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Carlton · 07-19-2004, 08:10 PM

JULY/AUGUST

Thursday, July 2nd

[b]IN THE NEWS: Seeing that George Davis is playing for the Giants, Ed Delahanty decides to jump to New York too. Leaving the Nationals in Detroit, he boards an eastbound train. He is put off the train for rowdy, and possibly drunken, behavior at Niagara Falls. When he tries to walk across the railroad bridge over the Niagara River, he suffers a broken leg (he falls to his death IRL). Big Ed will be fined by Ban Johnson and return to the Nationals before jumping to the Giants in 1904.[b]

Pitcher Jack Doscher, making his debut with the Brooklyn superbas, is the first son of a former ML player to also play in the ML. Father Herm was a third baseman with Troy, Chicago, and Cleveland before the turn of the century. Jack pitches only .1 IP today against Chappie McFarland and St. Louis, as Brooklyn loses 5-2...Jack will finish th eyear with 2 games pitched 1.1 IP 3 HA 1 BB 1 K

IN THE NEWS: In a game with the Boston Pilgrims (New York Highlanders IRL), White Sox OF Danny Green is called out at 1B by John Sheridan, and after returning to the bench continues to yell at the ump. Sheridan finally rushes the bench and hits Green with his mask, who then belts the umpire. The umpire is taken from the grounds and locked up on charges of disorderly conduct. An hour later he is released after bail is posted by Pilgrims owner Charles Sommers (Highlander president Joseph Gordon.IRL)

Friday, July 7th

With 14,722 in attendence at Washington, Cy Young wins his 16th game of the year and ties Pud Galvin with 360 career wins. Pud dies last March 7th in Pittsburgh.
Boston skipper Jimmy Collins hits his 2nd HR of the year to help his greatest asset...this also starts Jimmy Collins' 34 game hit streak

Monday, July 6th

The highlanders destroy the Browns 24-5, despite 5 errors by the Highlanders...
Jesse Tannehill gets his 12th win while 1b John Ganzel hits 6 rbis and Jack O'Connor gets 5 rbis Tuesday

At West Side Grounds in Chicago...Mordecai Brown pitches the game that makes Chicago manager Frank Chance trade for him next year. Brown allows only 3 hits in the 9-0 whitewash. Chance strikeouts 2x on Brown's unique pitch which many are calling the "sinker"

Tuesday, July 7th

In what will decide the AL pennnant, Jack Chesbro (10-9) feels a twinge in his shoulder after a 9-6 loss to the Browns and Ed Siever (6-7). Happy Jack will miss 5 weeks and the Highlanders will play only .500 ball during that period keeping even with the Pilgrims.

In Chicago, the best pitching matchup of the year takes place as Jake Weimer narrowly defeats ERA leader Chappie McFarland and the Cardinals 1-0. Weimer walks 3, K's 4 and allows only one hit to C Mike Grady. McFarland allows only 4 hits, all in the 6th...and walks 1 while K'ing 4. McFarland and Weimer end the day 1-2 in the NL ERA race at 2.20 and 2.24 respectively. This will be the 7th time that the Cardinals fail to score a run in McFarland's starts

Thursday, July 9th

In front of 11,476 in Huntington Grounds, including Pud Galvin's widow...Cy Young wins his 17th of the year and his 361 win of his career to pass Pud Galvin and become the all time win leader Once again Jimmy Collins is the catalyst going 2-3 with 3 stolen bases in the 7-2 victory

Kid Nichols loses 19-3 to Jay Hughes (2-1) and Brooklyn...Nichols is kocked out after giving up 11 runs and walking 4 in 3.1 IP. He stays at 355 career wins

Friday, July 10th

In a must win for Connie Mack to stay within 5 of the Highlander and Pilgrims, Eddie Plank gives up 1 run on 3 hits and Rube Waddell comes in for his 1st save in a 2-1 victory over the Browns

Saturday, July 11th

Noodles Hahn goes to 12-6 as he scatters 3 hits, 3 bb and K's 8 in a 1-0 SHO over the Phillies.

