SUBWAY SERIES
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 John Pazmino
 NYSkies Astronomy Inc
 nyskies@nyskies.org
 www.nyskies.org
 2009 October 24 
Introduction
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    In late September, with the prospect that the New York Yankess may 
make it into the World Series in 2009, NYSkies members are recalling 
previous Yankees series. In particular, those where the Yankees played 
the National League team in New York, the Brooklyn Dodgers, New York 
Giants, or New York Mets.  
    When the Yankees played a World Series against an other New 
York/Brooklyn team, the games are the 'Subway series', because fans 
can go to the games by subway routes that connect with the two stadia.
    The question came up: Were there 'subway series' in other towns? 
Could there be a subway series in an other town? For this discussion, 
'subway' can mean local travel between stadia by transit or car, as 
long as the teams are within the same metropolitan region, if not 
within the very same town. 
    I collected statistics, widely published on Internet, for all of 
the World Series played since 1903. There were world series before 
then, going back to the 1860s, when baseball was invented, but the 
games were sporadic and not formalized. Hence, 'World series' almost 
always refers to the modern run, starting with the games of 1903. 
    By the time I was well into this article, New York Yankees went 
into the World Series by defeating the Los Angeles Angels in the 
American League playoffs. They played against and beat the National 
League champion Philadelphia Phillies by 4 games to 2. I include this 
final run in my work here.
    New York City celebrated the Yankees championship with a 
tickertape parade on 2009 November 6. Philadelphia celebrated its loss 
with a stoppage of local transit service by a labor strike. 
History
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    This is not in any way a deep history of the World Series. There 
is plenty of litterature, in paper and digital form, for that. I here 
treat only of cases where teams within a town or in nearby towns 
played against each other in the World Series.
    Baseball was played since the 1860s in various towns but the 
leagues as we know them weren't formally set up until 1901. 
Championships between winners of assorted groups of team were played 
under different titles but the rules and standards changed almost 
yearly. 
    Today baseball historians treat these earlier 'world series' under 
a distinct section and consider only the modern run of the World 
Series, since 1903, in the official baseball records. 
    The situation of New York was unique in baseball for once having 
THREE teams in it, not the usual maximum of two in certain other 
towns. Technicly, 'New York' had two teams and Brooklyn had a team. 
When the two separate cities merged into the greater City of New York, 
all three teams were treated as New York teams. The Brooklyn team kept 
its identity as the Brooklyn, not New York, Dodgers. 
    There was for a long while two shots each year for a World Series 
within New York, a Subway Series, because the American League team, 
the New York Yankees, had two potential National League opponents, the 
New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers. Statisticly, there should be 
more 'subway series' in New York than in any other town. 
Table of World Series
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    The affiliation of the teams is that for each World Series, even 
if the team is now in an other town or changed name. As far as I know, 
there are no teams that actually went out of business, but there are 
many that were formed since the 1960s. They are the 'expansion teams' 
to spread baseball to more towns across th country and into Quebec and 
Canada. 
