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Trade Rumors Abound In Boston

Sunday, May 20th, 1906: Trade Rumors Abound in Boston Several teams have surfaced as a possible trading partner with Boston for Kip Selbach -- or so rumor has it. Sources inside the Americans organization report that teams have inquired about making a deal for the 34-year-old left fielder.

Pirates Send Maloney To St. Louis

Sunday, May 20th, 1906: Pirates Send Maloney to St. Louis The rumor has been out there for a while now and today it was made official. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent 27-year old center fielder Billy Maloney to the St. Louis Browns for 31-year old right fielder Emil Frisk. For the season, Maloney is hitting at a .244 clip with no home runs, 7 RBIs and has scored 9 runs. He has 19 hits, 4 walks and a .286 on-base percentage. Frisk is hitting .405 this year with no home runs and 6 RBIs. He also has an OBP of .468, 5 walks and scored 4 times.

Overall Holds Brooklyn Scoreless

Sunday, May 20th, 1906: Overall Holds Brooklyn Scoreless After his 7-0 shutout win against the Superbas, Orval Overall said, "I went out there to try and eat up innings and help out our bullpen. I felt I had my good stuff... and it turned out my command was solid and my breaking balls were good." They were better than good as the Reds pitcher put up 7 strikeouts, surrendered 6 walks, allowed 2 hits and kept the bullpen phone quiet all day long. Currently Overall has a record of 2-8 with 47 strikeouts and 39 walks in 85.1 innings and a 2.85 ERA.

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MLB Players Of The Week For Week Ending May 20,1906

Monday, May 21st, 1906: New York's Taylor Nabs NL Player of the Week One of the most talented pitchers in the National League, Dummy Taylor of the New York Giants had it all going his way last week and earned the latest Player of the Week honors. He posted 2 wins and no losses, 10 strikeouts, 18 innings and came away with an excellent 0.00 ERA. In 1906, Taylor has chalked up 7 wins and 1 loss in 8 starts with 32 strikeouts in 69 innings and a 1.30 ERA.

Monday, May 21st, 1906: AL Player of the Week Awarded There's nothing like being in the prime of your baseball career -- and playing like it. Just ask Elmer Flick, the Cleveland right fielder, who swung a sweet bat all week to not only aid his team, but also pick up the American League Player of the Week honors. Flick piled up 12 hits in 26 at-bats, no home runs and 2 RBIs while hitting .462. Flick is batting .351 this year with no home runs, 14 RBIs and 17 runs scored. He has 40 hits in 114 at-bats.

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Bay Goes Wild In 9-1 Drubbing Of Athletics

Columbia Park,Phila,Pa.-Cleveland Naps CF Harry Bay was absolutely amazing today going 4 for 5 with 2 doubles,2 stolen bases, 2 RBI and 3 runs scored in the Naps 9-1 demolition of the Athletics.On the hill,Cleveland got a solid start from by "Strawberry" Bill Bernhard(4-3) who allowed 7 hits and 1 earned run in the complete game victory while A's starter Jimmy Dygert(0-1) in his first start since returning from injury just didn't have it allowing 5 hits and 4 earned runs in just 5 innings of work.Here's the box score.

