The 1906 World Series was an all Chicago affair.
Yep, the White Sox and Cubs took care of their respected leagues to make for the first World Series to be held in one city. The White Sox's 93 wins paled in comparison to Cubbies' 116, however.
A terrific pitcher's duel was game 1. That saw the White Sox's Nick Altrock and Three Finger Brown end up with a 4-hitter each. But Altrock and the Sox ended up winning, 2-1.
The Cubs almost got a no-no in game 2. Athough their starter, Ed Reulbach walked 6 batters, he gave up only a Jiggs Donahue single in the bottom of the 7th to finish with a 1-hitter. 50 years later it was Don Larsen who became the only pitcher to toss a no-hitter in the World Series. This game was also a bit of a laugher, however. The Cubs won, 7-1.
If you can believe it, Ed Walsh of the White Sox, went out in game 3 and did some no-hitting of his own. He allowed a pair of hits in the bottom of the 1st. But the Cubs did not get another hit the rest of the way. The Cubs' Jack Pfiester finished with a fine 4-hitter of his own, but it was not enough. The White Sox won 3-0. They were also ahead ahead 2-1 in the Fall Classic.
For the 4th straight game of this Series, the losing team scored one or no runs in game 4. And for the 2nd time in 3 games, a Cub pitcher tossed a 2-hitter. Brown, back from game 1, tossed a 2-hit gem. Altrock pitched another gem, but the Cubs won 1-0. This all Chicago World Series had been a great pitcher's Series so far! The Series was also now deadlocked at 2. It was down to a best-of-three affair.
The White Sox's Walsh beat Pfiester in game 5. But this time, neither starting pitcher fared too well. The White Sox took it, 8-6, and were now only 1 win away for the World Series Championship. The White Sox had to survive the six errors they made in the game. But the Cubs' six runs meant that Doc White was summoned in from the bullpen to finish the game for the White Sox. In doing so, Doc became the first pitcher to record a save in the World Series!
And Doc was not done. Neither were the Sox.
White took the hill in game 6, looking to put the Cubs away for good in 1906. Three Finger Brown tried to stop the White Sox. But this time, it was a hill too steep to climb. And Although the Cubs scored a run in the top of the 1st, the White Sox answered with 3 in the bottom of the inning. The White Sox then knocked Brown out of the game in the bottom of the second. They scored three more runs off him before Orval Overall got the Cubs out of there. The final score would be 8-3, Chicago White Sox.
Half of the city of Chicago must have been ecstatic. The other half must have been disappointed.
Enders, Eric. 100 years of the World Series. New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. 2005. Print.
Neft, David S., Richard M. Cohen, and Michael L. Neft. The Sports Encyclopedia: Baseball, 1992. 12th ed. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992. Print.
Nemec, David et all. 20th Century Baseball Chronicle: A Year-by-year History of Major League Baseball. Collector's Edition. Lincolnwood, Ill: Publications International, 1993. Print.
Retrosheet. Web. 13 Jan. 2014. <www.retrosheet.org>
Sports Reference LLC. Baseball-Reference.com - Major League Statistics and Information. http://www.baseball-reference.com/. Web. 13 Jan. 2014.
Yep, the White Sox and Cubs took care of their respected leagues to make for the first World Series to be held in one city. The White Sox's 93 wins paled in comparison to Cubbies' 116, however.
A terrific pitcher's duel was game 1. That saw the White Sox's Nick Altrock and Three Finger Brown end up with a 4-hitter each. But Altrock and the Sox ended up winning, 2-1.
The Cubs almost got a no-no in game 2. Athough their starter, Ed Reulbach walked 6 batters, he gave up only a Jiggs Donahue single in the bottom of the 7th to finish with a 1-hitter. 50 years later it was Don Larsen who became the only pitcher to toss a no-hitter in the World Series. This game was also a bit of a laugher, however. The Cubs won, 7-1.
If you can believe it, Ed Walsh of the White Sox, went out in game 3 and did some no-hitting of his own. He allowed a pair of hits in the bottom of the 1st. But the Cubs did not get another hit the rest of the way. The Cubs' Jack Pfiester finished with a fine 4-hitter of his own, but it was not enough. The White Sox won 3-0. They were also ahead ahead 2-1 in the Fall Classic.
For the 4th straight game of this Series, the losing team scored one or no runs in game 4. And for the 2nd time in 3 games, a Cub pitcher tossed a 2-hitter. Brown, back from game 1, tossed a 2-hit gem. Altrock pitched another gem, but the Cubs won 1-0. This all Chicago World Series had been a great pitcher's Series so far! The Series was also now deadlocked at 2. It was down to a best-of-three affair.
The White Sox's Walsh beat Pfiester in game 5. But this time, neither starting pitcher fared too well. The White Sox took it, 8-6, and were now only 1 win away for the World Series Championship. The White Sox had to survive the six errors they made in the game. But the Cubs' six runs meant that Doc White was summoned in from the bullpen to finish the game for the White Sox. In doing so, Doc became the first pitcher to record a save in the World Series!
And Doc was not done. Neither were the Sox.
White took the hill in game 6, looking to put the Cubs away for good in 1906. Three Finger Brown tried to stop the White Sox. But this time, it was a hill too steep to climb. And Although the Cubs scored a run in the top of the 1st, the White Sox answered with 3 in the bottom of the inning. The White Sox then knocked Brown out of the game in the bottom of the second. They scored three more runs off him before Orval Overall got the Cubs out of there. The final score would be 8-3, Chicago White Sox.
Half of the city of Chicago must have been ecstatic. The other half must have been disappointed.
References
Enders, Eric. 100 years of the World Series. New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. 2005. Print.
Neft, David S., Richard M. Cohen, and Michael L. Neft. The Sports Encyclopedia: Baseball, 1992. 12th ed. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992. Print.
Nemec, David et all. 20th Century Baseball Chronicle: A Year-by-year History of Major League Baseball. Collector's Edition. Lincolnwood, Ill: Publications International, 1993. Print.
Retrosheet. Web. 13 Jan. 2014. <www.retrosheet.org>
Sports Reference LLC. Baseball-Reference.com - Major League Statistics and Information. http://www.baseball-reference.com/. Web. 13 Jan. 2014.
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