1904 Brooklyn Superbas (est. 1901) - Page 2

rpriske · 02-13-2015, 11:57 PM

March 28th, 1904

It took 11 innings but the Superbas were able to beat the Giants 8-5.

Pop Foster went 4 for 5 with a walk and 3 RBI.

WP - Larry Hesterfer (2-0)
LP - Cy Morgan (0-2)

Spring Record - 10-8

rpriske · 02-15-2015, 12:14 AM

March 29th, 1904

Chris Hudson went 3 for 4 as Brooklyn beat Boston 5-3.

WP - Bucky Veil (1-1)
Save - Charlie Shields (1)
LP - Ken Davis (0-2)

Spring Record - 11-8

rpriske · 02-15-2015, 12:23 AM

TRADE

To REDS

Jim Hughes
Dick Scott
Arthur Shaw

To SUPERBAS

Frank Shugart
John Hopkins
Crese Heismann
Valentin Ramirez

Next Round of Cuts

Sent to minor league camp:

Bucky Veil
Bill Bradley
Pat Moran
Francisco Torres
Crese Heismann
John Hopkins
Valentin Ramirez

Frank Shugart joins the major league camp.

rpriske · 02-17-2015, 10:04 PM

March 30th, 1904

Frank Shugart joined the Superbas and gets injured in his very first game.

Things came out for Brooklyn as they beat the Reds 7-6.

Bill Coughlin went 2 for 4 with 3 RBI.

WP - Martin Jennings (2-0)
Save - Dick Braggins (2)
LP - Bob Rhoads (1-2)

Spring Record - 12-8

rpriske · 02-20-2015, 11:17 PM

March 31st, 1904

As usual, the Pirates are really fought! They beat Brooklyn 12-7 today.

Chris Hudson had a good day, going 4 for 5 with 3 RBI.

WP - Jesse Tannehill (2-1)
LP - Cy Young (1-2)

Spring Record - 12-9

rpriske · 02-22-2015, 01:27 AM

April 1st, 1904

Brooklyn beat the Cubs 8-4.

WP - Otto Hess (1-0)
LP - Frank Owen (0-3)

Spring Record - 13-9

rpriske · 02-23-2015, 07:41 PM

April 2nd, 1904

Sam Crawford hit a single with the bases loaded int he bottom of the 11th to gave the Superbas a 3-2 win over the Cardinals.

Ismael Cervandas pitched a strong five innings.

WP - Bill Carrick (1-1)
LP - Bill Hart (1-3)

Spring Record - 14-9

rpriske · 02-23-2015, 07:42 PM

Frank Shugart's knee problems are sending him to the D.L. for about a month.

Bill Bradley is rejoining the big club.

rpriske · 02-23-2015, 08:10 PM

April 3rd, 1904

Brooklyn got two home runs in their 7-2 win over the Phillies. Sam Crawford put one over the fence and Jimmy Sheckard legged one out.

Crawford went 4 for 5 with 4 RBI.

WP - Watty Lee (1-1)
LP - Alberto Durango (0-4)

Spring Record - 15-9

rpriske · 02-23-2015, 11:06 PM

April 5th, 1904

Brooklyn only managed two hits as they were shut out by the Giants 5-0.

WP - Morton Wise (1-1)
LP - Eddie Plank (1-2)

Spring Record - 15-10

rpriske · 02-25-2015, 08:51 AM

April 6th, 1904

Dylan McCord was served up an 11th-inning walk-off walk to give Brooklyn a 4-3 win over the Beaneaters.

Cy Young has had a terrible spring. Eddie Plank hasn't been much better.

WP - Larry Hesterfer (3-0)
LP - Doc Adkins (2-6)

Spring Record - 16-10

rpriske · 02-25-2015, 09:29 PM

April 7th, 1904

Otto Hess and three Brooklyn relievers kept the Reds off the board and a two-run home by Sam Crawford - his third of the spring - lead the Superbas to a 4-0 win.

WP - Otto Hess (2-0)
LP - Bill Donovan (1-2)

Spring Record - 17-10

rpriske · 02-25-2015, 09:56 PM

April 8th, 1904

Brooklyn finished off their spring schedule by being reminded that the Pirates are still the class of the league.

Pittsburgh won 11-5.

WP - Wiley Piatt (3-0)
Save - Win Mercer (2)
LP - Ismael Cervandas (2-1)

Final Spring Record - 17-11

rpriske · 02-25-2015, 10:06 PM

TRADE

To GIANTS

Albert Greene
Scott Carver

To SUPERBAS

Ned Garvin
Samuel Reed

Final Cuts

Sent to minor league camp:

Ned Garvin
Ismael Cervandas
Jack Pfiester
Santiago Negron
Joe Parker

Designated for Assignment:

Samuel Reed
Ken Turner

rpriske · 02-25-2015, 10:18 PM

1904 Brooklyn Superbas Roster

ROTATION

Eddie Plank (L)
Cy Young
Otto Hess (L)
Watty Lee (L)

BULLPEN

Dick Braggins
Bill Carrick
Larry Hesterfer (L)
Martin Jennings
Charlie Shields

PRIMARY LINE-UP

LF - Jimmy Sheckard
C - Dylan McCord
RF - Sam Crawford
SS - Pop Foster
1B - Jake Beckley
2B - Arturo Aguirre
3B - Bill Bradley
CF - Chris Hudson

Bench

Cisco Sandoval
Ossee Schreckengost
Candy LaChance
Aaron Agee
Bill Coughlin
Manuel Mora
Jesus Mota
Billy Hamilton

rpriske · 02-25-2015, 10:32 PM

The owner expects a winning record... what do the experts predict?

