The regular season ended October 8, with the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Athletics as regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively.
The Giants defeated the Athletics, four games to one, capturing their first modern[a] championship in franchise history.
Opening Day took place on April 16 with all but the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Naps playing.
1 American League Triple Crown pitching winner 1 National League Triple Crown pitching winner For the first time in Major League history, two teams with over 100 losses played each other, when the Brooklyn Superbas (100 losses) and Boston Beaneaters (100 losses) met in their final series of the season.
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