2004 World Series, Boston Red Sox beat Saint Louis Cardinals 4 games to 0
2004 World Series, Florida Marlins beat the New York Yankees 4 games to 2
2002 World Series, Anaheim Angels beat San Francisco Giants 4 games to 3
2001 World Series, Arizona Diamondbacks beat New York Yankees 4 games to 3
2000 World Series, New York Yankees beat the New York Mets 4 games to 1
2000 Patrick O'Brian, author of sea-faring novels, Aubrey-Maturin series, dies at 85
1999 World Series, New York Yankees beat Atlanta Braves 4 games to 0
1999 Marion Zimmer Bradley, writer, Darkover series, dies at 69
1998 World Series, New York Yankees beat San Diego Padres 4 games to 0
1997 World Series: Florida Marlins beat Cleveland Indians, 4 games to 3
1997 Cleve Marquis Grissom World Series hitting streak ends after 15 games
1997 Coldest World Series game Marlins vs Cleveland (38 degrees F)
1997 2nd longest 9 inning World Series game (4:12) as Marlins and Indians were tied 7-7 going into the 9th, Mariners win 14-11
1997 Cleve Marquis Grissom hit in his 15th straight World Series game (streak ends at 15, he is 2nd to Hank Baur with 17)
1997 700th World Series home run (Sandy Alomar, Cleveland Indians)
1997 Greg Norman wins World Series of Golf shooting 273
1997 "Daytime to Remember" a series showing old soaps premieres on ABC-TV
1997 Pakistan defeat West Indies 2-0 to win Aust one-day Series
1997 Zimbabwe clean-sweep ODI series vs. England 3-0
1996 New York Yankees set record by coming back from 6-0 in World Series game to beat Atlanta Braves 8-6, also set record of 7th straight road win
1996 Braves Andruw Jones is youngest player to homer in World Series
1996 Braves beat New York Yanks by record tying 11 runs, 12-1 in a World Series
1996 Sri Lanka defeat Australia to win Singer World Series at Colombo
1996 Yanks lose ending 3rd best home series victory streak at 24
1996 New York Yankees sweep complete season series in Baltimore for 1st time
1996 Australia defeat Sri Lanka 2-0 to win World Series Cup
1995 Atlanta Braves beat Cleveland Indians in 6 games in World Series
1995 Edgar Martinez drives home tying and winning runs to rally Mariners to 6-5 win in bottom of 11th to beat Yankees and win AL Division Series
1995 Mariners rally from 5-0 to force Game 5 of Division Series vs Yankees
1995 Jim Leyritz homers with a man on in 15th inning to give Yankees 2-0 Division Series lead over Mariners
1995 Mary Tyler Moore returns to series TV in "NY News," on CBS
1995 Sri Lanka complete 2-1 Test Cricket series win in Pakistan from 0-1
1995 Australia beat Australia A 2-0 to win the World Series Cup
1994 Australia beat South Africa 2-1 to win the World Series Cup
1993 Tor Blue Jays beat Philadelphia Phillies, 4 games to 2, in 89th World Series
1993 Highest scoring World Series game Blue Jays 15, Phillies 14 in 4h14m
1993 India complete a 3-0 series drubbing of England
1993 West Indies win the World Series Cup, beating Australia 2-0
1992 Toronto Blue Jays beat Atl Braves, 4 games to 2, in 88th World Series
1992 Atlanta, becomes 1st U.S. team to win a World Series game out of US
1992 1st World Series game outside of U.S. - Toronto beats Atlanta
1992 1st non-U.S. team to win a World Series Game; Toronto 5, Atlanta 4
1992 1st World Series with non-U.S. team, Toronto loses 3-1 to Braves
1992 Australia beat India 2-0 to win the World Series Cup
1991 Minn Twins beat Altanta Braves 1-0 in 10 to win World Series in 7
1991 Hotze de Roos, carpenter/kid book writer (Chameleon series), dies
1991 Taiwan captures its 15th Little League World Series, 11-0
1991 College World Series: Louisiana State defeats Wichita State 6-3
1991 356th and final episode of CBS 2nd longest running series Dallas, 2nd only to Gunsmoke
1991 Australia beat NZ 2-0 to win the World Series Cup
1990 Pakistan make 3-0 drubbing of NZ, Waqar Younis 29 series wkts
1990 Esther Canseco calls Oakland A's manager Tony La Russa a "punk" for not starting husband Jose in the World Series
1990 Cincinnati Reds sweep Oakland A's in 86th World Series
1990 Reds Eric Davis is 22nd player to homer in his 1st World Series at bat
