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	World Series - Printer-friendly - MSN Encarta
		The World Series is held in October and concludes the major league baseball season.
		The first contests resembling the World Series were held during the 1880s, when the leading baseball clubs of the two major leagues—the National League and the American Association—agreed to play in exhibition games following their regular seasons.
		The first World Series was held in 1903, when Barney Dreyfuss, owner of the NL champion Pittsburgh Pirates, challenged Henry Killilea, owner of the AL champion Boston Americans (later renamed the Boston Red Sox), to a best-of-nine-games series.
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	Wikinfo \| World Series (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In baseball, the World Series is the championship series of Major League Baseball in North America, played in October after the end of the regular season between the pennant winner of the American League and the pennant winner of the National League.
		The Series winner is determined through a best-of-seven playoff (except in 1903, 1919, 1920 and 1921 when the winner was determined through a best-of-nine playoff).
		The 1904 Series was supposed to be between the AL's Boston Pilgrims and the NL's New York Giants.
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	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.
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	The Sporting News: Baseball History of the World Series
		Accordingly, 1936 was notable as a period of transition.
		Joe DiMaggio had joined the Yankees in 1936, and as a rookie he helped New York to a 19 1/2-game victory margin in the American League pennant race by slamming 29 home runs, driving in 125 runs and batting.323.
		The Yankees' return to the World Series coincided with the New York Giants' re-emergence as National League champions.
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	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.
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	Two Thousand Three NFL Draft (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		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.
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	The World Series
		The World Series began in 1903 when Pittsburgh of the older National League (founded in 1876) invited Boston of the American League (founded in 1901) to play a best-of-9 game series to determine which of the two league champions was the best.
		After surviving two world wars and an earthquake in 1989, the World Series was cancelled for only the second time in 1994 due to the players' strike.
		World Series - The World Series The World Series began in 1903 when Pittsburgh of the older National League...
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	World Series
		The Yankees lost the World Series on the road in 1960, 1963, 1964 and 2001.
		The funny thing however, is that given the current state of the World, including the Korean peninsula, the 2006 Cubs season, the capitalist system currently in place, the country of Iraq and the Middle East as a whole, I don't think any of my apocalyptic musings are any more likely to happen than any others.
		Here's to the Chicago Cubs winning the World Series, to Iraq, Lebanon and Israel living in peace, to Indonesians designing automobiles and Americans making clothing, to Koreans meeting their long-lost brothers and sisters, and to the world living at peace.
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	Today in History: October 1
		The Yankees had also made it to the 1926 World Series (but lost to the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games), and this photograph of the 1926 team includes almost the entire 1927 lineup.
		The series was financially and popularly successful, but the arrangement to play was informal, depending only upon an agreement by the teams involved.
		Prompted by the outcry, baseball's National Commission officially established the World Series in 1905.
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	1936 World Series by Baseball Almanac
		In 1936, the New York Yankees were not only without their best player, but also perhaps the greatest player in the history of the game.
		The Yankees return to the Series also coincided with the comeback of the National League champion New York Giants who were returning to the big show after a three year hiatus.
		No World Series MVP Award was given until 1955.
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	World Series Almanac : 1998 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The New York Yankees scored two runs in the second innings to which the San Diego replied with hitting two runs in the third innings.
		But the Yankees in four games, winning their second championship in three years and 24th overall, swept the series.
		This was the first time that the Yankees played against an expansion team in the Series.
	www.worldseries-almanac.com /1998_worldseries.html (160 words)

	The Sporting News: Baseball History of the World Series
		But despite the domination of their NL brethren, the Dodgers were, once again, up against a team that had made a habit of dominating them.
		Of the Dodgers' seven World Series setbacks, the last five had come at the hands of the Yanks.
		Dem Bums would win another pennant, in 1956, but the '55 World Series title would stand not only as Brooklyn's first Series crown, but as the borough's only such achievement.
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	The Sporting News: Baseball History of the World Series
		Cleveland's other big winners in '48, Bob Feller and Bob Lemon, were Boudreau's pitching choices for the first two games of the World Series against Boston's other big-time representative, the Braves, who under Manager Billy Southworth had captured the National League pennant by 6 1/2 games.
		Since Feller had broken into the majors in 1936, the World Series wait had been a long one for the 29-year-old Iowan, and the hard-throwing righthander pitched superbly in his fall-classic debut.
		Cleveland prevailed against the Braves despite the Series slumps of Joe Gordon and Ken Keltner and the failure of Feller to beat the National Leaguers.
