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metsgeek · 03-14-2006, 01:14 PM

1903 FINAL STANDINGS

It was thought that the pennant would come down to a battle between the past two CL champions, Cincinnati and Boston. A surprise entry in the race dashed their hopes however as the New York Highlanders surged from 7th place in 1902 to handily win by a healthy 7 games. They improved their record by an amazing 23 games. Their success is mostly attributed to their dominant pitching staff who led the CL with a team ERA of 2.29. Watty Lee and Roy Patterson each won 20 games for the boys on the hill, and Cy Seymour emerged as a huge offensive threat.

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CONTINENTAL LEAGUE Standings  
 
Team           W   L  PCT   GB Pyt.Rec Diff  Home  Away XInn  1Run  M# Streak  Last10 

New York (C)  97  57 .630    -  91-63   6   51-26 46-31  9-5  40-20  *    L2     3-7 
Cincinnati    90  64 .584  7.0  91-63  -1   48-29 42-35 11-8  44-29  -    W3     7-3 
Boston (C)    84  70 .545 13.0  86-68  -2   42-35 42-35  9-8  31-25  -    W4     6-4 
Brooklyn      82  72 .532 15.0  87-67  -5   46-31 36-41  7-6  28-22  -    W2     8-2 
Philadelphia  75  79 .487 22.0  73-81   2   44-33 31-46  8-5  27-33  -    L3     3-7 
Pittsburgh    73  81 .474 24.0  70-84   3   33-44 40-37 10-15 27-31  -    W2     5-5 
Cleveland     70  84 .455 27.0  71-83  -1   34-43 36-41  9-9  28-43  -    L2     5-5 
Chicago       45 109 .292 52.0  45-109  0   21-56 24-53  4-11 23-45  -    L4     3-7

It was a 3 team race all season long as the Knights, Pilgrims, and Tigers each took turns in the top spot. New York was the favorite yet again, but their chances were dealt a huge blow when their team leader, "Wee Willie" Keeler broke his knee in a collision at home plate in the final preseason game of the year, knocking him out for the entire 1903 season. You may recall that Keeler had just returned from a torn groin muscle which had knocked him out of the 1902 postseason. The Fates don't seem to like these Knights. Led by Freddy Parent, the Pilgrims took advantage of the opening by racing their way around the bases all season long, stealing an amazing 301 bases. They hope to bring respect to the Federal League after the humiliation received in the last two World Series at the hands of the Continental League champs.

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FEDERAL LEAGUE Standings  
 
Team           W   L  PCT   GB Pyt.Rec Diff  Home  Away XInn  1Run  M# Streak  Last10 

Boston (F)     90 64 .584    -  89-65   1   48-29 42-35  6-6  26-21  *    L1     5-5 
New York (F)   89 65 .578  1.0  92-62  -3   45-32 44-33  9-8  25-20  -    W1     6-4 
Detroit        87 67 .565  3.0  88-66  -1   48-29 39-38  8-6  27-21  -    W1     4-6 
St. Louis      80 74 .519 10.0  77-77   3   38-39 42-35  7-10 22-28  -    W2     8-2 
Buffalo        73 81 .474 17.0  68-86   5   37-40 36-41  9-4  25-20  -    L2     2-8 
Milwaukee      73 81 .474 17.0  74-80  -1   40-37 33-44  5-9  26-19  -    L6     2-8 
Washington     63 91 .409 27.0  56-98   7   33-44 30-47  9-9  24-25  -    W2     7-3 
Louisville     61 93 .396 29.0  67-87  -6   29-48 32-45  7-8  20-41  -    L1     6-4

metsgeek · 03-14-2006, 01:27 PM

ROY "THE NATURAL" HOBBS, CF, NEW YORK (F) KNIGHTS - Hobbs had a disappointing season across the board, slumping in nearly every category. Offense was down all over, but something else was obviously bothering "The Natural". Perhaps the absence of his mentor Willie Keeler had a greater impact than expected.

