The World Series GREATEST MOMENTS IN THE HISTORY OF OUR NATIONAL PASTTIME

BY: ALEX LAVELLE ADELPHI

1903: FIRST WORLD SERIES PLAYED BOSTON AMERICANS VS. PITTSBURG PIRATES; AMERICANS WIN IN EIGHT GAMES

1923 YANKEES WIN FIRST WORLD SERIES IN THE HOUSE THAT RUTH BUILT NEW YORK YANKEES VS. NEW YORK GIANTS – YANKEES WIN IN SIX GAMES

1945 CURSE OF THE BILLY GOAT – CUBS LOSE WORLD SERIES; HAVENT RETURNED TO FALL CLASSIC SINCE DETROIT TIGERS VS. CHICAGO CUBS – TIGERS WIN IN SEVEN GAMES 1945 WORLD SERIES CUBS VS TIGERS.mp4 - YouTube 1945 WORLD SERIES CUBS VS TIGERS.mp4 - YouTube

1947 JACKIE ROBINSON LEADS BROOKLYN DODGERS TO WORLD SERIES IN FIRST SEASON NEW YORK YANKEES VS. BROOKLYN DODGERS – YANKEES WIN IN SEVEN GAMES 42 trailer - YouTube

1954 THE CATCH – WILLIE MAYSS HUGE CATCH IN GAME ONE LEADS GIANTS TO LAST WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN NEW YORK, AND FOR 56 YEARS NEW YORK GIANTS VS. CLEVELAND INDIANS – GIANTS WIN IN FOUR GAMES Willie Mays the Catch - YouTube

1955 BROOKLYNS GOT A WINNING TEAM! DODGERS WIN FIRST WORLD SERIES BEFORE MOVING TO CALIFORNIA TWO YEARS LATER BROOKLYN DODGERS VS. NEW YORK YANKEES – DODGERS WIN IN SEVEN GAMES 1955 World Series Highlights (Brooklyn Dodgers vs NYY) - YouTube 1955 World Series Highlights (Brooklyn Dodgers vs NYY) - YouTube

1956 DON LARSEN THROWS PERFECT GAME IN GAME 5; ONLY NO-HITTER/PERFECT GAME IN WORLD SERIES HISTORY NEW YORK YANKEES VS. BROOKLYN DODGERS – YANKEES WIN IN SEVEN GAMES Don Larsen Perfect Game Final Out - YouTube

1960: BILL MAZEROSKI HITS WALK-OFF HOME RUN TO WIN SERIES IN GAME 7 FOR PITTSBURGH PITTSBURGH PIRATES VS. NEW YORK YANKEES – PIRATES WIN IN SEVEN GAMES The Greatest Homerun Ever: Bill Mazeroski 1960 World Series - YouTube The Greatest Homerun Ever: Bill Mazeroski 1960 World Series - YouTube

1968: BOB GIBSON THROWS THREE COMPLETE GAMES, STRIKES OUT 17 IN GAME ONE, BUT CARDINALS LOSE SERIES DETROIT TIGERS VS. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS – TIGERS WIN IN SEVEN GAMES

1969: AMAZIN! MAN WALKS ON MOON, METS REACH FOR THE STARS IN UNLIKELY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP. NEW YORK METS VS. BALTIMORE ORIOLES – METS WIN IN FIVE GAMES 1969 World Series - Baltimore Orioles versus New York Mets - YouTube 1969 World Series - Baltimore Orioles versus New York Mets - YouTube

1975: CARLTON FISK WAVES HOME RUN BALL FAIR TO WIN GAME SIX FOR BOSTON, BUT BIG RED MACHINE TAKES HOME TITLE CINCINNATI REDS VS. BOSTON RED SOX – REDS WIN IN SEVEN GAMES 1975 World Series Carlton Fisk homerun Game 6 - YouTube 1975 World Series Carlton Fisk homerun Game 6 - YouTube

1977: MISTER OCTOBER: REGGIE JACKSON TIES BABE RUTH (1926 & 1928) WITH THREE HOME RUNS IN WORLD SERIES GAME SIX NEW YORK YANKEES VS. LOS ANGELES DODGERS – YANKEES WIN IN SIX GAMES NY YANKEE GREAT REGGIE "MR OCTOBER" JACKSON 4 HOME RUNS 1977 WORLD SERIES YouTube NY YANKEE GREAT REGGIE "MR OCTOBER" JACKSON 4 HOME RUNS 1977 WORLD SERIES YouTube

1985: KANSAS CITY ROYALS COME BACK FROM 3-1 SERIES DEFICIT, WIN GAME 6 ON UMPIRE ERROR, WIN ONLY CHAMPIONSHIP IN FRANCHISE HISTORY KANSAS CITY ROYALS VS. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS – ROYALS WIN IN SEVEN GAMES

1986: METS, DOWN TO LAST STRIKE, WIN GAME 6 ON BILL BUCKNERS ERROR, TAKE SERIES NEXT GAME NEW YORK METS VS. BOSTON RED SOX – METS WIN IN SEVEN GAMES Bill Buckner: Behind the Bag E:60 - YouTube

