This day in baseball: Boston’s losing streak ends
Posted: May 25, 2021 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Boston Americans, Boston Red Sox, history, Jesse Tannehill, Major League Baseball, MLB, New York Highlanders, New York Yankees, sports 2 CommentsBoston Americans pitcher Jesse Tannehill notched a 3-0 victory over the White Sox on May 25, 1906, thus ending a 20-game losing streak for the Americans. The streak began with a 0-8 loss to the New York Highlanders on May 1, 1906 and included 19 losses at home. The Americans would end the 1906 season with a 49-105 record.
Jesse Tannehill in 1900 (Wikipedia)
Shows how things change. In 1903 they win the World Series. In 1904 the win the AL pennant (no Series). By 190 they lose 20 in a row. Such an unpredictable game.
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So true! And it happens so fast. From one year to the next, a team can look and perform so completely differently.