Today in History: World Series
Today in History–October 1–the Library of Congress features American baseball’s first World Series, the first game of which was played on this day in 1903. The best-of-nine series matched the American League’s Boston Americans (soon to be Boston Red Sox) against the National League’s Pittsburgh Pirates, with Boston winning the series 5 games to 3. The National League bowed out in 1904 but the series resumed in 1905. The World Series was then played yearly until 1994, when a players strike ended the baseball season early. Learn more by visiting the Today in History section then clicking the links below.
Chicago Cubs vs. Cleveland Indians World Series ticket 2017
World Series 1903 newspaper articles
Baseball’s World Series select newspaper articles 1903-1910
World Series front-page newspaper articles
More World Series newspaper articles
World Series related legislation
Library blog posts
- Film of the Washington Senators Winning the 1924 World Series Found! Now See Hear! October 2, 2014
- Let’s Play Ball! Music for the World Series In The Muse October 30, 2013
- Trending: Celebrating the World Series with Song Library of Congress October 25, 2017
- Tuning In to the World Series Before TV Picture This October 29, 2015
- The World Series at the Library of Congress Teaching with the Library of Congress October 24, 2019
- World Series Pictures in Play Picture This October 19, 2011
Related resources
- Primary Source Spotlight: Baseball
- Teaching Resources