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Major League Baseball is the oldest of North America's major professional sports organizations, with roots dating back to the 1870s. The final series to determine its champion has been called the "World Series" (originally "World's Championship Series" and then "World's Series") as far back as the National League's contests with the American Association starting at the beginning of the 1880s.
On October 8, 1956, in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series, pitcher Don Larsen of the New York Yankees threw a perfect game against the Brooklyn Dodgers at Yankee Stadium.It was the only no-hitter in World Series history until the Houston Astros pitching staff of Cristian Javier, Bryan Abreu, Rafael Montero and Ryan Pressly threw a combined no-hitter in the 2022 World Series against the ...
The last World Series played outdoors during the day was the final game of the 1984 series in Detroit's Tiger Stadium. The start time of this game (Game 5) was 4:45 PM, making it the last outdoor World Series game to be started during daylight hours, but the game concluded after sunset and the final innings were technically played at night.
In 1985, Boggs recorded hits in 135 games, tying a major league record. He also had 240 hits and 72 multi-hit games, setting club records for both. [8] In 1986, Boggs made it to the World Series with the Red Sox, but they lost to the New York Mets in seven games. He holds the record for batting average at Fenway Park, at .369.
The game had spread to California, Florida and Texas. [9] The term Pog was claimed as trademark by the World Pog Federation while other companies claimed it was a generic term as it was selected by the children that played the game. In October 1994, a lawsuit was settled between World Pog and Universal Pogs Association.
On Fox alone, the World Series in total averaged 15.20 million viewers, up 67% from last year (9.11 million) and the best five-game average since 2017 (16.42 million).
Indicates the team that lost a game seven after coming back from an 0–3 series deficit: Road* Indicates a game seven that was won by the road team Year (X) Indicates the number of game sevens played in that year's World Series or LCS: For the World Series, the link leads to that World Series' article.
Adolis Garcia smacked a home run in the bottom of the 11th to carry the Texas Rangers to a thrilling 6-5 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the opening game of the 2023 World Series at Globe ...