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Babe Ruth's called shot home run is one of baseball's most memorable World Series moments.

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The Crime of Passion That Led to Babe Ruth’s Epic World Series Home Run

A remarkable chain of events links an attempted murder to the Bambino’s called shot blast against the Chicago Cubs in 1932.

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Babe Ruth met St. Louis Cardinals star Rogers Hornsby during the 1926 World Series.

10 of the Biggest Blunders in World Series History

Some of the Fall Classic’s most infamous mistakes were committed by MLB stars such as the New York Yankees’ Babe Ruth and Mariano Rivera.

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Pitcher Don Larson of the New York Yankees delivers the first pitch to Jim Gilliam of the Brooklyn Dodgers as catcher Yogi Berra and umpire Babe Pinelli look on during Game 5 of the 1956 World Series on October 8, 1956 at Yankee Stadium. Larson would go on to pitch a perfect game against the Dodgers. (Photo by Stanley Weston/Getty Images)

7 of the Most Memorable World Series in Baseball History

In 1956, the New York Yankees’ Don Larsen, an ‘imperfect man,’ pitched a perfect game—the only one in World Series history.

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Babe Ruth won three World Series titles with the Red Sox before he joined the Yankees in 1920.

What Was the Curse of the Bambino—and How Was Baseball’s Greatest Hex Broken?

Weeks after a foul ball bloodied a teen who lived in Babe Ruth’s former farmhouse, the Boston Red Sox ended an 86-year title drought.

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1989

Oakland-San Francisco World Series game postponed because of earthquake

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1956

New York Yankees’ Don Larsen pitches only World Series perfect game

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1994

MLB cancels playoffs, World Series

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1955

Brooklyn Dodgers win their first World Series

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1993

Toronto Blue Jay Joe Carter wins World Series with ninth-inning home run

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1986

Red Sox first baseman Bill Buckner lets ground ball roll through his legs

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