1. Rube Waddell threw 349 strikeouts in 1904, the record for American League lefties. And could be distracted by puppies or shiny things.

    1906 Chicago Cubs.
    116 W 36 L.

    The best season ever played by one of the best teams ever. Still they lost the Series to the White Sox.

    In the 1905 World Series, Christy Mathewson threw 3 shut outs in 6 days. 27 innings and not a single run. The best World Series pitching.

    There was no World Series in 1904. The New York Giants' Manager John McGraw refused to play just to spite MLB Commissioner Ban Johnson.

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