NL Season Wrap-up
By the end of July, the Pirates closed to within 4 games of the Giants. Then in August, the Cubs came on strong. However, the Giants went 17-11 in August and 17-10 in September and managed to wrap up the pennant with three weeks left in the season. This is the first pennant for the Giants in 30 years. The last time they won the pennant, they had claimed their third straight in 1883 back when Hall of Famers
Dan Brouthers,
Roger Connor and
Buck Ewing roamed the bases. This year, 2-time BoY
Larry Doyle (.281, 43 HR, 140 RBI) led the Giants offense and the pitching staff was led by
Dick Rudolph (23-7, 3.66 ERA),
Jeff Tesreau (19-9, 3.09 ERA) and
Rube Marquard (17-10, 3.74 ERA).
Pittsburgh's pitching staff ranked 1st overall this season with
Claude Hendrix (21-6, 3.01 ERA) a front runner for the PoY Award and
Al Mamaux (13-10, 3.17 ERA) a possible RoY. Centerfielder
Max Carey (.306, 34 HR, 95 RBI, 65 SB) put himself in the BoY conversation.
In Chicago, the offense finally came around but it was too little, too late. They wound up scoring the 2nd most runs in the NL, but their 6th ranked pitching staff did not hold up their end of the bargain.
Fred Luderus (.327, 44 HR, 109 RBI) may win his 3rd BoY Award. He led the NL in OPS and he finished mere percentage points from winning the batting title. That honor went to Giants catcher
Chief Meyers.
Phillies second baseman
Nap Lajoie (.294, 51 doubles, 17 HR, 80 RBI) became the 4th player to join the 3500 hit club. He had a great season at age 39. He is already the all-time leader in doubles by an impressive 69 two-baggers. He is also just 361 hits shy of the all-time mark of 3882 set in 1912 by
John McGraw. If Lajoie comes back for another year, he will need just 33 hits to pass Hall of Famers
Ed Delahanty and
Ross Barnes for 2nd all-time.
Standings
Batting Leaders
Pitching Leaders
National League Rosters
