1. 1906 Cubs (lost WS)
v.
65. 1939 Reds (lost WS)
-Okay, let's start the NL cut to the final 32.
Catcher: Kling (30) v. Lombardi (31) Winner: Chi-Kling
First Base: Chance (29) v. McCormick (28) Winner: Chi-Chance
Second Base: Evers (24) v. Frey (28) Winner: Cin-Frey
Shortstop: Tinker (25) v. Myers (28) Winner: Cin-Myers
Third Base: Steinfeldt (30) v. Werber (31) Winner: Chi-Steinfeldt
Left Field: Sheckard (27) v. Berger (33) Winner: Chi-Sheckard
Center Field: Slagle (32) v. Craft (24) Winner: Chi-Slagle
Right Field: Schulte (23) v. Goodman (30) Winner: Cin-Goodman
SP1: Brown (29) v. Walters (30) Winner: Cin-Walters
SP2: Pfiester (28) v. Derringer (32) Winner: Cin-Derringer
SP3: Reulbach (23) v. Moore (27) Winner: Chi-Reulbach
Closer: Beebe (26) v. Thompson (22) Winner: Cin-Thompson
Team Offense: Chi
Team Pitching: Chi
Cubs 10 Reds 6 - Dead tied through the matchups -- but the top seeded Cubs sweep the totals and move forward.
32. 1986 Mets (World Champions)
v.
33. 1976 Reds (World Champions)
-George Foster is the Mets 4th OF...a decade before, he was the Reds LF. Foster vs. Foster!
Catcher: Carter (32) v. Bench (28) Winner: Cin-Bench
First Base: Hernandez (32) v. Perez (34) Winner: NYM-Hernandez
Second Base: Backman (26) v. Morgan (32) Winner: Cin-Morgan
Shortstop: Santana (28) v. Concepcion (28) Winner: Cin-Concepcion
Third Base: Knight (33) v. Rose (35) Winner: Cin-Rose
Left Field: Wilson (30) v. Foster (27) Winner: Cin-Foster
Center Field: Dykstra (23) v. Geronimo (28) Winner: NYM-Dykstra
Right Field: Strawberry (24) v. Griffey (26) Winner: Cin-Griffey
SP1: Gooden (21) v. Nolan (28) Winner: NYM-Gooden
SP2: Darling (25) v. Zachry (24) Winner: Cin-Zachry
SP3: Ojeda (28) v. Norman (33) Winner: NYM-Ojeda
Closer: McDowell (25) v. Eastwick (25) Winner: Cin-Eastwick
Team Offense: Cin
Team Pitching: NYM
Reds 10 Mets 6 - the Reds got a matchup split in the pitching, add that to the offensive advantage and they move forward.
16. 1912 Giants (lost WS)
v.
49. 1988 Mets (lost NLCS)
-the '86 Mets just got bounced, here's their club two years later
Catcher: Meyers (31) v. Carter (34) Winner: NYG-Meyers
First Base: Merkle (23) v. Hernandez (34) Winner: NYG-Merkle
Second Base: Doyle (25) v. Backman (28) Winner: NYG-Doyle
Shortstop: Fletcher (27) v. Elster (23) Winner: NYG: Fletcher
Third Base: Herzog (26) v. Johnson (27) Winner: NYM: Johnson
Left Field: Devore (24) v. McReynolds (28) Winner: NYM: McReynolds
Center Field: Becker (25) v. Dykstra (25) Winner: NYM-Dykstra
Right Field: Murray (28) v. Strawberry (26) Winner: NYM-Strawberry
SP1: Mathewson (31) v. Gooden (23) Winner: NYG-Mathewson
SP2: Marquard (25) v. Darling (27) Winner: NYG-Marquard
SP3: Tesreau (24) v. Cone (25) Winner: NYM-Cone
Closer: Crandall (24) v. Myers (25) Winner: NYM-Myers
Team Offense: Mets
Team Pitching: NYM
Mets 10 Giants 6 - tied through the matchups, but the Mets were able to take both totals and advance.
17. 1943 Cardinals (lost WS)
v.
48. 1906 Pirates (3rd in NL-no playoffs)
-the '06 Cubs are already through in this group, can the '06 Pirates join them?
Catcher: Cooper (28) v. Gibson (25) Winner: StL-Cooper
First Base: Sanders (26) v. Nealon (21) Winner: StL-Sanders
Second Base: Klein (24) v. Ritchey (32) Winner: StL-Klein
Shortstop: Marion (26) v. Wagner (32) Winner: Pit-Wagner
Third Base: Kurowski (25) v. Sheehan (28) Winner: StL-Kurowski
Left Field: Litwhiler (26) v. Clarke (33) Winner: Pit-Clarke
Center Field: Walker (24) v. Beaumont (29) Winner: StL-Walker
Right Field: Musial (22) v. Ganley (31) Winner: StL-Musial
SP1: Cooper (30) v. Willis (30) Winner: Pit-Willis
SP2: Lanier (27) v. Leever (34) Winner: StL-Lanier
SP3: Breechen (28) v. Leifield (22) Winner: Push
Closer: Krist (27) v. Hillebrand (26) Winner: StL-Krist
Team Offense: StL
Team Pitching: StL
Cards 12 Pirates 3 - for a matchup in this round, that is one hell of a blowout.
The next time we see this Group is will be in the Round of 32:
1. 1906 Cubs (lost WS)
v.
33. 1976 Reds (World Champions)
49. 1988 Mets (lost NLCS)
v.
17. 1943 Cardinals (lost WS)
When we return it's AL Group 2 - led by the 1927 New York Yankees.
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