1923 FOOL-H Season

[Young Drachma]

Friends, comrades, denizens of fake baseball past. It is that honoured time again.

[Young Drachma]

STANDINGS AS OF MAY 1, 1923

American League Standings
			W	L	PCT	GB
Boston Red Sox		19	8	.704	-
Chicago Whales		17	9	.654	1.5
Washington Senators	16	12	.571	3.5
Louisville Black Caps	15	12	.556	4.0
Detroit Tigers		15	13	.536	4.5
Philadelphia Athletics	15	13	.536	4.5
Baltimore Orioles	8	19	.296	11.0
New York Yankees	7	20	.259	12.0

National League Standings
			W	L	PCT	GB
Cleveland Blues		19	8	.704	-
Cincinnati Redlegs	17	11	.607	2.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	14	12	.538	4.5
St. Louis Cardinals	14	13	.519	5.0
New York Giants		13	14	.481	6.0
Boston Beaneaters	13	15	.464	6.5
Chicago Cubs		11	17	.393	8.5
Philadelphia Phillies	5	22	.185	14.0

[Young Drachma]

STANDINGS AS OF JUNE 1, 1923

American League Standings
			W	L	PCT	GB
Chicago Whales		34	21	.618	-
Washington Senators	33	23	.589	1.5
Boston Red Sox		31	24	.564	3.0
Detroit Tigers		30	26	.536	4.5
Louisville Black Caps	29	27	.518	5.5
Philadelphia Athletics	27	30	.474	8.0
New York Yankees	24	31	.436	10.0
Baltimore Orioles	19	37	.339	15.5

National League Standings
			W	L	PCT	GB
Cleveland Blues		35	21	.625	-
Pittsburgh Pirates	31	24	.564	3.5
Cincinnati Redlegs	29	27	.518	6.0
St. Louis Cardinals	28	27	.509	6.5
New York Giants		28	28	.500	7.0
Chicago Cubs		28	29	.491	7.5
Boston Beaneaters	25	31	.446	10.0
Philadelphia Phillies	15	40	.273	19.5

[Young Drachma]

FOOL-H News: The All-Star Game Rosters Have Been Announced
Tuesday, July 3rd, 1923: Nothing is for certain about the 1923 FOOL-Historical All-Star Game. It may be dominated by top-notch pitching performances. Or it could turn into a home run derby. Who knows? Pitch by pitch, inning by inning, the game could feature a little of both -- six strikeouts in a row by a nasty southpaw -- or a 3-homer day for some superstar slugger -- plus great catches, thrills, chills and spills -- all the great and the unexpected things that can happen in a baseball game.

This year, the American will be represented by these All-Star performers:
SP B. Hunt (DET)
SP P. Perritt (WAS)
SP C. Rogge (WAS)
SP B. Piercy (CHA)
SP F. Allen (WAS)
CL J. Park (CHA)
CL J. Rowan (PHA)
MR S. Conley (BOS)
MR R. Mitchell (WAS)
MR P. Carpenter (BOS)
CL L. Duff (CHA)
SP H. Krause (NYY)
1B L. Gehrig (CHA)
RF G. Sisler (WAS)
LF B. Ruth (BOS)
CF B. Kauff (LOU)
2B R. Stephenson (BOS)
3B P. Traynor (BOS)
SS B. Betzel (WAS)
C W. Schang (DET)
C T. Radcliffe (PHA)
RF B. Paschal (NYY)
LF M. Suttles (BAL)
1B J. Bottomley (LOU)
SS T. Rigney (BAL)
RF G. Goslin (LOU)
CF A. Strunk (BOS)
2B A. High (CHA)
.

While the National best will be these stars:
SP L. Williams (PIT)
SP A. Sothoron (CIN)
SP D. Robertson (CLE)
SP L. Stewart (PIT)
SP J. Bush (PHI)
CL B. Hearn (PIT)
CL A. Yeargin (NYG)
MR C. Brown (CLE)
CL R. Bressler (BSN)
MR A. Decatur (CHN)
SP J. May (CHN)
SP C. Mitchell (NYG)
LF J. Jackson (NYG)
SS W. Witt (CHN)
1B R. Grimes (CIN)
3B H. Lord (NYG)
2B E. Collins (BSN)
CF T. Cobb (NYG)
C I. Wingo (BSN)
C B. Henline (STL)
RF E. Roush (PIT)
LF I. Boone (PIT)
LF L. O'Doul (BSN)
1B L. Fonseca (CHN)
SS S. Toporcer (BSN)
LF N. Stearnes (CIN)
LF O. Charleston (PHI)
3B G. Grantham (CLE)
.

The only thing for certain is that, with this group of fine all-stars, the fans will really enjoy the show.

