The 1915 and 1916 Red Sox may have been excluded from back-to-back World Series titles if not for labor-management issues and had competitive adventurism as the main part of the elixir that changed dramatically the direction of two franchises.
The Sox had previously been recipients of a similar occurrence when the American League was founded in 1901. The Red Sox – the new competitors for the Boston Braves – immediately captured Jimmy Collins from the Braves to play third base, captain the team, and be the manager. Other Braves followed and the first World Series was in the Red Sox pocket.