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Year      G    AB   H  2B 3B HR  RBI   R  BB HP SF   K SB CS  AVG  OBP  SLG  OPS Teams 

1901    150   516 170  18  1  9  113  77  76  9  7 131  9  6 .329 .419 .421 .840 NYK,FL 
1902    136   492 167  17  2 14   96  85  59 10  3 119  5  6 .339 .418 .467 .886 NYK,FL 
1903    149   572 144  26  3  5   37  74  55  5  0 137  6  2 .252 .323 .334 .657 NYK 

Total   435  1580 481  61  6 28  246 236 190 24 10 387 20 14 .304 .385 .404 .789 

                (Con/Gap/HR/Eye/Avoid)
Original Talents: 81/60/30/70/60
Current Talents: 76/60/37/54/47
Current Ratings: 75/55/31/46/49

LAZARUS "GERMANY" DAVID, SS, BROOKLYN PERFECTOS - In the field, David was a whiz, but he was positively anemic at the plate. Still, he's only 19 and he has a ways to go before he reaches his true potential.

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Year      G    AB   H  2B 3B HR RBI   R  BB  HP SF   K SB CS  AVG  OBP  SLG  OPS Teams 

1902    135   413  96   7  4  4  28  56  40   3  0 149 45 22 .232 .305 .298 .603 BRO 
1903    146   535 117  14  1  4  37  73  54   4  2 188 51 25 .219 .294 .271 .565 BRO 

Total   281   948 213  21  5  8  65 129  94   7  2 337 96 47 .225 .299 .283 .581 

                (Con/Gap/HR/Eye/Avoid)
Original Talents: 90/40/20/90/40
Current Talents: 73/40/20/90/40
Current Ratings: 46/34/13/44/44

RICHARD FAULKNER, C, CLEVELAND SPIDERS - Offensively, Faulkner still has a couple years to go before he is ready for the bigs. Behind the plate, however, he is making coaches drool.

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Year      G    AB   H  2B 3B HR RBI   R  BB  HP SF   K SB CS  AVG  OBP  SLG  OPS Teams 
 
1903                              PLAYED IN A BALL                                CLE 
 

                (Con/Gap/HR/Eye/Avoid)
Original Talents: 90/60/30/85/60
Current Talents: 70/60/30/85/60
Current Ratings: 29/23/9/27/31

metsgeek · 03-14-2006, 04:32 PM

1903 WORLD SERIES PREVIEW

CONTINENTAL LEAGUE CHAMPION: NEW YORK HIGHLANDERS (97-57)

Team Batting Average: .243 (6th)
Team ERA: 2.29 (2nd)

Top Batters:
Cy Seymour - .336, 72 RBI, 43 SB
Kip Selbach - .295, 88 RBI, 25 SB
John Farrell - .302, 64 RBI, 39 SB

Top Pitchers:
Watty Lee - 20-9, 1.75 ERA, 309 K
Pink Hawley - 24-8, 2.13 ERA, 125 K
Red Long - 4-2, 2.16 ERA, 49 Saves

FEDERAL LEAGUE CHAMPION: BOSTON PILGRIMS (90-64)

Team Batting Average: .259 (1st)
Team ERA: 2.96 (12th)

Top Batters:
Freddy Parent - .321, 82 RBI, 59 SB
Elmer Flick - .307, 69 RBI, 56 SB
Erve Beck - .281, 74 RBI, 31 SB
Dan McGann - .269, 93 RBI, 22 SB

Top Pitchers:
Vic Willis - 28-9, 2.39 ERA, 158 K
Al Orth - 22-12, 2.73 ERA, 119 K
Archie "Lumbago" Stimmel - 3-6, 1.75 ERA, 31 Saves

This time the CL Champs are the ones who look better on paper, and they likely are the better squad. The World Series crown will finally come to New York, but it won't be the Knights who triumph.

PREDICTION: Highlanders in 6

metsgeek · 03-14-2006, 08:22 PM

1903 WORLD SERIES

9/30/1903 - GAME 1 PILGRIMS 3 - HIGHLANDERS 2

The Pilgrims for 2 runs in the top of the 3rd to break open the game. Vic Willis shut down the Highlanders the rest of the way to put the Federal league champs up 1 game to zip. 3 errors by New York certainly didn't help things.

10/1/1903 - GAME 2 PILGRIMS 0 - HIGHLANDERS 4

Cy Seymour launched a solo shot in the 1st inning and that was all Watty Lee would need to put the Pilgrims out to pasture and tie the Series before the contest heads back to Boston.

