query: who has the most wins in the american league

pos: World Series teams have won 66 of the 114 World Series played (57.9%). The New York Yankees have won 27 titles, accounting for 23.7% of all series played and 40.9% of the wins by American League teams. The St. Louis Cardinals have won 11 World Series, accounting for 9.6% of all series played and 23% of the 48 National League victories. When the first modern World Series was played in 1903, there were eight teams in each league. These 16 franchises, all of which are still in existence, have each won at least two World Series titles. The number of teams was

pos: 1954 World Series 1954 World Series The 1954 World Series matched the National League champion New York Giants against the American League champion Cleveland Indians. The Giants swept the Series in four games to win their first championship since , defeating the heavily favored Indians, who had won an AL-record 111 games in the regular season; it has since been broken by the 1998 New York Yankees (114) and again by the 2001 Seattle Mariners (116, tying the 1906 Chicago Cubs for the most wins ever). The Series is perhaps best-remembered for "The Catch", a sensational running catch made by Giants center fielder

pos: Triple Crown (baseball) Koufax's crowns were Major League Crowns (led both leagues), the most for any player. Other major league pitchers who have won multiple Pitching Triple Crowns include Christy Mathewson (1905 and 1908 New York Giants), Lefty Grove (1930 and 1931 Philadelphia Athletics), Lefty Gomez (1934 and 1937 New York Yankees), and Roger Clemens (1997 and 1998 Toronto Blue Jays). One pitcher, Guy Hecker, won a Triple Crown in a major league that is currently defunct; he led the American Association in wins, strikeouts, and ERA in 1884 while pitching for the Louisville Colonels. Eighteen of twenty-four major league pitchers who have

pos: Whitey Ford Whitey Ford Edward Charles "Whitey" Ford (born October 21, 1928), nicknamed "The Chairman of the Board" is an American former professional baseball pitcher who spent his entire 16-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the New York Yankees. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974. Ford is a ten-time MLB All-Star and six-time World Series champion. Ford won both the Cy Young Award and World Series Most Valuable Player Award in 1961. He led the American League in wins three times and in earned run average twice. The Yankees retired Ford's uniform number 16 in his

pos: History of the Toronto Blue Jays who became a fan favourite for many years. In 1985, Toronto won their first championship of any sort: the first of their six American League East division titles. The Blue Jays featured strong pitching and a balanced offense. Their mid-season call-up of relief pitcher Tom Henke also proved to be important. They finished 99–62 (the franchise record for most wins), two games in front of the New York Yankees. The Blue Jays faced the Kansas City Royals in the American League Championship Series (ALCS), and took a 3 games to 1 lead. However, Kansas City won three consecutive games to

neg: Seattle Mariners to preserve baseball in Seattle, and has since become an iconic moment in team history. The Mariners won 116 games in , which set the American League record for most wins in a single season and tied the 1906 Chicago Cubs for the Major League record for most wins in a single season. Through the end of the 2018 season, the franchise has finished with a losing record in 28 of 42 seasons. The Mariners are one of seven Major League Baseball teams who have never won a World Series championship, and one of two (along with the Washington Nationals)

neg: George Mullin (baseball) George Mullin (baseball) George Joseph Mullin (July 4, 1880 – January 7, 1944) was a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played fourteen seasons with the Detroit Tigers (1902–13) and Washington Senators (1913) of the American League and the Indianapolis Hoosiers/Newark Pepper (1914–15) of the Federal League. Mullin holds the Detroit Tigers franchise record for innings pitched (in a career and in a season) and has the second most wins in the team's history. He also pitched the team's first no-hitter; had five 20-win seasons (including a league-leading 29 wins in 1909); helped the Tigers to three straight American

neg: History of the Seattle Mariners the record for most wins in the modern era. This was despite the loss of Rodriguez, who was greeted on his return to Safeco with Monopoly money dropped by unusually irate Seattle fans, and on subsequent returns by incessant booing. The 2001 Mariners led the major leagues in winning percentage all season long, easily winning the American League West division championship, breaking the 1998 Yankees American League single-season record of 114 wins, and matching the Major League Baseball record for single-season wins of 116 set by the Chicago Cubs in . At the end of the season, Ichiro won the

neg: 2004–05 FA Premier League League title, second Top division title in their history. During his first season at the club, Chelsea won the Premier League title (their first league title in 50 years) and the League Cup. The season was also notable for the number of records set during the season: Fewest goals against in a Premier League season (15), most clean sheets kept in a season (25), most wins in a season (29), most consecutive away wins (9) and the most points in a season (95). The Premier League Fair Play Award is merit given to the team who has been the most

neg: Bob Caruthers Bob Caruthers Robert Lee Caruthers (January 5, 1864 – August 5, 1911), nicknamed "Parisian Bob", was an American right-handed pitcher and right fielder in Major League Baseball who played primarily for the St. Louis Browns and Brooklyn Bridegrooms. The star pitcher on five league champions in a ten-year career, he was the top pitcher in the American Association, leading that league in wins and shutouts twice each, winning percentage three times, and earned run average once. His 175 wins in the Association were the second most of any pitcher, and his league ERA of 2.62 was the lowest of any

neg: Marty Schottenheimer Marty Schottenheimer Martin Edward Schottenheimer (; born September 23, 1943) is a former professional American football player and coach who served as a head coach in the National Football League (NFL) for 21 seasons. He was the head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs for 10 seasons, the Cleveland Browns for five seasons, the San Diego Chargers for five seasons, and the Washington Redskins for one season. Sixth in all-time wins at 205 and fifth in regular season wins at 200, Schottenheimer has the most wins of a head coach to not reach a championship in the NFL. After coaching

neg: Sports in Pennsylvania League and the American Soccer League. Despite disbanding in the 1930s, the club still shares the record (with Maccabi Los Angeles) for most U.S. Open Cup wins, with five. The North American Soccer League, which was perhaps the most prominent American soccer league until the formation of Major League Soccer, had two teams in Pennsylvania: the Philadelphia Atoms and the Philadelphia Fury. Pennsylvania-based clubs have captured the U.S. Open Cup a total of 14 times, the third-most among states, and Pennsylvania teams have won the National Amateur Cup several times. Pennsylvania has also been home to numerous soccer players, including

