Week 24 Results

Monday, September 23, 1901

As seen on the telegraph: Pittsburgh announced that third baseman Tommy Leach would return to play following his ankle injury of 09/12/1901.

Boston (AL) announced the acquisition of pitcher George Prentiss from Albany (New York League) where he played under the name of Wilson.

Boston (AL) (H) 4 Detroit 1

Detroit second baseman Kid Gleason committed three errors which led to three unearned runs for the Americans, more than enough for Cy Young (32-8, 1.18) to get the win. Joe Yeager (20-4, 2.28) pitched well but took the loss.

Clark Griffith

Chicago (AL) 4 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 1

Both teams had six hits on the day, but the White Stockings managed to score runs early and Clark Griffith (21-9, 1.92) held off the powerful Athletics for the win. With this win the White Stockings have successfully clinched the 1901 AL pennant.

Baltimore (H) 11 Milwaukee 2

The Brewers got off to a 2-0 lead early when outfield sensation Davy Jones hit homeruns #4 and #5, but that was all for Milwaukee highlights as the Orioles offense got cranked up and ran away with it. Right fielder Cy Seymour went 2-for-4 with two runs scored, four RBI's, and a double to lead the offense and Joe McGinnity (22-22, 2.73) got the win.

Cleveland 3 Washington (H) 2 (GM 1)

Some shaky Senators defense helped the Blues build up an early 3-0 lead and Jack Bracken (2-9, 5.94) didn't allow any Washington runs until the bottom of the ninth to capture the win.

Cleveland 8 Washington (H) 1 (GM 2)

Cleveland completed their doubleheader sweep in Washington, their second on three days, as Pete Dowling (9-24, 4.46) went all the way for the Game Two win. Dowling only allowed seven hits, although he did walk seven Senators batters in the game.

Pittsburgh (H) 5 New York 2

The Pirates got up early on the Giants and held on for the win with catcher Chief Zimmer being the hitting hero with a 2-for-3 day that included four RBI's. Ed Doheny (9-7, 4.53) got the win over Dummy Taylor (16-22, 3.33).

St. Louis (H) 7 Boston(NL) 6

Boston scored three times in the fourth to build up an early lead 4-0 lead but could never quite put the Cardinals away and in the bottom of the eighth the home team exploded for four tuns to take their first lead. Willie Sudhoff (10-17, 5.00) got through the ninth unscathed and got the win.

Philadelphia (NL) 7 Chicago (NL) (H) 1

The Phillies scored three times in the first and then scored three more times in the fourth for the easy win in Chicago. Red Donahue (19-13, 2.37) held the Orphans to seven hits while the Phillies collected fifteen, with every Phillies player having at least one hit.

Brooklyn 20 Cincinnati (H) 4

The Superbas already led 8-0 when they exploded for six runs in the fifth and the rout was on. Right fielder Willie Keeler went 6-for-7 with five runs scored, five RBU's, and two homeruns, and right behind him at second in the lineup left fielder Jimmy Sheckard went 5-for-6 with four runs scored, four RBI's, and a triple and a homerun. Joe Kelley and Duke Farrell also homered for Brooklyn, giving them five homeruns for the day, the second time they have done that this season. Jay Hughes (16-12, 4.06) happily accepted the run support on his way to the win.

  

Tuesday, September 24, 1901

Sam Crawford

As seen on the telegraph: Cincinnati announced that outfielder Sam Crawford had suffered a sprained ankle and was likely to miss the next three days. Cincinnati also announced that outfielder John Dobbs would return to play following his undisclosed injury of 09/05/1901.

Chicago (NL) announced the release of infielder Eddie Hickey.

Boston (NL) announced that catcher Pat Moran had suffered an injured hand and was likely to miss the next week.

New York announced the acquisition of infielder Heinie Smith from Pittsburgh.

Chicago (AL) 5 Boston (AL) (H) 3 (10)

Right fielder Pop Foster (#15) and second baseman Sam Mertes both hit homeruns to give the White Stockings a 2-1 lead heading into the ninth, but the Americans pushed across a run and sent the game into extra innings. Chicago quickly responded with three in the top of the tenth and held on for the win.

Philadelphia (AL) (H) 5 Milwaukee 4

The Brewers outhit the Athletics 11-7 and Davy Jones hit homerun #6, but Philadelphia scored the deciding run on a long sacrifice fly in the eighth and got the win for Snake Wiltse (10-11, 3.66) over Ned Garvin (12-15).

