The Gauntlet

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CHICAGO CUBS VS NEW YORK GIANTS
The Giants nipped the Cubs 2-1 in Game 1. Christy Mathewson allowed just 4 hits to get the win. Art Devlin hit a solo home run for the Giants. It took 10 innings for the Cubs to down the Giants 4-2 in Game 2. Chicago racked up 10 hits. Jack Pfiester got the complete game victory. Frank Chance went 3-for-5. Chicago won Game 3 7-5 over New York. The Cubs used a 3-run 5th to build a 6-1 lead and never looked back. The Giants actually out-hit the Cubs 17-10. Johnny Kling went 3-for-5 and Frank Chance went 3-for-4. George Browne went 3-for-4 for the Giants. Chicago defeated New York 5-3 in Game 4. The Cubs used a 4-run 5th to overcome a 3-1 deficit. Chicago pounded out 11 hits but also committed 5 errors. Jack Pfiester held the Giants to just 5 hits. Cy Seymour homered for the Giants. The Cubs finished off New York 5-1 in Game 5. Chicago took a 3-1 lead with a 3-run 4th and that was all Bob Wicker needed to get the win. Red Ames held the Cubs to 5 hits but the Giants committed 4 errors. Jack Pfiester was named Series MVP.
CHICAGO CUBS WIN 4 GAMES TO 1
CHICAGO CUBS WIN THE 1906 GAUNTLET

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1904 NEW YORK GIANTS VS 1906 CHICAGO CUBS
The Cubs took Game 1 3-2 in 11 innings. It was another pitching duel between Christy Mathewson and Mordecai Brown. The Cubs committed 4 errors and the Giants 3. New York topped Chicago 4-2 in Game 2. Joe McGinnity got the win. The Cubs committed 3 more errors in the game. Sam Mertes went 3-for-5. The Giants got a 2-1 walk-off win in 11 innings. The Giants out-hit the Cubs 13-5. Christy Mathewson got the win. Dan McGann went 4-for-5. The Cubs handed New York a 7-2 loss in Game 4. Chicago out-hit the Giants 12-5. New York also committed 6 errors. Jack Pfiester recorded the complete game victory. Johnny Evers went 3-for-5. In Game 5, Chicago squeaked by New York 4-3 in 10 innings. A 3-run 6th had given the Cubs a 3-2 lead. Bob Wicker got the win, allowing just 1 earned run in 9.1 innings. Johnny Kling went 3-for-4. New York defeated Chicago 8-3 in Game 6. Up 4-1, the Giants put the game away with a 4-run 9th. Each team committed 3 errors. Christy Mathewson allowed 1 earned run in 8 innings to get the win. Jack Dunn had 3 RBI. The Cubs edged the Giants 5-4 in Game 7. Jack Pfiester got the complete game victory. Frank Schulte was named Series MVP.
1906 CHICAGO CUBS WIN 4 GAMES TO 3

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1907 SEEDINGS
1. New York Giants
2. Chicago Cubs
3. Cleveland Naps
4. New York Highlanders
5. Pittsburgh Pirates
6. St Louis Browns
7. Boston Americans
8. Philadelphia Athletics
9. Boston Doves
10. Chicago White Sox
11. Detroit Tigers
12. Philadelphia Phillies
13. Washington Senators
14. Brooklyn Superbas
15. Cincinnati Reds
16. St Louis Cardinals

