meehan@ihlpg.UUCP (Meehan) (10/17/85)
YAAHHHOOOO STATE OF MISSOURI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lets's Go CARDINALS! Does anybody know when the last World Series was where the two teams were from the same state? The Tribune said that the last time two Missouri teams played was in 1944 when the Cardinals played the Browns. I'm just curious if this has happened since then. Patrick Meehan (transplated Showmeian) AT&T Bell Labs Naperville IL
mlt@mb2c.UUCP (Mark L. Tompkins) (10/18/85)
> Does anybody know when the last World Series was where the > two teams were from the same state? I believe it was 1974, when the Oakland A's defeated the Dodgers. The first time this ever happened was 1904 ( I think ) when the Cubbies and Sox both made the Series, then only in its second year.
cjsgro@watrose.UUCP (Carlo Sgro) (10/18/85)
In article <335@ltuxa.UUCP> jmh@ltuxa.UUCP (64lt503310-Jon M. Hanrath) writes: > >After watching the 7th game in Toronto I was very surprised to hear >that therer were only about 35,000 at the game, it wasn't a sellout. >I didn't realize that this ever happened. I guess I'm a bit disappointed. > There is one and only one reason for the lack of a sellout: the unreasonable ticket situation. The only tickets available were bleacher seats, which are very difficult to get a good view out of. Even still, the prices for these seats were exorbitant: $19 per ticket for what are usually $4 seats. It is unreasonable to expect people to shell out bucks like that for unacceptable seats such as those they were offering. For the World Series, it was even worse. I shelled out $55 for a pair of those aforementioned bleacher seats (list price, straight from the official ticket distributor) ( don't ask me why I spent the money for the World Series and not the LCS ). To me, it seems like this is simply a case of lack of consideration for the people that have been supporting your team throughout the year (although all of the ticket guidelines came from the Commissioner's office, so I'm not blaming the Jays). By the way, they claimed that the 'good' tickets went for "official league commitments". Can anyone explain what this *really* means??? money -- Carlo Sgro ...![ihnp4||decvax||allegra||clyde||utzoo]!watmath!watrose!cjsgro "ihnp4 Express: Overnight to the USA or you don't pay!"
mathnews@watdcsu.UUCP (mathNEWS) (10/18/85)
Well, my congratulations to the Cards and the Royals, and I hope their
fans enjoy the next two weeks. I have one question, though...
WHERE'S MISSOURI? :-)
(Blue Jay fans' revenge...)
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mathnews@watdcsu NETNORTHcredmond@watmath.UUCP (Chris Redmond) (10/19/85)
>After watching the 7th game in Toronto I was very surprised to hear >that therer were only about 35,000 at the game, it wasn't a sellout. >I didn't realize that this ever happened. I guess I'm a bit disappointed. There was a lot of confusion and unhappiness about ticket sales -- originally only the far outfield bleacher seats were to be for sale locally, and priced at $19 (during the regular season, $2 to $4). As anyone who has seen Exhibition Stadium knows, most of those seats are great for football, lousy for baseball (unless you LIKE getting a crick in your neck). The entire reserved-seat section of the stadium was "for league commitments", i.e. sponsors and other teams. Later, when some of those seats proved to be available after all, the publicity was feeble -- and the real fans had alerady made their plans. Also, there was the serious mistake of scheduling three of the four Toronto games at night. October days in Toronto tend to be sunny and pleasant, temperatures in the 60's, but after dark it can get cold, and fans probably decided it was warmer in front of the TV set. Would have been smarter to play daytimes in Toronto and night-times in Los Angeles.
mojo@kepler.UUCP (Morris Jones) (10/19/85)
In article <335@ltuxa.UUCP> jmh@ltuxa.UUCP (64lt503310-Jon M. Hanrath) writes: >After watching the 7th game in Toronto I was very surprised to hear >that therer were only about 35,000 at the game, it wasn't a sellout. >I didn't realize that this ever happened. I guess I'm a bit disappointed. Did you get a look at the aerial view of that stadium? It seemed like 25% of the seats were *really bad*. Right field bleachers couldn't be a fun place to watch a baseball game. -- Mojo ... Morris Jones, MicroPro Product Development {ptsfa,hplabs,glacier,lll-crg}!well!micropro!kepler!mojo
gersh@dartvax.UUCP (Jeff A. Gershengorn) (10/20/85)
In article <1365@ihlpg.UUCP> meehan@ihlpg.UUCP (Meehan) writes: >Does anybody know when the last World Series was where the >two teams were from the same state? The Tribune said that >the last time two Missouri teams played was in 1944 when the >Cardinals played the Browns. I'm just curious if this has >happened since then. > > Patrick Meehan Yes. Here's when: 1947 Brooklyn vs. New York 1949 Brooklyn vs. New York 1951 New York vs. New York 1952 Brooklyn vs. New York 1953 Brooklyn vs. New York 1955 Brooklyn vs. New York 1956 Brooklyn vs. New York 1974 Los Angeles vs. Oakland Cards in 5. -Jeff -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The sun is the same in a relative way, but you're older Shorter of breath and one day closer to death" -P. Floyd Jeff Gershengorn '88 ihnp4!dartvax!gersh (603) 643-7103 Hinman Box 1772 Dartmouth College Hanover, New Hampshire 03755 Real World: 5 Fairway Drive San Rafael, CA 94901 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
nyssa@abnji.UUCP (nyssa of traken) (10/21/85)
Last time the World Series was in "in state" affair, wasn't it
1974 with Oakland vs LA?
