DMB World Series Replay-1900

1900

On January 19, 1900 Boston Beaneaters catcher Marty Bergen brutally murdered his wife, 2 children and then himself on his farm in North Brookfield, Mass. For more on Marty Bergen check here.

On March 8, 1900 the National league eliminated the Cleveland Spiders, Baltimore Orioles, Washington Nationals, and the Louisville Colonels. Making the National League an 8 team league that would survive virtually unchanged until 1953.

The League would adopt a 140 game schedule and would inexplicably go back to the 1 umpire system after just one year of the experimental 2 umpire system. Home plate would be changed from a 12 inch square to the current 17 inch wide, 5-sided home plate.

Ned Hanlon’s Brooklyn Superbas would win the pennant by 4.5 games over the Pirates. Brooklyn improved thanks to the addition of 3 Baltimore pitchers. Frank Kitson, Harry Howell, and Iron Man Joe McGinnity would combine to win 70 of the teams 82 victories. The Pirates would benefit from an influx of Louisville players including Deacon Phillippe, Fred Clarke, Tommy Leach, Rube Waddell, and some guy named Honus Wagner. These 2 teams would meet in a best of 5 series at seasons end, and will meet 110 years later in the best of 7 DMB World Series.

1900 also marked the beginning of the American League. Ban Johnson had been successfully running the minor league Western League, and felt the time was right to challenge the National League monopoly and claim major league status for the American League. With no teams in New York city, or Pennsylvania, the American League didn’t quite have enough fire power to intimidate the National League into signing any kind of national agreement, but things would change in 1901. Despite it’s “minor league” status, I’ll include the final standings, and league leaders below.

Other events of note:

Bid McPhee would retire. He was the last fulltime position play to remain gloveless.

In the National League opener the Phillies would beat the Beaneaters 19-17 in 10 innings. This is the highest scoring opener in history.

July 12- Noodles Hahn(Cinc) would no hit the Phillies 4-0.

July 17- Harry Wolverton(Phil) would hit 3 triples against the Pirates.

July 17- Christy Mathewson would make his major league debut.  He would come in as a reliever and hit 3 batters, walk 2 give up  6 runs. Not an auspicious start . He would finish the season with an 0-3 record and a 5.08 ERA.

Sept 7- Kid Nichols records his 300th win

1900 Final Standings

NL

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Brooklyn Superbas              142   82   54    6  .603     -   816  722
Pittsburgh Pirates             140   79   60    1  .568   4.5   733  612
Philadelphia Phillies          141   75   63    3  .543   8.0   810  791
Boston Beaneaters              142   66   72    4  .478  17.0   778  739
Chicago Orphans                146   65   75    6  .464  19.0   635  751
St. Louis Cardinals            142   65   75    2  .464  19.0   743  747
Cincinnati Reds                144   62   77    5  .446  21.5   702  745
New York Giants                141   60   78    3  .435  23.0   713  823

AL

                                     W    L        PCT    GB

Chicago White Stockings             82   53       .607    -

Milwaukee Brewers                   79   58       .577    4

Indianapolis Hoosiers               71   64       .526    11

Detroit Wolverines                  71   68       .511    13

Kansas City Blues                   69   70       .496    15

Cleveland Lake Shores               64   73       .467    19

Buffalo Bisons                      61   71       .439    23

Minneapolis Millers                 53   86       .381    31

NATIONAL LEAGUE

AVG: Honus Wagner(Pitt)-.381

HRs:  Herman Long(Bost)- 12

RBI:  Elmer Flick(Phil)- 110

WINS: Joe McGinnity(Brook)- 28

ERA: Rube Waddell(Pitt)- 2.37

K’s: Noodles Hahn(Cin)- 132

 

AMERICAN LEAGUE

AVG: Sam Dungan(KC)- .337

HRs: Socks Seybold(IND)- 9

RBI: not available

WINS: Watty Lee(KC)- 23

ERA: not available

K’s: Jack Cronin(DET)- 121

 

WORLD EVENTS

                               

Heinrich Himmler- World class douche                                                Galveston 1900

BORN:

1/1- Xavier Cugat- Was married to Charo

2/5- Adlai Stevenson- During one of Stevenson’s presidential campaigns, allegedly, a supporter told him that he was sure to "get the vote of every thinking man" in the U,S.., to which Stevenson is said to have replied, "Thank you, but I need a majority to win."

