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bigjas · 06-18-2005, 12:51 PM

August 1901

The two horse race in the National League is going to go down to the wire. The New York Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates have been battling back and forth over supremacy in the league. Despite the Giants being home to the best offense in baseball and the best pitching staff, the Pirates are only two games back. If the Pirates are going to chase down the Giants, they need either Deacon Phillippe (14-13) or Sam Leever (13-11) to step up down the stretch.

Over in the American League, the game of musical chairs continues. The Boston Americans gained eight and a half on the Baltimore Orioles in the standings last month, and took over the American League lead and currently hold a three and a half game lead on the Orioles. The Tigers had a horrible month, and fell from a half game behind Baltimore to now seven and a half behind Boston.

The last month of the season will be interesting to say the least.

Code:

American League Standings           National League Standings
Team          W  L  PCT   GB        Team         W   L  PCT   GB
Boston       66 47 .584    -        New York     74 41 .643    -
Baltimore    62 50 .554  3.5        Pittsburgh   70 42 .625  2.5
Detroit      59 55 .518  7.5        Cincinnati   60 53 .531   13
Washington   56 57 .496   10        Brooklyn     59 55 .518 14.5
Milwaukee    55 57 .491 10.5        Philadelphia 59 55 .518 14.5
Chicago      54 58 .482 11.5        Chicago      48 67 .417   26
Cleveland    51 63 .447 15.5        St. Louis    44 69 .389   29
Philadelphia 48 64 .429 17.5        Boston       42 74 .362 32.5

Headlines
August 5th - Patten and Orth win Player of the Week award
Washington's pitcher Case Patten had some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the American League Player of the Week. He was in a zone all week, compiling an ERA of 2.12 while going 1-1. He hurled a shutout as well. In 23 starts this year, Case has struck out 83 batters in 207.2 innings of work. His ERA is currently 2.51, and he has a record of 11-12. Case has pitched 3 shutouts and 23 complete games. He's 4th in the American League in ERA and 10th in wins. The Player of the Week award in the National League goes to Philadelphia's Al Orth this time, as the pitcher displayed the best pitching performance in his league. He was in a zone all week, compiling an ERA of 1.06 while going 2-0. A complete game added to his brilliant performance. Opposing players have hit .260 against Al this season. While posting an ERA of 3.20, he was went 14-5 in 22 starts, fanning 42 and walking 33 hitters. He has 17 complete games and one shutout. He's 10th in the National Leauge in ERA and 3rd in wins.

August 10th - Doc McJames shuts out Boston on 2 hits.
Boston - Brooklyn's right-hander Doc McJames will never forget this day. The 27-year old recorded his first career shutout, a 2-hitter, against Boston on Saturday. McJames (13-10) fanned 1 and walked 2, throwing 105 pithces. Willie Keeler provided Brooklyn with the offense McJames needed as he got 2 hits in 4 AB, with 2 RBI. The final score of the game was 5-0.

August 12th - Freeman (BOS) and McJames (BRO) win P.O.W. award
It's the 2nd time that the American League Player of the Week award goes to Boston's rightfielder Buck Freeman. Buck went 11 for 24 (.458), while hitting 3 HR and collecting 13 RBI. The National League Player of the Week award goes to Doc McJames, one of Brooklyn's best starting pitchers. McJames was overpowering all week long, going 2-0 with an ERA of 0.50. Along the way, he struck out 9 in 18 innings. He hurled a shutout as well.

August 12th - Nig Cuppy turns in great performance against Philadelphia
Boston - Boston's right-hander Nig Cuppy will never forget this day. The 32-year old recorded his first career shutout, a 2-hitter, against Philadelphia on Monday. Socks Seybold spoiled the bid for a no-hitter when he doubled with one out in the 5th inning. Cuppy (11-8) struck out 5 and walked none, throwing 67 of 96 pitches for strikes. The hitting star for Boston was leftfielder Herm McFarland, as he got 3 hits in 4 AB, hitting a double. The final score of the game was 4-0.

August 19th - New York's Selbach wins Player of the Week award
The American League's best player of the week was Boston's Nig Cuppy, who wins the award for the 1st time in his career. Nig went 2-0 with an ERA of 3.50, while fanning 7 in 18 innings of work. He hurled a shutout as well. Opposing players have hit .254 against NIg this season. While posting an ERA of 3.02, he has went 12-8 in 25 starts, fanning 62 and walking 24 hitters. Nig has pitched one shutout and 18 complete games. Kip Selbach wins his 1st Player of the Week award. National League pitchers couldn't figure out how to retire this guy all week long. Kip pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .524 with 1 HR and 10 RBI while slugging .857. Selbach has hit for a .267 average this season. He has 27 extra base hits along with 139 total bases, resulting in a .387 slugging percentage.

