Which team won the WS in the year you were born? [Archive]

Yankeebiscuitfan

02-05-2005, 04:54 PM

Not a very original thread. On NYYfans.com they have posted it as well.
But a nice thread in my opinion though.

I'll take the first shot.

The Cards won in 1967. The Cards have never been my favorite team. Not that I hate them, but I have never rooted for them.

At least my oldest daughter can say she was born in a year the Yankees won (1996), though she doesn't give a damn about baseball. :( :(

Oops! I forget to mention my other daughter. She was born in the first year of the Yankees' threepeat at the end of the nineties. And luckily she wants to play softball :dance :dance :dance

I am very curious about your posts.

Aa3rt

02-05-2005, 05:11 PM

1953-the New York Yankees defeat the Brooklyn Dodgers 4 games to 2. Another "Subway Series". (Wonder if this had any influence on my being a railway enthusiast? ;) )

Highlights include George Shuba of the Brooklyn Dodgers hitting the first pinch-hit home run for the National League in World Series history.

For all the details, try:

1953 World Series (http://baseball-almanac.com/ws/yr1953ws.shtml)

Glenn

02-05-2005, 05:15 PM

1966 Baltimore Orioles

BoSox Rule

02-05-2005, 05:16 PM

1989 Athletics

ElHalo

02-05-2005, 05:40 PM

I won't give the year, but it shouldn't be terribly hard to guess when I tell you that the team that won the WS that year was the Philadelphia Phillies.

Bluesteve32

02-05-2005, 05:54 PM

Sorry Yankee Fans, the team that won the series when I was born was the Pirates and Bill Mazeroski (in)famous home run and Tony Kubek taking the ball off the throat.

Other events:

Rome Olympics

Kennedy defeats Nixon (thanks to the dead in Chicago)

50th start put on the flag on July 4th
(I was one of the few that was born under the 49 star flag, most were born under the 48 or 50 star flag, and the few born before 1912 had 46 or even less stars).

Edmund G. "Pat" Brown Sr. is governor of California. he is the father of current Oakland mayor and former Gov. Edmund G "Jerry" Brown, Jr.

The Washington Senators (first in war, first in peace, last in the American League) move to Minneapolis-St Paul and become the Minnesota Twins.

The American League decides to expand two more team, Washington gets a new club and the AL moves west and the Los Angeles Angels are born and take the field for the 1961 season.

Yankeebiscuitfan

02-05-2005, 05:58 PM

Sorry Yankee Fans, the team that won the series when I was born was the Pirates and Bill Mazeroski (in)famous home run and Tony Kubek taking the ball off the throat.

So now I understand. YOU are the reason the Yanks lost in 1960 :D :D

Bluesteve32

02-05-2005, 06:00 PM

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So now I understand. YOU are the reason the Yanks lost in 1960 :D :D[/QUOTE]

Hey, I root for the Yankees in the WS, espeically when they play the Dodgers.

rich

02-05-2005, 06:11 PM

Joining BlueSteve32, I was born on the travel day back to Pittsburgh 2 days before Maz' BigFly!

Yankeebiscuitfan

02-05-2005, 06:22 PM

Hey, I root for the Yankees in the WS, espeically when they play the Dodgers.

So you had a couple of good years in 1977 and 1978? Bad one in 1981.

csh19792001

02-05-2005, 06:51 PM

I won't give the year, but it shouldn't be terribly hard to guess when I tell you that the team that won the WS that year was the Philadelphia Phillies.

Pirates- "Papa Stargell and The Family"

DoubleX

02-05-2005, 07:20 PM

Dodgers came back from an 0-2 deficit to beat the Yanks 4-2 after a strike-shortened season.

Chisox73

02-05-2005, 07:29 PM

1965- Los Angeles defeated Minnesota in 7 games.Sandy Koufax shut down the Twins in Game 7 at old Metropolitan Stadium.

Game 7 was the only time in that Series that the road team won.

Koufax did not start Game 1 in observance of Yom Kippur.

Walter Alston became the 1st NL manager to win 4 WS titles(1955,1959,1963,and 1965)

KHenry14

02-05-2005, 07:37 PM

Milwaukee Braves Spahn and Burdette take the Yanks in 7!

