LOSE AND YOU MOVE: Historical Relocation Madness

[Jamee999]

This will be a normal OOTP historical replay, with one exception: after each season, the team with the worst record will be relocated to a new city. No tanking in this world!

Details:
- starting in 1903
- there is one minor league level
- draft is on, advanced signing is off. the team that gets relocated gets the first overall pick
- finances and rules auto-importing
- ootp development is on, not recalc
- talent change randomness is set to 125
- import full history is off, so leaderboards will only include players who played at least one year since 1903
- world series is best of seven from the start
- 154 game schedule
- pitchers can't win mvp
- i will try and roughly keep up with historical expansion, but auto-expand is off
- i've renamed some of the teams' nicknames from their early 20th century names to their more familiar ones.
- if a team moves away from a city, no other team can move back to that area for at least 20 years
- i will try to keep relocation somewhat realistic for the era. there won't be a team in honolulu in 1904.
- still on OOTP 18 for now, because i am poor.
- the dynasty will move quickly. one season per post. not too much detail. i do have plans for a more elaborate dynasty in the future, but that probably won't happen until OOTP 20.

Which cities will rise? Which will fall? Where will the stars play out their careers? Will your city get a major league team? Will any of the original sixteen teams manage to stay in their city? Let's find out.

[Jamee999]

1903

American League Champion: Detroit Tigers (95-59)
Standings: Detroit, Cleveland, St. Louis, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, New York, Washington

AL MVP: Nap Lajoie (Cleveland)
AL MOP: Rube Waddell (Philadelphia)
AL ROY: Ed Killian (Cleveland)

National League Champion: Cincinnati Reds (96-58)
Standings: Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Philadelphia, New York, Brooklyn, St. Louis, Boston

NL MVP: Mike Donlin (Cincinnati)
NL MOP: Deacon Phillippe (Pittsburgh)
NL ROY: Charlie Babb (New York)

Statistical Leaders:
Batting Average: Nap Lajoie (Cleveland) .370, Mike Donlin (Cincinnati) .402
Home Runs: Buck Freeman (Boston) 17, Harry Steinfeldt (Cincinnati) 14
Runs Batted In: Sam Crawford (Detroit) / Buck Freeman (Boston) 107, Mike Donlin (Cincinnati) 133
Stolen Bases: Dave Fultz (New York) 57, Bill Dahlen (Brooklyn) 60

Wins: Bill Bernhard (Cleveland) 27, Deacon Phillippe (Pittsburgh) 26
ERA: Rube Waddell (Philadelphia) 1.68, Jack Sutthoff (Cincinnati) 2.13
Strikeouts: Bill Donovan (Detroit) 222, Christy Mathewson (New York) 231

Notes:
- Lajoie won the AL batting title by 31 points.
- Pittsburgh finished only one game behind Cincinnati for the NL pennant.
- Joe Tinker and Frank Chase both stole 50 bases for the Cubs.
- Donlin, Roy Thomas (Philadephia), Steinfeldt, Cy Seymour (Cincinnati) and Honus Wagner (Pittsburgh) all had 10 WAR seasons, while no AL player did.
- Ducky Holmes (Washington) had a 6 hit game.
- Johnny Kling (Chicago Cubs) and Ginger Beaumont (Pittsburgh) both hit for the cycle.
- Mal Eason (Detroit) threw a perfect game against Cleveland.
- Red Donahue (St. Louis Browns) and Togie Pittinger (NY Giants) each threw no-hitters.

World Series:
- Detroit defeated Cincinnati, 4 games to 3.
- Sam Crawford went 11-30 with 6 RBI to win series MVP.
- Bill Donovan won all three games he started for Detroit, including Game Seven, defeating Bob Ewing each time.
- Mike Donlin went 8-24, but drove in only one run.
- Harry Steinfeldt drove in 8 men.
- Detroit wins their first World Series.

Off-Season:
- The Boston Braves (58-96) had the worst record, one game worse than Washington (59-95).
- The Braves relocated to Milwaukee.
- With the first pick in the draft, the Braves picked Sherry Magee.
- Ed Walsh went fourth to Brooklyn.
- Miller Huggins went sixth to the Philadelphia Athletics.
- AL MOP winner Rube Waddell was traded from the Athletics to Pittsburgh for SS Hans Lobert and LF Gene Curtis.


Mike Donlin had an outstanding season for Cincinnati...


... but Sam Crawford's Tigers won the World Series.

[Jamee999]

1904

American League Champion: Cleveland Indians (94-60)
Standings: Cleveland, New York, Detroit, St. Louis, Philadelphia, Boston, Washington, Chicago

AL MVP: Charlie Hickman (Cleveland)
AL MOP: Earl Moore (Cleveland)
AL ROY: Harry Lumley (New York)

National League Champion: Chicago Cubs (95-59)
Standings: Chicago, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, New York, St. Louis, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Milwaukee

NL MVP: Roger Bresnahan (New York)
NL MOP: Rube Waddell (Pittsburgh) (2nd award, 1st in NL)
NL ROY: Sherry Magee (Milwaukee)

Statistical Leaders:

Batting Average: Sam Crawford (Detroit) .334, Roger Bresnahan (New York) .386
Home Runs: Buck Freeman (Boston) 20, Mike Donlin (Cincinnati) 14
Runs Batted In: Charlie Hickman (Cleveland) 95, Cy Seymour (Cincinnati) 90
Stolen Bases: Danny Shay (Cleveland) 50, Sam Mertes (New York) 60

Wins: George Mullin (Detroit) 24, Beany Jacobson (Chicago) / Deacon Phillippe (Pittsburgh) 28
ERA: George Mullin (Detroit) 1.61, Noodles Hahn (Cincinnati) 1.20
Strikeouts: Bill Donovan (Detroit) 214, Rube Waddell (Pittsburgh) 303

Notes:
- The Indians won the pennant by six games, behind their rotation of Moore, Bill Bernhard, Addie Joss, and Jack Powell.
- Roger Bresnahan won the NL batting race by nearly 40 points.
- Mike Donlin finished first or second in every NL Triple Crown category.
- Frank Chance and Joe Tinker again both stole 50 bags for the Cubs.
- Rube Waddell struck out 73 more men than any other pitcher.
- Waddell was worth 11.7 pitching WAR. The two men traded to Philadelphia for him combined for -2 WAR.
- Willie Keeler had a 6-6 game.
- Earl Moore and Brooklyn's rookie Ed Walsh each threw a perfect game.
- Casey Patten (Washington) threw a no-hitter.

World Series:
- Cleveland defeated Chicago, 4 games to 2.
- Bill Bradley went 9-26, driving in 4 men, to win series MVP.
- The Cubs won the first two games, but Cleveland won the next four.
- Jack Powell went 2-0 for the Indians, winning Game Six.
- Nap Lajoie and Spike Shannon also had nine hits for Cleveland.
- AL MVP Charlie Hickman struggled, batting .214.
- Cleveland wins their first World Series.

Off-Season:
- The Chicago White Sox (59-95) had the worst record, three games worse than Milwaukee.
- The White Sox relocated to Indianapolis.
- Ty Cobb was selected first overall by Indianapolis.
- Hal Chase went third to Brooklyn.
- Orval Overall went fifth to the Philadelphia Athletics.
- Eddie Cicotte went ninth to the New York Giants. He was traded in the winter to the Cubs, in a deal for outfielder John Dobbs.
- Branch Rickey went in the second round to Cleveland.
- AL HR king Buck Freeman was traded from Boston to the Philadelphia Athletics for infielders Bert Daly and Jack Burns.

Cities that have lost teams: Boston (1903), Chicago (1904)


Rube Waddell's success continued after switching leagues.


Bill Bradley was the World Series MVP.

