Replay--Baseball from 1901 to 2024

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• New York Yankees C Roger Bresnahan retired from professional baseball.
• Pittsburgh Pirates LF Fred Clarke retired from professional baseball.
• Washington Senators C Larry McLean retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Browns SP Otto Hess retired from professional baseball.
• Cincinnati Reds 3B Eddie Grant retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Athletics RP Art Fromme retired from professional baseball.
• Cincinnati Reds LF Herbie Moran retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Phillies C Syd Smith retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago White Sox LF Beals Becker retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Red Sox RP Jack Warhop retired from professional baseball.
• Cincinnati Reds RP Harry Hoch retired from professional baseball.
• New York Giants LF Birdie Cree retired from professional baseball.
• Pittsburgh Pirates LF Tom Daley retired from professional baseball.
• Detroit Tigers C Ben Egan retired from professional baseball.
• Pittsburgh Pirates 1B Butch Schmidt retired from professional baseball.
• Pittsburgh Pirates SP Ray Collins retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Browns RP King Cole retired from professional baseball.
• Washington Senators RP Bert Humphries retired from professional baseball.
• New York Yankees 3B Art Phelan retired from professional baseball.
• Detroit Tigers SSP Red Corriden retired from professional baseball.
• Pittsburgh Pirates RP Pug Cavet retired from professional baseball.
• Washington Senators SP Raleigh Aitchison retired from professional baseball.
• Cincinnati Reds RF Denney Wilie retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Athletics RF Gus Williams retired from professional baseball.
• New York Yankees RP Hub Perdue retired from professional baseball.
• New York Giants CF Larry LeJeune retired from professional baseball.
• New York Giants RP Curly Brown retired from professional baseball.
• Cleveland Guardians RP Allan Collamore retired from professional baseball.
• New York Yankees RP Ensign Cottrell retired from professional baseball.
• Brooklyn Robins RP Pete Standridge retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Red Sox RP Chet Hoff retired from professional baseball.
• New York Giants SP Boardwalk Brown retired from professional baseball.
• New York Giants SP Elmer Brown retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Browns CF Pete Knisely retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Athletics 2B Polly McLarry retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Cardinals RP Fred Lamline retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Cardinals 3B Howard Baker retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Browns CL Alex Remneas retired from professional baseball.
• Cleveland Guardians RF Ted Cather retired from professional baseball.
• Detroit Tigers RP George Davis retired from professional baseball.
• New York Yankees RP Bill Steen retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Browns 3B Jim Breton retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Braves C Bert Whaling retired from professional baseball.
• Detroit Tigers RP Cy Pieh retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Braves LF Ernie Walker retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Cardinals LF Finners Quinlan retired from professional baseball.
• Cleveland Guardians RP Charlie Boardman retired from professional baseball.
• New York Giants SSP Dee Walsh retired from professional baseball.
• Brooklyn Robins RP Zip Zabel retired from professional baseball.
• Cleveland Guardians RP Bill Hopper retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago Cubs RP Gene Cocreham retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago Cubs RP Joe Conzelman retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago White Sox RF Roy Wood retired from professional baseball.
• Pittsburgh Pirates RP Walt Leverenz retired from professional baseball.
• Brooklyn Robins 1B John Leary retired from professional baseball.
• Detroit Tigers RP Dick Crutcher retired from professional baseball.
• Cleveland Guardians RF Scheeren Fritz retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Phillies RP Guy Cooper retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Red Sox RF Larry Gilbert retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Athletics RP Karl Adams retired from professional baseball.
• New York Giants 2B Rolla Daringer retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Red Sox RP Ross Reynolds retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago Cubs C Pi Schwert retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Braves 1B Dick Kauffman retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Red Sox 3B Doug Neff retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago Cubs RP Charlie Schmutz retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago Cubs RP Herb Kelly retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago White Sox RP Abe Bowman retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Phillies 1B Ben Rochefort retired from professional baseball.
• New York Yankees RP King Lear retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago Cubs RF Sam Mayer retired from professional baseball.
• New York Giants 3B Tom Connolly retired from professional baseball.
• Pittsburgh Pirates RP Rollin Cook retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Braves 3B Sam McConnell retired from professional baseball.
• Detroit Tigers RP Johnny Tillman retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Athletics 1B Karl Kolseth retired from professional baseball.
• New York Yankees RP Dan Tipple retired from professional baseball.
• Brooklyn Robins CF Skeeter Shelton retired from professional baseball.
• Washington Senators DH Bud Davis retired from professional baseball.
• Brooklyn Robins 1B Pete Shields retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Athletics 1B Ty Helfrich retired from professional baseball.
• Detroit Tigers 1B Fred Trautman retired from professional baseball.
• Cleveland Guardians 2B Shorty Dee retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Cardinals 2B Art Kores retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Browns DH Reeve McKay retired from professional baseball.
• Brooklyn Robins CF Jim Eschen retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Phillies RP Pete Sims retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Red Sox 3B Fletcher Low retired from professional baseball.
• Pittsburgh Pirates RP Bill Meehan retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Browns 1B Wally Reinecker retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago Cubs RP Walter Ancker retired from professional baseball.
• Pittsburgh Pirates C George O'Brien retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Phillies 1B Al Braithwood retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Phillies RP Tink Turner retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Athletics C Leo Murphy retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Braves 1B Charlie Miller retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago Cubs RP Harry McCluskey retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Athletics LF Charlie Babington retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago White Sox 1B Rupert Mills retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Cardinals 1B Dick Wright retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Browns 2B Joe Wagner retired from professional baseball.
• Detroit Tigers RF Pat Parker retired from professional baseball.
• Detroit Tigers 1B Ted Reed retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Athletics CF Marty Becker retired from professional baseball.
• Brooklyn Robins 1B Charlie Young retired from professional baseball.
• New York Yankees 1B Ken Crawford retired from professional baseball.
• New York Giants C Jack Wallace retired from professional baseball.
• New York Yankees 1B Al Tesch retired from professional baseball.
• Cincinnati Reds RP Ray Callahan retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Braves 3B Henry Bostick retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Cardinals RP Bob Pepper retired from professional baseball.
• New York Giants 1B Ed Forsyth retired from professional baseball.
• Cincinnati Reds CF Joe Shannon retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Browns C Howie Haworth retired from professional baseball.
• Detroit Tigers RP Parson Perryman retired from professional baseball.
• New York Giants 3B Harry Damrau retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Athletics 3B Owen Conway retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago White Sox 1B Harry Daubert retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Cardinals 3B Art Corcoran retired from professional baseball.
• Cleveland Guardians 1B John Gallagher retired from professional baseball.
• Pittsburgh Pirates RP Squiz Pillion retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Phillies RP Joe Sherman retired from professional baseball.
• Brooklyn Robins 1B Joe Weiss retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago White Sox RP Bob Wright retired from professional baseball.
• Pittsburgh Pirates RP Harry Eccles retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago Cubs LF John Fluhrer retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago White Sox RP Phil Slattery retired from professional baseball.
• Washington Senators 1B Charlie Eakle retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Cardinals RF Bill Zimmerman retired from professional baseball.
• Detroit Tigers RP Bob Cone retired from professional baseball.
• New York Giants 3B Tex Hoffman retired from professional baseball.
• Cincinnati Reds 1B Hans Rasmussen retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Red Sox 3B Bill Dalrymple retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago Cubs 1B Joe Gingras retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Red Sox SSP Buck Danner retired from professional baseball.
• Washington Senators 1B Charlie Maisel retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Phillies 2B Ralph Edwards retired from professional baseball.
• Pittsburgh Pirates 1B Larry Strands retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago White Sox CL Clarence Garrett retired from professional baseball.
• Cincinnati Reds 1B Orie Kerlin retired from professional baseball.
• Detroit Tigers RP Jack Harper retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago White Sox 1B Larry Douglas retired from professional baseball.
• New York Giants LF Everett Bankston retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Browns 1B Tommy Vereker retired from professional baseball.
• Cleveland Guardians SP Fred Herbert retired from professional baseball.
• Cincinnati Reds RP Goat Cochran retired from professional baseball.
• Pittsburgh Pirates 1B Bill Herring retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago Cubs 1B Chris Burkam retired from professional baseball.
• New York Yankees RP Ed Schorr retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Braves DH Herbert Hill retired from professional baseball.
• New York Giants C Harry Glenn retired from professional baseball.
• Cleveland Guardians RP Tom Knowlson retired from professional baseball.
• Cleveland Guardians CF Gene Layden retired from professional baseball.
• Washington Senators 3B John Karst retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Cardinals RP Bruno Haas retired from professional baseball.
• Washington Senators RP Oscar Harstad retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Red Sox RP Razor Ledbetter retired from professional baseball.
• The New York Yankees retired #96 in honor of Roger Bresnahan.
• Washington Senators general manager Brian Zook retires.
• The Washington Senators signed general manager Keith Brown to a 4-year, $2,765 per year contract.

