1989 Event Trumbull Conn, is 1st U.S. team since 1983 to win Little League WS 1986 Event Michael Sergio Parachutes into Shea Stadium during game 6 of WS 1980 Event Phils rally from 4-0 deficit to beat the Royals, 7-6 to take WS opener 1979 Event Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to WS Merwin 1978 Event Graig Nettles at 3rd makes many spectactular plays in WS game 3 as Guidry beats Dodgers, after trailing 2 games to 0 Yankees win next 4 1977 Event "Throwaway Game" Catfish Hunter loses WS 6-1 resting Yank pitchers 1976 Event WS shortstop Toby Harrah plays DH without touching a batted ball 1975 Event Red Sox Carlton Fisk's 12th inning home run beats Reds 7-6 in game 6 of WS 1956 Event Oriole Connie Johnson beats WS Jack Harshman (1-0) in dual 1 hitters 1953 Event 50th World Series sees New York Yankees beat Dodgers, 4 games to 2, as New York Billy Martin's 12 hits set record; Yankees win record 5th consec WS 1947 Event New York Yankees beat Dodgers 5-3-largest WS crowd 73,365-1st WS televised 1939 Event New York Yankees sweep Reds in 36th World Series, 4th straight WS win 1938 Event New York Yankees sweep Cubs in 35th World Series, 3rd straight WS win 1920 Event 1st Grandslam in WS (Smith) and 1st unassisted triple play (Wambsganss) 1919 Death Lord John WS Raleigh, British physicist (Nobel 1904), dies 1916 Event Babe Ruth pitches and wins longest WS game (14 innings) 2-1
