When did the World Series switch to best of 7?

molarmite · 05-29-2007, 05:57 PM

In my historical league, it's currently Best of 9, and I was wondering when the switch was made.

Erik W. · 05-29-2007, 05:59 PM

From Wikipedia:

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The World Series championship is determined through a best-of-seven playoff. Best-of-seven has been the format of all the modern World Series except in 1903, 1919, 1920 and 1921 when the winner was determined through a best-of-nine playoff

Dagrims · 05-29-2007, 06:00 PM

I don't trust Wikipedia.

Erik W. · 05-29-2007, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Dagrims

I don't trust Wikipedia.

Fine. From MLB.com...

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The 1904 NL champion New York Giants refused to play Boston the following year, so there was no Series. But the league presidents smoothed out their differences, and the Series resumed in 1905, when the Giants agreed to play Philadelphia in a best-of-7 game series.

Since then the World Series has followed the best-of-seven format -- except from 1919-21, when it returned briefly to best-of-nine.

Dagrims · 05-29-2007, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Erik W.

Fine. From MLB.com...

I typed that only because I posted the exact same thing you did, just one minute slower, so to avoid being redundant I edited my post.

I do trust MLB.com, by the way.

molarmite · 05-29-2007, 06:06 PM

That's the time period I'm at and it just switched to best of seven so I was wondering what was going on there. Do you know why they went to 9 game series for that little bit?

Dagrims · 05-29-2007, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by molarmite

Do you know why they went to 9 game series for that little bit?

Television ratings, according to Wikipedia.

Bluenoser · 05-29-2007, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by molarmite

In my historical league, it's currently Best of 9, and I was wondering when the switch was made.

Check my baseball chronology. Link is in my sig.

darkhorse · 05-29-2007, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by molarmite

In my historical league, it's currently Best of 9, and I was wondering when the switch was made.

1885.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/

Dagrims · 05-29-2007, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by molarmite

Do you know why they went to 9 game series for that little bit?

If someone has Times Select, they can read this article from October 1921 and tell us:

National League President Opposes a Return to SevenGame World's Series

eriqjaffe · 05-29-2007, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Erik W.

Fine. From MLB.com...

I don't trust Major League Baseball.

Which, I think, makes me wiser than Dagrims.

MorseMoose · 05-29-2007, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Dagrims

Television ratings, according to Wikipedia.

If I had water in my mouth, it no longer would be there. Fine post.

magnet · 05-29-2007, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by MorseMoose

If I had water in my mouth, it no longer would be there. Fine post.

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spark240 · 05-29-2007, 08:27 PM

Here's a sort-of related question: does a historical OOTP with progressing options automatically make '81 a split season? If so, what schedule is being split, the as-originally-scheduled (that wouldn't make sense), or the as-played? If the latter, will it also cancel the end of '94 and declare no-champion? (I'm sure that's a no, but what's the difference?)

Jason Moyer · 05-29-2007, 09:15 PM

Wikipedia's baseball pages are tainted by the obvious bias of the elite intelligensia who waste their time browsing/editing there.

I prefer to get my MLB history from an unbiased source like Fox SportsNet.

Le Grande Orange · 05-29-2007, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by spark240

Here's a sort-of related question: does a historical OOTP with progressing options automatically make '81 a split season? If so, what schedule is being split, the as-originally-scheduled (that wouldn't make sense), or the as-played? If the latter, will it also cancel the end of '94 and declare no-champion? (I'm sure that's a no, but what's the difference?)

OOTP historical seasons play out using the original, full-length schedule. So by default you don't get the war-shortened 1918 season, the strike-shortened 1972, 1981, 1994 and 1995 seasons. You also don't get by default the strike/lockout altered 1985 and 1990 seasons, nor the altered 2001 season.

I hope at some point down the road such seasons will be re-creatable in OOTP historical leagues at the user's option.

spark240 · 05-30-2007, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Le Grande Orange

OOTP historical seasons play out using the original, full-length schedule.

I guess that makes sense.

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Originally Posted by Le Grande Orange

I hope at some point down the road such seasons will be re-creatable in OOTP historical leagues at the user's option.

Like a "traumatic event" button... the season is suddenly interrupted, games are canceled until date X, we have the option to reschedule games, split or shorten the season. Could be fun.

Another option that would be in the same general category could be Fold Team (especially useful for 19th-century-style and independent-minor leagues), where a team disbands mid-season, its players disperse as FAs, and its remaining games drop out of the league schedule (but those already played still count in standings).

I guess this thread should move.

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molarmite Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 4,923	That's the time period I'm at and it just switched to best of seven so I was wondering what was going on there. Do you know why they went to 9 game series for that little bit? __________________ From the wise mind of Davey Eckstein "Now all you need is a signature. A quote or initial, perhaps." [

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Jason Moyer Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 5,088	Wikipedia's baseball pages are tainted by the obvious bias of the elite intelligensia who waste their time browsing/editing there. I prefer to get my MLB history from an unbiased source like Fox SportsNet. __________________ "I pretty much popped everything cold turkey. We were doing steroids they wouldn't give to horses." -- Tom House "I was very fortunate to have a pitching coach by the name of Tom House...Tom, I really miss those days that we spent in the weight room and out on the field working together." -- Nolan Ryan's HoF Induction Speech

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spark240 All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Highest county in the Virginia hills Posts: 637	Here's a sort-of related question: does a historical OOTP with progressing options automatically make '81 a split season? If so, what schedule is being split, the as-originally-scheduled (that wouldn't make sense), or the as-played? If the latter, will it also cancel the end of '94 and declare no-champion? (I'm sure that's a no, but what's the difference?)