(Somewhat) History of Modern Baseball, 1901-??? --- OOTP12

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Hall of Fame Class of 1901

Billy Hamilton, center fielder -- Inducted 1901

AVG     G     AB     R     H     HR     RBI     SB     SLG
.344  1627   6421   1693  2209   40     740    931    .432

Amos Rusie, pitcher -- Inducted 1901

ERA    W      L       PCT      G         IP       SO       BB      SV
3.03  246    174     .586     477     3794.0     1939     1715      8

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Midway through its second season, the American League found its Baltimore outpost in the hands of the enemy, making the completion of the league schedule a muddy issue. Baltimore manager John McGraw got fed up with AL president Ban Johnson that he started negotiations and that resulted in the Orioles being bought by John T.Brush, the Chairman of the NL Executive Committee. The new owner released McGraw, Joe McGinnity, Roger Bresnahan, Dan McGann, Cy Seymour, Joe Kelley and Jack Cronin to sign with the NL clubs, leaving Baltimore with a skeleton crew. On July 17, Ban Johnson used a league regulation to revoke the franchise. The team then became operated by the AL the rest of the season using league funds and Wilbert Robinson was named manager. The Orioles, who had been in a fight with the Browns, Americans and Senators, were 10 games behind and in 4th place and ended up in 6th place, 24.5 games behind. Ban Johnson had more problems in 1902 than just the Orioles and the mess caused by John McGraw. The Pensylvania Supreme Court presented the AL with a court setback by ordering the league to Nap Lajoie, Bill Bernhard and Chick Fraser to leave the Athletics and rejoin the Phillies. Fraser returned to the Phillies, but Johnson found a loophole in the Quaker state law and transferred the contracts to the Cleveland club, who at the time was in fifth place in the AL. All the other states involved in this fight ruled against the reserve clause and the other jumpers were allowed to remain where their new clubs. St.Louis replaced Milwaukee in 1902 and raided their NL crosstown team and lured Jesse Burkett, Bobby Wallace, Dick Padden, Snags Heidrick, Jack Harper and Jack Powell to the Browns. Besides the St.Louis jumpers, Ed Delahanty, Elmer Flick and Red Donahue were other top names that left their NL clubs for their new clubs in the AL. Boston went on to win the league title for the second straight season with only three games remaining in the schedule. Jimmy Collins (.345-6-72), the AL's Outstanding Batter, and Buck Freeman (.295-15-104) led the team at the plate and the mound staff was led by the AL Outstanding Pitcher, Cy Young (23-19, 2.27 ERA, 168 k) and Bill Dinneen (26-16, .294 ERA, 159 k). Washington ended up in second place, 4.5 games behind, led by "Big Ed" Delahanty (.315-12-88) and Al Orth (23-13, 2.65 ERA, 93 K). The Cleveland Bronchos, thanks to the new players, finished in third place, 5.5 games behind, thanks to the power hitting of Nap Lajoie (.324-16-78) and the arms of Earl Moore (21-11, 2.03 ERA) and the league's Oustanding Newcomer, Addie Joss (16-12, 2.42 ERA).

In the National League, the Pittsburgh Pirates managed to avoid any losses to the AL's raiding tactics for the second consecutive season and romped to an 12-game pennant winning margin over the distant runner-up, Chicago. The NL's Outstanding Hitter, Honus Wagner (.336-2-74) led the way of the Bucs squad, which also included Ginger Beaumont (.336-0-88) and Fred Clarke (.326-4-96). Jack Chesbro (23-10, 2.15 ERA)and Deacon Phillippe (24-8, 1.79 ERA, 3 saves) gave the Pirates a pair of 20-win aces. Chicago's second-place finish was due in part to Johnny Kling (.288-1-83) and Frank Chance (.268-2-50) at the plate and the pitching of Jack Taylor (19-12, 2.35 ERA) and Pop Williams (17-11, 2.09 ERA), the senior circuit's Outstanding Newcomer. After practically losing all of its offense and top pitchers to the AL, Philadelphia dropped to 6th place. The New York Giants, who started the season slowly, could not stop from finishing 21.5 games behind even with the infusion of Baltimore talent.

