1909 Brooklyn Superbas (est. 1901)

rpriske · 06-09-2019, 07:47 PM

1901 - 68-72 - World Series: Boston Americans over Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2

1902 - 81-59 - World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over Baltimore Orioles 4-2

1903 - 77-63 - World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over Boston Americans 5-1

1904 - 97-57 - WON WORLD SERIES - BROOKLYN SUPERBAS over New York Highlanders 4-3

1905 - 82-72 - World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over New York Highlanders - 4-0

1906 - 87-67 - World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over Washington Senators - 4-0

1907 - 94-60 - Lost World Series to New York Highlanders 4-2

1908 - 82-72 - World Series: Philadelphia Athletics over Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1

rpriske · 06-09-2019, 07:50 PM

Major Additions

Johnny Kling - Trade (Phillies)

Major Losses

Adam Schmidt - Trade (Phillies)
Eugene Brewster - Trade (Phillies)

rpriske · 06-12-2019, 07:00 AM

Well, that is disappointing. The game hasn't crashed in a while.

Thankfully it happened right after I ran the backup.

rpriske · 06-15-2019, 09:21 AM

March 8th, 1909

Sam Crawford went 2 for 3 and knocked in a couple as the Superbas beat the Doves 7-4.

WP - Christy Mathewson (1-0)
Save - Ed Siever (1)
LP - Tom Hughes (0-1)

Spring Record - 1-0

rpriske · 06-17-2019, 06:59 AM

Another crash. What is going on? Why has the game become unstable again?

rpriske · 06-21-2019, 07:04 AM

March 9th, 1909

A good outing for Three-Finger Brown but it took 10 innings for Brooklyn to beat the Reds, 2-1.

WP - Earl Moore (1-0)
Save - Tom McCarthy (1)
LP - George Prentiss (0-1)

Spring Record - 2-0

rpriske · 06-23-2019, 04:37 PM

March 10th, 1909

Brooklyn led throughout the game but Felipe Jimenez gave up three runs in the 9th to give the Giants a 4-3 victory.

It was a nice outing for Bill Bailey who allowed one run and three hits over five innings.

WP - Ed Karger (1-0)
LP - Felipe Jimenez (0-1)

Spring Record - 2-1

rpriske · 06-24-2019, 10:44 PM

March 11th, 1908

After the sloppy play all the way through, it seemed appropriate that Brooklyn would beat the Phillies on an 11th inning walk-off walk.

The Superbas made SIX errors.

Sam Crawford homered and Bugs Raymond made a nice start.

WP - Sam Buchanan (1-0)
LP - Tully Sparks (0-1)

Spring Record - 3-1

rpriske · 06-27-2019, 06:58 AM

March 12th, 1909

A nice outing by Sleepy Bill Burns and solid hitting up and down the lineup led to a 7-1 Brooklyn win over the Cubs.

WP - Bill Burns (1-0)
LP - George Bell (0-1)

Spring Record - 4-1

rpriske · 06-30-2019, 11:38 AM

March 13th, 1909

John Titus went 3 for 5 as the Superbas downed the Pirates 7-3.

WP - John Terry (1-0)
Save - Del Mason (1)
LP - Oscar Jones (0-1)

Spring Record - 5-1

rpriske · 07-01-2019, 10:57 AM

March 14th, 1909

Christy Mathewson pitched great. The minor-league bullpen did not.

The Superbas were smacked around by the Cardinals, 10-0.

WP - David Jensen (1-0)
LP - Bill Lattimore (0-1)

Spring Record - 5-2

rpriske · 07-01-2019, 10:41 PM

March 15th, 1909

The Superbas were edged 3-2 by the Doves.

WP - Bruno Keller (2-0)
Save - Daniel Hurst (2)
LP - Mordecai Brown (0-1)

Spring Record - 5-3

rpriske · 07-04-2019, 11:01 PM

March 16th, 1908

The Reds beat the Superbas 6-1.

Bill Bailey left the game with pain in his elbow. He hopes to be ready for his next spring start.

