Monday, June 17, 1901
As seen on the telegraph: Brooklyn announced the release of outfielder Lefty Davis. Davis was reportedly headed to Omaha (Western League).
Boston (NL) announced that outfielder Daff Gammons would return to play following his finger injury of 06/05/1901.
Chicago (AL) 8 Boston (AL) (H) 5 (GM 1) (10)
In a battle of number one versus number two, the hard-charging White Stockings pulled off a come-from-behind victory in game #1 of the doubleheader. Chicago didn’t have a lead until the eigh5th, only to see Boston tie it back up in the bottom of the ninth. Chicago then scored four times in the top of the tenth, effectively putting the game out of reach for John Katoll (6-5, 3.41). Second baseman Sam Mertes had three RBI's on the day, including two on a two-out single that tied the score in the seventh inning. Boston pitchers gave up a total of ten walks as the visitors were able to take advantage of their wildness in the late innings when they started their rally.
Chicago (AL) 4 Boston (AL) (H) 0 (GM 2)
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| Roy Patterson |
How do you defeat Cy Young (11-1, 1.24)? By having Roy Patterson (7-4, 1.97) throw a two-hit shutout. Young didn't have hit best stuff today as he gave up ten hits, but some sloppy Boston defense also hurt his efforts in today's game. With this doubleheader sweep, the White Stockings suddenly find themselves within two games of the first-place Americans.
Cleveland 4 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 2
The Blues scored three times in the second inning, the big hit being a two-run triple by starting pitcher Bill Hoffer (2-6, 6.59). Hoffer gave up fourteen hits on the day but the Athletics couldn’t get the key hit when they needed it and Hoffer came away with the win.
Baltimore (H) 3 Milwaukee 1
The Brewers scored first but the Orioles came back and Joe McGinnity (8-8, 3.18) shut down the Milwaukee offense from there and got the win. Milwaukee first baseman John Anderson did pick up his 24th double of the season.
Washington (H) 2 Detroit 1
The Senators broke a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the seventh as Washington starter Watty Lee (5-6, 4.29) outdueled Roscoe Miller (4-6, 3.57). Pitchers Win Mercer and Joe Yeager are still both playing in the field full time as they wait for teammates to heal and return to the lineup.
Philadelphia (NL) 6 Boston (NL) (H) 1
The Phillies scored twice in the top of the first to take an early lead and then added on from there to make it an easy win for Doc White (9-4, 4.03). First baseman Ed Delahanty went 2-for-4 on the day and hit homerun #4, making it a six-way tie for first in the NL homerun lead.
Cincinnati (H) 11 St. Louis 10 (10)
The Reds took early leads of 3-1 and 7-3, but he Cardinals took the lead with a five-run sixth and then things got interesting. Cincinnati immediately tied the game at 8-8 only to fall behind again, but kept it close and then tie the score in the bottom of the ninth with a successful squeeze. Cincinnati followed that up with another successful squeeze in the bottom of the tenth for the victory, giving Bill Phillips (5-6, 5.76) the win in relief. Reds right fielder Sam Crawford had a 6-for-6 day with two runs scored, four RBI's, and a double.
Note: Cincinnati pitcher Doc Newton was ejected for the third time this year for hitting batters with pitched balls.
Tuesday, June 18, 1901
As seen on the telegraph: Pittsburgh announced outfielder Ginger Beaumont would return to play following a HBP to the head on 06/09/1901.
Brooklyn announced shortstop Bill Dahlen would return to play following an undisclosed injury of 06/13/1901.
Chicago (AL) 6 Boston (AL) (H) 2
Things continue to get interesting atop of the AL as Chicago won it's eleventh consecutive game and climbed to within one game of first-place Boston. The White Stockings scored twice in the third and then added three more in the fifth to put the game away. Dummy Hoy, batting leadoff and playing center field, went 3-for-5 with three runs scored to support pitcher-manager Clark Griffith (7-4, 2.67).
Philadelphia (AL) (H) 7 Cleveland 6
The Athletics scored four times in the bottom of the first and built their lead from there, but the Blues rallied to score four runs in the top of the ninth and make things close. Nap Lajoie went 2-for-2 with two walks and two RBI's (#56) to spark the early Philadelphia surge.
Milwaukee 14 Baltimore (H) 10
At the end of the fifth Milwaukee led 13-10, thanks to a nine-run fourth. Baltimore kept it close with a five-run second and a four-run fifth, but after the fifth, the pitchers reasserted themselves the game ended quietly. Tully Sparks (4-5, 5.56) did not pitch a great game but got the win, partially due to Sparks going 3-for-4 with four RBIs on the day, with two of those hits and three of those RBI's coming in the fateful fourth inning.
