Flashback League 1910 Recaps/Timelines

Nukester · 11-17-2002, 09:53 PM

Flashback Baseball League - 1910 in a nutshell

After hanging tough but still trailing the Detroit Tigers for most of the season, the New York Highlanders finally managed to take the lead for good when Detroit, still reeling from losing CF Ty Cobb (.308 4 HR's 51 SB .413 OBP) to a broken hand, lost 6 straight games with 2 weeks left in the season. Detroit managed to win their last 6 games of the season, but by then it was too late. The Highlanders team BA of .239 tied them with Detroit for the 2nd worst team BA in the Flashback Baseball League (only the Chicago WhiteSox were worse with a .237 team BA), but the New York pitching staff was tops in the Flashback League with a 2.53 team ERA. The New York staff was led by the American League A.G. Spalding Award winner George McQuillan (22-12 2.11 ERA in 307.2 IP) and 21 game winner Rube Kroh (21-15 2.22 ERA in 348.2 IP). 38 year old Deacon Phillippe chipped in 17 wins, but also managed to lose 19 in the process (17-19 2.84 ERA in 329.2 IP). Detroit's pitching staff is also kept them competitive, with a Flashback League 2nd best 2.82 team ERA. Top hurlers for the Tigers were George McConnell (19-16 2.88 ERA 133 BB's in 324.2 IP), Bill Dinneen (17-11 2.67 ERA in 266.1 IP), and Andy Coakley (13-9 2.49 in 195 IP). Also on the Detroit roster was the American League Most Valuable Player Award winner, RF Sam Crawford (.296 BA 9 HR's 80 RBI's 92 Runs Scored), who won his 3rd straight AL MVP Award, and American League Rookie of the Year winner LF Dutch Zwilling (.287 4 HR's 88 RBI's 31 Doubles)

The St. Louis Browns led the AL in team BA at .253, but they were dead last in OBP with only a .295 team OBP. Browns stars included RF Fred Clarke (.296 BA 65 runs scored 14 triples) and pitcher Nap Rucker (17-14 2.48 ERA in 290 IP). 1909 AL A.G Spalding Award winner Chief Bender (12-23 3.19 ERA in 330 IP) was a complete failure for the Washington Nationals having his worst season ever as a starting pitcher. Also losing 20 games for the Nationals was Tully Sparks (16-20 3.24 ERA in 303 IP). Suffering from injuries to pitchers Noodles Hahn (11-19 2.87 ERA in 2.76 IP), Jake Thielman (8-9 3.68 ERA in 164 IP), and Mike Lynch (6-11 3.52 ERA in 122.2 IP) the Philadelphia Athletics will receive the 1st pick in the 1911 Amatuer Draft after posting a Flashback League worst 65-89 record.

In the National League there were still 3 teams in the hunt with only 1 week left in the season, with the New York Giants leading the Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Cubs by 2 games. The Cubs lost 7 of their last 10 games to fall out of the race, and Philadelphia defeated the Giants in the last 3 games of the season, including a 1 game playoff at the end, to clinch the National League Championship. Philadelphia was led by a pitching staff that trailed only the New York Giants in team ERA at 2.97. Top pitchers for the Phillies included Bugs Raymond (18-11 2.77 ERA in 286 IP), Frank Arellanes (17-17 2.99 ERA in 312.2 IP), and Christy Mathewson (19-18 3.56 ERA in 333.1 IP). Philadelphia CF Cy Seymour (.339 BA 4 HR's 78 runs scored, 74 RBI's and 33 SB's) won his 2nd straight National League Most Valuable Player Award and 3rd in the last 4 seasons. The Giants managed a team ERA of 2.90 led by National League A.G. Spalding Award winner Heinie Berger (20-14 2.41 ERA in 332.2 IP) and Fred Anderson (19-14 2.23 ERA in 298.2 IP).

The defending World Champion Chicago Cubs led the Flashback League in BA at .266 and was 2nd in the Flashback League behind Brooklyn with a .348 team SLG. Top hitters for the Cubs included 2B Nap Lajoie (.296 BA 3 HR's 60 RBI's 100 runs scored 36 doubles), 1B Fred Ludereus (.265 BA 5 HR's 95 RBI's), LF John Titus (.316 BA 1 HR 55 RBI's 30 doubles), and CF Moose McCormick (.284 BA 1 HR 84 RBI's). New York hitters were led by SS Al Bridwell (.322 BA .413 OBP 56 RBI's 62 runs scored), LF Jack Lelivelt (.304 BA 1 HR 86 RBI's 74 runs scored), and RF Joe Birmingham (.319 BA 66 RBI's 65 runs scored). Brooklyn pitcher Dick Rudolph won the National League Rookie of the Year Award despite losing 20 games (16-20 3.68 ERA in 325.1 IP).

Nukester · 11-17-2002, 10:00 PM

Highlanders sweep Phillies in repeat of 1908 World Series

The World Series was a rematch of the 1908 World Series which saw the New York Highlanders sweep Philadelphia in 4 games, but was expected to be a close affair this time.

Game 1 saw Philadelphia jump to an early 3-0 lead behind a 1st inning run and a C Pat Moran 2 run HR in the 3rd off of Highlanders starter George McQuillan. Philadelphia starter Christy Mathewson worked out of a brilliant bases loaded jam in the 6th after allowing a run in the 4th, but by the 9th inning Mathewson seemed to run out of steam. New York rallied from behind, tying it up at 3 with a 2 out pinch hit single by Gavy Cravath, and taking the lead on a bases loaded single by 1B Hal Chase to give New York a 5-3 lead. New York tacked on 2 more runs to make it a 6 run inning and to win the game 7-3.

