A "whatif" history of modern baseball (1901-??) - ootp10

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Hall of Fame Class of 1905


Jesse Burkett, left fielder

AVG     G     AB     R     H     HR     RBI     SB     SLG
.334  2054   8058   1627  2688   77     983    446    .441

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After a 21 year drought, which started when the Philadelphia Blue Jays entered the National League in 1883, victory was finally in sight. Followers of the AL's Philadelphia team, the Athletics, have only felt this way since 1901, six years ago. When the victory rain did come, it came down in buckets and not only the Phillies, but the Athletics and the entire city of Philadelphia as well. With a hunger for a pennant, the fans in Philladelphia had a full plate of exciting baseball this season. With both the Phillies and Athletics in contention, fans arrived in groves at the ball parks for each team and they were treated to a double helping of pennant topped with delicious dessert of World Series.

The Giants, Reds and Cardinals stayed with the Phillies until the beginning of September, when the Phillies stepped up the pace and clinched their first NL title midway through the final week of the season. Thanks to the hitting of the league's Outstanding Hitter, John Titus (.340-1-75) and Sherry Magee (.314-2-78) and the arms of their three 20-game winners, Al Orth (22), Jack Pfiester (22) and Doc White (20), the Phillies came through with a winning streak at the end to pull the team away from the rest of the pack. New York finished in second place, 4 games behind, thanks to the bats of Elmer Flick (.319, 57 RBI), John Anderson (.276, 79 RBI) and Moose McCormick plus the pitching of Christy Mathewson (22-15, 2.20 ERA) and Hooks Wiltse (22-14, 2.47 ERA). Cincinnati and St.Louis finished in a tie for third place, 5 games behind the front running Phillies. The Reds were led at the plate by Fred Odwell (.277-4-90), Sammy Strang (.292-5-73) and Roger Bresnahan (.303-1-68) and on the mound by the NL's Outstanding Pitcher, Harry Howell (27-11, 1.47 ERA) and their other two 20-game winners, Joe McGinnity (22) and Bob Ewing (20). St.Louis was led by hitters Danny Murphy (.299-1-76) and the NL Rookie of the Year, Red Murray (.291-4-71) and pitchers Chappie McFarland (26 wins) and Mordecai Brown (23 wins).

While the Phillies were racking up a MLB leading 95 wins, the Athletics were in a dogfight with the defending AL champion Americans and the New York Highlanders. New York faded at the end but it wasn't until the final day of the season that the Athletics were able to clinch their first AL pennant. Danny Hoffman (.316-0-61, 65 SBs) led the way for the offense and 20-game winners Jimmy Dygert (23-8, 2.24 ERA) and the AL's Outstanding Pitcher, Chief Bender (27-9, 1.97 ERA) led the mound corps. George Stone (.336-7-79) and Honus Wagner (.312-4-75) powered the Americans' attack and the seemingly ageless Cy Young (24-13, 1.99 ERA @ 39 yrs old), paced Boston to a second place finish, just 1 game behind. The Highlanders' hitting attack were led by the AL's Outstanding Hitter, Mike Donlin (.374-6-91), Harry Davis (.310-8-113) and Jimmy Williams (.265-8-62) with Walter Clarkson (23-15, 2.51 ERA) and the league's Rookie of the Year, Slow Joe Doyle (18-16, 2.36 ERA) led the pitchers.

The Intra-city World Series was a heavily pitcher's affair as the teams traded shutouts in the first two games, then the Athletics took 2 of 3 at home to take a 3-2 game advantage as the teams went back to Baker Bowl. Behind the pitching of Al Orth, the Phillies tied the series, winning game six, 4-1, then Eddie Plank closed the door by besting Jack Pfiester, 2-1, to give the Athletics the world's championship.

