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Kaumeyer · 03-24-2004, 02:05 AM

1903 Season

Real Life -
A peace treaty was signed with the N.L. agreeing to recognize the A.L. as a Major League and both parties agreeing to honour the reserve clause in player contracts. On April 22nd, the A.L.'s new New York franchise officially opened play in a 3-1 loss at Washington. They would open up new Hilltop Park a week later by defeating the Senators 6-2.

Washington star Ed Delahanty died on July 2nd when he fell off a railroad bridge spanning the Niagara River in Fort Erie, Ontario. More tragedy occured on August 8th, when a bleacher overhang at Philadelphia's Baker Bowl collapsed, killing 12 and injuring 282 more.

Boston clinched the A.L. pennant which set up the first ever championship playoff with N.L. winner Pittsburgh. The presidents of both franchises agreed to a best-of-nine series, which ultimately was won by Boston 5 games to 3.

Nap Lajoie's .344 average won the A.L. batting crown while Boston's Buck Freeman continued to power Boston's lineup with an A.L. leading 13 homers and 104 RBI. Cy Young led the A.L. with a 28-9 record. In the N.L., Ginger Beaumont's 137 Runs, 209 Hits and 272 TB led the way while fellow teammate Honus Wagner won the batting title with a .355 average. The Giants Joe McGinnity went 31-20 on the season with an amazing 434 innings to lead the N.L., while Christy Mathewson continued his climb to stardom with a 30-13 record and an N.L. leading 267 strikeouts.

The Recreation -
The biggest change to start 1903 would be the new A.L. franchise in New York, called the Highlanders. They would start play in 16,000 seat Hilltop Park. This move prompted several stars to jump ship from their old team to the new squad, including Pittsburgh's Jack Chesbro, Jack O'Connor and Jesse Tannehill, Brooklyn's Willie Keeler and the Beaneater's Herman Long.

The Boston Somersets would now be known as 'The Pilgrims', while the Chicago Orphans changed their name to 'The Cubs'. The Cleveland franchise, looking to change their fortunes after the failed experiment with Nap Lajoie from the previous year, took on the 'Indians' nickname to start fresh.

April 20, 1903: Lave Cross from the Philadelphia Athletics gets his 2000th career hit in a 4-2 win over the Highlanders.

May 3 & May 9 1903: St. Louis Browns starters Ned Garvin and Bert Husting become the first teammates to throw no-hitters within a week of each other, with Garvin stifling the Tigers and Husting shutting down Washington for their no-no's.

May 4, 1903: Topsy Hartsel of the Chicago Cubs turned in the best hitting performance of the year in a 20-3 destruction of the Brooklyn Superbas. Hartsel went 3-5 with 6 RBI and 4 runs in the victory.

June 4, 1903: The first big trade of the year sees Philadelphia Phillies stalwart 'Smiling Al' Orth going to Cleveland for starter Bill Reidy.

June 24, 1903: The top pitching performance of the year was by Pilgrims George Winter, who threw a 14-inning, 4 hit CG gem versus the Chicago White Sox in a 3-2 victory.

July 30, 1903: The Highlanders trade 'Iron Man' Joe McGinnity to Cleveland for 2nd year starter Gus Dorner.

August 7, 1903: Cubs second baseman Cupid Childs reached the 2000 hit plateau in a win over the Phillies.

August 19, 1903: Bill Carrick throws the third A.L. no-hitter on the year for Washington in a win over the Chicago White Sox.

September 3, 1903: 'Wee Willie' Keeler notches his 2000th career hit for the New York Highlanders in a 7-2 win over the Senators.

September 11, 1903: The Chicago Cubs end the Pirates' dominance over the National League and the St. Louis Browns win the American League pennant for the second consecutive year. The presidents of both clubs agree to a best-of-nine series to decide baseball's ultimate champion.

September 23, 1903: The Chicago Cubs win the first modern day World Series with a 7-2 victory over the Browns. Chicago won the series 5 games to 3. Top guns for the Cubs included SP 'Long Tom' Hughes, who went 2-1 with a 1.67 ERA and 3 CG, and 3B Jack Delahanty, who hit .355 in the series with 1 HR, 5 RBI and 7 runs scored.

