In the very first Fall Classic, The immortal Cy Young was there in person. To throw out the first pitch of the ball game. Alas, he had to throw a lot in the top of the first. Cy ended up with a long day.
The first World Series featured Cy Young's Boston Americans vs. The Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Americans changed their name to the Red Sox in 1908, but the 1903 World Series would prove to be the only World Series (so far [2014]) to feature a team from Boston and a team from Pittsburgh.
So, Ginger Beaumont stepped in against Young and flied out to centre fielder Chick Stahl. But this was not going to be an omen. And, after the second out, the Pirates woke up.
Tommy Leach hit a triple for the first World Series hit, and Honus Wagner scored him with a single. Wagner then got the first ever World Series steal. Then an error on a grounder put runners on the corners. Cy was in big trouble.
Kitty Bransfield, on first, made a break towards second. And the Americans would be guilty of a throwing error on the play, which allowed Wagner to come home. 2-0, Pittsburgh. Later in the inning, two more runs scored on Jimmy Sebring's single.
Sebring would be a pest all day long for Young. He singled home another run in the top of the third to make it 5-0. Later, he added a home run to make it 7-0, Pittsburgh. Boston scored three meaningless runs late in the game to make it a bit more respectable.
Boston did recover from this setback, and went on to win this best-of-nine appear, 5-3. But couldn't we have all expected more from Cy? He had to go nine since relief pitchers only came in when the pitcher developed a sore arm or was hurt by other means, back then. Cy Young has the record for most regular season wins. Amazingly enough, he also has the record for most loses, with some chap named Nolan Ryan second. Cy just had to be there when the first Fall Classic was played. But I'm a little stunned he was there to take the loss!
References
Baseball Almanac, Inc. “Baseball Almanac: Baseball History, Baseball Records and Baseball Research. Baseball Almanac, Inc. Web. 10 May 2015, <http://www.baseball-almanac.com/>.
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. 10 May. 2015. <www.retrosheet.org>
Sports Reference LLC. Baseball-Reference.com - Major League Statistics and Information. http://www.baseball-reference.com/. Web. 10 May. 2015.
The first World Series featured Cy Young's Boston Americans vs. The Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Americans changed their name to the Red Sox in 1908, but the 1903 World Series would prove to be the only World Series (so far [2014]) to feature a team from Boston and a team from Pittsburgh.
So, Ginger Beaumont stepped in against Young and flied out to centre fielder Chick Stahl. But this was not going to be an omen. And, after the second out, the Pirates woke up.
Tommy Leach hit a triple for the first World Series hit, and Honus Wagner scored him with a single. Wagner then got the first ever World Series steal. Then an error on a grounder put runners on the corners. Cy was in big trouble.
Kitty Bransfield, on first, made a break towards second. And the Americans would be guilty of a throwing error on the play, which allowed Wagner to come home. 2-0, Pittsburgh. Later in the inning, two more runs scored on Jimmy Sebring's single.
Sebring would be a pest all day long for Young. He singled home another run in the top of the third to make it 5-0. Later, he added a home run to make it 7-0, Pittsburgh. Boston scored three meaningless runs late in the game to make it a bit more respectable.
Boston did recover from this setback, and went on to win this best-of-nine appear, 5-3. But couldn't we have all expected more from Cy? He had to go nine since relief pitchers only came in when the pitcher developed a sore arm or was hurt by other means, back then. Cy Young has the record for most regular season wins. Amazingly enough, he also has the record for most loses, with some chap named Nolan Ryan second. Cy just had to be there when the first Fall Classic was played. But I'm a little stunned he was there to take the loss!
References
Baseball Almanac, Inc. “Baseball Almanac: Baseball History, Baseball Records and Baseball Research. Baseball Almanac, Inc. Web. 10 May 2015, <http://www.baseball-almanac.com/>.
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. 10 May. 2015. <www.retrosheet.org>
Sports Reference LLC. Baseball-Reference.com - Major League Statistics and Information. http://www.baseball-reference.com/. Web. 10 May. 2015.
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