Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), October 20th, 2005
Byline: Matt Baron
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Number of times the World Series has used a best-of-nine format, as a way of spurring more interest in the wake of World War I. The 1919 World Series was the first, with the Reds winning five games to three. The next two Series were decided by 5-2 and 5-3 margins.
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Number of games in the 1919 Series that were decided by 1 run - the White Sox won 5-4 in 10 innings in Game 6, cutting the Reds' Series lead to 4-2. For the Series, the Reds outscored the Sox 35- 20.
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Number of batters hit by Eddie Cicotte in the regular season, when he won a league-high 29 games and p...
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