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The 1948 World Series was the championship series in Major League Baseball for the 1948 season. The 45th edition of the World Series , it matched the American League (AL) champion Cleveland Indians and the National League (NL) champion Boston Braves .
The 1948 Cleveland Indians season was the 48th in franchise history. When the regular season resulted in a first place tie, the Indians won a one-game playoff against the Boston Red Sox to advance to the World Series. Cleveland won the championship by defeating the Boston Braves 4 games to 2 for their first World Series win in 28 years.
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]
It's been discussed endlessly over the last week. But actually seeing photos from the series really puts it all into perspective.
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The 1948 major league baseball season began on April 19, 1948. ... The World Series took place between October 6 and October 11. Teams. League Team City
Rickert then started the final two games of the Series as well, but collected only one hit in eight at bats. [3] All told, he batted .211 in the World Series (four for 19), won by Cleveland in six games. Rickert made the 1949 Braves roster and enjoyed his finest Major League season that year. Replacing Heath as Boston's most-used left fielder ...
Jul. 22—On Aug. 12, 1948, the Indians sat in their clubhouse at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis, between games of a doubleheader against the Browns and following a loss. ... World Series hardware ...