neg: Wins Above Replacement debate about which player should win the Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award for the American League. The two candidates considered by most writers were Miguel Cabrera, who won the Triple Crown, and Mike Trout, who led Major League Baseball in WAR. The debate focused on the use of traditional baseball statistics, such as RBIs and home runs, and sabermetric statistics such as WAR. Cabrera led the American League in batting average, home runs, and RBIs, but Trout was considered a more complete player by some. Relative to the average player, Cabrera contributed an extra 53.1 runs through batting,

neg: Baltimore Catholic League league, left the BCL in 1997. The Cardinal Gibbons School has the most BCL championships to date. O. Ray Mullis, head coach at Cardinal Gibbons, has the most all-time wins of any coach in Baltimore City history (621 wins), while simultaneously claiming the most BCL championships (6). Other notable coaches in the league included Mark Amatucci, formerly of Calvert Hall College, who won a national championship in the early 80s, Cokey Robertson, formerly of St. Maria Goretti High School, Pat Clatchey of Mount Saint Joseph, William Wells formerly of St.Frances Academy, Jerry Savage formerly of Loyola Blakefield, and Dan Popera

neg: South American Beach Soccer League results of the finals in which the regular season champions of each respective zone play against each other for the league title. The nation that earns the most points from the four matches that comprise the finals, wins the league. South American Beach Soccer League The CONMEBOL South American Beach Soccer League, named natively in Spanish as the "CONMEBOL Liga Sudamericana de Fútbol Playa", is a continental league competition for South American men's national beach soccer teams. The competition is organised by the governing body for South American football, CONMEBOL, who started the league in 2017 as part of its

neg: Next Move Handicap Move who was the American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly of 1950 and the American Co-Champion Older Female Horse in 1952. Since inception, the Next Move Handicap has been contested at various distances: On December 4, 2009 the New York Racing Association announced that the Next Move Handicap was being placed on hiatus. Speed record: (at current distance of miles) Most wins: Most wins by a jockey: Most wins by a trainer: Most wins by an owner: Next Move Handicap The Next Move Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually near the end of March at Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone

neg: Cy Young Award have won more than any other team with 12. There have been 17 players who unanimously won the Cy Young Award, for a total of 23 wins. Five of these unanimous wins were accompanied with a win of the Most Valuable Player award (marked with * below; ** denotes that the player's unanimous win was accompanied with a unanimous win of the MVP). In the National League, 11 players have unanimously won the Cy Young Award, for a total of 14 wins. In the American League, 6 players have unanimously won the Cy Young Award, for a total of 9

neg: Paul Abbott (baseball) Paul Abbott (baseball) Paul David Abbott (born September 15, 1967) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher who played in all or parts of eleven MLB seasons between and . He was a part of the 2001 Mariners team who tied MLB'S record for the most wins in a season, where Abbott was a key player who went 17-4 and has one of the highest winning percentages as a Mariner. A native of Van Nuys, California, he attended Sunny Hills High School, Fullerton, California, and played professional baseball for 21 consecutive years (1985–2005), including service in minor league and

neg: 1983 North American Soccer League season 1983 North American Soccer League season Statistics of North American Soccer League in season 1983. This was the 16th and penultimate season of the NASL. There were 12 teams in the league. The Tulsa Roughnecks won the championship. Though Vancouver won two more games than any other club, for the fourth time in league history, the team with the most wins did not win the regular season due to the NASL's system of awarding points. San Jose to Golden Bay "W = Wins, L = Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PT= point system" 6 points for

neg: Carrao Bracho Trophy Carrao Bracho Trophy The Carrao Bracho Trophy is given annually to the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League pitcher who has recorded the best individual performance in that year, as voted on by members of the media. The award was originally created in 1985 as the VPBL Pitcher of the Year Award, and was renamed Carrao Bracho Trophy since 1995 to honour José Bracho, who spent 26 years in the league. Bracho still owns all-time career records in several pitching categories, including most wins, complete games, strikeouts and innings pitched, as well as the record for the most wins in a single-season.

neg: Alvin Crowder he was 27 in 1926. He won only 7 games in each of his first two seasons, but finished the 1928 season with a record of 21–5 for the Browns. His .808 win percentage was the best in the American League, and his 21 wins was 4th best in the league. Crowder won 20 games in three different seasons, including a 26–13 record in , the most wins in the American League. In that same season, Crowder set the record, which he still holds, for the most innings pitched in a season without hitting a batter, with 327. In 1933,

neg: Jack Chesbro Chesbro and his 1904 win-total as the modern era major league record and its holder. Some view Chesbro's 41 wins in a season as an unbreakable record. Chesbro's 1904 pitching totals of 51 games started and 48 complete games also fall into the same historical category as his 1904 wins total, as they are all-time American League single-season records. These 1904 single-season totals for games started and complete games, as the wins total, are also the most recorded by a pitcher in either the American or National League, since the beginning of the twentieth century and the co-existence of the

neg: Rawlings Gold Glove Award with 16 Gold Gloves, and is tied for the second-highest total overall with pitcher Jim Kaat, who won his 16 awards consecutively. Iván Rodríguez has won the most Gold Gloves as a catcher, with 13 career awards in the American League. Ozzie Smith has 13 wins at shortstop; he and Rodríguez are tied for the fourth-highest total among all winners. Among outfielders, Roberto Clemente and Willie Mays, who played primarily right field and center field, respectively, are tied for the lead with 12 Gold Gloves. Keith Hernandez, the leader at first base, has won 11 times, and Roberto Alomar leads

neg: Super Bowl conference champions to determine the NFL's league champion. Currently, the National Football Conference leads the league with 27 wins to 25 wins for the American Football Conference. The Pittsburgh Steelers have the most Super Bowl championship titles, with six. The New England Patriots have the most Super Bowl appearances, with ten. Charles Haley and Tom Brady both have five Super Bowl rings, which is the record for the most rings won by a single player. The day on which the Super Bowl is played, now considered by some as an unofficial American national holiday, is called "Super Bowl Sunday". It

neg: 1945 Detroit Tigers season and was named the American League's Most Valuable Player for the second consecutive season. He was the first pitcher in the history of the American League to win the MVP for two consecutive seasons. Newhouser won the pitching triple crown, leading the American League in wins (25, against nine losses), ERA (1.81) and strikeouts (212). He also led the league in innings pitched (313⅓), games started (36), complete games (29), and shutouts (8). Newhouser also won two games in the World Series, including the deciding seventh game. Newhouser and Greenberg were the only two players from the 1945 Tigers who

