Video: '1903 World Series Game 1: Pirates vs Americans/Red Sox'

(Thursday, October 1, 1903, 3:00 p.m. EST; during the 1903 World Series) — The first modern World Series, the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada contested between the champion teams of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL), began today between the Boston Americans (the team that would later be known as the Boston Red Sox) and the Pittsburgh Pirates at Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds in Boston. Continue reading First modern World Series opens at Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds in Boston 120 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 1 1903) →

Video: 'The 1919 World Series Fix that Tarnished America's Pastime'

(Tuesday, September 28, 1920, afternoon CDT; during the Black Sox Scandal) — A grand jury indicted eight members of the Chicago White Sox today for allegedly throwing the 1919 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds.
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Video: '1989 World Series, Game 3: Athletics @ Giants' (note: this video is actually game 4)

(Saturday, October 28, 1989, game played at approximately 5:33 p.m.-8:40 p.m. PDT) — The Oakland Athletics won the 1988 World Series tonight, beating the San Francisco Giants 9-6 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California, in the fourth and deciding game. Continue reading Athletics sweep Giants to win World Series 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 28 1989) →

Video: '1969 World Series, Game 5: Orioles @ Mets' (Mets win at 2:25:27)

(Thursday, October 16, 1969, at approximately 1:00-3:14 p.m. EDT) — The New York Mets won the 1969 World Series today, beating the Baltimore Orioles 5-3 at Shea Stadium in Queens, New York in the fifth and deciding game to accomplish one of the greatest upsets in Series history. Continue reading Mets upset Orioles to win World Series 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 16 1969) →

Video: 'In Search Of History - World Series Fix! The Black Sox Scandal (History Channel Documentary)' (Oct. 9, 1919, at 23:32)

(Thursday, October 9, 1919, 4:27 p.m. CDT) — The Cincinnati Reds won the 1919 World Series, defeating the Chicago White Sox 10-5 today at Comiskey Park in Chicago. Continue reading Reds defeat White Sox in World Series clouded by Black Sox Scandal 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 9 1919) →

Video: '2008 World Series Game 5 - Rays vs Phillies @mrodsports'

(Wednesday, October 29, 2008, 8:37 p.m. EDT) — The Philadelphia Phillies won the 2008 World Series tonight beating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, in the fifth and deciding game. Continue reading Phillies beat Rays to win World Series 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 29 2008) →

Video: '1998 World Series, Game 4: Yankees @ Padres'

(Wednesday, October 21, 1998, 5:20-8:18 p.m. PDT) — The New York Yankees won the 1998 World Series tonight, beating the San Diego Padres 3-0 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California, in the fourth and deciding game. Continue reading Yankees beat Padres to win World Series 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 21 1998) →

Video: '1988 WS Gm5: Dodgers win the World Series'

(Thursday, October 20, 1988, at approximately 5:35 p.m.- 8:26 p.m. PDT) — The Los Angeles Dodgers won the 1988 World Series tonight, beating the Oakland Athletics 5-2 at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California, in the fifth and deciding game. Continue reading Dodgers beat Athletics to win World Series 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 20 1988) →