North American Baseball League

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Washington (65-42) at Boston (56-51)
3 game series
Senators lead 8-7.

Saturday 8/12
Christy Mathewson (19-12, 1.88) vs Bert Gallia (7-4, 2.86)
Boston 2 Washington 1:
Jack Smith 1-3, RBI.

Monday 8/14
Walter Johnson (19-10, 2.10) vs Pete Alexander (16-11, 2.41)
Washington 5 Boston 4 (12):
Jack Tobin 2-5, 2 RBIs. Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker 3-6.

Tuesday 8/15
Jim St Vrain (19-9, 2.18) vs Dave Davenport (13-9, 2.48)
Boston 6 Washington 4:
Joe Schultz 3 RBIs. Tris Speaker 3-4, 3 RBIs.

Detroit (60-53) at Washington (66-44)
3 game series
Senators lead 8-7.

Wednesday 8/16
Spec Harkness (7-7, 2.74) vs Christy Mathewson (19-13, 1.84)
Washington 7 Detroit 1:
Bobby Veach 3-5, RBI. Art Fletcher 2 RBIs.

Thursday 8/17
Joe Harris (11-8, 3.06) vs Walter Johnson (19-10, 2.10)
Washington 1 Detroit 0:
Johnson stops Tigers on five hits.

Friday 8/18
Ray Fisher (8-10, 3.17) vs Jim St Vrain (19-10, 2.25)
Detroit 4 Washington 1:
Harry Heilmann 2 RBIs.

St Louis (46-70) at Washington (68-45)
4 game series
Senators lead 8-7.

Saturday 8/19
Leon Cadore (8-16, 2.29) vs Christy Mathewson (20-13, 1.81)
Washington 3 St Louis 1:
Art Fletcher 2-3, 2 RBIs.

Monday 8/21
Dick Rudolph (13-10, 2.68) vs Walter Johnson (20-10, 2.04)
Washington 6 St Louis 5 (10):
Dave Rowan 2-6, 3 RBIs. Bobby Veach 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Tuesday 8/22
Babe Adams (8-12, 2.93) vs Jim St Vrain (19-11, 2.28)
Washington 5 St Louis 4:
Ty Cobb 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Wednesday 8/23
Addie Joss (5-15, 2.51) vs Christy Mathewson (21-13, 1.76)
Washington 3 St Louis 2:
Marty Kavanagh HR (3), 2 RBIs.

Chicago (49-70) at Washington (72-45)
3 game series
Senators lead 11-6.

Thursday 8/24
Nick Cullop (11-16, 2.60) vs Walter Johnson (21-10, 2.01)
Chicago 4 Washington 0:
Cullop tames Senators on a four hit shut out.

Friday 8/25
Buck O'Brien (9-11, 2.38) vs Jim St Vrain (20-11, 2.28)
Washington 3 Chicago 1:
Art Fletcher 2 RBIs. Ty Cobb 3-4. St Vrain gets 300th win.

Saturday 8/26
George Kahler (2-11, 2.81) vs Christy Mathewson (22-13, 1.77)
Chicago 1 Washington 0 (10):
Rip Williams scores in the 10th on a Ray Chapman single.

Cleveland (72-50) at Washington (73-47)
4 game series
Senators lead 8-7.

Monday 8/28
Hugh Bedient (11-4, 2.61) vs Walter Johnson (21-11, 1.95)
Washington 3 Cleveland 2:
Harry Hooper 2 RBIs. Tris Speaker 2-3.

Tuesday 8/29
Cy Falkenberg (18-8, 2.43) vs Jim St Vrain (21-11, 2.23)
Washington 3 Cleveland 0:
Walt Kuhn 3-4, RBI.

Wednesday 8/30
Watty Lee (14-12, 2.51) vs Christy Mathewson (22-14, 1.72)
Cleveland 3 Washington 0:
Lee shuts down Senators on two hits. Benny Kauff 2-5, 2 RBIs.

Thursday 8/31
Lefty Williams (9-8, 2.30) vs Walter Johnson (22-11, 1.90)
Washington 6 Cleveland 3:
Tris Speaker 2 RBIs.

Philadelphia (61-63) at Washington (76-48)
4 game series
Senators lead 11-3.

Friday 9/1
Rube Benton (11-13, 2.27) vs Jim St Vrain (22-11, 2.18)
Washington 3 Philadelphia 2:
Tris Speaker and John Henry 2-4, RBI each.

Saturday 9/2
Chief Bender (16-15, 2.83) vs Christy Mathewson (22-15, 1.71)
Washington 12 Philadelphia 1:
Tris Speaker 2-3, 3 RBIs. Art Fletcher 2-4, 3 RBIs.

Monday 9/4
Game 1
Harry Fanwell (0-0, 1.29) vs Walter Johnson (23-11, 1.93)
Washington 4 Philadelphia 2:
Ty Cobb 3-4, 2 RBIs. Dave Rowan 2-3, 2 RBIs.

Game 2
Urban Shocker (1-0, 3.26) vs Jim St Vrain (23-11, 2.13)
Washington 2 Philadelphia 0:
St Vrain notches 33th career shut out.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Washington Senators	80	48	.625	-
Cleveland Indians	75	55	.577	6.0
Detroit Tigers	70	61	.534	11.5
New York Yankees	64	64	.500	16.0
Boston Red Sox	64	64	.500	16.0
Philadelphia Athletics	61	67	.477	19.0
Chicago White Sox	53	77	.408	28.0
St. Louis Browns	50	81	.382	31.5

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
New York Giants	83	44	.654	-
Boston Braves	73	55	.570	10.5
Brooklyn Robins	70	57	.551	13.0
St. Louis Cardinals	72	62	.537	14.5
Cincinnati Reds	70	63	.526	16.0
Chicago Cubs	56	77	.421	30.0
Philadelphia Phillies	50	77	.394	33.0
Pittsburgh Pirates	47	86	.353	39.0

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Ty Cobb - WS1 .359 2 Edd Roush NYA .319 3 Vern Duncan SLN .315 4 Jack Fournier DET .314 5 Joe Jackson CHN .307	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Charlie Hanford - PHI 9 2 Elmer Smith NY1 8 2 Bobby Veach WS1 8 4 Steve Evans NY1 7 4 7 more tied with 7	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Heinie Groh - DET 75 2 Del Gainer CIN 72 3 Art Fletcher WS1 70 4 Frank Baker DET 67 5 Ed Konetchy CLE 66
LEAGUE LEADERS W 2 tied with 24 1 Walter Johnson WS1 24 1 Jim St.Vrain WS1 24 3 Christy Mathewson WS1 23 4 Babe Ruth BRO 20	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Ralph Caldwell - BSN 1.54 2 Ferdie Schupp BSN 1.60 3 Christy Mathewson WS1 1.67 4 Pat Ragan SLN 1.78 5 Win Kellum BSN 1.81	LEAGUE LEADERS K Jim St.Vrain - WS1 236 2 Walter Johnson WS1 223 3 Willie Mitchell CHN 165 4 Hippo Vaughn DET 145 5 Sam Frock CIN 142

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New York (64-64) at Washington (80-48)
3 game series
Senators lead 11-5.

Tuesday 9/5
Bill Steen (16-9, 2.23) vs Christy Mathewson (23-15, 1.67)
Washington 5 NY 4:
Tris Speaker 2-3, 2 RBIs. Ty Cobb 1-3, RBI.

Wednesday 9/6
Doc Ayers (12-11, 2.63) vs Walter Johnson (24-11, 1.93)
NY 2 Washington 1:
Nemo Leibold scores in the ninth.

Thursday 9/7
Tom Hughes (7-11, 2.79) vs Jim St Vrain (24-11, 2.07)
Washington 1 NY 0:
St Vrain pitches a five hit shut out for season win #25.

Boston (65-66) at Washington (82-49)
4 game series

Friday 9/8
Pete Schneider (9-16, 3.19) vs Christy Mathewson (24-15, 1.67)
Washington 14 Boston 4:
Tris Speaker 4-5, 2 RBIs. Art Fletcher 3-4, 4 RBIs.

Saturday 9/9
Pete Alexander (17-14, 2.74) vs Walter Johnson (24-12, 1.93)
Boston 5 Washington 4 (10):
Ernie Johnson scores in the 10th.

Monday 9/11
Dave Davenport (15-12, 2.68) vs Jim St Vrain (25-11, 2.02)
Washington 8 Boston 2:
Ham Hyatt 3 run HR. Bobby Veach 3-5, HR (9), 2 RBIs.

Tuesday 9/12
Bert Gallia (10-6, 2.34) vs Christy Mathewson (25-15, 1.66)
Washington 1 Boston 0:
Big Six stuffs Red Sox on a six hit shut out.

Washington (85-50) at Chicago (54-84)
2 game series
Senators lead 12-8

Thursday 9/14
Walter Johnson (24-12, 1.93) vs Byron Houck (12-13, 2.85)
Washington 7 Chicago 6:
Eddie Grant 2-4, 2 RBIs. Tris Speaker 2-3, 2 RBIs.

Friday 9/15
Jim St Vrain (26-11, 2.03) vs Nick Cullop (13-18, 2.50)
Washington 7 Chicago 0:
St Vrain pitches a two hit shut out.

Washington (87-50) at St Louis (57-84)
3 game series
Senators lead 12-7.

Saturday 9/16
Christy Mathewson (26-15, 1.63) vs Dick Rudolph (17-10, 2.63)
St Louis 2 Washington 1:
Rudolph stop Senators on four hits.

Sunday 9/17
Walter Johnson (25-12, 2.01) vs babe Adams (10-16, 2.70)
Washington 5 St Louis 4:
Marty Kavanagh 2-4, 3 RBIs. Tris Speaker 3-4, RBI.

Monday 9/18
Jim St Vrain (27-11, 1.98) vs Bob Shawkey (6-10, 3.01)
St Louis 5 Washington 4 (10):
Browns score twice in the 10th on a Rogers Hornsby RBI triple and scores on a single by Willie Hogan.

Washington (88-52) at Cleveland (83-60)
3 game series
Senator lead 11-8.

Tuesday 9/19
Christy Mathewson (26-16, 1.64) vs Hugh Bedient (13-4, 2.42)
Washington 6 Cleveland 2:
Walt Kuhn 2-5, 2 RBIs.

Wednesday 9/20
Walter Johnson (26-12, 2.06) vs Watty Lee (16-15, 2.47)
Washington 4 Cleveland 3:
Tex McDonald 3-4, 2 RBIs. Bobby Veach 3-5, RBI.

Thursday 9/21
Jim St Vrain (27-11, 2.00) vs Cy Falkenberg (21-10, 2.49)
Washington 9 Cleveland 3:
Ty Cobb 2-4, 2 RBIs. Bobby Veach 3-4, RBI.

Washington (91-52) at Detroit (78-69)
4 game series
Senators lead 10-8.

Friday 9/22
Christy Mathewson (27-16, 1.63) vs Spec Harkness (9-12, 3.11)
Washington 6 Detroit 2:
Senators clinch AL Pennant.

Saturday 9/23
Ed Walsh (1-1, 2.18) vs Hippo Vaughn (21-15, 2.84)
Washington 7 Detroit 2:
Frank Baker HR (4), 2 RBIs. Tris Speaker 3-4, RBI.

Sunday 9/24
Ray Caldwell (0-0, 0.00) vs Ray Fisher (11-15, 3.00)
Detroit 5 Washington 4:
Harry Heilmann 3 run HR (2)

Monday 9/25
Christy Mathewson (28-16, 1.62) vs Joe Harris (15-11, 2.57)
Washington 10 Detroit 2:
Walt Alexander 4-5, HR, 4 RBIs.

Washington (94-53) at Philadelphia (69-78)
4 game series
Senators lead 15-3.

Wednesday 9/27
Ed Walsh (1-1, 1.88) vs Urban Shocker (2-2, 3.13)
Philadelphia 5 Washington 4:
Otis Johnson 3-5, 3 RBIs.

Thursday 9/28
Ray Caldwell (0-1, 4.50) vs Rube Benton (13-17, 2.28)
Washington 5 Philadelphia 4:
Art Fletcher 3 RBIs. Bill Kellogg 2-4, RBI.

Friday 9/29
Christy Mathewson (29-16, 1.62) vs Chief Bender (19-18, 2.94)
Washington 5 Philadelphia 4 (15):
Ty Cobb 3-6, HR. Dave Rowan 2 RBIs.

Saturday 9/30
Ed Walsh (1-1, 1.91) vs Harry Fanwell (0-5, 3.48)
Philadelphia 4 Washington 3:
John Henry and Tris Speaker 2-4, 2 RBIs each side.

Washington (96-55) at New York (72-79)
3 game series
Senators lead 13-6.

Monday 10/2
Ray Caldwell (1-1, 3.38) vs Tom Hughes (7-13, 2.71)
NY 4 Washington 3 (15):
Ty Cobb HR (2). Whitey Witt 15th inning RBI single.

Tuesday 10/3
Christy Mathewson (29-16, 1.65) vs Guy Morton (13-15, 2.83)
NY 5 Washington 4 (15):
Trios Speaker 3-6, HR, 4 RBIs. Whitey Witt scores in the 15th.

Wednesday 10/4
Ed Walsh (1-2, 2.45) vs Doc Ayers (12-14, 2.56)
NY 5 Washington 1:
Claude Cooper 3 RBIs.

Final Standings
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Washington Senators	96	58	.623	-
Cleveland Indians	89	65	.578	7.0
Detroit Tigers	80	74	.519	16.0
New York Yankees	75	79	.487	21.0
Boston Red Sox	75	79	.487	21.0
Philadelphia Athletics	72	82	.468	24.0
St. Louis Browns	66	88	.429	30.0
Chicago White Sox	63	91	.409	33.0

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
New York Giants	99	55	.643	-
Boston Braves	88	66	.571	11.0
St. Louis Cardinals	85	69	.552	14.0
Brooklyn Robins	78	76	.506	21.0
Cincinnati Reds	77	77	.500	22.0
Chicago Cubs	67	87	.435	32.0
Pittsburgh Pirates	61	93	.396	38.0
Philadelphia Phillies	61	93	.396	38.0

Leaders

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Ty Cobb - WS1 .358 2 Edd Roush NYA .318 3 Bobby Veach WS1 .315 4 Jack Fournier DET .313 5 Tris Speaker WS1 .308	LEAGUE LEADERS HR 2 tied with 10 1 Charlie Hanford PHI 10 1 Elmer Smith NY1 10 3 Bobby Veach WS1 9 4 2 tied with 8	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Art Fletcher - WS1 87 2 Heinie Groh DET 82 3 Joe Schultz BOS 81 3 Tris Speaker WS1 81 5 Ed Konetchy CLE 80
LEAGUE LEADERS W 2 tied with 29 1 Walter Johnson WS1 29 1 Christy Mathewson WS1 29 3 Jim St.Vrain WS1 28 4 2 tied with 23	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Ralph Caldwell - BSN 1.51 2 Christy Mathewson WS1 1.63 2 Pat Ragan SLN 1.63 4 Ferdie Schupp BSN 1.79 5 Ed Reulbach BSN 1.85	LEAGUE LEADERS K Walter Johnson - WS1 260 2 Jim St.Vrain WS1 254 3 Willie Mitchell CHN 197 4 Dutch Leonard PHI 183 5 Hippo Vaughn DET 166

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NL Batting Title Belongs to Jackson
Friday, October 6th, 1916
The league batting title is awarded each year to the one player that is able to separate himself, even if only by a single hit, from the rest of the hitters in the league. This year, the player to do that was Chicago's left fielder Joe Jackson. He hit National League pitching at a .307 pace over 147 games to take home the 1916 edition of the award.

