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Marmel · 04-15-2003, 11:05 PM

1912

April

The Boston Red Sox jump out to a small 1 game lead in April, in the AL. They hold a 18-10 record. The Senators are just 1 back at 17-11. In the NL, the Cubs are on fire with a 23-5 record in April to open up a 6 game lead over the preseason favored Giants, who stand at 17-11.

May

The Boston Red Sox remain in first place with a 33-23 record, but they are joined by the Washington Senators, who have an identical record. The A’s, last years league champs are hanging around at 3 games back. In the NL, The Cubs continue to hold a 6 game lead over the defending champion Giants. The Pittsburgh Pirates are also 6 games back and tied with the Giants.

June

The Red Sox had a big month, moving out to a 6 game lead with a 48-33 record. The A’s are the closest competitor with a 42-39 record, barely over 500 on the year. The Senators, tied for 1st just a month ago are no 7 games back with the Cleveland Naps. In the NL, the Giants began to make a move, pulling to within 4 at 50-31. Still, the Cubs hold onto first place for another month with a 54-27 record.

The All-Star game saw the AL beat the NL this year and gain a measure of revenge. The final score was 2-1 and Harry Crause, the AL’s starting pitcher was named the MVP. He pitched 3 innings and allowed just 1 hit while striking out 2.

July

Boston kept the pace up and still leads the division, and their lead was cut by just 1 game. The Sox are 62-45 on the year, 5 games better than Detroit and Philadelphia. The NL was wild this month. The big story is the Pirates 15 game winning streak which propelled them into first place with a 66-41 record. The Giants also claim a piece of first with an identical record through steady, consistent play. The Cubs dropped to 62-45 and are now 4 games out of the lead after being in first since April.

August

The Red Sox are on the verge of making a World Series appearance. They finish the month at 85-51, and have a very comfortable 10 game lead over the Cleveland Naps. The Pirates have gone up just 1 game over the Giants in the NL, and this promises to be a great finish.

September 9, 1912

Bobby Keefe of the Cincinnati Reds throws a no-hitter. He shit down the St. Louis Cardinal bats allowing just 3 walks and striking out 6 on the day. It is a good finish to a miserable season for Keefe and the Cardinals. Keefe will finish with at least 23 losses and the Cardinals will once again be drafting first, in all likelihood.

September 16, 1912

The Boston Red Sox clinch the league title! The Giants take over 1st place by 1 game over Chicago and 2 over Pittsburgh on this same day.

October 1, 1912

To begin the day, the Cubs and Pirates are tied for the division lead. The Giants are 1 game out. Chicago and Pittsburgh will square off in Chicago, while the Giants will play the Boston Braves. The Giants win 4-2 to keep themselves alive. The Pirates win 3-1 on the road to take a 1 game lead going into the final day of the season.

October 2, 1912

Pittsburgh will host the Philadelphia Phillies. If they win, they are in. Meanwhile, Chicago losses 1-0 to the Cardinals to eliminate themselves from contention. The Giants blow out the Braves 12-3 and will sit back and watch the Pirates game.

The Pirates take an early 2-0 lead, build it up to 6-0 and then withstand a late rally by the Phillies to win 6-3 and claim a spot in the Series!

1912 Final Standings

AL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
Division
Boston (A) 103 59 .636 -- .275 3.19
Philadelphia (A) 89 73 .549 14 .274 3.44
Cleveland 85 77 .525 18 .287 3.46
Detroit 80 82 .494 23 .274 3.65
Washington 76 86 .469 27 .260 3.44
New York (A) 75 87 .463 28 .259 3.74
Chicago (A) 70 92 .432 33 .265 4.42
St. Louis (A) 70 92 .432 33 .265 3.82
NL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
Division
Pittsburgh 96 66 .593 -- .272 3.28
New York (N) 95 67 .586 1 .290 3.37
Chicago (N) 94 68 .580 2 .261 3.21
Cincinnati 84 78 .519 12 .258 3.24
Boston (N) 79 83 .488 17 .267 4.22
Philadelphia (N) 73 89 .451 23 .244 3.73
Brooklyn 66 96 .407 30 .242 3.80
St. Louis (N) 61 101 .377 35 .233 3.92

