Hitless Wonders

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Hitless Wonders was the nickname given to the light-hitting 1906 Chicago White Sox team that nonetheless won the World Series with strong pitching and defense.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf baseball team nickname ⓘ
achievement won 1906 World Series ⓘ
appliedTo 1906 Chicago White Sox ⓘ
linked to: Chicago White Sox
associatedWithCity Chicago, Illinois ⓘ
linked to: Chicago
battingStyle small ball ⓘ
city Chicago ⓘ
cityRivalry Crosstown World Series ⓘ
competition Major League Baseball ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
defensiveStrength fielding ⓘ
divisionOrPrecursor American League pennant race ⓘ
era dead-ball era ⓘ
franchiseOf Chicago White Sox franchise ⓘ
linked to: Chicago White Sox
historicalReputation one of the weakest-hitting championship teams ⓘ
homeBallpark South Side Park ⓘ
homeCityRival Chicago Cubs ⓘ
league American League ⓘ
leaguePennant 1906 American League pennant ⓘ
managedBy Fielder Jones ⓘ
nicknameLanguage English ⓘ
nicknameRefersTo lack of hitting ⓘ
nicknameUsage historical ⓘ
notableFor upsetting heavily favored Chicago Cubs ⓘ
winning World Series despite weak hitting ⓘ
notablePitcher Doc White ⓘ
Ed Walsh ⓘ
Nick Altrock ⓘ
notablePositionPlayer Frank Isbell ⓘ
George Davis ⓘ
Patsy Dougherty ⓘ
offensiveCharacteristic low team batting average ⓘ
offensiveStrategy base running ⓘ
bunting ⓘ
pitchingStyle dead-ball era pitching ⓘ
playsInLeague American League ⓘ
reasonForNickname light-hitting offense ⓘ
season 1906 ⓘ
sport baseball ⓘ
strength defense ⓘ
pitching ⓘ
teamColor black ⓘ
white ⓘ
teamLevel Major League ⓘ
teamName Chicago White Sox ⓘ
timePeriod early 20th century ⓘ
WorldSeriesOpponent 1906 Chicago Cubs ⓘ
linked to: Chicago Cubs
WorldSeriesResult 4–2 series victory ⓘ
WorldSeriesTitleCountAtTime first World Series championship for White Sox ⓘ

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1906 World Series → WhiteSoxNickname → Hitless Wonders ⓘ