OCTOBER 13, 2016 | BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – Back in the day the World Series was coming to an end around October 13th. This year (2016), the National and American Leagues haven’t even begun their respective League Championship Series.
Today the World Series starts the last week in October. The 7th game, if needed, is played in November. The “October Classic” has become a Halloween event. Besides the weather factor in Northeast and Midwest locations, it’s simply a longer season than it used to be. Let’s compare:
1960 – The Pittsburgh Pirates’ Bill Mazeroski’s walk-off home run to win a spectacular up and down World Series between Pittsburgh and New York Yankees occurred on this date, October 13th. Box score & play-by-play.
1929 – The 5th and final game of the 1929 season was October 14th, the Philadelphia A’s beat the Chicago Cub 3-2 to win the series 4 games to 1.
1949 – The last game played in 1949 was on October 5th when the New York Yankees beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 10-6 to win the World Series 4 games to 1.
1969 – The miracle season of 1969 came to an end on October 16th with the New York Mets’ stunning victory over the Baltimore Orioles 5-3 to win the series 4 games to 2.
1989 – Even the 1989 World Series ended before November, despite a 10-day delay because of the San Francisco earthquake of that year. The Oakland A’s beat the San Francisco Giants 9-6 on October 28th to sweep the Series.
CONTRIBUTING SOURCES:
2016 MLB Postseason Calendar
1989 San Francisco earthquake
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