Statis Pro Baseball Great Teams 1946-1960 Game

Description: Statis Pro Great Teams 1946‐1960, all game materials included. 1946 Boston Red Sox (104‐50) The Sox led the league is practically every offensive category as Ted Williams (.342 38 HR) Johnny Pesky (.335) and Dom DiMaggio (.316) posted great seasons backed by a quality pitching staff with a pair of 20 game winners, Hughson and Ferriss. 1948 Cleveland Indians (97‐58) The Tribe needed an extra game to finish off the Red Sox before defeating their Boston brethren, the Braves, in the World Series. Lou Boudreau (.355/.453 +30 fielding runs) had a season for the ages, Joe Gordon (32 HR), Ken Keltner (31 HR), Dale Mitchell (.336) had fine seasons. Bob Lemon won 20 and hit better than most everyday players. Gene Bearden (2.43) lead the league in ERA in his first full season. 1950 Detroit Tigers (95‐59) This was a tough era for any AL team not hailing from New York or Cleveland. The Tigers, Red Sox, Yankees battled all summer for the pennant but the Indians would put the nail in the Tigers coffin beating them 5 of 6 games in the last two weeks. George Kell (.340, 56 2B), Hoot Evers and Vic Wertz all drove in 100 runs and a deep rotation led to the 2nd best ERA in the AL. 1953 New York Yankees (99‐52) Five rings in five years, the Yankees won every Series from 1949 to 1953 (and 1947). Loaded with Hall of Famers (Berra, Rizzuto, Mantle, Ford) the true strength of this team was its incredible depth with no weak spots in the line‐up or the pitching staff. Led the league in runs and fewest runs allowed. 1954 Cleveland Indians (111‐43) It took perhaps the best team of all time to break the ten year (1949‐ 58) Yankee run of pennants, finishing on a 15‐4 tear to end the season 8 games up on the Yanks. The pitching staff was dominant. Wynn (23‐11), Garcia (19‐8), Lemon (23‐7) did the heavy lifting and the aging Bob Feller, used sparingly, posted a 13‐3 season. Avila (.341), Rosen (.910 OPS) and Doby (32 HR) were the offensive leaders. The magic would end abruptly as the Tribe was swept in the series. 1955 New York Yankees (97‐57) 23 year‐old Mickey Mantle (.306/.431/.611) had a breakout season, Berra (27 HR), Skowron (.319), Ford (18‐7, 2.63) had excellent campaigns. The Yankees went 11‐2 down the stretch to move from 2 games back to a comfortable 3 game final cushion. However, the Dodgers would break the Yankees magic touch in the World Series, only their second WS loss in 17 tries. 1959 Chicago White Sox (94‐60) The Go‐Go Sox take advantage of the worst Yankee performance in 34 years to win their first pennant since the days of the infamous 1919 Black Sox. Perennial all‐star Nellie Fox (+26 defense, .306) won the MVP award, Luis Aparicio (56 SB) and Jim Landis (20 SB) were the “Go‐ Go” while pitching and defense held opponents to a meager 3.8 runs per game. Early Wynn posted 22 wins, Bob Shaw was 18‐6 and the pen combo of Staley (2.34) and Lown (2.89) were 17‐7 with 30 saves. 1960 New York Yankees (97‐57) An excellent team overshadowed by the 61 juggernaut team and the most dramatic moment in World Series history. The 1960 version saw the Yankees tied with the Orioles on September 14. First Yanks swept the Orioles and followed it up with an additional 11 game winning streak to finish out the season. Maris (.283/39/112) won his first MVP, Mantle pounded 40 HRs and the pitchers benefited from an outstanding defensive infield. Boyer, Kubek, McDougal, Richardson saved 53 runs more than your average infield. Statis Pro Great Teams 1946‐1960 1946 St. Louis Cardinals (97‐59) The first real season since 1941 saw the Cardinals continue their war time success (NL Pennant 1942‐44) in peace time. Stan Musial (.365/.434/.587) had a monster season, Enos Slaughter drove in 130 and Howie Pollett led the NL in ERA (2.10) and Wins (21) and even posted 5 saves. The 46 series was one of the greats, the Cards edged the Red Sox 4‐3. 1948 Boston Braves (91‐62) Johnny Sain (24‐15, 2.60) outshined his Hall of Fame rotation mate, Warren Spahn (15‐12, 3.71) in the league’s best pitching staff and the offense led the league in hitting (.275) paced by Tommy Holmes (.325) and Bob Elliott (23 HR). This was the last hurrah for the Braves in Boston. After four more mediocre years (like the 30 before this) the Braves would head to Wisconsin. 1950 Philadelphia Phillies (91‐63) The Whiz Kids finally delivered a pennant to Philly fans after decades of futility, not finishing within 10 games of first in the last 32 years. A team loaded with young talent (Ashburn, Hamner, Roberts, Simmons were 23 or younger) appeared to signal a new day for the Phils, but the Yanks would sweep them in the series and another pennant wouldn’t come for 30 years. 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers (105‐49) There was not much drama in the NL in 1953. The Dodgers blew through the second half of the season (55‐18) and slugged 208 HRs, let by MVP Roy Campanella (.312/41/142), Duke Snider (.336/42/126) and Gil Hodges (.302/31/122). There was nothing special about the pitching, but when you average 6.2 runs a game, average hurling is more than enough. However, as has been the case in their past 4 World Series appearances, they were bested by the cross town Yankees. 1954 New York Giants (97‐57) Willie Mays (.345/41/110) was the MVP but the pitching was the real strength of the Giants. Antonelli (21‐7, 2.30) posted the best season in the NL and was backed up by Ruben Gomez (17‐9), Sal Maglie (14‐6) and pair of relief aces, Grissom and Wilhelm. They delivered in the post‐season holding the 111‐win Indians to only 9 runs in a four game sweep. 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers (98‐55) Da Bums did it! After five World Series losses the Dodgers finally dropped the Yanks in a dramatic 7 game series highlighted by Johnny Podres game 7 shutout. Don Newcombe won 20 games and had arguably the best offensive season by any pitcher in history (.359, 7 HR). Campy (.318/32/107) posted another MVP and Duke Snider pounded 42 home runs. 1957 Milwaukee Braves (95‐59) In what would become a familiar theme over the years, Warren Spahn led the league in wins (21) and Hank Aaron led the league in total bases (369). Eddie Mathews (32 HR) and Bob Buhl (18‐7, 2.74) played to roles of trusty side‐kicks. Lew Burdette would dominate the Yankees in the series (3‐0, 0.67) to deliver Milwaukee’s one and only World Series title. 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates (92‐62) It may not have been the greatest World Series (three Yankee wins were blowouts, 38‐3 total) but it featured the most dramatic ending to one. The only Game 7 Series ending home run, number 8 hitter Bill Mazeroski , noted more for his outstanding glove work, drove a Ralph Terry pitch just over the LF wall in Forbes Field. Dick Groat (.325) won the MVP, Clemente hit .314 and Bob Friend (3.00), Vern Law (3.08) and Roy Face (2.94, 24 Sv) were stalwarts in an otherwise mediocre pitching staff.

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