3/6- Lefty Grove

3/31- Mule Suttles

4/5- Spencer Tracy

4/23- Jim Bottomley

4/26- Hack Wilson

5/17 Ayatollah Khomeini

10/7- Heinrich Himmler- Nazi scumbag

10/16- Goose Goslin

10/24- Ossie Bleuge

11/8- Margaret Mitchell- Gone With The Wind

12/20- Gabby Hartnett

DIED:

1/19- Marty Bergen

4/30- Casey Jones

6/5- Stephen Crane- The Red Badge Of Courage

7/15- Billie Barney

8/25- Friedrich Nietzsche

11/30- Oscar Wilde-The Picture Of Dorian Gray

EVENTS:

1/3- The US population is an estimated 70 million(The World population is 1.65 billion)

3/15- United States currency is placed on the gold standard

4/14- The Paris World Exhibition opens

4/30- Hawaii become a US territory

5/14- The 2nd Modern Olympics opens in Paris

9/8- A hurricane hits Galveston Texas, killing 8,000

11/6- William McKinley is reelected President

DMB World Series-Baseball Card Reminiscing:1887 Kalamazoo Bats

The 1887 Kalamazoo Bats card set contains 60(?) cards consisting of team photos, portrait style photos, outdoor photos, sliding, trees, and more sliding and trees. It’s not one of the more known 19th Century card sets, but it has some of the rarest cards, as well as some of the more unique.Outfielder Denny Lyons getting checked out by the trainer. What other card would have the trainer get equal billing? Taylor(no 1st name given) was probably the local vet just back from delivering a litter of puppies. “Your paw…..I mean …..your hand looks fine, probably just one broken bone. Now get out there and play.”

Metropolitan pitcher Al Mays. There are several sit down portrait studio type cards. All players have the same proud look on their face, and many are wearing ties. None, however are leaning into a mirror and worshiping their reflection.

Lou Bierbauer(One of my favorite players) tags out a player that might be Jim Gallagher. He is the only Gallagher that played baseball around 1886/1887 listed in the Baseball Encyclopedia. He played just one game with Washington, getting 1 hit, in 1886. It was his only game played. If it is in fact Jim Gallagher he is buried in Hyde Park Cemetery in Scranton, Pa. just 3 miles from where I sit. Like many of the Kalamazoo cards, this one featured sliding, and was taken outdoors with a canvas backdrop that included trees, lots of trees.

More sliding, but where are the trees? I need more cowbell…..I mean trees……I need more trees in here!!!. Charlie Bastian puts the tag on Denny Lyons. And, as in all the Kalamazoo Bats cards, the runner is clearly out. The umpire in the background is totally out of position to make the right call.

Ed Andrews goes up there hacking. Baseball, apple pie, and……. suspenders.

Hey, this is 1887, there’s no gloves in baseball. By 1887 catchers were regularly using some type of glove to protect their hands. And yes, this hard throwing lefty was a catcher. Jack Clements caught in 1076 games, and was the last regular southpaw catcher in the game.

Hmm?……there’s something wrong with this card. I can’t quite put my finger on it……oh…..I know……..Henry Larkin has his name misspelled……..No……that’s not it……..there’s not enough trees……..no…….what could it be?  Jocko Milligan and Henry Larkin are clearly giving their all to sell this very close play at the plate, but the photographer has gone a different way , both artistically and mentally.  The wooden beams supporting the canvas, and the concrete wall in the background, at least from my perspective, do not add to the overall baseball ambience.  I wonder what Jocko and Henry said when they saw this disaster.  This card recently sold at auction for $17,625.00.  Maybe the photographer actually knew what he was doing.

Do these pants make my ass look fat? This card features Jocko Milligan at catcher and Harry Stovey hitting. This photograph was obviously taken by the same photographer of the previous card. I can hear him now, “Trust me Jocko, you won’t look stupid, I am an artiste.” Harry looks like he’s waiting for the ball to come busting through the background canvas at any second.

Most of the Kalamazoo Bats cards  want you to “Smoke Kalamazoo Bats”. I’m sure the kids did just that.

1899 DMB World Series-Game #6

Ted Lewis vs Jack Dunn 10/17/1899, @  Washington Park

 

BEANEATERS WIN DMB WORLD SERIES AS SUPERBAS BATS GO SILENT

After retiring,  Ted Lewis served as President of Massachusetts State College and the University of New Hampshire

The Boston Beaneaters banged out 13 hits, 12 off Superbas starter Jack Dunn, and edged the quiet bats of the Superbas by a score of 6-5.

The Superbas took advantage of the wildness of Ted Lewis to score their 5 runs. 7 walks by Lewis was offset by just 3 singles managed by the Superbas.

Herman Long drove in 4 runs with 3 hits and a sac fly.

