Sab Recreates Baseball History

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For the second installment of my Sab Historic Recreations (SHR), I go to baseball. I will be using OOTP6 for this. Here is the set up.

This will be more like a "what if?" recreation rather than a straight historic recreation. Much like my boxing recreation, I am changing things a bit. With boxing, I'm forcing more defined champions, rankings, etc. The game only allows up to 15 rounds for a fight. Things like that. So it's a mixture of historic and modern rules.

The same will be done with the baseball recreation. What if baseball teams operated under modern financial and rule systems? Financials will be turned on and here are the settings.

Salary Cap: None
Team Chash Maximum: $50,000,000
National TV Contract Min.: $0
Only Use National TV: No, adjust for market. (We'll just pretend TV is radio for now. :) )
Minimum Salary: $300,000

I'm not an expert user of OOTP. For now, When I report things, I will report them at 1/1000th of their value. In other words, for the interest of this report, Team Max is $50,000 and the Min Salary is $300. So when I report a contract signing, I'll say something like 3 years at $900 a year. (In the game, it's $900,000, but in the interest of keeping things somewhat beleivable, I'll report it here at $900)

Computer Trades: Enabled / Normal
Trading Preference: Neutral

All of the advanced options are default. So the league in its entire history will have to deal with waivers, Rule 5 draft, the works.

League Totals are set to Deadball Era
Injuries: Enabled / Normal
Position Fatigue: Disabled (Maybe enable at a future date)

All players are set to 1-10 (I will just be spectating it)

Draft (yes, there will be a draft every year. Will not be auto-assigning players to team)

10 Rounds, Signing Bonus enabled.

Schedule

I imported the 1901 schedule posted on the OOTP boards (by Le Grande Orange). It starts off with a few series that go Home-Away-Home. Dunno why (probably some balancing issues) but whatever. I leave it as is.

There was no World Series played in 1901, so there won't be one in this one either.

I had to edit Farmer Burns and Pete Dowling as both were -1 years old. Neither played after the 1901 season, I made them old (36).

I'm leaving the minors empty. Since OOTP doesn't require them to be filled, I'll leave them empty so there is plenty of room to bring the young guys through. (Did they even have minor leagues back then?)

Anyway, I'll learn as I go. Let's get this thing started.

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Just like with the boxing dynasty, I set up a website for it. Instead of making it all myself, I'm just using the HTML output from OOTP6.

http://www.ivge.com/HMLB/

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1901 Baltimore Orioles (AL)

Home Park: Oriole Park
Team Market: Average
Fan Loyalty: Good
Fan Interest: 65

Pither Rotation
1. Joe "Iron man" Mcginnity [R]
2. Harry Howell [R]
3. Stan "Yank" Yerkes [R]

Releivers/Closers
Crazy "Germany" Schmit [L] (Middle Releiver)
Bill Karns [L] (Setup Releiver)
Jerry Nops [L] (Closer)

Position Players

Catchers
Wilbert "Uncle robbie" Robinson
Roger "The Duke"* Bresnahan
Tacks Latimer

Infield
Burt Hart (1B)
George "Whitey" Rohe (1B)
Jimmy Williams (2B)
John "Mugsy" Mcgraw (3B)
Bill "Wagon Tongue" Keister (SS)

Outfield
Mike "Turkey Mike" Donlin (LF)
Chappie Snodgrass (LF)
Steve Brodie (CF)
Jim Jackson (CF)
Cy Seymour (RF)

*- Nickname is "The Duke of Tralee", but in OOTP, it shows up as "The Duke of TraRR[]" so I shortened it to "The Duke"

AAA Roster
None

AA Roster
Frank Foutz (1B) age: 23

A Roster
Slats Jordan (1B) age: 21

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1901 Boston Americans (AL)

Home Park: Huntington Avenue Grounds
Team Market: Average
Fan Loyalty: Good
Fan Interest: 65

Pitcher Rotation
1. Cy Young [R]
2. Nig Cuppy [R]
3. Win Kellum [L]

Releivers/Closers
Jake "Silent jake" Volz (Mopup/Middle)
Frank "Monkey" Foreman (Mopup)
George Prentiss (Middle)
Ben Beville (Middle)
George "Sassafrass" Winter (Closer)

Position Players

Catchers
Ossee Schreckengost
Lou Criger
Jack Slattery

Infield
Buck Freeman (1B)
Larry Mclean (1B)
Hobe Ferris (2B)
Freddy Parent (SS)
Jimmy Collins (3B)
Harry Gleason (3B)

Outfield
Tommy "Buttermilk"* Dowd (LF)
Chick Stahl (CF)
Charlie "Casey" Jones (CF)
Charlie "Eagle Eye" Hemphill (RF)

* - Had to shorten nickname

AAA Roster
Fred Mitchell (P) [R] age: 22

AA Roster
Frank "Deacon" Morrissey (P) [R] age: 24

A Roster
None

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1901 Chicago White Sox (AL)

Home Park: South Side Park
Team Market: Average
Fan Loyalty: Good
Fan Interest: 65

Pitcher Rotation
1. Clark "The Old Fox" Griffith [R]
2. Roy "Pat" Patterson [R]
3. Nixey Callahan [R]

Releivers/Closers
John "Buckshot" Skopec [L] (Middle)
Zaza Harvey [L] (Middle)
Jack Mcaleese [R] (Setup)
Jack "Big Jack" Katoll [R] (Closer)

Position Players

Catchers
Joe Sugden
Billy Sullivan

Infield
Frank "Bald Eagle" Isbell (1B)
Sam "Sandow" Mertes (2B)
Dave Brain (2B)
Frank Shugart (SS)
Fred "Dutch" Hartman (3B)

Outfield
Herm Mcfarland (LF)
Dummy Hoy (CF)
Fielder Jones (RF)

AAA Roster
None

AA Roster
None

A Roster
None

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1901 Cleveland Blues (AL)

Home Park: League Park
Team Market: Average
Fan Loyalty: Good
Fan Interest: 65

Pitcher Rotation
1. Earl "Crossfire" Moore [R]
2. Bill "Lefty" Cristall [L]
3. Dick Braggins [R]

Releivers/Closers
Bock "Smiling Bock" Baker [L] (Mopup/Middle)
Gus "Cannonball" Weyhing [R] (Mopup)
Bill "Chick" Hoffer [R] (Middle)
Bill Hart [R] (Middle)
Ed Scott [R] (Closer)

Position Players

Catcher
Bob Wood
George "Doc" Yeager

Infield
Candy Lachance (1B)
Erve "Dutch" Beck (2B)
Bill Hallman (2B)
Frank Scheibeck (SS)
Danny Shay (SS)
Jim Mcguire (SS)
Bill Bradley (3B)

Outfield
Jack Mccarthy (LF)
Ollie Pickering (CF)
Frank "Frenchy" Genins (CF)
Jimmy "Loafer" Mcaleer (CF)
Tom Donovan (RF)
Shorty Gallagher (RF)
Harry Hogan (RF)

AAA Roster
Russ Hall (SS) age: 29
Harry Mcneal (P) [R] age: 22

AA Roster
Frank "Mickey" Cross (RF) age: 28

A Roster
Ed Cermak (RF) age: 19
Paddy Livingston (C) age: 21

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1901 Detroit Tigers (AL)

Home Park: Bennett Park
Team Market: Average
Fan Loyalty: Good
Fan Interest: 65

Pitcher Rotation
1. Ed Siever [L]
2. Roscoe "Roxy" Miller [R]
3. Frank "Yip" Owen [R]

Releivers/Closers
Jack Cronin [R] (Middle)
Joe "Little Joe" Yeager [R] (Middle)
Ed "Lefty" High [L] (Setup)
Emil Frisk [R] (Closer)

Position Players

Catchers
Sport Mcallister
Al "Shoddy" Shaw
Fritz Buelow

Infield
Pop Dillon (1B)
Davey Crockett (1B)
Kid Gleason (2B)
Kid Elberfeld* (SS)
Harry Lochhead (SS)
Doc Casey (3B)

Outfield
Doc "Kid" Nance (LF)
Jimmy Barrett (CF)
Ducky Holmes (RF)

*- Had a nickname, too long so cut it out

AAA Roster
None

AA Roster
None

A Roster
None

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1901 Milwaukee Brewers (AL)

Home Park: Lloyd Street Grounds
Team Market: Average
Fan Loyalty: Good
Fan Interest: 65

Pitcher Rotation
1. Ned Garvin [R]
2. Pete Dowling [L]
3. Pink Hawley [R]

Releivers/Closer
Bill Reidy [R] (Middle)
Bert "Pete" Husting [R] (Middle)
Tully Sparks [R] (Closer)

