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How did Hugh Fullerton analyze the 1906 World Series between the Chicago White Sox and Chicago Cubs?

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In 1906, sportswriter Hugh Fullerton applied his own brand of baseball analysis to the World Series matchup between the Chicago White Sox and the Chicago Cubs.12

While the Cubs were heavily favored to win, Fullerton’s analysis led him to conclude that the White Sox—who were known as the "Hitless Wonders"—would emerge victorious. When the White Sox successfully upset the Cubs, Fullerton’s prediction proved accurate. This early effort in baseball analysis predated his later, more formal work in 1910, where he utilized a stopwatch to analyze 10,074 batted balls for his article, "The Inside Game: The Science of Baseball".12