A History of Major League Baseball (1901-????) - a "what if" scenario - ootp7

**doncoryell** · 07-28-2007, 08:03 PM

In the beginning:

The story behind the what if scenario:

"After a bitter contract dispute with Giants' owner Andrew Freedman, Rusie responded by publicly thumbing his nose at Mr. Freeman, which was the 19th century variant of the middle finger. He was fined $200 (he made only $2,500). Rusie refused to play until Freedman returned his money and ended up holding out for the entire 1896 season. It was a fiasco for baseball; fans boycotted and the press railed against the owners. Owners implored Rusie and Freedman to compromise; neither would budge. The holdout was finally settled just prior to the 1897 season, as the owners collaborated for recoupment of the garnished wages, as well as a $5,000 settlement. This was partially out of respect for Mr. Rusie. However, the primary motivator was the threat of legal action against the reserve clause had his case gone to court."****

(****NOTE: Taken from Wikipedia.com)

What if the trial went to court and the reserve clause was abolished had Amos Rusie's case had gone to trial and he won his case against the Andrew Freedman???

That is the scenario for this walk, or run, through baseball history.

The year is 1901 and a new era in baseball has begun. Free agency is among us as the reserve clause was abolished thanks to the court case won by Amos Rusie against New York Giants' owner Andrew Freedman and the rest of the National League.

Amateur Draft
All incoming players will be subjected to a draft with the team with the worst record being first to draft. The draft will be held in the preseason and will consist of a maximum of ten (30) rounds.
Please Note: At times players may appear a year or so early

Team Changes
All team changes will be noted.

Playing of Games and Trades
All games will be simmed. The CPU is in charge of all of the teams and the trades will be made by it and reported.

Player Accolades
All important player milestones and awards will be reported.

Hall Of Fame
The exceptional players will be inducted into the Hall of Fame immediately upon their retirement.

The criteria for entering the Hall of Fame is as follows:

Hitters: 3000 hits or 450 HR or 2500 hits plus a .300 average
Pitchers: 300 wins or 450 saves or 250 wins plus a 3.50 or lower ERA

**doncoryell** · 07-28-2007, 08:04 PM

Career Leaders

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Career Batting Average           Career Hits
(min 834 PA)
No  Player              AVG      No  Player              HITS
 1  [i]E.Delahanty        .3475[/i]      1  [i]E.Delahanty         2584[/i]
 2  W.KEELER           .3410      2  [i]J.Beckley           2510[/i]
 3  [i]J.Burkett          .3406[/i]      3  B.HAMILTON          2494
 4  Z.HARVEY           .3352      4  W.KEELER            2492
 5  N.LAJOIE           .3346      5  [i]J.Burkett           2479[/i]
 6  D.FULTZ            .3340      6  G.DAVIS             2446
 7  B.HART             .3353      7  [i]G.Van Haltren       2301[/i]
 8  H.WAGNER           .3225      8  J.KELLEY            2191
 9  J.MCGRAW           .3205      9  F.CLARKE            2112
10  J.KELLEY           .3204     10  H.DUFFY             2055
11  H.BAY              .3191     11  [i]B.Dahlen            2013[/i]
12  H.DUFFY            .3183     12  N.LAJOIE            1910
13  M.DONLIN           .3180     13  [i]P.Donovan           1906[/i]
14  C.STAHL            .3179     14  [i]C.Childs            1901[/i]
15  B.HAMILTON         .3176     15  [i]S.Brodie            1819[/i]
16  R.BRESNAHAN        .3169     16  [i]L.Cross             1795[/i]
17  B.GILBERT          .3167     17  [i]D.Hoy               1793[/i]  
18  O.CLYMER           .3154     18  [i]J.Quinn             1733[/i]
19  E.FLICK            .3131     19  [i]H.Long              1701[/i]
20  [i]J.Beckley          .3118[/i]     20  [i]H.Jennings          1667[/i]
21  F.CLARKE           .3116     21  T.DOWD              1654
22  [i]G.Van Haultren     .3110[/i]     22  F.TENNEY            1647
23  [i]E.Smith            .3103[/i]     23  H.WAGNER            1601
24  [i]B.Everett          .3097[/i]     24  J.COLLINS           1556
25  B.COUGHLIN         .3072     25  [i]B.Lowe              1540[/i]

Career Homeruns                  Career RBIs
No  Player               HR      No  Player               RBI
 1  [i]E.Delahanty         109[/i]       1  [i]E.Delahanty         1448[/i]
 2  H.DUFFY              94       2  G.DAVIS             1305
 3  [i]H.Long               83[/i]       3  [i]J.Beckley           1302[/i]
 4  [i]B.Dahlen             75[/i]       4  H.DUFFY             1197
 4  N.LAJOIE             75       5  J.KELLEY            1129
 6  B.FREEMAN            72       6  [i]B.Dahlen             978[/i]
 7  [i]J.Beckley            70[/i]       7  [i]S.Brodie             945[/i]
 8  G.DAVIS              69       8  N.LAJOIE             942
 9  [i]B.Lowe               68[/i]       9  W.KEELER             929
10  [i]J.Burkett            61[/i]      10 [i]L.Cross              912[/i]
11  F.CLARKE             58      11  [i]G.Van Haltren        900[/i]
11  J.COLLINS            58      12  [i]J.Burkett            898[/i]
11  J.KELLEY             58      13  [i]H.Long               860[/i]
14  [i]G.Van Haltren        55[/i]      14  [i]H.Jennings           855[/i]
15  [i]T.Daly               51[/i]      15  F.CLARKE             850
16  M.DONLIN             49      16  [i]B.Lowe               845[/i]
17  C.HICKMAN            46      17  J.COLLINS            844 
18  E.FLICK              44      18  B.HAMILTON           821
19  J.ANDERSON           43      19  [i]J.Quinn              802[/i]
19  B.HAMILTON           43      20  [i]C.Childs             796[/i]
21  P.FOSTER             42      21  [i]J.Doyle              784[/i]
21  M.GRADY              42      22  [i]D.Farrell            782[/i]
21  H.WAGNER             42      23  [i]T.Daly               781[/i]
21  J.WILLIAMS           42      24  H.WAGNER             776
25  H.DAVIS              40      25  B.WALLACE            712



