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: World Series Begins Message-ID: <142@duts.UUCP> Date: Thu, 24-Oct-85 12:57:17 EDT Article-I.D.: duts.142 Posted: Thu Oct 24 12:57:17 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 26-Oct-85 06:51:48 EDT References: <1365@ihlpg.UUCP> <129@oasys.UUCP> Organization: Amdahl Corp, Sunnyvale CA Lines: 39 > > > > 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. *** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE ***