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metsgeek · 02-08-2005, 12:52 AM

1907 WORLD SERIES

9/27/1907 - GAME 1 GIANTS 2 - ATHLETICS 5

Eddie Plank and Christy Mathewson, both potential Aces of the Year for their respective leagues, locked horns in Game 1. The A's pulled it out with 2 RBI each from Napoleon Lajoie and Jack Hayden.

9/28/1907 - GAME 2 GIANTS 0 - ATHLETICS 1

Billy Milligan and Ed Walsh were each fabulous in their outing, but Milligan was just a little bit better as he allowed only 4 hits, shutting out the Giants.

9/30/1907 - GAME 3 ATHLETICS 7 - GIANTS 4

Jim St. Vrain was fine through 7, but he lost it in the top of the 8th, extending the A's rally with an error and a wild pitch. This would eventually lead to a 4 run inning and the 3rd win in a row for Philadelphia.

9/30/1906 - GAME 4 ATHLETICS 8 - GIANTS 5, 12 innings

Napoleon Lajoie broke open a 2-2 tie in the top of the 8th with an RBI double, but New York's Ty Cobb struck back with an RBI of his own in the bottom of the 9th to send the game into extra innings. It would last until the 12th when Lajoie had another double, this time with the bases loaded off of reliever Gene Ford, to cap off a 5 run inning. The Giants came back in the bottom half of the inning, but were only able to score 2 runs. They fell short and completed the Philly sweep.

1907 WORLD CHAMPS - PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS
1st Championship

SERIES MVP: Napoleon Lajoie - .389, 2 2b, 1 3b, 6 RBI

metsgeek · 02-08-2005, 12:59 AM

1907 CHRONICLE AWARDS/LEADERBOARD

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AMERICAN LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: 
Heinie Berger (WS1)
He had a record of 25-16 with an ERA of 2.38 and 6 shutouts.
In 43 games started, he pitched 378.1 innings, fanning 168 and walking 79 batters.

NATIONAL LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: 
Mike Mccormick (BRO)
He batted .272 in 534 AB, with 1 homers and 36 RBI.

AMERICAN LEAGUE ACE OF THE YEAR:  
Heinie Berger (WS1)
He had a record of 25-16 with an ERA of 2.38 and 6 shutouts.
In 43 games started, he pitched 378.1 innings, fanning 168 and walking 79 batters.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SLUGGER OF THE YEAR: 
Nap Lajoie (PHA)
He batted .337 in 563 AB, with 3 homers and 89 RBI.

NATIONAL LEAGUE ACE OF THE YEAR:  
Christy Mathewson (NY1)
He had a record of 26-12 with an ERA of 1.96 and 2 shutouts.
In 42 games started, he pitched 363.2 innings, fanning 216 and walking 51 batters.

NATIONAL LEAGUE SLUGGER OF THE YEAR:  
Elmer Flick (PHI)
He batted .360 in 503 AB, with 1 homers and 76 RBI.

AMERICAN LEAGUE GOLD GLOVE Winners:
Pitcher: Wish Egan (SLA)
Catcher: Lou Criger (WS1)
First Base: John Anderson (SLA)
Second Base: Johnny Evers (SLA)
Third Base: She Donahue (DET)
Shortstop: Joe Tinker (PHA)
Leftfield: Charlie Hemphill (SLA)
Centerfield: Danny Murphy (WS1)
Rightfield: John Titus (CHA)

NATIONAL LEAGUE GOLD GLOVE Winners:
Pitcher: Lefty Leifield (BSN)
Catcher: Pat Moran (BSN)
First Base: Sam Kingma (PIT)
Second Base: Claude Ritchey (PIT)
Third Base: Harry Steinfeldt (CIN)
Shortstop: Rudy Hulswitt (BSN)
Leftfield: Jimmy Slagle (SLN)
Centerfield: Will Miller II (SLN)
Rightfield: Emmet Heidrick (SLN)
 
1907 Combined League Leaders  
 
TOP 5 in BATTING AVG :
.360 Elmer Flick(NL, PHI)
.348 Billy Gilbert(AL, SLA)
.341 Ty Cobb(NL, NY1)
.341 Sam Crawford(NL, CIN)
.339 Hobe Ferris(AL, DET)

TOP 5 in HOMERUNS :
8 Sam Kingma(NL, PIT)
7 Tim Jordan(NL, PHI)
6 Otto Krueger(NL, SLN)
5 Joe Tinker(AL, PHA)
5 Emil Frisk(AL, DET)

TOP 5 in RBI :
103 Tim Jordan(NL, PHI)
89 Nap Lajoie(AL, PHA)
83 Patsy Dougherty(NL, BRO)
82 Frank Schulte(NL, NY1)
82 Emmet Heidrick(NL, SLN)

TOP 5 in ERA :
1.82 Jake Scott(NL, BSN)
1.96 Christy Mathewson(NL, NY1)
2.12 Noodles Hahn(NL, CIN)
2.35 Addie Joss(AL, CLE)
2.38 Heinie Berger(AL, WS1)

