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Waddell Struggles Again As Athletics Fall 6-4

Sportsman's Park,St.Louis Mo.-A's starting pitcher Rube Waddell still can not find the groove he was in earlier in the year as he labored through 8 tough innings in Philadelphia's 6-4 loss to St.Louis.Waddell allowed 9 hits,2 walks and 6 runs(4 earned) as his record drops to 11-10.Up 2-1 entering the bottom of the 4th,Rube began to struggle allowing three hits and two run scoring walks,as St.Louis took full advantage of everything given them scoring 4 times in the inning to take the lead for good.Here's the box score.

Friday, July 21st, 1905 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Philadelphia Athletics 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 6 2 St. Louis Browns 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 1 X 6 9 4
Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI D. Hoffman CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267 0 22 M. Cross SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 0 27 T. Needham C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .256 7 36 H. Davis 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .235 5 39 L. Cross 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .255 0 36 D. Murphy 2B 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 .245 2 39 T. Hartsel LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .236 0 33 B. Lord RF 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 .224 0 18 R. Waddell P 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290 0 10 Totals 34 4 6 4 0 4 6 BATTING Doubles: H. Davis (24, 2nd Inning off H. Howell, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Lord (7, 7th Inning off H. Howell, 2 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: R. Waddell, T. Needham, H. Davis 2, D. Murphy, B. Lord 2, T. Hartsel Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Hoffman GIDP: H. Davis Team LOB: 4 BASERUNNING SB: D. Murphy (21) CS: R. Waddell (2) FIELDING Errors: R. Waddell (4), T. Needham (17)	St. Louis AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI B. Koehler CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .246 1 20 T. Jones 1B 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 .241 1 14 a-B. Rickey PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267 2 24 b-J. Sugden 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 0 4 G. Stone LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 5 .297 2 26 B. Wallace SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .217 1 26 I. Van Zandt RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .195 0 6 H. Gleason 3B 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .180 2 15 C. Starr 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .211 0 25 F. Roth C 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .222 0 13 H. Howell P 2 0 0 0 0 1 9 .153 0 1 Totals 33 6 9 6 2 9 28 a - B. Rickey pinch hit for T. Jones in the 8th b - J. Sugden substituted for B. Rickey in the 9th BATTING Doubles: H. Gleason (4, 2nd Inning off R. Waddell, 0 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: C. Starr, B. Wallace, G. Stone, B. Koehler, I. Van Zandt, H. Gleason 3, F. Roth 2 2-out RBI: T. Jones, C. Starr Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Stone 2, B. Rickey Sac Bunt: H. Howell 2 Sac Fly: B. Koehler Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING SB: H. Howell (1), F. Roth (1) FIELDING Errors: H. Howell (12), T. Jones (2), F. Roth 2 (7) Double Plays: 1 (Starr-Wallace-Jones)
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA R. Waddell L (11-10) 8.0 9 6 4 2 9 0 135 86 2.32 PITCHING Game Score: R. Waddell 51 Batters Faced: R. Waddell 38 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Waddell 9-7 Pitches - Strikes: R. Waddell 135-86	St. Louis IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA H. Howell W (7-14) 9.0 6 4 1 0 4 0 101 68 2.79 PITCHING Game Score: H. Howell 69 Batters Faced: H. Howell 34 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Howell 16-5 Pitches - Strikes: H. Howell 101-

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Friday, July 21st, 1905: Pirates Leever Blanks Phillies Sam Leever was downright nasty in pitching a 4-0 shutout against Philadelphia. His splitter was diving, his slider was breaking and the Phillies were swinging and looking bad. In the solid 5-hit shutout the Pirates hurler chalked up 2 strikeouts and 1 walk in a strong outing. "As the game went on, he got stronger," his manager said. "I thought he really turned it up a notch in the eighth and ninth and probably threw his best breaking balls in those two innings. They put a lot of balls in play early in the count because he was throwing strikes." Leever has posted a 13-8 record in 1905 with a 2.22 ERA. Teams are hitting .222 against him and he has rung up 43 strikeouts in 190.1 innings.

