Reader Participation OOTP Replay August-October 1902

August Award Winners:

AL Player of the Month: Davy Jones-St. Louis Browns
AL Picher of the Month: Joe McGinnity-New York Highlanders
AL Rookie of the Month: Doc Gessler-Washington Senators

NL Player of the Month: Honus Wagner-Pittsburgh Pirates
NL Pitcher of the Month: Bill Phillips-Cincinnati Reds
NL Rookie of the Month: Lew Drill-Cincinnati Reds

September Awards:

AL Player of the Month: John McGraw-New York Highlanders
AL Pitcher of the Month: Joe McGinnity-New York Highlanders
AL Rookie of the Month: Jack Morrissey-Boston Americans

NL Player of the Month: Sam Crawford-Cincinnati Reds
NL Pitcher of the Month: Happy Townsend-Philadelphia Phillies
NL Rookie of the Month: Jake Stahl-Cincinnati Reds

The AL pennant came down to the wire with the Philadelphia Athletics edging out both the Boston Americans & New York Highlanders by 1 game. The NL pennant was a runaway with the Pittsburgh Pirates beating the 2nd place St. Louis Cardinals by 26 games. In the 1902 World Series, the Pittsburgh Pirates swept the Philadelphia Athletics 4 games to zero.

1902 AL/NL Award Winners:

AL MVP: Mike "Turkey Mike" Donlin-New York Highlanders: .333, 2 HR, 82 RBI, 183 Hits, 33 SB
AL Cy Young: Kid Nichols-Philadelphia Athletics: 20-15, 1.71 ERA, 145 K's
AL ROY: Jimmy Sebring-Chicago White Sox: .284, 1 HR, 39 RBI, 124 Hits, 29 SB

NL MVP: Honus "The Flying Dutchman" Wagner-Pittsburgh Pirates: .316, 5 HR, 71 RBI, 179 Hits, 36 SB
NL Cy Young: Rube Waddell-Pittsburgh Pirates: 25-8, 1.86 ERA, 271 K's
NL ROY: Harry Bemis-New York Giants: .276, 1 HR, 57 RBI, 135 Hits, 8 SB

Player Spotlights:

Nuke LaLoosh-St. Louis Cardinals: 15-12, 1.67 ERA, 116 K's

Tony "Mac" McDonald-St. Louis Cardinals: .340, 2 HR, 22 RBI, 66 Hits, 13 SB

Reader Participation OOTP Replay June & July 1902

The Boston Americans lead the Philadelphia Athletics by 2 games in the AL. Over in the NL, the Pittsburgh Pirates are running away with the title by holding a 16.5 game lead over the 2nd place Chicago Orphans.

June Award Winners:

AL Player of the Month: Johnny Evers-Washington Senators
AL Pitcher of the Month: Nixey Callahan-Chicago White Sox
AL Rookie of the Month: Bunk Congalton-Baltimore Orioles

NL Player of the Month: Jesse Burkett-St. Louis Cardinals
NL Pitcher of the Month: Jack Powell-St. Louis Cardinals
NL Rookie of the Month: Harry Bemis-New York Giants

July Award Winners:

AL Player of the Month: Mike Donlin-Baltimore Orioles
AL Pitcher of the Month: Kid Nichols-Philadelphia Athletics
AL Rookie of the Month: Jimmy Sebring-Chicago White Sox

NL Player of the Month: Ed Delahanty-Philadelphia Phillies
NL Pitcher of the Month: Deacon Phillippe-Pittsburgh Pirates
NL Rookie of the Month: Harry Bemis-New York Giants

The 1902 Amateur Draft was held June 1st, 1902 and with the #1 pick the Detroit Tigers selected Mordecai Brown.  The St. Louis Cardinals nabbed Tony "Mac" McDonald with the 4th overall pick.

Player Spotlights:

Nuke LaLoosh:

7/19/1902: Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Reds with 2 K's & 1 BB.

Tony "Mac" McDonald:

6/1/1902: Drafted in Round 1 Pick 4 in the 1902 First Year Player Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals.
7/22/1902: Signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals with a signing bonus of $1,838 dollars.

Reader Participation OOTP Replay April & May 1902

The 1902 season has gotten underway and at the beginning of May the Boston Americans lead the Chicago White Sox by 6 games in the AL. Over in the NL, the Pittsburgh Pirates have a 2.5 game lead over the Brooklyn Superbas.

The May Awards:

AL Player of the Month: Nap Lajoie-Boston Americans
AL Pitcher of the Month: Red Donahue-Boston Americans
AL Rookie of the Month: Jimmy Sebring-Chicago White Sox

NL Player of the Month: Roy Thomas-Philadelphia Phillies
NL Pitcher of the Month: Rube Waddell-Pittsburgh Pirates
NL Rookie of the Month: Harry Bemis-New York Giants

Player Spotlight: Nuke LaLoosh

4/17/1902: Nuke was named the #4 Prospect in Major League Baseball
5/5/1902: Nuke injured & day to day with foot soreness for 4 days















The 1902 Player Draft Is being held on June 1st and here are the Top 10 Prospects:

1) John Deering-SP
2) Oscar Jones-SP
3) Jake Weimer-SP
4) Moredcai Brown-SP
5) Norwood Gibson-SP
6) Doc Scanlan-SP
7) Weldon Henley-SP
8) Ed Killian-SP
9) Tony "Mac" McDonald-RF
10) Barney Wolfe-SP

Reader Participation OOTP Replay August-October 1901

August Award Winners:

AL Player of the Month: Socks Seybold-Philadelphia Athletics
AL Pitcher of the Month: Henry Thielman-Baltimore Orioles
AL Rookie of the Month: Irv Waldron-Milwaukee Brewers

NL Player of the Month: Billy Hamilton-Boston Beaneaters
NL Pitcher of the Month: Jesse Tannehill-Pittsburgh Pirates
NL Rookie of the Month: Patsy Dougherty-Pittsburgh Pirates

September Award Winners:

AL Player of the Month: Mike Donlin-Baltimore Orioles
AL Pitcher of the Month: Addie Joss-Milwaukee Brewers
AL Rookie of the Month: Davy Jones-Milwaukee Brewers

NL Player of the Month: Jake Beckley-Cincinnati Reds
NL Pitcher of the Month: Ed Murphy-St. Louis Cardinals
NL Rookie of the Month: John Dobbs-Cincinnati Reds

The AL regular season wrapped up with the Boston Americans running away with the AT title by 32 games over 2nd place Milwaukee. Over in the NL, the Pittsburgh Pirates held off the Brooklyn Superbas by 13 games setting up a Boston vs. Pittsburgh World Series.  It went the full 7 games with Pittsburgh beating Boston 4 games to 3.

The AL season ending award winners:

AL MVP: Buck Freeman-Boston Americans: .370, 13 HR, 102 RBI, 216 Hits, 29 SB
AL Cy Young: Cy Young-Boston Americans: 29-5, 1.84 ERA, 131 K's
AL ROY: George "Sassafrass" Winter-Boston Americans: 24-7, 1.92 ERA, 61 K's

NL Award Winners:

NL MVP: Honus "The Flying Dutchman" Wagner-Pittsburgh Pirates: .349, 7 HR, 94 RBI, 199 Hits, 30 SB
NL Cy Young: Jesse "Tanny" Tannehill-Pittsburgh Pirates: 23-10, 2.10 ERA, 118 K's
NL ROY: Happy Townsend-Philadelphia Phillies: 13-18, 3.31 ERA, 114 K's

Player Spotlight: Nuke LaLoosh-St. Louis Cardinals: 5-6, 3.38 ERA, 46 K's