The 1908 World Series between Detroit and Chicago was played on five consecutive days, Friday through Wednesday, Oct. 10 through 14. The first, fourth, and fifth games were played at Detroit's Bennett Park, while the second and third were played at Chicago's West Side Grounds.
If there were any Civil War vets in attendance at the last game of that Series, they were part of a rather select group, as with the Tigers trailing three games to one, a rather sparse crowd showed up for the Wednesday afternoon game in Detroit. A total of 6,210 paying customers saw Orval Overall (yes, that was the guy's real name) pitch a three-hit shutout as the Cubs won, 2-0.
The Cubs' clinching victory in 2016, as we know, took almost five hours to complete. The clinching victory in 1908 was accomplished in a snappy 1 hour and 25 minutes.