Week 8 Results

Monday, June 3, 1901

As seen on the telegraph: Boston (AL) announced pitcher Ben Beville had been released to Lowell (New England League).

Detroit announced first baseman Pop Dillon would likely miss the next two months after a fractured thumb landed him in the hospital.

Philadelphia (AL) announced that right fielder Socks Seybold would temporarily be away from the team working out because he was too heavy, fat, and slow.

Baltimore announced that outfielder Mike Donlin had returned from his suspension. Apparently Throwing a bat at an umpire evidently not considered too serious an infraction.

Cleveland announced the acquisition of pitcher Pete Dowling, formerly with Milwaukee.

Boston (NL) announced the acquisition of third baseman John Hinton.

Philadelphia (NL) announced pitcher Happy Townsend from his undisclosed injury of 04/20/1901.

Note: The Eastern teams of the NL begin their first western swing of the season today.

 Washington 4 Chicago (AL) (H) 2

Chicago's doldrums continued as Washington jumped to an early 3-0 lead and then held on for the victory. Casey Patten (2-0, 4.26) got the win as left fielder Pop Foster continued his mini-homerun binge with homerun #5 today. Win Mercer, normally a pitcher, started in right field and went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and a triple.

Philadelphia (AL) 5 Detroit (H) 2 (11)

Detroit, another team in its doldrums fell behind when Nap Lajoie hit his fifth homerun of the season in the fourth, but then came back and took a 2-1 lead when they scored twice in the bottom of the sixth. The Athletics quickly tied the score at 2-2, and the game was soon off to extra innings. Sloppy defensive play opened the door for Philadelphia in the eleventh and three runs quickly scored and the Athletics had what they needed for the extra innings win.

Cleveland (H) 5 Baltimore 4

Jack Dunn (3-2, 2.74) and the Orioles were cruising to an easy win in Cleveland when errors on consecutive plays in the bottom of the ninth sparked the Blues offense and Cleveland plated four unearned runs to win coming from behind. In his first start in Cleveland, the newly acquired Pete Dowling (2-3, 5.61) got the unexpected win for the home team.

Boston (AL) 6 Milwaukee (H) 4

Boston led 4-1 after the top of the fourth, but Milwaukee fought back and at the end of the sixth the score was tied at 4-4.  Boston showed why they are atop the AL as they remained resilient and shut down the Brewers the rest of the way while scoring single runs in the eighth and ninth to get the win. Ted Lewis (7-1, 2.48) outlasted Tully Sparks (2-4, 4.66) with Boston player-manager Jimmy Collins contributing a 4-for-5 day with two runs scored, an RBI, and a double to lead the Boston offense.

Pittsburgh (H) 4 Philadelphia (NL) 2

Kitty Bransfield

The Phillies scored first with one in the third but the Pirates answered back with two in the fourth and then two more in the fifth to notch another come-from-behind victory. Deacon Phillippe (5-3, 2.96) got the win with help from first baseman Kitty Bransfield who knocked in two runs and increase his NL leading total to 27 RBI's.

St. Louis (H) 9 New York 6

After having been shut out twice in New York on Decoration Day the Cardinals wanted a little home-field payback against the Giants. New York plated two in the top of the first but after the bottom of the fifth St. Louis was on top by a score of 7-2. Jack Powell (6-2, 2.44) gave up fourteen hits on the day but got the outs when he needed them and picked up the win, plus Powell homered in the third to get the Cardinals on the scoreboard.

Boston (NL) 8 Chicago (NL) (H) 3

Boston has been scuffling lately but there is nothing like a four-run second inning to improve your spirits. Shortstop Herman Long went 4-for-5 and drove in four runs to support Vic Willis (3-3, 2.03).

Brooklyn 13 Cincinnati (H) 3

A four-run fourth gave the Superbas a healthy lead but then a six-run seventh put the game out of reach. Jay Hughes (4-1, 3.26) walked five and gave up fourteen hits but the Reds found themselves unable to get a key hit and get a rally started. Third baseman Joe Kelley went 4-for-5 and drove in four runs plus hit his third homerun of the season to lead the offense.