TOP 5 in WINS :
26 Christy Mathewson(NL, NY1)
25 Heinie Berger(AL, WS1)
25 Cy Falkenberg(NL, BRO)
24 Jesse Tannehill(NL, PIT)
24 Hooks Wiltse(AL, WS1)

TOP 5 in SAVES :
9 Vic Willis(NL, BSN)
9 Charlie Smith(AL, CLE)
8 Roy Patterson(AL, CHA)
7 Nick Altrock(NL, CHN)
7 Dad Hale(NL, PHI)

UngratefulDead · 02-08-2005, 01:27 AM

Wow, nice season out of my knuckleballer. What's with the sudden decrease in complete games though? 270 IP, only two CG?

metsgeek · 02-08-2005, 01:32 AM

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Originally Posted by UngratefulDead

Wow, nice season out of my knuckleballer. What's with the sudden decrease in complete games though? 270 IP, only two CG?

It looks like his Endurance dropped to an 18 from a 20.

UngratefulDead · 02-08-2005, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by metsgeek

It looks like his Endurance dropped to an 18 from a 20.

Awww.. Oh well. Can't argue with 19 wins and a sub 2.00 ERA.

metsgeek · 02-08-2005, 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by UngratefulDead

Awww.. Oh well. Can't argue with 19 wins and a sub 2.00 ERA.

One thing I forgot to mention, though. He now holds the record for K's in a season.

UngratefulDead · 02-08-2005, 01:58 AM

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Originally Posted by metsgeek

One thing I forgot to mention, though. He now holds the record for K's in a season.

jeheinz72 · 02-08-2005, 02:31 PM

C'mon "Homerun" make it to the bigs, time to hit some dingers!

metsgeek · 02-09-2005, 12:57 AM

THE CHRONICLE - VOLUME 8, ISSUE 1

JANUARY 1, 1908: Napoleon Lajoie and his Athletics have the city of Philadelphia jumping. They have quickly replaced the Phillies as the darlings of baseball fans all over Pennsylvania. How quickly things change. Will they be just as fickle if the A's fail to repeat? The crown ids theirs to keep, but you can be sure that the Highlanders want to retake the top spot in the American league. It won't be easy to repeat. The National League champion New York Giants are eager for revenge as well. The humiliating sweep at the hands of the A's have them frothing at the mouth for a rematch. Ty Cobb is still improving, and their pitching staff is legendary. Destiny could be on their side. Baseball always likes a good story.

Prospect Watch: JOSE "BLACK DIAMOND" MENDEZ

Mendez is an accomplished pitcher already. He is more advanced than other prospects that have been profiled, so we expect him to be up in the majors rather soon. His pinpoint control is already highly developed, and his other talents should reach similar heights. Fans (especially female fans) call him "Black Diamond" for his impenetrable black eyes. Opponents say that he has a stare like that of a cobra about to strike. he will easily go wihin the top 2 or 3 picks in this year's draft.

Talents (Stuff/Control/Movement): 70/95/85
Current Ratings: 31/44/59

metsgeek · 02-09-2005, 12:59 AM

1908 DRAFT RECAP - Round 1

Chicago (A) pick: P Jose Mendez
Detroit pick: P Eddie Cicotte
Pittsburgh pick: 2B Larry Doyle
Philadelphia (N) pick: 2B Eddie Collins
Boston (A) pick: RF Gavvy Cravath
Brooklyn pick: P Harley Young
Chicago (N) pick: P Ed Summers
St. Louis (N) pick: P George Mcquillan
Cleveland pick: P Doc Crandall
St. Louis (A) pick: CF Clyde Milan
New York (A) pick: P Bill Grahame
Cincinnati pick: P Dode Criss
Boston (N) pick: P Slim Sallee
New York (N) pick: P Frank Arellanes
Washington pick: P Biff Schlitzer
Philadelphia (A) pick: P Rube Manning

metsgeek · 02-09-2005, 01:17 AM

THE CHRONICLE - VOLUME 8, ISSUE 2

SEPTEMBER 25, 1908: Unlike 1907, the Athletics came on strong and maintained a double digit lead all season long. Having the top offense in the majors certainly helps, especially with player/manager Napoleon lajoie winning another batting title with a .372 mark, quite high in this deadball era. The preseason favorite for their top competition was the Highlanders, but they never emerged, trailing Detroit and Washington most of the season. could the Athletics make it 2 in a row?

