Wednesday, November 8, 2017

World Series: Travel. 4 of 9.

1. Sunday in the park
2. Nine game series, eight games and tie
3. Home sweet home
4. Travel
5. Best of Seven WS
6. Sweeps
7. Regular Season
8. Yankees
9. Yanks 1960

This file contain pertinent data:


4. Travel:

1933, 1934, 1935: Even though the teams were in different cities, there were no off days.  This may have been to save money on trains, hotels and meals because of the national economic depression.

1943: The first three games were played in Yankee Stadium probably because of World War II travel restrictions.
1945: The first three games were played in Detroit and the final four in Chicago probably because of World War II travel restrictions.
1957: Starting with this WS (Milwaukee v. New York) off days for travel between locations became standard again.
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23 WS had no off days.  The most recent was in 1955.  Twelve involved teams in different cities.  Chicago and St.Louis each had one no rest WS.  The other nine were in New York.  Seven were best of seven games, including 1912, which went eight games: 4-3-1.

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