Cobb Tops AL with .358 Average
Friday, October 6th, 1916
The American League season came to a close with Ty Cobb on top with a league-leading .358 batting average. The 29-year-old Washington center fielder swung the bat well the entire season. He concluded the year with 228 hits, 30 doubles, 11 triples and 2 home runs with 93 runs scored and 72 RBIs.

NABL News: Playoffs begin
Friday, October 6th, 1916
A playoff baseball game has a surreal atmosphere. Fans become one, roaring in unison at a great play and sharing the grief at blown opportunity. Victory and defeat play out in a rainbow of colors, sounds, smells and feelings. North American BaseBall League playoff baseball is a memorable experience. What is it like? Ask the 10-year-old sitting with his dad as he plucks a foul ball out of the air. Ask the veteran slugger who hits that walk-off home run. Ask the manager in the big game after coming from 10 games back to win the pennant. Ask the countless number of legends who have flourished or those greats who never won the big one. Or tomorrow, ask any of the rookies what it's like to play in one of the North American Series showdowns:

Washington Senators versus New York Giants.

Washington ay New York
Game 1
Saturday 10/7
Polo Grounds IV
Jim St Vrain (28-11, 2.02) vs Ernie Shore (18-11, 2.26)
Washington 5 NY 3:
Grover Gilmore goes 3-4, with a HR and drives in all three runs for the Giants. Ty Cobb goes 3-4, with a RBI for the Senators.

Game 2
Sunday 10/8
Christy Mathewson (29-16, 1.63) vs George McQuillan (12-4, 2.09)
NY 2 Washington 1 (10):
Dutch Zwilling scores in the bottom of the 10th with one out on a passed ball.

New York at Washington
Game 3
Tuesday 10/10
Griffin Stadium
Ray Collins (15-17, 2.25) vs Walter Johnson (29-16, 2.20)
Washington 5 NY 3:
Ty Cobb goes 3-4, with 2 RBIs and Les Mann drives in two.

Game 4
Wednesday 10/11
Ernie Shore (0-1, 4.05) vs Jim St Vrain (1-0, 3.68)
Washington 4 NY 2:
Eddie Grant goes 3-4 and drives in one. Ty Cobb goes 3-5 and scores twice. Tris Speaker adds a 2-3, RBI performance.

Game 5
Thursday 10/12
George McQuillan (0-0, 1.00) vs Christy Mathewson (0-1, 0.96)
Washington 6 NY 5:
Dutch Zwilling and Elmer Smith each hit HRs for the Giants but Ty Cobb's 7th inning RBI single lifts Senators to their 6th NABL Championship Series.

North American Series to Senators
Thursday, October 12th, 1916
The 1916 North American BaseBall League season came to a close today at Griffith Stadium I, where the Washington Senators whipped the New York Giants 6-5 and won their 6th North American Series in history. MVP was Ty Cobb (11-21, .524, 4 RBIs)

1916 Draft
The Top 5
Philadelphia Athletics draft Hod Eller (SP)
Boston Red Sox draft Ross Youngs (CF)
Pittsburgh Pirates draft Pete Killduf (SS)
Chicago White Sox draft Fred Nicholson (RF)
Detroit Tigers draft Ira Flagstead (RF)

Senators top draft pick is Howdy Caton (SS)

Major Retirements
Rube Vickers (149-146, 3.11 era, 873 K)
Davy Jones (.294 avg, 1710 hits, 744 RBIs)
Eddie Plank (237-220, 3.33 era, 1684 K)
Harry Howell (222-219, 3.57 era. one time Best Pitcher Award)
Pop Foster (.297 avg, 1643 hits, 73 HR, 946 RBIs)
Win Kellum (140-170, 3.19 era, 728 K)
Kid Elbert (.287avg, 2102 hits, 26 HR, 1066 RBIs)

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1916 Awards

National League Announces Glove Wizard Award Winners
Tuesday, October 24th, 1916
Making the play is the mark of great defenders. Spearing a liner, diving in the hole or crashing headlong into the wall makes no difference to these awe-inspiring fielders. Magicians they sometimes appear to be, showing up out of nowhere to rob a batter of a hit and to turn a hit into an out. Pitchers love 'em and batters curse 'em. These defensive wizards will collect their 1916 National League Glove Wizard Awards tonight:

Pitcher: Jim Scott (Chicago Cubs)
Catcher: Jack Lapp (Chicago Cubs)
First Baseman: Del Gainer (Cincinnati Reds)
Second Baseman: Eddie Collins (Chicago Cubs)
Third Baseman: Tex Wisterzil (Boston Braves)
Shortstop: Rabbit Maranville (New York Giants)
Left Fielder: Johnny Bates (Pittsburgh Pirates)
Center Fielder: Dutch Zwilling (New York Giants)
Right Fielder: Whitey Witt (New York Yankees)

AL Announces Best Glovemen for 1916
Tuesday, October 24th, 1916
Great glovemen can range far and wide to make a backhand stop or an over-the-shoulder catch -- and the best usually make it look easy. Today the winners of the American League Glove Wizard Award for 1916 were announced. These awards for defensive excellence go to:

Pitcher: Ray Fisher (Detroit Tigers)
Catcher: Palmer Hildebrand (Boston Red Sox)
First Baseman: Dick Hoblitzel (Philadelphia Athletics)
Second Baseman: Art Fletcher (Washington Senators)
Third Baseman: Rogers Hornsby (St. Louis Browns)
Shortstop: Ernie Johnson (Boston Red Sox)
Left Fielder: Harry Hooper (Cleveland Indians)
Center Fielder: Max Carey (Chicago White Sox)
Right Fielder: Sam Rice (New York Yankees)

Brooklyn Right Fielder Voted Best NL Rookie
Wednesday, October 25th, 1916
The National League Newcomer of the Year Award winner for 1916 is Walton Cruise of the Brooklyn Robins.

This season the 26-year-old right fielder played in 146 games, recording a .279 batting average with 4 home runs, 54 RBIs and 68 runs scored.

Cadore Snags AL Rookie Award
Wednesday, October 25th, 1916
Leon Cadore's age didn't show very often in his first year. He performed more like a veteran on the hill for the St. Louis Browns and today he walked away with the 1916 American League Newcomer of the Year Award.

The 25-year-old starter registered a 13-20 record this season in 40 starts. Over 340.1 innings he gave up 293 hits, struck out 110 and issued 118 walks as he held the opposition to a .232 batting average and fashioned a 2.19 ERA.

Ragan Voted NL Outstanding Pitcher Award
Friday, October 27th, 1916
The Outstanding Pitcher Award for 1916 has been presented and the National League winner is Pat Ragan of St. Louis.

"It's always nice to receive an award like this," said Ragan. "I just hope I can improve on my performance next year and be in the running again," the Cardinals star told reporters.

Ragan excelled with an impressive 21-13 record in 36 starts. In 309 innings he yielded 248 hits and 88 walks, while striking out 139 and compiling a fine 1.63 ERA.

Washington Pitcher Racks Up Outstanding Pitcher Award
Friday, October 27th, 1916
Christy Mathewson of the Washington Senators might be an old man, but he can still pitch with the best of them. Today the 36-year-old hurler snagged the American League Outstanding Pitcher Award honors for his outstanding 1916 performance.

He posted a 1.63 ERA with 29 wins, 16 losses, 140 strikeouts and 69 walks in 447 innings.

Wally Schang Chosen NL's Best Hitter
Saturday, October 28th, 1916
It was a season to remember for Wally Schang. He was one of the most dangerous men in the league when he had a bat in his hand, and the National League announced today that he has won the Outstanding Hitter Award for 1916.

The New York catcher dominated opposing pitchers with a .273 batting average, 21 doubles, 13 triples, 7 home runs and 56 RBIs while compiling a .366 on-base percentage and scoring 72 runs.

AL Announces Top Batter Award
Saturday, October 28th, 1916
It's been a year of triumph for veteran Bobby Veach of the Washington Senators as he hit his way to the 1916 American League Outstanding Hitter Award.

The 28-year-old veteran compiled a .315 average and .382 on-base percentage by putting together 205 hits, 38 doubles, 17 triples, 9 home runs and 66 walks. He also scored 110 times and drove in 62 runs.

Accomplishments
Addie Joss (Browns( win #250
Christy Mathewson (Senators) win #400
Jim St Vrain (Senators) win #300

1916 Hall of Fame

Pioneer Inductee
Hall of Fame Inducts McGeary
Tuesday, October 24th, 1916
Mike McGeary's dream finally came true today, as the talented and gifted second baseman was inducted into the North American BaseBall League Hall of Fame.

"I really don't know what to say," he said to the large crowd attending his ceremony. "It's such an incredible honor. I always dreamed that this day would come, but now that it's finally here... Someone pinch me, so I know I'm not dreaming!"

Over the course of his 893-game career, McGeary was a .271 hitter with 1004 hits, including 5 home runs. He drove in 435 runs and also scored 578 times as well. McGeary played from 1871 until 1877.

Service Inductee
Hall of Fame Welcomes Tiernan
Monday, October 23rd, 1916
One of the best players ever, right fielder Mike Tiernan, has received the ultimate honor for a baseball player -- being inducted into the North American BaseBall League Hall of Fame.

The induction ceremony, which was held today, included tributes from his former teammates. One of them recognized his unparalleled work ethic, another his "naturally pure" swing, and yet another, his love for the game.

Tiernan received numerous awards during his playing days, but he said, nothing can compare to being enshrined into the Hall of Fame.

In a career spanning 2275 games, Tiernan batted .311 with 2713 hits, 159 home runs, 1407 RBIs and 1749 runs scored.

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1917 Season

AMERICAN LEAGUE PREDICTED STANDINGS

Team W L PCT GB Runs AVG HR SB Runs against ERA K BB Cleveland Indians 94 60 .610 - 657 .259 29 140 535 2.54 578 424 Washington Senators 89 65 .578 5 653 .256 26 136 522 2.65 544 406 Philadelphia Athletics 79 75 .513 15 573 .250 33 162 570 2.79 490 493 New York Yankees 78 76 .506 16 622 .264 23 142 627 2.98 562 513 Detroit Tigers 73 81 .474 21 527 .244 34 171 597 3.13 555 491 Boston Red Sox 70 84 .455 24 578 .246 24 163 635 3.01 534 532 Chicago White Sox 69 85 .448 25 541 .242 18 205 574 2.73 543 518 St. Louis Browns 66 88 .429 28 529 .243 38 117 619 2.90 462 440

TOP 10 HITTERS Player Team G AB HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG T. Cobb, CF WS1 152 590 6 84 46 .352 .430 .494 T. Speaker, CF WS1 152 564 2 90 19 .296 .395 .411 B. Kauff, RF CLE 149 578 7 95 31 .289 .372 .398 B. Veach, LF WS1 152 632 4 56 19 .290 .372 .392 R. Hornsby, SS SLA 147 589 8 68 16 .297 .350 .452 J. Bassler, C CLE 136 488 2 64 25 .290 .418 .387 E. Roush, CF NYA 151 622 4 79 43 .291 .334 .411 T. McDonald, 2B CLE 146 558 5 88 13 .282 .350 .396 S. Rice, RF NYA 149 594 3 87 20 .301 .340 .377 H. Hooper, LF CLE 138 552 1 53 19 .293 .368 .394 TOP 10 PITCHERS Player Team G W L S ERA IP HA BB K K/9 W. Lee CLE 38 23 12 0 2.33 335.1 313 51 113 3.03 J. Pfeffer PHA 38 22 14 0 2.25 335.0 302 83 103 2.76 P. Alexander BOS 38 21 14 0 2.29 332.0 322 56 141 3.84 G. Morton NYA 38 22 14 0 2.88 324.0 295 116 142 3.94 H. Vaughn DET 38 19 18 0 2.42 324.1 281 94 143 3.97 P. Douglas NYA 38 20 16 0 2.63 319.1 318 82 116 3.28 H. Bedient CLE 38 18 11 0 2.31 260.1 246 75 107 3.69 M. Fiske CLE 33 18 7 0 2.50 228.2 186 63 112 4.41 U. Shocker PHA 38 19 18 0 2.91 328.0 283 157 133 3.65 R. Benton PHA 38 17 20 0 2.70 330.0 298 67 123 3.35

NATIONAL LEAGUE PREDICTED STANDINGS

Team W L PCT GB Runs AVG HR SB Runs against ERA K BB Chicago Cubs 86 68 .558 - 653 .262 21 180 575 2.71 541 510 Boston Braves 86 68 .558 - 632 .261 26 198 566 2.80 661 466 St. Louis Cardinals 80 74 .519 6 609 .261 19 159 587 2.80 514 450 Cincinnati Reds 80 74 .519 6 607 .252 24 153 572 2.55 543 415 Philadelphia Phillies 73 81 .474 13 541 .243 24 104 599 2.89 544 410 Pittsburgh Pirates 72 82 .468 14 563 .255 17 197 599 2.83 563 499 Brooklyn Robins 71 83 .461 15 608 .265 32 128 643 3.00 563 430 New York Giants 69 85 .448 17 588 .252 19 132 660 3.31 498 506

TOP 10 HITTERS Player Team G AB HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG J. Jackson, RF CHN 149 614 2 79 24 .324 .377 .456 G. Sisler, 1B PIT 154 610 4 66 49 .320 .379 .435 E. Collins, SS CHN 149 591 1 75 56 .299 .375 .375 B. Roth, RF BSN 154 612 3 68 65 .278 .347 .375 W. Cruise, RF BRO 152 619 8 65 11 .290 .352 .397 A. Scheer, RF SLN 152 573 3 61 23 .290 .374 .397 G. Burns, LF CHN 149 582 3 62 42 .284 .348 .369 M. Krug, 1B BSN 154 582 4 88 15 .290 .338 .379 M. Stock, 3B BRO 140 565 2 70 40 .309 .345 .380 B. Southworth, CF BRO 148 571 2 57 27 .292 .357 .359 TOP 10 PITCHERS Player Team G W L S ERA IP HA BB K K/9 F. Schupp BSN 38 23 14 0 2.76 330.1 281 108 163 4.45 E. Rixey PHI 38 20 17 0 2.25 335.2 318 83 152 4.08 R. Marquard CIN 38 19 15 0 2.26 332.2 293 75 162 4.39 J. Scott CHN 38 20 13 0 2.43 315.2 286 116 104 2.98 J. Benz SLN 38 19 17 0 2.11 324.1 280 77 88 2.45 W. Mitchell CHN 38 20 12 0 2.70 320.2 325 103 144 4.06 B. O'Brien CHN 38 18 17 0 2.76 313.2 285 136 125 3.59 D. Ruether BSN 38 18 19 0 2.84 327.0 307 114 127 3.50 D. Walker BSN 38 18 17 0 3.04 314.1 309 112 122 3.49 D. Leonard PHI 38 16 20 0 2.78 325.0 329 83 157 4.36

Top 100 Prospects List Published
Wednesday, April 11th, 1917
The season is about to start, so it's time to publish the annual Top 100 Prospects list. This year 20-year-old right fielder Ross Youngs of the Boston Red Sox is the #1 prospect overall.

