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

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1907-08 Off Season


Announcements

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

Boston (N) - Announced that they are changing their nickname. They will now be known as the Boston Doves.



Trades

10/13 - New York (A) gets 1b Jake Stahl (30 yrs old, .281-2-58-35), Chicago (A) gets ss Freddy Parent (32 yrs old, .254-0-79-18), Boston (A) gets rf Frank LaPorte (29 yrs old, .251-1-47-28)

11/05 - New York (A) gets p Fred Glade (33 yrs old, 9-12, 1 sv, 2.23 era, 73 k), Charlie Hemphill (31 yrs old, .241-2-56-28) and 2b Harry Niles (28 yrs old, .252-1-68-25); St.Louis (A) gets 2b Jimmy Williams (31 yrs old, .218-1-46-21), cf Danny Hoffman (29 yrs old, .263-1-41-24) and 2b Hobe Ferris (33 yrs old, .297-1-64-5)

12/13 - New York (N) gets ss Al Bridwell (25 yrs old, .222-0-51-13), 1b Fred Tenney (36 yrs old, .250-1-35-23) and c Tom Needham (29 yrs old, .226-2-52-4); Boston (N) gets 1b Dan McGann (36 yrs old, .234-2-66-16), c Frank Bowerman (39 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), rf George Browne (32 yrs old, .190-0-1-2) and ss Bill Dahlen (38 yrs old, .292-0-2-0)

01/02 - Chicago (A) gets c Al Snow (34 yrs old, .179-0-8-4), Boston (A) gets c Ed McFarland (33 yrs old, .247-0-77-13)



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 home runs, 120 RBIs and 21 stolen bases in 131 games.
.306 avg, 2432 g, 9611 ab, 1629 r, 2938 h, 88 hr, 1562 rbi, 356 sb

2b Tommy Corcoran, age 38 - 18 seasons. His best season was in 1894 when he batted .300 with 5 home runs, 92 RBIs and 33 stolen bases in 129 games.
.256 avg, 2260 g, 8247 ab, 1143 r, 2111 h, 32 hr, 1022 rbi, 346 sb

3b Lave Cross, age 41 - 21 seasons. His best season was in 1894 when he batted .386 with 7 home runs, 125 RBIs and 21 stolen bases in 119 games.
.290 avg, 2285 g, 9250 ab, 1334 r, 2683 h, 49 hr, 1234 rbi, 320 sb

ss Monte Cross, age 38 - 15 seasons. His best season was in 1897 when he batted .286 with 4 home runs, 55 RBIs and 38 stolen bases in 131 games.
.239 avg, 1765 g, 5890 ab, 740 r, 1409 h, 31 hr, 664 rbi, 286 sb

rf Patsy Donovan, age 42 - 18 seasons. His best season was in 1896 when he batted .319 with 3 home runs, 59 RBIs and 48 stolen bases in 131 games.
.298 avg, 1949 g, 7942 ab, 1356 r, 2370 h, 18 hr, 780 rbi, 502 sb

3b Bobby Lowe, age 42 - 18 seasons. His best season was in 1894 when he batted .346 with 17 home runs, 115 RBIs and 23 stolen bases in 133 games.
.279 avg, 1844 g, 6258 ab, 1051 r, 1747 h, 69 hr, 918 rbi, 274 sb

rf Jim McAleer, age 43 - 17 seasons. His best season was in 1894 when he batted .289 with 2 home runs, 40 RBIs and 14 stolen bases in 64 games.
.253 avg, 1051 g, 3989 ab, 620 r, 1008 h, 12 hr, 470 rbi, 262 sb

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Followed Players

Ty Cobb
Batting
Year Team                G   AB    R    H   2B  3B   HR  RBI   BB   K  SB  CS  AVG  OBP  SLG
1905 Detroit           119  198   24   57    6   2    4   33   14  29   3   2 .288 .343 .399
1906 Detroit           149  613   71  184   31  13    1   63   24  64  22  22 .300 .326 .398
1907 Detroit           150  637   74  209   25   8    3   69   27  63  42  28 .328 .356 .407
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     2 seasons         418 1448  169  450   62  23    8  165   65 156  67  52 .311 .341 .402

Walter Johnson
Pitching
Year Team                W    L  SV   ERA    G   GS    IP      HA    ER   BB     K   WHIP   OAVG
1907 Washington          8    9   7  2.80   34   12   151.1   163    47   30   112   1.28   .274
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     1 season            8    9   7  2.80   34   12   151.1   163    47   30   112   1.28   .274