Washington (H) 8 Detroit 6
Detroit took an early lead, but the Washington offense came alive in the mid-innings and built enough of a lead to hold off a late-inning Tigers rally attempt. Washington catcher-first baseman Mike Grady hit a two-run homerun in the fourth and then another in the fifth, giving him five homeruns for the season.
Pittsburgh (H) 4 St. Louis 0
As the NL Midwestern teams worked their way eastward St. Louis played a game in Cincinnati yesterday and stopped in Pittsburgh today on their way towards Brooklyn. Deacon Phillippe (7-5, 2.95) allowed only five hits and kept the Cardinals scoreless, while the Pirates batters squandered numerous chances to blow the game open despite getting thirteen hits on the day.
New York 4 Brooklyn (H) 1
While the Giants and the Superbas wait for St. Louis and Pittsburgh to arrive they squared off in Brooklyn today with Dummy Taylor (5-6, 2.39) getting the win. This loss combined with a Pittsburgh win moved Brooklyn back down to second place for the moment.
Philadelphia (NL) 5 Boston (NL) (H) 3 (12)
Boston took early leads of 2-0 and 3-1 but couldn’t hold them as Philadelphia eventually tied the game at 3-3 after the seventh and the game eventually went into extra innings. In the top of the twelfth Ed Delahanty hit a two-out two-run single to put the Phillies ahead to stay and Al Orth (6-4, 2.88) finished what he started for the win.
Wednesday, June 19, 1901
As seen on the telegraph: Cleveland announced that first baseman Candy LaChance would be resting at his home in Waterbury, CT while he recovered from a severe strain. LaChance is expected to rejoin the team in a few days.
St. Louis announced first baseman Dan McGann would return to play following his undisclosed injury of 06/14/1901.
Cincinnati announced the acquisition of pitcher Doc Parker from Louisville.
Chicago (AL) 5 Boston (AL) (H) 3
Chicago extended its winning streak to twelve games and moved into a tie for first place with Boston. In a game that featured only nine total hits the White Stockings took advantage of some sloppy Americans fielding to score three runs in the fifth. Chicago center fielder Dummy Hoy had three runs scored for the second consecutive game and first baseman Frank Isbell drove in two runs to help make the difference.
Philadelphia (AL) (H) 5 Cleveland 4 (13)
The Athletics didn’t have a hit until the fifth but ended up with seventeen hits on the day and plenty of missed opportunities, but were happy to walk away with the thirteen inning victory. Chick Fraser (6-6, 4.37) went all the way for the win. Athletics third baseman Lave Cross had a 4-for-5 day and kept his average over .400 at .409.
Baltimore (H) 19 Milwaukee 3
Behind a five-run second and a five-run fourth the Orioles pounded the visiting Brewers, picking up 23 hits against the hapless Brewers pitchers. Second baseman Jimmy Williams, center fielder Jim Jackson, and first baseman Jimmy Hart all had four hits on the day, with Williams driving in five runs.
Washington (H) 4 Detroit 0
Detroit had been on a bit of a hot streak for a while but had fallen back recently and awoke this morning to find themselves mired in fifth place, a mere one half-game ahead of Washington. The Senators improved their winning streak to five games by shutting out the visiting Tigers with Casey Patten (3-1, 5.11) getting the victory. Detroit outhit Washington 8-7 but the Senators got the hits when they counted.
Philadelphia (NL) (H) 10 St. Louis 1
The Phillies cruised to an easy win over St. Louis behind an eight-run fourth inning, a three-run homerun by right fielder Elmer Flick being the big blow. The Phillies had nineteen hits on the day and seven different players drove in runs, including Red Donahue (6-5, 2.36) who had a 2-for-4 day and scored a run as well.
Cincinnati 5 Brooklyn (H) 4
The game went back and forth until Cincinnati took the lead for good with two big runs in the top of the ninth. Cincinnati pitcher Bill Phillips (6-6, 5.61) got the ninth inning started with a triple and scored and then held off a Superbas rally attempt in the bottom of the ninth to get the win.
Boston (NL) (H) 3 Chicago (NL) 1 (GM 1)
Chicago scored once in the fourth and then Boston answered with three in the fifth, and that was all of the scoring in this one as Vic Willis (6-3, 1.59) defeated Jock Menefee (6-5, 2.98) to take game one of the doubleheader.
Boston (NL) (H) 6 Chicago (NL) 5 (10) (GM 2)
The Orphans squeezed home a run in the top of the ninth to eventually force extra innings but in the bottom of the tenth Boston pitcher Bob Lawson (1-3, 6.39) knocked a two-out single to score battery mate Mal Kittridge with the game-winner and to give the Beaneaters the doubleheader sweep.
