1921 World Series

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The 1921 World Series was a best-of-nine Major League Baseball championship in which the New York Giants defeated the New York Yankees in an all–New York matchup.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Major League Baseball championship series
World Series
allGamesPlayedAt Polo Grounds
americanLeagueChampion New York Yankees
ballpark Polo Grounds
champion New York Giants
city New York City
country United States
endDate 1921-10-13
finalSeriesResult Giants won 5–3
firstAppearanceOfFranchiseInWorldSeries New York Yankees
followedBy 1922 World Series
format best-of-nine
game1Winner New York Yankees
game2Winner New York Yankees
game3Winner New York Giants
game4Winner New York Giants
game5Winner New York Yankees
game6Winner New York Giants
game7Winner New York Giants
game8Winner New York Giants
gamesNeededToWin 5
homeFieldForAllGames Polo Grounds
league Major League Baseball
managerOfChampion John McGraw
managerOfRunnerUp Miller Huggins
mostValuablePlayer no official World Series MVP awarded
nationalLeagueChampion New York Giants
notableFact all games played at the Polo Grounds
first World Series to feature the New York Yankees
one of the few World Series played in a best-of-nine format
notablePlayer Art Nehf
Babe Ruth
Dave Bancroft
Frankie Frisch
Irish Meusel
Waite Hoyt
numberOfGamesPlayed 8
precededBy 1920 World Series
runnerUp New York Yankees
season 1921
seriesNumber 18
sport baseball
startDate 1921-10-05
typeOfMatchup all–New York matchup
yearOfMLBSeason 1921 Major League Baseball season

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John McGraw wonWorldSeriesAsManager 1921 World Series
subject linked to: Little Napoleon
1920 World Series followedBy 1921 World Series
1922 World Series previousEdition 1921 World Series
Art Nehf notableWork 1921 World Series