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Old 03-20-2010, 08:44 AM   #55
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PHILADELPHIA WORLD CHAMPIONS IN EXCELLENT SERIES



The Philadelphia Athletics comleted one of the biggest upsets in sports by unseating the two time champion Boston Red Stockings 4 games to 3 and winning their third world championship. Winnig the first three games of the series the Red Stockings may have taken the A's lightly but quickly rebouded by winning the next three. The series was decided in the first ever game seven clincher, and the A's took the game 5-2.

Game 1
Friday, October 8th, 1875
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Philadelphia Athletics21011302010152
Boston Red Stockings200000000288



WP: George Zettlein
LP: Cy Bentley

Game 2
Saturday, October 9th, 1875
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Philadelphia Athletics10042012111143
Boston Red Stockings1002001105117



WP: George Zettlein
LP: John Greason

Game 3
Monday, October 11th, 1875
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Philadelphia Athletics22000000X491



WP: George Zettlein
LP: Cy Bentley

Game 4
Tuesday, October 12th, 1875
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Boston Red Stockings000010022049143
Philadelphia Athletics101020100005137



WP: Harry Arundell
LP: Ed Stratton

Game 5
Wednesday, October 13th, 1875
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Boston Red Stockings05000410010143
Philadelphia Athletics0000001203106



WP: Cy Bentley
LP: George Zettlein

Game 6
Friday, October 15th, 1875
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Philadelphia Athletics0002000103114
Boston Red Stockings000001100X11132



WP: Cy Bentley
LP: George Zettlein

Game 7
Saturday, October 16th, 1875
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Philadelphia Athletics2000111005113
Boston Red Stockings000000020285



WP: Ed Stratton
LP: John Greason

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