In the 5th inning, Cleveland second baseman BILL WAMBSGANSS completed the only unassisted triple play in World Series history. Bagby added a 3-run homer, the first by a pitcher in the World Series.
In that game, Cleveland's ELMER SMITH hit the first World Series grand slam home run. The 5th game, won by Cleveland 8-1, is one of the most famous World Series games. The series was to have opened in Cleveland, but the first 3 games were played in Brooklyn while seats were added to Cleveland's LEAGUE PARK.Ĭoveleski won the first game, 3-1. The Indians were led by player-manager TRIS SPEAKER and pitchers Jim Bagby and STANLEY COVELESKI.
Cleveland played the Brooklyn Dodgers in a best-of-9 series in 1920. The BASEBALL WORLD SERIES has been played in Cleveland 6 times, when the CLEVELAND INDIANS won the American League championship in 1920, 1948, 1954, 1995, 1997, and 2016.
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