DMB World Series Hall Of Famer- Mickey Welch

Elected by Veterans Committee in 1973          Image provided by Dick Perez

MICHAEL FRANCES WELCH 
"SMILING MICKEY" 

TROY N.L. 1880-1882 
NEW YORK N.L. 1883-1892 
CREDITED WITH MORE THAN 300 VICTORIES 
DURING 13 SEASONS IN MAJORS. WON 17 
GAMES IN A ROW IN 1885 WHILE COMPILING 
44-11 RECORD FOR LEAGUE-LEADING .800 
WINNING PERCENTAGE. TOPPED 30-VICTORY 
TOTAL IN FOUR YEARS.

Welch won 34 games in his rookie season while losing 30. He won 20 or more games in a season 9x. On Aug 28, 1884 Welch struck out the 1st 9 batters at the start of the game, a record that still stands. He is also credited as being the 1st ever pinch hitter on 9/10/1889. At the time the rule only allowed a substitution do to an injury. He struck out while batting for Hank O’Day.

1898 DMB World Series- Game #6

 

Al Maul vs Jerry Nops 10/12/1898, @ South End Grounds III

 

ORIOLES WIN 4TH STRAIGHT DMB WORLD SERIES IN EXTRA INNINGS

Chick Stahl committed suicide in 1907 by drinking carbolic acid. his suicide note said, "Boys, I just couldn’t help it. It drove me to it." It has never been determined what “It” is. I doubt it was his errant throw in this simulation.

In the 13th inning with Wilbert Robinson on 1st and 2 outs, Willie Keeler lined a hard line drive single into right field. Robinson rounded 2nd and headed for 3rd, right fielder Chick Stahl uncorked an errant throw to 3rd that hit the runner  and bounded into foul territory for an error. Robinson headed home and slid under the tag for the game winning run.

The Beaneaters had tied the score in the bottom of the 9th on a Jimmy Collins double.

The Orioles take their 4th straight DMB Championship.

 

10/12/1898, BLN98-BSN98, South End Grounds III
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12
1898 Orioles           0  1  0  0  3  1  0  0  0  0  0  0
1898 Beaneaters        0  0  2  0  1  1  0  0  1  0  0  0
                      13     R  H  E   LOB DP
1898 Orioles           1     6 10  4    11  2
1898 Beaneaters        0     5 15  5    16  2

Orioles              AB  R  H BI   AVG    Beaneaters           AB  R  H BI   AVG
Keeler,W          rf  5  1  3  0  .379    Hamilton,B        cf  6  0  0  0  .250
McGraw,J          3b  3  1  0  1  .217    Tenney,F          1b  7  2  4  2  .379
Jennings,H        ss  5  1  1  0  .346    Duffy,H           lf  7  0  1  1  .167
Kelley,J          cf  6  0  0  1  .280    Collins,J         3b  6  0  3  1  .333
McGann,D          1b  4  1  1  1  .217    Long,H            ss  6  0  1  1  .185
DeMontreville,G   2b  5  0  0  1  .115    Lowe,B            2b  7  0  1  0  .241
Holmes,D          lf  4  0  0  0  .087    Stahl,C           rf  6  1  0  0  .250
Brodie,S         ph  2  0  1  0  .667    Yeager,G          c   5  1  3  0  .300
Robinson,W        c   6  2  4  1  .444    Lewis,T           p   3  1  1  0  .333
Maul,A            p   4  0  0  0  .125     Pickett,D        ph  1  0  0  0  .333
Nops,J           p   0  0  0  0  .000     Hickman,C        p   0  0  0  0 1.000
Kitson,F         ph  1  0  0  0  .333     Stivetts,J       ph  0  0  0  0  .000
                     45  6 10  5           Klobedanz,F      p   1  0  1  0 1.000
                                                               55  5 15  5
Orioles                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Maul,A                           9.0 12  5  4  2  2 134  87  2.50
Nops,J           W 1-0           3.0  2  0  0  2  1  49  24  0.00
Kitson,F         S 2             1.0  1  0  0  0  0  15   9  1.80
                                13.0 15  5  4  4  3 198 120
Beaneaters                       INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Lewis,T                          8.0  5  5  2  4  2 126  69  3.00
Hickman,C                        2.0  3  0  0  0  0  34  22  3.00
Klobedanz,F      L 0-1           3.0  2  1  0  0  1  45  28  0.00
                                13.0 10  6  2  4  3 205 119
BLN: Brodie,S batted for Holmes,D in the 10th
     Brodie,S moved to lf in the 10th
     Kitson,F batted for Nops,J in the 13th
     Kitson,F moved to p in the 13th
BSN: Pickett,D batted for Lewis,T in the 8th
     Stivetts,J batted for Hickman,C in the 10th

