Chicago White Sox First-Place Clinch Scenario

Chicago does not have a first-place clinch number

Here is a scenario in which Chicago wins all 90 of their remaining games (113 total) but does not but does not clinch first place.

Team             W	L	PCT	GB
Cleveland        114	48	0.704	0.00
Chicago          113	49	0.698	1.00
Detroit          77	85	0.475	37.00
Kansas City      76	86	0.469	38.00
Minnesota        73	89	0.451	41.00

To construct the scenario, we start with the current standings in the division:
Team             W	L	GL	PCT	GB
Detroit          46	27	89	0.630	0.0
Minnesota        36	35	91	0.507	9.0
Cleveland        35	35	92	0.500	9.5
Kansas City      34	38	90	0.472	11.5
Chicago          23	49	90	0.319	22.5

Next, we show how the remaining series of games in the division play out in the scenario:


Chicago currently has 0 wins against Cleveland and 3 losses.
  Chicago wins 10 additional games against Cleveland and loses 0.
  Chicago wins the series 10 games to 3

Chicago currently has 2 wins against Detroit and 5 losses.
  Chicago wins 6 additional games against Detroit and loses 0.
  Chicago wins the series 8 games to 5

Chicago currently has 2 wins against Kansas City and 5 losses.
  Chicago wins 6 additional games against Kansas City and loses 0.
  Chicago wins the series 8 games to 5

Chicago currently has 2 wins against Minnesota and 4 losses.
  Chicago wins 7 additional games against Minnesota and loses 0.
  Chicago wins the series 9 games to 4

Cleveland currently has 3 wins against Detroit and 1 losses.
  Cleveland wins 9 additional games against Detroit and loses 0.
  Cleveland wins the series 12 games to 1

Cleveland currently has 4 wins against Kansas City and 2 losses.
  Cleveland wins 4 additional games against Kansas City and loses 3.
  Cleveland wins the series 8 games to 5

Cleveland currently has 4 wins against Minnesota and 2 losses.
  Cleveland wins 7 additional games against Minnesota and loses 0.
  Cleveland wins the series 11 games to 2

Detroit currently has 2 wins against Minnesota and 1 losses.
  Detroit wins 10 additional games against Minnesota and loses 0.
  Detroit wins the series 12 games to 1

Kansas City currently has 2 wins against Detroit and 5 losses.
  Kansas City wins 5 additional games against Detroit and loses 1.
  Kansas City wins the series 7 games to 6

Kansas City currently has 4 wins against Minnesota and 3 losses.
  Kansas City wins 4 additional games against Minnesota and loses 2.
  Kansas City wins the series 8 games to 5

Chicago wins 61 games agains teams outside the division and loses 0.
Cleveland wins 59 games agains teams outside the division and loses 0.
Detroit wins 20 games agains teams outside the division and loses 38.
Kansas City wins 30 games agains teams outside the division and loses 35.
Minnesota wins 35 games agains teams outside the division and loses 26.

Combining the current standings with the wins and losses from the scenario results in the final standings listed above.
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