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07-07-2005, 11:44 AM
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The McGraw-Johnson split: Take Two at an alternative baseball timeline
I have begun anew with my new baseball world order, set in the aftermath of John McGraw's New York Giants refusing to play the 1904 World Series against a team from an "inferior league."
There have been a few changes. The managers remain the same. The coaches are turned off, financials are off for the time being. And the Federal League did NOT raid National League rosters. Instead, they are an assemblage of minor-league caliber players getting their shot in the big time. With that, the overview once more: ------------------------ An alternative timeline: In 1904, John McGraw’s New York Giants won a record 106 games and easily won the National League pennant by 13 games over second-place Chicago. Still bearing a grudge against American League President Ban Johnson, McGraw convinced Giants’ owner John T. Brush not to meet the AL champion Boston club in the World Series, one year after the first World Series had pitted Boston against NL pennant winner Pittsburgh. In the real world, McGraw and Brush succumbed to public pressure and the World Series went on without a hitch from 1905 until the players’ strike of 1994 forced the first cancellation of the big event in 90 years. But what if it had been different? What if McGraw’s grudge had driven a wedge between the American and National leagues and an entirely different baseball timeline emerged? Therein lies the basis for my first officially posted OOTP dynasty – baseball’s parallel universe. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- American League President Ban Johnson, incensed by the New York Giants’ refusal to meet the Boston Pilgrims in the world’s championship series between the pennant winners from American and National leagues, decides that peace between the two leagues is not possible. Instead, Johnson begins to quickly assemble plans to create a third major league that, in association with his American League, would form a new entity to be known as the North American Baseball Federation. The NABF would consist of the two eight-team leagues, which would each be split into two four-team divisions based on geography. The division winners in each league would meet in a best-of-five series, to be known as the Pennant Series. The Pennant Series winners would then advance to the best-of-seven Federation Cup Series. The pieces began to fall into place. Johnson’s game plan was simple: Franchises in the as-yet-unnamed new league would under no circumstances be placed in competition with teams in the American League, but any franchise wishing to go head-to-head in the market of a National League team would be allowed, if not encouraged. The first franchise in the new league to be awarded was in Kansas City. The new team would be known as the Packers and would most likely be placed in the new league’s West Division. Meanwhile, the American League went about setting up its new geographical boundaries. It was a fairly simple process: The East Division would include Boston, the New York Highlanders, the Philadelphia Athletics and the Washington Senators. The West Division would be home to the Chicago White Sox, the Cleveland Naps, the Detroit Tigers and the St. Louis Browns. The Baltimore Terrapins were the next franchise awarded to the new league, which would be known as the Federal League. Johnson and the new owners in the Federal League, however, were not planning to make any full-scale raids on the National League for talent. The wounds were still too raw from the American League's arrival on the scene in 1901, and Johnson feared a return to the days of lawsuits. In particular, he was worried that the injunction against Cleveland's Nap Lajoie, enjoining him from playing baseball in Pennsylvania for any other team besides the Phillies, would be particularly troubling, giving Lajoie's new status as the Cleveland club's player-manager. The third franchise to join the Federal League was the entry from Buffalo. Named the Blues, the team brought the western New York city back under the major league umbrella for the first time since the Buffalo Bisons roamed the Players League in 1890. Next to be awarded was the Federal League’s first foray into National League territory with the acceptance of the Pittsburgh Rebels into the league. Amazingly, Johnson and his band of baseball rebels accomplished all of this before Thanksgiving. After a break for the holiday, the work continued into December with the fifth Federal League franchise being awarded to Indianapolis. The Hoosiers were likely destined to the West Division, as well. The final three entries were all in cities ranked among the top 20 largest American cities in 1900. The New Orleans Pelicans, Milwaukee Brewers and Newark Sailors would fill out the ranks of the Federal League. The Fed’s East Division would be made up of Baltimore, Buffalo, Newark and Pittsburgh. The West Division’s membership: Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee and New Orleans. With the league’s membership set, the work began to put solid ownership groups in place, hire management teams for the franchises and begin the task of assembling the talent.
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The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It's been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game, is a part of our past, Ray. It reminds us of all that once was good, and that could be again. Oh people will come, Ray. People will most definitely come. --Terence Mann, somewhere in a cornfield in Iowa |
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07-07-2005, 12:16 PM
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Minors (Triple A)
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April 1905: At-A-Glance
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AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB MGR New York 8 8 .500 -- Clark Griffith Philadelphia 7 8 .467 .5 Connie Mack Washington 6 10 .375 2.0 Jake Stahl Boston 4 10 .286 3.0 Jimmy Collins West Division W L Pct GB MGR Cleveland 10 4 .714 -- Nap Lajoie Detroit 10 5 .667 .5 Bill Armour St. Louis 8 6 .571 2.0 Jimmy McAleer Chicago 6 8 .429 4.0 Fielder Jones FEDERAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB MGR Buffalo 10 5 .667 -- Dick Harley Baltimore 8 7 .533 2.0 John Hofford Pittsburgh 7 9 .438 3.5 Denny O'Neil Newark 6 10 .375 4.5 Al Schellhase West Division W L Pct GB MGR New Orleans 13 3 .813 -- Marty Hogan Kansas City 7 7 .500 5.0 Fred Crane Milwaukee 6 10 .375 7.0 Frank McLaughlin Indianapolis 4 10 .286 8.0 Charlie Kalbfus FL Player of the Month: George Laughlin, 2B, New Orleans. Laughlin, a 27-year-old with six years in the minor leagues, hit .308 with seven RBI in 65 April at-bats AL Pitcher of the Month: Jack Chesbro, New York. The 30-year-old "Happy Jack" was 4-0 in April with a 1.06 ERA in four starts. FL Pitcher of the Month: Rex Washington, Buffalo. The 29-year-old journeyman lefty was 3-0 with a 0.96 ERA in four April starts. April Highlights April 15: Ed Walsh, Chicago's 23-year-old right-hander, struck out four and walked one while throwing a gem at St. Louis. Walsh allowed just two hits in the White Sox' 8-0 win over the Browns.April 15: Bill Hamlett of Milwaukee made his big-league debut a special one, throwing a one-hit shutout at the Rebels in Pittsburgh. Hamlett, a 28-year-old right-hander lost his no-hit bid with six outs to go on a single by Ted Grams. Hamlett struck out four and didn't walk a batter, needing just 98 pitches. April 18: Cleveland claimed 2B Ken Reed off waivers from New Orleans. Reed is expected to back up player-manager Nap Lajoie. April 19: Pittsburgh lost rightfielder and leadoff hitter Doug Whitney to a broken wrist. Whitney hit .267 with a double and an RBI in the opening five games for the Rebels. Whitney was placed on the 60-day disabled list. April 20: Blues outfielder Bill Paul pulled up lame in a game against Baltimore at Olympic Park in Buffalo. Paul was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a sore leg. April 20: Milwaukee's Bill Hamlett left his start against New Orleans in the sixth inning with a sore elbow and was placed on the 15-day disabled list. Hamlett is 1-0 with an 0.63 ERA, throwing a one-hitter against Pittsburgh in his first start. April 21: Newark lefty Bobby Calahan left in the eighth inning of his start against Pittsburgh. He earned the win, improving to 1-1 with a 2.40 ERA in two starts, but was placed on the 15-day DL with a sore back. April 23: The White Sox picked up infielder Stan Wingert off waivers from Buffalo. Wingert was placed on the Chicago roster after starting the year in the minors.
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The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It's been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game, is a part of our past, Ray. It reminds us of all that once was good, and that could be again. Oh people will come, Ray. People will most definitely come. --Terence Mann, somewhere in a cornfield in Iowa |
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07-07-2005, 12:32 PM
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Minors (Triple A)
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League leaders through April
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BATTING AVERAGE
AL FL
Elmer Flick, CLE .408 Eddie Chalmers, NOP .423
Ty Cobb, DET .349 Jack Birnbaum, NOP .351
Danny Green, CHA .345 Joel Harrison, IND .333
Freddy Parent, BOS .339 Ray O'Neal, MIL .327
George Stone, SLB .333 Ty Holst, BLT .327
DOUBLES
Eight tied with 4 Ray O'Neal, MIL 8
Ty Holst, BLT 7
Doug Stocker, NOP 6
Six tied with 5
TRIPLES
Elmer Flick, CLE 5 Ray O'Neal, MIL 2
Harry Davis, PHA 4 Larry Matthews, PIT 2
George Davis, CHA 4 Tim Thomas, BUF 2
Danny Green, CHA 4 George Laughlin, NOP 2
Four tied with 3 Bill Pippin, NEW 2
Joel Harrison, IND 2
HOME RUNS
Many tied with 1 Nine tied with 1
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Buck Freeman, BOS 13 Doug Stocker, NOP 14
Nap Lajoie, CLE 13 Bill Weber, NOP 10
George Davis, CHA 12 Ray O'Neal, MIL 9
Frank Isbell, CHA 11 Andy Osborn, KCP 9
Many tied with 8 George Hosmer, IND 8
RUNS
Elmer Flick, CLE 15 Jack Birnbaum, NOP 11
Danny Green, CHA 11 Eddie Chalmers, NOP 10
Terry Turner, CLE 10 Bill Kemper, KCP 10
George Davis, CHA 10 Bill Pippin, NEW 9
Four tied with 9 Stan Carroll, MIL 9
STOLEN BASES
Harry Bay, CLE 10 Ed Smithers, NOP 8
Elmer Flick, CLE 8 John Densmore, BUF 6
Jack Doyle, NYA 8 Clem Prindle, PIT 5
Danny Hoffman, PHA 7 Clarence Gaughan, BLT 5
Many tied with 6 Four tied with 4
WINS
Jack Chesbro, NYA 4 Bert Ducharme, NOP 4
Rube Waddell, PHA 4 Seven tied with 3
Earl Moore, CLE 4
Tom Hughes, WAS 3
Bill Donovan, DET 3
Harry Howell, SLB 3
STRIKEOUTS
Rube Waddell, PHA 35 Harry Griffis, NEW 21
Chief Bender, PHA 16 Norm Conrad, IND 19
Frank Smith, CHA 16 Roger Spindler, PIT 18
Cy Young, BOS 16 Mark Mertz, NOP 18
Bill Donovan, DET 16 Four tied with 17
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George Winter, BOS 0.50 Rex Washington, BUF 0.96
George Mullin, DET 1.03 Art Smith, BUF 1.08
Jack Chesbro, NYA 1.06 Sammy Eberly, BLT 1.33
Jimmy Dygert, PHA 1.17 Ray Warfield, PIT 1.35
Happy Townsend, WAS 1.33 Five tied with 1.50
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The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It's been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game, is a part of our past, Ray. It reminds us of all that once was good, and that could be again. Oh people will come, Ray. People will most definitely come. --Terence Mann, somewhere in a cornfield in Iowa |
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07-07-2005, 02:52 PM
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May 1905: At-a-glance
