Odd baseball stat

[Webster29]

The Yankees beat the Twins Monday night while Baltimore split a DH with Toronto extending the Yankees lead to 1 1/2 games over the birds.  This was the first time since Sept 2 that they had a lead larger then 1 game. This was the 2nd longest streak in baseball history where a team had a 1 game or less lead over another team.   The longest streak was in 1897.   

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[bighitterdalama]

Bill,

I am surprised. If you had put this up as a question, I would have guessed either National League August/September 1965, where the Pirates, Giants and Dodgers went toe to toe for about two months, or American League East September 1974, with the Orioles and Yankees. The Yankees were eliminated on the next to last game of the season; Doc Medich then threw a no hitter in the final game.

Big Hitter

[Giant Obsession]

Bill,

I am surprised. If you had put this up as a question, I would have guessed either National League August/September 1965, where the Pirates, Giants and Dodgers went toe to toe for about two months, or American League East September 1974, with the Orioles and Yankees. The Yankees were eliminated on the next to last game of the season; Doc Medich then threw a no hitter in the final game.

Big Hitter

i was in college that season and it was the first real taste of pennant fever yankee fans had sniffed in a long time.

Medich actually lost the next to the last game that year, pitching a complete game that Yanks lost in the 10 th in Milwaukee.

Pat Dobson and sparky Lyle won the meaningless closer and we finished 2 games behind the hated Orioles with 89 wins. 

That was George's first season as owner and the Yanks wheeled and dealed all year.  Shipped out Horace Clarke to San Diego, Mel Stottelmyre tore his rotator cuff before anyone even knew what that was, Pat Dobson and Sudden Sam McDowell were bought in for pitching depth, Eliot Maddox hit .303 as our new CF.  it was a fun year, and told Yankee fans that George wanted to win.