History of the World Series – 1918

History of the World Series – 1918

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  In the aftermath of the United States’ entry into World War I in 1917, a U.S. government edict called for the end of major-league baseball’s 1918 regular season by Labor Day and the playing of the World Series immediately thereafter. Accordingly, the 1918 Series was a late-summer classic that ran from September 5 through…

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Former major leaguer Eddie Grant is killed while serving in World War I

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test On October 5, 1918, former major leaguer Eddie Grant is killed while serving in World War I. Grant, a captain attached to the 307th Infantry, becomes the first major leaguer to be killed during World War l. The former Giants third baseman is hit by a shell while leading a unit to rescue the…

In the earliest conclusion of the Fall Classic, The Red Sox win the World Series in Game six, on Carl Mays’s 2nd victory, a 2 – 1
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In the earliest conclusion of the Fall Classic, The Red Sox win the World Series in Game six, on Carl Mays’s 2nd victory, a 2 – 1

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1918 – The Red Sox win the World Series in Game six, on Carl Mays’s 2nd victory, a 2 – 1 three-hitter. With two on and two out in the 3rd, utility OF George Whiteman lines a hard drive to RF. Max Flack drops it, allowing the only runs off Lefty Tyler. Righty Claude Hendrix, 20 – 7 during the year, finally makes an appearance, tossing a final inning for the Cubs. Cubs pitchers compile a 1.04 ERA, while Boston’s .186 BA is the lowest ever for a World Series winner, but they compensate by making just one error, a record not beaten this century in a 6-game World Series. The Red Sox will realize $1,102 each, the Cubs $671, the smallest winner’s share ever earned. The inning by inning results of the game are relayed to Fort Devans, 58 miles away, via nine homing pigeons.

1918 – Players on both sides of the World Series threaten to strike unless they are guaranteed $2,500 to the winners and $1,000 each for the losers. They back off, however, when told they will appear greedy while their countrymen are fighting a war. There are no fines, but no World Series rings or mementos are given out this year. On the field, Hippo Vaughncomes back with two days of rest and blanks the Red Sox, 3 – 0, on five hits in Game 5.

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1918 – Players on both sides of the World Series threaten to strike unless they are guaranteed $2,500 to the winners and $1,000 each for the losers. They back off, however, when told they will appear greedy while their countrymen are fighting a war. There are no fines, but no World Series rings or mementos are given out this year. On the field, Hippo Vaughncomes back with two days of rest and blanks the Red Sox, 3 – 0, on five hits in Game 5.

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On one day’s rest, Hippo Vaughn gives up only seven hits, but Carl Mays wins a 2 – 1 duel

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1918 – On one day’s rest, Hippo Vaughn gives up only seven hits, but Carl Mays wins a 2 – 1 duel. Wally Schang has two hits for Boston. Game three of the World Series ends with the Cubs’ Charlie Pick caught in a rundown between third base and home while trying to score on a passed ball.

In Game 2 of the World Series‚ Lefty Tyler drives in 2 runs in the Cubs’ 3-run 2nd. The Red Sox get one in the 9th and that’s all the scoring for the day‚ with Tyler beating Joe Bush. The game also features fights between Heinie Wagner and Hippo Vaughn and another involving Les Mann and Bush.

In Game 2 of the World Series‚ Lefty Tyler drives in 2 runs in the Cubs’ 3-run 2nd. The Red Sox get one in the 9th and that’s all the scoring for the day‚ with Tyler beating Joe Bush. The game also features fights between Heinie Wagner and Hippo Vaughn and another involving Les Mann and Bush.

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1918 – In Game 2 of the World Series‚ Lefty Tyler drives in 2 runs in the Cubs’ 3-run 2nd. The Red Sox get one in the 9th and that’s all the scoring for the day‚ with Tyler beating Joe Bush. The game also features fights between Heinie Wagner and Hippo Vaughn and another involving Les Mann and Bush.

Star Spangled Banner makes its debut Game 1 of the 1918 World Series

Star Spangled Banner makes its debut Game 1 of the 1918 World Series

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1918 – At Comiskey Park, Babe Ruth of the Red Sox six-hits the Cubs in the opening game of the World Series, 1 – 0. The Fall Classic game, which starts almost a month earlier than usual due to World War I, is played at the White Sox home field rather than Weeghman Park (to be renamed Wrigley Field in 1926) due to the larger seating capacity. During the 7th-inning stretch, a military band plays “The Star Spangled Banner” and Fred Thomas, on leave from the Navy, snaps to attention.

1918 – The Browns and Tigers finish the season with a doubleheader split in St. Louis as the Cleveland Indians refuse to make the trip for the Labor Day doubleheader. In Game 2‚ Ty Cobb pitches 2 innings against the Browns while the Browns’ George Sisler pitches one scoreless inning. The Browns win‚ 6 – 2‚ and Sisler hits a double off Cobb. Detroit wins the opener‚ 7 – 2.

1918 – The Browns and Tigers finish the season with a doubleheader split in St. Louis as the Cleveland Indians refuse to make the trip for the Labor Day doubleheader. In Game 2‚ Ty Cobb pitches 2 innings against the Browns while the Browns’ George Sisler pitches one scoreless inning. The Browns win‚ 6 – 2‚ and Sisler hits a double off Cobb. Detroit wins the opener‚ 7 – 2.

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1918 – The Browns and Tigers finish the season with a doubleheader split in St. Louis as the Cleveland Indians refuse to make the trip for the Labor Day doubleheader. In Game 2‚ Ty Cobb pitches 2 innings against the Browns while the Browns’ George Sisler pitches one scoreless inning. The Browns win‚ 6 – 2‚ and Sisler hits a double off Cobb. Detroit wins the opener‚ 7 – 2.

The Red Sox clinch the pennant, winning the first of a twin bill from the A’s 6 – 1, as Babe Ruth wins his ninth game in his last 11 starts.

The Red Sox clinch the pennant, winning the first of a twin bill from the A’s 6 – 1, as Babe Ruth wins his ninth game in his last 11 starts.

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1918 – The Red Sox clinch the pennant, winning the first of a twin bill from the A’s 6 – 1, as Babe Ruth wins his ninth game in his last 11 starts.