Originally published December 2018
By Zane Miller
On Saturday, October 12th,
1907, the Chicago Cubs defeated the Detroit Tigers at Bennett Park in Detroit
to clinch the fourth World Series four games to none, with one tie. It was the
first World Series championship for the Cubs franchise and the first that was
won in Michigan. These are the top five players that I felt most stood out
during the series.
5. Bill Donovan (Tigers)-
P
Donovan was the player of
the game in game one, which resulted in a 3-3 tie, the first ever tie in a
World Series game. Donovan pitched all 12 innings in the game, allowing one
earned run on 10 hits and three walks in the no decision.
4. Harry Steinfeldt
(Cubs)- 3B
Steinfeldt was the player
of the game in game three as he had one RBI along with a run, two hits and a
walk on the way to a 5-1 victory. On the series, Steinfeldt had two RBIs to go
along with two runs, eight hits and a walk for a batting average of .471.
3. Jack Pfiester (Cubs)-
P
Pfiester earned player of
the game honors in game two, pitching all nine innings while allowing an earned
run on 10 hits and a walk in the 3-1 win, the only game Pfiester was a starting
pitcher in the series.
2. Mordecai Brown (Cubs)-
P
Brown was the player of
the game in game five to win the series for the Cubs, pitching a complete game
shutout, allowing seven hits and a walk in a 2-0 victory in his lone pitching
appearance of the series.
1. Orval Overall (Cubs)-
P
Overall, the game four
player of the game, not only driving in two RBI along with a hit, but also
pitching a complete game with one earned run given up on five hits and a pair
of walks in the 6-1 victory. Overall also played in game one, pitching nine
innings while allowing one earned run on nine hits and two walks. In total, Overall
pitched 18 innings, giving up two earned runs on 14 hits and four walks for a
1.00 ERA.
Players of the Game
Breakdown:
Link to stats database: https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1907_WS.shtml
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