Baseball Historians

Former White Sox starter Nick Altrock was recently in the spotlight at the Hardball Times.  In the Friday Annotated Week in Baseball History, Richard Barbieri focus was on Nick Altrock, who you all might recognize from my 1906 White Sox diary.  Good stuff.

1906 World Series – Game Six
October 14, 1906 at South Side Park
White Sox 8, Cubs 3  White Sox Win Best of Seven Series 4-2
The White Sox made short work of Mordecai “Three Finger” Brown.  In two innings, the White Sox tagged Brown for seven runs on eight hits.  Brown left with two outs in the [...]

1906 World Series – Game Five
October 13, 1906 at West Side Grounds
White Sox 8, Cubs 6  White Sox Lead Best of Seven Series 3-2
In the first four games, the White Sox scored six runs total.  In game five alone, they scored eight runs and they needed every one of those runs because Ed Walsh was [...]

1906 World Series – Game Four
October 12, 1906 at South Side Park
Cubs 1, White Sox 0  Best of Seven Series Tied 2-2
The Cubs returned the favor today when Mordecai “Three Finger” Brown completely shut down the White Sox offense.  Brown had a no hitter going with two outs in the sixth before Ed Hahn broke [...]

1906 World Series – Game Three
October 11, 1906 at West Side Grounds
White Sox 3, Cubs 0  White Sox Lead Best of Seven Series 2-1
Ed Walsh was nearly perfect as the White Sox took a one game lead in their series with the Cubs.  Walsh gave up a single and a double in the first inning, [...]

1906 World Series – Game Two
October 10, 1906 at South Side Park
Cubs 7, White Sox 1  Best of Seven Series Tied 1-1
The Cubs came back and whalloped the White Sox to tie up the 1906 World Series at one game a piece.  Doc White was hit hard and he gave up three unearned runs in [...]

1906 World Series – Game One
October 9, 1906 at West Side Grounds
White Sox 2, Cubs 1  White Sox Lead Best of Seven Series 1-0
The White Sox spent their whole season making up for poor hitting with great pitching, hence the nickname “The Hitless Wonders.”  The Cubs, on the other hand, won a National League and [...]

October 7, 1906 at South Side Park
Tigers 6, White Sox 1  (93-58)
The White Sox went out on a losing note in a meaningless game against the Tigers today.  Lou Fienne picked up the start and went the distance.  He gave up six runs on ten hits and four walks with four strikeouts.
Patsy Dougherty was the [...]

October 6, 1906 at South Side Park
Naps 5, White Sox 3  (93-57)
The White Sox four game winning streak came to an end in the series finale against the Cleveland Naps.  Frank Owen lasted only five innings and he took the loss.
The White Sox racked up thirteen hits but only three of those baserunners crossed the [...]

October 5, 1906 at South Side Park
White Sox 9, Naps 5  (93-56)
The White Sox won for the ninth time in the last ten games in their third to last game of the season.  Ed Hahn had four hits and two runs and Jiggs Donahue scored twice in the blow out win.
Doc White and Frank Smith [...]

October 4, 1906 at South Side Park
White Sox 3, Naps 1  (92-56)
The White Sox clinched the American League pennant today with a win over the Cleveland Naps and a New York Highlanders loss.  The White Sox will go up against their cross town rivals the Chicago Cubs in a intracity battle for the World Series.
Lou [...]

October 2, 1906 at St. Louis
White Sox 4, Browns 0  (91-56)
The White Sox magic number was down two for their first ever American League pennant after Frank Owen shut out the Browns on only four hits.  He walked two and struck out five.
Back up catcher Frank Roth had a big day at the plate.  He [...]

October 1, 1906 at St. Louis
White Sox 1, Browns 0  (90-56)
In typical White Sox fashion, Nick Altrock was phenomonal and threw twelve shutout innings.  The White Sox didn’t score until that twelth inning.  Patsy Dougherty scored the only run of the game for the White Sox after he doubled.
Altrock gave up only six singles and [...]

September 30, 1906 at Southside Park
White Sox 8, Senators 5  (89-55)
The White Sox won their fifth straight game in the opener of a double header with the Washington Senators.  Frank Owen gave up the lead in the fifth inning but the White Sox stormed back and Ed Walsh picked things up nicely out of the pen.  [...]

September 27, 1906 at Southside Park
White Sox 4, Senators 2  (88-55)
The White Sox came one step closer to their first American League pennant when they beat the Washington Senators 4-2 at home today.  Frank Owen was solid in the win and he gave up two runs on seven hits and one walk with two strikeouts.
The [...]

