10 Interesting Fact About The history of the World Series
10 Interesting Fact About The history of the World Series
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The World Series was first played in 1903 between Boston Americans and Pittsburgh Pirates.
In 1919, the Black Sox scandal involved Chicago White Sox players who received money to deliberately lose in the World Series.
In 1947, Jackie Robinson became the first black player to play in the World Series.
In 1954, New York Giants won the World Series by making the biggest comeback in history, from 2-0 to win 4-3.
In 1969, New York Mets became the first team to win the World Series after only winning 69 matches in the regular season.
In 1975, the six World Series match between Reds and Boston Red Sox was considered one of the best matches in baseball history.
In 1988, Kirk Gibson of Los Angeles Dodgers scored the famous home run-off home run-off in Game 1 World Series against Oakland Athletics.
In 1994, the World Series was canceled because of the strike of players which resulted in the cancellation of the rest of the regular season and playoffs.
In 2004, Boston Red Sox won their first World Series in 86 years after making an extraordinary comeback from missing 3-0 in the series against New York Yankees.
In 2016, Chicago Cubs won their first World Series in 108 years after making a comeback from 3-1 in the series against Cleveland Indians.