10/17/1899, Bos99-Bro99, Washington Park
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1899 Beaneaters        0  0  0  2  2  0  2  0  0     6 13  2     7  0
1899 Superbas          0  0  0  0  0  3  0  2  0     5  3  3     8  1

Beaneaters           AB  R  H BI   AVG    Superbas             AB  R  H BI   AVG
Tenney            1b  5  2  2  0  .444    Keeler            rf  3  0  1  0  .417
Stahl             rf  5  3  2  0  .310    Daly              2b  3  1  0  0  .063
Hamilton          cf  3  0  1  1  .364    Jennings          1b  4  1  0  0  .087
Long              ss  4  0  3  4  .385    Kelley            lf  4  2  0  0  .231
Duffy             lf  4  1  1  0  .346    Jones             cf  3  1  1  2  .238
Collins           3b  4  0  2  0  .250    Dahlen            ss  4  0  0  1  .174
Lowe              2b  4  0  1  1  .080    Casey             3b  3  0  1  1  .318
Bergen            c   4  0  0  0  .250    Farrell           c   3  0  0  0  .167
Lewis,T           p   3  0  0  0  .143     Donovan          p   0  0  0  0  .000
Meekin           p   1  0  1  0 1.000     Anderson         ph  1  0  0  0  .000
                     37  6 13  6           McJames          p   0  0  0  0  .000
                                          Dunn              p   2  0  0  0  .333
                                           McGuire          ph  1  0  0  0  .250
                                                               31  5  3  4
Beaneaters                       INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Lewis,T          W 1-1           7.0  3  5  3  7  2 129  72  2.95
Meekin           S 1             2.0  0  0  0  1  0  29  15  0.00
                                 9.0  3  5  3  8  2 158  87
Superbas                         INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Dunn             L 0-1           7.0 12  6  4  1  5 110  73  3.46
Donovan                          1.0  0  0  0  0  0  11   7  0.00
McJames                          1.0  1  0  0  1  0  24  12  1.50
                                 9.0 13  6  4  2  5 145  92
Bro: McGuire batted for Dunn in the 7th
     McGuire moved to c in the 8th
     Anderson batted for Donovan in the 8th

E-Duffy, Lowe, Daly, Dahlen 2. 2B-Lowe. 3B-Stahl, Meekin. SB-Collins(1),
Kelley(1), Jones(1). CS-Long 2. K-Duffy 2, Lowe, Lewis,T 2, Dunn, McGuire.
BB-Hamilton 2, Keeler 2, Daly 2, Jennings, Kelley, Jones, McGuire. SF-Long,
Casey.
GWRBI: Long
Temperature: 52, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: left to right at 8 MPH.

SUMMARY: The Superbas’ bats didn’t show up. Willie Keeler banged out 10 hits while no other player had 8. They had just 7 extra base hits, and took 32 walks from Beaneaters pitchers. They were not aggressive when swinging the bat.

The Beaneaters had 5 starters hit over .300, while banging out 13 extra base hits, including 2 home runs.

MVP goes to Herman Long. He led all batters with 6 rbis including the game winners in game 5 and 6.

MVP- Herman Long .385-1-6, 2-game winning rbis

DMB team pitching — 1899 Brooklyn Superbas                            
                              League championship — as of 10/17/1899                              

S Name               P     ERA   W   L   S   G  GS  CG SHO     INN    H    R   ER   BB    K  HR GDP    BF
  Donovan            sp   0.00   0   0   0   3   0   0   0     4.0    0    0    0    4    0   0   1    15
  McJames            sp   1.50   1   1   0   3   0   0   0     6.0    5    1    1    2    3   0   0    25
  Kennedy            sp   2.12   1   0   0   2   2   1   0    17.0   17    5    4    1    2   0   3    66
  Dunn               sp   3.46   0   1   0   2   2   0   0    13.0   20   10    5    2    5   1   0    59
  Hughes             sp   6.14   0   2   0   2   2   1   0    14.2   25   13   10    4    7   1   4    74
  Yeager             ss   6.75   0   0   0   1   0   0   0     1.1    2    1    1    0    0   0   0     6
  Total                   3.38   2   4   0   6   6   2   0    56.0   69   30   21   13   17   2   8   245

                            DMB team pitching — 1899 Boston Beaneaters                            
                              League championship — as of 10/17/1899                              

S Name               P     ERA   W   L   S   G  GS  CG SHO     INN    H    R   ER   BB    K  HR GDP    BF
  Meekin             sp   0.00   1   0   1   3   0   0   0     3.2    0    0    0    1    1   0   1    12
  Willis             sp   2.50   2   0   0   2   2   2   0    18.0   10    6    5   11    6   0   3    72
  Lewis,T            sp   2.95   1   1   0   2   2   0   0    18.1   15   10    6   14    4   0   2    84
  Nichols            sp   3.18   0   1   0   2   2   1   0    17.0   16    9    6    6    5   0   2    74
  Total                   2.68   4   2   1   6   6   3   0    57.0   41   25   17   32   16   0   8   242

DMB team batting — 1899 Brooklyn Superbas                            
                              League championship — as of 10/17/1899                              

