https://www.customchampionshipring.net/ en Copyright (c) 2026 Randy Chan customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) Wed, 06 May 2026 10:19:14 -0500 Zen-Cart v. v 2.1.4 14.02.2008 15:26 RSS 2.0 Feed 1440 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2018-boston-red-sox-world-series-championship-ring-p-606.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/606/ The 2018 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's 2018 season. The 114th edition of the World Series was played between the American League (AL) champion Boston Red Sox and the National League (NL) champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The Series was televised in the United States on Fox. This was the second World Series match-up between the two franchises, after the Red Sox defeated the Brooklyn Robins (later known as the Dodgers) in five games in 1916. The Red Sox beat the Dodgers in five games to win their fourth World Series title in 15 years dating back to 2004, and their ninth in franchise history. Steve Pearce won the World Series Most Valuable Player Award, while Alex Cora became the fifth first-season manager and first manager from Puerto Rico to win the World Series. The Series was notable for its third game which went for 18 innings, a World Series record. The 2018 World Series was the first since 2000 to feature two teams who had also reached the postseason the year prior. Additionally, the Red Sox became the first team to win two World Series exactly one century apart, as they had defeated the Chicago Cubs in 1918, while the Dodgers were the first team since the 2011 Texas Rangers, and the first NL team since the 1992 Atlanta Braves, to lose consecutive Fall Classics. The Boston Red Sox' most recent World Series appearance was their 2013 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. The Los Angeles Dodgers, who last won a World Series in 1988 over the Oakland Athletics, made their second consecutive appearance, after losing to the Houston Astros in 2017. The two franchises faced each other in the 1916 World Series; the Red Sox won the series in five games against the then-Brooklyn Robins. Red Sox manager Alex Cora and Dodgers manager Dave Roberts were teammates on the Dodgers in 2002, 2003, and 2004. Although they did not play together on the Red Sox, both managers played and won a World Series championship with Boston—Roberts in 2004 and Cora in 2007. This was the first World Series with two managers of color; additionally, both managers were born outside the contiguous United States, as Cora was born in Puerto Rico and Roberts in Japan. The Red Sox finished with a 108-54 (.667) record, winning the American League East division title for the third consecutive season, eight games ahead of the second-place New York Yankees, and were the first team to clinch a berth in the 2018 postseason. The Red Sox surpassed the 100-win mark for the first time since 1946, broke the franchise record of 105 wins that had been set in 1912, and won the most games of any MLB team since the 2001 Seattle Mariners won 116. The 2018 Red Sox were highlighted by All-Stars Mookie Betts, Craig Kimbrel, J. D. Martinez, Mitch Moreland, and Chris Sale. Betts led baseball in batting average and slugging percentage, while Martinez led in runs batted in. Sale tossed only 158 innings due to a shoulder injury late in the year, but was otherwise superb, posting a 2.11 earned run average to go along with 237 strikeouts. Kimbrel saved 42 games and struck out 96 batters. The Red Sox entered the postseason as the top seed in the American League, and defeated the Yankees in four games in the Division Series. Next, they defeated the defending champion Houston Astros in five games in the League Championship Series. Including their 2004 win that ended the Curse of the Bambino, this was the fourth World Series appearance by the Red Sox in 15 years and their 13th appearance all-time. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2018-boston-red-sox-world-series-championship-ring-p-606.html Thu, 04 Dec 2025 03:52:47 -0600 225.00 USD 606 0.5 10000 MLB2018 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2020-los-angeles-dodgers-world-series-championship-ring-p-616.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/616/ * The default name & number on this ring is Seager and his number 5. * Inside Engraving: The ring come with the inside engraving as the pictures shown by default, you don't need to pay extra for that. The 2020 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's 2020 season. The 116th edition of the World Series, was a best-of-seven playoff between the American League (AL) champion Tampa Bay Rays and the National League (NL) champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers defeated the Rays to win the series in six games for their first championship in 32 years. Los Angeles' shortstop Corey Seager was named the World Series Most Valuable Player (MVP) after batting 8-for-20 (.400) with two home runs, five runs batted in, and an on-base percentage of .556. The series began on October 20 and ended with Game 6 on October 27. To reduce the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the postseason proper was conducted at neutral sites rather than at teams' home stadiums. The entirety of the World Series was hosted by Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas (which also hosted the National League Championship Series), making this the first World Series to be played at a neutral site, as well as the first since 1944 to be held at only one ballpark. With 2020 being the first season of Globe Life Field, it became the first stadium to host the World Series in its first year since Yankee Stadium II in 2009. The Dodgers made their 21st appearance in the World Series, passing the Giants for most all-time in the National League, and third in four years, having lost in 2017 and 2018. They finished the shortened regular season with a 43-17 (.717) record, the best in all of MLB. They then swept both the Milwaukee Brewers in the Wild Card Series and the San Diego Padres in the Division Series, before defeating the Atlanta Braves in seven games in the League Championship Series after trailing 3-1 in that series. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2020-los-angeles-dodgers-world-series-championship-ring-p-616.html Thu, 04 Dec 2025 03:52:07 -0600 285.00 USD 616 0.5 10000 MLB2020 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2019-washington-nationals-world-series-championship-ring-p-612.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/612/ * Inside Engraving: The ring come with the inside engraving as the pictures shown by default, you don't need to pay extra for that. The 2019 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2019 season. The 115th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the American League champion Houston Astros and the National League champion Washington Nationals. The series was played from October 22 to October 30. The Nationals won the series, four games to three, to secure their first title in franchise history. Washington pitcher Stephen Strasburg was named the World Series Most Valuable Player (MVP) after earning two wins in the series. The Astros had home-field advantage for the series, due to having a better regular-season record than the Nationals. It was the third World Series in which home-field advantage was decided by the regular-season records of the American and National league champions, a practice that started in the 2017 season. It was the first World Series in which the Houston Astros had home-field advantage. The series was played in a 2-3-2 format, with the Astros hosting Games 1, 2, 6, and 7; and the Nationals hosting Games 3, 4, and 5. The visiting team won all seven games for the first time in any of the major North American sports leagues, surpassing the previous high of five. It was also the sixth straight World Series in which the championship was clinched by the visiting team. With the Nationals being from the Nationals League East division the past six World Series winners have come from each of the six divisions in Major League Baseball. The NL East (2019 Nationals) The AL East (2018 Boston Red Sox) The AL West (2017 Houston Astros) The NL Central (2016 Chicago Cubs) The AL Central (2015 Kansas City Royals) and the NL West (2014 San Francisco Giants) For the third straight year, MLB sold presenting sponsorships to all its postseason series; as with the 2017 and 2018 World Series, this World Series was sponsored by YouTube TV and was officially known as the 2019 World Series presented by YouTube TV. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2019-washington-nationals-world-series-championship-ring-p-612.html Thu, 04 Dec 2025 03:51:57 -0600 225.00 USD 612 0.5 10000 MLB2019 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2021-atlanta-braves-world-series-championship-ring-p-629.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/629/ * The top of the ring can't be open like the original player's ring. The 2021 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2021 season. The 117th World Series was a best-of-seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion Atlanta Braves and the American League (AL) champion Houston Astros. The series began on October 26 and concluded on November 2. The Braves won the series four games to two. It was their fourth World Series title in franchise history, their first since 1995, and their second in Atlanta. The Braves advanced to the World Series after winning the NL East division title. Atlanta then defeated the Milwaukee Brewers in the NL Division Series and the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL Championship Series. The Astros advanced to the World Series after winning the AL West. Houston then defeated the Chicago White Sox in the AL Division Series and the Boston Red Sox in the AL Championship Series. The Astros had home-field advantage due to their better regular-season record than that of the Braves. The teams split the first two games, which were played at Minute Maid Park in Houston, and the Braves won Games 3 and 4 at Truist Park in Atlanta. The Astros won Game 5, returning the series to Houston. The Braves won Game 6 to win the World Series. Jorge Soler was awarded the World Series Most Valuable Player Award after batting .300 in the series with home runs in three of the Braves' victories, each time giving them a lead they would never surrender. The Atlanta Braves were managed by Brian Snitker, who joined the organization in 1977 and became their manager in 2016. The Braves qualified for the postseason after winning the National League East for the fourth straight season. They played four months with a winning percentage at .500 or below before finally surpassing .500 on August 6, the latest point in a season that an eventual league champion achieved a winning record. In the best-of-five National League Division Series, they defeated the Milwaukee Brewers in four games. In the best-of-seven National League Championship Series (NLCS), the Braves defeated the defending world champion Los Angeles Dodgers in six games. Left fielder Eddie Rosario was named NLCS MVP after hitting 14-for-25 (.560) with 3 home runs and 9 runs batted in in the series.. This was the Braves' first World Series appearance since 1999, tenth in franchise history, and sixth while in Atlanta. The Braves entered the series with three prior World Series titles, one as the Atlanta Braves in 1995 and one while based in each of their previous cities of Boston (1914) and Milwaukee (1957). ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2021-atlanta-braves-world-series-championship-ring-p-629.html Thu, 04 Dec 2025 03:50:42 -0600 325.00 USD 629 0.5 10000 MLB2021 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2022-houston-astros-world-series-championship-ring-p-643.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/643/ The 2022 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2022 season. The 118th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the American League (AL) champion Houston Astros and the National League (NL) champion Philadelphia Phillies. The Astros defeated the Phillies in six games to earn their second championship. The series was broadcast in the United States on Fox television and ESPN Radio. The Houston Astros entered the 2022 MLB postseason as the AL West champions and the top-seeded AL team, while the Phillies won a wild card, earning the sixth and final NL playoff berth. The Phillies took a 2 - 1 lead after three games, before the Astros won the final three games to win the series. Jeremy Pena won the World Series Most Valuable Player Award, the first position player to win the award as a rookie. The series was notable for having the first World Series no-hitter since Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 World Series, when Astros pitchers Cristian Javier, Bryan Abreu, Rafael Montero, and Ryan Pressly combined to leave the Phillies hitless in Game 4. It was also the third postseason no-hitter in MLB history, after Roy Halladay's no-hitter (also at Citizens Bank Park) in Game 1 of the 2010 National League Division Series. MLB has sold sponsorships to various postseason series since 2017, with YouTube TV serving as the official presenting sponsor of the World Series from 2017 through 2019. The World Series did not have a presenting sponsor in 2020 or 2021, but resumed sponsorship in 2022. As a result of a new multi-year agreement with Capital One, this World Series was officially known as the 2022 World Series presented by Capital One. This was the second postseason meeting between the Houston Astros and the Philadelphia Phillies following their 1980 National League Championship Series encounter, which was won by Philadelphia, 3 - 2, en route to winning the 1980 World Series. Houston and Philadelphia met in the last series of the 2022 MLB season in Houston. Houston won two of the three games, although Philadelphia clinched their postseason berth in the first game with a win. The 19-game gap between the Astros and Phillies is the second largest in World Series history, trailing only the 23-game gap in 1906 between the 93-win Chicago White Sox and the 116-win Chicago Cubs. No black players born in the United States were included on either team's roster during the World Series, which marked the first time since 1950, shortly after the breaking of the baseball color line in 1947, that this occurred. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2022-houston-astros-world-series-championship-ring-p-643.html Thu, 04 Dec 2025 03:49:35 -0600 295.00 USD 643 0.5 10000 MLB2022 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2024-los-angeles-dodgers-world-series-championship-ring-p-663.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/663/ * The default name & number on this ring is PREEMAN and his number 5. * Inside Engraving: The ring come with the inside engraving as the pictures shown by default, you don't need to pay extra for that. The 2024 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2024 season. The 120th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion Los Angeles Dodgers and the American League (AL) champion New York Yankees. It was the Dodgers' first World Series appearance since 2020 and the Yankees' first World Series appearance since their victory in 2009. It was the 12th time in the Dodgers?Yankees rivalry that the teams met in the World Series, and the first instance since 1981. The series began on October 25 and ended on October 30 with the Dodgers defeating the Yankees in five games. Freddie Freeman was named the MVP of the series, tying a World Series record with 12 runs batted in (RBIs) and hitting home runs in the first four games of the series, including Game 1 when he hit the first walk-off grand slam in World Series history. The Dodgers and Yankees entered the 2024 MLB postseason as the top seeds in their respective leagues. The Dodgers had home-field advantage in the series due to their better regular season win-loss record. Superstar players Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani had also made their World Series debuts this Series. Coming into the series, the two teams had played 66 World Series games against each other all-time, the most for any two teams by far, with the Yankees having a 37?29 record over the Dodgers. The Yankees had a 6-1 World Series title edge during the Brooklyn Dodgers/Subway Series era, and the two teams tying 2-2 following the Dodgers' relocation to Los Angeles, making the overall record 8-3. In the 2024 World Series, Freeman's Game 1 walk-off grand slam built momentum for the Dodgers to take a 3-0 series lead, following two subsequent low-scoring wins. This winning streak was halted after the Yankees won Game 4, making the series 3-1. In Game 5, the Yankees quickly took a 5-0 lead heading into the 5th inning. However, Game 5 is most remembered for a series of Yankee errors and misplays that enabled the Dodgers to overcome the 5-run deficit and tie the game in the same inning. The Dodgers would eventually retake the lead and clinch the title, ending the series at 4-1 and setting the record for most runs to come from behind in a World Series-clinching game. It was the Dodgers' eighth World Series title in franchise history following 2020. For the Yankees, it was their 14th World Series loss in franchise history, putting them in a two-way tie for most World Series losses with the Dodgers. In terms of their rivalry, the Dodgers won the series over the Yankees for the fourth time, the record standing at 8-4 following this series. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2024-los-angeles-dodgers-world-series-championship-ring-p-663.html Sat, 11 Oct 2025 03:29:37 -0500 685.00 USD 663 0.5 10000 MLB2024 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2023-texas-rangers-world-series-championship-ring-p-653.