Career Stolen Bases
No  Player               SB
 1  B.HAMILTON         1040
 2  F.CLARKE            623
 3  G.DAVIS             551
 4  J.MCGRAW            543
 5  W.KEELER            537
 6  [i]D.Hoy               510[/i]
 7  J.KELLEY            504
 8  [i]G.Van Haltren       478[/i]
 9  [i]B.Dahlen            471[/i]
10  [i]E.Delahanty         462[/i]
11  H.DUFFY             461
12  [i]P.Donovan           441[/i]
13  [i]J.Doyle             422[/i]
14  T.DOWD              418
15  H.WAGNER            412
16  [i]J.Burkett           398[/i]
17  [i]H.Long              392[/i]
18  [i]T.Daly              381[/i]
19  [i]H.Jennings          361[/i]
20  D.MCGANN            329
21  F.CHANCE            321
22  E.FLICK             320
23  [i]S.Brodie            316[/i]
24  R.THOMAS            309
25  T.LEACH             306



Career Wins                      Career Saves
No  Player             WINS      No  Player            SAVES
 1  C.YOUNG             400       1  K.NICHOLS            21
 2  K.NICHOLS           366       2  B.HOFFER             12  
 3  [i]A***sie             245[/i]       3  D.WILLIAMS           11
 4  C.GRIFFITH          211       3  V.WILLIS             11
 5  P.HAWLEY            205       5  C.GRIFFITH           10
 6  [i]B.Kennedy           175[/i]       6  [i]N.Cuppy               9[/i]
 7  [i]N.Cuppy             168[/i]       6  [i]B.Kennedy             9[/i]
 7  J.TANNEHILL         168       8  H.KANE                8  
 9  R.DONAHUE           166       8  [i]A.Maul                8[/i]
10  A.ORTH              161       8  [i]W.Mercer              8[/i]
10  J.POWELL            161       8  C.YOUNG               8
12  B.HOFFER            159      12  F.MORRISSEY           7
13  [i]T.Breitenstein      158[/i]      12  [i]E.Scott               7[/i]  
14  R.WADDELL           157      14  [i]B.Carrick             6[/i]
15  N.HAHN              150      14  J.CRONIN              6  
16  D.PHILLIPPE         149      14  [i]K.Gleason             6[/i]
17  B.BERNHARD          143      17  P.HAWLEY              5
18  [i]K.Gleason           138[/i]      17  B.KARNS               5
18  C.MATHEWSON         138      17  F.KITSON              5
20  V.WILLIS            133      17  S.LEEVER              5
21  H.HOWELL            131      17  J.MCGINNITY           5
22  E.PLANK             130      17  [i]D.McJames             5[/i]
23  F.KITSON            127      17  [i]J.Menefee             5[/i]
24  J.MCGINNITY         126      17  D.NEWTON              5
25  J.CHESBRO           120      17  [i]J.Nops                5[/i]

Career Strikeouts                Career ERA (min. 269 IP)
No  Player               SO      No  Player              ERA
 1  C.YOUNG            2186       1  E.WALSH           2.019
 2  [i]A***sie            1929[/i]       2  R.AMES            2.085
 3  R.WADDELL          1916       3  I.YOUNG           2.129
 4  K.NICHOLS          1881       4  H.BERGER          2.162
 5  C.MATHEWSON        1341       5  R.WADDELL         2.175
 6  N.HAHN             1112       6  S.J.DOYLE         2.212
 7  E.PLANK            1072       7  C.MCFARLAND       2.261
 8  P.HAWLEY           1024       8  F.CORRIDON        2.263
 9  C.BENDER            969       9  E.STEELE          2.283
10  R.AMES              949      10  E.KARGER          2.297
11  J.POWELL            927      11  J.PFIESTER        2.300
12  V.WILLIS            911      12  J.ST.VRAIN        2.311
13  D.PHILLIPPE         883      13  H.WILTSE          2.330      
14  [i]T.Breitenstein      882[/i]      14  G.WINTER          2.331
15  J.TANNEHILL         878      15  C.SMITH           2.367
16  C.GRIFFITH          874      16  C.PATTEN          2.383
17  J.ST.VRAIN          870      17  H.BETTS           2.394
18  T.HUGHES            869      17  B.EWING           2.394
19  H.HOWELL            858      19  M.BROWN           2.401
20  B.HOFFER            856      20  L.LEIFIELD        2.409
21  B.WICKER            853      21  W.HENLEY          2.410
22  E.MOORE             830      22  C.MATHEWSON       2.413
23  B.DINEEN            823      23  A.JOSS            2.417
24  D.WHITE             810      24  N.HAHN            2.423
25  J.CHESBRO           807      25  H.FELIX           2.449

**doncoryell** · 07-28-2007, 08:05 PM

Single Season Records

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Major League Single Season Records

Hitting
Batting Average: .401  Nap Lajoie, Philadelphia (A) 1901
Hits: 233  Nap Lajoie, Philadelphia (A) 1901
Doubles: 49  Ed Delahanty, Philadelphia (N) 1901
Triples: 24  Bill Keister, New York (A) 1905; Elmer Flick, Boston (N) 1905
Homeruns: 15  Nap Lajoie, Philadelphia (A) 1902; Tim Jordan, Philadelphia (A) 1905
RBI: 109  Nap Lajoie, Philadelphia (A) 1901
Runs: 122  Nap Lajoie, Philadelphia (A) 1901
Walks: 129  John McGraw, Baltimore 1901
Strikeouts: 98  Nap Lajoie, Phil/Wash 1904
Stolen Bases: 81  Fred Clarke, Pittsburgh 1901
Hitting Streak: 50  Dave Fultz, Philadelphia (A) 1902


