The Summer Score – Updated for August 6, 2022

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The Cardinals rallied late against the Yankees to hold onto their Wild Card spot and pad their Summer Score.

Now there are 3 points awarded for each day in a playoff position this August.

The Astros, Blue Jays, Mariners, Rays, Twins and Yankees all added to their Summer Score in the American League.

The Braves, Brewers, Cardinals, Dodgers, Mets, Padres and Phillies all added from the National League.

UPDATED SUMMER SCORE TALLY

AMERICAN LEAGUE

HOUSTON ASTROS, 110 (May 31, 2022 – August 6, 2022)

MINNESOTA TWINS, 110 (May 31, 2022 – August 6, 2022)

NEW YORK YANKEES, 110 (May 31, 2022 – August 6, 2022)

TORONTO BLUE JAYS, 110 (May 31, 2022 – August 6, 2022)

TAMPA BAY RAYS, 107 (May 31, 2022 – June 20, 2022, June 25, 2022 – August 6, 2022)

SEATTLE MARINERS, 58 (July 11, 2022 – July 12, 2022, July 15, 2022 – August 6, 2022)

BOSTON RED SOX, 53 (June 6, 2022 – June 16, 2022, June 21, 2022 – July 16, 2022)

CLEVELAND GUARDIANS, 8 (June 17, 2022 – June 20, 2022, June 24, 2022 – June 25, 2022)

LOS ANGELES ANGELS, 7 (May 31, 2022 – June 5, 2022)

NATIONAL LEAGUE

LOS ANGELES DODGERS, 110 (May 31, 2022 – August 6, 2022)

NEW YORK METS, 110 (May 31, 2022 – August 6, 2022)

SAN DIEGO PADRES, 110 (May 31, 2022 – August 6, 2022)

MILWAUKEE BREWERS, 103 (May 31, 2022 – June 11, 2022, June 20, 2022 – June 22, 2022, June 24, 2022 – August 6, 2022)

ATLANTA BRAVES, 88 (June 11, 2022 – August 6, 2022)

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS, 93 (May 31, 2022 – June 20, 2022, June 22, 2022 – July 8, 2022, July 12, 2022 – July 30, 2022, August 3, 2022, August 5 – August 6. 2022)

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES, 50 (July 6, 2022 – July 12, 2022, July 18, 2022 – July 23, 2022, July 29, 2022 – August 5, 2022)

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS, 25 (May 31, 2022 – June 24, 2022)

The Summer Score is Back for 2021

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In 2019, I introduced The Summer Score to create a new metric and quantify how many days a team gave their fan base a reason to be excited during the summer months.

In the end, I believe that is what a baseball team owes their fans… a fun summer.

Last year, nothing about the summer was fun and the idea of tabulating the Summer Score in a shortened season and extended playoffs seemed foolish. But this year, we are back to a 162 game schedule.

Here is how The Summer Score works.

Starting today, if a team is in a playoff spot, even for only one day, they increase their Summer Score. I will note when the first day after Memorial Day their fans will wake up with their team a playoff team and bookend it with the last day in case they fall out.

But as the excitement for a playoff spot increases as the post season looms closer, the number of daily points increase later in the year.

BETWEEN THE END OF MEMORIAL DAY and JUNE 30 each day in a playoff spot is worth
ONE (1) POINT

BETWEEN JULY 1 and JULY 31 each day in a playoff spot is worth
TWO (2) POINTS

BETWEEN AUGUST 1 and AUGUST 31 each day in a playoff spot is worth
THREE (3) POINTS

BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 1 and THE LAST GAME OF THE SEASON each day in a playoff spot is worth FOUR (4) POINTS

And this year I am adding to September. Every day a team is just 1 game or 1/2 a game out, that will be worth ONE (1) POINT.

And to clarify, points are added to Division Leaders and Wild Card Leaders. Being tied for a playoff spot counts.

The Final Tally for the 2019 Summer Score can be found HERE

So keep an eye on this site to see which teams are building up their Summer Scores.

Sully Baseball Podcast – The Yawkeys, The Marlins and The Afterlife – March 1, 2018

AP – Wilfredo Lee

 

The Yawkey family have left a legacy not worth honoring. Meanwhile I figure out how the Marlins can save the off season and still build for the future and I bring the death of my Aunt Edith into the discussion.

Living a good life on this episode of Sully Baseball.

 

While we are at it, enjoy the In Memoriam video.