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From: jwm00@duts.UUCP (John McKenna)
Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: World Series Begins
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Date: Thu, 24-Oct-85 12:57:17 EDT
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Posted: Thu Oct 24 12:57:17 1985
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> > 
> > Does anybody know when the last World Series was where the 
> > two teams were from the same state? The Tribune said that 
> > the last time two Missouri teams played was in 1944 when the
> > Cardinals played the Browns. I'm just curious if this has
> > happened since then.
> > 
> 
> I don't have my almanac handy, but haven't there been a few "subway
> series'" since then.  I mean wasn't '54 the NY Giants and the Brooklyn
> Dodgers or am I way off base?  I do recall that Dusty Rhodes was 4 for 6
> with 2 HR's as a pinch hitter in that series, so it was the Giants...
> 
> -- 
> 
> Rhoads Hollowell    {hao,ucbvax,allegra}!nbires![oasys!]rhoads
> 
> "I knew I shoulda made dat left turn at Alburqurque!!"
> 					--B. Bunny

The 1954 World Series featured the NY Giants and the Clevleand Indians.
The Indians were the winningest team in the majors with 111 victories in
a 154 game season.  When it came to series time it was a different story
for the Indians.  Mays had returned to the Giants after two years in the
Army.  In game 1 with the score 2-2 and two men on Vic Wertz hit a drive
into deepest center.  Mays miraculously chased the 460' drive down and
after making the over the shoulder catch whirled and fired a strike back
to the infield that prevented the runners from moving up.  Rhodes later
hit a three run pinch-hit homer in the tenth and the Giants never looked
back taking the flag in 4 straight.

In '51 the Giants and Dodgers had to play a three game playoff to determine
the National League champion with the Giants winning on Bobby Thompson's
three run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning of game 3.  Ralph Branca
pitched to Thompson with first base open.  This should sound familiar to
Dodger fans after Lasorda's antics in game 6 this year however the decision
in '51 is understandable considering a hot hitting rookie named Willie Mays
was batting behind Thompson.
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