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Chicago Pulls Within 2.5, CL Still Tight

September 12, 1912

Washington has lost 7 of their last 9 games and Chicago is now within 2.5 games of first place. The two teams will face off in a 3-game series starting on the 20th.

In the Columbia League, Buffalo sits 1.5 games behind Newark, but the two begin an extremely important 4-game series tonight.

And don't forget about Chicago in the CL, who sit 2.5 games back, as well as Brooklyn, who are only 3 games out.

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Buffalo Sweeps, Takes Lead in CL

September 16, 1912

Buffalo has swept the Newark franchise in four games and now sits at the top of the Columbia League!

In the first game, with Buffalo down 8-4 in the bottom of the 8th inning, Buffalo sent fourteen men to the plate. With the bases loaded, Luis Soto hit a bomb over the left field wall for a grand slam. They ended up scoring 10 runs in the inning and won 14-9.

The second game was another come from behind win. Down 8-5 in the bottom of the 7th, three doubles pushed across 4 runs. Escobedo closed it out in the 9th to secure the victory.

Game three was a pitchers battle with the game staying 1-1 through 7 1/2 innings, but in the bottom of the 8th three men scored to make it 4-1 and the game ended that way.

The fourth game was a 2-2 game through the 5th, but back to back 3 run innings secured the four game sweep for Buffalo.

They are now 82-67 and are 2.5 game up on Newark.

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Chicago Travels to Washington for 3-Game Series

September 20, 1912

Tonight, the first of three is played in Washington. If Chicago sweeps, the two teams will be tied for 1st place with one week to play.

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Washington Comes Away Victorious

September 24, 1912

Washington showed that they were the team to beat in the United League by beating Chicago two games to one.

In game one, Washington overcame an early 3-0 deficit and came out on top in a 15-8 game. Chicago won game two 4-3, despite Washington's RF Edward Bunch hitting two home runs.

Finally, in the rubber match, the two teams battled it out in a 0-0 tie through 6 1/2 innings. But in the bottom of the 7th, Washington unloaded for 7 runs and finished off Chicago. Washington hurler Dan Hart threw seven scoreless innings, gave up three hits, one walk, and struck out six.

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Washington Clinches United League Pennant!

September 28, 1912

With an 8-2 win over Cincinnati yesterday, the Washington franchise has won the United League Pennant and will play the winner of the Columbia League Pennant in the Presidents Cup Series in October.

The real star of the team is 29-year-old starting pitcher Jose Anruvio. Anruvio is currently 20-4 with a 2.42 ERA and 216 K's in 260 innings of work.

On the offensive side, Washington has a ton of speed and a lot of power. We'll dig deeper into the team when we put together our Presidents Cup Preview.

Congratulations Washington!

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Buffalo and Newark Tied for CL Pennant

September 28, 1912

Last night, Buffalo lost to Newark in the first game of a 3-game series to close out the 1912 season. That result caused a tie between the two teams.

If the teams split the next two games, they will play a one game playoff to determine the pennant winner.

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Buffalo and Newark Face Off in Second Game

September 29, 1912

Yesterday, the two teams took the field for the second game of the series, knowing that whoever won would not be able to be eliminated without the one game playoff.

Buffalo unleashed on Newark pitcher Tom Anderson for 4 runs in the 1st inning. They added another in the top of the 3rd, but Newark put together a 3-run inning in the 4th and a 2 run inning in the 5th to tie the game at 5.

At the start of the 7th, Jose Lopez led off the inning with a single. With one out, Gene Russell hit another single up the middle to give Buffalo 1st and 2nd with one out and Carlos Valdez at the plate.

He hit a shallow flyball to center, the runners couldn't move up and now there were 2 outs with Luis Soto up. Soto, who had 44 home runs going into the at bat, is an extremely dangerous hitter. However, this time he couldn't connect and the game stayed tied at 5.

