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A "Whatif" history of modern baseball, 1901-2000+ (i hope) take #?
The story behind the what if scenario:
"After a bitter contract dispute with Giants' owner Andrew Freedman, Rusie responded by publicly thumbing his nose at Mr. Freeman, which was the 19th century variant of the middle finger. He was fined $200 (he made only $2,500). Rusie refused to play until Freedman returned his money and ended up holding out for the entire 1896 season. It was a fiasco for baseball; fans boycotted and the press railed against the owners. Owners implored Rusie and Freedman to compromise; neither would budge. The holdout was finally settled just prior to the 1897 season, as the owners collaborated for recoupment of the garnished wages, as well as a $5,000 settlement. This was partially out of respect for Mr. Rusie. However, the primary motivator was the threat of legal action against the reserve clause had his case gone to court."**** (****NOTE: Taken from Wikipedia.com) What if the trial went to court and the reserve clause was abolished because Amos Rusie won his case against the Andrew Freedman??? That is the scenario for this walk, or run, through baseball history. The year is 1901 and a new era in baseball has begun. Free agency is among us as the reserve clause was abolished thanks to the court case won by Amos Rusie against New York Giants' owner Andrew Freedman and the rest of the National League. Incoming Players All incoming players will be placed on their origional teams to represent them coming up through the team's farm system. All current rules for arbitration and free agency will be in effect after that. Rule 5 Draft A Rule 5 draft will be held for those seasons in which there are players that qualify. Team Changes All team changes will be noted. Playing of Games and Trades All games will be simmed. The CPU is in charge of all of the teams and the trades will be made by it and reported. Player Accolades All important player milestones and awards will be reported. Hall Of Fame The exceptional players will be inducted into the Hall of Fame immediately upon their retirement. The criteria for entering the Hall of Fame is as follows: Hitters: 3000 hits or 350 HR or 2000 hits plus a .300 average Pitchers: 300 wins or 350 saves or 200 wins plus a 3.50 or lower ERA Both: 750 VORP Minor Leagues All teams will have a reserve roster rather than minor league teams at different levels. (Since my origional one was destroyed, I decided to start over and try again but with the players coming in on their origional teams.) If a player comes up that you might want to have their stats followed, please let me know. Last edited by captaincarl; 02-21-2010 at 09:47 AM. |
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Single Season Records & career lists
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Major League Single Season Records (post 1900) Hitting Batting Average: .377 Joe Jackson, Philadelphia (A) 1910 Hits: 229 Joe Jackson, Philadelphia (A) 1910 Doubles: 50 John Anderson, Milwaukee 1901 Triples: 25 Frank Baker, Philadelphia (A) 1910 Homeruns: 15 Socks Seybold, Philadelphia (A) 1901 RBI: 117 Jimmy Williams, Baltimore 1901 Runs: 136 Roy Thomas, Cleveland 1905 Walks: 139 Roy Thomas, Cleveland 1905 Strikeouts: 143 George Moriarty, Chicago (N) 1904 Stolen Bases: 98 Sam Mertes, Chicago (A) 1901 Hitting Streak: 35 Nap Lajoie, Brooklyn 1904 Pitching Earned Run Average: Wins: 29 Frank Owen, Detroit 1904 Losses: 34 Red Donahue, Washington 1903 Saves: 12 Grover Lowdermilk, St.Louis (N) 1910 Bases on Balls: 166 Earl Moore, Chicago (N) 1909 Strikeouts: 342 Rube Waddell, Pittsburgh 1904 American League Single Season Records Hitting Batting Average: .377 Joe Jackson, Philadelphia (A) 1910 Hits: 229 Joe Jackson, Philadelphia (A) 1910 Doubles: 50 John Anderson, Milwaukee 1901 Triples: 25 Frank Baker, Philadelphia (A) 1910 Homeruns: 15 Socks Seybold, Philadelphia (A) 1901 RBI: 117 Jimmy Williams, Baltimore 1901 Runs: 136 Roy Thomas, Cleveland 1905 Walks: 139 Roy Thomas, Cleveland 1905 Strikeouts: 130 Lew Drill, Washington 1904 Stolen Bases: 98 Sam Mertes, Chicago (A) 1901 Hitting Streak: 23 Ossee Schreckengost, Boston (A) 1902/George Stone, St.Louis (A) 1905 Pitching Earned Run Average: 1.48 Ed Walsh, Chicago (A) 1907 Wins: 29 Frank Owen, Detroit 1904 Losses: 34 Red Donahue, Washington 1903 Saves: 11 Elmer Steele, Boston (A) 1910 Bases on Balls: 153 Frank Smith, Chicago (A) 1905 Strikeouts: 240 Red Donahue, Washington 1903 National League Single Season Records Hitting Batting Average: .360 Nap Lajoie, Brooklyn 1902 Hits: 218 Nap Lajoie, Brooklyn 1904 Doubles: 49 Nap Lajoie, Brooklyn 1904 Triples: 23 Sherry Magee, Philadelphia (N) 1905 Homeruns: 14 Charlie Hickman, New York (N) 1901 RBI: 105 Larry Doyle, New York (N) 1910 Runs: 113 Honus Wagner, Pittsburgh 1905/Honus Wagner, Pittsburgh 1906 Walks: 137 Miller Huggins, Philadelphia (N) 1910 Strikeouts: 143 George Moriarty, Chicago (N) 1904 Stolen Bases: 71 Danny Green, Chicago (N) 1901 Hitting Streak: 35 Nap Lajoie, Brooklyn 1904 Pitching Earned Run Average: 1.36 Rube Waddell, Pittsburgh 1907 Wins: 28 Bob Ewing, Cincinnati 1909 Losses: 27 Harry McIntyre, Brooklyn 1905/Vic Willis, Brooklyn 1907/ Fred Beebe, Chicago (N) 1909 Saves: 12 Grover Lowdermilk, St.Louis (N) 1910 Bases on Balls: 166 Earl Moore, Chicago (N) 1909 Strikeouts: 342 Rube Waddell, St.Louis (N) 1904 Code:
