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Old 06-19-2010, 01:26 PM   #65
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1914-15 Winter


Announcements


BOSTON (N) - Announced that they are moving to a new ballpark. They will now be playing their home games at Braves Field.

CLEVELAND - Announced that they are changing their nickname. They will now be known as the Cleveland Indians.



Free Agency

Ed Lennox, 3b
- Signed a 2-year, $37,180 contract with St.Louis (N)
Eddie Plank, sp - Signed a 2-year, $25,940 contract with Philadelphia (N)
Ted Easterly, c - Signed a 3-year, $53,790 contract with New York (N)
Burt Shotton, lf - Signed a 4-year, $66,600 contract with St.Louis (A)
Tom Hughes, cl - Signed a 2-year, $27,080 contract with Detroit
Ward Miller, rf - Signed a 2-year, $21,040 contract with Pittsburgh
Hippo Vaughn, sp - Signed a 4-year, $40,840 contract with Philadelphia (A)
Eddie Cicotte, sp - Signed a 3-year, $21,000 contract with Cleveland
Bill Hinchman, rf - Signed a 3-year, $20,460 contract with Boston (N)
Hooks Wiltse, cl - Signed a 2-year, $4,040 contract with St.Louis (A)
Miller Huggins, 2b - Signed a 2-year, $7,620 contract with Brooklyn
Zach Wheat, lf - Signed a 6-year, $98,940 contract with Pittsburgh
Willie Mitchell, sp - Signed a 2-year, $17,160 contract with Boston (A)



Trades

10/23
- Chicago (N) gets 3b Bill McKechnie (28 yrs old, .264-0-44-25) and 3b John Kelleher (21 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), St.Louis (A) gets cf Charlie Hanford (32 yrs old, .239-6-51-30)

11/02 - Chicago (A) gets p Sailor Stroud (29 yrs old, 6-12, 5 sv, 3.03 era, 40 k), Philadelphia (N) gets rf Shano Collins (28 yrs old, .221-0-11-3)

11/05 - Boston (N) gets p Sandy Burk (27 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip), Brooklyn gets ss Art Butler (26 yrs old, .273-0-5-4)

11/08 - Chicago (N) gets p Christy Mathewson (34 yrs old, 8-4, 18 sv, 2.95 era, 24 k), New York (N) gets cf Cy Williams (26 yrs old, .273-2-17-12) and ss Chick Keating (23 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)

01/06 - New York (A) gets p Marty McHale (28 yrs old, 15-12, 0 sv, 2.97 era, 81 k), Brooklyn gets 3b Eddie Foster (27 yrs old, .286-1-22-9)

01/15 - Chicago (A) gets p Cy Slapnicka (28 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip), Boston (A) gets 3b Mike Mowrey (30 yrs old, .319-0-13-3)



Major Retirements

ss Hughie Jennings
, age 45 - 18 seasons. His best season was in 1896 when he batted .401 with 0 homers, 121 RBIs and 70 stolen bases in 130 games.
.295 avg, 1588 g, 5287 ab, 998 r, 1559 h, 18 hr, 860 rbi, 347 sb, .382 slg

1b Charlie Carr
, age 37 - 14 seasons. His best season was in 1914 when he batted .259 with 1 homer, 25 RBIs and 21 stolen bases in 128 games.
.227 avg, 844 g, 2247 ab, 223 r, 509 h, 4 hr, 199 rbi, 71 sb, .289 slg

cf Mike Donlin
, age 36 - 16 seasons. Inducted to Hall of Fame. His best season was in 1905 when he batted .362 with 7 homers, 75 RBIs and 39 stolen bases in 150 games.
.335 avg, 1909 g, 6139 ab, 865 r, 2057 h, 81 hr, 866 rbi, 379 sb, .467 slg

ss Kid Elberfeld
, age 39 - 15 seasons. His best season was in 1903 when he batted .284 with 2 homers, 50 RBIs and 28 stolen bases in 131 games.
.251 avg, 1846 g, 6940 ab, 770 r, 1740 h, 12 hr, 634 rbi, 223 sb, .313 slg

p Clark Griffith
, age 44 - 22 seasons. Inducted to Hall of Fame. His best season was in 1898 when he compiled a 24-10 record with 0 saves, a 1.88 ERA and 97 strikeouts in 325.2 innings.
3.30 era, 254-207, 671 g, 3996.0 ip, 1145 k, 1002 bb, 32 sv