E-McGraw,J, Kelley,J, McGann,D, DeMontreville,G, Tenney,F, Duffy,H, Long,H,
Lowe,B, Stahl,C. 2B-Robinson,W, Collins,J. 3B-Jennings,H. SB-Nops,J(1).
K-Maul,A 2, Kitson,F, Lowe,B 2, Yeager,G. BB-Keeler,W, McGraw,J 2,
Jennings,H, Hamilton,B, Collins,J, Long,H, Stivetts,J. SH-Keeler,W, McGraw,J,
DeMontreville,G. SF-McGraw,J. HBP-McGann,D 2, Nops,J, Yeager,G. HB-Nops,J,
Lewis,T 2, Klobedanz,F. WP-Lewis,T.
Temperature: 47, Field: wet, Sky: threatening, Wind: left to right at 5 MPH

SUMMARY: This was a very even series. Both teams hit .259, the team ERAS were very close at 3.38 and 3.32 and both pitching staffs gave up 21 earned runs. The big difference was in the defense. The Beaneaters made 23 errors and allowed 15 earned runs, while the Orioles allowed just 7 unearned runs.

Wilbert Robinson hit .444 with 12 hits leading all hitters. But Joe Kelley drove in 11 runs and had the game winning hit in 3 games to just edge out Wilbert Robinson.

MVP- Joe Kelley .280, 11 rbis, 3 game winning hits

DMB team batting — 1898 Baltimore Orioles                            
                              League championship — as of 10/12/1898                              

S Name               P    AVG   OBP   SPC    G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS
  Brodie,S*          cf  .667  .667 1.000    2    3    2   1   0   0    1    1    0    0   0   0   0   0
  Robinson,W         c   .444  .444  .519    6   27   12   2   0   0    5    5    0    2   0   0   0   0
  Keeler,W*          rf  .379  .387  .379    6   29   11   0   0   0    6    4    1    2   0   0   1   1
  Jennings,H         ss  .346  .433  .500    6   26    9   2   1   0    7    4    2    1   2   0   2   0
  Kitson,F*          sp  .333  .333  .667    4    3    1   1   0   0    0    0    0    1   0   0   0   0
  Kelley,J           rf  .280  .367  .480    6   25    7   1   2   0    2   11    4    2   0   0   0   0
  McGann,D#          1b  .217  .400  .217    6   23    5   0   0   0    2    4    4    1   3   0   1   1
  McGraw,J*          3b  .217  .387  .348    6   23    5   0   0   1    7    2    6    2   1   0   1   0
  Hughes,J           sp  .200  .429  .200    2    5    1   0   0   0    2    0    1    1   1   0   1   0
  Maul,A             sp  .125  .125  .125    2    8    1   0   0   0    0    0    0    2   0   0   0   1
  DeMontreville,G    2b  .115  .207  .154    6   26    3   1   0   0    2    2    1    7   2   0   0   1
  Holmes,D*          lf  .087  .160  .087    6   23    2   0   0   0    1    1    2    3   0   0   0   0
  Ball,A             if  .000  .000  .000    0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0   0   0   0   0
  Clarke,B           c   .000  .000  .000    0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0   0   0   0   0
  McJames,D          sp  .000  .000  .000    2    7    0   0   0   0    1    0    0    1   0   0   0   0
  Nops,J*            sp  .000 1.000  .000    1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0   1   0   1   0
  Quinn,J            3b  .000  .000  .000    0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0   0   0   0   0
  Stenzel,J          cf  .000  .000  .000    0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0   0   0   0   0
  Total                  .259  .344  .333    6  228   59   8   3   1   36   34   21   25  10   0   7   4

                             DMB team batting — 1898 Boston Beaneaters                            
                              League championship — as of 10/12/1898                              