Pitching
Earned Run Average: 1.46  Deacon Phillippe, Pittsburgh 1904
Games: 51  Kid Nichols, Boston (N) 1901
Starts: 48  Pink Hawley, Milwaukee 1901; Doc White Philadelphia (N) 1901
Wins: 34  Doc White, Philadelphia (N) 1901
Losses: 36  Jack Taylor, Chicago (N) 1901
Saves: 7  Vic Willis, New York (N) 1903
Bases on Balls: 174  Tom Hughes, Chicago (N) 1901
Strikeouts: 330  Rube Waddell, Philadelphia (A) 1904

 



American League Single Season Records

Hitting
Batting Average: .401  Nap Lajoie, Philadelphia (A) 1901
Hits: 233  Nap Lajoie, Philadelphia (A) 1901
Doubles: 45  Nap Lajoie, Philadelphia (A) 1901
Triples: 24  Bill Keister, New York (A) 1905
Homeruns: 15  Nap Lajoie, Philadelphia (A) 1902; Tim Jordan, Philadelphia (A) 1905
RBI: 109  Nap Lajoie, Philadelphia (A) 1901
Runs: 122  Nap Lajoie, Philadelphia (A) 1901  
Walks: 129  John McGraw, Baltimore 1901
Strikeouts: 98  Nap Lajoie, Phil/Wash 1904
Stolen Bases: 70  Nap Lajoie, Philadelphia (A) 1901
Hitting Streak: 50  Dave Fultz, Philadelphia (A) 1902




Pitching
Earned Run Average: 1.51  Cy Young, Boston 1904
Games: 48  Pink Hawley, Milwaukee 1901
Starts: 48  Pink Hawley, Milwaukee 1901
Wins: 32  Eddie Plank, Philadelphia (A) 1901
Losses: 26, Case Patten, Washington 1901, Charlie Shields, Chicago (A) 1902
Saves: 6  Bill Hoffer, Philadelphia (A) 1902
Bases on Balls: 130  Stan Yerkes, Baltimore 1901; Bill Hoffer, Cleveland 1901
Strikeouts: 330  Rube Waddell, Philadelphia (A) 1904



National League Single Season Records

Hitting
Batting Average: .368  Harry Bay, Cincinnati 1902
Hits: 200  Harry Bay, Cincinnati 1902
Doubles: 49  Ed Delahanty, Philadelphia (N) 1901
Triples: 24  Elmer Flick, Boston (N) 1905
Homeruns: 11  Sam Crawford, Cincinnati 1901; Elmer Flick, Philadelphia (N) 1901
RBI: 108  Ed Delahanty, Philadelphia (N) 1901
Runs: 119  Roy Thomas, Philadelphia (N) 1901
Walks: 127  Roy Thomas, Philadelphia (N) 1902
Strikeouts: 96  Tom McCreery, Brooklyn 1905
Stolen Bases: 81  Fred Clarke, Pittsburgh 1901
Hitting Streak: 35  Danny Green, Chicago (N) 1903



Pitching
Earned Run Average: 1.46  Deacon Phillippe, Pittsburgh 1904
Games: 51  Kid Nichols, Boston (N) 1901
Starts: 48  Doc White Philadelphia (N) 1901
Wins: 34  Doc White, Philadelphia (N) 1901
Losses: 36  Jack Taylor, Chicago (N) 1901
Saves: 7  Vic Willis, New York (N) 1903
Bases on Balls: 174  Tom Hughes, Chicago (N) 1901
Strikeouts: 294  Rube Waddell, Pittsburgh 1901

**doncoryell** · 07-28-2007, 08:06 PM

Awards and League Champions

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OUTSTANDING BATTER AWARD

Year    American League               National League
1901    Nap Lajoie, Philadelphia      Ed Delahanty, Philadelphia
1902    Nap Lajoie, Philadelphia      Fred Clarke, Pittsburgh
1903    Nap Lajoie, Philadelphia      Fred Clarke, Pittsburgh
1904    Mike Donlin, New York         Cy Seymour, New York
1905    Nap Lajoie, Washington        Cy Seymour, New York




OUTSTANDING PITCHER AWARD

Year    American League               National League
1901    Eddie Plank,Philadelphia      Doc White,Philadelphia
1902    Jim St.Vrain, Washington      Christy Mathewson, New York
1903    Bill Bernhard, Detroit        Red Ames, Brooklyn
1904    Bill Bernhard, Detroit        Christy Mathewson, New York
1905    Rube Waddell, Washington      Mordecai Brown, Chicago
 



ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARD
 
Year    American League               National League
1901    Eddie Plank, Philadelphia     Doc White, Philadelphia
1902    Jim St.Vrain, Washington      Carl Lundgren, Boston
1903    Moose McCormick, Washington   Red Ames, Brooklyn
1904    Irv Young, Boston             Otis Clymer, St.Louis
1905    Ed Hughes, Washington         Ed Karger, Boston




LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

Year    American League              National League                 World Series Winner
1901    Boston         81-59 .579    St. Louis      87-53 .621       None
1902    Washington     85-55 .607    New York       89-51 .636       None
1903    Detroit        80-61 .567    Philadelphia   78-62 .557       Philadelphia, 5-1
1904    Detroit        90-64 .584    New York       96-58 .623       None
1905    New York       90-64 .584    New York       99-55 .643       New York (N), 4-1

