The Yankees finished 22-6 in September, 1 game ahead of Chicago, 2 ahead of Baltimore. St. Louis won its final game, 1 ahead of the Reds and Phillies, 3 ahead of the Giants, 5 ahead of the Braves. The difference: MVP Ken Boyer (.295-24-119), and a mid-season trade for Lou Brock (.348). Then Bob Gibson beat New York in Series Game 7. Can it get any tenser? Ask Philadelphia, which blew a 6 ½-game lead with 12 to play.

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