Game 2 saw New York jump to a 3-0 lead after 2 innings, but Philadelphia tied the game, until the 9th inning, when New York loaded the bases with 1 out. 1B Hal Chase then lifted a sacrifice fly to scored RF Jimmy Slagle to give New York a 4-3 lead. In the bottom of the inning, Philadelphia had men on 2nd and 3rd with 2 outs, but New York starter Rube Kroh got Phillies CF Cy Seymour to ground out to 2B and to give the Highlanders a 2-0 Series lead.

In Game 3 Philadelphia jumped on veteran pitcher Deacon Phillippe for 2 runs in the 1st inning, but New York took the lead 3-2 in the 2nd on 3 hits and a 3B Jim Doyle 2 run error. Highlanders C Billy Kelly, starting in place of Roger Bresnahan, was all over Phillies starter Bugs Raymond, going 4-4 with 3 RBI's and a run scored. Raymond also walked 6 in route to a 9-2 New York rout to put Philadelphia in a 3 games to none hole.

In Game 4, Philadelphia CF Vin Campbell hit a solo HR in the 1st inning off of starter George McQuillan, but both starting pitchers pitched solidly until the 8th inning. In the 8th, New York took the lead 3-2 on a bases loaded sacrifice fly by SS Freddy Parent, then tacked on another run with a RBI single by C Billy Kelly, and 2 more with a 2 run single by RF Jimmy Slagle to head into the 9th inning with a 6-2 lead. 3 up 3 down in the 9th for Philadelphia gives the New York Highlanders their 2nd World Championship in franchise history !

The World Series Most Valuable Player Award voting was very close, but the voters chose Highlanders pitcher and winner of Games 1 and 4 George McQuillan (2-0 2.65 ERA 17 IP 15 H 5 ER in playoffs).

Nukester · 11-17-2002, 10:22 PM

Washington Nationals RF Ginger Beaumont collects career hit #2000 with a 10th inning single off of Philadelphia Athletics pitcher Rube Waddell, in Washington 6-4 win (4/12/1910).

Brooklyn Superbas CF Elmer Flick collects career hit #2000 with a 5th inning single off of Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Bugs Raymond, in Philadelphia 4-3 win (4/18/1910).

Detroit Tigers pitcher George McConnell loses no-hitter with 1 out in the 9th inning against the Cleveland Blues. Cleveland 3B Jimmy Burke broke up the no-hitter with a single, then with 2 outs McConnell gave up another single to RF Joe Stanley which scored SS Hans Lobert, whom had walked before Burkes' single. C Jimmy Archer then delivered a game winning single, as Cleveland comes from behind to win 2-1 (5/10/1910).

1909 AL A.G Spalding Award winner Chief Bender, of the Washington Nationals, loses first 8 decisions before beating the St. Louis Browns 5-1 in 11 innings (5/19/1910).

Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Lew Ritchie pitches one-hitter against the St.Louis Cardinals, giving up only hit to PH Art Griggs, in Pittsburgh 8-0 win (5/29/1910).

Pittsburgh Pirates CF Rube Oldring tears a back muscle making a catch and is lost for the remainder of the season. Oldring was hitting .302 in 59 games at the time of the injury (6/17/1910).

Washington Nationals pitcher Martin Gleandon pitches one-hitter against the Boston RedSox, giving up only hit, a 7th inning double, to 1B Hap Myers, in Washington 3-0 win (7/5/1910).

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TRADE (7/10/1910):  Trade between Philadelphia (N) and Philadelphia (A) :
                                      Philadelphia (A) gets :
                                        RF Pinky Swander
                                      Philadelphia (N) gets :
                                        3B Jim Doyle

The National League beats the American League 6-4 in the 8th annual Flashback League All-Star Game. National League SS Joe Tinker, of the Pittsburgh Pirates wins the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award for going 3-3 with a HR, a double, 4 RBI's, and 2 runs scored. The All-Star Game historical series is now tied 4 games to 4 (7/14/1910).

New York Highlanders pitcher George McQuillan pitches 1 hitter but walks 5 in 2-1 win over the Washington Nationals. Washington SS Bobby Wallace had the lone Nationals hit (7/17/1910).

Chicago WhiteSox pitcher Jim Pastorius loses no-hitter to 1st batter in the 9th inning against the Detroit Tigers. Detroit PH Claude Ritchey broke up the no-hitter with a single, then Pastorius was relieved by Harry Suter, and the WhiteSox hold on to win 2-0 on the one hitter (7/19/1910).

The St. Louis Cardinals commit 7 errors in 13-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates (7/231910).

The St. Louis Cardinals 2B Eddie Collins is lost for remainder of the year after 96 games with a torn elbow ligament in his throwing arm (7/21/1910).

Chicago Cubs 2B/manager Nap Lajoie collects career hit #2500 with a single off of Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Christy Mathewson, in Philadelphia 7-1 win (7/21/1910).

Washington Nationals pitcher Carl Lundgren loses no-hitter to 1st batter in the 9th inning against the Boston RedSox. Boston 3B Larry Gardner broke up the no-hitter with a single, and Lundgren was then relieved by but the Nationals hold on to win 2-1 on the one hitter. Lundgren walked 7 and the Nationals committed 3 errors to help account for the lone Boston run (7/19/1910).

