Round 1 summary

Summary of Round 1


Record of these seeds:
1: 3-1
2: 4-0
3: 3-1
4: 3-0
5: 3-1
6: 2-2
7. 2-2
8. 3-1

Yankees: 7-4
Pirates: 2-0
NY Giants: 2-3
Red Sox: 1-3
Mets: 1-1
WhiteSox-  0-2
Tigers: 3-1
STL Cardinals: 1-3
Dodgers: 1-2
Cubs: 2-0

Overall best looking teams:
1. 1942 Yankees
2. 1986 Mets
3. 1927 Ysankees
4. 1975 Reds
5. 1982 Brewers
6. 1909 Pirates

1986 Miracle NY Mets beats the 2004 RedSox 8 games to 3

T86 Mets beat the 2005 Redsox


Games
1. Mets-4 RedSox-3 MVP:Wally Backman GW RBI
2. Mets-13 RedSox-1 MVP: Darryl Strawberry - 1 HR 4 RBIs
3. Mets-6 RedSox-5 MVP: Sid Fernandez 6 IP for the win
4. Mets-6 RedSox-4 MVP: Darryl Strawberry 3 hits, including 1 HR
5. RedSox-6 Mets-0 MVP: Bronson Arroyo 6 IP for the win
6. Mets-2 RedSox-1 MVP: Ron Darling 7 IP for the win
7. Mets-10 Redsox-3 MVP: Lenny Dykstra 4 SB
8. RedSox-9 Mets-2 MVP: Curt Schilling 8 IP for the win
9. RedSox-8 Mets-3 MVP: Jason Varitek GW RBI
10. Mets-11 RedSox-7 MVP: Keith Hernandez 4 RBIs
11. Mets-13 RedSox-0 MVP: Dwight Gooden 3 hit shutout


Series MVP: Dwight Gooden  pitches 26 IP, gave up 1 ER, went 3 and 0

1961 Yankees come back to win 8 games to 7 over 49 Dodgers

Down 7 games to 5, the 61 Yankees come back and win the last 3 games to win the series.  Mantle and Berra both got 3 game MVPs


Games:
1. Yankees -6 Dodgers-2 MVP-Whitey Ford complete game win
2. Yankees-5 Dodgers-0 MVP-Ralph Terry 8 IP win
3. Dodgers-7 Yankees-1 MVP-Ralph Branca 8 IP for the win
4. Dodgers-4 Yankees-3 MVP-Roy Campanella GW RBI
5. Dodgers-5 Yankees-4 MVP-Gil Hodges 3 RBIs
6. Dodgers-6 Yankees-3 MVP-Don Newcombe 8 IP for the win
7. Yankees-5 Dodgers-1 MVP-Mickey Mantle 1 HR 4 RBIs
8. Dodgers-14 Yankees-5 MVP-Carl Furillo 3 RBIs
9. Yankees-4 Dodgers-2 MVP-Mickey Mantle 1 HR
10. Dodgers-15 Yankees-9 MVP-Roy Campanella 4 RBIs
11. Yankees-11 Dodgers-6 MVP-Yogi Berra 3 RBIs
12. Dodgers-3 Yankees-2 MVP-Joe Hatten 6 IP fo the win
13. Yankees-4 Dodgers-3 MVP-Yogi Berra 1 HR 3 RBIs
14. Yankees-11 Dodgers-5 MVP-Yogi Berra 2 HR 5 RBIs
15. Yankees-5 Dodgers-2 MVP-Mickey Mantle 1 HR 3 RBIs

Series MVP-Mickey Mantle/Yogi Berra both got 3 game MVPs with at least 1 HR in each of those games

1969 Balt beats the 57 Braves 8 games to 6

The 69 Baltimore Orioles beat the braves from 1957 8 gams to 6.  This series was back and forth but the Balt offense scored 19 and 18 in the final 3 games for a few big wins.

