Historic Replay (1901-present)

[Carlton]

Tuesday, June 2nd

IN THE NEWS: With Honus Wagner filling in for ailing manager Fred Clarke, reportedly recuperating from a nervous breakdown, the Pirates beat their rivals The Cincinnati Reds (Giants 7-0 IRL) 4-0. Sam Leever goes all the way, striking out 6 batters, including the side in the 5th. Harry Smith is 2-4 with 3 rbis for the Buccaneers. Bill Bergen (Frank Bowerman IRL) is tossed out for protesting calls.

Wednesday, June 3rd

IN THE NEWS: Pirate hitting tees up on Reds pitching. Ginger Beaumont and surprise player Algie McBride a former Red are the heroes 3B coach Noodles Hahn (Christy Mathewson of the Gianst IRL) is tossed for kicking dirt on umpire James Johnstone.

Thursday, June 4th

In their 3rd meeting in 3 years, Cy Young goes to 10-1...with 355 wins he is 5 behind all time win leader Pud "Gentle Jeems" Galvin to become the all time win leader, beats Eddie Plank of the A's who falls to 6-6. The Pilgrims score 4 runs off Plank from 2 Jimmy Collins triples and two Buck Freeman squeeze bunts to bring Collins home. For the 5th consecutive game, Cy Young does not walk nor hit a batter.

Friday, June 5th

Kid Nichols the 3rd winningest pitcher in MLB and fastest to ever get to 300 wins, beats the Pirates and Bill Hoffer in his 1st start. Nichols goes to 10-2 and now has 349 wins...11 behind Galvin and 6 behind Young. Nichols gives up 6 runs including a HR to Algie McBride, who at the end of the day will have 2 HRS, a .370 AVG and 30 rbis to lead in ALL Triple Crown categories
But 3 rbis from Ed Abbacittio, and Duff Cooley is the difference in the 9-6 Beaneater win.

Saturday, June 6th

Sam Leever goes to 10-4 beating the Beaneaters 1-0. Boston pitcher Vic Willis falls to 8-4 as the hard luck loser. Willis gives up just 2 hits and walks none, but a throwing error by Billy Hamilton allows C Harry Smith to score from 2nd on Claude Ritchey's bloop single. RF Tom McCreery goes 3-4 for Boston with no one on base. This is Leever's 2nd whitewash of the year

Christy Mathewson goes one better in his whitewash as he allows only 2 hits, oBB and 5 K's in a 1-0 win over the Cubs and Bob Wicker. Tinker and Evers get the lone Cub hits.


Tuesday, June 9th

IN THE NEWS: Before the start of the Reds (Gianst IRL)-Pirates showdown Reds catcher Bill Bergen (Frank Bowerman IRL) starts a fight with Pirates player-manager Fred Clarke in the Reds office. While the cause of the brawl is unclear, Pirates owner Barney Dreyfuss reports it to the NL offices and Bergen is fined $100. Clarke gets no fine, but does take home a black eye. Noodles Hahn (Christy Mathewson IRL) then pitches his 7th victory of the year K'ing 10 Pirates , defeating them 7-3 and beating Bill Hoffer Honus Wagner is the lone pirate bright spot as he hits a 2b, 3b and drives in all 3 runs although only one is earned as Heine Peitz allows 2 errors at 3b.

Veteran SS George Davis, 1900-1901 Giants manager who played for the White Stockings in 1902 and was awarded to them as part of the peace treaty, gets the approval of NL president Harry Pulliam to play for the Giants. After Davis arrives at the Polo Grounds, Chicago's owner Charles Comiskey gets an injunction preventing Davis from playing. On July 20th the NL directors vote that Davis cannot play for any team except the White Stockings. Davis sits out the rest of the season but rejoins Chicago in 1904

With the distraction of George Davis taking his position rookie Charlie Babb
goes 3-5 3rbis and 2 bbs in a 15 -4 win over the Cardinals. Joe McGinnity goes to 4-6 despite a terrible 5.24 ERA. Unlike teammate Mathewson, McGinnity has the highest runs support per game with 8.6. Jack Warner back from his one year stint as a Pilgrim goes 5-5 with 4 rbis


Cy Young gets his 11th win, the 356 of his career to get within 4 of Pud Galvin. A 4-3 victory over Detroit he walks 2 batters one Jimmy Barrett the AL leader in walks, to end his ML record walkless inning streak at 58 innings

Not to be outdone, Kid Nichols beats Bill Reidy and the Superbas 3-2 to win his 11th, the 350th of his career, 10 behind Galvin and 6 behind Young. Both runs are unearned as his Beaneater teammates commit 5 errors, and Kid walks 5 guys

Unnoticed is Tornado Jake Weimer's 3 hit SHO over Bill Duggebly and the Phillies. Harry Wolverton gets all 3 Philly hits and Weimer's fellow ROY candidate Johnny Evers provides the offense going 3-4 2 runs and 2 rbis

Weds, June 10th

Addie Joss falls to 1-5 in a heartbreaking 2-1 loss to the White Sox. Like most of his starts Joss will pitch brillantly for 5 innings then implode in the 6th or 7th.

Saturday, June 13th

Nichols gains ground on Cy Young, as beats Pop Williams and the Phillies 5-1, he has won 9 consecutive decisions. His career wins stand at 351

Young pitches better than Nichols, but loses 2-0 to division rival The NY Highlanders, who with the win, take over sole possesion of 1st place. Harry Howell, 2nd in the AL with 8 wins gets the whitewash win, as he walks 1, k's 5. Young has 1 earned run and after punching out LF Tommy Dowd for his miscue that allowed Willie Keller to score, he strikes out the 9th. Keeler goes 1-4 but still leads the AL in Batting at .372

Noodles Hahn pitches a 2 hit SHO over the Cardinals walking none and K'ing 10, 3 times for Cardinal CF Homer Smoot. Stan Yerkes, allows 6 hits and 1 ER to fall to 4-5

Sam Leever wins his MLB leading 13th game a 5-3 win over Bill Reidy (5-9) and the Superbas. The Reds and Pirates, like the Highlanders and Pilgrims are deadlocked at the top of their respective decisions

Sunday, June 14th

After 6 perfect innings, Addie Joss falters and allows 5 runs in the 7th and 3 in the 8th to the Nationals, losing 8-2. Happy Townsend goes to 6-6 on the year


Christy Mathewson gets a 3-0 whitewash over the Cubs, but the Goants finally give him run support scoring 7 runs off Jack Taylor.Big Six K's 11 Cubs , 4 by manager Frank Chance in 4 AB's

Tuesday, June 16th

Overcoming 4 errors Tornado Jake Weimer goes to 10-6 in a SHO over the 2nd place Pirates. It's his 2nd SHO of the month.

Weds, June 17th

Cy Young loses his 2nd consecutive game over Mel Eason (8-7) and the last place Tigers. Freddy parent who commits 2 errors that lead to 2 unearned runs is escorted by manager Jimmy Collins to the train station early to escape the wrath of Cy Young. Cy stays stuck at 355 career wins

Kid Nichols wins his 13 of the year to tie Sam Leever for the MLB lead...and to go to 351 wins for his career, 9 behind Galvin and only 4 behind Cy Young. Chappie McFarland who has the worst runs support in the majors, falls to 4-6. Kid Nichols has now won 10 consecutive decisions 5 behind Cy Young's MLB record 15

Thursday, June 18th

NO, I COULDN'T MAKE THIS UP...ULTIMATE IRONY

[B] Jack Taylor of the Cubs loses 9-2 over Deacon Phillippe who wins his MLB 14th game and 7th in a row. This will be the last game Jack Taylor loses until 9/8 a 3-4 loss against th eCardinals. Taylor after this game will ROLL OFF 15 STRAIGHT VICTORIES...to tie Cy Young for the modern MLB record 15 Consecutive wins. All 15 will be CG's. Taylor will end the year at 17-7 with a 3.08 ERA in 25 starts [/i]

Friday, June 19th

Scoops Carey's 11 game rbis streak is snapped 19 rbis during that streak, his 50 rbis leads MLB and he will finish with 97. The NAtionals lose their 12 straight in a 14-4 loss against the Naps, but Ed Delahanty raises his avergae to .371 to take over the AL lead

Rube Waddell has the worst outing of his career, lasting 4.2 IP allowing 3 BB a Grand Slam to Candy LaChance, the first in modern MLB history and 12 runs, 10 earned, as Bill Dineen (9-6) is living up to hype he brought last year.
Candy LaChance goes 4-5 3 runs and 5 rbis off Waddell and reliever Jim Fairbank. Waddell is actually not pulled from the game but chases a firetruck as it zooms by...after arriving late by playing marbles with the kids before gametime and walking through the crowd to the mound 3 minutes before gametime. Connie Mack fines Waddell $500 dollars but Rube will borrow that back in September when he takes off fishing for a week. I actually made this up...but these are true Waddell stories.

Saturday, June 20

Addie Joss shows flashes of his brillance as he scatters 7 hits, walks none and strikeouts 3 in a 1-0 SHO of the Nationals, losers of 13th straight. Davey Dunkle 7-9 gets the loss. SS John Gochnauer hits a solo shot for the winning run. Joss will bounce in and out of the rotation all year. As his inconsistency drives Bill Armour crazy.

Another young P Tornado Jake Weimer gets his 3rd SHO in a row...creating ANOTHER RECORD IN JUNE OF 1903!!! Overall 8 records are started or finished this month including
1)Consecuitve win streak-Jack Taylor
2) Consecutive runs streak-Charlie Babb
3) Consecutive HR streak-Buck Freeman
4) consecutive RBI streak-Scoops Carey
5) Consecutive scorless IP streak-Jake Weimer
6) Consecutive SHO-Jake Weimer
7) Scorless ER streak-Jake Weimer
8) consecutive IP w/o a walk or HBP-Cy Young


Weimer beats the Cards and Mordecai Brown, who will be traded to the Cubs after the season along with Mike O'Neill for consecutive win co-holder Jack Taylor.
Tornado Jake sets the scorless Inning streak at 33, he also has not allowed an ER in 37 IP

Sunday, June 21st

Cy Young wins his 12th game, 356 of his career to get within 4 of Pud Galvin over rookie Chief Bender (6-8) who has lost 4 straight. The Pilgrims win 5-1 and Cy Young's ERA drops to 1.72

Kid Nichols wins his 11th straight decision a 6-3 win over Sam Leever (13-5) and the Pirates...Nichol snows leads the NL in wins and is 2nd in ERA 2.22. He now has 352 career wins.

STN rookie P Chappie McFarland the NL ERA leader at 2.12, wins just his 5 win against 6 losses, as the Cardinals score 6 runs, the only time they will in any of his starts. McFarland beats former Cardinal Bob Wicker (6-12) in the 6-1 victory...as Homer Smoot goes to .340 on the year, good for 1st place in the NL race.

Weds, June 24th

Cy Young wins his 13th of the year and now has 357 and 3 behind Galvin ina 5-3 win over the NAtionals

Thursday, June 25th

Kid Nichols wins his 12th straight and 353 of his career, to go to 15-2 on the year in a 7-6 win over Roscoe Miller (5-9) and the Giants

Chappie McFarland allows 3 runs none of them earned as he falls to 5-7 on th eyear but his ERA drops below 2.00. Sunset Jimmy Burke commits 2 errors at SS and Noodles Hahn pitches 8 innnings striking out 9 including 3 times for Homer Smoot who now has 0-12 AB with 9 K's versus Hahn. Amos Rusie comes in for the save

Friday, June 26th

Bill Dineen (11-6) beats Jesse Tannehill (10-6)and NY 4-2. Candy LaChance who will earn the nickname Longshanks for his 'treatment' of the Highlanders with a .365 Avg and 9 rbis and 15 runs during the year...hits a 2b and drives in 3. The Pilgrism will win 2 of 3 to go 2 ahead of the Highlanders in the AL race. Wee Willie Keeler goes 2-4 to raise his AL leading average to .372

Saturday, June 27th

Cy Young beats the Highlanders and Harry Howell (11-4) in a 7-4 victory to win his 14th of the year and with 358 is only 2 behind Galvin. Buck Freeman hits a 2 run HR...Buck will homer the next 3 games setting the HR streak record

Sunday, June 28th

It take Jake Weimer and the Cubs to end Kid Nichols 12 game winning streak...Nichols goes the whole 9 but gives up 15 hits and 9 runs . RF Bunk Congalton leads the charge for the Cubbies going 3-6...LF Davy Jones drives him in all 3 times

Tuesday, June 30th

Cy Young wins his 15th to tie Nichols for the MLB lead in a 4-0 whitewash of the White Sox and Doc White (8-9). Cy is now only 1 game behind Galvin with 359. Freeman hits a long double that barely misses clearing the wall...snapping his HR streak at 4

Dummy Taylor, back with the Giants but rarely starting...wins his 4th in a row, over Ted Lewis (6-6) and the Beaneaters. For the 1st time in 14 games...leadoff man Charlie Babb doesn't score a run. After 2 20 loss seasons Dummy Taylor will finally get some run support and finish at 12-13 for the Giants in his second go round

JUNE AWARDS

American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Cy Young (BOS)!
He had a record of 6-2 in 8 games started, with an ERA of 1.54 and 1 shutouts.

American League-Batter of the Month:
Scoops Carey (WS1)!
He batted .355 in 124 AB, with 0 homers and 27 RBI.

National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Jake Weimer (CHN)!
He had a record of 7-1 in 8 games started, with an ERA of 2.03 and 3 shutouts.

National League-Batter of the Month:
Honus Wagner (PIT)!
He batted .355 in 110 AB, with 1 homers and 21 RBI.


Overall this was the best MONTH...I ever had in a MLB replay or ANY league...so many records...pulling for Nichols and Young...and Jake Weimer...who never amounted to anything before...plus just seeing Addie Joss at 2-8 with a 4.80 ERA is amazing and then getting demoted to the bullpen because of the AI evaluation considering 1903 stats above all else.

[Carlton]

JULY/AUGUST

Thursday, July 2nd

[b]IN THE NEWS: Seeing that George Davis is playing for the Giants, Ed Delahanty decides to jump to New York too. Leaving the Nationals in Detroit, he boards an eastbound train. He is put off the train for rowdy, and possibly drunken, behavior at Niagara Falls. When he tries to walk across the railroad bridge over the Niagara River, he suffers a broken leg (he falls to his death IRL). Big Ed will be fined by Ban Johnson and return to the Nationals before jumping to the Giants in 1904.[b]

Pitcher Jack Doscher, making his debut with the Brooklyn superbas, is the first son of a former ML player to also play in the ML. Father Herm was a third baseman with Troy, Chicago, and Cleveland before the turn of the century. Jack pitches only .1 IP today against Chappie McFarland and St. Louis, as Brooklyn loses 5-2...Jack will finish th eyear with 2 games pitched 1.1 IP 3 HA 1 BB 1 K

IN THE NEWS: In a game with the Boston Pilgrims (New York Highlanders IRL), White Sox OF Danny Green is called out at 1B by John Sheridan, and after returning to the bench continues to yell at the ump. Sheridan finally rushes the bench and hits Green with his mask, who then belts the umpire. The umpire is taken from the grounds and locked up on charges of disorderly conduct. An hour later he is released after bail is posted by Pilgrims owner Charles Sommers (Highlander president Joseph Gordon.IRL)

Friday, July 7th

With 14,722 in attendence at Washington, Cy Young wins his 16th game of the year and ties Pud Galvin with 360 career wins. Pud dies last March 7th in Pittsburgh.
Boston skipper Jimmy Collins hits his 2nd HR of the year to help his greatest asset...this also starts Jimmy Collins' 34 game hit streak

Monday, July 6th

The highlanders destroy the Browns 24-5, despite 5 errors by the Highlanders...
Jesse Tannehill gets his 12th win while 1b John Ganzel hits 6 rbis and Jack O'Connor gets 5 rbis Tuesday

At West Side Grounds in Chicago...Mordecai Brown pitches the game that makes Chicago manager Frank Chance trade for him next year. Brown allows only 3 hits in the 9-0 whitewash. Chance strikeouts 2x on Brown's unique pitch which many are calling the "sinker"

Tuesday, July 7th

In what will decide the AL pennnant, Jack Chesbro (10-9) feels a twinge in his shoulder after a 9-6 loss to the Browns and Ed Siever (6-7). Happy Jack will miss 5 weeks and the Highlanders will play only .500 ball during that period keeping even with the Pilgrims.

