Baseball History Revised

Marmel · 04-15-2003, 10:44 PM

During a break from my What if baseball dynasty, I played around with OOTP5. I couldn't get into solo play, so I decided to start a league with the Lahman's database, starting in 1911.

I took over the league as commissioner and did not run any teams. They are all set to computer run. I watch players enter the league and develope. I also moved teams around, messed with the settings, and kept track of the league month to month, and year to year. I actually have already run quite a few season and wrote up reports for each season for my own enjoyment. I thought I would start posting them here, although they need to be formatted correctly, so when I get some time to do that I will post the seasons as I format the reports.

WARNING: This is by no means historically accurate. I moved teams at will, based on their income and more recently, and more realistically, by their fan interest and winning ways. How about those San Francisco White Sox?

So, if you are looking for a realistic historical league, stop now. I did whatever I felt like doing at the time, and I am planning on expanding soon, which is not what happened historically. Only the players are the real players, ecerything else is my own feelings at the time.

Marmel · 04-15-2003, 10:47 PM

1911

April

The Philadelphia Athletics had a great first month of the season in the AL. A 21-7 record puts them atop the division by 6 games over the Highlanders of New York and the Senators of Washington. In the NL, the Brooklyn Dodgers hold on to a 1 game lead with a 17-11 record. The Cincinnati Reds are trailing just behind them.

Gene Woodburn of the St. Louis Cardinals threw the league’s first no-hitter on 4/9/1911 against Cincinnati. He struck out 5 men and walked three.

May

The A’s extended their lead to 8 games this month, finishing just below .700 for the season with a 39-17 record. The Highlanders, the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Naps piled up either 8 or 9 games back. They will need the A’s to cool off to have a chance this year. In the NL, first place has been up for grabs all season long. At the end of the month, the Chicago Cubs own a 1 game lead with a 32-24 record, but the Dodgers, Pirates, and Reds are all within 3 games of the lead.

June

The A’s are still rolling along with a 52-29 record, on place for a 100 win season. In the NL, the Cubs and the Pirates are tied for the lead with 47-34 records. The New York Giants are just 2 games back while the rest of the teams have faded a bit.

June saw no only another no-hitter, but it was a perfect game! Lefty Leifield, of the Pittsburgh Pirates shutdown the Cardinal’s bats. He struck out 8 batters and walked nobody en route to the league’s first perfect game. The Cardinals are the worst team in baseball right now.

The end of June also saw the NL beat the AL, 5-1 in the annual All-Star game. Scotty Ingersol was the game’s MVP, going 2 for 2 with 2 RBI.

July

July saw the A’s extend their division lead to 11 games, and they now look unmatchable with a 68-39 record. Expect them to be playing for a championship in October. The NL is still a 3 team race between the Pirates, Giants and Cubs. Currently, the Pirates are leading the division. This should be an exciting last two months of the season for those teams.

August

No change in the AL. The A’s magic number to start September is 15. They should clinch by mid-month. In the NL, the Pirates have opened up a bit of working room with a 82-54 record, and a 4 game lead over the New York Giants. The Chicago Cubs have fallen 6 back.

September 21, 1911

The Philadelphia Athletics have clinched the AL and will be playing in the first ever World Series.

On that same date, the Giants have pulled into a tie for the lead with the Pirates in the NL.

September 24, 1911

After trailing the Pirates for months, and finally pulling even, on the 24th, the Giants take a 1 game lead in the NL.

September 29, 1991

The New York Giants clinch the NL division thanks to a 4 game slide by the Pirates. The Giants will face off against the A’s in the Series.

1911 Final Standings

AL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
Division
Philadelphia (A) 97 65 .599 -- .298 3.51
Cleveland 85 77 .525 12 .291 3.75
Detroit 85 77 .525 12 .289 3.58
New York (A) 83 79 .512 14 .271 3.74
Chicago (A) 81 81 .500 16 .273 3.46
Boston (A) 80 82 .494 17 .276 3.62
Washington 73 89 .451 24 .253 3.69
St. Louis (A) 64 98 .395 33 .252 3.92
NL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
Division
New York (N) 97 65 .599 -- .280 3.31
Pittsburgh 95 67 .586 2 .276 3.31
Chicago (N) 87 75 .537 10 .261 3.39
Cincinnati 84 78 .519 13 .273 3.56
Philadelphia (N) 78 84 .481 19 .261 4.08
Boston (N) 75 87 .463 22 .290 4.04
Brooklyn 70 92 .432 27 .253 3.80
St. Louis (N) 62 100 .383 35 .246 3.89

1911 Statistical Leaders

TOP 5 in BATTING AVG :
.472 Joe Jackson( CLE,AL)
.444 Ty Cobb( DET,AL)
.378 Eddie Collins( PHA,AL)
.365 Mike Donlin( NY1,NL)
.355 Tris Speaker( BOS)
TOP 5 in HOMERUNS :
25 Frank Schulte( CHN)
21 John Titus( PHI)
19 Fred Luderus( PHI)
19 Sherry Magee( PHI)
16 Fred Merkle( NY1,NL)
TOP 5 in RBI :
133 Sam Crawford( DET,AL)
128 Larry Doyle( NY1,NL)
106 Eddie Collins( PHA,AL)
105 Frank Schulte( CHN)
104 Sherry Magee( PHI)
TOP 5 in ERA :
2.32 Slim Sallee( SLN)
2.47 Harry Mcintire( CHN)
2.50 Pete Alexander( PHI)
2.56 Chief Bender( PHA,AL)
2.68 George Suggs( CIN,NL)
TOP 5 in WINS :
27 Christy Mathewson( NY1,NL)
26 Doc White( CHA,AL)
26 Babe Adams( PIT,NL)
25 Cy Falkenberg( CLE,AL)
23 Ray Collins( BOS,AL)
TOP 5 in SAVES :
13 Charlie Becker( WS1)
13 Bert Humphries( PHI)
10 Jack Ferry( PIT)
10 Josh Swindell( CLE)
9 Rube Geyer( SLN)

World Series

The A’s win game 1 of the Series, but the Giants steal game 2 in Philadelphia to tie the Series at 1 game each, and it now moves to New York. The New York Giants are able to win all 3 games on their home field, and pull off somewhat of an upset over the favored A’s. The Giants win it 4 games to 1 and are crowned the first ever World Series Champions!

Champion Review

At the end of each season we will take a more in depth look at the team that won the Title. This year it is the New York Giants.

The Giants starting pitching was a sight to behold. 3 pitchers won over 20 games. Christy Mathewson had a 27-11 record with a 2.75 ERA. Nap Rucker won 21 games with a 2.97 ERA and Rube Marquard won 20 games and had a 3.45 ERA. Red Ames and Hooks Wilste also had fine seasons.

Mike Donlin was the best outfielder for the Giants. He batted .365 with 8 homeruns and had a .931 OPS. He also drove in 90 runs on the year.

Three players were stars for the Giants in the infield. 1B Fred Merkle batted .278 and had a team high 16 homeruns. He had 99 RBI’s and a .795 OPS. 2B Larry Doyle batted .273 with 12 homeruns and a team high 128 RBI, with a .776 OPS. C Art Wilson batted .310 and had a .884 OPS.

(Yet Unnamed) Best Batter Award

AL: CF Ty Cobb, DET, (615 AB, .444 AVG, 7 HR, 104 RBI, 122 R, 273 Hits, 1.078 OPS)
NL: RF Frank Schulte, CHN, (533 AB, .349 AVG, 25 HR, 105 RBI, 95 R, 186 Hits, .974 OPS)

(Yet Unnamed) Best Pitcher Award

AL: Doc White, CHA, (Record: 26-14, 2.76 ERA, 359.1IP, 152 Ks, 56 BB)
NL: Christy Mathewson, NY1, (Record: 27-11, 2.75 ERA, 346.2IP, 213 Ks, 64 BB)

1911-1912 Offseason

Retirees:

Joe Benz retires ...
Harry Davis retires ...
Billy Sullivan retires ...
Deacon Phillippe retires ...
CHA: Nixey Callahan retires ...
PHA: Bill Dahlen retires ...
SLA: Bobby Wallace retires ...
BRO: Bill Bergen retires ...
CIN: Jesse Tannehill retires ...
PHI: Kitty Bransfield retires ...
PHI: Bob Ewing retires ...
PHI: Roy Thomas retires ...

League Outlook

The financial stability of the teams in the league is excellent. Most teams made nearly or more than $20,000,000 last season. Only one team turned a profit less than $10,000,000. The 2 teams in St. Louis each finished last in their respective league. MLB will be watching the situation closely over then next couple of seasons. A move may be necessary if one of these teams continues to fail.

Free Agency, of Note

Cy Young, 44 years old, was signed by the Boston Braves. He is not expected to pitch for the major league club, and sources wonder why he has not retired after achieving 500 victories in his career.

Sam “Waahoo Sam” Crawford, longtime Detroit Lion was signed by the World Champion Giants. Crawford was the most sought after hitter in the free agent market, and the Champs just got stronger for 1912.

Bris “The Human Eyeball” Lord was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals to bolster their anemic offense. Lord was considered one of the top 5 hitter available.

26 game winner, Doc White stayed in Chicago, but moved from the White Sox to the Cubs.

Roy Hartzel signed with the Tigers. Detroit needed to replace Sam Crawford and got a great hitter in Hartzel.

Amateur Draft

St. Louis Cardinals have the #1 overall pick and they select Pitcher Tom Seaton. Seaton is a 4.5 star prospect.

The St. Louis Browns draft #2 and they select Pitcher Wilbur Cooper. Cooper is also a 4.5 star player.

Here is how the entire first round played out:

St. Louis (N) pick: P Tom Seaton
St. Louis (A) pick: P Wilbur Cooper
Brooklyn pick: P Hooks Dauss
Washington pick: P Gene Packard
Boston (N) pick: P Pol Perritt
Philadelphia (N) pick: P Hugh Bedient
Boston (A) pick: P George Baumgardner
Chicago (A) pick: CF Benny Kauff
New York (A) pick: P Jeff Tesreau
Cincinnati pick: P Dan Griner
Detroit pick: P Ray Keating
Cleveland pick: P Eppa Rixey
Chicago (N) pick: P Joe Bush
Pittsburgh pick: P Carl Weilman
New York (N) pick: P Byron Houck
Philadelphia (A) pick: P Frank Allen

Marmel · 04-15-2003, 11:05 PM

1912

April

The Boston Red Sox jump out to a small 1 game lead in April, in the AL. They hold a 18-10 record. The Senators are just 1 back at 17-11. In the NL, the Cubs are on fire with a 23-5 record in April to open up a 6 game lead over the preseason favored Giants, who stand at 17-11.

May

The Boston Red Sox remain in first place with a 33-23 record, but they are joined by the Washington Senators, who have an identical record. The A’s, last years league champs are hanging around at 3 games back. In the NL, The Cubs continue to hold a 6 game lead over the defending champion Giants. The Pittsburgh Pirates are also 6 games back and tied with the Giants.

June

The Red Sox had a big month, moving out to a 6 game lead with a 48-33 record. The A’s are the closest competitor with a 42-39 record, barely over 500 on the year. The Senators, tied for 1st just a month ago are no 7 games back with the Cleveland Naps. In the NL, the Giants began to make a move, pulling to within 4 at 50-31. Still, the Cubs hold onto first place for another month with a 54-27 record.

The All-Star game saw the AL beat the NL this year and gain a measure of revenge. The final score was 2-1 and Harry Crause, the AL’s starting pitcher was named the MVP. He pitched 3 innings and allowed just 1 hit while striking out 2.

July

Boston kept the pace up and still leads the division, and their lead was cut by just 1 game. The Sox are 62-45 on the year, 5 games better than Detroit and Philadelphia. The NL was wild this month. The big story is the Pirates 15 game winning streak which propelled them into first place with a 66-41 record. The Giants also claim a piece of first with an identical record through steady, consistent play. The Cubs dropped to 62-45 and are now 4 games out of the lead after being in first since April.

August

The Red Sox are on the verge of making a World Series appearance. They finish the month at 85-51, and have a very comfortable 10 game lead over the Cleveland Naps. The Pirates have gone up just 1 game over the Giants in the NL, and this promises to be a great finish.

September 9, 1912

Bobby Keefe of the Cincinnati Reds throws a no-hitter. He shit down the St. Louis Cardinal bats allowing just 3 walks and striking out 6 on the day. It is a good finish to a miserable season for Keefe and the Cardinals. Keefe will finish with at least 23 losses and the Cardinals will once again be drafting first, in all likelihood.

September 16, 1912

The Boston Red Sox clinch the league title! The Giants take over 1st place by 1 game over Chicago and 2 over Pittsburgh on this same day.

October 1, 1912

To begin the day, the Cubs and Pirates are tied for the division lead. The Giants are 1 game out. Chicago and Pittsburgh will square off in Chicago, while the Giants will play the Boston Braves. The Giants win 4-2 to keep themselves alive. The Pirates win 3-1 on the road to take a 1 game lead going into the final day of the season.

October 2, 1912

Pittsburgh will host the Philadelphia Phillies. If they win, they are in. Meanwhile, Chicago losses 1-0 to the Cardinals to eliminate themselves from contention. The Giants blow out the Braves 12-3 and will sit back and watch the Pirates game.

The Pirates take an early 2-0 lead, build it up to 6-0 and then withstand a late rally by the Phillies to win 6-3 and claim a spot in the Series!

1912 Final Standings

AL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
Division
Boston (A) 103 59 .636 -- .275 3.19
Philadelphia (A) 89 73 .549 14 .274 3.44
Cleveland 85 77 .525 18 .287 3.46
Detroit 80 82 .494 23 .274 3.65
Washington 76 86 .469 27 .260 3.44
New York (A) 75 87 .463 28 .259 3.74
Chicago (A) 70 92 .432 33 .265 4.42
St. Louis (A) 70 92 .432 33 .265 3.82
NL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
Division
Pittsburgh 96 66 .593 -- .272 3.28
New York (N) 95 67 .586 1 .290 3.37
Chicago (N) 94 68 .580 2 .261 3.21
Cincinnati 84 78 .519 12 .258 3.24
Boston (N) 79 83 .488 17 .267 4.22
Philadelphia (N) 73 89 .451 23 .244 3.73
Brooklyn 66 96 .407 30 .242 3.80
St. Louis (N) 61 101 .377 35 .233 3.92

1912 Statistical Leaders

TOP 5 in BATTING AVG :
.404 Ty Cobb(DET,AL)
.371 Sam Crawford( NY1,NL)
.365 Joe Jackson(CLE,AL)
.352 Mike Donlin(NY1,NL)
.348 Frank Baker(PHA,AL)
TOP 5 in HOMERUNS :
27 Fred Luderus(PHI)
26 Sherry Magee(PHI)
25 Frank Schulte(CHN,NL)
20 Fred Merkle(NY1,NL)
20 John Titus(PHI,NL)
TOP 5 in RBI :
116 Frank Schulte(CHN,NL)
114 Sam Crawford( NY1,NL)
108 Mike Donlin(NY1,NL)
108 Duffy Lewis(BOS)
104 Sherry Magee(PHI)
TOP 5 in ERA :
1.93 Joe Lake(SLA,AL)
2.03 Ed Walsh( NY1)
2.36 Pete Alexander(PHI)
2.37 Elmer Steele(PIT,NL)
2.39 George Mullin(DET,AL)
TOP 5 in WINS :
26 George Mullin(DET,AL)
26 Ed Walsh( NY1)
25 Ray Collins(BOS,AL)
25 Slim Sallee(SLN BOS)
24 Elmer Knetzer(BRO,NL NY1)
TOP 5 in SAVES :
11 Charley Hall(BOS,AL)
10 Roy Mitchell(SLA)
9 Irv Young(CHA)
9 Ed Warner( BSN)
7 Jack Ferry(PIT)

World Series

The Red Sox are able to split the first two games of the series in Pittsburgh, so they head to Boston tied at 1. Boston is able to take 2 out of three at home, the Pirates winning the middle game, so we head back to Pittsburgh, with the Red Sox leading the Series 3-2.

In game 6, the Pirates score early and often, and take this one 8-2 to set up a dramatic game 7.

Incredibly, the game remains scoreless heading into the 9th inning. Tris Speaker leads off the top of the 9th for the Red Sox with a solo shot and the Sox are on the verge of winning. The middle of the Pirates lineup is up in the bottom of the ninth, but they cannot even manage a hit, and the Boston Red Sox are your 1912 Champions!

Champion Review

The Red Sox pitching staff was led by two horses this season. Slim “Scatter” Sallee posted a 25-14 record with a 2.67 ERA. Ray Collins posted a 25-11 record with a 2.96 ERA. Smokey Joe Wood also had a sub 3.00 ERA and won 19 games.

Cleanup hitter, Duffy Lewis had a team high 16 homeruns and a team high 108 RBI. Tris Speaker led the team with a .335 BA and had the Series winning homerun!

RF Harry Hooper had a solid year, batting .305 and hitting 11 homeruns. SS Steve Yerkes contributed to the offense with a .280 BA ad 81 RBI on the season.

(Yet Unnamed) Best Batter Award

AL: CF Ty Cobb, DET, (594 AB, .404 AVG, 6 HR, 80 RBI, 117 R, 240 Hits, 1.027 OPS) - Ty Cobb repeats as the winner of this award.

NL: RF Sam Crawford, NY1, (622 AB, .371 AVG, 18 HR, 114 RBI, 102 R, 231 Hits, .966 OPS)

(Yet Unnamed) Best Pitcher Award

AL: George Mullin, DET, (Record: 26-14, 2.39 ERA, 361.2IP, 129 Ks, 90 BB)
NL: Ed Walsh, NY1, (Record: 26-10, 2.03 ERA, 324.1IP, 258 Ks, 56 BB)

Rookie of the Year Award

AL: 3B Del Paddock, CHA, (576 AB, .288 AVG, 8 HR, 75 RBI, 100 R, 166 Hits, .799 OPS)
NL: LF Buddy Ryan, PIT, (533 AB, .289 AVG, 3 HR, 61 RBI, 76 R, 154 Hits, .713 OPS)

1912-1913 Offseason

Retirees:

CHA: Pat Moran retires ...
CLE: Freddy Parent retires ...
NYA: Jack Thoney retires ...
NYA: Harry Steinfeldt retires ...
BSN: Cy Young retires ...
He will be in the Hall Of Fame!
BSN: Fred Tenney retires ...
BRO: George Bell retires ...
BRO: Red Kleinow retires ...
PIT: Fred Clarke retires ...
He will be in the Hall Of Fame!

League Outlook

The New York Giants lost over 3 million dollars this year and their coffers are running low. Their payroll is also at a league high $88 million as the off season begins. MLB is seriously concerned about the Giants. They share a large New York market with the Highlanders and the Dodgers, and maybe 3 teams in the general area is not a good idea at this point. The Giants will probably need to make the playoffs to keep themselves afloat, unless they are able to dump some salary in the off season.

Competitively, both St. Louis franchises again finished last in their leagues, and is starting to become a serious issue. A change of scenery for one or maybe both teams might do them good.

The league has also decided to honor 500+ game winner Cy Young by naming the Best Pitcher Award in each league after him.

Free Agency, of Note

The first big signing is by the Cleveland Naps. Wilbur “Lefty” Good inked a 3 year contract with the Naps, and will provide a very good bat in the lineup.

Day 15 saw what will turn out to be the two biggest signings of the off season. First, World Series hero Tris Speaker signed a 5 year deal to return to the Boston Red Sox. The Sox let him test the market, but were able to retain his services.

Leaving the Pirates and heading to the Cleveland Naps is the best pitcher on the market, Babe Adams. Babe was a 21 game winner last year. The Naps made 2 of the three biggest signings this off season, it will be interesting to see how it pays off after their 3rd place finish last year.

Amateur Draft

The Cardinals draft first again and selected 5 star pitcher, Reb Russell.

Here is how the entire first round played out:

St. Louis (N) pick: P Reb Russell
Brooklyn pick: P Pat Bohen
Chicago (A) pick: P Bill James
St. Louis (A) pick: P Dick Robertson
Philadelphia (N) pick: P Doc Ayers
New York (A) pick: P Bob Shawkey
Washington pick: P Dutch Leonard
Boston (N) pick: P Zip Zabel
Detroit pick: P Chief Johnson
Cincinnati pick: P Jim Shaw
Cleveland pick: P Dick Niehaus
Philadelphia (A) pick: P Lefty Williams
Chicago (N) pick: P Ralph Comstock
New York (N) pick: P Earl Moseley
Pittsburgh pick: C Johnny Bassler
Boston (A) pick: P Lee Dashner

Marmel · 04-16-2003, 08:33 PM

1913

April

The Philadelphia A’s had a hot start to the season and rode it to a 3 game lead in the AL with a 19-9 record. A host of teams, including the defending champion Red Sox, the Cleveland Naps and the New York Highlanders are very close behind. In the NL, the Brooklyn Dodgers lead the way with a 18-10 record, but the Cubs, Giants and Phillies are right in the mix.

May

The AL has become a free for all between four teams. Currently in first place are the Highlanders and the Naps at 32-24, but just 1 game back are both the Red Sox and the Athletics. In the NL, the Phillies have taken a 3 game lead over the Dodgers. Of note, are the 89 million dollar Giants, 7 games back and fading.

June

Three teams have kept pace in each league through this month. In the AL, the Naps and the Athletics are tied for first with 47-34 records. The Highlanders are just 1 back. The Red Sox have slipped a bit, but are still in this thing with a 43-38 record. In the NL, The Phillies hold just a 1 game lead over the Cubs, and just 2 back are the Brooklyn Dodgers.

In the All Star game, the AL retained bragging rights, winning 4-2. Frank Baker had a couple of RBI for the AL and earned MVP honors.

July

The off season moves by the Cleveland Naps have paid off so far as they move out to a 2 game lead.
The Red Sox and A’s are trailing them, while the Highlanders have now dropped to 7 back and are almost out of the picture. In the NL, 4 teams are fighting for the prize. Currently, the Cubs are at 57-50, and lead by just 1 game over three other teams, the Dodgers, Phillies, and the back from the dead Giants.

On July 19, Harry Gaspar pitched a no-hitter for the Cincinnati Reds. He struck out 7 and only walked 2 batters.

August

The off season moves of the Cleveland Naps are about to pay off in the form of a pennant. They have a 83-53 record, and are 9 games in front of their closest competitor, the Philadelphia A’s. In the NL, the last month is going to incredible. The Cubs, Reds and Giants are all tied for first place with 74-62 records.

On August 10th, Vaughn Gregg of Cleveland threw a no-hitter, walking 3 batters and striking out 5.

September 14, 1913

The A’s, winners of 9 out of 10 have amazingly cut the Naps lead to just 4 games. The Naps should still hold on, but the A’s are going to make a run at it. In the NL, the cash strapped Giants have opened up a 3 game lead over the Cubs and Reds. They need to hold on to get that extra post season revenue, as their payroll has inflated to 89 million and they have less than 1 million in the bank.

September 21, 1913

The Naps got things back together and opened up a 6 game lead, lowering their magic number to 3. The Giants maintain their 3 game lead, and have a magic number of 6. There are 8 games left in the season/

September 26, 1913

The Cleveland Naps are your AL Champions today. Meanwhile, the Cubs have cut the Giants lead down to 1 game with 4 to play.

September 27 - October 2, 1913

The Cubs and Giants are now tied for first with 3 games left.

On the 29th, the Giants win, while the Cubs lose, so the Giants have a 1 game lead with 2 to play.

On October 1st, the results are the same and the New York Giants win the NL pennant for 1913!