American League     W   L   PCT  GB     National League     W   L   PCT  GB
Philadelphia       89  65  .578  --     Philadelphia       95  59  .617  --
Boston             88  66  .571   1     New York           91  63  .591   4
New York           84  70  .545   5     Cincinnati         90  64  .584   5
Cleveland          83  71  .539   6     St.Louis           90  64  .584   5
Detroit            79  75  .513  10     Pittsburgh         76  78  .494  19
Washington         74  80  .481  15     Brooklyn           65  89  .422  30
St.Louis           70  84  .455  19     Chicago            59  95  .383  36
Chicago            49 105  .318  40     Boston             50 104  .325  45



Batting AVG           AVG               Batting AVG           AVG
M.Donlin, NY         .374               J.Titus, PHI         .340
F.Clarke, DET        .346               C.Seymour, PIT       .332
G.Stone, BOS         .336               E.Flick, NY          .319

Homeruns               HR               Homeruns               HR
D.Brain, CHI            8               H.Lumley, BRO           6
H.Davis, NY             8               C.Seymour, PIT          6
J.Williams, NY          8               M.McCormick, NY         5

Runs Batted In        RBI               Runs Batted In        RBI
H.Davis, NY           113               F.Odwell, CIN          90
F.Clarke, DET          95               J.Stahl, PHI           80
M.Donlin, NY           91               J.Anderson, NY         79

Stolen Bases           SB               Stolen Bases           SB
D.Hoffman, PHI         65               H.Lobert, PIT          60
G.Stone, BOS           58               F.Odwell, CIN          47
W.Conroy, STL          49               A.Devlin, NY           44

Earned Run Average    ERA               Earned Run Average    ERA
O.Hess, CLE          1.59               R.Donahue, PHI+STL   0.97
E.Walsh, CHI         1.89               H.Howell, CIN        1.47
W.Henley, PHI        1.91               D.White, PHI         1.71


Wins                    W               Wins                    W
C.Bender, PHI          27               H.Howell, CIN          27
C.Young, BOS           24               C.McFarland, STL       26
W.Clarkson, NY         23               M.Brown, STL           23

Saves                  SV               Saves                  SV
L.Leroy, NY            14               B.Adams, STL            9
E.Smith, STL           10               K.Brady, PHI            6
M.Cunningham, PHI       9               L.Swormstedt, CIN       6

Strikeouts             SO               Strikeouts             SO
C.Bender, PHI         201               R.Waddell, PIT        254
E.Walsh, CHI          191               J.Pfiester, PHI       210
A.Joss, CLE           185               R.Ames, NY            191



1906 World Series

Game #1
Philadelphia (A)  0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 9 0
Philadelphia (N)  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 1
C.Bender                      A.Orth
WP - C.Bender (1-0)
LP - A.Orth (0-1)
HR - none


Game #2
Philadelphia (A)  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 2
Philadelphia (N)  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 x - 2 6 0
E.Plank                       J.Pfiester
WP - J.Pfiester (1-0)
LP - E.Plank (0-1)
HR - none


Game #3
Philadelphia (N)  3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3  8 1
Philadelphia (A)  0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 x - 4 12 0
A.Orth                        C.Bender
WP - C.Bender (2-0)
LP - A.Orth (0-2)
HR - none

Game #4
Philadelphia (N)  0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 4 1
Philadelphia (A)  0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 x - 2 6 0
J.Pfiester                    E.Plank
WP - E.Plank (1-1)
LP - J.Pfiester (1-1)
Hr - none

Game #5
Philadelphia (N)  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 - 6 6 1
Philadelphia (A)  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 4 6
A.Orth                        C.Bender
WP - A.Orth (1-2)
LP - C.Bender (2-1)
HR - none

Game #6
Philadelphia (A)  0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 1
Philadelphia (N)  0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 x - 4 6 2
C.Bender                      A.Orth
WP - A.Orth (2-2)
LP - C.Bender (2-2)
HR - none

Game #7
Philadelphia (A)  1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 4 2
Philadelphia (N)  0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 2 1
E.Plank                       J.Pfiester
WP - E.Plank (2-1)
LP - J.Pfiester (1-2)
HR - PHA: J.Donahue (1)

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AL Outstanding Hitter
Mike Donlin, New York (A)
148 g, 602 ab, 87 r, 225 h, 27 2b, 14 3b, 6 hr, 91 rbi, 298 tb, 57 bb, 39 k, 33 sb, 34 cs, .374 avg, .425 obp, .495 slg

NL Outstanding Hitter
John Titus, Philadelphia (N)
149 g, 539 ab, 79 r, 183 h, 38 2b, 6 3b, 1 hr, 75 rbi, 236 tb, 106 bb, 48 k, 23 sb, 13 cs, .340 avg, .451 obp, .438 slg