Monday, May 21st, 1906 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Cleveland Naps 2 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 9 12 0 Philadelphia Athletics 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1
Cleveland AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI H. Bay CF 5 3 4 2 0 0 1 .281 0 12 E. Grant 2B 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .356 1 10 E. Flick RF 3 1 0 0 2 0 3 .342 0 14 N. Clarke C 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .204 0 23 B. Bradley 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .242 0 10 J. Birmingham LF 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 .270 0 5 N. Lajoie SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .296 0 12 G. Stovall 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .278 1 13 B. Bernhard P 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .138 0 2 Totals 35 9 12 9 5 2 18 BATTING Doubles: G. Stovall (1, 6th Inning off A. Coakley, 2 on, 0 outs) H. Bay 2 (4, 6th Inning off M. Cunningham, 2 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Holmes, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: N. Clarke, G. Stovall 2, N. Lajoie 2, B. Bradley, J. Birmingham, H. Bay 6, E. Grant 2 2-out RBI: N. Clarke, N. Lajoie Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Lajoie, B. Bradley, E. Flick GIDP: E. Flick, H. Bay Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING SB: J. Birmingham (10), E. Flick (11), H. Bay 2 (10) CS: J. Birmingham (1), E. Flick (10), E. Grant (5)	Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI E. Collins SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .384 1 14 D. Murphy 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .309 0 14 R. Oldring 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .255 0 8 S. Seybold RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .261 4 19 H. Davis 1B 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 .223 0 15 O. Schreckengost C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .257 0 12 T. Hartsel LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .245 1 15 B. Lord CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .231 1 15 J. Dygert P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 a-J. Knight PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .185 0 2 b-A. Coakley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0 c-M. Cunningham P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 d-J. Holmes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 e-M. Cross PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 f-W. Henley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Totals 30 1 7 1 1 1 11 a - J. Knight pinch hit for J. Dygert in the 5th b - A. Coakley substituted for J. Knight in the 6th c - M. Cunningham substituted for A. Coakley in the 6th d - J. Holmes substituted for M. Cunningham in the 7th e - M. Cross pinch hit for J. Holmes in the 8th f - W. Henley substituted for M. Cross in the 9th BATTING Triples: E. Collins (1, 4th Inning off B. Bernhard, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: T. Hartsel, R. Oldring 2, H. Davis 2, D. Murphy, E. Collins 3 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Schreckengost Team LOB: 3 BASERUNNING CS: T. Hartsel 2 (6), R. Oldring (11), H. Davis (7) FIELDING Errors: H. Davis (3) Double Plays: 2 (Davis-Collins-Davis, Collins-Davis)
Cleveland IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA B. Bernhard W (4-3) 9.0 7 1 1 1 1 0 85 62 1.93 PITCHING Game Score: B. Bernhard 69 Batters Faced: B. Bernhard 31 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Bernhard 13-9 Pitches - Strikes: B. Bernhard 85-62	Philadelphia IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA J. Dygert L (0-1) 5.0 5 4 4 5 1 0 99 57 4.44 A. Coakley 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 0 10 6 3.33 M. Cunningham 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 0 22 16 14.73 J. Holmes 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 19 0.00 W. Henley 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 8 5.79 PITCHING Game Score: J. Dygert 37 Batters Faced: J. Dygert 23, A. Coakley 3, M. Cunningham 5, J. Holmes 8, W. Henley 3 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Dygert 7-3, A. Coakley 0-0, M. Cunningham 1-0, J. Holmes 4-2, W. Henley 2-1 Pitches - Strikes: J. Dygert 99-57, A. Coakley 10-6, M. Cunningham 22-16, J. Holmes 30-19, W. Henley 12-8 Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Cunningham 2-2, J. Holmes 1-1 HB: J. Dygert, M. Cunningham

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Cubs Beebe Suffers Injury

Monday, May 21st, 1906: Cubs Beebe Suffers Injury Chicago fans will be disappointed to learn that Fred Beebe developed dead arm syndrome while throwing a pitch in today's game. After the doctor informed the Chicago Cubs manager that Beebe was expected to miss 1-2 weeks, the manager told the press that the rest of the team would have to step up their play until the reliever could return. "You can't make excuses in baseball, because there's always a game tomorrow," said the team's skipper. For the year Beebe has saved 0 games while posting an ERA of 4.05 and 4 strikeouts in 6.2 innings. His totals also include a 0-1 record in 5 relief appearances.

Fraser Blanks Pittsburgh

Monday, May 21st, 1906: Fraser Blanks Pittsburgh Chick Fraser proved to be just what the Beaneaters needed to silence the Pittsburgh bats. He allowed only 3 hits and led Boston to an impressive 1-0 victory. For the game, Fraser registered 1 strikeout and 4 walks.

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Athletics Hold On To Defeat Naps 7-5

Columbia Park,Phila,Pa.-In part due to Rube Oldring's 3 run third inning double,the A's sprinted out to a 6-1 fifth inning lead before the Naps,led by Jap Barbeau's 2 home runs,scored single runs from the 6th through the 9th but ultimately fell short,losing to the Athletics 7-5.A's starter Rube Waddell(6-2) struck out 8 in the complete game victory while Cleveland starter Hi West(0-2) lasted only 5 innings in defeat.Here's the box score.

