World Series 1906

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World Series 1906
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team Victories Regular season
Chicago White Sox 4th 93-58, 61.6%, GA: 3
Chicago Cubs 2 116-36, 76.3%, GA: 20
Period: October 9 - October 14, 1906
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The 1906 World Series was the third edition of the World Series , the finals of Major League Baseball (MLB). They were played from October 9 to October 14, 1906 between the American League winner , the Chicago White Sox, and the National League winner , the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs had set a record of 116 wins and a win rate of 76.3% in the regular season, which was valid until 2000, and were favorites in this World Series. The White Sox, on the other hand, had the worst batting average in the American League (23%), nicknamed "Hitless Wonders". This World Series was also the first modern World Series in which two teams from the same city (see: Subway Series ) competed against each other.

Overview of the games

game date guest Score home Score Total status

(CWS-CHC)

Ball park Duration (in hours) spectator
1 October 9, 1906 Chicago White Sox 2 Chicago Cubs 1 1-0 West Side Grounds 1:45 12,693
2 October 10, 1906 Chicago Cubs 7th Chicago White Sox 1 1-1 South Side Park (III) 1:58 12,595
3 October 11, 1906 Chicago White Sox 3 Chicago Cubs 0 2-1 West Side Grounds 2:10 13,667
4th October 12, 1906 Chicago Cubs 1 Chicago White Sox 0 2-2 South Side Park (III) 1:36 18,385
5 October 13, 1906 Chicago White Sox 8th Chicago Cubs 6th 3-2 West Side Grounds 2:40 23,257
6th October 14, 1906 Chicago Cubs 3 Chicago White Sox 8th 4-2 South Side Park (III) 1:55 19,249
Chicago White Sox win 4-2

The games in detail

Game 1

Tuesday October 9, 1906 on the West Side Grounds in Chicago

team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 R. H E.
Chicago White Sox 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 4th 1
Chicago Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4th 2

WP : Nick Altrock (1-0)   LP : Mordecai Brown (0-1)  

Game 2

Wednesday October 10, 1906 in South Side Park (III) in Chicago

team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 R. H E.
Chicago Cubs 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 7th 10 2
Chicago White Sox 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3

WP : Ed Reulbach (1-0)   LP : Doc White (0-1)  

Game 3

Thursday October 11, 1906 at the West Side Grounds in Chicago

In Game 3, the previous record of 11 strikeouts in a World Series game, set by Bill Dinneen in 1903, was broken by Ed Walsh of the Chicago White Sox, who hit 12 strikeouts in that game.

team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 R. H E.
Chicago White Sox 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 4th 1
Chicago Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2

WP : Ed Walsh (1-0)   LP : Jack Pfiester (0-1)  

Game 4

Friday October 12, 1906 in South Side Park (III) in Chicago

team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 R. H E.
Chicago Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7th 1
Chicago White Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1

WP : Mordecai Brown (1-1)   LP : Nick Altrock (1-1)  

Game 5

Saturday October 13th 1906 at the West Side Grounds in Chicago

team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 R. H E.
Chicago White Sox 1 0 2 4th 0 1 0 0 0 8th 12 6th
Chicago Cubs 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 6th 6th 0

WP : Ed Walsh (2-0)   LP : Jack Pfiester (0-2)   SV : Doc White (1)  

Game 6

Sunday October 14, 1906 in South Side Park (III) in Chicago

team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 R. H E.
Chicago Cubs 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 7th 0
Chicago White Sox 3 4th 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 8th 11 3

WP : Doc White (1-1)   LP : Mordecai Brown (1-2)  

summary of results

1906 World Series: Chicago White Sox defeat Chicago Cubs 4-2

team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 R. H E.
Chicago White Sox 4th 4th 2 4th 2 5 0 1 0 22nd 37 15th
Chicago Cubs 4th 3 1 1 1 4th 1 2 1 18th 36 7th

Total viewers : 99,846   Average number of audience : 16641

Trivia

  • In the 1906 World Series both the Chicago White Sox and the Chicago Cubs came for the first time in club history.
  • Two participants in the 1906 World Series were later inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame : Mordecai Brown of the Chicago Cubs and Ed Walsh of the Chicago White Sox.
  • Games 1 and 2 were played in snow. This didn't happen again until the 1997 World Series .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Overview of the World Series 1906 on MLB.com . MLB.com. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  2. ↑ 1906 World Series Game 1 - Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox . Retrosheet. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  3. ↑ 1906 World Series Game 2 - Chicago White Sox vs. Chicago Cubs . Retrosheet. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  4. ↑ 1906 World Series Game 3 - Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox . Retrosheet. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  5. ↑ 1906 World Series Game 4 - Chicago White Sox vs. Chicago Cubs . Retrosheet. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  6. ↑ 1906 World Series Game 5 - Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox . Retrosheet. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  7. ↑ 1906 World Series Game 6 - Chicago White Sox vs. Chicago Cubs . Retrosheet. Retrieved November 2, 2013.

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