1902 Brooklyn Superbas (est. 1901) - Page 3

rpriske · 02-09-2014, 02:46 PM

Brooklyn starts out in the Weekly Power Rankings at a lofty #5.

rpriske · 02-11-2014, 08:53 AM

April 21st, 1902

A competitive game turned into a laugher when Frank Morrissey and the Superba defense fell apart in the 7th inning. The Phillies won 1-4.

WP - Gus Weyhing (1-0)
LP - Bill Donovan (0-2)

Record - 2-3

rpriske · 02-11-2014, 04:20 PM

April 22nd, 1902

There is a pitch that Jim Hughes would like back as Ed Delahanty hit a walk-off, two-out, three-run homer to give the Phillies the 6-3 win over Brooklyn.

WP - Doc White (2-0)
LP - Jim Hughes (1-1)

Record - 2-4

rpriske · 02-11-2014, 04:49 PM

April 23rd, 1902

Doc McJames had the prescription for winning as Brooklyn downed Philadelphia 6-2 behind his strong performance on the mound.

WP - Doc McJames (2-0)
LP - Red Donahue (0-2)

Record - 3-4

rpriske · 02-11-2014, 04:59 PM

TRADE

To BOSTON BEANEATERS

Amos Rusie

To SUPERBAS

Malachi Kittridge
William Poole

Both are assigned to the minors. Dick Scott is called up.

TRADE

To REDS

Bill Donovan

To SUPERBAS

Sam Crawford
Brandon Donlin

Donlin assigned to the minors. Crawford joins Brooklyn. Roscoe Miller comes up from AAA and Tony Ramirez goes down.

rpriske · 02-11-2014, 11:10 PM

April 24th, 1902

A mighty comeback by Brooklyn still fell short as the Phillies topped them 9-6.

WP - Happy Townsend (2-0)
LP - Jim Hughes (1-2)

Record - 3-5

rpriske · 02-12-2014, 12:33 PM

April 25th, 1902

Jake Beckley hit the first homer of the year for Brooklyn while going 3 for 5 with 4 RBI. The Superbas beat the Giants 7-3.

Gene Wright left the game with an injury. That is not what we needed to hear right after trading Bill Donovan.

WP - Gene Wright (1-1)
LP - Chappie McFarland (1-1)

Record - 4-5

rpriske · 02-12-2014, 12:57 PM

April 26th, 1902

The Giants took this one with a walk-off RBI single in the ninth, edging the Superbas 8-7.

WP - John Taylor (2-1)
LP - Dick Scott (0-1)

Record - 4-6

rpriske · 02-12-2014, 12:58 PM

Daron Robinson signed a minor league contract.

rpriske · 02-12-2014, 01:01 PM

Gene Wright's sore elbow is sending him to the DL... hopefully for the minimum time.

Jake Beckley was named NL Player of the Week, after hitting .529 with a homer and 6 RBI.

Buck Freeman of the Americans won for the AL.

The Superbas slipped to #11 on the weekly power rankings.

Colin Davis was called up to take Wright's roster spot.

rpriske · 02-12-2014, 01:22 PM

April 28th, 1902

Bill Phyle shut out the Superbas on six hits. The Giants won 2-0.

WP - Bill Phyle (3-0)
LP - Jim Hughes (1-3)

Record - 4-7

rpriske · 02-12-2014, 06:11 PM

April 29th, 1902

Brooklyn lost a tight one, falling to the Giants 3-2.

WP - Morton Wise (2-1)
LP - Doc McJames (2-1)

Record - 4-8

rpriske · 02-14-2014, 06:48 AM

April 30th, 1902

Brooklyn lost a close one as they fell to Boston 6-5.

WP - Vic Willis (2-2)
LP - Roscoe Miller (0-1)

Record - 4-9

rpriske · 02-14-2014, 06:51 AM

Igor Bratianu won the April Pitcher of the Month for his A league.

rpriske · 02-14-2014, 06:59 AM

Transactions:

Sent to AAA: Bob Lawson, Roscoe Miller, Jesus Martinez, Dick Scott

Called up: Harry MacNeal, Ken Turner, Manolo Manuel, Lave Winham

rpriske · 02-15-2014, 11:28 AM

May 1st, 1902

Colin Davis had a rough first start, but the Brooklyn bullpen shut the Beaneaters downy he rest of the way, giving the Superbas a chance to catch up and get the 6-5 win.

