1903 World Series

Ed Luteran

Bob Sproule

Exposition Park Map

Where was Exposition Park?

Best Team in Baseball from 1900 - 1909

Pirates: 859 – 478

Cubs: 814-517 (42 GBL)

Chicago (AL): 744-575 (106 GBL)

Boston (AL): 691-634 (162 GBL)

Key Things to Remember!

Pirates won at least 90 games in every year but 1904

Pirates batters won seven of nine batting championships (Honus Wagner – 6)

Seventeen 20-game winners

Two World Series

Four NL pennants

Finished 2nd three times; 3rd and 4th once

Post-Season Play Prior to 1903

First “world series” occurred in 1884 between the NL and AA teams.There was a one-season NL Playoff in 1892 – Boston vs. ClevelandTemple Cup Championship Series between 1894 and 1897Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph Championship Series in 1900

Who were our guys?Ginger Beaumont – CenterfieldFred Clarke – Left FieldTommy Leach – Third BaseHonus Wagner – ShortstopKitty Bransfield – First BaseClaude Ritchey – Second BaseJimmy Sebring – Right FieldEd Phelps & Harry Smith – Catcher

Who were their guys?Patsy Dougherty – Left FieldJimmie Collins – Third BaseChick Stahl - CenterfieldBuck Freeman – Right FieldFreddie Parent - ShortstopCandy LaChance – First BaseHobe Ferris – Second BaseLou Criger – Catcher

First Three Games in Boston

Game One – October 1, 1903

Pirates won (7-3)

Scored 4 in the 1st inning

Jimmy Sebring hit the first World Series home run (also had three hits and four RBI)

Deacon Phillippe made the 1st of 5 pitching starts in the Series

Phillippe defeated Cy Young

First Three Games in Boston

Game Two – October 2, 1903Boston won (3-0)Bill Dinneen hurled a three-hitter and the first of two shutoutsPatsy Dougherty hit two homers; also had three hitsPirates pitcher Sam Leever lasted just one inningAttendance: 9,415

First Three Games in Boston

Game Three – October 3, 1903

Pirates won (4-2)

Deacon Phillippe won his second game

Boston’s Tom Hughes left in the 3rd

Pirates never lost the lead after the 2nd

After three games, Pirates had 22 hits (Leach and Sebring each had five)

Back to the ‘Burg!

Game Four – October 6, 1903 Bucs win!

Phillippe started for the third time in four games

Tommy Leach had three RBI

Beaumont and Wagner led the Bucs with three hits a piece

Pirates scored three runs in the seventh to secure their win

Back to the ‘Burg!!

Game Five October 7, 1903: Boston wins 11-2Boston scored six runs in the 6th and four runs in the 7th

Patsy Dougherty led Boston with three hits and he and Cy Young drove home three runs eachAttendance way up for Game 5!

Back to the ‘Burg

Game Six – October 8, 1903 Boston won 6-3

Boston built a 6-0 lead after 7 innings

Bill Dinneen won his second game for Boston

Every Boston batter had a hit except for one

Beaumont had four wasted hits for the Bucs

Back to the ‘Burg

Game Seven: October 10, 1903 Boston wins (7-3)Boston scored a pair in the 1st, 4th and 6th inningsPhillippe lost to Young – his first in the “L” column for the seriesCatcher Lou Criger drove in three for BostonOnly Young and LaChance failed to hit for Boston

Exposition Park

The Clincher

Game Eight: October 13, 1903 (Boston won 3-0)Bill Dinneen pitched for BostonHobe Ferris drove in all three runs on two hits Phillippe pitched five complete gamesDinneen and Young pitched 69 or 71 innings for BostonJimmy Sebring led all batters with 11 hits and a .367 average

The Clincher (cont.)

Chick Stahl led Boston with 10 hits and a .303 average

Pirates hit just .237 in eight games. Boston hit .257

Only three home runs hit during the entire series.

The Scene….

Stats, Stats, Stats

Pittsburgh

Kitty Bransfield: .207

Claude Ritchey: .111

Honus Wagner: .222

Tommy Leach: .273

Fred Clarke: .265

Ginger Beaumont: .265

Jimmy Sebring: .367

Ed Phelps: .231

Boston

Candy LaChance: .222

Hobe Ferris: .290

Freddy Parent: .281

Jimmie Collins: .250

Patsy Dougherty: .235

Chick Stahl: .303

Buck Freeman: .281

Lou Criger: .231

Stats, Stats, StatsPitching Records

Pittsburgh

Phillippe:

(3-2, 3.27 and 44 IP)

Leever:

(0-2, 6.30, 10 IP)

Kennedy:

(0-1, 5.14, 7 IP)

Boston

Dinneen:

(3-1, 2.06 and 35 IP)

Young:

(2-1, 1.59 and 34 IP)

Hughes:

(0-1, 9.00 and 2 IP)

Home Plate

Cy Young

The Game In The Flood

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