The Best Team Of All Time Tournament...With A Twist

[monkeyman576]

Number of Teams: 64

Number of Teams Per Franchise: Each Franchise will be awarded either one, two or three slots depending on their franchises overall prestige. No team will have zero slots and no team will have four slots or more.

Tournament structure: There will be 64 teams playing. All matchups will be entirely random as per random.org. There will be no seeding. In each matchup, each team will play each other 162 times, and the team with the most wins after 162 games will be declared the winner of the matchup and advance to the next round

Tampa Bay Rays

Number of Teams: 1
Year: 2008
Comments: I would have considered the 2020 Rays, but they aren't available in my 2020 OOTP
Program. For me, the Rays don't have enough history to be considered for 2 slots.

Boston Red Sox

Number of Teams: 3
Years: 2018, 2004, 1916
Comments: One of baseball's most storied franchises, allowing 3 teams was an easy choice,
even though most of ther success has come in recent years. Good teams that missed the cut
were the 1986, 1975, and 1942 teams, but none of those were world series champions.

Toronto Blue Jays:

Number of Teams: 1
Year: 1992
Comments: They only have one series title and are an expansion team, so it's hard to argue that
they deserve two slots. The '92 team gets the nod over the '93 team by virtue of having one more
regular season win. The Blue Jays have had a hard knock historically by getting drawn into the same
division as the Red Sox and Yankees, two of the biggest spenders in baseball.

New York Yankees

Number of Teams: 3
Years: 1998, 1961, 1927
Comments: Easily the most storied team in baseball history, with almost 30 world series titles
there are some great teams that have to get left out, including the 1939, 1977, and 2008 teams.

Baltimore Orioles

Number of Teams: 2
Years: 1983, 1970
Comments: Due to the number of historical franchises in baseball, I had to consider giving the
Orioles only one team, but I decided to throw them a bone and give them two. The Orioles
were a dynasty in the late '60s and early '70s with two 20 game winners in Mike Cuellar and
Dave McNally and that doesn't even mention Jim Palmer.

Chicago White Sox

Number of Teams: 2
Years: 2005, 1917
Coments: Another franchise that was tough to decide between one or two teams due to their
low number of pennants compared to years in the league, but due to their storied history
I decided to go with 2.

Cleveland Indians

Number of Teams: 2
Years: 2016, 1995, 1954
Comments: A franchise known for losing more than winning, I chose the 1954 team over the
star studded 1995 team because they had more wins, 111 vs. 108.

Kansas City Royals

Number of Teams: 2
Year: 2015, 1985
Comments: An expansion franchise with only one world series title, so 1 slot is really all they
deserved. The argument could be made for the 1977 team.
Detroit Tigers

Number of Teams: 2
Years: 1984, 1968, 1934
Comments: The argument could be made for 3 teams as they have a stable of hall of fame players
and 4 world championships, but not every team that potentially deserves 3 teams gets it in this
format.

Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins

Number of Teams: 2
Years: 1969, 1924
Comments: Hard to leave the '24 Senators team out that featured Walter Johnson, one of the greatest
pitchers of all time, and the '69 Twins are the greatest modern team of the franchise. The '91 Twins
were a fun team but overrated.

Oakland Athletics/Philadelphia Athletics

Number of Teams: 3
Years: 1988, 1973, 1929
Comments: A lot of great teams from this franchise in all eras of baseball, from the bash brothers
of the '80s to Mickey Cochrane, Al Simmons and Jimmy Foxx of the '20 and '30s. An easy 3 team
inclusion.

Houston Astros

Number of Teams: 2
Year: 2017, 2005
Comments: A lot of good teams that don't make the cut including the 1986 Astros teams,
but they were not world series winners and the Astros don't have a history that stands out among
the all time greats.

Los Angeles Angels/Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim/Anaheim Angels/California Angels

Number of Teams: 1
Year: 2002
Comments: This was a pretty obvious choice, the one championship in Anaheim. Not really any other
major contending years.

Seattle Mariners

Number of Teams: 2
Year: 2001, 1995
Comments: The Mariners probably only deserve one spot but I had to add some teams
in at the end due to the format.

Texas Rangers

Number of Teams: 1
Year: 2011
Comments: Another underachieving franchise, it's a surprise they've never won a world series. Their
best season was the second of their two world series appearances as they got six more regular
season wins that year.

New York Mets

Number of Teams: 3
Years: 1969, 1986, 2015
Comments: Even though they are an expansion team, they have done fairly well considering the number
of years they have been in the leauge. The 2000 team had 4 more wins than the 2015 team so they get the
nod.

Philadelphia Phillies

Number of Teams: 2
Years: 2008, 1993, 1977
Comments: The Phillies were bad for a long time before they became contendors in the 1970s. The case
could be made to only give them one slot, but the 70s teams and the 2000s teams were far enough apart
that I thought it warranted two. A case could be made for the '80 Phillies who won it all but they
won 10 fewer regular season games than the '77 Phillies.

Atlanta Braves/Milwaukee Braves/Boston Braves/Boston Doves

Number of Teams: 2
Years: 1999, 1969, 1957
Comments: There were several good teams in the '90s that didn't make the cut. The '99 team had
far more regular season wins than the '95 team that won it all, and the '96 team had a lot of wins
but got eliminated in the NLCS.

Washington Nationals/Montreal Expos

Number of Teams: 1
Year: 1994
Comments: The 2019 World Championship Nationals team was not avaialable in the 2020 OOTP game and
the '94 Expos were the best team from this franchise even though it was a strike shortened year.
Most experts think they had a good shot at winning it all.

Miami Marlins/Florida Marlins

Number of Teams:1
Year: 1997
Comments: The 2003 Marlins won in 6 games compared to 7 for the '97 team but the '97 team had one more
win. Tough to choose between them it was basically a flip of the coin. Not enough pedigree in the
franchise for two slots.

Chicago Cubs

Number of Teams: 2
Years: 2016, 1906
Comments: Another storied franchise known more for losing than winning, the Cubs broke through
in 2016 after more than a century without a title. The 1906 team is an all time great team
with 116 wins.

