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	1930 World Series by Baseball Almanac
		Game 5 represented the Series leading win and both teams were determined to turn the tournament in their favor.
		The 1930 St. Louis Cardinals led the National League in runs scored and averaged six (6) runs per game in the regular season, but could only manage two (2) runs per game during this World Series.
		This Philadelphia Athletics' championship was their fifth (1910 World Series Champions, 1911 World Series Champions, 1913 World Series Champions, 1929 World Series Champions) and final as a franchise.
	www.baseball-almanac.com /ws/yr1930ws.shtml (906 words)

	Urban Legends Reference Pages: World Series
		Many believe that the name World Series is American hype or arrogance, but the truth is that the Series was named after the New York World newspaper who sponsored the title games in the early part of the century.
		The "Temple Cup" championship series, as it became known, was held for the four years between 1894 and 1897, after which a lack of fan interest resulted in its termination and the return of the cup to its donor.
		When the World Series between the National and American leagues began in 1903, the owners borrowed the name from the world championship series held in the 1880s between the National League and the American Association.
	www.snopes.com /business/names/worldseries.asp (884 words)

	The 1930 Negro League Champions
		The two teams played out a series of ten games, and in the eyes of the public, the winner had the right to claim the title of "Negro Champions of the World." On top of the on-field activities, this series is of interest because it can be seen as a type of a watershed event.
		Prior to 1930 most games of the genre were held at the team's home fields or at neutral sites.
		The 1930 Homestead Grays took the series six games to four, and were titled Negro Champions of the World.
	www.thediamondangle.com /marasco/negleg/1930.html (1502 words)

	Sporting News: Baseball History of the World Series
		The '30 World Series provided Mack with an opportunity to win his fifth fall classic and second in a row.
		In the Series opener, the Cardinals collected nine hits and the A's only five -- but all of Philadelphia's hits went for extra bases and each figured in the American Leaguers' scoring, which came on single runs in the second, fourth, sixth, seventh and eighth innings.
		In the World Series capping the Year of the Hitter, the A's reigned as champions despite batting.197 in the classic (compared with St. Louis'.200).
	www.sportingnews.com /archives/worldseries/1930.html (1005 words)

	World Series St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		The term "World Series" was first coined for a nine-game series between the Boston Pilgrims and the Pittsburgh Pirates, an informal outgrowth of a 1903 "peace treaty" signed between the two competing "major" baseball leagues, the 27-year-old National League (N.L.) and the upstart 2-year-old American League (A.L.).
		The World Series not only bounced back in the 1920s, but came to form the centerpiece of a new era of popularity and stability for baseball.
		John McGraw's Giants had returned to the World Series in 1921 to find they were in the first of 13 "Subway Series," facing their co-tenants at the Polo Grounds, the Yankees, who now had the biggest star in sports, Babe Ruth.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g1epc/is_tov/ai_2419101337 (1038 words)

	World Series \| BaseballLibrary.com
		The first World Series, in 1903, was a best-of-nine affair arranged by the winners of the NL and the AL and won by the AL's Boston Pilgrims in a 5-3 upset over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
		The 1917 Series was memorable for Giants third baseman Heinie Zimmerman's futile chase to home plate of Eddie Collins as the White Sox took the lead in the Series clincher; neither catcher Lew McCarty nor pitcher Rube Benton covered home.
		The Yankees appeared in their last World Series for the next 12 years in 1964 and lost to the Cardinals, led by Bob Gibson.
	www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/S/Series_World.stm (12194 words)

	World Series Game Baseball History, History Of The World Series Games.
		Before the birth of the World Series in 1903, there were other postseason championships that took place as early as 1884.
		The first World Series, in 1903, was a best-of-nine affair arranged between the champions of the older National League (founded in 1876) and the American League.
		Identical to the ball used during the 2005 world series.
	www.americansportscollectibles.com /world-series-baseball-history.html (836 words)

	The Pinstripe Press
		Both went 1-for-36 in the Series and many felt that Greenberg's injury was the biggest deciding factor between victory and defeat as he had helped Detroit even the Series at a game apiece.
		Goslin, in what would be his 129th (and last) at-bat in World Series play, launched a single to the right field wall and Cochrane scored from second with the winning run.
		The back-to-back titleists had won their 6th World Series championship, (breaking the mark they had shared with the Philadelphia Athletics) and they were only getting started.
	www.angelfire.com /ny5/pinstripepress/WorldSeries1930.htm (6991 words)

	Greatest Films of 1930
		It is about the experiences of a group of young, patriotic, German schoolboys during World War I. They volunteer to serve their country in 1914, fighting in the trenches on the Western Front battlefields, quickly finding that their illusions of glory are shattered.
		Meanwhile, David is seriously ill as a result of a fall suffered in a fight over her with his brother.
		After a series of sexual escapades and two weeks on a yacht in the summer with married (but separated) former beau Paul (Conrad Nagel), she selflessly returns and is reconciled to her husband on New Year's Eve in Paris.
	www.filmsite.org /1930.html (588 words)