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 Year  Winner & League           Loser & League             W-L  Note
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 1903  Boston Americans AL       Pittsburgh Pirates NL      5-3  5/9
 1904  none; New York Giants stood up Boston Americans 
 1905  New York Giants NL        Philadelphia Athletics AL  4-1
 1906  Chicago White Sox AL      Chicago Cubs NL            4-2 
 1907  Chicago Cubs NL           Detroit Tigers AL          4-0  +1 tie
 1908  Chicago Cubs NL           Detroit Tigers AL          4-1
 1909  Pittsburgh Pirates NL     Detroit Tigers AL          4-3
 1910  Philadelphia Athletics AL Chicago Cubs NL            4-1
 1911  Philadelphia Athletics AL New York Giants NL         4-2
 1912  Boston Red Sox AL         New York Giants NL         4-3  +1 tie
 1913  Philadelphia Athletics AL New York Giants NL         4-1
 1914  Boston Braves NL          Philadelphia Athletics AL  4-0
 1915  Boston Red Sox AL         Philadelphia Phillies NL   4-1
 1916  Boston Red Sox AL         Brooklyn Robins NL         4-1 * 
 1917  Chicago White Sox AL      New York Giants NL         4-2
 1918  Boston Red Sox AL         Chicago Cubs NL            4-2
 1919  Cincinnati Reds NL        Chicago White Sox AL       5-3  5/9  
 1920  Cleveland Indians AL      Brooklyn Robins  NL        5-2  5/9 * 
 1921  New York Giants NL        New York Yankees AL        5-3  5/9 
 1922  New York Giants NL        New York Yankees AL        4-0  +1 tie 
 1923  New York Yankees AL       New York Giants NL         4-2
 1924  Washington Senators AL    New York Giants NL         4-3
 1925  Pittsburgh Pirates NL     Washington Senators AL     4-3
 1926  St Louis Cardinals NL     New York Yankees AL        4-3
 1927  New York Yankees AL       Pittsburgh Pirates NL      4-0
 1928  New York Yankees AL       St Louis Cardinals NL      4-0
 1929  Philadelphia Athletics AL Chicago Cubs NL            4-1
 1930  Philadelphia Athletics AL St Louis Cardinals NL      4-2
 1931  St Louis Cardinals NL     Philadelphia Athletics AL  4-3
 1932  New York Yankees AL       Chicago Cubs NL            4-0
 1933  New York Giants NL        Washington Senators AL     4-1
 1934  St Louis Cardinals NL     Detroit Tigers AL          4-3
 1935  Detroit Tigers AL         Chicago Cubs NL            4-2
 1936  New York Yankees AL       New York Giants NL         4-2
 1937  New York Yankees AL       New York Giants NL         4-1
 1938  New York Yankees AL       Chicago Cubs NL            4-0
 1939  New York Yankees AL       Cincinnati Reds NL         4-0
 1940  Cincinnati Reds NL        Detroit Tigers AL          4-3
 1941  New York Yankees AL       Brooklyn Dodgers NL        4-1
 1942  St Louis Cardinals NL     New York Yankees AL        4-1
 1943  New York Yankees AL       St Louis Cardinals NL      4-1
 1944  St Louis Cardinals NL     St Louis Browns AL         4-2
 1945  Detroit Tigers AL         Chicago Cubs NL            4-3
 1946  St Louis Cardinals NL     Boston Red Sox AL          4-3
 1947  New York Yankees AL       Brooklyn Dodgers NL        4-3
 1948  Cleveland Indians AL      Boston Braves NL           4-2
 1949  New York Yankees AL       Brooklyn Dodgers NL        4-1
 1950  New York Yankees AL       Philadelphia Phillies NL   4-0     
 1951  New York Yankees AL       New York Giants NL         4-2 
 1952  New York Yankees AL       Brooklyn Dodgers NL        4-3 
 1953  New York Yankees AL       Brooklyn Dodgers NL        4-2 
 1954  New York Giants NL        Cleveland Indians AL       4-0  
 1955  Brooklyn Dodgers NL       New York Yankees AL        4-3 
 1956  New York Yankees AL       Brooklyn Dodgers NL        4-3 
 1957  Milwaukee Braves NL       New York Yankees AL        4-3 
 1958  New York Yankees AL       Milwaukee Braves NL        4-3 
 1959  Los Angeles Dodgers NL    Chicago White Sox AL       4-2     
 1960  Pittsburgh Pirates NL     New York Yankees AL        4-3 
 1961  New York Yankees AL       Cincinnati Reds NL         4-1 
 1962  New York Yankees AL       San Francisco Giants NL    4-3     
