the Series were won by the road team. This unusual occurrence was duplicated exactly 90 years later in the 1996 World Series. The feat was duplicated again in the 2019 World Series. Doc White recorded the first ever World Series save in Game 5. Saves were not officially recognized as a statistic until 1969, but the stat has been retrofitted by historians. Games 1 and 2 were played amid snow flurries in Chicago. This next happened in a World Series in . Bill O'Neill of the White Sox became the first pinch runner in series history during the sixth inning of Game 3 when he came in to run for Eddie Hahn. White Sox outfielder Patsy Dougherty became the first player both to play in and to win two World Series. He had previously played for the Boston Americans in the 1903 World Series. Notes References External links 1906 Major League Baseball season 1906 World Series 1906 World Series 1906 World Series 1906 in sports in Illinois 1906 World Series October 1906 sports events 1906 World Series