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Hall of Fame Class of 1907


Jake Beckley, 1st baseman -- Inducted 1907

AVG     G     AB     R     H     HR     RBI     SB     SLG
.306  2432   9611   1629  2938   88    1562    356    .433

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In the National League, the New York Giants were fighting it out with the Chicago Cubs and held a slight lead until the beginning of August when the Cubs took a 1.5 game lead. The Giants came back to retake the lead by 3 games by Labor Day. After a couple of weeks, the Cubs faded and New York was able to claim the NL title with a week remaining. Mike "Turkey" Donlin (.342-8-82) led the way for the Giants at the plate with added support from Cy Seymour (.266-4-92). The pitching staff was once again led by the NL's Outstanding Pitcher, Christy Mathewson (30-11, 1.22 ERA) as well as Hooks Wiltse (24-14, 2.24 ERA). The Chicago Cubs finished in 2nd place, 6 games behind, with their pitching and defense leading the way. 20-game winners Ed Reulbach (28-5, 1.25 ERA) and Mordecai Brown (21-11, 1.41 ERA) were the major arms that was backed by an infield in which all four, Frank Chance, Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers and Harry Steinfeldt, won Gold Gloves. The Pittsburgh Pirates, led by the NL's Outstanding Hitter, Honus Wagner (.332-9-80) and the arm of 20-game winner Nick Maddox (22-8, 1.50 ERA), finished a distant 3rd, 15 games behind the winning Giants.

The National League held no monopoly on tight races as Cleveland, Detroit and Boston fought throughout the season. The Tigers took the early lead and held onto it throughout the summer before Cleveland rallied and took a 4.5 game lead over Detroit and 6.5 game lead over Boston. Both the Tigers and Red Sox were unable to make up any ground during September and Cleveland was able to clinch their sixth straight AL title with only 4 games remaining. The Naps' star Nap Lajoie (.266-1-49) fought through a slump throughout the season but the hitters were backed up by the pitching combination of Heinie Berger (19-11, 1.62 ERA) and Addie Joss (24-12, 1.71 ERA). The Boston Red Sox slipped past Detroit to finish in 2nd place, 5 games behind. Doc Gessler (.287-0-63) and Harry Lord (.256-2-46) were the hitting stars and ace Cy Young (21-14, 1.50 ERA) bounced back from a poor 1907 season to lead the mound staff. The Detroit Tigers ended up in 3rd place, 5.5 games behind the Naps, thanks to the hitting of Ty Cobb (.300-4-74) and Sam Crawford (.272-5-101) while the mound staff was led by the arm of George Mullin (17-12, 1.89 ERA).

The World Series was a showcase of tremendous pitching as Hooks Wiltse (2-0) bested Cleveland's Addie Joss in two starts at the New York Giants swept the Naps to capture their second world's championship.

American League     W   L   PCT  GB     National League     W   L   PCT  GB
Cleveland          90  64  .584  --     New York          107  47  .695  --
Boston             85  69  .552   5     Chicago           101  53  .656   6
Detroit            84  69  .549   5.5   Pittsburgh         92  62  .597  15
Chicago            75  77  .493  14     Philadelphia       75  79  .487  32
Philadelphia       75  78  .490  14.5   Cincinnati         72  82  .468  35
St.Louis           73  79  .480  16     Boston             63  91  .409  44
Washington         72  80  .474  17     Brooklyn           54 100  .351  53
New York           58  96  .377  32     St.Louis           52 102  .338  55



Batting AVG           AVG               Batting AVG           AVG
E.Collins, PHI       .326               S.Magee, PHI         .315
T.Cobb, DET          .300               H.Wagner, PIT        .310
J.Delahanty, WAS     .290               F.Clarke, PIT        .300

Homeruns               HR               Homeruns               HR
S.Crawford, DET         5               H.Lumley, BRO           9
T.Hartsel, PHI          5               T.Jordan, BRO           7
H.Niles, BOS            5               T.Leach, PIT            7

Runs Batted In        RBI               Runs Batted In        RBI
S.Crawford, DET       101               K.Bransfield, PHI     101
C.Rossman, DET         88               H.Wagner, PIT          93
B.Unglaub, WAS         77               J.Titus, PHI           87

Stolen Bases           SB               Stolen Bases           SB
A.McConnell, BOS       56               T.Leach, PIT           50
P.Doiugherty, CHI      52               J.Slagle, CHI          50
E.Hahn, CHI            51               F.Clarke, PIT          46

Earned Run Average    ERA               Earned Run Average    ERA
C.Bender, PHI        1.37               M.Brown, CHI         1.26
D.White, CHI         1.39               C.Lundgren, CHI      1.51
J.Lake, NY           1.46               E.REulbach, CHI      1.57


Wins                    W               Wins                    W
A.Joss, CLE            24               T.Sparks, PHI          26
R.Waddell, STL         22               M.Brown, CHI           22
D.White, CHI           22               C.Mathewson, NY        22

Saves                  SV               Saves                  SV
E.Steele, BOS           3               B.Campbell, CIN         5
C.Bender, PHI           2               K.Brady, PIT            3
Berger, CLE             2               A.Coakley, CIN          3