91-63, 7 games behind the Pirates. Always the bridesmaid.

The Highlanders are expected to win the AL.

Top hitter (NL): Honus Wagner, Pirates (Jimmy Sheckard 7th, Sam Crawford 8th)

Top Pitcher (NL): Rube Waddell, Pirates (Eddie Plank 2nd, Cy Young 4th, Otto Hess 8th)

Top Hitter & Pitcher (AL): Mike Donlin, Highlanders & Frank Smith, Naps

rpriske · 02-25-2015, 10:51 PM

April 14th, 1904

The Superbas opened at home and they gave their fans a treat as Eddie Plank spun a five-hit shut-out of the Giants, beating them 5-0!

WP - Eddie Plank (1-0)
LP - Luther Taylor (0-1)

Record - 1-0

rpriske · 02-28-2015, 12:01 PM

April 15th, 1904

The Brooklyn pitchers scoreless streak ended at 13 innings, but Cy Young nearly matched Plank as the Superbas beat the Giants 3-1.

Bill Bradley hit the first home run of the year for Brooklyn.

WP - Cy Young (1-0)
Save - Martin Jennings (1)
LP - Barney Pelty (0-1)

Record - 2-0

rpriske · 02-28-2015, 03:47 PM

April 16th, 1904

The early dominance of the Brooklyn pitchers has continued as Otto Hess threw a five-hit shut-out, striking out eight as the Superbas beat the Giants 3-0.

Sam Crawford his Brooklyn's scone home run.

WP - Otto Hess (1-0)
LP - Chappie McFarland (0-1)

Record - 3-0

rpriske · 02-28-2015, 03:49 PM

Brooklyn is #1 on the season's first power rankings!

