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Carlton · 07-22-2004, 10:31 AM

Sunday, July 3rd

Cy Young pitches his 5th SHO of the year, and the 53rd of his career to get within 3 of Pud Galvin's record, but the real story is bad luck Frank Kitson. He PITCHES A PERFECT GAME into the 9th of the 0-0 game, when he proceeds to give up a 2 out triple to CF Bill Lange...then walks Parent, gives up a single to Jimmy Collins who extends his hit streak to 19, and then walks Freeman until retiring Herm McFarland...Young suts down the Crawfordless Tigers in the 9th...and Kitson loses a perfect game and the game 1-0.

At St.Louis where records are usually made...Nap Lajoie goes 6-7 with 4 runs scored to set the AL Xtra innings hits in a game, last held by Boston's Candy LaChance last year with 5...and tying Bill Keister for hits in a game...with 6. Keister set the record in 1902 with Washington.
This game is also the longest in AL and MLB history a 13 inning contest which lasts 6 hours

Tuesday, July 5th

John McGraw makes a BIG push for the pennant getting Addie Joss from Cleveland for Dummy Taylor and $5000. Joss will excel with Mathewson, who is out for the first two weeks.

Weds, July 6th

In Dummy Taylor's (10-6) 1st start for Cleveland. He gives up 5 runs, 2 earned...in beating 1st place NY 6-5. C Harry Bemis of Cleveland get s 3 rbis in the win. NY will start a slow decli adn Boston will make a push that will see them creep within 1 game of NY at the end of July

Tuesday, July 7th

To make matters worse for NY, like Chebro's injury last year, this year Wee Willie Keller (.323 36 rbis) is injured for 7 weeks, when he breaks his leg in a slide at 3rd. NY loses its 4 th straight getting swept by the Pale Hose. Roscoe Miller, a waive rpickup from the Giants, gets his 1st win for Chicagop (7-2) while Harry Howell falls to 14-5.

Sunday, July 10th

The Cubs send hard luck, no run support pitcher Clarence Currie to the Beaneaters for Ed Scott.

Weds, July 13th

Addie Joss makes an impressive debut in front of 17,995 at the Baker Bowl. Joss gives up 2 runs, 1 earned in his CG 2-1 win over Pop Williams (9-10)

for the 1st place Pirates, Deacon Phillippe goes to 18-2 with a 9-6 win over the Cubs and Mordecai Brown (11-10). Three Finger gives up a years worst 9 runs...but still leads the NL with a 1.71 ERA

Thursday, July 14th

Carence Currie's luck with Boston doesn't improve in his 1st start as he loses 6-4 to Bill Reidy (12-9). What a difference a year makes for Reidy. bill was 18-19 with a 3.99 ERA his 1st year with Brooklyn.

Sunday, July 17th

Dummy Taylor in his 2nd start has to go against the mighty Cy Young, who scatters 4 hits in his 6 SHO, 54th of his career. Taylor pitches well, but loses 3-0 to the Pilgrims.

Meanwhile, Addie Joss has the bad luck of facing Deacon Phillippe and the Pirates. Deacon wins his 19th of the year. Joss gives up 6 runs, but holds Honus Wagner to 0-5. The Pirates win 6-1.

In a 14 Inning contest Pop Dillon sets a new single Extra-Inning Game NL-Record for Hits with 6! He ties Ginger Beaumont who set it in 1901. Honus Wagner holds the record also with 6 in a 9 inning game. St Louis wins it as Uncle Charlie Moran, the C, goes 3-4 with 3 rbis including the game winner.

Saturday, July 23rd

Wild Bill Donovan (11-11) pitches his best game in 3 years as he whitewashes the Pilgrims 1-0. Donovan scatters2 hits and 4 walks while strikig out 5. Jesse Tannehill (7-15) gets the loss.

Monday, July 25th

Rube Waddell K's 13 Highlanders as Jack Katoll gets a rare start. Waddell walks one and gives up 2 hits. Katoll (0-2) pitches well but gives up 3 runs including a 3 run shot to Sock Seybold his 4th.

Cy Young putches his 7th SHO of the year...and wins his 13th straight...the 3rd time in his Pilgrim career he has doen so. Cy also beats his own record Cy Young sets the most consecutive IP w/o a walk or HB with 36 He bests Twillight Ed Killian (4-13) and the Tigers 3-0. Jimmy Collins gets hit in the ear and will be out for a week.

