cleveland indians played the chicago cubs in the 1908 world series.
cleveland indians played the chicago cubs in the 1908 world series.
who played the chicago cubs in the 1908 world series?
cleveland indians
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the 1908 world series matched the defending champion chicago cubs against the detroit tigers in a rematch of the 1907 series. in this first-ever rematch of this young event, the cubs won in five games for their second consecutive world series title.
1908 world series
the 1908 world series was significant for being the last world series championship the cubs would win until the world series (108 years later). before the 2016 series, the team would go on to appear in seven world series; in , , , , , , and , losing each time. the cubs had been one of baseball's most dominant teams in the early 1900s. this was the year of the infamous "merkle's boner" play that allowed the chicago cubs to reach the world series after beating the new york giants (now the san francisco giants) in a one-game "playoff", actually the makeup game for the tie that the merkle play had caused.
1908 world series