Newsreel footage of the 1924 World Series (game seven) discovered in a Worcester, Massachusetts garage: ruclips.net/video/b2AN9IDDLqg/видео.htmlsi=Ueriu7ICACJ1ZjQN
@@thebaseballprofessorI think modern day presidents' schedules are so packed with activity that it would be difficult for one to find the time. A century ago, life moved at a more moderate pace and the presidency was slightly less intense than it is today. Telephone and radio were just beginning to enter widespread use. The news cycle was much slower than today.
Thank you for your centennial look-back to this remarkable World Series. Imagine, in the midst of the Roaring 20s and the mighty Yankees, these upstart Washington Senators achieved the improbable.
I'm a biased Twins fan, but game 7 in '91 was the most tension filled game 7 I've ever witnessed, with one of the greatest individual performances in sports history. Black Jack Morris' ten inning 1-0 shutout of the Braves.😊
This is an awesome channel. There was a great article in Sports Illustrated on the subject that the 1929 Philadelphia A's,not the '27 Yankees , may have been the greatest team ever assembled. Love to see you do a piece on that.
Oddly enough, around 50 years ago I ordered a desktop baseball game in which game action was decided by the roll of three six sided dice. It came with what were at the time, the all time greatest teams from each league. I played home and home games between each team in each league and in the end, played the winner of each league against each other in a "World Series". The Series ended up being the '06 Cubs against the '24 Senators, with the Senators winning. Of course I no longer have the game results or how the players performed against their actual statistics for their season. The one impression I remember having of the Senators when I played their games was that they had good pitching, and didn't score in bunches. A typical score would be a 5-2 win, with them scoring a single run in five different innings. As for the best 7th game ever, that has to be in 1960. The Yankees blowing a big lead late, then scoring twice to tie it in the 9th, and only two pitches being necessary in the bottom of the 9th. Sadly, I was just a few days short of my 4th birthday, and hadn't developed any interest in baseball yet.
I my lifetime, greatest Game #7 I watched will be the 1991 World Series. Although 1985 is close due to the complete breakdown/meltdown of the St. Louis Cardinals. Favorite 7-game World Series that I watched; 1975 (obvious), 1979 (how did Baltimore blow a 3-1 lead?), 1987 (Homer Hankies), 1991 (Morris goes 10-innings), 1997 (Marlins win? Really?), 2001 (Mariano Rivera blows the save and the series?), 2002 (Rally Monkey), and 2011 (Texas should have won game 6). Awesome video!
My Father, who is born in 1914 was a Brooklyn Dodgers fan and a big fan of Dazzy Vance and even had a baseball glove he played with in high school that was a Dazzy Vance model
For me the most dramatic game 7 of a World Series was in 1979 when the Pirates beat the Orioles because that was the last time my Pirates will ever play a World Series game.
There are a remarkable number of parallels between this World Series and another one: How can you go wrong with a series that: • had five games decided by 1 run • four games decided in the final at bat • three games that went into extra innings, including Game 6 and Game 7 • a Game 7 that, just like in 1924, was tied after 9 innings Just like Washington, it featured two teams that were not expected to do anything that year (one of which is the same franchise as a team in the ’24 series). In fact, both teams finished last in their divisions the year before. Like Walter Johnson, the pitcher who finished Game 7 was also 36 years old, with pundits believing he too may be past his prime. And like Bill Terry in ’24, this series also had a surprise hot-hitting infielder batting over .400 in the series. I let you figure out which World Series I’m referring too.
Easy. The 1991 World Series. I knew the answer because Ken Burns emphasized the exact details you mentioned in the last part of his baseball history, the point he wanted to make was about the competitive nature of modern baseball with small market teams like the Twins enjoying success.
