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	1974 World Series by Baseball Almanac
		The Oakland A's had emerged as one of baseball premiere dynasties in the 1970's but friction between the front office and the clubhouse threatened to tear the 2x defending World Champions apart.
		Holtzman, who had defied the odds at the plate, maintained his consecutive Series hitting streak with a bases-empty home run off of his adversary (Messersmith) in the third.
		This particular Series is often referred to as the West Coast Classic as it was the first to feature two teams from California — a clash that would not occur again until the 1988 World Series.
	www.baseball-almanac.com /ws/yr1974ws.shtml (679 words)

	BBC Factual Programmes Unofficial Site
		This series is a celebration of the natural history of the British Isles and tells the story of our changing landscape and its wildlife over the last 10 000 years, during which our 'living isles' have emerged from the barren terrain left by the last Ice Age.
		Award-winning science series starring Adam Hart-Davis, who cycles round the country (and sometimes the world) telling the stories of pioneers of science and invention, visiting the places where they lived and worked, telling the stories of what they did, and recreating their science with his unique demonstrations.
		A new, three-part series in which architectural historian Dan Cruickshank explores the heritage of Britain's defences and aims to dispel the myth that Britain was an island stronghold.
	www.bbcfactual.co.uk (5744 words)

	World Series of Poker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The World Series of Poker is the most prestigious set of poker tournaments in the world.
		The original World Series of Poker was started by Tom Morehead of the Riverside casino in Reno and was an invitational event.
		The set of tournaments the World Series of Poker (WSOP) would evolve to was the brainchild of Las Vegas legend, casino owner, and poker player Benny Binion as well as his two sons Jack and Ted.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/World_Series_of_Poker (1079 words)

	Sporting News: Baseball History of the World Series
		Hunter, with relief help from Fingers, stretched his Series record to 4-0 in Game 3 as Oakland got two unearned runs in the third and went on to victory in yet another 3-2 decision.
		The designated-hitter rule would not be used in the Series for two more years, so Holtzman was digging in at the plate again in the fourth game.
		By becoming only the second franchise to win as many as three straight World Series crowns (the New York Yankees, of course, had made the record their special province), the A's demonstrated that camaraderie -- while surely desirable -- was no substitute for talent.
	www.sportingnews.com /archives/worldseries/1974.html (597 words)

	World Series : A Comprehensive History of the World Series by Baseball Almanac
		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.
		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.
		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.
	baseball-almanac.com /ws/wsmenu.shtml (890 words)

	The Summit in 1974: USSR vs. Canada 1974 Summit Series
		The Summit 1974 was the 2nd encounter between the top hockey superpowers of the 1970s.
		On September 17, 1974, Canadian Prime-Minister Pierre Trudeau dropped the puck for the ceremonial face off between Pat Stapleton, Team Canada, and Boris Mikhailov, Team USSR, marking the beginning of the '74 Summit Series.
		The Summit in 1974 project is a historical tribute to the hockey legends that participated in the 1974 Summit Series.
	www.chidlovski.com /personal/1974 (366 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 (12193 words)

	World Series of Poker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		,-becky-binion,-and-, Becky Binion, and Puggy Pearson at the 1974 World Series of Poker">Johnny Moss, Becky Binion, and Puggy Pearson at the 1974 World Series of Poker The Binion family not only nurtured the WSOP, but poker in general.
		The 2002 World Series of Poker in progress The number of participants in the WSOP has grown every year, and in recent years the growth has exploded.
		In 2004, Harrah's Entertainment purchased Binion's Horseshoe and announced that the 2005 Series will be held at the Harrah's-owned Rio Casino, just off the Las Vegas strip, with the final two days of the main event held downtown at the Horseshoe.
	www.kiwipedia.com /world-series-of-poker.html (767 words)

	World Series of Poker
		Harrah's has taken over the World Series of Poker and will be holding the WSOP tournaments at the Rio Las Vegas (although the final two days of the Championship tournament will be held at Binion's for 2005).
		As legend has it, the idea for the World Series of Poker has its genesis in a 1949 high-stakes poker tournament between Nicholas 'Nick the Greek' Dandolos and Johnny Moss which was arranged by Benny Binion.
		These are the World Series of Poker Champions, winners of the main tournament event, no limit Texas Hold'em.
	www.gambling-poker.com /world_series_poker.html (1022 words)

