1947 World Series 1947 World Series The 1947 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Yankees won the Series in seven games for their first title since , and their eleventh World Series championship in team history. Yankees manager Bucky Harris won the Series for the first time since managing the Washington Senators to their only title in . In 1947, Jackie Robinson, a Brooklyn Dodger, desegregated major league baseball. For the first time in World Series history, a racially integrated team played. There were 73,365 in the house for Game 1. Brooklyn struck first in the first
History of baseball outside the United States in 1976, forming the "International Baseball Association" (AINBA). In 1984, the name of the federation was once again changed, this time to "International Baseball Association" (IBA). In 2000, the original name was assumed again, International Baseball Federation, now abbreviated to IBAF. The first World Cup (or World Championships) in baseball were held in 1938, as teams from the United States and United Kingdom played a series of five games. Britain won four and became the first baseball World Champion. After this championship, the IBF was founded (see above). World Cups have been played at irregular intervals ever since; the 36th