Monday, May 20, 1901
As seen on the
telegraph: Milwaukee player-manager Hugh Duffy
had been suspended five days for abusing an umpire in yesterday's game.
Cleveland announced
the acquisition of outfielder Frank Cross.
Frank Cross is the brother of Lave Cross
(Philadelphia AL), but neither are related to Monte Cross
(Philadelphia NL).
Philadelphia (AL)
announced the signing of infielder Joe Dolan.
Dolan had previously been released by Philadelphia (NL).
Boston (NL)
announced the acquisition of outfielder Mike Smith.
Smith had previously been released by Pittsburgh.
Washington (H) 10
Philadelphia (AL) 9 (11)
Philadelphia lead
6-1 after the top of the third, but at the end of the sixth it was Washington
who was ahead by a score of 9-8. The Athletics committed five errors on the day
plus had their center and left fielder get injured due to a collision in the outfield,
but they held on and in the top of the ninth third baseman Lave Cross
homered to tie the game at 9-9 and send the game into extra innings. Senators
center fielder John
Farrell hit a two-out single to score Bill
Coughlin to win the game, a game that featured 42 total hits and four
homeruns (three from the Athletics).
Cleveland (H) 4
Detroit 3
The Blues scored
four runs in the bottom of the first, the Tigers drew to within 4-3 at the end
of the fifth, and then things got ugly. Three batters hit-by-pitch, two out
because of injury, and two pitchers ejected made for two angry teams. Luckily
this was the last game of the series and with the eastern AL teams shortly
heading to the Midwest these two teams won’t be playing each other for a while.
Bill Hart
(5-2) got the win, even with an ejection with two outs in the ninth.
Chicago (NL) 5
Philadelphia (NL) (H) 3
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| Danny Green |
Tuesday, May 21, 1901
As seen on the
telegraph: Chicago (NL) outfielder/catcher Frank
Chance underwent surgery on a finger and is expected to return to play in
mid-June.
Cleveland announced
that pitcher Bill Hart
was suffering from arm troubles and would likely miss his next few starts but
be back by the end of the month. Cleveland also announced that infielder Danny Shay
had been released.
Note: There are no
AL games on the schedule for today as the Eastern AL teams are all on trains
heading west to start their first Midwest swing
Chicago (NL) 7
Philadelphia (NL) (H) 4 (13)
Chicago center
fielder Danny
Green homered for the second consecutive day, this one coming in the top of
the thirteenth and putting the Orphans ahead to stay. Orphans third baseman Jim
Delahanty also added a homerun in the thirteenth, all combining to overcome
the two triples hit earlier the game by his brother, Ed
Delahanty.
Brooklyn (H) 14 St.
Louis 12
Brooklyn scored four
times in the bottom of the first, but by the end of the fourth, it was St. Louis
on top by a score of 8-5. Undaunted, the Superbas kept it close and then in the
bottom of the eighth they scored eight runs, the big hit being a grand slam (the first of the season) by first
baseman Joe
Kelley. The Cardinals made it interesting with three in the top of the
ninth, but Brooklyn held on for the victory.
Boston (H) (NL) 11
Cincinnati 3
The Beaneaters
scored four times in the first and then added five more in the second and
cruised to an easy win at home against the Reds. Shortstop Herman Long
knocked a three-run triple in the first to get Boston started and Bill
Dinneen (3-2) kept the Cincinnati batters off-stride all day and got the
win.
Pittsburgh 1 New
York (H) 0 (10)
Both teams
squandered chances during the first nine innings but Pittsburgh finally broke
through with a run in the tenth, but only after having had a runner thrown out
at the plate earlier in the inning. Second baseman Claude
Ritchey finally drove first baseman Kitty
Bransfield for the only Pirates run, giving Deacon
Philippe (4-2) the victory over Christy
Mathewson (4-3).
Wednesday, May 22, 1901
As seen on the
telegraph: Cleveland released Frank Cross
after only one game to Dayton (Western Association). Cleveland also announced
the acquisition of shortstop Frank
Scheibeck from Montreal (Eastern League).
Boston (NL)
announced Bobby
Lowe, still playing second base, had suffered a sprained thumb and would
likely miss the next two weeks.
