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scott1964 · 10-28-2011, 01:15 AM

Offseason

Washington Senators News
Players Retiring
Doc Casey 3B .273 avg, HR (4).
Tom Williams SP
Mike Roach C .241, HR (3), 67 RBIs.
Ben Harrison LF
Reginald Gordon Hitting Coach

Contract Status
Benoit Therrien Scouting Director, contract ran out.
Jesse Tannehill executes contract option year.
Billy Rhines executes contract option year.
Chief Sockalexis voids contract option year.

We are in negotiations for a new contract for 7 years.

Veteran RF Sockalexis Stays in Washington
Sunday, October 29th, 1905: Team officials triumphantly announced that the Senators and superstar right fielder Chief Sockalexis have closed a deal that keeps the 34-year-old in a Washington uniform for another 7 years.

Sockalexis will earn $25,900 as part of the settlement.

Sockalexis has a career .333 batting average with a .380 OBP. He has hit 47 homers, driven in 692 runs and scored 645 runs since he came into the league.

Awards
AL Glove Wizard Award Winners Announced
Sunday, October 29th, 1905: Who are the Glove Wizard Award winners? They are the guys that steal outs. They make spectacular plays, but they also consistently make the routine plays. This year in the American League these defensive stalwarts made a name for themselves with their gloves:

Pitcher: Tully Sparks (St. Louis Browns)
Catcher: Frank Chance (St. Louis Browns)
First Baseman: Joe Kelley (New York Highlanders)
Second Baseman: Nap Lajoie (Washington Senators)
Third Baseman: Jimmy Collins (Chicago White Sox)
Shortstop: Joe Tinker (Boston Americans)
Left Fielder: Jesse Burkett (Detroit Tigers)
Center Fielder: Charlie Frisbee (Philadelphia Athletics)
Right Fielder: Chief Sockalexis (Washington Senators)

NL Honors Outstanding Fielders
Sunday, October 29th, 1905: The Glove Wizard Award winners don't get the recognition of the home run hitters, but they are very much appreciated by managers, their teammates and by the fans, who know the value of defensive excellence. Great defense makes a difference in baseball. This year's top glovemen in the National League are:

Pitcher: Weldon Henley (Boston Beaneaters)
Catcher: Ed McFarland (Pittsburgh Pirates)
First Baseman: Tom McCreery (Cincinnati Reds)
Second Baseman: Johnny Evers (St. Louis Cardinals)
Third Baseman: Bill Bradley (Pittsburgh Pirates)
Shortstop: Honus Wagner (Brooklyn Superbas)
Left Fielder: Sherry Magee (St. Louis Cardinals)
Center Fielder: Emmet Heidrick (Cincinnati Reds)
Right Fielder: Chick Stahl (Chicago Cubs)

1905 NL Best Newcomer Named
Monday, October 30th, 1905: Lefty Leifield's age didn't show very often in his first year. He performed more like a veteran on the hill for the Philadelphia Phillies and today he walked away with the 1905 National League Newcomer of the Year Award.

The 22-year-old starter registered a 16-19 record this season in 39 starts. Over 309.1 innings he gave up 363 hits, struck out 92 and issued 92 walks as he held the opposition to a .288 batting average and fashioned a 3.14 ERA.

Chase Is AL's Premier Rookie
Monday, October 30th, 1905: It was a lot of headlines and highlights for St. Louis first baseman Hal Chase in his first season in the American League. It was annonced today that the 22-year-old was voted the top newcomer and had earned the Newcomer of the Year Award.

Hal Chase collected 228 hits, 6 home runs, 106 RBIs, 13 walks and 122 runs scored. He hit .323 and had a .332 on-base percentage.

Americans Pilot Nichols Picked as AL's Best
Tuesday, October 31st, 1905: The Boston Americans had an outstanding season, much of it due to their astute and gifted skipper. For his managerial excellence, Tricky Nichols reaped the reward of being voted American League Manager of the Year.

"A manager is only as good as the players he's managing," Nichols told reporters. "If I didn't have the talent to work with, making all the right moves wouldn't have helped a bit."

