1909 Brooklyn Superbas (est. 1901)

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October 5th, 1909

Boston broke out to a 5-0 lead but Brooklyn came roaring back to beat them 10-5 behind a solid day by Sam Crawford, who went 3 for 5 with a pair of doubles and three RBI.

WP - Johnny Lush (4-2)
LP - Cy Barger (1-2)

Record - 93-59

With two games left against the Giants, the Superbas have a Magic Number of 1. They could clinch the NL pennant tomorrow.

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Joe Tinker of Baton Rouge was named Manager of the Year for his Short A league.

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October 6th, 1909

Not only did Brooklyn win the pennant, but what a way to do it!

10th inning, down by a run. and Cy Seymour lunched a home run to give the Superbas a 3-2, walk of win against the Giants!

The Champagne corks are flying!

WP - Paul Fabre (1-1)
LP - Bob Harmon (12-24)

Record - 94-59

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October 7th, 1909

Playing mostly September call-ups (it is possible that celebration yesterday had a deleterious effect on the physical well-being of many players), the Superbas dropped their final regular season game, 3-2, the the Giants.

WP - Jon Adkins (4-2)
LP - Bugs Raymond (9-8)

FINAL REGULAR SEASON RECORD - 94-60

Bring on the Athletics!

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1909 Batting Champions

NL - Tris Speaker, Boston - .367

AL - Ty Cobb, St. Louis - .334

Bob Unglaub was 3rd best at .310

Christy Mathewson was 2nd to Charlie Bender in strikeouts, which was the only thing that stopped him from getting the Pitching Triple Crown.

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1909 WORLD SERIES

Game One

The writers are giving Brooklyn the edge here, but not by a wide margin. This should be a good series.

We are in Philadelphia.

The Superbas are pitching Christy Mathewson (31-8, 1.42).

The Athletics have Ed Walsh (19-14, 1.89).

Top of the 1st

Donie Bush reaches 1st on an error by Nap Lajoie. Bush then steals 2nd.
The next three batters are retired.

Bottom of the 1st

3 up, 3 down

Top of the 2nd

Phil Dunn leads off with a single to right. He moves to 2nd on a Bill Jackson groundout and to 3rd on an Ed Clark groundout. He is unable to score.

Bottom of the 2nd

3 up, 3 down

Top of the 3rd

Mathewson leads off with a single to right.
Bush hits into a double play.

Bottom of the 3rd

3 up, 3 down

Top of the 4th

3 up, 3 down

Bottom of the 4th

3 up, 3 down

Top of the 5th

Jackson leads off with a single to right. He then steals 2nd. He advances to 3rd on a deep fly by Clark and then scores on a double by Jon Michael.
Mathewson lines into a double play.

Superbas lead 1-0

Bottom of the 5th

3 up, 3 down

Top of the 6th

3 up, 3 down

Bottom of the 6th

3 up, 3 down

Top of the 7th

3 up, 3 down

Bottom of the 7th

With one out, Johnny Bates drops one into left for a single, breaking up the perfect game. He then steals 2nd and goes to 3rd on a groundout by Lajoie. He is left there.

Top of the 8th

Mathewson puts one into centre for a two out single. That is all they get.

Bottom of the 8th

Tommy Leach leads off with a single to right. Harry Lord moves him up with a sacrifice bunt. The next two are retired.

Top of the 9th

Sam Crawford singles to right with one out. Danny Murphy hits into a double play.

Bottom of the 9th

Davy Jones pinch hits for Walsh and reaches on a single just through the infield. Done Paskert moves him up with a sac bunt. A fly ball and a strikeout and Christy Mathewson has a three-hit shutout!

The Superbas win 1-0 and take game one!

Game two will have Mordecai 'Three-Finger' Brown taking on Orval Overall!

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WORLD SERIES GAME TWO

The Superbas have Mordecai Brown (17-12, 2.13) taking on the Athletics and Orval Overall (22-13, 1.83).


Top of the 1st

Donie Bush leads off with a single but is thrown out trying to steal 2nd.
Sam Crawford reached with a two out walk but got no further.

Bottom of the 1st

Dode Paskert leads off with a triple and then scores on a wild pitch.
With one out, Nap Lajoie doubles.
Dick Hoblitzell walks.
Both runners move up a base on a Tony Leach groundout but are then left.

Athletics lead 1-0

Top of the 2nd

Bill Jackson walks with one out.
Then Ed Clark walks.
With two out they both move up on a passed ball but are left in scoring position.

