Time Warp Baseball

[scprideandms]

gettin a little better, but come the rest of you Bronco's, show some heart, lets get that ring

[LivnLegend]

Thanks for the update on "Nasty Ned" Fargo. I am sure his luck will turn around soon!

[Matt from TN]

August 1, 1915

The American League has turned into a three team race. Detroit came on strong and pulled to within a game of the league lead before fading over the final week. Currently, Cleveland leads the AL by one game after going 15-10 in July. The White Sox were just 13-11 and now sit in second place. The Tigers went just 14-11 overall in July, but they were swept in a 3-game series by the Broncos at the end of the month, dropping them 5 games back.

The Cardinals pulled away in the NL this month. They went 18-9 and have pulled out to an 8-game lead over Brooklyn, who struggled at 11-14 in July.



Batters of the Month:

AL - Michael Wrightson, 1B, Boston Red Sox - He hit .392 with 18 RBI and 14 runs scored.

NL - "Butterball" Klehammer, C, Cincinnati Reds - He hit .390 with 18 RBI and 14 runs scored.

Pitchers of the Month:

AL - Andrew Murphy, Chicago White Sox - He was 4-2 with a 0.81 ERA and 2 shutouts.

NL - Tim "Presto" Lopresto, St. Louis Cardinals - He was 4-2 with a 0.87 ERA and 3 shutouts!

American League Standings 
  
Cleveland        61 41 .598 - 
Chicago (A)      60 42 .588 1.0
Detroit          55 45 .550 5.0 
Washington       52 50 .510 9.0
Boston (A)       51 51 .500 10.0 
New York (A)     47 56 .456 14.5
Philadelphia (A) 42 59 .416 18.5
St. Louis (A)    39 63 .382 22.0  
 
National League Standings 
 
St. Louis (N)    64 38 .627 -
Brooklyn         56 46 .549 8.0 
Cincinnati       55 47 .539 9.0
New York (N)     52 50 .510 12.0
Chicago (N)      50 52 .490 14.0 
Philadelphia (N) 48 53 .475 15.5
Pittsburgh       48 54 .471 16.0 
Boston (N)       34 67 .337 29.5

Ancestors:

Whiskey Allen, C, Cleveland - Whiskey hit .296 with 8 RBI and 9 runs scored.

Heinrich "The German" Kahle, 1B, Cincinnati - Kahle hit .287 with 13 RBI and 9 runs scored.

Dummy Netsky, SP, Washington - Dummy returned to the team and was inserted as the #4 starter. He went 1-2 with a 2.52 ERA over 3 starts.

Campbell Ditty, CF, New York (N) - Ditty hit .278 with 13 RBI and 7 runs scored.

Harry "The Haymaker" Cohan, C, Chicago (N) - Harry hit .316 with 7 RBI and 7 runs scored.

Fists Ubert, SP, St. Louis (N) - Ubert went 3-2 with a 2.66 in 5 starts including a shutout.

John "Pops" Falise, RF, Philadelphia (N) - Pops hit .261 with 3 RBI and 6 runs scored.

Jean-Francois "Flaky" Arsenault, SS, Chicago (A) - Flaky hit .214 with 11 RBI and 12 runs scored.

Genaro "Tito" Nunez, 2B, Boston (A) - Tito pulled his calf muscle on July 11th and missed the rest of the month. He should be back around August 8th. Before being injured, he hit .462 with 9 RBI and 7 runs scored. He was named POTW the day after his injury. He is 3rd in the AL batting race at .360.

"Nasty Ned" Fargo, SP, St. Louis (A) - Ned went 2-2 with a 3.14 ERA in 6 starts.

Will Miller, LF, Washington - Will is continuing to impress. This month he hit .413 with 11 RBI and 20 runs scored. He now leads the AL batting race with a .367 average!

Thomas Strasser, LF, Cleveland Broncos - Thomas hit .286 with 5 RBI, 3 runs scored and 4 steals. I thought this was worth noting: Back on June 13th, Strasser went 4-for-4 with a walk, 4 RBI and 5 runs scored against the Browns. That still ranks as the top offensive performance of the season.

Chuck "Pudge" Harris, C, St. Louis Cardinals - Pudge hit .167 (1 for 6).

Ahrend "Professor" Nagel, SP, Philadelphia Athletics - Nagel was 0-4 with a 5.70 ERA in 5 starts.

[scprideandms]

not a good year for Whiskey

[copper888]

I wasn't expecting Grandpa to break through so early...I'm glad to see that he has the top offensive performance of the season, and it looks to me like he's doing a damn fine job at first in his debut season. Move aside Whiskey, Thomas is taking over.

[Matt from TN]

September 1, 1915

Detroit went 17-12 and pulled into first place in the AL. Their season has been surprising since they have no superstars, nor do they have many high-profile names. It has been an amazing season for them, but they will have a tough time in September after losing Rich Leighton, who has been one of their best pitchers this season. He was 11-11 with a 2.53 ERA, and he was lost for the season on August 8th with a torn muscle in his arm. Cleveland struggled at 14-15 this month, falling two games behind the Tigers. The good news is that their #1 starter, Clifton Bradin, will make his next start after being pulled from his August 17th start with a tender elbow. Meanwhile, the White Sox went 13-16 in August and are now 4 games back.