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Athletics Batter Browns In Final Game Of Series

Sportsman's Park,St.Louis Mo.-In the final game of this four game set,the Athletics once again buried the overmatched Browns,this time by the score of 9-2.Tied at 1 after 5 innings of play,the A's scored four times in the 6th and four times in the 9th to overwhelm the boys from St.Louis.The Athletics will now head to Chicago to start a critical home and home 8 game series with the first place White Sox which could make or break their season.So far this season Chicago has gotten the best the A's going 6-2 against them,a duplication of that over the next 8 games and the season's all but over for our hometown boys.Here's today's box score.

Saturday, July 22nd, 1905 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Philadelphia Athletics 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 4 9 12 1 St. Louis Browns 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 2
Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI D. Hoffman CF 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 .272 0 24 J. Knight SS 5 1 1 1 0 1 5 .232 2 9 H. Davis 1B 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .241 5 40 L. Cross 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .255 0 36 D. Murphy 2B 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 .247 2 39 T. Hartsel LF 4 1 1 1 1 0 4 .237 0 34 O. Schreckengost C 5 2 2 2 0 0 2 .226 0 11 B. Lord RF 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 .220 0 18 W. Henley P 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 .120 0 1 a-E. Plank P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 0 8 Totals 36 9 12 8 6 1 23 a - E. Plank substituted for W. Henley in the 7th BATTING Doubles: H. Davis (25, 4th Inning off W. Sudhoff, 0 on, 0 outs) Triples: H. Davis (5, 9th Inning off H. Ables, 1 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: O. Schreckengost 2, H. Davis 6, D. Murphy, L. Cross, D. Hoffman 3, T. Hartsel, J. Knight 2-out RBI: , D. Hoffman 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Lord, T. Hartsel, J. Knight 2 Sac Bunt: D. Murphy Sac Fly: W. Henley Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING SB: D. Hoffman 2 (45) CS: D. Murphy (28) FIELDING Errors: J. Knight (9)	St. Louis AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI B. Koehler CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .249 1 20 I. Van Zandt RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .198 0 6 G. Stone LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .296 2 26 B. Rickey C 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .267 3 25 B. Wallace SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .218 1 26 I. Rockenfield 2B 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .211 0 27 J. Sugden 1B 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 .201 0 5 b-F. Roth PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .220 0 13 C. Starr 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .208 0 25 c-T. Jones PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 1 14 W. Sudhoff P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .040 0 1 a-T. Spencer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0 H. Ables P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 0 d-C. Moran PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 0 0 Totals 31 2 7 2 3 5 16 a - T. Spencer pinch hit for W. Sudhoff in the 7th b - F. Roth pinch hit for J. Sugden in the 9th c - T. Jones pinch hit for C. Starr in the 9th d - C. Moran pinch hit for H. Ables in the 9th BATTING Doubles: I. Van Zandt (3, 1st Inning off W. Henley, 0 on, 1 out) Triples: J. Sugden (1, 2nd Inning off W. Henley, 0 on, 2 outs) G. Stone (4, 4th Inning off W. Henley, 0 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: B. Rickey (3, 8th Inning off E. Plank, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: B. Rickey 4, J. Sugden 3, B. Wallace, G. Stone 3, B. Koehler 2, I. Van Zandt 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Rickey 2, C. Starr 2 Sac Bunt: I. Rockenfield Sac Fly: J. Sugden Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING SB: B. Wallace (12) CS: B. Wallace (5), B. Koehler (24) FIELDING Errors: W. Sudhoff (14), I. Rockenfield (14) Double Plays: 1 (Van Zandt-Wallace) PB: B. Rickey 2
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA W. Henley W (6-5) 6.0 6 1 1 3 2 0 100 58 2.17 E. Plank SV (1) 3.0 1 1 1 0 3 1 32 25 2.13 PITCHING Game Score: W. Henley 55 Batters Faced: W. Henley 26, E. Plank 10 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Henley 10-4, E. Plank 3-3 Pitches - Strikes: W. Henley 100-58, E. Plank 32-25	St. Louis IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA W. Sudhoff L (6-14) 7.0 8 5 5 5 1 0 103 63 2.72 H. Ables 2.0 4 4 3 1 0 0 31 19 7.04 PITCHING Game Score: W. Sudhoff 37 Batters Faced: W. Sudhoff 33, H. Ables 11 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Sudhoff 12-6, H. Ables 3-3 Pitches - Strikes: W. Sudhoff 103-63, H. Ables 31-19

