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metsgeek · 11-10-2006, 10:32 PM

1908 MAJOR EVENTS

January 1 - A ball signifying New Year's Day drops in New York City's Times Square for the first time
January 8 - A train collision occurs in the Park Avenue Tunnel in New York City killing 17, injuring 38 and leading to increased demand for electric trains.
January 11 - Grand Canyon National Monument is created
January 21 - New York City passes a law, the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for aliens to smoke in public. It is vetoed by the mayor.
January 24 - Robert Baden-Powell begins the Boy Scout movement
February 1 - King Carlos I of Portugal and Crown Prince Luis shot in Lisbon
February 18 - Japanese immigration to USA is forbidden by the federal government.

February 27 - The sacrifice rule is adopted. No at bat is charged if a run scores after the catch of a ball. The rule will be repealed in 1931‚ then reinstated or changed several times before permanent acceptance in 1954.

March 7 - Near Lexington‚ Kentucky‚ the train carrying the Cleveland Naps is struck by two bricks shattering windows. Mick Rooker‚ Dooley Hickerson‚ and Alexander Grover are hit by the flying glass while playing cards‚ but no injuries occur. The team arrives safely in Macon‚ Georgia‚ for spring training.

March 21 - Royal Chesterfield signs for $4‚000 and an $800 bonus if he hits over .300. He will eventually collect the bonus with a league-leading .332‚ one of only 4 AL regulars to top .300 (the NL has 5) in 1908.

April 2 - After a 2-year investigation‚ the Mills Committee‚ formed on the recommendation of Al Spalding and headed by the former NL president A. G. Mills‚ declares that baseball was invented by Abner Doubleday in Cooperstown‚ NY in 1839. Overwhelming evidence to the contrary is ignored‚ but the designation makes James Fenimore Cooper's town the most likely site for a Hall of Fame and museum when these establishments are conceived some 30 years later.

April 14 - Boston plays their first game under their new nickname "Red Sox" defeating Washington‚ 3-1.

April 30 - The Pirates game in Pittsburgh against the Reds is cancelled because of snow.

May 8 - Joe Smucker of the St. Louis Browns pitches a perfect game against the New York Highlanders. He requires only 75 pitches to complete the feat.
May 10 - Mother's Day is observed for the first time, originating at Andrew's Methodist Church in Grafton, West Virginia.

May 17 - St. Louis (A)'s Caroll Edwards fires a near-perfect game‚ allowing just a 5th inning single to Washington's Dick Toby. Toby, one of the worst hitting regulars of all-time‚ will finish the year at .143.

May 21 - Pitching for Kansas City in the Western Association, Croak Madison hurls a 15 inning 1-0 no-hitter against Milwaukee. This performance brings him to the attention of Dutch Baldwin, manager of the Brooklyn Superbas.
May 26 - At Masjid-al-Salaman in southwest Persia, the first major commercial oil strike in the Middle East is made. The rights to the resource are quickly acquired by the United Kingdom.

June 14 - Chicago beats the Yankees‚ 5-4‚ with a late rally that puts Bill Pritchard in the record books. Pritchard‚ pitching in relief‚ is lifted in the 8th inning and his Sox score to go ahead. Commissioner Ban Johnson will rule that Pritchard is the winner‚ not the pitcher who succeeds him‚ this establishing a precedent about awarding victories.

June 24 - At Detroit‚ the Browns' Caroll Edwards refuses to heel and whips the Tigers‚ 7-1. Edwards, known as an animal lover‚ ignores the two dogs that the Tigers have in the dugout and is not distracted when Tiger manager Willard Farnsworth brings one out to the third base coach's box.

June 25 - In a 15-0 win over Los Angeles (PCL)‚ Portland's Jack Cuddy has 3 doubles and 2 triples.
June 30 - The Tunguska impact event, also known as the "Russian explosion" occurs in Siberia.
July 6 - Robert Peary sets sail for the Arctic North Pole.
July 13 - Women compete in modern Olympic Games for the first time.