**doncoryell** · 07-28-2007, 08:08 PM

History of Triple Crown Categories

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BATTING AVERAGE

Year     American League                      National League
1901     Nap Lajoie,Philadelphia     .401     Ed Delahanty,Philadelphia    .366
1902     Mike Donlin, Baltimore      .369     Harry Bay, Cincinnati        .368
1903     Moose McCormick, Washington .393     Harry Bay, Cincinnati        .332
1904     Bill Coughlin, Washington   .301     Tom McCreery, Brooklyn       .326
1905     Mike Donlin, New York       .325     Dave Fultz, Brooklyn         .330


HOMERUNS

Year     American League                      National League
1901     Jimmy Williams,Baltimore      13     Sam Crawford,Cincinnati        11
1902     Nap Lajoie, Philadelphia      15     Ginger Beaumont, Pittsburgh     6
1903     Ed Delahanty, Washington      12     Charley Hickman, New York       9
1904     Herm McFarland, Chicago        9     Cy Seymour, New York           10
1905     Tim Jordan, Philadelphia      15     Harry Davis, New York           8



RUNS BATTED IN

Year     American League                      National League
1901     Nap Lajoie,Philadelphia      109     Ed Delahanty,Philadelphia     108
1902     Mike Grady, Washington        92     Willie Keeler, Brooklyn        95
1903     Mike Grady, Washington        87     Harry Lumley, Chicago          85
1904     Bill Bradley, Cleveland       77     Charley Hickman, New York      91
1905     Erve Beck, Cleveland          97     Harry Davis, New York          98






PITCHING

EARNED RUN AVERAGE

Year     American League                      National League
1901     John Skopec,Chicago         2.50     Mike O'Neill,St.Louis        2.27
1902     Rube Waddell, Philadelphia  2.29     Christy Mathewson, New York  2.08
1903     Case Patten, Washington     1.77     Bill Duggleby, Philadelphia  1.81
1904     Cy Young, Boston            1.51     Deacon Phillippe, Pittsburgh 1.46
1905     Rube Waddell, Washington    1.85     Noodles Hahn, Cincinnati     1.64



WINS

Year     American League                      National League
1901     Eddie Plank,Philadelphia      32     Doc White,Philadelphia         34
1902     Jim St.Vrain, Washington      30     Christy Mathewson, New York    33
1903     Bill Bernhard, Detroit        25     Red Ames, Brooklyn             22
1904     Bill Bernhard, Detroit        25     Chappie McFarland, New York    25
1905     Bob Ewing,NY/Rube Waddell,WS  23     Mordecai Brown/Bob Wicker,CHN  26



STRIKEOUTS

Year     American League                      National League
1901     Bill Hoffer,Cleveland        189     Rube Waddell,Pittsburgh       294
1902     Rube Waddell, Philadelphia   321     Christy Mathewson, New York   227
1903     Rube Waddell, Philadelphia   257     Red Ames, Brooklyn            278
1904     Rube Waddell, Philadelphia   330     Christy Mathewson, New York   228
1905     Rube Waddell, Washington     303     Red Ames, Brooklyn            259

**doncoryell** · 07-28-2007, 08:08 PM

Hall of Fame

Jake Beckley -- Inducted 1905

Code:

[b]AVG     G     AB     R     H     HR     RBI     SB     SLG[/B]
.312  2055   8050   1899  2510   70    1302    291    .437

Edward James "Big Ed" Delahanty -- Inducted 1903

Code:

[b]AVG     G     AB     R     H     HR     RBI     SB     SLG[/b]
.348  1819   7435   1542  2584  109    1448    462    .508

**doncoryell** · 07-28-2007, 08:09 PM

A New League is Formed!

In 1901, Ban Johnson, with the consent of the team owners, withdrew from the National Agreement and announced plans to operate independently as a second major league. The National League owners welcomed their rivals, the American League, with disdain and fear. These elements give the underdog the chance to survive. Here are the list of the teams:

Baltimore Orioles
Boston Americans
Chicago White Stockings
Cleveland Blues
Detroit Tigers
Milwaukee Brewers
Philadelphia Athletics
Washington Senators

**doncoryell** · 07-28-2007, 08:10 PM

1901 - AL Year In Review

When the American League opened it's first season, each team found itself loaded with talent from the NL. Probably the brightest star the first year was Nap Lajoie, second baseman for the Philadelphia Athletics, who won the AL batting title after jumping from the rival Phillies. In addition to hitting .401, Lajoie also drove in 109 runs, taking two of the three triple crown catagories in hitting. Connie Mack managed his first Athletics' squad that also previewed one of his most prominent collegiate finds, 25-year old pitcher Eddie Plank, who won 32 games to lead the league. Jimmy Collins jumped from the Boston NL club to manage and star for the new AL team in Boston. His team also featured one of the best pitchers to jump to the junior league, Cy Young, who finished second with 26 wins and second in strikeouts with 184.

The Americans took the first American League title by three games over the Athletics, who suffered a collapse in the early weeks of September then couldn't make it up at the end.

Code:

American League     W   L   PCT  GB
Boston             81  59  .579  --
Philadelphia       78  62  .557   3
Chicago            75  65  .536   6
Cleveland          70  70  .500  11
Milwaukee          70  70  .500  11
Detroit            69  71  .493  12
Washington         63  77  .450  18
Baltimore          54  86  .386  27



Batting AVG           AVG
N.Lajoie,PHA         .401
D.Fultz, PHA         .383
B.Gilbert, MLA       .377

Homeruns               HR
J.Williams, BLA        13
E.Beck, CLE            11
B.Freeman, BOS         10

Runs Batted In        RBI
N.Lajoie, PHA         109
J.Collins, BOS        106
J.Williams, BLA       105

Runs Scored            RS
N.Lajoie, PHA         122
D.Fultz, PHA          116
J.McGraw, BLA         111