[Young Drachma]

STANDINGS AS OF JULY 3, 1923

American League Standings
			W	L	PCT	GB
Washington Senators	52	34	.605	-
Chicago Whales		48	37	.565	3.5
Detroit Tigers		46	40	.535	6.0
Boston Red Sox		44	42	.512	8.0
Louisville Black Caps	43	43	.500	9.0
Philadelphia Athletics	41	46	.471	11.5
New York Yankees	39	46	.459	12.5
Baltimore Orioles	31	56	.356	21.5

National League Standings
			W	L	PCT	GB
Cleveland Blues		51	35	.593	-
Pittsburgh Pirates	49	36	.576	1.5
Cincinnati Redlegs	47	39	.547	4.0
Boston Beaneaters	46	40	.535	5.0
St. Louis Cardinals	43	43	.500	8.0
New York Giants		43	44	.494	8.5
Chicago Cubs		42	45	.483	9.5
Philadelphia Phillies	23	62	.271	27.5

[Young Drachma]

STANDINGS AS OF AUGUST 1, 1923

American League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
Washington Senators	63	44	.589	-
Boston Red Sox	60	47	.561	3.0
Chicago Whales	57	49	.538	5.5
Detroit Tigers	56	51	.523	7.0
Louisville Black Caps	51	56	.477	12.0
New York Yankees	50	56	.472	12.5
Philadelphia Athletics	49	59	.454	14.5
Baltimore Orioles	44	64	.407	19.5

National League Standings
	W	L	PCT	GB
Pittsburgh Pirates	61	45	.575	-
Boston Beaneaters	59	48	.551	2.5
Cleveland Blues	59	48	.551	2.5
New York Giants	58	50	.537	4.0
Cincinnati Redlegs	56	51	.523	5.5
St. Louis Cardinals	52	55	.486	9.5
Chicago Cubs	51	57	.472	11.0
Philadelphia Phillies	30	76	.283	31.0

[Young Drachma]

STANDINGS AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 1923

American League Standings
			W	L	PCT	GB
Washington Senators	80	57	.584	-
Boston Red Sox		75	61	.551	4.5
Louisville Black Caps	71	65	.522	8.5
Detroit Tigers		70	66	.515	9.5
Chicago Whales		69	66	.511	10.0
New York Yankees	64	72	.471	15.5
Baltimore Orioles	58	79	.423	22.0
Philadelphia Athletics	58	79	.423	22.0

National League Standings
			W	L	PCT	GB
Pittsburgh Pirates	78	57	.578	-
Cincinnati Redlegs	76	60	.559	2.5
Cleveland Blues		75	61	.551	3.5
Boston Beaneaters	73	63	.537	5.5
New York Giants		71	66	.518	8.0
St. Louis Cardinals	68	68	.500	10.5
Chicago Cubs		62	75	.453	17.0
Philadelphia Phillies	41	94	.304	37.0

[cmldude]

no run away winners this year, close in both divsions

[Young Drachma]

STANDINGS AS OF SEPTEMBER 10, 1923

American League Standings
			W	L	PCT	GB
Washington Senators	83	62	.572	-
Boston Red Sox		78	65	.545	4.0
Louisville Black Caps	76	68	.528	6.5
Chicago Whales		74	69	.517	8.0
Detroit Tigers		73	70	.510	9.0
New York Yankees	69	75	.479	13.5
Baltimore Orioles	62	82	.431	20.5
Philadelphia Athletics	60	84	.417	22.5

National League Standings
			W	L	PCT	GB
Pittsburgh Pirates	82	61	.573	-
Cleveland Blues		79	65	.549	3.5
Boston Beaneaters	78	65	.545	4.0
Cincinnati Redlegs	78	66	.542	4.5
New York Giants		76	68	.528	6.5
St. Louis Cardinals	73	70	.510	9.0
Chicago Cubs		65	79	.451	17.5
Philadelphia Phillies	43	100	.301	39.0

[Young Drachma]

Originally Posted by cmldude

no run away winners this year, close in both divsions

go to bed!

[HerbD]

Redlegs are gonna blow it!!!

[Young Drachma]

STANDINGS AS OF SEPTEMBER 17, 1923

American League Standings
			W	L	PCT	GB
Washington Senators	88	63	.583	-
Boston Red Sox		82	68	.547	5.5
Chicago Whales		79	71	.527	8.5
Louisville Black Caps	77	73	.513	10.5
Detroit Tigers		76	74	.507	11.5
New York Yankees	71	80	.470	17.0
Baltimore Orioles	65	86	.430	23.0
Philadelphia Athletics	64	87	.424	24.0

National League Standings
			W	L	PCT	GB
Pittsburgh Pirates	87	63	.580	-
Cincinnati Redlegs	83	67	.553	4.0
Boston Beaneaters	81	69	.540	6.0
New York Giants		81	70	.536	6.5
Cleveland Blues		80	70	.533	7.0
St. Louis Cardinals	75	75	.500	12.0
Chicago Cubs		69	82	.457	18.5
Philadelphia Phillies	45	105	.300	42.0

[cmldude]

my dogs had to go out, thought i would check out if the season is going on, and now i'm up waiting for the thrilling end!

