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…

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

ByThis Day in Baseball

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.