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monkeyman576 · 06-25-2021, 02:36 AM

2nd Round
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2001 Arizona Diamondbacks

Regular Season Record: 92-70
Playoffs: Won NLDS 3-2 v St. Louis, Won NLCS 4-1 v. Atlanta, Won World Series 4-3 v. New York Yankees
Top Batting OPS+: LF Luis Gonzales
Top Pitching ERA+: SP Randy Johnson
1st Round Result: Defeated '54 Indians 83-78

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1955 Brooklyn Dodgers

Regular Season: 99-55-1
Postseason: Won World Series 4-3 v. New York Yankees
Top Batting OPS+: CF Duke Snider
Top Pitching ERA+: SP Don Newcombe
1st Round: Defeated '85 Royals 126-354

Results: The '55 Dodgers continued their dominating ways and soundly defeated the 2001 Dbacks 96-66. Don Newcombe and Johnny Podres each had 17 wins and Campanella, Snider and Furillo each hit over .300 on offense. The '01 Dbacks only had one pitcher over .500 and no batters hit .300.

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1999 Atlanta Braves
Regular Season: 103-59
Postseason: Won NLDS 3-1 v. Houston, Won NLCS 4-2 v. NY Mets, Lost World Series 4-0 v. NY Yankees
Top Batting OPS+: 3B Chipper Jones
Top Pitching ERA+: SP Kevin Millwood
1st Round Result: Defeated 2015 Mets 100-61

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1997 Florida Marlins

Regular Season: 92-70
Postseason: Won NLDS 3-0 v. SF Giants, Won NLDS 4-2 v. Atlanta Braves, Won WS 4-3 v. Cleveland
Top Batting OPS+: RF Gary Sheffield
Top Pitching ERA+: SP Kevin Brown
1st Round Result: Defeated 2005 Astros 85-76

Result: The '97 Marlins nipped the '99 Braves in a 1 game playoff 82-81. The series was mostly close throughout, the '99 Braves did jump out to an 8 game lead early but the Marlins won 6 out of 8 in a stretch in May and got back in it. The '99 Braves got another lead in August going up by 8 games again, before again going on a losing streak losing 12 out of 16. The '99 Braves won the 162nd game of the season 4-1 to force a tiebreaker, before the '97 Marlins won the tiebreaker 7-3 to advance to the 3rd round. Castillo, Bonilla, and Alou all hit over .300 for the '97 Marlins. Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine both had 15 wins or more to lead the Braves pitching staff in the loss.
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1984 Detroit Tigers

Regular Season: 104-58
Postseason: Won ALCS 3-0 vs. KC Royals, Won WS 4-1 vs. SD Padres
Top OPS+ Batting: RF Kirk Gibson
Top ERA+ Pitching: CL Willie Hernandez
1st Round Result: defeated 1970 Orioles 82-81

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1998 New York Yankees

Regular Season: 114-48
Postseason: Won ALDS 3-0 v. Texas Rangers, Won ALCS 4-2 v. Cleveland Indians, Won WS 4-0 v. San Diego Padres
Top OPS+ Batting: CF Bernie Williams
Top ERA+ Pitching: CL Mariano Rivera
1st Round Result: Defeated '59 White Sox 103-58

Result: The '84 Tigers pull off a fairly massive upset and defeat the '98 Yankees 87-75. The '84 Tigers stormed off to a 20 game lead by June and never looked back. Jack Morris led the '84 Tigers pitching staff with a 16-12/3.48 clip and they had 5 players with 14 or more HR. The '98 Yankees offense was pretty good with 4 players batting over .300 but the pitching could not keep up as 3 out of 4 starters had ERAs over 4.00.
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1906 Chicago Cubs

Regular Season: 116-36
Postseason: Won WS 4-2 vs. Chicago White Sox
Top OPS+ Batting: 1B Frank Chance
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Jack Pfiester
1st Round: Defeated 2016 Indians 116-45

