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A one-game playoff, sometimes known as a pennant playoff, tiebreaker game or knockout game, is a tiebreaker in certain sports—usually but not always professional—to determine which of two teams, tied in the final standings, will qualify for a post-season tournament. Such a playoff is either a single game or a short series of games (such as ...
The 1948 American League tie-breaker game was a one-game extension to Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1948 regular season, played between the Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox to determine the winner of the American League (AL) pennant. The game was played on October 4, 1948, at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. It was necessary after both ...
The National League used a three-game playoff (prior to 1969) to break a tie for the pennant, the winner of which would face the American League champion Yankees in the 1951 World Series. The Dodgers won the coin toss for home field advantage, but opted to host game one at Ebbets Field on October 1, while the Giants would as a result get to ...
The 1978 American League East tie-breaker game was a one-game extension to Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1978 regular season.The game was played at Fenway Park in Boston on the afternoon of Monday, October 2 between the rival New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox to determine the winner of the American League's (AL) East Division.
The first tie-breaker, held in 1946, decided the winner of the NL pennant between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Brooklyn Dodgers, who had finished the season tied at 96–58. [11] The Cardinals won the series in two games and went on to win the 1946 World Series, [12] one of four tie-breaker winners who have gone on to win the World Series.
Now, each of the 32 NFL teams has one game left to finish the 2024 regular season. Fourteen teams will continue to the postseason and have a shot at the Super Bowl. Here's how the playoff picture ...
The NFL playoff schedule is about to be set, with the wild-card dates and times for every matchup to be revealed during Week 18. ... NFL playoff schedule: Wild-card games. Jan. 11. Los Angeles ...
Boosted by three home runs and some gutsy relief work, the Yankees are one win away from the World Series after an 8-6 win in ALCS Game 4.