1990 1st time in New York Yankee history they are completely swept season series, Oakland A's beat them 12 games to 0
1990 Johnny Beagley, winner of two 1942 World Series games, dies
1990 Australia beat Pakistan 2-0 to win the Cricket World Series Cup
1989 Oakland A's sweep San Francisco Giants in earthquake/BART series
1989 After a weeks delay due to earthquake, World Series game 3 is played
1989 Earthquake in San Francisco (6.9) cancels 3rd game of World Series, kills 67
1989 Dave Stewart is 1st since 1976 to start consec World Series openers
1989 Oakland beats Toronto, 4-3 in Game 5, to advance to the World Series
1989 Australia take 3-0 series lead over England to regain Cricket Ashes
1989 David Letterman becomes 1st network TV series to use dolby stereo
1989 Yanks beat Mets 4-0, sweeping 1989 mayor's trophy series in 2 games
1989 West Indies beat Australia 2-1 to win the World Series Cup
1988 Los Angeles Dodgers beat Oakland A's in World Series 4 games to 1
1988 Dodgers win World Series, LA 1st to have both NBA and baseball champs as LA beats Oakland A's, 4 games to 1 in 85th World Series
1988 Orel Hirsheiser, 1st to pitch shutout in playoff and World Series
1988 With 2 outs in bottom of 9th, an injured Kirk Gibson hits dramatic 2 run HR to gives Dodgers a 5-4 win in 1st game of World Series
1988 Dennis Eckersley, 1st to save all 4 games in a championship series
1988 Jury awards Valerie Harper $1.6 M in dispute over TV series
1988 Australia beat New Zealand 2-0 to win the World Series Cup
1987 Minnesota Twins win their 1st World Series championship beating St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 3 in 84th World Series
1987 1st indoor World Series game (Minnesota Metrodome)
1987 Red Sox waive Bill Buckner, the goat of last years World Series
1987 England beat Australia 2-0 to win the World Series Cup
1986 Michael Sergio, who parachuted into Shea Stadium during game 6 of the World Series, sentenced to 100 hours of community service and fined $500
1986 New York Mets beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 83rd World Series
1986 Trailing 5-3 with 2 out and no one on in bottom of 10th, New York rallies to win Game 6 of the World Series, 6-5, Bill Buckner misplays a ball
1986 25th NY, NL appearance in World Series (Mets vs A's)
1986 Phillies and Pirates play a 6 game series in 4 days
1986 Australia beat India 2-0 to win the World Series Cup
1985 Kansas City Royals beat St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 3 in 82nd World Series
1985 On a poor call in 6th game, umpire Don Deckinger starts a string of events costing Cardinals the World Series
1985 Bret Saberhagen gives Kansas City Royals their 1st World Series win
1985 Caps 1-Isles 2-Patrick Div Semifinals-Isle win series 3-2
1985 West Indies beat Australia 2-1 to win cricket World Series Cup
1984 4th meeting of Giants-Jets, Giants even series at 2 with 20-10 win
1984 Detroit Tigers beat San Diego Padres, 4 games to 1 in 81st World Series
1984 West Indies complete 5-0 series annihilation of England
1984 West Indies beat Australia 2-0-1 to win cricket World Series Cup receiving all perfect scores for quality and gold medal
1983 Baltimore Orioles beat Philadelphia Phillies, 4 games to 3 in 80th World Series
1983 Bruins 4-Isles 8-Wales Conf Championship-Isles win series 4-2
1983 Rangers 2-Isles 5-Patrick Div Finals-Isles win series 4-2
1983 Caps 3-Isles 6-Patrick Div Semifinals-Isles win series 3-2
1983 Australia beats NZ 2-0 to win World Series Cup
1983 NY Supreme Court issues a preliminary injunction barring New York Yankees from playing season-opening series against Tigers in Denver
1983 Australia regain the Ashes with a 2-1 series win vs. England
1982 St. Louis Cardinals beat Mil Brewers, 4 games to 3 in 79th World Series
1982 Robin Yount is 1st to have 2 4-hit games in a World Series
1982 Nordiques 2-Isles 4-Semifinals-Isles win series 4-0
1982 Penguins 3-Isles 4 (OT)-Preliminary-Isles win series (3-2)
1982 Sharie Langford, California, sets women's bowling series record of 853
1982 West Indies beat Australia 3-1 to win World Series Cup
1981 New York Yankee George Frazier loses 3 World Series games
