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You Win Some, You Lose Some
"The Red Sox Speed Boys" [image 1] celebrated in song the 1912 World Series championship team's triumph over the New York Giants. That year marked Fenway Park's inaugural season, and it was an exceptional one. The Red Sox won 105 regular season games, including the first major league game ever played at the park where they beat the New York Highlanders (who became the New York Yankees the following year) 7–6, in 11 innings. In 1909, the Detroit Tigers [image 2] won their third consecutive American League pennant, thanks in part to the legendary bat of Ty Cobb. It was the Pittsburg[h] Pirates, however, that went on to win the World Series in seven games. |