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Inaugural 1900 Season

NBA
Regular Season: The Chicago Wizards (97-77) beat out the Cleveland Phantoms (94-80) late in the season to win the NC Pennant and met the powerhouse Philadelphia Liberty (109-65) who easily won the AC Pennant by a blowout 22 games ahead of the 2nd place Washington Senators (87-87).

Chih-hsiung Wei of the Cleveland Phantoms threw the first no hitter in NBA history on May 12th. (2 K, 3 BB, 9 IP versus Toledo)

Post-Season: In the best-of-5 series, Philadelphia took it 3-1 over Chicago, winning the inaugural NBA Championship

Season Awards
AC Most Valuable Player - Mario Perez, Philadelphia Liberty - .329 AVG | 4 HR | 109 RBI | 48 SB | 6.6 WAR... Rookie season ended with Rookie of the Year and an MVP trophy
NC Most Valuable Player - Travis Chambers, Chicago Wizards - .344 AVG | 5 HR | 91 RBI | 5.1 WAR

AC Pitcher of the Year - Art Rodriguez, Philadelphia Liberty - 35-7 | 2.30 ERA | 151 K | 6.0 WAR
NC Pitcher of the Year - Jose Rosales, Toledo Brewers - 25-31 | 2.97 ERA | 77 K | 10.5 WAR

IBL
Post-Season: Providence Jays (45-35) defeat the Richmond Diamonds (44-36) 3 games to 1 to win the inaugural IBL Championship


1901 Season

NBA
Regular Season: The Baltimore Braves (106-68) easily won the AC Pennant (13 games over) over the Washington Senators (93-81) and the Philadelphia Liberty (91-83) to meet the NC Pennant winner Cleveland Phantoms (101-73). Cleveland barely beat out the Chicago Fire (99-75) for the pennant.

Matt Pastor of the Baltimore Braves threw a no hitter against the Boston Rebels on May 14th (4 K, 0 BB, 9 IP). With two outs to go in the top of the 9th inning, Pastor's curveball struck a batter, ending a perfect game opportunity
Arturo Henriquez of the Toledo Brewers threw a no hitter against the Detroit Calvary on October 7th (1 K, 2 BB, 9 IP)

Post-Season: The 1901 NBA Championship was the first Championship game to feature both teams that finished with 100+ regular season victories. In a stunning finish, the Cleveland Phantoms walked it off in the bottom of the 9th in game 5 thanks to a RBI single by right fielder Howie Godfrey. Cleveland won the series 3 games to 2.

Season Awards
AC Most Valuable Player - Bill Rose, Baltimore Braves - .348 AVG | 14 HR | 122 RBI | 115 Runs | 39 SB | 5.9 WAR
NC Most Valuable Player - Jake Naumann, Cleveland Phantoms - .345 AVG | 6 HR | 106 RBI | 113 Runs | 7.8 WAR

AC Pitcher of the Year - Luis Perales, Baltimore Braves - 29-13 | 2.27 ERA | 77 K | 6.3 WAR
NC Pitcher of the Year - Tommy Miniard, Chicago Fire - 31-21 | 2.38 ERA | 133 K | 11.8 WAR

IBL
Post-Season: The Columbus Baseball Club (48-32) defeats the Syracuse Legion (44-36) 3 games to 2


1902 Season

NBA
Regular Season: The Philadelphia Liberty (102-72) were once again the AC Pennant winners, beating out the 2nd place Baltimore Braves (97-77). The NC Pennant went back to the Cleveland Phantoms (97-77) for the 2nd consecutive year, beating out the Cincinnati Sluggers and Detroit Calvary (both 94-80) by a mere 3 games

Hunter White of the Detroit Calvary pitched a no-hitter against the Cleveland Phantoms on April 20th (5 K, 3 BB, 9 IP)

Tony Norman of the New York Kings hit the first cycle in NBA history against the Pittsburgh Steamers on May 14th (4/5, 1 HR, 3 RBI)

Rule Changes: The NBA increased the active roster size to 27 at the conclusion of the 1902 season

Post-Season: A well matched game came down to a critical game 5 in Philadelphia. The Liberty defeated the Phantoms 4-2 to capture their second trophy in franchise history

Season Awards
AC Most Valuable Player - Omar Perez, Philadelphia Liberty - .374 AVG | 3 HR | 86 RBI | 5.7 WAR
NC Most Valuable Player - Jake Naumann, Cleveland Phantoms - .315 AVG | 9 HR | 124 Runs | 6.5 WAR

AC Pitcher of the Year - Luis Tamayo, Washington Senators - 23-20 | 2.42 ERA | 266 K | 10.1 WAR
NC Pitcher of the Year - Chih-hsiung Wei, Cleveland Phantoms - 27-12 | 2.30 ERA | 112 K | 7.5 WAR

