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tm1681 · 11-16-2023, 09:48 PM

1903 YEAR IN REVIEW: CHAMPIONS

AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION

APBL Colonial Conf: Providence Saints (75-57 – Baltimore 8 GB)
APBL Metropolitan Conf: Manhattan Knickerbockers (87-45 – Brooklyn 10 GB)
APBL Doc Adams Trophy: Manhattan beats Providence 4-2

• MVP: Shaun Scott (1B, KNI) – 12/23 (.522), 2 2B, 1 3B, 7 RBI, 4 R, 5 BB
• NOTABLE: Knicks clinched series with RBI single by Charles Crawley in bottom of the 11th of Game Six

MWBA Eastern League: Columbus Capitols (89-43 – Milwaukee 19 GB)
MWBA Western League: Minneapolis Lakers (92-40 – Missouri 10 GB)
MWBA Lincoln Memorial Cup: Minneapolis beats Columbus 4-2

• MVP: James Keller (1B, MPLS) – 12/23 (.522), 2 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 8 R, 2 BB, 20 TB
• NOTABLE: Petter Lund (CF, CLB) – 10/27 (.370), 3 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 7 R, 7 SB, 16 TB

President’s Cup III: Minneapolis beats Knickerbockers 4-2

• Game 1: KNI 8-3 MPLS – LF L. Cochran (KNI) 3/5, 2 RBI, 2 R, 1 SB
• Game 2: KNI 1-6 MPLS – SP H. Yarborough (MPLS) CG, 3 H, 1 R/ER, 6 BB, 4 K – 3/4, 2 RBI, 2 R
• Game 3: MPLS 9-5 KNI – 2B S. Fisher (MPLS) 4/5, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 2 R, 3 SB
• Game 4: MPLS 2-4 KNI – SP H. Wyatt (KNI) CG, 6 H, 2 R/ER, 1 BB, 2 K
• Game 5: MPLS 6-1 KNI – SP H. Yarborough (MPLS) CG, 8 H, 1 R/ER, 3 BB, 6 K
• Game 6: KNI 0-2 MPLS – SP J. Brunet (MPLS) CG Shutout, 3 H, 2 BB, 5 K
• MVP: Smithwick Fisher (MPLS) – 11/27 (.407), 2 2B, 1 3B, 2 RBI, 7 R, 6 SB, 15 TB, 0.5 WAR
• NOTABLE: Hoyt Yarborough (MPLS) – 2-0, 1.00 ERA, 2 CG, 11 HA, 9 BB, 10 K, 1.2 R9-WAR

INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL LEAGUES

Southeastern & Atlantic Lg: Charleston Battery (77-51 – 5th title, Richmond 1 GB)

• Charleston's fourth straight SEAL title; 5th in seven years
• Malcolm Morrison (1B, Evansville) won Triple Crown with .395 AVG, 9 HR, & 109 RBI
• Melvin Sheridan (P, Nashville) led league in Wins for 5th time in six years

Pacific Coast Lg: Spokane Raptors (90-54; San Francisco Bay 7 GB)

• Inaugural Season
• Spokane batters led league in Runs, AVG, OPS, & WAR; no regular hit under .280

Canadian Baseball Lg: Quebec City Voyageurs (75-51 – 5th title, Hamilton 5 GB)

• Quebec City's 5th title in six years
• Cecil Richards (P, QC) led the league in Wins, Shutouts, WPA, & WAR
• Thomas Withers (P, Riverside) set league record with 1.48 ERA over 212.2 innings (14-9 record)

NATIONAL BASEBALL ORGANIZATION

New York Lg.: Manhattan Orangemen (67-45 – 2nd title, beat Atlantic 3-0 in NYC Finals)

• Eugenio Lupino (SS, Yonkers) led league in WAR in debut season

New England Baseball Ass’n: Sons of the Ocean (77-35 – 1st title, beat Vermont 3-0 for Ben Franklin Cup)

• SotO pitchers led the league in R, ERA/ERA+/FIP, CG, SHO, BB, WHIP, AVG, OPS, WPA, WAR, R9-WAR

Northeastern Lg: Albany Minutemen (70-44 – 1st title, beat Reading 3-2 for Roosevelt Cup)