At Robinson Field a game between the Beaneaters and Cards is the longest so far in history of modern MLB the game lasts 14 innings. Chappie McFarland goes 10 IP but does not get the win. Manager/RF Patsy Donovan wins it in the 14th, running from 1st to home on a long Mike Grady double.

Tuesday, July 14th

In an ironic game two players whio will be traded for one another meet, and Jack Taylor beats Mordecai Brown 2-1...Jimmy Burke commits his 29th error of the year, leading to the deciding run...Burke will commit a MLB record 64 errors at SS this year.

Friday, July 17th

Detroit P Frank Kitson a 20 game loser for Brooklyn in 1902...will win one of his few this year as he scatters 3 hits in a 6-0 whitewash of the Highlanders...Kitson will end the year at 10-28 for the last place Tigers

IN THE NEWS: Rube Waddell is arrested for assaulting a fan who had criticized his pitching. Connie Mack bails him out of jail.

Saturday, July 18th

In only their 2nd meeting, Cy Young wins his 20th, beating Addie Joss and the Naps 7-3
Joss will only last 5 Ip and will be demoted to the bullpen after this start. He is 4-10 on the year

Sunday, July 19th
Dan McClelland of the Cuban X-Giants spins the first perfect game in black baseball history, blanking the Penn Park Athletic Club of York, 5-0.

Wild Bill Donovan of the Tigers completes the sweep of the Highlanders dropping them to 3 beind the Pilgrims for 1st place. Donovan has a PERFECT GAME goinginto the 8th when LF Tommy Dowd hits a shot just past Candy LaChance. Elberfield hits a good single in the 9th. Harry Howell falls to 14-7 on the year

The Reds destroy the Supebas 20-5 every player has 2 hits including Noodles Hahn who has 3.

Monday, July 20th

In a 13 inning contest, Philly runs out of pitchers, so utility man Shad Berry pitches 2.1 giving up 3 runs for the loss. Jack Cronin goes the full 13 for the Giants. George Van Haltren wins it on a SF

Tuesday, July 21st

IN THE NEWS: Rube Waddell no-hits the Nationals (Highlanders IRL on the 19th), except for Rabbit Robinson (Kid Elberfeld IRL) , who has 3 singles (4). he walks 1 and K's 10 gets Rube the CG SHO 6-0 win (plus a lavish six walks, down the A's 3-2. IRL) Waddell observes afterward, "If I would have walked him three (four) times, I would have pitched a no-hitter."

Weds, July 22nd

Jack Taylor and Mordecai Brown meet for the 2nd time in a week, Taylor again gets the win 8-4

Thursday, July 23rd

Bill Donovan (7-11) gets his 2nd SHO in a row as Detroit tops the Naps and Earl Moore (4-4) 4-0

Vic Willis scatters 3 hits in a Beaneater 3-0 win over the Superbas.

Tuesday, July 28th

In a 10-9 Boston loss to the Giants Cupid Childs collects his 2000th hit

Wednesday, July 29th

IN THE NEWS: Pittsburgh's Ed Doheny (9-9) jumps the team to return home because he is convinced he is being followed by detectives. The Pittsburg Post headlines Doheny going AWOL with a headline: 'His Mind is Thought To Be Deranged.' He will return on the 15th of August.

Christy Mathewson (13-7) and the Giants beat Kid Nichols (18-7) 6-2. Nichols is stuck at 357 career wins

KEY TRADES

Wednesday 7/22/1903 :

Trade between Chicago (N) and Washington :
Washington gets :
P Bob Wicker
Chicago (N) gets :
P Case Patten

Trade between Boston (N) and Chicago (A) :
Chicago (A) gets :
P Vic Willis
Boston (N) gets :
P Ted Breitenstein

Tuesday 7/28/1903 :

Trade between Brooklyn and Detroit :
Detroit gets :
P Doc Newton
Brooklyn gets :
P Wish Egan

Trade between Pittsburgh and Cleveland :
Cleveland gets :
P Kaiser Wilhelm
Pittsburgh gets :
P Gus Dorner

NONE of these trades made sense...

