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08-28-2006, 11:10 AM
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1907 Leaderboard
TOP 5 in BATTING AVG : .329 Sam Crawford(FLG,NL) .305 Claude Rossman(SED TOM) .302 Ty Cobb(TUC,SL) .299 Frank Chance(GCA,NL) .298 Ginger Beaumont(PAY,NL) TOP 5 in HOMERUNS : 24 Buck Freeman(TOM,SL) 21 Harry Davis(CTW,NL) 20 Bert Conn(TOM) 20 Sam Crawford(FLG,NL) 16 Germany Schaefer(PRE) TOP 5 in RBI : 90 Danny Shay(PHX,SL) 86 Buck Freeman(TOM,SL) 86 Harry Bay(FLG,NL) 86 Tom Mccreery(YUM) 84 Harry Davis(CTW,NL) TOP 5 in ERA : 1.76 Ed Walsh(CTW,NL) 1.79 Ed Karger( SED,NL) 1.83 Irv Higginbotham(TOM,SL) 1.87 Addie Joss(YUM,SL) 2.01 Christy Mathewson(PHX,SL) TOP 5 in WINS : 29 Addie Joss(YUM,SL) 28 Doc White(LAK,NL) 28 Sam Leever(TEM,SL) 27 Irv Higginbotham(TOM,SL) 25 Orval Overall(GCA,NL) TOP 5 in SAVES : 8 Carl Lundgren(LAK) 5 Tex Neuer( FLG,NL) 4 Jim Pastorius(KAY GCA) 3 Weldon Henley(SED) 3 George Ferguson(LAK)
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08-28-2006, 11:25 AM
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 'Wahoo Sam' Becoming An Arizona League Legend After seven years of the Arizona League, one player has truly become the league's superstar -- Wahoo Sam Crawford of the Flagstaff Lumberjacks. The Wahoo, Nebraska native, an outfielder by trade, has found a home in the ponderosa pines of Flagstaff, elevation 7,000 feet. "The air is so thin up here, the ball just seems to fly off my bat," Crawford said. "This has been an incredible franchise to be a part of. It all came together this season when we won the Arizona League championship. "I feel like I could play another 20 years." That's not good news for opposing pitchers. Here are Crawford's season by season numbers. He's been an All-Star all seven years in the league and has won the Northern League Big Stick Award an amazing six times: Code:
Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Teams 1901 149 603 199 21 8 17 96 94 47 69 64 16 .330 .378 .476 .854 ,NL 1902 152 597 191 28 14 14 80 101 60 39 56 10 .320 .382 .484 .866 FLA,NL 1903 135 528 187 27 7 20 87 107 45 26 62 10 .354 .405 .545 .950 FLA,NL 1904 152 573 185 26 10 26 90 103 50 34 33 12 .323 .377 .539 .916 FLA,NL 1905 154 586 169 33 5 22 99 103 61 23 43 11 .288 .355 .474 .830 FLG,NL 1906 149 602 174 24 5 31 108 106 53 36 51 12 .289 .347 .500 .847 FLG,NL 1907 126 474 156 20 14 20 76 87 38 22 49 10 .329 .382 .557 .938 FLG,NL Total 1017 3963 1261 179 63 150 636 701 354 249 358 81 .318 .374 .509 .883 Here are other highlights from Crawford's career: Code:
Drafted in 2nd round, 21st overall pick, by Flagstaff in 1901... Was selected to the 1901 Allstar game... Won Big Stick Award in 1901, hitting .330 with 17 HR, 96 RBI... Won Field General Award at Rightfield in 1901... Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Sedona on 4/1/1902... Was selected to the 1902 Allstar game... Was selected to the 1903 Allstar game... Injured on 7/30/1903 with a Pulled Groin Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks... Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Lake Havasu on 9/27/1903... Won Big Stick Award in 1903, hitting .354 with 20 HR, 87 RBI... Won Field General Award at Rightfield in 1903... Hit 3 homeruns against Cottonwood, driving in 6 runs on 5/2/1904... Was selected to the 1904 Allstar game... Won Big Stick Award in 1904, hitting .323 with 26 HR, 90 RBI... Was selected to the 1905 Allstar game... Won Big Stick Award in 1905, hitting .288 with 22 HR, 99 RBI... Was selected to the 1906 Allstar game... Sets a new season NL-Record for RBI with 104 on 9/9/1906... Won Big Stick Award in 1906, hitting .289 with 31 HR, 108 RBI... Was selected to the 1907 Allstar game... Won Division Championship with Flagstaff in 1907... Won Big Stick Award in 1907, hitting .329 with 20 HR, 76 RBI... Here are some career