Bursting Boston’s bubble: When Cleveland and rookie 20-game winner Gene Bearden won a 1-game playoff against the Red Sox, it prevented the only all-Boston World Series. That ended a sizzling pennant race with the Yankees just 2 games behind. Then the Tribe beat Boston’s other team, the Braves, in the World Series. In the NL, Stan Musial just missed a Triple Crown, one HR shy of the 40 hit by Ralph Kiner and Johnny Mize. Can’t get enough? Here’s more.

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