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/653/ The 2023 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2023 season, and the 119th edition of the World Series. It was a best-of-seven playoff played between the American League (AL) champion Texas Rangers and the National League (NL) champion Arizona Diamondbacks. The series began on October 27 and ended on November 1 with Texas winning in five games. The Rangers won their first World Series title since their founding in 1961. This marked the first time since 1989 in which consecutive championships were won by different teams from the same state. The Rangers and Diamondbacks entered the 2023 MLB postseason as wild cards, making this the third World Series meeting between two wild cards following 2002 and 2014. The Rangers had home-field advantage in the series over the Diamondbacks due to their better regular season record. The Rangers and Diamondbacks split the first two games in Texas before the Rangers won three consecutive games in Arizona to win the series. Corey Seager won the World Series Most Valuable Player Award for the second time in his career. During the regular season, the Texas Rangers were led by an AL-best offense in runs scored and were tied with the Minnesota Twins in home runs. The Rangers led the AL at the All-Star Game with six players in Adolis Garcia, Jonah Heim, Josh Jung, Corey Seager, Marcus Semien, and Nathan Eovaldi. Mid-season injuries to staff-aces Jacob deGrom and Eovaldi and subpar performance in the bullpen led the Rangers to acquire closer Aroldis Chapman, middle reliever Chris Stratton, and starting pitchers Jordan Montgomery and Max Scherzer. Despite leading the AL West for most of the season, poor play late in the year saw the team finish second in the division behind the Houston Astros; the teams had identical win-loss records, but Houston owned a better head-to-head record. The Rangers qualified for the postseason as the fifth seed wild card entrant in the American League just two years removed from a 102-loss season. In the Wild Card Series, they swept the fourth-seeded Tampa Bay Rays. In the Division Series, they swept the American League East division winner and top-seeded Baltimore Orioles. In the American League Championship Series, they defeated their division rival and defending World Series champion Houston Astros in seven games to win their third American League pennant in franchise history. The Rangers made it to the World Series for the first time since 2011, where they lost to the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games. The Rangers were heading in as the favorites to win the series for the first time all postseason while also seeking their first World Series title in franchise history, which would put an end to their World Series championship title drought of 62 seasons since their franchise began, the second-longest active championship drought in Major League Baseball behind the Cleveland Guardians, and the oldest active franchise without a World Series title. This also marked a return to the World Series for three-time World Champion Bruce Bochy, who was looking to tie Walter Alston and Joe Torre for fourth on the list of World Series victories for managers. Texas came into the season with 50-1 betting odds, which was tied for the seventh-longest odds to make a World Series since 1985. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2023-texas-rangers-world-series-championship-ring-p-653.html Sat, 05 Jul 2025 10:55:28 -0500 635.00 USD 653 0.5 10000 MLB2023 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1969-new-york-mets-world-series-championship-ring-p-124.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/124/ The 1969 World Series was played between the New York Mets and the Baltimore Orioles, with the Mets prevailing in five games to accomplish one of the greatest upsets in Series history, as that particular Orioles squad was considered to be one of the finest ever (and still is by some baseball pundits). The World Series win earned the team the sobriquet "Miracle Mets," as they had risen from the depths of mediocrity (the 1969 team had the first winning record in Mets history). The Mets became the first expansion team to win a division title, a pennant, and the World Series, winning in their eighth year of existence. Two teams would later surpass that, as the Florida Marlins won the 1997 World Series in their fifth year (also becoming the first wild card team to win a World Series) and the Arizona Diamondbacks won the 2001 World Series in their fourth year of play. This was the first World Series since 1956 to involve a team from New York City other than the Yankees. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1969-new-york-mets-world-series-championship-ring-p-124.html Tue, 28 Nov 2023 09:44:55 -0600 185.00 USD 124 0.5 10000 MLB1969 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2017-houston-astros-world-series-championship-ring-p-597.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/597/ * Inside Engraving: The ring come with the inside engraving as the pictures shown by default, you don't need to pay extra for that. The 2017 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2017 season. The 113th edition of the World Series, it was played between October 24 and November 1. The series was a best-of-seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion Los Angeles Dodgers and the American League (AL) champion Houston Astros. It was sponsored by the internet television service YouTube TV and officially known as the World Series presented by YouTube TV. The Astros defeated the Dodgers, four games to three, to win their first World Series in franchise history, and the first team from Texas to do so, and the first time since 2002 when two consecutive World Series went to seven games. Both teams set a World Series record with a combined total of 25 home runs throughout the entire series, including a team record 15 home runs by the Astros, and hit a combined total of eight home runs in Game 2 to set the single game World Series mark. Houston outfielder George Springer was named as the World Series Most Valuable Player (MVP) after hitting five home runs in the series to tie a World Series record with Reggie Jackson in 1977 and Chase Utley in 2009. This was the first World Series in which home-field advantage was decided by the regular season record of pennant winners. From 1903 to 2002, home-field advantage had been determined by coin flips and by alternating between the AL and NL. From 2003 to 2016, it was determined by results from that season's All-Star Game, when it was awarded to the team from the winning league. The Dodgers earned home-field advantage over the Astros. The series was played in a 2-3-2 format, with the Dodgers hosting Games 1, 2, 6, and 7; and the Astros hosting Games 3, 4, and 5. With a 101-61 regular season record, the team won its first American League West title, and their first division title since 2001. In the American League Division Series, they defeated the Boston Red Sox in four games and then defeated the New York Yankees in the American League Championship Series (ALCS) in seven games. This was their second World Series appearance and first since 2005, when they were swept in four games by the Chicago White Sox.They became the first team in history to make it to the World Series as members of both the National League and the American League. The city of Houston in August 2017 suffered record flooding from Hurricane Harvey. The team began to wear patches which had the logo of the team with the word "Strong" on the bottom of the patch, as well as promoting the hashtag Houston Strong. Manager A. J. Hinch has stated in an interview that the team wasn't just playing for a title, but to help boost moral support for the city. On August 31, just seconds before the midnight deadline, the Astros traded for Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander. Following the trade, including the regular season and postseason to this point, Verlander had posted a 9-0 win-loss record with a 1.23 earned run average. He was named the ALCS MVP. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2017-houston-astros-world-series-championship-ring-p-597.html Sun, 24 Mar 2019 22:13:48 -0500 225.00 USD 597 0.5 10000 MLB2017 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2016-chicago-cubs-world-series-championship-ring-p-568.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/568/ * Inside Engraving: The ring come with the inside engraving as the pictures shown by default, you don't need to pay extra for that. The 2016 World Series was the 112th edition of Major League Baseball's championship series, a best-of-seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion Chicago Cubs and the American League (AL) champion Cleveland Indians, the first meeting of those franchises in postseason history. The Indians had home-field advantage because the AL had won the 2016 All-Star Game. The Cubs defeated the Indians in seven games, their first World Series victory in 108 years. They clinched the Series in Game 7 with an 8-7 win in extra innings, marking the fifth time that a Game 7 had gone past nine innings, and the first one to have a rain delay, which happened just as the tenth inning was about to start. It was only the sixth time in World Series history that a team came back from a deficit of three games to one to win a championship. The Cubs, playing in their eleventh World Series and their first since 1945, won their third championship and first since 1908. It was the Indians' sixth appearance in the World Series and their first since 1997, with their last Series win having come in 1948. The two teams entered their matchup as the two franchises with the longest World Series title droughts, a combined 176 years without a championship. Cleveland manager Terry Francona, who had previously won World Series titles with the Boston Red Sox in 2004 and 2007, fell short in his bid to become the third manager, and the first non-Yankee manager, to win his first three trips to the Fall Classic, after Casey Stengel and Joe Torre. The Cubs were the sixth team to come back from a three games to one deficit to win a best-of-seven World Series, following the 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates, the 1958 New York Yankees, the 1968 Detroit Tigers, the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates, and the 1985 Kansas City Royals. The Cubs made their eleventh appearance in the World Series; their only previous two championships were in 1907 and 1908, both against the Detroit Tigers. They lost their eight other appearances, in 1906 against the Chicago White Sox, in 1910 against the Philadelphia Athletics, in 1918 against the Boston Red Sox, in 1929 against the Athletics, in 1932 against the New York Yankees, in 1935 against the Tigers, in 1938 against the Yankees, and in 1945 against the Tigers. The Cubs qualified for the postseason by winning the National League Central, ending the regular season with the best record in the major leagues (103-58) for the first time since 1945; they also posted their highest winning percentage since 1935, and won their most games since 1910. The division title was their sixth since division play began in 1969, and their first since 2008. They defeated the San Francisco Giants in four games of the NL Division Series before clinching their first NL pennant since 1945 with a sixth-game victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL Championship Series. For Cubs manager Joe Maddon, it was his second appearance in the World Series as manager - in 2008, he managed the Tampa Bay Rays when they beat the Boston Red Sox in seven games to win the AL pennant, then were defeated in five games by the Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series. It was also Maddon's third World Series appearance overall - in 2002, he was bench coach with the Anaheim Angels when they won the World Series in seven games. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2016-chicago-cubs-world-series-championship-ring-p-568.html Sun, 24 Mar 2019 22:06:52 -0500 225.00 USD 568 0.5 10000 MLB2016 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2015-kansas-city-royals-world-series-championship-ring-p-507.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/507/ * This is the upgrade version, KC on top made by stones. * The default name on this ring is Perez. * Inside Engraving: The ring come with the inside engraving as the pictures shown by default, you don't need to pay extra for that. The 2015 World Series was the 111th edition of Major League Baseball's championship series, a best-of-seven playoff between the National League (NL) champions New York Mets and the American League (AL) champions Kansas City Royals. The series was played between October 27 and November 1, with the Royals winning the series 4 games to 1. It was the first time since the 2010 World Series that the World Series extended into November. The Royals became the first team since the Oakland Athletics in the 1989 World Series to win the World Series after losing in the previous year. The Royals had home field advantage for the first two games of the series because of the AL's 6-3 victory in the 2015 All-Star Game. It was the 13th World Series in which home field advantage was awarded to the league that won the All-Star Game. The series was played in a 2-3-2 format: the Royals hosted Games 1 and 2, and the Mets hosted Games 3, 4, and 5 (there was no Game 6 or 7, which the Royals would have hosted). The Royals won Game 1 in extra innings, tying for the longest game in World Series history. The Royals also won Game 2 with a complete game by Johnny Cueto, who allowed only one unearned run and two hits. With the series shifting to New York, the Mets won Game 3 with home runs by David Wright and Curtis Granderson. The Royals came from behind to win Game 4 after an error by Daniel Murphy led to a blown save by Jeurys Familia. Game 5 also went into extra innings, where bench player Christian Colón drove in the go-ahead run for the Royals, who clinched the series. Salvador Pérez was named the World Series Most Valuable Player. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2015-kansas-city-royals-world-series-championship-ring-p-507.html Sun, 24 Mar 2019 22:05:50 -0500 225.00 USD 507 0.5 10000 MLB2015 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1919-cincinnati-reds-world-series-championship-ring-p-561.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/561/ The 1919 World Series matched the American League champion Chicago White Sox against the National League champion Cincinnati Reds. Although most World Series have been of the best-of-seven format, the 1919 World Series was a best-of-nine series (along with 1903, 1920, and 1921). Baseball decided to try the best-of-nine format partly to increase popularity of the sport and partly to generate more revenue. The events of the series are often associated with the Black Sox Scandal, when several members of the Chicago franchise conspired with gamblers to throw (i.e., intentionally lose) the World Series games. The 1919 World Series was the last World Series to take place without a Commissioner of Baseball in place. In 1920, the various franchise owners installed Kenesaw Mountain Landis as the first "Commissioner of Baseball." In August 1920, eight players from the White Sox were banned from organized baseball for fixing the series (or having knowledge about the fix). In contrast to the White Sox, the 1919 Cincinnati Reds were upstarts. They had finished no higher than third since 1900, and then only twice, before winning the NL pennant handily in 1919. Under new manager Pat Moran, best known as the leader of another bunch of unlikely newcomers to the World Series, the 1915 Philadelphia Phillies, the Reds finished nine games in front of the runner-up New York Giants at 96-44 and at least 20 games ahead of the other six, with the second highest NL won-lost percentage since 1910 at .686. Their greatest star was center fielder Edd Roush, who led the league in hitting at .321 and, like the White Sox's Jackson, was in the top five of their respective leagues in most important hitting categories. Third baseman Heinie Groh was the other great hitter on the team at .310 with a .392 on-base percentage and 79 runs scored. Slick-fielding first baseman Jake Daubert, a two-time National League batting champion with Brooklyn earlier in the decade, also scored 79 runs and hit .276, while catcher Ivey Wingo hit .273. The rest of the team was unheralded, including second baseman Morrie Rath, a .264 hitter with no power but a good on-base percentage, and shortstop Larry Kopf, a .270 singles hitter. The corner outfielders were decidedly weaker hitters, with former Phillies star left fielder Sherry Magee's .215 in 56 games and right fielder Earle "Greasy" Neale's .242 with little power. This would prompt Moran to start rookie Pat Duncan in left field in the World Series. The Reds' pitching was universally solid, however. The team's big three included Hod Eller (20-9, 2.39), Dutch Ruether (19-6, 1.82) and Slim Sallee (21-7, 2.06), all among the league leaders in various categories. They were backed by three other pitchers who were almost as successful: Jimmy Ring at only 10-9 but 2.26, Ray Fisher at 14-5 and 2.17 with five shutouts, and Cuban Dolf Luque at 10-3 and 2.63, former and future Giant who would win the last game of the 1933 World Series in long relief for New York. It was a deep and talented staff, a definite advantage in a Series whose format had just been changed from best of seven to best of nine. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1919-cincinnati-reds-world-series-championship-ring-p-561.html Thu, 05 Jan 2017 02:26:57 -0600 185.00 USD 561 0.5 10000 MLB1919 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1922-new-york-giants-world-series-championship-ring-p-560.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/560/ In the 1922 World Series, the New York Giants beat the New York Yankees in five games (four games to none with one tie; starting this year the World Series was again best-of-seven). By now, the term "World Series" was being used frequently, as opposed to "World's Series". As with the 1921 World Series, every game was played at the Polo Grounds because it housed both teams, with the home team alternating. The Giants pitched around Babe Ruth and scored just enough runs to win each of the games outside of the controversial Game 2 tie. That game was called on account of darkness, but many thought there was sufficient light to have played some more innings (the sun was still in the sky), and there were some suspicions that one or both teams might have "allowed" the tie to happen to increase the overall gate receipts. Commissioner Landis was among those who was dissatisfied with the result. One story is that Landis asked Umpire Hildebrand, "Why the Sam Hill did you call the game?" The umpire answered, "There was a temporary haze on the field." The game decision was in the hands of the umpires, but the Commissioner's Office controlled the gate receipts. Landis ordered the money, more than $120,000, turned over to World War I charities, thus nullifying any impropriety. The tied game would turn out to be the third (and final) tied game in the history of the World Series. The other two tied games occurred in 1907 and 1912. No ties are possible under later rules, which allow for suspension of a tied game and resumption of it at a later date, as with Game 5 of the 2008 World Series. This would prove to be Giants' manager John McGraw's third and final World Series win. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1922-new-york-giants-world-series-championship-ring-p-560.html Mon, 05 Dec 2016 23:45:04 -0600 185.00 USD 560 0.5 10000 MLB1922 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2010-san-francisco-giants-world-series-championship-ring-p-73.