The Cardinals went 21-8 and have amassed a daunting 14.5 game lead over Brooklyn. St. Louis leads all of baseball in most pitching categories thanks to a dominant 4-man pitching rotation where all four pitchers have ERA's under 3.00.



Batters of the Month:

AL - Jed Burke, 2B, Chicago White Sox - He hit .384 with 18 RBI, 17 runs scored and 2 home runs.

NL - Willie Heilman, 2B, New York Giants - He hit .422 with 21 RBI and 19 runs scored.

Pitchers of the Month:

AL - Allan Gilbrech, Cleveland Broncos - He was 4-2 with a 1.19 ERA and 2 shutouts. He did a great job helping to keep Cleveland afloat while Bradin was out. He is also the first non-White Sox pitcher to win this award since August of last season.

NL - Tim "Presto" Lopresto, St. Louis Cardinals - He was 6-1 with a 1.43 ERA and 2 shutouts.

American League Standings 
  
Detroit          77 54 .588 - 
Cleveland        75 56 .573 2.0
Chicago (A)      73 58 .557 4.0
Washington       67 64 .511 10.0
Boston (A)       62 69 .473 15.0 
Philadelphia (A) 60 71 .458 17.0
New York (A)     59 72 .450 18.0 
St. Louis (A)    51 80 .389 26.0  
 
National League Standings 
 
St. Louis (N)    85 46 .649 -
Brooklyn         70 60 .538 14.5
New York (N)     69 61 .531 15.5
Cincinnati       67 64 .511 18.0 
Chicago (N)      65 67 .492 20.5
Philadelphia (N) 64 67 .489 21.0
Pittsburgh       59 72 .450 26.0 
Boston (N)       44 86 .338 40.5

Ancestors:

Whiskey Allen, C, Cleveland - Whiskey hit .286 with 6 RBI and 5 runs scored.

Heinrich "The German" Kahle, 1B, Cincinnati - Kahle hit .269 with 11 RBI, 16 runs scored and 2 home runs.

Dummy Netsky, SP, Washington - Dummy went 2-4 with a 6.29 ERA over 7 games (6 starts). He was returned to the bullpen despite pitching a 1-run complete-game victory against the Tigers on August 22nd. However, in his previous five starts this month, he allowed 36 runs (33 earned) over 39 innings.

Campbell Ditty, CF, New York (N) - Ditty hit .304 with 14 RBI, 21 runs scored and 2 home runs.

Harry "The Haymaker" Cohan, C, Chicago (N) - Harry hit .394 with 10 RBI and 16 runs scored. He is 3rd in the NL batting race with a .347 average.

Fists Ubert, SP, St. Louis (N) - Ubert went 5-2 with a 2.82 in 8 starts.

John "Pops" Falise, RF, Philadelphia (N) - Pops hit .337 with 13 RBI, 22 runs scored and 3 home runs. Those longballs tied him for the NL lead with 8 on the season.

Jean-Francois "Flaky" Arsenault, SS, Chicago (A) - Flaky hit .304 with 10 RBI and 11 runs scored. He is 2nd in the AL with 76 runs scored and 4th in the league with 66 RBI.

Genaro "Tito" Nunez, 2B, Boston (A) - Tito hit .357 with 9 RBI and 10 runs scored after returning to the lineup on August 15th. He is second in the AL batting race with a .359 average.

"Nasty Ned" Fargo, SP, St. Louis (A) - Ned went 3-3 with a 2.07 ERA in 7 starts. He is having a fine season, despite a misleading 10-15 record.

Will Miller, LF, Washington - Will hit just .228 with 7 RBI and 8 runs scored. It was the first month all season he hit below .300. However, he has shown signs of getting back on track after hitting .318 over the past week. He also dropped to 5th in the batting race. He is also 3rd in the league with 74 runs scored and 2nd in the AL with 35 steals.

Thomas Strasser, LF, Cleveland Broncos - Thomas hit .361 with 11 RBI and 9 runs scored. He had a tough month on the base paths, stealing 8 bases but being caught 5 times.

Chuck "Pudge" Harris, C, St. Louis Cardinals - Pudge hit .250 (5 for 20) with an RBI and 2 runs scored.

Ahrend "Professor" Nagel, SP, Philadelphia Athletics - Nagel was 4-3 with a 2.90 ERA in 8 starts. He also pitched the first shutout of his career on August 30th against the Browns. He allowed just 5 hits and 2 walks in the win.

[Matt from TN]

September 28, 1915

The Cardinals had an easy time winning their second straight NL pennant. The also set a National League record with 102 wins. They became the first NL team to pass the century mark in victories. Unfortunately, their World Series hopes took a hit when their ace, Tim "Presto" Lopresto, suffered a severe strain in his pitching elbow on September 22nd, forcing him to miss the World Series.

Also of note, the Chicago Cubs finished the season 72-82 for the first losing season in the franchise's history. The had 14 consecutive winning seasons including 2 pennants and 1 World Series victory. The New York Giants finished the season at 80-74. That was the team's first winning season in 8 years when they miraculously won the World Series in 1907 - the franchise's only other winning season. Also, the Boston Braves became the first team in baseball history to lose 100 games. They finished the season an unbelievable 51 games out of first with a 52-102 record.