Here is the top 10:
1) RF Ross Youngs, 20, Boston Red Sox
2) SP Dutch Ruether, 23, Boston Braves
3) LF Fred Nicholson, 22, Chicago White Sox
4) SP Bernie Boland, 25, Philadelphia Phillies
5) SS Pete Kilduff, 24, Pittsburgh Pirates
6) 3B Tony Boeckel, 24, St. Louis Cardinals
7) MR Jakie May, 21, Cincinnati Reds
8) RF Ira Flagstead, 23, Detroit Tigers
9) SP Scott Perry, 25, Brooklyn Robins
10) MR Rollie Naylor, 25, Boston Red Sox

NABL News: Opening Day
Wednesday, April 11th, 1917
The baseball fan's call to action -- "Play Ball!" -- can be heard all across the country with the arrival of Opening Day. At long last the 1917 season is getting under way with what promises to be another exciting season of baseball. Here is today's schedule of games:

Cleveland Indians @ Detroit Tigers
Boston Red Sox @ New York Yankees
Washington Senators @ Philadelphia Athletics
Chicago White Sox @ St. Louis Browns
New York Giants @ Boston Braves
Philadelphia Phillies @ Brooklyn Robins
Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals @ Cincinnati Reds

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Washington at Philadelphia
4 game series

Wednesday 4/11
Walter Johnson vs Rube Benton
Philadelphia 1 Washington 0:
Lee Magee scores on a 8th inning Happy Flesch single.

Thursday 4/12
Jim St Vrain vs Jeff Pfeffer
Washington 3 Philadelphia 2:
Senators score twice in the ninth to slip past Athletics.

Friday 4/13
Christy Mathewson vs Urban Shocker
Washington 4 Philadelphia 1:
Ty Cobb 2-5, 2 RBIs.

Saturday 4/14
Walter Johnson (0-0, 0.00) vs Ed Reulbach
Washington 3 Philadelphia 2:
Tris Speaker 2-2, 3 RBIs.

Washington (3-1) at New York (4-0)
4 game series

Monday 4/16
Jim St Vrain (1-0, 1.13) vs Bill Steen (1-0, 3.38)
Washington 9 NY 4:
Bobby Veach and Art Fletcher 4-6, 2 RBIs. Walt Kuhn 2-3, 2 RBIs.

Tuesday 4/17
Christy Mathewson (1-0, 1.00) vs Guy Morton (1-0, 1.00)
Washington 2 NY 1:
Ty Cobb's 8th inning two run single lifts Senators.

Wednesday 4/18
Walter Johnson (1-0, 1.20) vs Phil Douglas (1-0, 3.00)
Washington 5 NY 4:
Tris Speaker 3-5, RBI. Art Fletcher 2-4, RBI.

Thursday 4/19
Jim St Vrain (2-0, 3.00) vs Al Mamaux (1-0, 1.13)
NY 4 Washington 3:
Mamaux halts Senators streak.

Standings
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Cleveland Indians	7	2	.778	-
Washington Senators	6	2	.750	.5
New York Yankees	5	3	.625	1.5
St. Louis Browns	5	4	.556	2.0
Boston Red Sox	3	5	.375	3.5
Detroit Tigers	3	6	.333	4.0
Chicago White Sox	3	6	.333	4.0
Philadelphia Athletics	2	6	.250	4.5

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Cincinnati Reds	7	2	.778	-
Philadelphia Phillies	6	3	.667	1.0
New York Giants	4	4	.500	2.5
St. Louis Cardinals	4	5	.444	3.0
Chicago Cubs	4	5	.444	3.0
Boston Braves	4	5	.444	3.0
Brooklyn Robins	3	5	.375	3.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	3	6	.333	4.0

Leaders

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Joe Leonard - NY1 .500 2 Tex McDonald CLE .438 3 Ty Cobb WS1 .429 3 Sam Rice NYA .429 5 Dick Hoblitzel PHA .409	LEAGUE LEADERS HR 2 tied with 2 1 Willie Hogan SLA 2 1 Jack Smith CLE 2 3 Larry Gilbert NY1 1 3 10 more tied with 1	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Willie Hogan - SLA 12 2 Benny Kauff CLE 11 3 Sam Rice NYA 8 3 Jack Smith CLE 8 5 5 tied with 7
LEAGUE LEADERS W Watty Lee - CLE 3 2 Hugh Bedient CLE 2 2 Bernie Boland PHI 2 2 Spec Harkness CIN 2 2 9 more tied with 2	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA 5 tied with 0.00 1 Carl Weilman CIN 0.00 1 Spec Harkness CIN 0.00 1 Bernie Boland PHI 0.00 1 2 more tied with 0.00	LEAGUE LEADERS K Jimmy Dygert - BSN 17 2 Willie Mitchell CHN 15 3 Walter Johnson WS1 14 4 Watty Lee CLE 13 5 2 tied with 12

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Philadelphia (2-6) at Washington (6-2)
4 game series

Friday 4/20
Rube Benton (0-1, 1.93) vs Christy Mathewson (2-0, 0.50)
Philadelphia 6 Washington 1:
HRs by Dave Robertson and Happy Felsch

Saturday 4/21
Jeff Pfeffer (1-1, 1.00) vs Walter Johnson (2-0, 2.25)
Philadelphia 4 Washington 2:
Dick Hoblitzel 2 RBIs. Dave Robertson 4-5, RBI.

Monday 4/23
Harry Fanwell (0-0, 0.00) vs Jim St Vrain (2-1, 3.52)
Philadelphia 3 Washington 2:
Dave Robertson 3-4, RBI.

Tuesday 4/24
Urban Shocker (0-2, 2.25) vs Christy Mathewson (2-1, 2.33)
Washington 2 Philadelphia 0:
Tris Speaker 2-3, 2 RBIs.

Washington (7-5) at Boston (3-9)
4 game series

Wednesday 4/25
Walter Johnson (2-1, 1.64) vs Pete Alexander (1-2, 4.95)
Washington 6 Boston 2:
Tris Speaker 2-5, 2 RBIs. Art Fletcher 3-5, RBI.

Thursday 4/26
Jim St Vrain (2-2, 2.81) vs Dave Davenport (0-3, 4.71)
Washington 8 Boston 3:
Tris Speaker 3-5, 2 RBIs. Art Fletcher 2-5, 3 RBIs.

Friday 4/27
Christy Mathewson (3-1, 1.75) vs Pete Schneider (1-2, 3.04)
Boston 6 Washington 3:
Ed Sicking and Rafael Almeida 2 RBIs each.

Saturday 4/28
Walter Johnson (3-1, 1.71) vs Joe Bush (1-2, 3.60)
Washington 9 Boston 1:
Ty Cobb and Art Fletcher 2-4, 3 RBIs each.

New York (11-5) at Washington (10-6)
4 game series

Monday 4/30
Bill Steen (3-1, 3.64) vs Jim St Vrain (3-2, 2.85)
Washington 4 NY 3:
Bobby Veach scores in the ninth on Art Fletcher's single.

Tuesday 5/1
Guy Morton (2-2, 1.53) vs Christy Mathewson (3-2, 2.45)
Washington 5 NY 2:
Ham Hyatt 3-3, HR. Ivy Olson 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Wednesday 5/2
Al Mamaux (3-1, 1.06) vs Walter Johnson (4-1, 1.59)
Washington 4 NY 3:
Senators score three times in the sixth.

Thursday 5/3
Phil Douglas (3-1, 2.00) vs Jim St Vrain (3-2, 2.39)
Washington 6 NY 1:
Senators sweep Yankees on Speaker's 3 RBIs.

Boston (4-16) at Washington (14-6)
5 game series

Friday 5/4
Pete Alexander (1-4, 3.92) vs Christy Mathewson (4-2, 2.38)
Boston 2 Washington 1:
Red Sox slip past Senators.

Saturday 5/5
Pete Schneider (2-3, 3.10) vs Walter Johnson (5-1, 1.50)
Washington 3 Boston 1:
Walt Alexander 2-3, RBI.

Monday 5/7
Dave Davenport (0-5, 4.66) vs Jim St Vrain (4-2, 2.21)
Washington 3 Boston 1:
Ty Cobb 2-3, 2 RBIs.

Tuesday 5/8
Joe Bush (1-4, 4.25) vs Christy Mathewson (4-3, 2.32)
Washington 5 Boston 2:
Ham Hyatt 2-4, 2 RBIs. Tris Speaker 3-3, RBI.

Wednesday 5/9
Pete Alexander (2-4, 3.38) vs Walter Johnson (6-1, 1.43)
Washington 6 Boston 1:
Tris Speaker 3-43, 3 RBIs.

Washington (18-7) at Cleveland (21-6)
4 game series

Thursday 5/10
Jim St Vrain (5-2, 2.05) vs Lefty Williams (2-4, 3.83)
Washington 7 Cleveland 3:
Art Fletcher 3-5, 4 RBIs.

Friday 5/11
Christy Mathewson (5-3, 2.28) vs Watty Lee (7-0, 1.06)
Washington 4 Cleveland 1:
Senators hand Lee first season loss.

Saturday 5/12
Walter Johnson (7-1, 1.38) vs Hugh Bedient (5-1, 1.15)
Washington 3 Cleveland 2:
Senators top Indians on four hits.

Sunday 5/13
Jim St Vrain (6-2, 2.16) vs Bert Gallia (4-0, 1.56)
Cleveland 6 Washington 3:
Ed Konetchy 2-3, 2 RBIs.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Washington Senators	21	8	.724	-
Cleveland Indians	22	9	.710	-
New York Yankees	18	10	.643	2.5
Philadelphia Athletics	15	13	.536	5.5
St. Louis Browns	15	17	.469	7.5
Detroit Tigers	13	18	.419	9.0
Chicago White Sox	9	23	.281	13.5
Boston Red Sox	7	22	.241	14.0

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia Phillies	18	11	.621	-
Cincinnati Reds	16	14	.533	2.5
St. Louis Cardinals	15	15	.500	3.5
New York Giants	14	14	.500	3.5
Chicago Cubs	15	16	.484	4.0
Pittsburgh Pirates	14	15	.483	4.0
Boston Braves	13	16	.448	5.0
Brooklyn Robins	12	16	.429	5.5

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Tris Speaker - WS1 .381 2 Ty Cobb WS1 .376 3 Sam Rice NYA .360 4 Rogers Hornsby SLA .355 5 Edd Roush NYA .348	LEAGUE LEADERS HR 4 tied with 3 1 Harry Heilmann DET 3 1 Willie Hogan SLA 3 1 Casey Stengel DET 3 1 Bert Tooley PHI 3	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Art Fletcher - WS1 27 2 Willie Hogan SLA 26 2 Tris Speaker WS1 26 4 Benny Kauff CLE 25 5 2 tied with 18
LEAGUE LEADERS W Walter Johnson - WS1 8 2 Watty Lee CLE 7 3 Dutch Leonard PHI 6 3 Christy Mathewson WS1 6 3 Jim St.Vrain WS1 6	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Reb Russell - CIN 1.05 2 Hugh Bedient CLE 1.17 3 Watty Lee CLE 1.29 3 George Chalmers SLN 1.29 3 Dave Danforth CHA 1.29	LEAGUE LEADERS K Jim St.Vrain - WS1 57 2 Walter Johnson WS1 51 3 Jimmy Dygert BSN 35 3 Watty Lee CLE 35 3 Rube Marquard CIN 35

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Washington (21-8) at Detroit (13-18)
4 game series

Monday 5/14
Christy Mathewson (6-3, 2.02) vs Allen Sothoron (2-4, 2.97)
Washington 7 Detroit 5:
Frank Baker HR 4 RBIs. Bobby Veach HR, 2-3, 2 RBIs. Art Fletcher 3-3, 2 RBIs.

Tuesday 5/15
Walter Johnson (8-1, 1.45) vs Harry Krause (2-4, 2.51)
Washington 6 Detroit 1:
Ty Cobb 4-4, HR, Doc Lavan HR, 3 RBIs.

Wednesday 5/16
Jim St Vrain (6-3, 2.49) vs Joe Harris (5-2, 2.73)
Washington 9 Detroit 5 (11):
Senators score four times in the 11th.

Thursday 5/17
Christy Mathewson (7-3, 2.12) vs Hippo Vaughn (2-5, 7.04)
Detroit 4 Washington 3:
Joe Judge scores in the bottom of the ninth.

Washington (24-9) at St Louis (16-20)
4 game series

Friday 5/18
Walter Johnson (9-1, 1.41) vs Dick Rudolph (4-1, 2.93)
Washington 4 St Louis 3:
Ed Hemingway 2-4, 2 RBIs. Art Fletcher 2-4, RBI. Johnson's 250th win.

Saturday 5/19
Jim St Vrain (6-3, 2.43) vs Leon Cadore (5-3, 4.20)
Washington 7 St Louis 1:
Merito Acosta 2-3, 2 RBIs.

Sunday 5/20
Christy Mathewson (7-4, 2.03) vs Fred Anderson (2-4, 2.84)
Washington 7 St Louis 3:
Ed Hemingway 2-5, 2 RBIs. Bobby Veach 3-4.

Monday 5/21
Walter Johnson (10-1, 1.54) vs Fred Anderson (2-5, 3.12)
St Louis 7 Washington 2:
Vic Saier 2-3, 2 RBIs. Max Flack 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Washington (27-10) at Chicago (13-27)
5 game series

Wednesday 5/23
Jim St Vrain (7-3, 2.34) vs Nick Cullop (2-7, 2.45)
Chicago 7 Washington 6:
Bobby Veach 3-5, HR (2), 3 RBIs. Karl Kolseth 2-4, HR, 3 RBIs.

Thursday 5/24
Christy Mathewson (8-4, 1.97) vs George Kahler (2-6, 3.41)
Washington 6 Chicago 0:
Big Six pitches a six hit shut out for career win #427, 2nd on the all time win list.

Friday 5/25
Walter Johnson (10-2, 1.83) vs Dave Danforth (1-5, 1.98)
Chicago 2 Washington 1:
White Sox score twice in the bottom of the ninth. Max Carey 2 run triple.

Saturday 5/26
Jim St Vrain (7-4, 2.84) vs Bugs Raymond 5-1, 3.65)
Chicago 6 Washington 2:
Frank Owens 2 RBIs. Karl Kolseth 3-4, RBI.

Sunday 5/27
Christy Mathewson (9-4, 1.81) vs Nick Cullop (3-7, 2.42)
Washington 7 Chicago 6:
Billy Purtell 2 RBIs. Vin Campbell 4-4, RBI

Boston (14-28) at Washington (29-13)
3 game series

Tuesday 5/29
Dave Davenport (3-7, 3.29) vs Walter Johnson (10-3, 1.85)
Washington 6 Boston 2:
Walt Kuhn 2-4, 3 RBIs. Ty Cobb 3-3.

Wednesday 5/30
Game 1
Joe Bush (2-6, 4.56) vs Jim St Vrain (7-5, 3.19)
Washington 6 Boston 4:
Ty Cobb 2-4, HR (2), 2 RBIs.

Game 2
Pete Alexander (5-6, 3.47) vs Christy Mathewson (10-4, 2.12)
Washington 6 Boston 1:
Ed Hemingway and Walt Kuhn 2-4, RBI each.

St Louis (22-26) at Washington (32-13)
4 game series

Friday 6/1
Dick Rudolph(5-2, 2.05) vs Walter Johnson (11-3, 1.86)
Washington 4 St Louis 0:
Barney fires a four hit shut out. Tris Speaker collects hit #2000.

Saturday 6/2
Fred Anderson (3-5, 2.92) vs Jim St Vrain (8-5, 3.28)
Washington 2 St Louis 1 (10):
Walt Kuhn drives in Tris Speaker in the bottom of the 10th.

Monday 6/4
Bob Shawkey (4-6, 3.06) vs Christy Mathewson (11-4, 2.04)
Washington 6 St Louis 5 (12):
Tris Speaker 4-4, 2 RBIs. ed Hemingway singles in Tris Speaker in the 12th.