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AMERICAN LEAGUE Standings 
 
Team               W  L  PCT   GB Pyt.Rec Diff  Home  Away XInn  1Run  M# Streak Last10 
Philadelphia (A) 102 52 .662    - 103-51  -1   51-26 51-26 10-4  26-18  *   W1    7-3 
Detroit           87 67 .565 15.0  84-70   3   43-34 44-33  8-9  37-28  -   W2    3-7 
Washington        78 76 .506 24.0  78-76   0   42-35 36-41 11-6  26-30  -   L1    3-7 
St. Louis (A)     77 77 .500 25.0  80-74  -3   39-38 38-39 11-11 25-28  -   L2    4-6 
Boston (A)        73 81 .474 29.0  70-84   3   36-41 37-40  9-14 31-31  -   L2    6-4 
New York (A)      70 84 .455 32.0  70-84   0   41-36 29-48  6-11 21-28  -   W3    6-4 
Cleveland         69 85 .448 33.0  69-85   0   38-39 31-46  8-7  31-29  -   W1    6-4 
Chicago (A)       60 94 .390 42.0  59-95   1   33-44 27-50  9-10 27-32  -   L1    5-5

The Giants had an even better season than the A's, with a record-setting 104 wins. Their staff of Christy Mathewson, Ed walsh and Jim St. Vrain were unstoppable. Most notable was Walsh's subterranean ERA of 1.32...best ever in the modern era. How will anyone beat that? This showdown between the two juggernauts of each league should be much closer than last year's sweep.

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NATIONAL LEAGUE Standings 
 
Team              W  L  PCT   GB Pyt.Rec Diff  Home  Away XInn  1Run  M# Streak Last10 
New York (N)    104 50 .675    - 102-52   2   49-28 55-22  8-10 29-19  *   W1    5-5 
St. Louis (N)    81 73 .526 23.0  78-76   3   42-35 39-38 14-6  27-27  -   W2    6-4 
Philadelphia (N) 79 75 .513 25.0  86-68  -7   38-39 41-36  9-10 28-27  -   L7    3-7 
Chicago (N)      77 77 .500 27.0  79-75  -2   37-40 40-37  9-11 25-22  -   W1    6-4 
Cincinnati       73 81 .474 31.0  77-77  -4   37-40 36-41  5-17 21-30  -   W2    4-6 
Pittsburgh       70 84 .455 34.0  67-87   3   35-42 35-42  6-8  20-27  -   L2    4-6 
Brooklyn         69 85 .448 35.0  60-94   9   34-43 35-42  9-5  32-23  -   L1    4-6 
Boston (N)       63 91 .409 41.0  67-87  -4   31-46 32-45 13-6  19-26  -   L1    8-2

metsgeek · 02-09-2005, 06:11 PM

PROSPECT WATCH

ROY HOBBS: Hobbs finally had a full season after 7 years of being shuffled back and forth to and from the minors. He enjoys Cleveland, but the success of his old tea has him determined to prove them wrong.

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Career Batting Stats  
 
Year    G   AB   H 2B 3B HR RBI   R  BB HP SF   K SB CS  AVG  OBP  SLG  OPS Teams
 
1901   46   71  14  1  0  2   5   7   7  0  0  13  2  1 .197 .269 .296 .565  NYG 
1902   55   75  24  5  0  2  15   7   4  1  1  25  0  2 .320 .358 .467 .825  NYG
1903   44   81  14  1  0  1  11   5   4  0  0  34  0  3 .173 .212 .222 .434  NYG
1904  107  337  58  8  1  2  31  28  22  2  3 137  3  4 .172 .225 .220 .445  NYG 
1905    7    6   1  1  0  0   1   1   1  0  0   1  0  0 .167 .286 .333 .619  NYG 
1906    3    3   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  0  0   2  0  0 .000 .000 .000 .000  NYG 
1907   87  233  63  6  4  2  29  31  23  1  1  70  1  5 .270 .337 .356 .693  NYG,CLE 
1908  147  533 138 25  4  7  54  67  61  3  2 128 12  3 .259 .337 .360 .697  CLE
 
Total 496 1339 312 47  9 16 146 146 122  7  7 410 18 18 .233 .299 .317 .616      

Talents (Con/Gap/HR/Eye/Avoid): 81/ 76/ 60/ 47/ 60 
				-7         -23			       
               Current Ratings: 50/ 78/ 59/ 47/ 60
			       +12      -2  -2  -2

SAM KINGMA: Kingma has been a bit of a letdown since his Slugger of the Year in 1905. Scouts are confused at his lack of production. He did win his 4th straight Gold Glove, though.

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Career Batting Stats  
 
Year    G   AB   H  2B 3B HR RBI  R   BB HP SF   K SB CS  AVG  OBP  SLG  OPS Teams
 
1902        Played in Minor Leagues                                          BSN
1903   69  202  56  15  0  5  40  27   9  0  4  71  5  2 .277 .302 .426 .728 BSN,PIT
1904  145  590 153  29  2  8  86  63  27  4  2 180 11  5 .259 .295 .356 .651 PIT 
1905  145  565 181  31  6  7  86  74  53  2  8 159 11  7 .320 .376 .434 .809 PIT,NL
1906  145  559 148  25  1  2  64  63  47  4  4 174 18 10 .265 .324 .324 .648 PIT 
1907  147  565 149  24  4  8  67  64  59  6  7 142 13  6 .264 .336 .363 .699 PIT 
1908  147  551 134  18  1  6  65  50  36  5  3 153 14 16 .243 .294 .312 .606 PIT 

Total 798 3032 821 142 14 36 408 341 231 21 28 879 72 46 .271 .324 .362 .686 
    

Talents (Con/Gap/HR/Eye/Avoid):  76/ 75/ 80/ 51/ 61
				[COLOR=Red]        +19  				
		Current Ratings: 84/ 79/ 72/ 47/ 66
				 +3  +6  +2  +2  +9

WILL MILLER II: 1908 was nearly a duplicate performance of 1907...another Gold Glove. Just missing the All-Star team. And an inordinately high amount of K's. Scouts have predicted a batting title in his future, but he still has a way to go.

