The early rivalry is between the Milwaukee Brewers and Detroit Tigers.
In a mad dash for the 1950 pennant, both the Brewers and Tigers just fell short, both having to settle for a Wild-Card spot ... the Tigers eventually swept the best-of-three Wild-Card Series.
The Tigers went on to sweep Cleveland in the Division Series and roll over the Mariners before falling to the Brooklyn Dodgers in 4 games in the World Series.
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I'm going to have to meet my Maker some day.
And if He asks me why I didn't let this boy play,
and I say it's because he's black,
that might not be a satisfactory answer.
Happy Chandler, 1947
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