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firstbigweekend · 05-16-2004, 12:27 PM

Cleveland Blues Update — 1903 Postseason
By Chauncey St. John, Associated Press

CLEVELAND — Just a year after finishing next to last in the American League with the third-worst record in baseball, the Cleveland Broncos bounced back and won the 1903 World Series over the Philadelphia Phillies.

The Broncos won the first two games of the series, but the Phillies wouldn't give up and won the next three games. Cleveland, which seemed to have forgotten how to hit during Games 4, 5 and 6, found its stroke in Game 7, winning 6-4.

"We didn't really expect to be able to win this fast," general manager Levi Chronister said. "We had some trades, minor leaguers and draft picks turn out better than we had hoped, and everything just fell together perfectly.

Game 1 — Cleveland 2, Philadelphia 1
Cleveland started strong by putting two runners on in the first and third innings, but Jeffrey Schank struck out in both crucial situations. Roger Bresnahan drove in Danny Murphy for the Broncos' first run with a double in the fourth, and Rudy Hulswitt drove in Murphy with a sac fly in the sixth for the winning run. George Mullin earned the victory with five strikeouts, one walk and nine hits in nine innings. Jimmy Williams finished 3-for-4 with two stolen bases.

Game 2 — Cleveland 3, Philadelphia 1
Another low-scoring affair with the Broncos coming. Schank made up for his Game 1 troubles at the plate with an RBI-single in the first inning and Topsy Hartsel followed with another RBI-single, though Philadelphia cut the lead in half in the seventh. Cleveland added an insurance run in the eighth inning on a triple by Murphy that drove home Jimmy Burke. Bob Wicker got the win, giving up just five hits and one run in a complete-game effort.

Game 3 — Cleveland 6, Philadelphia 5
This was a back-and-forth contest that the Broncos finally won with a run in the top of the ninth. Philly scored single runs in the first, fourth and seventh innings and two in the eighth off reliever Harry McNeal. Cleveland answered each time, though — three runs in the second, one in the fifth and one in the seventh — and scored the game-winning run in the top of the ninth on a single by Sam Crawford. Charlie Shields picked up the win in relief, giving up just one hit in 1.1 innings while striking out two batters. Schank went 3-for-4 with a double, 2 RBI and a run.

Game 4 — Philadelphia 6, Cleveland 5 (12)
Possibly the greatest game in the short history of the World Series. Cleveland scored a pair of runs in the first, but Philadelphia answered with two in the bottom half of the inning. The Broncos answered with two more runs in the third, but Philadelphiai scored one in both the fourth, fifth and sixth innings. Cleveland had a chance to score in the sixth, but Williams was robbed by a great grab by Jimmy Slagle (his second amazing catch of a ball off Williams' bat). Finally in the seventh, Cleveland scored another run, tying the game. The Broncos had a chance to win the game in the ninth with two runners on and no outs, but Hartsel flew out and Murphy grounded into a double play. The Broncos had another chance in the 10th with runners on first and third with just one out, but Mike Donlin popped out and Williams flew out. Philly scored in the 12th to win the game.

Game 5 — Philadelphia 4, Cleveland 0
Doc White absolutely dominated the Broncos, giving up just three hits and a walk in nine innings. The Phillies scored one run in each of the first, second, third and fourth innings. Wicker took the loss, giving up seven hits, four runs (three earned) and a walk in eight innings.

Game 5 — Philadelphia 4, Cleveland 3 (10)
Another extra-inning game with the Phillies coming out on top. Philadelphia scored two runs in the third, but Cleveland cut the lead in half with an RBI-single by Crawford in the bottom half of the inning. Rudy Hulswitt scored the tying run in the eighth on a fielder's choice by Crawford. Both teams scored runs in the ninth, but Philadelphia scored in the 10th for the win. Mordecai Brown took the loss, giving up nine hits, four runs (three earned) and two walks in 10 innings.

Game 5 — Cleveland 6, Philadelphia 4
Cleveland's bats finally came alive in the deciding game with three Broncos getting three hits each. Philadelphia took a 1-0 lead in the second, but the Broncos tied the game in the fifth, scored two runs in the seventh and put the game out of reach with three in the eighth, including a two-run triple by Murphy. Philadelphia made the game a bit more interesting with three runs in the top of the ninth, but it was too little, too late. Donlin finished 3-for-4 with two RBI, Frank Chance was 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run and Hulswitt was 3-for-3 with a run. Mullin picked up the win, giving up 11 hits, four runs (three earned) and three walks in a complete game.

For his efforts, Mullin (2-0, 2.79 ERA, 11 K in 29 IP) was named Most Outstanding Player of the World Series.

MOST OUTSTANDING BATTER
American League: Philadelphia (A)'s Nap Lajoie (.352, .503 SLG, 70 XBH, 307 TB).
National League: Pittsburgh's Honus Wagner (.337, 2 HR, .389 OBP, 198 H, 48 BB).

MOST OUTSTANDING PITCHER
American League: New York (A)'s Harry Howell (26-16, 2.28 ERA, 112 strikeouts in 375.1 IP, 39 CG, 7 SHO).
National League: St. Louis (N)'s Jesse Tannehill (27-14, 2.31 ERA, 40 CG, 6 SHO, 95 strikeouts in 373.1 IP).

MOST OUTSTANDING ROOKIE
American League: Brown (27-14, 3.92 ERA, 37 CG, 2 SHO, 109 strikeouts in 363 IP).
National League: Pittsburgh's Chappie McFarland (17-10, 3.54 ERA, 27 CG, 4 SHO, 64 strikeouts in 254.1 IP).

