Week 9 Results

Monday, June 10, 1901

As seen on the telegraph: Cincinnati announced that pitcher Barney McFadden had been released. The Villanova grad was expected to head to St. Joseph (Western League) to work on his control issues. Cincinnati also announced that catcher Heinie Peitz would return to full-time play following his leg injury of 06/06/1901.

Baltimore announced that pitcher Crazy Schmit had been released. Baltimore also announced that pitcher Frank Foreman, previously released by Boston (AL), had been signed as a free agent.

Boston (NL) announced that outfielder Fred Crolius would return to play following his finger injury of 05/15/1901. Boston also announced that infielder Bobby Lowe would return to play following his thumb injury of 05/22/1901.

Philadelphia (NL) announced that third baseman Harry Wolverton would return to play following his back injury of 06/01/1901.

Milwaukee 9 Boston (AL) (H) 4

Milwaukee scored three times in the top of the first and led 7-0 after the top of the fourth. The Americans did get on the scoreboard shortly after this, but today it was all Brewers. Pink Hawley (4-6, 5.00) allowed only eight hits and got the win, plus he went 4-for-5 with two doubles from the plate. Shortstop Wid Conroy, batting third in the Milwaukee lineup, went 4-for-6 and scored four runs to spark the Brewers offense.

Detroit 7 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 5 (10)

The Athletics scored one in the bottom of the first, but the Detroit offense kicked it into gear and built a 7-1 lead through the seventh inning. Then it was Philadelphia's offense that came alive, scoring four times in the eighth to make it close and then scoring the tying run in the ninth to send the game into extra innings. The Tigers wasted no time in the tenth as shortstop Kid Elberfeld singled, was sacrificed to send, and then scored on left fielder Kid Nance's single.

Baltimore (H) 7 Cleveland 3

Cleveland scored first but then Baltimore scored seven runs across the three middle innings to pull away and lock down the win. Orioles left fielder Steve Brodie, in his first game of the season, singled home the first two runs for the home team in the fifth. Joe McGinnity (7-7, 3.00) evened his record for the season.

Chicago (AL) 12 Washington (H) 5

The White Stockings scored four times in the third and then came right back with five runs in the fourth and were able to put it in to cruise after that. The Senators scored a few runs late, but John Katoll (5-5, 3.39) was never really threatened. The top seven the Chicago lineup all had multiple hits as the visitors accumulated sixteen hits on the day.

New York 5 Pittsburgh (H) 2

Kip Selbach

Giants left fielder Kip Selbach lined a two-run homerun in the top of the first and the Giants were off and running. Selbach doubled home another run in the sixth to give Dummy Taylor (3-6, 2.80) a little cushion on his way to the win.

Philadelphia (NL) 12 St. Louis (H) 8

The Phillies scored four times in the second to take an early 5-2 lead, but by the end of the fourth, the Cardinals had come back to tie the score at 5-5. Both teams scored one time in the sixth and then Philadelphia put up another four-spot and eventually held on for the win. Second baseman William Hallman scored four runs on a 3-for-5 day and first baseman Ed Delahanty went 3-for-4 with two runs scored, three RBI's, and a double and triple. St. Louis left fielder Jesse Burkett had a 5-for-5 game with two runs scored, four RBI's, with two doubles and a solo homerun to try and keep the Cardinals in the game.

Brooklyn 2 Chicago (H) 2

Brooklyn scored a run in the top of the first and then added another run in the eighth and Bill Donovan (7-5, 3.09) pitched a masterpiece for the win. The Orphans didn’t score until one out in the ninth when left fielder Topsy Hartsel pulled a homerun down the line to spoil the shutout.

Boston 3 Cincinnati (H) 0

Vic Willis (4-3, 1.75) limited Cincinnati to only two hits on his way to the shutout victory. Beaneaters second baseman Gene DeMontreville had a 3-for-4 day and drove in two of Boston's run.

Tuesday, June 11, 1901

As seen on the telegraph: New York announced third baseman Charlie Buelow had returned to soon from his pre-season knee injury and would remain under doctor's care for the next two weeks.

Chicago (NL) announced that first baseman Jack Doyle would likely miss the next two weeks after suffering a broken hand in yesterday's game. Chicago also announced that catcher Frank Chance would return to play following his finger injury and surgery of 05/21/1901. It is expected that Chance will take a turn at first base while Doyle is out.

