Champions World Series: Boston Red Sox over Brooklyn Robins (4-1) Awards and honors MLB Most Valuable Player Award None MLB statistical leaders Major league baseball final standings American League final standings National League final standings Events January 5 – Charles H. Weeghman, former president of the Federal League Chicago Whales club, agreed to pay $500,000 in cash to Charles P. Taft for the stock the Chicago Cubs of the National League. Weegman, owner of a popular restaurant chain, headed a syndicate including the chewing gum manufacturer William Wrigley Jr., who became a minority stock holder by putting up $50,000. Whales manager Joe Tinker succeeds Roger Bresnahan, and the Cubs will play in the Federal League's newly built ballpark on the North Side, soon to become known as Wrigley Field. Weeghman would become the first to officially allow fans to keep any and all balls hit into the stands. January 17 – The New York Giants acquire pitcher Fred Anderson, outfielder Benny Kauff and catcher Bill Rariden, three stars from the defunct Federal League. January 24 – At the International League owner's meeting, President Ed Barrow announced that the Richmond Climbers would return to Baltimore, where the team had played until 1914. The Harrisburg Senators in turn relocated to Richmond. February 7 – The Federal League's year-old suit charging antitrust violations by organized baseball is dismissed by mutual consent in U.S. District Court in Chicago by Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis. No appellate decision is written and it will not be until 1922 when the courts rule on antitrust law. February 18 - James R. Price and Fred Tenney purchased the Jersey City Skeeters from the International League, which had controlled the club since 1915. Price and Tenney moved the team to Newark, New Jersey. April 12 – Taking the ball on Opening Day, Babe Ruth won over the Philadelphia Athletics, 2–1, to start the Boston Red Sox off to a streak of six victories in their first eight games. May 9 – The Philadelphia Athletics and the Detroit Tigers combined to set a Major League record with thirty walks during a 16–2, Tigers win. Eighteen walks were issued by the Athletics, who went on to finish the season with 715. Detroit added eleven more the following day for a two-game Major League record of twenty-nine. June 16 – Tom Hughes tosses a no-hitter for the Boston Braves in a 2–0 victory