1981 Los Angeles Dodgers beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 2 in 78th World Series
1981 Yanks beat Brewers 7-3 and win only Eastern Championship Series
1981 West Tampa Florida defeats Richmand Virgina, 6-4 to win American Legion World Series
1981 Australia beats NZ 3-1 to win World Series Cup
1980 4,800 die in series of earthquakes that devastated southern Italy
1980 1st (& only) time Phillies win World Series (in 98 years)
1980 Yanks lose 4-2 and are swept by Royals in AL Championship series
1980 Beth Daniel wins LPGA World Series of Women's Golf
1980 ESPN begins televising college world series games
1980 West Indies beat England 2-0 to win 1st World Series Cup
1979 Pittsburgh Pirates beat Baltimore Orioles, 4 games to 3 in 76th World Series
1979 Padres and Giants announce plans to play exhibition series in Tokyo but Giant players reject it
1978 New York Yankees beat Dodgers, 4 games to 2 in 75th World Series
1978 New York Yankee Reggie Jackson causes World Series controversy by getting in the way of a throw to 1st and deflects the ball away
1978 Yanks and Dodgers play in World Series # 75
1977 Reggie Jackson hits 3 consecutive homers tying Ruth's series record
1977 Linda Ronstadt sings national anthem at World Series
1977 England regain cricket Ashes by taking a 3-0 series lead over Aust
1976 Cin Reds sweep New York Yankees, in 73rd World Series
1976 New York Yankee Thurman Munson ties World Series mark of 6 straight singles
1976 Coldest World Series game Yankees vs Cincinnati, 39 degrees F (until 1997)
1976 Australia complete 5-1 series drubbing of West Indies
1975 Cin Reds beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 72nd World Series
1975 Gladys Knight and Pips Summer Series premieres on NBC-TV
1975 Penguins 0-Isles 1-Quarterfinals-Isles win series 4-3
1975 W I win Fifth Test against India to take exciting series 3-2
1974 2nd meeting of Giants-Jets, Jets even series at 1 with 26-20 OT win
1974 Oakland A's beat Los Angeles Dodgers, 4 games to 1 in 71st World Series makes A's only team other than Yanks to win 3 straight series
1974 U.S. Gen George Brown's speech deplores Jewish influence in U.S. over his treatment during the 1973 World Series
1973 A's manager Dick Williams quits after A's beat Mets in World Series
1973 Willie Mays last hit, as Mets beat A's in World Series game 2 A's Mike Andrews makes 2 errors, prompting owner Finley to remove him
1972 Apollo 17, last of Apollo Moon landing series, returns to Earth
1972 Oakland A's 1st championship; beat Reds, 4 games to 3 in World Series
1972 Oakland A Gene Tenace is 1st to homer in 1st 2 World Series at bats
1972 Commish Bowie Kuhn allows Bert Campaneris to play in World Series
1972 1st TV series about mixed marriage-Bridgit Loves Bernie
1971 Pittsburgh Pirates beat Baltimore Orioles, 4 games to 3 in 68th World Series
1971 1st World Series night game (Pittsburgh 4-Baltimore 3)
1971 Brooks Robinson ties Series record, reaches base 5 straight times
1971 Rain washes out Game 2, 1st World Series postponement since 1962
1971 Series of tornadoes cuts through Mississippi and Louisiana killing 117
1971 England regains cricket Ashes with a 2-0 series win
1970 Baltimore Orioles beat Cin Reds, 4 games to 1 in 67th World Series
1970 South Africa complete 4-0 series drubbing of Australia
1970 Afro-American Historical Calendar Series Established
1969 100-1 shot New York Mets beat Orioles 5-3 and win 66th World Series in 5
1969 Met Cleon Jones awarded 1st base when shoe polish on ball proves he is hit by a pitch, he scores on a HR in World Series
1969 New York Met Ron Swoboda's spectacular diving catch of sinking liner with runners at 1st and 3rd in 9th, Mets win in 10th in World Series game
1969 Oriole Earl Weaver becomes 1st manager ejected in a World Series
1968 Detroit Tigers beat St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 3 in 65th World Series
1968 Bob Gibson sets a World Series record of 17 strikeouts
1968 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Ladies World Series of Golf
1968 Surveyor 7 (last of series) launched by U.S. for soft-landing on Moon
