Tournament of World Series Champions - Page 3

Det42 · 08-01-2016, 04:00 PM

1951 New York Yankees (#38) 4, 1926 St. Louis Cardinals (#91) 3
MVP: Vic Raschi (NYY 1951) 3-0, 27.0 IP, 2.00 ERA, 16 K, 11 HA, 9 BB
Another Cardinals/Yankees matchup, this one coming down to the wire. The Yankees broke open a close Game 1 with 3 in the 6th and 4 in the 8th. A 2-2 Game 2 was won by the Cardinals in the top of the 9th with an RBI triple by Bob O'Farrell, an RBI double by Chick Hafey, and an RBI single by Pete Alexander. They then won Game 3, which was 1-1 in the 9th, on a walk-off single by Heinie Mueller. The Yanks won Game 4, but the Cardinals came back from a 4-1 deficit in Game 5 to score 4 in the 7th and 2 in the 8th. The Yankees scored 1 in the 9th, but couldn't keep the rally going. The Cardinals had Game 6 tied at 2, despite 4 errors. But it became yet another game won in the 9th, thanks to 3 more Cardinals errors (yes, they had 7 for the game), including one by Taylor Douthit that allowed the winning run to score. Game 7 wasn't won in the 9th; it was won in the 10th. Both pitchers went the whole way, each only giving up one run each over the first 9 innings. Flint Rhem couldn't hold the Yankees in the 10th, allowing a 2-out series-clinching walk-off double by Bobby W Brown. Vic Raschi pitched 27 innings, but only had 2 complete games (8.0 IP in Game 1, 10.0 IP in Game 7).
Scores:
NYY 8 SL 5
SL 5 NYY 2
SL 2 NYY 1
NYY 3 SL 1
SL 7 NYY 5
NYY 3 SL 2
NYY 2 SL 1 (10)
The 1951 Yankees' next opponent will be the 1953 Yankees, who are almost the same team and beat the 1990 Reds in 6 games.

Det42 · 08-01-2016, 05:11 PM

1914 Boston Braves (#60) 4, 1999 New York Yankees (#69) 1
MVP: Dick Rudolph (Bos 1914) 2-0, 1.00 ERA, 18.0 IP, 11 K, 4 BB, 16 HA
For the most part, the Braves were never in danger in this series. Games 1 and 2 were blowouts, and while not a blowout, Game 5 was never in doubt. Game 3 had the teams trading runs until they had a 3-3 tie going into the 9th. Braves 2B Johnny Evers scored when Yankee catcher Jorge Posada overthrew the first baseman on a pickoff attempt. Dick Rudolph finished the complete game by retiring all 3 Yankees he faced in the bottom of the 9th. The Yankees barely avoided a sweep when, leading 4-3 going into the 9th inning of Game 4, Mariano Rivera gave up a 2-run home run to Hank Gowdy to give Boston a 5-4 lead. But in the bottom of the 9th, Braves pitcher Paul Strand gave up an RBI single to Chuck Knoblauch and then, after intentionally walking Paul O'Neill to load the bases with one out, delivered a full-count, walk-off walk to Derek Jeter. (Who intentionally walks someone to get to Jeter?)
Scores:
Bos 6 NYY 0
Bos 7 NYY 1
Bos 4 NYY 3
NYY 6 Bos 5
Bos 6 NYY 2
The 1914 Braves' next opponent will be the 1939 Yankees, who had a 1st round bye.

Det42 · 08-01-2016, 06:15 PM

1986 New York Mets (#20) 4, 2000 New York Yankees (#109) 2
MVP: Sid Fernandez (NYM 1986) 2-0, 1.13 ERA, 16.0 IP, 18 K, 6 BB, 10 HA
Game 1 was a blowout, but innings 4-6 did feature Dwight Gooden playing for both teams at the same time. Granted, it was the Mets' fresh-faced, young phenom against the Yankees' grizzled, end-of-the-career veteran, but I think it was the first time something like this has happened in the tournament (but certainly not the last). Anyway, Game 2 easily went to the Yankees and, despite the close score, the Mets had no worries in Game 3. Game 4 was a pitchers' duel between Dwight Gooden and Roger Clemens, and it was 1-1 after 9. In the top of the 10th, Wally Backman hit a 2-RBI single to give the Mets a 3-1 lead. But the Yankees didn't go quietly, and they started the bottom of the 10th with Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada and Glenallen Hill all hitting singles, which were followed by a Bernie Williams sac fly. But neither David Justice nor Jose Canseco could advance the runners, and the Mets held on for a 3-2 win. The Yankees came back with a 3-2 win of their own in Game 5, and then tried a 9th inning comeback in Game 6, while down 2-0, to avoid a series loss. But with 2 out and David Justice on 2nd, Tino Martinez hit a single to left, and Justice tried to score... but he was cut down by a throw from Mookie Wilson to end the series.
Scores:
NYM 10 NYY 2
NYY 5 NYM 2
NYM 4 NYY 2
NYM 3 NYY 2 (10)
NYY 3 NYM 2
NYM 2 NYY 0
The 1986 Mets' next opponent will be the 1976 Reds, who swept the 1916 Red Sox in 4 straight.

Det42 · 08-01-2016, 07:15 PM

And that's it for the first round!

The updated bracket is attached to this post.

Let's look at a couple of stats. Top seeds were 37-10 in the first round, so it looks like I did a decent job of seeding. Or I got lucky. One or the other. Yankees teams went 17-5, which just shows that it is really hard to knock off the Bronx Bombers.

Now we have the second round coming up, and I'll try to get that started tomorrow. Here are your matchups:
1909 Pirates vs. 1963 Dodgers
1996 Yankees vs. 1984 Tigers
1911 A's vs. 1948 Indians
1970 Orioles vs. 1967 Cardinals
1912 Red Sox vs. 1952 Yankees
1941 Yankees vs. 1968 Tigers
1942 Cardinals vs. 1960 Pirates
1928 Yankees vs. 1954 Giants
1998 Yankees vs. 1921 Giants
1982 Cardinals vs. 1964 Cardinals
1910 A's vs. 1934 Cardinals
1986 Mets vs. 1976 Reds
1939 Yankees vs. 1914 Braves
1959 Dodgers vs. 1920 Indians
1944 Cardinals vs. 1969 Mets
1937 Yankees vs. 1947 Yankees
1927 Yankees vs. 2005 White Sox
1923 Yankees vs. 1955 Dodgers
1915 Red Sox vs. 1958 Yankees
1936 Yankees vs. 1992 Blue Jays
1929 A's vs. 1979 Pirates
1980 Phillies vs. 2009 Yankees
1905 Giants vs. 1957 Braves
1903 Americans vs. 1949 Yankees
1907 Cubs vs. 1978 Yankees
1917 White Sox vs. 1950 Yankees
1961 Yankees vs. 1925 Pirates
1975 Reds vs. 1962 Yankees
1932 Yankees vs. 1935 Tigers
1953 Yankees vs. 1951 Yankees
1919 Reds vs. 1977 Yankees
1930 A's vs. 1993 Blue Jays

Place your bets!