August 20th - Jesse Tannehill pitches his 3rd shutout of the season
St. Louis - St. Louis' bats were sleeping, and Pittsburgh's Jesse Tannehill gave them no chance to wake up. He gave up just one hit in recording his 3rd shutout of the season. Tannehill (14-9) struck out 1 and issued 1 BB, throwing 54 of 90 pitches for strikes. Pittsburgh's shortstop Bones Ely got 2 hits in 3 AB. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Tannehill. Pittsburgh improved its record to 64-38, scoring 5 runs on 11 hits.

August 24th - Win Kellum blanks Cleveland with a 2-hitter
Boston - Boston's Win Kellum overmatched the opposing hitters all day long. Cleveland had no chance, collecting just 2 hits against the lefty. Kellum (17-8) struck out 1 and walked 1, throwing 61 of 99 pitches for strikes. The hitting star for Boston was third baseman Jimmy Collins, he went 2 for 4, homering once, scoring 2 runs. Boston improved its record to 61-46, scoring 5 runs on 8 hits.

August 26th - Piatt and Tannehill win Player of the Week award
It's the first time that the American League Player of the Week award goes to Philadelphia's pitcher Wiley Piatt. He was in a zone all week, compiling an ERA of 0.50 while going 2-0. He hurled a shutout as well. The National League's best player of the week was Pittsburgh's Jesse Tannehill, who wins the award for the first time in his career. Tannehill was overpowering all week long, going 2-0 with an ERA of 0.00. Along the way he struck out 3 in 18 innings and pitched two shutouts. Jesse has a record of 15-9 this season, with an ERA of 2.61. In 228 innings, he was struck out 59 batters. He has 24 complete games and 4 shutouts. He's 4th in the National League in ERA and 8th in wins.

August 28th - Bill Bernhard turns in great performance against Chicago
Philadelphia - It was a great day for Philadelphia's right-hander Bill Bernhard. The 30-year old recorded his first career shutout, a 1-hitter, against Chicago on Wednesday. Bernhard (10-15) fanned 1 and walked 1, throwing 122 pitches. Philadelphia's shortstop Tommy Corcoran finished 2 for 3. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Bernhard. The final score of the game was 1-0.

August 30th - Dummy Taylor blanks Philadelphia with a 2-hitter
New York - With his best stuff going, New York's Dummy Taylor overmtached the opposing hitters all day long. Philadelphia had no chance, collecting just 2 hits against the right-hander. Taylor (18-7) struck out 4 and walked 5, throwing 69 of 122 pitches for strikes. Danny Murphy provided New York with the offense Taylor needed as he went 2 for 4, doubling once. New York scored 3 runs on 4 hits.

September 1st - New York's Hickman named Batter of the Month
It's the first time that the American League Batter of the Month award goes to Boston's rightfielder Buck Freeman. Freeman helped his team with an average of .356 and 35 RBI in 104 at bats. His season features a batting average of .318 (141 hits in 443 AB), 23 doubles, 11 triples, and 21 homeruns. Freeman has collected 96 RBI and 80 runs as well. He's 4th in the American League in batting, 1st in homeruns and 1st in RBI. The National League's best player of the month was New York's Charlie Hickman, who wins the award for the 2nd time in his career. Charlie was on fire, hitting .323 with 3 homeruns and 18 RBI. His season numbers currently are: .331 AVG, 149 hits, 25 doubles, 13 triples, and 13 homeruns, along with 96 RBI and 80 runs scored. He's 6th in the National League in batting, 1st in homeruns and 1st in RBI.

September 1st - Bernhard and Tannehill receiver Pitcher of the Month award
Bill Bernhard pitched like a legend in August, and the American League named him Pitcher of the Month for his extraordinary performance. He went 4-2 in August and finished the month with an ERA of 1.70. He struck out 10 in 53 innings. Bill also fired a shutout. Opposing players have hit .250 against Bill this season. While posting an ERA of 2.89, he has went 10-15 in 26 starts, fanning 64 and walking 37 hitters. Bill has pitched one shutout and 24 complete games. Pittsburgh's Jesse Tannehill had a terrific August, and it earned him the National League Pitcher of the Month award. His record of 5-0 in 6 was among the leagues best this month. In 53 innings of work, he allowed just 33 hits while striking out 15, compiling an ERA of just 1.87. Jesse also fired two shutouts. His ERA of 2.66 has helped him to a 16-9 record this year. He has struck out 65 and walked 35 in 237 innings and has ptiched 4 shutouts and 25 complete games. He's 3rd in the National League in ERA and 8th in wins.

Notable Transactions
August 10th
Cincinnati: CF Harry Bay was placed on waivers, designated for assignment and taken off the 40-man roster.

August 13th
Philadelphia (A): CF Harry Bay has been claimed off waivers from Cincinnati.
Philadelphia (A): CF Harry Bay was assigned to the active roster.

