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Recap Series 91-100
The milestone of 100 series played has been reached and and the competition has not disappointed as the rich history of the game continues to fascinate. In this section of matchup the underdogs won 6 times and the greatest hitting star was George Brett who won MVP of series for the second time tying Moises Alou and Justin Turner.
Brett hit over .500 as the 1980 Royals showed their championship form defeating the 1948 Senators in six. Ty Cobb took a hard loss as a player against the 2015 Marlins who showed life behind the young arm of Jose Fernandez. Cobb would redeem himself some later however when as a player manager he lead the 1926 Tigers to an impressive sweep over the 1969 Astros in series #100. Brett and the Royals could not repeat the feat with the 1979 KC team that lost to the 2005 Brewers that also saw a 491 foot home run by Geoff Jenkins, the longest so far of the competition.
Willie Mays played well including our first three home run game but it was the unstoppable force of Rod Carew the outshined Willie and lead the 1977 Twins to a seven game win. Carew had six RBI in the game seven clincher at Candlestick. The 1966 Cardinals defeated a good Nationals team lead by Lou Brock and Bob Gibson while the 1930 Reds handed Grover Cleveland Alexander hard time as the 1911 Phillies fell in six games.
The favored 1929 Cubs and Joe McCarthy felt the curse against the 1960 Tigers. Rogers Hornsby and Hack Wilson did very little against the Tiger pitching and Detroit stood tall in six. The 92 win 1953 Indians handled a good 1949 Wiz Kid Phillies team while the wartime 1945 Senators stuck it to the 1966 Indians proving that the wartime players and game has a place indeed.
On to the next 100...
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