shaughnessy playoff

shaughnessy playoff
\\ˈshȯnəsē-, -si-\ noun
Usage: usually capitalized S
Etymology: after Francis J. Shaughnessy, b 1883 American baseball official
: a playoff among the top four teams of a league (as in minor league baseball and ice hockey) in which team one usually plays team three, team two plays team four, and the two winners play each other

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