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ST LOUIS CARDINALS VS CINCINNATI REDS
Cincinnati took Game 1 8-7. The Reds seemed to put the game away with a 3-run 6th that made the score 7-3 but the Cardinals scored 4 in the 7th to tie it at 7. Cincinnati out-hit St Louis 13-10. The Reds committed 3 errors in the game. Larry McLean went 3-for-5. Miller Huggins had 3 RBI. Red Murray homered for St Louis. Cardinals Art Hoelskoetter went 3-for-4. The Reds pinned a 13-6 loss on St Louis in Game 2. Down 3-0 early, Cincinnati scored 7 in the 3rd inning to take the lead for good. The Cardinals out-hit the Reds 15-14 but also committed 5 errors. Art Kruger went 4-for-5 with 3 RBI. Mike Mitchell went 3-for-4 and Hans Lobert went 3-for-6. All nine Reds starters scored at least once. For St Louis, Ed Konetchy went 4-for-5, Art Holeskoetter went 3-for-5 and Red Murray had 3 RBI. Cincinnati blanked St Louis 1-0 in Game 3. Bob Ewing shut out the Cardinals on 4 hits. Ed Karger got the loss, despite giving up just 1 run. St Louis squeaked by Cincinnati 3-2 in Game 4. Fred Beebe allowed just 5 hits to get the win. The Reds took Game 5 8-2. The Reds used a 3-run 5th to build a 5-0 lead and never looked. Cincinnati pounded out 15 hits while St Louis made 7 errors. John Kane went 3-for-4, Larry McLean went 3-for-5 and Mike Mowrey went 3-for-6. Bob Ewing was named Series MVP.
CINCINNATI REDS WIN 4 GAMES TO 1

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CINCINNATI REDS VS BROOKLYN SUPERBAS
In Game 1, Cincinnati won a close one 5-4. The Reds scored 3 in the 3rd to take a 3-1 lead. Cincinnati out-hit Brooklyn 12-11 but also made 3 errors. Bob Ewing allowed just 1 earned run to get the win. Miller Huggins went 3-for-5. The Superbas scored a 9th inning run to beat Cincinnati 1-0 in Game 2. Nap Rucker recorded the complete game shutout. Brooklyn won despite committing 3 errors. Andy Coakley got the loss despite allowing just 1 run in 8.1 innings. Cincinnati beat Brooklyn 9-6 in Game 3. The Reds scored 6 runs in the 7th inning to overcome a 4-3 deficit. Cincinnati out-hit Brooklyn 13-12. The Superbas committed 5 errors. Larry McLean scored 3 runs. Brooklyn's Lew Ritter went 3-for-3 and scored 3 times and Billy Maloney had 3 RBI. In Game 4, Andy Coakley shut out the Superbas 3-0 on 4 hits. Brooklyn committed 3 errors in the game. Larry McLean went 3-for-4. Cincinnati won Game 5 3-0 as Jake Weiner put together a 3-hit shutout and was named Series MVP.
CINCINNATI REDS WIN 4 GAMES TO 1

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CINCINNATI REDS VS WASHINGTON SENATORS
The Reds handed Washington a Game 1 loss 5-3 in 11 innings. Cincinnati out-hit the Senators 11-10 and Washington committed 4 errors. Bob Ewing pitched all 11 innings to get the win. Mike Mowrey went 3-for-5 and scored 3 times. Otis Clymer homered for Washington. The Reds downed the Senators 8-3 in Game 2. Trailing 2-0, Cincinnati scored 5 runs in the 6th and added 3 more in the 8th to put the game away. The Reds pounded out 15 hits. Andy Coakley went the distance to get the win. Fred Odwell went 3-for-5 and Larry McLean had 3 RBI. Dave Altizer went 3-for-4 for Washington. Washington slipped by Cincinnati 2-1 in Game 3. Charlie Smith allowed just 4 hits to get the win. Bob Ewing allowed just 1 earned run in 8 innings to get the loss. The Senators committed 5 errors and the Reds added 4 of their own. Tom Hughes shut out the Reds 2-0 in Game 4. Jim Delahanty went 3-for-4. Washington took Game 5 3-1 behind the pitching of Cy Falkenberg. The Senators tallied 10 hits in the game. John Anderson went 3-for-4. The Reds downed the Senators 8-2 in Game 6. Leading 1-0, Cincinnati took control with a 3-run 2nd inning. The Reds tallied 13 hits. Washington committed 5 errors. Bob Ewing allowed just 1 earned run to get the win. Ewing also went 3-for-4 at the plate. Cincinnati beat Washington 9-5 in Game 7. Leading 2-1, the Senators scored 3 runs in the 7th and appeared to put the game away but the Reds came back with 8 runs in the 9th to pull it out. Cincinnati out-hit Washington 13-11. The Senators committed 5 errors. Mike Mitchell went 3-for-5. Fed Odwell went 3-for-6 and scored 3 times and was named Series MVP. The road team won all seven games in the series.
CINCINNATI REDS WIN 4 GAMES TO 3

