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Eugene Church · 01-04-2006, 05:39 PM

ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION

Wednesday, August 27, 1901

Both races are down to about a dozen games. In the AL the Yankees have suddenly gone into the doldrums and lost 5 in a row and have seen their once huge lead plummet to 4.5 games over the White Sox...Over in the NL it is a virtual dogfight with the Pirates holding a 1.5 game margin over the Phils, 3 ahead of the Giants and 4.5 ahead of the Cards...Pittsburgh and NY meet head-to-head 6 crucial times in the closing days of the regular season, while Philadelphia and St. Louis tangle on 4 occasions in the final days.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

FOURTH PLACE A'S WIN THIRD STRAIGHT AND WHACK AL'S BEST YANKS AGAIN...SECOND PLACE CHISOX NARROW THE GAP WITH VICTORY OVER SEVENTH PLACE SENATORS...THIRD PLACE DETROIT DUMPS FIFTH PLACE RED SOX...AND IN THE BATTLE OF LEAGUE LOSERS...SIXTH PLACE CLEVELAND SLAPPED DOWN THE LAST PLACE BROWNS

PHILADELPHIA AND PLANK POUR IT ON NY YANKEES
PHA - 400 010 000 - 5 6 0
NYY - 000 000 000 - 0 3 1
WP: Plank (10-12 3.23)
LP: Hoyt (5-2 2.86) Pennock (7th) Chandler (9th)
HR: PHA - Foxx (27)
The Philadelphia Athletics were picked to be contenders in the pre-season, have wallowed most of the year in the second division, but not anymore...Ed Plank spun a splendid 3-hit shutout to deal the Yankees a fifth successive defeat...Plank set down 9 on strikes and walked only one...the A's attack was paced by Al Simmons' (.292) 2 doubles and 2 rbis, John Henry Lloyd's (.335) 2 hits, 2 runs scored and a rbi and Jimmie Foxx's (.258) 2-run homer.

PALE HOSE EDGE CLOSER TO NYY...HORLEN BLANKS WASHINGTON
CWS - 130 010 000 - 5 11 0
WAS - 000 000 000 - 0 8 1
WP: Horlen (14-8 2.98)
LP: Marberry (4-7 3.27)
HR: CWS - Ordonez (22)
Sox hurler Joe Horlen scatttered 8 singles en route to a whitewash win over the Senators...he fanned 5 and walked 4 for his 14th victory...Dick Lundy (.248) ripped 3 hits and 3 rbis and Magglio Ordonez (.256) got his 22nd fourbagger for the year.

TIGERS WALLOP BOSTON BEHIND BRIDGES AT BRIGGS STADIUM
BOS - 000 000 100 - 1 7 1
DET - 210 030 00X - 6 14 0
WP: Bridges (11-7 3.16)
LP: C. Mays (10-10 3.65) Hughson (6th) Kinder (8th)
HR: BOS - M. Vaughn (9) DET - Crawford (6)
Curveballer Tommy Bridges tossed a sharp 7-hitter at the Bosox with 8 Ks and 1 base on balls...the tigers tagged Boston pitching for 14 hits with Ty Cobb (.335) and Harvey Kuenn (.305) supplying 3 each and harry Heilmann (.290) and Birdie Tebbetts (.280) 2 apiece...every Detroit regular got at least one hit.

INDIANS AND WYNN WIN IN SHUTOUT OF ST. LOUIS BROWNS
CLE - 000 020 020 - 4 9 0
STB - 000 000 000 - 0 6 2
WP: Wynn (9-9 3.73)
LP: Wilhelm (12-11 3.61) Palmer (9th)
HR: (none)
Wily Early Wynn had his good stuff today and blanked the Browns on a 4-hit shutout, striking out 9 and walking 1...Luke Easter (.294) and Willie Wells (.267) both drilled a pair of hits and each drove in a run for the Tribe....St. Louis' dependable George Sisler (.342) went 1 for 4, but managed to push his consecutive game hitting streak to 19 games.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

NL'S BEST PIRATES PICKS UP GAME ON RIVALS...BUCS JUST NOSE OUT FIFTH PLACE DODGERS, WHILE SECOND PLACE PHILLY FALLS TO FOURTH PLACE REDBIRDS AND THIRD PLACE GIANTS ARE DONE IN BY SIXTH PLACE WINDY CITY CUBS...AND IN A TUSSLE BETWEEN TAILENDERS SEVENTH PLACE BRAVES TAKE LAST PLACE CINCINNATI.

