American League
Oakland A’s (101-61) v Boston Red Sox (95-67)
A seesawing series goes the distance with the home side winning all five games as the A's just get past the Sox, with the decider a nail-biting 2-1 victory behind MVP Vida Blue.
National League
Houston Astros (108-54) v Pittsburgh Pirates (106-56)
It comes as no surprise that this series very nearly turns on a massive implosion by our BP as Bill Short blows a massive lead with us cruising in Game 4 and on the verge of a clean win. It speaks volumes that not only do the guys recover from this disappointment, but then go to Houston and overcome the early loss to injury of Dock Ellis to get it done fairly comprehensively 9-3 in the decider. Bob Bailey wins the MVP and we are back in the World Series for the first time since 1964!
