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The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) and concludes the MLB postseason.First played in 1903, [1] the World Series championship is a best-of-seven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseball's National League (NL) and American League (AL). [2]
On October 10, 1920, which was the fifth game of the World Series, Bill Wambsganss of the Indians executed an unassisted triple play. He caught a line drive, touched second base, and tagged the runner coming from first base. [4] On the same day, Elmer Smith hit the first grand slam in World Series history. During that same game, Indians pitcher ...
The 1920 World Series was the championship series for Major League Baseball's 1920 season. The series was a best-of-nine format played between the American League (AL) champion Cleveland Indians and the National League (NL) champion Brooklyn Robins , with the Indians defeating the Robins five games to two.
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB). It has been contested since 1903 between the champion teams of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). The winning team, determined through a best-of-seven playoff, is awarded the Commissioner's Trophy. [1]
The 1948 World Series was the championship series in Major League Baseball for the 1948 season. The 45th edition of the World Series , it matched the American League (AL) champion Cleveland Indians and the National League (NL) champion Boston Braves .
Boudreau is a future Baseball Hall of Fame shortstop who, as player–manager, led the 1948 Cleveland Indians to the World Series championship. His hiring highlights the managerial turmoil in the American League that sees six of the eight AL teams change pilots beginning on September 14.
1947 World Series at WorldSeries.com via MLB.com; 1947 World Series at Baseball Almanac; 1947 World Series at Baseball-Reference.com; The 1947 Post-Season Games (box scores and play-by-play) at Retrosheet; History of the World Series - 1947 at The Sporting News. Archived from the original in May 2006.
The 1954 Cleveland Indians advanced to the World Series for the first time in six years.It was the team's third American League championship in franchise history. The Indians' 111–43 record is the all-time record for winning percentage by an American League team (.721), as this was before 162 games were played in a season.