• Carey McLoughlin (3B, Auburn) became the 1st NEL player to steal 100 bases in a season

Great Lakes Baseball Conf: Erie Lakers (70-40 – repeat; 2nd title, Saginaw 1 GB)

• Erie beat Saginaw to title by 1 game for 2nd straight season
• Gabriel Duclos (LF, Erie) won 2nd straight BotY

Prairie Lg: Dubuque Explorers (71-39 – 3rd title, Wichita 7 GB)

• Gottfried Wallerstein (1B, Dubuque) only player in NBBO to post 1.000 OPS
• Eulogio Aldono (LF, Sioux City) led the league in WPA & WAR

Southern Lg: Houston 36ers (68-48 – 1st title, NO & SA 3 GB)

• Bernard Custer (1B, Houston, 21 y/o) led the league in H, HR, RBI, TB, OBP, SLG, & OPS
• Houston players won all three major awards (Batsman: Custer, Hurler: Emerson Gardner, MVP: Emil Rutland)

Tucker-Wheaton Cup results:

• Albany Minutemen (NYL): 8-2
• Sons of the Ocan (NEBA): 5-5 (via tiebreaker)
• Erie Lakers (GLBC): 5-5
• Manhattan Orangemen (NYL): 5-5
• Dubuque Explorers (PL): 4-6
• Houston 36ers (SL): 3-7
• MVP: Ray Smith (LF, ALB) - .486 AVG (17-35), 5 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 10 R, 5 BB/3 K, 2 SB, 25 TB, 1.1 WAR
• NOTABLE: Albany’s 1st Tucker-Wheaton Cup; founding member of NBBO in 1857

INTERNATIONAL LEAGUES

All-Ireland Champ.: Wexford Slaneysiders (51-33, beat Derry 3-2 in All-Ireland Final)

• Brock Kelly (CF, Antrim) led 32-team league in both WPA & WAR

Cuban Nat’l Series: Pinar del Rio Tobacco Growers (66-46 – 1st title, La Habana 1 GB)