Stolen Bases           SB
N.Lajoie, PHA          70
J.McGraw, BLA          58
D.Fultz, PHA           56

Earned Run Average    ERA
J.Skopec, CHA        2.50
J.Cronin, DET        2.57
E.Siever, DET        2.82

Wins                    W
E.Plank, PHA           32
C.Young, BOS           26
P.Hawley, MLA          25

Saves                  SV
E.High, DET             5
A.Maul, MLA             5
N.Cuppy, BOS            3

Strikeouts             SO
B.Hoffer, CLE         189
C.Young, BOS          184
E.Plank, PHA          172

**doncoryell** · 07-28-2007, 08:11 PM

1901 - NL Year In Review

While the upstart American League was holding it's first major league schedule, the National League was staging it's 25th season. Since it's founding in 1876, the league had survive rules changes, shifting franchises and competition from three rival leagues, establishing the National League as the powerhouse in the young field of professional baseball. In 1892 the league expanded from eight teams to twelve, some teams, like the ones in Louisville and Washington, spent almost a decade away from the first division. Late in the 1890's Baltimore and Brooklyn came under common management, as did Cleveland with St.Louis and Pittsburgh with Louisville. These didn't lead to fixing of games, but it did lead to all of the better players being on one club, leaving the other team much weaker. In response to this, the league decided to cut down back to eight teams, dropping Baltimore, Louisville, Washington and Cleveland. This left the loop in New York, Brooklyn, St.Louis, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Cincinnati and Pittsburgh.

The emergence on the scene of the American League not only created a second major league, it also provided an escape valve for the players. The players embraced the bidding war that developed and about thirty regulars from 1900 jumped to the new league, including stars Nap Lajoie, John McGraw, Joe McGinnity, Clark Griffith and Cy Young. The AL occupies three of the abandoned NL cities and new teams were placed in direct competition in Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia.

On the field, the East Coast teams were more hurt by the AL raids then the Western teams. St.Louis grabbed the lead in late August, then led by as many as six games before winning the NL title with three games to go. The Cardinals were lead on offense by hitters Eric "Snags" Heidrick and Dan McGann. The team was led on the mound by Mike O'Neill, who won 30 games and had a NL leading 2.27 ERA. Philadelphia's Ed Delahanty led the league in average, batting .366, and runs batted in with 108, while Sam Crawford from Cincinnati led the league in homers with 11.

While Philadelphia boasted the arm of Doc White, the league's winningest pitcher, New York showed off the arm of rookie sensation Christy Mathewson, a 22-game winner in his first season.

Code:

National League     W   L   PCT  GB
St.Louis           87  53  .621  --
Philadelphia       84  56  .600   3
Pittsburgh         81  59  .579   6
Brooklyn           78  62  .557   9
Cincinnati         73  67  .521  14
New York           73  67  .521  14
Chicago            44  96  .314  43
Boston             40 100  .286  47


Batting AVG           AVG
E.Delahanty, PHI     .366
H.Wagner, PIT        .355
H.Bay, CIN           .345

Homeruns               HR
S.Crawford,CIN         11
E.Flick, PHI           11
C.Hickman, NY1          8

Runs Batted In        RBI
E.Delahanty, PHI      108
B.Wallace, SLN        106
E.Heidrick, SLN        92

Runs Scored            RS
R.Thomas, PHI         119
T.Leach, PIT          103
E.Delahanty, PHI       95

Stolen Bases           SB
F.Clarke, PIT          81
D.McGann, SLN          73
T.Leach, PIT           71

Earned Run Average    ERA
M.O'Neill, SLN       2.27
R.Waddell, PIT       2.28
D.White, PHI         2.29

Wins                    W
D.White, PHI           34
R.Waddell, PIT         33
M.O'Neill, SLN         30

Saves                  SV
E.Murphy, SLN           3
J.Chesbro, PIT          2
W.Piatt, BRO            2

Strikeouts             SO
R.Waddell, PIT        294
C.Mathewson, NY1      280
D.White, PHI          262

**doncoryell** · 07-28-2007, 08:12 PM

1901 Awards & Things

Awards

AL Outstanding Batter
Nap Lajoie, Philadelphia
137 g, 569 ab, 122 r, 228 h, 45 2b, 14 3b, 8 hr, 109 rbi, 38 bb, 32 k, 70 sb, .401 avg, .439 obp, .571 slg

NL Outstanding Batter
Ed Delahanty, Philadelphia
127 g, 513 ab, 95 rs, 188 h, 49 2b, 4 3b, 7 hr, 108 rbi, 50 bb, 62 k, 41 sb, .366 avg, .422 obp, .519 slg

AL Outstanding Pitcher
Eddie Plank, Philadelphia
47 g, 47 gs, 32-17, 0 sv, 3.14 era, 404.2 ip, 422 ha, 198 r, 141 er, 91 bb, 172 k, .270 oavg, 1.27 whip

NL Outstanding Pitcher
Doc White, Philadelphia
48 g, 48 gs, 34-14, 0 sv, 2.29 era, 425.0 ip, 398 ha, 165 r, 108 er, 90 bb, 262 k, .249 oavg, 1.15 whip

AL Rookie of the Year
Eddie Plank, Philadelphia
47 g, 47 gs, 32-17, 0 sv, 3.14 era, 404.2 ip, 422 ha, 198 r, 141 er, 91 bb, 172 k, .270 oavg, 1.27 whip

NL Rookie of the Year
Doc White, Philadelphia
48 g, 48 gs, 34-14, 0 sv, 2.29 era, 425.0 ip, 398 ha, 165 r, 108 er, 90 bb, 262 k, .249 oavg, 1.15 whip