1967 St. Louis Cardinals beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 64th World Series as Lou Brock steals a record 7 bases in 1 World Series
1967 World Series record 3 consecutive home runs (Carl Yastremski, Reggie Smith, and Rico Petrocelli) by Red Sox
1967 1st World Series since 1948 not to feature Yanks, Giants or Dodgers
1967 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Ladies' World Series of Golf
1967 Monkees take home an Emmy for their Outstanding comedy Series
1967 Sid Emery, cricket leg-spinner (NSW and Aus, 5 wkt in 1912 series), dies
1966 Baltimore Orioles sweep Los Angeles Dodgers, in 63rd World Series
1966 Oriole Jim Palmer, 20, is youngest to pitch a World Series shutout
1966 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Ladies' World Series of Golf
1966 "Daktari" African adventure series premieres on CBS TV
1965 Dodgers and Sandy Koufax win 7th game of 62nd World Series vs Twins
1965 Sandy Koufax hurls his 2nd shutout of World Series beating Twins 2-0
1965 Marlon Vonhagt, cricketer, 1 ODI Sri Lanka 1984-85 World Series Cup
1964 "The Pink Panther" cartoon series premieres (Pink Phink)
1964 St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 3 in 61st World Series
1964 New York Yankees appears in 14 and win 9 of last 16 World Series
1964 New York Yankees make 14th appearance in last 16 and 29th in 61 World Series
1964 St. Louis Cardinals are 11 games back in NL, and win World Series
1963 "Doctor Who," the long-running British sci-fi series debuts in England
1963 Los Angeles Dodgers sweep New York Yankees, in 60th World Series
1963 Dodgers' Sandy Koufax strikes out World Series record 15 Yankees
1963 W I beat England 2-1 in series, 1st holders of Wisden Cricket Trophy
1963 Frank "Home Run" Baker, (hit 2 home runs in 1911 world series) dies at 77
1962 Yanks (20th championship) beat San Francisco Giants 4 games to 3 in World Series
1962 New York Yankees appear in 12 and win 9 of last 14 World Series
1962 Whitey Ford's World Series 33 2/3 scoreless inning streak ends
1962 TV comedy series "Beverly Hillbillies" premieres on CBS
1961 New York Yankees beat Cin Reds, 4 games to 1 in 58th World Series
1961 World Series scoreless pitching streak Yanks beat Reds 4 games to 1
1961 Whitey Ford breaks Babe Ruth's World Series record of 29 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings, running his streak to 32
1961 Whitey Ford's 3rd straight World Series shutout
1961 Australia beat WI 2-1 in one of best Test Cricket series ever
1960 CBS ends last 4 radio soap operas (Ma Perkins, Right to Happiness, Young Dr. Malone and 2nd Mrs. Burton) and cancels 4 other series
1960 Pirate's Mazeroski's bottom of 9th lead off HR beats New York Yankees 10-9 in game 7 of 57th World Series
1960 Bobby Richarson hits a World Series grand slammer
1960 Orioles-Reds series for Havana, is moved to Miami
1959 Los Angeles Dodgers beat Chicago White Sox, 4 games to 2 in 56th World Series
1959 Single game World Series attendence record set (92,706 in LA)
1959 1st World Series game played west of St. Louis (in LA)
1959 Los Angeles Dodgers set World Series attendance record at 92,394
1959 1st World Series since 1948 not to feature a New York team (LA vs Chic)
1959 England complete 5-0 series drubbing of India
1958 New York Yankees beat Braves 4 games to 3 in 55th World Series
1958 New York Yankees appear in 9 and win 7 of last 10 World Series
1958 Braves Eddie Mathews strikes out for World Series record 11th time
1957 Braves' Lew Burdette beats Yankees for 3rd time in 1 World Series
1957 Milwaukee Braves beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 3 in 54th World Series
1957 New York Yankees appear in their 25th World Series
1956 Yankees Enos Slaughter scores from 1st on a single in World Series
1956 On Skowron's grand slammer New York Yanks beat Dodgers 9-0 in series game 7
1956 Don Larsen, New York, pitches only perfect World Series game, vs Brooklyn
1956 Yogi Berra becomes 4th Yank to hit a World Series grand slam
1956 Sal Maglie and Dodgers defeat Yanks 6-3 in opening game of World Series
