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Originally Posted by tedzan
James
Excuse me for this correction.....but, John McGraw and John Brush (owner of the NY Giants) refused to play Boston (1904 American Lge. Champions). The NY Highlanders lost the
final Play-Off game to Boston).
I highly recommend the book titled "THE YEAR THEY CALLED OFF THE WORLD SERIES", by Benton Stark. It's an excellent, well-written, story of the entire 1904 season. Including
how Jack Chesbro (41-game winner) blew the final Play-Off game in the 9th inning that resulted in Boston winning the A.L. Pennant.
TED Z
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Yes, I can see how my poorly written sentence would be confusing. Devaney/Goldblatt imply that McGraw had convinced Brush not to play a Series even BEFORE the Highlanders blew it.
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