American Baseball Association

bigjas · 06-15-2005, 04:10 AM

The Story of Amos Rusie...

http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseb...Rusie_Amos.stm

"They called the big farmer from Indiana "The Hoosier Thunderbolt," and he personified sheer power pitching in the 1890s. Amos Rusie was the principal reason the pitcher's mound was moved back from 50' to the present 60'6" in 1893.

Rusie had a crackling curveball and a change of pace, hit well, and played outfield on an occasional day off from the mound. He came to the New York Giants, after a season with his hometown Indianapolis team, to fill a gap created by the defection of several Giants to the Players' League. When the rebellion of the star players ended after a single season, Rusie was well established. In their absence he had led the league with 36 wins and in winning percentage and strikeouts

In 1895 one of the most oppressive men to own a big league team, Andrew Freedman, bought the Giants and began to feud with Rusie. Fined that year for missing curfews when he insisted he wasn't out of his room, Rusie demanded his money be restored as part of his 1896 contract. Freedman refused and Rusie stayed home, missing the entire season. He sued the Giants for $5,000 in lost salary and damages and challenged the reserve clause. Freedman refused to knuckle under, but the other owners feared the legal challenge and raised the sum Rusie demanded. He was happy to have had an idle summer and make several thousand dollars more than he would have had he pitched."

In this alternate universe, the owners of 1895 decided to mind their own business when it came to the Rusie-Freedman fued. In the end, Rusie's case went all the way to the Supreme Court, and in a landmark decision, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Amos Rusie before the 1901 season. It was Amos Rusie and not Curt Flood who challenged the reserve clause and won.

The American and National League owners, who had been bitter rivals, now realized that the players had just gotten a ton of power. They could shop their services to any team they wanted for the right price. The owners knew that both leagues couldn't survive on their own in this era of baseball. It was at this point that the American Baseball Association was formed.

bigjas · 06-15-2005, 04:28 AM

1901 American Baseball Association League Structure

Code:

American League                                 National League
Baltimore Orioles - Oriole Park                 Boston Beaneaters - South End Grounds
Boston Americans - Huntington Avenue Grounds    Brooklyn Superbas - Washington Park
Chicago White Stockings - South Side Park       Chicago Orphans - West Side Grounds
Cleveland Blues - League Park                   Cincinnati Reds - Redland Field
Detroit Tigers - Bennett Park                   New York Giants - Polo Grounds
Milwaukee Brewers - Lloyd Street Grounds        Philadelphia Phillies - Baker Bowl
Philadelphia Athletics - Columbia Park          Pittsburgh Pirates - Exposition Park
Washington Senators - American League Park      St. Louis Cardinals - Robison Field

bigjas · 06-15-2005, 01:47 PM

April 1901

The first month of the new ABA was a joyous success. Fans came in droves to see professional baseball in its new form. The season started April 18th when the National League started it's schedule. Naturally, the first game played was in Cincinnati, OH. Unfortunately for Reds' fans, the Reds lost to the juggernaut Pirates 10-3. The Pirates jumped out into the NL lead with a 9-2 record, but the New York Giants are right on their heels, one game back.

The American League started it's schedule on the 24th of April. The Baltimore Orioles, who look to be the favorites this year, jumped out to a 5-1 record, but the Tigers are only one game back.

Code:

American League Standings           National League Standings
Team         W L  PCT GB            Team         W  L  PCT GB
Baltimore    5 1 .833  -            Pittsburgh   9  2 .818  -
Detroit      4 2 .667  1            New York     8  3 .727  1
Chicago      3 3 .500  2            Boston       6  5 .545  3
Milwaukee    3 3 .500  2            Philadelphia 6  5 .545  3
Philadelphia 3 3 .500  2            Chicago      7  6 .538  3
Washington   3 3 .500  2            St. Louis    5  6 .455  4
Cleveland    2 4 .333  3            Cincinnati   3 10 .231  7
Boston       1 5 .167  4            Brooklyn     2  9 .182  7

Headlines
April 29th - Boston's McFarland wins Player of the Week Award
It's the first time that the American League Player of the Week Award goes to Boston's leftfielder Herm McFarland. In 17 at bats, he hit .471 with 1 HR and 8 RBI. The National League Player of the Week Award goes to Charlie Hickman, New York's starting first baseman. Hickman helped his team with an average of .522 and 6 RBI in 23 at bats.

Transactions
April 1st
New York: SP Harry Felix was promoted from AA to the active roster.
Detroit: SS Harry Lochhead was promoted from AA to the active roster.
New York: 2B Ray Nelson was placed on waivers, designated for assignment and taken off the 40-man roster.
Philadelphia (N): RF George Browne was placed on waivers, designated for assignment and taken off the 40-man roster.
Philadelphia (N): C Fred Jacklitsch was placed on waivers, designated for assignment and taken off the 40-man roster.

April 18th
Cleveland: SS Russ Hall was promoted from AAA to the active roster.

April 21st
New York: RF George Browne has been claimed off waivers from Philadelphia (N).
New York: RF George Browne was promoted from AAA to the active roster.
Baltimore: C Fred Jacklitsch has been claimed off waivers from Philadelphia (N).
Baltimore: C Fred Jacklitsch was promoted from AAA to the active roster.

April 23rd
Trade between Baltimore and Detroit :
Detroit gets :
3B George Rohe
Baltimore gets :
SS Harry Lochhead

Baltimore: SS Harry Lochhead was assigned to the active roster.
Detroit: 3B George Rohe was assigned to the active roster.

April 26th
Trade between Boston (A) and Chicago (A) :
Chicago (A) gets :
CF Charlie Hemphill
Boston (A) gets :
LF Herm Mcfarland

Boston (A): LF Herm Mcfarland was assigned to the active roster.
Chicago (A): CF Charlie Hemphill was assigned to the active roster.

metsgeek · 06-15-2005, 02:01 PM

Excellent start, man. A simple concept and well-written.

ifspuds · 06-15-2005, 02:17 PM

Yet another dynasty to add to my Must Reads. Looking forward to more from this one.

bigjas · 06-15-2005, 02:35 PM

May 1901

The month of May proved that the Pittsburgh Pirates may just run away with the National League pennant. Pittsburgh went 22-6 during the month, while the rest of the league just wasn't able to keep up. Pittsburgh picked up six and a half games on second place New York.

The American League race is going to prove a little closer though. While Baltimore continues to lead the way, they were only able to add two games to their lead. Meanwhile, Chicago faded in the race, losing six and a half games on Baltimore and falling from third to seventh.

Code:

American League Standings           National League Standings
Team          W  L  PCT  GB         Team         W   L  PCT   GB
Baltimore    23 11 .676   -         Pittsburgh   31  8 .795    -
Detroit      21 15 .583   3         New York     23 15 .605  7.5
Washington   19 15 .559   4         Cincinnati   22 19 .537   10
Milwaukee    17 18 .486 6.5         Brooklyn     19 19 .500 11.5
Boston       16 18 .471   7         Philadelphia 17 21 .447 13.5
Cleveland    16 20 .444   8         Chicago      16 24 .400 15.5
Chicago      15 20 .429 8.5         Boston       14 24 .368 16.5
Philadelphia 12 22 .353  11         St. Louis    13 25 .342 17.5

Headlines
May 6th - Player of the Week Honors go to Frisk and Nichols
The Player of the Week Award in the American League goes to Detroit's Emil Frisk this time, as the rightfielder displayed the best offensive performance in his league. He hit .429 with 8 RBI and slugged .543 in 35 at bats. It's the first time that the National League Player of the Week Award goes to Boston's pitcher Kid Nichols. Kid went 2-0 with an ERA of 0.50, while fanning 4 in 18 innings of work. He hurled a shutout as well. So far this season, Nichols has compiled an ERA of 1.23, going 4-1 in 5 starts. He has fanned 17 while giving up 30 hits in 44 innings. Kid has also pitched one shutout and 5 complete games. He's currently 2nd in the National League in ERA and 1st in wins.

May 13th - Pittsburgh's Wagner wins Player of the Week Award
The American League Player of the Week award goes to Cy Seymour, Baltimore's starting rightfielder. He hit .520 with 7 RBI and slugged .760 in 25 at bats. Seymour has hit one homer this year while batting .457. He adds 3 doubles, along with 9 runs scored. He's currently 1st in the American League in batting and 2nd in RBI. Honus Wagner from Pittsburgh wins his 2nd Player of the Week award for putting up the best numbers this week in the National League. Honus went 12 for 24 (.500), while hitting 1 HR and collecting 6 RBI. Wagner has hit for a .393 average this season. He has 13 extra base hits along with 55 total bases, resulting in a .618 slugging percentage. He's currently 2nd in the National League in batting, 3rd in homeruns and 1st in RBI.

May 20th - Cincinnati's Crawford wins Player of the Week Award
Washington's catcher Mike Grady as some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the American League Player of the Week. Mike went 10 for 20 (.500), while hitting 1 HR and collecting 5 RBI. The National League's best player of the week was Cincinnati's Sam Crawford, who wins the award for the 1st time in his career. Crawford helped his team with an average of .560 and 6 RBI in 25 at bats. His season numbers are: .403 AVG, 48 hits, 8 doubles, 6 triples, and one homer, along with 22 RBI and 29 runs scored. He's currently 2nd in the National League in batting and 5th in RBI.

May 20th - Roscoe Miller quiets Cleveland bats with shutout.
Cleveland - Roscoe Miller took the mound, and Cleveland hitters couldn't touch him at all. Detroit's right-hander gave up just one hit in his 3rd shutout of the season. He now has 3 career shutouts in 7 games started. Miller (4-3) struck out 2 and walked none, throwing 58 of 90 pitches for strikes. Detroit's rightfielder Doc Nance went 2 for 3. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Miller. Detroit scored 1 run on 5 hits.

May 27 - Player of the Week honors go to Miller and Breitenstein.
The Player of the Week award in the American League goes to Detroit's Roscoe Miller this time, as the pitcher displayed the best pitching performance in his league. Miller was overpowering all week long, going 2-0 with an ERA of 0.00. Along the way, he struck out 3 in 18 innings and pitched two shutouts. The National League's best player of the week was St. Louis' Ted Breitenstein, who wins the award for the first time in his career. Breitenstein was overpowering all week long, going 2-0 with an ERA of 0.00. Along the way, he struck out 5 in 17 inning and hurled a shutout as well. Opposing players have hit .259 against Ted so far this season. While posting an ERA of 5.03, he has went 2-3 in 8 starts, fanning 21 and walking 22 hitters. Ted has thrown one shutout and 3 complete games.

May 30th - Sam Leever shuts out Boston on one hit.
Boston - Pittsburgh's right-hander Sam Leever will never forget this day. The 29-year old recorded his first career shutout, a 1-hitter, against Boston on Thursday. Leever (7-0) fanned 1 and walked 2, throwing 111 pitches. Ginger Beaumont helped Leever at the plate, as he finished 4 for 5 with 4 RBI. Pittsburgh improved its record to 30-8, scoring 12 runs on 16 hits.

June 1st - New York's Hickman named Batter of the Month
The American League Batter of the Month for May goes to Mike Donlin, Baltimore's starting centerfielder. Donlin helped his team with an average of .400 and 21 RBI in 120 at bats. His season currently features a batting average of .412 (61 hits in 148 AB), 9 doubles, 5 triples, and 4 homeruns. Donlin has collected 32 RBI and 31 runs as well. He's currently 1st in the American League in batting, 3rd in homeruns and 1st in RBI. The National League Batter of the Month for May goes to Charlie Hickman, New York's starting first baseman. In 107 at bats, he hit .346 with 5 HR and 32 RBI. Charlies has gone 52 for 153 (.340) so far this season, hitting 7 homers and driving in 40 runs. He has also scored 26 runs on his own. He's currently 6th in the National League in batting, 1st in homeruns and 1st in RBI.

June 1st - Pitcher of the Month award winners announced.
Detroits' Roscoe Miller had a terrific May, and it earned him the American League Pitcher of the Month award. He struck out 17 hitters in his 7 starts, putting together a record of 5-2 while pitching 17 innings. His ERA in May was 1.16. So far this season, Miller has complied an ERA of 1.48, going 5-4 in 9 starts. He has fanned 20 while giving up 52 hits in 79 innings. Roscoe has thrown 4 shutouts and 9 complete games. He's currently 1st in the American League in ERA and 6th in wins. The best month of May in the National League certainly was New York's right-hander Al Maul, earning him the Pitcher of the Month Award. His record of 5-1 in 7 starts was among the league's best in May. In 65 innings of work, he allowed just 37 hits while striking out 11, compiling an ERA of just 1.11. Al also threw two complete game shutouts as well. Al currently has a record of 7-1 this season, with an ERA of 1.08. In 83 innings, he has stuck out 14 batters. He has thrown 8 complete games and 2 shutouts. He's currently first in the National League in ERA and 1st in wins.