Milestones
4/19 - Joe Kelley scores 1000th run
5/8 - George Davis scores 1000th run
5/11 - Patsy Donovan scores 1000th run
6/3 - George Van Haltren collects 2000th hit
6/27 - Doc White throws no-hitter. This is the first time this year and the first time in history.
7/8 - Cy Young wins game number 300
7/29 - Red Donohue hurls no-hitter. This is the second time this season and the second time overall.
8/17 - John Dobbs hits for the cycle. This is the first time this season and the first time in history.
8/19 - Billy Hamilton scores 1500th run
8/24 - John McGraw scores 1000th run
8/25 - Frank Chance hits for the cycle. This is the second time this season and the second time in history.
9/19 - Jake Beckley collects 2000th hit
9/28 - Billy Hamilton gets 2000th hit

Trades
1/8 - New York gets lf D!ck Harley (29 yrs old, .209-1-23-8), Cincinnati gets p Bill Phyle (26 yrs old, 3-3, 2.62 era, 14 k)
1/8 - New York gets c Wilbert Robinson (38 yrs old, .154-0-5-1), Baltimore gets p Roger Danzer (30 yrs old, 7-13, 2 sv, 4.30 era, 55 k)
1/13 - Philadelphia (N) gets 2b Gene DeMontreville (27 yrs old, .261-2-56-19), Boston (N) gets c Klondike Douglass (29 yrs old, .263-1-41-10)
1/18 - Milwaukee gets p Al Maul (36 yrs old, 0-2, 5 sv, 2.00 era, 6 k), New York gets c Tom Leahy (32 yrs old, .311-2-50-32)
2/18 - Cleveland gets ss Billy Clingman (31 yrs old, .271-1-52-11), Washington gets p Ed Scott (31 yrs old, 14-16, 1 sv, 4.04 era, 63 k)
4/15 - New York gets rf Irv Waldron (25 yrs old, .310-0-55-33), Milwaukee gets p Dummy Taylor (26 yrs old, 13-18, 3.87 era, 116 k)
5/6 - Brooklyn gets p Wiley Piatt (27 yrs old, 9-6, 2 sv, 1.99 era, 69 k), Philadelphia (A) gets c Duke Farrell (35 yrs old, .294-2-61-7)
7/23 - Washington gets p Jerry Nops (26 yrs old, 4-4, 1 sv, 5.25 era, 31 k), Baltimore gets 2b Joe Quinn (36 yrs old, .277-2-32-4)
10/9 - Detroit gets c Wilbert Robinson (38 yrs old, .154-0-5-1), New York gets 1b Pop Dillon (28 yrs old, .241-0-14-2)

**doncoryell** · 07-28-2007, 08:14 PM

1901-1902 Winter Meetings

Announcements
Boston (A) - Announced that they are changing their nickname. They will now be known as the Boston Somersets.
Cincinnati - Announced the opening of a new ballpark. The park will be named Palace of the Fans.
Cleveland - Announced that they are changing their nickname. They will now be known as the Cleveland Bronchos.
Milwaukee - Announced that the franchise is being relocated in St.Louis and will now be known as the St.Louis Browns. They will play their games in Sportsman's Park. St.Louis is now the fourth city in which there will be direct competition between the AL and NL. The other three cities are Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia.

FREE AGENCY

Here is a list of the major free agents and where they ended up.

Heinie Peitz, c - Signed a 4-year, $75,860 contract with Cincinnati
Ducky Holmes, rf - Signed a 3-year, $16,680 contract with Detroit
Clark Griffith, p - Signed a 3-year, $13,350 contract with Cincinnati
Fielder Jones, rf - Signed a 4-year, $78,480 contract with Chicago (A)
Kip Selbach, lf - Signed a 4-year, $55,300 contract with New York
Cy Seymour, rf - Signed a 3-year, $57,690 contract with Baltimore
Nap Lajoie, 2b - Signed a 7-year, $406,140 contract with Philadelphia (A)
Doc McJames, p - Signed a 2-year, $35,360 contract with Philadelphia (A)

Trades

11/2 - Brooklyn gets 3b Fred Hartman (33 yrs old, .326-1-53-16), Chicago (A) gets c Farmer Steelman (26 yrs old, .252-1-22-1)
11/2 - New York gets lf Tommy Dowd (32 yrs old, .265-5-60-44), Boston (A) gets 1b John Ganzel (27 yrs old, .211-0-22-2)
11/20 - Brooklyn gets p Bob Lawson (25 yrs old, 9-25, 3.57 era, 129 k), Boston (N) gets lf Lefty Davis (26 yrs old, .315-2-30-56)
11/20 - Philadelphia (N) gets 2b Phil Geier (26 yrs old, .281-0-58-33), Philadelphia (A) gets ss Monte Cross (32 yrs old, .225-0-8-2)
11/21 - St.Louis (A) gets p Jack Cronin (27 yrs old, 23-17, 2.57 era, 133 k), Detroit gets 3b Jimmy Burke (27 yrs old, .267-0-23-4)
11/21 - St.Louis (A) gets p Jack Chesbro (27 yrs old, 0-3, 2 sv, 3.18 era, 17 k), Pittsburgh gets rf Bill Hallman (25 yrs old, .285-0-31-9)
12/3 - New York gets p Kid Nichols (32 yrs old, 7-8, 1 sv, 3.61 era, 78 k), Boston (N) gets 2b Danny Murphy (25 yrs old, .291-2-40-28)

Retirements

c Chief Zimmer, age 41, after 14 seasons. His best season was in 1895 when he batted .340 with 5 home runs, 56 runs batten in and 14 stolen bases in 88 games. Here are his career stats:
.277 avg, 25 hr, 557 rbi, 1074 h, 198 2b, 67 3b, 559 rs, 127 sb

ss Frank Scheibeck, age 36, after 5 seasons. His best season was in 1894 when he batted .272 with 1 home run, 27 rbi and 18 sb in 80 games. Here are his career stats:
.244 avg, 1 hr, 64 rbi, 141 h, 13 2b, 11 3b, 106 rs, 28 sb