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/73/ The 2010 World Series was the 106th occurrence of Major League Baseball's championship series. The best-of-seven playoff, played between the American League champion Texas Rangers and the National League champion San Francisco Giants, began on Wednesday, October 27, and ended on Monday, November 1, with the Giants winning the series 4-1 to secure their first World Series championship since 1954 and their first since relocating to San Francisco from New York City in 1958. The Giants were the first National League champions to have home-field advantage since 2001, because the won the All-Star Game 3-1 on July 13. For the second consecutive year, Series games were scheduled for earlier start times in hope of attracting younger viewers. First pitch was just before 8:00 p.m. EDT for most games, with Game 3 starting at 7:00 p.m. EDT as part of a "family night" promotion and Game 4 starting at 8:20 p.m. EDT to accommodate Fox's coverage. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2010-san-francisco-giants-world-series-championship-ring-p-73.html Fri, 25 Nov 2016 05:30:57 -0600 185.00 USD 73 0.5 10000 MLB2010 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2007-boston-red-sox-world-series-championship-ring-p-13.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/13/ The Boston Red Sox' 2007 season began with the Boston, Massachusetts-based Major League Baseball team trying to rebound after a disappointing 2006 season, in which they finished third in the American League East behind the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays, and missed the postseason for the first time since 2002. They rebounded from the disappointment of 2006 by posting the best record in the league, winning the American League East division with a lead they never relinquished since April 18, and winning the American League Pennant. Advancing to the World Series, the Red Sox beat the Rockies in four straight games, winning their second Championship in four years. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2007-boston-red-sox-world-series-championship-ring-p-13.html Fri, 25 Nov 2016 05:22:09 -0600 185.00 USD 13 0.5 10000 MLB2007 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2008-philadelphia-phillies-world-series-championship-ring-p-74.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/74/ The 2008 World Series was the 104th World Series between the American and National Leagues for the championship of Major League Baseball. The Philadelphia Phillies, as champions of the National League, and the Tampa Bay Rays, as American League champions, competed to win four games out of a possible seven. The Series began on Wednesday, October 22, and (after weather delays had postponed the end of Game 5) concluded the following Wednesday, October 29. The American League's 4-3 win in the 2008 All-Star Game gave the Rays home field advantage for the series, meaning no more than three games would be played at the Phillies' stadium, Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies won their second championship in their 126-year history, taking the series four games to one and brought the city of Philadelphia a championship after 25 years. This was the first postseason series lost by a Major League Baseball team based in the state of Florida; previously, the Rays and Florida Marlins were 8-0 in post-season series. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2008-philadelphia-phillies-world-series-championship-ring-p-74.html Thu, 29 Sep 2016 05:55:03 -0500 185.00 USD 74 0.5 10000 MLB2008 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2004-boston-red-sox-world-series-championship-ring-p-14.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/14/ The 2004 World Series was the Major League Baseball championship series for the 2004 season. It was the 100th World Series and featured the American League champions, the Boston Red Sox, against the National League champions, the St. Louis Cardinals. The Red Sox defeated the Cardinals four games to none in the best-of-seven series, played at Fenway Park and Busch Memorial Stadium. The series was played between October 23 and October 27, 2004, broadcast on Fox, and watched by an average of just under 25 and a half million viewers. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2004-boston-red-sox-world-series-championship-ring-p-14.html Sat, 24 Sep 2016 09:45:06 -0500 185.00 USD 14 0.5 10000 MLB2004 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1999-new-york-yankees-world-series-championship-ring-p-15.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/15/ The New York Yankees' 1998 season was the 96th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a franchise record regular-season standing of 114-48, 22 games ahead of the second-place Boston Red Sox in the American League East. These Yankees set an American League record for wins in a season, a record that would stand until 2001, when the Seattle Mariners won 116 games in the regular season against 46 losses. The New York Yankees' 1999 season was the 97th season for the Bronx based professional baseball team. The team finished with a record of 98-64 finishing 4 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox. New York was managed by Joe Torre. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. In the playoffs, they got to the World Series and ended up beating the Atlanta Braves in 4 games to win their 25th World Series title. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1999-new-york-yankees-world-series-championship-ring-p-15.html Mon, 05 Sep 2016 02:07:51 -0500 185.00 USD 15 0.5 10000 MLB1999 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1966-baltimore-orioles-world-series-championship-ring-p-541.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/541/ The 1966 World Series matched the American League (AL) champion Baltimore Orioles against the defending World Series champion and National League (NL) champion Los Angeles Dodgers, with the Orioles sweeping the Series in four games to capture their first championship in franchise history. It was also the last World Series played before Major League Baseball (MLB) introduced the Commissioner's Trophy the following year. Despite the general consensus that the Orioles were short of pitching when compared to the likes of Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax, Orioles pitching allowed only two runs in the entire series and ended up with a 0.50 team ERA, the second lowest in World Series history. The Orioles scored more runs in the first inning of the first game than the Dodgers would score in the whole series. The Dodgers' young Jim Barbieri became the first player to play in both a Little League World Series and the Major League World Series when he pinch-hit for Dodger relief pitcher Joe Moeller in Game 1 of the series. Barbieri struck out in what would be the final appearance of his brief career. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1966-baltimore-orioles-world-series-championship-ring-p-541.html Sat, 27 Aug 2016 03:58:38 -0500 185.00 USD 541 0.5 10000 MLB1966 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1945-detroit-tigers-world-series-championship-ring-p-537.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/537/ The 1945 World Series matched the American League Detroit Tigers against the National League Chicago Cubs. The Tigers won the Series, four games to three, giving them their second championship and first since 1935. Paul Richards picked up four runs batted in in the seventh game of the series, to lead the Tigers to the 9-3 game win, and 4-3 Series win. The World Series again used the 3-4 wartime setup for home field sites, instead of the normal 2-3-2. Although the major hostilities of World War II had ended, some of the rules were still in effect. Many of the majors' better players were still in military service. Warren Brown, author of a history of the Cubs in 1946, commented on this by titling one chapter "World's Worst Series". He also cited a famous quote of his, referencing himself anonymously and in the third person. When asked who he liked in the Series, he answered, "I don't think either one of them can win it." In a similar vein, Frank Graham jokingly called this Series "the fat men versus the tall men at the office picnic." One player decidedly not fitting that description was the Tigers' slugger Hank Greenberg, who had been discharged from military service early. He hit the only two Tigers homers in the Series, and scored seven runs overall and also drove in seven. The Curse of the Billy Goat originated in this Series before the start of Game 4. As of 2015, this is the last appearance for the Chicago Cubs in the Fall Classic. Having last won the Series in 1908, the Cubs own the dubious record of both the longest league pennant drought and the longest World Series drought in history. At this point, the Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox had the second- and third-longest championship droughts, respectively (with the White Sox having last won in 1917 and the Red Sox in 1918); the Red Sox would win the World Series in 2004 (86 years after their last championship), and the White Sox would do the same in 2005 (ending an 88-year drought). The Series was a rematch between the two opponents of the 1935 World Series. In that Series' final game, Stan Hack led off the top of the ninth inning of Game 6 with a triple but was stranded, and the Cubs lost the game and the Series. Hack was still with the Cubs in 1945. According to Warren Brown's account, Hack was seen surveying the field before the first Series game. When asked what he was doing, Hack responded, "I just wanted to see if I was still standing there on third base." In an unknowing foreshadowing of their future, the Cubs would win two of three in relatively spacious Briggs Stadium but would lose three of four in the relatively hitter-friendly confines of Wrigley Field. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1945-detroit-tigers-world-series-championship-ring-p-537.html Tue, 16 Aug 2016 05:48:30 -0500 185.00 USD 537 0.5 10000 MLB1945 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1957-milwaukee-braves-world-series-championship-ring-p-510.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/510/ The 1957 World Series featured the defending champions, the New York Yankees (American League), playing against the Milwaukee Braves (National League). After finishing just one game behind the N.L. Champion Brooklyn Dodgers in 1956, the Braves came back in 1957 to win their first pennant since moving from Boston in 1953. The Braves won the Series in seven games, behind Lew Burdette's three complete game victories, and became the first team to win a championship after relocating. The Yankees had home field advantage in the series. Games 1, 2, 6, and 7 were played at Yankee Stadium, while Milwaukee County Stadium hosted Games 3, 4, and 5. This was the first time since 1946 that the Series included scheduled off days after Games 2 and 5. Of the previous ten World Series, the Yankees had participated in eight of them and won seven. This was also the first World Series since 1948 that a team from New York did not win. This is the first of four Yankees-Braves matchups, and the only Series that was won by the Braves; they lost in 1958, 1996 and 1999, with the last two instances occurring in Atlanta. Hank Aaron led all regulars with a .393 average and eleven hits, including a triple, three home runs and seven RBI. As of April 2015, four original television broadcasts from this Series (Games 1, 3, 5 and 6) had been released on DVD. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1957-milwaukee-braves-world-series-championship-ring-p-510.html Fri, 06 May 2016 09:36:13 -0500 185.00 USD 510 0.5 10000 MLB1957 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1958-new-york-yankees-world-series-championship-ring-p-18.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/18/ The 1958 World Series was a rematch of the 1957 Series, with the New York Yankees beating the defending champion Milwaukee Braves in seven games for their 18th title, and their seventh in 10 years. With that victory, the Yankees became only the second team in Major League Baseball history to come back from a 3-1 deficit to win a best-of-seven World Series; the first was the 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates. (The 1903 Boston Red Sox came back from a 3-1 deficit in a best-of-nine affair.) Both teams would meet again in the fall classic thirty-eight years later—by that time, the Braves had moved to Atlanta. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1958-new-york-yankees-world-series-championship-ring-p-18.html Fri, 06 May 2016 09:32:49 -0500 185.00 USD 18 0.5 10000 MLB1958 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1956-new-york-yankees-world-series-championship-ring-p-129.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/129/ The 1956 World Series of Major League Baseball was played between the New York Yankees (representing the American League) and the defending champion Brooklyn Dodgers (representing the National League) during October 1956. The Series was a rematch of the 1955 World Series. It was the last all-New York Series until 2000, due to the Dodgers and Giants relocating after the 1957 season, to Los Angeles and San Francisco, respectively; in fact, Game 7 would be the last World Series game at Ebbets Field. The Yankees won the Series in seven games, 4-3, capturing their seventeenth championship. Brooklyn won Games 1 and 2, but New York pitchers threw five consecutive complete games (Games 3-7) to cap off the comeback. The highlight was Don Larsen's perfect game in Game 5. Larsen was named the Series MVP for his achievement. This was the last World Series to date not to have scheduled off days (although Game 2 was postponed a day due to rain). ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1956-new-york-yankees-world-series-championship-ring-p-129.html Fri, 06 May 2016 09:31:42 -0500 185.00 USD 129 0.5 10000 MLB1956 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1967-st-louis-cardinals-world-series-championship-ring-p-511.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/511/ The 1967 World Series matched the St. Louis Cardinals against the Boston Red Sox in a rematch of the 1946 World Series, with the Cardinals winning in seven games for their second championship in four years and their eighth overall. The Series was played from October 4 to 12 in Fenway Park and Busch Memorial Stadium. Red Sox -------------------- The "Impossible Dream" Red Sox were led by triple crown winner Carl Yastrzemski (who won the Most Valuable Player award for his 1967 performance) and ace pitcher Jim Lonborg, who won the American League Cy Young Award. The Red Sox reached the World Series by emerging victorious from a dramatic four-team pennant race that revitalized interest in the team after eight straight losing seasons. Going into the last week of the season, the Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Minnesota Twins, and Chicago White Sox were all within one game of each other in the standings. The White Sox lost their last five games (two to the lowly Kansas City Athletics and three to the similarly inept Washington Senators) to fall out of the race. Meanwhile, the Red Sox and Twins met in Boston for the final two games of the season, with Minnesota holding a one-game lead. Boston swept the Twins, but needed to wait out the result of the Tigers' doubleheader with the California Angels in Detroit. A Detroit sweep would have enabled them to tie the Red Sox for first place. The Tigers won the first game but the Angels won the nightcap, enabling the Red Sox to claim their first A.L. pennant since 1946. Cardinals -------------------- The Cardinals won 101 games en route to the National League pennant, with a team featuring All-Stars Orlando Cepeda (selected as the National League Most Valuable Player), Lou Brock, Tim McCarver, and 1964 World Series MVP Bob Gibson, as well as former two-time Yankee MVP Roger Maris and Curt Flood. Twenty-two-year-old Steve Carlton won 14 games in his first full major league season, beginning what was to be a lengthy and very successful career. The Cardinals overcame the absence of Bob Gibson, who missed almost one-third of the season with a broken leg on July 15 (on disabled list, July 16 - September 6) suffered when he was struck by a ball hit by Pittsburgh's Roberto Clemente. Gibson still managed to win 13 games, and while he was out, Nelson Briles filled his spot in the rotation brilliantly, winning nine consecutive games as the Cardinals led the N.L. comfortably for most of the season, eventually winning by 10½ games over the San Francisco Giants. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1967-st-louis-cardinals-world-series-championship-ring-p-511.html Thu, 05 May 2016 09:40:12 -0500 185.00 USD 511 0.5 10000 MLB1967 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1934-st-louis-cardinals-world-series-championship-ring-p-504.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/504/ The 1934 World Series matched the St. Louis Cardinals against the Detroit Tigers, with the Cardinals' "Gashouse Gang" winning in seven games for their third championship in nine years. The Cards and Tigers split the first two games in Detroit, and Detroit took two of the next three in St. Louis. But St. Louis won the next two in Detroit, including an 11-0 embarrassment in Game 7 to win the Series. The stars for the Cards were Joe ("Ducky") Medwick, who hit .379, a Series-high five RBI and one of St. Louis' two home runs, and the meteoric ("Me 'n' Paul") Dean brothers, Dizzy and Paul (or "Daffy") Dean, who won two games apiece with 28 strikeouts and a minuscule 1.43 earned run average. 1934 was the last World Series in which both teams were led by player-managers. The two teams have met twice in the World Series since 1934; in 1968 (Tigers won in seven) and 2006 (Cards won in five). Tiger pitcher Denny McLain, winner of Game 6 in 1968 (coasting home on the Tigers' record-tying ten-run second inning rally on the road), had gone 31-6 during the season, upstaging "Diz" with his mere 30-7 that year, who at 57 went onto the Tiger Stadium field in a big cowboy hat to be photographed with McLain moments after the walk-off hit that had given the latter his thirtieth win of the season. They were the last two 30-game winners in the major leagues, as of 2012. The Cards, led by the Dean brothers, used only six other pitchers in amassing a team earned-run average of 2.34 for their 1934 Series victory, Pete Fox played for the losing team, yet became the only player in Series history, as of 2012, to hit six doubles in a World Series. For his top-of-the-sixth triple in Game 7, Joe Medwick slid hard into Tiger third baseman Marv Owen. They tangled briefly, and when Medwick went back to his position in left field for the bottom of the inning enraged Tiger fans, knowing the game was all but lost (the score was 9-0 by then), vented their frustrations on him, pelting him with fruit, vegetables, bottles and cushions among other things. It was a feat for him to make the catch of a fly ball instead of the orange thrown close to it. Commissioner Landis ordered Medwick out of the game, ending the ruckus. Newsreel footage shows Medwick slamming his glove against the dugout bench in disgust. It was the only time a Commissioner has ever ejected a player from any major league game, as of 2012.