Battle of the Sox, the RedSox 1912 (4) beat the 1919 Whitesox(13) 8 games to 2

The 1912 Redsox beat the 1919 Whitesox 8 games to 2. Jake Stahl gets 3 game MVPs.

Games:
1. Redsox-2 Whitesox-0 MVP-Joe Wood 2 hit shutout
2. WhiteSox-7 RedSox-0 MVP-Eddie Cicotte 5 hit shutout
3. Redsox-14 Whitesox-3 MVP-Bill Carrigan 4 hits
4. Redsox-3 Whitesox-2 MVP-Larry Gardner GW RBI
5. Redsox-10 Whitesox-7 MVP-Jake Stahl 3 RBIs
6. Whitesox-5 Redsox-2 MVP-Lefty Williams 8.2 IP for the win
7. Redsox-7 Whitesox-6 MVP-Heinei Wagner 3 RBIs
8. Redsox-10 Whitesox-8 MVP-Jake Stahl 3 RBIs
9. Redsox-4 Whitesox-1 MVP-Jake Stahl 3 RBIs
10. Redsox-8 Whitesox-5 MVP-Harry Hooper 3 RBIs

Series MVP - Jake Stahl who gets 3 game MVPs and had 3 RBIs each game

UPSET! 1982 Brewers (16) stun the 1998 Yankees (1) 8 games to 6

In a shocker, The 82 Brewers beat the 1 seed 1998 Yankees 8 games to 6.  They stayed with the Yankees the whole series and kept bouncing back when it looked like the Yankees were gaining control back.  Not sure how far they'll go from here but they got the stunner of the tourney!


Games:
1. Yankees-5 Brewers-3 MVP-Tino Martinez with a HR
2. Brewers-5 Yankees-2 MVP-Vukovich 8.2 IP for the win
3. Brewers-4 Yankees-2 MVP-Ted Simmons 2 HRs
4. Brewers-3 Yankees-1 MVP-Ben Oglivie 2 HRs
5. Yankees-12 Brewers-11 MVP-Paul ONeal 5 for 5 with 4 RBIs
6. Brewers-15 Yankees-9 MVP-Ted Simmons 4 RBIs
7. Yankees-2 Brewers-1 MVP-Paul ONeil GW RBI
8. Yankees-4 Bewers-3 MVP-Jorge Posada GW RBI
9. Brewers-4 Yankees-3 MVP-Charlie Moore GW RBI
10. Brewers-7 Yankees-4 MVP-Charlie Moore 3 RBIs
11. Yankees-5 Brewers-3 MVP-Andy Pettite 7.2 IP for the win
12. Brewers-11 Yankees-6 MVP-Robin Yount 4 RBIs
13. Yankees-10 Brewers-0 MVP-David wells 4 hit shutout
14. Brewers-10 Yankees-6 MVP-Cecil Cooper 4 hits

Series MVP - Ted Simmons/Charlie Moore - Really the whole team deserves the MVP for taking down the #1 seeded 1998 Yankees, but both those guys got 2 game MVPs.

(1) 1975 Reds Take down the 60 Mets (16) 8 games to 2

The 1975 Reds (1) shut out the 1969 Mets 3 times and totally shut down the Mets offense, who only scored 20 runs in 10 games.

Games:
1. Reds-4 Mets-3 MVP-Johnny Bench 3 RBIs
2. Reds-2 Mets-1 MVP-Gary Nolan 8.2 IP for the win
3. Reds-6 Mets-2 MVP-Fred Norman 7 IP 0 ER for the win
4. Reds-6 Mets-2 MVP-Pat Darcy 7 IP 0 ER for the win
5. Reds-7 Mets-0 MVP-Don Gullet 6 IP 0 ER for the win
6. Reds-10 Mets-5 MVP-George Foster 4 RBIs
7. Mets-6 Reds-4 MVP-Cleon Jones-3 RBIs
8. Mets-1 Reds-0 MVP-Ron Swoboda GW RBI
9. Reds-4 Mets-0 MVP-Fred Norman 8 IP 0 ER for the win
10. Reds-2 Mets-0 MVP- Pat Darcy 6.2 IP 0 ER for the win

Series MVP - Fred Norman/Pat Darcy  Combines for 4 wins, 29 IP and 0 ER's.

