Introducing the Footnote League

[luckymann]

STILL ANYONE’S RACE IN THE AL WITH JUST 3 ½ GAMES SEPARATING TOP SIX TEAMS

BROOKLYN MAKE A RUN FOR IT IN THE NL BEFORE A LATE SETBACK REINS THEM IN A TAD

Notable Performances

• 2nd: both Pat Ragan of the Browns and Danny Duffy of the Reds pitch 3-hitters in shutout wins over the Tigers and Cubs, respectively.
• 4th: Gary Matthews jr goes 4-for-6 with a double and 5 ribbies as the Phillies flog the Giants 14-4.
• 5th: a battle royale between the Cubs and Giants that features 29 runs, 34 hits and 7 errors ends in a 10-inning 16-13 road win for the Baby Bears.
• 7th: Beaneaters hurler Andy Coakley shuts out the Bucs on 2 hits and fans 8 in a 2-0 win that ups his record to 8-3.
• 8th: another 2-hitter, this time by the Cards’ Jimmy Dygert in a 10-0 thumping of Brooklyn. St. Louis outfielder Mark Teahan has four hits, two of them doubles, and drives in 3.
• 10th: 5 hits by outfielder John Titus aren’t enough to stop Washington drop a 5-4 decision to Cleveland.
• 13th: Barney Wolfe pitches a gem, shutting out the Reds on 2 hits with 7 Ks as the Giants get a 2-0 win.
• 15th: the excellent pitching continues, as Fred Glade of the A’s gets his 12th win of the year in fine style, two-hitting Detroit in a 9-0 cakewalk.
• 22nd: not quite sure what Beaneaters Manager Frank Crespo is thinking with this one, but all’s well that ends well I guess as he leaves starter Andy Coakley in for 20 innings against Brooklyn. Over those 20 innings, or 236 pitches, Coakley allows 9 hits but nary a run and the Bostonites finally walk it off 1-0 on a John Hummel single.
• 26th: after starter Jack Rowan is injured in the 3rd, Pittsburgh’s Mickey McDermott pitches 6.2 innings of no-hit ball against Cincinnati. The Pirates cruise to a 9-0 win.
• 29th: White Sox 2B Hector Lopez has 5 hits including 2 doubles and drives in 3 in an 8-1 win over the Naps.

Achievements

• 4th: AL PotW – Pat Ragan (St. Louis); NL – Mike Lynch (Brooklyn); PSLA – Mike Vail (Newark); PSLN – Doc Crandall (Wichita Falls).
• 11th: AL PotW – John Titus (Washington); NL – Alex Sanchez (Pittsburgh); PSLA – Henry Boyle (Shreveport); PSLN – Ryan Rayburn (Wichita Falls).
• 18th: AL PotW – Rube Manning (New York); NL – Jack Pfiester (Brooklyn); PSLA – Rube Oldring (Joplin); PSLN – Frank Snyder (Reading – on Rehab assignment).
• 23rd: the Giants run an 11-game win streak in mid-month before dropping a game to the Phillies.
• 25th: AL PotW – Dickey Kerr (New York); NL – Adam Kennedy (Philadelphia); PSLA – Curt Ford (Chattanooga); PSLN – Brett Gardner (Harrisburg).

Injuries

• 3rd: a torn rotator cuff ends Cincinnati pitcher Big Jeff Pfeffer’s season early.
• 9th: the NL-leading Superbas lose gun catcher Ellie Rodriguez for three weeks with a fractured foot.
• 18th: Americans hurler Lefty Tyler is struck down with a bout of biceps tendinitis and looks set to miss about a month’s action.
• 20th: a fractured finger will sideline Cubs first-baseman Norm Larker for 4-5 weeks.
• 27th: Hobe Ferris has a finger fractured when HBP, an injury that will keep him out of action for the better part of two months.

Transactions

• 2nd: the White Sox sign outfielder Joe Pepitone to a minor league deal.
• 3rd: the Reds release pitcher Danny Duffy, an off-season Free Agent signing.

