This year’s edition of the Fall Classic matches up two perennial underachievers, as the Cleveland Indians face the Chicago Cubs, the latter having failed to win a title since 1908. Tickets to see the games are on track to become the World Series’ most expensive ever. And the player who will lead off Game 1 on Tuesday, Dexter Fowler, will be the first black Cubs competitor in the World Series.
In order to appreciate where you are, you have to learn about where you started. Before you order your peanuts and Cracker Jack, brush up on your World Series history. Here are 15 facts about the championship, with sources linked.
The World Series concept started in the 1800s, when the top two teams would play each other for titles like “World Champion.” In 1894, that National League proposed having a series of seven games between its two best teams — the precursor to today’s World Series.
The first formal World Series took place in 1903 between the Boston Americans and the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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