Chronicle-Telegraph Cup

Chronicle-Telegraph Cup

The Chronicle-Telegraph Cup was the trophy awarded to the winner of a postseason competition in American professional baseball in 1900. The series, played only once, was a precursor to the current World Series.

The Chronicle-Telegraph Cup on display at the Hall of Fame

The Pittsburgh Pirates finished in second place, 4.5 games behind the Brooklyn Superbas in the 1900 National League (the only Major League in baseball, in America, at the time). Fans of the Pittsburgh club felt their club was every bit the equal of the Brooklyn nine. While Brooklyn led the league in offense, Pirates rooters claimed their team, which led the NL in strikeouts with the league-best ERA, boasted the pitching to best Brooklyn. A local newspaper, the Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph (merged into the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in 1960)[1], offered to award a silver cup to the winner of a best-of-five series between the two teams.

Despite the series being held in Pittsburgh, the Superbas prevailed, 3–1. The teams were evenly matched in most statistical categories — both totalled 15 runs apiece, batted about .230 and had comparable numbers of extra-base hits (neither team hit any home runs) and walks. Both teams' ERAs were below 1.30.

However, Pittsburgh committed 14 errors to Brooklyn's 4, letting the Superbas win by comfortable margins. Three unearned runs in the top of the sixth inning of Game 2 allowed the Superbas to break a 1–1 tie, and Pirates pitcher Sam Leever's crucial fourth-inning error in Game 4 broke the game open for Brooklyn. A 10–0 blowout behind Deacon Phillippe's six-hitter in Game 3 gave the Pirates their only win in the series.

Pittsburgh outfielder Honus Wagner led his team in batting average (.400), hits (6), doubles (1), RBIs (3) and stolen bases (2). Brooklyn's Wee Willie Keeler also cranked out 6 hits to lead his club, posting a .353 average. The Superbas' Fielder Jones had 4 RBIs.

The Pirates would go on to win the next three National League pennants and to play in the inaugural World Series in 1903. The Brooklyn baseball club would not win another postseason series until 1955, their first World Series championship.

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The series

Game 1

October 15, 1900

Two future Hall of Famers faced off as NL ERA leader Rube Waddell of the Pirates threw against Joe McGinnity, who led the league with 28 wins. McGinnity shut out the Pirates for eight innings before two unearned runs in the top of the ninth denied him the shutout. Waddell gave up 13 hits but only five runs, despite four errors by his fielders.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 13 1
Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 4
W: Joe McGinnity (1–0)   L: Rube Waddell (0–1)   Att.: 4,000

Game 2

October 16, 1900

Fielding flubs continued to stymie the Pirates in the second game as they held Brooklyn only one earned run, but allowed three unearned in the top of the sixth thanks to a series-high six errors in the field. Brooklyn hurler Frank Kitson held Pittsburgh to four hits.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 7 0
Pittsburgh 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 6
W: Frank Kitson (1–0)   L: Sam Leever (0–1)   Att.: 1,800

Game 3

October 17, 1900

Pittsburgh avoided the sweep by battering Harry Howell for 13 hits — all singles — and 10 runs. It was Brooklyn's turn to hurt themselves, as seven of the 10 runs were unearned. Deacon Phillippe threw a six-hit shutout.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3
Pittsburgh 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 3 x 10 13 1
W: Deacon Phillippe (1–0)   L: Harry Howell (0–1)   Att.: 2,500

Game 4

October 18, 1900

Joe McGinnity was shaky in the final game, allowing nine hits, but the Brooklyn defense returned to form (they had the second-fewest errors in the league) as it allowed only one run to score. McGinnity did not allow an earned run in his two complete game wins during the series. Three Brooklyn singles coupled with a fielding error by Pittsburgh hurler Sam Leever in the fourth inning gave the Superbas a comfortable 4–0 cushion which they would not relinquish.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 6 8 0
Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 9 3
W: Joe McGinnity (2–0)   L: Sam Leever (0–2)   Att.: 2,335

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