new york giants has won the most postseason mlb games in a row.
new york giants has won the most postseason mlb games in a row.
who has won the most postseason mlb games in a row?
new york giants
over time, vernon became one of the best-liked ballplayers, mainly through his unique personality and charismatic, but quiet, style. on september 1, 1960, after a season spent as the pittsburgh pirates' first-base coach, vernon was placed on the active list when mlb rosters expanded to 40 men. he appeared in nine regular-season games as a pinch hitter for pittsburgh, notching an rbi single and an intentional walk in his nine plate appearances to become one of only 29 players in baseball history to have appeared in a major league game in four decades. by his final game played, on september 27, 1960, he was, at 42, the oldest player in the national league by almost a year, and one of the most popular figures in the game. he appeared in 2,409 mlb games without playing in the postseason, third most in history behind ernie banks and luke appling. notably, however, during vernon's time on the active list, the pirates clinched the nl pennant on september 25, and by the time the 1960 world series began, vernon had resumed his full-time coaching duties. he earned a world series ring when the bucs triumphed in seven games over the new york yankees.
mickey vernon
prior to joining the mets' broadcast team in , cohen worked as the voice of the minor league spartanburg spinners (1983–1984), durham bulls (1986), and pawtucket red sox (1987–1988). he also called ice hockey and basketball games for providence college from 1988 to 1989, and football for brown university in 1987. along with his work with the mets, cohen has also called postseason mlb games for espn radio and cbs radio.
gary cohen