In Chicago, the best pitching matchup of the year takes place as Jake Weimer narrowly defeats ERA leader Chappie McFarland and the Cardinals 1-0. Weimer walks 3, K's 4 and allows only one hit to C Mike Grady. McFarland allows only 4 hits, all in the 6th...and walks 1 while K'ing 4. McFarland and Weimer end the day 1-2 in the NL ERA race at 2.20 and 2.24 respectively. This will be the 7th time that the Cardinals fail to score a run in McFarland's starts

Thursday, July 9th

In front of 11,476 in Huntington Grounds, including Pud Galvin's widow...Cy Young wins his 17th of the year and his 361 win of his career to pass Pud Galvin and become the all time win leader Once again Jimmy Collins is the catalyst going 2-3 with 3 stolen bases in the 7-2 victory

Kid Nichols loses 19-3 to Jay Hughes (2-1) and Brooklyn...Nichols is kocked out after giving up 11 runs and walking 4 in 3.1 IP. He stays at 355 career wins

Friday, July 10th

In a must win for Connie Mack to stay within 5 of the Highlander and Pilgrims, Eddie Plank gives up 1 run on 3 hits and Rube Waddell comes in for his 1st save in a 2-1 victory over the Browns

Saturday, July 11th

Noodles Hahn goes to 12-6 as he scatters 3 hits, 3 bb and K's 8 in a 1-0 SHO over the Phillies.

At Robinson Field a game between the Beaneaters and Cards is the longest so far in history of modern MLB the game lasts 14 innings. Chappie McFarland goes 10 IP but does not get the win. Manager/RF Patsy Donovan wins it in the 14th, running from 1st to home on a long Mike Grady double.

Tuesday, July 14th

In an ironic game two players whio will be traded for one another meet, and Jack Taylor beats Mordecai Brown 2-1...Jimmy Burke commits his 29th error of the year, leading to the deciding run...Burke will commit a MLB record 64 errors at SS this year.

Friday, July 17th

Detroit P Frank Kitson a 20 game loser for Brooklyn in 1902...will win one of his few this year as he scatters 3 hits in a 6-0 whitewash of the Highlanders...Kitson will end the year at 10-28 for the last place Tigers

IN THE NEWS: Rube Waddell is arrested for assaulting a fan who had criticized his pitching. Connie Mack bails him out of jail.

Saturday, July 18th

In only their 2nd meeting, Cy Young wins his 20th, beating Addie Joss and the Naps 7-3
Joss will only last 5 Ip and will be demoted to the bullpen after this start. He is 4-10 on the year

Sunday, July 19th
Dan McClelland of the Cuban X-Giants spins the first perfect game in black baseball history, blanking the Penn Park Athletic Club of York, 5-0.

Wild Bill Donovan of the Tigers completes the sweep of the Highlanders dropping them to 3 beind the Pilgrims for 1st place. Donovan has a PERFECT GAME goinginto the 8th when LF Tommy Dowd hits a shot just past Candy LaChance. Elberfield hits a good single in the 9th. Harry Howell falls to 14-7 on the year

The Reds destroy the Supebas 20-5 every player has 2 hits including Noodles Hahn who has 3.

Monday, July 20th

In a 13 inning contest, Philly runs out of pitchers, so utility man Shad Berry pitches 2.1 giving up 3 runs for the loss. Jack Cronin goes the full 13 for the Giants. George Van Haltren wins it on a SF

Tuesday, July 21st

IN THE NEWS: Rube Waddell no-hits the Nationals (Highlanders IRL on the 19th), except for Rabbit Robinson (Kid Elberfeld IRL) , who has 3 singles (4). he walks 1 and K's 10 gets Rube the CG SHO 6-0 win (plus a lavish six walks, down the A's 3-2. IRL) Waddell observes afterward, "If I would have walked him three (four) times, I would have pitched a no-hitter."

Weds, July 22nd

Jack Taylor and Mordecai Brown meet for the 2nd time in a week, Taylor again gets the win 8-4

Thursday, July 23rd

Bill Donovan (7-11) gets his 2nd SHO in a row as Detroit tops the Naps and Earl Moore (4-4) 4-0

Vic Willis scatters 3 hits in a Beaneater 3-0 win over the Superbas.

Tuesday, July 28th

In a 10-9 Boston loss to the Giants Cupid Childs collects his 2000th hit

Wednesday, July 29th

IN THE NEWS: Pittsburgh's Ed Doheny (9-9) jumps the team to return home because he is convinced he is being followed by detectives. The Pittsburg Post headlines Doheny going AWOL with a headline: 'His Mind is Thought To Be Deranged.' He will return on the 15th of August.

Christy Mathewson (13-7) and the Giants beat Kid Nichols (18-7) 6-2. Nichols is stuck at 357 career wins


KEY TRADES

Wednesday 7/22/1903 :

Trade between Chicago (N) and Washington :
Washington gets :
P Bob Wicker
Chicago (N) gets :
P Case Patten

Trade between Boston (N) and Chicago (A) :
Chicago (A) gets :
P Vic Willis
Boston (N) gets :
P Ted Breitenstein

Tuesday 7/28/1903 :

Trade between Brooklyn and Detroit :
Detroit gets :
P Doc Newton
Brooklyn gets :
P Wish Egan

Trade between Pittsburgh and Cleveland :
Cleveland gets :
P Kaiser Wilhelm
Pittsburgh gets :
P Gus Dorner

NONE of these trades made sense...

JULY AWARDS
Friday 8/1/1903 :

American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Jesse Tannehill (NYA)!
He had a record of 9-1 in 10 games started, with an ERA of 2.70 and 1 shutouts.

American League-Batter of the Month:
Jimmy Collins (BOS)!
He batted .420 in 131 AB, with 2 homers and 20 RBI. (34 game hit streak that will end 1st week of August]

National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Jack Taylor (CHN)!
He had a record of 7-0 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 1.45.

National League-Batter of the Month:
Tommy Corcoran (CIN)!
He batted .369 in 122 AB, with 1 homers and 29 RBI.



In his first start in Cleveland 29 yr old rookie Kaiser Wilhelm (5-4), wins 4-3 over Long Tom Hughes and the Pilgrims

Monday, August 3rd

Gus Dorner, in his 1st start with Pittsburgh, defeats Tornado Jake Weimer (14-14) and the Cubs 9-6. Weimer has lost 7 of his last 9 starts

Weds, August 5th

Ted Breitenstein (9-5) in his 1st start in the unpopular rade that sent Vic Willis to the White Sox, makes fans as he SHO his old team the Cardinals. Chappie McFarland (9-12) once again loses 1-0

Saturday, August 8th

In his 1st White Sox start, Vic Willis (14-10)is less then impressive but wins 6-5 over Wee Willie Sudhoff and the Browns

IN THE NEWS: An overhanging gallery atop the LF bleachers at Philadelphia's NL park collapses at 5:40 p.m. during a doubleheader with Boston, killing 12 and injuring 282. The second game is canceled and Philadelphia's remaining home games are played at the AL's Columbia Park.

Jesse Tannehill wins his 21st game and Wee Willie Keeler gets 200th hit off of division rivals teh Boston Pilgrims. NY papers describe this rivarly as the worst and most heated rivarly in baseball's history. Long Tom Hughes (9-16) gets the loss. Lefty Davis was ejected for arguing a called strike 3 and the benches cleared in the 8th when Tannehill plunked beloved Buck Freeman in the stomach...Candy LaChance hurt and not playing and also dubbed "Longshanks" by the Boston press, for his numbers against the Highlanders gets tossed after striking 1B John Ganzel. note-this never happened IRL, but I thought it made a nice rivarly story

Furious when an old black ball is put into play when Cleveland is at bat in the top of the 8th and his objections are ignored by umpire Tommy Connolly, Naps Captain and future manager Nap Lajoie hurls the ball over the grandstand, he is fined $500 but Cleveland goes on to win 4-2 as Earl Moore (6-5) outlasts "The Curveless Wonder" Al Orth (10-19) and the Nationals (IRL The Naps suffering the loss of the game to Detroit by forfeit. Detroit was leading 6-5. )

Monday, August 10th

Cy Young wins his 25th game of the year as he yields 1 hit, one walk and K's 10, in a 10-0 drubbing of the Tigers. A day after Collins ends his 34 game hit streak, he goes 4-5 with 3 rbis. He has 2b, 3b and almost a HR that hits the top of the wall to miss the cycle. Chick Stahl hits his 6th HR of the year, tied with teammate Buck Freeman and 5 behind Sam Crawford, who is the only Tiger to get a hit.

Weds, August 12th

Vic Willis gets his 2nd win for the 7th place Pale Hose...and is more impressive as he scatters 5 hits in the CG SHO over 2nd place NY.

Thursday 8/13/1903 :

PIT: Fred Clarke sets a new season Pittsburgh-Record for Triples with 18!

Sunday, August 16th

In a huge blow for the 3rd place Browns Roy Evans was injured while pitching in a 10-1 loss to NY. Evans at 15-9 is the main reason for the Browns success. He will pitch and lose one more time before his elbow forces him out again. The Browns will go 12-21 the rest of the season and get overtaken by the A's for 3rd place. They will have a big effect on the Pennant as they will lose 4 straight to the Highlanders then 3 straight to the Pilgrims.

Monday, August 17th

IN THE NEWS: Ban Johnson orders betting suppressed at all AL parks, a noble but futile gesture.

Weds, August 19th

Deacon Phillippe goes to 22-11 as he beats last year ROY Jim St. Vrain (10-12) and the Cubs. St. Vrain will again help the Pirates as he will defeat the Reds on 9-13 so that the Pirates can clinch the NL Pennant

At Philly utility man Shad Berry pitches his last game...but gets his 1st save, mainly playing LF Berry pitches 5 games this year...going 2-1 1 save and a 7.38 ERA

Kid Nichols beats former Cub and now Cardinal Bob Rhoads 14-3 to win his 18 of the year and get within 2 of Pud Galvin's 360 wins. Tom McCreery goes 3-4 with 2 rbis in the win. Mordecai Brown starting the game goes 3.2 perfect innings but leaves the game, but he will not miss a start

[Friday, August 21st[/i]

Vic Willis (17-10) wins his 4th straight since his trade to the White Sox, a 9-8 win over Doc Newton and the Tigers.

Harry Howell (17-13) wins over Al Orth (12-20) and the Nationals in a 5-0 SHO

Noodles Hahn wins his 22nd game versus 6 losses against Boston and Ted Breitenstein, who has lost 3 straight for the Beaneaters after his 3 hit SHO

Saturday, August 22nd

In his last start after coming back from the bullpen, Addie Joss 96-12) gets a 9-3 win over Wee Willie Sudhoff (12-17) and the Browns . Joss can only go 5.1 IP and allows 3 runs and 6 K's before he tires. Jesse Stovall pitches 3.2 of SHO ball to get the save

Sunday, August 23rd

Deacon Phillippe (23-11) defeats Mordecai Brown (13-16) who sets the Cardinal record for losses..6-2 . Honus Wagner goes 3-4 with 2 rbis and RF ALgie McBride hits his 7th HR, gets his 85th RBI in a 2-4 performance that has him sitting atop for the Triple Crown at .369-7-85

Monday, August 24th

The Pirates and Superbas play the longest game in Modern MLB history. The 15 inning game lasts 5 hours and 32 minutes Ed Phlps who goes 2-4 with 2 rbis is called a "rising star" and "best C in the game" by former Pirate C and now Philly manager Chief Zimmer.

Noodles Hahn gets his league leading 5th SHO beating Chicago and Case Patten in his 1st start for the Cubs 6-0

Chappie McFarland (12-14) loses to Roscoe Miller (12-13) and the Giants 3-0

Weds, August 26th

Rube Waddell (19-10) walks 1 and K's 7 and scatters 4 hits in a 6-0 win over Jack Chesbro and NY

Thursday, August 27th

Christy Mathewson beats Mordecai Brown 4-3

Friday, August 28th

IN THE NEWS: Cleveland and St. Louis (AL) players escape serious injury when their train derails near Napoleon, OH.


Saturday 8/29/1903 :

BOS: Jimmy Collins sets a new season AL-Record for Triples with 19!
CIN: Noodles Hahn sets a new season Cincinnati-Record for Wins with 24!

AUGUST AWARD
Monday 9/1/1903 :

American League-Pitcher of the Month:

Vic Willis (CHA)!
He had a record of 7-0 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 3.57 and 1 shutouts.

American League-Batter of the Month:
Nap Lajoie (CLE)!
He batted .450 in 120 AB, with 5 homers and 22 RBI.

National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Deacon Phillippe (PIT)!
He had a record of 7-1 in 8 games started, with an ERA of 1.52.

National League-Batter of the Month:
Jimmy Sheckard (BRO)!
He batted .388 in 103 AB, with 2 homers and 20 RBI.

[torzh]

:b Entertaining, Informative, and will help others such as myself recreate historical replays. Deadballers were great. I think at least half of them were unruly. For example Cy Seymour tackled his team mate when he ignored his hold sign at third, the runner still managed to get up and score. Not to mention all their off field fights. I have been reading SABR's baseball biography project, some very good stories in there.

[Carlton]

Thanks torzh...I threw in the good stories...at least I hope I did

September and the 1st US Championship

Tuesday, Sept 1st

Kid Nichols wins his 20th game and i sone behind Pud Galvin for 2nd on the all time list by beating the Cubs and Jim St.Vrain

Wednesday 9/2/1903 :

CIN: Noodles Hahn sets a new season NL-Record for Strikeouts with 233! But Hahn loses 6-2 against Philly and the Pirates win over McFarland and the Cardinals at the hands of Gus Dorner. The Pirates and Reds are now tied for 1st

Jesse Tannehill wins his 23rd game, against Detroit and Doc Newton (8-24)

but Cy Young wins his 30th of the year as the Pilgrims saty one game ahead of NY...Cy Young gets a 2-1 victory over A's rookie Chief Bender (13-12)...the 3rd time this year Young has beat the young phenom

Thursday, Sept 3rd

Rube Waddell back from being AWOL, scatters 3 hits 1 Bb and K's 10 in a 2-1 win over the Pilgrims.


On the heels of a string of rain-outs, Hudson sweeps Poughkeepsie (Class-C Hudson River League) in the 20th century's only quadruple header, winning by scores of 2-1, 6-4, 3-1 and 4-2. [As pointed out by several historians including Bill Deane, there was one in 1889.] Hall of Famer Dan Brouthers is a member of the Poughkeepsie team in that 1903 through 1905.


Saturday 9/5/1903 :

CHN: Jim St.Vrain pitches a 3-hit shutout against Brooklyn and Oscar 'flip flap" jones

Kid Nichols wins his 21st of the year and now is tied with Pud Galvin for 2nd on the all time win list.

Sunday 9/6/1903 :

DET: Sam Crawford sets a new season AL-Record for Triples with 19!

CIN: Noodles Hahn (25-7) pitches a 1-hit shutout against St. Louis and hard luck Chappie McFarland. Mike Grady breaks up the no hitter with a single in the 8th. Hahn walks 1 and K's 7

Cy Young wins his 31st and Jesse Tannehill his 24th as the Highlanders and Pilgrims stay deadlocked atop the AL

Wednesday 9/9/1903 :

PIT: Honus Wagner sets a new season NL-Record for Runs with 107!
PHI: Pop Williams sets a new season Philadelphia (N)-Record for Wins with 21!

Eddie Plank (21-12) beats Earl Moore (7-11) and the Naps. The A's on a late season surge get within 3 of Boston and NY.


Friday 9/11/1903 :

CHN: Johnny Evers sets a new season Chicago (N)-Record for Stolen Bases with 38!

Jake Weimer (20-17) beats the Reds
and Deacon Phllippe wins his 28th game and the pirates now have a 2 game lead over the Reds

Saturday 9/12/1903 :

PIT: Ginger Beaumont sets a new season NL-Record for RBI with 101!
PIT: Ginger Beaumont sets a new season Pittsburgh-Record for RBI with 101!

Friday, September 11th

A new National Agreement signed by the National Association of minor league clubs officially organizes professional baseball under one comprehensive set of rules.

Norwood Gibson wins for Boston over the White Sox
Harry Howell wins his 20th over the Browns and they both are deadlocked atop the AL

For the next 3 days...the Cubs will sweep the 1st place Reds knocking them out of the NL pennant.

The Cubs win today 5-1 and Joe Kelley gets tossed after a number of controvesial decisions by umpire Bob Caruthers...who was a member of the Cubs last year.