S Name               P    AVG   OBP   SPC    G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS
  Hickman,C          ut 1.000 1.000 1.000    2    1    1   0   0   0    0    0    0    0   0   0   0   0
  Klobedanz,F*       sp 1.000 1.000 1.000    5    1    1   0   0   0    0    0    0    0   0   0   0   0
  Nichols,K#         sp  .500  .500  .500    2    6    3   0   0   0    0    1    0    0   0   0   0   0
  Tenney,F*          1b  .379  .387  .483    6   29   11   0   0   1    5    6    1    0   0   0   1   1
  Pickett,D          lf  .333  .333  .333    4    3    1   0   0   0    0    0    0    1   0   0   0   0
  Lewis,T            sp  .333  .333  .333    2    6    2   0   0   0    2    0    0    0   0   0   0   0
  Collins,J          3b  .333  .452  .417    6   24    8   2   0   0    3    4    5    0   1   0   0   0
  Yeager,G           c   .300  .364  .300    4   10    3   0   0   0    2    0    0    2   1   0   0   0
  Hamilton,B*        cf  .250  .419  .333    6   24    6   2   0   0    3    3    7    0   0   0   0   0
  Stahl,C*           rf  .250  .269  .250    6   24    6   0   0   0    4    3    1    0   0   0   1   0
  Lowe,B             2b  .241  .241  .241    6   29    7   0   0   0    3    1    0    2   0   0   0   0
  Long,H*            ss  .185  .267  .185    6   27    5   0   0   0    2    4    3    1   0   1   1   0
  Duffy,H            lf  .167  .194  .267    6   30    5   0   0   1    2    3    1    2   0   0   0   1
  Bergen,M           c   .071  .071  .071    4   14    1   0   0   0    1    2    0    0   0   0   0   0
  Stafford,G         rf  .000  .000  .000    0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0   0   0   0   0
  Stivetts,J         of  .000 1.000  .000    1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0    1    0   0   1   0   0
  Willis,V           sp  .000  .333  .000    3    4    0   0   0   0    1    0    2    0   0   0   0   0
  Total                  .259  .322  .302    6  232   60   4   0   2   28   27   21    8   2   2   3   2

DMB team pitching — 1898 Baltimore Orioles                            
                              League championship — as of 10/12/1898                              

S Name               P     ERA   W   L   S   G  GS  CG SHO     INN    H    R   ER   BB    K  HR GDP    BF
  Nops,J*            sp   0.00   1   0   0   1   0   0   0     3.0    2    0    0    2    1   0   0    14
  Kitson,F           sp   1.80   0   1   2   4   0   0   0     5.0    7    4    1    1    0   1   0    25
  Maul,A             sp   2.50   1   0   0   2   2   1   0    18.0   17    6    5    3    2   0   2    76
  Hughes,J           sp   3.94   1   1   0   2   2   0   0    16.0   17    8    7    8    2   0   0    74
  McJames,D          sp   4.80   1   0   0   2   2   1   0    15.0   17   10    8    7    3   1   0    70
  Total                   3.32   4   2   2   6   6   2   0    57.0   60   28   21   21    8   2   2   259

                            DMB team pitching — 1898 Boston Beaneaters                            
                              League championship — as of 10/12/1898                              

S Name               P     ERA   W   L   S   G  GS  CG SHO     INN    H    R   ER   BB    K  HR GDP    BF
  Klobedanz,F*       sp   0.00   0   1   1   5   0   0   0     6.2    3    1    0    1    2   0   0    26
  Willis,V           sp   2.50   2   1   0   3   2   1   0    18.0   16    7    5    6   13   1   0    77
  Hickman,C          ut   3.00   0   0   0   2   0   0   0     3.0    5    1    1    2    1   0   1    14
  Lewis,T            sp   3.00   0   1   0   2   2   0   0    15.0   12   11    5    9    4   0   0    72
  Nichols,K          sp   6.75   0   1   0   2   2   0   0    13.1   23   16   10    3    5   0   1    76
  Total                   3.38   2   4   1   6   6   1   0    56.0   59   36   21   21   25   1   2   265

1898 DMB World Series-Game #5

Vic Willis vs Jay Hughes 10/10/1898, @Oriole Park III

 

VIC WILLIS TOSSES 2 HITTER TO KEEP BEANEATERS ALIVE.

Willis threw the last no hitter in the 19th Century. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1995.

A 2 out rbi single to Oriole center fielder Joe Kelley put the Birds up 1-0, in the 3rd, but that would be the last hit allowed by Beaneater starter Vic Willis.

Tossing shutout ball for the final 6 innings, and retiring the last 10 Orioles that he faced, Willis sends this series back to Boston for a game 6.

Oriole starter Jay Hughes took a 2 hit shutout and a 1-0 lead into the 7th, but he walked the 1st 2 Beaneaters in the inning. With 1 out Chick Stahl lined a game tieing rbi single to drive in Jimmy Collins.

