Cardinals in Great Shape for Crucial Boston Series – May Settle Pennant Hopes
This Week’s Schedule Favors the Giants Above All the Flag Contenders Braves and St. Louis Will Be Cutting Down Each Other’s Chances September 14, 1914 Age 23 By W. J. O’Connor St Louis Post Dispatch THIS week’s schedule in the National is favorable to the Giants, now two […]
Great Pitching of Pittsburgh Boy Ties Up the Second Contest in Eleven Innings
Buccos Beat Perritt; Adams and Doak Draw Clarke’s Men Win First 4 to 1, but Cardinals, Through Great Pitching of Pittsburgh Boy, Tie Up the Second Contest in Eleven Innings. September 3, 1914 Age 23 Special Telegram to Gazette Times Pittsburgh […]
The Buzz Of The Pennant Bee Has Been Silenced Almost Entirely
“Kid” Huggins, 37 Years Young, Too Smart For Cubs Despite Injuries He Pulls Play That Wins Game at Time When Score Was Tied. Doak Improves Record to 14-4 With a 2-1 Complete Game Win Over Cubs – 6 hits, 1 ER, 6 SO, 2 BB, 2.02 ERA August 16, 1914 Age 23 By […]
Cardinals Lament Booting A Great Opportunity On Road Trip
STALLNGS’ CRAFT CAN MAKE BRAVES BEAT ATHLETICS – HUB PERDUE. Cardinal Hurler Declares His Former Boss Is a Superman in Baseball. August 15, 1914 Age 23 By W. J. O’Connor. Of the Post-Dispatch Sporting Staff. CHICAGO. Aug. 15. Lumbago Bill Doak, the leading pitcher of the National League, has been […]
Cards’ Pitching Staff Is “Best In League” With Sallee, Doak, Perritt, Perdue and Griner
Infielder of Real Class Could Win Flag for “Hug” A Player Like Hauser at Shortstop, With Jack Miller Back at First, Would Enable the Cards to Romp Through the Battered Old National League. Eastern Press Not Taking Cards Seriously August 10, 1914 Age 23 By W. J. O’Connor. Of the Post-Dispatch Spotting Staff. […]
Beaten Giants Had Winning Run on the Bases When Brilliant Play Cut Them Down
PERRITT RESCUES SALLEE; MILLER’S FINE STOP HELPS Thrilling Finish To Win Over Giants August 9, 1914 Age 23 By W. J. O’Connor of the Post-Dispatch Sporting Staff. NEW Y0RK, Aug. 9. THE Cardinals today put their backs to the wall and beat down the Giants, after fierce hand-to hand fighting, 3-2. Field Leader Harry […]
Doak, Battling Lumbago, Shuts Out Dodgers and Ends Cardinals’ Losing Streak
Cards’ Losing Streak Ends Flag Hopes Reviving Doak’s Good Pitching, Plus a Batting Punch, Restore “Goat” to Huggins’ Men Pitches Complete Game Shutout, Allowing But 6 Singles with 5 SO, 3 BB, 1 HBP. Doak’s Record Now 12-4 With 2.07 ERA Cozy Dolan Back in Game, Fails to Lend Much Aid August 6, 1914 […]
With Giants and Cubs Also Losing, the Cards Have Maintained Position On Road Trip
Giants and Cubs Fail to Profit by Cards’ Defeats New York and Chicago Clubs Have Been Losing With the Cardinals and Relative Standings Are About the Same as When Trip East Began. Doak Treated for “Lumbago” JUST A FEW ALIBIS ADVANCED BY CARDS MILLER and Wilson have fallen down in hitting. The temperature fell from […]
Must Beat Giants on Road Trip To Stay In the Pennant Fight
Cards Must Beat Giants to Return in Higher Position Braves May Help Some Philadelphia and Brooklyn Should Be Easy for Huggins Men, but New York and Boston Both Appear Real Obstacles to St. Louis Pennant Progress. July 24, 1914 Age 23 By W. J. O’Connor of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Sporting Staff. […]
Tail-End Braves Hopeful of Winning N. L. Pennant
Over Ten Games Behind Players and Club Officials Say Team Is Just Rounding to Best Form, While Rival Outfits Are Beginning to Wilt – Pitching Staff Strong. Doak Top Pitcher On Cards July 14, 1914 Age 23 By W. J. O’Connor. St Louis Post […]
Sixteen Cards Succeed in Losing Opening Game to Braves, 12-5
Inability to Beat Weaker Clubs a Failing of Cards Braves Are Easy Victors Huggins’ Men Show Pennant Ability in Giants’ Series, but Come Back With a Tail-end Display Against the Lowly Boston Outfit. Bottle Throwers Must Be Stopped Doak Loses, Giving Up 6 ER in 3.2 Innings With 3 BB, 1 SO. Record Now […]
Doak Beats “Big Six” Mathewson on Five-Hitter
Rival Clubs Overlook Fine Chance to Trim the Giants Team’s Work Listless McGraw Handles His Men From the Bench While They Pull a Prime Brand of Bone Baseball – Outfit With a Punch Could Cinch Flag. Record Now 9-3 With 1.89 ERA July 9, 1914 Age 23 (Mathewson […]
No Pennant Races This Year – It’s Giants in the NL, Athletics in the AL
April 8, 1914 Age 23 Wray’s Column St Louis Post Dispatch SAD, but apparently true, Bo. There’ll be no races for the National and American League baseball pennant races, this year. There will be two walk-overs. Titles to said buntings have already been made over to the Giants and […]