Week 5 Results

Monday, May 13, 1901

As seen on the telegraph: Brooklyn announced that first baseman Joe Kelley would return to the lineup following his absence due to eye inflammation.

Philadelphia (AL) announced that pitcher Eddie Plank had been activated. Plank had signed on 05/01/1901 upon graduation from Gettysburg College.

Washington 4 Boston (AL) (H) 2 (12)

Washing led early, but Boston pushed across runs in the fourth and seventh to tie the score at 2-2 and the game was soon off to extra innings. Both teams had opportunities, but in the top of the twelfth Washington right fielder Sam Dungan walked, stole second and then scored on shortstop Billy Clingman's double. The Senators added one more for insurance and Bill Carrick (4-1) had his well-deserved win.

Chicago (AL) 5 Detroit (H) 1

The game was scoreless through the sixth when the White Stockings broke through against Roscoe Miller (1-1) for three runs. They added two more in the eighth and Chicago starter Zaza Harvey (1-1) had enough for the win, although the Tigers did finally score a run in the ninth.

Philadelphia (AL) 2 Baltimore (H) 1

When Philadelphia starter Bock Baker had to be pulled because of an injury before facing the first Baltimore batter it was time for future Hall-of-Famer Eddie Plank (1-0) to make his major league debut. Plank only allowed four hits and one unearned run and held off the charging Orioles to pick up the win over another future Hall-of-Famer, Joe McGinnity (4-2).

Cleveland 10 Milwaukee (H) 5

Cleveland got off to a fast start with six runs in the top of the first and then Ed Scott (1-3) somehow held on to pick up his first win of the season. Scott allowed twelve hits (the Blues had thirteen) and had two errors behind him, but Milwaukee couldn’t get the big hit when they needed it today.

Pittsburgh (H) 8 Cincinnati 3

The Reds committed four costly errors that led to six unearned runs and the Pirates continued their winning ways. Jack Chesbro (3-0) didn’t allow any runs until two outs in the ninth and Honus Wagner's three-run double in the third made him the first to reach twenty RBI's for the season.

Roy Thomas

Philadelphia (NL) 14 Boston (NL) (H) 0

The Phillies led 2-0 after the completion of the fifth inning and then poured it on late to pick up the easy win for Red Donahue (2-1). The win was made easier by the fact that Donahue didn’t allow a hit until the eighth inning, the only hit he allowed in the game. Philadelphia center fielder Roy Thomas went 5-for-6 from the lead-off spot and scored three runs and third baseman Harry Wolverton knocked in four runs on the day.

Brooklyn 11 New York (H) 2

The game was scoreless through the fifth and then the Giants defense crumbled and the Superbas scored four times in the top of the sixth. Brooklyn added five more in the top of the seventh, and then two more in the eighth, building up an 11-0 lead. New York finally got to Bill Donovan (2-3) in the eighth and scored twice, but it was too little too late.

Note: On this date in 1901 New York protested the game, but the protest was not sustained.

  

Tuesday, May 14, 1901

As seen on the telegraph: Philadelphia (AL) released pitcher Bock Baker to a team in the New York League.

Cincinnati released catcher Mike Kahoe.

New York announced that pitcher Roger Denzer was now able to play after having missed all season due to a bad arm.

Baltimore announced that pitcher Jack Dunn had been acquired. Dunn had previously been released by Philadelphia (NL).

Note: After yesterday's NL games the midwestern teams boarded trains to begin their eastern road trip.

Boston (AL) 2 Washington (H) 0

Washington starter Dale Gear (0-2) only allowed five hits and gave up two runs (one unearned), but Boston's Cy Young (5-0) was better as he allowed only two hits and threw a shut-out. Second baseman Hobe Ferris was the batting here for Boston as he went 2-for-3 with a double and a triple plus he drove home the first run of the game and then later scored Boston's other run.

Chicago (AL) 1 Detroit (H) 0

Another pitcher's duel as Chicago player-manager Clark Griffith (3-1) bested Detroit's Ed Siever (4-1), Both teams only had four hits, but catcher Billy Sullivan drove home third baseman Fred Hartman in the top of the fifth to give the White Stockings the only run they would need today.

Philadelphia (AL) 5 Baltimore (H) 4 (15)

The score was tied 4-4 at the end of the seventh and that was all the scoring until Athletics second baseman Nap Lajoie homered in the top of the fifteenth to put Philadelphia ahead to stay. There were a total of 28 hits and ten walks in the game, but Baltimore had three caught stealing's and Philadelphia hit into three double plays during the game.