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TRADE (7/30/1910): Trade between Philadelphia (A) and Boston (A) :
                                     Boston (A) gets :
                                       LF Jimmy Barrett
                                     Philadelphia (A) gets :
                                       2B Tim Flood
 
                                   Trade between Philadelphia (A) and Cleveland :
                                    Cleveland gets :
                                      RF Steve Evans
                                    Philadelphia (A) gets :
                                      1B Ben Houser
                                        P  Cy Morgan

Brooklyn Superbas 3B Charlie Hickman becomes the 5th player in Flashback Baseball History to hit for the cycle, going 4-7 with a run scored and 6 RBI's in 14 innings off of the New York Giants, in New York 8-7 win. (8/2/1910).

The Boston RedSox commit 7 errors (3 by SS Sammy Strang) in 11-5 loss to the Washington Nationals (8/261910).

New York Giants pitcher Heinie Berger loses no-hitter to 2nd batter in the 9th inning against the Philadelphia Phillies. With the game tied at 2 despite the no-hit effort, Philadelphia RF Vin Campbell broke up the no-hitter with a single, and Philadelphia went on to score 4 runs in the top of the 11th against Berger to win 7-3 (9/26/1910).

Nukester · 11-17-2002, 10:30 PM

New York Giants P Jimmy Dygert breaks Flashback Baseball League single season record for walks allow with 211, breaking the previous record of 156 set by Philadelphia Phillies P Bugs Raymond in 1907.

Chicago Cubs P Mike Cunningham breaks Flashback Baseball League single season record for saves with 9, breaking the previous record of 6 set by Philadelphia Phillies P Louis Leroy in 1908.

Philadelphia Athletics SS Dolly Stark breaks AL single season record for strikeouts with 146, breaking the previous record of 132 set by Boston Pilgrims 1B Jake Beckley in 1906.

Detroit Tigers CF Ty Cobb breaks AL single season record for stolen bases with 51, breaking the previous record of 50 set by Tigers teammate 1B Keith Newcomb in 1909.

St. Louis Browns P Orval Overall breaks AL single season record for walks allowed with 156, breaking the previous record of 142 set by Browns teammate P Bucky Veil in 1907.

Boston Doves LF George Merritt breaks NL single season record for HR's with 12, breaking the previous record of 11 set by Chicago Cubs 2B Nap Lajoie in 1904.

Boston RedSox 2B Bobby Vaughn breaks team record for stolen bases with 42, breaking his own previous record of 35 set in 1909.

Chicago WhiteSox CF Jack Graney breaks team record for walks with 87, breaking the previous record of 82 set by Nixey Callahan in 1905.

Chicago WhiteSox SS Honus Wagner breaks team record for stolen bases with 44, breaking his own previous record of 39 set in 1909.

Chicago WhiteSox P Harry Coveleski breaks team record for walks allow with 128, breaking the previous record of 120 set by Jim Pastorius in 1909.

Cleveland Blues CF Tris Speaker breaks team record for runs scored with 94, breaking his own previous record of 87 set in 1908.

Cleveland Blues CF Tris Speaker breaks team record for walks with 86, breaking his own previous record of 75 set in 1907.

Cleveland Blues 1B Jake Stahl breaks team record for consecutive game hitting streak with 22, breaking the previous record of 19 set by Homer Smoot in 1906.

Detroit Tigers P George McConnell breaks team record for walks allow with 133, breaking his own previous record of 122 set in 1909.

New York Highlanders C Roger Bresnahan breaks team record for walks with 93, breaking his own previous record of 77 set in 1909.

New York Highlanders P Rube Kroh breaks team record for walks allowed with 138, breaking his own previous record of 129 set in 1907.

New York Highlanders P Rube Kroh breaks team record for strikeout with 184, breaking his own previous record of 147 set in 1908.

Philadelphia Athletics C Tex Erwin breaks team record for walks with 89, breaking the previous record of 86 set by Fred Tenney in 1906.

St. Louis Browns 1B Fred Merkle breaks team record for strikeout with 105, breaking his own previous record of 93 set in 1909.

St. Louis Browns P Orval Overall breaks team record for strikeout with 230, breaking his own previous record of 201 set in 1906.

Washington Nationals 3B Tommy Leach breaks team record for stolen bases with 36, breaking his own previous record of 33 set in 1909.

Brooklyn Superbas RF Elmer Flick breaks team record for runs scored with 100, breaking his own previous record of 94 set in 1903.

Brooklyn Superbas CF Jimmy Sheckard breaks team record for walks with 116, breaking his own previous record of 97 set in 1906.

Brooklyn Superbas 3B Charlie Hickman breaks team record for consecutive game hitting streak with 24, breaking his own previous record of 17 set in 1903.

Brooklyn Superbas P Jack Coombs breaks team record for strikeouts with 235, breaking his own previous record of 215 set in 1908.

Chicago Cubs 1B Fred Luderus breaks team record for RBI's with 95, breaking the previous record of 94 set by Nap Lajoie in 1903.

Chicago Cubs 2B Nap Lajoie breaks team record for runs scored with 100, breaking the previous record of 98 set by Jimmy Slagle in 1904.

Chicago Cubs 3B Donnie Bush breaks team record for stolen bases with 51, breaking his own previous record of 45 set in 1909.

Cincinnati Reds RF Del Young breaks team record for triples with 20, breaking the previous record of 19 set by Dave Brain in 1909.

New York Giants 1B Jake Daubert breaks team record for stolen bases with 35, breaking the previous record of 33 set by Clyde Milan in 1907.