1912 Statistical Leaders

TOP 5 in BATTING AVG :
.404 Ty Cobb(DET,AL)
.371 Sam Crawford( NY1,NL)
.365 Joe Jackson(CLE,AL)
.352 Mike Donlin(NY1,NL)
.348 Frank Baker(PHA,AL)
TOP 5 in HOMERUNS :
27 Fred Luderus(PHI)
26 Sherry Magee(PHI)
25 Frank Schulte(CHN,NL)
20 Fred Merkle(NY1,NL)
20 John Titus(PHI,NL)
TOP 5 in RBI :
116 Frank Schulte(CHN,NL)
114 Sam Crawford( NY1,NL)
108 Mike Donlin(NY1,NL)
108 Duffy Lewis(BOS)
104 Sherry Magee(PHI)
TOP 5 in ERA :
1.93 Joe Lake(SLA,AL)
2.03 Ed Walsh( NY1)
2.36 Pete Alexander(PHI)
2.37 Elmer Steele(PIT,NL)
2.39 George Mullin(DET,AL)
TOP 5 in WINS :
26 George Mullin(DET,AL)
26 Ed Walsh( NY1)
25 Ray Collins(BOS,AL)
25 Slim Sallee(SLN BOS)
24 Elmer Knetzer(BRO,NL NY1)
TOP 5 in SAVES :
11 Charley Hall(BOS,AL)
10 Roy Mitchell(SLA)
9 Irv Young(CHA)
9 Ed Warner( BSN)
7 Jack Ferry(PIT)

World Series

The Red Sox are able to split the first two games of the series in Pittsburgh, so they head to Boston tied at 1. Boston is able to take 2 out of three at home, the Pirates winning the middle game, so we head back to Pittsburgh, with the Red Sox leading the Series 3-2.

In game 6, the Pirates score early and often, and take this one 8-2 to set up a dramatic game 7.

Incredibly, the game remains scoreless heading into the 9th inning. Tris Speaker leads off the top of the 9th for the Red Sox with a solo shot and the Sox are on the verge of winning. The middle of the Pirates lineup is up in the bottom of the ninth, but they cannot even manage a hit, and the Boston Red Sox are your 1912 Champions!

Champion Review

The Red Sox pitching staff was led by two horses this season. Slim “Scatter” Sallee posted a 25-14 record with a 2.67 ERA. Ray Collins posted a 25-11 record with a 2.96 ERA. Smokey Joe Wood also had a sub 3.00 ERA and won 19 games.

Cleanup hitter, Duffy Lewis had a team high 16 homeruns and a team high 108 RBI. Tris Speaker led the team with a .335 BA and had the Series winning homerun!

RF Harry Hooper had a solid year, batting .305 and hitting 11 homeruns. SS Steve Yerkes contributed to the offense with a .280 BA ad 81 RBI on the season.

(Yet Unnamed) Best Batter Award

AL: CF Ty Cobb, DET, (594 AB, .404 AVG, 6 HR, 80 RBI, 117 R, 240 Hits, 1.027 OPS) - Ty Cobb repeats as the winner of this award.

NL: RF Sam Crawford, NY1, (622 AB, .371 AVG, 18 HR, 114 RBI, 102 R, 231 Hits, .966 OPS)

(Yet Unnamed) Best Pitcher Award

AL: George Mullin, DET, (Record: 26-14, 2.39 ERA, 361.2IP, 129 Ks, 90 BB)
NL: Ed Walsh, NY1, (Record: 26-10, 2.03 ERA, 324.1IP, 258 Ks, 56 BB)

Rookie of the Year Award

AL: 3B Del Paddock, CHA, (576 AB, .288 AVG, 8 HR, 75 RBI, 100 R, 166 Hits, .799 OPS)
NL: LF Buddy Ryan, PIT, (533 AB, .289 AVG, 3 HR, 61 RBI, 76 R, 154 Hits, .713 OPS)

1912-1913 Offseason

Retirees:

CHA: Pat Moran retires ...
CLE: Freddy Parent retires ...
NYA: Jack Thoney retires ...
NYA: Harry Steinfeldt retires ...
BSN: Cy Young retires ...
He will be in the Hall Of Fame!
BSN: Fred Tenney retires ...
BRO: George Bell retires ...
BRO: Red Kleinow retires ...
PIT: Fred Clarke retires ...
He will be in the Hall Of Fame!

