Category: Great Teams of the Past

  • GTOP S2W9: Gameday #4

    GTOP S2W9: Gameday #4

    The 1920 Cleveland Indians finished up their championship season by posting a narrow victory in the final game of the campaign, putting their winning margin by two games over the idle 1930 St. Louis Cardinals. The 1929 New York Yankees, a day being eliminated, hardly bothered to show up for the final game of the…

  • GTOP S2W9: Gameday #3

    GTOP S2W9: Gameday #3

    The championship of season 2 has been decided, and it’s the 1920 Cleveland Indians that will come out on top. After the Indians again lost to the 1922 New York Giants, the clincher came as a result of the 1927 New York Yankees falling to the 1925 Washington Senators for the third straight game. The…

  • GTOP S2W9: Gameday #2

    GTOP S2W9: Gameday #2

    The 1920 Cleveland Indians have clinched at least a share of the championship, but blew their chance to win it outright on the second gameday of week 9 as they lost to the 1922 New York Giants. The only other team in contention, the 1927 New York Yankees, blew their own chance to make a…

  • GTOP S2W9: Gameday #1

    GTOP S2W9: Gameday #1

    After the opening round of games in the final week of the season, the 1920 Cleveland Indians (20-9) took a step closer to the title with a rout of the 1922 New York Giants (14-15). The 1927 New York Yankees (18-11) had a very costly misstep, as they were blown out by the 1925 Washington…

  • GTOP S2W8: Recap

    GTOP S2W8: Recap

    There’s just one week left in the season and although five of the nine teams are mathematically alive for a shot at the pennant, it’s basically coming down to two teams: the 1920 Cleveland Indians have a one-game lead over the 1927 New York Yankees. Unfortunately, they aren’t playing each other. Here’s how things look:…

  • GTOP S2W8: 1930 Cardinals vs. 1929 Cubs

    GTOP S2W8: 1930 Cardinals vs. 1929 Cubs

    The 1930 St. Louis Cardinals kept their pennant hopes on life support while dealing a near-fatal blow to the 1929 Chicago Cubs as the Cards took three of four games to close out week 8. St. Louis has the bye in week 9, so the Cardinals’ season comes to an end with a 19-13 record.…

  • GTOP S2W8: 1927 Pirates vs. 1920 Indians

    GTOP S2W8: 1927 Pirates vs. 1920 Indians

    The 1927 Pittsburgh Pirates won twice in extra innings and managed to split the series against the first-place 1920 Cleveland Indians. It was enough to keep the Pirates’ pennant hopes barely alive at 16-12, while the Indians (19-9) will have at least a share of the lead heading into the final week of the season.…

  • GTOP S2W8: 1919 Reds vs. 1922 Giants

    GTOP S2W8: 1919 Reds vs. 1922 Giants

    The 1919 Cincinnati Reds were shut out twice and managed to score only one earned run in four games, and the 1922 New York Giants gained a four-game sweep. The Giants (14-14) got back to .500 while the Reds (6-22) will head into the final week of the season in the cellar. Art Nehf and…

  • GTOP S2W8: 1922 Browns vs. 1925 Senators

    GTOP S2W8: 1922 Browns vs. 1925 Senators

    The 1925 Washington Senators broke out broke out of a slump by winning three of four from the last-place 1922 St. Louis Browns. St. Louis (7-21) won the opener, giving Washington its ninth loss in 10 games, but the Senators (13-15) rebounded to win the next three. Three Washington batters hit better than .400 for…