Games
1. Balt-3 Braves-1 MVP-Dave McNally 7 IP for the win
2. Balt-5 Braves-2 MVP-Mike Cueller - 8 IP for the win
3. Balt-8 Braves-3 MVP-Boog Powell 3 RBIs
4. Braves-4 Balt-1 MVP-Frank Torre 3 RBIs
5. Braves-5 Balt-0 MVP-Eddie Mathews 2 HRs
6. Braves-5 Balt-1 MVP-Lew Burdette 7 IP for the win
7. Balt-12 Braves-8 MVP-Brooks Robinson 6 RBIs
8. Braves-7 Balt-5 MVP-Frank Torre 3 hits
9. Balt-6 Braves-5 MVP-Paul Blair GW RBI
10. Braves-7 Balt-4 MVP-Wes Covington 3 RBIs
11. Braves-3 Balt-2 MVP-Frank Torre HR
12. Balt-18 Braves-1 MVP-Davey Johnson 5 RBIs
13. Balt-7 Braves-6 MVP-Ellie Hendricks 3 hits
14. Balt-19 Braves-1 MVP-Boog Powell 6 RBIs

Series MVP-Boog Powell 9 RBIs in 2 games

1932 Yankees (3) beat the 1940 Reds (14) 8 games to 6

games:
1. Yankees-5 Reds-1 MVP-Lefty Gomez 8.1 IP for the win
2. Reds-3 Yankees-1 MVP-Bucky Walters complete game win
3. Reds-8 Yankees-1 MVP-Billy Werber 3 RBIs
4. Reds-6 Yankees-1 MVP-Harry Craft scores 3 runs
5. Yankees-4 Reds-3 MVP-Earl Combs GW RBI
6. Yankees-7 Reds-6 MVP-Babe Ruth GW RBI
7. Reds-3 Yankees-1 MVP-Bucky Walters complete game win
8. Yankees-8 Reds-7 MVP-Joe Sewell GW RBI
9. Reds-7 Yankees-0 MVP-Jim Turner 8 IP for the win
10. Yankees-4 Reds-1 MVP-Herb Pennock 6 IP for the win
11. Yankees-5 Reds-4 MVP-Lefty Gomez 6.2 IP for the win
12. Yankees-10 Reds-2 MVP-Red Ruffing complete game win
13. Reds-9 Yankees-6 MVP-Ernie  Lombardi 2 HR 5 RBIs
14. Yankees-7 Reds-4 MVP-Tony Lazzari 4 for 5

Series MVP- Lefty Gomez gets 2 wins

4th seed 1939 Yankees double up the 1935 Tigers 8 games to 4

The 4th seeded Yankees of 39 beat the 35 Tigers (13) 8 games to 4.  Joe Dimaggio wins 2 game MVPs and series MVP while good pitching from Red Ruffing and Lefty Gomez carries them into the next round to face the 42 Cards.

Games:
1. Yankees-6 Tigers-2  MVP-Red Ruffing 7 IP 1 ER for the win and goes 2 for 2 with 4 RBIs
2. Tigers-9 Yankees-3 MVP-Schoolboy Rowe complete game win
3. Yankees-4 Tigers-3 MVP-Charlie Keller walk off HR
4. Yankees-15 Tigers-3 MVP-Joe Dimaggio 4 hits
5. Yankees-13 Tigers-12 MVP-Buddy Rosar GW RBI
6. Tigers-7 Yankees-6 MVP-Tommy Bridges 6 IP for the win
7. Yankees-6 Tigers-4 MVP-Lefty Gomez 6 IP for the win
8. Yankees-6 Tigers-2 MVP-Atly Donald 8 IP for the win
9. Tigers-3 Yankees-2 MVP-Pete Fox 4 hits
10. Tigers-5 Yankees-1 MVP-Pete Fox 3 hits
11. Yankees-9 Tigers-2 MVP-Joe Dimaggio 4 RBIs
12. Yankees-8 Tigers-1 MVP-Bill Dickey 4 RBIs

Series MVP- Joe Dimaggio with 2 game MVPs

1909 Tigers (14) beat the 1904 Giants (3) in 11 games

Tigers won 7 1 run games to beat the 1904 Giants 8 games to 3.


Games:
1. Tigers-2 Giants-1 MVP-George Mullin complete game win
2. Giants-10 Tigers-3 MVP-Dan McGann 4 RBIs
3. Tigers-6 Giants-5 MVP-Sam Crawford 4 RBIs
4. Tigers-6 Giants-5 MVP-Matty McIntyre GW RBI
5. Tigers-7 Giants-5 MVP-Matty McIntyre 3 RBIs
6. Tigers-6 Giants-5 MVP-Sam Crawford GW RBI
7. Giants-4 Tigers-1 MVP-Joe McGinty complete game RBI
8. Tigers-10 Giants-5 MVP-Ed Summers complete game win
9. Giants-5 Tigers-3 MVP-Hooks Wiltse 8 IP 1 ER for the win
10. Tigers-4 Giants-3 MVP-Bill Donovan 6 IP for the win
11. Tigers-7 Giants-5 MVP-Sam Crawford 4 RBIs

Series MVP- Sam Crawford who got 3 game MVPs