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05-16-2004, 12:27 PM	#27 (permalink)
firstbigweekend Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 43 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	Cleveland Blues Update — 1903 Postseason By Chauncey St. John, Associated Press CLEVELAND — Just a year after finishing next to last in the American League with the third-worst record in baseball, the Cleveland Broncos bounced back and won the 1903 World Series over the Philadelphia Phillies. The Broncos won the first two games of the series, but the Phillies wouldn't give up and won the next three games. Cleveland, which seemed to have forgotten how to hit during Games 4, 5 and 6, found its stroke in Game 7, winning 6-4. "We didn't really expect to be able to win this fast," general manager Levi Chronister said. "We had some trades, minor leaguers and draft picks turn out better than we had hoped, and everything just fell together perfectly. Game 1 — Cleveland 2, Philadelphia 1 Cleveland started strong by putting two runners on in the first and third innings, but Jeffrey Schank struck out in both crucial situations. Roger Bresnahan drove in Danny Murphy for the Broncos' first run with a double in the fourth, and Rudy Hulswitt drove in Murphy with a sac fly in the sixth for the winning run. George Mullin earned the victory with five strikeouts, one walk and nine hits in nine innings. Jimmy Williams finished 3-for-4 with two stolen bases. Game 2 — Cleveland 3, Philadelphia 1 Another low-scoring affair with the Broncos coming. Schank made up for his Game 1 troubles at the plate with an RBI-single in the first inning and Topsy Hartsel followed with another RBI-single, though Philadelphia cut the lead in half in the seventh. Cleveland added an insurance run in the eighth inning on a triple by Murphy that drove home Jimmy Burke. Bob Wicker got the win, giving up just five hits and one run in a complete-game effort. Game 3 — Cleveland 6, Philadelphia 5 This was a back-and-forth contest that the Broncos finally won with a run in the top of the ninth. Philly scored single runs in the first, fourth and seventh innings and two in the eighth off reliever Harry McNeal. Cleveland answered each time, though — three runs in the second, one in the fifth and one in the seventh — and scored the game-winning run in the top of the ninth on a single by Sam Crawford. Charlie Shields picked up the win in relief, giving up just one hit in 1.1 innings while striking out two batters. Schank went 3-for-4 with a double, 2 RBI and a run. Game 4 — Philadelphia 6, Cleveland 5 (12) Possibly the greatest game in the short history of the World Series. Cleveland scored a pair of runs in the first, but Philadelphia answered with two in the bottom half of the inning. The Broncos answered with two more runs in the third, but Philadelphiai scored one in both the fourth, fifth and sixth innings. Cleveland had a chance to score in the sixth, but Williams was robbed by a great grab by Jimmy Slagle (his second amazing catch of a ball off Williams' bat). Finally in the seventh, Cleveland scored another run, tying the game. The Broncos had a chance to win the game in the ninth with two runners on and no outs, but Hartsel flew out and Murphy grounded into a double play. The Broncos had another chance in the 10th with runners on first and third with just one out, but Mike Donlin popped out and Williams flew out. Philly scored in the 12th to win the game. Game 5 — Philadelphia 4, Cleveland 0 Doc White absolutely dominated the Broncos, giving up just three hits and a walk in nine innings. The Phillies scored one run in each of the first, second, third and fourth innings. Wicker took the loss, giving up seven hits, four runs (three earned) and a walk in eight innings. Game 5 — Philadelphia 4, Cleveland 3 (10) Another extra-inning game with the Phillies coming out on top. Philadelphia scored two runs in the third, but Cleveland cut the lead in half with an RBI-single by Crawford in the bottom half of the inning. Rudy Hulswitt scored the tying run in the eighth on a fielder's choice by Crawford. Both teams scored runs in the ninth, but Philadelphia scored in the 10th for the win. Mordecai Brown took the loss, giving up nine hits, four runs (three earned) and two walks in 10 innings. Game 5 — Cleveland 6, Philadelphia 4 Cleveland's bats finally came alive in the deciding game with three Broncos getting three hits each. Philadelphia took a 1-0 lead in the second, but the Broncos tied the game in the fifth, scored two runs in the seventh and put the game out of reach with three in the eighth, including a two-run triple by Murphy. Philadelphia made the game a bit more interesting with three runs in the top of the ninth, but it was too little, too late. Donlin finished 3-for-4 with two RBI, Frank Chance was 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run and Hulswitt was 3-for-3 with a run. Mullin picked up the win, giving up 11 hits, four runs (three earned) and three walks in a complete game. For his efforts, Mullin (2-0, 2.79 ERA, 11 K in 29 IP) was named Most Outstanding Player of the World Series. MOST OUTSTANDING BATTER American League: Philadelphia (A)'s Nap Lajoie (.352, .503 SLG, 70 XBH, 307 TB). National League: Pittsburgh's Honus Wagner (.337, 2 HR, .389 OBP, 198 H, 48 BB). MOST OUTSTANDING PITCHER American League: New York (A)'s Harry Howell (26-16, 2.28 ERA, 112 strikeouts in 375.1 IP, 39 CG, 7 SHO). National League: St. Louis (N)'s Jesse Tannehill (27-14, 2.31 ERA, 40 CG, 6 SHO, 95 strikeouts in 373.1 IP). MOST OUTSTANDING ROOKIE American League: Brown (27-14, 3.92 ERA, 37 CG, 2 SHO, 109 strikeouts in 363 IP). National League: Pittsburgh's Chappie McFarland (17-10, 3.54 ERA, 27 CG, 4 SHO, 64 strikeouts in 254.1 IP). League files are up-to-date. __________________ -- Life, its beauty, is all bound up in the fact it can surprise you.