Det42 · 08-02-2016, 06:06 PM

1912 Boston Red Sox (#8) 4, 1952 New York Yankees (#57) 0
MVP: Smoky Joe Wood (Bos 1912) 2-0, 0.50 ERA, 18.0 IP, 14 K, 4 BB, 0 HR, 8 HA
The Yankees had a shot in a couple of games, but this one was all Red Sox. Game 1 was a 4-hit shutout by Boston's Smoky Joe Wood. With a 3-2 lead with two out and no one on in the bottom of the 9th of Game 2, the Yankees looked to tie the series. But Tris Speaker walked on 4 straight pitches and Larry Gardner brought him home with a triple. Tom Gorman was brought in to pitch to try to take it into extra innings, but Duffy Lewis's grounder to second was misplayed by Kal Segrist and the winning run scored. Game 3 was another Smoky Joe Wood 4-hitter (this time giving up 1 run). The Yankees were determined to avoid the sweep, and kept it close most of the game, with it being 7-7 after 7. But the Sox put up a run in the 8th, then another in the 9th to take the series.
Scores:
Bos 6 NYY 0
Bos 4 NYY 3
Bos 9 NYY 1
Bos 9 NYY 7
The 1912 Red Sox's next opponent will be the winner of the 1941 Yankees / 1968 Tigers matchup.

Det42 · 08-02-2016, 07:59 PM

1961 New York Yankees (#14) 4, 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates (#51) 2
MVP: Elston Howard (NYY 1961) .393/.393/.750, 2 HR, 8 RBI (This is the 3rd time Howard has been MVP, for 3 different Yankee teams)
The Yankees and Pirates had a good series, but the favored Yanks came out on top. Game 1 was scoreless for the first 5 innings, but then the Pirates scored 3 in the 6th. The Yankees answered with 4 in the 7th... and that's all the scoring. Game 2 was high scoring, with the Yankees leading the entire way, and the Pirates returned the favor once back in Pittsburgh for Game 3. The Pirates evened the series with a 6-hit shutout by Lee Meadows in Game 4. Game 6 was close the whole way, but the Yankees scored in the 1st inning and never gave up the lead. Game 6 wasn't so dramatic, with the Yanks putting up a big lead in the first 4 innings and the Pirates never really challenging.
Scores:
NYY 4 Pit 3
NYY 12 Pit 7
Pit 12 NYY 5
Pit 5 NYY 0
NYY 4 Pit 3
NYY 7 Pit 2
The 1961 Yankees' next opponent will be the winner of the 1975 Reds / 1962 Yankees matchup.

Det42 · 08-03-2016, 06:01 PM

1964 St. Louis Cardinals (#93) 4, 1982 St. Louis Cardinals (#100) 3
MVP: Bill D White (SL 1964) .500/.548/.679, 1 HR, 5 RBI
This looked like it was going to be a boring series, with the '64 Cardinals dominating the first 2 games, and coming back from a 4-1 deficit in Game 3 with 4 in the 7th and 2 each in the 8th and 9th, and with Bob Gibson scheduled for Game 4, after throwing a 4-hit shutout in Game 1. But the '82 team got to Gibson for 2 runs in Game 4, and that's all they'd need behind Joaquin Andujar's own shutout. The '82 Cardinals then won Game 5 handily, and nearly let a 9-3 lead get away in Game 6, giving up 3 in the 8th and another run in the 9th. So what could've (should've?) been a sweep now went to 7 games, and what a Game 7! Both teams scored a single run in the 1st inning, and went scoreless for the next 6. Then Ken Boyer's sac fly in the bottom of the 8th scored Doug Clemens, to give the '64 Cards a 2-1 lead. But the '82 Cards weren't done yet. After 2 quick strikeouts to start the top of the 9th, Dane Iorg and Ken Oberkfell hit back-to-back singles, threatening to score again. But Ozzie Smith grounded out to short to end the series.
Scores:
SL64 4 SL82 0
SL64 5 SL82 1
SL64 9 SL82 6
SL82 2 SL64 0
SL82 6 SL64 1
SL82 9 SL64 7
SL64 2 SL82 1
The 1964 Cardinals' next opponent will be the winner of the 1998 Yankees / 1921 Giants matchup.

Det42 · 08-03-2016, 08:13 PM

1905 New York Giants (#10) 4, 1957 Milwaukee Braves (#55) 2
MVP: Joe McGinnity (NYG 1905) 2-0, 1.50 ERA, 18.0 IP, 5 K, 3 BB, 18 HA
The Giants made a comeback at home in Game 1, as the Braves were up 4-1 after 5. But New York scored 3 in the 6th to tie it, and scored the winning run in the 8th on an Art Devlin single. After the Giants dominated Game 2, Milwaukee came back with a fairly easy win of their own in Game 3. They traded wins in the next 2 games, but the Giants weren't letting the Braves get a sniff at a Game 7, utterly crushing them in Game 6 behind Dan McGann's 3 hits, Bill Dahlen's 3 RBI, and despite a poor performance from Christy Mathewson.
Scores:
NYG 5 Mil 4
NYG 8 Mil 3
Mil 6 NYG 2
NYG 4 Mil 2
Mil 4 NYG 1
NYG 12 Mil 5
The 1905 Giants' next opponent will be the winner of the 1903 Americans / 1949 Yankees matchup.

Det42 · 08-04-2016, 06:19 PM

1929 Philadelphia Athletics (#7) 4, 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates (#71) 1
MVP: Jimmy Dykes (Phi 1929) .455/.500/.591, 0 HR, 2 RBI
Game 1 was a hotly contested game that saw the A's answer Pittsburgh each time they scored. The Pirates scored 1 in the 3rd, Philly scored 1 in the 4th. Pittsburgh scored 3 in the 7th, the A's scored 3 in the 8th. Then the Pirates scored another 3 in the 9th. Then the A's scored 2 of their own in the bottom of the 9th, but with 2 out and the bases loaded, Al Simmons grounded to second. The series was all Philadelphia after that, however. After winning Game 2 handily, the A's scored 2 in the 10th to take Game 3. Game 4 was very close, and was won in the 7th inning on... a balk by Bert Blyleven. The Pirates tried to make it a series with Game 5, which also went into extra innings. But this became a reverse of Game 1, with the A's scoring 2 runs in the top of the 13th, and the Pirates scoring a run in the bottom of the inning, but Dave Parker struck out to end the series.
Scores:
Pit 7 Phi 6
Phi 6 Pit 2
Phi 7 Pit 5 (10)
Phi 3 Pit 2
Phi 5 Pit 4 (13)
The 1929 A's next opponent will be the winner of the 1980 Phillies / 2009 Yankees matchup.

Det42 · 08-04-2016, 07:50 PM

1963 Los Angeles Dodgers (#64) 4, 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates (#1) 2
MVP: Sandy Koufax (LAD 1963) 2-1, 0.75 ERA, 24.0 IP, 20 K, 1 BB, 13 HA
If there was good evidence that my ranking system is flawed, or conversely that any team can win, this was it. The #1 seed has already gone down, and it seemed pretty easy, despite going 6 games. While the Pirates did manage to beat MVP Sandy Koufax in Game 1, he only allowed 1 earned run. Game 2 was a pitchers' duel until the Dodgers played small ball to score 4 in the 11th. The Dodgers never trailed in Game 3, but the Pirates came back from a 2-1 deficit in Game 4 by scoring 2 in the 9th with a 2-RBI double by George Gibson. That would be the last time the Pirates would smile, as Johnny Podres threw a 2-hit shutout against them in Game 5, and Koufax and L.A. controlled Game 6 from start to finish.
Scores:
Pit 3 LAD 1
LAD 5 Pit 1 (11)
LAD 3 Pit 1
Pit 3 LAD 2
LAD 3 Pit 0
LAD 4 Pit 2
The 1963 Dodgers' next opponent will be the winner of the 1996 Yankees / 1984 Tigers matchup.