Transactions
May 2nd
Trade between Boston (A) and Detroit :
Detroit gets :
3B Harry Gleason
Boston (A) gets :
1B Davey Crockett

Boston (A): C Jack Slattery was placed on waivers, designated for assignment and taken off the 40-man roster.
Boston (A): 1B Davey Crockett was assigned to the active roster.
Detroit: 3B Harry Gleason was assigned to the active roster.

May 9th
Detroit: RF Emil Frisk was placed on waivers, designated for assignment and taken off the 40-man roster.

May 11th
Trade between Cleveland and Washington :
Washington gets :
SS Russ Hall
Cleveland gets :
RF Dale Gear

Cleveland: RF Dale Gear was assigned to the active roster.
Washington: SS Russ Hall was assigned to the active roster.

May 12th
Philadelphia (A): RF Emil Frisk has been claimed off waivers from Detroit.

May 13th
Trade between Philadelphia (A) and Cincinnati :
Cincinnati gets :
3B Lave Cross
$2,500,000 cash.
Philadelphia (A) gets :
SS Tommy Corcoran

Philadelphia (A): SS Tommy Corcoran was assigned to the active roster.
Cincinnati: 3B Lave Cross was assigned to the active roster.

May 15th
Milwaukee: RF Emil Frisk has been claimed off waivers from Philadelphia (A).
Milwaukee: RF Emil Frisk was assigned to the active roster.

May 19th
Trade between Philadelphia (N) and St. Louis :
St. Louis gets :
3B Jack Dunn
Philadelphia (N) gets :
2B Pete Childs

Philadelphia (N): 2B Pete Childs was assigned to the active roster.
St. Louis: 3B Jack Dunn was assigned to the active roster.

bigjas · 06-16-2005, 03:36 PM

June 1901

After racing through the first two months of the season, the Pittsburgh Pirates hit a wall in the month of June. After going 31-8 to start the season off, the Pirates proceeded to go 11-14 in the month of June, allowing the Giants to trim four and a half games off of the Pirates lead. The Philadelphia Phillies and the Cincinnati Reds were two of the hottest teams in the league, both trimming five games off the Pirates lead.

In the American League, things didn't go well for the Baltimore Orioles either. After leading the first two months of the season, the Orioles only went 10-15, allowing Detroit to gain seven games on the Orioles and take the lead in the American League standings. The Boston Americans were also one of the hotter teams in the league, going 18-7 in the month of June to close to within three games of the Tigers.

Code:

American League Standings           National League Standings
Team          W  L  PCT   GB        Team          W  L  PCT   GB
Detroit      38 23 .623    -        Pittsburgh   42 22 .656    -
Boston       34 25 .576    3        New York     39 25 .609    3
Baltimore    33 26 .559    4        Cincinnati   39 29 .574    5
Washington   32 27 .542    5        Philadelphia 33 30 .524  8.5
Milwaukee    28 33 .459   10        Brooklyn     30 33 .476 11.5
Philadelphia 26 33 .441   11        Chicago      31 35 .470   12
Cleveland    25 37 .403 13.5        St. Louis    23 41 .359   19
Chicago      24 36 .400 13.5        Boston       21 43 .328   21

Headlines
June 3rd - Pittsburgh's Wagner wins Player of the Week award
The Player of the Week award in the American League goes to Philadelphia's Eddie Plank this time, as the pitcher displayed the best pitching performance in his league. Eddie went 2-0 with an ERA of 0.00, while fanning 5 in 18 innings of work. He threw a shutout as well. Pittsburgh's shortstop Honus Wagner had some reason to celebrate as well, as the league named him the National League Player of the Week. Honus was on fire, hitting .607 with 2 HR and 9 RBI.

June 8th - Philadelphia's Harry Wolverton slams six hits
Chicago - Philadelphia's third baseman Harry Wolverton once again displayed his tremendous ability to make contact with that little white ball. He tore up Chicago's pitching staff with a 6 hit performance on Saturday. He had singles in the 1st inning, in the 3rd inning, in the 4th, in the 6th (one RBI), in the 7th inning (one RBI) and in the 9th inning. Harry did drive in 2 while scoring 3 runs on his own. This season has been a good one for him so far, as he currently has 57 hits in 153 at bats, resulting in a .373 batting average. The final score of the game was 11-5.

June 10th - Player of the Week honors go to Young and Delahanty
Boston's pitcher Cy Young had some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the American League Player of the Week. He was in a zone all week, compiling an ERA of 0.50 while going 2-0. He threw a shutout as well. In 11 starts this year, Cy has struck 36 batters in 97 innings of work. His ERA is 2.13 and his record is 7-3. Cy has pitched one shutout and 10 complete games. He's currently 2nd in the American League in ERA and 1st in wins. The Player of the Week Award in the National League goes to Philadelphia's Ed Delahanty this time, as the leftfielder displayed the best offensive performance in his league. Delahanty helped his team with an average of .538 and 6 RBI in 26 at bats.

June 17th - Brooklyn's Davis wins Player of the Week award
The Player of the Week Award in the American League goes to Boston's Buck Freeman this time, as the rightfielder displayed the best offensive performance in his league. He had an on base percentage of .435 and hit .455, while driving in 7 runs. Brooklyn's centerfielder Lefty Davis had some reason to celebrate as well, as the league named him the National League Player of the Week. Lefty went 13 for 28 (.464), while collecting 7 RBI. He has hit no homers while batting .309 this season. His 58 hits and 17 walks add up to a .364 on-base percentage.

June 20th - Boston has no chance in a 2-hitter by James Callahan
Boston - It was a great day for Chicago's right-hander James Callahan. The 27-year old recorded his first career shutout, a 2-hitter, against Boston on Thursday. Callahan (6-6) struck out 5 and walked one, throwing 58 of 93 pitches for strikes. The hitting star for Chicago was second baseman Fred Hartman, who finished with 1 hit in 4 AB and 3 RBI. Chicago improved its record to 23-29, scoring 10 runs on 14 hits.

June 24th - Young (BOS) and Rusie (CIN) win P.O.W. award
It's the 2nd time that the American League Player of the Week award goes to Boston's pitcher Cy Young. Cy went 2-0 with an ERA of 1.00, while fanning 6 in 18 innings of work. He was able to complete both starts of the week. His ERA of 1.94 has helped him to a 9-3 record this year. He has struck out 44 and walked 12 in 125 innings. Cy has pitched one shutout and 12 complete games. He's currently 3rd in the American League in ERA and 1st in wins. Amos Rusie of Cincinnati wins his first Player of the Week award for dominating National League hitters the entire week. Rusie was overpowering all week long, going 2-0 with an ERA of 0.00. Along the way, he struck out 14 in 18 innings. He hurled a shutout as well. In 16 starts this year, Amos has struck out 88 batters in 140.1 innings of work. His ERA is 2.63 and his record is 10-5. He has thrown 14 complete games and one shutout. He's currently 7th in the National League in ERA and 2nd in wins.

June 24th - George Winter pitches 1-hit shutout against Cleveland
Boston - George Winter had his best stuff going, and Cleveland hitters had nothing to cheer about. Boston's right-hander pitched a 1-hitter, his 2nd shutout of the season. Winter (5-8) struck out 2 and issued 1 BB, throwing 60 of 96 pitches for strikes. The hitting star for Boston was shortstop Freddy Parent, as he finished with 2 hits in 3 AB. Boston scored 2 runs on 5 hits.

June 28th - Joseph Yeager dominates Milwaukee, gives up just 2 hits
Detroit - Joseph Yeager had his best stuff going, and Milwaukee hitters were chanceless. Detroit's right-hander fired a 2-hitter, his 3rd shutout of the season. Yeager (9-2) didn't strike out a batter and walked 3, throwing 61 of 107 pitches for strikes. The hitting star for Detroit was third baseman Kid Elberfeld, who collected 2 hits in 3 trips to the plate. The final score of the game was 5-0.

July 1st - Winter (BOS) and Douglass (PHI) win P.O.W. award
Boston's pitcher George Winter had some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the American League Player of the Week. Winter was overpowering all week long, going 2-0 with an ERA of 0.55. Along the way he struck out 4 in 16.1 innings. He hurled a shutout as well. It's the first time that the National League Player of the Week award goes to Philadelphia's first baseman Klondike Douglass. Klondike pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .538 with 13 RBI while slugging .654. Klondike managed to drive in at least one run in every game he played this week. So far this yar, Douglass has drove in 41 and scored 38 runs while batting .280 with 3 homers.

July 1st - Red hot Lajoie and Delahanty win Batter of the Month award
The American League's best player of the month of June was Philadelphia's Nap Lajoie, who wins the award for the first time in his career. In 94 at bats he hit .415 with 1 HR and 18 RBI. This year, Lojoie has drove in 37 and scored 35 runs while batting .358 with 2 homers. He's currently 2nd in the American League in batting and 5th in RBI. The National League's best player of the month of JUne was Philadelphia's Ed Delahanty, who wins the award for the first time in his career. Ed went 35 for 91 (.385), while hitting 4 HR and collecting 17 RBI. Delahanty has hit 6 homers this year while batting .309. He adds 16 doubles, along with 44 runs scored.

July 1st - Yeager and Rusie receive Pitcher of the Month award
Joseph Yeager pitched like a legend in June, and the American League named him Pitcher of the Month for his extraordinary performance. He struck out 8 hitters in his 6 starts, putting together a record of 3-1 while pitching 55 innings. His ERA in June was 0.98 and he threw two shutouts. His ERA of 1.90 has helped him to a 9-2 record so far this year. He has struck out 21 and walked 28 in 128 innings. Joseph has thrown 3 shutouts and 10 complete games. He's currently 2nd in the American League in ERA and 4th in wins. Winner of this month's National League Pitcher of the Month award is Cincinnati's Amos Rusie. He worked 62 innings, striking out 41 hitters while walking 19. Amos pitched a shutout as well. His ERA of 2.53 has helped him to a 10-5 record this year. He has struck out 95 and walked 50 in 149.1 innings. He has thrown 14 complete games and one shutout. He's currently 6th in the National League in ERA and 3rd in wins.

Notable Transactions
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bigjas · 06-17-2005, 02:18 AM

July 1901

In the National League, Pittsburgh's slide would continue while the Giants continued to streak. The Giants caught and surpassed the Pirates, mostly on the second best offense in the league and the second best pitching staff in the majors led by Mathewson and Taylor. The Pirates pitching staff has been struggling this year, and it is starting to show in the standings.

Over in the American League, the Baltimore Orioles refuse to go away. After the Tigers jumped ahead of the Orioles last month, Baltimore had a very good month and jumped back ahead of the Tigers by half a game. The American League race is looking like it will go down to the wire.

Code:

American League Standings           National League Standings
Team          W  L  PCT   GB        Team         W   L  PCT   GB
Baltimore    51 35 .593    -        New York     56 33 .629    -
Detroit      51 36 .586   .5        Pittsburgh   54 35 .607    2
Boston       46 40 .535    5        Cincinnati   51 41 .554  6.5
Washington   44 42 .512    7        Philadelphia 48 41 .539    8
Milwaukee    42 45 .483  9.5        Brooklyn     44 45 .494   12
Cleveland    39 49 .443   13        Chicago      38 54 .413 19.5
Chicago      37 49 .430   14        Boston       35 55 .389 21.5
Philadelphia 36 50 .419   15        St. Louis    33 55 .375 22.5

Headlines
July 6th - Rube Waddell blanks New York with a 1-hitter
Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh's left-hander Rube Waddell is a great pitcher. And he once again showed his stuff, blanking New York on just one hit. It's his 2nd shutout of the season. Waddell (14-5) struck out 7 and issued 3 BB, throwing 81 of 136 pitches for strikes. Fred Clarke helped Waddell at the plate, as he finished with 2 hits in 3 AB, doubling once and scoring 2 runs. The final score of the game was 6-0.

July 8th - Waldron (MIL) and Beckley (CIN) win P.O.W. award
The Player of the Week award in the American League goes to Milwaukee's Irv Waldron this time, as the rightfielder displayed the best offensive performance in his league. He hit .480 with 5 RBI and slugged .680 in 25 at bats. Jake Beckley from Cincinnati wins his first Player of the Week award for putting up the best numbers this week in the National League. Jake pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .536 with 7 RBI while slugging .679. He got at least one hit each game this week and is on a 22 game hitting streak right now.

July 14th - Duff Cooley on fire, laces five hits
Cincinnati - Duff Cooley saw the ball really well, leading Boston to a 13-12 win over Cincinnati. His five hits thrilled his teammates and coaches, and Duff seemed happy as well after the game. Number 1 in the 3rd inning accounted for a RBI double. A pitch from Doc Newton in the 6th inning left his bat for a two-run homerun, landing 310 feet from home plate in right field. A pitch from Doc Parker in the 9th inning left his bat for a double. A double off Jack Sutthoff in the 10th inning accounted for his 5th hit. He collected a single in the 4th, driving in one run. Duff scored 4 runs, and collected 4 RBI. He currently has a total of 83 hits this season, accounting for a .289 batting average.