Saturday, Sept 12th

Jack Taylor (17-5) beats "Whoa" Bill Phillips (22-9) in yet another contoversial game. In the bottom of the 9th with one out Johnny Evers seems to be caught stealing with a perfect strike to 2b from Bill Bergen to Tom "Tido" Daly. The umpire calls safe and Joe Kelley is ejected for the 2nd straight day...as is Tom Daly who must be escorted off the field by police as he lunges at the umpire. Davy Jones will pop up for the 2nd out. Frank Chance will walk and Jack McCarthy will hit a double on a 3-2 pitch, the 3rd ball also being argued by Phillips as a strike, scoring Johnny Evers for the 9-8 win

Ed Doheny wins his 11th over the Giants and the Pirates go 3 games ahead of the Reds...

Jack Chesbro whitewashes the Browns for his 13th win, but Bill Dineen, a disappointment last year for Boston wins his 24th over the White Sox keeping them deadlocked atop the AL. George Wright of the A's wins his 8th over Happy Townsed and the Nationals to get within 1 of both.

Sunday, Sept 13th

Jim St. Vrain who has lost 4 decisions against the Pirates this year, goes to 3-0 for the year over the Reds...so grateful are the Pirates that they trade for St. Vrain in the offseason. The Cubs sweep the reds in this 10-3 win...kocking them out of any hope for the pennant. Noodles Hahn...who should have pitched the 1st game was day to day and thus skipped in the rotation, Joe Kelley thought he would need him healthy for the last week.

Monday, Sept 14th

Noodles hahn wins his 27th over the Beaneaters but Gus Dorner, traded for Kaiser Wilhelm in July...is 8-5 for the Pirates...8-7 overall and pitches an 8-3 gem over Chappie McFarland who falls to 12-19 on a terrible cardinals team

Tuesday, Sept 15th

Sunny Jack Suthoff in only his 5th game whitewashes the Beaneaters 4-0, but it will be in vain as Pittsburgh ace Deacon Phillippe wins his 29th over Stan Yerkes and the Cardinals (12-20) 2-1 to CLINCH THE PENNANT

Clark Griffith wins his 12th over the White Sox but Cy Young wins his 33rd game over the Browns, the Pilgrims are 2.5 games behind the Highlanders after losing the 1st two games against the Browns

Weds, Sept 16th

Jack Chesbro wins his 14th and the Highlanders sweep the White Sox in a 4 game set

But Bill Dineen beats the Browns and John Deering (6-14) for his 25th win. Buck Freeman goes 3-4 2 runs 2 rbis in the win

Thursday, Sept 17th

Pop Williams (23-12) gets the Phillies record for wins as he beats Mordecai Brown (13-22) in a 10-1 rout. the Cardinals with the leagues worst offense only manages 4 hits

Norwood Gibson comes through for the Pilgrims as NY has the day off and squeeks a win 4-3 over the Browns


Friday, September 18th

IN THE NEWS: In the absence of official sanction, the presidents of the pennant-winning clubs sign an agreement to meet in a best-of-9 series for the championship.
The Pirates clinch the pennant tomorrow.

Barney Wolfe (11-9) gets blown out by Red Donahue and the Naps 8-3 the Highlanders commit 5 errors including the 55th of Kid Elberfields season. Only 3 of the 8 runs are earned for Wolfe

Long Tom Hughes of Boston gets the Pilgrims within one as Boston has good luck on its side as they face the last place Tigers for a 3 game set. Hughes (14-20) pitches his best game of the season as he allows 7 hits 2 runs 1 BB and 7 Ks in the CG. Mal Eason (13-15) walks 4 with no K's. Patsy Dougherty who will finish 3rd in RBIS behind Keeler and Scoops Carey has 2 for the win.

CHA: Doc White pitches a 3-hit shutout against Philadelphia (A)!!
WS1: Scoops Carey sets a new season Washington-Record for Doubles with 46!
NY1: Jack Doyle sets a new season New York (N)-Record for Doubles with 30!


Saturday, Sept 19th

Kaiser Wilhelm (11-10) wins a 5-4 game in the 10th over NY and reliever Doc McJames
Nap Lajoie battling Jesse Burkett for the AL batting title goes 2-6 to fall to .363

Cy Young pitching like a man possessed gets his 34th and final win of the regular season to wind up 379 victories at the start of 1904, he beats MLB record holder Frank Kitson who losses his 28th of the year 7-2. Candy Longshanks LaChance goes 2-4 with 2 rbis to tie the Pilgrims and Highlanders for 1st place with one game to go

Jesse Burkett goes 2-3 in aBrowns win over the Nationals to go atop of Nap Lajoie .367 to .363

Deacon Phillippe misses his chance at 30 wins as Dummy Taylor and the Giants beat the Bucs 5-4

Sunday, Sept 20th

Rube Waddell allows 2 hits, 0BBs and K's 11 in his best performance of his career, Connie MAck said later that he told Rube that if he finished off on a good note, he'd give him a $50 bonus. Roy Patterson after a great 1901 campaign goes to 9-15 with a 5.14 ERA

At League PArk in Cleveland, Harry Kane is an odd choice to strat this crucial game, but it would make no difference as Bill Bernhard (19-16) pitches a brillant SHO allowing 5 hits walking 1 and striking out 5. Nap Lajoie goes 3-4 2 rbis to get to .365 within .002 points of Burkett for the AL Batting title.

Bill Dineen takes the mound against Doc Newton of the Tigers...and Candy LaChance sticking it to the Highlanders again goes 3-4 with 3 rbis to CLINCH THE ALL PENNANT for the Pilgrims on the last day of the season!!!

Pittsburgh's 12-game winner Ed Doheny, still suffering from bouts of paranoia, leaves the team after his 8-7 loss against Jack Cronin (8-4) and the Giants and is escorted home to Massachusetts by his brother. During the World Series, Doheny will be committed to the Danvers Insane Asylum after knocking his male nurse unconscious. At the age of 26, his major league career SEEMS to be over. The other story is Algie McBride who hit .242 for the Reds in 1901, then .296 as a PT player for the Giants in 1902...McBride is the MVP of the Pirates as he finishes at .370...26 points over teammate Ginger Beaumont, 7 HRS 2 behind Mike Grady and Sam Mertes, and 103 RBIS...7 behind Ginger Beumont to almost grab the triple crown. McGraw who released McBride on April 21st of this year stated that it was "The worst mistake I ever made"

Thursday, Sept 24th
IN THE NEWS: The seasonal contracts for Boston players expire and owner Killilea offers a two week extension to cover the World Series. This offer is later increased to head off a players' strike.

IN THE NEWS: The first modern World Series game, also called "Championship of the United States," is played at Boston's Huntington Street park before 16,242.
Cy Young and Deacon Phillippe are tied 1-1 until the top of the 7th. Tommy Leach bunts for a hit...Young retires 1B Sam Dungan and Honus Wagner...Fred Clarke singles sending Leach to 3rd...then Ginger Beaumont rips the 1st pitch to RF and scores both men on a triple. Candy LaChance adds an RBI in the 8th but Stahl, PArent and Collins go down in order as The Pirates win 3-2

Tommy Leach is the 1st batter in WS history
Beamont hits the 1st 3b
Honus Wagner gets the 1st hit and SB
Deacon Phillippe has the 1st win, Cy Young the 1st loss
Candy LaChance has the first 2b and rbi


Friday, Sept 25th

Bill Dineen gets the win over Gus Dorner 6-5 Jimmy Collins goes 2-5 with 2 rbis and Honus Wagner goes 1-3 2 bb 2 runs and a sb. Ginger Beumont drives in 3

In the first City Series between the Chicago White Sox and the Chicago Nationals, Jack Taylor shuts out the Sox, 11–0, on three hits at the West Side Grounds. The Colts win the next two games, but Taylor will lose his next three starts and the series will end tied at seven apiece on October 15. Sox owner Charles Comiskey is willing to play it out but the Colts Jim Hart is not (according to historian Benton Stark). Hart is convinced that Taylor lost his games deliberately for money and will trade the star in two months.

Tuesday, Sept 29th

Deacon Phillippe gets his 2nd win over Cy Young. 2-1 with a crowd of 18,801 watching Deacon walks 0 with 3 k's and scatters 5 hits. Young walks 0 and scatters 7 hits with 3 K's. Tommy Leach is the catalyst for this game as he goes 2-4 with the game winning run in the bottom of the 8th as he steals 3rd base and Sam Dungan drives him in.

Weds, Sept 30th

Bill Dineen blanks Gus Dorner and the Pirates 5-0. Collins goes 3-5 and C Duke Farrell drives in 4 rbis. Wagner goes hitless but steals his 3rd base of the Series...he is hitting .188. Dineen scatters 4 hits 0BB and K's 3

Duke Farrell has the first 4 rbis game in WS history

Thursday, October 1st

In a high scoring 15-9 affair, Boston goes up 3 games to 2 as Buck Freeman slugs 2 doubles and drives in 3 but is injured running the bases. Jimmy Collins goes 4-6 with 3 runs and 3 rbis to raise his WS avg to .435. Norwood Gibson goes the whole 9 but Sam Leever gets knocked out of the box after 4. Honus Wagner goes 2-5 2 rbis for the Pirates.

Freeman has 2 2bs

Monday, October 5th

Cy Young loses his 3rd game to Gus Dorner 10-9 as Wagner goes 4-4 with 4 runs and 3 stolen bases. Fred Clarke goes 3-5 2 runs 3 rbis. Cy Young with Buck Freeman out...is his own offense as he sets the Ws single game rbis record with 5

Cy Young has 5 rbi
Honus Wagner has 4 hits, 4 runs 3 sbs
Candy LaChance has 4 hits


[I]Tuesday, October 6th[/b]

Deacon Phillippe gets his 3rd win over Bill Dineen 8-7. Dineen gives up 16 hits and Phillippe gives up 12. Collins and LaChance go 3-5. Wagner gets his 7 Sb of the series and Beumont gets his 9th rbi

Pittsburgh goes up 4-2...and they head back to Pittsburgh

Friday, October 9th

IN THE NEWS: The World Series is postponed because of cold weather.

Saturday, October 10th

It takes 12 innings 7 pitchers and 5:21 hours for the Pirates to win the 1st ever World Series. Cy Young gives up 5 runs in 8 IP. Dorner gives up 5, 3 earned in 8. Gus Thompson pitches 2 innings for the win and George Winter gives up the game winning 3 run HR to Tommy Leach. Leach who batted .317 with 5 runs 2 Sbs and this heroic HR the 1st in WS history is named the 1st WS MVP!!!

THE PIRATES WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Batting, Postseason Batting last Week 
 
Name G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS 
J. Sebring 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 
B. Veil 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 
C. Ritchey 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 
D. Phillippe 3 11 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 .364 .333 .545 .879 
S. Dungan 8 36 13 3 0 0 6 6 0 6 0 2 0 .361 .342 .444 .787 
H. Wagner 8 36 12 1 1 0 4 7 3 3 0 0 0 .333 .385 .417 .801 
T. Leach 8 41 13 0 0 1 6 5 1 4 0 0 0 .317 .333 .390 .724 
F. Clarke 8 35 11 0 0 0 6 7 2 1 0 0 0 .314 .351 .314 .666 
O. Krueger 8 33 10 3 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 .303 .343 .394 .737 
H. Smith 8 30 9 1 0 0 4 4 1 2 0 2 0 .300 .303 .333 .636 
G. Beaumont 8 34 10 2 2 0 9 2 0 0 2 0 0 .294 .278 .471 .748 
A. McBride 8 33 8 1 1 0 3 4 1 2 0 0 1 .242 .286 .333 .619 
K. Bransfield 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 
E. Phelps 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 
S. Leever 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 
J. Marshall 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 
C. Case 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 
G. Dorner 4 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 
 
Pitching, Postseason 
 
Name G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K 
D. Phillippe 3 3 3 0 0 3.00 27.0 25 10 9 3 8 
S. Leever 1 1 0 1 0 13.50 4.0 11 10 6 0 1 
E. Doheny 2 0 0 0 0 7.72 2.1 3 2 2 0 1 
G. Dorner 4 4 1 2 0 5.13 33.1 41 24 19 12 10 
C. Case 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.1 2 0 0 1 1 
G. Thompson 2 0 1 0 1 3.00 3.0 3 1 1 1 1 
B. Veil 1 0 0 0 0 3.86 2.1 2 3 1 1 0 
 
Batting, Postseason Batting last Week 
 
Name G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS 
C. LaChance 8 29 17 5 1 0 7 9 3 0 0 0 0 .586 .625 .828 1.453 
N. Gibson 1 4 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 .500 .400 .500 .900 
J. O'Brien 5 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .600 .750 1.350 
J. Collins 8 40 18 2 0 0 8 11 1 1 0 0 0 .450 .463 .500 .963 
C. Young 4 11 4 0 1 0 6 1 0 3 0 2 0 .364 .308 .545 .853 
M. McIntyre 3 12 4 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 .333 .333 .417 .750 
A. Smith 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 
B. Freeman 6 23 7 2 0 0 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 .304 .304 .391 .696 
P. Dougherty 8 34 9 0 1 0 6 5 2 2 1 0 0 .265 .297 .324 .621 
F. Parent 8 34 7 2 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 3 2 .206 .268 .265 .533 
D. Farrell 8 31 6 1 0 1 7 5 2 2 1 0 1 .194 .257 .323 .580 
H. Ferris 8 29 5 1 0 0 2 4 0 2 0 2 1 .172 .188 .207 .394 
C. Stahl 8 34 5 2 0 0 4 3 6 7 0 1 0 .147 .268 .206 .474 
P. Graham 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 
B. Dineen 3 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 
 
Pitching, Postseason 
 
Name        G GS W L SV    ERA    IP HA R ER BB K 
C. Young    4 4    0 3 0     5.18 33.0 43 20 19 1 20 
B. Dineen    3 3   2 1 0     3.76 26.1 31 13 11 5 8 
T. Hughes   2 0    0 0 0     0.00 2.0 2 0 0 1 3 
N. Gibson    1 1   1 0 0     8.00 9.0 14 9 8 3 3 
R. Denzer    1 0   0 0 0    0.00 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 
G. Winter    2 0   0 1 0   20.26 1.1 2 3 3 1 1

YEARLY AWARDS

Sunday 10/11/1903 :

American League Rookie of the Year:
Patsy Flaherty (CHA)!
He had a record of 15-16 with an ERA of 3.03 and 3 shutouts.
In 33 games started, he pitched 290.2 innings, fanning 76 and walking 68 batters.

National League Rookie of the Year:
Jake Weimer (CHN)!
He had a record of 22-17 with an ERA of 2.76 and 5 shutouts.
In 40 games started, he pitched 349.1 innings, fanning 200 and walking 103 batters.

American League Pitcher of the Year:
Cy Young (BOS)!
He had a record of 34-7 with an ERA of 2.01 and 3 shutouts.
In 42 games started, he pitched 376 innings, fanning 227 and walking 35 batters.

American League Most Valuable Player:
Nap Lajoie (CLE)!
He batted .365 in 550 AB, with 11 homers and 78 RBI.

National League Pitcher of the Year:
Deacon Phillippe (PIT)!
He had a record of 29-12 with an ERA of 2.69 and 3 shutouts.
In 41 games started, he pitched 358.1 innings, fanning 112 and walking 51 batters.

National League Most Valuable Player:
Algie McBride (PIT)!
He batted .370 in 487 AB, with 7 homers and 103 RBI.

