September Batters of the Month:
AL -
Adam Sommer, LF, Chicago White Sox - He hit .473 with 10 RBI and 7 runs scored.
NL -
Whitey Kohse, SS, New York Giants - He hit .413 with 18 RBI, 11 runs scored and 2 home runs.
September Pitchers of the Month:
AL -
Babe Goodrum, Boston Red Sox - He went 3-0 with a 0.86 ERA.
NL -
Chester Haines, Philadelphia Phillies - He went 4-1 with a 1.96 ERA and a shutout.
Ancestors:
Campbell Ditty, CF, New York (N), Age 40 - Ditty stuck around to play this season with his son F.X. and he hit .259 and added 2 HR, 17 RBI and 7 doubles to the career lists that he leads. Now that F.X. has been traded to Brooklyn, Ditty will almost certainly retire.
Harry "The Haymaker" Cohan, C, Chicago (N), Age 41 - Harry gave it one more shot to see if he could still compete, and he proved that he could by hitting .296, albeit in just 27 games. After being asked to move to the minor this summers, Harry will undoubtedly retire as one of the all-time greats.
John "Pops" Falise, RF, Philadelphia (N), Age 36 - Pops continues to get better with age, tying the major league record with 28 HR. He has also had 100+ RBI in 5 straight seasons.
Jean-Francois "Flaky" Arsenault, SS, Chicago (A), Age 36 - Flaky missed 2 months of the season, but hit .327 overall and crept to within 42 hits of breaking Whiskey Allen's all-time hits record.
Genaro "Tito" Nunez, 2B, Boston (A), Age 35 - Tito became the 6th player to 3000 hits. This was the first time since his rookie year in 1911 that he did not steal at least 30 bases. He is still 27 steals away from becoming #1 all-time. He also won his 8th Gold Glove.
"Nasty Ned" Fargo, SP, St. Louis (A), Age 33 - After winning 28 games last season, Ned turned around and lost 24 this season. He started off terribly, but managed to improve late in the season and keep his stats from looking too awful.
Will Miller, LF, Washington, Age 33 - Will's .366 career average is currently the best all-time. He is 200 hits away from 3000. He is also just 8 steals away from becoming the 4th player to 600.
Thomas Strasser, CF, Detroit, Age 34 - Strasser hit .320 and tied a career best with 13 HR. He made his first World Series appearance since 1916 with Cleveland, and he hit .400. This is his third World Championship.
Chuck "Pudge" Harris, C, St. Louis (N), Age 32 - Pudge slipped late in the season and finished with a .281 average. That was his first sub-.300 average since 1920.
Ahrend "Professor" Nagel, SP, Philadelphia (A), Age 31 - Nagel won 20+ games for the 5th time. At age 31, he has 248 career wins.
Horst "Harry" Nagel, C, Boston (N), Age 29 - Harry hit well once he returned from last season's broken wrist, but the reaquisition of Dud Dietzsch hurts his future in Boston.
Donald "Duckie" Andrew, 2B, Cleveland, Age 29 - Duckie hit just .239, but he stole 63 bases and scored 100 runs.
Ben "Rabbi" Baum, CF, Philadelphia (A), Age 28 - Ben had another great season, hitting a career-high 25 HR and driving in 110 RBI. His career OPS is .961 after 11 seasons! He also won his first Gold Glove.
Bourbon Allen, SP, Boston (N), Age 28 - Bourbon had his greatest season, going 27-7 with a 2.28 ERA. He led the NL in wins and ERA. He was 1-1 with a 2.65 ERA in the World Series.
Whiskey Allen, Jr., SP, Boston (N), Age 27 - Junior may have finally arrived, although it took him 10 years. He won 20 games for the first time and had a 2.53 ERA, which was 2nd best in the NL. He went 1-1 with a 6.35 ERA in a World Series defeat.
Sam Kass, CF, Pittsburgh, Age 26 - Despite playing on the worst team in TWB history, Sam managed to drive in 90 RBI.
August "Fat Gus" Kahle, 3B, New York (A), Age 24 - Gus hit .366, which was 4th best in the AL.
Salvatore "The Sicilian Saucer" Rossi, CF, Philadelphia (A), Age 25 - Sal had the best average of his career, but because of injuries, had just 72 RBI.
Levi "Tyke" Walls, SS, Chicago (N), Age 30 - Tyke had yet another above-.300 season and scored over 100 runs for the 4th time. He also stole a career high 40 bases.
