The title came in the first year of the Yankees' new Japan's Hideki Matsui was voted the Series' Most Valuable Player after he hit 615 with three home runs and eight runs batted in (RBI), including a World Series record-tying 6-RBI performance in Game 6.
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Jackson ruled Microsoft had engaged in illegal conduct by tying its Windows operating system--in which it had a clear monopoly--with its Explorer Web browser.
Seth Maness, who got the win Wednesday after allowing Ankiel's tying two-run homer in the seventh, is the Cardinals' only player since 1900 to earn three victories in relief in his first five career appearances.