1984 New York Yankees(87-75, 3rd, No Playoffs) vs.
1968 California Angels(67-95, 8th, No Playoffs)
'84 Yankees
Manager: Yogi Berra
Top 5 WAR
1B Don Mattingley(6.3)
RF Dave Winfield(5.3)
SP Phil Niekro(4.6)
CL Dave Righetti(3.3)
2B Willie Randolph(3.2)
'68 Angels
Manager; Bill Rigney
Top 5 WAR
LF Rich Reichart
SS Jim Fregosi
CF Vic Davalillo
2B Bobby Knoop
SP George Brunett
2006 San Francisco Giants(76-85, 3rd, No Playoffs) vs.
1985 Kansas City Royals(91-71, 1st, Won WS)
2006 Giants
Manager: Felipe Alou
Top 5 WAR
SP Jason Schmidt(4.0)
LF Barry Bonds(4.0)
2B Ray Durham(3.2)
SS Omar Vizquel(2.9)
SP Matt Cain(2.3)
'85 Royals
Manager: Dick Howser
Top 5 WAR
3B George Brett(8.3)
SP Brett Saberhagen(7.1)
SP Charlie Liebrandt(6.6)
CL Dan Quinsenberry(4.2)
SP Danny jackson(3.5)
1924 Brooklyn Robins(92-62, 2nd, No Playoffs) vs.
1916 Boston Red Sox(91-63, 1st, Won WS)
'24 Robins
Manager: Wilbert Robinson
Top 5 WAR
SP Dazzy Vance(10.3)
OF Zack Wheat(6.7)
1B Jack Fournier(6.4)
2B Andy High(4.9)
SP Bill Doak(3.2)
1916 Red Sox
Manager: Bill Carrigan
Top 5 WAR
SP Babe Ruth(10.5)
SP Carl Mays(5.4)
SP Dutch Leonard(5.3)
3B Larry Gardner(4.7)
OF Harry Hooper(4.0)
2012 Cardinals(88-74, 2nd, Lost NLCS) vs.
1929 Cardinals(78-74, 4th, No Playoffs)
2012 Cardinals
Manager: Mike Matheny
Top 5 WAR
C Yadier Molina(7.2)
LF Matt Holliday(4.0)
RF Carlos Beltran(3.9)
3B David Freese(3.8)
SP Kyle Lohse(3.7)
'29 Cardinals
Managers: Billy Spouswerth/Bill McKechnie
Top 5 WAR
OF Chick Hafey(4.4)
SP Clarence Mitchell(4.2)
OF Taylor Douthit(3.3)
1B Jim Bottemley(3.2)
2B Frankie Frisch(3.2)
1960 Chicago White Sox(87-67, 3rd, No Playoffs) vs.
1977 Texas Rangers(94-68, 2nd, No Playoffs)
'60 White Sox
Manager: Al Lopez
Top 5 WAR
SS Luis Apericio(5.6)
2B Nellie Fox(4.1)
1B Roy Sievers(3.6)
RP Frank Baumann(3.4)
SP Early Wynn(3.2)
'77 Rangers
Managers: Frank Luccesi/Billy Hunter
SP Bert Blyleven(5.8)
3B Toby Harrah(5.7)
SP Mike Hargrove(5.5)
2B Bump Willis(5.4)
SS Bert Campeneris(5.0)
1944 Washington Senators vs.
1952 Detroit Tigers
'44 Senators
Manager: Ossie Bluege
OF Stan Spence(6.0)
SP Johnny Niggleling(4.8)
SP Mickey Haefner(2.9)
SP Dutch Leonard(2.9)
1B Joe Kuhel(2.3)
'52 Tigers
Managers: Red Rolfe/Fred Hutchinson
Top 5 WAR
SP Hal Newhouser(2.2)
OF Vic Wertz(2.1)
SP Virgil Trucks(1.9)
SP Bill Wright(1.7)
SP Ted Gray(1.4)
1991 Houston Astros(65-97, 6th, No Playoffs) vs.
2002 Montreal Expos(83-79, 2nd, No Playoffs)
'91 Astros
Manager: Art Howe
CF Steve Finley(5.2)
1B Jeff Bagwell(4.8)
C Craig Biggio(4.4)
SP Pete Harnisch(4.4)
LF Luis Gonzales(3.6)
2002 Astros
Manager: Frank Robinson
Top 5 WAR
RF Vladimir Guerrero(7.1)
2B Jose Vidro(5.4)
SP Tomo Ohko(3.8)
SP Javier Vazquez(2.9)
SP Bartolo Colon(2.2)
1919 New York Giants(87-53, 2nd, No Playoffs) vs.
1966 St. Louis Cardinals(83-79, 6th, No Playoffs)
'19 Giants
Manager: John McGraw
Top 5 WAR
SS Art Fletcher(5.3)
OF George Burns(5.1)
SP Jesse Barnes(4.3)
SP Fred Toney(4.1)
2B Larry Doyle(4.1)
'66 Cardinals
Manager: Red Schnoednist
Top 5 WAR
SP Bob Gibson(6.4)
SP Al Jackson(4.1)
LF Lou Brock(3.4)
C Tim McCarver(3.4)
RF Mike Shannon(3.1)
1946 St. Louis Cardinals(98-58, 1st, Won WS) vs.
2009 Los Angeles Dodgers(95-67, 1st, Lost NLCS)
'46 Cardinals
Manager: Eddie Dyer
Top 5 WAR
1B Stan Musial(9.2)
SP Howie Pollet(6.8)
3B White Kurowski(5.0)
SP Harry Brecheen(5.0)
OF Enos Slaughter(4.7)
2009 Dodgers
Manager: Joe Torre
CF Matt Kemp(4.9)
3B Casey Blake(4.6)
SP Clayton Kershaw(4.6)
SP Randy Wolf(4.2)
2B Orlando Hudson(4.1)
1978 Toronto Blue Jays(59-102, 7th, No Playoffs) vs.
1930 Philadelphia Phillies(52-102, 8th, No Playoffs)
'78 Blue Jays
Manager: Roy Hartsfield
Top 5 WAR
CL Victor Cruz(2.7)
SP Jesse Jefferson(2.3)
SP Jim Clancy(2.3)
CF Rick Bosetti(2.3)
UI Otto Volez(2.2)
'30 Phillies
Manager: Burt Shotton
Top 5 WAR
OF Chuck Klein(6.4)
SP Phil Collins(5.5)
OF Lefty O'Doul(4.7)
3B Pinky Whitney(1.8)
C Spud Davis(1.7)
