Prior to 1931, as soon as the first necessary run to win the game scored, the play was over, and the batter was credited only with the number of bases needed to drive in the winning run.

Prior to the start of the game, a coin is tossed and the winning captain can choose a starting end or start with the ball.

Prior to the 1932 season, the NFL team with the best winning percentage was named the NFL Champions.

Prior to the launch of Major League Soccer in 1996, teams from Los Angeles played in the Western American Soccer League, the North American Soccer League and the American Soccer League / A-League, winning ten league championships ( 1955, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1974, 1976 ), seven Lamar Hunt US Open Cups ( 1958, 1964, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1981 ), four regional championships ( 1955, 1956, 1958, 1961 ) and one international championship ( 1975 ).

Prior to Modell's arrival, the Browns had dominated the NFL and the AAFC, winning seven championships in 17 years.

Prior to the 1993 – 94 academic year, Jacksonville State competed in NCAA Division II athletics, winning national championships in men's basketball ( 1985 ), baseball ( 1990 and 1991 ), football ( 1992 ) and gymnastics ( 1984 and 1985 ).

Prior to joining the NASCAR circuit, Wallace made a name for himself racing around the Midwest in the late 1970s by winning a pair of local track championships.

Prior to his NHL career, Luongo played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League ( QMJHL ) for the Val-d ' Or Foreurs and the Acadie-Bathurst Titan, winning back-to-back President's Cups and establishing the league's all-time playoff records in games played and wins.

Prior to this referendum, the National Assembly of Quebec adopted a bill relating to the future of Quebec which laid out the Quebec's plan for secession in case of a winning referendum.

Prior to the match, St Kilda coach Stan Alves complained about the situation and stated that his team is " not going to go kamikaze " and risk an injury when they don't have much chance of winning.

Prior to becoming a coach, Trotz played for the WHL's Regina Pats from 1979 to 1982 winning the WHL Championship in 1980.

Prior to winning the first series of The Voice UK, singer Leanne Mitchell had graduated from Potters Theatre School age 15, eventually working full-time as part of Potters Theatre Company.

Prior to his career in professional wrestling Hellwig was an amateur bodybuilder, competing in a number of NPC contests and winning the 1984 NPC Mr. Georgia crown.

Prior to winning election as Governor, his only elected office, he served as the Executive Director of the Massachusetts Port Authority and President of the New England Business Council.

Prior to the 2004 Summer Olympics Games, the host nation Greece, trying to build up their chances of winning a medal, decided to put together team of North American baseball players of Greek heritage.

Prior to Coach Melanson installing the Single Wing there in 2002, St. Mary's had not had a winning season since 1977.

Prior to 2003 she partnered Huang Nanyan with whom she earned a silver medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and gained the winning point against South Korea in the 2002 Uber Cup ( women's world team championship ) final.

Prior to the Atlanta Olympics, Matete beat Adkins in four races out of five, but at the Olympic Games itself Adkins turned the tables on Matete, winning in a time of 47. 54 and beating Matete to a second place by 0. 24 seconds.

Prior to winning the show, he was president of CoreObjects, a software development outsourcing company based in Los Angeles.

Prior to winning the party's leadership at the age of 21, he had been the founder and spokesperson of the party's youth wing, the Young Greens from 1988 to 1992 and was best known for coordinating the group's successful national campaign against McDonald's Restaurants ' use of ozone-destroying foam packaging.

Prior to that competition he had already faced Hiroki Fukuda, winning by submission, and Mark Robinson, losing by points.

Prior to the Race of Champions itself these eight teams compete in the ROC Nations ' Cup where a team advances by going head-to-head with another country's team and winning two races out of three.

Prior to winning Miss World, Costanda was gaining experience in the modelling profession, her face appearing in numerous publications.

Prior to reaching the playoffs, Billick forbade his players from using either the term " playoffs " or the term " Super Bowl ," with the idea of keeping them focused on winning each game instead of on their more distant prize.

Prior to 1885, Miss Porter rented space at 24 Mountain Road for use as the school's studio.

Prior to her solo career, she was the guitarist and singer for The Natives and Miss Understood.

Prior to competing in Miss World, she participated in Miss Universe and placed first runner-up to Miss Universe 1979, Maritza Sayalero of Venezuela.

Prior to a confrontation with Wolverine and Gambit, he murdered his assistant Miss Locke in a fit of rage.

Prior to the completion of the disc, it was revealed that it featured more piano solos than its predecessors, and that the recital " Missing Miss Charlene " featured a child singing.

Prior to that participation, she was a semi-finalist in both Miss Earth 2002 and Miss Universe 2003 pageants.

Prior to winning the Miss America title she had worked for the Christian Broadcasting Network in addition to her diabetes advocacy.

Prior to the early-to-mid 1990s, Ole Miss would play many of its big rivalry games, including the heated feuds with LSU, Mississippi State, Tennessee, and Arkansas at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in the state capital of Jackson, located approximately south of the Ole Miss campus ; and to a lesser extent, the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis.

Prior to competing in Miss Texas USA, Jensen was working as a cattle broker and real estate agent in her home state.

Prior to Miss USA, Krueger attended Texas A & M and studied journalism.

Prior to competing in Miss Texas USA, Jefferson was a student at Texas Wesleyan University.

Prior to competing at Miss Universe, Glebova worked as a model and received her Bachelor of Commerce in Information Technology Management and Marketing at Ryerson University in Toronto.

Prior to the release of Volume 8 of Dylan's Bootleg Series, Tell Tale Signs, the only songs known to be circulating from these sessions are " Kaatskill Serenade ", " Sloppy Drunk ", " Polly Vaughan ", and " Miss the Mississippi ".

" Prior to the event, Bendis also mentioned in several interviews that the event would have a lasting effect on the Marvel Universe, but remained tight-lipped as to what.

Prior to Samurai's appearance in Brightest Day, an alternate version of the character named Toshio was introduced into the DC Universe in the Justice League of America 80-Page Giant one-shot.

Prior to being named the " fifth most beautiful woman in the universe ," Spear completed a bachelor's degree in theater from the University of Central Florida before returning to Venezuela to compete in the national pageant.

Prior to winning the national title pageant, Soñé was a professional model with OSSYGENO MODEL MANAGEMENT, appearing in several Dominican fashion periodicals.