1910 Brooklyn Superbas (est. 1909)

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September 30th, 1910

The Superbas came out on the wrong end of a fine pitcher's duel, losing 1-0 to the Phillies.

WP - Bob Wicker (23-12)
LP - Jack Coombs (18-16)

Record - 84-62

The Giants also lost and Brooklyn has a Magic Number of 5.

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SEPTEMBER AWARDS

PITCHER - DOC WHITE, SUPERBAS & Nap Rucker, Browns

HITTER - Tris Speaker, Doves & Joe Jackson, White Sox

ROOKIE - Jake Daubert, Pirates & Fred Link, Browns

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October 1st, 1910

The Superbas took full advantage of sloppy play by the Phillies to beat them 7-5.

WP - Chris Clarke (6-1)
LP - Jeff Hodges (6-9)

Record - 85-62

The Giants lost so Brooklyn's Magic Number is now 3, with 7 games remaining.

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The Draft Pool has been announced.

The prize of this year is Pete Alexander, but we have no chance of getting him.

We will be extremely lucky to get someone like Tillie Walker. More likely it will be someone like Rip Williams.

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October 3rd, 1910

Doc White pitched a very solid game but it take a Tony Evans, pinch hit single in the 9th to scored Dick Hoblitzell and give the Superbas a walk-off, 3-2 win over the Phillies.

WP - Desi Larsen (2-1)
LP - Fred Olmstead (17-20)

Record - 86-62

The Magic Number is now 2.

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The Superbas are at #2 on the Weekly Power Rankings, behind the Doves for some inexplicable reason.

Players of the Week: Eric Jackson, Pirates & Walter Johnson, Tigers

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Pedro Lopez, Manager of the Baton Rogue Towers, was named Manager of the Year for his Short A league.

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October 6th, 1910

Christy Mathewson pitched the Superbas past the Giants to a 6-2 victory.


WP - Christy Mathewson (22-9)
LP - Louis Drucke (11-13)

Record - 87-62

Boston won so Brooklyn's Magic Number is still one.

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October 7th, 1910

The Giants made it dramatic in the 9th, scoring a run and loading the bases, but Doc White got out of it and the Superbas won, 3-1.

With that win, the Brooklyn Superbas have clinched the NL Championship!

This is the 2nd year in a row and 3rd in four years. This is the 4th pennant for them in the 10 years this league has been running, tying them with the Pirates for the most.

WP - Doc White (10-3)
LP - Ed Willett (3-5)

Record - 88-62

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The same day that Brooklyn won the NL, the Philadelphia Athletics won the AL.

The Athletics have won the last two World Series, including over the Superbas last year.

Time for a rematch!

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October 8th, 1910

Jack Coombs struck out eight as the Superbas beat the Giants 5-2 in the first game of today's double header.

WP - Jack Coombs (19-16)
LP - Fred Mitchell (5-9)

Record - 89-62

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October 8th, 1910

The second game of the double header went to the Giants as they beat the Superbas, 6-4.

WP - Charley Hall (2-2)
LP - Ned Garvin (3-2)

Record - 89-63

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October 10th, 1910

It took 12 innings and rain-soaked day, but the Superbas lost the penultimate game of their regular season, 2-1 to the Doves.

WP - Cy Barger (14-17)
LP - Bill Lelivelt (0-1)

Record - 89-64

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Players of the Week: Harry Wolter, Doves & Nap Lajoie, Athletics

The Superbas slipped a spot to #3 on the Weekly Power Rankings. The Athletics are at #4. (It is almost like the teams that clinched eased off a little... almost.)

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October 12th, 1910

The Superbas finished the regular seasoning mostly call-up players and dropping the game, 4-0 to the Doves.

WP - Scott Williams (25-10)
LP - Doc White (10-4)

FINAL REGULAR SEASON RECORD - 89-65

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BATTING TITLES

NL - Tris Speaker, Doves - .363

AL - Joe Jackson, White Sox - .310

Home Run Kings

NL - FRANK SCHULTE, SUPERBAS - 8 (+4 more in the AL!)

