[EM] Condorcet baseball rankings

Paul Kislanko kislanko at airmail.net
Fri Oct 29 14:31:16 PDT 2004


Before the expansion, MLB actually had a nearly perfect round-robin that
resulted in two teams meeting for the championship.

But in no case then or now was the result of a game determined by voting. 
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: election-methods-electorama.com-bounces at electorama.com 
> [mailto:election-methods-electorama.com-bounces at electorama.com
> ] On Behalf Of Ted Stern
> Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 4:11 PM
> To: election-methods at electorama.com
> Subject: [EM] Condorcet baseball rankings
> 
> 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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> 
> http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/standings/grid                          
> 
> MLB Standings Grid: 2004
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> -----------------
> 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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