How many teams have won the WS after being 1strike from elimination? We know the 2011 Cards and the 1986 Mets did it in the WS, but what about 1 strike away at any point in the postseason?
@Ian: As a Red Sox fan from an alternate universe, I resent that implication!
@Antonio: No, he is correct. The phrasing said that the team had to win the WS, but could have been 1 strike from elimination at any point in the postseason. Not that they avoided elimination in that round after being one strike away.
the cardinals were down to their last strike twice in game six of the world series last year, and they were down to their last strike twice in the 9th inning of last nights game. Molina and Freese both had two strikes and managed walks
How many teams have won the WS after being 1strike from elimination? We know the 2011 Cards and the 1986 Mets did it in the WS, but what about 1 strike away at any point in the postseason?
1986 Red Sox against the Angels in Game 5 – the Dave Henderson home run off Donnie Moore – is another one.
Last I checked the 1986 Red Sox didn’t win the World Series.
Hmmm “at any point in the post season”. Good job at reading Ian.
@Ian: As a Red Sox fan from an alternate universe, I resent that implication!
@Antonio: No, he is correct. The phrasing said that the team had to win the WS, but could have been 1 strike from elimination at any point in the postseason. Not that they avoided elimination in that round after being one strike away.
“How many teams have won the WS after being 1strike from elimination?”
The Red Sox survived being one strike away from elimination in the 1986 ALCS. They did not go on to win the World Series. Good job reading Antonio.
Closest I can come up with are 1985 Royals, 1997 Marlins, and 2001 Dbacks who were 2 outs from elimination in the World Series.
the cardinals were down to their last strike twice in game six of the world series last year, and they were down to their last strike twice in the 9th inning of last nights game. Molina and Freese both had two strikes and managed walks
I heard they faced 5 pitches in the game Friday that were their last strikes, or could have been.