Wednesday, July 27th

IN THE NEWS: John McGraw and John T. Brush say they have no intention of playing a post-season series with the American League champions. "The Giants will not play a post season series with the American League champions. Ban Johnson has not been on the level with me personally, and the American League management has been crooked more than once." says McGraw. "When we clinch the National League pennant, we'll be champions of the only real major league," Ban Johnson fires back, "No thoughtful patron of baseball can weigh seriously the wild vaporings of this discredited player who was canned from the American League." As the New York Highlanders battle for the AL pennant, local pressure mounts, but Brush, still angry over the inter-league peace treaty, and McGraw, who despises Ban Johnson, are adamant. Johnson is not worried as McGraw and his Giants are 5.5 behind the Pirates, who have stated they will defend their title.

The Tigers purchase C Monte Beville from the Highlanders

The Boston Pilgrims send infielder Bill O'Neill and cash to Washington for 11-year vet Kip Selbach. Selbach almost went to the Highlanders in early May, but the deal was nixed by then-new Washington manager Patsy Donovan.

Addie Joss shutsout Jim St. Vrain and the Pirates 5-0 . Ed Delahany is the hero with a 2-4 3 rbis day.

Friday, July 29th
[b] CY YOUNG has two great significant events today...Cy wins his 400th GAME of his career and also extends his no walks or HBP streak to 48 in11-5 win. He also wins his 14th straight one behind his own and Jack Taylor's record of 15. Barney Wolfe (10-16) makes the history book as Young's 400th victim. Only one run is earned as the Pilgrims make history by commiting 7 ERRORS in a game, two by newly acquired Kip Selbach.

Saturday, July 30th

Ray Caldwell (5.1 IP), Ted Lewis (1.2 IP) and position player Shad Berry (2 IP) combine on a one hitter over the Cubs and former ROY Tornado Jake Weimer (14-11). The NO HITTER is broken up with Frank Chance's 2 out single in the top of the 9th

IN THE NEWS: Cardinal pitcher Jack Taylor walks seven and tosses three wild pitches to help the visiting Superbas ( the host Pirates beat St. Louis, 5–2 IRL) 9-1. The outcome will be viewed suspiciously because several local gamblers bet heavily on Brooklyn (Pittsburgh) before the game, but the real reason is Taylor and Jake Beckley's late night public drinking.

JULY AWARDS
Sunday 8/1/1904 :

American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Cy Young (BOS)!
He had a record of 7-0 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 0.44 and 2 shutouts.

American League-Batter of the Month:
Nap Lajoie (CLE)!
He batted .482 in 110 AB, with 3 homers and 16 RBI.

National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Addie Joss (NY1)!
He had a record of 5-1 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 1.60 and 1 shutouts.

National League-Batter of the Month:
Kitty Bransfield (PIT)!
He batted .388 in 103 AB, with 1 homers and 21 RBI.

Deadline Trades

Tuesday 7/26/1904 :

Trade between Detroit and Chicago (N) :
Chicago (N) gets :
P Doc Newton
$1,200,000 cash.
Detroit gets :
P Bill Phyle

Friday 7/29/1904 :

Trade between Cincinnati and Washington :
Washington gets :
2B Miller Huggins
Cincinnati gets :
SS Barry McCormick

Trade between Detroit and Boston (N) :
Boston (N) gets :
P Bill Donovan
Detroit gets :
P Togie Pittinger

Saturday 7/30/1904 :

Trade between Chicago (A) and Cleveland :
Cleveland gets :
P Nick Altrock
$2,400,000 cash.
Chicago (A) gets :
P Win Kellum

Code:

AL PENNANT RACE                                       NL PENNANT RACE

NYA	52-45                      		PIT	59-38
SLA	51-46				NYG	53-43
BOS	50-46				BRO	48-48
PHA	51-47				PHI	47-48
WAS	49-48				CHN	45-49

 
Jesse Burkett  .374  67 runs 	Ginger Beaumont  .356  6 Hrs 
Nap Lajoie      .344 		Honus Wagner     .341  59 rbis  78 runs 39 Sb
Jimmy Collins   4 hrs 56 rbis 		Sammy Strang       .322  36 sbs
Cy Young    21 Wins  1.49 ERA 	Mordecai Brown   14 wins 1.91 ERA  114 ks
Rube Waddell       1.91  253 ks 	Addie Joss           15 wins  2.27
Harry Howell        17 wins 108 ks	Deacon Phillippe   21 wins  2.17

Wednesday, August 3rd

At the Polo Grounds vs Christy Mathewson, the Phils Bill Keister goes 6-6 in the leadoff spot, to tie Honus Wagner for hits in a 9 inning game. Ironically Keister also holds the AL record for hits in a 9 inning game with 6.