(Audio) Dizzy Dean nearly took himself out of the Series on a play in Game 4. In the fourth inning, he pinch-ran and broke up a double play the hard way; i.e., by taking the errant relay throw to first flush on the noggin. The great Dean lay unconscious on the field. (He was later to protest, "Hell, it was only a glancing blow.") He was rushed to a hospital for observation, where he was given a clean bill of health. Legend has it that at least one newspaper the next day featured the headline, "X-ray of Dean's head shows nothing." Be that as it may, ol' Diz recovered rapidly enough to start Game 5 (a 3-1 loss to Tiger curveballer Tommy Bridges) the very next day. According to Charles Einstein's The Fireside Book of Baseball, in the midst of the Cards' Game 7 rout, player-manager Frankie Frisch, the "Fordham Flash," called time and walked out to the mound from second base to warn Diz, "If you don't stop clowning around, I'll take you out of the game." Dizzy said, "No you won't." Frisch thought about this a moment, then retreated to second. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1934-st-louis-cardinals-world-series-championship-ring-p-504.html Sat, 02 Apr 2016 09:32:17 -0500 185.00 USD 504 0.5 10000 MLB1934 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1940-cincinnati-reds-world-series-championship-ring-p-467.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/467/ The 1940 World Series matched the Cincinnati Reds against the Detroit Tigers, the Reds winning a closely contested seven-game series for their second championship 21 years after their scandal-tainted victory in 1919. This would be the Reds last World Series championship for 35 years despite appearances in 1961, 1970, and 1972. Bill Klem worked the last of his record 18 World Series as an umpire. Other story lines marked this series. Henry Quillen Buffkin Newsom, the father of Detroit's star pitcher Bobo Newsom, died in a Cincinnati hotel room the day after watching him win Game 1. Newsom came back to hurl a shutout in Game 5 in his memory. Called on to start a third time after a single day of rest by Tiger manager Del Baker, he pitched well in Game 7 until the seventh inning, when the Reds scored two runs to take the lead and eventually the game and the Series. The Reds' star pitchers Paul Derringer and Bucky Walters won two games apiece, with Derringer winning the decisive seventh game. Walters hurled two complete games, allowing only eight hits and three runs combined. He also hit a home run in Game 6 in the midst of his 4-0 shutout, which sent the Series to a Game 7. It was redemption of sorts for the Reds, who returned to the World Series after being swept by the Yankees squad in 1939. The Reds' win in Game 2 against Detroit snapped a 10-game losing streak for the National League in the Series going back to Game 6 in 1937. The victory culminated a somewhat turbulent season for the Reds, who played large stretches of the season without injured All-Star catcher Ernie Lombardi. And on August 3, Lombardi's backup, Willard Hershberger, committed suicide in Boston a day after a defensive lapse cost the Reds a game against the Bees. Hershberger was hitting .309 at the time of his death. The Reds dedicated the rest of the season to "Hershie." Ironically, one of the stars in the World Series was 40-year-old Jimmy Wilson. Wilson had been one of the Reds' coaches before Hershberger's suicide forced him back onto the playing field as Lombardi's backup. With Lombardi hurting, Wilson did the bulk of the catching against Detroit and hit .353 for the Series and recorded the team's only stolen base. Reds' manager Bill McKechnie became the first manager to win a World Series with two different teams (at the helm of the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1925, after trailing three games to one against Walter Johnson and the Washington Senators. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1940-cincinnati-reds-world-series-championship-ring-p-467.html Thu, 05 Nov 2015 08:20:41 -0600 185.00 USD 467 0.5 10000 MLB1940 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1954-new-york-giants-world-series-championship-ring-p-476.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/476/ The 1954 World Series matched the National League champion New York Giants against the American League champion Cleveland Indians. The Giants swept the Series in four games to win their first championship since 1933, defeating the heavily favored Indians, who had won an AL-record 111 games in the regular season. The Series is perhaps best-remembered for "The Catch", a sensational running catch made by Giants center fielder Willie Mays in Game 1, snaring a long drive by Vic Wertz near the outfield wall with his back to the infield. It is also remembered for utility player Dusty Rhodes' clutch hitting in three of the four games, including his walk-off hit for Monte Irvin that won Game 1, probably the best-known hit to be described as a "Chinese home run", since it barely cleared the 258-foot (79 m) right-field fence at the Polo Grounds. Giants manager Leo Durocher, who had managed teams to three National League championships, won his first and only World Series title in his managerial career. After moving West, the San Francisco Giants would not win a World Series until the 2010 season. This was the first time the Cleveland Indians had been swept in a World Series and the first time the New York Giants had swept an opponent without qualification. They had won four games without a loss in the 1922 World Series, but there was also one tie. Game 2 was the last World Series and playoff game at the Polo Grounds, because the Giants did not win another pennant until after their move to San Francisco and because the Mets did not reach the postseason until after they moved to Shea Stadium. Game 4 was the last World Series and playoff game at Cleveland Stadium; the Indians did not return to the World Series or playoffs until 1995, a year after Jacobs Field opened. As a result, this World Series held the distinction of being the most recent World Series to host the final World Series game of its two venues, a distinction it lost to the 1959 World Series after the original Comiskey Park closed down at the end of the 1990 Major League Baseball season and Dodger Stadium opened in 1962. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1954-new-york-giants-world-series-championship-ring-p-476.html Thu, 01 Oct 2015 07:43:50 -0500 185.00 USD 476 0.5 10000 MLB1954 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1964-st-louis-cardinals-world-series-championship-ring-p-445.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/445/ The 1964 World Series pitted the National League champion St. Louis Cardinals against the American League champion New York Yankees, with the Cardinals prevailing in seven games. St. Louis won their seventh world championship, while the Yankees, who had appeared in 14 of 16 World Series since 1949, did not play in the Series again until 1976. In an unusual twist, the Yankees fired Yogi Berra after the Series ended, replacing him with Johnny Keane, who had resigned from the Cardinals after the Series. His job had been threatened by Cardinals management, and it was unexpectedly saved by the Cardinals' dramatic pennant drive. The 1964 World Series, and the season leading up to it, later became the subject for the David Halberstam New York Times bestseller October 1964. The Series is seen as a bellwether point in baseball history as it was the last hurrah for the 1950s Yankee Dynasty of Mantle, Maris, Ford and Berra, among others, and it demonstrated that the National League's growing enthusiasm to sign black and Latino players (such as those of the '64 Cardinals) was a permanent paradigm shift in fielding a championship team. The Yankees would be in last place by 1966, and they did not appear in another World Series until 1976. The Series featured the brother-against-brother match-up of Ken Boyer of the Cardinals and Clete Boyer of the Yankees, both of whom started at third base for their respective teams. For the first time in Series history, all six umpires rotated through their positions. In all Series from 1947 through 1963, only the four infield umpires had rotated, with the last two umpires working only in the outfield throughout the Series. As of 2013, the Cardinals are the only one of the "classic eight" National League teams to hold a winning edge over the Yankees, winning three (1926, 1942, 1964) while losing only two (1928, 1943). The expansion Arizona Diamondbacks and Florida Marlins have single Series wins over the Yankees, in 2001 and 2003 respectively. Mickey Mantle, playing in his last Series, hit three home runs, raising his total to a record-setting 18, surpassing Babe Ruth's mark of 15. Utility infielder Chet Trail, who had no prior major league experience, appeared on the Yankees' World Series roster to fill the opening created by an injury to Tony Kubek. Trail did not play in the series (Phil Linz played in place of Kubek), and Trail never appeared in a major league game during his career. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1964-st-louis-cardinals-world-series-championship-ring-p-445.html Sat, 06 Jun 2015 04:39:14 -0500 185.00 USD 445 0.5 10000 MLB1964 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2014-san-francisco-giants-world-series-championship-ring-p-423.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/423/ * Inside Engraving: The scores "SF 1 - 0 PIT", "SF 3 - 1 WAS", "SF 4 - 1 STL" and "SF 4 - 3 KC" are engraved inside the ring by default as the pictures, you don't need to pay extra for that. The 2014 World Series was the 110th edition of Major League Baseball's championship series, a best-of-seven playoff between the National League champion San Francisco Giants and the American League champion Kansas City Royals. The Royals had home field advantage for the series as a result of the American League's 5-3 victory in the All-Star Game. The Giants defeated the Royals, 4 games to 3, to clinch their third World Series championship in a five-season span and their third overall since their move to San Francisco from New York. This was also the Giants' eighth World Series championship in franchise history. The Giants won Game 1 behind a strong pitching performance by Madison Bumgarner, while the Royals won Games 2 and 3, as their relief pitchers Kelvin Herrera, Wade Davis, and Greg Holland limited the Giants' hitters. The Giants won Games 4 and 5, as they scored 11 runs in Game 4 and Bumgarner threw a complete game shutout in Game 5. The Royals came back to win Game 6 as they scored 10 runs and shut out the Giants, forcing a Game 7. The Giants won Game 7, 3-2, behind timely hits from Pablo Sandoval, Hunter Pence, and the game-winning RBI by Michael Morse. Bumgarner pitched five strong shutout innings in relief to clinch the championship on two days' rest. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2014-san-francisco-giants-world-series-championship-ring-p-423.html Mon, 27 Apr 2015 08:23:09 -0500 185.00 USD 423 0.5 10000 MLB2014 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1977-new-york-yankees-world-series-championship-ring-p-121.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/121/ * The default name on the ring is Munson. The 1977 World Series was the 83rd edition of Major League Baseball's championship series. The best-of-seven playoff was contested between the New York Yankees, champions of the American League and defending American League champions, and the Los Angeles Dodgers, champions of the National League . The Yankees defeated the Dodgers, four games to two, to win the franchise's 21st World Series championship, their first since 1962, and the first under the ownership of George Steinbrenner. The Series was played between October 11 and October 18, broadcast on ABC. During this Series, Reggie Jackson earned his nickname "Mr. October" for his heroics. Billy Martin won what would be his only World Series title as a manager after guiding the Yankees to a second straight pennant. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1977-new-york-yankees-world-series-championship-ring-p-121.html Mon, 15 Sep 2014 09:52:11 -0500 185.00 USD 121 0.5 10000 MLB1977 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1978-new-york-yankees-world-series-championship-ring-p-120.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/120/ * The default name on the ring is Johnson and the number is 41. The 1978 World Series matched the defending champion New York Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers in a rematch of the 1977 Series, with the Yankees winning in six games to repeat as champions. 1978 was the first of ten consecutive years that saw ten different teams win the World Series, a string unprecedented in Major League Baseball history. The Los Angeles Dodgers would break the string with a World Series win in 1988 (as they won in the 1981 World Series). This Series had two memorable confrontations between Dodger rookie pitcher Bob Welch and the Yankees' Reggie Jackson. In Game 2, Welch struck Jackson out in the top of the ninth with two outs and the tying and go-ahead runs on base to end the game. Jackson would get his revenge in Game 6 by smashing a two-run homer off Welch in the seventh to increase the Yankees' lead from 5-2 to 7-2 and put a final "exclamation point" on the Yankees' victory. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1978-new-york-yankees-world-series-championship-ring-p-120.html Mon, 15 Sep 2014 09:45:20 -0500 185.00 USD 120 0.5 10000 MLB1978 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1984-detroit-tigers-world-series-championship-ring-p-207.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/207/ * The default name on the ring is Trammell. The 1984 World Series began on October 9 and ended on October 14, 1984. The American League champion Detroit Tigers played against the National League champion San Diego Padres, with the Tigers winning the series four games to one. This was the first World Series that Peter Ueberroth presided over as commissioner. Ueberroth began his tenure on October 1, succeeding Bowie Kuhn. Ueberroth had been elected as Kuhn's successor prior to the 1984 season, but did not take over until the postseason as he was serving as the chairman of the 1984 Summer Olympics, which ran from July 28 through August 12. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1984-detroit-tigers-world-series-championship-ring-p-207.html Mon, 15 Sep 2014 09:21:56 -0500 185.00 USD 207 0.5 10000 MLB1984 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2000-new-york-yankees-world-series-championship-ring-p-79.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/79/ The default name on this ring is Jeter. The 2000 World Series, the 96th edition of Major League Baseball's championship series, featured a crosstown matchup between the two-time defending champion New York Yankees and the New York Mets, with the Yankees winning four games to one for their third straight championship and 26th overall. It marks, to date, the last World Series with a repeat champion. It was the first postseason Subway Series since 1956. The Yankees were in the World Series for the third straight year, fourth in the previous five, and 37th time overall—the most of any team in the , while the Mets made their fourth World Series appearance—the most of any expansion franchise in the and its first since winning the title in the 1986 World Series. Under the new Collective Bargaining Agreement between and the new World Umpires Association signed in 2000, the traditional National League and American League umpire was discontinued. All umpires reported to Major League Baseball, with an interim uniform. During the 2000 playoffs, the new umpire uniforms (black and cream shirts), with the Major League Baseball logo on the caps and shirts, were used for the first time. The Yankees were the first team to three-peat as champions since the 1972-1974 Oakland Athletics. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2000-new-york-yankees-world-series-championship-ring-p-79.html Mon, 15 Sep 2014 06:52:01 -0500 185.00 USD 79 0.5 10000 MLB2000 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2006-st-louis-cardinals-world-series-championship-ring-p-75.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/75/ The default name on this ring is Eckstein and number is 22. The 2006 World Series, the 102nd edition of Major League Baseball's championship series, began on October 21 and ended on October 27, and matched the American League champion Detroit Tigers against the National League champion St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals won the Series in five games, taking Games 1, 3, 4 and 5. This was the third Series meeting between the Tigers and the Cardinals, the first in 38 years. St. Louis won the first in 1934, and Detroit won the second in 1968; each went the full seven games. The 1968 Series was the last before divisional play and an extra round of playoffs began. It was only the fifth time in 40 years that the Series featured two teams that had both remained in the same city since the formation of the American League in 1901, the last time being the 2004 World Series between St. Louis and the Boston Red Sox. The last three prior to 2004 were in 1975 (Boston-Cincinnati), 1968 (Detroit-St. Louis) and 1967 (Boston-St. Louis). ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2006-st-louis-cardinals-world-series-championship-ring-p-75.html Mon, 15 Sep 2014 04:47:51 -0500 185.00 USD 75 0.5 10000 MLB2006 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2009-new-york-yankees-world-series-championship-ring-p-12.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/12/ The 2009 New York Yankees season was the 107th season for the New York Yankees franchise. The Yankees opened their new Yankee Stadium on April 3, 2009, when they hosted an exhibition game against the Chicago Cubs. The new stadium hosted its first regular-season game on April 16, when the Yankees played the Cleveland Indians and their first playoff game against the Minnesota Twins in the DS on October 7, 2009. The Yankees swept the Twins in three games to win the divisional series. They won their 40th American League pennant on October 25, 2009, defeating the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in six games to advance to the World Series, where they defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in six games to win their 27th World Series on November 4, 2009. