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| Dates: | October 10–October 14, 1908 | |||||||||
| Umpires: | Jack Sheridan (AL), Hank O'Day (NL), odd-numbered games; Bill Klem (NL), Tommy Connolly (AL), even-numbered games |
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| Future Hall of Famers: | Cubs: Mordecai Brown, Frank Chance, Johnny Evers, Joe Tinker. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year In Baseball, the umpire is the person charged with officiating the game including beginning and ending the game enforcing the rules of the game and the grounds making John F Sheridan ( 1862 - November 2 1914) was an American umpire in Major League Baseball. Henry Francis O'Day ( July 8 1862 – July 2 1935) was an American right-handed Pitcher, umpire and William Joseph Klem, born William Joseph Klimm ( February 22 1874 – September 16 1951) known as the "father of Baseball Thomas Henry Connolly ( December 31, 1870 - April 28, 1961) was an English - American umpire in Major League Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown ( October 19 1876 &ndash February 14 1948) nicknamed "Three Finger" or "Miner" was an Frank Leroy Chance ( September 9, 1877 &ndash September 15, 1924) was a Major League Baseball player at the turn of the 20th John Joseph Evers ( July 21, 1881 – March 28, 1947) was a Major League Baseball player and manager. Joseph Bert Tinker ( July 27, 1880 - July 27, 1948) was a Major League Baseball player and manager. Tigers: Sam Crawford, Ty Cobb. Samuel Earl Crawford ( April 18 1880 &ndash June 15 1968) nicknamed " Wahoo Sam " was a Major League Baseball Tyrus Raymond "Ty" Cobb (December 18 1886 – July 17 1961 nicknamed " The Georgia Peach," was a baseball player and is regarded by historians | |||||||||
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The 1908 World Series matched the defending champion Chicago Cubs against the Detroit Tigers in a rematch of the 1907 Series. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The 1907 World Series featured the Chicago Cubs and the Detroit Tigers, with the Cubs winning the Series four games to none (with one tie for their first championship The 1909 World Series featured the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Detroit Tigers. The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA The 1907 World Series featured the Chicago Cubs and the Detroit Tigers, with the Cubs winning the Series four games to none (with one tie for their first championship In this first-ever rematch of this young event, the Cubs won in 5 games for their second consecutive title.
The 1908 World Series is significant for being the last World Championship for the Cubs through 2007. The Cubs would go on to appear in the World Series in 1910, 1918, 1929, 1932, 1935, 1938, and 1945, losing the Series all seven times. The 1910 World Series featured the Philadelphia Athletics and the Chicago Cubs, with the Athletics winning in five games to earn their first championship The 1918 World Series featured the Boston Red Sox, who defeated the Chicago Cubs four games to two In the 1929 World Series, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Chicago Cubs in 5 games The 1932 World Series was played between the New York Yankees ( American League) and the Chicago Cubs ( National League) with the Yankees The 1935 World Series featured the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago Cubs, with the Tigers winning in six games for their first championship in five Series appearances The 1938 World Series matched the two-time defending champion New York Yankees against the Chicago Cubs, with the Yankees sweeping the Series in four games for The 1945 World Series matched the American League Detroit Tigers against the National League Chicago Cubs. The Cubs had one of baseball's most dominant teams in the early 1900s, but unbeknownst to their fans in 1908 (the year "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" debuted) this would be the end of it, for nearly a century so far. " Take Me Out to the Ball Game " is an early-20th century Tin Pan Alley song which became the unofficial anthem of Baseball although neither of its authors
This was the year of the infamous "Merkle Boner" play that allowed the Chicago Cubs to reach the World Series after beating the New York Giants in a one-game "playoff", actually the makeup game for the tie that the Merkle play had caused. Frederick Charles Merkle ( December 20, 1888 – March 2, 1956) was an American First baseman in Major League Baseball The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division.
The Series was anti-climactic after tight pennant races in both leagues. Ty Cobb had a much better Series than in 1907, as did the rest of his team. Tyrus Raymond "Ty" Cobb (December 18 1886 – July 17 1961 nicknamed " The Georgia Peach," was a baseball player and is regarded by historians The final two games, in Detroit, were shutouts. This was also the most poorly attended Series in history, with the final game drawing a record-low 6,210 fans. Attendance in Chicago was harmed by a ticket-scalping scheme that fans accused the club's owner of participating in, and the Series was boycotted to some degree.
For the first time, four umpires were used in the series, in alternating two-man teams.