leaderboards where Crawford is featured prominently: Batting Leaders (Minimum 2000 ABs) 1 S. Crawford* .318 2 J. Burkett* .307 3 E. Delahanty* .305 4 M. Donlin* .304 5 G. Beaumont* .302 6 J. Mcgraw* .300 7 H. Wagner* .300 8 G. Van haltren* .298 9 W. Keeler* .298 10 J. Kelley* .292 Career Hits 1 S. Crawford* 1261 2 G. Beaumont* 1210 3 M. Donlin* 1182 4 E. Heidrick* 1162 5 N. Lajoie* 1147 6 B. Keister* 1145 7 E. Flick* 1143 8 D. Green* 1125 9 J. Kelley* 1119 9 J. Sheckard* 1119 Career Home Runs 1 S. Crawford* 150 2 B. Freeman* 117 3 F. Foutz* 93 4 S. Seybold* 84 5 P. Foster* 65 6 B. Conn* 64 6 M. Donlin* 64 8 E. Flick* 63 9 J. Sheckard* 62 10 T. Mccreery* 58 Career RBIs 1 S. Crawford* 636 2 B. Freeman* 621 3 J. Sheckard* 556 4 D. Green* 547 5 M. Donlin* 530 5 J. Williams* 530 7 N. Lajoie* 501 7 F. Chance* 501 9 G. Demontreville* 499 10 T. Hartsel* 496 Career Doubles 1 N. Lajoie* 282 2 F. Foutz* 227 3 B. Conn* 223 4 H. Wagner* 214 5 J. Anderson* 209 6 M. Donlin* 196 6 E. Flick* 196 8 B. Wallace* 195 9 J. Williams* 191 10 F. Clarke* 184 11 S. Crawford* 179 12 H. Steinfeldt* 177 Career Runs 1 S. Crawford* 701 2 E. Flick* 648 3 F. Chance* 623 4 T. Hartsel* 598 5 J. Mcgraw* 589 6 M. Donlin* 581 7 E. Heidrick* 570 8 J. Kelley* 557 9 T. Leach* 548 10 B. Hart* 539 Career Stolen Bases 1 F. Chance* 421 2 T. Hartsel* 407 3 E. Flick* 401 4 E. Heidrick* 398 5 S. Crawford* 358 6 H. Wagner* 349 7 F. Jones* 345 8 C. Stahl* 338 9 F. Isbell* 329 10 H. Mcfarland* 327 Crawford is 14th in career walks... Quotable: "None of them can hit them quite as hard as Crawford. He stands up at the plate like a brick house; there's no moving him away from it. And he hits all the pitchers, without playing favorites. When he's hitting, they all look alike." — Fielder Jones, 36, an outfielder who has played for both Phoenix and Tempe
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08-31-2006, 04:33 PM
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1907 Winter Meetings
 The 1907 Winter Meetings were held in Carefree this year to commemorate the moving of the Havasu franchise to the Maricopa County town (Flagstaff agreed to this move, even though they won the 1907 title). It was a very festive time for everyone, with Carefree giving anyone and everyone associated with the Arizona League the royal treatment... "We will take good care of them in Carefree," one official said. "We may be small in numbers, but I can tell you we love our baseball here. Folks north of Phoenix now have a local alternative." The Carefree officials did take numerous questions on keeping "Blues" as a nickname. "It sounds kind of depressing to me," Jerome's manager told the Arizona Republic newspaper. "Oh well, they were a depressing franchise for the past seven years, so I guess that fits. We'll get much better competition from Prescott..." The restructing of the Arizona League is now set for 1908, with Prescott moving to the Northern League. Here is the breakdown of the two, eight-team divisions now: NORTHERN Cottonwood Monsoon Flagstaff Lumberjacks Grand Canyon River Runners Jerome Copper Miners Kayenta Turquoise Warriors Payson Longhorns Prescott Antelopes Sedona Scorpions SOUTHERN Bisbee Prospectors Carefree Blues Nogales Apaches Phoenix Dust Devils Tempe Sun Devils Tombstone Epitaphs Tucson Saguaros Yuma Prisoners Retirements Lots of players hanging it up this season: Jesse Burkett retires ... Jimmy Collins retires ... Ed Delahanty retires ... Jack Doyle retires ... Bill Everitt retires ... John Gochnauer retires ... Pink Hawley retires ... Jack Mccarthy retires ... Barney Mcfadden retires ... John Warner retires ... George Yeager retires ... Jack Thoney retires ... Tommy Raub retires ... Tom Fisher retires ... (career ending injury at 26) Rube Vickers retires ... FLG: Ike Butler retires ... FLG: Ed Walker retires ... (pitcher from England, 0-3 career record) GCA: Bill Phillips retires ... JER: Cy Vorhees retires ... LAK: Hughie Jennings retires ... (had a 28-game hitting streak in '04) PAY: Bill Carrick retires ... PAY: Dick Harley retires ... KAY: Bill Hoffer retires ... CTW: Roger Denzer retires ... CTW: George Van haltren retires ... CTW: Tom Leahy retires ... PHX: Billy Lauder retires ... PHX: Charlie Babb retires ... YUM: Joe Mcginnity retires ... PRE: Jock Menefee retires ... (won two rings with Prescott) PRE: John Dunn retires ... (won three rings with Prescott) TEM: Archie Stimmel retires ... TEM: George Hogriever retires ... NOG: Ed Scott retires ... TOM: Emmet Heidrick retires ... BIS: Aleck Smith retires ... The most prominent on the list is LF "Big Ed" Delahanty. He played his entire career in Phoenix before being released in July of 1907. He was a two-time Big Stick Award Winner (1903 and '04) and was a five-time All-Star. Commissioner Phinieus "Doc" Victory bestowed upon Delahanty a Player of Distinction award. Jesse "Crab" Burkett was the 1901 Big Stick Award winner for the SL, playing for Prescott. He also has been tabbed a Player of Distinction. He had three five-hit games and once had a 20-game hitting streak. Pitcher Roger Denzer, another Player of Distinction, was the Best Young Player (Rookie of the Year) for 1901 and the Top Hurler for 1902, playing in Cottonwood. He was a three-time All-Star, who finished with a career 90-52 record and 2.42 ERA... CF Emmet Heidrick spent his entire career in Tombstone, garnering Player of Distinction honors. He was beloved by the Epis, a five-time All-Star, a lifetime .292 hitter (with 1,100+ hits). He tore up his rib cage in the 1907 playoffs, ending his career at age 31. A tragic story for a great player...
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09-01-2006, 09:53 AM
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1908 Player Draft
At the close of the winter meetings, the 16 AZL teams reloaded their rosters. The Kayenta Turquoise Warriors used their first overall selection to take 19-year-old pitcher Bill Bailey... Goodness knows, that franchise could use a break. Let's hope he works out ... Here is the complete draft list: Round 1: Kayenta pick: P Bill Bailey Prescott pick: P Biff Schlitzer Tucson pick: P George Mcquillan Grand Canyon pick: P Rube Manning Jerome pick: P Ed Willett Payson pick: P Slim Sallee Phoenix pick: P Ed Summers Nogales pick: P Bill Foxen Bisbee pick: P Frank Arellanes Cottonwood pick: P Eddie Cicotte Yuma pick: P Bill Grahame Lake Havasu pick: P Doc Crandall Tempe pick: P Tom Mccarthy Flagstaff pick: P Jack Rowan Sedona pick: P Jean Dubuc Tombstone pick: 2B Bill Sweeney Round 2 : Kayenta pick: P Burt Keeley Prescott pick: 2B Eddie Collins Tucson pick: P Bill Burns Grand Canyon pick: P Joe Lake Jerome pick: CF Clyde Milan Payson pick: SS Jack Barry Phoenix pick: P Tom Tuckey Nogales pick: 2B Amby Mcconnell Bisbee pick: P Harley Young Cottonwood pick: 2B Larry Doyle Yuma pick: P Bill Chappelle Lake Havasu pick: RF Gavvy Cravath Tempe pick: CF Dode Paskert Flagstaff pick: P Pete Wilson Sedona pick: C Syd Smith Tombstone pick: P Chick Brandom Round 3 : Kayenta pick: CF Al Shaw Prescott pick: P Dode Criss Tucson pick: P Eli Cates Grand Canyon pick: P Jack Ryan Jerome pick: 3B Harry Lord Payson pick: 2B Earle Gardner Phoenix pick: 1B Jim Kane Nogales pick: P Bill Malarkey Bisbee pick: C Bill Carrigan Cottonwood pick: P Jack Flater Yuma pick: P Harry Hoch Lake Havasu pick: LF Tom Catterson Tempe pick: SS Neal Ball Flagstaff pick: P Nick Carter Sedona pick: CF Dick Bayless Tombstone pick: 3B George Perring Round 4 : Kayenta pick: C Grover Land Prescott pick: CF Tom Daley Tucson pick: RF Chief Wilson Grand Canyon pick: 2B Harry Pattee Jerome pick: C Pat Donahue Payson pick: P Fred Olmstead Phoenix pick: C Gabby Street Nogales pick: SS Tommy Mcmillan Bisbee pick: LF