From a heartfelt tribute to Dodger great Fernando Valenzuela to a history-making win to finish it off, the opening game of the 2024 World Series proved to be a one-of-a-kind victory for Los Angeles.
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 that celebrates our ...
Possibly the greatest Game 7 of all time, Bill Mazeroski came to the plate in the bottom of the ninth inning with the score tied at 9-9 and hit the only Game 7 walk-off home run in Fall Classic history, giving the Pirates their first World Series title since 1925. Oct 13, 1960 ·...
Often voted among the top three moments in Dodgers history, this is the only time the Dodgers have won the deciding World Series game at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers used only four pitchers in the Series: Sandy Koufax, Don Drysdale, Johnny Podres and Ron Perranoski. They held the Yankees to...
The History of the WSOP 1970’s The World Series of Poker began as a modest gathering of sorts between poker buddies. It was organized byJack Binion– the longtime owner of the Horseshoe in downtown Las Vegas. The year was 1970 and the players numbered less than 10. ...
Here is a look at some of the greatest Game 1s in World Series history. 2024: Dodgers 6, Yankees 3 (10 innings) This one wasn't just one of the greatest World Series openers in history, it was one of the greatest World Series games, period. In the bottom of the 10th, with the ...
But it was a lesser star who stole the show. In game five, with the series tied up at two games apiece, Yankee hurler Don Larsen threw the first and only perfect game in World Series history. The pitching was almost as good in Game 6, in which the Dodgers knotted things up again wi...
It's been 50 years since Bill Mazeroski hit one of the most dramatic home runs in baseball history. But there was much more to Game 7.
In one of the greatest World Series games ever played, the Cardinals and Rangers went back and forth in a dramatic slugfest that featured two instances in which Texas was one strike away from winning the first World Series title in franchise history. In the bottom of the ninth, with St. ...
“Any World Series is great, but to be able to win it for Texas, that first one, it's incredible,” said Alvin, Texas, nativeNathan Eovaldi. “It's hard for me to put it into words. I feel like I'm just rambling. But it’s very special to me.” ...