First-Year Player Draft

Code:

Team              Round One             Round Two             Round Three          Round Four
Boston (N)        Chief Bender,p        Andy Coakley,p        Carl Lundgren,p      Patsy Dougherty,lf
Chicago (N)       Mordecai Brown,p      Jake Weimer,p         Clarence Currie,p    Gus Dorner,p
Baltimore         Addie Joss,p          Ed Killian,p          War Sanders,p        Alex Hardy,p
Washington        Jim St.Vrain,p        Fred Burchell,p       Bucky Veil,p         Bill Popp,p
Detroit           Bob Ewing,p           Kaiser Wilhelm,p      Cy Vorhees,p         Jesse Stovall,p
Cleveland         Fred Glade,p          Norwood Gibson,p      Jimmy Wiggs,p        John Titus,rf
St.Louis (A)      Jack Pfiester,p       Oscar Jones,p         Wish Egan,p          Johnny Evers,2b
New York          Cy Falkenberg,p       Weldon Healey,p       George Stone,lf      Cy Morgan,p
Cincinnati        Rube Vickers,p        Tom Walker,p          Ambrose Puttmann,p   Solly Hofman,2b
Chicago (A)       Charlie Smith,p       Harry Kane,p          Charlie Shields,p    Henry Thielman,p
Brooklyn          Red Ames,p            George Mullin,p       Doc Scanlan,p        John Deering,p
Philadelphia (A)  Chappie McFarland,p   Rube Kisinger,p       Jim Hackett,p        Jack Doscher,p
Pittsburgh        Ham Iburg,p           Alex Pearson,p        Henry Schmidt,p      Doc Adkins,p
Boston (A)        Barney Pelty,p        Lew Moren,p           Dad Hale,p           Hans Lobert,3b
Philadelphia (N)  Otto Hess,p           Bob Rhoads,p          Arch McCarthy,p      Harry Betts,p
St.Louis (N)      Barney Wolfe,p        Gus Thompson,p        Ike Butler,p         Jake Stahl,1b



Team              Round Five            Round Six             Round Seven          Round Eight
Boston (N)        Pat Hynes,p           Pep Clark,3b          Eddie Quick,p        Dave Williams,p
Chicago (N)       Doc Gessler,1b        Ed Pinnance,p         Bill Salisbury,p     Bill Bartley,p
Baltimore         Homer Smoot,cf        John McMakin,p        Ernie Diehl,rf       Elmer Bliss,p
Washington        Lou Polchow,p         Heinie Wagner,ss      Ernie Ross,p         George Moriarty,3b
Detroit           Charlie Babb,ss       Ed Walker,p           Tommy Raub,c         Roy Brasheer,1b
Cleveland         Sam McMackin,p        Bob Blewett,p         Red Long,p           Jimmy Mathison,3b
St.Louis (A)      Rip Reagan,p          George Barclay,lf     Ed Kenna,p           Red Dooin,c
New York          Larry Schlafly,rf     Harvey Cushman,p      Jack Dunleavy,rf     Jim Fairbank,p
Cincinnati        Jesse Whiting,p       Danny Hoffman,cf      Odie Porter,p        Rabbit Robinson,2b
Chicago (A)       Lave Winham,p         Dike Varney,p         John Terry,p         Tad Quinn,p
Brooklyn          Joe Tinker,ss         Buck Hooker,p         Lew Drill,c          Ginger Clark,p
Philadelphia (A)  Charlie Moran,p       Bob Dresser,p         Peaches Graham,2b    Ed Taylor,p
Pittsburgh        Grant Thatcher,p      Pep Deininger,p       Bunk Congalton,rf    Sammy Curran,p
Boston (A)        John Durham,p         Jimmy Sebring,rf      Wiley Dunham,p       Harry Arndt,rf
Philadelphia (N)  Martin Glendon,p      Walt McCredie,rf      Conny McGeehan,p     John Lovett,p
St.Louis (N)      Bill Wolfe,p          John Burke,p          Bill Pounds,p        Jack Morrissey,2b



Team              Round Nine            Round Ten             Round Eleven         Round Twelve
Boston (N)        Jack Thoney,cf        Lew Ritter,c          Roy Clark,cf         Charlie Dearmond,3b
Chicago (N)       Benny Bowcock,2b      Ed Fisher,p           Jack Hendricks,rf    Monte Beville,c
Baltimore         Ed Phelps,c           Lee Tannehill,3b      Jack Burns,2b        Gary Wilson,2b
Washington        Fred Carisch,c        Dusty Miller,lf       Harry Aubrey,ss      Ed Hughes,c
Detroit           Harry Bemis,c         Luis Castro,2b        Joe Martin,rf        Jack Hardy,rf
Cleveland         Henry Fox,p           Tom Jones,1b          Pete LePine,rf       Harry Berte,2b
St.Louis (A)      Lee DeMontreville,ss  Henry Krug,lf         Jack Calhoun,3b      Ed Hilley,3b
New York          Frank Roth,c          Jake Atz,2b           Otto Williams,ss     Happy Lott,cf
Cincinnati        Larry Milton,p        Jack O'Neill,c        Paddy Greene,3b      Rudy Kling,ss
Chicago (A)       Pinky Swander,rf      Andy Oyler,3b         Ed Wheeler,3b        Mike Jacobs,ss
Brooklyn          Ernie Courtney,lf     Charles Moran,ss      Dutch Jordan,2b      Mike Lynch,cf
Philadelphia (A)  Simon Nicholls,ss     Art Williams,rf       Champ Osteen,ss      Mike Hopkins,c
Pittsburgh        Joe Bean,ss           Hugh Hill,lf          Ed Householder,cf    Bill Hanlon,1b
Boston (A)        Cal Vasbinder,p       Fred Abbott,c         Art Weaver,c         Bert Daly,2b
Philadelphia (N)  Joe Adams,p           Hunter Hill,3b        Jim Murray,rf        Bill Miller,rf
St.Louis (N)      Jack Lundbom,p        Joe Marshall,ss       Jack Coveney,c       Lee Fohl,c