The AL pennant race went down to the wire betwen three teams. Detroit was swept by the White Sox on September 10-12, sending the Tigers into a tailspin from which they never recovered. That sweep was part of a 7-game winning streak for Chicago, who also went 4-2 against the Broncos in two key series this month. However, they lost their starting shortstop "Flaky" Arsenault for the season back on September 3rd with severe inflamation in his leg. Cleveland also lost one of their top pitchers, Clifton Bradin, to an injury for the second time this season, this time with elbow problems. On the last day of the season, Cleveland had a 1-game lead over the White Sox. Chicago defeated Philadelphia behind a masterful 3-hit shutout from the arm of ace Andrew Murphy, but Cleveland lost to Boston 8-5 in what turned out to be an offensive game despite both teams throwing out their top pitchers - Boston's Dorsey MacIntyre and Cleveland's Allan Gilbrech.

For the first time in baseball history, a pennant championship game was played. It was Cleveland versus Chicago for AL bragging rights and a trip to the World Series. The game was played in Cleveland. Both teams had used their top pitchers in the last series of the season, so the Broncos threw out Cliff Loza (6-4, 2.60) and the Sox started Tom DeBeare (14-23, 4.10). The game was scoreless through five innings until Cleveland broke through for five runs in the 6th. Chicago added 3 in the 7th, but the Broncos added two more to the scoreboard and won 7-3.

American League Standings 
  
Cleveland        91 64 .587 - 
Chicago (A)      90 65 .581 1.0
Detroit          88 66 .571 2.5 
Washington       78 76 .506 12.5
Boston (A)       74 80 .481 16.5 
Philadelphia (A) 69 85 .448 21.5
New York (A)     67 87 .435 23.5 
St. Louis (A)    60 94 .390 30.5  
 
National League Standings 
 
St. Louis (N)   103 51  .669 -
Brooklyn         87 67  .565 16.0 
New York (N)     80 74  .519 23.0
Cincinnati       78 76  .506 25.0 
Philadelphia (N) 75 79  .487 28.0
Chicago (N)      72 82  .468 31.0 
Pittsburgh       69 85  .448 34.0 
Boston (N)       52 102 .338 51.0

World Series

St. Louis got an extra day's rest due to the one game playoff between Cleveland and Chicago in the AL. However, the Cardinals are still distraught over the loss of ace Tim Lopresto (29-7, 1.33). Yet, Cleveland is without one of their top pitchers too, Clifton Bradin (20-13, 2.75). The Broncos still have Allan Gilbrech (24-12, 2.30) to lead their staff, as he has done for the past two months with Bradin in and out of the lineup. Cleveland suddenly appears to have a superior rotation with Rob Greenwald (19-16, 2.71) and "Musclehead" Smith (19-14, 3.92) pitching behind Gilbrech. St. Louis now turns to young Jeffrey Roland (23-10, 2.41) to lead their rotation that includes 24-year-old Fists Ubert (21-11, 2.98) and veteran Reggie "The Duke" McQuirter (14-8, 1.74). These pitchers are still tough and should match up well with the Broncos' starters.

Undoubtedly, the key player in this series will again be St. Louis second baseman Woody Woodson who hit .391 this season. He had just 2 homers and 66 RBI, but he still has a lot of power after hitting 34 homers and collecting 252 RBI over the previous three seasons. The Cardinals scored the 2nd most runs in baseball and have a .277 team average that was 3rd highest in the game. Cleveland hit an unusually low .266 this season, but they still led the league with 230 steals. Once again, the key for Cleveland will be getting those speedy runners on base and letting them put pressure on the Cardinals' young pitchers.

My Prediction: St. Louis beat Cleveland soundly in the last World Series, and they are favored to do so again. Cleveland is 0-for-3 in World Series appearances, but perhaps being the underdog for once will help them. I don't see that happening however, and I predict the Cardinals will again win in 5 games.

[scprideandms]

Come on Whiskey, carry the Broncos to the ring!!!!

[metsgeek]

Sounds like Whiskey is a jinx

[Matt from TN]

ALL WEB PAGES ARE UPDATED... INCLUDING PLAYER PAGES AND WORLD SERIES BOX SCORES...
I ALSO INCLUDED THE BOX OF THE ONE-GAME AL PLAYOFF...

WORLD SERIES

St. Louis 3 - Cleveland 4: The Cardinals jumped out with two runs in the 1st inning, but Cleveland added a run in the same inning and then added another in 4th and 6th to take a 3-2 lead. St. Louis tied the game with a run in the 8th, but in the bottom of that same inning, third baseman "Frenchie" Fournier got a 2-out single to keep the inning alive. The next batter, shortstop Clyde Kreisle, hit an RBI double, scoring the speedy Fournier. Cleveland starter Allan Gilbrech sat down the Cardinals 1-2-3 in the 9th to preserve the win.