League Outlook

The New York Giants lost over 3 million dollars this year and their coffers are running low. Their payroll is also at a league high $88 million as the off season begins. MLB is seriously concerned about the Giants. They share a large New York market with the Highlanders and the Dodgers, and maybe 3 teams in the general area is not a good idea at this point. The Giants will probably need to make the playoffs to keep themselves afloat, unless they are able to dump some salary in the off season.

Competitively, both St. Louis franchises again finished last in their leagues, and is starting to become a serious issue. A change of scenery for one or maybe both teams might do them good.

The league has also decided to honor 500+ game winner Cy Young by naming the Best Pitcher Award in each league after him.

Free Agency, of Note

The first big signing is by the Cleveland Naps. Wilbur “Lefty” Good inked a 3 year contract with the Naps, and will provide a very good bat in the lineup.

Day 15 saw what will turn out to be the two biggest signings of the off season. First, World Series hero Tris Speaker signed a 5 year deal to return to the Boston Red Sox. The Sox let him test the market, but were able to retain his services.

Leaving the Pirates and heading to the Cleveland Naps is the best pitcher on the market, Babe Adams. Babe was a 21 game winner last year. The Naps made 2 of the three biggest signings this off season, it will be interesting to see how it pays off after their 3rd place finish last year.

Amateur Draft

The Cardinals draft first again and selected 5 star pitcher, Reb Russell.

Here is how the entire first round played out:

St. Louis (N) pick: P Reb Russell
Brooklyn pick: P Pat Bohen
Chicago (A) pick: P Bill James
St. Louis (A) pick: P Dick Robertson
Philadelphia (N) pick: P Doc Ayers
New York (A) pick: P Bob Shawkey
Washington pick: P Dutch Leonard
Boston (N) pick: P Zip Zabel
Detroit pick: P Chief Johnson
Cincinnati pick: P Jim Shaw
Cleveland pick: P Dick Niehaus
Philadelphia (A) pick: P Lefty Williams
Chicago (N) pick: P Ralph Comstock
New York (N) pick: P Earl Moseley
Pittsburgh pick: C Johnny Bassler
Boston (A) pick: P Lee Dashner

