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GTOP S1W1: 1912 Giants vs. 1914 Braves
The 1912 New York Giants took three of four games from the 1914 Boston Braves in their first series of the season. The Giants scored late to win a pair of one-run games. Larry Doyle went 8-for-17 (.471) to lead…
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GTOP S1W1: 1902 Pirates vs. 1912 Red Sox
The first series of the campaign saw the Pirates and the Red Sox each win two games. Runs were aplenty, with Pittsburgh totaling 19 runs, while Boston plated 17 (including 10 in one game). Boston’s Larry Gardner went 9-for-18 (.500),…
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1930 World Cup Semifinals/Final
The four group winners in the replay were the same as real life, giving us the exact same semifinal matchups as 1930: Argentina vs. United States, and Uruguay vs. Yugoslavia. Argentina did its part to match reality, routing the USA.…
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1930 World Cup Group 4
As they did in real life, the United States advanced to the semifinals of the World Cup. But, it didn’t come quite as easy as what happened in 1930. Instead of a pair of 3-0 wins, the Americans eked out…
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1930 World Cup Group 3
The host and eventual real-life winner Uruguay looked the part in group play, routing both Romania and Peru, scoring nine goals and allowing none. Seven different players scored for Uruguay. 1930 World Cup Replay Home Page Group 3 W L…
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1930 World Cup Group 2
No surprises here, other than Bolivia holding Brazil to a scoreless draw in a meaningless group 2 finale. Yugoslavia had already clinched thanks to a 2-1 win over Brazil and a 5-0 romp over Bolivia. 1930 World Cup Replay Home…
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1930 World Cup Group 1
As it worked out in real life, group leaders Argentina and Chile met in the final contest, and Argentina advanced after winning. In my replay, the same matchup would determine the group winner. Coincidentally, both teams beat France 3-0 and…
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1989 Oakland Athletics Season Recap
My second replay from the 1989 season was an interesting one. The A’s got off to a terrible start, heated up, but fell just short of their 99-win goal. Yet, I was treated to an incredible pennant race. The A’s…
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9/29-10/1/1989 Kansas City at Oakland
It all came down to the final day of the regular season. And after a three-game sweep of Kansas City, the A’s won the American League West title, edging out the California Angels by a single game. Oakland ended the…
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