World Series to begin in late October, could end Nov. 5

The World Series is scheduled to start on a Friday for the first time since 1915 and could end on Nov. 5, its latest ever, because of the lockout that delayed opening day.

Major League Baseball said Monday its expanded post-season will begin with all four games in the new wild-card series on Oct. 7. The other games are Oct. 8 and 9, if necessary.

Opening day was delayed from March 31 to April 7 because of the 99-day lockout that ended on March 10, and the regular season was extended by three days to Oct. 5.

The World Series begins Oct. 28, matching its latest start, in 2009.

It will be its first Friday start since Oct. 8, 1915, at the Baker Bowl in Philadelphia, when the Phillies beat the Red Sox 3-1 before losing the next four games.

Since the start of playoffs, the Series had been scheduled to start on a Tuesday since 2014, in 1990 and from 1977-84, a Wednesday from 2007-13 and a Saturday from 1969-76, 1985-89 and 1991-2006.

The Series went into November for the first time in 2001, when the 9/11 terrorist attacks caused the regular season to end a week later than originally scheduled.

The latest a Series game has been played is Nov. 4, in 2001 and again in 2009. Last year's Series ended on Nov. 2 when the Atlanta Braves beat the Houston Astros in Game 6 for their first title since 1995.