We started at 128 - and are about to name the two greatest teams in American League history.
1939 Yankees (World Champions-Joe McCarthy)
v.
2017 Houston Astros-AJ Hinch
Catcher: Dickey (32) v. McCann (33) Winner: NYY 39-Dickey
First Base: Dahlgren (27) v. Gurriel (31) Winner: Hou-Gurriel
Second Base: Gordon (24) v. Altuve (27) Winner: Hou-Altuve
Shortstop: Crosetti (28) v. Correa (22)Winner: Hou-Correa
Third Base: Rolfe (30) v. Bregman (23) Winner: NYY 39-Rolfe
Left Field: Selkirk (31) v. Gonzalez (28) Winner: NYY 39-Selkirk
Center Field: DiMaggio (24) v. Springer (27) Winner: NYY 39-DiMaggio
Right Field: Keller (22) v. Reddick (30) Winner: NYY - Keller
DH: Henrich (26) v. Beltran (40) Winner: NYY 39-Henrich
SP1: Ruffing (34) v. Fiers (27) Winner: NYY 39-Ruffing
SP2: Gomez (30) v. Morton (33)Winner: Hou-Morton
SP3: Hadley (34) v. Keuchel (29) Winner: Hou-Keuchel
Closer: Murphy (30) v. Giles (26) Hou-Giles
Team Offense: NYY
Team Pitching: Push
Yankees 9 Astros 6 - Houston's able to get some pitching points, but the Yankee bats are too strong and they move into the AL Final game.
Yankees 9 Astros 6 - Houston's able to get some pitching points, but the Yankee bats are too strong and they move into the AL Final game.
1927 New York Yankees-Miller Huggins
v.
1929 Philadelphia A's-Connie Mack
Catcher: Collins (30) v. Cochrane (26)Winner: Phi-Cochrane
First Base: Gehrig (24) v. Foxx (21)Winner: NYY-Gehrig
Second Base: Lazzeri (23) v. Bishop (29) Winner: NYY-Lazzeri
Shortstop: Koenig (22) v. Dykes (32)Winner: Phi-Dykes
Third Base: Dugan (30) v. Hale (32)Winner: Push
Left Field: Meusel (30) v. Simmons (27)Winner: Phi-Simmons
Center Field: Combs (28) v. Haas (25) Winner: NYY-Combs
Right Field: Ruth (32) v. Miller (34)Winner: NYY-Ruth
SP1: Hoyt (27) v. Grove (29) Winner: Phi-Grove
SP2: Pennock (30) v. Walberg (32) Winner: Phi-Walberg
SP3: Shocker (36) v. Earnshaw (29) Winner: Phi-Earnshaw
Closer: Moore (30) v. Shores (25) Winner: NYY-Moore
Team Offense: NYY
Team Pitching: Phi
A's 8 Yankees 7 -- I'll be damned; there wasn't a single second where I thought we were headed for anything but the two top overall seeds meeting for the AL crown - but it didn't happen; these two blood rivals, A's and Yankees from the late 20s, went at it here and it was Philadelphia, riding their pitching, who came out on top. Had Joe Dugan won the third base matchup to force the tie, the Yankees would have come out on top in the tiebreaker.
So - that's it. One American League matchup left.
1939 Yankees (World Champions-Joe McCarthy)
v.
1929 Philadelphia A's-Connie Mack
A's 8 Yankees 7 -- I'll be damned; there wasn't a single second where I thought we were headed for anything but the two top overall seeds meeting for the AL crown - but it didn't happen; these two blood rivals, A's and Yankees from the late 20s, went at it here and it was Philadelphia, riding their pitching, who came out on top. Had Joe Dugan won the third base matchup to force the tie, the Yankees would have come out on top in the tiebreaker.
So - that's it. One American League matchup left.
1939 Yankees (World Champions-Joe McCarthy)
v.
1929 Philadelphia A's-Connie Mack
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