American League Gold Glove Winners:
Pitcher: Jesse Tannehill (NYA)
Catcher: Ossee Schreckengost (PHA)
First Base: John Ganzel (NYA)
Second Base: Nap Lajoie (CLE)
Third Base: Joe Yeager (DET)
Shortstop: Bobby Wallace (SLA)---3rd straight
Leftfield: Kip Selbach (WS1)-------2nd straight
Centerfield: Fielder Jones (CHA)----1st in center had the RF award 1901-02
Rightfield: Sam Crawford (DET)

National League Gold Glove Winners:
Pitcher: Ed Murphy (SLN)
Catcher: John Warner (NY1)
First Base: Jake Beckley (CIN)
Second Base: Cupid Childs (BSN)---2nd straight
Third Base: Tommy Leach (PIT)----2nd straight
Shortstop: Bill Dahlen (BRO)
Leftfield: Jimmy Sheckard (BRO)
Centerfield: Roy Thomas (PHI)------3rd straight
Rightfield: Irv Waldron (BRO)

OFFENSIVE + DEFENSIVE RECORDS BROKEN

DET-Sam Crawford---20 triples (Bill Keister-BLA- 19-1901)
CHA-Fred Isbell------59 SB's (breaks his own record)
BOS-Cy Young------34 wins (breaks own record)
DET-Frank Kitson----28 losses (Snake Wiltse-PHA- 24 1902)
PHA-Weldon hanley---6 rookie saves (ties Cy Vorhees-WAS-1902)
NYG-John McGraw----82 Strikeouts (Frank Chance-79-1902)
DET-D.McGuire------51.90 RTO%
BSN-P.Moran-------92 C-Assists
SLN-M.Grady-------16 C errors
BRO-H.Hearne------45 RTO
BRO-H.Hearne------55 Passed Balls (a record that may never be broken)
BOS-T,Hughes------17 wild pitches
CIN-B.Phillips------- 24 Hit Batsmen (BTW Chick Fraser plunked 46 in 1901)
PIT-D.Phillippe------36 P Putouts
PHI-H.Iburg---------96 P Assists, 127 P Total Chances, .992 F%
PHA-H.Davis--------1786 1b PO, 1967 TC (H.Davis holds most AL 1b records)
STL-A.Nichols-------21 NL 1b errors
PHA-L.Cross--------530 3B AL TC (own record) 43 DP
DET-J.Yeager------.966 AL 3B F%
PIT-T.Leach-------106 3b PO, 528 TC
BRO-S.Strang------46 3b double plays
BSN-E.Gremminger---.954 3b F%
PHA-M.Cross--------596 SS Assists
STL-J.Burke--------64 SS errors
NYG-S.Mertes------300 LF PO, 338 TC, 29 errors
BRO-J.Sheckard----16 LF Assists, 6 DP's
CHA-F.Jones--------5 CF Dp's ....965 F%
PIT-G.Beaumont-----19 CF assists..5 dp's
SLA-C.Hemphill------20 RF Assists, 4 Dp's
CIN-M.Donlin-------28 RF Errors

[Carlton]

1904 OFFSEASON

Wednesday, November 11th

IN THE NEWS: Jimmy Collins signs a contract to manage the Pilgrims for three years. They will be called the Pilgrims, then the Red Sox during his tenure.

The Highlanders trade St, Louis native Jack O'Connor to the Browns for Swede "Honest" John Anderson

Tuesday, November 17th
IN THE NEWS: Chicago Cubs SS Joe Tinker tells an interviewer that it is "impossible to fix" a ML baseball game.

Saturday, December 12th

IN THE NEWS: During the post-season City Series in Chicago, the Cubs veteran Jack Taylor is chided for losing three games to the White Stockings and Cubs president John Hart is convinced that gambling was involved. Taylor is traded to the St. Louis Cardinals with rookie C Larry McLean for pitcher Mike O'Neill and a righthander who was 13-22 in his first season, Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown.

Continuing efforts to build a winner in New York, John McGraw acquires 34-year-old SS Bill Dahlen from Brooklyn in exchange for pitcher Jack Cronin and iron-fingered but runs streak record holder SS Charlie Babb. McGraw says this is the trade that makes the Giants into winners. Many cite his release of Algie McBride as criticism for this trade.

Friday, December 18th

IN THE NEWS: At the league meeting, Ban Johnson is reelected American League president and given a raise to $10,000. Also, the AL votes to allow coaches at 3B and 1B at all times: till now, only one coach was permitted except if there were two or more base runners. The AL also institutes the "foul strike" rule, used by the National League since 1901: a foul will be counted as a strike unless there are already two strikes.

Sunday, December 20th

IN THE NEWS: With 362 career wins, pitcher Kid Nichols signs as player/ manager of the Cardinals.

In an unpopular trade in Boston and New York, the Pilgrims send Long Tom Hughes (14-20) to the Highlanders for lefty Jesse Tannehill. Boston fans speak up and state "Are we gonna ship ALL our good pitchers to NY from now on?" While NY fans are happy that Tannehill, 25-12 on the year but 5 of those losses in the heat of the pennant race, is gone....they object to Hughes and his 20 losses.

Monday, January 4th

IN THE NEWS: The Highlanders announce plans to play on Sundays at Ridgewood Park on Long Island, but the Brooklyn club objects. Sunday games are legal in Detroit, St. Louis, Chicago, and Cincinnati.

Friday, January 22nd

IN THE NEWS: William H. Yawkey, the 28-year-old heir to a lumber and mining fortune, buys the Detroit Tigers from S.F. Angus for $50,000.

Saturday, January 23rd

IN THE NEWS: The Highlanders send pitchers Long Tom Hughes and Barney Wolfe (11-9) to Washington for Al Orth (15–20). Hughes came to New York in December swap with the Boston Pilgrims, who received Jesse Tannehill.

Monday, February 1st

IN THE NEWS: The Cards purchase veteran first baseman Jake Beckley (.321 3 HRS 95 rbis) from the Cincinnati Reds.

Sunday, February 21st

IN THE NEWS: The Yankees purchase 40-year-old Deacon McGuire from the Detroit Tigers.

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Indepthness is scary.

[Carlton]

1ST HALF 1904

Sunday, April 17th

At Robinson Field, Bill Hoffer, 12-12 with the World Champ Pirates, has the game of his life...allowing 2 hits, 3 BB's striking out 7 as he beats the John Malarkey and the Beaneaters. John Farrell walks 4 times in 4 PA. and Hoffer himself drives in the winning run.

Monday, April 18th

Deacon Phillippe wins his 1st of the year in a 9-1 Pirate win over the Cards. Fred Clarke drives in 2...and Jake Beckley gets his 2500th career hit by going for 2-4 with 2 rbis Jake Beckley is 6th on the career hit list...ahead of Billy Hamilton and behind Hugh Duffy

Tuesday, April 19th

Rube Waddell allows only 3 hits, 1 BB and K's 7 in a 1-0 win over the Naps and Kaiser Wilhelm. An error by Harold Bemis...allows the only run to score, but Bemis extends his hit streak to 11.

Chappie McFarland, now with the Beaneaters wins his 2nd of the year over rookie Red Ames and the Giants 10-5. 2B Cupid Childs is 0-2 with 4 BBs and a run. C Pat Moran hits his 1st HR of the year and drives in 5

Thursday, April 21st

PHI: Ham Iburg 21-16 with a 2.81 for the Phillies last year, wins his 2nd of the year and his 8th consecutive decision. Iburg scatters 3 hits walks 0 and K's 3. Sherry Magee walks 3, scores 2 runs...Bill Keister goes 2 for 5 with 2 rbis.

Friday, April 22nd

Christy Mathewson allows 3 hits walks 1 and strikesout 3 in his 1st win. 53yr old Jim O'Rourke goes 3 for 3

Less than 2 miles away...Harry Howell walks 4 and strikesout 5 but allows no hits..Harry Howell becomes the 2nd man to PITCH A NO-HITTER. Newly acquired John Anderson, Willie Keeler and Dave Fultz each drive in 2..in the 11-0 romp of Ed Siever (0-2) and the Browns. Harry Howell will go 9-1 in his next ten starts

Saturday, April 23rd

Oscar Jones throws a 3 hitter, walking 0 and striking out 1 in defeating rookie Red Ames (0-2) and the Giants . Ames walks 5 batters and former Superba Bill Dahlen lets the winning run score on a bobble. Since the trade, Babb is hitting .185 and Dahlen .150

Rube Waddell walks 3, K's 10 over the Pilgrims and Jesse Tannehill. Tannehill 25-12 for the second place Highlanders last year is not living up to expectations with his 0-2 5.88 ERA. Lave Cross goes 2-3,with 2 rbis hitting the 2000th of his career Lave Cross is 21st on the career list in the 4-2 win

Sunday, April 24th

Browns rookie Fred Glade pitches a 3 hitter, walking 0 and K'ing 3 over "The Curvless Wonder" Al Orth and the 1st place NY Highlanders

Monday, April 25th

Reds Ace Noodles Hahn beats up on his favorite whipping boys, the St.Louis Cardinals...Hahn pitches a 1 hitter, walking 2 and K'ing 6. Bill Hoffer of the Cards has his defense fail him again. Even with a 0.36 ERA Hoffer falls to 1-2. Hahn is now 3-0 with a 1.00 ERA

Tuesday, April 26th

IN THE NEWS: Ty Cobb makes his professional debut for Augusta (South Atlantic League), hitting a double and HR in an 8-7 loss to Columbus.

Friday, April 29th

ADDIE JOSS IS BACK Joss pitches 10 innings allowing only 2 hits and 1 walk K'ing 4, beating until now undeafeted White Sox rookie Ed Walsh. Joss is now 2-1 with a 1.78 ERA while Walsh only allows one run and K's 7 but the Sox commit 5 errors in the 1-0 loss

Saturday, April 30th

Cy Young wins his 4th of the year to raise his win streak to 13 games dating from last year. He beats his nemesis Eddie Plank, who has never beaten Cy Young (0-7 since 1901) Jimmy Collins as usual in Young's starts is the offense as he goes 2-4 with 2 rbis. Plank has a 5.56 ERA and is 0-4 on the year

The Cubs Clarence Currie needs a SHO 3 hitter to get his 1st win (1-3 2.29 ERA) Currie will only have 2.1 run support per game going 4-9 by the end of May

APRIL AWARDS
Saturday 5/1/1904 :

American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Rube Waddell (PHA)!
He had a record of 3-0 in 3 games started, with an ERA of 1.00 and 1 shutouts.

American League-Batter of the Month:
Jesse Burkett (SLA)!
He batted .392 in 51 AB, with 0 homers and 4 RBI.

National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Bill Hoffer (SLN)!
He had a record of 2-2 in 4 games started, with an ERA of 0.53 and 1 shutouts.

National League-Batter of the Month:
Jim Delahanty (BSN)!
He batted .333 in 57 AB, with 0 homers and 9 RBI.

Monday, May 2nd

The Cubs Jake Weimer, last years's ROY and MLB record holder for scorless innings...goes against Whoa Bill Phillips and the Reds. Phillips was 20-10 2.91 ERA for the and place Reds last year. Weimer throws 3 hit ball but walks 3 and 2 errors by the Cubs is enough to give Bill Phillips the win as he scatters 2 hits, 2 walks and K's 2 in the whitewash. Cy Seymour extends his hitting streak to 18 games and is leading the NL with a .463 BA

At The Polo Grounds, a different type of game is taking place as the Phillies and Giants commit 4 errors a piece... 3 by player/manager John McGraw. The phillies hit 3 triples off Red Ames who falls to 0-4 in the 14-2 Philly win

[i]Friday, May 6th/i]

Ed Walsh and Rube Waddell face off for the 1st time, and Walsh walks away the winner in the 2-1 contest at Columbia Park.

Sunday, May 8th

Cy Young and Addie Joss square off in Cleveland and for only the 2nd time...Addi Joss comes out the victor beating Young 4-3. Cy Young's loss (5-1) snaps his 14 game win streak dating back to last year. Rookie Nap SS Terry Turner is the hero with a 3 run triple in the first and Cy Young allows only one more hit the next 8 innings but 3 errors lead to the 4th an deciding run. LaChance has all 3 rbis for the Pilgrims . Joss is now 4-1 this year

Deacon Phillipe wins his 6th of the year and 10th in a row against the Beaneaters and Chappie McFarland. Last years MVP Algue McBride, hitting only .205 this year comes alive with a 3-5 3 rbis game

Sunday, May 9th
The Nationals Steve Brodie goes 2-4 the 2nd his 2000th career hit Steve Brodie is 20th on the all time list Davey Dunkle 3-4 gets the win over Andly Coakley 3-1 and the A's..5-4

Pittsburgh starter Jim St. Vrain 13-14 for the Cubs last year scatters 3 hits in a 2-0 win over John Malarkey and the Beaneaters. honus Wagner goes 3-4

Friday, May 15th

Harry Howell of the Highlanders pitches his 2nd consecutive SHO to go to a perfect 7-0 on the season. Bill Bermhard takes the loss in the 6-0 NY win.

Saturday, May 14th

Great pitching games always happen against the Browns...and Rube Waddell knows it...he pitches a 1 hit SHO over them and rookie Fred Glade. Rube walks 3 and K's 12, he also goes 1-4 with a 2 rbi double.Saturday, May 14th

IN THE NEWS: In Chicago's 5-0 loss to Brooklyn, Chicago OF Jack McCarthy sprains an ankle by stepping on the umpire's long-handle broom at home plate. NL President Pulliam orders arbiters henceforward to use pocket-sized whisk brooms for housekeeping at home. The AL will comply next year.

Sunday, May 15th

Noodles Hahn pitches his 2nd SHO of the year a 3 hitter against John Malarkey and the Beaneaters. Reds SS Tommy The Cork Corcoran drives in 4 in the 8-0 win.

Tuesday, May 17th

Jesse Tannehill wins his 4th in a row, this time a 3 hit SHO of Doc Newton and Detroit. Peaches Graham who will be released next week and play for the Superbas the rest of the year goes 3-4 with 3 rbis.

Long Bopb Ewing, 15-19 last year for the Reds...blanks the Phillies on 1 hit beating rookie hurler Ray Caldwell

Friday, May 20th
IN THE NEWS: In St, Louis, the first-place Giants provoke a protest in winning 3-1 )2-1 IRL) , with a pair in the 4th (9th) off starter Jack Taylor 2-7 on the year. John McGraw, playing 3rd (pinch running after a single by Jack Warner) after a walk, scores on a single by Roger Bresnahan. As McGraw rounded 3B, with 1B coach Gilbert following him, the entire Giant team collects along the 3B line yelling, St. Louis 1B Jake Beckley complains to the ump about it and, when one of the Giants dashes to home from the coach's box, Beckley fires to an uncovered home plate, thinking it is Bresnahan trying to score. Which he then does for the win. St. Louis manager Kid Nichols protests the game, claiming, correctly, that the players left the bench in violation of rule 56, section 17. The rule states: "if one or more members of the team at bat stand or collect around a base for which a base runner is trying, thereby confusing the fielding side and adding to the difficult of making such play, the base runner shall be declared out for the interference of his teammate or teammates." NL president Pulliam rejects the complaint and many fans and writers agree, saying the protest is unmanly, as noted by historian Benton Stark (The Year They Called off the World Series). Dummy Taylor gets the win to go to 5-1 on the year

Addie Joss scatters 4 hits but get sthe loss when an error by Nap Lajoie cause Bill Coughlin to go from 1st to 3rd. SS Billy Clingman then drives him in. Bob Wicker who irritates the Cleveland fans scatters 4 hits int he whitewash to get his 7th win. Many fans begin counting when Wicker gets the ball and some pitches they reach 15 seconds, before he throws.

In Boston, Cy Young loses an unchartiristic 4th in a row, giving up 6 runs, 4 earned, 1 Bb and 4 K's against hated rivals the Highlanders and The Curvless Wonder AL Orth...who was traded for Long Tom Hughes. Willie Keeler goes 2-4 with 2 rbis to give him 23 on the year.

Saturday, May 21st

Detroit hurler Doc Newton who is used to having good games thrown against him...scatters 3 hits in a 1-0 win over the 3rd place A's

Sunday, May 22th

Harry Howell wins his 9th of the year ina 5-4 win over Norwood Gibson...and the Highlanders sweep their rivals the Pilgrims to go 5 ahead of them in the AL

Pop Williams 23-12 for the Phillies last year wins his 7th over Sam Leever and the pirates, in a 7 hit SHO...1-0 win. Philadephia leapfrogs Pittsburgh to gain 1st place in the NL

Tuesday, May 24th

Cy Young snaps his losing streak at 4, beating the last place Tigers 6-0. Cy Young pitches his 3rd SHO of the year. Cy Young has 51 Shutouts in his career 5 behind career leader Pud Galvin-56. The loser Frank Kitson...who lost a MLB record 28 last year is pitching well at 6-3

Amos Rusie wins his 6th of the year against Dummy Taylor and the Giants ina 3-1 win. Amos Rusie who is second in career strikeouts with 2,193 behin Tim Keefe with 2,562..may never get that mark but with this win he needs 11 to get to 300. He is 8th on the career Win list

Clarence Currie of the Cubs wins only his 3rd win and is now 3-8 on the year...a 2-0 win over Philly All 3 wins came at the hands of a SHO but Currie's next start he will win after allowing 1 run.