Milwaukee Brewers/Seattle Pilots

Number Of Teams: 1
Year: 1982
Comments: The Brewers don't have any championships so I'm not sure that they even deserve a seat
at the table, but tournament rules dictate that it's required, so I'm going with the 1982 team that
made it to the world series. The 2011 and 2018 teams that made it to the NLCS were also good.

Cincinatti Reds

Number of Teams: 3
Years: 1990, 1975, 1940
Comments: The Reds have had some good/great teams in all eras, despite being in a smaller market,
so I had to give them the benefit of the doubt and give them 3 slots here. I had to leave out the
1919 and 1976 world series winning teams.

St. Louis Cardinals

Number of Teams: 3
Years: 1931, 1967, 1985
Comments: So many good teams that I had to leave out due to the tournament structure including
the Albert Pujols led 2011 and 2006 teams, the 1982 and 1946 teams, among others.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Number of Teams: 3
Years: 1979, 1971, 1909
Comments: The Pirates have been struggling for many years in modern times, but they have had some
good teams including Roberto Clemente's 1979 team and Honus Wagners 1909 team that won 110 games
AND captured the title.

San Francisco Giants/New York Giants

Number of Teams: 3
Years: 2012, 1954, 1905
Comments: Also one of baseball's most successfull teams, the Giants have won 23 pennants and 8
championships. The teams that had to be left off are too numerous to mention but a shout out
goes to the 1933 Giants and the 1921-22 Giants.

Los Angeles Dodgers/Brooklyn Dodgers

Number of Teams: 3
Years: 1988, 1963, 1955
Comments: The 2020 team is not available in my game. The 1963 team had more wins than the
formidable 1965 team, and the 1955 team gets the nod over the 1953 team because it won the series
where the 1953 team did not. A lot of other teams that didn't make the cut because they were in
the same general era as the '63 and '55 teams.

San Diego Padres

Number of Teams: 1
Year: 1984
Comments: Although I'm sure Fernando Tatis Jr will bring the Padres a title at some point, at this
point in the Padres history the best team was from 1984 that was lead by hall of famer Tony Gwynn, the
team lost to the Tigers in the World Series.

Colorado Rockies

Number of Teams: 1
Year: 2007
Comments: The Rockies haven't enjoyed a whole lot of success since joining the league in 1993, but they
did have one good year in '07 where they made it to the series before losing to the Red Sox.

Arizona Diamondbacks

Number of Teams: 1
Year: 2001
Comments: The Diamondbacks tried to use free agency to build a championship in the early 2000s and they
suceeded in 2001 with Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling, beating a heavily favored Yankees team in an
exciting 7 game series on the backdrop of 9/11.

[monkeyman576]

The Bracket:
Here is the bracket for the 64 teams competing in the tournament.
'54 Indians v. '01 Dbacks
'55 Dodgers v. '85 Royals
'99 Braves v. 2015 Mets
2005 Astros vs. '97 Marlins
'84 Tigers v. '70 Orioles
'98 Yankees v. '59 White Sox
2016 Indians v. 1906 Cubs
2008 Rays vs. '83 Orioles
'40 Reds vs. 2017 Astros
'90 Reds vs. '69 Braves
'54 Giants vs. 1916 Red Sox
'75 Reds vs. 2002 Angels
'73 Athletics vs. 1905 Giants
'68 Tigers vs. '27 Yankees
'69 Mets v. '31 Cardinals
2016 Cubs v. '67 Cardinals
2004 Red Sox v. '95 Indians
2015 Royals v. '77 Phillies
2007 Rockies v. '71 Pirates
'86 Astros v. '82 Brewers
'34 Tigers v. '79 Pirates
'57 Braves v. '93 Philliers
1986 Mets v. '92 Blue Jays
'24 Senators v. '95 Mariners
'61 Yankees v. '29 Athletics
'94 Expos v. 1917 White Sox
2001 Mariners v. 2018 Red Sox
'63 Dodgers v. 2005 White Sox
2008 Phillies v. '84 Padres
'88 Dodgers v. 1909 Pirates
'69 Twins v. '85 Cardinals
2012 Giants v. '88 Athletics

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1954 Cleveland Indians

Record: 111-43-2
Playoffs: Lost World Series 4-0 to New York Giants
Top Batting OPS+: 3B Al Rosen
Top Pitching ERA+: SP Mike Garcia

2001 Arizona Diamondbacks

Regular Season Record: 92-70
Playoffs: Won NLDS 3-2 v St. Louis, Won NLCS 4-1 v. Atlanta, Won World Series 4-3 v. New York Yankees
Top Batting OPS+: LF Luis Gonzales
Top Pitching ERA+: SP Randy Johnson

Result: It was a close series throughout, as the Diamondbacks edged the Indians by 5 games, 83-78. Randy Johnson went 22-7 with a 2.20 ERA for the DBacks, and Curt Schilling went 17-11 with a 3.33 ERA. Reggie Sanders led on offense with 45 HR, while Luis Gonzales hit .325/37 HR. For the losing '54 Indians, their pitching was not great, as there were no pitchers with .500 records, but on offense Larry Doby went .301/48 HR, Bobby Avila went .368/26 HR, and Al Rosen went .316/38 HR. The '01 Diamondbacks will play the winners of the '55 Dodgers and the '85 Royals in Round 2.
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1955 Dodgers

Regular Season: 99-55-1
Postseason: Won World Series 4-3 v. New York Yankees
Top Batting OPS+: CF Duke Snider
Top Pitching ERA+: SP Don Newcombe

1985 Royals

Regular Season: 91-71
Postseason: Won ALCS 4-3 v. Toronto Blue Jays, Won World Series 4-3 v. St. Louis Cardinals
Top Batting OPS+: 3B George Brett
Top Pitching ERA+: SP Charlie Liebrandt

Result: This was an absolute blowout, as the '55 Dodgers crushed the '85 Royals 126-35. The Dodgers clinched in August and continued to roll after that. Don Newcombe led Dodger pitchers with a 19-5 record and a 4.53 ERA. Duke Snider led Dodger hitters with a .387/41 HR clip and Carl Furillo broke the .400 barrier with a .411/31 HR clip. Roy Campanella, Gil Hodges, and Jim Gilliam all hit above .370 as well. The '55 Dodgers had an 18 game winning streak at one point in May, and a 23 game winning streak in June-July.
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1999 Braves