Started slow but 1927 Yankees (1) beat the 1920 Indians (16) 8 games to 3

If this was a best of 5 series, the Indians of 1920 would have upset the 27 Yankees.  But after being down 3 games to 2 and held to only 20 runs in 5 games, the Yankees explode for scores of 8,9,14 and 11 and end up winning the last 6 games to win 8 games to 3.  Babe Ruth was no where to be seen, not one game MVP.  Gehrig had 1 MVP and arguably 2 but the big guys to step up were Pat Collins and Matt Koenig with 5 mvps among them.


Games:
1. Indians-11 Yankees-6 MVP-Steve O'Neill 3 RBIs
2. Indians-6 Yankees-2 MVP-Stan Covaleski complete game
3. Yankees-6 Indians-4 MVP-Tony Lazzari with a HR
4. Yankees-3 Indians-2 MVP-Pat Collins GW RBI
5. Indians-4 Yankees-3 MVP-Duster Mails 6 IP 1 ER for the win
6. Yankees-3 Indians-2 MVP-Earl Combs GW RBI
7. Yankees-8 Indians-4 MVP-Pat Collins 5 RBIs
8. Yankees-9 Indians-5 MVP-Lou Gehrig 2 HR 5 RBIs
9. Yankees-14 Indians-2 MVP-Matt Koenig 6 RBIs
10. Yankees-11 Indians-10 MVP-Matt Koenig walk off HR
11. Yankees-5 Indians-1 MVP-Pat Collins 3 RBIs

Series MVP - Pat Collins - he won 3 game MVPs including a 5 and a 3 RBI performance

#1 seeded 1909 Pirates easily handle 16 seeded 1917 Giants

With 7 one run games, the 1909 Pirates beat the Giants 8 games to 3.  A lot of pitching duels and low scoring games, but the Pirates were too good a team.


Games:
1. Giants-2 Pirates-1 MVP-George Burns 4 hits
2. Pirates-2 Giants-1 MVP-Howie Camintz 7 IP for the win
3. Pirates-3 Giants-2 MVP-Honus Wagner GW RBI
4. Pirates-3 Giants-2 MVP-Tommy Leach 3 hits
5. Pirates-2 Giants-1 MVP-George Gibson GW RBI
6. Pirates-7 Giants-6 MVP-Vic Willis 7.2 IP for the win
7. Giants-8 Pirates-4 MVP-Benny Kauff 3 RBIs
8. Pirates-5 Giants-4 MVP-Lefty Leifield 7 IP for the win
9. Giants-6 Pirates-2 MVP-Benny Kauff 4 hits
10. Pirates-3 Giants-1 MVP-Deacon Phillippe 6 IP for the win
11. Pirates-5 Giants-1 MVP-Vic Willis 9 IP for the win

Series MVP - Vic Willis gets 2 wins

2009 Yankees (12) come back to beat the 2004 Cardinals (5) 8 games to 7

In a hitting display. Jorge Posada and the Yankees win 8 games to 7.  Posada with the tourney high 4 game MVPs.


Games:
1. Cardinals-8 Yankees-3 MVP-Jim Edmonds 2 HR
2. Yankees-18 Cardinals-1 MVP-Jorge Posada 6 RBIs
3. Yankees-10 Cardinals-4 MVP-Jorge Posada 4 for 5
4. Cardinals-7 Yankees-6 MVP-Albert Pujols GW RBI
5. Yankees-10 Cardinals-2 MVP-Nick Swisher 3 RBIs
6. Yankees-5 Cardinals-1 MVP-Derek Jeter 4 hits
7. Cardinals-2 Yankees-1 MVP-Matt Morris 7 IP 0 ER for the win
8. Yankees-12 Cardinals-8 MVP-Robinson Cano 4 hits
9. Cardinals-7 Yankees-2 MVP-Scott Rolen 3 RBIs
10. Cardinals-7 Yankees-6 MVP-Mike Matheny walk off HR
11. Yankees-10 Cardinals-6 MVP-Jorge Posada 3 RBIs
12. Cardinals-4 Yankees-1 MVP-Larry Walker 2 HRs
13. Cardinals-7 Yankees-6 MVP-Jim Edmonds 4 RBIs
14. Yankees-10 Cardinals-7 MVP-Jorge Posada-3 RBIs
15. Yankees-7 Cardinals-3 MVP-CC Sabathia 6.2 IP 10 k's for the win

Series MVP- Jorge Posada who gets 4 game MVP's, the most so far in the tourney

1953 Dodgers (5) beat the 1964 Cardinals (12) 8 games to 5

The 1953 Dodgers we too much for the 1964 Cardinals.  6 one run games, so this was a real close series.  Hitting dominated until the final game which was a shutout.