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Saturday, July 22nd, 1905: Superbas-Cardinals Swap: Babb for McFarland The Brooklyn Superbas announced a deal with the Cardinals today, sending 32-year old right fielder Charlie Babb to St. Louis for 30-year old starting pitcher Chappie McFarland. It had been talked about for the past few weeks and everything came together late last night. All players are expected to be joining their respective clubs shortly. This season Babb has hit at a .220 clip and produced 23 RBIs, no home runs and 27 runs scored. This year McFarland has compiled a 8-12 mark with a 2.25 ERA.

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Bris Lord Sparks Athletics In 7-3 Come from Behind Victory

South Side Park,Chicago,Ill.-In an amazing display of guts,the A's came from behind twice before finally defeating the White Sox 7-3 in 11 innings.The Sox built a 2-0 lead early on thanks to an RBI double and an RBI ground out by George Davis in the first and third innings respectively.In the 6th though,the A's finally got on the board on a Danny Hoffman RBI single making the score 2-1.In the 8th,Danny Hoffman did it again,singling home Bris Lord for the second time in the game to tie the game at 2.In the bottom of the inning though,Chicago came right back to take the lead again thanks to a pinch hit RBI single by Fielder Jones to make it 3-2.In the 9th,with one out and a runner on third,A's second baseman Danny Murphy laid down the perfect squeeze bunt to tie the game again at 3.The score would remain the same until the 11th where the A's got four hits in the inning including an RBI single by Topsy Hartsel and a 2 run double by Bris Lord giving Philadelphia a 7-4 lead that would be the margin of victory.Here's the box score.