  

Tuesday, June 4, 1901

Chicago (AL) (H) 2 Washington 1

With one out in the bottom of the ninth Chicago left fielder Herm McFarland yanked one down the line for a surprise solo homerun to give the White Stockings the win. John Katoll (4-5, 3.2) got the victory over Dale Gear (1-6, 3.55). The two teams entered the game tied with both teams looking to move up the standings.

Detroit (H) 4 Philadelphia (AL) 3

Philadelphia jumped on Detroit starter Ed Siever (7-2, 1.76) for three runs in the top of the first, but that was all they would get off Siever today. The Tigers fought back and eventually tied the game at 3-3 in the bottom of the seventh. In the eighth left fielder Kid Nance squeezed home shortstop Kid Elberfeld to give Detroit its first lead and the eventual win.

Cleveland (H) 2 Baltimore 1

With the score tied 1-1 in the bottom of the ninth Cleveland shortstop Frank Scheibeck squeezed home catcher Bob Wood with the game-winner to give the Blues the win. Bill Hart (7-2, 2.18) got the victory plus drove in the other Cleveland run.

Boston (AL) 3 Milwaukee (H) 0

Boston center fielder Chick Stahl tripled home the first run of the game in the top of the first and was then thrown out at home on a sacrifice fly attempt and promptly got himself ejected for using bad language, leaving the Americans in a spot with an already depleted bench. Nig Cuppy (5-0, 2.7) didn’t care as he shut out the Brewers on four hits, although one of those hits was Milwaukee first baseman John Anderson's 21st double.

Pittsburgh (H) 3 Philadelphia (NL) 1

The Pirates scored single runs in the first and second innings and Jesse Tannehill (7-0, 1.6) did the rest. The Phillies only run came when right fielder Elmer Flick knocked a solo homerun in the top of the fourth. Pittsburgh center fielder Ginger Beaumont went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and a double and triple to keep his batting average over .400 (.410).

St. Louis (H) 6 New York 2

The Cardinals scored twice in the second, third, and fifth innings while Cowboy Jones (3-5, 4.90) kept his wildness under control and picked up the easy win. Shortstop Bobby Wallace went 3-for-4 with a double and a triple and drove in two runs to spark the Cardinals offense.

Chicago (NL) (H) 6 Boston (NL) 5 (13)

In the bottom of the thirteenth Chicago third baseman Fred Raymer hit a long sacrifice fly that scored right fielder Cozy Dolan and gave the hometown Orphans the win. Mal Eason (2-3, 5.40) got off to a rough start but finished with nine consecutive scoreless innings to claim the victory.

Cincinnati (H) 5 Brooklyn 4

Cincinnati finally scored two runs in the bottom of the eighth to take the lead for good and end Brooklyn pitcher Bill Donovan's (6-4, 3.46) five-game winning streak. Reds right fielder Sam Crawford has had a quiet season so far but came through with the game-winning RBI in the fateful eighth inning.

  

Wednesday, June 5, 1901

As seen on the telegraph: Boston (NL) announced outfielder Daff Gammons would likely miss the next two weeks due to a split finger.

Baltimore announced that first baseman George Rohe had been released. Rohe is reportedly either heading to Ft. Wayne (Western Association) or Minneapolis (Western League).

Philadelphia (NL) announced pitcher Al Orth had returned to play from his finger injury of 05/29/1901.

Detroit (H) 14 Philadelphia (AL) 13

Philadelphia led 3-1 after the top of the third, but by the end of the fifth Detroit was on top by a score of 10-4. Undeterred, the Athletics put up a five-spot in the top of the sixth to draw back with one. Detroit added two in the seventh, Philadelphia responded with two in the eighth to cut the Tigers lead back to one. Then the A's scored two more times in the ninth and finally regained the lead,  only to see Detroit rally with two in the bottom of the ninth for the win.

Obviously an exciting game, with plenty of hitting stars (and pitching failures). Philadelphia catcher Mike Powers tripled home three runs in the Athletics five-run sixth and the singled home two runs in the top of the ninth that temporarily gave them the lead, while Detroit left fielder Kid Nance got the key hit with two outs in the bottom of the ninth that gave the Tigers the win. This game featured 41 hits, nine walks, five errors, five stolen bases and three sacrifice flies that all lead to the 27 runs scored on the day.