04-15-2003, 11:05 PM	#3
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	1912 April The Boston Red Sox jump out to a small 1 game lead in April, in the AL. They hold a 18-10 record. The Senators are just 1 back at 17-11. In the NL, the Cubs are on fire with a 23-5 record in April to open up a 6 game lead over the preseason favored Giants, who stand at 17-11. May The Boston Red Sox remain in first place with a 33-23 record, but they are joined by the Washington Senators, who have an identical record. The A’s, last years league champs are hanging around at 3 games back. In the NL, The Cubs continue to hold a 6 game lead over the defending champion Giants. The Pittsburgh Pirates are also 6 games back and tied with the Giants. June The Red Sox had a big month, moving out to a 6 game lead with a 48-33 record. The A’s are the closest competitor with a 42-39 record, barely over 500 on the year. The Senators, tied for 1st just a month ago are no 7 games back with the Cleveland Naps. In the NL, the Giants began to make a move, pulling to within 4 at 50-31. Still, the Cubs hold onto first place for another month with a 54-27 record. The All-Star game saw the AL beat the NL this year and gain a measure of revenge. The final score was 2-1 and Harry Crause, the AL’s starting pitcher was named the MVP. He pitched 3 innings and allowed just 1 hit while striking out 2. July Boston kept the pace up and still leads the division, and their lead was cut by just 1 game. The Sox are 62-45 on the year, 5 games better than Detroit and Philadelphia. The NL was wild this month. The big story is the Pirates 15 game winning streak which propelled them into first place with a 66-41 record. The Giants also claim a piece of first with an identical record through steady, consistent play. The Cubs dropped to 62-45 and are now 4 games out of the lead after being in first since April. August The Red Sox are on the verge of making a World Series appearance. They finish the month at 85-51, and have a very comfortable 10 game lead over the Cleveland Naps. The Pirates have gone up just 1 game over the Giants in the NL, and this promises to be a great finish. September 9, 1912 Bobby Keefe of the Cincinnati Reds throws a no-hitter. He shit down the St. Louis Cardinal bats allowing just 3 walks and striking out 6 on the day. It is a good finish to a miserable season for Keefe and the Cardinals. Keefe will finish with at least 23 losses and the Cardinals will once again be drafting first, in all likelihood. September 16, 1912 The Boston Red Sox clinch the league title! The Giants take over 1st place by 1 game over Chicago and 2 over Pittsburgh on this same day. October 1, 1912 To begin the day, the Cubs and Pirates are tied for the division lead. The Giants are 1 game out. Chicago and Pittsburgh will square off in Chicago, while the Giants will play the Boston Braves. The Giants win 4-2 to keep themselves alive. The Pirates win 3-1 on the road to take a 1 game lead going into the final day of the season. October 2, 1912 Pittsburgh will host the Philadelphia Phillies. If they win, they are in. Meanwhile, Chicago losses 1-0 to the Cardinals to eliminate themselves from contention. The Giants blow out the Braves 12-3 and will sit back and watch the Pirates game. The Pirates take an early 2-0 lead, build it up to 6-0 and then withstand a late rally by the Phillies to win 6-3 and claim a spot in the Series! 1912 Final Standings AL Standings : (Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA) Division Boston (A) 103 59 .636 -- .275 3.19 Philadelphia (A) 89 73 .549 14 .274 3.44 Cleveland 85 77 .525 18 .287 3.46 Detroit 80 82 .494 23 .274 3.65 Washington 76 86 .469 27 .260 3.44 New York (A) 75 87 .463 28 .259 3.74 Chicago (A) 70 92 .432 33 .265 4.42 St. Louis (A) 70 92 .432 33 .265 3.82 NL Standings : (Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA) Division Pittsburgh 96 66 .593 -- .272 3.28 New York (N) 95 67 .586 1 .290 3.37 Chicago (N) 94 68 .580 2 .261 3.21 Cincinnati 84 78 .519 12 .258 3.24 Boston (N) 79 83 .488 17 .267 4.22 Philadelphia (N) 73 89 .451 23 .244 3.73 Brooklyn 66 96 .407 30 .242 3.80 St. Louis (N) 61 101 .377 35 .233 3.92 1912 Statistical Leaders TOP 5 in BATTING AVG : .404 Ty Cobb(DET,AL) .371 Sam Crawford( NY1,NL) .365 Joe Jackson(CLE,AL) .352 Mike Donlin(NY1,NL) .348 Frank Baker(PHA,AL) TOP 5 in HOMERUNS : 27 Fred Luderus(PHI) 26 Sherry Magee(PHI) 25 Frank Schulte(CHN,NL) 20 Fred Merkle(NY1,NL) 20 John Titus(PHI,NL) TOP 5 in RBI : 116 Frank Schulte(CHN,NL) 114 Sam Crawford( NY1,NL) 108 Mike Donlin(NY1,NL) 108 Duffy Lewis(BOS) 104 Sherry Magee(PHI) TOP 5 in ERA : 1.93 Joe Lake(SLA,AL) 2.03 Ed Walsh( NY1) 2.36 Pete Alexander(PHI) 2.37 Elmer Steele(PIT,NL) 2.39 George