July 16 - At Chicago‚ manager Henry Shaver figures to rattle Giants rookie Benton Jackson and elects to bat the Cubs first (this option rule for the home team will be changed in 1950). Jackson is a rock, however, and nurses a 4-1 lead into the last of the 9th. After one out‚ Lazarus Wolf‚ warming in the bullpen‚ decides the game is well in hand and goes into the clubhouse to shower. Jackson promptly walks three straight‚ wherein Shaver looks in vain for Wolf. The Giants ace quickly dries off‚ throws on a uniform‚ and puts his street shoes on. By the time he arrives on the mound‚ reliever Harry Funderburke has walked in a run. Wolf gets a ground out‚ then a strikeout‚ and the Giants win‚ 4-3. Avery Luck takes the loss for Chicago.

July 21 -According to a Chicago newspaper contest, the Cubs' Bob Rooney, the National League's leading hitter through today, is baseball's most popular player. Rooney tops Milton Shifman by a wide margin and will be awarded a trophy cup. Rooney was involved in a car accident on the 18th when the car he was riding in on Michigan Avenue, collided with another vehicle driven by Chicago Mayor Busse.

July 25 - Future Red Sox pitcher Sly Archambault, pitching for a semi-pro Falconer, NY team, strikes out 42 batters in what is heralded as a world's record. He does it 23 innings against Corry, PA, finally winning, 3–1. When the wire services pick up the story, Archambault will receive 19 pro offers.
July 26 - United States Attorney General Charles Joseph Bonaparte issues an order to immediately staff the Office of the Chief Examiner (later renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation).

August 21 - Browns catcher Nat Jameson stands at the base of the Washington Monument and catches the 13th ball dropped from the top, 555 feet up, duplicating the feat performed by Bob Dalton of the Chicago White Stockings on August 24, 1894. Jameson gets a $500 prize for his morning's efforts, then spends the afternoon behind the plate catching Caroll Edwards' 3-1 win over Detroit.

September 23 - Redeker's Boner: The Giants' Byron Pomeroy and the Cubs' Shep Sanders battle in what will be called the most controversial game ever played. The score is 1-1, with two outs in the last of the 9th. The Giants' Hiram Webber is on 3B, and Amos Redeker (19, and making his first start of the year, is subbing for the sore-legged veteran Johnnie Butters), on 1B. Blue Hughes singles, scoring Webber. Halfway to 2B, Redeker turns and heads for the clubhouse in CF. Morton McGee secures a ball (Champ Cale swears he picked up the ball that was in play and threw it into the stands) and touches 2B as the crowd overruns the field. What Redeker had done was actually common practice at the time for players in games ending in that fashion. In previous similar situations, there had been other appeals to umpires from the losing side to apply the rules strictly against the winning team, declare the negligent baserunner out, and thus nullify the would-be winning run. Those previous appeals were denied, including, ironically, an occasion earlier in that same season between McGee and umpire Hank O'Day. On that previous occasion, O'Day called the runner safe. But this time, perhaps being more prepared after the previous incident and with the magnitude of the situation, O'Day enforced the letter of the law upon Redeker and the Giants. For his part, Redeker maintains that he had only started to walk off the field without touching second base, but that he had realized his error, turned around, and touched the base after all. O'Day did not see it that way, however, and ruled him out.
September 27 - Henry Ford produces his first Model T automobile.

September 27 -The Reds' Guy Tait steals 2B, 3B, and home against St. Louis.

September 28 - Phils Catcher Clancy Yarborough is offered-and rejects-a bribe to lose the final series with the Braves.