Sunday, July 23rd, 1905 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E Philadelphia Athletics 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 4 7 13 3 Chicago White Sox 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 11 0
Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI D. Hoffman CF 5 0 2 2 1 0 0 .273 0 26 M. Cross SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 0 27 a-J. Knight SS 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .230 2 10 T. Needham C 6 0 1 0 0 0 4 .254 7 36 H. Davis 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .243 5 40 L. Cross 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .258 0 36 D. Murphy 2B 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .247 2 40 T. Hartsel LF 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .237 0 35 B. Lord RF 4 3 2 2 1 1 2 .226 0 20 A. Coakley P 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .173 0 3 b-O. Schreckengost PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .224 0 11 c-W. Henley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .120 0 1 Totals 42 7 13 7 3 5 14 a - J. Knight substituted for M. Cross in the 3rd b - O. Schreckengost pinch hit for A. Coakley in the 9th c - W. Henley substituted for O. Schreckengost in the 9th BATTING Doubles: L. Cross (13, 7th Inning off D. White, 0 on, 2 outs) B. Lord 2 (9, 8th Inning off D. White, 0 on, 2 outs; 11th Inning off D. White, 2 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: A. Coakley, T. Needham, T. Hartsel, H. Davis 2, D. Murphy, L. Cross 3, D. Hoffman 2, B. Lord 4, J. Knight 2-out RBI: D. Hoffman Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Needham 2, T. Hartsel, O. Schreckengost GIDP: J. Knight Sac Bunt: D. Murphy, L. Cross, W. Henley Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING SB: H. Davis (21), D. Hoffman (46), B. Lord (12) CS: L. Cross (9) FIELDING Errors: A. Coakley (7), T. Needham (18), D. Murphy (16)	Chicago AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI G. Dundon 2B 5 0 2 0 1 0 0 .272 0 14 D. Green RF 5 1 2 0 1 0 3 .245 0 21 G. Davis SS 6 0 3 2 0 0 5 .297 2 42 J. Donahue 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .281 1 39 D. Holmes LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .205 0 15 c-N. Callahan PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296 1 19 F. Isbell CF 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 .316 1 23 G. Rohe 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .235 3 16 a-F. Jones PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .227 0 23 b-L. Tannehill 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .189 0 9 B. Sullivan C 5 1 0 0 0 1 2 .234 0 26 R. Patterson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0 D. White P 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .190 0 7 d-H. Hart C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 0 0 Totals 43 3 11 3 4 3 19 a - F. Jones pinch hit for G. Rohe in the 8th b - L. Tannehill substituted for F. Jones in the 9th c - N. Callahan pinch hit for D. Holmes in the 10th d - H. Hart substituted for D. White in the 11th BATTING Doubles: F. Isbell (23, 4th Inning off A. Coakley, 0 on, 1 out) G. Davis 2 (21, 1st Inning off A. Coakley, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off A. Coakley, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: G. Dundon 2, F. Isbell 4, G. Davis 5, D. Green 2, F. Jones 2-out RBI: F. Jones Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Sullivan, J. Donahue 2, G. Rohe, G. Davis Sac Bunt: D. White Team LOB: 12 BASERUNNING SB: F. Isbell 3 (29) CS: F. Isbell (25), G. Davis (25) FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Davis-Dundon-Donahue)
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA A. Coakley 8.0 8 3 1 4 2 0 124 68 1.62 W. Henley W (7-5) 3.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 49 32 2.09 PITCHING Game Score: A. Coakley 56 Batters Faced: A. Coakley 35, W. Henley 13 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Coakley 16-4, W. Henley 4-4 Pitches - Strikes: A. Coakley 124-68, W. Henley 49-32	Chicago IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA D. White L (11-10) 10.0 13 7 7 2 5 0 149 98 2.27 R. Patterson 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 8 0.46 PITCHING Game Score: D. White 41 Batters Faced: D. White 44, R. Patterson 4 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. White 16-8, R. Patterson 2-1 Pitches - Strikes: D. White 149-98, R. Patterson 13-8 Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Patterson 1-1

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Players Of The Week For Week Ending July 23,1905

Monday, July 24th, 1905: NL's Best Player Named It's always a thrill for fans of the team and students of the game alike when a superstar in the making shows what he's got. Frank Schulte, the Chicago Cubs 22-year-old left fielder, put himself in the spotlight last week making him the clear-cut choice for National League Player of the Week honors. He ripped 12 hits in 26 at-bats, compiling a .462 average with 1 home run and 4 RBIs. Schulte is currently batting .305 with 5 home runs and 28 RBIs.

Monday, July 24th, 1905: AL Premier Player Picked His hard work paid off this week. The hardworking Matty McIntyre was rewarded with the American League Player of the Week honors. The scrappy Detroit Tigers left fielder hit .409 while collecting 9 hits in 22 at-bats, no home runs and 6 RBIs. McIntyre is currently hitting at a .286 pace with no home runs and 35 RBIs.

MLB Standings As Of July 23,1905

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White Sox Nip A's 2-1 In Edge Of Your Seat Battle

South Side Park,Chicago,Ill.-With a stiff wind blowing in,The Athletics and White Sox waged an epic battle of wills that ended with Chicago on top 2-1.The fireworks started early today with the Athletics drawing first blood on a Bris Lord RBI single in the top of the second that gave Philadelphia an early 1-0 lead,but Chicago came right back tying the score in the bottom of the inning on a Nick Altrock fly ball to right that scored Frank Isbell tying the game at one.In the third,Chicago took a 2-1 lead on a two out RBI single by Lee Tannehill that scored Jiggs Donahue.From there,pitchers Nick Altrock and Eddie Plank took over,battling inning after inning until the game came to a close with Chicago ahead by that same 2-1 margin,Altrock was credited with the win,his 15th against only 5 defeats while Plank falls to 11-8.Here's the box score.