St. Louis 2 - Cleveland 4: This began as another great pitchers' duel. Both teams scored a run in the first, and a Cardinals run in the 5th gave them a 2-1 lead. St. Louis' Fists Ubert had pitched brilliantly until the wheels came off in the 8th. He walked the leadoff hitter, and then leftfielder Stephen Elmendorf bunted for a hit. Cleveland pitcher Rob Greenwald then bunted the runners over to 2nd and 3rd. Shortstop Clyde Kreisle, the hero from Game 1, hit a triple deep to left-center field which gave the Broncos a 3-2 lead. Kreisle then scored on a single by catcher Whiskey Allen. Down by two runs in the top of the 9th, St. Louis led off the inning with a single. Third baseman Terrey Christiansen grounded out and was later caught stealing second. The next batter, leftfielder Josh Bence, tripled, which could have scored a run without Christiansen's baserunning mistake, but it would have been to no avail as the next batter grounded out to end the game.

Cleveland 1 - St. Louis 5: This was a key matchup between 3rd starters since these pitchers would have been in the bullpen if both teams were not missing their #1 starters. The Cardinals scored 5 runs off "Musclehead" Smith in just the first three innings, while Reggie "The Duke" McQuirter did not allow a run until a wild pitch in the 9th.

Cleveland 4 - St. Louis 2: This game was dominated by Broncos' pitcher Allan Gilbrech, who allowed only 2 hits and no runs over the first 8 innings. In the 9th, the Cardinals finally had something going against the unhittable pitcher. Woody Woodson hit an RBI double with one out for the team's first run. He then moved to third when pinch hitter Chris Blay reached base on a throwing error by Cleveland third baseman "Frenchie" Fournier. Terrey Christiansen then hit a sac fly for their second run, but shortstop Palmer Starrett flied out to end the game.

Cleveland 5 - St. Louis 1: This was an incredible game and much closer than the score can tell. St. Louis and starter Fists Ubert had a 1-0 lead going into the top of the 9th inning. Shortstop Clyde Kreisle led off the inning and reached base on a throwing error by third baseman Terrey Christiansen. Whiskey Allen then stroked a single and Kreisle was safe at home in a very close play at the plate. That tied the score at 1-1. The game went all the way to the 14th inning with several relief pitchers, pinch hitters and defensive replacements entering the fray. It burst wide open when Cleveland's "Frenchie" Fournier hit a 1-out single. Centerfielder Steve Dinzler walked, and after Fournier and Dinzler stole 3rd and 2nd, first baseman Edwin Trivett was walked intentionally. Second baseman Randall Scully then hit a double which scored 3 runs. He later scored the final run on a triple by new rightfielder Arwyn Jacksmith.


While pitchers Allan Gilbrech and Rob Greenwald certainly received much consideration for this award, the World Series MVP was given to shortstop Clyde Kreisle who hit .435 with 4 RBI and 6 runs scored. Numbers do not tell the whole story however, because in Cleveland's four wins, Kreisle either drove in or scored the winning or tying run in three of them. He had game-winning RBI in Games 1 and 2, and he scored the tying run in the top of the 9th of Game 5.




September Batters of the Month:

AL - Will Miller, LF, Washington Senators - He hit .402 with 8 RBI and 17 runs scored.

NL - Jim Gray, C, St. Louis Cardinals - He hit .429 with 29 RBI, 12 runs scored and 3 home runs! I believe those 29 RBI are a record for a single month.

September Pitchers of the Month:

AL - Gregg Savant, Chicago White Sox - He was 5-0 with a 0.51 ERA and 1 shutout. White Sox pitchers have now won 7 of the last 8 POTM Awards.

NL - Reggie "The Duke" McQuirter, St. Louis Cardinals - He was 6-0 with a 0.67 ERA and 4 shutouts!





Ancestors:

Whiskey Allen, C, Cleveland, Age 32 - Whiskey hit .312 with 8 RBI and 8 runs scored... This was the first time in his career he did not finish in the Top 10 of the AL batting race (He finished 11th)... In the World Series, he hit just .238 with 2 RBI but he finally got that elusive World Series championship at age 32.

Final: .319, 0 HR, 40 RBI, 72 R, 508 AB, 162 H, 22 2B, 15 3B, 26 K, 32 BB, 30-6 SB, .781 OPS... He set a career high in 2B...


Heinrich Kahle, 1B, Cincinnati, Age 30 - Kahle hit .310 with 11 RBI and 9 runs scored...

Final: .286, 6 HR, 67 RBI, 68 R, 539 AB, 154 H, 18 2B, 15 3B, 67 K, 50 BB, 9-4 SB, .751 OPS...


Campbell Ditty, CF, New York (N), Age 27 - Ditty hit .337 with 14 RBI, 10 runs scored and 2 home runs.

Final: .313, 7 HR, 74 RBI, 60 R, 464 AB, 145 H, 28 2B, 0 3B, 33 K, 35 BB, 2-2 SB, .782 OPS...


Dummy Netsky, SP, Washington, Age 26 - Dummy 0-1 with a 4.73 over 3 games (1 start).

Final: 3-11, 5.22 ERA, 22 G, 12 GS, 10 CG, 108.2 IP, 133 H, 63 ER, 52 BB, 30 K, 1.70 WHIP, .308 OAVG... This was the highest ERA and WHIP of his career...