JULY AWARDS
Friday 8/1/1903 :

American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Jesse Tannehill (NYA)!
He had a record of 9-1 in 10 games started, with an ERA of 2.70 and 1 shutouts.

American League-Batter of the Month:
Jimmy Collins (BOS)!
He batted .420 in 131 AB, with 2 homers and 20 RBI. (34 game hit streak that will end 1st week of August]

National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Jack Taylor (CHN)!
He had a record of 7-0 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 1.45.

National League-Batter of the Month:
Tommy Corcoran (CIN)!
He batted .369 in 122 AB, with 1 homers and 29 RBI.

In his first start in Cleveland 29 yr old rookie Kaiser Wilhelm (5-4), wins 4-3 over Long Tom Hughes and the Pilgrims

Monday, August 3rd

Gus Dorner, in his 1st start with Pittsburgh, defeats Tornado Jake Weimer (14-14) and the Cubs 9-6. Weimer has lost 7 of his last 9 starts

Weds, August 5th

Ted Breitenstein (9-5) in his 1st start in the unpopular rade that sent Vic Willis to the White Sox, makes fans as he SHO his old team the Cardinals. Chappie McFarland (9-12) once again loses 1-0

Saturday, August 8th

In his 1st White Sox start, Vic Willis (14-10)is less then impressive but wins 6-5 over Wee Willie Sudhoff and the Browns

IN THE NEWS: An overhanging gallery atop the LF bleachers at Philadelphia's NL park collapses at 5:40 p.m. during a doubleheader with Boston, killing 12 and injuring 282. The second game is canceled and Philadelphia's remaining home games are played at the AL's Columbia Park.

Jesse Tannehill wins his 21st game and Wee Willie Keeler gets 200th hit off of division rivals teh Boston Pilgrims. NY papers describe this rivarly as the worst and most heated rivarly in baseball's history. Long Tom Hughes (9-16) gets the loss. Lefty Davis was ejected for arguing a called strike 3 and the benches cleared in the 8th when Tannehill plunked beloved Buck Freeman in the stomach...Candy LaChance hurt and not playing and also dubbed "Longshanks" by the Boston press, for his numbers against the Highlanders gets tossed after striking 1B John Ganzel. note-this never happened IRL, but I thought it made a nice rivarly story

Furious when an old black ball is put into play when Cleveland is at bat in the top of the 8th and his objections are ignored by umpire Tommy Connolly, Naps Captain and future manager Nap Lajoie hurls the ball over the grandstand, he is fined $500 but Cleveland goes on to win 4-2 as Earl Moore (6-5) outlasts "The Curveless Wonder" Al Orth (10-19) and the Nationals (IRL The Naps suffering the loss of the game to Detroit by forfeit. Detroit was leading 6-5. )

Monday, August 10th

Cy Young wins his 25th game of the year as he yields 1 hit, one walk and K's 10, in a 10-0 drubbing of the Tigers. A day after Collins ends his 34 game hit streak, he goes 4-5 with 3 rbis. He has 2b, 3b and almost a HR that hits the top of the wall to miss the cycle. Chick Stahl hits his 6th HR of the year, tied with teammate Buck Freeman and 5 behind Sam Crawford, who is the only Tiger to get a hit.

Weds, August 12th

Vic Willis gets his 2nd win for the 7th place Pale Hose...and is more impressive as he scatters 5 hits in the CG SHO over 2nd place NY.

Thursday 8/13/1903 :

PIT: Fred Clarke sets a new season Pittsburgh-Record for Triples with 18!

