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I have done some series recaps, they can be seen on the APBA Tournament page of the blog, eventually I will do more recaps in that style (but they take so much time!). so here is how everything is looking so far.
For those that don't know, I started awhile back on a tournament of 64 teams (NCAA style), best-of-five series until The Final Four, which will be the best-of-seven! I did my best at doing the brackets and figuring out with formula's and taking input from critics in the baseball world on who the top teams and seeds would be.
So here is how everything is looking so far...
RUTH BRACKET
#1 1927 New York Yankees (A)
#16 1944 St. Louis Browns (A)
The Yankees dominated in a 3-0 sweep, it got only hairy for one inning for the Yanks -- Babe Ruth smacked a HR in each game.
The 27' Yankees will play the winner of the...
#8 1999 Arizona Diamond Backs (N)
#9 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers (N)
have yet to play
#5 1986 New York Mets (N)
#12 1967 St. Louis Cardinals (N)
have yet to play
In which the winner of the Mets & Cardinals will play...
#4 1904 New York Giants (N)
#13 1962 Los Angeles Dodgers (N)
The 1904 Giants were up 2-0 in the series with a commanding lead 6-0 lead in Game 3, until the Dodgers scored 8 runs in the bottom of the 4th & won the game 10-6. The Dodgers would win Game 4 with a walk-off Home Run by Frank Howard in the 10th inning & would hold on at the Polo Grounds during a 14-inning Game 5 at the Polo Grounds.
#3 1969 Baltimore Orioles (A)
#14 2008 Tampa Bay Rays (A)
have yet to play
In which the winner of the Orioles & Rays will play...
#6 1942 St. Louis Cardinals (N)
#11 1927 Pittsburgh Pirates (N)
have yet to play
#7 1977 New York Yankees (A)
#10 1982 Milwaukee Brewers (A)
have yet to play
In which the winner of the Yankees & Brewers will play...
#2 1975 Cincinnati Reds (N)
#15 1937 New York Giants (N)
The Cincinnati Reds actually found themselves on the ropes during Game 3 of this series, with the series tied 1-1, the Giants led 3-1 in the top of the 8th until Tony Perez tied it with a 2-run HR & Cesar Geronimo hit a solo HR to put the Reds ahead 4-3. The Giants would score twice in bottom of the 8th, and had the Reds to their final out in the 9th -- Reds trailing 5-4, with 2 outs, the Giants' Coffman walks Tony Perez, and George Foster hits a 2-run HR to take a 6-5 lead. George Foster's dice roll was a 22-0 (second column, roll again), 33-1 (Home Run). Game 4, Don Gullett pitched a Perfect Game into the 7th, allowed a walk, and his no-hitter & shutout was broken up in the 8th -- Reds win convincingly 9-1! Carl Hubbell for the Giants, had a rough series (2 losses) with 8 ER's allowed in 11.1 innings.
The winner of the RUTH Bracket will play the winner of the AARON bracket in the Final Four, which will be a best-of-seven series.
AARON BRACKET
#1 1912 New York Giants (N)
#16 1971 San Francisco Giants (N)
The 1912 Giants defeated the 71' Giants, 3-1 during their series. The 71' Giants only won Game 2, and that was a 12-inning battle in which Tito Fuentes set a tournament record, 6 hits in a single game! Games 3 & 4 were decided pretty easy with 8-3 & 8-2 victories. Christy Mathewson was lights out, 2 wins, 11 K's with only 8 hits & 3 ER's allowed in 17 innings.
The 1912 Giants will eventually play the winner in the...
#8 1985 St.Louis Cardinals (N)
#9 2002 Anaheim Angels (A)
have yet to play
#5 1920 Cleveland Indians (A)
#12 1940 Cincinnati Reds (N)
have yet to play
The winner of the "Battle of Ohio" Indians & Reds series, will play the winner of the...
#4 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers (N)
#13 1983 Baltimore Orioles (A)
have yet to play
#3 1902 Pittsburgh Pirates (N)
#14 2002 Oakland Athletics (A)
have yet to play
The winner of the "A Century of Baseball Between Us" series (Pirates & A's) would play the winner of...
#6 1929 Chicago Cubs (N)
#11 1968 Detroit Tigers (A)
The Chicago Cubs won the series 3-1, Tigers won Game 1 convincingly with a 8-1 victory, and were up 4-2 entering the bottom of the 8th in Chicago, when the bullpen had a meltdown in which the Cubs scored 7 runs -- which would be the deciding factor in the series.
#7 1957 Milwaukee Braves (N)
#10 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates (N)\
have yet to play
The winner of the Braves & Pirates will play the winner of...
#2 1906 Chicago Cubs (N)
#15 1915 Philadelphia Phillies (N)
have yet to play
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