Down to the Wire - Close Races 2025
As we enter the final three weeks of play, some division titles are wrapped up or are very close to being clinched. On the other hand, many pennant races are very tight and we highlight them below. At this point, we're looking at teams within about 5 or 6 games of first place. That can be a lot to make up, but each team will play the division leader 6 more times.
When we begin Week 23, all the teams have 18 division games left to play - with two 3-game series against each team, so there's still some time left to make a move.
If any divisions end in a tie - there is a 1-game playoff to determine the winner.
9/8/25 - Close Division Races - Before Game 133
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A League About Nothing
- Peterman Division: Overdried leads New York by 3 games
- Newman Division: Jerry's leads Wayne by 3 games
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American Association
- Pittsburgh Alleghenys Division: Area 51 leads both Monaca and Punxsutawney by 2 games
- Louisville Colonels Division: Brooklyn leads Throwback by 1 game and Arkansas by 2
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Anchorman League
- Chancellor Division: Dennis and Elaine leads House by 3 games and Penny Arcade by 5
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B Movie Actor League
- My Name Is Bruce Division: Raccoon City leads Don't Let by 1 game and Parkfield by 2
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Batman League
- Keaton Division: Infinity Island leads NYC2ATL by 7 games
- Kilmer Division: Matterhorn leads Brinkley by 2 games
- Bale Division: Kersh & Trouty leads Wayne by 6 games
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Beatleball
- Lennon Division: Plastic Ono leads Sunset by 5 games and Rome by 6
- McCartney Division: In My Life leads Broomall by 1 game
- Starr Division: Hard Days leads Volkswagon by 5 games
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Beer League
- Hops Division: Duff leads both Pittsburgh and Surly by 7 games
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Big Red Machine League
- Dave Concepcion Division: Dave Concepcion leads Superblood by 1 game
- Sparky Anderson Division: Mike's leads both Golden and Sparky Anderson by 2 games and Bottom is down by 5
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Birdland
- Brooks Robinson Division: Ocean City leads Little Rock by 6 games
- Eddie Murray Division: J-town leads Troop C by 2 games
- Frank Robinson Division: Phoenix leads Annapolis by 5 games
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Blame Canada League
- Eric Division: Mogadishu leads Colorado by 3 games
- Stan Division: Elsinore leads Les Expos by 6 games
- Kyle Division: Aurora leads Vancouver by 1 game and Canada by 4
- Kenny Division: Alberta leads California by 2 games and Banff by 4
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Bleed Dodger Blue
- Campanella Division: Wisconsin leads Surf City by 3 games
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Blue and Gray League
- Lee Division: Harpers Ferry leads Lexington by 3 games and Cornbread and Hardtack trails by 5
- Jackson Division: Charleston leads Cache River by 2 games
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Born to Run League
- Cobb Division: Escape from New Jersey leads California by 5 games
- Latham Division: Roundin' Third leads Cincinnati by 3 games
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British Invasion League
- The Zombies Division: London leads Time by 1 game and Dave Clark 5 is out by 6
- The Who Division: Sticky leads Desert by 3 games
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Broadway League
- The Hot Corner Division: The Lamb Seems Right Out Of Place leads Rochelle by 1 game
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Bronx Bombers League
- Rizzuto Division: Genetic and St. Louis are tied with Baby Ruth's 7 games out
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Chevy Chase League
- Clark W. Griswold, Jr. Division: NYC2ATL leads Best by 6 games
- Emmit Fitz-Hume Division: Sogndal leads both Quahog and Gashouse by 5 games
- Fletch F. Fletch Division: Cannonball leads Bushwood by 1 game
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Cleveland Rocks
- Boudreau Division: North Coast leads Red by 2 games
- Averill Division: Cleveland leads Lake Erie by 1 game and Not So Hot by 3
- Doby Division: Atlanta leads Buckeyeland by 6 games
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Commissioners League
- Chandler Division: Budapest leads Brooklyn by 2 games
- Frick Division: Midwest leads San Andreas by 1 game
- Ueberroth Division: Kenesaw leads Orrville by 1 game and Gotham by 6
- Giamatti Division: South Park leads both Towanda and 1950's Speed by 5 games
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Deuces Wild League
- Biggio Division: Starship and Twinsburg are tied
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Experts League
- Airways Division: Atlanta leads Stateroom by 6 games
- Web Division: Smart leads NYC by 6 games