Det42 · 08-05-2016, 07:58 PM

1932 New York Yankees (#6) 4, 1935 Detroit Tigers (#59) 1
MVP: Lou Gehrig (NYY 1932) .524/.630/.905, 2 HR, 6 RBI
The Tigers looked like they were in it to win it in Game 1, scorching the Yankees for 11 runs, including 6 in the 6th. But the Yankees gave it right back and then some the rest of the series, including Games 2 and 4, which were both laughers. To be fair, the Tigers were up 5-1 after 3 innings in Game 4, but the Yankees scored 9 runs in the 4th to start to run away with it, and then in the 9th inning, already up 14-5, scored another 5 for good measure. Game 3 was much closer, with the Tigers down 7-4 but scoring 2 runs late in the game to make it interesting. A 1-2-3 9th inning eliminated any thoughts of finishing the comeback, however. The Tigers did make a comeback in Game 5, scoring the tying run in the bottom of the 9th on a Goose Goslin single. But the Yankees exploded for 4 runs in the 11th, taking the series.
Scores:
Det 11 NYY 1
NYY 13 Det 3
NYY 7 Det 6
NYY 19 Det 5
NYY 8 Det 4 (11)
The 1932 Yankees' next opponent will be the winner of the 1953 Yankees / 1951 Yankees matchup. So one Yankee/Yankee matchup will determine the next one.

Det42 · 08-05-2016, 09:23 PM

1968 Detroit Tigers (#40) 4, 1941 New York Yankees (#25) 1
MVP: Bill Freehan (Det 1968).389/.476/.778, 2 HR, 8 RBI
Two straight Tigers/Yankees matchups, two straight series where the winner of a blowout in Game 1 lost the next 4. This one just had a different winner. The Yankees scored 5 runs in both the 4th and 8th innings of Game 1, and Tommy Henrich hit a home run in each. The Tigers scored 4 runs in the 1st inning of Game 2, and never looked back. They scored 4 runs in the 1st inning again in Game 3, this time on a Bill Freehan grand slam. Denny McLain 4-hit the Yankees, and only gave up one run. Game 4 was close for most of the game, with the Tigers holding onto a slight 2-1 lead. But then Detroit scored 6 in the 8th, including a 3-run homer by Tommy Matchick, to run away with it. With the exception of Norm Cash, who went 3-for-4, Yankees pitcher Red Ruffing held the Tigers offense mostly in check, giving New York a chance to extend the series. But Earl Wilson was better, only allowing 3 hits and no runs in 7 innings, and the game and series were finished by Roy Face's 2 entirely uneventful innings of pitching.
Scores:
NYY 13 Det 3
Det 8 NYY 2
Det 5 NYY 1
Det 8 NYY 1
Det 3 NYY 0
The 1968 Tigers' next opponent will be the 1912 Red Sox, who swept the 1952 Yankees in 4 straight.

Det42 · 08-06-2016, 05:39 PM

1907 Chicago Cubs (#3) 4, 1978 New York Yankees (#62) 3
MVP: Jack Pfiester (ChC 1907) 3-0, 1.67 ERA, 27.0 IP, 13 K, 3 BB, 18 HA
Neither team could pull away from the other in this series, as they mostly traded wins, with there being only one point where a team won 2 in a row. The Yankees held the Cubs scoreless in Game 1 until the 9th inning, and the one run they scored only served to ruin the shutout. The Cubs came back in a tight, low-scoring Game 2 to tie the series. Game 3, the 3rd in a row started by 3-Finger Brown and Ron Guidry, was a 5-hit shutout by Guidry that the Yankees won easily. The Cubs tied the series again in Game 4, mainly on the strength of their 6-run 5th inning. Chicago then took their first series lead by crushing the Yankees in Game 5, scoring all of their runs in the 4th-6th innings. Game 6 was a pitching marvel. Ron Guidry threw 12.0 innings and 3-Finger Brown threw 14.0, and neither one of them gave up a run. The Cubs nearly ended it before extra innings, when Johnny Kling led off the bottom of the 9th with a triple. But they just couldn't bring him home. The Yankees became the first (and only) team to score in the top of the 16th, when Willie Randolph hit a single off of Ed Reulbach to score Lou Pinniella, sending the series to 7 games. The Cubs were the clear winners of the series in Game 7, behind the 1-hit shutout masterpiece from MVP Jack Pfiester.
Scores:
NYY 5 ChC 1
ChC 2 NYY 1
NYY 7 ChC 0
ChC 9 NYY 4
ChC 10 NYY 2
NYY 1 ChC 0 (16)
ChC 5 NYY 0
The 1907 Cubs' next opponent will be the winner of the 1917 White Sox / 1950 Yankees matchup.

Det42 · 08-06-2016, 10:27 PM

1951 New York Yankees (#38) 4, 1953 New York Yankees (#27) 1
MVP: Gil McDougald (NYY 1951) .421/.478/.421, 0 HR, 2 RBI
This was the most confusing series so far, because not only were these two Yankees teams, they had mostly the same rosters. Only Game 5 had the teams starting a pitcher different from their opponent. The '51 Yankees won Game 1 behind a great pitching performance by their Eddie Lopat, who defeated the '53 Lopat. The '53 Yanks came back in Game 2 with 5 runs in the 4th, but the '51 team scored 5 of their own in the top of the 8th. That was quickly erased by 5 more by '53 in the bottom of the 8th. The '51 team then took Game 3 thanks mainly to another 5-run inning, this time in the 6th. They then won Game 4 in quite a dramatic fashion. Trailing 2-1, they scored a run in the 8th on a solo shot by Yogi Berra. Then, with 2 out in the bottom of the 9th, Joe DiMaggio stepped to the plate, pinch hitting -- that's right, he didn't start -- for Jerry Coleman. DiMaggio hit a walk-off home run on the first pitch he saw. The '53 Yankees nearly extended the series, leading Game 5 2-0 after 5. But the '51 team came back with 1 in the 6th and another 3 in the 8th to finish the job.
Scores:
NYY51 3 NYY53 1
NYY53 10 NYY51 5
NYY51 8 NYY53 5
NYY51 3 NYY53 2
NYY51 4 NYY53 2
The 1951 Yankees next opponent will be the 1932 Yankees, who beat the 1935 Tigers in 5 games.

