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If it's not to much work, I would like to see the guys who have had HOF type careers.
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Getting career totals for key players as they retire would be great. I like the logos. |
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Key Incoming Rookies for 1902:
NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago ![]() P Carl Lundgren --- Age 22, 10/3/3 talent P Jim St. Vrain --- Age 18, 9/6/3 talent ![]() P Bob Rhoads, "Dusty" --- Age 22, 7/6/3 talent ![]() 2B Larry Schlafly --- Age 23, 5/6/7/10/6 talent ![]() SS Joe Tinker --- Age 21, 7/9/7/4/5 talent ![]() 2B Germany Schaefer --- Age 25, 7/7/6/6/6 talent Cincinnati ![]() P Bob Ewing --- Age 28, 10/7/3 Philadelphia P Ham Iburg --- Age 24, 7/7/9 talent ![]() RF George Browne --- Age 26, 7/6/7/4/6 talent St. Louis ![]() P Bob Wicker --- Age 23, 10/5/3 talent P Mike O'Neill --- Age 24, 7/7/7 talent LF George Barclay --- Age 25, 7/5/6/4/6 talent CF Homer Smoot, "Doc" --- Age 23, 9/8/8/4/6 talent AMERICAN LEAGUE Baltimore ![]() 1B Tom Jones --- Age 25, 6/7/4/3/6 talent Boston ![]() LF Patsy Dougherty --- Age 25, 8/7/7/6/6 talent Cleveland ![]() P Addie Joss --- Age 21, 10/9/3 talent ![]() C Harry Bemis --- Age 28, 7/8/7/4/6 talent C Peaches Graham --- Age 24, 7/6/4/7/6 talent Detroit ![]() P George Mullin, "Wabash George" --- Age 21, 10/5/3 talent ![]() 2B Harry Arndt --- Age 23, 5/5/7/6/6 talent Philadelphia ![]() P Tom Walker --- Age 20, 8/6/4 talent ![]() 2B Danny Murphy --- Age 25, 8/10/8/4/6 talent Washington ![]() C Lew Drill --- Age 24, 6/8/6/10/6 talent |
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The photo set is really outstanding
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Just a couple of interesting newcomers.
The next piece of Tinker-Evers-Chance. Addie Joss, one of the great pitchers of all time, who tragically died before his career was over. PItched one of the great clutch games of all time. Near the end of the 1908 Joss' Cleveland team was playing the White Sox (both would finish within 2 games of 1st) Joss was matched against the Sox Ed Walsh, a 40 game winner that year. Walsh pitch a four-hitter, striking out 15 and giving up just 1 run. Joss won by throwing a perfect game. He was so well liked that when he died his team played an AL all-star team in a charity game to raise money for his family. The other interesting name here is Germany Schaefer who caused a rules change due to his baserunning craziness. During a game Schaefer was on first and a teammate on third. On the first pitch he stole second. With no where to go and hoping, I suppose, to confuse the opposition, on the next pitch he "stole" first. Then he stole 2nd again. Shortly after baseball made it illegal to go backwards after safely reaching a base. |
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As for Tinker, he's stuck behind Bill Dahlen (Age 32, 8/9/8/7/5). But Dahlen has almost no range while Tinker is talented defensively. It's only a matter of time until Tinker starts at least vs lefties. Interestingly enough, that would set up the Tinker-Chance part of the famed combo at least vs lefties. |
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1902 National League
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Team W L % GB Philadelphia Phillies 79 61 .564 - Pittsburgh Pirates 77 63 .550 2 St. Louis Cardinals 73 67 .521 6 Brooklyn Superbas 70 70 .500 9 Chicago Orphans 69 71 .493 10 Boston Beaneaters 67 73 .479 12 Cincinnati Reds 67 73 .479 12 New York Giants 58 82 .414 21 League ERA: 3.29 Philadelphia Phillies ![]() With 7 games left in the season, the Phillies had a 6-game lead on Pittsburgh. The Phillies went 1-6 over that final stretch, but still managed to clinch the pennant on Sept 25th with a 7-0 shutout of Boston. SS Cupid Childs led the team with a .334 average, but the team's most important bat belonged to Nap Lajoie, who hit .320 with 84 RBI. CF Ed Delahanty hit .306 with 69 RBI. 1B Mike Grady hit .283 with 88 RBI. The ageless Bill Vinton went 22-14 with an excellent 2.73 ERA. His career stats now rest at 360-250 with a 3.05 ERA and 2902 strikeouts in 5899 innings. Roomike Ham Iburg went 17-14 with a 3.39 ERA. Pittsburgh Pirates ![]() 3B Frank Shugart finished 2nd in the league with a .341 average, and the Pirates led both leagues with a .284 team average. LF Fred Clarke hit .311 with 88 RBI. Honus Wagner's average dipped to .295 with 71 RBI. Jack Chesbro had a breakout season, anchoring the rotation by going 24-12 with a 2.98 ERA. Rube Waddell went 18-16, 3.25 and Deacon Phillippe went 15-18, 3.36 in his first season as a regular starter. Bill Phillips' role was reduced to just 19 starts at age 33, but he went 12-7, 3.04. St. Louis Cardinals ![]() 3B Bobby