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2008 Tampa Bay Rays

Postseason: Won ALDS 3-1 vs. Chicago White Sox, Won ALCS 4-3 vs. Boston Red Sox, Lost WS 4-1 vs. Philadelphia Phillies
Top OPS+ Batting: 1B Carlos Pena
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Scott Kazmir
1st Round: Defeated '83 Orioles 107-54

Result: The '08 Rays started out 8-1 to jump out early but couldn't hold on down the stretch as the 1906 Cubs had a 13 game lead by July and ended up winning the series 89-73. Mordecai Brown finished 20-9 with a 2.47 ERA and Beebe and Pfiester each had 16 wins as well. Frank Chance hit .348 with 14 HR, 40 2B, and 22 SB. The Rays had 3 starters with ERAs in the 3.00s, and 4 players hit at least 20 HRs or more but lacked any players that hit for average.

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1940 Cincinatti Reds

Regular Season: 100-53
Postseason: Won WS 4-3 vs. Detroit Tigers
Top OPS+ Batting: C Ernie Lombardi
TOP ERA+ Pitching: SP Buckie Walters
1st Round: Defeated 2017 Astros 84-77

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1990 Cincinatti Reds

Regular Season: 91-71
Postseason: Won NLCS vs. Pittsuburgh Pirates 4-2, Won WS vs. Oakland A's 4-0
Top OPS+ Batting: CF Eric Davis
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Jose Rijo
1st Round: Defeated 1969 Braves 88-73

Result: The '40 Reds win 90-72. The '40 Reds had 3 pitchers with 15 wins or more and all their starters had ERAs under 4.00. The '90 Reds were competetitive but couldn't match the '40 Reds pitching depth.

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1916 Boston Red Sox

Regular Season: 91-63-2
Postseason: Won WS 4-1 vs. Brooklyn Robins
Top OPS+ Batting: 3B Larry Gardner
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Babe Ruth
1st Round: Defeated 1954 Giants 86-74

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1975 Cincinatti Reds

Regular Season: 108-54
Postseason: Won NLCS 3-0 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, Won WS 4-3 vs. Boston Red Sox
Top OPS+ Batting: 2B Joe Morgan
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Don Gullet
1st Round: def. 2002 Angels 85-75

Results: The '75 Reds destroyed the 1916 Red Sox 117-45. All '75 Reds pitchers had an ERA of 3.02 or below, and 7 players batted .300 or below.
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1905 New York Giants

Regular Season: 105-48-2
Postseason: Won WS 4-2 vs. Philadelphia Athletics
Top OPS+ Batting: OF Mike Donlin
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Christy Matthewson
1st Round: Def 1973 A's 93-69

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1927 New York Yankees

Regular Season: 110-44-1
Postseason: Won WS 4-0 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
Top OPS+ Batting: OF Babe Ruth
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Waite Hoyt
1st Round: def '68 Tigers 100-62

Results: A major upset with the 1905 Giants defeating the 1927 Yankees 91-71. The '05 Giants pitching staff had 3 20 game winners. Babe Ruth only played 80 games due to injuries in the loss for the '27 Yankees.

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1931 St. Louis Cardinals

Regular Season: 101-53
Postseason: Won WS 4-3 vs. Philadelphia Athletics
Top OPS+ Batting: OF Chick Hafey
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Bill Hallahan
1st Round: Def '69 Mets 87-74

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2016 Chicago Cubs

Regular Season: 103-58-1
Postseason: Won NLDS 3-1 vs. SF Giants, Won NLDS 4-2 vs. LA Dodgers, Won WS 4-3 vs. Cleveland Indians
Top OPS+ Batting: 3B Kris Bryant
TOP ERA+ Pitching: SP Kyle Hendricks
1st Round: def. 1967 St. Louis Cardinals 82-81

Results: The 2016 Cubs win 98-64. John Lackey goes 16-5 with a 2.66 ERA, and have 4 players hit .300.