July 15th - Seymour (BAL) and Cooley (BSN) win P.O.W. award
The Player of the Week award in the American League goes to Baltimore's Cy Seymour this time, as the rightfielder displayed the best offensive performance in his league. He hit .565 with 9 RBI and slugged .913 in 23 at bats. The National League's best player of the week was Boston's Duff Cooley, who wins the award for the first time in his career. He had an on base percentage of .500 and hit .500 while driving in 7 runs.

July 16th - Earl Moore fires 2-hitter against Boston
Cleveland - It was a great day for Cleveland's right-hander Earl Moore. The 21-year old recorded his first career shutout, a 2-hitter, against Boston on Tuesday. Moore (7-9) fanned 6 and walked 1, throwing 100 pitches. The hitting star for Cleveland was catcher Bob Wood, as he went 2 for 3, hitting a double and scoring two runs. Cleveland improved its record to 33-44, scoring 4 runs on 7 hits.

July 22nd - Player of the Week honors go to Howell and Wallace
The Player of the Week award in the American League goes to Baltimore's Harry Howell this time, as the pitcher displayed the best pitching performance in his league. Harry went 2-0 with an ERA of 1.50, while fanning 6 in 18 innings of work. He hurled a shutout as well. St. Louis' shortstop Bobby Wallace had some reason to celebrate as well, as the league named him the National League Player of the Week. Bobby pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .500 with 1 HR and 5 RBI while slugging .833.

July 22nd - Win Kellum pitches his 2nd shutout of the season
Detroit - Boston's Win Kellum overmatched the opposing hitters all day long. Detroit had no chance, collecting just 2 hits against the left-hander. Kellum (12-6) showed excellent control, walking nobody. Boston's catcher Ossee Schreckengost finished with 1 hit in 4 AB. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Kellum. Boston improved its record to 43-36, scoring 1 run on 3 hits.

July 27th - Ned Garvin dominates Washington, gives up just 2 hits
Milwaukee - Milwaukee's right-hander Ned Garvin is a great pitcher. And he once again showed his stuff, blanking Washington on just 2 hits. It's his 2nd shutout this season. Garvin (10-8) fanned 5 and walked 2, throwing 110 pitches. Milwaukee's shortstop Wid Conroy collected 2 hits in 4 trips to the plate. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Garvin. Milwaukee scored 1 run on 5 hits.

July 29th - Owen and Delahanty win Player of the Week award
Detroit's pitcher Frank Owen had some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the American League Player of the Week. Owen was overpowering all week long, going 2-0 with an ERA of 1.10. Along the way he struck out 2 in 16.1 innings. He hurled a shutout as well. In 21 starts this year, Frank has struck out 29 batters in 164.2 innings of work. He has an ERA of 3.01 and a record of 12-7. Frank has pitched 2 shutouts and 8 complete games. He's 10th in the American League in ERA and 3rd in wins. The National League's best player of the week was Philadelphia's Ed Delahanty, who wins the award for the 2nd time in his career. In 18 at bats he hit .611 with 1 HR and 5 RBI.

August 1st - Washington's Grady earns Batter of the Month award
It's the 1st time that the American League Batter of the Month award goes to Washington's catcher Mike Grady. Mike pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .390 with 3 homers and 19 RBI while slugging .710. This year Grady drove in 43 and scored 50 runs while batting .332 with 10 homers. He's 3rd in the American League in batting. Jack Beckley of Cincinnati wins his 1st Batter of the Month award for putting up the best numbers in the National League. Jake went 40 for 100 (.400), while hitting 2 HR and collecting 25 RBI. While compiling an on base percentage of .357, Jake has hit .321 and slugged .437. He has collected 76 runs batted in this year.

August 1st - Pittsburgh's Waddell named Pitcher of the Month
Winner of this month's American League Pitcher of the Month award is Baltimore's Jerry Nops. His ERA of just 1.45 helped him to a 5-1 record in July. He worked 62 innings, striking out 23 hitters while walking 6. His ERA of 3.10 has helped him to a 15-3 record this year. He has struck out 58 and walked 27 in 174 innings. Jerry has pitched one shutout and 17 complete games. He's currently 1st in the American League in wins. Rube Waddell couldn't have pitched much better than he did in July, and the National League thought so as well, naming the left-hander Pitcher of the Month. He went 6-1 in July and finished the month with an ERA of 2.29. he struck out 39 in 63 innings. Rube pitched a shutout as well. The season, Waddell has compiled an ERA of 2.83, going 18-6 in 24 starts. He has fanned 149 while giving up 146 hits in 216.1 innings. Rube has pitched 2 shutouts and 23 complete games. He's currently 5th in the National League in ERA and 1st in wins.

Major Transactions
July 1st
Brooklyn: C Hughie Hearne was promoted from AAA to the active roster.

July 27th
Cincinnati: CF Harry Bay was promoted from AAA to the active roster.

August 1st
Baltimore : Jerry Nops has been signed to a contract extension, $3,320,000 per year, for 2 years.
Chicago (A) : Joe Sugden has been signed to a contract extension, $440,000 per year, for 1 years.
Detroit : Ducky Holmes has been signed to a contract extension, $1,600,000 per year, for 2 years.
Milwaukee : John Anderson has been signed to a contract extension, $4,390,000 per year, for 2 years.
Boston (N) : Duff Cooley has been signed to a contract extension, $3,800,000 per year, for 2 years.
Boston (N) : Malachi Kittridge has been signed to a contract extension, $300,000 per year, for 2 years.
Brooklyn : Brickyard Kennedy has been signed to a contract extension, $480,000 per year, for 1 years.
Chicago (N) : Cupid Childs has been signed to a contract extension, $5,020,000 per year, for 3 years.
Chicago (N) : Charlie Dexter has been signed to a contract extension, $370,000 per year, for 1 years.
New York : George Van haltren has been signed to a contract extension, $7,650,000 per year, for 3 years.
Pittsburgh : Chief Zimmer has been signed to a contract extension, $300,000 per year, for 2 years.

bigjas · 06-18-2005, 12:51 PM

August 1901

The two horse race in the National League is going to go down to the wire. The New York Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates have been battling back and forth over supremacy in the league. Despite the Giants being home to the best offense in baseball and the best pitching staff, the Pirates are only two games back. If the Pirates are going to chase down the Giants, they need either Deacon Phillippe (14-13) or Sam Leever (13-11) to step up down the stretch.

Over in the American League, the game of musical chairs continues. The Boston Americans gained eight and a half on the Baltimore Orioles in the standings last month, and took over the American League lead and currently hold a three and a half game lead on the Orioles. The Tigers had a horrible month, and fell from a half game behind Baltimore to now seven and a half behind Boston.

The last month of the season will be interesting to say the least.

Code:

American League Standings           National League Standings
Team          W  L  PCT   GB        Team         W   L  PCT   GB
Boston       66 47 .584    -        New York     74 41 .643    -
Baltimore    62 50 .554  3.5        Pittsburgh   70 42 .625  2.5
Detroit      59 55 .518  7.5        Cincinnati   60 53 .531   13
Washington   56 57 .496   10        Brooklyn     59 55 .518 14.5
Milwaukee    55 57 .491 10.5        Philadelphia 59 55 .518 14.5
Chicago      54 58 .482 11.5        Chicago      48 67 .417   26
Cleveland    51 63 .447 15.5        St. Louis    44 69 .389   29
Philadelphia 48 64 .429 17.5        Boston       42 74 .362 32.5

Headlines
August 5th - Patten and Orth win Player of the Week award
Washington's pitcher Case Patten had some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the American League Player of the Week. He was in a zone all week, compiling an ERA of 2.12 while going 1-1. He hurled a shutout as well. In 23 starts this year, Case has struck out 83 batters in 207.2 innings of work. His ERA is currently 2.51, and he has a record of 11-12. Case has pitched 3 shutouts and 23 complete games. He's 4th in the American League in ERA and 10th in wins. The Player of the Week award in the National League goes to Philadelphia's Al Orth this time, as the pitcher displayed the best pitching performance in his league. He was in a zone all week, compiling an ERA of 1.06 while going 2-0. A complete game added to his brilliant performance. Opposing players have hit .260 against Al this season. While posting an ERA of 3.20, he was went 14-5 in 22 starts, fanning 42 and walking 33 hitters. He has 17 complete games and one shutout. He's 10th in the National Leauge in ERA and 3rd in wins.

August 10th - Doc McJames shuts out Boston on 2 hits.
Boston - Brooklyn's right-hander Doc McJames will never forget this day. The 27-year old recorded his first career shutout, a 2-hitter, against Boston on Saturday. McJames (13-10) fanned 1 and walked 2, throwing 105 pithces. Willie Keeler provided Brooklyn with the offense McJames needed as he got 2 hits in 4 AB, with 2 RBI. The final score of the game was 5-0.

August 12th - Freeman (BOS) and McJames (BRO) win P.O.W. award
It's the 2nd time that the American League Player of the Week award goes to Boston's rightfielder Buck Freeman. Buck went 11 for 24 (.458), while hitting 3 HR and collecting 13 RBI. The National League Player of the Week award goes to Doc McJames, one of Brooklyn's best starting pitchers. McJames was overpowering all week long, going 2-0 with an ERA of 0.50. Along the way, he struck out 9 in 18 innings. He hurled a shutout as well.

August 12th - Nig Cuppy turns in great performance against Philadelphia
Boston - Boston's right-hander Nig Cuppy will never forget this day. The 32-year old recorded his first career shutout, a 2-hitter, against Philadelphia on Monday. Socks Seybold spoiled the bid for a no-hitter when he doubled with one out in the 5th inning. Cuppy (11-8) struck out 5 and walked none, throwing 67 of 96 pitches for strikes. The hitting star for Boston was leftfielder Herm McFarland, as he got 3 hits in 4 AB, hitting a double. The final score of the game was 4-0.

August 19th - New York's Selbach wins Player of the Week award
The American League's best player of the week was Boston's Nig Cuppy, who wins the award for the 1st time in his career. Nig went 2-0 with an ERA of 3.50, while fanning 7 in 18 innings of work. He hurled a shutout as well. Opposing players have hit .254 against NIg this season. While posting an ERA of 3.02, he has went 12-8 in 25 starts, fanning 62 and walking 24 hitters. Nig has pitched one shutout and 18 complete games. Kip Selbach wins his 1st Player of the Week award. National League pitchers couldn't figure out how to retire this guy all week long. Kip pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .524 with 1 HR and 10 RBI while slugging .857. Selbach has hit for a .267 average this season. He has 27 extra base hits along with 139 total bases, resulting in a .387 slugging percentage.

August 20th - Jesse Tannehill pitches his 3rd shutout of the season
St. Louis - St. Louis' bats were sleeping, and Pittsburgh's Jesse Tannehill gave them no chance to wake up. He gave up just one hit in recording his 3rd shutout of the season. Tannehill (14-9) struck out 1 and issued 1 BB, throwing 54 of 90 pitches for strikes. Pittsburgh's shortstop Bones Ely got 2 hits in 3 AB. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Tannehill. Pittsburgh improved its record to 64-38, scoring 5 runs on 11 hits.

August 24th - Win Kellum blanks Cleveland with a 2-hitter
Boston - Boston's Win Kellum overmatched the opposing hitters all day long. Cleveland had no chance, collecting just 2 hits against the lefty. Kellum (17-8) struck out 1 and walked 1, throwing 61 of 99 pitches for strikes. The hitting star for Boston was third baseman Jimmy Collins, he went 2 for 4, homering once, scoring 2 runs. Boston improved its record to 61-46, scoring 5 runs on 8 hits.

August 26th - Piatt and Tannehill win Player of the Week award
It's the first time that the American League Player of the Week award goes to Philadelphia's pitcher Wiley Piatt. He was in a zone all week, compiling an ERA of 0.50 while going 2-0. He hurled a shutout as well. The National League's best player of the week was Pittsburgh's Jesse Tannehill, who wins the award for the first time in his career. Tannehill was overpowering all week long, going 2-0 with an ERA of 0.00. Along the way he struck out 3 in 18 innings and pitched two shutouts. Jesse has a record of 15-9 this season, with an ERA of 2.61. In 228 innings, he was struck out 59 batters. He has 24 complete games and 4 shutouts. He's 4th in the National League in ERA and 8th in wins.

August 28th - Bill Bernhard turns in great performance against Chicago
Philadelphia - It was a great day for Philadelphia's right-hander Bill Bernhard. The 30-year old recorded his first career shutout, a 1-hitter, against Chicago on Wednesday. Bernhard (10-15) fanned 1 and walked 1, throwing 122 pitches. Philadelphia's shortstop Tommy Corcoran finished 2 for 3. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Bernhard. The final score of the game was 1-0.

August 30th - Dummy Taylor blanks Philadelphia with a 2-hitter
New York - With his best stuff going, New York's Dummy Taylor overmtached the opposing hitters all day long. Philadelphia had no chance, collecting just 2 hits against the right-hander. Taylor (18-7) struck out 4 and walked 5, throwing 69 of 122 pitches for strikes. Danny Murphy provided New York with the offense Taylor needed as he went 2 for 4, doubling once. New York scored 3 runs on 4 hits.

