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timmyw3 · 03-11-2003, 01:34 PM

July 1903

We had our first winning month of the year in July going 15-13 and are 52-54 overall, good for 4th in the AL. We are 27-26 at home and 25-28 on the road. We actually reached the .500 mark for a day before losing 3 of our last 4. Boston and Cleveland are tied atop the standings, 7 games ahead of 3rd place Detroit. Pittsburgh currently holds a 3 game lead over Cincinnati in the NL.

2 minor injuries for our pitching staff. Jack Powell took a line drive off the face and missed 2 starts with a bruised cheekbone. Ed Siever came down with an inflamed bicep tendon late in the month and will be out until mid-August. We’ll have the opportunity now to give our young arms some work.

On July 25th, Chick Stahl of the Boston Pilgrims became the first player to hit for the cycle in league history in a 6-3 win over the Detroit Tigers. He led off the game with a double, had an infield hit in the 3rd, and legged out a triple in the 4th. He completed the cycle in the top of the 11th when he followed a Red Donahue 2-run homer with a solo shot off of Mel Eason.

1 trade to report, the St. Louis Cardinals added some outfield depth acquiring outfielder Ollie Pickering from the Philadelphia A’s. Pickering is hitting .245 with 1 home run and 21 RBIs and should play the role of 4th outfielder. The A’s, who are way out of the playoff race, picked up 22 year old pitching prospect Harry Betts. Betts is regarded as the 8th best prospect in the majors but has struggled at the AA level going 3-6 with a 7.83 ERA this season.

American League
Boston 65-41 (.613)
Cleveland 65-41 (.613)
Detroit 58-48 (.547) 7 gb
St. Louis 52-54 (.491) 13 gb
New York 50-56 (.472) 15 gb
Chicago 49-57 (.462) 16 gb
Philadelphia 47-59 (.443) 18 gb
Washington 38-68 (.358) 27 gb

National League
Pittsburgh 61-45 (.575)
Cincinnati 58-48 (.547) 3 gb
Philadelphia 55-51 (.519) 6 gb
Chicago 53-53 (.500) 8 gb
Brooklyn 52-54 (.491) 9 gb
St. Louis 50-56 (.472) 11 gb
Boston 48-58 (.453) 13 gb
New York 47-59 (.443) 14 gb

Awards

Batters of the Month for July

AL – Harry Davis of the Philadelphia Athletics was awarded Batter of the Month honors for August. Davis hit .364 in 107 at bats with 2 homers and 15 RBI.
NL – St. Louis Cardinal 1st Baseman Joe Kelley won the award in the NL. Kelley batted .379 in July with 2 home runs and 19 RBI.

Pitchers of the Month for July

AL – Our old friend Red Donahue, formerly of the St. Louis Browns now with the Boston Pilgrims, was awarded Pitcher of the Month honors for July. Red was 5-0 in 5 starts with a 1.53 ERA.
NL – Pittsburgh’s Deacon Phillippe won the award in the NL after a 5-1 record in 6 starts with a 1.17 ERA and 2 shutouts.

Players of the Week (AL, NL)

7/7 – CF Harry Bay CLE, SS Honus Wagner PIT
7/14 – RF Elmer Flick CLE, C Johnny Kling CHI
7/21 – P Tom Hughes BOS, P Carl Lundgren CHI
7/28 – P Norwood Gibson STL, P Ned Garvin BRK

League Leaders (AL, NL)

AVG – Nap Lajoie CLE .346, Mike Donlin CIN .408
HR – Buck Freeman BOS 11, Pat Moran BRK/Homer Smoot STL 7
RBI – Buck Freeman BOS 82, Ginger Beaumont PIT 86

WINS – Cy Young BOS 17, Deacon Phillippe PIT 17
ERA – Addie Joss CLE 1.80, Jack Taylor CHI 1.82
K – Rube Waddell PHI 139, Wiley Piatt BRK 126

Browns’ July Highlights

7/9 – Ed Siever shut out the Senators in Washington 3-0. He allowed just 3 hits while Charlie Hemphill’s 2 run single provided the offense.

