3 Strikes and You're Out (A Historical Exhibition Mode Tournament)

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The 1977 Yankees completed the sweep over the 1991 Braves.

Willie Randolph was named MVP of the series after hitting .500 with 4 RBI, while Ron Guidry won both of his starts while striking out 16 batters in 16 innings for a 1.69 ERA.

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Randy Johnson started off the series between the 1988 Dodgers and 1999 Diamondbacks with a dominant pitching performance, striking out 17 batters over 8 shutout innings while allowing just 2 hits as the Diamondbacks won game one 3-0.

The Dodgers evened up the series with a 1-0 shutout in Game 2 behind 8 shutout innings by Tim Belcher. Kirk Gibson would hit a walk off single in the bottom of the ninth to give the Dodgers a 4-3 win in Game 3.

While Randy Johnson turned in another dominant start in Game 4 pitching 8 innings and allowing 1 run on 6 hits while striking out 11, it was the Dodgers who came back to win in 13 innings when Kirk Gibson hit a walk-off homer.

Trailing 3 games to 1 the Diamondbacks would come back and win the final three games to avoid the upset and hand the 1988 Dodgers their first strike. Game 5 was a 14 inning 1-0 win, while Arizona came back for a 4-3 win in Game 6. The Diamondbacks went all out in Game 7 with Randy Johnson striking out 11 batters in 8 1/3 shutout innings, and their offense scoring 16 runs on 13 hits.

Randy Johnson was named series MVP after going 2-0 with a 0.37 ERA, striking out 39 batters in 24 1/3 innings, besting Hippo Vaughn's record of 33 strike outs in a series by 6. The 16 runs that the Diamondbacks scored in Game 7 set a new record.

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Larry Walker was named Series MVP after hitting .450 with a homer and 3 RBI as the 2005 Cardinals defeated the 1973 A's in 6 games.

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The 2008 Angels didn't have any trouble with the 1940 Tigers, defeating them in five games.

Mike Napoli was named series MVP after hitting .318 with 3 home runs and 6 RBI.

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The 1980 Orioles handed the 1933 Giants their first strike with a 4-2 series win.

Mike Flanagan was named series MVP after going 2-0 with a 0.57 ERA, striking out 10 batters in 15 2/3 innings.

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The 1916 Red Sox completed the upset, defeating the 1928 Cardinals in six games. Larry Gardner was named MVP of the series after hitting .520 with 4 RBI.

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Dizzy Dean got the series off to a strong start for the 1934 Cardinals with a one hit shutout while striking out 13 batters in Game 1 and the Cardinals held on for the series win in 6 games.

Bill DeLancey was named series MVP after hitting .500 with 2 solo homers.

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The 1952 Yankees defeated the 1932 Cubs in six games. The Yankees got home runs from Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, and Gil McDougald in the series.

Joe Collins was named MVP of the series after hitting .435 with 4 RBI.

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After falling behind 3 games to 1 the 1972 Reds came back and won the final three games to defeat the 1908 Tigers in 7 games.

Tony Perez was named MVP of the series after hitting .379 with 3 home runs and 7 RBI.

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In a battle of two Yankee teams the 2010 Yankees pulled off the round one upset with a seven game series win over the 1920 Yankees.

The 2010 Yankees bullpen picked up three wins with Boone Logan winning twice, and Mariano Rivera winning one game.

Brett Gardner was named MVP of the series after hitting .407 with a home run and 3 RBI.

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Jesse Barfield captured the series MVP after hitting .364 with a pair of solo home runs as the 1985 Blue Jays knocked off the 2009 Red Sox in six games.

Doyle Alexander won both of his starts for the Blue Jays, with Barfield, George Bell, and Rance Mulliniks all going deep twice in the series.

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The 1996 Indians defeated the 2008 Red Sox in four straight games to hand the Red Sox their first strike.

It was a big series for Omar Vizquel, who won series MVP while hitting .615 with a home run and 3 RBI.

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The 2005 Red Sox completed the upset, defeating the 1921 Giants in 7 games. David Wells picked up his second win of the series in a 3-1 win in Game 7 to seal the series for the Red Sox. Wells was 2-0 with a 1.76 ERA in the series.

Johnny Damon was named MVP of the series after hitting .520 with 3 RBI.

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Roy Campanella was named MVP of the series after hitting .387 with 4 home runs and 13 RBI as the 1951 Dodgers defeated the 2003 Red Sox in seven games.

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In a battle of two Yankees teams the 1978 Yankees had little difficulty with the 2012 Yankees, defeating them in four games.

Thurman Munson was named MVP of the series after hitting .412 with a home run and 4 RBI while Ron Guidry struck out 19 batters and was 1-0 with a 1.13 ERA.

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The 1957 Braves would win in 6 games over the 2011 Tigers, despite a poor series by Hank Aaron in which he hit just .160. Don McMahon won two games in relief for the Braves, while Eddie Mathews was named series MVP after hitting .500 with 5 RBI.

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Clayton Kershaw won his second games of the series in a 5-2 Game 7 win as the 2009 Dodgers upset the 1960 Pirates.

Russell Martin was named series MVP after hitting .400 with 5 RBI.

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Ken Burkhart was named MVP of the series after going 2-0 with an 0.66 ERA as the 1945 Cardinals defeated the 2005 Angels in 6 games.

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After falling behind 2 games to 1 the 1935 Tigers got back to back dominant starts by Schoolboy Rowe and Elden Auker in Games 4 and 5 and a come from behind 7-5 win in Game 7 to win the series in 6 games.

Gee Walker was named MVP of the series after hitting .500 with a home run and 3 RBI.

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The 2000 Cardinals completed the upset with a five game win over the 1912 Pirates.

Dots Miller was named MVP of the series, despite being on the losing end of the series. Miller hit .765 with 2 RBI. For the Cardinals Edgar Renteria hit .381 with 7 RBI while Ray Lankford homered twice and drove in 6 runs. On the mound Rick Ankiel was 1-0 with a 0.67 ERA in 13 1/3 innings.