Tuesday, May 22nd, 1906 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Cleveland Naps 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 5 10 1 Philadelphia Athletics 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 X 7 13 0
Cleveland AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Barbeau SS 4 3 3 2 1 0 0 .205 2 10 B. Bradley 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .224 0 10 E. Flick RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .331 0 14 N. Lajoie 2B 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .297 0 12 a-B. Shipke PR, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 3 H. Bemis C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .269 0 2 J. Jackson LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .077 0 1 J. Birmingham CF 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .299 0 6 G. Stovall 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .277 1 14 H. West P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 G. Liebhardt P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 b-H. Bay PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279 0 12 Totals 36 5 10 4 2 8 10 a - B. Shipke pinch ran for N. Lajoie in the 8th b - H. Bay pinch hit for G. Liebhardt in the 9th BATTING Doubles: J. Birmingham (2, 3rd Inning off R. Waddell, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Jackson (1, 9th Inning off R. Waddell, 0 on, 0 outs) Triples: G. Stovall (4, 7th Inning off R. Waddell, 1 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: J. Barbeau 2 (2, 4th Inning off R. Waddell, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off R. Waddell, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: H. Bemis, G. Stovall 3, N. Lajoie, J. Barbeau 9, J. Birmingham 4, J. Jackson 2 2-out RBI: G. Stovall Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bradley, J. Jackson, G. Liebhardt Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING CS: J. Birmingham (2) FIELDING Errors: H. West (1)	Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI E. Collins SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .388 1 14 D. Murphy 2B 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 .309 0 14 R. Oldring 3B 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .264 0 11 S. Seybold RF 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .275 4 20 T. Hartsel LF 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .257 1 16 O. Schreckengost C 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .256 0 13 H. Davis 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .216 0 15 B. Lord CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 1 15 R. Waddell P 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .111 0 0 Totals 34 7 13 6 2 2 10 BATTING Doubles: R. Oldring (2, 3rd Inning off H. West, 3 on, 2 outs) S. Seybold (5, 5th Inning off H. West, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: R. Waddell, R. Oldring 3, O. Schreckengost, S. Seybold 4, D. Murphy, E. Collins 2, B. Lord, T. Hartsel 2 2-out RBI: R. Oldring, T. Hartsel Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , O. Schreckengost 2, D. Murphy Sac Bunt: R. Waddell Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING SB: S. Seybold (2), H. Davis (4), T. Hartsel 2 (8) CS: R. Oldring (12), H. Davis (8), E. Collins (7), T. Hartsel (7) FIELDING PB: O. Schreckengost
Cleveland IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA H. West L (0-2) 5.0 8 6 6 2 2 0 88 55 7.71 G. Liebhardt 3.0 5 1 1 0 0 0 34 25 2.35 PITCHING Game Score: H. West 27 Batters Faced: H. West 26, G. Liebhardt 11 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. West 6-7, G. Liebhardt 4-2 Pitches - Strikes: H. West 88-55, G. Liebhardt 34-25 WP: H. West	Philadelphia IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA R. Waddell W (6-2) 9.0 10 5 4 2 8 2 155 99 2.49 PITCHING Game Score: R. Waddell 55 Batters Faced: R. Waddell 38 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Waddell 13-5 Pitches - Strikes: R. Waddell 155-99 WP: R. Waddell

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Eubank Fires Shutout In Tigers Win

Tuesday, May 22nd, 1906: Eubank Fires Shutout in Tigers Win John Eubank of the Detroit Tigers was lights out in a 5-hit whitewash of the Boston Americans. He told BNN reporters, "I had my good stuff and it went where I wanted it to go." He registered 1 strikeout and no walks in shutting out Boston 4-0.

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Gettysburg Eddie Blanks Naps 7-0

Columbia Park,Phila,Pa.-For the second straight game, Athletics starter Eddie Plank(4-4) was absolutely dominant as he scattered 7 hits while striking out 6 in the A's 7-0 victory over the Cleveland Naps.SS Monte Cross getting a rare start made the most of it going 2 for 3 with a triple,2 RBI,and a run scored.For Cleveland,starting pitcher Otto Hess(5-3) lasted only 7 innings in the loss allowing 7 hits,5 walks and 4 earned runs.Here's the box score.