Wallace led the team with a .306 average and 79 RBI, but no other regular hit abover Duff Cooley's .295. However, outfielders Emmet Heidrick (.331) and Homer Smoot (.316) hit above .300 but had just 353 and 335 AB's respectively. The Cards had the best ERA in the NL (3.05). Joe Corbett (20-15, 2.44) led the NL in ERA, and rookie Bob Wicker (20-11, 2.58) was named Top Rookie. Jack Powell (15-19, 3.12) also pitched well but nearly lost 20 games after winning 20 or more in each of the past three seasons. Brooklyn Superbas ![]() SS Hughie Jennings was an offensive catalyst, hitting .302, stealing 56 bases and scoring 82 runs. LF Jimmy Sheckard hit .326, `1B John Anderson hit .304 with 74 RBI and CF Fielder Jones hit .317 with 60 RBI. Even though the team improved by 13 games from last season, pitching was still a concern. Harry Howell went 21-11 with a 3.06 ERA, but the rest of the rotation was unimpressive. At 29, Doc McJames improved his ERA from 4.62 in 1901 to 3.63 this year, but he still has coaches worried about whether or not he'll be what they hoped when they got him. Joe McGinnity was not in the rotation for the first half of the season, but once he returned to a starting role, he was strong. He finished the season at 9-8, 3.18. Chicago Orphans ![]() Chicago improved by 9 games from last year, finishing just 2 games below .500. 1B Bill Everitt won the batting title with a .359 record. SS Bill Dahlen led the team with 79 RBI despite a .284 average. Catcher Frank Chance hit .305, and rookie CF Zaza Harvey hit .309. Rookie Carl Lundgren went 16-11 and led the team with a 2.90 ERA. Fellow rookie Jim St. Vrain's 3.06 ERA was good, but his record (12-21) didn;t show it. Sophomore Tom Hughes matched his 3.21 ERA from last season, but his record went from 20-14 to 16-18. That is largely due to him being moved to the #1 spot in the rotation. The Orphans have high hopes for their team, and they like the idea of this young pitching staff maturing together. Boston Beaneaters ![]() 3B Billy Nash hit a strong .332. At age 37, he has 2848 hits and a .318 career average. He has 700 more hits than any other 3B in history. Bill Dinneen (9-25, 3.59) had a disappointing season, but his NL-leading 25 losses was as much a result of the team's sluggish offense as it was his pitching. The rest of the rotation was solid: Bill Daley (21-15, 2.76), Vic Willis (13-10, 2.71) and Kid Nichols (19-13, 3.17). Cincinnati Reds ![]() Sam Crawford (.308, 79 RBI), Jimmy Barrett (.309, 30 SB), LF Topsy Hartsel (.294, 91 runs, 47 SB) and catcher Jocko Halligan (.299) were the core of this offense. Once regarded as a team strength, the pitching staff finished last in the league in allowing 4.6 runs per game. Amos Rusie (8-10, 5.03) may have worked himself out of next year's rotation. He started 11 games in the first half of the season and just 5 in the 2nd half. 29-year-old rookie Bob Ewing took over Rusie's missed starts in the 2nd half and went 5-4, 2.99 overall. After going 13-18 with a respectable 3.57 ERA as a 23-year-old rookie in 1897, Jesse Tannehill had been a disappointment. He posted ERA's of 4.71, 4.90, 5.12 and 4.93 over the next four years. This season, he led the pitching staff by going 19-16 with a 2.96 ERA. Elton Chamberlain (17-18, 3.84) continues to frustrate the team, and Noodles Hahn (15-17, 3.84) failed to rebound from last season when he went 17-18, 4.02. New York Giants ![]() Willie Keeler led New York with a .326 average and scored a team high 85 runs. 1B Tom McCreery (.306, 68 RBI) and LF Jesse Burkett (.310, 62 RBI) finished 2-3 on the team in average and 1-2 in RBI. The rest of the team's starters hit anywhere from .251 (CF Mike Tiernan, 9 HR) to .177 (3B Denny Lyons). Ed Doheny's 2.67 ERA led the team, as did his 18 wins. Christy Mathewson (14-22, 3.07) and Pink Hawley (12-22, 3.03) both lost 22 games despite good seasons. Batting AVG .359 Bill Everitt, CHC .341 Frank Shugart, PIT .334 Cupid Childs, PHI .332 Billy Nash, BSN .326 Willie Keeler, NYG .326 Jimmy Sheckard, BRO HOMERUNS 9 Mike Tiernan, NYG 7 Ed Delahanty, PHI 7 Mike Grady, PHI 7 Honus Wagner, PIT RBI 88 Fred Clarke, PIT 88 Mike Grady, PHI 84 Nap Lajoie, PHI 79 Bobby Wallace, STL 79 Bill Dahlen, CHC 79 Sam Crawford, CIN OPS .818 Jimmy Sheckard, BRO .808 Frank Chance, CHC .799 Frank Shugart, PIT .797 Nap Lajoie, PHI .789 Bill Everitt, CHC STEALS 58 Willie Keeler, NYG (58-15, 79.45%) 58 Mike Tiernan, NYG (58-18, 76.32%) 56 Hughie Jennings, BRO (56-29, 65.88%) 54 Sammy Strang, BRO (56-29, 65.88%) 53 Bill Everitt, CHC (53-14, 79.10%) 52 Honus Wagner, PIT (52-13 80.00%) ERA 2.44 Joe Corbett, STL (20-15) 2.58 Bob Wicker, STL (20-11) 2.67 Ed Doheny, NYG (18-17) 2.71 Vic Willis, BSN (13-10) 2.73 Bill Vinton, PHI (22-14) 2.76 Bill Daley, BSN (21-15) WINS 24 Jack Chesbro, PIT (24-12, 2.98) 22 Bill Vinton, PHI 21 Bill Daley, BSN 21 Harry Howell, BRO (21-11, 3.06) 20 Bob Wicker, STL 20 Joe Corbett, STL STRIKEOUTS 160 Bill Daley, BSN 159 Joe Corbett, STL 140 Tom Hughes, CHC (16-18, 3.21) 137 Rube Waddell, PIT (18-16, 3.25) 131 Doc White, PHI (18-18, 3.45) POY: Jack Chesbro, 28, PIT, 24-12, 2.98 ERA, 93 BB, 105 K, .240 OAVG, 1.17 WHIP BOY: CF Ed Delahanty, 34, PHI, .306 AVG, 7 HR, 69 RBI, 25 SB, .787 OPS ROY: Bob Wicker, 24, STL, 20-11, 2.58 ERA, 73 BB, 103 K, .268 OAVG, 1.29 WHIP |
