Historic Photos: 1918 Boston Red Sox

The Red Sox were baseball's dominant team in the first couple decades of the 20th century; they won the first ever World Series in 1903, and would go on to win again in 1912, 1915, 1916, and finally in 1918. It meant out of 15 World Series, Boston won a third of them (there was no World Series in 1904, although Boston won the AL pennant that year). But, as any baseball fan is aware, it would be the last time the team would win in the 20th century. In many ways, this was the end of an era - in just over a year, pitcher Babe Ruth would be sold to the Yankees, which changed the way the game was played and marked the end of the Dead Ball Era.  In the meantime, though, the Red Sox were baseball's best team in 1918, and they beat the Chicago Cubs in six games.