You have to go all the way back to the 1984 World Series between the Detroit Tigers and the San Diego Padres. Tigers ace Jack Morris won two games, but the MVP was teammate Alan Trammell, who played shortstop for Detroit. Trammell batted .450 during the five-game series with two home runs and six RBI. He also scored five runs and stole a base.
In the 1992 World Series, Toronto pitcher Jimmy Key won two games, but one of his victories was in relief. The MVP of the Series was catcher Pat Borders, who batted .450 with a homer and two RBI against the Atlanta Braves.
It was the 2003 World Series when Brad Penny of the Florida Marlins started and won Games 1 and 5 against the New York Yankees. Another pitcher, Josh Beckett of the Marlins, was awarded the Series MVP.
Prior to the 2007 World Series, the last Red Sox pitcher to get a base hit in a World Series game was Bill Lee in Game 7 of the 1975 World Series.
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Prior to Cliff Lee of the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 1 of the 2009 World Series, that was Josh Beckett of the Florida Marlins in Game 6 of the 2003 World Series. Beckett defeated Andy Pettitte, 2-0, to win the game and the Series for the Marlins.
Prior to the 2009 World Series the New York Yankees last appeared in the 2003 World Series, and lost to the Florida Marlins. Their last World Series title prior to 2009 was in 2000, when they beat the New Yrk Mets.
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The time prior to 2013 that the Boston Red Sox won a World Series was in 2007, when they swept the Colorado Rockies.
Prior to winning the 2010 World Series, the Giants last World Series win was 55 years earlier in 1954 when the team played in New York.
No. Prior to 1969, there were no division in either league. Whichever team in each league had the best regular season record was the league's representative in the World Series. So, prior to 1969, only one team from each league made the playoffs and the only playoff round was the World Series. Starting in 1969, each league divided its teams into two divisions, the East and the West. The winners of the divisions would play each other in a playoff series (American/National League Championship Series) and the winner of that series would be the league's representative in the World Series. Two teams made the playoffs from each league and there were two rounds in the playoffs. Starting in 1994, each league was divided into three divisions, the East, Central, and West. The winners of each division would make the playoffs along with the one non division winner that had the best overall regular season record from each league. Four teams make the playoffs from each league. This is currently how the playoffs are done in MLB. There are three rounds in the playoffs, the American/National League Divisional Series, American/National League Championship Series, and the World Series.
There was a 10-day delay during the 1989 World Series due to an earthquake just prior to Game 3.
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