Milwaukee (H) 3 Cleveland 0

Bill Reidy (2-2) only allowed three hits to Cleveland and defeated Bill Hart (4-2) in a close one. Milwaukee player-manager Hugh Duffy drove in the final two Brewers runs with some clutch hitting.

Pittsburgh 7 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 4

In a battle of the two teams tied for first in the National League, it was the Pirates who got off to a fast start, leading 3-0 after the second. The Phillies quickly stormed back and led 4-3 after the fourth, but Pittsburgh starter Deacon Phillippe (3-2) locked down the home team from there as the Pirates rallied for two in the fifth to regain the lead. The Phillies outhit the Pirates 12-10, but it was the Pirates who got the hits when they needed them.

Brooklyn (H) 7 Cincinnati 1

Brooklyn starter Frank Kitson (1-3) had struggled in his first few starts but had the good stuff today as he limited the Reds to only six hits and didn’t allow a run until the eighth inning. Superbas first baseman Joe Kelley, just back from his injury, went 2-for-4 on the day and drove in four runs.

St. Louis 5 Boston (AL) (H) 2

The Cardinals scored two in the first but the Beaneaters answered with two in the fourth to tie it up at 2-2, then St. Louis scored three times in the top of the sixth and starter Jack Harper (2-2) has what he needed as he shut down the home team the remainder of the way. Center fielder Emmet Heidrick had the big hit in the sixth inning, a two-run triple that drove in two runs.

Chicago (NL) 6 New York (H) 1

New York outhit Chicago 14-13 and every Giants starter had a hit, but Jock Menefee (4-1) only allowed the one run and picked up the win on the road. Hitting into two crucial double plays and some sloppy defense - three errors by second baseman Ray Nelson - combined to hurt the Giants chances in this one.

  

Wednesday, May 15, 1901

As seen on the telegraph: Boston (NL) released outfielder Fred Crolius.  Boston also announced that outfielder Pat Moran had been acquired and would make his ML debut today.

Washington announced the release of outfielder Jack O'Brien.

Bobby Wallace

St. Louis announced that shortstop Bobby Wallace would likely miss the next two weeks due a spoke injury suffered in yesterday's game.

Philadelphia (NL) announced they had acquired outfielder Shad Berry. Barry had previously been released by Boston (AL).

Cleveland activated pitcher Dick Braggins, unavailable previously due to an eye injury. Cleveland also announced they had acquired infielder Truck Eagan. Eagan had been released previously by Pittsburgh. It had been reported Eagan was going to sign with Philadelphia (AL) but the deal was never completed.

Chicago (NL) announced infielder Jim Delahanty had returned to the team following a bout with malaria.

 Boston (AL) (H) 3 Washington 2

Washington's offensive woes continue as a good pitching appearance by Watty Lee (1-3) was squandered. Boston didn’t do much, but it was enough to get Nig Cuppy (3-0) the win. New Washington left fielder Pop Foster went 3-for-4, homered, and drove in both of the Senators runs in a losing cause.

Philadelphia (AL) 9 Baltimore (H) 4

The Orioles led 3-0 after the second, but wouldn’t score again until the eighth inning, while in the middle innings it was the Athletics offense that came alive. Left fielder Dave Fultz led the charge with a 3-for-4 day with three runs scored for Philadelphia.

Philadelphia (NL) (H) 6 Pittsburgh 3

The Phillies quickly fell behind 3-0, but then scored four times in the bottom of the second to take the lead that they would never give up. Philadelphia starter Doc White (6-0) survived his rough start and got his sixth win of the season.

Cincinnati 13 Brooklyn (H) 6

Cincinnati pounded out 21 hits on the day and led 10-4 after the fifth, and then added a few more late, just for insurance. Reds starter Bill Phillips (3-2) gave up fourteen hits, but the Superbas couldn’t get the big hit when they needed it. Third baseman Charlie Irwin drove in five runs and was one of four Red players to get four hits on the day.

St. Louis 5 Boston (NL) (H) 4

Twice St. Louis took the lead and twice Boston came back to spoil that lead, but then in the top of the ninth Cardinals left fielder Jesse Burkett led off the inning with a triple and was then successfully bunted home by right fielder Patsy Donovan. Cowboy Jones (2-4) got through the ninth with no more damage to pick up the win, defeating Vic Willis (2-2).

New York (H) 4 Chicago (NL) 1

The Orphans led 1-0 after the second, but then Christy Mathewson (4-2) shut them down the rest of the way and the Giants came from behind to snatch the victory. Left fielder Kip Selbach had two clutch RBI's to help out Mathewson and the Giants.

  

Thursday, May 16, 1901

As seen on the telegraph: Philadelphia (AL) released infielder Harry Lochhead.

