Monday, October 25, 2004
1903...
I'll be recapping the Red Sox five World Series titles this week for those interested in a little of the history of the Sox and the curse. First, 1903:
The 1903 World Series was actually the first in history. The fierce rivalry between the AL and NL was put aside to see what league had the stronger team. The NL sent the Pittsburgh Pirates. The AL sent the Boston Pilgrims*, which was what the Red Sox were known as from 1903-1906. (They didn't become the Red Sox until 1907.)
* I got this from Baseball Reference.com's page on the Red Sox. According to them, the Red Sox were the Americans in 1901, the Somersets in 1902, the Pilgrims from 1903-1906, and then they became the Red Sox in '07. In contrast, Baseball Alamanac states that they were the Americans from 1901-1907.
The series was a best-of-nine, with the first three played in Boston at Huntington Avenue Park, Games 4-7 in Pittsburgh's Exposition Park, and Game 8 in Boston. The Pirates won two of the first three games in Boston and took game four at Exposition Park, but the Pilgrims responded with four consecutive victories to win the series 5-3. Cy Young would win games 5 & 7 for the Pilgrims after losing game one. He and Bill Dineen threw 69 of Boston's 71 innings pitched.
Pirates great Honus Wagner hit just .222 in the series.
The 1903 World Series was actually the first in history. The fierce rivalry between the AL and NL was put aside to see what league had the stronger team. The NL sent the Pittsburgh Pirates. The AL sent the Boston Pilgrims*, which was what the Red Sox were known as from 1903-1906. (They didn't become the Red Sox until 1907.)
* I got this from Baseball Reference.com's page on the Red Sox. According to them, the Red Sox were the Americans in 1901, the Somersets in 1902, the Pilgrims from 1903-1906, and then they became the Red Sox in '07. In contrast, Baseball Alamanac states that they were the Americans from 1901-1907.
The series was a best-of-nine, with the first three played in Boston at Huntington Avenue Park, Games 4-7 in Pittsburgh's Exposition Park, and Game 8 in Boston. The Pirates won two of the first three games in Boston and took game four at Exposition Park, but the Pilgrims responded with four consecutive victories to win the series 5-3. Cy Young would win games 5 & 7 for the Pilgrims after losing game one. He and Bill Dineen threw 69 of Boston's 71 innings pitched.
Pirates great Honus Wagner hit just .222 in the series.
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