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1902 American League
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Team W L % GB Philadelphia Athletics 81 59 .579 - St. Louis Browns 78 62 .557 3 Boston Somersets 77 63 .550 4 Baltimore Orioles 76 64 .543 5 Washington Senators 70 70 .500 11 Chicago White Sox 62 78 .443 19 Detroit Tigers 59 81 .421 22 Cleveland Bronchos 57 83 .407 24 League ERA: 2.82 Philadelphia Athletics ![]() There is no doubt that The A's biggest strength was pitching. Their 2.41 team ERA was the best mark in the majors. Frank Kitson went 18-13 and led the majors with a 1.86 ERA. Eddie Plank (21-14, 2.45) and "Frosty Bill" Duggleby (19-10, 2.51) were right behind him. The offense was no slouch, scoring the 2nd most runs per game in the AL even though their .258 team batting average was just 5th among the 8 AL teams. The outfield of Matty McIntyre (.310), Socks Seybold (.309), and Dave Fultz (.301) were the team's only .300 hitters. But 1B Dan McGann hit .299 with 60 RBI. 3B "Princeton Charlie" Reilly hit .277 and led the team with 61 RBI. St. Louis Browns ![]() After playing their first season in Milwaukee, the Brewers moved to St. Louis and became known as the Browns. The move seemed to do them some good because their offense was 3rd in the league and their pitching staff was 2nd only to the A's. All four of their regular starting pitchers had great seasons: Silver King (21-12, 2.21), Hal Mauck (19-14, 2.33), Billy Rhines (17-15, 2.94) and Pete Dowling (11-6, 2.58). LF Tom O'Brien hit .321 with 68 RBI but was the team's only consistent hitter. Boston Americans ![]() Buttons Briggs (20-14, 2.22) and Jake Volz (17-8, 2.68) led a solid rotation. CF Charlie Hemphill (.325) and SS Freddy Parent (.284, 63 RBI) were the offensive leaders. Catcher Ossee Schreckengost (.281) and rookie LF Patsy Dougherty (.279, 55 RBI) were also key contributors. Baltimore Orioles ![]() The Orioles had the #1 offense in the AL. CF Cy Seymour hit .325 with 71 RBI and was named Top Batter. RF Jimmy Bannon hit .309 with 68 RBI, and 2B Gene DeMontreville hit .287. Ed Stein (21-15, 2.32 ERA) and Wiley Piatt (16-16, 2.57) formed a strong duo from the mound. Washington Senators ![]() The Senators pitching staff was 3rd best in the league and helped the team move out of last place and improve 10 games in the standings. Davey Dunkle (23-16, 2.60), Tom Smith (18-18, 2.64) and Cannonball Titcomb (8-9, 2.29) had fine seasons. Unfortunately, the offense was last in the league. LF Jimmy Slagle's .292 average led the team, and 1B Frank Motz led them with just 52 RBI. Chicago White Sox ![]() After finishing just 1 game back in 1901, the White Sox lost 14 more games in 1902 and finished 19 games out. SS Shorty Fuller (.301, 63 RBI) was the team's most productive hitter. RF Tommy Dowd (.305) and 1B Harry Davis (.285, 67 RBI) also had good seasons. Sam Leever (22-11, 2.30) and Kid Carsey (17-14, 2.49) led an otherwise lousy pitching staff. Detroit Tigers ![]() After winning the AL's first pennant, the Tigers lost 18 more games this year and fell to 7th place. Oddly enough, they had three hitters over .300. CF Roy Thomas won his 2nd AL batting title with a .349 average. SS Kid Elberfeld hit .315 and led the team with 69 RBI. 3B Doc Casey was second with 64 RBI despite a .265 average. RF Ollie Pickering hit .312, and 39-year-old LF Tommy McCarthy hit .293. Frank Owen (17-21) led the team with a 2.92 ERA that was above the league average of 2.82. The rest of the rotation had much higher ERA's. Cleveland Bronchos ![]() Not much can be said for the newly named Bronchos. 2B Sam Mertes (.286) and CF Charlie Abbey (.265) led the team with 61 RBI each. 1B Klondike Douglass (.297) and RF Sport McAllister (.295) led the team in average. Rookie Addie Joss led the team with a 2.58 ERA and went 17-19. Earl Moore (2.98) won 19 games on a last place team, but he also lost 19. After going 20-16 with a 2.80 ERA last season, Tom Colcolough went 10-27 with a 3.59 ERA. Those 27 losses tied him for the most ever since the beginning of the 3 and 4-man rotations after 1879. Here are the top loss counts for reference: 45 in 577.1 IP - George Bradley, 1876 42 in 578.1 IP - Jim Devlin, 1876 37 in 528.2 IP - George Bradley, 1877 31 in 471.1 IP - Al Spalding, 1879 27 in 321.1 IP - Tom Colcolough, 1902 27 in 306.0 