Here is scenario in which Doosan wins 81 additional games (98 total) but does not reach the postseason. Here are the final standings in the scenario: Team W L D PCT GB Hanwha 96 44 4 0.6857 0.0 LG 96 44 4 0.6857 0.0 KT 98 45 1 0.6853 -0.5 See explanation of tie-breakers below. Samsung 98 45 1 0.6853 -0.5 See explanation of tie-breakers below. SSG 98 45 1 0.6853 -0.5 See explanation of tie-breakers below. Doosan 98 45 1 0.6853 -0.5 See explanation of tie-breakers below. NC 41 99 4 0.2929 55.0 KIA 37 103 4 0.2643 59.0 Lotte 24 119 1 0.1678 73.5 Kiwoom 23 120 1 0.1608 74.5 Explanation of Tie-breakers: The following table shows how many games each of the teams tied for fifth place in the scenario have already won against each other: Team Doosan KT Samsung SSG Total Doosan - 1 2 3 6 KT 2 - 1 1 4 Samsung 3 2 - 0 5 SSG 3 2 3 - 8 The following table shows how many additional games each of the teams tied for fifth place win against each other in the scenario: Team Doosan KT Samsung SSG Total Doosan - 0 10 0 10 KT 13 - 3 13 29 Samsung 0 10 - 1 11 SSG 10 0 12 - 22 The following table shows how many games total each of the teams tied for fifth place win against each other in the scenario: Team Doosan KT Samsung SSG Total Doosan - 1 12 3 16 KT 15 - 4 14 33 Samsung 3 12 - 1 16 SSG 13 2 15 - 30 The first tiebreaker does not resolve the tie. The following table shows how many runs each of the teams tied for fifth place as already scored against each other in the scenario: Team Doosan KT Samsung SSG Total Doosan - 13 26 25 64 KT 19 - 9 13 41 Samsung 33 10 - 8 51 SSG 20 10 16 - 46 The following table shows how many additional runs each of the teams tied for fifth place scores against each other in the scenario: Team Doosan KT Samsung SSG Total Doosan - 0 10 0 10 KT 13 - 6 13 32 Samsung 0 10 - 13 23 SSG 10 0 12 - 22 The following table shows how many runs total each of the teams tied for fifth place scores against each other in the scenario: Team Doosan KT Samsung SSG Total Doosan - 13 36 25 74 KT 32 - 15 26 73 Samsung 33 20 - 21 74 SSG 30 10 28 - 68 Doosan finished #0 in the standings last year. Samsung finished #0 in the standings last year. To construct the scenario, we start with the current standings: Team W L D GL PCT GB KT 23 12 1 108 0.657 0.0 LG 22 14 0 108 0.611 1.5 Samsung 21 14 1 108 0.600 2.0 SSG 19 16 1 108 0.543 4.0 Doosan 17 19 1 107 0.472 6.5 KIA 17 19 1 107 0.472 6.5 Hanwha 16 20 0 108 0.444 7.5 NC 15 20 1 108 0.429 8.0 Lotte 14 20 1 109 0.412 8.5 Kiwoom 13 23 1 107 0.361 10.5 The next two tables show, respectively, how many of their remaining games each team wins and ties against each of the other teams in the scenario: Scenario Additional Wins Against Team Doosan Hanwha KIA Kiwoom KT LG Lotte NC Samsung SSG Wins Doosan - 10 13 11 0 10 13 14 10 0 81 Hanwha 3 - 10 14 12 0 14 13 6 8 80 KIA 0 0 - 13 0 0 0 7 0 0 20 Kiwoom 0 0 0 - 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 KT 13 1 10 10 - 0 12 13 3 13 75 LG 0 6 13 13 11 - 13 11 0 7 74 Lotte 0 0 10 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 10 NC 0 0 0 13 0 0 13 - 0 0 26 Samsung 0 4 14 10 10 14 14 10 - 1 77 SSG 10 3 14 13 0 6 10 11 12 - 79 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Losses 26 24 84 97 33 30 99 79 31 29 Scenario Additional Draws (Ties) With Team Doosan Hanwha KIA Kiwoom KT LG Lotte NC Samsung SSG Total Doosan - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Hanwha 0 - 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 KIA 0 0 - 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 Kiwoom 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 KT 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 LG 0 4 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 4 Lotte 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 NC 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 3 Samsung 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 SSG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 0 4 3 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 The next two tables show, respectively, how many total games each team wins and ties against each of the other teams in the scenario: Scenario Total Wins Against Team Doosan Hanwha KIA Kiwoom KT LG Lotte NC Samsung SSG Wins Doosan - 11 15 14 1 12 15 15 12 3 98 Hanwha 5 - 12 16 12 3 16 14 7 11 96 KIA 1 4 - 16 1 1 4 9 1 0 37 Kiwoom 2 0 0 - 2 1 12 2 3 1 23 KT 15 4 15 13 - 4 14 15 4 14 98 LG 4 9 15 15 12 - 15 15 1 10 96 Lotte 1 0 11 4 2 1 - 0 2 3 24 NC 1 2 4 14 1 1 16 - 0 2 41 Samsung 3 9 15 13 12 15 14 16 - 1 98 SSG 13 5 16 15 2 6 13 13 15 - 98 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Losses 45 44 103 120 45 44 119 99 45 45 Scenario Total Draws (Ties) With Team Doosan Hanwha KIA Kiwoom KT LG Lotte NC Samsung SSG Total Doosan - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Hanwha 0 - 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 KIA 0 0 - 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 Kiwoom 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 KT 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 1 LG 0 4 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 4 Lotte 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 1 NC 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 4 Samsung 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 SSG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1 4 4 1 1 4 1 4 1 1