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1942 Brooklyn Dodgers

On Aug. 5, Pee Wee Reese and the defending NL-champion Dodgers were 10 games ahead of the Cardinals, who won 43 of 51 games on the way to the NL pennant. The Cardinals won 106 games to the Dodgers' 104, which is the most wins ever by a club that didn't make the playoffs.

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