IP - Adonis Terry, 1893 27 in 325.1 IP - Bill Hawke, 1892 27 in 334.2 IP - George Zettlein, 1878 Batting AVG .349 Roy Thomas, DET .325 Cy Seymour, BLA .325 Charlie Hemphill, BOS .321 Tom O'Brien, SLB .315 Kid Elberfeld, DET HOMERUNS 7 Freddy Parent, BOS 7 Socks Seybold, PHA 7 Jimmy Mathison, BLA 7 Danny Murphy, PHA RBI 71 Cy Seymour, BLA 69 Kid Elberfeld, DET 68 Jimmy Bannon, BLA 68 Tom O'Brien, SLB 67 Harry Davis, CHW OPS .849 Roy Thomas, DET .822 Cy Seymour, BLA .805 Socks Seybold, PHA .772 Kid Elberfeld, DET .766 Jimmy Bannon, BLA STEALS 67 George Flynn, CHW (67-33, 67.00%) 60 Dave Fultz, PHA (60-38, 61.22%) 53 Tommy Dowd, CHW (53-26, 67.95%) 51 Sam Mertes, CLE (51-16, 76.12%) 51 Gene DeMontreville, BLA (51-17, 75.00%) ERA 1.86 Frank Kitson, PHA (18-13) 2.21 Silver King, SLB (21-12) 2.22 Buttons Briggs, BOS (20-14) 2.29 Cannonball Totcomb, WSH (8-9) 2.30 Sam Leever, CHW (22-11) 2.32 Ed Stein, BLA (21-15) WINS 23 Davey Dunkle, WSH (23-16, 2.60) 22 Sam Leever, CHW 21 Eddie Plank, PHA (21-14, 2.45) 21 Silver King, SLB 21 Ed Stein, BLA STRIKEOUTS 144 Davey Dunkle, WSH 124 Eddie Plank, PHA 118 Addie Joss, CLE (17-19, 2.58) 116 Frank Owen, DET (17-21, 2.92) 114 Wiley Piatt, BLA (16-16, 2.57) 112 Earl Moore, CLE (19-19, 2.98) POY: Sam Leever, 30, CHW, 22-11, 2.30 ERA, 54 BB, 105 K, .257 OAVG, 1.14 WHIP BOY: CF Cy Seymour, 29, BLA, .325, 71 RBI, 33 SB, .822 OPS ROY: Zeke Wilson, 32, BLA, 17-14, 3.20 ERA, 59 BB, 51 K, .256 OAVG, 1.16 WHIP |
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1902 World Series
BOX SCORES The National League is by far the better collection of talent, right? That's what the pundits were saying before this intracity matchup between the Phillies and Athletics. It would be year, perhaps a decade before the AL won a World Series, they said. Well, perhaps they overlooked the A's pitching staff. At home in Game 1 at Columbia Park, 27-year-old Eddie Plank of the A's locked horns with Phillies veteran Bill Vinton and his 360 career wins. The Phillies scored first with two runs in the 6th. But the A's came back by scoring a run in the 7th. Then with two outs in the 8th, Socks Seybold hit a two-out RBI double off Vinton to tie the game. Matty McIntyre then drove him in with a single, giving the A's a 3-2 lead. In the 9th, Plank quickly got two outs before George Browne and Jack Clements hit back-to-back singles. Pinch hitter Eddie Burke struck out to end the game. Lucky. That's what the doubters said about the A's after Game 1. But in Game 2, Frank Kitson shutout the Phillies, and the A's took a 2-0 series lead. In the Baker Bowl, the Phillies shutout the A's 5-0 behind Bill Bernhard. Many said that the Phillies were now on a roll and would continue to win the next three games. However, in Game 4, the A's scored 3 runs in the 8th inning and Plank defeated Vinton once again, giving the A's a two-game lead once again. Game 5 was the only lopsided win, as the Phillies thumped Kitson for 11 runs (10 earned) in 5 innings. The Phillies collected 23 hits in the 13-4 win. Bill Duggleby and Bill Bernhard faced off in a rematch of Game 2, but this time an Athletics win would end the series. The A's scored early with two first inning runs, and the Phillies got one of those runs back in the 5th. In the top of the 8th, the Phillies scored two runs, giving them a 3-2 lead. Then in the bottom of the 8th, the A's got four straight singles, scoring two runs and retaking the lead 4-3. In the top of the 9th, Tom Walker came into the game to pitch. He got three straight outs and the A's shocked the baseball world by upsetting the defending world champion Phillies 4 game to 2. Winner, 4-2: Philadelphia Athletics, 1st Championship |
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SiS Catobase is now online. Player pages & photos are still uploading as I write this. Hopefully I have plenty of webspace for all this :P
EDIT: I currently don't have enough space for all player pages. I am working on that so please be patient. Enjoy & let me know what you think. Last edited by Matt from TN; 11-18-2005 at 03:29 PM. |
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I just read your other thread about the lack of activity in the Dynasty forum and learned that you cannot tell how many people are following this so I figured I should post something here because I have been following this one for a while. Keep up the good work.
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MATT!!!! This is great. Thanks for putting this on Catobase.
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Just letting you know I am reading this one, and it is great.
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Thanks everyone. And I'm upgrading the website, so as soon as I have more space (today or tomorrow?) I'll finish uploading the player pages & photos.