Tuesday 6/5
Leon Cadore (5-6, 4.35) vs Walter Johnson (12-3, 1.74)
Washington 3 St Louis 1:
Art Fletcher 3-4, RBI. Walt Alexander 2-3, RBI.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Washington Senators	36	13	.735	-
Cleveland Indians	34	18	.654	3.5
New York Yankees	31	19	.620	5.5
Philadelphia Athletics	24	25	.490	12.0
St. Louis Browns	22	30	.423	15.5
Detroit Tigers	21	31	.404	16.5
Chicago White Sox	18	34	.346	19.5
Boston Red Sox	17	33	.340	19.5

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia Phillies	32	18	.640	-
Cincinnati Reds	29	22	.569	3.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	27	23	.540	5.0
New York Giants	24	25	.490	7.5
St. Louis Cardinals	23	27	.460	9.0
Brooklyn Robins	22	27	.449	9.5
Chicago Cubs	23	30	.434	10.5
Boston Braves	21	29	.420	11.0

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Tris Speaker - WS1 .400 2 Rogers Hornsby SLA .373 3 Ty Cobb WS1 .372 4 Tex McDonald CLE .358 5 Johnny Bassler CLE .353	LEAGUE LEADERS HR 3 tied with 4 1 Frank Baker DET 4 1 Benny Kauff CLE 4 1 Casey Stengel DET 4 4 9 tied with 3	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Benny Kauff - CLE 42 2 Tris Speaker WS1 41 3 Art Fletcher WS1 38 4 Willie Hogan SLA 36 5 Tex McDonald CLE 35
LEAGUE LEADERS W Walter Johnson - WS1 13 2 Christy Mathewson WS1 11 3 Bert Gallia CLE 9 3 Watty Lee CLE 9 3 3 more tied with 9	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Reb Russell - CIN 1.20 2 Eddie Cicotte BRO 1.64 3 Urban Shocker PHA 1.66 4 Walter Johnson WS1 1.70 5 Pat Ragan BRO 1.78	LEAGUE LEADERS K Walter Johnson - WS1 85 2 Jim St.Vrain WS1 84 3 Watty Lee CLE 58 4 Eddie Cicotte BRO 57 5 Ferdie Schupp BSN 56

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Chicago (18-34) at Washington (36-13)
4 game series

Wednesday 6/6
George Kahler (3-8, 2.94) vs Jim St Vrain (8-5, 3.12)
Washington 7 Chicago 1:
Ty Cobb 3-5, 3 RBIs. Bobby Veach 4-5.

Thursday 6/7
Nick Cullop (3-9, 3.55) vs Christy Mathewson (11-4, 2.20)
Chicago 4 Washington 1:
Max Carey HR (2), 2 RBIs.

Friday 6/8
Dave Danforth (2-6, 2.38) vs Walter Johnson (13-3, 1.70)
Washington 5 Chicago 4:
Ty Cobb's two run triple sparks Senators 4 run ninth.

Saturday 6/9
Bugs Raymond (6-3, 3.05) vs Jim St Vrain (9-5, 2.99)
Chicago 3 Washington 1:
Bill McKechnie 2-3. Karl Kolseth 2-4.

Cleveland (38-18) at Washington (38-15)
4 game series

Monday 6/11
Watty Lee (10-2, 1.85) vs Christy Mathewson (11-5, 2.30)
Washington 4 Cleveland 3:
Dan McGeehan 2-4, 2 RBIs. Ty Cobb 2-4, RBI.

Tuesday 6/12
Hugh Bedient (7-3, 1.99) vs Walter Johnson (14-3, 1.66)
Washington 3 Cleveland 0:
Barney fires another 4 hit shut out for #25.

Wednesday 6/13
Bert Gallia (10-1, 2.44) vs Jim St Vrain (9-6, 2.99)
Cleveland 6 Washington 2:
Johnny Bassler 2-4, 3 RBIs. Tex McDonald 3-4, 2 RBIs.

Thursday 6/14
Lefty Williams (4-9, 3.75) vs Christy Mathewson (12-5, 2.34)
Cleveland 7 Washington 2:
Johnny Bassler 3-4, RBI. Tex McDonald 2-3, RBI. Jim Viox 2 RBIs.

Detroit (24-36) at Washington (40-17)
4 game series

Friday 6/15
Harry Krause (4-7, 3.71) vs Walter Johnson (15-3, 1.57)
Detroit 2 Washington 0:
Jack Fournier 2-3, RBI.

Saturday 6/16
Joe Harris (8-5, 3.20) vs Jim St Vrain (9-7, 3.03)
Detroit 5 Washington 3:
Jack Fox 2 RBIs. Ty Cobb 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Monday 6/18
Hippo Vaughn (5-9, 4.29) vs Christy Mathewson (12-6, 2.39)
Detroit 6 Washington 2:
Ted Easterly 2 RBIs. Bobby Veach HR (3).

Tuesday 6/19
Allen Sothoron (4-9, 1.04) vs Walter Johnson (15-4, 1.59)
Detroit 7 Washington 2:
Jack Fournier 4-4, 3 RBI.

Philadelphia (30-30) at Washington (40-21)
3 game series

Wednesday 6/20
Jeff Pfeffer (8-7, 2.27) vs Jim St Vrain (9-8, 3.15)
Washington 6 Philadelphia 0:
Senators snap 6 game skid on St Vrain's 36th career shut out.

Thursday 6/21
Rube Benton (7-6, 2.76) vs Christy Mathewson (12-6, 2.39)
Philadelphia 2 Washington 0:
Happy Felsch 2 run HR (2).

Friday 6/22
Urban Shocker (7-8, 1.94) vs Walter Johnson (15-5, 1.74)
Philadelphia 1 Washington 0:
Urban Shocker pitches a two hit shut out. Happy Felsch RBI.

Washington (41-23) at Boston (23-42)
4 game series

Saturday 6/23
Jim St Vrain (10-8, 2.98) vs Dave Davenport (5-9, 3.11)
Washington 8 Boston 4:
Ed Hemingway 2-4, 3 RBIs. Tris Speaker 3-4, RBI.

Monday 6/25
Christy Mathewson (12-7, 2.27) vs Pete Schneider (4-10, 3.85)
Washington 6 Boston 5:
Sam Crawford get his first hit as a Senator, going 1-2. .

Tuesday 6/26
Walter Johnson (15-6, 1.70) vs Joe Bush (3-10, 4.40)
Washington 10 Boston 0:
Tris Speaker 2-5, 5 RBIs. Sam Crawford 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Wednesday 6/27
Jim St Vrain (11-8, 2.87) vs Pete Alexander (7-10, 3.44)
Washington 4 Boston 3:.
Ivy Olson 2-3, 2 RBIs.

Washington (45-23) at Philadelphia (33-34)
4 game series

Thursday 6/28
Christy Mathewson (12-7, 2.27) vs Ed Reulbach (4-7, 3.89)
Washington 5 Philadelphia 3:
Ray Caldwell 2 RBIs.

Friday 6/29
Walter Johnson (16-6, 1.63) vs Jeff Pfeffer (8-9, 2.48)
Philadelphia 8 Washington 3:
Cozy Dolan 4-5, RBI. John Henry 2-4, 3 RBIs.

Saturday 6/30
Jim St Vrain (12-8, 2.76) vs Rube Benton (8-7, 2.80)
Philadelphia 2 Washington 0:
Gavvy Cravath 2-2, RBI.

Monday 7/2
Christy Mathewson (12-7, 2.27) vs Jeff Pfeffer (9-9, 2.51)
Washington 4 Philadelphia 3:
Ed Hemingway 3 RBIs in the ninth wins it for the Senators.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Washington Senators	47	25	.653	-
Cleveland Indians	47	29	.618	2.0
New York Yankees	45	28	.616	2.5
Philadelphia Athletics	35	36	.493	11.5
Detroit Tigers	36	40	.474	13.0
St. Louis Browns	32	44	.421	17.0
Chicago White Sox	30	47	.390	19.5
Boston Red Sox	25	48	.342	22.5

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Cincinnati Reds	44	33	.571	-
Philadelphia Phillies	41	33	.554	1.5
Chicago Cubs	41	36	.532	3.0
St. Louis Cardinals	39	36	.520	4.0
Pittsburgh Pirates	36	36	.500	5.5
New York Giants	34	38	.472	7.5
Brooklyn Robins	31	42	.425	11.0
Boston Braves	30	42	.417	11.5

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Tris Speaker - WS1 .376 2 Rogers Hornsby SLA .365 3 Ty Cobb WS1 .360 4 Johnny Bassler CLE .345 5 Tex McDonald CLE .339	LEAGUE LEADERS HR 2 tied with 6 1 Frank Baker DET 6 1 Casey Stengel DET 6 3 Benny Kauff CLE 5 3 Jack Smith CLE 5	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Tris Speaker - WS1 57 2 Benny Kauff CLE 52 3 Tex McDonald CLE 47 3 Edd Roush NYA 47 5 Willie Hogan SLA 46
LEAGUE LEADERS W Walter Johnson - WS1 16 2 Bert Gallia CLE 14 3 Eddie Cicotte BRO 13 3 Rube Marquard CIN 13 3 Christy Mathewson WS1 13	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Reb Russell - CIN 1.59 2 Rube Marquard CIN 1.76 3 Watty Lee CLE 1.86 4 Walter Johnson WS1 1.87 5 Urban Shocker PHA 2.01	LEAGUE LEADERS K Jim St.Vrain - WS1 127 2 Walter Johnson WS1 114 3 Willie Mitchell CHN 87 4 Eddie Cicotte BRO 84 5 Ferdie Schupp BSN 82

News
Chicago, Washington Confirm Swap
Friday, June 22nd, 1917
Chicago and Washington announced some roster changes today as the Cubs acquired 34-year-old first baseman Solly Hofman from the Senators in exchange for 37-year-old first baseman Sam Crawford. Representatives from both teams say they are pleased with the deal.

Thus far in 1917 Crawford is hitting .323 with no home runs, 5 RBIs, 8 runs scored and has compiled a .368 OBP.

Hofman currently has a career .288 batting average with 2058 hits, good for 47 home runs, 1029 RBIs and 1167 runs.

Robins, Senators Agree to Swap
Sunday, June 24th, 1917
Officials for Brooklyn confirmed that they have traded 32-year-old catcher Jack Lapp to the Washington Senators. In return, the Robins will receive 34-year-old first baseman Dave Rowan and 20-year-old shortstop Howdy Caton.

This season Lapp is batting .245 with 24 hits, no home runs, 5 RBIs, 8 walks, .315 OBP and has scored 9 runs. He has played in 31 games.

So far this year Rowan is hitting .229 with 1 home run.

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Washington (47-25) at New York (45-28)
4 game series
Senators lead 7-1.

Tuesday 7/3
Walter Johnson (16-7, 1.87) vs Bill Steen (10-5, 2.64)
Washington 5 NY 4 (11):
Del Paddock 4-5. Tris Speaker 2-4, 3 RBIs. Sam Crawford 4-6.

Wednesday 7/4
Game 1
Jim St Vrain (12-9, 2.78) vs Phil Douglas (8-5, 2.15)
Washington 5 NY 4:
Sam Crawford 3-5, 3 RBIs, bases loaded ninth inning triple.

Game 2
Christy Mathewson (13-7, 2.32) vs Al Mamaux (12-5, 2.78)
Washington 8 NY 6:
Merito Acosta hits a go head two run double in the 7th.

Thursday 7/5
Walter Johnson (16-7, 1.93) vs Guy Morton (10-8, 2.29)
Washington 3 NY 0:
Walter fires a four hit shut out.

Washington (51-25) at Detroit (37-44)
4 game series
Tigers lead 5-3.

Saturday 7/7
Jim St Vrain (13-9, 2.78) vs Joe Harris (10-7, 2.92)
Detroit 7 Washington 3:
Casey Stengel 3-4, RBI. Fred Baker 2 RBIs.

Sunday 7/8
Christy Mathewson (14-7, 2.40) vs Hippo Vaughn (8-11, 3.73)
Detroit 1 Washington 0:
Casey Stengel 3-3. Ted Easterly RBI.

Monday 7/9
Walter Johnson (17-7, 1.85) vs Allen Sothoron (7-10, 3.45)
Detroit 2 Washington 1:
Casey Stengel 2 run HR. #7

Tuesday 7/10
Jim St Vrain (13-10, 3.02) vs Harry Krause (7-8, 3.67)
Washington 10 Detroit 8:
Bobby Veach 3-4, 2 RBIs. Cy Williams 3 run HR (2).

Washington (52-28) at Cleveland (53-32)
4 game series
Senators lead 5-3.

Wednesday 7/11
Christy Mathewson (14-8, 2.35) vs Hugh Bedient (10-6, 2.23)
Cleveland 8 Washington 7 (10):
Ed Hemingway 2-5, 4 RBIs. Alex Burr scores in the 10th.

Thursday 7/12
Walter Johnson (17-8, 1.86) vs Bert Gallia (16-2, 2.40)
Washington 6 Cleveland 2:
Bobby Veach 2-4, RBI. Sam Crawford 3-5, RBI.

Friday 7/13
Jim St Vrain (14-10, 3.19) vs Lefty Williams (6-13, 3.66)
Washington 1 Cleveland 0:
Bobby Veach hits a solo HR (5) to support St Vrain's five hit shut out.

Saturday 7/14
Christy Mathewson (14-8, 2.54) vs Watty Lee (12-4, 1.77)
Washington 4 Cleveland 1:
Mike Gonzalez 2 RBIs. Mathewson move into 1st place for the most wins in the league.

Washington (55-29) at Chicago (38-52)
4 game series
White Sox leads 5-4.

Sunday 7/15
Walter Johnson (18-8, 1.87) vs Bugs Raymond (7-9, 3.81)
Washington 8 Chicago 1:
Ty Cobb 4-4, 2 RBIs. Walter Johnson 3-5, 2 RBIs.

Monday 7/16
Jim St Vrain (15-10, 3.06) vs Nick Cullop (8-12, 3.07)
Chicago 4 Washington 1:
Heinie Zimmerman 2 RBIs.

Tuesday 7/17
Christy Mathewson (15-8, 2.48) vs George Kahler (9-9, 2.25)
Chicago 7 Washington 1:
Heinie Zimmerman 2-3.

Wednesday 7/18
Walter Johnson (19-8, 1.84) vs Dave Danforth (4-9, 2.57)
Washington 5 Chicago 3:
Ivy Olson 3-3, RBI. Tris Speaker 2-4, RBI.

Washington (57-31) at St Louis (39-54)
4 game series
Senators lead 7-1.

Thursday 7/19
Jim St Vrain (15-11, 3.09) vs Leon Cadore (6-10, 3.84)
Washington 8 St Louis 2:
Bobby Veach 3-5, 3 RBIs.

Friday 7/20
Christy Mathewson (15-9, 2.55) vs Bob Shawkey (8-12, 3.57)
Washington 4 St Louis 2 (11):
Senators score twice in the 11th.

Saturday 7/21
Walter Johnson (20-8, 1.88) vs Erv Kantlehner (2-5, 2.40)
Washington 7 St Louis 3:
Jimmy Walsh 4-5, 5 RBIs. Senators score 4 in the ninth. max Flack 3 RBIs.