S Name               P    AVG   OBP   SPC    G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS
  McGann#            1b  .500  .500 1.000    2    2    1   1   0   0    1    0    0    0   0   0   0   0
  Keeler*            of  .417  .483  .583    6   24   10   0   2   0    2    4    4    2   0   0   0   1
  Dunn               sp  .333  .500  .333    2    3    1   0   0   0    0    0    1    1   0   0   1   0
  Casey#             3b  .318  .292  .318    6   22    7   0   0   0    1    4    0    1   0   0   0   0
  McGuire            c   .250  .500  .250    4    4    1   0   0   0    1    0    1    1   1   0   0   0
  Jones*             of  .238  .407  .286    6   21    5   1   0   0    2    6    6    1   0   0   1   0
  Kelley             of  .231  .286  .269    6   26    6   1   0   0    6    5    2    2   0   0   1   0
  Dahlen             ss  .174  .231  .261    6   23    4   0   1   0    1    3    1    2   1   0   0   0
  Farrell#           c   .167  .318  .222    6   18    3   1   0   0    2    1    4    0   0   0   0   2
  Jennings           1b  .087  .192  .087    6   23    2   0   0   0    4    1    1    1   2   0   0   0
  Daly#              2b  .063  .464  .063    6   16    1   0   0   0    3    0   10    0   2   0   0   1
  Hughes             sp  .000  .200  .000    2    4    0   0   0   0    1    0    1    2   0   0   0   0
  Kennedy            sp  .000  .167  .000    2    5    0   0   0   0    0    0    1    1   0   0   0   0
  McJames            sp  .000  .000  .000    3    1    0   0   0   0    0    0    0    1   0   0   0   0
  Anderson#          of  .000  .000  .000    4    6    0   0   0   0    1    0    0    1   0   0   0   0
  Yeager             ss  .000  .000  .000    1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0   0   0   0   0
  Donovan            sp  .000  .000  .000    3    0    0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0   0   0   0   0
  Total                  .207  .329  .258    6  198   41   4   3   0   25   24   32   16   6   0   3   4

                             DMB team batting — 1899 Boston Beaneaters                            
                              League championship — as of 10/17/1899                              

S Name               P    AVG   OBP   SPC    G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS
  Meekin             sp 1.000 1.000 3.000    3    1    1   0   1   0    0    0    0    0   0   0   0   0
  Willis             sp  .444  .444  .444    2    9    4   0   0   0    1    1    0    1   0   0   0   0
  Tenney*            1b  .444  .467  .667    6   27   12   1   1   1    5    4    2    1   0   0   0   1
  Long*              ss  .385  .414  .577    6   26   10   0   1   1    3    6    2    0   0   0   0   2
  Hamilton*          of  .364  .517  .364    6   22    8   0   0   0    4    4    7    0   0   0   0   0
  Duffy              of  .346  .333  .385    6   26    9   1   0   0    3    4    0    3   0   0   0   0
  Stahl*             of  .310  .333  .483    6   29    9   1   2   0    6    4    1    1   0   0   1   0
  Bergen             c   .250  .250  .292    6   24    6   1   0   0    3    0    0    3   0   0   0   0
  Collins            3b  .250  .280  .250    6   24    6   0   0   0    2    2    1    3   0   0   1   0
  Nichols#           sp  .200  .200  .200    2    5    1   0   0   0    1    0    0    0   0   0   0   0
  Lewis,T            sp  .143  .143  .286    2    7    1   1   0   0    0    1    0    2   0   0   0   0
  Lowe               2b  .080  .080  .120    6   25    2   1   0   0    2    2    0    3   0   0   0   0
  Sullivan           c   .000  .000  .000    1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0   0   0   0   0
  Frisbee#           of  .000  .000  .000    3    3    0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0   0   0   0   0
  Hickman            sp  .000  .000  .000    1    1    0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0   0   0   0   0
  Total                  .301  .335  .397    6  229   69   6   5   2   30   28   13   17   0   0   2   3

1899 DMB World Series-Game #5

Brickyard Kennedy vs Kid Nichols 10/15/1899,  South End Grounds

 

HERMAN LONG WINS IT FOR BEANEATERS IN EXTRA INNINGS

 

Herman Long died of tuberculosis in 1909 at the age of 43

With the score tied at 4 and Billy Hamilton at 1st in the bottom of the 10th, Herman Long launched a Doc McJames fastball into the deep recesses of South End Grounds for a game winning triple.

The Superbas had tied the score on a clutch 2 out 2 run triple off the bat of Willie Keeler in the 9th.

The Beaneaters lead this series 3 games to 2.