Saturday, August 6th

Prompt action by Boston Pilgrims players Bill Dinneen, Norwood Gibson, Freddy Parent, and Hobe Ferris prevents a tragedy in a Cleveland hotel. Returning to their rooms following the game, the four are confronted by a fire sweeping through the 5th floor. They extinguish the blaze and are toasted as heroes.

Saturday, August 13th

In a 3-2 win over the 2nd place Giants, Honus Wagner sets a new season Pittsburgh-Record for Triples with 19! The Gianst will win 2 of 3 from the Pirates to get within 3 of 1st place.

Monday, August 22nd

In the biggest blowout of the 20th century, Pittsburgh destroys Brooklyn 25-4. Ginger Beaumont sets the NL record with 7 rbis, Fred Clarke sets the NL record for runs with 6. Last years MVP Algie McBride goes 3-6 with 3 rbis, including a triple. McBride is batting .255 3 hrs and 62 rbis. Bill Reidy (15-15) gets knocked out in 3 IP and Roy Evans allows 15 ER in 5 IP. Evans also walks 13 men setting the NL record.

Friday, August 26th

PHA: Topsy Hartsel sets a new season Philadelphia (A)-Record for Stolen Bases with 43!
CHA: Frank Smith pitches a 3-hit shutout against Boston (A)!!

Sunday, August 28th

Addie Joss, who has not lost since coming to the Giants wins against Brooklyn and Oscar "Flip Flop" Jones for his 21st win.

Cy Young gets his 53rd SHO of his career tying Pud Galvin for the career lead in Shutouts Young wins 3-0 over the White Sox

Wednesday, August 31st

IN THE NEWS: In a rowdy 10-9, 14-inning Giants win against Brooklyn (in Cincinnati IRL), ump Charley Zimmer tosses McGann and Dahlen for arguing a safe call for the Superbas (Reds.) The high point comes in the 6th when New York catcher Frank Bowerman slugs a fan, a music teacher named Albert Hartzell, who has been heckling him. Police escort the catcher from the field. Bowerman will be released from custody tomorrow when the fan drops the charges.

AUGUST AWARDS
Wednesday 9/1/1904 :

American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Cy Young (BOS)!
He had a record of 5-1 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 1.48 and 1 shutouts.

American League-Batter of the Month:
Nap Lajoie (CLE)!
He batted .417 in 108 AB, with 0 homers and 16 RBI.

National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Bill Duggleby (PHI)!
He had a record of 6-1 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 0.87 and 1 shutouts.

National League-Batter of the Month:
Ginger Beaumont (PIT)!
He batted .322 in 118 AB, with 2 homers and 33 RBI.

Monday, Sept 5th

Cy Young in an 8-0 win over the Naps gets his 9th SHO of the year and 54th of his career. Cy Young is now the career leader with 54 Shutouts The win also propels Boston to 3.5 over the Highlanders who are missing Willie Keeler, and is Cy Young''s 28th win of the year. With 2 more wins Cy Young will have 6 30 win seasons.

Weds, Sept 7th

Jesse Tannehil (12-20) so far a disappointment for the Pilgrims, tosses a one hitter against the A's. He also walks one and K's 2 in the 1-0 shutout.

Thursday, Sept 9th

Honus Wagner drives in 4 and scores 3 times as he hits for the cycle off Ned Garvin in a 12-3 win over Brooklyn. Jimmy Sheckard was the last man to hit for the cycle 5/15/1903. Wagner is the 4th player in MLB to get the cycle

Friday, Sept 9th

Cy Young and Rube Waddell battle again...this time for 14 innings!!! Rube Waddell sets the single game record by striking out 20 Pilgrims!!! but Cy Young once again outlasts Waddell and gets his 10th SHO of the year and his 29th win when Candy LaChance brings home Kip Selbach home on 2 outs in the bottom of the 14th

Saturday, Sept 10th

Bill Dineen (20-12) beats Andy Coakley (8-9) of the A's to clinch the AL pennant for the 2nd year in a row for the Pilgrims. On the same day The Pirates Michale Lynch (7-5) beats Amos Rusie (14-14...297 career wins) and the Reds 6-4, so Pittsburgh clinches the NL pennant for a rematch of the 1903 US Championship.