Strikeouts             SO               Strikeouts             SO
R.Waddell, STL        278               C.Mathewson, NY       193
E.Walsh, CHI          239               B.Ewing, CIN          172
T.Hughes, WAS         207               R.Ames, NY            165

Postseason

1908 World Series

Game #1
Cleveland         0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1
New York (N)      0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 x - 2
WP - H.Wiltse (1-0)
LP - A.Joss (0-1)
HR - none


Game #2
Cleveland         0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0
New York (N)      1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 1
WP - R.Ames (1-0)
LP - H.Berger (0-1)
HR - none


Game #3
New York (N)      0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 2
Cleveland         0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0
WP - C.Mathewson (1-0)
LP - G.Liebhardt (0-1)
HR - none


Game #4
New York (N)      1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 - 4
Cleveland         0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 2
WP - H.Wiltse (2-0)
LP - A.Joss (0-2)
HR - none

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AL Outstanding Hitter Award
Eddie Collins, Philadelphia (A)
153 g, 585 ab, 66 r, 191 h, 32 2b, 10 3b, 1 hr, 54 rbi, 40 bb, 62 k, 25 sb, 25 cs, .326 avg, .371 obp, .421 slg

NL Outstanding Hitter Award
Honus Wagner, Pittsburgh
154 g, 609 ab, 75 r, 202 h, 32 2b, 16 3b, 9 hr, 80 rbi, 71 bb, 60 k, 48 sb, 30 cs, .332 avg, .403 obp, .481 slg

AL Outstanding Pitcher Award
Doc White, Chicago (A)
22-14, 2 sv, 1.39 era, 41 g, 36 gs, 344.1 ip, 265 ha, 53 er, 1 hr, 63 bb, 160 k, 0.95 whip, .208 oavg

NL Outstanding Pitcher Award
Christy Mathewson, New York (N)
30-11, 0 sv, 1.22 era, 44 g, 43 gs, 384.2 ip, 300 ha, 52 er, 5 hr, 62 bb, 224 k, 0.94 whip, .212 oavg

AL Outstanding Newcomer Award
Joe Lake, New York (A)
14-12, 0 sv, 1.46 era, 28 g, 27 gs, 239.2 ip, 180 ha, 39 er, 3 hr, 66 bb, 105 k, 1.03 whip, .210 oavg

NL Outstanding Newcomer Award
Doc Crandall, New York (N)
15-8, 0 sv, 2.50 era, 26 g, 23 gs, 198.1 ip, 182 ha, 55 er, 3 hr, 57 bb, 83 k, 1.21 whip, .242 oavg



Milestones and Achievements
4/17 - Hit #2000 for Honus Wagner
5/23 - Joe McGinnity hurls no-hitter. This is the first no-no thrown this season and the 13th in modern history.
6/06 - Cy Seymour smacks 6 hits
7/18 - Nap Rucker gets 17 Ks
8/17 - Cy Young captures 450th win
8/27 - Tully Sparks twirls no-hitter. This is the second no-no thrown this season and the 14th in modern history.



Trades
5/31 - Washington gets p Jesse Tannehill (34 yrs old, 2-8, 0 sv, 2.83 era, 17 k), Boston (A) gets p Casey Patten (34 yrs old, 1-3, 0 sv, 2.70 era, 7 k)

6/18 - Boston (N) gets p Harley Young (26 yrs old, 6-8, 6 sv, 2.24 era, 36 k) and p Tom McCarthy (25 yrs old, 4-6, 0 sv, 2.87 era, 11 k), Pittsburgh gets p Irv Young (32 yrs old, 6-11, 0 sv, 2.28 era, 70 k)

7/10 - New York (N) gets 3b Dave Brain (29 yrs old, .167-0-0-0) and p Jake Weimer (35 yrs old, 7-5, 0 sv, 3.26 era, 42 k), Cincinnati gets p Bob Spade (32 yrs old, 11-14, 0 sv, 3.50 era, 66 k)

7/20 - Boston (A) gets p Jake Thielman (30 yrs old, 5-1, 0 sv, 1.66 era, 21 k), Cleveland gets p Tex Pruiett (26 yrs old, 2-1, 0 sv, 2.68 era, 22 k)

8/02 - Philadelphia (A) gets c Bert Blue (31 yrs old, .188-0-11-0), St.Louis (A) gets c Syd Smith (26 yrs old, .333-0-1-0)

8/17 - New York (A) gets 3b Frank LaPorte (29 yrs old, .215-1-20-16), Boston (A) gets 2b Harry Niles (29 yrs old, .282-5-54-31)



MLB Records Set or Tied
Batting
Hits: 225 - Mike Donlin, New York (N)
Strikeouts: 118 - Johnny Kling, Chicago (N)