neg: Bartolo Colón Award with the Angels in 2005, when he led the American League in wins. Early in the 2016 season, at age 42, Colón became the oldest MLB player to hit his first career home run. At age 45 during the 2018 season, Colón is the oldest active MLB player and the last active Major Leaguer who played for the Montreal Expos. He holds the record for most career wins by a pitcher from the Dominican Republic and also by a Latin American-born pitcher. With the retirement of Rangers teammate Adrián Beltré, he is the last active MLB player to have

neg: Al Gould complete game victories in one doubleheader. Most of his minor league success game with the Salt Lake City Bees. With them, he had 71 wins in five seasons between 1919 and 1923. Gould died on August 8, 1982, at the age of 89 in San Jose, California, and was cremated and interred at Los Gatos Memorial Park in San Jose. Al Gould Albert Frank "Al" Gould (January 20, 1893 – August 8, 1982), also known as "Pudgy", was an American Major League Baseball player who pitched two seasons for the Cleveland Indians of the American League. Born in Muscatine, Iowa,

neg: Howard Ehmke one-hitter against the Yankees four days later, with the only hit in that game a ground ball that bounced off the third baseman's chest. He still holds the American League record for fewest hits allowed (one) in two consecutive games (Johnny Vander Meer's consecutive no-hitters in is the Major League record). His 1923 season was the best of his career. That year, he was eleventh in the American League Most Valuable Player voting and led the league's pitchers with a 6.3 wins above replacement (WAR) rating. He also ranked among the league leaders with 20 wins (fourth), 121 strikeouts (fourth),

neg: Mike Henneman Mike Henneman Michael Alan Henneman (born December 11, 1961) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher with a 10-year career from 1987 to 1996. He played for the Detroit Tigers and Texas Rangers, both of the American League, and the Houston Astros of the National League. Henneman was named The Sporting News Rookie Pitcher of the Year in 1987, and led Tiger relief pitchers in wins and earned run average in both 1987 and 1988. Henneman was elected to the American League All-Star team in 1989. Henneman has the second most saves (154) in Tigers history, behind only Todd Jones.

neg: 1977 Oakland Athletics season SO = Strikeouts" 1977 Oakland Athletics season The 1977 Oakland Athletics season was a season in American baseball. The team finished 7th in the American League West with a record of 63 wins and 98 losses. Paid attendance for the season was 495,578, one of the worst attendance figures for the franchise during the 1970s. After the 1976 season, most of the Athletics' veteran players who had become eligible for free agency left. In 1977, only three years after winning the World Series, the A's finished with the worst record in the American League West, behind even the expansion Seattle

neg: Rob Paternostro percentage (78.6%), home league win percentage (78.6%), home win percentage in all competitions (80.0%). Other notable club landmarks from the season included second most league wins (22), second most away league wins (11), tied most away wins in all competitions record (14), second equal consecutive win streak (8), second equal most away win streak (5). The 22 league wins saw Paternostro break the 20-win mark for the third time as Leicester boss, all other Leicester coaches combined only managed the feat twice. The 11 away league wins was the second time he guided them to more than 10 victories in

neg: 2013–14 Leicester City F.C. season including most points in a single season (102), most league wins in a single season (31), most league home wins in a single season (17), the most consecutive league wins (9), the most consecutive away league wins (5), the longest unbeaten run away from home in the league (13) and the most consecutive league games scored in (31) (the latter two records continued on to the following season). The Leicester City home kit for the 2013–14 season was unveiled on 6 July 2013. It is the second kit made under the PUMA brand. The kit features a blue shirt, white

neg: American Derby 1958, the race has been run at Arlington Park. Since 1992 the American Derby has been run on turf. Previously, it had been raced on the turf course from 1955 through 1957 and from 1970 through 1976. Over the years, the distance has varied: Most wins by a jockey: Hall of Fame jockey George Woolf won the race three years in a row from 1942 to 1944. Most wins by a trainer: Most wins by an owner: American Derby The American Derby is a Thoroughbred horse race in the United States run annually at Arlington Park in Arlington Heights, Illinois.

neg: Johnny Sample Johnny Sample John B. Sample Jr. (June 15, 1937 – April 26, 2005) was an American football defensive back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Baltimore Colts (1958–1960), Pittsburgh Steelers (1961–1962), and Washington Redskins (1963–1965), and in the American Football League (AFL) for the New York Jets (1966–1968), winning three league championships. Sample had the distinction of beginning and ending his career with championship wins in two of the most famous games in professional football history, and winning an NFL championship, an AFL championship, and a world championship. In his rookie season, he won an NFL

neg: Historical table of the FIFA Club World Cup afterwards. The current format of the tournament involves seven teams competing for the title at venues within the host nation over a period of about two weeks; the winners of that year's edition of the Asian AFC Champions League, African CAF Champions League, North American CONCACAF Champions League, South American Copa Libertadores, Oceanian OFC Champions League and European UEFA Champions League, along with the host nation's national champion, participate in a straight knockout tournament. Spanish clubs Barcelona and Real Madrid lead the table in most titles, most wins and most points. Auckland City have the most appearances with 9 and

neg: Scarsdale Handicap future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductees and the previous year's American Champion Two-Year-Old Male Horse. It was Gallorette who finished second, with Double Jay in third, Donor fourth, and Stymie, the then richest racehorse in United States history who finished sixth. Speed record: Most wins: Most wins by a jockey: Most wins by a trainer: Most wins by an owner: Scarsdale Handicap The Scarsdale Handicap was an American Thoroughbred horse race open to horses age three and older first run on October 16, 1918 over a mile and seventy yards on dirt at Empire City Race Track in Yonkers,

neg: Joel Martin Hockey League Record for most shutouts in a season with 9, as well as most goaltender wins in a single season with 36. Joel Martin Joel Martin (born April 22, 1982) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently an assistant coach for the Kalamazoo Wings of the ECHL. Joel Martin played for the Western Hockey League from 2000–03, which is classified as a Major Junior Hockey League. In the 2000–01 season, Martin played 42 game for the Lethbridge Hurricanes and went 17–18–1. The following season, he played with the Hurricanes for 3 more games, before moving