Wally Clement Cottonwood pick: P Harry Billiard Yuma pick: RF Bob Coulson Lake Havasu pick: LF Queenie O'rourke Tempe pick: 3B Billy Purtell Flagstaff pick: C Jack Bliss Sedona pick: 1B Jerry Freeman Tombstone pick: RF Al Schweitzer Round 5 : Kayenta pick: 2B Chappy Charles Prescott pick: CF Scotty Barr Tucson pick: P Bill Lattimore Grand Canyon pick: CF Wilbur Murdoch Jerome pick: C Paddy O'connor Payson pick: 1B Warren Gill Phoenix pick: SS Tom Reilly Nogales pick: P Doc Martin Bisbee pick: P Ed Foster Cottonwood pick: 1B Fred Stem Yuma pick: SS Patsy O'rourke Lake Havasu pick: C Bill Ludwig Tempe pick: CF Jim Mchale Flagstaff pick: C Ben Egan Sedona pick: SS Walter Morris Tombstone pick: P Ralph Savidge Round 6 : Kayenta pick: C Joe Dunn Prescott pick: 3B Frank Manush
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09-02-2006, 12:57 AM
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1908 Season Wrap Up
Northern League The dominant team from the first two season of the Arizona League is back on top -- the Cottonwood Monsoon. And for the first time ever, the Kayenta Turquoise Warriors make the playoffs as the wildcard team! The Warriors had been third 2-3 times but never second or first... Some celebrating for sure in Navajo Country... Cottonwood wasn't a stellar hitting team (9th out of 16th in the league) but had the top pitching staff (2.30 ERA, opponent's average .216). Jack Combs won an amazing 31 games and finished with a 1.50 ERA. Harry McIntyre won 25 games and Ed Walsh 21. Infielder Harry Davis paced the offense with 104 RBIs and 15 homers... Nice... Al Orth (26-11) and Rube Waddell (24-16) had the best pitching arms for Kayenta ... Here are the NL standings: Code:
Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Cottonwood 92 70 .568 - 98-64 -6 44-37 48-33 6-10 27-26 * W1 8-2 Kayenta 87 75 .537 5.0 80-82 7 42-39 45-36 11-9 34-32 - L3 6-4 Flagstaff 82 80 .506 10.0 89-73 -7 40-41 42-39 8-13 21-30 - L1 4-6 Prescott 79 83 .488 13.0 84-78 -5 42-39 37-44 10-17 26-37 - W2 4-6 Grand Canyon 78 84 .481 14.0 73-89 5 40-41 38-43 13-10 35-31 - L3 5-5 Jerome 78 84 .481 14.0 75-87 3 39-42 39-42 17-5 34-27 - W3 5-5 Payson 78 84 .481 14.0 79-83 -1 34-47 44-37 9-8 31-27 - L1 3-7 Sedona 74 88 .457 18.0 71-91 3 37-44 37-44 10-12 33-31 - W1 5-5 Southern League You couldn't have asked for a more dramatic ending to the SL. Six teams finished within eight games of each other at the top. Only Tucson and Bisbee were really out of it over the last month or so... Despite a three-game losing streak to end the season, Yuma held on to win the top spot. Not sure why they played one less game than Tempe, I'll just say it was a rain out issue ... Poor Carefree. The Blues had fans raving in their first season in the Southern League and got hot at the end, winning seven of the last 10 games. But the Blues lost to Tempe on the final day of the regular season 3-2 to lose the wildcard spot to the Sun Devils. So close. Tempe RF Irv Waldron was definitely the hero in the decisive final game. The 32-year-old designated hitter went 4-for-4, hitting a home run in his last at-bat in the bottom of the eighth to break a 2-2 tie. It was only his seventh homer of the season but propelled the Sun Devils into the playoffs! Waldron, an 11th round pick in the initial AZL draft in 1901, ended up being named Batter of the Month for September. (Gosh, I love this game and the storylines it produces)... As for Yuma, the Prisoners were led by pitcher Addie Joss (28-9 record), a 28-year-old standout. Eight guys had 45 or more RBIs for Yuma... Here are the complete SL standings for 1908: Code:
Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Yuma 87 75 .537 - 85-77 2 49-32 38-43 14-8 36-29 * L3 4-6 Tempe 87 76 .534 .5 90-73 -3 46-36 41-40 6-7 25-25 - W1 5-5 Carefree 86 77 .528 1.5 87-76 -1 41-40 45-37 12-3 33-29 - L1 7-3 Nogales 85 77 .525 2.0 91-71 -6 44-37 41-40 4-9 27-28 - W1 7-3 Tombstone 80 82 .494 7.0 72-90 8 37-44 43-38 8-3 25-20 - L1 4-6 Phoenix 79 83 .488 8.0 75-87 4 44-37 35-46 9-9 28-26 - L1 5-5 Bisbee 73 89 .451 14.0 73-89 0 38-43 35-46 7-10 25-23 - W2 4-6 Tucson 72 90 .444 15.0 77-85 -5 42-39 30-51 7-18 19-38 - W1 5-5
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09-07-2006, 02:03 PM
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1908 Playoffs - Divisional Series
  Northern League Cottonwood Monsoon sweeps Kayenta Turquoise Warriors, 4-0 Kayenta's first trip to the post-season ended in disappointment. But the Warriors played the Monsoon much closer than the final series score might indicate. Kayenta just struggled at the plate in clutch situations. Game One went to Cottonwood 2-1. Jack Coombs pitched a four-hitter for the Monsoon. Harry McInytre then tossed another four-hitter for Cottonwood in Game Two, a 2-0 win for the 'Soon. Game Three was the backbreaker. Kayenta had a 4-3 lead in the top of the ninth, and pitcher Nap Rucker had secured the first two outs. But Bris "The Human Eyeball" Lord got aboard and then young catcher Bruno Block ripped a triple to bring Lord home for a 4-4 tie. Heartbreak! The Monsoon went up 5-4 in the 10th, but the Warriors responded with a run-tying play as well, but they couldn't push one more run across to win it then. Finally, in the top of the 12th Cottonwood scored again on a home run from 1B Harry "Jasper" Davis. Davis had been 1-for-12 in the playoff series up to that point. The 6-5 defeat in 12 innings put Kayenta down 3-0 in the series, a much tough hole to climb out of mentally than 2-1. Cottonwood won the finale 2-1, getting runs in the fifth and sixth innings...   Southern League Yuma Prisoners defeat Tempe Sun Devils, 4-2 Tempe won the opener quite convincingly, 6-0. The Devils pounded Yuma's top starter Addie Joss with 12 hits. But Yuma responded with three straight victories, beating Tempe 6-3 in Game Two, 9-1 in Game Three and 3-1 in Game Four. Joss was a completely different pitcher in Game Four, coming back with a two-hitter to shut down the Devils. Tempe stayed alive with a Game Five win, 4-2 -- pounding out 14 hits. But Yuma ended the series with a 3-2 decision in Game Six. The Prisoners only needed five hits to win it, leading off with a homer from SS Freddy Parent. RF Chick Stahl had a run-scoring triple as well... So, the match-up is set for the eighth-annual Cactus Champions Cup series: Cottonwood vs. Yuma...
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1908 Cactus Champions Cup
The Cottonwood Monsoon defeats the Yuma Prisoners, 4-1 Alas, Yuma comes up short in its bid for a first-ever Cactus Champions Cup. Cottonwood, meanwhile, gets its first after coming up short in the Division Series a few times. Cottonwood set the tone by winning the first two games in Yuma, a 3-1 decision and a 5-1 decision. The 'Soon got good pitching from Jack Coombs and Harry McIntyre. The Prisoners bounced back to win the first game in Cottonwood, 5-4. Yuma scored three runs in the eighth to avoid a 3-0 deficit. But the Monsoon won the next two contests to close the series, 5-1 and 4-3. Coombs and McIntyre again were the pitching winners. Yuma's Addie Joss, the AZL's Top Hurler in both 1906 and 1907 (and will be again in '08 - a little preview for you) lost both of his decisions in the Cactus Cup. That moved his playoff record to an unsightly 1-3. Joss was 28-9 for the season... Past Champions 1901 Payson, beat Nogales 4 to 2 1902 Nogales, beat Grand Canyon 4 to 1 1903 Prescott, beat Jerome 4 to 2 1904 Prescott, beat Grand Canyon 4 to 2 1905 Bisbee, beat Flagstaff 4 to 3 1906 Prescott, beat Grand Canyon 4 to 3 1907 Flagstaff, beat Tombstone 4 to 3 1908 Cottonwood, beat Yuma 4 to 1 The Southern League leads the Cactus Cup series 5-3, though Prescott is now an NL team ...