p Earl Moore
, age 35 - 11 seasons. His best season was in 1905 when he compiled a 21-14 record with 0 saves, a 2.08 ERA and 165 strikeouts in 342.0 innings.
2.69 era, 146-167, 438 g, 2861.2 ip, 1500 k, 1125 bb, 14 sv

rf Jim Murray
, age 36 - 12 seasons. His best season was when he batted .231 with 2 homers, 4 RBIs and 0 stolen bases in 5 games.
.223 avg, 90 g, 94 ab, 6 r, 21 h, 2 hr, 11 rbi, 2 sb, .319 slg

2b Larry Schlafly
, age 36 - 12 seasons. His best season was in 1914 when he batted .250 with 4 homers, 16 RBIs and 2 stolen bases in 90 games.
.231 avg, 556 g, 782 ab, 87 r, 181 h, 6 hr, 78 rbi, 32 sb, .289 slg

p Charlie Smith
, age 34 - 12 seasons. His best season was in 1906 when he compiled a 17-13 record with 0 saves, a 2.08 ERA and 115 strikeouts in 285.0 innings.
2.52 era, 117-102, 400 g, 1874.1 ip, 767 k, 492 bb, 56 sv
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Hall of Fame Class of 1914



*Mike Donlin, center fielder
Code:
AVG     G     AB     R     H     HR     RBI     SB     SLG
.335  1909   6139    610  2057   81     866    379    .467


Clark Griffith, pitcher
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ERA    W      L       PCT      G         IP       SO       BB      SV
3.30  254    207     .551     671     3996.0     1145     1002     32
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1915 - Year In Review

In the American League, the Philadelphia Athletics were yearly contenders and were almost always runners up to the pennant winners since 1902 until last season. The Athletics hoped that this was an aberation but the bottom continued to drop out as they finished last with a 63-91 record, their worse since their debut in 1901. The Boston Red Sox, however, were once again the cream of the crop for the third season in a row as they dominated throughout the season and clinched the title with a couple of weeks remaining. The team was led by the only 20-game winners in the league, Fred Anderson (20-9, 2.17 ERA) and the AL's Outstanding Pitcher, Dutch Leonard (22-7, 2.19 ERA). The offensive attack was led by "The Grey Eagle", Tris Speaker (.368-0-76), the AL's Outstanding Hitter. Chicago finished in 2nd place, 17 games out, with Edd Roush (.294-0-64), Buck Weaver (.291-1-57) and Jack Fournier (.291-6-64) leading the attack. The Yankees ended the season in 3rd place, 19 games behind, thanks to the hitting Benny Kauff (.332-12-85) again, with Marty McHale leading the mound staff with 17 wins coming out of the pen.

In the National League, the Brooklyn Robins were looking to repeat as title winners. They were in a three-way race all season long with both the St. Louis Cardinals and the surprising Boston Braves. The Robins held a slight lead heading into the final week of the season and a quick burst allowed them to clinch the NL pennant with only three games remaining. The hitting attack was led by Jake Daubert (.318-5-97) and the league's Outstanding Hitter, Ty Cobb (.329-2-80). On the mound, Brooklyn was led by Mordecai Brown (19-11, 2.42 ERA) and the NL's Outstanding Pitcher, Elmer Knetzer (21-12, 2.27 ERA), the NL's only 20-game winner. The Cardinals finished in 2nd place, only a single game behind, as they had five pitchers with 14+wins, including the NL's Rookie of the Year, Wheezer Dell (15-13, 2.95 ERA) while Eddie Collins (.311-4-52) and Rogers Hornsby (.266-5-81) led the hitting attack. Joe Connolly (.299-4-66) and free agent signee Bill Hinchman (.295-6-64) led the Boston Braves to a 3rd place finish, 4 games behind the Robins. Bill James and Ed Reulbach each won 17 games to lead the mound staff.

