Sunday, October 31, 2010
Tonight the Giants went up 3 games to 1 in the World Series against the Texas Rangers. They had three home runs, one of which had a man on base, giving the Giants the 4 runs. Texas is not often shut out in their own stadium, but they were tonight.
Former President George W. Bush threw out the first pitch with his father by his side, the former President George H.W. Bush.
It's beginning to look like a Giants series. It's hard to come back and win the World Series when a team is down 3 games to 1, but it has been done...six times, as a matter of fact. The last team to do it was the Kansas City Royals in 1985 against St. Louis. I have posted a list of the teams that came back from the dead below.
Needless to say, I won't be cheering a San Francisco championship until the last out of the last game. Nevertheless....GO GIANTS!!
Teams That Won the World Series After Being Down 3 games to 1 in the World Series:1. 1903 Boston Americans (Red Sox), down 1-3, won World Series 5-3 over Pittsburgh (best of nine format).
2. 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates, down 1-3, won World Series 4-3 over Washington.
3. 1958 New York Yankees, down 1-3, won World Series 4-3 over Milwaukee.
4. 1968 Detroit Tigers, down 1-3, won World Series 4-3 over St. Louis.
5. 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates, down 1-3, won World Series 4-3 over Baltimore.
6. 1985 Kansas City Royals, down 1-3, won World Series 4-3 over St. Louis.
Source: Answers.com