1956 England retain cricket Ashes, Jim Laker 46 wickets in the series
1956 Paul Molitor, born in St. Paul, Minnesota, infielder, Mn Twins, 1993 World Series MVP
1956 Clarence Beaumont, 1st batter in 1st World Series, dies at 75
1955 Brooklyn Dodgers only World Series victory, beating Yankees in 7
1955 1st World Series color TV broadcast on NBC-TV (Yanks beat Dodgers)
1955 Series of 19 twisters destroy Udall Kansas and most of Blackwell Okla
1955 Pakistan vs. India 5 Test Cricket series ends in a 0-0 draw
1954 New York Giants sweep Cleveland Indians, in 51st World Series
1953 50th World Series sees New York Yankees beat Dodgers, 4 games to 2, as New York Billy Martin's 12 hits set record; Yanks win record 5th consec WS
1953 Mickey Mantle hits a grand slam in World Series
1953 Dodger Carl Erskine strikes out 14 Yankees in World Series
1953 England regained cricket Ashes after winning series 1-0
1953 "Adventures of Superman" TV series premieres in syndication
1952 New York Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 3 in 49th World Series
1952 Yankees tie their own record of 4 consecutive World Series wins
1952 England replaces King George VI stamp series with Queen Elizabeth II
1951 Yanks beat Giants 4 games to 2 in World Series, DiMaggio's final game
1951 Gil McDougald's World Series grand slam helps Yanks beat Giants 13-1
1951 In opening World Series game, Giant Monte Irvin steals home in 1st inn
1950 Gillette and Mutual buy All Star and World Series rights ($6M for 6 yrs)
1950 New York Yankees sweep Philadelphia Phillies in 47th World Series
1950 Whitey Ford wins his 1st World Series game, 5-2
1950 Baseball rules Phils lefty Curt Simmons cannot play in World Series despite his being on furlough from Army
1950 West Indies complete historic 3-1 series win against England
1949 Bill Buckner, born in California, 1st baseman, error cost Red Sox 1986 world series
1949 New York Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 1 in 46th World Series
1949 "Dragnet" premieres on NBC radio; also a TV series in 1951 and 1967
1949 "Colgate Theater" dramatic anthology series premieres on NBC TV
1948 Cleveland Indians beat Boston Braves, 4 games to 2 in 45th World Series
1948 Then record 86,288 see game 5 of World Series in Cleveland
1947 Series of forest fires $30 million of timber (New England States)
1947 Radio rights for the World Series sell for $475,000 for 3 years
1947 Larry MacPhail resigns as Yank GM after final game of World Series
1947 New York Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 3, in 44th World Series
1947 Al Gionfriddo makes a great catch off Joe Dimaggio in World Series
1947 Negro League World Series, New York Cubans beat Cleveland Buckeyes, 6-5
1947 With only 1 out to go, Yank Floyd Beven gives up a double breaking his World Series no-hit bid, it scored 2 runs and he lost game
1947 Yankee Yogi Berra becomes 1st to pinch hit a World Series homer
1947 Record World Series crowd of 73,365 at Yankee Stadium ($325,828)
1947 Happy Chandler announces Ford and Gillette to sponsor World Series
1947 1st Little League World Series Maynard Midgets of Williamsport Pennsylvania win
1946 Smallest World Series share since 1918 (Cards $3,748, Red Sox $2,140)
1946 St. Louis Cardinals beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 43rd World Series
1946 Enos Slaughter scores from 1st on a single in World Series
1945 Detroit Tigers beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 3 in 42nd World Series
1945 Tavern owner "Billy Goat" Sianis buys seat for his goat for Game 4 of World Series and is escorted out, he casts goat curse on Cubs
1945 Tigers and Cubs meet in World Series for 4th time
1945 Chandler sells World Series radio rights for $150,000 to Gillette, Ford had been World Series sponsor since 1934, pay $100,000 annually
1944 St. Louis Cardinals beat St. Louis Browns, 4 games to 2 in 41st World Series
1944 1st All St. Louis World Series, all games played at Sportsman's Park
1944 St. Louis Browns win 1st World Series game in their only appearance
1943 New York Yankees beat Cards 4 games to 1, in 40th World Series, to become 1st team to win 10 World Series