In a rematch from last season's World Series, the Series was much closer but the results were the same as Art Wilson broke a game #7 three-all tie with a home run in the top of the 9th to allow the Robins to repeat as world champions.
Code:
American League     W   L   PCT  GB     National League     W   L   PCT  GB
Boston            100  54  .649  --     Brooklyn           87  67  .565  --
Chicago            83  71  .539  17     St.Louis           86  68  .558   1
New York           81  73  .526  19     Boston             83  71  .539   4
St.Louis           80  74  .519  20     Cincinnati         76  78  .494  11
Washington         73  81  .474  27     Pittsburgh         76  78  .494  11
Detroit            70  84  .455  30     New York           72  82  .468  15
Cleveland          66  88  .429  34     Philadelphia       69  85  .448  18
Philadelphia       63  91  .409  37     Chicago            67  87  .435  20



Batting AVG           AVG               Batting AVG           AVG
T.Speaker, BOS       .368               T.Cobb, BRO          .329
B.Kauff, NY          .332               J.Daubert, BRO       .318
J.Jackson, PHI       .329               E.Collins, STL       .311

Homeruns               HR               Homeruns               HR
H.Chase, CLE           14               J.Walsh, PHI           12
B.Kauff, NY            12               V.Saier, CHI            8
B.Kenworthy, WAS       11               T.McDonald, CIN         7

Runs Batted In        RBI               Runs Batted In        RBI
S.Evans, BOS          104               J.Daubert, BRO         97
H.Chase, CLE           97               R.Hornsby, STL         81
B.Kauff, NY            85               T.Cobb, BRO            80

Stolen Bases           SB               Stolen Bases           SB
R.Chapman, CLE         48               T.Cobb, BRO            46
B.Roth, CHI            40               E.Collins, STL         43
B.Kauff, NY            37               J.Kelly, PIT           36

Earned Run Average    ERA               Earned Run Average    ERA
P.Douglas, CHI       1.99               R.Aitchison, BRO     2.02
R.Faber, CHI         2.00               E.Reulbach, BOS      2.16
G.Morton, CLE        2.10               D.Davenport, CIN     2.22


Wins                    W               Wins                    W
D.Leonard, BOS         22               E.Knetzer, BRO         21
F.Anderson, BOS        20               G.Alexander, PHI       19
R.Faber, CHI           18               M.Brown, BRO           19

Saves                  SV               Saves                  SV
B.Adams, BOS           22               C.Mathewson, CHI       19
H.Eccles, PHI          17               P.Strand, BOS          18
H.Harper, WAS          16               R.Aitchison, BRO       17

Strikeouts             SO               Strikeouts             SO
D.Leonard, BOS        182               G.Alexander, PHI      154
B.Bailey, STL         170               A.Mamaux, PIT         153
F.Anderson, BOS       162               F.Toney, CHI          138



1915 World Series

Game #1
Brooklyn          0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 - 7  6 1
Boston (A)        0 0 0 2 0 2 3 0 2 - 9 13 2
F.Allen, R.Aitchison (7)                    F.Anderson, B.Donovan (6), B.Steen (8)
WP - B.Steen (1-0)
LP - R.Aitchison (0-1)
HR - BOS: G.Cravath (1)


Game #2
Brooklyn          0 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 - 8 11 3
Boston (A)        0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 - 3  3 0
E.Knetzer, L.Cadore (9)                     W.Mitchell, B.Steen (5)
WP - E.Knetzer (1-0)
LP - W.Mitchell (0-1)
HR - none


Game #3
Boston (A)        0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 - 9 8 3
Brooklyn          0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 7 0
F.Anderson, B.Donovan (8)                  F.Allen, C.Hall (5), R.Aitchison (9)
WP - F.Anderson (1-0)
LP - F.Allen (0-1)
HR - none

Game #4
Boston (A)        1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 12 0
Brooklyn          0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 x - 5  9 0
W.Mitchell, B.Steen (5)                     E.Knetzer, L.Cadore (9)
WP - E.Knetzer (2-0)
LP - W.Mitchell (0-2)
SV - L.Cadore (1)
HR - none

Game #5
Boston (A)        0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 2 6 1
Brooklyn          0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 x - 5 9 1
D.Leonard, B.Donovan (6)                   M.Brown, C.Hall (8)
WP - M.Brown (1-0)
LP - D.Leonard (0-1)
SV - C.Hall (1)
HR - none

Game #6
Brooklyn          0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 4  8 3
Boston (A)        0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 - 5 11 4
F.Allen, R.Aitchison (7)                    F.Anderson, B.Adams (9)
WP - B.Adams (1-0)
LP - R.Aitchison (0-2)
HR - none

