Game One of the 2013 World Series is scheduled for Wednesday, October 23rd in the city of the
American League Champions.
The victory in the 79th All-Star Game gives the
American League representative home field advantage in the best-of-seven World Series.
They're especially sweet in the cool days of October, when the best teams in the National and
American Leagues go head-to-head in the World Series.
1) The other is that, while, consistent with our results,
American League batters were in fact hit by pitches 12% more frequently over the 1947-1990 period, this empirical regularity can be explained better by inter-league differences in the composition of batters.
That may have been to his liking considering that his
American League team was blasted 8-0 by the National League team.
AMERICAN LEAGUE PPlayer Team Year 3B HR MMickey Mantle New York Yankees 1951 37 JJim Rice Boston Red Sox 1978 15 46 NNATIONAL LEAGUE PPlayer Team Year 3B HR TTommy Leach Pittsburgh Pirates 1902 22 6 HJarry Lumley Brooklyn Dodgers 1904 18 9 JJim Bottomley St.
For the uninitiated, the Red Book is the official record source for the
American League and the Green Book is the official record source for the National League and is published each year for media purposes.
jpg" alt="Minnesota Twins players celebrate after scoring the winning run on a hit by Alexi Casilla in the 12th inning during their MLB
American League Central Division playoff baseball game against the Detroit Tigers in Minneapolis, Minnesota October 6, 2009.
Wilbert helps readers to better understand the dynamics of this move: the critical importance of relocating Western League franchises in National League cities in 1900 and the transformation of the Western League into the
American League with major-league status.
CURT SCHILLING won his 18th game and David Ortiz hit his 35th home run as the Boston Red Sox pipped the Texas Rangers 6-5 at Fenway Park to keep the pressure on the New York Yankees in the
American League eastern division.
