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Champions

Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball final standings

American League final standings

National League final standings

Events

Births

Deaths

Champions

Major League Baseball

★ World Series: Boston Americans over Pittsburgh Pirates (5-3), in the first modern World Series

Major League Baseball final standings

American League final standings

'Rank'	'Club'	'Wins'	'Losses'	'Win %'	'GB'
1st	Boston Americans	91	47	.659	--
2nd	Philadelphia Athletics	75	60	.556	14.5
3rd	Cleveland Indians	77	63	.550	15.0
4th	New York Highlanders	72	62	.537	17.0
5th	Detroit Tigers	65	71	.478	25.0
6th	St. Louis Browns	65	74	.468	26.5
7th	Chicago White Sox	60	77	.438	30.5
8th	Washington Senators	43	94	.314	47.5

National League final standings

'National League' 'Club' 'Wins' 'Losses' 'Win %'   'GB' Pittsburgh Pirates 91 49 .650 -- New York Giants 84 55 .604 6.5 Chicago Cubs 82 56 .594 8 Cincinnati Reds 74 65 .532 16.5 Brooklyn Superbas 70 66 .515 19 Boston Beaneaters 58 80 .420 32 Philadelphia Phillies 49 86 .363 39.5 St. Louis Cardinals 43 94 .314 46.5

Events

Births

★ January 3 - Herb Bradley

★ February 12 - Chick Hafey

★ February 21 - Tom Yawkey

★ April 6 - Mickey Cochrane

★ April 16 - Paul Waner

★ May 11 - Charlie Gehringer

★ May 17 - Cool Papa Bell

★ June 9 - Mike Ryba

★ June 19 - Lou Gehrig

★ June 22 - Carl Hubbell

★ August 13 - Steve Swetonic

★ September 28 - Jim Brillheart

★ October 9 - Walter O'Malley

★ November 2 - Travis Jackson

★ December 6 - Tony Lazzeri

Deaths

★ July 1 - Jimmy Cooney, 37, shortstop for the Chicago Colts and Washington Senators National League teams from 1890 to 1892

★ July 2 - Ed Delahanty, 35, slugging left fielder since 1888, a 3-time .400 hitter who ranked second only to Cap Anson in career hits; died after falling from a railroad trestle crossing the Niagara River