Monday, July 24th, 1905 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Philadelphia Athletics 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 2 Chicago White Sox 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 9 0
Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI D. Hoffman CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .276 0 26 M. Cross SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 0 27 a-J. Knight PH, SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .233 2 10 T. Needham C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .254 7 36 H. Davis 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .240 5 40 L. Cross 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .258 0 36 D. Murphy 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .244 2 40 T. Hartsel LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .238 0 35 B. Lord RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .228 0 21 E. Plank P 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .233 0 8 Totals 31 1 8 1 1 1 11 a - J. Knight pinch hit for M. Cross in the 1st BATTING Doubles: T. Needham (13, 1st Inning off N. Altrock, 0 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: E. Plank, T. Needham 2, L. Cross, D. Hoffman 2, B. Lord, T. Hartsel, J. Knight 2-out RBI: B. Lord Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , H. Davis 2 GIDP: T. Needham Sac Bunt: J. Knight Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING CS: D. Hoffman (27), T. Hartsel (27) FIELDING Errors: B. Lord 2 (6) Double Plays: 1 (Murphy-Knight-Davis)	Chicago AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI F. Jones CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .223 0 23 G. Dundon 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .273 0 14 J. Donahue 1B 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .278 1 39 D. Holmes LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .207 0 15 L. Tannehill 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .196 0 10 N. Callahan RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .301 1 19 F. Isbell SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .316 1 23 B. Sullivan C 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .241 0 26 N. Altrock P 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .083 0 4 Totals 32 2 9 1 2 5 16 BATTING Total Bases: B. Sullivan 2, F. Isbell, N. Callahan 2, D. Holmes, G. Dundon, L. Tannehill 2 2-out RBI: L. Tannehill Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , F. Isbell 2, F. Jones, L. Tannehill GIDP: N. Callahan Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING SB: J. Donahue (37) FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Isbell-Dundon-Donahue)
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA E. Plank L (11-8) 8.0 9 2 1 2 5 0 116 74 2.08 PITCHING Game Score: E. Plank 61 Batters Faced: E. Plank 34 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Plank 11-7 Pitches - Strikes: E. Plank 116-74	Chicago IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA N. Altrock W (15-5) 9.0 8 1 1 1 1 0 99 64 1.95 PITCHING Game Score: N. Altrock 67 Batters Faced: N. Altrock 33 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Altrock 15-8 Pitches - Strikes: N. Altrock 99-64

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Monday, July 24th, 1905: Corridon Cruises to Shutout Frank Corridon bent a little, but he didn't break against the Cubs. The Philadelphia pitcher hurled a 4-hit 3-0 shutout in a fine performance, surrendering 4 walks and putting up 6 strikeouts. "Frank is good at getting out of jams," his manager told reporters after the game. "He's almost more effective when he gets guys on-base or gets behind in the count, because he uses your aggressiveness against you." To this point in the season, Corridon shows a 11-9 record, 22 starts, 206.1 innings, 85 strikeouts and a 1.70 ERA.

Monday, July 24th, 1905: Pelty Magnificent in New York Win "That was one of my best outings," said Barney Pelty. "I was worried a lot in the bullpen. My ball wasn't quite right. Luckily, it can be two different worlds -- the bullpen and the game. Once I stepped on the field, it all fell into place." It was an impressive start for the Browns hurler. He blanked the Highlanders 3-0 on a strong 4-hitter while ringing up 5 strikeouts and doling out no walks. His record in 1905 is 9-12 in 22 starts and Pelty has a 3.26 ERA.

