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World Series - MSN Encarta (1242 words) |
 | The first World Series was held in 1903, when Barney Dreyfuss, owner of the NL champion Pittsburgh Pirates, challenged Henry Killilea, owner of the AL champion Boston Americans (later renamed the Boston Red Sox), to a best-of-nine-games series. |
 | The 1920 World Series, which matched the Cleveland Indians and the Brooklyn Dodgers (later the Los Angeles Dodgers), became memorable for one of baseball's rarest feats—the unassisted triple play. |
 | The 1921 World Series was played entirely in New York City, between the New York Yankees and the New York Giants. |
| World Series (2962 words) |
 | In baseball, the World Series is the championship series of the North American Major League Baseball, played between the American League and National League champions, after the end of the regular season in October. |
 | The 1904 Series[?] was supposed to be between the AL's Boston Pilgrims and the NL's New York Giants. |
 | The Cleveland Indians ruined a possible all-Boston World Series by defeating the Boston Red Sox in a playoff after the two top American League teams were tied at the end of the season. |