Game One was played on October 1, 1903, at the old Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds in Boston before a crowd of about 16,000 fans encircling the playing field. It was dubbed “the world’s championship series,” matching the winners of the National and American baseball leagues in a best-of-nine format. The Boston Americans, later to be known as the Boston Red Sox, prevailed over the Pittsburgh Pirates five games to three in what became the annual World Series.
Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds
In seven chapters, one for each game of a seven game series, New York Times baseball columnist Tyler Kepner pitches stories about the players, managers, fans and team owners across 117 years of championships. This is not a chronological history of the series, but a collection of historic accounts of great plays, unlikely heroes, tragic fails, dramatic moments, and glorious accomplishments. It concludes with a fascinating collection of World Series anecdotes and trivia.