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Here are the 1915 Rookie Draft results:
Round 1
Pick 1 - Washington Senators: RF George Harper, age 23
Pick 2 - Philadelphia Phillies: SP Burleigh Grimes, age 22
Pick 3 - Brooklyn Robins: LF Carson Bigbee, age 20
Pick 4 - Detroit Tigers: CF Hack Miller, age 21
Pick 5 - Cincinnati Reds: SP Urban Shocker, age 25
Pick 6 - Chicago White Sox: RF Charlie Grimm, age 17
Pick 7 - Boston Red Sox: RP Jack Scott, age 23
Pick 8 - Philadelphia Athletics: RF Ben Paschal, age 20 out of college (University of Florida; Gainesville, Florida)
Pick 9 - Chicago Cubs: SP Bob Steele, age 21
Pick 10 - Cleveland Guardians: SSP Whitey Witt, age 20
Pick 11 - St. Louis Cardinals: 1B Patsy Gharrity, age 23
Pick 12 - Pittsburgh Pirates: LF Greasy Neale, age 24
Pick 13 - New York Giants: RF Joe Wilhoit, age 29
Pick 14 - New York Yankees: SP Marv Goodwin, age 24
Pick 15 - Boston Braves: C Hank DeBerry, age 20
Pick 16 - St. Louis Browns: CF Earl Smith, age 24
Round 2
Pick 1 - Washington Senators: C Verne Clemons, age 24
Pick 2 - Philadelphia Phillies: C Val Picinich, age 19
Pick 3 - Brooklyn Robins: SSP Sam Bohne, age 19
Pick 4 - Detroit Tigers: SP Jing Johnson, age 21
Pick 5 - Cincinnati Reds: SSP Zeb Terry, age 24
Pick 6 - Chicago White Sox: 3B Hooks Warner, age 21
Pick 7 - Boston Red Sox: RF Lee King, age 22
Pick 8 - Philadelphia Athletics: C Walter Schmidt, age 28
Pick 9 - Chicago Cubs: 2B Jack Farmer, age 23
Pick 10 - Cleveland Guardians: SSP Bunny Fabrique, age 27
Pick 11 - St. Louis Cardinals: RF Buck Thrasher, age 26
Pick 12 - Pittsburgh Pirates: SP Milt Watson, age 25
Pick 13 - New York Giants: 2B Roy Grover, age 23
Pick 14 - New York Yankees: SP Gary Fortune, age 21
Pick 15 - Boston Braves: C Byrd Lynn, age 26
Pick 16 - St. Louis Browns: 3B Lee McElwee, age 21
Round 3
Pick 1 - Washington Senators: SSP Chuck Wortman, age 23
Pick 2 - Philadelphia Phillies: RP George Cunningham, age 21
Pick 3 - Brooklyn Robins: RP Joe Lotz, age 24
Pick 4 - Detroit Tigers: RF Bill Johnson, age 23
Pick 5 - Cincinnati Reds: CF Fred Bailey, age 20
Pick 6 - Chicago White Sox: RP George Smith, age 23
Pick 7 - Boston Red Sox: SSP Marty Shay, age 19
Pick 8 - Philadelphia Athletics: 1B Ted Jourdan, age 20
Pick 9 - Chicago Cubs: 2B Billy Gleason, age 21
Pick 10 - Cleveland Guardians: LF Lee King, age 21
Pick 11 - St. Louis Cardinals: RP Molly Craft, age 19
Pick 12 - Pittsburgh Pirates: RP Cy Warmoth, age 22
Pick 13 - New York Giants: RF Ray O'Brien, age 23
Pick 14 - New York Yankees: RP Al Gould, age 22
Pick 15 - Boston Braves: 2B Ed Sicking, age 18
Pick 16 - St. Louis Browns: LF Bill Stellbauer, age 21
Round 4
Pick 1 - Washington Senators: SP Rube Parnham, age 21
Pick 2 - Philadelphia Phillies: RP Bill Evans, age 22
Pick 3 - Brooklyn Robins: 1B Lou Guisto, age 20
Pick 4 - Detroit Tigers: RP Deacon Jones, age 22
Pick 5 - Cincinnati Reds: RP Otis Lambeth, age 25
Pick 6 - Chicago White Sox: RP Bill Fincher, age 21
Pick 7 - Boston Red Sox: RP Paul Carpenter, age 21
Pick 8 - Philadelphia Athletics: RP Emilio Palmero, age 20 out of college (University of Colorado; Boulder, Colorado)
Pick 9 - Chicago Cubs: 1B Jose Rodriguez, age 21
Pick 10 - Cleveland Guardians: RP Murphy Currie, age 22
Pick 11 - St. Louis Cardinals: 1B Babe Ellison, age 19
Pick 12 - Pittsburgh Pirates: SP Ken Penner, age 19
Pick 13 - New York Giants: RP Mike Cantwell, age 21
Pick 14 - New York Yankees: SP Claude Thomas, age 25
Pick 15 - Boston Braves: C Tony Brottem, age 24
Pick 16 - St. Louis Browns: 2B Stuffy Stewart, age 21
Round 5
Pick 1 - Washington Senators: SP Red Lanning, age 20
Pick 2 - Philadelphia Phillies: 2B Otis Lawry, age 22
Pick 3 - Brooklyn Robins: SP George Hesselbacher, age 20
Pick 4 - Detroit Tigers: RP Red Gunkel, age 21
Pick 5 - Cincinnati Reds: RP Michael Driscoll, age 23
Pick 6 - Chicago White Sox: RP Marsh Williams, age 22
Pick 7 - Boston Red Sox: RP Jess Buckles, age 25
Pick 8 - Philadelphia Athletics: RP Axel Lindstrom, age 20
Pick 9 - Chicago Cubs: 3B Herb Hunter, age 19
Pick 10 - Cleveland Guardians: RP Shorty Desjardien, age 22
Pick 11 - St. Louis Cardinals: LF Jesse Altenburg, age 22
Pick 12 - Pittsburgh Pirates: RP Walt Whittaker, age 21
Pick 13 - New York Giants: RP Twink Twining, age 21
Pick 14 - New York Yankees: SSP Frank Smykal, age 26
Pick 15 - Boston Braves: LF Paul Smith, age 27
Pick 16 - St. Louis Browns: CF Ralph Mitterling, age 25
Round 6
Pick 1 - Washington Senators: 3B Harland Rowe, age 19
Pick 2 - Philadelphia Phillies: SSP Frank Emmer, age 19
Pick 3 - Brooklyn Robins: 2B Al Bergman, age 25
Pick 4 - Detroit Tigers: 1B Ollie Welf, age 26
Pick 5 - Cincinnati Reds: C Duke Kelleher, age 22
Pick 6 - Chicago White Sox: 1B Bill Batsch, age 23
Pick 7 - Boston Red Sox: 1B Ray Shook, age 25
Pick 8 - Philadelphia Athletics: 1B Heinie Stafford, age 24
Pick 9 - Chicago Cubs: 1B Wilbur Fisher, age 21
Pick 10 - Cleveland Guardians: 1B Newt Halliday, age 19
Pick 11 - St. Louis Cardinals: 1B Gene Madden, age 25
Pick 12 - Pittsburgh Pirates: 1B Ray Kennedy, age 20
Pick 13 - New York Giants: 1B Joe Fautsch, age 28
Pick 14 - New York Yankees: C Johnny O'Connor, age 23
Pick 15 - Boston Braves: 1B Ziggy Hasbrook, age 21
Pick 16 - St. Louis Browns: LF Moxie Divis, age 21
Round 7
Pick 1 - Washington Senators: C Jack Bradley, age 22
Pick 2 - Philadelphia Phillies: CF Bob Gandy, age 22
Pick 3 - Brooklyn Robins: C Artie Dede, age 20
Pick 4 - Detroit Tigers: C Art Rico, age 20
Pick 5 - Cincinnati Reds: C Ralph Carroll, age 23
Pick 6 - Chicago White Sox: SSP Cy Wright, age 22

