It was no surprise that a representative from the great city of new york was listed on the ticket stub to the 1954 world series. Bobby richardson was the series mvp, i believe the only time a ws mvp was selected from the. World series starting lineups 1950s quiz by geowiz85. Reuters list of winners in major league baseballs world series. Stengel won the world series seven times in his 12 seasons with the bronx bombers and made 10 appearances in the fall classic in that time. World series champions every world series from 1903 to present.
Following world war ii 193945, the democratic united states and the communist soviet union became engaged in a series of largely political and economic clashes known as the cold war. The 1955 world series matched the brooklyn dodgers against the new york yankees, with the dodgers winning the series in seven games to capture their first championship in franchise history. The giants swept the series in four games to win their first championship since 1933, defeating the heavily favored indians, who had won an alrecord 111 games in the 154game regular season a record since broken by the 1998 new york yankees with 114 and again by. The 1950 world series was the 47th world series between the american and national leagues for the championship of major league baseball. Game 7 1968 world series full 9th inning detroit tigers v st louis cardinals duration. New york yankees over milwaukee braves 43 statheads want to know. The toronto blue jays are the only franchise from outside the united states to appear in and win a world series, winning in 1992 and 1993. The milwaukee braves defeated the ny yankees 4 games to 3. In the 1960 world series, the pirates who had finished no higher than 7th place in the 8team national league from 1950 through 57 and hadnt won a fall classic since 1925 defeated the mighty new york yankees who outhit the bucs. The world series is the annual championship series of major league baseball mlb and concludes the mlb postseason. The new york yankees won the 1950 world series in a fourgame sweep over the philadelphia phillies.
World series winners 1950 1959 1950 new york yankees 1951 new york yankees 1952 new york yankees 1953 new york yankees 1954 new york giants 1955 brooklyn dodgers 1956. A comprehensive list of mlb world series champions from 1903 to the present. Apr 22, 2020 funtrivia questions sports world series 1950s ws 1950s ws fun facts. He won two mvps and helped his team to five world series titles. The dodgers took game 7 at yankee stadium as series mvp johnny podres shut out the yankees, 20. The 1960 world series was played between the pittsburgh pirates of the national league nl and the new york yankees of the american league al from october 5, 1960.
The final game in the series resulted in the new york yankees winning, 52 over philadelphia. New york yankees over new york giants 42 statheads want to know. This article was published in the spring 2012 baseball research journal half a century before there was a world baseball classic, there was the global world series. The new york giants four game sweep of the world series highlighted a baseball year that also found the baltimore orioles back in the recognized majors after being away for over 50 years.
The 1956 world series of major league baseball was played between the new york yankees of the american league and the defending champion brooklyn dodgers of the national league in october 1956. The boston red sox have secured their spot in the 2018 world series. New york giants over cleveland indians 40 are you a stathead. Theyd lost the championship seven times already, and theyd lost five times just to. The tigers competition was the cincinnati reds, who had lost the series to new york a year earlier. The teams had met in the last game seven, in 1947, with the yankees winninga familiar outcome. Babe ruth baseball caught on nationally, then internationally. The philadelphia phillies climbed to the top of the national league thanks to a clutch performance down the home stretch by twentygame winner, robin. World series winners 1950 1959 1950 new york yankees 1951 new york yankees 1952 new york yankees 1953 new york yankees 1954 new york giants 1955 brooklyn dodgers 1956 new york. The yankees blew out the giants in game five with a 1 win, then finished them off with a 43 win in game six. It was the second of five consecutive world championships for. May 09, 2015 so, no yankees in the world series for the second time in the 1950s 1954 is the other year. The yankees won the world series from 19501953, then lost to the dodgers in 1955. Bobby richardson, of the yankees, set one and tied one world series game record during the 1960 fall classic.
Can you pick the world series starting lineups for the winning team in the series clinching game 19501959. They beat the dodgers in 1956, lost to the braves in 1957, then defeated the same braves in 1958. The dodgers found five world series in the 1950s, winning their firstever world series title against the yankees in 1955, then their next title against the white. It was the last allnew york city series until 44 years later in 2000, as the dodgers and the new york giants moved to california. What teams won the world series in the 50s answers. Who were the best hitters in baseball during the 1950s. World series, in baseball, a postseason playoff series between champions of the two major professional baseball leagues of north america. The yankees had home field advantage in the series. For the third time in four years, brooklyn and the bronx went headtohead in what was becoming as common an occurrence in the big apple as traffic. Test your knowledge on this sports quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. Despite the change in location, the dodgers dominated the national league, winning five national league pennants 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1959 and world championships in 1955 and 1959. Which was not a result of the baby boom that followed world war ii answers apex. Past mlb world series winning teams photos across america, us.