neg: Stymie Stakes American Horse of the Year title. The 1972 edition of the Stymie Handicap was won by the Venezuelan longshot Canonero II who had won the 1971 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. In capturing the Stymie, Canonero II won by five lengths while equaling the North American record for a mile and an eighth. Speed record: Most wins: Most wins by a jockey: Most wins by a trainer: Most wins by an owner: Stymie Stakes The Stymie Stakes is an American race for Thoroughbred horses at Aqueduct Racetrack. Usually raced in late February or early March, it is open to horses

neg: Swansea City A.F.C. league record by opponent League. Swansea's first Southern Football League match was against Cardiff City and they met their 117th and most recent different league opponent, Milton Keynes Dons, for the first time in the 2005–06 Football League season. The team that Swansea have played most in league competition is Plymouth Argyle, who they first met in the 1919–20 Southern Football League season; the 33 wins from 82 meetings is more than they have achieved against any other club. Bristol Rovers and Brighton & Hove Albion have each drawn 23 league encounters with Swansea, more than any other club. The club has been defeated

neg: 1977 Oakland Athletics season 1977 Oakland Athletics season The 1977 Oakland Athletics season was a season in American baseball. The team finished 7th in the American League West with a record of 63 wins and 98 losses. Paid attendance for the season was 495,578, one of the worst attendance figures for the franchise during the 1970s. After the 1976 season, most of the Athletics' veteran players who had become eligible for free agency left. In 1977, only three years after winning the World Series, the A's finished with the worst record in the American League West, behind even the expansion Seattle Mariners (though by

neg: 2001 American League Championship Series Arizona Diamondbacks in the World Series in seven games. They made the World Series again in 2003, but lost to the underdog Florida Marlins. The Yankees did not win another World Series until 2009. The Mariners have not made the MLB postseason since 2001. Their 116 wins in the regular season remain tied (with the 1906 Cubs) for the Major League record. No team has approached 116 since, the closest being the Boston Red Sox in 2018, with 108 wins. 2001 American League Championship Series The 2001 American League Championship Series (ALCS) was a rematch of the 2000 ALCS between

neg: Larry Jackson Larry Jackson Lawrence Curtis Jackson (June 2, 1931 – August 28, 1990) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies from 1955 to 1968. In he led the National League with 24 wins for an eighth-place Cubs team, and was runnerup in the Cy Young Award voting; he also led the NL in innings pitched and shutouts once each. Jackson's 194 career NL victories are the most in the league since 1900 by any right-hander who never played for a first-place team. A model of reliability, he

neg: Cy Young league status and set about raiding National League rosters. Young left St. Louis and joined the American League's Boston Americans for a $3,500 contract ($ today). Young would remain with the Boston team until 1909. In his first year in the American League, Young was dominant. Pitching to Criger, who had also jumped to Boston, Young led the league in wins, strikeouts, and ERA, thus earning the colloquial AL Triple Crown for pitchers. Young won almost 42% of his team's games in 1901, accounting for 33 of his team's 79 wins. In February 1902, before the start of the baseball

neg: Premier League Hotspur, who went into the Europa League. Between the 1992–93 and the 2017–18 seasons, Premier League clubs won the UEFA Champions League four times (and had six runners-up), behind Spain's La Liga with eleven wins, and Italy's Serie A with five wins; ahead of, among others, Germany's Bundesliga with three wins. The FIFA Club World Cup (originally called the FIFA Club World Championship) has been won once by a Premier League club (Manchester United in 2008), with two runners-up (Liverpool in 2005, Chelsea in 2012), behind Spain's La Liga with six wins, Brazil's Brasileirão with four wins, and Italy's Serie

neg: 1999 Toronto Blue Jays season pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts" "Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts" All-Star Game 1999 Toronto Blue Jays season The 1999 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's 23rd season of Major League Baseball. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing third in the American League East with a record of 84 wins and 78 losses. The team set a franchise record for most runs scored in a season (883) and

neg: Townsville Blackhawks colours are green, black and white and their major sponsor is Mendi Construction, who are based in Townsville. Biggest Wins Biggest Losses Most Consecutive Wins Most Consecutive Losses Most Games for Club Most Tries for Club Most tries in a match Most Goals in a Match Most Points in a Match Most Tries in a Season Most Points in a Season Townsville Blackhawks The Townsville & Districts Blackhawks are an Australian semi-professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, Queensland. They compete in Queensland's top rugby league competition, the Queensland Cup. The club was admitted to the Queensland Cup in

neg: Red Carpet Handicap event. Beginning in 2010 it is now a Grade IIIT. Of note, is that Hall of Fame jockey Bill Shoemaker, who retired from riding in 1990, earned his first Grade I win as a trainer in the 1991 edition of the Beverly Hills Handicap with the filly, Alcando. Since the inaugural running in 1968, the Beverly Hills Handicap has been contested at various distances: Speed record: (at distance of miles) Most wins: Most wins by a jockey: Most wins by a trainer: Red Carpet Handicap The Red Carpet Handicap (known until 2013 as the Beverly Hills Handicap) is an American

neg: John Pawlowski John Pawlowski John Pawlowski is an American baseball coach and former player. He is currently the head coach at Western Kentucky. He has also served as the head coach at Auburn and the College of Charleston. In 2009, his first season with Auburn, the Tigers finished with a 31–25 record, and just 11 wins in SEC play. In 2010, he responded with a 38–17 and 20 SEC win season, making it the most SEC wins an Auburn team has ever had in the regular season. The team had a losing league record for the next three seasons, however, and Pawlowski

neg: Harry Heilmann He was again among the American League leaders in most offensive categories, with 293 times on base (first), a 7.1 offensive wins above replacement rating (first), 134 RBIs (tied for first), 225 hits (third), a .457 on-base percentage (fourth), 326 total bases (fourth), a .569 slugging percentage (fifth), 40 doubles (fifth), and 64 extra base hits (fifth). Despite his accomplishments, the 1925 American League MVP award went to Roger Peckinpaugh, who hit almost 100 points below Heilmann and had 70 fewer RBIs than Heilmann but whose Senators repeated as pennant winners. In 1926, Heilmann appeared in 141 games, 133 as

neg: Mark Clear were 7th-most in the American League. On July 6, 1980, he won the AL Pitcher of the Week Award. In 1982 Clear had his best season, with a career-high 14 wins and 109 strikeouts. He added a 3.00 ERA in 105 innings. His 14 saves were 9th-most in the American League. He was again voted an All Star. His 2.20 ERA and 16 saves in 1986 were also career bests. His 16 saves were 8th-most in the American League. That season in May he won the AL Pitcher of the Month Award. In an 11-year career, Clear compiled a 71-49

