Ruth set a World Series record that still stands when he went 14 innings for the Boston Red Sox in Game 2 on October 9, 1916, beating the Brooklyn Dodgers 2-1. He even drove in one of Boston's runs, the New York Times noted, when Brooklyn second baseman George Cutshaw juggled a grounder in the third inning, allowing Everett Scott to score.
No one ever really talks about Game 2 of the 1916 World Series anymore, though it's a great story. The day after it happened, the New York Times described the game as "the most thrilling world's series battle ever fought."
It was Ruth's first start in a postseason game, as the 21-year-old southpaw had been kept in reserve for the 1915 World Series after going 18-8 with a 2.44 ERA that season. Robert Creamer explained in his signature Ruth biography that Red Sox manager Bill Carrigan had elected to primarily use right-handed pitchers in the 1915 Series against Philadelphia and its slugger Gavvy Cravath who had hit 24 homers in the regular season, best in the modern era to that point. Ruth got one pinch-hit appearance in the Series while Boston won 4-1 and kept Cravath homer-less with a .125 batting average.
The Cincinnati Reds have won 5 World Series records.
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Bob Gibson's World Series strikeout records are: 17 strikeouts in a World Series game (Game 1, 1968 Series) 35 strikeouts in one World Series (1968)
Pitching for the Boston Red Sox in the 1916 World Series, Babe Ruth's ERA was .87. This is amazing.
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The world cup, it is attended by people from around the world. While the world series is an American thing.
yes, because they have good pitching and the best lineup in the MLB no...... they will not win
If the Cubs have the right balance of pitching and offense, then yes. Winning it? Maybe...
Pitcher Mark Buehrle won the 2005 World Series while on the White Sox Pitcher Randy Choate won the 2000 World Series while on the Yankees Infielder Greg Dobbs won the 2008 World Series while on the Phillies Manager Ozzie Guillen won the 2003 World Series as a coach on the Marlins and the 2005 World Series as the Manager of the White Sox Coach Joey Cora won the 2005 World Series as a coach on the White Sox
strong pitching rotation, better hitting, a-rods stellar playoff
World Series batting average of .625