The 1903 Postseason Series You've Never Heard Of 

This is awesome. I love that you are digging deep to uncover games lost to history. And you're going entirely off old newspapers. There are not even any photos. Incredible.

I did know about this series, but never knew why they didn't complete it. The chaotic nature of the early years of the MLB makes the 90s cowboys look like a group of youth pastors

Neither a 15 game postseason series nor a postseason series ending in a tie were unprecedented. In 1885, the National League Champion Chicago White Stockings (now Cubs) played the American Association Champion St. Louis Browns (now Cardinals). The first game was called due to darkness and ended in a 5-5 tie. The second game ended when the Browns walked off the field to protest an umpire ruling and was forfeited to Chicago. The Browns took 3 of the final five games and the series ended in a 3-3-1 tie, though the Browns insisted that the forfeit didn't count and they actually won 3-2. Two years later, in 1887, the Browns and the National League Champion Detroit Wolverines (now defunct), got ambitious and scheduled a 15 game tour which was played in Detroit, St. Louis, and a few other cities. The Wolverines won their eighth game in Game 11, but the teams played out the string with the Wolverines winning 10-5.

Very interesting! I’d somehow never heard of this series. Old newspaper articles are a goldmine. Go Colts!

Interesting topic. I'm curious what resource(s) you use to research old newspapers.

With a big crowd at this city series going on at the same time as the World Series (or later Temple Cup) being renewed is a good example of regional appeal of baseball

Of course the players wanted this. They wanted extra cash. I wonder what arrangements were made for payment; player shares ect? When McGraw cancelled the 1904 WS the Giants' players weren't happy.

How did the White Sox dominate in 1900, one year before the formation of the AL? Referring to comment made at 3:00.