[Nick Soulis]

Four upsets highlighted this section and primarily on Lou Piniella's 1990 Cincinnati Reds who dropped out of the competition. The 1947 Indians were a tough draw and took the Reds to seven games where Bob Lemon put the Reds away; the 5 championship team to be eliminated. The 2018 Brewers who made it to the NLCS also fell. The 1949 Tigers got the job done in just 6 games winning all three games at Tiger Stadium.

Maybe the biggest surprise were the 96 loss Atlanta Braves who took control of their series and knocked out the 95 win 1950 Tigers. Dale Murphy and Claudel Washington had a series to remember. The 1931 Pirates pulled a minor upset against Tom Yawkey's 1934 Red Sox; the Pirates just have too much talent on their roster and Gus Suhr lead the way going 10/18. The 1922 White Sox who still had a cloud over their team, played good baseball and took care of the 1918 Phillies in seven games with Ernie Johnson earning MVP.

The debut of the 1969 Seattle Pilots and their "Ball Four" club didnt last long as the 2018 Mariners lead by a big bat from Nelson Cruz took them out in six games. The Colorado Rockies ripped the 1935 Phillies in five games scoring runs like a pinball machine and proving that their is some hope in this franchise. Maybe the star of the entire section was Ed Walsh of the 1911 White Sox. Walsh battled Steven Strasburg and got the better of him striking out 25 batters in 3 starts and 1.69 ERA. The 1911 White Sox won the series in seven with Walsh on the mound in a complete game clincher.

Finally the section ended with two dominant sweeps. The 2013 Tigers behind Matt Scherzer and Justin Verlander smothered the 2012 Royals as Miguel Cabrera got a hit just about every time he came to the plate. Lastly the 1990 Blue Jays are much better then people remember and proved it destroying Connie Mack and his makeshift pitching for the losing club.