10/3/1903 - GAME 3 HIGHLANDERS 5 - PILGRIMS 1

Kip Selbach got on base 4 times to lead New York and Billy Lauder knocked in 2 RBI to knock down Boston for the second game in a row.

10/4/1903 - GAME 4 HIGHLANDERS 14 - PILGRIMS 2

With the help of 4 errors from Boston, the Highlanders made it ugly with a 6 spot in the 6th and another half dozen runs in the 8th to demolish the Pilgrims in front of their home crowd. Billy Lauder continued his hot streak by knocking in 3 runs, including a 2 run bomb to start the scoring..

10/5/1903 - GAME 5 HIGHLANDERS 5 - PILGRIMS 4

The New York batters gave Watty Lee a 5 run comfort zone in the 2nd and, although the Pilgrims battled back, that was all she wrote as they won their 4th game in a row to keep the Continental League dominance intact.

1903 WORLD CHAMPS - NEW YORK HIGHLANDERS
1st Championship

SERIES MVP: Billy Lauder - .333, 1 2b, 1 HR, 8 RBI

metsgeek · 03-14-2006, 08:37 PM

1903 AWARDS

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CONTINENTAL LEAGUE TOP ROOKIE: 
John Lovett (PIT) - He had a record of 13-7 with an ERA of 2.27 and 1 shutouts.  In 21 games started, he pitched 166.2 innings, fanning 82 and walking 75 batters.

FEDERAL LEAGUE TOP ROOKIE: 
Barney Wolfe (BUF) - He had a record of 22-16 with an ERA of 2.52 and 2 shutouts. In 43 games started, he pitched 357.2 innings, fanning 130 and walking 70 batters.

CONTINENTAL LEAGUE TOP ACE: 
George Merritt (CIN) - He had a record of 25-6 with an ERA of 1.55 and 1 shutouts. In 41 games started, he pitched 301.1 innings, fanning 173 and walking 71 batters.

CONTINENTAL LEAGUE TOP SLUGGER: 
Cy Seymour (NYH) - He batted .336 in 535 AB, with 0 homers and 72 RBI.

FEDERAL LEAGUE TOP ACE: 
Vic Willis (BSP) - He had a record of 28-9 with an ERA of 2.39 and 2 shutouts.
In 42 games started, he pitched 350 innings, fanning 158 and walking 107 batters.

FEDERAL LEAGUE TOP SLUGGER: 
Freddy Parent (BSP) - He batted .321 in 551 AB, with 4 homers and 82 RBI.

CONTINENTAL LEAGUE GOLD GLOVE Winners: 
Pitcher: Roscoe Miller (CLE)
Catcher: Tom Leahy (BSC)
First Base: John Ganzel (PIT)
Second Base: Jimmy Williams (CLE)
Third Base: Bill Bradley (PHI)
Shortstop: Lazarus David (BRO)
Leftfield: Ernie Courtney (CLE)
Centerfield: Jimmy Slagle (BSC)
Rightfield: Fred Crolius (PHI)

FEDERAL LEAGUE GOLD GLOVE Winners: 
Pitcher: Larry Hesterfer (DET)
Catcher: Jiggs Donahue (WAS)
First Base: Bill Everitt (STL)
Second Base: Roy Brashear (STL)
Third Base: Harry Steinfeldt (BUF)
Shortstop: Danny Shay (NYK)
Leftfield: Duff Cooley (BSP)
Centerfield: Roy Thomas (MIL)
Rightfield: Lou Gertenrich (LOU)

1903 LEADERS

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TOP 5 in BATTING AVG :
TOP 5 in BATTING AVG :
.344 Jiggs Donahue(WAS,FL)
.336 Cy Seymour(NYH,CL)
.335 Jesse Burkett(BUF,FL)
.330 Emmet Heidrick(PHI)
.324 Claude Ritchey(MIL)

TOP 5 in HOMERUNS :
12 Jimmy Williams(CLE)
10 Wid Conroy(STL,FL)
8 Frank Isbell(MIL,FL)
8 Fred Ketchum(LOU)
8 Emmet Heidrick(PHI)

TOP 5 in RBI :
99 John Anderson(NYK,FL)
96 Hobe Ferris(DET,FL)
93 Dan Mcgann(BSP)
90 Danny Shay(NYK)
88 Kip Selbach(NYH,CL)

