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[Eugene Church]

Many thanks, Yoda.

Wednesday...3 doctors said she would not get any better...and would remain in the state she was...which included hallucinations.

Thursday, she suddenly got well and rid of the hallucinations. She was released and sent home.

Praise Jesus.

Many people were praying for her.

Thank you and God bless you.

I should be back home Tuesday and will pick up my Alltime Allstar Association Report...may post Wednesday afternoon...definitely Thursday.

[HolyCow98]

That is great news Eugene!

I'm so glad she is doing better and was released from the hospital. Glad the doctors were wrong in their assumption that she we would not get better. Hopefully all of this is behind her now.

[echolodge]

I just happened to be browsing and your posts looked interesting so I checked them out.

It's great your Mom is doing better, Eugene. I'll say a prayer for her too. I thought my mom had cancer, but the doctor was wrong. I was so thankful to God for that. I know I'm very fortunate to still have her and my dad around.

I'm a rookie compared to you in OOTP, but it is obvious you put a lot of heart and effort into your posts and leagues. Thanks for the hard work. I'll be following the league.

Echolodge

[Eugene Church]

HolyCow98 and echolodge,

Thanks you both for the prayers. They are very much appreciated.

And thank you both for checking out the Alltime Allstar Association.

It is in the last week of the first season and I am excited about the finish.

I should get back home by Wednesday.

[Eugene Church]

Originally Posted by echolodge

I just happened to be browsing and your posts looked interesting so I checked them out.

It's great your Mom is doing better, Eugene. I'll say a prayer for her too. I thought my mom had cancer, but the doctor was wrong. I was so thankful to God for that. I know I'm very fortunate to still have her and my dad around.

I'm a rookie compared to you in OOTP, but it is obvious you put a lot of heart and effort into your posts and leagues. Thanks for the hard work. I'll be following the league.

Echolodge

Welcome to the wonderful world of OOTPB.

Thanks for remembering my mother.

[batted balls]

Eugene,

Just wanted to echo the thoughts of our fellow gamers. Glad to hear your grandmother is off the DL.

[Eugene Church]

Originally Posted by batted balls

Eugene,

Just wanted to echo the thoughts of our fellow gamers. Glad to hear your grandmother is off the DL.

I really liked the "DL" comment.

Thanks for being concerned.

[Eugene Church]

ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION

Sunday, August 31, 1901

AMERICAN LEAGUE

RUNNER-UP WHITE SOX SWEEP THIRD PLACE DETROIT...AL-LEADING NY YANKS SPLIT WITH SIXTH PLACE CLEVELAND...LEAD CUT TO 3 GAMES WITH 7 TO GO...FOURTH PLACE ATHLETICS DIVIDE WITH LAST PLACE BROWNS...AND FIFTH PLACE BOSTON AND SEVENTH PLACE SENATORS EACH WIN ONE GAME.

CHICAGO AND CICOTTE ROUT TIGERS IN FIRST GAME
CWS - 112 030 500 - 12 13 0 (first game)
DET -- 002 000 000 -- 2 6 2
WP: Cicotte (18-9 3.90)
LP: Rowe (10-8 3.95) H. Coveleskie (6th) H. Smith (8th)
HR: CWS - Appling (6) F. Thomas (31)
Chisox Eddie Cicotte won his 18th of the year, tops in the AL...he stymied the Tigers on 6 hits with 3 strikeouts and 2 walks...the Pale Hose pounded out 13 basehits, paced by Joe Jackson's (.332) 3-5 and 2 rbis, Harold Baines' (.280) 2-5 and 3 rbis and Eddie Collins' (.326) 2-2 and 3 runs scored...Luke Appling (.271) and Frank Thomas (.263) hit for the circuit...Big Frank trails Babe Ruth of NY by only one home run.

2-RUN SURGE IN NINTH GETS THIRD STRAIGHT FOR CHICAGO TO SHAVE A GAME OFF NY LEAD
CWS - 300 000 002 - 5 12 0 (second game)
DET -- 102 000 000 - 3 7 0
WP: Lyons (11-11 3.32) Save: Thigpen 11 (5-3 3.22)
LP: Bridges (11-8 3.26) Hiller (9th)
HR: DET - Crawford (7)
White Sox Ted Lyons settled down after a rough 3 innings to beat Detroit...Bobby Thigpen nailed it down with his 11th save...offensively Happy Felsch (.321) and Dick Lundy (.255) drove in a pair of runs each...Lundy got the game-winners across in the ninth...Joe Jackson (.334) went 3-5 for Chicago...Tigs have fallen three times in a row.

CLEVELAND NUKES NEW YORK IN OPENER...FELLER IS WINNER ON MOUND AND AT BAT
CLE - 302 100 004 - 10 16 1 (first game)
NYY- 000 001 001 -- 2 8 0
WP: Feller (12-11 2.97)
LP: Gomez (15-8 2.84) Gossage (7th) Raschi (8th)
HR: CLE - Colavito 2 (8) Feller (1)
Cleveland's Bob Feller foiled the Yankees, checking them on 8 hits and striking out 7 and walking a pair...Tribe slammed 16 hits...led by Rocky Colavito's (.225) 2 homers and 5 rbis...even Feller (.119) hit a solo blast.

PAYBACK TIME IN NIGHTCAP...HOYT AND BRONX BOMBERS BLAST TRIBE
CLE - 100 000 000 --- 1 6 2 (second game)
NYY- 200 500 12X - 10 14 0
WP: Hoyt (6-2 2.63)
LP: Wynn (9-10 4.08) Garcia (4th) Narleski (5th) Joss (9th)
HR: NYY - J. DiMaggio (18)
Yanks comeback in second game and crush Cleveland behind Waite Hoyt and 14-hit barrage...Hoyt hurled a 6-hitter with 5 K's and 1 BB...Joe DiMaggio (.274) hammered 3 hits and 4 rbis, including his 18th homer of the campaign...Earl Combs (.307) and Derek Jeter (.255) added a pair of rbis each.

PHILLY'S VIDA BLUE BLOWS BY BROWNS
PHA- 001 110 001 - 4 8 0 (first game)
STB - 000 010 000 - 1 7 0
WP: Blue (14-3 2.52)
LP: Mussina (11-11 3.56)
HR: PHA - R. Jackson (11) R. Henderson (9)
In the first of two A's lefty Vida Blue won his 9th successive game and 14th overall with a solid 7-hit win over the hapless cellar-dwelling Browns...Rickey Henderson (.244) had 3 hits and a solo home run and Reggie Jackson (.258) also hit one with the bases empty...Blue sat down 3 on strikes and walked none to outdo Mike Mussina.

THIRD STRINGER SLAMS NINTH INNING WALKOFF HOMER AS ST. LOUIS SHADES PHILADELPHIA
PHA - 001 010 000 - 3 8 0 (second game)
STB - 200 010 001 - 4 9 0
WP: T. Martinez (3-3 3.90)
Wilhelm (SP) T. Martinez (8th)
LP: Plank (10-13 3.28)
HR: STB - K. Williams (13) Dempsey (1)
Third string catcher Rick Dempsey made his first AAA homer count...it won the game in the bottom of the ninth and sent Eddie Plank down to his 13th defeat and made a winner of reliever Tippy Martinez, who stifled the A's in the last 2 frames...Ken Williams (.298) also cracked a 2-run blast to top the Browns and gain a second game split.