 1963  Los Angeles Dodgers NL    New York Yankees AL        4-0     
 1964  St Louis Cardinals NL     New York Yankees AL        4-3     
 1965  Los Angeles Dodgers NL    Minnesota Twins AL         4-3 
 1966  Baltimore Orioles AL      Los Angeles Dodgers NL     4-0     
 1967  St Louis Cardinals NL     Boston Red Sox AL          4-3 
 1968  Detroit Tigers AL         St Louis Cardinals NL      4-3 
 1969  New York Mets NL          Baltimore Orioles AL       4-1 
 1970  Baltimore Orioles AL      Cincinnati Reds NL         4-1 
 1971  Pittsburgh Pirates  NL    Baltimore Orioles AL       4-3 
 1972  Oakland Athletics AL      Cincinnati Reds NL         4-3 
 1973  Oakland Athletics AL      New York Mets NL           4-3 
 1974  Oakland Athletics AL      Los Angeles Dodgers NL     4-1
 1975  Cincinnati Reds NL        Boston Red Sox AL          4-3
 1976  Cincinnati Reds NL        New York Yankees AL        4-0
 1977  New York Yankees AL       Los Angeles Dodgers NL     4-2
 1978  New York Yankees AL       Los Angeles Dodgers NL     4-2
 1979  Pittsburgh Pirates NL     Baltimore Orioles AL       4-3
 1980  Philadelphia Phillies NL  Kansas City Royals AL      4-2
 1981  Los Angeles Dodgers NL    New York Yankees AL        4-2
 1982  St Louis Cardinals NL     Milwaukee Brewers AL       4-3
 1983  Baltimore Orioles AL      Philadelphia Phillies NL   4-1
 1984  Detroit Tigers AL         San Diego Padres NL        4-1
 1985  Kansas City Royals AL     St Louis Cardinals NL      4-3
 1986  New York Mets NL          Boston Red Sox AL          4-3 
 1987  Minnesota Twins AL        St Louis Cardinals NL      4-3
 1988  Los Angeles Dodgers NL    Oakland Athletics AL       4-1
 1989  Oakland Athletics AL      San Francisco Giants NL    4-0
 1990  Cincinnati Reds NL        Oakland Athletics AL       4-0
 1991  Minnesota Twins AL        Atlanta Braves NL          4-3
 1992  Toronto Blue Jays AL      Atlanta Braves NL          4-2
 1993  Toronto Blue Jays AL      Philadelphia Phillies NL   4-2
 1994  none; player strike cancelled end of season and World Series 
 1995  Atlanta Braves NL         Cleveland Indians AL       4-2 
 1996  New York Yankees AL       Atlanta Braves NL          4-2
 1997  Florida Marlins NL        Cleveland Indians AL       4-3
 1998  New York Yankees AL       San Diego Padres NL        4-0
 1999  New York Yankees AL       Atlanta Braves NL          4-0 
 2000  New York Yankees AL       New York Mets NL           4-1
 2001  Arizona Diamondbacks NL   New York Yankees AL        4-3
 2002  Anaheim Angels AL         San Francisco Giants NL    4-3
 2003  Florida Marlins NL        New York Yankees AL        4-2
 2004  Boston Red Sox AL         St Louis Cardinals NL      4-0
 2005  Chicago White Sox AL      Houston Astros NL          4-0 
 2006  St Louis Cardinals NL     Detroit Tigers AL          4-1
 2007  Boston Red Sox AL         Colorado Rockies NL        4-0 
 2008  Philadelphia Phillies NL  Tampa Bay Rays AL          4-1
 2009  New York Yankees AL       Philadelphia Phillies NL   4-2 
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    '5/9' - series was first 5 of 9 games, not 4 of 7. 
    '+1 tie' - within the games one was a tie score. Baseball now must 
play extra innings until one team wins. 
    '*' - For a few years the Brooklyn Dodgers tried a new name 
Robins, but went back to Dodgers. 
    In 1904 the giants rejected the Americans challenge on the grounds 
they were not a worthy opponent to waste time with. 
    In 1994 a baseball players labor strike lasted so long that the 
reminder of the season and the World Series was scrapped. 
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Subway series 
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    In the modern run of the World Series there were 14 Subway Series, 
played between the New York Yankees and one of three other New York 
National League teams. Altho the Brooklyn Dodgers was formed when 
Brooklyn was a separate city from New York, all during the modern run 
Brooklyn was within the City of New York while keeping its own 
identity. 