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Career Batting Stats  
 
Year   G  AB     H  2B 3B HR RBI   R  BB HP SF   K  SB CS  AVG  OBP  SLG  OPS Teams
 
1903   47   78  20   2  0  2  13  12   9  0  1  25   5  1 .256 .330 .359 .689 SLN 
1904  141  547 148  25  2  4  68  80  45  8  3 170  47 11 .271 .333 .346 .679 SLN 
1905  143  557 143  18  5  4  72  83  53  6  2 158  58 12 .257 .327 .329 .655 SLN 
1906  146  564 173  24  6  3  87  92  51  5  6 134  48 10 .307 .366 .387 .752 SLN,NL
1907  146  559 161  14  4  4  68  86  74  4  5 174  67 14 .288 .372 .349 .721 SLN 
1908  144  538 155  17  3  2  61  84  75  2  1 160  58 13 .288 .377 .342 .719 SLN 

Total 767 2843 800 100 20 19 369 437 307 25 18 821 283 61 .281 .355 .351 .705 
     

Talents (Con/Gap/HR/Eye/Avoid):  97/ 60/ 33/ 65/ 50
				  		
		Current Ratings:  89/ 61/ 41/ 53/ 48
				  -3  -2      +9  -2

BRAD VEST: 5 straight years in A ball. Our fingers are still crossed, Brad. He's only 22 after all.

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Career Batting Stats  
 
Year   G  AB    H 2B 3B HR RBI  R BB HP SF  K  SB CS  AVG  OBP  SLG  OPS Teams
 
1904        Played in A Ball                                             DET,WAS
1905        Played in A Ball                                             WAS 
1906        Played in A Ball                                             WAS
1907        Played in A Ball                                             WAS
1908        Played in A Ball                                             WAS

Talents (Con/Gap/HR/Eye/Avoid):  85/ 90/ 60/ 51/ 41
				     +5		-19
		Current Ratings:  20/ 59/ 16/ 12/ 49
				  +1  +6          -7

JAKE SCOTT: The Doves just couldn't provide any run support at all for Scott this season. he gave up nearly the same amount of baserunners per 9 innings, but his win-loss record did not reflect it.

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Career Pitching Stats  
 
Year   G GS  W  L SV  ERA    IP  HA   R  ER HR  BB   K CG SHO WHIP Teams 

1905   3  2  1  0  0 1.76  15.1   8   5   3  1   4   2  1   0 0.78  BSN 
1906  10  7  6  2  0 3.22  64.1  52  28  23  2  15  46  6   0 1.04  BSN 
1907  42 38 19  9  1 1.82 271.2 177  69  55  6  88 254  2   0 0.98  BSN 
1908  42 42 11 14  0 2.29 279.1 202  89  71  5  78 252  0   0 1.00  BSN 

Total 97 89 37 25  1 2.17 630.2 439 191 152 14 185 554  9   0 0.99 
 
Talents (Stuff/Movement/Control):  110/ 85/ 59
				         
		Current Ratings: 101/ 76/ 66
				      -3  +2

JOHN "HOMERUN" HEINZ: Heinz had a rough year. He broke his finger in April, and had a concussion in August from a collision at home plate. However, scouts hink that his power potential may have increased yet again! When this kid does come, we'll see something special.

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Career Batting Stats  
 
Year   G  AB    H 2B 3B HR RBI  R BB HP SF  K  SB CS  AVG  OBP  SLG  OPS Teams
 
1906        Played in A Ball                                             SLA
1907        Played in A Ball                                             SLA
1908        Played in A Ball                                             SLA

Talents (Con/Gap/HR/Eye/Avoid):  80/ 80/ 126/ 55/ 50
				         +5       
		Current Ratings:  32/ 42/ 36/ 22/ 46
				  +1 +12  +6  +1

MAK DOLNICK: Dolnick continued to show his improvement as he platooned in the Pirates' middle infield. The job should be his for good very soon.

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Career Batting Stats 
  
Year   G  AB  H 2B 3B HR RBI  R BB HP SF  K SB CS  AVG  OBP  SLG  OPS Teams
 
1907  12  30  8  2  0  0   4  4  5  0  1  8  3  0 .267 .361 .333 .694  PIT 
1908  82 213 66 12  0  3  31 34 21  0  0 44 17  6 .310 .372 .408 .780  PIT 

Total 94 243 74 14  0  3  35 38 26  0  1 52 20  6 .305 .370 .399 .770  

Talents (Con/Gap/HR/Eye/Avoid):  91/ 50/ 55/ 44/ 70
				            	       
		Current Ratings:  78/ 58/ 45/ 42/ 72
				  +35  +2 +13      +5

JOSE "BLACK DIAMOND" MENDEZ: The Black Diamond was brought up in August to show off his luster. He's a bit rough around the edges, but the ChiSox are sure they have someone of great value here.