1942 St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 1, in 39th World Series
1942 New York Yankees Frank Crosetti shoves ump Bill Summers in World Series, he is fined $200 and suspended for 1st 30 days of 1943 season
1941 New York Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 1, in 38th World Series
1941 Yankees beat Dodgers 3-2 at Yankee Stadium in opener of World Series
1940 Cin Reds beat Detroit Tigers, 4 games to 3, in 37th World Series
1940 Reds Bucky Walters is 1st pitcher in 14 years to homer in World Series
1940 Reds beat Tigers ending NL's 10-game World Series losing streak
1939 Ken Walter, South African cricket pace bowler, 1961-62 series vs. NZ
1939 New York Yankees sweep Reds in 36th World Series, 4th straight WS win
1938 New York Yankees sweep Cubs in 35th World Series, 3rd straight WS win
1938 Yanks Lefty Gomez sets record of 6 World Series wins without a loss
1938 James Botten, cricketer, all-rounder in 1965 South Africa series vs. England
1938 Superman 1st appears in DC Comics' Action Comics Series issue #1
1937 New York Yankees beat Giants 4 games to 1 in 34th World Series
1937 Australia snatch series against England 3-2 after being 2-0 down
1937 "Barlow" Carkeek, Aust cricket wicketkeeper (1912 series), dies
1936 England replaces King Edward VIII stamp series with King George VI
1936 New York Yankees beat Giants 4 games to 2 in 33rd World Series
1936 Record 66,669 at Yankee Stadium for 4th game of World Series
1936 Yanks set new attendance record of 64,842 in 3rd game of World Series
1936 New York Yankees score World Series record 18 runs, beating Giants 18-4
1936 Tony Lazzeri becomes 1st Yank to hit a World Series grand slam
1936 Bill Mazeroski, MLB 2nd baseman, won 1960 World Series for Pitts
1936 Keith Slater, cricketer, one Test for Australia 1958-59 series
1935 Judge Landis fines ump George Moriarty, Cubs mgr Charlie Grimm and Chic players W English, B Jurges and B Herman for actions in World Series
1935 Detroit Tigers beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 2 in 32nd World Series
1934 St. Louis Cardinals beat Detroit Tigers, 4 games to 3 in 31st World Series
1934 Judge Landis sells World Series broadcast rights to Ford for $100,000
1933 New York Giants beat Washington Senators, 4 games to 1 in 30th World Series
1932 New York Yankees sweep Chicago Cubs in 29th World Series
1932 World Series moves to Chicago, In 5th inning, Babe Ruth waits until he has 2 strikes, points and hits next pitch into center field bleachers
1932 New York Yankees win World Series The winning pitcher is Babe Ruth beating Red Sox 9-3
1931 St. Louis Cardinals beat Philadelphia A's, 4 games to 3 in 28th World Series
1931 World Series is a rematch as A's seek 3rd straight title vs Cards
1930 Philadelphia A's beat St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 2 in 27th World Series
1930 A's Jack Quinn, 46, pitches 2 inn, is oldest to play in World Series
1930 World Series opens at Phila's Shibe Park, Philadelphia A's beat St. Louis 5-2
1929 Philadelphia A's beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 1 in 26th World Series
1929 Philadelphia A's set World Series record of 10 runs in an inning
1929 Cubs blow 8-0 World Series lead, A's score 10 in 1 inning
1929 A's Howard Ehmke (7-2) sets World Series record striking out 13 Cubs
1928 New York Yankees sweep Cards in 25th World Series, Ruth hits 3 HR in game
1928 New York Yankees become 1st to sweep consecutive World Series
1928 25th World Series begins, New York Yankees vs St. Louis Cardinals
1927 New York Yankees sweep Pirates in 24th World Series
1927 Yank Herb Pennock retires 1st 22 Pirates in World Series game
1926 Chicago Tribune reports the Tigers threw a 4-game series to the White Sox in 1917 to help Chicago win the pennant (never substaniated)
1926 St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 3 in 23rd World Series
1926 Babe Ruth hits 3 home runs in a World Series game, Yanks beat Cards 10-5
1926 England regain Ashes with 5th Test Cricket win, to take series 1-0
1925 Pittsburgh Pirates beat Washington Senators, 4 games to 3 in 22nd World Series