Thursday, September 22nd

IN THE NEWS: In the opener of a twinbill with the Reds, the Giants win, 7-5, behind Joe McGinnity. In the final game of his 19-year career as an OF/C, future Hall of Famer Jim O'Rourke, 52, catches for Joe McGinnity. It is O'Rourke's first ML game since 1893 (Benton Stark writes that O'Rourke hit .358 in 1900, but it was not in OB) and is 1-for-4 and scores a run.

The Pirates .258 will lead the NL in team batting, 31 points below the 1900 leaders. Team batting averages have dropped since then, mainly due to: the change from a diamond-shaped, 10-inch home plate to the 5-sided, 17-inch plate after 1901; the foul-strike rule adopted in 1901; and the introduction of the spitball and other doctored pitches in 1903.

Monday, Sept 26th

Joe Kelley, player/manager of the Reds gets his 2000th career hit off of Harry Felix of the Giants. Kelley does it in style with the game winning 2 run HR. Kelley is 22nd on the all time hits list.

Weds, Sept 28th

Amos Rusie wins his 17th and the 300th of his career a 5-1 win over Bill Reidy (19-20) and Brooklyn

[b] SEPTEMBER AWARDS
Friday 10/1/1904 :

American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Cy Young (BOS)!
He had a record of 7-1 in 8 games started, with an ERA of 0.83 and 3 shutouts.

American League-Batter of the Month:
Jimmy Collins (BOS)!
He batted .400 in 100 AB, with 3 homers and 25 RBI.

National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Jim St.Vrain (PIT)!
He had a record of 7-0 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 0.84.

National League-Batter of the Month:
Honus Wagner (PIT)!
He batted .437 in 119 AB, with 1 homers and 14 RBI.

