The Philadelphia Athletics,1905 And On-OOTP 9

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Well,after a hiccup or two,I'm finally ready to get down to business.Here's the setup.It's 1905 and Major League Baseball has come into its own.Both leagues now have the teams that will survive into the present day and the World Series will become an October staple from here on out.Also in 1905,the Detroit Tigers introduced to the world the one and only Ty Cobb.The Major leagues are broken into two 8 team leagues,the National and the American.Here are the teams in each league:

American League

Philadelphia Athletics
Chicago White Sox
New York Highlanders
Boston Americans
Cleveland Naps
Detroit Tigers
St.Louis Browns
Washington Senators


National League

Boston Beaneaters
Brooklyn Superbas
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Philadelphia Phillies
New York Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
St.Louis Cardinals


In this particular dynasty,I'm going to take command of the Philadelphia Athletics and guide them through history.I'll do this using Out Of The Park Baseball 9.In the game,there will be no free agency,no arbitration(until the 1970's that is) and no draft.Rookies will enter the league with the team they broke in with.Expansion,name changing,stadium changing,franchise movement will all take place at the appropriate time in history.There will be an expansion draft when new teams enter the league.Trading is set to hard/heavily favor prospects.All financials are season specific.I'm pretty sure I covered everything.If you have any questions or suggestions feel free to ask.Oh yeah,one more thing.PLAY BALL!!!!!!

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MLB News-January 2,1905

Sunday, January 1st, 1905: Philadelphia Signs Connie Mack to General Manager Position Feeling the heat to settle on a new GM, the Philadelphia Athletics tapped Connie Mack as the new head man. "We've taken our time in finding what we hope is an excellent, far-seeing general manager. I don't think you'll have to worry about Mack suffering from myopia. He presented a clear, concise, and realistic assessment of our club in every interview we held, and just seemed to grasp what we're looking for," noted an official close to negotiations.

Monday, January 2nd, 1905: Schlei, Barry Swap Teams Cincinnati and Chicago have agreed in principle to a trade. The Reds will send 26-year old catcher Admiral Schlei to the Cubs for 26-year old first baseman Shad Barry. The deal is expected to be finalized shortly and the clubs will be introducing their new players to the press when the paperwork is complete. Lifetime Barry is batting .268 and has hit 8 home runs.

Monday, January 2nd, 1905: Deal: Leahy for Yeager Officials for St. Louis confirmed that they have traded 35-year old catcher Tom Leahy to the New York Highlanders. In return, the Cardinals will receive 29-year old third baseman Joe Yeager. Lifetime Yeager is batting .244 with 33 doubles, 14 triples, 3 home runs and 102 RBIs in 269 games.

Monday, January 2nd, 1905: St. Louis Browns Ship Padden to Detroit The St. Louis Browns announced a deal with the Tigers today, sending 34-year old second baseman Dick Padden to Detroit for 26-year old first baseman Chris Lindsay. 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. Over his career Padden is batting .259 with 11 home runs and 330 RBIs. In 858 games he has delivered 804 hits, scored 418 runs, stolen 129 bases and gotten on base at a .328 clip.

From the What was he thinking file,Cincinnati Reds middle reliever Rip Vowinkle will be out until September with an undisclosed injury that was sustained while awkwardly lifting his Child.

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MLB News And Notes,Week Ending January 8,1905


Transactions

Friday, January 6th, 1905: New York, Detroit Agree to Trade A trade between New York and Detroit was made official this morning. The Highlanders have sent 28-year old left fielder Patsy Dougherty to the Tigers in exchange for 29-year old center fielder Jimmy Barrett. Dougherty is hitting .314 lifetime with 526 hits, 49 doubles, 32 triples, 10 home runs and 119 RBIs to date. He has scored 297 runs and stolen 76 bases. In his career Barrett is hitting .300 with 849 hits, 15 home runs, 525 runs scored and 223 RBIs.