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2009-new-york-yankees-world-series-championship-ring-p-12.html Mon, 15 Sep 2014 04:24:59 -0500 185.00 USD 12 0.5 10000 MLB2009 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2003-florida-marlins-world-series-championship-ring-p-77.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/77/ The 2003 World Series marked the 99th baseball World Series event. The Florida Marlins defeated the New York Yankees in six games, 4-2. This is also the most recent Series in which the losing team outscored the winning team. The Yankees lost, despite outscoring the Marlins 21-17 in the Series. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2003-florida-marlins-world-series-championship-ring-p-77.html Sat, 15 Mar 2014 09:32:47 -0500 185.00 USD 77 0.5 10000 MLB2003 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1948-cleveland-indians-world-series-championship-ring-p-263.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/263/ The 1948 World Series matched the Cleveland Indians against the Boston Braves. The Braves had won the National League pennant for the first time since the "Miracle Braves" team of 1914. The Indians spoiled a chance for the only all-Boston World Series by winning a one-game playoff against the Boston Red Sox. Though superstar pitcher Bob Feller failed to win either of his two starts, the Indians won the Series in six games to capture their second championship and their first since 1920 (as well as their last to the present date). It was the first World Series to be televised on a nationwide network and was announced by famed sportcasters Red Barber, Tom Hussey (in Boston) and Van Patrick (in Cleveland). This was the only World Series from 1947 to 1958 not to feature a New York team, and also the last World Series until 1957 not won by a New York team (which the Braves won over the Yankees, after they had relocated to Milwaukee). The teams would meet again in the 1995 World Series—by that time, the Braves had moved to Atlanta. Incidentally, the Indians adopted their current nickname in 1915 as a reference to the Braves. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1948-cleveland-indians-world-series-championship-ring-p-263.html Sat, 22 Feb 2014 08:34:27 -0600 185.00 USD 263 0.5 10000 MLB1948 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1965-los-angeles-dodgers-world-series-championship-ring-p-261.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/261/ The 1965 World Series featured the National League champion Los Angeles Dodgers against the American League champion Minnesota Twins, who had won their first pennant since 1933 when the team was known as the Washington Senators. The Twins would not reach the fall classic again until their championship season of 1987. Both teams improved from sixth place finishes in 1964; the Twins won the A.L. pennant with relative ease while the Dodgers were locked in a season long five-way battle in the N.L. between themselves, the Giants, Pirates, Reds, and Braves. After the Giants won their 14th consecutive game to take a 4 1⁄2 game lead on September 16, the Dodgers went on a 13-game winning streak over the final two weeks of the season to clinch the pennant on the next to last day of the season over the second place rival Giants. The Dodgers prevailed in seven games to capture their second title in three years, and their third since moving to Los Angeles in 1958. During the 1965 Season, the Dodgers relied heavily on the arms of Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale, and would rely on them even more in the World Series, as the Dodgers only used seven pitchers. The Dodgers' strong core of pitchers, which also included Claude Osteen and Ron Perranoski, kept them in the pennant race and into the Series. Koufax, surviving on a steady diet of Cortisone and pain killers for his arthritic left elbow, pitched five times in 15 days down the stretch, winning four (three shutouts), including 13 strikeouts in the pennant winner against Milwaukee. Dodger hitting however remained strictly popgun, especially after Tommy Davis went down in late April for the season with a broken ankle. Manager Walter Alston promptly called up 12-year minor league veteran Lou Johnson from Spokane. Johnson led the Dodgers, along with ROY Jim Lefebvre, in home runs with just 12. The Twins, managed by Sam Mele, had a more balanced attack, equally strong in pitching and hitting, although their defense committed 173 errors including 39 by shortstop Zoilo Versalles. Offensively Mele again had balance with good hitting, power and speed up and down his lineup that included AL's leading hitter Tony Oliva (.321), and 20-plus home runs from five different players. Pitching was spearheaded by 20-game winner Mudcat Grant, Jim "Kitty" Kaat, and Camilo Pascual. This was only the second World Series where both teams were located west of the Mississippi River. The first occurred in 1944, when the St. Louis Browns faced their Sportsman's Park tenants, the St. Louis Cardinals. It was also the first series in which both teams had had losing records the previous year. This has since been repeated two other times, both times also involving the Twins—in 1987 and 1991. This World Series was the first in which all games were played in cities that did not have National League or American League teams in 1903, the year of the first modern World Series. Also, it is the earliest World Series whose telecasts are known to survive in their entirety; the CBC has complete kinescopes of all seven games in its archives. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1965-los-angeles-dodgers-world-series-championship-ring-p-261.html Sat, 22 Feb 2014 07:53:56 -0600 185.00 USD 261 0.5 10000 MLB1965 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1990-cincinnati-reds-world-series-championship-ring-p-206.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/206/ The 1990 World Series matched the defending champions and heavily-favored Oakland Athletics against the Cincinnati Reds, with the Reds sweeping the Series in four games. It was the fifth 4-game sweep by the National League and second by the Reds (1976). It is remembered for Billy Hatcher's seven consecutive hits. The sweep extended the Reds' World Series winning streak to nine games, dating back to 1975. This also was the second World Series meeting between the two clubs (Oakland won four games to three in 1972). As of 2012, 1990 was the most recent World Series appearance for both franchises. Athletics manager Tony La Russa and Reds manager Lou Piniella were old friends and teammates from their Tampa American Legion Post 248 team. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1990-cincinnati-reds-world-series-championship-ring-p-206.html Tue, 08 Oct 2013 18:19:26 -0500 185.00 USD 206 0.5 10000 MLB1990 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1991-minnesota-twins-world-series-championship-ring-p-205.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/205/ The 1991 World Series pitted the Minnesota Twins (95-67) of the American League against the Atlanta Braves (94-68) of the National League. Minnesota won in seven games. This World Series has been considered one of the best to have ever been played. ESPN selected it as the "Greatest of All Time" in their "World Series 100th Anniversary" countdown, with five of its games being decided by a single run, four games decided in the final at-bat and three games going into extra innings. In addition to the suspense of the outcome of many of its games, the Series had other highlights. For example, the series-deciding seventh game was a scoreless tie (0-0) through the regular nine innings, and went into extra innings; Minnesota won the seventh game by a score of one to none in the 10th inning, with their starting pitcher, Jack Morris, pitching all ten innings. (He was named Most Valuable Player for the Series.) With 69 innings in total, the 1991 World Series holds the record for longest seven-game World Series ever (some of the early years had nine-game Series, extending longer). The series was played from Saturday, October 19 to Sunday, October 27. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1991-minnesota-twins-world-series-championship-ring-p-205.html Tue, 08 Oct 2013 18:15:08 -0500 185.00 USD 205 0.5 10000 MLB1991 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1993-toronto-blue-jays-world-series-championship-ring-p-84.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/84/ The 1993 World Series was a best-of-seven playoff series to determine the champion of Major League Baseball for the 1993 season. It pitted the defending champion Toronto Blue Jays of the American League against the National League champion Philadelphia Phillies. With Toronto ahead three games to two in the Series, Joe Carter hit a game-winning three-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 6 to win the series for Toronto, its second consecutive championship (the first repeaters since the 1977-78 Yankees). This was only the second Series concluded by such a home run (the first was in the 1960 World Series on a Bill Mazeroski home run for the Pittsburgh Pirates), and the first such occasion where a come-from-behind walk-off home run won a World Series. Larry Andersen was the only member of the 1993 Phillies to also play for them in the 1983 World Series although Darren Daulton was a late season call-up in 1983, but only served as the bullpen catcher in the World Series. Fittingly, in Daulton's first ever game, he was a catcher for Larry Andersen. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1993-toronto-blue-jays-world-series-championship-ring-p-84.html Sat, 13 Jul 2013 18:06:19 -0500 185.00 USD 84 0.5 10000 MLB1993 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1996-new-york-yankees-world-series-championship-ring-p-82.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/82/ The 1996 World Series matched the defending champion Atlanta Braves against the New York Yankees, with the Yankees winning in six games, despite being outscored 26-18, to capture their first championship since 1978, and their 23rd overall. The Yankees became the third team to win a World Series after dropping Games 1 and 2 at home, following the 1985 Kansas City Royals and the 1986 New York Mets. They also became the first team since the 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers (Yankees lost to the Dodgers in 1981) to win four straight games after dropping the first two. Game 5 was the final game to be played at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. Atlanta became the only city to host the World Series and the Olympics in the same year and Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium became the only stadium to host baseball in an Olympics and the World Series in the same year. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1996-new-york-yankees-world-series-championship-ring-p-82.html Sat, 13 Jul 2013 18:04:12 -0500 185.00 USD 82 0.5 10000 MLB1996 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1975-cincinnati-reds-world-series-championship-ring-p-17.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/17/ The 1975 World Series of Major League Baseball was played between the Boston Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds . It has been ranked by ESPN as the second-greatest World Series ever played.[1] Cincinnati won the series four games to three. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1975-cincinnati-reds-world-series-championship-ring-p-17.html Mon, 24 Jun 2013 15:37:47 -0500 185.00 USD 17 0.5 10000 MLB1975 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2013-boston-red-sox-world-series-championship-ring-p-291.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/291/ The 2013 World Series was the 109th edition of Major League Baseball's championship series. The best-of-seven playoff pitted the National League champion St. Louis Cardinals against the American League champion Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox had home field advantage for the series, based on the American League's win in the All-Star Game at Citi Field in Queens, New York, on July 16. The Series started on Wednesday, October 23, ending on Game 6 the following Wednesday, October 30, 2013. The Red Sox won the first game at Fenway Park on October 23, followed by the Cardinals winning the second game on October 24 to tie the series 1-1. The series then moved to Busch Stadium, where the Cardinals won the third game on October 26 to gain a 2-1 lead. The Red Sox won the fourth game on October 27 to tie the series at 2-2, then won the last of three games at Busch Stadium on October 28 for a 3-2 lead. The series then moved back to Fenway Park, where the Red Sox decisively won the final game on October 30, becoming the World Series champions for 2013. This was the fourth meeting of the Cardinals and Red Sox in the World Series (previously meeting in 1946, 1967, and 2004). Winning in six games, the Red Sox clinched their first World Series championship at their home field of Fenway Park since 1918. David Ortiz was awarded the World Series Most Valuable Player Award. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2013-boston-red-sox-world-series-championship-ring-p-291.html Mon, 21 Apr 2014 07:46:38 -0500 185.00 USD 291 0.5 10000 MLB2013 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2012-san-francisco-giants-world-series-championship-ring-p-11.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/11/ The San Francisco Giants, their 2012 season marked their 130th year in Major League Baseball, as well as their fifty-fifth year in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and the thirteenth at AT&T Park. The Giants finished with a record of 94-68, 1st place in the West, and beat the Cincinnati Reds in five games in the Division Series thereby becoming the first National League team (8th in History) to come back from a 2-0 deficit in a best-of-five series by sweeping three games in the opponent's park. The Giants defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games in the Championship Series and advanced to the 2012 World Series to face the Detroit Tigers. They swept the Tigers in four games to win their second World Series title in three years. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2012-san-francisco-giants-world-series-championship-ring-p-11.html Mon, 24 Jun 2013 15:20:44 -0500 185.00 USD 11 0.5 10000 MLB2012 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2011-st-louis-cardinals-world-series-championship-ring-p-72.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/72/ The 2011 World Series was the 107th edition of Major League Baseball's championship series. The best-of-seven playoff was played between the American League champion Texas Rangers and the National League champion St. Louis Cardinals, with the Cardinals defeating the Rangers in seven games to win their 11th World Series championship. The Series was noted for its back-and-forth Game 6 in which the Cardinals erased two two-run deficits in the bottom of both the 9th and 10th innings. In both innings, the Rangers were one strike away from their first ever World Series championship. The Cardinals won the game in the 11th inning on a walk-off home run by David Freese. The Series was also well known for the blowout Game 3, in which Cardinals player Albert Pujols hit three home runs, matching a World Series feat previously accomplished only by Reggie Jackson and Babe Ruth. The Series began on October 19, earlier than the previous season so that no games would be played in November. The Cardinals enjoyed home-field advantage for the series because the National League won the 2011 All-Star Game 5-1 on July 12. The 2011 World Series was the first World Series to go all seven games since 2002. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2011-st-louis-cardinals-world-series-championship-ring-p-72.html Sat, 13 Jul 2013 17:42:50 -0500 185.00 USD 72 0.5 10000 MLB2011 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2005-chicago-white-sox-world-series-championship-ring-p-76.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/76/ The 2005 World Series, the 101st Major League Baseball championship series, saw the American League champion Chicago White Sox sweep the National League champion Houston Astros four games to none in the best-of-seven-games series, winning their third championship and first in 88 years, since 1917. Home-field advantage was awarded to Chicago by virtue of the American League's 7-5 victory over the National League in the 2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. The Astros were attempting to become the fourth consecutive wild card team to win the Series, following the Anaheim Angels (2002), Florida Marlins (2003) and Boston Red Sox (2004). Both teams were attempting to overcome decades of disappointment: the Astros were making their first Series appearance in 44 years of play, while the White Sox waited exactly twice as long for a title, having last won the Series in 1917, and had not been in the Series since 1959. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2005-chicago-white-sox-world-series-championship-ring-p-76.html Sat, 13 Jul 2013 17:51:09 -0500 185.00 USD 76 0.5 10000 MLB2005 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2002-anaheim-angels-world-series-championship-ring-p-204.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/204/ The 2002 World Series was a best-of-seven playoff series to determine the champion of Major League Baseball for the 2002 season. It was the 98th series between the champions of the American League and National League , here respectively the Anaheim Angels and the San Francisco Giants. The series was played from October 19-27, 2002 at Pacific Bell Park (now AT&T Park) in San Francisco and Edison International Field of Anaheim (now Angel Stadium of Anaheim) in Anaheim. The Angels defeated the Giants four games to three to win the franchise's first championship. This was the fourth World Series played between two teams from California and the last World Series (as of 2013) involving two teams from the same state. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2002-anaheim-angels-world-series-championship-ring-p-204.html Tue, 08 Oct 2013 17:46:06 -0500 185.00 USD 204 0.5 10000 MLB2002 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2001-arizona-diamondbacks-world-series-championship-ring-p-78.