STARGELL'S SOLO SMASH SETTLES PITCH BATTLE BETWEEN BUCS' LEEVER AND BUMS' BULLDOG
BRO - 000 000 000 - 0 5 0
PIT --000 010 00X - 1 5 0
WP: Leever (14-10 2.79)
LP: Hershiser (8-9 3.75) Gagne (8th)
HR: PIT - Stargell (4)
In a tense nailbiter with the Dodgers, Pittsburgh's steady Sam Leever and Willie Stargell were the stars in a vital victory to move them 1.5 games up on second place Philadelphia...Leever authored a 5-hit shutout and Stargell (.243) hit a fifth inning clout for the only run of the game...losing pitcher Orel "Bulldog" Hershiser hurled a strong game, too...he went 7 innings, yielded only 1 run on 5 hits with 4 strikeouts.

HOMERS BY HAFEY AND HORNSBY AND HAINES' PITCHING STOP PHILS
PHI - 102 000 000 - 3 9 1
STL- 002 002 30X - 7 10 0
WP: Haines (5-4 3.40)
LP: Roberts (14-8 3.43) Orth (9th)
HR: STL - Hafey (11) Hornsby (11)
Redbird hurler Jess Haines was tough as nails in the clutch and chunked St. Louis to an important victory over the second place Phils...he was touched for 9 hits, but permitted only 3 runs and none over the last 6 frames..Haines struck out 8 Phils and allowed 3 walks...Chick Hafey (.303) led the Cardinal hit parade with 3-4, 2 runs scored and 2 rbis and Rogers Hornsby (.298) went 2-4 scored twice and pushed 2 runs in...both Hafey and Hornsby hammered their 11th homers of the year...2 runs in the sixth and 3 in the seventh finished off the struggling Robin Roberts.

NEW YORK SUFFERS BROWNOUT AT WRIGLEY...CUBBIE MOE BROWN GET #19
NYG - 000 000 000 - 0 4 1
CHC - 210 001 00X - 4 7 1
WP: M. Brown (19-9 2.50)
LP: Marquard (0-1 5.40) Lavelle (6th) Linzy (8th)
HR: CHC - Stearnes (19) H. Wilson (23)
It was another stellar mound performance for Mordecai Brown, who got his 19th triumph and 6th shutout, both tops in the Alltime Allstar Association...this time he horsecollared the Giants on 4 hits, fanned 6 and gave free passes to a couple of batters...this severely damaged NY's pennant hopes...a 2-run bomb by Turkey Stearnes (.312) in the first was all the runs Brown needed...Hack Wilson (.268) also cracked a solo salvo...rookie Rube Marquard made his debut appearance and was roughed up by Chicago and caught the loss...NY manager John McGraw added him to the roster for some needed pitching help...he replaced the injured Freddie Fitzsimmons...McGraw and the Giants are hoping for a last minute miracle in the NL pennant chase...they are slated to do battle with Pittsburgh in 6 games in the final week and a half of the season.

BRAVES AND BURDETTE BUMP REDS DEEPER INTO BASEMENT
BSN- 001 200 010 - 4 14 1
CIN - 010 001 000 - 2 7 0
WP: Burdette (9-11 2.95)
LP: Rixey (10-6 3.72) Rijo (9th)
HR: BSN - Adcock (2) CIN - F. Robinson (26)
Boston's Lou Burdette throttled the Reds on 7 hits and 2 runs to gain the win...Burdette totaled 9 Ks and walked none in a topnotched effort...Rafael Furcal (.250) and Bob Elliott (.278) numbered 3 hits each for the Braves and Johnny Logan (.277), Joe Adcock (.218) and Del Crandall (.261) tossed in 2 each...despite allowing 13 hits, loser Eppa Rixey, kept Cincinnati in the ballgame...Frank Robinson homered and got 2 more rbis to take the NL lead in that department with 96...Bonds of the Giants has 94.