Position Players

Catcher
Tom Leahy
Billy Maloney
Joe Connor

Infield
John "Honest John" Anderson (1B)
Billy Gilbert (2B)
Wid Conroy (SS)
George Bone (SS)
Bill Friel (3B)
Jimmy "Sunset Jimmy" Burke (3B)

Outfield
George Hogriever (LF)
Davy "Kangaroo" Jones (LF)
Hugh Duffy (CF)
Irv Waldron (RF)
Bill Hallman (RF)
Lou Gertenrich (RF)

AAA Roster
None

AA Roster
Ed Bruyette (CF) age: 26

A Roster
John Butler (C) age: 21
George Mcbride (SS) age: 20

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1901 Philadelphia Athletics (AL)

Home Park: Columbia Park
Team Market: Average
Fan Loyalty: Good
Fan Interest: 65

Pitcher Rotation
1. Eddie "Gettysburg"* Plank [L]
2. Chick Fraser [R]
3. Dummy Leitner [R]

Releivers/Closers
John Mcpherson [R] (Mopup/Middle)
Pete Loos [R] (Mopup)
Wiley "Iron Man" Piatt [L] (Middle)
Billy Milligan [L] (Middle)
Bill "Strawberry"* Bernhard [R] (Closer)

Position Players

Catchers
Harry Smith
Doc Powers
Morgan Murphy

Infield
Harry "Jasper" Davis (1B)
Charlie Carr (1B)
Bob Mckinney (2B)
Nap "Larry" Lajoie (2B)
Lave Cross (3B)
Billy Lauder (3B)

Outfield
Matty Mcintyre (LF)
Jack Hayden (LF)
Fred Ketchum (LF)
Dave Fultz (CF)
Phil "Little Phil" Geier (CF)
Socks Seybold (RF)
Bob Lindemann (RF)

AAA Roster
None

AA Roster
None

A Roster
None

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1901 Washington Senators (AL)

Home Park: American League Park
Team Market: Average
Fan Loyalty: Good
Fan Interest: 65

Pitcher Rotation
1. Case "Pat" Patten [L]
2. Watty Lee [L]
3. Dale Gear [R]

Releivers/Closer
Win Mercer [R] (Middle)
Bill "Doughnut Bill" Carrick (Closer)

Position Players

Catchers
Boileryard Clarke

Infield
Mike Grady (1B)
Bill "Wild Bill" Everitt (1B)
Tim Jordan (1B)
John Farrell (2B)
Joe Quinn (2B)
Billy Clingman (SS)

Outfield
Charlie Luskey (LF)
Ben Harrison (LF)
Sam Dungan (RF)
Jack O'brien (RF)
Pop Foster (RF)

AAA Roster
Bill "Scranton Bill" Coughlin (3B) age: 22

AA Roster
None

A Roster
None

[Vince]

(Did they even have minor leagues back then?)Minor Leagues were around, they just weren't as we know them today. They were their own entities...organized, 'professional' baseball where the players were paid. According to Bill James: From The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract:
The minor leagues as they existed a hundred years ago were something more like today's Mexican League, or perhaps a Japanese baseball league, except that rather than operating in another country in a foreign language, they operated in the hinterlands of the United States. They were independent. My experience has been that it is difficult to get people to internalize this concept to the point that they can stop coloring their understanding of what happened then with modern notions about "minor league" baseball. My experience has been that if you tell somebody about the brilliant minor league career of Ox Eckhardt, who had a career average of .367, they will say, "Wow, why didn't he ever get a chance?" No, no--it's not like that. He's not a player who might have done things if he'd had the chance. He's a player who did things. He played baseball. He made a good living playing baseball. His picture was on baseball cards; he was a local celebrity. The fact that he did these things in a league that was not the American or the National is important in its own way, but it doesn't make the things he did unreal or meaningless, as it would today; he did them. If he hit .370 one year, the reason he wanted to hit .380 the next was not so he would get "called up," but so he would get a better contract, just as if he were a major leaguer, or so his team might win the pennant, just as if that were a major league pennant.Just thought I'd share :)

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1901 Boston Beaneaters (NL)

Home Park: South End Grounds
Team Market: Average
Fan Loyalty: Good
Fan Interest: 65

Pitcher Rotation
1. Kid Nichols [R]
2. Bill "Big Bill" Dinneen [R]
3. Vic Willis [R]

Releivers/Closer
Bob Lawson [R] (Middle)
Togie Pittinger [R] (Closer)

Position Players

Catcher
Malachi "Jedediah" Kittridge
Pat Moran

Infield
Fred Tenney (1B)
Gene Demontreville (2B)
Shad Barry (2B)
Herman "Germany" Long (SS)
Bobby "Link" Lowe (3B)
John "Red" Hinton (3B)

Outfield
Duff "Sir Richard" Cooley (LF)
Daff Gammons (LF)
Frank Murphy (LF)
Joe "Diamond Joe" Rickert (LF)
Billy "Sliding Billy" Hamilton (CF)
Billy Lush (CF)
Fred Crolius (RF)
Pat "Doc" Carney (RF)

AAA Roster
None

AA Roster
None

A Roster
Fred Brown (RF) age: 21
George Grossart (LF) age: 20

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1901 Brooklyn Superbas (NL)

Home Park: Washington Park
Team Market: Average
Fan Loyalty: Good
Fan Interest: 65

Pitcher Rotation
1. Jay Hughes [R}
2. Frank Kitson [R]
3. Doc Mcjames [R]

Releivers/Closers
Gene "Mike" Mccann [R] (Mopup/Middle)
Bill "Wild Bill" Donovan [R] (Middle)
Gene "Big Gene" Wright [R] (Middle)
Kid Carsey [R] (Setup)
Brickyard Kennedy [R] (Closer)

Position Players

Catcher
Duke Farrell
Deacon Mcguire
Farmer Steelman
Hughie Hearne

Infield
Joe Kelley (1B)
Tom "Tido" Daly (2B)
Bill "Bad Bill" Dahlen (SS)
John Gochnauer (SS)
Frank Gatins (3B)

Outfield
Jimmy Sheckard (LF)
Tom Mccreery (CF)
Willie "Wee Willie" Keeler (RF)
Lefty Davis (RF)

AAA Roster
None

AA Roster
None

A Roster
None

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1901 Chicago Orphans (NL)

Home Park: West Side Park
Team Market: Average
Fan Loyalty: Good
Fan Interest: 65

Pitcher Rotation
1. Tom "Long Tom" Hughes [R]
2. Jack Taylor [R]
3. Jock Menefee [R]

Releivers/Closers
Bert Cunningham [R] (Middle)
Charlie Ferguson [R] (Setup)
Mal "Kid" Eason [R] (Closer)

Position Players

Catcher
Johnny "Noisy" Kling

Infield
Jack "Dirty Jack" Doyle (1B)
Charlie Dexter (1B)
Cupid Childs (2B)
Germany Schaefer (2B)
Barry Mccormick (SS)
Fred Raymer (3B)
Larry Hoffman (3B)
Eddie Hickey (3B)

Outfield
Topsy Hartsel (LF)
Danny Green (CF)
Cozy Dolan (CF)
Frank "Husk" Chance (RF)
Bill Gannon (RF)
Harry Croft (RF)

AAA Roster
None

AA Roster
None

A Roster
Jim Delahanty (3B) age: 21

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1901 Cincinnati Reds (NL)

Home Park: League Park
Team Market: Average
Fan Loyalty: Good
Fan Interest: 65

Pitcher Rotation
1. Noodles Hahn [L]
2. Len Swormstedt [R]
3. Dick Scott [R]

Releivers/Closers
Amos "The Hoosier"* Rusie [R] (Mopup/Middle)
Doc Newton [L] (Mopup)
Doc Parker [R] (Middle)
Whitey Guese [R] (Middle)
Bill "Whoa Bill" Phillips [R] (Closer)

Position Players

Catchers
Heinie Peitz
Mike Kahoe

Infield
Jake "Eagle Eye" Beckley (1B)
Pete O'brien (2B)
George "Maggie" Magoon (SS)
Tommy "Corky" Corcoran (SS)
Harry Steinfeldt (3B)
Charlie Irwin (3B)

Outfield
Dick Harley (LF)
John Dobbs (CF)
Harry "Deer Foot" Bay (CF)
Sam "Wahoo Sam" Crawford (RF)
Algie Mcbride (RF)

AAA Roster
Charlie Case (P) [R] age: 21
Bill Fox (2B) age: 29

AA Roster
Chink Heileman (3B) age: 28
Jerry Hurley (C) age: 26
Charlie Krause (2B) age: 27

A Roster
Bill Bergen (C) age: 22
Emil Haberer (3B) age: 23

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1901 New York Giants (NL)

Home Park: Polo Grounds
Team Market: Average
Fan Loyalty: Good
Fan Interest: 65

Pitcher Rotation
1. Christy "Big Six" Mathewson [R]
2. Dummy Taylor [R]
3. Bill Phyle [R]

