Division Champs with a losing record?

Question

Looking at the NL West division, I'm wondering if any team has ever won a division title with a losing record.

Answer 1

No but a few yrs ago the St. Louis cardinals w/ an 83-78 record won the NL Central and then knocked off San Diego and new York on their way to taking down Detroit in the World Series

Answer 2

it will happen this yr if it nver happened b4 dodgers with 80-82 record u heard it here 1st

Answer 3

It hasn't happened yet, but the CardAnals a couple years ago had the worst record of any playoff team ever.

Answer 4

I'll top Jacoby: The Padres won the NL West in 2005 (I believe) with an 82-80 record. I think that's the worst record ever for a division winner. That same division could break the record this year.

Answer 5

It could happen this year. If the Dodgers and the Diamond Backs would still fight it out. The Diamond Backs should be in the playoffs but for their bad offense

Answer 6

The worst record by a division winner, so far, has been the 2005 Padres, who finished 82-80 (.506) to win the NL West.

There were no declared division champions in 1994 (and no postseason), but in that first season of the three-division format, the Rangers were leading the AL West when the season ended early with a 52-62 (.456) record.

The 1981 Royals went to the playoffs thanks to a 30-23 (.566) record to win the AL West in the second half. Their overall record was 50-53 (.485), the only losing team in major league history to reach the postseason. (This gets overlooked often, as full-season records were irrelevant in 1981.)