AL Outstanding Pitcher
Chief Bender, Philadelphia (A)
27-9, 0 sv, 1.97 era, 39 g, 39 gs, 347.0 ip, 275 ha, 100 r, 76 er, 4 hr, 82 bb, 201 k, 1.03 whip, .216 oavg

NL Outstanding Pitcher
Harry Howell, Cincinnati
27-11, 0 sv, 1.47 era, 39 g, 39 gs, 343.0 ip, 289 ha, 91 r, 56 er, 3 hr, 83 bb, 155 k, 1.08 whip, .232 oavg

AL Rookie of the Year
Slow Joe Doyle, New York (A)
18-16, 0 sv, 2.36 era, 39 g, 38 gs, 336.0 ip, 309 ha, 124 r, 88 er, 3 hr, 106 bb, 162 k, 1.24 whip, .250 oavg

NL Rookie of the Year
Red Murray, St.Louis (N)
147 g, 457 ab, 50 r, 133 h, 14 2b, 11 3b, 4 hr, 71 rbi, 181 tb, 32 bb, 51 k, 42 sb, 30 cs, .291 avg, .337 obp, .396 slg



Milestones & Achievements
5/21 - Fred Clarke collects 2000th hit
5/25 - Cy Young gets win #400
8/21 - George Davis gets 2500th hit



Trades

6/14 - Philadelphia (N) gets c Ossee Schreckengost (31 yrs old, .314-0-60-7), St.Louis (A) gets rf Willie Keeler (34 yrs old, .262-1-40-10)

7/07 - St.Louis (N) gets p Red Donahue (33 yrs old, 15-5, 0 sv, 0.97 era, 62 k), Philadelphia (N) gets 3b Bill Bradley (28 yrs old, .191-2-35-7)



MLB Records Set or Tied
Batting
Hits: 225 - Mike Donlin, New York (A)
Doubles: 48 - Harry Davis, New York (A)
RBI: 113 - Harry Davis, New York (A)
Runs Scored: 110 - Doc Gessler, Detroit

Pitching
ERA: 0.97 - Red Donahue, Philadelphia (N) + St.Louis (N)


AL Records Set or Tied
Batting
Hits: 225 - Mike Donlin, New York (A)
Doubles: 48 - Harry Davis, New York (A)
RBI: 113 - Harry Davis, New York (A)
Runs Scored: 110 - Doc Gessler, Detroit


NL Records Set or Tied
Batting
Stolen Bases: 60 - Hans Lobert, Pittsburgh

Pitching
ERA: 0.97 - Red Donahue, Philadelphia (N) + St.Louis (N)
Wins: 27 - Harry Howell, Cincinnati



Major Free Agents

Nap Lajoie, 2b
Sammy Strang, rf
Kid Elberfeld, ss
Fred Tenney, 1b
Tommy Leach, cf
Ginger Beaumont, cf
Bill Bernhard, sp
Bill Donovan, sp
Topsy Hartsel, lf
Jimmy Slagle, lf

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Announcements
There were no new announcements made.



Free Agency

Nap Lajoie, 2b - Signed a 3-year, $31,410 contract with St.Louis (N)
Sammy Strang, rf - Signed a 5-year, $52,500 contract with Boston (A)
Kid Elberfeld, ss - Signed a 6-year, $52,920 contract with Chicago (A)
Fred Tenney, 1b - Signed a 2-year, $13,260 contract with St.Louis (N)
Tommy Leach, cf - Signed a 3-year, $18,890 contract with Pittsburgh
Ginger Beaumont, cf - Signed a 4-year, $26,320 contract with Washington
Bill Bernhard, sp - Signed a 3-year, $19,990 contract with Philadelphia (A)
Bill Donovan, sp - Signed a 4-year, $23,600 contract with Boston (A)
Topsy Hartsel, lf - Signed a 4-year, $34,160 contract with St.Louis (A)
Jimmy Slagle, lf - Signed a 3-year, $16,620 contract with St.Louis (N)




Trades

10/20 - Boston (A) gets 3b Dave Brain (27 yrs old, .261-8-42-15), Chicago (A) gets 1b Larry McLean (25 yrs old, .289-0-17-1)

11/03 - Chicago (N) gets cf Charlie Jones (30 yrs old, .240-1-16-21), Boston (A) gets 2b Larry Schlafly (28 yrs old, .228-1-17-10)

