1906 Brooklyn Superbas (est. 1901)

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August 30th, 1906

Brooklyn lose a heartbreaker. They were up by as much as 5-1, but Boston beat them 6-5 in 11 innings.

Cale Bernard went 3 for 4.

WP - Bill Duggleby (8-21)
LP - Doc Newton (3-1)

Record - 65-56

Cubs - --
Pirates - 1.0
Phillies - 2.5
Superbas - 3.5
Giants - 5.0

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August 31st, 1906

Cy Young pitched the Superbas past the Beaneaters 4-1.

Cale Bernard went 4 for 4.

WP - Cy Young (15-20)
LP - George Winter (9-19)

Record - 66-56

Pirates - --
Cubs - --
Phillies - 1.5
Superbas - 2.5
Giants - 5.0

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Antonio Arteaga of Baton Rouge was named Hitter of the Month for his Short A league.

August Awards

PITCHER: Cy Falkenberg, Cubs & Bill Bernhard, White Sox

HITTER: Honus Wagner, Pirates & Johnny Bates, Americans

ROOKIE: Claude Rossman, Giants & Johnny Bates, Americans


September Call-Ups for Brooklyn:

Frank Corridon
Ismael Cervandas
Joe Harris
Johnny Lush
Babe Adams
Harry Kane
Frank Kitson
Wayne Clark
Darren Chamberlain
Rip Cannell
Nelson Harper

[rpriske]

September 1st, 1906

Brooklyn lost a nail-biter as the Phillies walked them off 2-1.

WP - Wiley Piatt (2-1)
LP - Ed Willett (0-1)

Record - 66-57

Pirates - --
Cubs - --
Phillies - 1.5
Superbas - 3.5

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New Minor League Signings:

Javier Alvarado
Ramon Arroyo
Artie Anderson
Claudio Baez

Joe Cassidy of Vandercook Lake was named Player of the Week for his AA league.

Antonio Arteaga of Baton Rouge wins the same for his Short A League.

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September 3rd, 1906

In the first game of a double-header, Jose Guerrero made the most of his chance to play, getting FIVE hits, including 2 singles, 2 doubles and a Grand Slam while knocking in SIX runs!

Brooklyn beat the Phillies 7-6!

WP - Eddie Plank (25-8)
Save - Sam Leever (1)
LP - Alberto Durango (11-15)

Record - 67-57

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September 3rd, 1906

Frustrating game. Brooklyn scored a run early and it stayed 1-0 until the 8th when the Phillies tied it and the 9th when the Phillies walked off with a 2-1 win.

WP - Tully Sparks (17-14)
LP - Jack Katoll (2-2)

Record - 67-58

Pirates - --
Cubs - --
Phillies - 2.0
Superbas - 4.0

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September 4th, 1906

Cole Crawford went 3 for 3 with a pair of doubles as the Superbas beat the Phillies 7-3.

WP - Cy Young (16-20)
LP - Chick Fraser (13-8)

Record - 68-58

Pirates - --
Cubs - 1.0
Phillies - 3.0
Superbas - 4.0

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Bock Baker signed a minor league deal.

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September 6th, 1906

Brooklyn took a very tight game when Jason Wright's single scored Cole Crawford and Buck Freeman to give the Superbas a 3-2 walk-off win over the Giants.

WP - Frank Corridon (2-6)
LP - Andy Coakley (19-12)

Record - 69-58

Pirates - --
Cubs - 1.5
Phillies - 2.5
Superbas - 3.5

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September 7th, 1906

Eddie Plank took a no-hitter into the 8th and ended up leading Brooklyn over the Giants 4-1.

Arturo Aguirre went 4 for 4.

WP - Eddie Plank (26-8)
LP - Ralph Glaze (15-12)

Record - 70-58

Pirates - --
Cubs - 2.5
Phillies - 3.0
Superbas - 3.5

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September 8th, 1906

A 2-run single by Cale Bernard in the 8th was the difference maker as Cy Young led Brooklyn to a 4-3 win over the Giants.

