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The 1954 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1954 season.The 51st edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff that matched the National League champion New York Giants against the American League champion Cleveland Indians.
The 1954 New York Giants season was the franchise's 72nd season. The Giants won the National League pennant with a record of 97 wins and 57 losses and then defeated the Cleveland Indians in four games in the World Series. It was the team's final World Series championship until 2010.
When Wertz was traded, he was hitting only .202 with one home run after 29 games. He immediately became the starting first baseman for the Indians, replacing Bill Glynn, who held down the position the previous year. [2] In the 1954 World Series, Wertz hit a long fly ball Willie Mays caught, known as "The Catch".
The Tigers rallied from a 3–1 deficit to win the series. First Game 7 loss by the Cardinals in the World Series. 1971 [31] Pittsburgh Pirates: Baltimore Orioles: 2–1: Memorial Stadium, Baltimore: The home team won all games of the series, except for Game 7. 1972 [32] Oakland Athletics: Cincinnati Reds: 3–2: Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati
Four teams have never played a game seven:Chicago White Sox, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, Colorado Rockies. While the White Sox did play a game seven in the 1919 World Series, it was in a best-of nine series. Teams that have never played a game seven in a best-of-seven series are excluded.
But there was little simple about it. The Say Hey Kid’s superb grab of a drive hit by Cleveland’s Vic Wertz in Game 1 of the 1954 World Series against the favored Indians will always be one of his finest moments, also a key in the New York Giants’ 4-0 sweep to win the championship.
October 2 – The New York Giants defeat the Cleveland Indians, 7–4, in Game 4 of the 1954 World Series to win their fifth World Series championship, four games to none. After finishing the regular schedule with an American League-record 111 wins, Cleveland fails to win a Series game.
The 1954 major league baseball season began on April 13, 1954. The regular season ended on September 26, with the New York Giants and Cleveland Indians as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 51st World Series on