New York Giants P Bobby Keefebreaks team record for saves with 6, breaking the previous record of 4 set by Chappie McFarland in 1905.

Philadelphia Phillies LF Harry McChesney breaks team record for RBI's with 87, breaking the previous record of 82 set by Frank Isbell in 1904.

Pittsburgh Pirates 3B Harry Davis breaks team record for RBI's with 84, breaking the previous record of 80 set by Harry Lumley in 1906.

Pittsburgh Pirates RF Harry Lumley breaks team record for walks with 101, breaking his own previous record of 76 set in 1908.

Pittsburgh Pirates P Lew Ritchie breaks team record for losses with 24, breaking the previous record of 22 set by Beany Jacobson in 1904.

Pittsburgh Pirates P Lew Ritchie breaks team record for walks allowed with 156, breaking the previous record of 146 set by Ed Reulbach in 1909.

Pittsburgh Pirates P Lew Ritchie breaks team record for strikeouts with 166, breaking the previous record of 136 set by Joe McGinnity in 1905.

St. Louis Cardinals CF Toppy Hartsel breaks team record for walks with 108, breaking his own previous record of 95 set in 1907.

St. Louis Cardinals 3B Jimmy Walsh breaks team record for strikeouts with 150, breaking the previous record of 88 set by Tim Jordan in 1903.

St. Louis Cardinals 3B Jimmy Walsh breaks team record for rookie HR's with 7, breaking the previous record of 6 set by Tim Jordan in 1903.

Nukester · 11-17-2002, 10:36 PM

1910 RECAP:

American League Rookie of the Year Award :
Dutch Zwilling (DET) !!
He batted .287 in 527 AB, with 4 homers and 88 RBI.

National League Rookie of the Year Award :
Dick Rudolph (BRO) !!
He had a record of 16-20 with an ERA of 3.68 and 1 shutouts.
In 39 games started, he pitched 325.1 innings, fanning 133 and walking 82 batters.

American League A.G. Spalding Award :
George Mcquillan (NYY) !!
He had a record of 22-12 with an ERA of 2.11 and 4 shutouts.
In 37 games started, he pitched 307.2 innings, fanning 127 and walking 85 batters.
American League Most Valuable Player Award :
Sam Crawford (DET) !!
He batted .296 in 567 AB, with 9 homers and 80 RBI.

National League A.G. Spalding Award :
Heinie Berger (NYG) !!
He had a record of 20-14 with an ERA of 2.41 and 3 shutouts.
In 39 games started, he pitched 332.2 innings, fanning 178 and walking 135 batters.
National League Most Valuable Player Award :
Cy Seymour (PHI) !!
He batted .339 in 563 AB, with 4 homers and 74 RBI.

NEW YORK (A) SEASON SCORE: 84

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  American League Standings :
  (Name              W  L   PCT    GB   AVG  ERA)
 
   East Division
   New York (A)     89  65 .578    --  .239  2.53 
   Detroit          86  68 .558     3  .239  2.82 
   Cleveland        81  73 .526     8  .249  2.88 
   Boston (A)       78  76 .506    11  .243  2.85 
   Washington       75  79 .487    14  .241  3.05 
   St. Louis (A)    72  82 .468    17  .253  3.14 
   Chicago (A)      70  84 .455    19  .237  3.01 
   Philadelphia (A) 65  89 .422    24  .242  3.38 
 
  National League Standings :
  (Name              W  L   PCT    GB   AVG  ERA)
 
   East Division
   Philadelphia (N) 85  70 .548    --  .257  2.97 
   New York (N)     84  71 .542     1  .258  2.90 
   Chicago (N)      82  72 .532   2.5  .266  3.12 
   Boston (N)       78  76 .506   6.5  .248  3.17 
   St. Louis (N)    74  80 .481  10.5  .257  3.54 
   Brooklyn         74  80 .481  10.5  .262  3.48 
   Pittsburgh       72  82 .468  12.5  .265  3.28 
   Cincinnati       68  86 .442  16.5  .254  3.11

Playoffs :

World Series Championship :

Philadelphia (N) (0) against New York (A) (4)

TOP 5 in BATTING AVG :
.342 Ginger Beaumont(WSH,AL)
.339 Cy Seymour(PHI,NL)
.329 Walt Mccredie(STL)
.322 Al Bridwell(NYG)
.319 Joe Birmingham(NYG)

TOP 5 in HOMERUNS :
12 George Merritt(BSN)
9 Sam Crawford(DET,AL)
8 Charlie Hickman(BRO,NL)
8 Bobby Vaughn(BOS,AL)
8 Danny Hoffman(BOS)

TOP 5 in RBI :
95 Fred Luderus(CHC,NL)
88 Dutch Zwilling( DET,AL)
87 Harry Mcchesney(PHI,NL)
86 Heinie Zimmerman(BRO,NL)
86 Jack Lelivelt(NYG,NL)

TOP 5 in ERA :
1.92 Ed Karger(CLE,AL)
2.00 Ed Summers(BOS)
2.11 George Mcquillan(NYY,AL)
2.22 Rube Kroh(NYY,AL)
2.23 Fred Anderson(NYG)

TOP 5 in WINS :
22 George Mcquillan(NYY,AL)
21 Rube Kroh(NYY,AL)
21 Carl Lundgren(WSH,AL)
20 Heinie Berger(NYG,NL)
19 Fred Anderson(NYG)

TOP 5 in SAVES :
9 Mike Cunningham(CHC)
6 Bobby Keefe(NYG)
4 George Disch(WSH)
4 Jack Doscher(SLB)
4 Gus Dorner(CLE)

