WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS:
1903: BOSTON AMERICANS OVER PITTSBURGH PIRATES IN 8 GAMES
1904: NO WORLD SERIES PLAYED DUE TO ANIMOSITY BETWEEN RIVAL LEAGUES
1905: NEW YORK GIANTS OVER PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS IN 5 GAMES
1906: CHICAGO WHITE SOX OVER CHICAGO CUBS IN 6 GAMES
1907: CHICAGO CUBS OVER DETROIT TIGERS IN 4.5 GAMES (SECOND GAME WAS
CALLED DUE TO LOW VISIBILITY)
1908: CHICAGO CUBS OVER DETROIT TIGERS IN 5 GAMES
1909: PITTSBURGH PIRATES OVER DETROIT TIGERS IN 7 GAMES
HALL OF FAMERS:
1903: Jimmy Collins, BOS; Cy Young, BOS; Fred Clarke, PIT; Honus
Wagner, PIT
1905: John McGraw, NYG; Roger Bresnahan, NYG; Christy Mathewson,
NYG; Joe McGinnity, NYG; Connie Mack, PHA; Chief Bender, PHA; Eddie
Plank, PHA; Rube Waddell, PHA
1906: George Davis, CWS; Ed Walsh, CWS; Mordecai Brown,
CHC; Frank
Chance, CHC; Johnny Evers, CHC;
Joe Tinker, CHC
1907: Mordecai
Brown, CHC; Frank Chance, CHC;
Johnny Evers, CHC;
Joe Tinker, CHC;
Sam Crawford, DET; Ty Cobb, DET
1908: Mordecai
Brown, CHC; Frank Chance, CHC;
Johnny Evers, CHC;
Joe Tinker, CHC;
Sam Crawford, DET; Ty Cobb, DET
1909: Fred Clarke, PIT; Honus Wagner, PIT; Vic Willis, PIT; Sam
Crawford, DET; Ty Cobb, DET
IMPORTANT MOMENTS IN WORLD SERIES:
1903: Pirates' Deacon Philippe throws 5 complete games, and wins
three, strikes out 10 in Game One; Boston's Bill Dinenne strikes out
11 in Game Two
1905: Giants' Christy Matthewson throws three shutouts in World
Series; All games of Series were shutouts; Bill Dahlen steals home
for Giants in Game Three
1906: Chicago White Sox, who only hit .198 in entire series, and
.230 for season, beat 116-win (Still MLB Record) Chicago Cubs; Ed
Walsh strikes out 10 Cubs in Game Three; First Two games are played
despite snow in Chicago
1907: Game One of Series is called a tie due to nightfall
1909: Pittsburgh's Babe Adams throws three six-hit wins in Series
over Detroit
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