in , he topped off the string of seasons with a finish in the top ten in all the above categories, topping the league in total bases and slugging. he also had a career-high hitting streak, which reached 29 games. the brooklyn robins won the national league pennant that season. in the world series, they faced the boston red sox, which had the formidable pitching rotation of ernie shore, dutch leonard, carl mays, and babe ruth. the red sox won the series four games to one, holding the robins to a .200 batting average, and wheat to a paltry .211.