In 1913 I got the bright idea that I should keep a record of the world series games. This is the play by play for game 1 of my 1913 world series. I guess we will see how good a job I did of keeping score of the game. I'll include information about the players as we go along.
I should note that at one point I had a web site with all the stats from these simulations. Sad to say somewhere along the way I lost the database I had. It may be backed up somewhere, but at this point I'm not sure where. The computer I was playing on is still working but the screen is barely visible, it's over 20 years old. Too bad this game like so many other good games died away.
I did manage to find a backup of the statistic files for each year I simulated. Here is some information from the 1913 season.
1913 Standings
W L Pct. GB Pittsburgh Pirates 91 63 .591 --- Chicago Cubs 81 73 .526 10.0 St.Louis Cardinals 81 73 .526 10.0 Cincinnati Reds 80 74 .519 11.0 Boston Braves 77 77 .500 14.0 Philadelphia Phillies 70 84 .455 21.0 Brooklyn Dodgers 69 85 .448 22.0 New York Giants 67 87 .435 24.0
W L Pct. GB Detroit Tigers 102 52 .662 --- St. Louis Browns 86 68 .558 16.0 Philadelphia Athletics 78 76 .506 24.0 Washington Nationals 77 77 .500 25.0 New York Yankees 75 79 .487 27.0 Chicago White Sox 70 84 .455 32.0 Boston Red Sox 65 89 .422 37.0 Cleveland Indians 63 91 .409 39.0
Neither pennant was close. Joe Cassidy won the NL MVP for the 3rd year in a row, this was Pittsburgh's 5th straight world series. Eddie Collins won his 4th MVP in a row, this was Detroit's 4th straight world series. Pittsburgh had defeated Detroit in 1910 4-1, Detroit won in 1911 4-1, Pittsburgh won 4-3 in 1912.
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Pittsburgh at Detroit for Game 1 of the 1913 World Series
Pitching for Detroit Ed Reulbach
Sad to say I didn't write down any pitching stats for Reulbach on the season. In real life Reulbach came into the League in 1905 with the Chicago Cubs. Over 13 years he had a lifetime 2.28 ERA, that ranks 18th best in MLB history.
2b, Frank O'Rourke leads things off for Pittsburgh and grounds back to the pitcher.
CF, George Burns hits second and grounds out to first.
This brings up the Catcher Jimmy Archer who hit .351 on the year, he singles to left.
In real life Jimmy Archer came into the League in 1904 with Pittsburgh, but he didn't stick. He came back in 1907 with Detroit and then again in 1909 with the Cubs. This time he stayed and played in the League until 1918. He had a lifetime average of .249 and was a solid defensive catcher.
With Archer on 1st, SS Joe Cassidy hit into a 4-3 ground out to end the top of the first.
Pitching for Pittsburgh Ed Walsh.
Walsh is the career ERA leader at 1.82 over a 14 year career. He was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946. Walsh came into the League in 1904 and played 13 of his 14 years for the White Sox. In real life he and Reulbach both pitched in the 1906 world series. In 1908 he won 40 games.
3b, Buck Weaver leads things off for Detroit and he flies to left.
LF, Larry Doyle is next and he grounds out to 3rd.
1b, Jake Stahl comes up next and he singles up the middle.
In real life Jake Stahl played his last season in 1913 and was a lifetime .261 hitter.
With Stahl on 1st, 2b Eddie Collins grounded out to first. Thus ending the first inning.
Pittsburgh 0 at Detroit 0 after 1 inning
1b, Smoky Joe Wood leads things off for the Pirates in the top of the second and opens with a double to right.
In real life Smoky Joe Wood was a pitcher who came into the League in 1908, went 34-5 in 1912 and was out of the League after the 1915 season. He would pitch a few more oddball games in his career, but his career is famous for burning out so quickly after being so great. I must say I don't recall why in this game he is a position player instead of a pitcher. When you put in all the stats the game makes decisions on what position a player will play and Wood was a good enough hitter that the game decided to make him a position player instead of a pitcher.
RF, Hy Myers flew to center
LF, Cy Williams grounded to first and Wood advanced to 3rd
3b, John Dodge would come up with two out and a man on third, but would fly out to left to end the top of the 2nd.
LF, Dutch Zwilling would lead things off for Detroit in the 3rd and would ground to short.
C, Roger Bresnahan grounded back to the pitcher.
CF, Harry Hooper grounded to first to end the 2nd inning.
Pittsburgh 0 at Detroit 0 after 2 innings
P, Ed Walsh opens up the 3rd inning with ground out to the pitcher.
Back to the top of the order and 2b, Frank O'Rourke who hits an 0-2 pitch over the right field fence for the first run of the game.