[Young Drachma]

SEPTEMBER 23, 1923

American League Standings
			W	L	PCT	GB
Washington Senators	91	65	.583	-
Boston Red Sox		88	69	.561	3.5
Chicago Whales		83	73	.532	8.0
Louisville Black Caps	81	76	.516	10.5
Detroit Tigers		76	80	.487	15.0
New York Yankees	73	84	.465	18.5
Baltimore Orioles	68	88	.436	23.0
Philadelphia Athletics	66	91	.420	25.5

National League Standings
			W	L	PCT	GB
Pittsburgh Pirates	90	67	.573	-
Cincinnati Redlegs	89	68	.567	1.0
Boston Beaneaters	84	72	.538	5.5
Cleveland Blues		83	73	.532	6.5
New York Giants		82	74	.526	7.5
St. Louis Cardinals	79	78	.503	11.0
Chicago Cubs		73	84	.465	17.0
Philadelphia Phillies	46	110	.295	43.5

[Young Drachma]

Originally Posted by cmldude

my dogs had to go out, thought i would check out if the season is going on, and now i'm up waiting for the thrilling end!

Sweet. Extra bones for Sparky for the timing!

[HerbD]

I woke up and remembered that I forgot to export but it was too late...DC had already started.

[Young Drachma]

FINAL 1923 REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS

American League Standings
			W	L	PCT	GB
Washington Senators	92	70	.568	-
Boston Red Sox		91	71	.562	1.0
Chicago Whales		87	75	.537	5.0
Louisville Black Caps	82	80	.506	10.0
Detroit Tigers		81	81	.500	11.0
New York Yankees	75	87	.463	17.0
Baltimore Orioles	71	91	.438	21.0
Philadelphia Athletics	69	93	.426	23.0

National League Standings
			W	L	PCT	GB
Pittsburgh Pirates	94	68	.580	-
Cincinnati Redlegs	91	71	.562	3.0
Boston Beaneaters	86	76	.531	8.0
Cleveland Blues		85	77	.525	9.0
New York Giants		85	77	.525	9.0
St. Louis Cardinals	83	79	.512	11.0
Chicago Cubs		77	85	.475	17.0
Philadelphia Phillies	47	115	.290	47.0

[Young Drachma]

Originally Posted by HerbD

I woke up and remembered that I forgot to export but it was too late...DC had already started.

Sorry, dude.

[HerbD]

20 game swing for the Redlegs...hopefully this is the start of a good run of seasons.

[Young Drachma]

Cleveland melted during that 2nd half of the season. Seems the water is just as bad there as in Brooklyn.

[HerbD]

Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

Sorry, dude.

Don't be sorry...first winning season I've had in my five years with the Redlegs.

[cmldude]

see you in the playoffs redlegs!

[Young Drachma]

Good work, everyone. File is up. Playoffs are tonight. Congrats to the postseason squads.

[HerbD]

Originally Posted by cmldude

see you in the playoffs redlegs!

Looking forward to it...good luck!!

[Alan T]

Congrats playoff teams. We kept close, but just are too old and just not good enough anymore it seems!

[hyde4us11]

Originally Posted by HerbD

I woke up and remembered that I forgot to export but it was too late...DC had already started.

me too i figured it would be another afternoon sim though.

[TimGuru]

Originally Posted by hyde4us11

me too i figured it would be another afternoon sim though.

I just found out the hard way that one shouldn't figure, apparently.

[CleBrownsfan]

Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

Cleveland melted during that 2nd half of the season. Seems the water is just as bad there as in Brooklyn.

Water and ownership is just as bad

[gstelmack]

Yay, survived the midseason swoon to grab the wildcard and finish within a game of the division!

[spot]

Nice season. Tight race the whole way. Good luck Greg.

[EddieK]

What went on with my roster? Previous to the start of the season my roster was all set, and then I see this? How did my guys disappear off of my roster and go back to AAA even though when I updated the league file for the start of the season those guys were on the team?

[Young Drachma]

Two clerical notes.

1. If you attempt to sign someone just before the season starts, the AI will sometimes automatically put said signee on your major league roster. If it's obvious, I'll move them down. But if it's not and you've got 27 or 30 or 40 guys on your roster, I don't know who to move and who not. I'll go auto and let the AI decide and move on. So it's important to make sure you're not over. If it's just one or two, I usually try to find the worst and move on, but beyond that and I don't spend much time with it. You can also send me a note in advance to give me a heads up as some do and that's usually a good way for me to know, as it'll be on my radar.