Cleveland 8 Baltimore (H) 6

The Blues scored four times in the top of the first and then held on as the Orioles never quit trying to come back.  Cleveland third baseman Bill Bradley went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and two doubles to lead the offense.

Detroit 5 Washington (H) 4 (11)

With the score tied at 3-3 the game moved into extra innings where both teams scored a run the tenth to keep things going. In the top of the eleventh Sport McCallister doubled, moved to third on an infield out, and then scored on a Pop Dillon single, and from there Jack Cronin (15-13, 3.52) was able to finish what he started for the win.

Pittsburgh (H) 6 New York 3

The Giants got the scoring started with a three-run third, but the Pirates responded with a five-run fourth and held on for the win. George Merritt (1-0, 3.00) made his major league debut plus he went 3-for-4 at the plate with two big RBI's to help his own cause.

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

Both teams scored once in the fifth but that was all the scoring until Beaneaters second baseman Gene DeMontreville lined a homerun in the top of the ninth. Kid Nichols (19-13, 2.28) closed out the ninth and got the win.

Philadelphia (NL) 10 Chicago (NL) 4

The Phillies got off to a quick lead and then scored four times in the fourth to make the score 7-0 and Al Orth (19-11, 2.38) took over from there. Philadelphia Catcher Ed McFarland hit a three-run homerun in the sixth to add an exclamation point to the win.

Joe Kelley

Brooklyn 13 Cincinnati (H) 1

The Superbas pounded the Reds again, with thirteen runs and twenty-two hits today, extending the Reds losing streak to thirteen games. Jimmy Sheckard went 5-for-6 with two runs and an RBI, his second consecutive day with five hits, and first baseman Joe Kelley chipped in with a 3-for-6 that include two runs scored, four RBI's, and a double.

  

Wednesday, September 25, 1901

As seen on the telegraph: Chicago (NL) announced the release of outfielder Harry Croft.

Cincinnati announced that catcher Heinie Peitz had suffered a "split finger" on his catching hand and was expected to miss the next couple of days. Cincinnati also announced the acquisition of pitcher Crese Heismann.

Chicago (AL) announced that catcher Billy Sullivan had suffered a finger injury and would miss the remainder of the season.

Boston (NL) announced the acquisition of outfielder Billy Lush from Rochester (Eastern League).

Boston (AL) (H) 2 Chicago (AL) 0

Cy Young (33-8, 1.15) worked his final start of the season and it was a masterpiece as he scattered five hits and shutout the White Stockings. Jimmy Callahan (14-8, 1.83) pitched a gem as well, but it wasn't enough today.

Philadelphia (AL) (H) 11 Milwaukee 9 (11)

The Brewers scored three times in the first and three times in the third but the Athletics scored three times in the sixth to cut the lead to 6-4, and then Socks Seybold hit a three-run homerun in the seventh and the Athletics led 8-6. Milwaukee tied it up in the top of the eighth, Philadelphia scored one in the bottom of the eighth, but then the Brewers scored one in the top of the ninth to tie the score at 9-9 and eventually send the game into extra innings. In the bottom of the eleventh Seybold hit his second homerun of the game and the Athletics had the win.

Joe McGinnity

Cleveland 8 Baltimore (H) 7

Another crazy game as both teams kept scoring but neither could really break through with a big inning. Baltimore led 5-3 after the fifth, led 6-4 after the sixth, and then scored a run in the bottom of the eighth to regain the lead at 7-6. In the top of the ninth Blues first baseman Candy Lachance picked a particularly opportune time to hit his first homerun of the season, a two-run shot that gave Cleveland the lead. Pete Dowling (10-24, 4.45) outlasted Joe McGinnity (22-23, 2.83) for the win.

Detroit 6 Washington (H) 0

The Tigers scored six times in the top of the third, the big hits being a two-run double by second baseman Kid Gleason and a three-run double by first baseman Pop Dillon. Roscoe Miller (24-10, 2.75) held the Senators to one hit and got the shutout.

Pittsburgh (H) 3 New York 2

The Pirates scored three times in the bottom of the third and then held off a New York comeback to get the win. Jesse Tannehill (23-6, 1.54) outdueled Christy Mathewson (22-14, 2.03) for the win.