Detroit announced that shortstop Kid Elberfeld had suffered broken ribs after recently having been spiked by Cleveland second baseman Nap Lajoie and would likely miss 2-3 weeks. Detroit also announced that catcher/infielder Sport McAllister had rejoined the team.

Brooklyn announced that both third baseman Frank Gatins and pitcher Frank Kitson had rejoined the team.

Baltimore announced catcher Wilbert Robinson would return to play following his undisclosed illness of 06/02/1901.

Boston (AL) (H) 7 Milwaukee 6

The Brewers led 5-1 after the fifth inning was completed but the Americans slowly climbed back into it until third baseman Jimmy Collins socked a two-run homerun in the bottom of the eighth to give Boston its first lead of the game. Nig Cuppy (6-0, 3.31) held on from there and got the win.

Detroit 10 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 8

Detroit led 4-0 after the top of the second and there the score stood until the vaunted Athletics offense suddenly woke up with a five-run fifth. Detroit countered with four in the seventh and from there the slugfest continued until the Tiger finally came out on top. Philadelphia second baseman Nap Lajoie went 4-for-5 (.470) with three runs, three RBI's, and two homeruns, giving him seven for the season. With Kid Elberfeld out for a few weeks Detroit pitcher Joe Yeager will fill in at shortstop.

Baltimore (H) 4 Cleveland 2

In a pitcher's duel it was Harry Howell (6-3, 3.83) that came out over Bill Hart (7-3, 2.38). The difference was the Orioles bunching their hits to get an early lead and then relying on Howell to do the rest.

Chicago (AL) 6 Washington (H) 5

The White Stockings scored four times in the third and the Senators answered with three runs in the fourth, and from there it was a dogfight to the finish. Center fielder Dummy Hoy stroked a three-run double to stake Chicago to its early lead and then in the eighth third baseman Fred Hartman doubled home first baseman Frank Isbell with the eventual game-winner.

New York 4 Pittsburgh (H) 3

The Pirates took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the sixth but the Giants came right back with two in the seventh and then two more in the eighth. Christy Mathewson (7-6, 2.11) held off a Pittsburgh rally to get the win over Sam Leever (6-5, 2.76).

Philadelphia (NL) 9 St. Louis (H) 2

The Cardinals took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the third but after that, it was all Phillies as the visitors collected fourteen hits and eight walks off losing pitcher Willie Sudhoff (3-4, 5.78) to get the win. Catcher Ed McFarland went 4-for-4 on the day with four runs scored to spark the Philadelphia offense.

Brooklyn 10 Chicago (NL) (H) 9

The Superbas put up a four-spot in the top of the third to take a 4-2 lead but after that the Orphans tied the game and eventually took a 9-4 lead. It looked like Jock Menefee (6-3, 3.39) was cruising to an easy win when Brooklyn decided to employ some two-out magic and scored five times in the top of the ninth to take a 10-9 lead. Frank Kitson (7-3, 2.43) got the win in relief with Jimmy Sheckard's five RBI's on the day leading the comeback.

Cincinnati (H) 5 Boston 0

The hometown Reds scored twice in the bottom of the fourth and that was all Noodles Hahn (6-6, 2.26) would need today as he held the visiting Beaneaters to only four hits. Cincinnati right fielder Sam Crawford went 3-for-4 on the day and scored two runs to lead the offense.

  

Wednesday, June 12, 1901

Mike Donlin

As seen on the telegraph: Baltimore announced that left fielder Mike Donlin would likely miss the next week to allow him to recover from an undisclosed illness. Donlin had recently been in and out of the lineup for the past few games. Baltimore also announced that shortstop Bill Keister had injured his knee and was likely to miss the next two weeks.

Washington announced that first baseman and team captain Bill Everitt had suffered a charley horse and would likely miss the next ten days. Note: I once read that in old-time baseball lingo a charley horse was likely what we would call a hamstring injury.

New York announced second baseman Ray Nelson had rejoined the team.

Chicago (AL) announced that catcher Joe Sugden would return to play following his foot injury of 05/31/1901.

Boston (AL) (H) 7 Detroit 3

Cy Young (11-0, 1.08) didn't give up a hit until the seventh inning and Detroit committed six errors on the day, including three by pitcher-cum-shortstop Joe Yeager, all leading to an easy win for first-place Boston.