07-22-2004, 10:31 AM	#28
Carlton Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 3,765	Sunday, July 3rd Cy Young pitches his 5th SHO of the year, and the 53rd of his career to get within 3 of Pud Galvin's record, but the real story is bad luck Frank Kitson. He PITCHES A PERFECT GAME into the 9th of the 0-0 game, when he proceeds to give up a 2 out triple to CF Bill Lange...then walks Parent, gives up a single to Jimmy Collins who extends his hit streak to 19, and then walks Freeman until retiring Herm McFarland...Young suts down the Crawfordless Tigers in the 9th...and Kitson loses a perfect game and the game 1-0. At St.Louis where records are usually made...Nap Lajoie goes 6-7 with 4 runs scored to set the AL Xtra innings hits in a game, last held by Boston's Candy LaChance last year with 5...and tying Bill Keister for hits in a game...with 6. Keister set the record in 1902 with Washington. This game is also the longest in AL and MLB history a 13 inning contest which lasts 6 hours Tuesday, July 5th John McGraw makes a BIG push for the pennant getting Addie Joss from Cleveland for Dummy Taylor and $5000. Joss will excel with Mathewson, who is out for the first two weeks. Weds, July 6th In Dummy Taylor's (10-6) 1st start for Cleveland. He gives up 5 runs, 2 earned...in beating 1st place NY 6-5. C Harry Bemis of Cleveland get s 3 rbis in the win. NY will start a slow decli adn Boston will make a push that will see them creep within 1 game of NY at the end of July Tuesday, July 7th To make matters worse for NY, like Chebro's injury last year, this year Wee Willie Keller (.323 36 rbis) is injured for 7 weeks, when he breaks his leg in a slide at 3rd. NY loses its 4 th straight getting swept by the Pale Hose. Roscoe Miller, a waive rpickup from the Giants, gets his 1st win for Chicagop (7-2) while Harry Howell falls to 14-5. Sunday, July 10th The Cubs send hard luck, no run support pitcher Clarence Currie to the Beaneaters for Ed Scott. Weds, July 13th Addie Joss makes an impressive debut in front of 17,995 at the Baker Bowl. Joss gives up 2 runs, 1 earned in his CG 2-1 win over Pop Williams (9-10) for the 1st place Pirates, Deacon Phillippe goes to 18-2 with a 9-6 win over the Cubs and Mordecai Brown (11-10). Three Finger gives up a years worst 9 runs...but still leads the NL with a 1.71 ERA Thursday, July 14th Carence Currie's luck with Boston doesn't improve in his 1st start as he loses 6-4 to Bill Reidy (12-9). What a difference a year makes for Reidy. bill was 18-19 with a 3.99 ERA his 1st year with Brooklyn. Sunday, July 17th Dummy Taylor in his 2nd start has to go against the mighty Cy Young, who scatters 4 hits in his 6 SHO, 54th of his career. Taylor pitches well, but loses 3-0 to the Pilgrims. Meanwhile, Addie Joss has the bad luck of facing Deacon Phillippe and the Pirates. Deacon wins his 19th of the year. Joss gives up 6 runs, but holds Honus Wagner to 0-5. The Pirates win 6-1. In a 14 Inning contest Pop Dillon sets a new single Extra-Inning Game NL-Record for Hits with 6! He ties Ginger Beaumont who set it in 1901. Honus Wagner holds the record also with 6 in a 9 inning game. St Louis wins it as Uncle Charlie Moran, the C, goes 3-4 with 3 rbis including the game winner. Saturday, July 23rd Wild Bill Donovan (11-11) pitches his best game in 3 years as he whitewashes the Pilgrims 1-0. Donovan scatters2 hits and 4 walks while strikig out 5. Jesse Tannehill (7-15) gets the loss. Monday, July 25th Rube Waddell K's 13 Highlanders as Jack Katoll gets a rare start. Waddell walks one and gives up 2 hits. Katoll (0-2) pitches well but gives up 3 runs including a 3 run shot to Sock Seybold his 4th. Cy Young putches his 7th SHO of the year...and wins his 13th straight...the 3rd time in his Pilgrim career he has doen so. Cy also beats his own record Cy Young sets the most consecutive IP w/o a walk or HB with 36 He bests Twillight Ed Killian (4-13) and the Tigers 3-0. Jimmy Collins gets hit in the ear and will be out for a week. Wednesday, July 27th IN THE NEWS: John McGraw and John T. Brush say they have no intention of playing a post-season series with the American League champions. "The Giants will not play a post season series with the American League champions. Ban Johnson has not been on the level with me personally, and the American League management has been crooked more than once." says McGraw. "When we clinch the National League pennant, we'll be champions of the only real major league," Ban Johnson fires back, "No thoughtful patron of baseball can weigh seriously the wild vaporings of