Hughes ran into some tough luck in the 8th. After Billy Hamilton flew out to start the inning, Fred Tenney bounced a high chop off the plate that turned into an infield single. Hugh Duffy grounded to Hughie Jennings at short, but instead of an inning ending double play, Jennings booted the ball for an error. After a ground out that moved the runners up to 2nd and 3rd, Herman Long hit another high bouncer off the plate that Hughes could only watch float into his glove as Fred Tenney scored the game winner on the infield single.

The Beaneaters added 3 insurance runs off a gassed Hughes in the 9th.

 

10/10/1898, BSN98-BLN98, Oriole Park III
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1898 Beaneaters        0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  3     5  7  2     9  0
1898 Orioles           0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0     1  2  2     8  1

Beaneaters           AB  R  H BI   AVG    Orioles              AB  R  H BI   AVG
Hamilton,B        cf  4  1  1  0  .333    Keeler,W          rf  4  0  0  0  .333
Tenney,F          1b  4  1  1  0  .318    McGraw,J          3b  3  0  0  0  .250
Duffy,H           lf  4  0  0  1  .174    Jennings,H        ss  4  0  1  0  .381
Collins,J         3b  4  1  1  2  .278    Kelley,J          cf  4  0  1  1  .368
Long,H            ss  4  0  1  1  .190    McGann,D          1b  4  0  0  0  .211
Lowe,B            2b  4  0  1  0  .273    DeMontreville,G   2b  4  0  0  0  .143
Stahl,C           rf  4  1  2  1  .333    Holmes,D          lf  2  0  0  0  .105
Bergen,M          c   3  0  0  0  .071    Robinson,W        c   4  0  0  0  .381
Pickett,D        ph  0  0  0  0  .500    Hughes,J          p   1  1  0  0  .200
Yeager,G         c   0  0  0  0  .000     Kitson,F         p   1  0  0  0  .500
Willis,V          p   3  1  0  0  .000                         31  1  2  1
                     34  5  7  5
Beaneaters                       INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Willis,V         W 2-1           9.0  2  1  1  3  6 143  84  2.50
                                 9.0  2  1  1  3  6 143  84
Orioles                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Hughes,J         L 1-1           8.1  6  5  4  5  1 141  84  3.94
Kitson,F                         0.2  1  0  0  1  0  19   9  2.25
                                 9.0  7  5  4  6  1 160  93
BSN: Pickett,D batted for Bergen,M in the 9th
     Yeager,G inserted at c in the 9th

E-Collins,J, Long,H, Jennings,H 2. SB-Jennings,H(2), Hughes,J(1). K-Duffy,H,
Kelley,J, DeMontreville,G 3, Holmes,D, Robinson,W. BB-Hamilton,B, Tenney,F,
Duffy,H, Collins,J, Long,H, Willis,V, Holmes,D 2, Hughes,J. SH-Pickett,D.
HBP-McGraw,J, Hughes,J. HB-Willis,V 2.
GWRBI: Long,H
Temperature: 66, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: left to right at 11 MPH.

1898 DMB World Series-Game #4

Kid Nichols vs Doc McJames 10/8/1898, @ Oriole Park III

 

DOC MCJAMES WINS GAME 4 FOR THE ORIOLES

Doc was a graduate of South Carolina Medical College. He died at the age of 27 from internal injuries after being thrown from a carriage.

Doc McJames spaced out 7 singles and 5 walks to limit the Beaneaters to just 2 unearned runs, while Hughie Jennings doubled twice and drove in 3 for the victors.

Wilbert Robinson once again came through in the clutch. His 2 out 2 run single in the 3rd put the game away for the Orioles. They now take a 3 games to 1 lead in this best of 7 series.

10/8/1898, BSN98-BLN98, Oriole Park III
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1898 Beaneaters        1  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0     2  7  4    11  0
1898 Orioles           2  0  2  0  0  1  0  3  x     8 13  4    10  0