Harry Cohan, C, Chicago (N), Age 28 - Harry hit .394 with 6 RBI and 8 runs scored... He finished 3rd in the NL batting race...

Final: .353, 0 HR, 41 RBI, 56 R, 490 AB, 173 H, 23 2B, 8 3B, 32 K, 34 BB, 7-3 SB, .838 OPS... He set career highs in BB...


Fists Ubert, SP, St. Louis (N), Age 24 - Fists was 5-0 with a 3.21 ERA over 5 September starts... In the World Series, he was 0-1 with a 2.16 ERA in two great starts...

Final: 21-11, 2.98 ERA, 35 GS, 18 CG, 4 SHO, 289.2 IP, 283 H, 96 ER, 94 BB, 48 K, 1.30 WHIP, .258 OAVG... Set career a high in Wins and BB... He became the first Ancestor to win 20+ games...


John Falise, RF, Philadelphia (N), Age 23 - John hit .301 with 10 RBI and 9 runs scored... He tied for 2nd in the NL with 8 HR...

Final: .280, 8 HR, 53 RBI, 65 R, 536 AB, 150 H, 26 2B, 13 3B, 67 K, 40 BB, 3-3 SB, .755 OPS... Set career high in 2B...


Jean-Francois Arsenault, SS, Chicago (A), Age 23 - Flaky only played in 3 games in September going 3-for-9 before ending his season with an inflamed ligament in his leg... Flaky had a major league record 33-game hitting streak which was snapped back on June 16th...

Final: .313, 2 HR, 71 RBI, 76 R, 527 AB, 165 H, 14 2B, 19 3B, 29 K, 43 BB, 14-10 SB, .802 OPS... Set career high in HR...


Genaro Nunez, 2B, Boston (A), Age 22 - Tito hit .400 with 11 RBI, 19 runs scored and 13 stolen bases... He won the AL batting race and also led the league in OPS...

Final: .366, 0 HR, 58 RBI, 74 R, 453 AB, 166 H, 16 2B, 21 3B, 31 K, 32 BB, 46-16 SB, .907 OPS... Set career highs in AVG and OBP...


Ned Fargo, SP, St. Louis (A), Age 20 - Ned went 3-0 with a 0.51 ERA over 6 starts.

Final: 13-15, 2.75 ERA, 38 GS, 15 CG, 2 SHO, 310.2 IP, 235 H, 95 ER, 69 BB, 81 K, 0.98 WHIP, .209 OAVG... Set career highs in GS, W, L, ERA, IP, K, CG, SHO and WHIP...


Will Miller, LF, Washington, Age 20 - Miller hit .402 with 8 RBI and 17 runs scored... He won the AL POTM Award, capping off a superb season... He finished 3rd in the AL batting race...

Final: .348, 0 HR, 50 RBI, 91 R, 610 AB, 212 H, 17 2B, 21 3B, 35 K, 16 BB, 46-14 SB, .809 OPS... He set career highs in every category...


Thomas Strasser, 1B, Cleveland Broncos, Age 21 - Thomas hit .237 with 2 RBI and 7 runs scored... In the World Series, he hit .231 with 3 RBI and 1 run scored... He also made a huge game-saving catch while in left field in the 8th inning of Game 5...

Final: .327, 3 HR, 43 RBI, 41 R, 254 AB, 83 H, 10 2B, 14 3B, 25 K, 16 BB, 24-10 SB, .874 OPS... He set career highs in every category...


Chuck "Pudge" Harris, C, St. Louis Cardinals, Age 19

Final: .236, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 5 R, 55 AB, 13 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 7 K, 5 BB, 0-0 SB, .573 OPS...


Ahrend "Professor" Nagel, SP, Philadelphia Athletics, Age 18 - Nagle went 3-2 with a 3.55 ERA over 5 starts.

Final: 11-19, 3.89 ERA, 36 GS, 5 CG, 1 SHO, 266 IP, 263 H, 115 ER, 64 BB, 60 K, 1.23 WHIP, .260 OAVG...

[Matt from TN]

1915 Postseason

World Series Champs - Cleveland Broncos 4th AL Pennant, 1st WS Title

AL Champs - St. Louis Cardinals 3rd NL Pennant


Batters of the Year:

AL - Jed Burke, 2B, Chicago White Sox - .362, 2 HR, 77 RBI, 83 R, 39 K, 68 BB, 5 SB, .888 OPS

NL - Edward Brantsag, 1B, Pittsburgh Pirates - .370, 9 HR, 83 RBI, 90 R, 20 K, 47 BB, 1 SB, .927 OPS... He snapped Woody Woodson's streak of 5 straight BOTY Awards...


Pitchers of the Year:

AL - Andrew Murphy, SP, Chicago White Sox - 22-9, 1.39 ERA, 31 GS, 31 CG, 9 SHO, 284.1 IP, 44 BB, 155 K, 0.84 WHIP... This is his 4th consecutive POTY Award...

NL - Tim "Presto" Lopresto, St. Louis Cardinals - 29-7, 1.33 ERA, 37 GS, 34 CG, 10 SHO, 326 IP, 81 BB, 100 K, 0.83 WHIP... He set a new NL record with a 1.33 ERA...