Game #7
Brooklyn          0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 - 4 9 3
Boston (A)        0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 3 8 2
E.Knetzer, L.Cadore (9), R.Aitchison (11)      W.Mitchell, B.Steen (7), B.Adams (10)
WP - L.Cadore (1-0)
LP - B.Adams (1-1)
SV - R.Aitchison (1)
HR - BRO: A.Wilson (1)
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AL Outstanding Hitter
Tris Speaker, Boston (A)
149 g, 584 ab, 108 r, 215 h, 39 2b, 10 3b, 0 hr, 76 rbi, 274 tb, 93 bb, 17 k, 36 sb, 30 cs, .368 avg, .460 obp, .469 slg

NL Outstanding Hitter
Ty Cobb, Brooklyn
148 g, 568 ab, 95 r, 187 h, 31 2b, 12 3b, 2 hr, 80 rbi, 248 tb, 100 bb, 43 k, 46 sb, 35 cs, .329 avg, .433 obp, .437 slg

AL Outstanding Pitcher
Dutch Leonard, Boston (A)
22-7, 0 sv, 2.19 era, 36 g, 36 gs, 254.2 ip, 208 ha, 82 r, 62 er, 2 hr, 84 bb, 182 k, 1.15 whip, .222 oavg

NL Outstanding Pitcher
Elmer Knetzer, Brooklyn
21-12, 0 sv, 2.27 era, 38 g, 38 gs, 297.0 ip, 254 ha, 106 r, 75 er, 7 hr, 95 bb, 124 k, 1.18 whip, .234 oavg

AL Rookie of the Year
Harry Harper, Washington
16-19, 0 sv, 2.84 era, 86 g, 9 gs, 209.0 ip, 197 ha, 90 r, 66 er, 3 hr, 106 bb, 160 k, 1.45 whip, .251 oavg

NL Rookie of the Year
Wheezer Dell, St.Louis (N)
15-13, 0 sv, 2.95 era, 38 g, 38 gs, 262.1 ip, 227 ha, 120 r, 86 er, 4 hr, 118 bb, 105 k, 1.32 whip, .235 oavg



Milestones & Achievements

5/27
- Modecai Brown notches win number 200
6/10 - Christy Mathewson wins #300
7/14 - Win #250 for Eddie Plank
9/19 - Vin Campbell gets cycle. This is the first time that the cycle has been hit and the 12th time in history.



Trades

6/13
- Pittsburgh gets 2b Jim Delahanty (35 yrs old, .321-0-33-7) and 3b Tom Connolly (22 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Washington gets c Harvey Russell (28 yrs old, .241-0-20-6)

6/19 - Pittsburgh gets 3b Frank Baker (29 yrs old, .280-1-21-5), St.Louis (N) gets rf Ward Miller (30 yrs old, .308-2-49-13) and 3b Tom Connolly (22 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)

7/16 - Pittsburgh gets p Roy Mitchell (30 yrs old, 1-1, 4 sv, 1.66 era, 16 k) and lf George Maisel (23 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), St.Louis (A) gets rf Max Flack (25 yrs old, .229-1-27-12)

7/19 - Boston (A) gets p Bill Steen (27 yrs old, 9-5, 14 sv, 2.07 era, 61 k) and 1b Pete Shields (23 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Cleveland gets c Rip Williams (33 yrs old, .247-0-38-3)

7/28 - New York (N) gets p Earl Yingling (26 yrs old, 12-15, 4 sv, 3.38 era, 86 k) and c Ernie Krueger (24 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Cleveland gets c Grover Hartley (27 yrs old, .221-1-19-4)



MLB Records Set or Tied
Batting
Doubles
: 59 - Joe Jackson, Philadelphia (A)

AL Records Set or Tied
Batting
Doubles
: 59 - Joe Jackson, Philadelphia (A)

NL Records Set or Tied
None



Major Free Agents

Walter Johnson, sp
Amos Strunk, 1b
Honus Wagner, ss
Hal Chase, 1b
Gavvy Cravath, rf
Nap Rucker, cl
Jimmy Austin, 3b
Jake Daubert, 1b
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1915-16 Winter



Announcements


CHICAGO (N) - Announced that they are moving to a new ballpark. The ballpark is named Weeghman Park.