Philadelphia (AL) (H) 7 Milwaukee 5

The Athletics took the early lead, only to see the Brewers come right back and take a 5-4 lead after the top of the sixth. Some keys hits and some shaky fielding led toa three-run sixth for the home team and Bill Bernhard (4-5, 6.69) shutdown the visitors the rest of the way to get the win. Nap Lajoie walked three times in this game but still picked up an RBI (#49) on a sacrifice fly.

Chicago (AL) 6 Baltimore (H) 2

It took a while for the White Stocking's offense to kick in but once they started putting hits together the game turned into an easy win for Clark Griffith (6-4, 2.74). Left fielder Herm McFarland added a solo homerun (#4) to add some late-inning insurance.

Washington (H) 12 Cleveland 5

In a battle of the two teams tied for last place it was the Senators day to shine as they scored four times in the first and then continued to pound away at the Cleveland pitching. Second baseman Joe Quinn and center fielder John Farrell both scored three times to support Bill Carrick (7-3, 4.43).

Pittsburgh (H) 4 New York 3

The Giants led off the top of the first with three consecutive singles, but only got one run out of it. The hometown Pirates then recaptured the lead with two in the second and they soon added on, taking a 4-1 lead after the fourth. Jack Chesbro (5-1, 1.48) gave up eleven hits on the day but held off a late rally by the New Yorkers to get the win.

Philadelphia (NL) 5 St. Louis (H) 3

The Phillies scored single runs in five different innings but that was enough for Al Orth (5-4, 3.07) to get the win over the Cardinals. First baseman Ed Delahanty went 3-for-5 on the day and drove in two runs to take his season total to 33.

Brooklyn 4 Chicago (NL) (H) 2

Brooklyn took advantage of some sloppy Chicago defense to build an early lead, which came in handy when some sloppy Brooklyn defense allowed to Orphans to make things close in the ninth inning. Frank Kitson (8-3, 2.19) wanted the shutout but was happy with the win.

Cincinnati (H) 5 Boston (NL) 3

The Reds scored early and then held off a belated Boston comeback to help Noodles Hahn (7-6, 2.32) pick up the win. Right fielder Sam Crawford had two RBI's and now has 28 for the season.

Note: BBR lists this game as a 6-6 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.

  

Thursday, June 13, 1901

As seen on the telegraph: Brooklyn announced that shortstop Bill Dahlen had suffered an undisclosed injury and would likely miss the next week

Baltimore announced the activation of veteran pitcher Jerry Nops who had been suffering from "sore hands" since 5/11/1901.

Boston (AL) (H) 6 Detroit 3

The Tigers led 3-0 after the top of the third, but the Americans are tenacious and they immediately tied the game at 3-3 after the completion of the third. Boston capitalized on their scoring opportunities when they arose and Ted Lewis (8-2, 2.76) kept the Detroit bats quiet thereafter and got the win.

Milwaukee 4 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 3

The Brewers took an early 4-0 lead and pitcher Ned Garvin (6-1, 2.7) who had a no-hitter earlier in the season didn't allow a hit until there were two outs in the bottom of the fifth. In the sixth, second baseman Nap Lajoie snapped a two-run homerun (#8) to end the shutout and this was quickly followed by first baseman Harry Davis solo homerun to cut Milwaukee's lead to 4-3. Garvin settled himself and was untouched the rest of the way and got the win. Milwaukee second baseman Billy Gilbert went 3-for-4, scored two runs had two RBI's, and knocked a double to spark the Brewers offense with some early key hits.

Chicago (AL) 9 Baltimore (H) 1

Chicago won their seventh in a row and cemented their hold on second place as they thumped Baltimore soundly in today's game. Baltimore was in second place for much of the season, but injuries have plagued them recently and it has started to catch up with them. Chicago third baseman Fred Hartman had the big day as he went 4-for-5, scored two runs, drove in three, and had two of the White Stocking's four triples.

Boston (H) 2 Pittsburgh (H) 1 (10)

The last place Beaneaters came into Pittsburgh to take on the first place Pirates and came away with an extra-inning win in game one. Boston scored in the top of the first, and it looked like it might be all the scoring until Pittsburgh plated the tying run on the bottom of the seventh. No more runs were scored in regulation, so it was off to extra innings where Boston center fielder Billy Hamilton led off the top of the inning with a homerun to put the visitors ahead to stay. Togie Pittinger (4-3, 2.92) took the win over Deacon Phillippe (6-5, 3.21).