Sunday 7/22
Jim St Vrain (16-11, 2.97) vs Fred Anderson (8-9, 3.19)
St Louis 4 Washington 3:
Stuffy McInnis 3-3, 2 RBIs.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Washington Senators	60	32	.652	-
Cleveland Indians	57	40	.588	5.5
New York Yankees	52	41	.559	8.5
Philadelphia Athletics	47	44	.516	12.5
Detroit Tigers	48	49	.495	14.5
Chicago White Sox	41	57	.418	22.0
St. Louis Browns	40	57	.412	22.5
Boston Red Sox	34	59	.366	26.5

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Chicago Cubs	55	41	.573	-
Cincinnati Reds	53	44	.546	2.5
New York Giants	50	42	.543	3.0
Philadelphia Phillies	50	44	.532	4.0
Pittsburgh Pirates	46	46	.500	7.0
St. Louis Cardinals	44	50	.468	10.0
Brooklyn Robins	40	53	.430	13.5
Boston Braves	37	55	.402	16.0

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Ty Cobb - WS1 .362 2 Tris Speaker WS1 .358 3 Rogers Hornsby SLA .346 4 Johnny Bassler CLE .335 5 Sam Rice NYA .334	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Benny Kauff - CLE 8 2 Casey Stengel DET 7 3 Frank Baker DET 6 3 Dutch Zwilling CIN 6 5 2 tied with 5	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Tris Speaker - WS1 71 2 Benny Kauff CLE 64 3 Edd Roush NYA 57 4 Sam Rice NYA 52 5 Tex McDonald CLE 51
LEAGUE LEADERS W Walter Johnson - WS1 21 2 Bert Gallia CLE 17 3 Christy Mathewson WS1 16 3 Jim St.Vrain WS1 16 5 5 tied with 15	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA 2 tied with 1.85 1 Rube Marquard CIN 1.85 1 Walter Johnson WS1 1.85 3 Reb Russell CIN 1.89 4 Al Demaree NY1 1.98	LEAGUE LEADERS K Jim St.Vrain - WS1 158 2 Walter Johnson WS1 149 3 Willie Mitchell CHN 111 4 Eddie Cicotte BRO 102 5 Ferdie Schupp BSN 101

Cincinnati, Washington Make Trade
Monday, July 16th, 1917
Cincinnati and Washington announced today in a joint press conference that 31-year-old third baseman Jimmy Walsh will be going to the Senators in exchange for 28-year-old left fielder Ned Crompton and 22-year-old center fielder Charlie Babington. "It'll be exciting to join a new organization," one player said. "Some of us could use a fresh start." The players have each passed physicals and are expected to report by day's end.

Walsh is batting at a .293 pace this season, picking up 29 hits in 99 at-bats with 1 home run, 12 RBIs and 16 runs scored.

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Cleveland (57-40) at Washington (60-32)
4 game series
Senators lead 8-4.

Wednesday 7/25
Hugh Bedient (10-7, 2.29) vs Christy Mathewson (16-9, 2.47)
Washington 4 Cleveland 1:
Ivy Olson 2-4, 2 RBIs. Ty Cobb 2-3, RBI.

Thursday 7/26
Bert Gallia (17-4, 2.69) vs Walter Johnson (21-8, 1.85)
Washington 8 Cleveland 3:
Jack Lapp 2 RBIs. Ty Cobb 2-4, RBI.

Friday 7/27
Roy Witherup (0-0, 0.00) vs Jim St Vrain (16-12, 2.98)
Cleveland 2 Washington 0:
Benny Kauff HR (9).

Saturday 7/28
Watty Lee (13-6, 2.11) vs Christy Mathewson (17-9, 2.42)
Cleveland 6 Washington 4:
Jack Smith HR (6). Benny Kauff 3-4.

Detroit (51-50) at Washington (62-34)
4 game series
Tigers lead 8-4.

Monday 7/30
Hippo Vaughn (12-11, 3.10) vs Walter Johnson (22-8, 1.89)
Detroit 6 Washington 3:
Doc Cook 2 RBIs. Jimmy Walsh 1-2, 2 RBIs.

Tuesday 7/31
Harry Krause (8-10, 3.73) vs Jim St Vrain (16-13, 2.95)
Washington 10 Detroit 9:
Tris Speaker 3-4, 4 RBIs. Jack Fox HR (2), 2 RBIs. Casey Stengel HR (8).

Wednesday 8/1
Allen Sothoron (9-12, 3.44) vs Christy Mathewson (17-9, 2.42)
Washington 5 Detroit 1:
Tris Speaker 2-3, RBI. Jack Lapp 2-4.

Thursday 8/2
Hippo Vaughn (12-11, 3.10) vs Walter Johnson (22-8, 1.92)
Detroit 4 Washington 3:
Joe Connolly 2-3, 2 RBIs. Ty Cobb 3-4.

St Louis (43-62) at Washington (64-36)
4 game series
Senators lead 10-2.

Friday 8/3
Bob Shawkey (8-15, 3.45) vs Jim St Vrain (17-13, 3.04)
Washington 8 St Louis 6:
Ty Cobb 2-4, 2 RBIs. Tris Speaker 3-3, 3 RBIs.

Saturday 8/4
Babe Adams (0-0, 0.00) vs Christy Mathewson (18-9, 2.37)
St Louis 5 Washington 3 (11):
Ernie Krueger's RBI and scores the winning run in the 11th.

Monday 8/6
Leon Cadore (8-12, 4.07) vs Walter Johnson (22-9, 1.99)
Washington 5 St Louis 4:
Ivy Olson 2-3,HR , 2 RBIs. Tris Speaker 2 RBIs. Rogers Hornsby 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Tuesday 8/7
Fred Anderson (10-10, 3.27) vs Jim St Vrain (18-13, 3.12)
St Louis 5 Washington 0:
Anderson fires a four hit shut out.

Chicago (46-64) at Washington (66-38)
4 game series
White Sox lead 7-6.

Wednesday 8/8
Charlie Smith (5-9, 3.25) vs Christy Mathewson (18-10, 2.38)
Washington 5 Chicago 4 (10):
Ed Hemingway 2-3, 2 RBIs. Tris Speaker's 10th inning RBI single lifts Senators.

Thursday 8/9
Al Schulz (0-1, 2.57) vs Walter Johnson (23-9, 2.02)
Chicago 4 Washington 3:
Vin Campbell 2-4, 2 RBIs. Jimmy Walsh HR, first as a Senator

Friday 8/10
George Kahler (12-11, 2.15) vs Jim St Vrain (18-14, 3.09)
Washington 4 Chicago 2:
Ray Chapman 2 RBIs. Jimmy Walsh 2-4, RBI.

Saturday 8/11
Dave Danforth (6-12, 2.43) vs Christy Mathewson (18-10, 2.38)
Washington 6 Chicago 1:
Jimmy Walsh and Walt Kuhn 2-3, 3 RBIs. Ty Cobb collect hit #3000.

New York (59-50) vs Washington (69-39)
3 game series
Senators lead 11-1.

Monday 8/13
Guy Morton (11-13, 2.74) vs Walter Johnson (23-10, 2.05)
Washington 2 NY 1 (15):
Jack Lapp scores on a bases loaded walk in the 15th.

Tuesday 8/14
Bill Steen (13-10, 2.77) vs Jim St Vrain (19-14, 3.07)
Washington 3 NY 1:
Tris Speaker 2 RBIs. Jack Lapp 2-3.

Wednesday 8/15
Phil Douglas (12-8, 2.33) vs Christy Mathewson (19-10, 2.33)
Washington 5 NY 3:
Bobby Veach 2-4, 3 RBIs.

Washington (72-39) at Detroit (60-56)
3 game series
Detroit leads 10-6.

Friday 8/17
Walter Johnson (23-10, 2.01) vs Hippo Vaughn (13-13, 3.00)
Washington 8 Detroit 3:
Ty Cobb 3-4, HR (3). Casey Stengel 4-5. Bobby Veach 3-4.

Saturday 8/18
Jim St Vrain (20-14, 2.97) vs Joe Harris (16-9, 3.07)
Washington 3 Detroit 2:
Jimmy Walsh 2-2, 2 RBIs. Ty Cobb 3-4.

Sunday 8/19
Christy Mathewson (20-10, 2.32) vs Harry Krause (10-10, 3.35)
Detroit 6 Washington 5:
Doc Cook scores in the bottom of the ninth. Frank Baker hits 2 HRs (10).

Washington (73-40) at St Louis (51-68)
3 game series
Senators lead 12-4.

Monday 8/20
Walter Johnson (24-10, 2.03) vs Bob Shawkey (10-17, 3.55)
St Louis 2 Washington 1:
Shawkey scatters 5 hits.

Tuesday 8/21
Jim St Vrain (21-14, 2.91) vs Fred Anderson (11-11, 3.07)
St Louis 5 Washington 2:
Sammy Vick 3 RBIs.

Wednesday 8/22
Christy Mathewson (20-11, 2.38) vs Babe Adams (2-0, 1.64)
Washington 6 St Louis 1:
Ed Hemingway 3 RBIs. Jimmy Walsh 2-4, 2 RBIs.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Washington Senators	75	42	.641	-
Cleveland Indians	71	52	.577	7.0
New York Yankees	61	57	.517	14.5
Detroit Tigers	62	60	.508	15.5
Philadelphia Athletics	55	61	.474	19.5
Boston Red Sox	52	66	.441	23.5
St. Louis Browns	53	69	.434	24.5
Chicago White Sox	51	73	.411	27.5

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Chicago Cubs	72	49	.595	-
New York Giants	63	54	.538	7.0
Cincinnati Reds	65	57	.533	7.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	60	57	.513	10.0
Philadelphia Phillies	59	60	.496	12.0
St. Louis Cardinals	56	63	.471	15.0
Brooklyn Robins	54	64	.458	16.5
Boston Braves	46	71	.393	24.0

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Ty Cobb - WS1 .372 2 Rogers Hornsby SLA .352 3 Tris Speaker WS1 .348 4 Benny Kauff CLE .324 4 Joe Jackson CHN .324	LEAGUE LEADERS HR 2 tied with 10 1 Frank Baker DET 10 1 Benny Kauff CLE 10 3 Casey Stengel DET 8 4 4 tied with 6	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Tris Speaker - WS1 92 2 Benny Kauff CLE 73 3 Dutch Sterrett CHN 69 4 Edd Roush NYA 67 5 Willie Hogan SLA 64
LEAGUE LEADERS W Walter Johnson - WS1 24 2 Christy Mathewson WS1 21 2 Jim St.Vrain WS1 21 4 Buck O'Brien CHN 20 5 3 tied with 19	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Reb Russell - CIN 1.96 2 Walter Johnson WS1 2.01 3 Eddie Cicotte BRO 2.06 4 Buck O'Brien CHN 2.07 4 Rube Marquard CIN 2.07	LEAGUE LEADERS K Jim St.Vrain - WS1 204 2 Walter Johnson WS1 190 3 Willie Mitchell CHN 140 4 Ferdie Schupp BSN 123 5 2 tied with 121

Cobb Collects Hit Number 3000
Saturday, August 11th, 1917
Ty Cobb started out as a baby-faced rookie many seasons ago. Yesterday at Griffith Stadium I the Washington veteran joined the league's 3000-hit club. Cobb achieved that milestone with a 2-for-4 day in the Senators 6-1 win over the Chicago White Sox.

He spoke to reporters in the clubhouse after the game and said, "Looking at the list of all the great players who have done this is humbling. It is a great honor to be among them."

In his 1929-game career Cobb is batting .373 with 504 doubles, 265 triples, 85 home runs and 1307 RBIs. He has stolen 583 bases and scored 1778 times.

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Washington (75-42) at Chicago (51-73)
2 game series
Senators lead 9-8.

Thursday 8/23
Walter Johnson (24-11, 2.01) vs George Kahler (12-13, 2.41)
Washington 8 Chicago 1:
Ty Cobb 3-5, 2 RBIs. Jack Lapp 2-5, 2 RBIs.

Saturday 8/25
Jim St Vrain (21-15, 2.91) vs Dave Danforth (6-15, 2.63)
Washington 6 Chicago 3:
Tris Speaker 3 RBIs.

Washington (77-42) at Cleveland (73-52)
3 game series
Senators lead 10-6.

Sunday 8/26
Christy Mathewson (21-11, 2.34) vs Hugh Bedient (13-10, 2.51)
Washington 4 Cleveland 2:
Jimmy Walsh 2-4, 3 RBIs.

Monday 8/27
Walter Johnson (25-11, 1.98) vs Bert Gallia (19-8, 3.19)
Cleveland 5 Washington 4 (10):
Bob Jones scores on a passed ball in the 10th.

Tuesday 8/28
Jim St Vrain (22-15, 2.87) vs Ed Klepfer (1-1, 2.49)
Washington 4 Cleveland 0:
St Vrain picks up his 330th career win.

Washington (79-43) at New York (62-61)
3 game series
Senators lead 14-1.

Thursday 8/29
Christy Mathewson (22-11, 2.33) vs Phil Douglas (12-10, 2.41)
Washington 5 NY 3:
Ed Hemingway 2-3, 4 RBIs.

Friday 8/30
Walter Johnson (25-11, 2.04) vs Dick Rudolph (13-14, 2.55)
New York 5 Washington 4 (11):
Sam Rice (4-5) scores on Babe Borton's double in the 11th.

Saturday 9/1
Jim St Vrain (23-15, 2.79) vs Guy Morton (13-14, 2.58)
Washington 5 NY 4 (11):
Jack Lapp's 2 run single in the 11th lifts Senators.

Washington (81-44) at Philadelphia (56-65)
3 game series
Athletics lead 8-7.

Monday 9/3
Game 1
Christy Mathewson (23-11, 2.35) vs Rube Benton (14-12, 2.41)
Philadelphia 7 Washington 2:
Bill Killefer 2-3, 2 RBIs.

Game 2
Walter Johnson (25-11, 2.03) vs Jeff Pfeffer (16-15, 2.51)
Philadelphia 4 Washington 1:
Jeff Pfeffer scatters four hits.

Tuesday 9/4
Jim St Vrain (23-15, 2.74) vs Urban Shocker (15-15, 2.30)
Philadelphia 12 Washington 10 (12):
Athletics sweep Senators on Gavvy Cravath's 2 run 12th inning HR. Dave Robertson 2-4, HR (6), 5 RBIs

New York (63-66) at Washington (81-47)
4 game series
Senators lead 16-2.

Wednesday 9/5
Guy Morton (13-15, 2.56) vs Christy Mathewson (23-12, 2.41)
Washington 6 NY 5:
Sam Rice 3-4, 2 RBIs. Bobby Veach 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Thursday 9/6
Bill Steen (13-15, 2.82) vs Walter Johnson (25-12, 2.08)
Washington 10 NY 5:
Tris Speaker 2-4, 4 RBIs. Charlie Maisel HR (3), 2 RBIs.

Friday 9/7
Phil Douglas (12-12, 2.45) vs Jim St Vrain (23-15, 2.89)
Washington 4 NY 2:
Ty Cobb HR (4), 3 RBIs, 3 run first inning HR.

Saturday 9/8
Dick Rudolph (14-15, 2.51) vs Christy Mathewson (24-12, 2.48)
Washington 3 NY 1:
Senators complete sweep of Yankees.

Boston (58-75) at Washington (85-47)
3 game series
Senators lead 14-2.

Monday 9/10
Rollie Naylor (8-7, 1.98) vs Walter Johnson (26-12, 2.15)
Boston 3 Washington 0:
Jack Tobin 2 RBIs. Naylor pitches his second career shut out.

Tuesday 9/11
Earl Moseley (3-4, 2.70) vs Jim St Vrain (24-15, 2.87)
Washington 4 Boston 3:
Senators nip Red Sox on Joe Wilhoit's ninth inning HR.

Wednesday 9/12
Pete Schneider (11-15, 3.80) vs Christy Mathewson (25-12, 2.45)
Washington 3 Boston 1:
Ty Cobb hits another 3 run HR (5) in the first inning.

Philadelphia (68-66) at Washington (87-48)
4 game series
Athletics lead 11-7.

Thursday 9/13
Urban Shocker (16-15, 2.39) vs Walter Johnson (26-13, 2.17)
Philadelphia 4 Washington 1:
Athletics score 3 in the ninth.

Friday 9/14
Vean Gregg (3-4, 2.09) vs Jim St Vrain (25-15, 2.87)
Philadelphia 8 Washington 1:
Gavvy Cavarath 3-4, 3 RBIs.

