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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 .
It's been discussed endlessly over the last week. But actually seeing photos from the series really puts it all into perspective.
The 1948 Boston Braves season was the 78th consecutive season of the Major League Baseball franchise, its 73rd in the National League. It produced the team's second NL pennant of the 20th century, its first since 1914 , and its tenth overall league title dating to 1876.
World Series champion AL ERA leader (1948) Henry Eugene Bearden (September 5, 1920 – March 18, 2004) was an American professional baseball pitcher , a left-hander who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1947 to 1953 for the Cleveland Indians , Washington Senators , Detroit Tigers , St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox .
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]
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The 1948 Cleveland Indians season was the 48th in franchise history. When the regular season resulted in a first place tie, the Indians won a one-game playoff against the Boston Red Sox to advance to the World Series. Cleveland won the championship by defeating the Boston Braves 4 games to 2 for their first World Series win in 28 years.