WP - Cy Young (17-20)
Save - Frank Kitson (1)
LP - Chappie McFarland (19-14)

Record - 71-58

Pirates - --
Phillies - 3.0
Superbas - 3.5
Cubs - 3.5

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Jose Guerrero was named the NL Player of the Week.

Sure he hit .800 but it was with only 10 at-bats. Kind of silly.

Jose de la Cruz of Baton Rouge won for his Short A league.

The AL winner was Chick Stahl of the Athletics.

Brooklyn has risen to #4 on the Weekly Power Rankings.

The Pirates are #1.

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September 10th, 1906

Ken Davis allowed only 3 hits while striking out 9 in 8 shut-out innings as the Superbas beat the Phillies 3-0.

WP - Ken Davis (18-4)
Save - Frank Kitson (2)
LP - Wiley Piatt (3-2)

Record - 72-58

Pirates - --
Superbas - 3.0
Phillies - 3.5
Cubs - 3.5

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September 11th, 1906

It took 11 innings but Brooklyn fell to the Phillies 3-2.

Eddie Plank pitched a great game but left for a pinch-hitter in the 9th.

WP - Tully Sparks (19-14)
LP - Ed Willett (0-2)

Record - 72-59

Pirates - --
Phillies - 3.0
Superbas - 3.5
Cubs - 3.5

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September 12th, 1906

An amazing game for both Cy Young AND Tully Sparks, but it was Brooklyn who managed to scrape a run across in the 8th (Jason Wright's RBI double scored pinch-hitter Jose Guerrero), for a 1-0 win over the Phillies.

WP - Cy Young (18-20)
LP - Tully Sparks (19-15)

Record - 73-59

Ground was still lost as the Pirates won both halves of a double header today.

Pirates - --
Superbas - 4.0
Phillies - 4.5
Cubs - 5.0

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September 13th, 1906

Antonio Prez hit an RBI triple in the top of the 9th to give the Superbas the 3-2 lead over the Giants, only for Frank Kitson to blow the save and lose 4-3.

That was game one of a double header. Brooklyn needs to take game two just to stay even.

WP - Chappie McFarland (20-14)
LP - Frank Kitson (0-1)

Record - 73-60

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September 13th, 1906

Brooklyn was led by Eddie Plank in a solid showing in the second game, though he was gone by the time they won 4-3 over the Giants in the 11th.

Jason Wright went 4 for 6, including the game-winning RBI hit that scored Antonio Perez.

WP - Ken Davis (19-4)
Save - Ed Willett (2)
LP - Barney Pelty (12-18)

Record - 74-60

Pirates - --
Superbas - 4.5
Cubs - 5.0
Phillies - 5.5

Pittsburgh has a Magic Number of 16 with 19 games remaining.

Brooklyn has a 13.3% chance of winning the pennant.

Things are even tighter in the AL with the Senators leading the Highlanders by a half game and the Athletics by 1.5.

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September 14th, 1906

At a time where every game is crucial, this was a heartbreaker. The Giants scored 2 unearned runs off of 3 errors in the 5th to give them a 2-1 lead.

Then, in the 8th, pinch-runner Gerald Hunter was gunned down at home trying to tie the game. New York held on for the 2-1 victory.

WP - Andy Coakley (21-12)
LP - Cy Young (18-21)

Record - 74-61

Pirates - --
Superbas - 5.0
Cubs - 5.0

Pittsburgh's Magic Number - 15

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September 15th, 1906

Cy Young bounced back from yesterday's loss by coming back and pitching Brooklyn over the Giants, 8-6.

Phil Dunn, Adam Schmidt, and Young himself all knocked in 2 runs apiece.

WP - Cy Young (19-21)
LP - Ralph Glaze (15-13)

Record - 75-61

Pirates - --
Superbas - 4.0
Cubs - 5.0