Bob Hannah

02-05-2005, 07:52 PM

Milwaukee Braves Spahn and Burdette take the Yanks in 7!
1957 was a fine year for birthing. :D

Honus Wagner Rules

02-05-2005, 08:52 PM

The 1968 Tigers beat the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games. Mickey Lolich won three games in the Series and the Tigers overcame a 3-1 defecit.

Yankees7

02-05-2005, 09:20 PM

1941- Yankees over Dodgers

antihipster

02-05-2005, 10:21 PM

1963:

Dodgers sweep the Yankees.

Other events: Kennedy is assassinated ten days before my birthday.

wamby

02-06-2005, 12:20 AM

1964-St. Louis Cardinals

Last year of the baby boom and the Yankee dynasty.

Best thing about that year for our family: My dad got out of the army August 15th, three weeks before the Gulf of Tonkin Bay resolution, so he just missed having to go to Viet Nam. History repeated itself when I got out of the reserves a few months before the Gulf War.

The Dude

02-06-2005, 12:48 AM

1988-Dodgers 4-1 over Athletics

brewcrew82

02-06-2005, 01:18 AM

Dodgers came back from an 0-2 deficit to beat the Yanks 4-2 after a strike-shortened season.

Sounds somewhat similar to the year I was born also.

janduscframe

02-06-2005, 08:13 AM

Don Larsen has his finest moment.

shlevine42

02-06-2005, 08:44 AM

1965- Los Angeles defeated Minnesota in 7 games.Sandy Koufax shut down the Twins in Game 7 at old Metropolitan Stadium.

Koufax did not start Game 1 in observance of Yom Kippur.

Not my year, but...just three days earlier, Koufax also shut out the Twins.

My second favorite memory of that Series:

When Alston came to the mound to take Drysdale out after he'd been shelled by the Twins in Game 1, Big Don said:

"I'll bet you wish I was Jewish."

Priceless.

Biggtone23

02-06-2005, 10:39 AM

Detroit Tigers went wire to wire in the AL East then San Diego in 5

Iron Jaw

02-06-2005, 07:16 PM

Brooklyn Dodgers - I was born in the latter portion of 1955 (Meaning on November 20, 2005, I'll be 29 for the 21st time). :eek:

But the Dodgers never were appealing to me.....I was born 89 miles southwest of St. Louis. I never really lived there (that was my father's home) - I primarily grew up on the outskirts of Denver. But Dad was a Cardinal fan, and his dad was in the old St. Louis Brown's org. at one time - thus, my NL team was the Cardinals and AL team the Orioles. But in 1955, both teams were pretty bad (St. Louis 68-86, Baltimore 57-97). However, the Cardinals and Orioles did produce two rookie third basemen who would later become my favorite players (one's a HOFer, the other should be, and both won MVP's the same year - 1964). Kenny Boyer and Brooks Robinson.

RuthMayBond

02-06-2005, 09:28 PM

The Pirates. So I was born in, uh, 1979 .
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or 1909 :laugh

Iron Jaw

02-06-2005, 10:31 PM

The Pirates. So I was born in, uh, 1979 .
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or 1909 :laugh

Or 1925.....or 1960.....or 1971!!!!!

Yankeebiscuitfan

02-06-2005, 11:29 PM

I suspect, yankees rule has a birthday today?

Yup! I do! :o :o :o

Augustin_"Gus"

02-07-2005, 07:09 PM

playbyplay

02-07-2005, 09:16 PM

I was born the same year Pete Rose collected his 3,000 hit while the Yankees walked away with there second straight World Series Win. The Year was 1978. May 1st, 1978 to be exact.
My Son was born on September 6th, 2004. A month and a half later, the Red Sox won there first WS since 1918. I like to think that my son's pure baseball spirit helped the cause.
My Wife was born in 1982, The year of the Cardinals WS win, so putting my little family together, we got some pretty good baseball history between us. Yankees, Red Sox and Cardinals. Not bad.

:radio

yellowdog

02-08-2005, 11:35 AM

I was born about two months after the Yankees swept the Phillies in 1950.

55 chmps

02-08-2005, 02:23 PM

When I was born, the Toronto Blue Jays won the World Series against the Philidelphia Phillies. Joe Carter hit the game winning home run. (As you all already know)

scribe114

02-08-2005, 06:52 PM

Detroit Tigers beat the Cardinals in 7 games

Was born in Sinai Hospital in Detroit on August 15th, the Tigers were off that day.

