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Originally Posted by tedzan
OK, here's the easier one of the two answers that I was expecting......
As Player-Manager of the Boston Americans, Jimmy piloted Boston to winning the 1903 pennant in the newly established American League (AL).
Boston faced Pittsburgh of the National League (NL) in the very first World Series. Jimmy led Boston to a dramatic comeback victory by winning
the last 4 games of the Series (Boston 5 vs Pittsburgh 4).
This event was very significant as it definitely established that the AL could compete with the NL.
I leave it up to you guys to arrive at the 2nd answer to this quiz.
TED Z
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Yes, Jimmy Collins was the Manager of the first World Series Champions. I 've already noted this in post #4 here.
ejharrington......you appear determined to correctly answer this trivia......so, keep trying.
And that goes for anyone else on this forum.
TED Z
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