The Deadball Era-1908 And On

[PhillieFever]

Thursday April 23,1908

American League

Tigers-2 Browns-1 (11 Innings)
Tigers third sacker Germany Schafer collected three hits,including RBI singles in the 7th and 11th to give Detroit a 2-1 victory over visiting St Louis.Tigers starter "Kickapoo" Ed Summers(2-1) pitched all eleven innings,allowing 5 hits and 1 earned run while striking out 5 to earn the win.

Athletics-2 Highlanders-0
A's starter Eddie Plank(2-0) twirled 9 shutout innings,allowing 4 hits and two walks while striking out 5 as Philadelphia defeated New York 2-0.Jack Chesbro(0-3) took the loss for the visitors.

Senators-2 Red Sox-1
Washington pitcher Walter Johnson(3-0) became the league's first three game winner thanks to Gabby Street's RBI single in the bottom of the 9th that gave the Senators the 2-1 win.George Winter(1-1) took the loss for the Red Sox

Naps-5 White Sox-0
Naps 1B George Stovall's RBI single followed by SS Bill Hinchman's fantastic 3 run homer in the bottom of the first inning gave starting pitcher Addie Joss(2-1) all he would need,as he held the struggling Pale Hose to just two hits and a walk in Cleveland's 5-0 victory.

National League

Phillies-6 Doves-0
Doves starter Irv Young(1-2) had his slants banged all over the yard today,as the rambunctious Phillies slammed 11 hits on their way to an easy 6-0 victory here in Boston.Starting pitcher Tully Sparks(2-1) gave the home fans nothing to cheer about,holding their team to 6 hits and 2 walks without allowing a run to improve his record to 2-1.

Superbas-3 Giants-2 (12 Innings)
Tim Jordan's RBI single was the difference in the game as Brooklyn defeated New York 3-2 here on Coogan's Bluff.Relief man Abe Kruger(1-0) pitched 2 scoreless innings to get the win while Giants reliever Red Ames(0-1) took the loss.

Pirates-6 Cardinals-5 (14 Innings)
Pittsburgh SS Honus Wagner collected a single,a triple,3 RBI and a run scored to lead the Pirates past the Cardinals 6-5,giving Pittsburgh their third straight victory.

Cubs-5 Reds-1
Catcher Johnny Kling and first sacker Frank Chance provided the offense with 2 and 3 RBI respectively,while Three Finger Brown(2-1) provided the pitching,as Chicago won for the 7th time in 9 tries this season to remain the class of the National League.

MLB Standings

[Lee]

Happy Jack is really on the downside for my Highlanders, hopefully he gets it together.

[PhillieFever]

Originally Posted by Lee

Happy Jack is really on the downside for my Highlanders, hopefully he gets it together.

HaHa,well in his defense,he's lost to Walter Johnson,Eddie Plank,and Rube Vickers,two potential HOF'ers and a one year wonder who's one year happened to be 1908.On top of that(or because of it) he's gotten exactly one run of support.

[Lee]

Originally Posted by PhillieFever

HaHa,well in his defense,he's lost to Walter Johnson,Eddie Plank,and Rube Vickers,two potential HOF'ers and a one year wonder who's one year happened to be 1908.On top of that(or because of it) he's gotten exactly one run of support.

That is a pretty tough draw......Plus he has Chase throwing games behind him

[PhillieFever]

Originally Posted by Lee

That is a pretty tough draw......Plus he has Chase throwing games behind him

No No,check out post #2 or 3,Chase was traded prior to the start of the season to Washington for a catcher who's name escapes me.Anyway,after 10 games,Chase is batting a paltry .108

[captaincarl]

Nice to see you back at it. I hadn't seen anything from you in a while. I almost dropped following the Phillies in my threads because you were MIA.

[PhillieFever]

Friday April 24,1908

American League

Highlanders-2 Athletics-1 (15 Innings)
Birdie Cree's solo home run in the top of the 15th broke a 1-1 tie and gave the Highlanders a 2-1 victory over the hometown Athletics.Starting pitcher Joe Lake(1-1) allowed just 7 hits and 1 earned run over 14 grueling innings of work to get the win while Andy O'Connor pitched a scoreless 15th for the save,his 2nd.

