The View from the Gangplank: September 1, 1911
 

The lads do what is necessary, finally putting together a decent string of games to finish 17-8 for August. That said, we're still 8 GB the Jints and with < 30 to play one would think we'll really need everything to go our way for us to even go close to catching them.

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This despite our pitching remaining incredibly inconsistent. Mathewson has not been the saviour we had hoped, and posts an ugly 4.66 ERA for the month.

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The bats, on the other hand, continue to save us time and again, with Campbell and Carey leading the way, supported by Herzog, Harvey and an improved showing from Bresnahan.

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The Tigers continue to hold the Sox at bay, but the AL is still very much in play. Expanded standings and awards.

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Stat of the Day
 

Stat of the Month: ZR
 

Speaking of...
 

... Wildfire in the record books as well.

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September Awards
 

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As you can see, the Giants have secured their first NL Pennant. Full details in the season-end recap.

Tigers Roar
 

A big day for Detroit and their star as The Peach goes bananas and the Big Cats lock up their spot in the Big Dance. Ty is still flirting with a 400 season as well and is collecting WAR like they are furry toys in a Skill-Tester.

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The View from the Gangplank: end of regular season, 1911
 

Both races peter out with the Giants and Tigers clinching. The AL race is never as close as it ends up looking, with the Tigers always seemingly in control down the stretch.

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Ty Cobb becomes just the third player to hit over 400 in a season, while Sam Crawford cruises to the NL batting title ahead of our own Vin Campbell, who must be in the NL MVP mix. Walter Johnson locks down two - wins (29) and strikeouts (276) - of the Triple Crown legs in another fantastic campaign, while Philadelphia rookie Pete Alexander leads the NL with 28 wins.

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And as for us?

Well we lose 7 of last 10 in an untidy dismount from – to extend the gymnastics metaphor if I may – what was a fairly underwhelming routine from go to whoa.

The primary measure of success each season is obviously whether or not you make the playoffs. But we all know that happens far less often than not, so you can't simply look at the absolutes to gauge the health of your club. You need to dig a bit deeper. I tend to resort to the tried and trusted "Pros and Cons" methodology. Let's apply it here.

PROS

• We won 11 more games than we did last year with a fair amount of unfamiliarity among the squad, and finished in the top 3 of most important team metrics for both hitting and pitching
• Campbell, Carey and Herzog all blossomed into fantastic players and look to be the nucleus of our franchise going forward.
• While still inconsistent, our pitching did take a step in the right direction.

CONS

• Despite knocking in 100 runs, Honus may well have started the long slide, posting just 3.3 WAR - the lowest of his career.
• He, Harvey, Bresnahan and Lajoie are all getting on and we'll need to be working toward finding replacements for them over the next couple seasons.
• Our defence - abysmal.

This last point needs some elaboration.

The clear issue we have is a poor mix of players. All four of our starters posted WHIPs of at least 1.28, with Ford's a whopping 1.46 (Walter Johnson's, by comparison, was 1.11). Which is fine if you have a robust defence playing behind them. We, it is fair to say, do not have such a defence. In fact, we have the worst in the league as measured by ZR, with our -53.4 a long way off the Cubs' top mark of +43.7. Of our starters, only Herzog (+4.9) and Campbell (1.7) post positive numbers in this category. This is untenable. Something's gotta give.

Danny Murphy has been an absolute hero for this club, but we simply can't carry him anymore on D and he'll be let go into FA . Honus is another real concern, and there's no way he can hold down the everyday SS role from here on in. He and Nap combined in the middle IF for -28 fielding runs. Problem being, Pop Lloyd seems more a back up than regular, at least for now. So, unless he really zooms in the off-season, we'll need to address this before OD 1912. But I honestly believe a mini-rebuild is needed here that may take a few seasons.

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1911 World Series Preview
 

Detroit Tigers (92-62) v New York Giants (96-58)

Best-of-seven, Tigers with the home-field advantage.

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Cobb is obviously the key for Detroit, and the Giants’ #1-rated rotation will have to keep him quiet just to have a chance here. You look at the Jints and it’s hard to see how they got where they are, which to me says underrate them at your peril. Still, I just can’t see them winning this. Tiges in 5.


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1911 World Series Recap
 

Game 1 in Detroit, October 15th 1911
Vean Gregg (10-9, 3.00) v Rube Marquard (26-14, 2.62)

After a couple ordinary seasons to kick off his MLB career, Marquard delivered on his promise this year and now finds himself pitching Game 1 of the World Series. The fact that Detroit has Gregg, a rookie who didn’t exactly blow the doors off in his debut campaign, starting for them would undoubtedly give the Giants plenty of belief that they can duke it out.

Sure enough, it is the visitors who draw first blood, as Marquard carries his good form into the post-season with a 7-hit CG and his offence does the rest, helped by 4 errors by the Tigers that give the Giants 4 unearned runs. A game that never reaches any great heights, but one that shows the Giants belong here and will be tough to put away.

Giants 5, Tigers 2
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Game 2 in Detroit, October 16th 1911
Doc White (27-12, 2.64) v Red Ames (21-15, 3.02)
Giants lead series 1-0

Game 2 sees two wily campaigners go head-to-head and again it is the Tigers who come up short as Ames pitches a beauty. The Jints take an early lead with a pair in the second and never relinquish it as Ames goes the distance, allowing just a late run on 6 hits. Cobb goes 2-for-3 but this Series looks to be going completely off-script as we head to the Polo Grounds for 3.

Giants 4, Tigers 1
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Game 3 in New York, October 18th 1911
Frank Lange (24-12, 3.08) v George Mullin (22-11, 4.55)
Giants lead series 2-0

24-game winner Frank Lange with a real opportunity to twist the knife here against George Mullin, whose 4.55 ERA must look nice and juicy to the New York bats.

Mullin ends up doing all he can, but that isn’t enough to stop the Giants taking an absolute stranglehold with a tight win. It is a close-run affair right through, with the Tigers squaring it at 3 in the 8th, only to concede what would prove the match-winner in the home half of that inning. Cobb has 3 hits but, tellingly, is yet to drive in a run and he and his teammates find themselves on the verge of an ignominious sweep loss.

Giants 4, Tigers 3
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Game 4 in New York, October 20th 1911
Rube Marquard (1-0, 2.00) v Vean Gregg (0-1, 1.00)
Giants lead series 3-0

A rematch of Game 1 and the result is, if anything, even more emphatic as the Giants hit early and run away with it to finish off the Tigers having barely broken a sweat. 4 runs on 4 hits in the 2nd lays the table for the home side and Detroit comes up empty, managing. A meagre 6 hits yet again (making it just 27 for the Series) to go down ever so quietly. A consummate performance from the Giants that clearly highlights the difference between a champion team and a team of champions.

Giants 7, Tigers 1
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NEW YORK GIANTS WIN SERIES 4-0

SERIES MVP: Steve Yerkes (New York)

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1911 Awards & Leaders
 

AL 1911 HISTORY INDEX

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AWARDS HISTORY

The Cubs keep their streak alive, with Rube Marquard's win meaning they have won every NL CYA to this point. Walter Johnson wins his 4th in the AL, while Ty Cobb wins his 4th AL MVP.

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Some offseason moves...
 

... so Danny Murphy has gone off to FA and Red Long (yeah, I had to look him up, too) retired.

We're still in 1911 when I make our first move toward shoring up that middle IF

TRADE 1 OF 5 (11/13/11)
P King Cole and P Tacks Neuer traded to Philadelphia (NL) for IF Al Bridwell

Al has spent most of his career at 2B but all his metrics at SS hold up OK as well. Should Pops come on as we so desperately hope he does, then Al becomes Larry’s replacement at 2B. He can also play the hot corner well and I’m pretty sure would have no problem at 1B. Whatever the case, he is a great add for us moving forward and, at just 27, should have plenty of productive years ahead of him. It costs us King Cole, which I'm not 100% happy about given we are still fairly thin in this regard, so I go find us some veteran reinforcement to compensate.

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Look, I hear the mumblings and can't say I totally disagree. At 36 Eddie is a risk. But we're still at the stage where salary considerations and budgetary constraints don't play much of a part, so the risk is a manageable one, especially with Year 3 being a 190 IP vesting option. At best, our SP4 problems are solved for a few years. At worst, Ed gives us a strong LHP presence in the pen. The comfort alone of knowing he's there to move into the rotation if needed makes the outlay seem an astute one.

1911/12 Rookie Draft
 

Held on 12/20/11.

Quantity over real quality this year, with 12 of the 16 teams receiving a Legacy but none of them being superstars.

