1901 World Series* Replay (Games 1-3)

As you may have recently read, I now own all the World Series teams from 1901-2013. Sure, there was no World Series in 1901-1902, 1904 & 1994 -- but APBA provided the opportunities to dream that it happened. So I will try & reinvent history, leading off with the 1901 Chicago White Sox & 1901 Pittsburgh Pirates.

Griffith wins Game 1 & tries to win Game 3 for Chicago.

Game 1 (at Chicago (A))

Clark Griffith helps his own cause, going 2-for-2 with a RBI & run, while pitching 8 effective innings, allowing only 5 hits & an earned run (2 runs) -- he did walk four Bucs though. Sam Mertes added 2 hits & a RBI as well. Charlie Phillippe is credited with the loss.

Game 2 (at Chicago (A))

Fred Hartman goes 2-for-3 with 2 RBI, as the White Sox jump to 3-0 lead in first inning off of the Pirates' Jack Chesbro & never looked back. Roy Patterson is credited with the win for Chicago. Pittsburghs' heart of the order in Fred Clarke, Ginger Beaumont & Honus Wagner have gone a miserable 2-for-23 combined.

Game 3 (at Pittsburgh)

Clark Griffith starts Game 3 with only two days between his last start, the idea by Clark (also the team's manager) is that the original Game 3 starter, Jimmy Callahan has pitched 3 innings of relief. While the newspapers caught wind that the Pirates players feel that it's a bit of Griffith's ego, charges led by Ginger Beaumont -- rumors of Griffith saying that he was getting the hammer, so he can help put the final nails into the Pirates' coffins. Pirates kept with their slated #3 starter Jesse Tannehill.

The rumored quotes must have got under Ginger Belmont, Fred Clarke, and Honus Wagner's skins -- because them and the Pirates offense woke up and scored  8 runs in the first 3 innings, knocking out Griffith in 2 2/3 innings, on 9 hits and 6 earned runs. Beaumont, Clark & Wagner combined for 6-for-13 & 5 RBI. Wagner would still end the game batting 2-for-12 this series. Jesse Tannehill for the Bucs was terrific throughout first 8 innings, allowing his first hit in the 4th, and entered the top of the 9th with only two hits allowed, until running into some trouble. Tannehill exited the game after giving up a two-run triple, and leaving two mean on base with only one out, Jack Chesbro came in & closed things out.

The Pirates win in pretty solid fashion otherwise, and the tone seem to change overnight on the streets of Pittsburgh. The Bucs now look to even the series in Game 4.