History of the World Series – 1928 When the season ground to a halt, Yankees had withstood the Athletics’ furious challenge and won their third consecutive American League pennant. The margin was 2 1/2 games. The Yankees entered the World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals not only with wounded pride over their runaway-turned-close pennant…
On October 15, 1928 Six days after winning the World Series two of baseball’s most famous players — the Yankees’ Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig — arrived at Ottawa’s Union Station as part of a 21-game barnstorming tour across North America. They took a suite at the Château Laurier and later played an exhibition game…
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