1902 Brooklyn Superbas (est. 1901) - Page 11

rpriske · 06-02-2014, 06:36 PM

September 1st, 1902

Game two of the double-header didn't go quite as well as Brooklyn's big comeback fell just short, losing 9-7 to Pittsburgh.

WP - Jesse Tannehill (22-10)
LP - Ken Turner (10-7)

Record - 67-51

rpriske · 06-02-2014, 09:18 PM

September 2nd, 1902

Brooklyn bounced back and held on for a 6-5 win over the Pirates.

Jimmy Sheckard went 3 for 3 with a walk and an RBI.

WP - Eddie Plank (24-7)
LP - Sam Leever (17-11)

Record - 68-51

rpriske · 06-02-2014, 09:19 PM

Wayne Craig, Mark Bellows and Scott Boone all signed minor league deals.

rpriske · 06-04-2014, 08:02 AM

September 3rd, 1902

This loss should really be assigned to the Orphans manager as he refused to remove Frank Owen from the game, after he had completely lost it. He walked 7 batters in total, including two with the bases loaded.

Brooklyn won 6-4.

WP - Jim Hughes (17-11)
LP - Frank Owen (13-19)

Record - 69-51

rpriske · 06-06-2014, 07:57 AM

September 4th, 1902

It looked like the Superbas were lost against Addie Joss until the reeled off a series of hits late in the game to come from behind and beat the Orphans 5-4.

Cozy Dolan went 4 for 4 with 2 RBI.

WP - Gene Wright (13-10)
Save - Rube Vickers (2)
LP - Addie Joss (6-17)

Record - 70-51

rpriske · 06-07-2014, 02:22 AM

September 5th, 1902

Eddie Plank gave up 3 runs to the Orphans in the top of the first but then shut them down the rest of the way as Brooklyn won 5-3.

WP - Eddie Plank (25-7)
Save - Jim St. Vrain (2)
LP - Tom Hughes (14-17)

Record - 71-51

rpriske · 06-08-2014, 10:37 AM

September 6th, 1902

Ken Turner kept Brooklyn in the game long enough for them to come from behind, pick up three runs n the 8th, and beat the Cardinals 5-4.

Bill Bradley was a key offensive contributor, going 3 for 4 with a pair of RBI.

That's five in a row for the Superbas.

WP - Ken Turner (11-7)
LP - Willie Sudhoff (12-19)

Record - 72-51

rpriske · 06-08-2014, 11:04 AM

Esteban Lopez was player of the week in AAA!

Roberto Hernandez was player of the week in S A!

Brooklyn rose to #2 on the weekly power rankings! (Second only to the Pirates - the team that will keep them from the playoffs this year.)

Players of the week: Ginger Beaumont, Pirates & Fielder Jones, Americans

rpriske · 06-09-2014, 12:01 AM

September 8th, 1902

Jim Hughes did his job, keeping the Cards in check as Brooklyn beat St. Louis 5-3.

Six in a row!

WP - Jim Hughes (18-11)
Save - Jim St. Vrain (3)
LP - Jack Harper (6-5)

Record - 73-51

rpriske · 06-11-2014, 11:28 PM

September 9th, 1902

Eddie Plank did his part but neither his offence or defense did theirs.

The Cardinals won 3-1.

WP - Jock Menefee (6-10)
LP - Eddie Plank (25-8)

Record - 73-52

rpriske · 06-14-2014, 09:21 AM

September 10th, 1902

The Brooklyn offence was on point, led by Joe Kelley who went 4 for 5 with a triple and an RBI.

Pat Moran hit an inside-the-park home run.

Brooklyn beat the Reds 9-3.

WP - Gene Wright (14-10)
LP - Bill Donovan (17-11)

Record - 74-52

rpriske · 06-14-2014, 09:24 AM

The Pirates clinched the NL. It is very likely that Brooklyn will finish second.

rpriske · 06-15-2014, 09:39 AM

September 11th, 1902

Despite an incredibly sloppy 9th inning which saw Brooklyn commit three errors as the Reds scored six times. the Superbas still held on for an 11-8 win.

WP - Ken Turner (12-7)
LP - Bill Phillips (12-19)

Record - 75-52

rpriske · 06-15-2014, 10:53 PM

September 12th, 1902

The Reds scored the first 3 runs of the game. The Superbas scored the net 12.