11/03 - St.Louis (A) gets 1b Bob Unglaub (25 yrs old, .000-0-0-2), New York (A) gets c Ed McFarland (32 yrs old, .344-0-17-0)

12/02 - Boston (A) gets 1b George Stovall (29 yrs old, .242-0-36-10), Cleveland gets 2b Hobe Ferris (31 yrs old, .231-0-35-13)


Major Retirements

sp Red Donahue, age 33 - 13 seasons. His best season was in 1904 when he compiled a 25010 record with 0 saves, a 1.76 era and 145 strikeouts in 347.0 innings.
3.42 era, 149-149, 336 g, 2649.2 ip, 708 k, 595 bb, 6 sv

rf Hugh Duffy, age 39 - 19 seasons. Inducted to Hall of Fame. His best season was in 1894 when he batted .440 with 18 homers, 145 RBI and 48 stolen bases in 125 games.
.311 avg, 2098 g, 8038 ab, 1651 r, 2498 h, 112 hr, 1368 rbi, 623 sb, .428 slg

c Mike Grady, age 36 - 13 seasons. His best season was in 1904 when he batted .273 with 4 homers, 69 RBI and 15 stolen bases in 134 games.
.284 avg, 1322 g, 4772 ab, 720 r, 1357 h, 61 hr, 670 rbi, 205 sb, .408 slg

c Malachi Kittridge, age 37 - 16 seasons. His best season was in 1894 when he batted .315 with 0 homers, 23 RBI and 2 stolen bases in 51 games.
.219 avg, 859 g, 2855 ab, 306 r, 624 h, 16 hr, 294 rbi, 55 sb, .286 slg

3b John McGraw, age 33 - 16 seasons. His best season was in 1899 when he batted .391 with 1 homer, 33 RBI and 73 stolen bases in 117 games.
.319 avg, 1421 g, 4790 ab, 1147 r, 1530 h, 24 hr, 564 rbi, 510 sb, .394 slg

3b Sam Mertes, age 34 - 10 seasons. His best season was in 1899 when he batted .298 with 9 homers, 81 RBI and 45 stolen bases in 117 games.
.270 avg, 1132 g, 3784 ab, 559 r, 1020 h, 40 hr, 419 rbi, 309 sb, .385 slg

sp Kid Nichols, age 37 - 17 seasons. Inducted to Hall of Fame. His best season was in 1898 when he compiled a 31-12 record with 4 saves, a 2.13 ERA and 138 strikeouts in 388.0 innings.
3.04 era, 381-307, 738 g, 6084.0 ip, 2249 k, 1603 bb, 16 sv

2b Frank Scheibeck, age 41 - 12 seasons. His best season was in 1894 when he batted .272 with 1 homer, 27 RBI and 18 stolen bases in 80 games.
.225 avg, 571 g, 1598 ab, 222 r, 359 h, 2 hr, 146 rbi, 88 sb, .283 slg

lf Kip Selbach, age 34 - 13 seasons. His best season was in 1894 when he batted .304 with 7 homers, 71 RBI and 21 stolen bases in 97 games.
.279 avg, 1580 g, 5673 ab, 894 r, 1585 h, 44 hr, 707 rbi, 317 sb, .396 slg

cf Chick Stahl, age 33 - 10 seasons. His best season was in 1899 when he batted .351 with 7 homers, 52 RBI and 33 stolen bases in 148 games.
.312 avg, 1162 g, 3598 ab, 609 r, 1122 h, 38 hr, 508 rbi, 163 sb, .435 slg

mr Willie Sudhoff, age 32 - 10 seasons. His best season was in 1904 when he compiled a 22-12 record with 0 saves, a 2.20 ERA and 99 strikeouts in 318.2 innings.
3.74 era, 59-85, 191 g, 1178.1 ip, 282 k, 369 bb, 11 sv

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Hall of Fame Class of 1906


Hugh Duffy, center field

AVG     G     AB     R     H     HR     RBI     SB     SLG
.311  2098   8038   1651  2498  122    1368    623    .428

Kid Nichols, pitcher

ERA    W      L       PCT      G         IP       SO       BB      SV
3.04  381    307     .554     738     6084.0     2249     1603     16