Brooklyn released
pitcher Gene
McCann to Hartford (Eastern League).
Baltimore released
outfielder Chappie
Snodgrass. It was reported that Snodgrass was a protege of Joe
McGinnity, who was to pay his expenses if things didn't work out.
Philadelphia (AL)
announced the acquisition of veteran first baseman Harry Davis
from Providence (Eastern League).
Boston (AL)
announced outfielder Chick Stahl
would return to the lineup following his rib injury.
Philadelphia (AL) 7
Chicago (AL) (H) 5
The Athletics put up
a five-spot in the top of the sixth to take a 7-1 lead and then withstood a
furious White Stockings rally when they scored four times in the bottom of the
seventh. Wiley
Piatt (5-1) got the win, but his ERA is over 5.00 and he can't complete
games like the other pitchers. Nap Lajoie
went 2-for-5 with a triple and three RBI's.
Boston (AL) 3
Detroit (H) 2
The Tigers led 2-0
early, but Boston third baseman and player-manager Jimmy
Collins tripled home two runs in the sixth to knot the game at 2-2. In the
eighth center fielder Chick
Stahl, in his first game back from injury, bunted home the eventual winning
run and gave the Americans their first lead. Ted Lewis
(5-0) outdueled Ed Siever
(5-2) to get the win in a tight one.
Washington 12
Cleveland (H) 0
This game was a
pitcher's duel until the Senators scored eight times in the top of the seventh
and made it an easy win for Win Mercer
(1-4). Catcher Boileryard
Clarke went 2-for-4 with two runs scored, three RBI's, and two big triples
that helped blow this one open.
Chicago (NL) 4
Philadelphia (NL) (H) 2
The Orphans took
their third in a row in Philadelphia with Rube
Waddell (4-3) getting his second win in three days. Right fielder Cozy Dolan
and center fielder Danny Green
both had four hits on the day, with Green picking up three RBI's, including two
in the ninth, that blew the game open for the visitors.
Brooklyn (H) 7 St.
Louis 6 (GM 1) (11)
With the score tied
at 1-1 after the fifth, Brooklyn scored three in the sixth only to see St.
Louis answer with three in the seventh. Then Brooklyn scored twice in the
seventh, only to see, again, St. Louis come back immediately to tie the score,
now at 6-6. In the bottom of the eleventh right fielder Willie
Keeler lined a single off the wall to score catcher Duke
Farrell with the game-winner.
Brooklyn (H) 8 St.
Louis 2 (GM 2)
Brooklyn swept the
double-header and won their third in a row versus the visiting Cardinals.
Superbas right fielder Willie
Keeler homered in the first and then shortstop Bill Dahlen
homered in the second and Frank
Kitson (2-3) did the rest. Cowboy
Jones (2-5) walked seven today, giving a big edge to the home team.
Note: This was the
first completed double-header of the season.
Cincinnati 2 Boston
(NL) (H) 1
In a battle of aces
Cincinnati's Noodles Hahn
(5-3, 2.15) was victorious over Boston's Vic Willis
(2-3, 2.03). The Beaneaters outhit the Reds 7-5, but the Reds got the hits when
they needed them.
New York (H) 9
Pittsburgh 0
New York starter Bill Phyle
(1-2), making his first start of the year, limited Pittsburgh to two hits and
shutout the first-place Pirates. The Giants exploded for 17 hits and six walk
as they teed off on Snake
Wiltse (1-2) by hitting three homeruns on the day to thrill the home fans.
Thursday, May 23, 1901
As seen on the
telegraph: Boston (AL) announced that pitcher Ben Beville
would make his major league debut in today's game. Beville had been with
Detroit earlier in the season, but did not play.
Cleveland announced
pitcher Bill
Hoffer had returned from his suspension of 05/18/1901.
Chicago (AL) (H) 5
Philadelphia (AL) 1
The White Stockings
scored two unearned runs in the bottom of the third and John Katoll
(3-3, 2.47) kept the Athletics off the scoreboard until they pushed across an unearned run in the eighth. Eddie Plank
(2-1, 1.38) took his first loss, although it was his error that started
Chicago's scoring.