Releivers/Closers
Roger "Peaceful"* Denzer [R] (Mopup/Middle)
Dummy Deegan [R] (Mopup)
Larry Hesterfer [L] (Middle)
Willie "Wee Willie" Mills [R] (Middle)
Ike Van Zandt [R] (Setup)
Heinie Smith [R] (Closer)

Position Players

Catchers
John "Jack" Warner
Aleck "Broadway Aleck" Smith
Frank "Mike" Bowerman

Infield
John Ganzel (1B)
Danny Murphy (2B)
George Davis (SS)
Sammy "The Dixie"* Strang (3B)
Charlie Buelow (3B)

Outfield
Kip Selbach (LF)
George "Rip" Van Haltren (CF)
Curt Bernard (CF)
Charlie "Piano Legs" Hickman (RF)
Jim "Sheriff" Jones (RF)

AAA Roster
Jake Livingstone (P) [R] age: 21

AA Roster
Harry Felix (P) [R] age: 22
Ray "Kell" Nelson (2B) age: 25
Joe "Gummy" Wall (C) age: 27

A Roster
Jim "Rabbit" Miller (2B) age: 20

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1901 Philadelphia Phillies (NL)

Home Park: Baker Bowl
Team Market: Average
Fan Loyalty: Good
Fan Interest: 65

Pitcher Rotation
1. Doc White [L]
2. Bill "Frosty Bill" Duggleby [R]
3. Al "Smiling Al" Orth [R}

Releiver/Closers
Happy Townsend [R] (Middle)
Red Donahue [R] (Closer)

Position Players

Catchers
Ed Mcfarland
Klondike Douglass
Fred Jacklitsch

Infield
Hughie "Ee" Jennings (1B)
Jack Dunn (2B)
Bert Conn (2B)
Joe Dolan (SS)
Monte Cross (SS)
Harry "Fighting Harry" Wolverton (3B)

Outfield
Ed "Big Ed" Delahanty (LF)
George Browne (LF)
Roy Thomas (CF)
Elmer Flick (RF)
Jimmy "Rabbit" Slagle (RF)

AAA Roster
None

AA Roster
None

A Roster
None

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1901 Pittsburgh Pirates (NL)

Home Park: Exposition Park
Team Market: Average
Fan Loyalty: Good
Fan Interest: 65

Pitcher Rotation
1. Rube Waddell [L]
2. Jesse "Tanny" Tannehill [L]
3. Sam "Deacon" Leever [R]

Releivers/Closers
George Merritt [R] (Mopup/Middle)
Ed Poole [R] (Mopup)
Jack "Happy Jack" Chesbro [R] (Middle)
Snake Wiltse [L] (Middle)
Deacon Phillippe [R] (Closer)

Position Players

Catchers
Jiggs Donahue
Chief Zimmer
Jack "Rowdy Jack" O'connor

Infield
Kitty Bransfield (1B)
Claude Ritchey* (2B)
Honus Wagner* (SS)
Lew Carr (SS)
Bones Ely (SS)
Tommy Leach (3B)
Jud Smith (3B)
Terry "Cotton Top" Turner (3B)

Outfield
Fred "Cap" Clarke (LF)
Ginger Beaumont (CF)
Elmer Smith (RF)

AAA Roster
None

AA Roster
None

A Roster
Truck Eagan (2B) age: 23

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1901 St. Louis Cardinals (NL)

Home Park: Robison Field
Team Market: Average
Fan Loyalty: Good
Fan Interest: 65

Pitcher Rotation
1. Willie "Wee Willie" Sudhoff [R]
2. Ed Murphy [R]
3. Cowboy "Bronco" Jones [L]

Releivers/Closers
Mike O'neill [R] (Mopup/Middle)
Bill Magee [R] (Mopup)
Ted "Theo" Breitenstein [L] (Middle)
Jack "Red" Powell [R] (Middle)
Farmer "Slab" Burns [R] (Setup)
Jack Harper [R] (Closer)

Position Players

Catchers
Pop Schriver
Art Nichols
Mike "Ed" Heydon
Jack Ryan

Infield
Dan "Cap" Mcgann (1B)
Bill Richardson (1B)
Dick "Brains" Padden (2B)
Pete Childs (2B)
Bobby Wallace (SS)
Otto "Oom Paul" Krueger (3B)

Outfield
Jesse "Crab" Burkett (LF)
Emmet "Snags" Heidrick (CF)
Patsy Donovan (RF)

AAA Roster
None

AA Roster
Bob Wicker (P) [R] age: 22

A Roster
None

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Thursday 4/1/1901

Boston (A): Placed P Fred Mitchell on waivers for the purpose of removing him off the 40-man roster.
Cleveland: Placed P Harry Mcneal on waivers for the purpose of removing him off the 40-man roster.
Washington: Placed 3B Bill Coughlin on waivers for the purpose of removing him off the 40-man roster.
Boston (N): Placed LF George Grossart on waivers for the purpose of removing him off the 40-man roster.
Pittsburgh: Placed 2B Truck Eagan on waivers for the purpose of removing him off the 40-man roster.

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Wednesday 4/3/1901

Trade between Philadelphia (A) and Cincinnati :
Cincinnati gets : CF Phil Geier
Philadelphia (A) gets : SS Tommy Corcoran

Cincinnati: Put P Jack Sutthoff on irrevocable waivers.

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Thursday 4/4/1901

Boston (N): Bill Coughlin has been claimed off waivers from Washington.
Cincinnati: Harry Mcneal has been claimed off waivers from Cleveland.

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Saturday 4/6/1901

Trade between Washington and Boston (N) :
Boston (N) gets : 1B Bill Everitt
Washington gets : 3B Bobby Lowe

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Sunday 4/7/1901

Cincinnati: Placed P Barney Mcfadden on waivers for the purpose of removing him off the 40-man roster.

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Monday 4/8/1901

Cincinnati: Removed P Barney Mcfadden from waivers.

Tuesday 4/9/1901

Trade between Washington and Chicago (N) :
Chicago (N) gets : 2B Joe Quinn
Washington gets : CF Cozy Dolan

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Sunday 4/14/1901

Cincinnati: Placed P Barney Mcfadden on waivers for the purpose of removing him off the 40-man roster.

(Hopefully Cincinnati decides what to do with McFadden before the season starts)

Monday 4/15/1901

Cincinnati: Removed P Barney Mcfadden from waivers.

(Nope, back on the roster)

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Thursday, 4/18/1901

(To see the box scores and statistics, go to the website linked above!)

Boston (N) 1, New York 3
WP: Christy Mathewson LP: Kid Nichols SV: Heinie Smith

Brooklyn 3, Philadelphia (N) 4
WP: Red Donahue LP: Bill Donovan

Pittsburgh 3, Cincinnati 0
WP: Rube Waddell LP: Noodles Hahn SV: Deacon Phillippe

Chicago (N) 5, St. Louis 3
WP: Mal Eason LP: Willie Sudhoff SV: Bert Cunningham


Injury Report
PHI: Happy Townsend was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Stiff Shoulder. He will be OK in about 1-2 weeks.

PIT: Rube Waddell was injured when he was hit by a line drive.
Diagnosis: Scratched Cornea Eye. He is out for about one week.

CHN: Tom Hughes was injured while working out.
Diagnosis: Pulled Back Muscle. He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 5 weeks.

Tomorrow's Games
New York Giants @ Boston (N) Beaneaters
Philadelphia (N) Phillies @ Brooklyn Superbas
Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds
Chicago (N) Orphans @ St. Louis Cardinals

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Friday, 4/19/1901

New York 4, Boston (N) 5 (16 innings)
WP: Togie Pittinger LP: Dummy Deegan

Philadelphia (N) 6, Brooklyn 3 (11 innings)
WP: Red Donahue LP: Brickyard Kennedy

Pittsburgh 8, Cincinnati 6
WP: Jesse Tannehill LP: Len Swormstedt

Chicago (N) 4, St. Louis 2
WP: Jack Taylor LP: Mike O'neill

Injury Report

PHI: Hughie Jennings was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Strained Groin Muscle. He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 1-2 weeks.

Tomorrow's Games

Boston (N) Beaneaters @ New York Giants
Brooklyn Superbas @ Philadelphia (N) Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds
Chicago (N) Orphans @ St. Louis Cardinals

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Saturday, 4/20/1901

Boston (N) 8, New York 3
WP: Vic Willis LP: Bill Phyle

Brooklyn 6, Philadelphia (N) 5
WP: Doc Mcjames LP: Al Orth SV: Kid Carsey

Pittsburgh 4, Cincinnati 5
WP: Bill Phillips LP: Snake Wiltse

Chicago (N) 2, St. Louis 1
WP: Jock Menefee LP: Ed Murphy SV: Charlie Ferguson

Injury Report
SLN: Otto Krueger was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Strained Back. He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.

