[EM] Condorcet baseball rankings

[Ted Stern]

With all the games, baseball is nearly a perfect round robin tournament.

I think a good criterion would be margins rather than winning games in this
case, with winning games as the tie-breaker.

Does this show that Boston and St. Louis would have won their league pennants?

What if Condorcet for division winners?  Any changes?

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MLB Standings Grid: 2004
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MLB Standings

American League Team-By-Team Standings Grid                                   
Tms  vs.  vs.  vs.  vs.  vs.  vs.  vs.  vs.  vs.  vs.  vs.  vs.  vs.  vs. Intr
     Ana  Bal  Bos  CWS  Cle  Det   KC  Min  NYY  Oak  Sea   TB  Tex  Tor   Lg
Ana   --  6-3  4-5  5-4  4-5  7-2  7-0  5-4  5-4 10-9 13-7  6-1 9-10  4-5 7-11
Bal  3-6   -- 10-9  2-4  3-3  6-0  6-3  4-5 5-14  0-7  7-2 11-8  5-2 11-8 5-13
Bos  5-4 9-10   --  4-2  3-4  6-1  4-2  2-4 11-8  8-1  5-4 14-5  4-5 14-5  9-9
CWS  4-5  4-2  2-4   -- 10-9 8-11 13-6 9-10  3-4  2-7  7-2  4-2  6-3  3-4 8-10
Cle  5-4  3-3  4-3 9-10   -- 9-10 11-8 7-12  2-4  6-3  5-4  3-3  1-8  5-2 10-8
Det  2-7  0-6  1-6 11-8 10-9   -- 8-11 7-12  4-3  4-5  5-4  3-3  4-5  4-2  9-9
KC   0-7  3-6  2-4 6-13 8-11 11-8   -- 7-12  1-5  2-7  2-5  3-6  4-5  3-3 6-12
Min  4-5  5-4  4-2 10-9 12-7 12-7 12-7   --  2-4  2-5  5-4  4-5  5-2  4-2 11-7
NYY  4-5 14-5 8-11  4-3  4-2  3-4  5-1  4-2   --  7-2  6-3 15-4  5-4 12-7 10-8
Oak 9-10  7-0  1-8  7-2  3-6  5-4  7-2  5-2  2-7   -- 11-8  7-2 11-9  6-3 10-8
Sea 7-13  2-7  4-5  2-7  4-5  4-5  5-2  4-5  3-6 8-11   --  2-5 7-12  2-7  9-9
TB   1-6 8-11 5-14  2-4  3-3  3-3  6-3  5-4 4-15  2-7  5-2   --  2-7  9-9 15-3
Tex 10-9  2-5  5-4  3-6  8-1  5-4  5-4  2-5  4-5 9-11 12-7  7-2   --  7-2 10-8
Tor  5-4 8-11 5-14  4-3  2-5  2-4  3-3  2-4 7-12  3-6  7-2  9-9  2-7   -- 8-10

National League Team-By-Team Standings Grid                                                    
Tms  vs.  vs.   vs.  vs.  vs.   vs.   vs.  vs.   vs.  vs.  vs.   vs.  vs.   vs.   vs.  vs. Intr
     Ari  Atl   ChC  Cin  Col   Fla   Hou   LA   Mil  Mon  NYM   Phi  Pit    SD    SF  StL   Lg
Ari   --  2-4   4-2  3-3 6-13   3-4   2-4 3-16   3-3  0-6  3-4   1-5  2-4  7-12  5-14  1-5 6-12
Atl  4-2   --   3-3  2-4  4-2  14-5   3-3  4-3   4-2 15-4 12-7  10-9  4-2   3-3   4-3  2-4 8-10
ChC  2-4  3-3    --  9-8  5-1   3-3  10-9  2-4  10-7  3-3  4-2   3-3 13-5   4-2   2-4 8-11  8-4
Cin  3-3  4-2   8-9   --  3-3   4-2  6-11  4-2  10-8  4-2  3-3   3-3 9-10   2-4   3-3 5-14  5-7
Col 13-6  2-4   1-5  3-3   --   1-5   1-5 8-11   2-4  2-4  1-5   5-3  2-4  10-9  8-11  1-5 8-10
Fla  4-3 5-14   3-3  2-4  5-1    --   3-3  3-3   4-2 11-8 15-4  12-7  1-5   4-2   2-5  2-4 7-11
Hou  4-2  3-3  9-10 11-6  5-1   3-3    --  1-5  13-6  2-4  2-4   6-0 12-5   2-4   2-4 10-8  7-5
LA  16-3  3-4   4-2  2-4 11-8   3-3   5-1   --   3-3  4-3  3-3   1-5  6-0  10-9  10-9  2-4 10-8
Mil  3-3  2-4  7-10 8-10  4-2   2-4  6-13  3-3    --  5-1  2-4   0-6 6-12   2-4   1-5  8-9  8-4
Mon  6-0 4-15   3-3  2-4  4-2  8-11   4-2  3-4   1-5   -- 9-10  7-12  4-2   1-6   1-5  3-3 7-11
NYM  4-3 7-12   2-4  3-3  5-1  4-15   4-2  3-3   4-2 10-9   --  8-11  1-5   1-6   4-2  1-5 10-8
Phi  5-1 9-10   3-3  3-3  3-5  7-12   0-6  5-1   6-0 12-7 11-8    --  3-3   5-1   2-4  3-3  9-9
Pit  4-2  2-4  5-13 10-9  4-2   5-1  5-12  0-6  12-6  2-4  5-1   3-3   --   3-3   5-1 5-12 2-10
SD  12-7  3-3   2-4  4-2 9-10   2-4   4-2 9-10   4-2  6-1  6-1   1-5  3-3    --  12-7  2-4 8-10
SF  14-5  3-4   4-2  3-3 11-8   5-2   4-2 9-10   5-1  5-1  2-4   4-2  1-5  7-12    --  3-3 11-7
StL  5-1  4-2  11-8 14-5  5-1   4-2  8-10  4-2   9-8  3-3  5-1   3-3 12-5   4-2   3-3   -- 11-1


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