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In the AL, after finishing in second place in 1906, the Boston Americans were looking to get back to the World Series. Detroit had the lead at the end of April with Boston 1.5 games back then the Americans just took off and completely dominated the league, winning the pennant by an astounding 27 games. This dominance was basically a product of a couple of things. The junior circuit's top offense was led by George Stone (.328-2-98), Honus Wagner (.320-5-99), and the AL's Outstanding Hitter and Rookie of the Year, Tris Speaker (.372-4-92). Boston also had a quartet of 20-game winners, George Winter (20, 2.20 ERA), Ralph Glaze (23, 2.03 ERA), "Wild Bill" Donovan (26, 2.16 ERA) and 40-year old wonder Cy Young, the league's Outstanding pitcher after compiling a 30-5 record with a 1.27 ERA. The Washington Senators, who hadn't had a winning season since the inaugural 1901 season, fould themselves finishing in second place thanks to the pitching of 20-game winners Joe McGinnity (20, 1.97 ERA) and Walter Johnson (21, 1.53 ERA, AL best 203 Ks). Ginger Beaumont (.283-2-48) and Tim Jordan (.258-9-63) were the stars at the plate. The New York Highlanders and the defending Philadelphia Athletics finished in a tie for third place, 28 games behind. Turkey Mike Donlin (.340-4-77) and Harry Davis (.254-7-68) led the way at the plate for the Highlanders while Slow Joe Doyle led the team with 17 wins. The Athletics were led by their pitching staff which included aces Eddie Plank (23 wins, 1.48 ERA) and Chief Bender (22 wins, 1.69 ERA).

The New York Giants, who had also finished in second place in 1906, came back strong in '07. New York dashed to a 3 game lead after April then didn't look back in claiming their fourth NL title in five years with almost two weeks remaining in the schedule. John Anderson (.275-1-93) and the NL's Outstanding Hitter, Elmer Flick (.333-0-62), led the Giants' bats but it was the pitching of Hooks Wiltse (22-14, 1.94 ERA), Christy Mathewson (22-11, 1.82 ERA) and the senior circuit's Outstanding Pitcher, Dummy Taylor (30-6, 1.45 ERA), that led New York to the title. The Pittsburgh Pirates finished in second place, 11 games behind the G-men, thanks to the hitting of Tommy Leach (.285-5-57) and the pitching of Ed Karger (20-13, 1.57 ERA), Cy Falkenberg (21-16, 2.23 ERA) and Rube Waddell (16 wins, MLB leading 214 Ks). Brooklyn finished the season in third place, 13 games behind New York, led by the bats of Sam Crawford (.309-3-82) and Harry Lumley (.259-8-79) and the arms of 20-game winners Jack Powell (20-16, 2.05 ERA) and the NL's Rookie of the Year, Nap Rucker (20-17, 2.49 ERA).

The World Series, the third between the Americans and Giants, was once again dominated by pitching, mostly by one man. Boston's Cy Young became the first pitcher to win four games as he allowed only 6 runs in 35 innings as he led the Americans to their second world's championship, 4 games to 2.

American League     W   L   PCT  GB     National League     W   L   PCT  GB
Boston            113  41  .734  --     New York           98  56  .636  --
Washington         86  68  .558  27     Pittsburgh         87  67  .565  11
New York           85  69  .552  28     Brooklyn           85  69  .552  13
Philadelphia       85  69  .552  28     Cincinnati         83  71  .539  15
Detroit            71  83  .461  42     Philadelphia       79  75  .513  19
Cleveland          62  92  .403  51     St.Louis           77  77  .500  21
St.Louis           62  92  .403  51     Chicago            68  86  .442  30
Chicago            52 102  .338  61     Boston             39 115  .253  59



Batting AVG           AVG               Batting AVG           AVG
T.Speaker, BOS       .372               E.Flick, NY          .333
M.Donlin, NY         .340               S.Crawford, BRO      .309
G.Stone, BOS         .328               S.Magee, PHI         .296

Homeruns               HR               Homeruns               HR
T.Jordan, WAS           9               H.Lumley, BRO           8
H.Davis, NY             7               L.Cross, BOS            5
C.Hickman, CHI          6               B.Hinchman, CIN         5

Runs Batted In        RBI               Runs Batted In        RBI
H.Wagner, BOS          99               J.Anderson, NY         93
G.Stone, BOS           98               S.Crawford, BRO        82
T.Speaker, BOS         92               H.Lumley, BRO          79

