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Old 03-08-2018, 05:53 PM   #22
italyprof
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Fine seasons by the M&M brother Mize and Mantle, and an 80-74 season were not enough to lead the Blues to repeat as AL champions. The Philadelphia Athletics walked away with the AL pennant, going 98-56. Frank Robinson led the Athletics with 48 homers, in the process becoming the first player ever to reach 400 home runs, a mark reached by season's end also by Ted Williams.

The all-time home run list now reads Frank Robinson 408, Ted Williams 402.

Ty Cobb won yet another batting title, hitting .374. Clayton Kershaw won 25 games for the Phillies, but the Chicago Orphans, led by Hippo Vaughn's 21 wins and 2.81 ERA, won the NL pennant. Lefty Gomez of the Brewers, and Tom Seaver of the Orphans, led each league in Ks, with 294 and 270 respectively. Davey Lopes stole 96 bases for the Phillies, and Cobb stole 72

The Athletics swept the Orphans in 4 games. Glenn Davis was Series MVP.
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