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The 2009 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2009 season.As the 105th [1] edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff contested between the Philadelphia Phillies, champions of the National League (NL) and defending World Series champions, and the New York Yankees, champions of the American League (AL).
[1] [2] [4] [5] The best-of-seven style has been the format of all World Series except in 1903, 1919, 1920, 1921, when the winner was determined through a best-of-nine playoff. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Although the large majority of contests have been played entirely during the month of October, a small number of Series have also had games played during ...
1986 World Series Game 6 [19] - Boston Red Sox vs. New York Mets #3 [20] May 1, 2011 Bill Buckner, Mookie Wilson, and Bob Ojeda: 1991 World Series Game 7 [21] - Atlanta Braves vs. Minnesota Twins #2 [22] May 8, 2011 John Smoltz and Jack Morris: 1975 World Series Game 6 [23] - Cincinnati Reds vs. Boston Red Sox [24] #1 [25] May 22, 2011 Johnny ...
How did World Series Game 4 reach the mind-bending conclusion that saw the Tampa Bay Rays tie up the series? It started with these key plays.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are just one win away from another World Series title. They currently lead the New York Yankees 3-0 in the best-of-7 series.
One unlikely batter takes one swing, and 14 seconds later, the Rays have a new outlook on the World Series. And a new postseason hero.
The postseason began on October 7, 2009, and ended on November 4, 2009, with the Yankees defeating the defending World Series champion Phillies in the 2009 World Series. It was the Yankees' 27th title in franchise history, and their most recent title win, as well as the most recent title win by a team from New York City.
The league championship series and the World Series are each a 2-3-2 format: The higher seed hosts the first two games, the lower seed hosts Games 3, 4 and 5 (if necessary), and the higher seed ...