The fact that the White Stockings were playing at all was significant : the Great Chicago Fire had earlier that month wiped out their ballpark and all their equipment , forcing them to play their remaining games on the road , wearing makeshift and borrowed uniforms . The Athletics also had problems : center fielder Count Sensenderfer had injured his knee , so they called on Berkenstock — by now a 40-year-old out of the game for five years — to play right field , while right fielder George Bechtel moved to center . Philadelphia won the game , and the championship , by a 4-1 count . Berkenstock failed to get a hit in four trips to the plate ( striking out three times ) , but recorded three putouts in the field , including the final out of the game
Great Chicago Fire
Great Chicago Fire
Nate Berkenstock