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1908 Award Winners
Top Hurler Awards Cottonwood right-hander Jack Coombs was untouchable much of the year for the eventual AZL champs. His work paid off in the form of a 31-10 record and an ERA of 1.50. In 372 Innings he was able to strike out 110 batters. Jack pitched 8 shutouts and 38 complete games. He was 1st in the Northern in ERA and 1st in wins... The Southern Top Hurler Award winner was Yuma right-hander Addie Joss, whose team lost to Cottonwood in the Cactus Champions Cup. Despite a lackluster performance in the post-season, Joss earned the Top Hurler honor. His ERA of 2.04 helped him to a 28-9 record this year. He struck out 125 and walked 52 in 339 innings. Addie pitched 5 shutouts and 34 complete games. He was 4th in the Southern in ERA and 1st in wins. Joss wins the award for the 3rd time in his 6-year career. Big Stick Awards The Big Stick Award in the Northern was handed to Flagstaff's leftfielder Sam Crawford (gee, what a surprise) This year Crawford drove in 84 and scored 97 runs while batting .328 with 11 bombs. He was 2nd in the Northern in batting, 6th in homeruns and 2nd in RBI. Crawford wins the award for an amazing 7th time in his 8-year career. Nogales' leftfielder Sherry Magee had a fabulous season as well, no doubt about it. The Southern shared this opinion and named the 24 year old the Big Stick Award winner. His season featured a batting average of .282 (166 hits in 588 AB), 33 doubles, 14 triples and 10 bombs. Magee collected 98 RBI and 82 runs as well. He was 4th in the Southern in batting and 1st in RBI! Rookie of the Year Biff Schlitzer, a pitcher for Prescott, put up pretty good numbers for a rookie this year. This 23 year old kid will probably have a long and successful career! Biff has a record of 17-18 this season, with an ERA of 2.75. In 295 Innings he was able to strike out 88 batters. He had 6 complete games and 3 shutouts. Getting an award is a nice way to start a career. Phoenix's Rube Manning smiled as he was named the Southern Rookie of the Year winner. This season Manning compiled an ERA of 3.16, going 16-19 in 36 starts. He fanned 105 while giving up 324 hits in 324.2 innings. He had 33 complete games and one shutout. Field General Awards Northern League Pitcher: Jean Dubuc (SED) Catcher: Tom Needham (JER) First Base: John Anderson (SED) Second Base: Johnny Evers (GCA) Third Base: Mike Mccormick (KAY) Shortstop: Otto Krueger (FLG) Leftfield: Matty Mcintyre (JER) Centerfield: Doc Gessler (PRE) Rightfield: Johnny Bates (CTW) Southern League Pitcher: Doc White (CAR) Catcher: Lew Drill (CAR) First Base: Dan Mcgann (NOG) Second Base: Harry Arndt (BIS) Third Base: Harry Lord (YUM) Shortstop: Freddy Parent (YUM) Leftfield: Charlie Jones (TUC) Centerfield: Roy Thomas (CAR) Rightfield: Fred Ketchum (TUC) News and Notes from 1908 Grand Canyon pitcher Frank Smith, who pitched a no-hitter and won a Top Hurler award in 1904, missed much of this season due to injury ... Cottonwood 1B Harry Davis hit a "descending" cycle, cranking a home run, triple, double and single -- in that order -- in an early-season contest against Kayenta ... 40-year-old "Big Ed" Delahanty likely saw his career come to an end. The five-time All-Star and two-time winner of the Big Stick Award was released by Phoenix in late July. He has 1,105 career hits and a .305 career batting average ... Tombstone had the top hitting and pitching prospect in the AZL at season's end. Pitcher Del Mason, though, has yet to move up from Triple A to the Big Club in four seasons. The 24-year-old went 6-4 in Triple A in 1908. Wonder how they got those rankings for prospects? Potential only? So far, he seems to below expectations at this point ... The top field player is 3B George Perring, who is still in Double A (hitting .266) Cottonwood's Ed Walsh and Tucson's George McQuillen had no-hitters this season... That brings the total in eight years to 15, with only one perfect game. Trivia question: Who pitched the perfect game?
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Not dead, just on hiatus while I fix some computer issues and weather a crazy period at work ... hope to get it back going again soon ... thanks for the interest...