neg: Omaha Storm Chasers 2003–13, he also played for the team in 1988–89. His tenure as manager was the most successful in team history with five playoff berths, two Pacific Coast League titles, and a national championship. He accumulated 995 wins during his 14 seasons in Omaha. The franchise has had several American Association (1969–1997) and Pacific Coast League (1998–present) award winners. Most Valuable Player Rookie of the Year Most Valuable Pitcher Manager of the Year PCL ERA Champions PCL Batting Champion PCL Homerun Champion The following players were named to the Triple-A All-Star team as Storm Chasers. 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

neg: 1998 World Series national radio rights for Major League Baseball from CBS Radio. Jon Miller and Joe Morgan provided the coverage for the network. The series win brought the Yankees' franchise championship total to 24, tying the Montreal Canadiens for most championships won by a North American professional sports franchise. The 1998 Yankees are considered to be one of the top teams in baseball history. With the win, the Yankees posted an MLB record with the most overall wins in a single season in MLB history with 125 wins (including the postseason). The previous record for most overall wins in one season was

neg: State Basketball League WSBL Grand Final wins, while the Perry Lakes Hawks have won the most championships in the men's competition with 6 MSBL Grand Final wins. The Lady Hawks has also amassed seven titles, making Perry Lakes the most successful club in SBL history with a total of 13 championships. State Basketball League The State Basketball League (SBL) is Western Australia's semi-professional basketball league. The league comprises both a men's and women's competition and is run by the state's governing body, Basketball Western Australia. The league was founded in 1989 after Basketball Western Australia sought to expand their Perth-based District Competition. The

neg: Best Pal Stakes 1995 the race was renamed to honor Best Pal, a California-born racehorse who won the Balboa Stakes in 1990 and whose career earnings totaled more than $5.6 million for his owner-breeder, Golden Eagle Farm. Since inception the race has been contested at various distances and surfaces: Speed record: (at current distance of 6.5 furlongs) Most wins by a jockey: Most wins by a trainer: Most wins by an owner: Best Pal Stakes The Best Pal Stakes is an American thoroughbred horse race held annually at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. The race is open to horses, age two,

neg: Treble (association football) each award only one championship trophy at the end of postseason knockout playoffs. However, teams in those leagues are able to achieve a domestic treble as those leagues award separate trophies for the team that finishes the regular season atop the league table. Most Latin American leagues host two league competitions per season with each one lasting half of a year. Also, some cases like Mexico also host two of the same cup competition. Brazil has an unofficial "Triple Crown", a name given to a team that wins the national league, the national cup, and their state league. Note that

neg: Precisionist Stakes 2013 when that racetrack closed. The original race was named for the American film director, Mervyn LeRoy who was a racing enthusiast and one of the track's founders. The Mervyn LeRoy Handicap carried a purse of $150,000 and was a prep to the Hollywood Gold Cup. Elevated to a Grade I event in 1988, it was downgraded to Grade II status in 1991 then to Grade III in 2014. Speed record: Most wins: Most wins by a jockey: Most wins by a trainer: Most wins by an owner: Precisionist Stakes The Mervyn LeRoy Handicap was an American Thoroughbred horse race

neg: 1907 Detroit Tigers season the four Detroit starting pitchers. Mullin holds the Detroit Tigers franchise record for innings pitched (in a career and in a season) and has the second most wins in the team's history. He also pitched the team's first no-hitter; had five 20-win seasons (including a league-leading 29 wins in 1909; twice hit over .310 as a batter); and ranks 7th in major league history for fielding assists by a pitcher. The fourth Tiger starter was Ed Siever who had a 2.16 ERA in 1907 with a record of 18–11. Siever's Adjusted ERA+ of 191 for the 1902 Tigers is the

neg: 2014 New York Yankees season quickly sent to Seattle to get examined as the most efficient doctors were all engaged in a meeting in Seattle. It was announced that Tanaka had partially torn his collateral ligament in his right elbow. None of the doctors who met with Tanaka suggested Tommy John surgery and instead a more subtle rehab was suggested for the pitcher. This would take six weeks to complete before returning to the mound. Masahiro Tanaka was leading the Majors in wins. He was also on pace to contend for American League Rookie of the Year, the American League Cy Young Award, and possibly

neg: 1971 Boston Red Sox season W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts" 1971 Boston Red Sox season The 1971 Boston Red Sox season was the 71st season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished third in the American League East with a record of 85 wins and 77 losses, 18 games behind the Baltimore Orioles, who went on to win the AL championship. In the second year of Eddie Kasko's management, the Red Sox finished 16 games behind the eventual American League champions Baltimore Orioles. The Sox did not have a

neg: Staffordshire Senior Cup 2008–09 season the Staffordshire FA introduced a cut off point whereby teams lower than level 9 in the English football league system can not compete in the Senior Cup. Teams below the level of the North West Counties League Premier Division and Midland Football Alliance now compete in the sister competition the Staffordshire Senior Vase. Stoke City are the most successful sides in the competition's history with 19 wins. Historically the non-league side with the most wins is Stafford Rangers who have won the cup 11 times since the Second World War. The most successful side from outside what is

neg: Tommy Thomas (baseball) average three times and in wins three times. In 1927 he led the American League with 36 games started and tied for the American League lead with 307 2/3 innings pitched, and in 1929 he led the league with 24 complete games. In 1926 he held opposing hitters to a .244 batting average, leading all American League pitchers. In 1928, he finished 15th in the balloting for American League Most Valuable Player. The Baltimore native was also a pitching star and, later, the manager of the Baltimore Orioles of the International League. Thomas pitched for the Orioles from 1921 to

neg: Roger Clemens Roger Clemens William Roger Clemens (born August 4, 1962), nicknamed "Rocket", is an American former baseball pitcher who played 24 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for four teams. Clemens was one of the most dominant pitchers in major league history, tallying 354 wins, a 3.12 earned run average (ERA), and 4,672 strikeouts, the third-most all time. An 11-time All-Star and two-time World Series champion, he won seven Cy Young Awards during his career, more than any other pitcher in history. Clemens was known for his fierce competitive nature and hard-throwing pitching style, which he used to intimidate batters. Clemens