In real life Frank O'Rourke came into the League in 1912 with the Boston Braves. He would not stick though and didn't get back until 1917 with Brooklyn. He would go on to have a .254 career batting average and play for 14 years.
CF, George Burns is up next and he singles to center.
This brings up C, Jimmy Archer who hits into a 3-6-3 double play to end the top of the 2nd.
SS, Donie Bush leads it off for Detroit and singles to right
P, Ed Reulbach flies out to center
3b, Buck Weaver flies out to right
RF, Larry Doyle flies out to right to end the 3rd inning.
Pittsburgh 1 at Detroit 0 after 3 innings
SS, Joe Cassidy starts up the top of the 4th with a ground out to short
1b, Joe Wood then hits a single to left
RF, Hy Myers hits into a 6-4-3 double play
1b, Jake Stahl opens the bottom of the 4th with a fly out to right
2b, Eddie Collins flies out to right
LF, Dutch Zwilling grounds out to 3rd
Pittsburgh 1 at Detroit 0 after 4 innings
LF, Cy Williams leads off the top of the 1st with a ground out to first
3b, John Dodge hits a HR to left on a 1-1 pitch to give Pittsburgh a 2-0 lead
In real life John Dodge came into the League in 1912 with the Phillies and only played two seasons.
P, Ed Walsh is up next, he grounds out to second
2b, Frank O'Rourke then grounds out to first to end the top of the 5th
C, Roger Bresnahan opens the bottom of the 5th with a full count popup to second
CF, Harry Hooper then grounds out to short
SS, Donie Bush then grounds out to second to end the 5th
Pittsburgh 2 at Detroit 0 after 5 innings
Fred Sherry comes into pitch in the top of the 6th
Ed Reulbach pitched 5 innings gave up 2 earned runs on 6 hits
CF, George Burns leads off the top of the 6th with a ground out to second
C, Jimmy Archer follows with a single to right-center
SS, Joe Cassidy hits a single to right to put men on 1st and 2nd
1b, Joe Wood then grounds into a 1-4-3 double play
To start off the bottom of the 6th P, Fred Sherry strikes out
3b, Buck Weaver grounds out to the pitcher
RF, Larry Doyle flies out to center
Pittsburgh 2 at Detroit 0 after 6 innings
RF, Hy Myers flies out to left
LF, Cy Williams hits a HR to right-center to give Pittsburgh a 3-0 lead.
Cy Williams came in to the League in 1912 in real life with the Chicago Cubs. He would put together a 19 year career with a lifetime .292 average. In 1916, 1920, 1923, and 1927 he would lead the National League in homers.
Bob Unglaub comes in to pinch hit for John Dodge and hits a single to right.
Chick Gandil pinch hits for Ed Walsh and singles to left advancing Unglaub to 3rd
2b, Frank O'Rourke hits into a 3-6-3 double play
Claude Elliott comes into pitch for Pittsburgh
Ed Walsh went 6 innings gave up only 2 hits and 0 runs
Ivy Olson comes in for Unglaub to play 2nd
Frank O'Rourke moves to 3rd
1b, Jake Stahl gets a full count walk to start things off in the bottom of the 7th
2b, Eddie Collins singles to left to put men on 1st and 2nd
LF, Dutch Zwilling then singles to right to load the bases
C, Roger Bresnahan singles to left knocking in two runs to make the score 3-2 with no out.
CF, Harry Hooper strikes out
SS, Donie Bush hits into a 3-6-3 double play to end the inning
Pittsburgh 3 at Detroit 2 after 7 innings
CF, George Burns opens up the 8th with a single up the middle
Burns is caught stealing
C, Jimmy Archer grounds out to second
SS, Joe Cassidy draws a walk
Cassidy steals second
1b, Joe Wood flies out to center
Joe Kustus comes in to play center field for George Burns
Ted Easterly pinch hits to start off the bottom of the 8th and draws a full count walk.