1913 Final Standings

AL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
Division
Cleveland 94 68 .580 -- .283 3.26
Boston (A) 91 71 .562 3 .269 3.39
Philadelphia (A) 91 71 .562 3 .273 3.38
Detroit 81 81 .500 13 .282 3.64
New York (A) 77 85 .475 17 .255 3.97
Washington 77 85 .475 17 .255 3.48
Chicago (A) 72 90 .444 22 .270 3.83
St. Louis (A) 65 97 .401 29 .248 4.07
NL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
Division
New York (N) 90 72 .556 -- .266 3.33
Chicago (N) 88 74 .543 2 .252 3.49
Cincinnati 88 74 .543 2 .267 3.27
Brooklyn 80 82 .494 10 .251 3.46
Philadelphia (N) 77 85 .475 13 .252 3.56
St. Louis (N) 77 85 .475 13 .245 3.46
Boston (N) 75 87 .463 15 .265 4.17
Pittsburgh 73 89 .451 17 .257 3.93

1913 Statistical Leaders

TOP 5 in BATTING AVG :
.403 Ty Cobb(DET,AL)
.353 Joe Jackson(CLE,AL)
.347 Eddie Collins(PHA,AL)
.347 Cy Williams(PHI)
.347 Tris Speaker( BOS,AL)
TOP 5 in HOMERUNS :
36 Sherry Magee(PHI,NL)
27 Larry Doyle(NY1,NL)
22 Frank Schulte(CHN,NL)
20 Tris Speaker( BOS,AL)
20 Tex Erwin(BRO)
TOP 5 in RBI :
121 Tris Speaker( BOS,AL)
118 Larry Doyle(NY1,NL)
117 Sherry Magee(PHI,NL)
109 Del Gainer(DET,AL)
108 Ty Cobb(DET,AL)
TOP 5 in ERA :
2.27 Reb Russell( SLN)
2.34 Christy Mathewson(BRO,NL)
2.55 Rube Marquard(NY1,NL)
2.56 George Suggs(WS1,AL)
2.80 George Mullin(DET)
TOP 5 in WINS :
29 Slim Sallee(BOS,AL)
26 George Suggs(WS1,AL)
24 Doc White(CHN,NL)
23 George Mullin(DET)
23 Vean Gregg(CLE)
TOP 5 in SAVES :
12 Pat Ragan(BRO,NL)
10 Jack Ferry(PIT)
9 Charlie Faust(NY1)
9 Bert Humphries(PHI,NL)
9 Brad Hogg(BSN)

World Series

The Series opens in Cleveland, and the Naps take both games with ease to take a 2-0 Series lead.

The Giants take games 3 and 4 at home by identical scores of 2-1 to tie the Series up at 2 games each.

Game 5, in New York is another Giants victory, this time 5-4, and they head back to Cleveland, with the Giants having a 3-2 Series lead, but they need to win on the road now.

A 9-0 whitewashing of the Naps gives the Giants a 4-2 Series victory and the 1913 Championship, and their second title in 3 years!

Champion Review

A mid season, season ending injury to Ed Walsh weakened the Giants pitching staff, but Rube Marquard, the 4th starter had an outstanding year to pick up the slack. He went 22-12 with a 2.55 ERA. He was the only 20 game winner on the Giants staff. Nap Rucker won 18 games and had a 2.84 ERA while Byron “Duke” Houck went 17-9 with a 3.61 ERA.

Turkey Mike Donlin was the offensive star for the Giants. He led the team with a .320 batting average, was third in homeruns with 15 and drove in 73 runs. Laughing Larry Doyle led the team with 27 homeruns on the year and also led with 118 RBI. Josh Devore had a .301 BA and Fred Merkle had 17 homeruns.

(Yet Unnamed) Best Batter Award

AL: CF Ty Cobb, DET, (608 AB, .403 AVG, 12 HR, 108 RBI, 124 R, 245 Hits, 1.045 OPS) - Third consecutive time Ty Cobb has won this award.
NL: LF Sherry Magee, PHI, (564 AB, .277 AVG, 36 HR, 117 RBI, 102 R, 156 Hits, .914 OPS)

Cy Young Award

AL: Slim Sallee, BOS, (Record: 29-10, 3.13 ERA, 362.2IP, 129 Ks, 45 BB)
NL: Christy Mathewson, BRO, (Record: 22-17, 2.34 ERA, 350.1IP, 194 Ks, 40 BB) - Christy is a 2 time Cy Young winner, having previously won the award in 1911.

Rookie of the Year Award

AL: Chief Johnson, DET, (Record: 19-19, 3.63 ERA, 339.1 IP, 129 Ks, 94 BB)
NL: C Wally Schang, CHN, (491 AB, .310 AVG, 18 HR, 106 RBI, 101 R, 152 Hits, .962 OPS)

1913-1914 Offseason

Retirees:

Tom Hughes retires ...
Walter Moser retires ...
Eddie Plank retires ...
Jack Powell retires ...
Johnny Kling retires ...
BOS: Tom Needham retires ...
CHA: Patsy Dougherty retires ...
SLA: Bill Donovan retires ...
WS1: Bull Smith retires ...
BRO: George Browne retires ...
CHN: Kid Elberfeld retires ...
NY1: Danny Murphy retires ...
PHI: John Titus retires ...
SLN: Paddy Livingston retires ...

League Outlook

The Champion New York Giants were able to turn a small profit last season, but their payroll has inflated to $93,000,000 due to arbitration. It would mar the league to have the champs leave their town, but MLB is keeping a close eye on things, and may suggest dumping salary in the near future to ensure financial security.

The Boston Braves showed a loss this season, but they have plenty of cash in reserves, so we are not concerned at this point.

The St. Louis Browns have again finished in last place and with the league’s smallest payroll of only 29,000,000 dollars, they are not fielding a competitive team in MLB’s eyes. It is the recommendation of MLB that this should be their final season in St. Louis. A buyer will be sought after who will be move the team and be willing to inject money into the team and make them competitive. Only an unprecedented turnaround will change this mandate.

Free Agency, of Note

The Free Agent market is devoid of any real solid hitters, but four of the best pitchers are available this off season.

The Cincinnati Reds have signed 2 time 20 game winner George Suggs to a 3 year deal.

The second star pitcher to be signed is Sleepy Bill Burns. It appears the St. Louis Browns will make a last ditch effort to save their franchise, as they signed the 34 year old star to a 5 year deal.

The Detroit Tigers have signed young 26 year old Walter Johnson to a 4 year deal. Johnson has already won 20 games three times in his still promising career. A major signing.

Even bigger though, the Cleveland Naps, falling just short of a World Championship have signed 2 time Cy Young Award winner Christy Mathewson to a 5 year, 50 million dollar deal. Can this be the signing that puts them over the top next year?

Amateur Draft

The St. Louis Browns hold the #1 pick, and with that they select a young 19 year old man who decided to enter the draft as a left fielder, Babe Ruth.

Here is how the entire first round played out:

St. Louis (A) pick: LF Babe Ruth
Chicago (A) pick: P Dan Sherman
Pittsburgh pick: P Katsy Keifer
Boston (N) pick: P Dan Marion
Washington pick: P Guy Morton
Philadelphia (N) pick: P Dave Davenport
New York (A) pick: P George Kaiserling
St. Louis (N) pick: P Mike Prendergast
Brooklyn pick: CF Harry Heilmann
Detroit pick: P Erv Lange
Cincinnati pick: P Dolf Luque
Chicago (N) pick: P Max Fiske
New York (N) pick: P John Mcgraw
Philadelphia (A) pick: P Henry Benn
Boston (A) pick: P Rankin Johnson
Cleveland pick: P Ben Tincup

Marmel · 04-16-2003, 08:36 PM

1914

April

The Boston Red Sox have run out to a 3 game lead in the AL with a 19-9 record. The A’s and the Senators are just 3 back, while the Naps are struggling early at 14-14, and 5 games back. In the NL, the Reds are 20-8 and are in first by 1 game over the Cubs. The Phillies are just 3 back, while the Giants are 7 back early on.

Nap Rucker, of the defending Champion Giants threw a no hitter on April 14. He struck out 13 men and walked 3.

May

One team from each league have separated themselves from the pack already. In the AL, the Red Sox are 38-18 and lead the league by 8 games. In the NL, the Reds are 39-17 and are 6 games up.

June

The Red Sox and the Reds still maintain first place in their respective leagues. The Sox are 51-30 and are up by 5 games over the Naps. The Reds are a red hot 56-25 and are 5 games up on the Giants.

The All-Star game has now been won by the AL for 3 straight years. This time, they blanked the NL, 4-0. The AL’s SP, Joe Wood, pitched 3 perfect innings, striking out 3 to earn MVP honors.

July

Both second place teams caught fire in July. In the AL, the Red Sox still hold onto first place, but the Naps have made a run and are now only 2 games backs. In the NL, the Giants made a run, and the Reds collapsed, so the Giants have claimed first place with a 68-39 record, 1 game better than the Reds.

August

The Cleveland Naps have taken over first place thanks to an 11 game winning streak in August. They now lead the Red Sox by 3 games. In the NL, the Reds have regained first place over the Giants, but only by 1 game. The Phillies made a little run but are still 8 games out and it doesn’t look good for them to catch two teams.

September 14, 1914

Two teams look like they are on their way. The Naps have opened a 4 game lead over the Red Sox while the Reds are up 6 on the Giants.

September 28, 1914

The Cleveland Naps are returning to the World Series. They have clinched.

September 29, 1991

The Cincinnati Reds have clinched the NL and will face the Naps in the series.

1914 Final Standings

AL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
Division
Cleveland 98 64 .605 -- .271 2.88
Boston (A) 96 66 .593 2 .268 2.97
Detroit 83 79 .512 15 .271 3.88
Washington 81 81 .500 17 .255 3.22
Philadelphia (A) 78 84 .481 20 .263 4.24
New York (A) 77 85 .475 21 .255 3.71
Chicago (A) 70 92 .432 28 .256 3.76
St. Louis (A) 65 97 .401 33 .241 3.76
NL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
Division
Cincinnati 100 62 .617 -- .259 2.71
New York (N) 97 65 .599 3 .271 3.00
Philadelphia (N) 92 70 .568 8 .253 2.98
Chicago (N) 78 84 .481 22 .247 3.73
Pittsburgh 77 85 .475 23 .242 3.60
St. Louis (N) 75 87 .463 25 .227 3.17
Boston (N) 65 97 .401 35 .268 4.11
Brooklyn 64 98 .395 36 .221 3.84

1914 Statistical Leaders

TOP 5 in BATTING AVG :
.375 Ty Cobb(DET,AL)
.360 Joe Jackson(CLE,AL)
.350 Tris Speaker(BOS,AL)
.330 Benny Kauff(CHA)
.320 George Jackson(BSN)
TOP 5 in HOMERUNS :
32 Sherry Magee(PHI,NL)
23 Frank Schulte(CHN,NL)
22 Beals Becker(PHA)
22 Fred Luderus(PHI,NL)
22 Larry Doyle(NY1,NL)
TOP 5 in RBI :
113 Larry Doyle(NY1,NL)
101 Joe Jackson(CLE,AL)
98 Tris Speaker(BOS,AL)
96 Frank Baker(PHA,AL)
95 Sam Crawford(NY1,NL)
TOP 5 in ERA :
2.09 Willie Mitchell(CLE,AL)
2.22 Joe Wood(BOS,AL)
2.29 Hugh Bedient(PHI,NL)
2.32 Reb Russell(SLN)
2.38 Claude Hendrix(PIT,NL)
TOP 5 in WINS :
30 Hugh Bedient(PHI,NL)
27 Willie Mitchell(CLE,AL)
27 Harry Gaspar(CIN,NL)
26 Nap Rucker(NY1,NL)
25 Joe Wood(BOS,AL)
TOP 5 in SAVES :
13 Ed Warner(BSN)
13 Fred Sherry(WS1)
6 Jack Ferry(PIT)
5 Bert Humphries(PHI)
5 Charlie Faust(NY1,NL)

World Series

The Series opens in Cincinnati where the Reds easily win game 1, but the Naps come back and take game 2 by a score of 4-3 to tie the series.

In Cleveland, the Naps take game three in a 12-2 blowout, and then take game 4 in extra innings to go up 3-1. Game 5 is a 2 hit shutout for the Naps and they finally claim that elusive World Title!

Champion Review

The Naps pitching staff had 3 20 game winners and a 20 game loser. Christy Mathewson went 22-15 with a 2.54 ERA. Willie Mitchell went 27-11 with a 2.09 ERA and Babe Adams went 24-12 with a 2.81 ERA.

Shoeless Joe Jackson was the offensive star for the Naps. He batted .330 and had 8 homeruns with 101 RBI. Wilbur “Lefty” Good batted .292 with 11 homeruns and 75 RBI. Buck Herzog stole 44 bases for the Naps this season.

(Yet Unnamed) Best Batter Award

AL: CF Tris Speaker, BOS, (563 AB, .350 AVG, 20 HR, 98 RBI, 137 R, 197 Hits, 1.012 OPS)
NL: 2B Larry Doyle, NY1, (587 AB, .288 AVG, 22 HR, 113 RBI, 89 R, 169 Hits, .802 OPS)

Cy Young Award

AL: Willie Mitchell, CLE, (Record: 27-11, 2.09 ERA, 341IP, 173 Ks, 48 BB)
NL: Hugh Bedient, PHI, (Record: 30-9, 2.29 ERA, 357.1IP, 186 Ks, 76 BB)

Rookie of the Year Award

AL: Gene Packard, WS1, (Record: 20-17, 3.05 ERA, 331 IP, 142 Ks, 79 BB)
NL: RF John Potts, PHI, (517 AB, .311 AVG, 11 HR, 67 RBI, 98 R, 161 Hits, .888 OPS)

1914-1915 Offseason

Retirees:

Wid Conroy retires ...
Jim Murray retires ...
Judge Nagle retires ...
Patrick Newnam retires ...
Fred Payne retires ...
Red Dooin retires ...
BOS: Ad Brennan retires ...
BOS: Charlie Smith retires ...
CHA: Irv Young retires ...
NYA: Lew Brockett retires ...
NYA: Mordecai Brown retires ...
BSN: Nap Lajoie retires ...
He will be in the Hall Of Fame!
BRO: Charlie Hemphill retires ...
CIN: Dave Altizer retires ...
NY1: Bill Bailey retires ...
PIT: Topsy Hartsel retires ...
SLN: Fred Beebe retires ...
SLN: Miller Huggins retires ...
SLN: Honus Wagner retires ...
He will be in the Hall Of Fame!

League Outlook

The Naps lost over 10 million despite winning the title. They still have 10 million in reserves so it is not an immediate cause for concern.

The Boston Braves showed a loss again this year, and their reserves are starting to be eaten up.

The Giants had another loss and now they have no more money. Their payroll has been decreased significantly for next season though. We will monitor closely. If they are able to right their own ship, that would be for the best, however, if they fail to turn a profit, they will be targeted for relocation as our plans solidify to expand MLB westward.

The St. Louis Cardinals showed a large loss. With 2 teams in that town, it is hurting both of them. If one was to leave, the fan interest and support for the other would increase, which brings us to….

The St. Louis Browns are no more. As part of MLB’s westward expansion, we have sold the Browns to an investor in Los Angeles. The team will be moved immediately and renamed the Los Angeles Waves. This will not only benefit the Browns, but the Cardinals as well.

Free Agency, of Note

The LA Waves made an immediate splash in the FA market by signing SP Smokey Joe Wood, the best pitcher in the FA market. Wood has Championship pedigree from the Red Sox in 1912. The Waves are already being talked about as the up and coming team.

The Detroit Tigers have signed pitcher Red Ames. One of the best pitchers in the market this season.

Former Best Batter Award Winner Frank Schulte inked a contract with the St. Louis Cardinals.

Amateur Draft

Here is how the entire first round played out:

Brooklyn pick: P Joe Sherman
Boston (N) pick: SS Rogers Hornsby
Los Angeles pick: P Johnny Tillman
Chicago (A) pick: P Tim Mccabe
St. Louis pick: P Fred Herbert
New York (A) pick: P George Dumont
Pittsburgh pick: P Lee Meadows
Philadelphia (A) pick: P Dan Tipple
Chicago (N) pick: LF Ken Williams
Washington pick: P Art Nehf
Detroit pick: P Jim Park
Philadelphia (N) pick: P Clint Rogge
Boston (A) pick: P Allan Russell
New York (N) pick: P Cliff Markle
Cleveland pick: P Sam Rice
Cincinnati pick: P Al Braithwood

Marmel · 04-16-2003, 08:39 PM

1915

April

The Cleveland Naps pick up where they left off last year and lead the AL with a 19-9 record. The Tigers, Senators and Red Sox are all within 3 games. The Waves are dead last. In the NL the Reds get off to a hot start again this year and are 19-9, up 4 games on the Giants. The Boston Braves and the Phillies are hanging in there.

May

The Boston Red Sox finished up the month on an 11 game win streak and have taken over first place with a 37-19 record. The Naps are 2 games back. Cincinnati continues to lead the NL with a 36-20 record, 4 games better than the St. Louis Cardinals.

June

The Red Sox have taken control of the AL with a 53-28 record. They are 8 games ahead of Cleveland and 10 ahead of the Highlanders. Cincinnati is still holding onto first in the NL with a 48-33 record, but just 2 games better than the Pirates and 4 better than the Giants.

The AL continues to dominate the All-Star game, winning 4 straight now. Ty Cobb was 3 for 5 and named MVP.

July

Boston continues to cruise along in the AL where they are up 9 games over the Highlanders. The Pirates have claimed first place in the NL with a 62-45 record. Cincinnati and St. Louis are both 3 back.

Detroit’s Red Ames threw a no-hitter on July 7th, walking 3 batter and striking out 4 in a 12-0 win over the Red Sox.

August

Boston has all but clinched the AL with a 85-51 record and a 13 game lead over the Tigers. The Pirates are hanging onto first place in the NL with a 78-58 record, just 2 better than the Cardinals and 3 better than the Reds. The Giants are in big trouble at 7 games back.

September 21, 1915

The Red Sox have cliched the AL. In the NL, Cincinnati and Pittsburgh are tied with 8 games to play.

September 28, 1915

The Pirates forged a 2 game lead with 3 to play.

September 29 - October 2, 1915

The Pirates lose while the Reds win, so the Pirates only have a 1 game lead with 2 to play.

On October 1, The Reds lose, and the Pirates go on to win, and clinch the NL. It will be a Pirates/Red Sox Series. A repeat of 1912.

1915 Final Standings

AL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
Division
Boston (A) 96 66 .593 -- .258 3.12
Chicago (A) 91 71 .562 5 .269 3.64
Detroit 86 76 .531 10 .267 3.31
New York (A) 81 81 .500 15 .264 3.54
Cleveland 80 82 .494 16 .260 3.33
Philadelphia (A) 77 85 .475 19 .259 4.01
Washington 73 89 .451 23 .245 3.54
Los Angeles 64 98 .395 32 .241 3.41
NL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
Division
Pittsburgh 94 68 .580 -- .263 3.45
St. Louis 92 70 .568 2 .245 3.08
Cincinnati 91 71 .562 3 .265 3.08
New York (N) 86 76 .531 8 .265 3.27
Brooklyn 76 86 .469 18 .248 3.84
Chicago (N) 76 86 .469 18 .256 3.73
Philadelphia (N) 72 90 .444 22 .254 3.89
Boston (N) 61 101 .377 33 .247 4.09

1915 Statistical Leaders

TOP 5 in BATTING AVG :
.364 Ty Cobb(DET,AL)
.342 Eddie Collins( PIT,NL)
.339 Tris Speaker(BOS,AL)
.337 Stuffy Mcinnis(PHA,AL)
.331 Joe Jackson(CLE,AL)
TOP 5 in HOMERUNS :
31 Sherry Magee(PHI,NL)
25 Larry Doyle(NY1)
24 Babe Ruth(SLA)
22 Fred Merkle(NY1,NL)
21 Tris Speaker(BOS,AL)
TOP 5 in RBI :
119 Fred Beck(NYA,AL)
110 Tris Speaker(BOS,AL)
105 Larry Doyle(NY1)
102 Duffy Lewis(BOS,AL)
98 Tex Erwin( DET,AL)
TOP 5 in ERA :
2.05 Reb Russell(SLN,NL)
2.26 Willie Mitchell( WS1,AL)
2.29 Claude Hendrix(PIT,NL)
2.34 Slim Sallee(BOS,AL)
2.40 Harry Gaspar(CIN,NL)
TOP 5 in WINS :
27 Slim Sallee(BOS,AL)
26 Reb Russell(SLN,NL)
26 Jack Coombs(PHA)
26 Claude Hendrix(PIT,NL)
24 Babe Adams(CLE BRO,NL)
TOP 5 in SAVES :
9 Rube Bressler(CHA)
8 Ed Warner(BSN,NL)
8 Jack Ferry(PIT)
6 Fred Sherry(WS1)
5 Harry Trekell(BRO)

World Series

The Series opens in Boston where each team shuts out the other one, so the Series is tied at 1 each as it shifts to Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh wins game 3 by 2 runs, but Boston comes back and wins game 4 by 2 runs, so the Series is now tied at 2.

In the pivotal game 5, Pittsburgh slams Boston 15-1 to go up 3-2 heading back to Boston.

Boston holds off a late rally by the Pirates to take game 6, 9-6 and this one is going 7 games.

The Sox score 2 in the 2nd and 3rd innings to go up 4-0, but the Pirates put 4 runs up in the 6th to cut the lead to 4-3.

The Sox get one in the bottom of the 7th to go up 5-3.

The Red Sox hold the Pirates from there and go on to take the 1915 World Championship! It is their second one.

Champion Review

Cy Young winner Slim Sallee was the man in the Boston rotation. He went 27-12 with a 2.34 ERA. Rankin Johnson won 21 games despite a high 3.92 ERA.

Tris Speaker has always been the center of the Boston offense and it is no different this year. He batted .339 with 21 homeruns and 110 RBI. He also took home the Best Batter Award. Duffy Lewis had a great season, batting .293 with 11 homeruns.

(Yet Unnamed) Best Batter Award

AL: CF Tris Speaker, BOS, (566 AB, .339 AVG, 21 HR, 110 RBI, 118 R, 192 Hits, .973 OPS) - Speaker wins his second, and 2nd in a row.
NL: CF Mike Donlin, NY1, (572 AB, .311 AVG, 18 HR, 94 RBI, 78 R, 178 Hits, .859 OPS)

Cy Young Award

AL: Slim Sallee, BOS, (Record: 27-12, 2.34 ERA, 342.2IP, 138 Ks, 56 BB) - Sallee wins his second Cy Young in three years.
NL: Reb Russell, SLN, (Record: 26-13, 2.05 ERA, 347.2IP, 154 Ks, 58 BB)

Rookie of the Year Award

AL: 1B George Sisler, NYA, (515 AB, .322 AVG, 5 HR, 56 RBI, 63 R, 166 Hits, .809 OPS)
NL: Clint Rogge, PHI, (Record: 16-14, 4.07 ERA, 276.1 IP, 137 Ks, 106 BB)

1915-1916 Offseason

Retirees:

Frank Smith retires ...
Gabby Street retires ...
Lee Tannehill retires ...
Ira Thomas retires ...
Tony Tonneman retires ...
Jack Bliss retires ...
Frank Chance retires ...
Bill Collins retires ...
Pryor Mcelveen retires ...
Earl Moore retires ...
Big jeff Pfeffer retires ...
Jack Pfiester retires ...
Admiral Schlei retires ...
BOS: Oscar Stanage retires ...
BOS: Patsy Flaherty retires ...
CHA: Hub Perdue retires ...
CLE: Terry Turner retires ...
DET: Boss Schmidt retires ...
SLN: Ed Donnelly retires ...

League Outlook

The league is concerned about the Boston Braves. They lost 11 million and are currently competing for fans in a big Red Sox market. It is doubtful that the Braves will survive in Boston beyond next year.

