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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