Philadelphia (58-60) at Boston (52-68)
3 game series
Thursday 9/4
Hod Eller (13-10, 3.34) vs Dixie Walker (15-15, 2.68)
Philadelphia 3 Boston 1:
Zach Wheat 2-4, RBI. Hod Eller scatters four hits.
Friday 9/5
Dolf Luque (17-12, 2.53) vs Dutch Ruether (9-17, 3.08)
Boston 3 Philadelphia 2:
Austin McHenry RBI, 2-4. Ruether stops Phillies on three hits.
Saturday 9/6
Dutch Leonard (20-17, 2.61) vs Harry Moran (2-3, 2.52)
Boston 5 Philadelphia 2:
Walter Holke 2-3, 2 RBIs.
Philadelphia (59-62) at Cincinnati (70-56)
3 game series
Monday 9/8
Hod Eller (14-10, 3.19) vs Elmer Ponder (1-1, 5.59)
Cincinnati 6 Philadelphia 0:
Ernie Walker 2-4, HR, 2 RBIs. Bert Tooley 2-3, 2 RBIs.
Tuesday 9/9
Dolf Luque (17-13, 2.49) vs Art Nehf (17-12, 2.72)
Cincinnati 8 Philadelphia 2:
George Kelly 2 HR (9). Reds hand Phillies fourth straight loss.
Wednesday 9/10
Dutch Leonard (20-18, 2.65) vs Wilbur Cooper (20-10, 2.26)
Philadelphia 3 Cincinnati 0:
Leonard shuts out Reds on five hits.
Philadelphia (60-64) at Pittsburgh (59-68)
3 game series
Thursday 9/11
Hod Eller (14-11, 3.26) vs Jim Shaw (11-14, 4.07)
Pittsburgh 5 Philadelphia 4 (14):
Johnny Mostil 4-7, 3 RBIs.
Friday 9/12
Dolf Luque (17-14, 2.63) vs Eddie Stack (10-11, 2.84)
Pittsburgh 7 Philadelphia 2:
Johnny Mostil 2-5, 2 RBIs. Bill Wambsganss 2-4, RBI.
Saturday 9/13
Dutch Leonard (21-18, 2.58) vs Al Schulz (16-11, 2.68)
Philadelphia 8 Pittsburgh 4:
Patsy Gharrity 2-5, HR (2), 2 RBIs. Heinie Zimmermann 3-5, 4 RBIs.
Philadelphia (61-66) at Chicago (74-55)
3 game series
Sunday 9/14
Hod Eller (14-11, 3.23) vs Fred Olmstead (18-12, 2.84)
Philadelphia 5 Chicago 3 (11):
Ray Morgan 2-5, 2 RBIs. Bill Lamar 2-4, 2 RBIs.
Monday 9/15
Dolf Luque (17-15, 2.81) vs Speed Martin (15-10, 3.01)
Philadelphia 8 Chicago 6 (11):
Zach Wheat 3-6, 3 RBIs. Tex McDonald 3-6, 2 RBIs.
Tuesday 9/16
Dutch Leonard (22-18, 2.62) vs Joe Benz (10-12, 3.20)
Philadelphia 4 Chicago 1:
Phillies sweep Cubs on Leonard's six hitter.
Philadelphia (64-66) at St Louis (66-66)
3 game series
Friday 9/19
Hod Eller (15-11, 3.19) vs George Chalmers (17-16, 2.77)
St Louis 6 Philadelphia 2:
William Fischer 2-4, 2 RBIs. Curt Walker 2 RBIs.
Saturday 9/20
Dolf Luque (17-15, 2.81) vs Urban Shocker (11-20, 3.35)
St Louis 10 Philadelphia 1:
Curt Walker 2-4, GRAND SLAM (3), 4 RBIs.
Sunday 9/21
Dutch Leonard (23-18, 2.58) vs Chief Johnson (16-13, 3.46)
St Louis 3 Philadelphia 1:
Curt Walker 2-4, RBI. Tillie Walker 4-4.
Brooklyn (68-67) at Philadelphia (64-69)
4 game series
Tuesday 9/23
Hugh Bedient (8-11, 4.76) vs Hod Eller (15-12, 3.34)
Brooklyn 10 Philadelphia 2:
Babe Ruth HR (33), 3 RBIs.
Wednesday 9/24
Eddie Cicotte (17-17, 2.30) vs Dolf Luque (17-16, 2.94)
Philadelphia 6 Brooklyn 4:
Tex McDonald 3-5, HR (7), 4 RBIs. George Kelly 2-4, HR (10), 2 RBIs.
Thursday 9/25
Limb McHenry (15-12, 3.03) vs Dutch Leonard (23-19, 2.59)
Philadelphia 10 Brooklyn 9:.
Babe Ruth HR (34). Jimmy Walsh hits a pinch hit three run HR in the bottom of the ninth.
Friday 9/26
Ralph Works (5-3, 3.01) vs Hod Eller (15-13, 3.50)
Brooklyn 7 Philadelphia 5:
Zack Wheat 3-5, RBI.
Philadelphia (66-71) at New York (65-72)
3 game series
Saturday 9/27
Dolf Luque (18-16, 2.97) vs Jimmy Lavender (6-6, 3.33)
NY 7 Philadelphia 0:
Charlie See 2 RBIs. Lavender tosses a seven hit shut out.
