Has there ever been an instance where the two respective League champions from the previous season BOTH failed to make the playoffs the next? I ask because that is a real possibility this year concerning the Tigers and Cardinals.
2007-08-18 03:11:13 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
Yes, several times. Most recent is 2005 Series, when the White Sox and Astros both failed to make it in 2006.
2006 World Series (4-1): St. Louis Cardinals (83-78, NL) vs. Detroit Tigers* (95-67, AL)
ALCS (4-0): Detroit* vs. Oakland NLCS (4-3): St.Louis vs. NewYorkM
ALDS (3-1): DET* vs. NYY ALDS (3-0): OAK vs. MIN
NLDS (3-0): NYM vs. LAD* NLDS (3-1): STL vs. SDP
2005 World Series (4-0): Chicago White Sox (99-63, AL) vs. Houston Astros* (89-73, NL)
ALCS (4-1): ChicagoW vs. LA of AN NLCS (4-2): Houston* vs. St.Louis
ALDS (3-0): CHW vs. BOS* ALDS (3-2): LAA vs. NYY
NLDS (3-0): STL vs. SDP NLDS (3-1): HOU* vs. ATL
2007-08-18 03:25:45 · answer #1 · answered by harmonv 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many times. You have to remember that before 1969, there were only two teams that made the playoffs every season. There was an AL champ and an NL champ and they played in the World Series.
2007-08-18 10:24:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES. You have to go a long way back. 1935. Karangos and Lupizic filled the bill. Only once in some 100 years.
Not an easy feat. Cannot see it happening agin.
Good luck to your teams anyway.
2007-08-18 10:21:26 · answer #3 · answered by tonyflair2002 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yeah it's happened many times.
2007-08-18 10:27:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