October 16 - Browns ace Caroll Edwards outduels the Cubs Shep Sanders in a 1-0 nailbiter to win the World Series 4 games to 1.
November 3 - William Howard Taft defeats William Jennings Bryan in the U.S. presidential election
November 3 - An all-star team leaves San Francisco for a tour of Japan, China, Hawaii, and the Philippines. It will play 40 games before returning on February 15, 1909.
November 6 - Western bandits Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid are supposedly killed in Bolivia, after being surrounded by a large group of Mexican soldiers. There are many rumours to the contrary however, and the grave sites are unmarked.
December 26 - Jack Johnson becomes the first African American heavyweight boxing champion by defeating Tommy Burns in Sydney, Australia

1908 FINAL STANDINGS

Code:

AMERICAN LEAGUE Standings  
 
Team              W  L  PCT   GB    

St. Louis (A)    90 65 .581    -   
Chicago (A)      89 66 .574  1.0   
Boston (A)       81 73 .526  8.5   
New York (A)     76 78 .494 13.5   
Philadelphia (A) 73 81 .474 16.5   
Detroit          71 83 .461 18.5   
Cleveland        70 84 .455 19.5   
Washington       67 87 .435 22.5   
 

NATIONAL LEAGUE Standings  
 
Team              W  L  PCT   GB   

Chicago (N)      88 66 .571    -  
Boston (N)       85 69 .552  3.0   
Philadelphia (N) 84 70 .545  4.0   
St. Louis (N)    84 70 .545  4.0   
New York (N)     70 84 .455 18.0   
Cincinnati       69 85 .448 19.0   
Brooklyn         68 86 .442 20.0  
Pittsburgh       68 86 .442 20.0

WORLD SERIES:

ST. LOUIS BROWNS defeat the CHICAGO CUBS, 4 GAMES TO 1

AL LEADERS

TOP 5 Batting Average
1 Royal Chesterfield (CHA) .332
2 Sully McTeague (BOS) .325
3 John Boss (CHA) .309
4 Dinky Smith (CLE) .308
5 Ron Gauss (SLA) .296

TOP 5 Homers
1 Mick Rooker (CLE) 8
2 Barry Wilder (SLA) 7
3 Henry York (NYA) 5
3 Matthew Christianson (CLE) 5
3 Gus Kovacs (PHA) 5

TOP 5 RBI
1 Matthew Christianson (CLE) 81
2 Tom Ireland (CHA) 76
3 Mick Rooker (CLE) 75
3 Jacques Pierre (PHA) 75
5 Tommy Boyle (BOS) 72

TOP 5 Stolen Bases
1 Barry Wilder (SLA) 64
2 Gus Kovacs (PHA) 51
3 Arden Ferris (NYA) 42
4 Sully McTeague (BOS) 40
4 Preston North (DET) 40

TOP 5 Wins
1 Caroll Edwards (SLA) 29
2 Rodger Roby (CLE) 23
3 Rhys Conroy (BOS) 22
3 Pierre Coquillou (NYA) 22
3 Joe Smucker (SLA) 22

TOP 5 ERA
1 Caroll Edwards (SLA) 1.28
2 Will Drum (CHA) 1.88
3 Stuart Carmody (PHA) 1.94
4 Joe Smucker (SLA) 1.98
5 John Makepeace (WS1) 2.16

TOP 5 Strikeouts
1 Caroll Edwards (SLA) 260
2 Ed Jarlsen (BOS) 244
3 Black Jack Gilmartin (CHA) 188
4 Elmer Jackson (CHA) 179
5 Joe Smucker (SLA) 178

NL LEADERS

TOP 5 Batting Average
1 Arnold Kellogg (CHN) .323
2 Ira Flick (PHI) .310
3 Joel Praetorius (PHI) .310
4 H.R. Brotherton (SLN) .308
5 Bob Rooney (CHN) .293

TOP 5 Homers
1 Jack Brodsky (BRO) 8
2 Tater McDonald (SLN) 7
3 Herschel Toomey (CIN) 6
3 Bob Potter (BSN) 6
3 Ed Scully (BRO) 6