Free Agency

Walter Johnson, sp
- Signed a 5-year, $105,110 contract with St.Louis (A)
Amos Strunk, 1b - Signed a 2-year, $13,940 contract with Cleveland
Honus Wagner, ss - Signed a 1-year, $9,630 contract with Cleveland
Hal Chase, 1b - Signed a 5-year, $103,580 contract with Pittsburgh
Gavvy Cravath, rf - Signed a 3-year, $66,990 contract with New York (N)
Nap Rucker, cl - Signed a 2-year, $13,740 contract with New York (A)
Jimmy Austin, 3b - Signed a 3-year, $24,570 contract with Philadelphia (N)
Jake Daubert, 1b - Signed a 2-year, $35,780 contract with Boston (A)



Trades

10/23
- Cincinnati gets p Chief Bender (32 yrs old, 6-11, 0 sv, 3.05 era, 101 k), Philadelphia (N) gets cf Clyde Milan (29 yrs old, .292-3-36-33)

10/24 - Detroit gets p Dave Davenport (26 yrs old, 16-12, 0 sv, 2.22 era, 136 k), Cincinnati gets 1b Jay Kirke (27 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)

10/31 - Brooklyn gets p Eddie Plank (40 yrs old, 12-19, 0 sv, 3.13 era, 135 k), Philadelphia (N) gets rf Casey Stengel (25 yrs old, .275-1-21-2)

11/12 - Boston (A) gets rf Wally Rehg (27 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Pittsburgh gets ss Bob Fisher (29 yrs old, .283-3-20-1)

12/02 - Boston (N) gets c Pinch Thomas (28 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Boston (A) gets rf Tommy Griffith (26 yrs old, .233-0-18-4)

12/03 - Boston (A) gets p Erskine Mayer (26 yrs old, 13-18, 0 sv, 3.02 era, 100 k), Philadelphia (N) gets c Bill Carrigan (32 yrs old, .287-0-16-0)



Major Retirements

1b Harry Davis
, age 42 - 17 seasons. His best season was in 1897 when he batted .305 with 2 homers, 63 RBIs and 21 stolen bases in 111 games.
.260 avg, 1708 g, 6073 ab, 703 r, 1581 h, 57 hr, 828 rbi, 190 sb, .377 slg

c Roger Bresnahan
, age 36 - 17 seasons. His best season was in 1903 when he batted .312 with 5 homers, 89 RBIs and 33 stolen bases in 135 games.
.263 avg, 1765 g, 6164 ab, 762 r, 1622 h, 39 hr, 764 rbi, 189 sb, .352 slg

lf Fred Clarke
, age 43 - 21 seasons. Inducted to Hall of Fame. His best season was in 1911 when he batted .364 with 6 homers, 96 RBIs and 22 stolen bases in 135 games.
.317 avg, 2566 g, 9379 ab, 1541 r, 2971 h, 75 hr, 1263 rbi, 641 sb, .438 slg

1b Jim Delahanty
, age 36 - 14 seasons. His best season was in 1911 when he batted .298 with 5 homers, 118 RBIs and 12 stolen bases in 153 games.
.270 avg, 1717 g, 5519 ab, 634 r, 1483 h, 25 hr, 705 rbi, 163 sb, .357 slg

cf Fielder Jones
, age 44 - 20 seasons. His best season was in 1896 when he batted .354 with 3 homers, 46 RBIs and 18 stolen bases in 104 games.
.281 avg, 2169 g, 7182 ab, 1098 r, 2018 h, 25 hr, 690 rbi, 377 sb, .345 slg

rf Danny Murphy
, age 39 - 15 seasons. His best season was in 1905 when he batted .295 with 9 homers, 91 RBIs and 17 stolen bases in 150 games.
.271 avg, 1834 gm 5481 ab, 638 r, 1485 h, 37 hr, 727 rbi, 180 sb, .375 slg

p George Mullin
, age 35 - 11 seasons. His best season was in 1902 when he compiled a 19-15 record with 0 saves, a 1.80 ERA and 143 strikeouts in 310.2 innings.
2.68 era, 166-200, 455 g, 3144.0 ip, 1353 k, 1068 bb, 10 sv