American League     W   L   PCT  GB     National League     W   L   PCT  GB
Boston             83  54  .606  --     Pittsburgh         94  45  .676  --
Washington         78  58  .574   4.5   Chicago            81  56  .591  12
Cleveland          77  59  .566   5.5   Cincinnati         75  65  .536  19.5
St.Louis           73  63  .537   9.5   New York           71  65  .522  21.5
Philadelphia       66  70  .484  16.5   Brooklyn           69  69  .500  24.5
Baltimore          59  79  .428  24.5   Philadelphia       59  78  .431  34
Detroit            57  78  .422  25     Boston             54  83  .394  39
Chicago            51  83  .381  30.5   St.Louis           46  88  .343  45.5



Batting AVG           AVG               Batting AVG           AVG
L.Cross, PHI         .364               S.Crawford, CIN      .342
Collins, BOS         .345               H.Wagner, PIT        .336
J.Williams, BAL      .334               G.Beaumont, PIT      .336

Homeruns               HR               Homeruns               HR
N.Lajoie, CLE          16               J.Sheckard, BRO         7
Freeman, BOS           15               S.Crawford, CIN         6
S.Seybold, PHI         15               F.Clarke, PIT           4

Runs Batted In        RBI               Runs Batted In        RBI
S.Seybold, PHI        125               F.Clarke, PIT          96
B.Freeman, BOS        104               G.Beaumont, PIT        88
J.Anderson, STL        96               J.Kling,CHI

Stolen Bases           SB               Stolen Bases           SB
G.Davis, CHI           52               H.Wagner, PIT          48
T.Hartsel, PHIL        41               D.Cooley, BOS          47
C.Stahl, BOS           37               F.Chance, CHI          44

Earned Run Average    ERA               Earned Run Average    ERA
E.Moore, CLE         1.58               J.Tannehill, PIT     1.60
R.Donahue, STL       2.25               J.Menefee, CHI       1.68
C.Young, BOS         2.27               D.Phillippe, PIT     1.79


Wins                    W               Wins                    W
B.Dinneen, BOS         26               D.Phillippe, PIT       24
J.Powell, STL          24               J.Chesbro, PIT         23
A.Orth, WAS            23               N.Hahn, CIN            23

Saves                  SV               Saves                  SV
C.Smith, CLE            5               C.Lundgren, CHI         5
C.Vorhees, WAS          4               B.Dresser, BOS          4
J.Katoll, BAL           3               B.Ewing, CIN            4

Strikeouts             SO               Strikeouts             SO
R.Waddell, PHI        171               V.Willis, BOS         252
C.Young, BOS          168               C.Mathewson, NY       202
B.Dinneen, BOS        159               N.Hahn, CIN           184

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AL Outstanding Batter Award
Jimmy Collins, Boston (A)
137 g, 537 ab, 81 r, 185 h, 36 2b, 20 3b, 6 hr, 72 rbi, 40 bb, 38 k, 23 sb, 27 cs, .345 avg, .390 obp, .520 slg

NL Outstanding Batter Award
Honus Wagner, Pittsburgh
139 g, 574 ab, 85 r, 193 h, 27 2b, 20 3b, 2 hr, 74 rbi, 44 bb, 50 k, 48 sb, 34 cs, .336 avg, .388 obp, .463 slg

AL Outstanding Pitcher Award
Cy Young, Boston (A)
23-19, 0 sv, 2.27 era, 45 g, 44 gs, 381.1 ip, 332 ha, 96 er, 8 hr, 48 bb, 168 k, 1.00 whip, .233 oavg

NL Outstanding Pitcher Award
Deacon Phillippe, Pittsburgh
24-8, 3 sv, 1.79 era, 36 g, 31 gs, 287.1 ip, 236 ha, 57 er, 1 hr, 37 bb, 117 k, 0.95 whip, .223 oavg