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Standings on morning of June 1, 1905 AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB MAY New York 24 19 .558 -- 16-11 Philadelphia 22 19 .537 1.0 15-11 Boston 15 27 .357 8.5 11-17 Washington 15 27 .357 8.5 9-17 West Division W L Pct GB MAY Detroit 28 14 .667 -- 18- 9 Cleveland 27 14 .659 .5 17-10 St. Louis 20 22 .476 8.0 12-16 Chicago 16 25 .390 11.5 10-17 FEDERAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB MAY Buffalo 27 16 .628 -- 17-11 Baltimore 24 19 .558 3.0 16-12 Pittsburgh 23 21 .523 4.5 16-12 Newark 15 29 .341 12.5 9-19 West Division W L Pct GB MAY New Orleans 28 15 .651 -- 15-12 Kansas City 25 17 .595 2.5 18-10 Milwaukee 16 27 .372 12.0 10-17 Indianapolis 14 28 .333 13.5 10-18 FL Player of the Month: Charlie Evans, LF, Kansas City. Evans, 27, hit .320 in 103 at-bats in May, with three home runs and 16 RBI. On the season, Evans is hitting .287 with three homers and 21 RBI. AL Pitcher of the Month: John Eubank, Detroit. "Honest John," a 32-year-old righthander, was 4-1 in six starts in May, with a 0.65 ERA. For the season, Eubank is 5-2 in nine starts with an ERA of 1.00. FL Pitcher of the Month: Paul Parker, Kansas City. Parker, a 27-year-old righthander, went a perfect 6-0 in seven May starts, with an ERA of 1.25 for the month. The Packers' ace is 9-0 in 11 starts this season, recording a 1.34 ERA. May Highlights May 2: John Eubank was on his game, throwing a two-hit shutout in Detroit's 5-0 win at Washington. Eubank (2-1) struck out three and walked three in the game. May 3: Pittsburgh placed righthander Joe Michaels on the disabled list today, one day after he left in the seventh inning of the Rebels' 1-0 win over Newark with a sore shoulder. It is unclear when, or if, Michaels will return to the rotation this year. He is 3-1 with a 2.49 ERA in five starts. May 4: The Tigers lost shortstop Charley O'Leary for at least 15 days. He was placed on the disabled list after he was hit in the face with a pitch by Barney Wolfe in the sixth inning of Detroit's 3-1 win at American League Park. May 4: Cleveland's Bob Rhoads was spectacular in the Naps' 2-0 win over visiting St. Louis at League Park, allowing just one hit while improving his record to 3-1. Emil Frisk got the Browns' only hit off Rhoads, a fifth-inning single. Rhoads walked two and struck out two. May 5: Milwaukee lefthander Bill Johnson pitched the Brewers to a 3-0 win over visiting Pittsburgh with a two-hit shutout. Johnson (3-2) struck out three batters and walked just one. The Brewers also got back righthander Bill Hamlett, who had been out since April 20 with a sore elbow. May 6: Newark welcomed back lefthander Bobby Calahan from the disabled list. Calahan had been out since April 21 with a bad back. May 13: Bill Johnson threw another gem for the Brewers, this time allowing just two hits in a 7-0 win at Baltimore. Johnson (4-3) registered six strikeouts and walked a pair. The Cleveland Naps' 12-game winning streak was snapped in a 10-1 loss at Detroit. May 18: Detroit shortstop Charley O'Leary returned to the lineup after missing two weeks after a beaning. Cleveland claimed righthander Frank Sells off waivers from Kansas City. May 20: Pittsburgh will be without second baseman Larry Fannin for at least 15 days. He left yesterday's win over Kansas City with a sore shoulder. Fannin is hitting .240 with a home run and nine RBI this year. The first trade between American and Federal league teams was pulled off today as the White Sox shipped outfielder Nixey Callahan and an undisclosed amount of cash to Pittsburgh. In exchange, Chicago got pitcher Babe Sheehy and minor leaguers Duff Bradley, an outfielder, and George Chatman, a catcher. May 21: The AL East-leading Highlanders lost centerfielder John Anderson for at least two months. Anderson dove to catch a drive off the bat of St. Louis' Ben Koehler in the eighth inning of yesterday's 1-0 loss to the Browns. He knocked his shoulder out of joint and had to be taken to hospital. Anderson was batting .218 with eight RBI at the time of the injury. May 22: Newark lefthander Ed Wheeler leveled his record at 4-4, pitching a two-hit shutout to beat host Baltimore, 5-0. Wheeler struck out two and didn't walk a batter, needing just 88 pitches to complete his gem. Detroit grabbed righthander Cy Ferry off waivers from Cleveland and Milwaukee claimed catcher Deacon McGuire off waivers from New York. McGuire, 41, was 3-for-11 in limited duty for the Highlanders. May 24: Lefthander Bugsy DeBolt, promoted to the Indianapolis roster just 12 days earlier, gave the home folks something to cheer about. DeBolt (2-1) fired a two-hit shutout at Pittsburgh in the Hoosiers' 6-0 win. The lefty struck out four and walked two. May 26: Buffalo got back outfielder Bill Paul from the disabled list. He had been out for more than a month with a sore leg. May 29: Paul Parker kept rolling along for Kansas City, improving to 9-0 by pitching the Packers to a 4-0 win over Buffalo. The host Blues managed just two hits off Parker, who struck out two and walked two. May 29: Bruce Glasglow improved to 3-3, allowing just two hits in Pittsburgh's 1-0 win over visiting Newark. Glasgow walked two and struck out two. May 30: Making his first start of the season, New York's Doc Newton made the most of his opportunity, pitching the Highlanders to a 4-0 win over Washington in the nightcap of a doubleheader. Newton (1-2) allowed only two hits, striking out two and walking one. The Senators won the opener at Hilltop Park, 4-3. May 30: Fred Glade shut down the visiting Pilgrims on just two hits, ensuring St. Louis a sweep of a twinbill. Glade (3-7) struck out three and didn't walk a batter, making quick work of the Bostons on just 86 pitches. The Browns also won the opener of the doubleheader, 2-1. May 30: Harland Ward helped Kansas City salvage a split of its doubleheader at Buffalo, pitching a two-hit shutout in the nightcap. Ward (2-5) walked two and kept the ball in play, striking out no one in the Packers' 3-0 win. Buffalo did win the opener, 4-0. May 30: Baltimore's Mark Mitchel fired a gem in the opener of a twinbill at Indianapolis, recording a two-hit shutout. Mitchel (6-5) struck out four and walked two in Baltimore's 4-0 win. The Terrapins completed the sweep with another 4-0 win in the nightcap.
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The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It's been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game, is a part of our past, Ray. It reminds us of all that once was good, and that could be again. Oh people will come, Ray. People will most definitely come. --Terence Mann, somewhere in a cornfield in Iowa Last edited by ednote; 07-07-2005 at 03:30 PM. |
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07-07-2005, 03:14 PM
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League leaders through May
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BATTING AVERAGE
AL FL
Elmer Flick, CLE .312 Eddie Chalmers, NOP .363
Nap Lajoie, CLE .301 Henry Nalley, BLT .321
Danny Green, CHA .298 Jack Birnbaum, NOP .298
Willie Keeler, NYA .290 Ray O'Neal, MIL .291
Jesse Burkett, BOS .287 Joel Harrison, IND .289
DOUBLES
Jimmy Williams, NYA 10 Ty Holst, BLT 16
Harry Davis, PHA 10 Charlie Evans, KCP 14
Bill Bradley, CLE 9 Ray O'Neal, MIL 14
Lave Cross, PHA 9 Henry Nalley, BLT 11
John Knight, PHA 9 Lore Riley, KCP 11
TRIPLES
Elmer Flick, CLE 10 Bill Pippen, NEW 4
Freddy Parent, BOS 9 Ed Smithers, NOP 4
Sam Crawford, DET 8 Loyd Cranmer, BUF 3
Danny Green, CHA 8 Many tied with 2
Harry Davis, PHA 8 Bill Pippin, NEW 2
HOME RUNS
Buck Freeman, BOS 3 Charlie Evans, KCP 3
Charlie Hickman, DET 3 Bill McNeil, MIL 3
Five tied with 2 Bill Lewis, KCP 2
Pat Jones, NEW 2
Lou Bischoff, BUF 2
Henry Rogers, IND 2
RBI
Nap Lajoie, CLE 25 Ray O'Neal, MIL 24
Sam Crawford, DET 24 Eddie Chalmers, NOP 22
Danny Murphy, PHA 23 Doug Stocker, NOP 22
Buck Freeman, BOS 22 Charlie Evans, KCP 21
Three tied with 21 George Hosmer, IND 19
RUNS
Elmer Flick, CLE 27 Jack Birnbaum, NOP 25
Germany Schaefer, DET 24 Charlie Evans, KCP 23
Ty Cobb, DET 24 Bill Kemper, KCP 22
Lave Cross, PHA 23 Bill Pippin, NEW 22
Danny Green, CHA 23 Stan Carroll, MIL 20
STOLEN BASES
Harry Bay, CLE 20 John Densmore, BUF 18
Elmer Flick, CLE 17 Clarence Gaughan, BLT 16
Ty Cobb, DET 16 Chris Brammer, PIT 16
Four tied with 15 Ed Smithers, NOP 14
George Hosmer, IND 12
WINS
Jack Chesbro, NYA 10 Paul Parker, KCP 9
Earl Moore, CLE 9 Dick Bishop, BUF 8
Bill Donovan, DET 9 Chris Thompson, NOP 8
Rube Waddell, PHA 7 Rex Washington, BUF 7
Four tied with 6 Ben Mays, KCP 7
Ray Warfield, PIT 7
STRIKEOUTS
Rube Waddell, PHA 75 Dan Woods, IND 48
Earl Moore, CLE 44 Harry Griffis, NEW 47
Bill Donovan, DET 43 Norm Conrad, IND 46
Ed Walsh, CHA 42 Bob Tunstall, KCP 43
Cy Young, BOS 40 Mike Jarrett, NOP 41
Ben Mays, KCP 41
EARNED RUN AVERAGE
John Eubank, DET 1.00 Rex Washington, BUF 1.25
Jack Chesbro, NYA 1.11 Paul Parker, KCP 1.34
George Mullin, DET 1.64 Dick Bishop, BUF 1.47
George Winter, BOS 1.64 Ray Warfield, PIT 1.50
Bill Donovan, DET 1.73 Art Smith, BUF 1.76
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The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It's been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game, is a part of our past, Ray. It reminds us of all that once was good, and that could be again. Oh people will come, Ray. People will most definitely come. --Terence Mann, somewhere in a cornfield in Iowa |
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07-07-2005, 05:31 PM
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June 1905: At a glance
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AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB JUNE Philadelphia 34 32 .515 -- 12-13 New York 33 35 .485 2 9-16 Boston 25 43 .368 10 10-16 Washington 22 46 .324 13 7-19 West Division W L Pct GB JUNE Detroit 44 24 .647 -- 16-10 Cleveland 41 26 .612 2.5 14-12 Chicago 37 30 .552 6.5 21- 5 St. Louis 34 34 .500 10.0 14-12 FEDERAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB JUNE Buffalo 42 27 .609 -- 15-11 Pittsburgh 37 30 .552 4 14- 9 Baltimore 32 37 .464 10 8-18 Newark 24 45 .348 18 9-16 West Division W L Pct GB JUNE Kansas City 43 25 .632 -- 18- 8 New Orleans 40 30 .571 4 12-15 Indianapolis 29 40 .420 14.5 15-12 Milwaukee 28 41 .406 15.5 12-14 FL Player of the Month: Buffalo 2B Tim Thomas. Thomas hit .370 in 100 at-bats in June, hitting a home run and driving in 10 runs for the Blues. He is hitting .268 with a homer and 23 RBI this season. AL Pitcher of the Month: Chicago righthander Ed Walsh. “Big Ed” was 5-0 in seven June starts with a microscopic 0.78 ERA. For the year, the youngster is 9-4 in 18 starts with a 1.53 ERA. FL Pitcher of the Month: Kansas City lefthander Harland Ward. In five starts in June, Ward was 5-0 with a 0.61 ERA. This season, Ward is 7-5 in 14 starts with an ERA of 2.47. June Highlights June 3: Newark right fielder Bill Pippin will miss 15 days with a sore knee. He left yesterday’s 10-2 win over Milwaukee with the injury. Pippin is hitting .273 for the Sailors, with eight RBI. Pittsburgh got back second baseman Larry Fannin from the DL. Fannin had been out since May 19 with a sore shoulder. [BJune 5:[/B] New York will be without shortstop Kid Elberfeld for at least 15 days. He suffered an eye injury, but the team is not disclosing any details about how the injury was sustained. Elberfeld is hitting .268 with 15 RBI this season. June 6: Detroit’s John Eubank was sterling, allowing just two hits while helping the Tigers hand the host Pilgrims their ninth straight loss, 1-0. Eubank (6-2) struck out one Boston hitter and walked one. June 7: Matty McIntyre scored in the top of the 10th inning on an error by Boston second baseman Hobe Ferris, leading Detroit to a 2-1 win at Boston. It was the 10th loss in a row for the Pilgrims. June 8: Young Ty Cobb homered in his first two at-bats off George Winter and Detroit beat Boston 6-2 at Huntington Avenue Grounds. Cobb’s blasts were his second and third homers of the season as the Pilgrims lost their 11th in a row. Washington claimed outfielder Bill Jaffe off waivers from Newark. June 9: Cy Young allowed just four hits and two unearned runs and Boston posted an 8-2 win over Detroit, ending the Pilgrims’ losing streak at 11 games. June 10: Cleveland righthander Earl Moore improved to 10-3, shutting down Washington on two hits. Moore stuck out seven Senators and walked two in Cleveland’s 6-0 win. June 11: Bobby Calahan slammed the door on Indianapolis, improving to 5-5 with a two-hit shutout in Newark’s 11-0 trouncing of the Hoosiers at Meadowbrook Oval. Calahan recorded seven strikeouts and walked one batter. June 12: One day after the Hoosiers were shut down, Indianapolis righthander Norm Conrad turned the tables on host Newark, firing a one-hitter as the Hoosiers claimed a 4-0 win. Conrad struck out five and walked three. Chet Martin had the Sailors’ only hit when he reached on an infield single in the fifth. June 14: Philadelphia righthander Andy Coakley had the best outing of his young career. The 22-year-old fired a one-hit shutout in the Athletics’ 8-0 win at Boston. Coakley struck out four and walked one and carried a no-hitter into the ninth when Pop Rising, batting just .122, singled sharply up the middle. It was a memorable day, too, for Chicago righthander Roy Patterson, but for all the wrong reasons. He left in the sixth inning of the White Sox’ 5-2 win over Detroit with a sore elbow and has been placed on the disabled list. Patterson is 2-9 with a 3.21 ERA in 12 starts this season. New Orleans’ Mark Mertz couldn’t get through the fifth inning against visiting Baltimore, leaving with a sore arm. Mertz also hit the DL. He is 6-2 with a 2.96 ERA in 13 starts. June 15: Boston picked up first baseman Charlie Carr off waivers from the Naps. In limited duty this year, Carr was 4-for-15 at the plate. He had not made an appearance in a game since June 6. June 16: Barney Pelty won his fourth start in a row for the Browns since joining the rotation May 31, shutting out Philadelphia on just one hit as St. Louis beat the Athletics 1-0 at Sportsman’s Park. Pelty (4-2) allowed just a third-inning single to his opposite number, tough-luck loser Jimmy Dygert. June 18: Newark got back left fielder Bill Pippen, who had been out since June 2 with a sore knee. June 20: New York shortstop Kid Elberfeld was activated from the DL. He had been out since June 4 with an eye injury. June 22: The Athletics added some help in the bullpen, claiming righthander Randy Pogue off waivers from Pittsburgh. Pogue has spent most of the year in the minors. June 25: Philadelphia lefthander Rube Waddell pitched the first no-hitter in NABF history, blanking New York at Hilltop Park as the Athletics smacked the Highlanders, 8-0. Waddell walked three and struck out six while improving to 11-6 on the year. June 27: Chris Thompson didn’t give up a hit after Stan Carroll singled in the second inning and the New Orleans righthander improved to 11-7 with a one-hit shutout in the Pelicans’ 1-0 win over Milwaukee. June 30: Norm Conrad was on his game, two-hitting Baltimore at Oriole Park to improve to 9-7 as Indianapolis beat the Terrapins, 3-0. Conrad was economical in his work, striking out three, walking two and needing just 90 pitches to finish his gem. Cleveland outfielder Jim Jackson landed on the disabled list, injuring his back in an accident at his home. Jackson is hitting .137 in 73 at-bats in limited duty for the Naps this year.
