The World Series

GREATEST MOMENTS IN THE HISTORY OF OUR NATIONAL

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BY: ALEX LAVELLE

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1903:

• FIRST WORLD SERIES PLAYED• BOSTON AMERICANS VS. PITTSBURG PIRATES;

AMERICANS WIN IN EIGHT GAMES

1923

• YANKEES WIN FIRST WORLD SERIES IN THE HOUSE THAT RUTH BUILT

• NEW YORK YANKEES VS. NEW YORK GIANTS – YANKEES WIN IN SIX GAMES

1945

• CURSE OF THE BILLY GOAT – CUBS LOSE WORLD SERIES; HAVEN’T RETURNED TO FALL

CLASSIC SINCE• DETROIT TIGERS VS. CHICAGO CUBS – TIGERS

WIN IN SEVEN GAMES•1945 WORLD SERIES CUBS VS TIGERS.mp4 - YouTube

1947

• JACKIE ROBINSON LEADS BROOKLYN DODGERS TO WORLD SERIES IN FIRST SEASON

• NEW YORK YANKEES VS. BROOKLYN DODGERS – YANKEES WIN IN SEVEN GAMES

• 42 trailer - YouTube

1954

• THE CATCH – WILLIE MAYS’S HUGE CATCH IN GAME ONE LEADS GIANTS TO LAST WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN NEW YORK, AND FOR 56

YEARS• NEW YORK GIANTS VS. CLEVELAND INDIANS –

GIANTS WIN IN FOUR GAMES• Willie Mays the Catch - YouTube

1955

• BROOKLYN’S GOT A WINNING TEAM! DODGERS WIN FIRST WORLD SERIES BEFORE MOVING TO CALIFORNIA TWO YEARS LATER

• BROOKLYN DODGERS VS. NEW YORK YANKEES – DODGERS WIN IN SEVEN GAMES

•1955 World Series Highlights (Brooklyn Dodgers vs NYY) - YouTube

1956

• DON LARSEN THROWS PERFECT GAME IN GAME 5; ONLY NO-HITTER/PERFECT GAME IN

WORLD SERIES HISTORY• NEW YORK YANKEES VS. BROOKLYN DODGERS

– YANKEES WIN IN SEVEN GAMES• Don Larsen Perfect Game Final Out - YouTube

1960:

• BILL MAZEROSKI HITS WALK-OFF HOME RUN TO WIN SERIES IN GAME 7 FOR PITTSBURGH

• PITTSBURGH PIRATES VS. NEW YORK YANKEES – PIRATES WIN IN SEVEN GAMES

•The Greatest Homerun Ever: Bill Mazeroski 1960 World Series - YouTube

1968:

• BOB GIBSON THROWS THREE COMPLETE GAMES, STRIKES OUT 17 IN GAME ONE, BUT

CARDINALS LOSE SERIES• DETROIT TIGERS VS. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS –

TIGERS WIN IN SEVEN GAMES

1969:

• AMAZIN’! MAN WALKS ON MOON, METS REACH FOR THE STARS IN UNLIKELY WORLD

CHAMPIONSHIP.• NEW YORK METS VS. BALTIMORE ORIOLES –

METS WIN IN FIVE GAMES•1969 World Series - Baltimore Orioles versus New York Mets - YouTube

1975:

• CARLTON FISK WAVES HOME RUN BALL FAIR TO WIN GAME SIX FOR BOSTON, BUT BIG RED

MACHINE TAKES HOME TITLE• CINCINNATI REDS VS. BOSTON RED SOX –

REDS WIN IN SEVEN GAMES•1975 World Series Carlton Fisk homerun Game 6 - YouTube

1977:

• MISTER OCTOBER: REGGIE JACKSON TIES BABE RUTH (1926 & 1928) WITH THREE HOME

RUNS IN WORLD SERIES GAME SIX• NEW YORK YANKEES VS. LOS ANGELES DODGERS – YANKEES WIN IN SIX GAMES

•NY YANKEE GREAT REGGIE "MR OCTOBER" JACKSON 4 HOME RUNS 1977 WORLD SERIES 11-22-12 - YouTube

1985:

• KANSAS CITY ROYALS COME BACK FROM 3-1 SERIES DEFICIT, WIN GAME 6 ON UMPIRE

ERROR, WIN ONLY CHAMPIONSHIP IN FRANCHISE HISTORY

• KANSAS CITY ROYALS VS. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS – ROYALS WIN IN SEVEN GAMES

1986:

• METS, DOWN TO LAST STRIKE, WIN GAME 6 ON BILL BUCKNER’S ERROR, TAKE SERIES NEXT

GAME• NEW YORK METS VS. BOSTON RED SOX –

METS WIN IN SEVEN GAMES• Bill Buckner: Behind the Bag E:60 - YouTube

1988:

• “I DON’T BELIEVE WHAT I JUST SAW!” INJURED KIRK GIBSON HITS GAME WINNING HOME RUN IN GAME 1, ONLY AT-BAT OF SERIES• LOS ANGELES DODGERS VS. OAKLAND

ATHLETICS – DODGERS WIN IN FIVE GAMES•Kirk Gibson's game winning home run 1988 World Series - YouTube

1989:

• JUST BEFORE GAME THREE, 7.1 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE HITS BAY AREA, SERIES IS

POSTPONED FOR 10 DAYS.• OAKLAND ATHLETICS VS. SAN FRANCISCO

GIANTS – ATHLETICS WIN IN FOUR GAMES•ABC 1989 World Series Game 3 Earthquake - YouTube

1991:

• IN GAME SIX, TWINS OUTFIELDER KIRBY PUCKETT EXTENDS SERIES WITH WALK-OFF HOME RUN, SETS UP EXTRA-INNING GAME

SEVEN WINNER• MINNESOTA TWINS VS. ATLANTA BRAVES –

TWINS WIN IN SEVEN GAMES

1993:

• JOE CARTER HITS GAME-AND SERIES-WINNING WALK-OFF HOME RUN IN GAME SIX TO GIVE TORONTO REPEAT CHAMPIONSHIPS• TORONTO BLUE JAYS VS. PHILADELPHIA

PHILLIES – BLUE JAYS WIN IN SIX GAMES•Remember this EP 2- Joe Carter walk off homerun (World Series 1993) - YouTube

1997:

• EDGAR RENTERIA HITS EXTRA-INNING WALK-OFF SINGLE TO GIVE FIFTH YEAR EXPANSION

MARLINS FIRST WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP• FLORIDA MARLINS VS. CLEVELAND INDIANS –

MARLINS WIN IN SEVEN GAMES•Serie Mundial 1997 - Hit Oro - Edgar Rentería - YouTube

2001:

• JUST WEEKS AFTER SEPTEMBER 11TH ATTACKS, YANKEES BATTLE ARIZONA IN CLASSIC SERIES,

WITH THREE GAMES, INCLUDING THE SEVENTH GAME, DECIDED BY WALK-OFF HITS• ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS VS. NEW YORK

YANKEES – DIAMONDBACKS WIN IN SEVEN GAMES

• 2001 World Series Montage - YouTube

2002:

• DOWN BY FIVE RUNS SEVENTH INNING OF GAME 6, ANGELS COME BACK TO STUN GIANTS, WIN FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP IN

FRANCHISE HISTORY• ANAHEIM ANGELS VS. SAN FRANCISCO

GIANTS – ANGELS WIN IN SEVEN GAMES• 2002 World Series Montage - YouTube

2004 & 2005:• 2004 – RED SOX REVERSE CURSE OF THE BAMBINO BY

COMING BACK FROM 0-3 AGAINST YANKEES, SWEEP CARDINALS FOR CHAMPIONSHIP

• 2005 – WHITE SOX END CURSE OF SHOELESS JOE JACKSON (1919 WHITE SOX THREW WORLD SERIES TO

CINCINNATI)• 2004 – BOSTON RED SOX VS. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS –

RED SOX WIN IN FOUR GAMES• 2005 – CHICAGO WHITE SOX VS. HOUSTON ASTROS –

WHITE SOX WIN IN FOUR GAMES• 2004 World Series Montage – YouTube• 2005 World Series Montage - YouTube

2011:• CARDINALS, DOWN 10.5 IN NL WILD CARD ON AUGUST 28,

GET INTO POSTSEASON ON LAST DAY OF SEASON• ALBERT PUJOLS TIES RECORDS FOR MOST HITS IN WORLD

SERIES GAME (5 – PAUL MOLITOR: 1982), RBI’S (6 – BOBBY RICHARDSON: 1960; HIDEKI MATSUI: 2009), HOME RUNS (3 – BABE RUTH: 1926 & 1928; REGGIE JACKSON: 1977)

• DOWN TO LAST STRIKE TWICE, CARDINALS RALLY TO TIE GAME SIX, BEFORE WINNING ON WALK-OFF HOME RUN BY DAVID FREESE

• ST. LOUIS CARDINALS VS. TEXAS RANGERS – CARDINALS WIN IN SEVEN GAMES

• Cardinals = Historic - YouTube

2012

• SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS COMPLETE TWO BIG COMEBACKS: DOWN 0-2 TO CINCINNATI IN DIVISION SERIES, AND DOWN 1-3 TO DEFENDING CHAMPION ST. LOUIS IN CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES, BEFORE WINNING SECOND TITLE IN THREE SEASONS

• PABLO SANDOVAL TIES RECORD FOR MOST HOME RUNS IN WORLD SERIES (BABE RUTH – 1926 & 1928; REGGIE JACKSON – 1977; ALBERT PUJOLS – 2011)

• SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS VS. DETROIT TIGERS – GIANTS WIN IN FOUR GAMES

• Get Up: Giants World Series 2012 - YouTube

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