Milwaukee (H) 4 Boston (AL) 3 (11)

Boston took an early 2-0 lead but Milwaukee came back with three unearned runs in the bottom of the third to take the lead. Boston finally tied the score at 3-3 in the top of the seventh, but by now both pitchers were cruising and the game eventually moved into extra innings. In the bottom of the eleventh Boston had a chance to get out of the inning but Fred Mitchell (1-1, 4.64) muffed a throw from the pitcher's mound to first base and the Brewers were able to score and claim the victory.

Pittsburgh (H) 4 Philadelphia (NL) 3

The Pirates led 3-0 after the fourth and Sam Leever (6-4, 2.73) took over from there. Phillies first baseman Ed Delahanty went 3-for-4  on the day and hit a two-run homerun in the top of the ninth to make it close, but Leever got the third out and Pittsburgh improved their lead at the top of the NL standings.

New York 2 St. Louis (H) 0

Christy Mathewson (5-6, 2.23) has often suffered from a lack of support from his teammates but today he took the two runs he was given and made them stand up as he shutout the hometown Cardinals. The Giants got their two runs in the second and made a loser of Jack Harper (4-5, 3.72).

Brooklyn 7 Cincinnati (H) 0

Amos Rusue

Brooklyn got three quick runs off Amos Rusie (1-1, 3.86) in the top of the first and eventually accumulated 20 hits on the day as they missed several chances to really blow the game open. Right fielder Willie Keeler went 5-for-5 on the day with two runs scored and two RBI's to support Frank Kitson (5-3, 2.81) who only allowed four Cincinnati hits on the day.

Brooklyn @ Cincinnati (Tie Game)

  

Thursday, June 6, 1901

As seen on the telegraph: Milwaukee announced utility player Bill Friel would not make the next team trip and would likely be away for the next two weeks. Reportedly Friel played several games in the Wisconsin League during this time.

Detroit announced catcher and utility player Sport McAllister had temporarily left the team to attend to a "dangerously ill" wife. McAllister is expected back in about a week.

Cincinnati announced catcher Heinie Peitz had suffered a charley horse and would be out of the starting lineup for several games.

Baltimore announced the acquisition of first baseman Jimmy Hart from Grand Rapids (Western Association).

Cleveland (H) 5 Baltimore 4

In a tight game that went back and forth several times it was Pete Dowling (3-3, 5.33) and the Blues that eventually came out on top. In the top of the eighth Baltimore center fielder Jim Jackson lined his first homerun of the season to tie the score at 4-4, but in the bottom of the inning Jackson muffed a long fly ball that turned into a four-base error that put Cleveland ahead to stay.

Pittsburgh (H) 9 Brooklyn 6

In a battle of #1 versus #2 it was Brooklyn that got off to a fast start with two in the top of the first. Pittsburgh came right back and scored five times in the bottom half of the inning and Deacon Phillippe (6-3, 3.29) kept the Superbas bats quiet until late in the game. The Pirates added four more runs in the bottom of the fifth, more than enough to hold off a late-inning rally for Brooklyn. Back in left field today, Jimmy Sheckard hit two triples in a losing cause, giving him the NL lead with eight triples. Willie Keeler took over third base while Frank Gatins is out.

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

St. Louis led 4-0 at the end of the sixth and Cardinals starter Willie Sudhoff (3-3, 5.59) had only allowed two hits, but then Boston suddenly exploded for four runs in the top of the seventh to tie the game at 4-4. Togie Pittinger (3-3, 3.25) kept the Cardinals off the scoreboard and center fielder Billy Hamilton knocked a two-out solo homerun in the top of the ninth to give the Beaneaters a lead they would not relinquish. Injuries forced Boston to use pitcher Bill Dinneen in right field today.