Regular Season: 103-59
Postseason: Won NLDS 3-1 v. Houston, Won NLCS 4-2 v. NY Mets, Lost World Series 4-0 v. NY Yankees
Top Batting OPS+: 3B Chipper Jones
Top Pitching ERA+: SP Kevin Millwood

2015 Mets

Regular Season: 90-72
Postseason: Won NLDS 3-2 v. LA Dodgers, Won NLCS 4-0 v. Chicago Cubs, Lost World Series 4-1 v. Kansas City
Top Batting OPS+: 1B Lucas Duca
Top Pitching ERA+: SP Jacob DeGrom

Result: The Pitching led '99 Braves dominated the 2015 Mets, clinching on August 23rd and winning the series 100-61. The Braves had 4 starters with 13 wins or more, led by Tom Glavines 16-4 2.41 ERA and Greg Maddux's 18-7 3.08 ERA. Ryan Klesko and Andruw Jones each had a .300 avg and 30 HR on offense.
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2005 Houston Astros

Regular Season: 89-73-1
Postseason: Won NLDS 3-1 v. Atlanta, Won NLCS 4-2 v. St. Louis, Lost World Series 4-0 v. Chicago White Sox
Top Batting OPS+: 3B Morgan Ensburg
Top Pitching ERA+: SP Roger Clemens

1997 Florida Marlins

Regular Season: 92-70
Postseason: Won NLDS 3-0 v. SF Giants, Won NLDS 4-2 v. Atlanta Braves, Won WS 4-3 v. Cleveland
Top Batting OPS+: RF Gary Sheffield
Top Pitching ERA+: SP Kevin Brown

Result: The '97 Marlins started off slowly, but steadily improved throughout the season and clinched on September 13th leading 82-71 in the standings. The Astros led by 7 games after April, but the Marlins cut that to 4 games by the end of May, 1 game by the end of June, and by August 1st they were ahead by 6 games. The Marlins ended up winning the series 85-76 and sent the Astros home packing. There were no real standout performers for the Marlins but the '97 Marlins lead in almost all team categories.

[majormet]

Was it an error that you omitted the 1986 Mets one of the best teams ever, they had a lot of great platoons and a dominant pitching staff. .. not sure if the 1991 Twins should have made it but at least one of those 2 teams 1987 or 1991 if just for Frank Viola's sake LOL It is an original concept for sure I will be following my guess would have 3 teams that could win it all 1927 Yankees, the Mariners team with all the wins, or the 1973 A's.

[monkeyman576]

You're right, I am going to replace the 2000 Mets with the 1986 Mets. I don't know how I overlooked that. I'm sure the '27 Yankees are the odds on favorites but the '75 Reds, '55 Dodgers, and '98 Yankees were great teams as well.

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1984 Tigers

Regular Season: 104-58
Postseason: Won ALCS 3-0 vs. KC Royals, Won WS 4-1 vs. SD Padres
Top OPS+ Batting: RF Kirk Gibson
Top ERA+ Pitching: CL Willie Hernandez

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1970 Orioles

Regular Season: 108-54
Postseason: Won ALCS 3-0 v. Minnesota Twins, Won World Series 4-1 vs. Cincinatti Reds
Top OPS+ Batting: 1B Boog Powell
Top ERA+ PItching; SP Jim Palmer

Result: An extremely close series with the '84 Tigers eventually winning by 1 game, 82-81 the '84 Tigers had a huge 11 game lead after April, the '70 Orioles made it close in May and it stayed close the rest of the way after that. The '84 Tigers increased their lead to 4 games on Sept 11th, but the '70 Orioles won 6 out of 7 Sept 15th - Sept 22nd to tie the series 81-81, and the '84 Tigers won the series tiebreaker 4-3 in 13 innings. Really this series could have gone either way. Juan Berenger went 17-10 with a 3.31 ERA for the '84 Tigers pitching staff, and Chet Lemon had a .282 AVG and 30 HR. For the losing '70 Orioles, Dave McNally went 19-10 with a 3.78 ERA, while Merv Rettenmund went .313 with 19 HR.

1998 New York Yankees

Regular Season: 114-48
Postseason: Won ALDS 3-0 v. Texas Rangers, Won ALCS 4-2 v. Cleveland Indians, Won WS 4-0 v. San Diego Padres
Top OPS+ Batting: CF Bernie Williams
Top ERA+ Pitching: CL Mariano Rivera

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1959 Chicago White Sox

Regular Season: 94-60-2
Postseason: Lost WS 4-2 to LA Dodgers
Top OPS+ Batting: C Sherm Lollar
Top ERA+ Pitching: P Bob Shaw

Result: The '59 White Sox surprisingly kept it close against one of the greatest teams of all time early, only trailing by 3 games in mid May, but the '98 Yankees steamrolled from there, clinching in August and winning the series 103-58. The '98 Yankees had 6 players on offense hit .300, lead by Jorge Posada's .347 27 HR, and Derek Jeters .323 AVG. David Wells went 17-7 with a 3.64 ERA and Andy Pettite went 18-12 with a 3.41 ERA. For the White Sox, Nellie Fox hit .330 on offense.

2016 Indians

Regular Season: 94-67
Postseason: Won ALCS 3-0 v. Boston Red Sox, Won ALCS 4-1 v. Toronto Blue Jays, Lost World Series 4-3 v. Chicago Cubs
Top OPS+ Batting: CF Tyler Naquin
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Corey Kluber

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1906 Chicago Cubs

Regular Season: 116-36
Postseason: Won WS 4-2 vs. Chicago White Sox
Top OPS+ Batting: 1B Frank Chance
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Jack Pfiester

Results: This series was never close as the 1906 Cubs jumped out to a 33-7 start and clinched on Aug 4 with a 82-34 record, eventually winning the series 116-45, with the exact same number of wins that they had in real life. The '06 Cubs had six players bat over .300 and Frank Chance went .372 31 HR, and Frank Schulte went an even better .333 49 HR. 4 pitchers had 20 wins or better, lead by Frank Beebe's 27-7 2.53 ERA. The 1906 Cubs had a 17 game winning streak Aug-Sept.