[Jamee999]

1905

American League Champion: Detroit Tigers (93-61)
Standings: Detroit, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Indianapolis, New York, St. Louis, Boston, Washington

AL MVP: Nap Lajoie (Cleveland) (2nd award)
AL MOP: George Mullin (Detroit)
AL ROY: Ty Cobb (Indianapolis)

National League Champion: Cincinnati Reds (93-61)
Standings: Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, Brooklyn, New York, Chicago, St. Louis, Philadelphia

NL MVP: Mike Donlin (Cincinnati) (2nd award)
NL MOP: Rube Waddell (Pittsburgh) (3rd award, 2nd in NL)
NL ROY: Hal Chase (Brooklyn)

Statistical Leaders:
Batting Average: Nap Lajoie (Cleveland) .366, Jake Beckley (Cincinnati) .340
Home Runs: Charlie Hickman (Cleveland) 8, Ginger Beaumont (Pittsburgh) / Sam Mertes (New York) / Frank Schulte (St. Louis) 7
Runs Batted In: Jim Delahanty (Detroit) 90, Sherry Magee (Milwaukee) 92
Stolen Bases: Hans Lobert (Philadelphia) 46, Sherry Magee (Milwaukee) 74

Wins: George Mullin (Detroit) 26, Bob Ewing (Cincinnati) 27
ERA: George Mullin (Detroit) 1.62, Rube Waddell (Pittsburgh) 1.81
Strikeouts: Bill Donovan (Detroit) 213, Rube Waddell (Pittsburgh) 292

Notes:
- The same two teams won the pennants as in 1903.
- Detroit won the AL by just one game over the Athletics, while Cincinnati led Pittsburgh by ten games.
- Lajoie was the only AL hitter with an average above .317
- 38-year-old Cy Young had an ERA of 1.68
- Christy Mathewson (NY Giants) went 26-11 with a 1.91 ERA.
- George Brown (NY Giants) had a 38-game hitting streak.
- John Farrell (St. Louis Cardinals) had a 6-6 game.
- Elmer Flick (Cleveland) and Jimmy Williams (NY Yankees) each hit for the cycle.
- Bill Donovan threw a no-hitter against Washington.
- Kid Nichols won his 350th game.
- Joe Kelley (Cincinnati) and Bill Dahlen (Brooklyn) each tallied their 2000th hit.

World Series:
- Detroit defeated Cincinnati, 4 games to 1.
- Bill Donovan won Series MVP, winning two games and allowing only one run.
- George Mullin also won two games for the Tigers.
- Willie Keeler went 10-22, while Doc Gesser went 9-19 with 4 RBI.
- Jimmy Barrett went 9-21 with 6 RBI.
- Detroit wins their 2nd World Series.

Off-Season:
- The Washington Senators (59-95) had the worst record.
- The Senators moved to Columbus.
- Eddie Collins was selected first.
- Johnny Bates went second to Boston.
- Babe Adams went third to the St. Louis Browns.
- Bill Carrigan went fourteenth to the Athletics.

Cities that have lost teams: Boston (1903), Chicago (1904), Washington (1905)


Nap Lajoie won his second AL MVP.


George Browne had an exceptional hitting streak.

[Jamee999]

1906

American League Champion: Cleveland Indians (88-67)
Standings: Cleveland, Detroit, Boston, Columbus, New York, Philadelphia, Indianapolis, St. Louis

AL MVP: Ty Cobb (Indianapolis)
AL MOP: Addie Joss (Cleveland)
AL ROY: Johnny Bates (Boston)

National League Champion: Pittsburgh Pirates (97-57)
Standings: Pittsburgh, New York, Brooklyn, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Chicago

NL MVP: Honus Wagner (Pittsburgh)
NL MOP: Rube Waddell (Pittsburgh) (4th award, 3rd in NL)
NL ROY: Joe Birmingham (New York)

Statistical Leaders

Batting Average: Charlie Hickman (Cleveland) .316, Fred Clarke (Pittsburgh) .367
Home Runs: Charlie Hickman (Cleveland) 11, Cy Seymour (Cincinnati) 8
Runs Batted In: Charlie Hickman (Cleveland) 92, Hal Chase (Brooklyn) 79
Stolen Bases: Ty Cobb (Indianapolis) 50, Joe Tinker (Chicago) 57

Wins: Addie Joss (Cleveland) 27, Rube Waddell (Pittsburgh) 30
ERA: Jimmy Dygert (St. Louis) 1.82, Rube Waddell (Pittsburgh) 1.47
Strikeouts: Earl Moore (Cleveland) 200, Rube Waddell (Pittsburgh) 279

Notes:
- Cleveland had to play an extra game to defeat Detroit for the AL pennant. They won 1-0, as Earl Moore pitched a shutout.
- Pittsburgh cruised to win the NL by 15 games.
- Charlie "Piano Legs" Hickman won the AL Triple Crown.
- 19-year-old Ty Cobb had a 10 WAR MVP season.
- 39-year-old Cy Young (Boston) went 20-15 with a 1.90 ERA, and moved past 400 career wins.
- Rube Waddell won the NL Triple Crown, and was the only NL pitcher with an ERA under 2.
- Joe Tinker and Frank Chance (Chicago) again stole 50 bases each.
- Harry Steinfeldt (Cincinnati) and Jay Clarke (Cleveland) had six hits in a game.
- Emmet Heidrick (St. Louis Browns) hit for the cycle against Cleveland.
- Bill Donovan and George Mullin both threw no-hitters for Detroit.
- Ed Delahanty (Columbus) recorded his 3000th hit.

World Series:
- Pittsburgh defeated Cleveland, 4 games to 2.
- The National League representative won the World Series for the first time.
- Honus Wagner went 12-26 with 7 RBIs to win MVP.
- Rube Waddell won Games One and Four for the Pirates.
- Fred Clarke and Harry Amdt each had nine hits.
- Pittsburgh wins their 1st World Series.

Off-Season:
- The Chicago Cubs (65-89) had the worst record.
- They moved to Kansas City, leaving Chicago without a team.
- The KC Cubs selected Texan Tris Speaker first overall.
- The Browns selected Walter Johnson second.
- Heinie Zimmerman went third to the Phillies.
- Ed Konetchy was taken sixth by the Athletics.
- Columbus selected Fred Merkle ninth.
- The two World Series teams made a big trade following the season, as Nap Lajoie went to Pittsburgh, in exchange for Ginger Beaumont, Kid Nichols, and Art Hoelskoetter, meaning that Lajoie and Wagner will now be double-play partners.

Cities that have lost teams: Boston (1903), Chicago (1904), Washington (1905), Chicago (1906)


Charlie Hickman won the American League Triple Crown.


Nap Lajoie and Honus Wagner were rivals in the World Series, but will be teammates in 1907, following the big winter trade.

[scott1964]

Interesting concept. I have Togie Pittinger on my Senators team in 1898 and he has not contributing anything since I received him in a trade.

[Jamee999]

Originally Posted by scott1964

Interesting concept. I have Togie Pittinger on my Senators team in 1898 and he has not contributing anything since I received him in a trade.

He's been up and down between the big leagues and AAA a bit in this sim, but has had a relatively good career; he's put together a few good seasons even apart from his no-hitter.

[Jamee999]

1907

American League Champion: Philadelphia Athletics (96-58)
Standings: Philadelphia, Cleveland, Indianapolis, New York, Boston, Detroit, Columbus, St. Louis

AL MVP: Ty Cobb (Indianapolis) (2nd award)
AL MOP: Ed Siever (Philadelphia)
AL ROY: Ed Konetchy (Philadelphia)

National League Champion: Pittsburgh Pirates (87-67)
Standings: Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, New York, Milwaukee, Brooklyn, Kansas City, Philadelphia, St. Louis

NL MVP: Sherry Magee (Milwaukee)
NL MOP: Rube Waddell (Pittsburgh) (5th award, 4th in NL)
NL ROY: Harry Lord (Brooklyn)

Statistical Leaders

Batting Average: Ty Cobb (Indianapolis) .344, Nap Lajoie (Pittsburgh) .352
Home Runs: Harry Lumley (New York) 8, Mike Donlin (Cincinnati) 9
Runs Batted In: Topsy Hartsel (Philadelphia) 85, Honus Wagner (Pittsburgh) 85
Stolen Bases: Hans Lobert (Philadelphia) 64, Sherry Magee (Milwaukee) 61

Wins: Ed Siever (Philadelphia) 25, Noodles Hahn (Cincinnati) 27
ERA: Earl Moore (Cleveland) 1.75, Rube Waddell (Pittsburgh) 1.25
Strikeouts: Bill Donovan (Detroit) 178, Ed Walsh (Brooklyn) 183

Notes:
- Philadelphia and Cleveland had a great battle for the AL pennant, with the A's winning 96 games and the Indians 93.
- Pittsburgh won one more game than Cincinnati in the NL.
- All four members of Cleveland's rotation had ERAs below 2.05.
- Nap Lajoie won the batting title after switching leagues.
- Joe Tinker (Kansas City) stole 50 bases for the 5th straight season.
- Rube Waddell's 1.25 ERA was 0.75 lower than any other qualified NL pitcher.
- Noodles Hahn won 5 more games than any other NL pitcher.
- Jeff Pfeffer (NY Giants) and Andy Coakley (Philadelphia Athletics) each threw no-hitters.
- Jesse Tannehill (NY Yankees) and Jack Powell (Cleveland) won their 200th games.
- Nap Lajoie cracked his 2000th hit.