neg: Sport in Edmonton Sport in Edmonton Edmonton was home to the Edmonton Grads, a women's basketball team with the best win-loss record of any North American team to date. The Grads defeated most American, European and Olympic challengers and compiled a record of 502 wins vs. 20 losses over 25 years, from 1915 until they disbanded in 1940 at the outbreak of the Second World War. Edmonton has an outdour velodrome called the Argyll Velodrome. Commonwealth Stadium is home to the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. The Eskimos hold the North American pro sports record for most consecutive playoff appearances (34

neg: Otto Graham Otto Graham Otto Everett Graham Jr. (December 6, 1921 – December 17, 2003) was an American football quarterback who played for the Cleveland Browns in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and National Football League (NFL). Graham is regarded by critics as one of the most dominant players of his era, having taken the Browns to league championship games every year between 1946 and 1955, winning seven of them. With Graham at quarterback, the Browns posted a record of 114 wins, 20 losses, and four ties, including a 9–3 win–loss record in the playoffs. While most of Graham's statistical records have

neg: Kazzinc-Torpedo Kazzinc-Torpedo Torpedo Hockey Club (; ), commonly referred to as Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk, formerly known as Kazzinc-Torpedo (1999–2015), is a professional ice hockey team based in Oskemen, Kazakhstan. Torpedo has typically been the most dominant developmental club in Kazakhstan and its senior level team also plays at the Supreme Hockey League (VHL), one step below the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Most Kazakh players who have reached the National Hockey League (NHL) trace their roots to Torpedo. Kazzinc-Torpedo is the most crowned Kazakhstan team, with 13 championship wins. The Torpedo were founded by Nikolai Konyakhin in 1955. Konyakhin was a former ice

neg: Suburban Handicap three races that once composed the New York Handicap Triple series of races, as it follows the Metropolitan Handicap and the Brooklyn Handicap. Four horses have won the Handicap Triple: The list of former winners is like a who's who of the race horse world, featuring some of American racing's greatest champions. The first mare to win the Suburban Handicap was the great Hall of Famer, Imp. Speed record: Most wins: Most wins by a jockey: Most wins by a trainer: Most wins by an owner: Suburban Handicap The Suburban Handicap is an American Grade II Thoroughbred horse race run

neg: Chick Lang Stakes yearly winners 11 times from 1933 to 1944, except 1940, when he finished second. The Hirsch Jacobs Stakes was inaugurated in 1975. It became an American graded stakes race in 2005. The fastest time for the race is held by Songster, who won in 2006 in a time of 1:09.72. Speed record: Most wins by a horse: Most wins by an owner: Most wins by a jockey: Most wins by a trainer: Chick Lang Stakes The Chick Lang Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the third week of May at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.

neg: Mike LaPlante wins in a season (20), reaching the 20 win plateau for the first time in school history. It was during this time that LaPlante established a relationship with the Senegalese Basketball Federation as a consultant that has led to his strong connection with that country's basketball development. Yale University LaPlante's first coaching opportunity was as an assistant to Dick Kuchen at Yale. While at Yale the Bulldogs set modern era records for most wins (19) and made a run at the Ivy League Championship losing out to Princeton. Mike LaPlante Michael McCormick LaPlante (born October 27, 1966) is an American

neg: Plymouth Admirals weeks before their first match, and so they moved to their present home at the Parkway Sports Club in Ernesettle. The team improved slightly on their previous season by winning three games and losing seven, seeing them secure the most wins and score the most points since 2002, concede the least points since 2004, and win their first game against a non-expansion team for five years. Plymouth Admirals The Plymouth Admirals were an American Football team who competed in the British American Football League (BAFL) up until 2010. They played their home games at the Parkway Sports Club in Ernesettle,

neg: Greek Women's Basketball League that period (they also won another championship in 2004). So far, Sporting has won the most league championships (21 in total). From 2008 to 2012, Athinaikos dominated exclusively, breaking the record of consecutive wins in the Greek Women's League. The successes of Athinaikos were entered into the Guinness book of records. The consecutive win streak of Athinaikos was finally stopped at 105 wins. The current champion of the league is Olympiacos, which has won the last three league championships. The Greek Women's Basketball League competition started in 1968. In the 1984–85 season, the competition was renamed to A Ethniki, and

neg: Chien-Ming Wang at U.S. Cellular Field. The victory, in Wang's 85th career start, made him the fastest Major Leaguer to record 50 wins as a starter since Dwight Gooden, who won his 50th game in his 82nd start on June 29, 1986, at Chicago for the New York Mets. Wang also became the quickest Yankee to 50 wins since Ron Guidry, who accomplished this in his 82nd start. Wang finished April with a perfect 5–0 record, leading the American League along with Joe Saunders. On May 2, Wang became the first six-game winner in the American League with a win over the

neg: Dick McBride to take advantage of the situation to get some well sought after wins in "enemy" territory. The presence of McBride didn't do much, as all Philly teams were beaten soundly. Dick McBride John Dickson "Dick" McBride (June 14, 1847January 20, 1916) was an American Major League Baseball player from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who was the star pitcher and the player-manager for the Philadelphia Athletics of the National Association from 1871 through most of 1875 until Cap Anson took over as player-manager for the remaining eight games of the season. He had a pitching record of 149 wins and 74 losses during

neg: Maryland Million Turf is restricted to those horses who were sired by a stallion who stands in the state of Maryland. Both the entrant horse and their stallion must be nominated to the Maryland Million program. Most wins: - Five horses have won the Maryland Million Classic twice: Speed record: Most wins by an owner: Most wins by a jockey: Most wins by a trainer: Maryland Million Turf Maryland Million Turf is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in October since 1986 primarily at Laurel Park Racecourse in Laurel, Maryland or at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. To be eligible for the

neg: Nancy Wilson (basketball) Nancy Wilson (basketball) Nancy Wilson (born October 18, 1951) is a former professional and college basketball coach. She coached the College of Charleston women's basketball (CoC), the University of South Carolina women's basketball (SC), and the professional Seattle Reign of the American Basketball League (ABL). Wilson would establish the program records for the most wins as a head coach at both the College of Charleston and South Carolina, and still owns the career wins totals at CoC. Wilson led both programs to numerous conference championships as well as AIAW and NCAA tournament appearances. Wilson has spent 30 years as a

