DRIVE DIVES.A look at some late-season baseball collapses, according to the Baseball Hall of Fame: 1995 California Angels: On Aug. 9, the Angels led Texas and Seattle by 11 games. Seattle and California ended up tied, and the Mariners won a one-game playoff. 1993 San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California that currently play in the National League West Division. New York Giants history Early days and the John McGraw era : On July 22, the Giants led Atlanta by 10 games. The Braves went 49-16 down the stretch to win the division by one game. 1978 Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Red Sox are a member and currently champions of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball’s American League. From to the present, the Red Sox have played in Fenway Park. : On July 19, the Red Sox led the New York Yankees  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. by 14 games. New York New York, state, United StatesNew York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of went 52-21 down the stretch to tie Boston for first place in the AL East. The Yankees won a one-game divisional playoff. 1969 Chicago Cubs: On Aug. 14, the Cubs led the New York Mets
1964 Philadelphia Phillies: On Sept. 21, the Phillies led St. Louis and Cincinnati by 6-1/2 games. Philadelphia lost 10 in a row and lost the race to St. Louis. 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers: On Aug. 11, the Dodgers led the Giants by 13-1/2 games. The Giants won 16 in a row at one point, finished tied with the Dodgers and won a three-game playoff. 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers: On Aug. 5, the Dodgers were 10 games ahead of the Cardinals, who won 43 of 51 games on the way to the NL pennant. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Marcel Lachemann managed the Angels in 1995. |
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