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V The 1903, 1919, 1920, and 1921 World Series were in a best-of-nine format (carried by the first team to win five games). T The 1907, 1912, and 1922 World Series each included one tied game . A The Brewers were in the American League from 1969 to 1997 , after which they moved to the National League.
In this first-ever rematch of this young event, the Cubs won in five games for their second straight World Series title. The 1908 World Series was significant for being the last World Series championship the Cubs would win until 2016 (108 years later). That became the longest World Series victory drought in MLB history. [1] Before the 2016 ...
Following the longest game in World Series history, the Dodgers started Rich Hill while Eduardo Rodríguez made his first start of the postseason for the Red Sox. At 38 years old, Hill was the oldest player to start a World Series game since 39-year-old Tim Hudson started two games for the San Francisco Giants in 2014 and the oldest for the ...
A series-by-series look at each of the World Series the Dodgers franchise played in before winning it all again in 2024.
Final score Series standing Notes 1949: Game 1, October 5 Tommy Henrich, N.Y. Yankees: Yankee Stadium: Don Newcombe, Brooklyn: 0–0, 9th 0 out 0 on 1–0 1–0 NYY Henrich's blast leading off the ninth was the first game-winning home run in Series history, and provided the game's only run. 1954: Game 1, September 29 Dusty Rhodes, N.Y. Giants ...
That tied Freeman with George Springer (Astros, 2017-19) for the longest such streak in World Series history. The home run provided the first burst of offense en route to the Dodgers' 4-2 Game 3 win .
The ratings for the 2005 World Series were considered weak. With an overall average of 11.1, 2005 set a record for the lowest rated World Series of all-time. The prior lowest was 11.9, set by the 2002 World Series between the San Francisco Giants and the Anaheim Angels (importantly, this series went 7 games, and the 2005 Series went 4).
The series was promoted and referred to as "The Championship of the United States", [5] [6] "World's Championship Series", or "World's Series" for short. In his book Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883 , Simon Winchester mentions in passing that the World Series was named for the New York World newspaper, [ 7 ] but this view ...