Brooklyn 13 St. Louis (H) 7

The Superbas led 9-6 at the completion of the third inning and then held off the hometown Cardinals the remainder of the way to get the win for Jay Hughes (6-2, 4.06). Brooklyn nailed St. Louis pitching for twenty hits on the day with five different players getting three hits in the game.

Chicago (NL) (H) 9 New York 8

The Giants have been playing better over this past week and were looking to keep it up today in Chicago but it was the Orphans turn to come out on top instead. Chicago led 7-0 after the completion of the fifth but New York suddenly made it close with a five-run sixth. A shaky Chicago defense allowed the Giants to get even closer, but Jack Taylor (4-6, 4.66) held on to get the win for the home team. Charlie Dexter, playing first base today for the Orphans, went 4-for-4 and scored two runs and picked up two RBI's on the day to spark the offense.

Philadelphia (NL) 10 Cincinnati (H) 9

Cincinnati led by scores of 4-0 and 8-3 and seemed to be on the way to victory when the Phillies bats suddenly came awake in the top of the eighth when they scored six runs to take their first lead. The game also featured both starting pitchers getting ejected for a series of beanballs - quite a day in Cincinnati. Phillies catcher Ed McFarland bumped his average up to .390 with a 3-for-5 day that included two runs scored and four big RBI's.

  

Friday, June 14, 1901

As seen on the telegraph: New York announced shortstop and player-manager George Davis had either suffered a sore thumb or a bad leg and had almost contracted blood poisoning due to the dye in the stockings he wore. Davis is expected to  return to play in about ten days.

Brooklyn announced first baseman Joe Kelley had either suffered a sprained ankle or had been spiked recently in a game versus St. Louis. Kelley is expected to return to play in about ten days. Kelley reportedly took advantage of the time to visit his folks in Baltimore, MD.

Cincinnati announced outfielder Algie McBride had been released. Reportedly New York had already expressed interest in McBride's services.

St. Louis announced first baseman Dan McGann was suffering from an undisclosed illness but was expected back in the lineup in just a few days.

Boston (AL) announced first baseman Larry McLean had been recalled from St. John's where he had been since playing 05/17/1901.

Detroit 16 Boston (AL) (H) 5

The Tigers collected nineteen hits and four homeruns on their way to a thorough pasting of the first place Americans. Boston starter Win Kellum (0-6, 9.17) gave up two homeruns to the first four batters in the game and then Detroit third baseman Doc Casey, who had led the game off with a homerun, added a second homerun in the ninth inning. Right fielder Ducky Holmes drove home five runs for the visitors, putting him at 44 RBI's for the season.

Philadelphia (AL) (H) 11 Milwaukee 7

The Athletics took an early 4-0 lead, fell behind in the middle innings, and then put up a four-spot in the bottom of the seventh to regain the lead and then held on for the win. Philadelphia right fielder and leadoff hitter Phil Geier went 3-for-5 with three runs scored to bring his average up to .209 for the season.

Chicago (AL) 4 Baltimore (H) 1

Chicago, looking to extend their winning streak to eight, welcomed Jimmy Callahan (1-0, 0.00) back to the pitching rotation and Callahan immediately paid dividends by shackling the Orioles and picking up the win. Callahan also drove in the first run of the game, but it took a three-run ninth to put the White Stockings on top to stay.

Boston (NL) 2 Pittsburgh (H) 1

Pittsburgh has been stuck in a bit of a malaise recently and has seen their lead shrink to only .5 games over Brooklyn and were hoping to turn things around against Lowly Boston today. Boston had other plans though as Vic Willis (5-3, 1.67) outdueled Sam Leever (6-6, 2.69) for the win. Boston played spotless defense which was what they needed to topple the mighty Pirates.

Brooklyn 12 St. Louis (H) 0

And just like that, we have a new leader in the National League. Frank Kitson got the start and the win two days ago, but lead-off and started in right field today and went 4-for-6 with a run, two RBI's and a double. Batting second was Willie Keeler, playing third base today, who went 5-for-6 with three RBI's. The Superbas exploded for eight runs in the top of the ninth to blow open an otherwise close game.

