On November 2, 1972 — Freddy Parent, who hit the first grand slam in Boston Red Sox history, dies at the age of 96. The former shortstop had been the last surviving participant from the first-ever World Series, played in 1903 between Boston and Pittsburgh. Game ticket & learn more about the players, teams, stadiums…
After going at each other viciously for two years, the established National League and fledgling American League buried the hatchet, at least temporarily, in 1903 — thanks in large part to the owners of the NL’s Pittsburgh club and the AL’s Boston team. With their clubs apparently headed toward pennants, Pittsburgh’s Barney Dreyfuss and Boston’s…
On October 13, 1903, In the 95-minute contest at the Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds, a crowd of 7,455 fans claimed the right to see the Boston Pilgrims win the first modern-day World Series Five games to three. The final game of this inaugural World Series started out as an intense pitcher’s duel, scoreless until…
Tuesday, October 6, 1903, at Exposition Park (III) in Allegheny, Pennsylvania After two days of rest, Deacon Phillippe was ready to pitch a second straight game. He threw his third complete game victory of the series against Bill Dinneen, who was making his second start of the series. But Phillippe’s second straight win was…
October 3, 1903, at Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds Deacon Phillippe, pitching after only a single day of rest, started Game 3 for the Pirates and didn’t let them down, hurling his second complete-game victory of the Series to put Pittsburgh up two games to one. BASEBALL PLAYOFF HISTORY Division WinnersPlayoff Games/SeriesWild Card Games Divisional…
As the 1903 season drew to a close and with his team in first place, Barney Dreyfuss, the owner of Pittsburgh’s franchise, saw the potential of re-kindling fans’ interest by arranging a series of games with the rival league’s champions, Boston. Dreyfuss wrote to Boston owner Henry Killilea in August 1903 stating: “The time has come for the National…
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