Category: Pre-Expansion Greats Tournament

  • St. Louis Cardinals defeat Boston Braves, 4 games to 2

    St. Louis Cardinals defeat Boston Braves, 4 games to 2

    FIRST ROUND: Boston scored 19 runs in the first two contests to jump out to a 2-0 lead, but St. Louis got its bats going and came back to win the next four. Three of the six games went to extra innings (St. Louis won two of the three). The road team won the first…

  • Washington Senators defeat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3

    Washington Senators defeat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3

    FIRST ROUND: A see-saw series saw Washington take what appeared to be an insurmountable 3-0 lead, but Boston came back with three consecutive victories to force a winner-take-all game seven. Walter Johnson was up to the task, shutting out the Red Sox to help the Senators advance. Pre-Expansion Greats Tournament Game 1: Washington 5, Boston…

  • Philadelphia Phillies defeat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 3

    Philadelphia Phillies defeat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 3

    FIRST ROUND: Philadelphia headed to Wrigley Field down 3-2 in the series, but won both games 6 and 7 to eliminate Chicago. Over seven games, the Cubs had a better batting average (.242 to .204), hit more home runs (17 to 8) and had a better ERA (3.77 to 5.08), but the Phillies won the…

  • New York Yankees defeat St. Louis Browns, 4 games to 2

    New York Yankees defeat St. Louis Browns, 4 games to 2

    FIRST ROUND: Things looked bleak for the heavily favored Yankees when they went down 2-1 in the series and fell behind 7-0 in game four. But the Yankees came roaring back to win that contest and the next two to claim the series. The Yankees hit 15 home runs in the six games, four apiece…