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  World Series: The 1900s    
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Test your knowledge on World Series baseball in the first decade of the 20th Century.
Average, 10 Qns, Dizart, Feb 22 08
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  10 Questions on 1903 World Series    
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A National Agreement brought together two equal leagues, and baseball was now able to be played with no distractions. How much do you know about the first World Series?
Average, 10 Qns, scottycan, Nov 30 06
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  The 1903 World Series   popular trivia quiz  
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The first World Series took place in 1903. How well do you know the genesis of this annual love affair we have for the culmination of 6 months balls, strikes, hits, and home runs.
Average, 10 Qns, TimTamMan, Sep 29 10
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  10 1903 World Series Questions    
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A short quiz on the first World Series in history, between the National League and the American League. Have fun!
Tough, 10 Qns, riker465, Nov 30 06
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trivia question Quick Question
The first game of the first World Series was played in which venue?

From Quiz "The 1903 World Series"





1900s WS Trivia Questions
1. Who won the first MLB World Series in 1903?

From Quiz The 1903 World Series

Answer: Boston Americans

They defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League.

2. The first ever World Series game took place on October 1st 1903, at which venue?

From Quiz World Series: The 1900s

Answer: Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds

The Boston Americans (later to become the Red Sox) and Pittsburgh Pirates met in the first World Series, with games split between the Huntington Avenue Grounds, Boston, and Exposition Park, Pittsburgh.

3. How many starts did Bill Dinneen make for the Boston Pilgrims?

From Quiz 1903 World Series

Answer: 4

Bill Dinneen made four starts out of eight games for the Pilgrims, finishing all of them and recording two shutouts.

4. Which American League team won the pennant and a chance at the World Series title?

From Quiz 1903 World Series

Answer: Boston Pilgrims

Along with 1st place Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League, Boston was the only other team to win over 90 games, both winning 91. Boston won the American League by a convincing 14.5 games over Philadelphia. Boston was known as many names back then including the Americans, the Puritans, the Pilgrims, and later the Red Sox.

5. How many games did it take Boston to win the first World Series?

From Quiz The 1903 World Series

Answer: 8 games

It had been decided by Henry Killea, owner of the Boston team, and Barney Dreyfuss, owner of the Pirates, that it would be a best of 5 series. Therefore the maximum number of games would be 9.

6. Who were the first ever World Series champions?

From Quiz World Series: The 1900s

Answer: Boston Americans

The Americans won the best-of-eight Series by 5 games to 3 despite trailing 1-3 after game four.

7. What was the attendance for game one?

From Quiz 1903 World Series

Answer: 16,242

The first game of the first World Series saw the host Pilgrims draw a crowd of 16,242. The series saw as many as 18,801 for any one game.

8. Which National League team won the pennant and a chance at the World Series title?

From Quiz 1903 World Series

Answer: Pittsburgh Pirates

Not as convincing as the Boston Pilgrims of the American League, Pittsburgh only won by 6.5 games over the New York Giants.

9. No player who joined a team after which date would be eligible to play in the postseason?

From Quiz The 1903 World Series

Answer: September 1

Both Barney Dreyfuss and Henry Killea agreed on September the first and it has continued down to the present day.

10. There was no World Series in 1904 after which team declined to take part?

From Quiz World Series: The 1900s

Answer: New York Giants

The Boston Americans won the AL pennant, but were denied the opportunity to win back-to-back World Series championships when the NL champion Giants refused to play them. The Giants had indicated their reluctance to participate earlier in the season when their cross-town rivals, the New York Highlanders (later the Yankees) were leading the AL. The Giants didn't wish to risk any possible embarrassment by those "upstarts".

11. Who belted the first home run in World Series history?

From Quiz 1903 World Series

Answer: Jimmy Sebring

Although you may think the great Honus Wagner may have smacked the first dinger in Series history, it was actually his teammate Jimmy Sebring of the Pirates. Sebring belted a homer in the seventh inning off future Hall of Famer, Cy Young.

12. In 2004, the World Series was a best-of-seven competition. However, the Series in 1903 was a best of how many games?

From Quiz 1903 World Series

Answer: 9

Although many a year a different amount of games were played, the 1903 Series began it all as a nine game Series. This Series did not need all nine games however, with Boston winning in 8 games, 5-3 over Pittsburgh.

13. Who was unofficially recognized as the Most Valuable Player in these series?

From Quiz The 1903 World Series

Answer: Bill Dinneen

Bill Dinneen won 3 games and was most deserving of the award. Cy Young won 2 games for Boston. Jimmy Sebring batted .367 for Pittsburgh which was the best for the Pirates and Chick Stahl had a .303 for 8 games. The first official World Series MVP was awarded in 1955.

