Indians meet Cubs in Fall Classic

CLEVELAND INDIANS

Champions: 1920, 1948

6th World Series

Regular season W/L
Home: 53-28
Road: 41-39

Manager Terry Francona

Player to watch Mike Napoli

American League

Division Series

Cleveland 3-0 Boston

Results: 5-4, 6-0, 4-3

Toronto 3-0 Texas

10-1, 5-3, 7-6

Championship Series

Cleveland 4-1 Toronto

2-0, 2-1, 4-2, 1-5, 3-0

CHICAGO CUBS

Champions: 1907, 1908

11th World Series

Regular season W/L
Home: 57-24
Road: 46-34

Manager Joe Maddon 

Player to watch Anthony Rizzo

National League

Chicago 3-1 San Francisco
1-0, 5-2, 5-6, 6-5

Los Angeles 3-2 Washington
4-3, 2-5, 3-8, 6-5, 4-3

Chicago 4-2 Los Angeles
8-4, 0-1, 0-6, 10-2, 8-4, 5-0

Indians: Oct 25, 26, Nov 1*, Nov 2*
Cubs: Oct 28, 29, 30*

Team statistics: Postseason

Indians Cubs

Batting average 0.208 0.222
Earned run average 1.77 2.93
Strike-outs 81 71
Home runs 11 12

Opening pitchers: Postseason

Corey Kluber  Jon Lester

Innings played 18.1 21.0
Strikeouts 20 14
Runs 2 2
Earned run average 0.98 0.86

Source: MLB 

Pictures: Getty Images

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