Thursday, May 26th

Rube Waddell fans 15 batters against New York (A), and 6 straight but loses to Harry Howell who is now a perfect 10-0 in 10 innings. Rube walked all 5 of his batters at the top of the 9th...he allowed 8 hits. Dave Fultz hit a triple in the 10th to clear the bases. Howell only allowed 3 hits and 2 walks...spoiling Waddell's performance

Saturday, May 28th

Jack Cronin of Brooklyn allows 3 hits, K's 3 and walks 1 in beating Amos Rusie and the 3rd place Reds 4-0. Charlie Babb, brought over in the same trade as Cronin, goes 2-3 with 2 rbis and raises his average to .326

Journeyman Burt Hustling who only pitched 2 games and 1.1 ininngs last year goes to a perfect 5-0 for the cardinals in a 4-3 win over Dummy Taylor and the Giants . SS Bill Dahlen who was supposed to bring McGraw the pennat goes 0-2 with 2 walks to drop his average to a paltry .239. Jimmy Burke and Dave Brain drive in 2...but Burke the record holder for errors by a SS commits his 24th of the year.

Sunday, May 29th

Bill Reidy allows just 2 hits to Cincinnatti to go to 7-4 on the season. Reidy is the NL ERA leader with 1.26

Tuesday, May 31st

Cy Seymour walks 4 times as the Reds snap a 4 game losing streak beating league leading Philadelphia 10-2. Ham Iburg walks 12 overall and Noodles Hahn wins his 8th. 3b Harry Steinfeldt drive in 4 runs

MAY AWARDS
Tuesday 6/1/1904 :

American League-Pitcher of the Month
Harry Howell(NYA)
He had a record of 6-1 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 1.43 and 3 shutouts.

National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Bill Reidy (BRO)!
He had a record of 6-1 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 0.97 and 2 shutouts.

American League-Batter of the Month
Jimmy Collins (BOS)
He batted .405 in 116 AB, with 2 homers and 28 RBI.

National League-Batter of the Month:
Charlie Babb (BRO)!
He batted .321 in 109 AB, with 0 homers and 14 RBI.


AL STANDINGS NL STANDINGS
NYA 27-17 PHN 23-18
WAS 25-17 NYN 24-19
SLA 25-21 PIT 24-10
PHA 21-22 BRO 21-21
BOS 21-23 BSN 22-23
CHA 20-25 CIN 20-23
CLE 19-24 CHN 18-22
DET 17-26 STN 19-25

SLA-Tom Leahy has a .389 AVG (1st)
BOS-Jimmy Collins TRIPLE CROWN ALERT .381 (2nd) 4HRS 39 rbis (1st)
PIT-Honus Wagner- .335 30 rbis
CHN-Jack McCarthy .338

Thursday, June 2nd

In their 3rd meeting, but first as a Cub...Mordecai Brown loses his 3rd straight to Mathewson. a 3-2 NY win. Ed Delahanty who jumped to the Giants succesfully this offseason, goes 1-4 with an rbi double.


Rube Waddell sets the AL K mark by sitting down 17 Browns, but is pulled after the 9th of the 5-3 Browns win. Rookie Fred Glade goes the full 11 for his 9th win

Sunday, June 5th

Cy Young beats Barney Wolfe and the Nationals 5-4 completing the sweep getting within 4 of the AL lead.

Sam Crawford hits 2 HRS off of rookie Frank "Piano Mover" Smith to leap over Jimmy Collins to take the AL HR lead at 5

IN THE NEWS: In the ender of the battle for first place at the Polo Grounds, Deacon Phillippe (Christy Mathewson IRL) wins his 10th against 2 losses ( pitches a brilliant one-hitter to beat Chicago, 5-0.) over the Giants. The other action is provided by ump Charlie Zimmer, who ejects Sam Mertes on a strike call. He also thumbs John McGraw, coaching at 3B, to the bench, and sends Dummy Taylor, the 1B coach, to the clubhouse. One wag said later that Taylor was making too much noise. LOL
This is Pittsburgh 5th straight win and they take over 1st place.

Weds, June 8th

Davey Dunkle wins his 10th of the year as the Nationals take over 1st place from the Highlanders with a .5 game lead.

Thursday, June 9th

Cy Young pitches a brillant 1 hit 1 BB SHO over the Naps...ironically it is Nap Lajoie who gets the lone hit...Elmer Flick walks once and gets hit 2x by Young. Cy is also the offense as he goes 2-3 with 2 rbis and a walk in Crossfire Earl Morre's 1st start

Friday, June 10th

In a huge blow for the White Sox, Doc White on the last out on his 2nd win, a 7-2 win over the A's...a line drive by A's C Doc Powers hit him square ont he jaw...after visiting a Doctor, he will miss the season with glaucoma...a totally unrelated injury. White Sox manager was flabergasted and asked "What the hell is Glaucoma?" White will miss all of 1904

Bill Reidy pitches his 4th SHO of the year...a 1-0 win over Boston and Chappie McFarland (8-9)

Sunday, June 12th

Davey Dunkle wins his 11th for the 1st place NAtionals a 1-0 win over Jack Powell (8-7) and the Browns. 2b Larry Schlafly PH in the 9th, hits a double then steals 3rd and home for the lone run.

Amos Rusie wins his 8th over the Cardinals and Joe Corbett (6-6) and now has 291 wins for his career

Rube Waddell walks 1 and K's 10 as the A's beat the Pilgrims 3-1. Jesse Tannehill loses his 6th straight and needs to be escorted from Huntington Grounds. Rube taunts Cy Young from the mound egging him on the meet him They will meet...in dramatic fashion on the 21st

Tuesday, June 14th

Mike Lynch (3-1) beats the Reds and Claude Elliot (0-3) to win its 7th straight and 16 of its last 20 to pull 5 ahead of 2nd place NY

Tuesday, June 21st

[b]Rube Waddell and Cy Young finally face off....Cy is 2nd in wins, ERA and K's and Rube is 1st in K's, ERA and 4th in wins....Both hurlers are roughed up in the 2nd but as the core is tied 3-3 Cy Young turns on perfection stiking out 8...Rube gives up a double to Criger in the 9th and Parent rips a single past slick fielding Harry Davis for the go ahead run. Cy strikes out the side in the 9th for his 12th win

Saturday, June 25th

IN THE NEWS: In a New England League, Lowell edges visiting Concord, 5-4. When Concord 2B Clark is ejected in the sixth inning, Concord is left with eight players. The club then puts 9-year-old mascot George Diggins in the game.

Sam Crawford pulls a leg muscle in a game with the Browns...he will be out 5 weeks. Crawford is hitting .330 with 6 hrs 17 2bs 6 3bs and 35 rbi for the last place Tigers

Weds, June 29th

Cy Young beats Harry Howell and the Highlanders in his 5th SHO and 53rd of his career only 3 behind Pud Galvin 8-0. Once again Candy LaChance beast the NY team with 4 rbis


JUNE AWARDS

Thursday 7/1/1904 :

American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Fred Glade (SLA)!
He had a record of 4-0 in 4 games started, with an ERA of 0.73 and 1 shutouts.

American League-Batter of the Month:
Jesse Burkett (SLA)!
He batted .437 in 103 AB, with 1 homers and 10 RBI.

National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Ed Murphy (SLN)!
He had a record of 4-0 in 5 games started, with an ERA of 0.82 and 1 shutouts.

National League-Batter of the Month:
Honus Wagner (PIT)!
He batted .396 in 111 AB, with 2 homers and 18 RBI.


AL PENNANT RACE NL PENNANT RACE
NYA 40-30 PIT 44-26
STA 40-32 NYN 38-31
WAS 37-33 CIN 35-35
PHA 34-36 PHN 34-34
BOS 33-35 BRO 35-36

SLA-Jesse Burkett is hitting .388
BOS-Jimmy Collins .350 (3rd) 4 HRS (2nd) 49 rbis (1st)
PHA Rube Waddell 1.75 ERA (1st) 176 K's (1st)
BOS-Cy Young 1.87 (2) 14 wins (T1) 110 K's
PIT-Honus Wagner - .351 46 rbis 49 runs 24 Sbs all 1st
CHn-Mordecai Brown 9-9 1.58 ERA 87 Ks

[Carlton]

Sunday, July 3rd

Cy Young pitches his 5th SHO of the year, and the 53rd of his career to get within 3 of Pud Galvin's record, but the real story is bad luck Frank Kitson. He PITCHES A PERFECT GAME into the 9th of the 0-0 game, when he proceeds to give up a 2 out triple to CF Bill Lange...then walks Parent, gives up a single to Jimmy Collins who extends his hit streak to 19, and then walks Freeman until retiring Herm McFarland...Young suts down the Crawfordless Tigers in the 9th...and Kitson loses a perfect game and the game 1-0.

At St.Louis where records are usually made...Nap Lajoie goes 6-7 with 4 runs scored to set the AL Xtra innings hits in a game, last held by Boston's Candy LaChance last year with 5...and tying Bill Keister for hits in a game...with 6. Keister set the record in 1902 with Washington.
This game is also the longest in AL and MLB history a 13 inning contest which lasts 6 hours

Tuesday, July 5th

John McGraw makes a BIG push for the pennant getting Addie Joss from Cleveland for Dummy Taylor and $5000. Joss will excel with Mathewson, who is out for the first two weeks.

Weds, July 6th

In Dummy Taylor's (10-6) 1st start for Cleveland. He gives up 5 runs, 2 earned...in beating 1st place NY 6-5. C Harry Bemis of Cleveland get s 3 rbis in the win. NY will start a slow decli adn Boston will make a push that will see them creep within 1 game of NY at the end of July

Tuesday, July 7th

To make matters worse for NY, like Chebro's injury last year, this year Wee Willie Keller (.323 36 rbis) is injured for 7 weeks, when he breaks his leg in a slide at 3rd. NY loses its 4 th straight getting swept by the Pale Hose. Roscoe Miller, a waive rpickup from the Giants, gets his 1st win for Chicagop (7-2) while Harry Howell falls to 14-5.

Sunday, July 10th

The Cubs send hard luck, no run support pitcher Clarence Currie to the Beaneaters for Ed Scott.

Weds, July 13th

Addie Joss makes an impressive debut in front of 17,995 at the Baker Bowl. Joss gives up 2 runs, 1 earned in his CG 2-1 win over Pop Williams (9-10)

for the 1st place Pirates, Deacon Phillippe goes to 18-2 with a 9-6 win over the Cubs and Mordecai Brown (11-10). Three Finger gives up a years worst 9 runs...but still leads the NL with a 1.71 ERA

Thursday, July 14th

Carence Currie's luck with Boston doesn't improve in his 1st start as he loses 6-4 to Bill Reidy (12-9). What a difference a year makes for Reidy. bill was 18-19 with a 3.99 ERA his 1st year with Brooklyn.

Sunday, July 17th

Dummy Taylor in his 2nd start has to go against the mighty Cy Young, who scatters 4 hits in his 6 SHO, 54th of his career. Taylor pitches well, but loses 3-0 to the Pilgrims.

Meanwhile, Addie Joss has the bad luck of facing Deacon Phillippe and the Pirates. Deacon wins his 19th of the year. Joss gives up 6 runs, but holds Honus Wagner to 0-5. The Pirates win 6-1.

In a 14 Inning contest Pop Dillon sets a new single Extra-Inning Game NL-Record for Hits with 6! He ties Ginger Beaumont who set it in 1901. Honus Wagner holds the record also with 6 in a 9 inning game. St Louis wins it as Uncle Charlie Moran, the C, goes 3-4 with 3 rbis including the game winner.

Saturday, July 23rd

Wild Bill Donovan (11-11) pitches his best game in 3 years as he whitewashes the Pilgrims 1-0. Donovan scatters2 hits and 4 walks while strikig out 5. Jesse Tannehill (7-15) gets the loss.

Monday, July 25th

Rube Waddell K's 13 Highlanders as Jack Katoll gets a rare start. Waddell walks one and gives up 2 hits. Katoll (0-2) pitches well but gives up 3 runs including a 3 run shot to Sock Seybold his 4th.

Cy Young putches his 7th SHO of the year...and wins his 13th straight...the 3rd time in his Pilgrim career he has doen so. Cy also beats his own record Cy Young sets the most consecutive IP w/o a walk or HB with 36 He bests Twillight Ed Killian (4-13) and the Tigers 3-0. Jimmy Collins gets hit in the ear and will be out for a week.

Wednesday, July 27th

IN THE NEWS: John McGraw and John T. Brush say they have no intention of playing a post-season series with the American League champions. "The Giants will not play a post season series with the American League champions. Ban Johnson has not been on the level with me personally, and the American League management has been crooked more than once." says McGraw. "When we clinch the National League pennant, we'll be champions of the only real major league," Ban Johnson fires back, "No thoughtful patron of baseball can weigh seriously the wild vaporings of this discredited player who was canned from the American League." As the New York Highlanders battle for the AL pennant, local pressure mounts, but Brush, still angry over the inter-league peace treaty, and McGraw, who despises Ban Johnson, are adamant. Johnson is not worried as McGraw and his Giants are 5.5 behind the Pirates, who have stated they will defend their title.

The Tigers purchase C Monte Beville from the Highlanders

The Boston Pilgrims send infielder Bill O'Neill and cash to Washington for 11-year vet Kip Selbach. Selbach almost went to the Highlanders in early May, but the deal was nixed by then-new Washington manager Patsy Donovan.

Addie Joss shutsout Jim St. Vrain and the Pirates 5-0 . Ed Delahany is the hero with a 2-4 3 rbis day.

Friday, July 29th
[b] CY YOUNG has two great significant events today...Cy wins his 400th GAME of his career and also extends his no walks or HBP streak to 48 in11-5 win. He also wins his 14th straight one behind his own and Jack Taylor's record of 15. Barney Wolfe (10-16) makes the history book as Young's 400th victim. Only one run is earned as the Pilgrims make history by commiting 7 ERRORS in a game, two by newly acquired Kip Selbach.

Saturday, July 30th

Ray Caldwell (5.1 IP), Ted Lewis (1.2 IP) and position player Shad Berry (2 IP) combine on a one hitter over the Cubs and former ROY Tornado Jake Weimer (14-11). The NO HITTER is broken up with Frank Chance's 2 out single in the top of the 9th

IN THE NEWS: Cardinal pitcher Jack Taylor walks seven and tosses three wild pitches to help the visiting Superbas ( the host Pirates beat St. Louis, 5–2 IRL) 9-1. The outcome will be viewed suspiciously because several local gamblers bet heavily on Brooklyn (Pittsburgh) before the game, but the real reason is Taylor and Jake Beckley's late night public drinking.

JULY AWARDS
Sunday 8/1/1904 :

American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Cy Young (BOS)!
He had a record of 7-0 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 0.44 and 2 shutouts.

American League-Batter of the Month:
Nap Lajoie (CLE)!
He batted .482 in 110 AB, with 3 homers and 16 RBI.

National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Addie Joss (NY1)!
He had a record of 5-1 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 1.60 and 1 shutouts.

National League-Batter of the Month:
Kitty Bransfield (PIT)!
He batted .388 in 103 AB, with 1 homers and 21 RBI.


Deadline Trades

Tuesday 7/26/1904 :

Trade between Detroit and Chicago (N) :
Chicago (N) gets :
P Doc Newton
$1,200,000 cash.
Detroit gets :
P Bill Phyle

Friday 7/29/1904 :

Trade between Cincinnati and Washington :
Washington gets :
2B Miller Huggins
Cincinnati gets :
SS Barry McCormick

Trade between Detroit and Boston (N) :
Boston (N) gets :
P Bill Donovan
Detroit gets :
P Togie Pittinger


Saturday 7/30/1904 :

Trade between Chicago (A) and Cleveland :
Cleveland gets :
P Nick Altrock
$2,400,000 cash.
Chicago (A) gets :
P Win Kellum

AL PENNANT RACE                                       NL PENNANT RACE

NYA	52-45                      		PIT	59-38
SLA	51-46				NYG	53-43
BOS	50-46				BRO	48-48
PHA	51-47				PHI	47-48
WAS	49-48				CHN	45-49

 
Jesse Burkett  .374  67 runs 	Ginger Beaumont  .356  6 Hrs 
Nap Lajoie      .344 		Honus Wagner     .341  59 rbis  78 runs 39 Sb
Jimmy Collins   4 hrs 56 rbis 		Sammy Strang       .322  36 sbs
Cy Young    21 Wins  1.49 ERA 	Mordecai Brown   14 wins 1.91 ERA  114 ks
Rube Waddell       1.91  253 ks 	Addie Joss           15 wins  2.27
Harry Howell        17 wins 108 ks	Deacon Phillippe   21 wins  2.17

Wednesday, August 3rd

At the Polo Grounds vs Christy Mathewson, the Phils Bill Keister goes 6-6 in the leadoff spot, to tie Honus Wagner for hits in a 9 inning game. Ironically Keister also holds the AL record for hits in a 9 inning game with 6.