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monkeyman576 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 3,692	2nd Round ------------------------- 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks Regular Season Record: 92-70 Playoffs: Won NLDS 3-2 v St. Louis, Won NLCS 4-1 v. Atlanta, Won World Series 4-3 v. New York Yankees Top Batting OPS+: LF Luis Gonzales Top Pitching ERA+: SP Randy Johnson 1st Round Result: Defeated '54 Indians 83-78 vs. 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers Regular Season: 99-55-1 Postseason: Won World Series 4-3 v. New York Yankees Top Batting OPS+: CF Duke Snider Top Pitching ERA+: SP Don Newcombe 1st Round: Defeated '85 Royals 126-354 Results: The '55 Dodgers continued their dominating ways and soundly defeated the 2001 Dbacks 96-66. Don Newcombe and Johnny Podres each had 17 wins and Campanella, Snider and Furillo each hit over .300 on offense. The '01 Dbacks only had one pitcher over .500 and no batters hit .300. ------------------------------------------- 1999 Atlanta Braves Regular Season: 103-59 Postseason: Won NLDS 3-1 v. Houston, Won NLCS 4-2 v. NY Mets, Lost World Series 4-0 v. NY Yankees Top Batting OPS+: 3B Chipper Jones Top Pitching ERA+: SP Kevin Millwood 1st Round Result: Defeated 2015 Mets 100-61 vs. 1997 Florida Marlins Regular Season: 92-70 Postseason: Won NLDS 3-0 v. SF Giants, Won NLDS 4-2 v. Atlanta Braves, Won WS 4-3 v. Cleveland Top Batting OPS+: RF Gary Sheffield Top Pitching ERA+: SP Kevin Brown 1st Round Result: Defeated 2005 Astros 85-76 Result: The '97 Marlins nipped the '99 Braves in a 1 game playoff 82-81. The series was mostly close throughout, the '99 Braves did jump out to an 8 game lead early but the Marlins won 6 out of 8 in a stretch in May and got back in it. The '99 Braves got another lead in August going up by 8 games again, before again going on a losing streak losing 12 out of 16. The '99 Braves won the 162nd game of the season 4-1 to force a tiebreaker, before the '97 Marlins won the tiebreaker 7-3 to advance to the 3rd round. Castillo, Bonilla, and Alou all hit over .300 for the '97 Marlins. Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine both had 15 wins or more to lead the Braves pitching staff in the loss. -------------------------------------- 1984 Detroit Tigers Regular Season: 104-58 Postseason: Won ALCS 3-0 vs. KC Royals, Won WS 4-1 vs. SD Padres Top OPS+ Batting: RF Kirk Gibson Top ERA+ Pitching: CL Willie Hernandez 1st Round Result: defeated 1970 Orioles 82-81 vs. 1998 New York Yankees Regular Season: 114-48 Postseason: Won ALDS 3-0 v. Texas Rangers, Won ALCS 4-2 v. Cleveland Indians, Won WS 4-0 v. San Diego Padres Top OPS+ Batting: CF Bernie Williams Top ERA+ Pitching: CL Mariano Rivera 1st Round Result: Defeated '59 White Sox 103-58 Result: The '84 Tigers pull off a fairly massive upset and defeat the '98 Yankees 87-75. The '84 Tigers stormed off to a 20 game lead by June and never looked back. Jack Morris led the '84 Tigers pitching staff with a 16-12/3.48 clip and they had 5 players with 14 or more HR. The '98 Yankees offense was pretty good with 4 players batting over .300 but the pitching could not keep up as 3 out of 4 starters had ERAs over 4.00. ------------------------------------------ 1906 Chicago Cubs Regular Season: 116-36 Postseason: Won WS 4-2 vs. Chicago White Sox Top OPS+ Batting: 1B Frank Chance Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Jack Pfiester 1st Round: Defeated 2016 Indians 116-45 vs. 2008 Tampa Bay Rays