Beaneaters           AB  R  H BI   AVG    Orioles              AB  R  H BI   AVG
Hamilton,B        cf  2  1  0  0  .357    Keeler,W          rf  5  1  2  0  .400
Tenney,F          1b  5  0  2  0  .333    McGraw,J          3b  4  3  2  0  .294
Duffy,H           lf  5  0  1  0  .211    Jennings,H        ss  4  2  3  3  .412
Collins,J         3b  3  0  1  1  .286    Kelley,J          cf  4  1  2  3  .400
Long,H            ss  3  1  0  0  .176    McGann,D          1b  4  0  0  0  .267
Lowe,B            2b  4  0  1  0  .278    DeMontreville,G   2b  5  0  1  0  .176
Stahl,C           rf  3  0  0  1  .286    Holmes,D          lf  4  0  1  0  .118
Yeager,G          c   4  0  0  0  .000    Robinson,W        c   4  0  2  2  .471
Nichols,K         p   3  0  2  0  .500    McJames,D         p   4  1  0  0  .000
Klobedanz,F      p   0  0  0  0  .000                         38  8 13  8
Pickett,D        ph  1  0  0  0  .500
                     33  2  7  2
Beaneaters                       INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Nichols,K        L 0-1           7.1 13  8  4  1  4 131  84  6.75
Klobedanz,F                      0.2  0  0  0  0  0   3   2  0.00
                                 8.0 13  8  4  1  4 134  86
Orioles                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
McJames,D        W 1-0           9.0  7  2  0  5  2 142  85  4.80
                                 9.0  7  2  0  5  2 142  85

BSN: Pickett,D batted for Klobedanz,F in the 9th
E-Hamilton,B, Tenney,F 2, Nichols,K, Jennings,H 2, McGann,D 2.
2B-Jennings,H 2. CS-Duffy,H. K-Yeager,G, Pickett,D, DeMontreville,G 2,
Holmes,D, Robinson,W. BB-Hamilton,B 3, Collins,J, Long,H, McGraw,J.
SF-Collins,J, Stahl,C, Kelley,J. HBP-Jennings,H, McGann,D. HB-Nichols,K 2.
WP-McJames,D.
GWRBI: Kelley,J
Temperature: 61, Sky: clear, Wind: left to right at 5 MPH.

1898 DMB World Series-Game #3

Ted Lewis vs Al Maul 10/6/1898, BSN98-BLN98, Oriole Park III

 

ORIOLES WIN EASILY BEHIND AL MAUL

Al Maul died May 3, 1958. He was 92 years old.

Orioles starter Al Maul tossed a 5 hitter, allowing just an 8th inning run as the Orioles win game 3 to take a 2-1 lead in the best of 7 DMB World Series.

Joe Kelley once again kick started the Oriole offense. With 2 outs in the 3rd he banged a 2 run double off the base of the right field wall to give the Orioles an early lead that they would never relinquish.

10/6/1898, BSN98-BLN98, Oriole Park III
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1898 Beaneaters        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0     1  5  3     6  0
1898 Orioles           0  0  2  0  0  2  1  1  x     6  7  2     8  1

Beaneaters           AB  R  H BI   AVG    Orioles              AB  R  H BI   AVG
Hamilton,B        cf  4  0  1  0  .417    Keeler,W          rf  4  1  0  1  .400
Tenney,F          1b  3  0  1  1  .308    McGraw,J          3b  3  1  0  0  .231
Duffy,H           lf  4  0  0  0  .214    Jennings,H        ss  3  1  1  0  .308
Collins,J         3b  3  0  1  0  .273    Kelley,J          cf  2  1  1  2  .364
Long,H            ss  4  0  0  0  .214    McGann,D          1b  3  0  0  0  .364
Lowe,B            2b  4  0  0  0  .286    DeMontreville,G   2b  4  1  1  1  .167
Stahl,C           rf  4  0  1  0  .364    Holmes,D          lf  4  0  1  1  .077
Bergen,M          c   3  0  0  0  .091    Robinson,W        c   4  1  2  0  .462
Lewis,T           p   3  1  1  0  .333    Maul,A            p   4  0  1  0  .250
Klobedanz,F      p   0  0  0  0  .000                         31  6  7  5
                     32  1  5  1
Beaneaters                       INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Lewis,T          L 0-1           7.0  7  6  3  5  2 138  79  3.86
Klobedanz,F                      1.0  0  0  0  0  0   9   6  0.00
                                 8.0  7  6  3  5  2 147  85
Orioles                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Maul,A           W 1-0           9.0  5  1  1  1  0 101  73  1.00
                                 9.0  5  1  1  1  0 101  73

E-Hamilton,B, Long,H 2, Jennings,H 2. 2B-Hamilton,B, Collins,J, Kelley,J,
DeMontreville,G. SB-Tenney,F(1), Stahl,C(1), McGraw,J(1). CS-Maul,A.
K-McGraw,J, McGann,D. BB-Collins,J, McGraw,J 2, Kelley,J 2, McGann,D.
SF-Tenney,F, Keeler,W. HBP-Jennings,H. HB-Lewis,T. WP-Lewis,T.
GWRBI: Kelley,J
Temperature: 60, Sky: clear, Wind: out to center at 11 MPH.

