Ten Iconic World Series

History Talk, the history podcast from Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective

The World Series has been played annually since 1903 (with two exceptions in 1904 and 1994). Here, Origins offers ten 20th Century World Series contests that are landmark moments in baseball’s evolution as a commercial enterprise and its adaptation to the significant social and cultural changes of modern America. Written by Russell Field. Narration by Dr. Nicholas B. Breyfogle. Video production by Laura Seeger, Dr. Nicholas B. Breyfogle, and Hannah Keller. A transcript is available at https://origins.osu.edu/connecting-history/top-ten-origins-world-series. Links to individual Top Tens: 00:55 # 1 - 1903 World Series: Boston Americans beat Pittsburg Pirates, 5 games to 3. 02:20 # 2 - 1919 World Series: Cincinnati Reds beat Chicago White Sox, 5 games to 3. 03:36 # 3 - 1921 World Series: New York Giants beat New York Yankees, 5 games to 3. 05:04 # 4 - 1947 World Series: New York Yankees beat Brooklyn Dodgers, 4 games to 3. 06:05 # 5 - 1955 World Series: Brooklyn Dodgers beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 3. 07:04 # 6 - 1959 World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers Beat Chicago White Sox, 4 GAMES to 2. 08:19 # 7 - 1960 World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates Beat New York Yankees, 4 Games To 3. 09:56 # 8 - Three from the early 1970s: 1970 World Series when Baltimore Orioles Beat Cincinnati Reds, 4 Games To 1; 1971 World Series When Pittsburgh Pirates Beat Baltimore Orioles, 4 Games To 3; and 1972 World Series When Oakland A’s Beat Cincinnati Reds, 4 Games To 3. 11:31 # 9 - 1992 World Series: Toronto Blue Jays Beat Atlanta Braves, 4 Games to 2. 12:34 # 10 - 1994 World Series: When the World Series was cancelled. 13:20 Bonus - 1924 Colored World Series: Kansas City Monarchs Beat Hilldale Giants, 5 Games to 4. This is a production of Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective at the Goldberg Center in the Department of History at the Ohio State University and the Department of History at Miami University. Be sure to subscribe to our channel to receive updates about our videos and podcasts. For more information about Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective, please visit origins.osu.edu.