World Series:
- Pittsburgh defeated Philadelphia, 4 games to 3.
- Deacon Phillippe won series MVP, winning all three of his starts, including a shutout in Game Seven.
- Rube Waddell missed the series against his old team through injury.
- Honus Wagner had an excellent series, batting .519 with 2 RBIs in Game Seven.
- Jimmy Sebring went 11-32 for the Pirates.
- Nap Lajoie struggled, batting 4-30.
- Pittsburgh won their 2nd World Series.

Off-Season:
- The St. Louis Browns went 54-100, the worst record so far.
- The Browns relocated to Buffalo.
- Shoeless Joe Jackson was selected first.
- Gavvy Cravath went second to Columbus.
- The Phillies selected Frank "Home Run" Baker third.
- Fred Snodgrass was picked sixth by Brooklyn.
- Boston chose Smoky Joe Wood ninth.
- Rube Marquard was taken 13th by Cincinnati.
- Hippo Vaughn was selected in the second round by the Phillies.
- Christy Mathewson is traded from New York to the Phillies, along with a minor league outfielder, in exchange for veteran Bill Keister.

Cities that have lost teams: Boston (1903), Chicago (1904), Washington (1905), Chicago (1906), St. Louis (1907)


National League MVP Sherry Magee.


Pittsburgh's postseason hero Deacon Phillippe.

[Jamee999]

1908

American League Champion: Indianapolis White Sox (95-59)
Standings: Indianapolis, Columbus, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Detroit, Buffalo

AL MVP: Ty Cobb (Indianapolis) (3rd award)
AL MOP: Jesse Tannehill (New York)
AL ROY: Donnie Bush (Indianapolis)

National League Champion: Cincinnati Reds (83-71)
Standings: Cincinnati, St. Louis, Milwaukee, New York, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Kansas City

NL MVP: Honus Wagner (Pittsburgh) (2nd award)
NL MOP: Rube Waddell (Pittsburgh) (6th award, 5th in NL)
NL ROY: Frank Baker (Philadelphia)

Statistical Leaders

Batting Average: Bill Sweeney (New York) .322, Nap Lajoie (Pittsburgh) .340
Home Runs: Harry Lumley (New York) 13, Frank Schulte (St. Louis) 9
Runs Batted In: Rube Oldring (New York) 84, Honus Wagner (Pittsburgh) 97
Stolen Bases: Ty Cobb (Indianapolis) 63, Joe Birmingham (New York) 63

Wins: Ed Summers (Indianapolis) 27, Frank Smith (St. Louis) 27
ERA: Joe Lake (Columbus) 1.52, Rube Waddell (Pittsburgh) 1.48
Strikeouts: Walter Johnson (Buffalo) 223, Rube Waddell (Pittsburgh) 260

Notes:
- Indianapolis won the AL by 14 games.
- The National League was extremely close, with just six games separating the top six teams. St. Louis finished one game back, and Milwaukee two.
- The White Sox are the first relocated team to make the World Series.
- Cobb and Donnie Bush both stole 60 bases for Indianapolis.
- Eddie Plank both won 25 games for the White Sox following a pre-season trade from Detroit.
- The Pirates traded 1903 NL MOP and 1907 WS MVP Deacon Phillippe to the Athletics in exchange for slugger Buck Freeman.
- Pittsburgh finished fifth in spite of having the NL MVP and MOP, as well as Lajoie, and NL pitching WAR leader Cy Falkenberg.
- Nap Lajoie and Honus Wagner lead the NL in batting average.
- Rube Waddell struck out 51 more batters than any other NL pitcher.
- Christy Mathewson (Philadelphia) threw a no-hitter against his old team, the Giants.
- Bob Wicker (St. Louis) also threw a no-hitter.
- Noodles Hahn (Cincinnati) won his 200th game.
- Willie Keeler (Detroit) notched his 2500th hit. Nap Lajoie got his 2000th.
- Honus Wagner picked up his 1000th run scored and 1000th RBI.

World Series:
- Indianapolis defeated Cincinnati, 4 games to 2.
- Ty Cobb won WS MVP, going 8-23 with 3 RBI. He scored twice in Game Six, a 3-0 White Sox victory.
- Eddie Plank won the crucial game, striking out nine in his shutout.
- John Hummel smashed two homers in Game Five for the Reds.
- Noodles Hahn pitched poorly, losing Games One and Four.
- The White Sox's first World Series, and the first World Series for a relocated team.

Off-Season:
- The Buffalo Browns (60-94) had the worst record, one game worse than Kansas City.
- The Browns moved to Baltimore, becoming the first team to move twice, and the only team to be relocated in back-to-back years.
- Zack Wheat was chosen with the first pick.
- Harry Hooper went second to Kansas City.
- Detroit picked Russ Ford third.
- Stuffy McInnis was selected 11th by Columbus.
- Bill Carrigan and Bill Schwartz were traded to Brooklyn by Columbus for Ed Walsh.

Cities that have lost teams: Boston (1903), Chicago (1904), Washington (1905), Chicago (1906), St. Louis (1907), Buffalo (1908)


Ty Cobb was American League and World Series MVP.


Jesse Tannehill was the AL Most Outstanding Pitcher.

[Jamee999]

1909

American League Champion: Philadelphia Athletics (93-61)
Standings: Philadelphia, Boston, Columbus, Baltimore, Indianapolis, New York, Cleveland, Detroit

AL MVP: Ed Konetchy (Philadelphia)
AL MOP: Nap Rucker (Boston)
AL ROY: Zach Wheat (Baltimore)

National League Champion: Milwaukee Braves (86-68)
Standings: Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Brooklyn, New York, Kansas City, Cincinnati

NL MVP: Sherry Magee (Milwaukee) (2nd award)
NL MOP: Cy Falkenberg (Pittsburgh)
NL ROY: Ray Collins (Milwaukee)

Statistical Leaders

Batting Average: Ty Cobb (Indianapolis) .326, Nap Lajoie (Pittsburgh) .324
Home Runs: Beals Becker (New York) 8, Sherry Magee (Milwaukee) 10
Runs Batted In: Rube Oldring (New York) 85, Frank Baker (Philadelphia) 77
Stolen Bases: Ty Cobb (Indianapolis) 76, Sherry Magee (Milwaukee) 72

Wins: Nap Rucker (Boston) 28, Ray Collins (Milwaukee) 26
ERA: Ed Summers (Indianapolis) 1.60, Glenn Liebhardt (St. Louis) 1.76
Strikeouts: Russ Ford (Detroit) 224, Rube Waddell (Pittsburgh) 287

Notes:
- Philadelphia won the AL by 7 games, but Milwaukee only won their league by 2.
- Third place St. Louis was only three games behind the Braves.
- The Browns improved from having the worst record in baseball two years in a row to finish at exactly .500
- Sherry Magee stole 17 more bases than any other NL player.
- Rube Waddell didn't win the Most Outstanding Pitcher Award for the first time. He struck out 84 more men than any other NL pitcher.
- Bill Bradley (Cleveland) had 6 hits against Boston.
- Dots Miller (Kansas City) and John Knight (Columbus) each hit for the cycle.
- Doc Newton (St. Louis) and Johnny Lush (Indianapolis) threw no-hitters.
- Jimmy Collins (Cincinnati) and Fred Tenney (Milwaukee) picked up their 2000th hits.
- Joe McGinnity (NY Giants), Vic Willis (Columbus), Wiley Piatt (Milwaukee), and Rube Waddell (Pittsburgh) all recorded their 200th win.
- Jack Powell (Cleveland) and Jesse Tannehill (NY Yankees) won their 250th games.
- Cy Young (Boston) won his 450th game, and retired on that total following the season.
- Cy Seymour (Cincinnati) had a 34 game hitting streak, while Ty Cobb had one of 35 games.

World Series:
- Milwaukee defeated Philadelphia, 4 games to 3.
- Sherry Magee won MVP, going 9-28 with a homer and 4 RBI.
- The Braves won the first two games, lost the next three, but secured Games Six and Seven to take the title.
- Rookie Ray Collins won Games One and Seven for Milwaukee.
- Clyde Milan had 10 hits for the Braves.
- The Athletics were let down by their outfielders: Topsy Hartsel went 1-22 and Al Shaw went 0-22.
- The Braves won their first World Series.

