On October 8, 1919 — Despite the rumors already circulating about Cicotte’s erratic performances in Games 1 and 4, White Sox manager Kid Gleason showed faith in his ace for Game 7.
Ed Cicotte pitches Game 7 of the World Series, and the Chicago White Sox play like they mean it. Chicago scored early and, for once, it was Cincinnati that committed errors. Joe Jackson and Happy Felsch drive in two runs each for a 4 – 1 win, and suddenly the Series was relatively close again. This marked the only time in World Series history that the winner of Game 7 did not ultimately go on to win the series.
This did not go unnoticed by Sullivan and Rothstein, who were suddenly worried. Before the Series started, the Sox had been strong favorites and few doubted they could win two games in a row—presuming that they were trying to win. Rothstein had been too smart to bet on individual games, but had $270,000 riding on Cincinnati to win the Series. The night before Game 8, Williams—the scheduled starter—was supposedly visited by an associate of Sullivan’s known as Harry F who left no doubt that if he failed to blow the game in the first inning, he and his wife would be in serious danger.
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World Series Game 7 Played on Wednesday, October 8, 1919 (D) at Redland Field
CHI A 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 4 10 1 CIN N 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 7 4
BOX+PBP WP: Cicotte (1-2) LP: Sallee (1-1)
Play by Play
WHITE SOX 1ST: S. Collins singled to center; E. Collins out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [S. Collins to second]; Weaver flied out to center; Jackson singled to left [S. Collins scored, Jackson to first (error by Daubert; assists by Duncan, Groh, Daubert and Rath)]; On a bunt Felsch singled [Jackson to second]; Gandil forced Felsch (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rath reached on an error by E. Collins [Rath to first]; Daubert popped to second; Groh struck out; Roush forced Rath (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Reds 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Risberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Schalk lined to right; Cicotte grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Duncan flied out to center; Kopf singled; Neale popped to third in foul territory; Kopf was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Reds 0. WHITE SOX 3RD: S. Collins singled to pitcher; E. Collins singled to shortstop [S. Collins to second]; Weaver lined into a double play (shortstop to first) [E. Collins out at first]; Jackson singled to left [S. Collins scored]; Felsch forced Jackson (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Wingo walked; Sallee flied out to right; Rath forced Wingo (shortstop to second); Daubert grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Reds 0. WHITE SOX 4TH: Gandil flied out to right; Risberg popped to first in foul territory; Schalk singled to third; Cicotte flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Reds 0. REDS 4TH: Groh grounded out (second to first); Roush grounded out (second to first); Duncan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Reds 0. WHITE SOX 5TH: S. Collins flied out to right; E. Collins singled to center; Weaver reached on an error by Groh [E. Collins to second, Weaver to first]; Jackson reached on an error by Rath [E. Collins to third, Weaver to second, Jackson to first]; Felsch singled to center [E. Collins scored (unearned), Weaver scored (unearned), Jackson to second]; FISHER REPLACED SALLEE (PITCHING); Gandil grounded out (pitcher to first) [Jackson to third, Felsch to second]; Risberg struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Reds 0. REDS 5TH: Kopf flied out to left; Neale singled to left; Wingo walked [Neale to second]; RUETHER BATTED FOR FISHER; Ruether popped to third in foul territory; Rath grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Reds 0. WHITE SOX 6TH: LUQUE REPLACED RUETHER (PITCHING); Schalk flied out to left; Cicotte struck out; S. Collins doubled to left; E. Collins struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Reds 0. REDS 6TH: Daubert struck out; Groh doubled; Roush grounded out (pitcher to first) [Groh to third]; Duncan singled to center [Groh scored]; Kopf forced Duncan (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Reds 1. WHITE SOX 7TH: Weaver struck out; Jackson grounded out (second to first); Felsch struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Reds 1. REDS 7TH: Neale struck out; Wingo walked; Luque struck out; Rath singled to center [Wingo to second]; Daubert grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Reds 1. WHITE SOX 8TH: Gandil popped to shortstop; Risberg reached on an error by Roush [Risberg out at second (center to shortstop)]; Schalk grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Reds 1. REDS 8TH: Groh flied out to left; Roush grounded out (second to first); Duncan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Reds 1. WHITE SOX 9TH: Cicotte struck out; S. Collins flied out to center; E. Collins grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Reds 1. REDS 9TH: Kopf popped to second in foul territory; Neale flied out to left; Wingo singled to center; MAGEE BATTED FOR LUQUE; Magee singled to right [Wingo to second]; SMITH RAN FOR MAGEE; Rath flied to right; Debut game for Jimmy Smith; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Reds 1. Final Totals R H E LOB White Sox 4 10 1 7 Reds 1 7 4 9