this discredited player who was canned from the American League." As the New York Highlanders battle for the AL pennant, local pressure mounts, but Brush, still angry over the inter-league peace treaty, and McGraw, who despises Ban Johnson, are adamant. Johnson is not worried as McGraw and his Giants are 5.5 behind the Pirates, who have stated they will defend their title. The Tigers purchase C Monte Beville from the Highlanders The Boston Pilgrims send infielder Bill O'Neill and cash to Washington for 11-year vet Kip Selbach. Selbach almost went to the Highlanders in early May, but the deal was nixed by then-new Washington manager Patsy Donovan. Addie Joss shutsout Jim St. Vrain and the Pirates 5-0 . Ed Delahany is the hero with a 2-4 3 rbis day. Friday, July 29th [b] CY YOUNG has two great significant events today...Cy wins his 400th GAME of his career and also extends his no walks or HBP streak to 48 in11-5 win. He also wins his 14th straight one behind his own and Jack Taylor's record of 15. Barney Wolfe (10-16) makes the history book as Young's 400th victim. Only one run is earned as the Pilgrims make history by commiting 7 ERRORS in a game, two by newly acquired Kip Selbach. Saturday, July 30th Ray Caldwell (5.1 IP), Ted Lewis (1.2 IP) and position player Shad Berry (2 IP) combine on a one hitter over the Cubs and former ROY Tornado Jake Weimer (14-11). The NO HITTER is broken up with Frank Chance's 2 out single in the top of the 9th IN THE NEWS: Cardinal pitcher Jack Taylor walks seven and tosses three wild pitches to help the visiting Superbas ( the host Pirates beat St. Louis, 5–2 IRL) 9-1. The outcome will be viewed suspiciously because several local gamblers bet heavily on Brooklyn (Pittsburgh) before the game, but the real reason is Taylor and Jake Beckley's late night public drinking. JULY AWARDS Sunday 8/1/1904 : American League-Pitcher of the Month: Cy Young (BOS)! He had a record of 7-0 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 0.44 and 2 shutouts. American League-Batter of the Month: Nap Lajoie (CLE)! He batted .482 in 110 AB, with 3 homers and 16 RBI. National League-Pitcher of the Month: Addie Joss (NY1)! He had a record of 5-1 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 1.60 and 1 shutouts. National League-Batter of the Month: Kitty Bransfield (PIT)! He batted .388 in 103 AB, with 1 homers and 21 RBI. Deadline Trades Tuesday 7/26/1904 : Trade between Detroit and Chicago (N) : Chicago (N) gets : P Doc Newton $1,200,000 cash. Detroit gets : P Bill Phyle Friday 7/29/1904 : Trade between Cincinnati and Washington : Washington gets : 2B Miller Huggins Cincinnati gets : SS Barry McCormick Trade between Detroit and Boston (N) : Boston (N) gets : P Bill Donovan Detroit gets : P Togie Pittinger Saturday 7/30/1904 : Trade between Chicago (A) and Cleveland : Cleveland gets : P Nick Altrock $2,400,000 cash. Chicago (A) gets : P Win Kellum Code: AL PENNANT RACE NL PENNANT RACE NYA 52-45 PIT 59-38 SLA 51-46 NYG 53-43 BOS 50-46 BRO 48-48 PHA 51-47 PHI 47-48 WAS 49-48 CHN 45-49 Jesse Burkett .374 67 runs Ginger Beaumont .356 6 Hrs Nap Lajoie .344 Honus Wagner .341 59 rbis 78 runs 39 Sb Jimmy Collins 4 hrs 56 rbis Sammy Strang .322 36 sbs Cy Young 21 Wins 1.49 ERA Mordecai Brown 14 wins 1.91 ERA 114 ks Rube Waddell 1.91 253 ks Addie Joss 15 wins 2.27 Harry Howell 17 wins 108 ks Deacon Phillippe 21 wins 2.17 Wednesday, August 3rd At the Polo Grounds vs Christy Mathewson, the Phils Bill Keister goes 6-6 in the leadoff spot, to tie Honus Wagner for hits in a 9 inning game. Ironically Keister also holds the AL record for hits in a 9 inning game with 6. Saturday, August 6th Prompt action by Boston Pilgrims players Bill Dinneen, Norwood Gibson, Freddy Parent, and Hobe Ferris prevents a tragedy in a Cleveland hotel. Returning to their rooms following the game, the four are confronted by a fire sweeping through the 5th floor. They extinguish the blaze and are toasted as heroes. Saturday, August 13th In a 3-2 win over the 2nd place Giants, Honus Wagner sets a new season Pittsburgh-Record for Triples with 19! The Gianst will win 2 of 3 from the Pirates to get within 3 of 1st place. Monday, August 22nd In the biggest blowout of the 20th century, Pittsburgh destroys Brooklyn 25-4. Ginger Beaumont sets the NL record with 7 rbis, Fred Clarke sets the NL record for runs with 6. Last years MVP Algie McBride goes 3-6 with 3 rbis, including a triple. McBride is batting .255 3 hrs and 62 rbis. Bill Reidy (15-15) gets knocked out in 3 IP and Roy Evans allows 15 ER in 5 IP. Evans also walks 