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GTOP S1W9: 1912 Giants vs. 1917 White Sox
The 1912 New York Giants clinched the championship by winning two of four games against the 1917 Chicago White Sox. It wasn’t easy, but the Giants put all matters to rest quickly by winning the first two contests in extra innings. Chicago came back to win the final two meaningless games. New York (21-11) finished…
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GTOP S1W8: 1914 Braves vs. 1917 White Sox
The 1917 Chicago White Sox were looking for a big result in their penultimate series of the season to boost their hopes of a championship. However, they could only manage a four-game split against the 1914 Boston Braves. The White Sox (17-11) will be paying close attention to the next series between the 1912 Giants…
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GTOP S1W7: 1917 White Sox vs. 1902 Pirates
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…
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GTOP S1W6: 1917 White Sox vs. 1911 Athletics
The 1917 Chicago White Sox and the 1911 Philadelphia Athletics entered the week in second and third place, respectively. Neither took advantage of the matchup, with each side winning twice. The winning team scored four runs in three of the four contests, and the other was a 1-0 shutout by Chicago’s Red Faber. Shoeless Joe…
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GTOP S1W5: 1906 Chicago Cubs vs. 1917 Chicago White Sox
There was no clear winner in the battle between the two Chicago teams, as the 1906 Cubs and the 1917 White Sox alternated wins, and the squads split the four-game series. Shoeless Joe Jackson batted .389 (7-for-18) for the White Sox (10-6), which actually brought his season average down to .400. Frank Chance batted .467…
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GTOP S1W4: 1912 Red Sox vs. 1917 White Sox
The 1917 White Sox entered the series with the best winning percentage in the league, while the 1912 Boston Red Sox had the worst. But, the series was split with two victories apiece. The finale saw a fantastic 1-0 pitchers’ duel decided on a walk-off hit in the bottom of the ninth, with Boston’s Smoky…
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GTOP S1W3: 1917 White Sox vs. 1915 Phillies
The 1917 Chicago White Sox dominated the 1915 Philadelphia Phillies, as their pitchers tossed three shutouts and gave up only one run in the other contest. Red Faber had the best outing with a one-hitter. Buck Weaver hit .438 (7-for-16) to lead the White Sox (6-2). Bobby Byrne was limited to nine at-bats but had…
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GTOP S1W1: 1917 White Sox vs. 1909 Tigers
The visiting team won all four contests in the series between 1917 Chicago and 1909 Detroit. Three of the contests were decided by one run. Shoeless Joe Jackson hit .467 (7-for-15) for the White Sox, while Ty Cobb had a team-best .385 (5-for-13) average for the Tigers. 1917 White Sox Statistics 1909 Tigers Statistics GTOP…
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8/8-10/1989 Oakland at Chicago
For yet another series, the A’s matched what happened in real life, as they took two out of three games at Chicago here. Dave Stewart won his team-best 15th game, Carney Lansford had three multi-hit games and Dennis Eckersley saved both victories. After 115 games, Oakland remains one win behind pace. sim 68-47, actual 69-46August…
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