Career Batting Average Career Hits (min 3000 PA) No Player AVG No Player HITS 1 W.KEELER .3440 1 C.Anson 3418 2 B.Hamilton .3434 2 J.Beckley 2807 3 D.Brouthers .3424 3 G.Davis 2728 4 D.Orr .3420 4 G.Van Haltren 2716 5 P.Browning .3415 5 J.Burkett 2687 6 J.Burkett .3397 6 J.O'Rourke 2642 7 E.Delahanty .3393 7 F.CLARKE 2630 8 J.Stenzel .3386 8 L.Cross 2626 9 C.Anson .3326 9 E.Delahanty 2616 10 S.Thompson .3313 10 H.Duffy 2568 11 T.COBB .3310 11 N.LAJOIE 2471 12 N.LAJOIE .3303 12 R.Connor 2467 13 B.Lange .3302 13 B.DAHLEN 2430 14 M.DONLIN .3281 14 W.KEELER 2329 15 T.O'Neill .3257 15 D.Brouthers 2296 16 H.WAGNER .3244 15 H.WAGNER 2296 17 H.Duffy .3182 17 B.McPhee 2250 18 E.FLICK .3177 18 J.Ryan 2238 19 R.Connor .3165 19 P.Donovan 2222 20 G.STONE .3163 20 B.Hamilton 2199 21 F.CLARKE .3144 21 P.Hines 2134 22 B.Everitt .3142 22 H.Long 2124 22 G.Van Haltren .3125 23 J.Kelley 2110 24 D.White .3119 24 J.Ward 2104 25 J.McGraw .3116 25 D.Hoy 2102 Career Homeruns Career RBIs No Player HR No Player RBI 1 R.Connor 138 1 C.Anson 2076 2 S.Thompson 127 2 J.Beckley 1484 3 H.Stovey 122 3 E.Delahanty 1450 4 H.Duffy 113 4 H.Duffy 1436 5 D.Brouthers 106 5 G.Davis 1399 5 M.Tiernan 106 6 R.Connor 1322 7 J.Ryan 105 7 D.Brouthers 1296 8 C.Anson 97 7 S.Thompson 1296 8 H.Long 97 9 L.Cross 1286 10 E.Delahanty 96 10 J.O'Rourke 1203 11 F.Pfeffer 94 11 B.DAHLEN 1159 12 B.DAHLEN 88 12 N.LAJOIE 1152 13 J.Beckley 85 13 E.McKean 1124 14 N.LAJOIE 80 14 G.Van Haltren 1111 15 J.Clements 77 15 J.Kelley 1108 16 J.Denny 74 16 B.McPhee 1067 17 G.Davis 72 17 H.Long 1057 18 B.Ewing 71 18 F.Pfeffer 1019 18 B.Freeman 71 19 J.Ryan 1003 18 B.Lowe 71 20 J.Burkett 983 18 G.Van Haltren 71 21 B.Nash 977 22 B.Joyce 70 21 D.White 977 22 H.Richardson 70 23 J.Collins 975 24 K.Kelly 69 24 B.Lowe 972 24 J.Reilly 69 25 D.Farrell 969 Career Stolen Bases No Player SB 1 B.Hamilton 936 2 A.Latham 738 3 H.Duffy 660 4 T.Brown 657 5 D.Hoy 641 6 G.Van Haltren 629 7 G.Davis 599 8 F.CLARKE 583 9 B.McPhee 568 10 J.Doyle 546 11 J.Ward 540 12 H.Long 536 13 H.WAGNER 517 14 H.Stovey 509 15 J.McGraw 503 16 E.Delahanty 494 17 B.DAHLEN 493 18 P.Donovan 488 19 J.Kelley 478 20 M.Griffin 473 21 T.McCarthy 468 22 C.Welch 453 23 J.Burkett 443 24 W.KEELER 432 25 M.Tiernan 428 Career Wins Career Saves No Player WINS No Player SAVES 1 C.YOUNG 451 1 K.Nichols 27 2 P.Galvin 364 2 L.LEROY 15 3 K.Nichols 345 2 T.Mullane 15 4 T.Keefe 342 4 C.BRANDOM 14 5 J.Clarkson 328 5 H.Kane 13 6 C.Radbourn 309 5 J.Manning 13 7 M.Welsh 307 7 B.Kennedy 12 8 B.Mathews 297 7 L.Swormstedt 12 9 T.Mullane 284 7 J.Terry 12 10 G.Weyhing 268 10 A.Spalding 11 11 J.McCormick 265 11 J.DYGERT 10 12 A.Spalding 253 11 H.Felix 10 13 A.Rusie 245 11 C.McFarland 10 14 T.Bond 234 11 W.Mercer 10 15 C.Buffinton 233 15 C.GRIFFITH 9 16 W.White 229 15 N.Hahn 9 17 C.GRIFFITH 224 15 F.Kitson 9 18 B.Caruthers 218 15 B.Rhoads 9 18 D.PHILLIPPE 218 15 J.Taylor 9 20 J.POWELL 216 20 B.DONOVAN 8 20 R.WADDELL 216 20 B.Keeley 8 22 A.ORTH 215 20 B.Lawson 8 23 J.TANNEHILL 211 20 D.Newton 8 24 S.King 203 20 H.Wright 8 24 J.Stivetts 203 20 C.YOUNG 8 Career Strikeouts Career ERA (min. 1000 IP) No Player SO No Player ERA 1 R.WADDELL 2706 1 R.WADDELL 1.928 2 C.YOUNG 2677 2 J.Devlin 2.050 3 T.Keefe 2562 3 J.Ward 2.102 4 J.Clarkson 1978 4 A.Spalding 2.136 5 A.Rusie 1933 5 C.MATHEWSON 2.162 6 M.Welsh 1850 6 E.WALSH 2.184 7 K.Nichols 1835 7 J.PFIESTER 2.217 8 C.Radbourn 1830 8 W.White 2.276 9 P.Galvin 1806 9 T.Bond 2.312 10 C.MATHEWSON 1803 10 D.PHILLIPPE 2.333 10 T.Mullane 1803 11 L.Corcoran 2.355 12 J.McCormick 1704 12 F.Owen 2.372 13 C.Buffinton 1700 13 R.AMES 2.418 14 G.Weyhing 1679 13 G.Bradley 2.418 15 V.WILLIS 1641 15 E.PLANK 2.421 16 E.PLANK 1573 16 J.McCormick 2.431 17 J.Whitney 1571 17 T.Larkin 2.435 18 A.Terry 1553 18 O.OVERALL 2.454 19 T.Ramsey 1515 19 E.Siever 2.457 20 J.POWELL 1454 20 C.Cummings 2.491 21 T.HUGHES 1423 20 G.Winter 2.491 22 B.Mathews 1366 22 M.BROWN 2.519 23 M.Baldwin 1354 23 J.Weimer 2.529 24 J.Chesbro 1289 24 B.Wicker 2.534 25 C.BENDER 1257 25 C.BENDER 2.546 Last edited by captaincarl; 02-26-2010 at 02:56 AM. |
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01-19-2010, 01:18 PM
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yearly champions & major stats leaders
Yearly Champions
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YEARLY PENNANT WINNERS AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE TEAM (WORLD SERIES WINS) WON LOST PCT GA TEAM (WORLD SERIES WINS) WON LOST PCT GA Boston 92 48 .657 8 1901 New York 81 59 .579 1 Chicago 82 58 .586 6 1902 Philadelphia 87 53 .621 8 Detroit (1) 94 46 .671 16 1903 Pittsburgh (5) 80 60 .571 5 Detroit (1) 95 59 .617 12 1904 Pittsburgh (4) 96 58 .623 8 Cleveland (4) 93 61 .604 6 1905 Pittsburgh (3) 93 61 .604 3 St.Louis (0) 87 67 .565 1 1906 St.Louis (4) 87 67 .565 3 Cleveland (4) 88 66 .571 2 1907 Pittsburgh (2) 86 68 .558 2 Detroit (1) 91 63 .591 4 1908 New York (4) 93 61 .604 7 Philadelphia (4) 95 59 .617 6 1909 Cincinnati (3) 101 53 .656 6 Detroit (1) 91 63 .591 7 1910 Pittsburgh (4) 103 51 .669 15 Code:
