Boss Schmidt Stats & Facts
Boss Schmidt Essentials Positions: Bats: B Throws: R 71 Weight: 200 Born: 9 12, 1880 in London, AR USA Died: 11 14 1932 in Altus, AR USA Debut: 4/30/1906 Last Game: 10/8/1911 Full Name: Charles Schmidt
The Chicago Cubs win back to back World Series Titles
On October 14, 1908 The Chicago Cubs, lead by Hal Chase, appearing in their third straight world series, in front of the smallest crowd in World Series history, behind the strong pitching of Orval Overall, beat the Tigers, 2-0 in just 85 minutes to capture the Fall Classic, 4 games to 1. Overall allowed only…
Tigers and White Sox tie game 1 of the 1907 series
October 8, 1907 at West Side Grounds, The Tigers scored three runs, largely due to three Cub errors, in the eighth inning and held a 3–1 lead going into the bottom of the ninth inning. The Cubs loaded the bases on a single, walk and infield error with one out. Detroit conceded a…