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luckymann · 07-12-2021, 06:46 AM

Aside from one at Chicago, the scheduling gods have bestowed upon us the gift of all games from here on in being home games.

For mine, our entire season rests upon the four-game homestand against the Reds with which we begin September. Even a split probably keeps us far enough in front with few enough games, and I’d willingly take it. But I’d love a 3-1 or 4-0.

After Deacon pitches us to a 4-1 win in the opener, the bats explode in the next one as we thrash them 15-1 with Steinfeldt going off: 4-for-5 with two doubles, a triple and six ribbies. Hahn gets us again the next day, 5-2 in 10 over Chesbro, and then McJames once again imperils his spot in the rotation with another shocker as they earn the split with a 13-9 win.

We lose again at the Cubs the next game, marking the first time we’ve dropped three on the bounce since the first day of June, as the Reds win both of a double-header against the Cards to close the gap to five games. Another defeat in 10 the next day amps up the pressure even further before a messy 8-7 win stops the rot, and the gods smile upon us as both the Reds and Beaneaters drop both games of their respective DHs, pushing us back out to a six-game cushion and reducing our magic number to 10. Another nail-biter the next day goes our way 3-2 in 11 as Charlie Moran walks it off with a single, just his sixth hit for the season, but then yet another poor showing by McJames consigns us to an 8-4 loss to round out the series.

After a 2-1 series win against the Phillies that includes a wild 18-10 victory in which Danny Murphy goes 5-for-6 and Billy Maloney homers and knocks in 6, the Beaneaters come to town for four. Some added flavour for this series with Delahanty and Wagner battling it out for the batting title, although I’m sure this is the furthest things from their minds. Our lead over the Reds has by this time shrunk to 4½ games. Our magic number sits at the biggest six I have ever seen.

We escape with a walkoff 4-3 win in the opener as Nance singles in the winner and Chesbro gets his 20th for the year. Phillippe pitches us to a tight 5-3 win the next day and, on a hunch, I throw the ball to Smith instead of McJames for the final game. He doesn’t let me down, keeping them to one run over six as we win it 7-1, and then Owen pitches a beauty in a 3-1 win that gets us the sweep.

As we enter our penultimate series against the Superbas, only ourselves and Cincy – still 4½ behind – remain alive and our magic number is a much more appealing 2. An emphatic 12-0 win behind a Chesbro 5-hitter halves that and we finally purchase our ticket to the dance with a 9-2 win a couple days later.

I fully exhale for the first time in a long time. Not sure why, given the numbers were always in our favour, but this one felt tighter the whole way through than those that preceded it. I have to take my hat off to the Reds. They finished their season with a 10-0 run and pushed us all the way. They’ll be sick of the sight of us by now, but their turn will come soon.

We sweep the Giants to finish with a record of 85-55.

Hot

Honus Wagner: misses out on the NL Triple Crown by one home run and one RBI, taking out the batting title with a 366 average. He also finishes runner up in stolen bases by one with 37 and becomes the first MLB position player to record 10 WAR.
Charlie Hickman: wins the NL home run title with 9. He also had 4 for Washington in the AL before coming across.
Frank Owen: wins the NL ERA title with 2.13 over 156 innings.
Nick Altrock: breaks John Malarkey’s single-season save record with 12.

Not

Charlie Dexter: hit 167 with an OPS+ of 15. Was similarly poor over this period last season and then was magnificent in the playoffs. Let’s hope things follow a similar trajectory this time around.
Doc McJames: 1-2 with a 5.59 ERA to cap off a year in which it is fair to say Doc regressed somewhat.

Around the Leagues

The White Sox falter just as the A’s charge and, when they meet in Philly for the regular season’s next-to-last series the two sides are dead level. The A’s win the first game 4-2 to take sole possession of the lead for the first time since early in the year, but the Sox bounce back to pinch the next game with 3 in the top 9th to take it 7-5. A comfortable 10-4 win puts the A’s back on top with three to play, although it costs them plenty with pitcher Snake Wiltse ruled out for the year with a torn labrum.
The A’s pull off their miracle comeback with a pair of wins over the Naps to break just about every beating heart on the South Side of the Windy City and set up a rematch with us.
Mordecai Brown one-hits the Cards in a 6-0 Cubs win.
Elmer Flick goes 6-for-6 against St. Louis in the Phillies’ second-last game, which they win 7-5.

Awards

09/07 POTW: AL – Ernie Courtney (Washington) 438 / 2 HR / 6 RBI; NL – Noodles Hahn (Cincinnati) 3-0 / 1.29 / 8 K / 28 IP.
09/14 POTW: AL – Freddy Parent (Boston) 481 / 4 RBI; NL – Sam Crawford (Cincinnati) 515 / 7 RBI.
09/21 POTW: AL – Nap Lajoie (Philadelphia) 458 / 6 RBI; NL – Oscar Jones (Cincinnati) 2-0 / 0.00 / 1 K / 18 IP.
09/28 POTW: AL – Rabbit Robinson (Cleveland) 667 / 1 RBI; NL – Elmer Flick (Philadelphia) 706 / 1 HR / 3 RBI.

AL Batter of the Month: Nap Lajoie (Philadelphia) 390 / 1 HR / 23 RBI.

NL Batter of the Month: Sam Crawford (Cincinnati) 439 / 29 RBI.

AL Pitcher of the Month: Harry Howell (New York) 6-1 / 2.47 / 43 K / 62 IP.

NL Pitcher of the Month: Rube Waddell (Chicago) 6-0 / 1.42 / 46 K / 57 IP.

AL Rookie of the Month: Jake Weimer (Boston) 4-3 / 2.39 / 36 K / 60.1 IP.

