I started this project back in April with 128 teams, including every World Series champion. Those teams all played 90 games to cut the field in half, and we're through one round in the attempt to find that greatest team of all time.
Of the 32 teams still remaining, a dozen are from before the color barrier was broken, compared to just five from the current millenium. But the Yankees remain well represented, with 10 of their 27 championship teams still alive. That will definitely go down in this round as they cannibalize themselves a little bit.
We are continuing with the format from last round, as for the first three rounds of the playoffs, the bracket was set up within groups and seeded according to group play finish. Higher seeds get home field advantage for these best-of-five series played in a 2-2-1 format. This only counts for five teams this round, but for any series involving an American League team from 1973 onward, games played at that team's ballpark will use a designated hitter, while all other games have the pitcher batting ninth based on the rules established by my simulator.
You can view the updated bracket as well as group play results here. All simulations are provided by WhatIfSports.com. Let's play ball!
Group C
(5) 1984 Detroit Tigers vs (1) 1948 Cleveland Indians
| Final Score | Series Summary | Decisions |
|---|---|---|
| '84 DET 3, @ '48 CLE 2 | '84 DET leads 1-0 | W: Morris (1-0) | L: Feller (1-1) |
| @ '48 CLE 3, '84 DET 2 | Series tied 1-1 | W: Lemon (2-0) | L: Petry (0-1) |
| @ '84 DET 5, '48 CLE 4 | '84 DET leads 2-1 | W: Hernandez (1-0) | L: Bearden (1-1) |
| @ '84 DET 6, '48 CLE 4 | '84 DET wins 3-1 | W: Berenguer (2-0) | L: Zoldak (0-1) | SV: Hernandez (4) |
(6) 1947 New York Yankees vs (2) 2017 Washington Nationals
| Final Score | Series Summary | Decisions |
|---|---|---|
| @ '17 WAS 4, '47 NYY 3 | '17 WAS leads 1-0 | W: Kintzler (2-0) | L: Reynolds (0-1) | SV: Albers (1) |
| '47 NYY 4, @ '17 WAS 2 | Series tied 1-1 | W: Bevens (2-0) | L: Scherzer (1-1) | SV: Page (4) |
| @ '47 NYY 9, '17 WAS 8 (10) | '47 NYY leads 2-1 | W: Raschi (1-0) | L: Turner (0-1) |
| '17 WAS 3, @ '47 NYY 2 | Series tied 2-2 | W: Strasburg (2-0) | L: Chandler (1-1) | SV: Doolittle (1) |
| '47 NYY 3, @ '17 WAS 1 | '47 NYY wins 3-2 | W: Reynolds (1-1) | L: Gonzalez (0-1) |
Group H
(4) 1938 New York Yankees vs (1) 1998 New York Yankees
| Final Score | Series Summary | Decisions |
|---|---|---|
| '38 NYY 5, @ '98 NYY 4 | '38 NYY leads 1-0 | W: Gomez (2-0) | L: Cone (0-2) |
| '38 NYY 8, @ '98 NYY 0 | '38 NYY leads 2-0 | W: Ruffing (1-0) | L: Wells (0-1) |
| @ '38 NYY 2, '98 NYY 1 | '38 NYY wins 3-0 | W: Pearson (1-0) | L: Nelson (0-1) |
(3) 1972 Oakland Athletics vs (2) 2016 Chicago Cubs
| Final Score | Series Summary | Decisions |
|---|---|---|
| '72 OAK 6, @ '16 CHC 5 | '72 OAK leads 1-0 | W: Locker (1-0) | L: Strop (0-1) | SV: Fingers (3) |
| @ '16 CHC 6, '72 OAK 2 | Series tied 1-1 | W: Arrieta (2-0) | L: Odom (1-1) | SV: Chapman (2) |
| '16 CHC 2, @ '72 OAK 1 | '16 CHC leads 2-1 | W: Hendricks (2-0) | L: Bue (1-1) | SV: Rondon (2) |
| @ '72 OAK 7, '16 CHC 0 | Series tied 2-2 | W: Holtzman (2-1) | L: Lackey (0-1) |
| @ '16 CHC 7, '72 OAK 5 | '16 CHC wins 3-2 | W: Lester (2-0) | L: Hunter (0-2) | SV: Edwards, Jr. (1) |
Group B
(5) 1962 New York Yankees vs (1) 1944 St. Louis Cardinals
| Final Score | Series Summary | Decisions |
|---|---|---|
| @ '44 STL 6, '62 NYY 0 | '44 STL leads 1-0 | W: Cooper (2-0) | L: Stafford (0-2) |
| @ '44 STL 9, '62 NYY 3 | '44 STL leads 2-0 | W: Lanier (2-0) | L: Terry (1-1) |
| '44 STL 8, @ '62 NYY 1 | '44 STL wins 3-0 | W: Breechen (1-0) | L: Ford (2-1) |
(7) 1937 New York Yankees vs (6) 1943 New York Yankees
| Final Score | Series Summary | Decisions |
|---|---|---|
| '37 NYY 4, @ '43 NYY 1 | '37 NYY leads 1-0 | W: Gomez (2-0) | L: Chandler (0-2) |
| @ '43 NYY 3, '37 NYY 2 | Series tied 1-1 | W: Borowy (2-0) | L: Ruffing (1-1) |
| '43 NYY 10, @ '37 NYY 3 | '43 NYY leads 2-1 | W: Wensloff (2-0) | L: Pearson (0-2) |
| '43 NYY 10, @ '37 NYY 0 | '43 NYY wins 3-1 | W: Bonham (2-0) | L: Chandler (1-1) |
Group E
(5) 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers vs (1) 1927 New York Yankees
| Final Score | Series Summary | Decisions |
|---|---|---|
| @ '27 NYY 7, '88 LAD 4 | '27 NYY leads 1-0 | W: Moore (1-0) | L: Peña (0-1) |
| @ '27 NYY 7, '88 LAD 2 | '27 NYY leads 2-0 | W: Shocker (2-0) | L: Belcher (1-1) |
| '27 NYY 9, @ '88 LAD 5 | '27 NYY wins 3-0 | W: Pennock (2-0) | L: Valenzuela (1-1) | SV: Moore (3) |
(3) 1980 Philadelphia Phillies vs (2) 1922 New York Giants
| Final Score | Series Summary | Decisions |
|---|---|---|
| @ '22 NYG 5, '80 PHI 4 | '22 NYG leads 1-0 | W: Jonnard (1-0) | L: Carlton (0-1) | SV: V. Barnes (1) |
| @ '22 NYG 5, '80 PHI 4 | '22 NYG leads 2-0 | W: Jonnard (2-0) | L: Lagrow (0-1) |
| '22 NYG 9, @ '80 PHI 5 | '22 NYG wins 3-0 | W: Scott (1-0) | L: Walk (1-1) | SV: Ryan (2) |
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