Tomorrw's Games (4/21/1901)
Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds
Chicago (N) Orphans @ St. Louis Cardinals

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Sunday, 4/21/1901

Pittsburgh 7, Cincinnati 5
WP: Deacon Phillippe LP: Dick Scott
CIN: Jake Beckley gets his 2000th career hit!!

Chicago (N) 2, St. Louis 12
WP: Cowboy Jones LP: Mal Eason

End of the Week Awards
NL-Player of the Week
CF Emmet Heidrick (SLN)
He batted .529 in 17 AB, with 4 RBI.

News Stories
Jake Beckley has 2000th career hits
CINCINNATI - Jake Beckley got a standing ovation from 30104 fans in Cincinnati, who witnessed his 2000th career hit. His hit in the 8th inning was a single off Deacon Phillippe. His best year so far was 1894 where he hit .343 with 7 homeruns and 120 RBI. 'I'm out of words. I'll probably realize it tomorrow, but for now I'm done.'

Injury Report
No new injuries

Tomorrow's Games (4/22/1901)
Boston (N) Beaneaters @ New York Giants
Brooklyn Superbas @ Philadelphia (N) Phillies
Chicago (N) Orphans @ Cincinnati Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates @ St. Louis Cardinals

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Standings on 4/21/1901


AL Standings
Team W L PCT GB
Baltimore 0 0 .000 -
Boston (A) 0 0 .000 -
Chicago (A) 0 0 .000 -
Cleveland 0 0 .000 -
Detroit 0 0 .000 -
Milwaukee 0 0 .000 -
Philadelphia (A)0 0 .000 -
Washington 0 0 .000 -

NL Standings
Team W L PCT GB
Chicago (N) 3 1 .750 -
Pittsburgh 3 1 .750 -
Boston (N) 2 1 .667 .5
Philadelphia (N)2 1 .667 .5
Brooklyn 1 2 .333 1.5
New York 1 2 .333 1.5
Cincinnati 1 3 .250 2.0
St. Louis 1 3 .250 2.0

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Monday, 4/22/1901

Boston (N) 11, New York 3
WP: Kid Nichols LP: Christy Mathewson

Brooklyn 1, Philadelphia (N) 2
WP: Doc White LP: Jay Hughes SV: Red Donahue

Chicago (N) 1, Cincinnati 2
WP: Charlie Case LP: Jack Taylor

Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis 3
WP: Jack Chesbro LP: Willie Sudhoff

No News Today

Tomorrow's Games (4/23/1901)
New York Giants @ Brooklyn Superbas
Boston (N) Beaneaters @ Philadelphia (N) Phillies
Chicago (N) Orphans @ Cincinnati Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates @ St. Louis Cardinals

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Tuesday, 4/23/1901

New York 1, Brooklyn 4
WP: Frank Kitson LP: Dummy Taylor

Boston (N) 5, Philadelphia (N) 3
WP: Bill Dinneen LP: Bill Duggleby

Chicago (N) 3, Cincinnati 13
WP: Len Swormstedt LP: Bert Cunningham

Pittsburgh 4, St. Louis 5
WP: Farmer Burns LP: Jesse Tannehill

No News Today

Tomorrow's Games
Brooklyn Superbas @ New York Giants
Boston (N) Beaneaters @ Philadelphia (N) Phillies
Chicago (N) Orphans @ Cincinnati Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates @ St. Louis Cardinals
Washington Senators @ Philadelphia (A) Athletics
Boston (A) Americans @ Baltimore Orioles
Milwaukee Brewers @ Detroit Tigers
Cleveland Blues @ Chicago (A) White Sox

[GoldenEagle]

Damn your post count is going to go through the roof. :)

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Wednesday, 4/24/1901

Brooklyn 0, New York 6
WP: Dummy Deegan LP: Gene Wright

Boston (N) 0, Philadelphia (N) 3
WP: Al Orth LP: Vic Willis

Chicago (N) 7, Cincinnati 2
WP: Jock Menefee LP: Bill Phillips

Pittsburgh 3, St. Louis 2
WP: Sam Leever LP: Jack Powell SV: Snake Wiltse

Washington 5, Philadelphia (A) 4
WP: Case Patten LP: Eddie Plank

Boston (A) 2, Baltimore 3
WP: Joe Mcginnity LP: Cy Young

Milwaukee 6, Detroit 4
WP: Ned Garvin LP: Ed Siever

Cleveland 3, Chicago (A) 4
WP: Roy Patterson LP: Earl Moore

Injury Report
BOS: Hobe Ferris was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Inflamed Elbow Ligament. He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.

Transaction News
New York: Put P Roger Denzer on irrevocable waivers.

Tomorrow's Games
New York Giants @ Brooklyn Superbas
Boston (N) Beaneaters @ Philadelphia (N) Phillies
Chicago (N) Orphans @ Cincinnati Reds
Washington Senators @ Philadelphia (A) Athletics
Boston (A) Americans @ Baltimore Orioles
Milwaukee Brewers @ Detroit Tigers
Cleveland Blues @ Chicago (A) White Sox

[sabotai]

Damn your post count is going to go through the roof. :)

Blast! You've stumbled on my secret plan. :D

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Thursday, 4/25/1901

New York 3, Brooklyn 2
WP: Bill Phyle LP: Doc Mcjames SV: Jake Livingstone

Boston (N) 6, Philadelphia (N) 9
WP: Red Donahue LP: Togie Pittinger

Chicago (N) 6, Cincinnati 1
WP: Mal Eason LP: Doc Newton SV: Charlie Ferguson

Washington 5, Philadelphia (A) 6
WP: Chick Fraser LP: Win Mercer

Boston (A) 11, Baltimore 3
WP: Nig Cuppy LP: Harry Howell

Milwaukee 8, Detroit 5
WP: Pete Dowling LP: Roscoe Miller

Cleveland 5, Chicago (A) 6
WP: Clark Griffith LP: Bill Cristall

No News Today

Tomorrow's Games
Brooklyn Superbas @ New York Giants
Boston (N) Beaneaters @ Philadelphia (N) Phillies
St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates
Cincinnati Reds @ Chicago (N) Orphans
Washington Senators @ Philadelphia (A) Athletics
Boston (A) Americans @ Baltimore Orioles

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Friday, 4/26/1901

Brooklyn 4, New York 3
WP: Brickyard Kennedy LP: Willie Mills

Boston (N) 3, Philadelphia (N) 4
WP: Red Donahue LP: Kid Nichols SV: Bert Conn

St. Louis 2, Pittsburgh 5
WP: Deacon Phillippe LP: Willie Sudhoff

Cincinnati 10, Chicago (N) 2
WP: Noodles Hahn LP: Jack Taylor

Washington 5, Philadelphia (A) 4
WP: Bill Carrick LP: Dummy Leitner SV: Dale Gear

Boston (A) 3, Baltimore 4
WP: Jerry Nops LP: George Winter

No News Today

Tomorrow's Games
Boston (N) Beaneaters @ Brooklyn Superbas
New York Giants @ Philadelphia (N) Phillies
St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates
Cincinnati Reds @ Chicago (N) Orphans
Washington Senators @ Philadelphia (A) Athletics
Boston (A) Americans @ Baltimore Orioles
Milwaukee Brewers @ Detroit Tigers
Cleveland Blues @ Chicago (A) White Sox

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Saturday, 4/27/1901

Boston (N) 1, Brooklyn 9
WP: Frank Kitson LP: Bill Dinneen

New York 1, Philadelphia (N) 3
WP: Bill Duggleby LP: Dummy Taylor

St. Louis 5, Pittsburgh 2
WP: Mike O'neill LP: Jesse Tannehill

Cincinnati 3, Chicago (N) 5
WP: Bert Cunningham LP: Len Swormstedt

Washington 3, Philadelphia (A) 10
WP: Bill Bernhard LP: Case Patten

Boston (A) 5, Baltimore 8
WP: Bill Karns LP: Ben Beville

Milwaukee 4, Detroit 1
WP: Pink Hawley LP: Frank Owen

Cleveland 4, Chicago (A) 3
WP: Dick Braggins LP: Nixey Callahan SV: Bock Baker

Transaction News
Baltimore: Roger Denzer has been claimed off waivers from New York.