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 Year  Winner & League           Loser & League             W-L 
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 1921  New York Giants NL        New York Yankees AL        5-3 
 1922  New York Giants NL        New York Yankees AL        4-0 
 1923  New York Yankees AL       New York Giants NL         4-2
 1936  New York Yankees AL       New York Giants NL         4-2
 1937  New York Yankees AL       New York Giants NL         4-1
 1941  New York Yankees AL       Brooklyn Dodgers NL        4-1
 1947  New York Yankees AL       Brooklyn Dodgers NL        4-3
 1949  New York Yankees AL       Brooklyn Dodgers NL        4-1
 1951  New York Yankees AL       New York Giants NL         4-2 
 1952  New York Yankees AL       Brooklyn Dodgers NL        4-3 
 1953  New York Yankees AL       Brooklyn Dodgers NL        4-2 
 1955  Brooklyn Dodgers NL       New York Yankees AL        4-3 
 1956  New York Yankees AL       Brooklyn Dodgers NL        4-3 
 2000  New York Yankees AL       New York Mets NL           4-1
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    The tradition of a Subway Series is so strong and deep in New York 
that many residents think there was one every few years. In fact the 
14 Subway Series were very irregularly spaced. The longest span 
between Subway Series was the most recent, 1956 thru 2000! 
Northeast Corridor Series 
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    There were many World Series between teams along the Northeast 
Corridor, Boston thru New York to Washington. Fans did day trips 
between the two stadia. This table excludes the New York Subway 
Series. These are listed above. 
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 Year  Winner & League           Loser & League             W-L 
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 1904  none; New York Giants stood up Boston Americans 
 1905  New York Giants NL        Philadelphia Athletics AL  4-1 
 1911  Philadelphia Athletics AL New York Giants NL         4-2 
 1912  Boston Red Sox AL         New York Giants NL         4-3 
 1913  Philadelphia Athletics AL New York Giants NL         4-1 
 1914  Boston Braves NL          Philadelphia Athletics AL  4-0 
 1915  Boston Red Sox AL         Philadelphia Phillies NL   4-1 
 1916  Boston Red Sox AL         Brooklyn Robins NL         4-1 
 1924  Washington Senators AL    New York Giants NL         4-3 
 1933  New York Giants NL        Washington Senators AL     4-1 
 1950  New York Yankees AL       Philadelphia Phillies NL   4-0     
 1969  New York Mets NL          Baltimore Orioles AL       4-1 
 1983  Baltimore Orioles AL      Philadelphia Phillies NL   4-1 
 1986  New York Mets NL          Boston Red Sox AL          4-3 
 2009  New York Yankees AL       Philadelphia Phillies NL   4-2 
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    in spite of the numerous teams in Boston, Brooklyn, New York, 
Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, Corridor Series are 
surprisingly rare. 
Dominance of New York
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    With three teams, New York had more chances to field a World 
Series team, even if there was no Subway Series or the New York team 
missed winning the Series. 
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 Year  Winner & League           Loser & League             W-L 
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 1904  none; but New York Giants was National League pennant winner 
 1905  New York Giants NL        Philadelphia Athletics AL  4-1
 1911  Philadelphia Athletics AL New York Giants NL         4-2 
 1912  Boston Red Sox AL         New York Giants NL         4-3  
 1913  Philadelphia Athletics AL New York Giants NL         4-1 
 1916  Boston Red Sox AL         Brooklyn Robins NL         4-1
 1917  Chicago White Sox AL      New York Giants NL         4-2
 1920  Cleveland Indians AL      Brooklyn Robins  NL        5-2 
 1921  New York Giants NL        New York Yankees AL        5-3 
 1922  New York Giants NL        New York Yankees AL        4-0 
 1923  New York Yankees AL       New York Giants NL         4-2
 1924  Washington Senators AL    New York Giants NL         4-3
 1926  St Louis Cardinals NL     New York Yankees AL        4-3
 1927  New York Yankees AL       Pittsburgh Pirates NL      4-0 
 1928  New York Yankees AL       St Louis Cardinals NL      4-0 
 1932  New York Yankees AL       Chicago Cubs NL            4-0