These are the Legacy Players for the 1912 season:

Boston Braves: Rabbit Maranville (42.9; 1795)
Brooklyn Dodgers: Sherry Smith (27.1; 229)
Chicago White Sox: Ray Schalk (32.9; 1757)
Cincinnati Reds: Eppa Rixey (55.8; 440)
Cleveland Naps: Stan Coveleski (61.5; 360)
Detroit Tigers: Bobby Veach (47.8; 1604)
New York Giants: Jeff Tesreau (24.4; 247)
New York Highlanders: Herb Pennock (45.6; 346)
Philadelphia Phillies: Cy Williams (37.2; 1463)
Pittsburgh Pirates: Wilbur Cooper (53.8; 469)
St. Louis Browns: Carl Weilman (24.2; 239)
St. Louis Cardinals: Bill Doak (23.3; 376)

Jim Bagby (30.9; 290) and Ray Chapman (29.2; 1051) were also eligible for the Indians, but Coveleski’s higher WAR makes him the selection.
Heinie Groh (48.1; 1211) was also eligible for the Reds, but Rixey’s higher WAR makes him the selection.
Buck Weaver (21.2; 1254) was also eligible for the White Sox, but Schalk’s higher WAR makes him the selection.
Hooks Dauss (40.7; 538) was also eligible for the Tigers, but Veach’s higher WAR makes him the selection.
Erskine Mayer (13.4; 206) was also eligible for the Phillies, but Williams’ higher WAR makes him the selection.

Eppa Rixey was also eligible for the Phillies, but the Reds’ higher Draft Pick gets him.
Herb Pennock was also eligible for the Red Sox, but the Highlanders’ higher Draft Pick gets him.

There are 239 rookies for this season (including the mighty Cristobal Torriente), and the Draft will consist of 8 rounds.
The Draft order will be as follows (winning percentage from 1911 IRL season in brackets; bold indicates Legacy Pick in 1st Round):

Round 1

1. Cleveland Naps (523) – Stan Coveleski
2. Cincinnati Reds (458) – Eppa Rixey
3. Pittsburgh Pirates (552) – Wilbur Cooper
4. Detroit Tigers (578) – Bobby Veach
5. New York Highlanders (500) – Herb Pennock
6. Boston Braves (291) – Rabbit Maranville
7. Philadelphia Phillies (520) – Cy Williams
8. Chicago White Sox (510) – Ray Schalk
9. Brooklyn Dodgers (427) – Sherry Smith
10. New York Giants (647) – Jeff Tesreau
11. St. Louis Browns (296) – Carl Weilman
12. St. Louis Cardinals (503) – Bill Doak
13. Washington Senators (416)
14. Boston Red Sox (510; dice roll)
15. Chicago Cubs (597)
16. Philadelphia Athletics (669)

Rounds 2 to 8

1. Boston Braves (291)
2. St. Louis Browns (296)
3. Washington Senators (416)
4. Brooklyn Dodgers (427)
5. Cincinnati Reds (458)
6. New York Highlanders (500)
7. St. Louis Cardinals (503)
8. Boston Red Sox (510; dice roll)
9. Chicago White Sox (510)
10. Philadelphia Phillies (520)
11. Cleveland Naps (523)
12. Pittsburgh Pirates (552)
13. Detroit Tigers (578)
14. Chicago Cubs (597)
15. New York Giants (647)
16. Philadelphia Athletics (669)


We get a Legacy this year, a pitcher, and can only hope he turns out better than those who have preceded him.

I go into the remainder of the Draft with only a very faintly-outlined plan: grab the best players available and / or look for longer-term prospects pretty much sums it up.
Here’s who we end up selecting:

1. P Wilbur Cooper, 19

• We are very much on the fence with regard to what to expect from Wilbur. Myself and Scouting Director Jim Carleton don’t see much there, but our new pitching coach Herminio Tamm is fairly keen on him and believes he can fashion him into something good. Anyway, he is young so we’ve got plenty of time on our side.

2. P Hooks Dauss, 22

• As reluctant as I am to take another pitcher, I do so here because I feel not only that Hooks seems an excellent long-term investment but also because I feel confident the other players I’m interested in will still be around for our next pick.

3. IF Joe Schultz, 18
Definitely one for a few years’ time, Joe looks a lively type who should provide some good infield utility for us down the track.
4. OF Dutch Sterrett, 22
A handy type, not least because he holds down two of the more difficult positions – catcher and CF
5. OF Tomas Calvo, 22
Getting pretty thin down here, and Tomas looks like he’s worth a punt.
6. P Jim Bagby, 22
Best of the rest.
7. OF Pat Maloney, 23
8. IF Dave Howard, 22
Scout’s picks.

Let’s see how this bunch turns out.

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1912 The First Time Around
 

Another year with two decisive division champs as the Red Sox make the playoffs for their first time and go on to win an epic eight-gamer (with Game 2 a tie) that needs spares in the decider.

AL CHAMPIONS: Boston Red Sox (105-47)
NL CHAMPIONS: New York Giants (103-48)
WORLD SERIES: Red Sox 4, Giants 3 (one tie)

Top Ten Lists (courtesy of thisgreatgame.com)

NL Hitters

1. HEINIE ZIMMERMAN, CHICAGO

• Key Numbers: .372 average, 95 runs, 207 hits, 41 doubles, 14 triples, 14 home runs, 104 RBIs, .571 slugging percentage.
• One of those good players with that one great year. Zimmerman was the NL’s first triple crown winner, but then he wasn’t; later research would “officially” strip him of the RBI title. (We still list him as the leader.)

2. HONUS WAGNER, PITTSBURGH

• Key Numbers: .324 average, 91 runs, 181 hits, 35 doubles, 20 triples, 7 home runs, 101 RBIs.
• This would serve as the epilogue of Wagner’s elite status, even as the NL’s oldest player at age 38; from here he’d give it five more worthy years, but the decline was on.

3. LARRY DOYLE, NEW YORK

• Key Numbers: .330 average, 98 runs, 184 hits, 33 doubles, 10 home runs, 90 RBIs, 36 stolen bases.
• Doyle’s value was reflected in the fact that he won the short-lived Chalmers Award as the NL’s Most Valuable Player. (Heinie Zimmerman, above, finished seventh in the vote.)

4. BILL SWEENEY, BOSTON

• Key Numbers: 153 games, .344 average, 204 hits, 31 doubles, 13 triples, 100 RBIs, 68 walks.
• Typically a .250 hitter, Sweeney climaxed a two-year spike in which he led the Braves in almost all things offensive; too bad he couldn’t pitch for the team’s woeful staff (101 losses, major league-worst 4.17 ERA).

5. CHIEF WILSON, PITTSBURGH

• Key Numbers: .300 average, 175 hits, 19 doubles, 36 triples, 11 home runs, 95 RBIs.
• In a remarkable effort worthy of Bob Beamon, Wilson hit so many triples in 1912 that they add up to a full 10 more than the guy with the second most ever in one season (see Joe Jackson, below).

6. BOB BESCHER, CINCINNATI

• Key Numbers: .281 average, 120 runs, 11 triples, 83 walks, 67 stolen bases.
• Bescher led the NL in steals for the fourth straight year; his 120 runs set a career mark.

7. FRED MERKLE, NEW YORK

• Key Numbers: .309 average, 11 home runs, 84 RBIs, 37 stolen bases.
• Four years later, Giants fans might still might have found it tough to forgive Merkle for his remarkable blunder that cost the team a pennant, but they were happy for his current-day contributions.

8. JOHN TITUS, PHILADELPHIA-BOSTON

• Key Numbers: .309 average, 99 runs, 32 doubles, 11 triples, 70 RBIs, 82 walks.
• The 36-year-old vet, in his last full season, hit .325 after being traded to Boston—but like Bill Sweeney (above), he still couldn’t help the Braves avoid losing 100 games.

9. MAX CAREY, PITTSBURGH

• Key Numbers: .302 average, 114 runs, 45 stolen bases.
• As Wagner began to slow, the fleet-footed Carey began to speed up; somehow, his 114 runs would be his last triple-digit production for 10 years.

10. DODE PASKERT, PHILADELPHIA

• Key Numbers: .315 average, 102 runs, 37 doubles, 91 walks, 36 stolen bases.
• Better known for his excellent center-field play, Paskert’s offensive effort turned a lot of heads as well.

AL Hitters

1. TRIS SPEAKER, BOSTON

• Key Numbers: .383 average, 136 runs, 222 hits, 53 doubles, 12 triples, 10 home runs, 90 RBIs, 82 walks, 52 stolen bases, .464 on-base percentage.
• Big year for Spoke; he earned his first of five 50-double seasons, led (or co-led, in this case) the AL in home runs for the only time, had a major league-record three hitting streaks of 20 straight games, and collected his first and only cycle.