AL - Frank Baker, Senators - 8

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The Superbas decided to roll the dice and put Bob Bescher on the playoff roster. He won't be available until Game five on the earliest, but they decided they would rather have him than an extra pitcher.

PLAY-OFF ROSTER

ROTATION

Doc White
Christy Mathewson
Chris Clarke

BULLPEN

Jack Coombs
Bugs Raymond
Bryan Caldwell
Roy Mitchell
Marty O'Toole
Larry Pape

LINEUP

LF - Bob Bescher
2B - Bill Sweeney
RF - Frank Schulte
SS - Honus Wagner
1B - Dick Hoblitzell
3B - Art Devlin
C - Jack Lapp
CF - Antonio Perez

Bench

OF - Sam Crawford (will be starting the first four games)
C - Alfonso Lopez
C - Dave McGhee
IF - Pat Morales
IF - Jimmy Walsh
OF - Ginger Beaumont
OF - Topsy Hartsel
OF - Tony Evans


PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS ROSTER

ROTATION

Ed Walsh
Orval Overall
Hooks Wiltse

BULLPEN

Harry Krause
Bill Bailey
Bill Donovan

LINEUP

RF - Harry Lord
LF - Dode Paskert
1B - Nap Lavoie
2B - Jason Wright
CF - Artie Gerber
RF - Roy Hartzell
C - George Gibson
SS - Jose Costello

BENCH

C - Pat Clinch
C - Dan Drake
C - Jon Michael
IF - Gerardo Gonzales
IF - Chad McKee
IF - Haden Barnard
IF - Otto Knabe
IF - John Graves
OF - Davy Jones
OF - Ray Demmitt
OF - Tommy Leach

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The Athletics led the AL in both Runs Scored and Runs Against.

The Superbas were 3rd and 2nd in the NL.

Despite that, looking at the team, head-to-head, Brooklyn has the better player at each position, though Ed Walsh has the edge over Doc Whit eon the mound.

This should be an interesting series.

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WORLD SERIES GAME ONE

Athletics at Superbas

Ed Walsh (24-16, 2.25) vs Doc White (23-10, 2.00)

Top of the 1st

Oh my... Doc pitched to one batter, got the out, but then had to leave the game with a strained abdominal muscle.

Will he be ready for his next start? What will they do today?
Well, to start with, they brought in Marty O'Toole.
With two out, Nap Lajoie doubled. He is left on.

Bottom of the 1st

With one out, Art Devlin doubled. He was then thrown out at the plate when trying to score on a Frank Schulte single.

Top of the 2nd

Otto Knabe walked with one out. He was left.

Bottom of the 2nd

Dick Hoblitzell led off with a double. He scored and Sam Crawford took 2nd on a throwing error by Knabe.
Crawford scored on a groundout by Antonio Perez.

SUPERBAS LEAD 2-0

Top of the 3rd

Larry Pape took over pitching duties.
Three up, three down.

Bottom of the 3rd

Bill Sweeney led off with a single but was thrown out trying to steal 2nd.

Top of the 4th

Three up, three down.

Bottom of the 4th

Honus Wagner led off with a single before being replaced by Hoblitzell on a fielder's choice.
He was left on.

Top of the 5th

Knabe led off with a single.
George Gibson moved him up with a sacrifice bunt.
He got no further.

Bottom of the 5th

With two out, Sweeney doubled, but was left on.

Top of the 6th

Chris Clarke took over pitching for Brooklyn.

Dode Paskert led off with a single. He then stole 2nd and took 3rd on a Roy Hartzell sac bunt.
Lajoie hit an RBI single to put Philadelphia on the board.
He is later thrown out trying to steal 2nd.

SUPERBAS LEAD 2-1

Bottom of the 6th

With one out, Wagner walked and was left on.

Top of the 7th

Gibson singled with two out and was left there.

Bottom of the 7th

Three up, three down.

Top of the 8th

Bryan Caldwell took over pitching for Brooklyn.

Three up, three down.

Bottom of the 8th

Sweeney led off with a single.
With one out, Frank Schulte hit a home run!