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/78/ The 2001 World Series, the 97th edition of Major League Baseball's championship series, took place between the Arizona Diamondbacks of the National League and the New York Yankees of the American League. The Diamondbacks won the best-of-seven series four games to three. The series was one of the most memorable, featuring two extra-inning games and three late-inning comebacks. It ended on a Game 7 walk-off hit in the form of a bases loaded bloop single off the bat of Luis Gonzalez. This was the third World Series to end in this way after 1997 and 1991. This was the first World Series ever played in the state of Arizona and the Mountain Time Zone. With the All-Star Game format change in 2003, the World Series would not open in the city of the National League champion again until 2010. This was the last World Series not to feature a wild card team until 2008. This was also the first World Series to end in November. With the win by the Diamondbacks, the franchise became the first World Series champion from a Far West state other than California. Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling were the co-MVPs of the 2001 World Series, combining for a 4-0 record and a 1.40 ERA and striking out 45 Yankees in 39 1⁄3 innings. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2001-arizona-diamondbacks-world-series-championship-ring-p-78.html Sat, 13 Jul 2013 17:56:23 -0500 185.00 USD 78 0.5 10000 MLB2001 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1998-new-york-yankees-world-series-championship-ring-p-80.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/80/ The 1998 World Series, the 94th edition of Major League Baseball's championship series, matched the New York Yankees (representing the American League) against the San Diego Padres (representing the National League). The Yankees swept the Series in four games to capture their second championship in three years, and their 24th overall. It was San Diego's second World Series appearance, and the first since losing in 1984 to the Detroit Tigers. This was officially the first World Series that Bud Selig presided as Commissioner of Baseball, although he had presided over the Commissioner's Trophy presentation at the end of the 1995 and 1997 World Series. For the first time the same city, San Diego, hosted both the Super Bowl and the final World Series game in the same year; not only were they held in the same city, they were both held in the same stadium. This was the first year this particular World Series logo was used. It was only used again in the 1999 World Series. Both the 1998 and 1999 series were won by the Yankees. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1998-new-york-yankees-world-series-championship-ring-p-80.html Sat, 13 Jul 2013 18:01:06 -0500 185.00 USD 80 0.5 10000 MLB1998 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1997-miami-marlins-world-series-championship-ring-p-81.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/81/ The 1997 World Series featured the Cleveland Indians, who were playing in their second World Series in three years. Their opponents were the Florida Marlins, who had set a record by reaching the Series in only their fifth season. The Marlins were underdogs, but they capped a stunning season by beating the Indians in seven games, becoming the first ever wild card team to win the Series. The final of Game 7 was decided in extra innings on an Edgar Rentería single. This was the only World Series that Paul Beeston would preside over as CEO of Major League Baseball. The previous four World Series had been presided over jointly by the league presidents (first Dr. Bobby Brown and then Gene Budig for the American League, Leonard Coleman for the National League). ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1997-miami-marlins-world-series-championship-ring-p-81.html Sat, 13 Jul 2013 18:02:22 -0500 185.00 USD 81 0.5 10000 MLB1997 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1995-atlanta-braves-world-series-championship-ring-p-83.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/83/ The 1995 World Series matched the Atlanta Braves against the Cleveland Indians, with the Braves winning in six games to capture their third World Championship in franchise history (along with 1914 in Boston and 1957 in Milwaukee), making them the first franchise to win three crowns in three different cities. The Series was also Cleveland's first Series appearance in 41 years and marked the resumption of the Fall Classic after the previous year's Series was canceled due to a players' strike. The Series was also remarkable in that five of the six games were won by one run, including the clinching sixth game, a 1-0 combined one-hitter by Tom Glavine and Mark Wohlers. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1995-atlanta-braves-world-series-championship-ring-p-83.html Sat, 13 Jul 2013 18:05:01 -0500 185.00 USD 83 0.5 10000 MLB1995 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1992-toronto-blue-jays-world-series-championship-ring-p-85.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/85/ The 1992 World Series was the first Series ever with games played outside the United States, following the 1992 regular season. It pitted the American League champion Toronto Blue Jays against the National League champion Atlanta Braves. Toronto defeated Atlanta, four games to two, marking the first time a team based outside the United States won the World Series. The Blue Jays made it to the Series after beating the Oakland Athletics in six games in the American League Championship Series. The Braves were in their second consecutive series after again knocking off the Pittsburgh Pirates in seven games in the National League Championship Series. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1992-toronto-blue-jays-world-series-championship-ring-p-85.html Sat, 13 Jul 2013 18:08:51 -0500 185.00 USD 85 0.5 10000 MLB1992 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1989-oakland-athletics-world-series-championship-ring-p-114.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/114/ The 1989 World Series was played between the Oakland Athletics and the San Francisco Giants. The Series ran from October 14 through October 28, with the A's sweeping the Giants in four games. It was the first World Series sweep since 1976, and is best remembered for the Loma Prieta earthquake, which occurred on October 17 before Game 3 began, and caused a 10-day disruption in play. Fay Vincent presided over the Series, his first as Commissioner of Baseball after the sudden death of his predecessor Bart Giamatti over a month earlier. This Series is also known as the "Earthquake Series", "Bay Bridge Series", "BART Series", and "Battle of the Bay," as the two participant cities lie on opposite sides of San Francisco Bay, connected by the San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge and the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system. It was the first cross-town World Series (involving two teams from the same metropolitan area) since 1956, and only the third such series that did not involve New York City. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1989-oakland-athletics-world-series-championship-ring-p-114.html Sat, 20 Jul 2013 16:48:46 -0500 185.00 USD 114 0.5 10000 MLB1989 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1988-los-angeles-dodgers-world-series-championship-ring-p-258.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/258/ The 1988 World Series matched the Oakland Athletics against the Los Angeles Dodgers, with the Dodgers upsetting the heavily favored A's to win the Series in five games (the exact opposite result of their 1974 meeting, which also went five games). The most memorable moment of the 1988 World Series occurred when injured Dodgers MVP Kirk Gibson, who could barely walk due to injuries suffered during the National League Championship Series, hit a pinch-hit, walk-off home run against Athletics closer Dennis Eckersley in Game 1. Although Gibson's walk-off has become an icon of baseball, Orel Hershiser was the heart and soul of the team. Hershiser dominated baseball at the end of the 1988 season, setting the all time scoreless inning streak at 59 innings, recording five straight shutouts, leading the league with 23 wins and 267 innings, and winning the Cy Young and Gold Glove awards. He was the MVP of the NLCS, starting three games, getting the save for Game 4, and shutting out the Mets in Game 7. In the World Series, he shut out the heavily favored A's in Game 2, and pitched a two-run, complete game in the decisive Game 5 victory. The Los Angeles Dodgers won the National League West division by seven games over the Cincinnati Reds then upset the New York Mets, four games to three, in the 1988 NLCS. The Oakland Athletics won the American League West division by thirteen games over the Minnesota Twins then swept the Boston Red Sox, four games to none, in the American League Championship Series. This was the first World Series to have the series logo on the players' uniforms. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1988-los-angeles-dodgers-world-series-championship-ring-p-258.html Wed, 19 Feb 2014 20:58:08 -0600 185.00 USD 258 0.5 10000 MLB1988 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1987-minnesota-twins-world-series-championship-ring-p-115.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/115/ The 1987 World Series was played by the Minnesota Twins and the St. Louis Cardinals. Minnesota was victorious in a World Series that was the first in which each home team won every one of their games. This happened again in 1991 (also a Twins championship) over the Atlanta Braves and in 2001 with the Arizona Diamondbacks defeating the New York Yankees. The World Series win was the first for the Twins franchise since 1924, when the team was located in Washington, D.C., and was known as the Washington Senators. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1987-minnesota-twins-world-series-championship-ring-p-115.html Sat, 20 Jul 2013 16:50:42 -0500 185.00 USD 115 0.5 10000 MLB1987 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1986-new-york-mets-world-series-championship-ring-p-116.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/116/ The 1986 World Series pitted the National League champion New York Mets against the American League champion Boston Red Sox. The Mets won the Series in the seventh game, after overcoming a nearly hopeless deficit in Game 6 due to a late-game error by Boston's first baseman Bill Buckner. Game 6 was also cited in the legend of the "Curse of the Bambino" to explain the error. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1986-new-york-mets-world-series-championship-ring-p-116.html Sat, 20 Jul 2013 16:53:25 -0500 185.00 USD 116 0.5 10000 MLB1986 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1985-kansas-city-royals-world-series-championship-ring-p-117.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/117/ The 1985 World Series began on October 19, 1985 and ended October 27. The American League champion Kansas City Royals played against the National League champion St. Louis Cardinals, winning the series four games to three. The Series was popularly known as the "Show-Me Series", or the "I-70 Showdown Series," as both cities are in Missouri, connected by Interstate 70. The Cardinals won the National League East division by three games over the New York Mets, then defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers, four games to two, in the National League Championship Series. The Royals won the American League West division by one game over the California Angels then defeated the Toronto Blue Jays, four games to three, in the American League Championship Series. The Cardinals were seeking to win their -leading tenth World Series title, while the Royals were seeking to become the first expansion team to win the World Series. This was the first World Series in which all games were played at night. This was also the first World Series that featured commentator Tim McCarver, who called the 1985 World Series with Al Michaels and Jim Palmer for ABC. Howard Cosell was originally supposed to be in the booth, but he was removed from his assignment just prior to Game 1 because of the controversy surrounding his book I Never Played the Game. This World Series was also the last time to date that the designated hitter was not used in an American League baseball park. It is also the most recent playoff appearance for the Royals. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1985-kansas-city-royals-world-series-championship-ring-p-117.html Sat, 20 Jul 2013 16:54:38 -0500 185.00 USD 117 0.5 10000 MLB1985 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1983-baltimore-orioles-world-series-championship-ring-p-16.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/16/ The 1983 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing 1st in the American League East with a record of 98 wins and 64 losses. The season culminated with the winning of the 1983 World Series over the Philadelphia Phillies. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1983-baltimore-orioles-world-series-championship-ring-p-16.html Mon, 24 Jun 2013 15:32:04 -0500 185.00 USD 16 0.5 10000 MLB1983 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1982-st-louis-cardinals-world-series-championship-ring-p-208.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/208/ The 1982 World Series matched the St. Louis Cardinals against the Milwaukee Brewers, with the Cardinals winning in seven games. The Cardinals won the National League East division by three games over the Philadelphia Phillies, then defeated the Atlanta Braves, three games to none, in the National League Championship Series. The Brewers won the American League East division by one game over the Baltimore Orioles, then defeated the California Angels, three games to two, in the American League Championship Series. The 1982 World Series Championship represented the last time (until the Giants won in 2010 and the Cardinals in 2011 respectively) that the National League won back-to-back World Series; they had, in fact, won four straight, starting in 1979. Though the teams had never met, the cities had an existing commercial rivalry in the beer market, as St. Louis is the home of Anheuser Busch while Milwaukee is the home of Miller Brewing. This led to a few minor references to the Series being nicknamed the "Suds Series." ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1982-st-louis-cardinals-world-series-championship-ring-p-208.html Tue, 08 Oct 2013 18:24:04 -0500 185.00 USD 208 0.5 10000 MLB1982 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1981-los-angeles-dodgers-world-series-championship-ring-p-118.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/118/ The 1981 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers, marking their third meeting in the Series in five years as well as a record eleventh Series meeting overall and last Series meeting to date. The Dodgers won the Series in six games for their first title since 1965, and their first victory over the Yankees since 1963 and third over them overall. This is the last World Series that a team won after losing the first two games on the road. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1981-los-angeles-dodgers-world-series-championship-ring-p-118.html Sat, 20 Jul 2013 16:57:28 -0500 185.00 USD 118 0.5 10000 MLB1981 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1980-philadelphia-phillies-world-series-championship-ring-p-119.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/119/ The 1980 World Series matched the Philadelphia Phillies against the Kansas City Royals, with the Phillies winning in six games to capture the first of two World Series titles in franchise history to date. It is remembered for Game 6, which ended with Tug McGraw striking out Willie Wilson at 11:29 p.m. Wilson set a World Series record by striking out twelve times (after getting 230 hits in the regular season) in the six-game set. The Kansas City Royals became the second expansion team, and the first American League expansion team, to appear in the World Series. The would have to wait until 1985 before one of their expansion teams—the Royals themselves—would win a World Series. This was the first World Series played entirely on artificial turf. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1980-philadelphia-phillies-world-series-championship-ring-p-119.html Sat, 20 Jul 2013 16:59:04 -0500 185.00 USD 119 0.5 10000 MLB1980 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1979-pittsburgh-pirates-world-series-championship-ring-p-209.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/209/ The 1979 World Series matched the National League's Pittsburgh Pirates (98-64) against the American League's Baltimore Orioles (102-57), with the Pirates coming back from a three games to one deficit to win the Series in seven games. The Pirates were famous for adopting Sister Sledge's hit anthem "We Are Family" as their theme song. Willie Stargell, pitcher Bruce Kison, and catcher Manny Sanguillén were the only players left over from the Pirates team that last faced the Orioles in the 1971 World Series, and Orioles' pitcher Jim Palmer, Mark Belanger, and manager Earl Weaver were the only ones who were still with the team that faced the Pirates in that same previous meeting. In this Series, it was the American League team's "turn" to play by National League rules, meaning no designated hitter and the Orioles' pitchers would have to bat. While this resulted in Tim Stoddard getting his first major league hit and RBI in Game 4, overall, it hurt the Orioles because Lee May, their designated hitter for much of the season and a key part of their offense, was only able to bat three times in the whole series. Willie Stargell, the series MVP, hit .400 with a record seven extra-base hits and matched Reggie Jackson's record of 25 total bases, set in 1977. The Pittsburgh Pirates were the last team to win Game 7 of the World Series on the road. They were also the last road team to win Game 7 of the championship round, in any major league sport, until the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 at Joe Louis Arena to win the 2009 Stanley Cup Finals. With the Steelers having already won Super Bowl XIII, Pittsburgh also became the only city to win both the Super Bowl and the World Series in the same year until the New England area repeated the feat in 2004 as New York did have two championship teams with the 1986 season in those two sports with the New York Mets and the New York Giants, but the Giants would win their first Super Bowl at the end of their season that crossed into January 1987. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1979-pittsburgh-pirates-world-series-championship-ring-p-209.html Tue, 08 Oct 2013 18:26:47 -0500 185.00 USD 209 0.5 10000 MLB1979 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1976-cincinnati-reds-world-series-championship-ring-p-122.