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01-04-2006, 05:39 PM	#307 (permalink)
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 17,079 Thanks: 100 Thanked 100x in 52 posts	ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION Wednesday, August 27, 1901 Both races are down to about a dozen games. In the AL the Yankees have suddenly gone into the doldrums and lost 5 in a row and have seen their once huge lead plummet to 4.5 games over the White Sox...Over in the NL it is a virtual dogfight with the Pirates holding a 1.5 game margin over the Phils, 3 ahead of the Giants and 4.5 ahead of the Cards...Pittsburgh and NY meet head-to-head 6 crucial times in the closing days of the regular season, while Philadelphia and St. Louis tangle on 4 occasions in the final days. AMERICAN LEAGUE FOURTH PLACE A'S WIN THIRD STRAIGHT AND WHACK AL'S BEST YANKS AGAIN...SECOND PLACE CHISOX NARROW THE GAP WITH VICTORY OVER SEVENTH PLACE SENATORS...THIRD PLACE DETROIT DUMPS FIFTH PLACE RED SOX...AND IN THE BATTLE OF LEAGUE LOSERS...SIXTH PLACE CLEVELAND SLAPPED DOWN THE LAST PLACE BROWNS PHILADELPHIA AND PLANK POUR IT ON NY YANKEES PHA - 400 010 000 - 5 6 0 NYY - 000 000 000 - 0 3 1 WP: Plank (10-12 3.23) LP: Hoyt (5-2 2.86) Pennock (7th) Chandler (9th) HR: PHA - Foxx (27) The Philadelphia Athletics were picked to be contenders in the pre-season, have wallowed most of the year in the second division, but not anymore...Ed Plank spun a splendid 3-hit shutout to deal the Yankees a fifth successive defeat...Plank set down 9 on strikes and walked only one...the A's attack was paced by Al Simmons' (.292) 2 doubles and 2 rbis, John Henry Lloyd's (.335) 2 hits, 2 runs scored and a rbi and Jimmie Foxx's (.258) 2-run homer. PALE HOSE EDGE CLOSER TO NYY...HORLEN BLANKS WASHINGTON CWS - 130 010 000 - 5 11 0 WAS - 000 000 000 - 0 8 1 WP: Horlen (14-8 2.98) LP: Marberry (4-7 3.27) HR: CWS - Ordonez (22) Sox hurler Joe Horlen scatttered 8 singles en route to a whitewash win over the Senators...he fanned 5 and walked 4 for his 14th victory...Dick Lundy (.248) ripped 3 hits and 3 rbis and Magglio Ordonez (.256) got his 22nd fourbagger for the year. TIGERS WALLOP BOSTON BEHIND BRIDGES AT BRIGGS STADIUM BOS - 000 000 100 - 1 7 1 DET - 210 030 00X - 6 14 0 WP: Bridges (11-7 3.16) LP: C. Mays (10-10 3.65) Hughson (6th) Kinder (8th) HR: BOS - M. Vaughn (9) DET - Crawford (6) Curveballer Tommy Bridges tossed a sharp 7-hitter at the Bosox with 8 Ks and 1 base on balls...the tigers tagged Boston pitching for 14 hits with Ty Cobb (.335) and Harvey Kuenn (.305) supplying 3 each and harry Heilmann (.290) and Birdie Tebbetts (.280) 2 apiece...every Detroit regular got at least one hit. INDIANS AND WYNN WIN IN SHUTOUT OF ST. LOUIS BROWNS CLE - 000 020 020 - 4 9 0 STB - 000 000 000 - 0 6 2 WP: Wynn (9-9 3.73) LP: Wilhelm (12-11 3.61) Palmer (9th) HR: (none) Wily Early Wynn had his good stuff today and blanked the Browns on a 4-hit shutout, striking out 9 and walking 1...Luke Easter (.294) and Willie Wells (.267) both drilled a pair of hits and each drove in a run for the Tribe....St. Louis' dependable George Sisler (.342) went 1 for 4, but managed to push his consecutive game hitting streak to 19 games. NATIONAL LEAGUE NL'S BEST PIRATES PICKS UP GAME ON RIVALS...BUCS JUST NOSE OUT FIFTH PLACE DODGERS, WHILE SECOND PLACE PHILLY FALLS TO FOURTH PLACE REDBIRDS AND THIRD PLACE GIANTS ARE DONE IN BY SIXTH