The Boston AL team won the very first World Series, in 1903, besting the Pittsburgh Pirates, five games to three.
American League Championship Series. The two teams that win the first round of the American League playoffs, called the ALDS or American League Divisional Series, play in the ALCS and the winner of that series goes to play in the World Series.
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The American League pennant winner, plays the National League pennant winner, in a 7 game series. The team to win 4 games first wins the World Series.
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1945 World Series BaseballsWhen the World Series was played in the American League ballpark, an Official American League Reach baseball was used, and when the World Series was played in the National League ballpark the Official National League Spalding baseball was used.It was not until 1978 when Rawlings first started to make World Series baseballs that features the World Series logo.
The ALDS is the American League Division Series. The ALDS and its National League equivalent, the NLDS, are the first rounds of Major League Baseball's postseason. There are 2 ALDS series. The winners meet in the ALCS (the American League Championship Series). Meanwhile the same happens in the NL. The ALCS and ALDS winners meet in the World Series.
The Kansas City Royals were the first American League expansion team to win a World Series. The year was 1985 and they beat the National League champs in a 7 game series. The Royals were helped by their Cy Young Award winner Brett Saberhagen. Saberhagen was awarded the MVP of the Series.
the first world series was in 1903. The boston red sox won the first world series.
The first World Series was played in 1903. The Boston Americans beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5 game to 3.
Baseball's first modern World Series was in 1903. The American League's Boston Red Sox upset the New York Giants 5 games to 3, in a best of 9 series. The first baseball series called the World Series took place in 1882, with the American Association champion playing the National League champion. But those were considered exhibition games, and are not generally recognized as part of the World Series history.
The winner of the All-Star Game determines home field advantage for the World Series. For example, if the National League wins the first two games of the World Series will be played in the National League ballpark before playing the next three in the American League ballpark.
In 1903 World Series was the first modern World Series to be played in major league baseball. It matched the Boston American of the American league against the Pittsburgh pirates of the national league in a best of the nine series, with Boston prevailing five games to three, winning the last four.