Saturday, August 6th

Prompt action by Boston Pilgrims players Bill Dinneen, Norwood Gibson, Freddy Parent, and Hobe Ferris prevents a tragedy in a Cleveland hotel. Returning to their rooms following the game, the four are confronted by a fire sweeping through the 5th floor. They extinguish the blaze and are toasted as heroes.

Saturday, August 13th

In a 3-2 win over the 2nd place Giants, Honus Wagner sets a new season Pittsburgh-Record for Triples with 19! The Gianst will win 2 of 3 from the Pirates to get within 3 of 1st place.

Monday, August 22nd

In the biggest blowout of the 20th century, Pittsburgh destroys Brooklyn 25-4. Ginger Beaumont sets the NL record with 7 rbis, Fred Clarke sets the NL record for runs with 6. Last years MVP Algie McBride goes 3-6 with 3 rbis, including a triple. McBride is batting .255 3 hrs and 62 rbis. Bill Reidy (15-15) gets knocked out in 3 IP and Roy Evans allows 15 ER in 5 IP. Evans also walks 13 men setting the NL record.

Friday, August 26th

PHA: Topsy Hartsel sets a new season Philadelphia (A)-Record for Stolen Bases with 43!
CHA: Frank Smith pitches a 3-hit shutout against Boston (A)!!

Sunday, August 28th

Addie Joss, who has not lost since coming to the Giants wins against Brooklyn and Oscar "Flip Flop" Jones for his 21st win.

Cy Young gets his 53rd SHO of his career tying Pud Galvin for the career lead in Shutouts Young wins 3-0 over the White Sox

Wednesday, August 31st

IN THE NEWS: In a rowdy 10-9, 14-inning Giants win against Brooklyn (in Cincinnati IRL), ump Charley Zimmer tosses McGann and Dahlen for arguing a safe call for the Superbas (Reds.) The high point comes in the 6th when New York catcher Frank Bowerman slugs a fan, a music teacher named Albert Hartzell, who has been heckling him. Police escort the catcher from the field. Bowerman will be released from custody tomorrow when the fan drops the charges.

AUGUST AWARDS
Wednesday 9/1/1904 :

American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Cy Young (BOS)!
He had a record of 5-1 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 1.48 and 1 shutouts.

American League-Batter of the Month:
Nap Lajoie (CLE)!
He batted .417 in 108 AB, with 0 homers and 16 RBI.

National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Bill Duggleby (PHI)!
He had a record of 6-1 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 0.87 and 1 shutouts.

National League-Batter of the Month:
Ginger Beaumont (PIT)!
He batted .322 in 118 AB, with 2 homers and 33 RBI.



Monday, Sept 5th

Cy Young in an 8-0 win over the Naps gets his 9th SHO of the year and 54th of his career. Cy Young is now the career leader with 54 Shutouts The win also propels Boston to 3.5 over the Highlanders who are missing Willie Keeler, and is Cy Young''s 28th win of the year. With 2 more wins Cy Young will have 6 30 win seasons.

Weds, Sept 7th

Jesse Tannehil (12-20) so far a disappointment for the Pilgrims, tosses a one hitter against the A's. He also walks one and K's 2 in the 1-0 shutout.

Thursday, Sept 9th

Honus Wagner drives in 4 and scores 3 times as he hits for the cycle off Ned Garvin in a 12-3 win over Brooklyn. Jimmy Sheckard was the last man to hit for the cycle 5/15/1903. Wagner is the 4th player in MLB to get the cycle

Friday, Sept 9th

Cy Young and Rube Waddell battle again...this time for 14 innings!!! Rube Waddell sets the single game record by striking out 20 Pilgrims!!! but Cy Young once again outlasts Waddell and gets his 10th SHO of the year and his 29th win when Candy LaChance brings home Kip Selbach home on 2 outs in the bottom of the 14th

Saturday, Sept 10th

Bill Dineen (20-12) beats Andy Coakley (8-9) of the A's to clinch the AL pennant for the 2nd year in a row for the Pilgrims. On the same day The Pirates Michale Lynch (7-5) beats Amos Rusie (14-14...297 career wins) and the Reds 6-4, so Pittsburgh clinches the NL pennant for a rematch of the 1903 US Championship.



Thursday, September 22nd

IN THE NEWS: In the opener of a twinbill with the Reds, the Giants win, 7-5, behind Joe McGinnity. In the final game of his 19-year career as an OF/C, future Hall of Famer Jim O'Rourke, 52, catches for Joe McGinnity. It is O'Rourke's first ML game since 1893 (Benton Stark writes that O'Rourke hit .358 in 1900, but it was not in OB) and is 1-for-4 and scores a run.

The Pirates .258 will lead the NL in team batting, 31 points below the 1900 leaders. Team batting averages have dropped since then, mainly due to: the change from a diamond-shaped, 10-inch home plate to the 5-sided, 17-inch plate after 1901; the foul-strike rule adopted in 1901; and the introduction of the spitball and other doctored pitches in 1903.

Monday, Sept 26th

Joe Kelley, player/manager of the Reds gets his 2000th career hit off of Harry Felix of the Giants. Kelley does it in style with the game winning 2 run HR. Kelley is 22nd on the all time hits list.

Weds, Sept 28th

Amos Rusie wins his 17th and the 300th of his career a 5-1 win over Bill Reidy (19-20) and Brooklyn

[b] SEPTEMBER AWARDS
Friday 10/1/1904 :

American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Cy Young (BOS)!
He had a record of 7-1 in 8 games started, with an ERA of 0.83 and 3 shutouts.

American League-Batter of the Month:
Jimmy Collins (BOS)!
He batted .400 in 100 AB, with 3 homers and 25 RBI.

National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Jim St.Vrain (PIT)!
He had a record of 7-0 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 0.84.

National League-Batter of the Month:
Honus Wagner (PIT)!
He batted .437 in 119 AB, with 1 homers and 14 RBI.

[Carlton]

1904 US CHAMPIONSHIP

The Pilgrims and Pirates hook up once again

Game 1

Deacon Phillippe throws a gem, a 3 hit shutout. Cy Young pitches well allowing only 2 runs on 7 hits, but Deacon has proved he has the Pilgrims number...Pirates up 1-0

Game 2

Bill Dineen wins another versus the Pirates, this time against Jim St. Vrain. a 4-0 game that was pretty close.

Game 3

Cy Young beats Deacon Phillippe to get the monkey off his back. Cy gives up 5 runs in 9 innings, Phillippe only lasts 8 giving up 2 runs...but reliever Michael Lynch gets teed off on by Candy LaChance. The Pilgrims win 6-5....Pilgrims lead series 2-1

Game 4

Jim St. Vrain wins a close 6-5 contest over Bill Dineen. Ginger Beaumont is the hero with 3 rbis

Game 5

In a 10 inning affair, Deacon Phillippe beats Cy Young 3-2. An error by Buck Freeman in the top of the tenth allows Honus Wagner to score...Pirates lead Series at 3-2

Game 6

Another close game as St.Vrain beats Dineen AGAIN by a score of 3-2. The pIrates score 2 at the top of the 9th on a double by C Ed Phelps, scoring 2 runs. The Pilgrims score one like game 5, this time on a Kip Selbach HR but their rally is killed. Pirates lead Series 4-2

Game 7

Sam Leever has an ealry lead when 5 in the 1st 3 innings off Jesse Tannehill. Honus Wagner has a double, triple and 2 rbis in the easy 9-3 win. and as his habot Tommy Leach hits a HR in a final WS game.Once again The PIRATES WINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN the 1904 US Championship!!!!!!

Deacon Phillippe wins the WS MVP He was 2-0 in 3 GS, 1 CG, 1 SHO 14 hits in 26 IP 3 BBS 9 KS

YEARLY AWARDS

Managers of the Year
AL- Jimmy Collins -3rd straight
NL- Fred Clarke---4th straight

American League Rookie of the Year:
Fred Glade (SLA)!
He had a record of 23-12 with an ERA of 2.19 and 2 shutouts.
In 38 games started, he pitched 337 innings, fanning 109 and walking 54 batters.

National League Rookie of the Year:
Sherry Magee (PHI)!
He batted .274 in 544 AB, with 10 homers and 49 RBI.

American League Pitcher of the Year:
Cy Young (BOS)!
He had a record of 33-7 with an ERA of 1.35 and 11 shutouts.
In 41 games started, he pitched 366.2 innings, fanning 200 and walking 30 batters. 4th straight POY award

American League Most Valuable Player:
Nap Lajoie (CLE)!
He batted .358 in 611 AB, with 3 homers and 75 RBI.4th straight BOY Award

National League Pitcher of the Year:
Deacon Phillippe (PIT)!
He had a record of 27-9 with an ERA of 2.44 and 3 shutouts.
In 41 games started, he pitched 357.2 innings, fanning 107 and walking 46 batters.2nd straight

National League Most Valuable Player:
Honus Wagner (PIT)!
He batted .358 in 628 AB, with 5 homers and 89 RBI.

American League Gold Glove Winners:
Pitcher: Frank Smith (CHA)
Catcher: Ossee Schreckengost (PHA) ---2nd straight
First Base: John Anderson (NYA)
Second Base: Nap Lajoie (CLE)----------4th straight
Third Base: Jimmy Collins (BOS)
Shortstop: Kid Elberfeld (NYA)
Leftfield: Jesse Burkett (SLA)
Centerfield: Harry Bay (CLE)
Rightfield: Elmer Flick (CLE)

National League Gold Glove Winners:
Pitcher: Amos Rusie (CIN)
Catcher: Johnny Kling (CHN)
First Base: Jake Beckley (SLN)----------2nd straight
Second Base: John Farrell (SLN)
Third Base: Tommy Leach (PIT)---------4th straight
Shortstop: Honus Wagner (PIT)
Leftfield: Ed Delahanty (NY1)
Centerfield: Roy Thomas (PHI)--------2nd staright
Rightfield: Patrick Cozy Dolan (BSN)

[Carlton]

1905 OFFSEASON


Friday, October 28th

IN THE NEWS: After a 3rd-place finish, the Cleveland Naps release Bill Armour and name 3B Bill Bradley manager. Armour takes over the Tigers, where Bobby Lowe leads the Tigers to 8th for their 3rd straight year.

Tuesday, November 8th

IN THE NEWS: Umpire Silk O'Loughlin runs for a state assembly seat as a Democrat and loses.

Thursday, November 24th

IN THE NEWS: San Francisco beats Oakland, 2–1 behind James Whalen (32–23). Whalen ends the game with two shutout innings starting a 47 consecutive shutout inning streak through next season. The Oaks scored their lone run in the seventh inning. San Francisco wins the nitecap, 3–0.

Wednesday, December 14th

IN THE NEWS: The Phillies send 3B Harry Wolverton to Boston for 300k

Tuesday, December 20th

IN THE NEWS: The 3rd place Phillies send minor-league 1B Del Howard to Pittsburgh for Otto Kruger and 1B Kitty Bransfield.

Saturday, January 14th

IN THE NEWS: Giants owner John T. Brush, who refused to play the American League pennant winners in 1904 if the Giants won the pennant (they finished 2nd 6 games behind the Pirates), proposes rules governing future World Series.

Monday, January 16th

Exactly 70 years from now...NY Met minor league C JT Campbell will be born in Brooklyn, NY . He will last 1 year in rookie ball

IN THE NEWS: It seems simple enough on paper; the Red Sox buy OF George Stone from Washington. The Browns reclaim Frank Huelsman from the Senators, where he had been on loan, and send him along with OF Jesse Burkett to Boston for Stone. Boston then sends Huelsman back to Washington in payment for George Stone. This is Huelsman's 4th trade in eight months

Thursday, February 2nd

IN THE NEWS: Hugh Jennings, now managing Baltimore in the Eastern League, is admitted to the Maryland bar after completing law studies at Cornell. In two weeks Yankees OF Dave Fultz, a Columbia graduate, passes the New York bar exam. In 1912 he will organize and lead the Players' Fraternity.

Tuesday, February 7th

IN THE NEWS: In Lynn, MA, Rube Waddell prevents a fire by carrying a burning stove out of a store and throwing it into a snow bank. Three days later he flees nearby Peabody to escape charges of assaulting and injuring his wife's parents.

Wednesday, February 15th

IN THE NEWS: Accused of throwing games, Cardinals righthander Jack Taylor is acquitted by the National League Board of Directors in New York, but he is found guilty of bad conduct and fined $300.

Saturday, February 25th

IN THE NEWS: While most clubs go south or stay close to home, the Cubs go to Santa Monica, CA, for spring training.

Wednesday, March 29th

IN THE NEWS: A committee of Washington writers votes for "Nationals" as the AL team nickname, but "Senators" continues as the general favorite.

Sunday, April 9th

IN THE NEWS: At San Francisco, the Seals (PCL) sweep a pair from visiting Portland, 19-3 and 2-0. Seals pitcher James Whalen throws his 5th consecutive shutout and his 4th consecutive shutout of the season. He has now thrown 47 consecutive shutout innings. On the 13th, Tacoma will score five first inning runs off Whalen to stop his streak.

Monday, April 10th

IN THE NEWS: A New York magistrate rules Sunday baseball legal, but the battle will continue in the courts.

Wednesday, April 12th

IN THE NEWS: The Detroit (Washington IRL) owners offer the players a $1,000 bonus if they finish higher than 8th and $500 for each position higher.

[Carlton]

1905 1st HALF

KEY RETIREMENTS

PHA-SS-Lave Cross--finishes 17th all time in hits (2120) 12th in rbis (1102) 17th 2bs (331) Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Washington on 7/3/1902...
Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis (A) on 7/26/1903...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/31/1903, hitting .560 with 1 HR, 7 RBI...

DET-2b- Bobby Lowe---22nd in HRS (69) 25th rbis (939)
Drove in 6 runs against Brooklyn on 7/16/1901...
Traded from Boston (N) to Chicago (N) on 4/16/1902 (Going to BSN: 3B Charlie Dexter. Going to CHN: 3B Bobby Lowe)...
Traded from Chicago (N) to Detroit on 4/16/1904 (Going to CHN: CF Jimmy Barrett. Going to DET: RF Bobby Lowe, 3B Germany Schaefer)...

DET-SS-Herman Long---POSSIBLE HOFer---11th oin hits (2341) 8th in HRs (100) 9th in rbis (1129) 10th in 2bs (361) 11th SBS (483) 11th runs (1511)

NYG-1B-Dan Brouthers---DEF. HOFer---4th in BA (.344) 12th hits (2255) 6th in HRS (102) 6th rbis (1280) 4th 2bs (448) 3rd 3bs (205) 11th BBs (839) 12th runs (1507)

NYG-C-Orator Jim O'Rourke---Poss HOFer---19th hits (2067) 9th 2bs (368) 25th runs (1286)


Thursday, April 20th

IN THE NEWS: Due to the late Easter this year, games are played on Good Friday for the first time.

Friday, April 21st

Opening day brings some rust as the White Sox commit 3 errors, the Naps 5 to get the MLB record for errors in a game with 8 Manager Fielder Jones leads with 2 for the Pale Hose, Nap Lajoie leads with two for his self named team. Ed Walsh gets the win and Dummy Taylor the loss, despite the fact Walsh had 2 ERs and Taylor only one.

Saturday, April 22nd

IN THE NEWS: Having failed to give out rain checks the day before when a storm stopped the game, the Highlanders open the gates for free admission, and 30,000 people jam the park for the clash with Washington. Davey Dunkle pitches a 3 hitter but 4 bbs lead to 2 runs and Clark Griffith wins 2-1

Tuesday, April 25th

Good pitcher Jim St. Vrain on his 3rd team in 3 years, pitches a gem of a 3 hit whitewash against Cleveland and Dummy Taylor (0-2)

In Cincinnati, Noodles Hahn AND Bill DOnovan of Boston pitch 3 hitters, but an error by Cupid Childs leads to Steinfeldt scoring from 3rd in the 10th.

Wednesday, April 26th

Barney Dreyfuss, claiming the fans want to see more hitting, calls for abolishing the spitball. But it will remain legal until 1920.

Clark Griffith pitches a 3 hit shutout over Bill Dineen and the Pilgrims. Wid Conroy collects 2 rbis on 2 hits.

Friday, April 28th

[b]The longest game thus far in MLB history takes place between rivals Cincinnatti and Pittsburgh...it lasts 16 innings, Tommy Leach sets a new single Extra-Inning Game NL-Record for At-Bats with 8. Tom Daly sets a new single game NL-Record for Bases on Balls with 4! The Pirates finally win in the 16th when they tag Charlie Chech for 2 runs

Joe Corbett of the Cards scatters 2 hits and 4 BBs beating Togie Pittinger and the Phils 5-0.

