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Cleveland Indians defeat New York Yankees, 4 games to 3
SEMIFINALS: Cleveland won its third straight game 7 to advance to the World Series. The series alternated wins and losses: the Indians took games 1, 3, 5 and 7, while the Yankees were victorious in games 2, 4 and 6. Cleveland’s comeback and walk-off victory in the crucial game 5 was one of the most…
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Pittsburgh Pirates defeat Cincinnati Reds, 4 games to 1
QUARTERFINALS: Pittsburgh won a series by a 4-1 count for the second straight round, giving them a tournament-best .800 winning percentage at this point. Every other advancing team has had at least five losses through two rounds. The Reds won the first game in the series, but the Pirates came back with four straight victories,…
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Cleveland Indians defeat Chicago White Sox, 4 games to 3
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St. Louis Cardinals defeat Philadelphia Phillies, 4 games to 3
QUARTERFINALS: An incredibly tense series finally went the way of the Cardinals. Five of the games were decided by one run and the other two were by two runs. The final two games were decided in extra innings. Game seven saw the Cardinals rally by scoring three runs in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings…
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New York Yankees defeat Washington Senators, 4 games to 3
QUARTERFINALS: A roller-coaster series finally went New York’s way, but it took a nail-biting finish in game seven that lasted 13 innings. The Yankees took what looked to be an insurmountable 3-1 lead and had the ideal pitching matchup in game five, but the Senators got a come-from-behind, walk-off homer in extra innings to extend…
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Pittsburgh Pirates defeat Brooklyn Dodgers, 4 games to 1
FIRST ROUND: The lowest-scoring first-round series saw neither team ever score more than five runs. The final three games in the series were all decided by a single run. Pittsburgh went up 3-0 in the series, while Brooklyn got a walk-off win in game four, before the Pirates closed it out with a game five…
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Chicago White Sox defeat Philadelphia Athletics, 4 games to 1
FIRST ROUND: Outstanding pitching by Chicago, which limited Philadelphia to two runs or fewer in four of the five games, helped the White Sox advance. Chicago posted an ERA of 1.60 and limited the A’s to a .169 batting average. Pre-Expansion Greats Tournament Game 1: Chicago 5, Philadelphia 2Game 2: Chicago 6, Philadelphia 2Game 3:…
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Cincinnati Reds defeat New York Giants, 4 games to 3
FIRST ROUND: New York fought off elimination twice to force a winner-take-all seventh game. Game seven brought the drama, with three lead changes, extra innings and a game-winning homer by Cincinnati in the top of the 10th inning. Over the course of seven games, the Reds scored 31 runs to the Giants’ 29. Pre-Expansion Greats…
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Cleveland Indians defeat Detroit Tigers, 4 games to 3
FIRST ROUND: Oddly, the road team won all seven games. Detroit was poised to end that streak in the final game as the Tigers took a 4-0 lead after seven innings, but Cleveland rallied to score five runs in the eighth and ninth to advance. Pre-Expansion Greats Tournament Game 1: Cleveland 5, Detroit 2Game 2:…
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