1925 White Sox Dickie Kerr, 1st appearance since winning 2 world series games in 1919
1925 AL decides to alternate leagues for game 1 of World Series each year
1924 Aggrement reached on permanent rotation of World Series with each league, getting games 1, 2, 6, 7 in alternating years
1924 1st Negro League World Series: Kansas City, Missouri narchs shuts out Hilldales, 5-0
1924 Washington Senators win their 1st World Series beat Giants in 7
1924 New York Giants become 1st team to appear in 4 consecutive World Series
1924 Landis bans Giants Jimmy O'Connell and Cozy Dolan from World Series after they admit an attempt to bribe Phils shortstop Heinie Sand
1923 New York Yankees 1st World Series win beating New York Giants, 4 games to 2
1923 New York Giant's Casey Stengel HR beats Yanks 1-0 in World Series
1923 Babe Ruth hits 2 home runs in a World Series game
1923 New York Giants and New York Yankees become 1st teams to play each other for 3 consecutive World Series, also 1st played at Yankee Stadium
1922 New York Giants beat Yankees, 4 games to 0, with a tie in 19th World Series
1922 1st radio link, WNJ (Newark) and WGY (Senectady) link for World Series
1922 Landis insists Game 4 of World Series be played despite heavy rain
1922 Yanks and Giants play an infamous 3-3 tie World Series game
1922 For 1st time, entire World Series broadcast over radio (WJZ and WGY)
1921 AL votes to return to best-of-7 World Series, while NL votes best-of-9 Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis casts deciding vote for best-of-7
1921 Babe Ruth, Bob Meusel, and Bill Piercy defy Landis ban on World Series
1921 New York Giants beat New York Yankees, 5 games to 3 in 18th World Series
1921 Fewest hits in World Series Game, 5, Yanks (3) beat Giants (2), 3-0
1921 1st World Series radio broadcast, Yanks beat Giants 3-0
1920 Chicago grand jury indicts Abe Attell, Hal Chase, and Bill Burns as go-betweens in Black Sox World Series scandal
1920 World Series celebration in Wade Park brings out 50,000+ Clevelanders
1920 Cleveland Indians beat Brooklyn Dodgers, 5 games to 2 in 17th World Series
1920 Indian Bill Wambsganns makes 1st unassisted World Series triple play
1920 Indian's Elmer Smith hits 1st World Series grand slam
1920 1st World Series game in Cleveland, Indians win 2-1
1920 1st brothers oppose each other in World Series, Cleve's Wheeler Johnston pinch-hits as brother Jimmy plays 3rd base for Bkln
1920 8 White Sox indicted, threw 1919 World Series (Black Sox scandal)
1920 Chicago grand jury convenes to investigate charges that 8 White Sox players conspired to fix the 1919 World Series
1919 Reds beat White Sox, 5 games to 3 in 16th World Series. This series is known as black sox scandal as 8 White Sox throw series
1919 White Sox catcher Ray Schalk is 2nd man ejected from a World Series
1919 Reds Adolfo Luque is 1st Latin player to appear in a World Series
1919 World Series begins as a best of 9 affair, White Sox intentionally throw this series to satisfy gamblers (Black Sox Scandal)
1919 National Commission recommends a best-of-9 World Series
1919 Cincinnati Reds are 10 games back in NL, and win World Series
1918 Boston Red Sox beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 2 in 15th World Series
1918 Players on both sides threaten to strike the World Series unless they are guaranteed $2,500 to the winners and $1,000 each for the losers
1918 Due to WW I, 15th World Series begins a month early
1918 Sect Baker grants extended exemption to World Series players
1917 Chicago White Sox beat New York Giants, 4 games to 2 in 14th World Series
1917 Giants Rube Benton is 1st lefty to pitch a World Series no hitter
1916 Boston Red Sox beat Brooklyn Dodgers, 4 games to 1 in 13th World Series
1916 In Game 3, Charlie Ebbets becomes the 1st owner to raise the price of World Series grandstand seats to $5-up from $3
1916 Babe Ruth begins 29 2/3 scoreless World Series innings
1915 Boston Red Sox beat Philadelphia Phillies, 4 games to 1 in 12th World Series
1915 Woodrow Wilson becomes 1st President to attend a World Series game