September 1st - New York's Hickman named Batter of the Month
It's the first time that the American League Batter of the Month award goes to Boston's rightfielder Buck Freeman. Freeman helped his team with an average of .356 and 35 RBI in 104 at bats. His season features a batting average of .318 (141 hits in 443 AB), 23 doubles, 11 triples, and 21 homeruns. Freeman has collected 96 RBI and 80 runs as well. He's 4th in the American League in batting, 1st in homeruns and 1st in RBI. The National League's best player of the month was New York's Charlie Hickman, who wins the award for the 2nd time in his career. Charlie was on fire, hitting .323 with 3 homeruns and 18 RBI. His season numbers currently are: .331 AVG, 149 hits, 25 doubles, 13 triples, and 13 homeruns, along with 96 RBI and 80 runs scored. He's 6th in the National League in batting, 1st in homeruns and 1st in RBI.

September 1st - Bernhard and Tannehill receiver Pitcher of the Month award
Bill Bernhard pitched like a legend in August, and the American League named him Pitcher of the Month for his extraordinary performance. He went 4-2 in August and finished the month with an ERA of 1.70. He struck out 10 in 53 innings. Bill also fired a shutout. Opposing players have hit .250 against Bill this season. While posting an ERA of 2.89, he has went 10-15 in 26 starts, fanning 64 and walking 37 hitters. Bill has pitched one shutout and 24 complete games. Pittsburgh's Jesse Tannehill had a terrific August, and it earned him the National League Pitcher of the Month award. His record of 5-0 in 6 was among the leagues best this month. In 53 innings of work, he allowed just 33 hits while striking out 15, compiling an ERA of just 1.87. Jesse also fired two shutouts. His ERA of 2.66 has helped him to a 16-9 record this year. He has struck out 65 and walked 35 in 237 innings and has ptiched 4 shutouts and 25 complete games. He's 3rd in the National League in ERA and 8th in wins.

Notable Transactions
August 10th
Cincinnati: CF Harry Bay was placed on waivers, designated for assignment and taken off the 40-man roster.

August 13th
Philadelphia (A): CF Harry Bay has been claimed off waivers from Cincinnati.
Philadelphia (A): CF Harry Bay was assigned to the active roster.

bigjas · 06-20-2005, 01:52 PM

September 1901

The New York Giants picked the worse time to slump, the last month of the season. Holding off the Pirates seemed to have taken its toll, as the Giants just couldn't generate anything on offense, and several good pitching performances were spoiled. This was all the Pirates needed, was just an opportunity. The Pirates went on to win 18 games in the final month of the season, winning the National League pennant by five games over the New York Giants. An interesting thing about the Pirates, record, they had a record of 49-21 on the road, but they only went 39-31 at home. I guess the confines of Exposition Park aren't friendly at all.

The American League pennant race became a four team race down the stretch, between the Americans, the Orioles, the Tigers, and the Senators. The Baltimore Orioles never really could trim the Americans lead, as they were only able to trim a half game off the Americans lead. The Tigers gave it a valiant shot, trimming five and a half games off the Americans lead. The Senators also gave it a good shot, trimming five games off the Americans lead as well. But in the end, the steady pitching of Cy Young was able to keep the Americans out in front, and the Americans win the 1901 American League pennant.

Code:

American League Standings           National League Standings
Team          W  L  PCT   GB        Team          W  L  PCT   GB
Boston       78 62 .557    -        Pittsburgh   88 52 .629    -
Detroit      76 64 .543    2        New York     83 57 .593    5
Baltimore    75 65 .536    3        Cincinnati   73 67 .521   15
Washington   73 67 .521    5        Brooklyn     72 68 .514   16
Chicago      69 71 .493    9        Philadelphia 71 69 .507   17
Milwaukee    66 74 .471   12        Chicago      63 77 .450   25
Philadelphia 65 75 .464   13        St. Louis    57 83 .407   31
Cleveland    58 82 .414   20        Boston       53 87 .379   35

Headlines
September 2nd - Freeman (BOS) and Doheny (NY) win P.O.W. Award
The Player of the Week award in the American League goes to Boston's Buck Freeman this time, as the rightfielder displayed the best offensive performance in his league. Buck was on fire, hitting .409 with 4 HR and 10 RBI. He hit in every game this week and extended his hitting streak to 12 games. New York's pitcher Ed Doheny had some reason to celebrate as well, as the league named him the National League Player of the Week. He was in a zone all week, compiling an ERA of 1.00 while going 2-0. He hurled a shutout as well.

September 4th - John McGraw drill 6 hits.
Cleveland - In a 10-1 Baltimore victory over Cleveland, John McGraw had a six hit game. His 6th hit was a double off Bill Cristall in the 9th inning. He had singles in the 1st (one RBI), in the 3rd inning (one RBI), in the 5th, in the 6th inning and in the 7th inning (one RBI). John scored one run and he collected 3 RBI. He now has a total of 116 hits this season, accounting for a .280 batting average.

September 7th - Wiley Piatt turns in great performance against Cleveland.
Cleveland - Cleveland's bats were sleeping, and Philadelphia's Wiley Piatt gave them no chance to wake up. He gave up just 2 hits in recording his 5th shutout of the season. Piatt (15-13) struck out 4 and walked 2, throwing 60 of 106 pitches for strikes. Philadelphia's second baseman Nap Lajoie finished 2 for 4, doubling once. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Piatt. The final score of the game was 4-0.

September 9th - Player of the Week honors go to Lajoie and Rusie.
It's the first time that the American League Player of the Week award goes to Philadelphia's second baseman Nap Lajoie. Lajoie helped his team with an average of .581 and 7 RBI in 31 at bats. He got at least one hit each game this week and is on a 10 game hitting streak right now. Nap is hitting .363 this year, with 163 hits in 449 at bats. He has driven in 71 runs, slugging .503. He's first in the American League in batting and 5th in RBI. It's the second time that the National League Player of the Week award goes to Cincinnati's pitcher Amos Rusie. He was in a zone all week, compiling an ERA of 2.00 while going 2-0. He hurled a shutout as well.

September 16th - Chicago's Griffith wins Player of the Week award.
Chicago's pitcher Clark Griffith had some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the American League Player of the Week. Clark went 2-0 with an ERA of 0.50, while fanning 10 in 18 innings of work. He hurled a shutout as well. Philadelphia's leftfielder Ed Delahanty had some reason to celebrate as well, as the league named him the National League Player of the Week. In 24 at bats he hit .458 with 10 RBI. He hit in every game this week and extended his hitting streak to 10 games.

September 18th - Joe McGinnity fires 2-hitter against Chicago.
Baltimore - Good things can happen when you throw strikes. And Joe McGinnity did so today, in a 2-hit shutout against Chicago. McGinnity (16-14) fanned 2 and walked 1, throwing 105 pitches. John McGraw proveded Baltimore with the offesne McGinnity needed as he finished 2 for 4, scoring two runs. Baltimore improved its record to 69-61, scoring 5 runs on 8 hits.

September 23rd - Pittsburgh's Clarke wins Player of the Week award.
The American League Player of the Week award goes to Case Patten, one of Washington's best starting pitchers. Patten was overpowering all week long, going 2-0 with an ERA of 0.00. Along the way he struck out 5 in 18 innings. He hurled a shutout as well. Opposing player have hit .225 against Case this season. While posting an ERA of 2.63, he went 17-17 in 34 starts, fanning 124 and walking 65 hitters. Case has pitched 4 shutouts and 34 complete games. He's currently 3rd in the American Leauge in ERA and 7th in wins. The National League's best player of the week was Pittsburgh's Fred Clarke, who wins the award for the first time in his career. Fred went 7 for 16 (.438), while collecting 2 RBI. Fred is hitting .266 this year, with 136 hits in 511 at bats. He had driven in 76 runs, slugging .384.

September 30th - Player of the Week honors go to Foster and Nichols.
The Player of the Week award in the American League goes to Washington's Pop Foster this time, as the leftfielder displayed the best offensive performance in his league. Pop pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .393 with 2 HR and 8 RBI while slugging .750. Foster has hit 10 homers this year while batting .228. He adds 31 doubles, along with 73 runs scored. The National League Player of the Week award goes to Kid Nichols, one of Boston's best starting pitchers. Nichols was overpowering all week long, going 2-0 wwith an ERA of 0.50. Along the way, he struck out 9 in 18 innings. He hurled a shutout as well.

October 1st - Washington's Jordan earns Batter of the Month
The Batter of the Month award in the American League goes to Washington's Tim Jordan this time, as the first baseman displayed the best offensive performance in his league. In 94 at bats, he hit .383 with 5 HR and 18 RBI. Tim is hitting .256 this year, with 125 hits in 488 at bats. He has driven in 69 runs, slugging .441. The Batter of the Month award in the National League goes to Philadelphia's Ed Delahanty this time, as the leftfielder displayed the best offensive performance in his league. Ed pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .407 with 3 HR and 24 RBI while slugging .681. Ed has gone 180 for 522 (.345) this season, hitting 15 homeruns and driving in 96 runs. He has scored 104 runs on his own. He's 3rd in the National League in batting, 1st in homeruns, and 2nd in RBI.

October 1st - Owen (DET) and Rusie (CIN) win monthly pitcher award.
Detroit's Frank Owen had a terrific September, and it earned him the American League Pitcher of the Month award. His record of 6-0 in 8 starts was among the league's best this month. In 59.1 innings of work he allowed just 44 hits while striking out 13, compiling an ERA of just 1.06. In 35 starts this year, Frank has struck out 52 batters in 268.1 innings of work. His ERA is 2.62, and has a record of 20-10. He had 10 complete games and 2 shutouts. He's 4th in the American League in ERA and 3rd in wins. Winner of this month's National League Pitcher of the Month award is Cincinnati's Amos Rusie. His ERA of just 1.83 helped him to a 4-2 record in September. He worked 54 innings, striking out 37 hitters while walking 20. Amos pitched a shutout as well. Opposing player have hit .215 against Amos this season. While posting an ERA of 2.82, he went 22-9 in 34 starts, fanning 189 and walking 100 hitters. Amos has pitched 2 shutouts and 29 complete games. He's 7th in the National League in ERA and 3rd in wins.

October 2nd - Red Donahue shuts out Cincinnati on one hit.
Cincinnati - It was a great day for Philadelphia's right-hander Red Donahue. The 28-year old recorded his first career shutout, a 1-hitter, against Cincinnati on Wednesday. Donahue (20-13) issued 3 walks, throwing 52 of 91 pitches for strikes. Ed Delahanty helped Donahue at the plate, as he stroked 1 hin in 4 AB, blasing a homerun. The final score of the game was 3-0.

Notable Transactions
September 6th
Baltimore: Placed 1B Tom Mccreery on waivers.
Brooklyn: Placed 2B Jimmy Williams on waivers.

September 9th
Baltimore: Placed 1B Tom Mccreery on waivers.
Brooklyn: Placed 2B Jimmy Williams on waivers.

bigjas · 06-21-2005, 12:56 PM

1901 Postseason

AL Champs - Boston Americans 1st AL Pennant
NL Champs - Pittsburgh Pirates 1st NL Pennant

AL BOY: Buck Freeman, BOS, .326, 24 HR, 113 RBI, .911 OPS
NL BOY: Ed Delahanty, PHI, .343, 16 HR, 98 RBI, .934 OPS

AL POY: Jerry Nops, BAL, 22-6, 3.28 ERA, 43 BB, 103 K
NL POY: Rube Waddell, PIT, 27-9, 2.63 ERA, 103 BB, 229 K

AL ROY: Frank Owen, DET, 20-10, 2.62 ERA, 36 BB, 52 K
NL ROY: Christy Mathewson, NY, 24-6, 2.26 ERA, 35 BB, 137 K

AL AVG: Nap Lajoie, PHA, .355
NL AVG: Honus Wagner, PIT, .353

AL HR: Buck Freeman, BOS, 24
NL HR: Ed Delahanty, PHI, 16

AL RBI: Buck Freeman, BOS, 113
NL RBI: Charlie Hickman, NY, 109

AL SB: John McGraw, BAL, 63
NL SB: Jesse Burkett, STL, 63

AL ERA: Earl Moore, CLE, 2.55
NL ERA: Christy Mathewson, NY, 2.26

AL Wins: Jerry Nops, BAL, 22
NL Wins: Rube Waddell, PIT, 27

AL K's: Ned Garvin, MIL, 165
NL K's: Rube Waddell, PIT, 229

AL Saves: Jack Cronin, DET, 11
NL Saves: Bill Duggleby, PHI, 19

Gold Gloves

1901 American League Winners
Pitcher: Tully Sparks, MIL
Catcher: Bob Wood, CLE
First Base: Tim Jordan, WAS
Second Base: Joe Quinn, WAS
Third Base: Bill Everitt, WAS
Shortstop: Freddy Parent, BOS
Leftfield: Jack McCarthy, CLE
Centerfield: Dave Fultz, PHA
Rightfield: Ollie Pickering, CLE

1901 National League Winners
Pitcher: Doc White, PHI
Catcher: John Warner, NY
First Base: Jake Beckley, CIN
Second Base: Joe Dolan, PHI
Third Base: Harry Steinfeldt, CIN
Shortstop: Hughie Jennings, PHI
Leftfield: Fred Clarke, PIT
Centerfield: Ginger Beaumont, PIT
Rightfield: Danny Murphy, NY

bigjas · 06-21-2005, 12:56 PM

Just to let you know, I'm not going to advance to 1902 till the patch comes out.

