Significance
The 1884 World Series is recognized today as the first official inter-league postseason championship. The 19th Century World Series contests were once reported in some, but not all, baseball encyclopedias with apparent equal weight to the modern Series. By about 1960, the 19th Century Series results had largely disappeared from reference works.
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