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Career Pitching Stats 
  
Year  G GS W L SV  ERA   IP HA  R ER HR BB  K CG SHO WHIP Teams 

1908  8  2 1 3  1 4.55 27.2 29 20 14  1 14 20  2  0  1.55 CHA 

Total 8  2 1 3  1 4.55 27.2 29 20 14  1 14 20  2  0  1.55 

Talents (Stuff/Movement/Control):  70/ 85/ 95
				            	       
		Current Ratings:  46/ 81/ 66
				 +15 +22 +22

UngratefulDead · 02-09-2005, 07:31 PM

11-14! I demand a trade!

Tavarin · 02-09-2005, 10:19 PM

Good to see Mak developing well

metsgeek · 02-10-2005, 12:28 AM

THE CHRONICLE - 1908 WORLD SERIES PREVIEW

AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPION: PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS (102-52)

Team Batting Average: .286
Team ERA: 2.73

Top Batters:
Napoleon Lajoie - .372, 84 RBI, 37 SB
Harry Lumley - .323, 88 RBI, 49 SB
Joe Tinker - .308, 85 RBI, 23 SB

Top Pitchers:
Ed Smith - 24-13, 2.92 ERA, 110 K
Eddie Plank - 19-9, 2.47 ERA, 108 K
Billy Milligan - 16-4, 2.37 ERA, 69 K

NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPION: NEW YORK GIANTS (104-50)

Team Batting Average: .267
Team ERA: 2.38

Top Batters:
Ty Cobb - .341, 82 RBI, 74 SB
Frank "Wildfire" Schulte - .291, 82 RBI, 58 SB

Top Pitchers:
Ed Walsh - 27-12, 1.32 ERA, 174 K
Christy Mathewson - 29-8, 2.24 ERA, 214 K
Jim St. Vrain - 25-8, 2.87 ERA, 179 K

The A's have the offense and the experience, not to mention the second best staff in the majors. On the other hand, the Giants have the best staff....by far. The triumvirate of Walsh, Mathewson and St. Vrain are the best rotation we've seen this century. It'll be tight, but those three are monstrous.

PREDICTION: Giants in 7

metsgeek · 02-10-2005, 12:51 AM

1908 WORLD SERIES

9/26/1908 - GAME 1 ATHLETICS 6 - GIANTS 5

The Giants outhit the A's 16 to 7, but 4 errors by the New York defense led to 5 unearned runs and a loss. Giants starter Christy Mathewson was unhappy, to say the least, and Frank Schulte's 4 hits were a wasted effort..

9/27/1908 - GAME 2 ATHLETICS 7 - GIANTS 4

Eddie Plank allowed only one eraned run and Pat Sentell had a career day, batting 4 for 5 with 4 RBI to put the A's up 2 games to 0. The Giants vaunted staff is reeling in dismay.

9/29/1908 - GAME 3 GIANTS 6 - ATHLETICS 0

Jim St. Vrain did his job by finally shutting down the A's scoring machine. Frank Schulte had another good game, this time in a winning effort, as he batted 2 for 5 with 3 RBI.

9/30/1908 - GAME 4 GIANTS 2 - ATHLETICS 5

Christy Mathewson started again and his defense let him down for the second time with 4 errors. He allowed no earned runs whatsover, but 5 still crossed the plate. For the Series, he is 0-2 with a 0.53 ERA!

10/1/1908 - GAME 5 GIANTS 4 - ATHLETICS 5

The Giants defense blew it again, this time with 5 errors. This is definitely something that needs to be addressed in the offseason. Rumors are circulating that they may have thrown the Series, but if they had....would they have been so obvious about it??

1908 WORLD CHAMPS - PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS
2nd Championship

SERIES MVP: Eddie Plank 2-0, 2.50 ERA, 11 K

Perhaps they should give it to the NY defense.

metsgeek · 02-10-2005, 01:06 AM

1908 CHRONICLE AWARDS/LEADERBOARD

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AMERICAN LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR:  
Charlie Chech (PHA)
He had a record of 15-8 with an ERA of 2.52 and 2 shutouts.
In 25 games started, he pitched 228.2 innings, fanning 80 and walking 41 batters.

NATIONAL LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: 
Harley Young (BRO)
He had a record of 16-13 with an ERA of 2.51 and 3 shutouts.
In 33 games started, he pitched 261.2 innings, fanning 93 and walking 44 batters.

AMERICAN LEAGUE ACE OF THE YEAR:  
Jack Pfiester (DET)
He had a record of 24-9 with an ERA of 2.26 and 5 shutouts.
In 41 games started, he pitched 355 innings, fanning 177 and walking 80 batters.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SLUGGER OF THE YEAR:  
Nap Lajoie (PHA)
He batted .372 in 573 AB, with 2 homers and 84 RBI.