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Final Standings

American League           W    L    PCT   GB
St. Louis Browns         78   62   .557    -
Detroit Tigers           76   64   .543    2
New York Highlanders     74   66   .529    4
Philadelphia Athletics   71   69   .507    7
Boston Pilgrims          67   73   .479   11
Cleveland Indians        66   74   .471   12
Washington Senators      65   75   .464   13
Chicago White Sox        63   77   .450   15

National League           W    L    PCT   GB
Chicago Cubs             80   60   .571    -
New York Giants          79   61   .564    1
Pittsburgh Pirates       77   63   .550    3
Brooklyn Superbas        73   67   .521    7
Philadelphia Phillies    70   70   .500   10
Boston Beaneaters        69   71   .493   11
Cincinnati Reds          66   74   .471   14
St. Louis Cardinals      46   94   .329   34

World Series Championship
Game 1: Chicage 4, St. Louis 2 (W: T. Hughes, L: B. Husting) 
Game 2: Chicago 6, St. Louis 5 (W: J. Menefee, L: J. Powell)
Game 3: St. Louis 6, Chicago 4 (W: T. Sparks, L: J. Weimer)
Game 4: Chicago 3, St. Louis 1 (W: T. Hughes, L: B. Husting)
Game 5: Chicago 5, St. Louis 1 (W: J. Menefee, L: J. Powell)
Game 6: St. Louis 8, Chicago 6 (W: T. Sparks, L: J. Weimer)
Game 7: St. Louis 3, Chicago 2 (W: B. Husting, L: T. Hughes)
Game 8: Chicago 7, St. Louis 2 (W: B. Rhoads, L: N. Garvin)
Chicago Cubs win World Series 5-3

Regular Season Leaders
American League                    National League
BA: Jimmy Collins, BOS, .321       BA: Billy Hamilton, BOS, .329
Runs: Mike Grady, WAS, 95          Runs: John McGraw, NYG, 104 
Hits: Lave Cross, PHI, 162         Hits: Terry Leach, PIT, 167
      Emmet Heidrick, STL, 162           Elmer Flick, PHI, 167
TB: Emmet Heidrick, STL, 229       TB: Ed Delahanty, PHI, 243
HR: Mike Grady, WAS, 15            HR: Ed Delahanty, PHI, 13
                                       Sam Crawford, CIN, 13
                                       Tom McCreery, BRO, 13
RBI: Harry Davis, PHI, 82          RBI: Ed Delahanty, PHI, 102   
SB: Mike Donlin, NYH, 52           SB: John McGraw, NYG, 73 
Wins: Eddie Plank, PHI, 22         Wins: Bill Dineen, BOS, 24
      George Winter, BOS, 22
ERA: Addie Joss, CLE, 1.64         ERA: Tom Hughes, CHI, 2.02
CG: Case Patten, WAS, 36           CG: Jake Weimer, CHI, 33 
                                       Harry Howell, NYG, 33
IP: Case Patten, WAS, 321.0        IP: Jake Weimer, CHI, 327.1
SO: Bert Husting, STL, 141         SO: Noodles Hahn, CIN, 164

20-Game Winners
American League                    National League
Eddie Plank, PHI, 22-13            Bill Dineen, BOS, 24-8
George Winter, BOS, 22-12          Christy Mathewson, NYG, 22-6
Jack Chesbro, NYH, 21-11           Deacon Phillippe, PIT, 22-8
Roscoe Miller, DET, 20-14          Tom Hughes, CHI, 21-13
Bert Husting, STL, 20-13           Red Donahue, PHI, 20-12

100 RBIs
American League                    National League
None                               Ed Delahanty, PHI, 102

Notable Player Performances
3B Jimmy Collins, 33, Boston Pilgrims
.321 AVG, 498 AB, 160 H, 78 R, 30 2B, 8 3B, 5 HR, 69 RBI, 34 BB, 27 K, 6 SB 

LF 'Big Ed' Delahanty, 35, Philadelphia Phillies
.311 AVG, 515 AB, 160 H, 92 R, 32 2B, 6 3B, 13 HR, 102 RBI, 44 BB, 34 K, 10 SB

Notable Pitching Performances
SP Bert 'Pete' Husting, 25, St. Louis Browns
20-13, 2.25 ERA, 34 GS, 307.1 IP, 201 H, 103 BB, 141 K, 33 CG, 4 SHO

SP 'Big Bill' Dineen, 27, Boston Beaneaters
24-8, 2.25 ERA, 34 GS, 307.2 IP, 249 H, 51 BB, 94 K, 32 CG, 4 SHO

Notable Rookie Performances
SP Chief Bender, 19, Philadelphia Athletics
16-8, 2.97 ERA, 35 GS, 264.0 IP, 241 H, 53 BB, 84 K, 5 CG, 1 SHO

SP 'Tornado Jake' Weimer, 29, Chicago Cubs
19-14 2.36 ERA, 36 GS, 327.1 IP, 291 H, 81 BB, 125 K, 33 CG, 4 SHO