Off-Season:
- The Cincinnati Reds (60-94) had the worst record in baseball, three games behind Cleveland and Detroit.
- The Reds move down the Ohio River to Louisville.
- Louisville selects Max Carey with the first pick in the draft.
- Cleveland picks Jake Daubert third.
- Roger Peckinpaugh is selected fifth by the Giants.
- Duffy Lewis goes seventh to Baltimore.
- The Reds trade Mike Donlin to the Athletics in exchange for two minor leaguers: Pat Ragan and Red Corriden.

Cities that have lost teams: Boston (1903), Chicago (1904), Washington (1905), Chicago (1906), St. Louis (1907), Buffalo (1908), Cincinnati (1909)


Sherry Magee was MVP of the National League and the World Series.


Cy Young retired with a record 450 wins.

[Jamee999]

1910

American League Champion: Columbus Senators (87-67)
Standings: Columbus, New York, Baltimore, Boston, Philadelphia, Indianapolis, Detroit, Cleveland

AL MVP: Eddie Collins (Columbus)
AL MOP: Joe Lake (Columbus)
AL ROY: Shoeless Joe Jackson (Baltimore)

National League Champion: Philadelphia Phillies (87-67)
Standings: Philadelphia, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Kansas City, Pittsburgh, Brooklyn, New York, Louisville

NL MVP: Sherry Magee (Milwaukee) (3rd award)
NL MOP: Ray Collins (Milwaukee)
NL ROY: Max Carey (Louisville)

Statistical Leaders

Batting Average: Eddie Collins (Columbus) .377, Harry Steinfeldt (Louisville) .355
Home Runs: Larry Doyle (Indianapolis) 9, Sherry Magee (Milwaukee) 8
Runs Batted In: John Knight (Columbus) 103, Frank LaPorte (Milwaukee) 105
Stolen Bases: Ty Cobb (Indianapolis) 83, Clyde Milan (Milwaukee) 61

Wins: Ray Fisher (New York) 26, Ray Collins (Milwaukee) 26
ERA: Joe Lake (Columbus) 1.99, Eddie Plank (Philadelphia) 1.88
Strikeouts: Smoky Joe Wood (Boston) 216, Willie Mitchell (New York) / Rube Waddell (Pittsburgh) 184

Notes:
- Columbus won the AL by 4 games. The Phillies were just two games clear of St. Louis and Milwaukee.
- Eddie Collins' average was 38 points higher than any other American League hitter. He also stole 70 bases and walked 108 times.
- Walter Johnson (Baltimore) led all pitchers with 8.3 WAR.
- Eddie Collins had a 6 hit game against Philadelphia.
- Sam Crawford (Detroit) hit for the cycle.
- Smoky Joe Wood threw a no-hitter against New York.
- Bobby Wallace (Baltimore) recorded his 2000th hit. Nap Lajoie (Pittsburgh) and Fred Clarke (Pittsburgh) both hit safely for the 2500th time.
- Willie Keeler (Detroit) retired. He logged 2680 hits from 1892-1910.

World Series:
- Philadelphia defeated Columbus, 4 games to 3.
- Gavvy Cravath won MVP, despite being on the losing side. Cravath went 10-25 with two homers and seven men driven in.
- Eddie Collins missed the series through injury.
- John Knight had 11 hits for Columbus.
- Clyde Engle and Arnold Hauser each tallied nine hits for Philadelphia.
- Christy Mathewson won Games Three and Six for the Phillies.
- Philadelphia came back from 3 games to 2 down.
- Otto Hess out-duelled Joe Lake in Game Seven, winning 11-6.
- The Phillies won the World Series for the first time.

Off-Season:

- The Louisville Reds (62-92) had the worst record, in their first year in the city.
- The Reds moved to Rochester, New York.
- Steve O'Neill was selected first overall.
- Tillie Walker went second, to Cleveland.
- The Giants picked George Burns third.
- Pete Alexander was selected by Detroit with the fourth pick.
- The Indians sent 1904 AL MVP and 1906 AL Triple Crown winner Charlie Hickman to Brooklyn, in exchange for four minor leaguers.

Cities that have lost teams: Boston (1903), Chicago (1904), Washington (1905), Chicago (1906), St. Louis (1907), Buffalo (1908), Cincinnati (1909), Louisville (1910)


Christy Mathewson won two World Series games for the Phillies.


Eddie Collins was the AL MVP, but injury kept him out of postseason play.

[Jamee999]

1911

American League Champion: Columbus Senators (87-67)
Standings: Columbus, Philadelphia, Boston, New York, Detroit, Indianapolis, Cleveland, Baltimore

AL MVP: Ty Cobb (Indianapolis) (4th award)
AL MOP: Smoky Joe Wood (Boston)
AL ROY: Ping Bodie (Cleveland)

National League Champion: St. Louis Cardinals (98-56)
Standings: St. Louis, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Milwaukee, Kansas City, New York, Rochester, Pittsburgh

NL MVP: Sherry Magee (Milwaukee) (4th award)
NL MOP: Jack Powell (St. Louis)
NL ROY: Vic Saier (St. Louis)

Statistical Leaders

Batting Average: Ty Cobb (Indianapolis) .363, Nap Lajoie (Pittsburgh) .356
Home Runs: Jim Doyle (New York) / Steve Evans (Philadelphia) 14, Sherry Magee (Milwaukee) 20
Runs Batted In: Gavvy Cravath (Columbus) 105, Sherry Magee (Milwaukee) 98
Stolen Bases: Ty Cobb (Indianapolis) 87, Armando Marsans (New York) 69

Wins: Smoky Joe Wood (Boston) 26, Jack Powell (St. Louis) 26
ERA: Smoky Joe Wood (Boston) 2.33, Orval Overall (New York) 2.48
Strikeouts: Walter Johnson (Baltimore) 235, Willie Mitchell (New York) 192

Notes:
- Columbus and Philadelphia battled all year, with the Senators winning by a single game.
- The Cardinals won the NL by six games.
- Eddie Collins (Columbus) finished second in AL MVP voting, batting .355 and stealing 70 bases.
- Smoky Joe Wood was only 13 strikeouts away from the AL Triple Crown.
- Fred Beck (St. Louis) finished second in the NL in all three Triple Crown categories.
- Harry Spratt (Rochester) hit for the cycle.
- Jack Powell threw a no-hitter against Kansas City.
- Powell also recorded his 300th win during the season.
- Noodles Hahn (Rochester) won his 250th game.
- Christy Mathewson and Eddie Plank, both of the Phillies, won their 200th games.
- Harry Steinfeldt (Rochester) and Charlie Hickman (Brooklyn) tallied their 2000th hits.
- The Pirates traded legendary veteran Honus Wagner to Rochester, in exchange for younger pitcher Bob Rhoads.
- Fred Clarke (Pittsburgh) retired. He totaled 2634 hits and 423 stolen bases, as well as winning the World Series in 1906 and 1907.

World Series:
- St. Louis defeated Columbus, 4 games to 1.
- Outfielder Pete Compton went 7-17 to win series MVP.
- Bob Wicker won both his starts, including Game Five.
- Jack Powell threw a shutout in Game One.
- Ed Walsh lost both his starts for Columbus.
- Gavvy Cravath and Eddie Collins both struggled, going 4-20 and 4-18 respectively.
- Columbus become the first team to lose consecutive World Series.
- St. Louis's first World Series.

Off-Season:
- The Pittsburgh Pirates (56-98) finished seven games worse than Rochester and Baltimore.
- They move to Providence, becoming the first two-time World Champion to move.
- The Buccos selected Jack Fournier first overall.
- Rochester chose Cy Williams second.
- Ray Chapman was picked fourth by the Giants.
- Casey Stengel went seventh to Kansas City.
- Rabbit Maranville was selected 13th by the Athletics.

Cities that have lost teams: Boston (1903), Chicago (1904), Washington (1905), Chicago (1906), St. Louis (1907), Buffalo (1908), Cincinnati (1909), Louisville (1910), Pittsburgh (1911)


Smoky Joe Wood was the American League's finest pitcher.


Honus Wagner was traded to Rochester, as the Pirates suffered through a terrible season.