TOP 5 RBI
1 Arnold Kellogg (CHN) 74
2 Eric "Old Major" Blair (PHI) 71
3 Bob Potter (BSN) 70
4 Ox Roberts (NY1) 67
4 Xavier Arsenault (CHN) 67

TOP 5 Stolen Bases
1 Morton McGee (CHN) 60
2 Dash Bailey (BRO) 57
3 Alain Champignon (NY1) 48
3 Joel Praetorius (PHI) 48
5 Skipper Quincy (CHN) 45

TOP 5 Wins
1 Handsome Jack Hartung (BSN) 26
2 Gerald "Jolly" Rodgers (SLN) 25
2 Herman Iburg (CHN) 25
4 Red Huffer (SLN) 24
4 Shep Sanders (CHN) 24

TOP 5 ERA
1 Gerald Rodgers (SLN) 1.64
2 Handsome Jack Hartung (BSN) 1.70
3 Jim Joy (BRO) 2.03
4 William Barclay (SLN) 2.03
5 Lazarus Wolf (NY1) 2.04

TOP 5 Strikeouts
1 Jurgen Verherrsch (CIN) 228
2 Herman Iburg (CHN) 227
3 Handsome Jack Hartung (BSN) 214
4 Jim Joy (BRO) 209
5 Red Huffer (SLN) 208

******************
PITCHER OF THE YEAR awards go to Edwards and Hartung again.
The AMERICAN LEAGUE PITCHER OF THE YEAR winner was announced today, with St. Louis (A)'s lefty Caroll Edwards taking home the desired trophy. He certainly earned it, he struck fear into hitters all year long. Caroll has a record of 29-10 this season, with an ERA of 1.28. In 379 Innings he was able to strike out 260 batters. Caroll has pitched 11 shutouts and 35 complete games. He's 1st in the AMERICAN LEAGUE in ERA and 1st in wins! Edwards wins the award for the 5th time in his 6-year career.

All the hard work finally paid off for Boston (N)'s Handsome Jack Hartung as well. The right-hander was named the PITCHER OF THE YEAR winner in the NATIONAL LEAGUE today. Handsome Jack has a record of 26-14 this season, with an ERA of 1.70. In 381.1 Innings he was able to strike out 214 batters. Handsome Jack has pitched 9 shutouts and 39 complete games. He's 2nd in the NATIONAL LEAGUE in ERA and 1st in wins! Hartung wins the award for the 3rd time in his 7-year career.

Chesterfield and Kellogg notch their first BATTER OF THE YEAR awards
A season for the ages earned Chicago (A)'s first baseman Royal Chesterfield the AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTER OF THE YEAR this year. Royal is hitting .332 this year, with 188 hits in 566 at bats. He has driven in 71 runs, slugging .477. He's 1st in the AMERICAN LEAGUE in batting, 3rd in homeruns and 6th in RBI!

It was also a day to remember for Chicago (N)'s Arnold Kellogg, who won the NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTER OF THE YEAR today. It put the finishing touches on what has been a tremendous season for the slugger. His season numbers are: .323 AVG, 177 hits, 21 doubles, 10 triples and 3 longballs, along with 74 RBI and 73 runs scored. He's 1st in the NATIONAL LEAGUE in batting and 1st in RBI! Kellogg wins the award for the 3rd time in his 7-year career.

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR winners announced as Barnaby and Piercy
The 1908 AMERICAN LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR winner is from St. Louis (A) this season. Lou Barnaby put together impressive numbers for a rookie en route to win the first major award of his career. Let's hope more will follow for this 22 year old ballplayer. Barnaby has hit 4 longballs this year while batting .284. He adds 10 doubles, along with 73 runs scored.

The 1908 NATIONAL LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR winner is from Cincinnati this season. Wayne Piercy put together impressive numbers for a rookie en route to win the first major award of his career. Let's hope more will follow for this 21 year old ballplayer. Piercy has walked 48 times this year and posts a .316 OBP. While batting .255, 130 for 509, he has driven in 56 runs.

