1907 World Series
BOX SCORES
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After losing the past two World Series, the Red Sox hoped to do things differently this autumn. Meanwhile, the Cardinals were playing in their first World Series. In Game 1, The Cardinals took a 1-0 lead in the first and the score remained 1-0 until the top of the 9th. In that inning, Boston got four straight singles off Mordecai Brown with 1 out. That gave them a 3-1 lead, and Norwood Gibson shut down St. Louis 1-2-3 in the bottom of the 9th to give the Red Sox the first win of the series.
In Game 2, the Cardinals scored 5 runs off Frank Oberlin. The Red Sox made it 5-3 in the 4th but St. Louis went on to add 9 more runs and win 14-6. Game 3 was a different story. Boston scored 2 runs off Ed Karger in the 1st, but the Cardinals scored in the 4th to make it 2-1. A Freddy Parent double increased Boston's lead to 3-1. St. Louis did not have another baserunner the rest of the day as Ralph Glaze and Boston took a 2-1 series lead.
In Game 4, Mordecai Brown tossed a 9-hit shutout and the Cardinals tagged Norwood Gibson for 7 runs, evening the series. Everyone knew Game 5 was a big key to the series, and the game was scoreless until Boston scored a run in the bottom of the 5th. The Red Sox added a run in the 6th and two more in the 7th. But in the top of the 8th, Frank Oberlin hit the leadoff man. Then John McGraw singled, and both runners advanced a base on an error by RF George Stone. After getting the next two batters out, Oberlin allowed a 2-run single to Emmet Heidrick. Bill Keister followed with another single, and Bobby Wallce hit a 2-run double to tie the game.
Mike Donlin hit a 1-out triple in the top of the 10th off reliever Rube Kroh. He scored two batters later on a sac fly. Down 5-4 in the bottom of the 10th, Boston's Jake Stahl led off with a single off Bob Wicker. Catcher Ossee Schreckengost doubled and Stahl held at 3rd. Freddy Parent stroked a double to deef right field, scoring both runners and winning the game.
In Game 6 Boston scored 2 runs in the 3rd, and by the time the Cardinals reached their final at bat in the 9th, they found themselves down 3-1. Bill Keister reached base on an error to lead off the inning, and Bobby Wallace singled him to 3rd. 1B Ed Konetchy's fly out was too shallow to score the runner, but Al Burch got a pinch hit single that drove Keister in. George Barclay grounded out, and with the tying run on 3rd, John McGraw grounded out to end the series.
Winner, 4-2: Boston Red Sox, 1st Championship