1912 World Series

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The 1912 World Series was the championship series in which the Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Giants in a dramatic eight-game matchup, highlighted by multiple extra-inning contests and a famous Game 8 comeback.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Major League Baseball championship series
World Series
ALHomeBallpark Fenway Park
ALManager Jake Stahl
ALTeam Boston Red Sox
champion Boston Red Sox
cityOfALHomeGames Boston
cityOfNLHomeGames New York City
decidingGameCity Boston
decidingGameComebackWin true
decidingGameFinalScore 3–2
decidingGameInnings 10
decidingGameNumber 8
decidingGameVenue Fenway Park
decidingGameWinner Boston Red Sox
endDate 1912-10-16
featuresExtraInningGames true
game1Result Boston Red Sox 4–3 New York Giants
game2Result New York Giants 6–4 Boston Red Sox
game3Result Boston Red Sox 2–1 New York Giants
game4Result Boston Red Sox 2–1 New York Giants
game5Result tie 6–6 (called for darkness)
game6Result New York Giants 5–2 Boston Red Sox
game7Result New York Giants 11–4 Boston Red Sox
game8Result Boston Red Sox 3–2 New York Giants
governingBody Major League Baseball
league American League
National League
MVPRecognizedAtTime false
NLHomeBallpark Polo Grounds
NLManager John McGraw
NLTeam New York Giants
notableEvent Snodgrass muffed fly ball in Game 8
notableFeature first World Series played at Fenway Park
only World Series officially listed as eight games
notablePlayer Christy Mathewson
Fred Snodgrass
Smoky Joe Wood
Tris Speaker
numberOfGamesPlayed 8
numberOfGamesScheduled 7
runnerUp New York Giants
seasonOf 1912 Major League Baseball season
seriesResult Boston Red Sox won 4–3
sport baseball
startDate 1912-10-08
tieGames 1
year 1912


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