Vic Willis

Boston (NL) 16 St. Louis (H) 3

The Beaneaters have been offensively moribund most of season and one day won’t fix that, but for today they had their fun at the plate. Second baseman Gene DeMontreville went 5-for-6 and scored four runs, drove in two, and hit a double and a triple, while right behind him in the lineup first baseman Duff Cooley went 5-for-6 with three runs scored, four RBI's and a double. Vic Willis (21-13, 1.54) got the win plus he went 3-for-6 from the plate with two runs scored, an RBI, and a stolen base.

Philadelphia (NL) 7 Chicago (NL) (H) 4

The Orphans scored three times in the first but couldn't hold the lead as the Phillies stormed back to get the win. Bill Duggleby (14-13, 2.62) got the win plus he went 1-for-4 and scored two runs to help his own cause.

Brooklyn 9 Cincinnati (H) 3

The Superbas pounded Reds pitching again, accruing nineteen hits today and getting an easy win for Bill Donovan (23-13, 2.87). Center fielder Cozy Dolan went 3-for-4 with two walks, three runs scored, an RBI, plus reached base on an error, and second baseman Tom Daly went 3-for-5 with three RBI's.

  

Thursday, September 26, 1901

As seen on the telegraph: Cincinnati announced that pitcher Crese Heismann had been knocked unconscious from a HBP in yesterday's game and was likely to miss the next four days.

Philadelphia (NL) announced the acquisition of outfielder George Browne from Toronto (Eastern League).

Frank Chance

Chicago (NL) announced that outfielder Frank Chance would return to play following his wrist injury of 08/16/1901.

Boston (NL) announced that catcher Malachi Kittridge would return to play following his illness of 09/21/1901.

Chicago (AL) 5 Boston (AL) (H) 3

The White Stockings led 5-1 after the top of the sixth and then held on for the win in Boston. Jimmy Callahan (15-8, 1.88) got the win over Ted Lewis (19-14, 3.12).

Philadelphia (AL) (H) 3 Milwaukee 1

The Athletics got a quick lead and turned it over to Eddie Plank (18-15, 3.52) to lock down the Brewers and get the home victory. Nap Lajoie went 2-for-4 and is hitting .418 for the season.

Cleveland 11 Baltimore (H) 4

The Blues extended their winning streak to seven games as they thumped the Orioles. Every Cleveland starter had at least one hit, fifteen total, and third baseman Bill Bradley drove in three runs as part of his 3-for-4 day in support of Harry McNeal (5-5, 4.45).

Washington (H) 1 Detroit 0 (10)

The game was scoreless until the bottom of the tenth when the Senators catcher Boileryard Clarke successfully bunted home right fielder Sam Dungan with the only run of the game. Win Mercer (5-16, 6.62) has had a rough year but saved his best for last.

Brooklyn 4 Pittsburgh (H) 3

The Superbas knew that with the Pirates magic number at seven it was now or never, so they went out and built an early lead and then held off a belated Pittsburgh comeback for the win. Catcher Deacon McGuire went 3-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI on two doubles and a triple to lead the offense in support Doc Newton (11-18, 4.40).

Elmer Flick

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

Philadelphia right fielder Elmer Flick hit a two-run homerun in the third to get the Phillies an early lead and then he tripled home an insurance run in the ninth which came in handy. The Cardinals scored twice in the bottom of the ninth, but Doc White (18-9, 3.38) cut off the rally attempt to claim the victory. White also homered as did Cardinals shortstop Bobby Wallace.

New York 11 Chicago (NL) (H) 3

The Giants scored four times in the first and then added three more in the fifth to lock-up this game for Dummy Taylor (17-22, 3.33). Heinie Smith, the newly acquired second baseman, had quite a debut for the Giants as he went 2-for-5 with five RBI's and a homerun.

Cincinnati (H) 3 Boston (NL) 1

The Reds ended their fourteen game losing streak by scoring two runs in the first and then turning things over to Noodles Hahn (22-17, 2.44). Shortstop George Magoon drove in two runs for the Reds, including a run in the eighth to give the home team a little breathing space

  

Friday, September 27, 1901

Billy Hamilton

As seen on the telegraph: Boston (NL) announced that outfielders Duff Cooley and Billy Hamilton had been given the managers permission to return home one week early.

Milwaukee announced the acquisition of catcher John Butler.

Cincinnati announced that outfielder Sam Crawford would return to play following his ankle injury of 09/24/1901, but would be limited to pinch-hit appearances for the remainder of the season.

Boston (AL) announced the acquisition of infielder Harry Gleason from Utica (New York League).

Washington announced the acquisition of outfielder Ben Harrison.