Chicago (NL) (H) 12 Philadelphia (NL) 4

When the two of the best hitting teams in the NL met there were sure to be fireworks and these two teams did not disappoint. The Phillies scored three in the first and led 4-1 through the fourth and the Orphans committed six errors early to open the door for the visitors. However starting in the bottom of the fifth the roles switched and it was Chicago who tied the score at 4-4 with a three-run outburst which they followed up with a four-run sixth and a four-run seventh, all the while the Phillies defense imploded as well. Chicago shortstop Barry McCormick with 3-for-4 with three runs scored, four RBI's, a double and two triples to lead the Orphans comeback efforts.

  

Friday, June 7, 1901

As seen on the telegraph: Boston (NL) signed free-agent outfielder George Grosart on a trial basis.

Note: After a light day for games played yesterday, the AL western teams will start an east coast swing today.

Boston (AL) (H) 3 Milwaukee 2 (10)

Both teams scored in the first inning and there the score stayed until Boston took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the sixth. Cy Young (10-0, 0.99) was his usual unhittable self until Milwaukee tied the score at 2-2 in the top of the ninth and then the Brewers threw out the potential winning run at home in the bottom of the ninth. In the bottom of the tenth backup catcher Ossee Schrecongost singled, stole second, and then scored on a single by left fielder Tommy Dowd for the game-winner.

Cleveland 7 Baltimore (H) 3

These two teams played in Cleveland yesterday but caught the overnight train to Baltimore to get in today's game. The Blues took their second in a row from the Orioles when they scored four times in the third to take a 6-3 lead and Earl Moore (4-4, 1.91) did the rest. Cleveland pitcher Bill Hoffer played the game at shortstop and got through the game with five fielding chances and no errors.

Chicago (AL) 5 Washington (H) 3

The White Stocking scored three times in the fourth to take a 5-1 lead and Clark Griffith (5-4, 2.82) held off several Senators rally attempts to take home the victory. Bill Carrick (6-3, 4.48) took the loss but went 2-for-3 on the day with a run scored, an RBI, and a double and triple in an attempt to rally his own team.

Pittsburgh (H) 1 Brooklyn 0

Jesse Tannehill (8-0, 1.39) only allowed three hits and outdueled Bill Donovan (6-5, 3.28), who only allowed four hits on the day. Pittsburgh didn’t even have a hit until the sixth inning, and scored the only run of the game in the seventh inning when third baseman Tommy Leach hit a sacrifice fly that scored second baseman Claude Ritchey.

St. Louis (H) 2 Boston 1 (10)

Boston started the game with a run in the top of the first but that was all that Jack Powell (7-2, 2.25) would allow today. The Cardinals tied the score at 1-1 in the bottom of the fifth and then in the tenth catcher Jack Ryan got his second RBI of the day when he hit an infield dribbler and shortstop Bobby Wallace beat the throw home from third for the game-winner.

Chicago (NL) (H) 5 Philadelphia (NL) 4

The Phillies scored four times in the second to take a 4-2 lead, but the Orphans fought back and tied the score at 4-4 at the end of the sixth. Chicago had a chance to take the lead in the seventh when left fielder Topsy Hartsel was caught trying to steal home as part of a double steal attempt. The Orphans finally won the game when center fielder Danny Green squeezed home catcher Johnny Kling in the bottom of the ninth with the game-winner.

New York 18 Cincinnati (H) 4

The two teams tied for last place in the NL squared off and it was pretty much over as soon as it started. The Reds committed four errors in the first inning and the Giants plated nine runs, only two of which were earned. New York kept it up from there, finishing the day with nineteen hits and four sacrifice flies. Ed Doheny (2-1, 3.75) got the win despite giving up seventeen hits and two walks as the Reds could only put runners on base, but then not do anything with them. Giants right fielder Charlie Hickman went 4-for-4 with five RBI's and two sacrifice flies and left fielder Kip Selbach scored six runs on the day.

  

Saturday, June 8, 1901

As seen on the telegraph: Cincinnati announced outfielder John Dobbs would likely miss the next week due to a sore wrist from a HBP in yesterday's game.

Boston (NL) announced that infielder John Hinton had been released.

Chicago (NL) announced that first baseman Jack Doyle would return to play following his finger injury of 06/02/1901.

Detroit announced that catcher-infielder Al Shaw had been acquired from Marion (Western Association) due to Pop Dillon's injury and Sport McAllister's absence. Detroit also announced that pitcher Joe Yeager would return to the mound following his unspecified injury of 05/17/1901.