Det42 · 08-07-2016, 06:38 PM

1939 New York Yankees (#5) 4, 1914 Boston Braves (#60) 2
MVP: Red Rolfe (NYY 1939) .520/.519/.840, 1 HR, 7 RBI (I have no idea how his OBP is lower than his AVG!)
When you set up a historical series with any team from 1939, the description of the season mentions that year's Yankees as being considered one of the best of all time. With that in mind, the 1914 Braves held their own against them pretty well, but still weren't good enough. The Braves did win the hitfest that was Game 1, going up 5-2 with 2 runs in the top of the 5th, only to lose the lead in the bottom of the inning, giving up 4. But they held the Yankees scoreless after that, and Boston scored in each of the next 3 innings. The Yankees easily won the next 3 games, outscoring Boston 23-8 combined. The Braves came back with a dominating performance of their own in Game 5, only to run into an unstoppable Red Ruffing in Game 6, who threw a 5-hit shutout to take the series.
Scores:
Bos 9 NYY 6
NYY 9 Bos 3
NYY 7 Bos 3
NYY 7 Bos 2
Bos 8 NYY 2
NYY 7 Bos 0
The 1939 Yankees' next opponent will be the winner of the 1959 Dodgers / 1920 Indians matchup.

Det42 · 08-07-2016, 08:43 PM

1984 Detroit Tigers (#33) 4, 1996 New York Yankees (#97) 3
MVP: Lance Parrish (Det 1984) .400/.483/.760, 2 HR, 6 RBI
This was a hard-fought series that looked like it was going to be much shorter. In the 7th inning of Game 1, down 7-5, Tigers OF Chet Lemon hit a 2-run home run to tie the score. The Yankees took a 1-run lead in the 10th when Darryl Strawberry scored on a Howard Johnson error. The Tigers tied it back up on an RBI single by Garbey, and then it was Chet Lemon again, this time with a walk-off sac fly. The Yankees won Game 2 rather handily, and the Tigers came back with their own strong win in Game 3, behind a Kirk Gibson 5-for-6 night. Game 4 also went to the Tigers, putting them up 3-1 in the series. It looked like the Tigers were going to walk away with it, especially after they took a 2-0 lead in Game 5. But the Yankees weren't nearly done. They scored 4 in the 4th inning of Game 5 to take a 4-2 lead, but allowed 3 more Tiger runs in the 5th, going back down 5-4. But the Yanks came back for 2 more in the bottom of the 5th, and added another in the 6th for good measure to extend the series. Game 6 was similar; the Tigers took a 4-1 lead, but New York scored 1 in the 7th, 3 in the 8th and another in the 9th to force a deciding game. Game 7 wasn't nearly as dramatic. The Tigers scored 4 in the 1st and never looked back.
Scores:
Det 9 NYY 8 (10)
NYY 5 Det 1
Det 10 NYY 4
Det 6 NYY 3
NYY 7 Det 5
NYY 6 Det 4
Det 8 NYY 2
The 1984 Tigers next opponent will be the 1963 Dodgers, who beat the #1 seeded 1909 Pirates in 6 games.

Det42 · 08-08-2016, 09:56 AM

1937 New York Yankees (#21) 4, 1947 New York Yankees (#44) 2
MVP: Joe DiMaggio (NYY 1937) .417/.481/.708, 0 HR, 5 RBI
This one wasn't quite as confusing as the last all-Yankee matchup, as there were only a few common players. Each of the first four games was a blowout, with the '47 Yankees winning Game 1 behind Tommy Henrich's 4-for-5 performance, including 2 triples and a double. The next three all belonged to the 1937 team, dominating their later counterparts each time, and making it look like they were going to win the series easily. But in Game 5, '47 Yankees Spec Shea threw a 4-hit, 1-run game that, combined with their 3-run 4th inning, kept the series going. Most of Game 6 looked like it was going the '37 Yankees way, as they led 2-0 and Lefty Gomez looked untouchable. But the desperate '47 Yanks started off the top of the 9th with back-to-back home runs from Henrich and Joe DiMaggio to tie it, and Johnny Lindell scored on a 2-out Spud Chandler single to take the lead (yes, the pitcher). But as one of the '47 Yanks (who only hit .130 for the series) might say, it ain't over til it's over. After Red Rolfe reached on a George McQuinn error and Myril Hoag flew out, Roy Johnson tripled Rolfe home to tie it up again. Then, with 2 out, Lou Gehrig hit a series-ending single to score Johnson.
Scores:
NYY47 8 NYY37 1
NYY37 9 NYY47 3
NYY37 6 NYY47 1
NYY37 7 NYY47 1
NYY47 4 NYY37 1
NYY37 4 NYY47 3
The 1937 Yankees next opponent will be the winner of the 1944 Cardinals / 1969 Mets series.

Det42 · 08-08-2016, 04:11 PM

1998 New York Yankees (#4) 4, 1921 New York Giants (#61) 0
MVP: Bernie F Williams (NYY 1998) .444/.444/1.000, 3 HR, 7 RBI
The Giants were completely outmatched in this series, with the Yankees not only sweeping, but making it look easy. David Cone pitched 8.0 innings of 4-hit, 1-run ball in Game 1, as four of his teammates hit home runs. Game 2 was even worse for the Giants' pitching, as Bernie Williams went 3-for-5 with 2 home runs, and the Giants gave up home runs to 3 other Yankees, and 5 other Yankees had 2 hits apiece (including Daryl Strawberry who came into the game in the 7th inning). The Giants led Game 3 2-0 after 5 innings, but the Yankees scored 3 in the 6th and 2 in the 7th to take that one, too. The Yankees scored all of the runs they needed in Game 4 in the 1st inning, scoring 3 on 3 singles and a double. The Giants managed to score 2, but it wasn't enough.
Scores:
NYY 6 NYG 1
NYY 10 NYG 2
NYY 5 NYG 2
NYY 4 NYG 2
The 1998 Yankees' next opponent will be the 1964 Cardinals, who beat the 1982 Cardinals in 7 games.

Det42 · 08-09-2016, 08:08 PM

1969 New York Mets (#53) 4, 1944 St. Louis Cardinals (#12) 3
MVP: Tom Seaver (NYM 1969) 3-0, 0.33 ERA, 27.0 IP, 9 K, 4 BB, 22 HA
The Miracle Mets nearly walked away with this one, then nearly blew it, and then won it anyway. The Cardinals won Game 1, despite a late-game charge by the Mets that got them within 1. The Mets then took control in Game 2, scoring 5 in the 3rd and 4 in the 9th, with Tom Seaver coming one out away from a shutout, and the run that did score was unearned. Game 3 was tied at 2 in the 9th inning, until Ken Boswell hit a walk-off sac fly. New York then took a 3-1 series lead on another Seaver-pitched blowout in Game 4. The Cardinals came storming back in Game 5, behind Marty Marion's 3-hit game. Then they tied the series because of Max Lanier's 6-hit pitching in Game 6. The Cardinals scored first in Game 7, and they led it 1-0 for most of the game. But the Mets came back in the 8th, on RBI from Jerry Grote and Cleon Jones. That, combined with yet another gem from Seaver, was all they needed.
Scores:
SL 4 NYM 3
NYM 9 SL 1
NYM 3 SL 2
NYM 7 SL 1
SL 6 NYM 2
SL 3 NYM 1
NYM 2 SL 1
The 1969 Mets' next opponent will be the 1937 Yankees, who defeated the 1947 Yankees in 6 games.