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The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It's been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game, is a part of our past, Ray. It reminds us of all that once was good, and that could be again. Oh people will come, Ray. People will most definitely come. --Terence Mann, somewhere in a cornfield in Iowa |
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07-07-2005, 05:46 PM
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League leaders through June
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AL FL
Elmer Flick, CLE .329 Eddie Chalmers, NOP .345
Nap Lajoie, CLE .324 Jack Birnbaum, NOP .302
Jesse Burkett, BOS .314 Al Pratt, MIL .294
Ty Cobb, DET .290 Henry Nalley, BLT .290
Topsy Hartsel, PHA .287 Dixie Rogers, KCP .288
DOUBLES
Bill Bradley, CLE 14 Ty Holst, BLT 25
Lave Cross, PHA 14 Ray O'Neal, MIL 22
Jimmy Williams, NYA 13 Charlie Evans, KCP 19
Six tied with 12 Dan Floyd, BLT 17
Al Pratt, MIL 16
George Hosmer, IND 16
TRIPLES
Freddy Parent, BOS 14 Ed Smithers, NOP 5
Sam Crawford, DET 13 Bill Pippin, NEW 4
Danny Hoffman, PHA 12 Chris Brammer, PIT 4
Harry Davis, PHA 11 Four tied with 3
Elmer Flick, CLE 11
Danny Green, CHA 11
HOME RUNS
Buck Freeman, BOS 4 Henry Rogers, IND 4
George Davis, CHA 4 Lou Bischoff, BUF 3
Charlie Hickman, DET 4 Charlie Evans, KCP 3
Patsy Dougherty, NYA 3 Pat Jones, NEW 3
Ty Cobb, DET 3 Bill McNeil, MIL 3
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Nap Lajoie, CLE 41 Eddie Chalmers, NOP 31
George Davis, CHA 40 Ray O'Neal, MIL 30
Buck Freeman, BOS 37 Phil Robinson, BLT 29
Frank Isbell, CHA 33 Charlie Evans, KCP 29
Sam Crawford, DET 32 Joel Harrison, IND 29
Jack Birnbaum, NOP 29
RUNS
Danny Green, CHA 39 George Hosmer, IND 35
George Davis, CHA 39 Bill Kemper, KCP 35
Elmer Flick, CLE 38 Jack Birnbaum, NOP 34
Bobby Wallace, SLB 37 Charlie Evans, KCP 33
Danny Hoffman, PHA 35 Tim Thomas, BUF 31
STOLEN BASES
Elmer Flick, CLE 29 George Hosmer, IND 32
Jesse Burkett, BOS 26 Chris Brammer, PIT 25
Danny Hoffman, PHA 24 Clarence Gaughan, BLT 23
Charlie Jones, WAS 23 John Densmore, BUF 23
Willie Keeler, NYA 23 Ed Smithers, NOP 21
Harry Bay, CLE 23
WINS
Bill Donovan, DET 13 Paul Parker, KCP 12
Jack Chesbro, NYA 12 Chris Thompson, NOP 11
Doc White, CHA 12 Dick Bishop, BUF 11
Earl Moore, CLE 11 Ben Mays, KCP 11
Rube Waddell, PHA 11 Ray Warfield, PIT 11
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Rube Waddell, PHA 120 Bob Tunstall, KCP 78
Earl Moore, CLE 75 Dan Woods, IND 76
Ed Walsh, CHA 68 Bert Ducharme, NOP 72
Bill Donovan, DET 68 Norm Conrad, IND 70
Chief Bender, PHA 56 Ben Mays, KCP 67
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John Eubank, DET 1.49 Ray Warfield, PIT 1.74
Ed Walsh, CHA 1.53 Art Smith, BUF 1.93
Jack Chesbro, NYA 1.72 Rex Washington, BUF 2.03
George Winter, BOS 1.85 Jerry Conn, BUF 2.06
George Mullin, DET 1.91 Chris Thompson, NOP 2.08
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The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It's been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game, is a part of our past, Ray. It reminds us of all that once was good, and that could be again. Oh people will come, Ray. People will most definitely come. --Terence Mann, somewhere in a cornfield in Iowa |
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July 1905: At a glance
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AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB JULY Philadelphia 52 42 .553 -- 18-10 New York 44 51 .463 8.5 11-16 Boston 40 55 .421 12.5 15-12 Washington 36 59 .379 16.5 14-13 West Division W L Pct GB JULY Detroit 57 39 .594 -- 13-15 Cleveland 52 42 .553 4 11-16 St. Louis 50 45 .526 6.5 16-11 Chicago 48 46 .511 8 11-16 FEDERAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB JULY Buffalo 58 39 .598 -- 16-12 Pittsburgh 52 43 .547 5 15-13 Baltimore 46 50 .479 11.5 14-13 Newark 37 60 .381 21 13-15 West Division W L Pct GB JULY Kansas City 60 36 .625 -- 17-11 New Orleans 54 43 .557 6.5 14-13 Milwaukee 40 57 .412 20.5 12-16 Indianapolis 39 58 .402 21.5 10-18 FL Player of the Month: Buffalo SS Lou Lewis. Lewis banged out a .368 average in July with 15 RBI in 95 at-bats. Lewis is hitting .296 this year, with 42 RBI. AL Pitcher of the Month: St. Louis righthander Barney Pelty. Pelty was 5-2 in July with a 1.18 ERA for the Browns. Pelty is 10-5 with a 1.44 ERA in 16 appearances, 14 of them starts. FL Pitcher of the Month: Pittsburgh righthander Andy Davis. In seven July starts, Davis went 6-0 with an ERA of 0.59. In 24 starts this season, Davis is 14-8 with a 2.20 ERA. July Highlights July 2: Young Chief Bender authored a masterpiece at Detroit, pitching Philadelphia past the Tigers 4-0 with a two-hit shutout. The 20-year-old righthander struck out four and didn’t walk a batter. Back-to-back doubles by Bull Prior and Doug Stocker in the bottom of the seventh plated the go-ahead run for New Orleans in the Pelicans’ 4-3 win over Newark. The loss was the 10th in a row for the Sailors, who sank deeper into the FL East cellar. July 3: Howie Hillis allowed a leadoff double to Frank Cassel to open the game, then didn’t allow another hit as Baltimore beat Buffalo 2-0 at Oriole Park. Hillis survived five walks and struck out one, improving to 10-7. July 4: Pittsburgh got a gift for Independence Day, with the return of right fielder Doug Whitney, who had been out since April 19 with a broken wrist. Roger Spindler celebrated for the Rebels with a two-hit shutout in Pittsburgh’s 4-0 win in the opener of their doubleheader at Milwaukee. Spindler (8-6) walked four and struck out four. Larry Cole drove in three runs with a pair of doubles and Doug Glover scattered four hits and Newark beat New Orleans 6-1 in the nightcap of their doubleheader at Meadowbrook Oval, ending their Federal League-record losing streak at 11 games. The streak reached 11 with a 4-1 loss to the Pelicans in the opener. July 5: Eddie Cicotte pitched a two-hit shutout and Detroit beat hapless Washington 4-0 at American League Park. The 21-year-old Cicotte (6-9) walked one and struck out two. Bugsy DeBolt also fired a two-hitter, shutting down Kansas City as Indianapolis pounded the Packers 12-0. The Hoosiers rocked Harland Ward, the FL’s Pitcher of the Month in June, for 10 runs on 12 hits in 7 2/3 innings. DeBolt (5-6) walked four and struck out four. July 8: Barney Pelty allowed only a fourth-inning single by Jiggs Donahue, pitching St. Louis to a 1-0 win over Chicago. Pelty (7-3) struck out three and didn’t walk anyone. Ed Walsh (9-6) took the tough-luck loss despite allowing just one run on three hits over seven innings. Indianapolis right fielder Phil Dobbs will miss several weeks after injuring his leg in the Hoosiers’ 4-3 win over Baltimore. Dobbs was placed on the disabled list with a .294 average and 24 RBI in 66 games. New Orleans activated Mark Mertz. The righthander has been out since June 14 with a sore arm. July 9: Milwaukee will be without center fielder Floyd Meyer for a few weeks. Meyer broke his finger while hauling in a fly ball in the Brewers’ 4-2 win at Newark. Meyer is hitting .237 this year with a home run and 21 RBI. July 11: Norm Conrad got his 10th win in style, shutting out visiting Newark on two hits in Indianapolis’ 7-0 win. Conrad (10-8) walked two and fanned four. New York, fading fast in the AL East, tried to add some pitching depth by claiming 24-year-old lefthander Bill Jackson off waivers from New Orleans. Jackson has spent the year in Double-A. July 12: Newark claimed outfielder Steve Wood off waivers from Milwaukee. Wood had been used primarily as a pinch-runner for the Brewers, getting four hits in seven at-bats in 31 games. He has five stolen bases. July 13: Dick Bishop was nearly flawless at Buffalo’s Olympic Park, allowing only Chris Brammer’s eighth-inning double in a 4-0 win over the Rebels. Bishop (13-6) struck out one and needed just 89 pitches to seal the win. July 14: Pittsburgh was dealt a blow when righthander Bruce Glasgow left his start at Buffalo after just two innings with elbow pain. Glasgow was placed on the disabled list. He is 7-7 with a 2.44 ERA in 16 appearances, 15 of them starts. Milwaukee also lost a hurler when righthander Doc Blaine went on the DL with a sore shoulder after a two-inning relief stint against Baltimore. Blaine has spent much of the year in the minors, but is 1-2 in four relief appearances for the Brewers, with a 4.50 ERA. July 15: Cleveland activated reserve outfielder Jim Jackson from the DL. He had been out since June 30 with a bum leg. July 19: Buffalo lost second baseman Tim Thomas for an indefinite period after he was hit in the face by a pitch from Chris Thompson in the fifth inning of the Blues’ 3-2 win over the Pelicans at Olympic Park. Thomas is hitting .283 with a home run and 28 RBI this year. July 21: The Terrapins and Packers swapped pitchers, with Baltimore sending righthander Howie Hillis to Kansas City in exchange for righthander Ben Mays. Hillis was 13-8 in 23 starts for the Terrapins with a 2.47 ERA. Mays had gone 15-4 with a 2.40 ERA in 21 starts for the Packers. Indianapolis lost shortstop Jon Palmer to the disabled list after he pulled a muscle in his leg in the Hoosiers’ 2-1 loss to New Orleans. Palmer is hitting .216 with 19 RBI this season. July 22: Kansas City righthander Jim Bledsoe had a debut to forget. Not only did he get charged with the defeat in the Packers’ 9-2 loss to Milwaukee, but he also injured his back after getting tagged for eight hits and four runs in 3 1/3 innings of work. St. Louis center fielder Ben Koehler landed on the DL with an undisclosed illness. Koehler is hitting just .202 with a home run and 14 RBI this season. July 23: Chicago got back righthander Roy Patterson, out since June 14 with a sore elbow. Newark claimed 41-year-old catcher Deacon McGuire off waivers from the Brewers. McGuire is hitting .275 in 40 at-bats with the Highlanders and Milwaukee this season, with a home run and 4 RBI. July 29: New York welcomed center fielder John Anderson back to the lineup. Anderson had been out since May 20 with a shoulder injury. Pittsburgh also activated righthander Bruce Glasgow, out since the 14th with a sore elbow. July 30: Milwaukee activated center fielder Floyd Meyer from the DL. Meyer had not played since July 9 because of a broken finger.