Bottom of the 2nd

3 up, 3 down

Top of the 3rd

Bush legs out an infield single but then Bob Unglaub hits into a double play.

Bottom of the 3rd

Paskert leads off with a double.
Bush makes a throwing error allowing Johnny Bates to reach safely and Paskert moves to 3rd.
With one out, Bates steals 2nd.
Both men are left there.

Top of the 4th

With two out, Jackson walked again but then he was thrown out trying to steal 2nd.

Bottom of the 4th

With two out, Jose Costello is hit by a pitch. He gets no further.

Top of the 5th

3 up, 3 down

Bottom of the 5th

Paskert leads off with a single. (Not only is Paskert a home run shy of the cycle, but all three hits have been leading off an inning.)
He steals 2nd.
He scores on a two out single by Hoblitzell.

Athletics lead 2-0

Top of the 6th

Bush leads off with a single.
Unglaub singles, moving Bush up a base.
They are left.

Bottom of the 6th

Jack Lapp reached on a one out error by Jackson.
Costello hits into a double play.

Top of the 7th

Jackson leads off with a walk but Clark hits into a double play.
Jon Michael reaches with an infield single but gets no further.

Bottom of the 7th

With one out, Paskert singles and takes 2nd when Sam Crawford botches the play. He then steals 3rd.
He scores on a Bates double.
With two out, Hoblitzell hits an RBI double.
Tommy Leach walks.
Harry Lord singles and Hoblitzell scores. Crawford makes his 2nd error of the inning, allowing the runners to go to 2nd and 3rd.
They are left.

Athletics lead 5-0

Top of the 8th

Bush leads off with a walk (Overall's sits of the game).
With two out, Danny Murphy singles and Bush goes to 2nd.
They get no further.

Bottom of the 8th

Costello leads off with a walk.
Overall moves him over with sacrifice bunt.
Paskert walks.
Costello moves to 3rd and Paskert is erased on a fielder's choice by Bates.
The runners are left.

Top of the 9th

Jackson reaches 1st on an error by Paskert.
He moves up on a single by Clark.
Michael hits into a double play and Jackson goes to 3rd.
Ed Hahn pinch hits for Brown but lines out to left to end the game.

Philadelphia wins 5-0 and evens the series at one game apiece.

Tomorrow is an off day before the series moves to Brooklyn.

Game three will feature Bugs Raymond vs Hooks Wiltse!

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WORLD SERIES GAME THREE

The series has shifted to Brooklyn, deadlocked at a game apiece.

The Superbas are pitching Bugs Raymond (9-8, 1.98).

The Philadelphia Athletics are going with Hooks Wiltse (25-10, 1.57).

Top of the 1st

Nap Lajoie triples with two out but is left there.

Bottom of the 1st

3 up, 3 down

Top of the 2nd

With two out, Jack Lapp walks, but that is all they get.

Bottom of the 2nd

Danny Murphy leads off with a single.
He moves up a base as Bill Jackson singles.
Jon Michael makes it three in a row and the bases are loaded with none out.
Ed Clark walks, forcing in a run.
Jackson scores on a sac fly by Phil Dunn.
With two out, Donie Bush singles to reload the bases.
Michael and Clark both score on a single by Bob Unglaub.
Two men are left on.

Superbas lead 4-0

Top of the 3rd

Johnny Bates walks with two out and then steals 2nd. He gets no further.

Bottom of the 3rd

With one out, Jackson reaches 1st on a throwing error by Wiltse. He goes to 2nd on a two out single by Michael. They are both left.

Top of the 4th

3 up, 3 down

Bottom of the 4th

3 up, 3 down

Top of the 5th

Jose Costello walks with one out but is stranded.

Bottom of the 5th

Sam Crawford leads off with an infield single.
With one out, Jackson also reaches on an infield hit, moving Crawford up a base.
Michael singles and Crawford scores.
Clark singles and Jackson scores.

The Athletics bring in Bill Donovan to relieve.

Michael goes to 3rd as Clark is thrown out on a fielder's choice by Dunn.
Two men are left on.

Superbas lead 6-0

Top of the 6th

With two out, Dick Hoblitzell and Tommy Leach walk.
They are both left.

Bottom of the 6th

Bush leads off with a single but Unglaub follows with a double play.

Top of the 7th

3 up, 3 down

Bottom of the 7th

Barney Pelty takes over pitching for Philadelphia.

