Sunday, October 06, 2024
5 wins in a row!
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— Silvio Canto. Jr. (@silvio_canto) October 6, 2024
A few years ago, I saw the late Yogi Berra say he was one of the Yankees on that team that won their fifth Series in a row in 1953.
Game 7 from that Series was tied going into the bottom of the ninth, and Billy Martin drove in the winning run for title #5. By the way, Phil Rizzuto, another one of the twelve who played in all five titles, wrote a wonderful book about the legendary teams. It’s required reading when you need to decompress after the election.
For a little recent history, the 1998–2000 Yankees won three in a row, and so did the 1972–74 Oakland A’s. I remember both of those teams and their incredible accomplishment. No one has come close to winning five since!
That’s probably one of those feats that won’t be repeated. This is from Andres Chavez:
The Yankees’ five-year winning streak would end with their 1953 triumph over the Brooklyn Dodgers in the World Series, but the fact that they didn’t win it all in 1954 doesn’t mean the franchise took a nosedive at that point. They proceeded to lift the trophy once again in 1956, 1958, 1961, and 1962.
They beat the Dodgers (1949, ’52, and ’53), the Phillies in 1950, and the Giants in 1951. Back then, only two teams went to the post-season, the National and American League winners. No matter what, winning five in a row against the top team from the other league is one amazing accomplishment.
Everything is different now. We have wildcards, three divisions, and the World Series competes with Halloween for attention. In fact, Game 7 of the 2024 World Series is scheduled for Saturday, November 2. Do you think we will see a few political commercials that night?
Five titles in a row is one amazing accomplishment.
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1966: Jim Palmer the youngest to pitch a World Series shutout
On this day in 1966, Jim Palmer became the youngest pitcher to throw a World Series shutout. Palmer was only 20.
On the other side, Sandy Koufax started his last game ever. He retired shortly after the Series.
The Orioles swept LA. Overall, they won 4 AL pennants and 2 World Series titles over 6 years.
Palmer won 268 games and was inducted to the Hall of Fame in 1990. After baseball, he had a great career as a TV baseball analyst:
1981: Sadat killed in Egypt
On this day in 1981, Anwar Sadat, the president of Egypt, was assassinated during a military parade. It all happened so fast that many thought that the soldiers jumping from the truck were part of the show. Within seconds, it became clear that it was a terrorist attack against a head of state.
President Sadat and PM Begin of Israel won the Nobel Peace Prize for the Camp David accords of 1978. Unfortunately, the deal made him a target of Islamic extremists across the Middle East.