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1912

American League Champion: Cleveland Indians (84-70)
Standings: Cleveland, Boston, Philadelphia, Indianapolis, Detroit, Columbus, New York, Baltimore

AL MVP: Ty Cobb (Indianapolis) (5th award)
AL MOP: Smoky Joe Wood (Boston) (2nd award)
AL ROY: Del Pratt (Detroit)

National League Champion: Kansas City Cubs (91-63)
Standings: Kansas City, Philadelphia, Milwaukee, St. Louis, Brooklyn, New York, Rochester, Providence

NL MVP: Sherry Magee (Milwaukee) (5th award)
NL MOP: Claude Hendrix (Kansas City)
NL ROY: Ray Chapman (New York)

Statistical Leaders

Batting Average: Ted Easterly (New York) .368, Frank LaPorte (Milwaukee) .345
Home Runs: Jim Doyle (New York) / Fred Merkle (Columbus) 10, Fred Luderus (Brooklyn) 12
Runs Batted In: Steve Evans (Philadelphia) 94, Fred Luderus (Brooklyn) 107
Stolen Bases: Eddie Collins (Columbus) 92, Fred Snodgrass (Brooklyn) 71

Wins: Smoky Joe Wood (Boston) 27, Claude Hendrix (Kansas City) 28
ERA: Walter Johnson (Baltimore) 2.11, Jack Powell (St. Louis) 2.48
Strikeouts: Smoky Joe Wood (Boston) 214, Vean Gregg (Milwaukee) 219

Notes:
- Cleveland won 8 of their last 10 games to win the AL by 4 from Boston.
- Kansas City finished one game clear of the Phillies and two clear of Milwaukee.
- Ty Cobb hit .359, and stole 87 bases, but led his league in neither category.
- Smoky Joe Wood again led in two of the three triple crown categories, and finished second in the other, trailing only Walter Johnson.
- Fred Luderus was only 20 points of batting average away from winning the NL Triple Crown.
- Birdie Cree (Kansas City) went 6-6 against Brooklyn.
- Cy Williams (Rochester) hit for the cycle.
- Harry Howell (Milwaukee) won his 200th game.
- Vic Willis (Columbus) recorded his 250th win.
- Honus Wagner (Rochester) hit safely for the 2500th time.
- On July 3rd and 4th, Sam Crawford and Ginger Beaumont of Detroit each collected their 2000th hit.
- Mike Donlin (Athletics) and Cy Seymour (Phillies) also both reached 2000 hits.
- Cy Falkenburg was traded by the Pirates to the Yankees, in exchange for two minor leaguers.
- Nap Lajoie was also traded by Pirates, to Rochester, rejoining former teammate Honus Wagner.
- Jesse Tannehill (NY Yankees) retired. He went 284-197 over his career, with a 2.63 ERA. He was AL MOP in 1908.
- Rube Waddell (Pittsburgh) retired following an injury, at the age of 34. His career record was 234-142, with a 2.05 ERA. He won six MOP awards, and two World Series rings.

World Series:
- Cleveland defeated Kansas City, 4 games to 1.
- Starting pitcher Tom Hughes was the series MVP, winning Games Two and Five.
- Kansas City won Game One, but Cleveland took the next four.
- Red Killefer (Cleveland) went 6-16.
- Tris Speaker (Kansas City) was 6-20.
- Kansas City was shutout by Hughes in Game Two, and Harry Coveleski in Game Three.
- Cleveland had previously won the World Series in 1904.

Off-Season:
- Rochester and Providence both finished at 60-94, tied for the worst record in baseball.
- The Rochester Reds were chosen via coin toss as the team that would be relocated.
- They moved to Minnesota, and became the first team to move three times. (Cincinnati to Louisville to Rochester to Minnesota)
- The Reds chose Joe Connolly first overall.
- Johnny Bassler went second to Providence.
- Wally Schang was selected third by Baltimore.
- The Giants picked Bubbles Hargrave fourth.
- Wally Pipp was selected 13th by the Indians.

Cities that have lost teams: Boston (1903), Chicago (1904), Washington (1905), Chicago (1906), St. Louis (1907), Buffalo (1908), Cincinnati (1909), Louisville (1910), Pittsburgh (1911), Rochester (1912)


Claude Hendrix was the NL Most Outstanding Pitcher.


Rube Marquard won the World Series in his first year in Cleveland.

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1913

American League Champion: Indianapolis White Sox (85-69)
Standings: Indianapolis, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Cleveland, Columbus, Detroit

AL MVP: Ty Cobb (Indianapolis) (6th award)
AL MOP: Smoky Joe Wood (Boston) (3rd award)
AL ROY: Wally Schang (Baltimore)

National League Champion: Philadelphia Phillies (94-60)
Standings: Philadelphia, Kansas City, Brooklyn, New York, Milwaukee, St. Louis, Providence, Minnesota

NL MVP: Cy Williams (Minnesota)
NL MOP: Ray Collins (Milwaukee) (2nd award)
NL ROY: Lefty Tyler (Kansas City)

Statistical Leaders

Batting Average: Ty Cobb (Indianapolis) .349, Cy Williams (Minnesota) .341
Home Runs: Fred Merkle (Columbus) 15, Cy Williams (Minnesota) 36
Runs Batted In: Fred Merkle (Columbus) 101, Cy Williams (Minnesota) 109
Stolen Bases: Ty Cobb (Indianapolis) 85, Fred Snodgrass (Brooklyn) 57

Wins: Cy Falkenberg (New York) / Nap Rucker (Boston) / Smoky Joe Wood (Boston) 23, Ray Collins (Milwaukee) 25
ERA: Jimmy Dygert (Baltimore) 2.23, Tom Hughes (Philadelphia) 2.21
Strikeouts: Smoky Joe Wood (Boston) 244, Lefty Tyler (Kansas City) 169

Notes:
- Indianapolis held off the Yankees to win the AL by two games.
- Philadelphia crushed their league, winning by 12.
- Fred Merkle had 15 more RBI than any other AL man, Ty Cobb had 16 more steals than anyone else.
- Joe Wood's 244 strikeouts led the AL by 34.
- Cy Williams won the NL Triple Crown, and set the record for single-season home runs. However, the Reds still finished last, thanks to terrible pitching.
- Jack Powell is traded from St. Louis to Indianapolis in exchange for Red Morgan and Tod Sloan.
- Honus Wagner moved from the Reds to Brooklyn on waivers.
- Smoky Joe Wood threw his second no-hitter. Charley Hall (Providence) also threw a hitless game.
- Nap Lajoie (Minnesota) became the third man to 3000 hits.
- Jack Powell (Indianapolis) won his 350th game, a milestone reached previously only by Cy Young and Kid Nichols.
- Christy Mathewson and Eddie Plank of the Phillies each reached 250 wins.
- Bob Wicker (St. Louis) and Otto Hess (Philies) each recorded their 200th win.

World Series:
- Indianapolis defeated Philadephia, 4 games to 1.
- Larry Doyle won MVP, going 8-18 with a homer and six RBI.
- Ty Cobb went 9-18 with three men driven in.
- Ed Summers won two games for the White Sox.
- Christy Mathewson struggled, losing Games Two and Five.
- Indianapolis' second World Series win. (1908)

Off-Season:
- The Minnesota Reds had the worst record in baseball, one game worse than Providence, and three worse than Detroit and St. Louis.
- They moved to Toronto, becoming the first team outside the US, and the first team to move four times. (Cincinnati to Louisville to Rochester to Minnesota to Toronto)
- The Reds selected Babe Ruth first overall. (NOTE: There are two Ruths in this world: Babe, a hitter, and George, a pitcher.)
- Providence selected Harry Heilmann second.
- St. Louis chose Braggo Roth fourth.
- Irish Meusel went fifth, to Columbus.
- Dolf Luque was chosen 12th by Brooklyn.
- George Ruth was picked in the second round by the New York Giants.
- The Tigers traded Pete Alexander to Boston, in exchange for catcher Jimmy Archer and minor league shortstop Milt Reed.

Cities that have lost teams: Boston (1903), Chicago (1904), Washington (1905), Chicago (1906), St. Louis (1907), Buffalo (1908), Cincinnati (1909), Louisville (1910), Pittsburgh (1911), Rochester (1912), Minnesota (1913)


Ty Cobb won his second World Series, and sixth MVP award.


Cy Williams' power hitting created a stir, but the Reds still had the worst record in baseball.