Kid Fite, 2B, Detroit, Age 24 - Kid finished 2nd in the AL batting race with a .388 average. He also tied a career high with 11 HR. His 96 RBI were a career best, and he led the AL with 121 runs scored. He hit .375 with 1 HR and 9 RBI in a World Series win.
Harry Finley, C, New York (A), Age 23 - Harry hit just .268 in his second full season, but he hit 8 HR and stole 36 bases. He also won his 2nd Gold Glove.
David "Pops" McAuliffe, 3B, Chicago (N), Age 22 - McAuliffe hit .322 and set a career best with a .828 OPS.
George "The General" Ward, RF, Boston (N), Age 23 - At age 23, Ward has won three straight batting titles. Now known as the General, he also hit a career high 8 HR. He hit .316 in a World Series loss.
Otto "Kaiser" Kahle, SP, Cleveland, Age 22 - At age 22, Otto has now had two 20-win seasons, going 20-9 with a career best 2.56 ERA, which led the AL.
David Wickersham, SP, Chicago (N), Age 21 - David had another great season, going 17-9 with a 2.99 ERA. Had he not missed the entire month of August, he could possibly have won 20 games.
Lloyd Johnson, 1B, New York (N), Age 20 - Lloyd had a lot of opportunities to start, but never nailed down a full-time job. He hit .272 with a career-best 7 HR and 60 RBI.
Alan Liao, 3B, Cincinnati, Age 21 - In his first full season, Liao hit .284 with 8 HR. He finished the season batting 3rd for the Reds. He also got talent increases in HR's and K's.
Woodrow "Woody" Woodworth, 2B, St. Louis (A), Age 21 - Woody hit .283 in 180 AB, but he has still been buried behind regular starters at 2B, 3B and SS. He is expected to contend for the starting SS job next spring.
Adolf "The Human Torch" Greisbach, SS, Detroit, Age 21 - Adolf got his first chance to start, and it paid off for the Tigers. He finished 3rd in the AL with a .388 average. In the World Series, he hit .286.
Carmack "Country" Alford, LF, Cincinnati, Age 20 - Late in the season, Carmack finally won a starting job in LF. He hit .324 with 6 HR in only 401 AB, and the Reds expect a lot out of him next season.
Carl "Dutch" Kahle, 3B, Washington, Age 21 - Dutch hit .252 in 218 AB, and he may be able to win a starting job next season.
Foglesong "Fuzz" Allen, LF, Cincinnati, Age 19 - Fuzz hit .323 with 11 HR, 74 RBI and 43 SB. That's very impressive for this 19-year-old who is batting 3rd for the Giants.
John "Bucky" Smith, SP, Chicago (N), Age 19 - In just his second season, Bucky won 18 games with a 4.13 ERA.
Leonard "Sunny" Davie, C, Chicago (A), Age 19 - Sunny hit just .233, but he is expected to make a serious run at a starting job next spring.
Swervin' Ervin Skjerly, CF, New York (A), Age 19 - Ervin hit .301 in his first full season.
Ricardo "Tiny" Bowden, SS, Boston (A), Age 19 - Tiny hit .308 with 61 RBI and 25 steals in his first full season.
Keith "Dead-Eye" Laverick, 1B, St. Louis (N), Age 19 - Keith hit .285 in 207 AB and should have a good shot at a starting job next spring.
Frank Smith, SP, Brooklyn, Age 18 - In his first season with the Robins, Frank went 6-14 with a 4.59 ERA. He is already #3 in Brooklyn's rotation, and great things are expected of him in the near future.
F.X. Ditty, 2B, Brooklyn, Age 18 - After beginning the season with his father on the Giants, Ditty was traded to Brooklyn, where he could become a starter as soon as next season.
Dewey Mickelsen, CF, Chicago (N), Age 18 - Dewey managed to get into 63 games while hitting .239. The Cubs have a very crowded outfield, but he could potentially become a starter if he is moved to LF next season.
Wolter "Boeken" Tjeenk-Willink, LF, Washington, Age 18 - Boeken hit just .200 (4 for 20) and it is unlikely he will see much more time next season with the great Will Miller ahead of him in LF and two strong 3B on the roster.
Virgil "Tank" Lusk, C, Philadelphia (A), Age 18 - Tank hit just .206 in his first shot in the majors. The A's have several other catchers and have a solid 1B in Sal Rossi, so Tank will have to fight for playing time.