Under Nichols the Americans finished second in the American League with a record of 84-70.

National League Chooses Best Manager
Tuesday, October 31st, 1905: Al Bauer celebrated a successful season with the Brooklyn Superbas by hosting team officials and select media at a Brooklyn area first-class eatery. But, when he first came to town, the 1905 National League Manager of the Year would've been lucky to be invited out for beers with the ground-crew.

"Very few people believed in our ballclub, when I got here. It just goes to show you that a bunch of talented ballplayers playing together can make any old manager a genius," a modest Bauer joked, not fully recognizing his own stature in the baseball community.

However, baseball journalists duly noted his managerial skill as he skippered the Superbas to a 93-61 record this year and a first place finish in the National League.

Howell Picked Best NL Pitcher
Wednesday, November 1st, 1905: The Outstanding Pitcher Award for 1905 has been presented and the National League winner is Harry Howell of Boston.

"It's always nice to receive an award like this," said Howell. "I just hope I can improve on my performance next year and be in the running again," the Beaneaters star told reporters.

Howell excelled with an impressive 26-11 record in 40 starts. In 346 innings he yielded 342 hits and 78 walks, while striking out 135 and compiling a fine 2.89 ERA.

New York's Wicker Nets AL Outstanding Pitcher Award
Wednesday, November 1st, 1905: The New York Highlanders have a rising superstar or maybe even a budding Hall-of-Famer in the making.
It's Bob Wicker, this year's American League Outstanding Pitcher Award selection. This blossoming hurler wowed fans, peers and sportswriters with a fabulous performance.

Wicker compiled a 25-11 record in 39 starts, tallied 117 strikeouts in 313.2 innings and recorded a 2.84 ERA. Other clubs managed only a .255 batting average against him.

1905 Premier Batter Selected By NL
Thursday, November 2nd, 1905: Brooklyn's Honus Wagner put the wraps on a fine campaign today by winning the 1905 National League Outstanding Hitter Award.

The 31-year-old veteran scorched the opposition with a .351 average, picking up 223 hits, 39 doubles, 23 triples, 6 home runs and 120 RBIs, while scoring 136 runs.

1905 Top Batter Honored By AL
Thursday, November 2nd, 1905: What a way to finish off the year -- being honored with the 1905 Outstanding Hitter Award in the American League. It had already been a very special season for Washington's Cy Seymour, but today's announcement really put the icing on his cake.

All season long Cy Seymour gave opposing pitchers fits by hitting .373 as he collected 247 hits, 39 doubles, 24 triples, 9 home runs and 154 RBIs.

Draft
NABL News: First-Year Player Draft
Wednesday, November 1st, 1905: It's an exciting day in North American BaseBall League, as the 1905 first-year player draft is held today. The first five picks go to New York, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Chicago and Chicago. BNN has scouted the class and thinks these ten players are the best available this year:

1. Tom Hughes, 21 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
2. Ed Karger, 22 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
3. Glenn Liebhardt, 22 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
4. Jack Coombs, 22 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
5. Art Fromme, 22 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
6. Babe Adams, 23 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
7. Johnny Bates, 23 year-old center fielder out of college.
8. Orval Overall, 24 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
9. Fred Beebe, 25 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
10. Vive Lindaman, 28 year-old starting pitcher out of college.

The Top 5
Ed Karger (P) New York Giants
Glenn Liebhardt (P) Cincinnati Reds.
Tom Hughes (P) Philadelphia Athletics.
Eddie Collins (SS) Chicago Cubs.
Fred Beebe (P) Chicago White Sox.

Washington Senators Draft Results
Cy Berger (P)
Tom O'Hara (LF)
Charlie Roy (P)
Henry Mathewson (P)
Bill McCarthy (C)

Washington Senators Trades
Washington-Philadelphia Trade Confirmed
Wednesday, November 15th, 1905: The rumor has been out there for a while now and today it was made official. The Washington Senators have sent 24-year-old shortstop Mike Donovan to the Philadelphia Athletics for 21-year-old catcher Bob Peterson.

