Shaughnessy playoff

noun

Shaugh·​nes·​sy playoff

ˈshȯnəsē-,

-si-

: 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

Word History

Etymology

after Francis J. Shaughnessy,, born 1883 American baseball official

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