  the 1908 world series matched the defending champion chicago cubs against the detroit tigers in a rematch of the 1907 series. in this first-ever rematch of this young event, the cubs won in five games for their second consecutive title. the 1908 world series is significant for being the last world championship the cubs have won to date. the cubs would go on to appear in seven world series in the years , , , , , , and , losing each time. the cubs had one of baseball's most dominant teams in the early 1900s. this was the year of the infamous "merkle's boner" play that allowed the chicago cubs to reach the world series after beating the new york giants in a one-game "playoff", actually the makeup game for the tie that the merkle play had caused. the series was anti-climactic after tight pennant races in both leagues. ty cobb had a much better series than in 1907, as did the rest of his team. the final two games, in detroit, were shutouts. this was also the most poorly attended series in history, with the final game drawing a record-low 6,210 fans. attendance in chicago was harmed by a ticket-scalping scheme that fans accused the club's owner of participating in, and the series was boycotted to some degree. for the first time, four umpires were used in the series, in alternating two-man teams. ==summary== {{mlb playoff summary | summary = nl chicago cubs (4) vs. al detroit tigers (1) | winner = | score = | score1 = chicago cubs â 10, detroit tigers â 6 | date1 = october 10 | loc1 = bennett park | time1 = 2:10 | att1 = 10,812 | ref1 =  | score2 = detroit tigers â 1, chicago cubs â 6 | date2 = october 11 | loc2 = west side grounds | 
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