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legendsport · 04-06-2006, 11:26 AM

from the Confederate Baseball Weekly, October 6, 1908:

LOUISVILLE SQUEEZES PAST BALTIMORE TO WIN PENNANT - Former C.S. Army officer Jesse Tannehill's troops had a tough road to hoe this season. The Baltimore Orioles, who won the pennant in 1907, actually improved their team mid-season by acquiring fiery outfielder Ty Cobb from Atlanta. But Tanny did not panic and guided his team to a pennant - one game ahead of Baltimore.

Nap Wilde (.317) and Sammy Strang (.315) led the way for the Louisville offense, while the pitching corps featured managed Tannehill (8-4, 3.77 in spot action), Ed Karger (24-11, 2.68) and Howie Camnitz (19-13, 2.63).

Baltimore, despite strong finishes from their trio of star hitters, just couldn't pass the Gears down the stretch. Kevin Durr led the Dixie League in hitting for the second straight year, collecting safeties at a .352 clip, while Ty Cobb picked up his pace for the O's and finished second in the batting race at .347. Lest we forget, superstar-in-the-making Sebastian Thibault hit .346 and led the Dixie League in runs batted in with 86. Unfortunately for Baltimore, the pitching wasn't there to help them get past the Gears.

LLOYD FAILS TO HIT .400, BUT MIAMI WINS PENNANT - John Henry Lloyd finished with a .395 batting average, short of the magical .400 number, but he was still happy when the regular campaign ended.

"We won the pennant - that's all that matters to me," said Lloyd as he watched his team celebrate their third straight Caribbean League pennant. "Pop (Watkins, the manager) has done a fabulous job and we've got one heckuva ballclub here. The Gears better watch themselves next week."

Lloyd spent six weeks out of the lineup after suffering a fractured kneecap in a game on August 21. That the Superbas won despite missing their most important player is testament to the talent and depth assembled by Watkins in Miami.

The pitching, as always, was tremendous. "The Lizard" Terceiro Aguilar had another outstanding campaign, racking up a 27-8 record with a 2.01 ERA and 385 strikeouts. Anton Roseldo was also stellar, going 19-10 with a 1.99 ERA. And third-starter Jose Mancheco did his part with a 2.83 ERA and a won-loss record of 19-14.

The Confederate Baseball Weekly's Top 25 Prospects (U.S. and C.S. Players):

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Batters
# 	Name			Team	Age	Pos	Contact	Power	Eye/Discipline	Speed	Range	Level	AVG	HR	RBI
1 	Joseph Sampson		PIT	22	CF	8	5	7	7	11	A	.237	5	48
3 	Rudel Dietrich		SJC	18	1B	8	4	7	13	6	A	.248	5	56
4 	Billy Hutchington	BAL	20	C 	7	4	7	4	2	Majors	.192	0	1
9 	Lemuel Gormley		OAK	23	CF	7	4	6	8	7	AA	.248	7	45
15 	Al Bridwell		SD	24	SS	7	3	7	13	4	Majors	.330	0	13
23 	Braxton Farmer		LOU	20	3B	7	4	6	10	6	Majors	.176	0	7
24 	Chief Wilson		BIR	25	RF	6	4	4	16	15	Majors	.228	0	8

Pitchers
# 	Name			Team	Age	Role	Stuff	Control	Mvment	Level	Rec	ERA	IP	HA	BB	K
2 	Elmer Steele		NY	22	SP	4	8	7	AA	13-7	1.89	214.0	157	62	233
5 	Charley Hall		SF	23	MR	5	5	8	Majors	0-0	1.59	5.2	6	0	5
6 	Nick Maddox		WAS	21	SP	2	6	8	A	7-7	1.38	156.0	95	43	189
7 	Frederico Nina		LA	24	SP	5	7	7	A	10-12	2.30	223.1	186	72	247
8 	Jefferson D. Wheelock	BIR	21	SP	7	5	4	A	11-6	1.94	232.0	157	77	276
10 	Jose Sutrez		NOP	21	SP	5	6	7	A	9-13	2.39	222.1	152	104	272
11 	Jack Rowan		CHI	21	SP	3	5	8	A	5-12	1.75	164.1	117	36	200
12 	George Hoffman		BAL	18	SP	3	6	8	A	11-14	2.08	233.1	184	82	260
13 	Hi West			NY	24	MR	4	5	8	AAA	2-3	3.30	43.2	44	16	20
14 	Chick Brandom		OAK	21	SP	3	6	8	A	2-1	1.29	28.0	17	12	32
16 	Bill Chappelle		COL	24	SP	3	6	8	A	10-7	1.00	170.1	97	35	194
17 	Roque Sabastro		LEE	19	SP	3	6	8	A	9-2	1.70	143.0	111	33	172
18 	Brendan Bussey		LOU	22	SP	3	6	7	AA	3-1	2.77	52.0	54	15	52
19 	Tom Tuckey		LOU	24	SP	2	8	8	AA	5-3	1.30	69.1	45	23	75
20 	Doc Martin		BOS	21	SP	4	3	8	A	14-15	2.62	251.0	189	109	275
21 	Bill Otey		NY	21	MR	2	7	8	AA	7-7	2.51	104.0	77	35	99
22 	Emilio Giobani		NOP	19	SP	3	8	5	A	6-4	2.20	110.1	89	27	126
25 	Bill Lattimore		WAS	24	SP	2	6	8	AA	10-8	2.48	196.0	169	76	248

