▁two ▁games , ▁ 6 – 0 ▁and ▁ 3 – 1 . ▁ ▁Only ▁the ▁first ▁game ▁went ▁the ▁full ▁nine ▁inn ings ; ▁the ▁others ▁were ▁called ▁after ▁seven ▁and ▁six , ▁because ▁of ▁darkness ▁and ▁extreme ▁cold , ▁respectively . ▁The ▁third ▁game ▁arg u ably ▁should ▁never ▁have ▁been ▁played ▁as ▁the ▁format ▁was ▁best - of - three , ▁and ▁Prov idence ▁cl inch ed ▁in ▁two . ▁It ▁was ▁played ▁with ▁the ▁hope ▁of ▁generating ▁further ▁re venue . ▁ ▁The ▁crowd ▁for ▁the ▁third ▁game ▁compr ised ▁only ▁ 3 0 0 ▁people ▁due ▁to ▁bitter ▁cold . ▁ ▁The ▁Gray s ▁did ▁not ▁want ▁to ▁play ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁weather ▁but ▁were ▁given ▁the ▁option ▁of ▁choosing ▁the ▁u mp ire ▁if ▁they ▁would ▁play . ▁ ▁The ▁Gray s ▁accepted ▁and ▁strateg ically ▁chose ▁Ke efe , ▁the ▁M ets ▁best ▁pitch er . ▁ ▁Rad b ourn , ▁pitch ing ▁his ▁third ▁complete ▁game ▁in ▁three ▁days , ▁led ▁the ▁Gray s ▁to ▁a ▁ 1 2 – 2 ▁rout . ▁For ▁the ▁series , ▁Rad b ourn ▁allowed ▁ 1 1 ▁hits ▁and ▁no ▁earned ▁runs ▁in ▁ 2 2 ▁inn ings . ▁ ▁Local ▁newspaper ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁C li pper ▁called ▁the ▁series ▁" The ▁Championship ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ." ▁Several ▁newsp apers ▁such ▁as ▁The ▁Sport ing ▁Life ▁p enn ed ▁the ▁Gray s ▁as ▁" World ▁Champions ", ▁and ▁the ▁new ▁title ▁stuck . ▁ ▁The ▁total