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CINCINNATI REDS VS PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
The Phillies were the first team stuck with a really bad seed, having finished 19 games above .500 in 1907. In Game 1, Cincinnati won 6-0. Bob Ewing pitched a 2-hit shutout. The Reds collected 10 hits in the game. A 4-run 4th put Cincinnati up 4-0. John Kane hit a bases-losed triple to do the biggest damage. Cincinnati slipped by Philadelphia 2-1 in Game 2. Frank Corridon lost despite allowing just 2 hits. Philadelphia defeated Cincinnati 5-1 in Game 3. Tully Sparks got the win. In Game 4, Andy Coakley shut out the Phillies on 5 hits as the Reds took it 2-0. The Reds ended it in Game 5 with a 6-1 victory. With the score tied 1-1, Cincinnati scored 4 in the 4th inning to seal the deal. Jake Weiner got the win. Mike Mowrey went 3-for-4. Andy Coakley was named Series MVP.
CINCINNATI REDS WIN 4 GAMES TO 1

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CINCINNATI REDS VS DETROIT TIGERS
Another team that got a bum rap on seeding, Detroit won 92 games in 1907. Bob Ewing and Cincinnati blanked Detroit 5-0 in Game 1. Up 2-0, the Reds put the game away with a 3-run 7th. Cincinnati got 13 hits in the game. Larry McLean went 4-for-5. Cincinnati stopped Detroit 5-1 in Game 2. Andy Coakley got the complete game victory. Again, a 3-run 7th put the game away as the Reds built a 5-0 lead. Cincinnati tallied 11 hits in the game. Larry McLean went 3-for-3 and both Hans Lobert and Mike Mowrey went 3-for-5. Cincinnati got the win in Game 3 5-2 over Detroit. Bob Ewing got another win with a complete game. The Reds pounded out 10 hits. Detroit avoided the sweep by taking Game 4 5-1. Ed Siever got the complete game win. Andy Coakley got the loss despite giving up just 5 hits. The Tigers won despite committing 3 errors. Germany Schaefer drove in 3 runs and Davy Jones scored 3 runs. Ed Killian and the Tiger shut out the Reds 7-0 in Game 5. Detroit scored 5 in the 9th to put the game away. The Reds committed 3 errors in the game. Sam Crawford went 3-for-5 with 3 RBI, including a 2-run homer. Detroit got the win in Game 6 7-3. The Tigers scored 6 runs in the 1st inning. Detroit got 12 hits in the game. George Mullin got the complete game victory. Claude Rossman went 3-for-4 with 3 RBI. Detroit defeated Cincinnati 3-1 in Game 7. Ed Siever got the win as Detroit out-hit Cincinnati 11-5. The Tigers became the first team to overcome a 3-0 deficit and win a series. Sam Crawford was named Series MVP.
DETROIT TIGERS WIN 4 GAMES TO 3

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DETROIT TIGERS VS CHICAGO WHITE SOX
The Tigers took Game 1 5-3. Detroit scored 3 runs in the 5th to break a 1-1 tie. Chicago's George Davis went 3-for-4 in a losing effort. Detroit blanked Chicago 1-0 in Game 2. Ed Siever pitched a 4-hit shutout. In Game 3, Germany Schaeffer delivered the walk-off RBI as Detroit came back to win 7-6. A 4-run 3rd had given Detroit an early 4-0 lead but a 3-run 5th by Chicago cut the lead to 4-3. Davy Jones went 3-for-5. The White Sox had 10 hits in the loss. The Tigers won despite committing 7 errors. Doc White kept the Sox from being swept, beating Detroit 3-1 in Game 4. Chicago got 10 hits and Detroit committed 3 errors. It took 14 innings, but the Tigers took Game 5 1-0 to end the series. Ed Killian pitched 12.2 innings of shut out ball. Frank Smith got the loss despite giving up just 1 run in 13 innings. The White Sox tallied 10 hits but had no runs to show for it. Ed Siever was named Series MVP.
DETROIT TIGERS WIN 4 GAMES TO 1