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1908 Winter Meetings
The 1908 Winter Meetings were postponed for two weeks while the high country dealt with some of the biggest snowstorms Northern Arizona had ever seen. Feet after feet of snow fell, even in the lower elevations. Some of the saloons in Jerome even closed down for a time. Customers wanted their liquor but couldn't get to the bars! "If this stuff doesn't melt soon, we may have to delay the start of the baseball season," Flagstaff owners said. "If there is even a season at all..." There was major concern over the status of commissioner Phinieus "Doc" Victory, the brainchild of the Arizona League. He had disappeared for a couple of months, and no one could seem to find him. There were several pressing matters surrounding the league, and Victory had gone AWOL. "Dude, is he dead?" one newspaper reporter asked. No, not dead. He reappeared as the snows melted and called the Winter Meetings to order in Cottonwood. "I was just taking a little sabatical," Victory said. "You know, I'm pretty wiped out from running the league and traveling all over this great territory. My wife was pretty sick of me working all the time, so I decided to get away for a little while. Plus, I got a bit enchanted with this new game out there, called Basket Ball. It's quite addicting. "Anyways, I'm back now. I might not be able to take on quite as much as before since I'm getting up there in years, but the Arizona League and my service as commissioner will go on. I'm turning some of the leg work of the league over to my sons... "Now, let's pray the rest of this snow melts and we can play some baseball..."
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1909 Player Draft
Tucson is back in a familiar position - picking first in the AZL Draft. This year, the Saguaros pick up pitcher Bob Groom, hoping he'll make a nice compliment to recent pick-up Ty Cobb... Look through the whole draft, and you'll see Tucson is loading up on arms. "Please let one of them work out," fans say... Smokey Joe Wood goes to Bisbee at No. 2... Here are the rest of the new players joining the league. Quite a bit more guys out there than in past years ... Word is getting around about the AZL (that is in fact going to survive)... Round 1: Tucson pick: P Bob Groom Bisbee pick: P Smokey joe Wood Sedona pick: P Harry Krause Grand Canyon pick: P Jim Scott Payson pick: CF Tris Speaker Jerome pick: P Ray Collins Prescott pick: P Jack Warhop Phoenix pick: P Tom Hughes Tombstone pick: P Rip Hagerman Flagstaff pick: P Ralph Works Nogales pick: P Babe Adams Carefree pick: P Larry Pape Tempe pick: P Harry Coveleski Kayenta pick: P Louis Drucke Yuma pick: P John Raleigh Cottonwood pick: P Rube Marquard Round 2 : Tucson pick: 3B Frank Baker Bisbee pick: P Harry Gaspar Sedona pick: P Bob Harmon Grand Canyon pick: P Dolly Gray Payson pick: 3B Ed Lennox Jerome pick: P Jack Quinn Prescott pick: P Cliff Curtis Phoenix pick: P Al Mattern Tombstone pick: P Kirby White Flagstaff pick: P Les Backman Nogales pick: 1B Ham Hyatt Carefree pick: LF Bob Bescher Tempe pick: RF Harry Hooper Kayenta pick: SS Donie Bush Yuma pick: P Harry Suter Cottonwood pick: 2B Dick Egan Round 3 : Tucson pick: 3B Tillie Shafer Bisbee pick: 1B Dick Hoblitzel Sedona pick: RF Steve Evans Grand Canyon pick: P Carl Sitton Payson pick: C Ted Easterly Jerome pick: P Kid Speer Prescott pick: LF Rube Ellis Phoenix pick: P Lucky Wright Tombstone pick: LF Beals Becker Flagstaff pick: CF Cozy Dolan Nogales pick: C Chief Meyers Carefree pick: 2B Bobby Vaughn Tempe pick: LF Birdie Cree Kayenta pick: P Tommy Atkins Yuma pick: LF Jack Lelivelt Cottonwood pick: RF Del Young Round 4 : Tucson pick: P Steve Melter Bisbee pick: 1B Fred Beck Sedona pick: P Eddie Higgins Grand Canyon pick: 3B Butch Schmidt Payson pick: C Jimmy Archer Jerome pick: P Forrest More Prescott pick: P Eddie Dent Phoenix pick: RF Walt Devoy Tombstone pick: 1B Clyde Engle Flagstaff pick: LF Heinie Heitmuller Nogales