Quibble: "After years as a cellar dweller" is not accurate by 1964. After the horrible 1961 season, they showed finished above .500 in 1962 and 1963. Granted they were helped by expansion, giving them the Mets and then Colt 45s to beat up on, but they showed steady improvement over that time.
Quibble: "After years as a cellar dweller" is not accurate by 1964. After the horrible 1961 season, they showed finished above .500 in 1962 and 1963. Granted they were helped by expansion, giving them the Mets and then Colt 45s to beat up on, but they showed steady improvement over that time.
Outstanding recap of a horrifying collapse.