 1933  New York Giants NL        Washington Senators AL     4-1
 1936  New York Yankees AL       New York Giants NL         4-2
 1937  New York Yankees AL       New York Giants NL         4-1
 1938  New York Yankees AL       Chicago Cubs NL            4-0
 1939  New York Yankees AL       Cincinnati Reds NL         4-0
 1941  New York Yankees AL       Brooklyn Dodgers NL        4-1
 1942  St Louis Cardinals NL     New York Yankees AL        4-1
 1943  New York Yankees AL       St Louis Cardinals NL      4-1
 1947  New York Yankees AL       Brooklyn Dodgers NL        4-3 
 1949  New York Yankees AL       Brooklyn Dodgers NL        4-1
 1950  New York Yankees AL       Philadelphia Phillies NL   4-0     
 1951  New York Yankees AL       New York Giants NL         4-2 
 1952  New York Yankees AL       Brooklyn Dodgers NL        4-3 
 1953  New York Yankees AL       Brooklyn Dodgers NL        4-2 
 1954  New York Giants NL        Cleveland Indians AL       4-0  
 1955  Brooklyn Dodgers NL       New York Yankees AL        4-3 
 1956  New York Yankees AL       Brooklyn Dodgers NL        4-3 
 1957  Milwaukee Braves NL       New York Yankees AL        4-3 
 1958  New York Yankees AL       Milwaukee Braves NL        4-3 
 1960  Pittsburgh Pirates NL     New York Yankees AL        4-3 
 1961  New York Yankees AL       Cincinnati Reds NL         4-1 
 1962  New York Yankees AL       San Francisco Giants NL    4-3     
 1963  Los Angeles Dodgers NL    New York Yankees AL        4-0     
 1964  St Louis Cardinals NL     New York Yankees AL        4-3     
 1969  New York Mets NL          Baltimore Orioles AL       4-1 
 1973  Oakland Athletics AL      New York Mets NL           4-3 
 1976  Cincinnati Reds NL        New York Yankees AL        4-0
 1977  New York Yankees AL       Los Angeles Dodgers NL     4-2
 1978  New York Yankees AL       Los Angeles Dodgers NL     4-2 
 1981  Los Angeles Dodgers NL    New York Yankees AL        4-2
 1986  New York Mets NL          Boston Red Sox AL          4-3 
 1996  New York Yankees AL       Atlanta Braves NL          4-2
 1998  New York Yankees AL       San Diego Padres NL        4-0
 1999  New York Yankees AL       Atlanta Braves NL          4-0 
 2000  New York Yankees AL       New York Mets NL           4-1
 2001  Arizona Diamondbacks NL   New York Yankees AL        4-3
 2003  Florida Marlins NL        New York Yankees AL        4-2
 2009  New York Yankees AL       Philadelphia Phillies NL   4-2 
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    54, quite 1/2, of the World Series had one or both New York teams. 
Because the City is conveniently situated in the center of the 
Northeast Corridor, fans from nearby towns like Boston, Baltimore, 
Washington, and Philadelphia may visit the City for a World Series 
game far more easily and frequently than any where else in the 
country. 
Other subway series
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    Only two other World Series were staged entirely within one town. 
Only one was a real 'subway series' because the other town had no 
rapid transit facilities. In 1906 the Chicago White Sox beat the 
Chicago Cubs, with the ballparks connected by the town's els. In 1944 
the St Louis Cardinals beat the St Louis Browns. Streetcars (light 
rail) served the town, but the all games were played in one stadium. 
    More over, two of the only three World Series played in a single 
ballpark were in New York. The 1921 and 1922 Subway Series were played 
in Polo Grounds, then shared by the Giants and Yankees. The Yankees 
moved into their own new Yankee Stadium in 1923. 
    The 1944 games in St Louis were in the shared Sportman's Park. All 
other Subway Series were played in each team's own park. 
    There was only one World Series played in separate towns within a 
single metropolitan area, where fans could travel by local transit to 
each ballpark. The Oakland Athletics beat the San Francisco Giants in 
1989. This was called the 'BART series' after the transit system and 
also the 'Bay series' for the bridge joining Oakland and San 
Francisco. This World Series was almost cancelled due to the 1898 
earthquake that caused widespread destruction in the Bay region. After 
damage assessment, the teams decided to play the games. 
    California could have, if the teams remain as they are now, the 
most World Series in the 21st century. Its five teams played many 
Series so far, some among themselfs. However, the San Diego Padres 
never played in a Series against an other California team.