06-15-2005, 04:10 AM	#1
bigjas Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Olive Hill, KY Posts: 279	American Baseball Association The Story of Amos Rusie... http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseb...Rusie_Amos.stm "They called the big farmer from Indiana "The Hoosier Thunderbolt," and he personified sheer power pitching in the 1890s. Amos Rusie was the principal reason the pitcher's mound was moved back from 50' to the present 60'6" in 1893. Rusie had a crackling curveball and a change of pace, hit well, and played outfield on an occasional day off from the mound. He came to the New York Giants, after a season with his hometown Indianapolis team, to fill a gap created by the defection of several Giants to the Players' League. When the rebellion of the star players ended after a single season, Rusie was well established. In their absence he had led the league with 36 wins and in winning percentage and strikeouts In 1895 one of the most oppressive men to own a big league team, Andrew Freedman, bought the Giants and began to feud with Rusie. Fined that year for missing curfews when he insisted he wasn't out of his room, Rusie demanded his money be restored as part of his 1896 contract. Freedman refused and Rusie stayed home, missing the entire season. He sued the Giants for $5,000 in lost salary and damages and challenged the reserve clause. Freedman refused to knuckle under, but the other owners feared the legal challenge and raised the sum Rusie demanded. He was happy to have had an idle summer and make several thousand dollars more than he would have had he pitched." In this alternate universe, the owners of 1895 decided to mind their own business when it came to the Rusie-Freedman fued. In the end, Rusie's case went all the way to the Supreme Court, and in a landmark decision, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Amos Rusie before the 1901 season. It was Amos Rusie and not Curt Flood who challenged the reserve clause and won. The American and National League owners, who had been bitter rivals, now realized that the players had just gotten a ton of power. They could shop their services to any team they wanted for the right price. The owners knew that both leagues couldn't survive on their own in this era of baseball. It was at this point that the American Baseball Association was formed. Last edited by bigjas; 06-15-2005 at 04:21 AM.

06-15-2005, 01:47 PM	#3
bigjas Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Olive Hill, KY Posts: 279	April 1901 The first month of the new ABA was a joyous success. Fans came in droves to see professional baseball in its new form. The season started April 18th when the National League started it's schedule. Naturally, the first game played was in Cincinnati, OH. Unfortunately for Reds' fans, the Reds lost to the juggernaut Pirates 10-3. The Pirates jumped out into the NL lead with a 9-2 record, but the New York Giants are right on their heels, one game back. The American League started it's schedule on the 24th of April. The Baltimore Orioles, who look to be the favorites this year, jumped out to a 5-1 record, but the Tigers are only one game back. Code: American League Standings National League Standings Team W L PCT GB Team W L PCT GB Baltimore 5 1 .833 - Pittsburgh 9 2 .818 - Detroit 4 2 .667 1 New York 8 3 .727 1 Chicago 3 3 .500 2 Boston 6 5 .545 3 Milwaukee 3 3 .500 2 Philadelphia 6 5 .545 3 Philadelphia 3 3 .500 2 Chicago 7 6 .538 3 Washington 3 3 .500 2 St. Louis 5 6 .455 4 Cleveland 2 4 .333 3 Cincinnati 3 10 .231 7 Boston 1 5 .167 4 Brooklyn 2 9 .182 7 Headlines April 29th - Boston's McFarland wins Player of the Week Award It's the first time that the American League Player of the Week Award goes to Boston's leftfielder Herm McFarland. In 17 at bats, he hit .471 with 1 HR and 8 RBI. The National League Player of the Week Award goes to Charlie Hickman, New York's starting first baseman. Hickman helped his team with an average of .522 and 6 RBI in 23 at bats. Transactions April 1st New York: SP Harry Felix was promoted from AA to the active roster. Detroit: SS Harry Lochhead was promoted from AA to the active roster. New York: 2B Ray Nelson was placed on waivers, designated for assignment and taken off the 40-man roster. Philadelphia (N): RF George Browne was placed on waivers, designated for assignment and taken off the 40-man roster. Philadelphia (N): C Fred Jacklitsch was placed on waivers, designated for assignment and taken off the 40-man roster. April 18th Cleveland: SS Russ Hall was promoted from AAA to the active roster. April 21st New York: RF George Browne has been claimed off waivers from Philadelphia (N). New York: RF George Browne was promoted from AAA to the active roster. Baltimore: C Fred Jacklitsch has been claimed off waivers from Philadelphia (N). Baltimore: C Fred Jacklitsch was promoted from AAA to the active roster. April 23rd Trade between Baltimore and Detroit : Detroit gets : 3B George Rohe Baltimore gets : SS Harry Lochhead Baltimore: SS Harry Lochhead was assigned to the active roster. Detroit: 3B George Rohe was assigned to the active roster. April 26th Trade between Boston (A) and Chicago (A) : Chicago (A) gets : CF Charlie Hemphill Boston (A) gets : LF Herm Mcfarland Boston (A): LF Herm Mcfarland was assigned to the active roster. Chicago (A): CF Charlie Hemphill was assigned to the active roster.

06-15-2005, 02:01 PM	#4
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	Excellent start, man. A simple concept and well-written. __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!!

06-15-2005, 02:17 PM	#5
ifspuds Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 2,117	Yet another dynasty to add to my Must Reads. Looking forward to more from this one. __________________ Jeff Watson Former dynasty writer and online league player, now mostly retired

06-15-2005, 02:35 PM	#6
bigjas Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Olive Hill, KY Posts: 279	May 1901 The month of May proved that the Pittsburgh Pirates may just run away with the National League pennant. Pittsburgh went 22-6 during the month, while the rest of the league just wasn't able to keep up. Pittsburgh picked up six and a half games on second place New York. The American League race is going to prove a little closer though. While Baltimore continues to lead the way, they were only able to add two games to their lead. Meanwhile, Chicago faded in the race, losing six and a half games on Baltimore and falling from third to seventh. Code: American League Standings National League Standings Team W L PCT GB Team W L PCT GB Baltimore 23 11 .676 - Pittsburgh 31 8 .795 - Detroit 21 15 .583 3 New York 23 15 .605 7.5 Washington 19 15 .559 4 Cincinnati 22 19 .537 10 Milwaukee 17 18 .486 6.5 Brooklyn 19 19 .500 11.5 Boston 16 18 .471 7 Philadelphia 17 21 .447 13.5 Cleveland 16 20 .444 8 Chicago 16 24 .400 15.5 Chicago 15 20 .429 8.5 Boston 14 24 .368 16.5 Philadelphia 12 22 .353 11 St. Louis 13 25 .342 17.5 Headlines May 6th - Player of the Week Honors go to Frisk and Nichols The Player of the Week Award in the American League goes to Detroit's Emil Frisk this time, as the rightfielder displayed the best offensive performance in his league. He hit .429 with 8 RBI and slugged .543 in 35 at bats. It's the first time that the National League Player of the Week Award goes to Boston's pitcher Kid Nichols. Kid went 2-0 with an ERA of 0.50, while fanning 4 in 18 innings of work. He hurled a shutout as well. So far this season, Nichols has compiled an ERA of 1.23, going 4-1 in 5 starts. He has fanned 17 while giving up 30 hits in 44 innings. Kid has also pitched one shutout and 5 complete games. He's currently 2nd in the National League in ERA and 1st in wins. May 13th - Pittsburgh's Wagner wins Player of the Week Award The American League Player of the Week award goes to Cy Seymour, Baltimore's starting rightfielder. He hit .520 with 7 RBI and slugged .760 in 25 at bats. Seymour has hit one homer this year while batting .457. He adds 3 doubles, along with 9 runs scored. He's currently 1st in the American League in batting and 2nd in RBI. Honus Wagner from Pittsburgh wins his 2nd Player of the Week award for putting up the best numbers this week in the National League. Honus went 12 for 24 (.500), while hitting 1 HR and collecting 6 RBI. Wagner has hit for a .393 average this season. He has 13 extra base hits along with 55 total bases, resulting in a .618 slugging percentage. He's currently 2nd in the National League in batting, 3rd in homeruns and 1st in RBI. May 20th - Cincinnati's Crawford wins Player of the Week Award Washington's catcher Mike Grady as some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the American League Player of the Week. Mike went 10 for 20 (.500), while hitting 1 HR and collecting 5 RBI. The National League's best player of the week was Cincinnati's Sam Crawford, who wins the award for the 1st time in his career. Crawford helped his team with an average of .560 and 6 RBI in 25 at bats. His season numbers are: .403 AVG, 48 hits, 8 doubles, 6 triples, and one homer, along with 22 RBI and 29 runs scored. He's currently 2nd in the National League in batting and 5th in RBI. May 20th - Roscoe Miller quiets Cleveland bats with shutout. Cleveland - Roscoe Miller took the mound, and Cleveland hitters couldn't touch him at all. Detroit's right-hander gave up just one hit in his 3rd shutout of the season. He now has 3 career shutouts in 7 games started. Miller (4-3) struck out 2 and walked none, throwing 58 of 90 pitches for strikes. Detroit's rightfielder Doc Nance went 2 for 3. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Miller. Detroit scored 1 run on 5 hits. May 27 - Player of the Week honors go to Miller and Breitenstein. The Player of the Week award in the American League goes to Detroit's Roscoe Miller this time, as the pitcher displayed the best pitching performance in his league. Miller was overpowering all week long, going 2-0 with an ERA of 0.00. Along the way, he struck out 3 in 18 innings and pitched two shutouts. The National League's best player of the week was St. Louis' Ted Breitenstein, who wins the award for the first time in his career. Breitenstein was overpowering all week long, going 2-0 with an ERA of 0.00. Along the way, he struck out 5 in 17 inning and hurled a shutout as well. Opposing players have hit .259 against Ted so far this season. While posting an ERA of 5.03, he has went 2-3 in 8 starts, fanning 21 and walking 22 hitters. Ted has thrown one shutout and 3 complete games. May 30th - Sam Leever shuts out Boston on one hit. Boston - Pittsburgh's right-hander Sam Leever will never forget this day. The 29-year old recorded his first career shutout, a 1-hitter, against Boston on Thursday. Leever (7-0) fanned 1 and walked 2, throwing 111 pitches. Ginger Beaumont helped Leever at the plate, as he finished 4 for 5 with 4 RBI. Pittsburgh improved its record to 30-8, scoring 12 runs on 16 hits. June 1st - New York's Hickman named Batter of the Month The American League Batter of the Month for May goes to Mike Donlin, Baltimore's starting centerfielder. Donlin helped his team with an average of .400 and 21 RBI in 120 at bats. His season currently features a batting average of .412 (61 hits in 148 AB), 9 doubles, 5 triples, and 4 homeruns. Donlin has collected 32 RBI and 31 runs as well. He's currently 1st in the American League in batting, 3rd in homeruns and 1st in RBI. The National League Batter of the Month for May goes to Charlie Hickman, New York's starting first baseman. In 107 at bats, he hit .346 with 5 HR and 32 RBI. Charlies has gone 52 for 153 (.340) so far this season, hitting 7 homers and driving in 40 runs. He has also scored 26 runs on his own. He's currently 6th in the National League in batting, 1st in homeruns and 1st in RBI. June 1st - Pitcher of the Month award winners announced. Detroits' Roscoe Miller had a terrific May, and it earned him the American League Pitcher of the Month award. He struck out 17 hitters in his 7 starts, putting together a record of 5-2 while pitching 17 innings. His ERA in May was 1.16. So far this season, Miller has complied an ERA of 1.48, going 5-4 in 9 starts. He has fanned 20 while giving up 52 hits in 79 innings. Roscoe has thrown 4 shutouts and 9 complete games. He's currently 1st in the American League in ERA and 6th in wins. The best month of May in the National League certainly was New York's right-hander Al Maul, earning him the Pitcher of the Month Award. His record of 5-1 in 7 starts was among the league's best in May. In 65 innings of work, he allowed just 37 hits while striking out 11, compiling an ERA of just 1.11. Al also threw two complete game shutouts as well. Al currently has a record of 7-1 this season, with an ERA of 1.08. In 83 innings, he has stuck out 14 batters. He has thrown 8 complete games and 2 shutouts. He's currently first in the National League in ERA and 1st in wins. Transactions May 2nd Trade between Boston (A) and Detroit : Detroit gets : 3B Harry Gleason Boston (A) gets : 1B Davey Crockett Boston (A): C Jack Slattery was placed on waivers, designated for assignment and taken off the 40-man roster. Boston (A): 1B Davey Crockett was assigned to the active roster. Detroit: 3B Harry Gleason was assigned to the active roster. May 9th Detroit: RF Emil Frisk was placed on waivers, designated for assignment and taken off the 40-man roster. May 11th Trade between Cleveland and Washington : Washington gets : SS Russ Hall Cleveland gets : RF Dale Gear Cleveland: RF Dale Gear was assigned to the active roster. Washington: SS Russ Hall was assigned to the active roster. May 12th Philadelphia (A): RF Emil Frisk has been claimed off waivers from Detroit. May 13th Trade between Philadelphia (A) and Cincinnati : Cincinnati gets : 3B Lave Cross $2,500,000 cash. Philadelphia (A) gets : SS Tommy Corcoran Philadelphia (A): SS Tommy Corcoran was assigned to the active roster. Cincinnati: 3B Lave Cross was assigned to the active roster. May 15th Milwaukee: RF Emil Frisk has been claimed off waivers from Philadelphia (A). Milwaukee: RF Emil Frisk was assigned to the active roster. May 19th Trade between Philadelphia (N) and St. Louis : St. Louis gets : 3B Jack Dunn Philadelphia (N) gets : 2B Pete Childs Philadelphia (N): 2B Pete Childs was assigned to the active roster. St. Louis: 3B Jack Dunn was assigned to the active roster.