1b George Stovall
, age 37 - 12 seasons. His best season was in 1911 when he batted .255 with 1 homer, 38 RBIs and 16 stolen bases in 154 games.
.235 avg, 985 g, 3283 ab, 287 r, 772 h, 12 hr, 282 rbi, 71 sb, .302 slg

p Hooks Wiltse
, age 36 - 12 seasons. His best season was in 1907 when he compiled a 22-14 record with 0 saves, a 1.94 ERA and 121 strikeouts in 334.0 innings.
2.62 era, 159-117, 449 g, 2533.2 ip, 1062 k, 618 bb, 66 sv

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Of the 82 games won by the Giants, it was a matter of streaks in which they got them. After losing the first 6 games of the season, they won enough through the beginning of August to be only 4.5 games behind the then front-running Pirates. New York clawed their way to within 2 games by the end of the month then went on a major winning streak at the end of September and beginning of October and claimed the lead with only 5 games to go from Philadelphia. The two teams were tied near the end of the season before the Giants finally clinched the NL title on the next-to-last day of the season. New York was led by the bats of Gavvy Cravath (.292-3-40-1), Walter Holke (.289-0-30-11), George Burns (.265-3-45-24) and Dave Robertson (.264-6-45-16) and the arms of Dick Rudolph (19-14, 2.33 ERA) and Jeff Tesreau (17-15, 2.31 ERA). The Philadelphia Phillies, who started the season in 7th place, came up during the season and finished in second place, one game behind. The Phillies were led by the league's top pitching staff, led by George Chalmers (19-9, MLB leading 1.19 ERA), Grover Alexander (18-14, 1.99 ERA) and the NL's Outstanding Pitcher, Eppa Rixey (21-14, 1.76 ERA). The Pittsburgh Pirates contended all season and finished in third place, only 2 games behind. Pittsburgh was led by the bats of Hal Chase (.304-6-67-23) and Frank Baker (.283-7-71-9) and on the mound by 21-game winner Sherry Smith (21-13, 2.06 ERA) and Wilbur Cooper (17-13, 2.28 ERA).

In the American League, the Red Sox proved to be much better at playing musical chairs atop the league with the White Sox and Athletics during the first half of the season. Boston then went on a tear to hold a 10.5 game lead over Philadelphia and cruised to a 13-game lead at the end of the season. Their AL leading offensive attack was led by the AL's Outstanding Hitter, Tris Speaker (.354-1-69-33) and Jake Daubert (.297-3-67-32) with Bobby Veach (.260-5-76-13) leading the team with 5 home runs and 76 RBIs. The pitching staff was lead once again by the AL's Outstanding Pitcher, Dutch Leonard (24-7, 1.59 ERA) plus the arms of rookie Babe Ruth (19-9, 2.09 ERA) and the veteran Fred Anderson (17-11, 2.13 ERA). The Cleveland Indians came from behind to finish in second place, 13 games behind Boston. The Indians were led by the bats of Amos Strunk (.295-0-55-14) and 42-year old Honus Wagner (.261-1-51-25) and the arm of Eddie Cicotte (19-12, 2.16 ERA), who led the MLB in strikeouts with 171. The Chicago White Sox also had past the slumping Athletics to finish the season in third place, 15 games behind. The White Sox were led by the second best offense in the league, led by Edd Roush (.322-0-36-30), Johnny Evers (.279-0-27-8), Ernie Johnson (.274-1-37-30) and Jack Fournier (.241-5-70-43), who led the team in home runs and RBIs. The mound staff was led by 22-game winner Reb Russell (22-9, 2.38 ERA) and 20-game winner Phil Douglas (20-11, AL leading 1.49 ERA).

The World Series was a case of Red Sox bats against the Giants' pitching. It was the Giants sweeping the first two games, held in Boston, then Boston took the next 2 of 3 at the Polo Grounds to send the series back to Fenway Park. The Giants' Dick Rudolph and the Red Sox's Babe Ruth were in a pitcher's duel before both gave way to their respective bullpens very late in the game with the score tied 2-2. The Giants scratched for a run in the top of the 11th inning to win the game, 3-2, and the world's championship, 4 games to 2.
Code:
American League     W   L   PCT  GB     National League     W   L   PCT  GB
Boston             97  57  .630  --     New York           82  72  .532  --
Cleveland          84  70  .545  13     Philadelphia       81  73  .526   1
Chicago            82  72  .532  15     Pittsburgh         80  74  .519   2
Philadelphia       81  73  .526  16     St.Louis           79  75  .513   3
New York           80  74  .519  17     Boston             78  76  .506   4
St.Louis           77  77  .500  20     Cincinnati         76  78  .494   6
Detroit            68  86  .442  29     Brooklyn           75  79  .487   7
Washington         47 107  .305  50     Chicago            65  89  .422  17