Stolen Bases           SB               Stolen Bases           SB
C.Milan, WAS           59               E.Flick, NY            57
H.Wagner, BOS          55               H.Lobert, PIT          49
F.Clarke, DET          47               J.Stahl, PHI           46

Earned Run Average    ERA               Earned Run Average    ERA
C.Young, BOS         1.27               B.Ewing, CIN         1.39
E.Plank, PHI         1.48               D.Taylor, NY         1.45
W.Johnson, WAS       1.53               A.Orth, PHI          1.51


Wins                    W               Wins                    W
C.Young, BOS           30               D.Taylor, NY           30
B.Donovan, BOS         26               C.Mathewson, NY        22
R.Glaze, BOS           23               O.Overall, CIN         22

Saves                  SV               Saves                  SV
L.Fiene, CHI           10               G.Ferguson, NY         12
L.Leroy, NY            10               K.Brady, PHI           11
E.Steele, BOS          10               F.Kitson, BRO           9

Strikeouts             SO               Strikeouts             SO
W.Johnson, WAS        203               R.Waddell, BOS        214
C.Bender, PHI         182               F.Beebe, CHI          195
J.Dygert, PHI         179               R.Ames, NY            191



1907 World Series

Game #1
New York (N)      0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 12 2
Boston (A)        2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 x - 6 13 2
C.Mathewson                   C.Young
WP - C.Young (1-0)
LP - C.Mathewson (0-1)
HR - BOS: G.Stone (1)


Game #2
New York (N)      0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 - 3  7 1
Boston (A)        0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 10 2
R.Ames                        B.Donovan
WP - R.Ames (1-0)
LP - B.Donovan (0-1)
HR - NY: L.Doyle (1)


Game #3
Boston (A)        1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 6 2
New York (N)      0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 0
C.Young                       C.Mathewson
WP - C.Young (2-0)
LP - C.Mathewson (0-2)
HR - BOS: H.Wagner (1)

Game #4
Boston (A)        0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 11 2
New York (N)      0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 x - 5 10 1
B.Donovan                     R.Ames, G.Ferguson (9)
WP - R.Ames (2-0)
LP - B.Donovan (0-2)
SV - G.Ferguson (1)
HR - none

Game #5
Boston (A)        0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 4
New York (N)      0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 5 0
C.Young, E.Steele (9)         C.Mathewson
WP - C.Young (3-0)
LP - C.Mathewson (0-3)
SV - E.Steele (1)
HR 0 none

Game #6
New York (N)      0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 2  8 0
Boston (A)        0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 x - 5 13 2
C.Mathewson                   C.Young
WP - C.Young (4-0)
LP - C.Mathewson (0-4)
HR - none

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AL Outstanding Hitter
Tris Speaker, Boston (A)
144 g, 519 ab, 82 r, 193 h, 30 2b, 20 3b, 4 hr, 92 rbi, 275 tb, 40 bb, 32 k, 36 sb, 25 cs, .372 avg, .417 obp, .530 slg

NL Outstanding Hitter
Elmer Flick, New York (N)
151 g, 586 ab, 87 r, 195 h, 34 2b, 20 3b, 0 hr, 62 rbi, 269 tb, 67 bb, 52 k, 57 sb, 52 cs, .333 avg, .410 obp, .459 slg

AL Outstanding Pitcher
Cy Young, Boston (A)
30-5, 0 sv, 1.27 era, 38 g, 38 gs, 341.0 ip, 256 ha, 65 r, 48 er, 2 hr, 23 bb, 142 k, 0.82 whip, .206 oavg

NL Outstanding Pitcher
Dummy Taylor, New York (N)
30-6, 0 sv, 1.45 era, 38 g, 38 gs, 328.1 ip, 251 ha, 82 r, 53 er, 1 hr, 66 bb, 135 k, 0.97 whip, .212 oavg

AL Rookie of the Year
Tris Speaker, Boston (A)
144 g, 519 ab, 82 r, 193 h, 30 2b, 20 3b, 4 hr, 92 rbi, 275 tb, 40 bb, 32 k, 36 sb, 25 cs, .372 avg, .417 obp, .530 slg

NL Rookie of the Year
Nap Rucker, Brooklyn
20-17, 0 sv, 2.49 era, 39 g, 39 gs, 339.2 ip, 280 ha, 139 r, 94 er, 4 hr, 111 bb, 191 k, 1.15 whip, .220 oavg