Mullin(DET,AL) TOP 5 in WINS : 26 George Mullin(DET,AL) 26 Ed Walsh( NY1) 25 Ray Collins(BOS,AL) 25 Slim Sallee(SLN BOS) 24 Elmer Knetzer(BRO,NL NY1) TOP 5 in SAVES : 11 Charley Hall(BOS,AL) 10 Roy Mitchell(SLA) 9 Irv Young(CHA) 9 Ed Warner( BSN) 7 Jack Ferry(PIT) World Series The Red Sox are able to split the first two games of the series in Pittsburgh, so they head to Boston tied at 1. Boston is able to take 2 out of three at home, the Pirates winning the middle game, so we head back to Pittsburgh, with the Red Sox leading the Series 3-2. In game 6, the Pirates score early and often, and take this one 8-2 to set up a dramatic game 7. Incredibly, the game remains scoreless heading into the 9th inning. Tris Speaker leads off the top of the 9th for the Red Sox with a solo shot and the Sox are on the verge of winning. The middle of the Pirates lineup is up in the bottom of the ninth, but they cannot even manage a hit, and the Boston Red Sox are your 1912 Champions! Champion Review The Red Sox pitching staff was led by two horses this season. Slim “Scatter” Sallee posted a 25-14 record with a 2.67 ERA. Ray Collins posted a 25-11 record with a 2.96 ERA. Smokey Joe Wood also had a sub 3.00 ERA and won 19 games. Cleanup hitter, Duffy Lewis had a team high 16 homeruns and a team high 108 RBI. Tris Speaker led the team with a .335 BA and had the Series winning homerun! RF Harry Hooper had a solid year, batting .305 and hitting 11 homeruns. SS Steve Yerkes contributed to the offense with a .280 BA ad 81 RBI on the season. (Yet Unnamed) Best Batter Award AL: CF Ty Cobb, DET, (594 AB, .404 AVG, 6 HR, 80 RBI, 117 R, 240 Hits, 1.027 OPS) - Ty Cobb repeats as the winner of this award. NL: RF Sam Crawford, NY1, (622 AB, .371 AVG, 18 HR, 114 RBI, 102 R, 231 Hits, .966 OPS) (Yet Unnamed) Best Pitcher Award AL: George Mullin, DET, (Record: 26-14, 2.39 ERA, 361.2IP, 129 Ks, 90 BB) NL: Ed Walsh, NY1, (Record: 26-10, 2.03 ERA, 324.1IP, 258 Ks, 56 BB) Rookie of the Year Award AL: 3B Del Paddock, CHA, (576 AB, .288 AVG, 8 HR, 75 RBI, 100 R, 166 Hits, .799 OPS) NL: LF Buddy Ryan, PIT, (533 AB, .289 AVG, 3 HR, 61 RBI, 76 R, 154 Hits, .713 OPS) 1912-1913 Offseason Retirees: CHA: Pat Moran retires ... CLE: Freddy Parent retires ... NYA: Jack Thoney retires ... NYA: Harry Steinfeldt retires ... BSN: Cy Young retires ... He will be in the Hall Of Fame! BSN: Fred Tenney retires ... BRO: George Bell retires ... BRO: Red Kleinow retires ... PIT: Fred Clarke retires ... He will be in the Hall Of Fame! League Outlook The New York Giants lost over 3 million dollars this year and their coffers are running low. Their payroll is also at a league high $88 million as the off season begins. MLB is seriously concerned about the Giants. They share a large New York market with the Highlanders and the Dodgers, and maybe 3 teams in the general area is not a good idea at this point. The Giants will probably need to make the playoffs to keep themselves afloat, unless they are able to dump some salary in the off season. Competitively, both St. Louis franchises again finished last in their leagues, and is starting to become a serious issue. A change of scenery for one or maybe both teams might do them good. The league has also decided to honor 500+ game winner Cy Young by naming the Best Pitcher Award in each league after him. Free Agency, of Note The first big signing is by the Cleveland Naps. Wilbur “Lefty” Good inked a 3 year contract with the Naps, and will provide a very good bat in the lineup. Day 15 saw what will turn out to be the two biggest signings of the off season. First, World Series hero Tris Speaker signed a 5 year deal to return to the Boston Red Sox. The Sox let him test the market, but were able to retain his services. Leaving the Pirates and heading to the Cleveland Naps is the best pitcher on the market, Babe Adams. Babe was a 21 game winner last year. The Naps made 2 of the three biggest signings this off season, it will be interesting to see how it pays off after their 3rd place finish last year. Amateur Draft The Cardinals draft first again and selected 5 star pitcher, Reb Russell. Here is how the entire first round played out: St. Louis (N) pick: P Reb Russell Brooklyn pick: P Pat Bohen Chicago (A) pick: P Bill James St. Louis (A) pick: P Dick Robertson Philadelphia (N) pick: P Doc Ayers New York (A) pick: P Bob Shawkey Washington pick: P Dutch Leonard Boston (N) pick: P Zip Zabel Detroit pick: P Chief Johnson Cincinnati pick: P Jim Shaw Cleveland pick: P Dick Niehaus Philadelphia (A) pick: P Lefty Williams Chicago (N) pick: P Ralph Comstock New York (N) pick: P Earl Moseley Pittsburgh pick: C Johnny Bassler Boston (A) pick: P Lee Dashner __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."