Walter Johnson was baseball's second winningest pitcher playing mostly with awful teams. What if Johnson had a team this good his whole career? This season, the Senators gave Johnson 3 or more runs of support in 79% of his starts, fewer than 3 in 21%. Lifetime, Johnson got 3 or more runs just 60% of the time, fewer than that 40%. I won't post the math here, but taking Johnson's career wins, losses and no decisions per start in those situations and adjusting accordingly, his 376-249 record as a starter would become 425-191. Leaving his 41-30 relief record alone, that becomes 466-221 (opposed to 417-279 IRL). But we're not done. Using the simple ratios would have left Johnson with 48 no decisions. He had 41 IRL. By definition, if you add one run of support to a no decision, that turns into a win. So most (not all because of how averages work) of those 41 real life no decisions turn into wins, so we could have up to 507 career wins for Johnson. Cy Young's career total of 511 is considered baseball's unbreakable record, but Johnson, under more favorable circumstances, is the one guy who might have had a shot. (You figure if he was that close, he would have held on for one more year).
my dad had senators season tickets in ‘24 & 25. told us about many iron-armed pitchers. there was no one even close to johnson EVER, and as we saw greats like koufax and ryan pitch, dad would say johnson was absolutely the greatest ever.
@@iracordem I think it was named after him because 1) he was the game's winningest pitcher, 2) he pitched in both leagues, and 3) he had recently passed away when the award was created.
6:40 Funny to hear of owner Griffith opening a billfold to build a winning team. Don't believe that happened often, especially in later generations. (And certainly not after they moved the club to Minnesota, '65 Champs!)
Seems like selective memory. The Twins won 2 World Series in 4 years in the late 1980s and early 1990s. I guess they didn't "open the billfold" for players like Bert Blyleven, Jack Morris, Kirby Puckett, Gary Gaetti, Frank Viola and Rick Aguilera.
@@thebaseballprofessor I know! There have been a few articles over the years….but, man, the mystery of what the team owner (McChechnie?/) knew ….and why it all went down the way it did. Would make a very interesting episode. There has only been 1 player to ever commit suicide during the season…and that was him. It has fascinated me since I was a kid…since I am a Hershberger. I have a few autographs of his.
@@materialissues Bill McKechnie was the manager, not the owner. And yes, he said Hershberger had confided his troubles to him before the tragedy, but said "I'm taking it to my grave." Which he did. There obviously had to be some very deep issues, but it's generally speculated that what pushed Hershberger over the edge was calling the wrong pitch to Mel Ott that resulted in a 9th inning walkoff home run in the Polo Grounds. You probably know that as with Hemingway, Hershberger's father had committed suicide. Willard found the body.
Sadly, President Calvin Coolidge had lost one of his two young sons in June of 1924 to sepsis resulting from an infected toe blister, of all things. Overcome with grief, he was never the same again and did not run for re-election in 1928 despite his massive popularity. He himself died in 1933.
Jimmy Carter was alive for this and the Nationals winning in 2019. I was bummed the Nationals and Twins didn't both wear throwbacks for the 100th anniversary year when they played each other this season.
I was a grade school kid, back then we watched in school, it was patriotic, in 67 cardinals beat Yastrzemski n red Sox, in 68, cardinals again vs. tigers, game 1, Denny McClain won historic 31 games, but lost to Bob Gibson's record strikeouts, but the hero was rag arm mickey lolich, who won 3 games, tigers won in 7, unbelievable.
So the guy who continuously labels the 1920’s team the Washington Nationals, and who shows a Nationals World Series ring as video thumbnails thinks the 1924 World Series, where Washington won their first WS, was the best? Wow, go figure.
Very cool breakdown of the 24 WS Baseball Professor. So much pageantry for the game 100 years ago. Im wondering…was that actual footage of McNeeley’s 12th inning Series winning hit?