1898 DMB World Series-Game #2

Jay Hughes vs Vic Willis 10/4/1898, @ South End Grounds III

 

JOE KELLEY TRIPLES THE ORIOLES TO A GAME 2 VICTORY

Hall of Famer Joe Kelley hit .393 with an outstanding .502 on base percentage in 1894.

Orioles’ center fielder Joe Kelley banged 2 long 2-out triples, in the 5th and 7th innings, to drive in 3 runs, and also added an rbi single to lead the Orioles to a 6-4 victory.

Oriole starter Jay Hughes took a 6 hit shutout into the 8th inning before tiring. Hugh Duffy hit a homerun in the 9th to make it close for the Beaneaters.

The series is now tied at 1 game apiece.

 

10/4/1898, BLN98-BSN98, South End Grounds III
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1898 Orioles           0  0  2  0  1  0  2  0  1     6 11  2     9  0
1898 Beaneaters        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  3  1     4 12  3    11  0

Orioles              AB  R  H BI   AVG    Beaneaters           AB  R  H BI   AVG
Keeler,W          rf  5  2  2  0  .545    Hamilton,B        cf  4  0  2  1  .500
McGraw,J          3b  4  1  0  0  .300    Tenney,F          1b  5  0  1  0  .300
Jennings,H        ss  4  2  2  0  .300    Duffy,H           lf  5  1  2  1  .300
Kelley,J          cf  4  0  3  4  .333    Collins,J         3b  4  1  1  0  .250
McGann,D          1b  4  0  3  2  .500    Long,H            ss  5  0  0  0  .300
DeMontreville,G   2b  5  0  0  0  .125    Lowe,B            2b  5  1  2  0  .400
Holmes,D          lf  4  0  0  0  .000    Stahl,C           rf  4  1  2  1  .429
Robinson,W        c   4  0  0  0  .444    Bergen,M          c   4  0  0  1  .125
Hughes,J          p   4  1  1  0  .250    Willis,V          p   1  0  0  0  .000
Kitson,F         p   0  0  0  0 1.000     Pickett,D        ph  1  0  1  0 1.000
                     38  6 11  6           Klobedanz,F      p   0  0  0  0  .000
                                           Hickman,C        ph  1  0  1  0 1.000
                                                               39  4 12  4
Orioles                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Hughes,J         W 1-0           7.2 11  3  3  3  1 113  66  3.52
Kitson,F         S 1             1.1  1  1  1  0  0  18  10  2.70
                                 9.0 12  4  4  3  1 131  76
Beaneaters                       INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Willis,V         L 1-1           7.0  9  5  3  2  5 122  75  4.00
Klobedanz,F                      1.0  0  0  0  0  1   7   7  0.00
Hickman,C                        1.0  2  1  1  2  1  24  14  9.00
                                 9.0 11  6  4  4  7 153  96
BSN: Pickett,D batted for Willis,V in the 7th
     Hickman,C batted for Klobedanz,F in the 8th
     Hickman,C moved to p in the 9th

E-McGraw,J, Jennings,H, Long,H, Lowe,B, Stahl,C. 2B-Hamilton,B.
3B-Kelley,J 2. HR-Duffy,H(1). SB-Jennings,H(1), McGann,D(1). CS-McGann,D,
Tenney,F. K-Keeler,W 2, McGraw,J, Kelley,J, DeMontreville,G 2, Hughes,J,
Long,H. BB-McGraw,J, Jennings,H, Kelley,J, McGann,D, Hamilton,B, Collins,J,
Willis,V. PB-Robinson,W.
GWRBI: Kelley,J
Temperature: 59, Sky: clear, Wind: in from center at 4 MPH.

1898 DMB World Series-Game #1

Doc McJames vs Kid Nichols 10/3/1898, @ South End Grounds III

 

LONG’S SINGLE IN THE 8TH DRIVES IN GAME WINNER FOR THE BEANEATERS

Herman Long committed 1096 errors during his career, the all-time record for fielding futility.

Herman Long popped a 2 out single in the bottom of the 8th to drive in 2 runs and snap a 9-9 tie. This high scoring opening game featured 20 runs 30 hits and 2 home runs.

The Beaneaters led 8-2 after 2 innings with the big blow coming off the bat of Fred Tenney. His 2 run home run in the 2nd landed just inside the foul pole, just 255 feet down the left field line.

