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1939 New York Yankees (#5) 4, 1914 Boston Braves (#60) 2
MVP: Red Rolfe (NYY 1939) .520/.519/.840, 1 HR, 7 RBI (I have no idea how his OBP is lower than his AVG!)
When you set up a historical series with any team from 1939, the description of the season mentions that year's Yankees as being considered one of the best of all time. With that in mind, the 1914 Braves held their own against them pretty well, but still weren't good enough. The Braves did win the hitfest that was Game 1, going up 5-2 with 2 runs in the top of the 5th, only to lose the lead in the bottom of the inning, giving up 4. But they held the Yankees scoreless after that, and Boston scored in each of the next 3 innings. The Yankees easily won the next 3 games, outscoring Boston 23-8 combined. The Braves came back with a dominating performance of their own in Game 5, only to run into an unstoppable Red Ruffing in Game 6, who threw a 5-hit shutout to take the series.
Scores:
Bos 9 NYY 6
NYY 9 Bos 3
NYY 7 Bos 3
NYY 7 Bos 2
Bos 8 NYY 2
NYY 7 Bos 0
The 1939 Yankees' next opponent will be the winner of the 1959 Dodgers / 1920 Indians matchup.
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