Thomas Andrew Leach was an American professional baseball outfielder and third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball from 1898 through 1918 for the Louisville Colonels, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds.
Leach in 1911
Leach (center) with Pirates teammates Fred Clarke and Honus Wagner
The 1903 World Series was the first modern World Series to be played in Major League Baseball. It matched the American League (AL) champion Boston Americans against the National League (NL) champion Pittsburgh Pirates in a best-of-nine series, with Boston prevailing five games to three, winning the last four. The first three games were played in Boston, the next four in Allegheny, and the eighth (last) game in Boston.
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.