The Naps continue to lose money. We have no intentions of interfering, but they are running low on reserves.

The White Sox, up until now, a steady franchise lost almost 14 million last season. A team to keep an eye on.

Los Angeles finished last in the AL once again. They have tried to improve the team, and with the talent they have I think it will be sooner rather than later that they move up. The Cardinals benefited from this as they finished in 2nd place in a close pennant race. The added popularity and funds helped them out a lot.

Free Agency, of Note

The Cubs have made the biggest signing in the history of this league today. Ty Cobb, 29 years old, was signed to the Cubs for over 18 million dollars per year for 7 years. That has to make the Cubs early favorites for the title.

Amateur Draft

Here is how the entire first round played out:

Boston (N) pick: P Urban Shocker
Los Angeles pick: P Bob Steele
Philadelphia (N) pick: P Milt Watson
Washington pick: RF George Harper
Brooklyn pick: P Burleigh Grimes
Chicago (N) pick: P Axel Lindstrom
Philadelphia (A) pick: P Molly Craft
Cleveland pick: P Otis Lambeth
New York (A) pick: P Jing Johnson
Detroit pick: P Ken Penner
New York (N) pick: P Jess Buckles
Chicago (A) pick: P Claude Thomas
Cincinnati pick: P Red Gunkel
St. Louis pick: P Bill Fincher
Pittsburgh pick: SS Whitey Witt
Boston (A) pick: P George Cunningham

JeeberD · 04-17-2003, 02:26 AM

I'm enjoying reading this Marm. Do I have to wait fifty years for Houston to get a team, though?

Marmel · 04-17-2003, 08:15 AM

Dallas gets a team prior to 1930.

I will think about Houston for you.

Anrhydeddu · 04-17-2003, 09:29 AM

Very nice read, thanks for doing this. Shouldn't Syracuse get a major league back? And do I assume that you did not keep up with your 1990 Yankees?

Marmel · 04-17-2003, 09:48 AM

Thanks A. Montreal and Vegas got teams in the late 20's and we are expanding by 2 more teams in the 30's, to round out the league at 20 teams, 5 teams per division, 4 divisions.

The 1990 Yankees dynasty ended pretty quickly because it was a bit too easy, and just didn't hook me in. This, on the other hand, has been pretty fun for me....I have been wasting a ton of time doing it lately.

JeeberD · 04-17-2003, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Marmel
Dallas gets a team prior to 1930.

I will think about Houston for you.

Sweet...

Marmel · 04-17-2003, 12:01 PM

Actually, Houston would fit in well in the new NL Midwest division (Chicago, Dallas, St. Louis, Cincinnati) while Syracuse would filt right into the NL East (NY, Brooklyn, Philly, Pittsburgh).

Those 2 NL divisions will be getting the next expansion teams.

Of course, it might take a little while to actually post the history up to that point. I will try to get a few season formatted and posted each evening so I can catchup to where I currently am (about to start 1930).

Also, I am doing little recaps every decade...summing up championship, major award, career leaders, etc...

Marmel · 04-17-2003, 05:41 PM

1916

April

The New York Highlanders jump out to the early 1 game lead in the AL with a 17-11 record. Los Angeles is just 1 back, while Cleveland and Washington are 2 back. In the NL, the St. Louis Cardinals hold first place with a 19-9 record. The New York Giants sit just 1 game back.

May

The highlanders created a bit of separation this month. The opened up a 4 game lead over the LA Waves and 5 games over the White Sox. In the NL, the New York Giants hold just a 1 game lead over St. Louis. The Cubs are 5 back.

June

Each league has been cut down to a 2 team race. In the AL, the Highlanders are 49-32, and hold a 3 game lead over the Los Angeles Waves. In the NL, the St. Louis Cardinals are 49-32 and hold just a 1 game lead over the Giants.

On June 6, Sandy Burk of the Detroit Tigers threw a no hitter, striking out 2 and walking 4.

The AL has won every All-Star game except the first one. This year, they won 5-2 and Frank Baker was named MVP. He went 1 for 3 with 2 RBI.

July

Not much change in the last month. The New York Highlanders hold a 6 game lead over Los Angeles. Washington had a bit of a winning streak and are 8 back. In the NL, the Cardinals hold a 4 game lead over the Giants.

August

New York is hanging onto a 2 game lead over Los Angeles. They have a 77-59 record on the year. The Red Sox have crept to within 6 games, but it might be too late for them. In the NL, the Cardinals have all but wrapped things up, with a 84-52 record and a 9 game lead over the Brooklyn Dodgers.

September 19, 1916

The LA Waves have moved into a tie for first place in the AL. The Cardinals’ magic number is down to 3.

September 21, 1916

The St. Louis Cardinals have clinched the NL division. Meanwhile, the Highlanders have moved back in front by 1 game, but now they need to hold off Los Angeles, and the Cleveland Naps who fueled by a 9 game win streak are also just 1 game back now. The Red Sox also moved to within 2 games.

September 29 - October 2, 1916

With 3 games to play, the Highlanders lead the Naps by 1 game. The Waves have fallen to 3 out.

Cleveland and New York both lost, but the Red Sox won (beating Cleveland), so the Highlanders still are up 1 game, with 2 to go.

Again, both teams lose, so the Highlanders lead is still 1 game heading to the season finale. It just so happens that Cleveland will visit New York on the final day of the regular season.

The Highlanders score early, but the Naps tie it up in the fourth. In the 6th, the Highlanders put up a 4 spot and that is all she wrote. The Highlanders win the AL by 2 games over Cleveland.

1916 Final Standings

AL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
Division
New York (A) 89 73 .549 -- .258 3.30
Cleveland 87 75 .537 2 .261 3.46
Boston (A) 86 76 .531 3 .257 3.23
Los Angeles 86 76 .531 3 .263 3.59
Washington 80 82 .494 9 .245 3.13
Detroit 75 87 .463 14 .251 3.79
Chicago (A) 74 88 .457 15 .254 3.48
Philadelphia (A) 71 91 .438 18 .264 3.93
NL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
Division
St. Louis 100 62 .617 -- .250 2.89
Brooklyn 88 74 .543 12 .245 3.61
New York (N) 86 76 .531 14 .258 3.01
Pittsburgh 84 78 .519 16 .257 3.40
Chicago (N) 79 83 .488 21 .247 3.53
Cincinnati 74 88 .457 26 .248 3.74
Philadelphia (N) 71 91 .438 29 .252 3.90
Boston (N) 66 96 .407 34 .263 4.17

1916 Statistical Leaders

TOP 5 in BATTING AVG :
.341 Joe Jackson(CLE,AL)
.333 Tris Speaker(BOS,AL)
.318 Cy Williams(PHI,NL)
.316 Steve Yerkes( BOS,AL)
.314 Mike Menosky(NYA,AL)
TOP 5 in HOMERUNS :
27 Sherry Magee(PHI,NL)
24 Cy Williams(PHI,NL)
23 Fred Luderus(PHI CLE,AL)
22 Harry Hooper(BRO)
22 Babe Ruth(LA,AL)
TOP 5 in RBI :
107 Tris Speaker(BOS,AL)
103 Fred Luderus(PHI CLE,AL)
101 Sherry Magee(PHI,NL)
97 George Burns(CHA)
93 Zack Wheat(BRO)
TOP 5 in ERA :
1.73 Willie Mitchell(WS1,AL)
1.94 Slim Sallee(BOS,AL)
1.95 Reb Russell(SLN,NL)
2.31 Nap Rucker(NY1,NL)
2.32 Claude Hendrix(PIT)
TOP 5 in WINS :
28 Reb Russell(SLN,NL)
28 Nap Rucker(NY1,NL)
26 Ray Caldwell( PIT,NL)
25 Slim Sallee(BOS,AL)
25 Pat Bohen(SLN,NL)
TOP 5 in SAVES :
10 Harry Trekell(BRO)
9 Fred Sherry(WS1)
7 Ed Warner(BSN,NL)
7 Sam Frock(CIN)
5 Fritz Coumbe(LA)

World Series

The Series opens in St. Louis this year, but the Highlanders steal game one from the home team. St. Louis comes back to win game 2, so the series is tied heading back to New York.

The split the next 2 games, but New York wins the final game in New York to take a 3-2 series lead heading back to St. Louis.

New York wins 5-2 on the road in St. Louis and clinch the World Championship, 4 games to 2!

Champion Review

Rube Marquard, who has previously won 2 titles with the New York Giants, now leads the Highlanders staff to their first World Title. He went 25-15 on the year with a 3.13 ERA. Bob Shawkey had a 22-17 record with a 3.70 ERA.

Leaping Mike Menosky was the best of 5 solid batters for the Highlanders. He batted .314 with 16 homeruns and 33 stolen bases. Gorgeous George Sisler hit 10 homeruns and had a .280 batting average. LF Fred Beck hit .271 on the year and hit 13 homeruns with 71 RBI.

(Yet Unnamed) Best Batter Award

AL: CF Tris Speaker, BOS, (577 AB, .333 AVG, 16 HR, 107 RBI, 110 R, 192 Hits, .919 OPS) - Speaker has now won his 3rd consecutive Best Batter Award.
NL: LF Sherry Magee, PHI, (540 AB, .281 AVG, 27 HR, 101 RBI, 88 R, 152 Hits, .882 OPS) - Magee has won his second Best Batter Award, the first coming in 1913.

Cy Young Award

AL: Slim Sallee, BOS, (Record: 25-8, 1.94 ERA, 301.2IP, 127 Ks, 45 BB) - Sallee has won his second consecutive Cy Young, and his third overall.
NL: Reb Russell, SLN, (Record: 28-11, 1.95 ERA, 347IP, 161 Ks, 51 BB) - Russell has won his second straight Cy Young Award

Rookie of the Year Award

AL: Earl Yingling, CLE, (Record: 15-5, 2.56 ERA, 179.1 IP, 101 Ks, 26 BB)
NL: Urban Shocker, BSN, (Record: 9-15, 3.48 ERA, 191.1 IP, 108 Ks, 74 BB)

1916-1917 Offseason

Retirees:

Cuke Barrows retires ...
Cy Falkenberg retires ...
Cy Morgan retires ...
Fred Olmstead retires ...
Barney Pelty retires ...
Jack Quinn retires ...
Jock Somerlott retires ...
Howie Camnitz retires ...
Jack Compton retires ...
Charlie Faust retires ...
Rube Geyer retires ...
Ben Houser retires ...
Newt Hunter retires ...
Bert Weeden retires ...
Hooks Wiltse retires ...
Al Boucher retires ...
BOS: George Stovall retires ...
CLE: Tom Downey retires ...
DET: Roy Hartzell retires ...
NYA: Jim Delahanty retires ...
PHA: Jimmy Sheckard retires ...
PHA: Walter Blair retires ...
LA: Jimmy Austin retires ...
LA: Dolly Gray retires ...
BRO: Tommy Leach retires ...
BRO: Mike Simon retires ...
CHN: Joe Tinker retires ...
CHN: Art Devlin retires ...
CIN: Joe Lake retires ...
NY1: Paul Krichell retires ...
PHI: Peaches Graham retires ...
PHI: Ed Reulbach retires ...
PIT: Mickey Doolan retires ...
SLN: Rebel Oakes retires ...

League Outlook

The Cleveland Naps again lost a lot of money this past season, and they have no money in reserve. Cleveland is a vital market to MLB, so a new owner who will keep them in Cleveland will be sought after.

The Boston Braves are bankrupt. A buyer from Atlanta has been found and effective immediately, the Boston franchise will become the Atlanta Braves. This move will nto only help the Braves franchise, but also increase the interest in Boston of the Red Sox.

Free Agency, of Note

The first major signing comes from the defending champion Highlanders. They ink SP Roy Radebaugh to a 5 year contract. Roy is G/G/B.

The Philadelphia Athletics come in with the big signing of the off season. Shoeless Joe Jackson, signs on for 5 years. He is a brilliant hitter, and has an eye for the ball just as good.

Babe Adams, who has been on a few teams already, and has won 20 games 5 times in his career, has signed a contract with the Detroit Tigers.

Amateur Draft

Here is how the entire first round played out:

Atlanta pick: P Elmer Ponder
Philadelphia (A) pick: P Hank Thormahlen
Philadelphia (N) pick: CF Ross Youngs
Cincinnati pick: P Roy Sanders
Chicago (A) pick: P Hal Carlson
Detroit pick: P George Dickerson
Chicago (N) pick: P Mike Regan
Washington pick: P Bill Piercy
Pittsburgh pick: P Kewpie Pennington
New York (N) pick: P Rollie Naylor
Boston pick: SS Aaron Ward
Los Angeles pick: RF Fred Nicholson
Cleveland pick: P Hod Eller
Brooklyn pick: LF Bill Lamar
New York (A) pick: P Bob Mcgraw
St. Louis pick: P Walter Anderson

Marmel · 04-17-2003, 05:56 PM

1917

April

Every team is in the running after one month in the AL. However, the Highlanders and the Athletics are tied for the lead with records of 16-12. Closest to them are the Naps and Senators, followed by the Red Sox and White Sox. In the NL, the Cubs have opened a 2 game lead with a 18-10 record, while the Giants and Pirates are right behind.

May

In the AL, the Red Sox have opened up a 2 game lead over the Cleveland Naps. The Washington Senators are just behind them, only 4 games back. In the NL, the Cubs have opened up a comfortable 8 game lead with a 39-17 record.

On May 27, Katsy Keifer of the Pittsburgh Pirates threw the second perfect game in MLB history. He struck out 6 in a 7-0 victory over the Cardinals.

June

The Red Sox keep their hold on first place in the AL, with a 48-33 record. The Naps are just 3 games back and the Senators and Athletics are 4 and 5 back respectively. In the NL, the Cubs are virtually unmatchable with a 56-25 record and a 13 game lead over the Giants and Cardinals.

The NL finally wins another All-Star game, 5-4. Ty Cobb hit the game winning homerun to earn MVP honors.

July

The Washington Senators have moved into first place in the AL. They currently hold a record of 61-46 and lead both the Red Sox and Naps by 3 games. In the NL, the Cubs still hold a comfortable lead, but the Pirates and Cardinals have pulled back to 7 and 8 games.

On July 7, Detroit’s newly signed Babe Adams pitches a no-hitter. He struck out 5 and walked nobody. Only a 9th inning error prevented him from pitching the perfect game.

On July 20, Art Nehf of the Washington Senators pitched a no hitter against the Boston Red Sox. He struck out 4 and walked 1.

August

With 1 month left to play, the Athletics and the Senators are tied for first place in the AL. Cleveland remains just 2 back. The Red Sox have fallen to 6 back. In the NL, it is all academic from here on out. The Cubs are 8 games in front of the Giants.

September 14, 1917

The Senators have pulled away in the first two weeks of September and have taken a 6 game lead over the A’s. The Cubs are up 8 games.

[b[September 20, 1917[/b]

The Chicago Cubs have clinched the NL. The Senators are still 5 up.

September 23, 1917

The Washington Senators have clinched and will meet the Cubs in the Series.

1917 Final Standings

AL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
Division
Washington 94 68 .580 -- .266 2.67
Philadelphia (A) 88 74 .543 6 .260 3.58
Cleveland 85 77 .525 9 .251 3.59
Boston 84 78 .519 10 .261 3.28
Los Angeles 80 82 .494 14 .245 3.42
Chicago (A) 77 85 .475 17 .253 3.84
New York (A) 71 91 .438 23 .247 3.71
Detroit 69 93 .426 25 .250 3.48
NL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
Division
Chicago (N) 97 65 .599 -- .266 3.35
New York (N) 88 74 .543 9 .255 3.54
St. Louis 85 77 .525 12 .238 2.88
Pittsburgh 84 78 .519 13 .248 3.42
Philadelphia (N) 82 80 .506 15 .243 3.40
Brooklyn 74 88 .457 23 .251 3.64
Atlanta 73 89 .451 24 .254 3.68
Cincinnati 65 97 .401 32 .246 4.12

1917 Statistical Leaders

TOP 5 in BATTING AVG :
.348 Ty Cobb(CHN,NL)
.348 Gus Fisher( WS1)
.345 Joe Jackson( PHA,AL)
.342 Cy Williams(PHI,NL NY1)
.322 Tris Speaker(BOS,AL)
TOP 5 in HOMERUNS :
29 Sherry Magee(PHI)
29 Fred Merkle(NY1,NL)
26 Babe Ruth(LA)
25 Tex Erwin(DET,AL)
24 Cy Williams(PHI,NL NY1)
TOP 5 in RBI :
106 Braggo Roth(CHN,NL)
100 Jim Viox(CHN)
98 Fred Beck(NYA CLE,AL)
98 Ty Cobb(CHN,NL)
95 Fred Merkle(NY1,NL)
TOP 5 in ERA :
1.96 Reb Russell(SLN,NL)
2.07 Willie Mitchell(WS1,AL)
2.24 Ray Keating(DET WS1)
2.27 Claude Hendrix( CHN,NL)
2.45 Ed Hawk(LA,AL)
TOP 5 in WINS :
27 Bill James(CHA,AL CHN)
26 Willie Mitchell(WS1,AL)
24 Ray Collins(NY1,NL)
23 Claude Hendrix( CHN,NL)
23 Ray Caldwell(PIT,NL)
TOP 5 in SAVES :
10 Fred Sherry( PIT,NL)
7 Herb Kelly(NY1,NL)
5 Sam Frock(CIN)
5 Carl Mays(CLE)
5 Harry Trekell(BRO)

World Series

The Series opens in Washington and the Senators shut the Cubs out in both games to take a 2-0 Series lead.

An extra inning victory for Washington in game 3 deflated the Cubs and they folded easily in game 4. The Senators swept the Series and take home the 1917 Championship!

Champion Review

The Senators pitching staff was led by Willie Mitchell. He compiled a 26-11 record with a 2.07 ERA. Guy Morton won 17 games and Ray Keating won 15 games.

Gus Fischer led the offense with a .348 batting average and he stole 25 bags. Tom Long batted .299 and had 6 homeruns along with 29 stolen bases. Clyde Milan and Herman Bronkie each led the team with 14 homeruns.

(Yet Unnamed) Best Batter Award

AL: LF Babe Ruth, LA, (560 AB, .305 AVG, 26 HR, 90 RBI, 72 R, 171 Hits, .852 OPS)
NL: CF Ty Cobb, CHN, (603 AB, .348 AVG, 14 HR, 98 RBI, 117 R, 210 Hits, .957 OPS) - Cobb wins his 4th Best Batter Award, but his first in the NL.

Cy Young Award

AL: Willie Mitchell, WS1, (Record: 26-11, 2.07 ERA, 330IP, 148 Ks, 54 BB) - Mitchell wins his second Cy Yound in 4 years.
NL: Bill James, CHN, (Record: 27-11, 2.89 ERA, 339.2IP, 268 Ks, 58 BB)

Rookie of the Year Award

AL: 1B Joe Harris, LA, (552 AB, .266 AVG, 10 HR, 50 RBI, 70 R, 147 Hits, .696 OPS)
NL: Mike Regan, CHN, (Record: 15-7, 3.35 ERA, 193.2 IP, 92 Ks, 29 BB)

1917-1918 Offseason

Retirees:

Dave Callahan retires ...
Andy Coakley retires ...
Danny Hoffman retires ...
Ed Karger retires ...
Frank Laporte retires ...
Bris Lord retires ...
Bunny Madden retires ...
George Mcbride retires ...
Bobby Messenger retires ...
Jack Ness retires ...
Dave Rowan retires ...
Al Schweitzer retires ...
Josh Swindell retires ...
Frank Truesdale retires ...
Bill Davidson retires ...
Mike Donlin retires ...
Hans Lobert retires ...
Al Mattern retires ...
Paddy Mayes retires ...
Nap Rucker retires ...
Tubby Spencer retires ...
Kirby White retires ...
Ed Zmich retires ...
Al Demaree retires ...
CLE: Josh Clarke retires ...
DET: Davy Jones retires ...
DET: Doc Scanlan retires ...
PHA: Red Murray retires ...
PHA: Bob Williams retires ...
LA: Nig Clarke retires ...
LA: Germany Schaefer retires ...
CHN: Doc White retires ...
He will be in the Hall Of Fame!
CIN: Bill Burns retires ...
CIN: Mike Mitchell retires ...
CIN: Johnny Evers retires ...
NY1: Sam Crawford retires ...
He will be in the Hall Of Fame!
PHI: George Mullin retires ...
He will be in the Hall Of Fame!
PHI: Hi West retires ...

League Outlook

The Naps have turned things around financially and appear to be headed in the right direction.

The rest of the league is in great shape. The only possible exception is Los Angeles who showed a loss this year, but MLB still expects them to start winning games. They did challenge for the AL pennant in 1916.

Free Agency, of Note

The LA Waves have made a huge signing. They inked 3 time Best Batter, Tris Speaker to a 6 year deal. Tris is rated B/P/G, and is one of the top 3 hitter in the league.

The Red Sox were able to resign their ace, Pol Perritt (G/G/B).

Detroit resigned 30 year old Walter Johnson (G/G/G), one of the league’s best pitchers.

Christy Mathewson, 37 years old, signed on with the Brooklyn Dodgers, where he pitched in 1912-1913, to finish out his career.

Amateur Draft

Here is how the entire first round played out:

Cincinnati pick: P Red Causey
Detroit pick: P Jake Northrop
New York (A) pick: P Frank Shellenback
Atlanta pick: 2B Johnny Mostil
Brooklyn pick: P Walter Bernhardt
Chicago (A) pick: P Jake Hehl
Los Angeles pick: P Vic Keen
Philadelphia (N) pick: P Hugh Mcquillan
Pittsburgh pick: P Mule Watson
Boston pick: SS Charlie Hollocher
Cleveland pick: LF Austin Mchenry
St. Louis pick: P Red Shea
New York (N) pick: P Tom Zachary
Philadelphia (A) pick: P Roy Johnson
Washington pick: P Rudy Kallio
Chicago (N) pick: P Oscar Tuero

Marmel · 04-17-2003, 05:58 PM

1918

April

The Los Angeles Waves claim first place after 1 month of play. They are 18-10, and lead the New York Highlanders and Philadelphia A’s by just 1 game. The Detroit Tigers are just 2 back. In the NL, the Cubs had a very strong start, going 24-4, and leading the Giants by 7 games already!

May

The Philadelphia Athletics have moved into first place in the AL with a 35-21 record, and are 2 games up on the LA Waves. The Chicago Cubs are still rolling along, up 11 games, with a 43-13 record, for a .768 winning percentage.

June

The Boston Red Sox rode an 11 game winning streak into first place, with a 50-31 record. They lead the Athletics by 4 games. The Waves are 8 back. The Cubs are still winning over 70% of their games and lead the Phillies by 11 games.

The AL takes the All-Star game by a score of 7-2. Joe Evans was 1 for 1 with a triple and 2 RBI to take MVP honors.

July

The AL is a two team race. The Red Sox are in first with a 67-40 record, three games better than the Philadelphia A’s. The Tigers are the next closest team at 13 games out. In the NL, the race is over. The Cubs lead by 12 games and nobody is going to catch them.

August

Boston has maintained that 3 game margin over the A’s all summer long practically. Now they need to hold on for just 1 more month. The Cubs magic number is 8 to start September. They are 95-41, and hold an amazing 19 game lead.

September 9, 1918

No surprise, the Cubs have clinched the NL. Boston has extended their lead to 6 games.

September 24, 1918

The Red Sox have clinched the AL and will meet the Cubs in the Series.

Also on this day, Babe Ruth has shattered a single season home run record, and has achieved the 40 homerun plateau for the first time ever.