SUPERBAS LEAD 4-1

Top of the 9th

With one out, Caldwell hit Harry Lord with a pitch.
Jon Michael replaced him with a fielder's choice but then Knabe grounded out and Brooklyn had Game One!

WP - Marty O'Toole (1-0)
Save - Bryan Caldwell (1)
LP - Ed Walsh (0-1)

Frank Schulte was named Player of the Game.

The Superbas lead 1-0

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WORLD SERIES GAME TWO

The Philadelphia Athletics are pitching Orval Overall (20-17, 2.00).

The Brooklyn Superbas have Christy Mathewson (22-9, 2.42).

Top of the 1st

With two out, Nap Lajoie reached with an infield hit. He was left on.

Bottom of the 1st

Bill Sweeney led off with a single and then Art Devlin walked.
Frank Schulte grounded to Jose Costello at short but he muffed the play to load the bases.
Honus Wagner singled to centre, scoring Sweeney and Devlin, after a collision at home.
Dick Hoblitzell grounded to Costello, who made his second error of the inning, allowing Schulte to score.
Wagner scored on a wild pitch by Overall.
With one out, Jack Lapp reached on a single, with Hoblitzell going to 3rd.
Antonio Perez walked.
Mathewson flew out to Roy Hartzell in right... but he dropped it! Mathewson was safe and Hoblitzell scored!
With two out, Art Devlin should have come back up, but he was replaced with a pinch hitter. Apparently his vision is blurred after that collision at the plate.
Pat Morales came in as a pinch hitter and struck out.

SUPERBAS lead 5-0

Morales stayed in to play 2nd. Sweeney moved over to 3rd.

Top of the 2nd

Three up, three down

Bottom of the 2nd

Schulte led off with a single. Wagner followed with a single.
Hoblitzell walked and the bases were loaded.
Sam Crawford doubled, scoring Schulte and Wagner.

That was enough for Overall. Bill Donovan replaced him as pitcher.

With one out, Perez doubled, scoring Hoblitzell and Crawford.
He scored on a two out single by Sweeney.

SUPERBAS lead 10-0

Top of the 3rd

Costello led off with a walk and then was moved up on a Donavan sac bunt.
Costello scored and Harry Lord reached 2nd on an error by Wagner.
Lord stole 3rd, incredibly.
Lord scored and Lajoie reached 2nd and Wagner's second error of the inning.

SUPERBAS lead 10-2

Bottom of the 3rd

Schulte got a leadoff walk. He got no further.

Top of the 4th

Hartzell singled with one out but was followed by a double play.

Bottom of the 4th

Three up, three down

Top of the 5th

Three up, three down

Bottom of the 5th

Three up, three down

Top of the 6th

Lajoie singled with one out.
He scored on a double by Jason Wright.

SUPERBAS lead 10-3

Bottom of the 6th

Three up, three down

Top of the 7th

With two out, Donovan singled. Then Lord singled.
They were both left on.

Bottom of the 7th

With two out, Mathewson singled. He went to 3rd on a Sweeney single.
Mathewson scored on a Morales single.
Two men were left.

SUPERBAS lead 11-3

Top of the 8th

Lajoie led off with a single. Wright reached on Wagner's third error.
Lajoie went to 3rd as Artie Gardner reached with a fielder's choice.
With two out, Lajoie scored on a George Gibson single.

SUPERBAS lead 11-4

Bottom of the 8th

Hoblitzell doubled with one out. He ended up left on 3rd.

Top of the 9th

With one out, Lord singled. Then Dode Paskert singled.
Then Lajoie singled. Bases loaded.
Mathewson got the second out but then Artie Gardner doubled, scoring Lord and Paskert.
Lajoie scored on a Hartzell single.
Gardner scored on a passed ball.
Brooklyn finally got the last out after the Athletics scared them a little.

The SUPERBAS won, 11-8.

WP - Christy Mathewson (1-0)
LP - Orvall Overall (0-1)

Player of the Game - Nap Lajoie

The SUPERBAS lead 2-0