#7/8 Seeded Teams
#7 1959 Red Sox
Original Season Record: 75-79, .487, 5th place, AL
Star Attractions: One year after winning the AL MVP award, RF Jackie Jensen was still far and away the best player on the team, leading the club with 28 HR, 112 RBI and 101 runs, all while excelling defensively, too.
Also Featuring: The rest of the offence was pretty good, too, with 2B Pete Runnels hitting .314 with a .415 OB % and scoring 95 runs; 3B Frank Malzone was a defensive standout who also had 92 RBI and 90 runs scored; Ted Williams was still hanging around at age 40 in a platoon role and still managed a .372 OB % despite his best years being well behind him.
#8 1959 Cardinals
Original Season Record: 71-83, .461, 7th place, NL
Star Attractions: On the second lowest scoring team in the NL, 3B Ken Boyer was by far their best offensive player, with his 28 HR doubling the total of the next best player on the team. His 94 RBI were also 22 more than anyone else on the club, plus he provided terrific hot corner defence.
Also Featuring: OF Joe Cunningham also had a big year with a .345 batting average and 453 OB %; the team also featured several early and late career players in cameo roles, including platoon OF, 37-year old Stan Musial, part time CF, 21-year old Curt Flood, and 23-year old SP, Bob Gibson.
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