10/15/1899, Bro99-Bos99, South End Grounds
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10     R  H  E   LOB DP
1899 Superbas          2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  0     4  9  0     8  1
1899 Beaneaters        0  0  4  0  0  0  0  0  0  1     5 13  0     8  2

Superbas             AB  R  H BI   AVG    Beaneaters           AB  R  H BI   AVG
Keeler            rf  5  0  3  2  .429    Tenney            1b  5  1  2  0  .455
Daly              2b  2  0  0  0  .077    Stahl             rf  5  1  3  1  .292
Jennings          1b  5  1  0  0  .105    Hamilton          cf  4  2  2  1  .368
Kelley            lf  5  1  1  0  .273    Long              ss  5  0  1  1  .318
Jones             cf  5  0  2  2  .222    Duffy             lf  4  0  2  1  .364
Dahlen            ss  5  0  0  0  .211    Collins           3b  4  0  1  1  .200
Casey             3b  4  0  2  0  .316    Lowe              2b  4  0  0  0  .048
Farrell           c   2  0  1  0  .200    Bergen            c   4  1  2  0  .300
McGuire          ph  0  1  0  0  .333    Nichols           p   3  0  0  0  .200
Kennedy           p   3  0  0  0  .000     Frisbee          ph  1  0  0  0  .000
McGann           ph  1  1  0  0  .500     Meekin           p   0  0  0  0  .000
McJames          p   0  0  0  0  .000                         39  5 13  5
                     37  4  9  4
Superbas                         INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Kennedy                          8.0 10  4  4  1  2 129  80  2.12
McJames          L 1-1           1.0  3  1  1  0  0  20  13  1.80
                                 9.0 13  5  5  1  2 149  93
Beaneaters                       INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Nichols                          9.0  9  4  4  3  0 120  70  3.18
Meekin           W 1-0           1.0  0  0  0  0  1   9   6  0.00
                                10.0  9  4  4  3  1 129  76
Bro: McGuire batted for Farrell in the 9th
     McGann batted for Kennedy in the 9th
     McGuire moved to c in the 9th
Bos: Frisbee batted for Nichols in the 9th

2B-Jones, Stahl. 3B-Keeler, Long. K-Dahlen, Collins, Lowe. BB-Daly 2,
Farrell, Hamilton. HBP-Daly, McGuire. HB-Nichols 2.
GWRBI: Long
Temperature: 50, Sky: clear, Wind: in from right at 10 MPH.

1899 DMB World Series-Game #4

Jay Hughes vs Vic Willis 10/14/1899, @ South End Grounds

 

WILLIS’ GEM LEADS BEANEATERS PAST SUPERBAS

Fred Tenney hit just 22 home runs in 8,807 at bats

Vic Willis won his 2nd game of the 1899 DMB World Series, tossing a 2 hit complete game.

Fred Tenney took the 1st pitch he saw from Jay Hughes and deposited it deep in the right field stands. Hugh Duffy would single in Billy Hamilton later in the inning to give the Beaneaters all the runs they would need.

This series is now tied at 2 games apiece.

 

10/14/1899, Bro99-Bos99, South End Grounds
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1899 Superbas          0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0     1  2  2     2  2
1899 Beaneaters        2  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  x     3  9  1     9  3

Superbas             AB  R  H BI   AVG    Beaneaters           AB  R  H BI   AVG
Keeler            rf  4  0  1  0  .375    Tenney            1b  4  1  2  2  .471
Daly              2b  2  0  0  0  .091    Stahl             rf  4  0  0  0  .211
Anderson          1b  3  1  0  0  .000    Hamilton          cf  2  1  2  0  .333
Jennings         ph  1  0  0  0  .143    Long              ss  3  0  0  0  .353
Kelley            lf  3  0  1  1  .294    Duffy             lf  4  0  1  1  .333
Jones             cf  1  0  0  0  .154    Collins           3b  3  0  1  0  .188
Dahlen            ss  3  0  0  0  .286    Lowe              2b  4  0  0  0  .059
Casey             3b  3  0  0  0  .267    Bergen            c   4  1  1  0  .250
Farrell           c   2  0  0  0  .154    Willis            p   4  0  2  0  .444
Hughes            p   3  0  0  0  .000                         32  3  9  3
                     25  1  2  1
Superbas                         INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Hughes           L 0-2           8.0  9  3  2  4  3 130  85  6.14
                                 8.0  9  3  2  4  3 130  85
Beaneaters                       INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Willis           W 2-0           9.0  2  1  1  5  3 115  62  2.50
                                 9.0  2  1  1  5  3 115  62
Bro: Jennings batted for Anderson in the 9th

E-Anderson, Jones, Tenney. 2B-Kelley. HR-Tenney(1). CS-Daly, Farrell.
K-Keeler, Anderson, Hughes, Tenney, Collins, Lowe. BB-Daly 2, Jones 2,
Farrell, Hamilton 2, Long, Collins.
GWRBI: Tenney
Temperature: 56, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: right to left at 7 MPH.

