There were 256 teams; the 128 teams from each league with the highest pythagorean winning percentages in baseball history.
The 1939 New York Yankees won the American League - defeating the 1929 Philadelphia A's in a tiebreaker.
The 1976 Cincinnati Reds won the National League - defeating themselves from the previous season, the 1975 Cincinnati Reds.
It all comes down to this.
1939 Yankees (World Champions-Joe McCarthy)
v.
1976 Cincinnati Reds (World Champions-Sparky Anderson)
Catcher: Dickey (32) v. Bench (28) Winner: NYY -Dickey
First Base: Dahlgren (27) v. Perez (34) Winner: Cin-Perez
Second Base: Gordon (24) v. Morgan (32)Winner: Cin-Morgan
Shortstop: Crosetti (28) v. Concepcion (28) Winner: Cin-Concepcion
Third Base: Rolfe (30) v. Rose (35) Winner: Cin-Rose
Left Field: Selkirk (31) v. Foster (27) Winner: Cin-Foster
Center Field: DiMaggio (24) v. Geronimo (28)Winner: NYY -DiMaggio
Right Field: Keller (22) v. Griffey (26) Winner: Push
SP1: Ruffing (34) v. Nolan (28) Winner: NYY-Ruffing
SP2: Gomez (30) v. Zachry (24)Winner: Cin-Zachry
SP3: Hadley (34) v. Norman (33) Winner: Cin-Norman
Closer: Murphy (30) v. Eastwick (25) Cin-Eastwick
Team Offense: Cin
Team Pitching: NYY
Reds 10 Yankees 5 - And that's the name of that tune. The Reds not only win the position player matchups - they also win the pitching matchups and when you add the offensive totals, they win more easily than you'd ever expect.
The Greatest Team in Baseball History? The 1976 Cincinnati Reds.
Reds 10 Yankees 5 - And that's the name of that tune. The Reds not only win the position player matchups - they also win the pitching matchups and when you add the offensive totals, they win more easily than you'd ever expect.
The Greatest Team in Baseball History? The 1976 Cincinnati Reds.