11-17-2002, 09:53 PM	#1
Nukester All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Newburgh, NY Posts: 1,923	Flashback League 1910 Recaps/Timelines Flashback Baseball League - 1910 in a nutshell After hanging tough but still trailing the Detroit Tigers for most of the season, the New York Highlanders finally managed to take the lead for good when Detroit, still reeling from losing CF Ty Cobb (.308 4 HR's 51 SB .413 OBP) to a broken hand, lost 6 straight games with 2 weeks left in the season. Detroit managed to win their last 6 games of the season, but by then it was too late. The Highlanders team BA of .239 tied them with Detroit for the 2nd worst team BA in the Flashback Baseball League (only the Chicago WhiteSox were worse with a .237 team BA), but the New York pitching staff was tops in the Flashback League with a 2.53 team ERA. The New York staff was led by the American League A.G. Spalding Award winner George McQuillan (22-12 2.11 ERA in 307.2 IP) and 21 game winner Rube Kroh (21-15 2.22 ERA in 348.2 IP). 38 year old Deacon Phillippe chipped in 17 wins, but also managed to lose 19 in the process (17-19 2.84 ERA in 329.2 IP). Detroit's pitching staff is also kept them competitive, with a Flashback League 2nd best 2.82 team ERA. Top hurlers for the Tigers were George McConnell (19-16 2.88 ERA 133 BB's in 324.2 IP), Bill Dinneen (17-11 2.67 ERA in 266.1 IP), and Andy Coakley (13-9 2.49 in 195 IP). Also on the Detroit roster was the American League Most Valuable Player Award winner, RF Sam Crawford (.296 BA 9 HR's 80 RBI's 92 Runs Scored), who won his 3rd straight AL MVP Award, and American League Rookie of the Year winner LF Dutch Zwilling (.287 4 HR's 88 RBI's 31 Doubles) The St. Louis Browns led the AL in team BA at .253, but they were dead last in OBP with only a .295 team OBP. Browns stars included RF Fred Clarke (.296 BA 65 runs scored 14 triples) and pitcher Nap Rucker (17-14 2.48 ERA in 290 IP). 1909 AL A.G Spalding Award winner Chief Bender (12-23 3.19 ERA in 330 IP) was a complete failure for the Washington Nationals having his worst season ever as a starting pitcher. Also losing 20 games for the Nationals was Tully Sparks (16-20 3.24 ERA in 303 IP). Suffering from injuries to pitchers Noodles Hahn (11-19 2.87 ERA in 2.76 IP), Jake Thielman (8-9 3.68 ERA in 164 IP), and Mike Lynch (6-11 3.52 ERA in 122.2 IP) the Philadelphia Athletics will receive the 1st pick in the 1911 Amatuer Draft after posting a Flashback League worst 65-89 record. In the National League there were still 3 teams in the hunt with only 1 week left in the season, with the New York Giants leading the Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Cubs by 2 games. The Cubs lost 7 of their last 10 games to fall out of the race, and Philadelphia defeated the Giants in the last 3 games of the season, including a 1 game playoff at the end, to clinch the National League Championship. Philadelphia was led by a pitching staff that trailed only the New York Giants in team ERA at 2.97. Top pitchers for the Phillies included Bugs Raymond (18-11 2.77 ERA in 286 IP), Frank Arellanes (17-17 2.99 ERA in 312.2 IP), and Christy Mathewson (19-18 3.56 ERA in 333.1 IP). Philadelphia CF Cy Seymour (.339 BA 4 HR's 78 runs scored, 74 RBI's and 33 SB's) won his 2nd straight National League Most Valuable Player Award and 3rd in the last 4 seasons. The Giants managed a team ERA of 2.90 led by National League A.G. Spalding Award winner Heinie Berger (20-14 2.41 ERA in 332.2 IP) and Fred Anderson (19-14 2.23 ERA in 298.2 IP). The defending World Champion Chicago Cubs led the Flashback League in BA at .266 and was 2nd in the Flashback League behind Brooklyn with a .348 team SLG. Top hitters for the Cubs included 2B Nap Lajoie (.296 BA 3 HR's 60 RBI's 100 runs scored 36 doubles), 1B Fred Ludereus (.265 BA 5 HR's 95 RBI's), LF John Titus (.316 BA 1 HR 55 RBI's 30 doubles), and CF Moose McCormick (.284 BA 1 HR 84 RBI's). New York hitters were led by SS Al Bridwell (.322 BA .413 OBP 56 RBI's 62 runs scored), LF Jack Lelivelt (.304 BA 1 HR 86 RBI's 74 runs scored), and RF Joe Birmingham (.319 BA 66 RBI's 65 runs scored). Brooklyn pitcher Dick Rudolph won the National League Rookie of the Year Award despite losing 20 games (16-20 3.68 ERA in 325.1 IP). Last edited by Nukester; 11-18-2002 at 12:39 AM.