Sunday, April 30th

IN THE NEWS: Over 30,000 attend a Sunday game between the Giants and Superbas at the Polo Grounds. To get around the law, fans make "contributions" for admission.

At Shreveport (Southern League), Harold Smith makes a strikeout-HR against Memphis, when the catcher misses the ball and it goes into the grandstand. No ground rules limit the runner's advance.

At Evansville, IN, future ML umpire Cy Rigler begins the practice of raising his right arm to indicate strikes, so that friends in the outfield can distinguish calls.

Thursday, May 11th

IN THE NEWS: During the Giants 7-2 victory over Philadelphia, Christy Mathewson is razzed by a teenager selling lemonade and responds by belting the boy in the teeth. The crowd turns ugly but the Giants emerge unscathed.

Friday, May 5th

Ed Walsh stays perfect with a 3-2 win over Eddie Plank and the A's, this moves the White Sox into 1st place.

Clark Griffith throws another 3 hit SHO against the Pilgrims like on April 26th. Griffith goes to 4-0 beating rookie Joseph Harris.

Tuesday, May 9th

Jack Powell of the Browns, pitches a 3 hit SHO against Win Mercer and the Tigers to win his 1st game of the year.

Noodles Hahn and Bill Donovan lock up in another pitcher's duel, this time Donovan comes out on top allowing only 2 hits to win 3-0.

Thursday, May 11th

Jim St. vrain pitches a 3 hit whitewash over poor Run Support (2.7) Dummy Taylor (1-5)

Monday, May 15th

IN THE NEWS: Banished yesterday for brawling with Pittsburgh manager Fred Clarke, John McGraw roams the Polo Grounds before today's game with the Pirates, shouting insults at Pirates owner Barney Dreyfuss. McGraw accuses him of controlling the NL umpires through league president Harry Pulliam and welching on gambling debts. McGraw is again ejected during the game. Dreyfuss will files a formal protest with the league about McGraw's behavior, his swearing, and his shouting "Hey, Barney" at Dreyfuss from the field. He also contends that the Giants manager offered to wager $10,000 that the Giants would win the game. McGraw responds to Dreyfuss' complaint by stating that NL President Pulliam could not "forget his former role as the secretary to Dreyfuss." A meeting of the Leagues directors results in a $150 fine and 15-day suspension for McGraw, but John Brush immediately gets a Superior Court injunction blocking the suspension and further hearings exonerate McGraw.

Tuesday, May 16th

Rube Waddell walks none, strikeouts 9 and allows 2 hits both by SS Sport McAllister. Rube Kisinger (1-2) gets the loss allowing 6 runs

In Philly, Kid Nichols (1-1) picked up from waivers from the Cardinals, walks 2 allows 2 hits ina 2-0 whitewash of the visiting Reds and rookie Oval Overall (1-4)

Wednesday, May 17th

IN THE NEWS: Waseda University of Tokyo defeats Los Angeles High School 5-3 in the first game of an American tour. It is the first baseball game ever played by Japanese outside Japan. Waseda starts a powerhouse tradition at Japan's Big Six universities that continues today.

Friday, May 19th

Christy Mathewson beats Amos Rusie of the Reds for the 5th straight time 9-2. Rusie has 301 wins and has lost 6 in a row this year. Big Six is now 5-3 on the year.


Monday, May 22nd

Honus Wagner goes 4-4 with 3 runs...but he commits 2 errors. However, the Phillies are worse, Red Dooin commits 3 throwing errors, McCormick has 2 and Courtney has 1 as the teams tie the record with 8...The Phillies with 6 errors have the MLB record for errors in a game

Tuesday, May 23rd

Cy Young allows 2 hits in the 9th to spoil his chance at a no hitter, but wins 2-0 over the Browns.

PHA pitcher Wendon Henley sets the AL longest losing streak at 10 games, dating back to last year, but will hold the record only for 2 more weeks as Cy Morgan passes him and he wins his next outing

Thursday, May 25th

Addie Joss (6-3) pitches a 3 hit SHO over Bill Donovan and the Braves, the Giants are now in sole possession of 1st place.

Friday, May 26th

Case Patten ties the MLB record with 13 BBs in one game against Boston, Patten will be traded back to his old team the Nationals next week.

The Giants Mike Donlin ties former teammates Charlie Babb's record with a 14 game streak scoring a run. He will not score tomorrow. Bobby Wallace holds the AL record with 11 set in 1903

Saturday, May 27th

Bill Donovan of Boston allows 2 hits and 2 BBs in the first 2 innings, then retires the Giants for 7 innings. Sam Leever walks 6 in the 2-0 loss. Donovan is the hero of his own game hitting a solo shot in the 3rd.

IN THE NEWS: Harry Pulliam levies a $150 fine and a 15-day suspension. John McGraw files for an injunction against the fine and suspension, which the judge eventually grants. On June 1st the NL board meets in Boston and clears McGraw of the Dreyfuss charges, then censures Barney Dreyfuss for engaging in a public altercation with McGraw. The "Hey, Barney" line will follow Dreyfuss for years.

Monday, May 29th

Nap Lajoie gets the cycle against the Browns in a 10-2 win. Of the 5 players to get the cycle, Nap has done it 2x. Honus Wagner was th elast to hit for the cycle on 9/8/1904

MAY AWARDS

American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Al Orth (NYA)!
He had a record of 3-0 in 4 games started, with an ERA of 0.53.

American League-Batter of the Month:
Jesse Burkett (BOS)!
He batted .435 in 115 AB, with 1 homers and 24 RBI.

National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Hooks Wiltse (NY1)!
He had a record of 5-0 in 5 games started, with an ERA of 0.80 and 2 shutouts.

National League-Batter of the Month:
Ginger Beaumont (PIT)!
He batted .346 in 107 AB, with 1 homers and 20 RBI.

Friday, June 2nd

Mordecai Brown 4-5 in 11 starts with a 3.23 ERA suffers a shattered humerus and is out for the season. This will be a huge blow for the Cubs who are only 6 out of 1st.

Friday, June 9th

Cy Morgan of the Browns loses his 11th in a row to set the modern MLB record, he beats former Brown P Bill Rediy's streak of 10, set in 1902, the Browns inaugral season.
Morgan will be sent to the minors.

Saturday, June 10th

The Pirates win their 10th in a row to get within 4 of the Giants in a Vic Willis (7-3) 13-5 win over the Beaneaters.

Hooks Wiltse (8-0) and a 1.14 ERA beats the Cubs 4-3

Monday, June 12th

In their 1st meeting, Ed Walsh defeats Cy Young 2-1 to go to 10-3 on the year.

Sunday, June 18th

IN THE NEWS: The Giants beat Boston 4-3 (lose to Cincinnati IRL) when New York P Hooks Wiltse accidentally swallows a quid of chewing tobacco that upsets his stomach and his pitching. Hooks stays in the game and squueks by with a 4-3 win over newly acquired Bill Phyle

Tuesday, June 20th

IN THE NEWS: A young woman sues the Giants for injury suffered when a foul ball hits her. Judge M. Laughlin rules that patrons attend baseball games at their own risk.

Thursday, June 22nd

The Tigers trade CF Jimmy Barrett, P Grant Thatcher for Scoops Carey and 10K.
Scoops is only hitting .264 with 16 rbis and 10 2bs...Carey has been top 3 in doubles and top 10 in rbis for the last 3 years. Little used Jimmy Barret is hitting only .203 but Nationals starter Charlie Jones is only hitting .185, although providing stellar defense.

Saturday, June 25th

The Giants lose to the Pirates and Hooks Wiltse 10 win streak comes to an end, the Giants have gone 14-6 in June and the Pirates 17-4 to make the NL race a little tighter but the Pirates are still 5 behind the Giants

Tuesday, June 26th

Rube wins only his 5th game but K's 15 Highlanders and beats Al Orth (8-1)

Weds, June 27th

Cy Young beats the Tigers with a 10 K 1 BB 2 hit shutout, his 12th win. The Pilgrims are now tied with the White Sox for the AL lead.

Thursday, June 29th

IN THE NEWS: At the Polo Grounds (Brooklyn IRL) , the Giants tally two (seven) runs in the first three innings off Ned Garvin (Mal Eason) to coast to an 4-2 (11–1) victory. Hooks Wilste pitches the CG to go to 11-1 (Christy Mathewson leaves after five innings of shutout ball, and Mal Eason tosses the last four innings.) while Moonlight Graham, in his only game in the majors, takes over in right field as a late inning replacement. Graham will have no at-bats but will be made famous in W.P. Kinsella's Field of Dreams.

Dummy Taylor is traded AGAIN, this time for Button Briggs as he heads to Chicago and the White Sox.

Cy Morgan wins his 1st game to stop his losing streak at 11

JUNE AWARDS

American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Bill Donovan (DET)!
He had a record of 5-1 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 1.65.

American League-Batter of the Month:
Jesse Burkett (BOS)!
He batted .366 in 112 AB, with 2 homers and 22 RBI.

National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Gus Dorner (CHN)!
He had a record of 4-0 in 4 games started, with an ERA of 1.00 and 1 shutouts.

National League-Batter of the Month:
Honus Wagner (PIT)!
He batted .421 in 114 AB, with 3 homers and 25 RBI.


AL PENNANT RACES NL PENNANT RACES

BOS 40-24 NYG 46-16
CHA 39-24 PIT 42-23
NYA 35-28 CHN 36-27
DET 33-29 PHI 29-33

BOS-Burkett .395

[Carlton]

1905 1st HALF

KEY RETIREMENTS

PHA-SS-Lave Cross--finishes 17th all time in hits (2120) 12th in rbis (1102) 17th 2bs (331) Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Washington on 7/3/1902...
Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis (A) on 7/26/1903...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/31/1903, hitting .560 with 1 HR, 7 RBI...

DET-2b- Bobby Lowe---22nd in HRS (69) 25th rbis (939)
Drove in 6 runs against Brooklyn on 7/16/1901...
Traded from Boston (N) to Chicago (N) on 4/16/1902 (Going to BSN: 3B Charlie Dexter. Going to CHN: 3B Bobby Lowe)...
Traded from Chicago (N) to Detroit on 4/16/1904 (Going to CHN: CF Jimmy Barrett. Going to DET: RF Bobby Lowe, 3B Germany Schaefer)...

DET-SS-Herman Long---POSSIBLE HOFer---11th oin hits (2341) 8th in HRs (100) 9th in rbis (1129) 10th in 2bs (361) 11th SBS (483) 11th runs (1511)

NYG-1B-Dan Brouthers---DEF. HOFer---4th in BA (.344) 12th hits (2255) 6th in HRS (102) 6th rbis (1280) 4th 2bs (448) 3rd 3bs (205) 11th BBs (839) 12th runs (1507)

NYG-C-Orator Jim O'Rourke---Poss HOFer---19th hits (2067) 9th 2bs (368) 25th runs (1286)


Thursday, April 20th

IN THE NEWS: Due to the late Easter this year, games are played on Good Friday for the first time.

Friday, April 21st

Opening day brings some rust as the White Sox commit 3 errors, the Naps 5 to get the MLB record for errors in a game with 8 Manager Fielder Jones leads with 2 for the Pale Hose, Nap Lajoie leads with two for his self named team. Ed Walsh gets the win and Dummy Taylor the loss, despite the fact Walsh had 2 ERs and Taylor only one.

Saturday, April 22nd

IN THE NEWS: Having failed to give out rain checks the day before when a storm stopped the game, the Highlanders open the gates for free admission, and 30,000 people jam the park for the clash with Washington. Davey Dunkle pitches a 3 hitter but 4 bbs lead to 2 runs and Clark Griffith wins 2-1

Tuesday, April 25th

Good pitcher Jim St. Vrain on his 3rd team in 3 years, pitches a gem of a 3 hit whitewash against Cleveland and Dummy Taylor (0-2)

In Cincinnati, Noodles Hahn AND Bill DOnovan of Boston pitch 3 hitters, but an error by Cupid Childs leads to Steinfeldt scoring from 3rd in the 10th.

Wednesday, April 26th

Barney Dreyfuss, claiming the fans want to see more hitting, calls for abolishing the spitball. But it will remain legal until 1920.

Clark Griffith pitches a 3 hit shutout over Bill Dineen and the Pilgrims. Wid Conroy collects 2 rbis on 2 hits.

Friday, April 28th

The longest game thus far in MLB history takes place between rivals Cincinnatti and Pittsburgh...it lasts 16 innings, Tommy Leach sets a new single Extra-Inning Game NL-Record for At-Bats with 8. Tom Daly sets a new single game NL-Record for Bases on Balls with 4! The Pirates finally win in the 16th when they tag Charlie Chech for 2 runs

Joe Corbett of the Cards scatters 2 hits and 4 BBs beating Togie Pittinger and the Phils 5-0.

Sunday, April 30th

IN THE NEWS: Over 30,000 attend a Sunday game between the Giants and Superbas at the Polo Grounds. To get around the law, fans make "contributions" for admission.

At Shreveport (Southern League), Harold Smith makes a strikeout-HR against Memphis, when the catcher misses the ball and it goes into the grandstand. No ground rules limit the runner's advance.

At Evansville, IN, future ML umpire Cy Rigler begins the practice of raising his right arm to indicate strikes, so that friends in the outfield can distinguish calls.

Thursday, May 11th

IN THE NEWS: During the Giants 7-2 victory over Philadelphia, Christy Mathewson is razzed by a teenager selling lemonade and responds by belting the boy in the teeth. The crowd turns ugly but the Giants emerge unscathed.

Friday, May 5th

Ed Walsh stays perfect with a 3-2 win over Eddie Plank and the A's, this moves the White Sox into 1st place.

Clark Griffith throws another 3 hit SHO against the Pilgrims like on April 26th. Griffith goes to 4-0 beating rookie Joseph Harris.

Tuesday, May 9th

Jack Powell of the Browns, pitches a 3 hit SHO against Win Mercer and the Tigers to win his 1st game of the year.

Noodles Hahn and Bill Donovan lock up in another pitcher's duel, this time Donovan comes out on top allowing only 2 hits to win 3-0.

Thursday, May 11th

Jim St. vrain pitches a 3 hit whitewash over poor Run Support (2.7) Dummy Taylor (1-5)

Monday, May 15th

IN THE NEWS: Banished yesterday for brawling with Pittsburgh manager Fred Clarke, John McGraw roams the Polo Grounds before today's game with the Pirates, shouting insults at Pirates owner Barney Dreyfuss. McGraw accuses him of controlling the NL umpires through league president Harry Pulliam and welching on gambling debts. McGraw is again ejected during the game. Dreyfuss will files a formal protest with the league about McGraw's behavior, his swearing, and his shouting "Hey, Barney" at Dreyfuss from the field. He also contends that the Giants manager offered to wager $10,000 that the Giants would win the game. McGraw responds to Dreyfuss' complaint by stating that NL President Pulliam could not "forget his former role as the secretary to Dreyfuss." A meeting of the Leagues directors results in a $150 fine and 15-day suspension for McGraw, but John Brush immediately gets a Superior Court injunction blocking the suspension and further hearings exonerate McGraw.

Tuesday, May 16th

Rube Waddell walks none, strikeouts 9 and allows 2 hits both by SS Sport McAllister. Rube Kisinger (1-2) gets the loss allowing 6 runs

In Philly, Kid Nichols (1-1) picked up from waivers from the Cardinals, walks 2 allows 2 hits ina 2-0 whitewash of the visiting Reds and rookie Oval Overall (1-4)

Wednesday, May 17th

IN THE NEWS: Waseda University of Tokyo defeats Los Angeles High School 5-3 in the first game of an American tour. It is the first baseball game ever played by Japanese outside Japan. Waseda starts a powerhouse tradition at Japan's Big Six universities that continues today.

Friday, May 19th

Christy Mathewson beats Amos Rusie of the Reds for the 5th straight time 9-2. Rusie has 301 wins and has lost 6 in a row this year. Big Six is now 5-3 on the year.


Monday, May 22nd

Honus Wagner goes 4-4 with 3 runs...but he commits 2 errors. However, the Phillies are worse, Red Dooin commits 3 throwing errors, McCormick has 2 and Courtney has 1 as the teams tie the record with 8...The Phillies with 6 errors have the MLB record for errors in a game

Tuesday, May 23rd

Cy Young allows 2 hits in the 9th to spoil his chance at a no hitter, but wins 2-0 over the Browns.