Senators-2 Red Sox-0
The boys from DC thanks once again to stellar pitching have racked up another win,improving their record to a League best 8-2.Starter "Long" Tom Hughes(1-1) allowed just a single hit and two walks while whitewashing the Boston Red Sox 2-0.First baseman Hal Chase and catcher Mike Kahoe provided the offense with an RBI single and an RBI double respectively.

Tigers-10 Naps-1
The Detroit offense once again overwhelmed the opposing pitchers,as they lashed out 14 hits including 3 by Matty McIntyre and two each by Ty Cobb and Sam Crawford as the Tigers destroyed the hometown Naps 10-1.Starting pitcher "Wild Bill" Donovan(3-0) cruised to his third win of the season,while the Naps Heinie Berger(0-3) suffered his third loss.

Browns-3 White Sox-2 (13 Innings)
The disappointing early season play of the boys from the South Side continued today,as the Browns administered the nasty medicine,defeating Chicago 3-2.The game's final run came courtesy of two straight White Sox errors,the first on a pickoff throw to first that sailed into right field,allowing speedy Danny Hoffman to move into scoring position,the second occuring on Roy Hartzell's follow up single to right that rolled through the legs of RF Ed Hahn,allowing Hoffman to score easily.

National League

Doves-1 Phillies-0
Boston starter George "Cecil" Ferguson(3-0) had all of the answers today,holding the visiting Phillies to just 3 hits and 2 walks while striking out 4 as the Doves defeated the Phillies 1-0.The game's only run came early on,on an RBI single by Dan McGann that scored LF Joe Kelley.The teams will play the final game of this 7 game home and home series tomorrow when the Phils Frank Corridon faces off with the Doves' Tom Tuckey.

Giants-3 Superbas-0
The Superbas were anything but today,thanks to Hooks Wiltse's dominating performance in which he allowed just 6 hits and 1 walk in the Giants 3-0 shutout victory.SS Al Bridwell paced the offense,going 2 for 4 with a two run single,while first baseman Fred Tenney chipped in an RBI single of his own.

Pirates-4 Cardinals-0
Bucs Starting pitcher Howie Camnitz(1-2) easily cut through the Cardinals batters today,allowing just 3 hits and striking out 4 while SS Honus Wagner showed why he's considered one of the finest in the land,going 2 for 4 with a double,2 RBI and a run scored as Pittsburgh easily defeated the Cardinals 4-0.

Reds-9 Cubs-2
It had to end eventually,and end it did as the Cincinnati Reds pounded Cubs twirler Orval Overall(2-1) for 12 hits and 9 runs in 8 and a third innings to defeat the Chicagoans 9-2 and stop their win streak at 5.Third baseman Hans Lobert and LF Bob Bescher contributed 2 hits and 2 RBI each while starting pitcher Andy Coakley(2-1) contributed 2 knocks and 3 RBI of his own to go along with a fine pitching performance in which he held the Cubbies to just 2 runs on 9 hits.

MLB Standings

[PhillieFever]

Originally Posted by captaincarl

Nice to see you back at it. I hadn't seen anything from you in a while. I almost dropped following the Phillies in my threads because you were MIA.

Thanks man,yeah I just had a few busy months there for a while with beta and all.Then I tried to play through the current MLB season with the game,but the style of today's game leaves a lot to be desired IMO,so thats what brought me back here.To tell you the truth,I really didn't realize how much I missed all of this.Once I got to reading everyones dynasties,I got the itch again and well,here we are.Hopefully you like the style of the new dynasty,with the league wide scope and all.Oh and one more thing too,since my last two dynasties had been derailed because of in game issues,I really took my time and made sure everything was just right here,and I mean everything.So expect this to be a longterm experience.

[captaincarl]

Originally Posted by PhillieFever

Thanks man,yeah I just had a few busy months there for a while with beta and all.Then I tried to play through the current MLB season with the game,but the style of today's game leaves a lot to be desired IMO,so thats what brought me back here.To tell you the truth,I really didn't realize how much I missed all of this.Once I got to reading everyones dynasties,I got the itch again and well,here we are.Hopefully you like the style of the new dynasty,with the league wide scope and all.Oh and one more thing too,since my last two dynasties had been derailed because of in game issues,I really took my time and made sure everything was just right here,and I mean everything.So expect this to be a longterm experience.

