1908 Brooklyn Superbas (est. 1901) - Page 14

rpriske · 05-29-2019, 05:54 PM

Christy Mathewson was named the NL Player of the Week! He went 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA!

Heinie Zimmerman of the White Sox won for the AL.

Brooklyn is up to #3 on the Weekly Power Rankings - the top NL team!

rpriske · 05-29-2019, 06:09 PM

September 28th, 1908

The Superbas edged out the Doves in a tight, 3-2 game.

WP - Bill Burns (13-11)
Save - Jack Warhop (1)
LP - Scott Williams (16-20)

Record - 77-69

Cardinals --
Doves 0.5
Superbas 0.5
Pirates 1.0
Giants 2.5

rpriske · 05-29-2019, 06:23 PM

September 29th, 1908

Christy Mathewson threw another shut out! He allowed four hits as the Superbas beat the Doves 4-0!

WP - Christy Mathewson (26-13)
LP - George Winter (20-16)

Record - 78-69

With that, Brooklyn has taken 1st in the NL! Their Magic Number is 6, with 7 games remaining.

rpriske · 06-01-2019, 12:15 AM

September 30th, 1908

The Superbas lost a close one, falling 4-3 to the Doves.

WP - Luther Taylor (18-18)
LP - Mordecai Brown (21-11)

Record - 78-70

The Pirates are back in 1st with the Superbas and Doves trailing by a half game.

rpriske · 06-01-2019, 12:19 AM

SEPTEMBER AWARDS

PITCHER: CHRISTY MATHEWSON, SUPERBAS & Art Fromme, Naps

HITTER: SAM CRAWFORD, SUPERBAS & Ty Cobb, Browns

ROOKIE: Tris Speaker, Doves & Dick Hoblitzell, Athletics

rpriske · 06-03-2019, 07:06 AM

October 1st, 1908

Ed Siever shut out the Doves on four hits as the Superbas won 1-0!

WP - Ed Siever (4-3)
LP - Rube Vickers (21-15)

Record - 79-70

Brooklyn and Pittsburgh are tied in 1st with New York, Boston, and St. Louis trailing by one game.

rpriske · 06-05-2019, 06:55 AM

October 7th, 1908

In addition os striking out seven, Christy Mathewson got two hits, including a triple, and scored twice in Brooklyn's 3-1 win over the Doves.

WP - Christy Mathewson (27-13)
LP - Scott Williams (16-21)

Record - 80-70

Brooklyn is still tied with Pittsburgh, but the Pirates have 2 games remaining while the Superbas have 4. Their fate is in their hands.

rpriske · 06-05-2019, 06:56 AM

Carlos Soriano, Baton Rouge, was named Manager of the Year for his Short A league!

rpriske · 06-08-2019, 08:55 AM

October 3rd, 1908

Three-Finger Brown was on fire as the only run the Doves managed was unearned. Brooklyn won 3-1.

Nick Stephens homered in the 1st! Adam Schmidt threw out FOUR potential base stealers! Every position player had at least one hit.

WP - Mordecai Brown (22-11)
LP - George Winter (20-17)

Record - 81-70

The Pirates also won.

rpriske · 06-08-2019, 08:59 AM

Brooklyn had an off day at the Pirates won so the Superbas are a half game back.

The Pirates have no games left while Brooklyn has a three game set with the Phillies. The Superbas need to take 2 of 3 to tie or 3 of 3 to win outright.

The Phillies are a .483 team.

Jose Pineda of Baton Rouge was named MVP of his Short A league.

rpriske · 06-09-2019, 04:52 PM

October 5th, 1908

The pressure is really on the Superbas now as they dropped a 10-inning, 6-5 decision to the Phillies.

If they do not win their last two games, their season is over.

WP - Nick Maddox (14-15)
LP - Jack Warhop (0-1)

Record - 81-71

rpriske · 06-09-2019, 05:06 PM

October 6th, 1908

Christy Mathewson took a no-hitter into the 7th and knocked in the winning run as Brooklyn beat the Phillies 3-1.

It comes down to the last day of the season. If the Superbas win they force a tiebreaker between them and the Pirates.

WP - Christy Mathewson (28-13)
LP - Nick Maddox (14-16)

Record - 82-71

rpriske · 06-09-2019, 05:26 PM

October 7th, 1908

With the season on the line it seems the pressure got to them. The Superbas defense made FOUR errors on the way to a 5-2 loss to the Phillies.

