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the series of life or death
The first Japanese pitcher in MLB history was Masanori Murkami who played from 1964 to 1965 for the San Francisco Giants
In the "modern' era of baseball, Jackie Robinson was the first African American to hit a home run in Major League baseball. As far as the history of baseball is concerned their is no record of such a feat as to amateur baseball games.
Although the definition of "major league" has been argued, present day MLB, as well as the Hall of Fame, define the first "major" league as the National League founded in 1876. The link below describes the first game played in that league, on April 22, and mentions that Jim O'Rourke got the first hit in that game.
For the American League the pennant winners were the Chicago Whitesox. (This was the first year the AL was elevated to Major League level. For the National League the pennant winners were the Pittsburg Pirates. No World Series was held this year.
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 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.
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 series of life or death
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.
The first Major League Baseball team that won the first World Series of the 90s was the National League Champion; the Cincinnati Reds in 1990 and they defeated the Oakland Athletics by winning 4 games and therefore sweeping the series.
You did not mention at what level of baseball you are asking. But in every level there is a playoff system. Most levels from Little League to the Major League it is called the World Series. In the Major Leagues the World Series is determined by a best-of-seven game series between one American League team and one National League team. Whoever wins 4 games first wins the World Series.
The first Japanese pitcher in MLB history was Masanori Murkami who played from 1964 to 1965 for the San Francisco Giants
Major League Baseball incorporated its first World Series in 1874. Contrary to popular belief, the 1903 Boston Americans-Pittsburgh Pirates postseason meeting was not the first World Series.
1969, the first year of divisional play in both the American and National League. The first League Championship Series were best 3 of 5 games. Both the ALCS and NLCS went from a best 3 of 5 to a best 4 of 7 in 1985.
Their first year as a baseball team was in 1936 as a PCL minor league team. Their first year as a major league team was 1969
The 1922 New York Giants created the first World Series ring after defeating the New York Yankees in five games.