Saturday 9/15
Rube Benton (17-12, 2.34) vs Christy Mathewson (26-12, 2.39)
Philadelphia 5 Washington 0:
Athletics make it 8 in a row over Senators.

Monday 9/16
Jeff Pfeffer (19-15, 2.44) vs Walter Johnson (26-14, 2.21)
Philadelphia 3 Washington 1:
Athletics complete another sweep of Senators.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Washington Senators	87	52	.626	-
Cleveland Indians	81	61	.570	7.5
Detroit Tigers	75	68	.524	14.0
Philadelphia Athletics	72	66	.522	14.5
New York Yankees	65	75	.464	22.5
St. Louis Browns	63	79	.444	25.5
Boston Red Sox	62	78	.443	25.5
Chicago White Sox	58	84	.408	30.5

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Chicago Cubs	84	60	.583	-
New York Giants	75	65	.536	7.0
Cincinnati Reds	76	68	.528	8.0
Pittsburgh Pirates	72	70	.507	11.0
Philadelphia Phillies	71	70	.504	11.5
St. Louis Cardinals	68	74	.479	15.0
Brooklyn Robins	62	78	.443	20.0
Boston Braves	58	81	.417	23.5

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Ty Cobb - WS1 .362 2 Rogers Hornsby SLA .347 3 Tris Speaker WS1 .335 4 George Burns CHN .326 5 George Sisler PIT .318	LEAGUE LEADERS HR 3 tied with 11 1 Frank Baker DET 11 1 Benny Kauff CLE 11 1 Casey Stengel DET 11 4 2 tied with 7	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Tris Speaker - WS1 107 2 Dutch Sterrett CHN 83 3 Benny Kauff CLE 82 4 Edd Roush NYA 74 5 2 tied with 73
LEAGUE LEADERS W 2 tied with 26 1 Walter Johnson WS1 26 1 Christy Mathewson WS1 26 3 Jim St.Vrain WS1 25 4 Buck O'Brien CHN 24	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA [IMG]file:///I:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Scott/My%20Documents/Out%20of%20the%20Park%20Developments/OOTP%20Baseball%2013/saved_games/NABL.lg/news/html/images/person_pictures/player_5820.png[/IMG] Rollie Naylor - BOS 1.73 2 Rube Marquard CIN 1.99 3 Reb Russell CIN 2.05 4 Buck O'Brien CHN 2.14 5 2 tied with 2.16	LEAGUE LEADERS K Walter Johnson - WS1 236 2 Jim St.Vrain WS1 235 3 Willie Mitchell CHN 166 4 Ferdie Schupp BSN 159 5 Rube Marquard CIN 139

NABL News: Draft Pool Revealed
Wednesday, September 12th, 1917
The biggest anxiety for 1917 new young players is getting drafted. For the young man with something to prove, simple entrance into the draft does not guarantee a big league contract. Some will suffer the excruciating torment of having to stand by as their competitors get picked before them, hoping that they get a slim chance to prove their skills anywhere. At any rate, teams now have 30 days to scout the draft pool before the draft is held.


The top players available (in no particular order) seem to be:
1. Mule Watson, 20 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
2. Truck Hannah, 28 year-old catcher out of college.
3. Austin McHenry, 21 year-old left fielder out of college.
4. Hod Eller, 23 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
5. Walt Kinney, 24 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
6. Charlie Hollocher, 21 year-old shortstop out of college.
7. Roy Leslie, 23 year-old first baseman out of college.
8. Fred Thomas, 24 year-old third baseman out of college.
9. Buzz Murphy, 22 year-old center fielder out of college.
10. Babe Pinelli, 21 year-old third baseman out of college.

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St Louis (63-79) at Washington (87-52)
3 game series
Senators lead 13-6.

Tuesday 9/18
Babe Adams (3-1, 2.44) vs Jim St Vrain (25-16, 2.92)
Washington 11 St Louis 5:
Bobby Veach 3-05, 3 RBIs. Ham Hyatt 2-3, 3 RBIs.

Wednesday 9/19
Erv Kantlehner (4-9, 2.71) vs Christy Mathewson (26-13, 2.33)
St Louis 10 Washington 8:
Horace Milan 4-5. Kantlehner 3 RBIs.

Thursday 9/20
Fred Anderson (14-13, 2.96) vs Walter Johnson (26-15, 2.16)
St Louis 6 Washington 3 (10):
Fred Kommers hits three run HR in the 10th.

Detroit (77-69) at Washington (88-54)
3 game series
Tigers lead 11-8.

Friday 9/21
Joe Harris (21-11, 2.99) vs Jim St Vrain (26-16, 2.97)
Washington 6 Detroit 5:
Art Fletcher 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Saturday 9/22
Allen Sothoron (14-15, 3.15) vs Christy Mathewson (26-14, 2.46)
Washington 6 Detroit 5 (17):
Art Fletcher 3-7, HR, 4 RBIs. Bobby Veach 4-7, RBI.

Monday 9/24
Hippo Vaughn (16-18, 3.09) vs Walter Johnson (26-16, 2.18)
Washington 1 Detroit 0:
Barney picks up career shut out #28.

Chicago (61-87) at Washington (91-54)
3 game series
Senators lead 11-8.

Tuesday 9/25
Dave Danforth (8-17, 2.41) vs Jim St Vrain (27-16, 3.00)
Washington 4 Chicago 3 (11):
Tris Speaker scores on a 11th inning Ed Hemingway single. Senators clinch AL title.

Wednesday 9/26
George Kahler (13-17, 2.69) vs Christy Mathewson (26-14, 2.51)
Washington 2 Chicago 1:
Ed Hemingway 3-4, RBI.

Thursday 9/27
Al Schulz (5-4, 2.21) vs Walter Johnson (27-16, 2.13)
Washington 9 Chicago 4:
Tris Speaker 3-4, 2 RBIs. Ed Hemingway 3-4, 3 RBIs.

Cleveland (87-64) at Washington (94-54)
3 game series
Senators lead 12-7.

Friday 9/28
Bert Gallia (23-9, 3.08) vs Jim St Vrain (27-16, 2.99)
Washington 6 Cleveland 0:
St Vrain shuts down Indians on five hits.

Saturday 9/29
Watty Lee (20-10, 2.16) vs Christy Mathewson (27-14, 2.48)
Cleveland 11 Washington 7:
Jim Viox 4-5, 4 RBIs. Benny Kauff 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Monday 10/1
Hugh Bedient (15-15, 2.72) vs Ray Caldwell (5-3, 3.81)
Cleveland 9 Washington 0:
Jim Viox2-4, 2 RBIs. Bedient pitches a three hit shut out.

Washington (95-56) at Boston (66-85)
3 game series
Senators lead 16-3.

Tuesday 10/2
Walter Johnson (28-16, 2.09) vs Pete Schneider (11-18, 3.79)
Washington 4 Boston 2:
Jimmy Walsh HR (3), 2 RBIs.

Wednesday 10/3
Jim St Vrain (28-16, 2.93) vs Pete Alexander (17-19, 2.75)
Boston 4 Washington 3:
Johnny Johnston 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Thursday 10/4
Christy Mathewson (27-15, 2.61) vs Rollie Naylor (11-9, 1.74)
Washington 8 Boston 6:
Bobby Veach 3-3, 2 HR (7), 2 RBIs. Art Fletcher 2-5, 2 RBIs.

Final Standings
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Washington Senators	97	57	.630	-
Cleveland Indians	89	65	.578	8.0
Philadelphia Athletics	80	74	.519	17.0
Detroit Tigers	78	76	.506	19.0
New York Yankees	76	78	.494	21.0
St. Louis Browns	68	86	.442	29.0
Boston Red Sox	67	87	.435	30.0
Chicago White Sox	61	93	.396	36.0

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Chicago Cubs	90	64	.584	-
New York Giants	82	72	.532	8.0
Cincinnati Reds	81	73	.526	9.0
Pittsburgh Pirates	78	76	.506	12.0
Philadelphia Phillies	78	76	.506	12.0
St. Louis Cardinals	74	80	.481	16.0
Brooklyn Robins	69	85	.448	21.0
Boston Braves	64	90	.416	26.0

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Ty Cobb - WS1 .363 2 Rogers Hornsby SLA .347 3 Tris Speaker WS1 .335 4 Joe Jackson CHN .323 5 George Burns CHN .321	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Benny Kauff - CLE 13 2 Frank Baker DET 12 3 Casey Stengel DET 11 4 Dave Robertson PHA 8 4 Dutch Zwilling CIN 8	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Tris Speaker - WS1 116 2 Benny Kauff CLE 90 3 Dutch Sterrett CHN 89 4 Ty Cobb WS1 86 5 George Burns CHN 84
LEAGUE LEADERS W Walter Johnson - WS1 29 2 Christy Mathewson WS1 28 2 Jim St.Vrain WS1 28 4 Buck O'Brien CHN 25 5 4 tied with 23	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Rollie Naylor - BOS 1.86 2 Reb Russell CIN 2.04 3 Walter Johnson WS1 2.08 4 Rube Marquard CIN 2.09 5 2 tied with 2.12	LEAGUE LEADERS K Jim St.Vrain - WS1 264 2 Walter Johnson WS1 254 3 Willie Mitchell CHN 181 4 Ferdie Schupp BSN 170 5 Rube Marquard CIN 153

Jackson Crowned NL Bat King
Friday, October 5th, 1917
The National League's top batter in 1917 was Joe Jackson of the Chicago Cubs, who snagged the title with a .323 average. The 28-year-old right fielder recorded 195 hits in 604 at-bats, 3 home runs and 70 RBIs in his league-leading season.

Washington's Cobb Takes Home AL Batting Honors
Friday, October 5th, 1917
Nobody in the American League outhit Ty Cobb this season. It became official today with the close of the regular season that the talented Washington center fielder was the best in the league. His .363 average put him at the top of the leaderboard and got him the AL batting title. Cobb's stats also included 218 hits, 36 doubles, 15 triples, 5 home runs, 86 RBIs and 117 runs.

NABL News: Playoffs begin
Friday, October 5th, 1917
Some clubs have coasted to make the playoffs -- others have scrapped tooth and nail to get here. After a long, sometimes seemingly endless regular season, it gets down to who can win a short series -- by hook or crook, talent or luck. That's what it takes to capture the North American BaseBall League championship. The top teams will vie in the North American Series starting today:
Chicago Cubs versus Washington Senators.

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1917 Playoffs

Chicago Cubs (90-64) at Washington (97-57)

Game 1
Saturday 10/6
Buck O'Brien (25-9, 2.33) vs Walter Johnson (29-16, 2.08)
Chicago 5 Washington 1:
Denney Wilie 3-5, HR, 3 RBIs. Bobby Veach 3-5, RBI.

Game 2
Sunday 10/7
Willie Mitchell (23-14, 2.65) vs Jim St Vrain (28-16, 2.93)
Washington 7 Chicago 6 (11):
Senators win in the bottom of the 11th on a bases loaded walk.

Washington at Chicago

Game 3
Tuesday 10/9
Christy Mathewson (28-15, 2.66) vs Raleigh Aitchison (5-4, 3.17)
Washington 4 Chicago 1:
Ty Cobb 3-5, 2 RBIs.

Game 4
Wednesday 10/10
Walter Johnson (0-1, 300) vs Buck O'Brien (1-0, 1.00)
Washington 7 Chicago 4:
George Burns and Ty Cobb 2-5, 3 RBIs each side.

Game 5
Thursday 10/11
Jim St Vrain (0-0, 3.86) vs Willie Mitchell (0-0, 3.86)
Chicago 3 Washington 0:
Willie Mitchell pitches a three hit shut out.

Chicago at Washington

Game 6
Saturday 10/13
Raleigh Aitchison (0-1, 1.29) vs Christy Mathewson (1-0, 1.00)
Washington 7 Chicago 6 (20):
Ty Cobb scores in the 20th on an error.

Senators Crowned Champions
Saturday, October 13th, 1917
It was a clash of the two best teams in the North American BaseBall League -- the Washington Senators and the Chicago Cubs -- and when the dust cleared on the diamond -- the Senators were the 1917 North American Series champions.

It all came to an end today at Griffith Stadium I, when Washington clinched the title with a 7-6 victory and won the series 4-2. It is the 7th time it has happened in club history.

Washington Senators Win 'Fall Classic' and Get Invited to the White House
Saturday, October 13th, 1917
Besides winning the big game and all of the accolades that go along with it, the President of the United States has already let the team know that he would like them to visit later this year. When speaking of the call he received from the POTUS, Senators Manager, Snyder, seemed a bit flustered. "He told us that he wants to meet the boys that won the Series and asked if we would come to the White House. I told him, "Hell Yes...er-Yes Sir, Mr President". While the date has not yet been decided, we will be reporting upon the exciting event.

1917 Draft
The first round of the draft.

Round 1, Pick 1 - Pittsburgh Pirates: 2B Johnny Mostil

Round 1, Pick 2 - Philadelphia Athletics: SP Mule Watson

Round 1, Pick 3 - Philadelphia Phillies: SP Hod Eller

Round 1, Pick 4 - Chicago White Sox: SS Charlie Hollocher

Round 1, Pick 5 - St. Louis Browns: 2B Jimmie Dykes

Round 1, Pick 6 - Chicago Cubs: CF Cliff Heathcote

Round 1, Pick 7 - Boston Braves: LF Austin McHenry

Round 1, Pick 8 - Boston Red Sox: 3B Babe Pinelli

Round 1, Pick 9 - New York Yankees: MR Waite Hoyt

Round 1, Pick 10 - Cincinnati Reds: SP Walt Kinney

Round 1, Pick 11 - Chicago Cubs: CF Buzz Murphy

Round 1, Pick 12 - Detroit Tigers: C Truck Hannah

Round 1, Pick 13 - St. Louis Cardinals: 1B Roy Leslie

Round 1, Pick 14 - Detroit Tigers: C Al DeVormer

Round 1, Pick 15 - Cleveland Indians: CF Roy Massey

Round 1, Pick 16 - Washington Senators: RF Bill McCabe

Round 1, Pick 17 - New York Giants: 3B Fred Thomas

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Retirements
George Synder (Senators GM)
Matty McIntyre 1901-1916 (Senators 1901 to 1916) 1978 hits .286 avg.
Chick Robitaille 1904-1917 (Senators 1909 to 1917) 62-69, 67 saves.
Big Jeff Pfeffer 1905-1908 (Yankees 1905-1908) 43-24, 3.67 era.
Bob Unglaub 1904-1916 (Cubs 1904-1913, 1916) 963 hits, .296 avg.

Accomplishments
Irish Meusel (Cleveland) 6 for 6 on 8/20
Rogers Hornsby (Browns) hits for the cycle on 5/26.
Jim St Vrain 3000th strike out.
Watty Lee, Walter Johnson, and Cy Falkenberg get their 250th wins.
Ty Cobb 3000th hit.
Al Sheer 30 game hitting streak.

Hall of Fame
Pioneer Inductee




Starting Pitcher Installed in Hall of Fame
Monday, October 15th, 1917 The hallowed halls of baseball have been enlarged. Today a great pitcher was added to its list of legends as perennial all-star Sam Weaver was inducted into the North American BaseBall League Hall of Fame.

He was famous for his quirky motion. Weaver baffled hitters with a rocking, twisting windup and an assortment of release points that ranged from over the top to nearly underhand.
Many batters said, "He threw everything at me but the ball."

Weaver posted a lifetime 173-164 record with a 1.91 ERA and whiffed 1047 batters in 2983.2 innings.

Service Inductee



Clements in North American BaseBall League HOF
Monday, October 15th, 1917
Jack Clements's dream finally came true today, as the talented and gifted catcher was inducted into the North American BaseBall League Hall of Fame.

