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Jays Atlanta Braves 4-2 Barry Bonds Dennis Eckersley 1991 Minnesota Twins Atlanta Braves 4-3 Terry Pendleton Cal Ripken, Jr. 1990 Cincinnati Reds Oakland Athletics 4-0 Barry Bonds Rickey Henderson 1989 Oakland Athletics San Francisco Giants 4-0 Kevin Mitchell Robin Yount 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers Oakland Athletics 4-1 Kirk Gibson Jose Canseco 1987 Minnesota Twins St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 Andre Dawson George Bell 1986 New York Mets Boston Red Sox 4-3 Mike Schmidt Roger Clemens 1985 Kansas City Royals St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 Willie McGee Don Mattingly 1984 Detroit Tigers San Diego Padres 4-1 Ryne Sandberg Willie Hernandez 1983 Baltimore Orioles Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 Dale Murphy Cal Ripken, Jr. 1982 St. Louis Cardinals Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 Dale Murphy Robin Yount 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers New York Yankees 4-2 Mike Schmidt Rollie Fingers 1980 Philadelphia Phillies Kansas City Royals 4-2 Mike Schmidt George Brett 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates Baltimore Orioles 4-3 Keith Hernandez Don Baylor 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Phillies 4-0 Jim Konstanty Phil Rizzuto 1949 New York Yankees Brooklyn Dodgers 4-1 Jackie Robinson Ted Williams 1948 Cleveland Indians Boston Braves 4-2 Stan Musial Lou Boudreau 1947 New York Yankees Brooklyn Dodgers 4-3 Bob Elliott Joe DiMaggio 1946 St. Louis Cardinals Boston Red Sox 4-3 Stan Musial Ted Williams 1945 Detroit Tigers Chicago Cubs 4-3 Phil Cavarretta Hal Newhouser 1944 St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis Browns 4-2 Marty Marion Hal Newhouser 1943 New York Yankees St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 Stan Musial Spud Chandler 1942 St. Louis Cardinals New York Yankees 4-1 Mort Cooper Joe Gordon 1941 New York Yankees Brooklyn Dodgers 4-1 Dolph Camilli Joe DiMaggio 1940 Cincinnati Reds Detroit Tigers 4-3 Frank McCormick Hank Greenberg 1939 New York Yankees Cincinnati Reds 4-0 Bucky Walters Joe DiMaggio 1938 New York Yankees Chicago Cubs 4-0 Ernie Lombardi Jimmie Foxx 1937 New York Yankees New York Giants 4-1 Joe Medwick Charlie Gehringer 1936 New York Yankees New York Giants 4-2 Carl Hubbell 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