11-17-2002, 10:22 PM	#3
Nukester All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Newburgh, NY Posts: 1,923	Flashback Baseball League 1910 Timeline Washington Nationals RF Ginger Beaumont collects career hit #2000 with a 10th inning single off of Philadelphia Athletics pitcher Rube Waddell, in Washington 6-4 win (4/12/1910). Brooklyn Superbas CF Elmer Flick collects career hit #2000 with a 5th inning single off of Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Bugs Raymond, in Philadelphia 4-3 win (4/18/1910). Detroit Tigers pitcher George McConnell loses no-hitter with 1 out in the 9th inning against the Cleveland Blues. Cleveland 3B Jimmy Burke broke up the no-hitter with a single, then with 2 outs McConnell gave up another single to RF Joe Stanley which scored SS Hans Lobert, whom had walked before Burkes' single. C Jimmy Archer then delivered a game winning single, as Cleveland comes from behind to win 2-1 (5/10/1910). 1909 AL A.G Spalding Award winner Chief Bender, of the Washington Nationals, loses first 8 decisions before beating the St. Louis Browns 5-1 in 11 innings (5/19/1910). Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Lew Ritchie pitches one-hitter against the St.Louis Cardinals, giving up only hit to PH Art Griggs, in Pittsburgh 8-0 win (5/29/1910). Pittsburgh Pirates CF Rube Oldring tears a back muscle making a catch and is lost for the remainder of the season. Oldring was hitting .302 in 59 games at the time of the injury (6/17/1910). Washington Nationals pitcher Martin Gleandon pitches one-hitter against the Boston RedSox, giving up only hit, a 7th inning double, to 1B Hap Myers, in Washington 3-0 win (7/5/1910). Code: TRADE (7/10/1910): Trade between Philadelphia (N) and Philadelphia (A) : Philadelphia (A) gets : RF Pinky Swander Philadelphia (N) gets : 3B Jim Doyle The National League beats the American League 6-4 in the 8th annual Flashback League All-Star Game. National League SS Joe Tinker, of the Pittsburgh Pirates wins the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award for going 3-3 with a HR, a double, 4 RBI's, and 2 runs scored. The All-Star Game historical series is now tied 4 games to 4 (7/14/1910). New York Highlanders pitcher George McQuillan pitches 1 hitter but walks 5 in 2-1 win over the Washington Nationals. Washington SS Bobby Wallace had the lone Nationals hit (7/17/1910). Chicago WhiteSox pitcher Jim Pastorius loses no-hitter to 1st batter in the 9th inning against the Detroit Tigers. Detroit PH Claude Ritchey broke up the no-hitter with a single, then Pastorius was relieved by Harry Suter, and the WhiteSox hold on to win 2-0 on the one hitter (7/19/1910). The St. Louis Cardinals commit 7 errors in 13-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates (7/231910). The St. Louis Cardinals 2B Eddie Collins is lost for remainder of the year after 96 games with a torn elbow ligament in his throwing arm (7/21/1910). Chicago Cubs 2B/manager Nap Lajoie collects career hit #2500 with a single off of Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Christy Mathewson, in Philadelphia 7-1 win (7/21/1910). Washington Nationals pitcher Carl Lundgren loses no-hitter to 1st batter in the 9th inning against the Boston RedSox. Boston 3B Larry Gardner broke up the no-hitter with a single, and Lundgren was then relieved by but the Nationals hold on to win 2-1 on the one hitter. Lundgren walked 7 and the Nationals committed 3 errors to help account for the lone Boston run (7/19/1910). Code: TRADE (7/30/1910): Trade between Philadelphia (A) and Boston (A) : Boston (A) gets : LF Jimmy Barrett Philadelphia (A) gets : 2B Tim Flood Trade between Philadelphia (A) and Cleveland : Cleveland gets : RF Steve Evans Philadelphia (A) gets : 1B Ben Houser P Cy Morgan Brooklyn Superbas 3B Charlie Hickman becomes the 5th player in Flashback Baseball History to hit for the cycle, going 4-7 with a run scored and 6 RBI's in 14 innings off of the New York Giants, in New York 8-7 win. (8/2/1910). The Boston RedSox commit 7 errors (3 by SS Sammy Strang) in 11-5 loss to the Washington Nationals (8/261910). New York Giants pitcher Heinie Berger loses no-hitter to 2nd batter in the 9th inning against the Philadelphia Phillies. With the game tied at 2 despite the no-hit effort, Philadelphia RF Vin Campbell broke up the no-hitter with a single, and Philadelphia went on to score 4 runs in the top of the 11th against Berger to win 7-3 (9/26/1910).