@@thebaseballprofessor That’s truly incredible found footage of the game. I’m always amazed watching old highlights how similar the games were back then to today’s game. 👍
Watching this video, I can understand the wish to talk about the era of 1920s baseball, but the evidence seen here doesn't seem to justify a " Greatest Ever" designation. The discussion and any highlights of games 1-6 is very limited. I would argue that the 1991 series between the successor to the Senators, The Minnesota Twins and the Atlanta Braves was a greater classic and for "underdog stories", the 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks ( Curt Schilling, Randy Johnson and Luis Gonzalez) beating the three times defending World Series Champions, New York Yankees, scoring the winning runs off Mariano Rivera, is the all time leader.
Newsreel footage of the 1924 World Series (game seven) discovered in a Worcester, Massachusetts garage: ruclips.net/video/b2AN9IDDLqg/видео.htmlsi=Ueriu7ICACJ1ZjQN
What a Series! With Silent Cal in the front row. I've often said I would love to go back in time and watch some games in the 1920s
What's amazing to me is that Silent Cale attended three of the games! A modern president would get crucified for attending so many games.
@@thebaseballprofessorI think modern day presidents' schedules are so packed with activity that it would be difficult for one to find the time. A century ago, life moved at a more moderate pace and the presidency was slightly less intense than it is today. Telephone and radio were just beginning to enter widespread use. The news cycle was much slower than today.
Thank you for your centennial look-back to this remarkable World Series. Imagine, in the midst of the Roaring 20s and the mighty Yankees, these upstart Washington Senators achieved the improbable.
I'm a biased Twins fan, but game 7 in '91 was the most tension filled game 7 I've ever witnessed, with one of the greatest individual performances in sports history. Black Jack Morris' ten inning 1-0 shutout of the Braves.😊
This is an awesome channel. There was a great article in Sports Illustrated on the subject that the 1929 Philadelphia A's,not the '27 Yankees , may have been the greatest team ever assembled. Love to see you do a piece on that.
Greatest teams ever assembled would be a fun video.
Oddly enough, around 50 years ago I ordered a desktop baseball game in which game action was decided by the roll of three six sided dice. It came with what were at the time, the all time greatest teams from each league. I played home and home games between each team in each league and in the end, played the winner of each league against each other in a "World Series". The Series ended up being the '06 Cubs against the '24 Senators, with the Senators winning. Of course I no longer have the game results or how the players performed against their actual statistics for their season. The one impression I remember having of the Senators when I played their games was that they had good pitching, and didn't score in bunches. A typical score would be a 5-2 win, with them scoring a single run in five different innings.
As for the best 7th game ever, that has to be in 1960. The Yankees blowing a big lead late, then scoring twice to tie it in the 9th, and only two pitches being necessary in the bottom of the 9th. Sadly, I was just a few days short of my 4th birthday, and hadn't developed any interest in baseball yet.
I was a Senators fan before they moved to Texas. The Nats winning the series was something I never expected to see.
Anything on Mickey Welch, a hall of fame that was the 3rd pitcher to win 300 games
Wow this is really interesting! Thank you for your amazing. Loved seeing what it was like back then
I my lifetime, greatest Game #7 I watched will be the 1991 World Series. Although 1985 is close due to the complete breakdown/meltdown of the St. Louis Cardinals. Favorite 7-game World Series that I watched; 1975 (obvious), 1979 (how did Baltimore blow a 3-1 lead?), 1987 (Homer Hankies), 1991 (Morris goes 10-innings), 1997 (Marlins win? Really?), 2001 (Mariano Rivera blows the save and the series?), 2002 (Rally Monkey), and 2011 (Texas should have won game 6). Awesome video!
1997:All hail the fish
Long time baseball, guy, tigers and blue jays fan. Without a doubt, 1975 Red Sox v. Cincinnati.
My Father, who is born in 1914 was a Brooklyn Dodgers fan and a big fan of Dazzy Vance and even had a baseball glove he played with in high school that was a Dazzy Vance model
For me the most dramatic game 7 of a World Series was in 1979 when the Pirates beat the Orioles because that was the last time my Pirates will ever play a World Series game.
nice content. Dodgers of 1950, 51 losing pennant in last inning two years in straight.
