» September 28, 1901: In the 2nd game of a doubleheader, Boston rookie Jake Volz walks nine Brewers, but still wins 10-9 in a game called after seven innings. Manager Jimmy Collins has two homers and Hobe Ferris wins the game with a 2-run triple in the bottom of the 7th. This is the season finale for Boston and it is the 3rd doubleheader in a row shortened because of darkness. Boston takes the opener, 8-5.
» June 5, 1903:
The Pilgrims, led by Hobe Ferris' grand slam, defeat Chicago, 10-8, at the Huntington Avenue Grounds.
» September 17, 1903: The Boston Pilgrims clinch the AL pennant, beating Cleveland 14-3, but their record of scoring in 17 consecutive innings is stopped in the 7th inning. George Winter coasts to a win today, helped by homers from Hobe Ferris and Jimmy Collins.
» October 13, 1903: An overworked Deacon Phillippe pitches his 5th complete game of the Series, losing to Bill Dinneen 3-0. Only 7,455, the smallest crowd of the Series, see Boston win the championship. Deacon's five decisions and 44 IP are still WS records, as are his starting two straight WS games, twice Hobe Ferris' 4th inning single drives in the first of two runs in the inning.
» August 6, 1904:
Prompt action by Boston Pilgrims players Bill Dinneen, Norwood Gibson, Freddy Parent, and Hobe Ferris prevents a tragedy in a Cleveland hotel. Returning to their rooms following the game, the four are confronted by a fire sweeping through the 5th floor. They extinguish the blaze and are toasted as heroes.
» July 24, 1905: Cleveland and Boston play their 2nd straight game in Columbus, Ohio. Boston won yesterday, 6-1, behind Cy Young, and today the Pilgrims win again, 7-1. Bill Dinneen is victorious over Detroit workhorse George Mullin. Boston 2B Hobe Ferris was 3-for-4 yesterday, and today chips in with a homer.
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