Boston Red Sox (95-59) v Philadelphia Phillies (98-56)
Best-of-seven, Red Sox with the home-field advantage.
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What a World Series this promises to be, with superstars everywhere you look: Paige, Klein, Cochrane, Dihigo, Hafey (against his former club), Cronin, Scales, Hack Wilson, rookie sensation Ray Brown and so many more. Throw in the heightened expectation of a potential first Championship for the Phils and things are at fever pitch.
That expectation is entirely justified. After those mean and lean years in the wilderness, the Phillies have put together a monster squad that will have learned bucketloads from last year’s loss at this stage and be much improved for having experienced it.
But this is a quality Red Sox unit as well, with Satchel Paige well on the way to becoming one of the greatest pitchers ever. The biggest problem for the Boston boys is how ransacked they have been by injuries, with no less than seven pitchers down for the count. This has been offset somewhat by the late loss of Phillies SS Charlie Gelbert, but I think in the end this will prove the deciding factor.
Phils to win their maiden title in six.