Rookies of the Year:

AL - Thomas Strasser, 1B, Cleveland Broncos - .327, 3 HR, 43 RBI, 41 R, 25 K, 16 BB, .874 OPS

NL - Don Shaulis, SS, Philadelphia Phillies - .302, 3 HR, 42 RBI, 34 R, 28 K, 19 BB, .730 OPS


Batting Title:

AL - .366 - Genaro "Tito" Nunez, Boston Red Sox

NL - .391 - Woody Woodson, St. Louis Cardinals... This is his 10th consecutive batting title!


ERA Title:

AL - 1.39 - Andrew Murphy, Chicago White Sox...

NL - 1.33 - Tim "Presto" Lopresto, St. Louis Cardinals... This is a new NL record!


Records/Milestones

AL - 33-Game Hitting Streak - "Flaky" Arsenault, Chicago White Sox

NL - 74 Stolen Bases - James Allaire, Chicago Cubs
NL - 30-Game Hitting Streak - Woody Woodson, St. Louis Cardinals (Who Else?)
NL - 1.33 ERA - Tim "Presto" Lopresto, St. Louis Cardinals

NL - Chicago Cubs had first losing season in franchise history

NL - 102 Losses - Boston Braves... a new major league record... first team to lose 100 games...

2000 Hits - Donny Engel, Philadelphia Athletics
2000 Hits - Clyde Kreisle, Cleveland Broncos
2000 Hits - "Cutter" Dorn, Boston Red Sox
2000 Hits - "Butterball" Klehammer, Cincinnati Reds

500 Stolen Bases - Clyde Kreisle, Cleveland Broncos... Amazingly, there are three players who have 500+ steals and all of them have played their entire careers for Cleveland... wow!




Franchise Histories

Boston Red Sox - 0 Pennants, 0-0 in WS
Most Wins 79 (1905), Most Losses 89 (1904, 1907, 1910)
Winning Seasons 2, Losing Seasons 11
Last 10 Seasons 0-10
Last 5 Seasons 0-5

Chicago White Sox - 1 Pennant, 0-1 in WS, Last Pennant (1903)
Most Wins 90 (1915), Most Losses 91 (1910)
Winning Seasons 4, Losing Seasons 12
Last 10 Seasons 3-7
Last 5 Seasons 3-2

Cleveland Broncos - 4 Pennants, 1-3 in WS, Last Pennant (1915), Last WS Title (1915)
Most Wins 107 (1910), Most Losses 94 (1905)
Winning Seasons 11, Losing Seasons 4
Last 10 Seasons 10-0
Last 5 Seasons 5-0

Detroit Tigers - 0 Pennants, 0-0 in WS
Most Wins 89 (1904), Most Losses 94 (1906)
Winning Seasons 8, Losing Seasons 7
Last 10 Seasons 2-8
Last 5 Seasons 2-3

New York Yankees - 5 Pennants, 3-2 in WS, Last Pennant (1912), Last WS Win (1912)
Most Wins 102 (1908), Most Losses 87 (1904, 1915)
Winning Seasons 9, Losing Seasons 5
Last 10 Seasons 8-2
Last 5 Seasons 3-2

Philadelphia Athletics - 1 Pennant, 1-0 in WS, Last Pennant (1906), Last WS Title (1906)
Most Wins 89 (1906, 1907), Most Losses 90 (1913)
Winning Seasons 9, Losing Seasons 6
Last 10 Seasons 5-5
Last 5 Seasons 1-4

St. Louis Browns - 3 Pennants, 0-0 in WS, Last Pennant (1904)
Most Wins 89 (1904), Most Losses 94 (1915)
Winning Seasons 5, Losing Seasons 10
Last 10 Seasons 2-8
Last 5 Seasons 0-5

Washington Senators - 1 Pennant, 1-0 in WS, Last Pennant (1913), Last WS Title (1913)
Most Wins 85 (1913), Most Losses 88 (1907)
Winning Seasons 7, Losing Seasons 7, .500 Seasons 1
Last 10 Seasons 5-5
Last 5 Seasons 4-1



Boston Braves - 2 Pennants, 1-0 in WS, Last Pennant (1910), Last WS Title (1910)
Most Wins 94 (1904), Most Losses 102 (1915)
Winning Seasons 7, Losing Seasons 8
Last 10 Seasons 4-6
Last 5 Seasons 1-4

Brooklyn Robins - 0 Pennants, 0-0 in WS
Most Wins 87 (1915), Most Losses 89 (1904)
Winning Seasons 7, Losing Seasons 8
Last 10 Seasons 6-4
Last 5 Seasons 4-1

Chicago Cubs - 2 Pennants, 1-1 in WS, Last Pennant (1913), Last WS Title (1905)
Most Wins 93 (1913), Most Losses 82 (1915)
Winning Seasons 14, Losing Seasons 1
Last 10 Seasons 9-1
Last 5 Seasons 4-1

Cincinnati Reds - 0 Pennants, 0-0 in WS
Most Wins 88 (1911, 1914, Most Losses 95 (1906)
Winning Seasons 9, Losing Seasons 6
Last 10 Seasons 7-3
Last 5 Seasons 4-1