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-who said it, what story?rhoads@oasys.UUCP (10/22/85)
> > Does anybody know when the last World Series was where the > two teams were from the same state? The Tribune said that > the last time two Missouri teams played was in 1944 when the > Cardinals played the Browns. I'm just curious if this has > happened since then. > I don't have my almanac handy, but haven't there been a few "subway series'" since then. I mean wasn't '54 the NY Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers or am I way off base? I do recall that Dusty Rhodes was 4 for 6 with 2 HR's as a pinch hitter in that series, so it was the Giants... -- Rhoads Hollowell {hao,ucbvax,allegra}!nbires![oasys!]rhoads "I knew I shoulda made dat left turn at Alburqurque!!" --B. Bunny
jwm00@duts.UUCP (John McKenna) (10/24/85)
> > > > Does anybody know when the last World Series was where the > > two teams were from the same state? The Tribune said that > > the last time two Missouri teams played was in 1944 when the > > Cardinals played the Browns. I'm just curious if this has > > happened since then. > > > > I don't have my almanac handy, but haven't there been a few "subway > series'" since then. I mean wasn't '54 the NY Giants and the Brooklyn > Dodgers or am I way off base? I do recall that Dusty Rhodes was 4 for 6 > with 2 HR's as a pinch hitter in that series, so it was the Giants... > > -- > > Rhoads Hollowell {hao,ucbvax,allegra}!nbires![oasys!]rhoads > > "I knew I shoulda made dat left turn at Alburqurque!!" > --B. Bunny The 1954 World Series featured the NY Giants and the Clevleand Indians. The Indians were the winningest team in the majors with 111 victories in a 154 game season. When it came to series time it was a different story for the Indians. Mays had returned to the Giants after two years in the Army. In game 1 with the score 2-2 and two men on Vic Wertz hit a drive into deepest center. Mays miraculously chased the 460' drive down and after making the over the shoulder catch whirled and fired a strike back to the infield that prevented the runners from moving up. Rhodes later hit a three run pinch-hit homer in the tenth and the Giants never looked back taking the flag in 4 straight. In '51 the Giants and Dodgers had to play a three game playoff to determine the National League champion with the Giants winning on Bobby Thompson's three run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning of game 3. Ralph Branca pitched to Thompson with first base open. This should sound familiar to Dodger fans after Lasorda's antics in game 6 this year however the decision in '51 is understandable considering a hot hitting rookie named Willie Mays was batting behind Thompson. *** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE ***
jwm00@duts.UUCP (John McKenna) (10/30/85)
> > >> Does anybody know when the last World Series was where the > >> two teams were from the same state? > * Written 8:45 am Oct 18, 1985 by mlt@mb2c.UUCP in uiucdcsb:net.sport.baseball */ > >I believe it was 1974, when the Oakland A's defeated the Dodgers. The first > >time this ever happened was 1904 ( I think ) when the Cubbies and Sox both > >made the Series, then only in its second year. > > I don't think there was a 1904 World Series because the NL was mad at the > AL for winning the first one. > > Stephen L. Borodkin > > USENET: ...!{pur-ee,ihnp4}!uiucdcs!borodkin > CSNET: borodkin%uiuc@csnet-relay.arpa > ARPA: borodkin@uiuc.arpa There was no 1904 World Series due to the personal animosity between the NL champion Giants manager John McGraw and American League president Ban Johnson. Interestingly enough the initial reason cited for a lack of play came from Giants president John T. Brush when he declared the American League an inferior league. This may have been the first salvo fired in the decades long feud between the two league's adherents. An unfortunate byproduct of McGraw's feud was that the AL champion Boston Pilgrims #1 starter Cy Young and the Giants ace Christy Mathewson did not face one another. The Cubs and the White Sox played in the '06 Series. ( AL in 6). Trivia question(easy) : Which major league pitcher had a win total of greater than 500 and yet never won the coveted Cy Young award? Answer : Cy Young. See I told you it was easy.
borodkin@uiucdcsb.CS.UIUC.EDU (11/03/85)
>> Does anybody know when the last World Series was where the >> two teams were from the same state? * Written 8:45 am Oct 18, 1985 by mlt@mb2c.UUCP in uiucdcsb:net.sport.baseball */ >I believe it was 1974, when the Oakland A's defeated the Dodgers. The first >time this ever happened was 1904 ( I think ) when the Cubbies and Sox both >made the Series, then only in its second year. I don't think there was a 1904 World Series because the NL was mad at the AL for winning the first one. Stephen L. Borodkin USENET: ...!{pur-ee,ihnp4}!uiucdcs!borodkin CSNET: borodkin%uiuc@csnet-relay.arpa ARPA: borodkin@uiuc.arpa