1988: I DONT BELIEVE WHAT I JUST SAW! INJURED KIRK GIBSON HITS GAME WINNING HOME RUN IN GAME 1, ONLY AT-BAT OF SERIES LOS ANGELES DODGERS VS. OAKLAND ATHLETICS – DODGERS WIN IN FIVE GAMES Kirk Gibson's game winning home run 1988 World Series - YouTube Kirk Gibson's game winning home run 1988 World Series - YouTube

1989: JUST BEFORE GAME THREE, 7.1 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE HITS BAY AREA, SERIES IS POSTPONED FOR 10 DAYS. OAKLAND ATHLETICS VS. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS – ATHLETICS WIN IN FOUR GAMES ABC 1989 World Series Game 3 Earthquake - YouTube ABC 1989 World Series Game 3 Earthquake - YouTube

1991: IN GAME SIX, TWINS OUTFIELDER KIRBY PUCKETT EXTENDS SERIES WITH WALK-OFF HOME RUN, SETS UP EXTRA-INNING GAME SEVEN WINNER MINNESOTA TWINS VS. ATLANTA BRAVES – TWINS WIN IN SEVEN GAMES

1993: JOE CARTER HITS GAME-AND SERIES- WINNING WALK-OFF HOME RUN IN GAME SIX TO GIVE TORONTO REPEAT CHAMPIONSHIPS TORONTO BLUE JAYS VS. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES – BLUE JAYS WIN IN SIX GAMES Remember this EP 2- Joe Carter walk off homerun (World Series 1993) - YouTube

1997: EDGAR RENTERIA HITS EXTRA-INNING WALK- OFF SINGLE TO GIVE FIFTH YEAR EXPANSION MARLINS FIRST WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FLORIDA MARLINS VS. CLEVELAND INDIANS – MARLINS WIN IN SEVEN GAMES Serie Mundial Hit Oro - Edgar Rentería - YouTube Serie Mundial Hit Oro - Edgar Rentería - YouTube

2001: JUST WEEKS AFTER SEPTEMBER 11 TH ATTACKS, YANKEES BATTLE ARIZONA IN CLASSIC SERIES, WITH THREE GAMES, INCLUDING THE SEVENTH GAME, DECIDED BY WALK-OFF HITS ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS VS. NEW YORK YANKEES – DIAMONDBACKS WIN IN SEVEN GAMES 2001 World Series Montage - YouTube

2002: DOWN BY FIVE RUNS SEVENTH INNING OF GAME 6, ANGELS COME BACK TO STUN GIANTS, WIN FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP IN FRANCHISE HISTORY ANAHEIM ANGELS VS. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS – ANGELS WIN IN SEVEN GAMES 2002 World Series Montage - YouTube

2004 & 2005: 2004 – RED SOX REVERSE CURSE OF THE BAMBINO BY COMING BACK FROM 0-3 AGAINST YANKEES, SWEEP CARDINALS FOR CHAMPIONSHIP 2005 – WHITE SOX END CURSE OF SHOELESS JOE JACKSON (1919 WHITE SOX THREW WORLD SERIES TO CINCINNATI) 2004 – BOSTON RED SOX VS. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS – RED SOX WIN IN FOUR GAMES 2005 – CHICAGO WHITE SOX VS. HOUSTON ASTROS – WHITE SOX WIN IN FOUR GAMES 2004 World Series Montage – YouTube 2005 World Series Montage - YouTube

2011: CARDINALS, DOWN 10.5 IN NL WILD CARD ON AUGUST 28, GET INTO POSTSEASON ON LAST DAY OF SEASON ALBERT PUJOLS TIES RECORDS FOR MOST HITS IN WORLD SERIES GAME (5 – PAUL MOLITOR: 1982), RBIS (6 – BOBBY RICHARDSON: 1960; HIDEKI MATSUI: 2009), HOME RUNS (3 – BABE RUTH: 1926 & 1928; REGGIE JACKSON: 1977) DOWN TO LAST STRIKE TWICE, CARDINALS RALLY TO TIE GAME SIX, BEFORE WINNING ON WALK-OFF HOME RUN BY DAVID FREESE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS VS. TEXAS RANGERS – CARDINALS WIN IN SEVEN GAMES Cardinals = Historic - YouTube

2012 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS COMPLETE TWO BIG COMEBACKS: DOWN 0-2 TO CINCINNATI IN DIVISION SERIES, AND DOWN 1-3 TO DEFENDING CHAMPION ST. LOUIS IN CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES, BEFORE WINNING SECOND TITLE IN THREE SEASONS PABLO SANDOVAL TIES RECORD FOR MOST HOME RUNS IN WORLD SERIES (BABE RUTH – 1926 & 1928; REGGIE JACKSON – 1977; ALBERT PUJOLS – 2011) SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS VS. DETROIT TIGERS – GIANTS WIN IN FOUR GAMES Get Up: Giants World Series YouTube

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