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Game 6 of the 1947 World Series proved to be Gionfriddo's swan song in the big leagues—he did not play in Game 7, and he was returned to the minor leagues in 1948. [3] After spending four years with the Dodgers' AAA Montreal Royals and a season with the Class AA Fort Worth Cats , Gionfriddo was given a chance to play for and manage the ...
A catch made by Al Gionfriddo, replayed countless times, may be the most remembered play of this game, and one of the most remembered plays of the Series. Al Gionfriddo's Game 6 catch. In the last of the sixth, the Dodgers sent Al Gionfriddo to left field as a defensive replacement for Eddie Miksis. Joe Hatten came in to pitch.
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]
The World Series starts Friday night (8 p.m. ET, FS1) at Dodger Stadium, and when the two teams see each other and exchange pleasantries, they will share a deep appreciation knowing what it took ...
The Will Smith World Series streak began in 2020 and has continued to 2024, and there's another man responsible for keeping it going during those in between years: Will Smith. No, not that Will Smith.
During the prologue for Game 6 of the 1993 World Series [100] (CBS' final Major League Baseball telecast to date), they used Jerry Goldsmith's "Tryouts" from the movie Rudy. Meanwhile, during the closing credits for Game 6 of the 1993 World Series, they used Bob Seger's "The Famous Final Scene" followed by Billy Joel's "Famous Last Words". [101]
The most recent meeting, though, was won by the Dodgers, who were led by rookie pitcher Fernando Valenzuela and co-World Series MVPs Ron Cey, Pedro Guerrero and Steve Yeager to a split-season title.
The Buccaneers – Long version of shortened versions the previous; a synonym for "pirates." The Black and Gold – Reference to the team's colors. The Family – Name adopted during the 1979 World Series Championship season. Derived from the Sister Sledge song "We Are Family", which had become the team's theme song.