	The Sporting News: Baseball History of the World Series
		The New York Giants, having scuttled the 1904 World Series with an unmistakable air of disdain, were willing participants in the 1905 fall classic.
		The Series would be contested under guidelines drawn up by the Giants' owner, seeking to stabilize an event he earlier had torpedoed.
		The Series also was noteworthy because the Giants concentrated on scuttling the opposition instead of the event itself.
	tsn.sportingnews.com /archives/worldseries/1905.html (743 words)

	International Congress on World Evangelization - Collection 53
		An eighteen-cassette series of conference plenary sessions was produced by World Wide Publications for commercial distribution.
		The series was intended to "present excerpts from the Congress on themes vital to your own personal involvement in the crucial task of sharing the gospel with every tribe on earth." Some excerpts used in the series come from Congress plenary messages and reports, while others are from interviews conducted by Seelye.
		Photographs taken during the 1974 Congress: Billy Graham addressing a plenary session of the Congress, and ICOWE staff preparing packets to be distributed to meeting participants.
	www.wheaton.edu /bgc/archives/guides/053.htm (5827 words)

	1974 World Series - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 1974 World Series matched the two-time defending champion Oakland Athletics against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
		The Athletics won the Series in five games to become the first team to win three consecutive Series since the New York Yankees won five in a row between 1949 and 1953.
		October 15, 1974 at Oakland Coliseum (Oakland Athletics)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1974_World_Series (143 words)

	Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		He eventually appeared in two World Series, once with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1959 and later with the Minnesota Twins in 1965.
		He was the starting catcher in the 1959, 1963, 1965 and 1966 World Series, with the Dodgers winning the championship the first three times.
		Porter caught for four Major League teams and was the MVP of the 1982 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals.
	www.mlb.com /mlb/features/alumni/remember.html (17422 words)

	The Sporting News: Baseball History of the World Series
		While the 1992 World Series between the Braves and Toronto Blue Jays might have fallen just short of equaling the 1991 Series for sheer excitement, it was real close.
		This time, the Series participants engaged in four one-run games out of the six -- and the decisive game was an 11-inning thrill-o-rama that for taut drama would be difficult to top.
		Another pinch-hitter, Francisco Cabrera, tried to match his NL Championship Series heroics -- it was his two-run single that enabled the Braves to sew up the NL flag -- and he sent a scorching line drive to left field.
	tsn.sportingnews.com /archives/worldseries/1992.html (1219 words)

	BIOPROJ.SABR.ORG :: The Baseball Biography Project.
		In the third inning of Game 1 of the 1973 Series, with one out he doubled down the left field line off the Mets' Jon Matlack and scored the first run of the game when Bert Campaneris' grounder went through Felix Milan's legs.
		Proving that he wasn't a one-Series wonder, he gave an encore performance in 1974 against the Dodgers.
		Holtzman's offensive contribution for the two Series was four hits (three doubles and the homer) in seven at-bats.
	www.bioproj.sabr.org /bioproj.cfm?a=v&v=l&bid=742&pid=6510 (1297 words)

	Sports champions - San Diego
		Set world mark of 263 feet, 10 inches in 1953, raised it to 268-2 1/2.
		Recently, he won the 1991 Tour Championship, the '92 World Series and the '94 Buick Invitationalat Torrey Pines.
		Trammell was the MVP of the 1984 World Series and retired after the 1996 season with a career.285 batting average with 185 homers, 1,003 RBI and 236 stolen bases.
	www.sandiegohistory.org /collections/sports/champs.htm (4914 words)

	Vintage Baseball Publications and Memorabilia
		This is the World Series year for Boston as the came a couple of outs from winning their first World Series since 1918 in the first season after World War 2.
		The end of the dynasty for the Yankees as 1964 was their final World Series season until the late 1970's.
		Three generic score sheets, nicely scored from Games one and two of the World Series versus the Cincinnati Reds and game two of the ALCS versus the Kansas City Royals.
	www.sportsartifacts.com /publications.html (8162 words)

	World Series Of Poker - Poker, Bingo, Sports Book - Ixgames Online Gambling Guide
		This is ixgames home of the prestigious world series of poker tournament, where you can read articles and information about anything related to wsop.
		To actually play in the world series of poker demands both luck and skill, therefor it's a good idea to start out by reading and get aquinted with the know-how of wsop tournaments.
		Next step explains what different strategies one should have at qualifiers and at the live event of world series of poker.
	www.ixgames.com /world_series_of_poker (333 words)