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Sox Roar Back To Stun Athletics 6-5

South Side Park,Chicago,Ill.-In a stunning turn of events,the Philadelphia Athletics blew a 5-0 7th inning lead as the fell once again to Chicago 6-5.In the top of the first,everything was going the A's way as they used three doubles and a single to take a quick 3-0 lead on Frank Smith and the White Sox.The A's struck again in the 5th and 6th,expanding the lead to 5 as Chicago could get nothing going off of Chief Bender.In the 7th though,the Sox exploded for 5 hits and 4 trimming Philadelphia's lead to 5-4 runs and chasing the Chief in the process.Following a scoreless 8th,A's reliever Weldon Henley got two quick outs in the 9th and it looked as though Philadelphia would survive but a walk followed by an error on a pickoff attempt followed by two straight RBI singles gave the Sox a shocking victory that stunned Connie Mack's boys.Here's the box score.

Tuesday, July 25th, 1905 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Philadelphia Athletics 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 13 3 Chicago White Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 6 14 1
Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI D. Hoffman CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .277 0 26 J. Knight SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .245 2 10 T. Needham C 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .253 7 37 H. Davis 1B 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .243 5 41 L. Cross 3B 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .257 0 37 D. Murphy 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .247 2 40 T. Hartsel LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .239 0 36 B. Lord RF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .235 0 21 C. Bender P 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .292 1 11 a-W. Henley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .120 0 1 Totals 37 5 13 4 3 4 16 a - W. Henley substituted for C. Bender in the 8th BATTING Doubles: H. Davis (26, 1st Inning off F. Smith, 1 on, 1 out) D. Murphy 2 (17, 1st Inning off F. Smith, 0 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off F. Smith, 0 on, 1 out) D. Hoffman (20, 1st Inning off F. Smith, 0 on, 0 outs) Triples: B. Lord (2, 5th Inning off F. Smith, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: T. Needham, H. Davis 3, D. Murphy 4, L. Cross, D. Hoffman 3, B. Lord 4, T. Hartsel, J. Knight 2 2-out RBI: T. Hartsel Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Bender, L. Cross 2, T. Hartsel GIDP: C. Bender Sac Bunt: J. Knight Team LOB: 11 BASERUNNING SB: H. Davis (22) FIELDING Errors: C. Bender (7), T. Hartsel (3), W. Henley (1) Double Plays: 1 (Knight-Murphy-Davis)	Chicago AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI F. Jones CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .223 0 23 G. Dundon 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 0 14 b-D. Green PH, 3B 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .243 0 22 G. Davis SS 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 .296 2 43 J. Donahue 1B 4 1 4 0 1 0 0 .286 1 39 L. Tannehill 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .193 0 10 c-G. Rohe PH, 2B 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 .238 3 17 F. Isbell RF 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 .320 1 24 N. Callahan LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .306 1 19 B. Sullivan C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .236 0 26 F. Smith P 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .298 0 11 a-D. Holmes PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .211 0 17 E. Walsh P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156 0 2 Totals 39 6 14 6 2 4 16 a - D. Holmes pinch hit for F. Smith in the 7th b - D. Green pinch hit for G. Dundon in the 7th c - G. Rohe pinch hit for L. Tannehill in the 7th BATTING Doubles: F. Smith (3, 3rd Inning off C. Bender, 0 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: F. Smith 2, J. Donahue 4, F. Isbell 3, G. Davis, N. Callahan 2, F. Jones, D. Holmes, G. Rohe 2-out RBI: F. Isbell, G. Davis, G. Rohe Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Isbell, F. Jones 2, L. Tannehill, G. Rohe GIDP: L. Tannehill Sac Bunt: E. Walsh Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING SB: F. Isbell (30), G. Davis (21), N. Callahan (13) FIELDING Errors: L. Tannehill (9) Double Plays: 2 (Dundon, Rohe-Davis-Donahue)
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA C. Bender 7.0 11 4 4 1 4 0 111 76 2.56 W. Henley L (7-6)BS (1) 1.2 3 2 2 1 0 0 25 14 2.27 PITCHING Game Score: C. Bender 42 Batters Faced: C. Bender 33, W. Henley 9 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Bender 10-6, W. Henley 3-2 Pitches - Strikes: C. Bender 111-76, W. Henley 25-14 Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Henley 1-0	Chicago IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA F. Smith 7.0 10 5 4 2 4 0 109 68 1.96 E. Walsh W (10-3) 2.0 3 0 0 1 0 0 34 23 1.51 PITCHING Game Score: F. Smith 41 Batters Faced: F. Smith 32, E. Walsh 9 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Smith 7-8, E. Walsh 1-4 Pitches - Strikes: F. Smith 109-68, E. Walsh 34-23 WP: F. Smith

