 Walsh, Doc White and Nick Altrock paced the White Sox to their pennant and faced the crosstown rival Cubs in the 1906 World Series.The Cubs had won a then-record 116 regular-season games and were an overwhelming favorite to defeat the White Sox, especially since the White Sox had the lowest team batting average in the American League that year.However, in a stunning upset, the White Sox took the Series, and intracity bragging rights, in six games.