Category: Great Teams of the Past

Gameday #5 featured not one, but two extra-inning walk-off home runs, as the teams began their first four-game series of the season. Mickey Mantle kept the 1961 New York Yankees unbeaten and on top of the standings with his blast, while Tony Conigliaro of the 1967 Boston Red Sox kept the 1969 New York Mets…

The New York Yankees’ hope for a three-peat is off to a good start as the 1961 Yanks are the only unbeaten team after the first week of the season. But, the rest of the league is hoping to keep a trend going: the two previous teams that started 4-0 after the first week didn’t…

The week 1 jamboree ended with the 1961 New York Yankees staying perfect after their fourth straight win. The 1962 Los Angeles Dodgers and the 1969 Minnesota Twins both were victorious for the third time. In the battle of the last two winless teams, the 1961 Detroit Tigers beat the 1969 New York Mets. GTOP…

The three-peat effort rolls on, as the 1961 New York Yankees are the final unbeaten team three games into the new season. They’ve got eight home runs already after hitting four against the 1961 Detroit Tigers, two by Yogi Berra. The 1962 San Francisco Giants suffered their first loss and they’re now one of four…

The 1961 New York Yankees and the 1962 San Francisco Giants are the last two unbeatens after the second day of the season. The Yankees had to go to extra innings to beat the 1969 Minnesota Twins in a high-scoring contest. The other three games were decided by scores of 4-3, 4-2 and 4-2. GTOP…

The 1961 New York Yankees got their championship defense started with a victory. Also on season 5’s opening day, the 1967 Boston Red Sox put up one of the best offensive performances of any season, and the 1962 San Francisco Giants and 1969 Minnesota Twins also picked up victories. Roger Maris and Rico Petrocelli both…

Teams came and went at the top of the standings over the course of Great Teams of the Past season 4, which featured franchises from 1950-1960. Just one was consistently good throughout, and that was the 1953 New York Yankees, who set GTOP records for wins in a season (22) and victory margin (four games).…

On the final day of the season, the champion 1953 New York Yankees won their record 22nd game with a 10-9 barnburner victory over the 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers. The 1957 Milwaukee Braves lost again, which means the Yankees won the league by a record margin of four games. The 1954 Cleveland Indians won three of…

The 1953 New York Yankees defeated the 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers, 3-2, to clinch the season 4 championship on the penultimate day of the season. The Yanks won their 21st game of the season and in the finale they’ll try to set the record for wins in a season. The Yankees would have clinched even with…