The Philadelphia Athletics,1905 And On-OOTP 9

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Sunday, June 18th, 1905: Brooklyn Shut out by Weimer Jake Weimer of the Chicago Cubs shut out the Brooklyn Superbas 3-0, stopped them on 3 hits and had 6 strikeouts and 3 walks in a strong outing. After the game his manager said, "He just came out and was on the attack from the first pitch he threw. When Jake stays ahead in the count, he does well. That's the key." In the current season in 14 starts, Jake Weimer has a record of 9-5 with 50 strikeouts in 118.2 innings and a 2.65 ERA.

Sunday, June 18th, 1905: Nichols Whitewashes New York "It was just one of those games, when everything went right. I threw a lot of strikes," Kid Nichols said. "And the pitches they did get to hit, they didn't do anything with them." The St. Louis Cardinals pitcher really got it done in his 2-0 shutout victory over the New York Giants, shutting them down on 3 hits. Nichols issued 1 walk and had 3 strikeouts. This year Nichols has a 4-9 record and a 3.24 ERA.

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Players Of The Week For The Week Ending June 18,1905

Monday, June 19th, 1905: Pittinger Voted NL Player of the Week Togie Pittinger has honed his skills over the years, learning to pitch with more finesse than he once displayed. This past week that knowledge paid off in a performance that earned him National League Player of the Week honors. The 33-year-old Philadelphia Phillies pitcher recorded 2 wins and no losses while working 18 innings, striking out 6, and posting a 1.00 ERA. In 1905, Pittinger has a 5-8 mark in 14 starts with a 2.59 ERA. He has given up 95 hits in 111 innings, struck out 43 and issued 45 walks. Opposing clubs have compiled a .235 batting average against him.

Monday, June 19th, 1905: Super Swinger Snags AL Player of the Week There's nothing like being in the prime of your baseball career -- and playing like it. Just ask Charlie Jones, the Washington center fielder, who swung a sweet bat all week to not only aid his team, but also pick up the American League Player of the Week honors. Jones piled up 12 hits in 20 at-bats, 1 home run and 3 RBIs while hitting .600. Jones is hitting .228 this season with 2 home runs, 15 RBIs and 23 runs scored. He has 45 hits in 197 at-bats.

MLB Standings For Week Ending June 18,1905

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Browns AT Athletics
Game Four Of Four

Monday, June 19th, 1905 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E St. Louis Browns 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 11 2 Philadelphia Athletics 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 1

Despite 11 strong innings by starter Rube Waddell in which he allowed 8 hits and 2 earned runs while striking out 13,the A's Fell to the Browns 5-2 in 13 innings when reliever Weldon Henley was touched for 3 runs a walk and 3 hits in the 13th and final inning.For St.Louis,starting pitcher Fred Glade went an amazing 12 and two thirds innings allowing 9 hits and 2 earned runs for his third victory of the season,reliever Cy Morgan retired the final batter of the game to earn his first save.At the plate,the Browns were led by George Stone who went 4 for 6 with 2 RBI including the game winner on a 13th inning single that scored Bobby Wallace.For Philadelphia,Harry Davis,Tom Needham and Danny Murphy each had two hits in the loss.

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Monday, June 19th, 1905: Eason Puts Spell on Pittsburgh The Brooklyn Superbas breezed to victory today behind the shutout pitching of Mal Eason. He surrendered no runs, gave up 5 hits and finished the game with 3 walks and no strikeouts. The Superbas won the game 1-0. This season Eason has registered 11 wins and 3 losses in 15 starts with a 1.77 ERA.

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Naps AT Athletics
Game One Of Four

Tuesday, June 20th, 1905 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Cleveland Naps 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 5 8 0 Philadelphia Athletics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3

In today's game,the Athletics ran into a pitcher on top of his game,as Naps starter Addie Joss ran roughshod over the A's lineup holding them to only 5 hits in Cleveland's 5-0 shutout victory.The key moment of the game came in the third inning where two Danny Murphy errors led directly to the first two runs of the game for Cleveland while giving them the edge they needed to get into the head of A's starter Chief Bender who wasn't the same afterwords.This is a key series for the Athletics who following this series play 27 of their next 31 games on the road.

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Tuesday, June 20th, 1905: Joss Sparkles in Shutout Addie Joss of the Cleveland Naps was masterful today, pitching a 5-hit 5-0 shutout against the Philadelphia Athletics and giving his bullpen a rest by going the distance. According to his manager, "He had command of every ball and every pitch... great location, too." Joss had 3 strikeouts and issued 1 walk in an impressive outing. In 15 starts this year Joss has recorded a 11-4 record and a 2.10 ERA.