06-18-2005, 12:51 PM	#9
bigjas Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Olive Hill, KY Posts: 279	August 1901 The two horse race in the National League is going to go down to the wire. The New York Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates have been battling back and forth over supremacy in the league. Despite the Giants being home to the best offense in baseball and the best pitching staff, the Pirates are only two games back. If the Pirates are going to chase down the Giants, they need either Deacon Phillippe (14-13) or Sam Leever (13-11) to step up down the stretch. Over in the American League, the game of musical chairs continues. The Boston Americans gained eight and a half on the Baltimore Orioles in the standings last month, and took over the American League lead and currently hold a three and a half game lead on the Orioles. The Tigers had a horrible month, and fell from a half game behind Baltimore to now seven and a half behind Boston. The last month of the season will be interesting to say the least. Code: American League Standings National League Standings Team W L PCT GB Team W L PCT GB Boston 66 47 .584 - New York 74 41 .643 - Baltimore 62 50 .554 3.5 Pittsburgh 70 42 .625 2.5 Detroit 59 55 .518 7.5 Cincinnati 60 53 .531 13 Washington 56 57 .496 10 Brooklyn 59 55 .518 14.5 Milwaukee 55 57 .491 10.5 Philadelphia 59 55 .518 14.5 Chicago 54 58 .482 11.5 Chicago 48 67 .417 26 Cleveland 51 63 .447 15.5 St. Louis 44 69 .389 29 Philadelphia 48 64 .429 17.5 Boston 42 74 .362 32.5 Headlines August 5th - Patten and Orth win Player of the Week award Washington's pitcher Case Patten had some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the American League Player of the Week. He was in a zone all week, compiling an ERA of 2.12 while going 1-1. He hurled a shutout as well. In 23 starts this year, Case has struck out 83 batters in 207.2 innings of work. His ERA is currently 2.51, and he has a record of 11-12. Case has pitched 3 shutouts and 23 complete games. He's 4th in the American League in ERA and 10th in wins. The Player of the Week award in the National League goes to Philadelphia's Al Orth this time, as the pitcher displayed the best pitching performance in his league. He was in a zone all week, compiling an ERA of 1.06 while going 2-0. A complete game added to his brilliant performance. Opposing players have hit .260 against Al this season. While posting an ERA of 3.20, he was went 14-5 in 22 starts, fanning 42 and walking 33 hitters. He has 17 complete games and one shutout. He's 10th in the National Leauge in ERA and 3rd in wins. August 10th - Doc McJames shuts out Boston on 2 hits. Boston - Brooklyn's right-hander Doc McJames will never forget this day. The 27-year old recorded his first career shutout, a 2-hitter, against Boston on Saturday. McJames (13-10) fanned 1 and walked 2, throwing 105 pithces. Willie Keeler provided Brooklyn with the offense McJames needed as he got 2 hits in 4 AB, with 2 RBI. The final score of the game was 5-0. August 12th - Freeman (BOS) and McJames (BRO) win P.O.W. award It's the 2nd time that the American League Player of the Week award goes to Boston's rightfielder Buck Freeman. Buck went 11 for 24 (.458), while hitting 3 HR and collecting 13 RBI. The National League Player of the Week award goes to Doc McJames, one of Brooklyn's best starting pitchers. McJames was overpowering all week long, going 2-0 with an ERA of 0.50. Along the way, he struck out 9 in 18 innings. He hurled a shutout as well. August 12th - Nig Cuppy turns in great performance against Philadelphia Boston - Boston's right-hander Nig Cuppy will never forget this day. The 32-year old recorded his first career shutout, a 2-hitter, against Philadelphia on Monday. Socks Seybold spoiled the bid for a no-hitter when he doubled with one out in the 5th inning. Cuppy (11-8) struck out 5 and walked none, throwing 67 of 96 pitches for strikes. The hitting star for Boston was leftfielder Herm McFarland, as he got 3 hits in 4 AB, hitting a double. The final score of the game was 4-0. August 19th - New York's Selbach wins Player of the Week award The American League's best player of the week was Boston's Nig Cuppy, who wins the award for the 1st time in his career. Nig went 2-0 with an ERA of 3.50, while fanning 7 in 18 innings of work. He hurled a shutout as well. Opposing players have hit .254 against NIg this season. While posting an ERA of 3.02, he has went 12-8 in 25 starts, fanning 62 and walking 24 hitters. Nig has pitched one shutout and 18 complete games. Kip Selbach wins his 1st Player of the Week award. National League pitchers couldn't figure out how to retire this guy all week long. Kip pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .524 with 1 HR and 10 RBI while slugging .857. Selbach has hit for a .267 average this season. He has 27 extra base hits along with 139 total bases, resulting in a .387 slugging percentage. August 20th - Jesse Tannehill pitches his 3rd shutout of the season St. Louis - St. Louis' bats were sleeping, and Pittsburgh's Jesse Tannehill gave them no chance to wake up. He gave up just one hit in recording his 3rd shutout of the season. Tannehill (14-9) struck out 1 and issued 1 BB, throwing 54 of 90 pitches for strikes. Pittsburgh's shortstop Bones Ely got 2 hits in 3 AB. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Tannehill. Pittsburgh improved its record to 64-38, scoring 5 runs on 11 hits. August 24th - Win Kellum blanks Cleveland with a 2-hitter Boston - Boston's Win Kellum overmatched the opposing hitters all day long. Cleveland had no chance, collecting just 2 hits against the lefty. Kellum (17-8) struck out 1 and walked 1, throwing 61 of 99 pitches for strikes. The hitting star for Boston was third baseman Jimmy Collins, he went 2 for 4, homering once, scoring 2 runs. Boston improved its record to 61-46, scoring 5 runs on 8 hits. August 26th - Piatt and Tannehill win Player of the Week award It's the first time that the American League Player of the Week award goes to Philadelphia's pitcher Wiley Piatt. He was in a zone all week, compiling an ERA of 0.50 while going 2-0. He hurled a shutout as well. The National League's best player of the week was Pittsburgh's Jesse Tannehill, who wins the award for the first time in his career. Tannehill was overpowering all week long, going 2-0 with an ERA of 0.00. Along the way he struck out 3 in 18 innings and pitched two shutouts. Jesse has a record of 15-9 this season, with an ERA of 2.61. In 228 innings, he was struck out 59 batters. He has 24 complete games and 4 shutouts. He's 4th in the National League in ERA and 8th in wins. August 28th - Bill Bernhard turns in great performance against Chicago Philadelphia - It was a great day for Philadelphia's right-hander Bill Bernhard. The 30-year old recorded his first career shutout, a 1-hitter, against Chicago on Wednesday. Bernhard (10-15) fanned 1 and walked 1, throwing 122 pitches. Philadelphia's shortstop Tommy Corcoran finished 2 for 3. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Bernhard. The final score of the game was 1-0. August 30th - Dummy Taylor blanks Philadelphia with a 2-hitter New York - With his best stuff going, New York's Dummy Taylor overmtached the opposing hitters all day long. Philadelphia had no chance, collecting just 2 hits against the right-hander. Taylor (18-7) struck out 4 and walked 5, throwing 69 of 122 pitches for strikes. Danny Murphy provided New York with the offense Taylor needed as he went 2 for 4, doubling once. New York scored 3 runs on 4 hits. September 1st - New York's Hickman named Batter of the Month It's the first time that the American League Batter of the Month award goes to Boston's rightfielder Buck Freeman. Freeman helped his team with an average of .356 and 35 RBI in 104 at bats. His season features a batting average of .318 (141 hits in 443 AB), 23 doubles, 11 triples, and 21 homeruns. Freeman has collected 96 RBI and 80 runs as well. He's 4th in the American League in batting, 1st in homeruns and 1st in RBI. The National League's best player of the month was New York's Charlie Hickman, who wins the award for the 2nd time in his career. Charlie was on fire, hitting .323 with 3 homeruns and 18 RBI. His season numbers currently are: .331 AVG, 149 hits, 25 doubles, 13 triples, and 13 homeruns, along with 96 RBI and 80 runs scored. He's 6th in the National League in batting, 1st in homeruns and 1st in RBI. September 1st - Bernhard and Tannehill receiver Pitcher of the Month award Bill Bernhard pitched like a legend in August, and the American League named him Pitcher of the Month for his extraordinary performance. He went 4-2 in August and finished the month with an ERA of 1.70. He struck out 10 in 53 innings. Bill also fired a shutout. Opposing players have hit .250 against Bill this season. While posting an ERA of 2.89, he has went 10-15 in 26 starts, fanning 64 and walking 37 hitters. Bill has pitched one shutout and 24 complete games. Pittsburgh's Jesse Tannehill had a terrific August, and it earned him the National League Pitcher of the Month award. His record of 5-0 in 6 was among the leagues best this month. In 53 innings of work, he allowed just 33 hits while striking out 15, compiling an ERA of just 1.87. Jesse also fired two shutouts. His ERA of 2.66 has helped him to a 16-9 record this year. He has struck out 65 and walked 35 in 237 innings and has ptiched 4 shutouts and 25 complete games. He's 3rd in the National League in ERA and 8th in wins. Notable Transactions August 10th Cincinnati: CF Harry Bay was placed on waivers, designated for assignment and taken off the 40-man roster. August 13th Philadelphia (A): CF Harry Bay has been claimed off waivers from Cincinnati. Philadelphia (A): CF Harry Bay was assigned to the active roster.