GARCIAPARRA DRIVES IN 4...BOSTON TAKES GAME ONE FROM SENATORS IN 10 INNINGS
BOS - 000 010 030 1 - 5 13 0 (first game - 10 innings)
WAS- 000 000 004 0 - 4 8 0
WP: Radatz (8-4 1.45)
Young (SP) Radatz (9th)
LP: Rogan (1-5 4.15)
Blyleven (SP) Rogan (9th)
HR: BOS - Garciaparra (15)
Bosox third sacker Nomar Garciaparra (.291) lashed in 4 runs with a 2-4 day including a 3-run blast...Oscar Charleston (.315) chipped in 3 hits and scored twice...he doubled to lead off the tenth and got the game-winning score on a Garciaparra groundout...Cy Young blanked Washington until the 4-run outburst in the bottom of the ninth...Dick Radatz got the last 4 outs for the victory.

PASCUAL SENSATIONAL AS SENATORS SHUTOUT RED SOX IN A ROUT
BOS - 000 000 000 - 0 7 3 (second game)
WAS- 050 012 10X - 9 15 0
WP: Pascual (12-10 3.08)
LP: C. Mays (10-11 3.79) Hughson (5th) Radatz (6th) Kinder (7th)
HR: WAS - Carew (3)
Cuban righthander Camilo Pascual breezed to his 12th victory by blanking the Bosox on 7 hits to gain a split in the twinbill...he registered 6 Ks and 4 BBs...he was soundly backed up by a 15-hit Senator onslaught...Sam Rice (.292) had a perfect 4-4 day with 3 rbis...Rod Carew (.291) had a pair of hits, including a 2-run home run...Earl Battey (.224), Cecil Travis (.284) and Buddy Myer (.280) also contributed 2 hits apiece to the Washington cause.



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[Eugene Church]

ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION

Sunday, August 31, 1901

NATIONAL LEAGUE

ALL CLUBS DIVIDED THE DOUBLEHEADERS...TOP TEAM PITTSBURGH STILL 1 GAME UP ON SECOND PLACE PHILLIES AND 3 IN FRONT OF THIRD PLACE NEW YORK...PIRATES AND GIANTS SPLIT...PHILADELPHIA AND CINCINNATI SHARED A PAIR...CARDINALS AND BRAVES EACH WON A GAME...AND BROOKLYN AND CHICAGO DIVIDED A TWINBILL...THE SEASON IS NOW DOWN TO 7 GAMES

PHILLIPPE AND PIRATES WIN A MASTERPIECE FROM MATHEWSON AND THE GIANTS IN THE FIRST GAME
NYG - 000 000 000 - 0 9 2 (first game)
PIT -- 000 020 00X- 2 9 0
WP: Phillippe (16-8 2.77)
LP: Mathewson (14-12 3.04)
HR: (none)
It was crunch time between the NL's number one and number three teams...in the opener of a twinbill Pittsburgh prevailed...Deacon Phillippe tossed a crafty 9-hit shutout to top Christy Mathewson...Phillippe struck out 7 and walked none in a fine outing...Mathewson whiffed 10 and also had perfect control and walked no one...but in the fifth he gave up a single to Roberto Clemente (.253) and a rbi double and single to Willie Stargell (.243) and Jason Kendall (.278) respectively.

MCGINNITY AND NEW YORK TAKE NIGHTCAP IN A TENSE DUEL WITH BUCS
NYG- 021 000 000 - 3 6 0 (second game)
PIT --000 020 000 - 2 7 0
WP: McGinnity (10-10 3.66)
LP: Leever (14-11 2.85)
HR: NYG - Kent (9) Bonds (28) PIT - Stargell (5)
It was a battle of longballs and the Giants won it...Jeff Kent (.272) pounded a 2-run blast in the second inning and Barry Bonds (.289) delivered the clincher in the third...Willie Stargell (.243) hit a 2-run job in the fifth for the Pirates only runs...winner Joe McGinnity stopped Pittsburgh on a 7-hitter with 4 K's and 2 BB's, escaping unscathed with the bases loaded in the ninth...Bonds is second in the NL with 28 homers to the Cubs' Ernie Banks' 30.

PHILADELPHIA'S ROBERTS ROUGH ON REDLEGS...PHILS WIN OPENING GAME
PHI - 100 020 000 - 3 5 2 (first game)
CIN - 010 000 000 - 1 8 0
WP: Roberts (15-8 3.33)
LP: Derringer (6-11 4.21) Carroll (8th)
HR: PHI - Klein (26)
The Phils' Robin Roberts won a crucial ballgame with a rock steady performance...he picked up his 15th triumph by checking the Reds on one run and 8 hits, while striking out 4 and issuing 2 free passes...Biz Mackey (.340) won it with a fifth-inning 2-run single that broke up a 1-1 tie...Chuck Klein (.301) clouted his 26th fourbagger for the other run.

PHILLY FAILS TO GAIN ON PIRATES...MALONEY TOUGHS OUT WIN FOR CINCINNATI
PHI - 200 010 010 - 4 7 3 (second game)
CIN- 230 200 00X - 7 10 0
WP: Maloney (6-9 4.41)
LP: Schilling (8-8 4.16) Orth (5th) McGraw (7th)
HR: PHI - Klein (27)
Fireballer Jim Maloney put a halt to Philadelphia's attempt to move into a first place tie in the National League with a gutsied 8-strikeout performance...Curt Schilling, the Phillies' best reliever lately, was called on to start, but couldn't get the job done...3 errors gave away 3 unearned runs to help seal his fate...Ed Roush (.305) rapped 3-5 and drove in 2 runs and Vada Pinson (.301) collected 2-5 with 2 rbis...at the end of the day the Phillies still trail first place Pittsburgh by one game with only 7 to play.

BOSTON AND NIEKRO FLUTTER BY REDBIRDS IN FIRST GAME
BSN - 300 000 000 - 3 10 0 (first game)
STL - 000 001 001 -- 2 7 1
WP: Niekro (11-8 2.81) Save: Sain 1 (4-8 3.64)
Niekro (SP) Sain (8th)
LP: L. Jackson (4-4 2.85) Dean (8th)
HR: BSN - C. Jones (23)
It was over in the first inning when Chipper Jones (.251) clobbered a 3-run clout off loser Larry Jackson...Phil Niekro, relying on his fine flutterball, hurled a solid 7 innings for the win, holding the Cards to one run and 6 hits...Johnny Sain got his first save, despite giving up a ninth inning homer to Ted Simmons (.238)...Johnny Logan (.281) and Wally Berger (.261) both belted 3 hits for the victors.

ST. LOUIS' BRECHEEN WINS IN A CATWALK OVER BRAVES TO TAKE GAME TWO
BSN- 001 000 000 - 1 2 0 (second game)
STL - 500 000 00X - 5 8 2
WP: Brecheen (7-3 4.08)
LP: Burdette (9-12 3.10) Garber (5th) McMahon (8th)
HR: STL - Hornsby (12) McCarver (2)
The second game was also decided in the first inning...this time a 5-run outbreak won it for the Cardinals to gain a split in the twinbill...a 3-run bash by Rogers Hornsby (.297) and a 2-run shot by Tim McCarver (.224) decided the issue...Harry "the Cat" Brecheen got his first start since coming back from a two-month stint on the DL and was superb with a 2-hitter with 3 walks and 7 strikeouts...St. Louis is still 4 games behind the NL-leading Pirates.

