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Game #2 Results: Boston 6 Cleveland 1 WP- Tom Brewer (1-0) LP- Early Wynn (0-1) HR- Jim Piersall (1); Rocky Colavito (1) Jimmy Piersall and Jackie Jensen led Boston to a 6 to 1 victory over Cleveland. Piersall homered and drove in three runs, while Jensen had two hits and scored twice. Tom Brewer pitched…

Opening Day Results: Boston 4 Brooklyn 7 WP- Don Newcombe (1-0) LP- Frank Sullivan (0-1) SV- Clem Labine (1) HR- Roy Campanella (grand slam) (1); Jackie Jensen 2 (2), Don Buddin (1) Boston got on the board first, when Jackie Jensen hit the first of his two solo homeruns in the top of the second…

1956 Great Eight League This will be another in my series of 56 game seasons of the eight best teams by regular season winning percentage of a particular season. In this case, it’s 1956. The teams are Boston, Brooklyn, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit, Milwaukee and New York. Same format as before. Whatever team is in…

Team Breakdowns Pittsburgh Pirates W 24 L 32 .429 Pct Tied for Fifth Place The Pirates were in the cellar for much of the season. They were eventually joined there by the underachieving Dodgers and the VERY underachieving Reds. Pittsburgh played .500 ball at Forbes Field (14-14) but had the worst road record in the…

Team Breakdowns Oakland Athletics W 28 L 28 .500 Pct Fourth Place Oakland started the season very poorly, winning only 3 of their first 15 games. They had a much better second half, to finish with a .500 record. They were exactly as bad at home (11-17), as they were good on the road (17-11)…

Team Breakdowns New York Yankees 29W 27L .518Pct. Tied for Third Place Basically, a carbon copy of Minnesota as far as the overall team. Honestly, it was amazing that the Yankees finished as high in the standings as they did. They had a lukewarm offense with almost miniscule power. Bobby Murcer and Roy White led…

Team Breakdowns Minnesota Twins 29W 27L .518Pct Tied for Third Place Minnesota finished tied for third place with New York, behind Baltimore and Boston. They were slightly better at home than on the road. The best they could do in terms of winning streaks was five games. Offensively, the Twins’ best players were Rod Carew…

Team Breakdowns Los Angeles Dodgers 24W 32L .429Pct Tied for fifth place It was one step forward, two steps back for the Dodgers, who like the Reds, finished with the exact same record. Amazingly, both teams had the same record (12-16) at home as on the road. No Dodger regular had a slugging pct of…

Team Breakdowns Cincinnati Reds 24W 32L .429 Pct Tied for fifth place Probably the most disappointing team in my replay. In real life, Cincinnati played Baltimore in the World Series. Here, in a short, 56 game season among eight teams, they finished tied for last place with Los Angeles and Pittsburgh. The Reds ended the…

Team Breakdowns Boston Red Sox 31W 25L .554 Pct Second Place A season of what could have been, the Red Sox held down the top spot in the league from Game #1 to Game #39. A slump down the stretch and the Orioles hot streak cost them the pennant. They did have the longest win…