Category: Great Teams of the Past

  • GTOP S1W2: 1902 Pirates vs. 1912 Giants

    GTOP S1W2: 1902 Pirates vs. 1912 Giants

    The 1912 New York Giants continued their strong start to the season, sweeping the 1902 Pittsburgh Pirates. The pitching was excellent, as the most runs that were scored by one team was four, and Christy Mathewson tossed a shutout. Fred Merkle went 5-for-14 (.357) with four extra-base hits to lead the Giants (7-1). Ginger Beaumont…

  • GTOP S1W1: Recap

    GTOP S1W1: Recap

    After a four-game sweep, the 1915 Philadelphia Phillies have taken the early lead in the Season 1 standings. That comes despite having by far the lowest team batting average after four games, but also by far the best team ERA. The Phillies won their four games with a +5 run differential. Only the 1912 New…

  • GTOP S1W1: 1917 White Sox vs. 1909 Tigers

    GTOP S1W1: 1917 White Sox vs. 1909 Tigers

    The visiting team won all four contests in the series between 1917 Chicago and 1909 Detroit. Three of the contests were decided by one run. Shoeless Joe Jackson hit .467 (7-for-15) for the White Sox, while Ty Cobb had a team-best .385 (5-for-13) average for the Tigers. 1917 White Sox Statistics 1909 Tigers Statistics GTOP…

  • GTOP S1W1: 1915 Phillies vs. 1906 Cubs

    GTOP S1W1: 1915 Phillies vs. 1906 Cubs

    On paper, I thought the 1906 Cubs were going to be one of the strongest teams, and the 1915 Phillies would be one of the weakest. But despite being outhit in three of the four games, Philadelphia managed to sweep Chicago. Three of the games were decided by one run (the other by two), and…

  • GTOP S1W1: 1912 Giants vs. 1914 Braves

    GTOP S1W1: 1912 Giants vs. 1914 Braves

    The 1912 New York Giants took three of four games from the 1914 Boston Braves in their first series of the season. The Giants scored late to win a pair of one-run games. Larry Doyle went 8-for-17 (.471) to lead New York and Christy Mathewson had the best start of the series, giving up one…

  • GTOP S1W1: 1902 Pirates vs. 1912 Red Sox

    GTOP S1W1: 1902 Pirates vs. 1912 Red Sox

    The first series of the campaign saw the Pirates and the Red Sox each win two games. Runs were aplenty, with Pittsburgh totaling 19 runs, while Boston plated 17 (including 10 in one game). Boston’s Larry Gardner went 9-for-18 (.500), while Pittsburgh’s Fred Clarke hit a team-best .444 (8-for-18). 1902 Pirates Statistics 1912 Red Sox…