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1923 World Series
The Giants took the first lead in this World Series rematch when Waite Hoyt singled home Travis Jackson in the 2nd. Three innings later, they made it 2-0 whe Fred Merkle scored on a tough ground out to 2nd. With two outs in the bottom of that inning, 2B Steve Yerkes reached base on an error by fellow second baseman Buck Herzog. Pitcher Dutch Leonard kept the inning alive with a single, and Duffy Lewis double both runners home to tie the game. Larry Gardner then singled Lewis home but was thrown out at 2nd after Lewis scored. Boston expanded their lead in the 8th and won 4-2.
Game 1: New York 2 - Boston 4
The Giants once again scored first with two runs in the 4th off Joe Wood. Boston never got within 2 runs of the lead and fell 5-1. Ernie Shore allowed only one run despite giving up 10 hits.
Game 2: New York 5 - Boston 1
The Red Sox scored quickly with three 1st inning runs off Jeff Tesreau. New York scored two runs in the 3rd and two more in the 4th to take a 4-3 lead. They added another run in the 6th, but Boston tied the game at 5-5 in the 7th. The contest went to extra innings, and in the 11th, Babe Ruth hit a 2-out double and pinch runner Rube Kroh scored on a single by Tris Speaker. Tris stole second and scored on a double by Harry Hooper. New York led off the bottom of the inning with a single, but a 6-4-3 double play snuffed out any hope they had of tying the game.
Game 3: Boston 7 - New York 5
Boston took a 4-1 lead in the 3rd thanks to a homerun by Harry Hooper. New York narrowed the lead to 4-3 in the 6th, but Boston got one of those runs back in the 7th when Larry Gardner was allowed to score thanks to an error by SS Travis Jackson. With one out and the bases loaded in the bottom of the 8th, Jackson got some retribution by reaching base himself on an error, allowing Merkle to score. However, Earl Smith and Waite Hoyt both flied out to end the threat and leave the score 5-4. Then in the 9th, George Burns hit a 2-out double off Dutch Leonard, scoring both Buck Herzog from 2nd and Heinie Groh from 1st, winning the game for New York.
Game 4: Boston 5 - New York 6
The Giants scored 4 runs in the 1st, three of them on a Larry Doyle homerun. In the 3rd inning, Boston closed to within one run at 4-3. But New York scored two more runs in that same inning and another run in the 4th en route to a 8-5 win, giving the Giants a 3-2 series lead.
Game 5: Boston 5 - New York 8
Boston chipped away at Jeff Tesreau while Hugh Bedient allowed just 1 run off 9 hits, evening the series.
Game 6: New York 1 - Boston 3
What a slugfest - the highest scoring game in World Series history! New York scored two runs in the 2nd and three more in the 3rd, and hopeful Red Sox fans were deathly silent. Then Boston scored 5 runs in the bottom of the 3rd and a whopping seven runs in the 5th. They also scored 4 in the 7th and two in the 8th, four big innings that, with the help of some 1-run innings, added up to a 19-10 win.
Game 7: New York 10 - Boston 19
Winner, 4-3: Boston Red Sox, 5th Championship, 9th Pennant
New York Giants, 16th Pennant
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