1918 Final Standings

AL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
Division
Boston 97 65 .599 -- .263 3.36
Philadelphia (A) 88 74 .543 9 .275 3.73
New York (A) 86 76 .531 11 .268 3.29
Cleveland 85 77 .525 12 .259 3.25
Los Angeles 79 83 .488 18 .242 3.30
Detroit 78 84 .481 19 .251 3.05
Washington 76 86 .469 21 .252 3.67
Chicago (A) 59 103 .364 38 .243 4.28
NL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
Division
Chicago (N) 110 52 .679 -- .264 3.02
Philadelphia (N) 88 74 .543 22 .252 3.50
St. Louis 87 75 .537 23 .256 3.53
New York (N) 78 84 .481 32 .250 4.07
Pittsburgh 77 85 .475 33 .266 3.58
Atlanta 75 87 .463 35 .263 3.87
Brooklyn 72 90 .444 38 .254 3.67
Cincinnati 61 101 .377 49 .246 4.25

1918 Statistical Leaders

TOP 5 in BATTING AVG :
.371 Joe Jackson(PHA)
.356 Ty Cobb(CHN,NL)
.341 Happy Felsch(BOS,AL)
.329 Babe Ruth(LA,AL)
.328 Gus Fisher(WS1)
TOP 5 in HOMERUNS :
41 Babe Ruth(LA,AL)
24 Mike Gonzalez(CLE,AL)
23 Fred Merkle(NY1)
23 Cy Williams( NY1,NL)
22 Sherry Magee(PHI,NL)
TOP 5 in RBI :
128 Babe Ruth(LA,AL)
114 Frank Baker(PHA,AL)
104 Fred Merkle(NY1)
92 Mike Gonzalez(CLE,AL)
91 Frank Schulte(SLN)
TOP 5 in ERA :
1.87 Dan Sherman(BRO,NL)
1.92 Joe Wood(LA,AL)
2.04 Reb Russell(SLN,NL)
2.07 Hugh Bedient(PHI,NL)
2.49 Lefty Tyler(ATL)
TOP 5 in WINS :
28 Joe Wood(LA,AL)
26 Claude Hendrix(CHN,NL)
25 Bill James(CHN,NL)
25 Reb Russell(SLN,NL)
24 Pol Perritt( BOS,AL)
TOP 5 in SAVES :
9 Pat Ragan(BRO)
8 Mellie Wolfgang(PHA)
6 Rube Bressler(CHA)
5 Happy Finneran( SLN)
5 Sam Frock(CIN)

World Series

The Series opens in Chicago, and the Cubs blank the Sox, 1-0 in game one, and then whip them 10-4 in game two. Going to Boston, the Cubs lead the Series 2-0.

The Cubs shut out the Sox in game 3, but the Red Sox return the favor in game 4, to keep the Series going. Cubs lead 3-1.

In Game 5, Boston lays the wood, beating the Cubs 12-4 and at least sending the Series back to Chicago, after they trailed 0-3, the Red Sox now only trail 2-3.

Game 6 is back in Chicago and the Cubs did not let this series get out of hand. They won easily, 9-3 and are crowned the 1918 Champions, after losing in the Series last season. It is the Cubs first title.

Champion Review

The top three in the Cubs pitching staff were simply brilliant this season. Claude Hendrix went 26-11 with a 2.54 ERA. “Seattle” Bill James went 25-12 with a 2.83 ERA, and finally, “Big” Bill Schardt went 24-12 with a 3.13 ERA.

During the regular season, Ty Cobb was the best hitter for the Cubs, but he suffered a season ending injury in mid August and would miss the post season. He did bat .356 on the season.

2B Billy Purtell batted .314 for the year. Armando Marsans had a great year, batting .298, hitting 16 homeruns, and also swiping 44 bases on the year.

(Yet Unnamed) Best Batter Award

AL: LF Babe Ruth, LA, (565 AB, .329 AVG, 41 HR, 128 RBI, 84 R, 186 Hits, .995 OPS) - This is Ruth’s second consecutive Best Batter Award.
NL: CF Cy Williams, NY1, (561 AB, .316 AVG, 23 HR, 89 RBI, 96 R, 177 Hits, .878 OPS)

Cy Young Award

AL: Joe Wood, LA, (Record: 28-11, 1.92 ERA, 361.2IP, 276 Ks, 57 BB)
NL: Reb Russell, SLN, (Record: 25-8, 2.04 ERA, 326.2IP, 142 Ks, 52 BB) - This is Russell’s third Cy young in the last four years.

Rookie of the Year Award

AL: Jim Park, DET, (Record: 20-16, 2.88 ERA, 316 IP, 182 Ks, 72 BB)
NL: Red Causey, CIN, (Record: 17-22, 3.36 ERA, 351 IP, 163 Ks, 101 BB)

1918-1919 Offseason

Retirees:

Chief Bender retires ...
Fred Blanding retires ...
Jack Bushelman retires ...
Felix Chouinard retires ...
Allan Collamore retires ...
Charley Hall retires ...
Joe Hovlik retires ...
Warren Miller retires ...
Roy Mitchell retires ...
Charley O'leary retires ...
Heinie Wagner retires ...
Ed Walsh retires ...
Ed Willett retires ...
Roger Bresnahan retires ...
Buster Brown retires ...
Al Burch retires ...
Harry Camnitz retires ...
Ensign Cottrell retires ...
Bill Foxen retires ...
Art Fromme retires ...
George Gibson retires ...
Hank Griffin retires ...
Solly Hofman retires ...
Christy Mathewson retires ...
He will be in the Hall Of Fame!
Harry Mcintire retires ...
Larry Mclean retires ...
Jiggs Parson retires ...
Bugs Raymond retires ...
Lew Richie retires ...
Jack Ryan retires ...
Bill Steele retires ...
Harry Welchonce retires ...
George Zackert retires ...
Eddie Zimmerman retires ...
Bill Wambsganss retires ...
BOS: Elmer Brown retires ...
CHA: Willie Hogan retires ...
CHA: Matty Mcintyre retires ...
CHA: Ivy Olson retires ...
DET: Grover Lowdermilk retires ...
DET: Johnny Bates retires ...
DET: John Flynn retires ...
DET: Bob Groom retires ...
PHA: Bill Lindsay retires ...
LA: Hal Chase retires ...
WS1: Les Wilson retires ...
ATL: Dolly Stark retires ...
ATL: Dan Mcgeehan retires ...
CIN: Jack Lively retires ...
CIN: Clyde Engle retires ...
CIN: Chief Meyers retires ...
NY1: Art Griggs retires ...
SLN: George Suggs retires ...

League Outlook

This section is going to shift from a financial outlook, to more of a general outlook on the health of a team. Fan Interest (FI) is a big indicator here.

The Chicago White Sox are really struggling to hold a fan base in Chicago, especially now that the Cubs are World Champions.

The Philadelphia Phillies are also struggling with fan interest.

Free Agency, of Note

There is not a whole lot of talent in the free agent market this season. There are a hnadful of pretty decent hitters, and some good bullpen pitchers, and that is all.

The one marquee pitcher in the market is Pat Bohen. He was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals this off season. He is a B/A/B pitcher.

Amateur Draft

Here is how the entire first round played out:

Chicago (A) pick: P Colonel Snover
Cincinnati pick: P Charlie Eckert
Brooklyn pick: P Bill Hubbell
Atlanta pick: P Jimmy Zinn
Washington pick: C Cliff Lee
Pittsburgh pick: C Curt Walker
New York (N) pick: 2B Frankie Frisch
Detroit pick: C Earl Smith
Los Angeles pick: P Rosy Ryan
Cleveland pick: P Al Schacht
New York (A) pick: P Bob Hasty
St. Louis pick: P Dan Boone
Philadelphia (A) pick: P Harry Courtney
Philadelphia (N) pick: P Bill Snyder
Boston pick: P Ray Roberts
Chicago (N) pick: C Pat Collins

Marmel · 04-17-2003, 06:01 PM

1919

April

The LA Waves have taken first place after a month of play. That are 17-11 and hold a 2 game lead over the Red Sox and the A’s. There are 3 teams just 3 back at this point as well. In the NL, the Pirates have opened with a 19-9 record, and hold a 2 game lead on the Cardinals. The Atlanta Braves are just 3 back.

On April 23, Blaine Thomas of Pittsburgh threw a no-hitter, striking out 2 and walking 3.

May

The New York Highlanders have moved ahead of the Waves in the AL. New York is 34-22, just 2 games better than the Waves. The Red Sox are currently 4 games back. In the NL, the Pirates have opened a working margin of 6 games over the Cardinals. The Braves are 8 back and the defending champs, the Cubs are 9 back.

June

The Highlander’s AL lead is down to 1 game over the Waves at the All-Star break. New York is 48-33 on the season. The A’s and Senators are both 7 back. In the NL, the Cubs finished the month winning 15 of 16, including a 14 game winning streak to pull to within 5 games of the division leading Pirates.

The NL won the All-Star game this year, 12-6. Sherry McGee was 2 for 4 with a homerun and 2 RBI to earn MVP honors.

July

In the AL, the Waves pulled into a tie for first a couple of times, but at month’s end, the Highlanders lead the league with a 63-44 record, and are 2 games better than the Waves. In the AL, the Cubs have pulled into a tie for first place with the Pirates, both having 61-46 records. The St. Louis Cardinals are just 4 games back as well.

August

A big shake up in August in both leagues. In the AL, Boston rode a 9 game winning streak to forge a tie for first place with the LA Waves. Both teams are 76-60, with the Highlanders 3 games back. In the AL, the St. Louis Cardinals have moved into first place with a 76-60 record, while the Cubs are just 1 game back and the Pirates are 3 out.

September 14, 1919

The Boston Red Sox have moved into first place by 1 game over the Wave. The Cubs, in the NL, have also moved into a 1 game lead for first place over the Cardinals and 2 games over the Pirates.

September 17, 1919

After being the first to eclipse 40 homeruns in 1918, Babe Ruth has reached the 50 homerun mark on September 17, 1919. The next closest homerun hitter is at 33.

September 28, 1919

With 4 games to play in the season, The Red Sox are 1 game up on the Waves, while the Cardinals are 1 game up on the Cubs.

September 29-October 2, 1919

On the 29th of September, both the Red Sox and the Waves lost at home, so the lead is still 1 game for the Sox, with 2 to play. The Cubs host the Cardinals on this same day, but the Cards shut out the Cubs to clinch at least a tie in the NL.

On October 1, The Cubs loss on the road to Pittsburgh, and that gives the Cardinals the NL pennant.

Boston gets crushed at home and meanwhile, the Waves win in Detroit to tie the AL up with 1 game to play!

On the final day of the Season, Boston travels to Los Angeles, to decide the AL.

Bill James will pitcher for Boston (21-14, 3.20) and Dick Robertson (17-18, 3.14) will go for the Waves. The Sox put three runs up n the top of the first inning to take an early 3-0 lead. 6 more runs in the top of the second put them up 9-0, and the Waves are finished. The final score was 13-2. The Sox will meet the Cardinals in the World Series.

1919 Final Standings

AL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
Division
Boston 89 73 .549 -- .270 3.69
Los Angeles 88 74 .543 1 .251 3.28
Philadelphia (A) 85 77 .525 4 .259 3.87
New York (A) 85 77 .525 4 .272 3.60
Washington 78 84 .481 11 .239 3.26
Cleveland 78 84 .481 11 .249 3.42
Detroit 73 89 .451 16 .253 3.39
Chicago (A) 72 90 .444 17 .252 3.94
NL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
Division
St. Louis 91 71 .562 -- .257 3.11
Chicago (N) 90 72 .556 1 .261 3.15
Pittsburgh 84 78 .519 7 .263 3.53
Brooklyn 83 79 .512 8 .259 3.91
New York (N) 76 86 .469 15 .244 3.75
Cincinnati 76 86 .469 15 .244 4.12
Atlanta 75 87 .463 16 .266 4.05
Philadelphia (N) 73 89 .451 18 .250 3.58

1919 Statistical Leaders

TOP 5 in BATTING AVG :
.352 Joe Jackson(PHA,AL)
.344 Eddie Collins(SLN,NL)
.339 Mike Menosky(NYA,AL)
.327 Happy Felsch(BOS,AL)
.323 Joe Judge(BOS)
TOP 5 in HOMERUNS :
52 Babe Ruth(LA,AL)
36 Jack Tobin(CIN)
31 Sherry Magee(PHI,NL)
29 Cy Williams(NY1,NL)
29 Fred Merkle(NY1)
TOP 5 in RBI :
153 Babe Ruth(LA,AL)
103 Ty Cobb(CHN,NL)
100 Sherry Magee(PHI,NL)
96 Happy Felsch(BOS,AL)
95 Fred Merkle(NY1)
TOP 5 in ERA :
2.20 Reb Russell(SLN,NL)
2.36 Bob Steele(LA)
2.37 Willie Mitchell(WS1,AL)
2.48 Joe Wood(LA,AL)
2.57 Claude Hendrix(CHN,NL)
TOP 5 in WINS :
27 Reb Russell(SLN,NL)
25 Joe Wood(LA,AL)
24 Lefty Williams(PHA,AL)
24 Rube Marquard(NYA,AL)
23 Lefty Tyler(ATL,NL)
TOP 5 in SAVES :
11 Mellie Wolfgang(PHA,AL)
9 Rube Bressler(CHA,AL)
8 Fred Sherry(PIT,NL)
5 Jesse Baker( CIN)
5 Jack Harper(BRO)

World Series

The Series starts in Boston, where the Sox win game 1 in extra innings. The Cards come back and take game two to tie it up.

The Cards take game 3 in extra innings, but the Red Sox shut out the Cards in game four to tie the Series up at 2. In game 5, from St. Louis, the Cardinals win at home, and as it goes back to Boston, the Cardinals are up 3-2.

A 4-2 Cardinal victory in game 6 gives the St. Louis franchise their first ever World Series Victory!

Champion Review

The Champs pitching rotation is anchored by 4 time Cy Young winner, Reb Russell. He went 27-12 with a 2.20 ERA. Joe Engel had a fine season on the mound as well, going 20-15 with a 2.92 ERA.

2B Cocky Eddie Collins led the Cardinals with a .344 batting average. 1B Big Ed Konetchy batted .296 and hit 15 homeruns. LF Zach “Buck” Wheat hit .290 with 14 homeruns. Les “Major” Mann hit .266 and led the team with 21 homeruns.

(Yet Unnamed) Best Batter Award

AL: LF Babe Ruth, LA, (561 AB, .310 AVG, 52 HR, 153 RBI, 106 R, 174 Hits, 1.034 OPS) - Ruth has won his 3rd consecutive Best Batter Award
NL: CF Ty Cobb, CHN, (604 AB, .318 AVG, 16 HR, 103 RBI, 91 R, 192 Hits, .893 OPS) - Cobb has now won 5 Best Batter Awards/

Cy Young Award

AL: Joe Wood, LA, (Record: 25-13, 2.48 ERA, 348IP, 260 Ks, 53 BB) - This is Wood’s second straight Cy Young Award
NL: Reb Russell, SLN, (Record: 27-12, 2.20 ERA, 364.2IP, 136 Ks, 46 BB) - Russell has now won 4 of the last 5 Cy Youngs.

Rookie of the Year Award

AL: Mutt Williams, BOS, (Record: 18-14, 5.04 ERA, 289.1 IP, 239 Ks, 150 BB)
NL: Burleigh Grimes, BRO, (Record: 15-11, 3.88 ERA, 234.1 IP, 115 Ks, 65 BB)

1919-1920 Offseason

Retirees:

Joe Birmingham retires ...
Bruno Block retires ...
Hugh Bradley retires ...
Bill Carrigan retires ...
Charlie Conway retires ...
Tex Covington retires ...
Lefty George retires ...
Howie Gregory retires ...
Bill James retires ...
Ralph Kreitz retires ...
Ed Lafitte retires ...
Grover Land retires ...
Harry Lord retires ...
George Moriarty retires ...
Red Nelson retires ...
Jeff Pfeffer retires ...
Joe Riggert retires ...
Lefty Russell retires ...
Ed Summers retires ...
Jack Warhop retires ...
Jimmy Archer retires ...
Mike Balenti retires ...
Fred Beck retires ...
Bob Bescher retires ...
Sam Frock retires ...
Al Humphrey retires ...
Herb Juul retires ...
Al Kaiser retires ...
Larry Lejeune retires ...
Jack Mcadams retires ...
George Mcquillan retires ...
Dode Paskert retires ...
Cy Slapnicka retires ...
Ernie Herbert retires ...
BOS: Clarence Lehr retires ...
CLE: Fred Luderus retires ...
LA: Chief Wilson retires ...
WS1: Jim Doyle retires ...
ATL: Billy Kelly retires ...
CIN: Harry Ables retires ...
CIN: Hub Northen retires ...
CIN: Rip Williams retires ...
CIN: Jimmy Lavender retires ...
CIN: Rube Ellis retires ...
PHI: Earl Moseley retires ...
PIT: Cliff Curtis retires ...
PIT: Dick Egan retires ...
SLN: Paddy Baumann retires ...

League Outlook

FI in the Chicago White Sox has fallen another 5 points to ‘30’. They are barely drawing 2,000,000 fans per season., and they finished dead last in the AL. A move out of Chicago, where the powerhouse Cubs are dominate might be in their future.

The interest in the Phillies has fallen to ‘29’ a franchise low. This is another team competing with a strong A’s team. They are also barely drawing 2 million fans.

Free Agency, of Note

Del “Sherrif” Gainer is the first impact player to be signed. The Red Sox ink the (G/F/B) player to a 4 year contract.

The New York Giants improve their pitching staff by signing (G/B/B) SP Willie Mitchell to a 7 year contract.

The best hitter in the market, Leaping Mike Menosky (B/P/B) was signed away from the Highlanders to division rival Cleveland.

The Atheltics sign hitter Harry Slug Heilmann (G/A/G) to a 4 year contract.

The Cleveland Naps signed another division rival star in SP Lefty Williams (G/B/B). He was formerly an Athletic.

The best SP in the market, Dan Babe Sherman goes from Brooklyn to the New York Giants. He is (B/G/B).

Amateur Draft

With the 6th overall pick, the Giants get a steal with Bob Muesel. He is already rated (7/5/4).

Here is how the entire first round played out:

Chicago (A) pick: P Johnny Morrison
Philadelphia (N) pick: P Lou Vedder
Detroit pick: P Mutt Wilson
Atlanta pick: RF Bibb Falk
Cincinnati pick: P Monty Swartz
New York (N) pick: RF Bob Meusel
Cleveland pick: P Slim Harriss
Washington pick: 1B Ray Grimes
Brooklyn pick: SS Joe Sewell
Pittsburgh pick: P Virgil Cheeves
Philadelphia (A) pick: P Rip Collins
New York (A) pick: P Harry Biemiller
Los Angeles pick: P Shovel Hodge
Boston pick: P John Bogart
Chicago (N) pick: P Fred Heimach
St. Louis pick: P Joe Deberry

Marmel · 04-17-2003, 06:03 PM

1920

April

After 1 month, it is anybody’s game in the AL. While Boston and Los Angeles lead the division with 16-12 records. Two teams, Detroit and Philadelphia are just 1 back, while last place team Washington is only 4 back. In the NL, the Giants, after a strong off season have taken an early 5 game lead in their league with a 22-6 record. Pittsburgh is 5 back.

May

The AL is still a very tight race. Detroit leads the division with a 31-25 record, while Bostom and Washington are just 1 game back. LA and Philly are just 3 games back. In the NL, The Giants are still in first, but only by 2 games over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Phillies are 5 back, and the rest of the pack is almost out of it already.

June

The Detroit Lions head into the All-Star break with a 47-34 reocrd, and hold a 2 game lead over the LA Waves. Boston is just 3 back. In the NL, the Giants are beginning to get some good separation with the rest of the league. They are 54-27 and are 8 games up on the Pirates.

The NL won the All-Star game, 6-5. Cy Williams was 3 for 5 with 2 RBI and a homerun to be named MVP.

July

Two teams are now in command, and control their destinies with 2 months left. The Detroit Tigers are 65-42 and lead the division over the Waves by 5 games. In the NL, the Giants are 67-40 and lead the Pirates by 6 games.

On July 26, Joe Napp of Detroit pitched a no-hitter against the Cleveland Naps. He struck out 9, walked nobody, and missed the perfect game because of a 5th inning error.

August

Detroit is going to have to hold off the Waves in the final month. The Tigers are 82-54 and only lead the AL by 3 games. Meanwhile, the Giants are cruising, 85-51 and 11 games up on the Pirates.

September 19, 1920

The Giants have clinched the NL. The Tigers still hold that 3 game lead over the Waves.

September 29, 1920

The Tigers have held off the Waves and clinched the AL.

1920 Final Standings

AL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
Division
Detroit 95 67 .586 -- .280 3.40
Los Angeles 93 69 .574 2 .270 3.15
Boston 82 80 .506 13 .252 3.52
Cleveland 82 80 .506 13 .259 3.40
Washington 81 81 .500 14 .261 3.75
New York (A) 79 83 .488 16 .262 3.79
Chicago (A) 69 93 .426 26 .259 4.08
Philadelphia (A) 67 95 .414 28 .261 4.28
NL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
Division
New York (N) 104 58 .642 -- .261 2.95
Pittsburgh 89 73 .549 15 .268 3.27
Philadelphia (N) 85 77 .525 19 .244 3.08
Chicago (N) 80 82 .494 24 .252 3.26
Atlanta 74 88 .457 30 .267 3.94
Cincinnati 72 90 .444 32 .255 3.57
Brooklyn 72 90 .444 32 .241 3.91
St. Louis 72 90 .444 32 .248 3.33

1920 Statistical Leaders

TOP 5 in BATTING AVG :
.357 Rogers Hornsby(ATL,NL CLE)
.341 Babe Ruth(LA,AL)
.324 Cy Williams(NY1,NL)
.321 George Anderson(WS1,AL)
.321 Joe Evans(DET,AL)
TOP 5 in HOMERUNS :
45 Babe Ruth(LA,AL)
34 Ken Williams(CHA)
27 Bert Adams(BRO,NL)
27 Jim Curry(NYA,AL)
27 Bob Meusel( NY1,NL)
TOP 5 in RBI :
132 Babe Ruth(LA,AL)
132 Billy Southworth(CLE,AL)
101 Ken Williams(CHA)
100 Jack Tobin(CIN,NL)
98 Fred Merkle(NY1,NL)
TOP 5 in ERA :
1.92 Joe Engel(SLN)
1.94 Joe Wood(LA,AL)
2.04 Ray Caldwell(PIT,NL)
2.15 Ray Collins(NY1,NL)
2.21 Pat Bohen(SLN,NL)
TOP 5 in WINS :
30 Joe Wood(LA,AL)
26 Walter Johnson(DET,AL)
25 Byron Houck(NY1,NL)
24 Jim Park(DET,AL)
24 Guy Morton(WS1)
TOP 5 in SAVES :
7 John Mcgraw( BRO NY1)
4 Harry Mccluskey(NY1)
4 Mellie Wolfgang(PHA)
4 Willie Mitchell( NY1,NL)
4 Bernie Boland(PIT)

World Series

The Series opens in New York, but it is the Detroit Tigers who take both games from the Giants and lead the Series 2-0.

In Detroit, the Giants take both games 3 and 4 to tie the Series up at 2, but Detroit shuts the Giants out in game 5 to take a 3-2 lead heading back to New York.

Detroit wins game 6 on the road to claim their first World Championship! The Giants were denied their 3rd title.

Champion Review

Walter Johnson led the Detroit pitching staff with a 26-7 record and an ERA of 2.44. Jim Park went 24-13 with a 2.40 ERA.

