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In an all-St. Louis postseason, the postseason began with Game 1 of the 41st World Series on October 4 and ended with Game 6 on October 9. The Cardinals defeated the Browns, four games to two, capturing their fifth championship in franchise history, since their previous in 1942 .
The National League beat the American League 4–1 with help from Max West's home run. September 24, 1940 – Jimmie Foxx "The Beast" hits his 500th career home run . October 8, 1940 – The Cincinnati Reds defeat the Detroit Tigers in game 7 of the World Series .
On November 20, 1934, the 17-year-old Sawamura faced a team of visiting all-star players from Major League Baseball, including Babe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx, Lou Gehrig, and Charlie Gehringer. Entering the game in the fourth inning, the high school pitcher struck out nine batters and held the Americans to a single run over five innings pitched ; a ...
The golden age of baseball, or sometimes the golden era, describes the period in Major League Baseball from the end of the dead-ball era until the modern era—roughly, from 1920 to sometime after World War II. [1] [2] The exact years are debated. MLB, for example, considers the golden age to have ended with World War II.
The ninth Major League Baseball All-Star Game was played on July 8, hosted by the Detroit Tigers at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, Michigan, with the American League winning, 7–5. In addition to a five-game World Series between New York City teams, highlights of the season included Ted Williams batting .406, and Joe DiMaggio having a 56-game ...
World Series winner: Padres – Mark your calendars. San Diego will defeat the Yankees in a rematch of the 1998 World Series. Gabe Lacques. ALDS winners: Royals, Guardians. NLDS winners: Phillies ...
That rule and things like that are in the conversation-only stage." The idea is simple. Once a game, a manager gets to put his best batter at the plate regardless of where the batting order stands.
2024 MLB Playoff Predictions: ... "The Padres went 8-5 against L.A. in the regular season and posted the game's best record after the All-Star break at 43-20 before steamrolling the Braves in the ...