Games:
1. Dodgers-7 Cardinals-5 MVP-Carl Erskine complete game for win
2. Cardinals-8 Dodgers-5 MVP-Curt Simmons 6 IP for the win
3. Dodgers-14 Cardinals-13 MVP-Duke Snider 2 HR 5 RBIs
4. Cardinals-8 Dodgers-7 MVP-Mike Shannon 2 HRs
5. Dodgers-13 Cardinals-6 MVP-Carl Furillo 4 RBIs
6. Dodgers-5 Cardinals-2 MVP-Carl Erskine 8.1 IP for the win
7. Cardinals-7 Dodgers-4 MVP-Dick Groat 4 RBIs
8. Cardinals-5 Dodgers-3 MVP-Ray Sadecki 8 IP for the win
9. Cardinals-7 Dodgers-6 MVP-Curt Flood 4 hits
10. Dodgers-8 Cardinals-7 MVP-Gil Hodges-2 RBIs
11. Dodgers-9 Cardinals-8 MVP-Jackie Robinson 4 RBIs
12. Dodgers-4 Cardinals-3 MVP-PeeWee Reese walk off HR
13. Dodgers-6 Cardinals-0 MVP-Billy Loes 7 IP 0 ER for the win

Series MVP-Carl Erskine - won 2 games and the Dodgers won all 3 of his starts.

1942 Cards(5) come back for victory over the 1923 Yankees(12) 8 games to 7

Down 4 games to 0 and down 7 games to 6, the Cardinals of 1942 come back to beat Babe Ruth's 1923 Yankees.  LEd by Stan Musial and Mort Cooper, The Cards would not go down but kept battling back.  Five of the first 7 games were one run games, it was an incredible series.


Games:
1. Yankees-8 Cards-7 MVP-Joe Dugan with 3 hits
2. Yankees-5 Cards-4 MVP-Wally Schang drives in 3 runs
3. Yankees-9 Cards-8 MVP-Babe Ruth goes 5 for 6
4. Yankees-7 Cards-2  MVP-Aaron Ward 3 RBIs
5. Cards-5 Yankees-3 MVP-Jimmy Brown 3 RBIs
6. Cards-3 Yankees-2 MVP-Mort Cooper 8 IP 2 ER for the win
7. Cards-7 Yankees-6 MVP-Stan Musial GW RBI
8. Yankees-4 Cards-1 MVP-Waite Hoyt complete game 1 ER for the win
9. Cards-1 Yankkes-0 11 inn MVP-Enos Slaughter GW RBI
10. Yankees-7 Cards-3 MVP-Herb Pennock 6 IP for the win
11. Cards-6 Yankees-2 MVP-Mort Cooper complete game 2 ER for the win
12. Cards-4 Yankees-3 MVP-Johnny Beazley 8 IP 3 ER for the win
13. Yankees-6 Cards-3 MVP-Wally Pipp 3 RBIs
14. Cards-8 Yankees-5 MVP-Harry Walker 3 RBIs
15. Cards-9 Yankees-2 MVP-Stan Musial 4 RBIs

Series MVP-Mort Cooper.  He got 3 wins, including the final game.

1909 Cubs (5) beat down the 1914 Braves (12) 8 games to 5

The 1909 Cubs pitching was just too much for the 1914 Braves.  In mostly low scoring games, the Cubs beat the Braves 8 games to 5.  Braves did have them tied 4 games to 4 but Cubs were just too strong.  The 1906 Cubs advanced as well, so we may see a showdown in a few rounds...


