
October 23-25, 1884: The first "World Series"
This chapter is not about a single game. Instead, it is about…

October 23, 1886: Curt Welch’s winning slide
After the 1885 season the two major-league pennant winners, the…

October 21, 1887: Sam Thompson's triple trouble
Sam Thompson may have been the best hitter in baseball in 1887.…

October 16, 1888: Tim Keefe leads Giants to tense victory in Game One
In October 1888, the atmosphere at New York Giants headquarters…

October 18, 1889: Genesis of a rivalry: Brooklyn vs. New York
In 1889, for the first time, both the National League and the…

October 29, 1889: Giants win back-to-back World’s Series
They might have called it the first “Subway Series” if there…

October 1892: The Split-Season Playoff
Major-league baseball faced a serious crisis in the early 1890s.…

October 13, 1903: Big Bill Dinneen leads Boston to a triumph in first modern World Series
The first World Series ever played was a best-of-nine competition,…

October 14, 1908: Cubs win World Series for second year in a row
For the second season in a row, the Chicago Cubs claimed the…

October 14, 1909: Tigers top Pirates in 'most exciting' Game Six
The third time was supposed to be the charm for manager Hughie…

October 16, 1909: Pirates' hopes rest in hands of a Babe
The first postseason meeting between the champions of the American…

October 16, 1912: Red Sox take advantage of Snodgrass's Muff to win World Series
Boston Red Sox ace Smoky Joe Wood started three games in the…

October 9, 1914: Rudolph outpitches Bender in World Series opener
The upstart Boston Braves surprised the defending World Series…

October 10, 1914: Bill James outduels Eddie Plank in Game Two
On an unusually warm October day in Philadelphia in front of…

October 12, 1914: Braves win Game Three in 12 innings
In the second consecutive thrilling contest, Philadelphia played…

October 13, 1914: Braves finish off shocking World Series upset in Game Four
Backed by stout defense,1 Dick Rudolph easily won his second…

October 8, 1915: Phillies' Pete Alexander benefits from the breaks to win Game 1
The same two cities squared off in the 1915 World Series as had…

October 9, 1915: Red Sox's Rube Foster pitches a gem and drives in winning run in Game 2
After dropping Game One of the 1915 World Series, 3-1, the Red…

October 11, 1915: Red Sox squeeze by Pete Alexander's Phillies in Game Three
The 1915 World Series featured the upstart Philadelphia Phillies,…

October 12, 1915: Ernie Shore leads Red Sox to Game Four victory
Game Four of the 1915 World Series was the second home game in…

October 7, 1916: Red Sox win a home game — a mile away from home
The 1916 season began with the reigning world champion Boston…

October 9, 1916: Red Sox win Game 2 on a loaned diamond; Babe Ruth goes the distance in 14
For the second year in a row, Boston won the pennant in 1916,…

October 12, 1916: Red Sox claim championship on adopted turf
It was Columbus Day and the biggest crowd of the 1916 World Series.…

October 6, 1917: White Sox win World Series opener at Comiskey Park
Oh, how it rained. The day before the first World Series game…