neg: American Horse of the Year Prevoyante was chosen by the National Turf Writers Association. Kelso, who placed 4th in "The Blood-Horse" magazine ranking of the top 100 U.S. thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century, won "Horse of the Year" honors five consecutive years. Omaha is the only winner of the U.S. Triple Crown that was not voted "Horse of the Year" honors. Most wins: Most wins by a trainer: Most wins by an owner: American Horse of the Year The American Award for Horse of the Year, one of the Eclipse Awards, is the highest honor given in American thoroughbred horse racing. Because Thoroughbred horse

neg: Louisville Cardinals baseball Series. In conference postseason play, it has won two Big East Conference Baseball Tournaments. In regular season play, it has won two Metro Conference titles, four Big East Conference titles, one American Athletic Conference title, and one Atlantic Coast Conference title. Louisville also set the ACC record for most conference wins in a season with 25 on May 16, 2015. As of the start of the 2017 Major League Baseball season, eight former Cardinals have appeared in Major League Baseball. Seven former Cardinals have appeared in MLB games during the 2016 season: Adam Duvall, Cody Ege, Chad Green, Dean Kiekhefer,

neg: Persija Jakarta Persija Jakarta Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Jakarta (commonly known as Persija Jakarta) is a football club based in Jakarta, Indonesia. Persija Jakarta is the most succesfull football club in Indonesia. The club has won 11 league titles, thus Persija has the most league title wins in Indonesia. And they have never been relegated since the competition start in 1930. Persija is one of the teams who founded the PSSI (Indonesia football federation) in 1930 along with several other teams. They are the current champion of Liga 1. In 1928, some youth from Jakarta had the idea to create a football team

neg: Greg Maddux 343rd game to take sole possession of ninth place on the all-time win list. He achieved another milestone with the same win, becoming the only pitcher in the major leagues to have 20 consecutive seasons with at least 10 wins and placing him second on the list for most 10-win seasons, tied with Nolan Ryan and behind Don Sutton, who has 21. Also in 2007, Maddux reached 13 wins for the 20th consecutive season, passing Cy Young for that major league record. He finished the season with a career total 347 wins. Maddux won a record 17th Gold Glove award

neg: Chur They play their home games in the 6,500-seat Hallenstadion. The American football team Calanda Broncos (formally Landquart Broncos) moved to Chur in 2009, playing their home games at Ringstrasse Stadium. The Broncos currently play in the Nationalliga A and are the most successful Swiss American football team with the record for most Swiss Bowl wins (8 wins) as well as winning the EFAF Cup in 2010 and the Eurobowl in 2012. As of 2017 they finished first in the league, hosting Swiss Bowl XXXII in Ringstrasse Stadium where they defeated the Basel Gladiators 42-6 on July 8. Chur Chur or

neg: 2017–18 Premier League numerous Premier League records over the course of the season, including: most points (100), most wins (32), most away wins (16), most goals (106), most consecutive league wins (18), highest goal difference (+79), most passes in a game (903), fewest minutes behind in matches (153 minutes) and biggest winning points margin (19). All three promoted clubs avoided relegation for the first time since the 2011–12 campaign, and for only the third time in Premier League history. From this season on, club strips can feature sleeve sponsorship, whereby sponsors' logos will appear on the left sleeve of the strip in lieu

neg: Scott Sanderson (baseball) ERA. Sanderson remained a starter for the next five seasons, averaging over ten wins per season, including sixteen wins in . The Expos dealt him to the Cubs in a three-way team trade in December 1983. He was a member of the American League All-Star Team. Sanderson became an agent after retirement from baseball. Sanderson's agency has offices in Atlanta and in his hometown of Chicago, where he spends most of his time. His clients have included Frank Thomas, Josh Beckett, and Lance Berkman. In 1997, Sanderson briefly filled in as a radio commentator during Cubs broadcasts on WGN (AM).

neg: Justin Verlander most by a Tiger since Mickey Lolich's 308 in 1971, while his 10.1/9 IP strikeout rate led all American League starters. His 19 wins led the majors this season. Verlander finished third in the AL Cy Young Award voting behind winner Zack Greinke and runner-up Félix Hernández. In the offseason, Verlander and the Tigers reached a deal for a five-year, $80 million contract extension. On July 3, Verlander earned his 10th win of the season. This marked the fourth time in five years he has had double digit wins before the All-Star break. On September 18, Verlander beat the Chicago

neg: 1980 Milwaukee Brewers season Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts" "Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts" "Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts" 1980 Milwaukee Brewers season The 1980 Milwaukee Brewers season involved the Brewers' finishing third in the American League East with a record of 86 wins and 76 losses. The Brewers hit eight grand slams, the most in MLB in

neg: 2007–08 Premier League League Fair Play Award is a merit given to the team who has been the most sporting and best behaved team. Tottenham topped the Fair Play League, ahead of Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal. The least sporting side was Blackburn Rovers who finished in last place in the rankings. The LMA Manager of the Year award was won by Sir Alex Ferguson after leading Manchester United to back-to-back league title wins. The award was presented by Fabio Capello on 13 May 2008. 2007 winner, Cristiano Ronaldo, was named the PFA Fans' Player of the Year again in 2008. Liverpool striker

neg: Adam Vinatieri Adam Vinatieri Adam Matthew Vinatieri (born December 28, 1972) is an American football placekicker for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He has played in five Super Bowls: four with the New England Patriots and one with the Colts. Vinatieri won Super Bowls in 2001, 2003, and 2004 with the Patriots and in 2006 with the Colts. Among placekickers, he holds NFL records for most Super Bowl appearances (5) and most Super Bowl wins (4). He also holds NFL records, among all players, for most points scored (2,570), most postseason points scored (234), most field goals made

neg: Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap Most wins: Most wins by a jockey: Most wins by a trainer: Most wins by an owner: Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap The Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually near the end of July at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. A Grade I event open to horses age three and older, it is a six furlong sprint raced on dirt. Run as the A Phenomenon Handicap prior to 2000, it was renamed to honor Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt II who died in 1999. Vanderbilt was a very prominent Thoroughbred owner who also served

neg: Coaching Club American Oaks to emulate The Oaks in England. From 1963 to 1967 the Coaching Club American Oaks was run at Aqueduct Racetrack. Over the years, it has been raced at various distances: Future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Mom's Command won the 1985 Oaks under jockey Abigail Fuller, daughter of the horse's owner, Peter Fuller. Speed record: (at distance of 10f) (at distance of 9f) Most wins by a jockey: Most wins by a trainer: Most wins by an owner: Coaching Club American Oaks The Coaching Club American Oaks is a race for thoroughbred three-year-old fillies and the second leg of