The Final Standings

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C.S. Leagues Standings
Dixie
Team		W	L	PCT	GB	 Pyt.	Diff	 	Home	Away	XInn	1Run	M#	Streak	Last10
Louisville	86	64	.573	-	80-70	6	 	42-33	44-31	10-7	30-25	4	L2	5-5
Baltimore	85	65	.567	1.0	88-62	-3	 	46-29	39-36	9-8	35-26	-	W3	7-3
St. Louis	80	70	.533	6.0	79-71	1	 	40-35	40-35	10-5	27-24	-	W1	4-6
Birmingham	69	81	.460	17.0	74-76	-5	 	36-39	33-42	5-16	26-35	-	W3	7-3
Atlanta		66	84	.440	20.0	64-86	2	 	40-35	26-49	15-7	25-29	-	L6	3-7
Washington	64	86	.427	22.0	65-85	-1	 	35-40	29-46	8-14	29-33	-	L2	3-7

Caribbean
Team		W	L	PCT	GB	 Pyt.	Diff	 	Home	Away	XInn	1Run	M#	Streak	Last10
Miami		98	52	.653	-	97-53	1	 	52-23	46-29	13-10	29-22	*	W2	6-4
Havana		85	65	.567	13.0	80-70	5	 	44-31	41-34	9-5	33-21	-	L1	5-5
New Orleans	84	66	.560	14.0	90-60	-6	 	47-28	37-38	7-4	21-22	-	W1	4-6
Santo Domingo	68	82	.453	30.0	71-79	-3	 	35-40	33-42	5-11	18-23	-	L2	4-6
Leesburg	62	88	.413	36.0	61-89	1	 	35-40	27-48	7-4	27-31	-	L1	6-4
San Juan	53	97	.353	45.0	54-96	-1	 	29-46	24-51	5-12	19-28	-	W2	4-6