In the top of the 8th, Buffalo had another 1st and 2nd opportunity, this time with 0 outs and Robinson Rios pinch hitting for the pitcher in the 9 spot. He hit a soft grounder up the middle that was stopped but no throw was made.

So now they had bases loaded with the top of the order up to bat.

And on the first pitch, the pressure got to pitcher Bobby Wood, and he let one fly over the head of the catcher, bringing in a run. After they intentionally walked the batter to make the bases loaded again, Buffalo had the heart of the order coming up.

After a force out play at home, B.J. Ingram (.319, 36 HR, 129 RBI) came up to the plate and ripped a double down the line driving in 2. It was now 8-5.

After two scoreless halves, the bottom of the 9th came for Newark.

A leadoff single with Bignell, a very fast runner, put them in good position to start a rally.

But Groves hit into a fielders choice.

After another fielders choice, there were 2 outs with men on 1st and 2nd. A wild pitch moved them both into scoring position.

Todd Collins was brought in to pinch hit, and he swung for the fences but all he could do is pop it up to the catcher.

Buffalo wins game two and needs one more to clinch the pennant!

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Can Buffalo Clinch the Pennant?

September 30, 1912

Yesterday, Buffalo and Newark met up for what could be the final game of the season. It was simple. If Buffalo won, they would clinch the pennant and play Washington in the Presidents Cup Series.

If they lost, they'd have to play Newark one more time in a one game playoff.

It was obvious that Newark was going to give it their all, and it certainly started in their favor.

After taking a quick 2-0 lead in the 2nd, the Newark ballclub scored 2 in the 3rd, 1 in the 4th, and 1 in the 5th, giving them a 6-1 lead.

But in the 6th, Buffalo started storming back with 1 in the 6th, 3 in the 7th, and 2 in the 8th to take the lead.

In the bottom of the 8th, Newark came through with clutch hits to tie the game back up at 7.

A quick 2 outs gave Newark confidence that they could score in the bottom of the 9th to force a playoff. But a single from Mendez gave Buffalo new life. The next play, a routine grounder to Luis Rivera at first base. He made the play but threw the ball over the pitchers head when he was trying to cover.

So now Buffalo had 1st and 2nd with 2 outs and the leadoff man Wilhelm up to bat.

3-0. Marvin Miller could not find the strike zone, or was scared to throw to Wilhelm.

Wilhelm took the next pitch for a strike. On the 3-1 Wilhelm ripped a line drive into left field. Mendez scored and Buffalo was now up 8-7.

Miller retired the next man up, but the damage was done, and they now had one more shot to come back and force a playoff.

With the cleanup hitter leading off, Newark opened up the inning with a blistering single through the right side.

Groves was fast, but with a lefty up it would be a risky maneuver to try and steal.

The next batter, Sandoval. On a full count, he dribbled one to the short stop. In his attempt to turn two to quickly, he bobbled it, making both players safe and now Newark was threatening to not only tie the game, but win it.

Todd Collins came in to pinch hit and laid down a beautiful sacrifice bunt, moving the runners into scoring position. This was their chance.

The next batter looked completely overwhelmed by the Buffalo pitching and struck out swinging on a full count.

Daniel Greer was their final hope. He had power, and could definitely end the game with one swing. On a 0-1 count, Greer gave it all he had. The ball carried through the air. The base runners turned and watched as the ball headed toward the outfield seats. But as quickly as their hopes had risen with the crack of the bat, their hearts sank as the outfielder settled under the ball one foot away from the fence.

Their season was over, but Buffalo has just realized their one-year-old dream of making it to the Presidents Cup Series. They didn't exactly know what to think, but their team had just defeated 7 other teams over 162 games to take the Columbia League Pennant.

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Desmond Parks Wins 1912 United League Batting Crown

September 30, 1912

1912 was a fine season for Richmond first baseman Desmond Parks and it became official today that he had won the United League batting title with an impressive .351 mark. In 160 games he piled up 230 hits, 40 doubles, 4 triples, 43 home runs, 134 RBIs and 120 runs scored.

