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The 2011 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2011 season. [1] The 107th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the American League (AL) champion Texas Rangers and the National League (NL) champion St. Louis Cardinals; [2] [3] the Cardinals defeated the Rangers in seven games to win their 11th World Series championship ...
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) and concludes the MLB postseason.First played in 1903, [1] the World Series championship is a best-of-seven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseball's National League (NL) and American League (AL). [2]
As had been the case since 2003, the league winning that game had home field advantage in the World Series. Accordingly, the World Series began on October 19, and ended on October 28, with the St. Louis Cardinals winning in seven games over the Texas Rangers. [1] The season is notable for its wild card chase on the last day of the regular season.
“That was my worst sports moment,” said 63-year-old Ranger fan Craig Hamby before Game 4 of the American League Championship series. “If they ever win a World Series it would help ease that ...
November 3 – Bob Forsch, 61, only pitcher in St. Louis Cardinals history to throw two no-hitters (1978 vs. Phillies and 1983 vs. Expos); won 163 games over his 15-season (1974–1988) Redbird career, including 20 wins in 1977, and 168 games overall; member of 1982 World Series champions and hurled in two other Fall Classics; brother of Ken ...
The 2011 Major League Baseball postseason was the playoff tournament of Major League Baseball for the 2011 season. The winners of the Division Series would move on to the League Championship Series to determine the pennant winners that face each other in the World Series. This was the last postseason to feature the 8-team format, as next season ...
Prior to 2003, home-field advantage in the World Series alternated from year to year between the NL and AL. After the 2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game ended in a tie, MLB decided to award home-field advantage in the World Series to the winner of the All-Star Game. Originally implemented as a two-year trial from 2003 to 2004, the ...
What a crazy year it's been for investors. The S&P 500 jumped over 8% by May, only to turn around and find itself down over 10% in August, mainly as a result of the European debt crisis and ...