1908 Brooklyn Superbas (est. 1901) - Page 4

rpriske · 07-29-2018, 02:29 PM

April 29th, 1908

For the 2nd straight game Harry Davis homered. But also for the 2nd straight game it didn't lead to a W as the Superbas lost to the Phillies 4-1 in 11 innings.

WP - Bill Grahame (5-0)
LP - Doug Powell (1-1)

Record - 3-11

rpriske · 07-29-2018, 08:53 PM

April 30th, 1908

Another day, anything loss for the Superbas. Today they dropped a 4-1 decision to the Phillies.

WP - Bill Grahame (6-0)
LP - Johnny Lush (0-3)

Record - 3-12

rpriske · 07-29-2018, 08:56 PM

Beany Jacobsen, Greensboro, was named Pitcher of the Month for his AA league.

APRIL AWARDS

PITCHER: Bill Grahame, Phillies & Orval Overall, Athletics

HITTER: Art Devlin, Doves & Danny Hoffman, Highlanders

ROOKIE: Bill Grahame, Phillies & Dick Hoblitzell, Athletics

rpriske · 07-29-2018, 08:58 PM

Sent to AAA: Doug Powell, Werner Witherup

Called Up: Bugs Raymond, Antonio Perez

rpriske · 07-29-2018, 10:37 PM

May 1st, 1908

After a terrible April, the Superbas hope they have turned a corner. Today Christy Mathewson led Brooklyn to a 4-1 win over the Doves.

WP - Christy Mathewson (1-2)
LP - Luther Taylor (2-1)

Record - 4-12

rpriske · 08-02-2018, 06:47 AM

May 2nd, 1908

Sleepy Bill Burns threw a shut out, blanking the Doves 3-0!

WP - Bill Burns (1-1)
LP - Rube Vickers (2-2)

Record - 5-12

rpriske · 08-02-2018, 06:49 AM

Players of the Week: Red Ames, Cardinals & Ty Cobb, Browns

Brooklyn is still in last at #16 on the Weekly Power Rankings.

rpriske · 08-05-2018, 01:45 AM

May 4th, 1908

Bill Bailey and Three-Finger Brown combined to shut out the Doves 1-0 on three hits!

WP - Bill Bailey (3-0)
Save - Mordecai Brown (2)
LP - George Winter (3-3)

Record - 6-12

rpriske · 08-07-2018, 06:49 AM

May 5th, 1908

Christy Mathewson pitched the Superbas to a 4-2 win over the Doves.

Concerning was Cale Bernard who left the game after a collision at 2nd base. We await an update.

WP - Christy Mathewson (2-2)
Save - Bill Burns (1)
LP - Scott Williams (2-2)

Record - 7-12

rpriske · 08-07-2018, 06:51 AM

Cale Bernard has a herniated disc and will miss the next month,

Tough break for Brooklyn.

Tony Evans is called up from AAA.

rpriske · 08-09-2018, 03:48 PM

May 6th, 1908

Not only did Johnny Lush throw a 2-0 shut out over the Phillies, but he even hit two triples!

He walked seven but managed to keep any of them from scoring.

That is five wins in a row for Brooklyn.

WP - Johnny Lush (1-3)
LP - Nick Maddox (2-2)

Record - 8-12

rpriske · 08-09-2018, 04:07 PM

TRADE

To ATHLETICS

Johnny Lush
Mike Thompson
Oumee Mbizi
Ramon Perez

To SUPERBAS

Eugene Brewster
J.R. Webber
Bob Jennings
Steve Victorero
Bill Williamson

TRADE

To GIANTS

Louis LeRoy
Frank Delahanty
Martin Auld
David O'Sullivan

To SUPERBAS

Harry Kane
Steve Taylor
Scott Donnelly
Gregor Bludgell
Francisco Flores

Joining Brooklyn: Brewster

Called up from AAA: Tom McCarthy

Sent Down: Tony Evans

Placed on Waivers: Kane, Chappie McFarland

rpriske · 08-09-2018, 04:37 PM

May 7th, 1908

Christy Mathewson came back on short rest to beat the Phillies, 8-2.

Sam Crawford went 4 for 6. Joe Barbeau collected three RBI.

That is six wins in a row for Brooklyn.

