The Chicago Cubs broke a 108-year World Series drought by defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 7 of this year’s Fall Classic. In the process, we got a few new highlights to add to our collection of classic World Series moments.
The first was in 1907 when rookie manager Don Larsen threw the only perfect game ever in the Series. The Cubs legend retired all 27 batters he faced, including five future Hall of Famers (Dick Williams, Pee Wee Reese, Roy Campanella, Jackie Robinson and Duke Snyder).
Another World Series highlight came in the fifth inning of Game 5 when Atlanta Braves center fielder Freddie Freeman mashed a ball into left-center that everyone in Yankee Stadium thought was a home run. But Willie Mays tracked it and snagged it for the final out of the inning to preserve a 4-3 victory.
The Dodgers clinched their eighth title in October thanks to a fifth-inning rally against the New York Yankees, and one of the most interesting parts of that matchup was the fact that both teams had many strong left-handed hitting threats on their rosters. New York slugger Aaron Judge and Los Angeles’ Giancarlo Stanton both led the majors in home runs by left-handed hitters, while the Dodgers’ Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber were among the top 10 hitters.