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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]
Jennings scores afterward to give the Orioles a controversial 6–5, 10-inning win over Cincinnati. Umpire Bob Emslie is escorted out of the ballpark by Cincinnati police. May 19 – Arlie Latham is released by the St. Louis Browns. May 30 – Washington Senators third baseman Bill Joyce hits for the cycle in an 8–1 victory over the ...
Map showing the results of the 1896 campaign, with electoral votes won noted. States won by Bryan are in blue. The 1896 presidential election was close by modern measurements, but less so by the standards of the day, which had seen close-run elections over the previous 20 years. McKinley won with 7.1 million votes to Bryan's 6.5 million, 51% to ...
The 1885 St. Louis Browns of the American Association. Beginning with an exhibition series after the American Association's birth in 1882, a championship series between the NL and AA regular-season champions was promoted and referred to as the "World's Championship Series" (WCS), or "World's Series" for short; however, these series are not officially recognized by Major League Baseball as part ...
William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) was an American lawyer, orator, and politician. He was a dominant force in the Democratic Party, running three times as the party's nominee for President of the United States in the 1896, 1900, and 1908 elections.
Freddie Freeman walk-off slam gives Dodgers World Series Game 1 win vs. Yankees: Highlights Bob Nightengale, James H. Williams and Jesse Yomtov, USA TODAY Updated October 26, 2024 at 8:29 AM
A seven-game series will decide the winner of baseball’s biggest prize as the National League champion Dodgers seek just a second World Series title since 1988 and an eighth overall, while the ...
Bryan's campaigning failed to excite the voters as it had in 1896, and McKinley never doubted that he would be re-elected. [198] On November 6, 1900, he was proven correct, winning the largest victory for any Republican since 1872. [199] Bryan carried only four states outside the solid South, and McKinley even won Bryan's home state of Nebraska ...