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1915 World Series

Imagine a super-duper baseball game from long ago where amazing players battled for the championship trophy!

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1915 World Series

1915 World Series

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Young women and children, Congo, ca. 1900-1915 (IMP-CSCNWW33-OS10-38)
Benares- The Golden Temple, India, ca. 1915 (IMP-CSCNWW33-OS14-66)
NS-00930 - Peggy's Cove Lighthouse
DSC02758 - Reflections of Peggy's Cove Lighthouse
DSC01025 - Peggy's Cove
DSC00004 - Peggy's Cove Lighthouse
DSC01018 - Peggy's Cove Lighthouse
Mrs Ellery with men and boys, Congo, ca. 1910-1915 (IMP-CSCNWW33-OS10-4)
'Who said Kaiser' patriotic photograph World War I
Letter from William Henry Warner (WW1 Soldier) to his parents - April 1915
Russian Steam Locomotive E (Ye) 2-10-0 class Еа-534. Русский паровоз Е-класса Еа-534.

Key Facts

Baseball Championship
The 1915 World Series was the 12th championship series in Major League Baseball.
Teams Competing
American League Champion Boston Red Sox vs. National League Champion Philadelphia Phillies.
Series Outcome
Boston Red Sox won four games to one.
Phillies' Long Wait
It was 65 years before the Phillies won their next World Series game.

Baseball's Big Showdown!

Get ready for the World Series, the biggest baseball championship ever! In 1915, two awesome teams, the Boston Red Sox and the Philadelphia Phillies, played against each other. It was like the Super Bowl of baseball, but way back then! The Red Sox were like the superheroes of this game, and they won the whole thing.

Who Were These Baseball Stars?

The Boston Red Sox were the champions from the American League, and the Philadelphia Phillies were the champions from the National League. Think of them as two different school teams trying to win the big trophy. The Phillies had a tough time in this series, only winning one game. It took them a super long time, 65 years, to win another World Series game!

Pitchers Were Super Strong!

The Red Sox had some really, really good pitchers in 1915. Their pitchers were so amazing that even a young player named Babe Ruth, who later became a famous home run hitter, didn't get to pitch in this series! He only got to bat one time as a pinch hitter. That shows you how strong the Red Sox's throwing team was.

A Game for the Books!

This World Series was special because it was the last one to start on a Friday for a very, very long time, until 2022! The Red Sox won the series by winning four games to just one for the Phillies. It was a thrilling competition that baseball fans still talk about today.

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