Then There Were Two: A History of the World Series
Oct 23, 2026 · 38 min · 11 segments
We go through every current MLB ballpark's first World Series starting with the earliest in 1912 and working up to the most recent in 2026. Music: Last Stand - Purple Planet Music
Lucas MitzelHostThe oldest ballpark in Major League Baseball, Fenway Park, had the first World Series among active ballparks.
And we had to wait until game three of that series for the World Series to be played at Fenway Park.
However, the series went all the way to a game eight, and the Red Sox won that game three or two in 10 innings.
So Fenway Park became historic right out of the gate and has continued having history ever since.
Yeah, again, one of only a handful of ballparks that hosted a World Series in the year it opened.
Fenway Park, again, despite the whole, you know, long gap between World Series championships for the Red Sox, it still does hold a very high list.
Again, you go back to our World Series by Ballpark episode a few back in your feed.
Fenway, I believe it was ranked third in total games played in the World Series with 33, and it is the most out of any current ballpark.
So the second oldest ballpark in the major leagues, Wrigley Field, has the next one on the list, obviously.
And we jump ahead a decade and a half, slightly more than that, to 1929, when the Philadelphia A's beat the Cubs four games to one.
Obviously, it was an omen for how the World Series would be for the first several times it happened at Wrigley Field up until the 21st century.
But all the same, Wrigley Field, the second oldest ballpark in the major leagues, was the second among the active ballparks to host a World Series.
And again, that decade and a half gap in between when it opened and the World Series debut, I mean, that's a little bit on the longer end looking at some of these, but not obscenely so.
And still, with the 16 games played at Wrigley Field in World Series history, that actually ranks third on the list of active ballparks.
The oldest ballpark in Major League Baseball, Fenway Park, had the first World Series among active ballparks.
And we had to wait until game three of that series for the World Series to be played at Fenway Park.
However, the series went all the way to a game eight, and the Red Sox won that game three or two in 10 innings.
So Fenway Park became historic right out of the gate and has continued having history ever since.
Yeah, again, one of only a handful of ballparks that hosted a World Series in the year it opened.
Fenway Park, again, despite the whole, you know, long gap between World Series championships for the Red Sox, it still does hold a very high list.
Again, you go back to our World Series by Ballpark episode a few back in your feed.
Fenway, I believe it was ranked third in total games played in the World Series with 33, and it is the most out of any current ballpark.
So the second oldest ballpark in the major leagues, Wrigley Field, has the next one on the list, obviously.
And we jump ahead a decade and a half, slightly more than that, to 1929, when the Philadelphia A's beat the Cubs four games to one.
Obviously, it was an omen for how the World Series would be for the first several times it happened at Wrigley Field up until the 21st century.
But all the same, Wrigley Field, the second oldest ballpark in the major leagues, was the second among the active ballparks to host a World Series.
And again, that decade and a half gap in between when it opened and the World Series debut, I mean, that's a little bit on the longer end looking at some of these, but not obscenely so.
And still, with the 16 games played at Wrigley Field in World Series history, that actually ranks third on the list of active ballparks.
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