TOP 5 in ERA :
1.55 George Merritt(CIN)
1.56 Christy Mathewson(CIN,CL)
1.67 Sammy Curran(BSC)
1.75 Watty Lee(NYH)
2.00 Jack Chesbro(WAS,FL)

TOP 5 in WINS :
28 Vic Willis(BSP,FL)
25 Jack Harper(BRO,CL)
25 George Merritt(CIN)
24 Roy Patterson(NYH,CL)
24 Larry Hesterfer(DET,FL)

TOP 5 in SAVES :
49 Red Long(NYH,CL)
38 Case Patten(CIN)
32 John Terry(STL)
31 Archie Stimmel(BSP,FL)
25 Ed Murphy(PIT)

DamnYankees · 03-14-2006, 08:42 PM

Sweet! Gold Glove for David. Sucks he took a contact hit, though.

LFC1892 · 03-15-2006, 04:44 AM

I only just found this thread, and couldnt race over fast enough to sign up Ace "Pokerface" Boomchenko...I rate your dynasties highly MG.

Matt from TN · 03-15-2006, 08:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by metsgeek

RAY KROC (founder of McDonald's)

Ohhh noooooo!!!

Where will we all get fat now!

metsgeek · 03-15-2006, 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt from TN

Ohhh noooooo!!!

Where will we all get fat now!

In my world, everyone eats broccoli

OakDragon · 03-15-2006, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by metsgeek

In my world, everyone eats broccoli

illnino0183 · 03-15-2006, 06:16 PM

At least New York didnt choke it away this year.

Matt from TN · 03-15-2006, 08:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by metsgeek

In my world, everyone eats broccoli

I love broccoli. Can I join your world?

metsgeek · 03-15-2006, 08:56 PM

NOTEWORTHY EVENTS - 1903

* italicized events actually happened

January 19 - Ransom E. Olds introduces the first automobile at a technology exposition in Lansing, Michigan. Orders begin to pour into Olds Motor Works immediately. Olds Motor Works advertising pointed out that keeping a horse cost its owner and estimated $108 a year, whereas the owner of a Curved Dash would spend an average of $35 per year in fuel and maintenance

Olds Motor Works' Curved Dash
March 3 - President William Jennings Bryan goes on a hunting trip in the Mississippi where black bears were plentiful and easy to hunt. A fellow hunter captures a bear cub and tied it so that President Bryan could shoot it for fun. He refuses, and orders that the cub be set free. News coverage of the event inspired Rose and Morris Michtom, owners of the Ideal Toy Company, to create the "billy bear". A national craze ensues for the toy every child must have.
March 22 - Under pressure from Pope Solomon I and H.R. Kaiser Oskar, King Leopold II of Belgium, Grand Duke Adolphe of Luxembourg and Queen Wilhelmina of The Netherlands are "convinced" to sign The Brussels Pact, officially joining the D.H.R.V.

Leopold II, Grand Duke Adolphe & Queen Wilhelmina
April 15 - Pope Solomon I dissolves the Swiss Guard, replacing them with his personal entourage of Die Heilige Untersuchung.
August 30 - Foster M. Voorhees, Governor of New Jersey, and Samuel W. Pennypacker, Governor of Pennsylvania, each announce that they will seek the 1904 Republican nomination for President of the United States.

Foster M. Voorhees & Samuel Pennypacker
October 26 - Citing health concerns, Vice President Stevenson announces that he will not seek the Democratic Party nomination for President in 1904. Privately it is reported that he has become disillusioned with Washington politics after serving with President Bryan.
November 3 - With the encouragement of the United States, Panama proclaims itself independent from Colombia.
November 17 - The Russian Social Democratic Labor Party splits into two groups; the Bolsheviks and Mensheviks.
November 23 - Colorado Governor James Hamilton Peabody sends the state militia into the town of Cripple Creek to break up a miners' strike.
November 29 - Troops from the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the D.H.R.V. begin to build up between Munich and Prague

Austro-Hungarian troops fill the trenches
December 17 - Orville Wright flies aircraft with a petrol engine at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina in first documented successful controlled powered heavier-than-air flight. It crashes after 200 feet, killing Wright in the impact. Orville's brother Wilbur never attempts flight again.

metsgeek · 03-15-2006, 09:00 PM

Here's a question for you all..... I was thinking of running each presidential election as a one day poll on the boards, perhaps even the primaries. What do you guys think of that?

