Ironically, Mathewson (or his ghostwriter) had criticized Marquard in his newspaper column after Game 2 for giving up the gopher ball, only to fall victim himself the very next day.

The six consecutive days of rain between Games 3 and 4 caused the longest delay between World Series games until the earthquake-interrupted 1989 World Series (which incidentally featured the same two franchises, albeit on the West Coast, and which also resulted in an A's victory over the Giants).

With the sixth and final game being played on October 26, this was also the latest-ending World Series by calendar date until 1981.

AL Philadelphia Athletics (4) vs. NL New York Giants (2) With a perfect top of the first, Christy Mathewson set the record with 28 straight shutout innings in World Series play, a record that would be broken by Boston Red Sox's Babe Ruth with 29+2⁄3 innings in the 1918 World Series.

The Giants rallied for one run in the bottom half but the game ended with a runner being thrown out on a stolen base attempt.

Chief Bender, after giving up two runs in the first, shut out the Giants the rest of the way on his way to a 4–2 win and 3–1 series lead.