September 26, 1906 at Southside Park
White Sox 2, Americans 0  (87-55)
The White Sox extended their American League lead to two games with third straight win over the Boston Americans.  Ed Walsh pitched another shutout and he gave up only six hits in an outstanding pitching performance.
George Davis had the only extra base hit of the [...]

September 25, 1906 at Southside Park
White Sox 3, Americans 2  (86-55)
The White Sox won their second straight game and with the Highlanders losing, they moved back into first place in the American League.  Nick Altrock picked up his second win in as many days when he relieved Ed White in the third inning.
Fielder Jones made [...]

September 24, 1906 at Southside Park
White Sox 4, Americans 1  (85-55)
The White Sox once again tied the Highlanders for first place in the American League with a win over the Boston Americans.  Nick Altrock pitched the White Sox to victory and he gave up only a single run on five hits and one walk with [...]

September 23, 1906 at Southside Park
Highlanders 1, White Sox 0  (84-55)
The White Sox lost their final game against the Highlanders in a solid pitchers dual.  The loss put them a game back of the first place New York Highlanders with about two weeks left in the season.
The White Sox were completely shut down on offense.  [...]

September 22, 1906 at Southside Park
White Sox 7, Highlanders 1  (84-54)
The White Sox won in a big way against their American League nemisis.  By blowing out the Highlanders 7-1, the White Sox moved back into a tie with the Highlanders for first place in the American League.
Doc White held the Highlanders to a single run on [...]

September 21, 1906 at Southside Park
Highlanders 6, White Sox 3  (83-53)
The White Sox lost to the Highlanders in the first game of their doubleheader and in the process, slipped into a tie with New York for first place in the American League.  Ed Walsh took a 3-3 tie into the ninth inning only to yield [...]

September 19, 1906 at Southside Park
Athletics 4, White Sox 3  (83-52)
The White Sox seven game winning streak came to an end today with both teams having late inning flurries.  With the A’s up 2-1, they scored two runs in the top of the ninth, only to have the White Sox respond with two in the [...]

September 18, 1906 at Southside Park
White Sox 7, Athletics 0  (83-51)
The White Sox won their seventh straight game with some solid hitting and great pitching.  Frank Owen pitched a five hit shutout and for the Hitless Wonders, that normally might have been neccesary for a win.  Fortunately, the White Sox gave Owen plenty of runs, [...]

September 17, 1906 at Southside Park
White Sox 5, Athletics 4  (82-51)
The White Sox made it six straight wins in their series opener with the A’s.  Ed Walsh was roughed up and gave up four runs on eleven hits in eleven innings, but fortunately the White Sox offense picked things up and scored in the bottom [...]

September 16, 1906 at Southside Park
White Sox 2, Tigers 0  (81-51)
The White Sox won their fifth straight game behind a five hit shutout by Nick Altrock.  Altrock didn’t yield a single walk and he struck out one.
Ed Hahn had two hits including a double.  George Rohe and Altrock scored the two White Sox runs and [...]

September 15, 1906 at Southside Park
White Sox 6, Browns 4  (80-51)
The White Sox needed to get their bats going to secure their fourth straight win over the Browns.  The win put the White Sox in first place for the American League pennant with a little over three weeks to play.
Frank Owen was roughed up for [...]

September 14, 1906 at Southside Park
White Sox 4, Browns 3  (78-51)
The White Sox edged the Browns in game one of their doubleheader. George Davis led the way at the plate.  He had two singles and he scored one of the White Sox runs.
Nick Altrock was just good enough to walk away with the win.  He [...]

September 13, 1906 at Southside Park
White Sox 0, Browns 0  (77-51)
Browns starter Barney Pelty and White Sox starter Frank Owen put on a show for the fans as they dueled for ten innings.  Neither pitcher yielded a run and the game was called questionably because of darkness.
The White Sox were held to five hits and [...]

September 12, 1906 at South Side Park
White Sox 13, Browns 5  (77-51)
The White Sox matched a season high by scoring thirteen runs in a game against the St. Louis Browns.  George Davis had a huge day at the plate.  He had four hits and he scored four times in the blow out win.
Nick Altrock coasted [...]

September 11, 1906 at South Side Park
Browns 7, White Sox 3  (76-51)
The White Sox were blown out by the St. Louis Browns for their second straight loss.  Frank Owen gave up three runs in the first inning and he was pulled after that in favor of Frank Smith. 
The White Sox scored two of their three [...]