I'm glad you guys are enjoying this. I hope to add more features soon, like key retired players, etc. |
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Just a quick FYI: my laptop died Friday. A technician is coming to my house tomorrow, so hopefully it's fixable. I'll get another update out once it's up & running, but that could take til after the holiday weekend. We'll see.
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another excellent dynasty, matt
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Key Incoming Rookies for 1903:
NATIONAL LEAGUE Brooklyn ![]() P Oscar Jones, "Flip Flap" --- Age 23, 7/7/3 talent P Henry Schmidt --- Age 29, 9/3/7 ratings RF Walt McCredie --- Age 26, 9/4/4/9/6 talent Chicago ![]() P Jake Weimer, "Tornado Jake" --- Age 29, 10/4/7 ratings ![]() 2B Johnny Evers, "Crab" --- Age 21, 7/7/5/10/7 talent New York ![]() SS Charlie Babb --- Age 30, 6/6/4/8/6 talent Philadelphia P Fred Burchell --- Age 23, 10/5/6 talent ![]() C Frank Roth --- Age 24, 6/7/5/3/6 talent ![]() 1B John Titus, "Silent John" --- Age 27, 8/10/7/8/6 talent Pittsburgh P Gus Thompson --- Age 25, 10/6/3 ![]() P Kaiser Wilhelm --- Age 29, 9/6/3 talent ![]() C Ed Phelps, "Yaller" --- Age 24, 6/5/5/7/4 talent RF Jimmy Sebring --- Age 20, 6/6/7/5/6 talent St. Louis ![]() P Mordecai Brown, "Three Finger" --- Age 26, 10/8/3 talent P Chappie McFarland --- Age 28, 9/7/3 talent AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston ![]() P Norwood Gibson, "Gibby" --- Age 26, 10/5/3 talent Chicago 3B Pep Clark --- Age 19, 8/10/6/2/5 talent 3B Dave Brain --- Age 24, 7/10/10/3/6 talent Cleveland ![]() P Gus Dorner --- Age 26, 10/5/3 talent Detroit ![]() 1B Charlie Carr --- Age 26, 6/7/6/1/6 talent 3B Joe Yeager, "Little Joe" --- Age 27, 6/9/5/5/6 talent SS Simon Nicholls --- Age 20, 6/6/6/4/6 talent New York ![]() P Barney Wolfe --- Age 27, 8/8/5 talent Philadelphia ![]() P Chief Bender --- Age 18, 10/8/3 talent ![]() P Weldon Henley --- Age 22, 10/5/3 talent ![]() CF Danny Hoffman --- Age 23, 6/4/8/6/6 talent St. Louis ![]() LF Davy Jones, "Kangaroo" --- Age 22, 6/6/5/9/6 talent |
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1903 National League
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Team W L % GB Pittsburgh Pirates 91 49 .650 - St. Louis Cardinals 84 56 .600 7 Chicago Cubs 71 69 .507 20 Cincinnati Reds 69 71 .493 22 Philadelphia Phillies 69 71 .493 22 Boston Beaneaters 62 78 .443 29 New York Giants 58 82 .414 33 Brooklyn Superbas 56 84 .400 35 League ERA: 3.69 Pittsburgh Pirates ![]() After winning 93 games and the pennant in 1900, the Pirates were heralded as the next NL dynasty. However, over the next two seasons they failed to finish first. This year, they put it all together and finished a strong 7 games ahead of St. Louis. The Pirates offense was second to none. Fred Shugart, likely in his final season at age 36, hit .363 to lead the team. Honus Wagner hit .326 with 96 RBI. His double play mate, Jimmy Williams, drove in 99 RBI while hitting .271. LF Fred Clarke hit .345 and CF Ginger Beaumont hit .325. 1B Kitty Bransfield hit .331 in a career high 402 AB, taking over the fulltime role from "Eagle Eye" Jake Beckley. Rookie catcher Ed Phelps hit just .191 but amazingly led the majors with 13 HR - the only player in double digits. Deacon Phillippe (13-4) led the team with a 2.27 ERA, but he threw just 154.1 innings. Rube Waddell, this year's Top Pitcher, went 24-9 with a 2.44 ERA in 339 innings. Jack Chesbro went 25-11 with a 3.49 ERA. St. Louis Cardinals ![]() After swapping 2nd and 3rd place with the Pirates in 1901 and 1902, the Cards finished second again but this time watching Pittsburgh win the pennant. CF Mike Donlin hit .330 with 84 RBI, and 3B Bobby Wallace hit .317 with 85 RBI. 1B Duff Cooley (.320), catcher Jack Doyle (.307, 66 RBI), CF Homer Smoot (.296, 68 RBI), RF Emmet Heidrick (.310), 2B Bill Keister (.330) and SS John McGraw (.351 in 385 AB) all contributed fine seasons. The team's pitching was adequate but not enough to claim a pennant. Joe Corbett (22-12, 3.26), Bob Wicker (23-13, 3.28) and Jack Powell (19-13, 3.14) led the way. Chicago Cubs ![]() After three straight losing seasons (the only losing seasons in franchise history), the Cubs moved back above .500, albeit by just 2 games. LF Zaza Harvey (.328), 3B Bill Bradley (.300, 75 RBI) and 1B Bill Everitt (.370) led the offense. Catcher Frank Chance hit just .239, and his future DP combo of Johnny Evers (.288, 50 RBI) and Joe Tinker (.250 in 72 AB) had a moderate impact. Tom Hughes (16-15, 2.86) was the team's top pitcher. Carl Lundgren (19-16, 3.43) and rookie Jake Weimer (18-16, 3.18) also had good seasons. Cincinnati Reds ![]() CF Jimmy Barrett (.348) and LF Topsy Hartsel (.340) were the Reds' only .300 hitters. RF Sam Crawford led the team with 79 RBI while hitting .293. Noodles Hahn improved on last season by going 13-11 and leading the team with a 2.96 ERA. Jesse Tannehill built on his successful 1902 season, going 24-13 with a 3.36 ERA. Philadelphia Phillies ![]() Philly's offense was one of the best in the league. 