1917 World Series

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The 1917 World Series was Major League Baseball's championship series in which the Chicago White Sox defeated the New York Giants to win the title.

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Chicago White Sox 1917 World Series 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Major League Baseball championship series
World Series
ALManager Clarence Rowland
ALRegularSeasonRecordOfChampion 100–54
ALTeam Chicago White Sox
attendanceType live in-park attendance only
ballparkAL Comiskey Park
ballparkNL Polo Grounds
bestOf best-of-seven series
champion Chicago White Sox
championFranchise Chicago White Sox
championFranchiseTitleNumber 2
championLeaguePennantWinner Chicago White Sox
cityOfALHomeGames Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: Chicago
cityOfNLHomeGames New York City
country United States of America
surface form: United States
endDate 1917-10-15
era Dead-ball era
finalSeriesResult Chicago White Sox won 4–2
followedBy 1918 World Series
game1Winner Chicago White Sox
game2Winner Chicago White Sox
game3Winner New York Giants
game4Winner New York Giants
game5Winner Chicago White Sox
game6Winner Chicago White Sox
gameCount 6
historicalContext played during World War I
league American League
National League
MVPType no official World Series MVP awarded
NLManager John McGraw
NLRegularSeasonRecordOfRunnerUp 98–56
NLTeam New York Giants
notableEvent Heinie Zimmerman involved in famous rundown play in Game 6
Red Faber won three games for the White Sox
notableHitter Heinie Zimmerman
Shoeless Joe Jackson
notablePitcher Eddie Cicotte
Red Faber
Rube Benton
precededBy 1916 World Series
radioCoverage limited early radio era, no national broadcast
runnerUp New York Giants
runnerUpLeaguePennantWinner New York Giants
seasonOf 1917 Major League Baseball season
sport baseball
startDate 1917-10-06
televisionCoverage none
year 1917

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Buck Weaver WorldSeriesAppearance 1917 World Series
1916 World Series followedBy 1917 World Series
Comiskey Park hostedEvent 1917 World Series
Old Comiskey Park notableEventHosted 1917 World Series
Bill Dinneen officiatedWorldSeries 1917 World Series
Eddie Cicotte participatedIn 1917 World Series
Fred McMullin participatedIn 1917 World Series
Shoeless Joe Jackson teamChampionship 1917 World Series
this entity surface form: Chicago White Sox 1917 World Series