Games:
1. Cubs-5 Braves-1 MVP-Modecai Brown 8.2 Innings 1 ER for the win
2. Braves-3 Cubs-0  MVP- Dick Rudolph 6 hit shutout
3. Cubs-6 Braves-1 MVP- Ed Reulbach complete game 1 ER for the win
4. Cubs-3 Braves-2 MVP-Frank Chance GW RBI
5. Cubs-4 Braves-0 MVP-Rube Kroh 6 IP 0 ER for the win
6. Braves-3 Cubs-2 MVP-Bill James 9 IP 2 ER for the win
7. Braves-5 Cubs-4 15 Inn  MVP-Red Smith 3 RBIs
8. Braves-9 Cubs-3 MVP-Red Smith 4 hits
9. Cubs-5 Braves-2 MVP-Jack Pfesiter 7 IP 2 ER 1 hit for the win
10. Cubs-9 Braves-6 MVP-Rube Kroh 6 IP 4 ER for the win
11. Cubs-5 Braves-1 MVP-Mordecai Brown 9 IP 1 ER for the win
12. Braves-5 Cubs-2 MVP-Butch Schmidt 3 RBIs
13. Cubs-7 Braves-3 MVP-Ed Reulback 7 IP 2 ER for the win

Series MVP-Mordecai Brown - Pitches 2 victories giving up only 2 ERs in them.

2001 Seattle (2) outplays 1983 Baltimore (15) 8 games to 5

The 2001 Mariners prove their #2 seed by beating the 1983 Orioles 8 games to 5.  Edgar Martinez had 2 big games of 4 and 5 RBIs and Freddy Garcia got 3 wins.

Games:
1. Seattle-8 Balt-5  MVP-Edgar Martinez 3 for 4 with 4 RBIs
2. Seattle-8 Balt-3  MVP-Bret Boone 3 RBIs
3. Balt-7 Seattle-4 MVP-John Shelby 5 hits
4. Balt-6 Seattle-5 MVP-Rick Dempsey 1 HR
5. Balt-4 Seattle-1 MVP-Mike Flanagan 6 IP 1 ER for the win
6. Seattle-16 Balt-3 MVP-Edgar Martiniz 3 for 4 with 5 RBIs
7.Seattle-5 Balt-0 MVP-Freddy Garcia 3 hit shutout
8. Seattle-8 Balt-1 MVP-Jamie Moyer 9 IP 1 ER for the win
9. Balt-8 Seattle-1 MVP-Cal Ripken 2 for 4 3 BIs
10. Seattle-13 Balt-6  MVP-Mike Cameron 3 for 6 with 6 RBIs
11. Balt-3 Seattle-2 MVP-John Lowenstein walk off HR
12. Seattle-2 Balt-0 MVP-Joel Pineiro 6 IP 0 ER for the win
13. Seattle-13 Balt-1 MVP-Freddy Garcia 9 IP 0 ER for the win

Series MVP-Freddy Garcia won 3 games including a shutout and complete game 1 run

54 Indians(2) easily handle the 15th seeded 63 Dodgers in 10 games

Larry Doby powered the Indians with 5 HRs and Early Wynn tossed 2 shutouts to beat the 1963 Dodgers(15) 8 games to 2.

Games:
1. Indians-9 Dodgers-0 MVP-Early Wynn 7 hit shutout.  Doby with 2 HRs
2. Indians-1 Dodgers-0 MVP-Mike Garcia 6 hit shutout
3. Indians-5 Dodgers-3 MVP-Bob Lemon 3 ER for the win
4. Dodgers-9 Indians-5 MVP-Maury Wills 3 for 5 scores 3 runs
5. Indians-7 Dodgers-4 MVP-Larry Doby 4 for 5 with 3 RBIs
6. Indians-14 Dodgers-0 MVP-Larry Doby 2 for 4 with 6 RBIs.  Early Wynn 3 hit shutout.
7. Dodgers-6 Indians-1 MVP-Sandy Koufax 9 IP 1 ER for the win
8. Indians-6 Dodgers-4 MVP-Bill Glynn 4 RBIs
9. Indians-6 Dodgers-1 MVP-Art Houtteman 8 IP 0 ER for the win
10. Indians-13 Dodgers-6 MVP-Bobby Avila 4 for 6 3 runs 3 RBIs

Series MVP - Early Wynn 2 shutouts

1931 A's(2) easily handle the 1926 Cardinals (15) in 10 games

The 31 A's (2) over power the 26 Cardinals 8 games to 2.  Lots of offensive fire power by the A's, including 13 RBIs over 2 games from series MVP Mickey cochrane.  Dib Williams won 3 game MVPs including the first two.