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-The Boston Braves traded 25-year-old 3B Ossie Vitt to the Philadelphia Phillies, getting 26-year-old C Les Nunamaker in return.
-The Chicago Cubs traded 32-year-old CF Cozy Dolan to the Boston Red Sox, getting 27-year-old SSP Ernie Johnson and 21-year-old LHP Herb Pennock in return.
-The Philadelphia Phillies traded 21-year-old RHP Cliff Markle to the St. Louis Cardinals, getting 31-year-old LF Joe Connolly in return.
-The New York Giants traded 22-year-old C Billy Meyer to the Brooklyn Robins, getting 30-year-old 3B Bobby Byrne and 22-year-old RF Turner Barber in return.
-The Philadelphia Athletics traded 30-year-old LF Jimmy Walsh to the Detroit Tigers, getting 20-year-old RHP Johnny Miljus and 21-year-old LHP Duster Mails in return.
-The New York Yankees traded 28-year-old RHP Walter Johnson to the Washington Senators, getting 20-year-old CF George Kelly and 21-year-old LF Horace Milan in return.
-The Boston Braves traded 27-year-old CF Ray Powell to the New York Yankees, getting 26-year-old RHP Claude Hendrix and 19-year-old RF Merito Acosta in return.
-The New York Giants traded 24-year-old SSP Wally Gerber to the Pittsburgh Pirates, getting 36-year-old 3B Jimmy Austin in return.
-The New York Yankees traded 29-year-old RHP Marty McHale and 24-year-old 3B Fred McMullin to the St. Louis Cardinals, getting 23-year-old RHP Joe Bush in return.
-SP Rube Waddell and RF Willie Keeler are inducted into the 1916 class of the Baseball Hall of Fame.

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Spring training results
AL: Detroit Tigers, 12-6
NL: Cincinnati Reds, 12-6

1916 preseason predictions

American League
Detroit Tigers, 91-63
Boston Red Sox, 87-67
Philadelphia Athletics, 84-70
St. Louis Browns, 81-73
Chicago White Sox, 74-80
Washington Senators, 71-83
Cleveland Guardians, 68-86
New York Yankees, 62-92

National League
Chicago Cubs, 93-61
Philadelphia Phillies, 83-71
Cincinnati Reds, 82-72
St. Louis Cardinals, 82-72
Pittsburgh Pirates, 81-73
Boston Braves, 70-84
Brooklyn Robins, 64-90
New York Giants, 62-92

OK, let's play ball!!!

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Standings at the 1916 All-Star break

First-place teams
AL: Detroit Tigers (49-30--1 game ahead of the Boston Red Sox)
NL: Chicago Cubs (48-32--2 games ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals)

Standings at the 1916 All-Star break

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Here are the All-Star team lineups by league:

AL:
SP Walter Johnson (WS1)* - 15-7, 1.88 ERA, 186.2 IP, 0.91 WHIP, 4.8 K/9, 3.6 WAR
SP Art Nehf (DET) - 12-6, 1.45 ERA, 174.0 IP, 0.79 WHIP, 4.1 K/9, 4.4 WAR
SP Joe Wood (PHA) - 10-2, 2.16 ERA, 120.2 IP, 1.15 WHIP, 3.9 K/9, 1.2 WAR
RP Joe Bush (NYY) - 3-4, 2.60 ERA, 93.1 IP, 1.09 WHIP, 5.4 K/9, 0.3 WAR
RP Hank Ritter (PHA)* - 5-5, 12 SV, 2.19 ERA, 70.0 IP, 1.13 WHIP, 5.4 K/9, 0.9 WAR
C Tommy Clarke (BOS)* - .255/.325/.351, 231 AB, 6 SB, 99 wRC+, 2.0 WAR
C Hank Gowdy (CWS) - .247/.329/.301, 146 AB, 6 SB, 105 wRC+, 0.8 WAR (injured)
C Grover Hartley (NYY) - .234/.330/.298, 235 AB, 1 HR, 4 SB, 98 wRC+, 1.5 WAR
1B George Burns (WS1)* - .270/.328/.345, 304 AB, 3 HR, 6 SB, 111 wRC+, 0.9 WAR
1B Wally Pipp (SLA) - .293/.345/.470, 300 AB, 8 HR, 10 SB, 156 wRC+, 3.1 WAR
2B Heinie Zimmerman (SLA)* - .307/.322/.409, 323 AB, 3 HR, 23 SB, 128 wRC+, 3.3 WAR
3B Ray Chapman (BOS)* - .265/.345/.381, 294 AB, 2 HR, 18 SB, 127 wRC+, 2.6 WAR
SSP Rogers Hornsby (DET)* - .276/.382/.416, 185 AB, 3 HR, 8 SB, 142 wRC+, 2.9 WAR
SSP Roger Peckinpaugh (PHA) - .290/.345/.401, 279 AB, 3 HR, 13 SB, 136 wRC+, 4.8 WAR
LF Bobby Veach (SLA)* - .288/.332/.385, 299 AB, 3 HR, 12 SB, 123 wRC+, 2.3 WAR
CF Dode Paskert (DET)* - .271/.355/.422, 258 AB, 5 HR, 20 SB, 140 wRC+, 2.2 WAR
CF Tilly Walker (SLA) - .271/.319/.399, 273 AB, 2 HR, 18 SB, 124 wRC+, 2.7 WAR
RF Gavvy Cravath (BOS)* - .282/.355/.523, 308 AB, 14 HR, 4 SB, 164 wRC+, 3.5 WAR
DH Babe Ruth (DET) - .391/.451/.663, 92 AB, 4 HR, 1 SB, 238 wRC+, 2.9 WAR

NL:
SP Grover Cleveland Alexander (STL) - 10-11, 2.56 ERA, 172.0 IP, 1.05 WHIP, 4.3 K/9, 3.7 WAR
SP Eddie Cicotte (CHC) - 16-5, 2.14 ERA, 184.2 IP, 1.21 WHIP, 4.3 K/9, 3.4 WAR
SP Rube Marquard (BSN)* - 9-14, 2.88 ERA, 184.1 IP, 1.25 WHIP, 4.1 K/9, 3.5 WAR
SP Guy Morton (STL) - 12-5, 2.79 ERA, 164.2 IP, 1.31 WHIP, 4.0 K/9, 2.1 WAR
RP Harry Harper (CIN)* - 2-3, 4 SV, 2.97 ERA, 30.1 IP, 1.38 WHIP, 9.5 K/9, 0.7 WAR
RP Ed Walsh (PHI) - 5-1, 2.92 ERA, 71.0 IP, 1.13 WHIP, 3.4 K/9, 0.8 WAR
C Jack Meyers (CHC) - .227/.292/.275, 233 AB, 7 SB, 73 wRC+, 1.6 WAR
C Ray Schalk (CIN)* - .278/.382/.335, 227 AB, 16 SB, 128 wRC+, 2.9 WAR
1B Harry Heilmann (PHI) - .329/.406/.473, 277 AB, 2 HR, 7 SB, 168 wRC+, 2.6 WAR
1B George Sisler (STL)* - .414/.452/.552, 290 AB, 1 HR, 20 SB, 203 wRC+, 4.9 WAR
2B Eddie Collins (STL)* - .340/.441/.387, 297 AB, 23 SB, 155 wRC+, 4.8 WAR
2B Heinie Groh (PIT) - .312/.386/.420, 295 AB, 13 SB, 154 wRC+, 4.1 WAR
3B Larry Gardner (BSN)* - .287/.327/.333, 279 AB, 1 HR, 11 SB, 109 wRC+, 1.2 WAR
SSP Doc Lavan (BSN)* - .231/.272/.308, 234 AB, 12 SB, 85 wRC+, 2.3 WAR
LF Zack Wheat (CHC)* - .320/.367/.435, 253 AB, 2 HR, 12 SB, 146 wRC+, 3.8 WAR
CF Tris Speaker (CHC)* - .394/.490/.481, 287 AB, 26 SB, 193 wRC+, 6.5 WAR
RF Harry Hooper (PHI) - .349/.424/.471, 272 AB, 1 HR, 13 SB, 178 wRC+, 4.6 WAR
RF Casey Stengel (CHC)* - .301/.358/.482, 299 AB, 8 HR, 5 SB, 159 wRC+, 3.9 WAR