While you were gone, I started another one but only on the OS board with the amazing Mets.

[PhillieFever]

Originally Posted by captaincarl

While you were gone, I started another one but only on the OS board with the amazing Mets.

Thanks for telling me,because I may have never checked over there and I'd be really interested in that.

[PhillieFever]

Saturday April 25,1908

American League

Highlanders-1 Athletics-0
Harry Niles sacrifice fly in the top of the 8th inning off of A's starter Chief Bender(1-2) amounted to all of the day's scoring as New York edged Philadelphia 1-0.Highlanders twirler Rube Manning(3-0) lasted 7 and a third innings,allowing just 4 hits while reliever Slow Joe Doyle pitched the final inning and two thirds to collect the save.

Senators-1 Red Sox-0 (15 Innings)
Washington first sacker Hal Chase continued his inspired play,connecting on a clean single to right in the bottom of the 15th inning that scored CF Clyde Milan to give the Senators the gut wrenching 1-0 victory.

Naps-4 Tigers-0
Naps twirler Glenn Leibhardt(3-0) gave the home crowd plenty to cheer for today,holding the Tigers to just 2 hits,by constantly fooling them with his slants and fast ones in the 4-0 Cleveland victory.First baseman George "Firebrand" Stovall's two run single in the bottom of the first followed by a Bill Hinchman RBI single provided Mr. Liebhardt with all of the offense he would need.

White Sox-5 Browns-0
To the dismay of most of the day attendees,Pale Hose pitchers Nick Altrock,Lou Fienne,and Frank Smith combined to hold the Brownies to just 5 hits and 2 walks while striking out 2 in Chicago's much needed 5-0 victory.Sox second sacker George Davis started the scoring with a first inning two run single,subsequent runs were accumulated thanks to RBI hits by Honest John Anderson,Freddie Parent,and Lee Tannehill.

National League

Phillies-3 Doves-0
An RBI single by Otto Knabe followed later by RBI sac flys by Eddie Grant and Sherry Magee gave the Phillies all of the offense that they would need today,as starting pitcher Frank Corridon(2-1) twirled another spectacular game,allowing just 3 hits and a walk while fanning 1 in the 3-0 shutout victory.Dover pitcher Tabasco Tom Tucker(2-1) lost his first decision of the season.

Giants-6 Superbas-2
The Giants used a balanced attack today,with 7 of their 9 starters getting at l hit the the Gothomites cruised to a 6-2 victory.Starting pitcher Doc Crandall(2-1) went the distance,allowing 6 hits and 2 runs(1 earned) for the win.

Cardinals-8 Pirates-7
Buoyed by a 6 run 5th inning,the St Louis Cardinals outslugged the Pittsburgh Pirates today to claim a wild 8-7 victory.Starting pitcher Fred Beebe(1-2) connected on a shocking 3 run home run while going the distance on the hill to secure his first win of the year.

Reds-1 Cubs-0
Reds starter Billy Campbell(1-2) outdueled the Cubs Ed Reulbach(2-1) thanks to a Bob Bescher RBI double in the top of the 6th inning that gave the visitors the 1-0 win.

MLB Standings

[PhillieFever]

Sunday April 26,1908

American League

White Sox-5 Browns-1
Browns starter Rube Waddell(3-1) was no match for Chicago's bats today,as they pounded him for 12 knocks and 5 earned runs in the White Sox 5-1 win.Chicago starter Ed Walsh(1-2) on the other hand was tremendous on the hill,allowing just 6 hits and 1 earned run for his first victory of the season.

National League

Cardinals-3 Reds-0
Clinging to a 1-0 lead after seven,the Cardinals got some late breathing room thanks to an 8th inning Joe Delahanty RBI ground out and a 9th inning RBI sac fly by Bobby Byrne to all but sew up the 3-0 Redbirds victory.Starting pitcher Art Fromme(2-0) allowed just 4 hits and 2 walks in the shutout victory.