neg: Shutouts in baseball as the league leader in that statistic. The National League and American League both have their own league leaders. A pitcher that leads the league in shutouts is often regarded as one of the best pitchers in the league. Such an accomplishment often makes that pitcher a contender for the Cy Young Award or even rarer as the league's Most Valuable Player, because a high number of shutouts may yield a high number of wins and a low earned run average. Since the establishment of the MVP Award in 1933, each league elects their own MVP, in which 11 American

neg: Frank Smith (1900s pitcher) he started his professional baseball career in 1901 in the Virginia-North Carolina League. In 1903, he went 18–13 on the mound. He was drafted by the White Sox in September. Smith made his major league debut in April 1904. That season, he was taught how to throw a spitball by Elmer Stricklett and was able to harness the pitch on his way to 16 wins. In 1905, he improved to 19 wins. Smith threw his first no-hitter, against the Detroit Tigers, on September 6, and the final score (15–0) was the most lopsided in a no-hitter in American League history.

neg: History of the Los Angeles Angels division title for the first time since 2009. Facing the Kansas City Royals in the American League division series, the Angels lost the series 3-0. Mike Trout wins the American League Most Valuable Player. The Angels' 2015 season was finished with a third-place finish in the American League West division. After the season, shortstop Erick Aybar is traded to the Atlanta Braves for shortstop Andrelton Simmons. The Angels' 2016 season was finished with a fourth-place finish in the American League West division and with a losing record since 2010. During the season, the Angels traded pitcher Hector Santiago for pitcher

neg: Daegu FC manager for the 2010 season. Lee, who has previously coached FC Seoul, replaced Byun who had resigned after being embroiled in a scandal involving a player's agent and payoffs for selecting specific players. On field, Daegu repeated their dismal performances of the previous season, finishing 15th in the K League standings, equal with Gwangju Sangmu on points. Daegu conceded the most goals of any club in the league, losing 19 games out of 28 games, with five wins and four draws. In the FA Cup, Daegu lost 1–0 after extra time to the National League side Suwon City. Better results

neg: 1983 North American Soccer League season a win in regulation and overtime, 4 point for a shootout win, 0 points for a loss, 1 bonus point for each regulation goal scored, up to three per game. 1983 NASL Champions: Tulsa Roughnecks 1983 North American Soccer League season Statistics of North American Soccer League in season 1983. This was the 16th and penultimate season of the NASL. There were 12 teams in the league. The Tulsa Roughnecks won the championship. Though Vancouver won two more games than any other club, for the fourth time in league history, the team with the most wins did not win the

neg: 1980 North American Soccer League season 1980 North American Soccer League season Statistics of North American Soccer League in season 1980. This was the 13th season of the NASL. The league comprised 24 teams. The New York Cosmos defeated the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in the finals on September 21 to win the championship. For the third time in league history the team with the most wins (Seattle) did not win the regular season due to the NASL's system of awarding bonus points for goals scored. The 1980 Season saw the regular season expand from 30 games to 32 games. Three North Americans were required to be

neg: 1977 North American Soccer League playoffs be a 30-minute sudden death mini-game and a shootout if necessary. Cosmos win series 2-0 Rochester wins series 2-0 Los Angeles wins series 2-0 Seattle wins series 2-0 Cosmos win series 2-0 Seattle wins series 2-0 1977 North American Soccer League playoffs The 1977 North American Soccer League playoffs began on August 10 and ended on August 28 with Soccer Bowl '77 at Civic Stadium in Portland, Oregon. 12 out of 18 teams qualified after a 26-match regular season, six from each conference. The top three teams in each division would quality for the playoffs, similar to the 1976 playoffs.

neg: New England Patriots the record for most Super Bowls reached (eight) and won (five) by a head coach–quarterback tandem, and most Super Bowl appearances overall (ten). Currently, the team is tied with the 49ers and Cowboys for the second most Super Bowl wins with five, after the Steelers, who have six. On November 16, 1959, Boston business executive Billy Sullivan was awarded the eighth and final franchise of the developing American Football League (AFL). The following winter, locals were allowed to submit ideas for the Boston football team's official name. The most popular choice – and the one that Sullivan selected – was

neg: Sparky Anderson Sparky Anderson George Lee "Sparky" Anderson (February 22, 1934 – November 4, 2010) was an American Major League Baseball player, coach and manager. He managed the National League's Cincinnati Reds to the 1975 and 1976 championships, then added a third title in 1984 with the Detroit Tigers of the American League. He was the first manager to win the World Series in both leagues. His 2,194 career wins are the sixth most for a manager in Major League history. He was named American League Manager of the Year in and . Anderson was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame

neg: Dejan Maksić 12 matches and kept 6 clean sheets, recording 6 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats. He is married and has three children. Dejan Maksić Dejan Maksić (, born September 20, 1975 in Šabac) is a Serbian footballer who most recently played for Floriana, a club playing in the Maltese Premier League. Maksić plays as a goalkeeper. He has played for Pegah Gilan, FK Čukarički Stankom, PFC CSKA Sofia and Samsunspor before signing for Floriana F.C.. He boasts of UEFA Champions League experience with CSKA Sofia. In the UEFA Champions League qualifying match CSKA Sofia defeated Liverpool 0-1 in Anfield with

neg: Racism in sport any harm possible. Robinson went on to have a successful baseball career, being inducted into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame and having his jersey number retired. Only a few minority players, such as Tiger Woods, have dominated professional golf. Woods is of African American and Asian-American descent. With 83 percent of golf participants being white, a white majority dominates golf. Woods has the second most major wins of any individual in golf history, with 14. His excellence was well recognized as he became one of the most marketable players in the world. Woods helped tear down the imposing

neg: Gloucester Centurions two wins, six losses and two draws. The Gloucester Centurions play in a purple home kit with silver trim and their alternative is the old Banshees second strip (white with red trims). The Banshees were featured on BBC Radio Gloucestershire and The West Country Tonight. Gloucester Centurions The Gloucester Centurions are an American football team based in Gloucester. They currently compete in the National South League of the BAFA National Leagues. American football has been played in Gloucester since its début in the United Kingdom. The first league team to play in the area was the Gloucester Boars, who played