NL Rookie of the Month: Oscar Jones (Cincinnati) 5-1 / 1.38 / 10 K / 52 IP.

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luckymann Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2019 Posts: 13,542	1903 Stretch Aside from one at Chicago, the scheduling gods have bestowed upon us the gift of all games from here on in being home games. For mine, our entire season rests upon the four-game homestand against the Reds with which we begin September. Even a split probably keeps us far enough in front with few enough games, and I’d willingly take it. But I’d love a 3-1 or 4-0. After Deacon pitches us to a 4-1 win in the opener, the bats explode in the next one as we thrash them 15-1 with Steinfeldt going off: 4-for-5 with two doubles, a triple and six ribbies. Hahn gets us again the next day, 5-2 in 10 over Chesbro, and then McJames once again imperils his spot in the rotation with another shocker as they earn the split with a 13-9 win. We lose again at the Cubs the next game, marking the first time we’ve dropped three on the bounce since the first day of June, as the Reds win both of a double-header against the Cards to close the gap to five games. Another defeat in 10 the next day amps up the pressure even further before a messy 8-7 win stops the rot, and the gods smile upon us as both the Reds and Beaneaters drop both games of their respective DHs, pushing us back out to a six-game cushion and reducing our magic number to 10. Another nail-biter the next day goes our way 3-2 in 11 as Charlie Moran walks it off with a single, just his sixth hit for the season, but then yet another poor showing by McJames consigns us to an 8-4 loss to round out the series. After a 2-1 series win against the Phillies that includes a wild 18-10 victory in which Danny Murphy goes 5-for-6 and Billy Maloney homers and knocks in 6, the Beaneaters come to town for four. Some added flavour for this series with Delahanty and Wagner battling it out for the batting title, although I’m sure this is the furthest things from their minds. Our lead over the Reds has by this time shrunk to 4½ games. Our magic number sits at the biggest six I have ever seen. We escape with a walkoff 4-3 win in the opener as Nance singles in the winner and Chesbro gets his 20th for the year. Phillippe pitches us to a tight 5-3 win the next day and, on a hunch, I throw the ball to Smith instead of McJames for the final game. He doesn’t let me down, keeping them to one run over six as we win it 7-1, and then Owen pitches a beauty in a 3-1 win that gets us the sweep. As we enter our penultimate series against the Superbas, only ourselves and Cincy – still 4½ behind – remain alive and our magic number is a much more appealing 2. An emphatic 12-0 win behind a Chesbro 5-hitter halves that and we finally purchase our ticket to the dance with a 9-2 win a couple days later. I fully exhale for the first time in a long time. Not sure why, given the numbers were always in our favour, but this one felt tighter the whole way through than those that preceded it. I have to take my hat off to the Reds. They finished their season with a 10-0 run and pushed us all the way. They’ll be sick of the sight of us by now, but their turn will come soon. We sweep the Giants to finish with a record of 85-55. Hot Honus Wagner: misses out on the NL Triple Crown by one home run and one RBI, taking out the batting title with a 366 average. He also finishes runner up in stolen bases by one with 37 and becomes the first MLB position player to record 10 WAR. Charlie Hickman: wins the NL home run title with 9. He also had 4 for Washington in the AL before coming across. Frank Owen: wins the NL ERA title with 2.13 over 156 innings. Nick Altrock: breaks John Malarkey’s single-season save record with 12. Not Charlie Dexter: hit 167 with an OPS+ of 15. Was similarly poor over this period last season and then was magnificent in the playoffs. Let’s hope things follow a similar trajectory this time around. Doc McJames: 1-2 with a 5.59 ERA to cap off a year in which it is fair to say Doc regressed somewhat. Around the Leagues The White Sox falter just as the A’s charge and, when they meet in Philly for the regular season’s next-to-last series the two sides are dead level. The A’s win the first game 4-2 to take sole possession of the lead for the first time since early in the year, but the Sox bounce back to pinch the next game with 3 in the top 9th to take it 7-5. A comfortable 10-4 win puts the A’s back on top with three to play, although it costs them plenty with pitcher Snake Wiltse ruled out for the year with a torn labrum. The A’s pull off their miracle comeback with a pair of wins over the Naps to break just about every beating heart on the South Side of the Windy City and set up a rematch with us. Mordecai Brown one-hits the Cards in a 6-0 Cubs win. Elmer Flick goes 6-for-6 against St. Louis in the Phillies’ second-last game, which they win 7-5. Awards 09/07 POTW: AL – Ernie Courtney (Washington) 438 / 2 HR / 6 RBI; NL – Noodles Hahn (Cincinnati) 3-0 / 1.29 / 8 K / 28 IP. 09/14 POTW: AL – Freddy Parent (Boston) 481 / 4 RBI; NL – Sam Crawford (Cincinnati) 515 / 7 RBI. 09/21 POTW: AL – Nap Lajoie (Philadelphia) 458 / 6 RBI; NL – Oscar Jones (Cincinnati) 2-0 / 0.00 / 1 K / 18 IP. 09/28 POTW: AL – Rabbit Robinson (Cleveland) 667 / 1 RBI; NL – Elmer Flick (Philadelphia) 706 / 1 HR / 3 RBI. AL Batter of the Month: Nap Lajoie (Philadelphia) 390 / 1 HR / 23 RBI. NL Batter of the Month: Sam Crawford (Cincinnati) 439 / 29 RBI. AL Pitcher of the Month: Harry Howell (New York) 6-1 / 2.47 / 43 K / 62 IP. NL Pitcher of the Month: Rube Waddell (Chicago) 6-0 / 1.42 / 46 K / 57 IP. AL Rookie of the Month: Jake Weimer (Boston) 4-3 / 2.39 / 36 K / 60.1 IP. 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