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July 11th, 1916, Forbes Field, Pittsburgh

Ritter Dominates in 6-3 Win over NL All-Stars
Hank Ritter shined brightly tonight against the best talent that the MLB has to offer.
The all-star was named MVP for the annual mid-season showcase held at Forbes Field, as his AL All-Stars downed the NL All-Stars by a count of 6-3.
"It's humbling to even play in a game like this with legends of the sport all around you," he said.
Ritter pitched 5 innings, striking out 0, and allowed 1 run.

All-Star Game MVP: RP Hank Ritter (Philadelphia Athletics)

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Trades before the 1916 trading deadline:
-The New York Giants traded 30-year-old RHP Wheezer Dell to the St. Louis Cardinals, getting 24-year-old CF Chick Shorten in return.
-The Boston Braves traded 29-year-old LHP Rube Marquard to the Philadelphia Athletics, getting 24-year-old LF Manuel Cueto, 23-year-old C Roxy Walters, and 20-year-old C Muddy Ruel in return.
-The Boston Braves traded 26-year-old CF Benny Kauff and 24-year-old CF Jim Hickman to the St. Louis Browns, getting 23-year-old LF Charlie Jamieson, 23-year-old C John Peters, and 24-year-old RHP Pol Perritt in return.
-The New York Giants traded 28-year-old LHP Hank Robinson to the Chicago Cubs, getting 20-year-old C Cy Perkins in return.

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Awards:
-AL batting title: CF Edd Roush (Cleveland Guardians), 1 home run, 76 RBIs, and 90 runs scored.
-NL batting title: 1B George Sisler (St. Louis Cardinals), 5 home runs, 103 RBIs, 78 runs scored, and a .405 batting average.

In the World Series, it's the Detroit Tigers (99-55) vs. the Chicago Cubs (97-57)!!!

Standings at the end of the 1916 regular season

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1916 World Series: Detroit Tigers vs. Chicago Cubs

Results

Game 1, October 11th, 1916, Weeghman Park, Chicago
Road Win Lifts Detroit to 1-0 Lead in WS
The Detroit Tigers wasted no time taking the lead in the World Series, beating the Chicago Cubs at Weeghman Park by the score of 6-2. The win gives Detroit a 1-0 lead in the best-of-7 series. Tigers left-hander Art Nehf threw 9.0 innings of 5-hit ball.
Detroit used the timely hitting of Rollie Zeider to seize the win. The second baseman stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the eighth inning to put the Tigers on top, 4-2. It was his only hit in 2 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.
"We lost," Chicago manager Tom Loftus said later. "We'll deal with it. The series isn't over.
The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Weeghman Park in Chicago.
Tigers lead series 1-0

Game 2, October 12th, 1916, Weeghman Park, Chicago
Detroit Tops Chicago Again, 7-2
Riding the 2-hit performance of pitcher Babe Ruth, the Detroit Tigers got a road win against the Chicago Cubs, 7-2, in Game 2 of the World Series. Ruth threw 9.0 innings of 6-hit ball for the Tigers, who now lead the best-of-7 series, 2 games to 0.
Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Rogers Hornsby? The Detroit shortstop had a 2-run double in the top of the fifth inning to put the Tigers on top, 3-0. For the game, Hornsby had 1 double and 1 single in 5 at-bats.
"There's nothing like the postseason," said Ruth, "to ramp up the pressure."
Game 3 is scheduled for Saturday at Navin Field in Detroit.
Tigers lead series 2-0

Game 3, October 14th, 1916, Navin Field, Detroit
One for the Ages: Tigers Beat Cubs on 14th Inning Walk-Off
The Detroit Tigers are now one game away from a sweep of the Chicago Cubs after a dramatic walk-off win in the 14th inning at Navin Field. Tigers right-hander Fred Anderson earned praise in the 4-3 victory for a strong outing in which he threw 6.0 innings of 4-hit ball. Detroit holds a 3-0 advantage in the best-of-7 World Series.
The defining moment came in the bottom of the 14th for Detroit. That's when Bill Rariden hit a run-scoring triple off 28-year-old catcher Jeff Tesreau to win the game. The home crowd went wild.
"It was a good day, but I'm not letting my guard down," Rariden said. "I'll let my guard down as soon as someone puts a big, fat championship ring on my finger."
The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Navin Field in Detroit.
Tigers lead series 3-0

Game 4, October 15th, 1916, Navin Field, Detroit
Chicago Breaks Through for First Win in World Series; Now Trails 3-1
Already down in the World Series, the Chicago Cubs put on their best show, beating the Detroit Tigers by a final score of 2-1. Eddie Cicotte was special. He threw 9.0 innings of 7-hit ball. Chicago now trails Detroit 3-1 in the best-of-7 affair.
Hal Chase, who finished 5th in the NL in runs with 96 in 1906, had a direct impact on the outcome. Chase contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the third inning to put Chicago up, 2-0.
"Things broke our way today and that's great," Cubs manager Tom Loftus said. "It's important, though, to stay focused and not pat yourself on the back too much. We aren't done yet."
The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Navin Field in Detroit.
Tigers lead series 3-1

Game 5, October 16th, 1916, Navin Field, Detroit
World Series to Tigers
It was all about winning for the Detroit Tigers -- and win they did.
There was nothing fancy in how they went about it, players said, they just prepared mentally and physically and then went out and played baseball.
"We did the little things right and we did the big things right," said designated hitter Babe Ruth, who was named series MVP. "Now we're the league champions."
Detroit defeated the Chicago Cubs by a score of 2-1 at Navin Field to take the series 4-1.
"Sometimes you get lucky and, sometimes, you make your own luck," said Detroit manager Gil Glynn. "We got lucky a few times, but mostly we did the right things by being prepared for each game and playing the game the way it's meant to be played."
Tigers win series 4-1

World Series MVP: DH Babe Ruth (Detroit Tigers)