Sunday, August 16th

In a huge blow for the 3rd place Browns Roy Evans was injured while pitching in a 10-1 loss to NY. Evans at 15-9 is the main reason for the Browns success. He will pitch and lose one more time before his elbow forces him out again. The Browns will go 12-21 the rest of the season and get overtaken by the A's for 3rd place. They will have a big effect on the Pennant as they will lose 4 straight to the Highlanders then 3 straight to the Pilgrims.

Monday, August 17th

IN THE NEWS: Ban Johnson orders betting suppressed at all AL parks, a noble but futile gesture.

Weds, August 19th

Deacon Phillippe goes to 22-11 as he beats last year ROY Jim St. Vrain (10-12) and the Cubs. St. Vrain will again help the Pirates as he will defeat the Reds on 9-13 so that the Pirates can clinch the NL Pennant

At Philly utility man Shad Berry pitches his last game...but gets his 1st save, mainly playing LF Berry pitches 5 games this year...going 2-1 1 save and a 7.38 ERA

Kid Nichols beats former Cub and now Cardinal Bob Rhoads 14-3 to win his 18 of the year and get within 2 of Pud Galvin's 360 wins. Tom McCreery goes 3-4 with 2 rbis in the win. Mordecai Brown starting the game goes 3.2 perfect innings but leaves the game, but he will not miss a start

[Friday, August 21st[/i]

Vic Willis (17-10) wins his 4th straight since his trade to the White Sox, a 9-8 win over Doc Newton and the Tigers.

Harry Howell (17-13) wins over Al Orth (12-20) and the Nationals in a 5-0 SHO

Noodles Hahn wins his 22nd game versus 6 losses against Boston and Ted Breitenstein, who has lost 3 straight for the Beaneaters after his 3 hit SHO

Saturday, August 22nd

In his last start after coming back from the bullpen, Addie Joss 96-12) gets a 9-3 win over Wee Willie Sudhoff (12-17) and the Browns . Joss can only go 5.1 IP and allows 3 runs and 6 K's before he tires. Jesse Stovall pitches 3.2 of SHO ball to get the save

Sunday, August 23rd

Deacon Phillippe (23-11) defeats Mordecai Brown (13-16) who sets the Cardinal record for losses..6-2 . Honus Wagner goes 3-4 with 2 rbis and RF ALgie McBride hits his 7th HR, gets his 85th RBI in a 2-4 performance that has him sitting atop for the Triple Crown at .369-7-85

Monday, August 24th

The Pirates and Superbas play the longest game in Modern MLB history. The 15 inning game lasts 5 hours and 32 minutes Ed Phlps who goes 2-4 with 2 rbis is called a "rising star" and "best C in the game" by former Pirate C and now Philly manager Chief Zimmer.

Noodles Hahn gets his league leading 5th SHO beating Chicago and Case Patten in his 1st start for the Cubs 6-0

Chappie McFarland (12-14) loses to Roscoe Miller (12-13) and the Giants 3-0

Weds, August 26th

Rube Waddell (19-10) walks 1 and K's 7 and scatters 4 hits in a 6-0 win over Jack Chesbro and NY

Thursday, August 27th

Christy Mathewson beats Mordecai Brown 4-3

Friday, August 28th

IN THE NEWS: Cleveland and St. Louis (AL) players escape serious injury when their train derails near Napoleon, OH.

Saturday 8/29/1903 :

BOS: Jimmy Collins sets a new season AL-Record for Triples with 19!
CIN: Noodles Hahn sets a new season Cincinnati-Record for Wins with 24!

AUGUST AWARD
Monday 9/1/1903 :

American League-Pitcher of the Month:

Vic Willis (CHA)!
He had a record of 7-0 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 3.57 and 1 shutouts.

American League-Batter of the Month:
Nap Lajoie (CLE)!
He batted .450 in 120 AB, with 5 homers and 22 RBI.

National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Deacon Phillippe (PIT)!
He had a record of 7-1 in 8 games started, with an ERA of 1.52.

