1900 Chronicle-Telegraph Cup Series | |
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Champion: | Brooklyn Superbas (3) |
Runner-up | Pittsburgh Pirates (1) |
Dates: | October 15–18 |
Location: | Exposition Park, Allegheny City, Pennsylvania |
Umpires: | Tim Hurst, Ed Swartwood |
Hall of Famers: | Superbas: Ned Hanlon (mgr.) Hughie Jennings Willie Keeler Joe Kelley Joe McGinnity Pirates: Fred Clarke‡ (mgr.) Jack Chesbro Rube Waddell Honus Wagner ‡ elected as a player. |
The Chronicle-Telegraph Cup was the trophy awarded to the winner of a postseason competition in American professional baseball in 1900. The series, played only once, was a precursor to the current World Series.
The Pittsburgh Pirates [1] finished in second place, 4.5 games behind the Brooklyn Superbas, in the 1900 National League season (the only Major League in American baseball at the time). Fans of the Pittsburgh club felt their club was every bit the equal of the Brooklyn nine. While Brooklyn led the league in offense, Pirates fans claimed their team, which led the NL in strikeouts and ERA, boasted the pitching to best Brooklyn. A local newspaper, the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph , offered to award a silver cup to the winner of a best-of-five series between the two teams.
Despite the series being held in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which was annexed into Pittsburgh in 1907, the Superbas prevailed, 3–1. The teams were evenly matched in most statistical categories — both totaled 15 runs apiece, batted about .230 and had comparable numbers of extra-base hits (neither team hit any home runs) and walks. Both teams' ERAs were below 1.30.
However, Pittsburgh committed 14 errors to Brooklyn's 4, letting the Superbas win by comfortable margins. Three unearned runs in the top of the sixth inning of Game 2 allowed the Superbas to break a 1–1 tie, and Pirates pitcher Sam Leever's crucial fourth-inning error in Game 4 broke the game open for Brooklyn. A 10–0 blowout behind Deacon Phillippe's six-hitter in Game 3 gave the Pirates their only win in the series.
Pirates' outfielder Honus Wagner led his team in batting average (.400), hits (6), doubles (1), RBIs (3) and stolen bases (2). Brooklyn's Wee Willie Keeler also cranked out 6 hits to lead his club, posting a .353 average. The Superbas' Fielder Jones had 4 RBIs.
The Pirates won the next three National League pennants and played in the inaugural World Series in 1903. The Brooklyn baseball club did not win another postseason series until 1955, their first World Series championship.
October 15, 1900
Two future Hall of Famers faced off as NL ERA leader Rube Waddell of the Pirates threw against Joe McGinnity, who led the league with 28 wins. McGinnity shut out the Pirates for eight innings before two unearned runs in the top of the ninth denied him the shutout. Waddell gave up 13 hits but only five runs, despite four errors by his fielders.
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brooklyn | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 1 |
Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
W: Joe McGinnity (1–0) L: Rube Waddell (0–1) Att.: 4,000 |
October 16, 1900
Fielding flubs continued to stymie the Pirates in the second game as they held Brooklyn only one earned run, but allowed three unearned in the top of the sixth thanks to a series-high six errors in the field. Brooklyn hurler Frank Kitson held Pittsburgh to four hits.
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Brooklyn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
W: Frank Kitson (1–0) L: Sam Leever (0–1) Att.: 1,800 |
October 17, 1900
Pittsburgh avoided the sweep by battering Harry Howell for 13 hits — all singles — and 10 runs. It was Brooklyn's turn to hurt themselves, as seven of the 10 runs were unearned. Deacon Phillippe threw a six-hit shutout.
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brooklyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
Pittsburgh | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | x | 10 | 13 | 1 |
W: Deacon Phillippe (1–0) L: Harry Howell (0–1) Att.: 2,500 |
October 18, 1900
Joe McGinnity was shaky in the final game, allowing nine hits, but the Brooklyn defense returned to form (they had the second-fewest errors in the league) as it allowed only one run to score. McGinnity did not allow an earned run in his two complete game wins during the series. Three Brooklyn singles coupled with a fielding error by Pittsburgh hurler Sam Leever in the fourth inning gave the Superbas a comfortable 4–0 cushion which they would not relinquish.
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brooklyn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
W: Joe McGinnity (2–0) L: Sam Leever (0–2) Att.: 2,335 |
Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | SH | BB | HBP | SB | DP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PO | A | E | PB | FPCT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Willie Keeler | 4 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.375 | 0.389 | 0.375 | 0.764 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Duke Farrell | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.375 | 0.375 | 0.375 | 0.750 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
Lave Cross | 4 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.278 | 0.278 | 0.389 | 0.667 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0.952 |
Deacon McGuire | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.375 | 0.625 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.909 |
Fielder Jones | 4 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.278 | 0.316 | 0.278 | 0.594 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Tom Daly | 4 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.154 | 0.294 | 0.231 | 0.525 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Bill Dahlen | 4 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.176 | 0.176 | 0.294 | 0.471 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.941 |
Joe Kelley | 4 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.176 | 0.263 | 0.176 | 0.440 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Hughie Jennings | 4 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.167 | 0.211 | 0.222 | 0.433 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Joe McGinnity | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.167 | 0.143 | 0.167 | 0.310 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Frank Kitson | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.250 | 0.000 | 0.250 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Harry Howell | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a |
Totals | 4 | 145 | 15 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0.228 | 0.268 | 0.276 | 0.543 | 105 | 49 | 4 | 1 | 0.974 |
Player | G | W | L | IP | H | SO | BB | WP | R | ER | WHIP | RA/9 | ERA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joe McGinnity | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.94 | 1.50 | 0.00 |
Frank Kitson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.56 | 2.00 | 0.00 |
Harry Howell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1.88 | 11.25 | 3.38 |
Totals | 4 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 1.06 | 3.86 | 0.77 |
Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | SH | BB | HBP | SB | DP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PO | A | E | PB | FPCT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Honus Wagner | 4 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.400 | 0.438 | 0.467 | 0.904 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Claude Ritchey | 4 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.313 | 0.353 | 0.375 | 0.728 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Bones Ely | 4 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.286 | 0.333 | 0.357 | 0.690 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0.955 |
Ginger Beaumont | 4 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.267 | 0.294 | 0.267 | 0.561 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Jack O'Connor | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.500 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.800 |
Sam Leever | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.500 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.667 |
Jimmy Williams | 4 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.214 | 0.267 | 0.214 | 0.481 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0.417 |
Tommy Leach | 4 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.176 | 0.222 | 0.176 | 0.399 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Rube Waddell | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 0.400 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Chief Zimmer | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.111 | 0.273 | 0.111 | 0.384 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0.941 |
Tom O'Brien | 4 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.125 | 0.125 | 0.188 | 0.313 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.947 |
Deacon Phillippe | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Pop Schriver | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -.--- |
Totals | 4 | 134 | 15 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0.231 | 0.273 | 0.261 | 0.534 | 108 | 45 | 14 | 2 | 0.908 |
Player | G | W | L | IP | H | SO | BB | WP | R | ER | WHIP | RA/9 | ERA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deacon Phillippe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.89 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Rube Waddell | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1.21 | 4.50 | 2.57 |
Sam Leever | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1.31 | 5.54 | 0.69 |
Totals | 4 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 33 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 1.17 | 3.75 | 1.25 |
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