Boston (AL) 7
Detroit (H) 0
Cy Young
(7-0, 0.86) limited Detroit to only two hits and masterfully shutout the
hometown Tigers. Jack Cronin
(0-5, 2.84) took the loss, but his defense allowed four unearned runs to score.
A two-run double by Chick Stahl
in the four-run fifth blew the game open for the Americans.
Washington 10
Cleveland (H) 7
This game went back
and forth several times, but the Senators finally regained the lead for good
with a three-spot in the eighth and held on for the tightly contested win.
Right fielder Sam Dungan
went 5-for-5 and scored twice and drove in three runs and second baseman Joe Quinn
chipped in with a four-RBI day.
St. Louis 2
Philadelphia (NL (H) 1 (10)
In a close one the
Cardinals finally put two hits together and left fielder Jesse
Burkett drove home catcher Art Nichols
home with the game-winner in the top of the tenth. Jack Harper
got the win (3-3, 4.28) allowed only four hits while Bill
Duggleby took the loss (1-5, 3.20) despite only allowing six hits.
Chicago 8 Brooklyn
(H) 1
Light-hitting
Chicago shortstop Barry
McCormick surprised everyone when he lined a two-run homerun in the top of
the fifth to break a scoreless tie. Catcher Johnny
Kling drove home three runs with a double in the seventh inning and the
rout was on. Jack Taylor
(2-5, 4.35) gave up only five hits as he ended Brooklyn's five-game winning
streak.
Pittsburgh 7 Boston
(NL) (H) 0
Jack
Chesbro (4-1, 1.18) was the story today. Not only did Chesbro hold Boston
to one hit and throw a complete game shutout, but he also went 4-for-4 from the
plate with two doubles and two runs scored.
New York (H) 7
Cincinnati 6
The Reds led 3-0
after the top of the fourth, but then the Giants slowly crept back into it and
eventually took a 6-3 lead after the seventh. Cincinnati made it close with two
in the eighth and then tied the score at 6-6 with a two-out run in the ninth. New
York wasted no time as shortstop George
Davis doubled to lead off the ninth, advanced to third on a sacrifice, and
then scored on catcher Frank
Bowerman's sacrifice fly.
Friday, May 24, 1901
As seen on the
telegraph: Cleveland released outfielder Frank
Genins. Cleveland also announced the acquisition of outfielder Jack
O'Brien. O'Brien had previously been released by Washington.
Pittsburgh announced
left fielder Fred Clarke
would return to play from his rib injury.
Detroit (H) 12
Boston (AL) 3
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| Chick Stahl |
Cleveland (H) 5
Washington 1
Cleveland scored
three times in the second to take a 4-0 lead and Ed Scott
(2-4, 5.94) kept the Senators bats quiet to pick up the win. Blues center
fielder and leadoff hitter Ollie
Pickering went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and tripled for the third game
in a row
Note: BBR lists this
game as a tie, but ATMgr has a lineup and designates it as a game to play. I am
assuming that the ATMgr files are wrong, but given that there are no published
lineups on BBR yet then in the meantime I am indebted to the individuals that
scoured publications from this era to come up with the game and lineups files
we have. Therefore, I played the game and will add this note to the list of
known problems with the existing lineup files.
St. Louis 12
Philadelphia (NL) (H) 3
The Cardinals
extended the Phillies losing streak to seven games behind a four-run third and
a four-run sixth inning. Left fielder and lead-off hitter Jesse
Burkett went 4-for-5 and scored three runs and drove in three runs to lead
the offensive charge. Burkett also extended his hitting streak to seventeen
games. Willie
Sudhoff (2-2, 6.53) gave up twelve hits to the hometown Phillies, but
avoided the big inning and took home the win.
Brooklyn (H) 3
Chicago (NL) 2 (10)
Brooklyn pulled out
a close one when left fielder Jimmy
Sheckard singled home catcher Deacon
McGuire on the tenth to pull out the win. Bill
Donovan (5-3, 3.52) got the victory over Mal Eason
(1-3, 6.37) although both pitchers acquitted themselves well today. Charlie
Dexter, normally a first baseman and an outfielder, found himself behind
the plate for the Orphans today and scored both of Chicago's runs and hit a
homerun as well.