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The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It's been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game, is a part of our past, Ray. It reminds us of all that once was good, and that could be again. Oh people will come, Ray. People will most definitely come. --Terence Mann, somewhere in a cornfield in Iowa |
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07-07-2005, 10:22 PM
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League leaders through July
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BATTING AVERAGE AL FL Nap Lajoie, CLE .317 Eddie Chalmers, NOP .306 Elmer Flick, CLE .299 Jack Birnbaum, NOP .306 Jesse Burkett, BOS .295 Lou Lewis, BUF .296 Ty Cobb, DET .290 Dan Floyd, BLT .290 Willie Keeler, NYA .283 Larry Cole, NEW .285 DOUBLES Harry Davis, PHA 18 Ty Holst, BLT 34 Bill Bradley, CLE 18 Ray O'Neal, MIL 31 Charlie Hickman, DET 18 George Hosmer, IND 26 Hobe Ferris, BOS 17 Dan Floyd, BLT 25 Freddy Parent, BOS 17 Charlie Evans, KCP 24 TRIPLES Freddy Parent, BOS 16 Chris Brammer, PIT 6 Elmer Flick, CLE 16 Luke Sharpe, MIL 5 Sam Crawford, DET 15 Ed Smithers, NOP 5 Danny Hoffman, PHA 14 Tim Thomas, BUF 5 Jimmy Williams, NYA 13 Three tied with 4 Harry Bay, CLE 13 HOME RUNS George Davis, CHA 9 Henry Rogers, IND 6 Buck Freeman, BOS 6 Jack Birnbaum, NOP 4 George Stone, SLB 4 Pat Jones, NEW 4 Charlie Hickman, DET 4 Many tied with 3 Ty Cobb, DET 4 RBI George Davis, CHA 55 Ray O'Neal, MIL 46 Buck Freeman, BOS 55 Lou Lewis, BUF 42 Nap Lajoie, CLE 54 Joel Harrison, IND 40 Danny Murphy, PHA 47 Eddie Chalmers, NOP 39 Frank Isbell, CHA 45 Doug Stocker, NOP 39 Hobe Ferris, BOS 45 RUNS Danny Hoffman, PHA 53 George Hosmer, IND 53 Danny Green, CHA 50 Charlie Evans, KCP 49 Elmer Flick, CLE 50 Bill Kemper, KCP 46 Ty Cobb, DET 48 Jack Birnbaum, NOP 43 George Davis, CHA 48 Dan Floyd, BLT 42 STOLEN BASES Elmer Flick, CLE 40 George Hosmer, IND 48 Harry Bay, CLE 36 Clarence Gaughan, BLT 35 Danny Hoffman, PHA 33 Chris Brammer, PIT 35 Charlie Jones, WAS 33 John Densmore, BUF 32 Willie Keeler, NYA 33 Ed Smithers, NOP 26 WINS Rube Waddell, PHA 16 Ben Mays, KCP-BLT 17 Bill Donovan, DET 16 Chris Thompson, NOP 16 Jack Chesbro, NYA 16 Paul Parker, KCP 15 Earl Moore, CLE 14 Dick Bishop, BUF 15 Four tied with 13 Three tied with 14 STRIKEOUTS Rube Waddell, PHA 164 Dan Woods, IND 100 Earl Moore, CLE 101 Bob Tunstall, KCP 97 Ed Walsh, CHA 101 Norm Conrad, IND 96 Bill Donovan, DET 89 Harry Griffis, NEW 95 Cy Falkenberg, WAS 78 Bert Ducharme, NOP 90 EARNED RUN AVERAGE Barney Pelty, SLB 1.44 Ray Warfield, PIT 1.87 Jack Chesbro, NYA 1.89 Chris Thompson, NOP 1.92 Ed Walsh, CHA 1.92 Sammy Eberly, BLT 1.94 Bill Donovan, DET 1.99 Jerry Conn, BUF 2.09 Al Orth, NYA 2.07 Rex Washington, BUF 2.12
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The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It's been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game, is a part of our past, Ray. It reminds us of all that once was good, and that could be again. Oh people will come, Ray. People will most definitely come. --Terence Mann, somewhere in a cornfield in Iowa |
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07-07-2005, 11:39 PM
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August 1905: At a glance
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AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB AUG Philadelphia 63 58 .521 -- 11-16 New York 58 63 .479 5 14-12 Boston 48 73 .397 15 8-18 Washington 45 77 .369 18.5 9-18 West Division W L Pct GB AUG Detroit 74 48 .607 -- 17- 9 Cleveland 71 50 .587 2.5 19- 8 St. Louis 64 57 .529 9.5 14-12 Chicago 62 59 .512 11.5 14-13 FEDERAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB AUG Buffalo 72 53 .576 -- 14-14 Pittsburgh 64 57 .529 6 12-14 Baltimore 59 64 .480 12 13-14 Newark 48 76 .387 23.5 11-16 West Division W L Pct GB AUG Kansas City 75 48 .610 -- 15-12 New Orleans 72 52 .581 3.5 18- 9 Milwaukee 56 70 .444 20.5 16-13 Indianapolis 49 75 .395 26.5 10-17 FL Player of the Month: New Orleans 1B Jack Birnbaum. Birnbaum hit .388 in 103 August at-bats, driving in 12 runs. Birnbaum is hitting .325 this year, with four home runs and 47 RBI. AL Pitcher of the Month: Philadelphia lefthander Rube Waddell. Waddell was 6-1 in seven August starts, recording a 0.87 ERA. For the year, Waddell is 22-9 with a 2.17 ERA and leads the NABF with 212 strikeouts. FL Pitcher of the Month: Indianapolis righthander Dan Woods. Woods was 4-3 in August, recording a 0.87 ERA in seven starts. Davis is 13-16 this season with a 2.27 ERA. August Highlights Aug. 4: Dan Woods lost his no-hit bid with two outs in the seventh inning, when Ray O’Neal cracked a double, but the Indianapolis righthander finished with a one-hitter as the Hoosiers hammered Milwaukee, 7-0. Woods (10-13) walked five and struck out three. Aug. 5: Indianapolis welcomed back shortstop Jon Palmer, out since July 21 with a sore leg. Aug. 6: St. Louis center fielder Ben Koehler is back after being out since July 21 with what was determined to be a virus. Kansas City righthander Jim Bledsoe was activated from the DL. He hurt his back in his NABF debut on July 22. Aug. 8: Washington center fielder Charlie Jones will be out around a month after injuring his leg in the Senators’ 4-3 win at Boston. Jones is hitting .208 with a home run and 20 RBI this season. Aug. 9: Eddie Cicotte allowed only two hits, outdueling Fred Glade in Detroit’s 2-0 win at St. Louis. Cicotte (10-11) walked one and struck out two. Buffalo second baseman Tim Thomas was activated from the DL. Thomas had been out since July 19 after being beaned by New Orleans’ Chris Thompson. Aug. 12: Baltimore may have lost righthander Sammy Eberly for the season. He left after getting just one out in the Terrapins’ 4-2 loss at Newark with a sore arm. Eberly is 7-16 with a 2.07 ERA in 27 starts for Baltimore this season. Aug. 13: Newark right fielder Bill Pippin left the Sailors’ 17-4 romp over Baltimore with a sore back, after logging a 4-for-6 day at the plate with six RBI. Pippin was placed on the DL. He is batting .245 with 25 RBI this year. Aug. 14: Indianapolis right fielder Phil Dobbs was activated. Dobbs had been out since July 8 with a sore leg. Aug. 15: Bill Johnson allowed just two hits, blanking Kansas City in Milwaukee’s 3-0 win. Johnson (12-10) walked one and struck out one. Aug. 18: Milwaukee third baseman Stan Carroll was injured during the Brewers’ 8-7 win over Baltimore. Carroll left the game with a leg injury and was placed on the disabled list. He is hitting .237 with a home run and 26 RBI. Aug. 19: Rube Waddell became the NABF’s first 20-game winner in style, tossing his second no-hitter of the season as Philadelphia blanked St. Louis, 6-0. Waddell (20-9) lost his bid for perfection in the eighth inning, when second baseman Danny Murphy muffed Frank Roth’s grounder. Waddell struck out six and faced just one batter over the minimum. Aug. 22: Denny Sullivan singled home Rabbit Nill with two outs in the bottom of the 10th, lifting Washington to a 1-0 win over St. Louis. Tom Hughes (12-13) allowed just two hits in the complete game effort, walking two, recording five strikeouts and outdueling Barney Pelty. Aug. 23: Bill Johnson fired a two-hit shutout and Milwaukee beat Indianapolis 3-0. Johnson (14-10) walked two and fanned five. Washington lefthander Happy Townsend was placed on the disabled list after leaving his start against St. Louis in the fourth inning with a sore arm. Townsend is 9-17 this year with a 2.29 ERA. Aug. 29: Nick Altrock lost his no-hit bid when Frank Huelsman singled in the fifth inning, but finished with a one-hitter as Chicago beat Washington, 4-0. Altrock (8-7) walked one and fanned two. Andy Davis went on the disabled list with a sore elbow. The Pittsburgh righthander left in the eighth inning as the Rebels lost at Baltimore, 4-2. Aug. 30: Jon Palmer spoiled Chris Thompson’s no-hit bid with a single leading off the bottom of the ninth, but the New Orleans righthander finished with a one-hitter as the Pelicans blanked Indianapolis, 5-0. Thompson (20-12) struck out six and issued one walk.