06-16-2005, 03:36 PM	#7
bigjas Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Olive Hill, KY Posts: 279	June 1901 After racing through the first two months of the season, the Pittsburgh Pirates hit a wall in the month of June. After going 31-8 to start the season off, the Pirates proceeded to go 11-14 in the month of June, allowing the Giants to trim four and a half games off of the Pirates lead. The Philadelphia Phillies and the Cincinnati Reds were two of the hottest teams in the league, both trimming five games off the Pirates lead. In the American League, things didn't go well for the Baltimore Orioles either. After leading the first two months of the season, the Orioles only went 10-15, allowing Detroit to gain seven games on the Orioles and take the lead in the American League standings. The Boston Americans were also one of the hotter teams in the league, going 18-7 in the month of June to close to within three games of the Tigers. Code: American League Standings National League Standings Team W L PCT GB Team W L PCT GB Detroit 38 23 .623 - Pittsburgh 42 22 .656 - Boston 34 25 .576 3 New York 39 25 .609 3 Baltimore 33 26 .559 4 Cincinnati 39 29 .574 5 Washington 32 27 .542 5 Philadelphia 33 30 .524 8.5 Milwaukee 28 33 .459 10 Brooklyn 30 33 .476 11.5 Philadelphia 26 33 .441 11 Chicago 31 35 .470 12 Cleveland 25 37 .403 13.5 St. Louis 23 41 .359 19 Chicago 24 36 .400 13.5 Boston 21 43 .328 21 Headlines June 3rd - Pittsburgh's Wagner wins Player of the Week award The Player of the Week award in the American League goes to Philadelphia's Eddie Plank this time, as the pitcher displayed the best pitching performance in his league. Eddie went 2-0 with an ERA of 0.00, while fanning 5 in 18 innings of work. He threw a shutout as well. Pittsburgh's shortstop Honus Wagner had some reason to celebrate as well, as the league named him the National League Player of the Week. Honus was on fire, hitting .607 with 2 HR and 9 RBI. June 8th - Philadelphia's Harry Wolverton slams six hits Chicago - Philadelphia's third baseman Harry Wolverton once again displayed his tremendous ability to make contact with that little white ball. He tore up Chicago's pitching staff with a 6 hit performance on Saturday. He had singles in the 1st inning, in the 3rd inning, in the 4th, in the 6th (one RBI), in the 7th inning (one RBI) and in the 9th inning. Harry did drive in 2 while scoring 3 runs on his own. This season has been a good one for him so far, as he currently has 57 hits in 153 at bats, resulting in a .373 batting average. The final score of the game was 11-5. June 10th - Player of the Week honors go to Young and Delahanty Boston's pitcher Cy Young had some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the American League Player of the Week. He was in a zone all week, compiling an ERA of 0.50 while going 2-0. He threw a shutout as well. In 11 starts this year, Cy has struck 36 batters in 97 innings of work. His ERA is 2.13 and his record is 7-3. Cy has pitched one shutout and 10 complete games. He's currently 2nd in the American League in ERA and 1st in wins. The Player of the Week Award in the National League goes to Philadelphia's Ed Delahanty this time, as the leftfielder displayed the best offensive performance in his league. Delahanty helped his team with an average of .538 and 6 RBI in 26 at bats. June 17th - Brooklyn's Davis wins Player of the Week award The Player of the Week Award in the American League goes to Boston's Buck Freeman this time, as the rightfielder displayed the best offensive performance in his league. He had an on base percentage of .435 and hit .455, while driving in 7 runs. Brooklyn's centerfielder Lefty Davis had some reason to celebrate as well, as the league named him the National League Player of the Week. Lefty went 13 for 28 (.464), while collecting 7 RBI. He has hit no homers while batting .309 this season. His 58 hits and 17 walks add up to a .364 on-base percentage. June 20th - Boston has no chance in a 2-hitter by James Callahan Boston - It was a great day for Chicago's right-hander James Callahan. The 27-year old recorded his first career shutout, a 2-hitter, against Boston on Thursday. Callahan (6-6) struck out 5 and walked one, throwing 58 of 93 pitches for strikes. The hitting star for Chicago was second baseman Fred Hartman, who finished with 1 hit in 4 AB and 3 RBI. Chicago improved its record to 23-29, scoring 10 runs on 14 hits. June 24th - Young (BOS) and Rusie (CIN) win P.O.W. award It's the 2nd time that the American League Player of the Week award goes to Boston's pitcher Cy Young. Cy went 2-0 with an ERA of 1.00, while fanning 6 in 18 innings of work. He was able to complete both starts of the week. His ERA of 1.94 has helped him to a 9-3 record this year. He has struck out 44 and walked 12 in 125 innings. Cy has pitched one shutout and 12 complete games. He's currently 3rd in the American League in ERA and 1st in wins. Amos Rusie of Cincinnati wins his first Player of the Week award for dominating National League hitters the entire week. Rusie was overpowering all week long, going 2-0 with an ERA of 0.00. Along the way, he struck out 14 in 18 innings. He hurled a shutout as well. In 16 starts this year, Amos has struck out 88 batters in 140.1 innings of work. His ERA is 2.63 and his record is 10-5. He has thrown 14 complete games and one shutout. He's currently 7th in the National League in ERA and 2nd in wins. June 24th - George Winter pitches 1-hit shutout against Cleveland Boston - George Winter had his best stuff going, and Cleveland hitters had nothing to cheer about. Boston's right-hander pitched a 1-hitter, his 2nd shutout of the season. Winter (5-8) struck out 2 and issued 1 BB, throwing 60 of 96 pitches for strikes. The hitting star for Boston was shortstop Freddy Parent, as he finished with 2 hits in 3 AB. Boston scored 2 runs on 5 hits. June 28th - Joseph Yeager dominates Milwaukee, gives up just 2 hits Detroit - Joseph Yeager had his best stuff going, and Milwaukee hitters were chanceless. Detroit's right-hander fired a 2-hitter, his 3rd shutout of the season. Yeager (9-2) didn't strike out a batter and walked 3, throwing 61 of 107 pitches for strikes. The hitting star for Detroit was third baseman Kid Elberfeld, who collected 2 hits in 3 trips to the plate. The final score of the game was 5-0. July 1st - Winter (BOS) and Douglass (PHI) win P.O.W. award Boston's pitcher George Winter had some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the American League Player of the Week. Winter was overpowering all week long, going 2-0 with an ERA of 0.55. Along the way he struck out 4 in 16.1 innings. He hurled a shutout as well. It's the first time that the National League Player of the Week award goes to Philadelphia's first baseman Klondike Douglass. Klondike pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .538 with 13 RBI while slugging .654. Klondike managed to drive in at least one run in every game he played this week. So far this yar, Douglass has drove in 41 and scored 38 runs while batting .280 with 3 homers. July 1st - Red hot Lajoie and Delahanty win Batter of the Month award The American League's best player of the month of June was Philadelphia's Nap Lajoie, who wins the award for the first time in his career. In 94 at bats he hit .415 with 1 HR and 18 RBI. This year, Lojoie has drove in 37 and scored 35 runs while batting .358 with 2 homers. He's currently 2nd in the American League in batting and 5th in RBI. The National League's best player of the month of JUne was Philadelphia's Ed Delahanty, who wins the award for the first time in his career. Ed went 35 for 91 (.385), while hitting 4 HR and collecting 17 RBI. Delahanty has hit 6 homers this year while batting .309. He adds 16 doubles, along with 44 runs scored. July 1st - Yeager and Rusie receive Pitcher of the Month award Joseph Yeager pitched like a legend in June, and the American League named him Pitcher of the Month for his extraordinary performance. He struck out 8 hitters in his 6 starts, putting together a record of 3-1 while pitching 55 innings. His ERA in June was 0.98 and he threw two shutouts. His ERA of 1.90 has helped him to a 9-2 record so far this year. He has struck out 21 and walked 28 in 128 innings. Joseph has thrown 3 shutouts and 10 complete games. He's currently 2nd in the American League in ERA and 4th in wins. Winner of this month's National League Pitcher of the Month award is Cincinnati's Amos Rusie. He worked 62 innings, striking out 41 hitters while walking 19. Amos pitched a shutout as well. His ERA of 2.53 has helped him to a 10-5 record this year. He has struck out 95 and walked 50 in 149.1 innings. He has thrown 14 complete games and one shutout. He's currently 6th in the National League in ERA and 3rd in wins. Notable Transactions None