NATIONAL LEAGUE ACE OF THE YEAR:  
Ed Walsh (NY1)
He had a record of 27-12 with an ERA of 1.32 and 9 shutouts.
In 42 games started, he pitched 373.2 innings, fanning 174 and walking 39 batters.

NATIONAL LEAGUE SLUGGER OF THE YEAR:  
Ty Cobb (NY1)
He batted .341 in 578 AB, with 2 homers and 82 RBI.

AMERICAN LEAGUE GOLD GLOVE Winners:
Pitcher: Wish Egan (SLA)
Catcher: Ossee Schreckengost (BOS)
First Base: Kitty Bransfield (NYA)
Second Base: Johnny Evers (SLA)
Third Base: She Donahue (DET)
Shortstop: Joe Tinker (PHA)
Leftfield: Charlie Hemphill (SLA)
Centerfield: Danny Murphy (WS1)
Rightfield: Jimmy Barrett (BOS)

NATIONAL LEAGUE GOLD GLOVE Winners:
Pitcher: Bill Chappelle (PIT)
Catcher: Harry Bemis (BRO)
First Base: Sam Kingma (PIT)
Second Base: Neal Ball (CHN)
Third Base: Pep Clark (CHN)
Shortstop: Mickey Doolan (CIN)
Leftfield: Sherry Magee (BSN)
Centerfield: Will Miller II (SLN)
Rightfield: Emmet Heidrick (SLN)


1908 Combined League Leaders  
 
TOP 5 in BATTING AVG :
.372 Nap Lajoie(AL, PHA)
.341 Ty Cobb(NL, NY1)
.337 Jack Mcaleese(AL, CHA)
.330 Johnny Bates(NL, CHN)
.329 Davy Jones(NL, BRO)

TOP 5 in HOMERUNS :
8 Tim Jordan(NL, PHI)
7 Roy Hobbs(AL, CLE)
7 Mike Donlin(AL, NYA)
6 Sam Kingma(NL, PIT)
4 Mike Mccormick(NL, BRO)

TOP 5 in RBI :
95 Tim Jordan(NL, PHI)
88 Matty Mcintyre(AL, PHA)
88 Harry Lumley(AL, PHA)
85 Joe Tinker(AL, PHA)
84 Nap Lajoie(AL, PHA)

TOP 5 in ERA :
1.32 Ed Walsh(NL, NY1)
1.92 Walter Johnson(AL, CLE)
2.16 Wish Egan(AL, SLA)
2.24 Christy Mathewson(NL, NY1)
2.26 Jack Pfiester(AL, DET)

TOP 5 in WINS :
29 Christy Mathewson(NL, NY1)
27 Ed Walsh(NL, NY1)
25 Jim St. Vrain(NL, NY1)
24 Tom Hughes(NL, CHN)
24 Jack Pfiester(AL, DET)

TOP 5 in SAVES :
9 Slow Joe Doyle(AL, PHA)
8 Gene Ford(NL, NY1)
8 George Disch(AL, NYA)
7 Jack Taylor(AL, CLE)
7 Fred Glade(AL, BOS)

metsgeek · 02-11-2005, 12:04 AM

THE CHRONICLE - VOLUME 9, ISSUE 1

JANUARY 1, 1909: Two championships in a row make the Philadelphia Athletics the team to beat in either league. As we head into 1909, the Giants have to be pretty disappointed from losing after posting the best record this century. 104 wins is nothing to sneeze at, but it means nothing when you don't come away with the ring. Each team is the favorite in their league once again, but there should definitely be some competition. Most of the other teams are younger and improving. Can Philly and New York (N) maintain their dominance?

Prospect Watch: ALAN LIAO

Liao is certainly something to watch. He has a glove as soft as a baby's butt and knack for slapping ground balls and beating the throw to first. When he reaches his full potential, he will most likely be one of the top leadoff vatters in the game today. His only flaw is a tendency for nagging injuries. He doesn't seem to have a very high pain threshold. One day he'll be out with a blister on his heel. A couple weeks later he'll get a charley horse. We hope none of these little twinges impinge upon his game. These injury concerns may drop him out of the top couple slots in the draft.

Talents (Contact/Gap/HR/Eye/Avoid K): 110/76/30/80/50
Current Ratings: 38/56/23/33/44

metsgeek · 02-11-2005, 12:13 AM

1909 DRAFT RECAP - Round 1

Chicago (A) pick: CF Tris Speaker
Boston (N) pick: SS Alan Liao
Brooklyn pick: P Smokey Joe Wood
Cleveland pick: 3B Frank Baker
New York (A) pick: P Tom Hughes
Pittsburgh pick: P Louis Drucke
Boston (A) pick: 1B Fred Beck
Cincinnati pick: P Harry Krause
St. Louis (A) pick: P Jack Quinn
Chicago (N) pick: SS Donie Bush
Washington pick: P Bob Groom
Philadelphia (N) pick: P John Raleigh
St. Louis (N) pick: 3B Ed Lennox
Detroit pick: P Ray Collins
Philadelphia (A) pick: P Jim Scott
New York (N) pick: LF Birdie Cree

jeheinz72 · 02-11-2005, 09:54 AM

Metsgeek? How is Heinz currently? I forget how I created him.

