1906-2006
City Series
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10 Differences between 1906 and 2006
1906
Chicago's greatest
baseball year!
Difference

#1
1906 baseball gloves
were not as effective as today's versions!

  • The gloves were smaller!
  • They were more low-tech!
  • Less webbing!
  • Smaller pocket!
  • Infielders couldn't scoop up grounders
    the way they can today!
  • There were more errors!
  • MORE DIFFERENCES

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    DID YOU KNOW . . .
  • There were 21 errors in the 1906 World Series, 14 by the Sox!
  • The 1906 Cubs committed 190 errors (lowest in the majors)
  • The Sox made 243 errors (2nd fewest in the American League)
  • By contrast, in 2005 the highest number of errors for a single team in MLB was 124.
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