Don Cundy
Baseball editor
Our second "World Series" is a match up of the same combatants from our first series, the Pirates and the Americans. The series once again goes seven games as the
with the final game and series ending in dramtic fasion as the Pirates defeat the Americans of Boston in extra innings in game seven at Exposition Park in
Pittsburgh. With the Americans down 2-3 in the top of the 9th they tied the score when Chick Stahl singled in Candy LaChance. Then in the bottom of the 12th
the Pirates Honus Wagner singled to start the inning, Ginger Beaumont also singled. Next up was Leach who flied out deep to left sending Wagner to 3rd. Then next
up was Claude Ritchey who grounded out to pitcher Cy Young who threw too late to home to catch Wagner as he crossed the plate with the series winning run.
BOX SCORE GAME SEVEN
Here is a recap of the first six contests. In game one the Americans get off to a quick start by defeating the Pirates 6 to 3. Boston's ace Cy Young defeats
Pittsburgh's Sam Leever. Cy not only out pitched Sam he also knocked in the game winning run.
BOX SCORE GAME ONE
Game two in Pittsburgh and their ace starter Deacon Phillippe goes 8 strong innings only to get hit by a line shot in the top of the 9th and has to leave the game.
Reilver Veil comes in picks up the win as Kitty Bransfield singles in Claude Ritchey for the game winner in the bottom of the 10th for the victory to tie the series.
BOX SCORE GAME TWO
Game three and once again as in the first series we travel to Boston and a return to the Huntington Avenue Grounds. This time the visting Pirates pound the hometown
Americans 7 to 3. Doheny gets the win for Pittsburgh with Hughes taking the loss for the Americans. Fred Clarke cashed in the game winning hit and was named the MVP
for the game.
BOX SCORE GAME THREE
With the Pirates up 2 games to 1 the Americans win a close in game four, 4 to 3. Gibson collects the win with Jimmy Collins knocking in the game winner to tie the series.
Kennedy for Pittsburgh takes the loss.
BOX SCORE GAME FOUR
Game 5 in Boston and the American's send their ace to the mound, Cy Young who wins his second game of the series sending the series back to Pittsburgh with the
Americans up 3 games to 2. Sam Leever once again is on the lossing side of things.
BOX SCORE GAME FIVE
With the series on the line in game 6 the hometown crowd was not disappointed as the Pirates smashed the Americans 7 to 3. Tommy Leach collected the game winning hit and
ace Deacon Phillippe picked up the win.
BOX SCORE GAME SIX
Now with the series tied at 3 games a piece the Pirates force a game 7 for the second time in a row. The Americans send their ace Cy Young to face Pittsbugh's
rookie Cy Falkenberg. And as mention at the top of this article the Pirates were able to seek revenge on the Americans and come away with the series win.
BOX SCORE GAME SEVEN
After two series and 14 games, four of which went extra innings the Pirates and Americans both have won 7 games and one series each.