pick: RF Ray Demmitt Carefree pick: CF Red Downey Tempe pick: CF Duke Reilley Kayenta pick: CF Rebel Oakes Yuma pick: 1B Dots Miller Cottonwood pick: 1B Art Griggs Round 5 : Tucson pick: P Jack Gilligan Bisbee pick: 3B Jimmy Austin Sedona pick: SS Tom Downey Grand Canyon pick: RF George Hunter Payson pick: P Chuck Rose Jerome pick: SS Dolly Stark Prescott pick: C Bunny Madden Phoenix pick: CF Bill O'hara Tombstone pick: SS Roy Ellam Flagstaff pick: C Ed Sweeney Nogales pick: C Mike Simon Carefree pick: RF Cuke Barrows Tempe pick: CF Bill Davidson Kayenta pick: CF Willis Cole Yuma pick: C Doc Martel Cottonwood pick: P George Daly Round 6 : Tucson pick: P Jerry Upp Bisbee pick: 3B Gus Getz Sedona pick: 3B Ezra Midkiff Grand Canyon pick: RF Bobby Messenger Payson pick: 3B Pryor Mcelveen Jerome pick: P Chick Evans Prescott pick: C Oscar Stanage Phoenix pick: P Jack Bushelman Tombstone pick: P Harry Otis Flagstaff pick: P Ben Van dyke Nogales pick: P Gene Moore Carefree pick: LF Ned Crompton Tempe pick: P Bill Powell Kayenta pick: P Al Klawitter Yuma pick: 2B Charlie French Cottonwood pick: P Phil Stremmel Round 7 : Tucson pick: P Bill Lelivelt Bisbee pick: C Joe Casey Sedona pick: SS Jack Coffey Grand Canyon pick: P Red Booles Payson pick: 3B Bill Yohe Jerome pick: P Tom Cantwell Prescott pick: P Joe Hovlik Phoenix pick: RF Jul Kustus Tombstone pick: P Walt Doane Flagstaff pick: P Ed Kusel Nogales pick: C Heinie Beckendorf Carefree pick: RF Warren Miller
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Author's Note: Just to let folks know, this dynasty may crawl compared with others, due to some time constraints I have. And I am currently doing some basketball dynasty stuff right now while that sport is in season... But I'm not giving up on the AZL ... There are too many players I want to see play yet!
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1909 Season Wrap-Up Northern League After the snows melted, the race for the Northern League regular season pennant proved fierce between three teams. Cottonwood, Grand Canyon adn Payson all traded places in the top spot throughout the summer and into September. Even though Cottonwood won its last two games, a 6-4 finish down the stretch left the defending AZL champs out of the post-season. The River Runners and Longhorns shared the NL crown with 91-71 records. Frank Chance and Johnny Evers led a robust Grand Canyon hitting attack, batting .285 and .287 respectively. Pitcher Orval Overall went 23-7 with a 1.87 ERA. Cy Seymour doubled a team-record 33 times. Rookie CF Tris Speaker — who ironically got his first-ever AZL hit off of Overall — sparked the Longhorns with a .294 batting average in his debut season. The All-Star player had 57 RBI and six homers... Lefty pitchers Noodles Hahn and Slim Sallee both had 20-win seasons for the 'Horns... Code:
Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Grand Canyon 91 71 .562 - 90-72 1 45-36 46-35 10-12 35-31 1 L1 4-6 Payson 91 71 .562 - 86-76 5 52-29 39-42 8-7 33-26 1 W1 6-4 Cottonwood 90 72 .556 1.0 90-72 0 46-35 44-37 16-11 34-29 - W2 6-4 Jerome 85 77 .525 6.0 83-79 2 41-40 44-37 5-7 32-22 - W1 5-5 Flagstaff 80 82 .494 11.0 83-79 -3 42-39 38-43 8-5 28-29 - W6 8-2 Prescott 74 88 .457 17.0 75-87 -1 35-46 39-42 11-11 31-36 - L1 7-3 Sedona 69 93 .426 22.0 70-92 -1 37-44 32-49 3-10 27-34 - L2 3-7 Kayenta 68 94 .420 23.0 71-91 -3 36-45 32-49 10-8 22-35 - L7 1-9 Southern League The SL was a one-team race during the last half of the season. The Yuma Prisoners ran away with things, posting a league best 98-64 record. The Prisoners were magnificent in one-run games, winning 40 of 58. Wow. No one had a spectacular season hitting-wise for Yuma. But the team's average was among the best in the league at .238. Addie Joss went 24-14 from the mound. Case Patten won 21 games, Doc Newton won 18 and Bill Grahame won 17. Bisbee slipped into the No. 2 spot, 10 games back. The Prospectors had seven guys with 45 or more RBIs, led by Dick Hoblitzel's< |
