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World Series: Definition and Much More from Answers.com (3343 words) |
 | The World Series is the championship series of Major League Baseball and the culmination of the sport's postseason each October. |
| The Series winner is determined through a best-of-seven playoff (except in 1903, 1919, 1920 and 1921 when the winner was determined through a best-of-nine playoff) and is awarded the World Series Trophy, as well as World Series rings. |
| The term "World Series" (short for "World's Championship Series") was first used in the 1880s, when baseball existed at a highly-skilled level only in the USA and international travel was rare. |
| Wikinfo | World Series (3281 words) |
| In baseball, the World Series is the championship series of Major League Baseball in North America, played in October after the end of the regular season between the pennant winner of the American League and the pennant winner of the National League. |
| The Series winner is determined through a best-of-seven playoff (except in 1903, 1919, 1920 and 1921 when the winner was determined through a best-of-nine playoff). |
| The 1904 Series was supposed to be between the AL's Boston Pilgrims and the NL's New York Giants. |
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