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The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It's been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game, is a part of our past, Ray. It reminds us of all that once was good, and that could be again. Oh people will come, Ray. People will most definitely come. --Terence Mann, somewhere in a cornfield in Iowa |
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League leaders through August
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BATTING AVERAGE
AL FL
Nap Lajoie, CLE .311 Jack Birnbaum, NOP .325
Jesse Burkett, BOS .304 Lou Lewis, BUF .303
Elmer Flick, CLE .300 Eddie Chalmers, NOP .301
Willie Keeler, NYA .300 Larry Cole, NEW .288
Patsy Dougherty, NYA .296 Larry Fannin, PIT .287
DOUBLES
Charlie Hickman, DET 25 Ty Holst, BLT 41
Freddy Parent, BOS 24 Ray O'Neal, MIL 36
Ty Cobb, DET 23 George Hosmer, IND 36
Harry Davis, PHA 22 Charlie Evans, KCP 31
Sam Crawford, DET 21 Dan Floyd, BLT 29
Al Pratt, MIL 29
TRIPLES
Freddy Parent, BOS 18 Chris Brammer, PIT 6
Topsy Hartsel, PHA 18 Bill Lewis, KCP 6
Elmer Flick, CLE 18 George Hosmer, IND 6
Jimmy Williams, NYA 17 Luke Sharpe, MIL 6
Danny Hoffman, PHA 17 Four tied with 5
HOME RUNS
George Davis, CHA 10 Henry Rogers, IND 7
Buck Freeman, BOS 6 Pat Jones, NEW 6
George Stone, SLB 5 Jack Birnbaum, NOP 4
Many tied with 4 Al Pratt, MIL 4
Many tied with 3
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George Davis, CHA 71 Lou Lewis, BUF 61
Buck Freeman, BOS 68 Ray O'Neal, MIL 54
Nap Lajoie, CLE 68 Joel Harrison, IND 50
Frank Isbell, CHA 61 Eddie Chalmers, NOP 50
Danny Murphy, PHA 60 Phil Robinson, BLT 49
RUNS
Danny Hoffman, PHA 65 George Hosmer, IND 66
Danny Green, CHA 64 Bill Kemper, KCP 57
Ty Cobb, DET 63 Clarence Gaughan, BLT 54
Elmer Flick, CLE 63 Charlie Evans, KCP 54
Bobby Wallace, SLB 61 Dan Floyd, BLT 53
Jack Birnbaum, NOP 53
STOLEN BASES
Elmer Flick, CLE 50 George Hosmer, IND 58
Harry Bay, CLE 46 Chris Brammer, PIT 46
Ty Cobb, DET 44 Clarence Gaughan, BLT 46
Willie Keeler, NYA 44 John Densmore, BUF 42
Jesse Burkett, BOS 41 Ed Smithers, NOP 42
WINS
Rube Waddell, PHA 22 Ben Mays, KCP-BLT 21
Jack Chesbro, NYA 21 Chris Thompson, NOP 20
Earl Moore, CLE 20 Howie Hillis, BLT-KCP 19
Bill Donovan, DET 20 Paul Parker, KCP 19
George Mullin, DET 19 Ray Warfield, PIT 17
Dick Bishop, BUF 17
STRIKEOUTS
Rube Waddell, PHA 212 Howie Hillis, BLT-KCP 135
Earl Moore, CLE 129 Dan Woods, IND 120
Ed Walsh, CHA 129 Ben Mays, KCP-BLT 115
Bill Donovan, DET 115 Four tied with 114
Three tied with 96
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Ed Walsh, CHA 1.69 Sammy Eberly, BLT 2.07
Al Orth, NYA 1.79 Ray Warfield, PIT 2.17
Jack Chesbro, NYA 1.92 Chris Thompson, NOP 2.23
Bill Donovan, DET 1.97 Dan Woods, IND 2.27
Earl Moore, CLE 2.03 Paul Parker, KCP 2.29
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The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It's been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game, is a part of our past, Ray. It reminds us of all that once was good, and that could be again. Oh people will come, Ray. People will most definitely come. --Terence Mann, somewhere in a cornfield in Iowa |
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September 1905: At a Glance
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AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB SEPT x-Philadelphia 84 64 .568 -- 21- 6 New York 72 76 .486 12 14-13 Boston 58 90 .392 26 10-17 Washington 58 90 .392 26 13-13 West Division W L Pct GB SEPT Cleveland 85 63 .574 -- 14-13 Detroit 84 64 .568 1 10-16 St. Louis 77 71 .520 8 13-14 Chicago 74 74 .500 11 12-15 FEDERAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB SEPT Buffalo 85 63 .574 -- 13-10 Pittsburgh 81 65 .555 3 17- 8 Baltimore 72 76 .486 13 13-12 Newark 61 87 .412 24 13-11 West Division W L Pct GB SEPT New Orleans 85 61 .582 -- 13- 9 Kansas City 86 62 .581 -- 11-14 Milwaukee 62 86 .419 24 6-16 Indianapolis 58 90 .392 28 9-15 x-clinched division title FL Player of the Month: New Orleans 1B Jack Birnbaum. Birnbaum won for the second straight month after hitting .333 in 84 at-bats with 11 RBI in September. Birnbaum is batting .326 this season with four home runs and 58 RBI. AL Pitcher of the Month: Philadelphia lefthander Rube Waddell. Waddell’s dominant second half continued in September with a 7-0 mark in eight starts with an ERA of 0.76. Waddell is 29-9 for the AL East champs, with a 1.89 ERA and 272 strikeouts. FL Pitcher of the Month: New Orleans lefthander Bert Ducharme. Ducharme is a big reason why the Pelicans are in the hunt in the FL West, as he went 5-0 in five starts in September, logging a 1.20 ERA. For the season, Ducharme is 15-15 with a 2.55 ERA. September Highlights Sept. 1: Jerry Conn turned in an almost unthinkable performance at Olympic Park, leading the host Blues to a 1-0 win over Baltimore, pitching no-hit ball for 11 innings. Conn (13-7) walked five and struck out six in his masterpiece, finally securing the win in the bottom of the 11th. Chet Toney led off with a single to left field and stole second. Toney came up limping and was replaced by pinch-runner Bob Enloe, who scored when Dave Glass lashed a single to right field. Terrapin starter Kirk Brown was masterful as well, allowing just four hits and striking out 11 over 10 innings of work before he was lifted for a pinch-hitter in the top of the 11th. Reliever Ken Procter (0-1) took the loss. Sept. 2: Frank Smith was dominant, allowing just two hits while pitching Chicago to a 5-3 win over visiting Boston. Smith (15-12) finished with four strikeouts and walked just one. Mike Jarrett had a strong performance in Milwaukee, pitching a two-hit shutout for New Orleans in the Pelicans’ 1-0 win over the Brewers. Jarrett (17-12) recorded four strikeouts and didn’t walk a batter. The Brewers welcomed back Stan Carroll. The third baseman hasn’t played since Aug. 18 because of a sore leg. Sept. 4: Jim Cutler pitched a gem on Labor Day, firing a one-hit shutout at New Orleans as Pittsburgh posted a 6-0 win in the opener of a twinbill at Athletic Park. Buck Allen had the Pelicans’ only hit when he singled in the third inning. Cutler (7-6) walked one and fanned five. The host Pelicans came back to win the nightcap, 4-2. Sept. 5: Rube Waddell continued to dominate, narrowly missing out on pitching his third no-hitter of the season when Matty McIntyre led off the top of the ninth with a single as Philadelphia beat Detroit 4-0 at Columbia Park. Waddell (24-9) struck out 10 and walked just three. The Tigers fell into a virtual tie with Cleveland for first place in the AL West when the Naps beat Boston 3-2. Sept. 6: Terry Turner lashed out three hits and Harry Bay had two RBI as Cleveland moved into sole possession of first place in the AL West with a 4-2 win at Boston. Detroit lost its share of the lead when the Tigers fell at Philadelphia, 6-5. Sept. 7: Milwaukee lefthander Bill Johnson left in the fifth inning of the Brewers’ 6-4 loss to Pittsburgh and was placed on the DL with a bad back. Johnson is 15-11 this season, with a 2.30 ERA. Sept. 8: Washington got center fielder Charlie Jones back from the DL. Jones had been out since Aug. 8 with a sore leg. The Browns lost righthander Willie Sudhoff, however. He earned the victory in St. Louis’ 5-3 win over Chicago with an inning of relief work but left with a sore arm. Wee Willie, as he is called, is 4-5 with two saves and a 3.00 ERA this season in 17 appearances, all but two out of the bullpen. Sept. 11: Ben Mays fired a two-hit shutout as Baltimore beat Indianapolis, 4-0. Mays (22-8) walked one and didn’t record a strikeout. He is 7-4 since being acquired from Kansas City in July. Washington activated lefthander Happy Townsend from the DL. He has been out of action since Aug. 23 because of a sore arm. Sept. 12: New York’s fading hopes in the AL East were dealt a huge blow when ace Jack Chesbro left in the eighth inning of the Highlanders’ 10-5 loss to Detroit complaining of back pain. The righthander was placed on the 60-day DL, ending his season. The 31-year-old finished the season 21-9 with a 2.07 ERA in 34 starts. New York trails Philadelphia by 12 games and has lost seven in a row. Sept. 13: Detroit exploded for four runs in the top of the 11th inning and beat New York, 10-6, leapfrogging Cleveland and taking a ˝ game lead in the AL West. Charley O’Leary struck the key blow, a two-run double to chase home Germany Schaefer and Ty Cobb. Charlie Hickman then scored on an error by first baseman Hal Chase and Bill Coughlin’s grounder scored O’Leary. The Tigers moved ahead of the Naps when Boston handed Cleveland a 3-2 loss. The Tigers, however, lost infielder Bobby Lowe to the DL. He left after pulling a muscle in his stomach. The 40-year-old is hitting .167 this year with 19 RBI in part-time duty. Pittsburgh activated righthander Andy Davis for the stretch run. Davis has been out since Aug. 29. Sept. 15: Nick Kahl singled home Harry Bay in the bottom of the ninth and Cleveland moved into a tie with Detroit for the AL West lead with a 2-1 win over Boston at League Park. Detroit lost sole possession of first place with a 6-3 loss at New York. Sept. 16: Jap Barbeau had two RBI without the benefit of a hit and Elmer Flick crossed the plate three times as Cleveland took sole possession of the AL West lead with a 7-5 win over Boston. Detroit fell a game behind in the NABF’s closest race when the Tigers managed just three hits in a 5-1 loss at New York. Newark right fielder Bill Pippin, out since Aug. 13, was activated. Sept. 19: Detroit remained ˝ game behind Cleveland in the AL West race and will be without 21-year-old righthander Eddie Cicotte for at least the remainder of the regular season. Cicotte left in the third inning of the Tigers’ 6-0 loss to New York with a sore arm and was placed on the disabled list. Cicotte is 14-14 this year with a 2.23 ERA in 34 starts. Cleveland failed to increase its lead in the division, losing a 3-2 decision at Chicago. Sept. 20: The AL West is all knotted up again. Ducky Holmes tied the game with an RBI triple in the bottom of the ninth and then scored the winning run on Danny Green’s single as Chicago beat Cleveland, 5-4. It was the Naps’ third straight loss. Sept. 21: John Sullivan was 2-for-4 with four RBI and Bill Donovan earned his 22nd win as Detroit reclaimed the lead in the AL West with an 11-3 win at Boston. Cleveland fell out of its share of the lead, losing at home to Philadelphia 6-1 as Rube Waddell earned his NABF-best 28th victory for the Athletics. Sept. 22: Milwaukee activated lefty Bill Johnson from the DL. Johnson had been out since Sept. 7 with a sore back. Sept. 23: Clark Griffith pitched a gem, needing just 95 pitches to shut down Chicago on two hits in New York’s 5-0 win at South Side Park. Griffith (12-17) struck out one and did not issue any free passes. Detroit lost its game at Boston but maintained its one-game lead in the AL West when Cleveland also went down. But the Tigers’ injury woes got worse as shortstop Charley O’Leary landed on the DL with a sore back. O’Leary, 22, is hitting .182 this year with 42 RBI. Sept. 25: Suddenly there are two hot races in the NABF – Nap Lajoie had three hits and drove in a pair of runs as Cleveland reclaimed a share of the AL West lead with a 5-4 win over Washington at League Park while Detroit was being rocked in Chicago, 8-3. Meanwhile, Mike Mertz allowed just one hit and one unearned run as New Orleans moved into a virtual tie with Kansas City by picking up a 6-1 win over