2. TY COBB, DETROIT

• Key Numbers: .409 average, 120 runs, 226 hits, 30 doubles, 23 triples, 7 home runs, 83 RBIs, 61 stolen bases, 34 caught stealing, .584 slugging percentage.
• A month after his fiery altercation with a handicapped heckler, Ty Cobb was simply on fire—batting .511 with a record 68 hits in July.

3. JOE JACKSON, CLEVELAND

• Key Numbers: .395 average, 121 runs, 226 hits, 44 doubles, 26 triples, 90 RBIs.
• A prodigious effort for Shoeless Joe, who set a career high in hits and whose 26 triples, while paling alongside Chief Wilson’s 36 above, is still tied for the all-time American League mark.

4. FRANK BAKER, PHILADELPHIA

• Key Numbers: .347 average, 116 runs, 200 hits, 40 doubles, 21 triples, 10 home runs, 130 RBIs, 40 stolen bases.
• Arguably “Home Run’s” finest year, setting personal bests in hits, triples, RBIs and average; he accounted for nearly half of the A’s 22 home runs.

5. EDDIE COLLINS, PHILADELPHIA

• Key Numbers: .348 average, 137 runs, 189 hits, 11 triples, 101 walks, 63 stolen bases.
• Despite one of his most productive years yet, most of Collins’ teammates still hated him for his uppity attitude. With contributions like his, he must have really been rubbing people with all the texture of a cheese grater.

6. SAM CRAWFORD, DETROIT

• Key Numbers: .325 average, 189 hits, 30 doubles, 21 triples, 109 RBIs, 42 stolen bases.
• It only seemed appropriate that the all-time leader in triples would get into the year’s popular three-base act, reaching 20 for the first time in nine years.

7. CLYDE MILAN, WASHINGTON

• Key Numbers: .306 average, 105 runs, 11 triples, 79 RBIs, 63 walks, 88 stolen bases.
• One look at Milan’s basestealing totals, and it’s easy to understand how he got the nickname Deerfoot.

8. NAP LAJOIE, CLEVELAND

• Key Numbers: .368 average, 34 doubles, 90 RBIs.
• Despite missing 40 games, Lajoie still managed over 90 RBIs, all without a home run.

9. LARRY GARDNER, BOSTON

• Key Numbers: .315 average, 88 runs, 24 doubles, 18 triples, 86 RBIs.
• The rising star third baseman hit two of his three homers in one day—July 2 at Fenway Park against the New York Highlanders.

10. STUFFY MCINNIS, PHILADELPHIA

• Key Numbers: .327 average, 186 hits, 25 doubles, 13 triples, 101 RBIs.
• Though statistically lost in the shadows of bigger talents like Eddie Collins and Home Run Baker, it should be noted that McInnis hit over .300—as he did practically every year of his baseball life.

NL Pitchers

1. CHRISTY MATHEWSON, NEW YORK

• Key Numbers: 2.12 ERA, 23 wins, 12 losses, 310 innings, 34 walks.
• Mathewson continued to glide in cruise control in the latter stages of his Hall-of-Fame career, but threw no shutouts for the only time.

2. NAP RUCKER, BROOKLYN

• Key Numbers: 2.21 ERA, 18 wins, 21 losses, 6 shutouts, 297.2 innings.
• The luckless Rucker undeservedly fell back below .500 as he lost 20 games for the only time in his career.

3. RUBE MARQUARD, NEW YORK

• Key Numbers: 2.57 ERA, 26 wins, 11 losses, 294.2 innings.
• Great Rube, not-so-great Rube: 19-0 with a 1.63 ERA through the Fourth of July, 7-11 with a 3.73 ERA afterward.

4. CLAUDE HENDRIX, PITTSBURGH

• Key Numbers: 2.54 ERA, 24 wins, 9 losses, .727 win percentage, 288.2 innings.
• As good as he was on the mound, the spitballing Hendrix was helped out by his defense (league-leading 91 assists) and hitting (.322, six triples in 121 at-bats).

5. HANK ROBINSON, PITTSBURGH

• Key Numbers: 2.26 ERA, 12 wins, 7 losses.
• A rarity in the times in that he pitched more in relief than in the rotation, Robinson was given 16 starts in 1912—and completed 11 of them.

6. JEFF TESREAU, NEW YORK

• Key Numbers: 1.96 ERA, 17 wins, 7 losses, 243 innings.
• Tesreau’s stingy year included a no-hitter, the first thrown by a rookie in modern annals.

7. SLIM SALLEE, ST. LOUIS

• Key Numbers: 2.60 ERA, 16 wins, 17 losses, 6 saves, 294 innings.
• Without Sallee’s stabilizing workhorse contribution, the Cardinals quite possibly could have been saddled with 100 losses.

8. LARRY CHENEY, CHICAGO

• Key Numbers: 2.85 ERA, 26 wins, 10 losses, 28 complete games, 303.1 innings, 18 wild pitches.
• Reinvented as a knuckleballer following a hand injury, Cheney became the latest in an impressive succession of rookies to jump off to a tremendous start to their careers, and gave the Cubs mound relief with Three Finger Brown falling quickly into decline.

9. BABE ADAMS, PITTSBURGH

• Key Numbers: 2.91 ERA, 11 wins, 8 losses.
• A relative off-year for the Pirates ace (missing action in large chunks of two months), but he still among the NL’s best.

10. HOWIE CAMNITZ, PITTSBURGH

• Key Numbers: 2.83 ERA, 22 wins, 12 losses, 276.2 innings.
• The third 20-win campaign in four years for the 31-year-old right-hander; he’d go 23-39 over the next two years before fading out of the majors in the Federal League.

AL Pitchers

1. WALTER JOHNSON, WASHINGTON

• Key Numbers: 1.39 ERA, 33 wins, 12 losses, 369 innings, 303 strikeouts.
• The Big Train secured his first of five ERA titles and won the most games by an AL pitcher without leading the circuit.

2. SMOKY JOE WOOD, BOSTON

• Key Numbers: 1.91 ERA, 34 wins, 5 losses, .872 win percentage, 35 complete games, 10 shutouts, 344 innings, 258 strikeouts.
• Whereas Johnson would average nearly 30 wins a year through the early 1910s, Wood would struggle just to win 34 more, period, for the remainder of his career after this incredible effort.

3. ED WALSH, CHICAGO

• Key Numbers: 2.15 ERA, 27 wins, 17 losses, 10 saves, 62 appearances, 41 starts, 393 innings.
• In what would be his last year as, virtually, an everyday pitcher before collapsing into immediate decline, Walsh was both the White Sox’ top starter and reliever, leading the majors in games started and saves.

4. EDDIE PLANK, PHILADELPHIA

• Key Numbers: 2.22 ERA, 26 wins, 6 losses, .813 win percentage, 259.2 innings.
• In what was surely a satisfying campaign, Plank won more games and lost fewer than any other season through his productive, Hall-of-Fame career.

5. BOB GROOM, WASHINGTON

• Key Numbers: 2.62 ERA, 24 wins, 13 losses, 40 starts, 316 innings.
• Three years after losing 15 straight games as a rookie, Groom briefly righted himself and became the Senators’ last 20-game winner (besides Walter Johnson) until 1925.

6. BUCK O’BRIEN, BOSTON

• Key Numbers: 2.58 ERA, 20 wins, 13 losses, 275.2 innings.
• One of baseball’s great one-shot wonders; O’Brien’s 29 career victories are the fewest ever by one with a 20-win season. His clubhouse feuding with Smoky Joe Wood didn’t help his cause to stick around any more than his sudden inability to throw strikes a year later.

7. RAY COLLINS, BOSTON

• Key Numbers: 2.53 ERA, 13 wins, 8 losses.
• Handicapped with a late start due to a knee injury, Collins caught up and showed that he was just as tough at retiring opponents as Boston’s two 20-game winners and one 30-game winner.

8. VEAN GREGG, CLEVELAND

• Key Numbers: 2.59 ERA, 20 wins, 13 losses, 271.1 innings.
• A perfect 5-0 September helped ensure Gregg’s second straight 20-win season to begin his big-league career.

9. HUGH BEDIENT, BOSTON

• Key Numbers: 2.92 ERA, 20 wins, 9 losses.
• Bedient, who once struck out 42 batters in a 23-inning minor league game in 1908, made for a more humbling yet still effective first impression in what would be a short major league career.

10. JACK COOMBS, PHILADELPHIA

• Key Numbers: 3.29 ERA, 21 wins, 10 losses, 262.1 innings.
• Another solid effort for the former 30-game winner, before a nasty bout with typhoid fever a year later temporarily derailed his career.