Cubs-5 Pirates-4
Trailing 4-2 entering the bottom of the 9th,the Cubs came roaring back thanks to a Frank Chance 2 run double in the bottom of the 9th followed in the 10th with a Johnny Evers game winning RBI single that gave Chicago a rousing 5-4 victory.Cubs starter Chick Fraser(1-0) pitched 10 solid innings for the win while Deacon Phillippe(0-1) took the loss.

MLB Standings

[PhillieFever]

MLB Players Of The Week For Week Ending April 25,1908

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Monday April 26,1908

American League

Highlanders-5 Red Sox-4
Birdie Cree's two run home run in the bottom of the 9th off of Sox starter Cy Young(1-3) gave the upstart Highlanders a stunning 5-4 victory over the struggling Red Sox as the Hilltop Park patrons burst into a facetious rendition of Boston's famed "Tessie".LF Jake Stahl also played well,going 3 for 4 with 2 runs scored while first sacker George Moriarity added 2 hits and 2 runs of his own.

Athletics-3 Senators-2
A's shortstop Eddie Collins doubled twice and knocked in two as the White Elephants defeated the first place Senators 3-2.Starting pitcher Rube Vickers(2-2) lasted 8 and two thirds innings,allowing 7 hits and 2 earned runs while reliever Harry Krause saved the day for his teammates with a timely strikeout of the Senators Otis Clymer,who was batting with the tying run on second base.

Tigers-6 Naps-2
Detroit's Ty Cobb and Sam Crawford each contributed 2 hits and 2 RBI while starting pitcher Ed Willett(2-1) went the distance allowing 5 hits and 2 earned runs as the Tigers defeated the hometown Naps 6-2.Bob "Dusty" Rhoads(0-2) took the loss for Cleveland.

Browns-3 White Sox-0
Offense remained a problem for Chicago,as Browns starter Jake Powell(2-2) held the Pale Hose to just 5 hits and a walk in the 3-0 St Louis victory.SS Bobby Wallace paced the winners going 2 for 3 with a double,an RBI and a run scored.

National League

Phillies-10 Superbas-0
The Phils brought out the heavy lumber today,slamming 13 hits to the Brooklynites 3 in Philly's 10-0 victory.RF John Titus put on an awesome show today,going 2 for 2 with a home run,2 walks,2 RBI and 3 runs scored while second sacker Otto "Dutch" Knabe had a 2 for 4 day which included a triple,2 RBI and a run scored.Twirler Lew Moren(2-1) collected the win,while the Superbas' George "Farmer" Bell(1-2) took the loss.

Cardinals-1 Reds-0
Cardinals CF Al Shaw's RBI single in the top of the first inning ended up as the game's only run as St.Louis nipped Cincinnati 1-0.Cards Starter Bugs Raymond(2-1) was superb on the hill, allowing 4 hits and 1 walk to go along with 4 strikeouts while collecting his second win of the season.

Doves-2 Giants-1 (14 Innings)
Back to back doubles by Peaches Graham and Ginger Beaumont in the bottom of the 14th off of Giants starter Joe McGinnity(2-1) ended the festivities today as the Bostonians defeated the New Yorkers 2-1.

Cubs-4 Pirates-2
Despite a 3 for 4 day by Honus Wagner in which he tripled and knocked in a run,the Cubs and starter Mordecai Brown(3-1) defeated the Pirates 4-2.RF Frank "Wildfire" Schulte paced the Cub offense,going 2 for 3 with a double,a triple,and an RBI while SS Joe Tinker singled,stole two bases and scored twice.

MLB Standings

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Tuesday April 28,1908

American League

Red Sox-3 Highlanders-0
Boston twirler George "Sassafrass" Winter(2-1) pitched 7 tough innings,allowing 7 hits and 0 runs while relief man Frank Arellanes was perfect over the final two to give the Red Sox a hard fought 3-0 victory.Following the game,several Red Sox players banded together while laughingly singing "Tessie" in response to their serenading yesterday by Highlander fans.This is easily becoming one of the fiercest rivalries in the sport today.

Athletics-2 Senators-1 (10 Innings)
In the finest pitchers duel of the season so far,the Senators Walter Johnson(3-1) and the Athletics Eddie Plank(3-0) battled through 8 scorless innings before the Senators finally broke through with an RBI single by RF Dave Altizer,leaving "The Big Train" just three outs from victory,shockingly though with two outs and a man on second,the A's Topsy Hartsel delivered a game tying RBI double to send the game to extra frames where Eddie Plank himself doubled home Rube Oldring in the bottom of the 10th causing the frenzied fans to pour onto the field in delight.