BROOKLYN SQUEEZES BY BRUINS TO TAKE OPENER
BRO - 110 510 000 - 8 11 0 (first game)
CHC - 020 121 100 - 7 13 3
WP: Sutton (13-9 3.63) Save: Perranoski 6 (13-5 2.46)
Sutton (SP) Perranoski (6th)
LP: H. Vaughn (7-11 3.47) Malone (4th) Reuschel (5th) Root (6th) L. Smith (7th) Sutter (9th)
HR: BRO - Sheffield (9) CHC - Stearnes (21) Banks (29)
In the first game the Dodgers jumped off to an 8-3 lead, then held on as the Cubs mounted an comeback, but could not get any closer than one run...relief specialist Ron Perranoski managed to save it for the struggling Don Sutton...Brooklyn's Zach Wheat (.319) drilled 3 hits and scored twice, while Jackie Robinson (.264) and Gary Sheffield (.263) knocked in 2 runs each...Turkey Stearnes (.321) was the Chicago offensive star with 2 hits, his 21st home run and 3 rbis...Ernie Banks (.228) regained the top spot in the NL home run derby with his 29th of the year, one ahead of NY's Barry Bonds and 2 up on the Phils' Chuck Klein.

REULBACH RULES...CHICAGO DUMPS DODGERS FOR SPLIT
BRO - 000 001 001 - 2 6 0 (second game)
CHC - 023 010 00X- 6 10 1
WP: Reulbach (10-12 3.31)
LP: Newcombe (5-13 3.25) Welch (6th) Gagne (9th)
HR: BRO - Hodges (16) CHC - Stearnes (22) Banks (30)
Chicub Ed Reulbach limited the Dodgers to 6 hits and one earned run to divide the doubleheader...he walked one and fanned 3...Ernie Banks (.229) and Turkey Stearnes (.324) led the Chicago attack with home runs and they ripped losing pitcher Don Newcombe for all 6 runs in the first 5 frames and hung him with his 7th successive loss...NL leader Banks got his 30th roundtripper of the season...it was Stearnes' 22nd in only a half season.

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[Eugene Church]

PLEASE NOTE I HAVE A NEW WEBSITE.

I have a new site, but have not been able to upload the latest stats.

I will get it fixed soon.

Sorry.


IT IS FIXED NOW.

[Eugene Church]

The newsite has up-to-date stats and standings.

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[Eugene Church]

ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION

Monday, September 1, 1901

It is Labor Day Monday in the AAA with all teams scheduled to play twinbills. Pitching corps will be stressed to the limits because of back-to-back doubleheaders yesterday and today. With both pennant races going down to the wire, pitching rotations could be crucial for the contending ballclubs. Most clubs will have to go into the bullpen for a rested starter. The deep staffs will have an advantage over the last seven games of the season.

In the tense NL title chase, first place Pittsburgh will send Jess Tannehill (9-10) and Vic Willis (9-10) up against two tough Dodger hurlers, Bulldog Hershiser (8-9) and Sandy Koufax (12-8) at Ebbets Field. Fifth place Brooklyn has an edge here. It could be a rough series for the Pirates as they might have to face Dazzy Vance (18-6) in the finale of the 4-game set with second line pitching.

Second place Philadelphia, trailing by one game, really has a tough task with the fourth place Cardinals at the Vet. St. Louis has its aces ready with John Tudor (13-5) and Bob Gibson (14-8) set to pitch against the Phils' Steve Carlton (6-12) and Curt Simmons (7-10) . None of Philadelphia frontline pitchers will be available until the third game of the series. Pete Alexander (18-7) is scheduled for that game. The Redbirds are four games behind the NL leaders.

The third place New York Giants, currently 3 games out, will be at home at the Polo Grounds. They will tangle with the well-rested Chicago Cubs, who will have Mordecai Brown (19-9) and Larry French (3-4) ready for duty. Gaylord Perry (7-13) and Juan Marichal (14-9) will try to keep NY in the race. The Giants will also have to face Fergie Jenkins (15-10) and Lon Warneke (5-5) in games three and four. Freddie Fitzsimmons (0-2) and Carl Hubbell (14-10) will be slated to oppose them.

Over in the American League, it is down to just two teams, the number one club, the slumping New York Yankees and the suddenly revived Chicago White Sox. The Bombers have dropped 8 of their last 10, while the second place Pale Hose have taken 6 of 10 to narrow the lead to just 3 games with 7 games to be played.

Herb Pennock (6-6) and Ron Guidry (16-7) are pitted against the solid Philadelphia A's, who are finally playing up to their pre-season expectations. They have been one of the best clubs over the last half of the year. The Athletics will counter with Bobby Shantz (1-6) and Lefty Grove (12-9). Whitey Ford (14-10) and Goofy Gomez (15-10) will get the call in the last two games of the series at Shibe Park. It looks like Catfish Hunter (12-9) and Rube Waddell (8-9) will be going for Philly.

At Comiskey Park the White Sox will play host to the seventh place Senators. Joe Horlen (14-8) and Gary Peters (3-6) are slated to be on the hill for Chicago and opposed by Firpo Marberry (4-7) and Jim Perry (5-7). Ed Walsh (11-9) and Wilbur Wood (14-10) might be the starters in games three and four with Dutch Leonard (10-10) and Walter Johnson (9-16) on the mound for the Capitol City club.

Second line pitching could decide who goes to the World Series.

[Eugene Church]

ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION

Labor Day, Monday, September 1, 1901

A DOUBLEHEADER HOLIDAY IN THE AMERICAN AND NATIONAL LEAGUES

AMERICAN LEAGUE

BOTH CONTENDERS SPLIT...FIRST PLACE YANKEES STILL UP BY 3 OVER SECOND PLACE WHITE SOX...NY SPLIT WITH THIRD PLACE A's...CHISOX WITH SEVENTH PLACE WASHINGTON...NY'S MAGIC NUMBER IS DOWN TO 4...FIFTH PLACE RED SOX TAKE TWO FROM THIRD PLACE TIGERS...SIXTH PLACE CLEVELAND DIVIDE A PAIR WITH EIGHTH PLACE BROWNS

BRONX BOMBERS BOMB PHILADELPHIA IN FIRST GAME
NYY - 040 004 020 - 10 11 3 (first game)
PHA - 000 002 001 -- 3 5 1
WP: Guidry (17-7 3.63)
LP: Grove (12-10 3.08) Bender (6th) Waddell (7th) Eckersley (8th)
HR: NYY - B. Ruth 2 (34) PHA - Foxx (28)
Just when they needed it, both Babe Ruth (.306) and Ron Guidry stepped up to the plate and to the mound for NY...Babe bombed 2 into the stands and drove in 7 runs...he now leads the AAA with 34 homers...Guidry hurled a 5-hitter and gunned down 9 batters on strikes for his 17th victory...Lou Gehrig (.321) slammed 4 hits and plated 2.