Games:
1. A's-5 Cards-4 MVP-Dib Williams scores 3 runs
2. A's-7 Cards-6 MVP -Dib Williams GW RBIs
3. A's-13 Cards-3 MVP-Mickey Cochrane 3 for 3 with 2 HRs and 5 RBIs
4. A's-10 Cards-3 MVP Bing Miller 4 for 5
5. A's-9 Cards-3 MVP - Dib Williams 2 HRs
6. Cards-7 A's-6 MVP-Flint Reihm 7.2 IP for the win
7. A's-7 Cards-4 MVP-Al Simmons 4 for 5 with 4 RBIs
8. Cards-6 A's-4 MVP-Jessie Haines 6 IP 2 ER for the win
9. A's-15 Cards-2 MVP-Mickey cochrane 3 for 5 2 HRs 8 RBIs
10. A's-9 Cards-4 MVP-Al Simmons 3 RBIs

Series MVP- Mickey cochrane- 2 game MVPs which comprise 4 HRs and 13 RBIs over those 2 games.

1906 Cubs(2) overpower the 1918 RedSox(15) as expected

As predicted, the 1906 Cubs were way too much to handle for the 1918 RedSox.  Their pitching was way too much.  In one stretch from games 5 through 8, the Cubs gave up 1 ER, which included 3 shutouts.  Their offense came alive too in the final few games once they went to Fenway.  These Cubs will be a force to deal with.

Games:
1. Redsox-2 Cubs-0 MVP-Carl Mays 2 hit shutout
2. Cubs-3 RedSox-2 10 Inn  MVP-Johnny Kling 2 RBIs GW RBI in 10th
3. RedSox-4 Cubs-1 MVP-Sam Jones 7 IP 1 ER for the win
4. RedSox-6 Cubs-2 MVP-Dutch Leonard 6 IP 2 ER for the win
5. Cubs-4 RedSox-0 MVP-Jack Taylor 6 IP 0 ER for the win
6. Cubs-2 RedSox-1 MVP-Mordecai Brown complete game 1 ER for the win
7. Cubs-2 RedSox-0 MVP Jack Pfeister 1 hit shutout.
8. Cubs-7 RedSox-0 MVP-Carl Lundgren 2 hit shutout
9. Cubs-3 RedSox-2 12 Inn MVP-Jimmy Sheckard drives in GW RBI in 12th
10. Cubs-14 RedSox-1 MVP Johnny Kling 4 for 5 with 3 RBIs
11. RedSox-10 Cubs-2 MVP Carl Mays complete game 1 ER for the win
12. Cubs-11 RedSox-1 MVP Harry Steinfelt 3 for 3 with 4 RBIs

Series MVP - Cubs pitching staff.  No one person stood out.  They had 6 games of giving up 1 run or less.

1984 Tigers(6) outlast the 2002 A's (11) 8 games to 7

In a back and forth series that didnt get a repeat MVP until game 13, the 1984 Tigers(6) win the final 2 games to come back and win the series over the 2002 A's (11) 8 games to 7.


Games
1. A's-18 Tigers-2 MVP Eric Chavez 4 RBIs 2 HRs
2. Tigers-4 A's-2 MVP-Kirk Gibson 2 for 3 with 2 run walk off HR
3. A's-8 Tigers-5 MVP-David Justice 4 for 6 with 2 HRs
4. Tigers-8 A's-4 MVP-Juan Berenguer 6.1 IP for the win
5. Tigers-10 A's-2 MVP-Lance Parrish 2 HR 4 RBI's
6. A's-3 Tigers-2  MVP-Mark Ellis 2 HRs
7. Tigers-8 A's -4 MVP-Howard Johnson 1 HR 3 RBIs
8. Tigers-4 A's-1 MVP-Dan Petry complete game 1 ER
9. A's-5 Tigers-4  MVP-Ramon Hernandez 3 RBIs
10. A's-8 Tigers-2 MVP-Jermaine Dye 5 for 5 with 2 HR and 6 RBIs
11. Tigers-9 A's-7 MVP-Alan Trammell 3 RBIs
12. A's-6 tigers-5 MVP-Scott Hatteberg 3 RBIs
13. A's-10 Tigers-6 MVP-Scott Hatteberg scores 3 runs
14. Tigers-5 A's-0 MVP-Dan Petry 3 hit shutout
15. Tigers-4 A's-0 MVP-Milt Wilcox 8 IP 0 ER for the win

Series MVP - Dan Petry with 2 complete game wins and Tigers won all 3 he started.