the Packers at Athletic Park. Doug Stocker led the Pelican bats with three hits and two RBI. It was the second straight win for New Orleans while Kansas City dropped its third straight decision. Pittsburgh righthander Bruce Glasgow landed on the DL for the second time this season, again with a sore arm. He left in the ninth inning of the Rebels’ 6-1 loss to Buffalo. On the year, Glasgow is 12-9 with a 2.72 ERA in 24 games, 21 of them starts. Sept. 26: Monte Cross drove home Socks Seybold with a fourth-inning single and Andy Coakley made it stand up as Philadelphia clinched at least a tie for the AL East crown. Coakley (17-17) pitched a two-hit gem in the Athletics’ 1-0 win at St. Louis, striking out four. Howie Hillis scattered eight hits and Kansas City reclaimed the lead in the FL West with a 2-0 win at New Orleans. Hillis (22-15) walked one and struck out seven while outdueling Pelican ace Chris Thompson (22-15). Sept. 27: John Knight had two hits and two RBI and Chief Bender (13-13) worked eight strong innings before giving way to relief ace Weldon Henley in the ninth and Philadelphia became the first division champion in the NABF, clinching the AL East with a 5-2 win at St. Louis. Cleveland once again climbed into a tie for the AL West lead, hammering Washington 8-1. Addie Joss (17-19) scattered five hits and Elmer Flick went 4-for-5 with four RBI. Detroit, meanwhile, took it on the chin, losing 6-1 at Chicago as Ed Walsh (19-8) allowed just three hits in eight innings. The Naps’ victory had a price, though, as catcher Nig Clarke hurt his arm and was placed on the DL. Clarke is hitting .245 with two home runs and 26 RBI in 66 games this season. Sept. 28: Detroit got a little help as infielder Bobby Lowe was activated from the DL. Lowe has been inactive since Sept. 13 with a pulled muscle in his side. Sept. 30: Newark’s Bobby Calahan put a crimp in Buffalo’s charge to the FL East title, tossing a one-hit shutout as the Sailors beat the Blues, 4-0, at Meadowbrook Oval. Calahan struck out six and allowed only Tim Thomas’ fourth-inning single while facing one over the minimum. Chris Thompson scattered six hits as New Orleans clawed back into a virtual tie with Kansas City in the FL West with a 6-1 win over Indianapolis. 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League leaders through September
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Jesse Burkett, BOS .324 Jack Birnbaum, NOP .326
Nap Lajoie, CLE .320 Eddie Chalmers, NOP .299
Patsy Dougherty, NYA .307 Lou Lewis, BUF .298
George Stone, SLB .304 Tim Thomas, BUF .285
Willie Keeler, NYA .293 Larry Fannin, PIT .283
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Charlie Hickman, DET 31 Ty Holst, BLT 46
Frank Huelsman, WAS 29 George Hosmer, IND 43
Freddy Parent, BOS 29 Ray O'Neal, MIL 39
Ty Cobb, DET 29 Dan Floyd, BLT 36
Nap Lajoie, CLE 27 Charlie Evans, KCP 32
Jimmy Williams, NYA 27 Al Pratt, MIL 32
TRIPLES
Elmer Flick, CLE 23 George Hosmer, IND 7
George Stone, SLB 22 Bill Lewis, KCP 7
Topsy Hartsel, PHA 20 Five tied with 6
Jimmy Williams, NYA 20
Sam Crawford, DET 20
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George Davis, CHA 10 Henry Rogers, IND 7
George Stone, SLB 8 Pat Jones, NEW 6
Hal Chase, NYA 6 Six tied with 4
Buck Freeman, BOS 6
Ducky Holmes, CHA 6
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George Davis, CHA 85 Lou Lewis, BUF 66
Nap Lajoie, CLE 83 Eddie Chalmers, NOP 65
Buck Freeman, BOS 76 Dan Floyd, BLT 59
Danny Murphy, PHA 75 Bill Weber, NOP 59
Frank Isbell, CHA 73 Three tied with 58
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Elmer Flick, CLE 82 George Hosmer, IND 75
Danny Green, CHA 80 Bill Kemper, KCP 68
Ty Cobb, DET 76 Clarence Gaughan, BLT 67
George Stone, CLB 76 Charlie Evans, KCP 65
Danny Hoffman, PHA 75 Dan Floyd, BLT 64
STOLEN BASES
Elmer Flick, CLE 59 George Hosmer, IND 62
Jesse Burkett, BOS 53 Clarence Gaughan, BLT 54
Ty Cobb, DET 51 Ed Smithers, NOP 52
Harry Bay, CLE 51 Chris Brammer, PIT 51
Danny Hoffman, PHA 51 John Densmore, BUF 51
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Rube Waddell, PHA 29 Ben Mays, KCP-BLT 24
Earl Moore, CLE 24 Chris Thompson, NOP 23
Bill Donovan, DET 23 Paul Parker, KCP 23
Jack Chesbro, NYA 21 Howie Hillis, BLT-KCP 22
George Mullin, DET 21 Dick Bishop, BUF 21
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Rube Waddell, PHA 272 Howie Hillis, BLT-KCP 168
Ed Walsh, CHA 157 Dan Woods, IND 150
Earl Moore, CLE 152 Nick Conrad, IND 139
Bill Donovan, DET 146 Mike Jarrett, NOP 138
Frank Smith, CHA 124 Harry Griffis, NEW 137
Rex Washington, BUF 137
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Ed Walsh, CHA 1.67 Sammy Eberly, BLT 2.07
Al Orth, NYA 1.76 Chris Thompson, NOP 2.16
Rube Waddell, PHA 1.89 Dick Bishop, BUF 2.21
Bill Donovan, DET 1.95 Rex Washington, BUF 2.21
Jack Chesbro, NYA 2.07 Ray Warfield, PIT 2.23
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The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It's been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game, is a part of our past, Ray. It reminds us of all that once was good, and that could be again. Oh people will come, Ray. People will most definitely come. --Terence Mann, somewhere in a cornfield in Iowa |
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1905 Final Regular Season Glance
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AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB Pyt Home Away Xinn 1Run Philadelphia 89 65 .578 -- 91-63 45-32 44-33 12- 8 28-22 New York 75 79 .487 14 79-75 40-37 35-42 9-16 24-35 Washington 61 93 .396 28 56-98 30-47 31-46 8-13 23-31 Boston 59 95 .383 30 58-96 27-50 32-45 10- 8 21-27 West Division W L Pct GB Pyt Home Away Xinn 1Run Cleveland 87 67 .565 -- 88-66 46-31 41-36 8- 6 35-25 Detroit 86 68 .558 1 81-73 42-35 44-33 15- 4 34-15 St. Louis 82 72 .532 5 78-76 43-34 39-38 9-11 32-26 Chicago 77 77 .500 10 84-70 42-35 35-42 6-11 20-36 FEDERAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB Pyt Home Away Xinn 1Run Buffalo 88 66 .571 -- 83-71 45-32 43-34 8-12 36-20 Pittsburgh 83 71 .539 5 83-71 38-39 45-32 4- 8 29-27 Baltimore 76 78 .494 12 77-77 41-36 35-42 11- 7 22-34 Newark 63 91 .409 25 66-88 31-46 32-45 10- 8 22-23 West Division W L Pct GB Pyt Home Away Xinn 1Run New Orleans 92 63 .594 -- 88-67 47-31 45-32 12- 8 32-29 Kansas City 91 64 .587 1 87-68 47-30 44-34 9- 6 39-20 Milwaukee 64 90 .416 27.5 66-88 31-46 33-44 13-10 22-32 Indianapolis 60 94 .390 31.5 67-87 29-48 31-46 5-13 22-39 October Highlights Oct. 1: Kansas City grabbed a one game lead in the FL West, posting a 5-3 win at Newark as Paul Parker earned his 24th win. Meanwhile, New Orleans lost a 2-1 decision at home to Baltimore. Terrapins ace Ben Mays helped his former Packer teammates, pitching a four-hitter to improve to 25-9. Oct. 2: Pittsburgh’s hopes in the FL East are fading, but Roger Spindler kept the Rebels alive with a one-hit shutout in Pittsburgh’s 3-0 win over Indianapolis at Exposition Park. Spindler (18-12) fanned four and allowed only Joel Harrison’s fourth-inning single. Washington shut down righthander Barney Wolfe for the season after he left in the sixth inning of the Senators’ 4-1 loss at Chicago with back pain. Wolfe finishes the year 9-19 with a 2.85 ERA in 34 starts. Oct. 3: Rube Waddell became the first 30-game winner in NABF history, authoring a three-hit shutout as Philadelphia won at Boston, 2-0. Waddell (30-9) walked two and fanned eight and handed another loss to beleaguered Bill Dineen (6-29). Oct. 4: Matt Ward doubled home Tim Thomas in the top of the seventh and Buffalo clinched no worse than a share of the FL East title with a 2-1 win at Milwaukee. Rex Washington (21-12) scattered six hits in going the distance for the Blues, walking two and striking out five. Buffalo got their share of the division title when Pittsburgh lost at New Orleans, 7-4. Oct. 5: Baltimore second baseman Bob Van Buskirk giftwrapped the FL East title for Buffalo, committing two throwing errors in the top of the ninth that led to three runs for the Blues, who came from behind for a 4-3 victory to clinch the division crown at Oriole Park. Oct. 6: Despite allowing a run in the bottom of the ninth at St. Louis to lose 4-3, Cleveland clinched a share of the AL West crown when Detroit also lost. The Tigers were shut down at Bennett Park 7-0 by New York as Doc Newton (5-6) tossed a three-hit shutout. Oct. 7: The remaining postseason berths will come down to the final day. Cleveland has completed its schedule and leads Detroit by ˝ game, meaning the Tigers must beat New York at Bennett Park to force a one-game playoff in the AL West. Similarly, Kansas City sits with a ˝ game lead in the FL West. New Orleans is in a must win situation when it takes on Newark at Meadowbrook Oval. Oct. 8: Hal Chase singled, stole second, advanced to third on a ground out and scored on an infield single by Patsy Dougherty in the top of the 13th inning and New York eliminated Detroit from playoff contention with an 8-7 win at Bennett Park. The Tigers’ loss means Cleveland wins the AL West and will square off with Philadelphia in the American League Pennant Series. Meanwhile, there will be a one-game playoff in New Orleans after the Pelicans hammered Newark, 8-2, to forge a tie with Kansas City atop the FL West at 91-63. The Pelicans had earlier won a coin flip for the right to host the game. However, the Packers look to have the advantage having had a day off, while the weary Pelicans’ train isn’t scheduled to arrive back in New Orleans until just a few hours before the scheduled start of the playoff. FL WEST DIVISION PLAYOFF Kansas City Packers (91-63) at New Orleans Pelicans (91-63) Athletic Park, New Orleans, La. The New Orleans Pelicans capped its three-month long comeback in the Federal League’s West Division, claiming the division title in dramatic fashion when George Laughlin blasted a two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Pelicans to a 3-2 win over the Kansas City Packers. Kansas City manager Fred Crane will forever be second-guessed on this one, as he lifted 23-game winner Howie Hillis to start the ninth inning, bringing in reliever Jerry Brian to try and protect the Packers’ 2-1 lead. The strategy backfired in the worst way imaginable as Brian (2-2) faced just two hitters, getting neither of them out. Bill Weber led off with a sharp single to left field and Laughlin followed it with a towering blast down the left-field line to make a champion out of the Pelicans, who will meet Buffalo in the Federal League Pennant Series. Mike Jarrett (20-17) got the win for New Orleans, scattering seven hits and four walks while striking out three. The Packers jumped out to an early lead, scoring in the top of the first when Dixie Rogers led off with a double and scored on a single by Lore Riley. Kansas City upped the lead to 2-0 in the top of the sixth. After Bill Kemper walked, Chris Arnold found the gap in left-center field with a drive. Kemper scored all the way from first on Arnold’s double. New Orleans got a run back in the bottom of the seventh, finally touching Hillis. Laughlin and Buck Allen stroked back-to-back singles to lead off the inning and Jarrett sacrificed them into scoring position. Laughlin then scored on Bull Prior’s ground ball to short. “I just thought Howie looked beat,” Crane said of his decision to make the pitching change. “He’d already thrown a lot of pitches and they hit him hard in the seventh and eighth. I thought Jerry could get it done. I suppose I’ve got a long winter to think about it.”
