1902 Brooklyn Superbas (est. 1901) - Page 5

rpriske · 03-03-2014, 09:46 PM

May 21st, 1902

This was a tough loss due to the opposing pitcher as Brooklyn lost 6-5 to the Reds.

Pat Moran had a good day, going 2 for 5 with 3 RBI.

WP - Bill Donovan (4-3)
LP - Doc McJames (3-3)

Record - 13-18

rpriske · 03-03-2014, 10:16 PM

May 22nd, 1902

The Superbas held on to beat the Reds, 7-6.

Sam Crawford had a big day, going 4 for 5 with 3 RBI.

WP - Gene Wright (4-1)
Save - Jake Livingstone (1)
LP - Bill Phillips (3-5)

Record - 14-18

rpriske · 03-05-2014, 07:20 AM

May 24th, 1902

Jim Hughes shut down the Reds as Brooklyn beat them 5-0.

Pat Moran hit a big home run, his first of the season.

WP - Jim Hughes (5-4)
LP - Doc Newton (2-6)

Record - 15-18

rpriske · 03-05-2014, 10:29 PM

May 25th, 1902

Doc McJames pitched a good game but he was facing one of the toughest pitchers in the league, Noodles Hahn.

The Reds won 2-1.

WP - Noodles Hahn (8-1)
LP - Doc McJames (3-4)

Record - 15-19

rpriske · 03-05-2014, 10:31 PM

Patrick Stewart was Player of the Week for his A league.

Brooklyn fell to #11.

Players of the week: Elmer Flick, Phillies & Nap Lajoie, Athletics (good week for Philadelphia...)

rpriske · 03-06-2014, 10:28 PM

May 27th, 1902

Gene Wright owned the Phillies for 8 straight innings... and then gave up five runs in the ninth. Philadelphia won 5-1.

WP - Al Orth (4-3)
LP - Gene Wright (4-2)

Record - 15-20

rpriske · 03-08-2014, 12:00 AM

May 28th, 1902

Jim Hughes went the distance in beating the Phillies 4-3.

WP - Jim Hughes (6-4)
LP - Red Donahue (5-5)

Record - 16-20

rpriske · 03-09-2014, 04:26 PM

May 29th, 1902

It took 12 innings but the Phillies were able to sneak past the Superbas, winning 7-6.

Roy Thomas set a new NL record but getting 6 hits in the game.

Pat Moran got his second homer of the year.

WP - Happy Townsend (5-3)
Save - Red Donahue (1)
LP - Otto Hess (0-1)

Record - 16-21

rpriske · 03-09-2014, 04:30 PM

TRADE

Tommy Corcoran was unhappy with his role on the team and Brooklyn saw the opportunity to upgrade their rotation.

To ATHLETICS

Tommy Corcoran
Joe Parker
George Mullin
Ernest Bailey

To SUPERBAS

Eddie Plank
Jonathan Greene
Tom Walker

rpriske · 03-09-2014, 04:33 PM

TRADE

To make room for Plank, the Superbas had a follow up move.

To BRONCHOS

Doc McJames

To SUPERBAS

Chris Hilton

rpriske · 03-09-2014, 04:35 PM

Eddie Plank and Jonathan Greene join Brooklyn. As does John Morrison coming up from Vandercook Lake.

Chris Hilton is assigned to Inglis.

rpriske · 03-09-2014, 09:56 PM

May 30th, 1902

Eddie Plank struggled a bit in his Brooklyn debut, but the boys with the lumber bailed him out as the Superbas beat the Beaneaters 12-5.

WP - Eddie Plank (6-3)
LP - Vic Willis (3-7)

Record - 17-21

rpriske · 03-09-2014, 09:58 PM

May 30th, 1902

Ken Turner went the distance as Brooklyn beat Boston 5-3 in the second half of the double-header.

WP - Ken Turner (3-0)
LP - Bill Dinneen (2-8)

Record - 18-21

rpriske · 03-11-2014, 08:47 PM

May 31st, 1902

Brooklyn couldn't finish the comeback and fell 4-3 to the Beaneaters.