WP - Bill Grahame (20-10)
LP - Mordecai Brown (22-12)

FINAL RECORD - 82-72

rpriske · 06-09-2019, 05:29 PM

While the National League came down to the final day, the American League needs one day more as the Cleveland Naps and Philadelphia Athletics were tied.

AL TIEBREAKER GAME

CLE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 0
PHA 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 4 9 2

WP - Johnny Lush (20-18)
LP - Bob Wicker (21-17)

The Athletics will face the Pirates in the World Series!

rpriske · 06-09-2019, 05:31 PM

Batting Champions

NL - Honus Wagner, Pirates - .350
AL - Ty Cobb, Browns - .377

rpriske · 06-09-2019, 05:33 PM

WORLD SERIES GAME ONE

PIT 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 - 4 14 2
PHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 - 5 12 0

WP - Ed Walsh (1-0)
LP - Eddie Plank (0-1)

ATHLETICS LEAD 1-0

rpriske · 06-09-2019, 05:34 PM

WORLD SERIES GAME TWO

PIT 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 - 4 9 1
PHA 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 7 0

WP - Jack Chesbro (1-0)
LP - Orval Overall (0-1)

SERIES TIED 1-1

rpriske · 06-09-2019, 05:36 PM

WORLD SERIES GAME THREE

PHA 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 - 6 14 0
PIT 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 2 1

WP - Hooks Wiltse (1-0)
LP - Nick Altrock (0-1)

HR - PIT: Antonio Perez (1)

ATHLETICS LEAD SERIES 2-1

rpriske · 06-09-2019, 05:37 PM

WORLD SERIES GAME FOUR

PHA 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 - 4 10 3
PIT 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 1

WP - Ed Walsh (2-0)
LP - Eddie Plank (0-2)

ATHLETICS LEAD SERIES 3-1

rpriske · 06-09-2019, 05:39 PM

WORLD SERIES GAME FIVE

PHA 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 2 0 - 8 11 0
PIT 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 - 3 8 2

WP - Orval Overall (1-1)
LP - Jack Chesbro (1-1)

ATHLETICS WIN WORLD SERIES 4-1!

MVP - Patsy Dougherty

05-29-2019, 05:54 PM	#261
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	Christy Mathewson was named the NL Player of the Week! He went 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA! Heinie Zimmerman of the White Sox won for the AL. Brooklyn is up to #3 on the Weekly Power Rankings - the top NL team! __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-29-2019, 06:09 PM	#262
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	September 28th, 1908 The Superbas edged out the Doves in a tight, 3-2 game. WP - Bill Burns (13-11) Save - Jack Warhop (1) LP - Scott Williams (16-20) Record - 77-69 Cardinals -- Doves 0.5 Superbas 0.5 Pirates 1.0 Giants 2.5 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-29-2019, 06:23 PM	#263
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	September 29th, 1908 Christy Mathewson threw another shut out! He allowed four hits as the Superbas beat the Doves 4-0! WP - Christy Mathewson (26-13) LP - George Winter (20-16) Record - 78-69 With that, Brooklyn has taken 1st in the NL! Their Magic Number is 6, with 7 games remaining. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-01-2019, 12:15 AM	#264
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	September 30th, 1908 The Superbas lost a close one, falling 4-3 to the Doves. WP - Luther Taylor (18-18) LP - Mordecai Brown (21-11) Record - 78-70 The Pirates are back in 1st with the Superbas and Doves trailing by a half game. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-01-2019, 12:19 AM	#265
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	SEPTEMBER AWARDS PITCHER: CHRISTY MATHEWSON, SUPERBAS & Art Fromme, Naps HITTER: SAM CRAWFORD, SUPERBAS & Ty Cobb, Browns ROOKIE: Tris Speaker, Doves & Dick Hoblitzell, Athletics __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-03-2019, 07:06 AM	#266
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	October 1st, 1908 Ed Siever shut out the Doves on four hits as the Superbas won 1-0! WP - Ed Siever (4-3) LP - Rube Vickers (21-15) Record - 79-70 Brooklyn and Pittsburgh are tied in 1st with New York, Boston, and St. Louis trailing by one game. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-05-2019, 06:55 AM	#267
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	October 7th, 1908 In addition os striking out seven, Christy Mathewson got two hits, including a triple, and scored twice in Brooklyn's 3-1 win over the Doves. WP - Christy Mathewson (27-13) LP - Scott Williams (16-21) Record - 80-70 Brooklyn is still tied with Pittsburgh, but the Pirates have 2 games remaining while the Superbas have 4. Their fate is in their hands. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 06-05-2019 at 06:57 AM.