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Accomplishments
3+home runs
04/28/1916--Gavvy Cravath, 3 home runs, 3 for 5, 3 RBIs versus New York while playing for Boston
6+hits
04/21/1916--Jimmy Austin, 6 hits in 7 at-bats, 1 RBI versus Philadelphia while playing for New York
No-hitters
08/07/1916--Red Ames, 10 K, 4 BB, and 9 innings pitched versus Chicago while playing for Washington
20+win seasons
Red Ames, 21-22, 2.95 ERA, 326.0 IP, 90 BB and 151 K
Eddie Cicotte, 25-9, 2.20 ERA, 294.2 IP, 101 BB and 144 K
Walter Johnson, 28-12, 1.80 ERA, 359.2 IP, 77 BB and 182 K
Slim Sallee, 21-17, 2.19 ERA, 333.0 IP, 58 BB and 93 K
Jim Scott, 21-18, 3.58 ERA, 311.1 IP, 96 BB and 113 K
Dick Rudolph, 21-18, 3.06 ERA, 341.2 IP, 68 BB and 127 K
Rube Benton, 23-10, 2.72 ERA, 327.1 IP, 83 BB and 157 K
Lefty Tyler, 26-18, 2.12 ERA, 357.1 IP, 95 BB and 198 K
Jeff Pfeffer, 23-13, 2.34 ERA, 338.0 IP, 109 BB and 125 K
Joe Benz, 20-16, 2.47 ERA, 327.1 IP, 78 BB and 111 K
Grover Cleveland Alexander, 21-18, 2.75 ERA, 340.0 IP, 63 BB and 164 K
Erskine Mayer, 20-12, 3.18 ERA, 297.0 IP, 77 BB and 115 K
Wilbur Cooper, 22-16, 3.51 ERA, 328.2 IP, 87 BB and 158 K
Pol Perritt, 25-15, 2.65 ERA, 340.0 IP, 91 BB and 125 K
Hooks Dauss, 22-13, 2.66 ERA, 298.0 IP, 110 BB and 116 K
Dutch Leonard, 24-14, 2.28 ERA, 339.2 IP, 93 BB and 181 K
Babe Ruth, 27-11, 2.25 ERA, 339.1 IP, 107 BB and 167 K
Art Nehf, 24-11, 1.76 ERA, 337.2 IP, 57 BB and 174 K
Hitting streaks
05/26/1916--Ty Cobb, 28 games while playing for Pittsburgh
06/07/1916--Buck Herzog, 20 games while playing for Boston
06/13/1916--Tommy Griffith, 20 games while playing for Philadelphia
07/18/1916--Joe Jackson, 20 games while playing for Cincinnati
Milestones
2,000 hits: Sherry Magee
500 stolen bases: Ty Cobb
2,000 strikeouts: Walter Johnson
200 wins: Walter Johnson

[Lord Byron]

Baseball awards for the 1916 season
Gold Glove awards
AL: Pitcher Rube Benton (Detroit Tigers)
Catcher Bill Rariden (Detroit Tigers)
First Baseman Joe Judge (Cleveland Guardians)
Second Baseman Steve Yerkes (Boston Red Sox)
Third Baseman Buck Weaver (Philadelphia Athletics)
Shortstop Roger Peckinpaugh (Philadelphia Athletics)
Left Fielder Ward Miller (Philadelphia Athletics)
Center Fielder Ed Fitzpatrick (Boston Red Sox)
Right Fielder Shano Collins (New York Yankees)
NL: Pitcher Bob Harmon (Brooklyn Robins)
Catcher Ray Schalk (Cincinnati Reds)
First Baseman Jay Kirke (Boston Braves)
Second Baseman Bert Niehoff (Brooklyn Robins)
Third Baseman Ossie Vitt (Philadelphia Phillies)
Shortstop Doc Lavan (Boston Braves)
Left Fielder Happy Felsch (Philadelphia Phillies)
Center Fielder Tris Speaker (Chicago Cubs)
Right Fielder Casey Stengel (Chicago Cubs)
Silver Slugger awards
AL: Pitcher Babe Ruth (Detroit Tigers), .330/.402/.577, 182 at-bats, 6 home runs, 1 stolen base, 197 wRC+, 4.3 WAR
Catcher Grover Hartley (New York Yankees), .225/.322/.295, 457 at-bats, 3 home runs, 8 stolen bases, 96 wRC+, 2.4 WAR
First Baseman Wally Pipp (St. Louis Browns), .295/.349/.467, 567 at-bats, 13 home runs, 17 stolen bases, 152 wRC+, 5.0 WAR
Second Baseman Heinie Zimmerman (St. Louis Browns), .296/.314/.390, 595 at-bats, 4 home runs, 47 stolen bases, 119 wRC+, 5.7 WAR
Third Baseman Frank Baker (St. Louis Browns), .288/.347/.437, 531 at-bats, 11 home runs, 24 stolen bases, 145 wRC+, 5.6 WAR
Shortstop Rogers Hornsby (Detroit Tigers), .298/.375/.463, 473 at-bats, 6 home runs, 16 stolen bases, 153 wRC+, 7.7 WAR
Left Fielder Jack Graney (Detroit Tigers), .244/.372/.373, 565 at-bats, 4 home runs, 26 stolen bases, 106 runs scored, 132 wRC+, 4.0 WAR
Center Fielder Edd Roush (Cleveland Guardians), .314/.358/.462, 615 at-bats, 1 home run, 33 SB, 147 wRC+, 5.7 WAR
Right Fielder Gavvy Cravath (Boston Red Sox), .283/.365/.512, 594 at-bats, 23 home runs, 5 stolen bases, 106 runs scored, 161 wRC+, 6.5 WAR
NL: Pitcher George Sisler (St. Louis Cardinals), .405/.445/.540, 556 at-bats, 5 home runs, 34 stolen bases, 103 RBIs, 8.7 WAR
Catcher Ray Schalk (Cincinnati Reds), .291/.398/.367, 444 at-bats, 27 stolen bases, 140 wRC+, 6.5 WAR
First Baseman George Sisler (St. Louis Cardinals), .405/.445/.540, 556 at-bats, 5 home runs, 34 stolen bases, 103 RBIs, 8.7 WAR
Second Baseman Eddie Collins (St. Louis Cardinals), .320/.420/.400, 578 at-bats, 1 home run, 45 stolen bases, 113 runs scored, 148 wRC+, 9.0 WAR
Third Baseman Braggo Roth (Chicago Cubs), .258/.329/.369, 563 at-bats, 6 home runs, 55 stolen bases, 115 wRC+, 5.0 WAR
Shortstop Ivy Olson (New York Giants), .277/.292/.360, 516 at-bats, 1 home run, 28 stolen bases, 104 wRC+, 2.2 WAR
Left Fielder Joe Jackson (Cincinnati Reds), .315/.389/.456, 590 at-bats, 7 home runs, 21 stolen bases, 158 wRC+, 5.5 WAR
Center Fielder Tris Speaker (Chicago Cubs), .372/.473/.474, 567 at-bats, 1 home run, 52 stolen bases, 117 runs scored, 185 wRC+, 12.0 WAR
Right Fielder Casey Stengel (Chicago Cubs), .297/.354/.467, 582 at-bats, 14 home runs, 21 stolen bases, 113 RBIs, 8.1 WAR
Rookie of the Year
AL: SSP Whitey Witt (Cleveland Guardians), .258/.325/.347, 3 home runs, 47 RBIs, 64 runs scored, 3.1 WAR
NL: C Hank DeBerry (Boston Braves), .264/.342/.371, 1 home run, 34 RBIs, 27 runs scored, 3.2 WAR
Pitcher of the Year
AL: Art Nehf (Detroit Tigers), 24-11, 1.76 ERA, 337.2 innings pitched, 174 strikeouts, 8.5 WAR
NL: Eddie Cicotte (Chicago Cubs), 25-9, 1 save, 2.20 ERA, 294.2 innings pitched, 144 strikeouts, 5.2 WAR
Most Valuable Player
AL: SP Babe Ruth (Detroit Tigers), 27-11, 2.25 ERA, 339.1 innings pitched, 167 strikeouts, 5.8 WAR
NL: CF Tris Speaker (Chicago Cubs), .372/.473/.474, 1 home run, 60 RBIs, 117 runs scored, 52 stolen bases, 12.0 WAR

[Lord Byron]