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DETROIT TIGERS VS BOSTON DOVES
Here we have the other end of the spectrum where Boston, 32 games below .500 in 1907, gets a higher seeding than three different teams with a winning record. Boston took Game e 4-2. The Doves scored 3 in the 2nd inning to take a 3-0 lead and led from that point on. Boston had 10 hits but also committed 4 errors. Irv Young got the win, allowing no earned runs in 9 innings. Del Howard drove in 3 runs. The Doves edged the Tigers 5-4 in Game 2. Boston won despite committing 5 errors. Gus Dorber got the win, allowing just 2 earned runs in 9 innings. Detroit edged Boston 3-2 in Game 3. The Tigers got 3 hits but also committed 3 errors. George Mullin allowed no earned runs to get the win. Irv Young got the loss despite allowing just 1 earned run in 8 innings. Detroit came out on top in Game 4 3-1. The Tigers had 12 hits and each team committed 3 errors. Ed Siever got the win, allowing no earned runs in 9 innings. Sam Crawford and Claude Rossman each went 3-for-4. Detroit defeated Boston 5-1 in Game 5. Ed Killian got the complete gane victory, holding the Doves to 5 hits. Detroit scored 3 runs in the 2nd inning to take a 3-0 lead and Boston never really threatened after that. The Tigers finished off Boston 8-4 in Game 6. The Doves out-hit Detroit 13-11 but committed 8 errors. Dave Brain went 3-for-5 in a losing effort. It was the only win by a road team in the series. Sam Crawford was named Series MVP.
DETROIT TIGERS WIN 4 GAMES TO 2

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DETROIT TIGERS VS PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS
Detroit slipped past Philadelphia 4-3 in Game 1. The Tigers recorded 11 hits. Each team committed 3 errors. George Mullin got the complete game victory, allowing just 2 earned runs. Eddie Plank only allowed 2 earned runs in 9 innings but got the loss. Charley O'Leary went 3-for-4. Danny Murphy went 3-for-4 in a losing effort. Detroit stopped Philadelphia 5-1 in Game 2. With the score tied 1-1, the Tigers scored 4 runs in the 9th inning. Bill Donovan held the Athletics to no earned runs on 5 hits to get the complete game victory. Detroit beat Philadelphia 8-2 in Game 3. Trailing 1-0, the Tigers got 6 runs in the 4th inning to put the game away early. Detroit had 11 hits in the game while the Athletics committed 3 errors. George Mullin got the complete game victory. Boss Schmidt went 3-for-4. Socks Seybold had a home run for Philadelphia. Philadelphia took Game 4 6-3. The Athletics trailed 3-2 before scoring 3 in the 8th to take the lead for good. Philadelphia committed 4 errors and Detroit committed 3. Rube Waddell allowed just 2 earned runs to get the complete game win. Philadelphia beat Detroit 9-6 in Game 5. The Athletics had a 3-run 1st and 3-run 3rd to take an early 8-0 lead. Down 9-0, Detroit began their comeback with a 3-run 7th but could not make up the entire deficit. The Tigers out-hit the Athletics 15-11. Harry Davis went 3-for-4. Rube Oldring had 3 RBI. For Detroit, Sam Crawford and Clyde Rossman each went 3-for-5 and Matty McIntyre had a 2-run home run. The Athletics handed Detroit an 8-3 loss in Game 6. Down 3-0, Philadelphia scored 5 runs in the 3rd to take the lead for good. The Tigers committed 6 errors in the game while the Athletics committed 4. Eddie Plank went the distance, allowing just 2 earned runs to get the win. Rube Waddell and Philadelphia destroyed Detroit 11-0 in Game 7. The Athletics out-hit the Tigers 15-5. Danny Murphy went 3-for-4 with 3 RBI. Harry Davis also went 3-for-4. It was the second time in 1907 that a team overcame a 3-0 deficit to win a series. Danny Murphy was named Series MVP.
PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS WIN 4 GAMES TO 3

