A great stretch of series in this section was highlighted by the great performance by Vida Blue of the 1974 Oakland Athletics who threw a no hitter against Connie Mack and the 1933 Philadelphia A's striking out nine. Blue and the Oakland A's would win the series in 5. The other incredible moment came in a game seven between the two New York franchises as the 1976 Mets and the 1967 Yankees battled 18 scoreless innings with 27 men left on base and both teams pitching with incredible determination. A Mickey Mantle home run in the end would help the Yankees pull the upset.
In the most anticipated series the 1940 New York Yankees, lead by Joe DiMaggio, faced off against the champion 2008 Phillies. A Yankee by the name of Babe that was not ruth turned out to be the hero as Babe Dahlgren drove in three runs in game seven and the just like that our second championship club was eliminated. The 1995 Dodgers defeated the great Pedro Martinez and the 2000 Red Sox in another great seven game series while the 1926 Washington Senators defeated the 1958 Dodgers and Sandy Koufax.
Roger Craig managed against himself as the Will Clark lead 1990 Giants defeated the 1979 Padres in six. Finally the Yankees continued their great play as the legendary 1928 team defeated the modern ball of the 2018 Tampa Bay Rays. Babe Ruth was injured in the series but the Yankees had more then enough to win as expected. The 1989 Montreal Expos took an unexpected loss but the biggest strugglers after 60 series have to be the Athletics franchise that is 2-8 in its first 10 series. At least they have Vida Blue.