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1912 Roundup

October 1, 1912

The first annual Presidents Cup Series starts today, but before we move on to enjoying those festivities, let's go over the 1912 season.

United League

Washington pretty much had this one in the bag until they let it slip late in the year. Chicago didn't perform as well as many thought they would, but neither did Washington. One interesting statisitc is that Washington was 15-21 in one run games. Chicago was 31-19. So, Chicago had many more and had a much better record in one run games, but still came out on the losing end of their battle with Washington for the United League Pennant. In head to head games, Washington went 14-9 against Chicago. That was their best record against a single opponent in the UL.

Jose Anruvio of Washington and Tomas Duran of Reading are arguably the two best pitchers in the entire UBAL. With both of them in the United League, you might see some low averages.

In the UL, the top three pitchers in ERA have sub 3.0 ERAs. In the Columbia League, the top ERA is a 3.07. In the UL, there were four pitchers with over 200 strikeouts. In the CL, the top strikeout thrower only had 186.

Columbia League

The Columbia League Pennant Race was a fight right until the end. Buffalo and Newark ended up essentially playing for the pennant in their last game, but Chicago and Brooklyn were right there up until the last week of the season.

Buffalo had a 15-8 record against Newark, and a 8-15 record against Brooklyn. It's funny how things turn out when you look at stats like this.

Amazingly, Luis Rivera did end up winning the triple crown. While it is incredible how much his power dropped off during the summer, he still had an incredible year and finished tied with the UL's Hunter Newton with 46 home runs.

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1912 Presidents Cup Series Matchup

Buffalo vs. Washington
First Annual Presidents Cup Series

Buffalo

Starting Lineup:

1. 2B Tony Wilhelm (R) .299/4/72
2. 3B Jose Lopez (R) .256/12/66
3. CF B.J. Ingram (L) .323/37/133
4. RF Gene Russell (L) .248/26/88
5. 1B Luis Soto (R) .229/44/143
6. C Carlos Valdez (R) .296/12/69
7. SS Norman Dempsey (R) .254/5/52
8. LF Dan Wilson (L) .319/0/1

Starting Rotation:

1. Dave Gilmore (R) 16-8/3.84/166 K
2. Tommy Reynolds (L) 15-11/3.27/134 K
3. Albert Stafford (R) 13-12/4.45/122 K
4. Bob Murphy (L) 6-6/5.89/29 K

Closer:

1. Jose Escobedo (L) 2.50/26 SV


Washington

Starting Lineup:

1. SS Rodney Crawford (R) .287/2/44
2. LF Troy Bradshaw (L) .271/16/73
3. 2B Fred Page (S) .300/2/61
4. CF Walt Jackson (R) .311/25/115
5. C Luis Medina (R) .222/23/93
6. RF Eddie Bunch (R) .269/26/76
7. 3B Jose Rivera (R) .249/15/80
8. 1B Dylan Flanaghan (R) .244/6/46

Starting Rotation:

1. Jose Anruvio (R) 21-4/2.35/225 K
2. Dan Hart (L) 10-14/3.64/127 K
3. Jake Hadfield (L) 17-7/3.40/165 K
4. Willie Pratt (R) 10-10/4.56/101 K

Closer:

1. Stanley Gallagher (R) 2.35/36 SV

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1912 Presidents Cup Series: Game 1

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	3	0
Washington	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	x		3	8	0

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1912 Presidents Cup Series: Game 2

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	4	0
Washington	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	x		8	6	0

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1912 Presidents Cup Series: Game 3

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Washington	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	5	0
Buffalo	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	x		2	7	0

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1912 Presidents Cup Series: Game 4

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Washington	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0		4	8	1
Buffalo	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	x		6	11	0

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1912 Presidents Cup Series: Game 5

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Buffalo	2	0	0	1	1	2	0	2	2		10	10	0
Washington	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	x		3	8	1

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1912 Presidents Cup Series: Game 6

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15		R	H	E
Buffalo	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		4	10	0
Washington	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		5	14	0

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1912 Presidents Cup Series: Game 7

		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Washington		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	6	0
Buffalo		0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		2	5	1

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1912 Presidents Cup Series: Game 8

		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Washington		0	2	1	5	2	0	0	0	0		10	13	0
Buffalo		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		2	9	1

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1912 Presidents Cup Series: Game 9

		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Buffalo		3	0	0	2	0	2	1	0	0		8	11	1
Washington		1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	1		6	10	2

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Buffalo Takes Home Presidents Cup!