7/14 – In another amazing win we beat the New York Highlanders 3-2 up in the Big Apple. New York’s Barney Wolfe no-hit us through 8 1/3 holding on to a 2-0 lead. John Anderson homered to break it up and cut the lead to 2-1. After a Pinky Swander ground out, Jesse Burkett singled and Emmet Heidrick reached on a error. Hunter Hill was the hero as he tripled home Burkett and Heidrick for the 3-2 win.

7/18 – Wee Willie Sudhoff blanked the powerful Cleveland Indians 4-0 at Sportsman’s Park. Willie scattered 5 hits, none to leading hitter Nap Lajoie.

7/23 – Jack Powell gave up just 3 hits in 9 shutout innings and Jesse Burkett hit a solo homer in the top of the 9th off of Doc White as the Browns beat the White Sox 1-0 in Chicago.

7/25 – We outlasted the A’s 5-4 in 15 innings. Little used Barry McCormick knocked in John Anderson with a single in the bottom of the 15th for the game winning run.

Browns’ Stats to Date

Hitters
C – Joe Sugden - .197 0 HR 19 RBI – hit .190 in 58 at bats for the month
1B - John Anderson - .299 2 HR 30 RBI – 37 of 47 SB attempts, hit .284 in July
2B – Dick Padden - .234 4 HR 36 RBI – our unlikely power threat, 3 HR for month
SS – Bobby Wallace - .192 0 HR 22 RBI – another awful month, .149 in 94 AB
3B – Hunter Hill - .254 0 HR 35 RBI – a pleasant surprise, 2nd straight good month with .290 avg, 10 RBI
LF – Jesse Burkett - .283 2 HR 42 RBI – had team highs of 14 RBI and 14 runs for July, has stolen 31 bases in 35 attempts
CF – Emmet Heidrick - .260 1 HR 45 RBI – batted just .210 for the month
RF – Pinky Swander - .305 1 HR 25 RBI – has committed 18 errors and has a .881 fielding pct. Only 70 more years until the DH.

Bench
2B – Benny Bowcock - .296 0 HR 12 RBI – slowed a bit, .205 in July
OF – Charlie Hemphill - .189 2 HR 21 RBI – starting to come around, .294 for the month
C – Mike Kahoe - .184 0 HR 8 RBI – hit .125 in 32 July ABs – thought he might be better
UTIL – Bill Friel - .140 0 HR 4 RBI – PT severely cut, dreadful year
2B – Barry McCormick - .182 0 HR 6 RBI – has as many hits as RBIs
C – Owen Shannon - .129 0 HR 0 RBI – hasn’t had a hit since April
2B- Claude Gouzzie - .333 0 HR 0 RBI – did not play, again

Pitchers
#1 Willie Sudhoff – 15-11, 2.72 ERA, 86 K/231.1 IP – solid month, 4-2 with a 2.08 ERA
#2 Ed Siever – 12-8, 2.62 ERA, 74 K/206.1 IP – rebounded from poor month to post 4-1, 1.89 in 7 starts, also hit a homer
#3 Norwood Gibson – 15-11, 2.84 ERA, 85 K/231.2 IP – Player of the Week for 7/28 but fade continues with 3-4, 3.65 month
#4 Jack Powell – 7-12, 2.37 ERA, 72 K/178.2 IP – missed half the month with injury, still leads team in ERA – and losses
RP Bill Reidy – 5-5, 1 SV, 3.23 ERA, 25 K/61.1 IP – put on trading block, pitched well in July with a 1-2 record and a 1.65 ERA
RP Barney Pelty – 1-1, 2.35 ERA, 4 K/15.1 IP – was somehow awarded a win despite not throwing a single pitch in the game where Powell was injured
RP Cy Morgan – 0-3, 1 SV, 3.74 ERA, 16 K/33.2 IP – started 3 games and lost them all, 0-3, 4.45 for July
RP John Terry – 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 K/1.2 IP – pitched 2/3 of an inning this month

Player Development

Jesse Burkett has lost some momentum, his range in LF drops to E.
Owen Shannon increases his talent in hitting for average.
Owen Shannon increases his talent in hitting homers.

Burkett is 34 years old so some drop off there is expected. Our OF defense is suspect to begin with so this doesn’t help. Shannon’s increase must have been from non-existent. I’ll try to get him more at bats here and there if possible.