Matt from TN · 03-15-2006, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by metsgeek

Here's a question for you all..... I was thinking of running each presidential election as a one day poll on the boards, perhaps even the primaries. What do you guys think of that?

*drool*

I would vote.

DamnYankees · 03-15-2006, 09:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by metsgeek

Here's a question for you all..... I was thinking of running each presidential election as a one day poll on the boards, perhaps even the primaries. What do you guys think of that?

Haha, that would be awesome, Pete.

metsgeek · 03-15-2006, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by DamnYankees

Haha, that would be awesome, Pete.

Consider it done. I'll be posting the primaries early (maybe even tonight), so we don't have to wait too long for the election results.

DamnYankees · 03-15-2006, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by metsgeek

Consider it done. I'll be posting the primaries early (maybe even tonight), so we don't have to wait too long for the election results.

They didn't have primaries back then, though.

metsgeek · 03-15-2006, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by DamnYankees

They didn't have primaries back then, though.

I just realized that myself. They did have conventions, though. Just a matter of terminology for my purposes.

metsgeek · 03-15-2006, 10:35 PM

IN MEMORIAM - 1904

ED WALSH
WALTER CLARKSON
BULL DURHAM
TOM FISHER
DEL MASON
CHICK ROBITAILLE
BUGS RAYMOND
FRANK CORRIDON
HOOKS WILTSE
GENE MCAULIFFE
JACK RAFTER
HARRY OSTDIEK
PEACHES O'NEILL
TOM NEEDHAM
JOHNNY LUSH
HARRY VAHRENHORST
BOB UNGLAUB
BILL LAUTERBORN
SIMMY MURCH
EMIL BATCH
TOM STANKARD
BOB HALL
ANDY SULLIVAN
MIKE DONOVAN
ART BADER
JACK WHITE
LOU BRUCE
MOOSE MCCORMICK
ORTH COLLINS
SPIKE SHANNON
BILL CARNEY

03-14-2006, 01:14 PM	#61
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	1903 FINAL STANDINGS It was thought that the pennant would come down to a battle between the past two CL champions, Cincinnati and Boston. A surprise entry in the race dashed their hopes however as the New York Highlanders surged from 7th place in 1902 to handily win by a healthy 7 games. They improved their record by an amazing 23 games. Their success is mostly attributed to their dominant pitching staff who led the CL with a team ERA of 2.29. Watty Lee and Roy Patterson each won 20 games for the boys on the hill, and Cy Seymour emerged as a huge offensive threat. Code: CONTINENTAL LEAGUE Standings Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York (C) 97 57 .630 - 91-63 6 51-26 46-31 9-5 40-20 * L2 3-7 Cincinnati 90 64 .584 7.0 91-63 -1 48-29 42-35 11-8 44-29 - W3 7-3 Boston (C) 84 70 .545 13.0 86-68 -2 42-35 42-35 9-8 31-25 - W4 6-4 Brooklyn 82 72 .532 15.0 87-67 -5 46-31 36-41 7-6 28-22 - W2 8-2 Philadelphia 75 79 .487 22.0 73-81 2 44-33 31-46 8-5 27-33 - L3 3-7 Pittsburgh 73 81 .474 24.0 70-84 3 33-44 40-37 10-15 27-31 - W2 5-5 Cleveland 70 84 .455 27.0 71-83 -1 34-43 36-41 9-9 28-43 - L2 5-5 Chicago 45 109 .292 52.0 45-109 0 21-56 24-53 4-11 23-45 - L4 3-7 It was a 3 team race all season long as the Knights, Pilgrims, and Tigers each took turns in the top spot. New York was the favorite yet again, but their chances were dealt a huge blow when their team leader, "Wee Willie" Keeler broke his knee in a collision at home plate in the final preseason game of the year, knocking him out for the entire 1903 season. You may recall that Keeler had just returned from a torn groin muscle which had knocked him out of the 1902 postseason. The Fates don't seem to like these Knights. Led by Freddy Parent, the Pilgrims took advantage of the opening by racing their way around the bases all season long, stealing an amazing 301 bases. They hope to bring respect to the Federal League after the humiliation received in the last two World Series at the hands of the Continental League champs. Code: FEDERAL LEAGUE Standings Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Boston (F) 90 64 .584 - 89-65 1 48-29 42-35 6-6 26-21 * L1 5-5 New York (F) 89 65 .578 1.0 92-62 -3 45-32 44-33 9-8 25-20 - W1 6-4 Detroit 87 67 .565 3.0 88-66 -1 48-29 39-38 8-6 27-21 - W1 4-6 St. Louis 80 74 .519 10.0 77-77 3 38-39 42-35 7-10 22-28 - W2 8-2 Buffalo 73 81 .474 17.0 68-86 5 37-40 36-41 9-4 25-20 - L2 2-8 Milwaukee 73 81 .474 17.0 74-80 -1 40-37 33-44 5-9 26-19 - L6 2-8 Washington 63 91 .409 27.0 56-98 7 33-44 30-47 9-9 24-25 - W2 7-3 Louisville 61 93 .396 29.0 67-87 -6 29-48 32-45 7-8 20-41 - L1 6-4 __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!!