1912 Preseason / Spring Training
 

The usual firings and hirings took place at the end of last season, with both Washington’s Kid Camp and Brooklyn’s Bill Shettsline given their marching orders and replaced by Connie Mack and Pete Weckbecker, respectively.

Fielder Jones was the biggest name among last year’s retiring players.

The Doves have once again changed their nickname, this time to the Braves.

And as for the FA market, here are the major signings:

• OF Sammy Strang: Detroit, 3 years / $12980
• C Johnny Kling: Giants, 2 years / $7040
• OF Fred Clarke: Senators, 2 years / $6240
• P Jack Chesbro: Tigers, 2 years / $4100
• P Jack Cronin: Tigers, 1 years / $3160
• P George Zackert: Phillies, 2 years / $2520
• SS Whitey Alperman: Athletics, 1 year / $2380
• P Ben Van Dyke: Cubs, 2 years / $2340
• P Toots Schulz: Red Sox, 2 years / $2240
• P Ed Karger: White Sox, 1 year / $2140
• P Ed Siever: Tigers, 1 year / $1740
• 3B Kid Elberfeld: White Sox, 1 year / $1500
• 3B Harry Steinfeldt: Naps, 1 year / $1360

A quick word on Danny Murphy, who has signed with the White Sox for 1 year @ $2680.

Danny was with us at the Pirates from the start in 1901 and I would have loved for him to finish out his career here, but that simply wasn’t possible.

Danny played 1379 games (2nd all-time) for us with a slash of 287 / 326 / 402. He had 4896 at-bats (2nd), 1405 hits (2nd), 253 doubles (2nd), 97 triples (2nd), 39 HR (2nd), 591 RBI (2nd) and scored 662 runs (2nd). His WAR total for us of 26.1 (4th) would certainly have been much higher if not for his defensive shortcomings (-40.3 fielding runs), the very reason we couldn’t keep him.

On top of that, Danny was a superb leader and club man. We wish him all the best over the remainder of his career.

In honour of his massive contribution to our franchise, owner Kevin Sanchez has agreed to retire Murph’s number 60, making him the first Pittsburgh player to be accorded such a gesture.


We go 10-8 again in ST, with little to report.

And it comes as a great shock to me when we are chosen as runaway winners of the NL, expected to finish 11 games ahead of a packed division with a 93-61 record. Would that it were. I’d take it. The Red Sox are tipped to scrape through in the AL by a game over the Sens.

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1912 Opening Day
 

Don’t forget you can access our team page HERE if so inclined, but here’s the annual OD summary as well.


Catchers

• C Roger Bresnahan (R)

• Les Nunamaker (R)
• Dutch Sterrett will also be available for backstop duties if so required.

Infielders

• 1B Honus Wagner (R)
• 2B Nap Lajoie (R)
• 3B Buck Herzog (R)
• SS Al Bridwell (L)

• Alex McCarthy (R) will play SS v LHP a lot of the time
• John Henry Lloyd (L)
• Scotty Ingerton (R)
• Hans Lobert (R)

Outfielders

• LF Zaza Harvey (L)
• CF Max Carey (S)
• RF Vin Campbell (L)

• Red Killefer (R)
• Armando Marsans (R)
• Dutch Sterrett (R)

Armando and Red will form a rotating platoon v LHP.

Rotation

1. RHP Christy Mathewson
2. RHP Russ Ford
3. RHP Rube Vickers
4. LHP Eddie Plank

Bullpen

• RHP Babe Adams
• RHP Howie Camnitz
• RHP Hooks Dauss

I want to move Hooks into the rotation at some stage, but don’t want to put the rook under undue pressure too early.

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The View from the Gangplank May 1, 1912
 

A bit of a streaky start and, for once, it is our hitting more than our pitching that is holding us back. Let's hope the bats come around and the pitching remains solid.

Just standings and awards.

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A huge oversight on my part...
 

I completely missed the fact that the mighty Rube Waddell had decided to hang them up at the end of 1911.

Not sure some of his records will ever be broken, especially his 9 straight NL CYAs from 1901 thru '09, 55 FIP- in 1903 and 373 strikeouts / 14.2 WAR in 1905. He was a beast and will in all likelihood be the first player into the HoF for this league.

267-109 / 2.08 ERA
3162 strikeouts / 7.2 K9
115 career WAR
201 career FIP / 70 FIP-
67 career WPA

2 x 30-win seasons

4 x World Championships
2 x World Series MVP

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Enjoy your retirement, big guy - you've earned it!

Big Six wins #250 in style
 

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The career Top 5 currently looks this way:

Doc White 274
Rube Waddell 267
Eddie Plank 266
Christy Mathewson 250
Noodles Hahn 229

However, unless something goes horribly amiss, I'd think The Big Train ends up atop this list, and by some margin. He currently sits at 142 wins in his age-24 season. Please Lord, don't let this post put the mocker on him.

The View from the Gangplank June 1, 1912
 

After a 17-11 May puts us at 27-19 and just a handful of games behind the NL-leading Braves, I guess I should be happy. And don’t get me wrong, I am. But the fact is that, despite the winning record, we simply aren’t playing like a team ready to take the next step and reach the playoffs. We certainly aren’t playing like a team that – should we successfully negotiate that first hurdle – has any chance of competing against the all-conquering Senators, who have started this season with their hair on fire and look on a mission to finally win it all.

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That said there are still plenty of positives, with Lajoie and Mathewson both showing why we recruited them so heavily, Harvey his usual reliable self and Bresnahan enjoying a bit of a renaissance. And even though plenty of the other guys have underperformed to this point, that must be a positive as we've done what we've done without as much of a contribution from them as we'd like.

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I mentioned the Sens and they are just dominating the junior circuit, with Walter Johnson winning his first 12 decisions before taking his first loss in the final week of May and Cannonball Redding also enjoying a sensational sophomore season so far (he actually edged out Train in the monthly pitching award). As you can see from the standings above, they are on track to become the first team to win 100 games in a season and the others will really need to get cracking if they're going to even come close to reining them in.

Awards, news and leaders - back with a full update at the end of July.

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Stat of the Month: BB%
 

A nice milestone for the Dutchman, but...
 

Honus becomes just the third player - after current teammate Nap Lajoie and Wahoo Sam Crawford to reach the 200-hit plateau.

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This, only two days after having his all-time HR record to Wildfire Schulte.

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The View from the Gangplank July 1, 1912
 

When the schedule for this season was released, July immediately jumped out as a true test, with 25 of the 27 games on the road. and so it proves to be, as we limp to a 14-13 sectional and drop 7 games out of first at 41-32, a game behind the Cubs with the Braves still looking strong on top. Not panic stations by any means, but again we find ourselves with little room for error.

We lose Larry Lajoie for a fortnight after a baserunning mishap in the final game of the month. Given Nap is leading the NL in BA, it is a loss we can ill-afford.

Russ Ford's continued struggles cost him his rotation spot, with rookie Hooks Dauss moved into the spin in his place.

The Sens remain in control of the AL.

Standings, awards and news.

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Stat of the Month: XFIP
 

I thought some of you might be interested...
 

... in seeing how the NeL players are faring so far. After a few early missteps, I believe I've got this problematic area sorted out to a satisfactory level. That said, I'll continue to hone and hopefully improve things in this regard as we progress.

Whatever the case, I'm just chuffed to see them there.

The big news on the hitters is that Cleveland has finally relented and started playing Ben Taylor as their everyday 1B. And it has paid off for them, with Old Reliable leading either league with 11 HR.

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And there's no doubt it is Dick "Cannonball" Redding who is the story among the pitchers, as he and Walter Johnson are proving a killer 1-2 combo for the Sens. Rube Foster is also following up his outstanding rookie year with a strong sophomore campaign, and Eustaquio Pedroso is coming along nicely for the Braves as well.

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Nothing doing again here with a 12-13 July and no excuses available for our continued underperformance.

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No doubt when we look back on this season it will be our performance against the sides lower down in the standings that will tell the story of yet another fruitless campaign.

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That’s not to say we’re out of it just yet, especially with a bunch of games still to play against the division-leading Braves, but should we fail to win the vast majority of those – or if they keep on keeping on, as they have done to this point – at 10 GB, we are almost certainly too far back to catch them.

The AL looks done as the Sens remain utterly dominant.

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Bridwell has been a bit of a bust so far, both at the plate (242 / 348 / 278 with 14 RBI and 0.7 WAR) and in the field (-2.5 ZR), and with us not getting much from the cornermen (2.7 combined WAR from Honus and Herzog) I make a move putting Wagner back at SS and Lobert in at 1B.

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Awards, news, leaders.

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The View from the Gangplank September 1, 1912
 

Dear Lord, what a wild and woolly month.