Pittsburgh 9 New York (H) 4
The Pirates had eleven hits and the Giants had ten, but the Pirates bunched their hits together in an eight-run sixth to get the win. Honus Wagner went 2-for-4 with a homerun and three RBI's to lead the Pittsburgh offense.
Note: BBR lists this game as a 5-5 tie. Since I am using the ATMgr files and they had a lineup for this game I played it out. As I have stated previously, the lineup files were created a long time ago and even the BBR records are a bit incomplete, so I am just going with it as is.
Note: With this game and the Boston doubleheader all NL teams have now played at least 40 games.
Thursday, June 20, 1901
As seen on the telegraph: Pittsburgh announced that pitcher Sam Leever would likely miss the next few starts due to a HBP in yesterday's game in New York.
Washington pitcher/outfielder Win Mercer suffered a sprained ankle in yesterday's game versus Detroit and is likely to be out the next 7-10 days.
New York announced that third-string catcher Aleck Smith would not make the next western trip and would instead play games with and against independent clubs around New England.
Brooklyn announced the acquisition of free-agent outfielder Cozy Dolan.
Baltimore announced that outfielder Mike Donlin would return to play following his undisclosed illness of 06/12/1901.
Boston (AL) (H) 4 Chicago (AL) 3 (12)
After having lost six games in a row and after having lost sole possession of first place Boston called upon Cy Young (12-1, 1.34) to right the ship but it wasn't quite that easy. The Americans led 3-0 after the third, but the White Stockings scored single runs in the sixth, seventh, and eighth and the game soon moved into extra innings. Both teams had their chances, but Boston first baseman Buck Freeman finally singled home Chick Stahl with the game-winner in the bottom of the twelfth.
Cleveland 4 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 3
Philadelphia second baseman Nap Lajoie went 2-for-3 on the day with two walks, drove in two runs, and hit homerun #9, but it wasn't enough as Cleveland came from behind to capture the win. Blues starter Earl Moore (5-5, 2.88) kept the other Athletics bats quiet and got the hard-earned win.
Baltimore (H) 8 Milwaukee 7
The Brewers scored twice in the top of the first and slowly built a 7-1 lead through the top of the seventh. The Orioles bats finally awoke and they cut the lead to 7-6 with a five-run seventh and then with two outs in the bottom of the ninth they managed to tie the score and right fielder Cy Seymour followed that with a single that drove home the winning run. Jerry Nops (1-1, 6.16) made his first start of the season and got the win plus he contributed two hits of his own. Milwaukee first baseman John Anderson continued his amazing season by going 3-for-5 (.439, scoring two runs, driving in two, and knocking two doubles (#26, and #27).
Note: With the completion of this game Baltimore became the last team to reach the forty games played mark.
Detroit 5 Washington (H) 3
The Tigers fell behind early but stayed close, and then right fielder Ducky Holmes hit a two-run double in a three-run seventh to get the lead. Roscoe Miller (5-6, 3.52) held off the Senators thereafter and Detroit was able to move back up into fifth place in the standings.
Philadelphia (NL) (H) 14 St. Louis 6 (GM 1)
The Phillies built up leads of 4-0 and 9-2, cut short an attempted cardinals comeback, and then thumped St. Louis pitching for five more runs to take the first game of the doubleheader. First baseman Ed Delahanty had a 4-for-5 (.378) day with three RBI's, joining left fielder Jimmy Slagle and pitcher Bill Duggleby (3-7, 3.51) who also had three RBI's in game one.
St. Louis 5 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 0 (GM 2)
The Cardinals have been struggling recently and now find themselves alone in last place in the NL standings. Jack Powell (9-3, 2.4) limited the hometown Phillies to only two hits and St. Louis finally came through with some timely hitting to gain a split in the doubleheader. Dan McGann got things started for the Cardinals with a two-run homerun in the top of the first.
Brooklyn (H) 7 Cincinnati 3
The Reds scored first but that was the extent of their highlights as the Superbas quickly tied the score back up and then proceeded to run away with it. Center fielder Tom McCreery hit his ninth triple of the season and drove in two runs and weak-hitting pitcher Bill Donovan (9-5, 2.87) surprised everyone when he lined a double off the wall and drove in two insurance runs.
Chicago (NL) 6 Boston (NL) (H) 2 (GM 1)
Rube Waddell (9-4, 3.61) got the Orphans winning track as they began their second doubleheader in two days versus Boston by holding the Beaneaters to only two runs, despite the fact that both teams had seven hits in the game.
