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World Series. 1921 →. The 1920 World Series was the championship series for Major League Baseball 's 1920 season. The series was a best-of-nine format played between the American League (AL) champion Cleveland Indians and the National League (NL) champion Brooklyn Robins, with the Indians defeating the Robins five games to two.
1920 WORLD SERIES. Cleveland Indians (5) vs Brooklyn Robins (2) | Baseball Almanac. As America was welcoming in a new and promising decade, baseball was longing for days gone by. The 1919 World Series had sparked a major controversy amid rumors of a gambling fix.
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The original World Series[edit] Before 1882, when the American Association was formed as a second major league, the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players (1871–1875) and then the National League (founded 1876) represented the top level of organized baseball in the United States.
V The 1903, 1919, 1920, and 1921 World Series were in a best-of-nine format (carried by the first team to win five games). T The 1907, 1912, and 1922 World Series each included one tied game. L1 The Brewers were in the American League from 1969 to 1997, after which they moved to the National League.
Jun 7, 2005 · On October 10, 1920 (1920 World Series, Game 5), during the fifth inning, Bill Wambsganss caught a line drive hit by Clarence Mitchell. He then stepped on second to putout Pete Kilduff and personally tagged Otto Miller who was coming from first.
Oct 5, 2017 · Charlotte Carroll. Oct 5, 2017. Baseball is America's pastime. It's as American as apple pie and hotdogs. So why is its championship called the "World Series"? The answer goes back to when the...
Jun 1, 2016 · October 10, 1920: A game of World Series firsts: unassisted triple play and grand slam – Society for American Baseball Research. This article was written by Joseph Wancho. A pivotal Game Five in the 1920 World Series was on the horizon in Cleveland.