YEARLY BATTING LEADERS
BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS
AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE | AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE
Schreckengost-Bos .347 1901 Delahanty-Phi .342 | Seybold-Phi 15 1901 Hickman-NY 14
Wood-Cle .355 1902 Lajoie-Bro .360 | Bradley-Cle 13 1902 Lajoie-Bro 9
Donlin-NY .334 1903 Lajoie-Bro .337 | Grady-Was+Chi 13
Clarke-Was .332 1904 Lajoie-Bro .347 | Hickman-Chi 12 1903 Moran-Bos 9
Donlin-Cle .360 1905 Wagner-Pit .344 | Davis-Phi 7 1904 Green-Cin+Smoot-StL 6
Cobb-Det .322 1906 Lajoie-Bro .335 | Jordan-Was 13 1905 Murphy-NY 8
Cobb-Det .327 1907 Crawford-StL .324 | Davis-Phi 13 1906 Wagner-Pit 7
Cobb-Det .346 1908 Donlin-StL .342 | Davis-Phi 10 1907 Lumley-Bro 10
Cobb-Det .359 1909 Donlin-NY .343 | Cobb-Det 9 1908 Crawford-NY 10
Jackson-Phi .377 1910 Campbell-Chi .332 | Cobb-Det 11 1909 Donlin-NY 7
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AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE | AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE
Williams-Bal 117 1901 Hickman-NY 96 | Mertes-Chi 98 1901 Green-Chi 65
Collins-Bos 96 1902 Lajoie-Bro 84 | Sheckard-Bro 65
Sheckard-Bro 84 | Dougherty-Bos 43 1902 Hartsel-Chi 52
Stahl-NY 99 1903 McGann-StL 86 | Hoffman-Phi 64 1903 Bay-Cin 59
Bradley-Cle 90 1904 Lajoie-Bro 94 | Hoffman-Phi 51 1904 Chance-Chi 54
Titus-Cle 108 1905 Seymour-Pit 100 | Maloney-NY 54
Davis-Phi 110 1906 McCarthy-Bos 95 | Hoffman-Phi 64 1905 Chance-Chi 51
Davis-Phi 87 1907 Crawford-StL 70 | Chance-Cle 52 1906 Wagner-Pit 58
McGann+Osborn-Phi 70 | Conroy-StL 49 1907 Leach-Chi 54
Cobb-Det 84 1908 Crawford-NY 88 | Hemphill-StL 54 1908 Magee-Phi 54
Cobb-Det 97 1909 Hoblitzel-Cin 101 | Hooper-Bos 67 1909 Murray-StL 54
Jackson-Phi 106 1910 Doyle-NY 105 | Cobb-Det 54 1910 Doyle-NY+Lobert-Pit 63
YEARLY PITCHING LEADERS
WINS SAVES
AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE | AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE
Garvin-Mil 23 1901 Waddell-Pit 25 | Karns-Bal 5 1901 Cunningham-Chi 5
Skopec-Chi 23 1902 Taylor-Chi 25 | Morrissey-Bos 5 Felix-NY+Lawson-Bos 5
Siever-Det 28 1903 Tannahill-Bos 21 | Kane-StL 4 1902 Duggleby-Phi 6
Waddell-Pit+Wicker-Stl21 | McFarland-StL 6
Owen-Det 29 1904 Mathewson-NY 27 | Terry-Det 10 1903 Rhoads-Chi 5
Wicker-Cle 25 1905 Waddell-StL 27 | Coakley-Phi 3 1904 Ames-NY 3
Plank-Phi 26 1906 Pfiester-Pit 25 | Jaeger-Det+Morgan-Stl 3 Robitaille-Pit 3
Waddell-StL 25 | Dygert-Phi 5 1905 Durham-Bro/Hahn-Phi 4
Walsh-Chi 28 1907 Mathewson-Bro 24 | Johns-Cin 4
Wiltse-NY 24 | Jacobson-Was 3 1906 Swomstedt-Cin 6
Arellanes-Bos 24 1908 Ames-NY 27 | Kane-StL+Leroy-NY 3
Bender-Phi 25 1909 Ewing-Cin 28 | Dygert-Phi/Kitson-StL 5 1907 McQuillan-Phi 7
Wood-Bos 23 1910 Camnitz-Pit 23 | Johnson-Was 5
| Krause-Phi 6 1908 Brandom-Pit 5
| Lattimore-Cle 6 Malarkey-NY 5
| Witherup-Bos 5
| Schlitzer-Phi 5 1909 Brandom-Pit 9
| Suggs-Det 5
| Steele-Bos 11 1910 Lowdermilk-StL 12
EARNED RUN AVERAGE STRIKEOUTS
AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE | AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE
Young-Bos 2.08 1901 Duggleby-Phi 2.03 | Garvin-Mil 154 1901 Waddell-Pit 251
Menefee-StL 2.28 1902 Waddell-Pit 1.47 | Young-Bos 138 1902 Waddell-Pit 244
Plank-Phi 2.01 1903 Waddell-Pit 1.69 | Donahue-Was 240 1903 Waddell-Pit 314
Siever-Det 1.86 1904 Phillippe-Pit 1.62 | Plank-Phi 219 1904 Waddell-StL 342
Wicker-Cle 2.19 1905 Waddell-StL 1.79 | Morgan-StL 194 1905 Waddell-StL 341
Plunk-Phi 1.74 1906 Waddell-StL 1.86 | Walsh-Chi 197 1906 Waddell-StL 270
Walsh-Chi 1.48 1907 Waddell-StL 1.36 | Plank-Phi 223 1907 Waddell-StL 257
Summers-Det 1.67 1908 Mathewson-Bro 1.64 | Johnson-Was 191 1908 Waddell-StL 273
Plank-Chi 1.97 1909 Phillippe-Pit 1.63 | Johnson-Was 222 1909 Overall-Cin 246
Walsh-StL 2.16 1910 Hagerman-Chi 1.89 | Wood-Bos 236 1910 Hughes-StL 207
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01-19-2010, 01:21 PM
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Hall of Fame
Cap Anson, first base -- Inducted 1901
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AVG G AB R H HR RBI SB SLG .333 2268 9067 1728 3022 97 1879 237 .452 Code:
AVG G AB R H HR RBI SB SLG .303 2476 9256 1545 2807 85 1484 333 .429 Code:
AVG G AB R H HR RBI SB SLG .340 2038 7909 1625 2687 68 983 443 .446 Code:
ERA W L PCT G IP SO BB SV 2.84 327 177 .649 531 4537.0 2015 1191 xx Code:
AVG G AB R H HR RBI SB SLG .325 1987 7807 1607 2535 136 1323 235 .491 Code:
AVG G AB R H HR RBI SB SLG .339 1932 7709 1592 2616 96 1450 494 .491 Code:
AVG G AB R H HR RBI SB SLG .318 2120 8070 1707 2568 113 1436 660 .441 Code:
ERA W L PCT G IP SO BB SV 2.94 361 302 .544 697 5941.0 1799 744 xx Code:
AVG G AB R H HR RBI SB SLG .343 1629 6407 1233 2199 37 1689 936 .428 Code:
ERA W L PCT G IP SO BB SV 2.65 342 223 .605 601 5072.0 2533 1231 xx Code:
ERA W L PCT G IP SO BB SV 3.00 345 218 .613 674 5007.0 1835 1299 27 Code:
ERA W L PCT G IP SO BB SV 3.01 215 167 .563 428 3356.1 974 716 5 Code:
ERA W L PCT G IP SO BB SV 2.81 310 196 .613 528 4535.0 1830 875 xx Code:
ERA W L PCT G IP SO BB SV 3.06 245 174 .585 470 3763.2 1933 1712 5 Code:
AVG G AB R H HR RBI SB SLG .313 2145 8690 1715 2716 71 1111 629 .412 Code:
ERA W L PCT G IP SO BB SV 2.68 309 212 .593 564 4801.0 1850 1297 xx Last edited by captaincarl; 02-21-2010 at 09:51 AM. |
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In the beginning
In 1901, Ban Johnson, with the consent of the team owners, withdrew from the National Agreement and announced plans to operate independently as a second major league. The National League owners welcomed their rivals, the American League, with open arms after an agreement has been reached between the leaders of each league. They will abide by all rules and regulations, including the new free agency rules as brought about by the Rusie case. Here are the list of the teams:
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01-20-2010, 05:03 PM
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Sounds like an interesting concept! I'll be interested to see what Babe Ruth gets when he becomes eligible for free agency. Or maybe he'll never have to test the market and sign with his teams before that point.
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01-23-2010, 11:37 PM
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1901 - Year in Review
When the American League's first season opened, each team found itself stocked with talent from the other league. Probably the brightest star this first year was Nap Lajoie, second sacker for the Philadelphia Athletics, who finished second in the AL in average after jumping over from the rival Phillies. In addition to his hitting .342, Lajoie also drove in 100 runs and hit 10 home runs to capture the league's Outstanding Hitter Award. However, this was not enough to carry Philadelphia into contention for the AL title as they were a distant sixth, finishing 33 games behind the title winning Boston Americans. The Americans took over first place on July 1 and never looked back as they won by 8 games over the second placed Baltimore Orioles. Boston was led by the arm of Cy Young, who won 22 games as well as recorded an AL-leading 2.08 ERA and was second in strikeouts (147) to nab the league's Outstanding Pitcher Award. The Orioles were led by Mike "Turkey" Donlin, who batted .331 to go along with 12 home runs and 73 stolen bases.
While the upstart American League was playing its first major league schedule, the National League finished its 25th season. The New York Giants attained first place with less than ten games to go after trailing by as many as 12 games then held off the Phillies, Pirates and Cardinals up to and including the final game of the season to capture the NL pennant. The Giants were led at the plate by George Van Haltren (.334) and Charlie Hickman (NL leading 14 home runs and 96 RBIs), and on the mound by Christy Mathewson (22 wins, 2.36 ERA, 212 strikeouts). The second-place Phillies were hurt by the defection of Lajoie but still packed dynamite in the bat of Ed Delahanty (NL leading .342 average, 91 RBIs) and led by the arm of Bill Duggleby (22 wins, MLB leading 2.03 ERA). Pittsburgh ended the season in third place and were led by the bat of Tommy Leach (11 home runs) and the arm of NL Outstanding Award winner Rube Waddell (MLB leading 25 wins and 251 strikeouts). Code:
American League W L PCT GB National League W L PCT GB Boston 92 48 .657 -- New York 81 59 .579 -- Baltimore 84 56 .600 8 Philadelphia 80 60 .571 1 Detroit 78 62 .557 14 Pittsburgh 80 60 .571 1 Cleveland 72 68 .514 20 St.Louis 79 61 .564 2 Milwaukee 63 77 .450 29 Cincinnati 71 69 .507 10 Philadelphia 59 81 .431 33 Brooklyn 61 79 .436 20 Chicago 58 82 .414 34 Chicago 60 80 .429 21 Washington 54 86 .386 38 Boston 48 92 .343 33 Batting AVG AVG Batting AVG AVG O.Schreckengost,BOS .347 E.Delahanty, PHI .342 N.Lajoie, PHI .342 J.Burkett, StL .338 M.Donlin, BAL .331 G.Van Haltren, NY .334 Homeruns HR Homeruns HR S.Seybold, PHI 15 C.Hickman, NY 14 M.Donlin, BAL 12 S.Crawford, CIN 12 P.Foster, WAS 11 T.Leach, PIT 11 Runs Batted In RBI Runs Batted In RBI J.Williams, BAL 117 C.Hickman, NY 96 C.Seymour, BAL 104 B.Wallace, StL 93 N.Lajoie, PHI 100 E.Delahanty, PHI 91 Stolen Bases SB Stolen Bases SB S.Mertes, CHI 98 D.Green, CHI 65 B.Keister, BAL 89 J.Sheckard, BRO 65 M.Donlin, BAL 73 D.McGann, StL 64 Earned Run Average ERA Earned Run Average ERA C.Young, BOS 2.08 B.Duggleby, PHI 2.03 B.Hoffer, CLE 2.16 C.Mathewson, NY 2.36 J.Yeager, DET 2.53 N.Hahn, CIN 2.38 Wins W Wins W N.Garvin, MIL 23 R.Waddell, PIT 25 J.Nops, BAL 22 B.Duggleby, PHI 22 C.Young, BOS 22 C.Mathewson, NY 22 Saves SV Saves SV B.Karns, BAL 5 B.Cunningham, CHI 5 F.Morrissey, BOS 5 H.Felix, NY 5 E.Frisk, DET 4 B.Lawson, BOS 5 Strikeouts SO Strikeouts SO N.Garvin, MIL 154 R.Waddell, PIT 251 C.Young, BOS 147 C.Mathewson, NY 212 D.Taylor, WAS 119 D.White, PHI 189 |