Sunday, January 8th, 1905: Deal: McCarthy for Congalton The players apparently knew they were on the trading block, so it did not surprise one of them when he learned that he had been traded to Chicago. "Got my bags packed already," he said, when reached for comment. The Cubs will receive 29-year old right fielder Bunk Congalton, while 35-year old center fielder Jack McCarthy will go to the Cleveland Naps. In his career stats McCarthy has compiled a .287 batting average and collected 1038 hits, 7 home runs and 417 RBIs.

Sunday, January 8th, 1905: Cardinals, Tigers Swap Players The Cardinals and Tigers confirmed this afternoon that a trade had been agreed upon. In the deal, St. Louis will get 28-year old starting pitcher Ed Killian, while Detroit will receive 28-year old second baseman Danny Shay. In his 118-game career Shay is hitting .251 with 104 hits, 13 doubles, 3 triples and 1 home run. He has scored 49 runs and driven in 28. Lifetime Killian has chalked up 17 wins and 24 losses and compiled a 2.45 ERA.

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March 15,1905
Spring Training Edition Of News And Notes


News

Wednesday, March 15th, 1905: ML News: Spring Training Begins Spring training is more than just laid-back, carefree living in warm-weather climes. For clubs, it's about self-evaluation. For players, it's about making the big squad, or, failing that, impressing club officials enough to earn a promotion in the minor ranks. For team doctors, it begins the daily struggle against injury, illness, tiredness, and general disrepair. Hardly the lackadaisical atmosphere portrayed in the media.

Transactions

Thursday, March 9th, 1905: New York, Boston Swap Stars New York and Boston have closed a blockbuster deal involving star players. The Highlanders have swapped 28-year old second baseman Jimmy Williams to the Americans for 26-year old starting pitcher George Winter. Over his career Williams is batting .299 with 157 doubles, 100 triples, 34 home runs, 519 RBIs and scored 517 runs in 791 games. The 26-year-old Winter has a career record of 44-33 and has fanned 209 batters in 723.1 innings with a 2.82 ERA.

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MLB News And Notes For Week Ending March 19,1905

Spring Training Scores For this Week

Americans-1
Athletics-2

Browns-9
Athletics-5

Athletics-2
Senators-0

Athletics-2
Naps-4

Tigers-5
Athletics-3

Transactions

None

Injuries

Sunday, March 19th, 1905: Athletics Lose Davis for 5 Weeks Philadelphia fans will be disappointed to learn that Harry Davis developed a strained rib cage muscle while colliding with a player at a base in today's game. After the doctor informed the Philadelphia Athletics manager that Davis was expected to miss 5 weeks, the manager told the press that the rest of the team would have to step up their play until the first baseman could return. "You can't make excuses in baseball, because there's always a game tomorrow," said the team's skipper.

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MLB News And Notes For The Week Ending March 26,1905

Athletics Spring Training Scores

Athletics-5
Highlanders-2

Athletics-2
White Sox-0

Americans-4
Athletics-2

Athletics-2
Browns-3

Senators-6
Athletics-5

Naps-2
Athletics-3

Athletics-4
Tigers-2

Transactions

None

Injuries


Philadelphia Athletics starting shortstop Monte Cross damaged his meniscus making a play in the field against Chicago on Tuesday and will be out for about 4 weeks.He'll be replaced in the field by 19 year old John Knight

Thursday, March 23rd, 1905: Cardinals Farrell Gone for Year The news is bad in St. Louis. The Cardinals have lost the services of second baseman John Farrell for the rest of the season due to a torn ankle ligaments. Farrell was injured in a recent game with the New York Giants while running the bases and is expected to miss 7 months.

Sunday, March 26th, 1905: Jack Doscher Sidelined for Season The doctors have spoken and Jack Doscher of the Brooklyn Superbas didn't like what he heard. The 24-year-old reliever is almost certainly gone for the rest of the year and depending on his progress could miss some of next season as well. Doscher sustained his season-ending injury during the Chicago Cubs game yesterday at Washington Park III. He had to leave the game because he hurt himself while throwing a pitch. Today the Brooklyn medical staff reported Doscher had a fractured elbow and would be absent from the lineup for at least 7-8 months.

