Yanks Defeat Reds in 1912 Series!
1912 Draft Nuggets:
Eppa Rixey 1.2 CLE
Casey Stengel 2.14 CIN
Heinie Groh 3.1 BOSN
NL Award Winners:
Outstanding Hitter - Joe Jackson PHI
Outstanding Pitcher - Walter Johnson STL
Rookie of the Year - Del Pratt PHI
NL Stat Leaders:
Avg - Joe Jackson PHI .411
RBI - Joe Jackson PHI 107
HR - Frank Baker STL 17
Wins - Walter Johnson STL 25
ERA - Walter Johnson STL 2.23
K's - Walter Johhnson STL 264
AL Award Winners:
Outstanding Hitter - Tris Speaker BOS
Outstanding Pitcher - Joe Benz BOS
Rookie of the Year - Joe Benz BOS
AL Stat Leaders:
Avg - Tris Speaker BOS .363
RBI - Heinie Zimmerman NYY 112
HR- Gavvy Cravath SLB 18
Wins - Mordecai Brown NYY 22
ERA - Joe Benz BOS 2.26
K's - Ed Walsh BOS 189
Points of Interest:
6-27-12 -
Russ Ford no hits the Senators for the Athletics.
8-22-12 -
Jake Daubert hits for the cycle for the Cardinals against the Giants.
8-26-12 -
Beals Becker hits for the cycle against the Yankees for the White Sox.
7 SP win 20 games.
Senators catcher Ivey Wingo has a 31 game hitting streak.
Cincinnati rode the arm of Chief Bender to a narrow one game advantage over St Louis to oust the 5 time defending champs of the NL from the World Series. The Cardinal offense was still tops, but the Reds' staff overcame that by the smallest of margins.
New York wins the AL for the third straight time and fifth in six years. Sherry Magee, Stuffy McInnis, and Larry Doyle power the offensive-minded Yanks to the Series trying to win one after losing two in a row.
When the smoke cleared, in six games, the Yankees claimed their second Series win in 5 tries.
Minor League Update:
Newark defeats Columbus in the AAA Series.
The Pittsfield Hillies defeat the Memphis Chicks in the AA Series.