The 1918 World Series was the championship series in Major League Baseball for the 1918 season. The 15th edition of the World Series,it matched the American League champion Boston Red Sox against the National League champion Chicago Cubs. The Red Sox beat the Cubs four games to two. The Series victory for the Red Sox was their fifth in five tries,going back to 1903. The Red Sox scored only nine runs in the entire Series,the fewest runs by the winning team in World Series history. Along with the 1906 and 1907 World Series,the 1918 World Series is one of only three Fall Classics where neither team hit a home run.
Raymond Bloom "Rube" Bressler was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Athletics from 1914 to 1916 and Cincinnati Reds from 1917 to 1920,before being converted to an outfielder and first baseman for Cincinnati from 1918 to 1927,the Brooklyn Robins from 1928 to 1931 and the Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals in his final year of 1932. The first two teams he played for made it to a World Series,the 1914 Philadelphia Athletics lost to the miracle Boston Braves,while the 1919 Cincinnati Reds won against the scandal-tainted Chicago White Sox.
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Claude Raymond Hendrix was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in the National League for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1911–13) and Chicago Cubs (1916–20) and in the Federal League with the Chicago Whales (1914–15). He pitched a no-hitter in 1915 and was the first pitcher to record a victory at Wrigley Field,then named Weeghman Park. In 1921,he was accused of tipping off a gambler to a possibly fixed game in 1920;an allegation that,while not proven,likely ended his career in baseball.
The 1929 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished seventh in the National League with a record of 66–88,33 games behind the Chicago Cubs.
The 1917 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fourth in the National League with a record of 78–76,20 games behind the New York Giants.
The 1916 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished tied for seventh and last place in the National League with the St. Louis Cardinals. Both teams finished with a record of 60–93,33½games behind the Brooklyn Robins
The 1914 Boston Braves season was the 44th season of the franchise. The team finished first in the National League,winning the pennant by 10½games over the New York Giants after being in last place in the NL at midseason. The team,which became known as the 1914 Miracle Braves,went on to sweep the Philadelphia Athletics in the World Series.
The 1948 Boston Braves season was the 78th consecutive season of the Major League Baseball franchise,its 73rd in the National League. It produced the team's second NL pennant of the 20th century,its first since 1914,and its tenth overall league title dating to 1876.
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