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News And Notes For The Week Ending April 2,1905

Athletics Spring Training Scores

Highlanders-7
Athletics-8

White Sox-1
Athletics-3

Athletics-1
Americans-3

Browns-0
Athletics-1

Athletics-4
Senators-2

Athletics-3
Naps-1

White Sox-6
Athletics-0

Athletics-3
Americans-9

Transactions

Friday, March 31st, 1905: Hahn, Burke Swap Teams Newspapers in New York and St. Louis reported that the Highlanders have reached a deal sending 29-year old left fielder Ed Hahn to the Cardinals for 30-year old third baseman Jimmy Burke. Burke has chalked up a career batting average of .249 with 378 hits, 0 homers and 157 RBIs.

Injuries

Tuesday, March 28th, 1905: Elberfeld Sidelined for 2-3 Months The New York Highlanders will have to make do without Kid Elberfeld for 2-3 months. He suffered a fractured ankle while colliding with a player at a base in the game today against the Philadelphia Athletics. His teammates, understandably, were upset about losing the shortstop. "That's a tough break for him," one of them said. "But this team is resilient. We will just fill in until he gets back." Elberfeld will miss 2-3 months.

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MLB News And Notes For Week Ending April 9,1905

Athletics Scores

Tigers-7
Athletics-2

Highlanders-8
Athletics-4

Athletics-3
White Sox-2

Americans-5
Athletics-6

Athletics-4
Browns-2

Senators-2
Athletics-5

Transactions

Wednesday, April 5th, 1905: Chicago-New York Announce Swap The Cubs and Highlanders confirmed this afternoon that a trade had been agreed upon. In the deal, Chicago will get 27-year old closer Doc Newton, while New York will receive 35-year old third baseman Doc Casey. For his career Casey has batted .274 and hit 8 home runs. Newton has earned 2 career saves since he came into the league

Thursday, April 6th, 1905: Takes Action, Flick Suspended The Cleveland Naps were not very happy with the home plate umpire in today's 7-2 loss to Chicago at League Park I. One in particular -- Elmer Flick. Upon being called out on strikes, the Naps right fielder gave the ump quite an earful. For that, the man in blue gave him the thumb and sent him to an early shower. But the disgruntled Flick lingered on the field for another five minutes berating the umpire. Finally his manager got him off the field and into the clubhouse. But it got worse after the game, when Flick told reporters, "He was blind today. They played 'Three Blind Mice' for him. If he doesn't know the words to the song, I'm sure we can get it in braille, so he can follow along." For all of his escapades and after-the-game oration, the league office suspended Flick for 5 games.

Injuries

Wednesday, April 5th, 1905: Bad News for Chicago, Weimer Hurt Chicago fans will be disappointed to learn that Jake Weimer developed dead arm syndrome while throwing a pitch in today's game. After the doctor informed the Chicago Cubs manager that Weimer was expected to miss 1-2 weeks, the manager told the press that the rest of the team would have to step up their play until the starting pitcher could return. "You can't make excuses in baseball, because there's always a game tomorrow," said the team's skipper.

Saturday, April 8th, 1905: Cubs 1B Out Watching Frank Chance getting helped off the field today at West Side Park II, fans of the Chicago Cubs feared the worst. The news wasn't quite as bad as initially feared, but the first baseman will miss 1-2 weeks with a strained thigh muscle. "We feel we've dodged a bullet. When you see a guy break down like that, you worry right away," a team spokesman said. Chance suffered the injury running the bases in the game against the Phillies.