AL Outstanding Newcomer Award
Addie Joss, Cleveland
16-12, 1 sv, 2.42 era, 38 g, 29 gs, 267.2 ip, 272 ha, 72 er, 2 hr, 63 bb, 132 k, 1.25 whip, .259 oavg

NL Outstanding Newcomer Award
Pop Williams, Chicago (N)
17-11, 0 sv, 2.09 era, 31 g, 29 gs, 246.0 ip, 209 ha, 57 er, 0 hr, 55 bb, 86 k, 1.07 whip, .224 oavg



Milestones & Achievements
5/07 - Honus Wagner swats 6 hits
5/30 - Ed Delahanty hits for cycle. This is the first time this season for the cycle to be hit and the second time in modern history.
6/14 - Herman Long gets 2000th hit
6/24 - Dummy Hoy collects 2000th hit
8/05 - Jesse Burkett hits for cycle. This is the second time this season for the cycle to be struck and the third time in history.
8/19 - Danny Murphy goes 6-6
8/19 - 2000th hit for Lave Cross
8/20 - George Davis collects hit number 2000
9/06 - Hit #2000 for Patsy Donovan
9/07 - Ed Delahanty reaches 2500 hits plateau



MLB Records Set or Tied
Batting
Hits: 215 - L.Cross, Philadelphia (A)
Doubles: 39 - B.Wallace, St.Louis (A)
Triples: 22 - J.Williams, Baltimore
RBI: 125 - S.Seybold, Philadelphia (A)
Walks: 125 - J.McGraw, Baltimore/New York (N)

Pitching
Earned Run Average: 1.58 - E.Moore, Cleveland
Losses: 27 - S.Yerkes, St.Louis (N)
Saves: 5 - C.Lundgren, Chicago (N); C.Smith, Cleveland
Strikeouts: 252 - V.Willis, Boston (N)


AL Records Set or Tied
Batting
Batting Average: .364 - L.Cross, Philadelphia (A)
Hits: 215 - L.Cross, Philadelphia (A)
Doubles: 39 - B.Wallace, St.Louis (A)
Triples: 22 - J.Williams, Baltimore
RBI: 125 - S.Seybold, Philadelphia (A)
Hitting Streak: 24 - H.Bay, Cleveland

Pitching
Earned Run Average: 1.58 - E.Moore, Cleveland
Losses: 26 - R.Patterson, Chicago
Saves: 5 - C.Smith, Cleveland


NL Records Set or Tied
Pitching
Losses: 27 - S.Yerkes, St.Louis (N)
Saves: 5 - C.Lundgren, Chicago (N)
Strikeouts: 252 - V.Willis, Boston (N)

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1902-03 Off Season

Announcements

BALTIMORE - Announced that the AL has transferred the franchise to New York. They will now be known as the New York Highlanders and will play their home games at Hilltop Park. New York City now joins St.Louis, Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia as cities with competing franchises from both leagues.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL - Announced that the American League and National League have agreed to a new National Agreement after the American League refused a merger offer by the National League and more raiding by the AL had taken place. Both leagues will recognize each other as equals and both agreed to respect the contracts and reserve clauses of all teams. The American League was also given the okay to place the former Baltimore franchise in New York City providing that they would not place a franchise in Pittsburgh.



Trades
01/01 - St.Louis (N) gets 3b Jimmy Burke (28 yrs old, .500-0-0-1 in 1902), Pittsburgh gets 3b Otto Krueger (26 yrs old, .244-1-46-18 in 1902)

03/07 - New York (N) gets 2b Kid Gleason (36 yrs old, .220-2-68-17 in 1902), Detroit gets 2b Heinie Smith (31 yrs old, .228-1-47-12 in 1902)

04/01 - St.Louis (N) gets P Bob Rhoads (24 yrs old, 6-7, 0 sv, 3.01 ERA, 37 k in 1902), Chicago (N) gets P Bob Wicker (24 yrs old, 10-7, 1 sv, 3.89 ERA, 68 k in 1902)