• The Chicago Cubs voided the team option year(s) of SP Willie Mitchell for a buyout of $1,700.
• Philadelphia Athletics 2B Nap Lajoie retired from professional baseball.
• Brooklyn Robins SP Christy Mathewson retired from professional baseball.
• Brooklyn Robins C Red Dooin retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago Cubs SSP Joe Tinker retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Phillies 3B George Moriarty retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Cardinals CF Solly Hofman retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Braves SP Mordecai Brown retired from professional baseball.
• New York Yankees 2B Miller Huggins retired from professional baseball.
• Cleveland Guardians 2B Otto Knabe retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Red Sox 3B Roy Hartzell retired from professional baseball.
• Brooklyn Robins C Bill Carrigan retired from professional baseball.
• Washington Senators SP Fred Beebe retired from professional baseball.
• Brooklyn Robins SP Nap Rucker retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Braves RF Danny Moeller retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago White Sox LF Red Killefer retired from professional baseball.
• New York Yankees 3B Baldy Louden retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Browns 2B Dick Egan retired from professional baseball.
• Detroit Tigers 1B Fred Snodgrass retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Athletics RF Chief Wilson retired from professional baseball.
• Washington Senators C Jack Lapp retired from professional baseball.
• Cincinnati Reds RP Rip Hagerman retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Red Sox 2B Steve Yerkes retired from professional baseball.
• Washington Senators SP George McConnell retired from professional baseball.
• New York Giants 3B Clyde Engle retired from professional baseball.
• Washington Senators CF Jack Dalton retired from professional baseball.
• Brooklyn Robins SP George Chalmers retired from professional baseball.
• Cincinnati Reds RP Sailor Stroud retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Cardinals RP Marty McHale retired from professional baseball.
• Cincinnati Reds CF Dutch Zwilling retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Browns 1B Charlie Mullen retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Browns 1B Jack Ness retired from professional baseball.
• Detroit Tigers RP Gene Dale retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Phillies 2B Art Butler retired from professional baseball.
• Detroit Tigers SSP Roy Corhan retired from professional baseball.
• Washington Senators RP Bill McTigue retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago White Sox C Brad Kocher retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Red Sox 1B Babe Borton retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Phillies C Mike Murphy retired from professional baseball.
• Cincinnati Reds RP George Baumgardner retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago White Sox SSP Jim Viox retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Red Sox C Harry Chapman retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Athletics RP Hank Ritter retired from professional baseball.
• Pittsburgh Pirates SP Al Schulz retired from professional baseball.
• Brooklyn Robins 3B Billy Maharg retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Cardinals RF Dan Costello retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Phillies LF Henri Rondeau retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago White Sox 3B Bill Hobbs retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Phillies LF Joe Connolly retired from professional baseball.
• New York Yankees RP Earl Moseley retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Browns C Bob Coleman retired from professional baseball.
• Brooklyn Robins C Red McKee retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago White Sox RF Doc Cook retired from professional baseball.
• Cincinnati Reds CF Shag Thompson retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago White Sox CF Fritz Von Kolnitz retired from professional baseball.
• New York Yankees C Del Baker retired from professional baseball.
• New York Yankees RP Steamboat Williams retired from professional baseball.
• Pittsburgh Pirates SP Erv Kantlehner retired from professional baseball.
• Cleveland Guardians CF Howard Lohr retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago White Sox C Clem Clemens retired from professional baseball.
• Pittsburgh Pirates RP Jim Bluejacket retired from professional baseball.
• Washington Senators 1B Paddy Siglin retired from professional baseball.
• Cleveland Guardians 2B Fred Brainard retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Red Sox RP Cap Crowell retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Browns CL Limb McKenry retired from professional baseball.
• Brooklyn Robins CF Billy Lee retired from professional baseball.
• Detroit Tigers RP Ed Appleton retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago White Sox CF Ed Barney retired from professional baseball.
• Cleveland Guardians CF Jim Brown retired from professional baseball.
• New York Giants 2B Bill Rodgers retired from professional baseball.
• Washington Senators 3B Thomas Healy retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Browns CF Bud Weiser retired from professional baseball.
• New York Giants SSP Carl Sawyer retired from professional baseball.
• New York Yankees RP Carl Ray retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Red Sox RP Jack Richardson retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago Cubs 1B Wilbur Fisher retired from professional baseball.
• Brooklyn Robins RP George Hesselbacher retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Browns LF Moxie Divis retired from professional baseball.
• New York Yankees C Johnny O'Connor retired from professional baseball.
• Cincinnati Reds RP Michael Driscoll retired from professional baseball.
• New York Giants DH Twink Twining retired from professional baseball.
• Washington Senators RP Red Lanning retired from professional baseball.
• Washington Senators RF Harland Rowe retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Braves LF Paul Smith retired from professional baseball.
• Brooklyn Robins RP Joe Lotz retired from professional baseball.
• New York Giants 1B Joe Fautsch retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Browns LF Bill Stellbauer retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Cardinals 1B Gene Madden retired from professional baseball.
• New York Yankees SSP Frank Smykal retired from professional baseball.
• Detroit Tigers RP Red Gunkel retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Browns RF Lee McElwee retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago White Sox 1B Bill Batsch retired from professional baseball.
• Detroit Tigers 1B Ollie Welf retired from professional baseball.
• Cleveland Guardians RP Murphy Currie retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Red Sox RP Jess Buckles retired from professional baseball.
• Cleveland Guardians RP Shorty Desjardien retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Phillies CF Bob Gandy retired from professional baseball.
• Washington Senators C Jack Bradley retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Red Sox 1B Ray Shook retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago White Sox RP Bill Fincher retired from professional baseball.
• Brooklyn Robins C Artie Dede retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Athletics RP Axel Lindstrom retired from professional baseball.
• Brooklyn Robins 2B Al Bergman retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago White Sox 2B Cy Wright retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Red Sox RP Paul Carpenter retired from professional baseball.
• Cincinnati Reds C Duke Kelleher retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Athletics 1B Heinie Stafford retired from professional baseball.
• Pittsburgh Pirates 1B Ray Kennedy retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Browns LF Ralph Mitterling retired from professional baseball.
• New York Giants LF Ray O'Brien retired from professional baseball.
• Cleveland Guardians 1B Newt Halliday retired from professional baseball.
• Cincinnati Reds C Ralph Carroll retired from professional baseball.
• Pittsburgh Pirates RP Walt Whittaker retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago White Sox RP Marsh Williams retired from professional baseball.
• New York Yankees RP Claude Thomas retired from professional baseball.
• The Philadelphia Athletics retired #86 in honor of Nap Lajoie.
• The New York Giants retired #20 in honor of Christy Mathewson.
• The Boston Braves retired #75 in honor of Mordecai Brown.
• Cleveland Guardians general manager Matt Mitchell retires.
• The Boston Red Sox fired manager Ben Russell.
• The New York Yankees fired manager George Stallings.
• The Philadelphia Athletics fired manager Paul Wright.
• The Pittsburgh Pirates fired manager Joe Weber.
• St. Louis Cardinals manager Patsy Donovan leaves the team, his contract was not renewed.
• The Boston Red Sox signed manager Connie Mack to a 5-year, $2,850 per year contract.
• The Cleveland Guardians signed general manager Aaron Leibowitz to a 3-year, $1,300 per year contract.
• The Philadelphia Athletics signed manager Rich Kriner to a 5-year, $3,150 per year contract.
• The St. Louis Cardinals signed manager Hank O'Day to a 5-year, $2,100 per year contract.
• The Pittsburgh Pirates signed manager Charlie Jones to a 4-year, $1,850 per year contract.
• The New York Yankees signed manager Matt Cramer to a 4-year, $1,900 per year contract.