Team              Round Thirteen        Round Fourteen        Round Fifteen
Boston (N)        Jim Cook,cf           Bill Mellor,1b        Lew Post,rf
Chicago (N)       Chick Pedroes,rf      Frank Mahar,1b        Reddy Grey,lf
Baltimore         Rube Ward,lf          John Kalahan,c        Bill Clay,lf
Washington        Gene Curtis,lf        Jack Robinson,c       Matt Broderick,2b
Detroit           Nap Shea,c            Claude Gouzzie        C.B. Burns,1b
Cleveland         Dutch Rudolph,rf      George Starnagle,c    Nig Fuller,c
St.Louis (A)      Pete Lamers,c         John Walsh,3b         Owen Shannon,c
New York          Libe Washburn,cf      Chick Hartley,lf      Doc Hazleton,1b
Cincinnati        Ed Watkins,lf         Jim McDonald,rf       Dad Clark,1b
Chicago (A)       Snapper Kennedy,cf    Jack Zalusky,c        Lon Ury,1b
Brooklyn          Joe Hughes,rf         Pat Deisel,c          Ed Hug,c
Philadelphia (A)  John Murphy,ss        Fred Holmes,c         Tom Maher,1b
Pittsburgh        Joe Berry,c           Jim Callahan,rf
Boston (A)        Harry Wood,lf         Dan Kerwin,lf
Philadelphia (N)  R.E. Hildebrand,rf    Lou Schiappacasse,rf
St.Louis (N)      George Hildebrand,lf  Bill Thomas,lf

**superjames1992** · 07-28-2007, 08:15 PM

Re: A History of Major League Baseball (1901-????) - a "what if" scenario - ootp7

Looks pretty cool! I'll be following this!

**doncoryell** · 07-28-2007, 08:23 PM

Re: A History of Major League Baseball (1901-????) - a "what if" scenario - ootp7

Originally posted by superjames1992

Looks pretty cool! I'll be following this!

Thanks again for reading some of my gunk. It is really appreciated. I have been following your college football journal but I haven't yet posted in it. It looks really good.

It's amazing at some of the things that have popped up so far. I am already through the 1905 season.

**doncoryell** · 07-28-2007, 08:24 PM

1902 - AL Year In Review

Halfway through it's second season, the American League found it's Baltimore franchise in the hands of the enemy, making the completion of the leagues schedule a little muddy. Baltimore manager John McGraw kept finding his way into AL President Ban Johnson's doghouse. Johnson kept getting on "Mugsy" for harassing the umpires that finally McGraw had enough and opened negotiations with John T. Brush, the chairman leading the three-manned counsil of the NL. In the middle of July, the purchase was finally made and Brush released John McGraw, Joe McGinnity, Roger Bresnahan and Cy Seymour from their contracts so that they could sign with NL clubs. Baltimore at the time was 41-35, 9 games behind, in third place. After a couple of days, AL President Ban Johnson found a loophole in the leagues bylaws and revoked the franchise. He decided that the league would run the team the rest of the way on AL funds. The Orioles finished in a tie for fifth place with a 67-73 record.

Ban Johnson had other problems besides McGraw in 1902. The Philadelphia Supreme Court, after being pushed by the NL's Phillies, tried to use it's state law to get the players back that were raided from the NL club. Johnson said no and pointed out the Rusie vs. NL case that disolved the reserve clause.

Milwaukee finished it's move to St.Louis and quickly raided the NL's Cardinals. The Browns signed Jesse Burkett, Bobby Wallace, D!ck Padden, Snags Heidrick, Jack Harper and Jack Powell. The Browns used the new players to finish in second place, only four games from the AL title winning Washington Senators. Along with those players, several players continued to be lured by the higher salaries and jumped from the NL to the AL. Two of the NL stars that crossed over were outfielder Ed Delahanty and pitcher Red Donahue. Connie Mack's Philadelphia Athletics raided the NL's Pittsburgh Pirates and lured pitcher Rube Waddell to join their club.

Code:

American League     W   L   PCT  GB
Washington         85  55  .607  --
St.Louis           81  59  .579   4
Boston             73  67  .521  12
Philadelphia       72  68  .514  13
Baltimore          67  73  .479  18
Detroit            67  73  .479  18
Cleveland          60  80  .429  25
Chicago            55  85  .393  30



Batting AVG           AVG
M.Donlin, BLA        .369
D.Fultz, PHA         .367
C.Stahl, BOS         .358

Homeruns               HR
N.Lajoie, PHA          15
F.Parent, BOS          12
E.Delahanty, WS1       11

Runs Batted In        RBI
M.Grady, WS1           92
N.Lajoie, PHA          88
P.Foster, WS1          87

Runs Scored            RS
M.Donlin, BLA         110
N.Lajoie, PHA         105
E.Delahanty, WS1      100

Stolen Bases           SB
M.Donlin, BLA          53
E.Heidrick, SLA        48
D.Fultz, PHA           43

Earned Run Average    ERA
R.Waddell, PHA       2.29
E.Siever, DET        2.33
J.Chesbro, SLA       2.40

Wins                    W
J.St.Vrain, WS1        30
J.Chesbro, SLA         26
B.Pelty, BOS           23

Saves                  SV
B.Hoffer, PHA           6
J.Nops, WS1             3
E.Scott, WS1            3

Strikeouts             SO
R.Waddell, PHA        317
J.St.Vrain, WS1       189
B.Pelty, BOS          164

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