WP - Jim Scott (1-0)
LP - Bill Bailey (0-1)

Spring Record - 5-4

rpriske · 07-06-2019, 11:43 PM

March 17th, 1909

The Superbas overcame four errors to beat the Giants 6-5.

Christian Coull left the game with an injury that will require up to a week rest.

WP - Tom McCarthy (1-0)
LP - Elmer Knetzer (0-1)

Spring Record - 6-4

rpriske · 07-06-2019, 11:48 PM

Spring Cuts:

Billy Campbell
Ralph Glaze
Felipe Jimenez
Art Hoelskoetter
Steve Victorero
Roy Hartzell

rpriske · 07-09-2019, 07:03 AM

March 18th, 1909

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

WP - Fred Olmstead (1-2)
Save - Hank Gehring (3)
LP - Bill Burns (1-1)

Spring Record - 6-5

rpriske · 07-09-2019, 07:05 AM

Donie Bush is activated from the D.L.

He has been gone a long time. We'll have to see how much rust he has.

rpriske · 07-12-2019, 07:24 AM

March 19th, 1909

Jack Warhop was sharp in his five innings of work but the Jays fell 1-0 to the Cubs in 10.

WP - Eli Cates (1-1)
Save - Dick Scott (3)
LP - Cy Barger (0-1)

Spring Record - 6-6

rpriske · 07-14-2019, 01:42 AM

March 21st, 1909

Christy Mathewson pitched five scoreless innings as the Superbas beat the Pirates 6-3.

WP - Christy Mathewson (2-0)
LP - Nick Altrock (1-2)

Spring Record - 7-6

rpriske · 07-15-2019, 10:02 PM

March 22nd, 1909

Mordecai Brown throws five scoreless innings. Del Mason does not.

The Cardinals beat the Superbas 5-2.

WP - Ralph Caldwell (1-0)
LP - Del Mason (0-1)

Spring Record - 7-7

06-09-2019, 07:47 PM	#1
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,725	1909 Brooklyn Superbas (est. 1901) 1901 - 68-72 - World Series: Boston Americans over Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 1902 - 81-59 - World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over Baltimore Orioles 4-2 1903 - 77-63 - World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over Boston Americans 5-1 1904 - 97-57 - WON WORLD SERIES - BROOKLYN SUPERBAS over New York Highlanders 4-3 1905 - 82-72 - World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over New York Highlanders - 4-0 1906 - 87-67 - World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over Washington Senators - 4-0 1907 - 94-60 - Lost World Series to New York Highlanders 4-2 1908 - 82-72 - World Series: Philadelphia Athletics over Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 06-09-2020 at 02:32 PM.

06-09-2019, 07:50 PM	#2
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,725	Major Additions Johnny Kling - Trade (Phillies) Major Losses Adam Schmidt - Trade (Phillies) Eugene Brewster - Trade (Phillies) __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-12-2019, 07:00 AM	#3
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,725	Well, that is disappointing. The game hasn't crashed in a while. Thankfully it happened right after I ran the backup. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-15-2019, 09:21 AM	#4
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,725	March 8th, 1909 Sam Crawford went 2 for 3 and knocked in a couple as the Superbas beat the Doves 7-4. WP - Christy Mathewson (1-0) Save - Ed Siever (1) LP - Tom Hughes (0-1) Spring Record - 1-0 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-17-2019, 06:59 AM	#5
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,725	Another crash. What is going on? Why has the game become unstable again? __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-21-2019, 07:04 AM	#6
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,725	March 9th, 1909 A good outing for Three-Finger Brown but it took 10 innings for Brooklyn to beat the Reds, 2-1. WP - Earl Moore (1-0) Save - Tom McCarthy (1) LP - George Prentiss (0-1) Spring Record - 2-0 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-23-2019, 04:37 PM	#7
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,725	March 10th, 1909 Brooklyn led throughout the game but Felipe Jimenez gave up three runs in the 9th to give the Giants a 4-3 victory. It was a nice outing for Bill Bailey who allowed one run and three hits over five innings. WP - Ed Karger (1-0) LP - Felipe Jimenez (0-1) Spring Record - 2-1 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-24-2019, 10:44 PM	#8
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,725	March 11th, 1908 After the sloppy play all the way through, it seemed appropriate that Brooklyn would beat the Phillies on an 11th inning walk-off walk. The Superbas made SIX errors. Sam Crawford homered and Bugs Raymond made a nice start. WP - Sam Buchanan (1-0) LP - Tully Sparks (0-1) Spring Record - 3-1 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-27-2019, 06:58 AM	#9
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,725	March 12th, 1909 A nice outing by Sleepy Bill Burns and solid hitting up and down the lineup led to a 7-1 Brooklyn win over the Cubs. WP - Bill Burns (1-0) LP - George Bell (0-1) Spring Record - 4-1 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-30-2019, 11:38 AM	#10
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,725	March 13th, 1909 John Titus went 3 for 5 as the Superbas downed the Pirates 7-3. WP - John Terry (1-0) Save - Del Mason (1) LP - Oscar Jones (0-1) Spring Record - 5-1 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

