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site noscvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!mgnetp!ihnp4!zehntel!dual!amd!decwrl!decvax!ittvax!dcdwest!sdcsvax!noscvax!douglas From: douglas@noscvax.UUCP Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball Subject: Re: Tigers' magic number Message-ID: <559@noscvax.UUCP> Date: Fri, 3-Aug-84 08:54:49 EDT Article-I.D.: noscvax.559 Posted: Fri Aug 3 08:54:49 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 5-Aug-84 05:47:47 EDT References: <1435@ucbvax.UUCP> <380@pucc-i> Organization: Naval Ocean Systems Center Lines: 16 Quoted from the '84 Detroit Tigers Score Book and Official Program: "To determine the 'magic number' in a pennant race, compute the number ot games yet to be played, add one, then subract the number of games ahead in the loss column of the standings, from the closest opponent." So on the morning of August 3, the Tigers' "magic number" with w.r.t. Toronto is 56 + 1 - 11 = 46. Trammell is back--Morris has his head back in the game--Go Tigers!!! Doug Dickerson douglas@nosc sdcsvax!noscvax!douglas