Tuesday, June 20th, 1905: Browns Sudhoff Tosses Masterpiece It was a dismal game for the Senators with Willie Sudhoff on the hill. The St. Louis starter was in top form and made it a long day for Washington with a 5-0 shutout. He surrendered a total of 3 hits and piled up no strikeouts to pick up the win in a route-going effort. This season Sudhoff has worked 105.1 innings with 28 strikeouts en route to a 5-7 record and a 2.48 ERA.

Tuesday, June 20th, 1905: New York Draws Blanks Against Overall Orval Overall was in command in his outing against the New York Giants. He hurled the Cincinnati Reds to a 1-0 shutout victory, yielded 6 hits and chalked up 6 strikeouts and 2 walks. "A complete-game shutout. That's fun territory for me," he told reporters in the postgame interview. "I had good balance and mechanics and was able to keep the ball down. When I do that, good things happen." In 16 starts this season Overall has rung up a 10-5 record and a 2.97 ER

Tuesday, June 20th, 1905: Bill Dahlen Gets Hit Number 2000 Bill Dahlen's bat made good contact with the ball as he has many times in his career, but this time it added his name to an elite list of players with 2000 hits. The New York shortstop went to the plate 4 times and racked up 1 hit to gain the honor. But the Giants couldn't pull off a win -- they fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 1-0. Dahlen has hit for a .284 career average and totaled 2000 hits, 74 home runs and 1037 RBIs.

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Naps AT Athletics
Game Two Of Four

Wednesday, June 21st, 1905 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Cleveland Naps 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 3 Philadelphia Athletics 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 X 7 12 0

With their running game working to perfection,the Philadelphia Athletics breezed past the shellshocked Naps 7-1.The A's peppered Cleveland pitching for 12 hits while stealing 5 bases in 6 attempts.Pitcher Eddie Plank was also tremendous going the distance while allowing 6 hits,1 walk,and 1 earned run while striking out 4.He also did it with his bat going 3 for 3 with an RBI and a run scored.Gettysburg Eddie's record improves to 8-6.For Cleveland,starting pitcher "Crossfire" Moore continued to struggle losing for the 6th time in his last seven starts dropping his record to 5-8.

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Wednesday, June 21st, 1905: Americans Harris to Miss Year Joe Harris of the Americans just might have to call it quits for the season. The 23-year-old Boston starting pitcher received a possible season-ending injury against the Chicago White Sox recently at Huntington Avenue Grounds. Harris suffered a ruptured bicep tendon while throwing a pitch. The Americans medical staff said he could be out quite some time, as much as 12-13 months. So far in 8 starts this season, Harris has recorded 4 wins and sustained 3 losses. He has pitched 69 innings, yielded 73 hits, fanned 39 and has a 2.61 ERA.

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Naps AT Athletics
Game Three Of Four

Thursday, June 22nd, 1905 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Cleveland Naps 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 6 13 2 Philadelphia Athletics 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 X 7 16 4

In what was by all accounts the greatest game of the season so far,the Philadelphia Athletics on the strength of a Danny Murphy 2 run home run in the bottom of the 8th, came from behind to defeat the Cleveland Naps 7-6 in an absolute war of a game.Murphy,the games hero had his best game of the season going 4 for 5 with the aforementioned homer,2 RBI,a stolen base and a run scored.The A's also got big games from Topsy Hartsel(,3 for 5 with 2 RBI and a run),Tom Needham (2 for 4 with a triple,a home run, 1 RBI and 2 runs scored)and Schoolboy Knight(3 for 4 with a double,1 RBI and 2 runs scored).On the mound,Weldon Henley picked up the win in relief going 3 and two thirds innings while allowing 5 hits 2 earned runs and a walk with 2 K's.Bob Bernhard took the loss,falling to 1-6.

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Thursday, June 22nd, 1905: Young Pitches Shutout The Boston Americans shut out the Chicago White Sox behind the 3-hit pitching of Cy Young, winning by the score of 2-0 at Huntington Avenue Grounds. This year Young has worked 137.1 innings with 82 strikeouts en route to a 10-6 record and a 1.77 ERA.

