Word: pennant
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...looked for awhile as if we weren't going to have a world series. No team in either league seemed particularly interested in winning the pennant...
Willie Mays blasted two of four San Francisco Giant home runs as the Giants took the first N.L. pennant playoff game from the Dodgers, 8-0. Billy Pierce held the Los Angeles team to only three hits, bringing the Dodgers' total of scoreless innings...
...deadpanned the New York Post. So it was. Casey Stengel's fumbling, stumbling newcomers to National League baseball lost their 82nd game (v. 29 wins), going down, 7-5, before the Los Angeles Dodgers and thereby setting a new record: they eliminated themselves from the National League pennant race earlier in the season than any other ball club in the 87-year history of the major leagues. Even if the Mets won all 51 of their remaining games, they would still finish with an average of less than .500; since at least one N.L. club must therefore finish above...
Just because they are currently leading the league, let's take the Dodgers first. Los Angeles may not win the pennant, but, with a healthy Sandy Koufax, they could take a World Series from New York in five games...
...Dodgers have not slumped perceptibly. Although it's true that they've been feasting on second-division teams of late, Drysdale's history of strong finishes, Podres' recent fine showing, and the inevitable return of the best pitcher in baseball make Los Angeles the logical choice for the pennant...