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October 4th, 1902
Brooklyn ended the season with a 7 game losing streak. Today the Phillies beat them 5-3.
WP - Togie Pittinger (10-4)
LP - Gene Wright (15-12)
FINAL RECORD - 81-59
(In real life they went 75-63)
Eddie Plank was the ERA leader for the NL in 1902!
Ginger Beaumont of the Pirates won the batting title.
Over in the AL, Nap Lajoie won the triple crown, hitting .445 with 12 HRs and 117 RBI!
Hubert Greer of Baton Rouge was named Pitcher of the Year for his S A league!
WORLD SERIES GAME ONE!
BAL 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 7 3
PIT 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 X - 5 11 2
WP - Rube Waddell (1-0)
LP - Christy Mathewson (0-1)
Game MVP - Waddell
WORLD SERIES GAME TWO!
BAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 2
PIT 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 X - 4 9 1
WP - Jack Chesbro (1-0)
LP - Deacon Phillippe (0-1)
Game MVP - Chesbro
Pirates lead 2-0
WORLD SERIES GAME THREE!
PIT 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 - 6 14 1
BAL 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 7 16 3
WP - Harry Howell (1-0)
LP - Cy Voorhees (0-1)
HR - PIT - Honus Wagner (1)
Game MVP - Cale Bernard, Orioles
Pirates lead 2-1.
WORLD SERIES GAME FOUR!
PIT 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 6 12 1
BAL 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 - 2 7 3
HR - BAL - Mike Donlin
WP - Rube Waddell (2-0)
LP - Christy Mathewson (0-2)
Game MVP - Waddell
Pirates lead 3-1
WORLD SERIES GAME FIVE!
PIT 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 13 2
BAL 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 X - 4 13 1
WP - Deacon Phillippe (1-1)
LP - Jack Chesbro (1-1)
Game MVP - Phillippe
Pirates lead 3-2
WORLD SERIES GAME SIX!
BAL 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 1 0 - 7 12 11
PIT 0 5 0 1 1 3 0 4 X - 14 15 5
HR - PIT, Ginger Beaumont (1)
WP - Jesse Tannehill (1-0)
LP - Harry Howell (1-1)
Game MVP - Beaumont
Pirates win series 4-2!
World Series MVP - Rube Waddell!
Pithing Coach Gregorio Rey is leaving the Superbas.
TRADE
To SENATORS
Chris Hilton
To SUPERBAS
John Terry
Bill Coughlin
Salvador Marin
Francis Willis is the new Brooklyn Pitching Coach. He was with the Senators the past two seasons.
GOLD GLOVES ANNOUNCED! Bill Bradley wins!
NL
P - Ham Iburg, Beaneaters
C - Johnny Kling, Phillies
1B - Bill Locke, Giants
2B - Claude Ritchey, Pirates
3B - BILL BRADLEY, SUPERBAS
SS - Bobby Wallace, Cardinals
LF - Jimmy Slagle, Cubs
CF - Billy Hamilton, Beaneaters
RF - Elmer Flick, Phillies
AL
P - Joe Yeager, Tigers
C - Boileryard Clarke, Athletics
1B - Henry Robinson, Tigers
2B - Nap Lajoie, Athletics
3B - Jimmy Collins, Americans
SS - Bill Dahlen, Americans
LF - Herm McFarland, Browns
CF - Fielder Jones, Americans
RF - Chick Stahl, Americans
The Cleveland Bronchos are now called the Cleveland Naps! Kind of funny seeing how Nap Lajoie is not on the team...
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARDS!
NL - Chappie McFarland, Giants
AL - Joe Tinker, Naps
MANAGER OF THE YEAR!
NL - Fred Clarke, Pirates
AL - John McGraw, Highlanders (formerly the Baltimore Orioles)
‘CY YOUNG’ AWARDS!
NL - Rube Waddell, Pirates
AL - Ed Siever, Tigers
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Jack Adams has signed a minor league contract
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NL MVP - Honus Wagner, Pirates
AL MVP - Nap Lajoie, Athletics
1902 DRAFT!!
Brooklyn is picking 14th out of 17
The Cubs pick first and they take… Chief Bender
Three-Finger Brown went to the White Sox at #3.
Our picks by round:
1. Fred Burchell, MR
2. Bob Blewett, MR
3. Hunter Hill, 3B
4. Harry Betts, MR
5. Pinky Swander, RF
6. Ed Hilley, 3B
Fred Burchell and Ed Hilley signed almost immediately.
Harry Betts has signed.
Bob Blewett has signed.
Pinky Swander has signed.
Hunter Hill has signed.
That’s a clean sweep!
Brooklyn signed free agent Jose Rodriguez!
Jake Livingstone was placed on waivers
TRADE
To BEANEATERS
Bruce Duncan
Sam Mertes
Rube Vickers
Gene Wright
To SUPERBAS
Billy Hamilton
Ham Iburg
Waylon Kramer
Brian Calhoun
Bill Stanley
TRADE
To CUBS
Jose Rodriguez
Frank Morrissey
Ray Rutledge
To SUPERBAS
Jim Delahanty
Charlie Shields
Jeff Hodges
RULE 5 DRAFT
We took:
Ron Cook - AA C from Pirates
Ray Rutledge… who we just traded to the Cubs! (Of course now he has to stay in the majors or he goes back…)
TRADE
To TIGERS
Joe Kelley
To SUPERBAS
Fred Jacklitsch
Robin Dorsey
TRADE
To SENATORS
Jerry Moore
Ed Walker
To SUPERBAS
Candy LaChance
Jack Hawkins
Harry McNeal is activated from the 60-day D.L.
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Rusty Priske
Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan
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