IBL
Post-Season: The Harrisburg Revolution (48-32) defeat the Brooklyn Black Sox (50-30) 3 games to 1


1903 Season

NBA
Regular Season: The Boston Rebels (99-75) narrowly defeated the Washington Senators (97-77) to capture the AC Pennant where they would face the powerhouse NC Pennant winner Cleveland Phantoms (117-57), who won the pennant by 27 games over the next best team, the Cincinnati Sluggers (90-84). The Phantoms set an NBA and franchise record for number of wins in a single season

Luis Tamayo of the Washington Senators won the first pitching triple crown in NBA history, leading in wins (26), earned run average (2.18), and strikeouts (246).

Post-Season: In a not shocking result, the Cleveland Phantoms blew out the Boston Rebels in the first (and only) three games, sweeping the round and capturing their 2nd NBA Championship.

Season Awards
AC Most Valuable Player - Luis Tamayo, Washington Senators - 26-16 | 2.18 ERA | 246 K | 9.7 WAR... For current NBA standards, unbelievable season that won him his trophies
NC Most Valuable Player - Jake Naumann, Cleveland Phantoms - .310 AVG | 4 HR | 91 RBI | 107 Runs | 7.2 WAR... 3rd in a row for Mr. Naumann

AC Pitcher of the Year - Luis Tamayo, Washington Senators - 26-16 | 2.18 ERA | 246 K | 9.7 WAR
NC Pitcher of the Year - Chih-hsiung Wei, Cleveland Phantoms - 27-14 | 2.00 ERA | 99 K | 8.3 WAR

IBL
Post-Season: The Richmond Diamonds (42-38) defeat the Charlotte Mustangs (49-31) in 5 games to capture the IBL title


1904 Season

NBA
Regular Season: The Baltimore Braves (107-67) easily won the AC Pennant in 1904, beating out the Washington Senators (91-83) by 16 games. Baltimore matched up once again against the Cleveland Phantoms (109-65) who were making their 3rd consecutive championship appearance. Cleveland beat out the Detroit Calvary (98-76) by 11 games to win the pennant.

Bill Trujillo of the Cincinnati Sluggers pitched a no-hitter against the Toledo Brewers on October 6th (1 K, 2 BB, 9 IP)

Post-Season: Cleveland once again reigned victorious over Baltimore, sweeping the Braves in 3 games to capture their 3rd NBA Championship. Cleveland became the first team in NBA history to win back-to-back championships

Season Awards
AC Most Valuable Player - Jeremy Stapp, Washington Senators - .333 AVG | 12 HR | 28 SB | 110 RBI | 6.6 WAR
NC Most Valuable Player - Jake Naumann, Cleveland Phantoms - .360 AVG | 3 HR | 29 SB | 8.4 WAR... 4 in a row for Jake

AC Pitcher of the Year - Luis Tamayo, Washington Senators - 23-16 | 2.52 ERA | 295 K | 11.9 WAR
NC Pitcher of the Year - Alex Holguin, Detroit Calvary - 24-16 | 2.59 ERA | 315 K | 9.5 WAR

IBL
Post-Season: The Syracuse Legion (44-36) defeat the Albany Dragons (47-33) 3 games to 1


1905 Season

NBA
Regular Season: The Baltimore Braves (99-75) won the AC pennant once again, beating out the Philadelphia Liberty (95-79) by a slim 4 games. Baltimore would face the Cleveland Phantoms (108-66) again, who beat out the Chicago Wizards (92-82) by an easy 16 games.

Joe Acciardo of the Cleveland Phantoms pitched a no-hitter against the May 23rd (2 K, 1 BB, 9 IP)
Angelo Contreras of the Pittsburgh Steamers pitched a no-hitter against the Philadelphia Liberty on May 28th (4 K, 2 BB, 9 IP)

Post-Season: The Braves were massive underdogs against the powerhouse Phantoms, but pulled out a stunning 3 games to 1 victory to win their first NBA Championship

Season Awards
AC Most Valuable Player - Art Rodriguez, Philadelphia Liberty - 31-11 | 2.23 ERA | 311 K | 11.5 WAR
NC Most Valuable Player - David Kohlman, Cleveland Phantoms - .286 AVG | 8 HR | 10 SB | 7.8 WAR

AC Pitcher of the Year - Luis Tamayo, Washington Senators - 22-20 | 2.11 ERA | 300 K | 12.9 WAR
NC Pitcher of the Year - Jayden Howard, Cleveland Phantoms - 27-11 | 1.97 ERA | 238 K | 8.9 WAR

IBL
Post-Season: The Columbus Baseball Club (43-37) sweep the Brooklyn Black Sox (42-38) to win the IBL Championship