[greymule]

Thanks. Not counting the one-game playoff game explains it. I wonder how they would have dealt with 3 teams in a tie.

Those extra games used to count. The final National League standings of 1951 show the Giants 98-59 and the Dodgers 97-60, with the 157-game totals reflecting the 3-game playoff. Thomson's home run counted on his regular-season records.

Does Selig actually just select a team, mbyron? (Incidentally, you should know that an airline was sued because a flight attendant said something like, "There are plenty of open seats. You can simply do eenie-meenie-miney-moe." So prepare for a demonstration outside your house.)