On September 17, 1903 — In a game shortened due to darkness, the Boston Americans clinch their first AL pennant when they beat the Cleveland Naps at the Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds, 4-3. but their record of scoring in 17 consecutive innings is stopped in the 7th inning. George Winter coasts to a win, helped by homers from Hobe Ferris and Jimmy Collins. Boston will go on to defeat the Pirates, 5 games to 3, in the first World Series the fledgling circuit plays against an established National League foe.
