9 thoughts on “Series! (1950s)

      1. @mike-schilling

        Veeck owned the 48 World Series champion Cleveland Indians, managed by Lou Boudreau.

        By 54 Veeck had already sold the Indians and bought and sold the St Louis Browns.

        #TheMoreYouKnow

    1. I remember Walter O’Malley noting the irony of his Jewish pitcher not becoming great until the team moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles.

      1. Bill James thinks the move is much of what made Koufax great: leaving the extremely hitter-friendly Ebbets Field and LA Coliseum for the highly pitcher-friendly Dodger Stadium.

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