2008 Rays

Regular Season: 97-65
Postseason: Won ALDS 3-1 vs. Chicago White Sox, Won ALCS 4-3 vs. Boston Red Sox, Lost WS 4-1 vs. Philadelphia Phillies
Top OPS+ Batting: 1B Carlos Pena
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Scott Kazmir

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1983 Orioles

Regular Season: 98-64
Postseason: Won ALCS 3-1 vs. Chicago White Sox, Won World Series 4-1 vs. Philadelphia Phillies
Top OPS+ Batting: 1B Eddie Murray
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Mike Boddicker

Results: The '08 Rays dominated, winning the series 107-54. Matt Garza and James Shields each had 17 wins and an ERA under 3.00. Evan Longoria hit .357 38 HR and Eric Hinske hit .308 22 HR.
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1940 Reds

Regular Season: 100-53
Postseason: Won WS 4-3 vs. Detroit Tigers
Top OPS+ Batting: C Ernie Lombardi
TOP ERA+ Pitching: SP Buckie Walters

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2017 Astros

Regular Season: 101-61
Postseason: Won ALDS 3-1 v. Boston Red Sox, Won ALCS 4-3 v. New York Yankees, Won World Series 4-3 v. LA Dodgers
Top OPS+ Batting: 2B Jose Altuve
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Dallas Kuechal

Result: A close series, with the standings being neck and neck most of the way, it was tied August 1st, then the '40 Reds started pulling ahead, winning the series with an 84-77 record. Junior Thompson and Paul Derringer lead the way for the Reds pitching staff, going 16-9 and 16-7 respectively, with ERAs under 4.00. Vince DiMaggio, Ernie Lombardi, and Mike McCormick hit over .300 as well. Carlos Correa hit .332 24 HR and George Springer hit .312 22 HR, while the Astros pitching staff struggled with no one over .500 or under 4.00 ERA.
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1990 Cincinatti Reds

Regular Season: 91-71
Postseason: Won NLCS vs. Pittsuburgh Pirates 4-2, Won WS vs. Oakland A's 4-0
Top OPS+ Batting: CF Eric Davis
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Jose Rijo

1969 Atlanta Braves

Regular Season: 93-69
Postseason: Lost NLCS 3-0 vs. NY Mets
Top OPS+ Batting: RF Henry Aaron
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Phil Niekro

Results: The outcome wasn't as close as the final record, the '90 Reds won 88-73 but it was pretty much a 5 to 10 game lead for the '90 Reds throughout the season. Jack Armstrong went 18-9 with a 2.80 ERA to lead the '90 Reds pitching staff and Chris Sabo and Paul O'Neill each had 36 HRs for the offense. Phil Neikro went 16-11 2.47 and Ron Reed went 16-13 3.26 for the '69 Braves in the loss, while Hank Aaron clipped .293 38 HRs.

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1954 New York Giants

Regular Season: 97-57
Postseason: Won World Series 4-0 vs. Cleveland Indians
Top OPS+ Batting: CF Willy Mays
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Johnny Antonelli

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1916 Boston Red Sox

Regular Season: 91-63-2
Postseason: Won WS 4-1 vs. Brooklyn Robins
Top OPS+ Batting: 3B Larry Gardner
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Babe Ruth

Results: A pretty close series overall, with the 1916 Red Sox winning by 8 games 86-74.The Red Sox got to an early 8 game lead in may, before the Giants managed to tie the season in June, but from there the Red Sox pretty much took over. Babe Ruth lead the Red Sox pitching staff with a 21-14 record and a 3.08 ERA, while 7 of the 8 Red Sox hitters had a .300 or better average, led by Larry Gardner, who nearly hit .400 with a .396 average. Willy Mays hit .370 with 27 HRs for the losing Giants.
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1975 Cincinatti Reds

Regular Season: 108-54
Postseason: Won NLCS 3-0 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, Won WS 4-3 vs. Boston Red Sox
Top OPS+ Batting: 2B Joe Morgan
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Don Gullet

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2002 Anaheim Angels

Regular Season: 99-63
Postseason: Won ALDS 3-1 vs. NY Yankees, Won ALCS 4-1 vs. Minnesota Twins, Won WS 4-3 vs. San Francisco Giants
Top OPS+ Batting: RF Tim Salmon
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Jerrod Washburn

Results: Surprisingly, the '02 Angels were able to keep it close for most of the way, even tying the season in mid September, before the '75 Reds went on a 9 game winning streak late in the season to clinch and win the season 85-75. Don Gullet lead the Reds pitching staff with a 16-12 record and 3.17 ERA. The Reds offense did not do as well as expected, with only Ken Griffey hitting over .300 at .301. Jarrod Washburn and Kevin Appier each had ERA's under 3.10 for the Angels, while Adam Kennedy hit .332 and Garret Ancerson hit .296 with 29 HRs in the loss.
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1973 Oakland Athletics

Regular Season: 94-68
Postseason: Won ALCS 3-2 vs. Baltimore Orioles, Won World Series 4-3 vs. NY Mets
Top OPS+ Batting: RF Reggie Jackson
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Ken Holtzman

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1905 New York Giants

Regular Season: 105-48-2
Postseason: Won WS 4-2 vs. Philadelphia Athletics
Top OPS+ Batting: OF Mike Donlin
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Christy Matthewson

Results: The 1905 Giants won handily with a 92-69 record. Pitching won the day for the 1905 Giants as they had 3 starters with 17 wins or more, Christy Matthewson, Red Ames, and Hooks Wiltse, but they also had 4 players hit .300. Reggie Jackson hit .324 with 21 HR for the A's in the loss.

1968 Detroit Tigers

Regular Season: 103-59-2
Postseason: Won WS 4-3 vs. St. Louis Cardinals
Top OPS+ Batting: LF Willie Horton
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Denny McClain

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1927 New York Yankees

Regular Season: 110-44-1
Postseason: Won WS 4-0 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
Top OPS+ Batting: OF Babe Ruth
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Waite Hoyt

Results: Murderer's Row showed why they got their nickname in a 100-62 blowout of the '68 Tigers. Lou Gherig hit .377/44 HR and Babe Ruth hit .342/41 HR, while George Pipgras went 22-7 with a 3.08 ERA and Waite Hoyte went 18-10 with a 3.68 ERA. Dick McAullife and Willie Horton both hit over .300 for the '68 Tigers in the loss.