Tomorrow's Games
Cincinnati Reds @ Chicago (N) Orphans
Milwaukee Brewers @ Detroit Tigers
Cleveland Blues @ Chicago (A) White Sox

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Sunday, 4/28/1901

Cincinnati 0, Chicago (N) 4
WP: Jock Menefee LP: Bill Phillips

Milwaukee 7, Detroit 5
WP: Ned Garvin LP: Ed Siever

Cleveland 5, Chicago (A) 2
WP: Earl Moore LP: Roy Patterson SV: Ed Scott

News Stories
Seybold (PHA) and Menefee (CHN) win P.O.W. award
Socks Seybold wins his 1st Player of the Week award. AL pitchers couldn't figure out how to retire this guy all week long. He hit .500 with 4 RBI and slugged .938 in 16 at bats. The Player of the Week award in the NL goes to Chicago (N)'s Jock Menefee this time, as the pitcher displayed the best pitching perfomance in his league. Menefee was overpowering all week long, going 2-0 with an ERA of 0.00. Along the way he struck out 4 in 17 innings. He hurled a shutout as well.

End of Week Awards
AL-Player of the Week
RF Socks Seybold (PHA)
He batted .500 in 16 AB, with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

NL-Player of the Week
P Jock Menefee (CHN)
He won 2 games, with one shutout, pitched 17 innings
with an ERA of 0.00, fanning 4.

Tomorrow's Games
Boston (N) Beaneaters @ Brooklyn Superbas
New York Giants @ Philadelphia (N) Phillies
St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates
Cincinnati Reds @ Chicago (N) Orphans
Boston (A) Americans @ Philadelphia (A) Athletics
Baltimore Orioles @ Washington Senators
Milwaukee Brewers @ Cleveland Blues
Detroit Tigers @ Chicago (A) White Sox

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Standings on 4/28/1901


AL Standings
Team W L PCT GB
Milwaukee 4 0 1.000 -
Baltimore 3 1 .750 1.0
Chicago (A) 2 2 .500 2.0
Cleveland 2 2 .500 2.0
Philadelphia (A)2 2 .500 2.0
Washington 2 2 .500 2.0
Boston (A) 1 3 .250 3.0
Detroit 0 4 .000 4.0

NL Standings
Team W L PCT GB
Philadelphia (N)7 2 .778 -
Pittsburgh 6 3 .667 1.0
Chicago (N) 7 4 .636 1.0
Boston (N) 4 5 .444 3.0
Brooklyn 4 5 .444 3.0
Cincinnati 4 7 .364 4.0
New York 3 6 .333 4.0
St. Louis 3 6 .333 4.0

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There aren't enough pitchers.

At least, it appears that there aren't enough pitchers. One team has 4 pitchers, one of them is 4-0 with 1 save. After looking at baseball-reference.com, several teams operated with 4-5 pitchers, some with 7+.

First change: 4-man Rotation. Don't know where I saw it, but I thought the dead ball era had 3-man rotations. But it's kind of wrecking havok on the stats already. Or appears it will. So I'm changing to a 4-man rotation.

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Monday, 4/29/1901

Boston (N) 4, Brooklyn 5
WP: Doc Mcjames LP: Vic Willis

New York 4, Philadelphia (N) 5
WP: Al Orth LP: Heinie Smith

St. Louis 7, Pittsburgh 4 (11 Innings)
WP: Farmer Burns LP: Jack Chesbro

Cincinnati 1, Chicago (N) 0
WP: Charlie Case LP: Mal Eason

Boston (A) 4, Philadelphia (A) 2
WP: Cy Young LP: Eddie Plank SV: Win Kellum

Baltimore 7, Washington 6
WP: Joe Mcginnity LP: Watty Lee

Milwaukee 6, Cleveland 7 (13 Innings)
WP: Gus Weyhing LP: Bill Reidy

Detroit 8, Chicago (A) 9
WP: Clark Griffith LP: Emil Frisk

News Stories
Roscoe Miller (DET) will miss 4 weeks
DETROIT - Detroit's pitcher Roscoe Miller was part of a scary incident that saw the right-hander being hit by a line drive in the 5th inning of the game between Detroit and Chicago (A). Team trainers immediately rushed onto the field after the frightening scene. Miller will miss about 4 weeks. Detroit wasted no time and rushed him to an hospital. Team officials were informed later that Miller had suffered a Broken Finger.

Charlie Case shuts out Chicago (N) on 2 hits
CHICAGO (N) - Charlie Case made some history on Monday by pitching a shutout in his first big-league start. Cincinnati's right-hander baffled Chicago (N) all day, allowing only 2 hits. What a way to begin a career! 'My catcher called a very good game. I have to give credit to him.' Case (2-0) struck out 3 and walked 1, throwing 57 of 90 pitches for strikes. Cincinnati's catcher Heinie Peitz went 2 for 4. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Case. The final score of the game was 1-0.

Injury Reports
CHN: Frank Chance was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Broken Wrist. He is definitely out for the season!

DET: Roscoe Miller was injured when he was hit by a line drive.
Diagnosis: Broken Finger. He will be OK in about 4 weeks.

Transaction News
Cincinnati: Placed P Charlie Case on waivers for the purpose of removing him off the 40-man roster.

(What the hell...he pitches a 2-hit shutout and then gets placed on waivers? Well, CIN is one of the teams with more than enough pitchers, so that might be messing up the logic a bit.)

Tomorrow's Games
Boston (N) Beaneaters @ Brooklyn Superbas
New York Giants @ Philadelphia (N) Phillies
St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates
Cincinnati Reds @ Chicago (N) Orphans
Boston (A) Americans @ Philadelphia (A) Athletics
Baltimore Orioles @ Washington Senators
Milwaukee Brewers @ Cleveland Blues
Detroit Tigers @ Chicago (A) White Sox

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Tuesday, 4/30/1901

Boston (N) 5, Brooklyn 7
WP: Jay Hughes LP: Kid Nichols

New York 3, Philadelphia (N) 1
WP: Christy Mathewson LP: Doc White SV: Jake Livingstone

St. Louis 7, Pittsburgh 6 (10 Innings)
WP: Willie Sudhoff LP: Ed Poole

Cincinnati 6, Chicago (N) 1
WP: Noodles Hahn LP: Jack Taylor

Boston (A) 10, Philadelphia (A) 3
WP: Nig Cuppy LP: Chick Fraser

Baltimore 11, Washington 3
WP: Harry Howell LP: Bill Carrick

Milwaukee 5, Cleveland 1
WP: Bert Husting LP: Ed Scott

Detroit 2, Chicago (A) 16
WP: Jack Katoll LP: Ed High

News Stories
Bill Carrick (WS1) will miss 5 weeks
WASHINGTON - When it rains, it pours. Washington's right-hander Bill Carrick will not pitch for at least 5 weeks, handing the team a huge setback. He suffered a serious injury in a game against Baltimore where he left the field in the 2nd inning. After x-rays were taken the diagnosis did not surprise many: Strained Bicep Muscle. Surgery will be performed next week.

Injury Report
WS1: Bill Carrick was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Strained Bicep Muscle. He is out for about 5 weeks.

DET: Jimmy Barrett was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Scratched Cornea Eye. He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 1-2 weeks.

Transaction News
Cincinnati: Removed P Charlie Case from waivers.

(Didn't see that one coming...)

Tomorrow's Games
Boston (N) Beaneaters @ Brooklyn Superbas
New York Giants @ Philadelphia (N) Phillies
Chicago (N) Orphans @ Pittsburgh Pirates
Cincinnati Reds @ St. Louis Cardinals
Boston (A) Americans @ Philadelphia (A) Athletics
Baltimore Orioles @ Washington Senators
Milwaukee Brewers @ Cleveland Blues
Detroit Tigers @ Chicago (A) White Sox

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Wednesday, 5/1/1901

Boston (N) 2, Brooklyn 7
WP: Frank Kitson LP: Bill Dinneen

New York 2, Philadelphia (N) 3
WP: Red Donahue LP: Dummy Taylor

Chicago (N) 1, Pittsburgh 8
WP: Jesse Tannehill LP: Bert Cunningham

Cincinnati 4, St. Louis 9
WP: Mike O'neill LP: Len Swormstedt

Boston (A) 2, Philadelphia (A) 8
WP: Dummy Leitner LP: George Prentiss

Baltimore 2, Washington 6
WP: Case Patten LP: Stan Yerkes

Milwaukee 6, Cleveland 1
WP: Pink Hawley LP: Dick Braggins

Detroit 4, Chicago (A) 5
WP: Nixey Callahan LP: Frank Owen

Injury Report
CIN: Heinie Peitz Peitz was injured in a collision at home plate.
Diagnosis: Bruised Hand. He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 3 days.

SLN: Pop Schriver was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Strained Hamstring Muscle. He is out for about 3 weeks.

SLN: Jesse Burkett was injured while making a catch.
Diagnosis: Stiff Neck. He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 6 days.

CHA: Frank Shugart is sick.
Diagnosis: Viral Infection. He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 1-2 weeks.