News Items

With Spring Training wrapping up,everyone is busy preparing for the trek north and the long season ahead.The Athletics,played very well this spring going 15-9 tying them with the Detroit Tigers for the best record in the American League.The Chicago Cubs paced the NL with a stellar 17-7 record.As far as individual performances go,the Athletics were led by Center Fielder Danny Hoffman who batted .355 with 17 stolen bases.On the hill,Chief Bender was fantastic with 24 IP and a 0.75 ERA,but nobody outperformed relief pitcher Jimmy Dygert who pitched a whopping 83 innings,struck out 50 batters and had an ERA of 1.95.The A's are loaded this season and should contend for a league title along with Chicago,Detroit and Boston.In the National league,look for the NY Giants,Chicago Cubs,Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Philies to battle it out for league supremecy.Lets PLAY BALL!

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Friday April 14,1905

Cy Young Silences A's With 5 Hit Shutout

Columbia Park,Phila.Pa.-Its opening day here in Philadelphia and what could be better than a game between two of the top American League teams,each with their ace starter on the mound:For the Boston Americans,Cy Young and for the Athletics,Rube Waddell.Unfortunately for the Athletics though,facing Cy Young is bad enough,but facing him without two of your regular starters is virtually impossible and from the first inning,Young controlled the game,never allowing a batter past second base on his way to a 5 hit complete game 2-0 shutout.Waddell wasn't nearly as sharp,going 7 and a third allowing 9 hits and 2 earned runs to go along with 2 walks and 8 strikeouts.With neither team able to score a run through 5 innings of play,the Americans finally got something goin in the 6th when following two quick outs,Boston got three straight singles from Buck Freeman,Jimmy Williams,and Freddy Parent with Parent's base hit bringing home Freeman and giving Boston a 1-0 lead.The Americans would add an insurance run in the 8th when Myron Grimshaw's pinch hit RBI single brought home Hobe Ferris who was pinch running for Buck Freeman who stroked his 4th hit of the game with one out in the inning.Here's the box score.

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Major League Baseball Box Scores Boston Americans at Philadelphia Athletics
Game ID: 3 - Friday, April 14th, 1905 - Game Log
Friday, April 14th, 1905 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Boston Americans 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 11 1 Philadelphia Athletics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Boston AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Burkett LF 5 0 1 0 0 3 2 .200 0 0 J. Collins 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .200 0 0 C. Stahl CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .000 0 0 K. Selbach RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0 B. Freeman 1B 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 a-H. Ferris PR, 2B 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 J. Williams 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .333 0 0 b-M. Grimshaw PH, 1B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 F. Parent SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .500 0 1 L. Criger C 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .333 0 0 c-D. Farrell PH, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 C. Young P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 Totals 35 2 11 2 2 8 17 a - H. Ferris pinch ran for B. Freeman in the 8th b - M. Grimshaw pinch hit for J. Williams in the 8th c - D. Farrell pinch hit for L. Criger in the 9th BATTING Doubles: J. Collins (1, 7th Inning off R. Waddell, 0 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: L. Criger, B. Freeman 4, J. Williams, J. Collins 2, F. Parent 2, J. Burkett, M. Grimshaw 2-out RBI: F. Parent Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Criger, J. Williams, J. Collins, J. Burkett, C. Stahl GIDP: F. Parent Sac Bunt: C. Young Team LOB: 10 BASERUNNING CS: C. Stahl (1), M. Grimshaw (1) FIELDING Errors: L. Criger (1) Double Plays: 1 (Burkett-Freeman)	Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI D. Hoffman CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0 D. Murphy 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0 T. Hartsel LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 S. Seybold RF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .667 0 0 L. Cross 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 O. Schreckengost C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0 H. Barton 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0 J. Knight SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 R. Waddell P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 a-W. Henley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 b-B. Lord PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 Totals 29 0 5 0 0 4 3 a - W. Henley substituted for R. Waddell in the 8th b - B. Lord pinch hit for W. Henley in the 9th BATTING Doubles: S. Seybold (1, 4th Inning off C. Young, 0 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: O. Schreckengost,