The man from the 1905 World Series!
Matty started 3 games in that World Series, which pitted his New York Giants against the Philadelphia Athletics.
Game one saw Mathewson square off against Eddie Plank. And did Christy ever set the tone!
The game was scoreless through 4 innings. But in the top of the fourth, the Giants broke through with 2 touches of home, which was all Matty would need. The Giants added a run in the top of the ninth, but there would be no other scoring in this game. Matty rolled along with a 4 hit shutout.
After Chief Bender evened the series with a shutout of his own in game 2 (3-0, btw), it was Mathewson's turn again in game 3. This time the Giants scored him nine runs, but once again, he needed only one as he rolled along to another 4 hit shutout.
After Joe McGinnity out dueled Plank in game 4, 1-0, the stage was set for Christy's third start.
Facing Bender, once again the score was "no score" through four. But then the Giants plated a run in bottom of the fifth frame. They would add another in the bottom of the eight.
Once again, Mathewson didn't need it.
Amazingly, Christy finished off the A's for good with a 2-0 triumph, behind a brilliant 5 hitter. The Giants had won the World Series, 4 games to 1.
What an amazing statline for Mathewson: 27 IP 13H 0ER 1BB 18K!
Actually, the whole Giants pitching staff deserves a look. Amazingly, the 3 runs scored by the Athletics in the second game were all unearned, so the Giants staff compiled an ERA of 0.00 for the 1905 World Series.
Joe McGinnity would go on to a Hall Of Fame career that saw him win 246 games. (The Giant's third pitcher, Red Ames, who pitched in game 2 in relief of Joe, would finish up with 183 victories himself.)
For the Phillies, Chief Bender, an Indian, posted a ERA of 1.06 and got the only win for the junior circuit champions. He went on to a Hall Of Fame career himself, and is considered by some to be the inventor of the slider.
Plank would go on to win 326 games and also make the Hall.
Andy Coakley was the game 3 started for the A's. Although charged with 9 runs (he threw a complete game, regardless) only 3 of them were earned. He is the forgotten man from this series, as he would finish up with only 58 victories.
But he can always brag of a span of 6 days where he brushed shoulders with 4 Hall Of Famer pitchers...
None better than Matty.
Reference
Burns, Ken, director. Baseball, PBS, 1994.
Sports Reference LLC. Baseball-Reference.com - Major League Statistics and Information. http://www.baseball-reference.com/. Web. 17 May. 2011.
Matty started 3 games in that World Series, which pitted his New York Giants against the Philadelphia Athletics.
Game one saw Mathewson square off against Eddie Plank. And did Christy ever set the tone!
The game was scoreless through 4 innings. But in the top of the fourth, the Giants broke through with 2 touches of home, which was all Matty would need. The Giants added a run in the top of the ninth, but there would be no other scoring in this game. Matty rolled along with a 4 hit shutout.
After Chief Bender evened the series with a shutout of his own in game 2 (3-0, btw), it was Mathewson's turn again in game 3. This time the Giants scored him nine runs, but once again, he needed only one as he rolled along to another 4 hit shutout.
After Joe McGinnity out dueled Plank in game 4, 1-0, the stage was set for Christy's third start.
Facing Bender, once again the score was "no score" through four. But then the Giants plated a run in bottom of the fifth frame. They would add another in the bottom of the eight.
Once again, Mathewson didn't need it.
Amazingly, Christy finished off the A's for good with a 2-0 triumph, behind a brilliant 5 hitter. The Giants had won the World Series, 4 games to 1.
What an amazing statline for Mathewson: 27 IP 13H 0ER 1BB 18K!
Actually, the whole Giants pitching staff deserves a look. Amazingly, the 3 runs scored by the Athletics in the second game were all unearned, so the Giants staff compiled an ERA of 0.00 for the 1905 World Series.
Joe McGinnity would go on to a Hall Of Fame career that saw him win 246 games. (The Giant's third pitcher, Red Ames, who pitched in game 2 in relief of Joe, would finish up with 183 victories himself.)
For the Phillies, Chief Bender, an Indian, posted a ERA of 1.06 and got the only win for the junior circuit champions. He went on to a Hall Of Fame career himself, and is considered by some to be the inventor of the slider.
Plank would go on to win 326 games and also make the Hall.
Andy Coakley was the game 3 started for the A's. Although charged with 9 runs (he threw a complete game, regardless) only 3 of them were earned. He is the forgotten man from this series, as he would finish up with only 58 victories.
But he can always brag of a span of 6 days where he brushed shoulders with 4 Hall Of Famer pitchers...
None better than Matty.
Reference
Burns, Ken, director. Baseball, PBS, 1994.
Sports Reference LLC. Baseball-Reference.com - Major League Statistics and Information. http://www.baseball-reference.com/. Web. 17 May. 2011.
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