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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

What is the origin of the misnomer...."World Series" ?

And, when did this term first enter into "Base Ball speak" ?


T-Rex TED

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Posted By: Matt

to add fuel to the fire (from wikipedia):

"The title of this championship may seem odd to some readers from countries where baseball is not a major sport (or even where it is), because the "World" Series is confined to the champions of two baseball leagues that currently operate only in the United States and Canada.

The explanation is that when the term "World's Championship Series" was first used in the 1880s, baseball at a highly-skilled level was almost exclusively confined to North America, especially the United States. Thus it was understood that the winner of the major league championship was the best baseball team in the world. The title of this event was soon shortened to "World's Series" and later to "World Series". "The Series", by itself, capitalized, is understood to mean "The World Series", in the appropriate context."