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After we do what’s needed and take 3 of 4 at Boston in the first week, the wheels fall off completely and we lose 9 from our next 10 to put us on the verge of dropping out of contention.

In response, with no sign of a turnaround in his wretched form (hitting just 114 for the month), I am forced to do the unthinkable and take Honus out of the everyday lineup. He has 4.5 WAR from last season and this and has simply fallen off the cliff. We need to think beyond him and we need to do it now.

I’m not trying to hang what is happening here on Dutchie alone. Herzog’s putrid season continues, as does our pitching inconsistency, and we cannot get a shortstop to hit to save our lives.

I almost feel sad to report that it seems to do the trick as we finish off the month strongly with 12 wins from our next 14 to end up with a 16-11 record for the month. This, combined with a late wobble by the Braves, means this race is not done quite yet.

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So much of the heavy lifting to this has been done by Lajoie, Harvey, Bresnahan and Campbell, that if we can just get the others to lift I feel we can give this a decent shake. The first fortnight of September will be crucial, as it leads into a 3-game series with the Braves that may prove pivotal if we can creep closer in the time preceding. We'll have to do the early part of this without Duke, who has picked up a niggle that will keep him out of action for the better part of a week.

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Awards, news, leaders. Back at the end of the regular season with some updates in-between should the need present itself.

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Batting Leaderboard, 1900-12

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The View from the Gangplank: end of regular season, 1912
 

I am, as those of you who have followed any of my saves would most likely know, an Australian. Of Welch extraction, but born and raised in beautiful Sydney, where I have lived almost all of my 53 years. That said, I am anything but the typical Aussie male stereotype. I love sport, but prefer art, music and poetry. I am a redhead with skin so pale it verges on albinism. Not fat, but nor have I ever been mistaken for one of the Hemsworth brothers. I cannot swim to – literally, as the lifesavers at Cronulla beach found out regularly when I was a lad – save my life. I do NOT like the taste of beer. I’m kind of Mother Nature’s practical joke. I can hear Her saying as I was being conjured up, Here’s a pale, freckled boy with a somewhat unathletic physique who is afraid of water. Where shall I put him? Ahhh yes, an island with one of the sunniest climates outside the Equatorial Zone on which sport is basically a religious pursuit and the discussion thereof seen as philosophical debate of the highest order. Perfect. There you go, my boy, have fun and take care.

One of the many points of difference I have from the land of my birth is some of the vernacular I’ve encountered over the course of my life. Fair dinkum? What the heck does that even mean? Stone the crows? No thanks, I’d rather quote Eliot and wear the look of contempt from those around me who want to talk football and cars and knock down a dozen cold ones while ogling women way out of their league in every regard.

Of all the odd sayings we Antipodeans have at our disposal, there is one I have never used in my life. Until now, that is because stone the flippin’ crows you could have fair dinkum blown me down with a feather if you’d even suggested that what has just happened was possible a month or so ago (in simulated baseball time).

I do believe it is a tale best told (mainly) in images. After all, everybody loves a montage.

Boston since August 1 (24-30)

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Pittsburgh since August 1 (36-20)

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From August 15, at which point we trail the Braves by 12 1/2 games, we go 32-11.

NL Standings, September 1

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NL Pennant Race, September 18

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NL Pennant Race, September 20

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This is the first time we have led the NL since the first few games of the season.

NL Pennant Race, October 1

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October 5, 1912

We win our penultimate game 4-2 in 17 innings over the Reds, meaning the Braves have to win to force us to win our final game to clinch.

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This happens.

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Which means this happens.

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Does anybody know the number for 911?

Back for The World Series once I can see straight again.

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1912 World Series Preview
 

Pittsburgh Pirates (89-65) v Washington Senators (103-51)

Best-of-seven, Pirates with the home-field advantage.

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No person in their right mind believes we have a chance here. The Sens, who became the first team in MLB history to win 100 games in a season, are a beast of a side with everything in their favour who has been in control of their own destiny for almost the entire season. The chunkiest meat of any team, led by Shoeless Joe and his 356 / 429 / 539 slash and 120 RBI and rookie Jack Fournier’s 11 HR, along with fellow first-year sensation Ray Chapman. A rotation containing not one, but two 30-game winners in Walter Johnson and Dick Redding. The eldest of whom is Train, at the grand age of 24. Connie Mack pulling the strings. A bunch of playoff experience and the desperation to go one better than in their previous tries.

Like I said, a beast.

We, on the other hand, have a rotation whose average age is well on the wrong side of 30 and a starting lineup featuring two 38- and two 33-year-olds. One of those 38-year-olds is the reigning batting champion, but none of our players reached double figures in homers or the century mark in RBI. We only locked down our playoff berth on the next-to-last day of the season after fighting tooth and nail to get there and are pretty well operating on fumes. Few of our group have any playoff experience at all and those who do got it long enough ago for it to feel like it never actually happened. And they’ve got me running things.

So we go into this Series with no expectation at all. Perhaps we’ve already “won” our “Series” just by getting here. Perhaps to be giving stalwarts like Big Six and Rube Vickers their first taste of post-season action and the other veterans one last hurrah before they shuffle off into retirement is achievement enough.

To which I say, bollocks. We’re in it to win it.

No expectation, sure. But no fear, either.

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1912 World Series Game 1 Recap
 

Game 1 in Pittsburgh, October 9th 1912
Christy Mathewson (23-16, 2.62) v Walter Johnson (32-13, 2.70)

Nothing more to say. Now it is all about the doing.

We fall behind immediately as they score one on two hits and a throwing error by Campbell, but then tie it in the 2nd on a bases-loaded walk to Matty and go ahead on a 2-run single by Carey with two out.

Both pitchers have started nervously as they get one back in the 3rd and we are lucky not to concede again in the next. But then Bridwell, who has had such a poor season but still seemed our best bet at short, comes through with a big 2-run homer in the bottom 4th to make it 5-2 and Larry adds another one with a single after Carey doubles but also chases the Big Train.

A routine flub by Herzog – our third of the game – gifts them an unearned run in the 7th and then our fourth lets them add two more in the 8th to pull within one.

Mathewson is gassed and so I call Ford in to try and close it out but he gives up a leadoff double that eventually becomes the tying run. In our half, Campbell leads off with a walk and a one-out single by Herzog puts him at second, but we can’t bring him in and it’s into spares we go.

They have their chances, as do we although our bats have gone extremely quiet after that early flourish, and amazingly it is still tied until the 18th, when Dauss hits two batters and gives up a single for them to take the 7-6 lead, only for us to tie it on a Campbell single in the home half.

We have the winning run thrown out at home in the 20th, by which stage I have had to bring Vickers into the game, and our seventh error of this farcical game leads to them going ahead in the... wait for it... 24th inning. This time we’ve got nothing and it is finally over.

I mean what can I say about this performance? 7 errors to basically hand them the game, a bunch of chances to win it ourselves. It is, above all, a missed opportunity. But nothing to be done now but regroup as best we can and try and win the next one.

Some stats from a truly astounding game;

• 207 plate appearances and 174 at-bats between the two teams, with Max Carey’s 12 the most AB, both in this game and in MLB history;
• 48 LOB combined;
• Vin Campbell has 5 hits, Max Carey and Fred Snodgrass 4;
• Roger Bresnahan goes 0-for-7, Pop Lloyd 0-for-6;
• Both sides use 22 of the 23 players on their Active Roster, with only Game 2 starters Eddie Plank and Dick Redding not involved;
• Each set of pitchers throw 350 pitches, for a combined total of 700;
• Their bullpen allows just one run in 20+ innings;
• The game lasts 7 hours and 40 minutes.

Senators 8, Pirates 7 (24 innings)
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1912 World Series Game 2 Recap
 

Game 2 in Pittsburgh, October 10th 1912
Eddie Plank (22-13, 2.29) v Dick Redding (31-9, 2.52)
Senators lead series 1-0

We need to dig deep and bounce back to avoid heading to Washington in an 0-2 hole.

They again score a run in the 1st and pad it with another in the 2nd as Snodgrass continues to rake. We fight back in the bottom 2nd when Wagner triples with two out and Bridwell singles him in and then get even on a WP in the 3rd but leave three on the deck in another wasted chance.

That doesn’t hold long, with Plank having all sorts of problems containing them as they post a deuce in the 4th to go back ahead and once again we are our own worst enemy, leaving men stranded in both the 5th and 6th.

They show us how it’s done and all but put us away with 3 in the 7th, ending a dreadful outing by Plank.

Bresnahan finally gets his first hit of the series to knock one in and another run costs us two when Herzog GIDPs. But they finish us off with one in the 9th and it ends 8-4.

Our wastefulness here is best highlighted by the fact that, despite outhitting them 16 to 14, they still outscore us 2 to 1.