ATHLETICS ASSAULT YANKS IN SECOND GAME ROUT
NYY - 011 001 000 -- 3 10 1 (second game)
PHA - 005 107 01X - 14 18 1
WP: Shantz (2-6 2.21)
LP: Pennock (6-7 4.63) Stottlemyre (5th) Lyle (6th) Rivera (6th) Chandler (7th)
HR: (none)
Philadelpia got revenge in the nightcap by rapping out 18 hits for an easy triumph over the first place Yankees...little-use second sacker Danny Murphy (.280) led the barrage with 4 hits and 4 rbi's...John Henry Lloyd (.334) drove in 3...Jimmie Foxx (.254), Bob Johnson (.225) and Carney Lansford (.344) knocked in 2 each in the runaway...regular reliever Bobby Shantz got the start and scattered 10 hits as he cruised to victory with the big bat backing...Philadelphia, one of the hottest teams in the second half of the season, moved into a tie for third place with Detroit, who lost twice to Boston.

SENATORS SNEAK BY CHICAGO IN OPENER
WAS - 001 100 010- 3 10 0 (first game)
CWS - 000 011 000 - 2 7 0
WP: Marberry (5-7 3.15)
LP: Horlen (14-9 2.98)
HR: (none)
The Senators sidetracked the White Sox express in their bid to gain ground on the AL leading Yankees by splitting the doubleheader...in game one Washington's Firpo Marberry walked a bunch, but still managed to hold Chicago at bay with men on base...Marberry checked the Sox on 7 hits with 3 K's and 6 BB's...losing pitcher Joe Horlen was solid for the White Sox, surrendering 3 runs and 10 hits with 6 strikeouts and a walk...the Nats Heinie Manush (.314) went 4-4 and singled in the winning run in the eighth...he drove in Goose Goslin (.311), who had doubled.

WHITE SOX REBOUND WITH A VENGENCE...SLAM SENATORS IN NIGHTCAP
WAS - 100 000 012 - 4 11 1 (second game)
CWS - 001 303 22X -11 15 0
WP: Peters (4-6 3.61)
LP: J. Perry (5-8 4.49) Viola (5th) Mogridge (6th) Kaat (8th)
HR: CWS - H. Baines (10)
Chicago bounced back from a tough defeat in the first game to trounce the Senators...the Pale Hose plastered 15 hits off 4 Washington pitchers, paced by Buck Weaver (.288), Harold Baines (.282) and Eddie Collins (.325), all with 2 rbi's...Gary Peters, relegated to the bullpen for most of the season, got the start and responded with a good effort for the win...he fanned 8 and walked 3.

BOSTON SWINGS BIG BATS AT FENWAY...DEALS DETROIT DOUBLE DOSE OF DEFEAT
DET - 301 200 001 - 7 13 3 (first game)
BOS - 210 000 302 - 8 13 1
WP: Radatz (9-4 1.41)
Clemens (SP) Tiant (5th) P. Martinez (8th) Radatz (9th)
LP: McLain (2-1 4.33)
Newhouser (SP) Hiller (7th) McLain (8th)
HR: DET - Cobb (6) Greenberg (24) BOS - T. Williams (22)
Boston came back 3 times to take the first game...coming back from 3-0, 6-3 and 7-6 deficits...in the bottom of the ninth Joe Cronin (.269) tied it with a double, scoring Oscar Charleston (.319)...then Jackie Jensen (.177) won the game with a single off losing pitcher Denny McLain...Dick Radatz was the winner, but gave up a run in the top of the ninth...Red Sox Ted Williams (.263) drove in 3 runs and now has 102 for the year, 4th in the AL.

BOSTON HIT PARADE CONTINUES IN GAME TWO...DUMP DETROIT AGAIN
DET - 000 022 000- 4 6 0 (second game)
BOS - 010 210 12X- 7 14 0
WP: P. Martinez (7-12 4.06)
Parnell (SP) P. Martinez (7th)
LP: Morris (1-2 6.17)
Lolich (SP) Morris (7th) H. Coveleskie (8th)
HR: BOS - M. Vaughn (13)
The Red Sox won game two in a late inning rally to sweep a pair from Detroit, dropping them into a third place tie with the Philadelphia Athletics...winning pitcher Pedro Martinez shot down the Tigers with only one hit and 4 strikeouts over the last 3 frames...Joe Cronin (.272) sent them ahead 5-4 with a seventh inning single off of loser Jack Morris to score Nomar Garciaparra...Garciaparra (.291) and Dom DiMaggio (.280) each delivered 3 hits to top the Bosox 14-hit attack...Cronin and Mo Vaughn (.233) cracked in 2 rbi's apiece.

SCORE SHACKLES ST. LOUIS ON 5-HIT SHUTOUT IN GAME ONE...TOUGH LOSS FOR D. MARTINEZ
STL - 000 000 000 - 0 5 0 (first game)
CLE - 000 001 00X - 1 7 0
WP: Score (12-14 2.83)
LP: D. Martinez (3-8 2.59) Olson (8th)
HR: (none)
Leftly Herb Score was firing on all cylinders with a 5-hit whitewash of the Browns...he scorched 10 via the strikeout mode and walked only 2...in the sixth a bases-loaded base on balls to Luke Easter (.285) sent across Willie Wells (.272) with the game's only score...Dennis Martinez lost another tough decision, yielding only 6 hits in 7 innings and striking out 8.

BROWNS AND INDIANS SWAP SHUTOUTS...PAPPAS OUTSTANDING IN 4-HITTER
STL - 013 000 000 - 4 10 0 (second game)
CLE - 000 000 000 - 0 4 1
WP: Pappas (1-3 5.25)
LP: M. Garcia (4-7 3.25) Mossi (6th) Lemon (9th)
HR: (none)
Milt Pappas got only his fourth starting role of the season and sizzled with a splendid 4-hit shutout...he fanned 8 and walked one batter...all of the hits were singles...the Browns backed him with 10 hits, mainly from Cal Ripken (.228) and Brooks Robinson (.201) with 4 and 3 hits respectively... Ripken powered in 3 runs with 2 doubles, while Robinson drove in one...wildness by loser Mike Garcia put the Indians in a hole they never could get out of with 7 walks in 5 innings of work.

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ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION

Labor Day, Monday, September 1, 1901

NATIONAL LEAGUE

NL TOP CLUB PITTSBURGH INCREASES LEAD TO 2 GAMES OVER SECOND PLACE PHILLIES WITH ONLY 5 REMAINING...PIRATES SWEEP 2 THRILLERS FROM FIFTH PLACE DODGERS, WHILE PHILADELPHIA SPLIT PAIR WITH FOURTH PLACE CARDS...THIRD PLACE NY GIANTS TAKE 2 CLOSE GAMES FROM SIXTH PLACE CUBS...STILL 3 GAMES OUT...AND TAILENDERS CINCINNATI AND BOSTON TRADE ONE-RUN GAMES.