14. After a one year hiatus in 1904, the World Series returned in 1905 with the New York Giants taking on the Philadelphia Athletics. Which pitcher threw three complete-game shutouts to lead the Giants to victory?

From Quiz World Series: The 1900s

Answer: Christy Mathewson

The Giants won the best-of-seven series 4-1, with Mathewson taking to the mound in 3 of the games, shutting out the Athletics on each occasion.

15. How many games had a time of two hours or more?

From Quiz 1903 World Series

Answer: 2

A World Series game under two hours? There were only two that went over the two hour mark. Game 5 had a time of two hours even, while game 6 went over the two hour mark by two minutes.

16. Who was the starting pitcher in game one for the American League Champions?

From Quiz 1903 World Series

Answer: Cy Young

Young started the first game after winning 28 games, and leading the American League in the regular season. However, he was beat in the first game, but came back and won in his next two starts. Dineen won three times for Boston. Hughes pitched only once, and Gibson not at all, despite winning 13 games during the regular season.

17. In the first game of the 1903 World Series, Cy Young started for Boston against which Pittsburgh Pirate pitcher?

From Quiz The 1903 World Series

Answer: Deacon Phillippe

Deacon Phillippe won the first game and had a W-L record of 3-2 in the series though Pittsburgh lost the series. Dinneen, Leever, and Veil did not win a game in the series.

18. 1906 saw the first-ever crosstown series, between two teams from which city?

From Quiz World Series: The 1900s

Answer: Chicago

The Chicago Cubs had a won a record 116 regular season games, but were upset 4-2 in the series by the Chicago White Sox, nicknamed the "Hitless Wonders".

19. Who had the highest batting average in the World Series for the Boston Pilgrims?

From Quiz 1903 World Series

Answer: Chick Stahl

Chick Stahl had the highest WS average for the Pilgrims, batting .303 in the eight games. Ferris was second with a .291 average, Freeman was third on the team, batting at a .280 clip, while Criger hit for a .231 average.

20. Who was the starting pitcher in game one for the National League Champions?

From Quiz 1903 World Series

Answer: Deacon Phillipe

Leever led the Pirates with 25 wins during the regular season and Phillipe won 24, but Phillipe got the start for the first game of the Series, beating Cy Young and the Pilgrims 7-3. Phillipe won his first three starts and lost his last two, and was the only Pirate to win any games.

21. Who had a season batting average of .355, and could only muster .222 in the series for the losing Pittsburgh Pirates?

From Quiz The 1903 World Series

Answer: Honus Wagner

Bransfield's average was .207, Phillippe's was .222, and Kennedy came in with big .500 for only 2 at-bats as a pitcher. Wagner was held to only 6 hits in the 8 games of the series and hit only .222.

22. How many total days did the 1903 World Series last?

From Quiz 1903 World Series

Answer: 13

The 1903 World Series lasted 13 days, from October 1 through October 13, 1903.

23. A World Series first occurred in 1907. What was it?

From Quiz World Series: The 1900s

Answer: A game ended in a tie

Game one of the 1907 World Series ended in a 3-3 tie after 12 innings, due to darkness. The Chicago Cubs went on to sweep the Detroit Tigers 4-0-1.

24. Who was the player-manager for the Pilgrims?

From Quiz 1903 World Series

Answer: Jimmy Collins

Third baseman Jimmy Collins was at the helm of the Pilgrims, while Stahl patroled the outfield, and Hughes and Young were both pitchers.

25. What was the Series-leading batting average (with minimum 25 at bats)?

From Quiz 1903 World Series

Answer: .333

Although averages were somewhat lower than 2004, surprisingly Jimmy Sebring of Pittsburgh went 10-30 during the Series. Chick Stahl led Boston with a .303 BA, also going 10-33.

26. The first person to hit two home runs in one game was first accomplished in the first World Series and was done by whom?

From Quiz The 1903 World Series

Answer: Patsy Dougherty

Patsy's two home runs came in game two. This feat was not accomplished again until 1915 when Harry Hooper did it for the Boston Red Sox in the fifth and final game of that World Series.

27. 1908 saw the first ever repeat World Series, with the same two teams as the previous season renewing acquaintances. Which teams were involved?

From Quiz World Series: The 1900s

Answer: Chicago Cubs and Detroit Tigers

The Cubs repeated as World Series champions, but at least the Tigers managed to win a game on this occasion, with George Mullin pitching them to victory in game three. The Cubs subsequently wrapped up the series 4-1.

28. Which team's players received more money from the World Series?

From Quiz 1903 World Series

Answer: Pittsburgh

Although the Pilgrims won the World Series, the Pirate players received more, mainly because the team owner gave his share to his players.

29. On which day did the Series begin?

From Quiz 1903 World Series

Answer: October 1

This would begin the tradition of the fall classic. How else would Reggie Jackson be known as Mr. October?

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