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KCRoyals15 · 11-21-2024, 09:01 PM

1904

Year five of the United States Baseball Federation saw no changes to the playoff field. The defending National Champions, the Jersey City Giants, took the Eastern League again while the New York Gothams repeated in the New England League. The Chicago Colts won the Midwest Association for the third straight year and of course, the Kansas City Blues once more posted the Federation's top record (96-60) while winning the Western League for the fourth straight year.

In the postseason, both of the 1903 finalists were bounced in the semifinals as New York took down Kansas City and Chicago downed Jersey City, both in six games. In another six-game set, the Colts got the job done, defeating New York for the Colts' first National Championship.

In a rather surprising vote, New York 2B Bobby Folsom took home MVP honors. Folsom had a solid season (.312, 4 HR, 59 RBI, 81 runs), but impressed voters with his defense and leadership. Alright then.

On the mound, Kansas City right-hander John Mobley made the most of his first season in a Blues uniform, going 22-13 with a 1.83 ERA over 334 innings, tossing a league-high seven shutouts. Mobley had beaten the Blues in the 1903 National Championship Series with Jersey City, but was swapped in an ace-for-ace deal with Roy Wiley, who like Mobley, starred on his new team and turned in close to another decade of productive work.

Boston Pilgrims 2B Justin Emlet probably was the rightful MVP, as he hit .313 and led the Federation with 90 RBI, a .546 slugging percentage, and set a Federation record with a stunning 46 triples, part of an all-time record 420 triples over a career that spanned the first 23 years of the EBF.

Minor League Champions
Pacific Coast League: Oakland Oaks, 123-77
Southeastern League: Atlanta Crackers, 107-33 (2nd straight)
Colonial League: Worcester Tornadoes, 83-43, defeats Lowell
Texas League: Austin Spurs, 71-55, defeats Houston
River Valley League: Des Moines Demons, 90-50, defeats Fort Wayne (2nd straight)

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KCRoyals15 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: A lot of them Posts: 123	Put a Five On It 1904 Year five of the United States Baseball Federation saw no changes to the playoff field. The defending National Champions, the Jersey City Giants, took the Eastern League again while the New York Gothams repeated in the New England League. The Chicago Colts won the Midwest Association for the third straight year and of course, the Kansas City Blues once more posted the Federation's top record (96-60) while winning the Western League for the fourth straight year. In the postseason, both of the 1903 finalists were bounced in the semifinals as New York took down Kansas City and Chicago downed Jersey City, both in six games. In another six-game set, the Colts got the job done, defeating New York for the Colts' first National Championship. In a rather surprising vote, New York 2B Bobby Folsom took home MVP honors. Folsom had a solid season (.312, 4 HR, 59 RBI, 81 runs), but impressed voters with his defense and leadership. Alright then. On the mound, Kansas City right-hander John Mobley made the most of his first season in a Blues uniform, going 22-13 with a 1.83 ERA over 334 innings, tossing a league-high seven shutouts. Mobley had beaten the Blues in the 1903 National Championship Series with Jersey City, but was swapped in an ace-for-ace deal with Roy Wiley, who like Mobley, starred on his new team and turned in close to another decade of productive work. Boston Pilgrims 2B Justin Emlet probably was the rightful MVP, as he hit .313 and led the Federation with 90 RBI, a .546 slugging percentage, and set a Federation record with a stunning 46 triples, part of an all-time record 420 triples over a career that spanned the first 23 years of the EBF. Minor League Champions Pacific Coast League: Oakland Oaks, 123-77 Southeastern League: Atlanta Crackers, 107-33 (2nd straight) Colonial League: Worcester Tornadoes, 83-43, defeats Lowell Texas League: Austin Spurs, 71-55, defeats Houston River Valley League: Des Moines Demons, 90-50, defeats Fort Wayne (2nd straight) Last edited by KCRoyals15; 12-11-2024 at 12:18 AM.