Pitching
Wins: 30 - Christy Mathewson, New York (N)


AL Records Set or Tied
Batting
Walks: 111 - Topsy Hartsel, Philadelphia (A)


NL Records Set or Tied
Batting
Hits: 225 - Mike Donlin, New York (N)
Strikeouts: 118 - Johnny Kling, Chicago (N)

Pitching
Earned Run Average: 1.02 - Red Ames, New York (N)
Wins: 30 - Christy Mathewson, New York (N)
Saves: 6 - Harley Young, Boston (N)

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1908-09 Offseason

Announcements
Philadelphia (A) - Announced that they are moving into a new ballpark. The ballpark will be named Shibe Park.
Pittsburgh - Announced that they are moving into a new ballpark. The ballpark will be named Forbes Field.



Trades
12/12 - St.Louis (A) gets c Lou Criger (37 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Boston (A) gets c Tubby Spencer (26 yrs old, .204-0-39-0)

12/12 - Cincinnati gets p Art Fromme (26 yrs old, 4-10, 0 sv, 1.95 era, 65 k) and p Ed Karger (26 yrs old, 3-12, 1 sv, 3.32 era, 31 k), St.Louis (N) gets c Admiral Schlei (32 yrs old, .219-1-38-7)

12/12 - New York (N) gets c Admiral Schlei (32 yrs old, .219-1-38-7) and p Bugs Raymond (28 yrs old, 17-20, 0 sv, 2.57 era, 157 k), St.Louis (N) gets c Roger Bresnahan (29 yrs old, .225-2-43-12)

01/08 - Chicago (N) gets cf John Kane (27 yrs old, .203-5-37-38), Cincinnati gets cf Kid Durbin (23 yrs old, .000-0-0-0) and ss Tom Downey (26 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)

02/16 - Cleveland gets p Cy Young (42 yrs old, 21-14, 2 sv, 1.50 era, 157 k), Boston (A) gets p Jack Ryan (25 yrs old, 1-0, 0 sv, 1.59 era, 1 k) and p Charlie Chech (31 yrs old, 9-10, 0 sv, 2.26 era, 31 k)



Major Retirements

lf Joe Kelley, age 36 - 18 seasons. Inducted to Hall of Fame. His best season was in 1895 when he batted .365 with 10 homers, 134 rbi and 54 stolen bases in 131 games.
.312 avg, 2039 g, 7238 ab, 1354 r, 2260 h, 68 hr, 1243 rbi, 478 sb, .444 slg

sp Joe McGinnity, age 38 - 10 seasons. Inducted to Hall of Fame. His best season was in 1900 when he compiled a 28-6 record with 0 saves, a 2.94 era and 93 strikeouts in 343.0 innings.
2.76 era, 233-128, 402 g, 3286.1 ip, 1077 k, 820 bb, 4 sv

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Hall of Fame Class of 1908


Joe Kelley, left fielder -- Inducted 1908

AVG     G     AB     R     H     HR     RBI     SB     SLG
.312  20397   7238   1354  2260   68    1243    478    .444

Joe McGinnity, pitcher -- Inducted 1908

ERA    W      L       PCT      G         IP       SO       BB      SV
2.76  233    128     .645     402     3286.1     1077      820      4

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Followed Players

Ty Cobb
Batting
Year Team                G   AB    R    H   2B  3B   HR  RBI   BB   K  SB  CS  AVG  OBP  SLG
1905 Detroit           119  198   24   57    6   2    4   33   14  29   3   2 .288 .343 .399
1906 Detroit           149  613   71  184   31  13    1   63   24  64  22  22 .300 .326 .398
1907 Detroit           150  637   74  209   25   8    3   69   27  63  42  28 .328 .356 .407
1908 Detroit           153  614   73  184   30  11    4   74   51  77  31  37 .300 .353 .404
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     4 seasons         571 2062  242  634   92  34   12  239  116 233  98  89 .307 .345 .403

Walter Johnson
Pitching
Year Team                W    L  SV   ERA    G   GS    IP      HA    ER   BB     K   WHIP   OAVG
1907 Washington          8    9   7  2.80   34   12   151.1   163    47   30   112   1.28   .274
1908 Washington         20   14   0  1.89   44   29   281.1   218    59   47   187   0.94   .211
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     2 seasons          28   23   7  2.20   78   41   432.2   381   106   77   299   1.06   .234

Joe Jackson
Batting
Year Team                G   AB    R    H   2B  3B   HR  RBI   BB   K  SB  CS  AVG  OBP  SLG
1908 Philadelphia (A)   14    6    0    3    0   0    0    0    1   1   0   0 .500 .571 .500
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     1 season           14    6    0    3    0   0    0    0    1   1   0   0 .500 .571 .500