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1901 Award Winners & Happenings
AL Outstanding Hitter
Nap Lajoie, Philadelphia (A) 140 g, 571 ab, 98 r, 195 h, 46 2b, 5 3b, 10 hr, 100 rbi, 281 tb, 30 bb, 41 k, 31 sb, 16 cs, .342 avg, .379 obp, .492 slg NL Outstanding Hitter Sam Crawford, Cincinnati 134 g, 521 ab, 96 r, 171 h, 32 2b, 7 3b, 12 hr, 86 rbi, 253 tb, 52 bb, 47 k, 48 sb, 23 cs, .328 avg, .389 obp, .486 slg AL Outstanding Pitcher Cy Young, Boston (A) 22-11, 0 sv, 2.08 era, 35 g, 35 gs, 302.1 ip, 278 ha, 106 r, 70 er, 5 hr, 42 bb, 147 k, 1.06 whip, .244 oavg NL Outstanding Pitcher Rube Waddell, Pittsburgh 25-10, 0 sv, 2.41 era, 35 g, 35 gs, 299.1 ip, 251 ha, 100 r, 80 er, 4 hr, 78 bb, 251 k, 1.10 whip, .234 oavg AL Rookie of the Year Ed Siever, Detroit 21-12, 0 sv, 2.56 era, 35 g, 35 gs, 299.1 ip, 311 ha, 117 r, 85 er, 5 hr, 45 bb, 86 k, 1.19 whip, .278 oavg NL Rookie of the Year Doc White, Philadelphia (N) 15-17, 0 sv, 2.51 era, 35 g, 35 gs, 276.0 ip, 250 ha, 118 r, 77 er, 2 hr, 69 bb, 189 k, 1.16 whip, .243 oavg Milestones & Achievements 4/18 - Jake Beckley reaches 2000 hits 7/20 - Cy Young captures 300th victory 8/01 - Jack Powell hurls no-hitter. This is the first no-hitter thrown this season and in modern (post-1900) history. Preseason and Inseason Trades 1/11 - Washington gets cf Dave Fultz (25 yrs old, .293-1-37-60), Philadelphia (A) gets rf Jack O'Brien (27 yrs old, .246-1-37-33) 1/17 - Boston (N) gets c Klondike Douglass (28 yrs old, .228-0-23-5), Philadelphia (N) gets 2b Gene DeMontreville (27 yrs old, .246-1-39-24) and lf Frank Murphy (24 yrs old, .333-0-3-1) 4/08 - Washington gets sp Dummy Taylor (26 yrs old, 14-18, 0 sv, 2.59 era, 119 k), New York gets 1b Bill Everett (32 yrs old, .218-1-22-14) 7/24 - Cincinnati gets sp Jay Hughes (27 yrs old, 12-17, 0 sv, 3.61 era, 117 k), Brooklyn gets cf John Dobbs (26 yrs old, .260-3-24-20) 7/30 - Washington gets 3b Jimmy Burke (26 yrs old, .226-1-26-8), Milwaukee gets sp Win Mercer (27 yrs old, 2-4, 2 sv, 2.41 era, 25 k) Free Agency Major Free Agents Jesse Tannehill, sp Nap Lajoie, 2b George Davis, ss Fred Clarke, lf Jock Menefee, sp Bobby Wallace, ss Fielder Jones, cf Lave Cross, 3b Heinie Peitz, 2b Tom Daly, 2b |
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1901-02 Winter Happenings
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Boston (A) - Announced that they were changing their nickname. They will now be known as the Boston Sommersets. Cincinnati - Announced that they are moving into a new ballpark. The ballpark will be named Palace of the Fans. Cleveland - Announced that they were changing their nickname. They will now be known as the Cleveland Bronchos. Milwaukee - Announced that the franchise was being relocated to St.Louis. St.Louis is now the fourth city in which there is direct competition between both leagues. The other cities are Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia. The team will now be known as the St.Louis Browns. Free Agency Here is how the major free agents ended up. Jesse Tannehill, sp - Signed a 5-year, $136,950 contract with Boston (N) Nap Lajoie, 2b - Signed a 3-year, $102,000 contract with Brooklyn George Davis, ss - Signed a 3-year, $89,220 contract with Philadelphia (A) Fred Clarke, lf - Signed a 4-year, $116,580 contract with Washington Jock Menefee, sp - Signed a 4-year, $84,820 contract with St.Louis (A) Bobby Wallace, ss - Signed a 5-year, $102,450 contract with New York Fielder Jones, cf - Signed a 5-year, $116,190 contract with Cleveland Lave Cross, 3b - Signed a 3-year, $18,630 contract with Boston (N) Heinie Peitz, 2b - Signed a 2-year, $11,640 contract with Philadelphia (N) Tom Daly, 2b - Signed a 2-year, $26,820 contract with Chicago (A) Trades 10/10 - Brooklyn gets sp Wiley Piatt (27 yrs old, 14-16, 0 sv, 4.16 era, 100 k), Philadelphia (A) gets c Hughie Hearne (28 yrs old, .167-0-3-1) 10/10 - Cleveland gets rf Lefty Davis (26 yrs old, .309-2-36-53), Brooklyn gets 1b Candy LaChance (31 yrs old, .283-1-53-39) 11/21 - Washington gets sp Win Mercer (27 yrs old, 2-4, 2 sv, 2.41 era, 25 k), St.Louis (A) gets 2b Jimmy Burke (27 yrs old, .226-1-26-8) Major Retirements (10+ yrs in MLB) sp Ted Breitenstein, age 32 - 11 seasons. His best season was in 1897 when he recorded a record of 23-12, with an era of 3.62, 0 saves and 98 strikeouts in 320.1 innings. 4.02 era, 160-167, 381 g, 2958.1 ip, 890 k, 1194 bb, 3 sv mr Kid Carsey, age 30 - 10 seasons. His best season was in 1892 when he recorded a 19-16 record with a 3.12 era, 0 saves and 76 strikeouts in 317.2 innings. 4.88 era, 116-139, 323 g, 2291.0 ip, 494 k, 831 bb, 3 sv 2b Cupid Childs, age 34 - 13 seasons. His best season was in 1894 when he batted .353 with 2 hr, 52 rbi and 17 sb in 118 games. .306 avg, 1522 g, 5819 ab, 1255 r, 1781 h, 20 hr, 769 rbi, 278 sb, .390 slg cl Bert Cunningham, age 35 - 12 seasons. His best season was in 1898 when he compiled a 28-15 record with a 3.16 era, 0 saves and 34 strikeouts in 362.0 innings. 