02-13-2015, 11:57 PM	#21
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,972 Blog Entries: 1	March 28th, 1904 It took 11 innings but the Superbas were able to beat the Giants 8-5. Pop Foster went 4 for 5 with a walk and 3 RBI. WP - Larry Hesterfer (2-0) LP - Cy Morgan (0-2) Spring Record - 10-8 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-15-2015, 12:14 AM	#22
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,972 Blog Entries: 1	March 29th, 1904 Chris Hudson went 3 for 4 as Brooklyn beat Boston 5-3. WP - Bucky Veil (1-1) Save - Charlie Shields (1) LP - Ken Davis (0-2) Spring Record - 11-8 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-15-2015, 12:23 AM	#23
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,972 Blog Entries: 1	TRADE To REDS Jim Hughes Dick Scott Arthur Shaw To SUPERBAS Frank Shugart John Hopkins Crese Heismann Valentin Ramirez Next Round of Cuts Sent to minor league camp: Bucky Veil Bill Bradley Pat Moran Francisco Torres Crese Heismann John Hopkins Valentin Ramirez Frank Shugart joins the major league camp. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-17-2015, 10:04 PM	#24
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,972 Blog Entries: 1	March 30th, 1904 Frank Shugart joined the Superbas and gets injured in his very first game. Things came out for Brooklyn as they beat the Reds 7-6. Bill Coughlin went 2 for 4 with 3 RBI. WP - Martin Jennings (2-0) Save - Dick Braggins (2) LP - Bob Rhoads (1-2) Spring Record - 12-8 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-20-2015, 11:17 PM	#25
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,972 Blog Entries: 1	March 31st, 1904 As usual, the Pirates are really fought! They beat Brooklyn 12-7 today. Chris Hudson had a good day, going 4 for 5 with 3 RBI. WP - Jesse Tannehill (2-1) LP - Cy Young (1-2) Spring Record - 12-9 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-22-2015, 01:27 AM	#26
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,972 Blog Entries: 1	April 1st, 1904 Brooklyn beat the Cubs 8-4. WP - Otto Hess (1-0) LP - Frank Owen (0-3) Spring Record - 13-9 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-23-2015, 07:41 PM	#27
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,972 Blog Entries: 1	April 2nd, 1904 Sam Crawford hit a single with the bases loaded int he bottom of the 11th to gave the Superbas a 3-2 win over the Cardinals. Ismael Cervandas pitched a strong five innings. WP - Bill Carrick (1-1) LP - Bill Hart (1-3) Spring Record - 14-9 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-23-2015, 07:42 PM	#28
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,972 Blog Entries: 1	Frank Shugart's knee problems are sending him to the D.L. for about a month. Bill Bradley is rejoining the big club. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-23-2015, 08:10 PM	#29
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,972 Blog Entries: 1	April 3rd, 1904 Brooklyn got two home runs in their 7-2 win over the Phillies. Sam Crawford put one over the fence and Jimmy Sheckard legged one out. Crawford went 4 for 5 with 4 RBI. WP - Watty Lee (1-1) LP - Alberto Durango (0-4) Spring Record - 15-9 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-23-2015, 11:06 PM	#30
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,972 Blog Entries: 1	April 5th, 1904 Brooklyn only managed two hits as they were shut out by the Giants 5-0. WP - Morton Wise (1-1) LP - Eddie Plank (1-2) Spring Record - 15-10 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-25-2015, 08:51 AM	#31
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,972 Blog Entries: 1	April 6th, 1904 Dylan McCord was served up an 11th-inning walk-off walk to give Brooklyn a 4-3 win over the Beaneaters. Cy Young has had a terrible spring. Eddie Plank hasn't been much better. WP - Larry Hesterfer (3-0) LP - Doc Adkins (2-6) Spring Record - 16-10 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-25-2015, 09:29 PM	#32
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,972 Blog Entries: 1	April 7th, 1904 Otto Hess and three Brooklyn relievers kept the Reds off the board and a two-run home by Sam Crawford - his third of the spring - lead the Superbas to a 4-0 win. WP - Otto Hess (2-0) LP - Bill Donovan (1-2) Spring Record - 17-10 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-25-2015, 09:56 PM	#33
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,972 Blog Entries: 1	April 8th, 1904 Brooklyn finished off their spring schedule by being reminded that the Pirates are still the class of the league. Pittsburgh won 11-5. WP - Wiley Piatt (3-0) Save - Win Mercer (2) LP - Ismael Cervandas (2-1) Final Spring Record - 17-11 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-25-2015, 10:06 PM	#34
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,972 Blog Entries: 1	TRADE To GIANTS Albert Greene Scott Carver To SUPERBAS Ned Garvin Samuel Reed Final Cuts Sent to minor league camp: Ned Garvin Ismael Cervandas Jack Pfiester Santiago Negron Joe Parker Designated for Assignment: Samuel Reed Ken Turner __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-25-2015, 10:18 PM	#35
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,972 Blog Entries: 1	1904 Brooklyn Superbas Roster ROTATION Eddie Plank (L) Cy Young Otto Hess (L) Watty Lee (L) BULLPEN Dick Braggins Bill Carrick Larry Hesterfer (L) Martin Jennings Charlie Shields PRIMARY LINE-UP LF - Jimmy Sheckard C - Dylan McCord RF - Sam Crawford SS - Pop Foster 1B - Jake Beckley 2B - Arturo Aguirre 3B - Bill Bradley CF - Chris Hudson Bench Cisco Sandoval Ossee Schreckengost Candy LaChance Aaron Agee Bill Coughlin Manuel Mora Jesus Mota Billy Hamilton __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-25-2015, 10:32 PM	#36
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,972 Blog Entries: 1	The owner expects a winning record... what do the experts predict? 91-63, 7 games behind the Pirates. Always the bridesmaid. The Highlanders are expected to win the AL. Top hitter (NL): Honus Wagner, Pirates (Jimmy Sheckard 7th, Sam Crawford 8th) Top Pitcher (NL): Rube Waddell, Pirates (Eddie Plank 2nd, Cy Young 4th, Otto Hess 8th) Top Hitter & Pitcher (AL): Mike Donlin, Highlanders & Frank Smith, Naps __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 05-15-2015 at 09:45 AM.

02-25-2015, 10:51 PM	#37
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,972 Blog Entries: 1	April 14th, 1904 The Superbas opened at home and they gave their fans a treat as Eddie Plank spun a five-hit shut-out of the Giants, beating them 5-0! WP - Eddie Plank (1-0) LP - Luther Taylor (0-1) Record - 1-0 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-28-2015, 12:01 PM	#38
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,972 Blog Entries: 1	April 15th, 1904 The Brooklyn pitchers scoreless streak ended at 13 innings, but Cy Young nearly matched Plank as the Superbas beat the Giants 3-1. Bill Bradley hit the first home run of the year for Brooklyn. WP - Cy Young (1-0) Save - Martin Jennings (1) LP - Barney Pelty (0-1) Record - 2-0 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-28-2015, 03:47 PM	#39
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,972 Blog Entries: 1	April 16th, 1904 The early dominance of the Brooklyn pitchers has continued as Otto Hess threw a five-hit shut-out, striking out eight as the Superbas beat the Giants 3-0. Sam Crawford his Brooklyn's scone home run. WP - Otto Hess (1-0) LP - Chappie McFarland (0-1) Record - 3-0 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-28-2015, 03:49 PM	#40
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,972 Blog Entries: 1	Brooklyn is #1 on the season's first power rankings! __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````