National League-Batter of the Month:
Jimmy Sheckard (BRO)!
He batted .388 in 103 AB, with 2 homers and 20 RBI.

07-19-2004, 08:10 PM	#22
Carlton Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 3,765	JULY/AUGUST Thursday, July 2nd [b]IN THE NEWS: Seeing that George Davis is playing for the Giants, Ed Delahanty decides to jump to New York too. Leaving the Nationals in Detroit, he boards an eastbound train. He is put off the train for rowdy, and possibly drunken, behavior at Niagara Falls. When he tries to walk across the railroad bridge over the Niagara River, he suffers a broken leg (he falls to his death IRL). Big Ed will be fined by Ban Johnson and return to the Nationals before jumping to the Giants in 1904.[b] Pitcher Jack Doscher, making his debut with the Brooklyn superbas, is the first son of a former ML player to also play in the ML. Father Herm was a third baseman with Troy, Chicago, and Cleveland before the turn of the century. Jack pitches only .1 IP today against Chappie McFarland and St. Louis, as Brooklyn loses 5-2...Jack will finish th eyear with 2 games pitched 1.1 IP 3 HA 1 BB 1 K IN THE NEWS: In a game with the Boston Pilgrims (New York Highlanders IRL), White Sox OF Danny Green is called out at 1B by John Sheridan, and after returning to the bench continues to yell at the ump. Sheridan finally rushes the bench and hits Green with his mask, who then belts the umpire. The umpire is taken from the grounds and locked up on charges of disorderly conduct. An hour later he is released after bail is posted by Pilgrims owner Charles Sommers (Highlander president Joseph Gordon.IRL) Friday, July 7th With 14,722 in attendence at Washington, Cy Young wins his 16th game of the year and ties Pud Galvin with 360 career wins. Pud dies last March 7th in Pittsburgh. Boston skipper Jimmy Collins hits his 2nd HR of the year to help his greatest asset...this also starts Jimmy Collins' 34 game hit streak Monday, July 6th The highlanders destroy the Browns 24-5, despite 5 errors by the Highlanders... Jesse Tannehill gets his 12th win while 1b John Ganzel hits 6 rbis and Jack O'Connor gets 5 rbis Tuesday At West Side Grounds in Chicago...Mordecai Brown pitches the game that makes Chicago manager Frank Chance trade for him next year. Brown allows only 3 hits in the 9-0 whitewash. Chance strikeouts 2x on Brown's unique pitch which many are calling the "sinker" Tuesday, July 7th In what will decide the AL pennnant, Jack Chesbro (10-9) feels a twinge in his shoulder after a 9-6 loss to the Browns and Ed Siever (6-7). Happy Jack will miss 5 weeks and the Highlanders will play only .500 ball during that period keeping even with the Pilgrims. In Chicago, the best pitching matchup of the year takes place as Jake Weimer narrowly defeats ERA leader Chappie McFarland and the Cardinals 1-0. Weimer walks 3, K's 4 and allows only one hit to C Mike Grady. McFarland allows only 4 hits, all in the 6th...and walks 1 while K'ing 4. McFarland and Weimer end the day 1-2 in the NL ERA race at 2.20 and 2.24 respectively. This will be the 7th time that the Cardinals fail to score a run in McFarland's starts Thursday, July 9th In front of 11,476 in Huntington Grounds, including Pud Galvin's widow...Cy Young wins his 17th of the year and his 361 win of his career to pass Pud Galvin and become the all time win leader Once again Jimmy Collins is the catalyst going 2-3 with 3 stolen bases in the 7-2 victory Kid Nichols loses 19-3 to Jay Hughes (2-1) and Brooklyn...Nichols is kocked out after giving up 11 runs and walking 4 in 3.1 IP. He stays at 355 career wins Friday, July 10th In a must