07-01-2019, 10:57 AM	#11
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,725	March 14th, 1909 Christy Mathewson pitched great. The minor-league bullpen did not. The Superbas were smacked around by the Cardinals, 10-0. WP - David Jensen (1-0) LP - Bill Lattimore (0-1) Spring Record - 5-2 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

07-01-2019, 10:41 PM	#12
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,725	March 15th, 1909 The Superbas were edged 3-2 by the Doves. WP - Bruno Keller (2-0) Save - Daniel Hurst (2) LP - Mordecai Brown (0-1) Spring Record - 5-3 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

07-04-2019, 11:01 PM	#13
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,725	March 16th, 1908 The Reds beat the Superbas 6-1. Bill Bailey left the game with pain in his elbow. He hopes to be ready for his next spring start. WP - Jim Scott (1-0) LP - Bill Bailey (0-1) Spring Record - 5-4 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

07-06-2019, 11:43 PM	#14
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,725	March 17th, 1909 The Superbas overcame four errors to beat the Giants 6-5. Christian Coull left the game with an injury that will require up to a week rest. WP - Tom McCarthy (1-0) LP - Elmer Knetzer (0-1) Spring Record - 6-4 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 07-06-2019 at 11:44 PM.

07-06-2019, 11:48 PM	#15
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,725	Spring Cuts: Billy Campbell Ralph Glaze Felipe Jimenez Art Hoelskoetter Steve Victorero Roy Hartzell __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

07-09-2019, 07:03 AM	#16
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,725	March 18th, 1909 Brooklyn lost a tight one, falling 3-2 to the Phillies. WP - Fred Olmstead (1-2) Save - Hank Gehring (3) LP - Bill Burns (1-1) Spring Record - 6-5 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

07-09-2019, 07:05 AM	#17
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,725	Donie Bush is activated from the D.L. He has been gone a long time. We'll have to see how much rust he has. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

07-12-2019, 07:24 AM	#18
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,725	March 19th, 1909 Jack Warhop was sharp in his five innings of work but the Jays fell 1-0 to the Cubs in 10. WP - Eli Cates (1-1) Save - Dick Scott (3) LP - Cy Barger (0-1) Spring Record - 6-6 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

07-14-2019, 01:42 AM	#19
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,725	March 21st, 1909 Christy Mathewson pitched five scoreless innings as the Superbas beat the Pirates 6-3. WP - Christy Mathewson (2-0) LP - Nick Altrock (1-2) Spring Record - 7-6 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

07-15-2019, 10:02 PM	#20
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,725	March 22nd, 1909 Mordecai Brown throws five scoreless innings. Del Mason does not. The Cardinals beat the Superbas 5-2. WP - Ralph Caldwell (1-0) LP - Del Mason (0-1) Spring Record - 7-7 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````