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Kaumeyer Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: May 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 27 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	1903 Season Real Life - A peace treaty was signed with the N.L. agreeing to recognize the A.L. as a Major League and both parties agreeing to honour the reserve clause in player contracts. On April 22nd, the A.L.'s new New York franchise officially opened play in a 3-1 loss at Washington. They would open up new Hilltop Park a week later by defeating the Senators 6-2. Washington star Ed Delahanty died on July 2nd when he fell off a railroad bridge spanning the Niagara River in Fort Erie, Ontario. More tragedy occured on August 8th, when a bleacher overhang at Philadelphia's Baker Bowl collapsed, killing 12 and injuring 282 more. Boston clinched the A.L. pennant which set up the first ever championship playoff with N.L. winner Pittsburgh. The presidents of both franchises agreed to a best-of-nine series, which ultimately was won by Boston 5 games to 3. Nap Lajoie's .344 average won the A.L. batting crown while Boston's Buck Freeman continued to power Boston's lineup with an A.L. leading 13 homers and 104 RBI. Cy Young led the A.L. with a 28-9 record. In the N.L., Ginger Beaumont's 137 Runs, 209 Hits and 272 TB led the way while fellow teammate Honus Wagner won the batting title with a .355 average. The Giants Joe McGinnity went 31-20 on the season with an amazing 434 innings to lead the N.L., while Christy Mathewson continued his climb to stardom with a 30-13 record and an N.L. leading 267 strikeouts. The Recreation - The biggest change to start 1903 would be the new A.L. franchise in New York, called the Highlanders. They would start play in 16,000 seat Hilltop Park. This move prompted several stars to jump ship from their old team to the new squad, including Pittsburgh's Jack Chesbro, Jack O'Connor and Jesse Tannehill, Brooklyn's Willie Keeler and the Beaneater's Herman Long. The Boston Somersets would now be known as 'The Pilgrims', while the Chicago Orphans changed their name to 'The Cubs'. The Cleveland franchise, looking to change their fortunes after the failed experiment with Nap Lajoie from the previous year, took on the 'Indians' nickname to start fresh. April 20, 1903: Lave Cross from the Philadelphia Athletics gets his 2000th career hit in a 4-2 win over the Highlanders. May 3 & May 9 1903: St. Louis Browns starters Ned Garvin and Bert Husting become the first teammates to throw no-hitters within a week of each other, with Garvin stifling the Tigers and Husting shutting down Washington for their no-no's. May 4, 1903: Topsy Hartsel of the Chicago Cubs turned in the best hitting performance of the year in a 20-3 destruction of the Brooklyn Superbas. Hartsel went 3-5 with 6 RBI and 4 runs in the victory. June 4, 1903: The first big trade of the year sees Philadelphia Phillies stalwart 'Smiling Al' Orth going to Cleveland for starter Bill Reidy. June 24, 1903: The top pitching performance of the year was by Pilgrims George Winter, who threw a 14-inning, 4 hit CG gem versus the Chicago White Sox in a 3-2 victory. July 30, 1903: The Highlanders trade 'Iron Man' Joe McGinnity to Cleveland for 2nd year starter Gus Dorner. August 7, 1903: Cubs second baseman Cupid Childs reached the 2000 hit plateau in a win over the Phillies. August 19, 1903: Bill Carrick throws the third A.L. no-hitter on the year for Washington in a win over the Chicago White Sox. September 3, 1903: 'Wee Willie' Keeler notches his 2000th career hit for the New York Highlanders in a 7-2 win over the Senators. September 11, 1903: The Chicago Cubs end the Pirates' dominance over the