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Old 11-15-2019, 01:48 AM   #11
Jamee999
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 769
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Changes
  • Release random 4*+ - Cleveland 3B Bill Bradley becomes a free agent, but elects to re-sign with the Blues.
  • Change triples (fewer) - Triples will be 30% lower than otherwise.
  • Random expansion - I used the Census List of Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places in the US in 1910. I picked at random one city from the top 25, and one city in the top 100. Before the 1908 season, the National League will add the Louisville Colonels and the New Jersey Nationals (based in Passaic).
American League
Boston Americans (92-48)
Milwaukee Brewers (90-50)
Cleveland Blues (81-59)
Chicago White Sox (70-70)
Philadelphia Athletics (69-71)
Baltimore Orioles (66-74)
Washington Senators (60-80)
Detroit Tigers (58-82)
Duluth Dragons (58-82)
Providence Angels (56-84)

AL MVP: Pete Hill (Boston) (2nd award)
AL MOP: Fred Beebe (Cleveland)
AL ROY: Walter Johnson (Washington)

National League
Cincinnati Reds (81-59)
Philadelphia Phillies (76-64)
Pittsburgh Pirates (76-64)
St. Louis Cardinals (71-69)
Boston Beaneaters (66-74)
Chicago Orphans (66-74)
Brooklyn Superbas (65-75)
New York Giants (59-81)

NL MVP: Joe Tinker (New York)
NL MOP: Red Ames (Boston)
NL ROY: Tris Speaker (New York)

Statistical Leaders
Batting Average: Nap Lajoie (Philadelphia) .341, Ginger Beaumont (Pittsburgh) .323
Home Runs: Buck Freeman (Boston) / Socks Seybold (Philadelphia) 8, Harry Lumley (Pittsburgh) / Frank Schulte (Cincinnati) 6
Runs Batted In: Jimmy Collins (Boston) 83, Harry Lumley (Pittsburgh) 67
Stolen Bases: Pete Hill (Boston) 66, Art Devlin (Boston) 53
WAR: Pete Hill (Boston) 11.6, Joe Tinker (New York) 8.4

Wins: Eddie Plank (Chicago) 23, Jack Coombs (New York) / Doc White (Philadelphia) 18
ERA: Fred Beebe (Cleveland) 1.53, Red Ames (Boston) 1.64
Strikeouts: Walter Johnson (Washington) 172, Christy Mathewson (New York) 185
Saves: Joe Harris (Milwaukee) 31, King Brady (St. Louis) 30
WAR: Walter Johnson (Washington) 8.5, Christy Mathewson (New York) 10.1

Notes
- Boston won and Milwaukee lost on the last day of the season, securing the Americans' fourth straight pennant.
- Pete Hill's 11.6 WAR set a new single-season record.
- Nap Lajoie had a 10 WAR season, batting .341/.387/.468.
- Teenaged rookie Walter Johnson emerged as a rising star.
- 38-year-old Jesse Burkett (St. Louis) led the NL in OPS.
- Jimmy Sebring (St. Louis) and Kid Nance (Detroit) each had a six-hit game.
- Cy Young (Boston) retired after appearing in only two games. He went 111-35 with a 2.03 ERA in the American League, winning four Outstanding Pitcher Awards and four World Series. The AL chose to name its pitching award after him.
- Deacon Phillippe (Brooklyn) retired following injury issues. He won 20 games and the World Series for Pittsburgh in 1901, before being traded to the Dodgers. He retired with a 69-82 career record, and a 2.87 ERA.

World Series
- Boston defeated Cincinnati, 5 games to 4.
- Chick Stahl was series MVP, going 10-37 with 4 RBI.
- George Winter won Games One and Nine for the Americans. Joe Yeager also won two games for Boston.
- Ace Noodles Hahn took three losses for the Reds.
- Boston's shortstop Freddy Parent and first baseman Buck Freeman missed the series through injury, as did Cincinnati outfielder Sam Crawford.
- Boston's fourth title, and third straight.

Off-Season
- In the expansion draft, Louisville selects Boston starter George Winter, while New Jersey acquires Pittsburgh fireballer Rube Waddell.
- New Jersey took Joe Jackson with the first pick in the regular draft.
- Frank Baker went second to Louisville.
- Providence selected Harry Krause at #3.
- Duluth used the fourth choice on Smokey Joe Wood.
- The Giants picked Gavvy Cravath with the sixth pick.
- Hippo Vaughn went seventh to the Senators.
- Baltimore picked Rube Marquard ninth.


Joe Tinker won the National League MVP, but the Giants finished in last place.


Chick Stahl was the World Series MVP.
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