5 greatest team comebacks in the second half of the season that then went on to play in the World Series. Four of these five wnet on the win the series:

1. 1951 New York Giants: The Giants trailed the Brooklyn Dodgers by 13 games in mid-August, but they went on to win 38 of their last 45 games to force a one-game playoff for the National League pennant. The Giants won the playoff game, and then went on to defeat the New York Yankees in the World Series. The dominant player for the Giants in the second half of the season was Willie Mays, who hit .345 with 24 home runs and 66 RBIs.

2. 1969 New York Mets: The Mets were 10 games out of first place in the National League East on August 14, but they went on to win 38 of their last 49 games to win the division. The Mets then went on to defeat the Atlanta Braves in the playoffs, and then the Baltimore Orioles in the World Series. The dominant player for the Mets in the second half of the season was Tom Seaver, who went 17-3 with a 2.08 ERA.

3. 1993 Atlanta Braves: The Braves were 14 games out of first place in the National League West on July 23, but they went on to win 49 of their last 65 games to win the division. The Braves then went on to defeat the San Francisco Giants and Philadelphia Phillies in the playoffs, and then the Toronto Blue Jays in the World Series. The dominant player for the Braves in the second half of the season was Greg Maddux, who went 16-1 with a 1.56 ERA.

4. 2004 Boston Red Sox: The Red Sox were 10.5 games out of first place in the American League East on July 31, but they went on to win 42 of their last 53 games to win the division. The Red Sox then went on to defeat the New York Yankees in the playoffs, and then the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series. The dominant player for the Red Sox in the second half of the season was David Ortiz, who hit .300 with 28 home runs and 78 RBIs.

5. 2012 Oakland Athletics: The Athletics were 13 games out of first place in the American League West on June 30, but they went on to win 47 of their last 67 games to win the division. The Athletics then went on to defeat the Detroit Tigers in the playoffs, but they lost to the San Francisco Giants in the World Series. The dominant player for the Athletics in the second half of the season was Josh Donaldson, who hit .297 with 29 home runs and 98 RBIs.

These are just a few of the many great comebacks that have happened in baseball history. It is always exciting to see a team come back from a big deficit, and it is even more exciting when they go on to win the World Series.

Mitt-Spit wasn’t even invented when these teams made their massive comebacks. It Mitt-Spit were available the players involved would have had the best possible products to break in, clean and oil their gloves to improve their defensive play in the season ending critical games.