1908 World Series
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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. 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. 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.
This was the year of the infamous "Fred Merkle Bonehead Play", that allowed the Chicago Cubs to reach the World Series after beating the New York Giants in a one-game playoff.
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. The final two games, in Detroit, were shutouts. This was also the most poorly attended Series with the final game drawing a record-low 6,210 fans.
Records: Chicago Cubs (W: 99, L: 55, Pct: .643, GA: 1) - Detroit Tigers (W: 90, L: 63, Pct: .588, GA: ½)
Managers: Frank Chance (Chicago), Hughie Jennings (Detroit)
Umpires: Jack Sheridan (AL), Hank O'Day (NL), odd-numbered games; Bill Klem (NL), Tommy Connolly (AL), even-numbered games
For the first time, four umpires were used in the series, in alternating two-man teams.
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[edit] Summary
NL Chicago Cubs (4) vs AL Detroit Tigers (1)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cubs - 10, Tigers - 6 | October 10 | Bennett Park | 10,812 |
| 2 | Tigers - 1, Cubs - 6 | October 11 | West Side Grounds | 17,760 |
| 3 | Tigers - 8, Cubs - 3 | October 12 | West Side Grounds | 14,543 |
| 4 | Cubs - 3, Tigers - 0 | October 13 | Bennett Park | 12,907 |
| 5 | Cubs - 2, Tigers - 0 | October 14 | Bennett Park | 6,210 |
[edit] Matchups
[edit] Game 1
October 10: Bennett Park, Detroit, Michigan
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago (NL) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 2 |
| Detroit (AL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 3 |
| W: Mordecai Brown (1-0) L: Ed Summers (0-1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 2
October 11: West Side Grounds, Chicago, Illinois
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit (AL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Chicago (NL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | x | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| W: Orval Overall (1-0) L: Bill Donovan (0-1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: CHC – Joe Tinker (1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 3
October 12: West Side Grounds, Chicago, Illinois
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit (AL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 4 |
| Chicago (NL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| W: George Mullin (1-0) L: Jack Pfiester (0-1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 4
October 13: Bennett Park, Detroit, Michigan
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago (NL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Detroit (AL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| W: Mordecai Brown (2-0) L: Ed Summers (0-2) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 5
October 14: Bennett Park, Detroit, Michigan
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago (NL) | 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 |
| W: Orval Overall (2-0) L: Bill Donovan (0-2) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Composite Box
1908 World Series (4-1): Chicago Cubs (N.L.) over Detroit Tigers (A.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 | 3 | |
| Detroit Tigers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 32 | 9 | |
| Total Attendance: 62,232 Average Attendance: 12,446 | |||||||||||||
| Winning Player’s Share: – $1,318 Losing Player’s Share – $870 | |||||||||||||
[edit] Trivia
- The attendance during Game 5 (6,210) of the 1908 World Series was the smallest World Series crowd in major league history.
- This was the first-ever World Series rematch.
- Boss Schmidt, who made the last out of the 1907 Series with a popup to shortstop, made the last out of this series by grounding out catcher to first.
[edit] 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
[edit] Reference(s)
Neft, David S., and Richard M. Cohen. The World Series. 1st ed. New York: St Martins, 1990. (Neft and Cohen 23-26)