October 15, 1912

The 1912 Presidents Cup Series is history and United Baseball Associations League has added the first champion to its record book.

Buffalo prevailed over Washington today with a 8-6 victory in Buffalo.

They compiled a 89-73 regular season record and finished in the first spot in the Columbia League pennant chase.

Congratulations to the Buffalo franchise and to the Columbia League!

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Columbia League James A. Gilmore Defenseman of the Year Award Winners Announced

October 26, 1912

Good defense can be the difference between taking the championship and coming in second. The Columbia League announced its top defenders at each position today. Here are the James A. Gilmore Defenseman of the Year Award winners for 1912:

Pitcher: Jorge Vázquez (St. Louis)
Catcher: Joe Barnett (St. Louis)
First Baseman: Steven Smith (Baltimore)
Second Baseman: Josh Walker (Brooklyn)
Third Baseman: Millard Colbert (St. Louis)
Shortstop: Jesús Romano (Chicago)
Left Fielder: César Gómez (Pittsburgh)
Center Fielder: Sergio Garza (Chicago)
Right Fielder: Ed Dudley (Kansas City)

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United League James A. Gilmore Award Winners Announced

October 27, 1912

Defense is a critical element in the game of baseball. Many times late in the game, a light-hitting defensive specialist will be inserted in place of a superstar hitter.

Good defenders are worth their weight in gold, and today the best of them for 1912 have been recognized. These players will receive the United League James A. Gilmore Defenseman of the Year Award:


Pitcher: Earnest Williamson (Chicago)
Catcher: Luis Medina (Washington)
First Baseman: George Sutton (Reading)
Second Baseman: Donald Morris (Chicago)
Third Baseman: Aaron Murray (Chicago)
Shortstop: John Wells (Chicago)
Left Fielder: Wilson Díaz (Chicago)
Center Fielder: Jack Howard (New York)
Right Fielder: Zach Johnson (Pittsburgh)

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Newark Ace Takes Harry F. Sinclair Pitcher of the Year Award

October 28, 1912

Columbia League hitters didn't have much of a chance in the 1912 season when the Newark manager wrote "Bill Larson" on the lineup card. Outing after outing, he held teams in check and usually got a win.

He excelled with a 18-7 mark and 3.46 ERA in 36 starts, tossed 241.2 innings, fanned 157 and held opposing teams to a .239 average.

For his superb season Larson was today named the Columbia League Harry F. Sinclair Pitcher of the Year Award winner.

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United League Harry F. Sinclair Pitcher of the Year Award Goes to Duran

October 28, 1912

The Harry F. Sinclair Pitcher of the Year Award for 1912 has been presented and the United League winner is Tomás Durán of Reading.

"It's always nice to receive an award like this," said Durán. "I just hope I can improve on my performance next year and be in the running again," the Reading star told reporters.

Durán excelled with an impressive 23-6 record in 36 starts. In 268.1 innings he yielded 210 hits and 42 walks, while striking out 249 and compiling a fine 2.41 ERA.

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1912 Phil Ball MVP Award Goes to Parks

October 29, 1912

Desmond Parks put together a fine season at the plate for Richmond, capturing one of baseball's most coveted offensive honors, the United League Phil Ball MVP Award.

He posted a .351 batting average and a .403 on-base percentage this year while reeling off 230 hits, 40 doubles, 4 triples, 43 home runs and 134 RBIs.

