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1907 Chicago Cubs (#3) 4, 1917 Chicago White Sox (#30) 0
MVP: Happy Felsch (CWS 1917) .563/.611/.813, 0 HR, 2 RBI
The games were close, but the series was not. The White Sox opened the series with a 3-1 lead in Game 1, which they expanded to 6-1 in the 7th. But the Cubs came back with runs in the 7th and 8th, and then 3 more in the 9th to force extra innings. In the bottom of the 11th, White Sox SS Zeb Terry mishandled a ground ball, allowing the winning run to score. The White Sox had another late lead in Game 2, this time 2-0. The Cubs came back again, scoring 3 in the 8th and narrowly winning the game. Game 3 seemed to be a reversal of the first two: the Cubs had a 2-0 lead going into the last inning, and tacked on 3 more in the 9th. Then the White Sox made their comeback, scoring 2 in their half of the 9th, and having runners at 2nd and 3rd with only one out. But Chick Gandil hit a line drive right to Harry Steinfeldt, and Shoeless Joe Jackson hit a routine grounder that ended it. Game 4 was a low-scoring affair, with the White Sox taking a 1-0 lead in the 2nd, which quickly became a 2-1 Cubs lead in the 3rd. Both teams were held scoreless after that, completing the sweep for the Cubs. Happy Felsch was named MVP, despite being on the wrong end of the sweep.
Scores:
ChC 7 CWS 6 (11)
ChC 3 CWS 2
ChC 5 CWS 2
ChC 2 CWS 1
The 1907 Cubs' next opponent will be the 1961 Yankees, who beat the 1962 Yankees in 5 games.
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