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PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS VS BOSTON AMERICANS
The Americans were way over-seeded as they finished 31 games below .500 in 1907. But the American did still have Cy Young and he engaged Eddie Plank in an awesome pitching match-up in Game 1. Plank and Philadelphia won it 1-0 as Jimmy Collins had an RBI double in the top of the 9th to bring in the lone run of the game. Plank held Boston to 5 hits. Rube Oldring went 3-for-4. The Athletics took Game 2 5-1. Philadelphia was clinging to a 2-1 lead before scoring 3 in the top of the 9th to put the game away. Rube Waddell allowed 10 hits in 8 innings but held the Americans to just a run to get the win. Philadelphia defeated Boston 5-3 in Game 3. The Athletics trailed 3-0 before Socks Seybold tied the game with a 3-run home run in the bottom of the 6th. Seybold finished the game with 4 RBI. The Americans committed 4 errors in the game. Eddie Plank allowed just 1 earned run as he scored another complete game victory. Boston's Freddy Parent went 3-for-4. Rube Waddell pitched a 4-hit shutout and Philadelphia won Game 4 4-0. Waddell was named Series MVP.
PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS WIN 4 GAMES TO 0

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PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS VS ST LOUIS BROWNS
The Browns were another team seeded too high after finishing 14 games below .500 in 1907. The Browns finished off Philadelphia 11-4 in Game 1. The Browns opened up with a 5-run 2nd to take a 5-0 lead. They used a 4-run 8th to make the score 11-2. St Louis out-hit Philadelphia 13-10. Harry Niles had 3 RBI and scored 3 times. Including a 2-run homer in the 8th inning. George Stone went 3-for-4 with 3 RBI. The Athletics ripped the Browns 12-4 in Game 2. St Louis had a 4-0 lead until Philadelphia scored 10 runs in the top of the 6th inning. The Athletics had 10 hits in the game. Philadelphia committed 4 errors while the Browns committed 3. Topsy Hartsel had 3 RBI. Danny Murphy went 3-for-5 with 3 RBI. The Browns handed Philadelphia a 9-6 loss in Game 3. Leading just 4-3, St Louis grabbed 3 runs in the top of the 4th and were never in danger after that. George Stone scored 4 times. Charlie Hemphill went 3-for-6. St Louis smacked out 14 hits and each team committed 4 errors. St Louis shut out Philadelphia 1-0 in Game 4. The Browns out-hit the Athletics 5-3. Rube Waddell held the Brown scoreless on 3 hits through 7.1 innings but it was all for naught. Jack Powell, Bill McGill and Bill Dinneen combined on the shutout. The Athletics got a 4-3 walk-off win in Game 5 to stay alive in the series. Philadelphia had 10 hits in the game but also committed 4 errors. Chief Bender allowed just 1 earned run to get the win. Socks Seybold went 3-for-4 and scored 3 times, including the winning run. The Brown fell to Philadelphia 5-2 in Game 6. The Athletics scored 4 runs in the 4th to take a 4-1 lead and made sure there would be a Game 7. Philadelphia hammered out 10 hits and St Louis committed 3 errors. Eddie Plank got the complete game victory. Socks Seybold had a 2-run homer in the 4th inning. The Athletics completed their series comeback with a Game 7 come-from-behind 11-7 win. St Louis scored 4 runs in the 24d to take a 6-2 lead but the Athletics answered with a 4 run 3rd to tie the game. Philadelphia out-hit St Louis 16-15 and won despite committing 5 errors. Danny Murphy went 3-for-4. Rube Oldring went 4-for-5. Topsy Hartsel had 3 RBI. George Stone and Bobby Wallace each went 3-for-5 for St Louis. Topsy Hartsel was named Series MVP.
PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS WIN 4 GAMES TO 3