WP - Christy Mathewson (3-2)
LP - Heinie Berger (2-2)

Record - 9-12

rpriske · 08-09-2018, 04:58 PM

May 8th, 1908

It may have been a walk-off anyway, but Phil Dunn let a single go under his glove so Red Murray could score from 2nd and give the Phillies a 2-1 win over the Superbas.

WP - Tully Sparks (2-3)
LP - Mordecai Brown (0-1)

Record - 9-13

rpriske · 08-09-2018, 04:58 PM

George Walker signed a minor league deal.

rpriske · 08-11-2018, 09:00 AM

May 9th, 1908

Sleepy Bill Burns comes out the better on a great pitching duel as the Superbas beat Bill Grahame and the Phillies 2-0.

WP - Bill Burns (2-1)
LP - Bill Grahame (6-2)

Record - 10-13

rpriske · 08-11-2018, 09:02 AM

Brooklyn has moved up to #11 on the Weekly Power Rankings.

Players of the Week: Amby McConnell, Doves & Tom Hughes, Naps

Both Harry Kane and Chappie McFarland cleared waivers.

rpriske · 08-13-2018, 10:25 PM

May 11th, 1908

Christy Mathewson was on FIRE! He shut out the Cardinals on only TWO hits. Brooklyn won 7-0!

WP - Christy Mathewson (4-2)
LP - Glenn Liebhardt (2-5)

Record - 11-13

rpriske · 08-18-2018, 09:50 AM

May 12th, 1908

Turnabout as today the Cardinals shut out the Superbas, beating them 3-0.

WP - Jimmy Dygert (3-4)
LP - Bill Bailey (3-1)

Record - 11-14

rpriske · 08-21-2018, 06:22 AM

May 13th, 1908

It was Brooklyn's turn as Sleepy Bill Burns shut out the Cardinals 2-0!

Burns is carrying an ERA of 0.60!

WP - Bill Burns (3-1)
LP - Elmer Stricklett (3-1)

Record - 12-14

07-29-2018, 02:29 PM	#61
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,989 Blog Entries: 1	April 29th, 1908 For the 2nd straight game Harry Davis homered. But also for the 2nd straight game it didn't lead to a W as the Superbas lost to the Phillies 4-1 in 11 innings. WP - Bill Grahame (5-0) LP - Doug Powell (1-1) Record - 3-11 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

07-29-2018, 08:53 PM	#62
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,989 Blog Entries: 1	April 30th, 1908 Another day, anything loss for the Superbas. Today they dropped a 4-1 decision to the Phillies. WP - Bill Grahame (6-0) LP - Johnny Lush (0-3) Record - 3-12 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

07-29-2018, 08:56 PM	#63
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,989 Blog Entries: 1	Beany Jacobsen, Greensboro, was named Pitcher of the Month for his AA league. APRIL AWARDS PITCHER: Bill Grahame, Phillies & Orval Overall, Athletics HITTER: Art Devlin, Doves & Danny Hoffman, Highlanders ROOKIE: Bill Grahame, Phillies & Dick Hoblitzell, Athletics __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

07-29-2018, 08:58 PM	#64
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,989 Blog Entries: 1	Sent to AAA: Doug Powell, Werner Witherup Called Up: Bugs Raymond, Antonio Perez __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

07-29-2018, 10:37 PM	#65
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,989 Blog Entries: 1	May 1st, 1908 After a terrible April, the Superbas hope they have turned a corner. Today Christy Mathewson led Brooklyn to a 4-1 win over the Doves. WP - Christy Mathewson (1-2) LP - Luther Taylor (2-1) Record - 4-12 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

08-02-2018, 06:47 AM	#66
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,989 Blog Entries: 1	May 2nd, 1908 Sleepy Bill Burns threw a shut out, blanking the Doves 3-0! WP - Bill Burns (1-1) LP - Rube Vickers (2-2) Record - 5-12 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

08-02-2018, 06:49 AM	#67
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,989 Blog Entries: 1	Players of the Week: Red Ames, Cardinals & Ty Cobb, Browns Brooklyn is still in last at #16 on the Weekly Power Rankings. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

08-05-2018, 01:45 AM	#68
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,989 Blog Entries: 1	May 4th, 1908 Bill Bailey and Three-Finger Brown combined to shut out the Doves 1-0 on three hits! WP - Bill Bailey (3-0) Save - Mordecai Brown (2) LP - George Winter (3-3) Record - 6-12 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 08-07-2018 at 06:29 AM.