Batting AVG           AVG               Batting AVG           AVG
T.Speaker, BOS       .354               J.Wilhoit, BOS       .321
B.Kauff, NY          .312               E.Collins, STL       .315
G.Sisler, STL        .304               T.Cobb, BRO          .313

Homeruns               HR               Homeruns               HR
B.Kauff, NY            14               V.Saier, CHI            8
F.Merkle, STL           7               F.Baker, PIT            7
W.Schang, PHI           7               H.Zimmerman, CHI        7

Runs Batted In        RBI               Runs Batted In        RBI
B.Veach, BOS           76               S.Crawford, BRO        72
J.Fournier, CHI        70               F.Baker, PIT           71
H.Heilmann, DET        69               H.Zimmerman, CHI       69

Stolen Bases           SB               Stolen Bases           SB
R.Chapman, CLE         45               E.Collins, STL         43
M.Carey, NY            44               C.Milan, PHI           35
J.Fournier, CHI        43               W.Miller, STL          31

Earned Run Average    ERA               Earned Run Average    ERA
P.Douglas, CHI       1.49               G.Chalmers, PHI      1.19
D.Leonard, BOS       1.59               C.Bender, CIN        1.73
J.Benz, CHI          1.74               E.Rixey, PHI         1.76


Wins                    W               Wins                    W
D.Leonard, BOS         24               E.Rixey, PHI           21
R****ssell, CHI         22               S.Smith, PIT           21
W.Johnson, STL         21               G.Chalmers, PHI        19

Saves                  SV               Saves                  SV
G.McQuillan, PHI       18               H.Ritter, PHI          20
N****cker, NY           18               P.Strand, BOS          20
B.Adams, BOS           17               E.Jacobs, PHI          18

Strikeouts             SO               Strikeouts             SO
E.Cicotte, CLE        171               G.Alexander, PHI      152
W.Johnson, STL        166               L.Cheney, CHI         145
D.Leonard, BOS        162               P.Ragan, CIN          141



1916 World Series

Game #1
New York (N)      0 0 3 0 1 2 4 1 1 - 12 17 2
Boston (A)        1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -  2  5 3
D****dolph                                  B****th, J.Wood (6)
WP - D****dolph (1-0)
LP - B****th (0-1)
HR - none


Game #2
New York (N)      0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 - 5 11 1
Boston (A)        0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 2  9 1
J.Tesreau, E.Shore (9)                     D.Leonard, B.Donovan (8)
WP - J.Tesreau (1-0)
LP - D.Leonard (0-1)
SV - E.Shore (1)
HR - NY: W.Fischer (1)  BOS: T.Speaker (1)



Game #3
Boston (A)        2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 4 9 2
New York (N)      0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 4
B****th, J.Wood (8)                          D****dolph, R.Schauer (7)
WP - R****th (1-1)
LP - D****dolph (1-1)
SV - J.Wood (1)
HR - none

Game #4
Boston (A)        2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 1
New York (N)      1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 8 1
D.Leonard, J.Wood (8)                      J.Tesreau, S.Smith (8)
WP - S.Smith (1-0)
LP - J.Wood (0-1)
HR - NY: C.Williams (1)

Game #5
Boston (A)        0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 - 6 11 6
New York (N)      0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 - 5  6 3
B****th, J.Wood (7), B.Adams (9)             E.Yingling, G.Smith (8)
WP - B****th (2-1)
LP - E.Yingling (0-1)
SV - B.Adams (1)
HR - none

Game #6
New York (N)      1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 3 9 1
Boston (A)        0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 7 2
D****dolph, E.Shore (9)                         B****th, J.Wood (8), B.Adams (11)
WP - E.Shore (1-0)
LP - B.Adams (0-1)
HR - BOS: B****th (1)
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Re: 1916 - Year In Review

AL Outstanding Hitter
Tris Speaker, Boston (A)
149 g, 562 ab, 80 r, 199 h, 34 2b, 9 3b, 1 hr, 69 rbi, 254 tb, 89 bb, 20 k, 33 sb, 20 cs, .354 avg, .444 obp, .452 slg