1915 Phillies win their 1st and only World Series game before 1980, beating
1915 Red Sox ask Braves for use of their larger park for World Series
1915 Boston Braves start move from last place to become world series champs
1914 Boston Braves sweep Philadelphia A's, 1st sweep in World Series history
1914 NL's Boston Braves start climb from last place to world series sweep
1914 Boston Braves are 15 games back in NL, and win World Series
1913 John McGraw, after drinking, blames Wilbert Robinson's coaching mistakes for World Series lose, Robertson blames McGraw and is fired
1913 Philadelphia A's beat New York Giants, 4 games to 1 in 10th World Series
1912 Boston beats New York Giants, 4 games to 3 with a tie in 9th World Series
1912 Red Sox Tris Speaker's makes only world series unassisted double play, from the outfield
1911 Philadelphia A's beat New York Giants, 4 games to 2 in 8th World Series
1911 Philadelphia Athletics are 12 games back in AL, and will win World Series
1910 Philadelphia A's beat Chicago Cubs 4 games to 1 in 7th World Series
1910 1st appearance of cork centered baseball in World Series
1909 Pirates beat Tigers 4 games to 3 in 6th World Series
1909 Pirates beat Tigers, 5-4, forces 1st full 7 game world series
1909 Ty Cobb steals home in World Series game
1908 Cubs beat Tigers 4 games to 1 in 5th World Series, 1st rematch
1908 Smallest crowd at World Series, 6,210 fans see Cubs beat Tigers
1907 Cubs beat Tigers 4 games to 0 with 1 tie in 4th World Series
1906 Lowell Gilmore, Minnesota, actor, Living Christ Series
1906 All Chicago World Series, 1st AL victory, White Sox win 4 games to 2 Cubs losers share of $439.50 is lowest for World Series
1906 White Sox Ed Walsh strikes out then record 12 in a World Series game
1906 South Africa complete a 4-1 series drubbing of England
1905 New York Giants beats Philadelphia A's, 4 games to 1 in 2nd World Series
1905 Giant's Christy Mathewson's 3rd straight World Series shutout
1905 Philadelphia A's meet Giants in World Series, Giants win 3-0
1905 Harry "Bull" Alexander, cricketer, Aus quick 1 Test Bodyline series
1904 England regains cricket Ashes taking a 3-1 series lead vs. Australia
1903 Patrick McShane, cricket player/ump (1884-85 Ashes series), dies
1903 1st baseball World Series, Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Pilgrims (Red Sox)
1901 Eddie Paynter, cricketer, England batting hero in Bodyline series
1901 After 63 years England stops sale of Queen Victoria postage stamps series and begins King Edward VII series
1898 Australia complete a 4-1 series annihilation of England
1897 Bill Woodfull, cricketer, Australian captain in the Bodyline series
1895 England beat Australia to win one of the best cricket series ever, 3-2
1891 Bert McGirr, cricketer, played in NZ's 1st Test series
1890 Last NL-AA World Series game Brooklyn ties Louisville 3 games and 1 tie
1889 New York Giants (NL) beat Brooklyn (AA) in world series 6 games to 3
1889 1st all New York City World Series New York Giants (NL) play Brooklyn (AA)
1887 Detroit (NL) beats St. Louis (AA) 10 games to 5 in World Series
1886 Joe Cox, cricketer, South African pace bowler in 1913-14 series vs. England
1886 John "Home Run" Baker, hall of famer, hit 2 HR in 1911 world series
1884 1st World Series OK by AA, Providence (NL) sweeps New York Mets (AA) in 3
1884 1st World Series OKed by AA, Providence (NL) beats New York Mets (AA) 6-0
1884 Sporting Life announces that both pennant winners will meet in 3 game series Oct 23-25 at Polo Grounds New York City to determine baseball champion
1884 Earl Biggers, author, "Charlie Chan" detective series
1882 1st World Series (game 2), Chicago (NL) beats Cincinnati (AA) 2-0
1882 1st World Series game, Cincinnati (AA) beats Chicago (NL) 4-0
1865 Jacques Hadamard, French mathematician, Taylor series
1864 Last engagement in series of battles known as Spotsylvania
1860 Comanche, Iowa completely destroyed by 1 of a series of tornadoes
1829 Niels H Able, Norwegian mathematician (infinite series), dies at 26
1824 Series of fires kills 10 (Edinburgh Scotland)
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