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The World Series. GREATEST MOMENTS IN THE HISTORY OF OUR NATIONAL PASTTIME. BY: ALEX LAVELLE. ADELPHI. 1903:. FIRST WORLD SERIES PLAYED BOSTON AMERICANS VS. PITTSBURG PIRATES; AMERICANS WIN IN EIGHT GAMES. 1923. YANKEES WIN FIRST WORLD SERIES IN THE HOUSE THAT RUTH BUILT
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The World Series GREATEST MOMENTS IN THE HISTORY OF OUR NATIONAL PASTTIME
BY: ALEX LAVELLE ADELPHI
1903: • FIRST WORLD SERIES PLAYED • BOSTON AMERICANS VS. PITTSBURG PIRATES; AMERICANS WIN IN EIGHT GAMES
1923 • YANKEES WIN FIRST WORLD SERIES IN THE HOUSE THAT RUTH BUILT • NEW YORK YANKEES VS. NEW YORK GIANTS – YANKEES WIN IN SIX GAMES
1945 • CURSE OF THE BILLY GOAT – CUBS LOSE WORLD SERIES; HAVEN’T RETURNED TO FALL CLASSIC SINCE • DETROIT TIGERS VS. CHICAGO CUBS – TIGERS WIN IN SEVEN GAMES • 1945 WORLD SERIES CUBS VS TIGERS.mp4 - YouTube
1947 • JACKIE ROBINSON LEADS BROOKLYN DODGERS TO WORLD SERIES IN FIRST SEASON • NEW YORK YANKEES VS. BROOKLYN DODGERS – YANKEES WIN IN SEVEN GAMES • 42 trailer - YouTube
1954 • THE CATCH – WILLIE MAYS’S HUGE CATCH IN GAME ONE LEADS GIANTS TO LAST WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN NEW YORK, AND FOR 56 YEARS • NEW YORK GIANTS VS. CLEVELAND INDIANS – GIANTS WIN IN FOUR GAMES • Willie Mays the Catch - YouTube
1955 • BROOKLYN’S GOT A WINNING TEAM! DODGERS WIN FIRST WORLD SERIES BEFORE MOVING TO CALIFORNIA TWO YEARS LATER • BROOKLYN DODGERS VS. NEW YORK YANKEES – DODGERS WIN IN SEVEN GAMES • 1955 World Series Highlights (Brooklyn Dodgers vs NYY) - YouTube
1956 • DON LARSEN THROWS PERFECT GAME IN GAME 5; ONLY NO-HITTER/PERFECT GAME IN WORLD SERIES HISTORY • NEW YORK YANKEES VS. BROOKLYN DODGERS – YANKEES WIN IN SEVEN GAMES • Don Larsen Perfect Game Final Out - YouTube
1960: • BILL MAZEROSKI HITS WALK-OFF HOME RUN TO WIN SERIES IN GAME 7 FOR PITTSBURGH • PITTSBURGH PIRATES VS. NEW YORK YANKEES – PIRATES WIN IN SEVEN GAMES • The Greatest Homerun Ever: Bill Mazeroski 1960 World Series - YouTube
1968: • BOB GIBSON THROWS THREE COMPLETE GAMES, STRIKES OUT 17 IN GAME ONE, BUT CARDINALS LOSE SERIES • DETROIT TIGERS VS. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS – TIGERS WIN IN SEVEN GAMES
1969: • AMAZIN’! MAN WALKS ON MOON, METS REACH FOR THE STARS IN UNLIKELY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP. • NEW YORK METS VS. BALTIMORE ORIOLES – METS WIN IN FIVE GAMES • 1969 World Series - Baltimore Orioles versus New York Mets - YouTube
1975: • CARLTON FISK WAVES HOME RUN BALL FAIR TO WIN GAME SIX FOR BOSTON, BUT BIG RED MACHINE TAKES HOME TITLE • CINCINNATI REDS VS. BOSTON RED SOX – REDS WIN IN SEVEN GAMES • 1975 World Series Carlton Fisk homerun Game 6 - YouTube
1977: • MISTER OCTOBER: REGGIE JACKSON TIES BABE RUTH (1926 & 1928) WITH THREE HOME RUNS IN WORLD SERIES GAME SIX • NEW YORK YANKEES VS. LOS ANGELES DODGERS – YANKEES WIN IN SIX GAMES • NY YANKEE GREAT REGGIE "MR OCTOBER" JACKSON 4 HOME RUNS 1977 WORLD SERIES 11-22-12 - YouTube
1985: • KANSAS CITY ROYALS COME BACK FROM 3-1 SERIES DEFICIT, WIN GAME 6 ON UMPIRE ERROR, WIN ONLY CHAMPIONSHIP IN FRANCHISE HISTORY • KANSAS CITY ROYALS VS. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS – ROYALS WIN IN SEVEN GAMES
1986: • METS, DOWN TO LAST STRIKE, WIN GAME 6 ON BILL BUCKNER’S ERROR, TAKE SERIES NEXT GAME • NEW YORK METS VS. BOSTON RED SOX – METS WIN IN SEVEN GAMES • Bill Buckner: Behind the Bag E:60 - YouTube
