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May 14, 2024 · The 2003 World Series (also known as the Centennial World Series) was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2003 season. The 99th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion Florida Marlins and the American League (AL) champion New York Yankees; the Marlins upset the heavily-favored Yankees, four games to two.
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13 hours ago · Baker led the Cubs to victory over the Atlanta Braves in the National League Division Series, the first postseason series victory for the team since the 1908 World Series. However, the hopes for the Cubs winning a World Series title were cut short during the 2003 National League Championship Series against the Florida Marlins.
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Apr 29, 2024 · Albert Pujols, Dominican-born baseball player who was one of the most prolific hitters of the early 21st century. His awards included NL Rookie of the Year (2001), NL Championship Series MVP (2004), and Silver Slugger (2001, 2003, and 2004), and he was the fourth player in MLB history to hit 700 home runs.
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1 day ago · They beat the Atlanta Braves in the 1993 National League Championship Series, four games to two, to earn the fifth NL pennant in franchise history, only to be defeated by the defending World Series champion Toronto Blue Jays in the 1993 World Series. Toronto's Joe Carter hit a walk-off home run in Game 6 to clinch another Phillies' loss.
May 12, 2024 · The Braves began a lackluster run after they began playing in Atlanta in 1966, finishing somewhere between the middle and the bottom of the National League (1966–68) or their division (1969–81) for 16 years. The one exception was 1969, when the Braves won the NL West but lost the National League Championship Series (NLCS) to the New York Mets.
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4 days ago · The World Series began in 1903 after the cessation of hostilities between the NL and the newly formed AL. Boston (AL) defeated Pittsburgh (NL) five games to three in a best-of-nine-game series. Attendance was just over 100,000, and the players’ shares of receipts were slightly more than $1,000 each. In 1904 the New York Giants (NL) refused to ...
6 days ago · You know the story. 2003 National League championship series. Chicago Cubs up three games to two on the Florida Marlins. The Cubs were up 3-0 with one out in the eighth inning when Luis Castillo ...
