Only twice between 1949 & 1964 did this team fail to win the American League pennant
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1964 World Series - Wikipedia  The 1964 World Series pitted the National League champion St. Louis Cardinals against the American League champion New York Yankees, with the Cardinals prevailing in seven games. St. Louis won their seventh world championship, while the Yankees, who ... After winning the American League pennant in 1963, the Yankees faced...
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Cleveland Indians - Wikipedia  The Cleveland Indians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. The Indians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of .... However, the success did not last and Lajoie resigned during the 1909 .... The Tigers won the pennant and Giebell never won another major league...
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List of American League pennant winners - Wikipedia  Each season, one American League (AL) team wins the pennant, signifying that they are the ..... This does not refer to the New York Yankees, who were known as the Baltimore ... Also known as Houston Colt .45's from 1962 to 1964. ... They won the National League pennant in 2005, but this table records only the Astros'...
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World Series - Wikipedia  The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) in North America, contested since 1903 between the American League (AL) champion team and the National League (NL) champion team. Prior to 1969, the team with the best regular season win-loss record in each ..... During this seven-year period, only three teams won the World Series: the...
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History of the New York Yankees - Wikipedia  The history of the New York Yankees Major League Baseball (MLB) team spans more than a .... The team did not have an official nickname; it was often called the New York Americans in reference to the AL. Another common .... In spite of this, the Yankees' 69 wins were only enough for fifth in the league. After wearing...
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Older Entries - Faith and Fear in Flushing  May 3, 2012 ... How many pitchers does it take to replace Mike Pelfrey? .... the eighth-place Mets nurtured before touching down in Texas died an instant, muggy death. ..... It was a battle cry that needed no battle; it betrayed neither a glimmer of hope nor ... You Gotta Believe (disseminated by emotional relief pitcher Tug...
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1968 World Series - Wikipedia  The 1968 World Series featured the American League champion Detroit Tigers ... The Tigers roared into Game 1 by setting a team record with 103 victories ... The Cardinals could fly on the bases stealing 110 bases, leading ... five hits, and he struck out a World Series-record 17 Detroit Tigers batters.
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Detroit Tigers - Wikipedia  The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan. The Tigers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. One of the AL's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in ... The Tigers have won four World Series championships (1935, 1945, 1968,...
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On This Date in 1974, Cleveland's "Ten Cent Beer Night" Went ...  Jun 4, 2015 ... There was no question that beer played a great part in the affair. ... To bring fans to see the miserable Cleveland Indians play the Texas Rangers on June 4, 1974, management decided to sell 10-ounce ... of baseball promotions gone wrong, check out Bud Shaw's If You Blow Up .... Read the article again.
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Brooklyn, This Is Next Year - The New York Times  October 4, 1955 NEW YORK-[Tuesday]-Brooklyn's long cherished dream finally ... This was the first time a team had won a seven-game world series after losing...
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Foreword From the New "Shoeless Joe and Ragtime Baseball"  Apr 8, 2015 ... Sadly, he did not fit in with his teammates or the big city. ... In mid-season of 1915, after compiling a .375 career batting ... I do wear shoes. ... During the series, Jackson hit the only home run. ... I didn't have an error or make no misplay. ... maintained that he had played all out in that World Series of 1919.
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20 years ago today, a one-handed Yankee pitched a no-hitter | For ...  Sep 4, 2013 ... Jim Abbott secured a place in baseball history 20 years ago. ... 20 years ago today, a one-handed Yankee pitched a no-hitter ... pitching coach Mark Connor before facing the Cleveland Indians on September 4, 1993. ... But perhaps the greatest quote came from then-Yankees manager Buck Showalter. No...
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The 1919 Black Sox scandal -- Chicago Tribune  Aug 9, 2013 ... The 1921 Black Sox trial acquitted the eight ball players, but they ... The Chicago White Sox lost to the Cincinnati Reds during the 1919 World Series ... Before the fall: the ill-fated 1919 Chicago White Sox strike relaxed poses for a team ... after taking money to throw baseball games during the World Series.
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White Sox go from cursed to first - ESPN.com  Oct 27, 2005 ... The last time the Chicago White Sox won a World Series, there were no radio stations ... The out that finished off a 1-0 win over the Houston Astros. ... And they became just the third team in history to sweep a World Series after a ... But if that's what it took to shake off 88 years of ghosts and demons, no one on...
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Lessons in League Switching  The Hardball Times  Feb 19, 2014 ... But how much did their league-switching contribute to their failure? ... When the Brewers moved to the National League in 1998, it was a sort of ... Selig became acting commissioner of baseball in 1992, but he remained the ... Two teams were considered for a move to the AL West: the Houston Astros and...
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Jeopary Question, FOREVER 39 - TriviaBistro.com  Jeopardy Question: FOREVER 39 - In 2003 this team won its 39th pennant, a major league baseball record.
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History of the New York Yankees - Wikipedia  The history of the New York Yankees Major League Baseball (MLB) team spans more than a ... In 1901, their first season, the Orioles had a 6865 winloss record and ... After losing 18 of 25 games in May, the Highlanders ended the season in .... Playing on four World Series champion teams, Ruth hit 659 home runs and...
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Cox, Showalter Are Named NL, AL Managers of the Year ...  Nov 11, 2004 ... Bobby Cox, it is clear now, did not do such a good managing job in 1992, when he led the Atlanta Braves to the World Series for the second straight season, nor in ... began their remarkable (and still active) string of 13 straight division titles. ... The very nature of the award implies that the team of the honored...
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List of World Series champions - Wikipedia  The Yankees have also lost more Series (13) than any other club. The St. Louis Cardinals, who represented the NL for a 19th time in 2013, have won 11 championships, which is the second-most among all 30 Major League teams as well as most among NL teams.
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Next: Cooperstown Confidential: Resurrecting the Houston Colt .45s  Mar 16, 2012 ... Major League Baseball initially responded by saying that it would not permit the 2012 ... In 1961, the new Houston franchise held a Name The Team contest. ... After all, the Colt .45 has often been described as the gun that won the west, an ... And it's right that MLB is allowing the Astros to do just that.
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October 1964: David Halberstam: 9780449983676: Amazon.com ...  October 1964 [David Halberstam] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER THE BEST SPORTS BOOK OF THE ... The 1964 World Series between the Yankees and Cardinals was coated in myth from ... Halberstam, one of the great reporters of the '60s, looks back in this...