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1914

American League Champions: Indianapolis White Sox (94-60)
Standings: Indianapolis, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Columbus, New York, Cleveland, Detroit

AL MVP: Ty Cobb (Indianapolis) (7th award)
AL MOP: Smoky Joe Wood (Boston) (4th award)
AL ROY: George Burns (Cleveland)

National League Champions: Philadelphia Phillies (85-69)
Standings: Philadelphia, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Kansas City, Brooklyn, Toronto, Providence, New York

NL MVP: Cy Williams (Toronto) (2nd award)
NL MOP: Ray Collins (Milwaukee) (3rd award)
NL ROY: Braggo Roth (St. Louis)

Statistical Leaders

Batting Average: Ty Cobb (Indianapolis) .342, Jack Fournier (Pittsburgh) .341
Home Runs: Jim Doyle (New York) / Wally Schang (Baltimore) 8, Cy Williams (Toronto) 31
Runs Batted In: Fred Merkle (Colorado) 90, Cy Williams (Toronto) 110
Stolen Bases: Fritz Maisel (Boston) 77, Clyde Milan (Milwaukee) 62

Wins: Smoky Joe Wood (Boston) 27, Buttons Briggs (Brooklyn) 25
ERA: Smoky Joe Wood (Boston) 1.65, Glenn Liebhardt (St. Louis)
Strikeouts: Smoky Joe Wood (Boston) 226, Lefty Tyler (Kansas City) 194

Notes:
- The White Sox cruised to a 5 game lead in the AL.
- The Phillies finished just one game ahead of St. Louis, and two ahead of Milwaukee.
- Smoky Joe Wood won the AL Triple Crown, the first pitcher to do so.
- Jack Fournier and Cy Williams were the only two NL hitters to bat better than .300.
- Cy Williams hit 21 more home runs than any other big leaguer.
- Babe Ruth didn't hit a homer in his 53 major league at-bats. George Ruth spent the season in the minors.
- Shoeless Joe Jackson (Baltimore) hit for the cycle.
- Noodles Hahn (Toronto) won his 300th game, joining Cy Young, Kid Nichols, and Jack Powell.
- Harry Howell (Milwaukee) recorded victory #250.
- George Mullin (Detroit), Buttons Briggs (Brooklyn), Earl Moore (Indianapolis), and Cy Falkenberg (NY Yankees) all reached 200 wins.
- Ty Cobb and Jimmy Williams (Baltimore) crossed the 2000 hit barrier.
- Bob Wicker (St. Louis) retired with a 208-201 career record.
- Nap Lajoie retired, totaling 3052 hits, 644 doubles, and a lifetime .352 average.

World Series:
- Indianapolis defeated Philadelphia, 4 games to 0.
- Ed Summers won MVP, after pitching a shutout against Eddie Plank in Game Three.
- Dutch Leonard won Games One and Four, but allowed almost one hit per inning.
- Ty Cobb went 5-14 with 4 RBI. Ed Doyle batted 6-16.
- Indianapolis outplayed Philadelphia's rotation of Tom Hughes, Christy Mathewson, and Eddie Plank.
- First time consecutive World Series have had the same teams.
- First sweep in World Series history.
- Indianapolis are the first back-to-back champions since the 06-07 Pirates.
- Indianapolis' third World Series. (1908, 1913)

Off-Season:
- The worst record belonged to the Detroit Tigers (57-97). The Tigers won the 1903 and 1905 World Series in Detroit.
- The Tigers moved to Richmond, Virginia.
- Richmond chose Rogers Hornsby with the first pick.
- Ken Williams went second to Cleveland.
- George Sisler was selected third by the Giants.
- The Pirates picked Baby Doll Jacobson fourth.
- High Pockets Kelly was Columbus' pick at #6.
- Brooklyn chose Dazzy Vance eighth.

Cities that have lost teams: Boston (1903), Chicago (1904), Washington (1905), Chicago (1906), St. Louis (1907), Buffalo (1908), Cincinnati (1909), Louisville (1910), Pittsburgh (1911), Rochester (1912), Minnesota (1913), Detroit (1914)


Smoky Joe Wood won the American League Pitching Triple Crown.


Nap Lajoie retired with a .352 career batting average.

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1915

American League Champion: Boston Red Sox (89-65)
Standings: Boston, Indianapolis, Philadelphia, Cleveland, New York, Baltimore, Columbus, Richmond

AL MVP: Rogers Hornsby (Richmond)
AL MOP: Smoky Joe Wood (Boston) (5th award)
AL ROY: Rogers Hornsby (Richmond)

National League Champion: Milwaukee Braves (90-64)
Standings: Milwaukee, Kansas City, St. Louis, New York, Toronto, Providence, Philadelphia, Brooklyn

NL MVP: Cy Williams (Toronto) (3rd award)
NL MOP: Ray Collins (Milwaukee) (4th award)
NL ROY: Babe Ruth (Toronto)

Statistical Leaders

Batting Average: Eddie Collins (Columbus) .338, Frank Baker (Philadelphia) .329
Home Runs: Happy Felsch (New York) 8, Cy Williams (Toronto) 24
Runs Batted In: Jake Daubert (Baltimore) 84, Cy Williams (Toronto) 98
Stolen Bases: Fritz Maisel (Boston) 63, Max Carey (Toronto) 55

Wins: Smoky Joe Wood (Boston) 26, Hippo Vaughn (Milwaukee) 25
ERA: Smoky Joe Wood (Boston) 2.04, Ray Collins (Milwaukee) 2.33
Strikeouts: Smoky Joe Wood (Boston) 231, Ray Keating (Milwaukee) 177

Notes:
- Boston denied Indianapolis back-to-back-to-back pennants with a 3-game margin of victory.
- Milwaukee won five games more than second-place Kansas City.
- Ty Cobb (Indianapolis) only hit .319, but still lead the AL in hits and doubles.
- Rogers Hornsby became the first rookie to win AL MVP.
- Smoky Joe Wood won back-to-back Triple Crowns, and became the first man to win more than one.
- The homer was king north of the border, as Cy Williams hit 24 bombs, and Babe Ruth and Harry Spratt both hit 16.
- Hippo Vaughn finished .06 back from the NL lead in ERA, and three strikeouts behind Keating.
- Jack Fournier (Providence) hit for the cycle.
- Smoky Joe Wood threw his third no-hitter, and his second against Cleveland.
- Bob Groom (NY Giants) also threw a no-no.
- Sam Crawford (Richmond) tallied his 2500th hit.
- The Yankees traded Harry Koveleski to the Red Sox in exchange for Bill Rodgers and a minor leaguer.
- Charlie Hickman (Kansas City) retired. He won the 1904 AL MVP and 1906 AL Triple Crown with Cleveland, as well as a World Series. He tallied 2316 career hits.
- Harry Howell (Milwaukee) retired with a 254-245 record. He won the 1909 World Series with the Braves.

World Series:
- Boston defeated Milwaukee, 4 games to 0.
- Nap Rucker won Series MVP, after throwing a two-hit shutout in Game Two.
- The series matched up a current and former Boston team.
- This was the second consecutive World Series to be a 4 game sweep.
- The AL have won four World Series in a row.
- Game One went 16 innings.
- Boston's rotation of Wood, Rucker, and Pete Alexander was too much for the Braves.
- Hi Myers (Boston) went 6-17 with 5 RBI.
- Sherry Magee (Milwaukee) went 6-20 with 3 RBI.
- Boston's first World Series.

Off-Season:
- The Brooklyn Dodgers (61-93) had the worst record in baseball, a game worse than Richmond, and two behind Columbus.
- They moved to Hartford, and became the first New York City team to relocate.
- The Dodgers chose George Harper with the first pick in the draft.
- Richmond picked Hack Miller second.
- Charlie Grimm went 5th to Providence.
- Urban Shocker was selected sixth overall by Toronto.
- Cleveland took Burleigh Grimes ninth.
- Fred Luderus was traded from the Dodgers to Kansas City for four minor leaguers.

Cities that have lost teams: Boston (1903), Chicago (1904), Washington (1905), Chicago (1906), St. Louis (1907), Buffalo (1908), Cincinnati (1909), Louisville (1910), Pittsburgh (1911), Rochester (1912), Minnesota (1913), Detroit (1914), Brooklyn (1915)


Rogers Hornsby was AL MVP and Rookie of the Year.


Hippo Vaughn lead the National League in wins.