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Tuesday, July 25th, 1905: Chicago Ships Maloney to Pittsburgh The Chicago Cubs have finalized a deal that will send 27-year old right fielder Billy Maloney to Pittsburgh for 25-year old starting pitcher Mike Lynch. Minor details still need to be worked out before the trade becomes official, but the players involved are expected to be with their new clubs soon. This year Maloney has hit at a .234 pace and produced 14 RBIs, no home runs and scored 17 runs. This year Lynch has made 17 starts, thrown 139 innings, fanned 45 batters and walked 54. His won-lost record is 10-7 with a 2.72 ERA.

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Focused Waddell Shuts Down White Sox

South Side Park,Chicago,Ill.-In a game that the A's had to have,starting pitcher Rube Waddell was absolutely amazing holding the Sox to just 7 hits in Philadelphia's 5-1 victory.Tied at one entering the 6th,the A's took a 2-1 lead on a Danny Murphy RBI single that scored Harry Davis who doubled to lead off the inning.In the 9th,with the A's still clinging to their slim 2-1 lead,they finally got to Chicago starter Frank Owen,scoring three runs on two hits,3 walks and a wild pitch making it a 5-1 game and negating any thoughts of another 9th inning comeback by Chicago.Here's the box score.

Wednesday, July 26th, 1905 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Philadelphia Athletics 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 9 1 Chicago White Sox 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 4
Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI D. Hoffman CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .277 0 26 J. Knight SS 5 1 1 1 0 1 0 .242 2 11 T. Needham C 4 0 1 1 1 1 1 .253 7 38 H. Davis 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .243 5 41 L. Cross 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .253 0 37 D. Murphy 2B 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .249 2 41 T. Hartsel LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .240 0 36 B. Lord RF 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .241 0 22 R. Waddell P 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 .278 0 10 Totals 36 5 9 4 5 6 17 BATTING Doubles: H. Davis (27, 6th Inning off F. Owen, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: T. Needham, H. Davis 2, D. Murphy 2, D. Hoffman, B. Lord 2, T. Hartsel, J. Knight 2-out RBI: B. Lord Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Waddell, D. Murphy, D. Hoffman, T. Hartsel Sac Bunt: R. Waddell Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING SB: H. Davis (23), D. Hoffman (47), B. Lord (13) CS: D. Murphy 2 (30), D. Hoffman (28) FIELDING Errors: R. Waddell (5) Double Plays: 3 (Davis-Knight-Davis, Murphy-Knight-Davis, Murphy-Knight-Davis)	Chicago AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI G. Dundon 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .268 0 14 F. Isbell CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .319 1 24 G. Davis SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .296 2 43 J. Donahue 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .288 1 39 D. Holmes LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .207 0 17 N. Callahan RF 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 .304 1 20 G. Rohe 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .240 3 17 a-F. Jones PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 0 23 b-L. Tannehill 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193 0 10 B. Sullivan C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .238 0 26 F. Owen P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 1 6 Totals 29 1 7 1 1 4 13 a - F. Jones pinch ran for G. Rohe in the 8th b - L. Tannehill substituted for F. Jones in the 9th BATTING Doubles: B. Sullivan (11, 3rd Inning off R. Waddell, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Donahue (20, 2nd Inning off R. Waddell, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: B. Sullivan 2, J. Donahue 3, F. Isbell, G. Rohe, G. Davis, G. Dundon Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Isbell, N. Callahan, D. Holmes GIDP: B. Sullivan, F. Isbell, G. Davis Sac Bunt: F. Owen Sac Fly: N. Callahan Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING SB: J. Donahue (38) CS: N. Callahan (21) FIELDING Errors: J. Donahue 2 (19), G. Rohe (17), G. Davis (18) Double Plays: 1 (Sullivan)
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA R. Waddell W (12-10) 9.0 7 1 1 1 4 0 118 76 2.27 PITCHING Game Score: R. Waddell 72 Batters Faced: R. Waddell 32 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Waddell 12-7 Pitches - Strikes: R. Waddell 118-76	Chicago IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA F. Owen L (10-10) 9.0 9 5 4 5 6 0 147 90 2.66 PITCHING Game Score: F. Owen 52 Batters Faced: F. Owen 42 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Owen 14-4 Pitches - Strikes: F.

