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The 1967–68 NHL season was the 51st season of the National Hockey League.The league expanded to 12 teams, putting the new six in the newly created West Division, while the "Original Six" were all placed in the newly created East Division.
The Astros swept the Indians to return to the ALCS for the second year in a row. Justin Verlander pitched five solid innings as the Astros blew out the Indians in Game 1. Houston’s Gerrit Cole outdueled Cleveland’s Carlos Carrasco in a pitcher’s duel in Game 2 as they took a 2–0 series lead headed to Cleveland.
[5] [6] Burnett wore uniform number 1 in all eight of his seasons with the Indians. [5] In 1930, Burnett's first season as an everyday starter, he was batting above .300 into July when, on July 19, he broke his wrist and was sidelined for the season. [3] [7] Without Burnett, the Indians finished eight games above .500. [8] [9]
The Red Sox blew out the Indians in Game 1, while the Indians evened the series in a 13–6 rout thanks to help from Jhonny Peralta, Grady Sizemore, and Franklin Gutiérrez. When the series shifted to Cleveland for Game 3, Jake Westbrook out-dueled Boston ace Daisuke Matsuzaka as the Indians prevailed by a 4–2 score to take the series lead.
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The regular season ended on September 26, with the New York Giants and Cleveland Indians as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 51st World Series on September 29 and ended with Game 4 on October 2.
Philadelphia's season record was worse than the previous season's franchise-low record, and the team finished in last place again with a 36–117 record. [56] The Athletics' winning percentage (.235) is the franchise's worst winning percentage (through the 2021 season); moreover, it is the lowest of any major league team in the modern (post ...
As a big league manager with four teams—the Indians (1935–1937), Tigers (1943–1948), Red Sox (1950–1951) and Philadelphia Phillies (1952–1954)—O'Neill never had a losing record. [11] His Tigers won the 1945 World Series (when they defeated the Chicago Cubs in the Cubs' last Fall Classic appearance until 2016 ) and O'Neill was known ...