Tomorrow's Games
New York Giants @ Boston (N) Beaneaters
Philadelphia (N) Phillies @ Brooklyn Superbas
Chicago (N) Orphans @ Pittsburgh Pirates
Cincinnati Reds @ St. Louis Cardinals
Boston (A) Americans @ Philadelphia (A) Athletics
Baltimore Orioles @ Washington Senators
Milwaukee Brewers @ Cleveland Blues
Detroit Tigers @ Chicago (A) White Sox

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Thursday, 5/2/1901

New York 8, Boston (N) 2
WP: Dummy Deegan LP: Togie Pittinger

Philadelphia (N) 3, Brooklyn 8
WP: Gene Wright LP: Bill Duggleby

Chicago (N) 9, Pittsburgh 5
WP: Jock Menefee LP: Jack Chesbro

Cincinnati 3, St. Louis 5
WP: Bill Magee LP: Barney Mcfadden

Boston (A) 8, Philadelphia (A) 5
WP: Fred Mitchell LP: Bill Bernhard SV: Win Kellum

Baltimore 10, Washington 7
WP: Jerry Nops LP: Dale Gear

Milwaukee 2, Cleveland 4
WP: Earl Moore LP: Ned Garvin SV: Jack Bracken

Detroit 7, Chicago (A) 2
WP: Ed Siever LP: Roy Patterson

Injury Report
MLA: Ned Garvin was injured when he was hit by a line drive.
Diagnosis: Fractured Nose. He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 5 days.

Tomorrow's Games
New York Giants @ Boston (N) Beaneaters
Philadelphia (N) Phillies @ Brooklyn Superbas
Chicago (N) Orphans @ Pittsburgh Pirates
Baltimore Orioles @ Philadelphia (A) Athletics
Boston (A) Americans @ Washington Senators
Cleveland Blues @ Detroit Tigers
Chicago (A) White Sox @ Milwaukee Brewers

[Wolfpack]

Heh. Funny anachronism in that the X-Ray was used to determine the bicep problem, but in the real 1901, the very invention of the X-Ray was fetted at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo. It was this same exposition where President McKinley was shot and died several days later. Because of the newness of X-Ray technology, no one thought to move the President a few booths down and have him examined by X-Ray. Some doctors thought that doing so might have given them a chance to save his life.

Just a little tidbit o' history. Carry on.

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That's pretty funny (about having these injuries in my recreation that use an x-ray to diagnose, not the McKinley thing. :) ).

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Friday, 5/3/1901

New York 1, Boston (N) 4
WP: Vic Willis (2-2) LP: Bill Phyle (1-2)

Philadelphia (N) 0, Brooklyn 7
WP: Doc Mcjames (3-1) LP: Al Orth (2-2)

Chicago (N) 6, Pittsburgh 3
WP: Mal Eason (3-2) LP: Sam Leever (1-1) SV: Charlie Ferguson (3)

Baltimore 7, Philadelphia (A) 1
WP: Joe Mcginnity (3-0) LP: Eddie Plank (0-3)

Boston (A) 5, Washington 2
WP: Cy Young (2-1) LP: Watty Lee (0-2)

Cleveland 1, Detroit 9
WP: Emil Frisk (1-1) LP: Bill Cristall (0-2)

Chicago (A) 7, Milwaukee 4
WP: Clark Griffith (3-0) LP: Pete Dowling (1-1)

No News Today

Tomorrow's Games
New York Giants @ Boston (N) Beaneaters
Philadelphia (N) Phillies @ Brooklyn Superbas
Chicago (N) Orphans @ Pittsburgh Pirates
Cincinnati Reds @ St. Louis Cardinals
Baltimore Orioles @ Philadelphia (A) Athletics
Boston (A) Americans @ Washington Senators
Cleveland Blues @ Detroit Tigers
Chicago (A) White Sox @ Milwaukee Brewers

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Saturday, 5/4/1901

New York 0, Boston (N) 4
WP: Kid Nichols (2-3) LP: Christy Mathewson (2-2) SV: Bob Lawson (1)

Philadelphia (N) 1, Brooklyn 6
WP: Bill Donovan (1-1) LP: Doc White (1-2)

Chicago (N) 3, Pittsburgh 9
WP: Rube Waddell (2-0) LP: Jack Taylor (1-4)

Cincinnati 4, St. Louis 2
WP: Noodles Hahn (3-1) LP: Willie Sudhoff (1-4) SV: Barney Mcfadden (1)

Baltimore 4, Philadelphia (A) 7
WP: Chick Fraser (2-1) LP: Harry Howell (1-2)

Boston (A) 12, Washington 8
WP: Nig Cuppy (3-0) LP: Win Mercer (0-2)

Cleveland 4, Detroit 5
WP: Jack Cronin (1-0) LP: Jack Bracken (0-1)

Chicago (A) 1, Milwaukee 4
WP: Tully Sparks (1-0) LP: Jack Katoll (1-1)

News Stories
Cleveland's Scott severely injured
CLEVELAND - Cleveland's right-hander Ed Scott suffered a severe injury on Saturday and will be out for at least 4 weeks. In the 6th of the game against Detroit he experienced pain in his throwing arm and had to leave the game. Scott was rushed to an hospital near the ballpark, where doctors took x-rays. Those revealed the serious injury, Spasms Back.

Injury Report
CHN: Jack Taylor was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Hyper Extended Elbow. He is out for about one week.

CLE: Ed Scott was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Spasms Back. He will be OK in about 4 weeks.

Tomorrow's Games
Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago (N) Orphans
Cincinnati Reds @ St. Louis Cardinals
Cleveland Blues @ Detroit Tigers
Chicago (A) White Sox @ Milwaukee Brewers

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Sunday, 5/5/1901

Pittsburgh 1, Chicago (N) 2
WP: Bert Cunningham (2-2) LP: Jesse Tannehill (2-3)

Cincinnati 8, St. Louis 4
WP: Charlie Case (3-0) LP: Mike O'neill (2-2)

Cleveland 7, Detroit 6
WP: Bill Hoffer (1-0) LP: Joe Yeager (0-1) SV: Jimmy Mcaleer (1)

Chicago (A) 7, Milwaukee 4
WP: John Skopec (1-0) LP: Pink Hawley (2-1) SV: Jack Mcaleese (1)

News Stories
Grady (WS1) and Case (CIN) win P.O.W. award
Mike Grady wins his 1st Player of the Week award. AL pitchers couldn't figure out how to retire this guy all week long. Mike was on fire, hitting .538 with 3 HR and 8 RBI. The NL Player of the Week award goes to Charlie Case, one of Cincinnati's best starting pitchers. Charlie went 2-0 with an ERA of 1.13, while fanning 7 in 16 innings of work. He hurled a shutout as well.

AL-Player of the Week
1B Mike Grady (WS1)
He batted .538 in 26 AB, with 3 HR and 8 RBI.

NL-Player of the Week
P Charlie Case (CIN)
He won 2 games, with one shutout, pitched 16 innings
with an ERA of 1.13, fanning 7.

Tomorrow's Games
Brooklyn Superbas @ Boston (N) Beaneaters
Philadelphia (N) Phillies @ New York Giants
St. Louis Cardinals @ Cincinnati Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago (N) Orphans
Baltimore Orioles @ Philadelphia (A) Athletics
Boston (A) Americans @ Washington Senators
Cleveland Blues @ Detroit Tigers
Chicago (A) White Sox @ Milwaukee Brewers

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Standings after 5/5/1901


AL Standings
Team W L PCT GB
Baltimore 7 3 .700 -
Chicago (A) 7 4 .636 .5
Milwaukee 7 4 .636 .5
Boston (A) 6 4 .600 1.0
Cleveland 5 6 .455 2.5
Philadelphia (A)4 6 .400 3.0
Washington 3 7 .300 4.0
Detroit 3 8 .273 4.5

NL Standings
Team W L PCT GB
Brooklyn 10 5 .667 -
Philadelphia (N)9 6 .600 1.0
Chicago (N) 10 8 .556 1.5
Pittsburgh 8 8 .500 2.5
Cincinnati 8 9 .471 3.0
St. Louis 7 8 .467 3.0
Boston (N) 6 9 .400 4.0
New York 5 10 .333 5.0

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Monday, 5/6/1901

Brooklyn 4, Boston (N) 3
WP: Jay Hughes (2-1) LP: Bill Dinneen (1-3)

Philadelphia (N) 4, New York 3
WP: Bill Duggleby (2-2) LP: Dummy Taylor (0-4) SV: Happy Townsend (1)

St. Louis 4, Cincinnati 3
WP: Bill Magee (2-0) LP: Barney Mcfadden (0-2)

Pittsburgh 9, Chicago (N) 2
WP: Deacon Phillippe (3-0) LP: Jock Menefee (4-1)

Baltimore 2, Philadelphia (A) 1
WP: Stan Yerkes (1-1) LP: Dummy Leitner (1-2) SV: Bill Karns (1)

Boston (A) 4, Washington 3
WP: Jake Volz (1-0) LP: Case Patten (2-2) SV: Win Kellum (3)

Cleveland 4, Detroit 1
WP: Earl Moore (3-1) LP: Ed Siever (1-3) SV: Jack Bracken (2)

Chicago (A) 4, Milwaukee 3
WP: Roy Patterson (2-2) LP: Ned Garvin (2-2)

Injury Report
PIT: Jiggs Donahue was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Broken Foot. He is out for about 5 weeks.