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PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS VS PITTSBURGH PIRATES
Vic Willis and Pittsburgh blanked Philadelphia 7-0 in Game 1. The Pirates were already up 2-0 when they scored 4 runs in the bottom of the 6th to build an insurmountable lead. Pittsburgh gathered an even dozen hits and won despite committing 4 errors. Ed Abbaticchio went 3-for-4 and Fred Clarke went 3-for-5 with 3 RBI. Philadelphia came back to take Game 2 4-3. Rube Waddell held the Pirates to 5 hits to get the win. Lefty Leifield got the loss despite giving up just 2 earned runs in 9 innings. Pittsburgh got the win in Game 3 7-5 in 13 innings. The Pirates scored 3 in the top of the 13th to pull it out. Pittsburgh out-hit Philadelphia 13-12 and each team committed 3 errors. Vic Willis pitched 12 innings to get the win. Tommy Leach had 3 RBI. Philadelphia's Rube Oldring went 4-for-7. Pittsburgh downed Philadelphia 9-6 in 10 innings in Game 4. The Pirates held a 4-1 lead but the Athletics scored 3 in the bottom of the 9th to send the game to extra innings. Pittsburgh then scored 5 in the top of the 10th to put the game away. The Pirates out-hit Philadelphia 16-10. Tommy Leach and Jim Nealon each went 3-for-5. Philadelphia's Socks Seybold went 4-for-5 with 4 RBI, including a solo home run in the 4th inning. Philadelphia squeaked by Pittsburgh 4-3 in Game 5. The Pirates lost despite coming up with 12 hits. Chief Bender got the win. Tommy Leach went 4-for-4 and Honus Wagner scored 3 runs for Pittsburgh. In Game 6, the Athletics eked out a 3-2 win over Pittsburgh. Eddie Plank got the complete game victory. Vic Willis only allowed 1 earned run but got the loss. Philadelphia won Game 7 as Rube Waddell shut out the Pirates 3-0. The Athletics out-hit Pittsburgh 14-2. Philadelphia won despite committing 5 errors. Simon Nichols and Jimmy Collins both went 3-for-5. Collins also had 3 RBI. Danny Murphy was named Series MVP. It was the Athletic 10th straight win when facing elimination.
PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS WIN 4 GAMES TO 3

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PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS VS NEW YORK HIGHLIANDERS
The 1907 Gauntlet Top 5! Did New York bias land the Highlanders a 4 seed? They did finish 1907 8 games below .500. The Athletics have overcome a 3-0 deficit and a pair of 3-1 deficits to get here. New York slipped by Philadelphia 4-3 in Game 1. The Highlanders scored 4 runs in the 3rd inning to takr a 4-0 lead and held on from there to win. Al Orth allowed jut 2 earned runs to get the victory. Eddie Plank allowed only 5 hits but got the loss. Philadelphia's Danny Murphy went 3-for-4. Philadelphia squeaked by New York 4-3 in Game 2. The Athletics out-hit the Highlanders 12-5. Rube Waddell got the win. Philadelphia committed 3 errors. Simon Nicholls delivered a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 10th to give Philadelphia a 4-3 win in Game 3. The Athletics scored 3 runs in the 1st to take a 3-0 lead before New York came back to tie. Eddie Plank got the win, allowing just 2 earned runs in 10 innings. Nicholls went 3-for-5. New York's Danny Hoffman went 3-for-4, including a 2-run homer in the 4th inning that tied the game. Philadelphia defeated New York 3-1 in Game 4. Rube Waddell missed a no-hitter by one out. He ended up allowing 2 hits. Philadelphia beat New York 3-1 in Game 5 as well. Chief Bender got the win, allowing no earned runs. New York's George Moriarty went 3-for-4. The Athletic are now 12-0 in elimination games. Rube Waddell was named Series MVP.
PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS WIN 4 GAMES TO 1

