1886 MLB Championship Series
17th September 1886
The south side of of Chicago is in heaven today as the celebrations went on through the night after their MLB Championship Series win over local rivals the Chicago White Stockings. The White Sox won the series 4-2 with the thanks to the fact they had use of all their pitching staff.
Game 1 saw the White Sox go down 3-6 after a mighty tussle. The Pitching of Bob Carruthers was strong for the most part but suffered a blip in the 4th inning when he gave up 3 of the 6 earned runs he gave up. Without that blip the team may have stood a chance at winning the game.
Game 2 saw the White Sox get back in the groove as pitcher Charlie Geggus guided them to a 3-1 win to square the series. Geggus pitched all 9 innings and gave up only 1 earned run. The batters left it late as they picked up the win in the 9th with 2 late runs. Geggus took the star man award.
Game 3 saw the White Sox over power their local rivals with strong pitching and batting displayed. The team won a 16-2 blow out as they sprang into the lead in the series 2-1. The star of the show was Catcher Jocko Milligan who picked up 3 hits, 2 runs and 4 RBI's in his way to the star man award. The pitching of Bob Emslie was strong enough to pick up the win.
Game 4 saw the White Sox take their eye of their goal and allow the White Stockings back into the series with a 3-8 loss. Bob Carruthers struggled on the mound giving up 3 earned runs in 6 innings as the team gave away 7 runs in innings 3 and 4. This left the series poised at 2 wins each.
Game 5 saw the White Sox finally prove to themselves that they had what it takes to win the title. They won the game 7-4 on the back of steady pitching by Charlie Geggus and the star performance of Third Baseman Denny Lyons. Lyons picked up 4 hits, 1 run and 2 RBI's to help his team pick up the runs required to win the game.
Game 6 saw the White Sox inch themselves over the line in a close but high scoring 7-6 win. Pitcher Bob Emslie did enough in his 9 innings to take the win, and pick up the star performer award for the game, after giving up 3 earned runs from 9 innings.
17th September 1886
The fans of baseball in on the North Side of Chicago are hiding away from site today to avoid their cross city rivals after they saw their team fail to beat them in the MLB Championship Series. The White Stockings went down 4-2 in the final series that proved you need your best pitchers available to play. The White Stockings were 1 pitcher down all series due to Perry Werden's injury and we feel this made the difference between a win and a loss in the series.
Game 1 started well for the White Stockings as they took it 6-3. Star of the show was Harry Salisbury who took the win with only 3 earned runs being given up in 9 innings pitched.
Game 2 saw the White Stockings hauled back to level in the series as they lost 1-3. The team worked hard but ended up losing the game in the 9th as pitcher Frank Brill tired and gave up 2 runs. The batting Struggled to find any form against the pitching of the White Sox.
Game 3 saw the White Stockings go behind in the series after they were blown away 2-16. The pitching of Con Murphy and John Greason really let the team down. They ended up giving up 8 earned runs which coupled with the errors from the fielders led to a very lopsided loss.
Game 4 saw the White Stockings push their way back into the series with an 8-3 win. Star of the show was catcher Doggie Miller who claimed 3 hits, 2 runs and 4 RBI's. This combined with the steady pitching of Harry Salisbury led the team to get back on level terms in the series.
Game 5 saw the White Stockings again slip behind the White Sox as they went down 4-7. The pitching was again a struggle as Frank Brill gave up 4 earned runs in his 8 innings. The batting tried its best but was held to only 4 runs by a steady pitching and fielding display by their opponents.
Game 6 finally saw the White Stockings fall in a tough fought series. The team went down fighting with a 6-7 loss. The pitching again struggled as Con Murphy picked up his second loss on 7.2 innings pitched with 5 earned runs against him. Doggie Miller tried to take the game back late but it wasn't quite enough to take the game and keep the series alive.