Curiously, great as both clubs were, they only had one real pennant race, which the Yanks took by 2 1/2 games in 1928.Īfter Grove, these A's lacked really top-rate pitching.
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But they lost a World Series to the Gashouse Gang in 1931, and ran into Connie Mack's usual cash shortage.Īlso, this team had the misfortune to largely co-exist with some of the greatest of all Yankees teams, which relegated them to second place in 1927-1928, and 1932. They won three straight pennants by whopping margins, 1929-1931, winning 104, 102, and 107 games, respectively, and won over 90 games three other years. At one point (1928), it boasted 8 future Hall of Famers, including manager Mack, along with Mickey Cochrane, Jimmie Foxx, Al "Bucketfoot" Simmons, Eddie Collins, Ty Cobb, Tris Speaker, and Robert Moses "Lefty" Grove, in some people's eyes the greatest pitcher to ever play the game. With the onset of the Federal League, his stars left for greener pastures or he sold them for cash. They might have lasted for years more-but the problem was the same old, same old for the underfinanced owner/manager, Connie Mack: not enough money. They won over 100 games twice, over 90 games all five years, and took 3 World Series (including one that ended the great Cubs dynasty). So, what else could follow, but.your baseball honorable mentions!Ī great "deadball" team, featuring one of the best starting staffs ever-Chief Bender, Jack Coombs, Gettysburg Eddie Plank, Cy Morgan, Sailor Bob Shawkey, Herb "The Knight of Kensett Square" Pennock, Bullet Joe Bush, and Boardwalk Eddie Brown (love these old nicknames)-along with the fabulous, "$100,000 Infield"-Stuffy McInnis, Columbia Eddie Collins, Jack Barry, and Home Run Baker.
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Here, if you'll recall, is my list of the Top Ten Professional Sports Dynasties in North American History: All right, with pitchers and catchers in the wings, time to put this Hot Stove favorite to rest.
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