History of the World Series – 1932

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George Herman Ruth, a national hero for his long-ball exploits, was a villain to the Chicago populace. Not only did he represent the power and the glory of the mighty Yankees, Ruth also had spoken unkindly toward the Cubs’ organization. He wasn’t alone in the latter regard. Remembering the contributions of shortstop Mark Koenig to…

History of the 1931 World Series

History of the 1931 World Series

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Those Philadelphia Athletics were at it again in 1931. They captured their third straight American League pennant — winning 107 games — and pushed their three-year victory total to 313. Al Simmons and Lefty Grove symbolized the cut-above nature of the Athletics. Simmons won his second consecutive AL batting title with a .390 average, nine…

History of the World Series – 1930

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History of the World Series – 1930 Seemingly. It wasn’t until 1925, in fact, that the Athletics reappeared in the American League’s first division. Rube Walberg had arrived in 1923, and Al Simmons came along in 1924 to bolster the Athletics. Mickey Cochrane, Lefty Grove and Jimmie Foxx (as a 17-year-old) joined the A’s in…

HISTORY OF THE WORLD SERIES – 1928

HISTORY OF THE WORLD SERIES – 1928

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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…

History of the World Series – 1927

History of the World Series – 1927

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History of the World Series – 1927 The 1927 Pittsburgh Pirates were an outstanding team as the presence of Pie Traynor, Paul and Lloyd Waner and Glenn Wright would indicate. The Pirates were talented enough, in fact, to win the National League pennant, finishing 1 1/2 games ahead of the defending World Series champion St….

History of the World Series – 1925

History of the World Series – 1925

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History of the World Series – 1925 Pittsburgh had won the second game, 3-2, on Kiki Cuyler’s two-run home run in the eighth inning, while the Senators had prevailed in the third game, 4-3, thanks largely Sam Rice’s late-game circus catch in right-center field. Vic Aldridge, who had pitched the distance in the Pirates’ lone…

History of the World Series – 1923

History of the World Series – 1923

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“Somewhere else” turned out to be somethin’ else — a place called Yankee Stadium. The ballpark was hailed for its prime location, enormous seating capacity and beauty. The location — much to the chagrin of the competition-wary Giants — was about a quarter-mile from the Polo Grounds and just across the Harlem River in the…