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The World Series is a best-of-seven series held every October to determine the champion of the Major League Baseball season. Home field advantage is awarded to the winning league in the MLB All-Star Game. For a listing of teams, see MLB Teams.
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Fast Facts
- Inaugural series: 1903
- Nickname: "The Fall Classic"
- TV Network: FOX Sports
- Trophy: World Series Trophy
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2008 World Series Schedule
- Phillies win the Series 4 games to 1
- GM 1: Phi at AL Wed Oct 22 FOX
- Final Score: Phillies 3, Rays 2
- GM 2: Phi at AL Thurs Oct 23 FOX
- Final Score: Phillies 2, Rays 4
- GM 3: AL at Phi Sat Oct. 25 FOX
- Final Score: Phillies 5, Rays 4
- GM 4: AL at Phi Sun Oct. 26 FOX
- Final Score: Phillies 10, Rays 2
- GM 5: AL at Phi Mon Oct. 27 & 29 FOX
- Final Score: Phillies 4, Rays 3
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2008 NL Champion Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 4 games to 1 in the 2008 NLCS. The MVP for the series was starting pitcher Cole Hamels who won Game 1 and Game 5 propelling the Phils to their first World Series since 1993. -
Brief World Series History
The first World Series was played in 1903. Before the World Series, the champions in baseball were decided by a three game series called The Championship of the United States. The series featured the champions of the National League and the American League. The first series featured the Boston Americans versus the Pittsburgh Pirates.Baseball Almanac: World Series History -
World Series Trivia
- First World Series was played between the Boston Americans and the Pittsburgh Pirates
- Boston Americans won first World Series
- Only twice has it not been held: 1904 and 1994
- Most all-time championships: New York Yankees - 26
- 4 teams have never appeared: Seattle, Tampa Bay, Texas, and Washington
- Colorado Rockies made first ever appearance in 2007 World Series
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ESPN.com: Game 1 Box Score - [[St. Louis Cardinals]] 7 - [[Detroit Tigers]] 2
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ESPN.com: Game 2 Box Score - [[Detroit Tigers]] 3 - [[St. Louis Cardinals]] 1
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ESPN.com: Game 3 Box Score - [[St. Louis Cardinals]] 5 - [[Detroit Tigers]] 0
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2008 World Series Schedule
- Phillies win the series 4 games to 1
- GM 1: Phi at AL Wed Oct 22 FOX
- Final Score: Phillies 3, Rays 2 - ESPN Recap
- GM 2: Phi at AL Thurs Oct 23 FOX
- Final Score: Phillies 2, Rays 4 - ESPN Recap
- GM 3: AL at Phi Sat Oct. 25 FOX
- Final Score: Phillies 5, Rays 4 - ESPN Recap
- GM 4: AL at Phi Sun Oct. 26 FOX
- Final Score: Phillies 10, Rays 2 - ESPN Recap
- GM 5: AL at Phi Mon Oct. 27 & 29 FOX
- Final Score: Phillies 4, Rays 3 - ESPN Recap
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Phillies Projected Lineup
- Jimmy Rollins- SS
- Chase Utley- 2B
- Jayson Werth- RF
- Ryan Howard- 1B
- Pat Burrell- LF
- Shane Victorino - CF
- Greg Dobbs- 3B
- Carlos Ruiz - C
- Pitcher's Spot
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MLB.com: OctoberPhest! Phils win World Series
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ESPN.com: Phillies win Game 4-3, win Series 4 games to 1
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SI.com: Deep, balanced Phillies finish off Dodgers
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MLB.com: OctoberPhest! Phils win World Series
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2007 World Series
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- Boston.com: Boston Red Sox - Champs again! Red Sox sweep World Series (2007)
- Wikipedia: 2007 World Series Colorado Rockies versus Boston Red Sox
- Red Sox Win the Series 4 Games to none
- Game 1: Boston Red Sox 13 Colorado Rockies 1 - Box Score
- Game 2 : Boston Red Sox 2 Colorado Rockies 1 - Box Score
- Game 3 - Boston Red Sox 10 Colorado Rockies 5 - Box Score
- Game 4 -Boston Red Sox 4 Colorado Rockies 3 - Box Score
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1903: First ever series held as Boston Pilgrims defeat Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3
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1904: No series held
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1919: [[Chicago White Sox]] lose to [[Cincinnati Reds]] in the infamous "Black Sox" gambling scandal
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1923: First of 26 championships for the [[New York Yankees]]
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1946: Enos Slaughter's Mad Dash helps win series for the [[St. Louis Cardinals]]
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1955: Johnny Podres wins first World Series MVP as [[Los Angeles Dodgers| Brooklyn Dodgers]] win series
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1960: Bill Mazeroski's bottom-of-ninth homer wins the series for the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]]
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1994: World Series canceled due to players' strike
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1997: [[Florida Marlins]] become first Wild Card team ever to win World Series
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1903: First ever series held as Boston Pilgrims defeat Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3
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1954: Willie Mays makes "The Catch"
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1956: Don Larsen of the [[New York Yankees]] pitches a perfect game
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1969: The [[New York Mets| "Miracle Mets"]] win the World Series
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1975: In the 12th inning of Game 6, Carlton Fisk hits a game-winning home run
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1977: Reggie Jackson joins Babe Ruth as only players to hit 3 home runs in a World Series game
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1986: Game Six - Mookie and Buckner
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1988: Kirk Gibson's dramatic Game 1 winning pinch-hit home run
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1993: [[Toronto Blue Jays| Toronto]] defeats [[Philadelphia Phillies| Philadelphia]] when Joe Carter wins series with game-ending home run
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1954: Willie Mays makes "The Catch"
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