1955: The World Series MVP Award was given for the first time, with Brooklyn's Johnny Podres taking the honor. 1956: The Yankees' Don Larsen spun the only perfect game in World Series history. 1969: The Mets became the first expansion team to appear in -- and win -- the World Series...
the best-drawing MLB team in 1971 was the New York Mets, who drew 27.9-K per game at the then-8-year-oldShea Stadiumin Queens, New York City, NY. This year was the peak of the Mets’ outdrawing the then-moribund New York Yankees: 1971 was the second-straight...
WORLD SERIES HISTORY Every World Series in Major League Baseball History |Baseball Almanac Each year, the primary focus in any professional sport is the race for a championship. Every sport has their pinnacle trophy, but none is as coveted as baseball's World Series; a best of seven contest ...
A Yankees-Dodgers World Series is always worth the wait, especially when both teams are powerhouses. The 2024 Fall Classic was the 12th World Series matchup between the two historic rivals -- the most times any two teams have met in the World Series -- but their first meeting since 1981....
Series against the New York Yankees on a game-winning walk-off home run by Bill Mazeroski, the only time that Game 7 of the World Series has ever ended with a home run. They also won the 1971 World Series, led by the talent of Roberto Clemente, and the 1979 World Series under the...
Oct. 17, 1971 (World Series Game 7) Steve Blass throws a complete game, and Roberto Clemente homers, as the Pirates beat the favored Orioles. REDS: Win 1990 World Series over heavily-favored A's Oct. 20, 1990 (World Series Game 4) ...
Was the Dodgers' six-game victory over the Tampa Bay Rays a good series? It was at least a good series. Was it a great one? In our ranking of all 116 World Series, it's 30th. We'll get to why below. To rank every Fall Classic ever, we leaned on four primary factors: ...
June 20, 1971 Fittingly, Willie Stargell, the man who’d become known as “Pops,” starred on Father’s Day. On their way to winning the 1971 World Series, the Pirates swept the Expos in a doubleheader at Three Rivers Stadium -- and Stargell homered in both games. While Steve Blass...
Their first World Series championship season in 1909 began with a win on Opening Day behind Honus Wagner. So did the 1971 world champion Pirates' season -- that team was led by Hall of Famers Roberto Clemente and Willie Stargell. Mar 29, 2024 · 0:28 Oneil Cruz ties the game with his...