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Mordecai Brown
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But none of that was on their minds that morning.
It was just two craftsmen, alone in the quiet before the crowd arrived, testing the edges of their gifts.
And for Brown, it was enough.
At 98-54, .645, the Detroit Tigers won the American League pennant, 3+1/2 games ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics. Ty Cobb led the league in most everything, as follows.
Statistic Name Team #
Base on Balls Donie Bush Detroit 88
Batting Average Ty Cobb Detroit .377
Doubles Sam Crawford Detroit 35
On Base Percentage Ty Cobb Detroit .431
Slugging Average Ty Cobb Detroit .517
Stolen Bases Ty Cobb Detroit 76
Total Bases Ty Cobb Detroit 296
Triples Frank Baker Phil 19