The All-St. Louis World Series of 1944

The St. Louis Browns clinched the American League Pennant on the final day of the season (over the Detroit Tigers) and created the first and only all-St. Louis World Series. It would be the first time that all of the games of the Series would be played in the same park (Sportman's Park) since 1922 when the Yankee and Giants played at the Polo Grounds (Yankee Stadium wasn't finished until 1923). In spite of having a much stronger tradition of success, the Browns were favored by the St. Louis fans because of their status as major underdogs. Imagine being a kid living in St. Louis during the summer and fall of 1944: the Second World War had turned decidedly in the favor of the Allies, things were looking up in America and, to top it all off, a World Series was taking place with both of your hometown teams! The Cardinals ended up winning four games to two.