Category: Great Teams of the Past

  • GTOP S3: Final Recap

    GTOP S3: Final Recap

    Twenty-one appears to be the magic number, as for the third straight season, the champion finished with a 21-11 record. For the segment featuring teams from 1931-46, the 1937 New York Yankees finished strong to win the pennant, beating the 1935 Chicago Cubs and the 1940 Cincinnati Reds by two games. Heading into the final…

  • GTOP S3W9: 1934 Cardinals vs. 1934 Tigers

    GTOP S3W9: 1934 Cardinals vs. 1934 Tigers

    A rematch of the 1934 World Series turned into a battle for last place in the final series of Season 3. The Detroit Tigers avenged their World Series loss to the St. Louis Cardinals by winning three of four and sending the Cardinals to the cellar. Mickey Cochrane batted .375 (6-for-16) and Hank Greenberg hit…

  • GTOP S3W9: 1940 Reds vs. 1941 Dodgers

    GTOP S3W9: 1940 Reds vs. 1941 Dodgers

    The 1940 Cincinnati Reds continued their successful season-ending run, taking three of four games from the 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers. The Reds won eight of their final 10 to finish in a second-place tie with the 1935 Chicago Cubs at 19-13. The Dodgers continued their late-season slide. They were tied for first place at 15-9 but…

  • GTOP S3W9: 1933 Senators vs. 1935 Cubs

    GTOP S3W9: 1933 Senators vs. 1935 Cubs

    Too little, too late, the 1935 Chicago Cubs won a series for the first time since week 4, taking three of four from the 1933 Washington Senators to close out the season. The Cubs were in first place for a good portion of the season but will probably settle for second place with a 19-13…

  • GTOP S3W8: Recap

    GTOP S3W8: Recap

    There may still be one more week with four more series to come, but the champion of season 3 has been decided. Everything went the 1937 New York Yankees’ way in week 8 and they are the champions. The 1935 Chicago Cubs and the 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers began the week tied for first place. But…

  • GTOP S3W8: 1937 Yankees vs. 1934 Cardinals

    GTOP S3W8: 1937 Yankees vs. 1934 Cardinals

    Every single result in week 8 went the 1937 New York Yankees’ way. Brooklyn being swept, and Chicago winning only once, meant that New York could clinch the pennant with a sweep of the bottom-dwelling 1934 St. Louis Cardinals. And sweep they did, as the Yankees won all four against the Cardinals to claim the…

  • GTOP S3W8: 1946 Red Sox vs. 1935 Cubs

    GTOP S3W8: 1946 Red Sox vs. 1935 Cubs

    Does anyone want to win this league? After the 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers got swept earlier in week 8, the co-leader, the 1935 Chicago Cubs, could only manage to win one of four games against the 1946 Boston Red Sox. That opens the door for the 1937 New York Yankees to clinch the title in their…

  • GTOP S3W8: 1931 Athletics vs. 1941 Dodgers

    GTOP S3W8: 1931 Athletics vs. 1941 Dodgers

    Disaster for the Dodgers! The 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers had come into their series with the 1931 Philadelphia Athletics winning nine of 11 and pulling into a first-place tie with eight games to play. But the Athletics pulled off a four-game sweep, putting the two teams even at 15-13 in the standings with four games remaining.…

  • GTOP S3W8: 1934 Tigers vs. 1940 Reds

    GTOP S3W8: 1934 Tigers vs. 1940 Reds

    The 1940 Cincinnati Reds kept their pennant hopes alive by winning three of four games against the 1934 Detroit Tigers. They overcame a bad start to win the final three contests. At 16-12, the Reds will likely still be in fourth place when the final week of play begins, but they’ll at least have a…