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/122/ The 1976 World Series matched the defending champion Cincinnati Reds of the National League against the New York Yankees of the American League, with the Reds sweeping the Series to repeat. The Reds became (and remain) the only team to sweep an entire multi-tier postseason. The Reds are also the last National League team to win back-to-back World Series. It also marked the second time that the Yankees were swept in a World Series (the 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers were the first). The Cincinnati Reds won the National League West division by 10 games over the Los Angeles Dodgers then defeated the Philadelphia Phillies, three games to none, in the National League Championship Series. The New York Yankees won the American League East division by 10 1⁄2 games over the Baltimore Orioles then defeated the Kansas City Royals, three games to two, in the American League Championship Series. This World Series was the first in which the designated hitter rule, which had been introduced in the American League three years prior, was in effect. The use of the DH wound up benefiting the Reds, who were able to get utility infielder Dan Driessen's bat in the lineup. Driessen hit .357 with one home run. Elliott Maddox, Carlos May, and Lou Piniella shared the role for the New York Yankees. Game 1, played at Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium, marked the first time the DH was used in a National League ballpark. Game 2, also at Riverfront Stadium, was the first World Series weekend game to be scheduled at night. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1976-cincinnati-reds-world-series-championship-ring-p-122.html Sat, 20 Jul 2013 17:03:42 -0500 185.00 USD 122 0.5 10000 MLB1976 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1974-oakland-athletics-world-series-championship-ring-p-210.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/210/ The 1974 World Series matched the two-time defending champion Oakland A's against the Los Angeles Dodgers with the A's winning the Series in five games. Rollie Fingers figured in all four Oakland victories, posting a win and three saves, and was honored as the Series MVP. Oakland became the first team to win three consecutive Series since the New York Yankees won five in a row between 1949 and 1953; the win secured the A's status as one of the truly dominant teams of the 1970s. (The other "team of the decade," the Cincinnati Reds, would check in with consecutive Series victories in 1975 and 1976.) The 1974 Fall Classic was the first all-California World Series. The two franchises would meet again fourteen years later. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1974-oakland-athletics-world-series-championship-ring-p-210.html Tue, 08 Oct 2013 18:28:40 -0500 185.00 USD 210 0.5 10000 MLB1974 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1973-oakland-athletics-world-series-championship-ring-p-259.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/259/ The 1973 World Series matched the defending champion Oakland A's against the New York Mets with the A's winning in seven games to repeat as World Champions. The New York Mets won the National League East division by 1 1⁄2 games over the St. Louis Cardinals then defeated the Cincinnati Reds, three games to two, in the National League Championship Series. The Oakland A's won the American League West division by six games over the Kansas City Royals then defeated the Baltimore Orioles, three games to two, in the American League Championship Series. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1973-oakland-athletics-world-series-championship-ring-p-259.html Sat, 22 Feb 2014 07:17:17 -0600 185.00 USD 259 0.5 10000 MLB1973 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1972-oakland-athletics-world-series-championship-ring-p-280.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/280/ The 1972 World Series matched the American League champion Oakland A's against the National League champion Cincinnati Reds, with the A's winning in seven games. These two teams would meet again in the fall classic 18 years later. Their managers would meet again in the fall classic 12 years later, this time on different teams. The A's won the American League West division by 5 1⁄2 games over the Chicago White Sox then defeated the Detroit Tigers, three games to two, in the American League Championship Series. The Cincinnati Reds won the National League West division by 10 1⁄2 games over both the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Houston Astros, then defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates, three games to two, in the National League Championship Series, marking the first year in which an LCS series in either league went the full five games since divisional play was introduced in 1969. The Reds, who won one fewer game than the Pirates during the regular season, became the first team in MLB history to reach the World Series without having the best record in its league. In each of the first six League Championship Series, the team with the better record advanced to the World Series. This was the Reds' second trip to the Series in three years. It was Oakland's first trip to the Series, and the first for the Athletics' franchise since their Philadelphia days (1931). The A's prevailed in this matchup of what were to become the two premier Major League Baseball dynasties of the 1970s. Iconoclastic club owner Charlie Finley's "Swingin' A's" featured day-glo uniforms, lots of facial hair, colorful nicknames, and explosive personalities, while "The Big Red Machine" were a more traditional franchise with a more traditional look—and an everyday lineup with multiple future Hall of Famers as well as all-time Hits King, Pete Rose. The Series was dubbed "The Hairs vs. the Squares". After a 40-year absence and two franchise relocations, the A's had finally made it back to the Series. They would play the Series without their star right fielder Reggie Jackson, who was injured (pulled hamstring) stealing home in the final game of the ALCS against Detroit. Left-handed reliever Darold Knowles was also missing. He broke his thumb during a game played on September 27, 1972—less than three weeks before the Series opener. With Jackson out, Gene Tenace—who had just hit five home runs during the entire 1972 regular season—would fill-in admirably socking four home runs equaling the World Series mark set by Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. Tenace also had nine RBI in the Series—no other Oakland player had more than one. He was voted winner of the World Series Most Valuable Player Award. In contrast, the Reds' big boppers, Johnny Bench (.270 avg., 40 HR, 125 RBI, NL MVP), Tony Pérez (.283 avg., 21 HR, 90 RBI), and Denis Menke (9 HR, 50 RBI), combined for only two homers and five RBI the entire Series. The teams were fairly equal statistically, each club totaling 46 hits with the same .209 batting average (the combined batting averages were the lowest recorded in all World Series played up to that year).[citation needed] The Reds out-scored the A's, 21-16, but lost each of their four games by a single run. Six of the seven games in the series were decided by one run, marking perhaps the most closely contested series in major league history. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1972-oakland-athletics-world-series-championship-ring-p-280.html Sat, 08 Mar 2014 06:11:09 -0600 185.00 USD 280 0.5 10000 MLB1972 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1971-pittsburgh-pirates-world-series-championship-ring-p-260.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/260/ The 1971 World Series matched the defending champion Baltimore Orioles against the Pittsburgh Pirates, with the Pirates winning in seven games. Game 4, played in Pittsburgh, was the first-ever World Series game scheduled to be played at night. The two teams proved to be evenly matched, as the Series went the full seven games, with the Pirates' Steve Blass pitching a complete game four-hitter in winning Game 7, 2-1, against Mike Cuellar and the Orioles. The Pirates' Roberto Clemente, who turned into a one-man gang in the Series, became the first Latino player to earn World Series MVP honors. Clemente hit safely in all seven games of the Series, duplicating a feat he had performed in 1960. Bruce Kison, who appeared in two games and finished with 6.1 innings pitched, tied the record set during the 1907 World Series when he hit three batters during a single series. These two teams would meet again in the fall classic eight years later. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1971-pittsburgh-pirates-world-series-championship-ring-p-260.html Sat, 22 Feb 2014 07:36:00 -0600 185.00 USD 260 0.5 10000 MLB1971 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1970-baltimore-orioles-world-series-championship-ring-p-123.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/123/ The 1970 World Series matched the American League champion Baltimore Orioles against the National League champion Cincinnati Reds, with the Orioles winning in five games. In this series Emmett Ashford became the first African American to umpire in the Fall Classic. It also featured the first World Series games to be played on artificial turf, as Games 1 and 2 took place at Cincinnati's first-year Riverfront Stadium. This was the last World Series in which all games were played in the afternoon. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1970-baltimore-orioles-world-series-championship-ring-p-123.html Sat, 20 Jul 2013 17:05:44 -0500 185.00 USD 123 0.5 10000 MLB1970 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1963-los-angeles-dodgers-world-series-championship-ring-p-125.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/125/ The 1963 World Series matched the two-time defending champion New York Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers, with the Dodgers sweeping the Series in four games to capture their second title in five years, and their third in franchise history. This was the first time that the New York Yankees were swept in a World Series in four games (the 1922 World Series had one tie). Of the Los Angeles Dodgers four World Series championships since the opening of Dodger Stadium, this was the only one won at Dodger Stadium. Also, of the six championships from the Dodgers franchise, it remains the only one won at home. Starting pitchers Sandy Koufax, Don Drysdale, Johnny Podres and ace reliever Ron Perranoski combined to give up only four runs in four games. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1963-los-angeles-dodgers-world-series-championship-ring-p-125.html Sat, 20 Jul 2013 17:07:56 -0500 185.00 USD 125 0.5 10000 MLB1963 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1962-new-york-yankees-world-series-championship-ring-p-126.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/126/ The 1962 World Series matched the defending American League and World Series champions New York Yankees against the National League champion San Francisco Giants, who had won their first pennant since 1954 and first since moving from New York in 1958, defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers in a three-game playoff. This World Series, which was closely matched in every game, is remembered for its then-record length of 13 days, caused by rain in both cities, and its appropriately dramatic conclusion. The Yankees took the Series in seven games for the 20th championship in team history. The Yankees had won their first World Series in 1923; of the 40 Series played between 1923 and 1962, the Yankees won half. The Giants had a higher cumulative batting average and lower earned-run average, hit more home runs, triples, and doubles, yet lost the Series. The Giants would not return to the Fall Classic for another 27 years. After a long dominance of the World Series picture, the Yankees would not win another World Series for another 15 years despite appearances in 1963, 1964 and 1976. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1962-new-york-yankees-world-series-championship-ring-p-126.html Sat, 20 Jul 2013 17:09:25 -0500 185.00 USD 126 0.5 10000 MLB1962 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1961-new-york-yankees-world-series-championship-ring-p-127.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/127/ The 1961 World Series matched the New York Yankees (109-53) against the Cincinnati Reds (93-61), with the Yankees winning in five games to earn their 19th championship in 39 seasons. This World Series was surrounded by Cold War political puns pitting the "Reds" against the "Yanks". But the louder buzz concerned the "M&M" boys, Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle, who spent the summer chasing the ghost of Babe Ruth and his 60 home run season of 1927. Mantle finished with 54 while Maris set the record of 61 on the last day of the season. With all the attention surrounding the home run race, the World Series proved almost anti-climactic. The Yankees were under the leadership of first-year manager Ralph Houk, who succeeded Casey Stengel. The Yankees won the American League pennant, finishing eight games better than the Detroit Tigers. The Bronx Bombers also set a Major League record for most home runs in a season with 240. Along with Maris and Mantle, four other Yankees, Yogi Berra, Elston Howard, Bill Skowron, and Johnny Blanchard, hit more than 20 home runs. The pitching staff was also solid led by Cy Young Award-winner Whitey Ford (25-4, 3.21). ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1961-new-york-yankees-world-series-championship-ring-p-127.html Sat, 20 Jul 2013 17:11:54 -0500 185.00 USD 127 0.5 10000 MLB1961 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1960-pittsburgh-pirates-world-series-championship-ring-p-128.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/128/ The 1960 World Series was played between the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League and the New York Yankees of the American League from October 5 to October 13, 1960. It is most notable for the Game 7, ninth-inning home run hit by Bill Mazeroski, winning the game for the Pirates 10-9, and also winning them their third World Championship overall and first since 1925. This World Series featured seven past, present, or future league Most Valuable Players. The Pirates had two - Dick Groat (1960) and Roberto Clemente (1966) - while the Yankees had five: Yogi Berra (1951, 1954, 1955), Bobby Shantz (1952), Mickey Mantle (1956, 1957, 1962), Roger Maris (1960, 1961), and Elston Howard (1963). As noted in the superstition called the "Ex-Cub Factor", this was the only Series after 1945 and until 2001 in which a team with three or more former members of the Chicago Cubs (Don Hoak, Smoky Burgess and Gene Baker) was able to win a World Series. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1960-pittsburgh-pirates-world-series-championship-ring-p-128.html Sat, 20 Jul 2013 17:13:00 -0500 185.00 USD 128 0.5 10000 MLB1960 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1959-los-angeles-dodgers-world-series-championship-ring-p-262.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/262/ The 1959 World Series featured the National League champion Los Angeles Dodgers beating the American League champion Chicago White Sox, four games to two. It was the first pennant for the White Sox in 40 years (since the 1919 Black Sox Scandal). They would have to wait until their championship season of 2005 to win another pennant. The Dodgers won their first pennant since moving from Brooklyn in 1958 by defeating the Milwaukee Braves, two games to none, in a best-of-three-games pennant playoff. It was the Dodgers' second World Series championship in five years, their first in Los Angeles, and marked the first Championship for a West Coast team. It was the first ever World Series in which no pitcher for either team pitched a complete game. Vin Scully remarked at the beginning of the official World Series film, "What a change of scenery!" This was the only Series from 1949 through 1964 in which no games were played in New York, breaking the streak of the city that documentary filmmaker Ken Burns later called the 1950s' "Capital of Baseball". The Yankees won the AL pennant every year from 1949 through 1964, except for 1954 and 1959. In 1954, the World Series was still played in New York because the New York Giants won the N.L. pennant. Additionally, in five of the Yankees World Series appearances in this time frame, they would square off with their cross-town rivals, the Brooklyn Dodgers (1949, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956) and in one they met the New York Giants (1951). ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1959-los-angeles-dodgers-world-series-championship-ring-p-262.html Sat, 22 Feb 2014 08:31:58 -0600 185.00 USD 262 0.5 10000 MLB1959 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1955-brooklyn-dodgers-world-series-championship-ring-p-211.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/211/ The 1955 World Series matched the Brooklyn Dodgers against the New York Yankees, with the Dodgers winning the Series in seven games to capture their first championship in franchise history. It would be the only Series the Dodgers won in Brooklyn (the team relocated to Los Angeles after the 1957 season). The last time the Brooklyn franchise won a World Championship was in 1900. The team was called the Brooklyn Superbas, the event was called the Chronicle-Telegraph Cup, and the opponent was their fellow National League Pittsburgh Pirates. This was the fifth time in nine years that the Yankees and the Dodgers met in World Series, with the Yankees having won in 1947, 1949, 1952 and 1953. This Series also marked the end of a long period of invulnerability for the Yankees in World Series. It was the Yankees' first loss in a World Series since 1942 and only their second since 1926. While the Yankees were 15-2 in Series appearances during that time, they would lose again in 1957, 1960, 1963, and 1964, for a record of 4-5 in World Series over the next decade. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1955-brooklyn-dodgers-world-series-championship-ring-p-211.html Tue, 08 Oct 2013 18:31:20 -0500 185.00 USD 211 0.5 10000 MLB1955 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1953-new-york-yankees-world-series-championship-ring-p-130.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/130/ The 1953 World Series matched the four-time defending champion New York Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers in a rematch of the 1952 Series, and the fourth such matchup between the two teams in the past seven seasons. The Yankees won in six games for their fifth straight title—a mark which has not been equalled—and their sixteenth overall. Billy Martin recorded his 12th hit of the Series scoring Hank Bauer in Game 6. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1953-new-york-yankees-world-series-championship-ring-p-130.html Sat, 20 Jul 2013 17:16:04 -0500 185.00 USD 130 0.5 10000 MLB1953 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1952-new-york-yankees-world-series-championship-ring-p-131.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/131/ The 1952 World Series featured the three-time defending champion New York Yankees beating the Brooklyn Dodgers in seven games. The Yankees won their fourth straight title—tying the mark they set between 1936 and 1939 under manager Joe McCarthy, and Casey Stengel became the second manager in Major League history with four consecutive championships. It was the 15th championship in the Yankees' history, and the third defeat of the Dodgers in six years. In Game 7, the Yankees' second baseman Billy Martin made a game-saving catch. Also, the home run hit by Mickey Mantle during the eighth inning of Game 6 was significant because it was the first of his record 18 career World Series home runs. The NBC telecasts of Games 6 and 7 are believed to be the oldest surviving television broadcasts of the World Series, as they were preserved by sponsor Gillette. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1952-new-york-yankees-world-series-championship-ring-p-131.html Sat, 20 Jul 2013 17:17:22 -0500 185.00 USD 131 0.5 10000 MLB1952 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1951-new-york-yankees-world-series-championship-ring-p-132.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/132/ The 1951 World Series matched the two-time defending champion New York Yankees against the New York Giants, who had won the National League pennant in a thrilling three-game playoff with the Brooklyn Dodgers on the legendary home run by Bobby Thomson (the Shot Heard 'Round the World). In the Series, the Yankees showed some power of their own, including Gil McDougald's grand slam home run in Game 5, at the Polo Grounds. The Yankees won the Series in six games, for their third straight title and 14th overall. This would be the last World Series for Joe DiMaggio, who retired afterward, and the first for rookies Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle. This was the last Subway Series the Giants played in. Both teams would meet again eleven years later after the Giants relocated to San Francisco. They have not played a World Series together since. This was the first World Series announced by Bob Sheppard, who was in his first year as the Yankees PA Announcer. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1951-new-york-yankees-world-series-championship-ring-p-132.html Sat, 20 Jul 2013 17:18:31 -0500 185.00 USD 132 0.5 10000 MLB1951 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1950-new-york-yankees-world-series-championship-ring-p-133.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/133/ The 1950 World Series was the 47th World Series between the American and National Leagues for the championship of Major League Baseball. The Philadelphia Phillies as 1950 champions of the National League and the New York Yankees, as 1950 American League champions, competed to win a best-of-seven game series. The Series began on Wednesday, October 4, and concluded Saturday, October 7. The Phillies had home field advantage for the Series, meaning no more than three games would be played at the Yankees' home ballpark, Yankee Stadium. The Yankees won their 13th championship in their 48-year history, taking the Series four games to zero. The final game in the Series resulted in the New York Yankees winning, 5-2 over Philadelphia. It was the only game in the Series decided by more than one run. The 1950 World Series title would be the second of a record five straight titles for the New York Yankees (1949-1953). This was also the last all-white World Series as neither club had integrated in 1950. The same teams would again meet in the 2009 World Series, and in that year the Yankees would once again win the championship. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1950-new-york-yankees-world-series-championship-ring-p-133.html Sat, 20 Jul 2013 17:19:27 -0500 185.00 USD 133 0.5 10000 MLB1950 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1949-new-york-yankees-world-series-championship-ring-p-134.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/134/ The 1949 World Series featured the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers, with the Yankees winning in five games for their second defeat of the Dodgers in three years, and the twelfth championship in team history. This victory would start a record run of five consecutive World Series championships by the Yankees, and was also the first of 14 pennants in 16 years (1949-1964 except for 1954 and 1959) for the Yankees. History was made in the ninth inning of Game 5, when the Ebbets Field lights were turned on, making it the first World Series game finished under artificial lights. The first scheduled Series night game would not be held until 1971. Both teams finished the regular season with exactly the same records and winning their respective leagues by exactly one game. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1949-new-york-yankees-world-series-championship-ring-p-134.html Sat, 20 Jul 2013 17:21:24 -0500 185.00 USD 134 0.5 10000 MLB1949 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1947-new-york-yankees-world-series-championship-ring-p-135.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/135/ The 1947 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Yankees won the Series in seven games for their first title since 1943, and their eleventh World Series championship in team history. Yankees manager Bucky Harris won the Series for the first time since managing the Washington Senators to their only title in 1924. In 1947, Jackie Robinson, a Brooklyn Dodger, desegregated major league baseball. For the first time in World Series history, a racially integrated team played. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1947-new-york-yankees-world-series-championship-ring-p-135.html Sat, 20 Jul 2013 17:22:16 -0500 185.00 USD 135 0.5 10000 MLB1947 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1943-new-york-yankees-world-series-championship-ring-p-136.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/136/ The 1943 World Series matched the defending champion St. Louis Cardinals against the New York Yankees, in a rematch of the 1942 Series. The Yankees won the Series in five games for their tenth championship in 21 seasons. It was Yankees' manager Joe McCarthy's final Series win. This series was also the first to have a 'World Series highlight film' made for it (initially, the films were created as gifts to troops fighting in World War II, to give them a brief recap of baseball action back home), a tradition which continues to this day. This Series was scheduled for a 3-4 format due to wartime travel restrictions. The 3-4 format meant there was only one trip between ballparks, but if the Series had ended in a four-game sweep, there would have been three games played in one park and only one in the other. Due to World War II, both teams' rosters were depleted. Johnny Beazley, Jimmy Brown, Creepy Crespi, Terry Moore, and Enos Slaughter were no longer on the Cardinal roster. Joe DiMaggio, Phil Rizzuto, Red Ruffing, and Buddy Hassett were no longer on the Yankee roster. Also Yankee Red Rolfe retired to coach at Dartmouth College. Cardinal pitchers Howie Pollet, Max Lanier, and Mort Cooper ranked 1-2-3 in the National League in ERA in 1943 at 1.75, 1.90 and 2.30, respectively. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1943-new-york-yankees-world-series-championship-ring-p-136.html Sat, 20 Jul 2013 17:23:33 -0500 185.00 USD 136 0.5 10000 MLB1943 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1941-new-york-yankees-world-series-championship-ring-p-137.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/137/ The 1941 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers, with the Yankees winning in five games to capture their fifth title in six years, and their ninth overall. The name "Subway Series" arose for a World Series played between two New York City teams. The series was punctuated by the Dodgers' Mickey Owen's dropped third strike of a sharply breaking curveball (a suspected spitball) pitched by Hugh Casey in the ninth inning of Game 4. The play led to a Yankees rally and brought them one win away from another championship. The Yankees were back after a one-year hiatus, having won 13 of their last 14 Series games and 28 of their last 31. This was the first Subway Series between the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankees, who had already faced the crosstown New York Giants five times, and the Series was now 1-0 in favor of the Bronx Bombers. These two teams would meet a total of seven times from 1941-1956 — the Dodgers' only victory coming in 1955 — with an additional four matchups after the Dodgers left for Los Angeles, most recently in 1981. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1941-new-york-yankees-world-series-championship-ring-p-137.html Sat, 20 Jul 2013 17:24:54 -0500 185.00 USD 137 0.5 10000 MLB1941 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1939-new-york-yankees-world-series-championship-ring-p-138.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/138/ The 1939 World Series featured the three-time defending champion New York Yankees against the Cincinnati Reds, who were making their first Series appearance since winning the scandal-tainted 1919 World Series. The Yankees swept the Series in four games for the second straight year, winning their record fourth consecutive title (they would later win five straight from 1949 to 1953). Yankee manager Joe McCarthy won his fifth title, tying the record held by Philadelphia Athletics manager Connie Mack. In the 10th inning of the final game, a famous play at the plate typified the Series. "King Kong" Charlie Keller scored when he and the ball both collided with catcher "Schnoz" Ernie Lombardi, and then Joe DiMaggio also scored while Lombardi, rolling on the ground, tried in vain to retrieve the ball. Lombardi had been smacked in the groin, but the puritanical press reported it as Lombardi "napping" at the plate. The Yankees matched the Reds in hits with 27, but out-homered them 7 to 0. Keller led the Yanks with seven hits, three home runs, six RBI, eight runs scored, a .438 average and a 1.188 slugging percentage. Keller broke the record for most homers by a rookie in a World Series game with two in Game 3. Also in Game 3, Junior Thompson gave up five hits in 4 2⁄3 innings worked. Four of the five were home runs, tying the record for long balls allowed during a Series game set by the Cubs' Charlie Root in 1932. Despite the loss, the Reds were an organization on the rise, having improved from eighth and last in the National League in 1937 (56-98, .364) to fourth in '38 (82-68, .547) and first as champions in '39. Ironically, despite being dominated by the Bronx Bombers in the 1939 Series, the Reds would return in 1940 to win the World Series while the Yankees finished behind Detroit and Cleveland in the pennant race, snapping their consecutive World Series streak at four. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1939-new-york-yankees-world-series-championship-ring-p-138.html Sat, 20 Jul 2013 17:26:04 -0500 185.00 USD 138 0.5 10000 MLB1939 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1938-new-york-yankees-world-series-championship-ring-p-139.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/139/ The 1938 World Series matched the two-time defending champion New York Yankees against the Chicago Cubs, with the Yankees sweeping the Series in four games for their seventh championship overall and record third straight (they would win four in a row from 1936 to 1939, and five in a row later from 1949 to 1953). Dizzy Dean, who had helped carry the Cubs to the National League pennant despite a sore arm, ran out of gas in the Series as the Yanks crushed the Cubs again, as they had in 1932. Yankee starting pitcher Red Ruffing won two games, although he allowed 17 hits in 18 innings pitched. After Game 2 of the Series, the Bronx Bombers would not return to Wrigley Field for nearly 65 years until a three-game interleague series with the Cubs beginning June 6, 2003. This was the first World Series at Wrigley Field since the bleacher reconstruction of 1937 which had significantly shortened the left-center field power alley. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1938-new-york-yankees-world-series-championship-ring-p-139.html Sat, 20 Jul 2013 17:27:05 -0500 185.00 USD 139 0.5 10000 MLB1938 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1937-new-york-yankees-world-series-championship-ring-p-140.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/140/ The 1937 World Series featured the defending champion New York Yankees and the New York Giants in a rematch of the 1936 Series. The Yankees won in five games, for their second championship in a row and their sixth in fifteen years (1923, 1927-28, 1932, 1936). This was the Yankees' third Series win over the Giants (1923, 1936), finally giving them an overall edge in Series wins over the Giants with three Fall Classic wins to the Giants' two (after they lost the 1921 and 1922 Series to the Giants). Currently (as of 2012), the St. Louis Cardinals are the only "Classic Eight" National League (1900-1961) team to hold a Series edge over the Bronx Bombers, with three wins to the Yankees' two. The 1937 victory by the Yankees also broke a three-way tie among themselves, the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox for the most World Series wins all-time (five each). By the time the Athletics and Red Sox won their sixth World Series (in 1972 and 2004, respectively), the Yankees had far outpaced them in world championships with 20 in 1972 and 26 in 2004. The 1937 Series was the first in which a team (in this case, the Yankees) did not commit a single error. Game 4 ended with the final World Series innings ever pitched by Hall of Famer Carl Hubbell who, during the ninth inning, gave up Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig's final Series home run. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1937-new-york-yankees-world-series-championship-ring-p-140.html Sat, 20 Jul 2013 17:28:01 -0500 185.00 USD 140 0.5 10000 MLB1937 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1936-new-york-yankees-world-series-championship-ring-p-141.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/141/ The 1936 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the New York Giants, with the Yankees winning in six games to earn their fifth championship. The Yankees played their first World Series without Babe Ruth and their first with Joe DiMaggio, Ruth having retired from the Yankees after the 1934 season. Carl Hubbell won Game 1, but it was mostly downhill after that for the Giants. The Yankees won Game 2 at the Polo Grounds by an 18-4 count, still a Series record (as of 2012) for lopsided scoring. DiMaggio made all three ninth-inning outs in that game, the final a long fly off Hank Leiber that the smooth-fielding young Yankee Clipper snared and then kept running all the way up the clubhouse steps. DiMaggio would go on to be the only person to play on four World Championship teams in his first four years in the big leagues, the 1936-39 Yankees. Yankee left fielder Jake Powell started the year with the Washington Senators before coming over in the middle of the year in a trade for Ben Chapman. In this Series, the unheralded Powell would lead all hitters in hits (10), batting average (.455), runs (8) and walks (4), add a home run with five runs batted in, and grab the Yankees' only stolen base. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1936-new-york-yankees-world-series-championship-ring-p-141.html Sat, 20 Jul 2013 17:29:07 -0500 185.00 USD 141 0.5 10000 MLB1936 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1932-new-york-yankees-world-series-championship-ring-p-142.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/142/ The 1932 World Series was a four-game sweep by the American League New York Yankees over the National League Chicago Cubs. By far its most noteworthy moment was Babe Ruth's called shot home run, in his tenth and last World Series. It was punctuated by vituperative arguments between the two teams, heating up the atmosphere before the Series even began. A record thirteen future Hall of Famers played in this Series, which was also the first in which both teams wore uniforms with numbers on the backs of the shirts. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1932-new-york-yankees-world-series-championship-ring-p-142.html Sat, 20 Jul 2013 17:30:14 -0500 185.00 USD 142 0.5 10000 MLB1932 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1928-new-york-yankees-world-series-championship-ring-p-143.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/143/ In the 1928 World Series, the New York Yankees swept the St. Louis Cardinals in four games. This was the first time a team had swept consecutive Series. Babe Ruth hit .625 (10 for 16) as the Yankees demolished their opponents by a combined score of 27 to 10. As he had done against the Cards in the 1926 Series, Ruth rocketed three home runs over the right field pavilion in Sportsman's Park in Game 4, the only one to do it twice in the World Series through the 2012 season. Unlike 1926, however, it occurred in the final game of a Series won by the Yanks and put an exclamation mark on their two consecutive World Series sweeps. Lou Gehrig also had a good Series. He drove in as many runs by himself as the entire Cardinal team combined. Bill McKechnie became the second manager to lead two different teams to the World Series, and like Pat Moran, won one and lost one. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1928-new-york-yankees-world-series-championship-ring-p-143.html Sat, 20 Jul 2013 17:31:05 -0500 185.00 USD 143 0.5 10000 MLB1928 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1927-new-york-yankees-world-series-championship-ring-p-19.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/19/ The 1927 New York Yankees season was their 25th season. The team finished with a record of 110-44, winning their fifth pennant and finishing 19 games ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics. New York was managed by Miller Huggins. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they swept the Pittsburgh Pirates. This Yankee team is known for their feared lineup, which was nicknamed "Murderers' Row". This team is widely considered to be the best baseball team ever. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1927-new-york-yankees-world-series-championship-ring-p-19.html Mon, 24 Jun 2013 15:37:02 -0500 185.00 USD 19 0.5 10000 MLB1927