World Series 1908

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World Series 1908
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team Victories Regular season
Chicago Cubs 4th 99-55, 64.3%, GA: 1st
Detroit Tigers 1 90-63, 58.8%, GA: ½
Period: October 8 - October 16, 1908
 <1907 World Series 1909> 

The 1908 World Series was the fifth edition of the World Series , the finals of Major League Baseball (MLB). They were played from October 8 to October 16, 1908 at the end of the 1908 MLB season between the American League winners , the Detroit Tigers and the National League winners , the Chicago Cubs . The teams faced each other for the second time in a row after the 1907 World Series .

As in the previous year, the winning franchise was that of the Chicago Cubs with 4-1 wins. Although the Cubs were seven more times in the final of the MLB until the World Series 1945 , the Chicago Cubs could not win the World Series again until 2016 .

Overview of the games

game date guest Result home Total
status CHC-DET 		place Playtime spectator box
Game 1 0October 8, 1908 Chicago Cubs 10-6 Detroit Tigers 1–0 Bennet Park 2:10 10,812
Game 2 0October 9, 1908 Detroit Tigers 1-6 Chicago Cubs 2–0 West Side Grounds 1:30 17,760
Game 3 October 11, 1908 Detroit Tigers 8-3 Chicago Cubs 2–1 West Side Grounds 2:10 14,543
Game 4 October 12, 1908 Chicago Cubs 3–0 Detroit Tigers 3–1 Bennet Park 1:35 12,907
Game 5 October 13, 1908 Chicago Cubs 2–0 Detroit Tigers 4–1 Bennet Park 1:25 06.210
The Chicago Cubs win the series 4-1

Game 1

Friday October 8th, 1908 at Bennet Park in Detroit , Michigan

team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 R. H E.
Chicago 0 0 4th 0 0 0 1 0 5 10 14th 2
Detroit 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 6th 10 3

WP : Mordecai Brown (1–0)   LP : Ed Summers (0–1)  

Game 2

Saturday October 9th, 1908 at the West Side Grounds in Chicago , Illinois

team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 R. H E.
Detroit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4th 1
Chicago 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6th X 6th 7th 0

WP : Orval Overall (1–0)   LP : Wild Bill Donovan (0–1)  

HRs :   CHC - Joe Tinker (1)

Game 3

Monday October 11th, 1908 at the West Side Grounds in Chicago , Illinois

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

WP : George Mullin (1–0)   LP : Jack Pfiester (0–1)  

Game 4

Tuesday October 12, 1908 at Bennet Park in Detroit , Michigan

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

WP : Mordecai Brown (2–0)   LP : Ed Summers (0–2)  

Game 5

Wednesday October 13th, 1908 in Bennet Park in Detroit , Michigan

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

WP : Orval Overall (2–0)   LP : Wild Bill Donovan (0–2)  

summary of results

team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 R. H E.
Chicago Cubs 1 0 6th 3 1 0 1 6th 6th 24 48 2
Detroit Tigers 2 0 0 0 0 5 3 4th 1 15th 33 9

Total viewers : 62,232   Average number of audience : 12446

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 1908 World Series Game 1 - Chicago Cubs vs. Detroit Tigers . Retrosheet. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  2. ↑ 1908 World Series Game 2 - Detroit Tigers vs. Chicago Cubs . Retrosheet. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  3. ↑ 1908 World Series Game 3 - Detroit Tigers vs. Chicago Cubs . Retrosheet. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  4. ↑ 1908 World Series Game 4 - Chicago Cubs vs. Detroit Tigers . Retrosheet. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  5. ↑ 1908 World Series Game 5 - Chicago Cubs vs. Detroit Tigers . Retrosheet. Retrieved June 22, 2016.

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