Category: Great Teams of the Past

  • GTOP S2W2: 1919 Reds vs. 1929 Cubs

    GTOP S2W2: 1919 Reds vs. 1929 Cubs

    The 1929 Chicago Cubs rebounded from a rough first week to take three of four games from the 1919 Cincinnati Reds. The Cubs (4-4) got back to .500 while sending the Reds (2-6) into the cellar for the time being. The first three games of the series were all decided by one run, and then…

  • GTOP S2W2: 1930 Cardinals vs. 1927 Yankees

    GTOP S2W2: 1930 Cardinals vs. 1927 Yankees

    The series between the 1927 New York Yankees and the 1930 St. Louis Cardinals was an offensive slugfest. There were a total of 17 home runs, nine by the Cardinals and eight by the Yankees. Still, it was New York (5-3) that came away with three wins against St. Louis (3-5). The Yankees’ Bob Meusel…

  • GTOP S2W2: 1922 Browns vs. 1920 Indians

    GTOP S2W2: 1922 Browns vs. 1920 Indians

    The 1920 Cleveland Indians look like a team to be reckoned with, as they won three of four games for the second straight week to improve to 6-2. The 1922 St. Louis Browns fell to 3-5. Doc Johnston batted .533 (8-for-15) to lead the Tribe. Baby Doll Jacobson hit .500 (7-for-14) and drove in six…

  • GTOP S2W1: Recap

    GTOP S2W1: Recap

    Can the New York Giants do it again? After the 1912 Giants won Season 1, the 1922 Giants are off to a good start in Season 2. They and the 1920 Cleveland Indians both won three of four games in their opening series. The two series that both ended up 2-2 were pretty closely contested,…

  • GTOP S2W1: 1922 Giants vs. 1929 Cubs

    GTOP S2W1: 1922 Giants vs. 1929 Cubs

    The 1929 Chicago Cubs nearly blew a 4-0 lead but won the opener against the 1922 New York Giants in 14 innings. However, the Giants came back to win the next three to claim the season-opening series. Casey Stengel hit .429 (6-for-14) with five RBI to lead the Giants. Rogers Hornsby batted .438 (7-for-16) for…

  • GTOP S2W1: 1925 Senators vs. 1930 Cardinals

    GTOP S2W1: 1925 Senators vs. 1930 Cardinals

    The 1930 St. Louis Cardinals will not look back fondly upon their season-opening series with the 1925 Washington Senators, even though it ended up being a draw with each team winning twice. But in their two losses, the Cardinals blew leads of 4-0 and 7-0. Roger Peckinpaugh was the top hitter for the Senators as…

  • GTOP S2W1: 1920 Indians vs. 1919 Reds

    GTOP S2W1: 1920 Indians vs. 1919 Reds

    The 1919 Cincinnati Reds got their season off to a good start with a one-run victory in game number one, but the 1920 Cleveland Indians came back with three straight victories to win the series. Elmer Smith (8-for-17, .471) and Tris Speaker (8-for-18, .444) had big weeks, with the latter providing an extra-innings walk-off hit…

  • GTOP S2W1: 1922 Browns vs. 1927 Yankees

    GTOP S2W1: 1922 Browns vs. 1927 Yankees

    Season two got underway with the 1922 St. Louis Browns and the 1927 New York Yankees splitting a four-game series. Urban Shocker played for both teams and was the winning pitcher in both games one and two. St. Louis managed to outscore (15-14) and outhit (.255-.242) the vaunted Yankee lineup. Both Marty McManus and George…

  • GTOP S1: Final Recap

    GTOP S1: Final Recap

    My first Great Teams of the Past season, which featured competitors from 1902 to 1917, came down to the final week of the 32-game campaign. Four teams were still in contention, and as fate would have it, the first-place squad faced one of two second-place teams, while the other second-place team took on the fourth-place…