Postseason: Won ALDS 3-1 vs. Chicago White Sox, Won ALCS 4-3 vs. Boston Red Sox, Lost WS 4-1 vs. Philadelphia Phillies Top OPS+ Batting: 1B Carlos Pena Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Scott Kazmir 1st Round: Defeated '83 Orioles 107-54 Result: The '08 Rays started out 8-1 to jump out early but couldn't hold on down the stretch as the 1906 Cubs had a 13 game lead by July and ended up winning the series 89-73. Mordecai Brown finished 20-9 with a 2.47 ERA and Beebe and Pfiester each had 16 wins as well. Frank Chance hit .348 with 14 HR, 40 2B, and 22 SB. The Rays had 3 starters with ERAs in the 3.00s, and 4 players hit at least 20 HRs or more but lacked any players that hit for average. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 Cincinatti Reds Regular Season: 100-53 Postseason: Won WS 4-3 vs. Detroit Tigers Top OPS+ Batting: C Ernie Lombardi TOP ERA+ Pitching: SP Buckie Walters 1st Round: Defeated 2017 Astros 84-77 vs. 1990 Cincinatti Reds Regular Season: 91-71 Postseason: Won NLCS vs. Pittsuburgh Pirates 4-2, Won WS vs. Oakland A's 4-0 Top OPS+ Batting: CF Eric Davis Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Jose Rijo 1st Round: Defeated 1969 Braves 88-73 Result: The '40 Reds win 90-72. The '40 Reds had 3 pitchers with 15 wins or more and all their starters had ERAs under 4.00. The '90 Reds were competetitive but couldn't match the '40 Reds pitching depth. -------------------------------------------- 1916 Boston Red Sox Regular Season: 91-63-2 Postseason: Won WS 4-1 vs. Brooklyn Robins Top OPS+ Batting: 3B Larry Gardner Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Babe Ruth 1st Round: Defeated 1954 Giants 86-74 vs. 1975 Cincinatti Reds Regular Season: 108-54 Postseason: Won NLCS 3-0 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, Won WS 4-3 vs. Boston Red Sox Top OPS+ Batting: 2B Joe Morgan Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Don Gullet 1st Round: def. 2002 Angels 85-75 Results: The '75 Reds destroyed the 1916 Red Sox 117-45. All '75 Reds pitchers had an ERA of 3.02 or below, and 7 players batted .300 or below. ---------------------------------- 1905 New York Giants Regular Season: 105-48-2 Postseason: Won WS 4-2 vs. Philadelphia Athletics Top OPS+ Batting: OF Mike Donlin Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Christy Matthewson 1st Round: Def 1973 A's 93-69 vs. 1927 New York Yankees Regular Season: 110-44-1 Postseason: Won WS 4-0 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Top OPS+ Batting: OF Babe Ruth Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Waite Hoyt 1st Round: def '68 Tigers 100-62 Results: A major upset with the 1905 Giants defeating the 1927 Yankees 91-71. The '05 Giants pitching staff had 3 20 game winners. Babe Ruth only played 80 games due to injuries in the loss for the '27 Yankees. ----------------------------------- 1931 St. Louis Cardinals Regular Season: 101-53 Postseason: Won WS 4-3 vs. Philadelphia Athletics Top OPS+ Batting: OF Chick Hafey Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Bill Hallahan 1st Round: Def '69 Mets 87-74 vs. 2016 Chicago Cubs Regular Season: 103-58-1 Postseason: Won NLDS 3-1 vs. SF Giants, Won NLDS 4-2 vs. LA Dodgers, Won WS 4-3 vs. Cleveland Indians Top OPS+ Batting: 3B Kris Bryant TOP ERA+ Pitching: SP Kyle Hendricks 1st Round: def. 1967 St. Louis Cardinals 82-81 Results: The 2016 Cubs win 98-64. John Lackey goes 16-5 with a 2.66 ERA, and have 4 players hit .300. Last edited by monkeyman576; 06-25-2021 at 05:07 AM.