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Old 06-17-2011, 12:12 PM   #3
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1901 Season Summary


Season in review
It was hitting in the NL and pitching in the AL, with Milwaukee’s dynamic duo of Pete Dowling and Bill Reidy single handedly carrying the Brewers to the pennant with 60 wins between them. Tully Sparks added 22 wins and topped both in innings pitched with 396.0. Baltimore with a lineup of pups and trial horses surprised all by leading early and eventually finishing third with 5 notable rookies all contributing.

In the NL the Mighty Phillies rode the bats of Elmer Flick (.341) and Big Ed Delahanty (.334) to the NL pennant, before disposing of the pesky upstarts from the AL in the first World Series. Bill Duggleby and Al Orth bore the brunt of the mound work for the World Champions going 25-12 and 20-10 respectively. The Pirates fell just short and with Honus Wagner (.362, 56 SB) and Ginger Beaumont (.337, 45 SB) setting the table, Deacon Phillippe (24-10, 3.79) and the eccentric Rube Waddell (20-15, 243 K) make this a formidable 9 in the future.


Notable Achievements
• Cy Crooks was selected as an All-Star reserve receiving 555,815 votes. Crooks also held right-handers to a paltry .193 batting average for the season
• Finn O’Connell was stingy in the clutch as opponents hit just .161 for the year with runners in scoring position, allowing him to place second in the AL in ERA.
• Mathurin Hawkins had a spectacular season leading the AL in doubles (43), RBI (100) winning the Silver Slugger award for Catchers and being elected as an All-Star reserve with 597,794 votes. He also hit .358 with runners in scoring position.
• Stubs Corchoran hit .338 at home for the season and was elected to the All-Star team as a starter with 695,675 votes.
• Despite limited time, Path Twelve hit .364 with runners in scoring position and .385 at home.


Transactions
• None

Injuries
• Cy Crooks suffered a minor Knee injury on June 29th, but did not go on the DL
• Finn O’Connell had a rough season suffering a rotator cuff injury July 18th, a hamstring injury August 15th and again on August 23rd which put him on the 15 day disable list.



Set to debut in 1902
Ulysses A. Spear - 2B 24 years old (Mayor McCheese)
Rob Neilsen - SP 20 years old (Coffee Warlord)
Jace Hunter - 3B 23 years old (Travis)
Al Mighty - SS 19 years old (thealmighty)
Deacon 'Palm Tree' Palmer - 1B 23 years old (ntndeacon)

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