[Dan in Wichita]

Thus, the minimum number of post-season games was ten.

By my calculation, the minimum number of post-season games back then was seven. Assuming series sweeps, there would be three games in the league championship and four in the World Series. Am I missing something?

I winced when I saw the pic you posted of Brooks Robinson. He had just robbed my boyhood hero, Johnny Bench, of a base hit.

[dakine]

Post season games:
3 games to win NLCS.
3 games to win ALCS.
4 Games to win World Series.
Minimum ‘Post Season’ games = 10 games!