11-17-2002, 10:30 PM	#4
Nukester All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Newburgh, NY Posts: 1,923	New York Giants P Jimmy Dygert breaks Flashback Baseball League single season record for walks allow with 211, breaking the previous record of 156 set by Philadelphia Phillies P Bugs Raymond in 1907. Chicago Cubs P Mike Cunningham breaks Flashback Baseball League single season record for saves with 9, breaking the previous record of 6 set by Philadelphia Phillies P Louis Leroy in 1908. Philadelphia Athletics SS Dolly Stark breaks AL single season record for strikeouts with 146, breaking the previous record of 132 set by Boston Pilgrims 1B Jake Beckley in 1906. Detroit Tigers CF Ty Cobb breaks AL single season record for stolen bases with 51, breaking the previous record of 50 set by Tigers teammate 1B Keith Newcomb in 1909. St. Louis Browns P Orval Overall breaks AL single season record for walks allowed with 156, breaking the previous record of 142 set by Browns teammate P Bucky Veil in 1907. Boston Doves LF George Merritt breaks NL single season record for HR's with 12, breaking the previous record of 11 set by Chicago Cubs 2B Nap Lajoie in 1904. Boston RedSox 2B Bobby Vaughn breaks team record for stolen bases with 42, breaking his own previous record of 35 set in 1909. Chicago WhiteSox CF Jack Graney breaks team record for walks with 87, breaking the previous record of 82 set by Nixey Callahan in 1905. Chicago WhiteSox SS Honus Wagner breaks team record for stolen bases with 44, breaking his own previous record of 39 set in 1909. Chicago WhiteSox P Harry Coveleski breaks team record for walks allow with 128, breaking the previous record of 120 set by Jim Pastorius in 1909. Cleveland Blues CF Tris Speaker breaks team record for runs scored with 94, breaking his own previous record of 87 set in 1908. Cleveland Blues CF Tris Speaker breaks team record for walks with 86, breaking his own previous record of 75 set in 1907. Cleveland Blues 1B Jake Stahl breaks team record for consecutive game hitting streak with 22, breaking the previous record of 19 set by Homer Smoot in 1906. Detroit Tigers P George McConnell breaks team record for walks allow with 133, breaking his own previous record of 122 set in 1909. New York Highlanders C Roger Bresnahan breaks team record for walks with 93, breaking his own previous record of 77 set in 1909. New York Highlanders P Rube Kroh breaks team record for walks allowed with 138, breaking his own previous record of 129 set in 1907. New York Highlanders P Rube Kroh breaks team record for strikeout with 184, breaking his own previous record of 147 set in 1908. Philadelphia Athletics C Tex Erwin breaks team record for walks with 89, breaking the previous record of 86 set by Fred Tenney in 1906. St. Louis Browns 1B Fred Merkle breaks team record for strikeout with 105, breaking his own previous record of 93 set in 1909. St. Louis Browns P Orval Overall breaks team record for strikeout with 230, breaking his own previous record of 201 set in 1906. Washington Nationals 3B Tommy Leach breaks team record for stolen bases with 36, breaking his own previous record of 33 set in 1909. Brooklyn Superbas RF Elmer Flick breaks team record for runs scored with 100, breaking his own previous record of 94 set in 1903. Brooklyn Superbas CF Jimmy Sheckard breaks team record for walks with 116, breaking his own previous record of 97 set in 1906. Brooklyn Superbas 3B Charlie Hickman breaks team record for consecutive game hitting streak with 24, breaking his own previous record of 17 set in 1903. Brooklyn Superbas P Jack Coombs breaks team record for strikeouts with 235, breaking his own previous record of 215 set in 1908. Chicago Cubs 1B Fred Luderus breaks team record for RBI's with 95, breaking the previous record of 94 set by Nap Lajoie in 1903. Chicago Cubs 2B Nap Lajoie breaks team record for runs scored with 100, breaking the previous record of 98 set by Jimmy Slagle in 1904. Chicago Cubs 3B Donnie Bush breaks team record for stolen bases with 51, breaking his own previous record of 45 set in 1909. Cincinnati Reds RF Del Young breaks team record for triples with 20, breaking the previous record of 19 set by Dave Brain in 1909. New York Giants 1B Jake Daubert breaks team record for stolen bases with 35, breaking the previous record of 33 set by Clyde Milan in 1907. New York Giants P Bobby Keefebreaks team record for saves with 6, breaking the previous record of 4 set by Chappie McFarland in 1905. Philadelphia Phillies LF Harry McChesney breaks team record for RBI's with 87, breaking the previous record of 82 set by Frank Isbell in 1904. Pittsburgh Pirates 3B Harry Davis breaks team record for RBI's with 84, breaking the previous record of 80 set by Harry Lumley in 1906. Pittsburgh Pirates RF Harry Lumley breaks team record for walks with 101, breaking his own previous record of 76 set in 1908. Pittsburgh Pirates P Lew Ritchie breaks team record for losses with 24, breaking the previous record of 22 set by Beany Jacobson in 1904. Pittsburgh Pirates P Lew Ritchie breaks team record for walks allowed with 156, breaking the previous record of 146 set by Ed Reulbach in 1909. Pittsburgh Pirates P Lew Ritchie breaks team record for strikeouts with 166, breaking the previous record of 136 set by Joe McGinnity in 1905. St. Louis Cardinals CF Toppy Hartsel breaks team record for walks with 108, breaking his own previous record of 95 set in 1907. St. Louis Cardinals 3B Jimmy Walsh breaks team record for strikeouts with 150, breaking the previous record of 88 set by Tim Jordan in 1903. St. Louis Cardinals 3B Jimmy Walsh breaks team record for rookie HR's with 7, breaking the previous record of 6 set by Tim Jordan in 1903. 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11-17-2002, 10:36 PM	#5
Nukester All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Newburgh, NY Posts: 1,923	1910 RECAP: American League Rookie of the Year Award : Dutch Zwilling (DET) !! He batted .287 in 527 AB, with 4 homers and 88 RBI. National League Rookie of the Year Award : Dick Rudolph (BRO) !! He had a record of 16-20 with an ERA of 3.68 and 1 shutouts. In 39 games started, he pitched 325.1 innings, fanning 133 and walking 82 batters. American League A.G. Spalding Award : George Mcquillan (NYY) !! He had a record of 22-12 with an ERA of 2.11 and 4 shutouts. In 37 games started, he pitched 307.2 innings, fanning 127 and walking 85 batters. American League Most Valuable Player Award : Sam Crawford (DET) !! He batted .296 in 567 AB, with 9 homers and 80 RBI. National League A.G. Spalding Award : Heinie Berger (NYG) !! He had a record of 20-14 with an ERA of 2.41 and 3 shutouts. In 39 games started, he pitched 332.2 innings, fanning 178 and walking 135 batters. National League Most Valuable Player Award : Cy Seymour (PHI) !! He batted .339 in 563 AB, with 4 homers and 74 RBI. NEW YORK (A) SEASON SCORE: 84 Code: American League Standings : (Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA) East Division New York (A) 89 65 .578 -- .239 2.53 Detroit 86 68 .558 3 .239 2.82 Cleveland 81 73 .526 8 .249 2.88 Boston (A) 78 76 .506 11 .243 2.85 Washington 75 79 .487 14 .241 3.05 St. Louis (A) 72 82 .468 17 .253 3.14 Chicago (A) 70 84 .455 19 .237 3.01 Philadelphia (A) 65 89 .422 24 .242 3.38 National League Standings : (Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA) East Division Philadelphia (N) 85 70 .548 -- .257 2.97 New York (N) 84 71 .542 1 .258 2.90 Chicago (N) 82 72 .532 2.5 .266 3.12 Boston (N) 78 76 .506 6.5 .248 3.17 St. Louis (N) 74 80 .481 10.5 .257 3.54 Brooklyn 74 80 .481 10.5 .262 3.48 Pittsburgh 72 82 .468 12.5 .265 3.28 Cincinnati 68 86 .442 16.5 .254 3.11 Playoffs : World Series Championship : Philadelphia (N) (0) against New York (A) (4) TOP 5 in BATTING AVG : .342 Ginger Beaumont(WSH,AL) .339 Cy Seymour(PHI,NL) .329 Walt Mccredie(STL) .322 Al Bridwell(NYG) .319 Joe Birmingham(NYG) TOP 5 in HOMERUNS : 12 George Merritt(BSN) 9 Sam Crawford(DET,AL) 8 Charlie Hickman(BRO,NL) 8 Bobby Vaughn(BOS,AL) 8 Danny Hoffman(BOS) TOP 5 in RBI : 95 Fred Luderus(CHC,NL) 88 Dutch Zwilling( DET,AL) 87 Harry Mcchesney(PHI,NL) 86 Heinie Zimmerman(BRO,NL) 86 Jack Lelivelt(NYG,NL) TOP 5 in ERA : 1.92 Ed Karger(CLE,AL) 2.00 Ed Summers(BOS) 2.11 George Mcquillan(NYY,AL) 2.22 Rube Kroh(NYY,AL) 2.23 Fred Anderson(NYG) TOP 5 in WINS : 22 George Mcquillan(NYY,AL) 21 Rube Kroh(NYY,AL) 21 Carl Lundgren(WSH,AL) 20 Heinie Berger(NYG,NL) 19 Fred Anderson(NYG) TOP 5 in SAVES : 9 Mike Cunningham(CHC) 6 Bobby Keefe(NYG) 4 George Disch(WSH) 4 Jack Doscher(SLB) 4 Gus Dorner(CLE)