3B Joe Evans batted .321 and hit 17 homeruns. He also drove in 86 runs. CF Andy Kyle batted .307 and hit 11 homeruns, driving in 86 as well. LF Tilly Walker hit .304 and had 18 homeruns and 96 RBI. 2B Walter Lonergan hit .300 and 18 homeruns, also driving in 87 runs. RF Baby Doll Jacobson hit .280 and had 18 homeruns.

(Yet Unnamed) Best Batter Award

AL: LF Babe Ruth, LA, (560 AB, .341 AVG, 45 HR, 132 RBI, 106 R, 191 Hits, 1.053 OPS) - Ruth wins his 4th straight Best Batter Award.
NL: RF Bob Meusel, NY1, (581 AB, .313 AVG, 27 HR, 89 RBI, 95 R, 182 Hits, .919 OPS) - The rookie wins the Best Batter Award. He was drafted 6th.

Cy Young Award

AL: Joe Wood, LA, (Record: 30-10, 1.94 ERA, 362IP, 271 Ks, 51 BB) - This is Wood’s third straight Cy young.
NL: Byron Houck, NY1, (Record: 25-11, 2.95 ERA, 332IP, 324 Ks, 144 BB)

Rookie of the Year Award

AL: Rip Collins, PHA, (Record: 16-20, 3.65 ERA, 323.1 IP, 145 Ks, 118 BB)
NL: RF Bob Meusel, NY1, (581 AB, .313 AVG, 27 HR, 89 RBI, 95 R, 182 Hits, .919 OPS)

1920-1921 Offseason

Retirees:

Charlie Becker retires ...
Ted Easterly retires ...
Ray Fisher retires ...
Russ Ford retires ...
Doc Gessler retires ...
Otis Johnson retires ...
John Knight retires ...
Jack Lewis retires ...
Doc Martin retires ...
Amby Mcconnell retires ...
Bill Otey retires ...
Harry Wolter retires ...
Raleigh Aitchison retires ...
Red Ames retires ...
Bobby Byrne retires ...
Vin Campbell retires ...
Jud Daley retires ...
George Ferguson retires ...
Wilbur Good retires ...
Bert Humphries retires ...
Bobby Keefe retires ...
Bill Killefer retires ...
Lefty Leifield retires ...
Lou Lowdermilk retires ...
Bert Maxwell retires ...
Otto Mcivor retires ...
Hap Morse retires ...
Dave Shean retires ...
John Shovlin retires ...
Tony Smith retires ...
Eddie Stack retires ...
Gene Woodburn retires ...
Bert Brenner retires ...
Ferdie Schupp retires ...
Pete Henning retires ...
George Leclair retires ...
Parson Perryman retires ...
Ross Reynolds retires ...
BOS: Chief Johnson retires ...
CHA: Al Bridwell retires ...
CHA: Pete Alexander retires ...
CLE: King Cole retires ...
DET: Swede Carlstrom retires ...
LA: Roy Radebaugh retires ...
ATL: Joe Casey retires ...
ATL: Joe Walsh retires ...
BRO: Jake Daubert retires ...
BRO: Bill Jones retires ...
NY1: Joe Conzelman retires ...
PHI: Wiley Taylor retires ...
PHI: Bill Kenworthy retires ...
SLN: Neal Ball retires ...

League Outlook

We are now leaving what MLB is calling the deadball ERA, and moving into a new time in baseball. We will continue to take advantage of any opportunity to expand westward, and we will also look to expand the league if conditions are ripe. A 4 division format (2 in each league) is being discussed.

The White Sox of Chicago have lost even more fans this past season. They finished next to last, which was an improvement, but they only have another year or so to prove that they can survive in Chicago.

The Phillies showed a huge surge in fans interest and on field success this past year.

Free Agency, of Note

Only a couple signings of note this season.

SP Rube Marquard signed on with the White Sox, after winning titles with the Giants and Highlanders.

St. Louis signed C Bert Adams. He is (G/F/A) and was probably the best hitter on the market.

Amateur Draft

St. Louis drafted #3, and after signing the best hitter in FA, got a ML ready player in Riggs Stephenson. He is already rated a ‘7’.

Here is how the entire first round played out:

Philadelphia (A) pick: RF Goose Goslin
Chicago (A) pick: P Pete Donohue
St. Louis pick: 2B Riggs Stephenson
Cincinnati pick: P Tony Kaufmann
Brooklyn pick: P Ray Kolp
Atlanta pick: P Chief Yellowhorse
New York (A) pick: P Bert Cole
Chicago (N) pick: P Sarge Connally
Washington pick: P Ralph Miller
Boston pick: 2B Lew Fonseca
Cleveland pick: RF Kiki Cuyler
Philadelphia (N) pick: CF Red Thomas
Pittsburgh pick: P George Stueland
Los Angeles pick: P Jim Walsh
Detroit pick: P Drew Rader
New York (N) pick: P Vance Mcilree

Marmel · 04-17-2003, 06:06 PM

Decade Review, 1911-1920

World Champions:

New York Giants 1911, 1913
Boston Red Sox 1912, 1915
Cleveland Naps 1914
New York Highlanders 1916
Washington Senators 1917
Chicago Cubs 1918
St. Louis Cardinals 1919
Detroit Tigers 1920

Outstanding Batters:

Ty Cobb 1911, 1912, 1913, 1917, 1919
Frank Schulte 1911
Sam Crawford 1912
Sherry McGee 1913, 1916
Tris Speaker 1914, 1915, 1916
Larry Doyle 1914
Mike Donlin 1915
Babe Ruth 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920
Cy Williams 1918
Bob Muesel 1920

Cy Youngs:

Doc White 1911
Christy Mathewson 1911, 1913
George Mullin 1912
Ed Walsh 1912
Slim Sallee 1913, 1915, 1916
Willie Mitchell 1914, 1917
Hugh Bedient 1914
Reb Russell 1915, 1916, 1918, 1919
Bill Jmaes 1917
Joe Wood 1918, 1919, 1920
Byron Houck 1920

Hall of Fame Inductees:

SP Cy Young, 505-310, 2.61 ERA

LF Fred Clarke, .312 BA, 2741 Hits, 64 HR

1B Nap Lajoie, .343 BA, 2952 Hits, 89 HR

SS Honus Wagner, .336 BA, 2940 Hits, 82 HR

RF Sam Crawford, .312 BA, 3031 Hits, 130 HR

SP George Mullin, 280-238, 2.91 ERA

SP Doc White, 282-206, 2.60 ERA

SP Christy Mathewson, 379-200, 2.22 ERA

Career Leaders

# Career Hits
1 S. Crawford 3031
2 T. Cobb* 2993
3 N. Lajoie 2952
4 H. Wagner 2940
5 F. Clarke 2741

# Career Hrs
1 S. Magee* 301
2 B. Ruth* 218
3 F. Merkle* 216
4 L. Doyle* 195
5 F. Schulte* 192

# Career RBIs
1 S. Crawford 1517
2 H. Wagner 1505
3 S. Magee* 1490
4 N. Lajoie 1462
5 T. Cobb* 1339

# Career Stolen Bases
1 T. Cobb* 756
2 H. Wagner 700
3 S. Magee* 594
4 J. Evers 555
5 B. Dahlen 547

# ERA (min. 2000 IP)
1 M. Brown 2.11
2 E. Walsh 2.13
3 C. Mathewson 2.22
4 R. Russell* 2.23
5 J. Wood* 2.43

# Career Wins
1 C. Young 505
2 C. Mathewson 379
3 D. White 282
4 G. Mullin 280
5 W. Johnson* 245

# Career Strikeouts
1 C. Mathewson 2918
2 C. Young 2772
3 W. Johnson* 2596
4 J. Wood* 2387
5 B. Houck* 2306

BFleming · 04-17-2003, 06:06 PM

Marmel,

Definitely enjoying the work so far...Just a couple minor questions...Do you have individual stadiums for each team or do they all use "Old League Park" Also, did you start the lague as all attendance set to average, or what?? Once again though, I'm very interested and will definitely keep reading...

Marmel · 04-17-2003, 06:29 PM

Thanks BFleming.

When I imported the database in 1911, each team was assigned the stadium they played in, in 1911. As time moves on, new stadiums are added to the available list, and I am trying to switch stadiums to the proper one where I can.

Obviously when a team moves, it is hard to do, but I am selecting the modern stadium for the city they move to, or the modern stadium of the closest city to where they move....if that makes sense.

The league also imported FI and market size for each team. When a team moves, I give them a good FI, 25,000,000 in cash, pretty good TV deals, pretty good merchandising deals, and better than average markert sizes. I figure it is a good way to give these teams a boost, because they were moved for a reason....they stunk. This way, they are not helplessly stuck in a downward spiral which I have found OOTP could tend to do with bad teams.

Hope that answered your questions!

BFleming · 04-17-2003, 08:06 PM

It all makes sense now...Thanks Marmel!! Keep the updates coming...

JeeberD · 04-18-2003, 12:10 AM

Kepp it up Marm. But I feel bad for The Babe, he keeps just missing out on the playoffs...

Marmel · 04-18-2003, 08:08 AM

It gets worse before it gets better for LA.

DeToxRox · 04-18-2003, 05:28 PM

I love it Marmel, I absolutely love it.

TIGERS BABY!

Time to open the new ERA like the closed out the last!

JeeberD · 04-18-2003, 06:00 PM

Uh oh, poor Babe...

Marmel · 04-18-2003, 08:30 PM

Thanks for the kind words guys. I will get some more years up late tonight or tomorrow....depends on if I get the urge to sim more season, or format the completed seasons.

The good news is that starting in 1930, I have a template that is already formatted, and I am just filling in the information, so once we get up to date, the updates will come as I complete the seasons. I really didn't intend for this to be a dynasty reports, but I figured I would share my work. I also think the reports are better written since I started posting them.

Marmel · 04-18-2003, 10:34 PM

1921

April

The Los Angeles Waves, second place finishers two straight years have taken an early league lead with a 20-8 record. They are 4 games ahead of the Red Sox, and 5 in front of the defending champion Tigers and Highlanders. In the NL, St. Louis is also off to a 20-8 start and lead the Pirates by 4 games.

On April 5th, 2021, Ty Cobb got his 3000th career hit.

May

The Wave have moved out in front by 5 games now, with a 37-19 record. Detroit is 5 back, and Cleveland is 7 back. In the NL, the Cardinals still lead the league with a 38-18 record, but the Dodgers, on the heels of a 14 game winning streak are just 5 games back.

June

Four teams are in the running in the AL, led by both the Waves and the Tigers, who both have 48-33 records, and are tied for first place. Boston is 2 games out and the Highlanders are 3 out. In the NL, St. Louis has opened up a 9 game lead over the Dodgers.

The AL won the All-Star game 5-3. Fran Baker was 2 for 2 with a double and an RBI as he earned the MVP award.

July

Los Angeles has moved into first place all alone with a 66-41 record. They are 3 games better than the Tigers. In the NL, St. Louis will not be caught. They are 70-37 and are 15 games better than the closest team.

August

It is down to Detroit and Los Angeles in the AL, with Detroit holding just a 1 game lead over the Waves. St. Louis continues to roll in the NL, and will clinch the pennant very soon.

September 19, 1921

The St. Louis Cardinals have clinched the NL. Meanwhile, the Tigers are 2 games up on the Wave.

September 27, 1921

The Tigers have clinched and will meet the Cards in the Series. They are the last two Series winners, and Detroit will try to be the first team ever to repeat.

1921 Final Standings

AL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
Division
Detroit 98 64 .605 -- .338 4.50
Los Angeles 95 67 .586 3 .320 4.44
Boston 86 76 .531 12 .333 5.06
New York (A) 84 78 .519 14 .325 5.93
Cleveland 81 81 .500 17 .321 5.45
Washington 77 85 .475 21 .314 5.84
Chicago (A) 70 92 .432 28 .297 5.21
Philadelphia (A) 57 105 .352 41 .316 6.79
NL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
Division
St. Louis 103 59 .636 -- .319 4.45
New York (N) 88 74 .543 15 .332 5.26
Pittsburgh 88 74 .543 15 .331 5.44
Chicago (N) 83 79 .512 20 .330 5.35
Philadelphia (N) 79 83 .488 24 .311 5.49
Brooklyn 73 89 .451 30 .316 6.03
Cincinnati 73 89 .451 30 .313 6.35
Atlanta 61 101 .377 42 .310 6.17

1921 Statistical Leaders

TOP 5 in BATTING AVG :
.430 Happy Felsch(BOS,AL)
.423 Tris Speaker(LA,AL)
.412 Chick Shorten(WS1,AL)
.405 Ty Cobb(CHN,NL)
.405 Cy Williams(NY1,NL)
TOP 5 in HOMERUNS :
31 Babe Ruth(LA,AL)
26 Ken Williams(CHA)
24 Baby doll Jacobson(DET)
23 Jack Tobin(CIN)
22 Billy Southworth(CLE)
TOP 5 in RBI :
163 Babe Ruth(LA,AL)
143 Billy Southworth(CLE)
136 Ken Williams(CHA)
136 Bob Meusel(NY1,NL)
133 Baby doll Jacobson(DET)
TOP 5 in ERA :
2.93 Reb Russell(SLN,NL)
3.26 Walter Johnson(DET,AL)
3.32 Joe Wood(LA)
3.65 Max Fiske(LA)
3.72 Pat Bohen(SLN,NL)
TOP 5 in WINS :
27 Pat Bohen(SLN,NL)
24 Walter Johnson(DET,AL)
24 Jim Park(DET)
24 Erv Lange(BOS,AL)
23 Reb Russell(SLN,NL)
TOP 5 in SAVES :
12 Fred Sherry(PIT)
8 Dixie Davis( CIN NY1,NL PHA)
8 Pete Standridge(SLN)
7 Chet Hoff(LA)
7 King Lear(DET,AL)

World Series

We open in Detroit and the Tigers easily win the first two games to go up 2-0.

In St. Louis, the Cardinals take all three games to move out to a 3-2 Series lead, and theu only need to win 1 of the last two, which are in Detroit.

The Tigers win game 6 in extra innings to set up a game 7.

The Cards put up 4 in the first and 1 more in the second to take a 5-0 lead. 6 more runs in the 5th and 6th innings for St. Louis put them up 11-0, and the Cards are your 1921 Champions by a final score of 11-1.

Champion Review

Reb Russell was the Cards top starter, going 23-3 with a 2.93 ERA. Pat Bohen won 27 games with a 3.72 ERA and won the Cy Young Award.

1B Babe Borton batted .349 with 7 homeruns. 2B Riggs Stephenson batted .346 with 8 homeruns. Les Mann batted .340 with 17 homeruns.

(Yet Unnamed) Best Batter Award

AL: LF Babe Ruth, LA, (587 AB, .382 AVG, 31 HR, 163 RBI, 118 R, 224 Hits, 1.073 OPS) - Ruth has now won 5 straight Awards.
NL: CF Ty Cobb, CHN, (639 AB, .405 AVG, 12 HR, 118 RBI, 142 R, 259 Hits, 1.051 OPS) - This is Cobb’s 6th Award in his career.

Cy Young Award

AL: Walter Johnson, DET, (Record: 24-11, 3.26 ERA, 328.1IP, 113 Ks, 112 BB)
NL: Pat Bohen, SLN, (Record: 27-8, 3.72 ERA, 326.2IP, 160 Ks, 83 BB)

Rookie of the Year Award

AL: 1B Ray Grimes, WS1, (613 AB, .323 AVG, 8 HR, 110 RBI, 107 R, 198 Hits, .857 OPS)
NL: 1B Lu Blue, ATL, (567 AB, .342 AVG, 8 HR, 103 RBI, 107 R, 194 Hits, .922 OPS)

1921-1922 Offseason

Retirees:

Bill Bailey retires ...
Eddie Cicotte retires ...
Pete Compton retires ...
Jack Coombs retires ...
Roy Corhan retires ...
Dave Danforth retires ...
Earle Gardner retires ...
Vean Gregg retires ...
Spec Harkness retires ...
Walt Herrell retires ...
Jack Killilay retires ...
Gene Krapp retires ...
Harry Krause retires ...
Chick Lathers retires ...
Jack Lelivelt retires ...
Marty Mchale retires ...
George Mogridge retires ...
Allie Moulton retires ...
Buck O'brien retires ...
Johnny Priest retires ...
Ed Sweeney retires ...
Ralph Works retires ...
Rollie Zeider retires ...
Babe Adams retires ...
Sandy Burk retires ...
Jim Clark retires ...
Doc Crandall retires ...
Eddie Dent retires ...
Harry Gardner retires ...
Harry Gaspar retires ...
Eddie Grant retires ...
Bert Hall retires ...
Brad Hogg retires ...
Doc Miller retires ...
Jack Reis retires ...
Jack Rowan retires ...
Dick Rudolph retires ...
Slim Sallee retires ...
Frank Gregory retires ...
Dan Griner retires ...
Wally Mattick retires ...
Tom Seaton retires ...
Rex Dawson retires ...
Urban Shocker retires ...
Bob Steele retires ...
Rube Foster retires ...
Benny Meyer retires ...
Harry Trekell retires ...
Jack Nabors retires ...
Ducky Swan retires ...
BOS: Bert Daniels retires ...
CHA: Syd Smith retires ...
DET: Frank Lange retires ...
DET: Bill Rariden retires ...
WS1: Paul Fittery retires ...
ATL: Elmer Knetzer retires ...
CHN: Billy Purtell retires ...
PIT: Joe Connolly retires ...
PIT: Ed Mcdonald retires ...
SLN: Frank Schulte retires ...
SLN: Ed Konetchy retires ...

League Outlook

The Braves really struggled for the first time since being in Atlanta, and their fan interst has suffered quite a bit. It is down to a 32.

The White Sox have fallen further, and have now been sold to a San Francisco businessman. They will retain the name White Sox.

Free Agency, of Note

The Pittsburgh Pirates have finished 2nd in the past 2 season, and will get a big boost offensively with the signing of CF Pat Duncan (B/F/G).

The Braves sign up a SP, Eppa Rixey (G/G/B). Eppa is a three time 20 game winner for Cleveland.

SP Howard Armstrong (G/B/B) signs on to pitch for the Atlanta Braves.

Chick shorten, one of the top 2 hitters in FA, resigned with the White Sox. I guess he wants to experience San Francisco. He is B/F/A

The Naps make the biggest move, again signing away a big talent from the Highlanders. 2B Jim Curry (B/A/F) will be playing in Cleveland for the next 7 years.

Amateur Draft

There were a few big steals in the draft. With the #5 pick the Brooklyn Dodgers sign 1B Jim Bottomly (7/5/4).

With the #6 pick, Washington signs 1B Joe Hauser (7/4/7), who I had rated as the #1 prospect.

3B Fred Haney, who I saw as a well developed player (8/1/7) does not get drafted until pick #9 in the 3rd Round! The Cubs have found themselves a third baseman!

Here is how the entire first round played out:

Philadelphia (A) pick: P Cactus Keck
Atlanta pick: C Gabby Hartnett
San Francisco pick: 3B George Grantham
Cincinnati pick: P Curly Ogden
Brooklyn pick: 1B Jim Bottomley
Washington pick: 1B Joe Hauser
Philadelphia (N) pick: P Clint Blume
Cleveland pick: P Phil Bedgood
Chicago pick: P Fred Fussell
New York (A) pick: P Johnny Stuart
Boston pick: P Lil Stoner
Pittsburgh pick: LF Ray Blades
New York (N) pick: RF Ike Boone
Los Angeles pick: P Fred Johnson
Detroit pick: P Al Yeargin
St. Louis pick: P Mike Cvengros

Marmel · 04-18-2003, 10:36 PM

1922

April

The Detroit Tigers open up the season strong, 21-7, and a 3 game lead over the Red Sox. In the NL, the Giants are 18-10 and 2 games in front of the Cubs. Each team is one game behind the other from 2nd place to last in the NL, so it is still anybody’s game.

May

Detroit holds on to first place in the AL, barely. The Tigers are 35-21, just 1 game ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The San Francisco White Sox are just 3 out. In the NL, the Cubs rode a magnificent 16 game winning streak to a first place position and a record of 36-20. The Giants are just 1 game back and the Cardinals are 4 back.

On May 21, Pat Bohen of the St. Louis Cardinals struck out 6 and walked 3 in a 2-0 No hitter victory over the Reds.

June

The Tigers had a 9 game winning streak in June, but only put a couple more games between themselves and the Red Sox. They have a 4 game lead. The White Sox are now 9 out. In the NL, the Giants have moved in front by 4 games at 53-28. The Cubs are in 2nd place. The Cardinals are in third, 7 games back.

In the All-Star game, the NL wins 4-1. Claude Hendrix was the MVP. He pitched 3 innings, giving up just 1 hit.

July

Boston has moved into first place in the AL with a 66-41 record, but they are only 1 game up on the Tigers. The White Sox remain 7 back. In the NL, the Giants are still in first place with a 66-41 record, just 2 games up on the Cardinals. The Cubs are in it at only 3 back.

The Phillies Dave Davenport threw a note hitter on July 27 against the Atlanta Braves. He struck out 7 and walked 3 on the day.

August

No changes at the top in August. Boston is holding onto a 3 game lead over Detroit in the AL. In the NL, the Giants are up four on St. Louis.

September 28, 1921

The New York Giants have clinched the NL. The Red Sox are up 2 games with 2 to play.

October 1, 2021

The Red Sox have clinched the AL and will meet the Giants in the Series. One of these team will be the first to win 3 Championships.

1922 Final Standings

AL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
Division
Boston 97 65 .599 -- .263 3.30
Detroit 95 67 .586 2 .254 3.12
San Francisco 88 74 .543 9 .251 2.99
Los Angeles 81 81 .500 16 .249 3.37
Cleveland 77 85 .475 20 .256 3.98
New York (A) 72 90 .444 25 .240 4.27
Washington 71 91 .438 26 .231 3.50
Philadelphia (A) 67 95 .414 30 .243 4.16
NL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
Division
New York (N) 99 63 .611 -- .272 3.42
Chicago 96 66 .593 3 .268 3.64
St. Louis 96 66 .593 3 .256 3.25
Pittsburgh 78 84 .481 21 .260 4.34
Brooklyn 74 88 .457 25 .257 4.16
Atlanta 71 91 .438 28 .247 4.02
Philadelphia (N) 68 94 .420 31 .252 4.32
Cincinnati 66 96 .407 33 .242 4.50

1922 Statistical Leaders

TOP 5 in BATTING AVG :
.332 Joe Evans(DET)
.328 Red Shannon(LA,AL NY1)
.326 Charlie Grimm(NY1,NL)
.316 Ty Cobb(CHN,NL)
.316 Pat Duncan( PIT,NL)
TOP 5 in HOMERUNS :
30 Billy Southworth( PHI,NL)
29 Jack Tobin(CIN,NL)
29 Babe Ruth(LA,AL)
29 Beals Becker(NYA,AL)
27 Les Mann(SLN)
TOP 5 in RBI :
123 Fred Merkle(NY1,NL)
112 Bob Meusel(NY1,NL)
112 Beals Becker(NYA,AL)
106 Babe Ruth(LA,AL)
103 Billy Southworth( PHI,NL)
TOP 5 in ERA :
2.14 Dan Sherman(NY1,NL)
2.18 Bill Doak(NYA CLE)
2.30 Jim Park(DET,AL)
2.44 Pat Bohen(SLN)
2.45 Lefty Tyler(ATL,NL)
TOP 5 in WINS :
29 Jim Park(DET,AL)
28 Claude Hendrix(CHN,NL)
26 Pol Perritt(BOS,AL)
25 Bill James(BOS,AL)
24 Pete Schneider(PIT,NL)
TOP 5 in SAVES :
12 Fred Sherry(PIT)
8 Pete Standridge(SLN)
8 Dixie Davis( NYA,AL)
7 King Lear(DET,AL)
7 Stan Baumgartner(PHA)

World Series

The Series begins in New York, and the Giants win on their home field both times to take a 2-0 Series lead.

