by Scott Fennessy New York, NY 10/19/1905 The World Series is called the “Fall Classic” by many, and while I don’t often use it, the 1905 series has been one to remember for a long time. Of the six games played only one was lopsided, 1 2 run game and…
by Scott Fennessy New York, NY 10/18/1905 The World Series returns to New York as the Indians find themselves on the brink of elimination. The Giants have had to deal with many more close calls than ever this year, but manager John McGraw was confident this would be the day…
by Scott Fennessy Cleveland, OH 10/15/1905 The Giants hope to continue their roll in game 5 of the series and send Joe McGinnity against Earl Moore of the Indians. So far this has been a very competitive series, and with the exception of game 3 has been very low scoring.…
by Scott Fennessy Cleveland, OH 10/14/1905 The Giants and Indians send their aces to the hill in a rematch of game one. The Giants seem much more relaxed after a typical performance in game 3. We will see if this carries over. The Giants get a two out rally in…
by Scott Fennessy Cleveland, OH 10/13/1905 The World Series comes to shifts to Ohio and the Giants appear to be on their heels. The press was not allowed into the Giants club car on the entire train ride to Cleveland. It was not necessary. They could stand outside the door…
by Scott Fennessy New York, NY 10/11/1905 The Indians and Giants meet for game two after a thrilling game one. Today’s game features Earl Moore (32-10) and Joe McGinnity (37-10). Considering how great these two are, I am expecting another low scoring game. The Indians strike quickly as they used…
by Scott Fennessy New York, NY 10/10/1905 Here we are. After 1 year and 5 months of games we have reached the big stage. Game one is going to be an interesting battle as Indians workhorse Addie Joss (33-14) who pitched 453.1 innings goes for the Tribe in game one…
Christy Mathewson NL Pitcher of the Year Mike Donlin NL MVP 1905 National League Review Final Standings Giants 106 34 .757 Cubs 104 36 .743 2 Pirates 84 54 .609 21 Phillies 61 78 .439 44 Cardinals 57 84 .404 49 Reds 56 83 .403 49 Braves 46…
Addie Joss AL Pitcher of the Year Sam Crawford AL MVP 1905 American League Review Final Standings Indians 92 48 .657 White Sox 91 49 .650 1 A’s 79 61 .564 13 Tigers 70 70 .500 22 Red Sox 67 72 .482 24 Yankees 60 79 .432 31…
by Scott Fennessy Chicago, IL 10/8/1905 The Cubs play their final scheduled regular season game today against the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals have looked horrible against the Cubs most of the year, but have really looked good the last couple of games. Today sees Charles Brown face Jake Weimer…