70 Incredible Stats and Facts From the 2017 World Series

Game 1

This became the eighth World Series that featured two 100-win teams facing off against one another, and the first time it's happened since 1970.

Only three players had prior Fall Classic experience to draw upon entering this matchup (Justin Verlander, Chase Utley, and Carlos Beltran). This was the fewest number of players with World Series experience on combined rosters since 1906.

Chris Taylor didn't wait long to get things started in the bottom of the first inning for Los Angeles, as he homered on the first pitch he saw from Dallas Keuchel. He became the fourth player to hit a leadoff homer in Game 1 of the World Series and the third Dodgers player to do so in postseason history.

The Astros consistently had Jose Altuve and Carlos Correa man the third and fourth spots in their lineup throughout the season, so it wasn't surprising to see them in those customary spots for Game 1. However, Houston became the first team to have both their middle infielders fill out this area of a lineup for a Fall Classic since the 1948 Indians.

Clayton Kershaw's World Series debut couldn't have gone much better -- he allowed just 1 run on 3 hits, no walks, and 11 strikeouts in 7 dominant innings. He tied former Dodger hurler Don Newcombe for the most strikeouts in a Fall Classic game without allowing a free pass.

Unlike some of the games later in this series, Game 1 didn't last very long. The two teams combined for just four runs on nine hits while the contests lasted 2 hours and 28 minutes. It was the fastest World Series game since 1992.