win for Connie Mack to stay within 5 of the Highlander and Pilgrims, Eddie Plank gives up 1 run on 3 hits and Rube Waddell comes in for his 1st save in a 2-1 victory over the Browns Saturday, July 11th Noodles Hahn goes to 12-6 as he scatters 3 hits, 3 bb and K's 8 in a 1-0 SHO over the Phillies. At Robinson Field a game between the Beaneaters and Cards is the longest so far in history of modern MLB the game lasts 14 innings. Chappie McFarland goes 10 IP but does not get the win. Manager/RF Patsy Donovan wins it in the 14th, running from 1st to home on a long Mike Grady double. Tuesday, July 14th In an ironic game two players whio will be traded for one another meet, and Jack Taylor beats Mordecai Brown 2-1...Jimmy Burke commits his 29th error of the year, leading to the deciding run...Burke will commit a MLB record 64 errors at SS this year. Friday, July 17th Detroit P Frank Kitson a 20 game loser for Brooklyn in 1902...will win one of his few this year as he scatters 3 hits in a 6-0 whitewash of the Highlanders...Kitson will end the year at 10-28 for the last place Tigers IN THE NEWS: Rube Waddell is arrested for assaulting a fan who had criticized his pitching. Connie Mack bails him out of jail. Saturday, July 18th In only their 2nd meeting, Cy Young wins his 20th, beating Addie Joss and the Naps 7-3 Joss will only last 5 Ip and will be demoted to the bullpen after this start. He is 4-10 on the year Sunday, July 19th Dan McClelland of the Cuban X-Giants spins the first perfect game in black baseball history, blanking the Penn Park Athletic Club of York, 5-0. Wild Bill Donovan of the Tigers completes the sweep of the Highlanders dropping them to 3 beind the Pilgrims for 1st place. Donovan has a PERFECT GAME goinginto the 8th when LF Tommy Dowd hits a shot just past Candy LaChance. Elberfield hits a good single in the 9th. Harry Howell falls to 14-7 on the year The Reds destroy the Supebas 20-5 every player has 2 hits including Noodles Hahn who has 3. Monday, July 20th In a 13 inning contest, Philly runs out of pitchers, so utility man Shad Berry pitches 2.1 giving up 3 runs for the loss. Jack Cronin goes the full 13 for the Giants. George Van Haltren wins it on a SF Tuesday, July 21st IN THE NEWS: Rube Waddell no-hits the Nationals (Highlanders IRL on the 19th), except for Rabbit Robinson (Kid Elberfeld IRL) , who has 3 singles (4). he walks 1 and K's 10 gets Rube the CG SHO 6-0 win (plus a lavish six walks, down the A's 3-2. IRL) Waddell observes afterward, "If I would have walked him three (four) times, I would have pitched a no-hitter." Weds, July 22nd Jack Taylor and Mordecai Brown meet for the 2nd time in a week, Taylor again gets the win 8-4 Thursday, July 23rd Bill Donovan (7-11) gets his 2nd SHO in a row as Detroit tops the Naps and Earl Moore (4-4) 4-0 Vic Willis scatters 3 hits in a Beaneater 3-0 win over the Superbas. Tuesday, July 28th In a 10-9 Boston loss to the Giants Cupid Childs collects his 2000th hit Wednesday, July 29th IN THE NEWS: Pittsburgh's Ed Doheny (9-9) jumps the team to return home because he is convinced he is being followed by detectives. The Pittsburg Post headlines Doheny going AWOL with a headline: 'His Mind is Thought To Be Deranged.' He will return on the 15th of August. Christy Mathewson (13-7) and the Giants beat Kid Nichols (18-7) 6-2. Nichols is stuck at 357 career wins KEY TRADES Wednesday 7/22/1903 : Trade between Chicago (N) and Washington : Washington gets : P Bob Wicker Chicago (N) gets : P Case Patten Trade between Boston (N) and Chicago (A) : Chicago (A) gets : P Vic Willis Boston (N) gets : P Ted Breitenstein