WP - Jim Hughes (19-11)
LP - Doc Newton (15-17)

Record - 76-52

rpriske · 06-18-2014, 08:09 AM

September 13th, 1902

The Giants came back to tie the game in the 9th but Pop Foster's massive home run gave the Superbas the 7-5 walk-off win in 10.

It was the second Brooklyn homer of the game after a solo shot by Joe Kelley, who went 4 for 5 with 3 RBI on the day.

WP - Jim St. Vrain (2-1)
LP - Morton Wise (17-17)

Record - 77-52

rpriske · 06-18-2014, 08:10 AM

Inglis CF Bart McNeill is retiring.

Inglis pitching coach Jerome Brown and hitting coach Pedro Lopez are leaving.

rpriske · 06-19-2014, 07:32 AM

We extended a whole bunch of our coaches.

Joe Kelley was named NL Player of the week, hitting .560 with a homer and 5 RBI.

Herm McFarland of the Browns won for the AL.

Brooklyn slipped a spot to #3 not he weekly power rankings.

Baltimore hasn't quite clinched the NL penner, but they are close.

rpriske · 06-19-2014, 08:00 AM

September 15th, 1902

A 9th inning, 2 out wild pitch is the only thing that kept Gene Wright from recording a shutout as the Superbas thumped the Giants 11-1.

Five wins in a row for Brooklyn.

WP - Gene Wright (15-10)
LP - Rick Kelly (4-5)

Record - 78-52

rpriske · 06-20-2014, 12:42 AM

September 16th, 1902

Jim Hughes became the second Brooklyn pitcher to notch win #20 as they beat the Giants 6-4.

That is six in a row for the Superbas.

WP - Jim Hughes (20-11)
LP - Chappie McFarland (17-15)

Record - 79-52

rpriske · 06-20-2014, 12:45 AM

Don Bungay is leaving his role as hitting coach at AAA Vandercook Lake.

Pedro Sanchez (AA) has decided to retire.

Manger Alexis Robinson of Greensboro (AA) is leaving.

The Baltimore Orioles clinched the AL so they will be facing the Pittsburgh Pirates once the season is over.

06-02-2014, 06:36 PM	#201
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,096	September 1st, 1902 Game two of the double-header didn't go quite as well as Brooklyn's big comeback fell just short, losing 9-7 to Pittsburgh. WP - Jesse Tannehill (22-10) LP - Ken Turner (10-7) Record - 67-51 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-02-2014, 09:18 PM	#202
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,096	September 2nd, 1902 Brooklyn bounced back and held on for a 6-5 win over the Pirates. Jimmy Sheckard went 3 for 3 with a walk and an RBI. WP - Eddie Plank (24-7) LP - Sam Leever (17-11) Record - 68-51 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-02-2014, 09:19 PM	#203
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,096	Wayne Craig, Mark Bellows and Scott Boone all signed minor league deals. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-04-2014, 08:02 AM	#204
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,096	September 3rd, 1902 This loss should really be assigned to the Orphans manager as he refused to remove Frank Owen from the game, after he had completely lost it. He walked 7 batters in total, including two with the bases loaded. Brooklyn won 6-4. WP - Jim Hughes (17-11) LP - Frank Owen (13-19) Record - 69-51 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-06-2014, 07:57 AM	#205
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,096	September 4th, 1902 It looked like the Superbas were lost against Addie Joss until the reeled off a series of hits late in the game to come from behind and beat the Orphans 5-4. Cozy Dolan went 4 for 4 with 2 RBI. WP - Gene Wright (13-10) Save - Rube Vickers (2) LP - Addie Joss (6-17) Record - 70-51 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 06-11-2014 at 10:54 AM.