4.19 era, 146-167, 367 g, 2757.1 ip, 729 k, 1076 bb, 7 sv cl Nig Cuppy, age 32 - 10 seasons. His best season was in 1892 when he compiled a 28-13 record with a 2.51 era, 1 save and 103 strikeouts in 376.0 innings. 3.40 era, 176-99, 319 g, 2447.2 ip, 549 k, 645 bb, 5 sv lf Tommy Dowd, age 32 - 11 seasons. His best season was in 1895 when he batted .323 with 7 hr, 74 rbi and 30 sb in 129 games. .270 avg, 1301 g, 5279 ab, 847 r, 1427 h, 23 hr, 493 rbi, 365 sb, .345 slg cf Billy Hamilton, age 35 - 14 seasons. His best season was in 1894 when he batted .404 with 4 hr, 87 rbi and 98 sb in 129 games. .343 avg, 1629 g, 6407 ab, 1233 r, 2199 h, 37 hr, 1689 rbi, 936 sb, .428 slg cl Pink Hawley, age 28 - 10 seasons. His best season was in 1895 when he compiled a 31-22 record with a 3.18 era, 1 save and 142 strikeouts in 444.1 innings. 3.92 era, 167-180, 392 g, 3017.2 ip, 875 k, 1006 bb, 3 sv mr Al Maul, age 35 - 15 seasons. His best season was in 1898 when he compiled a 20-7 record with a 2.10 era, 0 saves and 31 strikeouts in 239.2 innings. 4.27 era, 90-80, 207 g, 1507.2 ip, 395 k, 537 bb, 5 sv c Morgan Murphy, age 34 - 11 seasons. His best season was in 1894 when he batted .275 with 1 hr, 37 rbi and 6 sb in 75 games. .229 avg, 610 g, 2050 ab, 258 r, 470 h, 11 hr, 233 rbi, 56 sb, .287 slg 2b Joe Quinn, age 36 - 17 seasons. His best season was in 1890 when he batted .301 with 7 hr, 82 rbi and 29 sb in 130 games. .261 avg, 1796 g, 6911 ab, 891 r, 1801 h, 28 hr, 790 rbi, 270 sb, .326 slg mr Amos Rusie, age 30 - 10 seasons. Inducted to Hall of Fame. His best season was in 1897 when he compiled a 28-10 record with a 2.54 era, 0 saves and 135 strikeouts in 322.1 innings. 3.06 era, 245-174, 470 g, 3763.2 ip, 1933 k, 1712 bb, 5 sv c Pop Schriver, age 36 - 14 seasons. His best season was in 1891 when he batted .333 with 1 hr, 21 rbi and 1 sb in 27 games. .333 avg, 871 g, 3003 ab, 399 r, 802 h, 17 hr, 400 rbi, 60 sb, .358 slg rf Elmer Smith age 33 - 14 seasons. His best season was in 1894 when he batted .356 with 6 hr, 72 rbi and 33 sb in 125 games. .310 avg, 1317 g, 4768 ab, 927 r, 1478 h, 38 hr, 671 rbi, 241 sb, .434 slg sp Gus Weyhing, age 35 - 14 seasons. His best season was in 1888 when he compiled a 28-18 record with a 2.25 era, 0 saves and 204 strikeouts in 404.0 innings. 3.81 era, 267-231, 559 g, 4377.1 ip, 1679 k, 1582 bb, 5 sv Last edited by captaincarl; 01-24-2010 at 09:36 AM. |
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01-24-2010, 07:58 AM
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Wow,Slidin' Billy Hamilton get the ol' snub huh,despite having a .343 career average and 936 stolen bases(by far the most in history) This is an outrage!!!! LOL.Ok now that I'm off the soap box,what a way to celebrate your 25th season!!! the National league may never see a race so tight again..4 teams within 2 games of 1st place??? that's unreal.As for the world's series,I'm guessing 1903? then 1905...
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01-24-2010, 10:04 AM
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The Hall of Fame election committee is meeting this summer to see if it should adjust the criteria for induction. They will then take another look at "Sliding Billy" to see if he meets the new criteria.
It was a surprise to see the race that close considering in real life, Pittsburgh won by 7.5 over your Phillies and 8.5 over Brooklyn. The Giants finished 37 games behind in real life, so it was quite a jump for them. I figure that I would allow MLB to play without a championship series between the two leagues so that the AL could "get their feet wet". You were right in your testings that the trades were very low during this time but there were a ton of "purchases", which would be the "trading" of a player for financial considerations. I'm thinking of raising the trading frequency to "simulate" this. Last edited by captaincarl; 01-24-2010 at 10:06 AM. |
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01-24-2010, 03:47 PM
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1902 - Year in Review
The defending AL champions, the Boston Americans, looked to repeat and held a 1 game lead over the Chicago White Sox at the beginning of June. Chicago, however, had other plans and overtook Boston by the beginning of July and quickly extended the lead to 6.5 games. The Americans were able to pull to within 2.5 games by Labor Day but the White Sox pulled away and clinched the title with almost a full week to go. Chicago was led by the powerful bats of Mike Grady (13 HR), who they had acquired in a trade in June, Dave Brain, who had an AL record 14 triples and Herm McFarland, who batted .328 with 4 home runs and 63 RBI and was awarded the league's Outstanding Hitter Award. The mound staff featured a pair of 20-game winners, John Skopec (AL leading 23) and Clark Griffith (20). The powerful bat of Buck Freeman (11 HR) and the pitching of Cy Young (19 wins, AL leading 138 strikeouts) led the way for the Americans to finish in second place, 6 games behind. The Detroit Tigers ended the season in third place, 7 games back, thanks to the arms of Roscoe Miller (2.48 ERA) and George Mullin (136 strikeouts).