Naps-3 Tigers-2 (11 Innings)
Cleveland twirler Addie Joss(3-1) won his third straight decision,scattering 10 hits and 2 runs over 11 innings in today's 3-2 victory over the powerful Detroit Tigers.George Stovall's 11th inning single and subsequent error on reserve LF Red Downs allowed Josh "Pepper" Clark to come home with the game winning run.In more bad news for the Tigers,starting pitcher Ed Summers was injured while throwing a pitch and had to leave the game early on,its not yet known how long he'll be out.

National League

Phillies-3 Superbas-2 (10 Innings)
Following 5 scoreless innings to start the game,the Phils opened up the scoring with a 6th inning RBI single by CF Fred Osborn,Brooklyn came right back in the 7th to tie the game on a Joe Dunn Sacrifice Fly.In the 8th,the Phils again took the lead only to have Brooklyn tie it again in the bottom of the 9th on a Harry Lumley RBI single to send the game to extra innings where the Phils finally put the Superbas away for good on Fred Osborn's second RBI single of the game,this time, starting pitcher Tully Sparks(3-1) would keep Brooklyn at bay and the Phils would win it 3-2.Nap Rucker(1-2) took the loss for the Superbas.

Reds-7 Cardinals-6 (11 Innings)
No pitcher was safe today,as both teams took turns abusing the other's offerings in this wild 23 hit affair.In the end though,it was an error that would cost St Louis the game,when a passed ball by catcher Art Hoelskoetter in the bottom of the 11th inning allowed the Reds Mike Mowery to score and give Cincinnati the 7-6 win.2B Miller Huggins led the way for the Reds,going 3 for 5 with a stolen base, 2 RBI and a run scored.

Giants-6 Doves-2
Giants 1B Fred Tenney,acquired from the Doves in the offseason in a huge 9 player deal,made sure that his old team wouldn't forget him when he connected on a majestic grand slam home run in the top of the 4th inning that put the Giants ahead to stay thanks to Christy "Big Six" Mathewson's(2-1) curves and slants that held the Doves to 2 runs on 9 hits and 4 walks.He also struck out 6 Boston batters.

Pirates-5 Cubs-0
The Pirates continued their climb to the top of the National League standings with today's convincing 5-0 victory over first place Chicago.Bucs twirler Howie Camnitz(2-2) blanked the Cubbies on 5 hits and 3 walks to move the Pirates to within 3 games of first.

Today's MLB Scoreboard

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Hardball Heroes Breaking News
April 29,1908

Comiskey Ships Altrock To New York

AP-White Sox owner Charles Comiskey,totally displeased by his team's slow start,has sent them a stern message,by sending team funnyman Nick Altrock to the Highlanders in exchange for 30 year old catcher Red Kleinow.SlightlyAbove average behind the plate,Kleinow is a good defensive catcher who has a career batting average of .231.As for Altrock,the Highlanders are getting an experienced veteran,who's earned a 77-61 record in the big leagues with a 2.48 ERA.Since amassing win totals of 19,23,20 between 1904-06 Altrock has struggled to regain his form,amassing an 8-13 record since the start of the 1907 season.

[PhillieFever]

As the 1908 American League season rolled on,it became quite clear that the Tigers were the class of the field.Led by AL MVP Sam Crawford,the Tigers held first place from April all the way through October,winning the league by 10 games over the Senators.The National League was a different story.The Cubs,Giants,Reds,and Phillies remained close until July where the Cubs and Giants began to separate themselves from the rest of the league.Within two games of each other in mid August,it looked as though the national League battle would come down to the wire,but the Giants,led by NL MVP Mike Donlin and NL pitcher of the year Christy Mathewson caught fire,and won 37 of their final 46 games overtaking the Cubs and winning the league by 5 games.In the World Series,the Giants,thanks to Christy Matthewson's two shutout wins in games one and three,easily dispatched the Tigers winning the Series in 5 games to become the 1908 World Champions.

Final 1908 Standings