Thursday, June 22nd, 1905: Cubs Shut out by Pittinger "I hope we miss him next time," the Chicago manager said. "Pittinger certainly pitched a strong game against us today. He was in a groove, throwing everything for strikes. Throwing hard. Changing speeds." Philadelphia starter Togie Pittinger tamed the Chicago Cubs 3-0 with a 4-hit shutout, finishing the game with 5 strikeouts and 5 walks in a sharp outing. "I enjoy facing a team like that where I can get an out on one, two or three pitches," Pittinger said. "It gives me a chance to be a lot more aggressive." So far this season Pittinger has compiled a 6-8 record with a 2.40 ERA.

Thursday, June 22nd, 1905: Harry Lumley Sidelined for Season The doctors have spoken and Harry Lumley of the Brooklyn Superbas didn't like what he heard. The 24-year-old right fielder is almost certainly gone for the rest of the year and depending on his progress could miss some of next season as well. Lumley sustained his season-ending injury during the Pittsburgh Pirates game yesterday at Washington Park III. He had to leave the game because he hurt himself while throwing the ball. Today the Brooklyn medical staff reported Lumley had a ruptured ulnar collateral ligament and would be absent from the lineup for at least 13 months. This year Lumley has batted at a .291 pace with 69 hits, 7 home runs, 26 RBIs and scored 34 times.

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Naps AT Athletics
Game Four Of Four

Friday, June 23rd, 1905 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Cleveland Naps 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 4 Philadelphia Athletics 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 X 5 14 0

Riding high on the momentum from yesterday's thrilling win,the Philadelphia A's easily defeated the Cleveland Naps today 5-1 here in Columbia Park.A's starter Rube Waddell continued his dominating ways allowing 5 hits,1 walk and 1 earned run while striking out 6.Since starting out the season at 0-5,Waddell has now won 8 straight decisions answering all of the Whats the matter with Rube? questions in the process.Topsy Hartsel's 3 hits lead the way for the A's who got at last one knock from everyone in the lineup today.

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Friday, June 23rd, 1905: Tannehill at His Best, Whips White Sox It was a masterful game today for Jesse Tannehill. The Americans hurler pitched shutout ball against the Chicago White Sox en route to a 2-0 win at Huntington Avenue Grounds. In the game Tannehill rang up 6 strikeouts, walked 0 and allowed 5 hits. So far this year Tannehill has a 11-4 record with a 1.67 ERA.

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Athletics AT Senators
Game One Of Four

Saturday, June 24th, 1905 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E Philadelphia Athletics 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 11 3 Washington Senators 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 1

Despite outhitting Washington 11-6,the Athletics just could not get it done today as starter Chief Bender ran out of gas in the 12th inning with a 2-1 lead and allowed a leadoff triple followed by an RBI double before being lifted for reliever Weldon Henley who's wild pitch allowed Barney Wolfe to score the game winning run giving the Senators a rare 3-2 win.Today's win was just the third for Washington against Philadelphia in 13 attempts.For the season Bender falls to 10-6 while Senators starter Barney Wolfe improves to 2-11.

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Saturday, June 24th, 1905: Taylor Twirls Shutout It was a dismal game for the Beaneaters with Dummy Taylor on the hill. The New York starter was in top form and made it a long day for Boston with a 4-0 shutout. He surrendered a total of 4 hits and piled up 2 strikeouts to pick up the win in a route-going effort. So far this season Taylor has a 4-2 record with a 2.69 ERA.

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Players Of The Week For Week Ending June 25,1905

Monday, June 26th, 1905: AL Chooses Joss Week's Finest Player Youth was served last week as 25-year-old Addie Joss put together a remarkable stretch on the mound, outpacing all other American League pitchers and hitters to win Player of the Week honors. The Cleveland Naps hurler rang up 8 strikeouts in 18 innings, compiling an ERA of 1.00 and posting a fine 2-0 mark. Up to now Joss has recorded a record of 12-4. In 16 starts he has fanned 62 batters in 142 innings with a 2.09 ERA.

Monday, June 26th, 1905: National League Honors Week's #1 Player Veteran Kid Nichols put together a tremendous stretch last week, pitching his way to the Player of the Week nod in the National League. He threw 18 innings for the St. Louis Cardinals, striking out 7, winning 2 and logging a 0.50 ERA. Up to now Nichols has compiled an ERA of 3.07 with a 5-9 mark over 15 starts. He has 36 strikeouts in 123 innings and has held opponents to a .279 batting average.

MLB Standings As Of June 25,1905