"I really don't know what to say," he said to the large crowd attending his ceremony. "It's such an incredible honor. I always dreamed that this day would come, but now that it's finally here... Someone pinch me, so I know I'm not dreaming!"

Over the course of his 1905-game career, Clements was a .301 hitter with 2226 hits, including 160 home runs. He drove in 1265 runs and also scored 1148 times as well.

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Offseason
Senators signings
Doc Bushong as Scouting Director for 4 years/$1130.
Bill Phillips as Manager for 5 years/$1960.

The highest paid players.

Rank	Player	Team	Salary
1	Tris Speaker	Washington	$16,000
2	Ty Cobb	Washington	$12,000
3	Beals Becker	Pittsburgh	$7,750
4	Walter Johnson	Washington	$7,180
5	Frank Baker	Detroit	$7,100
6	Gavvy Cravath	Philadelphia	$6,800
7	Dutch Zwilling	Cincinnati	$6,800
8	Cy Falkenberg	Cleveland	$6,500
9	Frank Smith	Boston	$6,500
10	Larry Doyle	Cincinnati	$6,400
11	Harry Hooper	Cleveland	$6,100
12	Johnny Bates	Pittsburgh	$6,000
13	Steve Evans	New York	$6,000
14	Joe Jackson	Chicago	$6,000
15	Watty Lee	Cleveland	$6,000
16	Eddie Collins	Chicago	$5,800
17	George Burns	Chicago	$5,500
18	Rube Marquard	Cincinnati	$5,500
19	Chief Wilson	New York	$5,500
20	Ray Collins	New York	$5,400
21	Willie Mitchell	Chicago	$5,300
22	Chief Bender	Philadelphia	$4,900
23	Sherry Magee	St. Louis	$4,800
24	Jim St.Vrain	Washington	$4,800
25	Max Carey	Chicago	$4,760

The top 20 players
BATTERS

#	Name	Team	Age	Pos	Contact	Power	Eye/Discipline	Speed	Defense	Level	AVG	HR	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	Washington	30	CF	20	3	10	18	11	ML	.363	5	86
2	Babe Ruth	Brooklyn	22	LF	19	19	18	5	10	ML	.245	3	15
3	Tris Speaker	Washington	29	CF	17	1	16	14	13	ML	.335	1	116
4	Rogers Hornsby	St. Louis	21	SS	13	4	8	12	12	ML	.347	7	73
5	Joe Jackson	Chicago	28	RF	16	4	11	9	10	ML	.323	3	70
6	George Sisler	Pittsburgh	24	1B	20	5	10	18	10	ML	.320	6	67
7	Edd Roush	New York	24	CF	16	3	7	15	11	ML	.309	2	78
8	Johnny Bassler	Cleveland	22	C	12	2	16	14	13	ML	.300	2	66
9	Ross Youngs	Boston	20	RF	20	3	15	12	15	ML	.303	4	75
10	Bobby Veach	Washington	29	LF	15	4	9	13	13	ML	.313	7	50
11	Benny Kauff	Cleveland	27	RF	13	4	9	15	17	ML	.305	13	90
12	George Burns	Chicago	27	LF	12	2	10	18	18	ML	.321	7	84
13	Steve Evans	New York	32	1B	12	3	10	12	7	ML	.298	1	72
14	Charlie Hollocher	Chicago	21	SS	11	2	8	14	7	ML	.000	0	0
15	Eddie Collins	Chicago	30	SS	13	2	14	17	9	ML	.296	0	51
16	Grover Gilmore	New York	28	RF	11	1	9	14	16	ML	.318	0	28
17	Vern Duncan	St. Louis	27	LF	11	2	11	8	8	ML	.297	1	52
18	Max Carey	Chicago	27	CF	15	2	14	18	20	ML	.277	7	66
19	Frank Baker	Detroit	31	3B	16	6	11	11	10	ML	.298	12	65
20	Al Scheer	St. Louis	28	RF	10	2	9	13	7	ML	.291	2	54

Pitchers
PITCHERS

#	Name	Team	Age	Role	Stuff	Control	Movement	Level	Rec	ERA	IP	HA	BB	K
1	Walter Johnson	Washington	29	SP	8	14	18	ML	29-16	2.08	444.2	375	100	254
2	Jim St.Vrain	Washington	34	MR	10	13	18	ML	28-16	2.93	393.2	343	122	264
3	Eddie Cicotte	Brooklyn	33	SP	6	15	19	ML	23-15	2.55	331.2	339	95	142
4	Watty Lee	Cleveland	38	SP	6	18	17	ML	21-10	2.24	330.0	293	64	132
5	Rube Marquard	Cincinnati	31	SP	6	13	16	ML	22-14	2.09	339.2	298	92	153
6	Reb Russell	Cincinnati	28	SP	5	15	20	ML	20-16	2.04	334.2	305	69	104
7	Eppa Rixey	Philadelphia	26	SP	7	15	19	ML	23-13	2.27	344.1	333	106	146
8	Buck O'Brien	Chicago	35	SP	7	12	20	ML	25-9	2.33	317.1	278	117	132
9	Pete Alexander	Boston	30	SP	8	19	19	ML	18-19	2.68	326.1	318	77	127
10	Phil Douglas	New York	27	SP	6	14	16	ML	15-12	2.31	272.1	240	64	107
11	Ray Collins	New York	30	SP	5	13	18	ML	18-16	2.48	308.2	326	79	96
12	Hugh Bedient	Cleveland	28	SP	7	12	14	ML	16-15	2.64	276.1	263	58	110
13	Dutch Leonard	Philadelphia	25	SP	8	13	18	ML	22-17	2.74	335.0	334	82	139
14	Guy Morton	New York	24	SP	8	12	18	ML	16-19	2.38	340.1	325	120	141
15	Henry Keupper	St. Louis	30	SP	5	20	19	ML	7-4	1.88	105.1	86	32	41
16	Ferdie Schupp	Boston	26	SP	9	11	17	ML	16-20	2.80	334.1	301	100	170
17	Jimmy Dygert	Boston	33	SP	9	9	19	ML	9-18	3.18	252.0	222	85	139
18	Hod Eller	Philadelphia	23	SP	5	8	15	ML	0-0	.00	0.0	0	0	0
19	Hippo Vaughn	Detroit	29	SP	9	14	18	ML	16-20	3.00	297.1	292	102	138
20	Bill Steen	New York	29	SP	8	12	20	ML	15-19	3.09	315.0	322	130	119

Positional Strengths by Position

CATCHERS

Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Cleveland Indians Johnny Bassler 1st John Brock 5th 1st Brooklyn Robins Ivey Wingo 2nd Fred Tyler Tied for 9th 9th New York Giants Wally Schang 3rd Roxy Walters 3rd 2nd Chicago Cubs Dutch Sterrett 4th Mack Wheat Tied for 9th 10th St. Louis Cardinals William Fischer 5th Bob Berman 7th 6th Cincinnati Reds Lew McCarty 6th Billy Meyer 2nd 4th Washington Senators Jack Lapp 7th Bill Haeffner Tied for 9th 11th Philadelphia Phillies Verne Clemons 8th Howie Haworth Tied for 9th 12th Chicago White Sox Frank Owens 9th Duke Kelleher 6th 7th New York Yankees Art Watson 10th Artie Dede 1st 3rd Pittsburgh Pirates Doc Martel 11th Red Smith 8th 8th Detroit Tigers Truck Hannah 12th Tied for 9th 13th Philadelphia Athletics Bill Killefer 13th Doc Carroll Tied for 9th 14th Boston Red Sox Palmer Hildebrand 14th 9th 15th St. Louis Browns Ernie Krueger 15th Tom Daly 4th 5th Boston Braves Les Nunamaker 16th Tied for 9th 16th

FIRST BASEMEN

Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Pittsburgh Pirates George Sisler 1st Lou Guisto 7th 3rd New York Giants Steve Evans 2nd Joe Cobb 8th 5th Brooklyn Robins Joe Harris 3rd Sam Covington 2nd 2nd New York Yankees Babe Borton 4th Bill Keen 5th 4th Detroit Tigers Harry Heilmann 5th Red Bluhm Tied for 9th 9th St. Louis Cardinals Sherry Magee 6th Roy Leslie 1st 1st Philadelphia Athletics Dave Robertson 7th Tied for 9th 10th Chicago Cubs Solly Hofman 8th Tied for 9th 11th Boston Braves Hal Chase 9th Ben Rochefort Tied for 9th 12th Cincinnati Reds Del Gainer 10th Tied for 9th 13th Washington Senators Sam Crawford 11th Delos Brown 9th 14th Philadelphia Phillies Patsy Gharrity 12th Ziggy Hasbrook Tied for 9th 15th Cleveland Indians Ed Konetchy 13th Ken Crawford 4th 6th Boston Red Sox Gene Paulette 14th Harry Daubert 3rd 7th Chicago White Sox Karl Kolseth 15th Ben Shaw 6th 8th St. Louis Browns Claud Derrick 16th Ralph Shafer Tied for 9th 16th

SECOND BASEMEN

Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Detroit Tigers Heinie Groh 1st Mike Massey Tied for 6th 6th New York Giants Joe Leonard 2nd Rip Conway Tied for 6th 7th Cleveland Indians Jim Viox 3rd Babe Ellison 4th 4th St. Louis Cardinals Red Smith 4th Tied for 6th 8th Cincinnati Reds Larry Doyle 5th Tied for 6th 9th Boston Braves Del Pratt 6th Jack Kibble Tied for 6th 10th Boston Red Sox Bill Rodgers 7th Frank Fuller 5th 5th Chicago White Sox Ray Chapman 8th 6th 11th Philadelphia Athletics Lee Magee 9th Tied for 6th 12th Chicago Cubs George Cutshaw 10th Dallas Bradshaw Tied for 6th 13th Brooklyn Robins Chick Lathers 11th John Gallagher Tied for 6th 14th New York Yankees Larry Kopf 12th Tied for 6th 15th St. Louis Browns Doug Baird 13th Jimmie Dykes 3rd 2nd Pittsburgh Pirates Bill Wambsganss 14th Johnny Mostil 1st 1st Philadelphia Phillies Bert Tooley 15th Bill Webb Tied for 6th 16th Washington Senators Ed Hemingway 16th Jake Pitler 2nd 3rd

THIRD BASEMEN

Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Detroit Tigers Frank Baker 1st Tied for 5th 5th New York Yankees Del Paddock 2nd Tied for 5th 6th Chicago White Sox Charlie Pick 3rd Scrappy Moore 5th 7th Brooklyn Robins Milt Stock 4th Tony DeFate Tied for 5th 8th Boston Braves Tex Wisterzil 5th Howard Fahey 4th 3rd Cincinnati Reds Wally Gerber 6th Eddie Palmer 3rd 4th Washington Senators Jimmy Walsh 7th Harland Rowe Tied for 5th 9th Chicago Cubs Ray Morgan 8th Tied for 5th 10th New York Giants Buck Weaver 9th Fred Thomas 1st 1st Philadelphia Phillies Ed Lennox 10th Tied for 5th 11th Cleveland Indians Jack Smith 11th Sam McConnell 2nd 2nd Boston Red Sox Walter Barbare Tied for 12th Tex Hoffman Tied for 5th 12th Philadelphia Athletics Cozy Dolan Tied for 12th Jeff McCleskey Tied for 5th Tied for 12th Pittsburgh Pirates Pete Kilduff 14th Toots Coyne Tied for 5th 14th St. Louis Cardinals Tony Boeckel 15th Tied for 5th 15th St. Louis Browns Charlie Flannigan 16th Rinaldo Williams Tied for 5th 16th

SHORTSTOPS

Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking St. Louis Browns Rogers Hornsby 1st Tied for 8th 8th Chicago White Sox Charlie Hollocher 2nd Charlie Hollocher 1st 1st Chicago Cubs Eddie Collins 3rd Desmond Beatty Tied for 8th 9th New York Yankees Whitey Witt 4th Frank Emmer 3rd 2nd Brooklyn Robins Larry Gardner 5th Tied for 8th 10th Cleveland Indians Tex McDonald 6th Tied for 8th 11th Washington Senators Art Fletcher 7th 8th 12th Detroit Tigers Buck Herzog 8th Eusebio Gonzalez Tied for 8th 13th St. Louis Cardinals Cotton Knaupp 9th Bob Larmore 7th 7th Cincinnati Reds Roger Peckinpaugh 10th Sam Crane 4th 4th Pittsburgh Pirates Henry Smoyer 11th Tied for 8th 14th Philadelphia Athletics Johnny Evers 12th Ed Murray Tied for 8th 15th Boston Braves Marty Krug 13th Tied for 8th 16th New York Giants Rabbit Maranville 14th Bill Hobbs 6th 5th Philadelphia Phillies Swede Risberg 15th Chuck Wortman 5th 6th Boston Red Sox Ernie Johnson 16th Babe Pinelli 2nd 3rd

LEFT FIELDERS

Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Brooklyn Robins Babe Ruth 1st Tied for 5th 5th Washington Senators Bobby Veach 2nd Frank Kane 5th 6th Chicago Cubs George Burns 3rd Tied for 5th 7th St. Louis Cardinals Vern Duncan 4th Frank Fahey Tied for 5th 8th New York Giants Elmer Smith 5th Tied for 5th 9th Cleveland Indians Harry Hooper 6th Merlin Kopp 2nd 1st Cincinnati Reds Frank Schulte 7th Tied for 5th 10th Boston Braves Al Wickland 8th Austin McHenry Tied for 5th 11th Philadelphia Athletics Mike Menosky 9th Tied for 5th 12th Boston Red Sox Jack Smith 10th Jack Calvo 4th 4th Pittsburgh Pirates Beals Becker 11th Tied for 5th 13th Detroit Tigers Cy Williams 12th Tied for 5th 14th Chicago White Sox Ken Williams 13th Cy Rheam 3rd 3rd New York Yankees Nemo Leibold 14th Tied for 5th 15th St. Louis Browns Willie Hogan 15th Tied for 5th 16th Philadelphia Phillies Jack Lelivelt 16th Ray O'Brien 1st 2nd

CENTER FIELDERS

Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Washington Senators Ty Cobb 1st Tied for 5th 4th New York Yankees Edd Roush 2nd Morrie Schick Tied for 5th 6th Chicago White Sox Max Carey 3rd 5th 7th Cincinnati Reds Dutch Zwilling 4th Charlie Babington 3rd 3rd Detroit Tigers Casey Stengel 5th Tied for 5th 8th Philadelphia Athletics Happy Felsch 6th Frank Walker 2nd 2nd Brooklyn Robins Billy Southworth 7th Tied for 5th 9th Chicago Cubs Denney Wilie 8th Buzz Murphy 1st 1st Boston Red Sox Jack Tobin 9th Fred Bailey Tied for 5th 10th Boston Braves Ray Powell 10th Tied for 5th 11th Pittsburgh Pirates Bill Jones 11th Tied for 5th 12th New York Giants Birdie Cree 12th Tied for 5th 13th St. Louis Cardinals Clyde Milan 13th Tied for 5th 14th Philadelphia Phillies Shag Thompson 14th George Twombly Tied for 5th 15th Cleveland Indians Roy Massey 15th Tied for 5th 16th St. Louis Browns Fred Kommers 16th Stuffy Stewart 4th 5th

