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The 1957 World Series featured the defending champion New York Yankees of the American League playing against the Milwaukee Braves of the National League.After finishing just one game behind the N.L. Champion Brooklyn Dodgers in 1956, the Braves came back in 1957 to win their first pennant since moving from Boston in 1953.
The 1999 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1999 season.The 95th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the defending American League (AL) and World Series champion New York Yankees and the National League (NL) champion Atlanta Braves in a rematch of the 1996 World Series, in which the Yankees prevailed.
The 1964 World Series, and the season leading up to it, later became the subject for the David Halberstam New York Times bestseller October 1964.The Series is seen as a bellwether point in baseball history as it was the last hurrah for the 1950s Yankee Dynasty of Mantle, Maris, Ford and Berra, among others, and it demonstrated that the National League's growing enthusiasm to sign black and ...
The 25-year-old rookie got the Yankees off to the ideal start when he launched a huge solo home run to right field at the bottom of the first inning. “What a game and obviously in the midst of ...
1961 →. The 1960 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball 's (MLB) 1960 season. The series was played between the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League (NL) and the New York Yankees of the American League (AL) from October 5–13, 1960. In Game 7, Bill Mazeroski hit the series winning ninth-inning home run, the ...
The last time the Yankees were swept by Cincinnati was in the 1976 World Series, but these fourth-place Reds (42-45) built leads of 5-0, 3-0, and 5-0 in each of the three games. “Trying to score ...
The 1958 World Series was the championship series in Major League Baseball for the 1958 season. The 55th edition of the World Series, it matched the American League champion New York Yankees and the National League champion Milwaukee Braves. In a reversal from 1957, the Yankees defeated the Braves in seven games to win their 18th title, and ...
The final game of the day was a shutout win for Pennsylvania 5-0 over New Hampshire. ... Texas 12-2 in just five innings in the 2017 final. List of past winners: ... Aug. 18 at 9 a.m. ET with the ...