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1961 Major League Playoff Odds

World Series Champion: New York Yankees

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MLB playoff odds are based on 25000 simulations of the rest of the season and playoffs. The team's estimated quality is determined by their performance over their last 100 regular season games (even if it spans seasons) and includes a regression to the mean factor. These results are based on standings through 1961-10-01. This page does not update during the postseason.

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Playoff Odds Table
					Current		Remaining		Average		90% Confidence				Change
	Tm	Lg	SRS	rSOS	W	L	W	L	W	L	Best	Worst	Pennant	Win WS	1 Day	7 Days	30 Days
NL
1	Cincinnati Reds	NL	0.3	0.1	93	61	0.0	0.0	93.0	61.0	93-61	93-61	>99.9%	33.6%	0.0%	+0.7%	+24.5%
2	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	0.2	0.2	89	65	0.0	0.0	89.0	65.0	89-65	89-65	<0.1%	<0.1%	0.0%	-0.7%	-20.4%
3	San Francisco Giants	NL	0.8	0.1	85	69	0.0	0.0	85.0	69.0	85-69	85-69	<0.1%	<0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	-2.6%
4	Milwaukee Braves	NL	0.5	-0.1	83	71	0.0	0.0	83.0	71.0	83-71	83-71	<0.1%	<0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	-1.3%
5	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	0.2	0.2	80	74	0.0	0.0	80.0	74.0	80-74	80-74	<0.1%	<0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	-0.2%
6	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	0.3	0.1	75	79	0.0	0.0	75.0	79.0	75-79	75-79	<0.1%	<0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
7	Chicago Cubs	NL	-0.6	0.2	64	90	0.0	0.0	64.0	90.0	64-90	64-90	<0.1%	<0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
8	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	-1.6	0.3	47	107	0.0	0.0	47.0	107.0	47-107	47-107	<0.1%	<0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
					Current		Remaining		Average		90% Confidence				Change
	Tm	Lg	SRS	rSOS	W	L	W	L	W	L	Best	Worst	Pennant	Win WS	1 Day	7 Days	30 Days
AL
1	New York Yankees	AL	1.4	-0.1	109	53	0.0	0.0	109.0	53.0	109-53	109-53	>99.9%	66.4%	0.0%	0.0%	+22.4%
2	Detroit Tigers	AL	0.8	-0.1	101	61	0.0	0.0	101.0	61.0	101-61	101-61	<0.1%	<0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	-22.4%
3	Baltimore Orioles	AL	1.1	-0.1	95	67	0.0	0.0	95.0	67.0	95-67	95-67	<0.1%	<0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
4	Chicago White Sox	AL	0.4	-0.1	86	76	0.0	0.0	86.0	76.0	86-76	86-76	<0.1%	<0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
5	Cleveland Indians	AL	-0.8	0.0	78	83	0.0	0.0	78.0	83.0	78-83	78-83	<0.1%	<0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
6	Boston Red Sox	AL	-0.3	0.0	76	86	0.0	0.0	76.0	86.0	76-86	76-86	<0.1%	<0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
7	Minnesota Twins	AL	-0.1	0.0	70	90	0.0	0.0	70.0	90.0	70-90	70-90	<0.1%	<0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
8	Los Angeles Angels	AL	0.0	0.0	70	91	0.0	0.0	70.0	91.0	70-91	70-91	<0.1%	<0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
9	Kansas City Athletics	AL	-1.2	0.1	61	100	0.0	0.0	61.0	100.0	61-100	61-100	<0.1%	<0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
10	Washington Senators	AL	-1.2	0.1	61	100	0.0	0.0	61.0	100.0	61-100	61-100	<0.1%	<0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%

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