Ten Iconic World Series
From History Notes by Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective
September 25, 2025 · 15 min
About this episode
This episode discusses ten landmark World Series contests that reflect baseball's evolution and its cultural significance in modern America.
The World Series has been played annually since 1903 (withtwo exceptions in 1904 and 1994). Here, Origins offers ten 20th Century World Series contests that are landmark moments in baseball’s evolution as a commercial enterprise and its adaptation to the significant social and culturalchanges of modern America. Written by Russell Field. Narration by Dr. Nicholas B. Breyfogle. Video production by Laura Seeger, Dr. Nicholas B. Breyfogle, and Hannah Keller. A transcript is available at https://origins.osu.edu/connecting-history/top-ten-origins-world-series . This is a production of Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective at the Goldberg Center in the Department of History at the Ohio State University and the Department of History at Miami University. Be sure to subscribe to our channel to receive updates about our videos andpodcasts. For more information about Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective , please visit origins.osu.edu .
People in this episode
Host: Dr. Nicholas B. Breyfogle
Topics covered
- World Series
- baseball history
- 20th Century sports
- commercial enterprise
- social changes
- cultural changes
Keywords
- World Series
- baseball
- 20th Century
- commercial enterprise
- social changes
- cultural changes
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective, Goldberg Center, Department of History at the Ohio State University, Department of History at Miami University
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