PHA pitcher Wendon Henley sets the AL longest losing streak at 10 games, dating back to last year, but will hold the record only for 2 more weeks as Cy Morgan passes him and he wins his next outing

Thursday, May 25th

Addie Joss (6-3) pitches a 3 hit SHO over Bill Donovan and the Braves, the Giants are now in sole possession of 1st place.

Friday, May 26th

Case Patten ties the MLB record with 13 BBs in one game against Boston, Patten will be traded back to his old team the Nationals next week.

The Giants Mike Donlin ties former teammates Charlie Babb's record with a 14 game streak scoring a run. He will not score tomorrow. Bobby Wallace holds the AL record with 11 set in 1903

Saturday, May 27th

Bill Donovan of Boston allows 2 hits and 2 BBs in the first 2 innings, then retires the Giants for 7 innings. Sam Leever walks 6 in the 2-0 loss. Donovan is the hero of his own game hitting a solo shot in the 3rd.

IN THE NEWS: Harry Pulliam levies a $150 fine and a 15-day suspension. John McGraw files for an injunction against the fine and suspension, which the judge eventually grants. On June 1st the NL board meets in Boston and clears McGraw of the Dreyfuss charges, then censures Barney Dreyfuss for engaging in a public altercation with McGraw. The "Hey, Barney" line will follow Dreyfuss for years.

Monday, May 29th

Nap Lajoie gets the cycle against the Browns in a 10-2 win. Of the 5 players to get the cycle, Nap has done it 2x. Honus Wagner was th elast to hit for the cycle on 9/8/1904

MAY AWARDS

American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Al Orth (NYA)!
He had a record of 3-0 in 4 games started, with an ERA of 0.53.

American League-Batter of the Month:
Jesse Burkett (BOS)!
He batted .435 in 115 AB, with 1 homers and 24 RBI.

National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Hooks Wiltse (NY1)!
He had a record of 5-0 in 5 games started, with an ERA of 0.80 and 2 shutouts.

National League-Batter of the Month:
Ginger Beaumont (PIT)!
He batted .346 in 107 AB, with 1 homers and 20 RBI.

Friday, June 2nd

Mordecai Brown 4-5 in 11 starts with a 3.23 ERA suffers a shattered humerus and is out for the season. This will be a huge blow for the Cubs who are only 6 out of 1st.

Friday, June 9th

Cy Morgan of the Browns loses his 11th in a row to set the modern MLB record, he beats former Brown P Bill Rediy's streak of 10, set in 1902, the Browns inaugral season.
Morgan will be sent to the minors.

Saturday, June 10th

The Pirates win their 10th in a row to get within 4 of the Giants in a Vic Willis (7-3) 13-5 win over the Beaneaters.

Hooks Wiltse (8-0) and a 1.14 ERA beats the Cubs 4-3

Monday, June 12th

In their 1st meeting, Ed Walsh defeats Cy Young 2-1 to go to 10-3 on the year.

Sunday, June 18th

IN THE NEWS: The Giants beat Boston 4-3 (lose to Cincinnati IRL) when New York P Hooks Wiltse accidentally swallows a quid of chewing tobacco that upsets his stomach and his pitching. Hooks stays in the game and squueks by with a 4-3 win over newly acquired Bill Phyle

Tuesday, June 20th

IN THE NEWS: A young woman sues the Giants for injury suffered when a foul ball hits her. Judge M. Laughlin rules that patrons attend baseball games at their own risk.

Thursday, June 22nd

The Tigers trade CF Jimmy Barrett, P Grant Thatcher for Scoops Carey and 10K.
Scoops is only hitting .264 with 16 rbis and 10 2bs...Carey has been top 3 in doubles and top 10 in rbis for the last 3 years. Little used Jimmy Barret is hitting only .203 but Nationals starter Charlie Jones is only hitting .185, although providing stellar defense.

Saturday, June 25th

The Giants lose to the Pirates and Hooks Wiltse 10 win streak comes to an end, the Giants have gone 14-6 in June and the Pirates 17-4 to make the NL race a little tighter but the Pirates are still 5 behind the Giants

Tuesday, June 26th

Rube wins only his 5th game but K's 15 Highlanders and beats Al Orth (8-1)

Weds, June 27th

Cy Young beats the Tigers with a 10 K 1 BB 2 hit shutout, his 12th win. The Pilgrims are now tied with the White Sox for the AL lead.

Thursday, June 29th

IN THE NEWS: At the Polo Grounds (Brooklyn IRL) , the Giants tally two (seven) runs in the first three innings off Ned Garvin (Mal Eason) to coast to an 4-2 (11–1) victory. Hooks Wilste pitches the CG to go to 11-1 (Christy Mathewson leaves after five innings of shutout ball, and Mal Eason tosses the last four innings.) while Moonlight Graham, in his only game in the majors, takes over in right field as a late inning replacement. Graham will have no at-bats but will be made famous in W.P. Kinsella's Field of Dreams.

Dummy Taylor is traded AGAIN, this time for Button Briggs as he heads to Chicago and the White Sox.

Cy Morgan wins his 1st game to stop his losing streak at 11

JUNE AWARDS

American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Bill Donovan (DET)!
He had a record of 5-1 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 1.65.

American League-Batter of the Month:
Jesse Burkett (BOS)!
He batted .366 in 112 AB, with 2 homers and 22 RBI.

National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Gus Dorner (CHN)!
He had a record of 4-0 in 4 games started, with an ERA of 1.00 and 1 shutouts.

National League-Batter of the Month:
Honus Wagner (PIT)!
He batted .421 in 114 AB, with 3 homers and 25 RBI.


AL PENNANT RACES NL PENNANT RACES

BOS 40-24 NYG 46-16
CHA 39-24 PIT 42-23
NYA 35-28 CHN 36-27
DET 33-29 PHI 29-33

BOS-Burkett .395 48 rbis 54 runs NYG-Donlin .382 46 runs
CLE-Lajoie .353 PIT-Wagner .360 55 runs 32 SBS
DET-McAllister .381 PIT-Beaumont .335 49 rbis 28 sbs
NYA-Griffith 10 W 1.59 ERA NYG-Joss 11 wins 1.56 ERA
BOS-Young 12 wins NYG-McGinnity 12 wins 94 Ks

MILESTONE ALERT

BOS- Jesse Burkett...
2954 hits...89 behind Cap Anson for 1st....
.366 career average is 1st
991 bbs---5th

NYG-Ed Delahanty...
2942 hits---3rd
1583 rbis---2nd-314 behind Cap Anson
587 2bs----1st all time
1794 runs-- 147 behind still active Billy Hamilton
198 3bs----4th---7 behind Dan Brouthers for 3rd

STL-Jake Beckley
2719 hits---5th
1516 rbis---3rd
465 2bs----3rd
226 3bs----2nd---only 7 behind Roger Connor

BSN-Billy Hamilton
1480 BBs ---1st all time
1941 runs----1st all time
1039 sbs-----1st all time
2647 hits----6th

PHI-Hugh Duffy
2620 hits---7th
112 HRS---3rd---26 behind Roger Connor...10 behind Harry Stovey
1447 rbis---4th
376 2bs----7th
581 sbs----5th
1669 runs--7th

NYG-George Van Haltren
2935 hits---4th
1209 rbis---8th
969 BBs---7th
1774 runs--3rd
552 sbs---7th

BOS-Cy Young
2.72 ERA---6th all time-1st active players....Larry Corcoran leader with 2.36
424 wins---1st all time
2158 K's---3rd all time ---404 behind Tim Keefe
579 CG---56 behind Pud Galvin
62 SHO---1st all time

PHI-Kid Nichols
3.09 ERA---18th--6th active
379 wins---2nd all time
1875 K's
18 saves---1st all time
542 CG----4th
46 SHO---3rd

CIN-Amos Rusie
3.07 ERA---16th---5th active
306 Wins---8th---1 behind Mickey Welch---2 behind Hoss Radbourne
2299 K's---2nd---263 behind Tim Keefe
501 CG---6th---17 behind Mickey Welch
38 SHO---6th---1 behind Tim Keefe---3 behind Mickey Welch

[Carlton]

1905 2nd HALF

AKA...3 men hit 3000

ok, going a different way on this because
1) this is too time consuming
2) I want to replay faster than 1 yr once a week
3) I am probably boring everyone...if they are even reading..lol

some key things from the second half

Chappie McFarland...poor Chappie 3.4 runs per game...ties Cy Morgan with an 11 game losing streak...13-20 3.40 ERA...he is now 37-64 for his career

Ed Hughes of the Browns gets one start...and walks 14 batters to get the AL and MLB record for BB in a game

Jerry Nops of the Cardinals....allows 23 hits in a game for the new MLB and NL record. Ed Siever when with Det has the AL record with 21

Now I was suprised last year when the Giants didn't win the pennant, especially after getting Ed Delahanty and Addie Joss but this year they PREVAIL

Yes the best team I will probably ever have in this replay
THE 1905 GIANTS

120-34 .779 win%
had a MLB record 12 game win streak and 6, 6 game or more win streaks
Win the World Series 4-2 beating Cy Young 2x despite his 2.33 ERA
Ed Delahanty named WS MVP for his .400 3 2bs 6 rbis 2 bbs 1 sb performance in this low scoring WS

They have 4 pitchers with 25 or more wins
Joe McGinnity---31-4---2.12 ERA---205 K's
Hooks Wiltse----29-6---1.89 ERA---132 K's
Christy Mathewson --28-10--1.95 ERA---236 K's
Addie Joss-----26-8---1.89 ERA---127 K's

They are 1st in every category except HRS

Jesse Burkett, trade to the Pilgrims, breaks Nap Lajoie's 4 year hold on the BOY Award, Burkett won the NL Award in 1901
Cy Young wins his 5th straight POY Award, yet is 2-7 with a 3.62 ERA in the World Series

Jesse Burkett is Now the ALL TIME HITS LEADER with 3090, he is 1st with a .368 BA
Ed Delahanty is now at 3039 hits
George Van Haltren is now at 3022 hits

Was John Anderson became the 5th player, 6th overall to hit for the cycle on 8/18/1905

Young Cy...Irv Young was anything but...15-20 3.38 ERa shipped to Brooklyn for Harry McIntire mid season

Emmet Hendrick of the Browns gets 6 hits on 9/3/1905

Honus Wagner gets his 2nd MVP in a row




END OF YEAR AWARDS

American League Rookie of the Year:
Hal Chase (NYA)!
He batted .269 in 621 AB, with 5 homers and 61 RBI.

National League Rookie of the Year:
Big Jeff Pfeffer (CHN)!
He had a record of 14-11 with an ERA of 3.96 and 1 shutouts.
In 30 games started, he pitched 227.1 innings, fanning 76 and walking 107 batters.

American League Pitcher of the Year:
Cy Young (BOS)!
He had a record of 30-10 with an ERA of 1.90 and 6 shutouts.
In 43 games started, he pitched 378 innings, fanning 224 and walking 31 batters.

American League Most Valuable Player:
Jesse Burkett (BOS)!
He batted .402 in 597 AB, with 6 homers and 99 RBI.

National League Pitcher of the Year:
Joe McGinnity (NY1)!
He had a record of 31-4 with an ERA of 2.12 and 5 shutouts.
In 38 games started, he pitched 336 innings, fanning 205 and walking 72 batters.

National League Most Valuable Player:
Honus Wagner (PIT)!
He batted .374 in 621 AB, with 5 homers and 102 RBI.


American League Gold Glove Winners:
Pitcher: Buttons Briggs (CLE)
Catcher: Ossee Schreckengost (PHA)----3rd straight
First Base: Hal Chase (NYA)
Second Base: Hobe Ferris (BOS)-----breaks Nap's 4 string
Third Base: Jimmy Collins (BOS)------2nd straight
Shortstop: George Davis (CHA)
Leftfield: Herm McFarland (CHA)
Centerfield: Harry Bay (CLE)-------2nd straight
Rightfield: Sam Crawford (DET)

National League Gold Glove Winners:

Pitcher: Doc Scanlan (BRO)
Catcher: Roger Bresnahan (NY1)
First Base: Frank Chance (CHN)
Second Base: Claude Ritchey (PIT)
Third Base: Tommy Leach (PIT)-------5th STRAIGHT!!!!!
Shortstop: Honus Wagner (PIT)-------2nd straight
Leftfield: Jimmy Sheckard (BRO)
Centerfield: Homer Smoot (SLN)----breaks Thomas' 4 yr hold
Rightfield: Frank Schulte (CHN)

RECORDS BROKEN

PO-619-C-AL-PHA-Schreckengost....beat his own 584 set in 1904
TC-724-C-AL-PHA=Schrenkengost...beat his own 688 set in 1904
RTO-C-57-AL-PHA-Schrenkengost...beats W.Robinson's 53 set in 1902
PO-C-NL-597-NYG-Bresnahan...beats Johnny Klings 542 set in 1901
A-C-NL-105-CHN-Kling.......beats BSN Pat Moran's 92 set in 1903
TC-C-NL-685-NYG-Bresnahan...beats Kling's 598 set in 1901
E-C-NL-21-PHI-Red Dooin...beats SLN Mike Grady's 18 set in 1904
RTO-C-NL-SLN-49-SLN-Mike Grady....beats Hughie Hearne's 45 set in 1903

A-P-AL-98-CLE-Button Briggs...beats WAS Bob Wickers 95 set in 1903
PCT-P-Al-1.000-BOS-Bill Dineen....ties Eddie Plank's 1901
WP-P-AL-18-NYA-Al Orth...beats Tom Hughes 17 Wild pitches set in 1903

HB-P-NL-35-NYG-J.McGinnity....beats Oscar Jones' 27 hits batsmen set in 1904 Joe has held this record 3 times in NL...ouch!

E-1B-AL-27-NYA-Hal Chase....beats CLE C.LaChance 26 set in 1901...
DEFIN-1B-AL-1376-H.Chase...beats SLA Tom Jones' mark of 1318.1 set in 1903

PCT-1B-NL-.996-STL-J.Beckley...beats BSN Fred Tenney's mark of .994 set in 1902

A-2B-AL-698-PHA-D.Murphy...ties PHA Lajoies mark set in 1901
DEFIN-2B-AL-1364.1- PHA-D.Murphy...beats CLE Lajoie mark of 1333 Set in 1904

PO-2B-NL-411-SLN-John Farrell.....beats BSN C.Childs 371 set in 1902
TC-2B-NL-1064-PIT-C.Ritchey....beats his own 1014 set in 1901
DP-2B-NL-146-SLN-J.Farrell.....beats C.Childs' 140 set in 1902
E-2B-NL-52-PHI-Evre Beck.....beats BRO Tim Flood's 46 set in 1902
DEFIN-2B-NL-1342.1-CIN-Miller Huggins...beats NYG Sam Mertes 1319 mark set in 1904

E-3B-AL-54-CHA-Bill Everitt......beats CHA Fred Hartman's 53 set in 1901

A-3B-NL-458-PIT-T.Leach......beats SLN Dave Brain's 417 set in 1904
TC-3B-NL-592-PIT-T.Leach...beats SLN Dave Brain's 566 set in 1904
DP-3B-NL-43-PIT-T.Leach...ties BRO S.Strang's 1903 mark
E-3B-NL-55-BSN-H.Wolverton......beats Strang's 53 1904 mark
DEFIN-3B-NL-1366.1-PIT-Leach....beats Brain's 1317 1904 mark

PO-SS-NL-283-PIT-Wagner...beats Abbacittio's 263 set in 1903
A-SS-NL-672-PIT-Wagner....beats own 652 set in 1904
TC-SS-NL-997-PIT-Wagner...beats own 932 set in 1904
DP-SS-NL-128-BRO-Charlie Babb...beats SLN Bobby Wallace's 127 1901 mark

E-LF-AL-36-BOS-J.Burkett...beats Ducky Homes 34 1903 mark


AL BATTING

ABs---NYA----621----Hal Chase....beats WAS Jimmy Ryan's 617 set in 1902
Runs--BOS----121----J.Burkett.....beats BOS Buck Freeman's 111 set in 1902

NL PITCHING

Wins--NYG----31----J.McGinnity...beats PIT deacon Phillippe's 29 set in 1903

NL BATTING

ABs--PIT-----630----Tommy Leach....beats PIT Honus Wagner's 628 set in 1904
Hits--PIT----232----Honus Wagner....beats his own 225 set in 1904
K's---BSN---107----Billy Hamilton.....beats his own 104 set in 1904
rookie rbi--CHN--86--Frank Schulte...beats PIT Lefty Davis' 73 set in 1901

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[seth70liz76]

Strange, the thread doesn't put me to sleep--and it isn't even mine.

[Carlton]

nah...posted wrong stuff in the wrong thread and I can't delete it...lol