Major Retirements

CF Dummy Hoy, age 40. 14 seasons. His best season was in 1902 when he batted .325 with 1 home run, 60 RBIs and 22 stolen bases in 131 games.
.287 avg, 1858 games, 7271 ab, 1415 r, 2088 h, 41 hr, 757 rbi, 601 sb

C Wilbert Robinson, age 39. 17 seasons. His best season was in 1894 when he batted .353 with 1 home run, 98 RBIs and 12 stolen bases in 109 games.
.270 avg, 1322 g, 4825 ab, 600 r, 1303 h, 17 hr, 666 rbi, 200 sb

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In the National League, the Pittsburgh Pirates fought all season long with the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs and held only a 2.5 game lead with only ten games remaining. The Pirates finally were able to eliminate the Cubs with just under a week remaining and then there was two. Pittsburgh and New York battled until the Pirates were able to clinch their third straight title with 3 games remaining. The Pirates were led on the mound by a pair of 20-game winners, Deacon Phillippe (22-13, 2.44 ERA) and Sam Leever (28-7, 2.45 ERA) and the bats of both Fred Clarke (.335-5-96)and Honus Wagner (.339-4-93). The Chicago Cubs ended up in second place, only 3 games behind Pittsburgh, in part due to the hitting of the NL's Outstanding Hitter, Frank Chance (.335-5-89) and the pitching of 20-game winner Jake Weimer (21-9, 2.48 ERA). The New York Giants stayed close throughout the season and finished in third place, 3.5 games back, thanks to the bats of Roger Bresnahan (.333-5-79) and Sam Mertes (.303-5-95) and the arms of both Joe McGinnity (27-17, 3.44 ERA) and Christy Mathewson (28-9, 1.65 ERA), the senior circuit's Outstanding Pitcher.

The pennant race in the American League was another story as the Cleveland Naps caught fire and never looked back, eventually clinching their first AL title with a week and a half to go. The AL's Outstanding Hitter Award winner Nap Lajoie (.355-10-91) led the attack with Bill Bradley (.301-9-65) and Elmer Flick (.300-4-66) providing added support. The mound staff was led by the AL's Outstanding Pitcher Award winner, Earl Moore (19-6, 1.48 ERA), and also featured 18-game winner Addie Joss (18-13, 1.70 ERA). The Boston Americans, winners of the first two AL pennants, finished a distant second place, 11 games behind. Patsy Dougherty (.298-3-73), Buck Freeman (.289-13-106) and Tom Hughes (21-10, 2.15 ERA) were the major stars of the team. The Detroit Tigers ended up in third place, 16 games back, thanks to the bat of "Wahoo" Sam Crawford (.302-3-65) and the arms of George Mullin (22-16, 2.02 ERA) and Bill Donovan (19-15, 1.84 ERA).

The two pennant winners became teams of destiny when their owners made a handshake agreement to face each other in a best of nine series to determine the world's champion. A crowd of over 8,000 were on hand for the first World Series game, a match up between aces Addie Joss and Deacon Phillippe. Joss outpitched Phillippe, winning 6-3, then also hurled a 2-1, gem in game #5 to give the Naps a 4-games-to-1 lead. The Pirates came back to win the next three games to tie the series then Joss outdueled Phillippe for a third time, 4-1, to lead Cleveland to a 5-games-to-4 win for the first "world's championship".

American League     W   L   PCT  GB     National League     W   L   PCT  GB
Cleveland          92  48  .657  --     Pittsburgh         87  53  .621  --
Boston             80  58  .580  11     Chicago            83  55  .601   3
Detroit            74  62  .544  16     New York           83  56  .597   3.5
Philadelphia       67  68  .496  22.5   Cincinnati         69  70  .496  17.5
Washington         65  72  .474  25.5   Philadelphia       67  68  .496  17.5
Chicago            59  78  .431  31.5   Brooklyn           65  71  .478  20
New York           57  77  .425  32     Boston             49  89  .355  37
St.Louis           54  85  .388  37.5   St.Louis           48  89  .350  37.5



