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Historic MLB World Series Facts
The Pittsburgh Pirates and Boston Americans took the field on the afternoon of October 1st, 1903 in the first “official” World Series of professional baseball. In the over 100 years since, only twice, in 1904 and 1994, has a World Series not been held. In 1904, New York Giants owner John T. Brush wouldn’t allow his team to play against the Boston Americans due to what he called the “inferiority” of the American League. The 1994 World Series was canceled due to the inability of the owners and the players association to approve a new collective bargaining agreement.
The New York Yankees have played in, and won more championships than any other franchise, with 27 titles in 40 appearances. The 27 championships far exceed the second-most winning franchise, the St. Louis Cardinals, who have won 10 titles. The Giants and Dodgers are tied for second-place in most appearances, with 18 apiece.
The Chicago Cubs, long the symbol for futility, have good reason to wear that label. It was 1908 when the Cubs last won a World Series championship, and 1945 since they last appeared in the Fall Classic. The Boston Red Sox snapped an 86-year drought when they won the 2004 World Series.
With the Yankees having so many appearances, they naturally hold the majority of the individual World Series records. Yogi Berra holds the record for most games, at-bats, hits, singles and doubles. Another Yankee legend, Joe DiMaggio, holds the dubious distinction of grounding into seven double plays in World Series play. Mickey Mantle has 18 home runs, 42 runs scored and 42 RBI’s, all records, while also holding the record for most strikeouts with 54. Current Yankee Mariano Rivera holds the record for most appearances by a pitcher, while Hall of Famer Whitey Ford holds the record for most games started by a pitcher, most wins, most losses and most innings pitched. The only perfect game in World Series history was with a Yankee on the mound, Don Larsen in the 1956 Classic.
The most memorable World Series moment of another Yankee legend, Babe Ruth, is probably his famous “called shot” against the Cubs in the 1932 World Series, but an earlier, less-than-memorable occurrence happened in Game Seven of the 1926 Series. With the Yankees trailing 3-2 in the bottom of the ninth, two outs and with Ruth on first base, Cardinals catcher Bob O’Farrell received the pitch, momentarily shocked to see Ruth attempting to steal second base, but he fired the ball to second baseman-manager Rogers Hornsby who applied the tag for out three.
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