▁to ▁best - of - se ven , ▁are ▁always ▁played ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 – 3 – 2 ▁format : ▁Games ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 , ▁ 6 , ▁and ▁ 7 ▁are ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁stad ium ▁of ▁the ▁team ▁that ▁has ▁home - field ▁advantage , ▁and ▁Games ▁ 3 , ▁ 4 , ▁and ▁ 5 ▁are ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁stad ium ▁of ▁the ▁team ▁that ▁does ▁not . ▁▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁▁ 1 9 7 1 : ▁World ▁Series ▁at ▁night ▁ ▁Night ▁games ▁were ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁major ▁le agues ▁beginning ▁with ▁the ▁C inc inn ati ▁Red s ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁but ▁the ▁World ▁Series ▁remained ▁a ▁strictly ▁day time ▁event ▁for ▁years ▁there after . ▁In ▁the ▁fifth ▁and ▁final ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁World ▁Series , ▁a ▁Series ▁game ▁was ▁finished ▁under ▁the ▁lights ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁due ▁to ▁enc ro aching ▁darkness ▁in ▁the ▁nin th ▁in ning . ▁The ▁first ▁scheduled ▁night ▁World ▁Series ▁game ▁was ▁Game ▁ 4 ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁World ▁Series ▁at ▁Three ▁R ivers ▁Stadium . ▁ ▁After ward , ▁World ▁Series ▁games ▁were ▁frequently ▁scheduled ▁at ▁night , ▁when ▁television ▁aud ien ces ▁were ▁larger . ▁Game ▁ 6 ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁World ▁Series ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁World ▁Series ▁game ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁day time , ▁ind o ors ▁at ▁the ▁Met rod ome ▁in ▁Minnesota