1899 DMB World Series-Game #3

Jack Dunn vs Ted Lewis 10/13/1899, Bro99-Bos99, South End Grounds

 

SUPERBAS COME BACK TO WIN IN EXTRA INNINGS

Bill Dahlen’s 42 game hitting streak in 1894 is the longest by a right handed batter in the National League, and is the 4th best of all time.

Doc Casey grounded a single into centerfield to score Joe Kelley with the game winning run in the 12th inning for the Superbas.

The Beaneaters scored 2 runs in the 2nd to take an early lead. Hugh Duffy singled to open the inning and scored after Jimmy Collins singled to center and Fielder Jones uncorked a wild throw while trying to nab Duffy at 3rd. Bobby Lowe flew to center where Jones made the catch, but once again uncorked a wild throw over the 3rd baseman’s head to allow Collins to score. Herman Long smacked a long home run to lead off the 4 to put the Beaneaters up 3-1.

The Superbas battled back scoring single runs in the 6th and 7th, and tied the score in the 8th after Bill Dahlen tripled with 2 outs and scored on a Doc Casey single.

Ted Lewis pitched into the 12th for the Beaneaters but just ran out of gas. Joe Kelley reached base after Fred Tenney booted his groundball at 1st. Bill Dahlen would single him to 3rd, and he would score on Doc Casey’s rbi single.

The Superbas now have a 2-1 lead in the series.

 

10/13/1899, Bro99-Bos99, South End Grounds
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12     R  H  E   LOB DP
1899 Superbas          0  0  0  1  0  1  1  1  0  0  0  1     5 12  5    12  1
1899 Beaneaters        0  2  0  1  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0     4  9  3     7  3

Superbas             AB  R  H BI   AVG    Beaneaters           AB  R  H BI   AVG
Keeler            rf  6  0  1  1  .417    Tenney            1b  5  0  1  0  .462
Daly              2b  3  0  1  0  .111    Stahl             rf  6  0  1  0  .267
Jennings          1b  5  1  0  0  .154    Hamilton          cf  3  0  0  0  .231
Kelley            lf  6  2  2  0  .286    Long              ss  5  1  1  1  .429
Jones             cf  5  0  1  0  .167    Duffy             lf  5  1  3  0  .357
Dahlen            ss  3  1  3  2  .364    Collins           3b  5  2  1  0  .154
Casey             3b  6  0  2  2  .333    Lowe              2b  5  0  0  0  .077
Farrell           c   5  1  1  0  .182    Bergen            c   5  0  1  0  .250
Dunn              p   1  0  1  0 1.000    Lewis,T           p   4  0  1  1  .250
Anderson         ph  1  0  0  0  .000     Meekin           p   0  0  0  0  .000
Donovan          p   0  0  0  0  .000     Frisbee          ph  1  0  0  0  .000
McGuire          ph  1  0  0  0  .333                         44  4  9  2
McJames          p   1  0  0  0  .000
                     43  5 12  5
Superbas                         INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Dunn                             6.0  8  4  1  1  0  91  57  1.50
Donovan                          2.0  0  0  0  1  0  27  15  0.00
McJames          W 1-0           4.0  1  0  0  1  3  48  26  0.00
                                12.0  9  4  1  3  3 166  98
Beaneaters                       INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Lewis,T          L 0-1          11.1 12  5  3  7  2 192 109  2.38
Meekin                           0.2  0  0  0  0  0   2   1  0.00
                                12.0 12  5  3  7  2 194 110
Bro: Anderson batted for Dunn in the 7th
     McGuire batted for Donovan in the 9th
Bos: Frisbee batted for Meekin in the 12th

E-Daly, Jones 2, Casey, Farrell, Tenney, Duffy, Collins. 2B-Farrell, Lewis,T.
3B-Dahlen. HR-Long(1). SB-Dunn(1), Stahl(1). CS-Farrell, Tenney. K-Keeler,
McJames, Stahl, Bergen 2. BB-Daly 3, Jones, Dahlen, Farrell, Dunn, Tenney,
Hamilton 2. SH-Dahlen. SF-Dahlen. HBP-Jennings. HB-Lewis,T.
GWRBI: Casey
Temperature: 60, Field: wet, Sky: threatening, Wind: in from right at 4 MPH,
Rain Delays: 24 minutes.

1899 DMB World Series-Game #2

 Kid Nichols vs Brickyard Kennedy 10/11/1899, @, Washington Park

 

SUPERBAS BIG INNING MAKES A WINNER OF KENNEDY

Brickyard Kennedy pitched for the Pirates in game 5 of the 1903 World Series. After matching 0’s with Cy Young for 5 innings the Pilgrims bats came to life, and the Pirates defense went to sleep. The Pigrims would win 11-4, this would be the last game Kennedy would pitch at the major league level.

