Hitless Wonders

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Hitless Wonders was the nickname given to the light-hitting 1906 Chicago White Sox team that nonetheless won the World Series with strong pitching and defense.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf baseball team nickname
achievement won 1906 World Series
appliedTo Chicago White Sox
surface form: 1906 Chicago White Sox
associatedWithCity Chicago
surface form: Chicago, Illinois
battingStyle small ball
city Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: Chicago
cityRivalry Crosstown World Series
competition Major League Baseball
country United States of America
surface form: United States
defensiveStrength fielding
divisionOrPrecursor American League pennant race
era dead-ball era
franchiseOf Chicago White Sox
surface form: Chicago White Sox franchise
historicalReputation one of the weakest-hitting championship teams
homeBallpark South Side Park
homeCityRival Chicago Cubs
league American League
leaguePennant 1906 American League pennant
managedBy Fielder Jones
nicknameLanguage English
nicknameRefersTo lack of hitting
nicknameUsage historical
notableFor upsetting heavily favored Chicago Cubs
winning World Series despite weak hitting
notablePitcher Doc White
Ed Walsh
Nick Altrock
notablePositionPlayer Frank Isbell
George Davis
Patsy Dougherty
offensiveCharacteristic low team batting average
offensiveStrategy base running
bunting
pitchingStyle dead-ball era pitching
playsInLeague American League
reasonForNickname light-hitting offense
season 1906
sport baseball
strength defense
pitching
teamColor black
white
teamLevel Major League
teamName Chicago White Sox
timePeriod early 20th century
WorldSeriesOpponent Chicago Cubs
surface form: 1906 Chicago Cubs
WorldSeriesResult 4–2 series victory
WorldSeriesTitleCountAtTime first World Series championship for White Sox

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1906 World Series WhiteSoxNickname Hitless Wonders