Milwaukee 7 Boston (AL) (H) 5

Milwaukee led 3-2 after the first, but it was the Brewers that slowly built up a 7-2 lead after the fifth inning. Milwaukee first baseman John Anderson got his 22nd double and is now hitting .417.

Detroit 7 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 4

The Tigers scored three times in the first and in his first appearance in a month Joe Yeager (6-0, 1.83) was a little shaky at times but never gave up the lead. Philadelphia first baseman Harry Davis went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and three doubles, but it wasn't enough and Eddie Plank (4-3, 2.14) took the loss.

Baltimore (H) 6 Cleveland 2

The Orioles had lost consecutive games to the Blues this week and were eager to put an end to that unfortunate streak. It was a close game until Baltimore scored four times in the bottom of the seventh and Crazy Schmit (2-1, 1.88) finished what he started to pick up the win. Pitcher Harry Howell started in left field to give Mike Donlin the day off.

Chicago (AL) 5 Washington (H) 1

Chicago already led 2-1 when they scored three runs in the fifth and Roy Patterson (5-4, 2.28) kept the Senators shut down to pick up the win. Sam Dungan played first base again and went 2-for-4 to keep his average at .423 and Win Mercer found himself patrolling right field again, although he did hit a triple and score Washington's only run.

Brooklyn 2 Pittsburgh (H) 0

The top two teams in the NL were still going at it and tempers boiled over a little in today's game. In the bottom of the seventh with the score still tied at 0-0 Pittsburgh shortstop Bones Ely took a pitch in the ribs and had to come out of the game. In the top of the eighth Brooklyn catcher Deacon McGuire tripled to lead off the inning and when pitcher Frank Kitson (6-3, 2.50) stepped up to bat Pirates starter Jesse Tannehill (8-1, 1.38) retaliated and drilled Kitson with the first pitch. Tannehill was ejected and once play resumed the Superbas went on to score two runs and Kitson soon had his shutout.

Chicago (NL) (H) 4 Philadelphia (NL) 3

Chicago was held scoreless until the sixth but were then able to tie the score at 2-2 and then eventually take the lead - twice - and then hold on for the win. Jack Taylor (3-6, 4.62) got the victory over Doc White (7-4, 4.09).

New York 3 Cincinnati (H) 0

Christy Mathewson (6-6, 2.04) threw his second consecutive shutout by only allowing four hits to the hometown Reds. Left fielder Kip Selbach went 4-for-5 and scored both of the Giants runs.

Note: With the completion of this game New York became the final team to reach the 30 games played mark.

Sunday, June 9, 1901

Ginger Beaumont

As seen on the telegraph: Pittsburgh announced that center fielder Ginger Beaumont would likely miss the next week following a HBP to the head in yesterday's game. Beaumont is currently leading the NL in hitting (.383).

Brooklyn announced that pitcher Frank Kitson would be away from the team for a few days. Manager Ned Hanlon had promised that Kitson could make a quick trip home to see his nine-month-old daughter that he had not previously seen.

Baltimore announced the activation of outfielder Steve Brodie. Brodie had been unable to play this season due to a knee injury. Reportedly Brodie is still not fully healthy but will take his place in the lineup.

Brooklyn 2 Chicago (NL) (H) 1

After having spent most of the week playing the first-place Pittsburgh team the second place Superbas must now contend with the third-place Orphans. Jay Hughes (5-2, 3.92) didn’t allow a run until the bottom of the eighth when Chicago starter Rube Waddell (7-4, 4.07) hit his second homerun of the season.

Cincinnati (H) 8 New York 6

Cincinnati led 5-1 after the completion of the fifth inning and then held on for dear life as New York did their best to get back into the game. Reds first baseman Jake Beckley went 4-for-4 and scored three runs and right fielder Sam Crawford picked up three RBI's and hit his third homerun of the season. In the bottom of the fifth shortstop and player-manager George Davis was ejected for arguing a call at second base too strenuously.

Note: On this date in 1901 New York protested their game against Cincinnati. The protest was not upheld.