77Yanks (11) upset 53Yanks(6) after being down 7 games to 5

The 77Yankees come back from series deficits of 3 to 0, 6 to 2 and 7 to 5 to win the series 8 games to 7.  Including winning 6 of the last 7.  Most of the games were low scoring and Reggie Jackson was real quiet.  It was Ron Guidry and Don Gullett leading the way.

Games:
1. 53 Yanks-6  77 Yanks -5 MVP-Hank Bauer 3 for 4 with 3 RBIs
2. 53 Yanks-7 77Yankes-4  MVP-Joe Collins 3 RBIs
3. 53 Yanks-6 77 Yanks-4  MVP-Ed Lopat 6 IP 1 ER for the win
4. 77Yankes-5 53Yanks-2 MVP-Willie Randolf drives in 2 runs including GW run in top of 10th
5. 77Yanks-8  53Yanks-6  MVP-Chris Chambliss goes 5 for 5
6. 53Yanks-12 77Yanks-5  MVP-Joe Collins 2 for 4 with 4 RBIs
7. 53Yanks-5 77Yanks-2  MVP-Gil McDougald 3 for 3 with 3 RBIs
8. 53Yanks-4  77Yanks-1  MVP-Ed Lopat 6 IP 1 ER for the win
9. 77Yanks-7 53Yanks-4  MVP-Ron Guidry 8 IP 3 ER fo the win
10. 77Yanks-5  53Yanks-2  MVP-Don Gullett 7IP 0 ER for the win
11. 77Yanks-6  53Yanks-3  MVP-Roy White 3 for 4 with 3 RBIs
12. 53Yanks-4  77Yanks-2  MVP- Vic Raschi 7 IP 0 ER for the win
13.  77Yanks-4  53Yanks-1  MVP-Ed Figuero goes 7 IP for the win
14. 77Yanks-3  53Yanks-1  MVP- Bucky Dent drives in GW run
15.  77Yanks-5  53Yanks-2  MVP- Ron Guidry goes 8 IP 2 ER for the win

Series MVP: Ron Guidry win 2 games, 2 game MVPs including game 15

1922 Giants (11) win a squeaker over the 1942 Brooklyn dodgers (6)

The Giants had a 7 games to 4 lead but lose 3 straight and go down 3 to 0 after 7 innings but score 4 in the 8th to win the game and the series 8 games to 7.  George Kelly wins MVP for some big games including a 3 run HR in the 8th in the final game.

Games:
1. Giants-5 Dodgers-3 MVP-Geoge Kelly- 1 HR and 2 RBIs
2. Giants-7 Dodgers-3 MVP-Irish Meusal 3 for 5 with 4 RBIs
3. Giants-6 Dodgers-1 MVP-Phil Douglas 6 IP 0 ER for the win
4. Dodgers-15 Giants-5 MVP-Dixie Walker 1 triple 1 HR with 6 RBIs
5. Dodgers-8 Giants-4 MVP-Max Macon 6 IP 2 ER for the win
6. Giants-3 Dodgers-2 MVP-George Kelly 2 for 4 with 3 RBIs
7. Giants-5 Dodgers-1 MVP-Jesse Barnes 7.2 IP 1 ER for the win
8. Giants-3 Dodgers-0 MVP-Frank Snyder GW RBI
9. Dodgers-8 Giants-2 MVP-Dixie Walker 2 for 4 1 HR 4 RBIs
10. Dodgers-5 Giants-4 10 Innings MVP- Dolph Camilli 3 for 5 with 5 RBIs
11. Giants-5 Dodgers-3 MVP-Irish Meusal 3 RBIs
12. Dodgers-8 Giants-2 MVP Whit Wyatt 9 IP 2 ER for the win
13. Dodgers-5 Giants-1 MVP-Curt Davis 7 IP 1 ER for the win
14. Dodgers-10 Giants-3 MVP- Pete Reiser 4 for 5 with 4 RBIs
15. Giants-4 Dodgers-3 MVP-Art Nehf 9 IP 3 ER for the win. George Kelly hits 3 run homer in top of 8th to go up 4 to 3.

Series MVP - George Kelly Won two game MVPs along with driving in 3 in the top of the 8th of game 15 with a homerun.

As expected, the 1902 Pirate (6) beat down the (11) 1913 A's

The 1902 Pirates(6) were just too tough for the 1913 A's.  Pirates win the series 8 games to 4.  Kitty Bransfield was the hero, winning three game MVPs, while Jack Chesbro leads the way pitching with 2 complete games.


