50 years of final World Series outs
Watch the final play and celebration from each World Series over the last 50 years
Watch the final play and celebration from each World Series over the last 50 years
TheĀ Red SoxĀ win their 9th Championship and 4th sinceĀ 2004Ā by defeating theĀ Dodgers, 5 ā 1, in Game 5 of theĀ World Series.Ā David PriceĀ pitches 7 strong innings after allowing a lead-off homer toĀ David Freese, but not before Boston had taken a 2 ā 0 lead on a homer byĀ Steve PearceĀ offĀ Clayton Kershaw.Ā Mookie Betts,Ā J.D. MartinezĀ and Pearce all hit solo shots later in the game to put the score out of reach, whileĀ Joe KellyĀ andĀ Chris SaleĀ combine to strike out the last six Dodgers batters in order. Pearce is named winner of theĀ World Series Most Valuable Player Award.
Ā Ā November 2, 2016, in an epic game 7, the Chicago Cubs win their first World Series title in 108 years by defeating Cleveland, 8 ā 7, in Game 7, making up a three games to one deficit in. Dexter Fowler hits a lead-off homer off Corey Kluber, but the Indians manage to tieā¦
2015Ā ā TheĀ RoyalsĀ win theĀ 2015 World SeriesĀ by defeating theĀ Mets, 7 ā 2, in Game 5. Trailing 2 ā 0 in the top of the 9th, the Royals score twice againstĀ Matt HarveyĀ andĀ Jeurys Familia, capped by a daring dash byĀ Eric HosmerĀ to score the tying run on a ground out, and explode for 5 runs in the 12th.Ā Salvador PerezĀ is named theĀ Series MVP.
November 2, 2013 The Red Sox hold their championship parade around Boston, MA; the players travel on boats around Boston Harbor and stop for a ceremony at the site of the finish line of the Boston Marathon, honoring the victims of last Aprilās terrorist bombing. Ā Ā Game ticket & learn more about the players,ā¦
TheĀ GiantsĀ complete a sweep of theĀ TigersĀ in theĀ World SeriesĀ with a 4 ā 3, 10-inning win in Game 4.Ā Miguel Cabrera,Ā Delmon YoungĀ andĀ Buster PoseyĀ all homer as the two teams are tied, 3 ā 3, after 9, thenĀ Marco ScutaroĀ drives inĀ Ryan TheriotĀ for the winning run in the top of the 10th.Ā Sergio RomoĀ ends the game by striking out Cabrera, picking up his third save. It is the Giantsā second Championship in three years.Ā Pablo Sandoval, author of a three-homer performance in Game 1, is namedĀ World Series MVP.
After being down by 10.5 games on August 25 for the NL Central Division lead, the Cardinals beat the Rangers at Busch Stadium, 6-2, in Game 7 of the Fall Classic to win their eleventh world championship in franchise history. In Game 6, the Redbirds had been down to their last strike in both the ninth and the 10th inning but rallied to tie the score and eventually win the game on David Freeseās lead-off, walk-off home run to centerfield in the 11th.
Edgar Renteria, who drove in the winning run for the Marlins against Cleveland in the 11th inning during Game 7 of the 1997 Fall Classic, joins Yankees legends Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, and Yogi Berra as only the fourth player in baseball history to collect two World Series-winning hits. The Series MVPās three-run homer off Cliff Lee in the seventh inning leads to San Franciscoās 3-1 victory over the Rangers, bringing a World Championship to the Giants for the first time since 1954.
In Game 6 of the Fall Classic, the Yankees captured their 27th World Championship and their first since 2000, with a 7-3 decision over the Phillies, the defending champs. Hideki Matsui, New Yorkās designated hitter, collects six RBIs, tying a World Series mark, and Andy Pettitte became the second pitcher to get the victory in all three postseason-clinching games, joining Derek Lowe, who accomplished the feat with Boston in 2004.
The Phillies complete the first-ever suspended game in World Series history, playing three innings at Citizens Bank Park, beating the Rays, 4-3, in Game 5 to win the Fall Classic. The World Championship is only the teamās second in franchise history, and its first since 1980.
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