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The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It's been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game, is a part of our past, Ray. It reminds us of all that once was good, and that could be again. Oh people will come, Ray. People will most definitely come. --Terence Mann, somewhere in a cornfield in Iowa |
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Final League Leaders -- 1905
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Nap Lajoie, CLE .329 Jack Birnbaum, NOP .320
Jesse Burkett, BOS .324 Eddie Chalmers, NOP .299
Patsy Dougherty, NYA .312 Tim Thomas, BUF .297
George Stone, SLB .306 Lou Lewis, BUF .291
Willie Keeler, NYA .297 Larry Fannin, PIT .289
DOUBLES
Charlie Hickman, DET 32 Ty Holst, BLT 49
Frank Huelsman, WAS 31 George Hosmer, IND 44
Freddy Parent, BOS 31 Ray O'Neal, MIL 40
Nap Lajoie, CLE 30 Dan Floyd, BLT 38
Ty Cobb, DET 29 Charlie Evans, KCP 35
Dixie Rogers, KCP 35
TRIPLES
Elmer Flick, CLE 24 George Hosmer, IND 7
George Stone, SLB 23 Bill Lewis, KCP 7
Danny Hoffman, PHA 21 Bill Pippen, NEW 7
Topsy Hartsel, PHA 21 Ed Smithers, NOP 7
Jimmy Williams, NYA 20 Four tied with 6
Sam Crawford, DET 20
HOME RUNS
George Davis, CHA 10 Henry Rogers, IND 7
George Stone, SLB 8 Pat Jones, NEW 6
Charlie Hickman, DET 6 Jeff Kissel, PIT 5
Buck Freeman, BOS 6 Six tied with 4
Ducky Holmes, CHA 6
Hal Chase, NYA 6
RBI
Nap Lajoie, CLE 88 Eddie Chalmers, NOP 70
George Davis, CHA 86 Lou Lewis, BUF 66
Danny Murphy, PHA 78 Bill Weber, NOP 63
Buck Freeman, BOS 76 Charlie Evans, KCP 62
Frank Isbell, CHA 76 Ray O'Neal, MIL 61
Dan Floyd, BLT 61
RUNS
Elmer Flick, CLE 85 George Hosmer, IND 78
Danny Green, CHA 82 Bill Kemper, KCP 72
George Stone, SLB 81 Charlie Evans, KCP 69
Ty Cobb, DET 79 Clarence Gaughan, BLT 68
Harry Davis, PHA 77 Dan Floyd, BLT 66
Danny Hoffman, PHA 77 Ed Smithers, NOP 66
STOLEN BASES
Elmer Flick, CLE 60 George Hosmer, IND 66
Jesse Burkett, BOS 55 Ed Smithers, NOP 58
Danny Hoffman, PHA 54 Clarence Gaughan, BLT 56
Ty Cobb, DET 52 John Densmore, BUF 54
Three tied with 51 Chris Brammer, PIT 53
WINS
Rube Waddell, PHA 30 Ben Mays, KCP-BLT 26
Bill Donovan, DET 25 Chris Thompson, NOP 25
Earl Moore, CLE 24 Paul Parker, KCP 24
Jack Chesbro, NYA 21 Howie Hillis, BLT-KCP 23
George Mullin, DET 21 Dick Bishop, BUF 22
Harry Howell, SLB 21
STRIKEOUTS
Rube Waddell, PHA 284 Howie Hillis, BLT-KCP 182
Ed Walsh, CHA 171 Dan Woods, IND 159
Earl Moore, CLE 164 Mike Jarrett, NOP 149
Bill Donovan, DET 153 Harry Griffis, NEW 145
Frank Smith, CHA 129 Three tied with 142
Cy Falkenberg, WAS 129
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Ed Walsh, CHA 1.60 Sammy Eberly, BLT 2.07
Rube Waddell, PHA 1.87 Rex Washington, BUF 2.18
Al Orth, NYA 1.94 Chris Thompson, NOP 2.20
Jack Chesbro, NYA 2.07 Howie Hillis, BLT-KCP 2.23
Eddie Cicotte, DET 2.23 Dick Bishop, BUF 2.28
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The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It's been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game, is a part of our past, Ray. It reminds us of all that once was good, and that could be again. Oh people will come, Ray. People will most definitely come. --Terence Mann, somewhere in a cornfield in Iowa |
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Looks good so far. Very detailed and well-organized. Keep it up!
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I appreciate it; glad you are enjoying it!
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The Pennant Series
Thursday, Oct. 12
American League Pennant Series: Game 1 PHILADELPHIA—Rube Waddell was the dominant pitcher in the American League in 1905, so why would the postseason be any different? It wasn’t. The 29-year-old lefthander who went 30-10 during the regular season opened the American League Pennant Series with a splash, firing a one-hit shutout as the Philadelphia Athletics took a 1-0 lead in the series with a 3-0 win over the Cleveland Naps at Columbia Park. Rube Vinson got the only safety off the Athletics’ ace, singling to center with one out in the third inning. Waddell finished with one walk and four strikeouts. Cleveland ace Earl Moore matched Waddell zero for zero until the bottom of the seventh. Topsy Hartsel started the rally for Philadelphia with a one-out single and then Danny Murphy coaxed a walk. Danny Hoffman lashed a single to left field. Vinson elected to try to get the out at the plate but Hartsel safely beat the throw to put the Athletics up 1-0. After Monte Cross was intentionally passed to load the bases, John Knight lifted a fly ball to left-center field that scored the tagging Murphy. Philadelphia added an insurance marker in the bottom of the eighth. Socks Seybold doubled to right field with two outs and then scored when Cleveland right fielder Elmer Flick mishandled what should have been an inning-ending fly ball off the bat of Hartsel. Federal League Pennant Series: Game 1 NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Pelicans pushed across three runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to take control and kept scoring en route to a 7-2 victory over the Buffalo Blues in the opener of the Federal League Pennant Series at Athletic Park. Catcher Buck Allen was the hitting star for the Pelicans, going 4-for-4 with a pair of RBI. Allen also scored a run. Chris Thompson went the distance on the hill for New Orleans, allowing seven hits and striking out two. Rex Washington took the loss for Buffalo, as he was battered for 14 hits and five earned runs in eight innings. It was the Blues who struck first, pushing across a marker in the top of the first. Lou Bischoff singled with one out and moved to third on a single that Lou Lewis just sneaked inside the foul line in right field. Tim Thomas plated Bischoff with a fly ball to left field. It remained 1-0 until the bottom of the fourth. Allen grounded a one-out single up the middle and tied the game on George Laughlin’s double after Ed Smithers was rung up on strikes. Laughlin put the Pelicans up 2-1, scoring when Buffalo catcher Chet Toney rifled a throw into right field after Thompson hit a swinging bunt in front of home plate. Thompson then came around to score on another throwing error, this time by Thomas on a grounder by Bull Prior. New Orleans added another run in the fifth when Allen singled to chase home Eddie Chalmers, who had smacked a two-out double. Buffalo made it 4-2 in the top of the seventh. John Densmore swatted a leadoff single and stole second. With two outs, Toney belted a double to deep right field, scoring Densmore. But the Pelicans put the game away in the bottom of the frame. Chalmers doubled home Doug Stocker to make it 5-2 and Allen knocked in Chalmers to give New Orleans a four-run bulge. Bill Weber closed the scoring with an RBI double in the bottom of the eighth. Friday, Oct. 13 American League Pennant Series: Game 2 PHILADELPHIA – Trailing 4-1 after seven innings, the Cleveland Naps needed to make something happen in order to avoid heading back to Ohio in a 2-0 hole in the American League Pennant Series. The Naps did it, plating five runs in the final two stanzas to grab a 6-4 win over the Philadelphia Athletics at Columbia Park, evening the series at one game apiece. Cleveland tied the game in the top of the eighth. Bill Bradley led off the inning with a walk and one out later, Elmer Flick coaxed a free pass from Andy Coakley. Nap Lajoie, the AL’s RBI leader, then stroked a single to left field, scoring Bradley. Topsy Hartsel committed a tactical error, trying to throw home to get Bradley, allowing the runners to advance. Harry Bay followed with a sacrifice fly to right-center to score Flick, cutting the Athletics’ advantage to one. George Stovall then tied the game with a single to right field to score Lajoie. With the score knotted, Connie Mack turned to his relief ace, Weldon Henley, who had appeared in a whopping 83 games this season, saving 23 of them. But Henley had none of his magic on this day. Fritz Buelow led off the top of the ninth with a walk and advanced to second on a ground out. Henley then got Bradley to tap the ball back to him and appeared to be on the verge of escaping the inning. But Terry Turner lashed a single to left field to score Buelow and promptly stole second. Henley then issued back-to-back walks to Flick and Lajoie and gave up another run when Bay beat out an infield hit. Addie Joss earned the win for Cleveland with eight innings of work, allowing seven hits and three earned runs. Otto Hess got the final three outs for the save. Federal League Pennant Series: Game Two NEW ORLEANS – Mike Jarrett got the Pelicans to the Pennant Series. Now he’s got them one win away from the inaugural Federation Cup Series. Jarrett scattered six hits in a complete-game performance as New Orleans beat the Buffalo Blues 4-1 at Athletic Park to take a 2-0 lead in the series. Jarrett finished with one walk and five strikeouts. New Orleans got to Buffalo starter Dick Bishop, who was pitching despite a sore back he developed in his last regular-season start. Bishop was gutty, but not overly effective. He allowed four runs, three earned, on 10 hits and issued six walks in 7 2/3 innings of work. The Pelicans took the lead in the second inning. Ed Smithers led off with a walk, stole second and scored on Bill Weber’s single. New Orleans added another marker in the sixth. George Laughlin led off with a single and Buck Allen drew a walk. Jarrett couldn’t get a sacrifice bunt down successfully, as Laughlin was forced out at third. But Bull Prior singled to center to chase home Allen. The Pelicans then put the game away in the seventh. Weber reached when Dave Glass dropped a fly ball in center field. After Laughlin walked, Allen slammed a double down the left field line to plate both baserunners. Buffalo’s only run came with two outs in the eighth. Matt Ward singled to right and Tim Thomas belted a double to left. Sunday, Oct. 15 American League Pennant Series: Game 3 CLEVELAND – Weldon Henley didn’t let this game get away. After the Philadelphia Athletics’ relief ace was tagged with the loss in Game 2 of the American League Pennant Series, some wondered if Connie Mack would be reluctant to call his number again. He wasn’t, and Henley delivered, earning the save as the Athletics posted a 3-1 win over the Cleveland Naps at League Park to take a 2-1 lead in the series. Philadelphia got to Cleveland starter Bob Rhoads in the top of the fifth. Danny Murphy led off with a single. He took off for second and ended up at third when Fritz Buelow’s throw sailed into center field. Cleveland’s player-manager Nap Lajoie then opted to issue intentional passes to Danny Hoffman and Monte Cross to load the bases. The gamble backfired when John Knight grounded to shortstop Terry Turner. Turner was able to work with Lajoie to turn a double play, but Murphy trotted home to give the Athletics a 1-0 lead. It remained 1-0 until the top of the ninth. Socks Seybold led off the inning with a single. One out later, Murphy lofted a fly ball to left field that was dropped by Rube Vinson, putting runners at first and second. The runners moved up 90 feet each on a ground out and then both charged home when Cross belted a shot over the head of center fielder Harry Bay for a double. Young Chief Bender, tiring in the ninth, gave up a double to Bay to leadoff the inning. Mack wasted no time, bringing in Henley. Bay moved to third on a ground out and then scored on another ground ball out by Vinson. After Buelow touched up Henley for a single, pinch-hitter Bunk Congalton tapped softly back to the mound to end it. Federal League Pennant Series: Game 3 BUFFALO – Jerry Conn pitched as though the Buffalo Blues’ lives depended on it. Facing elimination, Conn scattered five hits and struck out six batters as the Blues climbed back into their Federal League Pennant Series with New Orleans with a 4-1 win at Olympic Park. The Pelicans still lead the series, two games to one. The Blues opened the scoring in the second inning when Lou Bischoff laced a one-out double to left field and scored on Loyd Cranmer’s single to center. Buffalo touched Pelican righthander Bert Ducharme again in the fifth inning when Chet Toney led off with a single, moved to second on a sacrifice by Conn and scored on a bloop single by Matt Ward. Eddie Chalmers cut the Buffalo advantage in half in the top of the sixth when he blasted a home run to left field. But Bischoff provided a pair of insurance tallies in the bottom of the inning when he belted a two-run home run to left-center field. Monday, Oct. 16 American League Pennant Series: Game 4 CLEVELAND – All Connie Mack could have hoped for was to be able to put the ball in Rube Waddell’s hands with a chance to close out the American League Pennant Series. Mack did and Waddell did, too. The lefthander pitched his second shutout of the series at League Park, allowing just two hits as the Philadelphia Athletics won the American League pennant with a 3-0 win over the Cleveland Naps. Waddell was absolutely dominant, striking out nine Cleveland batters. George Stovall had both safeties off Waddell, both singles. The Athletics gave Waddell all the support he would need in the top of the fourth. Socks Seybold singled to lead off the stanza and then stole second. Topsy Hartsel laced a triple down the right field line to score Seybold and later scored on Danny Murphy’s grounder to second. Philadelphia added an insurance marker off Earl Moore in the seventh. Monte Cross swatted a one-out single, stole second and scored on a safety by Doc Powers. Waddell was named the Most Valuable Player of the Series, finishing with 13 strikeouts and allowing just three hits in 18 innings. Federal League Pennant Series: Game 4 BUFFALO – The New Orleans Pelicans had to survive a one-game playoff just to get to the Federal League Pennant Series. After surviving a furious Buffalo rally, the Pelicans escaped with a 6-5 win at Olympic Park to advance to the Federation Cup Series. New Orleans broke out to a 6-0 lead through 4 ˝ innings and then had to hang on for dear life as the Blues began to chip away at the lead. Chris Thompson earned the win for the Pelicans, allowing 13 hits but staying in the game until the pennant was safely headed to the Bayou Country. The Pelicans plated two runs before Buffalo got a chance to swing the bats, getting a pair in the top of the first. Series MVP Buck Allen stroked a two-run single with two outs in the frame. Allen added another marker in the third when his single chased home Jack Birnbaum. Then in the fourth, the Pelicans added two more scores against Rex Washington. Thompson led off the frame with a double. After Washington retired the next two batters, the floodgates opened. Birnbaum reached on catcher’s interference, then Doug Stocker scored Thompson with a single to left. Eddie Chalmers added another RBI single. Bill Weber’s RBI single in the fifth made it 6-0 and it appeared as if Thompson and the Pelicans would cruise to the pennant. But the Blues had other ideas. Back-to-back hits by Loyd Cranmer and Matt Ward led off the bottom of the fifth. Chet Toney then lifted a sacrifice fly to right-center to get Buffalo on the board. The Blues added another marker in the eighth when Lou Bischoff stroked his second home run of the series down the left field line. Trailing by four heading into the bottom of the ninth, Buffalo refused to go quietly into that long winter. Ward singled to lead off the stanza and one out later, pinch-hitter Bill Paul blooped a hit into right field to move Ward to third. Dave Glass singled to score Ward and move Paul to third base and suddenly it was 6-3. Bischoff found nearly the same spot of open grass in right-center field as Glass did, scoring Paul and chasing Glass to third base to cut the New Orleans lead to 6-4. Lou Lewis looked like he had another hit, but first sacker Birnbaum made a diving stop and flipped the ball to second base for an out. Glass scored but now just one out remained. Tim Thomas then tapped meekly to Birnbaum, who stepped on the sack to secure the pennant for New Orleans.