Games:
1. Pirates-5 A's-3 MVP-Jack Chesboro 9 IP 3 ER for the win
2. Pirates-7 A's-3 MVP-Kitty Bransfield 3 RBIs
3. A's-8 Pirates-7 MVP-Eddie Collins 3 for 5 2 R 2 RBIs
4. Pirates-7 A's-3 MVP- Kitty Bransfield 2 for 3 with 5 RBIs
5. Pirates-3 A's-2 MVP-Ed Doheny 8 IP 2 ER for the win
6. Pirates-3 A's-2 12 innings MVP-Honus Wagner GW RBI in the 12th
7. A's-4 Pirates-3 MVP-Rube Oldring drives in GW run
8. A's-9 Pirates-1 MVP-Frank Baker goes 5 for 5
9. A's-11 Pirates-5 MVP-Wally Schang goes 4 for 5
10. Pirates-13 A's-1 MVP-Jack O'Connor goes 3 for 5 with 1 HR and 5 RBIs
11. Pirates-5 A's-3 MVP-Kitty Bransfield drives in winning runs
12. Pirates-4 A's-3 MVP-Jack Chesbro 9 IP 3 ER for the win

Series MVP- Kitty Bransfield- wins 3 game MVPs.  Drove in 5 runs in one game, 3 in another and the GW runs in game 11.

93 Giants (10) upset the (7) seed 88 A's 8 games to 6.

In the battle of the big homerun guys, we see Barry Bonds taking on McGwire and Canseco.  All 3 contributed and we saw a lot of HR's and runs scored.  A's had a 5 games to 3 lead but the Giants won 5of the last 6 to take it.


Games:
1. A's-6 Giants-5 MVP-Mark Mcgwire drives in winning run in bottom of 9th
2. Giants-9 A's-1 MVP-Bill Swift 9IP 1 ER for the win.  Bonds goes 2 for 2 with 3 RBIs and 1 HR and 3 BB
3. A's-5 Giants-4 MVP-Storm Davis 8IP 4 ER for the win.  Lansford 2 for 4 with 4 RBIs and Bonds 2 for 3 with 2 RBIs
4. Giants-11 A's-0 MVP-Dave Martinez hits 3 run HR.  Clark and Thompson also get 3 RBIs each. Bonds 2 for 4.
5. Giants-4 A's-3 MVP-Royce Clayton 2 for 4 1 HR 2 RBIs
6. A's-3 Giants-2 MVP-Steve Ontiveros 7 IP 1 ER for the win.
7. A's-3 Giants-1 Dave Stewart 9 IP 1 ER for the win.  McGwire hits 2 HRs and goes 3 for 4.
8. A's-15 Giants-6 MVP-Mark McGwire goes 3 for 5 with 5 RBIs
9. Giants-8 A's-4 MVP-Matt Williams 3 for 5 with 4 RBIs.  Canseco hits 2 HRs
10. Giants-7 A's-6 MVP-Willie McGee drives in winning run in bottom of the 9th.  Canseco 2 more HRs
11. A's-3 Giants-2 MVP-Todd Burns 6 IP 1 ER with the win.
12. Giants-4 A's-2 MVP-Willie McGee drives in winning runs and gets 2 RBIs going 2 for 4
13. Giants-2 A's-1 15 innings  MVP Barry Bonds 3 for 5 with walkoff HR in the 15th
14. Giants-9 A's-4 MVP- Bill Swift 9 IP for the win.  Robby Thompson 3 run HR

Series MVP-Bill Swift - 2 complete game wins

72 A's (10) hang on to beat the 62 Giants(7) 8 games to 7!

In our first series going 15 games, the A's hang on to win the series on the 62 Giants 8 games to 7.  The A's had leads of 4 games to 1 and 7 games to 5 but the Giants kept battling back.  Catfish Hunter picks up wins in games 12 and 15 to clinch it for the A's.


Games:
1. A's-4 Giants-3 MVP-Ken Holtzman-9 IP 3 ER for the win.  Duncan goes 3 for 4 with 1 HR
2. Giants-5 A's-3 MVP-Jack Sanford 8 IP 2 ER for the win. Alou goes 3 for 4.
3. A's-7 Giants-1 MVP-Blue Moon Odom 6 IP 0 ER for the win and 1 HR
4. A's-6 Giants-3 MVP- Angel Manguel 1 HR 4 RBIs and goes 2 for 2
5. A's-8 Giants-6 MVP- Reggie Jackson goes 3 for 4.  Manguel gets another HR
6. Giants-10 A's-0 MVP- Billy O'dell tosses 3 hit shutout.  Alou gets 2 HR and 5 RBIs
7. Giants-3 A's-2 MVP-Jack Sanford 9IP 1 ER for the win
8. A's-3 Giants-2 MVP-Tim Cullen.  down 2 to 1 in the bottom of the 9th.  men on 2nd and 3rd with 2 outs, Tim Cullen drives a single to score both.
9. Giants-7 A's-3 MVP-Willie Mays goes 2 for 5 with 1 HR and 3 RBIs
10. A's-5 Giants-0 MVP-Dave Hamilton 7 IP 1 H 0 ER for the win
11. Giants-3 A's-2 MVP-Billy O'dell 8.1 IP 2 ER for the win
12. A's-6 Giants-0 MVP-Catfish Hunter tosses 6 hit shutout
13. Giants-10 A's-2 MVP-Juan Marichal 9IP 2 ER and goes 3 for 5 with 4 RBI's with the win.
14. Giants-9 A's-5 MVP-Tom Haller 2 for 4 with 3 RBIs
15. A's-5 Giants-2 MVP-Catfish Hunter 8 IP 1 ER for the win

Series MVP-Catfish Hunter. Pitches 4 games, including wins in games 12 and 15.  Pitched well in the first 2 but incredible in last 2 to win the series.

