The Yankees swept the Phillies in four games, capturing their 13th championship in franchise history, and their second in a five-run World Series.
On April 18, the Boston Braves become the fifth team in MLB to break the color line when they fielded Sam Jethroe.
[1] The only no-hitter of the season was pitched by Vern Bickford on August 9, in the Boston Braves 7–0 victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers.
[4] On Opening Day, April 18, the Boston Braves become the fifth team in professional baseball to break the color line when they fielded Sam Jethroe.
The final day of the regular season was on October 1, which also saw all sixteen teams play, continuing the trend from 1946.