Yankeebiscuitfan

02-09-2005, 11:41 AM

That's interesting, I had never looked into that. I was actually born 10 days removed from the yankees clinching their 21st WS, beating the Dodgers. Maybe I could become a Yanks fan now that I don't have a team anymore.

By I wouldnt bet on it, if I were you.

1977?

Join the club by becoming a Yankee fan, although I understand it will never be like it was when you were rooting for your Expos.

Captain Cold Nose

02-09-2005, 11:44 AM

Detroit Tigers beat the Cardinals in 7 games

Was born in Sinai Hospital in Detroit on August 15th, the Tigers were off that day.

Add two years, change the Tigers to the Orioles, the Cardinals to the Reds, 7 games to 5, and August 15 to November 25, and you have me!

totalautoracing

02-09-2005, 12:42 PM

The Tigers beat my Cards.

Redbirds lost to Pittsburgh 7-1 on the date of my birth.

ElHalo

02-09-2005, 04:15 PM

I think I'm unique so far in being the only one who just has to name the team and you automatically know the year.

RuthMayBond

02-09-2005, 08:19 PM

I think I'm unique so far in being the only one who just has to name the team and you automatically know the year.Who can forget when the Cubs won the World Series :laugh :laugh

ElHalo

02-09-2005, 08:43 PM

Who can forget when the Cubs won the World Series :laugh :laugh

The Cubs could be 1908 or 1907. The Phillies, though...

DoubleX

02-09-2005, 08:47 PM

I think I'm unique so far in being the only one who just has to name the team and you automatically know the year.

That is until a two or three year old learns to type and read and says the Angels. :)

RuthMayBond

02-09-2005, 08:50 PM

The Cubs could be 1908 or 1907. The Phillies, though...It could be the Royals (but you're a little old for that), the Senators (yeah I know, Twins)

plask_stirlac

02-10-2005, 07:07 AM

Twins
I love it.

RuthMayBond

02-10-2005, 07:40 AM

Twins
I love it.No comprende :confused: :ughh :hp

Dizzy

02-10-2005, 04:41 PM

The 1985 KC Royals on a terrible call. Just to think it could have been the Cards.

pads4ever

02-10-2005, 05:31 PM

1956 World Series (4-3): New York Yankees (97-57, AL) vs. Brooklyn Dodgers (93-61, NL) YAWN.......another Yankee win.

J W

02-10-2005, 07:37 PM

like TAR, My home team lost the year I was born.

1979, Pittsburgh over Baltimore.

I was one day old when Mike Flanagan beat Bruce Kison to kick the series off.

Centreville82

02-23-2006, 10:07 AM

The St. Louis Cardinals. 1982. I've been a fan of theirs every since...

Kenny Boyer died the day after I was born...

RuthMayBond

02-23-2006, 10:10 AM

The St. Louis Cardinals. 1982. I've been a fan of theirs every since...You were a fan of a team in the year you were BORN? :eek:

Centreville82

02-23-2006, 10:13 AM

The 1985 KC Royals on a terrible call. Just to think it could have been the Cards.

My late brother and I shared the same birthday. He was born in 1985. He deserved to have another Cardinal WS win. He was robbed. :(

Centreville82

02-23-2006, 10:14 AM

You were a fan of a team in the year you were BORN? :eek:

Oops. Sorry about that. :D

Became a fan of theirs when I was 5..

Myankee4life

02-23-2006, 03:03 PM

The A's.......could be '29 or '89

Nomtoc

02-23-2006, 03:53 PM

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/ws/pirate3.jpg

1971 World Series Champions

Pitch me outside, I will hit .400. Pitch me inside, and you will not find the ball.

KCGHOST

02-23-2006, 03:59 PM

In 1947 the Yanks beat my beloved Bums 4 - 3.

Bill Burgess

02-23-2006, 04:31 PM

Brothers,

Don't know how this thread escaped detection, but it should have been in the Trivia Forum. We'll leave it alone, since it's come this far, but next time . . . Trivia Forum.

Bill Burgess

akbravesfan

02-23-2006, 04:32 PM

the d*mn yankees, 1978.

64Cards

02-23-2006, 05:22 PM

Brothers,

Don't know how this thread escaped detection, but it should have been in the Trivia Forum. We'll leave it alone, since it's come this far, but next time . . . Trivia Forum.

Bill Burgess
Why? It's history.

:confused:

The Brooklyn Dodgers won their only World Championship in the year I was born.