03-14-2006, 04:32 PM	#63
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	1903 WORLD SERIES PREVIEW CONTINENTAL LEAGUE CHAMPION: NEW YORK HIGHLANDERS (97-57) Team Batting Average: .243 (6th) Team ERA: 2.29 (2nd) Top Batters: Cy Seymour - .336, 72 RBI, 43 SB Kip Selbach - .295, 88 RBI, 25 SB John Farrell - .302, 64 RBI, 39 SB Top Pitchers: Watty Lee - 20-9, 1.75 ERA, 309 K Pink Hawley - 24-8, 2.13 ERA, 125 K Red Long - 4-2, 2.16 ERA, 49 Saves FEDERAL LEAGUE CHAMPION: BOSTON PILGRIMS (90-64) Team Batting Average: .259 (1st) Team ERA: 2.96 (12th) Top Batters: Freddy Parent - .321, 82 RBI, 59 SB Elmer Flick - .307, 69 RBI, 56 SB Erve Beck - .281, 74 RBI, 31 SB Dan McGann - .269, 93 RBI, 22 SB Top Pitchers: Vic Willis - 28-9, 2.39 ERA, 158 K Al Orth - 22-12, 2.73 ERA, 119 K Archie "Lumbago" Stimmel - 3-6, 1.75 ERA, 31 Saves This time the CL Champs are the ones who look better on paper, and they likely are the better squad. The World Series crown will finally come to New York, but it won't be the Knights who triumph. PREDICTION: Highlanders in 6 __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!!

03-14-2006, 08:22 PM	#64
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	1903 WORLD SERIES 9/30/1903 - GAME 1 PILGRIMS 3 - HIGHLANDERS 2 The Pilgrims for 2 runs in the top of the 3rd to break open the game. Vic Willis shut down the Highlanders the rest of the way to put the Federal league champs up 1 game to zip. 3 errors by New York certainly didn't help things. 10/1/1903 - GAME 2 PILGRIMS 0 - HIGHLANDERS 4 Cy Seymour launched a solo shot in the 1st inning and that was all Watty Lee would need to put the Pilgrims out to pasture and tie the Series before the contest heads back to Boston. 10/3/1903 - GAME 3 HIGHLANDERS 5 - PILGRIMS 1 Kip Selbach got on base 4 times to lead New York and Billy Lauder knocked in 2 RBI to knock down Boston for the second game in a row. 10/4/1903 - GAME 4 HIGHLANDERS 14 - PILGRIMS 2 With the help of 4 errors from Boston, the Highlanders made it ugly with a 6 spot in the 6th and another half dozen runs in the 8th to demolish the Pilgrims in front of their home crowd. Billy Lauder continued his hot streak by knocking in 3 runs, including a 2 run bomb to start the scoring.. 10/5/1903 - GAME 5 HIGHLANDERS 5 - PILGRIMS 4 The New York batters gave Watty Lee a 5 run comfort zone in the 2nd and, although the Pilgrims battled back, that was all she wrote as they won their 4th game in a row to keep the Continental League dominance intact. 1903 WORLD CHAMPS - NEW YORK HIGHLANDERS 1st Championship SERIES MVP: Billy Lauder - .333, 1 2b, 1 HR, 8 RBI __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!!