    California hasn't yet the most World Series because its teams are 
young. The first California teams date from 1958 when the Brooklyn 
Dodgers first played as the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York 
Giants started up as the San Francisco Giants. 
Missed Subway Series 
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    There were possible subway series within one town that never 
occurred: 
    In Boston between the Red Sox and Braves 
    In Philadelphia between the Phillies and Athletics 
    In Los Angeles between the Dodgers and Angels 
    There was never a World Series within certain states: 
    In Florida between the Florida Marlins and the Tampa Bay Rays 
    In Ohio between the Cincinnati Reds and Cleveland Indians 
    In Pennsylvania between the Philadelphia Athletics and Pittsburgh 
Pirates 
    In Texas between the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers 
    There never was an overseas World Series: 
    Between the Toronto Blue Jays (Canada) and Montreal Expos (Quebec) 
World Series by team
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    This list keeps the team intact as it moved from town to town or 
changed name. Many of the teams near the bottom, with only one or no 
World Series, are newer teams created since the 1960s. 
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 Team                                            Win Last  All Last  
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 New York Highlanders/Yankees (AL)                27 2009   40 2009 
 St Louis Cardinals (NL)                          10 2006   17 2006 
 Philadelphia/Kansas City/Oakland Athletics (AL)   9 1989   14 1990 
 Boston Americans/Red Sox (AL)                     7 2007   11 2007 
 Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers (NL)                 6 1988   18 1988 
 Cincinnati Reds (NL)                              5 1990    9 1990 
 Pittsburgh Pirates (NL)                           5 1979    7 1979 
 New York/San Francisco Giants (NL)                5 1954   17 2002 
 Detroit Tigers (AL)                               4 1984   10 2006 
 Chicago White Sox (AL)                            3 2005    5 2005 
 Boston/Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves (NL)              3 1995    9 1999 
 Wash'n Senators/Minnesota Twins (AL)              3 1991    6 1991 
 St Louis Browns/Baltimore Orioles (AL)            3 1983    7 1983 
 Philadelphia Phillies (NL)                        2 2008    7 2009 
 Cleveland Indians (AL)                            2 1948    5 1997 
 Chicago Cubs (NL)                                 2 1908   10 1945 
 Florida Marlins (NL)                              2 2003    2 2003 
 Toronto Blue Jays (AL)                            2 1993    2 1993 
 New York Mets (NL)                                2 1986    4 2000 
 Kansas City Royals (AL)                           1 1985    2 1985 
 Los Angeles/California/Anaheim Angels (AL)        1 2002    1 2002 
 Arizona Diamondbacks (NL)                         1 2001    1 2001 
 San Diego Padres (NL)                             0  --     2 1998 
 Houston Colt .45's/Astros (NL)                    0  --     1 2005 
 Colorado Rockies (NL)                             0  --     1 2007 
 Seattle Pilots/Milwaukee Brewers (AL/NL)          0  --     1 1982 
 Tampa Bay Devil Rays/Rays (AL)                    0  --     1 2008 
 Washington Senators/Texas Rangers (AL)            0  --     0  --  
 Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals (NL)          0  --     0  --  
 Seattle Mariners (AL)                             0 --      0  --
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Opening game
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    The World Series is played two games in one stadium, a rest day, 
three in the other, a rest day, and two back in the first. The stadium 
to open the Series is that of the league who won the season's All-Star 
game. It so happened that since this rule went into effect in 2003, 
the American League won all the All-Star games. The opening game of 
all World Series was in the American League stadium. Prior to 2003 the 
opening game alternated between the American and National League 
stadium. 
    The teams competing in the World Series before 1969 were the two 
who won their league's pennant with the best win-lose record. Since 
1969, with the addition of new teams beyond the classical 8 per league 
and their partition into geographic divisions, the Series teams are 
the winners of a round of playoffs between the divisions after the 
regular season. 
Conclusion
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    The fabled Subway Series is a significant part of baseball history 
in spite of its rarity in recent decades. Their is chatter and banter 
in the air that the two New York teams, the Yankees and the Mets are 
at the threshold of new regimes of winning performance. Both have new 
ballparks, strong players, good management. May we see more frequent 
Subway Series in the City in the decades ahead?