Senators, Tigers Confirm Swap
Saturday, January 6th, 1906: The Washington Senators swapped 36-year-old first baseman Jack Doyle for 29-year-old reliever Frank Morrissey of the Tigers after what Detroit officials would only characterize as "difficult" negotiations.

In his 1573-game career Doyle has hit .306 with 1893 hits, 30 home runs, and 909 RBIs and has scored 1086 runs.

For his career Morrissey has held opponents to a .322 batting average and put up a 4.90 ERA. He has saved 3 games and owns a 5-10 record.

Brooklyn Ships Hearne to Washington
Wednesday, January 10th, 1906: After prolonged negotiations Brooklyn agreed to ship 32-year-old catcher Hughie Hearne and a 3rd round draft pick to Washington for 25-year-old second baseman Jim Miller and 24-year-old catcher Pete Noonan. The deal is awaiting confirmation from the league office but neither team expects any hang-ups. "It took longer than expected," said one GM, "but we knew that the deal was going to happen."

Lifetime Hearne is batting .294 and has totaled 1 home run.

To date Miller has a .274 career batting average and has totaled 8 home runs.

Major News
It's Official: C Bresnahan Signs with Senators
Friday, January 12th, 1906: Roger Bresnahan finalized an accord with the Senators this morning, agreeing to $52,220 over 7 years.

Though many consider him green, they also see his raw talent and expect a lot out of this young man before his tenure in Washington has run its course.

In his career Bresnahan is batting .302 with a total of 32 home runs.

League Accomplishments
Bill Kemmer and Charlie Hickman have 6 hits in one game.
Kid Keenan strikes out 15 Naps on 4/22.
Duff Cooley and Pop Foster hit for the cycle.
Cy Seymour ties the record for RBIs in a season with 154.
Ed Delahanty collects his 3000th hit on 9/18.
Kid Keenan collects his 3000th strike out on 6/19.
Cy Seymour 32 game hitting streak.

Off to 1906.

