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Article: Feature: World Series trivia.
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- United Press International
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- October 29, 2003
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Oct 26, 2003 (United Press International via COMTEX)
With the World Series just ended, and the Florida Marlins newly crowned champions, here's a look at some World Series history with help from baseball-reference.com.
There was much commentary about the hard luck of the other League Championship finalists, the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs. The BoSox haven't won it all since 1918, while the Cubs have been blanked since 1908. As a matter of fact, the last time the Red Sox won the World Series, they defeated the Cubs in six games. The winning pitcher of Game One: Babe Ruth who was sold to the Yankees before the 1920 season and the Red Sox have never been ...