The race for the pennant in the senior circuit was certainly not as closely faught as the previous campaign. The Philadelphia Phillies, led by bats of Elmer Flick (.338 avg) and Ed Delahanty (8 HR) and the arm of ace starter Al Orth (21 wins, 2.30 ERA), took the lead at the opening bell and never looked back as they cruised to the title with an 8 game edge over the Chicago Orphans and the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Orphans were led by the bats of Danny Green (.339 avg, 2nd in NL) and Topsy Hartsel (82 RBI, MLB leading 52 stolen bases) and the arm of Jack Taylor (MLB leading 25 wins, 2.25 ERA). Pittsburgh ended in the tie for second place thanks to the arms of NL Outstanding Pitcher Award winner Rube Waddell (21 wins, 1.47 ERA, 244 strikeouts) and Deacon Phillippe (21 wins). The National League also featured MLB's first hitting Triple Crown winner. Nap Lajoie, a free agent pickup by Brooklyn, led the senior circuit in average (.360), home runs (9), and tied for the league lead in runs batted in (84). Code:
American League W L PCT GB National League W L PCT GB Chicago 82 58 .586 -- Philadelphia 87 53 .621 -- Boston 76 64 .543 6 Chicago 79 61 .564 8 Detroit 75 65 .536 7 Pittsburgh 79 61 .564 8 Cleveland 69 71 .493 13 New York 74 66 .529 13 Philadelphia 67 73 .479 15 Brooklyn 72 68 .514 15 Washington 67 73 .479 15 Boston 64 76 .457 23 Baltimore 62 78 .443 20 St.Louis 57 83 .407 30 St.Louis 62 78 .443 20 Cincinnati 48 92 .343 39 Batting AVG AVG Batting AVG AVG B.Wood, CLE .355 N.Lajoie, BRO .360 D.Jones, STL .348 D.Green, CHI .339 G.Davis, PHI .332 E.Flick, PHI .338 Homeruns HR Homeruns HR B.Bradley, CLE 13 N.Lajoie, BRO 9 M.Grady, WAS+CHI 13 E.Delahanty, PHI 8 B.Freeman, BOS 11 D.McGann, STL 8 Runs Batted In RBI Runs Batted In RBI J.Collins, BOS 96 N.Lajoie, BRO 84 S.Seybold, PHI 94 J.Sheckard, BRO 84 M.Donlin, BAL 92 T.Hartsel, CHI 82 Stolen Bases SB Stolen Bases SB P.Dougherty, BOS 43 T.Hartsel, CHI 52 D.Brain, CHI 41 T.Leach, PIT 48 B.Keister, BAL 40 F.Chance, CHI 44 Earned Run Average ERA Earned Run Average ERA J.Menefee, STL 2.28 R.Waddell, PIT 1.47 R.Miller, DET 2.48 J.Taylor, CHI 2.25 C.Fraser, PHI 2.67 A.Orth, PHI 2.30 Wins W Wins W J.Skopec, CHI 23 J.Taylor, CHI 25 A.Joss, CLE 21 A.Orth, PHI 21 C.Griffith, CHI 20 D.Phillippe, PIT 21 Saves SV Saves SV H.Kane, STL 4 B.Duggleby, PHI 6 G.Dormer, CLE 2 C.McFarland, STL 6 T.Quinn, PHI 2 S.Wiltse, PIT 3 Strikeouts SO Strikeouts SO C.Young, BOS 138 R.Waddell, PIT 244 G.Mullin, DET 136 C.Mathewson, NY 180 A.Joss, CLE 130 D.White, PHI 176 Last edited by captaincarl; 01-24-2010 at 03:53 PM. |
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01-24-2010, 04:18 PM
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1902 awards & happenings
AL Outstanding Hitter
Herm McFarland, Chicago (A) 129 g, 424 ab, 91 r, 139 h, 25 2b, 11 3b, 4 hr, 63 rbi, 198 tb, 85 bb, 32 k, 36 sb, 21 cs, .328 avg, .439 obp, .467 slg NL Outstanding Hitter Nap Lajoie, Brooklyn 137 g, 561 ab, 78 r, 202 h, 45 2b, 1 3b, 9 hr, 84 rbi, 276 tb, 24 bb, 40 k, 5 sb, 2 cs, .360 avg, .388 obp, .492 slg AL Outstanding Pitcher Addie Joss, Cleveland 21-10, 0 sv, 2.86 era, 35 g, 35 gs, 273.1 ip, 276 ha, 121 r, 87 er, 8 hr, 46 bb, 130 k, 1.18 whip, .261 oavg NL Outstanding Pitcher Rube Waddell, Pittsburgh 21-12, 0 sv, 1.47 era, 35 g, 35 gs, 306.1 ip, 240 ha, 81 r, 50 er, 2 hr, 69 bb, 244 k, 1.01 whip, .214 oavg AL Rookie of the Year Addie Joss, Cleveland 21-10, 0 sv, 2.86 era, 35 g, 35 gs, 273.1 ip, 276 ha, 121 r, 87 er, 8 hr, 46 bb, 130 k, 1.18 whip, .261 oavg NL Rookie of the Year Libe Washburn, New York 17-16, 0 sv, 3.21 era, 34 g, 34 gs, 277.1 ip, 298 ha, 132 r, 99 er, 5 hr, 85 bb, 123 k, 1.38 whip, .277 oavg Milestones and Achievements 6/18 - 2500 hits for George Van Haltren 6/28 - Dummy Hoy reaches 2000 hits 7/03 - Buck Freeman gets cycle. This is the first time that the cycle has been struck and the first time since the turn of the century. 7/05 - Hit #2000 for Herman Long 8/04 - Hit number 2000 for George Davis 9/02 - Ed Delahanty gets hit number 2500 9/17 - Clark Griffith claims 200th victory MLB Records Set or Tied Batting Average: .360 - Nap Lajoie, Brooklyn Hits: 202 - Nap Lajoie, Brooklyn Triples: 19 - Frank Chance, Chicago (N) Hitting Streak: 31 - Honus Wagner, Pittsburgh Pitching ERA: 1.47 - Rube Waddell, Pittsburgh Wins: 25 - Jack Taylor, Chicago (N) Saves: 6 - Bill Duggleby, Philadelphia (N) and Chappie McFarland, St.Louis (N) AL Records Set or Tied Batting Average: .355 - Bob Wood, Cleveland Triples: 14 - Dave Brain, Chicago (A) Hitting Streak: 23 - Ossee Schreckengost, Boston (A) Pitching Wins: 23 - John Skopec, Chicago (A) NL Records Set or Tied Average: .360 - Nap Lajoie, Brooklyn Hits: 202 - Nap Lajoie, Brooklyn Triples: 19 - Frank Chance, Chicago (N) Runs Scored: 101 - Ed Delahanty, Philadelphia (N) Hitting Streak: 31 - Honus Wagner, Pittsburgh Pitching ERA: 1.47 - Rube Waddell, Pittsburgh Wins: 25 - Jack Taylor, Chicago (N) Saves: 6 - Bill Duggleby, Philadelphia (N) and Chappie McFarland, St.Louis (N) Preseason and Inseason Trades 6/15 - Philadelphia (A) gets 2b Roy Brashear (28 yrs old, .250-0-9-1), St.Louis (N) gets c Wilbert Robinson (38 yrs old, .260-1-56-10) 6/15 - Philadelphia (A) gets