New York Giants - 1 Pennant, 1-0 in WS, Last Pennant (1907), Last WS Title (1907)
Most Wins 85 (1907), Most Losses 94 (1913)
Winning Seasons 2, Losing Seasons 12, .500 Seasons 1
Last 10 Seasons 2-8
Last 5 Seasons 1-4

Philadelphia Phillies - 3 Pennants, 1-0 in WS, Last Pennant (1903), Last WS Title (1903)
Most Wins 85 (1905, 1910), Most Losses 87 (1912)
Winning Seasons 8, Losing Seasons 6, .500 Seasons 1
Last 10 Seasons 3-6-1
Last 5 Seasons 1-4

Pittsburgh Pirates - 4 Pennants, 1-3 in WS, Last Pennant (1912), Last WS Win (1909)
Most Wins 92 (1908), Most Losses 90 (1905, 1907)
Winning Seasons 6, Losing Seasons 9
Last 10 Seasons 6-4
Last 5 Seasons 2-3

St. Louis Cardinals - 3 Pennants, 1-2 in WS, Last Pennant (1915), Last WS Win (1914)
Most Wins 103 (1915), Most Losses 95 (1910)
Winning Seasons 6, Losing Seasons 7, .500 Seasons 2
Last 10 Seasons 4-4-2
Last 5 Seasons 3-1-1

[Ankhiel]

over 1000 hits and still 23... flaky is a HOF

[WillTheThrill]

looks like somebody in this family, Will Miller, isnt sucking for once!

[Matt from TN]

1916

The American and National Leagues came to a peace agreement with the Federal League. Part of that agreement allowed several Federal League players to rejoin the NL and AL as free agents. The most notable name was first baseman Patrick Seifried, who signed with the offensively-starved Yankees. Seifried made a name for himself as a big hitter in the Federal League just as he had with Cleveland.

Speaking of Cleveland, this season they changed their name to the Indians. Also, the Cubs moved into a new stadium this spring, named Wrigley Field. Wrigley appears to be a hitters park, just like the Cubs' last home, West Side Grounds, except Wrigley appears to be a little tougher on lefthanded hitters.

The American League this season could go to a team that has never won the pennant - the Boston Red Sox - or a team that has not won a pennant since 1903 - the Chicago White Sox. Both teams look primed for a tough run this season. Also among the top teams are the defending World Champion Cleveland Indians and the St. Louis Browns. Philadelphia and Washington both look like competitive teams, but neither are quite strong enough to make a serious push.

The Cardinals are once again the early NL favorite, but they may have some great competition from a somewhat-unlikely source. That downtrodden Giants franchise looks to have been rebuilt, and they have a very good chance of unseating the Cardinals from their two-year perch atop the NL. Several other teams will be in the running as well, namely Brooklyn, Chicago, Cincinnati and Philadelphia, although none of them appear to be as strong as the Cardinals or Giants. Even the Pirates may have a better team this season, but the jury is still out.




Key Retirees:

Terrence Bakula, CF, Philadelphia Athletics 1901-1915: Bakula was a leader, both on the field and off, for an A's team which was often competitive but never won a pennant. He finished his career at age 36 with a .264 career average, 1874 hits (14th Most All-Time), 278 triples (4th Most All-Time), 798 RBI (9th Most All-Time), 1038 runs scored (4th Most All-Time), 816 walks (9th Most All-Time) and 461 stolen bases (5th Most All-Time).


Scott Patel, LF, New York Highlanders/Yankees (Baltimore Orioles) 1901-1915: Patel was known mostly for triples. He holds the Yankees record of 35 triples from the 1908 season, but most importantly, he holds the record for most triples in baseball history (366). He collected his 300th triple in 1912 and was the only player with that number until "Razor" Lawley collected his 300th last season. Patel finished his career with a .267 average, 1932 hits (12th Most All-Time), 319 doubles (7th Most All-Time), 366 triples (Current Major League Record), 48 home runs (19th Most All-Time), 939 RBI (3rd Most All-Time), 970 runs scored (9th Most All-Time)) and 691 walks (17th Most All-Time). He won three World Series with the Yankees.


Jon Douglas, SP Boston Pilgrims 1901-1909, Washington Senators 1909-1910, Brooklyn Dodgers/Robins 1910-1915: Douglas' win-loss record is not truly indicative of his great career, and yet he was 226-195. He played for poor teams almost every season of his career, yet he was twice a 20-game winner. His career 2.87 ERA proves that he was a great pitcher despite only 31 more wins than losses in his career. His last two seasons with Brooklyn were tough, and he spent the majority of his time working out of the bullpen. He finished his career with a 226-195 record (8th Most Wins All-Time), 2.87 ERA (14th Best All-Time), 1625 K's (10th Most All-Time), 378 complete games (8th Most All-Time) and 60 shutouts (2nd Most All-Time).

Alan Klemm, 3B, Pittsburgh Pirates 1901-1915: Klemm was a stabalizing force for the Pirates organization through their early struggles, their four NL pennants from 1908-1912 and their more recent rebuilding. He finished his career with a .276 average, 1842 hits (17th Most All-Time), 315 doubles (8th Most All-Time), 48 home runs (19th Most All-Time), 777 RBI (13th Most All-Time), 722 runs scored and 707 walks (15th Most All-Time). He won a Gold Glove in 1906 and the World Series in 1909.