03-15-2006, 06:16 PM	#71
illnino0183 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Redlands CA Posts: 23	At least New York didnt choke it away this year. __________________ Delino for Pedro

03-15-2006, 08:56 PM	#73
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	NOTEWORTHY EVENTS - 1903 * italicized events actually happened January 19 - Ransom E. Olds introduces the first automobile at a technology exposition in Lansing, Michigan. Orders begin to pour into Olds Motor Works immediately. Olds Motor Works advertising pointed out that keeping a horse cost its owner and estimated $108 a year, whereas the owner of a Curved Dash would spend an average of $35 per year in fuel and maintenance Olds Motor Works' Curved Dash March 3 - President William Jennings Bryan goes on a hunting trip in the Mississippi where black bears were plentiful and easy to hunt. A fellow hunter captures a bear cub and tied it so that President Bryan could shoot it for fun. He refuses, and orders that the cub be set free. News coverage of the event inspired Rose and Morris Michtom, owners of the Ideal Toy Company, to create the "billy bear". A national craze ensues for the toy every child must have. March 22 - Under pressure from Pope Solomon I and H.R. Kaiser Oskar, King Leopold II of Belgium, Grand Duke Adolphe of Luxembourg and Queen Wilhelmina of The Netherlands are "convinced" to sign The Brussels Pact, officially joining the D.H.R.V. Leopold II, Grand Duke Adolphe & Queen Wilhelmina April 15 - Pope Solomon I dissolves the Swiss Guard, replacing them with his personal entourage of Die Heilige Untersuchung. August 30 - Foster M. Voorhees, Governor of New Jersey, and Samuel W. Pennypacker, Governor of Pennsylvania, each announce that they will seek the 1904 Republican nomination for President of the United States. Foster M. Voorhees & Samuel Pennypacker October 26 - Citing health concerns, Vice President Stevenson announces that he will not seek the Democratic Party nomination for President in 1904. Privately it is reported that he has become disillusioned with Washington politics after serving with President Bryan. November 3 - With the encouragement of the United States, Panama proclaims itself independent from Colombia. November 17 - The Russian Social Democratic Labor Party splits into two groups; the Bolsheviks and Mensheviks. November 23 - Colorado Governor James Hamilton Peabody sends the state militia into the town of Cripple Creek to break up a miners' strike. November 29 - Troops from the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the D.H.R.V. begin to build up between Munich and Prague Austro-Hungarian troops fill the trenches December 17 - Orville Wright flies aircraft with a petrol engine at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina in first documented successful controlled powered heavier-than-air flight. It crashes after 200 feet, killing Wright in the impact. Orville's brother Wilbur never attempts flight again. __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!! Last edited by metsgeek; 03-30-2006 at 11:29 PM.

03-14-2006, 08:42 PM	#66
DamnYankees All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,644	Sweet! Gold Glove for David. Sucks he took a contact hit, though.

03-15-2006, 04:44 AM	#67
LFC1892 All Star Reserve Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Global Posts: 963	I only just found this thread, and couldnt race over fast enough to sign up Ace "Pokerface" Boomchenko...I rate your dynasties highly MG.

03-15-2006, 09:00 PM	#74
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	Here's a question for you all..... I was thinking of running each presidential election as a one day poll on the boards, perhaps even the primaries. What do you guys think of that? __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!!

03-15-2006, 10:35 PM	#80
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	IN MEMORIAM - 1904 ED WALSH WALTER CLARKSON BULL DURHAM TOM FISHER DEL MASON CHICK ROBITAILLE BUGS RAYMOND FRANK CORRIDON HOOKS WILTSE GENE MCAULIFFE JACK RAFTER HARRY OSTDIEK PEACHES O'NEILL TOM NEEDHAM JOHNNY LUSH HARRY VAHRENHORST BOB UNGLAUB BILL LAUTERBORN SIMMY MURCH EMIL BATCH TOM STANKARD BOB HALL ANDY SULLIVAN MIKE DONOVAN ART BADER JACK WHITE LOU BRUCE MOOSE MCCORMICK ORTH COLLINS SPIKE SHANNON BILL CARNEY __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!! Last edited by metsgeek; 03-15-2006 at 10:37 PM.