PIRATES PLUCK EXTRA INNING MIRACLE WIN FROM BROOKLYN AT EBBETS FIELD IN FIRST OF TWO
PIT - 010 100 002 02 - 6 12 1 (first game - 11 innings)
BRO-200 011 000 00 - 4 9 0
WP: Face (7-2 2.61)
Willis (SP) Tekulve (7th) Face (9th)
LP: Grimes (1-7 5.23)
Hershiser (SP) Gagne (9th) Grimes (10th)
HR: PIT - Stargell (6) BRO - Cuccinello (4)
Pittsburgh showed its true mettle by coming back in the ninth to tie the game at 4-4, then winning it in the eleventh...Orel Hershiser only walked 2 in the game, but they were back-to-back in the ninth...Jason Kendall (.277) walked to force in one run, then PH Lloyd Waner (.272) sent it into overtime with a sacrifice fly...in the eleventh Kendall singled in the winning run of loser Burleigh Grimes...Pie Traynor's (.367) groundout supplied an insurance run...Roy Face picked up the win with 3 scoreless innings.

BUCS STUN BROOKLYN WITH 4-RUN NINTH TO SWEEP
PIT - 010 000 204 - 7 13 2 (second game)
BRO- 101 010 020 - 5 11 0
WP: Face (8-2 2.72)
Day (SP) Face (7th)
LP: Koufax (12-9 3.24) Perranoski (9th)
HR: PIT - Clemente (9)
The Pirates needed another ninth-inning rally and they got it...trailing 5-3 and with Sandy Koufax seemingly in command, they rallied for 4 runs to take both ends of the doubleheader...Roberto Clemente's (.256) 2-run clout off Ron Perranoski brought home the victory...Roy Face struggled, but also got credit for the nightcap, giving up 2 runs in 3 innings...with the double win the Pirates moved 2 games ahead of the second place Phillies.

PHILLY AND CARLTON VICTORIOUS OVER CARDINALS IN OPENING GAME
STL - 000 002 100 - 3 7 1 (first game)
PHI --030 011 10X- 6 12 2
WP: Carlton (7-12 4.33)
LP: Tudor (13-6 2.85) Sallee (6th) T. Worrell (7th)
HR: STL - T. Simmons (6) PHI - Allen (24) Schmidt (26)
In the opener Philadelphia needed a win in the worst way and they got it from southpaw Steve Carlton...He stumped the Redbirds on 7 hits, while striking out 9...Dick Allen (.241) had a home run and 4 rbi's and Mike Schmidt (.222) launched one, too...it was Carlton's 3rd straight win since being elevated to the starting rotation...Chuck Klein (.299) moved into a tie for the NL RBI lead with NY's Barry Bonds and Cincy's Frank Robinson...all have 96 RBI's.

GIBSON AND ST. LOUIS HANG TOUGH TO GAIN SPLIT IN 10 INNINGS
STL - 300 000 000 1 - 4 11 1 (second game - 10 innings)
PHI -000 100 011 0 - 3 8 0
WP: Gibson (15-8 3.41)
LP: Konstanty (7-9 3.90)
C. Simmons (SP) Konstanty (9th)
HR: (none)
The Cards copped a split with the Phils...Bob Gibson pitched a gritty 8-hitter and fanned 10 for his 15th victory...in the tenth Johnny Mize (.269) singled and sent Stan Musial (.275) in from second with the winning score...Musial had led off with a double...in the first Mize also doubled in a pair of runs...starter Curt Simmons for the Phils did a good job, going 8 innings and left with a 3-3 deadlock...both clubs could not afford to lose a game...Philadelphia fell 2 games behind the front-running Pirates, while the Redbirds are 5 games out with only 5 to go.

GIANTS NARROWLY NOSE OUT CUBS AND MOE BROWN IN NINTH...PERRY IS VICTOR
CHC - 000 000 100 - 1 6 1 (first game)
NYG - 000 000 101 - 2 5 0
WP: G. Perry (8-13 3.27)
LP: M. Brown (19-10 2.49)
HR: CHC - Grace (6) NYG - Terry (16)
In an almost must-win situation Gaylord Perry bested one of the best pitchers in the NL and AAA, Mordecai Brown...Perry throttled the Cubs on 6 hits with 4 strikeouts and just one base on balls...Brown held the Giants to 5 hits, fanned 5 and doled out one free pass, but didn't get his 20th victory...in the last of the ninth a leadoff single by Bill Terry (.317), a sacrifice bunt, wild pitch and Barry Bonds' (.288) single combined to win it.

NY DOES IT AGAIN AGAINST LUCKLESS CUBS...4 IN THE NINTH WINS TWINBILL
CHC - 000 004 000 - 4 10 1 (second game)
NYG - 100 000 004 - 5 8 0
WP: Antonelli (7-4 4.09)
Marichal (SP) Antonelli (9th)
LP: French (3-5 2.89) Sutter (9th)
HR: CHC - Banks (31)
The Cubs' Larry French was sailing along with a 4-hitter and 4-1 margin, when lightning struck again in the ninth at the Polo Grounds...the Giants tallied 4 times to sweep the twinbill...Willie Mays (.244) doubled in 2, Alvin Dark (.266) doubled in another to tie it, then PH Jeff Kent's (.271) single drove in the game-deciding run off Bruce Sutter.

IN BOSTON SPAHN AND BRAVES NIP NOLAN AND REDS IN GAME ONE
CIN - 000 010 000 - 1 6 2 (first game)
BSN- 000 000 20x - 2 6 0
WP: Spahn (8-10 2.44)
LP: Nolan (4-6 3.16) Rijo (8th)
HR: (none)
In the celler-dwellers doubleheaders at Braves Field, Boston took game one with a fine performance by Warren Spahn...he had a rough competitor in Cincinnati's Gary Nolan...both allowed 6 hits and one walk...Spahn whiffed 5 and Nolan sat down 7...a Tony Perez (.252) one-base hit, Frank McCormick (.262) double and Ernie Lombardi (.256) sac fly produced the Reds' only run in the fifth...Buck Leonard's (.200) single and Andruw Jones' (.194) sacrifice fly drove in the Braves' scores in the seventh to win it.

CINCINNATI AND DONAHUE FIGHTS OFF BRAVES LAST INNING RALLY...DIVIDES THE 'HEADER
CIN - 020 110 000 - 4 10 1 (second game)
BSN- 000 000 102 - 3 5 0
WP: Donahue (9-14 3.71)
LP: Glavine (6-13 3.60) Smoltz (7th) Bedrosian (9th)
HR: CIN - B. Boone (7) BSN - C. Jones 2 (25)
The Reds and Braves traded one-run battles...Pete Donahue chucked a 5-hitter with 7 K's and no walks...with one out in the last of the ninth Chipper Jones smacked a 2-run smash to close it to 4-3, but Donahue got the final 2 outs to triumph...Jones (.257) was his only nemesis, going 4-4 with 2 HR's and 3 RBI's...Leo Cardenas (.184) punched in a pair of scores for Cincy...Bret Boone (.257) and Pete Rose (.289) belted in one run each.

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[Y0DA55]

Pittsburgh and NY in the playoffs. That's my prediction. 2 and 3 games are just too much to overcome right this late in the season.

[Eugene Church]

Yeah, the odds are with you.

I think the Yanks will win, but the Pirates have to play the Brooklyn Dodgers twice and the New York Giants three times in the last 5.

They will have to face Dazzy Vance (18-6) and Don Sutton (13-9).

Then go up against Carl Hubbell (14-9), Christy Mathewson (14-12) and Juan Marichal (14-10).

