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Old 07-01-2005, 08:56 PM   #68
liamdaly
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GROVER ALEXANDER: 1915-1927

289-183, 3.15. Ten seasons with at least 20 wins, including seven in a row from 1920-26. MOP in 1921 (26-11, 2.97). Eight All-Star selections. Threw a no-hitter in 1916, and won a ring the same season with Detroit. Won strikeout crown 8 times, and finished career with 2996 Ks (4th among retired pitchers). His 1.63 ERA in 1915 is the best single-season mark of all time.

RUBE MARQUARD: 1908-1927
306-171, 3.26. Three-time MOP (1917, 1919, 1922) who set a National League record with 30 victories in 1922. Made 12 All-Star teams. Won at least 20 games nine times, and had 3 19-win seasons. Won four ERA titles. Ace of World Series-winning Giants teams in 1917 , 1921, and 1922.

HARRY MORAN: 1913-1927
292-165, 3.40. Retired after 31-5 season with Detroit that established a new single-season record for victories and earned him an MOP. Won at least 20 games seven more times. Made six All-Star teams. 2622-1122 K/BB ratio. Starred with outstanding Detroit teams of the 1910s.

GEORGE MULLIN: 1902-1921
277-237, 3.18. Won at least 20 games five times as ace of outstanding Detroit teams of the teens. One World Series ring.

CHUCK ROSE: 1911-1927
295-212, 3.37. Rookie of the Year in 1911 who won two World Series with Red Sox in 1914 and 1915. A six-time All-Star with Red Sox and Senators. Ten seasons with at least 20 wins. 2062 strikeouts with only 957 walks.


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BILL CUNNINGHAM: 1910-1926

.302-140-1133. 2322 hits, 1288 runs scored, 1077 walks, 446 steals. Lifetime OBP of .387. In top ten all time in HR. Six All-Star selections with the Senators; often considered the second best at his position in the AL. Won a Slick Fielder Award.


TOMMY LEACH: 1898-1916
.295-63-1160. 2684 hits, 1428 runs scored. Six All-Star appearances. Won WS rings with Pirates in 1905 and 1907.


SIMON NICHOLLS: 1903, 1906-1923
.296-118-1127. 2674 hits. 1270 runs scored. Finished in top ten in homers seven times. Four-time All-Star. One Slick Fielder award at SS.

SANDY PIEZ: 1914-1927
.320-39-744. 2261 hits; 1220 runs scored; 952 stolen bases. Won four World Series rings with Giants and made four All-Star teams. Led National League in stolen bases four times; holds major league record for steals in a single season with 110 (1918). Won three American League steals crowns after trade to Browns.

TRIS SPEAKER: 1907-1927
.312-91-1538. 3088 hits; 639 doubles; 245 triples; 1617 runs scored; 638 steals. Ranks in top ten in most offensive categories. Won two MOB awards (1914, 1915). Nine times an All-Star. Greatest defensive outfielder of all time; won 14 Slick Fielder awards, now the most in history. His 38-game hitting streak in 1911 and 1912 is the longest of all time. Won batting titles in 1912 (.372) and 1915 (.375), and hit .384 in 1914. Won nine World Series with the Red Sox.
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