The North Bracket of the Fennessy Cup saw the top seeded 1905 A’s and Rube Waddell got a scare from the 1901 Cubs and Rube Waddell. The Cubs jumped on top early via an RBI single by Topsy Hartsel, and extended the lead to 3-0 in the second with a…
by Scott Fennessy Chicago, IL 10/1/1905 The Phillies play the Cubs in game one of a double header. The Phillies send Ralph Caldwell, who has been lit up pretty well, but does have an X to face Jake Weimer. The Cubs are getting stronger as the season nears its end…
by Scott Fennessy Chicago, IL 9/30/1905 The Cubs complete their final full month of play by hosting the offense challenged Braves today. The Braves send Irv Young to the mound. Young has had a fine season, and deserves a much better record than he has ended the season with, but…
While suffering from a case of “replay burnout” I was looking for something to recharge my APBA battery and took an interest in Tom’s “Monsters vs. Terribles” idea. I had debated doing my tournament at the end of my 1905 replay but was so eager to get the 1903 season…
by Scott Fennessy 9/26/1905 Chicago, IL The Cubs face the Dodgers in game 3 of this series, and unlike the first two games the Dodgers send their best pitcher Elmer Stricklett to the bump. Elmer is 14-20 with an era in the low 3’s for a team that is playing…
by Scott Fennessy 9/25/1905 Chicago, IL Game two for today features Fred Mitchell, another Brooklyn pitcher having a difficult year is making a rare start today. Fred has seen a LOT of work from the bullpen this year, and is merely getting a chance to prove he is no worse…
by Scott Fennessy 9/24/1905 Chicago, IL This is it. The final scheduled meeting between these two battle hardened teams. Both managers had inspirational speeches prior to the game, with Frank Chance focusing on patience, and John McGraw’s rally cry was at a fever pitch, and focused on pitching and defense.…
by Scott Fennessy Chicago, IL 9/23/1905 Today’s game is a vital game two of a three game set. This is the final series between two teams that have battled all year long and the Cubs victory in game one has them in front by a game. A Cub victory here…
by Scott Fennessy Chicago, IL 9/22/1905 Today the New York Giants come to town in with a .004 percentage point lead in the National League. This is the first of what is the final three scheduled games between the two top teams in the league. George “Hooks” Wiltse faces off…
by Scott Fennessy Chicago, IL 9/19/1905 The Cubs face Cincinnati in the wrap up of this quick two game series. Frank Hahn, a once great pitcher who is nearing the end of the line faces Mordecai Brown who has come on strong of late and with the way the Cubs…