06-17-2005, 02:18 AM	#8
bigjas Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Olive Hill, KY Posts: 279	July 1901 In the National League, Pittsburgh's slide would continue while the Giants continued to streak. The Giants caught and surpassed the Pirates, mostly on the second best offense in the league and the second best pitching staff in the majors led by Mathewson and Taylor. The Pirates pitching staff has been struggling this year, and it is starting to show in the standings. Over in the American League, the Baltimore Orioles refuse to go away. After the Tigers jumped ahead of the Orioles last month, Baltimore had a very good month and jumped back ahead of the Tigers by half a game. The American League race is looking like it will go down to the wire. Code: American League Standings National League Standings Team W L PCT GB Team W L PCT GB Baltimore 51 35 .593 - New York 56 33 .629 - Detroit 51 36 .586 .5 Pittsburgh 54 35 .607 2 Boston 46 40 .535 5 Cincinnati 51 41 .554 6.5 Washington 44 42 .512 7 Philadelphia 48 41 .539 8 Milwaukee 42 45 .483 9.5 Brooklyn 44 45 .494 12 Cleveland 39 49 .443 13 Chicago 38 54 .413 19.5 Chicago 37 49 .430 14 Boston 35 55 .389 21.5 Philadelphia 36 50 .419 15 St. Louis 33 55 .375 22.5 Headlines July 6th - Rube Waddell blanks New York with a 1-hitter Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh's left-hander Rube Waddell is a great pitcher. And he once again showed his stuff, blanking New York on just one hit. It's his 2nd shutout of the season. Waddell (14-5) struck out 7 and issued 3 BB, throwing 81 of 136 pitches for strikes. Fred Clarke helped Waddell at the plate, as he finished with 2 hits in 3 AB, doubling once and scoring 2 runs. The final score of the game was 6-0. July 8th - Waldron (MIL) and Beckley (CIN) win P.O.W. award The Player of the Week award in the American League goes to Milwaukee's Irv Waldron this time, as the rightfielder displayed the best offensive performance in his league. He hit .480 with 5 RBI and slugged .680 in 25 at bats. Jake Beckley from Cincinnati wins his first Player of the Week award for putting up the best numbers this week in the National League. Jake pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .536 with 7 RBI while slugging .679. He got at least one hit each game this week and is on a 22 game hitting streak right now. July 14th - Duff Cooley on fire, laces five hits Cincinnati - Duff Cooley saw the ball really well, leading Boston to a 13-12 win over Cincinnati. His five hits thrilled his teammates and coaches, and Duff seemed happy as well after the game. Number 1 in the 3rd inning accounted for a RBI double. A pitch from Doc Newton in the 6th inning left his bat for a two-run homerun, landing 310 feet from home plate in right field. A pitch from Doc Parker in the 9th inning left his bat for a double. A double off Jack Sutthoff in the 10th inning accounted for his 5th hit. He collected a single in the 4th, driving in one run. Duff scored 4 runs, and collected 4 RBI. He currently has a total of 83 hits this season, accounting for a .289 batting average. July 15th - Seymour (BAL) and Cooley (BSN) win P.O.W. award The Player of the Week award in the American League goes to Baltimore's Cy Seymour this time, as the rightfielder displayed the best offensive performance in his league. He hit .565 with 9 RBI and slugged .913 in 23 at bats. The National League's best player of the week was Boston's Duff Cooley, who wins the award for the first time in his career. He had an on base percentage of .500 and hit .500 while driving in 7 runs. July 16th - Earl Moore fires 2-hitter against Boston Cleveland - It was a great day for Cleveland's right-hander Earl Moore. The 21-year old recorded his first career shutout, a 2-hitter, against Boston on Tuesday. Moore (7-9) fanned 6 and walked 1, throwing 100 pitches. The hitting star for Cleveland was catcher Bob Wood, as he went 2 for 3, hitting a double and scoring two runs. Cleveland improved its record to 33-44, scoring 4 runs on 7 hits. July 22nd - Player of the Week honors go to Howell and Wallace The Player of the Week award in the American League goes to Baltimore's Harry Howell this time, as the pitcher displayed the best pitching performance in his league. Harry went 2-0 with an ERA of 1.50, while fanning 6 in 18 innings of work. He hurled a shutout as well. St. Louis' shortstop Bobby Wallace had some reason to celebrate as well, as the league named him the National League Player of the Week. Bobby pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .500 with 1 HR and 5 RBI while slugging .833. July 22nd - Win Kellum pitches his 2nd shutout of the season Detroit - Boston's Win Kellum overmatched the opposing hitters all day long. Detroit had no chance, collecting just 2 hits against the left-hander. Kellum (12-6) showed excellent control, walking nobody. Boston's catcher Ossee Schreckengost finished with 1 hit in 4 AB. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Kellum. Boston improved its record to 43-36, scoring 1 run on 3 hits. July 27th - Ned Garvin dominates Washington, gives up just 2 hits Milwaukee - Milwaukee's right-hander Ned Garvin is a great pitcher. And he once again showed his stuff, blanking Washington on just 2 hits. It's his 2nd shutout this season. Garvin (10-8) fanned 5 and walked 2, throwing 110 pitches. Milwaukee's shortstop Wid Conroy collected 2 hits in 4 trips to the plate. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Garvin. Milwaukee scored 1 run on 5 hits. July 29th - Owen and Delahanty win Player of the Week award Detroit's pitcher Frank Owen had some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the American League Player of the Week. Owen was overpowering all week long, going 2-0 with an ERA of 1.10. Along the way he struck out 2 in 16.1 innings. He hurled a shutout as well. In 21 starts this year, Frank has struck out 29 batters in 164.2 innings of work. He has an ERA of 3.01 and a record of 12-7. Frank has pitched 2 shutouts and 8 complete games. He's 10th in the American League in ERA and 3rd in wins. The National League's best player of the week was Philadelphia's Ed Delahanty, who wins the award for the 2nd time in his career. In 18 at bats he hit .611 with 1 HR and 5 RBI. August 1st - Washington's Grady earns Batter of the Month award It's the 1st time that the American League Batter of the Month award goes to Washington's catcher Mike Grady. Mike pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .390 with 3 homers and 19 RBI while slugging .710. This year Grady drove in 43 and scored 50 runs while batting .332 with 10 homers. He's 3rd in the American League in batting. Jack Beckley of Cincinnati wins his 1st Batter of the Month award for putting up the best numbers in the National League. Jake went 40 for 100 (.400), while hitting 2 HR and collecting 25 RBI. While compiling an on base percentage of .357, Jake has hit .321 and slugged .437. He has collected 76 runs batted in this year. August 1st - Pittsburgh's Waddell named Pitcher of the Month Winner of this month's American League Pitcher of the Month award is Baltimore's Jerry Nops. His ERA of just 1.45 helped him to a 5-1 record in July. He worked 62 innings, striking out 23 hitters while walking 6. His ERA of 3.10 has helped him to a 15-3 record this year. He has struck out 58 and walked 27 in 174 innings. Jerry has pitched one shutout and 17 complete games. He's currently 1st in the American League in wins. Rube Waddell couldn't have pitched much better than he did in July, and the National League thought so as well, naming the left-hander Pitcher of the Month. He went 6-1 in July and finished the month with an ERA of 2.29. he struck out 39 in 63 innings. Rube pitched a shutout as well. The season, Waddell has compiled an ERA of 2.83, going 18-6 in 24 starts. He has fanned 149 while giving up 146 hits in 216.1 innings. Rube has pitched 2 shutouts and 23 complete games. He's currently 5th in the National League in ERA and 1st in wins. Major Transactions July 1st Brooklyn: C Hughie Hearne was promoted from AAA to the active roster. July 27th Cincinnati: CF Harry Bay was promoted from AAA to the active roster. August 1st Baltimore : Jerry Nops has been signed to a contract extension, $3,320,000 per year, for 2 years. Chicago (A) : Joe Sugden has been signed to a contract extension, $440,000 per year, for 1 years. Detroit : Ducky Holmes has been signed to a contract extension, $1,600,000 per year, for 2 years. Milwaukee : John Anderson has been signed to a contract extension, $4,390,000 per year, for 2 years. Boston (N) : Duff Cooley has been signed to a contract extension, $3,800,000 per year, for 2 years. Boston (N) : Malachi Kittridge has been signed to a contract extension, $300,000 per year, for 2 years. Brooklyn : Brickyard Kennedy has been signed to a contract extension, $480,000 per year, for 1 years. Chicago (N) : Cupid Childs has been signed to a contract extension, $5,020,000 per year, for 3 years. Chicago (N) : Charlie Dexter has been signed to a contract extension, $370,000 per year, for 1 years. New York : George Van haltren has been signed to a contract extension, $7,650,000 per year, for 3 years. Pittsburgh : Chief Zimmer has been signed to a contract extension, $300,000 per year, for 2 years.

06-18-2005, 12:51 PM	#9
bigjas Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Olive Hill, KY Posts: 279	August 1901 The two horse race in the National League is going to go down to the wire. The New York Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates have been battling back and forth over supremacy in the league. Despite the Giants being home to the best offense in baseball and the best pitching staff, the Pirates are only two games back. If the Pirates are going to chase down the Giants, they need either Deacon Phillippe (14-13) or Sam Leever (13-11) to step up down the stretch. Over in the American League, the game of musical chairs continues. The Boston Americans gained eight and a half on the Baltimore Orioles in the standings last month, and took over the American League lead and currently hold a three and a half game lead on the Orioles. The Tigers had a horrible month, and fell from a half game behind Baltimore to now seven and a half behind Boston. The last month of the season will be interesting to say the least. Code: American League Standings National League Standings Team W L PCT GB Team W L PCT GB Boston 66 47 .584 - New York 74 41 .643 - Baltimore 62 50 .554 3.5 Pittsburgh 70 42 .625 2.5 Detroit 59 55 .518 7.5 Cincinnati 60 53 .531 13 Washington 56 57 .496 10 Brooklyn 59 55 .518 14.5 Milwaukee 55 57 .491 10.5 Philadelphia 59 55 .518 14.5 Chicago 54 58 .482 11.5 Chicago 48 67 .417 26 Cleveland 51 63 .447 15.5 St. Louis 44 69 .389 29 Philadelphia 48 64 .429 17.5 Boston 42 74 .362 32.5 Headlines August 5th - Patten and Orth win Player of the Week award Washington's pitcher Case Patten had some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the American League Player of the Week. He was in a zone all week, compiling an ERA of 2.12 while going 1-1. He hurled a shutout as well. In 23 starts this year, Case has struck out 83 batters in 207.2 innings of work. His ERA is currently 2.51, and he has a record of 11-12. Case has pitched 3 shutouts and 23 complete games. He's 4th in the American League in ERA and 10th in wins. The Player of the Week award in the National League goes to Philadelphia's Al Orth this time, as the pitcher displayed the best pitching performance in his league. He was in a zone all week, compiling an ERA of 1.06 while going 2-0. A complete game added to his brilliant performance. Opposing players have hit .260 against Al this season. While posting an ERA of 3.20, he was went 14-5 in 22 starts, fanning 42 and walking 33 hitters. He has 17 complete games and one shutout. He's 10th in the National Leauge in ERA and 3rd in wins. August 10th - Doc McJames shuts out Boston on 2 hits. Boston - Brooklyn's right-hander Doc McJames will never forget this day. The 27-year old recorded his first career shutout, a 2-hitter, against Boston on Saturday. McJames (13-10) fanned 1 and walked 2, throwing 105 pithces. Willie Keeler provided Brooklyn with the offense McJames needed as he got 2 hits in 4 AB, with 2 RBI. The final score of the game was 5-0. August 12th - Freeman (BOS) and McJames (BRO) win P.O.W. award It's the 2nd time that the American League Player of the Week award goes to Boston's rightfielder Buck Freeman. Buck went 11 for 24 (.458), while hitting 3 HR and collecting 13 RBI. The National League Player of the Week award goes to Doc McJames, one of Brooklyn's best starting pitchers. McJames was overpowering all week long, going 2-0 with an ERA of 0.50. Along the way, he struck out 9 in 18 innings. He hurled a shutout as well. August 12th - Nig Cuppy turns in great performance against Philadelphia Boston - Boston's right-hander Nig Cuppy will never forget this day. The 32-year old recorded his first career shutout, a 2-hitter, against Philadelphia on Monday. Socks Seybold spoiled the bid for a no-hitter when he doubled with one out in the 5th inning. Cuppy (11-8) struck out 5 and walked none, throwing 67 of 96 pitches for strikes. The hitting star for Boston was leftfielder Herm McFarland, as he got 3 hits in 4 AB, hitting a double. The final score of the game was 4-0. August 19th - New York's Selbach wins Player of the Week award The American League's best player of the week was Boston's Nig Cuppy, who wins the award for the 1st time in his career. Nig went 2-0 with an ERA of 3.50, while fanning 7 in 18 innings of work. He hurled a shutout as well. Opposing players have hit .254 against NIg this season. While posting an ERA of 3.02, he has went 12-8 in 25 starts, fanning 62 and walking 24 hitters. Nig has pitched one shutout and 18 complete games. Kip Selbach wins his 1st Player of the Week award. National League pitchers couldn't figure out how to retire this guy all week long. Kip pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .524 with 1 HR and 10 RBI while slugging .857. Selbach has hit for a .267 average this season. He has 27 extra base hits along with 139 total bases, resulting in a .387 slugging percentage. August 20th - Jesse Tannehill pitches his 3rd shutout of the season St. Louis - St. Louis' bats were sleeping, and Pittsburgh's Jesse Tannehill gave them no chance to wake up. He gave up just one hit in recording his 3rd shutout of the season. Tannehill (14-9) struck out 1 and issued 1 BB, throwing 54 of 90 pitches for strikes. Pittsburgh's shortstop Bones Ely got 2 hits in 3 AB. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Tannehill. Pittsburgh improved its record to 64-38, scoring 5 runs on 11 hits. August 24th - Win Kellum blanks Cleveland with a 2-hitter Boston - Boston's Win Kellum overmatched the opposing hitters all day long. Cleveland had no chance, collecting just 2 hits against the lefty. Kellum (17-8) struck out 1 and walked 1, throwing 61 of 99 pitches for strikes. The hitting star for Boston was third baseman Jimmy Collins, he went 2 for 4, homering once, scoring 2 runs. Boston improved its record to 61-46, scoring 5 runs on 8 hits. August 26th - Piatt and Tannehill win Player of the Week award It's the first time that the American League Player of the Week award goes to Philadelphia's pitcher Wiley Piatt. He was in a zone all week, compiling an ERA of 0.50 while going 2-0. He hurled a shutout as well. The National League's best player of the week was Pittsburgh's Jesse Tannehill, who wins the award for the first time in his career. Tannehill was overpowering all week long, going 2-0 with an ERA of 0.00. Along the way he struck out 3 in 18 innings and pitched two shutouts. Jesse has a record of 15-9 this season, with an ERA of 2.61. In 228 innings, he was struck out 59 batters. He has 24 complete games and 4 shutouts. He's 4th in the National League in ERA and 8th in wins. August 28th - Bill Bernhard turns in great performance against Chicago Philadelphia - It was a great day for Philadelphia's right-hander Bill Bernhard. The 30-year old recorded his first career shutout, a 1-hitter, against Chicago on Wednesday. Bernhard (10-15) fanned 1 and walked 1, throwing 122 pitches. Philadelphia's shortstop Tommy Corcoran finished 2 for 3. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Bernhard. The final score of the game was 1-0. August 30th - Dummy Taylor blanks Philadelphia with a 2-hitter New York - With his best stuff going, New York's Dummy Taylor overmtached the opposing hitters all day long. Philadelphia had no chance, collecting just 2 hits against the right-hander. Taylor (18-7) struck out 4 and walked 5, throwing 69 of 122 pitches for strikes. Danny Murphy provided New York with the offense Taylor needed as he went 2 for 4, doubling once. New York scored 3 runs on 4 hits. September 1st - New York's Hickman named Batter of the Month It's the first time that the American League Batter of the Month award goes to Boston's rightfielder Buck Freeman. Freeman helped his team with an average of .356 and 35 RBI in 104 at bats. His season features a batting average of .318 (141 hits in 443 AB), 23 doubles, 11 triples, and 21 homeruns. Freeman has collected 96 RBI and 80 runs as well. He's 4th in the American League in batting, 1st in homeruns and 1st in RBI. The National League's best player of the month was New York's Charlie Hickman, who wins the award for the 2nd time in his career. Charlie was on fire, hitting .323 with 3 homeruns and 18 RBI. His season numbers currently are: .331 AVG, 149 hits, 25 doubles, 13 triples, and 13 homeruns, along with 96 RBI and 80 runs scored. He's 6th in the National League in batting, 1st in homeruns and 1st in RBI. September 1st - Bernhard and Tannehill receiver Pitcher of the Month award Bill Bernhard pitched like a legend in August, and the American League named him Pitcher of the Month for his extraordinary performance. He went 4-2 in August and finished the month with an ERA of 1.70. He struck out 10 in 53 innings. Bill also fired a shutout. Opposing players have hit .250 against Bill this season. While posting an ERA of 2.89, he has went 10-15 in 26 starts, fanning 64 and walking 37 hitters. Bill has pitched one shutout and 24 complete games. Pittsburgh's Jesse Tannehill had a terrific August, and it earned him the National League Pitcher of the Month award. His record of 5-0 in 6 was among the leagues best this month. In 53 innings of work, he allowed just 33 hits while striking out 15, compiling an ERA of just 1.87. Jesse also fired two shutouts. His ERA of 2.66 has helped him to a 16-9 record this year. He has struck out 65 and walked 35 in 237 innings and has ptiched 4 shutouts and 25 complete games. He's 3rd in the National League in ERA and 8th in wins. Notable Transactions August 10th Cincinnati: CF Harry Bay was placed on waivers, designated for assignment and taken off the 40-man roster. August 13th Philadelphia (A): CF Harry Bay has been claimed off waivers from Cincinnati. Philadelphia (A): CF Harry Bay was assigned to the active roster.

