#3/4 Seeded Teams
#3 1927 Giants
Original Season Record: 92-62, .597, 3rd place, NL
Star Attractions: 2B Rogers Hornsby led the highest scoring offence in the NL, scoring 133 runs and driving in 125 more, while hitting .361 with a .448 OB %; 1B Bill Terry added another 121 RBI, hitting .326.
Also Featuring: RF George Harper was another on-base machine with a .435 OB %; SS Travis Jackson was arguably the best at his position that season, hitting .318, while driving in 98 runs; Burleigh Grimes was the workhorse of the pitching staff, logging 259.6 IP, winning 19 games with a 3.54 ERA. 18-year old Mel Ott also made a cameo appearance as an up-and-coming OF in a backup role.
#4 2016 Blue Jays
Original Season Record: 89-73, .549, 2nd place, AL East, won WC & ALDS, lost ALCS
Star Attractions: The team had the best ERA in the AL, led by Aaron Sanchez, who went 15-2 with a 3.00 ERA in by far the best season of his career; 3B Josh Donaldson anchored the everyday lineup with 37 HR, 122 runs and a .953 OPS.
Also Featuring: J.A. Happ won 20 games with a 3.18 ERA, while Roberto Osuna saved 36 games with a 2.68 ERA; 1B/DH Edwin Encarnacion led the slugging attack with 42 HR and 127 RBI, including a walk off homer in the WC game playoff victory.
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