The Beaneaters broke a scoreless tie in the 6th, scoring an unearned run off Brickyard Kennedy. He would not give up another run. In the bottom of the 6th the Superbas sent 9 men to the plate against Kid Nichols. With 1 out Willie Keeler smacked a triple to deep centerfield, the 1st Superbas’ hit since the 1st inning off Nichols. John Daly reached on catcher’s interference, then Nichols seemed to lose his composure. Hughie Jennings singled in Keeler, Joe Kelley walked, Fielder Jones singled in 2, Bill Dahlen was hit by a pitch, Doc Casey hit a sac fly, and Duke Farrell singled in Jones. An over anxious Bill Dahlen was thrown out trying to advance to 3rd ending the inning.

The Beaneaters loaded the bases in the 9th but Hugh Duffy sent Willie Keeler to the right field wall for the final flyball out.

This series is now tied at 1 game apiece.

10/11/1899, Bos99-Bro99, Washington Park
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1899 Beaneaters        0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0     1  7  2     4  0
1899 Superbas          0  0  0  0  0  5  0  0  x     5  7  1     6  2

Beaneaters           AB  R  H BI   AVG    Superbas             AB  R  H BI   AVG
Tenney            1b  4  0  3  1  .625    Keeler            rf  3  1  3  0  .667
Stahl             rf  4  0  0  0  .333    Daly              2b  3  1  0  0  .000
Hamilton          cf  4  0  1  0  .300    Jennings          1b  4  1  2  1  .250
Long              ss  4  0  1  0  .556    Kelley            lf  3  1  0  0  .250
Duffy             lf  4  0  0  0  .222    Jones             cf  4  1  1  2  .143
Collins           3b  3  0  1  0  .125    Dahlen            ss  3  0  0  0  .125
Lowe              2b  3  0  0  0  .125    Casey             3b  3  0  0  1  .333
Bergen            c   2  0  0  0  .286    Farrell           c   4  0  1  1  .167
Hickman          ph  1  0  0  0  .000    Kennedy           p   2  0  0  0  .000
Sullivan         c   0  0  0  0  .000                         29  5  7  5
Nichols           p   2  1  1  0  .500
Frisbee          ph  1  0  0  0  .000
                     32  1  7  1
Beaneaters                       INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Nichols          L 0-1           8.0  7  5  2  3  5 126  75  2.25
                                 8.0  7  5  2  3  5 126  75
Superbas                         INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Kennedy          W 1-0           9.0  7  1  0  0  0 126  84  0.00
                                 9.0  7  1  0  0  0 126  84
Bos: Hickman batted for Bergen in the 8th
     Sullivan inserted at c in the 8th
     Frisbee batted for Nichols in the 9th

E-Long, Bergen, Jones. 2B-Tenney. 3B-Keeler. CS-Keeler. K-Kelley, Jones,
Dahlen, Casey, Kennedy. BB-Keeler, Kelley, Kennedy. SF-Casey. HBP-Dahlen.
CI-Daly. HB-Nichols.
GWRBI: Jones
Temperature: 59, Sky: clear, Wind: in from right at 18 MPH.

1899 DMB World Series- Game #1

Vic Willis vs Jay Hughes10/10/1899,@ Washington Park

 

BEANEATERS OVERWHELM SUPERBAS

Vic Willis was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1995 despite losing 29 games in 1905, the most in the 20th Century.

Fred Tenney banged a 3-2 pitch from Superbas’ starter Jay Hughes deep into centerfield for a lead-off triple in the 1st. Chick Stahl banged the very next pitch into the same part of the park for an rbi triple. From there things only got worse. Billy Hamilton and Herman Long singled to give the Beaneaters a 3-0 lead before an out was recorded.

6 Superbas’ errors frustrated Hughes all game as he served up 16 hits and 10 runs before being removed in the 7th. Beaneaters starter Vic Willis pitched the complete game but struggled with his control, issuing 6 walks. The Beaneaters played flawless defense behind Willis, limiting the Superbas scoring opportunities.