Frank Smith comes in to relieve Claude Elliott
Elliott pitched 1 inning and gave up 2 earned on 3 hits
3b, Buck Weaver hits into a 6-4-3 double play
RF, Larry Doyle grounds out to the pitcher
Pittsburgh 3 at Detroit 2 after 7 innings
Hi West comes in to pitch for Detroit
RF, Hy Myers flies to left
LF, Cy Williams grounds out to short
2b, Ivy Olson singles to center
P, Frank Smith draws a walk
3b, Frank O'Rourke singles to left and Olson scores to give Pittsburgh a 4-2 lead
CF, Joe Kustus flies out to center
1b, Jake Stahl grounds out to the pitcher
2b, Eddie Collins gets a full count walk
LF, Dutch Zwilling hits a grounder back to the pitcher and they get Collins at second
C, Roger Bresnahan strikes out to end the game
Frank Smith gets the save
Pittsbrugh 4 at Detroit 2
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Box Scores - Tuesday, September 23
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Line score:
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Pittsburgh 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 - 4
Detroit 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2
Pittsburgh Batting/Fielding Data:
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PITTSBURGH AB R H RBI BB SO
2B O'Rourke, F. 5 1 2 2 0 0
CF Burns, G. 4 0 2 0 0 0
CF Kustus, J. 1 0 0 0 0 0
C Archer, J. 4 0 2 0 0 0
SS Cassidy, J. 3 0 1 0 1 0
1B Wood, S. 4 0 2 0 0 0
RF Myers, H. 4 0 0 0 0 0
LF Williams, C. 4 1 1 1 0 0
3B Dodge, J. 2 1 1 1 0 0
3B Unglaub, B. 1 0 1 0 0 0
2B Olson, I. 1 1 1 0 0 0
P Walsh, E. 2 0 0 0 0 0
PH Gandil, C. 1 0 1 0 0 0
P Elliott, C. 0 0 0 0 0 0
P Smith, F. 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 36 4 14 4 2 0
BATTING:
2B: Wood, S.
HR: O'Rourke, F.,
Williams, C.,
Dodge, J.
GDP: O'Rourke, F.,
Archer, J.,
Wood, S.,
Myers, H.
BASERUNNING:
SB: Cassidy, J.
CS: Burns, G.
Team LOB: 7
FIELDING:
DP: 2
Detroit Batting/Fielding Data:
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DETROIT AB R H RBI BB SO
3B Weaver, B. 4 0 0 0 0 0
RF Doyle, L. 4 0 0 0 0 0
1B Stahl, J. 3 1 1 0 1 0
2B Collins, E. 3 1 1 0 1 0
LF Zwilling, D. 4 0 1 0 0 0
C Bresnahan, R. 4 0 1 2 0 1
CF Hooper, H. 3 0 0 0 0 1
SS Bush, D. 3 0 1 0 0 0
P Reulbach, E. 1 0 0 0 0 0
P Sherry, F. 1 0 0 0 0 1
PH Easterly, T. 0 0 0 0 1 0
P West, H. 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 30 2 5 2 3 3
BATTING:
GDP: Weaver, B.,
Bush, D.
BASERUNNING:
Team LOB: 4
FIELDING:
DP: 4
Pittsburgh Pitching Data:
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PITTSBURGH IP H R ER BB SO
Walsh, E. 6.0 2 0 0 0 1
Elliott, C. 1.0 3 2 2 2 1
Smith, F. 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
TOTALS 9.0 5 2 2 3 3
PITCHING:
W: Walsh, E.
HLD: Elliott, C.
SV: Smith, F.
Inherited runners/scored:
Smith, F. 1/0
Pitches - strikes:
Walsh, E. 84-62,
Elliott, C. 35-18,
Smith, F. 28-16
Detroit Pitching Data:
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DETROIT IP H R ER BB SO
Reulbach, E. 5.0 6 2 2 0 0
Sherry, F. 3.0 6 1 1 1 0
West, H. 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
TOTALS 9.0 14 4 4 2 0
PITCHING:
L: Reulbach, E.
Pitches - strikes:
Reulbach, E. 81-57,
Sherry, F. 61-39,
West, H. 20-14
Game data:
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Played at: Tiger Stadium in Detroit, MI
Time: 3:17 Temp: 48 Wind: 9 mph, out to right.
Here's the AP story previewing Game 1 in MLB13 in the Oct. 6, 1913, Hopkinsville Daily Kentucky New Era:
ReplyDeleteRUBBER MATCH
IN CHAMPIONSHIP
EACH VICTORIOUS IN A WORLD'S
BASEBALL SERIES
Good for Pittsburgh. I like the Pirates.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, that preview of the real MLB13 World's Baseball Series appeared on Page 1 of the New Era.
I had never heard of Ed Reulbach. Per Wikipedia, he died the same day that Ty Cobb did.
ReplyDeleteIn addition to that AP retrospective of previous World Series involving the Athletics and Giants, the New Era also published on Page 1 these two AP items under one headline reading simply, “WORLD SERIES:”
ReplyDeleteNEW YORK, Oct. 6—Great crowds are here for the World’s Series.
Fair weather is forecasted.
Snodgrass has charleyhorse and probably will be out of the game.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 6—The Athletics worked out this afternoon and will leave for New York tonight.
Bender will probably pitch tomorrow.