• Willie Munoz (PdR, 20 y/o) struck out 55 more batters than any other pitcher

* Won title or reached championship series via one-game playoff

11-16-2023, 09:48 PM	#128
tm1681 All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 1,081	1903 YEAR IN REVIEW: CHAMPIONS AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION APBL Colonial Conf: Providence Saints (75-57 – Baltimore 8 GB) APBL Metropolitan Conf: Manhattan Knickerbockers (87-45 – Brooklyn 10 GB) APBL Doc Adams Trophy: Manhattan beats Providence 4-2 • MVP: Shaun Scott (1B, KNI) – 12/23 (.522), 2 2B, 1 3B, 7 RBI, 4 R, 5 BB • NOTABLE: Knicks clinched series with RBI single by Charles Crawley in bottom of the 11th of Game Six MWBA Eastern League: Columbus Capitols (89-43 – Milwaukee 19 GB) MWBA Western League: Minneapolis Lakers (92-40 – Missouri 10 GB) MWBA Lincoln Memorial Cup: Minneapolis beats Columbus 4-2 • MVP: James Keller (1B, MPLS) – 12/23 (.522), 2 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 8 R, 2 BB, 20 TB • NOTABLE: Petter Lund (CF, CLB) – 10/27 (.370), 3 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 7 R, 7 SB, 16 TB President’s Cup III: Minneapolis beats Knickerbockers 4-2 • Game 1: KNI 8-3 MPLS – LF L. Cochran (KNI) 3/5, 2 RBI, 2 R, 1 SB • Game 2: KNI 1-6 MPLS – SP H. Yarborough (MPLS) CG, 3 H, 1 R/ER, 6 BB, 4 K – 3/4, 2 RBI, 2 R • Game 3: MPLS 9-5 KNI – 2B S. Fisher (MPLS) 4/5, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 2 R, 3 SB • Game 4: MPLS 2-4 KNI – SP H. Wyatt (KNI) CG, 6 H, 2 R/ER, 1 BB, 2 K • Game 5: MPLS 6-1 KNI – SP H. Yarborough (MPLS) CG, 8 H, 1 R/ER, 3 BB, 6 K • Game 6: KNI 0-2 MPLS – SP J. Brunet (MPLS) CG Shutout, 3 H, 2 BB, 5 K • MVP: Smithwick Fisher (MPLS) – 11/27 (.407), 2 2B, 1 3B, 2 RBI, 7 R, 6 SB, 15 TB, 0.5 WAR • NOTABLE: Hoyt Yarborough (MPLS) – 2-0, 1.00 ERA, 2 CG, 11 HA, 9 BB, 10 K, 1.2 R9-WAR INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL LEAGUES Southeastern & Atlantic Lg: Charleston Battery (77-51 – 5th title, Richmond 1 GB) • Charleston's fourth straight SEAL title; 5th in seven years • Malcolm Morrison (1B, Evansville) won Triple Crown with .395 AVG, 9 HR, & 109 RBI • Melvin Sheridan (P, Nashville) led league in Wins for 5th time in six years Pacific Coast Lg: Spokane Raptors (90-54; San Francisco Bay 7 GB) • Inaugural Season • Spokane batters led league in Runs, AVG, OPS, & WAR; no regular hit under .280 Canadian Baseball Lg: Quebec City Voyageurs (75-51 – 5th title, Hamilton 5 GB) • Quebec City's 5th title in six years • Cecil Richards (P, QC) led the league in Wins, Shutouts, WPA, & WAR • Thomas Withers (P, Riverside) set league record with 1.48 ERA over 212.2 innings (14-9 record) NATIONAL BASEBALL ORGANIZATION New York Lg.: Manhattan Orangemen (67-45 – 2nd title, beat Atlantic 3-0 in NYC Finals) • Eugenio Lupino (SS, Yonkers) led league in WAR in debut season New England Baseball Ass’n: Sons of the Ocean (77-35 – 1st title, beat Vermont 3-0 for Ben Franklin Cup) • SotO pitchers led the league in R, ERA/ERA+/FIP, CG, SHO, BB, WHIP, AVG, OPS, WPA, WAR, R9-WAR Northeastern Lg: Albany Minutemen (70-44 – 1st title, beat Reading 3-2 for Roosevelt Cup) • Carey McLoughlin (3B, Auburn) became the 1st NEL player to steal 100 bases in a season Great Lakes Baseball Conf: Erie Lakers (70-40 – repeat; 2nd title, Saginaw 1 GB) • Erie beat Saginaw to title by 1 game for 2nd straight season • Gabriel Duclos (LF, Erie) won 2nd straight BotY Prairie Lg: Dubuque Explorers (71-39 – 3rd title, Wichita 7 GB) • Gottfried Wallerstein (1B, Dubuque) only player in NBBO to post 1.000 OPS • Eulogio Aldono (LF, Sioux City) led the league in WPA & WAR Southern Lg: Houston 36ers (68-48 – 1st title, NO & SA 3 GB) • Bernard Custer (1B, Houston, 21 y/o) led the league in H, HR, RBI, TB, OBP, SLG, & OPS • Houston players won all three major awards (Batsman: Custer, Hurler: Emerson Gardner, MVP: Emil Rutland) Tucker-Wheaton Cup results: • Albany Minutemen (NYL): 8-2 • Sons of the Ocan (NEBA): 5-5 (via tiebreaker) • Erie Lakers (GLBC): 5-5 • Manhattan Orangemen (NYL): 5-5 • Dubuque Explorers (PL): 4-6 • Houston 36ers (SL): 3-7 • MVP: Ray Smith (LF, ALB) - .486 AVG (17-35), 5 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 10 R, 5 BB/3 K, 2 SB, 25 TB, 1.1 WAR • NOTABLE: Albany’s 1st Tucker-Wheaton Cup; founding member of NBBO in 1857 INTERNATIONAL LEAGUES All-Ireland Champ.: Wexford Slaneysiders (51-33, beat Derry 3-2 in All-Ireland Final) • Brock Kelly (CF, Antrim) led 32-team league in both WPA & WAR Cuban Nat’l Series: Pinar del Rio Tobacco Growers (66-46 – 1st title, La Habana 1 GB) • Willie Munoz (PdR, 20 y/o) struck out 55 more batters than any other pitcher * Won title or reached championship series via one-game playoff __________________ Logo & uniform work here Thread about my fictional universe that begins in 1857 here Last edited by tm1681; 11-16-2023 at 09:53 PM.