02-08-2005, 12:52 AM	#61
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	1907 WORLD SERIES 9/27/1907 - GAME 1 GIANTS 2 - ATHLETICS 5 Eddie Plank and Christy Mathewson, both potential Aces of the Year for their respective leagues, locked horns in Game 1. The A's pulled it out with 2 RBI each from Napoleon Lajoie and Jack Hayden. 9/28/1907 - GAME 2 GIANTS 0 - ATHLETICS 1 Billy Milligan and Ed Walsh were each fabulous in their outing, but Milligan was just a little bit better as he allowed only 4 hits, shutting out the Giants. 9/30/1907 - GAME 3 ATHLETICS 7 - GIANTS 4 Jim St. Vrain was fine through 7, but he lost it in the top of the 8th, extending the A's rally with an error and a wild pitch. This would eventually lead to a 4 run inning and the 3rd win in a row for Philadelphia. 9/30/1906 - GAME 4 ATHLETICS 8 - GIANTS 5, 12 innings Napoleon Lajoie broke open a 2-2 tie in the top of the 8th with an RBI double, but New York's Ty Cobb struck back with an RBI of his own in the bottom of the 9th to send the game into extra innings. It would last until the 12th when Lajoie had another double, this time with the bases loaded off of reliever Gene Ford, to cap off a 5 run inning. The Giants came back in the bottom half of the inning, but were only able to score 2 runs. They fell short and completed the Philly sweep. 1907 WORLD CHAMPS - PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS 1st Championship SERIES MVP: Napoleon Lajoie - .389, 2 2b, 1 3b, 6 RBI __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!!

02-09-2005, 12:57 AM	#69
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	THE CHRONICLE - VOLUME 8, ISSUE 1 JANUARY 1, 1908: Napoleon Lajoie and his Athletics have the city of Philadelphia jumping. They have quickly replaced the Phillies as the darlings of baseball fans all over Pennsylvania. How quickly things change. Will they be just as fickle if the A's fail to repeat? The crown ids theirs to keep, but you can be sure that the Highlanders want to retake the top spot in the American league. It won't be easy to repeat. The National League champion New York Giants are eager for revenge as well. The humiliating sweep at the hands of the A's have them frothing at the mouth for a rematch. Ty Cobb is still improving, and their pitching staff is legendary. Destiny could be on their side. Baseball always likes a good story. Prospect Watch: JOSE "BLACK DIAMOND" MENDEZ Mendez is an accomplished pitcher already. He is more advanced than other prospects that have been profiled, so we expect him to be up in the majors rather soon. His pinpoint control is already highly developed, and his other talents should reach similar heights. Fans (especially female fans) call him "Black Diamond" for his impenetrable black eyes. Opponents say that he has a stare like that of a cobra about to strike. he will easily go wihin the top 2 or 3 picks in this year's draft. Talents (Stuff/Control/Movement): 70/95/85 Current Ratings: 31/44/59 __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!! Last edited by metsgeek; 02-09-2005 at 01:00 AM.

02-09-2005, 12:59 AM	#70
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	1908 DRAFT RECAP - Round 1 Chicago (A) pick: P Jose Mendez Detroit pick: P Eddie Cicotte Pittsburgh pick: 2B Larry Doyle Philadelphia (N) pick: 2B Eddie Collins Boston (A) pick: RF Gavvy Cravath Brooklyn pick: P Harley Young Chicago (N) pick: P Ed Summers St. Louis (N) pick: P George Mcquillan Cleveland pick: P Doc Crandall St. Louis (A) pick: CF Clyde Milan New York (A) pick: P Bill Grahame Cincinnati pick: P Dode Criss Boston (N) pick: P Slim Sallee New York (N) pick: P Frank Arellanes Washington pick: P Biff Schlitzer Philadelphia (A) pick: P Rube Manning __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!!

02-10-2005, 12:28 AM	#75
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	THE CHRONICLE - 1908 WORLD SERIES PREVIEW AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPION: PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS (102-52) Team Batting Average: .286 Team ERA: 2.73 Top Batters: Napoleon Lajoie - .372, 84 RBI, 37 SB Harry Lumley - .323, 88 RBI, 49 SB Joe Tinker - .308, 85 RBI, 23 SB Top Pitchers: Ed Smith - 24-13, 2.92 ERA, 110 K Eddie Plank - 19-9, 2.47 ERA, 108 K Billy Milligan - 16-4, 2.37 ERA, 69 K NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPION: NEW YORK GIANTS (104-50) Team Batting Average: .267 Team ERA: 2.38 Top Batters: Ty Cobb - .341, 82 RBI, 74 SB Frank "Wildfire" Schulte - .291, 82 RBI, 58 SB Top Pitchers: Ed Walsh - 27-12, 1.32 ERA, 174 K Christy Mathewson - 29-8, 2.24 ERA, 214 K Jim St. Vrain - 25-8, 2.87 ERA, 179 K The A's have the offense and the experience, not to mention the second best staff in the majors. On the other hand, the Giants have the best staff....by far. The triumvirate of Walsh, Mathewson and St. Vrain are the best rotation we've seen this century. It'll be tight, but those three are monstrous. PREDICTION: Giants in 7 __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!!