06-05-2019, 06:56 AM	#268
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	Carlos Soriano, Baton Rouge, was named Manager of the Year for his Short A league! __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-08-2019, 08:55 AM	#269
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	October 3rd, 1908 Three-Finger Brown was on fire as the only run the Doves managed was unearned. Brooklyn won 3-1. Nick Stephens homered in the 1st! Adam Schmidt threw out FOUR potential base stealers! Every position player had at least one hit. WP - Mordecai Brown (22-11) LP - George Winter (20-17) Record - 81-70 The Pirates also won. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-08-2019, 08:59 AM	#270
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	Brooklyn had an off day at the Pirates won so the Superbas are a half game back. The Pirates have no games left while Brooklyn has a three game set with the Phillies. The Superbas need to take 2 of 3 to tie or 3 of 3 to win outright. The Phillies are a .483 team. Jose Pineda of Baton Rouge was named MVP of his Short A league. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-09-2019, 04:52 PM	#271
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	October 5th, 1908 The pressure is really on the Superbas now as they dropped a 10-inning, 6-5 decision to the Phillies. If they do not win their last two games, their season is over. WP - Nick Maddox (14-15) LP - Jack Warhop (0-1) Record - 81-71 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-09-2019, 05:06 PM	#272
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	October 6th, 1908 Christy Mathewson took a no-hitter into the 7th and knocked in the winning run as Brooklyn beat the Phillies 3-1. It comes down to the last day of the season. If the Superbas win they force a tiebreaker between them and the Pirates. WP - Christy Mathewson (28-13) LP - Nick Maddox (14-16) Record - 82-71 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-09-2019, 05:26 PM	#273
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	October 7th, 1908 With the season on the line it seems the pressure got to them. The Superbas defense made FOUR errors on the way to a 5-2 loss to the Phillies. WP - Bill Grahame (20-10) LP - Mordecai Brown (22-12) FINAL RECORD - 82-72 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-09-2019, 05:29 PM	#274
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	While the National League came down to the final day, the American League needs one day more as the Cleveland Naps and Philadelphia Athletics were tied. AL TIEBREAKER GAME CLE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 0 PHA 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 4 9 2 WP - Johnny Lush (20-18) LP - Bob Wicker (21-17) The Athletics will face the Pirates in the World Series! __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 06-09-2019 at 05:30 PM.

06-09-2019, 05:31 PM	#275
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	Batting Champions NL - Honus Wagner, Pirates - .350 AL - Ty Cobb, Browns - .377 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-09-2019, 05:33 PM	#276
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	WORLD SERIES GAME ONE PIT 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 - 4 14 2 PHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 - 5 12 0 WP - Ed Walsh (1-0) LP - Eddie Plank (0-1) ATHLETICS LEAD 1-0 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-09-2019, 05:34 PM	#277
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	WORLD SERIES GAME TWO PIT 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 - 4 9 1 PHA 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 7 0 WP - Jack Chesbro (1-0) LP - Orval Overall (0-1) SERIES TIED 1-1 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-09-2019, 05:36 PM	#278
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	WORLD SERIES GAME THREE PHA 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 - 6 14 0 PIT 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 2 1 WP - Hooks Wiltse (1-0) LP - Nick Altrock (0-1) HR - PIT: Antonio Perez (1) ATHLETICS LEAD SERIES 2-1 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-09-2019, 05:37 PM	#279
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	WORLD SERIES GAME FOUR PHA 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 - 4 10 3 PIT 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 1 WP - Ed Walsh (2-0) LP - Eddie Plank (0-2) ATHLETICS LEAD SERIES 3-1 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-09-2019, 05:39 PM	#280
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	WORLD SERIES GAME FIVE PHA 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 2 0 - 8 11 0 PIT 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 - 3 8 2 WP - Orval Overall (1-1) LP - Jack Chesbro (1-1) ATHLETICS WIN WORLD SERIES 4-1! MVP - Patsy Dougherty __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````