Category: Great Teams of the Past

The 1953 New York Yankees are on the verge of giving the franchise their second straight Great Teams of the Past championship. Heading into the final week of the season, the Yankees (19-9) are two games up with four to play. The Yankees took three of four from the 1954 Cleveland Indians in week #7.…

The 1953 New York Yankees took a big step toward repeating as champions, as they blasted the 1954 Cleveland Indians, 15-1, to win their series 3-1. The 1957 Milwaukee Braves couldn’t pull off the sweep against the 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates, losing the finale of their series thanks to Vinegar Bend Mizell’s shutout. That means the…

Johnny Sain pitched a shutout to get the first-place 1953 New York Yankees back in the win column on Gameday #27. The 1957 Milwaukee Braves beat the 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates for the third straight game and remain one game back of the Yankees with five to play. The 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers couldn’t stay with the…

There was all kinds of drama as teams squared off for the second time in week number seven. Most notably, the 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers ran their winning streak to five games, and the 1957 Milwaukee Braves earned their fourth straight win. Those victories, coupled with the 1953 New York Yankees finally losing, put the Dodgers…

The 1953 New York Yankees rallied from three runs down to win their opener against the 1954 Cleveland Indians and maintain their lead in the standings. The 1957 Milwaukee Braves won to stay two games back. The other two second-place teams squared off and the 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers beat the 1954 New York Giants to…

At the halfway point, it wasn’t clear that anyone was going to hit the magic number of 21 — the 21 wins that all three previous league champions amassed. Eight games later, at the three-quarter mark, the 1953 New York Yankees have gotten hot and they are in good shape to hit the number and…

The 1954 New York Giants and the 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers were victorious in their games to win their series 3-1, but so did the 1953 New York Yankees, and that keeps the Yankees with a two-game lead at the conclusion of week 6. The Giants, Dodgers and 1957 Milwaukee Braves are all tied for second…

The 1953 New York Yankees finally lost, but so did the 1954 New York Giants, so the Yankees maintain a two-game lead with nine to play. The 1957 Milwaukee Braves and the 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers both won, moving them into a tie for second place with the Giants. The Braves rallied in the ninth and…

A lot of runs were scored on Gameday #22, as seven of the eight teams scored five runs or more, and the other one had four. The 1953 New York Yankees had the highest output of the day in a 9-5 victory, preserving their two-game lead atop the standings. Two games ended in extra-inning walk-off…