Det42 · 08-09-2016, 08:09 PM

1928 New York Yankees (#24) 4, 1954 New York Giants (#41) 0
MVP: Bob Meusel (NYY 1928) .583/.667/.583, 0 HR, 5 RBI
When a team has Babe Ruth, but Ruth only hits .231 for the series, and that team still sweeps, you know you have a tough team. The first two games were close. Game 1 was tied at 3 until the 8th inning, when Ruth hit a triple and then Bob Meusel scored him with a single. The Giants got 2 runners on base in the 9th, but couldn't bring either of them home. Game 2 was scoreless until the 4th, when Dusty Rhodes hit an RBI double that scored Willie Mays. But the Yankees scored all 4 of their runs in the 6th, and while the Giants managed 2 more runs, they still couldn't catch them. The rest of the series was all Yankees; the Giants were never really in the other games. The Yanks were driven by Lou Gehrig's 4 hits in Game 3 and by George Pipgras's excellent 1-run complete game in Game 4.
Scores:
NYY 4 NYG 3
NYY 4 NYG 3
NYY 7 NYG 3
NYY 7 NYG 1
The 1928 Yankees' next opponent will be the winner of the 1942 Cardinals / 1960 Pirates matchup.

08-01-2016, 05:11 PM	#42
Det42 Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 143	1914 Boston Braves (#60) 4, 1999 New York Yankees (#69) 1 MVP: Dick Rudolph (Bos 1914) 2-0, 1.00 ERA, 18.0 IP, 11 K, 4 BB, 16 HA For the most part, the Braves were never in danger in this series. Games 1 and 2 were blowouts, and while not a blowout, Game 5 was never in doubt. Game 3 had the teams trading runs until they had a 3-3 tie going into the 9th. Braves 2B Johnny Evers scored when Yankee catcher Jorge Posada overthrew the first baseman on a pickoff attempt. Dick Rudolph finished the complete game by retiring all 3 Yankees he faced in the bottom of the 9th. The Yankees barely avoided a sweep when, leading 4-3 going into the 9th inning of Game 4, Mariano Rivera gave up a 2-run home run to Hank Gowdy to give Boston a 5-4 lead. But in the bottom of the 9th, Braves pitcher Paul Strand gave up an RBI single to Chuck Knoblauch and then, after intentionally walking Paul O'Neill to load the bases with one out, delivered a full-count, walk-off walk to Derek Jeter. (Who intentionally walks someone to get to Jeter?) Scores: Bos 6 NYY 0 Bos 7 NYY 1 Bos 4 NYY 3 NYY 6 Bos 5 Bos 6 NYY 2 The 1914 Braves' next opponent will be the 1939 Yankees, who had a 1st round bye. Attached Images

08-01-2016, 06:15 PM	#43
Det42 Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 143	1986 New York Mets (#20) 4, 2000 New York Yankees (#109) 2 MVP: Sid Fernandez (NYM 1986) 2-0, 1.13 ERA, 16.0 IP, 18 K, 6 BB, 10 HA Game 1 was a blowout, but innings 4-6 did feature Dwight Gooden playing for both teams at the same time. Granted, it was the Mets' fresh-faced, young phenom against the Yankees' grizzled, end-of-the-career veteran, but I think it was the first time something like this has happened in the tournament (but certainly not the last). Anyway, Game 2 easily went to the Yankees and, despite the close score, the Mets had no worries in Game 3. Game 4 was a pitchers' duel between Dwight Gooden and Roger Clemens, and it was 1-1 after 9. In the top of the 10th, Wally Backman hit a 2-RBI single to give the Mets a 3-1 lead. But the Yankees didn't go quietly, and they started the bottom of the 10th with Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada and Glenallen Hill all hitting singles, which were followed by a Bernie Williams sac fly. But neither David Justice nor Jose Canseco could advance the runners, and the Mets held on for a 3-2 win. The Yankees came back with a 3-2 win of their own in Game 5, and then tried a 9th inning comeback in Game 6, while down 2-0, to avoid a series loss. But with 2 out and David Justice on 2nd, Tino Martinez hit a single to left, and Justice tried to score... but he was cut down by a throw from Mookie Wilson to end the series. Scores: NYM 10 NYY 2 NYY 5 NYM 2 NYM 4 NYY 2 NYM 3 NYY 2 (10) NYY 3 NYM 2 NYM 2 NYY 0 The 1986 Mets' next opponent will be the 1976 Reds, who swept the 1916 Red Sox in 4 straight. Attached Images

08-02-2016, 06:06 PM	#45
Det42 Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 143	1912 Boston Red Sox (#8) 4, 1952 New York Yankees (#57) 0 MVP: Smoky Joe Wood (Bos 1912) 2-0, 0.50 ERA, 18.0 IP, 14 K, 4 BB, 0 HR, 8 HA The Yankees had a shot in a couple of games, but this one was all Red Sox. Game 1 was a 4-hit shutout by Boston's Smoky Joe Wood. With a 3-2 lead with two out and no one on in the bottom of the 9th of Game 2, the Yankees looked to tie the series. But Tris Speaker walked on 4 straight pitches and Larry Gardner brought him home with a triple. Tom Gorman was brought in to pitch to try to take it into extra innings, but Duffy Lewis's grounder to second was misplayed by Kal Segrist and the winning run scored. Game 3 was another Smoky Joe Wood 4-hitter (this time giving up 1 run). The Yankees were determined to avoid the sweep, and kept it close most of the game, with it being 7-7 after 7. But the Sox put up a run in the 8th, then another in the 9th to take the series. Scores: Bos 6 NYY 0 Bos 4 NYY 3 Bos 9 NYY 1 Bos 9 NYY 7 The 1912 Red Sox's next opponent will be the winner of the 1941 Yankees / 1968 Tigers matchup. Attached Images

08-02-2016, 07:59 PM	#46
Det42 Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 143	1961 New York Yankees (#14) 4, 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates (#51) 2 MVP: Elston Howard (NYY 1961) .393/.393/.750, 2 HR, 8 RBI (This is the 3rd time Howard has been MVP, for 3 different Yankee teams) The Yankees and Pirates had a good series, but the favored Yanks came out on top. Game 1 was scoreless for the first 5 innings, but then the Pirates scored 3 in the 6th. The Yankees answered with 4 in the 7th... and that's all the scoring. Game 2 was high scoring, with the Yankees leading the entire way, and the Pirates returned the favor once back in Pittsburgh for Game 3. The Pirates evened the series with a 6-hit shutout by Lee Meadows in Game 4. Game 6 was close the whole way, but the Yankees scored in the 1st inning and never gave up the lead. Game 6 wasn't so dramatic, with the Yanks putting up a big lead in the first 4 innings and the Pirates never really challenging. Scores: NYY 4 Pit 3 NYY 12 Pit 7 Pit 12 NYY 5 Pit 5 NYY 0 NYY 4 Pit 3 NYY 7 Pit 2 The 1961 Yankees' next opponent will be the winner of the 1975 Reds / 1962 Yankees matchup. Attached Images