Monday 9/29
Dutch Leonard (23-19, 2.68) vs Pete Wilson (14-16, 3.50)
Philadelphia 3 NY 2 (11):
George Kelly 4-6, 2 RBIs.
Tuesday 9/30
Hod Eller (15-14, 3.53) vs Fred Anderson (11-12, 2.97)
NY 3 Philadelphia 2:
Ping Bodie 2-2, RBI.
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS
| W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|
| Cleveland Indians | 83 | 57 | .593 | - |
| Washington Senators | 77 | 63 | .550 | 6.0 |
| Chicago White Sox | 76 | 64 | .543 | 7.0 |
| Boston Red Sox | 76 | 64 | .543 | 7.0 |
| New York Yankees | 72 | 68 | .514 | 11.0 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 62 | 78 | .443 | 21.0 |
| St. Louis Browns | 61 | 79 | .436 | 22.0 |
| Detroit Tigers | 53 | 87 | .379 | 30.0 |
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS
| W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 79 | 61 | .564 | - |
| Chicago Cubs | 76 | 64 | .543 | 3.0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 72 | 68 | .514 | 7.0 |
| Brooklyn Robins | 71 | 69 | .507 | 8.0 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 67 | 73 | .479 | 12.0 |
| New York Giants | 67 | 73 | .479 | 12.0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 66 | 74 | .471 | 13.0 |
| Boston Braves | 62 | 78 | .443 | 17.0 |
LEAGUE LEADERS AVG
| 2 | Johnny Bassler | CLE | .362 | | 3 | Ty Cobb | WS1 | .360 | | 4 | Edd Roush | CHN | .355 | | 5 | Ross Youngs | BOS | .347 | | LEAGUE LEADERS HR
| 2 | Elmer Smith | NY1 | 11 | | 3 | Tony Boeckel | SLN | 10 | | 3 | Cliff Heathcote | BSN | 10 | | 3 | George Kelly | PHI | 10 | | LEAGUE LEADERS RBI
| 2 | Babe Ruth | BRO | 86 | | 3 | Joe Jackson | CHN | 85 | | 4 | Tris Speaker | WS1 | 83 | | 5 | Wally Pipp | CHA | 82 | |
LEAGUE LEADERS W
| 2 | Wilbur Cooper | CIN | 22 | | 3 | Bob Shawkey | SLA | 20 | | 3 | Lefty Tyler | NYA | 20 | | 3 | Lefty Williams | CLE | 20 | | LEAGUE LEADERS ERA
| 2 | Ray Collins | NY1 | 1.78 | | 3 | Wilbur Cooper | CIN | 2.27 | | 4 | Eddie Cicotte | BRO | 2.38 | | 5 | Rube Marquard | CIN | 2.41 | | LEAGUE LEADERS K
| 2 | Jim St.Vrain | NY1 | 155 | | 3 | Hippo Vaughn | CHA | 142 | | 4 | Walter Johnson | WS1 | 127 | | 5 | Lefty Williams | CLE | 126 | |
Ruth Makes History with Home Run
Wednesday, September 10th, 1919
If chicks dig the long ball, then they're loving Babe Ruth right now. The Brooklyn Robins' right fielder broke the single-season record for home runs with a blast at Robison Field. It was homer number 29 for Ruth this year. The previous mark was held by Denny Lyons.
Babe Ruth walked in the 1st, flied out in the 3rd and homered off Chief Johnson in the 5th.
Ruth on the season is batting .313 with 29 home runs. His totals include 71 RBIs and 86 runs scored. He has played in 111 games.
NABL News: Draft Pool Revealed
Friday, September 12th, 1919
The list of players who have declared for the first-year player draft was announced earlier today. BNN will have special coverage dedicated to this draft. Just look in the transaction section for the special page dedicated to the young players hoping to make a name for themselves in the show.
The top players available (in no particular order) seem to be:
1. Homer Summa, 20 year-old center fielder out of college.
2. Johnny Morrison, 23 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
3. Clyde Barnhart, 23 year-old third baseman out of college.
4. Marty McManus, 19 year-old second baseman out of high-school.
5.
Pie Traynor, 20 year-old shortstop out of college.
6. Bernie Neis, 23 year-old right fielder out of college.
7. Bibb Falk, 20 year-old left fielder out of college.
8. Sammy Hale, 23 year-old third baseman out of college.
9. Bob Meusel, 23 year-old right fielder out of college.
10. Joe Sewell, 20 year-old shortstop out of college.
Sisler 1919 NL Batting Champ
Wednesday, October 1st, 1919
Pittsburgh's George Sisler completed the season in style by winning the National League batting crown. He claimed the coveted title by hitting a solid .365 for the year. The gifted 26-year-old Pirates first baseman chalked up 206 hits during the season with 7 home runs, 58 RBIs and 92 runs scored.
AL Batting Title Goes to Cleveland's Bassler
Wednesday, October 1st, 1919
Congratulations are in order for Cleveland catcher Johnny Bassler as he was presented with the 1919 American League batting title yesterday at a special awards ceremony. Bassler was honored for his league-leading .362 average. He collected 145 hits in 400 at-bats, including 14 doubles, 6 triples and 1 home run. The 24-year-old Bassler also had 56 RBIs and scored 72 runs.
NABL News: Playoffs begin
Wednesday, October 1st, 1919
The "second season" begins today in the North American BaseBall League as the playoffs get under way. The clubs vying for postseason supremacy in the North American Series are paired together in these match-ups:
Cincinnati Reds versus Cleveland Indians.