Batting AVG           AVG               Batting AVG           AVG
N.Callahan, CHI      .317               M.Donlin, CIN        .344
Keeler, NY           .306               H.Wagner, PIT        .339
H.Davis, PHI         .304               F.Chance, CHI        .335

Homeruns               HR               Homeruns               HR
Freeman, BOS           13               J.Sheckard, BRO         6
Lajoie, CLE            10               G.Beaumont, PIT         5
S.Seybold, PHI         10               J.Beckley, CIN          5

Runs Batted In        RBI               Runs Batted In        RBI
B.Freeman, BOS        106               J.Kling, CHI          111
N.Lajoie, CLE          91               J.Tinker, CHI         102
C.Hickman, CLE         79               H.Steinfeldt, CIN      99

Stolen Bases           SB               Stolen Bases           SB
H.Bay, CLE             61               F.Chance, CHI          53
P.Dougherty, BOS       43               E.Gremminger, BOS      42
E.Flick, CLE           43               F.Clarke, PIT          38

Earned Run Average    ERA               Earned Run Average    ERA
B.Bernhard, CLE      1.39               C.Mathewson, NY      1.65
E.Moore, CLE         1.48               N.Garvin, BRO        2.17
A.Joss, CLE          1.70               E.Poole, CIN         2.29


Wins                    W               Wins                    W
E.Plank, PHI           23               S.Leever, PIT          28
G.Mullin, DET          22               C.Mathewson, NY        28
T.Hughes, BOS          21               N.Hahn, CIN            23

Saves                  SV               Saves                  SV
R.Kisinger, DET         5               J.Pfiester, PIT         6
A.Puttmann, NY          4               R.Ames, NY              5
N.Altrock, CHI          2               S.Leever, PIT           4

Strikeouts             SO               Strikeouts             SO
R.Waddell, PHI        324               C.Mathewson, NY       256
E.Plank, PHI          188               V.Willis, BOS         171
B.Donovan, DET        181               J.Weimer, CHI         166

Postseason

1903 World Series

Game #1
Pittsburgh        0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 3
Cleveland         2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 x - 6
WP - A.Joss (1-0)
LP - D.Phillippe (0-1)


Game #2
Pittsburgh        0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 5
Cleveland         0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 4
WP - S.Leever (1-0)
LP - M.Glendon (0-1)
SV - J.Pfiester (1)


Game #3
Cleveland         1 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 - 6
Pittsburgh        0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 2
WP - B.Bernhard (1-0)
LP - E.Doheny (0-1)


Game #4
Cleveland         0 0 0 1 0 1 4 2 0 - 8
Pittsburgh        0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 - 4
WP - R.Donahue (1-0)
LP - K.Wilhelm (0-1)


Game #5
Pittsburgh        0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1
Cleveland         1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 x - 2
WP - A.Joss (2-0)
LP - D.Phillippe (0-2)


Game #6
Pittsburgh        1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 - 5
Cleveland         0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 - 4
WP - S.Leever (2-0)
LP - E.Moore (0-1)


Game #7
Cleveland         0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 - 4
Pittsburgh        0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 - 5
WP - E.Doheny (1-1)
LP - B.Bernhard (1-1)


Game #8
Cleveland         0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 2
Pittsburgh        0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 x 0 4
WP - K.Wilhelm (1-1)
LP - R.Donahue (1-1)


Game #9
Pittsburgh        0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1
Cleveland         1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 x - 4
WP - A.Joss (3-0)
LP - D.Phillippe (0-3)

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AL Outstanding Hitter Award
Nap Lajoie, Cleveland
140 g, 561 ab, 75 r, 199 h, 35 2b, 7 3b, 10 hr, 91 rbi, 40 bb, 60 k, 0 sb, 2 cs, .355 avg, .404 obp, .496 slg

NL Outstanding Hitter Award
Frank Chance, Chicago (N)
138 g, 534 ab, 108 r, 179 h, 26 2b, 24 3b, 5 hr, 89 rbi, 87 bb, 49 k, 53 sb, 38 cs, .335 avg, .435 obp, .502 slg

