Power Pairs

By David Sabino

Issue date: Sports Illustrated, November 12, 2001

Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling silenced the Yankees bats as no duo had shut down a World Series foe since the Cardinals' Dean brothers stifled the Tigers in 1934. Here are the only teammates on a winning club to make two or more starts, pitch 17 or more innings and have ERAs below 1.75 in a Fall Classic.

YEAR	TEAM	PITCHER	STARTS	INNINGS*	W-L	ERA
2001	Diamondbacks	Randy Johnson	2	17 1/3*	3-0	1.04
		Curt Schilling	3	21 1/3	1-0	1.69
1934	Cardinals	Dizzy Dean	3	26	2-1	1.73
		Paul Dean	2	18	2-0	1.00
1930	Athletics	George Earnshaw	3	25	2-0	0.72
		Lefty Grove	2	19*	2-1	1.42
1918	Red Sox	Carl Mays	2	18	2-0	1.00
		Babe Ruth	2	17	2-0	1.06
1911	Athletics	Chief Bender	3	26	2-1	1.04
		Jack Coombs	2	20	1-0	1.35
1905	Giants	Christy Mathewson	3	27	3-0	0.00
		Joe McGinnity	2	17	1-1	0.00

*Includes relief appearances