"Seven is a Lucky Number" (Fall, 1905)
The origins of the seven game series, and why it feels completely irrelevant right now
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In 1904, the New York Giants, the champions of the National League, refused to play the Boston Americans, the champions of the American League, in the World Series. This was largely d…
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