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ericnease84 · 02-22-2023, 02:10 PM

The 1960 season, the league's 60th anniversary, had some exciting division races. The Knights ran away with the ABC East again, but the ABC West was more competitive. The Silverbacks won the division, but they had to fend off Kansas City and Houston all season long. The NBC was much closer. On the final day of the season, nothing was decided yet. The Washington Eagles and Atlanta Colonels were tied for first, and the Detroit Ravens had a one-game lead over the Chicago Cardinals.
For the final games of the season, the Eagles were hosting the New Jersey Stallions and the Colonels were visiting the Milwaukee Browns. The Ravens, who were visiting the St. Louis Bears, could clinch the division with a win. The Cardinals, hosting the San Francisco Tigers, needed a win and a Detroit loss to tie for first and force a one-game playoff.
The Ravens won their game, which did not matter in the end because the Cardinals lost. The Colonels and Eagles also both lost their games, forcing a one-game playoff for the NBC East. Playing on the road in Washington, the Colonels rode a 6-run second inning to an 8-6 victory and their third straight NBC East division crown.
In the playoffs, the Silverbacks won their first two games over the Knights, but New York won the next two games to tie the series. Cincinnati prevailed in Game 5 to win their 4th pennant in the past 9 seasons. The Colonels' bad luck in the playoffs continued, as the Ravens took them down in four games, setting up a rematch from 1958: the Silverbacks (5-0 in the World Series) against the Ravens (0-5 in the World Series). No trends were reversed this time either, as the Silverbacks swept the Ravens to win the 1960 World Series.
After the season, the Minnesota North Stars dropped a bomb on their fans: they were moving to Nashville, Tennessee for the 1961 season and renaming themselves the Nashville Stars. Even though the team had struggled in its tenure in Minnesota, the fans were upset in the manner in which the team left. The league approved the move, but promised to look into placing a future expansion team in Minnesota later in the decade.

02-22-2023, 02:10 PM	#83
ericnease84 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 144	1960: Another team moves The 1960 season, the league's 60th anniversary, had some exciting division races. The Knights ran away with the ABC East again, but the ABC West was more competitive. The Silverbacks won the division, but they had to fend off Kansas City and Houston all season long. The NBC was much closer. On the final day of the season, nothing was decided yet. The Washington Eagles and Atlanta Colonels were tied for first, and the Detroit Ravens had a one-game lead over the Chicago Cardinals. For the final games of the season, the Eagles were hosting the New Jersey Stallions and the Colonels were visiting the Milwaukee Browns. The Ravens, who were visiting the St. Louis Bears, could clinch the division with a win. The Cardinals, hosting the San Francisco Tigers, needed a win and a Detroit loss to tie for first and force a one-game playoff. The Ravens won their game, which did not matter in the end because the Cardinals lost. The Colonels and Eagles also both lost their games, forcing a one-game playoff for the NBC East. Playing on the road in Washington, the Colonels rode a 6-run second inning to an 8-6 victory and their third straight NBC East division crown. In the playoffs, the Silverbacks won their first two games over the Knights, but New York won the next two games to tie the series. Cincinnati prevailed in Game 5 to win their 4th pennant in the past 9 seasons. The Colonels' bad luck in the playoffs continued, as the Ravens took them down in four games, setting up a rematch from 1958: the Silverbacks (5-0 in the World Series) against the Ravens (0-5 in the World Series). No trends were reversed this time either, as the Silverbacks swept the Ravens to win the 1960 World Series. After the season, the Minnesota North Stars dropped a bomb on their fans: they were moving to Nashville, Tennessee for the 1961 season and renaming themselves the Nashville Stars. Even though the team had struggled in its tenure in Minnesota, the fans were upset in the manner in which the team left. The league approved the move, but promised to look into placing a future expansion team in Minnesota later in the decade.