Feeling different feeling strange
This can never be arranged
As the light fades from the screen
From the famous final scene
A new feature at Rattler Radio. Most likely on Tuesdays. Maybe more often as the season gets closer. We're going to quote random Bob Seger songs. Kidding! Joke! See what I did there?
The Famous Final Scenes I'm talking about is the final play of each World Series. Most of them are outs. There are a few hits to drive in winning runs. Rattler Radio will cover them all.
The link for each World Series goes to the Baseball Almanac page for that year's series. The box score and player links head over to Retrosheet.
A two-fer to kick off this feature*:
1903 World Series
Final Game: Game 8
Teams: Boston Americans vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
Date: October 13, 1904
......R...H...E
PIT...0...4...3
BOS...3...8...0
Boxscore
Bill Dinneen was on the mound for the Americans and trying to complete a shutout to clinch the Series. Standing in the way was future hall of famer (and very, very expensive baseball card) Honus Wagner.
Dinneen, who compiled a record of 170-177 over a 12 year career, struck out Wagner to end the first Fall Classic. Dinneen, who struck out seven in that last game, went 3-1 against the Pirates in the series.
1905 World Series
Final Game: Game 5
Teams: Philadelphia Athletics at New York Giants
Date: October 14, 1905
......R...H...E
PHI...0...5...0
NYG...2...5...2
Boxscore
Christy Mathewson stood on the hill working on a complete game shutout to give the Giants the title. In the bottom of the eight, Matty scored an insurance run to pad New York's lead.
Not that the great Mathewson needed it. After dispatching the first two hitters of the ninth, Mathewson got Lane Cross to ground out to third base. Art Devlin tossed to Dan McGann and the Giants were the Champions.
Mathewson was 3-0 with three shutouts against the Athletics in that World Series.
*-This would have been a three-fer if John McGraw had decided it was okay to play the Americans in 1904. But, nooooooooooo. Didn't want to play an "inferior" league. Or, was there some personal animosity involved? I'm going to go with option B.
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