World Series Tickets

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While the Super Bowl has been around for less than 50 years, the World Series dates back to the early 20th century. World Series tickets enable fans to enjoy the drama and excitement of Major League Baseball's showcase event.

World Series Tickets: Historical Overview

In 1903, the World Series began with a matchup between the National League's Pittsburgh Pirates and the American League's Boston Red Sox. Boston won the initial "Fall Classic" five games to three in the best-of-nine format that was also used from 1919-21. With the exception of the four World Series in the early days of the event, the World Series has been a best-of-seven format.

In the early twenties, pro baseball was still evolving. The sport was trying to recover from the "Black Sox" scandal in which eight members of the Chicago White Sox were banned for life from Major League Baseball for conspiring to fix the 1919 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds.

However, baseball quickly recovered from the scandal, as Babe Ruth and the New York Yankees dominated the sport throughout the rest of the decade. The popularity of Ruth and the Yankees helped baseball become America's national pastime. With new stars Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle following Ruth in the years to come, the Yankees continued to be a World Series fixture into the mid-sixties.

In the fifties, television also helped the development of the World Series. The influence of television led to some night games in the World Series for the first time in the early seventies.

Despite the growth and popularity of pro football in recent decades, the World Series is still going strong, more than 100 years since its debut!

World Series Tickets: Memorable Highlights

Over the years, there have been dozens of classic and epic moments that have taken place in the World Series.

In 1956, Dan Larsen of the New York Yankees fired a perfect game against the Brooklyn Dodgers. This still stands as the only no-hitter in the history of the World Series.

Four years later, Bill Mazeroski's home run in the bottom of the ninth inning gave the Pittsburgh Pirates a 10-9 victory over the Yankees in the decisive seventh game of the World Series. The homer still ranks as one of the most dramatic moments in the history of baseball.

In 1993, Joe Carter of the Toronto Blue Jays also clubbed a home run to end a World Series in game six against the Philadelphia Phillies. These are just a few of the memorable highlights that have taken place in the World Series.