Tuesday 7/28/1903 : Trade between Brooklyn and Detroit : Detroit gets : P Doc Newton Brooklyn gets : P Wish Egan Trade between Pittsburgh and Cleveland : Cleveland gets : P Kaiser Wilhelm Pittsburgh gets : P Gus Dorner NONE of these trades made sense... JULY AWARDS Friday 8/1/1903 : American League-Pitcher of the Month: Jesse Tannehill (NYA)! He had a record of 9-1 in 10 games started, with an ERA of 2.70 and 1 shutouts. American League-Batter of the Month: Jimmy Collins (BOS)! He batted .420 in 131 AB, with 2 homers and 20 RBI. (34 game hit streak that will end 1st week of August] National League-Pitcher of the Month: Jack Taylor (CHN)! He had a record of 7-0 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 1.45. National League-Batter of the Month: Tommy Corcoran (CIN)! He batted .369 in 122 AB, with 1 homers and 29 RBI. In his first start in Cleveland 29 yr old rookie Kaiser Wilhelm (5-4), wins 4-3 over Long Tom Hughes and the Pilgrims Monday, August 3rd Gus Dorner, in his 1st start with Pittsburgh, defeats Tornado Jake Weimer (14-14) and the Cubs 9-6. Weimer has lost 7 of his last 9 starts Weds, August 5th Ted Breitenstein (9-5) in his 1st start in the unpopular rade that sent Vic Willis to the White Sox, makes fans as he SHO his old team the Cardinals. Chappie McFarland (9-12) once again loses 1-0 Saturday, August 8th In his 1st White Sox start, Vic Willis (14-10)is less then impressive but wins 6-5 over Wee Willie Sudhoff and the Browns IN THE NEWS: An overhanging gallery atop the LF bleachers at Philadelphia's NL park collapses at 5:40 p.m. during a doubleheader with Boston, killing 12 and injuring 282. The second game is canceled and Philadelphia's remaining home games are played at the AL's Columbia Park. Jesse Tannehill wins his 21st game and Wee Willie Keeler gets 200th hit off of division rivals teh Boston Pilgrims. NY papers describe this rivarly as the worst and most heated rivarly in baseball's history. Long Tom Hughes (9-16) gets the loss. Lefty Davis was ejected for arguing a called strike 3 and the benches cleared in the 8th when Tannehill plunked beloved Buck Freeman in the stomach...Candy LaChance hurt and not playing and also dubbed "Longshanks" by the Boston press, for his numbers against the Highlanders gets tossed after striking 1B John Ganzel. note-this never happened IRL, but I thought it made a nice rivarly story Furious when an old black ball is put into play when Cleveland is at bat in the top of the 8th and his objections are ignored by umpire Tommy Connolly, Naps Captain and future manager Nap Lajoie hurls the ball over the grandstand, he is fined $500 but Cleveland goes on to win 4-2 as Earl Moore (6-5) outlasts "The Curveless Wonder" Al Orth (10-19) and the Nationals (IRL The Naps suffering the loss of the game to Detroit by forfeit. Detroit was leading 6-5. ) Monday, August 10th Cy Young wins his 25th game of the year as he yields 1 hit, one walk and K's 10, in a 10-0 drubbing of the Tigers. A day after Collins ends his 34 game hit streak, he goes 4-5 with 3 rbis. He has 2b, 3b and almost a HR that hits the top of the wall to miss the cycle. Chick Stahl hits his 6th HR of the year, tied with teammate Buck Freeman and 5 behind Sam Crawford, who is the only Tiger to get a hit. Weds, August 12th Vic Willis gets his 2nd win for the 7th place Pale Hose...and is more impressive as he scatters 5 hits in the CG SHO over 2nd place NY. Thursday 8/13/1903 : PIT: Fred Clarke sets a new season Pittsburgh-Record for Triples with 18! Sunday, August 16th In a huge blow for the 3rd place Browns Roy Evans was injured while pitching in