THE 1903 WORLD SERIES BOSTON VS. PITTSBURG A CELEBRATION OF THE FIRST WORLD SERIES |
THE PRESENTATION
earlier in the year chapter members ed luteran and bob sproule gave a memorable presentation at piratefest on the classic 1903 world series. the two repeated the presentation at the april forbes field chapter meeting. on this page in the near future there will be a recap of the piratefest presentation but in the meantime please click on the link below to download a powerpoint copy of their presentation.
1903 WORLD SERIES PRESENTATION
THE HISTORICAL MARKER
on october 4th, a historical marker celebrating the first world series was placed near where exposition park stood, the home field of the pirates during that historic event. Find out the most recent update on the placement of the Exposition Park Marker celebrating the first World Series ever and the efforts by the forbes field chapter to find the exact placement of the historical facility that culminated with the marking of home plate.
Click here to read about finding exposition park with an update on the historical marker.
THE ACTUAL EVENT
unfortunately for pirate fans, boston defeated the heavily favored bucs 5 games to 3. click on the link below to find out what exactly happened during that first fall classic. Injuries, a nervous breakdown and the dreaded boston royal rooters doomed pittsburgh after they broke out to an early three games to one lead. For more information on this classic event please see the links below.
Click here For the complete story via the sporting news archive.
Click here For the complete stats via baseball reference.
THE SEASON
for the pirates it was the culmination of their dynasty of the early part of the century as 1903 brought with it the club's third consecutive national league pennant. for the upstart american league, boston claimed its first of six american league pennants in the 20th century's first two decades, before the curse of the bambino reared its ugly head. click on the links below to read about the seasons of these two champions via the baseball online library
Click here for the 1903 national league champions.
Click here For the 1903 american league champions.
What if? The 1903 replay
It's the inevitable question that all sports fans of a losing team asks, what if? In the case of the 1903 world series, pittsburgh fans ask what if ed doheny didn't have a nervous breakdown, what if sam leever didn't have a sore arm, what if there weren't so many injuries plaguing the club, what if? What if a healthy pirate team played a healthy boston club? while we will never know the answer in the real world, a fantastic web site called what if sports.com helps sports fans all over the united states answer some of those tortuous questions. what if sports.com is the site of the MLB.com fantasy baseball game. click on the links below to see a recap of each game of the replay.
game 1: wagner and leever shut the door on boston. click here for game 1 results.
game 2: Wagner takes control. click here for game 2 results.
game 3: Doheny makes a difference. click here for game 3 results.
game 4: Young picks up boston. click here for game 4 results.
game 5: Phillippe puts bucs on verge of title. click here for game 5 results.
Books on the subject
autumn glory by louis masur: click here to find out more
the first world series and the baseball fanatics of 1903 by roger abrams: click here to find out more
when boston won the world series by bob ryan: click here to find out more
old time baseball and the first modern world series 1903 by peter campbell: click here to find out more