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Columbia League MVP Award Goes to Buffalo's Ingram

October 30, 1912

Buffalo's B.J. Ingram teed off on opposing pitching all season long and claimed the Columbia League Phil Ball MVP Award today.

He belted out 200 hits in 619 at-bats to compile a .323 batting average and a .414 on-base percentage in 1912. He also tallied 46 doubles, 15 triples, 37 home runs, 133 RBIs and 125 runs scored.

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Harry Sinclair Unveils New Name for League

November 7, 1912

With one successful season under his belt, Harry Sinclair made a small change to the league. It will now be known as the "United Baseball Association."

Sinclair said the change reflects the new philosophy of the league. "We are still two separate entities, the United League and the Columbia League, but we felt that the old league name separated us a bit too much. We are one association."

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Official Team Names Coming?

November 8, 1912

Rumors are spreading that UBA teams will no longer be known just by their city. Over the next month, official team names will be chosen by the owners for use in the 1913 season.

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Six United League Teams Named

November 13, 1912

Six teams have submitted official team nicknames to the commissioners office.

Chicago Orphans
Cincinnati Ruby Legs
New York Gothams
Pittsburgh Keystones
Richmond Cardinals
Washington Statesmen

More names should be announced shortly.

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Remaining Teams Named

November 21, 1912

The ten remaining team names have been submitted to the league office. The following is a list of all 16 UBA franchises.

United League

Chicago Orphans
Cincinnati Ruby Legs
Cleveland Broncos
New York Gothams
Pittsburgh Keystones
Reading Reds
Richmond Cardinals
Washington Statesmen

Columbia League

Baltimore Terrapins
Brooklyn Tip-Tops
Buffalo Blues
Chicago Whales
Kansas City Packers
Newark Peppers
Pittsburgh Rebels
St. Louis Terriers

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Winter Meetings Commence in New York City

November 27, 1912

While free agency is still five seasons off, the meetings this year will still be action packed. The future of the league depends on these early meetings and decisions. Expansion, contraction, and financial issues are the main points being discussed by the league officials and owners this year.

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UBA In Financial Trouble?

December 10, 1912

The UBA has concluded it's winter meeting, and what we're hearing isn't good.

While the league successfully made it through a full season, we hear that many of the teams are in terrible financial shape.

League officials have stated that the usual course of action would be to help rescue a dying franchise, but the fact of the matter is that free agency and arbitration haven't even started yet. So if a team is in trouble already, how can the league expect it to function when millions of dollars are getting paid to players.

Our feeling is that at least two franchises may be removed from the league by February.

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Cleveland, Both Pittsburgh UBA Franchises in Jeopardy

January 14, 1913

We have heard reports of financial problems with some of the teams after the recent winter meeting in New York City, but this is the first time a specific franchise was mentioned.

"Three teams are really struggling right now," said league commissioner Harry Sinclair. "Our goal was to halt free agency and arbitration a few years so teams could build up a fan base and save their money for that time. However, in some cases we have a lack of interest because of the talent quality. Both Pittsburgh franchises finished in last place in their respective leagues and now don't have the money from tickets and concessions that we expected."

We did expect that both Pittsburgh franchises would be in trouble. Neither team could generate enough interest to make a decent profit. So what's next?

"We're considering a lot of different options right now. The health of the league as a whole is biggest priority as of right now."

While Sinclair did not mention it at the press conference, there have been rumors that the Cleveland owners are "completely inept at running a baseball team." Perhaps they could be what the league needs to get rid of?

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Cleveland, Pittsburgh Keystones Retracted

February 6, 1913

Yesterday, Harry Sinclair announced at a press conference in New York that the Cleveland Broncos franchise and the Pittsburgh Keystones franchise have been retracted from the league.

"The real issue here is money. Pittsburgh has a solid management team, but could not field a team competitive enough to draw fans over an entire season. Cleveland on the other hand was a wake up call for us. That's all I'll say about that."

He continued on to discuss how the league would handle the 1913 season.