AL Outstanding Pitcher Award
Earl Moore, Cleveland
19-6, 1 sv, 1.48 era, 33 g, 27 gs, 248.2 ip, 201 ha, 41 er, 1 hr, 58 bb, 150 k, 1.04 whip, .217 oavg

NL Outstanding Pitcher Award
Christy Mathewson, New York (N)
28-9, 1 sv, 1.65 era, 42 g, 41 gs, 366.0 ip, 316 ha, 67 er, 8 hr, 87 bb, 256 k, 1.10 whip, .229 oavg

AL Outstanding Newcomer Award
Chief Bender, Philadelphia (A)
13-18, 0 sv, 3.51 era, 34 g, 32 gs, 282.1 ip, 291 ha, 110 er, 6 hr, 81 bb, 171 k, 1.32 whip, .267 oavg

NL Outstanding Newcomer Award
Jake Weimer, Chicago (N)
21-9, 0 sv, 2.48 era, 33 g, 32 gs, 279.0 ip, 280 ha, 77 er, 3 hr, 70 bb, 166 k, 1.25 whip, .253 oavg


Milestones & Achievements
5/19 - Jimmy Collins goes cycling. This is the first time for the cycle to be hit this season and the fourth time in history.
5/23 - Willie Keeler reaches 2000 hits
8/08 - Ed Phelps collects cycle. This is the second time this season for the cycle and the fifth time in history.
9/03 - Cy Young gets win #350
9/15 - Vic Willis twirls no-hitter. This is the first no-no thrown this season and the second one in history.


In-season Trades
6/09 - Chicago (A) gets 2b George Magoon (28 yrs old, .221-0-49-6), Cincinnati gets 1b Cozy Dolan (30 yrs old, .280-1-42-17) and 2b Tom Daly (37 yrs old, .291-0-53-15)

6/10 - New York (A) gets ss Kid Elberfeld (28 yrs old, .265-2-55-24), Detroit gets ss Ernie Courtney (29 yrs old, .232-3-51-19) and 2b Herman Long (37 yrs old, .235-1-25-12)

6/13 - Chicago (A) gets rf Ducky Holmes (34 yrs old, .256-5-58-37). Washington got p Davey Dunkle (30 yrs old, 0-4, 1 sv, 3.16 era, 9 k) on 7/20 to complete the deal

7/16 - St.Louis (A) gets rf Joe Martin (28 yrs old, .213-1-17-0), Washington gets 2b Barry McCormick (28 yrs old, .254-1-17-4)

7/16 - Detroit gets 3b Paddy Greene (29 yrs old, .313-0-10-4), New York (A) gets p John Deering (26 yrs old, 8-6, 0 sv, 3.04 era, 22 k)

8/01 - Cleveland gets p Red Donahue (30 yrs old, 17-13, 0 sv, 2.69 era, 86 k), St.Louis (A) gets p Gene Wright (24 yrs old, 8-9, 0 sv, 3.33 era, 83 k)


MLB Records Set or Tied
Batting
Doubles: 43 - J.Kling, Chicago (N)
Triples: 24 - F.Chance, Chicago (N)
Stolen Bases: 61 - H.Bay, Cleveland

Pitching
Earned Run Average: 1.39 - B.Bernhard, Cleveland
Wins: 28 - S.Leever, Pittsburgh & C.Mathewson, New York (N)
Saves: 6 - J.Pfiester, Pittsburgh
Bases on Balls: 159 - T.Pittinger, Boston (N)
Strikeouts: 324 - R.Waddell, Philadelphia (A)

AL Records Set or Tied
Batting
Doubles: 39 - B.Freeman, Boston (A)
Stolen Bases: 61 - H.Bay, Cleveland

Pitching
Earned Run Average: 1.39 - B.Bernhard, Cleveland
Saves: 5 - R.Kisinger, Detroit
[b]Strikeouts: 324 - R.Waddell, Philadelphia

