1905 Rookie Draft Update
As I do each season, I have analysed the progress of teams signing the players they selected in this year’s Rookie Draft.
Here is a rundown with regard to the Round 1 picks:
1 Cincinnati Reds: C Pat Collins, 20 – signed on 07/18 with a bonus of $1,185. After hitting .175 with 4 HR and 12 RBI at Cedar Rapids, he has just been called up to the bigs but is yet to make an appearance.
2 Cleveland Naps: P Jumbo McGinnis, 26 – signed on 07/29 with a bonus of $1,107. Has pitched 70 innings for the parent club with a 2-5 record and an ERA of 3.12.
3 New York Giants: RF Red Murray, 20 – signed on 06/16 with a bonus of $2,420. Has been with the Giants all year and has hit .236 with 2 HR and 29 RBI.
4 St. Louis Cardinals: RF Hi Myers, 18 – signed on 07/23 with a bonus of $2,006. Is currently at Houston, where he has struggled so far, hitting just .171 with one homer and 4 ribbies.
5 Boston Americans: RF Beau Bell, 25 – signed on 07/04 with a bonus of $934. He has started his FL career with a bang, hitting .378 with 2 homers and 36 RBI in 209 AB for Boston, and has won the Rookie of the Month Award in both July and August.
6 Philadelphia Athletics: C Mitch Meluskey, 22 – signed on 07/24 with a bonus of $897, and has hit .277 with 15 ribbies in 101 AB for the parent club so far.
7 Detroit Tigers: C Dick Dietz, 22 – signed on 07/12 with a bonus of $1,045, and has hit .269 with one RBI in limited game time.
8 Philadelphia Phillies: C Pop Schriver, 18 – signed on 07/29 with a bonus of $2,240, and is playing for Hazleton, where he has struggled to acclimatise so far, hitting just .096.
9 Pittsburgh Pirates: P Tom Bradley, 20 – signed on 07/30 with a bonus of $1, 690. He has done OK in his rookie FL season with a record of 3-6 and a 4.28 ERA.
10 St. Louis Browns: RF Johnny Moore, 24 – signed on 07/28 with a bonus of $789, and has spent the year at Joplin, hitting .155 with 2 HR and 4 RBI.
11 Chicago White Sox: 1B Wayne Gross, 22 – signed on 07/17 with a bonus of $668 and has hit .147 with 1 RBI in limited game time.
12 New York Highlanders: LF Doug Glanville, 23 – signed on 07/24 with a bonus of $897. Doug has hit .227 with 3 RBI in a smattering of appearances at the Highlanders.
13 Washington Senators: 1B Ken Harrelson, 19 – signed on 07/27 with a bonus of $1,650 and has done OK for the Sens with a BA of .267 with a dinger and 10 RBI.
14 Brooklyn Superbas: SS Bill Knockerbocker, 19 – signed on 07/24 with a bonus of $1,760 and has been a handy addition for Brooklyn with an average of .306 and 9 RBI in 121 AB.
15 Boston Beaneaters: CF Gabe Kapler, 20 – signed on 07/09 with a bonus of $486. Has hit .183 with a handful of runs driven in and was recently named the FL’s #15 prospect.
16 Chicago Cubs, LF Rob Deer, 21 – signed on 07/24 with a bonus of $425. Young Rob has begun strongly for the Baby Bears, hitting .411 with a homer and 10 RBI.
Yet again all first-rounders have been locked down by the clubs that drafted them, which is how it should be. Tempus effulgeo, gents and all the best for your Footnote League careers!
1905 PostScript League World Series
Well another PSL season is run, won, and done.
In a classic 7-game PSL World Series, the Reading Keystones won their first Championship over a dogged Shreveport Gassers outfit. The Series ended in the most dramatic fashion when pinch-hitter Bobby Mitchell earned a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the 10th inning to get the Keystones home 6 to 5. Congratulations to the Reading club and all involved at the Cubs organisation.
- Game 1: Shreveport 4 def. Reading 1 (Shreveport leads Series 1-0)
- Game 2: Reading 4 defeated Shreveport 2 (Series tied 1-1)
- Game 3: Shreveport 6 defeated Reading 1 (Shreveport leads Series 2-1)
- Game 4: Reading 6 defeated Shreveport 4 (Series tied 2-2)
- Game 5: Reading 4 defeated Shreveport 2 (Reading leads Series 3-2)
- Game 6: Shreveport 8 def. Reading 3 (Series tied 3-3)
- Game 7: Reading 6 defeated Shreveport 5 (10 innings)