They were a resurgent team , poised to end a 21 - year pennant drought .
This should have been good news for Van Lingle Mungo , who had spent the early 1930s pitching very well for a very bad team team .
They were a resurgent team , poised to end a 21 - year pennant drought , and this should have been good news for Van Lingle Mungo , who had spent the early 1930s pitching very well for a very bad Dodgers team .