World Series 24: 1952 Yankees vs. 2012 Giants

SERIES 24

(48) 1952 YANKEES VS. (81) 2012 GIANTS

All time great Mickey Mantle (.311/.394, .530, 23 HR, 87 RBI) finished 3^rd in the MVP voting while fellow Hall of Famer Yogi Berra (30 HR, 98 RBI) was 4^th. Phil Rizzuto had 89 runs. Allie Reynolds (20-8, 2.06), Vic Raschi (16-6, 2.78) and Eddie Lopat (10-5, 2.53) gave the Yankees a strong trio at the top of the rotation. The Yankees beat the Dodgers in 7 games for their 4^th consecutive World Series title.

Buster Posey was the NL MVP as he led the NL with a .336 AVG and had 24 HR, 103 RBI. Melky Cabrera hit .346, with 84 runs in 113 games before being suspended. Matt Cain (16-5, 2.79), Madison Bumgarner (16-11, 3.37) and Ryan Vogelsong (14-9, 3.37) led the rotation. Santiago Casilla (2.84 ERA, 25 SV), Sergio Romo (1.79 ERA, 14 SV), Jeremy Affeldt (2.70 ERA) and Javier Lopez (2.50 ERA) led the bullpen, which was the strength of the team. The Giants swept the Tigers in the World Series for the 2^nd of 3 World Series titles under Bruce Bochy.

Game 1: Mickey Mantle and Gene Woodling hit solo home runs in the 4^th and Mantle added a RBI single in the 5^th to give the Yankees the only runs they needed and got in a 3-2 win. Mantle was the only player in the game with two hits. Allie Reynolds (2 R in 9 IP, CG) outpitched Madison Bumgarner (3 R (2 ER) in 6 IP). Hunter Pence homered for the Giants.

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