11-17-2002, 10:00 PM	#2
Nukester All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Newburgh, NY Posts: 1,923	Flashback Baseball League 1910 World Series Highlanders sweep Phillies in repeat of 1908 World Series The World Series was a rematch of the 1908 World Series which saw the New York Highlanders sweep Philadelphia in 4 games, but was expected to be a close affair this time. Game 1 saw Philadelphia jump to an early 3-0 lead behind a 1st inning run and a C Pat Moran 2 run HR in the 3rd off of Highlanders starter George McQuillan. Philadelphia starter Christy Mathewson worked out of a brilliant bases loaded jam in the 6th after allowing a run in the 4th, but by the 9th inning Mathewson seemed to run out of steam. New York rallied from behind, tying it up at 3 with a 2 out pinch hit single by Gavy Cravath, and taking the lead on a bases loaded single by 1B Hal Chase to give New York a 5-3 lead. New York tacked on 2 more runs to make it a 6 run inning and to win the game 7-3. Game 2 saw New York jump to a 3-0 lead after 2 innings, but Philadelphia tied the game, until the 9th inning, when New York loaded the bases with 1 out. 1B Hal Chase then lifted a sacrifice fly to scored RF Jimmy Slagle to give New York a 4-3 lead. In the bottom of the inning, Philadelphia had men on 2nd and 3rd with 2 outs, but New York starter Rube Kroh got Phillies CF Cy Seymour to ground out to 2B and to give the Highlanders a 2-0 Series lead. In Game 3 Philadelphia jumped on veteran pitcher Deacon Phillippe for 2 runs in the 1st inning, but New York took the lead 3-2 in the 2nd on 3 hits and a 3B Jim Doyle 2 run error. Highlanders C Billy Kelly, starting in place of Roger Bresnahan, was all over Phillies starter Bugs Raymond, going 4-4 with 3 RBI's and a run scored. Raymond also walked 6 in route to a 9-2 New York rout to put Philadelphia in a 3 games to none hole. In Game 4, Philadelphia CF Vin Campbell hit a solo HR in the 1st inning off of starter George McQuillan, but both starting pitchers pitched solidly until the 8th inning. In the 8th, New York took the lead 3-2 on a bases loaded sacrifice fly by SS Freddy Parent, then tacked on another run with a RBI single by C Billy Kelly, and 2 more with a 2 run single by RF Jimmy Slagle to head into the 9th inning with a 6-2 lead. 3 up 3 down in the 9th for Philadelphia gives the New York Highlanders their 2nd World Championship in franchise history ! The World Series Most Valuable Player Award voting was very close, but the voters chose Highlanders pitcher and winner of Games 1 and 4 George McQuillan (2-0 2.65 ERA 17 IP 15 H 5 ER in playoffs).