Okay, so there was no real World Series in 1904 (http://reference.com/browse/wiki/1904_World_Series). But nevertheless, I am simulating it anyway just to see what the outcome would have been.
RULES:
Games alternate home sites. Via coin flip, I have awarded the first game to the Boston Americans.
Game 1
at Boston
Christy Mathewson (NYG)
Cy Young (BOS)
Giants 5, Americans 3
GIANTS - 5 runs, 9 hits, 1 error
AMERICANS - 3 runs, 5 hits, 1 error
HR: none
W - Christy Mathewson
L - Cy Young
S - Red Ames (first in WS history)
http://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscore.aspx?gid=252528&pid=0&pbp=0&tf=0
Game 2
at New York
Bill Dinneen (BOS)
Joe McGinnity (NYG)
Americans 8, Giants 5 (13 innings; first extra-innings game in WS history)
AMERICANS - 8 runs, 17 hits, 0 errors
GIANTS - 5 runs, 12 hits, 0 errors
HR: Hobe Ferris (BOS) 2nd inning; Sam Mertes (NYG) 5th inning
W - Cy Young
L - Billy Milligan
http://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscore.aspx?gid=252557&pid=0&pbp=0&tf=0
Game 3
at Boston
Dummy Taylor (NYG)
Norwood Gibson (BOS)
Americans 6, Giants 4
GIANTS - 4 runs, 7 hits, 3 errors
AMERICANS - 6 runs, 9 hits, 4 errors
HR: none
W - Norwood Gibson
L - Dummy Taylor
S - Bill Dinneen
http://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscore.aspx?gid=252564&pid=0&pbp=0&tf=0
Game 4
at New York
Jesse Tannehill (BOS)
Hooks Wiltse (NYG)
Americans 8, Giants 7
AMERICANS - 8 runs, 14 hits, 3 errors
GIANTS - 7 runs, 11 hits, 2 errors
HR: Roger Bresnahan (NYG) 4th inning
W - Bill Dinneen
L - Billy Milligan (blown save)
http://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscore.aspx?gid=252569&pid=0&pbp=0&tf=0
Game 5
at Boston
Christy Mathewson (BOS)
George Winter (NYG)
Giants 7, Americans 5 (Giants stay alive in top of the 9th with all 7 of their runs)
HR: none
W - Red Ames
L - Bill Dinneen
S - Billy Milligan
http://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscore.aspx?gid=252581&pid=0&pbp=0&tf=0
Game 6
at New York
Cy Young (BOS)
Joe McGinnity (NYG)
Americans 8, Giants 3
HR: Candy LaChance (BOS) 2nd inning; Kip Selbach (BOS) 5th inning
W - Cy Young
L - Joe McGinnity
http://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscore.aspx?gid=252591&pid=0&pbp=0&tf=0
AMERICANS WIN SERIES, 4-2
Series MVP: Red Ames/Bill Dinneen
Well, the Americans are superior to baseball. So much for that "already world champions" John McGraw tried to pull off. That's it for now. Oh yeah, and please vote for the series MVP winner, because from now on, your votes make up 50% of the voting!
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