08-03-2016, 06:01 PM	#47
Det42 Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 143	1964 St. Louis Cardinals (#93) 4, 1982 St. Louis Cardinals (#100) 3 MVP: Bill D White (SL 1964) .500/.548/.679, 1 HR, 5 RBI This looked like it was going to be a boring series, with the '64 Cardinals dominating the first 2 games, and coming back from a 4-1 deficit in Game 3 with 4 in the 7th and 2 each in the 8th and 9th, and with Bob Gibson scheduled for Game 4, after throwing a 4-hit shutout in Game 1. But the '82 team got to Gibson for 2 runs in Game 4, and that's all they'd need behind Joaquin Andujar's own shutout. The '82 Cardinals then won Game 5 handily, and nearly let a 9-3 lead get away in Game 6, giving up 3 in the 8th and another run in the 9th. So what could've (should've?) been a sweep now went to 7 games, and what a Game 7! Both teams scored a single run in the 1st inning, and went scoreless for the next 6. Then Ken Boyer's sac fly in the bottom of the 8th scored Doug Clemens, to give the '64 Cards a 2-1 lead. But the '82 Cards weren't done yet. After 2 quick strikeouts to start the top of the 9th, Dane Iorg and Ken Oberkfell hit back-to-back singles, threatening to score again. But Ozzie Smith grounded out to short to end the series. Scores: SL64 4 SL82 0 SL64 5 SL82 1 SL64 9 SL82 6 SL82 2 SL64 0 SL82 6 SL64 1 SL82 9 SL64 7 SL64 2 SL82 1 The 1964 Cardinals' next opponent will be the winner of the 1998 Yankees / 1921 Giants matchup. Attached Images

08-01-2016, 04:00 PM	#41
Det42 Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 143	1951 New York Yankees (#38) 4, 1926 St. Louis Cardinals (#91) 3 MVP: Vic Raschi (NYY 1951) 3-0, 27.0 IP, 2.00 ERA, 16 K, 11 HA, 9 BB Another Cardinals/Yankees matchup, this one coming down to the wire. The Yankees broke open a close Game 1 with 3 in the 6th and 4 in the 8th. A 2-2 Game 2 was won by the Cardinals in the top of the 9th with an RBI triple by Bob O'Farrell, an RBI double by Chick Hafey, and an RBI single by Pete Alexander. They then won Game 3, which was 1-1 in the 9th, on a walk-off single by Heinie Mueller. The Yanks won Game 4, but the Cardinals came back from a 4-1 deficit in Game 5 to score 4 in the 7th and 2 in the 8th. The Yankees scored 1 in the 9th, but couldn't keep the rally going. The Cardinals had Game 6 tied at 2, despite 4 errors. But it became yet another game won in the 9th, thanks to 3 more Cardinals errors (yes, they had 7 for the game), including one by Taylor Douthit that allowed the winning run to score. Game 7 wasn't won in the 9th; it was won in the 10th. Both pitchers went the whole way, each only giving up one run each over the first 9 innings. Flint Rhem couldn't hold the Yankees in the 10th, allowing a 2-out series-clinching walk-off double by Bobby W Brown. Vic Raschi pitched 27 innings, but only had 2 complete games (8.0 IP in Game 1, 10.0 IP in Game 7). Scores: NYY 8 SL 5 SL 5 NYY 2 SL 2 NYY 1 NYY 3 SL 1 SL 7 NYY 5 NYY 3 SL 2 NYY 2 SL 1 (10) The 1951 Yankees' next opponent will be the 1953 Yankees, who are almost the same team and beat the 1990 Reds in 6 games. Attached Images

08-03-2016, 08:13 PM	#48
Det42 Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 143	1905 New York Giants (#10) 4, 1957 Milwaukee Braves (#55) 2 MVP: Joe McGinnity (NYG 1905) 2-0, 1.50 ERA, 18.0 IP, 5 K, 3 BB, 18 HA The Giants made a comeback at home in Game 1, as the Braves were up 4-1 after 5. But New York scored 3 in the 6th to tie it, and scored the winning run in the 8th on an Art Devlin single. After the Giants dominated Game 2, Milwaukee came back with a fairly easy win of their own in Game 3. They traded wins in the next 2 games, but the Giants weren't letting the Braves get a sniff at a Game 7, utterly crushing them in Game 6 behind Dan McGann's 3 hits, Bill Dahlen's 3 RBI, and despite a poor performance from Christy Mathewson. Scores: NYG 5 Mil 4 NYG 8 Mil 3 Mil 6 NYG 2 NYG 4 Mil 2 Mil 4 NYG 1 NYG 12 Mil 5 The 1905 Giants' next opponent will be the winner of the 1903 Americans / 1949 Yankees matchup. Attached Images

08-04-2016, 06:19 PM	#49
Det42 Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 143	1929 Philadelphia Athletics (#7) 4, 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates (#71) 1 MVP: Jimmy Dykes (Phi 1929) .455/.500/.591, 0 HR, 2 RBI Game 1 was a hotly contested game that saw the A's answer Pittsburgh each time they scored. The Pirates scored 1 in the 3rd, Philly scored 1 in the 4th. Pittsburgh scored 3 in the 7th, the A's scored 3 in the 8th. Then the Pirates scored another 3 in the 9th. Then the A's scored 2 of their own in the bottom of the 9th, but with 2 out and the bases loaded, Al Simmons grounded to second. The series was all Philadelphia after that, however. After winning Game 2 handily, the A's scored 2 in the 10th to take Game 3. Game 4 was very close, and was won in the 7th inning on... a balk by Bert Blyleven. The Pirates tried to make it a series with Game 5, which also went into extra innings. But this became a reverse of Game 1, with the A's scoring 2 runs in the top of the 13th, and the Pirates scoring a run in the bottom of the inning, but Dave Parker struck out to end the series. Scores: Pit 7 Phi 6 Phi 6 Pit 2 Phi 7 Pit 5 (10) Phi 3 Pit 2 Phi 5 Pit 4 (13) The 1929 A's next opponent will be the winner of the 1980 Phillies / 2009 Yankees matchup. Attached Images

08-04-2016, 07:50 PM	#50
Det42 Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 143	1963 Los Angeles Dodgers (#64) 4, 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates (#1) 2 MVP: Sandy Koufax (LAD 1963) 2-1, 0.75 ERA, 24.0 IP, 20 K, 1 BB, 13 HA If there was good evidence that my ranking system is flawed, or conversely that any team can win, this was it. The #1 seed has already gone down, and it seemed pretty easy, despite going 6 games. While the Pirates did manage to beat MVP Sandy Koufax in Game 1, he only allowed 1 earned run. Game 2 was a pitchers' duel until the Dodgers played small ball to score 4 in the 11th. The Dodgers never trailed in Game 3, but the Pirates came back from a 2-1 deficit in Game 4 by scoring 2 in the 9th with a 2-RBI double by George Gibson. That would be the last time the Pirates would smile, as Johnny Podres threw a 2-hit shutout against them in Game 5, and Koufax and L.A. controlled Game 6 from start to finish. Scores: Pit 3 LAD 1 LAD 5 Pit 1 (11) LAD 3 Pit 1 Pit 3 LAD 2 LAD 3 Pit 0 LAD 4 Pit 2 The 1963 Dodgers' next opponent will be the winner of the 1996 Yankees / 1984 Tigers matchup. Attached Images Last edited by Det42; 08-05-2016 at 05:04 PM.

