As far as the World Series goes, that was Christy Mathewson of the New York Giants in 1905. The Giants won the Series, 4 games to 1, over the Philadelphia Athletics. Not only did Mathewson win three games, he pitched three shutouts. He is the only pitcher in World Series history to throw three shutouts in one Series.
That was Christie Matthewson, who did so in the 1905 Series.
In baseball, a pitcher typically has to rest for at least four days between games.
It is the first to win 4 wins the World Series. The minimum number of games it takes is 4, the max is 7
Whitey Ford has the most career World Series losses by a pitcher with 8.
Don Drysdale of the 1962 Los Angeles Dodgers. The Yankees and Giants played in the 1962 World Series with the Yankees winning, 4 games to 3.
The first left-handed pitcher to achieve three wins in one World Series was John Tudor of the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1985 World Series against the Kansas City Royals. Tudor won Games 1, 4, and 7 of the series.
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The divisional playoff series are a best of 3 of 5. Whichever team wins 3 games first wins the series. The League Championship Series and the World Series are both the best 4 of 7 series. Whichever team wins 4 games first wins the series.
San Francisco Giants ace Tim Lincecum was the winning pitcher in Games 1 and 5 of the 2010 World Series against the Texas Rangers.
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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.