- Blogs Division: Kansas City leads Sumer by 3 games
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Federal League
- Brooklyn Tip-Tops Division: Sheshequin leads Wrigley by 6 games
- St. Louis Terriers Division: Kansas City leads Atlanta by 4 games
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Fenway Fenatics
- Doerr Division: Real Ballplayers leads Big Tall by 1 game, Georgia by 2 games, and St. Louis by 5
- Fisk Division: Skeleton leads South City by 6 games
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Firemen League
- Eckersley Division: Flagstaff leads Hot by 6 games
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Five Boroughs League
- Brooklyn Division: Brooklyn leads California by 2 games and The Thing by 3
- Queens Division: Hostile leads Manhattan by 3 games and Belle Harbor is 4 out
- Bronx Division: Oklahoma leads Long Island by 4 games
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Four Star League
- Patton Division: Upstream leads Blitzkrieg by 6 games
- MacArthur Division: MacArthur leads Mt. Eaton by 1 game with Still Roided up trailing by 3
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Game Night League
- Clue Division: Andreja and Late Night are tied with Knoxville just 1 behind
- Battleship Division: Loose leads Boom!!! Tetris by 3 games
- Operation Division: Light's leads Avalon Hill by 2 games
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Geek Pride League
- Berners-Lee Division: Pascal leads Revolution by 1 game and Welcome to by 3
- Tomlinson Division: Ai. Phi. Oh. leads Potomac by 3 games
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Golden Throat League
- Bob Prince Division: Harwell's leads Azilium by 4 games and St. Louis by 6
- Ernie Harwell Division: Twin Cities leads Vin's by 1 game
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Gone But Not Forgotten League
- New York Giants Division: Brook's leads Cultural by 5 games
- St. Louis Browns Division: Bisbee and New Riverside are tied
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Grand Slam League
- McCovey Division: Ultimate leads Enigmatic by 1 game and Space Jam by 6
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Grunge League
- Hole Division: Northwest leads Hey Man by 1 game
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Hall of Fame League
- Wagner Division: Ancient leads Las Vegas by 3 games and Ozzie Smith's by 6
- Cobb Division: San Diego leads California by 4 games
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Home of the Brave
- Mathews Division: Spahn and Sain leads Hazzard County by 2 games
- Niekro Division: Martin's Ferry leads Phoenix by 1 game and Shawnee by 5
- Nichols Division: Mohawk Valley leads Local by 1 game
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K Street League
- Seaver Division: Altoona leads Wayne by 5 games
- Perry Division: Cincinnati leads Hawaii by 1 game and D.C. by 2
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Longball League
- Mays Division: Danny's leads Twin Peaks by 2 games
- McGuire Division: Nokomis leads Risky by 6 games
- Killebrew Division: Gettysburg leads McGwire and Sosa by 2 games
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Marxball
- Groucho Division: Freedonia leads Honor by 5 games
- Chico Division: Star City leads Euclid by 6 games
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Minnie & Paul League
- Oliva Division: Bartons leads Minoso & by 2 games
- Blyleven Division: American Samoa leads Minnesota by 4 games
- Viola Division: Minneapolis leads Grosse Pointe by 3 games and Riverdale by 5
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Moneyball League
- Art Howe Division: Billy Beane leads Already by 5 games
- Scott Hatteberg Division: Atlanta leads Big by 6 games
- David Justice Division: Random leads TINSTAAPP by 3 games
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Motor City League
- Gehringer Division: Alcubierre-Obousy leads Maplewood by 1 game
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Murderers' Row
- Big Poison Division: Cold leads the division; Palookaville is 2 GB, Paducah 3 GB and House trails by 4
- Big Puma Division: Wittenberg is on top; Walking Dead is 2 behind and both Guttenberg and San Francisco are 5 out
- Big Donkey Division: Catfish leads France by 3 games
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North Siders League
- Williams Division: Gold Coast leads Chicago by 1 game
- Sandberg Division: Waypoint and Northern are tied
- Sutter Division: Wrigleyville leads Addison by 1 game
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Original Six League
- Rangers Division: Lamoureux leads California by 1 game
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Pacific Northwest League
- Huskies Division: Fearful leads Snoqualmie by 2 games
- Cougars Division: We Play leads North By Northwest by 1 game
- Ducks Division: Seattle leads Griffey, Edgar, and by 2 games
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Perfect World League
- David Cone Division: Oklahoma leads Arkansas by 6 games