06-07-2014, 02:22 AM	#206
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,096	September 5th, 1902 Eddie Plank gave up 3 runs to the Orphans in the top of the first but then shut them down the rest of the way as Brooklyn won 5-3. WP - Eddie Plank (25-7) Save - Jim St. Vrain (2) LP - Tom Hughes (14-17) Record - 71-51 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-08-2014, 10:37 AM	#207
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,096	September 6th, 1902 Ken Turner kept Brooklyn in the game long enough for them to come from behind, pick up three runs n the 8th, and beat the Cardinals 5-4. Bill Bradley was a key offensive contributor, going 3 for 4 with a pair of RBI. That's five in a row for the Superbas. WP - Ken Turner (11-7) LP - Willie Sudhoff (12-19) Record - 72-51 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-08-2014, 11:04 AM	#208
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,096	Esteban Lopez was player of the week in AAA! Roberto Hernandez was player of the week in S A! Brooklyn rose to #2 on the weekly power rankings! (Second only to the Pirates - the team that will keep them from the playoffs this year.) Players of the week: Ginger Beaumont, Pirates & Fielder Jones, Americans __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-09-2014, 12:01 AM	#209
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,096	September 8th, 1902 Jim Hughes did his job, keeping the Cards in check as Brooklyn beat St. Louis 5-3. Six in a row! WP - Jim Hughes (18-11) Save - Jim St. Vrain (3) LP - Jack Harper (6-5) Record - 73-51 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-11-2014, 11:28 PM	#210
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,096	September 9th, 1902 Eddie Plank did his part but neither his offence or defense did theirs. The Cardinals won 3-1. WP - Jock Menefee (6-10) LP - Eddie Plank (25-8) Record - 73-52 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-14-2014, 09:21 AM	#211
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,096	September 10th, 1902 The Brooklyn offence was on point, led by Joe Kelley who went 4 for 5 with a triple and an RBI. Pat Moran hit an inside-the-park home run. Brooklyn beat the Reds 9-3. WP - Gene Wright (14-10) LP - Bill Donovan (17-11) Record - 74-52 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-14-2014, 09:24 AM	#212
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,096	The Pirates clinched the NL. It is very likely that Brooklyn will finish second. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-15-2014, 09:39 AM	#213
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,096	September 11th, 1902 Despite an incredibly sloppy 9th inning which saw Brooklyn commit three errors as the Reds scored six times. the Superbas still held on for an 11-8 win. WP - Ken Turner (12-7) LP - Bill Phillips (12-19) Record - 75-52 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-15-2014, 10:53 PM	#214
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,096	September 12th, 1902 The Reds scored the first 3 runs of the game. The Superbas scored the net 12. WP - Jim Hughes (19-11) LP - Doc Newton (15-17) Record - 76-52 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-18-2014, 08:09 AM	#215
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,096	September 13th, 1902 The Giants came back to tie the game in the 9th but Pop Foster's massive home run gave the Superbas the 7-5 walk-off win in 10. It was the second Brooklyn homer of the game after a solo shot by Joe Kelley, who went 4 for 5 with 3 RBI on the day. WP - Jim St. Vrain (2-1) LP - Morton Wise (17-17) Record - 77-52 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-18-2014, 08:10 AM	#216
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,096	Inglis CF Bart McNeill is retiring. Inglis pitching coach Jerome Brown and hitting coach Pedro Lopez are leaving. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-19-2014, 07:32 AM	#217
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,096	We extended a whole bunch of our coaches. Joe Kelley was named NL Player of the week, hitting .560 with a homer and 5 RBI. Herm McFarland of the Browns won for the AL. Brooklyn slipped a spot to #3 not he weekly power rankings. Baltimore hasn't quite clinched the NL penner, but they are close. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-19-2014, 08:00 AM	#218
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,096	September 15th, 1902 A 9th inning, 2 out wild pitch is the only thing that kept Gene Wright from recording a shutout as the Superbas thumped the Giants 11-1. Five wins in a row for Brooklyn. WP - Gene Wright (15-10) LP - Rick Kelly (4-5) Record - 78-52 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-20-2014, 12:42 AM	#219
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,096	September 16th, 1902 Jim Hughes became the second Brooklyn pitcher to notch win #20 as they beat the Giants 6-4. That is six in a row for the Superbas. WP - Jim Hughes (20-11) LP - Chappie McFarland (17-15) Record - 79-52 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-20-2014, 12:45 AM	#220
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,096	Don Bungay is leaving his role as hitting coach at AAA Vandercook Lake. Pedro Sanchez (AA) has decided to retire. Manger Alexis Robinson of Greensboro (AA) is leaving. The Baltimore Orioles clinched the AL so they will be facing the Pittsburgh Pirates once the season is over. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````