ss Heinie Smith (30 yrs old, .253-0-29-9), New York gets ss Phil Geier (26 yrs old, .193-0-5-3) 6/18 - Washington gets cf Hugh Duffy (35 yrs old, .286-2-51-24), Chicago (A) gets c Mike Grady (32 yrs old, .266-13-70-31) 6/26 - Boston (A) gets 1b Charlie Carr (25 yrs old, .279-0-41-7), Philadelphia (A) gets lf Charlie Hemphill (26 yrs old, .294-4-38-30) 6/29 - Cleveland gets cl Bob Lawson (25 yrs old, 0-0, 3 sv, 0.00 era, 1 k), Boston (N) gets cf Ollie Pickering (32 yrs old, .323-7-61-22) 7/29 - Cleveland gets sp Emil Frisk (27 yrs old, 6-10, 0 sv, 3.00 era, 47 k), Detroit gets c Harry Bemis (28 yrs old, .249-1-49-3) Free Agency Major Free Agents Charlie Hickman, 1b Red Donahue, sp Bill Dahlen, ss Chick Stahl, cf Jack Powell, sp Billy Clingman, 2b Bill Keister, rf Mike Grady, rf Duff Cooley, lf Nixey Callahan, 3b Bill Phillips, sp Jack Doyle, 1b |
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1902-03 Winter happenings
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Boston (A) - Announced that they were going to change their nickname. They will now be known as the Boston Pilgrims. Chicago (N) - Announced that they were going to change their nickname. They will now be known as the Chicago Cubs. American League - Announced that the franchise formerly in Baltimore will be placed in New York. This makes New York the fifth city in which there will be direct competition between the leagues. The others are Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia and St.Louis. They will be known as the New York Highlanders and will be playing their home games in Hilltop Park. Hall of Fame - The Hall of Fame Committiee announced a couple of adjustments to its criteria for induction into the hall. Instead of a position player needing 2350 hits as long as they batted .285 or better, the criteria will now be 2000 hits as long as the player batted .295 or better. Pitchers will now need 350 saves, increased from 300, or will need 200 or more wins as long as they compiled a 3.50 earned run average, changed from 220 wins with a compiled 3.60 or lower ERA. Free Agency Here is how the major free agents (3-stars or better) fared during the offseason. Charlie Hickman, 1b - Signed a 4-year, $72,760 contract with Chicago (A) Red Donahue, sp - Signed a 3-year, $64,290 contract with Washington Bill Dahlen, ss - Signed a 4-year, $87,440 contract with Cincinnati Chick Stahl, cf - Signed a 6-year, $70,830 contract with New York (A) Jack Powell, sp - Signed a 4-year, $48,280 contract with New York (N) Billy Clingman, 2b - Signed a 1-year, $2,790 contract with Boston (N) Bill Keister, rf - Signed a 4-year, $112,040 contract with St.Louis (N) Mike Grady, rf - Signed a 4-year, $125,440 contract with Boston (A) Duff Cooley, lf - Signed a 3-year, $25,320 contract with Philadelphia (N) Nixey Callahan, 3b - Signed a 2-year, $12,720 contract with Chicago (N) Bill Phillips, sp - Signed a 4-year, $31,930 contract with Boston (A) Jack Doyle, 1b - Signed a 3-year, $16,680 contract with New York (N) Offseason Trades 10/09 - Philadelphia (N) gets 1b John Ganzel (28 yrs old, .256-3-26-4), New York (N) gets lf Jimmy Slagle (29, .241-0-38-14) 10/21 - Boston (A) gets lf Al Shaw (29 yrs old, .283-2-48-4), Detroit gets lf Ducky Holmes (33 yrs old, .287-0-13-4) 10/23 - Detroit gets 1b Art Nichols (31 yrs old, .212-0-28-5), St.Louis (N) gets 3b Joe Yeager (27 yrs old, .286-0-1-1) 10/24 - Philadelphia (A) gets 3b Jimmy Burke (28 yrs old, .287-1-59-22), St.Louis (A) gets rf Charlie Hemphill (26 yrs old, .294-4-38-30) 12/17 - St.Louis (N) gets 3b George Magoon (27 yrs old, .194-0-17-3), Cincinnati gets lf George Barclay (26 yrs old, .302-0-6-4) Major Retirements cf Steve Brodie, age 34 - 12 seasons. His best season was in 1894 when he batted .366 with 3 HRs, 113 RBI and 42 SB in 129 games. .300 avg, 1487 g, 5567 ab, 884 r, 1669 h, 23 hr, 900 rbi, 315 sb, .378 slg ss Bones Ely, age 39 - 14 seasons. His best season was in 1894 when he batted .306 with 12 HR, 89 RBI and 23 SB in 127 games. .255 avg, 1400 g, 5216 ab, 657 r, 1330 h, 26 hr, 642 rbi, 175 sb, .323 slg cl Frank Foreman, age 39 - 11 seasons. His best season was in 1889 when he compiled a 23-21 record with 0 saves, a 3.52 ERA and 180 K in 414.0 innings. 3.82 era, 104-94, 243 g, 1790.2 ip, 633 k, 661 bb, 4 sv cf Dummy Hoy, age 40 - 14 seasons. His best season was in 1894 when he batted .299 with 5 HR, 70 RBI and 27 SB in 126 games. .290 avg, 1856 g, 7251 ab, 1443 r, 2102 h, 43 hr, 782 rbi, 641 sb, .377 slg 3b Charlie Irwin, age 33 - 10 seasons. His best season was in 1894 when he batted .289 with 8 HR, 95 RBI and 35 SB in 128 games. .267 avg, 990 g, 3581 ab, 535 r, 956 h, 16 hr, 506 rbi, 181 sb, .345 slg c Wilbert Robinson, age 39 - 17 seasons. His best season was in 1894 when he batted .353 with 1 HR, 98 RBI and 12 SB in 109 games. .267 avg, 1391 g, 5098 ab, 645 r, 1363 h, 18 hr, 713 rbi, 192 sb, .339 slg Last edited by captaincarl; 01-24-2010 at 04:49 PM. |
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Hey hey what do ya say!!! Billy Hamilton makes the hall! The HOF is such a subjective thing,and many of the guys in there IRL don't deserve it.It is fun to banter about tho..
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