I just played my way through each game of the 1958 World Series as the Pittsburgh Pirates. Our opponent was the Yankees, and after we won game one in a squeaker (thus providing false hope) my team was absolutely stomped into the ground. I had to post the series stats here as they have to be seen to be believed.
In short, my Pirates averaged a measley 1.6 Runs off of 4.6 Hits per game. The Yankees used precisely FOUR pitchers in the entire series. That's right: they did not use a single reliever at any point. Going into to Series I thought our teams were an even match (right down to having the exact same record) but their starting pitching absolutely manhandled a line-up based around a power-hitting core of Al Kaline, Duke Snider and Frank J. Thomas. Anyway, stats posted below for evidence.
