the dodgers had home field advantage in world series 2017.
the dodgers had home field advantage in world series 2017.
who had home field advantage in world series 2017?
the dodgers
this was the first world series in which home-field advantage was decided by the regular season record of the two pennant winners. from 1903 to 2002, home-field advantage had been determined by coin flips and by alternating between the al and nl. from 2003 to 2016, it was determined by results from that season's all-star game, when it was awarded to the team from the winning league. the dodgers earned home-field advantage over the astros. the series was played in a 2–3–2 format, with the dodgers hosting games 1, 2, 6, and 7; and the astros hosting games 3, 4, and 5.
2017 world series
the confusion may stem from the fact that major league baseball did decide that, should the cubs make it to the world series, the american league winner would have home field advantage unless the cubs hosted home games at an alternate site since the cubs home field of wrigley field did not yet have lights. rumor was the cubs could hold home games across town at comiskey park, home of the american league's chicago white sox. rather than hold any games in the cross town rival sox park, the cubs made arrangements with the august a. busch, owner of the st. louis cardinals, to use busch stadium in st. louis as the cubs "home field" for the world series. this was approved by major league baseball and would have enabled the cubs to host games 1 and 2, along with games 6 and 7 if necessary. at the time home field advantage was rotated between each league. odd numbered years the al had home field advantage. even numbered years the nl had home field advantage. in the 1982 world series the st. louis cardinals of the nl had home field advantage. in the 1983 world series the baltimore orioles of the al had home field advantage.
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