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1969 New York Mets

Regular Season: 100-62
Postseason: Won NLCS 3-0 vs. Atlanta Braves, Won WS 4-1 vs. Baltimore Orioles
Top OPS+ Batting: LF Cleon Jones
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Tom Seaver

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1931 St. Louis Cardinals

Regular Season: 101-53
Postseason: Won WS 4-3 vs. Philadelphia Athletics
Top OPS+ Batting: OF Chick Hafey
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Bill Hallahan

Results: Started out very close, the '31 Cardinals only held a 1 game lead through mid June, but then the Cardinals won 12 out of 15 in late June early July to take control, and ultimately win 87-74. Paul Derringer and Syl Johnson each had 20 win seasons for the '31 Cardinals, while Chick Hafey and Frankie Frisch each had .300 batting seasons. The '69 Mets had 3 players(Jones, Agee and Shamsky) each bat .300 while Shamsky added 46 HRs, but their pitching was not good enough to subdue the Cardinals. Tom Seaver pitched a 1 hitter in one of his starts for the '69 Mets.

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2016 Chicago Cubs

Regular Season: 103-58-1
Postseason: Won NLDS 3-1 vs. SF Giants, Won NLDS 4-2 vs. LA Dodgers, Won WS 4-3 vs. Cleveland Indians
Top OPS+ Batting: 3B Kris Bryant
TOP ERA+ Pitching: SP Kyle Hendricks

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1967 St. Louis Cardinals

Regular Season: 101-60
Postseason: Won WS 4-3 vs. Boston Red Sox
Top OPS+ Batting: 1B Orlando Cepeda
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Steve Carlton

Results: By far the closest series so far. The '16 Cubs jumped out to a 17 game lead by mid summer, but the '67 Cardinals were able to eat away at a 9 game September 1st defecit to eventually tie the series at 81-81 and force a tiebreaker. Jorge Solar hit a home run in the 9th inning of the tiebreaker game to give the '16 Cubs the game 5-3 and a 82-81 series win. Jon Lester went 17-12 with a 3.02 ERA for the '16 Cubs pitching staff. Steve Carlton went 17-11 with a 3.45 ERA for the Cardinals pitching staff.
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2004 Boston Red Sox

Regular Season: 98-64
Postseason: Won ALDS 3-0 vs. Anaheim Angels, Won ALCS 4-3 vs. NY Yankees, won WS 4-0 vs. St. Louis Cardinals
Top OPS+ Batting: LF Manny Ramirez
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Pedro Martinez

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1995 Cleveland Indians

Regular Season: 100-44-0(Strike Shortened)
Postseason: Won ALDS 3-0 vs. Boston Red Sox, Won ALCS 4-2 vs. Seattle Mariners, Lost World Series 4-2 vs. Atlanta Braves
Top OPS+ Batting: LF Albert Belle
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Charles Nagy

Results: This series went to the wire as well, as the '95 Indians defeated the '04 Red Sox 82-81. The '04 Red Sox had an 8 game lead in late June, but they couldn't hold on, as the Indians stormed ahead in August. By September 10th the Indians had built a 5 game lead, which the Red Sox managed to erase to force a tiebreaker game at 81-81. The '95 Indians won the tiebreaker 8-1, Manny Ramirez went 3 for 5 with 4 RBI and a double. Jim Thome and Manny Ramirez each had a .300 average and 30 HR for the '95 Indians. David Ortiz had a .302 AVG and 27 HR for the '04 Red Sox. Pedro Martinez battled injuries throughout the season or the '04 Red Sox may have been more dominant.
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2015 Kansas City Royals

Regular Season: 95-67
Postseason: Won ALDS 3-2 vs. Houston Astros, Won ALCS 4-2 vs. Toronto Blue Jays, Won WS 4-1 vs. NY Mets
Top OPS+ Batting: DH Kendrys Morales
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Edinson Volquez

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1977 Philadelphia Phillies

Regular Season: 101-61
Postseason: Lost NLCS 3-1 vs. LA Dodgers
Top OPS+ Batting: LF Greg Luziski
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Steve Carlton

Results: The '77 Phillies dominated this one and won 98-64. All 4 Phillies starters won 15 games or more, and Greg Luzinski and Mike Schmidt both hit over 35 HR. The '15 Royals had 4 players with over 20 HR(Moustakas, Cain, Hosmer, and Perez) but bad pitching doomed them from the start and they were never really in it.
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2007 Colorado Rockies

Regular Season: 90-73
Postseason: Won ALDS vs. Philadelphia Phillies 3-0, Won ALCS vs. Arizona Diamondbacks 4-0, Lost WS vs. Boston Red Sox 4-0
Top OPS+ Batting: LF Matt Holliday
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Aaron Cook

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1971 Pittsburgh Pirates

Regular Season: 97-65
Postseason: Won NLCS 3-1 vs. SF Giants, Won WS 4-3 vs. Baltimore Orioles
Top OPS+ Batting: LF Willie Stargell
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Steve Blass

Result: The '71 Pirates jumped ahead early, grabbing a 10 game lead after 2 months of the season. The '07 Rockies starting playing better in August, and they were able to get as close as 4 games but could not manage to win the series, losing 83-79 to the '71 Pirates. Hebner and Stargell each had 35 HR seasons for the Pirates, while Roberto Clemente hit .300. The highest Rockies home run total was 21 by Garrett Atkins even though the Rockies played half the games in Coors field.
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1986 Houston Astros

Regular Season: 96-66
Postseason: Lost NLCS 4-2 vs. NY Mets
Top OPS+ Batting: 3B Denny Walling
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Mike Scott

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1982 Milwaukee Brewers

Regular Season: 95-67-1
Postseason: Won ALCS 3-2 vs. California Angels, Lost WS 4-3 vs. St. Louis Cardinals
Top OPS+ Batting: SS Robin Yount
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Pete Vucovich

Results: Shockingly, the '86 Astros demolished the '82 Brewers 106-56.Mike Scott and Bob Knepper both had 20 win seasons and sub 2.50 ERA's for the '86 Astros, while their offense clobbered Brewers pitching with six starters hitting over .300. The '82 Brewers only had one player, Paul Moliter, hit .300.
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1934 Detroit Tigers

