Реферат: The World Series A Brief History Of

Eddie Cicotte hit the first batter to face him, a prearranged signal to gamblers that ?the fix

was on? — that the Sox would throw the Series (Total World Series-White 1). There were

eight members of the Chicago White Sox that were in on the fix, including Cicotte and

outfielder ?Shoeless? Joe Jackson. The White Sox lost the first two games of the series,

thanks in large part to the two starting pitchers who were in on the fix. However, in game

three, the White Sox? Dickie Kerr, who was not in on the fix, pitched a three-hit shutout

to get the Sox back to within one game. After game three, the players who were in on the

fix managed to play poorly enough to lose the Series, and the Cincinnati Reds took home

their tainted title.

In 1927, the New York Yankees won the World Series over the Pittsburgh Pirates

with perhaps the best lineup ever to take the field. With 110 regular season victories and

a 19 game margin over second-place Philadelphia, the Yankees led the American League

in nearly every offensive category. Three Yankees–Earle Combs, Lou Gehrig, and Babe

Ruth–hit over .350, and divided among them league crowns in runs, hits, doubles, triples,

home runs (Ruth?s 60), RBI?s, and slugging average. The Yankees not only hit: their

pitching staff boasted the league?s lowest earned run average ( Total World Series – New

1). The Yankees swept the Pirates out of the series for the first American League sweep

in a World Series and many still consider them to be the best team ever.

The ?Miracle Mets? of 1969 proved that magic could happen in the World Series

as they took home the World Series title with a very young, upstart team. The heavy-

hitting, slick- fielding Orioles, who also boasted the majors? top pitching staff, entered

the Series clear favorites against the New York Mets. But the ?Miracle Mets?, after

losing the opener, polished off Baltimore with four straight wins (Total World

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The National League team with the most World Series titles- The St. Louis

Cardinals- won their most recent Series in 1982 by beating the Milwaukee Brewers in

seven games. The Series was anticipated as a matchup of Cardinal speed and Brewer

power. In the event, though, St. Louis outslugged the Brewers and wound up with their

tenth world championship (Total World Series-Cards 1). The Brewers, who were