	Baseball Direct - Ultimate online source for baseball videos, books & calendars
		The official MLB highlight film of the '52 World Series, along with a World Series preview of the NL champion Dodgers, and a short wrap-up of the World Series produced by a national sports news service.
		The 1975 World Series between the Cincinnati Reds and the Boston Red Sox is treasured by baseball fans as one of the most exciting in history.
		This was the first trip to the World Series for the Angels, and the first since 1989 for the Giants, both wildcards this year.
	www.baseballdirect.com /world2.html (3123 words)

	Two Thousand Three NFL Draft (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Every sport has their pinnacle trophy, but none is as coveted as baseball's World Series; a best of seven contest that celebrates our national pastime.
		Over the last century, the World Series has been woven into the fabric of America's culture evolving far beyond a mere football tournament.
		The World Series is the crushing blow of Fred Snodgrass dropping a routine fly ball and Willie McCovey hitting the final out straight to Bobby Richardson.
	www.beteagle.com /bet/mlb/baseballworldseries.html (640 words)

	1930 St. Louis Cardinals-A Team Like No Other! - NetShrine Discussion Forum
		In 1930, the NL league batting average, minus pitchers, was.312.
		Remember, 1930 was the Year of the Hitter, and offense all over was at historic levels (at least until recently).
		In 1930, there were a lot of pitchers in the PCL, AA, IL, Southern League, etc. that were better than the chattel that masqueraded as pitchers for the Phillies and others.
	www.netshrine.com /vbulletin2/showthread.php?t=5702 (1672 words)

	PBS - Chasing the Sun - Timeline: 1930 to 1939
		Registered nurse Ellen Church becomes the world's first stewardess traveling from Oakland enroute to Chicago for Boeing Air Transport.
		In addition to being nurses, the first eight stewardesses had to be single, younger than 25 years old; weigh less than 115 pounds; and stand less than 5 feet, 4 inches tall.
		In a Lockheed Lodestar, Howard Hughes completes his 14,824 mile trip around the world in a record-breaking 3 days, 19 hours and 17 minutes.
	www.pbs.org /kcet/chasingthesun/timeline/1930.html (473 words)

	1930 World Series Highlights
		In a moment that seemed insignificant at the time, Street decided to rest his regular hurlers for the Series with the pennant already in hand on the final day of the regular season.
		The A's hit only.197 themselves in the Series, but more than half their hits went for extra bases as they outscored the Cardinals 21-12 and took their second consecutive world championship in six games.
		A pair of unearned runs evened the Series the next day when A's third baseman Jimmie Dykes' wild throw to first in the fourth inning let in a tie-breaking second Cardinal run and led to a third against the ultimate loser Lefty Grove.
	www.cardinalshistory.com /1930.htm (1383 words)

	The Sporting News: Baseball History of the World Series
		Vic Aldridge, who had pitched the distance in the Pirates' lone victory of the Series, was called upon by Manager Bill McKechnie to keep his club afloat in Game 5.
		Of particular note was the performance of the Senators' outfield, as Goose Goslin whacked three home runs in the Series for the second straight year, Joe Harris hit.440 with three homers and Rice batted.364 and made an unforgettable defensive play.
		For the Pirates, it was a return to a supremacy of the baseball world they had not enjoyed since 1909 when rookie pitcher Babe Adams led the club to the World Series title by beating the Detroit Tigers three times.
	tsn.sportingnews.com /archives/worldseries/1925.html (1060 words)

	Baseball Almanac - World Series Menu
		The inaugural World Series of 1903 was a resounding success and represented the first step in healing the bruised egos of both the veteran National and fledgling American Leagues.
		Pittsburgh and Boston went head-to-head for eight games proving that great baseball between the two leagues was possible and that a merger would benefit the growth of the sport.
		Surprisingly, Brush regretted the decision and later that year proposed to continue with the series as originally conceived.
	www.scrabaseball.com /worldseries.htm (231 words)

	Sporting News: Baseball History of the World Series
		The Yankees had won the first two games of the Series in New York, and this game was tied 4-4 with one out in the fifth as Ruth positioned himself in the batter's box and awaited the first delivery from Cubs pitcher Charlie Root.
		Of the eight Cubs pitchers employed in the Series, five had ERAs of 9.00 or higher against the Yankees.
		When this chippiest of all World Series ended, McCarthy had his revenge against the Cubs, the club that had dismissed him.
	www.sportingnews.com /archives/worldseries/1932.html (919 words)

	Philadelphia Athletics Historical Society's Official Website and Online: 1930 Championship Team
		Reunion committee chairman Michael Morsch announced that the theme of this year's reunion will be a salute to the 75th anniversary of the 1930 world champions, a team which featured stars like Al Simmons, George Earnshaw, Jimmy Foxx, Lefty Grove, Mickey Cochrane, Max Bishop, and Bing Miller, among others.
		The Athletics won the World Series in 1930, defeating the St. Louis Cardinals in six games.
		Sadly, this was the last time a World Series Championship flag would ever wave over Shibe Park.
	www.philadelphiaathletics.org /history/1930athletics.htm (580 words)

