Not a Phillies fan.
You are correct that it goes back to the 1920s - 1920 to be exact.
The Cleveland Indians defeated the Brooklyn Robins (who became the Dodgers in 1931) 5 games to 2 in in best-of-nine series. Interesting series - the teams split the first 4 games, then Cleveland won 3 in a row. Stan Coveleski (a spitballer who had won 24 games in the regular season) won games 1 (3-1), 4 (5-1), & 7 (3-0). All 3 wins were complete game. Composite stats were: 27 innings, 15 hits, 2 walks, 8 strikeouts. A bit different from baseball in the 2020s.
Game 5, an 8-1 Cleveland win, featured 3 World Series firsts - a triple play (only unassisted triple play in WS history), a grand slam and a home run by a pitcher. The triple play came with runners at first & second. Cleveland 2B Bill Wambsganss caught a line drive, stepped on second, then tagged the runner from first base. Elmer Smith hit the grand slam, and pitcher Jim Bagby also homered.
Hall of Famers in the Series were: Umpires Bill Klem, Tommy Connolly, & Hank O'Day; Indians Coveleski, Joe Sewell, & Tris Speaker; and Robins Wilbert Robinson (manager), Rube Marquard, Zack Wheat, & Burleigh Grimes.
In the 1920 regular season Ray Chapman had been killed when hit in the head by a pitch.
Cleveland would not win another World Series until 1948, and have not won one since then - the longest drought in MLB. Brooklyn returned to the World Series in 1941, losing to the Yankees. They lost 4 more to the Yankees before finally breaking through with their first win in 1955.
Two related, but easier, questions: Aside from the Brewers & Rays, which teams have never won the World Series? Of these, which is the only one to have never played in a World Series?
You are correct that it goes back to the 1920s - 1920 to be exact.
The Cleveland Indians defeated the Brooklyn Robins (who became the Dodgers in 1931) 5 games to 2 in in best-of-nine series. Interesting series - the teams split the first 4 games, then Cleveland won 3 in a row. Stan Coveleski (a spitballer who had won 24 games in the regular season) won games 1 (3-1), 4 (5-1), & 7 (3-0). All 3 wins were complete game. Composite stats were: 27 innings, 15 hits, 2 walks, 8 strikeouts. A bit different from baseball in the 2020s.
Game 5, an 8-1 Cleveland win, featured 3 World Series firsts - a triple play (only unassisted triple play in WS history), a grand slam and a home run by a pitcher. The triple play came with runners at first & second. Cleveland 2B Bill Wambsganss caught a line drive, stepped on second, then tagged the runner from first base. Elmer Smith hit the grand slam, and pitcher Jim Bagby also homered.
Hall of Famers in the Series were: Umpires Bill Klem, Tommy Connolly, & Hank O'Day; Indians Coveleski, Joe Sewell, & Tris Speaker; and Robins Wilbert Robinson (manager), Rube Marquard, Zack Wheat, & Burleigh Grimes.
In the 1920 regular season Ray Chapman had been killed when hit in the head by a pitch.
Cleveland would not win another World Series until 1948, and have not won one since then - the longest drought in MLB. Brooklyn returned to the World Series in 1941, losing to the Yankees. They lost 4 more to the Yankees before finally breaking through with their first win in 1955.
Two related, but easier, questions: Aside from the Brewers & Rays, which teams have never won the World Series? Of these, which is the only one to have never played in a World Series?