Only three World Series winners ever overcame a 10-win hole vs .500

Lowest net wins (versus .500) at any point in the regular season for teams who went on to win the World Series

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Ties for the lowest point were broken by how late into the season each record occurred.

Chart: Neil Paine Source: Baseball-Reference Get the data Created with Datawrapper