[Lord Byron]

Here are the results of the 1916 Rookie Draft:
Round 1
Pick 1 - Boston Braves: RF Ross Youngs, age 19
Pick 2 - Detroit Tigers: RF Ira Flagstead, age 23
Pick 3 - Philadelphia Athletics: CF Bill Lamar, age 19
Pick 4 - Cleveland Guardians: SP Hod Eller, age 22
Pick 5 - Washington Senators: 3B Tony Boeckel, age 24
Pick 6 - Chicago White Sox: SP Elmer Ponder, age 23
Pick 7 - St. Louis Cardinals: SSP Pete Kilduff, age 23
Pick 8 - New York Yankees: RP Jakie May, age 20
Pick 9 - Boston Red Sox: SP Dutch Ruether, age 23
Pick 10 - Cincinnati Reds: SSP Swede Risberg, age 22
Pick 11 - Philadelphia Phillies: SP Bill Piercy, age 20
Pick 12 - Chicago Cubs: SSP Joe Dugan, age 19
Pick 13 - Pittsburgh Pirates: SP Hal Carlson, age 24
Pick 14 - New York Giants: RF Fred Nicholson, age 22
Pick 15 - Brooklyn Robins: SSP Aaron Ward, age 20
Pick 16 - St. Louis Browns: SP Jimmy Ring, age 21
Round 2
Pick 1 - Boston Braves: SP Rollie Naylor, age 24
Pick 2 - Detroit Tigers: SP Roy Sanders, age 24
Pick 3 - Philadelphia Athletics: RP Dave Keefe, age 19
Pick 4 - Cleveland Guardians: 1B Roy Leslie, age 22
Pick 5 - Washington Senators: RP Vic Aldridge, age 23
Pick 6 - Chicago White Sox: 3B Bob Jones, age 26
Pick 7 - St. Louis Cardinals: 2B Jimmy Cooney, age 22
Pick 8 - New York Yankees: SP Bob McGraw, age 21
Pick 9 - Boston Red Sox: SP Hank Thormahlen, age 20
Pick 10 - Cincinnati Reds: 2B Jake Pitler, age 22
Pick 11 - Philadelphia Phillies: SP Mike Regan, age 27
Pick 12 - Chicago Cubs: RF Sammy Vick, age 21
Pick 13 - Pittsburgh Pirates: SSP Howdy Caton, age 20
Pick 14 - New York Giants: LF William Marriott, age 23
Pick 15 - Brooklyn Robins: SSP Adam Debus, age 24
Pick 16 - St. Louis Browns: SSP Chuck Ward, age 22
Round 3
Pick 1 - Boston Braves: 2B Chick Fewster, age 21
Pick 2 - Detroit Tigers: RP Ed Monroe, age 21
Pick 3 - Philadelphia Athletics: C John Brock, age 20
Pick 4 - Cleveland Guardians: RP Herman Pillette, age 19
Pick 5 - Washington Senators: 2B Al Baird, age 21
Pick 6 - Chicago White Sox: RP Speed Martin, age 23
Pick 7 - St. Louis Cardinals: LF Gene Bailey, age 22
Pick 8 - New York Yankees: RP Rasty Wright, age 21
Pick 9 - Boston Red Sox: 3B Eddie Palmer, age 23
Pick 10 - Cincinnati Reds: CF Frank Walker, age 22
Pick 11 - Philadelphia Phillies: 2B Mike Massey, age 23
Pick 12 - Chicago Cubs: 2B Patsy McGaffigan, age 28
Pick 13 - Pittsburgh Pirates: C Pickles Dillhoefer, age 23
Pick 14 - New York Giants: RP Jim Middleton, age 27
Pick 15 - Brooklyn Robins: RF Ralph Sharman, age 21
Pick 16 - St. Louis Browns: RP Oscar Horstmann, age 25
Round 4
Pick 1 - Boston Braves: C Fred Blackwell, age 25
Pick 2 - Detroit Tigers: RP Johnny Couch, age 25
Pick 3 - Philadelphia Athletics: RP Walter Anderson, age 19
Pick 4 - Cleveland Guardians: RP Tom Rogers, age 24
Pick 5 - Washington Senators: SP Red Torkelson, age 22
Pick 6 - Chicago White Sox: RP John Russell, age 22
Pick 7 - St. Louis Cardinals: 2B Harry Pearce, age 27
Pick 8 - New York Yankees: SSP Harry Wolfe, age 23
Pick 9 - Boston Red Sox: RP Walt Smallwood, age 23
Pick 10 - Cincinnati Reds: SP Jack Enright, age 20
Pick 11 - Philadelphia Phillies: RP Doc Waldbauer, age 24
Pick 12 - Chicago Cubs: RP Paul Wachtel, age 28
Pick 13 - Pittsburgh Pirates: RP Tim Murchison, age 20
Pick 14 - New York Giants: SP Cal Crum, age 27
Pick 15 - Brooklyn Robins: 1B Ray Miller, age 28
Pick 16 - St. Louis Browns: RP George Dickerson, age 23
Round 5
Pick 1 - Boston Braves: LF Don Flinn, age 23
Pick 2 - Detroit Tigers: RP Kewpie Pennington, age 20
Pick 3 - Philadelphia Athletics: C Archie Yelle, age 24
Pick 4 - Cleveland Guardians: 1B Pug Griffin, age 20
Pick 5 - Washington Senators: C Red Smith, age 24
Pick 6 - Chicago White Sox: RP Bruce Hitt, age 19
Pick 7 - St. Louis Cardinals: CF Howie Camp, age 23
Pick 8 - New York Yankees: RP Red Hill, age 23
Pick 9 - Boston Red Sox: 1B Ben Shaw, age 23
Pick 10 - Cincinnati Reds: 2B Bill Webb, age 21
Pick 11 - Philadelphia Phillies: 1B Pete Bigler, age 23
Pick 12 - Chicago Cubs: 3B Herb Hunter, age 20 out of college (University of Delaware; Newark, Delaware)
Pick 13 - Pittsburgh Pirates: 1B Tom Richardson, age 33
Pick 14 - New York Giants: SSP Otto Neu, age 22
Pick 15 - Brooklyn Robins: 2B Bill Murray, age 23
Pick 16 - St. Louis Browns: SSP Ed Murray, age 21
Round 6
Pick 1 - Boston Braves: 3B Tony DeFate, age 21
Pick 2 - Detroit Tigers: 3B Scrappy Moore, age 23
Pick 3 - Philadelphia Athletics: RF Pat French, age 23
Pick 4 - Cleveland Guardians: 3B Arch Reilly, age 25
Pick 5 - Washington Senators: 3B Ferd Eunick, age 24
Pick 6 - Chicago White Sox: 2B Bill Leard, age 31
Pick 7 - St. Louis Cardinals: C Jack Snyder, age 30
Pick 8 - New York Yankees: RP Rich Durning, age 24
Pick 9 - Boston Red Sox: RP Eddie Bacon, age 21
Pick 10 - Cincinnati Reds: 2B Dallas Bradshaw, age 20
Pick 11 - Philadelphia Phillies: SP Ad Swigler, age 21
Pick 12 - Chicago Cubs: CF Morrie Schick, age 24
Pick 13 - Pittsburgh Pirates: 2B Paddy Driscoll, age 21
Pick 14 - New York Giants: RP Vince Molyneaux, age 28

[Lord Byron]

-The New York Yankees traded 25-year-old LHP Eppa Rixey to the Cincinnati Reds, getting 21-year-old CF Jack Smith in return.
-The Philadelphia Phillies traded 23-year-old RHP Allen Sothoron and 21-year-old LHP Jack Bentley to the Washington Senators, getting 32-year-old LF Bob Bescher in return.
-The New York Giants traded 28-year-old CF Cy Williams to the Philadelphia Athletics, getting 21-year-old RF Ben Paschal and 21-year-old RHP Johnny Miljus in return.
-The St. Louis Cardinals traded 25-year-old 2B Eddie Murphy and 24-year-old SSP Johnny Rawlings to the Cincinnati Reds, getting 27-year-old RF Dave Robertson in return.
-The Philadelphia Athletics traded 26-year-old LF Max Flack to the Detroit Tigers, getting 26-year-old 2B Howie Shanks in return.
-The Cincinnati Reds traded 31-year-old CF Wilbur Good to the St. Louis Cardinals, getting 24-year-old C Patsy Gharrity in return.
-The Washington Senators traded 25-year-old SSP Rabbit Maranville to the Chicago Cubs, getting 28-year-old RHP Jeff Tesreau and 22-year-old 3B Frank O'Rourke in return.
-The New York Yankees traded 28-year-old RHP Ray Caldwell and 22-year-old LF Horace Milan to the St. Louis Cardinals, getting 22-year-old RHP Al Mamaux and 22-year-old RHP Cliff Markle in return.
-The Chicago White Sox traded 23-year-old RHP Allen Russell to the New York Giants, getting 31-year-old RF Joe Wilhoit in return.
-The Chicago White Sox failed to sign 5th round draft pick Bruce Hitt.
-The Washington Senators failed to sign 1st round draft pick Tony Boeckel. Did not receive compensation (no offer given).
-SP Cy Young, SP Jesse Tannehill, and SSP George Davis are inducted into the 1917 class of the Baseball Hall of Fame.