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1916

American League Champion: Boston Red Sox (97-57)
Standings: Boston, New York, Baltimore, Indianapolis, Cleveland, Richmond, Columbus, Philadelphia

AL MVP: Ty Cobb (Indianapolis) (8th award)
AL MOP: Smoky Joe Wood (Boston) (6th award)
AL ROY: Patsy Gharrity (Philadelphia)

National League Champion: St. Louis Cardinals (94-60)
Standings: St. Louis, Kansas City, Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Providence, Toronto, New York, Hartford

NL MVP: Tris Speaker (Kansas City)
NL MOP: Hippo Vaughn (Milwaukee)
NL ROY: Lefty Williams (New York)

Statistical Leaders

Batting Average: Ty Cobb (Indianapolis) .349, Tris Speaker (Kansas City) .370
Home Runs: Walton Cruise (Boston) 8, Cy Williams (Toronto) 20
Runs Batted In: Happy Felsch (New York) 90, George Sisler (New York) 96
Stolen Bases: Ty Cobb (Indianapolis) 66, George Sisler (New York) 73

Wins: Smoky Joe Wood (Boston) 26, Jeff Tesreau (Toronto) 25
ERA: Dutch Leonard (Indianapolis) 1.67, Hippo Vaughn (Milwaukee) 1.79
Strikeouts: Smoky Joe Wood (Boston) 222, Vean Gregg (Providence) 180

Notes:
- There was no pennant battle, Boston won their league by 11, St. Louis won by 9.
- Cobb won the batting title by only one point over Jim Viox (Cleveland).
- Speaker won the NL batting crown, 22 points ahead of George Sisler.
- Babe Ruth hit 16 home runs for the second consecutive year. George Ruth had a 1.83 ERA for the Giants, mainly working in relief.
- Speaker, Cobb, Felsch, and Del Pratt (Richmond) all hit for the cycle.
- Sherry Magee (Milwaukee), Roger Bresnahan (NY Giants), and Hal Chase (NY Yankees) all hit safely for the 2000th time.
- Mike Donlin (Athletics) tallied his 2500th hit.
- Nap Rucker (Boston), Smoky Joe Wood (Boston), and Jimmy Dygert (Baltimore) all achieved their 200th wins.
- Otto Hess (St. Louis) won his 250th game, and struck out his 2000th batter.
- Christy Mathewson (Phillies) won his 300th game, at the age of just 35.
- The Red Sox traded Nap Rucker to Kansas City for catcher Jack Lapp and a minor leaguer.

World Series:
- St. Louis defeated Boston, 4 games to 1.
- Slow Joe Doyle won MVP, after winning both his starts. He outduelled Smoky Joe Wood in Game Four, winning 1-0.
- Bobby Byrne (St. Louis) went 9-16 with 2 RBI.
- Vic Saier (St. Louis) hit the decisive two-run home run in the seventh inning of Game Five.
- Tex McDonald (Boston) batted .500, going 11-22.
- Pete Alexander won Game Two for the Red Sox, but Boston's rotation, without Nap Rucker, who had been traded, couldn't win another game.
- The Red Sox became the first team to lose in the World Series having won it the year before.
- St. Louis' 2nd title. (1911)

Off-Season:
- The Hartford Dodgers (48-106) had a terrible season, 12 games worse than the Athletics, 26 behind the Giants, who finished 7th in the NL, and 46 games out from the pennant-winning Cardinals.
- The Dodgers moved to Albany, New York.
- Ross Youngs went first overall.
- Ira Flagstead was chosen second by the Philadelphia Athletics.
- Columbus chose Tony Boeckel third. (NOTE: This was a very weak draft class, I think probably because of the war.)

Cities that have lost teams: Boston (1903), Chicago (1904), Washington (1905), Chicago (1906), St. Louis (1907), Buffalo (1908), Cincinnati (1909), Louisville (1910), Pittsburgh (1911), Rochester (1912), Minnesota (1913), Detroit (1914), Brooklyn (1915), Hartford (1916)


Tris Speaker was National League MVP.


Vic Saier had a crucial home run in the World Series.

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1917

American League Champion: Indianapolis White Sox (90-64)
Standings: Indianapolis, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Columbus, Cleveland, New York, Boston, Richmond

AL MVP: Rogers Hornsby (Richmond) (2nd award)
AL MOP: Smoky Joe Wood (Boston) (7th award)
AL ROY: Joe Evans (New York)

National League Champion: St. Louis Cardinals (95-59)
Standings: St. Louis, Kansas City, Providence, Philadelphia, New York, Milwaukee, Toronto, Albany

NL MVP: Babe Ruth (Toronto)
NL MOP: Slow Joe Doyle (St. Louis)
NL ROY: Walter Holke (St. Louis)

Statistical Leaders

Batting Average: Ty Cobb (Indianapolis) .331, Babe Ruth (Toronto) .362
Home Runs: Ken Williams (Cleveland) 9, Babe Ruth (Toronto) 34
Runs Batted In: Possum Whitted (Philadelphia) 77, Babe Ruth (Toronto) 102
Stolen Bases: Ty Cobb (Indianapolis) 72, George Sisler (New York) 64

Wins: Dutch Leonard (Indianapolis) 26, Claude Hendrix (Kansas City) 29
ERA: Doc Crandall (Philadelphia) 2.04, Slow Joe Doyle (St. Louis) 2.07
Strikeouts: Smoky Joe Wood (Boston) 236, Vean Gregg (Providence) 175

Notes:
- The White Sox held off late challenges from Philadelphia, who finished two games back, and Baltimore, who were three back.
- The Cardinals had a more comfortable time, beating Kansas City by six games.
- The World Champion Red Sox had a terrible time, finishing with a 69-85 record, 21 games out of first place.
- Birdie Cree (Indianapolis) finished 1 RBI behind Whitted in the AL race.
- Wood struck out 47 more men than any other AL pitcher, as he lead the league in strikeouts for the sixth straight year.
- Babe Ruth won the NL Triple Crown.
- Only Ruth hit more home runs than Jack Fournier (Providence) who hit 13.
- Harry Heilmann (Providence) had only one RBI less than Ruth.
- George Ruth (NY Giants) went 15-13 with a 2.40 ERA, working both as a starter and in relief.
- Claude Hendrix's 29 wins were 7 more than any other NLer.
- Sherry Magee (Milwaukee) hit for the cycle.
- Bill James (Richmond) threw a no-hitter.
- Ty Cobb recorded his 2500th hit.
- Ray Collins (Milwaukee) picked up his 200th win.
- Jack Fournier (Providence) had 30 game hit streak.
- Mike Donlin (Athletics) retired. He was NL MVP in 1903 and 1905, and an 11-time All-Star. He tallied 2579 career hits, and is the most recent player to bat .400 in a single season. He won three pennants with the Cincinnati Reds, but lost all three times in the World Series.

World Series:
- Indianapolis defeated St. Louis, 4 games to 3.
- Dutch Leonard was series MVP. He won Games One and Seven, as well as having a no-decision in Game Four.
- Game Seven was tied at 1 going into the ninth inning, before Indianapolis scored three runs and St. Louis could only manage two in reply.
- Jimmy Johnston (Indianapolis) went 11-30.
- Tod Sloan (St. Louis) hit two home runs in the series, despite never having hit a regular season home run in his career.
- Doc Ayers (St. Louis) won both his starts.
- Indianapolis' 4th World Series, and 3rd in 5 years. (1908, 1913, 1914)

Off-Season:
- The Albany Dodgers (58-96) had the worst record, nine games back from Richmond.
- They move to Des Moines, Iowa, becoming the first team to move three years in a row.
- Austin McHenry was chosen first overall.
- Johnny Mostil went second to Richmond.
- The Yankees chose Charlie Hollocher fourth.
- Cleveland selected Waite Hoyt sixth.
- Toronto traded three-time NL MVP Cy Williams to Richmond, in exchange for Hack Miller, and three other prospects.

Cities that have lost teams: Boston (1903), Chicago (1904), Washington (1905), Chicago (1906), St. Louis (1907), Buffalo (1908), Cincinnati (1909), Louisville (1910), Pittsburgh (1911), Rochester (1912), Minnesota (1913), Detroit (1914), Brooklyn (1915), Hartford (1916), Albany (1917)


Babe Ruth broke out as a star in Toronto.


Dutch Leonard was World Series MVP.