03-11-2003, 01:34 PM	#7
timmyw3 H.S. Freshman Team Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Baltimore, MD	July 1903 We had our first winning month of the year in July going 15-13 and are 52-54 overall, good for 4th in the AL. We are 27-26 at home and 25-28 on the road. We actually reached the .500 mark for a day before losing 3 of our last 4. Boston and Cleveland are tied atop the standings, 7 games ahead of 3rd place Detroit. Pittsburgh currently holds a 3 game lead over Cincinnati in the NL. 2 minor injuries for our pitching staff. Jack Powell took a line drive off the face and missed 2 starts with a bruised cheekbone. Ed Siever came down with an inflamed bicep tendon late in the month and will be out until mid-August. We’ll have the opportunity now to give our young arms some work. On July 25th, Chick Stahl of the Boston Pilgrims became the first player to hit for the cycle in league history in a 6-3 win over the Detroit Tigers. He led off the game with a double, had an infield hit in the 3rd, and legged out a triple in the 4th. He completed the cycle in the top of the 11th when he followed a Red Donahue 2-run homer with a solo shot off of Mel Eason. 1 trade to report, the St. Louis Cardinals added some outfield depth acquiring outfielder Ollie Pickering from the Philadelphia A’s. Pickering is hitting .245 with 1 home run and 21 RBIs and should play the role of 4th outfielder. The A’s, who are way out of the playoff race, picked up 22 year old pitching prospect Harry Betts. Betts is regarded as the 8th best prospect in the majors but has struggled at the AA level going 3-6 with a 7.83 ERA this season. American League Boston 65-41 (.613) Cleveland 65-41 (.613) Detroit 58-48 (.547) 7 gb St. Louis 52-54 (.491) 13 gb New York 50-56 (.472) 15 gb Chicago 49-57 (.462) 16 gb Philadelphia 47-59 (.443) 18 gb Washington 38-68 (.358) 27 gb National League Pittsburgh 61-45 (.575) Cincinnati 58-48 (.547) 3 gb Philadelphia 55-51 (.519) 6 gb Chicago 53-53 (.500) 8 gb Brooklyn 52-54 (.491) 9 gb St. Louis 50-56 (.472) 11 gb Boston 48-58 (.453) 13 gb New York 47-59 (.443) 14 gb Awards Batters of the Month for July AL – Harry Davis of the Philadelphia Athletics was awarded Batter of the Month honors for August. Davis hit .364 in 107 at bats with 2 homers and 15 RBI. NL – St. Louis Cardinal 1st Baseman Joe Kelley won the award in the NL. Kelley batted .379 in July with 2 home runs and 19 RBI. Pitchers of the Month for July AL – Our old friend Red Donahue, formerly of the St. Louis Browns now with the Boston Pilgrims, was awarded Pitcher of the Month honors for July. Red was 5-0 in 5 starts with a 1.53 ERA. NL – Pittsburgh’s Deacon Phillippe won the award in the NL after a 5-1 record in 6 starts with a 1.17 ERA and 2 shutouts. Players of the Week (AL, NL) 7/7 – CF Harry Bay CLE, SS Honus Wagner PIT 7/14 – RF Elmer Flick CLE, C Johnny Kling CHI 7/21 – P Tom Hughes BOS, P Carl Lundgren CHI 7/28 – P Norwood Gibson STL, P Ned Garvin BRK League Leaders (AL, NL) AVG – Nap Lajoie CLE .346, Mike Donlin CIN .408 HR – Buck Freeman BOS 11, Pat Moran BRK/Homer Smoot STL 7 RBI – Buck Freeman BOS 82, Ginger Beaumont PIT 86 WINS – Cy Young BOS 17, Deacon Phillippe PIT 17 ERA – Addie Joss CLE 1.80, Jack Taylor CHI 1.82 K – Rube Waddell PHI 139, Wiley Piatt BRK 126 Browns’ July Highlights 7/9 – Ed Siever shut out the Senators in Washington 3-0. He allowed just 3 hits while Charlie Hemphill’s 2 run single provided the offense. 