There are a remarkable number of parallels between this World Series and another one:
How can you go wrong with a series that:
• had five games decided by 1 run
• four games decided in the final at bat
• three games that went into extra innings, including Game 6 and Game 7
• a Game 7 that, just like in 1924, was tied after 9 innings
Just like Washington, it featured two teams that were not expected to do anything that year (one of which is the same franchise as a team in the ’24 series). In fact, both teams finished last in their divisions the year before. Like Walter Johnson, the pitcher who finished Game 7 was also 36 years old, with pundits believing he too may be past his prime. And like Bill Terry in ’24, this series also had a surprise hot-hitting infielder batting over .400 in the series.
I let you figure out which World Series I’m referring too.
Easy. The 1991 World Series. I knew the answer because Ken Burns emphasized the exact details you mentioned in the last part of his baseball history, the point he wanted to make was about the competitive nature of modern baseball with small market teams like the Twins enjoying success.
Walter Johnson was baseball's second winningest pitcher playing mostly with awful teams. What if Johnson had a team this good his whole career? This season, the Senators gave Johnson 3 or more runs of support in 79% of his starts, fewer than 3 in 21%. Lifetime, Johnson got 3 or more runs just 60% of the time, fewer than that 40%. I won't post the math here, but taking Johnson's career wins, losses and no decisions per start in those situations and adjusting accordingly, his 376-249 record as a starter would become 425-191. Leaving his 41-30 relief record alone, that becomes 466-221 (opposed to 417-279 IRL). But we're not done. Using the simple ratios would have left Johnson with 48 no decisions. He had 41 IRL. By definition, if you add one run of support to a no decision, that turns into a win. So most (not all because of how averages work) of those 41 real life no decisions turn into wins, so we could have up to 507 career wins for Johnson. Cy Young's career total of 511 is considered baseball's unbreakable record, but Johnson, under more favorable circumstances, is the one guy who might have had a shot. (You figure if he was that close, he would have held on for one more year).
my dad had senators season tickets in ‘24 & 25. told us about many iron-armed pitchers. there was no one even close to johnson EVER, and as we saw greats like koufax and ryan pitch, dad would say johnson was absolutely the greatest ever.
nice analysis of the stats!
If that had happened maybe all the Cy Young award winning pitchers would have instead won the Walter Johnson award
@@Krby231 wasnt it named after cy because he was just abit earlier, the first great modern pitcher?
@@iracordem I think it was named after him because 1) he was the game's winningest pitcher, 2) he pitched in both leagues, and 3) he had recently passed away when the award was created.
1991 and 2001 are the ones I think of when I try to think of series I saw that compare to 1924
6:40 Funny to hear of owner Griffith opening a billfold to build a winning team. Don't believe that happened often, especially in later generations. (And certainly not after they moved the club to Minnesota, '65 Champs!)
He was hungry for success in 1924.
Seems like selective memory. The Twins won 2 World Series in 4 years in the late 1980s and early 1990s. I guess they didn't "open the billfold" for players like Bert Blyleven, Jack Morris, Kirby Puckett, Gary Gaetti, Frank Viola and Rick Aguilera.
Love your channel! Would love to see an episode on Willard Hershberger!
Wow. I'm not sure how I would approach Hershberger's tragedy.
@@thebaseballprofessor I know! There have been a few articles over the years….but, man, the mystery of what the team owner (McChechnie?/) knew ….and why it all went down the way it did. Would make a very interesting episode. There has only been 1 player to ever commit suicide during the season…and that was him. It has fascinated me since I was a kid…since I am a Hershberger. I have a few autographs of his.
@@materialissues Bill McKechnie was the manager, not the owner. And yes, he said Hershberger had confided his troubles to him before the tragedy, but said "I'm taking it to my grave." Which he did. There obviously had to be some very deep issues, but it's generally speculated that what pushed Hershberger over the edge was calling the wrong pitch to Mel Ott that resulted in a 9th inning walkoff home run in the Polo Grounds.