2B Nap Lajoie won a batting title (.383) and drove in 94 RBI. CF Ed Delahanty hit .315 with 98 RBI. Throw in RF Elmer Flick (.312, 80 RBI), 1B Mike Grady (.317, 60 RBI) and SS Cupid Childs (.313) and the team had five .300 hitters. After just 36 AB last year, George Browne hit .291 as the team's everyday left fielder. Pitching is where the two-time defending NL champions crumbled. Doc White (20-14, 2.72) pitched better than last season, but Bill Vinton (19-13, 4.04) and Ned Garvin (11-17, 4.08) faltered. Vinton did extend his major league record to 379 wins though. Boston Beaneaters ![]() 1B Fred Tenney led the team with a .380 average, and CF Buck Freeman hit .322 with a NL high 103 RBI. RF Chick Stahl, 3B Billy Nash and LF Joe Kelley all hit between .311 and .292. With 165 hits, Nash became the first player to ever surpass the 3000 hit mark. Bill Dinneen (20-14, 3.18) led the team in wins and ERA. New York Giants ![]() 1B Tom McCreery led the Giants with a .327 average and 85 RBI. RF Willie Keeler hit .303, and LF Jesse Burkett hit .301 with 73 RBI. Despite a 17-18 record and 3.53 ERA, Christy Mathewson led the team in wins and ERA. Brooklyn Superbas ![]() The Superbas dropped from 70 wins in 1902 to just 56 wins this season. CF Fielder Jones (.352, 67 RBI) and LF Jimmy Sheckard (.346, 69 RBI) were offensive leaders, along with SS Hughie Jennings (.309, 45 SB). Doc McJames' 3.58 ERA was a team best, but it earned him just a 14-21 record. After winning 21 games with a 3.06 ERA last season, Harry Howell went just 9-20 with a 4.35 ERA in 1903. Batting AVG .383 Nap Lajoie, PHI .380 Fred Tenney, BSN .370 Bill Everitt, CHC .363 Fred Shugart, PIT .352 Fielder Jones, BRO .351 John McGraw, STL HOMERUNS 13 Ed Phelps, PIT 9 Mike Donlin, STL 9 Buck Freeman, BSN 8 Elmer Flick, PHI 7 Bill Dahlen, CHC 7 Nap Lajoie, PHI RBI 103 Buck Freeman, BSN 99 Jimmy Williams, PIT 98 Ed Delahanty, PHI 96 Honus Wagner, PIT 94 Nap Lajoie, PHI 93 Ginger Beaumont, PIT OPS .986 Nap Lajoie, PHI .913 Jimmy Sheckard, BRO .889 Topsy Hartsel, CIN .859 Fred Tenney, BSN .851 Jimmy Barrett, CIN STEALS 50 Bill Lange, CHC (50-19, 72.46%) 47 Frank Chance, CHC (47-27, 63.51%) 45 Hughie Jennings, BRO (45-13, 77.59%) 45 John McGraw, STL (45-21, 68.18%) 44 Topsy Hartsel, CIN (44-17, 72.13%) 44 Honus Wagner, PIT (44-11, 80.00%) ERA 2.27 Deacon Phillippe, PIT (13-4) 2.44 Rube Waddell, PIT (24-9) 2.72 Doc White, PHI (20-14) 2.86 Tom Hughes, CHC (16-15) 2.96 Noodles Hahn, CIN (13-11) WINS 24 Jack Chesbro, PIT (25-11, 3.49) 24 Rube Waddell, PIT 24 Jesse Tannehill, CIN (24-13, 3.36) 23 Bob Wicker, STL (23-13, 3.28) 22 Joe Corbett, STL (22-12, 3.26) 20 Bill Dinneen, BSN (20-14, 3.18) 20 Doc White, PHI STRIKEOUTS 241 Joe Corbett, STL 198 Rube Waddell, PIT 196 Jake Weimer, CHC (18-16, 3.18) 184 Bob Wicker, STL 180 Bill Daley, BSN POY: Rube Waddell, PIT, 26, 24-9, 2.44 ERA, 69 BB, 198 K, .242 OAVG, 1.11 WHIP BOY: 2B Nap Lajoie, PHI, 29, .383, 7 HR, 94 RBI, .986 OPS ROY: Jake Weimer, CHC, 29, 18-16, 3.18 ERA, 111 BB, 196 K, .269 OAVG, 1.39 WHIP |
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1903 American League
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Team W L % GB Philadelphia Athletics 84 56 .600 - Detroit Tigers 83 57 .593 1 Boston Pilgrims 79 61 .564 5 St. Louis Browns 73 67 .521 11 New York Highlanders 64 76 .457 20 Chicago White Sox 59 81 .421 25 Cleveland Bronchos 59 81 .421 25 Washington Senators 59 81 .421 25 League ERA: 3.18 The A's had their hands full trying to repeat as AL champions. Detroit returned to their 1901 form and tied Philly for 1st with just 3 games left to play. Fittingly, those two teams played their final three games against each other in Philadelphia's Columbia Park. The first game was a fantastic pitchers duel which the Athletics won behind Eddie Plank (20-13, 2.50). Detroit's George Mullin (11-8, 2.12) took the loss despite allowing just 1 run and 4 hits over 9 innings of work. In the second game, Alex Jones (22-9, 3.10) and Willie McGill (5-1, 1.78) squared