world series game 5

the st. louis cardinals are world series champions with a 4-2 win. adam wainwright gets the save and the final out with the strikeout. jeff weaver pitched 8 great innings. tony larussa became the second manager to win a world series in both leagues (won in 1989 with oakland. sparky anderson was the first - 1975 with cincinati and 1984 with detroit). the first world series for st. louis since 1982 and their 10th in franchise history. david eckstein was named world series mvp and got an new corvette z06.

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