Hidden Secrets and Untold Rivalries: Ranking MLB’s Most Legendary Teams from Babe Ruth to Clayton Kershaw

Hidden Secrets and Untold Rivalries: Ranking MLB’s Most Legendary Teams from Babe Ruth to Clayton Kershaw

7. 1929 Philadelphia Athletics (2.18)

The A’s, who would later move to Kansas City and then Oakland, certainly had an interesting 50-year run under legendary manager Connie Mack. During that time, the franchise both enjoyed some of the greatest teams in baseball history and some of the worst. After finishing behind a couple of all-time great Yankees teams in 1927 and ‘28, the Athletics finally broke through with the first of three straight AL pennants in 1929. Lefty Grove went 20-6 and led the American League in ERA and strikeouts, while George Earnshaw won 24 games. Hall of Famers Mickey Cochrane, Jimmie Foxx and Al Simmons led the offense. In the World Series, Philadelphia defeated the Chicago Cubs in five games.

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