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PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS VS CLEVELAND NAPS
The 1907 Gauntlet Final Four! Addie Joss and Cleveland shut out Philadelphia 8-0 in Game 1. The Naps led 2-0 and then scored 4 in the 6th to blow the game open. Cleveland out-hit Philadelphia 11-5. Elmer Flick went 3-for-4. Philadelphia defeated Cleveland 5-2 in Game 2. Rube Waddell got the win, allowing just 1 earned run. Philadelphia broke a 1-1 tie with a 3-run 6th. Cleveland's Nap Lajoie went 3-for-4. The Athletics doubled-up Cleveland 14-7 in Game 3. The Naps had a 3-run 4th give them a 6-2 lead but the Athletics scored 9 runs in the 8th to come back and win. Including a 3-run homer by Jimmy Collins. Topsy Hartesell had a solo home run in the 2nd inning as he scored 3 times. Collins ended up with 5 RBI. Socks Seybold went 4-for-5 and scored 3 times. Ossee Schreckengost went 3-for-4. Terry Turner went 4-for-5 with 3 RBI for the Naps and Cleveland's Bunk Congalton had a solo home run in the 3rd. Glenn Liebhardt and the Naps shut out Philadelphia 4-0 in Game 4. Cleveland tallied 11 hits. Philadelphia nipped Cleveland 2-1 in Game 5. Chief Bender got the win, out-dueling Jake Thielman. Thielman allowed just 5 hits in the loss. Philadelphia squeaked by Cleveland 4-3 in Game 6 to win their 13th straight close out/elimination game. The Naps had a 3-run 3rd to take a 3-0 lead and led all the way until the Athletics scored 3 in the 9th to come back. Eddie Plank allowed just 5 hits in the win. Socks Seybold was named Series MVP.
PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS WIN 4 GAMES TO 2

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PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS VS CHICAGO CUBS
The Three-Way Dance! The 1907 World Series Champions got a 2-seed in the 1907 Gauntlet. Philadelphia stopped Chicago 7-4 in Game 1. The Athletics scored at least 1 run in 5 straight innings beginning in the 3rd inning. Philadelphia out-hit the Cubs 12-11. Rube Oldring went 3-for-5. Starting pitcher Eddie Plank had 3 RBI, including a 2-run homer in the 4th inning. For Chicago, Johnny Kling went 3-for-4, including a 2 run homer in the 8th inning. It took 16 innings for either team to score in Game 2 but the Cubs took the walk-off 1-0 win. Chicago had 10 hits in the game. Orval Overall pitched 14 shutout innings, allowing just 5 hits. Philadelphia's Rube Waddell pitched 12.1 scoreless innings. Johnny Kling went 4-for-7. Philadelphia's Danny Murphy went 3-for-6. Philadelphia nipped Chicago 2-1 in Game 3. Eddie Plank won his pitcher's duel with Mordecai Brown. The Athletics took Game 4 3-2 with a walk-off run in the 10th inning. Rube Waddell allowed 2 runs in 8 innings. Jack Pfiester got the loss despite allowing just 2 earned runs in 9.2 innings. The Athletics finished off the Cubs as only the Athletics can. Trailing 2-0 in the bottom of the 9th of Game 5, Philadelphia scored 3 runs to take a walk-off 3-2 win. Chief Bender held Chicago to 1 earned run over 8 innings and 2 overall. Chicago's Frank Schulte went 3-for-4. Eddie Plank was named Series MVP.
PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS WIN 4 GAMES TO 1