off. RF Socks Seybold hit a 3-run homer in the 3rd inning off Jones and the A's went on to win 3-1, clinching the pennant. McGill allowed just 1 run and 4 hits in the 9-inning victory. Philadelphia Athletics ![]() The A's are known for their pitching, especially after it dominated the Phillies in last season's World Series. This year Eddie Plank (20-13, 2.50) was joined by amazing rookies Chief Bender (20-14, 2.83) and Weldon Henley (20-8, 2.76) to form perhaps the best rotation in the game. Th rookies' performance was a godsend after the dropoff suffered by Frank Kitson (18-13, 1.86 in 1902 and 1-1, 6.39 in 1903) and Bill Duggleby (19-10, 2.51 in 1902 and 6-7, 4.24 in 1903). Despite their pitching prowess, the A's finished 2nd in the league to Detroit, but they led the league in offense. CF Dave Fultz (.326), RF Socks Seybold (.318, 81 RBI), 1B Dan McGann (.318, 72 RBI), LF Matty McIntyre (.320, 65 RBI), 3B Charlie Reilly (.282, 61 RBI) and 2B Danny Murphy (.261, 71 RBI) led the scoring attack. Detroit Tigers ![]() After winning the 1901 pennant with a 77-63 record, Detroit slipped 18 games to 59-81 in 1902. This year, they improved by 24 games and made 1902 look like the fluke. They finished #1 in pitching and #2 in offense (behind the A's). George Mullin (11-8) led the league with a 2.12 ERA but threw just 174.1 innings after becoming a starter in July. Frank Owen was the team's ace, going 24-14 with a 2.82 ERA. Alex Jones went 25-13 in 1901, 11-20 in 1902 and 22-9 this season. His record appears to be linked to the offense because his ERA remained constant at 3.13, 3.25 and 3.10. SS Kid Elberfeld (.340, 77 RBI), CF Roy Thomas (.350, 58 RBI), RF Ollie Pickering (.310) and 1B Davey Crockett (.319, 60 RBI) all hit well. LF Hugh Duffy (.262, 66 RBI) had a passable season at 36. But the team struggled at the other positions - 2B Harry Arndt (.178, 54 RBI), C Charlie Dexter (.217) and 3B Doc Casey (.230). Boston Pilgrims ![]() Boston had the top team ERA in the majors. Buttons Briggs (20-14, 2.65) and rookie Norwood Gibson (20-14, 3.07) led the team in wins. Win Kellum (14-15, 2.48) led the Pilgrims in ERA, and George Winter (12-7, 2.97) was a strong 4th starter. CF Charlie Hemphill (.319), LF Patsy Dougherty (.346, 62 RBI), SS Freddy Parent (.313, 59 RBI), C Ossee Schreckengost (.329, 87 RBI) and 1B Pearce Chiles (.288, 87 RBI) led the offense. St. Louis Browns ![]() Rookie CF Davy Jones led the team with a .325 average, and RF Irv Waldron hit .317 with a team best 84 RBI. LF Tom O'Brien hit .298 with 62 RBI. Pete Dowling (14-17, 3.03) led the team in ERA while Hal Mauck (18-16, 3.41) led them in wins. New York Highlanders ![]() After leaving Baltimore for New York City, the newly named Highlanders lost 12 more games than last season. Their offense was was above the league average. CF Cy Seymour (.321, 73 RBI) led the way, and RF Jimmy Bannon (.299, 83 RBI) was right behind. 1B Burt Hart (.321), LF Billy Lush (.306, 59 RBI), SS Tommy Corcoran (.304) and 2B Gene DeMontreville (.291, 56 RBI) were also leading hitters. The pitching staff allowed the 2nd most runs per game in the league. Rookie Barney Wolfe (20-14, 2.83) was a welcomed surprise, and rookie Ambrose Puttmann (9-9, 2.11 in 157.2 IP) made his mark after joining the rotation in July. Chicago White Sox ![]() RF Tommy Dowd hit .321 with 71 RBI - both team leading stats. CF Jack McCarthy (.282) was the only Chicago batter to hit above .259. Roy Patterson led the team with a 2.75 ERA but got little support and finished with a 13-19 record. John Skopec pitched in with a 11-12 record and 2.86 ERA in 179.2 innings pitched. Cleveland Bronchos ![]() LF Ducky Holmes (.303), catcher Harry Bemis (.314, 59 RBI) and 1B Klondike Douglass (.310) were the team's only .300 hitters. RF Sport McAllister hit .289 with 58 RBI. 2B Sam Mertes hit .275 and led the team with 63 RBI. Rookie Gus Dorner had a fabulous first season, going 17-15 with a 2.20 ERA. Earl Moore (Age 24, 8-12, 2.94) and Addie Joss (Age 23, 17-18, 3.10) give Cleveland big hopes for the future. Washington Senators ![]() LF Jimmy "Rabbit" Slagle hit .306 with 56 RBI. 3B Bill Coughlin was the team's next best hitter with just a .256 average and 56 RBI. The other 6 regular batters had averages that ranged between .231 and .139. The offense was so atrocious that they scored nearly 100 fewer runs (467) than the league average (562). They had almost 200 fewer hits (1044) than the 7th ranked team (Boston - 1213). In the AL's three seasons, the Senators have repeatedly set new lows with