It took twenty seasons of American League baseball for the Cleveland Indians to capture their first pennant; a 98-56 record was sufficient to lead the second-place White Sox by two games and propel the club to its first World Series against Wilbert Robinson's Brooklyn Robins. The club's regular season success was marred by the death of shortstop Ray Chapman beaned in an August 16 game against the Yankees. After the incident the club dropped as far back in the standings as 3 1/2 games before rallying to a 25-9 record over the season's final month. In his first full season as Indians manager Tris Speaker had acclimated to Cleveland quite nicely after a nine-year career in Boston. During his first full season in the Indians' outfield Speaker posted a career-high .386 batting average with a league-leading 211 hits and 41 doubles. In 1920 he bested his career-high batting average by hitting an astounding .388 but it was his leadership that vaulted the ballclub out of its post-Chapman doldrums. Coupled with the late-September indictment of eight White Sox players accused of throwing the 1919 World Series and the path was paved for Cleveland to reach its first-ever World Series. Playing a best of nine Series the highly-motivated Cleveland ballclub entered Game 7 ahead four games to two. The team had already accomplished two milestones in Game 5 posting the only unassisted triple play in World Series history (executed by Bill Wambsganss) as well as the first grand slam in World Series history (courtesy of Elmer Smith). The October 12 game featured two eventual Hall of Fame pitchers in Stan Coveleski and Burleigh Grimes pitted against one another at Cleveland's home park Dunn Field. While the game proved to be a pitcher's duel the Indians scored one run in each of the 4th 5th and 7th innings including a long RBI triple by Tris Speaker in the 5th. Upon recording the game's final out (a groundout to short) Cleveland fans and players alike began a frenzied celebration. Manager Speaker initially raced into the owner's box where his mother sat watching the game. He kissed his mother and said a few words to fans and reporters nearby. Meanwhile 15 000 fans stormed the field celebrating alongside the players. Speaker who required a police escort to bring him back to the field signed autographs and celebrated long after the game's conclusion. During the game a young Ohio boy named Ken Robenstine sat just behind the Cleveland bench watching his home team