Manager John McGraw might pitch lesser pitchers against the Cubs in the last two games of that series, hope he gets a couple of wins and save his Big 3 for the Pirates. He might also try to get two games out of either Hubbell or Mathewson.

The Phils are hoping the Giants sweep the Bucs. Then they might sneak into the World Series. Philadelphia has Pete Alexander (18-7), Chris Short (5-3 2.24)), Robin Roberts (15-8) and Alexander again in their expected rotation. So they look solid...plus they close out against the Cardinals for two games and the last place Reds in the last 3 games.

Mort Cooper (12-14) and Larry Jackson (5-5) will probably be on the mound for St. Louis against the Phils. Smokey Joe Williams (5-10) and Eppa Rixey (10-6) might go for Cincy. The Reds are just trying to get the long season over. They may give some of their other pitchers the end-of-the-season starts, just to see what they might do, looking forward to next year.

[Eugene Church]

ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION

Tuesday, September 2, 1901

No games scheduled today in the American League and National League

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Wednesday, September 3, 1901

BOTH CONTENDERS WIN...TOP TEAM NY BEATS FOURTH PLACE PHILADELPHIA A'S...SECOND PLACE WHITE SOX NIP SEVENTH PLACE WASHINGTON...NY STILL IN FRONT BY 3 WITH 4 GAMES TO GO...DETROIT MOVES UP TO THIRD BY BEATING FIFTH PLACE BOSOX...AND SIXTH PLACE CLEVELAND KNOCKS OFF LAST PLACE ST. LOUIS BROWNS

YANKEES PULVERIZE ATHLETICS...MAGIC NUMBER DOWN TO 2
NYY - 010 740 020 - 14 16 0
PHA - 000 000 002 -- 2 6 1
WP: Foster (9-6 3.02)
LP: Rommel (9-10 3.88) Waddell (5th) Eckersley (5th) Bender (7th) Fingers (9th)
HR: NYY - J. Gordon (22) Berra (4) PHA - B. Johnson (4)
Rube Foster and the Yanks romped over the Athletics...NY's hit brigade lashed 16 hits and Foster befuddled Philadelphia on 6 hits with 6 K's and one walk...Joe Gordon (.235) socked a grand slam in the fourth...this put him over the 100 RBI mark with 102...Babe Ruth (.308) reached that threshold, too...he drove in 2 to give him an even 100 for the season...the top RBI man in the AL and AAA, Lou Gehrig, drove in 2 more to give him 113...New York's magic number is 2...any combination of Yankee wins and White Sox losses that totals 2 will give them the AL title and a trip to the World Series.

CHISOX SQUEEZE BY SENATORS...WOOD WINS IT ON A 4-HITTER
WAS - 002 000 000 - 2 4 0
CWS - 000 201 00X - 3 5 1
WP: W. Wood (15-10 2.91))
LP: W. Johnson (9-17 3.31)) Aguilera (8th)
HR: CWS - F. Thomas (32)
Chicago's Wilbur Wood's knuckleball was dancing in the Windy City confines of Comiskey Park as he notched his 15th victory...The Senators could only get 4 hits for the day...Wood fanned 7 and gave out 4 Annie Oakleys...Big Frank Thomas (.264) pounded in all 3 runs with a 2-run homer and an rbi double...hardluck Walter Johnson lost his 17th of the year.

3 RUNS IN THE NINTH SPELLS VICTORY FOR TIGERS OVER BOSTON
DET - 010 210 003 - 7 12 1
BOS- 000 003 010 - 4 11 2
WP: Trucks (9-7 3.71) Save: Hiller 8 (5-6 2.98)
Lary (SP) Trucks (8th) Hiller (9th)
LP: Radatz (9-5 1.75)
J. Wood (SP) Shore (6th) P. Martinez (7th) Radatz (9th) Hughson (9th)
HR: DET - Heilmann (8)
The Tigers' Sam Crawford (.309) busted up a 4-4 game in the top of the ninth with an rbi double off losing pitcher Dick Radatz that plated Ty Cobb (.335) with the eventual winning score...Harry Heilmann (.290) then connected for a 2-run shot to add insult to injury...John Hiller nailed down the verdict with his 8th save of the season with a scoreless ninth...Dom DiMaggio (.278), the most steady performer for the Red Sox this season, got beaned by Frank Lary and suffered a concussion...he will miss the last four games this year.

CLEVELAND CLIPS BROWNS IN 11 INNINGS ON BOUDREAU'S WALKAWAY
STB - 000 000 030 00 - 3 10 0 (11 innings)
CLE - 001 010 010 02 - 5 7 1
WP: D. Jones (5-11 2.39)
Harder (SP) D. Jones (9th)
LP: Olson (1-3 3.49)
Shocker (SP) Miller (8th) Olson (10th)
HR: CLE - Franco (1) Boudreau (3)
Cleveland's man of the moment was SS Lou Boudreau with a 2-run walkoff homer in the last of the eleventh off losing pitcher Greg Olson...Doug Jones picked up the win with 3 runless innings and 3 K's...starting hurler Urban Shocker stood out for the Browns with 9 strikeouts in only 7 frames...he left leading 3-2, but Stu Miller couldn't preserve it for him and blew the save.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

FIRST PLACE PIRATES AND SECOND PLACE PHILS BOTH LOSE...GIANTS CRUSH CUBS NOW TIED FOR SECOND PLACE 2 GAMES OUT...DODGERS DUMP BUCS...FOURTH PLACE CARDS CLIP PHILADELPHIA...LAST PLACE REDLEGS ROUGH UP SEVENTH PLACE BRAVES...PITT'S MAGIC NUMBER IS 3

VANCE GETS VICTORY #19...SLAP DOWN PITTSBURGH
PIT - 000 021 010 - 4 8 0
BRO- 401 010 02X - 8 13 0
WP: Vance (19-6 3.16)
LP: Kremer (10-9 3.12) Adams (3rd) Veale (5th) W. Cooper (7th)
HR: BRO - Piazza (15)
Pittsburgh ran into a Brooklyn buzzsaw and got ripped to shreads...the Dodgers drilled 13 hits to drub the Bucs...Mike Piazza (.273) homered and doubled to drive in 4 runs...Jackie Robinson (.266), Zach Wheat (.316) and Duke Snider (.255) also whacked 2 hits each...Dazzy Vance tossed a steady 8-hitter with 8 strikeouts to claim his 19th triumph, tied for the most victories in the NL and AAA with Mordecai Brown of the Chicago Cubs.

PHILLY FAILS TO STOP ST. LOUIS...BLOWS 2-RUN LEAD IN NINTH
STL - 000 000 003 - 3 9 1
PHI - 000 000 020 - 2 6 0
WP: M. Cooper (13-14 3.19)
LP: Alexander (18-8 2.24)
HR: (none)
Mort Cooper and the Cardinals put a damper on the Phillies pennant hopes with a ninth inning rally...Cooper and Pete Alexander matched goose eggs for 7 innings...then Richie Ashburn (.307) sent the Phils up 2-0 with a 2-run double...the Redbirds retaliated in the ninth with 5 singles to win...Edgar Renteria (.235) delivered the winning hit...Rogers Hornsby (.294) and Johnny Mize (.271) smacked in the other runs.

