The White Sox clinched the pennant while ... sitting in their hotel room in Cleveland!
With the White Sox sitting at 91-56-3 and the trailing New York Highlanders at 87-60-4 and four games left, there was still hope for a pennant tie if Chicago lost out and New York swept its last four. However, the Highlanders split a doubleheader in Philadelphia, losing the second game, 3-0, in six innings, as the game was apparently called due to darkness.
That’s right, it appears the White Sox clinched their first World Series berth thanks to .