Milestones & Achievements
04/29 - Larry McLean goes 6-11
07/06 - Nap Lajoie gets 2000th hit
08/14 - Ralph Glaze hurls no-hitter. This is the first no-hitter thrown this season and the 14th in history.
09/03 - Willie Keeler reaches 2500 hits
09/06 - Jack Powell hurls 200th win
09/10 - Cy Falkenberg spins no-hitter. This is the second no-no thrown this season and the 15th in history.
10/02 - 200th win for Al Orth



Trades

7/06 - New York (A) gets p Vive Lindaman (29 yrs old, 14-21, 0 sv, 2.73 era, 115 k), Boston (N) gets ss George Davis (36 yrs old, .219-0-32-8)

7/28 - New York (A) gets p George Bell (32 yrs old, 21-12, 0 sv, 1.68 era, 119 k), Brooklyn gets ss Neal Ball (26 yrs old, .237-1-23-4)

7/30 - Brooklyn gets p Roy Patterson (30 yrs old, 4-2, 3 sv, 2.35 era, 12 k), Chicago (A) gets 2b Whitey Alperman (27 yrs old, .225-0-54-19)



MLB Records Set or Tied
Batting
Hitting Streak: 28 - Frank Chance, Chicago (N)


AL Records Set or Tied
Batting
Bases on Balls: 132 - Sammy Strang, Boston (A)


NL Records Set or Tied
Batting
RBI: 93 - John Anderson, New York (N)
Strikeouts: 109 - Bob Brush, Boston (N)
Hitting Streak: 28 - Frank Chance, Chicago (N)

Pitching
Wins: 30 - Dummy Taylor, New York (N)
Losses: 31 - Togie Pittinger, Boston (N)
Saves: 12 - George Ferguson, New York (N)



Major Free Agents

Deacon Phillippe, cl
Roger Bresnahan, c
Rube Waddell, sp
Tim Jordan, 1b
Charley Hemphill, rf
Matty McIntyre, lf
Eddie Plank, sp
Germany Schaefer, 3b
Cy Seymour, cf
Fred Jacklitsch, c
Jim Delahanty, 2b
George Winter, sp
Freddy Parent, ss
Ed McFarland, c
Kitty Bransfield, 1b

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Announcements
Boston (A) - Announced that they are changing their nickname. They will now be known as the Boston Red Sox.



Free Agency

Deacon Phillippe, cl - Signed a 1-year, $940 contract with Boston (N)
Roger Bresnahan, c - Signed a 3-year, $26,230 contract with Chicago (A)
Rube Waddell, sp - Signed a 4-year, $43,760 contract with Brooklyn
Tim Jordan, 1b - Signed a 3-year, $30,720 contract with Boston (A)
Charley Hemphill, rf - Signed a 6-year, $62,340 contract with Pittsburgh
Matty McIntyre, lf - Signed a 4-year, $11,060 contract with New York (A)
Eddie Plank, sp - Signed a 5-year, $40,330 contract with St.Louis (N)
Germany Schaefer, 3b - Signed a 2-year, $5,580 contract with Pittsburgh
Cy Seymour, cf - Signed a 2-year, $8,560 contract with Pittsburgh
Fred Jacklitsch, c - Signed a 1-year, $1,130 contract with Philadelphia (N)
Jim Delahanty, 2b - Signed a 4-year, $39,480 contract with Philadelphia (A)
George Winter, sp - Signed a 4-year, $19,700 contract with Washington
Freddy Parent, ss - Signed a 3-year, $11,430 contract with Washington
Ed McFarland, c - Signed a 3-year, $4,680 contract with New York (A)
Kitty Bransfield, 1b - Signed a 2-year, $2,520 contract with Philadelphia (N)



Winter Trades

10/19 - Cincinnati gets cf Ginger Beaumont (31 yrs old, .283-2-48-26), Washington gets c Gabby Street (25 yrs old, .171-0-4-3)

11/05 - St.Louis (A) gets c Ossee Schreckengost (32 yrs old, .232-0-54-2), Philadelphia (N) gets 2b Charlie Starr (29 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)

11/07 - Philadelphia (N) gets p Frank Corridon (26 yrs old, 12-26, 0 sv, 2.57 era, 118 k), Chicago (N) gets c Frank Roth (29 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)