2. On the deadline, it's always in force even if I don't manage to run the file until the morning. On days when I do that, it's usually because it's late and I'm super tired and I don't want to leave it until the next day and have you all waiting a lot longer. But sometimes, super late at night, I just want to push the button on autopilot, get the final results, post them and put the file up. But I hate doing that, given how long we wait all week for the results, so that's the only reason I wait sometimes, out of respect for you all.

If you end up needing more time, just post. With yesterday, it's my bad though. I should've waited until morning to be sure, but I wasn't sure if it was just a case of people who'd made their changes the day before and were good to go or waiting for a later sim time. In the future, I'd just wait and run it later to get everyone in.

In any case, playoff results forthcoming.

[Young Drachma]

1923 CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RESULTS

Spoiler

1923 ALCS
GAME 1: Boston 3, Washington 0
GAME 2: Boston 3, Washington 2
GAME 3: Boston 6, Washington 4
GAME 4: Boston 6, Washington 4

1923 NLCS
GAME 1: Pittsburgh 7, Cincinnati 6
GAME 2: Cincinnati 8, Pittsburgh 6
GAME 3: Pittsburgh 3, Cincinnati 2
GAME 4: Pittsburgh 8, Cincinnati 6
GAME 5: Pittsburgh 8, Cincinnati 6

[Young Drachma]

1923 FALL CLASSIC

Spoiler

1923 FALL CLASSIC
GAME 1: Boston 2, Pittsburgh 1
GAME 2: Boston 9, Pittsburgh 7
GAME 3: Pittsburgh 3, Boston 0
GAME 4: Boston 12, Pittsburgh 6
GAME 5: Boston 5, Pittsburgh 2
GAME 6: Boston 8, Pittsburgh 4

Babe Ruth and the Red Sox, claim their 3rd title in franchise history, but their first since 1915.

[Young Drachma]

AWARD WINNERS

AL MVP: Lou Gehrig, Chicago
NL MVP: Joe Jackson, New York

AL POY: Bill Piercy, Chicago
NL POY: Ray Fisher, Boston

AL ROY: Ted Radcliffe, Philadelphia
NL ROY: Chino Smith, St. Louis

[Young Drachma]

Hail to the victors. The file is up and we take Monday off and return Tuesday for the regular schedule!

[Alan T]

Most Different Teams to Appear As An All-Star With
(Top 25 Players)

Player	Teams
Harry Lord	4
Honus Wagner	4
Eddie Collins	3
Ginger Beaumont	3
Charlie Hickman	3
Sherry Smith	3
Sammy Strang	3
Tom L Hughes	3
Raleigh Aitchison	3
Hans Lobert	3
Heinie Zimmerman	3
Larry Doyle	2
Zack Wheat	2
Roy Mitchell	2
Bock Baker	2
Frank Chance	2
Emmet Heidrick	2
Jimmy Sheckard	2
Doc Gessler	2
Harry Coveleski	2
Al Kellogg	2
Ray Collins	2
Benny Kauff	2
Dick Niehaus	2
Howie Camnitz	2

[gstelmack]

Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

AL MVP: Lou Gehrig, Chicago

It's been a long time since this wasn't Ruth.

[cmldude]

good rematch Boston, maybe we will meet again next year.

[spot]

Originally Posted by gstelmack

It's been a long time since this wasn't Ruth.

I was thinking the same thing. But he traded up this year! Congrats.

[Montreal_GM]

Cool Papa Bell just went from an 8 to a 6 in contact in one freaking minor league season.

I hate him.

[EddieK]

Originally Posted by Montreal_GM

Cool Papa Bell just went from an 8 to a 6 in contact in one freaking minor league season.

I hate him.

How was he when he came into the league? I think he was like 19 which being in AAA will hurt his talents. Same thing has happened to me with guys that were young coming in during the draft.

[TimGuru]

reserve roster

[EddieK]

Originally Posted by TimGuru

reserve roster

I don't know what you mean? I don't have a reserve roster on mine?

[TimGuru]

No, we don't. But its why we as a league need one. I keep hoping enough people will experience this problem and ask DC to do away with AAA and implement the reserve roster. DC fully understands the issue and is willing to go this route, but needs the league to accept it as the right course.

[Molson_ootp]

Originally Posted by TimGuru

No, we don't. But its why we as a league need one. I keep hoping enough people will experience this problem and ask DC to do away with AAA and implement the reserve roster. DC fully understands the issue and is willing to go this route, but needs the league to accept it as the right course.

if it works I am all for it

[spot]

I'm in for the Reserve roster. I don't even follow my AAA team.

[HerbD]

Reserve roster is ok with me

[Johnny93g]

either way is fine

[Young Drachma]

Well, we'll go ahead and switch to reserve roster. I mean, it sorta make sense historically anyway and it'll certainly make things easier to manage for owners.