Murphy leads off with a single.
He advances to 3rd and Jackson is safe at 2nd on a throwing error by Lajoie.
With one out, Murphy scores on a sac fly by Michael.
Jackson scores on a single by Dunn.
Dunn scores on a double by Raymond.
Bush walks.
Unglaub reaches on an infield single, loading the bases.
They leave them loaded.

Superbas lead 9-0

Top of the 8th

Miller Huggins replaces Ed Clark at 2nd for Brooklyn.

Pinch hitter James Hall gets 2nd as Bush throws the ball away.
He moves to 3rd on a groundout by pinch hitter Alexis Gribbin.
Pinch hitter Haden Barnard walks.
Huggins follows with two nice plays to strand two runners.

Bottom of the 8th

With two out, Michael and Huggins walk but get no further.

Top of the 9th

Pinch hitter Drake Doyle walks to lead off.
Pinch hitter Pat Clinch hits into a double play.
One more out and that is it. The Superbas win game three!

Bugs Raymond threw a one hit shutout (though, to be fair, he DID walk seven...)


Brooklyn leads the series 2 games to 1.

Tomorrow we are back to the Game One matchup, Christy Mathewson vs Ed Walsh.

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WORLD SERIES GAME FOUR

This is a big game for the Superbas. If they win, they are one game away for the Championship. If they lose, it is guaranteed that the series will go back to Philadelphia.

Every game so far has been a shut out. Christy Mathewson beat Ed Walsh 1-0 in Game one.

What will happen today?

Top of the 1st

Nap Lajoie singles with two out and then goes to 2nd on a wild pitch. He then scores on a double by Dick Hoblitzell.

Athletics lead 1-0

Bottom of the 1st

3 up, 3 down

Top of the 2nd

Harry Lord leads off with a single but is erased on a double play. Jose Costello walks but is left.

Bottom of the 2nd

Danny Murphy reaches on an error by Lord. He advances to 2nd on a passed ball. He scores on a two out single by Ed Clark.
The shutout streak is broken.

Game tied 1-1

Top of the 3rd

Lajoie singles with two out, but that is all.

Bottom of the 3rd

Mathewson leads off with a single. He goes to 2nd on a one out single by Bob Unglaub. The inning ends with a double play.

Top of the 4th

Tommy Leach leads off with a single and goes to 2nd on a sac bunt by Lord. Jon Michael throws him out trying to steal 3rd.

Bottom of the 4th

Murphy reaches with a leadoff walk. He is replaced by Phil Dunn on a fielder's choice. Bill Jackson moves him up a base with a single. Ed Clark singles to load the bases. Michael singles and both Dunn and Jackson score! Two men are left.

Superbas lead 3-1

Top of the 5th

3 up, 3 down

Bottom of the 5th

Unglaub leads off with a single. Sam Crawford replaces him with a fielder's choice. With two out, Dunn reaches on an error by Lord. They are both left on.

Top of the 6th

Lajoie doubles with one out. Mathewson strikes out the next two batters.

Bottom of the 6th

With two out, Mathewson walks, but that is all they get.

Top of the 7th

3 up, 3 down

Bottom of the 7th

3 up, 3 down

Top of the 8th

Walsh reaches with a leadoff error by Donie Bush. Dode Paskert replaces Walsh with a fielder's choice. He moves to 2nd on a two out single by Lajoie. Both runners move up on a wild pitch. A single by Hoblitzell and an error by Crawford puts the batter on 2nd and a tie game.

Game tied 3-3

Bottom of the 8th

Jackson reaches on a one out single. He is thrown out trying to steal 2nd.

Top of the 9th

Jose Costello gets a two out single and goes to 3rd on a single by Walsh. Both runners are left on.

Bottom of the 9th

3 up, 3 down

Top of the 10th

3 up, 3 down

Bottom of the 10th

Ginger Beaumont pinch hits for Crawford and walks with one out. With two out, Dunn singles, moving Beaumont to 2nd. Both are left.

Top of the 11th

Beaumont stays in to play CF.

3 up, 3 down

Bottom of the 11th

3 up, 3 down

Top of the 12th

With one out, Walsh takes 1st on an error by Dunn. He scores on a triple by Paskert. Paskert then scores on a sac fly by Johnny Bates.

Athletics lead 5-3

Bottom of the 12th

With one out, Unglaub walks. Beaumont singles, putting the potential tying run on base.
Harry Krause relieves for Philadelphia.
Danny Murphy hits into a double play.

Game over.

Philadelphia wins 5-3 in 12 innings and the series is now tied 2-2.