Tomorrow's Games
Brooklyn Superbas @ Boston (N) Beaneaters
Philadelphia (N) Phillies @ New York Giants
St. Louis Cardinals @ Cincinnati Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago (N) Orphans
Baltimore Orioles @ Philadelphia (A) Athletics
Boston (A) Americans @ Washington Senators
Chicago (A) White Sox @ Cleveland Blues
Detroit Tigers @ Milwaukee Brewers

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Tuesday, 5/7/1901

Brooklyn 3, Boston (N) 4
WP: Vic Willis (3-2) LP: Frank Kitson (3-1)

Philadelphia (N) 6, New York 5
WP: Al Orth (3-2) LP: Bill Phyle (1-3)

St. Louis 1, Cincinnati 5
WP: Crese Heismann (1-0) LP: Cowboy Jones (1-1) SV: Doc Parker (1)

Pittsburgh 2, Chicago (N) 6
WP: Mal Eason (4-2) LP: Sam Leever (1-2)

Baltimore 7, Philadelphia (A) 2
WP: Joe Mcginnity (4-0) LP: Eddie Plank (0-4)

Boston (A) 9, Washington 7
WP: Cy Young (3-1) LP: Dale Gear (0-2) SV: Ben Beville (1)

Chicago (A) 7, Cleveland 0
WP: Clark Griffith (4-0) LP: Bill Cristall (0-3)

Detroit 5, Milwaukee 12
WP: Pete Dowling (2-1) LP: Emil Frisk (1-2)

Injury Report
CIN: Sam Crawford was injured while making a catch.
Diagnosis: Broken Hip. He is definitely out for the season!

SLN: Cowboy Jones was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Tight Shoulder. He is out for about one week.

Tomorrow's Games
Brooklyn Superbas @ Boston (N) Beaneaters
Philadelphia (N) Phillies @ New York Giants
St. Louis Cardinals @ Cincinnati Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago (N) Orphans
Philadelphia (A) Athletics @ Boston (A) Americans
Washington Senators @ Baltimore Orioles
Chicago (A) White Sox @ Cleveland Blues
Detroit Tigers @ Milwaukee Brewers

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Wednesday, 5/8/1901

Brooklyn 2, Boston (N) 3 (11 Innings)
WP: Bob Lawson (1-0) LP: Gene Wright (1-2)

Philadelphia (N) 4, New York 5
WP: Dummy Deegan (3-1) LP: Red Donahue (5-1)

St. Louis 4, Cincinnati 3 (12 Innings)
WP: Farmer Burns (3-0) LP: Dick Scott (0-2)

Pittsburgh 13, Chicago (N) 5
WP: Rube Waddell (3-0) LP: Charlie Ferguson (0-1)

Philadelphia (A) 8, Boston (A) 3
WP: Chick Fraser (3-1) LP: Nig Cuppy (3-1)

Washington 13, Baltimore 12 (10 Innings)
WP: Watty Lee (1-2) LP: Crazy Schmit (0-1)

Chicago (A) 4, Cleveland 1
WP: Jack Katoll (2-1) LP: Bock Baker (0-1) SV: Jack Mcaleese (2)

Detroit 4, Milwaukee 5
WP: Tully Sparks (2-0) LP: Jack Cronin (1-1)

Injury Report
CHN: Charlie Ferguson was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle. He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 4 weeks.

Tomorrow's Games
Brooklyn Superbas @ Boston (N) Beaneaters
Philadelphia (N) Phillies @ New York Giants
St. Louis Cardinals @ Cincinnati Reds
Philadelphia (A) Athletics @ Boston (A) Americans
Washington Senators @ Baltimore Orioles
Chicago (A) White Sox @ Cleveland Blues
Detroit Tigers @ Milwaukee Brewers

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Thursday, 5/9/1901

Brooklyn 5, Boston (N) 1
WP: Doc Mcjames (4-1) LP: Togie Pittinger (1-3)

Philadelphia (N) 1, New York 5
WP: Christy Mathewson (3-2) LP: Doc White (1-3)

St. Louis 4, Cincinnati 1
WP: Mike O'neill (3-2) LP: Charlie Case (3-1)

Philadelphia (A) 4, Boston (A) 5
WP: Win Kellum (1-0) LP: Bill Bernhard (1-2)

Washington 5, Baltimore 3
WP: Win Mercer (1-2) LP: Harry Howell (1-3)

Chicago (A) 4, Cleveland 2
WP: Nixey Callahan (2-1) LP: Dick Braggins (1-2)

Detroit 7, Milwaukee 1
WP: Frank Owen (1-2) LP: Pink Hawley (2-2)

No News Today

Tomorrow's Games
Philadelphia (N) Phillies @ Boston (N) Beaneaters
Brooklyn Superbas @ New York Giants
Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals @ Chicago (N) Orphans
Philadelphia (A) Athletics @ Boston (A) Americans
Washington Senators @ Baltimore Orioles
Chicago (A) White Sox @ Cleveland Blues
Detroit Tigers @ Milwaukee Brewers

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Friday, 5/10/1901

Philadelphia (N) 5, Boston (N) 3
WP: Bill Duggleby (3-2) LP: Bill Dinneen (1-4)

Brooklyn 3, New York 2
WP: Jay Hughes (3-1) LP: Dummy Taylor (0-5)

Cincinnati 4, Pittsburgh 10
WP: Jesse Tannehill (3-3) LP: Bill Phillips (1-3)

St. Louis 3, Chicago (N) 8
WP: Jock Menefee (5-1) LP: Ed Murphy (0-2)

Philadelphia (A) 2, Boston (A) 1
WP: Dummy Leitner (2-2) LP: Fred Mitchell (1-1)

Washington 10, Baltimore 7
WP: Case Patten (3-2) LP: Stan Yerkes (1-2)

Chicago (A) 12, Cleveland 5
WP: Roy Patterson (3-2) LP: Earl Moore (3-2)

Detroit 2, Milwaukee 3
WP: Ned Garvin (3-2) LP: Joe Yeager (0-2)

Today's News
CHA: Fielder Jones sets a new single game AL-Record for Bases on Balls with 4!

Tomorrow's Games
Philadelphia (N) Phillies @ Boston (N) Beaneaters
New York Giants @ Brooklyn Superbas
Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals @ Chicago (N) Orphans
Washington Senators @ Boston (A) Americans
Philadelphia (A) Athletics @ Baltimore Orioles
Chicago (A) White Sox @ Detroit Tigers
Cleveland Blues @ Milwaukee Brewers

[JonInMiddleGA]

Hey Sab, a quick question for you -- In order to pull this off with original teams, etc., is it still the same process it used to be in previous OOTP versions (i.e. manually rename the teams, change their abbreviations to match Lahman, etc., and all at the right point in the season, etc) or is it easier this time around? And does expanding the league at the appropriate times screw up the team histories in this version?

*Note - I suspect the team abbreviation/Lahman import thing only affected you for the beginning of the first season since you I believe you're going with open drafting after that, but figured you'd have an answer for that part from the initial setup.

Thanks,
Jon

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Saturday, 5/11/1901

Philadelphia (N) 6, Boston (N) 1
WP: Al Orth (4-2) LP: Vic Willis (3-3)

New York 7, Brooklyn 5 (20 Innings!)
WP: Larry Hesterfer (1-0) LP: Gene Mccann (0-1)

Cincinnati 4, Pittsburgh 6
WP: Sam Leever (2-2) LP: Crese Heismann (1-1)

St. Louis 6, Chicago (N) 0
WP: Jack Powell (1-1) LP: Mal Eason (4-3)

Washington 8, Boston (A) 5
WP: Dale Gear (1-2) LP: Cy Young (3-2)

Philadelphia (A) 6, Baltimore 3
WP: Eddie Plank (1-4) LP: Joe Mcginnity (4-1) SV: Wiley Piatt (1)

Chicago (A) 9, Detroit 5
WP: Clark Griffith (5-0) LP: Emil Frisk (1-3)

Cleveland 6, Milwaukee 2
WP: Bill Cristall (1-3) LP: Pete Dowling (2-2)

No News Today

Tomorrow's Games
Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis Cardinals @ Chicago (N) Orphans
Chicago (A) White Sox @ Detroit Tigers
Cleveland Blues @ Milwaukee Brewers

[sabotai]

Hey Sab, a quick question for you -- In order to pull this off with original teams, etc., is it still the same process it used to be in previous OOTP versions (i.e. manually rename the teams, change their abbreviations to match Lahman, etc., and all at the right point in the season, etc) or is it easier this time around?

