The Pittsburgh Press (August 27, 1946)
National League gets Series opener
CHICAGO (UP) – The 1946 World Series will open in the park of the National League winner Wednesday, October 2. The second game also will be played there.
The next three will be staged in the American League city. The final two, if any, will be back in the National League city.
For example, if Brooklyn is the National League winner, games will be played at Ebbetts Field October 2 and 3, with the next three games in Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox, on October 4-5-6. The sixth game would be back at Brooklyn on October 7, with October 8 an open date for the sale of tickets. The seventh and deciding contest then would be played October 9.
All games will start at 1:30 p.m. standard time of the city where played, except in the case of a Sunday game at Brooklyn which would start at 2:05 p.m.