04-06-2006, 11:26 AM	#335
legendsport Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Behind The Lens Posts: 2,915	1908 C.S. Regular Season Recap from the Confederate Baseball Weekly, October 6, 1908: LOUISVILLE SQUEEZES PAST BALTIMORE TO WIN PENNANT - Former C.S. Army officer Jesse Tannehill's troops had a tough road to hoe this season. The Baltimore Orioles, who won the pennant in 1907, actually improved their team mid-season by acquiring fiery outfielder Ty Cobb from Atlanta. But Tanny did not panic and guided his team to a pennant - one game ahead of Baltimore. Nap Wilde (.317) and Sammy Strang (.315) led the way for the Louisville offense, while the pitching corps featured managed Tannehill (8-4, 3.77 in spot action), Ed Karger (24-11, 2.68) and Howie Camnitz (19-13, 2.63). Baltimore, despite strong finishes from their trio of star hitters, just couldn't pass the Gears down the stretch. Kevin Durr led the Dixie League in hitting for the second straight year, collecting safeties at a .352 clip, while Ty Cobb picked up his pace for the O's and finished second in the batting race at .347. Lest we forget, superstar-in-the-making Sebastian Thibault hit .346 and led the Dixie League in runs batted in with 86. Unfortunately for Baltimore, the pitching wasn't there to help them get past the Gears. LLOYD FAILS TO HIT .400, BUT MIAMI WINS PENNANT - John Henry Lloyd finished with a .395 batting average, short of the magical .400 number, but he was still happy when the regular campaign ended. "We won the pennant - that's all that matters to me," said Lloyd as he watched his team celebrate their third straight Caribbean League pennant. "Pop (Watkins, the manager) has done a fabulous job and we've got one heckuva ballclub here. The Gears better watch themselves next week." Lloyd spent six weeks out of the lineup after suffering a fractured kneecap in a game on August 21. That the Superbas won despite missing their most important player is testament to the talent and depth assembled by Watkins in Miami. The pitching, as always, was tremendous. "The Lizard" Terceiro Aguilar had another outstanding campaign, racking up a 27-8 record with a 2.01 ERA and 385 strikeouts. Anton Roseldo was also stellar, going 19-10 with a 1.99 ERA. And third-starter Jose Mancheco did his part with a 2.83 ERA and a won-loss record of 19-14. The Confederate Baseball Weekly's Top 25 Prospects (U.S. and C.S. Players): Code: Batters # Name Team Age Pos Contact Power Eye/Discipline Speed Range Level AVG HR RBI 1 Joseph Sampson PIT 22 CF 8 5 7 7 11 A .237 5 48 3 Rudel Dietrich SJC 18 1B 8 4 7 13 6 A .248 5 56 4 Billy Hutchington BAL 20 C 7 4 7 4 2 Majors .192 0 1 9 Lemuel Gormley OAK 23 CF 7 4 6 8 7 AA .248 7 45 15 Al Bridwell SD 24 SS 7 3 7 13 4 Majors .330 0 13 23 Braxton Farmer LOU 20 3B 7 4 6 10 6 Majors .176 0 7 24 Chief Wilson BIR 25 RF 6 4 4 16 15 Majors .228 0 8 Pitchers # Name Team Age Role Stuff Control Mvment Level Rec ERA IP HA BB K 2 Elmer Steele NY 22 SP 4 8 7 AA 13-7 1.89 214.0 157 62 233 5 Charley Hall SF 23 MR 5 5 8 Majors 0-0 1.59 5.2 6 0 5 6 Nick Maddox WAS 21 SP 2 6 8 A 7-7 1.38 156.0 95 43 189 7 Frederico Nina LA 24 SP 5 7 7 A 10-12 2.30 223.1 186 72 247 8 Jefferson D. Wheelock BIR 21 SP 7 5 4 A 11-6 1.94 232.0 157 77 276 10 Jose Sutrez NOP 21 SP 5 6 7 A 9-13 2.39 222.1 152 104 272 11 Jack Rowan CHI 21 SP 3 5 8 A 5-12 1.75 164.1 117 36 200 12 George Hoffman BAL 18 SP 3 6 8 A 11-14 2.08 233.1 184 82 260 13 Hi West NY 24 MR 4 5 8 AAA 2-3 3.30 43.2 44 16 20 14 Chick Brandom OAK 21 SP 3 6 8 A 2-1 1.29 28.0 17 12 32 16 Bill Chappelle COL 24 SP 3 6 8 A 10-7 1.00 170.1 97 35 194 17 Roque Sabastro LEE 19 SP 3 6 8 A 9-2 1.70 143.0 111 33 172 18 Brendan Bussey LOU 22 SP 3 6 7 AA 3-1 2.77 52.0 54 15 52 19 Tom Tuckey LOU 24 SP 2 8 8 AA 5-3 1.30 69.1 45 23 75 20 Doc Martin BOS 21 SP 4 3 8 A 14-15 2.62 251.0 189 109 275 21 Bill Otey NY 21 MR 2 7 8 AA 7-7 2.51 104.0 77 35 99 22 Emilio Giobani NOP 19 SP 3 8 5 A 6-4 2.20 110.1 89 27 126 25 Bill Lattimore WAS 24 SP 2 6 8 AA 10-8 2.48 196.0 169 76 248 The Final Standings Code: C.S. Leagues Standings Dixie Team W L PCT GB Pyt. Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Louisville 86 64 .573 - 80-70 6 42-33 44-31 10-7 30-25 4 L2 5-5 Baltimore 85 65 .567 1.0 88-62 -3 46-29 39-36 9-8 35-26 - W3 7-3 St. Louis 80 70 .533 6.0 79-71 1 40-35 40-35 10-5 27-24 - W1 4-6 Birmingham 69 81 .460 17.0 74-76 -5 36-39 33-42 5-16 26-35 - W3 7-3 Atlanta 66 84 .440 20.0 64-86 2 40-35 26-49 15-7 25-29 - L6 3-7 Washington 64 86 .427 22.0 65-85 -1 35-40 29-46 8-14 29-33 - L2 3-7 Caribbean Team W L PCT GB Pyt. Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Miami 98 52 .653 - 97-53 1 52-23 46-29 13-10 29-22 * W2 6-4 Havana 85 65 .567 13.0 80-70 5 44-31 41-34 9-5 33-21 - L1 5-5 New Orleans 84 66 .560 14.0 90-60 -6 47-28 37-38 7-4 21-22 - W1 4-6 Santo Domingo 68 82 .453 30.0 71-79 -3 35-40 33-42 5-11 18-23 - L2 4-6 Leesburg 62 88 .413 36.0 61-89 1 35-40 27-48 7-4 27-31 - L1 6-4 San Juan 53 97 .353 45.0 54-96 -1 29-46 24-51 5-12 19-28 - W2 4-6 __________________ Hexed & Countered on YouTube Figment League - A fictional history of baseball, basketball, football, hockey & more! Want to join in the fun? Shoot me a PM! Read the story of the Barrell Family - A Figment Baseball tale Same Song, Different Tune - The Barrells in the Modern Era Last edited by legendsport; 04-08-2006 at 04:28 PM.