Tag: Southern California Hornets

  • 1901 HRBL: Hornets vs. Old Baymen

    1901 HRBL: Hornets vs. Old Baymen

    The 1901 Southern California Hornets saw their six-game winning streak come to an end with two competitive losses of two runs and one run to the Silver Spring Old Baymen. The Hornets are now 6-6 overall. Fred Clarke had another good series, batting .500 (4-for-8) to raise his season average to .431. SoCal Hornets Season…

  • 1901 HRBL: Hornets vs. Lollygaggers

    1901 HRBL: Hornets vs. Lollygaggers

    The 1901 Southern California Hornets enjoyed several historic firsts against the Laveen Lollygaggers, including the franchise’s first-ever three-game sweep, which boosted SoCal’s winning streak to six games. The Hornets (6-4) also got their first home run (Fred Clarke), first shutout (Bill Reidy) and first save (Eddie Plank). Clarke continued his hot start, going 6-for-12 (.500)…

  • 1901 HRBL: Hornets vs. Barnstormers

    1901 HRBL: Hornets vs. Barnstormers

    The 1901 Southern California Hornets won their first series in franchise history and increased their winning streak to three games with a two-game sweep of the Bluffton Barnstormers. After losing three one-run games in the first four contests of the season, the Hornets (3-4) finally won one after scoring twice in the top of the…

  • 1901 HRBL: Hornets vs. SIMS

    1901 HRBL: Hornets vs. SIMS

    The 1901 Southern California Hornets began their second series by dropping an extra-innings heartbreaker to fall to 0-4, but routed the Summerville SIMS in the second contest of the two-game series to attain their first victory. Fred Clarke batted 4-for-10 (.400), with all four hits coming the finale, while Harry Steinfeldt had three triples, giving…

  • 1901 HRBL: Hornets vs. Stallions

    1901 HRBL: Hornets vs. Stallions

    The 1901 Southern California Hornets opened the season with three losses to the Ocala Stallions. The Hornets showed some fight in rallying from deficits in each game, only to come up short. Fred Tenney batted .364 (4-for-11) and Roger Bresnahan drove in five runs. Eddie Plank and Bill Reidy pitched reasonably well in losses. SoCal…

  • HRBL 1901 Draft

    HRBL 1901 Draft

    Here’s how the 1901 Southern California Hornets were put together for the inaugural season of the Historic Retro Baseball League, a 15-team APBA head-to-head (online) league involving folks around the country. We conducted a 19-round snake draft to disperse the players from 1901. Teams will keep 10 of the players ahead of the 1902 draft.…