DYK: Facts and figures from World Series Game 1

The Indians struck the first blow of the 2016 World Series, shutting out the Cubs, 6-0, in Tuesday’s night’s Game 1 at Progressive Field.

Cleveland now takes a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series into tonight’s Game 2, looking to claim the franchise’s first championship since 1948.

• Game 2: Tonight, 7 p.m. ET game time on FOX (6 p.m. ET pregame show on FS1)

Here are some facts and figures to know from the Fall Classic opener.

Game Date Time (air time/game time) Matchup TV Gm 1 Oct. 25   CLE 6, CHC 0 Gm 2 Oct. 26 7 p.m. (6 p.m. pregame show on FS1) CHC @ CLE FOX Gm 3 Oct. 28 7:30 p.m./8 p.m. CLE @ CHC FOX Gm 4 Oct. 29 7:30 p.m./8 p.m. CLE @ CHC FOX *Gm 5 Oct. 30 8 p.m. CLE @ CHC FOX *Gm 6 Nov. 1 7:30 p.m./8 p.m. CHC @ CLE FOX *Gm 7 Nov. 2 7:30 p.m./8 p.m. CHC @ CLE FOX * If necessary | All times listed ET • World Series coverageShop for postseason gear: Cubs | Indians

• The Indians’ victory came 19 years to the day after their last in the World Series, in Game 6 of the 1997 Fall Classic. It snapped the franchise’s four-game losing streak in World Series openers, since they won Game 1 in 1920.

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• History is certainly on the Indians’ side now that they have the lead. In all best-of-seven postseason series, Game 1 winners have gone 109-60. Meanwhile, the last 14 teams to take Game 1 of the World Series at home have gone on to a championship, with the last exception the 1992 Braves against the Blue Jays.

• Indians manager Terry Francona, who swept World Series with the 2004 and ’07 Red Sox, improved to 9-0 in his World Series managerial career. That’s the third-longest streak in history, behind Joe Torre (14 games, 1996-2000) and Joe McCarthy (10 games, 1937-41), but the longest to begin a career.

• Francona is 36-19 (.655) all-time in postseason play, the highest win percentage by any manager with at least 50 postseason games managed. His 36 postseason wins are seventh-most in Major League history, trailing Torre (84-58, .592); Tony La Russa (70-58, .547); Bobby Cox (67-69, .493); Bruce Bochy (44-33, .571); Jim Leyland (44-40, .524); and Casey Stengel (37-26, .587).

• When Dexter Fowler stepped into the box to lead off the game, he became the first African-American player to appear in the World Series for the Cubs. The last time the team made it to the Fall Classic was two years before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in 1947.

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