It's much easier this time around. I didn't have to rename anything. I just started a historic leagueand the team names were all set for me. The only thing I had to do was change it from Replay to Career and go through the players and fix any messed up data. 2 players had an age of -1 (fixed by inputting a birthdate), some have nicknames that are too long and some needed their fielding ratings adjusted (Some had just ratings in one area when they played others). Other than that, I haven't had to do anything else.

And does expanding the league at the appropriate times screw up the team histories in this version?

I guess I'll find out when I get there. :D

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Sunday, 5/12/1901

Pittsburgh 3, Cincinnati 5
WP: Noodles Hahn (4-1) LP: Rube Waddell (3-1) SV: Barney Mcfadden (2)

St. Louis 6, Chicago (N) 5
WP: Jack Harper (1-0) LP: Bert Cunningham (2-3) SV: Ted Breitenstein (1)

Chicago (A) 2, Detroit 6
WP: Jack Cronin (2-1) LP: John Skopec (1-1)

Cleveland 6, Milwaukee 3
WP: Bock Baker (1-1) LP: Tully Sparks (2-1) SV: Bill Hart (1)

Today's News
Foster and Clarke win Player of the Week award
The Player of the Week award in the AL goes to Washington's Pop Foster this time, as the rightfielder displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. In 23 at bats he hit .522 with 2 HR and 12 RBI. His season features a batting average of .403 (25 hits in 62 AB), 2 doubles, 5 triples and 3 bombs. Foster collected 18 RBI and 20 runs as well. He's 3rd in the AL in batting, 2nd in homeruns and 3rd in RBI! The NL Player of the Week award goes to Fred Clarke, Pittsburgh's starting leftfielder. He had an on base percentage of .536 and hit .480, while driving in 7 runs. Clarke has hit one bomb this year while batting .379. He adds 4 doubles, along with 14 runs scored. He's 2nd in the NL in batting and 5th in RBI!

AL-Player of the Week
RF Pop Foster (WS1)
He batted .522 in 23 AB, with 2 HR and 12 RBI.

NL-Player of the Week
LF Fred Clarke (PIT)!
He batted .480 in 25 AB, with 1 HR and 7 RBI.

Tomorrow's Games
Philadelphia (N) Phillies @ Boston (N) Beaneaters
Brooklyn Superbas @ New York Giants
Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates
Washington Senators @ Boston (A) Americans
Philadelphia (A) Athletics @ Baltimore Orioles
Chicago (A) White Sox @ Detroit Tigers
Cleveland Blues @ Milwaukee Brewers

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Standings after 5/12/1901


AL Standings
Team W L PCT GB
Chicago (A) 13 5 .722 -
Baltimore 9 7 .563 3.0
Boston (A) 9 7 .563 3.0
Milwaukee 10 8 .556 3.0
Cleveland 8 10 .444 5.0
Philadelphia (A)7 9 .438 5.0
Washington 7 9 .438 5.0
Detroit 5 13 .278 8.0

NL Standings
Team W L PCT GB
Brooklyn 13 8 .619 -
Philadelphia (N)13 8 .619 -
Pittsburgh 12 10 .545 1.5
St. Louis 12 10 .545 1.5
Chicago (N) 12 12 .500 2.5
Cincinnati 10 14 .417 4.5
Boston (N) 8 13 .381 5.0
New York 8 13 .381 5.0

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Monday, 5/13/1901

Philadelphia (N) 7, Boston (N) 3
WP: Happy Townsend (1-0) LP: Kid Nichols (2-4)

Brooklyn 8, New York 1
WP: Bill Donovan (2-1) LP: Dummy Deegan (3-2)

Cincinnati 5, Pittsburgh 9
WP: Deacon Phillippe (4-0) LP: Charlie Case (3-2)

Washington 4, Boston (A) 3
WP: Watty Lee (2-2) LP: Nig Cuppy (3-2)

Philadelphia (A) 1, Baltimore 8
WP: Jerry Nops (3-0) LP: Chick Fraser (3-2)

Chicago (A) 7, Detroit 8
WP: Frank Owen (2-2) LP: Jack Katoll (2-2) SV: Ed High (1)

Cleveland 3, Milwaukee 6
WP: Pink Hawley (3-2) LP: Dick Braggins (1-3)

Today's News
No news today

Tomorrow's Games
St. Louis Cardinals @ Boston (N) Beaneaters
Cincinnati Reds @ Brooklyn Superbas
Chicago (N) Orphans @ New York Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates @ Philadelphia (N) Phillies
Washington Senators @ Boston (A) Americans
Philadelphia (A) Athletics @ Baltimore Orioles
Chicago (A) White Sox @ Detroit Tigers
Cleveland Blues @ Milwaukee Brewers

[sabotai]

In an effort to speed this up a bit, I'm going to do it by week, rather that by day. Ther'es really no sense in doing it by day, anyway. Not much news usually happens on a daily basis. I might go back to daily reports when there's 2 weeks left in the season or so, when each game matters for making the post season. Although, there was no World Series in 1901, so That'll start next season I suppose.

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Standings after 5/19/1901


AL Standings
Team W L PCT GB
Chicago (A) 15 9 .625 -
Baltimore 13 9 .591 1.0
Boston (A) 13 9 .591 1.0
Milwaukee 14 10 .583 1.0
Cleveland 13 11 .542 2.0
Washington 10 12 .455 4.0
Philadelphia (A)8 14 .364 6.0
Detroit 6 18 .250 9.0

NL Standings
Team W L PCT GB
Pittsburgh 17 11 .607 -
Brooklyn 15 12 .556 1.5
Philadelphia (N)15 12 .556 1.5
Chicago (N) 14 15 .483 3.5
St. Louis 13 14 .481 3.5
Cincinnati 14 16 .467 4.0
Boston (N) 12 15 .444 4.5
New York 11 16 .407 5.5

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News for 5/13/1901 - 5/19/1901

Pittsburgh's Wagner wins Player of the Week award
Fred Mitchell of Boston (A) wins his 1st Player of the Week award for dominating AL's hitters the entire week. He was in a zone all week, compiling an ERA of 0.59 while going 2-0. The NL Player of the Week award goes to Honus Wagner, Pittsburgh's starting shortstop. He hit .583 with 6 RBI and slugged .667 in 24 at bats. Wagner has walked 18 times this year and posts a .485 OBP. While batting .402, 45 for 112, he has driven in 20 runs. He's 1st in the NL in batting and 4th in RBI!

Injuries

Wednesday 5/15/1901
PHA: Nap Lajoie is sick.
Diagnosis: Infected Lymph Node. He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 6 days.

Friday 5/17/1901
SLN: Ed Murphy is sick.
Diagnosis: Viral Infection. He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.

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Standings after 5/26/1901


AL Standings
Team W L PCT GB
Baltimore 17 11 .607 -
Milwaukee 17 12 .586 .5
Boston (A) 16 12 .571 1.0
Chicago (A) 16 13 .552 1.5
Washington 14 15 .483 3.5
Cleveland 14 16 .467 4.0
Philadelphia (A)12 16 .429 5.0
Detroit 10 21 .323 8.5

NL Standings
Team W L PCT GB
Brooklyn 19 14 .576 -
Pittsburgh 19 15 .559 .5
Philadelphia (N)18 15 .545 1.0
Chicago (N) 17 18 .486 3.0
Boston (N) 16 17 .485 3.0
Cincinnati 17 19 .472 3.5
St. Louis 15 18 .455 4.0
New York 14 19 .424 5.0

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News for 5/20/1901 - 5/26/1901

Lee and Hahn win Player of the Week award
It's the 1st time that the AL Player of the Week award goes to Washington's pitcher Watty Lee. Watty went 2-0 with an ERA of 0.50, while fanning 6 in 18 innings of work. He hurled a shutout as well. Opposing players hit .281 against Watty this season. While posting an ERA of 3.84 he went 4-3 in 8 starts, fanning 16 and walking 12 hitters. He has 6 complete games and one shutout. He's 7th in the AL in wins! Noodles Hahn of Cincinnati wins his 1st Player of the Week award for dominating NL's hitters the entire week. Hahn was overpowering all week long, going 2-0 with an ERA of 1.13. Along the way he struck out 10 in 16 innings.

Injuries

Monday 5/20/1901
PHI: Bill Duggleby was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Strained Bicep Muscle. He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 4 weeks.

Tuesday 5/21/1901
CIN: Charlie Case was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Herniated Disc Back. He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 4-5 weeks.

Friday 5/24/1901
CLE: Bob Wood is sick.
Diagnosis: Stomach Flu. He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 6 days.