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1918

American League Champion: Baltimore Browns (93-61)
Standings: Baltimore, Richmond, Columbus, New York, Cleveland, Boston, Philadelphia, Indianapolis

AL MVP: Rogers Hornsby (Richmond) (3rd award)
AL MOP: Smoky Joe Wood (Boston) (8th award)
AL ROY: Charlie Hollocher (New York)

National League Champion: Milwaukee Braves (87-67)
Standings: Milwaukee, New York, St. Louis, Kansas City, Providence, Philadelphia, Toronto, Des Moines

NL MVP: Babe Ruth (Toronto) (2nd award)
NL MOP: Claude Hendrix (Kansas City) (2nd award)
NL ROY: Austin McHenry (Des Moines)

Statistical Leaders

Batting Average: Rogers Hornsby (Richmond) .339, George Sisler (New York) .394
Home Runs: Jack Tobin (Baltimore) 8, Babe Ruth (Toronto) 22
Runs Batted In: Cy Williams (Richmond) 83, Babe Ruth (Toronto) 91
Stolen Bases: Fritz Maisel (Boston) 49, Ray Chapman (New York) 64

Wins: Bill Doak (Columbus) 26, Ray Collins (Milwaukee) 23
ERA: Eppa Rixey (Baltimore) 1.96, Claude Hendrix (Kansas City) 2.07
Strikeouts: Smoky Joe Wood (Boston) 199, Nap Rucker (Kansas City) 138

Notes:
- The Browns won their first AL pennant by nine games, while Milwaukee won their league by five games.
- Indianapolis shocking fell from the World Series title to the basement of the AL. Ty Cobb played only 77 games through injury, as the White Sox finished last in the league in both runs scoring and run prevention.
- Williams and Hornsby led the AL in RBI from the heart of the Tigers order.
- Smoky Joe Wood finished second in the AL in wins and ERA.
- Sisler won the NL batting title by more than 50 points.
- No NL batter other than Ruth hit more than six home runs.
- George Ruth (NY Giants) split the year between AAA and the majors, and had a 2.94 ERA when he did play in the NL.
- Bubbles Hargrave (NY Giants) went 6-7 against Toronto.
- Ray Collins (Milwaukee) threw a perfect game against the Phillies.
- Eddie Collins (Columbus), Fred Merkle (Columbus) and Rube Oldring (St. Louis) all brought up their 2000th hits.
- Slow Joe Doyle (St. Louis) and Art Fromme (Columbus) won their 200th games.
- Former teammates Smoky Joe Wood (Boston) and Nap Rucker (Kansas City) picked up their 250th victories.
- George Sisler had a 34 game hitting streak. Marty Krug (Toronto) had one of 30 games.
- St. Louis sent Vic Saier to the White Sox, in exchange for Ed Summers and a minor leaguer.

World Series:
- Milwaukee defeated Baltimore, 4 games to 1.
- Elmer Smith was series MVP, magnificently batting 14-26 with a homer and 7 RBI.
- Ray Collins and Jeff Tesreau both won both of their starts for the Braves.
- Larry Gardner (Milwaukee) went 10-21 and drove home 5 men.
- Sherry Magee (Milwaukee) batted 8-21 with 5 RBI.
- Shoeless Joe Jackson (Baltimore) went 5-23, and High Pockets Kelly (Baltimore) hit only 2-18.
- Milwaukee's second World Series. (1909)

Off-Season:
- The Indianapolis White Sox (59-95) had the worst record in baseball, even after winning the World Series the previous year.
- They moved to Nashville, becoming the most successful team to move.
- Frankie Frisch was chosen first.
- The Dodgers selected Dick Burrus second.
- Bucky Harris was picked eleventh by Kansas City.

Cities that have lost teams: Boston (1903), Chicago (1904), Washington (1905), Chicago (1906), St. Louis (1907), Buffalo (1908), Cincinnati (1909), Louisville (1910), Pittsburgh (1911), Rochester (1912), Minnesota (1913), Detroit (1914), Brooklyn (1915), Hartford (1916), Albany (1917), Indianapolis (1918)


George Sisler batted .394.


Shoeless Joe Jackson led Baltimore to the pennant, but struggled in the World Series.

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1919

American League Champion: Nashville White Sox (88-66)
Standings: Nashville, Richmond, Baltimore, Columbus, New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Cleveland

AL MVP: Rogers Hornsby (Richmond) (4th award)
AL MOP: Smoky Joe Wood (Boston) (9th award)
AL ROY: Bob O'Farrell (Richmond)

National League Champion: Providence Pirates (104-50)
Standings: Providence, Kansas City, Philadelphia, Milwaukee, St. Louis, New York, Des Moines, Toronto

NL MVP: Babe Ruth (Toronto) (3rd award)
NL MOP: Claude Hendrix (Kansas City) (3rd award)
NL ROY: Bucky Harris (Kansas City)

Statistical Leaders

Batting Average: Ty Cobb (Nashville) .367, Babe Ruth (Toronto) .362
Home Runs: Rogers Hornsby (Richmond) 21, Babe Ruth (Toronto) 49
Runs Batted In: Jack Tobin (Baltimore) 107, Babe Ruth (Toronto) 127
Stolen Bases: Fritz Maisel (Boston) 52, Jack Smith (Kansas City) 62

Wins: Jimmy Dygert (Baltimore) / Smoky Joe Wood (Boston) 23, Claude Hendrix (Kansas City) / Erskine Mayer (Providence) 24
ERA: Smoky Joe Wood (Boston) 2.51, Vean Gregg (Providence) 1.97
Strikeouts: Smoky Joe Wood (Boston) 243, Claude Hendrix (Kansas City) 144

Notes:
- Nashville bounced back from relocation to win the AL by six games, becoming the first team to win the pennant in their first year in a new city.
- Providence's 104 wins were the most ever, and led the NL by an astounding 17 games.
- The only other team besides the White Sox and Pirates to make the World Series in two different cities is the Cubs, who did it in Chicago in 1904, and Kansas City in 1912.
- Hornsby's 21 home runs are the most for a 20th century AL hitter.
- High Pockets Kelly (Baltimore) also broke the 100 RBI barrier.
- Smoky Joe Wood won his third triple crown, adding to 1914 and 1915.
- Even though Ruth won the Triple Crown, Toronto's terrible pitching meant that they finished last in the NL.
- Ruth lead the NL in RBI by 42 over Baby Doll Jacobson (Providence).
- Claude Hendrix was one point of ERA away from winning the NL Pitching Triple Crown.
- Braggo Roth (St. Louis) and Ray Morgan (Kansas City) both had six hit games.
- Jack Tobin (Baltimore) and Marty Krug (Toronto) hit for the cycle.
- John Hummel (Athletics), Ed Konetchy (Athletics), and Frank Baker (Phillies) all reached 2000 hits.
- Sherry Magee (Milwaukee) picked up his 2500th hit.
- Walter Johnson (Des Moines) won his 200th game.
- Jimmy Dygert (Baltimore) won game #250.
- The Pirates sent Nap Rucker to Kansas City in exchange for Fred Luderus and a minor league pitcher.
- Sam Crawford (Richmond) retired. He amassed 2798 hits, 1188 RBI, and 298 triples. He made 6 All-Star teams, and was a member of Detroit's 1903 and 1905 World Series winning teams, including being named World Series MVP in 1903.
- Noodles Hahn retired, having not played since 1917. He had a 325-250 career record, placing him 5th on the all-time wins leaderboard. He was a seven-time All-Star for the Reds, and won three pennants with the club.

World Series:
- Providence defeated Nashville, 4 games to 2.
- Despite being on the losing side, rookie Frankie Frisch won series MVP, as he went 10-23 and drove in seven men.
- The teams exchanged wins in the first four games, before Providence won the final two matchups.
- Erskine Mayer (Providence) won Games One and Four.
- Wally Gerber (Providence) and Baby Doll Jacobson (Providence) both went 8-23.
- Vean Gregg won the clinching Game Six.
- Ty Cobb went 7-22 with 8 RBI.
- Providence's first title.
- The Pirates became the first team to win a World Series in multiple cities, having previously won in Pittsburgh in 1906 and 1907.

Off-Season:
- Cleveland and Toronto were tied for the worst record at 65-89, one game behind Des Moines.
- A coin flip decided that Toronto would have to relocate.
- The Reds moved to the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania.
- Ray Grimes was chosen with the first pick.
- Bibb Falk went second to Cleveland.
- Des Moines chose Bob Meusel third.
- The Giants took Joe Sewell at six.
- Pie Traynor was selected seventh by Milwaukee.
- Marty Krug was traded from the Reds to Kansas City, in exchange for three prospects.

Cities that have lost teams: Boston (1903), Chicago (1904), Washington (1905), Chicago (1906), St. Louis (1907), Buffalo (1908), Cincinnati (1909), Louisville (1910), Pittsburgh (1911), Rochester (1912), Minnesota (1913), Detroit (1914), Brooklyn (1915), Hartford (1916), Albany (1917), Indianapolis (1918), Toronto (1919)


Erskine Mayer won two games in the World Series.


Baby Doll Jacobson was a key piece of Providence's excellent team.