Event: St. Louis Cardinals Win 1944 World Series
Brief Description: The St. Louis Cardinals beat the St. Louis Browns in six games in the "Street Car Series," the Browns´ only World Series appearance. It was also the only series where all the games qwere played in a single ballpark (Sportsmen´s Park was the home field of both the Cardiunals and the Browns). Pitching dominated as the Cardinals defeated the Browns four games to two. The two teams combined to strike out a six-game Series-record 92 batters, 49 by Cardinal pitchers and 43 by Browns hurlers. Emil Verban topped Cardinal hitters with a .412 average. The Series was dubbed the "Streetcar Series" as many fans used that mode of travel to and from the ballpark.
Year: 1944
Decade: 1940 - 1949
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