Chicago (NL) announced shortstop Jack Doyle had returned to the team after having tended to his sick father.

Pittsburgh announced that utility player Ed Poole had been acquired.

Milwaukee 3 Chicago (AL) (H) 2

The Brewers scored twice in the top of the first and Ned Garvin (3-0) held on from there to lead Milwaukee to the win. John Skopec (3-3) pitched a good game for the White Stockings, but it just wasn't Chicago's day.

Boston (AL) (H) 5 Baltimore 3

Boston center fielder Charlie Jones hit a two-out two-run double in the bottom of the first and the Americans were well on their way to handing the Orioles their fourth consecutive loss. Ted Lewis (4-0) defeated Joe McGinnity (4-3) as Lewis was able to hold off several late-game comeback attempts by Baltimore.

Washington (H) 16 Philadelphia (AL) 15 (11)

In what turned out to be a real barn-burner the Senators came from way behind to catch and then defeat the Athletics. Washington led 5-1 after the third, Philadelphia came back to tie, but then the Senators regained the lead at 7-5 after the sixth. Philadelphia then scored four in the seventh and six in the eighth, only to see Washington score seven times in the bottom of the eighth draw within one at 15-14. Senators catcher Boileryard Clarke hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth to tie the score and then in the eleventh Clarke singled home the game-winner. This game featured 44 hits and nine walks as well as several wild pitches and passed balls (but only one error).

Detroit 13 Cleveland (H) 5

The Tigers scored seven times in the second and led 7-4 after two and Joe Yeagar (5-0) kept the Blues bats quiet for the rest of the way and picked up the win. Right fielder Ducky Holmes and second baseman Kid Gleason both had three RBI's for the Tigers.

Philadelphia (NL) (H) 2 Pittsburgh 0

The two NL teams from Pennsylvania have been fighting over first place for the past week or so and with a win today it was the Phillies turn to sit atop the standings all by themselves. Al Orth (3-2) held Pittsburgh to four hits and threw a shutout despite three errors committed behind him. Jack Chesbro only allowed six hits on the day but took the loss.

Brooklyn (H) 2 Cincinnati 0

The Superbas finally plated two runs in the bottom of the seventh on an RBI single from second baseman Tom Daly and a double from shortstop Bill Dahlen and Bill Donovan (3-3) shutout the Reds to take home the win. Noodles Hahn (4-3) was the hard-luck loser as there were only nine total hits in the game.

St. Louis 10 Boston (NL) (H) 6 (11)

St. Louis led 4-0 after the top of the fifth, but then Boston scored three times in the bottom half of the inning and tied it in the seventh. The Cardinals regained the lead with two in the eighth, but again the Beaneaters rallied with two in the bottom of the ninth. St. Louis finally broke the game open with four runs in the top of the 11 to finally claim the win.

New York (H) 5 Chicago (NL) 1

The Giants didn’t have any big innings, but they scored in each of the first four innings to build a 5-0 lead and then held on for the win. Dummy Taylor (2-4) scattered five hits and only allowed an unearned run in the sixth to defeat Rube Waddell (2-3) and the Orphans.

Friday, May 17, 1901

As seen on the telegraph: Baltimore announced that third baseman and player-manager John McGraw had been suspended for arguing with the umpire in yesterday's game.

Boston (AL) released first baseman Larry McLean ('the tallest man in baseball' @ 6'5") to St. Johns to play short-season baseball. He is expected to return to the roster in mid-June.

Detroit announced that pitcher Joe Yeager had suffered an undisclosed injury and would likely miss three weeks.

New York outfielder George Van Haltren will return to lay following a shoulder injury.

 Chicago (AL) (H) 12 Milwaukee 6

The Brewers led 5-1 after the top of the fifth, but the White Stockings fought back and drew to within one by the end of the sixth, but then in the bottom of the seventh Chicago exploded for eight runs. The White Stockings only had 11 hits on the day, but the Brewers walked eight batters and the home team made them pay. Chicago second baseman Sam Mertes had the big hit in the crucial seventh inning when he tripled home two runs, his second triple of the game.

Boston (AL) (H) 4 Baltimore 3

Baltimore's woes continue with their fifth consecutive loss, but Boston has been able to capitalize on the Orioles struggles to stay in first place in the American League. Cy Young (6-0) fell behind early but Young and the Boston defense stiffened, allowing their offense to crawl back into the game and eventually capture the lead with a two-run seventh.

Philadelphia (AL) 9 Washington (H) 5

The Senators led 4-0 after the end of the sixth but then the Athletics responded with a six-run seventh and ran away with this game. Nap Lajoie knocked a three-run homerun in that fateful sixth inning and third-string catcher Morgan Murphy hit a two-run homerun to kick-off the seventh-inning rally.