Cincinnati announced that catcher Heinie Peitz would return to play following his finger injury of 09/25/1901 but would likely be limited to pinch-hit duty.

Boston (AL) 6 Milwaukee 3

The Brewers had the early lead but the Americans scored four times in the third and George Prentiss (1-0, 3.00) got the win in his first-ever ML start. Prentiss only allowed five hits, but two of them were homeruns by Wid Conroy and Bill Friel for the Brewers.

Nap Lajoie

Philadelphia (AL) 17 Milwaukee (H) 7

The Athletics looked reminiscent of the Athletics that opened the 1901 season with a tremendous offensive outburst. The Blues scored five times in the top of the second but the Athletics came right back with five of their own in the bottom half of the inning, and then for good measure scored seven times in the bottom of the third. Every Philadelphia player scored at least one run and had a hit and only Nap Lajoie was limited to one hit (1-for-6, .415). Snake Wiltse (11-11, 3.63) went 3-for-5 with two runs scored, four RBI's and a triple.

Detroit 6 Baltimore (H) 2

The Tigers led 6-0 after the top of the fourth due in part to a four-run second inning and Ed Siever (20-13, 2.47) finally got his twentieth win for the season. Frank Foreman (13-9, 2.98) only had the one bad inning but it was enough to pick up the loss.

Washington (H) 1 Chicago (AL) 0

Bill Carrick (22-16, 3.74) held the White Stockings to only five hits and walked away with the 1-0 shutout victory. Second baseman John Farrell scored the only run on a throwing error in the fourth inning.

Note: These two teams do not play tomorrow, so their 1901 season is now completed.

Pittsburgh (H) 7 Brooklyn 5

The Pirates built an early lead but could never shake the Superbas as the team from Brooklyn knew they needed this win to stay in the hunt. With the score tied at 3-3 the Pirates scored once in the bottom of the sixth to take the lead, added to that with two in the seventh, and then held off a furious rally attempt. Deacon Phillippe (20-12, 2.72) finally got his twentieth win.

St. Louis (H) 1 Philadelphia (NL) 0

It was a scoreless tie until the bottom of the ninth when Phillies pitcher Happy Townsend (5-10, 5.34) gave up a single and two walks to allow pinch-hitter Art Nichols to hit a long sacrifice fly for the Cardinals win. Mike O'Neill (1-1, 0.90) got the win.

Cincinnati (H) 6 Boston (NL) 5 (GM 1)

The Reds scored four runs in the bottom of the first but needed a successful squeeze bunt from first baseman Fred Tenney in the bottom of the ninth to grab the win. Bill Phillips (11-21, 4.77) defeated Togie Pittsinger (15-16, 2.70) in Game One.

Note: Boston had runners on first and third in the top of the ninth with no outs and a tie score, so a squeeze pay was in order. On the first attempt, the runner at first was picked off by the pitcher. On the second attempt, the runner on third was picked off by the catcher.

  

Boston (NL) 12 Cincinnati (H) 9 (GM 2) (10)

With the score tied 3-3 after the fourth, the Beaneaters moved ahead and took an 8-5 lead after the seventh, and then added another run in the ninth. That extra run came in handy because the Reds scored two runs in the eighth and two more in the ninth to send the game into extra innings. Once again Boston responded, this time with three in the tenth and Kid Nichols (20-13, 2.41) held on for the win. Game Two featured a total of 31 hits, eleven walks, five errors, eight unearned runs, and four double plays.

Note: Cincinnati became the last team to reach the 130 games played mark.

  

Saturday, September 28. 1901

As seen on the telegraph:

Baltimore announced that acquisition of free-agent first baseman Slats Jordan.

Boston (AL) announced the acquisition of free-agent catcher Jack Slattery. Reportedly Slattery was a student in dental school at either Fordham or Tufts. Boston also announced the acquisition of pitcher Jake Volz from Manchester (New England League).

Note: Today completed the AL regular season.

Boston (AL) (H) 7 Milwaukee 1 (GM 1)

The Americans scored early and often and George Winter (15-13, 2.25) limited the Brewers to only two hits and got the Game One win. Second baseman Hobe Ferris went 3-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored and an RBI to pace the offense.

Jimmy Collins

Boston (AL) (H) 12 Milwaukee 5 (GM 2)

With the score tied at 1-1 the Brewers scored four runs in the top of the fifth, only to see the Americans come back and tie the score back up with four in the bottom half of the inning. Boston then scored six times in the sixth and turned the game into a laugher. Jimmy Collins and Buck Freeman both drove in three runs and Tommy Dowd and Chick Stahl combined for five runs scored.

