Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site duts.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!decwrl!greipa!pesnta!amd!amdcad!amdahl!duts!jwm00 From: jwm00@duts.UUCP (John McKenna) Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball Subject: Re: subway series Message-ID: <143@duts.UUCP> Date: Mon, 28-Oct-85 11:50:07 EST Article-I.D.: duts.143 Posted: Mon Oct 28 11:50:07 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 1-Nov-85 00:13:38 EST References: <1080@decwrl.UUCP> Organization: Amdahl Corp, Sunnyvale CA Lines: 16 > > In response to the letter asking what was the most recent world series game > where the two teams were from the same state, it was in 1956 when the > Brooklyn Dodgers played the New York Yankees. The Yankees took the series > 4 games to 3. The year before in '55, the same two teams played, only > Brooklyn won it 4 games to 3. > > Here is a little trivia question.... > > Babe Ruth holds the record for the most home runs in his own home park. > How many home runs was it, and which stadium was it? > > Chris Gallagher The last World Series(prior to the '85 series) between two teams from the same state was the 1974 series between the A's and the Dodgers.