Regular Season: 101-53
Postseason: Lost WS 4-3 vs. St. Louis Cardinals
Top OPS+ Batting: 1B Hank Greenberg
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Schoolboy Rowe

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1979 Pittsburgh Pirates

Regular Season: 98-64-1
Postseason: Won NLCS 3-0 vs. Cincinatti Reds, Won WS 4-3 vs. Baltimore Orioles
Top OPS+ Batting: RF Dave Parker
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Bruce Kison

Results: It was close for the first 60 games as the '34 Tigers only lead by 2 games on June 1st, but by July 1st the lead had expanded to 13 games, and by August it was 20 games, resulting in a 93-69 win for the '34 Tigers. Schoolboy Rowe and Tommy Bridges each had 20 win seasons for the '34 Tigers, and Hank Greenberg smashed a .330/40 HR clip. Dave Parker and Willie Stargell each batted over .290 and 35 HR for the '79 Pirates but it wasn't enough to keep it close in the end.

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1957 Milwaukee Braves

Regular Season: 97-59-1
Postseason: Won WS 4-3 vs. NY Yankees
Top OPS+ Batting: RF Henry Aaron
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Warren Spahn

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1993 Philadelphia Phillies

Regular Season: 97-65
Postseason: Won NLCS 4-2 vs. Atlanta Braves, Lost WS 4-2 vs. Toronto Blue Jays
Top OPS+ Batting: 1B John Kruk
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Terry Mulholland

Results: The '93 Phillies got off to a quick start, jumping out to a 11 game lead by May 20, and they ended up winning by 14 games 88-74. Tommy Greene went 16-11 with a 2.86 ERA for the Phillies and Curt Schilling went 13-10 with a 3.61 ERA. John Kruk, Jim Eisenrich, and Kevin Stocker each batted .300. Hank Aaron and Wes Covington both batted .290 and had 20 HR for the Braves in the loss.
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1986 New York Mets

Regular Season: 108-54
Postseason: Won NLCS 4-2 vs. Houston Astros, Won World Series 4-3 vs. Boston Red Sox
Top OPS+ Batting: 1B Keith Hernandez
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Bob Ojeda

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1992 Toronto Blue Jays

Regular Season: 96-66
Postseason: Won ALCS 4-2 vs. Oakland A's, Won World Series 4-2 vs. Atlanta Braves
Top OPS+ Batting: DH Dave Winfield
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Juan Guzman

Results: As favorites, the '86 Mets won this won handily 101-61. Sid Fernandez and Bobby Ojeda each had 20 win seasons, while Darryl Strawberry hit .301/27 HR. Juan Guzman went 17-11 with a 3.03 ERA for the losing side.
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1924 Washington Senators

Regular Season: 92-62-2
Postseason: Won WS 4-3 vs. NY Giants
Top OPS+ Batting: OF Goose Goslin
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Walter Johnson

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1995 Seattle Mariners

Regular Season: 79-66(strike shortened)
Postseason: Won ALDS 3-2 v. NY Yankees, Lost ALCS 4-2 v. Cleveland Indians
Top OPS+ Batting: 1B Tino Martinez
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Randy Johnson

Results: The '95 Mariners upset the '24 Senators 95-67. The Mariners offense was on fire throughout, with Edgar Martinez, Tino Martinez, Griffey, and Buhner all having 30 HR or more, lead by Edgar's .352 56 HRs. Randy Johnson was 24-7 with a 1.62 ERA. Walter Johnson had a 2.89 ERA for the Senators but could only pick up 16 wins.
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1961 New York Yankees

Regular Season: 109-53-1
Postseason: Won WS 4-1 vs. Cincinatti Reds
Top OPS+ Batting: CF Mickey Mantle
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Whitey Ford

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1929 Philadelphia Athletics
Regular Season: 104-46-1
Postseason: Won WS 4-1 vs. Chicago Cubs

Top OPS+ Batting: 1B Jimmy Foxx
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Lefty Grove

Results: The '61 Yankees powered past the '29 Athletics 90-72. All '61 Yankees starters had an era of 3.17 or below. Lefty Grove went 20-14 with a 2.44 ERA in the loss for the '61 Yankees.
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1994 Montreal Expos

Regular Season: 74-40(Partial Season)
Postseason: Cancelled
Top OPS+ Batting: LF Moises Alou
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Jeff Fassero

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1917 Chicago White Sox

Regular Season: 100-54-2
Postseason: Won WS 4-2 vs. NY Giants
Top OPS+ Batting: OF Shoeless Joe Jackson
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Eddie Ciocotte

Results: The 1917 White Sox held on to nip the '94 Expos 83-79. They were ahead by as many as 12 games in Mid August. Eddie Ciciotte went 22-14 for the '17 White Sox, and Heine Felsch hit .412 with 42 HR, no player in real life ever hit .400 with 40 HR. Pedro Martinez went 18-12 and Larry Walker hit .355 with 34 HR in the loss for the Expos.
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2001 Seattle Mariners

Regular Season: 116-46-0
Postseason: Won ALDS 3-2 vs. Cleveland Indians Lost ALCS 4-1 vs. NY Yankees
Top OPS+ Batting: 2B Bret Boone
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Freddy Garcia

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2018 Boston Red Sox

Regular Season: 108-54
Postseason: Won ALDS 3-1 vs. NY Yankees, Won ALCS 4-1 vs. Houston Astros, Won WS 4-1 vs. LA Dodgers
Top OPS+ Batting: RF Mookie Betts
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Chris Sale

Results: The '01 Mariners got off to a quick start and were able to subdue the 2018 Red Sox 96-66. Freddy Garcia went 20-9 while Jamie Moyer went 17-8. Ichiro Suzuki, Bret Boone, and John Olerud all hit .300. The '18 Red Sox played well with 3 starting pithchers in the 3.00 range for ERA, and 3 players batting .300, but it wasn't enough.