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Federation Cup 1905: Philadelphia vs. New Orleans
Wednesday, Oct. 18
Federation Cup Series: Game 1 PHILADELPHIA – To say that the Philadelphia Athletics were favored to win the inaugural Federation Cup Series over the New Orleans Pelicans is to say that having indoor plumbing in the winter is sort of nice. The Athletics were tabbed by most experts as an overwhelming favorite to demolish the Pelicans in this series. Anything short of a four-game sweep would be a shock to most observers. So imagine the shock reverberating around Columbia Park as the Pelicans annihilated the Athletics in the opener of the series, 11-2. How could a team of castoffs and career minor-leaguers so thoroughly trounce the American League’s best? The Athletics couldn’t handle the baseball, for starters, committing four errors en route to the embarrassing defeat. The Pelicans got it started quickly, scoring in the top of the first inning. Bull Prior led off with a walk and moved to second on a single by Doug Stocker. After Jack Birnbaum struck out, the Pelicans stunned the hosts with a double steal. Then Prior ambled home on a ground out by Eddie Chalmers. Philadelphia struck back quickly in the home half. Socks Seybold led off with a single and Ossie Schreckengost lashed a double down the left-field line and just like that, the game was tied 1-1. But Mike Jarrett escaped further damage. New Orleans was undeterred, striking back in the top of the second. George Laughlin reached with a one-out single and Buck Allen, the hitting hero of the Federal League Pennant Series, continued his torrid hitting by smacking a shot well over the head of Danny Hoffman in center field. Laughlin trotted home on Allen’s clout, which went for two bags. The Athletics drew even in the fourth. Harry Davis led off the frame with a single, stole second, advanced to third when Allen’s throw skipped into center field and scored on Hoffman’s ground out. Then the wheels came off for poor Andy Coakley in the fifth. Prior laced a one-out single and Stocker reached safely when John Knight bungled a ground ball at third base. One out later, Chalmers singled to short left-center field to score Prior and put the Pelicans back on top, 3-2. Ed Smithers followed with a ringing double down the right-field foul line, scoring Stocker and Chalmers for a 5-2 New Orleans advantage. Coakley tired in the seventh and was lifted after Stocker hit a long drive that Hoffman hauled in near the wall in left-center field. Birnbaum greeted new hurler Joseph Myers with a single and he scooted to third on a single by Chalmers. After Chalmers stole second, Smithers was intentionally passed. Bill Weber’s ground ball to short plated Birnbaum. Still trailing by four, Connie Mack summoned Weldon Henley to start the eighth inning. Allen singled to lead off, moving to second on a sacrifice by Jarrett. Knight misplayed another ball, allowing Prior to reach base and advancing Allen to third. Prior stole second and then shortstop Monte Cross bobbled Stocker’s ground ball. Allen scored. One out later, Chalmers laced a double to left field to score two more runs and the rout was on. Henley was removed in favor of Randy Pogue at that point. Smithers greeted Pogue with another double, giving New Orleans a 10-2 lead. To add insult to injury, the Pelicans added one more run in the ninth. Laughlin singled, Allen walked, Jarrett successfully sacrificed the runners up one base each and Prior skied a fly ball deep enough to send Laughlin plateward. Chalmers finished the day 4-for-5 and drove home four runs while Smithers knocked in three runners safely. Thursday, Oct. 19 Federation Cup Series: Game 2 PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Athletics had gone from expected to sweep to absolutely needing to win in about 24 hours. Young righthander Chief Bender saved the day. Bender, 21, helped the Athletics even the Federation Cup Series at a game apiece, overpowering the New Orleans Pelicans with 12 strikeouts and holding them to just four hits in a 4-0 win at Columbia Park. This was the performance expected from the Athletics, who were embarrassed in Game 1. Philadelphia got to Pelican hurler Bert Ducharme early. Ossee Schreckengost singled with one out in the first and went to third on a stolen base and a bad throw by catcher Buck Allen. Topsy Hartsel lifted a soft fly to left-center field and Schreckengost scored. The Athletics got another marker in the third. Socks Seybold tripled to lead off the frame and scored on another Hartsel fly ball. Philadelphia then added insurance in the fourth when Bender laced a double to deep center field to plate a pair of runners. Saturday, Oct. 21 Federation Cup Series: Game 3 NEW ORLEANS – American League hitters proved no match for Rube Waddell all season long. Federal League hitters fared no better in their first look at the lefthander. Waddell allowed just three hits and struck out an incredible 19 batters in leading the Philadelphia Athletics to a 3-0 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans at Athletic Park. The Athletics now lead the series, two games to one. It was Waddell’s third straight shutout in the postseason. New Orleans ace Chris Thompson tried to keep the Pelicans close, but Philadelphia broke through in the top of the fifth inning. John Knight singled, moved up on a ground out and then scored when Eddie Chalmers made a terrible throw after Waddell’s deep fly ball to right field. The Athletics added two more in the sixth when Topsy Hartsel walked and went to second when Doug Stocker threw wildly after fielding Danny Murphy’s grounder. Thompson then was called for a balk, advancing the runners. Pelican manager Marty Hogan opted to intentionally walk Danny Hoffman, loading the bases for Monte Cross. Cross tapped back to Thompson, who fired home to force Hartsel. But Knight singled to center, scoring Murphy and Hoffman. Sunday, Oct. 22 Federation Cup Series: Game 4 NEW ORLEANS – Mike Jarrett isn’t intimidated by American League hitters. The New Orleans Pelicans’ righthander proved it again, earning his second victory of the Federation Cup Series as the Pelicans beat the Philadelphia Athletics at Athletic Park, 3-0. Jarrett scattered six hits and was the beneficiary of New Orleans’ three-run first inning outburst. The series is now tied at two games each. Philadelphia righthander Andy Coakley lost for the second time in the series. Coakley settled down after the first inning, but the damage had already been done. Doug Stocker walked with one out in the stanza and Jack Birnbaum then reached safely when John Knight misplayed a grounder to third. Eddie Chalmers singled to load the bases and Ed Smithers followed with another safety to score Stocker and Birnbaum. Chalmers scored on Bill Weber’s groundout and the Pelicans led 3-0. Coakley allowed only two more hits the rest of the afternoon. Jarrett, however, was able to pitch himself out of trouble when he needed to. Monday, Oct. 23 Federation Cup Series: Game 5 NEW ORLEANS – Chief Bender was almost unhittable in Game 2 of the Federation Cup Series. He was simply perfect in Game 5, retiring all 27 batters he faced as the Philadelphia Athletics beat the New Orleans Pelicans at Athletic Park, 7-0. Bender tossed a four-hit shutout in Game 2 following a Philadelphia loss. On Monday, Bender fanned 10 Pelicans and improved to 3-0 in the postseason. Philadelphia pushed across a single run in the second inning on Danny Hoffman’s solo home run, added two more in the fourth and exploded for four in the seventh against Bert Ducharme, who didn’t help his cause with four walks. Hoffman and John Knight each drove in two runs for the Athletics, who mustered seven hits. Wednesday, Oct. 25 Federation Cup Series: Game 6 PHILADELPHIA – Rube Waddell was human, after all. But he was still too much for the New Orleans Pelicans to handle. Waddell struck out 17 batters and allowed just four hits, but was scored upon for the first time in four postseason starts. But the Philadelphia Athletics still managed to beat the Pelicans, 3-1, to clinch the inaugural Federation Cup Championship. The Athletics roughed up New Orleans ace Chris Thompson for three runs in the third inning, giving Waddell all the support he needed. Harry Davis stroked a one-out single. With two outs, Topsy Hartsel delivered a single to right-center that advanced Davis to third base. Hartsel moved up on the throw and then both runners scored when Danny Murphy banged a safety to center. After Thompson threw wildly to first on Danny Hoffman’s come-backer, Monte Cross singled to plate Murphy. The Pelicans finally solved Waddell in the fifth, but only briefly. Thompson and Bull Prior led off with back-to-back singles. Bill Weber’s grounder forced Thompson at third base, but Jack Birnbaum chased home Prior with a single to right-center. That New Orleans managed two wins in the series was a surprise, but in the end, the combination of Waddell and Chief Bender proved too much for the Pelicans. Bender, who tossed a perfect game in Game 5 to go with a four-hit shutout in Game 2, was named MVP of the series.
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The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It's been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game, is a part of our past, Ray. It reminds us of all that once was good, and that could be again. Oh people will come, Ray. People will most definitely come. --Terence Mann, somewhere in a cornfield in Iowa |
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1905 Award Winners
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AL Most Valuable Player: Cleveland 2B Nap Lajoie G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS OBP SLG OPS 142 513 70 169 30 14 3 88 45 24 18 7 .389 .460 .849 FL Most Valuable Player: New Orleans 1B Jack Birnbaum G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS OBP SLG OPS 148 568 64 182 21 2 4 59 54 61 23 5 .395 .386 .780 AL Pitcher of the Year: Philadelphia LHP Rube Waddell W- L ERA G GS CG ShO SV IP H R ER BB HR SO 30-10 1.87 43 43 35 10 0 374.2 213 87 78 81 5 284 FL Pitcher of the Year: New Orleans RHP Chris Thompson W- L ERA G GS CG ShO SV IP H R ER BB HR SO 25-15 2.20 42 42 39 7 0 372.0 324 99 91 39 8 116 AL Outstanding Rookie: Chicago P Ed Walsh W- L ERA G GS CG ShO SV IP H R ER BB HR SO 20- 9 1.60 40 40 11 5 0 319.2 197 70 57 49 3 171 FL Outstanding Rookie: Kansas City-Baltimore P Ben Mays W- L ERA G GS CG ShO SV IP H R ER BB HR SO 26- 9 2.98 38 38 26 3 0 326.1 283 116 108 75 2 138 AL Manager of the Year: Bill Armour, Detroit FL Manager of the Year: Fred Crane, Kansas City AL Slick Fielder Awards G PO A DP E PCT P Tom Hughes, Washington 37 19 112 5 7 .949 C Mike Heydon, Washington 111 328 97 1 17 .962 1B Bob Unglaub, Boston 139 1836 111 106 15 .992 2B Dick Padden, St. Louis 145 316 616 98 34 .965 3B Lee Tannehill, Chicago 142 75 408 18 35 .932 SS Freddy Parent, Boston 146 202 645 76 54 .940 LF Rube Vinson, Cleveland 123 276 9 2 23 .925 CF Harry Bay, Cleveland 144 394 6 4 17 .959 RF Willie Keeler, New York 141 297 9 3 13 .959 FL Slick Fielder Awards G PO A DP E PCT P Mark Mertz, New Orleans 29 26 68 4 3 .969 C Doug Thurmond, Kansas City 116 429 70 1 4 .992 1B Ty Holst, Baltimore 143 1738 140 141 12 .994 2B Al Pratt, Milwaukee 144 320 527 108 14 .984 3B Phil Robinson, Baltimore 138 89 397 26 20 .960 SS Curly Simmons, Baltimore 147 221 622 106 22 .975 LF Mike Cummings, Indianapolis 144 356 6 1 2 .995 CF George Hosmer, Indianapolis 140 462 6 2 1 .998 RF Eddie Chalmers, New Orleans 126 321 10 5 6 .982
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