History of the World Series β 1913
Giants Manager John McGraw, whose team had won the National League pennant by 12 1/2 games, did have the services of pitching aces Rube Marquard, Christy Mathewson and Jeff Tesreau throughout the Series, which conceivably could have been enough to overcome Connie Mackβs Philadelphia Athletics. Conceivably . . . The Athletics roughed up Marguard inβ¦