Changing the Game: The Evolution of World Series Protocol in 1925
1925Ā ā At anĀ American LeagueĀ meeting, a plan is adopted to alternate the site of futureĀ World SeriesĀ openers by league rather than deciding it by a coin toss, with Games One, Two, Six, and Seven in one park and Three, Four, Five in the other, unless a ban on Sunday baseball interferes in one city. The clubs finishing fourth in the AL will share in the World Series pool. World SeriesĀ umpiresĀ get a raise to $2,500, while umps in city series will earn $700. The plan was proposed inĀ 1924, but is formally adopted at this meeting.