Note: This was Murphy's second homerun of the replay. He only hit a double in real life (28 PA). I found a typo on the card I created for him (1 at 25 instead of a 10 - now fixed).

Cleveland (H) 4 Detroit 2

Detroit got the scoring started with two in the fourth, but the Blues answered right back with three runs in the bottom half of the inning. There the score stood until Cleveland first baseman Candy LaChance tripled to lead off the bottom of the eighth and then scored on a sacrifice fly from second baseman Erve Beck. Bill Hoffer (1-4) shut down the Tigers in the ninth and got his first win of the season.

Pittsburgh 6 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 4

Phillies first baseman Ed Delahanty hit a two-run homerun in the bottom of the first to get the home team an early lead, but the Phillies made four errors on the day and let the Pirates climb back into the game. The Pirates eventually regained the lead with three in the fifth and Sam Leever (4-2) kept the Phillies bats quiet for the remainder to pick up the win.

Brooklyn (H) 7 Cincinnati 5

A three-run double by Brooklyn right fielder Willie Keeler in the bottom of the fourth made the difference in a game that included twelve total walks and four errors and plenty of missed scoring opportunities. Jay Hughes (3-0) picked up the win but did not have his best day.

St. Louis 4 Boston (NL) (H) 0

Dick Padden was playing shortstop for St. Louis while regular shortstop Bobby Wallace was out and committed three errors today, but Jack Powell (4-1) only allowed four Boston hits and shutout the Beaneaters.

Chicago (NL) 3 New York (H) 1

Chicago starter Mal Eason (1-2) got pretty roughed up in his first two outings, but he had the good stuff today as he limited New York to four hits and only one run. Dummy Taylor (2-5), making his eighth start of the 17 Giants games so far, pitched well but took the loss.

  

Saturday, May 18, 1901

As seen on the telegraph: New York announced that center fielder Curt Bernard had suffered an undisclosed injury and would likely miss three weeks.

Cleveland announced pitcher Bill Hoffer had been suspended following an altercation with an umpire in yesterday's game. Cleveland also announced that catcher/utility player George Yeager had suffered an injured finger and would likely miss the next ten days.

Boston (AL) announced outfielder Charlie Jones had been released. Boston also announced that pitcher Fred Mitchell had temporarily left the team due to an undisclosed injury and is expected to return in two weeks.

Philadelphia (NL) announced) center fielder Roy Thomas had accidentally sliced his hand open while opening a can of clams and would likely miss the next ten days.

Milwaukee 3 Chicago (AL) (H) 0

Both teams had six hits on the day but the Brewers bunched theirs up in the third inning when they scored three runs. Center fielder Billy Hallman drove in two runs with a single and first baseman John Anderson drove in the third run and Pink Hawley (3-3) did the rest,

Philadelphia (AL) 4 Washington 1

The Athletics picked up thirteen hits on the day plus two walks, but Dale Gear (1-3) wouldn’t let the visitors have a big inning. Unfortunately for Gear, Eddie Plank (2-0) only allowed four hits and hits Senators teams could only manage one run. Right fielder Socks Seybold had two crucial RBI's for the Athletics on the day.

Roscoe Miller

Detroit 8 Cleveland (H) 0

Detroit didn't have any big innings, but they did score in five different innings as they just kept up the pressure on Cleveland. Roscoe Miller (2-1) limited the Blues to four hits and was never really threatened. Detroit third baseman Doc Casey went 4-for-6 from the lead-off spot and scored four runs to lead the Tigers offense.

Chicago (NL) 7 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 3

Chicago center fielder Danny Green knocked two triples and drove in two runs to spark a come-from-behind victory for the Orphans over the Phillies. Jock Menefee (5-1) scored two runs and otherwise shut down the surging Phillies.

  

Sunday, May 19, 1901

Milwaukee 6 Chicago (AL) (H) 4

Milwaukee took a 1-0 lead in the second, but with a four-run fifth the White Stockings were sure they had done enough. The Brewers responded with a four-run inning of their own in the seventh and Pete Dowling (1-3) held on from there to defeat Clark Griffith (3-2) and the White Stockings. Milwaukee first baseman John Anderson led the way with a 3-for-4 day that included three runs scored, two RBI's, a double and a homerun.

Detroit (H) 2 Cleveland 0

Cleveland outhit Detroit 5-4 but sloppy defense led to two Detroit runs and a victory for Ed Siever (5-1) over Earl Moore (3-2). Tigers second baseman Kid Gleason picked up both of Detroit's RBI's on the day and the Tigers moved into a tie for second place in the AL with Chicago.