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1963 Los Angeles Dodgers

Regular Season: 99-63-1
Postseason: Won WS 4-0 vs. NY Yankees
Top OPS+ Batting: RF Frank Howard
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Sandy Koufax

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2005 Chicago White Sox

Regular Season: 99-63
Postseason: Won ALDS 3-0 vs. Boston Red Sox, Won ALCS 4-1 vs. LA Angels, Won WS 4-0 vs. Houston Astros
Top OPS+ Batting: 1B Paul Konerko
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Mark Buehrle

Result: The '63 Dodgers dominated and won 86-58. The Dodgers had excellent pitching with Don Drysdale going 22-6 with a Johnny Podres with a 15-8 record and 2.34 ERA. Frank Howard hit .287 with 31 HR on offense. Paul Konerko hit .265 with 31 HR for the White Sox in the loss.
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2008 Philadelphia Phillies

Regular Season: 92-70
Postseason: Won NLCS 3-1 vs. Milwaukee Brewers, Won NLCS 4-1 vs. LA Dodgers, Won WS 4-1 vs. Tampa Bay Rays
Top OPS+ Batting: 2B Chase Utley
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Cole Hamels

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1984 San Diego Padres

Regular Season: 92-70
Postseason: Won NLCS 3-2 vs. Chicago Cubs, Lost WS 4-1 vs. Detroit Tigers
Top OPS+ Batting: RF Tony Gwynn
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Mark Thurmond

Results: The '84 Padres kept it as close as 3 games until mid July, but from there the '08 Phillies dominated eventually winning 91-71. Cole Hamels went 23-6 with a 2.44 ERA and Chase Utley and Ryan Howard were both around .300 and 35 HR on offense. Tony Gwynn batted .359 in the loss for the '84 Padres.
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1988 Los Angeles Dodgers

Regular Season: 94-67-1
Postseason: Won NLCS 4-3 vs. NY Mets, Won WS 4-1 vs. Oakland A's
Top OPS+ Batting: LF Kirk Gibson
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Orel Hershiser
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1909 Pittsburgh Pirates

Regular Season: 110-42-2
Postseason: Won WS 4-3 vs. Detroit Tigers
Top OPS+ Batting: SS Honus Wagner
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Howie Camnitz

Results: The 1909 Pirates got out to a quick lead and ended up winning 91-71. Howie Camnitz went 21-8 and Babe Adams went 18-8. Honus Wagner hit .346. The '88 Dodgers had 5 players hit .300 and 3 players with 20 HR but the pitching did not hold up.
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1969 Minnesota Twins

Regular Season: 97-65
Postseason: Lost ALCS 3-0 vs. Baltimore Orioles
Top OPS+ Batting: 3B Harmon Killabrew
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Jim Perry

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1985 St. Louis Cardinals

Regular Season: 101-61
Postseason: Won NLCS 4-2 vs. LA Dodgers, Lost WS 4-3 vs. KC Royals
Top OPS+ Batting: 1B Jack Clark
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP John Tudor

Results: A relatively close matchup, with the '85 Cardinals winning by 10 games 86-76. Danny Cox and John Tudor each had 17 wins or more for the '85 Cardinals, while Herr, Van Slyke, and Clark each had 20 HR or more. The '85 Cardinals had 5 players with 20 SB or more. Harmon Killabrew hit .289/34 HR in the loss for the '69 Twins.
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2012 San Francisco Giants

Regular Season: 94-68
Postseason: Won NLDS 3-2 vs. Cincinatti Reds, Won NLCS 4-3 vs. St. Louis Cardinals, Won World Series 4-0 vs. Detroit Tigers
Top OPS+ Batting: C Buster Posey
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Matt Cain

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1988 Oakland Athletics

Regular Season: 104-58
Postseason: Won ALCS 4-0 vs. Boston Red Sox, Lost WS 4-1 vs. LA Dodgers
Top OPS+ Batting: RF Jose Canceco
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Dave Stewart

Results: The 2012 Giants handled the '88 Athletics 91-71. The top 3 pitchers in the Giants rotation all had 16 wins or more, and the offense had 3 players hit .320 with at least 20 HR. The '88 Athletics had Canceco, McGwire, and Henderson all hit 40 HR or more but the pitching could not stop the Giants.

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Round 2 Brackets

2001 Dbacks v. '55 Dodgers
'99 Braves v. '97 Marlins
'84 Tigers v. '98 Yankees
1906 Cubs v. 2008 Rays
'40 Reds v. '90 Reds
1916 Red Sox v. 1975 Reds
1905 Giants v. 1927 Yankees
'31 Cardinals v. 2016 Cubs
'95 Indians v. '77 Phillies
'71 Pirates v. '86 Astros
'34 Tigers v. '93 Phillies
'86 Mets v. '95 Mariners
'61 Yankees v. 1917 White Sox
2001 Mariners v. 1963 Dodgers
2008 Phillies v. 1909 Pirates
'85 Cardinals v. 2012 Giants

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2nd Round
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2001 Arizona Diamondbacks

Regular Season Record: 92-70
Playoffs: Won NLDS 3-2 v St. Louis, Won NLCS 4-1 v. Atlanta, Won World Series 4-3 v. New York Yankees
Top Batting OPS+: LF Luis Gonzales
Top Pitching ERA+: SP Randy Johnson
1st Round Result: Defeated '54 Indians 83-78

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1955 Brooklyn Dodgers

Regular Season: 99-55-1
Postseason: Won World Series 4-3 v. New York Yankees
Top Batting OPS+: CF Duke Snider
Top Pitching ERA+: SP Don Newcombe
1st Round: Defeated '85 Royals 126-354

Results: The '55 Dodgers continued their dominating ways and soundly defeated the 2001 Dbacks 96-66. Don Newcombe and Johnny Podres each had 17 wins and Campanella, Snider and Furillo each hit over .300 on offense. The '01 Dbacks only had one pitcher over .500 and no batters hit .300.

