October 2, 20169 yr On October 1, 1903, the Boston Americansfaced off against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Game 1 of the first baseball World Series; the series lasted until October 13, when the Americansemerged the victors of the championship. Although the National League was well established by 1903, the American League was still new. American League president Ban Johnson decided to give his league a boost by lowering ticket prices and promising fans clean baseball—and by raiding players from the National League. Very interesting article about how the first series came to be, and how much the game has changed. Read the whole article .. http://blog.newspapers.com/baseballs-first-world-series-october-1-13-1903/?xid=944&utm_source=headline&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=headline-oct-16 Edited October 2, 20169 yr by Watusi
October 2, 20169 yr Author Wouldn't it be fun to go back in time and watch some of the old baseball games or series when the game was new? How about this series? Honus Wagner's team vs. Cy Young's team. Pittsburgh pitcher, Deacon Phillipe pitched 5 complete games during the series. Wow. 8 game WS?
October 2, 20169 yr I've got a reproduction poster from this series. The Americans were later renamed as the Red Sox so this was their first title.
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