New York 1 Chicago (NL) (H) 0

The Giants scored a run in the top of the first and that was all Dummy Taylor (4-6, 2.53) needed today as he held the Orphans to only four hits. Jock Menefee (6-4, 3.15) held New York to only five hits but was the hard-luck loser in today's game.

  

Saturday, June 15, 1901

As seen on the telegraph: Boston (AL) announced pitcher Win Kellum had been released to Attleboro (Mass). Boston also announced the acquisition of amateur free-agent pitcher George Winter. Winter had been pitching for a York, PA YMCA team following his graduation from Gettysburg College where he had been a teammate of Eddie Plank.

Cincinnati announced that future Hall-of-Famer Amos Rusie had been released. Rusie had spent most of the season trying to pay his way into shape, but never got untracked and reportedly spent most of his time working out in the local saloons instead of the gym. It was also reported Rusie had been suspended by the team without pay for drinking and not taking care of himself. Cincinnati also announced that outfielder John Dobbs would return to play following his wrist injury of 06/08/1901.

Detroit 3 Boston (AL) (H) 2

It came down to the final at-bat but surging Detroit held on the for the 3-2 win in Boston. Frank Owen (1-3, 1.78) got a spot-start while Joe Yeager is still covering at shortstop and defeated George Winter (0-1, 2.00) who made his major league debut in this game.

Washington (H) 4 Cleveland 3

The Senators avoided falling back into the cellar by pulling out a close one at home versus the Blues. Dale Gear (2-6, 3.16) got the win over Ed Scott (2-7, 6.43), with both pitchers the victim of some poor fielding. Win Mercer, still on leave from his pitching duties while he is needed in the outfield, played in center field and went 3-for-4 from the lead-off spot

Pittsburgh (H) 6 Boston (NL) 3

The Beneaters scored three times in the top of the third only to see the Pirates come back with four runs in the bottom half of the inning and allowed Pittsburgh to pick up the win. Jack Chesbro (6-1, 1.55) got the win with help coming from shortstop Bones Ely who went 3-for-4 with three RBI's and two doubles to lead the Pirates offense.

St. Louis (H) 6 Brooklyn 5

And just like that Brooklyn was out of first place, after only one day. The Superbas scored a run in the top of the ninth to tie it up, but St. Louis came back in the bottom of the inning when second baseman Dick Padden singled home left fielder Jesse Burkett from second base with the game-winner.

Chicago (NL) (H) 3 New York 2 (11)

The Giants scored a run in the top of the ninth to tie the score at 2-2 but couldn’t get the lead run home and the game eventually moved into extra innings. In the bottom of the eleventh, second baseman Cupid Childs slapped a two-out single and allowed center fielder Danny Green to score from second base with the game-winner.

Philadelphia (NL) 10 Cincinnati (H) 3

The Phillies scored four times in the top of the first and then added a five-run third and won in a laugher. Red Donahue (5-5, 2.61) was happy for the run support as every Phillies player had at least one hit, although it was the bottom five hitters in the Philadelphia lineup that had all the RBI's.

Note There were five different outfielders that suffered rest-of-game injuries during play today. Many teams are already running with shuffled lineups due to injuries so this made for some interesting and tough decisions for lineup additions, temporary as they may be.

  

Sunday, June 16, 1901

As seen on the telegraph: Chicago (NL) announced that outfielder Cozy Dolan had been released.

Boston (NL) announced that outfielders George Grosart and Mike Smith had been released. Grosart went to Dayton (Western Association).

Brooklyn 7 St. Louis (H) 1

Frank Kitson

Superbas starter Frank Kitson (9-3, 2.09) picked up his third win of the week and that with his two games in the outfield this week would have made him the likely Player-of-the-Week. Second baseman Tom Daly punched three doubled and sco4ed three runs to key the Brooklyn offense.

Chicago (NL) (H) 8 New York 7

In three separate innings the Giants left the bases loaded, but in the bottom of the eighth Orphans center fielder Danny Green came through with a two-out bases-loaded single that put the home team ahead to stay. Green finished the day with a 3-for-5 day with two runs scored and two RBI's.

Note: BBR lists this game as a 4-4 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.

Cincinnati (H) 7 Pittsburgh 6

The Reds only had one good inning, but it was enough as they exploded for seven runs (three earned) in the bottom of the fifth off Jesse Tannehill (8-2, 1.57) and then Noodles Hahn (8-6, 2.37) held off a late Pirates rally to get the win and knock Pittsburgh out of first place.