"The United League will continue on as a 6-team league. During this season we will do a thorough search for two franchise possibilities. For the fans in Cleveland, I can't make any promises, but there is a very good chance that a new team will come to Cleveland next year. If not, I can promise that in the next expansion phase, a UBA team will be in Cleveland"

All players who were on Cleveland and Pittsburgh are now considered free agents and may sign where they choose.

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New York Signs Retraction Victim Alberto Mena

February 10, 1913

One of the the consequences of retraction is a sudden influx of talent into a free agent pool. In this case, 50 major-league ready players were available to the largest bidder.

Today, the New York Gothams came to terms with RF Alberto Mena.

Mena hit .278 with 29 home runs for Cleveland last season.

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Whales Sign Three Free Agents

February 25, 1913

The Whales knew that retraction meant the ability to quickly upgrade a team, and they used the money they made last year to sign three players who will make a big impact.

Chris Terry, a starting pitcher with Cleveland in 1912, went 7-8 with a 4.83 ERA last year. The Whales will probably use him as a 4th or 5th starter.

Also going to the Whales is 23-year-old catcher Mauro Cruz. Cruz hit just .239 last year with Cleveland, but has a lot of potential to improve. He has good power, hitting 9 home runs last year and is also one of the best defensive catchers in the league.

Finally, the Whales also upgraded the top of their starting rotation by signing Dave Richardson. Richardson went 17-11 with a 3.66 ERA last year.

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Spring Training Begins

March 8, 1913

Here we are at the start of the 1913 season. We have two less franchises, but just as much baseball. Enjoy the season!

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Terriers RF Tim Morris Out For Season

March 30, 1913

Tim Morris has to call it a season. The St. Louis Terriers right fielder sustained a season-ending injury against the Pittsburgh Rebels and will not play again this year according to club doctors. Morris was injured while running the bases. His doctors diagnosed it as a torn back muscle and stated that he would not be able to play for 8 months.

Last year Morris was a key component of the St. Louis offense, batting .273 and belting 17 home runs.

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1913 Opening Day: First Pitch

April 8, 1913

Yesterday at 1:05 PM the first pitch of the 1913 season was thrown by Reading pitcher Tomas Duran.

After hurling a first pitch strike, he then proceeded to strike out Chicago Orphan Jesus Osorio swinging.

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1913 Top Prospects

April 7, 1913

With one amateur draft complete, here are the top five prospects to look out for in the next few seasons.

1. LF Miguel Guerra. Kansas City. 19 years old

Guerra was the first overall choice in the 1912 amateur draft. We were very high on him then, and he remains the highest ranked prospect in the UBA. He's the type of player that can run, field, hit, hit for power, and throw. He didn't light up the D-League yet, but once this guy develops a bit more he'll be one of the top players in the UBA.

2. SP Raul Encarnacion. Cincinnati. 19 years old

Encarnacion was taken in the inaugural draft, so he has a full year of D-League experience under his belt. Last year at this time, he was ranked as the #12 prospect. Now, he's shot up to #2. He throws around 94-96 and has incredible movement. His control needs work, however. He went 12-11 with a 5.08 ERA in his first year in the D-League.

3. SP Javier Andrade. Kansas City. 22 years old

Andrade made the big league team's opening day roster this year after a great debut last season. He's become more of a command pitcher, but it's worked for him. Last year Andrade went 4-5 with a 3.42 ERA.

4. RF George Martin. St. Louis. 23 years old

Martin made his debut last year picking up 182 at bats on the big league club. He did not dissapoint, hitting .291 with 7 home runs, which is actually better than he did on the D-League club. He has tremendous power that will improve as he develops. He'll probably always be a strikeout threat, however.

5. CF Darryl White. Chicago Whales. 20 years old

White played for the old Pittsburgh franchise's D-League team, but signed a minor league deal with Chicago after they disbanded. White really only does one thing well, but he does it very well. He can hit for power and for average. Last year in the D-League, White hit .292 with 2 home runs. The home run number should go up as he gets older.