Wednesday, May 23rd, 1906 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Cleveland Naps 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 Philadelphia Athletics 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 X 7 11 0
Cleveland AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI H. Bay CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .278 0 12 B. Bradley 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .211 0 10 N. Lajoie 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .296 0 12 H. Bemis C 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .310 0 2 J. Jackson LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .125 0 1 J. Barbeau SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .198 2 10 J. Birmingham RF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .314 0 6 G. Stovall 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .268 1 14 O. Hess P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 0 1 a-B. Shipke PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .138 0 3 H. Eells P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Totals 30 0 7 0 0 6 4 a - B. Shipke pinch hit for O. Hess in the 8th BATTING Doubles: N. Lajoie (8, 1st Inning off E. Plank, 0 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: H. Bemis 2, N. Lajoie 2, J. Birmingham 2, H. Bay, J. Jackson Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Stovall Team LOB: 3 BASERUNNING SB: J. Birmingham (11) CS: J. Barbeau (2), J. Birmingham (3), H. Bay (5) FIELDING Errors: N. Lajoie 2 (23) Double Plays: 2 (Lajoie-Barbeau-Stovall, Lajoie-Barbeau-Stovall)	Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI D. Murphy 2B 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .306 0 15 T. Hartsel LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .257 1 16 S. Seybold RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 5 .275 4 20 H. Davis 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .208 0 15 B. Lord CF 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .234 1 15 O. Schreckengost C 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .267 0 14 M. Cross SS 3 1 2 2 0 1 0 .167 0 2 J. Knight 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .226 0 4 E. Plank P 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .200 0 3 Totals 34 7 11 6 5 2 16 BATTING Doubles: O. Schreckengost 2 (7, 2nd Inning off O. Hess, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off H. Eells, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Lord (5, 2nd Inning off O. Hess, 0 on, 0 outs) Triples: M. Cross (1, 8th Inning off H. Eells, 1 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: E. Plank, O. Schreckengost 4, S. Seybold, D. Murphy, B. Lord 2, T. Hartsel, J. Knight 2, M. Cross 4 2-out RBI: D. Murphy Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Seybold 2, H. Davis, D. Murphy, B. Lord GIDP: H. Davis, J. Knight Sac Bunt: M. Cross Team LOB: 10 BASERUNNING SB: B. Lord (3), T. Hartsel (9)
Cleveland IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA O. Hess L (5-3) 7.0 7 4 4 5 2 0 111 67 2.08 H. Eells 1.0 4 3 2 0 0 0 27 16 2.25 PITCHING Game Score: O. Hess 44 Batters Faced: O. Hess 32, H. Eells 8 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Hess 14-3, H. Eells 2-1 Pitches - Strikes: O. Hess 111-67, H. Eells 27-16	Philadelphia IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA E. Plank W (4-4) 9.0 7 0 0 0 6 0 101 70 1.97 PITCHING Game Score: E. Plank 79 Batters Faced: E. Plank 30 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Plank 7-10 Pitches - Strikes: E. Plank 101-70

Giants Lose Taylor For 1-2 Weeks

Wednesday, May 23rd, 1906: Giants Lose Taylor for 1-2 Weeks Dummy Taylor and the New York Giants got a bad break in today's game against the Cubs as the team confirmed he will miss 1-2 weeks with a tender shoulder. The Giants starting pitcher suffered the injury throwing a pitch. The team doctor is confident he'll make a full recovery. Currently Taylor has a 7-1 won-lost record in 9 starts with a 1.37 ERA. He also has 34 strikeouts in 72.1 innings.

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Did Hardball Heroes go under or are you reverting back to posting the box scores from the Athletics' games?

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I was trying something different with the hardball heroes thing but I didn't really like it,it became too inpersonal.I really want this dynasy to focus on the Philadelphia Athletics and their quest to win the World Series.

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Socks Seybold Lead Athletics Past Naps 6-5

Columbia Park,Phila.Pa.-With two of the best pitchers in the league on the mound and the wind blowing in to left,the stage was set for a low scoring pitchers duel,the baseball gods had other ideas.In a wild ballgame that saw the teams combine for 11 runs and 33 hits,the Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Cleveland Naps 6-5 thanks to A's RF Socks Seybold who absolutely creamed Addie Joss(6-2) today going 4 for 5 with 2 doubles,a home run,3 RBI and 3 runs scored in one of the finest performances by a Philadelphia batsmen this year.The A's also got big games out of Rube Oldring,and Eddie Collins who each had 3 hits in the game.On the mound,the A's Chief Bender(8-1) struggled throughout most of the game, but he did just enough to earn his league leading 8th victory of the season.For Cleveland,Elmer Flick was 2 for 5 with a homer and 2 ribbies in the loss.Here's the box score.

