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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Morey, Allan, author.
Title: The World Series / by Allan Morey.
Description: Minneapolis, Minnesota : Bellwether Media, Inc., 2019. | Series:
Torque: Sports Championships | Includes bibliographical references and
index. | Audience: Ages: 7-12. | Audience: Grades: 3 through 7.
Identifiers: LCCN 2018001833 (print) | LCCN 2018003258 (ebook) | ISBN
9781626178687 (hardcover : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781648343421 (ebook) |
ISBN 9781618914880 (paperback : alk. paper)
Subjects: LCSH: World Series (Baseball)--History--Juvenile literature. |
Baseball--United States--History--Juvenile literature.
Classification: LCC GV878.4 (ebook) | LCC GV878.4 .M67 2019 (print) |
DDC 796.357/46--dc23
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Big Hits 4
What Is the World Series? 6
History of the 10
World Series
Road to the World Series 14
First Pitch 20
Glossary 22
To Learn More 23
Index 24
It is the nal game of the 2017 World
Series . The Houston Astros face the
Los Angeles Dodgers .
GEORGE
SPRINGER
The Astros start strong . George Springer
smacks a double to begin the game .
His next at bat , he blasts a home run .
After two innings , the Astros lead by ve
runs . They go on to win . They are
World Series champs!
A BIG FIRST
2017 was the Houston Astros
first World Series win !
The World Series decides the Major
League Baseball ( MLB ) champion . It is
a best-of-seven series . The rst team to win
four games is the champ .
The MLB baseball season is games
long . The World Series is played at the
end of the season . This series of games
begins toward the end of October .
The winner of the World Series receives
the Commissioners Trophy . It was rst
awarded in 1967 . It gets its name because
the leagues commissioner gives it to the
winning team . The words Presented by the
Commissioner of Baseball are stamped on
the trophy .
There are also ags
on the trophy . Each
ag stands for one
team in the MLB .
COMMISSIONER'S
TROPHY
2017
WORLD SERIES CHAMPS
HOUSTON ASTROS
In 1876 , the National League of Professional
Baseball Clubs ( NL ) was founded . Its creation
makes baseball the oldest professional sport in
North America ! The American League ( AL ) was
established in 1901 .
In 1903 , the leagues joined to form
the MLB . That year , the rst World Series
was played .
1903 MLB GAME, BOSTON (AL) VS. CHICAGO (NL)
The Boston Americans ( AL ) beat the
Pittsburgh Pirates ( NL ) in the 1903 World
Series . It was a best-of-nine series . They
won games to .
The World Series has been played almost
every year since 1903 . In 1904 , the two
leagues had a disagreement . The World
Series had to be canceled . A players
strike caused a cancellation in 1994.
1903 WORLD SERIES
THE NEW YORK YANKEES
1923, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939,
1941, 1943, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953,
1956, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1977, 1978, 1996, 1998,
1999, 2000, 2009
WORLD SERIES MVP
Yogi Berra played for the Yankees from 1946 to
1963 and in 1965. He helped them win 10 World
Series. He has been a World Series champ more
than any other MLB player!
YOGI BERRA
The NL and AL both have teams .
Each league is divided into three
divisions of teams .
Each league has teams that make it
to the playoffs . This includes division
winners and wild card teams .
Wild card spots go to the
teams with the next best
records after the
division winners .