08-05-2016, 07:58 PM	#51
Det42 Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 143	1932 New York Yankees (#6) 4, 1935 Detroit Tigers (#59) 1 MVP: Lou Gehrig (NYY 1932) .524/.630/.905, 2 HR, 6 RBI The Tigers looked like they were in it to win it in Game 1, scorching the Yankees for 11 runs, including 6 in the 6th. But the Yankees gave it right back and then some the rest of the series, including Games 2 and 4, which were both laughers. To be fair, the Tigers were up 5-1 after 3 innings in Game 4, but the Yankees scored 9 runs in the 4th to start to run away with it, and then in the 9th inning, already up 14-5, scored another 5 for good measure. Game 3 was much closer, with the Tigers down 7-4 but scoring 2 runs late in the game to make it interesting. A 1-2-3 9th inning eliminated any thoughts of finishing the comeback, however. The Tigers did make a comeback in Game 5, scoring the tying run in the bottom of the 9th on a Goose Goslin single. But the Yankees exploded for 4 runs in the 11th, taking the series. Scores: Det 11 NYY 1 NYY 13 Det 3 NYY 7 Det 6 NYY 19 Det 5 NYY 8 Det 4 (11) The 1932 Yankees' next opponent will be the winner of the 1953 Yankees / 1951 Yankees matchup. So one Yankee/Yankee matchup will determine the next one. Attached Images

08-05-2016, 09:23 PM	#52
Det42 Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 143	1968 Detroit Tigers (#40) 4, 1941 New York Yankees (#25) 1 MVP: Bill Freehan (Det 1968).389/.476/.778, 2 HR, 8 RBI Two straight Tigers/Yankees matchups, two straight series where the winner of a blowout in Game 1 lost the next 4. This one just had a different winner. The Yankees scored 5 runs in both the 4th and 8th innings of Game 1, and Tommy Henrich hit a home run in each. The Tigers scored 4 runs in the 1st inning of Game 2, and never looked back. They scored 4 runs in the 1st inning again in Game 3, this time on a Bill Freehan grand slam. Denny McLain 4-hit the Yankees, and only gave up one run. Game 4 was close for most of the game, with the Tigers holding onto a slight 2-1 lead. But then Detroit scored 6 in the 8th, including a 3-run homer by Tommy Matchick, to run away with it. With the exception of Norm Cash, who went 3-for-4, Yankees pitcher Red Ruffing held the Tigers offense mostly in check, giving New York a chance to extend the series. But Earl Wilson was better, only allowing 3 hits and no runs in 7 innings, and the game and series were finished by Roy Face's 2 entirely uneventful innings of pitching. Scores: NYY 13 Det 3 Det 8 NYY 2 Det 5 NYY 1 Det 8 NYY 1 Det 3 NYY 0 The 1968 Tigers' next opponent will be the 1912 Red Sox, who swept the 1952 Yankees in 4 straight. Attached Images

08-06-2016, 05:39 PM	#53
Det42 Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 143	1907 Chicago Cubs (#3) 4, 1978 New York Yankees (#62) 3 MVP: Jack Pfiester (ChC 1907) 3-0, 1.67 ERA, 27.0 IP, 13 K, 3 BB, 18 HA Neither team could pull away from the other in this series, as they mostly traded wins, with there being only one point where a team won 2 in a row. The Yankees held the Cubs scoreless in Game 1 until the 9th inning, and the one run they scored only served to ruin the shutout. The Cubs came back in a tight, low-scoring Game 2 to tie the series. Game 3, the 3rd in a row started by 3-Finger Brown and Ron Guidry, was a 5-hit shutout by Guidry that the Yankees won easily. The Cubs tied the series again in Game 4, mainly on the strength of their 6-run 5th inning. Chicago then took their first series lead by crushing the Yankees in Game 5, scoring all of their runs in the 4th-6th innings. Game 6 was a pitching marvel. Ron Guidry threw 12.0 innings and 3-Finger Brown threw 14.0, and neither one of them gave up a run. The Cubs nearly ended it before extra innings, when Johnny Kling led off the bottom of the 9th with a triple. But they just couldn't bring him home. The Yankees became the first (and only) team to score in the top of the 16th, when Willie Randolph hit a single off of Ed Reulbach to score Lou Pinniella, sending the series to 7 games. The Cubs were the clear winners of the series in Game 7, behind the 1-hit shutout masterpiece from MVP Jack Pfiester. Scores: NYY 5 ChC 1 ChC 2 NYY 1 NYY 7 ChC 0 ChC 9 NYY 4 ChC 10 NYY 2 NYY 1 ChC 0 (16) ChC 5 NYY 0 The 1907 Cubs' next opponent will be the winner of the 1917 White Sox / 1950 Yankees matchup. Attached Images

08-06-2016, 10:27 PM	#54
Det42 Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 143	1951 New York Yankees (#38) 4, 1953 New York Yankees (#27) 1 MVP: Gil McDougald (NYY 1951) .421/.478/.421, 0 HR, 2 RBI This was the most confusing series so far, because not only were these two Yankees teams, they had mostly the same rosters. Only Game 5 had the teams starting a pitcher different from their opponent. The '51 Yankees won Game 1 behind a great pitching performance by their Eddie Lopat, who defeated the '53 Lopat. The '53 Yanks came back in Game 2 with 5 runs in the 4th, but the '51 team scored 5 of their own in the top of the 8th. That was quickly erased by 5 more by '53 in the bottom of the 8th. The '51 team then took Game 3 thanks mainly to another 5-run inning, this time in the 6th. They then won Game 4 in quite a dramatic fashion. Trailing 2-1, they scored a run in the 8th on a solo shot by Yogi Berra. Then, with 2 out in the bottom of the 9th, Joe DiMaggio stepped to the plate, pinch hitting -- that's right, he didn't start -- for Jerry Coleman. DiMaggio hit a walk-off home run on the first pitch he saw. The '53 Yankees nearly extended the series, leading Game 5 2-0 after 5. But the '51 team came back with 1 in the 6th and another 3 in the 8th to finish the job. Scores: NYY51 3 NYY53 1 NYY53 10 NYY51 5 NYY51 8 NYY53 5 NYY51 3 NYY53 2 NYY51 4 NYY53 2 The 1951 Yankees next opponent will be the 1932 Yankees, who beat the 1935 Tigers in 5 games. Attached Images

08-07-2016, 06:38 PM	#55
Det42 Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 143	1939 New York Yankees (#5) 4, 1914 Boston Braves (#60) 2 MVP: Red Rolfe (NYY 1939) .520/.519/.840, 1 HR, 7 RBI (I have no idea how his OBP is lower than his AVG!) When you set up a historical series with any team from 1939, the description of the season mentions that year's Yankees as being considered one of the best of all time. With that in mind, the 1914 Braves held their own against them pretty well, but still weren't good enough. The Braves did win the hitfest that was Game 1, going up 5-2 with 2 runs in the top of the 5th, only to lose the lead in the bottom of the inning, giving up 4. But they held the Yankees scoreless after that, and Boston scored in each of the next 3 innings. The Yankees easily won the next 3 games, outscoring Boston 23-8 combined. The Braves came back with a dominating performance of their own in Game 5, only to run into an unstoppable Red Ruffing in Game 6, who threw a 5-hit shutout to take the series. Scores: Bos 9 NYY 6 NYY 9 Bos 3 NYY 7 Bos 3 NYY 7 Bos 2 Bos 8 NYY 2 NYY 7 Bos 0 The 1939 Yankees' next opponent will be the winner of the 1959 Dodgers / 1920 Indians matchup. Attached Images