WP - Ham Iburg (4-6)
LP - Gene Wright (4-3)

Record - 18-22

rpriske · 03-11-2014, 08:51 PM

Ken Turner was named NL Rookie of the month for May! He went 3-0 with a 1.69 ERA and striking out 12 in 32 innings.

Pat Clinch was named hitter of the month in AAA.
Frank Murphy was hitter of the month in AA.

Total Major league awards:

PITCHER: Noodles Hahn, Reds & Ed Siever, Tigers

HITTER: Ginger Beaumont, Pirates & Nap Lajoie, Athletics

ROOKIE: Ken Turner, Superbas & Joe Tinker, Bronchos

rpriske · 03-11-2014, 09:11 PM

Sent to AAA: Dick Scott, Manolo Manuel

Called up: Bob Lawson, Pat Clinch

rpriske · 03-11-2014, 09:16 PM

Portland tops their weekly power rankings.

Brooklyn edged up to #10 on theirs.

Players of the week: Cy Seymour, Pirates & Christy Mathewson, Orioles

rpriske · 03-13-2014, 06:00 AM

June 3rd, 1902

Now this is the Eddie Plank they were trading for! Plank went the distance in a 3-1 win over the Reds, striking out 4.

WP - Eddie Plank (7-3)
LP - Doc Newton (3-7)

Record - 19-22

rpriske · 03-14-2014, 04:53 PM

June 4th, 1902

A back-and-forth game went to 12 but Brooklyn fell 5-4 to the Reds.

Both Bill Bradley and Sam Crawford hit homers! It was Bradley's second and Crawford's first!

WP - Doc Newton (4-7)
LP - Frank Morrissey (0-1)

Record - 19-23

rpriske · 03-15-2014, 10:25 AM

June 5th, 1902

Sam Mertes got a walk-off RBI single in the ninth, aided by a Eugene Carter throwing error, to score pinch-hitter Cesar Gonzalez from first base. Brooklyn beat the Reds 5-4.

WP - Gene Wright (5-3)
LP - Bill Donovan (5-5)

Record - 20-23

03-03-2014, 09:46 PM	#81
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	May 21st, 1902 This was a tough loss due to the opposing pitcher as Brooklyn lost 6-5 to the Reds. Pat Moran had a good day, going 2 for 5 with 3 RBI. WP - Bill Donovan (4-3) LP - Doc McJames (3-3) Record - 13-18 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

03-03-2014, 10:16 PM	#82
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	May 22nd, 1902 The Superbas held on to beat the Reds, 7-6. Sam Crawford had a big day, going 4 for 5 with 3 RBI. WP - Gene Wright (4-1) Save - Jake Livingstone (1) LP - Bill Phillips (3-5) Record - 14-18 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

03-05-2014, 07:20 AM	#83
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	May 24th, 1902 Jim Hughes shut down the Reds as Brooklyn beat them 5-0. Pat Moran hit a big home run, his first of the season. WP - Jim Hughes (5-4) LP - Doc Newton (2-6) Record - 15-18 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

03-05-2014, 10:29 PM	#84
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	May 25th, 1902 Doc McJames pitched a good game but he was facing one of the toughest pitchers in the league, Noodles Hahn. The Reds won 2-1. WP - Noodles Hahn (8-1) LP - Doc McJames (3-4) Record - 15-19 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 03-06-2014 at 09:44 AM.

03-05-2014, 10:31 PM	#85
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	Patrick Stewart was Player of the Week for his A league. Brooklyn fell to #11. Players of the week: Elmer Flick, Phillies & Nap Lajoie, Athletics (good week for Philadelphia...) __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

03-06-2014, 10:28 PM	#86
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	May 27th, 1902 Gene Wright owned the Phillies for 8 straight innings... and then gave up five runs in the ninth. Philadelphia won 5-1. WP - Al Orth (4-3) LP - Gene Wright (4-2) Record - 15-20 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

03-08-2014, 12:00 AM	#87
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	May 28th, 1902 Jim Hughes went the distance in beating the Phillies 4-3. WP - Jim Hughes (6-4) LP - Red Donahue (5-5) Record - 16-20 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