Bill Bradley went 2 for 5 with 2 RBI.

WP - Jake Livingstone (1-0)
LP - Bill Dinneen (0-4)

Record - 5-9

rpriske · 02-15-2014, 11:51 AM

May 2nd, 1902

Jim Hughes shut out the Beaneaters on 4 hits, string out 5! Brooklyn won 2-0.

WP - Jim Hughes (2-3)
LP - Ham Iburg (1-3)

Record - 6-9

rpriske · 02-16-2014, 09:00 AM

May 3rd, 1902

Doc McJames kept Brooklyn in it until they could stage a big inning and the Superbas dropped the Beaneaters 4-3.

WP - Doc McJames (3-1)
LP - Kid Nichols (1-3)

Record - 7-9

rpriske · 02-16-2014, 09:02 AM

TRADE

To SENATORS

Charlie Hemphill
Scott Baird

To SUPERBAS

Chris Hudson
Jason Harper

Hudson joins the big club.

Also, Colin Davis goes down to AAA. George Mullin is called all the way up from A ball.

rpriske · 02-16-2014, 09:10 AM

Brooklyn ticked up to #10 on the weekly power rankings.

Players of the week: Bill Phyle, Giants & Ned Garvin, Browns

(I didn't note this earlier, but the Milwaukee Brewers moved to St.Louis this year...)

Pat Clinch was player of the week in AAA.

Ryan Tillis was player of the week in A.

02-09-2014, 02:46 PM	#41
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,986 Blog Entries: 1	Brooklyn starts out in the Weekly Power Rankings at a lofty #5. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-11-2014, 08:53 AM	#42
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,986 Blog Entries: 1	April 21st, 1902 A competitive game turned into a laugher when Frank Morrissey and the Superba defense fell apart in the 7th inning. The Phillies won 1-4. WP - Gus Weyhing (1-0) LP - Bill Donovan (0-2) Record - 2-3 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-11-2014, 04:20 PM	#43
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,986 Blog Entries: 1	April 22nd, 1902 There is a pitch that Jim Hughes would like back as Ed Delahanty hit a walk-off, two-out, three-run homer to give the Phillies the 6-3 win over Brooklyn. WP - Doc White (2-0) LP - Jim Hughes (1-1) Record - 2-4 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-11-2014, 04:49 PM	#44
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,986 Blog Entries: 1	April 23rd, 1902 Doc McJames had the prescription for winning as Brooklyn downed Philadelphia 6-2 behind his strong performance on the mound. WP - Doc McJames (2-0) LP - Red Donahue (0-2) Record - 3-4 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-11-2014, 04:59 PM	#45
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,986 Blog Entries: 1	TRADE To BOSTON BEANEATERS Amos Rusie To SUPERBAS Malachi Kittridge William Poole Both are assigned to the minors. Dick Scott is called up. TRADE To REDS Bill Donovan To SUPERBAS Sam Crawford Brandon Donlin Donlin assigned to the minors. Crawford joins Brooklyn. Roscoe Miller comes up from AAA and Tony Ramirez goes down. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-11-2014, 11:10 PM	#46
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,986 Blog Entries: 1	April 24th, 1902 A mighty comeback by Brooklyn still fell short as the Phillies topped them 9-6. WP - Happy Townsend (2-0) LP - Jim Hughes (1-2) Record - 3-5 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-12-2014, 12:33 PM	#47
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,986 Blog Entries: 1	April 25th, 1902 Jake Beckley hit the first homer of the year for Brooklyn while going 3 for 5 with 4 RBI. The Superbas beat the Giants 7-3. Gene Wright left the game with an injury. That is not what we needed to hear right after trading Bill Donovan. WP - Gene Wright (1-1) LP - Chappie McFarland (1-1) Record - 4-5 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-12-2014, 12:57 PM	#48
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,986 Blog Entries: 1	April 26th, 1902 The Giants took this one with a walk-off RBI single in the ninth, edging the Superbas 8-7. WP - John Taylor (2-1) LP - Dick Scott (0-1) Record - 4-6 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-12-2014, 12:58 PM	#49
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,986 Blog Entries: 1	Daron Robinson signed a minor league contract. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-12-2014, 01:01 PM	#50
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,986 Blog Entries: 1	Gene Wright's sore elbow is sending him to the DL... hopefully for the minimum time. Jake Beckley was named NL Player of the Week, after hitting .529 with a homer and 6 RBI. Buck Freeman of the Americans won for the AL. The Superbas slipped to #11 on the weekly power rankings. Colin Davis was called up to take Wright's roster spot. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-12-2014, 01:22 PM	#51
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,986 Blog Entries: 1	April 28th, 1902 Bill Phyle shut out the Superbas on six hits. The Giants won 2-0. WP - Bill Phyle (3-0) LP - Jim Hughes (1-3) Record - 4-7 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-12-2014, 06:11 PM	#52
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,986 Blog Entries: 1	April 29th, 1902 Brooklyn lost a tight one, falling to the Giants 3-2. WP - Morton Wise (2-1) LP - Doc McJames (2-1) Record - 4-8 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-14-2014, 06:48 AM	#53
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,986 Blog Entries: 1	April 30th, 1902 Brooklyn lost a close one as they fell to Boston 6-5. WP - Vic Willis (2-2) LP - Roscoe Miller (0-1) Record - 4-9 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-14-2014, 06:51 AM	#54
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,986 Blog Entries: 1	Igor Bratianu won the April Pitcher of the Month for his A league. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 02-14-2014 at 07:04 AM.

