That was the New York Yankees who defeated the Milwaukee Braves, 4 games to 3, to win the 1958 World Series.
The Detroit Tigers won the 1940 American League Pennant.
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The American League pennant winner, plays the National League pennant winner, in a 7 game series. The team to win 4 games first wins the World Series.
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When a team makes it to the championship. Like in baseball a team wins the pennant when they make it to the world series.
The pennant race is a baseball term used to describe the time period towards the end of the year, around mid-late august and on to the playoffs. The pennant is the name for the championship of the division, whether it be the national league or the American league, and the race is all the games leading up to the World Series that determine who will represent each league.
The Pennant is when a team wins in their league, and goes on to play in the World Series. Years ago there were no divisions in each league, and the team with the best record, and finished first won the pennant. Now there are three divisions in each league. The Playoffs refer to the games played among the three division winners, and a wild card team (best record of a second place team) to decide who will be the pennant winner, and go on to play in the World Series.
The Boston Red Sox won the American League Pennant (Championship) in 2007, and went on to beat the Colorado Rockies in the 2007 World Series.
The team that won the Greek Super League in 1958 was Olympiacos.
The Heart Of Midlothian team won the Scottish Premier League in 1958.
The team that won the Swiss Super League in 1958 was Grasshopper Club.
The team that won the UEFA Champions League in 1958 was Real Madrid.