1904 News & Notes
1904 All-Star Game
The Southern Leagues have won three of four AZ League championships and also three of four All-Star games. Like last year, the Southern boys drilled their Northern comrades 12-2 ... MVP
Joe Kelley (Phoenix Dust Devils) went 3-for-5 with TWO home runs and four RBIs ... Four other SL players had two hits each...
No-Hitters
Frank Smith tossed a no-no for Grand Canyon in early July against Payson (the first day after the All-Star Break). He didn't have any walks but four errors ruined the perfect game chance. Payson even scored a run...
Interestingly enough, the losing pitcher in that game, Payson's
Noodles Hahn, had a no-hitter a month earlier against Sedona. In that game, Hahn walked one, and his teammates committed an error behind him.
The AZ League has had six no-hitters in four years (probably too many, eh). Here are the members of this exclusive club:
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LEAGUE HISTORY - NO HITTERS
5/5/1901, Jack Chesbro (GCA), 7 K, 2 BB
9/28/1901, Jack Taylor (NOG), 2 K, 0 BB (PERFECT GAME!)
6/11/1902, Roscoe Miller (FLG), 6 K, 1 BB
7/26/1902, Bob Rhoads (SED), 6 K, 5 BB
6/5/1904, Noodles Hahn (PAY), 2 K, 1 BB
7/5/1904, Frank Smith (GCA), 3 K, 0 BB
Interesting note on Mr. Perfect Game
Jack Taylor. He's been traded twice, from Nogales to Yuma and from Yuma to Sedona. After four seasons, he's 75-75 with a 3.33 ERA ...
Injury Notebook
The big news was the career-ending injury suffered by Phoenix's
Fred Tenney. The 32-year-old first baseman tore up his knee pretty bad in July. "I'm done," he said. "I just don't have the spirit to try a comeback. It's been fun but I'll watch these young guys from now on..."
Tenney's career line: .260 average with a 1902 appearance in the All-Star game and a 1902 Field General Award...
Misc.
Pitcher
Ned Garvin is certainly tired of changing addresses. After being traded twice in 1903, he was moved back to his original team, the Payson Longhorns, this season ... The next week after rejoining the 'Horns, he won Pitcher of the Week honors, winning two games with a 0.50 ERA