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ericnease84 · 02-25-2023, 03:52 PM

The second World Cup of Baseball was played at the beginning of the 1966 season, and once again Team USA won the tournament, beating Puerto Rico in the finals.

As the season was about to begin, an announcement was made that would shake up the league. The ABC would be expanding in 1967, and would be re-aligning to three divisions. The Orlando Seals were moving to Oakland, California, and to balance that out an expansion team would be placed in San Diego. To give the league an even number of teams, a second expansion team would be placed in Montreal, Canada. The playoffs would also be expanding to allow for three division winners and one wild card team. The NBC would not be expanding yet, but would also re-align to three divisions to keep the same balance with the ABC.

Norm Cash of the Detroit Red Barons won the Home Run Derby, beating the Knights' Mickey Mantle. Bob Allison, the two-time defending champion, declined to participate.

The San Francisco Tigers and Milwaukee Browns were locked into a tight battle for the NBC West crown, but the other division races were not that competitive with the Patriots, Penguins and Colonels building up big leads as the season went on. The Knights made a race of the ABC East, but the Patriots held them off to win the division in the end. The Penguins and Colonels easily won their divisions, and the Browns took the NBC West.

The Penguins swept the Patriots in the ABC Championship Series, while the Colonels took down the Browns in six games. This was the Colonels' first World Series appearance since 1929, when they made it in their fourth season. The Colonels then went on to sweep the Penguins, winning their first championship in team history.

02-25-2023, 03:52 PM	#88
ericnease84 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 144	1966 The second World Cup of Baseball was played at the beginning of the 1966 season, and once again Team USA won the tournament, beating Puerto Rico in the finals. As the season was about to begin, an announcement was made that would shake up the league. The ABC would be expanding in 1967, and would be re-aligning to three divisions. The Orlando Seals were moving to Oakland, California, and to balance that out an expansion team would be placed in San Diego. To give the league an even number of teams, a second expansion team would be placed in Montreal, Canada. The playoffs would also be expanding to allow for three division winners and one wild card team. The NBC would not be expanding yet, but would also re-align to three divisions to keep the same balance with the ABC. Norm Cash of the Detroit Red Barons won the Home Run Derby, beating the Knights' Mickey Mantle. Bob Allison, the two-time defending champion, declined to participate. The San Francisco Tigers and Milwaukee Browns were locked into a tight battle for the NBC West crown, but the other division races were not that competitive with the Patriots, Penguins and Colonels building up big leads as the season went on. The Knights made a race of the ABC East, but the Patriots held them off to win the division in the end. The Penguins and Colonels easily won their divisions, and the Browns took the NBC West. The Penguins swept the Patriots in the ABC Championship Series, while the Colonels took down the Browns in six games. This was the Colonels' first World Series appearance since 1929, when they made it in their fourth season. The Colonels then went on to sweep the Penguins, winning their first championship in team history.