Monthly Awards

American League

Batter: Willie Wilson, Cleveland (.398 / 1 HR / 9 RBI / 24 R)

Pitcher: Fred Glade, Philadelphia (5-2 / 0.89 / 26 K / 61 IP)

Rookie: Juan Beniquez, Boston (.398 / 11 RBI)

National League

Batter: Red Murray, New York (.388 / 2 HR / 15 RBI / 21 R)

Pitcher: Jack Pfiester, Brooklyn (7-0 / 1.00 / 36 K / 63 IP)

Rookie: Art Fromme, St. Louis (3-2 / 2.65 / 31 K / 54 IP)


PostScript League American

Batter: Curt Ford, Chattanooga (.443 / 1 HR / 14 RBI / 17 R)

Pitcher: Joe Mulligan, Waterloo (3-0 / 2.16 / 69 K / 77 IP)

PostScript League National

Batter: John Anderson, Bridgeport (.312 / 8 HR / 24 RBI / 26 R)

Pitcher: Slow Joe Doyle, Harrisburg (4-1 / 2.93 / 59 K / 46 IP)

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[luckymann]

Adjusted On-Base Plus Slugging Percent for the month of June, 1906

[Brad K]

Ah, Joe Pepitone. Pepitone sounds like the name of an antacid. Poor guy.

[luckymann]

Originally Posted by Brad K

Ah, Joe Pepitone. Pepitone sounds like the name of an antacid. Poor guy.

Now batting, number 17 Joe Pepitone-Bismol... Pepitone-Bismol...

[Brad K]

There are some great names in baseball. Mudcat Grant. Coco Crisp.

[luckymann]

Originally Posted by Brad K

There are some great names in baseball. Mudcat Grant. Coco Crisp.

Any of the various Boileryards. There was one the other day that caught my eye but I've lost it now. It'll come back to me.

I've just started reading The Cup of Coffee Club, about 11 players who only played one game in the bigs. Very Footnote League. I'm going to see how these 11 import and if it's worth doing so they'll be joining the FL for the '07 Draft.

[Brad K]

Elvio Jimenez Hit .333 in his one game MLB career.

I saw him in a AAA game after that. Long Minor League career.

[luckymann]

Originally Posted by Brad K

Elvio Jimenez Hit .333 in his one game MLB career.

I saw him in a AAA game after that. Long Minor League career.

Sadly he is not one of the eleven in this book.

[Brad K]

Originally Posted by luckymann

Sadly he is not one of the eleven in this book.

He was too good!!!

[luckymann]

Originally Posted by Brad K

He was too good!!!

I'll add him to the CCC (Cup of Coffee Club) list of potential additions for '07, let's see how he rates up on import.

[Brad K]

I had to remind myself '07 is 1907 not 2007!

[luckymann]

Originally Posted by Brad K

I had to remind myself '07 is 1907 not 2007!

The HR and SB leaderboards are a good guide...

[Brad K]

I have too many years to remember!

If I jump out of my own game and walk outside quickly I expect to see a Plymouth Valiant in the driveway!

[luckymann]

Originally Posted by Brad K

I have too many years to remember!

If I jump out of my own game and walk outside quickly I expect to see a Plymouth Valiant in the driveway!

How do think I feel, I have an '02, this one, a 1921, 1951, a 1961 and my main save which is in tis 2026 season...

[Brad K]

You need to have the games close with a screen with the current date.

I remember years ago playing Carrier Strike which had 20 minute turns, mumbling "What time is it?" and my GF speaking up with the real life answer.

[luckymann]

ONE OF THE TIGHTEST SEASONS YET FOR THE FOOTNOTE LEAGUE

A’S, HIGHLANDERS, WHITE SOX ALL WITHIN ½ GAME AS THE AL LOOKS DESTINED FOR A GRANDSTAND FINISH

SUPERBAS JUST HANGING ON IN THE NL BUT THE BEANEATERS ARE RIGHT ON THEIR TAIL

Notable Performances

• 2nd: Pittsburgh’s Wayne Twitchell shuts out the Cubs on 2 hits with 6 Ks in a 2-0 win.
• 6th: after their game against Brooklyn goes into extra innings tied at 3, the Phillies explode for 6 runs in the top 16th to eventually take a 9-4 victory. Superbas 2B Jim Gantner finishes up with 5 hits in a losing cause.
• 12th: John Hummel goes 5-for-5 with a double and a triple while driving in 2 to help the Beaneaters scrape past the Cubs in a 10-9 thriller.
• 14th: Cubs hurler Lefty Leifield pitches a one-hitter in a 4-0 win over the Phillies.
• 16th: another one-hit gem, this time from Cincinnati’s Bruce Hurst against the Robins, although he allows an unearned run in a 3-1 win.
• 21st: Mike Shannon goes 5-for-6 with a home run and 2 RBI as Brooklyn clip Chicago 10-8.
• 25th: the Highlanders and Tigers play out one of the season’s best games, combining for 46 hits and 13 runs (along with 7 errors, all by the Highlanders) over 16 enthralling innings before New York walks it off on a Joe Cunningham double.

