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Philadelphia Beats New York in World Series Monday, October 23rd , 1911 It was all about winning for the Philadelphia Athletics -- and win they did. There was nothing fancy in how they went about it, players said, they just prepared mentally and physically and then went out and played baseball. "We did the little things right and we did the big things right," said catcher Jack Lapp, who was named series MVP. "Now we're the league champions." Philadelphia defeated the New York Giants by a score of 8-4 at Shibe Park to take the series 4-2. "Sometimes you get lucky and sometimes you make your own luck," said Philadelphia manager . "We got lucky a few times, but mostly we did the right things by being prepared for each game and playing the game the way it's meant to be played." View Boxscore |
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