Kid Nichols pitched effectively into the 7th, but could not retire a single Oriole as the 1st 6 batters reached base, capped off by a solo home run off the bat of John McGraw. After batting over 600 times during the regular season without hitting a home run, McGraw managed to coax a fly ball into the short right field porch, giving the Orioles a short lived 9-8 lead.

Errors by the Oriole’s pitcher and 2nd baseman extended the Beaneaters 8th, allowing Jimmy Collins to bat with 2 outs. He was hit by a pitch that loaded the bases, setting up Long’s game winning single.

10/3/1898, BLN98-BSN98, South End Grounds III
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1898 Orioles           2  0  0  0  0  1  6  0  0     9 16  3    15  0
1898 Beaneaters        0  5  3  0  0  0  0  3  x    11 14  6     7  1

Orioles              AB  R  H BI   AVG    Beaneaters           AB  R  H BI   AVG
Keeler,W          rf  6  1  4  3  .667    Hamilton,B        cf  4  1  2  2  .500
McGraw,J          3b  6  1  3  1  .500    Tenney,F          1b  5  2  2  3  .400
Jennings,H        ss  6  1  1  1  .167    Duffy,H           lf  5  1  1  0  .200
Kelley,J          cf  5  0  0  0  .000    Collins,J         3b  4  1  1  0  .250
McGann,D          1b  4  1  1  1  .250    Long,H            ss  5  1  3  2  .600
DeMontreville,G   2b  3  1  1  0  .333    Lowe,B            2b  5  2  2  1  .400
Holmes,D          lf  5  1  0  0  .000    Stahl,C           rf  3  1  1  0  .333
Robinson,W        c   5  2  4  2  .800    Bergen,M          c   4  1  1  1  .250
McJames,D         p   3  0  0  0  .000    Nichols,K         p   3  0  1  1  .333
Brodie,S         ph  1  1  1  1 1.000     Willis,V         p   0  0  0  0  .000
Kitson,F         p   1  0  1  0 1.000     Yeager,G         ph  1  1  0  0  .000
                     45  9 16  9           Klobedanz,F      p   0  0  0  0  .000
                                                               39 11 14 10
Orioles                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
McJames,D                        6.0 10  8  8  2  1 111  71 12.00
Kitson,F         BS 1, L 0-1     2.0  4  3  0  0  0  25  19  0.00
                                 8.0 14 11  8  2  1 136  90
Beaneaters                       INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Nichols,K                        6.0 10  8  6  2  1 121  75  9.00
Willis,V         BS 1, W 1-0     2.0  5  1  1  1  2  34  18  4.50
Klobedanz,F      S 1             1.0  1  0  0  1  0  19   9  0.00
                                 9.0 16  9  7  4  3 174 102
BLN: Brodie,S batted for McJames,D in the 7th
BSN: Yeager,G batted for Willis,V in the 8th

E-Holmes,D, Robinson,W, Kitson,F, Collins,J 2, Long,H 3, Klobedanz,F.
2B-Robinson,W, Brodie,S, Kitson,F. HR-McGraw,J(1), Tenney,F(1).
SB-Keeler,W(1), Long,H(1). CS-Keeler,W, DeMontreville,G. K-Jennings,H,
Holmes,D, McJames,D, Duffy,H. BB-Kelley,J, McGann,D 2, DeMontreville,G,
Hamilton,B, Stahl,C. HBP-DeMontreville,G 2, Collins,J. HB-Kitson,F,
Nichols,K 2.
GWRBI: Long,H
Temperature: 62, Sky: clear, Wind: right to left at 14 MPH.

DMB World Series Hall of Famer-

 Elected by Veterans Committee in 1971                       Image provided by Dick Perez

JOSEPH JAMES KELLY 
1891-1908 

STANDOUT HITTER AND LEFT FIELDER OF 
CHAMPION 1894-95-96 BALTIMORE ORIOLES 
AND 1899-1900 BROOKLYN SUPERBAS. BATTED 
OVER .300 FOR 11 CONSECUTIVE YEARS WITH 
HIGH OF .391 IN 1894. EQUALLED RECORD 
WITH 9 HITS IN 9 AT-BATS IN DOUBLEHEADER. 
ALSO PLAYED FOR BOSTON, PITTSBURGH AND 
CINCINNATI OF N.L. AND BALTIMORE OF A.L. 
MANAGED CINCINNATI 1902 TO 1905 AND 
BOSTON N.L. IN 1908.