Thursday, May 24th, 1906 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Cleveland Naps 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 15 1 Philadelphia Athletics 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 X 6 18 1
Cleveland AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI H. Bay CF 5 0 3 1 0 0 2 .290 0 13 E. Grant 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .339 1 10 E. Flick RF 5 2 2 1 0 2 0 .333 1 15 N. Clarke C 5 0 2 1 0 2 0 .212 0 24 B. Bradley 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .216 0 10 a-J. McCarthy PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .215 0 4 b-J. Barbeau 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 2 10 J. Birmingham LF 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .297 0 6 N. Lajoie SS 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .311 0 12 G. Stovall 1B 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .280 1 15 c-T. Turner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 f-C. Carr 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 1 A. Joss P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .182 0 3 d-H. Bemis PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 0 3 e-B. Shipke PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .138 0 3 H. West P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Totals 39 5 15 5 1 6 11 a - J. McCarthy pinch hit for B. Bradley in the 7th b - J. Barbeau substituted for J. McCarthy in the 7th c - T. Turner pinch hit for G. Stovall in the 8th d - H. Bemis pinch hit for A. Joss in the 8th e - B. Shipke pinch ran for H. Bemis in the 8th f - C. Carr substituted for T. Turner in the 8th BATTING Doubles: N. Clarke (4, 1st Inning off C. Bender, 1 on, 2 outs) N. Lajoie (9, 2nd Inning off C. Bender, 1 on, 0 outs) H. Bay (5, 2nd Inning off C. Bender, 1 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: E. Flick (1, 9th Inning off C. Bender, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: A. Joss, N. Clarke 3, G. Stovall 2, N. Lajoie 4, B. Bradley, E. Flick 5, H. Bay 4, H. Bemis 2-out RBI: N. Clarke, H. Bay, H. Bemis Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bradley, H. Bay, E. Grant 2 Sac Bunt: A. Joss 2 Team LOB: 10 FIELDING Errors: N. Clarke (9) Double Plays: 1 (Lajoie-Stovall)	Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI E. Collins SS 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 .396 1 14 D. Murphy 2B 5 2 2 0 0 0 4 .309 0 15 R. Oldring 3B 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .279 0 11 S. Seybold RF 5 3 4 3 0 1 1 .293 5 23 H. Davis 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .209 0 16 O. Schreckengost C 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .266 0 15 T. Hartsel LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .256 1 16 B. Lord CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .234 1 15 C. Bender P 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .433 0 5 a-J. Dygert P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 Totals 40 6 18 5 0 2 14 a - J. Dygert substituted for C. Bender in the 9th BATTING Doubles: R. Oldring (3, 7th Inning off A. Joss, 0 on, 0 outs) S. Seybold 2 (7, 3rd Inning off A. Joss, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off A. Joss, 0 on, 2 outs) H. Davis (7, 5th Inning off A. Joss, 1 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: S. Seybold (5, 7th Inning off A. Joss, 1 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: C. Bender 2, R. Oldring 4, O. Schreckengost, S. Seybold 9, H. Davis 2, D. Murphy 2, E. Collins 3, B. Lord, T. Hartsel 2-out RBI: O. Schreckengost, H. Davis Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , O. Schreckengost 2, S. Seybold, D. Murphy 2 GIDP: C. Bender Team LOB: 10 BASERUNNING SB: R. Oldring 2 (4) CS: E. Collins (8) FIELDING Errors: E. Collins (6)
Cleveland IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA A. Joss L (6-2) 7.0 15 5 5 0 1 1 105 69 1.34 H. West 1.0 3 1 0 0 1 0 17 11 6.75 PITCHING Game Score: A. Joss 28 Batters Faced: A. Joss 35, H. West 5 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Joss 10-9, H. West 1-0 Pitches - Strikes: A. Joss 105-69, H. West 17-11 Balk: A. Joss	Philadelphia IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA C. Bender W (8-1) 8.1 15 5 5 1 6 1 125 85 1.84 J. Dygert SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 6 4.32 PITCHING Game Score: C. Bender 38 Batters Faced: C. Bender 39, J. Dygert 3 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Bender 11-6, J. Dygert 1-1 Pitches - Strikes: C. Bender 125-85, J. Dygert 8-6

Pelty Whitewashes Senators

Thursday, May 24th, 1906: Pelty Whitewashes Senators Barney Pelty made quick work of Washington, blanking the Senators 7-0 at Sportsman's Park III today. The St. Louis pitcher limited them to 3 hits to earn the victory. Pelty fanned 2 and walked 1. This season Pelty has worked 76 innings with 29 strikeouts en route to a 6-3 record and a 2.01 ERA.