	The Official Site of Major League Baseball: Video: Baseball's Best - 1970's
		The Big Red Machine would also win the 1976 World Series to cement their place as one of baseball's powerhouse dynasties.
		OCTOBER 9-17, 1971 -- The 1970 World Series champion Baltimore Orioles were heavily favored to repeat in 1971.
		With the series win, the Orioles were able to amend for their humbling defeat the hands of the New York Mets in the 1969 World Series and take their second title in five seasons.
	oakland.athletics.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/mlb/baseballs_best/mlb_bb_library70.jsp (1562 words)

	World Series of Poker - WSOP 2004 Profiles and Information
		While the order of this list may be questioned, it is hard to question the five people we are going to list, who we feel are the greatest World Series of Poker competitors of all time.
		Three time winner of the World Series of Poker, winning in 1980, 1981, and 1997.
		While the tournaments were much smaller than they are today, the quality of player was still very high; Johnny gets recognition as being the first winner of the World Series of Poker, the first repeat winner, and the first three time winner.
	www.wsop-info.com /poker_greatest.php (336 words)

	CNNSI.com - 2002 MLB Post Season - World Series Archive
		The 2001 World Series was a classic with a classic ending.
		In a Series of astounding comebacks, it was the D'Backs who finally landed on top, coring twice off Mariano Rivera in the ninth inning of the deciding game to stun the three-time defending champion Yankees 3-2.
		The end of the line in the Subway Series saw the Yankees claim their fourth championship in five years, securing their place as one of the greatest teams ever
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /baseball/mlb/features/wsarchive (185 words)

	Blast From The Past: Jimmy Wynn -- The Hardball Times
		The Dodgers three biggest offensive contributors in the series were: Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, and Jimmy Wynn.
		In the 1976 World Series, the Yankees were embarrassingly swept by the “Big Red Machine” a.k.a.
		Wynn was a plus defender (albeit a rag arm which caused right fielder Joe Ferguson to cut in front of Wynn to make a catch with a runner on third during the 1974 World Series) with a terrific batting eye.
	www.hardballtimes.com /main/article/blast-from-the-past-jimmy-wynn (1976 words)

	1974 World Series Results
		A two-run double by Earl Williams led to three runs in the first inning, and Don Baylor and Bobby Grich added homers, as the Orioles took game 2 from the Dodgers, 6-2.
		The game was close until the 8th, when the Dodgers scored six times, with Ron Cey's three run homer as the big hit.
		Baltimore starter Ross Grimsley was knocked out of the game in the 2nd due to injury, and the Dodgers got to the Oriole bullpen for seven runs in a 7-1 victor to even the series at three games apiece.
	www.revisionistbaseball.com /1974/World_Series.htm (582 words)

	The Birth and Growth of the World Series of Poker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Moss, I have to let you go," is well-known and exemplifies the grace of the Greek gambler.Benny noticed that this unusual and lengthy contest had attracted an increasingly large number of interested bystanders as the match persisted.
		It is believed the spectators’ attraction to the competition remained in Benny’s mind and became a factor when, in 1970, he decided to once again stage a battle of poker behemoths and call it the World Series of Poker.
		While the main event now comprises a small percentage of the number of tournaments and satellites spread, it is deservedly in the limelight as a "happening," and presents sports’ biggest purse.
	www.cardplayer.com /poker_magazine/archives/showarticle.php?a_id=14825 (1361 words)

	Rollie Fingers \| The BASEBALL Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Fingers was the 1974 World Series MVP when he pitched in four of the five games, winning one and saving two.
		Yes, as a member of the 1972, 1973, and 1974 Oakland A's - the only team other than the Yankees to ever win three consecutive World Series.
		Johnny Bench, whom Fingers struck out in the 1972 World Series after duping the Reds' slugger into thinking he was intentionally walking him.
	www.thebaseballpage.com /past/pp/fingersrollie (766 words)

	SI World Series Archives
		As Part II of the World Series began, the Bay Area was recovering from the quake.
		It was supposed to be between McLain and Gibson, but the 1968 World Series turned into a confrontation between the heavy hitters of Detroit and the swift runners of St. Louis.
		Yankee hopes were dead, the seventh game was over and the Pirates had won their first World Series in 35 years.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /baseball/mlb/features/1997/wsarchive (843 words)

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