Pittsburgh 3 Boston
(NL) (H) 1
With the return of
left fielder Fred Clarke,
Pittsburgh pitcher Jesse
Tannehill (4-0, 1.29) found himself relieved of his temporary duties in the
outfield and returned back to the mound to shut down the Beaneaters on six hits
today. Pittsburgh first baseman Kitty
Bransfield went 3-for-4 and drove in two of Pittsburgh's runs.
Cincinnati 11 New
York (H) 4
This game was a
curious mix of errors, passed balls, wild pitches, HBP's and injuries. Reds
shortstop George
Magoon went 2-for-4 and drove in three runs late that helped cement the
victory for reliever Barney
McFadden (2-3, 2.89). Christy
Mathewson (4-4, 2.44) gave up nine runs, but only three were earned.
Mathewson also saw a passed ball allow in two runs that put the Reds ahead to
stay.
Saturday, May 25, 1901
As seen on the
telegraph: Detroit announced third baseman Doc Casey
would likely miss the next week due to being bitten on the hand by a bulldog.
Chicago (NL)
announced third baseman Jim
Delahanty had been sent home to Cleveland for the remainder of the season
to continue his recovery from malaria. The Orphans also announced that first
baseman Jack
Doyle had returned home to attend the funeral of his father and would
return in about a week.
Baltimore announced
third baseman and player-manager John McGraw
had returned from his suspension of 05/17/1901.
Philadelphia (AL) 10
Chicago (AL) (H) 3
Chicago scored twice
in the first but then Philadelphia took over from there and won a laugher. Six
of the Athletics runs were unearned, but Wiley Piatt
(6-1, 4.94) was happy for the run support. Right fielder Socks
Seybold went 3-for-5 and scored three runs, drove in two, and knocked two
doubles to key the Philadelphia offense.
Washington 8 Detroit
(H) 7
The Tigers scored
four times in the bottom of the first but couldn't hold the lead as the
Senators recaptured the lead late and got the win. The big hit was a three-run
double by Washington shortstop Billy
Clingman in the top of the eight that put the visitors ahead to stay.
Boston (AL) 2
Cleveland (H) 1 (18)
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| Ted Lewis |
Baltimore 8
Milwaukee (H) 7
This was Baltimore's
first game in seven days, likely related to issues with travel and weather,
although it must be noted that player-manager John
McGraw's suspension started and ended on these off days. The Orioles got
off to a quick start with three in the top of the first, only to see the
Brewers come back with four in the bottom of the half of the inning. Baltimore
came back and led 6-5 after the third, soon added another run, only to see
Milwaukee come back with two in the seventh to know the score at 7-7. Baltimore
finally scored a run in the top of the ninth when center fielder Jim Jackson
singled home second baseman Jimmy
Williams with the eventual game-winner.
Pittsburgh 1 Boston
(NL) (H) 0
Boston's woes
continued as Pittsburgh scored a run in the top of the first when first baseman
Kitty
Bransfield knocked home left fielder Fred Clarke
with the game's only run. Sam Leever
(5-2, 2.21) took the win over Kid Nichols
(2-3, 3.19) in a game that had a total of seventeen hits, but just the one run.
Sunday, May 26, 1901
As seen on the
telegraph: Boston (NL) released outfielder Fred Brown
to Providence (Eastern League).
Milwaukee announced
player-manager Hugh Duffy
had his suspension of 05/20/1901 lifted early.
Chicago (AL) (H) 6 Baltimore 1
A pair of two-out
two-run hits by the White Stockings in the first led to a five-run inning and Clark
Griffith (4-2, 2.01) did the rest. Chicago did pick up fourteen hits on the
day, but Joe
McGinnity (4-4, 2.74) only allowed one more run after his disastrous first.
Philadelphia (AL) 19
Milwaukee (H) 5
The score was tied
3-3 after the third and then the Athletics utilized some two-out magic to score
six times in the top of the fourth, and if that wasn't enough, they then scored
seven times in the eighth to put the game out of reach. Nap Lajoie
went 5-got-6 and scored and drove in four runs while adding a double and triple
to his numbers. Lajoie ended the week hitting a robust .456. The Athletics had
24 hits as a team and every player in the lineup had at least one hit and one
run scored (only one person didn’t have an RBI).
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