08-07-2016, 08:43 PM	#56
Det42 Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 143	1984 Detroit Tigers (#33) 4, 1996 New York Yankees (#97) 3 MVP: Lance Parrish (Det 1984) .400/.483/.760, 2 HR, 6 RBI This was a hard-fought series that looked like it was going to be much shorter. In the 7th inning of Game 1, down 7-5, Tigers OF Chet Lemon hit a 2-run home run to tie the score. The Yankees took a 1-run lead in the 10th when Darryl Strawberry scored on a Howard Johnson error. The Tigers tied it back up on an RBI single by Garbey, and then it was Chet Lemon again, this time with a walk-off sac fly. The Yankees won Game 2 rather handily, and the Tigers came back with their own strong win in Game 3, behind a Kirk Gibson 5-for-6 night. Game 4 also went to the Tigers, putting them up 3-1 in the series. It looked like the Tigers were going to walk away with it, especially after they took a 2-0 lead in Game 5. But the Yankees weren't nearly done. They scored 4 in the 4th inning of Game 5 to take a 4-2 lead, but allowed 3 more Tiger runs in the 5th, going back down 5-4. But the Yanks came back for 2 more in the bottom of the 5th, and added another in the 6th for good measure to extend the series. Game 6 was similar; the Tigers took a 4-1 lead, but New York scored 1 in the 7th, 3 in the 8th and another in the 9th to force a deciding game. Game 7 wasn't nearly as dramatic. The Tigers scored 4 in the 1st and never looked back. Scores: Det 9 NYY 8 (10) NYY 5 Det 1 Det 10 NYY 4 Det 6 NYY 3 NYY 7 Det 5 NYY 6 Det 4 Det 8 NYY 2 The 1984 Tigers next opponent will be the 1963 Dodgers, who beat the #1 seeded 1909 Pirates in 6 games. Attached Images

08-08-2016, 09:56 AM	#57
Det42 Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 143	1937 New York Yankees (#21) 4, 1947 New York Yankees (#44) 2 MVP: Joe DiMaggio (NYY 1937) .417/.481/.708, 0 HR, 5 RBI This one wasn't quite as confusing as the last all-Yankee matchup, as there were only a few common players. Each of the first four games was a blowout, with the '47 Yankees winning Game 1 behind Tommy Henrich's 4-for-5 performance, including 2 triples and a double. The next three all belonged to the 1937 team, dominating their later counterparts each time, and making it look like they were going to win the series easily. But in Game 5, '47 Yankees Spec Shea threw a 4-hit, 1-run game that, combined with their 3-run 4th inning, kept the series going. Most of Game 6 looked like it was going the '37 Yankees way, as they led 2-0 and Lefty Gomez looked untouchable. But the desperate '47 Yanks started off the top of the 9th with back-to-back home runs from Henrich and Joe DiMaggio to tie it, and Johnny Lindell scored on a 2-out Spud Chandler single to take the lead (yes, the pitcher). But as one of the '47 Yanks (who only hit .130 for the series) might say, it ain't over til it's over. After Red Rolfe reached on a George McQuinn error and Myril Hoag flew out, Roy Johnson tripled Rolfe home to tie it up again. Then, with 2 out, Lou Gehrig hit a series-ending single to score Johnson. Scores: NYY47 8 NYY37 1 NYY37 9 NYY47 3 NYY37 6 NYY47 1 NYY37 7 NYY47 1 NYY47 4 NYY37 1 NYY37 4 NYY47 3 The 1937 Yankees next opponent will be the winner of the 1944 Cardinals / 1969 Mets series. Attached Images

08-08-2016, 04:11 PM	#58
Det42 Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 143	1998 New York Yankees (#4) 4, 1921 New York Giants (#61) 0 MVP: Bernie F Williams (NYY 1998) .444/.444/1.000, 3 HR, 7 RBI The Giants were completely outmatched in this series, with the Yankees not only sweeping, but making it look easy. David Cone pitched 8.0 innings of 4-hit, 1-run ball in Game 1, as four of his teammates hit home runs. Game 2 was even worse for the Giants' pitching, as Bernie Williams went 3-for-5 with 2 home runs, and the Giants gave up home runs to 3 other Yankees, and 5 other Yankees had 2 hits apiece (including Daryl Strawberry who came into the game in the 7th inning). The Giants led Game 3 2-0 after 5 innings, but the Yankees scored 3 in the 6th and 2 in the 7th to take that one, too. The Yankees scored all of the runs they needed in Game 4 in the 1st inning, scoring 3 on 3 singles and a double. The Giants managed to score 2, but it wasn't enough. Scores: NYY 6 NYG 1 NYY 10 NYG 2 NYY 5 NYG 2 NYY 4 NYG 2 The 1998 Yankees' next opponent will be the 1964 Cardinals, who beat the 1982 Cardinals in 7 games. Attached Images

08-09-2016, 08:08 PM	#59
Det42 Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 143	1969 New York Mets (#53) 4, 1944 St. Louis Cardinals (#12) 3 MVP: Tom Seaver (NYM 1969) 3-0, 0.33 ERA, 27.0 IP, 9 K, 4 BB, 22 HA The Miracle Mets nearly walked away with this one, then nearly blew it, and then won it anyway. The Cardinals won Game 1, despite a late-game charge by the Mets that got them within 1. The Mets then took control in Game 2, scoring 5 in the 3rd and 4 in the 9th, with Tom Seaver coming one out away from a shutout, and the run that did score was unearned. Game 3 was tied at 2 in the 9th inning, until Ken Boswell hit a walk-off sac fly. New York then took a 3-1 series lead on another Seaver-pitched blowout in Game 4. The Cardinals came storming back in Game 5, behind Marty Marion's 3-hit game. Then they tied the series because of Max Lanier's 6-hit pitching in Game 6. The Cardinals scored first in Game 7, and they led it 1-0 for most of the game. But the Mets came back in the 8th, on RBI from Jerry Grote and Cleon Jones. That, combined with yet another gem from Seaver, was all they needed. Scores: SL 4 NYM 3 NYM 9 SL 1 NYM 3 SL 2 NYM 7 SL 1 SL 6 NYM 2 SL 3 NYM 1 NYM 2 SL 1 The 1969 Mets' next opponent will be the 1937 Yankees, who defeated the 1947 Yankees in 6 games. Attached Images

08-09-2016, 08:09 PM	#60
Det42 Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 143	1928 New York Yankees (#24) 4, 1954 New York Giants (#41) 0 MVP: Bob Meusel (NYY 1928) .583/.667/.583, 0 HR, 5 RBI When a team has Babe Ruth, but Ruth only hits .231 for the series, and that team still sweeps, you know you have a tough team. The first two games were close. Game 1 was tied at 3 until the 8th inning, when Ruth hit a triple and then Bob Meusel scored him with a single. The Giants got 2 runners on base in the 9th, but couldn't bring either of them home. Game 2 was scoreless until the 4th, when Dusty Rhodes hit an RBI double that scored Willie Mays. But the Yankees scored all 4 of their runs in the 6th, and while the Giants managed 2 more runs, they still couldn't catch them. The rest of the series was all Yankees; the Giants were never really in the other games. The Yanks were driven by Lou Gehrig's 4 hits in Game 3 and by George Pipgras's excellent 1-run complete game in Game 4. Scores: NYY 4 NYG 3 NYY 4 NYG 3 NYY 7 NYG 3 NYY 7 NYG 1 The 1928 Yankees' next opponent will be the winner of the 1942 Cardinals / 1960 Pirates matchup. Attached Images