National League and the St. Louis Browns win the American League pennant for the second consecutive year. The presidents of both clubs agree to a best-of-nine series to decide baseball's ultimate champion. September 23, 1903: The Chicago Cubs win the first modern day World Series with a 7-2 victory over the Browns. Chicago won the series 5 games to 3. Top guns for the Cubs included SP 'Long Tom' Hughes, who went 2-1 with a 1.67 ERA and 3 CG, and 3B Jack Delahanty, who hit .355 in the series with 1 HR, 5 RBI and 7 runs scored. Code: Final Standings American League W L PCT GB St. Louis Browns 78 62 .557 - Detroit Tigers 76 64 .543 2 New York Highlanders 74 66 .529 4 Philadelphia Athletics 71 69 .507 7 Boston Pilgrims 67 73 .479 11 Cleveland Indians 66 74 .471 12 Washington Senators 65 75 .464 13 Chicago White Sox 63 77 .450 15 National League W L PCT GB Chicago Cubs 80 60 .571 - New York Giants 79 61 .564 1 Pittsburgh Pirates 77 63 .550 3 Brooklyn Superbas 73 67 .521 7 Philadelphia Phillies 70 70 .500 10 Boston Beaneaters 69 71 .493 11 Cincinnati Reds 66 74 .471 14 St. Louis Cardinals 46 94 .329 34 World Series Championship Game 1: Chicage 4, St. Louis 2 (W: T. Hughes, L: B. Husting) Game 2: Chicago 6, St. Louis 5 (W: J. Menefee, L: J. Powell) Game 3: St. Louis 6, Chicago 4 (W: T. Sparks, L: J. Weimer) Game 4: Chicago 3, St. Louis 1 (W: T. Hughes, L: B. Husting) Game 5: Chicago 5, St. Louis 1 (W: J. Menefee, L: J. Powell) Game 6: St. Louis 8, Chicago 6 (W: T. Sparks, L: J. Weimer) Game 7: St. Louis 3, Chicago 2 (W: B. Husting, L: T. Hughes) Game 8: Chicago 7, St. Louis 2 (W: B. Rhoads, L: N. Garvin) Chicago Cubs win World Series 5-3 Regular Season Leaders American League National League BA: Jimmy Collins, BOS, .321 BA: Billy Hamilton, BOS, .329 Runs: Mike Grady, WAS, 95 Runs: John McGraw, NYG, 104 Hits: Lave Cross, PHI, 162 Hits: Terry Leach, PIT, 167 Emmet Heidrick, STL, 162 Elmer Flick, PHI, 167 TB: Emmet Heidrick, STL, 229 TB: Ed Delahanty, PHI, 243 HR: Mike Grady, WAS, 15 HR: Ed Delahanty, PHI, 13 Sam Crawford, CIN, 13 Tom McCreery, BRO, 13 RBI: Harry Davis, PHI, 82 RBI: Ed Delahanty, PHI, 102 SB: Mike Donlin, NYH, 52 SB: John McGraw, NYG, 73 Wins: Eddie Plank, PHI, 22 Wins: Bill Dineen, BOS, 24 George Winter, BOS, 22 ERA: Addie Joss, CLE, 1.64 ERA: Tom Hughes, CHI, 2.02 CG: Case Patten, WAS, 36 CG: Jake Weimer, CHI, 33 Harry Howell, NYG, 33 IP: Case Patten, WAS, 321.0 IP: Jake Weimer, CHI, 327.1 SO: Bert Husting, STL, 141 SO: Noodles Hahn, CIN, 164 20-Game Winners American League National League Eddie Plank, PHI, 22-13 Bill Dineen, BOS, 24-8 George Winter, BOS, 22-12 Christy Mathewson, NYG, 22-6 Jack Chesbro, NYH, 21-11 Deacon Phillippe, PIT, 22-8 Roscoe Miller, DET, 20-14 Tom Hughes, CHI, 21-13 Bert Husting, STL, 20-13 Red Donahue, PHI, 20-12 100 RBIs American League National League None Ed Delahanty, PHI, 102 Notable Player Performances 3B Jimmy Collins, 33, Boston Pilgrims .321 AVG, 498 AB, 160 H, 78 R, 30 2B, 8 3B, 5 HR, 69 RBI, 34 BB, 27 K, 6 SB LF 'Big Ed' Delahanty, 35, Philadelphia Phillies .311 AVG, 515 AB, 160 H, 92 R, 32 2B, 6 3B, 13 HR, 102 RBI, 44 BB, 34 K, 10 SB Notable Pitching Performances SP Bert 'Pete' Husting, 25, St. Louis Browns 20-13, 2.25 ERA, 34 GS, 307.1 IP, 201 H, 103 BB, 141 K, 33 CG, 4 SHO SP 'Big Bill' Dineen, 27, Boston Beaneaters 24-8, 2.25 ERA, 34 GS, 307.2 IP, 249 H, 51 BB, 94 K, 32 CG, 4 SHO Notable Rookie Performances SP Chief Bender, 19, Philadelphia Athletics 16-8, 2.97 ERA, 35 GS, 264.0 IP, 241 H, 53 BB, 84 K, 5 CG, 1 SHO SP 'Tornado Jake' Weimer, 29, Chicago Cubs 19-14 2.36 ERA, 36 GS, 327.1 IP, 291 H, 81 BB, 125 K, 33 CG, 4 SHO __________________ Recreating Baseball History: 1901 to Present Day Last edited by Kaumeyer; 03-24-2004 at 02:08 AM.