2010 Los Angeles Angels of Aneheim(80-82, 3rd, No Playoffs) vs.
1975 Houston Astros(64-97, 6th, No Playoffs)
2010 Angels
Manager: Mike Sciocia
Top 5 WAR
SP Jared Weaver(5.3)
CF Torii Hunter(3.0)
SP Ervin Santana(2.7)
SP Joel Piniereo(2.7)
SP Dan Haren(2.5)
1975 Astros
Manager: Preston Gomez
Top 5 WAR
CF Cesar Cedeno(4.4)
1B Bob Watson(3.3)
UI Cliff Johnson(2.8)
RF Jose Cruz(2.7)
LF Greg Gross(2.0)
1987 Boston Red Sox(78-84, 5th, No Playoffs) vs.
1954 Cleveland Indians(111-43, 1st, Lost WS)
'87 Red Sox
Manager: John McNamara
Top 5 WAR
SP Roger Clemens(9.4)
3B Wade Boggs(8.3)
1B Dwight Evans(4.8)
SP Bruce Hurst(3.8)
UO Mike Greenwell(3.6)
'54 Indians
Manager: Al Lopez
2B Bobby Avila(7.1)
CF Larry Doby(5.7)
SP Early Wynn(5.5)
SP Bob Lemon(4.9)
SP Mike Garcia(4.6)
1922 Chicago Cubs(80-74, 5th, No playoffs) vs.
2005 Cleveland Indians(93-69, 2nd, No Playoffs)
'22 Cubs
Manager: Bill Killifer
Top 5 WAR
C Bob O'Ferrell(5.9)
1B Ray Grimes(5.6)
SS Charlie Hollocher(4.9)
SP Pete Alexander(4.2)
SP Vic Aldridge(4.0)
2005 Indians
Manager: Eric Wedge
Top 5 WAR
CF Grady Sizemore(6.6)
DH Travis Hafner(5.4)
C Victor Martinez(5.2)
SS Johnny Peralta(5.1)
2B Ronnie Belliard(4.5)
1940 Philadelphia Phillies(50-103, 8th, No Playoffs) vs.
1964 Washington Senators(62-100, 9th, No Playoffs)
'40 Phillies
Manager: Doc Prothro
Top 5 WAR
SP Kirby Higbe(4.3)
3B Pinky May(3.3)
OF Johnny Rizzo(3.2)
SP Hugh Mulcahy(2.8)
C Bennie Warren(1.6)
'64 Senators
Manager: Gil Hodges
Top 5 WAR
SP Claude Osteen(3.8)
CF Don Lock(3.4)
LF Chuck Hinton(2.9)
RF Jim King(2.4)
CL Ron Kline(1.9)
1928 Cleveland Indians(62-92, 6th, No Playoffs) vs.
1954 Washington Senators(66-88, 6th, No Playoffs)
'28 Indians
Manager: Roger Peckinpaugh
Top 5 WAR
SS Joe Sewell(5.4)
SP Willie Hudin(3.3)
SP Joe Shaute(3.1)
SP Goerge Uhle(3.1)
3B Johnny Hodap(2.4)
'54 Senators
Manager: Bucky Harris
Top 5 WAR
3B Eddie Yost(4.4)
CF Jim Busby(3.9)
SP Johnny Schmidtz(3.8)
1B Mickey Vernon(3.6)
SS Pete Runnels(2.7)
1978 Boston Red Sox(99-64, 2nd, No Playoffs) vs.
1976 San Diego Padres(73-89, 5th, No Playoffs)
'78 Red Sox
Manager: Don Zimmer
Top 5 WAR
LF Jim Rice(7.6)
SP Dennis Eckersley(7.3)
C Carlton Fisk(5.9)
SP Luis Tiant(5.6)
CF Fred Lynn(4.4)
'76 Padres
Manager: John McNamara
Top 5 WAR
RF Dave Winfield(5.1)
SP Randy Jones(3.9)
3B Doug Radar(3.5)
LF Jerry Turner(3.1)
SS Enzo Hernandez(2.1)
1997 Philadelphia Phillies(68-94, 5th, No Playoffs) vs.
1942 Boston Braves(59-89, 7th, No Playoffs)
'97 Phillies
Manager: Terry Francona
Top 5 WAR
SP Curt Schilling(6.3)
3B Scott Rolen(4.5)
SP Garrett Stephenson(2.4)
2B Mickey Morandini(2.0)
RF Darren Daulton(1.8)
'42 Braves
Manager: Casey Stengel
Top 5 WAR
OF Tommy Holmes(3.3)
C Ernie Lombardi(3.1)
1B Max West(2.7)
SP Al Javery(2.6)
SS Eddie Miller(2.5)
1990 Los Angeles Dodgers(86-76, 2nd, No Playoffs) vs.
1928 Boston Red Sox(57-96, 8th, No Playoffs)
'90 Dodgers
Manager: Tommy LaSorda
Top 5 WAR
1B Eddie Murray(5.2)
LF Kal Daniels(4.3)
UO Stan Javier(4.0)
SP Ramon Martinez(3.7)
UI Lenny Harris(3.1)
'28 Red Sox
Manager: Bill Carrigan
SP Red Ruffing(4.8)
SP Ed Morris(4.0)
3B Buddy Myer(3.9)
SP Jack Russel(2.8)
OF Ira Flagstead(2.6)
1974 Detroit Tigers(72-90, 6th, No Playoffs) vs.
2007 San Francisco Giants(71-91, 5th, No Playoffs)
'74 Tigers
Manager: Ralph Houk
Top 5 WAR
CL John Hiller(4.1)
1B Bill Freehan(4.1)
SP Mickey Kolich(2.9)
SS Ed Brinkman(2.2)
LF Willie Horton(1.8)
2007 Giants
Manager: Bruce Bochy
Top 5 WAR
SP Matt Cain(4.3)
LF Barry Bonds(3.4)
RF Randy Winn(2.7)
3B Pedro Feliz(2.3)
RP Kevin Correa(2.2)
2003 Minnesota Twins(90-72, 1st, Lost ALDS) vs.
1990 Boston Red Sox(88-74, 1st, Lost ALCS)
2003 Twins
Manager: Ron Gardenshire
Top 5 WAR
C AJ Pierzinski(4.5)
1B Doug Mienkiwitz(4.3)
3B Corey Koskie(4.2)
SP Johan Santana(4.2)
CF Torii Hunter(3.8)
'90 Red Sox
Manager: Joe Morgan
Top 5 WAR
SP Roger Clemens(9.4)
SP Mike Boddicker(5.9)
CF Ellis Burks(3.3)
3B Wade Boggs(3.2)
SP Tom Bolton(3.2)
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