PLACE WINDY CITY CUBS...AND IN A TUSSLE BETWEEN TAILENDERS SEVENTH PLACE BRAVES TAKE LAST PLACE CINCINNATI. STARGELL'S SOLO SMASH SETTLES PITCH BATTLE BETWEEN BUCS' LEEVER AND BUMS' BULLDOG BRO - 000 000 000 - 0 5 0 PIT --000 010 00X - 1 5 0 WP: Leever (14-10 2.79) LP: Hershiser (8-9 3.75) Gagne (8th) HR: PIT - Stargell (4) In a tense nailbiter with the Dodgers, Pittsburgh's steady Sam Leever and Willie Stargell were the stars in a vital victory to move them 1.5 games up on second place Philadelphia...Leever authored a 5-hit shutout and Stargell (.243) hit a fifth inning clout for the only run of the game...losing pitcher Orel "Bulldog" Hershiser hurled a strong game, too...he went 7 innings, yielded only 1 run on 5 hits with 4 strikeouts. HOMERS BY HAFEY AND HORNSBY AND HAINES' PITCHING STOP PHILS PHI - 102 000 000 - 3 9 1 STL- 002 002 30X - 7 10 0 WP: Haines (5-4 3.40) LP: Roberts (14-8 3.43) Orth (9th) HR: STL - Hafey (11) Hornsby (11) Redbird hurler Jess Haines was tough as nails in the clutch and chunked St. Louis to an important victory over the second place Phils...he was touched for 9 hits, but permitted only 3 runs and none over the last 6 frames..Haines struck out 8 Phils and allowed 3 walks...Chick Hafey (.303) led the Cardinal hit parade with 3-4, 2 runs scored and 2 rbis and Rogers Hornsby (.298) went 2-4 scored twice and pushed 2 runs in...both Hafey and Hornsby hammered their 11th homers of the year...2 runs in the sixth and 3 in the seventh finished off the struggling Robin Roberts. NEW YORK SUFFERS BROWNOUT AT WRIGLEY...CUBBIE MOE BROWN GET #19 NYG - 000 000 000 - 0 4 1 CHC - 210 001 00X - 4 7 1 WP: M. Brown (19-9 2.50) LP: Marquard (0-1 5.40) Lavelle (6th) Linzy (8th) HR: CHC - Stearnes (19) H. Wilson (23) It was another stellar mound performance for Mordecai Brown, who got his 19th triumph and 6th shutout, both tops in the Alltime Allstar Association...this time he horsecollared the Giants on 4 hits, fanned 6 and gave free passes to a couple of batters...this severely damaged NY's pennant hopes...a 2-run bomb by Turkey Stearnes (.312) in the first was all the runs Brown needed...Hack Wilson (.268) also cracked a solo salvo...rookie Rube Marquard made his debut appearance and was roughed up by Chicago and caught the loss...NY manager John McGraw added him to the roster for some needed pitching help...he replaced the injured Freddie Fitzsimmons...McGraw and the Giants are hoping for a last minute miracle in the NL pennant chase...they are slated to do battle with Pittsburgh in 6 games in the final week and a half of the season. BRAVES AND BURDETTE BUMP REDS DEEPER INTO BASEMENT BSN- 001 200 010 - 4 14 1 CIN - 010 001 000 - 2 7 0 WP: Burdette (9-11 2.95) LP: Rixey (10-6 3.72) Rijo (9th) HR: BSN - Adcock (2) CIN - F. Robinson (26) Boston's Lou Burdette throttled the Reds on 7 hits and 2 runs to gain the win...Burdette totaled 9 Ks and walked none in a topnotched effort...Rafael Furcal (.250) and Bob Elliott (.278) numbered 3 hits each for the Braves and Johnny Logan (.277), Joe Adcock (.218) and Del Crandall (.261) tossed in 2 each...despite allowing 13 hits, loser Eppa Rixey, kept Cincinnati in the ballgame...Frank Robinson homered and got 2 more rbis to take the NL lead in that department with 96...Bonds of the Giants has 94. See all league reports and standings here: http://www.ecdreamleagues.com/ Last edited by Eugene Church; 01-12-2006 at 12:44 PM.