Roger's 1916 APBA Replay

Brooklyn Manager Wilbert Robinson Week Five of the 1916 BBW Replay is in the books, and it was another week dominated by pitching (as it should be). Shutouts, extra innings, and games coming down to the last at-bat … it all makes for a fun and interesting replay. In the AL, Boston still holds on to its lead in the standings, as it is second in both team hitting and pitching (but last in team fielding). Mostly, they just seem to know when they need the runs or when they can back off and rely on their strong pitching. Washington and Detroit remain right on their heels, and both would love to move into the top spot, but both have struggled to provide a consistent attack, whether with the bat or with their pitching.   In the NL, Brooklyn slipped past Chicago into first place as of the end of the Sunday games. Their lead is but a few more percentage points, with Chicago maintaining a 0.5 game lead. Brooklyn ended the week on a four-game win streak, and has gone 8-2 over their prev...

Monday, May 8, 1916   Transactions:   St. Louis (NL) infielder Zinn Beck was injured (?) on 05/07/1916   New York (AL) 12 Boston (AL) (H) 1   The Red Sox scored first with a run in the bottom of the first inning, but it was all Yankees after that as the visitors knocked out star Vean Gregg (0-1, 11.57) with five runs in the second, and then they pounded on the Boston bullpen after that. Center fielder Fritz Maisel was dropped from the leadoff spot to third in the lineup, and he responded by going 3-for-5 (.221) with four RBI's. George Mogridge (1-0, 0.90) held Boston to only three hits and went all the way for the win.   Cleveland (H) 2 Detroit 1 (10)   The game started off slow with neither team getting a hit, a walk, or even a strikeout in their first three at-bats, but Cleveland finally broke through with a run in the bottom of the sixth to take a 1-0 lead. Detroit immediately tied it up at 1-1 when they scored a run in the top ...