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World Series got its start in
1903
 The baseball postseason experience
was changed forever at the end of the 1903 season. The Boston Pilgrims
(Americans, etc.) and
the Pittsburg (no "h" at that time) Pirates squared off in a best of nine series. It didn't
take long for this first series to give fans a glimpse of what was to come.
Pittsburgh's Jimmy Sebring hit a home run in the first game. The game also
featured the game's measuring stick for pitchers, Cy Young.
Game 7 is considered to be
the turning point of the series. Boston beat Pittsburg starter Deacon Phillippe for the first time in the series and used the momentum to beat
him a second time in Game 8 to capture the title.
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Oct. 1 -- Pittsburg
7, Boston 3.
W-Phillippe, L-Young. HR - Sebring (Pit)
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Oct. 2 -- Boston
3, Pittsburg 0.
W-Dinneen, L-Leever. HR-Dougherty 2 (B)
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Oct 3 -- Pittsburg
4, Boston 2.
W-Phillippe, L-Hughes.
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Oct. 6 -- Pittsburg
5, Boston 4.
W-Phillippe, L-Dinneen
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Oct. 7 -- Boston 11, Pittsburg 2.
W-Young, L-Kennedy
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Oct 8 -- Boston
6, Pittsburg 3
W-Dinneen, L-Leever
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Oct 10 -- Boston
7, Pittsburg 3.
W-Young, L-Phillippe
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Oct 13 -- Boston
3, Pittsburg 0.
W-Dinneen, L-Phillippe
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Series Winners
For a complete listing of World Series winners (and even for winners of
championship series prior to the modern World Series), please
click here.
Top Teams in WS
The top teams when it comes
to winning World Series championships:
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Yankees (26)
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Cardinals & Athletics (9)
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Dodgers (6)
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These stars put in
MVP performances
In 1955, baseball started to
honor the outstanding performance in the World Series with the Most Valuable
Player award. Johnny Podres of the Dodgers was the star of the series,
pitching to a 2-0 record in a defeat of New York. For a look at World
Series MVPs, click here. |
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