The 1903 World Series marked the inaugural modern edition, pitting American League champion Boston Americans against National League champion Pittsburgh Pirates in an unprecedented best-of-nine series that resulted in Boston eventually overturning an initial three games to one deficit and eventually winning 4-3 in total.
Phillippe began Game 6 of the Series after only one day’s rest and pitched another complete game victory to put Pittsburgh up two games to one in their favor.
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Deacon Phillippe
Deacon Phillippe was an important part of Pittsburgh’s 1903 World Series championship team. Over a best-of-nine series, Phillippe pitched five complete games – three wins – while having the highest win percentage percentage overall in the series.
Game 3 of the Series saw him pitch six scoreless innings while striking out 10 Boston batters; as a result, his Pirates won 5-1.
Phillippe pitched for both starter and relief roles during 1909. His total innings total was 131 and 1/3; his 8.3 record and 2.32 ERA yielded him an WHIP rating of 0.82 while he also served as an effective defensive player.
Phillippe played for the Pirates from 1884 until 1911 and amassed 189 major-league wins, 242 complete games, six 20-win seasons and had an excellent lifetime walks-per-nine rate among other impressive statistics.
Phillippe returned for two more complete games against the Redsox to secure victory and put his team up two games to none in 1903 World Series play. Phillippe received overwhelming crowd support who cheered chants of “Phil, Phil, Phillippe!” from both benches of their bench area.
After an uneventful sixth inning, the Pirates scored to take a 4-1 lead in the bottom of the ninth. Ginger Beaumont singled down the left-field line; Bill Dinneen mishandled the ball in right center field allowing runner Ginger Beaumont to reach first base before stealing second. Lou Criger then hit a double to left center field fencing driving in Beaumont and giving his team an eventual 5-1 advantage.
Boston made a comeback in the following inning as Bill Dinneen struck out multiple batters before retiring them all before falling short in innings eight and nine, which allowed Charlie Wright to throw through first baseman Phillippe’s legs, scoring him and giving the Pirates an 8-3 victory and taking an early 3-0 advantage in the Series. As part of their celebrations for this victory, fans presented Phillippe with a diamond horseshoe stickpin while team owner Barney Dreyfuss gave him 10 shares in their club as appreciation and team owner Barney Dreyfuss gave Phillippe 10 shares as compensation from Barney Dreyfuss for his efforts that day!
Bill Dinneen
Bill Dinneen was a pitcher for both the Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians before retiring as an umpire for Major League Baseball. Over his 22 year career as an umpire he umpired over 2,400 games, recording 1,127 strikeouts in total. Bill was an excellent defensive player with impeccable pitching mechanics – his main pitches included fastballs and curveballs delivered via textbook delivery; furthermore he could also play outfielder or catcher!
Dinneen played for five teams over 10 seasons, twice winning 20 games while only losing two. As part of the 1903 World Series team he made three out of four decisions, winning three. It is considered one of the greatest performances ever in baseball history; during one final game against Pittsburgh’s Honus Wagner he struck him out to secure Red Sox victory.
Dinneen wasn’t only an incredible pitcher; he was also an adept hitter with an outstanding.192 career batting average and 29 stolen bases to his name. Furthermore, he excelled as an outfielder, playing there ten times and center field twice; an outstanding athlete he should serve as an example to current players.
Dinneen made an outstanding first start for the Red Sox on Tuesday night. He allowed just one run over six innings while striking out four batters – particularly effective was his curveball which allowed him to strike out all four batters in the fourth inning!
Since trading Josh Bell to Washington in December 2020, the Pirates have had a fluctuating first base lineup since trading Josh Bell away for Josh Horwitz, but he should provide stability at this position through team control through 2020 and may develop into an impact starter.
Pittsburgh acquired Yorke from the Red Sox ahead of the 2024 trade deadline in exchange for 24-year-old right-hander Quinn Priester, then their No.6 ranked prospect according to MLB Pipeline, and has flourished ever since joining their Triple-A affiliate this season slashing an astounding.355/.385/.449 over 123 minor-league games.
Sam Leever
Sam Leever pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates during the 1903 World Series and enjoyed an outstanding pitching career; yet was almost forgotten after retirement after 1910. A big right-handed pitcher with an excellent curveball, Leever first developed his craft on club teams in southwestern Ohio before joining Kid Elberfeld’s Norwood Maroons; he later joined the Pirates full time; by day teaching at school and professional pitching on Sundays (rumor has it he learned this technique by throwing balls around barnyards!). His unique origin story had him learning to throw a curveball while simultaneously teaching school subjects other things such as learning to throw one!
Leever had struggled in this series but began Game 2. Unfortunately, his arm gave out after just one inning; thus losing to American League champion Boston Red Sox who were led by Bill Dinneen and Cy Young who combined to pitch four complete games!
Leever was still an incredible 194-100 career winner despite his struggles in the series. He led the NL in wins-loss percentage three times; led ERA twice; was in the top-10 in shutouts seven times; also appeared as top-10 strikeout pitcher six times and is only the second pitcher ever to finish with more than 100 wins and an 1.44 ERA during their careers.
Leever enjoyed one of his finest seasons during 1904 and continued pitching brilliantly until 1909. In 13 seasons as a pitcher he only experienced one double digit losing season; four out of the five seasons saw his win-loss percentage and ERA ranking among the top five each time; nine starts against each of the top three teams of the National League saw him go 4-5; against future Hall-of-Famers Young, McGinnity, Vic Willis as well as Jack Powell (245-game winner), one out of two and 1-1 against Bill Dinneen (1-1 record against both pitchers.)
Leever married Margaret when he was 32 and she was 18; they had no children together before his death in Batavia, Ohio near Goshen in 1953 at age 81.
Cy Young
Cy Young amassed 511 wins during his career – nearly 100 more than any other pitcher – while pitching three no-hitters and helping the Boston Red Sox win their inaugural modern World Series win in 1903. Cy Young left an indelible legacy; not only was he an unparalleled pitcher but he was an exemplary family man as well. Moe Benedum helped raise six children on their farm near Gilmore in Ohio together while both working outside the house; Moe would tend to the children while Cy focused on keeping his livestock.
After Denny McLain and Mike Cuellar tied for the American League Cy Young award in 1969 (both earning 10 first-place votes), weighted voting was instituted to avoid future ties and award decisions have since been determined by an algorithm which incorporates both wins and strikeouts into its formula.
Recently, several pitchers have earned the right to compete for the Cy Young award; but, if I’m honest, the voting process needs to change drastically.
One of the key issues with the current system is its dependence on voter choices for picking winners. While this might work in certain circumstances, particularly with important players like pitchers on teams, using a points system could give an award based on performance without diluting its significance through vote counts.
Another flaw with the current system is that it fails to take into account how many innings pitched by pitchers; making it hard to judge how effective a pitcher will be over time. While this might not matter immediately, over a longer career this can have major repercussions and be harmful to health.
The Pittsburgh Pirates have an excellent chance of making the playoffs this year, but in order to do so they must win their remaining four games and stay healthy during this stretch. Winning all four could prove challenging but could pave the way to an unexpected playoff run – stay tuned.