[Lord Byron]

Spring training results
AL: Cleveland Guardians and St. Louis Browns, 13-5
NL: Brooklyn Robins and New York Giants, 12-6

1917 preseason predictions

American League
Detroit Tigers, 101-53
Philadelphia Athletics, 92-62
St. Louis Browns, 88-66
Washington Senators, 87-67
Chicago White Sox, 75-79
Cleveland Guardians, 71-83
Boston Red Sox, 70-84
New York Yankees, 34-120

National League
Pittsburgh Pirates, 96-58
Chicago Cubs, 88-66
Brooklyn Robins, 82-72
St. Louis Cardinals, 80-74
Philadelphia Phillies, 76-78
Cincinnati Reds, 73-81
Boston Braves, 71-83
New York Giants, 53-101

OK, let's play ball (tomorrow)!!!

[Lord Byron]

Standings at the 1917 All-Star break:

First-place teams
AL: Detroit Tigers (56-27--3 games ahead of the St. Louis Browns)
NL: Pittsburgh Pirates (49-28--2 games ahead of the Brooklyn Robins)

Standings at the 1917 All-Star break

[Lord Byron]

Here are the All-Star team lineups by league:

AL:
SP Bernie Boland (CWS)* - 16-9, 2.01 ERA, 197.0 IP, 1.14 WHIP, 3.6 K/9, 1.5 WAR
SP Stan Coveleski (DET) - 15-4, 2.15 ERA, 172.0 IP, 1.01 WHIP, 3.9 K/9, 2.7 WAR
SP Walter Johnson (WS1)* - 7-14, 2.75 ERA, 177.0 IP, 1.09 WHIP, 5.2 K/9, 3.8 WAR
SP Dutch Leonard (BOS) - 12-7, 2.78 ERA, 168.1 IP, 1.27 WHIP, 5.3 K/9, 4.2 WAR
SP Art Nehf (DET) - 14-5, 3.14 ERA, 175.0 IP, 1.20 WHIP, 4.1 K/9, 3.4 WAR
RP Pat Ragan (BOS) - 3-1, 2.31 ERA, 35.0 IP, 1.29 WHIP, 4.1 K/9, 0.7 WAR
C Tommy Clarke (BOS)* - .310/.386/.422, 258 AB, 1 HR, 9 SB, 151 wRC+, 3.4 WAR
C William Fischer (CLE) - .276/.342/.377, 268 AB, 3 HR, 12 SB, 125 wRC+, 2.9 WAR
1B Baby Doll Jacobson (PHA) - .297/.332/.426, 303 AB, 3 HR, 8 SB, 136 wRC+, 3.0 WAR
1B Wally Pipp (SLA)* - .272/.330/.424, 323 AB, 5 HR, 10 SB, 136 wRC+, 3.0 WAR
2B George Cutshaw (DET)* - .318/.353/.430, 302 AB, 3 HR, 13 SB, 139 wRC+, 2.4 WAR
3B Frank Baker (SLA)* - .325/.392/.417, 295 AB, 3 HR, 12 SB, 151 wRC+, 4.8 WAR
3B Wally Schang (CWS) - .271/.368/.385, 288 AB, 3 HR, 9 SB, 135 wRC+, 3.1 WAR
SSP Rogers Hornsby (DET)* - .346/.425/.597, 298 AB, 7 HR, 16 SB, 205 wRC+, 6.8 WAR
LF Babe Ruth (DET)* - .353/.438/.643, 272 AB, 13 HR, 4 SB, 214 wRC+, 6.3 WAR
CF Benny Kauff (SLA) - .326/.388/.463, 322 AB, 7 HR, 17 SB, 166 wRC+, 3.6 WAR
CF Edd Roush (CLE)* - .274/.324/.405, 328 AB, 5 HR, 14 SB, 124 wRC+, 3.3 WAR
RF Gavvy Cravath (BOS)* - .300/.398/.411, 287 AB, 3 HR, 5 SB, 140 wRC+, 1.9 WAR

NL:
SP Grover Cleveland Alexander (STL)* - 9-8, 2.03 ERA, 190.2 IP, 1.11 WHIP, 3.6 K/9, 3.9 WAR
SP Eddie Cicotte (CHC) - 16-5, 2.21 ERA, 191.2 IP, 1.07 WHIP, 3.9 K/9, 4.3 WAR
SP Wilbur Cooper (PIT) - 12-7, 2.06 ERA, 170.2 IP, 1.14 WHIP, 3.4 K/9, 2.6 WAR
SP Carl Mays (PIT) - 11-8, 2.74 ERA, 167.1 IP, 1.18 WHIP, 3.1 K/9, 2.1 WAR
RP Vean Gregg (PHI) - 3-1, 1.81 ERA, 54.2 IP, 1.17 WHIP, 4.3 K/9, 0.6 WAR
RP Jim Scott (CIN)* - 1-2, 3 SV, 5.11 ERA, 24.2 IP, 1.54 WHIP, 3.3 K/9, -0.1 WAR
C Ray Schalk (CIN)* - .270/.368/.363, 248 AB, 12 SB, 131 wRC+, 3.2 WAR
C Ivey Wingo (PIT) - .267/.309/.349, 255 AB, 1 HR, 5 SB, 104 wRC+, 2.4 WAR
1B Harry Heilmann (PHI) - .319/.386/.508, 295 AB, 8 HR, 7 SB, 176 wRC+, 2.8 WAR
1B George Sisler (STL)* - .343/.405/.452, 312 AB, 1 HR, 19 SB, 151 wRC+, 2.0 WAR
2B Eddie Collins (STL) - .305/.409/.351, 308 AB, 21 SB, 140 wRC+, 3.4 WAR
2B Heinie Groh (PIT)* - .293/.372/.381, 307 AB, 2 HR, 12 SB, 132 wRC+, 2.4 WAR
2B Bert Niehoff (BRO) - .259/.298/.359, 259 AB, 4 SB, 100 wRC+, 2.0 WAR
3B Larry Gardner (BSN)* - .291/.348/.375, 275 AB, 1 HR, 7 SB, 130 wRC+, 2.7 WAR (injured)
SSP Swede Risberg (CIN)* - .278/.340/.354, 263 AB, 10 SB, 121 wRC+, 4.2 WAR
LF Joe Jackson (CIN)* - .307/.367/.477, 323 AB, 3 HR, 10 SB, 153 wRC+, 3.0 WAR
CF Tris Speaker (CHC)* - .308/.375/.385, 299 AB, 1 HR, 17 SB, 133 wRC+, 4.6 WAR
RF Ty Cobb (PIT)* - .336/.391/.459, 307 AB, 1 HR, 26 SB, 155 wRC+, 5.1 WAR
RF Harry Hooper (PHI) - .295/.389/.426, 305 AB, 3 HR, 11 SB, 152 wRC+, 3.0 WAR

[Lord Byron]

July 10th, 1917, Fenway Park, Boston

Cutshaw Dominates in 6-1 Win over NL All-Stars
George Cutshaw shined brightly tonight against the best talent that the MLB has to offer.
The all-star was named MVP for the annual mid-season showcase held at Fenway Park, as his AL All-Stars downed the NL All-Stars by a count of 6-1.
"It's humbling to even play in a game like this with legends of the sport all around you," he said.
Cutshaw went 3 for 4 to capture the honor.

All-Star Game MVP: 2B George Cutshaw (Detroit Tigers)

[Lord Byron]

Trades before the 1917 trading deadline:
-The Boston Braves traded 30-year-old LHP Gene Packard and 24-year-old C John Peters to the Boston Red Sox, getting 24-year-old 3B Tony Boeckel in return.
-The New York Giants traded 29-year-old LHP Hippo Vaughn to the Cincinnati Reds, getting 24-year-old LF Irish Meusel, 24-year-old RF Johnny Rawlings, and 24-year-old SSP Everett Scott in return.
-The New York Yankees traded 27-year-old RHP Phil Douglas and 23-year-old RHP Cliff Markle to the Brooklyn Robins, getting 22-year-old 2B Carson Bigbee, 24-year-old 2B Joe Schultz, and 20-year-old SSP Sam Bohne in return.