My Top Baseball Teams of All Time - Part two

1955 Brooklyn Dodgersruns while allowing 633. Seven pitchers with double
They won the pennant by 13.5 games. Theydigit wins. They won the pennant by ten games.
scored 857 runs while allowing 650 runs during theThey had three future Hall of Famers. They were
regular season.Finally beat the New York YankeesJohnny Bench, Joe Morgan and Tony Perez. This
in a great World Series. They had five future Hallwas an awesome team. If they had better
of Famers on the team. Comprised of Dukepitching I think this team would have been one of
Snider, Pee Wee Reese, Jackie Robinson, Roythe top five of all time.
Campenella, and Sandy Koufax. They proved that1984 Detroit Tigers
wait till next year finally can happen.Won the Eastern Division by 15 games. Started
the season in first place and stayed there for the
1961 New York Yankeesentire year. Winning 35 of their first 40 games.
They won 109 games. They had six players withWould they ever lose? This was the best start to
at least 20 home runs led by Mickey Mantle (54any season for ant baseball team I have ever
home runs) and Roger Maris (61 home runs), Atseen.
that time the Yankees set the record for most
home runs in a year. Beat the Reds in the World1998 New York Yankees
Series four games to one. I remember watchingWon their division by 22 games. Including playoffs
this team play. I never thought they would lose.they won 125 games and lost only 50 games for
This team was a batting machine. One afteran overall 714 winning per cent age. They scored
another. They hit and hit and hit some more.more than 300 runs than their opponents. 965
1969 Metsruns to the opposition's 656 runs. Ten players with
Because they finished the previous year 24at least 10 home runs.
gamesout of first place they were not picked
very high in the beginning of the year to do well.So there you have it. My 14 greatest teams of all
They had most of the same players in 1969 thattime. You may agree or disagree. But one thing is
they had in 1968. Then somewhere somehowfor sure. All these teams were pretty good.
they seemed to create an aura of invincibility. ThisFeel free to pass this article on to anyone you
is one team for the ages. Once they got to thethink would enjoy these stats.
World Series you knew that they were a teamAron Wallad has been a baseball lover for over 45
of destiny and would win the trophy. This was ayears. You will love his honesty and his passion
miracle team.for the game.. You will be touched by the
heartwarming stories. The unusual statistics will
1976 Cincinnati Redsamaze you and the quotes will make you
Won all seven of their playoff games. Scored 857laugh...Well Sometimes anyway.