Game five will be game two rematch of Mordecai Brown vs Orval Overall. That went the Athletics' way the first time around.

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WORLD SERIES GAME FIVE

The World Series is tied at two games apiece. The Superbas don't want to go back to Philadelphia with two must-win games so this outing is key!

It is a rematch of Game 2, which the Athletics won, pitting Mordecai 'Three-Finger' Brown against Orval Overall.


Top of the 1st

3 up, 3 down

Bottom of the 1st

With one out, Bob Unglaub belts a triple! He then scores on a wild pitch!

Superbas lead 1-0

Top of the 2nd

3 up, 3 down

Bottom of the 2nd

Phil Dunn leads off with a walk.
He goes to 2nd and Bill Jackson is safe at 1st on an error by Overall.
Ed Clark hits into a double play, moving Dunn to 3rd.
Jon Michael walks.
Both men are left.

Top of the 3rd

With one out Jose Costello reaches with a single.
Overall lays down a sac bunt, moving Costello up.
Done Paskert singles, scoring Costello.
He is thrown out trying to steal.

Game tied 1-1

Bottom of the 3rd

Donie Bush leads off with a single but Unglaub follows with a double play.

Top of the 4th

Nap Lajoie reaches on a one out infield single. He then steals 2nd... and then 3rd.
He scores on a single by Dick Hoblitzell.
Tommy Leach singles.
Harry Lord hits into a fielder's choice. Hoblitzell gos to 3rd.
Two men left on.

Athletics lead 2-1

Bottom of the 4th

Danny Murphy leads off with a walk.
He is left there.

Top of the 5th

With one out Overall takes 2nd on an error by Ed Clark.
He scores on a Paskert single.
Paskert is thrown out trying to steal 2nd.
Johnny Bates singles and steals 2nd.
He gets no further.

Athletics lead 3-1

Bottom of the 5th

Jon Michael leads off with a double.
With one out, Bush walks.
Unglaub hits into a fielder's choice and Michael goes to 3rd.
Two men are left on.

Top of the 6th

Hoblitzell leads off with a single.
He advances to 3rd on a single by Leach.
Lord hits into a double play but Hoblitzell scores.
Jack Lapp singles but is left there.

Athletics lead 4-1

Bottom of the 6th

Murphy leads off with a single.
Dunn doubles, moving Murphy to 3rd.
Murphy scores and Dunn goes to 3rd on a groundout by Clark.
Dunn is left.

Athletics lead 4-2

Top of the 7th

Overall once again takes 2nd on an error, this time by Bill Jackson.
He gets to 3rd on a sac bunt by Paskert.
With two out Lajoie singles, scoring Overall.
He goes to 2nd on a wild pitch.
He scores on a single by Hoblitzell.

Athletics lead 6-2

Bottom of the 7th

Ginger Beaumont leads off with a walk, pinch-hitting for Brown.
He gets no further.

Top of the 8th

Beaumont stays in the play CF.
Sam Crawford is out for the new pitcher, Johnny Lush.

With one out, Lapp reaches 1st on an error by Clark.
He gets no further.

Bottom of the 8th

3 up, 3 down

Top of the 9th

Lajoie singles with two out, but that is it.

Bottom of the 9th

Michael singles with one out.
That is all they get and the game is over.

The Athletics win 6-2 and now lead the series 3 games to 2.

The Superbas are going back to Philadelphia with their backs against the wall.

Game six is a rematch of Game three, where Bugs Raymond beat Hooks Wiltse handily.

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WORLD SERIES GAME SIX

We are back in Philadelphia and it is do or die time for the Superbas.

Bugs Raymond shut out the Athletics in Game three, but Hooks Wiltse is no pushover.

Top of the 1st

Bob Unglaub doubles with one out. He moves to 3rd on a Sam Crawford groundout. Danny Murphy walks but both runners are left on.

Bottom of the 1st

3 up, 3 down

Top of the 2nd

3 up, 3 down

Bottom of the 2nd

Harry Lord reaches with an infield hit with two out but gets no further.

Top of the 3rd

With two out, Unglaub walks, but that is all they get.

Bottom of the 3rd

3 up, 3 down

Top of the 4th

With two out, Jon Michael doubles. He is left.

Bottom of the 4th

Johnny Bates reaches with a leadoff walk.
Nap Lajoie moves him over with a sac bunt.
With two outs, Bates scores and Tommy Leach gets 2nd on a throwing error by Donie Bush.

