MLB's greatest teams to not win a title, Nos. 1-7

Betallsports · Oct 30, 2013

http://www.foxsportssouth.com/story...to-not-win-a-titl?blockID=954495&feedID=11141

way too much to copy and paste.... so the link above will take you there....

for #'s 8-15, this is the link http://www.foxsportssouth.com/fox-s...-win-a-title-Nos-?blockID=954515&feedID=11141

Of course Mets fans will Love who #1 is on the list.....

1. 1969 Baltimore Orioles

Regular-season record: 109-53
Home: 60-21 ... Away: 49-32
Blowout victories (5-plus runs): 30
One-run games: 35-21
Longest winning streak: 8
Longest losing streak: 5
Pitchers with 15-plus wins: 3
Hitters with 20-plus homers: 4
Playoff extra credit: Lost to MLB champions (New York Mets) in the World Series

OVERVIEW

1. Some baseball historians have hailed Mets over Orioles as the greatest upset in World Series history (modern era). But let's have some perspective here:

The 1969 Mets won 100 games during the regular season and had pitchers Tom Seaver, Jerry Koosman, Tug McGraw and Nolan Ryan in their early primes.

2. The '69 Orioles also had lethal pitching, with Mike Cuellar (23-11, 2.38 ERA), Dave McNally (20-7, 3.22 ERA) and Jim Palmer (16-4, 2.34 ERA) enjoying stellar seasons.

3. Brooks Robinson, Frank Robinson (32 homers, 100 RBI, .308 batting), Boog Powell (37 homers, 121 RBI) and Paul Blair (26 homers, 20 steals) carried an Orioles offense that scored in double figures 15 times.

4. Of the American League's 11 other teams, Baltimore posted winning records against 10 clubs ... and a 6-6 mark against the California Angels.

5. Of this countdown, the Orioles were the only group to collect 60 home wins and 30 or more victories for one-run games and blowouts.

blueedwardsII · Oct 30, 2013

How about that unbeatable 1990 Oakland team that got swept by Cincy?

neverbend · Oct 30, 2013

By far the greatest teams not to win a title were the Boston Redsox from 1948-1950.

1. 1948 tied Cleveland at 96-58 & lost 1 game playoff when Lou Boudreau in his finest season went 4 for 4 with 2 HR's in an 8-3 win.

2. 1949 came in to Yankee Stadium with a game lead over the Yanks with 2 games left in the season. The Yanks won both games &
Williams lost the triple crown on the last day of the season when Kell edged him out for the batting title.

3. 1950 1027 runs most by any team since WWII, Last team to have a team batting average of over .300. Lowest average for regulars
were Bobby Doerr & Junior Stephens who combined had 57 HR's & 264 RBI's probably the best offensive doubleplay combo in major league history they hit .294 & .295 respectively. Williams had 25 HR's by the all-star break & broke his collarbone in the allstar game
and only played 10 games the rest of the season with 3 HR's. Billy Goodman won the batting title although he couldn't break into the starting lineup.

Betallsports · Oct 30, 2013

blue edwards II said:
How about that unbeatable 1990 Oakland team that got swept by Cincy?

They
talk about it, but don't List that one...

9. 1988 Oakland Athletics

Regular-season record: 104-58
Home: 54-27 ... Away: 50-31
Blowout victories (5-plus runs): 29
One-run games: 30-17
Longest winning streak: 14
Longest losing streak: 5
Pitchers with 15-plus wins: 3
Hitters with 20-plus homers: 3
Playoff extra credit: Lost to MLB champions (Dodgers) in the World Series

OVERVIEW

Oh, what could have been for the A's of the late '80s/early '90s.

1. From 1988 to 1990, Oakland averaged 102 victories and claimed American League West titles by an average of 9 1/2 games. But a pair of World Series losses to the Dodgers (1988) and Reds (1990) have somewhat diminished the Athletics' place in history.

2. The '88 A's were a consistently stellar bunch, tallying 50 or more wins for home and away, racking up 16-plus victories for five months, posting only one three-game losing streak after the All-Star break and running away with the AL West crown after April 20.

As for the World Series, remember Jose Canseco's cannon-shot grand slam in Game 1 against the Dodgers — roughly 2 1/2 hours before Kirk Gibson's series-defining, legacy-clinching homer off Dennis Eckersley to win the opener?

If Eckersley doesn't throw a backdoor slider to a severely hobbled Gibson in the ninth, the A's probably take 1-0 lead into Game 2 and apply more pressure on Orel Hershiser (the 1988 NL Cy Young winner) to rescue the light-hitting and injury-riddled Dodgers for games 2 and 5.

Instead, Gibson's miraculous homer vaulted the Dodgers to one of the most improbable titles of the last 40 years ... while halting Oakland's chances of replicating the feat of three straight championships from 1972 to '74.

blueedwardsII · Oct 30, 2013

1984 cubs...lol

Gravy · Oct 30, 2013

1995 Cleveland Indians have to be on the list

Betallsports · Oct 30, 2013

Gravy said:
1995 Cleveland Indians have to be on the list

#4 on the List .............

4. 1995 Cleveland Indians

Regular-season record: 100-44
Home: 54-18 ... Away: 46-26
Blowout victories (5-plus runs): 29
One-run games: 28-14
Longest winning streak: 9
Longest losing streak: 4
Pitchers with 15-plus wins: 2
Hitters with 20-plus homers: 5
Playoff extra credit: Lost to MLB champions (Atlanta Braves) in the World Series

OVERVIEW

Typically, it's hard to assign greatness to any team during a strike- or lockout-shortened season — given the reduced sample size for observations.

But the 1995 Indians had everything in their favor and maximized their time like few others could during a labor stoppage. Unfortunately, for the good people of northeast Ohio, this group couldn't bring home a title, losing to the pitching-rich Braves in the Fall Classic.

That aside, check out Cleveland's accomplishments from that near-perfect campaign:

1. The Indians needed only 144 games to crack the century mark in wins. With a little non-labor-stoppage luck, they might have matched or topped the franchise's all-time record of 111 regular-season victories.

2. For May-September (the lockout-delayed start to the season led to only four total games in April), Cleveland had single-digit losses for each month.

3. The Indians posted back-to-back losses only 11 times during the season.

4. Down the road, Cleveland could wind up with five eventual Hall of Famers in the lineup — Omar Vizquel, Jim Thome, Dave Winfield, Eddie Murray and Manny Ramirez ... although certain discretionary acts with PEDs have likely crushed Manny's chances for Cooperstown.

And that group doesn't even include the amazing seasons from Albert Belle (50 homers, 126 RBI) and Kenny Lofton (.310 batting, 93 runs, 54 steals).

blueedwardsII · Oct 30, 2013

Joey belle had a MONSTER year in 95

slapshot · Oct 30, 2013

2013 Braves didn't they win with the Upton brothers :think2:

BostonBettor · Oct 30, 2013

1960 Yankees Lost the title in probably one of the most exciting 7nth games ever imo.

VIEJODINOSAUR · Oct 31, 2013

The Montreal Expos during the strike year....what a team.....

VIEJODINOSAUR · Oct 31, 2013

BostonBettor said:
1960 Yankees Lost the title in probably one of the most exciting 7nth games ever imo.

They dominated the Pirates but somehow lost the Series on a HR by Maz....the only homer ever to end a 7th game of a World Series....I ditched school to watch many World Series games during those times...

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