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Summary
NL Chicago Cubs (4) vs AL Detroit Tigers (1)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago Cubs - 10, Detroit Tigers - 6 | October 10 | Bennett Park | 10,812[1] |
| 2 | Detroit Tigers - 1, Chicago Cubs - 6 | October 11 | West Side Grounds | 17,760[2] |
| 3 | Detroit Tigers - 8, Chicago Cubs - 3 | October 12 | West Side Grounds | 14,543[3] |
| 4 | Chicago Cubs - 3, Detroit Tigers - 0 | October 13 | Bennett Park | 12,907[4] |
| 5 | Chicago Cubs - 2, Detroit Tigers - 0 | October 14 | Bennett Park | 6,210[5] |
Matchups
Game 1
Saturday, October 10, 1908 at Bennett Park in Detroit, Michigan
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 2 |
| Detroit | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 3 |
WP: Mordecai Brown (1-0) LP: Ed Summers (0-1)
Game 2
Sunday, October 11, 1908 at West Side Park in Chicago, Illinois
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Chicago | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | X | 6 | 7 | 0 |
WP: Orval Overall (1-0) LP: Bill Donovan (0-1)
HRs: CHC – Joe Tinker (1)
Game 3
Monday, October 12, 1908 at West Side Park in Chicago, Illinois
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 4 |
| Chicago | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
WP: George Mullin (1-0) LP: Jack Pfiester (0-1)
Game 4
Tuesday, October 13, 1908 at Bennett Park in Detroit, Michigan
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Detroit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
WP: Mordecai Brown (2-0) LP: Ed Summers (0-2)
Game 5
Wednesday, October 14, 1908 at Bennett Park in Detroit, Michigan
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Detroit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
WP: Orval Overall (2-0) LP: Bill Donovan (0-2)
The attendance during Game 5 (6,210) was the smallest World Series crowd in history. The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed West Side Park was the name used for two different Baseball parks that formerly stood in Chicago Illinois. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. West Side Park was the name used for two different Baseball parks that formerly stood in Chicago Illinois. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown ( October 19 1876 &ndash February 14 1948) nicknamed "Three Finger" or "Miner" was an Oron Edgar Summers ( December 5, 1884 – May 12, 1953) nicknamed " Kickapoo Ed," due to his Kickapoo ancestry Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year West Side Park was the name used for two different Baseball parks that formerly stood in Chicago Illinois. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Orval Overall ( February 2 1881 - July 14 1947) was an American right-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball Willard Earl Donovan ( July 6, 1916 - September 25, 1997) was a Pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1942 through Joseph Bert Tinker ( July 27, 1880 - July 27, 1948) was a Major League Baseball player and manager. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year West Side Park was the name used for two different Baseball parks that formerly stood in Chicago Illinois. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. George Joseph Mullin ( July 4, 1880 – January 7, 1944) was a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played John (Jack Albert Pfiester (born May 24, 1878 in Cincinnati, Ohio &ndash September 3, 1953) is a former professional Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown ( October 19 1876 &ndash February 14 1948) nicknamed "Three Finger" or "Miner" was an Oron Edgar Summers ( December 5, 1884 – May 12, 1953) nicknamed " Kickapoo Ed," due to his Kickapoo ancestry Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Orval Overall ( February 2 1881 - July 14 1947) was an American right-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball Willard Earl Donovan ( July 6, 1916 - September 25, 1997) was a Pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1942 through
Boss Schmidt, who made the last out of the 1907 Series with a popup to shortstop, also made the last out of this series by grounding out catcher to first. Charles "Boss" Schmidt ( September 12 1880 – November 14 1932) was an American Catcher in Major League Baseball
Composite Box
1908 World Series (4-1): Chicago Cubs (N. The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. L. ) over Detroit Tigers (A. The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA L. )
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 48 | 2 |
| Detroit Tigers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 33 | 9 |
| Total Attendance: 62,232 Average Attendance: 12,446 | ||||||||||||
| Winning Player’s Share: – $1,318 Losing Player’s Share – $870[6] | ||||||||||||
Notes
- ^ 1908 World Series Game 1 - Chicago Cubs vs. Detroit Tigers. The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA Retrosheet. Retrieved on 2008-05-06. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance.
- ^ 1908 World Series Game 2 - Detroit Tigers vs. Chicago Cubs. Retrosheet. Retrieved on 2008-05-06. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance.
- ^ 1908 World Series Game 3 - Detroit Tigers vs. Chicago Cubs. Retrosheet. Retrieved on 2008-05-06. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance.
- ^ 1908 World Series Game 4 - Chicago Cubs vs. Detroit Tigers. Retrosheet. Retrieved on 2008-05-06. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance.
- ^ 1908 World Series Game 5 - Chicago Cubs vs. Detroit Tigers. Retrosheet. Retrieved on 2008-05-06. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance.
References
- Neft, David S. , and Richard M. Cohen. The World Series. 1st ed. New York: St Martins, 1990. (Neft and Cohen 23-26)
- Reichler, Joseph, ed. (1982). The Baseball Encyclopedia (5th ed. ), p. 2116. MacMillian Publishing. ISBN 0-02-579010-2.
- Forman, Sean L. . 1908 World Series. Baseball-Reference. com - Major League Statistics and Information. . Retrieved on 2007-12-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways
External links
- 1908 World Series at Baseball-Reference.com
- 1908 World Series at WorldSeries.com (MLB.com)
- 1908 World Series at Baseball-Almanac.com
- 1908 World Series box scores and play-by-play at Retrosheet.org
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