Boston is able to take the first and third games played on their field to send the series back to New York, but the Giants lead 3-2 and just need 1 victory at home.

The Giants get it done 7-2 in game 6 and take home the Championship for 1921.

Champion Review

The Giants managed to overcome numerous injuries to their pitching staff and still win the Title. The only starter to have a consistant season was Dan Sherman. He went 21-10 with a 2.14 ERA.

2B Red Shannon batted .328 for the Giants and had 58 RBI. LF Charlie Grimm batted .326. CF Cy Williams batted .307 and was second on the team with 21 homeruns. Bob Muesel batted .294 and led the team with 27 homeruns and took home the Best Batter Award.

(Yet Unnamed) Best Batter Award

AL: RF Beals Becker, NYA, (530 AB, .292 AVG, 29 HR, 112 RBI, 84 R, 155 Hits, .924 OPS)
NL: RF Bob Meusel, NY1, (606 AB, .294 AVG, 27 HR, 112 RBI, 106 R, 178 Hits, .874 OPS) - Muesel wins his second award in the last 3 years.

Cy Young Award

AL: Jim Park, DET, (Record: 29-8, 2.30 ERA, 347.2IP, 228 Ks, 71 BB)
NL: Claude Hendrix, CHN, (Record: 28-6, 2.62 ERA, 313IP, 181 Ks, 47 BB)

Rookie of the Year Award

AL: Cactus Keck, PHA, (Record: 10-16, 3.42 ERA, 255.1 IP, 97 Ks, 84 BB)
NL: 1B Jim Bottomley, BRO, (598 AB, .269 AVG, 24 HR, 88 RBI, 86 R, 161 Hits, .795 OPS)

1922-1923 Offseason

Retirees:

Hank Butcher retires ...
Joe Agler retires ...
Al Clancy retires ...
Eddie Collins retires ...
Birdie Cree retires ...
Claud Derrick retires ...
Gene Elliott retires ...
Chester Emerson retires ...
Mike Handiboe retires ...
Bill Harper retires ...
Olaf Henriksen retires ...
Jack Lapp retires ...
Elmer Leonard retires ...
Lep Long retires ...
Earle Mack retires ...
Larry Pape retires ...
Roxey Roach retires ...
Burt Shotton retires ...
Jim Stephens retires ...
Hippo Vaughn retires ...
Gus Williams retires ...
Lore Bader retires ...
Tex Erwin retires ...
Steve Evans retires ...
Jack Ferry retires ...
Art Fletcher retires ...
Bob Harmon retires ...
Buck Herzog retires ...
Bob Higgins retires ...
John Hummel retires ...
George Jackson retires ...
Otto Knabe retires ...
Sherry Magee retires ...
Mike Mowrey retires ...
Toots Shultz retires ...
Bill Sweeney retires ...
Fred Toney retires ...
Bert Tooley retires ...
Art Wilson retires ...
Heinie Zimmerman retires ...
Stan Coveleski retires ...
Happy Finneran retires ...
Rip Jordan retires ...
Erskine Mayer retires ...
Howard Mcgraner retires ...
Nick Cullop retires ...
Tommy Thompson retires ...
Ed Warner retires ...
Red Faber retires ...
Jim Thorpe retires ...
Charlie Schmutz retires ...
Fin Wilson retires ...
SF: Charlie Pick retires ...
CLE: Max Flack retires ...
LA: Reggie Richter retires ...
LA: George Davis retires ...
WS1: Larry Doyle retires ...
WS1: Clyde Milan retires ...
ATL: Ed Hallinan retires ...
CIN: Larry Gardner retires ...
CIN: Ed Fitzpatrick retires ...
PIT: Dode Criss retires ...
SLN: Buddy Ryan retires ...
SLN: Fred Herbert retires ...
SLN: Joe Kutina retires ...

League Outlook

Some teams are experiencing lower than desired popularity in their cities, but with the cyclic nature of these things, they are all on their own for now. Cities to watch are Atlanta, Cincinnati and both Philadelphia teams.

Free Agency, of Note

Washington signed the best hitter on the FA market in 2B Red Shannon (G/P/A). Overall it was a weak market for buyers.

The White Sox will look to make a push with the signing of Cy Young winner Claude Hendrix (G/G/G)

Amateur Draft

The Cincinnati Reds draft super stud prospect Lou Gehrig with the #1 overall pick.

Here is how the entire first round played out:

Cincinnati pick: 1B Lou Gehrig
Philadelphia (A) pick: CF Hack Wilson
Philadelphia (N) pick: P Walt Huntzinger
Atlanta pick: P Clay Roe
Washington pick: C Harry Rice
New York (A) pick: 1B Bill Terry
Brooklyn pick: LF Heinie Manush
Cleveland pick: LF Harvey Hendrick
Pittsburgh pick: CF Jimmy O'connell
Los Angeles pick: P Roy Meeker
San Francisco pick: P Dennis Burns
Detroit pick: SS Les Bell
Chicago pick: P Leo Dickerman
St. Louis pick: P Phil Collins
Boston pick: C Johnny Schulte
New York (N) pick: RF Showboat Fisher

Marmel · 04-18-2003, 10:38 PM

1923

April

The Los Angeles Wave open up a 2 game lead in the first month of the season with a 18-10 record. The Highlanders and the White Sox are both just 2 games out. In the NL, the Giants start out with a 18-10 record as well, but 3 teams are within 3 games. The Reds, Phillies and Cardinals.

May

The Waves have faded and the San Francisco White Sox have taken over first place with a 37-19 record. They are 4 games better than the Tigers and 6 better than the Waves. In the NL, the Giants are clinging to a 1 game lead with a 33-23 record. The Cardinals are 1 out and the Reds are 2 back. The Phillies are hanging around, only 4 games back.

June

The White Sox extend their lead to 6 games with a 53-28 record. The Tigers are in 2nd place and the Naps are 8 games back in third. In the NL, the Cardinals have moved into first place with a 47-34 record, while the Giants are 2 back and the Cubs are 3 back.

In the All-Star game, the NL won 5-2. Dan Sherman won the MVP award pitching 3 innings and allowing just 1 hit.

July

The San Francisco White Sox are just running away with the AL. They are 71-36 and are 11 games better than the Tigers. In the NL, the Cards are starting to pull away, owning a 7 game lead on the defending champion Giants.

August

Pencil the White Sox into the World Series. They have a 11 game lead still. In the NL, the Giants are trying to make it interesting. While the Cards still lead, their lead has been cut down to 5 games.

September 14, 1923

The White Sox have clinched. The Cardinals are on a tear and are 11 games up and will be clinching any day now. So the Series is St. Louis and San Francisco.

1923 Final Standings

AL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
Division
San Francisco 104 58 .642 -- .304 4.17
Detroit 88 74 .543 16 .317 4.40
Los Angeles 85 77 .525 19 .296 4.70
Cleveland 81 81 .500 23 .307 5.23
Boston 75 87 .463 29 .325 5.53
Philadelphia (A) 74 88 .457 30 .302 5.31
New York (A) 72 90 .444 32 .302 5.75
Washington 69 93 .426 35 .287 4.74
NL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
Division
St. Louis 101 61 .623 -- .306 4.08
New York (N) 91 71 .562 10 .324 5.15
Atlanta 81 81 .500 20 .309 5.17
Philadelphia (N) 78 84 .481 23 .306 5.36
Chicago 77 85 .475 24 .304 5.97
Cincinnati 77 85 .475 24 .305 5.18
Brooklyn 76 86 .469 25 .309 5.51
Pittsburgh 67 95 .414 34 .319 6.06

1923 Statistical Leaders

TOP 5 in BATTING AVG :
.409 Heinie Manush( BRO,NL)
.395 Dick Burrus(CLE NYA)
.385 Joe Judge(BOS)
.383 Russ Wrightstone(SF)
.382 Jim Curry(CLE,AL)
TOP 5 in HOMERUNS :
35 Babe Ruth(LA,AL)
32 Frank Snyder(CIN)
25 Les Mann(SLN)
23 Ken Williams(SF,AL)
20 Billy Southworth(PHI,NL)
TOP 5 in RBI :
147 Fred Merkle(NY1,NL)
144 Jim Viox(CHN,NL)
141 Ken Williams(SF,AL)
138 George Burns(SF,AL)
137 Ben Paschal(PIT,NL)
TOP 5 in ERA :
2.74 Jim Park(DET,AL)
3.00 Dan Sherman(NY1,NL)
3.10 Joe Engel(SLN)
3.23 Pat Bohen(SLN,NL)
3.32 Claude Hendrix( SF,AL)
TOP 5 in WINS :
28 Claude Hendrix( SF,AL)
28 Byron Houck(SF,AL)
27 Pat Bohen(SLN,NL)
27 Bugs Reisigl(CLE,AL)
26 Jim Park(DET,AL)
TOP 5 in SAVES :
14 Fritz Coumbe(PHI,NL)
13 Pete Standridge(SLN)
10 Hod Eller(CLE,AL)
9 Dixie Davis(NYA)
8 Jess Buckles(NY1)

World Series

The White Sox take games 1 and 2 on their home field to take a 2-0 Series lead.

They also take games 3 and 4 in St. Louis and just dominate the Series from start to finish to claim their first World Title. Obviously, the move out of Chicago was a good one for the White Sox.

Champion Review

The White Sox begin with terrific pitching. Claude Hendrix went 28-11 with a 3.32 ERA. Byron Houck went 28-7 wit a 3.99 ERA. Colonel Snover went 21-13 with a 4.23 ERA. Rude Marquard is also on the staff, which give the Sox 3 Cy Young winners.

3B Russ Whitestone is one of the best pure hitters in the league. He batted .383 and hit 8 homeruns. LF Ken Williams batted .318 and hit a team leading 23 homeruns. 1B George Burns hit .321 with 11 homers.

(Yet Unnamed) Best Batter Award

AL: LF Babe Ruth, LA, (562 AB, .335 AVG, 35 HR, 135 RBI, 119 R, 188 Hits, 1.009 OPS) - This is Ruth’s 6 Award in the last 7 years.
NL: RF Jim Viox, CHN, (563 AB, .366 AVG, 18 HR, 144 RBI, 130 R, 206 Hits, 1.035 OPS)

Cy Young Award

AL: Jim Park, DET, (Record: 26-6, 2.74 ERA, 298.2IP, 123 Ks, 30 BB) - Park has won 2 Cy Youngs in a row.
NL: Pat Bohen, SLN, (Record: 27-11, 3.23 ERA, 342.2IP, 136 Ks, 87 BB) - Bohen has won 2 of the last three.

Rookie of the Year Award

AL: Cactus Keck, PHA, (Record: 10-16, 3.42 ERA, 255.1 IP, 97 Ks, 84 BB)
NL: 1B Jim Bottomley, BRO, (598 AB, .269 AVG, 24 HR, 88 RBI, 86 R, 161 Hits, .795 OPS)
NL: LF Heinie Manush, BRO, (572 AB, .409 AVG, 9 HR, 107 RBI, 132 R, 234 Hits, 1.061 OPS)

1923-1924 Offseason

Retirees:

Jesse Baker retires ...
Herman Bronkie retires ...
Ray Caldwell retires ...
Ray Collins retires ...
Joe Crisp retires ...
Bill Cunningham retires ...
Ben Demott retires ...
Gus Fisher retires ...
Jack Graney retires ...
Turner Barber retires ...
Tim Hendryx retires ...
Rube Oldring retires ...
Frank Barron retires ...
Biff Schaller retires ...
Clyde Southwick retires ...
Doc Ayers retires ...
Guy Tutwiler retires ...
Leon Cadore retires ...
Ed Wilkinson retires ...
Cy Barger retires ...
Bob Coulson retires ...
Gene Dale retires ...
Roy Massey retires ...
Bill Mctigue retires ...
Dots Miller retires ...
Hy Myers retires ...
Marty O'toole retires ...
Troy Puckett retires ...
Hank Robinson retires ...
Bill Schardt retires ...
Jake Smith retires ...
Buck Stanley retires ...
Fuller Thompson retires ...
Jimmy Walsh retires ...
Orlie Weaver retires ...
Phil Douglas retires ...
Harry Thompson retires ...
Frank Harter retires ...
Joe Lotz retires ...
Harry Moran retires ...
Gene Packard retires ...
Del Pratt retires ...
Dave Robertson retires ...
Claude Thomas retires ...
Hugh High retires ...
Fred House retires ...
Wild bill Luhrsen retires ...
Dave Morey retires ...
Carl Mays retires ...
Ben Spencer retires ...
Doc Watson retires ...
Carl Zamloch retires ...
Rankin Johnson retires ...
Ed Kelly retires ...
Mellie Wolfgang retires ...
SF: Bill Steen retires ...
SF: Jack Barry retires ...
SF: Henry Keupper retires ...
SF: Steve Yerkes retires ...
PHA: Doc Lavan retires ...
ATL: Shano Collins retires ...
CHN: Al Scheer retires ...
PHI: Harry Glenn retires ...

League Outlook

Atlanta is the only team with sagging revenue and fan interest. The situation is becoming more and more serious. MLB would hate to move this franchise once again though.

Free Agency, of Note

It is a huge market for teams needing a bat or two. Babe Ruth, Cy Williams and Tris Speaker are all free agents!

In addition to those batter, the New York Giants sign the best pitcher on the market, Katsy Keifer (B/G/G). The Giants have a knack for going after and getting the best talent in the league.

The Waves may have let Babe Ruth go, but they replace him with Cy Williams, a Best Batter Award Winner himself. He is B/A/B.

Not only Williams, but Tris Speaker is also signed by the Waves. Tris also has won multiple Best Batter Awards and is rated (B/P/F)

After spending his entire career with the Waves franchise (started as the St. Louis Browns), 29 year old Babe Ruth signed a 5 year deal with the New York Giants!

Amateur Draft

Here is how the entire first round played out:

Pittsburgh pick: P Vince Shields
Washington pick: CF Al Simmons
New York (A) pick: 2B Charlie Gehringer
Philadelphia (A) pick: LF Chick Hafey
Boston pick: P Herb Brett
Brooklyn pick: P Flint Rhem
Chicago pick: P Joe Dawson
Cincinnati pick: P Carl Yowell
Philadelphia (N) pick: P Walter Beall
Cleveland pick: P Dolly Gray
Atlanta pick: LF Earle Combs
Los Angeles pick: P Rube Ehrhardt
Detroit pick: P Wayland Dean
New York (N) pick: P John Woods
St. Louis pick: P Emil Yde
San Francisco pick: P Ernie Wingard

Marmel · 04-18-2003, 10:40 PM

1924

April

Only three AL teams had winning record in April, led by the San Francisco White Sox with a 18-10 mark. They are in first place by 1 game over the Philadelphia A’s and 3 games over the Red Sox. In the NL, the Cubs and Pirates are tied for first with records of 18-10 as well. The Dodgers, Phillies and Cardinals are 2 back. The rest of the field is playing themselves out of this early on.

May

The AL has a tie for first after 2 months. The mighty Red Sox and the forever second place Waves are 31-25 and hold a 2 game lead over both the A’s and the White Sox. The Naps are just 3 back. The Waves are easily the best franchise to never make the playoffs. They have been in second place for what seems like forever.

In the NL, the Cardinals hold just a 1 game lead over the Dodgers, and 2 games over the Pirates. Still hanging around are the Phillies and Cubs.

June

Boston remains in a tie for first place, but now it is the San Francisco White Sox who are their with them. The Naps are 2 back and the Waves are 3 back at the All-Star break. In the NL, the Dodgers have surged up the standings to claim a 3 game lead over the Cardinals The Pirates are 5 back.

The AL defeated the NL, 11-9 in the All-Star game. Mike Gonzalez was 3 for 5 with 5 RBI and a 3 run homerun and earned MVP honors.

July

The White Sox have really pulled away in the AL, compiling a 64-43 record and holding an 8 game lead over the Waves. In the NL, Brooklyn is clinging to a 2 game lead over the Cardinals. The Cubs and Pirates are 7 back, and unless one of them gets red hot, they are not a threat.

On July 7, Cincinnati’s Harry Weaver threw a no-hitter against the Giants. He struck out three and walked 2 in the 5-0 victory.

August

The White Sox hit a month long slump, and while they are still in first, the Waves are just 3 games back, while the Red Sox and Tigers are right behind. In the NL, the Cardinals moved into first place by 3 games over the red hot Cubs. The Dodgers are still alive, only 4 games back.

On August 25, Tris Speaker, of the LA Waves notched his 3000th career hit on a bloop single in the bottom of the 7th inning.

September 27, 1924

The San Francisco White Sox clinch the AL. The Waves got to within one game in September, but could never get over the hump, and will once again finish in second place. In the NL, The Cardinals are about to clinch.

October 1, 1924

The St. Louis Cardinals have clinched the NL.

1924 Final Standings

AL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
Division
San Francisco 94 68 .580 -- .305 4.46
Los Angeles 88 74 .543 6 .311 4.67
New York (A) 85 77 .525 9 .309 5.22
Detroit 82 80 .506 12 .316 5.08
Boston 82 80 .506 12 .315 5.47
Philadelphia (A) 79 83 .488 15 .318 4.98
Cleveland 72 90 .444 22 .314 6.12
Washington 66 96 .407 28 .287 5.05
NL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
Division
St. Louis 91 71 .562 -- .314 4.99
Brooklyn 88 74 .543 3 .308 4.94
Chicago 88 74 .543 3 .315 5.12
Philadelphia (N) 83 79 .512 8 .309 4.76
Pittsburgh 82 80 .506 9 .318 5.42
New York (N) 76 86 .469 15 .322 5.95
Atlanta 72 90 .444 19 .307 5.02
Cincinnati 68 94 .420 23 .296 6.09

1924 Statistical Leaders

TOP 5 in BATTING AVG :
.406 Charlie Grimm(NY1,NL)
.402 Tris Speaker( LA,AL)
.398 Jim Curry(CLE,AL)
.395 Ty Cobb(CHN)
.388 Babe Ruth( NY1,NL)
TOP 5 in HOMERUNS :
35 Jack Tobin(CIN)
34 Babe Ruth( NY1,NL)
22 Les Mann(SLN,NL)
21 Ken Williams(SF,AL)
20 Jim Viox(CHN,NL)
TOP 5 in RBI :
173 Jim Viox(CHN,NL)
157 Babe Ruth( NY1,NL)
140 Les Mann(SLN,NL)
133 Jim Bottomley(BRO,NL)
133 Happy Felsch(BOS,AL)
TOP 5 in ERA :
3.35 Claude Hendrix(SF,AL)
3.66 Earl Hamilton( DET,AL)
3.67 Ed Hawk(LA,AL)
3.78 Jim Park(DET)
TOP 5 in WINS :
25 Hugh Mcquillan(NYA,AL)
24 Earl Hamilton( DET,AL)
22 Neal Brady(BRO,NL)
22 Max Fiske( CHN,NL)
22 Bugs Reisigl(CLE,AL)
TOP 5 in SAVES :
13 Dixie Davis(NYA,AL)
9 Oscar Tuero(CHN,NL)
9 Dave Black(BOS)
9 Pete Standridge(SLN)
8 Bernie Boland( PHI)

World Series

The Series opens in St. Louis and the Cards win game 1, but the White Sox come back and blank the Cards, 4-0 to tie the Series up heading to San Francisco.

The White Sox win game 3 in extra innings, but the Cards tie it up at 2 in by taking game 4.

The White Sox win game 5 to take a 3-2 edge heading back to St. Louis.

St. Louis wins game 6, 5-3 to set up a final Game 7!

The Cardinals jump out to an early 3-0 lead, and then add on three more. They hold off a White Sox charge late in the game to win 6-4 and win the Championship! The win is the Cardinals 3rd, tied for most with the Giants. They also stopped the White Sox from being the first repeat champs.

Champion Review

The Cardinal pitching was less than stellar this year. It was a real offensively dominated season. Their best pitcher was 2 time Cy Young winner Pat Bohen. He went 16-8 with a 4.10 ERA.

CF Les Mann was the man, batting .339 with 22 homeruns. SS Aaron Ward batted .322 with 14 homeruns. 1B roy Leslie batted .347 and hit 12 homeruns.

(Yet Unnamed) Best Batter Award

AL: 2B Jim Curry, CLE, (656 AB, .398 AVG, 16 HR, 131 RBI, 121 R, 261 Hits, .936 OPS)
NL: LF Babe Ruth, NY1, (582 AB, .388 AVG, 34 HR, 157 RBI, 118 R, 226 Hits, 1.125 OPS) - This is Ruth’s 7th award, but his first in the NL.

Cy Young Award

AL: Earl Hamilton, DET, (Record: 24-9, 3.66 ERA, 300IP, 92 Ks, 58 BB)
NL: Tom Knowlson, NY1, (Record: 11-23, 0.16 ERA, 279.1IP, 65 Ks, 203 BB)

Rookie of the Year Award

AL: CF Al Simmons, WS1, (514 AB, .263 AVG, 6 HR, 70 RBI, 55 R, 135 Hits, .688 OPS)
NL: Fred Heimach, CHN, (Record: 14-3, 4.60 ERA, 195.2 IP, 56 Ks, 62 BB)

1924-1925 Offseason

Retirees:

Mack Allison retires ...
Willie Adams retires ...
Boardwalk Brown retires ...
Cozy Dolan retires ...
Casey Hageman retires ...
John Henry retires ...
George Kahler retires ...
Virgil Cheeves retires ...
Walter Lonergan retires ...
Tom Long retires ...
Stubby Magner retires ...
Clarence Mitchell retires ...
Guy Zinn retires ...
Rafael Almeida retires ...
Rube Benton retires ...
Frank Allen retires ...
Ray Boyd retires ...
George Chalmers retires ...
Lee Magee retires ...
Armando Marsans retires ...
Alex Mccarthy retires ...
Bill Evans retires ...
Bill Mckechnie retires ...
Hughie Miller retires ...
Pat Ragan retires ...
Milt Reed retires ...
Wally Smith retires ...
Elmer Steele retires ...
Hugh Bedient retires ...
George Cutshaw retires ...
Clarence Garrett retires ...
Greasy Neale retires ...
Mike Regan retires ...
Jeff Tesreau retires ...
Fritz Coumbe retires ...
Frank Smykal retires ...
Frank Miller retires ...
Harry Mccluskey retires ...
Rube Schauer retires ...
Hal Schwenk retires ...
Limb Mckenry retires ...
Al Wickland retires ...
John Leary retires ...
Ralph Mattis retires ...
Dixie Mcarthur retires ...
Clint Rogge retires ...
Al Tedrow retires ...
BOS: Ben Tincup retires ...
BOS: Buck Weaver retires ...
CLE: Jack Mills retires ...
CLE: Walt Leverenz retires ...
PHA: Frank Baker retires ...
PHA: Otto Miller retires ...
WS1: Max Carey retires ...
ATL: Herman Young retires ...
CHN: Otis Lambeth retires ...
CIN: Jack Richardson retires ...
NY1: Ernie Walker retires ...

League Outlook

The Atlanta Braves have hit rock bottom and have been sold to a man from Dallas, TX. The team will begin play this coming season in Dallas, and be known as the Dallas Braves. It is the second move for this cursed franchise.

Every other franchise is doing FANtastic, and our future plans include expansion and a move to 4 divisions and an extra round of playoffs.

Free Agency, of Note

Not a great market for teams in need of some talent, but there were a couple signings.

SP Irv Lange (G/B/B) signed up with the Cincinnati Reds.

3B Joe Evans (G/A/A) signed with the Cleveland Naps.

The Cardinals improved their rotation by signing SP Dave Davenport (G/G/G).

