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Old 02-18-2013, 05:52 PM   #106
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1912 Season Summary

1912 Season Summary




The teams for our players finished as follows
Chicago Cubs (NL) 87-67 2nd
St Louis Browns (NL) 65-89 7th
Milwaukee Brewers (NL) 100-54 1st
Pittsburgh Alleghenys (NL) 84-70 3rd
Philadelphia Athletics (AL) 72-82 4th
Cincinnati Reds (NL) 74-80 5th
Brooklyn Robins (NL) 69-85 6th
Birmingham Barons (FL) 61-79 6th
Dayton Marcos (FL) 74-66 4th (tied)
Newark Eagles (EL) 71-49 3rd
Lowell Shamrocks (EL) 77-43 2nd
Amarillo Oilers (TL) 58-62 5th (tied)
Buffalo Niagras (EL) 84-36 1st
Abilene Sheriffs (TL) 58-62 5th (tied)
Wareham Gatemen (CCL) 58-32 1st
Chatham Athletics (CCL) 45-45 3ed

The 1912 season saw owners abandon the lively ball of 1911 and hitting regressed accordingly, while pitching once again ascended to a position of dominance, led by Mike O'Rourke, who shattered his season record for strikeouts. 'Irish Fire' is just 27, but has already surpassed 2500 K's in his career. The potent Milwaukee trio of Hutt, Gale and the always flambouyant Jestor led the Brewers to the NL pennant, while each appearing in the All-Star game. A Championship was not in the cards however as they fell to the Boston Pilgrims 4 games to 3. The Dawkins brothers each collected Pennants on their respective teams (Chatham and Buffalo) even though Joe spent the year on the reserve squad, which did not stop him from signing a deal with the PCL nine in Sacramento, being joined in the PCL by Lester Wood, who parlayed a fine season into the 3 year deal with the Salt Lake Bees.

1912 Awards

Rob Nielsen – 1 NL pitcher of the month award
Mike O’Rourke – NL All-star selection
Lester Wood – CCL Diamond Ace Award, 3 CCL pitcher of the month awards
Jason Friday – NL All-Star selection, NL Gold Glove Award Catcher
Frank Justice – EL Silver Slugger Award, 3 EL batter of the month awards, 6 EL player of the week awards
Patrick Hutt – NL All-Star selection
Izulde Jestor- NL Silver Slugger Award (His 6th), NL All-Star selection, 2 NL batter of the month awards, 3 NL player of the week awards
David Ginsberg – 1 EL player of the week award
William Omark – NL All-Star selection, NL Gold Glove Award 3B
David Gonzalez – 2 FL player of the week awards
Mike Schaplowsky – EL Gold Glove Award LF
Benton Gale – NL All-Star selection, NL Gold Glove Award RF, 2 NL player of the week awards
Fox McCloud – NL All-Star selection, 1 NL batter of the month award, 1 NL player of the week award

League Leaders

Mike O’Rourke – NL Strike outs 445 (Record), Shutouts 7
Lester Wood – CCL Wins 18, IP 204, Strikeouts 156, ERA 1.24
Frank Justice – EL Hits 181, Runs 99, Walks 99, Average .448, OPB .553
Patrick Hutt – NL Strikeouts 158, RBI 110, Extra base hits 56
Izulde Jestor – NL Hits 226, Runs 128, Average .376
David Gonzalez – FL Hits 185, 2B 31, Runs 105
Mike Schaplowsky – EL At Bats 525, Steals 58

Contracts / Milestones / Major Injuries

Rob Nielson – Out 4 weeks with a strained back, fanned 15 St Louis Browns
Mike O’Rourke – Surpasses 2500 career strikeouts, fanned 16 or more three times
Lester Wood – Signs a 3 year deal worth $13,500 with Salt Lake of the PCL
Joe Dawkins – Signs a 1 year deal worth $840 with Sacramento of the PCL
Myron Ginsberg – Received a 1 year contract renewal worth $890 with Abilene of the TL
Frank Justice – Declared himself a free agent leaving Lowell, 29 game hitting streak
David Gonzalez – 23 game hitting streak, received a 1 year contract renewal worth $2,880 with Dayton (FL)
Mike Schaplowsky – 24 game hitting streak, declares himself a free agent leaving Newark (EL)
Jawouk Bafou – Signed a 3 year contract worth $18,300 with Amarillo (TL), missed 10 weeks with a broken hand
Benton Gale – Missed 5 weeks with shoulder soreness
Tim Shepard – Missed 5 months with a broken elbow
Fox McCloud – Missed a total of 7 weeks with various rib injuries
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