In August 1903—way back in the early stages of the Teddy Roosevelt adminstration, when there were 45 states in the union—the two teams leading the American and National League agreed to meet at the end of their respective seasons for a “World’s Championship Series.” The upstart AL champion Boston Pilgrims (whose Sox were not yet officially Red) pulled off the apparent upset over the Pittsburgh Pirates in what was then a best-of-nine series.
Little did Cy Young, Honus Wagner, Patsy Dougherty, and company realize what havoc they unleashed in the minds of baseball fans over the generations, even 122 years later.
Shortly after 8pm ET on October 27, 2025, the Los
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