7/14 – In another amazing win we beat the New York Highlanders 3-2 up in the Big Apple. New York’s Barney Wolfe no-hit us through 8 1/3 holding on to a 2-0 lead. John Anderson homered to break it up and cut the lead to 2-1. After a Pinky Swander ground out, Jesse Burkett singled and Emmet Heidrick reached on a error. Hunter Hill was the hero as he tripled home Burkett and Heidrick for the 3-2 win. 7/18 – Wee Willie Sudhoff blanked the powerful Cleveland Indians 4-0 at Sportsman’s Park. Willie scattered 5 hits, none to leading hitter Nap Lajoie. 7/23 – Jack Powell gave up just 3 hits in 9 shutout innings and Jesse Burkett hit a solo homer in the top of the 9th off of Doc White as the Browns beat the White Sox 1-0 in Chicago. 7/25 – We outlasted the A’s 5-4 in 15 innings. Little used Barry McCormick knocked in John Anderson with a single in the bottom of the 15th for the game winning run. Browns’ Stats to Date Hitters C – Joe Sugden - .197 0 HR 19 RBI – hit .190 in 58 at bats for the month 1B - John Anderson - .299 2 HR 30 RBI – 37 of 47 SB attempts, hit .284 in July 2B – Dick Padden - .234 4 HR 36 RBI – our unlikely power threat, 3 HR for month SS – Bobby Wallace - .192 0 HR 22 RBI – another awful month, .149 in 94 AB 3B – Hunter Hill - .254 0 HR 35 RBI – a pleasant surprise, 2nd straight good month with .290 avg, 10 RBI LF – Jesse Burkett - .283 2 HR 42 RBI – had team highs of 14 RBI and 14 runs for July, has stolen 31 bases in 35 attempts CF – Emmet Heidrick - .260 1 HR 45 RBI – batted just .210 for the month RF – Pinky Swander - .305 1 HR 25 RBI – has committed 18 errors and has a .881 fielding pct. Only 70 more years until the DH. Bench 2B – Benny Bowcock - .296 0 HR 12 RBI – slowed a bit, .205 in July OF – Charlie Hemphill - .189 2 HR 21 RBI – starting to come around, .294 for the month C – Mike Kahoe - .184 0 HR 8 RBI – hit .125 in 32 July ABs – thought he might be better UTIL – Bill Friel - .140 0 HR 4 RBI – PT severely cut, dreadful year 2B – Barry McCormick - .182 0 HR 6 RBI – has as many hits as RBIs C – Owen Shannon - .129 0 HR 0 RBI – hasn’t had a hit since April 2B- Claude Gouzzie - .333 0 HR 0 RBI – did not play, again Pitchers #1 Willie Sudhoff – 15-11, 2.72 ERA, 86 K/231.1 IP – solid month, 4-2 with a 2.08 ERA #2 Ed Siever – 12-8, 2.62 ERA, 74 K/206.1 IP – rebounded from poor month to post 4-1, 1.89 in 7 starts, also hit a homer #3 Norwood Gibson – 15-11, 2.84 ERA, 85 K/231.2 IP – Player of the Week for 7/28 but fade continues with 3-4, 3.65 month #4 Jack Powell – 7-12, 2.37 ERA, 72 K/178.2 IP – missed half the month with injury, still leads team in ERA – and losses RP Bill Reidy – 5-5, 1 SV, 3.23 ERA, 25 K/61.1 IP – put on trading block, pitched well in July with a 1-2 record and a 1.65 ERA RP Barney Pelty – 1-1, 2.35 ERA, 4 K/15.1 IP – was somehow awarded a win despite not throwing a single pitch in the game where Powell was injured RP Cy Morgan – 0-3, 1 SV, 3.74 ERA, 16 K/33.2 IP – started 3 games and lost them all, 0-3, 4.45 for July RP John Terry – 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 K/1.2 IP – pitched 2/3 of an inning this month Player Development Jesse Burkett has lost some momentum, his range in LF drops to E. Owen Shannon increases his talent in hitting for average. Owen Shannon increases his talent in hitting homers. Burkett is 34 years old so some drop off there is expected. Our OF defense is suspect to begin with so this doesn’t help. Shannon’s increase must have been from non-existent. I’ll try to get him more at bats here and there if possible.