1907 World Series 1907 World Series The 1907 World Series featured the Chicago Cubs and the Detroit Tigers, with the Cubs winning the Series four games to none (with one tie) for their first championship. The Cubs came back strong from their shocking loss in the 1906 World Series. The Tigers' young star Ty Cobb came into the Series with the first of his many league batting championships. With pitching dominance over the Tigers and Cobb, the Cubs allowed only three runs in the four games they won, while stealing 18 bases off the rattled Tigers. Tigers pitcher "Wild Bill" Donovan struck out
Joe Cobb (baseball) the bottom of the eighth inning, and did not appear in the field. A discrepancy in baseball records exists; according to his career record, Cobb drew a base on balls in his only major league plate appearance to compile a 1.000 career on-base percentage. However, the contemporary published box score for the one major league game Cobb played shows him going 0-for-1, and the more recently compiled Baseball Reference box score shows Cobb striking out in his one at-bat. After his brief stint with the Tigers, Cobb was assigned to the St. Paul Saints. He appeared in 11 games for