The Giants cruised to their second straight pennant, then won their first World Series (and scored the National League's first Series victory as well). The previous season, manager John J. McGraw had cancelled the Series by refusing to play; this year, he let his troops face off against the Athletics, and they won in five games.

         Miller Huggins was a sophomore, and had one of his best seasons. He was a little guy, nicknamed "Mighty Mite", but he could draw walks and turn the double play. Huggins was a good player, and later became a great manager with the Yankees in the 1920's. He led the Yanks to three World Championships, including the "Murderers' Row" teams of 1927-28. The diminutive Huggins was a sharp contrast to the great star of those teams, the gargantuan Babe Ruth.
         On one occasion, according to popular legend, Huggins and Ruth got into an argument, and the Babe tortured his manager by dangling him by his feet over the edge of a moving train. And you think today's players are tough to handle!
         At first glance, it would seem that Cy Seymour was the NL's best player. He led the league in six major stats, and also led in total bases. One more home run would have made him famous; he would have won the Triple Crown, and would have become the only player ever to league his league in doubles, triples and home runs in the same season. There is a very good case to be made that Seymour was the league's best player.
        On the other hand, Honus Wagner's numbers weren't much different. The two players had similar batting averages; Seymour had a little more power than Wagner; Honus stole more bases. Wagner was a better defensive player at a more demanding position. Wagner's team had a much better year. And Seymour's numbers were helped by his home park, which was very good for hitters (and was called, appropriately enough, the Palace For The Fans. The Palace For The Fans burned down in 1911, and was replaced by Crosley Field).
        So I'll give the edge to Wagner ahead of Seymour. After them, the best player was "Turkey" Mike Donlin, the Giants' best player. Donlin was a very talented player, and this was his best season. But he never was very dedicated to the game, and his career was a case of talent gone to waste. Donlin's wife was Mabel Hite, and she was a famous actress at that time. Donlin would often quit the game to be with her, and he even tried acting himself.
        He finally ended up in Hollywood, where he occasionally got to speak a line of dialogue in a film. Considering how his acting career turned out, he would have been better off putting some effort into his promising ball career. Of course, then they wouldn't have called him "Turkey Mike".
        After those three players, I'll take Frank Chance of the Cubs. Chance missed a lot of games, but was very impressive when he was in the lineup, and still produced a lot of runs.