HUBBELL HURLS 4-HIT SHUTOUT OVER CUBS...15TH WIN OF THE YEAR
CHC - 000 000 000 - 0 4 2
NYG - 011 004 32X -11 13 0
WP: Hubbell (15-10 2.34)
LP: Jenkins (15-11 3.52) Malone (6th) Root (6th) L. Smith (7th)
HR: NYG - Mays (26) Bonds (29)
New York put it all together and totally trounced the Chicubs...Carl Hubbell was King of the Hill with a masterful 4-hit shutout, logging 8 K's with 2 BB's...the Giants socked 13 hits including 4 doubles and 2 fourbaggers...Mel Ott (.275) was 3-5 with 3 rbis, Willie Mays (.247) 3-4 with a pair of rbis and his 26th homer and Barry Bonds (.289) homered (#29) and scored 3 times...the Giants and Phils have to win their 3 last games and Pittsburgh must lose all of their games in order for NY or Philadelphia to have a chance to win the NL title.

SMOKEY JOE SCORCHES BRAVES WITH 11 K'S
CIN - 012 001 102 - 7 10 0
BSN - 000 001 020 - 3 5 1
WP: J. Williams (6-10 4.46)
LP: Maddux (17-8 2.61) Sain (7th) McMahon (9th)
HR: CIN - Pinson 2 (18) BSN - McGriff (4) Crandall (3)
Cincy's Smokey Joe Williams whizzed it by 11 batters en route to a 5-hit victory...he beat Greg Maddux, who was in search of his 18th victory...CF Vada Pinson popped 2 home runs and drove in 4 runs to lead Cincinnati.


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[Eugene Church]

The battle for the top hitter in the AAA is going down to the wire in the American League. It has been decided for quite some time in the National as Pie Traynor of the Pirates has a 50 point lead. He is a cinch to take it with a .367 average going into the last 4 games of the season. Bill Terry of the Giants and Zach Wheat of the Dodgers are a very distant second with .316 batting averages.

Only one point separates the top 3 hitters in the American League. Joe Jackson of Chicago and George Sisler of St. Louis are tied at .336 with Ty Cobb of Detroit at .335 in third place.

Cobb is ahead in hits with 204. Sisler and Jackson come in with 202 and 199 respectively.

Hank Greenberg of Detroit has 50 doubles, 4 ahead of the A's Al Simmons.

Cobb is easily the triples winner with 14, 5 in front of his runner-ups.

Babe Ruth of the Yanks is tops in home runs with 34, up by 2 over Frank Thomas of Chicago.

Lou Gehrig of NY has a comfortable lead in rbis over Hank Greenberg, 113 to 107. Frank Thomas has 106.

Greenberg is number one in runs scored, 107 to 100 over Cobb.

Cobb has 67 stolen bases to Athletics' Rickey Henderson's 63.

In base on balls Ruth is in front of the Bosox Ted Williams 92 to 86.

In the pitching categories Ed Cicotte of Chicago has 18 wins, one up on Ron Guidry of New York.

Mariano Rivera leads in saves 14 to 11 over Boston's Dick Radatz and Chicago's Bobby Thigpen.

Bob Feller of Cleveland leads his teammate Herb Score in strikeouts, 205 to 186.

The ERA leaders are Vida Blue of Philadelphia with 2.54, Score 2.83 and Lefty Gomez of the Yanks at 2.84.

The one with the most hits in the National League is Barry Bonds of the Giants with 199. Chick Hafey of St. Louis and Zach Wheat of Brooklyn trail with 193 and 192.

The doubles leader in the NL is the Cards' Chick Hafey with 52 to Wheat's 46.

In triples Honus Wagner of Pittsburgh and Barry Bonds of NY are deadlocked with 15 each.

Ernie Banks of the Cubs is the NL HR leader with 31 to Bonds 29 and the Phillies' Chuck Klein's 27.

Bonds is at the top in rbis with 98. Frank Robinson of Cincy and Klein have driven in 96 apiece.

Bonds is number one in runs with 96. In second are Stan Musial of St. Louis and Wheat with 90 each.

Jackie Robinson of the Dodgers is the best basestealer with a 32 to 29 margin over Rafael Furcal of the Braves.

Bond is far and away the best at getting walked. He has 89 on the year. Mel Ott of the Giants and Mike Schmidt of Philadelphia have only 59 each.

In the pitching categories in the National League, Brooklyn's Dazzy Vance and the Cubs' Mordecai Brown each have 19 victories, one more than the Phils' Pete Alexander.

In the saves department, it is a three-way tussle. Rob Nen of New York and Roy Face of the Pirates are tied for first with 9. Todd Worrell of the Cardinals is one back with 8.

Sandy Koufax of the Dodgers leads in strikeouts, 190 to 178 over his teammate Dazzy Vance.

Pete Alexander of the Phils is the best with a 2.24 ERA, followed by the Giants' Carl Hubbell at 2.34 and Mordecai Brown of Chicago at 2.49.

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[Eugene Church]

ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION

Thursday, September 4, 1901

AMERICAN LEAGUE

NEW YORK YANKEES WIN INAUGURAL AMERICAN LEAGUE TITLE...HEADED TO THE FIRST WORLD SERIES OF THE ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION

CHAMPION YANKS TAKE FOURTH PLACE A'S...SECOND PLACE WHITE SOX ELIMINATED BY SEVENTH PLACE SENATORS...THIRD PLACE TIGERS TORCH RED SOX...AND SIXTH PLACE CLEVELAND TOPS LAST PLACE BROWNS

BOMBERS BOMB ATHLETICS...GOMEZ GET 16TH VICTORY...NY IS THE CHAMP
NYY - 000 200 600 - 8 12 1
PHA - 000 001 000 - 1 3 2
WP: Gomez 9 16-8 2.76)
LP: Blue (14-4 2.43) Fingers (7th) Eckersley (7th) Bender (9th)
HR: (none)
NY's Goofy Gomez was in his glory...he twirled a sensational 3-hitter with 6 strikeouts and only one walk to bring home the first ever AL title to Yankee Stadium...the A's will be glad to see the champs leave town...the Bronx Bombers took 3 of 4 and had double digit hits in the wins...they had 12 today, paced by Bill Dickey's (.271) 4-5 and 2 rbi's, Derek Jeter's (.257) 3-5 and 2 rbi's and Lou Gehrig's (.319) 2-5 and 2 rbi's...a 6-run seventh sunk the A's...this broke Vida Blue's 9-game winning streak.

SENATORS AND BULLET JOE SHOOT DOWN WHITE SOX TITLE HOPES IN 12 INNING AFFAIR
WAS - 010 010 100 002 - 5 12 1 (12 innings)
CWS - 010 002 000 000 - 3 17 2
WP: Rogan (2-5 3.72)
Leonard (SP) Rogan (6th)
LP: Horlen (14-10 3.00)
Cicotte (SP) Horlen (11th)
HR: (none)
The White Sox wasted 17 hits in a 12-inning heartbreaking loss to Washington...Bullet Joe Rogan slammed the door on the Sox over the last 6 innings allowing no runs on 6 hits with 4 K's...Coupled with the Yankee win, this loss put an end to Chicago's chance for the AL crown...the winning run scored on a throwing error by SS Luke Appling in the twelfth...A. J. Pierzynski (.215) doubled to lead off and scored on the bad throw...regular starting pitcher Joe Horlen, pitching in relief was charged with the loss...Pale Hose starter Ed Cicotte went the first 10 innings in a fine effort...Chicago's Joe Jackson (.339) went 4-6 and took over the AL batting lead...Detroit's Ty Cobb is second with a .337 average...St. Louis' George Sisler is third with .336.