11-10-2006, 10:32 PM	#42 (permalink)
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450 Thanks: 3 Thanked 2x in 2 posts	1908 MAJOR EVENTS January 1 - A ball signifying New Year's Day drops in New York City's Times Square for the first time January 8 - A train collision occurs in the Park Avenue Tunnel in New York City killing 17, injuring 38 and leading to increased demand for electric trains. January 11 - Grand Canyon National Monument is created January 21 - New York City passes a law, the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for aliens to smoke in public. It is vetoed by the mayor. January 24 - Robert Baden-Powell begins the Boy Scout movement February 1 - King Carlos I of Portugal and Crown Prince Luis shot in Lisbon February 18 - Japanese immigration to USA is forbidden by the federal government. February 27 - The sacrifice rule is adopted. No at bat is charged if a run scores after the catch of a ball. The rule will be repealed in 1931‚ then reinstated or changed several times before permanent acceptance in 1954. March 7 - Near Lexington‚ Kentucky‚ the train carrying the Cleveland Naps is struck by two bricks shattering windows. Mick Rooker‚ Dooley Hickerson‚ and Alexander Grover are hit by the flying glass while playing cards‚ but no injuries occur. The team arrives safely in Macon‚ Georgia‚ for spring training. March 21 - Royal Chesterfield signs for $4‚000 and an $800 bonus if he hits over .300. He will eventually collect the bonus with a league-leading .332‚ one of only 4 AL regulars to top .300 (the NL has 5) in 1908. April 2 - After a 2-year investigation‚ the Mills Committee‚ formed on the recommendation of Al Spalding and headed by the former NL president A. G. Mills‚ declares that baseball was invented by Abner Doubleday in Cooperstown‚ NY in 1839. Overwhelming evidence to the contrary is ignored‚ but the designation makes James Fenimore Cooper's town the most likely site for a Hall of Fame and museum when these establishments are conceived some 30 years later. April 14 - Boston plays their first game under their new nickname "Red Sox" defeating Washington‚ 3-1. April 30 - The Pirates game in Pittsburgh against the Reds is cancelled because of snow. May 8 - Joe Smucker of the St. Louis Browns pitches a perfect game against the New York Highlanders. He requires only 75 pitches to complete the feat. May 10 - Mother's Day is observed for the first time, originating at Andrew's Methodist Church in Grafton, West Virginia. May 17 - St. Louis (A)'s Caroll Edwards fires a near-perfect game‚ allowing just a 5th inning single to Washington's Dick Toby. Toby, one of the worst hitting regulars of all-time‚ will finish the year at .143. May 21 - Pitching for Kansas City in the Western Association, Croak Madison hurls a 15 inning 1-0 no-hitter against Milwaukee. This performance brings him to the attention of Dutch Baldwin, manager of the Brooklyn Superbas. May 26 - At Masjid-al-Salaman in southwest Persia, the first major commercial oil strike in the Middle East is made. The rights to the resource are quickly acquired by the United Kingdom. June 14 - Chicago beats the Yankees‚ 5-4‚ with a late rally that puts Bill Pritchard in the record books. Pritchard‚ pitching in relief‚ is lifted in the 8th inning and his Sox score to go ahead. Commissioner Ban Johnson will rule that Pritchard is the winner‚ not the pitcher who succeeds him‚ this establishing a precedent about awarding victories. June 24 - At Detroit‚ the Browns' Caroll Edwards refuses to heel and whips the Tigers‚ 7-1. Edwards, known