The Reds got another SP, Lefty Tyler (G/B/B)

Amateur Draft

Here is how the entire first round played out:

Washington pick: C Jimmie Foxx
Cincinnati pick: P Lefty Grove
Dallas pick: C Mickey Cochrane
Cleveland pick: P Freddie Fitzsimmons
New York (N) pick: P Gil Paulsen
Philadelphia (A) pick: SS Buddy Myer
Pittsburgh pick: P Ownie Carroll
Boston pick: 2B Fresco Thompson
Detroit pick: LF Earl Webb
Philadelphia (N) pick: P Lefty Willis
New York (A) pick: P Brad Springer
Los Angeles pick: CF Mule Haas
Chicago pick: LF Dave Harris
Brooklyn pick: RF Shanty Hogan
St. Louis pick: P Ray Benge
San Francisco pick: CF Alex Metzler

Marmel · 04-18-2003, 10:43 PM

1925

April

The White Sox and the A’s open the season tied for first place at 18-10. Just 2 games back are the Detroit Tigers. The Wave are 4 back. In the NL, the Cubs and Giants are tied for first with 17-11 records. The Dodgers and Reds are just 1 game back while the Phillies are 2 back.

On April 13, the Phillies Bob Shawkey threw a no-hitter in a 3-0 victory against the Braves. He fanned 8 men and walked none. The Phillies committed 2 errors on the day.

May

The San Francisco White Sox have pulled ahead in the AL with a 37-19 record, 5 games better than the Waves. The Tigers and Highlanders are 7 and 8 games out respectively. The NL is a tight race so far. The Cubs stand in first, but only by 1 game over the Reds and Giants. The Dodgers are 4 out while the Phillies are 5 out.

June

The White Sox are still controlling the AL with a 52-29 record at the break. They are 5 games better than the Waves. The Tigers are 9 back, and everybody else is 10 or more back. In the NL, the Giants are clinging to a 1 game lead over the Cubs. The Reds are right there, only 2 back.

The NL wins the All-Star game, 5-4, and Frank Frisch is named MVP. He went 2 for 3 with a homerun.

July

The LA Wave still cannot seem to get out of second place. They currently trail the White Sox by 4 games. In the NL we have a real good race. The Cubs have moved into first, leading the Giants by 2 games. The Phillies are 5 out while the Reds are 6 out.

August

Heading into the final month of play, the White Sox have a working margin of 6 games over the LA Waves. In the NL, the Cubs are holding on to a 3 game lead over the Giants.

On August 5th, the Phillies’ Paul Zahniser threw a no-hitter in a 1-0 victory over the Cardinals. He struck out 4 and walked 4.

September 10, 1925

The New York Giants have moved into a tie for first place with the Chicago Cubs/

September 26, 1925

The San Francisco White Sox have clinched the AL. They will make their 3rd consecutive World Series appearance. The Cubs have moved 3 up on the Giants and should clinch any day.

October 1, 1925

The Cubs have clinched the NL and will meet the White Sox for the title.

1925 Final Standings

AL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
Division
San Francisco 97 65 .599 -- .236 2.73
Los Angeles 92 70 .568 5 .226 2.86
Detroit 91 71 .562 6 .232 2.89
New York (A) 84 78 .519 13 .231 2.88
Philadelphia (A) 81 81 .500 16 .238 3.38
Boston 76 86 .469 21 .236 3.47
Cleveland 66 96 .407 31 .236 3.77
Washington 61 101 .377 36 .210 3.16
NL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
Division
Chicago 95 67 .586 -- .236 2.85
New York (N) 94 68 .580 1 .236 3.16
Philadelphia (N) 86 76 .531 9 .227 3.09
Cincinnati 85 77 .525 10 .227 3.33
St. Louis 78 84 .481 17 .227 2.83
Brooklyn 77 85 .475 18 .222 3.36
Dallas 67 95 .414 28 .217 3.41
Pittsburgh 66 96 .407 29 .226 3.69

1925 Statistical Leaders

TOP 5 in BATTING AVG :
.305 Cy Williams(SF,AL)
.295 Tris Speaker(LA,AL)
.293 Ty Cobb(CHN,NL)
.292 Jim Curry(CLE,AL)
.289 Jimmy Welsh( SLN)
TOP 5 in HOMERUNS :
48 Frank Snyder(CIN,NL)
39 Babe Ruth(NY1,NL)
34 Ken Williams(SF,AL)
33 Jack Tobin(CIN,NL)
31 Glenn Myatt(PHI,NL)
TOP 5 in RBI :
116 Frank Snyder(CIN,NL)
110 Babe Ruth(NY1,NL)
105 Ken Williams(SF,AL)
104 Jack Tobin(CIN,NL)
102 Bob Meusel(NY1,NL)
TOP 5 in ERA :
1.75 Bob Shawkey(PHI,NL)
1.81 Colonel Snover(LA,AL)
1.86 Pete Schneider( CHN,NL)
1.91 Jim Park(DET,AL)
2.02 Pat Bohen(SLN)
TOP 5 in WINS :
26 Jim Park(DET,AL)
25 Pete Schneider( CHN,NL)
24 Bob Shawkey(PHI,NL)
24 Fred Heimach(CHN,NL)
23 Cactus Keck(PHA,AL)
TOP 5 in SAVES :
13 Les Howe(CIN)
10 Oscar Tuero(CHN)
9 King Lear(DET,AL)
9 Pete Standridge(SLN)
8 Axel Lindstrom(PHA)

World Series

The Series begins in San Francisco, but it is the Cubs who take both games and the 2-0 lead going to Chicago for games 3, 4 and 5.

The Sox win game 3, but the Cubs come back and win the next two to win the Series 4-1. The Cubs are the 1925 Champs. It is their second title. The White Sox have lost 2 World Series in a row now.

Champion Review

The Cubs had 2 brilliant pitchers lead the way this season. Pete Schneider went 25-13 with a 1.86 ERA. Fred Heimach went 24-9 with a 2.34 ERA.

38 year old CF Ty Cobb batted .293 on the season, and had 14 homeruns. He also led the team with 31 stolen bases. RF Dick Cox batted .267 and hit 10 homeruns. 1B Vic Saier batted .251 and led the team with 23 homers. He also stole 29 bags.

(Yet Unnamed) Best Batter Award

AL: CF Cy Williams, SF, (557 AB, .305 AVG, 24 HR, 85 RBI, 90 R, 170 Hits, .883 OPS) - This is Williams’ second Award. His first came in 1918.
NL: C Frank Snyder, CIN, (543 AB, .262 AVG, 48 HR, 116 RBI, 90 R, 142 Hits, .898 OPS)

Cy Young Award

AL: Jim Park, DET, (Record: 26-9, 1.91 ERA, 334.2IP, 340 Ks, 47 BB) - This is Park’s 3rd Cy Young in the last 4 years.
NL: Bob Shawkey, PHI, (Record: 24-8, 1.75 ERA, 334IP, 268 Ks, 112 BB)

Rookie of the Year Award

AL: Roy Meeker, LA, (Record: 9-5, 2.74 ERA, 167.2 IP, 76 Ks, 49 BB)
NL: RF Jimmy Welsh, SLN, (523 AB, .289 AVG, 19 HR, 69 RBI, 65 R, 151 Hits, .798 OPS)

1925-1926 Offseason

Retirees:

Eddie Ainsmith retires ...
Vic Aldridge retires ...
Harry Baumgartner retires ...
Marty Berghammer retires ...
Curly Brown retires ...
Donie Bush retires ...
Delos Drake retires ...
Del Gainer retires ...
Joe Giannini retires ...
Stuffy Mcinnis retires ...
Paul Meloan retires ...
Willie Mitchell retires ...
Ray Morgan retires ...
Ray Gordinier retires ...
Hap Myers retires ...
Les Nunamaker retires ...
Howdy Caton retires ...
Jim Scott retires ...
Amos Strunk retires ...
Beals Becker retires ...
George Burns retires ...
Art Butler retires ...
Hank Gowdy retires ...
Arnold Hauser retires ...
Oscar Horstmann retires ...
Norm Mcneil retires ...
Dave Keefe retires ...
Gene Paulette retires ...
Harry Spratt retires ...
Al Gould retires ...
Zack Wheat retires ...
Babe Borton retires ...
Ted Cather retires ...
Deacon Jones retires ...
Bert Gallia retires ...
George Mohart retires ...
Wesley Callahan retires ...
Rollie Naylor retires ...
Joe Mathes retires ...
Billy Mullen retires ...
Del Paddock retires ...
Lee Dashner retires ...
Herbert Hill retires ...
Ray Schalk retires ...
Swede Risberg retires ...
Dutch Schliebner retires ...
Guy Cooper retires ...
Dutch Ruether retires ...
Ernie Koob retires ...
William Fischer retires ...
Jack Powell retires ...
Erwin Renfer retires ...
Reb Russell retires ...
Al Huenke retires ...
Herb Kelly retires ...
Joe Oeschger retires ...
John Potts retires ...
Johnny Rawlings retires ...
BOS: Benny Kauff retires ...
BOS: Josh Devore retires ...
SF: Scott Perry retires ...
SF: Wally Mayer retires ...
SF: Tom Mcguire retires ...
DET: Elmer Jacobs retires ...
DET: Scotty Ingerton retires ...
DET: Ping Bodie retires ...
DET: Carl Manda retires ...
NYA: Fred Snodgrass retires ...
LA: Sam Mayer retires ...
DAL: Karl Kolseth retires ...
DAL: Ginger Shinault retires ...
DAL: Jay Kirke retires ...
BRO: Jimmy Esmond retires ...
BRO: Frank Bruggy retires ...
CIN: Leo Callahan retires ...
CIN: Ray Francis retires ...
NY1: Fred Merkle retires ...
PHI: Tilly Walker retires ...
PIT: Harry Hooper retires ...
SLN: Ray Keating retires ...
SLN: Rube Marquard retires ...
He will be in the Hall Of Fame!
SLN: Jake Northrop retires ...

League Outlook

Commissioners note: I took this dynasty as a chance to mess with league numbers, which is why they have varied from year to year recently. While this season’s BA numbers are lower than I would like, the rest of the stuff I am happy with, so I will leave it until 1945, or so. Again, this is not a serious historical reply, so I am not bothered by the historical inaccuracies. If you are, well, I doubt you made it this far.

The San Francisco White Sox are quite frustrated with the last two World Series. Management thinks the White Sox nickname is haunting them (even though they did win a Series in San Francisco). They have decided to change their name to the Westerners. (Commissioners note: I can no longer stand the sound of San Francisco White Sox)

The rest of the league is heathy as can be. Expansion may occur next season!

Free Agency, of Note

Outside of 1 player, this is the worst FA group of players I have seen yet, however…..

The defending Champion Cubs have signed one of the best players in the game today. SS Rogers Hornsby inked a 3 year deal to play for the Cubs. He is (8/5/6).

Amateur Draft

Here is how the entire first round played out:

Washington pick: LF Mel Ott
Pittsburgh pick: 2B Joe Cronin
Cleveland pick: P Ernie Nevers
Dallas pick: 1B Babe Herman
Boston pick: RF Paul Waner
Brooklyn pick: P Alvin Crowder
St. Louis pick: RF Danny Taylor
Philadelphia (A) pick: 2B Tony Lazzeri
New York (A) pick: P Rudy Kneisch
Cincinnati pick: P Tommy Thomas
Philadelphia (N) pick: P Johnny Werts
Detroit pick: P Sam Gibson
Los Angeles pick: P Norm Lehr
New York (N) pick: P Joe Poetz
Chicago pick: C Jack Cummings
San Francisco pick: P Hal Goldsmith

Marmel · 04-18-2003, 10:45 PM

1926

April

The AL wide open for every team. Last place is only 3 games back after 1 month. Threww teams share first place with records of 15-13. Cleveland, New York and Washington. In the NL, the Pirates had a hot start, winning their first nine games and taking first place with a 20-8 record. The Giants are just 2 back and the Dallas Braves are 4 back.

On April 10, Cincinnati’s Lefty Tyler threw a no-hitter in a 4-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. He struck out 7 and walked 2.

On April 30, St. Louis’ Dave Davenport threw a no-hitter in a 2-0 victory over the Cubs. In the game, Davenport struck out 8 and walked 2.

May

Six teams are within 2 games of first place in the AL. The Philadelphia A’s lead with a 31-25 victory. The LA Waves are in second, just 1 game back, and 4 other teams are 2 back. In the NL, the New York Giants have a 5 game lead over the Cardinals. Pittsburgh has gone from 1st place to 6 back and in third place.

On May 30, the Highlander’s Tim McCabe threw a no-hitter in a 3-0 victory over the San Francisco Westerners. McCabe struck out 5 and walked four.

June

The Philadelphia A’s have opened up a 5 game lead in the AL with a 47-34 record. In second place are three teams: Cleveland, LA, and San Francisco. In the NL, The Giants are 7 games up on the Pirates. Babe Ruth has never been on a division winning team…could this be his year?

The AL won the All-Star game 1-0 in 12 innings. King Lear was named MVP for pitching 2 perfect innings and earning the Win.

July

The A’s are still in first, but they have been struggling and the LA Waves are now just 1 game back. Also in the picture are the Detroit Tigers and San Francisco Westerners, both 3 back. In the NL, New York holds a comfy 9 game lead.

On July 27, the Naps’ Lefty Stewart threw a no-hitter in a 1-0 victory over the Waves. He struck out 8 and walked 5.

August

The A’s are still in first place. They are 76-60, just 3 games better than LA. In the NL, the Giants lost 9 of 10 in August and are now only 3 games up on the Pirates. Should be a good finish in both leagues.

On August 2, the Waves get no-hit once again. This time, Detroit’s Al Yeargin strikes out 2 and walks 3 in the 10-0 victory.

September 3, 1926

For the 3rd time this season, the Waves get no-hit! This time it is San Francisco’s Claude Hendrix who struck out 9 and walked 3 in the 6-0 victory.

September 20, 1926

Another no-hitter. The Giants’ Katsy Keifer throws it in a 1-0 victory over the Reds. He struck out 9 and walked just 2 batter. Meanwhile, neither second place team has been able to get closer than 3 games back.

September 23, 1926

The Philadelphia A’s clinch the AL. The Giants are 4 games up.

September 27, 1926

The New York Giants clinch the NL and Babe Ruth will make his first Series appearance.

1926 Final Standings

AL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
Division
Philadelphia (A) 94 68 .580 -- .239 2.90
Boston 85 77 .525 9 .236 3.29
Los Angeles 84 78 .519 10 .225 2.67
San Francisco 84 78 .519 10 .224 3.07
Detroit 83 79 .512 11 .236 3.33
Cleveland 75 87 .463 19 .236 3.68
New York (A) 73 89 .451 21 .239 3.99
Washington 70 92 .432 24 .229 3.28
NL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
Division
New York (N) 90 72 .556 -- .246 3.11
Pittsburgh 89 73 .549 1 .224 3.23
St. Louis 85 77 .525 5 .230 2.58
Philadelphia (N) 82 80 .506 8 .224 2.80
Chicago 79 83 .488 11 .223 3.25
Cincinnati 77 85 .475 13 .223 3.19
Brooklyn 75 87 .463 15 .224 3.30
Dallas 71 91 .438 19 .212 3.29

1926 Statistical Leaders

TOP 5 in BATTING AVG :
.330 Charlie Grimm(NY1,NL)
.288 Jim Curry(CLE,AL)
.286 Beauty Mcgowan(PHA)
.285 Spencer Adams(NY1,NL)
.285 Dick Burrus(NYA)
TOP 5 in HOMERUNS :
37 Merito Acosta( CHN,NL)
33 Babe Ruth(NY1,NL)
32 Frank Snyder(CIN,NL)
30 Ken Williams(SF,AL)
29 Aaron Ward(SLN,NL)
TOP 5 in RBI :
114 Merito Acosta( CHN,NL)
101 Wally Pipp(PHA,AL)
92 Aaron Ward(SLN,NL)
90 Earl Sheely(CLE,AL)
87 Babe Ruth(NY1,NL)
TOP 5 in ERA :
1.81 Bob Shawkey(PHI,NL)
1.93 Colonel Snover(LA)
1.93 Pol Perritt(LA,AL)
2.04 Joe Engel(SLN)
2.15 Jim Park(DET)
TOP 5 in WINS :
25 Bob Shawkey(PHI,NL)
25 Cactus Keck(PHA)
23 Lee Meadows(DET,AL)
23 Hugh Mcquillan( PIT,NL)
22 Pete Schneider(CHN,NL)
TOP 5 in SAVES :
12 Jakie May(NY1,NL)
11 Chet Hoff( SF)
8 Bernie Boland(PHI)
8 Fred Sherry(PIT,NL)
7 Dave Black( BOS)

World Series

The Series opens in New York, but it is the A’s who win both games and take the 2-0 lead.

The A’s take game 3 to go up 3-0, but the Giants storm back and take games 4 and 5 in Philadelphia to send the Series back to New York. Philly leads 3-2.

The Giants win game 6, 6-3 to set up an improbable game 7.

Both teams score once in the first inning, and the game remains tied at one until the 5th. In the top of the fifth, the A’s get one run across and go up 2-1.

Two more in the 6th and 1 in the top of the 8th put the A’s up 5-1, but the Giants come back in the bottom of the 8th with 3 runs to make it 5-4 heading to the 9th inning.

The Giants give up 5 in the top of the 9th, and the A’s are your 1926 World Champions!

Champion Review

Cactus Keck was the pitching leader for the A’s this season. He compiled a 25-11 record with a 2.32 ERA. Louise Druckle won 19 games with a 3.59 ERA, and Hank Thomahlen had 14 wins and a2.77 ERA.

Wally Pipp was the offensive leader for the A’s, batting .269 and hitting 26 homeruns with 101 RBI. SS Harry Heilmann hit .252 with 20 homeruns. SS Jackie Tavener hit .264 with 17 homeruns.

(Yet Unnamed) Best Batter Award

AL: 1B Wally Pipp, PHA, (590 AB, .269 AVG, 26 HR, 101 RBI, 74 R, 159 Hits, .813 OPS)
NL: RF Merito Acosta, CHN, (554 AB, .256 AVG, 37 HR, 114 RBI, 92 R, 142 Hits, .898 OPS)

Cy Young Award

AL: Cactus Keck, PHA, (Record: 25-11, 2.32 ERA, 345.1IP, 155 Ks, 56 BB)
NL: Bob Shawkey, PHI, (Record: 25-10, 1.81 ERA, 332.2IP, 245 Ks, 103 BB) - Shawkey wins his second consecutive Cy young

Rookie of the Year Award

AL: RF Paul Waner, BOS, (427 AB, .237 AVG, 6 HR, 55 RBI, 51 R, 101 Hits, .682 OPS)
NL: 1B Babe Herman, DAL, (592 AB, .215 AVG, 7 HR, 60 RBI, 65 R, 127 Hits, .602 OPS)

1926-1927 Offseason

Retirees:

Jim Baskette retires ...
Ed Appleton retires ...
Jesse Barnes retires ...
Hal Janvrin retires ...
Jimmy Johnston retires ...
Walter Johnson retires ...
He will be in the Hall Of Fame!
Duffy Lewis retires ...
Jewel Ens retires ...
Charlie Mullen retires ...
Marty Herrmann retires ...
Dixie Walker retires ...
He will be in the Hall Of Fame!
Walt Kinney retires ...
Dick Cotter retires ...
Roy Golden retires ...
Grover Hartley retires ...
Jack Fournier retires ...
Rabbit Maranville retires ...
Doc Cook retires ...
Eddie Murphy retires ...
Oscar Harstad retires ...
Jim Neher retires ...
Ty Helfrich retires ...
Zip Collins retires ...
George Smith retires ...
Nemo Leibold retires ...
Harley Dillinger retires ...
Milt Stock retires ...
Paul Strand retires ...
Bill Morrisette retires ...
Erv Kantlehner retires ...
Erv Lange retires ...
Irish Meusel retires ...
Mike Prendergast retires ...
Jack Roche retires ...
George Twombly retires ...
Ted Welch retires ...
Dan Woodman retires ...
Clarence Woods retires ...
BOS: Buck Freeman retires ...
BOS: Fred Johnson retires ...
CLE: Hal Carlson retires ...
CLE: Bugs Reisigl retires ...
DET: Grover Gilmore retires ...
DET: Jack Farmer retires ...
NYA: Shovel Hodge retires ...
PHA: Yam Yaryan retires ...
LA: Fred Graff retires ...
WS1: Charlie Jamieson retires ...
DAL: Joe Bush retires ...
DAL: Tex Mcdonald retires ...
DAL: Johnny Butler retires ...
BRO: Blaine Thomas retires ...
BRO: Dixie Carroll retires ...
BRO: Hank Severeid retires ...
BRO: Dutch Wetzel retires ...
CHN: Fred Mcmullin retires ...
CHN: Jim Viox retires ...
CIN: Carl Cashion retires ...
CIN: George Kaiserling retires ...
NY1: Dick Robertson retires ...
PHI: Ray Chapman retires ...
PHI: Jim Scott retires ...

League Outlook

It has been decided that the New York Highlanders can no longer compete in the city with the powerful giants team. The Highlander’s market has fallen to ‘tiny’, while the Giants are huge. Atlanta is a hotbed of baseball, and will be given a second chance at having a MLB team. The team is now the Atlanta Black Birds.

Long overdue is the Renaming of the Best Batter Award. Starting 1927, it will now be known as the Ty Cobb Award in honor of the Hall of Famer!

Also, the Rookie of the Year Award will be renamed as the Bob Meusel Award, in honor of the 1921 Rookie of the Year Award winner, who also went on to win the Best Batter Award in the same year. Bob is still playing with his original team, the New York Giants.

Free Agency, of Note

After winning a Championship, Best Batter Award winner, Wally Pipp (6-5-6) signs on with the Detroit Tigers for 3 years.

The Atlanta Black Bird make a quick dive into the FA market and pick up 2B Riggs Stephenson (7-3-6) for 4 years.

Atlanta also signs RF Jack Tobin (6-6-6) to a 3 year deal.

Elmer Smith (6-5-8) will be the new centerfielder for the LA Waves.

The Cardinals sign star SP Pol Perritt (9/8/8) to a 6 year deal.

Atlanta continues to sign big names. 3 time Cy Young winner SP Jim Park (10-9-7) signs on for 4 years.

Brooklyn inks 2B Johnny “Bananas” Mostil (8-4-8) to a 4 year contract.

Amateur Draft

Here is how the entire first round played out:

Washington pick: P Rufus Smith
Dallas pick: P Fred Frankhouse
Atlanta pick: CF Sam West
Brooklyn pick: P Jim Wright
Cleveland pick: P Augie Walsh
Cincinnati pick: P Hal Mckain
Chicago pick: P Ben Cantwell
Philadelphia (N) pick: P Russ Miller
Detroit pick: SS Red Kress
San Francisco pick: P Dick Coffman
Los Angeles pick: P Paul Hopkins
Boston pick: CF Fred Schulte
St. Louis pick: P Josh Billings
Pittsburgh pick: P John Wilson
New York (N) pick: P Hod Lisenbee
Philadelphia (A) pick: RF Ernie Orsatti

Marmel · 04-18-2003, 10:47 PM

For the record, I am a HUGE New York Yankee fan, so moving them was not out of spite for the ball club.

I found it kinda cool that Ruth ended up with the New York Giants, and they have been one of the better teams. The Highlanders have won a World Series, but have been a pretty poor team overall. so in real life the Giants moved, and in this league, the Giants have Ruth and the Yankees move away.

Go figure.

Marmel · 04-18-2003, 10:50 PM

1927

April

The defending champion A’s are the team to catch early on in the AL. They open up 20-8 and hold a 3 game lead over the Atlanta Black Birds, and a 4 game lead over the LA Waves. In the NL, the Cubs are 19-9 and are 2 games up on defending NL champs, the New York Giants. The Dodgers sit just 3 back.

