Hobe Ferris
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Albert Samuel "Hobe" Ferris was an American professional baseball second baseman. He holds the record for the lowest on-base percentage of any player in Major League Baseball history with over 5000 pl
Hobe Ferris
![Hobe Ferris, Boston Americans second baseman, [ca. 1901]. Michael T. "Nuf Ced" McGreevy Collection, Boston Public Library](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Hobe_Ferris%2C_Boston_Americans_second_baseman_-_DPLA_-_b3eacdf006a5885b3d39b25f74f39e9e.jpg/500px-Hobe_Ferris%2C_Boston_Americans_second_baseman_-_DPLA_-_b3eacdf006a5885b3d39b25f74f39e9e.jpg)
Hobe Ferris, Boston Americans second baseman, [ca. 1901]. Michael T. "Nuf Ced" McGreevy Collection, Boston Public Library
1903 World Series
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The 1903 World Series was the first modern World Series to be played in Major League Baseball. It matched the American League champion Boston Americans against the National League champion Pittsburgh
Hobe Ferris
…the season. This was the first time that teammates had been ejected for fighting each other. He was a member of the Boston side that won the inaugural 1903 World Series. Despite being a gifted defensive player, Ferris committed an error in the top of the first inning of the opening game of the series, fumbling a ball…
An overflow crowd at the Huntington Avenue Grounds in Boston prior to Game 3
The 1903 Pittsburgh Pirates
The 1903 Boston Americans and Pittsburgh Pirates
Jimmy Sebring hit the first home run in World Series history, an inside-the-park home run in Game 1.