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Wednesday, July 26th, 1905: Weimer Tosses Shutout Against Philadelphia It was a dazzling performance by Jake Weimer of the Chicago Cubs. He shut out the Philadelphia Phillies 1-0 on a brilliant 2-hitter, ringing up 6 strikeouts and issuing 2 walks. Thus far this season, Weimer has worked 189.2 innings with 90 strikeouts en route to a 14-8 record and a 2.14 ERA.

Wednesday, July 26th, 1905: Jacobson Strong-Arms Cleveland Beany Jacobson came out firing strikes and when the game ended, the Senators hurler had struck out 5 in leading Washington over the Cleveland Naps 3-0. Jacobson allowed just 6 hits in the ballgame. In 8 starts this year Jacobson has fashioned a 3-5 record and a 2.00 ERA.

[orion523]

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Thursday, July 27th, 1905: Dobbs Slaps 6 Hits Brooklyn center fielder John Dobbs could do no wrong in today's 11-9 win over the Cardinals as he collected 6 hits. "In every one of his at-bats things were in his favor... he got hitter's counts," the skipper of the Cardinals said to the press corps after the game. Dobbs agreed. "The key is getting ahead. Once you get ahead, it makes it a lot easier because you get a better pitch to hit. You know the pitcher has to come in with it. And you're ready." J. Dobbs hit an RBI single in the 1st, flied out in the 3rd, grounded out in the 6th, singled in the 7th, singled in the 10th, hit an RBI single in the 11th, singled in the 14th and hit a three-run home run off S. McDougal in the 16th. In the 1905 season Dobbs is batting .251 with 88 hits and 3 home runs. He has scored 34 times and batted in 27.

[doncoryell]

Looks like Ol' Rube is nearing the end of the line. He's been kind of inconsistant the last few games.

On the other hand, Eddie Plank is pitching great for you but he's in a bunch of nail biters because of lack of run support.

[orion523]

Quote: Originally Posted by doncoryell

Looks like Ol' Rube is nearing the end of the line. He's been kind of inconsistant the last few games. On the other hand, Eddie Plank is pitching great for you but he's in a bunch of nail biters because of lack of run support.

Rube really is an enigma,he has a WHIP of .980 and an OAVG of .198 as well as 176 K's but he just seems to always give up that back breaking hit,he's really frustrating.As far as "Gettysburg Eddie" he's one of my favorites on the team,Mr. Steady.Overall,I've really grown attached to this team.I wasn't sure if I was going to like playing in the dead ball era with it being so long ago and all but I have to say,its been a blast and besides that,the competition is rough.Even the bad teams are capable of sweeping you in a series.