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	World Series Almanac : 1983 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Phillies roster comprised veteran players of age 35-42, considered as one of the oldest in the National League.
		The Series saw American League champion Baltimore Orioles matching the National League champion Philadelphia Phillies.
		The Baltimore Orioles was the fourth team in World Series history to lose the starting game and then defeat their competitors in the next four games.
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	Defeated World Series Teams quiz -- free game
		Who lost the 1916 World Series to the other team led by a certain player who was better known as a batter than a pitcher?
		Even though they repeated as champions of their league, they lost the 1966 World Series.
		Even though they had the youngest player ever to hit a HR in a World Series game they still lost the 1996 World Series.
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	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.
		He was quoted as stating that he refused to compete with a "representative of the inferior American League".
		Surprisingly, Brush regretted the decision and later that year proposed to continue with the series as originally conceived.
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	SI.com - Preview
		BOSTON (Ticker) -- On the heels of a record-setting performance in Game Three of the American League Championship Series, the New York Yankees can advance to their 40th World Series by completing a sweep of the Boston Red Sox on Sunday.
		In stretching its series lead to three games to none, New York established a franchise record for runs in a postseason game, eclipsing the 18 they notched in Game Two of the 1936 World Series.
		If the long layoff is enough for Hernandez to put forth a winning effort, he will help deliver the Yankees to their first four-game postseason sweep since the 1999 World Series, when they blanked the Atlanta Braves.
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	World Series - MSN Encarta
		Introduction; Early History; Dominance of the Yankees; Memorable Moments of the 1950s; Impact of Television; Championship Parity; 21st Century
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	World Series Almanac : 1990 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		he Oakland Athletics, defending World Series Champions, entered the Series after advancing through the regular season to play against Cincinnati Reds.
		The Oakland took the lead in Game 3 initially but a homer and two-run shot by third baseman Chris Sabo of the Reds gave them a 8- 3 lead.
		Finally the Cincinnati Reds were the winners sweeping the Series in four games.
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	Central High School - World Series Hero
		But Davis made his mark with the New York Giants, playing in the 1933 and 1936 World Series.
		In in the 1933 Series against the Washington Senators, Davis had 7 hits in 19 at bats, and batted.368, helping the Giants win the championship.
		Playing in both World Series, he had a combined batting average of an amazing.381.
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	TIME: Best Winning Teams in World Series History
		It was a team that won the first of four straight World Series for the Pinstripes, and it was also the first of a record 12 straight Yankees teams that would lead the league in home runs.
		The middle team of three straight O's teams to have advanced to the World Series, this is the only one of the trio to have won the Fall Classic.
		A three-game sweep of the Phillies in the NLCS and a four-game dismantling of the Yankees.
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	October 1936 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In 1936, the World Series was confined to New York, where a "subway series" occurred between the NY Giants and Yankees.
		This year was only the fifth World Series in baseball history, at a time when baseball's popularity was increasing in the nation.
		Key players were expected to be Carl Hubbell of the Giants and Lou Gehrig of the Yanks, pictured on this month's cover.
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	Chris's World Series Page
		This page tells how the World Series originated and it shows every World Series winner, loser, and how the series went from 1903 to present.
		The World Series began in 1903 when Pittsburgh of the older National League(founded in 1876) invited Boston of the American League(founded in 1901) to play a best-of-9 game series to determine which of the two league champions was the best.
		After surviving two World Wars and a earthquake in 1989, the World Series was cancelled only the second time in 1994 when players went on strike on Aug. 12 to protest the owners' call for revenue sharing and a salary cap.
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	eBay - 1936 world series, Vintage Sports Memorabilia, Fan Apparel Souvenirs items on eBay.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		1936 NAtional Chicle R313 World Series 1935 SGC 30
		1936 NAtional Chicle R313 World Series 1935 SGC 40
		Olean Newspaper- Sept 1936 - World Series Gm 1 Yankees
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		CLEVELAND - The big contingent of whining baseball ''purists'' complaining that the World Series matchup between Cleveland and Florida didn't feature the two best teams in the major leagues this year have some ammunition.
		It fell two minutes shy of the World Series record for the longest nine-inning game - the Toronto Blue Jays' 15-14 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 4 of the 1993 World Series at Veterans Stadium.
		It was the most runs scored in the ninth inning of a World Series game since the Yankees and rookie Joe DiMaggio scored seven against the New York Giants at the Polo Grounds in the sixth and final game of the 1936 World Series in an 18-4 win.
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