RIGHT FIELDERS

Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Chicago Cubs Joe Jackson 1st John Merritt Tied for 4th 4th Boston Red Sox Ross Youngs 2nd Tied for 4th 5th Cleveland Indians Benny Kauff 3rd Dick Wheeler Tied for 4th 6th New York Giants Grover Gilmore 4th Bill Johnson Tied for 4th 7th St. Louis Cardinals Al Scheer 5th Clarence Berger 3rd 3rd New York Yankees Sam Rice 6th Tied for 4th 8th Boston Braves Braggo Roth 7th Tied for 4th 9th St. Louis Browns Max Flack 8th Tied for 4th 10th Detroit Tigers Ira Flagstead 9th Tied for 4th 11th Chicago White Sox Vin Campbell 10th 4th 12th Philadelphia Athletics Gavvy Cravath 11th Red Lanning 1st 1st Philadelphia Phillies Tilly Walker 12th Tied for 4th 13th Pittsburgh Pirates Tim Hendryx 13th Ralph Sharman Tied for 4th 14th Washington Senators Joe Wilhoit 14th Bill McCabe 2nd 2nd Brooklyn Robins Ernie Walker 15th Pat Parker Tied for 4th 15th Cincinnati Reds Hub Northen 16th Tied for 4th 16th

STARTING PITCHERS

Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Washington Senators Walter Johnson 1st Tied for 1st 1st Cincinnati Reds Rube Marquard 2nd Bill Sherdel Tied for 1st 2nd Philadelphia Phillies Eppa Rixey 3rd Hod Eller Tied for 1st 3rd Cleveland Indians Watty Lee 4th Tied for 1st 4th New York Yankees Phil Douglas 5th Joe Oeschger Tied for 1st 5th Chicago Cubs Buck O'Brien 6th Jesse Haines Tied for 1st 6th St. Louis Cardinals Henry Keupper 7th Eric Erickson Tied for 1st 7th New York Giants Lou Schettler 8th Tied for 1st 8th Boston Red Sox Pete Alexander 9th Tom Sheehan Tied for 1st 9th Boston Braves Jimmy Dygert 10th Rasty Wright Tied for 1st 10th Detroit Tigers Hippo Vaughn 11th Tied for 1st 11th Brooklyn Robins Eddie Cicotte 12th Tied for 1st 12th Pittsburgh Pirates Roy Hitt 13th Tied for 1st 13th Philadelphia Athletics Jeff Pfeffer 14th Mule Watson Tied for 1st 14th Chicago White Sox George Kahler 15th 1st 15th St. Louis Browns Babe Adams 16th Tied for 1st 16th

RELIEVERS

Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Brooklyn Robins Ralph Caldwell 1st Vic Aldridge 8th 2nd Cincinnati Reds Alex Malloy 2nd Ad Swigler 12th 5th Philadelphia Athletics Rube Benton 3rd Rube Parnham 11th 7th Chicago Cubs Jesse Barnes 4th Rudy Kallio 5th 3rd Cleveland Indians Jesse Baker 5th Red Hill 1st 1st St. Louis Cardinals Earl Yingling 6th Ken Penner 9th 9th New York Giants Al Demaree 7th Bill Hall 3rd 6th Boston Red Sox Bernie Duffy 8th Fred Trautman 14th 11th Detroit Tigers Tommy Atkins 9th Larry Jacobus 2nd 4th Philadelphia Phillies Hub Pernoll 10th Walter Anderson 10th 10th Pittsburgh Pirates Tom Hughes 11th Jack Harper 15th 14th Boston Braves Reggie Richter 12th Rasty Wright 4th 8th New York Yankees Dick Rudolph 13th Snipe Conley 13th 13th St. Louis Browns Fred Winchell 14th Deacon Jones 6th 12th Washington Senators Jim St.Vrain 15th Bud Davis 16th 15th Chicago White Sox Ralph Comstock 16th Tom Zachary 7th 16th

CLOSERS

Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Washington Senators Jim St.Vrain 1st Bud Davis 8th 1st Philadelphia Athletics Rube Benton 2nd Rube Parnham 16th 11th Cincinnati Reds Alex Malloy 3rd Ad Swigler 12th 8th Brooklyn Robins Ralph Caldwell 4th Vic Aldridge 5th 3rd New York Yankees Dick Rudolph 5th Snipe Conley 9th 6th Boston Braves Reggie Richter 6th Rasty Wright 4th 5th Chicago White Sox Ralph Comstock 7th Tom Zachary 3rd 4th Cleveland Indians Jesse Baker 8th Red Hill 1st 2nd Philadelphia Phillies Hub Pernoll 9th Walter Anderson 15th 14th Pittsburgh Pirates Tom Hughes 10th Jack Harper 2nd 7th New York Giants Al Demaree Tied for 11th Bill Hall 11th 9th Detroit Tigers Tommy Atkins Tied for 9th Larry Jacobus 10th Tied for 9th Boston Red Sox Bernie Duffy 13th Fred Trautman 13th 15th Chicago Cubs Jesse Barnes 14th Rudy Kallio 7th 12th St. Louis Cardinals Earl Yingling 15th Ken Penner 14th 16th St. Louis Browns Fred Winchell 16th Deacon Jones 6th 13th

[Lee]

Good stuff Scott, love all the stats.

[scott1964]

Originally Posted by Lee

Good stuff Scott, love all the stats.

Thanks for visiting and the comment.

[scott1964]

1917 Awards

NL Honors Top Glovemen for 1917
Thursday, October 25th, 1917
In baseball circles, a player who has good range, a good arm and good hands is a great catch. Clubs strive to be strong in the field, especially "up the middle." Solid defenders can make a difference in the outcome of tight games and tight pennant races. The Glove Wizard Awards for 1917 in the National League go to these standout defenders:

Pitcher: Joe Benz (St. Louis Cardinals)
Catcher: Ray Schalk (Philadelphia Phillies)
First Baseman: Steve Evans (New York Giants)
Second Baseman: Del Pratt (Boston Braves)
Third Baseman: Tex Wisterzil (Boston Braves)
Shortstop: Rabbit Maranville (New York Giants)
Left Fielder: Ernie Walker (Brooklyn Robins)
Center Fielder: Dutch Zwilling (Cincinnati Reds)
Right Fielder: Hub Northen (Cincinnati Reds)

Season's Best Fielders Selected by AL
Thursday, October 25th, 1917
Great glovemen can range far and wide to make a backhand stop or an over-the-shoulder catch -- and the best usually make it look easy. Today the winners of the American League Glove Wizard Award for 1917 were announced. These awards for defensive excellence go to:

Pitcher: Hippo Vaughn (Detroit Tigers)
Catcher: Charlie Maisel (New York Yankees)
First Baseman: Dick Hoblitzel (Philadelphia Athletics)
Second Baseman: Ed Hemingway (Washington Senators)
Third Baseman: Jack Smith (Cleveland Indians)
Shortstop: Dave Bancroft (Philadelphia Athletics)
Left Fielder: Nemo Leibold (New York Yankees)
Center Fielder: Max Carey (Chicago White Sox)
Right Fielder: Benny Kauff (Cleveland Indians)

1917 NL Best Rookie Named
Friday, October 26th, 1917
Dutch Ruether's age didn't show very often in his first year. He performed more like a veteran on the hill for the Boston Braves and today he walked away with the 1917 National League Newcomer of the Year Award.

The 24-year-old starter registered a 13-19 record this season in 33 starts. Over 267.2 innings he gave up 257 hits, struck out 111 and issued 104 walks as he held the opposition to a .253 batting average and fashioned a 2.93 ERA.

Youngs Sweeps Up Newcomer of the Year Award
Friday, October 26th, 1917
In his first season, Ross Youngs not only won the hearts and cheers of the local Boston fans, he also nabbed the American League Newcomer of the Year Award.

This gifted right fielder compiled a .303 batting average while collecting 4 home runs and 75 RBIs with a .370 on-base percentage and scoring 80 runs

Best Hurler Award Presented by NL
Sunday, October 28th, 1917
With speculation about his retirement gaining steam last offseason, Cubs ace Buck O'Brien had something to prove. He proved it in award-winning style as he accepted the National League Outstanding Pitcher Award today.

The veteran Chicago hurler posted a record of 25 wins and 9 losses this year with a 2.33 ERA. In 37 starts he struck out 132 and walked 117 in 317.1 innings.

American League #1 Pitcher Named
Sunday, October 28th, 1917
The Outstanding Pitcher Award for 1917 has been presented and the American League winner is Walter Johnson of Washington.

"It's always nice to receive an award like this," said Johnson. "I just hope I can improve on my performance next year and be in the running again," the Senators star told reporters.

Johnson excelled with an impressive 29-16 record in 51 starts. In 444.2 innings he yielded 375 hits and 100 walks, while striking out 254 and compiling a fine 2.08 ERA.

Sisler Heads NL Best Batter List
Monday, October 29th, 1917
George Sisler, the Pittsburgh first baseman, certainly made an impression on National League pitchers this past season. He punished them for 204 hits in 637 at-bats, 19 doubles, 15 triples, 6 home runs, and 67 RBIs and scored 83 times.

That standout hitting earned him the National League Outstanding Hitter Award for 1917.

Ty Cobb Chosen AL's Top Batter
Monday, October 29th, 1917
It's been a year of triumph for veteran Ty Cobb of the Washington Senators as he hit his way to the 1917 American League Outstanding Hitter Award.

The 30-year-old veteran compiled a .363 average and .443 on-base percentage by putting together 218 hits, 36 doubles, 15 triples, 5 home runs and 86 walks. He also scored 117 times and drove in 86 runs.

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1918 Season

Preseason Predictions

AMERICAN LEAGUE PREDICTED STANDINGS

Team W L PCT GB Runs AVG HR SB Runs against ERA K BB Washington Senators 91 63 .591 - 588 .257 14 200 477 2.24 445 408 New York Yankees 91 63 .591 - 599 .260 14 171 490 2.21 498 393 Cleveland Indians 86 68 .558 5 639 .260 18 147 585 2.93 436 430 Detroit Tigers 80 74 .519 11 560 .246 25 159 538 2.54 461 373 Philadelphia Athletics 77 77 .500 14 561 .258 18 160 539 2.55 406 464 Chicago White Sox 69 85 .448 22 543 .248 20 197 604 2.84 522 502 Boston Red Sox 67 87 .435 24 496 .243 15 180 589 2.68 427 610 St. Louis Browns 58 96 .377 33 584 .250 28 190 749 3.20 369 517

TOP 10 HITTERS Player Team G AB HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG T. Cobb, CF WS1 151 599 0 71 60 .378 .445 .491 S. Rice, RF NYA 151 604 0 74 23 .347 .383 .423 E. Roush, LF NYA 151 623 6 76 33 .302 .345 .415 B. Kauff, RF CLE 149 592 4 81 28 .308 .369 .386 T. Speaker, CF WS1 151 607 0 46 24 .283 .377 .389 M. Carey, CF NYA 152 616 1 51 58 .279 .372 .348 M. Menosky, RF PHA 152 608 4 54 41 .283 .360 .377 R. Youngs, RF BOS 151 580 2 54 26 .297 .379 .373 H. Hooper, LF CLE 129 510 2 59 24 .282 .378 .359 C. Stengel, RF DET 146 555 5 69 29 .274 .351 .382 TOP 10 PITCHERS Player Team G W L S ERA IP HA BB K K/9 D. Rudolph NYA 38 23 13 0 2.00 336.2 308 76 104 2.78 L. Tyler NYA 38 22 12 0 2.07 330.2 308 99 116 3.17 F. Miller DET 38 22 15 0 2.12 336.1 291 85 85 2.28 W. Lee CLE 38 23 12 0 2.59 340.0 330 49 125 3.30 P. Douglas NYA 38 20 16 0 2.07 334.2 288 57 123 3.31 J. Bush BOS 38 20 16 0 2.45 340.0 299 139 125 3.32 J. Benz PHA 38 21 16 0 2.55 346.2 335 121 58 1.52 P. Alexander PHA 38 20 17 0 2.36 329.2 304 85 123 3.36 J. Harris DET 38 19 16 0 2.39 337.2 305 105 98 2.63 W. Mitchell CLE 38 21 15 0 2.86 330.2 317 111 94 2.57

NATIONAL LEAGUE PREDICTED STANDINGS

Team W L PCT GB Runs AVG HR SB Runs against ERA K BB Boston Braves 89 65 .578 - 595 .260 12 175 502 2.60 529 532 Brooklyn Robins 85 69 .552 4 663 .261 32 101 591 2.64 524 477 Cincinnati Reds 77 77 .500 12 598 .251 15 115 568 2.77 385 391 Philadelphia Phillies 76 78 .494 13 573 .259 26 106 613 3.01 465 436 New York Giants 76 78 .494 13 632 .259 19 129 650 3.16 429 568 Chicago Cubs 75 79 .487 14 609 .255 12 196 558 2.71 448 511 St. Louis Cardinals 73 81 .474 16 552 .259 11 180 624 3.00 401 460 Pittsburgh Pirates 67 87 .435 22 525 .256 17 137 642 3.21 432 529

TOP 10 HITTERS Player Team G AB HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG B. Ruth, LF BRO 153 570 19 97 3 .316 .421 .526 G. Sisler, 1B PIT 153 618 2 66 44 .313 .365 .407 J. Harris, 1B BRO 154 612 0 75 7 .305 .383 .378 B. Roth, RF BSN 152 597 1 67 48 .281 .360 .392 G. Burns, LF CHN 149 571 3 76 40 .281 .365 .370 S. Evans, 1B NY1 153 562 3 89 9 .287 .352 .390 J. Jackson, RF CHN 148 600 3 66 13 .291 .356 .401 W. Schang, C NY1 137 528 1 50 14 .295 .396 .369 R. Chapman, 2B CIN 149 604 0 67 41 .274 .340 .360 G. Gilmore, RF NY1 151 610 1 58 20 .284 .342 .380 TOP 10 PITCHERS Player Team G W L S ERA IP HA BB K K/9 B. Grimes CHN 38 22 14 0 2.31 335.1 304 117 113 3.03 D. Walker BSN 38 23 12 0 2.59 327.2 284 116 119 3.28 F. Schupp BSN 38 21 16 0 2.58 331.1 277 124 150 4.09 H. Bedient BRO 38 19 10 0 2.12 286.2 260 65 113 3.55 E. Cicotte BRO 38 19 17 0 2.36 349.2 335 89 110 2.83 R. Hitt BRO 38 20 17 0 2.60 331.2 309 109 122 3.32 A. Nehf CIN 38 19 15 0 2.57 327.2 300 72 73 2.02 D. Leonard PHI 38 20 17 0 2.85 331.0 325 98 114 3.11 D. Ruether BSN 38 19 18 0 2.76 329.2 302 131 94 2.58 R. Marquard CIN 38 18 18 0 2.68 329.2 321 72 109 2.99

Top 100 Prospects List Published
Monday, April 15th, 1918
The season is about to start, so it's time to publish the annual Top 100 Prospects list. This year 21-year-old second baseman Johnny Mostil of the Pittsburgh Pirates is the #1 prospect overall.

Here is the top 10:
1) 2B Johnny Mostil, 21, Pittsburgh Pirates
2) SP Hod Eller, 23, Philadelphia Phillies
3) SS Charlie Hollocher, 21, Chicago White Sox
4) MR Tom Zachary, 21, Chicago White Sox
5) 2B Jimmie Dykes, 21, St. Louis Browns
6) LF Austin McHenry, 22, Boston Braves
7) SP Mule Watson, 21, Philadelphia Athletics
8) MR Rasty Wright, 22, Boston Braves
9) 3B Babe Pinelli, 22, Boston Red Sox
10) MR Jesse Haines, 24, Chicago Cubs

NABL News: Opening Day
Monday, April 15th, 1918
It's Opening Day in North American BaseBall League!
The brand new 1918 pennant race begins today. The clubs are poised and primed for another new season of baseball filled with plenty of spills, chills, hits, runs, errors and homers. Another exciting season kicks off with these games:

Philadelphia Athletics @ Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees @ Washington Senators