1905 World Series

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The 1905 World Series was Major League Baseball’s second modern championship, in which the New York Giants defeated the Philadelphia Athletics in a best-of-seven series dominated by pitching, especially that of Christy Mathewson.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Major League Baseball championship series
World Series
allGamesCompleteGameShutouts true
champion New York Giants
championLeague National League
cityOfChampion New York City
cityOfRunnerUp Philadelphia
competitionLevel Major League Baseball
country United States
era dead-ball era
followedBy 1906 World Series
format best-of-seven series
gamesLostBy Philadelphia Athletics
gamesPlayed 5
gamesWonBy New York Giants
homeBallparkOfAthletics Columbia Park
homeBallparkOfGiants Polo Grounds
isPartOf Major League Baseball postseason
World Series history
league American League
National League
leagueChampionAL Philadelphia Athletics
leagueChampionNL New York Giants
losingFranchise Philadelphia Athletics franchise
managerOfChampion John McGraw
managerOfRunnerUp Connie Mack
modernWorldSeriesEra true
mostNotablePitcher Christy Mathewson
notableFeature dominated by pitching performances
every game was a shutout
notablePerformanceBy Christy Mathewson pitched three shutouts
notablePlayer Chief Bender
Christy Mathewson
Eddie Plank
Joe McGinnity
Roger Bresnahan
numberInModernEra 2
numberOfTeams 2
pitchingDominated true
precededBy 1903 World Series
runnerUp Philadelphia Athletics
runnerUpLeague American League
seasonOf 1905 MLB season
seriesResult New York Giants won 4–1
shutoutsInSeries 5
sport baseball
winningFranchise New York Giants franchise
year 1905

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
1903 World Series
followedBy
New York Giants ("1905 World Series title")
notableChampionship

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