10-28-2011, 01:15 AM	#294
scott1964 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 5,626	Offseason Washington Senators News Players Retiring Doc Casey 3B .273 avg, HR (4). Tom Williams SP Mike Roach C .241, HR (3), 67 RBIs. Ben Harrison LF Reginald Gordon Hitting Coach Contract Status Benoit Therrien Scouting Director, contract ran out. Jesse Tannehill executes contract option year. Billy Rhines executes contract option year. Chief Sockalexis voids contract option year. We are in negotiations for a new contract for 7 years. Veteran RF Sockalexis Stays in Washington Sunday, October 29th, 1905: Team officials triumphantly announced that the Senators and superstar right fielder Chief Sockalexis have closed a deal that keeps the 34-year-old in a Washington uniform for another 7 years. Sockalexis will earn $25,900 as part of the settlement. Sockalexis has a career .333 batting average with a .380 OBP. He has hit 47 homers, driven in 692 runs and scored 645 runs since he came into the league. Awards AL Glove Wizard Award Winners Announced Sunday, October 29th, 1905: Who are the Glove Wizard Award winners? They are the guys that steal outs. They make spectacular plays, but they also consistently make the routine plays. This year in the American League these defensive stalwarts made a name for themselves with their gloves: Pitcher: Tully Sparks (St. Louis Browns) Catcher: Frank Chance (St. Louis Browns) First Baseman: Joe Kelley (New York Highlanders) Second Baseman: Nap Lajoie (Washington Senators) Third Baseman: Jimmy Collins (Chicago White Sox) Shortstop: Joe Tinker (Boston Americans) Left Fielder: Jesse Burkett (Detroit Tigers) Center Fielder: Charlie Frisbee (Philadelphia Athletics) Right Fielder: Chief Sockalexis (Washington Senators) NL Honors Outstanding Fielders Sunday, October 29th, 1905: The Glove Wizard Award winners don't get the recognition of the home run hitters, but they are very much appreciated by managers, their teammates and by the fans, who know the value of defensive excellence. Great defense makes a difference in baseball. This year's top glovemen in the National League are: Pitcher: Weldon Henley (Boston Beaneaters) Catcher: Ed McFarland (Pittsburgh Pirates) First Baseman: Tom McCreery (Cincinnati Reds) Second Baseman: Johnny Evers (St. Louis Cardinals) Third Baseman: Bill Bradley (Pittsburgh Pirates) Shortstop: Honus Wagner (Brooklyn Superbas) Left Fielder: Sherry Magee (St. Louis Cardinals) Center Fielder: Emmet Heidrick (Cincinnati Reds) Right Fielder: Chick Stahl (Chicago Cubs) 1905 NL Best Newcomer Named Monday, October 30th, 1905: Lefty Leifield's age didn't show very often in his first year. He performed more like a veteran on the hill for the Philadelphia Phillies and today he walked away with the 1905 National League Newcomer of the Year Award. The 22-year-old starter registered a 16-19 record this season in 39 starts. Over 309.1 innings he gave up 363 hits, struck out 92 and issued 92 walks as he held the opposition to a .288 batting average and fashioned a 3.14 ERA. Chase Is AL's Premier Rookie Monday, October 30th, 1905: It was a lot of headlines and highlights for St. Louis first baseman Hal Chase in his first season in the American League. It was annonced today that the 22-year-old was voted the top newcomer and had earned the Newcomer of the Year Award. Hal Chase collected 228 hits, 6 home runs, 106 RBIs, 13 walks and 122 runs scored. He hit .323 and had a .332 on-base percentage. Americans Pilot Nichols Picked as AL's Best Tuesday, October 31st, 1905: The Boston Americans had an outstanding season, much of it due to their astute and gifted skipper. For his managerial excellence, Tricky Nichols reaped the reward of being voted American League Manager of the Year. "A manager is only as good as the players he's managing," Nichols told reporters. "If I didn't have the talent to work with, making all the right moves wouldn't have helped a bit." Under Nichols the Americans finished second in the American League with a record of 84-70. National League Chooses Best Manager Tuesday, October 31st, 1905: Al Bauer celebrated a successful season with the Brooklyn Superbas by hosting team officials and select media at a Brooklyn area first-class eatery. But, when he first came to town, the 1905 National League Manager of the Year would've been lucky to be invited out for beers with the ground-crew. "Very few people believed in our ballclub, when I got here. It just goes to show you that a bunch of talented ballplayers playing together can make any old manager a genius," a modest Bauer joked, not fully recognizing his own stature in the baseball community. However, baseball journalists duly noted his managerial skill as he skippered the Superbas to a 93-61 record this year and a first place finish in the National League. Howell Picked Best NL Pitcher Wednesday, November 1st, 1905: The Outstanding Pitcher Award for 1905 has been presented and the National League winner is Harry Howell of Boston. "It's always nice to receive an award like this," said Howell. "I just hope I can improve on my performance next year and be in the running again," the Beaneaters