06-20-2005, 01:52 PM	#10
bigjas Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Olive Hill, KY Posts: 279	September 1901 The New York Giants picked the worse time to slump, the last month of the season. Holding off the Pirates seemed to have taken its toll, as the Giants just couldn't generate anything on offense, and several good pitching performances were spoiled. This was all the Pirates needed, was just an opportunity. The Pirates went on to win 18 games in the final month of the season, winning the National League pennant by five games over the New York Giants. An interesting thing about the Pirates, record, they had a record of 49-21 on the road, but they only went 39-31 at home. I guess the confines of Exposition Park aren't friendly at all. The American League pennant race became a four team race down the stretch, between the Americans, the Orioles, the Tigers, and the Senators. The Baltimore Orioles never really could trim the Americans lead, as they were only able to trim a half game off the Americans lead. The Tigers gave it a valiant shot, trimming five and a half games off the Americans lead. The Senators also gave it a good shot, trimming five games off the Americans lead as well. But in the end, the steady pitching of Cy Young was able to keep the Americans out in front, and the Americans win the 1901 American League pennant. Code: American League Standings National League Standings Team W L PCT GB Team W L PCT GB Boston 78 62 .557 - Pittsburgh 88 52 .629 - Detroit 76 64 .543 2 New York 83 57 .593 5 Baltimore 75 65 .536 3 Cincinnati 73 67 .521 15 Washington 73 67 .521 5 Brooklyn 72 68 .514 16 Chicago 69 71 .493 9 Philadelphia 71 69 .507 17 Milwaukee 66 74 .471 12 Chicago 63 77 .450 25 Philadelphia 65 75 .464 13 St. Louis 57 83 .407 31 Cleveland 58 82 .414 20 Boston 53 87 .379 35 Headlines September 2nd - Freeman (BOS) and Doheny (NY) win P.O.W. Award The Player of the Week award in the American League goes to Boston's Buck Freeman this time, as the rightfielder displayed the best offensive performance in his league. Buck was on fire, hitting .409 with 4 HR and 10 RBI. He hit in every game this week and extended his hitting streak to 12 games. New York's pitcher Ed Doheny had some reason to celebrate as well, as the league named him the National League Player of the Week. He was in a zone all week, compiling an ERA of 1.00 while going 2-0. He hurled a shutout as well. September 4th - John McGraw drill 6 hits. Cleveland - In a 10-1 Baltimore victory over Cleveland, John McGraw had a six hit game. His 6th hit was a double off Bill Cristall in the 9th inning. He had singles in the 1st (one RBI), in the 3rd inning (one RBI), in the 5th, in the 6th inning and in the 7th inning (one RBI). John scored one run and he collected 3 RBI. He now has a total of 116 hits this season, accounting for a .280 batting average. September 7th - Wiley Piatt turns in great performance against Cleveland. Cleveland - Cleveland's bats were sleeping, and Philadelphia's Wiley Piatt gave them no chance to wake up. He gave up just 2 hits in recording his 5th shutout of the season. Piatt (15-13) struck out 4 and walked 2, throwing 60 of 106 pitches for strikes. Philadelphia's second baseman Nap Lajoie finished 2 for 4, doubling once. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Piatt. The final score of the game was 4-0. September 9th - Player of the Week honors go to Lajoie and Rusie. It's the first time that the American League Player of the Week award goes to Philadelphia's second baseman Nap Lajoie. Lajoie helped his team with an average of .581 and 7 RBI in 31 at bats. He got at least one hit each game this week and is on a 10 game hitting streak right now. Nap is hitting .363 this year, with 163 hits in 449 at bats. He has driven in 71 runs, slugging .503. He's first in the American League in batting and 5th in RBI. It's the second time that the National League Player of the Week award goes to Cincinnati's pitcher Amos Rusie. He was in a zone all week, compiling an ERA of 2.00 while going 2-0. He hurled a shutout as well. September 16th - Chicago's Griffith wins Player of the Week award. Chicago's pitcher Clark Griffith had some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the American League Player of the Week. Clark went 2-0 with an ERA of 0.50, while fanning 10 in 18 innings of work. He hurled a shutout as well. Philadelphia's leftfielder Ed Delahanty had some reason to celebrate as well, as the league named him the National League Player of the Week. In 24 at bats he hit .458 with 10 RBI. He hit in every game this week and extended his hitting streak to 10 games. September 18th - Joe McGinnity fires 2-hitter against Chicago. Baltimore - Good things can happen when you throw strikes. And Joe McGinnity did so today, in a 2-hit shutout against Chicago. McGinnity (16-14) fanned 2 and walked 1, throwing 105 pitches. John McGraw proveded Baltimore with the offesne McGinnity needed as he finished 2 for 4, scoring two runs. Baltimore improved its record to 69-61, scoring 5 runs on 8 hits. September 23rd - Pittsburgh's Clarke wins Player of the Week award. The American League Player of the Week award goes to Case Patten, one of Washington's best starting pitchers. Patten was overpowering all week long, going 2-0 with an ERA of 0.00. Along the way he struck out 5 in 18 innings. He hurled a shutout as well. Opposing player have hit .225 against Case this season. While posting an ERA of 2.63, he went 17-17 in 34 starts, fanning 124 and walking 65 hitters. Case has pitched 4 shutouts and 34 complete games. He's currently 3rd in the American Leauge in ERA and 7th in wins. The National League's best player of the week was Pittsburgh's Fred Clarke, who wins the award for the first time in his career. Fred went 7 for 16 (.438), while collecting 2 RBI. Fred is hitting .266 this year, with 136 hits in 511 at bats. He had driven in 76 runs, slugging .384. September 30th - Player of the Week honors go to Foster and Nichols. The Player of the Week award in the American League goes to Washington's Pop Foster this time, as the leftfielder displayed the best offensive performance in his league. Pop pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .393 with 2 HR and 8 RBI while slugging .750. Foster has hit 10 homers this year while batting .228. He adds 31 doubles, along with 73 runs scored. The National League Player of the Week award goes to Kid Nichols, one of Boston's best starting pitchers. Nichols was overpowering all week long, going 2-0 wwith an ERA of 0.50. Along the way, he struck out 9 in 18 innings. He hurled a shutout as well. October 1st - Washington's Jordan earns Batter of the Month The Batter of the Month award in the American League goes to Washington's Tim Jordan this time, as the first baseman displayed the best offensive performance in his league. In 94 at bats, he hit .383 with 5 HR and 18 RBI. Tim is hitting .256 this year, with 125 hits in 488 at bats. He has driven in 69 runs, slugging .441. The Batter of the Month award in the National League goes to Philadelphia's Ed Delahanty this time, as the leftfielder displayed the best offensive performance in his league. Ed pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .407 with 3 HR and 24 RBI while slugging .681. Ed has gone 180 for 522 (.345) this season, hitting 15 homeruns and driving in 96 runs. He has scored 104 runs on his own. He's 3rd in the National League in batting, 1st in homeruns, and 2nd in RBI. October 1st - Owen (DET) and Rusie (CIN) win monthly pitcher award. Detroit's Frank Owen had a terrific September, and it earned him the American League Pitcher of the Month award. His record of 6-0 in 8 starts was among the league's best this month. In 59.1 innings of work he allowed just 44 hits while striking out 13, compiling an ERA of just 1.06. In 35 starts this year, Frank has struck out 52 batters in 268.1 innings of work. His ERA is 2.62, and has a record of 20-10. He had 10 complete games and 2 shutouts. He's 4th in the American League in ERA and 3rd in wins. Winner of this month's National League Pitcher of the Month award is Cincinnati's Amos Rusie. His ERA of just 1.83 helped him to a 4-2 record in September. He worked 54 innings, striking out 37 hitters while walking 20. Amos pitched a shutout as well. Opposing player have hit .215 against Amos this season. While posting an ERA of 2.82, he went 22-9 in 34 starts, fanning 189 and walking 100 hitters. Amos has pitched 2 shutouts and 29 complete games. He's 7th in the National League in ERA and 3rd in wins. October 2nd - Red Donahue shuts out Cincinnati on one hit. Cincinnati - It was a great day for Philadelphia's right-hander Red Donahue. The 28-year old recorded his first career shutout, a 1-hitter, against Cincinnati on Wednesday. Donahue (20-13) issued 3 walks, throwing 52 of 91 pitches for strikes. Ed Delahanty helped Donahue at the plate, as he stroked 1 hin in 4 AB, blasing a homerun. The final score of the game was 3-0. Notable Transactions September 6th Baltimore: Placed 1B Tom Mccreery on waivers. Brooklyn: Placed 2B Jimmy Williams on waivers. September 9th Baltimore: Placed 1B Tom Mccreery on waivers. Brooklyn: Placed 2B Jimmy Williams on waivers.

06-21-2005, 12:56 PM	#11
bigjas Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Olive Hill, KY Posts: 279	1901 Postseason AL Champs - Boston Americans 1st AL Pennant NL Champs - Pittsburgh Pirates 1st NL Pennant AL BOY: Buck Freeman, BOS, .326, 24 HR, 113 RBI, .911 OPS NL BOY: Ed Delahanty, PHI, .343, 16 HR, 98 RBI, .934 OPS AL POY: Jerry Nops, BAL, 22-6, 3.28 ERA, 43 BB, 103 K NL POY: Rube Waddell, PIT, 27-9, 2.63 ERA, 103 BB, 229 K AL ROY: Frank Owen, DET, 20-10, 2.62 ERA, 36 BB, 52 K NL ROY: Christy Mathewson, NY, 24-6, 2.26 ERA, 35 BB, 137 K AL AVG: Nap Lajoie, PHA, .355 NL AVG: Honus Wagner, PIT, .353 AL HR: Buck Freeman, BOS, 24 NL HR: Ed Delahanty, PHI, 16 AL RBI: Buck Freeman, BOS, 113 NL RBI: Charlie Hickman, NY, 109 AL SB: John McGraw, BAL, 63 NL SB: Jesse Burkett, STL, 63 AL ERA: Earl Moore, CLE, 2.55 NL ERA: Christy Mathewson, NY, 2.26 AL Wins: Jerry Nops, BAL, 22 NL Wins: Rube Waddell, PIT, 27 AL K's: Ned Garvin, MIL, 165 NL K's: Rube Waddell, PIT, 229 AL Saves: Jack Cronin, DET, 11 NL Saves: Bill Duggleby, PHI, 19 Gold Gloves 1901 American League Winners Pitcher: Tully Sparks, MIL Catcher: Bob Wood, CLE First Base: Tim Jordan, WAS Second Base: Joe Quinn, WAS Third Base: Bill Everitt, WAS Shortstop: Freddy Parent, BOS Leftfield: Jack McCarthy, CLE Centerfield: Dave Fultz, PHA Rightfield: Ollie Pickering, CLE 1901 National League Winners Pitcher: Doc White, PHI Catcher: John Warner, NY First Base: Jake Beckley, CIN Second Base: Joe Dolan, PHI Third Base: Harry Steinfeldt, CIN Shortstop: Hughie Jennings, PHI Leftfield: Fred Clarke, PIT Centerfield: Ginger Beaumont, PIT Rightfield: Danny Murphy, NY