The Dodgers beat the New York Yankees in five games, securing their eighth title and denying the Yankees what would have been an MLB-record ... Johnson and the Washington Senators in seven games.

Adding to the gridiron feel was that the winning pitcher was Garland Buckeye, who was born in Minnesota before appropriately pitching four of his five MLB seasons in Ohio ... New York Yankees 5, ...

It’s the longest in MLB history by 11 games ... (Franchise record: Heinie Manush, 33 games, 1933 Washington Senators). White Sox -- Carlos Lee, 28 games (2004): Lee hit .305 in 2004, at the time a ...