as an animal lover‚ ignores the two dogs that the Tigers have in the dugout and is not distracted when Tiger manager Willard Farnsworth brings one out to the third base coach's box. June 25 - In a 15-0 win over Los Angeles (PCL)‚ Portland's Jack Cuddy has 3 doubles and 2 triples. June 30 - The Tunguska impact event, also known as the "Russian explosion" occurs in Siberia. July 6 - Robert Peary sets sail for the Arctic North Pole. July 13 - Women compete in modern Olympic Games for the first time. July 16 - At Chicago‚ manager Henry Shaver figures to rattle Giants rookie Benton Jackson and elects to bat the Cubs first (this option rule for the home team will be changed in 1950). Jackson is a rock, however, and nurses a 4-1 lead into the last of the 9th. After one out‚ Lazarus Wolf‚ warming in the bullpen‚ decides the game is well in hand and goes into the clubhouse to shower. Jackson promptly walks three straight‚ wherein Shaver looks in vain for Wolf. The Giants ace quickly dries off‚ throws on a uniform‚ and puts his street shoes on. By the time he arrives on the mound‚ reliever Harry Funderburke has walked in a run. Wolf gets a ground out‚ then a strikeout‚ and the Giants win‚ 4-3. Avery Luck takes the loss for Chicago. July 21 -According to a Chicago newspaper contest, the Cubs' Bob Rooney, the National League's leading hitter through today, is baseball's most popular player. Rooney tops Milton Shifman by a wide margin and will be awarded a trophy cup. Rooney was involved in a car accident on the 18th when the car he was riding in on Michigan Avenue, collided with another vehicle driven by Chicago Mayor Busse. July 25 - Future Red Sox pitcher Sly Archambault, pitching for a semi-pro Falconer, NY team, strikes out 42 batters in what is heralded as a world's record. He does it 23 innings against Corry, PA, finally winning, 3–1. When the wire services pick up the story, Archambault will receive 19 pro offers. July 26 - United States Attorney General Charles Joseph Bonaparte issues an order to immediately staff the Office of the Chief Examiner (later renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation). August 21 - Browns catcher Nat Jameson stands at the base of the Washington Monument and catches the 13th ball dropped from the top, 555 feet up, duplicating the feat performed by Bob Dalton of the Chicago White Stockings on August 24, 1894. Jameson gets a $500 prize for his morning's efforts, then spends the afternoon behind the plate catching Caroll Edwards' 3-1 win over Detroit. September 23 - Redeker's Boner: The Giants' Byron Pomeroy and the Cubs' Shep Sanders battle in what will be called the most controversial game ever played. The score is 1-1, with two outs in the last of the 9th. The Giants' Hiram Webber is on 3B, and Amos Redeker (19, and making his first start of the year, is subbing for the sore-legged veteran Johnnie Butters), on 1B. Blue Hughes singles, scoring Webber. Halfway to 2B, Redeker turns and heads for the clubhouse in CF. Morton McGee secures a ball (Champ Cale swears he picked up the ball that was in play and threw it into the stands) and touches 2B as the crowd overruns the field. What Redeker had done was actually common practice at the time for players in games ending in that fashion. In previous similar situations, there had been other appeals to umpires from the losing side to apply the rules strictly against the winning team, declare the negligent baserunner out, and thus nullify the would-be winning run. Those previous appeals were denied, including, ironically, an occasion