1907 World Series
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The 1907 World Series featured the Chicago Cubs and the Detroit Tigers, with the Cubs winning the Series four games to none (with one tie) for their first championship.
The Cubs came back strong from their shocking loss in the 1906 World Series. With pitching dominance over the Tigers and a young Ty Cobb, the Cubs allowed only three runs in the four games they won, while stealing 18 bases off the rattled Tigers.
Records: Chicago Cubs (W: 107, L: 45, Pct: .704, GA: 17) - Detroit Tigers (W: 92, L: 58, Pct: .613, GA: 1 ½)
Managers: Frank Chance (Chicago), Hughie Jennings (Detroit)
Umpires: Hank O'Day (NL), Jack Sheridan (AL)
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[edit] Summary
NL Chicago Cubs (4) vs AL Detroit Tigers (0)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tigers - 3, Cubs - 3 (12 innings) | October 8 | West Side Grounds | 24,377 |
| 2 | Tigers - 1, Cubs - 3 | October 9 | West Side Grounds | 21,901 |
| 3 | Tigers - 1, Cubs - 5 | October 10 | West Side Grounds | 13,114 |
| 4 | Cubs - 6, Tigers - 1 | October 11 | Bennett Park | 11,306 |
| 5 | Cubs - 2, Tigers - 1 | October 12 | Bennett Park | 7,370 |
[edit] Matchups
[edit] Game 1
October 8: West Side Park, Chicago, Illinois
The Tigers scored 3 runs, in large part to 3 Chicago errors, in the 8th inning and held a 3-1 lead going into the bottom of the 9th. The Cubs loaded the bases on a single, walk and infield error with 1 out. Detroit conceded a run on a ground ball for the second out and Cub player-manager Frank Chance then used pinch-hitter Del Howard to bat for Joe Tinker. Howard strikes out against "Wild" Bill Donovan (25-4 in the regular season) but the ball gets away from catcher Boss Schmidt, allowing Harry Steinfeldt to score the tying run. Donovan gets the next batter but the damage to Detroit has been done. The teams then play 3 scoreless innings before the game is called on account of darkness and declared a tie. The Cubs commit 5 errors and strike out 12 times in the game, but 9 stolen base attempts (7 successful) and 5 bunts (2 for hits) set an aggressive offensive tone that will pressure the Tigers for the remainder of the series.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
| Chicago | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 |
[edit] Game 2
October 9: West Side Park, Chicago, Illinois
George Mullin, a 20 game winner and loser for Detroit in 1907 and who had walked over 100 batters in each of his last 5 seasons, issues a bases-loaded walk in the 2nd inning to tie the game at 1-1. Chicago scores 2 more in the 4th on a single, sacrifice bunt, RBI single, stolen base and double to take a 3-1 lead. Jack Pfiester, while allowing 10 hits, benefits from 2 double plays and battery-mate Johnny Kling throwing out 3 base stealers in gaining the win for the Cubs. Joe Tinker had a run scored and an RBI for Chicago, after being pinch-hit for in the 9th inning of game 1.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| Chicago | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| W: Jack Pfiester (1-0) L: George Mullin (0-1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 3
October 10: West Side Park, Chicago, Illinois
Cub pitcher Ed Reulbach scatters 6 hits as Chicago jumps on Tiger starter Ed Siever for 4 runs on 7 hits in only 4 innings in route to the victory. Johnny Evers has 3 hits, including 2 doubles, as the Cubs take a 2-0 lead in the series.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Chicago | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| W: Ed Reulbach (1-0) L: Ed Siever (0-1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 4
October 11: Bennett Park, Detroit, Michigan
Detroit held a 1-0 lead on a triple by 20 year old batting champion Ty Cobb and an RBI single by Claude Rossman before a rain delay in the 5th inning. When play resumed, Chicago baserunners reached via an error and a walk. After Joe Tinker sacrificed, pitcher Orval Overall drove both runners home on a single to right field. The Cubs scored 3 more in the 7th without hitting the ball out of the infield on 4 bunts (2 for hits) and 2 ground balls. 23 game winner Overall was masterful after the rain delay, allowing only 1 hit in Detroit's final 5 at-bats, giving Chicago a commanding 3-0 lead in the series .
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| Detroit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| W: Orval Overall (1-0) L: Bill Donovan (0-1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 5
October 12: Bennett Park, Detroit, Michigan
Chicago wrapped up the series with a 2-0 victory as Mordecai Brown pitched a 7-hit shutout. The Cubs scored a run in the first inning on a walk, stolen base and RBI single by Harry Steinfeldt and scored again in the 2nd on an error, a single, a double-steal and a ground ball out to drive in the final run. Detroit had runners on 2nd and 3rd with one out in the 4th inning, but could not score and never seriously threatened after that.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Detroit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| W: Mordecai Brown (1-0) L: George Mullin (0-2) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Composite Box
1907 World Series (4-0): Chicago Cubs (N.L.) over Detroit Tigers (A.L.)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 43 | 10 | |
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 9 | |
| Total Attendance: 78,068 Average Attendance: 15,614 | ||||||||||||||||
| Winning Player’s Share: – $2,143 Losing Player’s Share – $1,946 | ||||||||||||||||
[edit] Trivia
- Game 1 was the first time a World Series game ended in a tie.
- Ty Cobb was merely twenty years old during this series, but entered the game leading the American League in hits, runs batted in, batting average, slugging average and stolen bases.
- Although the Cubs did not lose a game, technically this was not the first World Series sweep
[edit] External links
- 1907 World Series at Baseball-Reference.com
- 1907 World Series at WorldSeries.com (MLB.com)
- 1907 World Series at Baseball-Almanac.com
- 1907 World Series box scores and play-by-play at Retrosheet.org
[edit] Reference(s)
Neft, David S., and Richard M. Cohen. The World Series. 1st ed. New York: St Martins, 1990. (Neft and Cohen 18-22)
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