Chicago (NL) 3 Boston (NL) (H) 2 (GM 2)
The Orphans scored a run in the top of the second and for the longest time it looked like that would be all the scoring in this one, but then the Beaneaters got on the board and took the lead with two in the bottom of the eighth. Undaunted, Chicago came back with two in the top of the ninth when right fielder Topsy Hartsel streaked home form third on a wild pitch to give the Orphans the lead again. Jack Taylor (5-6, 4.41) got the win as Chicago avenged yesterday's sweep by having one of their own today.
Note: The game reminded me that Hartsel now has a streak of 36 games where he has successfully reached base.
Pittsburgh 9 New York (H) 0
The Pirates scored early and often and ran away with this one behind right fielder Honus Wagner's 4-for-4 day that featured three runs scored and two doubles. Jack Chesbro (7-1, 1.36) continued his impressive string of pitching performances for Pittsburgh.
Friday, June 21, 1901
As seen on the telegraph: Philadelphia (NL) announced that second baseman William Hallman was injured when HBP during a recent game versus St. Louis and would likely miss the next 3-4 days.
Milwaukee announced the release of utility player Tom Leahy.
Washington announced that first baseman Bill Everitt would return to play following his leg injury of 06/12/1901.
Philadelphia (NL) announced the acquisition of veteran infielder Hughie Jennings from Brooklyn (DNP). Jennings wanted to play with Baltimore but Philadelphia would not relinquish its claim. Brooklyn had also claimed him, but Philadelphia was able to work a deal with them for his services. Jennings had been playing ball at Cornell College where he was studying law.
Boston (AL) (H) 8 Cleveland 5
Cleveland committed three errors in the first three innings and opened the door for Boston to build an early lead and Ted Lewis (9-3, 3.03) did the rest. First baseman Buck Freeman went 2-for-3 and scored three runs to lead the Americans offense.
Chicago (AL) 13 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 2
The White Stockings have had a lot of close games during their recent hot streak and were due for a laugher and they got it today as they collected eighteen hits and an easy win. Left fielder Herm McFarland went 2-for-3 with two walks and scored four runs and drove in four runs and hit his sixth homerun of the season. Clark Griffith (8-4, 2.62) was able to coast home for the victory.
Baltimore (H) 10 Detroit 4
The Tigers took two different early leads but then the Orioles exploded for eighteen hits and ran away with this one. Every Baltimore starter had at least one hit and catcher Wilbert Robinson had a 3-for-4 day with three RBI's.
Washington (H) 10 Milwaukee 3
The Senators jumped on Bill Reidy (4-8, 4.39) early and cleared the path for Dale Gear (3-7, 3.13) to get the win. Right fielder Sam Dungan (.430) went 3-for-5 on the day with three runs scored and hit a clutch three-run homerun early that sent the Senators on their path to an easy victory.
Philadelphia (NL) (H) 4 St. Louis 3
The Cardinals took an early lead, fell behind, and then tied the score in the top of the ninth to send the game into extra innings. In the bottom of the tenth St. Louis third baseman Otto Krueger airmailed a throw to first base and allowed the winning run to score and sent the Phillies fans home happy. Al Orth (7-4, 2.86) hustled down to first and forced the bad throw that ended the game.
Brooklyn (H) 3 Cincinnati 2
The Superbas finally took the lead when they scored two runs in the bottom of the eighth and Brickyard Kennedy (3-1, 2.41) finished what he started to pick up the win. Doc Parker (0-1, 3.38) pitched well in his season debut but took the loss.
Chicago (NL) 5 Boston (NL) (H) 4
The Orphans scored three times in the top of the seventh to take a 5-2 lead and then Tom Hughes (4-6, 3.41) withstood a late Boston rally attempt to gain the win. Right fielder Topsy Hartsel went 4-for-5 and scored two runs to spark the Orphans offense.
New York (H) 5 Pittsburgh 4
The Giants took an early 5-0 lead and Dummy Taylor (6-6, 2.28) seemed to be cruising to an easy win but the Pirate scored three times in the seventh and added one more in the eighth to get within 5-4, but Taylor was able to shut down any further attacks and get the win.
Saturday, 06/22/1901
As seen on the telegraph: Milwaukee announced that second baseman Billy Gilbert had been suspended five games for spiking an umpire. Milwaukee also announced that infielder Bill Friel had rejoined the team after having been absent since 06/06/1901.
Washington announced that catcher/first baseman Mike Grady was suffering from a bone chip in his hand and would likely miss the next few weeks.
Cincinnati announced the release of pitcher Doc Parker following his one start yesterday versus Brooklyn. It was later reported that his stay in the NL was "short and stormy."
