2011 World Series

In the World Series in 2011 to 107 times the winner of the North American ( U.S. and Canada) Major League Baseball was determined from 19 to 27 October 2011. The best- of-seven series will be played traditionally between the winner of the American League and the champion of the National League. As finalists were from the American League, the Texas Rangers, from the National League, the St. Louis Cardinals against.

Overview of the Games

( STL - TEX)

( STL - TEX)

The road to the World Series

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The winners of the American League and the National League were determined between 30 September and 16 October 2011. For this purpose, first met the three division winners and the best second (so-called wild-card ) in two Division Series encounters in best-of -five successive mode ( ALDS or NLDS = American or National League Division Series). This division, however, internal meetings are excluded. Then the winner of the Division Series encounters played in the best- of-seven procedures the respective League Champion ( ALCS and NLCS = American or National League Championship Series ).

In the postseason, it came to the following conclusions:

ALDS, NLDS ( Division Series ): Best of Five; ALCS, NLCS (Championship Series): Best -of -Seven

The games in detail

Game 1, October 19

WP: Chris Carpenter (1-0 ) LP: CJ Wilson ( 0-1) SV: Jason Motte ( 1) HRs: TEX - Mike Napoli ( 1)

Game 2, October 20,

WP: Mike Adams ( 1-0) LP: Jason Motte (0-1) SV: Neftali Feliz ( 1)

Game 3, October 22

WP: Lance Lynn (1-0 ) LP: Matt Harrison ( 0-1) HRs: STL - Allen Craig (1 ) Albert Pujols 3 ( 3) TEX - Michael Young ( 1), Nelson Cruz ( 1)

Game 4, October 23

WP: Derek Holland (1-0 ) LP: Edwin Jackson ( 0-1) HRs: TEX - Mike Napoli ( 2)

Game 5, October 24,

WP: Darren Oliver (1-0 ) LP: Octavio Dotel (0-1) SV: Neftali Feliz ( 2) HRs: TEX - Mitch Moreland ( 1), Adrián Beltré ( 1)

Game 6, October 27,

WP: Jake Westbrook (1-0 ) LP: Mark Lowe (0-1) HRs: TEX - Adrián Beltré ( 2), Nelson Cruz ( 2), Josh Hamilton ( 1) STL - Lance Berkman ( 1), Allen Craig (2 ), David Freese ( 1)

Game 7, October 28,

WP: Chris Carpenter (2-0 ) LP: Matt Harrison ( 0-2) HRs: STL - Allen Craig ( 3)