Senators 8, Pirates 4
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1912 World Series Game 3 Recap
 

Game 3 in Washington, October 12th 1912
Walter Johnson (0-0, 16.20) v Christy Mathewson (0-0, 2.25)
Senators lead series 2-0

Pretty much do-or-die for us today, so I roll the dice and put Big Six in ahead of Rube Vickers. They obviously feel the same way, sending Big Train out. Zaza Harvey, still hitless, needs to step up here.

We once again fall behind early as they score twice in the 2nd and they fairly wail on Mathewson with 9 hits in the first 3 innings, although he somehow manages not to concede further. We, on the other hand, have just 2 hits thru 5 as the real Walter Johnson turns up, worse luck.

But Matty settles down and we do get it together at plate, scoring 2 in the 8th on a double by Larry Lajoie to tie it, in the process of which I have pinch-hit for Mathewson and Ford enters the game.

Once again extra innings are needed.

They walk it off in the 11th. Three games in which we have competed. Three games we had every chance to win. Three games we have lost.


Senators 3, Pirates 2 (11 innings)
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1912 World Series Game 4 Recap
 

Game 4 in Washington, October 13th 1912
Jack Pfiester (15-10, 3.34) v Rube Vickers (19-16, 2.69)
Senators lead series 3-0

Pfiester and Vickers get their first starts of the series here. Rube was monumental for us down the stretch and will need to be again here to give us a chance of extending things. Harvey out with the lefty on the hill, hopefully we can get him in later and he can have an impact.

We open the scoring for the first time so far, when Campbell triples and scores on a single by Marsans in the 2nd and we add another the next inning on an error by Jackson. We keep the score ticking over with a third in the next on a Herzog sac fly but they cancel that one out with one of their own in the home half.

That sparks them to life as they find their range and hone in on Vickers, tying the game with 2 on 4 hits in the 5th. But Campbell and Marsans repeat their earlier dose to put us back ahead. We get bases loaded with none out and look to have wasted another chance with two weak forceouts at home, but Lajoie comes through with a double to clear them and make it 7-3, ending Pfiester’s game.

Bresnahan has been a complete liability on both offence and defence in this series, and his throwing error allows them to bounce back immediately with a run and Snodgrass then continues to murder us with an RBI single. Then Herzog throws one into the stands and they close to within one, and Jackson ties it with a single, chasing a very disappointing Vickers.

Their lineup is an unstoppable force for which we have no answer, as they score the go-ahead run off Dauss, and we go down quietly to end it.

Look, I’m really proud of what we did this season and being swept by the best side in the league takes nothing away from that, especially given we could well have won all four ourselves. But we didn’t, and our utter lack of polish is the main reason why, and also shows us just how far we have still to go if we want to consistently compete with the best of them. Well done, Washington – you certainly deserve your club’s first Championship. I doubt it will be your last over the next few years.

Senators 8, Pirates 7
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WASHINGTON SENATORS WIN SERIES 4-0
SERIES MVP: Fred Snodgrass (Washington)

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1912 Awards & Leaders
 

AL 1912 HISTORY INDEX

NL 1912 HISTORY INDEX

AWARDS HISTORY

For the first time, a player not from the Cubs wins the NL CYA, with Brooklyn's Smoky Joe Wood taking the honour. Walter Johnson caps off a superlative season winning his 5th in the AL, with teammate Dick Redding runner-up. Some new faces in the MVP ranks as Boston's Tris Speaker and Frank Baker win the award for the first time.

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1912/13 Rookie Draft
 

Held on 12/20/12.

Very light on this time around, with just six Legacies and a fairly weak Pool.

These are the Legacy Players for the 1913 season:

Boston Red Sox: Dutch Leonard (36.9; 211)
Chicago White Sox: Reb Russell (27.8; 242)
Cincinnati Reds: Edd Roush (45.1; 1399)
Detroit Tigers: Bubbles Hargrave (21.6; 767 (conceded; 94.5% of games))
New York Yankees: Bob Shawkey (47.0; 415)
Washington Senators: Jim Shaw (17.6; 287)

Doc Ayers (13.6; 227) was also eligible for the Senators, but Shaw’s higher WAR makes him the selection.
Lefty Williams (12.3; 183 conceded) was also eligible for the White Sox, but Russell’s higher WAR makes him the selection.
Wally Pipp (31.2; 1488) was also eligible for the Yankees, but Shawkey’s higher WAR makes him the selection.
Rube Foster (12.4; 138 – one-club player) was also eligible for the Red Sox, but Leonard’s higher WAR makes him the selection.

There are 215 rookies for this season, and the Draft will consist of 8 rounds.

The Draft order will be as follows (winning percentage from 1912 IRL season in brackets; bold indicates Legacy Pick in 1st Round):

Round 1

1. New York Yankees (329)
2. Cincinnati Reds (490; 29 GB)
3. Boston Red Sox (691)
4. Chicago White Sox (506)
5. Detroit Tigers (451)
6. Washington Senators (599)
7. Boston Braves (340)
8. St. Louis Browns (344)
9. Brooklyn Superbas (379)
10. St. Louis Cardinals (412)
11. Philadelphia Phillies (480)
12. Cleveland Naps (490; 30.5 GB)
13. Philadelphia Athletics (592)
14. Chicago Cubs (607)
15. Pittsburgh Pirates (616)
16. New York Giants (682)

Rounds 2 to 8

1. New York Yankees (329)
2. Boston Braves (340)
3. St. Louis Browns (344)
4. Brooklyn Superbas (379)
5. St. Louis Cardinals (412)
6. Detroit Tigers (451)
7. Philadelphia Phillies (480)
8. Cleveland Naps (490; 30.5 GB)
9. Cincinnati Reds (490; 29 GB)
10. Chicago White Sox (506)
11. Philadelphia Athletics (592)
12. Washington Senators (599)
13. Chicago Cubs (607)
14. Pittsburgh Pirates (616)
15. New York Giants (682)
16. Boston Red Sox (691)


No Legacy for us and, to be honest, I go into this Draft utterly confused about where we’re at and what we need. Everything worked OK last season, but our group’s age looms like a dark cloud on the horizon. So in the end I look for potential replacements for those soon to be lost.

Here’s who we end up selecting:

1. 1B Wally Pipp, 19

• I do not like players who only hold down one position, as is the case with Wally. But he was head and shoulders better than the other players on offer and so I shelved my mono-dimensional prejudice and grabbed him. He is a solid hitter who looks likely to settle into the bigs pretty quick.

2. P Harry Harper, 17

• Seen more as a reliever right now, but I believe he has the potential to become a starter in a few years. Only 17, so plenty of time on his side. Plus, he’s a lefty.

3. OF Joe Gedeon, 19

• Another longer-term project who looks OK. Also plays the hot corner and we’ll teach him 1B while he’s biding his time on the RR.

4. P Al Mamaux, 18

• By this point, it is just grab what you can. Al is decent enough but I’m not sure we’ve got room for straight relief pitchers.

5. P Lefty Williams, 19

• My final pick before handing over to the SD is a pure punt on a guy I’d been given a wrap about.

6. SS Chick Keating, 21
7. 2B Jimmy Whelan, 22
8. 3B Pepper Peplosky, 21

• Scout’s picks.

A few lively sorts added, only time will tell how they turn out for us.

FULL DRAFT LOG

1913 The First Time Around
 

The Giants repeat in the NL by a comfortable margin with another 100-win campaign, while the A’s win a tighter AL race by 6 ½ games. The New Yorkers, however, come up short again as the A’s cruise to a 4-1 series win. Coincidentally, current sim teammates Eddie Plank and Christy Mathewson face off twice in this WS, with Matty winning Game 2 but Gettysburg Eddie clinching for Philadelphia in Game 5.

AL CHAMPIONS: Philadelphia Athletics (96-57)
NL CHAMPIONS: New York Giants (101-51)
WORLD SERIES: Athletics 4, Giants 1

Top Ten Lists (courtesy of thisgreatgame.com)

NL Hitters

1. GAVVY CRAVATH, PHILADELPHIA

• Key Numbers: .341 average, 179 hits, 34 doubles, 14 triples, 19 home runs, 128 RBIs, .568 slugging percentage.
• A late bloomer at 32, Cravath took over for Wildfire Schulte as baseball’s pre-Babe Ruth super-slugger.

2. VIC SAIER, CHICAGO

• Key Numbers: .289 average, 94 runs, 21 triples, 14 home runs, 92 RBIs, 62 walks, 26 stolen bases.
• Not only did Frank Chance’s replacement at first base mushroom his home run totals from two the year before—he hit 11 just at home—but his 21 triples tied a Cubs record which remains today.

