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1900–1909

1900–1909. -Sports -Sports -Sports -Sports . Baseball 1900-1909. 1901 – American League is formed by ______ ______________

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1900–1909

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  1. 1900–1909 -Sports -Sports -Sports -Sports

  2. Baseball 1900-1909 • 1901 – American League is formed by ______ ______________ • Made up of 8 original teams:(Baltimore Orioles, Boston Americans, Chicago White Stockings, Cleveland Blues, Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers, _______________, and the Washington Senators) • The initiation of a Championship between the two leagues winners called the “__________,” began in 1903.

  3. The Yankees are Born • The AL gained consent for a team in NYC. Frank J. Ferrell and William S. Devery were these original owners. • The Baltimore franchise moved to Hilltop Park in northern ____________in 1903. • The ___________operated out of Hilltop Park for 10 years before moving to the Polo Grounds and renaming themselves the ‘YANKEES’.

  4. 1903 – 1st World Series NL Champion – Pittsburgh Pirates led by batting champion Honus Wagner VS. AL Champion – BostonAmerican LeagueBaseball Club AKA: The Boston Americans(with a rosterincluding Cy Young) Deciding game between the National and American leagues in 1903

  5. 1903 – 1st World Series • Best of __ series • The Pirate’s fielder Jimmy Sebring hits the first WS home run • In Game 5 Boston hit 5 ground-rule triples due to an overflow crowd that had spilled onto the field • ___ _______ _______win the first WS in 8 games

  6. The ‘Brush Rules’of Baseball - 1904 • Named after ___ _______owner John T. Brush • ___% of all gross revenues from the WS would go to the National Commission • 2 teams would split ___% of the remaining gross, but only from the first 4 games of the series (This ensured that players did not “fix” games in orderto make more money by playing an extended series) • The winning team received __/4 of the money, the losers earned __/4 • Management of the 2 clubs would split the remaining money

  7. The ‘Brush Rules’of Baseball - 1904 • Under the Brush Rules a lottery system determined the host team for the first 3 games of the WS, and if a 7th game became necessary as the National Commission held the power to decide where to hold that game. • Also under this system, the ____ is born, 2 league champions _____play to determine an overall champion.

  8. World Series Continued… Christy Mathewson’s New York Giants of the National League 1905 Vs. Philadelphia Athletics of the American League 1906 NL Chicago Cubs Vs. ______________ 1906-1909 - The Chicago Cubs dynasty made it to 5 WS in a row winning 3 1907 ______________ Vs. Ty Cobb’s Detroit Tigers 1908 ______________ Vs. Ty Cobb’s Detroit Tigers, AGAIN 1909 ______________ Vs. Ty Cobb’s Detroit Tigers, yet AGAIN!!! Winning Team is Underlined

  9. Fred Merkle's Bone Head Play • On September 23 McGraw's Giants played against Chance's Cubs in New York • In the bottom of the 9th inning with the score tied, rookie Giant 1st baseman Fred Merkle singled to right field with two outs and a runner on first. The next batter, singled to centerfield, scoring the man from 3rd. When Merkle saw him cross the plate, he headed for the Giant clubhouse in center field. • Cub’s second baseman saw that Merkle had not gone on to touch 2nd (as required by the rules), he called for the ball, tagged second, and appealed to umpire Bob Emslie, who did not see whether Merkle had actually touched 2nd. He appealed to home-plate umpire Hank O'Day, who granted the appeal and called Merkle out due to the force play. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZWt18RWnCU&feature=related • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmpEhTUtCRI&feature=related

  10. Race in Baseball • The 1900s marked the second decade of African American exclusion from major-league baseball. • Negro Baseball League’s saw the rise of black entrepreneurship and continued success in team formation and _____ and ______ of play. • __________ “________” ________ created the barnstorming model from 1907–10, which would successfully establish him as the leading entrepreneur in black baseball.

  11. Race in Baseball • In 1909 Foster and his _________ _______ gained an opportunity to play an exhibition series against the National League's _________ ______ after winning their league title. • They lost the series, but equality in sports was certainly on the horizon. • Foster proceeded to put together what he considered the finest team ever assembled for the following season. • There is no record of any white major-league teams lining up to play against this 1910 team, which was loaded with players respected by their white peers as great players.

  12. Major League BaseballDivisions 2012 NL East Atlanta Braves Florida Marlins New York Mets Philadelphia Phillies Washington Nationals NL Central Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds Houston Astros Milwaukee Brewers Pittsburgh Pirates St. Louis Cardinals NL West Arizona Diamondbacks Colorado Rockies Los Angeles Dodgers San Diego Padres San Francisco Giants AL East Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox New York Yankees Tampa Bay Rays Toronto Blue Jays AL Central Chicago White Sox Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers Kansas City Royals Minnesota Twins  AL West Los Angeles Angels Oakland Athletics Seattle Mariners Texas Rangers

  13. Timeline of Major League Baseball The 1st line is the formation chart linked below is of the National League in 1876, while the 2nd is the transformation of the American League to a major league in 1901. The 3rd line is the beginning of the expansion era in 1961. All are linked below: Dead-ball eraLive-ball era Relocation of the 1950s–1960s Expansion Years (1993 · 1998) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Major_League_Baseball

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