Cleveland 6 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 4 (GM 1)

Nap Lajoie hit a three-run homerun (#17) to give the Athletics a 4-2 lead in the fifth, but the Blues quickly came back to tie and then take the lead to get the Game One victory. Bill Cristall (2-4, 5.82) got the win plus went 3-for-3 on the day with a run scored and a triple.

Philadelphia (AL) (H) 7 Cleveland 4 (GM 2)

Athletics first baseman Harry Davis went 4-for-5 on the day with two runs scored, three RBI's, a double and a homerun, the double coming with two outs in the eighth to give Snake Wiltse (12-11, 3.60) a little breathing room. Nap Lajoie went 2-for-4 and ended the season hitting .416.

Detroit 4 Baltimore (H) 1

Detroit looked at the standings and the schedule before the game started and knew that, regardless of what Boston did, if they won today's game they would clinch second place. Roscoe Miller (25-10, 2.70) knocked a two-run double in the fifth that put the Tigers ahead to stay and to allow the Tigers to clinch second place in the 1901 AL. Joe McGinnity (22-24, 2.86) took the loss.

St. Louis (H) 1 Philadelphia (NL) 0

The Phillies outhit the Cardinals 5-4 but Willie Sudhoff (11-17, 5.04) didn’t allow any runs and picked up the win over Red Donahue (19-14, 2.34). Third baseman Otto Krueger singled home right fielder Patsy Donovan in the fifth for the game's only run.

New York 8 Chicago (NL) (H) 7

The Giants slowly built a 3-1 lead through the fifth inning but then the Orphans responded with three in the six and they soon had a 6-4 lead through the eighth. The Giants scored four times in the top of the ninth and then held off a Chicago rally attempt in the bottom of the ninth to capture the win. Shortstop George Davis went 5-for-5, scored two runs, drove in one, and hit a double to spark plug the Giants offense.

  

Sunday, September 29, 1901

Hughie Jennings

As seen on the telegraph: Philadelphia (NL) announced that first baseman Hughie Jennings had left the team to resume his studies at Cornell University.

New York announced the release of pitcher Bill Phyle.

St. Louis announced that catcher Jack Ryan would return to play following his thumb injury of 09/08/1901.

Cincinnati announced the acquisition of pitcher Len Swormstedt from the Western League (team unknown).

Brooklyn announced the acquisition of infielder John Gochnaur from Dayton (Western Association).

Cincinnati 3 Pittsburgh (H) 1 (GM 1)

Cincinnati begins their first of four doubleheaders over the next four days by scoring two in the top of the first and then letting Noodles Hahn (23-17, 2.41) shutdown the Pirates for the Game One win. Both teams had four hits on the day, but the Pirates didn’t get on the scoreboard until there were already two outs in the ninth.

Pittsburgh (H) 4 Cincinnati 0 (GM 2)

Jesse Tannehill (24-6, 1.49) threw his eighth shutout of the season as the Pirates earned a split in the doubleheader against the Reds. Honus Wagner went 3-for-4 (.334) with a run scored, an RBI, and a double to lead the offense.

St. Louis (H) 8 New York 7 (GM 1)

The Giants led 6-1 after the top of the fourth but the Cardinals stormed back into a 6-6 tie after the end of the seventh. Both teams scored once in the eighth, but the Cardinals finally won when Jack Ryan, playing second base today, hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth to pull out the win. Jesse Burkett led the St. Louis comeback by going 4-for-5 (229 hits, batting .394) with a run scored and three RBI's.

Jesse Burkett

St. Louis (H) 7 New York 0 (GM 2)

The Cardinals nursed a two-run lead until the eighth when they scored five times to blow the game open. Jesse Burkett had another good game - 3-for-4 (232 hits, batting .397) with two runs scored, three RBI's, and a homerun (#9). The Cardinals have three games left, one with New York, and a season-ending doubleheader with Cincinnati, so Burkett could end up batting .400 after all.

Brooklyn 6 Chicago (NL) (H) 0

The Superbas broke open a scoreless tie with two in the sixth, added a run in the eighth, and then blew the game open with a three-run ninth. Jay Hughes (17-12, 3.89) threw a four-hitter to defeat Tom Hughes (11-23, 4.07) (no relation) and keep the Superbas pennant hopes alive.