AL Classic Tiebreaker (Philadelphia Athletics @ Chicago Pale Hose)
The A's just destroyed the Pale Hose in the 7th inning, earning the division title, as well as the bye and the #1 seed in the AL playoffs.
NL Wild Card Tiebreaker (New York Gothams @ Philadelphia Quakers)
For most of the game, Christy Mathewson looked like the hands-down favorite to be the player of the game. Through 7 innings, Mathewson had held the Quakers to just 1 hit, and looked prime to have a complete-game shutout. But then in the eighth inning, Matthewson got into some trouble:
The eighth inning was a sign of what was to come. The Giants scored an insurance run in the ninth inning, and then the Quakers came to bat in the ninth inning. The Quakers scored three runs that inning, sending themselves to the playoffs and sending the Gothams home wondering what the heck just happened:
So here's the seeding for the playoffs (byes in bold):
AL
1.
Philadelphia Athletics: 97-66, 1st place in the AL Classic
2.
New York Yankees: 93-69, 1st place in the AL East
3. Chicago White Sox, 81-81, 1st place in the AL West
4. Chicago Pale Hose, 96-67, 2nd place in the AL Classic
5. New York Highlanders, 94-68, 3rd place in the AL Classic
6. Birmingham Black Barons, 92-70, 2nd place in the AL East
NL
1.
San Francisco Giants, 97-65, 1st place in the NL West
2.
Pittsburgh Alleghenys, 94-68, 1st place in the NL Classic
3. Cincinnati Reds, 91-71, 1st place in the NL East
4. Atlanta Braves, 89-73, 2nd place in the NL East
5. Kansas City Monarchs, 89-73, 2nd place in the NL West
6. Philadelphia Quakers, 88-75, 2nd place in the NL Classic
I think the next post will be previews of the Wild Card Series (I haven't played through them yet.)