1946 Redsox (7) hang on to beat the 1924 Senators (10) in offensive showdown, 8 games to 6

Eight times a team scored double digits in these high scoring games.  Walter Johnson however was able to hold the Redsox to under 2 ER per game while they scored 8.5 runs in the other games.  Johnny Pesky with a few huge games early on going 4 for 5 and 5 for 6 and collectively their offense just overpowered the Senators offense.

Games:
1. RedSox-4 Senators-3 MVP- Dave Ferris 6 IP 1 ER for the win. Goslin gets 2 hits and 2 RBIs and 1 HR
2. Senators-8 RedSox-5 MVP-Joe Judge 3 RBI's.  Down 5 to 0 after 8, Washington scores 8 in the 9th.
3. RedSox-13 Senators-3 MVP-Johnny Peskey goes 4 for 5 with 4 RBIs
4. RedSox-13 Senators-7 MVP-Johnny Peskey goes 5 for 6 with 3 RBIs
5. Senators-16 Redsox-12 MVP-Sam Rice 2 for 4 with 4 runs and 4 RBIs
6. Senators-4 RedSox-0 MVP-Walter Johnson tosses 5 hit shutout.
7. Senators-13 RedSox-8 MVP-Ossie Bluege goes 4 for 6 with 3 RBIs
8. RedSox-10 Senators-9 MVP-Pinky Higgins goes 2 for 4 with GW RBI in bottom of 9th. Pesky with 4 RBIs
9. RedSox-12 Senators-10 MVP-Dom Dimaggio goes 4 for 4 with 3 RBIs
10. Senators-14 RedSox-9 MVP-Goose Goslin goes 4 for 6 with 6 RBIs
11. Senators-2 RedSox-1 MVP- Walter Johnson goes 8 IP 1 ER for the win
12. RedSox-2 Senators-1 MVP - Dom Dimaggio drives in GW Run
13. RedSox-7 Senators-5 MVP-Bobby Doerr goes 2 for 3 with 3 RBI's including walkoff HR
14. RedSox-4 Senators-1 MVP- Joe Dobson 6 IP 0 ER for the win

Series MVP- Walter Johnson - In a losing effort 8 games to 6, his pitching kept Washington in it.  Redsox scored 5 total runs in the 3 games he pitched but scored 95 runs in the other 11 games.

Down 4 games to 2, the 1912 Giants (7) comeback to beat the 1917 WhiteSox (10) 8 games to 4.

The 1912 Giants(7), after being down 4 games to 2, win the final 6 games to beat the 1917 WhiteSox(10).  Giants gave up 5 runs over a 5 game stretch to beat down the Whitesox.  Lead by Christy Mathewson and Jeff Tesreau who both got 2 wins, took down the WhiteSox.


Games:
1. WhiteSox-4 Giants-2  MVP-Eddie Cicotte 8 IP 1 ER for the win.
2. WhiteSox-8 Giants-3 MVP-Red Faber 8.1 IP 2 ER for the win.
3. Giants-6 WhiteSox-1 MVP-Fred Snodgrass scores 4 runs.  Tesreau pitches 9 IP 1ER for the win.
4. Giants-5 WhiteSox-4 MVP-Red Ames 6 IP for the win.  Doyle goes 3 for 4 with 1 HR and 2 RBIs
5. WhiteSox-6 Giants-5 MVP-Buck Weaver 4 for 5 with 3 runs scored. Collins gets 3 RBIs.
6. WhiteSox-2 Giants-1 MVP-Eddie Cicotte 9IP 1 ER for the win.
7. Giants-4 WhiteSox-2 MVP-Christy Mathewson 7.2IP 2 ER for the win.
8. Giants-5 WhiteSox-0 MVP-Jeff Tessreau pitches 5 hit shutout. Doyle goes 2 for 4 with 4 RBIs and 1 HR
9. Giants-10 WhiteSox-1 MVP-Red Murray goes 3 for 5
10. Giants-5 WhiteSox-1 MVP-Larry Doyle 3 RBIs
11. Giants-5 WhiteSox-1 MVP-Rube Marquard complete game 1 ER for the win
12. Giants-6 WhiteSox-4 MVP-Christy Mathewson goes 8.2 IP 0 ER for the win.

Series MVP- Christy Mathewson win 2 games