You probably know that as with Hemingway, Hershberger's father had committed suicide. Willard found the body.
I seen Bucky Harris manage several games in Griffith Stadium in 1950
I would love to see an examination of the World Series game when Oil Can Boyd lost his cool. I remember it being at a crucial point of the series.
I still think 1960 or 2011 are the best.😊
Sadly, President Calvin Coolidge had lost one of his two young sons in June of 1924 to sepsis resulting from an infected toe blister, of all things. Overcome with grief, he was never the same again and did not run for re-election in 1928 despite his massive popularity. He himself died in 1933.
Even though I didn't like the outcome (at all), Game 7 of the 2001 World Series may have been the best. ⚾
What an epic game seven. Two great teams and a dramatic conclusion
Jimmy Carter was alive for this and the Nationals winning in 2019.
I was bummed the Nationals and Twins didn't both wear throwbacks for the 100th anniversary year when they played each other this season.
What about 1968?
I was a grade school kid, back then we watched in school, it was patriotic, in 67 cardinals beat Yastrzemski n red Sox, in 68, cardinals again vs. tigers, game 1, Denny McClain won historic 31 games, but lost to Bob Gibson's record strikeouts, but the hero was rag arm mickey lolich, who won 3 games, tigers won in 7, unbelievable.
So the guy who continuously labels the 1920’s team the Washington Nationals, and who shows a Nationals World Series ring as video thumbnails thinks the 1924 World Series, where Washington won their first WS, was the best? Wow, go figure.
Calvin Coolidge threw out the first ball, but it was a spit ball. He was ejected.
i would enjoy a film based on the rise of bucky harris
Bucky Harris, interesting guy
12:14 Landis: Organized Baseball's tipping point into evil.
How so ? He was appointed commissioner in response to the 1919 Blacksox scandal. He prevented anything like that from reoccurring.
Very cool breakdown of the 24 WS Baseball Professor. So much pageantry for the game 100 years ago. Im wondering…was that actual footage of McNeeley’s 12th inning Series winning hit?
It is! In fact, you're reminding me that I should pin footage of game seven to the top of the comments.
@@thebaseballprofessor That’s truly incredible found footage of the game. I’m always amazed watching old highlights how similar the games were back then to today’s game. 👍
This channel is amazing. Most dramatic for me is still cubs indians 2016. Tho im pretty biased towards the cubs
It was one helluva seventh game! 108 years of history hanging over it
In going over the Pittsburgh infield, it sounds like you called one of them Glenn Smith. Do you mean Glenn Wright? Earl Smith was the catcher.
I meant Glenn Wright, not Glenn Smith. Misspoke. Thanks for the comment.
03:09 actually Cobb is surpassed by Josh Gibson whose .372 is the highest lifetime batting average.
I wrote that script before MLB made its announcement. I'm reissuing my lectures in 2025 (or at least I hope to) so I'll fix it eventually.
@ cool. I love your baseball history content.
No way Jose ... 2016 Indians and Cubs (I'm biased)
That was an epic game seven
@@thebaseballprofessor Totally. So glad my Mom and Grandpa lived to see it.
1986, then 1975
Watching this video, I can understand the wish to talk about the era of 1920s baseball, but the evidence seen here doesn't seem to justify a " Greatest Ever" designation. The discussion and any highlights of games 1-6 is very limited. I would argue that the 1991 series between the successor to the Senators, The Minnesota Twins and the Atlanta Braves was a greater classic and for "underdog stories", the 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks ( Curt Schilling, Randy Johnson and Luis Gonzalez) beating the three times defending World Series Champions, New York Yankees, scoring the winning runs off Mariano Rivera, is the all time leader.
What I will defend is "first modern World Series" designation. Greatest ever of anything is debatable.
1986, for sure, followed by 1975
When’s the Merkles Boner episode coming out?… love the content though
I mentioned Fred Merkle in my field invasions video: ruclips.net/video/dTny98JDup0/видео.html
2016 Cubs