1920 World Series

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The 1920 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's 1920 season, notable for featuring the Cleveland Indians' first title and the only unassisted triple play in World Series history.

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1920 World Series canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Major League Baseball championship series
World Series
ALTeam Cleveland Indians
BrooklynLeague National League champion
BrooklynRegularSeasonRecord 93–61
champion Cleveland Indians
cityOfALTeam Cleveland, Ohio
linked to: Cleveland
cityOfNLTeam Brooklyn, New York
linked to: Brooklyn
ClevelandLeague American League champion
ClevelandRegularSeasonRecord 98–56
country United States
finalSeriesResult Cleveland Indians won 5 games to 2
firstGrandSlamInWorldSeriesHistoryBy Elmer Smith
firstGrandSlamInWorldSeriesHistoryGame Game 5
firstWorldSeriesHomeRunByAPitcher Jim Bagby Sr.
firstWorldSeriesHomeRunByAPitcherGame Game 5
followedBy 1921 World Series
format best-of-nine
game5FinalScore Cleveland Indians 8, Brooklyn Robins 1
gameWithMultipleHistoricPlays Game 5
homeBallparkALTeam League Park
homeBallparkNLTeam Ebbets Field
league American League
National League
location Brooklyn
Cleveland
losingManager Wilbert Robinson
MVPTypeAward no official World Series MVP awarded
NLTeam Brooklyn Robins
linked to: Brooklyn Superbas
notableEvent first World Series championship for the Cleveland Indians
only unassisted triple play in World Series history
notablePlayer Bill Wambsganss
Elmer Smith
Jim Bagby Sr.
Stan Coveleski
Tris Speaker
precededBy 1919 World Series
runnerUp Brooklyn Dodgers
linked to: Brooklyn Superbas

Brooklyn Robins
linked to: Brooklyn Superbas
seasonOf 1920 Major League Baseball season
sport baseball
totalGames 7
unassistedTriplePlayBy Bill Wambsganss
unassistedTriplePlayGame Game 5
unassistedTriplePlayInning fifth inning
unassistedTriplePlayOpponent Brooklyn Robins
linked to: Brooklyn Superbas
unassistedTriplePlayTeam Cleveland Indians
winningManager Tris Speaker
year 1920

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bill Dinneen officiatedWorldSeries 1920 World Series
Sherry Smith WorldSeriesParticipation 1920 World Series