NL Outstanding Hitter
Ty Cobb, Brooklyn
149 g, 585 ab, 75 r, 183 h, 34 2b, 19 3b, 3 hr, 67 rbi, 264 tb, 76 bb, 41 k, 23 sb, 32 cs, .313 avg, .395 obp, .451 slg

AL Outstanding Pitcher
Dutch Leonard, Boston (A)
24-7, 0 sv, 1.59 era, 38 g, 38 gs, 294.2 ip, 199 ha, 63 r, 52 er, 1 hr, 57 bb, 162 k, 0.87 whip, .193 oavg

NL Outstanding Pitcher
Eppa Rixey, Philadelphia (N)
21-14, 0 sv, 1.76 era, 39 g, 39 gs, 306.0 ip, 260 ha, 81 r, 60 er, 5 hr, 62 bb, 131 k, 1.05 whip, .228 oavg

AL Rookie of the Year
Urban Shocker, New York (A)
20-10, 0 sv, 2.20 era, 38 g, 38 gs, 323.2 ip, 268 h, 103 r, 79 er, 2 hr, 119 bb, 132 k, 1.20 whip, .226 oavg

NL Rookie of the Year
Joe Wilhoit, Boston (N)
140 g, 529 ab, 66 r, 170 h, 24 2b, 5 3b, 1 hr, 50 rbi, 207 tb, 46 bb, 28 k, 13 sb, 16 cs, .321 avg, .375 obp, .391 slg



Milestones & Achievements

6/27
- George Chalmers no-hits Braves. This is the first no-hitter thrown this season and the 23rd in history

8/04 - Red Ames wins number 200

9/08 - Tris Speaker reaches 2000 hits



Trades

5/06
- Boston (N) gets 1b Fred Luderus (30 yrs old, .241-4-67-7), Chicago (N) gets rf Bill Hinchman (33 yrs old, .299-4-53-25)

6/08 - Detroit gets rf Frank Schulte (33 yrs old, .291-5-41-6) and c Bob O'Farrell (19 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Chicago (N) gets ss Ollie O'Mara (25 yrs old, .218-1-24-5)

6/10 - Philadelphia (N) gets 1b Dick Hoblitzel (27 yrs old, .264-0-42-8) and ss Red Shannon (19 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Boston (N) gets 2b Heinie Wagner (35 yrs old, .243-0-23-2)

6/10 - St.Louis (N) gets p Claude Hendrix (27 yrs old, 12-16, 0 sv, 2.74 ERA, 107 k) and 3b George Maisel (24 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Pittsburgh gets cf Lee Magee (27 yrs old, .253-3-45-25)

6/11 - Brooklyn gets ss Roger Peckinpaugh (25 yrs old, .184-1-26-6), Cleveland gets 3b Gus Getz (26 yrs old, .130-0-5-12)

6/20 - Chicago (A) gets 2b Ray Morgan (27 yrs old, .277-2-30-9) and rf Jack Calvo (22 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Washington gets lf Ping Bodie (28 yrs old, .205-0-12-5)

7/14 - St.Louis (A) gets p Joe Boehling (25 yrs old, 8-5, 0 sv, 2.28 era, 7 k), Washington gets c William Rumler (25 yrs old, .212-0-22-9) and c George Hale (21 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)

7/29 - Cleveland gets p Jimmy Lavender (32 yrs old, 10-15, 0 sv, 2.27 era, 113 k), Chicago (N) gets ss Larry Kopf (25 yrs old, .253-1-20-4)

7/29 - Brooklyn gets p Al Demaree (31 yrs old, 16-12, 0 sv, 1.81 era, 103 k), New York (N) gets c William Fischer (25 yrs old, .227-2-43-3)

7/30 - Detroit gets p Stan Coveleski (27 yrs old, 11-16, 0 sv, 2.68 era, 74 k), Philadelphia (A) gets 2b Marty Kavanagh (25 yrs old, .177-1-17-3) and c Del Baker (24 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)



MLB Records Set or Tied
none

AL Records Set or Tied
none

NL Records Set or Tied
none



Major Free Agents

Joe Jackson, lf
Grover Alexander, sp
Larry Gardner, 3b
Tommy Clarke, c
George Burns, lf
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