a 10-1 loss to NY. Evans at 15-9 is the main reason for the Browns success. He will pitch and lose one more time before his elbow forces him out again. The Browns will go 12-21 the rest of the season and get overtaken by the A's for 3rd place. They will have a big effect on the Pennant as they will lose 4 straight to the Highlanders then 3 straight to the Pilgrims. Monday, August 17th IN THE NEWS: Ban Johnson orders betting suppressed at all AL parks, a noble but futile gesture. Weds, August 19th Deacon Phillippe goes to 22-11 as he beats last year ROY Jim St. Vrain (10-12) and the Cubs. St. Vrain will again help the Pirates as he will defeat the Reds on 9-13 so that the Pirates can clinch the NL Pennant At Philly utility man Shad Berry pitches his last game...but gets his 1st save, mainly playing LF Berry pitches 5 games this year...going 2-1 1 save and a 7.38 ERA Kid Nichols beats former Cub and now Cardinal Bob Rhoads 14-3 to win his 18 of the year and get within 2 of Pud Galvin's 360 wins. Tom McCreery goes 3-4 with 2 rbis in the win. Mordecai Brown starting the game goes 3.2 perfect innings but leaves the game, but he will not miss a start [Friday, August 21st[/i] Vic Willis (17-10) wins his 4th straight since his trade to the White Sox, a 9-8 win over Doc Newton and the Tigers. Harry Howell (17-13) wins over Al Orth (12-20) and the Nationals in a 5-0 SHO Noodles Hahn wins his 22nd game versus 6 losses against Boston and Ted Breitenstein, who has lost 3 straight for the Beaneaters after his 3 hit SHO Saturday, August 22nd In his last start after coming back from the bullpen, Addie Joss 96-12) gets a 9-3 win over Wee Willie Sudhoff (12-17) and the Browns . Joss can only go 5.1 IP and allows 3 runs and 6 K's before he tires. Jesse Stovall pitches 3.2 of SHO ball to get the save Sunday, August 23rd Deacon Phillippe (23-11) defeats Mordecai Brown (13-16) who sets the Cardinal record for losses..6-2 . Honus Wagner goes 3-4 with 2 rbis and RF ALgie McBride hits his 7th HR, gets his 85th RBI in a 2-4 performance that has him sitting atop for the Triple Crown at .369-7-85 Monday, August 24th The Pirates and Superbas play the longest game in Modern MLB history. The 15 inning game lasts 5 hours and 32 minutes Ed Phlps who goes 2-4 with 2 rbis is called a "rising star" and "best C in the game" by former Pirate C and now Philly manager Chief Zimmer. Noodles Hahn gets his league leading 5th SHO beating Chicago and Case Patten in his 1st start for the Cubs 6-0 Chappie McFarland (12-14) loses to Roscoe Miller (12-13) and the Giants 3-0 Weds, August 26th Rube Waddell (19-10) walks 1 and K's 7 and scatters 4 hits in a 6-0 win over Jack Chesbro and NY Thursday, August 27th Christy Mathewson beats Mordecai Brown 4-3 Friday, August 28th IN THE NEWS: Cleveland and St. Louis (AL) players escape serious injury when their train derails near Napoleon, OH. Saturday 8/29/1903 : BOS: Jimmy Collins sets a new season AL-Record for Triples with 19! CIN: Noodles Hahn sets a new season Cincinnati-Record for Wins with 24! AUGUST AWARD Monday 9/1/1903 : American League-Pitcher of the Month: Vic Willis (CHA)! He had a record of 7-0 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 3.57 and 1 shutouts. American League-Batter of the Month: Nap Lajoie (CLE)! He batted .450 in 120 AB, with 5 homers and 22 RBI. National League-Pitcher of the Month: Deacon Phillippe (PIT)! He had a record of 7-1 in 8 games started, with an ERA of 1.52. National League-Batter of the Month: Jimmy Sheckard (BRO)! He batted .388 in 103 AB, with 2 homers and 20 RBI. Last edited by Carlton; 07-19-2004 at 08:16 PM.