1950s

SeasonHighlights
1950NY Yankees defeat NY Giants in WS again. Yankees Yogi Berra MVP and Frank Hiller Cy Young. Paul Waner, Bill Foster* HOF
1951Cardinals defeat Yankees in WS. Mickey Mantle AL ROY. Monte Irvin* NL MVP. Jimmy Newberry* AL Cy Young again. Joe Cronin, Bill Dickey, Jimmie Foxx HOF
1952Cleveland Indians defeat Brooklyn Dodgers in WS. Indians Gene Woodling MVP and Mike Garcia Cy Young. Josh Gibson* HOF
1953Cleveland Indians defeat Philadelphia Phillies in WS. Indians Al Rosen MVP and Mike Garcia Cy Young again. Phillies Granny Hamner MVP and Curt Simmons CY Young. Mel Ott, Hank Greenberg, Willie Wells* HOF
1954NY Yankees defeat Brooklyn Dodgers in WS. Yankees Bill Skowron MVP. Willie Mays NL MVP. Hank Aaron NL ROY. Arky Vaughan, Louis Tiant, Sr* HOF
1955Milwaukee Braves defeat the Yankees in WS, Willie Mays led league in WAR and stolen bases, All star game included six former NeL players.
1956The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees in six games in WS. Connie Johnson* AL Cy Young. Willie Mays NL MVP. Frank Robinson NL ROY. Luke Appling, Buck Leonard* HOF. Mickey Mantle AL MVP, 16.3 WAR, .406/.532/.754, 52 HR, 161 RBI.
1957The New York Yankees defeat the Milwaukee Brewers in 5 games for the WS. Al Kaline led the AL in batting. Ray Brown*, Joe DiMaggio HOF, Ted Williams surpasses Babe Ruth with 607th homer!
1958The New York Yankees defeat the St. Louis Cardinals in WS. Mickey Mantle AL MVP. Willie Mays NL MVP. Joe Gordon HOF. Giants to SF, Dodgers to LA
1959The Wilwaukee Braves defeat the New York Yankees in WS. Hank Aaron NL MVP. Aaron led the league in batting and homers. Johnny Mize, Satchel Paige* HOF, Hank Aaron triple crown