30 greatest World Series in MLB history
17. New York Yankees vs. Milwaukee Braves, 1958
It is difficult to think of a team that boasted five Hall of Famers and had won seven of the past 11 World Series as an underdog, but the argument can be made that the 1958 New York Yankees were exactly that.
After starting off the season winning an incredible 63 of 93 games, the Yankees limped to the finish line. They went 29-32 to finish the season, the third worst record in the American League during this stretch. Their World Series opponent, the Milwaukee Braves, were the best team in baseball during the same time frame. The Braves won 41 of the final 62 games of the season, improving on a 51-41 start that tied for the best in the National League.
Milwaukee got off to a tremendous start to the World Series, winning an extra-innings showdown in Game 1 and blowing out the Yankees by a score of 13-5 the following day. They were shutout in Game 3, but returned the favor in Game 4, sending New York to the brink of elimination.
The Yankees were not out just yet, however, winning the next two contests and forcing a decisive seventh game.
New York fell behind in the first inning of Game 7, but took the lead for good after responding with two runs of their own in the next frame. Bob Turley entered the game in relief in the third inning after picking up a save the night before and going the distance in a complete-game shutout in Game 5. He gave up just two hits and one run, remaining on the mound for the final 6.2 innings and leading the Yankees to a 6-2 victory.
Turley capped off a Cy Young Award-winning season with a World Series MVP. The right-handed pitcher appeared in four games during the series, recording a 2.76 ERA, two wins and a save.
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