The New York Yankees' amazing run of five straight World Championships is over as they fell to the Detroit Tigers in six games. There will be a new champion this year. Mike Wooten, now with the Hartford Whalers, is 38 years old and has 8 MVP awards, virtue of his 838 home runs. He is still looking for his first World Championship. Ironically, he played with the New York Yankees from 2007-2010. 2111 was when the Yankees started their World Series run. So you can bet that he is extremely hungry for a World Series ring. As for the Whalers, after winning their miracle championship in 2103, they fell on some hard times for a decade. However, they have rebounded nicely in the past couple of years and are the heavy favorites to come out on top this year.
The other very interesting story in this year's playoffs is the New York Mets. This is their 12th playoff appearance in the 16 years of the league, but they have only 2 NL pennants and 0 World Series to show for it. So their fans are hungry for a title too. And their fans are tired of playing second fiddle to the Yankees.
The Detroit Tigers are looking for their first AL Pennant as they try to topple the Whalers. The Pittsburgh Pirates are trying to win their 2nd NL Pennant as they try to derail the Mets. This year's LCS will be very interesting.
Detroit Tigers vs. Hartford Whalers
Game 1:
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| Hartford Whalers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | X | 9 | 13 | 1 |
Hartford leads series 1-0
Game 2:
| Detroit Tigers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| Hartford Whalers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
Series tied 1-1
Game 3:
| Hartford Whalers | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
Hartford leads series 2-1
Game 4:
| Hartford Whalers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 7 | 0 |
Series tied 2-2
Game 5:
| Hartford Whalers | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 0 |
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Hartford leads series 3-2
Game 6:
| Detroit Tigers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| Hartford Whalers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 | 10 | 0 |
Hartford wins series 4-2
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. New York Mets
Game 1:
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| New York Mets | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
Pittsburgh leads series 1-0
Game 2:
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| New York Mets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 3 | 5 | 1 |
Series tied 1-1
Game 3:
| New York Mets | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | X | 4 | 6 | 0 |
Pittsburgh leads series 2-1
Game 4:
| New York Mets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Series tied 2-2
Game 5: (14 innings)
| New York Mets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 0 |
New York leads series 3-2
Game 6:
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| New York Mets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Series tied 3-3
Game 7:
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| New York Mets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | X | 5 | 7 | 0 |
New York wins series 4-3