Category Archive: Essays.1918-Red-Sox

Introduction: When Boston Still Had the Babe: The 1918 World Champion Red Sox

Late into the infamous 86-year championship drought of the Boston…

1918 World Series: Most Valuable Player

If an official MVP had been chosen for the 1918 World Series,…

1918 World Series: Boston Red Sox vs. Chicago Cubs

The Chicago Cubs won the 1918 National League pennant by 10½…

1918 Red Sox: Spring Training

Frazee kicked off the new year making another move, again with…

1917 Red Sox: ‘An Off-Year’

The Red Sox were coming off back-to-back World Championships…

1918 Red Sox: Winning a Championship

Winning a championship involves a large number of ingredients…

Heinie Wagner: A Speculative History

When Ed Barrow agreed to join the Red Sox organization in 1918,…

1918 Red Sox: The Years That Followed

After 1918, the Red Sox began to slip — and stumbled…