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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

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018001833

Text copyright 2019 by Bellwether Media, Inc. TORQUE and associated

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Editor: Rebecca Sabelko Designer: Jon Eppard

Printed in the United States of America, North Mankato, MN.

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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 .

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