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The schedule called for the seven-game series to be held Tue–Wed, Fri–Sat–Sun, Tue–Wed. Games 5, 6, and 7, however, were not necessary. This was the first World Series to begin play on a Tuesday since 1984 , and the last until 2014 (all World Series between 1985 and 2006 , with the exception of this one, were scheduled to begin on a ...
October 20 – The talk of an Oakland Athletics dynasty is proven premature, as the Cincinnati Reds beat Oakland 2–1 to complete one of the most stunning sweeps in World Series history. Series MVP José Rijo (2–0, 0.59 ERA) retires the last 20 batters he faces to give the Reds their first World Championship since 1976.
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]
Games 3–5 of the 1969 World Series are believed to be the oldest surviving color television broadcasts of World Series games (even though World Series telecasts have aired in color since 1955). However, they were "truck feeds" in that they do not contain original commercials, but showed a static image of the Shea Stadium field between innings.
Game 7*: Phillies at Astros - 8:03 p.m., FOX National League Championship Series MVP Bryce Harper has the Phillies back in the World Series for the first time since 2009. (Photo by Eric Hartline ...
Gerrit Cole is making his first World Series start, but it's hardly his first World Series
He got the Giants to the World Series in 1989, their first appearance in almost three decades, though they were swept that year by the Oakland A’s. Craig was fired after the 1992 season and ...
In September 2000, Major League Baseball reached a six-year, $2.5 billion contract [7] with Fox that allowed it to retain rights to Saturday baseball games, [8] and included rights to the All-Star Game, select Division Series games and exclusive coverage of the League Championship Series and World Series. 90% of the contract's value to Fox ...