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MLB Scoreboard For May 24,1906

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Coombs Struggles With Control In Athletics 4-2 Loss To Upstart Browns

Columbia Park,Phila,Pa.-In game one of a three game series between the Athletics and Browns,A's starting pitcher Jack Coombs(3-4) had major control problems,walking 4 and hitting 4 batters spoiling an otherwise fine performance in the 4-2 loss to the St.Louis Browns.The surprising Browns are now just a half game behind Philadelphia for the top spot in the AL with a 21-14 record.As for the Browns,starting pitcher Fred Glade(3-3) pitched a great game, going the distance while allowing just 6 hits and 2 earned runs improving his record to 3-3.Here's the box score.

Friday, May 25th, 1906 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E St. Louis Browns 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 7 0 Philadelphia Athletics 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 3
St. Louis AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI R. Hartzell 3B 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 .259 1 10 T. Jones 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 9 .248 0 7 G. Stone LF 2 1 0 1 3 0 1 .360 1 19 B. Rickey C 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .174 3 13 a-T. Spencer C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 H. Niles RF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .282 0 14 b-B. Koehler RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 1 9 B. Wallace SS 4 1 0 0 1 3 3 .301 1 9 B. Maloney CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .240 0 8 I. Rockenfield 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .155 0 6 F. Glade P 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .211 0 0 Totals 31 4 7 3 4 6 28 a - T. Spencer substituted for B. Rickey in the 9th b - B. Koehler substituted for H. Niles in the 9th BATTING Doubles: B. Rickey (3, 1st Inning off J. Coombs, 0 on, 2 outs) R. Hartzell (4, 8th Inning off J. Coombs, 1 on, 1 out) I. Rockenfield (4, 8th Inning off J. Coombs, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: F. Glade, B. Rickey 2, R. Hartzell 2, B. Maloney, H. Niles 2, I. Rockenfield 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Rickey, T. Jones, G. Stone, H. Niles GIDP: T. Jones Sac Bunt: F. Glade, R. Hartzell, B. Maloney Team LOB: 12 BASERUNNING SB: R. Hartzell (13), G. Stone (21) CS: G. Stone (9), H. Niles (8) FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Hartzell-Jones)	Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI E. Collins SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .391 1 14 D. Murphy 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .301 0 15 R. Oldring 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .287 0 11 S. Seybold RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287 5 23 H. Davis 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .212 0 17 O. Schreckengost C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260 0 15 T. Hartsel LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .258 1 16 B. Lord CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .229 1 15 J. Coombs P 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .364 0 2 Totals 30 2 6 2 0 4 4 BATTING Doubles: R. Oldring (4, 4th Inning off F. Glade, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: R. Oldring 3, H. Davis, E. Collins, T. Hartsel, J. Coombs 2-out RBI: H. Davis Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Schreckengost Team LOB: 1 BASERUNNING SB: T. Hartsel (10) CS: R. Oldring (13), J. Coombs (1) FIELDING Errors: R. Oldring (9), O. Schreckengost (8), H. Davis (4) Double Plays: 1 (Oldring-Murphy-Davis) PB: O. Schreckengost
St. Louis IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA F. Glade W (3-3) 9.0 6 2 2 0 4 0 97 62 1.06 PITCHING Game Score: F. Glade 71 Batters Faced: F. Glade 30 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Glade 11-9 Pitches - Strikes: F. Glade 97-62	Philadelphia IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA J. Coombs L (3-4) 9.0 7 4 3 4 6 0 130 81 2.48 PITCHING Game Score: J. Coombs 61 Batters Faced: J. Coombs 42 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Coombs 17-2 Pitches - Strikes: J. Coombs 130-81 HB: J. Coombs 4

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A's Win 3-1,But Lose Murphy For Season

Columbia Park,Phila,Pa.-Following today's 3-1 victory over the St.Louis Browns that saw Rube Waddell(7-2) in top form striking out 12 St Louis batters,the Athletics were dealt some bad news when they were informed that star second baseman Danny Murphy would be lost for the season thanks to a fractured ankle that he suffered while sliding into second in the first inning of today's game.Murphy has been a big part of this teams success since his arrival in 1902 from New York and his loss is a major blow to the A's championship hopes.Here's today's box score.

