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1908 World Series

October 10, 1908 · Bennett Park

Every player's age on the day of Game 1.

Chicago Cubs (4), manager Frank Chance

  1. Harry Steinfeldt, 3B: 33 years, 11 days
  2. Johnny Kling, C: 32 years, 332 days
  3. Frank Chance, 1B: 32 years, 31 days
  4. Mordecai Brown, P: 31 years, 357 days
  5. Del Howard, 1B: 30 years, 291 days
  6. Jack Pfiester, P: 30 years, 139 days
  7. Jimmy Sheckard, LF: 29 years, 322 days
  8. Joe Tinker, SS: 28 years, 75 days
  9. Orval Overall, P: 27 years, 251 days
  10. Johnny Evers, 2B: 27 years, 81 days
  11. Frank Schulte, RF: 26 years, 23 days
  12. Solly Hofman, CF: 25 years, 347 days
  13. Ed Reulbach, P: 25 years, 314 days

Detroit Tigers (1), manager Hughie Jennings

  1. Charley O'Leary, SS: 32 years, 361 days
  2. Germany Schaefer, 2B: 32 years, 249 days
  3. Bill Donovan, P: 31 years, 363 days
  4. Ed Killian, P: 31 years, 333 days
  5. George Winter, P: 30 years, 166 days
  6. Bill Coughlin, 3B: 30 years, 90 days
  7. Sam Crawford, RF: 28 years, 175 days
  8. Matty McIntyre, LF: 28 years, 120 days
  9. Davy Jones, LF: 28 years, 102 days
  10. George Mullin, P: 28 years, 98 days
  11. Boss Schmidt, C: 28 years, 28 days
  12. Ira Thomas, C: 27 years, 262 days
  13. Claude Rossman, 1B: 27 years, 115 days
  14. Red Downs, 2B: 25 years, 48 days
  15. Ed Summers, P: 23 years, 310 days
  16. Ty Cobb, CF: 21 years, 297 days