Achievements

• 2nd: AL PotW – Fred Glade (Philadelphia); NL – Luis Melendez (Philadelphia); PSLA – Bill Carrigan(Joplin); PSLN – Shane Spencer (Wichita Falls).
• 9th: AL PotW – Joe Randa (Boston); NL – Bill Coughlin (Boston); PSLA – Jimmy Ripple (Waterloo); PSLN – Scott Spiezio (Hazleton).
• 16th: AL PotW – Rube Manning (New York); NL – Ian Desmond (Cincinnati); PSLA – Oscar Jones(Shreveport); PSLN – Mike Lamb (Cedar Rapids).
• 23rd: AL PotW – Joel Youngblood (Detroit); NL – Jim Lefebvre (Pittsburgh); PSLA – Vic Davalillo (Fort Worth); PSLN – Shane Andrews (Jersey City).
• 30th: AL PotW – Juan Beniquez (Boston); NL – Moose Haas (New York); PSLA – JaCoby Jones (Newark); PSLN – Dale Berra (Jersey City).

Injuries

• 12th: a setback for the NL leaders, as Brooklyn pitcher Jim Turner goes down with a UCL tear and is lost for the season.
• 16th: a torn rotator cuff prematurely ends the season of Chicago’s King Cole.
• 23rd: the Tigers lose “Dauntless” Dave Danforth for 2 months with an elbow strain.
• 28th: Washington hurler Charlie McSweeney’s 1906 campaign is curtailed by a bout of elbow tendinitis which should keep him off the mound until mid-September at the earliest.

Transactions

• 8th: the Reds and Beaneaters lock down a big trade, with gun outfielder Vin Campbell shipped to Boston in return for 2B Tom Herr, 2B Jack Warner, 1B Ray Schmandt and P Slow Joe Doyle.
• 14th: the Browns trade perfectly-named outfielder Jim Greengrass to Washington in return for 1B Danny Valencia, outfielder Mortimer Hogan, and pitcher Charley Hall.
• 18th: the Beaneaters send outfielder Gates Brown to the Giants for pitchers Barney Wolfe and Bob Lemon.
• 24th: a swap between Cincy and St. Louis sees outfielder Ricky Otero and shortstop Ralph LaPointe sent to the Reds in exchange for pitcher Jim Clancy.
• 26th: outfielder Lou Chiozza is traded by the Highlanders to the Tigers for 1B John Mayberry jr.
• 28th: the Americans ship pitcher Luis Garcia to the Browns for pitchers Scott Chiamparino and Nelson Cruz.
• 31st: right on the deadline, the two New York teams do a trade that flips veteran SS Derek Jeter to the Highlanders for reliever Joe Harris.

Monthly Awards

American League

Batter: Joel Youngblood, Detroit (.387 / 2 HR / 17 RBI / 14 R)

Pitcher: Melido Perez, Detroit (6-0 / 2.09 / 21 K / 56 IP)

Rookie: Juan Beniquez, Boston (.430 / 12 RBI / 16 R)

National League

Batter: Bill DeLancey, New York (.367 / 2 HR / 16 RBI / 16 R)

Pitcher: Moose Haas, New York (5-1 / 0.67 / 17 K / 54 IP)

Rookie: Bill Gullickson, Philadelphia (4-3 / 1.89 / 23 K / 62 IP)


PostScript League American

Batter: Vic Davalillo, Fort Worth (.443 / 4 HR / 16 RBI)

Pitcher: Buck Ross, Shreveport (6-1 / 3.62 / 60 K / 65 IP)

PostScript League National

Batter: Ryan Rayburn, Wichita Falls (.277 / 11 HR / 19 RBI)

Pitcher: Gavin Floyd, Houston (5-2 / 1.79 / 64 K / 51 IP)

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[luckymann]

Left on base percent, 1906 season to date

[luckymann]

This is a quirky new little feature on S+ that presents a revolving array of fun factoids from the FL.

More strikeouts than times on base

[Brad K]

Wow, a 4 for 1 trade. Vin Campbell, the 1, has a lifetime 4.5 WAR real life. He must be a superstar in the FL.

[luckymann]

Originally Posted by Brad K

Wow, a 4 for 1 trade. Vin Campbell, the 1, has a lifetime 4.5 WAR real life. He must be a superstar in the FL.

He's certainly one of the better players.

VIN CAMPBELL