3. SHERRY MAGEE, PHILADELPHIA

• Key Numbers: .306 average, 92 runs, 36 doubles, 11 home runs.
• Now in his 10th year with the Phillies, Magee remained one of the team’s best, but one of the least liked among his home fans—because, Philadelphia.

4. HEINIE ZIMMERMAN, CHICAGO

• Key Numbers: .313 average, 28 doubles, 12 triples, 9 home runs, 95 RBIs.
• A dropdown from 1912, but it’s hard to duplicate a Triple Crown performance.

5. JIM VIOX, PITTSBURGH

• Key Numbers: .317 average, 86 runs, 32 doubles, 8 triples, 64 walks.
• In his first—and best—of only three seasons at the major league level, Viox became the first Pirate other than Honus Wagner to lead the team in hitting since 1902.

6. HANS LOBERT, PHILADELPHIA

• Key Numbers: .300 average, 98 runs, 172 hits, 28 doubles, 11 triples, 7 home runs, 41 stolen bases.
• With an uncanny resemblance to Honus Wagner—he was even nicknamed Honus—Lobert put up numbers that nearly evoked those of the Flying Dutchman.

7. MAX CAREY, PITTSBURGH

• Key Numbers: .277 average, 620 at-bats, 99 runs, 23 doubles, 10 triples, 61 stolen bases.
• Carey won his first of 10 basestealing titles as his success rate jumped out among the typical lot stuck at 50%.

8. TOMMY LEACH, CHICAGO

• Key Numbers: .287 average, 99 runs, 23 doubles, 10 triples, 77 walks.
• In a somewhat vintage effort at age 35, Leach finished his first full year at Chicago topping the NL charts in runs for the second time in his career.

9. LARRY DOYLE, NEW YORK

• Key Numbers: .280 average, 5 home runs, 73 RBIs, 38 stolen bases.
• On a Giants lineup from which no one player statistically stood out—good or bad—Doyle still held the advantage once all the metrics were figured in.

10. JAKE DAUBERT, BROOKLYN

• Key Numbers: .350 average, 76 runs, 178 hits, 25 stolen bases.
• Daubert won the first of two NL batting titles and a Chalmers auto, given to the NL MVP—all despite his team’s sixth-place finish.

AL Hitters

1. FRANK BAKER, PHILADELPHIA

• Key Numbers: .337 average, 116 runs, 190 hits, 34 doubles, 9 triples, 12 home runs, 117 RBIs, 34 stolen bases.
• Baker set a career high in his nickname (“Home Run”) and contributed in so many other ways, but MVP voters didn’t even get him the most votes on his team (see Eddie Collins, below).

2. JOE JACKSON, CLEVELAND

• Key Numbers: .373 average, 109 runs, 197 hits, 39 doubles, 17 triples, 7 home runs, 71 RBIs, 80 walks, .551 slugging percentage.
• Shoeless Joe never won a batting title; he finished second behind Ty Cobb for the third straight year.

3. TY COBB, DETROIT

• Key Numbers: 122 games, .390 average, 18 doubles, 16 triples, 67 RBIs, 51 stolen bases, .466 on-base percentage.
• Holding out through most of April for higher wages didn’t handicap Cobb’s productivity once he did return to the field.

4. TRIS SPEAKER, BOSTON

• Key Numbers: .363 average, 94 runs, 189 hits, 35 doubles, 22 triples, 71 RBIs, 65 walks, 46 stolen bases.
• Don’t blame Spoke for the Red Sox’ fall from championship grace in 1913; the all-time leader in doubles set a personal high in triples.

5. EDDIE COLLINS, PHILADELPHIA

• Key Numbers: .345 average, 125 runs, 184 hits, 13 triples, 73 RBIs, 85 walks, 55 stolen bases.
• Steady Eddie, who amazingly never copped a batting crown of his own (at least, ceremoniously—see Ty Cobb, 1914), still impressed with yet another .340-something effort.

6. SAM CRAWFORD, DETROIT

• Key Numbers: .317 average, 609 at-bats, 193 hits, 32 doubles, 23 triples, 9 home runs, 83 RBIs.
• As he neared his mid-30s, Crawford remained Cobb’s faithful sidekick in the Detroit lineup; without both of them, the Tigers hit just .244.

7. CLYDE MILAN, WASHINGTON

• Key Numbers: .301 average, 92 runs, 9 triples, 75 stolen bases.
• “Deerfoot” ran his two-year total for stolen bases to a whopping 163 while hitting over .300 for the third straight year.

8. STUFFY MCINNIS, PHILADELPHIA

• Key Numbers: .324 average, 176 hits, 30 doubles, 90 RBIs.
• His defensive excellence at first base starting to hit full flower, McInnis had to continually remind baseball fans that he was a pretty good hitter, too.

9. RUBE OLDRING, PHILADELPHIA

• Key Numbers: .283 average, 101 runs, 27 doubles, 9 triples, 71 RBIs, 40 stolen bases.
• Oldring got back into shape (both physically and mentally) after being suspended by the A’s late in 1912, making the most of a career-high 137 games.

10. BURT SHOTTON, ST. LOUIS

• Key Numbers: .297 average, 105 runs, 8 triples, 99 walks, 43 stolen bases.
• The future manager did what he could to spark a bad Browns team from the top of the order, but more importantly began to build a fruitful relationship with future baseball mastermind Branch Rickey.

NL Pitchers

1. CHRISTY MATHEWSON, NEW YORK

• Key Numbers: 2.06 ERA, 25 wins, 11 losses, 306 innings, 21 walks.
• Accurate as ever, Mathewson piled up more wins than walks; he also became the first NL pitcher in 10 years to win the ERA crown with a figure over the 2.00 mark.

2. BABE ADAMS, PITTSBURGH

• Key Numbers: 2.15 ERA, 21 wins, 10 losses, 313.2 innings.
• Adams’ innings count peaked by eclipsing 300 for the sole time in his career.

3. RUBE MARQUARD, NEW YORK

• Key Numbers: 2.50 ERA, 23 wins, 10 losses, 288 innings.
• The gifted lefty capped the salad days portion of his career with his last of three straight 20-win campaigns. He’d lose 20 the next season.

4. JEFF TESREAU, NEW YORK

• Key Numbers: 2.17 ERA, 22 wins, 13 losses, 38 starts, 282 innings.
• The right-hander’s follow-up to his rookie campaign was superb in its own right and gave the Giants three 20-game winners.

5. TOM SEATON, PHILADELPHIA

• Key Numbers: 2.60 ERA, 27 wins, 12 losses,52 appearances, 322.1 innings, 136 walks, 168 strikeouts.
• Arguably the NL’s first knuckleballer, Seaton looked every bit as good as teammate Pete Alexander before making a wrong turn into the Federal League.

6. AL DEMAREE, NEW YORK

• Key Numbers: 2.21 ERA, 13 wins, 4 losses, .765 win percentage.
• Often described as having a pitching motion similar to that of a shotput athlete, the 28-year-old rookie could have made it four 20-game winners on the Giants’ staff had he been given more starts.

7. HANK ROBINSON, PITTSBURGH

• Key Numbers: 2.38 ERA, 14 wins, 9 losses.
• Another under-the-radar season for the quasi-reliever (43 appearances, 22 starts) apparently wasn’t good enough for the Pirates to lock onto him; they made him part of a massive postseason trade with the Cardinals.

8. LARRY CHENEY, CHICAGO

• Key Numbers: 2.57 ERA, 21 wins, 14 losses, 11 saves, 54 appearances, 305 innings, 19 wild pitches.
• The Cubs’ ace was almost better as a reliever, coming out of the bullpen 18 times with a 5-0 record, 2.02 ERA and league-leading 11 saves.

9. PETE ALEXANDER, PHILADELPHIA

• Key Numbers: 2.79 ERA, 22 wins, 8 losses, .733 win percentage, 47 appearances, 9 shutouts, 306.1 innings.
• Alexander had one of the more muted efforts of his young career despite busting out to a 10-0 start.

10. AD BRENNAN, PHILADELPHIA

• Key Numbers: 2.39 ERA, 14 wins, 12 losses.
• The southpaw’s one shining season in the majors before jumping to the Federal League counted among his highlights a punch-out of Giants manager John McGraw.

AL Pitchers

1. WALTER JOHNSON, WASHINGTON

• Key Numbers: 1.14 ERA, 36 wins, 7 losses, .837 win percentage, 29 complete games, 346 innings, 11 shutouts, 243 strikeouts, 38 walks.
• How incredible was the Big Train? He allowed just one run over his first 53.2 innings of the year.

