Post by ericmvan on Oct 29, 2014 5:44:42 GMT -5
I was wondering when, if ever, a home team down 3-2 won a game 6 so convincingly. Of course, you only have to go back to 2001, when the Diamondbacks scored 8 in the 3rd to take a 12-0 lead, plus 3 more the next inning, and ending up winning 15-2. Game 7 was closer.
In fact, if game 7 is any kind of easy victory, it will be a first in WS history. These 21 series where a home team needing to win 2 has forced a game 7 have almost all had at least one very good game. 1965 and 1973 probably came closest to not having a competitive game, but neither had anything like the blowout we just saw.
As was mentioned on the air, teams that have done what KC just did are riding a 7-game game-7 win streak (the '79 Pirates did it on the road). Previously, such teams were 6-8.
The Giants are the only franchise to have lost 2 or more such game 7's without a victory ('24 on the road, '62 at home). Besides us, of course, who lost on the road in '46, at home in '67, at home in '75, and on the road in '86.
Other such series (game 7 losses in red):
2011, one of the greatest games in history in game 6, followed by a much less exciting win in game 7.
2001, the aforementioned blowout, then a walkoff thriller.
1991, Puckett-walkoff classic game 6, Morris shutout legendary game 7.
1987, Twins and Cardinals; game 6 was tight until the Twins blew it open in the 6th, game 7 was a pretty good 4-2 game.
1986, I think I recall was also such a series.
1985, had the Denkinger / Orta game and then a massive blowout.
1982, Cards beat the Brewers 13-1, but game 7 was excellent, as they trailed till the 6th and it was a 1-run game until the bottom of the 8th.
1975, maybe the greatest game ever in game 6, and the last time a team in this position won game 6 but lost game 7, also terrific.
1973, A's over the Mets; game 6 was good but no great, game 7 an easier victory.
1967, the next-to-last time a team in this position won game 6 (close until the 7th) and lost game 7 (not that close).
1965, Dodgers over Twins; both fairly easy wins, but game 6 was 2-0 through 5.
1962, Giants beat the Yankees pretty easily in game 6, lost game 7, 1-0, when McCovey lined out with runners on 2nd and 3rd and 2 outs: my oldest post-season memory. Man, was my Dad pissed!
1957, Yankees won a close game 6, lost a not close game 7 to the Braves.
1956, Dodgers won game 6, 1-0 on Jackie Robinson's 10th inning walk-off single, then lost to the Yankees in a half-blowout.
1955, Yankees scored 5 in the first in game 6, but lost game 7 to the Dodgers, 2-0.
1946, Cards did it to us, game 6 not that close, game 7 a thriller.
1945, Cubs won an amazing game 6, Tigers scored 5 in the top of the 1st in game 7.
1940, Reds won a fairly easy game 6, but came from behind to beat the Tigers 2-1 in game 7.
1925, Pirates beat the Senators in two good, close games.
1924, Senators beat the Giants in a close game 6 and one of the greatest game 7's ever.
1909, Tigers won a close game 6, lost game 7 badly to the Pirates.
In fact, if game 7 is any kind of easy victory, it will be a first in WS history. These 21 series where a home team needing to win 2 has forced a game 7 have almost all had at least one very good game. 1965 and 1973 probably came closest to not having a competitive game, but neither had anything like the blowout we just saw.
As was mentioned on the air, teams that have done what KC just did are riding a 7-game game-7 win streak (the '79 Pirates did it on the road). Previously, such teams were 6-8.
The Giants are the only franchise to have lost 2 or more such game 7's without a victory ('24 on the road, '62 at home). Besides us, of course, who lost on the road in '46, at home in '67, at home in '75, and on the road in '86.
Other such series (game 7 losses in red):
2011, one of the greatest games in history in game 6, followed by a much less exciting win in game 7.
2001, the aforementioned blowout, then a walkoff thriller.
1991, Puckett-walkoff classic game 6, Morris shutout legendary game 7.
1987, Twins and Cardinals; game 6 was tight until the Twins blew it open in the 6th, game 7 was a pretty good 4-2 game.
1986, I think I recall was also such a series.
1985, had the Denkinger / Orta game and then a massive blowout.
1982, Cards beat the Brewers 13-1, but game 7 was excellent, as they trailed till the 6th and it was a 1-run game until the bottom of the 8th.
1975, maybe the greatest game ever in game 6, and the last time a team in this position won game 6 but lost game 7, also terrific.
1973, A's over the Mets; game 6 was good but no great, game 7 an easier victory.
1967, the next-to-last time a team in this position won game 6 (close until the 7th) and lost game 7 (not that close).
1965, Dodgers over Twins; both fairly easy wins, but game 6 was 2-0 through 5.
1962, Giants beat the Yankees pretty easily in game 6, lost game 7, 1-0, when McCovey lined out with runners on 2nd and 3rd and 2 outs: my oldest post-season memory. Man, was my Dad pissed!
1957, Yankees won a close game 6, lost a not close game 7 to the Braves.
1956, Dodgers won game 6, 1-0 on Jackie Robinson's 10th inning walk-off single, then lost to the Yankees in a half-blowout.
1955, Yankees scored 5 in the first in game 6, but lost game 7 to the Dodgers, 2-0.
1946, Cards did it to us, game 6 not that close, game 7 a thriller.
1945, Cubs won an amazing game 6, Tigers scored 5 in the top of the 1st in game 7.
1940, Reds won a fairly easy game 6, but came from behind to beat the Tigers 2-1 in game 7.
1925, Pirates beat the Senators in two good, close games.
1924, Senators beat the Giants in a close game 6 and one of the greatest game 7's ever.
1909, Tigers won a close game 6, lost game 7 badly to the Pirates.