02-14-2014, 06:59 AM	#55
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,986 Blog Entries: 1	Transactions: Sent to AAA: Bob Lawson, Roscoe Miller, Jesus Martinez, Dick Scott Called up: Harry MacNeal, Ken Turner, Manolo Manuel, Lave Winham __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 02-14-2014 at 07:01 AM.

02-15-2014, 11:28 AM	#56
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,986 Blog Entries: 1	May 1st, 1902 Colin Davis had a rough first start, but the Brooklyn bullpen shut the Beaneaters downy he rest of the way, giving the Superbas a chance to catch up and get the 6-5 win. Bill Bradley went 2 for 5 with 2 RBI. WP - Jake Livingstone (1-0) LP - Bill Dinneen (0-4) Record - 5-9 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-15-2014, 11:51 AM	#57
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,986 Blog Entries: 1	May 2nd, 1902 Jim Hughes shut out the Beaneaters on 4 hits, string out 5! Brooklyn won 2-0. WP - Jim Hughes (2-3) LP - Ham Iburg (1-3) Record - 6-9 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-16-2014, 09:00 AM	#58
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,986 Blog Entries: 1	May 3rd, 1902 Doc McJames kept Brooklyn in it until they could stage a big inning and the Superbas dropped the Beaneaters 4-3. WP - Doc McJames (3-1) LP - Kid Nichols (1-3) Record - 7-9 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-16-2014, 09:02 AM	#59
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,986 Blog Entries: 1	TRADE To SENATORS Charlie Hemphill Scott Baird To SUPERBAS Chris Hudson Jason Harper Hudson joins the big club. Also, Colin Davis goes down to AAA. George Mullin is called all the way up from A ball. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 02-16-2014 at 09:05 AM.

02-16-2014, 09:10 AM	#60
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,986 Blog Entries: 1	Brooklyn ticked up to #10 on the weekly power rankings. Players of the week: Bill Phyle, Giants & Ned Garvin, Browns (I didn't note this earlier, but the Milwaukee Brewers moved to St.Louis this year...) Pat Clinch was player of the week in AAA. Ryan Tillis was player of the week in A. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 02-16-2014 at 09:14 AM.