Roger's 1916 APBA Replay

Boston (NL) Manager George Stallings Week Two of the 1916 BBW Replay is in the books, the first whole week of the season, and teams are off and running. As expected, the pitching dominates, but every once in a while, an offensive game might break out. I am being aggressive, at least in my mind, with regard to stolen bases and sacrifices, but even though it is early, I can see that I am falling behind, so I will need to stay on top of that. My homeruns are coming at about one per day for each league, although the Yankees hit five homeruns in two days on a trip to Washington this past week. I am assuming most of these are inside-the-park homeruns, but I know they aren’t all inside-the-park homeruns … I intend to stay neutral on this … a homerun is a homerun. In the AL, Boston is off to a fast start (8-2). However, this fast start is likely tied directly to playing the lowly Philadelphia A's six times (5-1) in their first ten games. In the 1916 season, five different AL teams held f...

Monday, April 17, 1916   Transactions:   Chicago (AL) catcher Ray Shook made his Major League Finale on 04/16/1916   Boston (AL) (H) 4 Washington 3   Pinch Thomas Catcher Pinch Thomas put the Red Sox ahead with an RBI single in the bottom of the second, and then in the fifth, Thomas led off the inning by reaching third on a three-base error by center fielder Clyde Milan . Babe Ruth couldn’t hold the lead, though, as control problems plagued him all game, and Ruth was pulled in the seventh inning after his seventh walk of the game tied the score at 3-3. Walter Johnson took an early powder as well; then Boston got to George Dumont (0-1, 9.00) for a run in the eighth, allowing Carl Mays (1-0, 0.00) to get the win in relief. St. Louis (AL) 4 Chicago (AL) (H) 0   A three-run third for St. Louis made the difference in this game, and a two-run double by left fielder Burt Shotton was the big hit in the big inning. Dave Davenport (2-0, 0.50) w...