The 1902 Pittsburgh Pirates led in all four games, but the 1917 Chicago White Sox rallied to win three of them. And the Pirates’ win in the finale required a comeback of their own that took extra innings. Nemo Leibold hit .357 (5-for-14) to lead the White Sox (15-9). Fred Clarke batted .412 (7-for-17) for the Pirates (9-15).
Game #1: Chicago 5, Pittsburgh 4
The White Sox took an early 2-0 lead, but Pittsburgh went in front 3-2 in the fifth inning on Honus Wagner’s RBI single. Chicago put up three runs in the top of the ninth, as Swede Risberg had an RBI single and winning pitcher Eddie Cicotte drove in the next two with a hit. Pittsburgh got a two-out RBI double from Harry Smith in the bottom of the ninth to make it a one-run game, but couldn’t bring him home. Cicotte improved to 5-1 in six starts.
1917 CHICAGO WHITE SOX (5) AT 1902 PITTSBURGH PIRATES (4)
1917 CHICAGO WHITE S AB R H BI 1902 PITTSBURGH PIRA AB R H BI
Nemo Leibold 3 2 1 0 Fred Clarke 4 1 1 1
Buck Weaver 3 0 1 1 Ginger Beaumont 3 1 1 0
Joe Jackson 4 0 0 0 Honus Wagner 3 0 1 1
Chick Gandil 4 0 1 1 Kitty Bransfield 4 0 0 0
Eddie Collins 4 1 2 0 Tommy Leach 3 1 1 1
Happy Felsch 3 0 1 0 Claude Ritchey 4 0 0 0
Swede Risberg 3 1 1 1 Wid Conroy 4 0 0 0
Ray Schalk 3 1 0 0 Harry Smith 4 0 1 1
Eddie Cicotte AXZ 4 0 1 2 Deacon Phillippe AXY 3 1 1 0
Jimmy Burke 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 31 5 8 5 TOTALS 33 4 6 4
1917 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 101 000 003 -- 5
1902 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 000 120 001 -- 4
LOB--1917 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 6, 1902 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 5.
2B--Deacon Phillippe AXYZ, Harry Smith. HBP--Ginger
Beaumont. SACB--Happy Felsch, Buck Weaver (2). SB--Eddie
Collins, Nemo Leibold, Honus Wagner.
1917 CHICAGO WHITE SOX IP H R ER BB SO HR
Eddie Cicotte AXZ [W] 9.00 6 4 4 2 5 0
1902 PITTSBURGH PIRATES
Deacon Phillippe AXY [L] 9.00 8 5 5 4 6 0
Game #2: Chicago 4, Pittsburgh 2
Game two followed a similar script. The White Sox scored first, the Pirates went ahead, and Chicago then owned the late innings. An RBI single by Buck Weaver followed by a run-scoring error put the White Sox ahead 3-2 in the seventh inning. They added another run in the ninth on Nemo Leibold’s RBI double.
1917 CHICAGO WHITE SOX (4) AT 1902 PITTSBURGH PIRATES (2)
1917 CHICAGO WHITE S AB R H BI 1902 PITTSBURGH PIRA AB R H BI
Nemo Leibold 3 0 1 1 Fred Clarke 4 0 2 0
Buck Weaver 5 1 1 1 Ginger Beaumont 4 0 1 0
Joe Jackson 5 0 1 0 Honus Wagner 4 1 1 0
Chick Gandil 4 0 0 0 Kitty Bransfield 4 1 3 1
Eddie Collins 4 1 1 0 Tommy Leach 4 0 2 1
Happy Felsch 4 0 2 0 Claude Ritchey 4 0 1 0
Swede Risberg 4 0 0 0 Wid Conroy 4 0 0 0
Ray Schalk 2 2 0 0 Harry Smith 4 0 0 0
Reb Russell BZ 2 0 0 0 Jesse Tannehill AXZ 2 0 0 0
Jimmy Burke 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 33 4 6 2 TOTALS 35 2 10 2
1917 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 010 000 201 -- 4
1902 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 000 101 000 -- 2
LOB--1917 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 8, 1902 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 7.
ERR--Swede Risberg, Joe Jackson, Wid Conroy, Honus Wagner.
2B--Nemo Leibold. 3B--Eddie Collins. SACB--Reb Russell BZ
(2), Jesse Tannehill AXZ. SB--Buck Weaver, Kitty Bransfield,
Tommy Leach, Honus Wagner.
