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Cleveland's Player-Manager Tris Speaker and Brooklyn's Manager Wilbert Robinson meet at World series time, 1920: "In the 1920 World Series, the Cleveland Indians beat the Brooklyn Dodgers, then known interchangeably as the Robins in reference to their manager Wilbert Robinson, in seven games, five games to two. This series was a best-of-nine series, like the first World Series in 1903 and the World Series of 1919 and 1921. The only World Series triple play, the first World Series grand slam and the first World Series home run by a pitcher all occurred in Game 5 of this Series. The Indians won the series in memory of their former shortstop Ray Chapman, who had been killed earlier in the season when struck in the head by a pitched ball." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920_World_Series

Cleveland Indians' catcher Steve O'Neil photographed at Ebbets Field during the 1920 World Series. Note the black mourning band on the left sleeve of O'Neill's uniform. The black arm band on the Indians' uniforms was worn in memory of former teammate Ray Chapman (1891-1920), who died earlier in the 1920 baseball season in August after being struck in the head by a pitch thrown by Yankees' pitcher Carl Mays during a game at the Polo Grounds. Chapman remains the only player to die as a result of an in-game injury suffered during a Major League Baseball game. See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920_World_Series en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_O%27Neill en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Chapman