Because I like baseball, I’m going to post twice tonight. With the Yankees’ 10-1 trouncing of the Angels, it looks like we’re going to see a rematch of the unforgettable 1950 World Series, which the Yankees swept. While doing research to see how many times these two teams have met in the World Series I discovered something neat.
In 1914 and 1915, back when five cities had dual representation*, two cities presaged the patriotic Super Bowl XXXIX. In 1914, the Boston Braves swept the Philadelphia Athletics in the World Series. Then, in 1915, the Boston Red Sox charged past the Philadelphia Phillies in five games. So, Boston beat Philadelphia twice in a row, but with different teams. I wonder how many times that kind of thing has happened.
*New York, Chicago, St. Louis, Boston, and Philadelphia.
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