	British Motorcycles of the 1930's - webBikeWorld
		Bacon is one of the world's best known motorcycle historians, and he has written about many other familiar makes in books such as the "BSA Illustrated Buyers Guide".
		But Bacon is a man of mind and hand, because he's covered both the history and restoration tips on some relatively obscure marques in books such as "AJS and Matchless Restoration", "Norton Singles OHV and SV 1931-66" and others.
		This may be hard to believe or conceive, because that's probably at least twice as many motorcycle makes in the entire world in the 21st Century.
	www.webbikeworld.com /books/british-motorcycles-1930.htm (474 words)

	1930 World Series - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the 1930 World Series, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the St.
		The 1930 Philadelphia Athletics' championship was their fifth (1910 World Series Champions, 1911 World Series Champions, 1913 World Series Champions, 1929 World Series Champions) and final as a franchise.
		1930 World Series box scores and play-by-play at Retrosheet.org
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1930_World_Series (271 words)

	1966 World Series - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 1966 World Series matched the Baltimore Orioles against the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers, with the Orioles sweeping the Series in 4 games to capture the first championship in franchise history.
		Despite the general consensus that the Orioles were short of pitching when compared to the likes of Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax, Orioles pitching allowed only two runs in the entire series and ended up with a 0.50 team ERA, the second lowest in World Series history.
		Drabowsky strikes out 6 consecutive batters in the next two innings, tying a World Series record and setting single game World Series record will 11 overall - 1 in the third inning, 3 in the fourth and fifth innings, one in the seventh and eighth innings, and two in the ninth inning.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1966_World_Series (1404 words)

	World Series Almanac : 1906 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		he 1906 Series was a major mismatch since it featured two clubs from the same city.
		The White Sox were known as “the Hitless Wonders” due to their.230-team batting average but managed to win the Series opener by 2-1.
		The Yankees out-hit the Cubs and took home the most coveted World Series title.
	www.worldseries-almanac.com /1906_worldseries.html (216 words)

	LEON TROTSKY: THE RISE OF GERMAN FASCISM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		These series of articles and essays, however, show Trotsky’s method in his ultimate break with the Comintern.
		We’ve also include a chronology of events beginning with the rise of the workers movement at the end of World War I and statistics on the various elections that the Communist Party participated in.
		By 1930, the Communist International and affiliated parties are merely bureaucratic extensions of Soviet foreign policy.
	www.marxists.org /archive/trotsky/works/1930-ger/index.htm (2146 words)

	HOB2 - 1930 Recap - OOTP Developments Forums
		The 1930 White Sox became the first HOB team to score over 1000 runs in a season and as a club they batted a record.327.
		The White Sox were making their first World Series appearance in decade and just the second in franchise history.
		The World Series seems to be drawn to Frankie Frisch like metal to a magnet - this will be Frisch's 7th World Series with 3 different teams.
	www.ootpdevelopments.com /board/showthread.php?t=3294 (2045 words)

	Autographed Baseballs -- 1930 Philadelphia Athletics with Babe Ruth, Joe McCarthy, et al (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		In that year's World Series they defeated the St. Louis Cardinals four games to two, to claim their second consecutive world championship.
		The Athletics went on to win a third consecutive pennant in 1931, but as the Depression deepened and attendance continued to sink, Mack deemed it necessary to begin peddling his stars; by 1935 the club had settled at the bottom of the league.
		The presence of the Yankees' Babe Ruth and Chicago Cubs manager Joe McCarthy, as well as two members of the Cardinals, catchers Jimmie Wilson and George Puccinelli, suggests that the ball was signed during the 1930 World Series.
	www.sports.nd.edu /exhibits/bbexhibit/balls/30phiA/30phiA.html (573 words)

	World Series Almanac : 1937 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Not only this, the National League's Giants also retrieved to contend in the Fall Classic championship against their cross-town rivals.
		Mel Ott hit a long two-run in the third inning, but the Yankees scored twice in the fifth inning to take a 4-2 Series culminating triumph.
		The Yankees ace Joe DeMaggio also hit 4 RBIs and Mel Ott permitted 3 RBIs in the Series.
	www.worldseries-almanac.com /1937_worldseries.html (224 words)

	Sports in the 1930's (via CobWeb/3.1 planet03.csc.ncsu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Also a big part of their return to the World Series in 1936 was a rookie named Joe DiMaggio.
		The series headed to the Bronx for game three and the Yankees knew their backs were against the wall.
		The series now tied the Yanks hoped Ruffing would make up for his poor outing in game one so when they had to cross the river to the Polo Grounds they would be up a game.
	www.sportplanet.com.cob-web.org:8888 /sbb/apfas/30R.HTM (9555 words)

	Philadelphia Athletics Historical Society's Official Website and Online Shoppe
		The wire photo that accompanies this story shows Altrock and Schacht at Shibe Park performing one of their skits before the first game of the 1930 World Series.
		America was in the gripe of the Great Depression when the 1930 World Series took place, and the crowd almost certainly needed a few laughs to forget about the country’s economic woes.
		A’s fans would have even more to cheer about a week later on 8 October 1930 when the White Elephants won the sixth and deciding game of the Series at Shibe Park by a score of 7 to 1.
	philadelphiaathletics.org /history/1930wsclowns.htm (630 words)

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