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GTOP S1W5: 1915 Phillies vs. 1912 Giants
The 1912 New York Giants took back sole possession of first place in the standings after a four-game sweep of the 1915 Philadelphia Phillies. The Giants’ Christy Mathewson and Rube Marquard both tossed shutouts. The New York pitchers only allowed five runs in all, and had a 25-inning scoreless streak at one point. New York…
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GTOP S1W5: 1906 Chicago Cubs vs. 1917 Chicago White Sox
There was no clear winner in the battle between the two Chicago teams, as the 1906 Cubs and the 1917 White Sox alternated wins, and the squads split the four-game series. Shoeless Joe Jackson batted .389 (7-for-18) for the White Sox (10-6), which actually brought his season average down to .400. Frank Chance batted .467…
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GTOP S1W5: 1911 Athletics vs. 1902 Pirates
Week five commenced with a four-game split between the 1911 Philadelphia Athletics and the 1902 Pittsburgh Pirates. The Athletics (9-7) remained two games above .500 while the Pirates (8-12) stayed four under. Home Run Baker and Danny Murphy both hit .333 (5-for-15) for the Athletics. No one from Pittsburgh had more than four hits in…
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GTOP S1W4: Recap
Five of the nine teams have reached the halfway point of their season, and the other four will join them next week. The 1912 New York Giants (idle this week) and the 1917 Chicago White Sox (who went 2-2 in week four) are tied atop the standings at 8-4. Things are still reasonably close from…
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GTOP S1W4: 1915 Phillies vs. 1914 Braves
In another series with close, low-scoring results, the 1915 Philadelphia Phillies and 1914 Boston Braves split their four games. The first two contests were both decided by one run with some late-inning heroics, and the final two games both had 3-1 final scores. Charles Schmidt hit .462 (6-for-13) for the Braves (6-6), and Lefty Tyler…
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GTOP S1W4: 1912 Red Sox vs. 1917 White Sox
The 1917 White Sox entered the series with the best winning percentage in the league, while the 1912 Boston Red Sox had the worst. But, the series was split with two victories apiece. The finale saw a fantastic 1-0 pitchers’ duel decided on a walk-off hit in the bottom of the ninth, with Boston’s Smoky…
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GTOP S1W4: 1906 Cubs vs. 1911 Athletics
An extremely close series resulted in a split between the 1906 Chicago Cubs and the 1911 Philadelphia Athletics. Three of the four games were decided by one run, and the other was by two. All of the one-run games had exciting ninth innings, including a walk-off win in the finale. The two-run game was decided…
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GTOP S1W4: 1909 Tigers vs. 1902 Pirates
The 1902 Pittsburgh Pirates won the opener, but the 1909 Detroit Tigers stormed back to take the next three games and claim the series. There were no shutouts, but no slugfests either. Each of the three Tiger wins were decided by one or two runs. Ty Cobb continued his torrid pace, going 8-for-16 (.500). He’s…
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GTOP S1W3: Recap
A third of the way through the season, and the 1917 Chicago White Sox climbed into first place after a four-game sweep of the 1915 Philadelphia Phillies that featured three shutouts. The 1912 New York Giants are in second on winning percentage, though even on games behind. Curiously, the 8-4 Giants have a -1 run…
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