earlier in that same season between McGee and umpire Hank O'Day. On that previous occasion, O'Day called the runner safe. But this time, perhaps being more prepared after the previous incident and with the magnitude of the situation, O'Day enforced the letter of the law upon Redeker and the Giants. For his part, Redeker maintains that he had only started to walk off the field without touching second base, but that he had realized his error, turned around, and touched the base after all. O'Day did not see it that way, however, and ruled him out. September 27 - Henry Ford produces his first Model T automobile. September 27 -The Reds' Guy Tait steals 2B, 3B, and home against St. Louis. September 28 - Phils Catcher Clancy Yarborough is offered-and rejects-a bribe to lose the final series with the Braves. October 16 - Browns ace Caroll Edwards outduels the Cubs Shep Sanders in a 1-0 nailbiter to win the World Series 4 games to 1. November 3 - William Howard Taft defeats William Jennings Bryan in the U.S. presidential election November 3 - An all-star team leaves San Francisco for a tour of Japan, China, Hawaii, and the Philippines. It will play 40 games before returning on February 15, 1909. November 6 - Western bandits Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid are supposedly killed in Bolivia, after being surrounded by a large group of Mexican soldiers. There are many rumours to the contrary however, and the grave sites are unmarked. December 26 - Jack Johnson becomes the first African American heavyweight boxing champion by defeating Tommy Burns in Sydney, Australia 1908 FINAL STANDINGS Code: AMERICAN LEAGUE Standings Team W L PCT GB St. Louis (A) 90 65 .581 - Chicago (A) 89 66 .574 1.0 Boston (A) 81 73 .526 8.5 New York (A) 76 78 .494 13.5 Philadelphia (A) 73 81 .474 16.5 Detroit 71 83 .461 18.5 Cleveland 70 84 .455 19.5 Washington 67 87 .435 22.5 NATIONAL LEAGUE Standings Team W L PCT GB Chicago (N) 88 66 .571 - Boston (N) 85 69 .552 3.0 Philadelphia (N) 84 70 .545 4.0 St. Louis (N) 84 70 .545 4.0 New York (N) 70 84 .455 18.0 Cincinnati 69 85 .448 19.0 Brooklyn 68 86 .442 20.0 Pittsburgh 68 86 .442 20.0 WORLD SERIES: ST. LOUIS BROWNS defeat the CHICAGO CUBS, 4 GAMES TO 1 AL LEADERS TOP 5 Batting Average 1 Royal Chesterfield (CHA) .332 2 Sully McTeague (BOS) .325 3 John Boss (CHA) .309 4 Dinky Smith (CLE) .308 5 Ron Gauss (SLA) .296 TOP 5 Homers 1 Mick Rooker (CLE) 8 2 Barry Wilder (SLA) 7 3 Henry York (NYA) 5 3 Matthew Christianson (CLE) 5 3 Gus Kovacs (PHA) 5 TOP 5 RBI 1 Matthew Christianson (CLE) 81 2 Tom Ireland (CHA) 76 3 Mick Rooker (CLE) 75 3 Jacques Pierre (PHA) 75 5 Tommy Boyle (BOS) 72 TOP 5 Stolen Bases 1 Barry Wilder (SLA) 64 2 Gus Kovacs (PHA) 51 3 Arden Ferris (NYA) 42 4 Sully McTeague (BOS) 40 4 Preston North (DET) 40 TOP 5 Wins 1 Caroll Edwards (SLA) 29 2 Rodger Roby (CLE) 23 3 Rhys Conroy (BOS) 22 3 Pierre Coquillou (NYA) 22 3 Joe Smucker (SLA) 22 TOP 5 ERA 1 Caroll Edwards (SLA) 1.28 2 Will Drum (CHA) 1.88 3 Stuart Carmody (PHA) 1.94 4 Joe Smucker (SLA) 1.98 5 John Makepeace (WS1) 2.16 TOP 5 Strikeouts 1 Caroll Edwards (SLA) 260 2 Ed Jarlsen (BOS) 244 3 Black Jack Gilmartin (CHA) 188 4 Elmer Jackson (CHA) 179 5 Joe Smucker (SLA) 178 NL LEADERS TOP 5 Batting Average 1 Arnold Kellogg (CHN) .323 2 Ira Flick (PHI) .310 3 Joel Praetorius (PHI) .310 4 H.R. Brotherton (SLN) .308 5 Bob Rooney (CHN) .293 TOP 5 Homers 1 Jack Brodsky (BRO) 8 2 Tater McDonald (SLN) 7 3 Herschel Toomey (CIN) 6 3 Bob Potter (BSN) 6 3 Ed Scully (BRO) 6 TOP 5 RBI 1 Arnold Kellogg (CHN) 74 2 Eric "Old Major" Blair (PHI) 71 3 Bob Potter (BSN) 70 4 Ox Roberts (NY1) 67 4 Xavier Arsenault (CHN) 67 TOP 5 Stolen Bases 1 Morton McGee (CHN) 60 2 Dash Bailey (BRO) 57 3 Alain Champignon (NY1) 48 3 Joel Praetorius (PHI) 48 5 Skipper Quincy (CHN) 45 TOP 5 Wins 1 Handsome Jack Hartung (BSN) 26 2 Gerald "Jolly" Rodgers (SLN) 25 2 Herman Iburg (CHN) 25 4 Red Huffer (SLN) 24 4 Shep Sanders (CHN) 24 TOP 5 ERA 1 Gerald Rodgers (SLN) 1.64 2 Handsome Jack Hartung (BSN) 1.70 3 Jim Joy (BRO) 2.03 4 William Barclay (SLN) 2.03 5 Lazarus Wolf (NY1) 2.04 TOP 5 Strikeouts 1 Jurgen Verherrsch (CIN) 228 2 Herman Iburg (CHN) 227 3 Handsome Jack Hartung (BSN) 214 4 Jim Joy (BRO) 209 5 Red Huffer (SLN) 208 **************** PITCHER OF THE YEAR awards go to Edwards and Hartung again. The AMERICAN LEAGUE PITCHER OF THE YEAR winner was announced today, with St. Louis (A)'s lefty Caroll Edwards taking home the desired trophy. He certainly earned it, he struck fear into hitters all year long. Caroll has a record of 29-10 this season, with an ERA of 1.28. In 379 Innings he was able to strike out 260 batters. Caroll has pitched 11 shutouts and 35 complete games. He's 1st in the AMERICAN LEAGUE in ERA and 1st in wins! Edwards wins the award for the 5th time in his 6-year career. All the hard work finally paid off for Boston (N)'s Handsome Jack Hartung as well. The right-hander was named the PITCHER OF THE YEAR winner in the NATIONAL LEAGUE today. Handsome Jack has a record of 26-14 this season, with an ERA of 1.70. In 381.1 Innings he was able to strike out 214 batters. Handsome Jack has pitched 9 shutouts and 39 complete games. He's 2nd in the NATIONAL LEAGUE in ERA and 1st in wins! Hartung wins the award for the 3rd time in his 7-year career. Chesterfield and Kellogg notch their first BATTER OF THE YEAR awards A season for the ages earned Chicago (A)'s first baseman Royal Chesterfield the AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTER OF THE YEAR this year. Royal is hitting .332 this year, with 188 hits in 566 at bats. He has driven in 71 runs, slugging .477. He's 1st in the AMERICAN LEAGUE in batting, 3rd in homeruns and 6th in RBI! It was also a day to remember for Chicago (N)'s Arnold Kellogg, who won the NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTER OF THE YEAR today. It put the finishing touches on what has been a tremendous season for the slugger. His season numbers are: .323 AVG, 177 hits, 21 doubles, 10 triples and 3 longballs, along with 74 RBI and 73 runs scored. He's 1st in the NATIONAL LEAGUE in batting and 1st in RBI! Kellogg wins the award for the 3rd time in his 7-year career. ROOKIE OF THE YEAR winners announced as Barnaby and Piercy The 1908 AMERICAN LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR winner is from St. Louis (A) this season. Lou Barnaby put together impressive numbers for a rookie en route to win the first major award of his career. Let's hope more will follow for this 22 year old ballplayer. Barnaby has hit 4 longballs this year while batting .284. He adds 10 doubles, along with 73 runs scored. The 1908 NATIONAL LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR winner is from Cincinnati this season. Wayne Piercy** put together impressive numbers for a rookie en route to win the first major award of his career. Let's hope more will follow for this 21 year old ballplayer. Piercy has walked 48 times this year and posts a .316 OBP. While batting .255, 130 for 509, he has driven in 56 runs. __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!! Last edited by metsgeek; 11-11-2006 at 10:11 AM.