08-07-2018, 06:49 AM	#69
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,989 Blog Entries: 1	May 5th, 1908 Christy Mathewson pitched the Superbas to a 4-2 win over the Doves. Concerning was Cale Bernard who left the game after a collision at 2nd base. We await an update. WP - Christy Mathewson (2-2) Save - Bill Burns (1) LP - Scott Williams (2-2) Record - 7-12 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

08-07-2018, 06:51 AM	#70
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,989 Blog Entries: 1	Cale Bernard has a herniated disc and will miss the next month, Tough break for Brooklyn. Tony Evans is called up from AAA. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

08-09-2018, 03:48 PM	#71
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,989 Blog Entries: 1	May 6th, 1908 Not only did Johnny Lush throw a 2-0 shut out over the Phillies, but he even hit two triples! He walked seven but managed to keep any of them from scoring. That is five wins in a row for Brooklyn. WP - Johnny Lush (1-3) LP - Nick Maddox (2-2) Record - 8-12 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

08-09-2018, 04:07 PM	#72
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,989 Blog Entries: 1	TRADE To ATHLETICS Johnny Lush Mike Thompson Oumee Mbizi Ramon Perez To SUPERBAS Eugene Brewster J.R. Webber Bob Jennings Steve Victorero Bill Williamson TRADE To GIANTS Louis LeRoy Frank Delahanty Martin Auld David O'Sullivan To SUPERBAS Harry Kane Steve Taylor Scott Donnelly Gregor Bludgell Francisco Flores Joining Brooklyn: Brewster Called up from AAA: Tom McCarthy Sent Down: Tony Evans Placed on Waivers: Kane, Chappie McFarland __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

08-09-2018, 04:37 PM	#73
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,989 Blog Entries: 1	May 7th, 1908 Christy Mathewson came back on short rest to beat the Phillies, 8-2. Sam Crawford went 4 for 6. Joe Barbeau collected three RBI. That is six wins in a row for Brooklyn. WP - Christy Mathewson (3-2) LP - Heinie Berger (2-2) Record - 9-12 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

08-09-2018, 04:58 PM	#74
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,989 Blog Entries: 1	May 8th, 1908 It may have been a walk-off anyway, but Phil Dunn let a single go under his glove so Red Murray could score from 2nd and give the Phillies a 2-1 win over the Superbas. WP - Tully Sparks (2-3) LP - Mordecai Brown (0-1) Record - 9-13 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

08-11-2018, 09:00 AM	#76
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,989 Blog Entries: 1	May 9th, 1908 Sleepy Bill Burns comes out the better on a great pitching duel as the Superbas beat Bill Grahame and the Phillies 2-0. WP - Bill Burns (2-1) LP - Bill Grahame (6-2) Record - 10-13 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

08-11-2018, 09:02 AM	#77
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,989 Blog Entries: 1	Brooklyn has moved up to #11 on the Weekly Power Rankings. Players of the Week: Amby McConnell, Doves & Tom Hughes, Naps Both Harry Kane and Chappie McFarland cleared waivers. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

08-13-2018, 10:25 PM	#78
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,989 Blog Entries: 1	May 11th, 1908 Christy Mathewson was on FIRE! He shut out the Cardinals on only TWO hits. Brooklyn won 7-0! WP - Christy Mathewson (4-2) LP - Glenn Liebhardt (2-5) Record - 11-13 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

08-18-2018, 09:50 AM	#79
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,989 Blog Entries: 1	May 12th, 1908 Turnabout as today the Cardinals shut out the Superbas, beating them 3-0. WP - Jimmy Dygert (3-4) LP - Bill Bailey (3-1) Record - 11-14 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 08-18-2018 at 10:17 AM.

08-21-2018, 06:22 AM	#80
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,989 Blog Entries: 1	May 13th, 1908 It was Brooklyn's turn as Sleepy Bill Burns shut out the Cardinals 2-0! Burns is carrying an ERA of 0.60! WP - Bill Burns (3-1) LP - Elmer Stricklett (3-1) Record - 12-14 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````