1988: • “I DON’T BELIEVE WHAT I JUST SAW!” INJURED KIRK GIBSON HITS GAME WINNING HOME RUN IN GAME 1, ONLY AT-BAT OF SERIES • LOS ANGELES DODGERS VS. OAKLAND ATHLETICS – DODGERS WIN IN FIVE GAMES • Kirk Gibson's game winning home run 1988 World Series - YouTube
1989: • JUST BEFORE GAME THREE, 7.1 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE HITS BAY AREA, SERIES IS POSTPONED FOR 10 DAYS. • OAKLAND ATHLETICS VS. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS – ATHLETICS WIN IN FOUR GAMES • ABC 1989 World Series Game 3 Earthquake - YouTube
1991: • IN GAME SIX, TWINS OUTFIELDER KIRBY PUCKETT EXTENDS SERIES WITH WALK-OFF HOME RUN, SETS UP EXTRA-INNING GAME SEVEN WINNER • MINNESOTA TWINS VS. ATLANTA BRAVES – TWINS WIN IN SEVEN GAMES
1993: • JOE CARTER HITS GAME-AND SERIES-WINNING WALK-OFF HOME RUN IN GAME SIX TO GIVE TORONTO REPEAT CHAMPIONSHIPS • TORONTO BLUE JAYS VS. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES – BLUE JAYS WIN IN SIX GAMES • Remember this EP 2- Joe Carter walk off homerun (World Series 1993) - YouTube
1997: • EDGAR RENTERIA HITS EXTRA-INNING WALK-OFF SINGLE TO GIVE FIFTH YEAR EXPANSION MARLINS FIRST WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP • FLORIDA MARLINS VS. CLEVELAND INDIANS – MARLINS WIN IN SEVEN GAMES • Serie Mundial 1997 - Hit Oro - Edgar Rentería - YouTube
2001: • JUST WEEKS AFTER SEPTEMBER 11TH ATTACKS, YANKEES BATTLE ARIZONA IN CLASSIC SERIES, WITH THREE GAMES, INCLUDING THE SEVENTH GAME, DECIDED BY WALK-OFF HITS • ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS VS. NEW YORK YANKEES – DIAMONDBACKS WIN IN SEVEN GAMES • 2001 World Series Montage - YouTube
2002: • DOWN BY FIVE RUNS SEVENTH INNING OF GAME 6, ANGELS COME BACK TO STUN GIANTS, WIN FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP IN FRANCHISE HISTORY • ANAHEIM ANGELS VS. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS – ANGELS WIN IN SEVEN GAMES • 2002 World Series Montage - YouTube
2004 & 2005: • 2004 – RED SOX REVERSE CURSE OF THE BAMBINO BY COMING BACK FROM 0-3 AGAINST YANKEES, SWEEP CARDINALS FOR CHAMPIONSHIP • 2005 – WHITE SOX END CURSE OF SHOELESS JOE JACKSON (1919 WHITE SOX THREW WORLD SERIES TO CINCINNATI) • 2004 – BOSTON RED SOX VS. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS – RED SOX WIN IN FOUR GAMES • 2005 – CHICAGO WHITE SOX VS. HOUSTON ASTROS – WHITE SOX WIN IN FOUR GAMES • 2004 World Series Montage – YouTube • 2005 World Series Montage - YouTube
2011: • CARDINALS, DOWN 10.5 IN NL WILD CARD ON AUGUST 28, GET INTO POSTSEASON ON LAST DAY OF SEASON • ALBERT PUJOLS TIES RECORDS FOR MOST HITS IN WORLD SERIES GAME (5 – PAUL MOLITOR: 1982), RBI’S (6 – BOBBY RICHARDSON: 1960; HIDEKI MATSUI: 2009), HOME RUNS (3 – BABE RUTH: 1926 & 1928; REGGIE JACKSON: 1977) • DOWN TO LAST STRIKE TWICE, CARDINALS RALLY TO TIE GAME SIX, BEFORE WINNING ON WALK-OFF HOME RUN BY DAVID FREESE • ST. LOUIS CARDINALS VS. TEXAS RANGERS – CARDINALS WIN IN SEVEN GAMES • Cardinals = Historic - YouTube
2012 • SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS COMPLETE TWO BIG COMEBACKS: DOWN 0-2 TO CINCINNATI IN DIVISION SERIES, AND DOWN 1-3 TO DEFENDING CHAMPION ST. LOUIS IN CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES, BEFORE WINNING SECOND TITLE IN THREE SEASONS • PABLO SANDOVAL TIES RECORD FOR MOST HOME RUNS IN WORLD SERIES (BABE RUTH – 1926 & 1928; REGGIE JACKSON – 1977; ALBERT PUJOLS – 2011) • SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS VS. DETROIT TIGERS – GIANTS WIN IN FOUR GAMES • Get Up: Giants World Series 2012 - YouTube
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