1917 CHICAGO WHITE SOX IP H R ER BB SO HR
Reb Russell BZ [W] 9.00 10 2 2 0 2 0
1902 PITTSBURGH PIRATES
Jesse Tannehill AXZ [L] 9.00 6 4 2 4 1 0
Game #3: Chicago 5, Pittsburgh 3
The Pirates scored first in this one, but Chicago countered with two runs in the fifth and three in the sixth to make it 5-1. Shoeless Joe Jackson had a two-run double in the fifth, and Ray Schalk, Red Faber and Nemo Leibold had RBI hits in the sixth. Pittsburgh scored two on Fred Clarke’s double in the top of the ninth to cut the deficit in half, but that was it.
1902 PITTSBURGH PIRATES (3) AT 1917 CHICAGO WHITE SOX (5)
1902 PITTSBURGH PIRA AB R H BI 1917 CHICAGO WHITE S AB R H BI
Fred Clarke 4 0 2 2 Nemo Leibold 4 1 2 1
Ginger Beaumont 5 0 0 0 Buck Weaver 4 0 0 0
Honus Wagner 4 0 2 0 Joe Jackson 4 0 2 2
Kitty Bransfield 3 0 0 0 Chick Gandil 4 0 2 0
Tommy Leach 4 1 0 0 Eddie Collins 4 0 0 0
Claude Ritchey 2 1 1 0 Happy Felsch 4 0 1 0
Wid Conroy 4 0 0 0 Swede Risberg 4 1 1 0
Harry Smith 2 0 1 1 Ray Schalk 3 2 2 1
Sam Leever BXZ 1 0 0 0 Red Faber A 2 1 1 1
Jimmy Burke 1 0 0 0
Lefty Davis 0 1 0 0
TOTALS 30 3 6 3 TOTALS 33 5 11 5
1902 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 010 000 002 -- 3
1917 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 000 023 00x -- 5
LOB--1902 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 8, 1917 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 8.
ERR--Eddie Collins. 2B--Fred Clarke (2), Honus Wagner (2),
Swede Risberg, Red Faber A. 3B--Joe Jackson. HBP--Kitty
Bransfield, Nemo Leibold. SACF--Harry Smith. SACB--Sam
Leever BXZ, Red Faber A. SB--Claude Ritchey (2), Nemo
Leibold, Ray Schalk.
1902 PITTSBURGH PIRATES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Sam Leever BXZ [L] 6.00 9 5 5 1 5 0
Ed Doheny BXY 2.00 2 0 0 1 1 0
1917 CHICAGO WHITE SOX
Red Faber A [W] 9.00 6 3 2 5 5 0
Game #4: Pittsburgh 3, Chicago 2 (10 inn.)
The Pirates again scored first, only to have the White Sox go in front late, as Swede Risberg put Chicago ahead 2-1 in the bottom of the eighth with an RBI single. But Pittsburgh got one in the top of the ninth as Tommy Leach led off with a single and scored on Harry Smith’s sacrifice fly, and got another one in the top of the 10th as Fred Clarke led off with a single and later scored on Leach’s two-out base hit. Jack Chesbro earned his first win of the season.
1902 PITTSBURGH PIRATES (3) AT 1917 CHICAGO WHITE SOX (2)
1902 PITTSBURGH PIRA AB R H BI 1917 CHICAGO WHITE S AB R H BI
Fred Clarke 5 1 2 0 Nemo Leibold 4 0 1 0
Ginger Beaumont 5 0 1 0 Buck Weaver 4 0 2 0
Honus Wagner 4 0 0 0 Joe Jackson 4 0 2 0
Lefty Davis 1 0 1 0 Chick Gandil 5 1 0 0
Kitty Bransfield 5 1 0 0 Eddie Collins 5 1 1 0
Tommy Leach 4 1 3 1 Happy Felsch 4 0 1 0
Claude Ritchey 4 0 3 1 Swede Risberg 4 0 3 1
Wid Conroy 2 0 0 0 Ray Schalk 5 0 1 0
Harry Smith 3 0 1 1 Lefty Williams CY 4 0 0 0
Jack Chesbro BXYZ 4 0 0 0
TOTALS 37 3 11 3 TOTALS 39 2 11 1
1902 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 010 000 001 1 -- 3
1917 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 000 001 010 0 -- 2
LOB--1902 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 9, 1917 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 12.
ERR--Jack Chesbro BXYZ, Fred Clarke, Swede Risberg.
2B--Swede Risberg. HBP--Swede Risberg. SACF--Harry Smith.
SACB--Wid Conroy, Tommy Leach, Happy Felsch, Buck Weaver.
SB--Eddie Collins, Swede Risberg, Joe Jackson.
1902 PITTSBURGH PIRATES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Jack Chesbro BXYZ [W] 10.00 11 2 1 2 11 0
1917 CHICAGO WHITE SOX
Lefty Williams CY [L] 10.00 11 3 2 2 4 0
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