The Rise and Fall of the Giant Smile

Steve Casburn

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April 26, 1912: New York Giants have a record of 8-3, and are in second place in the National League.
May 31, 1912: New York Giants have a record of 31-7, and are in first place by 7.5 games in the National League.
June 29, 1912: New York Giants have a record of 50-11 [*], and are in first place by 14 games in the National League.
July 31, 1912: New York Giants have a record of 67-24, and are in first place by 10 games in the National League.
August 30, 1912: New York Giants have a record of 82-36, and are in first place by 4 games in the National League.

At season’s end, the Giant smile remained, with the Giants winning the NL pennant by 10.5 games with a record of 103-48.

[*] The Los Angeles Dodgers went 51-10 over 61 games in 2017, so this is not the best 61-game stretch in MLB (or even NL) history. There might be even better stretches than that one.Report