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1999 Atlanta Braves
Regular Season: 103-59
Postseason: Won NLDS 3-1 v. Houston, Won NLCS 4-2 v. NY Mets, Lost World Series 4-0 v. NY Yankees
Top Batting OPS+: 3B Chipper Jones
Top Pitching ERA+: SP Kevin Millwood
1st Round Result: Defeated 2015 Mets 100-61

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1997 Florida Marlins

Regular Season: 92-70
Postseason: Won NLDS 3-0 v. SF Giants, Won NLDS 4-2 v. Atlanta Braves, Won WS 4-3 v. Cleveland
Top Batting OPS+: RF Gary Sheffield
Top Pitching ERA+: SP Kevin Brown
1st Round Result: Defeated 2005 Astros 85-76

Result: The '97 Marlins nipped the '99 Braves in a 1 game playoff 82-81. The series was mostly close throughout, the '99 Braves did jump out to an 8 game lead early but the Marlins won 6 out of 8 in a stretch in May and got back in it. The '99 Braves got another lead in August going up by 8 games again, before again going on a losing streak losing 12 out of 16. The '99 Braves won the 162nd game of the season 4-1 to force a tiebreaker, before the '97 Marlins won the tiebreaker 7-3 to advance to the 3rd round. Castillo, Bonilla, and Alou all hit over .300 for the '97 Marlins. Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine both had 15 wins or more to lead the Braves pitching staff in the loss.
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1984 Detroit Tigers

Regular Season: 104-58
Postseason: Won ALCS 3-0 vs. KC Royals, Won WS 4-1 vs. SD Padres
Top OPS+ Batting: RF Kirk Gibson
Top ERA+ Pitching: CL Willie Hernandez
1st Round Result: defeated 1970 Orioles 82-81

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1998 New York Yankees

Regular Season: 114-48
Postseason: Won ALDS 3-0 v. Texas Rangers, Won ALCS 4-2 v. Cleveland Indians, Won WS 4-0 v. San Diego Padres
Top OPS+ Batting: CF Bernie Williams
Top ERA+ Pitching: CL Mariano Rivera
1st Round Result: Defeated '59 White Sox 103-58

Result: The '84 Tigers pull off a fairly massive upset and defeat the '98 Yankees 87-75. The '84 Tigers stormed off to a 20 game lead by June and never looked back. Jack Morris led the '84 Tigers pitching staff with a 16-12/3.48 clip and they had 5 players with 14 or more HR. The '98 Yankees offense was pretty good with 4 players batting over .300 but the pitching could not keep up as 3 out of 4 starters had ERAs over 4.00.
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1906 Chicago Cubs

Regular Season: 116-36
Postseason: Won WS 4-2 vs. Chicago White Sox
Top OPS+ Batting: 1B Frank Chance
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Jack Pfiester
1st Round: Defeated 2016 Indians 116-45

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2008 Tampa Bay Rays

Postseason: Won ALDS 3-1 vs. Chicago White Sox, Won ALCS 4-3 vs. Boston Red Sox, Lost WS 4-1 vs. Philadelphia Phillies
Top OPS+ Batting: 1B Carlos Pena
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Scott Kazmir
1st Round: Defeated '83 Orioles 107-54

Result: The '08 Rays started out 8-1 to jump out early but couldn't hold on down the stretch as the 1906 Cubs had a 13 game lead by July and ended up winning the series 89-73. Mordecai Brown finished 20-9 with a 2.47 ERA and Beebe and Pfiester each had 16 wins as well. Frank Chance hit .348 with 14 HR, 40 2B, and 22 SB. The Rays had 3 starters with ERAs in the 3.00s, and 4 players hit at least 20 HRs or more but lacked any players that hit for average.

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1940 Cincinatti Reds

Regular Season: 100-53
Postseason: Won WS 4-3 vs. Detroit Tigers
Top OPS+ Batting: C Ernie Lombardi
TOP ERA+ Pitching: SP Buckie Walters
1st Round: Defeated 2017 Astros 84-77

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1990 Cincinatti Reds

Regular Season: 91-71
Postseason: Won NLCS vs. Pittsuburgh Pirates 4-2, Won WS vs. Oakland A's 4-0
Top OPS+ Batting: CF Eric Davis
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Jose Rijo
1st Round: Defeated 1969 Braves 88-73

Result: The '40 Reds win 90-72. The '40 Reds had 3 pitchers with 15 wins or more and all their starters had ERAs under 4.00. The '90 Reds were competetitive but couldn't match the '40 Reds pitching depth.

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1916 Boston Red Sox

Regular Season: 91-63-2
Postseason: Won WS 4-1 vs. Brooklyn Robins
Top OPS+ Batting: 3B Larry Gardner
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Babe Ruth
1st Round: Defeated 1954 Giants 86-74

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1975 Cincinatti Reds

Regular Season: 108-54
Postseason: Won NLCS 3-0 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, Won WS 4-3 vs. Boston Red Sox
Top OPS+ Batting: 2B Joe Morgan
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Don Gullet
1st Round: def. 2002 Angels 85-75

Results: The '75 Reds destroyed the 1916 Red Sox 117-45. All '75 Reds pitchers had an ERA of 3.02 or below, and 7 players batted .300 or below.
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1905 New York Giants

Regular Season: 105-48-2
Postseason: Won WS 4-2 vs. Philadelphia Athletics
Top OPS+ Batting: OF Mike Donlin
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Christy Matthewson
1st Round: Def 1973 A's 93-69

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1927 New York Yankees

Regular Season: 110-44-1
Postseason: Won WS 4-0 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
Top OPS+ Batting: OF Babe Ruth
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Waite Hoyt
1st Round: def '68 Tigers 100-62

Results: A major upset with the 1905 Giants defeating the 1927 Yankees 91-71. The '05 Giants pitching staff had 3 20 game winners. Babe Ruth only played 80 games due to injuries in the loss for the '27 Yankees.

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1931 St. Louis Cardinals

Regular Season: 101-53
Postseason: Won WS 4-3 vs. Philadelphia Athletics
Top OPS+ Batting: OF Chick Hafey
Top ERA+ Pitching: SP Bill Hallahan
1st Round: Def '69 Mets 87-74

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2016 Chicago Cubs

Regular Season: 103-58-1
Postseason: Won NLDS 3-1 vs. SF Giants, Won NLDS 4-2 vs. LA Dodgers, Won WS 4-3 vs. Cleveland Indians
Top OPS+ Batting: 3B Kris Bryant
TOP ERA+ Pitching: SP Kyle Hendricks
1st Round: def. 1967 St. Louis Cardinals 82-81

Results: The 2016 Cubs win 98-64. John Lackey goes 16-5 with a 2.66 ERA, and have 4 players hit .300.