star told reporters. Howell excelled with an impressive 26-11 record in 40 starts. In 346 innings he yielded 342 hits and 78 walks, while striking out 135 and compiling a fine 2.89 ERA. New York's Wicker Nets AL Outstanding Pitcher Award Wednesday, November 1st, 1905: The New York Highlanders have a rising superstar or maybe even a budding Hall-of-Famer in the making. It's Bob Wicker, this year's American League Outstanding Pitcher Award selection. This blossoming hurler wowed fans, peers and sportswriters with a fabulous performance. Wicker compiled a 25-11 record in 39 starts, tallied 117 strikeouts in 313.2 innings and recorded a 2.84 ERA. Other clubs managed only a .255 batting average against him. 1905 Premier Batter Selected By NL Thursday, November 2nd, 1905: Brooklyn's Honus Wagner put the wraps on a fine campaign today by winning the 1905 National League Outstanding Hitter Award. The 31-year-old veteran scorched the opposition with a .351 average, picking up 223 hits, 39 doubles, 23 triples, 6 home runs and 120 RBIs, while scoring 136 runs. 1905 Top Batter Honored By AL Thursday, November 2nd, 1905: What a way to finish off the year -- being honored with the 1905 Outstanding Hitter Award in the American League. It had already been a very special season for Washington's Cy Seymour, but today's announcement really put the icing on his cake. All season long Cy Seymour gave opposing pitchers fits by hitting .373 as he collected 247 hits, 39 doubles, 24 triples, 9 home runs and 154 RBIs. Draft NABL News: First-Year Player Draft Wednesday, November 1st, 1905: It's an exciting day in North American BaseBall League, as the 1905 first-year player draft is held today. The first five picks go to New York, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Chicago and Chicago. BNN has scouted the class and thinks these ten players are the best available this year: 1. Tom Hughes, 21 year-old starting pitcher out of college. 2. Ed Karger, 22 year-old starting pitcher out of college. 3. Glenn Liebhardt, 22 year-old starting pitcher out of college. 4. Jack Coombs, 22 year-old starting pitcher out of college. 5. Art Fromme, 22 year-old starting pitcher out of college. 6. Babe Adams, 23 year-old starting pitcher out of college. 7. Johnny Bates, 23 year-old center fielder out of college. 8. Orval Overall, 24 year-old starting pitcher out of college. 9. Fred Beebe, 25 year-old starting pitcher out of college. 10. Vive Lindaman, 28 year-old starting pitcher out of college. The Top 5 Ed Karger (P) New York Giants Glenn Liebhardt (P) Cincinnati Reds. Tom Hughes (P) Philadelphia Athletics. Eddie Collins (SS) Chicago Cubs. Fred Beebe (P) Chicago White Sox. Washington Senators Draft Results Cy Berger (P) Tom O'Hara (LF) Charlie Roy (P) Henry Mathewson (P) Bill McCarthy (C) Washington Senators Trades Washington-Philadelphia Trade Confirmed Wednesday, November 15th, 1905: The rumor has been out there for a while now and today it was made official. The Washington Senators have sent 24-year-old shortstop Mike Donovan to the Philadelphia Athletics for 21-year-old catcher Bob Peterson. Senators, Tigers Confirm Swap Saturday, January 6th, 1906: The Washington Senators swapped 36-year-old first baseman Jack Doyle for 29-year-old reliever Frank Morrissey of the Tigers after what Detroit officials would only characterize as "difficult" negotiations. In his 1573-game career Doyle has hit .306 with 1893 hits, 30 home runs, and 909 RBIs and has scored 1086 runs. For his career Morrissey has held opponents to a .322 batting average and put up a 4.90 ERA. He has saved 3 games and owns a 5-10 record. Brooklyn Ships Hearne to Washington Wednesday, January 10th, 1906: After prolonged negotiations Brooklyn agreed to ship 32-year-old catcher Hughie Hearne and a 3rd round draft pick to Washington for 25-year-old second baseman Jim Miller and 24-year-old catcher Pete Noonan. The deal is awaiting confirmation from the league office but neither team expects any hang-ups. "It took longer than expected," said one GM, "but we knew that the deal was going to happen." Lifetime Hearne is batting .294 and has totaled 1 home run. To date Miller has a .274 career batting average and has totaled 8 home runs. Major News It's Official: C Bresnahan Signs with Senators Friday, January 12th, 1906: Roger Bresnahan finalized an accord with the Senators this morning, agreeing to $52,220 over 7 years. Though many consider him green, they also see his raw talent and expect a lot out of this young man before his tenure in Washington has run its course. In his career Bresnahan is batting .302 with a total of 32 home runs. League Accomplishments Bill Kemmer and Charlie Hickman have 6 hits in one game. Kid Keenan strikes out 15 Naps on 4/22. Duff Cooley and Pop Foster hit for the cycle. Cy Seymour ties the record for RBIs in a season with 154. Ed Delahanty collects his 3000th hit on 9/18. Kid Keenan collects his 3000th strike out on 6/19. Cy Seymour 32 game hitting streak. Off to 1906. __________________ This just feels more like waiting in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles. PETA.....People Eating Tasty Animals.