A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible. New york yankees won the world series from 1949 thru 1953 the new york yankees defeated the brooklyn dodgers 4 games to 2. Mlb world series champions major league baseball espn. World series champions ticketcity insider the ticketcity blog. As the 1959 season drew to a close, he had already accumulated the stats of a hall of famer, despite the fact he was just 27 and. Not to mention that total baseball described his fielding with, otherwordly defense at third which gave reds. In 1955, the dodgers defeated the yankees and won their firstever world championship in a sevengame world series. Boston punched its ticket in game 5 of the american league championship series as.
So, no yankees in the world series for the second time in the 1950s 1954 is the other year. The 1952 world series was the fourth straight for the new york yankees and the third in six seasons for the brooklyn dodgers. After winning five consecutive fall classics, the bronx bombers had fallen short despite. It was the second of five consecutive world championships for the yanks between 1949 and 1953. What decade did the new york yankees win the most world series. A monopoly of success though described as a golden age for baseball, most major league teams find themselves strugglingunless youre in new york city, where the yankees, dodgers and giants hog the world series podium from 195056. Games 1, 2, 6, and 7 were played at yankee stadium, while milwaukee county stadium hosted games 3, 4, and 5. The 1950 world series was the 47th world series between the american and national. Bobby richardson won the sport magazine world series most valuable player and bill mazeroski won. Page 2 this category is for questions and answers related to 1950s ws, as asked by users of.
Temple offered a championship trophy to the winner of a bestofsevengame series between the national leagues first and secondplace teams. The braves would be the only team besides the yankees, dodgers, or giants to win a world series title in the 1950s. The 1954 world series matched the national league champion new york giants against the american league champion cleveland indians. Can you quickly pick the teams that have won the world series during the 1950 s.
In 1952, new york was looking for its 15th world championship, the dodgers, seemingly as ever, for their first. The philadelphia phillies as 1950 champions of the national league and the new york yankees, as 1950 american league champions, competed to win a bestofseven game series. This was the fifth time in nine years that the yankees and. Brooklyn dodgers over new york yankees 43 are you a stathead. Brooks robinson won the world series most valuable player award because he hit. Its also available for football, basketball and hockey. In game 7, bill mazeroski hit a walkoff ninthinning home run, the first time a winnertakeall world series game ended with a walkoff home run. As the 1959 season drew to a close, he had already accumulated the stats of a hall. But it takes a special performance to be named the most valuable player of the fall classic. Louis and boston met up again in the 20 world series.
The table provides a list of world series champions. However, it was surprising that the name that appeared printed was not that of the new york yankees. First played in 1903, the world series championship is a bestofseven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseballs national league nl and american league al. Socalled brooklyn bums win their first world series history. Roberts pitched three times in the last five days of the regular season and although he managed to nail down the national league pennant, the marathon had left him. Mar 18, 2015 game 7 1968 world series full 9th inning detroit tigers v st louis cardinals duration.
On october 4, 1955, the brooklyn dodgers win the world series at last, beating the new york yankees 20. The 1951 world series matched the twotime defending champion new york yankees against the new york giants, who had won the national league pennant in a thrilling threegame playoff with the brooklyn dodgers on the legendary home run by bobby thomson the shot heard round the world in the series, the yankees showed some power of their own, including gil mcdougalds grand slam home run in. Often referred to as the fall classic, the modern world series has been played every year since 1903. The world series is the annual championship series of major league baseball mlb. Theyd lost the championship seven times already, and. The dodgers repeated as national league champions in 1956 and once again faced the yankees. After winning four straight world seriess, the bronx bombers finished third in 1940, allowing the detroit tigers to represent the american league in october. Whats more, the phils had to beat the brooklyn dodgers on the final day of the season to capture the flag. The yankees found themselves in the world series for the third time in four years, but the youthful phillies known popularly as the whiz kids reached postseason play by virtue of their first national league pennant since 1915. World series this category is for questions and answers related to 1950s ws, as asked by users of. The indians won 111 games, but lost mercilessly to dusty rhodes and the san francisco giants. Oct 20, 2018 the red sox won their second world series in four years by sweeping the colorado rockies in 2007. Jan 10, 2017 winning the world series is one way to createor cementa legacy for players and teams alike. The scars of world war ii had not yet fully healed, but teams representing four continents and three island nations chose to set aside their political differences and do battle with a bat and ball between the white lines.
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