Part 1 explains all of this.
Region 5
5. 1998 World Champion New York Yankees
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124. 2004 NL Champion St Louis Cardinals
-The Yankees won 114 in the regular season and tacked on 11 more playoff victories; they meet 24 year old Albert Pujols with his .331/.415/.657 slashline.
60. 1910 NL Champion Chicago Cubs
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69. 1930 World Champion Philadelphia Athletics
-Tinker/Evers/Chance and Three Finger Brown lead the Cubs against Grove/Simmons/Foxx and Mickey Cochrane
28. 1961 World Champion New York Yankees
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101. 1949 NL Champion Brooklyn Dodgers
-Mantle and Maris and the '61 Bombers meet 30 year old Jackie Robinson with his .342/.432/.528 slashline.
37. 2002 World Champion Anaheim Angels
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92. 1979 World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates
-The We Are Family Pirates against the Rally Monkey Angels.
12. 1942 AL Champion New York Yankees
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117. 1972 Oakland A's
-Another DiMaggio entry into the tournament; the Yankees take on the first of that run of 3 straight Oakland World Champions
53. 1915 World Champion Boston Red Sox
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76. 1946 World Champion St Louis Cardinals
-A 20 year old Babe Ruth has a 2.44 ERA and that's the worst mark for the entire 5 man Red Sox rotation; 25 year old Stan Musial's OPS+ was 183 for the Cards
21. 1932 World Champion New York Yankees
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108. 1909 AL Champion Detroit Tigers
-The 20th Yankee team in the field takes on 22 year old Ty Cobb and his 193 OPS+
44. 1986 World Champion New York Mets
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85. 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers
-You think of this as a star studded Mets team, but Gary Carter is the only Hall of Famer; this Dodger team won 104 games and didn't see the postseason.