team batting average - .226 in 1901, .224 in 1902 and .222 in 1903. Their adequate pitching staff is all that saved them from an even more miserable season and helped them to a somewhat respectable .421 winning percentage. Case Patten (15-12, 3.08) led the team in ERA and even managed a winning record. Batting AVG .350 Roy Thomas, DET .346 Patsy Dougherty, BOS .340 Kid Elberfeld, DET .329 Ossee Schreckengost, BOS .326 Dave Fultz, PHA .325 Davy Jones, SLB HOMERUNS 9 Champ Osteen, WSH 8 Danny Murphy, PHA 8 Hugh Duffy, DET RBI 87 Ossee Schreckengost, BOS 87 Pearce Chiles, BOS 84 Irv Waldron, SLB 83 Jimmy Bannon, NYY 81 Socks Seybold, PHA OPS .859 Roy Thomas, DET .820 Kid Elberfeld, DET .818 Patsy Dougherty, BOS .814 Socks Seybold, PHA .798 Dave Fultz, PHA STEALS 74 Dave Fultz, PHA (74-25, 74.75%) 66 Jimmy Slagel, WSH (66-31, 68.04%) 62 George Flynn, CHW (62-49, 55.86%) 46 Dan McGann, PHA (46-5, 90.20%) 45 Sam Mertes, CLE (45-21, 68.18%) 45 Gene DeMontreville, NYY (45-20, 69.23%) ERA 2.11 Ambrose Puttmann, NYY (9-9) 2.12 George Mullin, DET (11-8) 2.15 Jesse Stovall, CLE (8-8) 2.20 Gus Dorner, CLE (17-15) 2.48 Win Kellum, BOS (14-15) 2.50 Eddie Plank, PHA (20-13) 2.65 Buttons Briggs (20-14) WINS 24 Frank Owen, DET (24-14, 2.82) 22 Alex Jones, DET (22-9, 3.10) 20 Eddie Plank, PHA 20 Buttons Briggs, BOS 20 Chief Bender, PHA (20-14, 2.83) 20 Barney Wolfe, NYY (20-14, 2.83) 20 Norwood Gibson, BOS (20-14, 3.07) 20 Weldon Henley, PHA (20-8, 2.76) STRIKEOUTS 255 Gus Dorner, CLE 214 Weldon Henley, PHA 202 Norwood Gibson, BOS 193 Chief Bender, PHA 190 Eddie Plank, PHA POY: Eddie Plank, PHA, 28, 20-13, 2.50 ERA, 92 BB, 190 K, .236 OAVG, 1.15 WHIP BOY: LF Patsy Dougherty, BOS, 26, .346, 62 RBI, 39 SB, .818 OPS ROY: Weldon Henley, PHA, 22, 20-8, 2.76 ERA, 88 BB, 214 K, .248 OAVG, 1.22 WHIP |
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1903 World Series
BOX SCORES Catobase Fully Updated! The Athletics returned to the World Series as the American League's first ever repeat champion. They boasted great pitching and an improved offense. Many long time baseball analysts believed that last season's defeat of the Phillies in the World Series was a result of the NL champ's underestimation of the A's pitchers. This season, many believed that the Pirates, long expected to be the dominant team in the NL, were just too good to be beaten. In Game 1, both teams scored in the 1st. The A's scored a run in the 2nd, but the Pirates scored twice in that inning to take a 3-2 lead. Philly's Eddie Plank, who went 2-0 with a 1.00 ERA in two World Series starts last season, settled in and did not allow another run on this day. His counterpart, Jack Chesbro, gave up two runs in the 7th and two more in the 8th as the defending world champion Athletics took a 1-0 series lead. In Game 2, the A's scored in the 1st off the great Rube Waddell and then added a run in the 5th. A's rookie Chief Bender surrendered his first World Series run in the 7th, but the A's scored off Waddell in the 8th and won 3-1. Now in Philadelphia, the Pirates seemed at home after scoring three runs in the first inning of Game 3 off AL Top Rookie Weldon Henley. With two outs, an error by A's 3rd baseman Charlie Reilly kept the inning alive and all three runs were unearned. The A's scored a run in the 4th off Deacon Phillippe. In the 6th, the A's put together two triples, a single and a fielder's choice to score three runs and take a 4-3 lead. Henley held the vaunted Pirates offense down the rest of the way, allowing just 3 hits over the final 8 innings and the A's took a commanding 3-0 series lead. In Game 4, the Pirates seemed to right their ship. Jack Chesbro allowed just 1 run over 9 innings while the offense scored 7 runs off previously untouchable Eddie Plank. In Game 5, the A's took a 3-0 lead off Rube Waddell in the 1st. Then the Pirates scored a run in the 2nd and two more in the 4th to tie the game 3-3. Socks Seybold hit a 2-run homerun in the 5th to give Philly a 5-3 lead. In the 6th, pitcher Chief Bender hit an RBI single. Then in the top of the 8th, Pirates catcher Ed Phelps hit an RBI single. With two outs and two runners on base, pitcher Rube Waddell was allowed to hit and he grounded out to end the threat. In the 9th, Bender got three straight outs and the A's won their 2nd straight World Series. Their convincing victory put to rest most claims that the National League was easily the more dominant league with better talent. Winner, 4-1: Philadelphia Athletics, 2nd Championship |
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