Philadelphia (NL) announced the release of outfielder Jimmy Slagle. Philadelphia had reportedly worked a deal to trade Slagle to Boston (NL) but that had fallen through.
Boston (AL) (H) 12 Cleveland 3
The Americans scored five runs in the first and then added six more in the third, five of those runs coming before an out was recorded and knocking Cleveland started Bill Hart (7-5, 3.32) out of the box. George Winter (1-2, 2.33) got his first win as every Boston player had a hit and an RBI and all but two scored a run.
Chicago (AL) 8 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 1
Chicago put up two runs in the seventh and three in the ninth to blow open what had been a tight game, allowing Roy Patterson (8-4, 1.89) to pick up the easy win. Right fielder Fielder Jones had a 3-for-4 day with a walk and scored four runs to lead the White Stocking's offense.
Baltimore (H) 9 Detroit 7
The Orioles scored three in the bottom of the first and added one more in the second, but after the top of the sixth, the Tigers had fought back to tie the score at 4-4. Baltimore immediately scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth and then Harry Howell (7-5, 4.16) held off yet another rally attempt to lock down the win. Baltimore only had twelve hits on the day, but every player in the lineup had at least one.
Milwaukee 3 Washington (H) 1 (12)
Both teams scored a run in the sixth and that was all until the Brewers plated two in the top of the twelfth. Ned Garvin (7-1, 2.25) went all the way to outlast Casey Patten (3-2, 4.41) for the win.
Philadelphia (NL) (H) 17 Cincinnati 3
The Phillies scored twice in the bottom of the first to take a quick lead, scored seven times in the second, and then continued to pound away at Cincinnati pitching for the rest of the game. Catcher Ed McFarland went 4-for-6 and drove in six runs and ended the day hitting .406. Leadoff hitter and center fielder Roy Thomas went 5-for-5 and scored four runs. Red Donahue (7-5, 2.24) was grateful for the run support. Donahue didn’t give up a hit until the sixth, and that play ended up with two Reds players being thrown out on the bases.
Note: In his first at-bat with the Phillies newly acquired first baseman Hughie Jennings took a pitch off the shoulder and had to sit out the remainder of the game.
Brooklyn (H) 9 Chicago (NL) 4 (GM 1)
Chicago embarked on its third doubleheader in four days by hanging tough with a good Brooklyn squad, only to see the Superbas score six times in the bottom of the eighth to put game one safely away. Second baseman Tom Daly went 4-for-4 and drove three runs and center fielder Willie Keeler scored three runs to support Doc McJames (1-5, 6.17) in his first win of the season.
Brooklyn (H) 7 Chicago (NL) 6 (GM 2)
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| Jesse Tannehill |
The Orphans led 4-0 after the top of the fourth, but the Superbas scored four in the fourth and then one in the fifth to regain the lead. Brooklyn added a couple more in the seventh, which came in handy as Chicago never gave up on a possible come back. Frank Kitson (10-3, 2.4) became the first NL pitcher to ten wins.
Pittsburgh 6 Boston (NL) (H) 0 (GM 1) (Perfect Game)
Perhaps the Beaneaters were a little bushed as this was their third doubleheader in four days, but the story of game one was a perfect game by Pittsburgh hurler Jesse Tannehill (9-2, 1.42).
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Boston (NL) (H) 3 Pittsburgh 2 (10)
Boston finally got their first hit of the day as part of a two-run third, but the Pirates were able to keep it close and then tied the score with a run in the top of the ninth. Boston finally got the doubleheader split when center fielder Billy Hamilton singled home second baseman Gene DeMontreville with two outs in the bottom of the tenth.
St. Louis 4 New York (H) 1
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| Jesse Burkett |
The Cardinals finally matched a good pitching appearance with some clutch hitting and walked away with the victory. Jack Powell (10-3, 2.29) also got his tenth victory of the season today and left fielder Jesse Burkett continued his recent hot streak by going 3-for-4 to end the day hitting a league-leading .398.
Sunday 06/23/1901
As seen on the telegraph: New York announced that pitcher Roger Denzer would remain behind along with Aleck Smith during the upcoming western trip and would play games versus independent teams around New England in the interim.
Pittsburgh announced that catcher Jack O'Connor had suffered a split right thumb and would likely miss play for the next 3-4 weeks. O'Connor was to work as a coach while he was unable to play. Pittsburgh also announced the acquisition of outfielder Lefty Davis, formerly with Brooklyn.
Note: they were no games played on this date. This is as good a time as any to make a reference to the Sunday Blue Laws that were prevalent in the early 20th century.
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