03-09-2014, 04:26 PM	#88
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	May 29th, 1902 It took 12 innings but the Phillies were able to sneak past the Superbas, winning 7-6. Roy Thomas set a new NL record but getting 6 hits in the game. Pat Moran got his second homer of the year. WP - Happy Townsend (5-3) Save - Red Donahue (1) LP - Otto Hess (0-1) Record - 16-21 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

03-09-2014, 04:30 PM	#89
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	TRADE Tommy Corcoran was unhappy with his role on the team and Brooklyn saw the opportunity to upgrade their rotation. To ATHLETICS Tommy Corcoran Joe Parker George Mullin Ernest Bailey To SUPERBAS Eddie Plank Jonathan Greene Tom Walker __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

03-09-2014, 04:33 PM	#90
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	TRADE To make room for Plank, the Superbas had a follow up move. To BRONCHOS Doc McJames To SUPERBAS Chris Hilton __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

03-09-2014, 04:35 PM	#91
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	Eddie Plank and Jonathan Greene join Brooklyn. As does John Morrison coming up from Vandercook Lake. Chris Hilton is assigned to Inglis. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 03-09-2014 at 04:40 PM.

03-09-2014, 09:56 PM	#92
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	May 30th, 1902 Eddie Plank struggled a bit in his Brooklyn debut, but the boys with the lumber bailed him out as the Superbas beat the Beaneaters 12-5. WP - Eddie Plank (6-3) LP - Vic Willis (3-7) Record - 17-21 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 03-14-2014 at 08:10 AM.

03-09-2014, 09:58 PM	#93
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	May 30th, 1902 Ken Turner went the distance as Brooklyn beat Boston 5-3 in the second half of the double-header. WP - Ken Turner (3-0) LP - Bill Dinneen (2-8) Record - 18-21 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

03-11-2014, 08:47 PM	#94
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	May 31st, 1902 Brooklyn couldn't finish the comeback and fell 4-3 to the Beaneaters. WP - Ham Iburg (4-6) LP - Gene Wright (4-3) Record - 18-22 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

03-11-2014, 08:51 PM	#95
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	Ken Turner was named NL Rookie of the month for May! He went 3-0 with a 1.69 ERA and striking out 12 in 32 innings. Pat Clinch was named hitter of the month in AAA. Frank Murphy was hitter of the month in AA. Total Major league awards: PITCHER: Noodles Hahn, Reds & Ed Siever, Tigers HITTER: Ginger Beaumont, Pirates & Nap Lajoie, Athletics ROOKIE: Ken Turner, Superbas & Joe Tinker, Bronchos __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

03-11-2014, 09:11 PM	#96
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	Sent to AAA: Dick Scott, Manolo Manuel Called up: Bob Lawson, Pat Clinch __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

03-11-2014, 09:16 PM	#97
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	Portland tops their weekly power rankings. Brooklyn edged up to #10 on theirs. Players of the week: Cy Seymour, Pirates & Christy Mathewson, Orioles __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

03-13-2014, 06:00 AM	#98
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	June 3rd, 1902 Now this is the Eddie Plank they were trading for! Plank went the distance in a 3-1 win over the Reds, striking out 4. WP - Eddie Plank (7-3) LP - Doc Newton (3-7) Record - 19-22 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

03-14-2014, 04:53 PM	#99
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	June 4th, 1902 A back-and-forth game went to 12 but Brooklyn fell 5-4 to the Reds. Both Bill Bradley and Sam Crawford hit homers! It was Bradley's second and Crawford's first! WP - Doc Newton (4-7) LP - Frank Morrissey (0-1) Record - 19-23 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

03-15-2014, 10:25 AM	#100
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	June 5th, 1902 Sam Mertes got a walk-off RBI single in the ninth, aided by a Eugene Carter throwing error, to score pinch-hitter Cesar Gonzalez from first base. Brooklyn beat the Reds 5-4. WP - Gene Wright (5-3) LP - Bill Donovan (5-5) Record - 20-23 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````