1907 World Series
The Cubs' first championship: a four-game sweep with one tie.
The 1907 World Series was the championship series in Major League Baseball for the 1907 season. The fourth edition of the World Series, it featured the defending National League (NL) champion Chicago Cubs and the American League (AL) champion Detroit Tigers. The Cubs won the Series four games to none (with one tie) for their first championship.
Quick Facts
- Country
- World
- Champion
- Chicago Cubs (4)
- Champion manager
- Frank Chance (player/manager)
- Champion games
- 107–45, 107, 45, GA: 17
- Date
- October 8–12
- Venue
- West Side Grounds (Chicago); Bennett Park (Detroit)
- Umpires
- Hank O'Day (NL); Jack Sheridan (AL)
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Background
The series had been scheduled for two games in Chicago, three games in Detroit, and one game in Chicago (games beyond the first four, only if necessary). Had a seventh game been necessary, its location was to be decided by the league office. After the first game ended in a tie, the series did not move to Detroit until Game 4. The Cubs came back strong from their shocking loss in the 1906 World Series. The Tigers' young star Ty Cobb came into the Series with the first of his many league batting championships. With pitching dominance over the Tigers and Cobb, the Cubs allowed only three runs in the four games they won, while stealing 18 bases off the rattled Tigers. Each game was umpired by the two-man crew of Hank O'Day and Jack Sheridan. This was the last time the Tigers were swept in the World Series until 2012.
Did You Know?
- Frank Chance, at age 30, remains the youngest manager to win a World Series title.
- The Tigers were swept in the World Series for the first time in 1907, a feat not repeated until 2012.
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