After losing the first two games of the World Series, the New York Giants painted themselves into a corner. In order to rally against the White Sox, they were going to have to beat Eddie Cicotte.
The Giants learned what the entire American League knew in Game 1 — a good outing wasn’t good enough. Slim Sallee limited the White Sox to a pair of runs while going the distance, and yet he was saddled with the loss in a 2-1 White Sox winner. A great outing was needed to beat Cicotte.
And that’s exactly what Rube Benton delivered in Game 3 at the Polo Grounds, as he threw a five-hit shutout in a 2-0 Giants victory.