12/18 - Cincinnati gets c Paddy Livingston (27 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Cleveland gets cf John Kane (25 yrs old, .210-0-23-13)

01/10 - Cleveland gets ss Mickey Doolan (27 yrs old, .227-0-26-5), Philadelphia (A) gets lf Jack Thoney (28 yrs old, .234-0-27-20)

01/22 - St.Louis (N) gets p Fred Glade (31 yrs old, 10-10, 0 sv, 2.11 era, 63 k), Chicago (N) gets c Art Hoelskoetter (25 yrs old, .191-1-14-1)



Major Retirements

1b Jake Beckley, age 40 - 20 seasons. Inducted to Hall of Fame. His best season was in 1894 when he batted .343 with 7 homers, 120 RBI and 21 stolen bases in 131 games.
.306 avg, 2398 g, 9391 ab, 1570 r, 2875 h, 85 hr, 1545 rbi, 357 sb, .432 slg

3b Doc Casey, age 37 - 10 seasons. His best season was in 1902 when he batted .285 with 2 homers, 61 RBI and 28 stolen bases in 140 games.
.251 avg, 847 g, 2968 ab, 318 r, 744 h, 7 hr, 292 rbi, 126 sb, .302 slg

2b Tommy Corcoran, age 38 - 18 seasons. His best season was in 1894 when he batted .300 with 5 homers, 92 RBI and 33 stolen bases in 129 games.
.255 avg, 2127 g, 7781 ab, 1057 r, 1984 h, 31 hr, 959 rbi, 343 sb, .336 slg

3b Lave Cross, age 41 - 21 seasons. His best season was in 1894 when he batted .386 with 7 homers 125 RBI and 21 stolen bases in 119 games.
.280 avg, 2231 g, 8455 ab, 1152 r, 2369 h, 56 hr, 1179 rbi, 261 sb, .370 slg

ss Monte Cross, age 38 - 15 seasons. His best season was in 1987 when he batted .286 with 4 homers, 55 RBI and 38 stolen bases in 131 games.
.238 avg, 1678 g, 5444 ab, 689 r, 1295 h, 30 hr, 628 rbi, 281 sb, .321 slg

rf Patsy Donovan, age 42 - 18 seasons. His best season was in 1896 when he batted .319 with 3 homers, 59 RBI and 48 stolen bases in 131 games.
.299 avg, 1774 g, 7263 ab, 1309 r, 2171 h, 16 hr, 721 rbi, 493 sb, .355 slg

rf Buck Freeman, age 36 - 11 seasons. His best season was in 1899 when he batted .318 with 25 homers, 122 RBI and 21 stolen bases in 155 games.
.288 avg, 1280 g, 4760 ab, 648 r, 1371 h, 91 hr, 746 rbi, 159 sb, .446 slg

cl Frank Kitson, age 38 - 10 seasons. His best season was in 1904 when he compiled a 23-13 record with 0 saves, a 1.75 ERA and 134 strikeouts in 338.2 innings.
2.78 era, 128-102, 279 g, 2025.1 ip, 667 k, 442 bb, 15 sv

3b Bobby Lowe, age 42 - 18 seasons. His best season was in 1894 when he batted .346 with 17 homers, 115 RBI and 23 stolen bases in 133 games.
.272 avg, 1923 g, 6766 ab, 1075 r, 1838 h, 74 hr, 952 rbi, 269 sb, .361 slg

rf Jim McAleer, age 43 - 17 seasons. His best season was in 1896 when he batted .289 with 1 homer, 54 RBI and 24 stolen bases in 116 games.
.240 avg, 1242 g, 4650 ab, 652 r, 1114 h, 14 hr, 520 rbi, 262 sb, .293 slg

lf Jack McCarthy, age 38 - 12 seasons. His best season was in 1901 when he batted .337 with 0 homers, 73 RBI and 20 stolen bases in 134 games.
.274 avg, 1484 g, 5702 ab, 673 r, 1560 h, 10 hr, 584 rbi, 159 sb, .349 slg

sp Jack Taylor, age 33 - 10 seasons. His best season was in 1900 when he compiled a 10-17 record with 1 save, a 2.55 ERA and 57 strikeouts in 222.1 innings.
3.23 era, 56-83, 191 g, 1173.1 ip, 257 k, 324 bb, 7 sv