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October 10, 1916: Robins stave off Red Sox comeback, climb back into Series

Larry Gardner (Boston Public Library)

October 11, 1916: Larry Gardner’s 3-run homer deflates Robins in Boston’s Game 4 win

Ernie Shore (SABR-Rucker Archive)

October 12, 1916: Red Sox claim championship on adopted turf

Happy Felsch (SABR-SOPA COLLECTION)

October 6, 1917: White Sox win World Series opener at Comiskey Park

October 7, 1917: Red Faber’s pitching, not baserunning, lead to White Sox victory in Game 2

October 13, 1917: White Sox’s big push brings bedlam in Game 5 comeback

August 24, 1918: Cubs clinch fifth National League pennant in 13 years with doubleheader sweep

September 5, 1918: Babe Ruth tosses shutout in Game 1 as patriotism prevails in World Series opener

September 6, 1918: Lefty Tyler’s pitching, batting tie World Series at 1-1

Carl Mays (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

September 7, 1918: Boston’s Carl Mays outduels Cubs’ Hippo Vaughn in Game 3

Babe Ruth with the Boston Red sox, circa 1917 (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS)

September 9, 1918: Babe Ruth finally gets his first base hit in a World Series game

Hippo Vaughn (TRADING CARD DB)

September 10, 1918: Players decide not to strike during World Series as Cubs shut out Red Sox in Game 5

Carl Mays (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

September 11, 1918: Red Sox win their fifth World Series as Carl Mays stops Cubs

October 1, 1919: Favored White Sox, Cicotte pummeled by Reds in World Series opener

October 2, 1919: Reds take advantage of Lefty Williams’s wildness in Game 2

October 3, 1919: White Sox rookie Dickey Kerr turns tables on Reds, gamblers in Game 3

October 4, 1919: Ring’s pitching, Cicotte’s errors lead Reds over White Sox in Game 4

October 6, 1919: Hod Eller scatters three hits, fans nine to lead Reds in Game 5

October 7, 1919: Rookie Dickey Kerr keeps White Sox alive in Game 6

October 8, 1919: Eddie Cicotte returns to form in Game 7

October 9, 1919: Cincinnati Reds beat the Black Sox to win first World Series championship

Stan Coveleskie (TRADING CARD DB)

October 5, 1920: Coveleski goes the distance to give Indians 1-0 lead in World Series

Burleigh Grimes (Trading Card DB)

October 6, 1920: Burleigh Grimes throws World Series shutout for Brooklyn

Sherry Smith (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS)

October 7, 1920: Sherry Smith stymies Cleveland bats in Game 3

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