TIGS' SMITH SMOTHERS BOSOX ON 5-HITS
DET - 010 004 000 - 5 11 1
BOS - 000 000 000 - 0 5 1
WP: H. Smith (5-3 2.51)
LP: Grove (13-9 3.60) Kinder (7th) Shore (9th)
HR: DET - Cobb (7)
It was only his 4th start of the season, but Detroit's midyear acquisition, Hilton Smith really strutted his stuff...he hurled a masterpiece...gave up only 5 singles and fanned 10...look for him to be in the Tigers' regular starting rotation next season...loser Cy Young gave up only one earned run...an error by 3B Nomar Garciaparra opened the floodgates in the fourth for 4 unearned runs...Ty Cobb boosted his BA to .337 with a 3-5 day, a homer and 2 rbi's...He is second to Joe Jackson's .339 in the batting race...Hilton Smith (.263) swung a good bat, too...he was 2-3 with a triple and 2 rbi's.

CLEVELAND'S MOST HAPPY FELLER FOILS BROWNS
STB - 000 200 010 - 3 7 0
CLE - 121 000 00X - 4 11 1
WP: Feller (13-11 2.93)
LP: Garver (10-11 3.97) T. Martinez (5th) Palmer (8th)
HR: (none)
Cleveland's Bob Feller gave a solid performance, checking the Browns on 7 hits...he logged 5 K's and gave 2 free passes out...Julio Franco (.263) and Trip Speaker (.306) each went 3-4 for the Indians...the Tribe jumped on loser Ned Garver for 4 runs early and just barely held on to win...Brownie 1B/LF George Sisler (.336) went 1-3 and trails Chicago's Joe Jackson (.339) and Detroit's Ty Cobb (.337) in the redhot, down-to-the-last-day AL batting title chase.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

ALL THE CONTENDERS FALL...2 GAMES SEPARATE TOP CLUBS...FIFTH PLACE BUMS BEAT FIRST PLACE PITTSBURGH...GIANTS AND PHILS TIED FOR RUNNER-UP SPOT FAIL...FOURTH PLACE REDBIRDS VICTORS OVER PHILS IN EXTRA INNINGS...SIXTH PLACE CUBS DOWN NEW YORK...AND EIGHTH PLACE CINCINNATI NUDGES SEVENTH PLACE BRAVES

BROOKLYN AND SUTTON TOO TOUGH FOR BUCS
PIT - 010 000 100 - 2 11 1
BRO- 010 020 00X - 3 8 0
WP: Sutton (14-9 3.56)
LP: Phillippe (16-9 2.82)
HR: BRO - Piazza (16) Cuccinello (5)
Brooklyn's Don Sutton was often in a mess...he gave up 11 hits, but still managed to beat the first place Pirates...Sutton had 5 strikeouts and walked only one batter...a Pittsburgh win would have cinched at least a tie for the NL title...Tony Cuccinello (.298), a late season surprise at SS and 2B, slammed a 2-run homer in the fith to win it...Mike Piazza (.274) got a solo shot in the second...Pee Wee Reese (.262) of the Dodgers went 1-3 and extended his consecutive game hitting streak to 16 games.

CUBS WHIP GIANTS IN LATE INNINGS
CHC - 010 000 023 - 6 12 0
NYG - 010 200 011 - 5 9 0
WP: Sutter (4-4 3.15) Save: Root 1 (3-9 4.92)
LP: Mathewson (14-13 3.15) Nen (9th)
HR: NYG - W. Mays (27) Ott (22) Kent (10)
Chicago rallied in the last 2 frames to put a damper on New York's title aspirations...Christy Mathewson went into the eighth up by a 3-1 score, but couldn't finish off the Cubs...he was rocked for 12 hits...Bill Madlock (.275) tied it up with a double...then PH Billy Herman (.284) tripled in the winning run...the Giants had 3 home runs, but all in vain...Rick Reuschel chunked a sharp 3 middle innings for Chicago allowing no runs and one hit...he was the only effective Cub pitcher.

HORNSBY AND CARDS HARM PHILLIES' TITLE CHANCES IN COMEBACK WIN
STL - 000 000 002 3 - 5 12 0 (10 innings)
PHI - 000 000 200 0 - 2 5 0
WP: Paige (1-5 3.82)
Jackson (SP) Dean (8th) Paige (9th)
LP: Schilling (8-9 4.31)
Short (SP) Schilling (9th)
HR: STL - Mize (17) PHI - Schmidt (27)
It was a devastating defeat for Philadelphia...a victory would have put them only one game out of first place...Chris Short was sailing along with a 2-0 lead in the ninth, but St. Louis battled back to tied it...a base hit by Rogers Hornsby (.295), walk to Johnny Mize, rbi single by Joe Medwick (.246) and rbi double by Ted Simmons (.238) knotted the score...in the tenth Stan Musial (.278) and Rogers Hornsby's (.295) hit back-to-back twobaggers to provide the decisive run...Johnny Mize's (.273) 2-run homer was just icing on the cake...Mike Schmidt's (.220) 27th clout of the year supplied both runs for the Phillies...starter Larry Jackson hurled 7 fine inning for the Redbirds, allowing only 3 hits and 2 runs...Satchel Paige got his first win of the season with 2 runless innings and 3 strikeouts...Curt Shilling was hit hard and caught the loss.

CINCY'S RIXEY PITCHES VICTORY OVER BOSTON BRAVES
CIN - 200 000 100 - 3 13 3
BSN- 000 000 100 - 1 6 0
WP: Rixey (11-6 3.59)
LP: Niekro (11-9 2.84) Garber (9th)
HR: BSN - C. Jones (26)
Lefty Eppa Rixey crafted his way to a 6-hit triumph over the Braves...he numbered 7 K's and was perfect in the walk department...Vada Pinson (.310) slugged 4-4 and drove in two scores...Frank Robinson (.251) tripled in the other one...losing pitcher Niekro gave up a bunch of hits (12), but hung tough and only gave up 3 runs in 8 innings.



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[Eugene Church]

I just wanted to give special thanks to everyone who has provided their skills to get my EC's Dream Leagues website up and running.

First of all to F. Montoya, who did an excellent job creating the website. Special thanks to him, too, for training me to manage it. That was the worst part of the job as I am computer-challenged. But he is a very fine and very patient teacher and got me through it.

Very special thanks to Henry (BigCity) and Teflon Skies for the great stadiums.

Very special thanks to pepeda for the fine EC's Dream Leagues banner...sorry we had to chop it up to make it fit on the new site...the original was really gorgeous.

Very special thanks to dbacks for the fine Alltime Allstar Association banner.

Very special thanks to knuckler for his excellent logos. He did all of them except for the NY Yankees...Shub did a fine job on that one.

And thanks to you guys, who keeping checking out this Dynasty Report.

I appreciate all of you very much.