1905 World Series

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The 1905 World Series matched the New York Giants against the Philadelphia Athletics, with the Giants winning 4 games to 1.

Each of the five games was a shutout. Three of those, over a six-day span, were pitched and won by Christy Mathewson, a 25-year-old Giants hurler who established himself as a first-magnitude star in doing so.

Managers: Connie Mack (Philadelphia), John McGraw (New York)

Umpires: Jack Sheridan (AL), Hank O'Day (NL)

Contents 1 Summary 2 Matchups 2.1 Game 1 2.2 Game 2 2.3 Game 3 2.4 Game 4 2.5 Game 5 3 Trivia 4 External links

[edit] Summary

NL New York Giants (4) vs AL Philadelphia Athletics (1)

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
1	Giants - 3, Athletics - 0	October 9	Columbia Park	17,995
2	Athletics - 3, Giants - 0	October 10	Polo Grounds	24,992
3	Giants - 9, Athletics - 0	October 12	Columbia Park	10,991
4	Athletics - 0, Giants - 1	October 13	Polo Grounds	13,598
5	Athletics - 0, Giants - 2	October 14	Polo Grounds	24,187

[edit] Matchups

[edit] Game 1

October 9: Columbia Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

A pitcher's duel took place between Christy Mathewson and Eddie Plank. Both pitchers got out of jams and were able to shut the offense down. In the Giants top of the 5th, Mathewson singled, but was forced by Roger Bresnahan, who stole second shortly afterwards. After George Browne popped out, Mike Donlin singled to left, scoring Bresnahan and Donlin advanced to second. After Dan McGann walked, Sam Mertes doubled, bringing home Donlin. In the Athletics half of the 6th, Ossee Schreckengost doubled, then advanced to third on a wild pitch. However, he would not score, and remained the lone runner to reach third base against Mathewson in the entire World Series. The Giants added an insurance run in the 9th, when Billy Gilbert scored on a single by Bresnahan. Christy Mathewson pitched the first of three complete game shutouts in this game.

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	3	10	1
Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
W: Christy Mathewson (1-0)   L: Eddie Plank (0-1)

[edit] Game 2

October 10: Polo Grounds, New York, New York

The Athletics called on Chief Bender to turn the tables on the Giants. His opponent was 21 game winner Joe McGinnity. The game was silent until the top of the 3rd. Ossee Schreckengost led off by reaching on an error by Dan McGann. Bender sacrificed, moving Schreckengost to second. After a ground out by Topsy Hartsel moved Schreckengost to third, Bris Lord singled to left and put an unearned run on the board for the A's. The slim margin held until the top of the 8th, where the A's looked to add more crooked numbers to the board. With one out, Schreckengost once again was the catalyst, as he singled to centerfield. Hartsel's double scored Schreckengost all the way from first, and a single by Lord brought Hartsel home, making it 3-0 in favor of the A's. There was little the Giants could do, as Bender continued to cruise and got out of late inning jams to pitch a complete game shutout and tie the Series at 1 game a piece.

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Philadelphia	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	6	2
New York	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2
W: Chief Bender (1-0)   L: Joe McGinnity (0-1)

[edit] Game 3

October 12: Columbia Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Christy Mathewson once again took the mound for Game 3. Opposing him this time was Andy Coakley. In a Series of so few runs, a turnabout took place. In the top of the 1st, Roger Bresnahan was hit by the pitch to lead off. A single to right by Mike Donlin moved Bresnahan to third with one out. Dan McGann then singled to right to bring Bresnahan home. An error by Danny Murphy allowed Donlin to score and also allowed Sam Mertes to reach base. After Bill Dahlen walked, Coakley now faced a bases loaded, one out situation down by 2 with Art Devlin batting. However, Coakley induced the double play, and the A's had a chance to come back. But, in the top of the 5th, the Giants proved the game belonged to them. Bresnahan walked with one out and George Browne singled, but moved to second on the throw to third base. Donlin was walked intentionally, setting up the double play. But things continued to crumble for Coakley and the A's. McGann reached on another error by Danny Murphy, reloading the bases and scoring a run. Mertes singled, reloading the bases and scoring another run. A force by Bill Dahlen at second allowed Donlin to score. After Dahlen stole second, Devlin singled, bringing home McGann. When Devlin stole second, Dahlen took advantage of the situation and scored from third. Obruptly, the outburst came to an end. Even though the Giants led by 7 and Mathewson was pitching beautifully for them, they made two more runs happen in the 9th, when McGann doubled home Browne and Donlin. Mathewson pitched his second complete game shutout, giving the Giants a 2 games to 1 lead in the Series.

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	2	9	9	1
Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4
W: Christy Mathewson (2-0)   L: Andy Coakley (0-1)

[edit] Game 4

October 13: Polo Grounds, New York, New York

Eddie Plank returned for the A's to face Joe McGinnity in Game 4. Both pitchers kept men in scoring position from scoring early on, and they held fast to a shutout until the bottom of the 4th. Sam Mertes led off the inning by reaching on an error by Monte Cross. After Bill Dahlen flied to right, Art Devlin grounded out, moving Mertes to second. With two outs, Billy Gilbert singled to left, bringing Mertes home. This one run remained the only run of the game, as McGinnity outdueled Plank 1-0. The Giants now led 3 games to 1.

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
New York	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	X	1	5	0
W: Joe McGinnity (1-1)   L: Eddie Plank (0-2)

[edit] Game 5

October 14: Polo Grounds, New York, New York

The Giants looked to wrap up the Series behind the perrenial Christy Mathewson, who would be facing Chief Bender in this game. The game was locked at 0-0 until the bottom of the 5th, where Sam Mertes scored before a bizarre double play was induced that involved Bill Dahlen and Billy Gilbert. In the 8th, the Giants sought insurance, and received an insurance run when Mathewson scored on a ground out by George Browne after Roger Bresnahan doubled. Mathewson rapped up the Series by inducing three ground outs in the top of the 9th, thereby completing perhaps the single greatest performance by any player in World Series history. Mathewson pitched his third complete game shutout, which, in modern times, can never be duplicated.

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
New York	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	X	2	5	2
W: Christy Mathewson (3-0)   L: Chief Bender (1-1)

[edit] Trivia

• The Athletics became the first team to lose a World Series game on an unearned run 1-0.
• It was the first World Series title for the Giants.
• It was the first World Series to be played under of best-of-seven format.
• Only one reliever was used the entire World Series. Red Ames came in to relieve Joe McGinnity in the 9th of Game 2.
• The Giants yielded no earned runs in this Series, and set an unbreakable record for lowest team ERA.

[edit] External links

• 1905 World Series at Baseball-Reference.com
• 1905 World Series at WorldSeries.com (MLB.com)
• 1905 World Series at Baseball-Almanac.com
• 1905 World Series box scores and play-by-play at Retrosheet.org