02-10-2005, 12:51 AM	#76
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	1908 WORLD SERIES 9/26/1908 - GAME 1 ATHLETICS 6 - GIANTS 5 The Giants outhit the A's 16 to 7, but 4 errors by the New York defense led to 5 unearned runs and a loss. Giants starter Christy Mathewson was unhappy, to say the least, and Frank Schulte's 4 hits were a wasted effort.. 9/27/1908 - GAME 2 ATHLETICS 7 - GIANTS 4 Eddie Plank allowed only one eraned run and Pat Sentell had a career day, batting 4 for 5 with 4 RBI to put the A's up 2 games to 0. The Giants vaunted staff is reeling in dismay. 9/29/1908 - GAME 3 GIANTS 6 - ATHLETICS 0 Jim St. Vrain did his job by finally shutting down the A's scoring machine. Frank Schulte had another good game, this time in a winning effort, as he batted 2 for 5 with 3 RBI. 9/30/1908 - GAME 4 GIANTS 2 - ATHLETICS 5 Christy Mathewson started again and his defense let him down for the second time with 4 errors. He allowed no earned runs whatsover, but 5 still crossed the plate. For the Series, he is 0-2 with a 0.53 ERA! 10/1/1908 - GAME 5 GIANTS 4 - ATHLETICS 5 The Giants defense blew it again, this time with 5 errors. This is definitely something that needs to be addressed in the offseason. Rumors are circulating that they may have thrown the Series, but if they had....would they have been so obvious about it?? 1908 WORLD CHAMPS - PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS 2nd Championship SERIES MVP: Eddie Plank 2-0, 2.50 ERA, 11 K Perhaps they should give it to the NY defense. __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!!

02-08-2005, 01:27 AM	#63
UngratefulDead Banned Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 3,415	Wow, nice season out of my knuckleballer. What's with the sudden decrease in complete games though? 270 IP, only two CG?

02-08-2005, 02:31 PM	#68
jeheinz72 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 2,164	C'mon "Homerun" make it to the bigs, time to hit some dingers!

02-09-2005, 07:31 PM	#73
UngratefulDead Banned Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 3,415	11-14! I demand a trade!

02-09-2005, 10:19 PM	#74
Tavarin Minors (Double A) Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Evanston, IL Posts: 163	Good to see Mak developing well

02-11-2005, 12:04 AM	#78
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	THE CHRONICLE - VOLUME 9, ISSUE 1 JANUARY 1, 1909: Two championships in a row make the Philadelphia Athletics the team to beat in either league. As we head into 1909, the Giants have to be pretty disappointed from losing after posting the best record this century. 104 wins is nothing to sneeze at, but it means nothing when you don't come away with the ring. Each team is the favorite in their league once again, but there should definitely be some competition. Most of the other teams are younger and improving. Can Philly and New York (N) maintain their dominance? Prospect Watch: ALAN LIAO Liao is certainly something to watch. He has a glove as soft as a baby's butt and knack for slapping ground balls and beating the throw to first. When he reaches his full potential, he will most likely be one of the top leadoff vatters in the game today. His only flaw is a tendency for nagging injuries. He doesn't seem to have a very high pain threshold. One day he'll be out with a blister on his heel. A couple weeks later he'll get a charley horse. We hope none of these little twinges impinge upon his game. These injury concerns may drop him out of the top couple slots in the draft. Talents (Contact/Gap/HR/Eye/Avoid K): 110/76/30/80/50 Current Ratings: 38/56/23/33/44 __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!! Last edited by metsgeek; 02-11-2005 at 12:08 AM.

02-11-2005, 12:13 AM	#79
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	1909 DRAFT RECAP - Round 1 Chicago (A) pick: CF Tris Speaker Boston (N) pick: SS Alan Liao Brooklyn pick: P Smokey Joe Wood Cleveland pick: 3B Frank Baker New York (A) pick: P Tom Hughes Pittsburgh pick: P Louis Drucke Boston (A) pick: 1B Fred Beck Cincinnati pick: P Harry Krause St. Louis (A) pick: P Jack Quinn Chicago (N) pick: SS Donie Bush Washington pick: P Bob Groom Philadelphia (N) pick: P John Raleigh St. Louis (N) pick: 3B Ed Lennox Detroit pick: P Ray Collins Philadelphia (A) pick: P Jim Scott New York (N) pick: LF Birdie Cree __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!!

02-11-2005, 09:54 AM	#80
jeheinz72 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 2,164	Metsgeek? How is Heinz currently? I forget how I created him. __________________ Join The Dugout!