Brush and McGraw refused to face the AL champion Boston Pilgrims , following their altercations with Johnson .
Though the Giants won the NL pennant in 1904 , they refused to compete in the 1904 World Series .
Brush and McGraw refused to face the AL champion Boston Pilgrims , following Giants ' altercations with Johnson .
Though the Giants won the NL pennant in 1904 , they refused to compete in the 1904 World Series .