The White Sox blew it after being neck-and-neck with the Tigers in the first half. What are some of the other disatrous regular season collapses in baseball?
2006-09-19 05:55:32 · 11 answers · asked by Special nobody 5 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Brooklyn Dodgers 1951 - On August 11, the Dodgers had a 13 1/2 games lead on the New York Giants and blew it. The Dodgers 26-22 during this time,but the Giants went 37-7. They ended in a tie and played a 3 game playoff. Giants took game 1 and the Dodgers took game 2. In game 3, the most exciting of the 3, the Giants were down 4-2 in the bottom of the 9th. Bobby Thompson comes to bat with 2 men on and hit the 'Shot Heard Round the World." The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant! I wish I had been alive during that time period. I think that had to be one of the most exciting seasons ever in the NL.
2006-09-19 06:21:11 · answer #1 · answered by kepjr100 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think you can qualify the 2006 boston team as a collapse, they were hampered by injuries to many key players...the 77 sox blew it big time, but much of that falls on the shoulders of Don Zimmer for being a fool and letting his ego get in the way of winning baseball games.
2006-09-19 13:06:14 · answer #2 · answered by Maestro 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The biggest collapse of all-time was the 1964 Phillies. They had an game lead with only 13 games left... and proceeded to lose 10 in a row.
2006-09-19 13:03:20 · answer #3 · answered by tbayxxxv 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The Cubs of 69
2006-09-19 12:58:38 · answer #4 · answered by Mike R 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Reds had a solid lead in the NL Wild Card this year until around the first of September when they went into early hibernation.
2006-09-19 13:15:33 · answer #5 · answered by mattapan26 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not as bad as the Cincinnati Reds blew up after the All Star break.
2006-09-19 15:11:50 · answer #6 · answered by Frogface53 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Entire MLB 1994
2006-09-19 13:32:10 · answer #7 · answered by askthetoughquestions 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1977 Boston up 14 games to the Yanks in July and losing it on homer to Bucky F. Dent in a one game playoff
The Yanks loosing four strait to them in the playoffs in 2004 ranks up there as well
2006-09-19 12:58:34 · answer #8 · answered by b4_999 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Basically all seasons for the Cubs. (And I'm a Cubs fan.)
2006-09-19 14:42:35 · answer #9 · answered by K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Boston this year!
2006-09-19 12:57:33 · answer #10 · answered by miataman042 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