World Series, White Sox vs Cubs, Illinois, 1906 – Historic Photograph Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic image of World Series, White Sox vs Cubs, Illinois, 1906. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
Library of Congress record: Last game, World Championship Series, White Sox vs. Cubs, American League Grounds, Sunday, Oct. 14, 1906
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World Series, White Sox vs Cubs, Illinois, 1906
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In October 1906 Chicago hosted the first all-city World Series, pitting its two clubs, the National League Cubs and the American League White Sox, against each other. The Cubs had won a record 116 games that season and were heavy favorites, so the White Sox's four-games-to-two victory stunned the city and drew huge celebrations on the South Side. Their offense had one of the weakest batting averages in the league, which earned the team the nickname "Hitless Wonders." Games alternated between the Cubs' West Side Park and the White Sox's South Side Park, and crowds came from a city of about 1.7 million that was then a major rail and stockyard center.
| Created / published | 1906 |
|---|---|
| Creator | geo. r. lawrence co. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Illinois |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 2,550 px · prints to 18 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Last game, World Championship Series, White Sox vs. Cubs, American League Grounds, Sunday, Oct. 14, 1906 |
| Reference | IL World Series, White Sox vs Cubs, 1906 |
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