NL Records Set or Tied
Batting
Doubles: 43 - J.Kling, Chicago (N)
Triples: 24 - F.Chance, Chicago (N)
Runs Batted In: 111 - J.Kling, Chicago (N)
Runs - 108 - F.Chance, Chicago (N)
Walks: 109 - R.Thomas, Philadelphia (N)
Stolen Bases: 53 - F.Chance, Chicago (N)

Pitching
Wins: 28 - S.Leever, Pittsburgh & C.Mathewson, New York (N)
Saves: 6 - J.Pfiester, Pittsburgh
Bases on Balls: 159 - T.Pittinger, Boston (N)
Strikeouts: 256 - C.Mathewson, New York (N)

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1903-04 Off Season

Announcements

MLB - Announced that the number of games during the regular season has been increased from 140 to 154.



Trades

10/06 - St.Louis (A) gets c Jack O'Connor (37 yrs old, .042-0-0-0), New York (A) gets 1b John Anderson (29 yrs old, .257-5-72-10)

12/12 - Brooklyn gets ss Charlie Babb (32 yrs old, .247-0-69-22) and p Jack Cronin (29 yrs old, 9-3, 0 sv, 2.58 era, 39 k), New York (N) gets ss Bill Dahlen (34 yrs old, .283-3-63-34)

12/12 - Chicago (N) gets p Mordecai Brown (28 yrs old, 10-13, 0 sv, 2.75 era, 91 k), St.Louis (N) gets c Larry McLean (22 yrs old, .500-0-1-0) and p Jack Taylor (30 yrs old, 19-14, 0 sv, 3.15 era, 43 k)

12/20 - New York (A) gets p Tom Hughes (25 yrs old, 21-10, 0 sv, 2.15 era, 127 k), Boston (A) gets p Jesse Tannehill (29 yrs old, 14-13, 0 sv, 3.06 era, 133 k)

01/01 - Cleveland gets lf Billy Lush (30 yrs old, .240-2-33-27), Detroit gets p Ed Killian (28 yrs old, 5-0, 0 sv, 1.32 era, 22 k) and p Jesse Stovall (29 yrs old, 2-4, 0 sv, 3.31 era, 6 k)

03/06 - St.Louis (A) gets p Harry Howell (27 yrs old, 4-8, 0 sv, 3.00 era, 50 k), New York (A) gets Jack Powell (29 yrs old, 17-14, 0 sv, 2.32 era, 155 k)



Major Retirements

2B Tom Daly, age 37 - 16 seasons. His best season was in 1894 when he batted .341 with 8 home runs, 82 RBIs and 51 stolen bases in 123 games.
.277 avg, 1577 g, 5783 ab, 1013 r, 1601 h, 49 hr, 779 rbi, 412 sb

LF Ed Delahanty, age 35 - 16 seasons. Inducted to Hall of Fame. His best season was in 1895 when he batted .404 with 11 home runs, 106 RBIs and 46 stolen bases in 116 games.
.338 avg, 1941 g, 7854 ab, 1620 r, 2652 h, 100 hr, 1456 rbi, 452 sb

LF Jim O'Rourke, age 53 - 21 seasons. Inducted to Hall of Fame. His best season was in 1890 when he batted .360 with 9 home runs, 115 RBIs and 23 stolen bases in 111 games.
.311 avg, 1998 g, 8501 ab, 1728 r, 2642 h, 62 hr, 1203 rbi, 224 sb

LF George Van Haltren, age 37 - 17 seasons. Inducted to Hall of Fame. His best season was in 1895 when he batted .340 with 8 home runs, 103 RBIs and 32 stolen bases in 131 games.
.314 avg, 1998 g, 7940 ab, 1621 r, 2495 h, 68 hr, 1017 rbi, 570 sb

C Chief Zimmer, age 42 - 19 seasons. His best season was in 1895 when he batted .340 with 5 home runs, 56 RBIs and 14 stolen bases in 88 games.
.266 avg, 1443 g, 5000 ab, 678 r, 1330 h, 26 hr, 676 rbi, 178 sb