Saturday, May 26th, 1906 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E St. Louis Browns 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 1 Philadelphia Athletics 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 X 3 8 2
St. Louis AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI R. Hartzell 3B 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .264 2 11 T. Jones 1B 5 0 2 0 0 2 3 .253 0 7 G. Stone LF 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .367 1 19 H. Niles 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .280 0 14 B. Wallace SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .291 1 9 B. Maloney CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .230 0 8 A. Weaver C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .167 0 0 a-L. Nor**** PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .429 0 2 B. Koehler RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .169 1 9 C. Morgan P 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .118 0 0 Totals 37 1 10 1 1 13 23 a - L. Nor**** pinch hit for A. Weaver in the 9th BATTING Doubles: H. Niles (5, 6th Inning off R. Waddell, 0 on, 0 outs) A. Weaver (1, 2nd Inning off R. Waddell, 0 on, 1 out) Home Runs: R. Hartzell (2, 3rd Inning off R. Waddell, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: T. Jones 2, R. Hartzell 5, G. Stone 2, B. Koehler, H. Niles 2, A. Weaver 2, L. Nor**** Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Morgan, T. Jones 2, B. Wallace, B. Maloney, A. Weaver Team LOB: 10 FIELDING Errors: B. Koehler (3)	Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI E. Collins SS, 2B, SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .387 1 14 D. Murphy 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .305 0 15 a-J. Knight PH, 2B 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .265 1 6 R. Oldring 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .277 0 11 S. Seybold RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .288 5 23 H. Davis 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .213 0 17 T. Hartsel LF 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .254 1 16 D. Powers C 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .333 0 2 B. Lord CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .222 1 15 R. Waddell P 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .100 0 0 b-A. Coakley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0 Totals 31 3 8 3 3 1 15 a - J. Knight pinch hit for D. Murphy in the 1st b - A. Coakley substituted for R. Waddell in the 9th BATTING Triples: H. Davis (2, 6th Inning off C. Morgan, 0 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: J. Knight (1, 5th Inning off C. Morgan, 1 on, 1 out) Total Bases: S. Seybold, H. Davis 3, D. Murphy, D. Powers 2, E. Collins, J. Knight 5 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Waddell, H. Davis 2, E. Collins Sac Bunt: D. Powers Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING SB: E. Collins (11) FIELDING Errors: S. Seybold (3), T. Hartsel (1)
St. Louis IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA C. Morgan L (2-2) 8.0 8 3 3 3 1 1 112 68 2.24 PITCHING Game Score: C. Morgan 52 Batters Faced: C. Morgan 35 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Morgan 10-13 Pitches - Strikes: C. Morgan 112-68	Philadelphia IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA R. Waddell W (7-2) 8.2 10 1 1 1 12 1 128 84 2.34 A. Coakley SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3.28 PITCHING Game Score: R. Waddell 71 Batters Faced: R. Waddell 37, A. Coakley 1 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Waddell 8-6, A. Coakley 0-0 Pitches - Strikes: R. Waddell 128-84, A. Coakley 1-1 Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Coakley 2-0

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Official Announcement

Athletics Murphy Down And Out For Year

Saturday, May 26th, 1906: Athletics Murphy Down and Out for Year The season is finished for Danny Murphy of the Philadelphia Athletics. The club announced today that he will forego the rest of the year because of injury. The Athletics second baseman suffered a fractured ankle while colliding with a player at a base in a recent game against the St. Louis Browns. Team doctors said it would take at least 7 months to heal. Thus far in 1906 Murphy has hit .305 with no home runs, 15 RBIs and scored 24 runs.

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Sunday May 27,1906

Chicago-Boston Swap: Dundon For Wolverton

Sunday, May 27th, 1906: Chicago-Boston Swap: Dundon for Wolverton Officials for Chicago confirmed that they have traded 31-year old second baseman Gus Dundon to the Boston Beaneaters. In return, the White Sox will receive 32-year old third baseman Harry Wolverton. Dundon is hitting .250 this year with no home runs and 1 RBIs. He also has an OBP of .250, no walks and scored 0 times. Wolverton has a lifetime .275 average and .326 on-base percentage in his career with 836 hits, 100 doubles, 47 triples, 8 home runs, 334 RBIs and 347 runs scored.