 

10/10/1899, Bos99-Bro99, Washington Park
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1899 Beaneaters        3  1  0  1  2  1  2  1  0    11 18  0    12  1
1899 Superbas          0  0  3  0  0  0  2  0  0     5  8  6    10  2

Beaneaters           AB  R  H BI   AVG    Superbas             AB  R  H BI   AVG
Tenney            1b  4  1  2  1  .500    Keeler            rf  3  1  1  1  .333
Stahl             rf  5  2  3  3  .600    Daly              2b  3  1  0  0  .000
Hamilton          cf  6  1  2  2  .333    Jennings          1b  4  0  0  0  .000
Long              ss  5  2  4  0  .800    Kelley            lf  5  0  2  4  .400
Duffy             lf  5  1  2  2  .400    Jones             cf  3  0  0  0  .000
Collins           3b  5  0  0  1  .000    Dahlen            ss  5  0  1  0  .200
Lowe              2b  5  2  1  1  .200    Casey             3b  3  1  2  0  .667
Bergen            c   5  1  2  0  .400     McGann           ph  1  0  1  0 1.000
Willis            p   5  1  2  1  .400    Farrell           c   2  1  0  0  .000
                     45 11 18 11           Yeager           p   0  0  0  0  .000
                                           Anderson         ph  1  0  0  0  .000
                                           Donovan          p   0  0  0  0  .000
                                          Hughes            p   1  1  0  0  .000
                                           McGuire          c   2  0  1  0  .500
                                                               33  5  8  5
Beaneaters                       INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Willis           W 1-0           9.0  8  5  4  6  3 166  87  4.00
                                 9.0  8  5  4  6  3 166  87
Superbas                         INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Hughes           L 0-1           6.2 16 10  8  0  4 109  79 10.80
Yeager                           1.1  2  1  1  0  0  17  11  6.75
Donovan                          1.0  0  0  0  3  0  23   9  0.00
                                 9.0 18 11  9  3  4 149  99
Bro: McGuire inserted at c in the 7th
     McGann batted for Casey in the 8th
     Anderson batted for Yeager in the 8th
     McGann moved to 3b in the 9th

E-Keeler, Daly 2, Kelley, Jones, Hughes. 2B-Duffy, Bergen, McGann. 3B-Tenney,
Stahl. K-Duffy, Collins, Bergen, Willis, Jennings, Kelley, Hughes. BB-Tenney,
Stahl, Long, Keeler, Daly, Jones 2, Farrell, Hughes. SF-Tenney, Duffy,
Keeler. HBP-Daly, Jennings. PB-Bergen. HB-Willis 2. WP-Willis.
GWRBI: Stahl
Temperature: 53, Sky: clear, Wind: right to left at 17 MPH.

DMB World Series-Baseball Card Reminiscing

The 1887 N28 Allen and Ginter tobacco cards is considered to be the 1st nationally distributed baseball card. The cards measured 1-1/2” x 2-3/4” and there were 10 cards in the set. The cards were a subset of The World Champions card set that also included boxers, rowers, pool players, and rifle marksmen that included Annie Oakley.

The ballplayers included in the set were Cap Anson, Mike Kelly, Charlie Bennett, John Ward, John Clarkson, Tim Keefe, Joe Mulvey, Jack Glasscock, Bob Caruthers, and Charlie Comiskey.

A couple of noteworthy names are John L. Sullivan, Jack Dempsey, and Buffalo Bill.

 

 

As you can see these are great looking cards, and I would love to own any one of the above cards. The most valuable card and, for me the most disturbing card is the Cap Anson card. Scroll further down the page to see this card. But I must warn you, do so at your own peril. Do not view this card in the presence of small children, and wait at least 2 hours before going in the ocean.

 

 

  

Scary isn’t it?  Just look at the eyes, they generate evil, they bore straight into your soul, they seek only their next victim. George Romero modeled his flesh-eating zombies after this card. This card for me is the stuff that nightmares are made of. Cap Anson is wielding his bat as a weapon of destruction, and just wants to eat your brains.

Am I overreacting? Or should we all sleep with the lights on?

DMB World Series-Baseball Card Reminiscing

The 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings were the 1st openly professional baseball team. There were plenty of paid players playing in the “Amateur” National Association but they were paid in a more discreet manner. Their 81 game winning streak is the stuff of legend.

This team photo card was distributed by Peck and Snyder’s, a Manhattan sporting goods store. It features the team on the front and used the back as advertising for their store. I always thought that this was the only team that they used, but they also had cards featuring the Chicago White Stockings, New York Mutuals and the Philadelphia Athletics, among others.

This is the line-up of this historic team:

• Asa Brainard, Pitcher
• Doug Allison, Catcher
• Charlie Gould, First Base
• Charlie Sweasy, Second Base
• Fred Waterman, Third Base
• George Wright, Shortstop
• Andy Leonard, Left Field
• Harry Wright, Center Field/Manager
• Cal McVey, Right Field
• Dick Hurley, substitute

There is a book entitled If I Never Get Back by Darryl Brock that is a fictional account of the 1869 team as told by Sam Fowler a modern day newspaper reporter who finds himself transported back in time to 1869. He hooks up with the Red Stockings, becomes the team’s promoter, and get’s to hang with Mark Twain. If you want a good piece of “historical” fiction that spotlights the Red Stockings as well as post Civil War America, I highly recommend this book.