- Randy Johnson Division: Midwest leads Malta by 5 games
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Phightin' Phils League
- Alexander Division: NYC2ATL leads Fairborn by 5 games
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Reality Bites League
- Fear Factor Division: Minneapolis leads Arachnophobe by 7 games
- Amazing Race Division: Kasetransport leads Sea Isle City by 6 games
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Redbirds League
- Smith Division: Brazil 2014 and Cape Horn are tied
- Slaughter Division: Bloomingdale leads Anheuser by 6 games
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Royal Flush League
- Otis Division: Pig's Eye leads Appierances by 5 games and Speed Wins by 6
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Scooby Doo League
- Shaggy Division: Rittman and Bermuda are tied
- Velma Division: Cujo's leads Big City by 2 games
- Fred Division: Where leads Atchafalaya by 3 games
- Daphne Division: North DeLisle leads Camelback by 1 game
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Shadowball League
- Chicago American Giants Division: Norfolk leads Motley by 5 games and Las Vegas by 6
- Pittsburgh Crawfords Division: Stockholm leads Australia by 1 game
- Birmingham Black Barons Division: Tombstone leads Bedrock by 6 games
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Silver Screen League
- Bad News Bears Division: Chico's leads Chatsworth by 1 game
- Major League Division: Jobu's leads City of Lago by 3 games
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South Siders League
- Fox Division: Christmas leads Wimpy's by 2 games
- Faber Division: El Dorado leads Georgia by 3 games
- Walsh Division: Dan Ryan Expressway leads South Pole by 3 games and The Thing by 5
- Minoso Division: Melton's leads Machynlleth by 4 games
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Steel City League
- Wagner Division: Monongahela leads House by 6 games
- Kiner Division: Atlanta leads Stargell's Spectacular by 4 games
- Mazeroski Division: Carnegie leads Three Rivers by 1 game
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Superman League
- Dean Cain Division: Fusilli leads Ames by 1 game
- Brandon Routh Division: Metropolis leads Machu Picchu by 2 games
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That's the Fact Jack League
- Lost in Translation Division: Fort Knox leads Passage by 3 games and The Thing by 5
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The Kings of Queens
- McGraw Division: Joker's leads both Woodside and Doc and Straw and by 1 game
- Hernandez Division: Merryall and Heffernan's are tied, with Astoria 3 GB and Little Neck 6 GB
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They Might Be Giants
- Hubbell Division: Herrickville leads Belgium by 2 games Ghosts by 7
- Marichal Division: Outer Banks leads Silicon Valley by 4 games
- Terry Division: McCovey Cove leads Put Your Hand Inside by 2 games
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ThirtyThirtySomething League
- Jeff Bagwell Division: Sprinters leads Tie Me Wallaby by 3 games
- Ron Gant Division: Boston leads Neutron by 5 games
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Three of a Kind League
- Wagner Division: Florida leads Southside by 2 games
- Beckley Division: Aces leads Stacks of High Society by 4 games
- Speaker Division: Mt. Eaton leads both The Three and Three Blind by 5 games
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Tobacco Road League
- Tar Heels Division: Jordan's leads California by 1 game
- Demon Deacons Division: Carmel leads Redneckric's by 1 game, with Country down by 3 and Little Old Ladies 5 GB
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Triple Crown League
- Yastrzemski Division: Garreg Mach lead Hornsby by 4 games
- Robinson Division: Toronto leads Dave's by 3 games and Kylertown by 4
- Medwick Division: Hobart and Mars are tied
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Wes Anderson League
- The Life Aquatic Division: California leads Hollywood by 2 games
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Whiff League
- Sammy Sosa Division: Texas leads Big Train Rides by 1 game
- Andres Gallaraga Division: Boomer and Cyclonic are tied
- Jose Canseco Division: Branyan's leads Home Run Derby by 6 games
- Willie Stargell Division: Global leads The Usual by 4 games
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White Elephant League
- Hunter Division: Bungalo Bill's and Doctor are tied with Dumbo's out by 1 game
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Will Ferrell League
- Blades of Glory Division: Arizona leads Riemann by 1 game
- Stranger Than Fiction Division: Yet To Be Named leads Brick's by 4 games
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Winners Circle League
- Alexander Division: Florida leads Vandalay by 1 game, SpringBuc by 2 and Langley by 4
- Mathewson Division: Coruscant leads Christy by 2 games and Dagobah by 3
- Spahn Division: Crete leads both Mobile and NYC2ATL by 3 games
- Galvin Division: Northeast Ohio leads Angel by 1 game and Detroit by 3