ates ▁of ▁the ▁N L ▁and ▁Boston ▁Americans ▁( l ater ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Red ▁So x ) ▁of ▁the ▁AL ; ▁that ▁one ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁World ▁Series ▁played ▁at ▁Hun ting ton ▁Avenue ▁Gr ounds . ▁It ▁had ▁been ▁arranged ▁well ▁in ▁advance ▁by ▁the ▁two ▁own ers , ▁as ▁both ▁teams ▁were ▁league ▁leaders ▁by ▁large ▁marg ins . ▁Boston ▁ups et ▁Pitts burgh ▁by ▁five ▁games ▁to ▁three , ▁winning ▁with ▁pitch ing ▁depth ▁behind ▁Cy ▁Young ▁and ▁Bill ▁Din ne en ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁band ▁of ▁Royal ▁Root ers . ▁The ▁Series ▁brought ▁much ▁civ ic ▁pride ▁to ▁Boston ▁and ▁proved ▁the ▁new ▁American ▁League ▁could ▁beat ▁the ▁National s . ▁ ▁Bo yc ott ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁Series , ▁if ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁held , ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁between ▁the ▁AL ' s ▁Boston ▁Americans ▁( B oston ▁Red ▁So x ) ▁and ▁the ▁N L ' s ▁New ▁York ▁Gi ants ▁( now ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Gi ants ). ▁At ▁that ▁point ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁gover ning ▁body ▁for ▁the ▁World ▁Series ▁nor ▁any ▁requirement ▁that ▁a ▁Series ▁be ▁played . ▁Thus ▁the ▁Gi ants ' ▁owner ▁John ▁T . ▁Br ush ▁refused ▁to ▁allow ▁his ▁team ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁such ▁an ▁event , ▁cit ing ▁the ▁" in fer ior ity " ▁of ▁the ▁up start ▁American ▁League . ▁John ▁McG raw , ▁the ▁Gi