Athletics lead 1-0

Top of the 5th

Bush doubles with two out and then is thrown out trying to score on a single by Unglaub.

Bottom of the 5th

3 up, 3 down

Top of the 6th

With one out, Murphy is award 1st after getting nicked by a pitch.
He is replaced by Bill Jackson on a fielder's choice.
Runner left.

Bottom of the 6th

Lajoie reaches on a two out, infield single and is thrown out trying to take 3rd on a single by Dick Hoblitzell.

Top of the 7th

Phil Dunn singles with one out and is erased on a double play by Raymond.

Bottom of the 7th

3 up, 3 down

Top of the 8th

Bush legs out a leadoff, infield single but then Unglaub hits into a double play.


Bottom of the 8th

Jose Costello leads off with a single. He moves to 2nd on a sac bunt by Wiltse.
Dode Paskert walks.
Costello scores on a single by Bates.
Paskert scores on a single by Lajoie.
Bates goes to 3rd and Lajoie is thrown out on a fielder's choice by Hoblitzell.
Bates scores as Bush makes his second error of the game.
Two runners are left on.

Athletics lead 4-0

Jackson singles with one out. He takes 2nd on a wild pitch.
But that is it.

Philadelphia wins the game and the World Series.

Nap Lajoie was named World Series MVP.

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A few Superbas were awarded Gold Gloves.

NL

P - Frank Arellanes, Reds
C - JON MICHAEL, SUPERBAS
1B - George Moriarty, Doves
2B - DANNY MURPHY, SUPERBAS
3B - BILL JACKSON, SUPERBAS
SS - Bobby Tanner, Cubs
LF - Jimmy Sheckard, Reds
CF - Antonio Perez, Pirates
RF - John Wilson, Phillies

AL

P - Ned Garvin, Senators
C - Cal Willis, Senators
1B - John Hummel, Senators
2B - Duarte Alenquer, Naps
3B - Kid Eberfield, Browns
SS - Joe Tinker, Naps
LF - Solly Hofman, White Sox
CF - Bob Cox, Tigers
RF - Loren Smith, Senators

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Tomas Cortes, formerly of the Boston Beaneaters/Doves, is the new Scouting Director for the Superbas.


SILVER SLUGGER AWARDS

NL

P - CHRISTY MATHEWSON, SUPERBAS
C - John Meyers, Phillies
1B - BOB UNGLAUB, SUPERBAS
2B - Eddie Collins, Phillies
3B - Art Devlin, Doves
SS - DONIE BUSH, SUPERBAS
LF - Harry Wolter, Doves
CF - Tris Speaker, Doves
RF - Steve Evans, Pirates

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1909 ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

NL - Harry Wolter, Doves

AL - Ray Collins, Senators

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TRADE

To NAPS

Dan Reid
Bruno Block

To SUPERBAS

Erve Beck
Vance Cole
Patrick Fox
Tim Jackson
Adamnan Pakpahan

Than a couple of the players were flipped...

TRADE

To ATHLETICS

Ed Hahn
Fred Mitchell
Patrick Fox
Vance Cole

To SUPERBAS

Danny Green
Lloyd Burns
Jim Hart
Steve Gray
Eric Jackson

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1909 MANAGER OF THE YEAR

NL - RUSTY PRISKE, SUPERBAS (It is his 4th award, after 1904, 1907, and 1908)

AL - Victor Campbell, Athletics

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DRAFT

The Brooklyn Superbas are picking 18th, dead last.

The Reds took Max Carey with the 1st overall pick.

Brooklyn's picks by round

1 - Jimmy Walsh, a 2B out of college in Ohio
2 - Arnold 'Peewee' Hauser, a college SS from Chicago.
3 - Roy Mitchell, a college SP from Missouri
4 - Larry Pape, another college SP. This one is from Massachusetts
5 - Art Thomson, college RF
6 - Ned Crompton, a college LF from England
7 - Jack Ferry, a college RP
8 - Charlie Girard, a college RP
9 - Al Carlson, another college RP

Thomson through Carlson have already signed.

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1909 CY YOUNG AWARDS

NL - CHRISTY MATHEWSON, SUPERBAS (his 4th)
(Mordecai Brown came 6th)

AL - Ray Collins, Senators

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TRADE

To WHITE SOX

Miller Huggins

To SUPERBAS

Harvey Shaw
Cecil Burns
Ed Lafitte
Jose Garcia
Terry Johnson

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1909 MVP AWARDS

NL - Tris Speaker, Doves

AL - Ty Cobb, Browns