13 men setting the NL record. Friday, August 26th PHA: Topsy Hartsel sets a new season Philadelphia (A)-Record for Stolen Bases with 43! CHA: Frank Smith pitches a 3-hit shutout against Boston (A)!! Sunday, August 28th Addie Joss, who has not lost since coming to the Giants wins against Brooklyn and Oscar "Flip Flop" Jones for his 21st win. Cy Young gets his 53rd SHO of his career tying Pud Galvin for the career lead in Shutouts Young wins 3-0 over the White Sox Wednesday, August 31st IN THE NEWS: In a rowdy 10-9, 14-inning Giants win against Brooklyn (in Cincinnati IRL), ump Charley Zimmer tosses McGann and Dahlen for arguing a safe call for the Superbas (Reds.) The high point comes in the 6th when New York catcher Frank Bowerman slugs a fan, a music teacher named Albert Hartzell, who has been heckling him. Police escort the catcher from the field. Bowerman will be released from custody tomorrow when the fan drops the charges. AUGUST AWARDS Wednesday 9/1/1904 : American League-Pitcher of the Month: Cy Young (BOS)! He had a record of 5-1 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 1.48 and 1 shutouts. American League-Batter of the Month: Nap Lajoie (CLE)! He batted .417 in 108 AB, with 0 homers and 16 RBI. National League-Pitcher of the Month: Bill Duggleby (PHI)! He had a record of 6-1 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 0.87 and 1 shutouts. National League-Batter of the Month: Ginger Beaumont (PIT)! He batted .322 in 118 AB, with 2 homers and 33 RBI. Monday, Sept 5th Cy Young in an 8-0 win over the Naps gets his 9th SHO of the year and 54th of his career. Cy Young is now the career leader with 54 Shutouts The win also propels Boston to 3.5 over the Highlanders who are missing Willie Keeler, and is Cy Young''s 28th win of the year. With 2 more wins Cy Young will have 6 30 win seasons. Weds, Sept 7th Jesse Tannehil (12-20) so far a disappointment for the Pilgrims, tosses a one hitter against the A's. He also walks one and K's 2 in the 1-0 shutout. Thursday, Sept 9th Honus Wagner drives in 4 and scores 3 times as he hits for the cycle off Ned Garvin in a 12-3 win over Brooklyn. Jimmy Sheckard was the last man to hit for the cycle 5/15/1903. Wagner is the 4th player in MLB to get the cycle Friday, Sept 9th Cy Young and Rube Waddell battle again...this time for 14 innings!!! Rube Waddell sets the single game record by striking out 20 Pilgrims!!! but Cy Young once again outlasts Waddell and gets his 10th SHO of the year and his 29th win when Candy LaChance brings home Kip Selbach home on 2 outs in the bottom of the 14th Saturday, Sept 10th Bill Dineen (20-12) beats Andy Coakley (8-9) of the A's to clinch the AL pennant for the 2nd year in a row for the Pilgrims. On the same day The Pirates Michale Lynch (7-5) beats Amos Rusie (14-14...297 career wins) and the Reds 6-4, so Pittsburgh clinches the NL pennant for a rematch of the 1903 US Championship. Thursday, September 22nd IN THE NEWS: In the opener of a twinbill with the Reds, the Giants win, 7-5, behind Joe McGinnity. In the final game of his 19-year career as an OF/C, future Hall of Famer Jim O'Rourke, 52, catches for Joe McGinnity. It is O'Rourke's first ML game since 1893 (Benton Stark writes that O'Rourke hit .358 in 1900, but it was not in OB) and is 1-for-4 and scores a run. The Pirates .258 will lead the NL in team batting, 31 points below the 1900 leaders. Team batting averages have dropped since then, mainly due to: the change from a diamond-shaped, 10-inch home plate to the 5-sided, 17-inch plate after 1901; the foul-strike rule adopted in 1901; and the introduction of the spitball and other doctored pitches in 1903. Monday, Sept 26th Joe Kelley, player/manager of the Reds gets his 2000th career hit off of Harry Felix of the Giants. Kelley does it in style with the game winning 2 run HR. Kelley is 22nd on the all time hits list. Weds, Sept 28th Amos Rusie wins his 17th and the 300th of his career a 5-1 win over Bill Reidy (19-20) and Brooklyn [b] SEPTEMBER AWARDS Friday 10/1/1904 : American League-Pitcher of the Month: Cy Young (BOS)! He had a record of 7-1 in 8 games started, with an ERA of 0.83 and 3 shutouts. American League-Batter of the Month: Jimmy Collins (BOS)! He batted .400 in 100 AB, with 3 homers and 25 RBI. National League-Pitcher of the Month: Jim St.Vrain (PIT)! He had a record of 7-0 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 0.84. National League-Batter of the Month: Honus Wagner (PIT)! He batted .437 in 119 AB, with 1 homers and 14 RBI. Last edited by Carlton; 07-23-2004 at 08:22 AM.