In 1894 Joe Kelley actually hit .393 with 107 walks to give him an outstanding .502 OBP. An excellent base runner he finished with 443 stolen bases, 1421 runs scored and 194 triples.

1898 Boston Beaneaters

 

Standing: L-R: Charles ‘Kid’ Nichols (P), Bill Clarke, Frank Killen (P), Vic Willis (P), Marty Bergen (C), Ted Lewis (P), Charlie Hickman (P).

Middle row: L-R: Fred Tenney (1B), Jimmy Collins (3B), Jim ‘General’ Stafford (CF), Frank Selee (Mgr.), Hugh Duffy (RF), Billy Hamilton (CF), Herman Long (SS).

Seated on Ground: L-R: Bobby Lowe (2B), Charles ‘Chick’ Stahl (RF)

This is actually a picture of the 1899 Beaneaters, but most of the players are the same. Pictured but not on the 1898 Beaneaters are: Bill Clarke, and Frank Killen. Not included in the picture are: George Yeager, Jack Stivetts, and Fred Klobedanz

Frank Selee’s Boston Beaneaters once again battled the Baltimore Orioles for the entire season. The outcome of the National League Pennant was still in doubt when they met in the 1st week of October. A 2 game sweep and a rainout gave the Beaneaters a lead they would not relinquish, giving them their 2nd straight NL crown.

The Beaneaters hit .290 as a team, 2nd only to the Orioles. Third baseman Jimmy Collins led the league with 15 homeruns, while hitting .328 and driving in 111, good for 2nd in the league. Their 53 team home runs led the league, 17 better than the Washington Nationals, a team that finished 11th. Hall of Famer Billy Hamilton had another strong season, batting .369 with 54 stolen bases, both good for 2nd in the league.

The pitching for the Beaneaters was also very strong as Frank Selee implemented a strict 4 man rotation. Kid Nichols(31), Ted Lewis(26), and Vic Willis(25) all won over 20 games. Fred Klobedanz(19) just missed making it a clean sweep of 20 game winners. Their 2.98 team ERA average was good for 3rd in the league. The 4 starters combined to start all but 6 of the Beaneaters games, and were responsible for all but 1 of the teams 102 victories.

PREDSICTION: The Beaneaters lost the 1897 DMB World Series because of the poor pitching of Kid Nichols, and the offensive fire power of the Orioles. In this series the offense and pitching is fairly even, but the long ball may play a key roll in this series. So I’ll go with the Beaneaters, and as usual, I’ll be rooting for a 7 game series.

1898 Baltimore Orioles

 

Standing far left, 3b-John Mcgraw,  RF-Willie Keeler, P-Jerry Nops, 2b-Gene Demontreville,  P-Jay Hughes,

Front Row: C-Wilbert Robinson, CF-Joe Kelley,  Frank Kitson, 1B-Dan McGann, SS-Hughie Jennings, C-Boileryard Clarke. Also on the team: LF-Ducky Holmes,   P-Doc McJames, Steve Brodie, P-Al Maul,

The Orioles lost a couple of key players from their 1897 team. Arlie Pond missed most of the season due to his service in the Medical Corps, Joe Corbett left because of a salary dispute; a common practice during the late 1890s, and Bill Hoffer was signed by the Pirates after being released for poor performance. But as was always the case for these Orioles they always seemed make the right moves to keep them competitive.

Both Jack Doyle and Heinie Reitz were traded to the Senators for pitcher Doc McJames and 2nd baseman Gene DeMontreville. McJames ended up leading the team with 27 wins, while Demontreville played in 151 games and batted .328.

Another rookie pitching sensation came along as well for the Orioles. Jay Hughes threw a shutout in his 1st game and then topped his performance by tossing a a no hitter in his 2nd game, on his way to winning 23 games. Al Maul was signed in the offseason after pitching just 9 innings in 1897. He went on to have his best season going 20-7 with a team leading 2.10 ERA.

Offensively the Orioles were the best in the league. They hit .302, scored 933 runs and stole 250 bases, all league leading totals. They did however hit just 12 home runs, with 1st sacker Dan McGann leading the team with 5.

Willie Keeler led the league in hitting with a.385 average and 216 hits. Hughie Jennings hit .338 and was hit by an incredible 46 pitches. John McGraw had another outstanding season hitting .342. 112 walks, and a league leading 143 runs.

The Orioles battled the Beaneaters and the Reds all season long, but lost 2 crucial games in October to the Beaneaters and eventually finished 6 games back.