2. REB RUSSELL, CHICAGO

• Key Numbers: 1.90 ERA, 22 wins, 16 losses, 52 appearances, 8 shutouts, 316.2 innings, 4 balks.
• Thought to be Pacific Coast League-bound at the start of the year, the 24-year-old rookie barely made the White Sox and became their surprise premier starter by hurling an AL rookie record-tying eight shutouts.

3. JIM SCOTT, CHICAGO

• Key Numbers: 1.90 ERA, 20 wins, 21 losses, 38 starts, 312.1 innings.
• Not only did Scott share Russell’s duties as White Sox workhorse, he also shared the angst of not getting enough support with less than three runs per start. Hence, 21 losses.

4. EDDIE CICOTTE, CHICAGO

• Key Numbers: 1.58 ERA, 18 wins, 12 losses, 268 innings.
• The future Black Sox participant solidified his place in the White Sox rotation after four-plus years of relative frustration with the Red Sox; with fellow teammates Russell and Scott (above), Cicotte helped make it 2-3-4 in the ERA race after Johnson.

5. CHIEF BENDER, PHILADELPHIA

• Key Numbers: 2.21 ERA, 21 wins, 10 losses, 48 appearances, 21 starts, 13 saves.
• Used more as reliever than starter, Bender become an early version of a legitimate closer and still managed to win 20 games for the second (and last) time of his career.

6. CY FALKENBERG, CLEVELAND

• Key Numbers: 2.22 ERA, 23 wins, 10 losses, 276 innings, 13 wild pitches.
• After scraping the .500 mark for years, Falkenberg finally got a breakthrough in Cleveland—though some credited an illegal emery ball for his success.

7. EDDIE PLANK, PHILADELPHIA

• Key Numbers: 2.60 ERA, 18 wins, 10 losses, 7 shutouts.
• In his 14th season at Philadelphia, the last active original Athletic* remained one of the best—even as he turned 38 at mid-season. (*-Harry Davis was still with the A’s in 1914 as he was in 1901, but he broke away to spend a year at Cleveland.)

8. WILLIE MITCHELL, CLEVELAND

• Key Numbers: 1.91 ERA, 14 wins, 8 losses.
• With a better ERA than teammates Cy Falkenberg (above) and Vean Gregg (below), Mitchell had one of the more satisfying years of an otherwise checkered career.

9. RAY COLLINS, BOSTON

• Key Numbers: 2.63 ERA, 19 wins, 8 losses.
• After three years of struggling to stay above .500 despite solid pitching and a solid group of hitters supposedly backing him, Collins finally got his just due in victories.

10. VEAN GREGG, CLEVELAND

• Key Numbers: 2.24 ERA, 20 wins, 13 losses, 285.2 innings, 124 walks.
• Gregg won at least 20 for the third straight year, struck out Ty Cobb three times in one game, ran off a 32-inning scoreless streak and, in a postseason exhibition against Pittsburgh, struck out 19 in a 13-inning win. At 28, he’d only win 29 more games in his major league career.

1913 Preseason / Spring Training
 

Just one of my managerial counterparts lost their job at the end of last season, with Jason Rohrbaugh cut by the Browns and later replaced by former Reds skipper Jimmy Bertolette.

A host of big names lost to retirement, with Mordecai Brown undoubtedly the biggest surprise, given he was just 36 and had a fantastic 1912 campaign. Two of our former players – Jack Chesbro and Cy Young – were also among them.

The FA / trade market has been relatively quiet; here are the signings of note:

• OF Tommy Leach: White Sox, 3 years / $10500
• OF Solly Hofman: Naps, 2 years / $5280 (re-sign)
• P Lave Winham: A’s, 2 years / $4440
• 3B Kid Elberfeld: Reds, 1 year / $3880
• P Ralph Caldwell: Senators, 1 year / $3560
• 1B Claude Rossman: Red Sox, 1 year / $2860
• P Mal Eason: Braves, 1 year / $2720
• 1B John Black: Red Sox, 2 year / $2600
• P Alex Pearson: Cardinals, 1 year / $2340
• P Lefty James: Giants, 2 years / $2180
• P Maury Kent: Tigers, 2 years / $2100
• P Ed Karger: Braves, 1 year / $1540
• P Charlie Smith: Detroit, 1 year / $1500

The Phillies very astutely lock down elite outfielder Sherry Magee for another 5 years with the contract worth a princely $29000. Same goes for Wildfire Schulte, who extends for 5 years / $20060 with the Cubs.

And we’ll be seeing plenty of Danny Murphy as he signs a one-year / $3000 deal with the Braves.

Despite a strong 14-4 showing in ST, we are seen as also-rans this year, predicted to finish well down in the standings at 73-81 with the experts thinking an all-Boston World Series is on the cards.

FULL PRESEASON PREDICTIONS

1913 Opening Day
 

Remember you can access our team page if so inclined HERE, but here’s the annual summary.

Look, I don’t disagree with the pundits. This is undoubtedly a pivotal year for our franchise. Is there any juice left in our carbuncled old lemons? Obviously I believe so, which is why they are getting one final squeeze. But I am realistic enough to know we have little chance of being in the mix come stretch time. That’s not how I’ll be measuring this season with regard to success and failure. I want to see our young guys show they are going to be useful for us over the oncoming years. I want Carey and Herzog to get back to their 1911 form. I want Pop Lloyd to finally show his potential. I want us to finish with a winning record. Anything over that is gravy in my bowl.

Catchers

• C Roger Bresnahan (R)
• Les Nunamaker (R)

Infielders

• 1B Honus Wagner (R)
• 2B Nap Lajoie (R)
• 3B Buck Herzog (R)
• SS Al Bridwell (L)

• Wally Pipp (L)
• Alex McCarthy (R)
• Scotty Ingerton (R) will play 1B v LHP, with Dutchie at short
• Hans Lobert (R)
• John Henry Lloyd (L)

Outfielders

• LF Max Carey (S)
• CF Vin Campbell (L)
• RF Zaza Harvey (L)

• Red Killefer (R)
• Armando Marsans (R)

Rotation

1. RHP Christy Mathewson
2. RHP Rube Vickers
3. RHP Hooks Dauss
4. LHP Wilbur Cooper

Bullpen

• RHP Babe Adams
• RHP Russ Ford
• LHP Eddie Plank

RHP Howie Camnitz has been squeezed out but will be back if form and / or injuries decree.

The View from the Gangplank May 1, 1913
 

Suffice to say we do not get a good start.

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The View from the Gangplank June 1, 1913
 

Given our ugly first fortnight and the parameters I am applying to this season, I must say I'm not too dissatisfied with where we are at. A 17-12 May has brought us within a game of 500 and some good signs have emerged from the wreckage of April.

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So far, we've had enough fingers to enable us to plug whatever breaches in the dam wall have presented themselves. Bresnahan's poor form has given Nunamaker the chance to show he belongs in the bigs. Wagner's continued slide and Pipp's unreadiness has allowed Marsans - fantastic in a bit role last year - to play everyday at 1B and excel. Herzog and Carey have bounced back, while Campbell, Harvey and Lajoie have held their 1912 form fairly well. That's not to say everything is hunky-dory, however. Shortstop remains a huge problem for us, with neither Bridwell nor Lloyd making any improvement this season so far. I am on the hunt for a solution, but easier said than done - this league is not overburdened with quality middle infielders, which makes them almost impossible to procure.

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Matty has settled down after completely losing his fastball early on, Vickers has been fantastic, to the point that he wins the May Pitching award. Dauss has taken another step, while Cooper is going better than his metrics might suggest.

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All of which, combined with the senior circuit being very evenly-balanced to this point, means that our 23-24 overall record has us well within shooting range of the division-leading Braves, who top us by 4. The AL is tight as well, with the Browns maintaining their lead ahead of a pack of teams. Detroit is enduring a season from hell so far and look the only side unlikely to feature in that race.

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Stat of the Month: OPS
 

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Nice going, Nap
 

First to 2500 hits.

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The View from the Gangplank July 1, 1913
 

Little to report, other than that the preseason prognostications of an all-Boston playoff seem prescient at this point.

Standings, awards, news, leaders - full update on August 1.

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The View from the Gangplank August 1, 1913
 

I'm actually just going to keep things ticking along this season as there really isn't much to report. We go 15-13 and remain well out of contention, with the only real point of note the continued pitching excellence from Rube Vickers, who wins his second straight monthly award and should figure in the CYA discussions this year for sure.

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The two races look almost certain to fizzle out and the all-Boston WS come to pass as predicted. Should that change, or anything remotely of importance take place, I'll let you know.

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The View from the Gangplank September 1, 1913
 

A poor 10-15 month in a season panning out with little to recommend it.

The only real point of interest is the AL Pennant Race, in which Boston has faltered enough to give Washington the faintest sniff.

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