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PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS VS NEW YORK GIANTS
The 1907 Gauntlet Championship! To get here, Philadelphia had beaten the 1907 American League Champions and 1907 World Series Champions. The Giants pulled out the win 9-8 In Game 1. The Athletics scored 3 in the top of the 1st but New York came back with 3 in the 2nd to tie and then 3 more in the 3rd to take a 6-3 lead. Trailing 9-5, Philadelphia scored 3 in the top of the 9th to almost pull off another comeback. The Giants out-hit the Athletics 15-11. Sammy Strang went 3-for-3 and scored 3 runs and Roger Bresnahan went 3-for-3 with 3 RBI. Topsy Hartsel hit a 2-run homer in the 6th inning for Philadelphia. New York defeated Philadelphia 5-3 in Game 2. Trailing 1-0, the Giants scored 3 run in the bottom of the 4th inning to take the lead for good. The Athletics racked up 12 hits in the loss. Joe McGinnity recorded the complete game victory. Cy Seymour went 3-for-4. Socks Seybold delivered the walk-off RBI in the bottom of the 10th inning of Game 3 to give Philadelphia the 6-5 win. The Athletics tallied 14 hits in the game. Seybold went 4-for-4. Danny Murphy went 3-for-4. Philadelphia squeaked by New York 2-1 in Game 4. Rube Waddell held the Giants to 5 hits as he out-dueled Joe McGinnity. New York doubled-up Philadelphia 6-3 in Game 5. The Athletics committed 5 errors. Red Ames got the complete game victory. Bris Lord hit a 2-run homer in the bottom of the 1st inning for Philadelphia. This was the first win by a road team in the series. New York won a close one 3-2 over Philadelphia in Game 6 to end the Athletics long win streak in elimination games. Christy Mathewson got the complete game victory as he held Philadelphia to 5 hits. Philadelphia's Socks Seybold hit a solo home run in the top of the 8th inning. Seybold was named Series MVP for the losing team.\
NEW YORK GIANTS WIN 4 GAMES TO 2
NEW YORK GIANTS WIN THE 1907 GAUNTLET

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1906 CHICAGO CUBS VS 1907 NEW YORK GIANTS
The Cubs have replaced the Pirates as the Giants new top rival. Chicago defeated New York 4-2 in Game 1. Mordecai Brown got the complete game victory as the Cubs out-hit the Giants 12-2. Frank Chance went 3-for-4. Chicago nipped New York 4-3 in Game 2. The Cubs got 11 hits in the game but also committed 4 errors. Jack Pfiester allowed just 1 earned run to get the complete game victory. Frank Chance went 4-for-5. The Giants took Game 3 2-1 in 10 innings. Christy Mathewon out-dueled Mordecai Brown as New York out-hit Chicago 5-3. The Giants won despite committing 3 errors. Chicago defeated New York 9-7 in Game 4. The Giants scored 5 in the 3rd to take a 5-2 lead but the Cubs came back with 5 in the 4th to go up for good 8-5. Each team had 12 hits. New York committed 4 errors and Chicago 3. Jack Pfiester only allowed 2 earned runs to get the complete game victory. Frank Schulte went 4-for-4 with 3 RBI. Johnny Evers scored 3 runs. Johnny Kling had a 2-run home run in the 4th inning. For New York, Cy Seymour went 3-for-5. It was the first win for a home team in the series. The Cubs ended the series with a 10-3 win in Game 5. Chicago scored 4 in the 3rd to take a 5-2 lead and then put it away in the 5th with 5 runs that made it 10-3. The Giants scored 3 errors in the game. Fred Beebe got the complete game victory. Harry Steinfekdt had a 3 run home run in the 3rd inning. Roger Bresnahan went 4-for-4 for New York. Frank Chance was named Series MVP.
1906 CHICAGO CUBS WIN 4 GAME TO 1

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1908 SEEDINGS
1. New York Giants
2. Chicago Cubs
3. Cleveland Naps
4. St Louis Browns
5. Philadelphia Phillies
6. Pittsburgh Pirates
7. Boston Doves
8. Philadelphia Athletics
9. Detroit Tigers
10. New York Highlanders
11. Cincinnati Reds
12. Chicago White Sox
13. Brooklyn Superbas
14. Boston Red Sox
15. St Louis Cardinals
16. Washington Senators