Ancestors Added

NONE

[scprideandms]

way to go Broncos (oops I mean Cle)

[Matt from TN]

WEB PAGES UPDATED... INCLUDING ALL PLAYER PAGES


May 1, 1916

Cleveland came out of the gates fast at 15-8 behind an offense that once again is first in the league in stolen bases and runs scored. Detroit is just 1.5 games back, but their offense has been terrible at times, instead relying on the best pitching staff in the game over the first month of the season. The White Sox suffered a pair of tough injuries this month. Their #2 starter, Dex Wolfe, suffered a strain in his pitching shoulder on April 7th and will not be back until Mid-May. One of the team's top hitters, shortstop "Flaky" Arsenault, strained his arm on April 16th and may not be back in the lineup until the beginning of June.

St. Louis started the season at 12-2 and are 16-7 at the end of April. They lead the NL by 3.5 games over the Phillies. Philadelphia is the only other NL team currently over .500.



Batters of the Month:

AL - Ralph Nida, 3B, New York Yankees - He hit .379 with 14 RBI, 16 runs scored and 2 home runs.

NL - Edward Brantsag, 1B, Pittsburgh Pirates - He hit .438 with 16 RBI, 10 runs scored and 2 home runs.

Pitchers of the Month:

AL - "The Irish Flame" Eddie Teague, Philadelphia Athletics - He was 5-0 with a 1.40 ERA and 2 shutouts.

NL - Reggie "The Duke" McQuirter, St. Louis Cardinals - He was 5-0 with a 1.00 ERA and 1 shutout.

American League Standings 
  
Cleveland        15  8 .652 - 
Detroit          13  9 .591 1.5 
Chicago (A)      11 11 .500 3.5
Philadelphia (A) 11 11 .500 3.5
St. Louis (A)    11 11 .500 3.5 
New York (A)     11 12 .478 4.0
Washington        9 13 .409 5.5 
Boston (A)        8 14 .364 6.5 
 
National League Standings 
 
St. Louis (N)    16  7 .696 - 
Philadelphia (N) 12 10 .545 3.5
Cincinnati       11 11 .500 4.5 
New York (N)     11 11 .500 4.5
Pittsburgh       11 11 .500 4.5 
Brooklyn         11 12 .478 5.0 
Chicago (N)      10 12 .455 5.5
Boston (N)        7 15 .318 8.5

Ancestors:

Whiskey Allen, C, Cleveland - Whiskey hit .278 with 9 RBI and 5 runs scored.

Heinrich "The German" Kahle, 1B, Cincinnati - Kahle hit .349 with 8 RBI and 14 runs scored.

Dummy Netsky, SP, Washington - Dummy is still in the bullpen, but the only two games in which he has pitched this season were as a starter. He is basically the team's spot starter. He went 1-1 with a 6.50 ERA.

Campbell Ditty, CF, New York (N) - Ditty hit .357 with 19 RBI, 10 runs scored and 2 home runs.

Harry "The Haymaker" Cohan, C, Chicago (N) - Harry hit .312 with 10 RBI and 7 runs scored.

Fists Ubert, SP, St. Louis (N) - Ubert went 2-3 with a 5.44 in 6 starts.

John "Pops" Falise, RF, Philadelphia (N) - Pops hit .237 with 5 RBI and 6 runs scored.

Jean-Francois "Flaky" Arsenault, SS, Chicago (A) - Flaky hit .342 with 5 RBI and 4 runs scored in just 10 games before injuring his arm on a throw to first. He could return as late as the beginning of June.

Genaro "Tito" Nunez, 2B, Boston (A) - Tito hit .282 with 10 RBI, 9 runs scored and 9 stolen bases.

"Nasty Ned" Fargo, SP, St. Louis (A) - At age 20, Ned is the team's ace. In April, he went 4-1 with a 2.24 ERA in 6 starts.

Will Miller, LF, Washington - Will is picking up where he left off last season. In April, he hit .400 with 12 RBI, 10 runs scored and 16 stolen bases.

Thomas Strasser, 1B, Cleveland - Thomas is currently hitting 7th in the lineup as the starting 1B versus righties. In April, he hit .300 with 7 RBI, 11 runs scored and 5 stolen bases.

Chuck "Pudge" Harris, C, St. Louis (N) - Pudge has started the season back in AAA.

Ahrend "Professor" Nagel, SP, Philadelphia (A) - Nagel is the A's #2 starter, and that's a big accomplishment with a rotation with this much talent. The A's may be on their way to having the best rotation in the game soon with veterans "Brickhead" Bill Horton, "The Irish Flame" Eddie Teague and Steve Caddick along with promising youngsters like Nagel and 22-year-old Johnny Swinson. In April, however, the Professor went just 1-4 with a 5.72 ERA over 6 starts.

[scprideandms]

Damn, come on Whiskey, help your team to back to backs and solidfy your bid for HOF!!!!!

[Ankhiel]

bah, how can he get hurt, he's the man

[scprideandms]

still .349 career and should get 3000 hits (just over 500 short) b4 career over

[Ankhiel]

interesting how flaky will beat any stats whiskey might get... unless its a stealing bases stats of course :P