On April 24, the Philadelphia A’s Shoeless Joe Jackson notched his 3000th career hit is a game against the Tigers. It was a 4th inning triple!

May

The LA Waves have moved into first place with a record of 36-20. They are followed by the A’s at 35-21. The Cleveland Naps are hanging around at only 4 games off the pace. In the NL, The New York Giants went on a tear and finished up May with a 38-18 record, which is 6 games better than the Chicago Cubs. The Dodgers have fallen to 8 games back.

June

Both leagues are looking at a two team race in the second half of the season. In the AL, the A’s have moved back in front with a 55-26 record, just 1 game ahead of the LA Waves. In the NL, the Giants have a comfortable 6 game lead over the Cubs.

In the All-Star game, the NL shut out the AL, 9-0. Vic Saier was 2 for 3 with 2 RBI and a homerun to be named MVP.

July

The A’s are focused on getting back to the Series and trying to repeat. They opened up a tiny bit of breathing room by finishing the month with a 70-37 record, and hold a 3 game lead over the Waves. The next closest team is Cleveland, but they are 14 back, so it is clearly a 2 team race.

In the NL, the Giants still lead the division with a 66-41 record. The Cubs are hanging around at 4 games back. The Dallas Braves moved into the race, just 6 games back. After that, Cincinnati is the closest team, but they remain 11 games off the pace.

August

Could this finally be the year for the LA Waves? They have pulled into a tie with the A’s for first place. Both teams stand at 85-51. The Waves second place finishes have been well documented. Will they get over the hump this year? In the NL, the Giants have slumped badly, allowing the Cubs not only to take first place, but build a 5 game lead over the Giants.

September 26, 1927

The Chicago Cubs have clinched the NL pennant. In the AL, the Philadelphia A’s have moved 2 games up on the Waves. Their magic number is 3, with 4 games to play.

October 1 & 2, 1927

With 2 games to play in the regular season the A’s hold just a 1 game lead over the Waves. On October 1st, the Waves travel to Philadelphia to take on the A’s!

The Waves put a run on the board in the top of the 2nd inning, but the A’s but 2 up in the bottom of the 3rd.

The A’s lead 2-1 until the top of the 6th inning, when the Waves score 2 runs, and take a 3-2 lead.

The A’s tie it up in the bottom of the 7th with a run. It is knotted at 3 with 2 innings to play.

A leadoff walk in the bottom of the 8th inning gives the A’s a 4-3 lead. They get one more run across in the inning and are up 5-3, with just 3 outs between them and the Series.

The Waves get a 2 out single in the top of the ninth to keep things going. For reasons unknown, they send the pitcher to the plate to hit with the season on the line. He pops out and the game is over. The A’s are going for the repeat against the Cubbies!

1927 Final Standings

AL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
Division
Philadelphia (A)102 60 .630 -- .228 2.74
Los Angeles 100 62 .617 2 .225 2.30
Atlanta 82 80 .506 20 .231 3.10
Detroit 80 82 .494 22 .242 3.47
Cleveland 80 82 .494 22 .227 3.49
Boston 76 86 .469 26 .247 3.58
Washington 67 95 .414 35 .230 3.39
San Francisco 61 101 .377 41 .211 3.81
NL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
Division
Chicago 98 64 .605 -- .242 3.47
New York (N) 92 70 .568 6 .245 3.09
Dallas 87 75 .537 11 .239 3.27
Cincinnati 82 80 .506 16 .228 3.03
Brooklyn 77 85 .475 21 .235 3.33
St. Louis 75 87 .463 23 .219 3.06
Pittsburgh 72 90 .444 26 .225 3.64
Philadelphia (N) 65 97 .401 33 .217 3.45

1927 Statistical Leaders

TOP 5 in BATTING AVG :
.306 Ivy Griffin(NY1)
.302 Paul Waner(BOS,AL)
.301 Jim Curry(CLE,AL)
.296 Johnny Mostil( BRO)
.293 Bob Fothergill(PIT,NL)
TOP 5 in HOMERUNS :
40 Babe Ruth(NY1,NL)
38 Frank Snyder(CIN,NL)
35 Merito Acosta(CHN,NL)
34 Billy Southworth(PHI)
32 Rogers Hornsby(CHN,NL)
TOP 5 in RBI :
121 Babe Ruth(NY1,NL)
116 Vic Saier(CHN,NL)
115 Frank Snyder(CIN,NL)
100 Jack Tobin( ATL,AL)
96 Merito Acosta(CHN,NL)
TOP 5 in ERA :
1.48 Colonel Snover(LA,AL)
2.09 Charlie Root(PHA,AL)
2.17 Bert Cole(NYA)
2.27 Rube Ehrhardt(LA)
2.28 Joe Engel(SLN)
TOP 5 in WINS :
24 Elmer Ponder(BOS,AL)
24 Charlie Root(PHA,AL)
24 Katsy Keifer(NY1,NL)
24 Red Causey( NY1,NL)
23 Cactus Keck(PHA)
TOP 5 in SAVES :
10 Dave Black(BOS)
10 Pete Standridge(SLN)
10 King Lear(DET)
7 Jakie May(NY1,NL)
6 Oscar Tuero(CHN)

World Series

The Series starts out in Philadelphia, but the Cubs win game 1 in extra innings, and then blank the A’s, 8-0 in the second game to take a 2-0 lead going to Chicago for the middle three games of the Series.

The A’s shut out the Cubs 5-0 in game three, but the Cubs win another extra inning game in game 4 to take a commanding 3-1 Series lead.

Game 5 goes twelve innings, and the A’s are able to come out on top by a final score of 3-2 and send this one back to Philadelphia. They will have to win both games at home, but they are still alive.

The A’s score 5 runs in the bottom of the 9th inning to take game 6, 8-6, and we are headed to a deciding Game 7!

The A’s strike first in Game 7, they get two runs in the bottom of the 3rd inning to take the 2-0 lead.

The Cubs come right back with two of their own in the top of the 4th, but the A’s are able to tack on 1 more in the bottom of that inning to regain the lead, at 3-2.

In the bottom of the 5th, the A’s may have put the Cubs away. They score 6 runs and go up 9-2.

That turns out to be the final score and the Philadelphia A’s have successfully defended their crown, and are the first team to win Back to Back World Series Titles!

Champion Review

The A’s best pitcher, Pat Bohen spent almost the entire year on the DL, but the other guys on the staff really picked it up. Cactus Keck went 23-11 with a 2.55 ERA. Hank Thormahlen went 22-7 with a 2.70 ERA. Charlie Root went 24-10 with a 2.09 ERA. Imagine their record of Bohen was able to pitch!

CF Beauty McGowan batted .287 on the season. He hit 7 homeruns and drew 101 walks. RF Joe Jackson hit .270 and stole 14 bags. 1B Memphis Bill Terry hit .247, 19 homeruns and had 83 RBI. LF Harry Heilmann batted .236 with 24 homeruns. 2B Tony Lazzeri batted only .231 but had a team high 29 homeruns,

Ty Cobb Award

AL: RF Jack Tobin, ATL, (469 AB, .262 AVG, 31 HR, 100 RBI, 69 R, 123 Hits, .856 OPS)
NL: LF Babe Ruth, NY1, (540 AB, .283 AVG, 40 HR, 121 RBI, 99 R, 153 Hits, .949 OPS) - This is Ruth’s 8th Ty Cobb Award, and 2nd in the NL.

Cy Young Award

AL: Colonel Snover, LA, (Record: 22-9, 1.48 ERA, 291IP, 182 Ks, 42 BB)
NL: Red Causey, NY1, (Record: 24-11, 2.45 ERA, 352.2IP, 182 Ks, 100 BB)

Bob Meusel Award

AL: Wayland Dean, DET, (Record: 12-10, 2.64 ERA, 194 IP, 100 Ks, 57 BB)
NL: LF Tex Vache, SLN, (506 AB, .233 AVG, 8 HR, 46 RBI, 53 R, 118 Hits, .646 OPS)

1927-1928 Offseason

Retirees:

Sweetbreads Bailey retires ...
Ty Cobb retires ...
He will be in the Hall Of Fame!
Gene Bailey retires ...
Doug Baird retires ...
Tony Boeckel retires ...
Carter Elliott retires ...
Cotton Knaupp retires ...
George Anderson retires ...
Sam Fishburn retires ...
George Dickerson retires ...
Butch Henline retires ...
Joe Wood retires ...
He will be in the Hall Of Fame!
Earl Yingling retires ...
George Beck retires ...
Tommy Clarke retires ...
Fred Heimach retires ...
Henry Benn retires ...
Ira Flagstead retires ...
Frank Parkinson retires ...
Bill Fincher retires ...
Billy Gleason retires ...
Red Smith retires ...
Ed Monroe retires ...
Hooks Dauss retires ...
Rube Bressler retires ...
Ed Sperber retires ...
Lee Mcelwee retires ...
George Pearce retires ...
Herb Pennock retires ...
Snipe Conley retires ...
Howie Shanks retires ...
Roy Sanders retires ...
Carl Weilman retires ...
Cy Williams retires ...
He will be in the Hall Of Fame!
Walton Cruise retires ...
Bill Stellbauer retires ...
Stuffy Stewart retires ...
Milt Watson retires ...
Leo Townsend retires ...
Eric Erickson retires ...
Wally Schang retires ...
Jack Farrell retires ...
Max Fiske retires ...
Zip Zabel retires ...
Marty Kavanagh retires ...
John Peters retires ...
Charlie Meara retires ...
Everett Scott retires ...
Tex Wisterzil retires ...
Dan Tipple retires ...
BOS: Gary Fortune retires ...
CLE: Harry Hedgpeth retires ...
LA: Bill James retires ...
LA: Wally Gerber retires ...
LA: Joe Harris retires ...
DAL: Dick Hoblitzel retires ...
DAL: Dan Marion retires ...
DAL: George Sisler retires ...
DAL: Rudy Kallio retires ...
BRO: Andy Kyle retires ...
PHI: Johnny Mitchell retires ...
PHI: Roy Crabb retires ...
SLN: Dave Davenport retires ...
SLN: Jess Buckles retires ...

League Outlook

All teams are doing extremely well right now. MLB has decided it would be in our best interest to realign into 4 divisions, and expand by 2 teams in the AL this season, and 2 more teams in 5 years from now in the NL.

The AL will be split into the East and West Divisions, and 2 teams will be added (designated by a *). He is the new AL alignment:

AL East:
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland Naps
Montreal Capitals (*)
Philadelphia Atheletics
Washington Senators

AL West:
Atlanta Black Birds
Detroit Tigers
Las Vegas Aces (*)
Los Angeles Waves
San Francisco Westerners

NL East:
New York Giants
Brooklyn Dodgers
Pittsburgh Pirates
Philadelphia Phillies

NL Midwest:
St. Louis Cadinals
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Dallas Braves

Free Agency, of Note

The Cardinals waste no time in free agency this year. They steal one of the best players from the 2 time Champion A’s in LF Harry Heilmann (6-5-8). He signed a 2 year contract.

The Cardinals also sign LF Ken Williams (5-6-5) to a 3 year deal.

SP Cactus Keck (9-8-8) is also leaving the A’s for Dallas. He signed a 7 year deal at more than 9 million per year!

The A’s recover some talent by signing SP Lefty Williams (9-9-9) to a 6 year deal at 10 million per.

SP Wilbur Cooper (7-8-6) moved from the Giants to the LA Waves.

Amateur Draft

Here is how the entire first round played out:

Las Vegas pick: P Carl Hubbell
Montreal pick: 1B Don Hurst
San Francisco pick: P Pat Malone
Philadelphia (N) pick: RF Chuck Klein
Washington pick: C Bill Dickey
Pittsburgh pick: 1B Ed Morgan
St. Louis pick: LF John Stone
Boston pick: P Jim Moore
Brooklyn pick: P Clint Brown
Cleveland pick: C Spud Davis
Detroit pick: 3B Pinky Whitney
Cincinnati pick: RF Pepper Martin
Atlanta pick: P Harlan Pyle
Dallas pick: P Erv Brame
New York (N) pick: C Walt Lerian
Chicago pick: P Ed Brandt
Los Angeles pick: P Al Williamson
Philadelphia (A) pick: P Art Daney

Marmel · 04-18-2003, 10:54 PM

1928

April

The new divisional alignments should produce some great races. In the AL East, there is a 2 way tie for first place between the Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Naps. They both have 17-10 records. The A’s and Senators are both just 2 games back. Obviously, Montreal and Vegas in the West are going to be very bad for a few seasons, at least. In the West, Atlanta starts out red hot with a 19-8 record and a 5 games lead over the Tigers and Waves. The San Francisco Westerners are 7 back.

In the NL East, The Pittsburgh Pirates claim first place with a 14-13 record, while the other three teams, Brooklyn, New York and Philadelphia are all just 1 game behind. In the Midwest, the Reds are 15-12, and 1 game better than the Dallas Braves and St. Louis Cardinals. The Cubs are just 3 back.

May

After 2 months, the Washington Senators lead the AL East with a 31-22 record. Just 1 game back are the Cleveland Naps and the Philadelphia A’s. The Red Sox are 3 back. In the West, Atlanta holds onto first place with a 32-21 record. The Waves are right there, just 1 game out of first. San Francisco and Detroit are 5 and 6 back respectively.

In the NL East, the Giants and Pirates are tied for first with the Dodgers and Phillies 1 back. All four teams are in it, but they all have losing records! In the Midwest, the Cubs are 30-23, but only 1 game up on the Reds and Dallas Braves. For all the signings the Cardinals made, they sit 8 games back already.

On May 26, the Giants Katsy Keifer throws a no-hitter in a 4-1 victory over the Phillies. Keifer struck out 6 and walked 4 batters.

June

The 2 time defending Champion Philadelphia A’s have moved into first place in the AL East with a 46-35 record. They are only 1 game up on the Washington Senators. Cleveland is 3 back and Boston is 4 back. In the West, Los Angeles has taken over first place with a 52-29 record. There is only 1 team to challenge them and that is the Atlanta Black Birds, who are only 1 game out.

In the NL East, The New York Giants have taken a 5 game lead over the other 3 teams in the division. In the Midwest, Cincinnati and Dallas are tied for first place with the Cubs just 2 back. The Cardinals continue to lag 7 games behind.

On June 4, Cleveland’s Dolly Gray threw a no-hitter in a 5-0 victory over the Red Sox. Dolly struck out 6, and walked nobody. The Naps committed 1 error.

In the All-Star game, the NL crushed the AL, 8-1. Bob Fothergill was named MVP. He went 3 for 4 with a homerun and a double, and 1 RBI.

July

The A’s continue to hold onto first place with a 62-42 record. They are 3 better than the Boston Red Sox, and 4 better than both the Naps and Senators. In the West, Los Angeles may finally make the playoffs. They are 68-36, and hold an 8 game lead over the Black Bird of Atlanta.

In the NL, the New York Giants are 56-48 and have a 4 game lead over the Pirates. In the Midwest, the Dallas Braves have taken over first place by 3 games over the Reds. Chicago is 6 out in the division.

August

With 1 month to go, the A’s are still in first place in the AL East. They are 85-48 and lead Cleveland by 6 games and Boston by 8 games. In the West, the Waves are again choking away the division. They have fallen into second place by 2 games, behind the Atlanta Black Birds.

In the NL East, the Giants are clinging to a 2 game lead over the Pittsburgh Pirates. In the Midwest, Chicago and Dallas are tied for first with the Reds trailing by just 2 games.

September 18, 1928

The Phillies Burleigh Grimes throws a Perfect Game in a 2-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. He struck out 4 in the victory!

Meanwhile, the A’s are 6 games up and look assured of winning the AL East. Atlanta is 2 games ahead of the Waves in the West.

In the NL East, the Pirates have moved into first place over the Giants by 2 games. In the Midwest, we have the best race in baseball. The Cubs lead both the Reds and Braves by just 1 game. There are 11 games left in the season.

September 24, 1928

The Philadelphia A’s have clinched the AL East and will try to win a 3rd consecutive World Series. In the AL West, the Atlanta Black Bird are now only up by 1 game over the Waves.

In the NL East, Pittsburgh has opened up a 4 game lead over the Giants. In the Midwest, Chiacgo and Dallas are tied, while Cincinnati is 2 back with 6 games to play.

September 28, 1928

The Pittsburgh Pirates have clinched the NL East division. In the NL Midwest, Chicago has gone up 1 game on the Dallas Braves.

In the AL West, Atlanta is 2 up on the Waves. There are 2 games left in the 1928 season.

September 29 & 30, 1928

The Atlanta Black Birds have clinched the AL West Division.

In the only division left to be decided, Chicago and Dallas are tied with 1 game left.

On the final day, Dallas is at the Phillies while Chicago hosts the Dodgers.

In the early game, Chicago takes care of business with a 6-2 victory. Now the Dallas Braves must win to force a 1 game playoff.

The Braves go up 1-0 early, and then 3-1, and finally 6-1 in the 6th inning. The Phillies manage one run in the bottom of the ninth, but Dallas takes this one 6-2, and ties for the division title.

October 1, 1928

Chicago will play in Dallas for the NL Midwest Title.

The Cubs put 1 run up in the top of the first for a 1-0 lead. The score remains 1-0 until the bottom of the 7th. The Dallas Braves score 1 run and tie the game up at 1-1.

The 1-1 score holds until the 9th inning.

The Cubs go down in order in the top of the ninth.

The Braves get a leadoff single in the bottom of the ninth. The catcher, M. Cochrane follows that up with a triple which scores the Division Winning Run!

1928 Final Standings

AL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
East
Philadelphia (A)103 59 .636 -- .247 2.73
Cleveland 97 65 .599 6 .248 3.22
Boston 91 71 .562 12 .255 3.42
Washington 88 74 .543 15 .251 3.28
Montreal 33 129 .204 70 .208 5.66
West
Atlanta 94 68 .580 -- .245 3.13
Los Angeles 92 70 .568 2 .239 2.86
Detroit 85 77 .525 9 .251 3.64
San Francisco 81 81 .500 13 .228 3.18
Las Vegas 46 116 .284 48 .212 3.88
NL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
East
Pittsburgh 87 75 .537 -- .251 3.73
New York (N) 83 79 .512 4 .242 3.70
Philadelphia (N) 77 85 .475 10 .232 4.08
Brooklyn 73 89 .451 14 .222 3.62
Midwest
Dallas 90 73 .552 -- .237 2.95
Chicago 89 74 .546 1 .241 3.28
Cincinnati 85 77 .525 4.5 .239 3.77
St. Louis 65 97 .401 24.5 .225 3.62

1928 Statistical Leaders

TOP 5 in BATTING AVG :
.319 Joe Sewell(WS1)
.310 Jim Curry(CLE,AL)
.300 Charlie Hollocher(DAL,NL)
.299 Charlie Grimm(NY1,NL)
.298 Rogers Hornsby(CHN,NL)
TOP 5 in HOMERUNS :
47 Frank Snyder(CIN,NL)
46 Lou Gehrig(CIN,NL)
34 Bernie Neis(CLE,AL)
34 Chuck Klein( PHI,NL)
32 Jim Curry(CLE,AL)
TOP 5 in RBI :
125 Frank Snyder(CIN,NL)
116 Lou Gehrig(CIN,NL)
112 Bernie Neis(CLE,AL)
108 Chick Hafey(DET)
105 Chuck Klein( PHI,NL)
TOP 5 in ERA :
2.00 Cactus Keck( DAL,NL)
2.02 Lefty Williams( PHA,AL)
2.21 Guy Morton(WS1,AL)
2.27 Hank Thormahlen(PHA)
2.34 Lil Stoner(BOS)
TOP 5 in WINS :
28 Guy Morton(WS1,AL)
26 Lefty Williams( PHA,AL)
25 Cactus Keck( DAL,NL)
25 Frank Shellenback(LA,AL)
23 Wilbur Cooper( LA,AL)
TOP 5 in SAVES :
13 Howard Armstrong(CLE)
12 Dave Black(BOS)
10 Oscar Tuero( BRO)
8 Bernie Boland( PIT,NL)
8 King Lear(DET)

ALCS

The ALCS opens in Philly, but it is the Atlanta Black Birds who take game 1, 5-2. The Birds also take game two by crushing Philly, 12-2. Atlanta now leads 2-0 going to Atlanta’s ballpark.

Philly comes back in game 3 and blanks the Birds, 6-0 to make the Series 2-1 in favor of Atlanta. Philly throws a 12 inning shutout and wins game 4, 3-0 to tie the Series up at 2 game each. Game 5 from Atlanta goes to the Black Birds, a 5-3 win, so heading back to Philadelphia, the Birds lead the Series 3-2.

Atlanta wins on the road in game 6, 5-4 to win the ALCS, 4 games to 2 and advance to the World Series.

NLCS

The NLCS opens in Dallas, where the hometown Braves win 3-1. Dallas also wins game 2, 6-3 to go up 2-0.

Pittsburgh takes game 3 at home, 6-5 and this series is now 2-1. Pittsburgh wins 2-1 in 10 innings in game 4 to tie the NLCS up at 2 games each. In game 5 from Pittsburgh, the Pirates win 7-3 to take a 3-2 Series lead back to Dallas.

Pittsburgh wins on the road in game 6, 6-4 to take the Series 4 games to 2 and advance to the World Series.

World Series

The series opens in Pittsburgh, and the Pirates shut out the Black Birds, 3-0 to take game 1. The Birds respond with an 8-0 shutout of their own to tie the Series up at 1 game each.

Atlanta dominates at home, and wins all three games in Atlanta to win the 1928 World Series, 4 games to 1!

Champion Review

Bert Cole was the Atlanta pitching staff leader. He went 23-11 with a 2.92 ERA. Harry Biemiller went 21-10 with a 2.65 ERA. Carl Hubbell won 18 games and had a 2.65 ERA.

RF Jack Tobin had a .272 batting average and a team high 25 homeruns along with a team high 89 RBI. 2B Riggs Stephenson batted .266 with 15 homeruns and 71 RBI. CF Harvey Hendrick batted .253 with 11 homeruns and a team high 26 steals.

Ty Cobb Award

AL: 2B Jim Curry, CLE, (617 AB, .310 AVG, 32 HR, 96 RBI, 89 R, 191 Hits, .851 OPS) - This is Curry’s second Ty Cobb Award.
NL: C Frank Snyder, CIN, (548 AB, .259 AVG, 47 HR, 125 RBI, 91 R, 142 Hits, .865 OPS) - This is Snyder’s second Ty Cobb Award.

Cy Young Award

AL: Guy Morton, WS1, (Record: 28-9, 2.21 ERA, 346IP, 283 Ks, 52 BB)
NL: Cactus Keck, DAL, (Record: 25-10, 2.00 ERA, 337IP, 178 Ks, 59 BB) - This is Keck’s second Cy Young in 3 years.

Bob Meusel Award

AL: 1B Del Bissonette, WS1, (581 AB, .282 AVG, 32 HR, 96 RBI, 97 R, 164 Hits, .874 OPS)
NL: RF Chuck Klein, PHI, (606 AB, .295 AVG, 34 HR, 105 RBI, 91 R, 179 Hits, .869 OPS)

1928-1929 Offseason

Retirees:

Max Bishop retires ...
Bill Burwell retires ...
Leon Carlson retires ...
Art Delaney retires ...
Frank Fahey retires ...
Stan Baumgartner retires ...
Billy Burke retires ...
Louis Drucke retires ...
Dixie Leverett retires ...
Wally Hood retires ...
Claude Hendrix retires ...
He will be in the Hall Of Fame!
Joe Pate retires ...
Pete Standridge retires ...
Bill Mccarren retires ...
Lefty Tyler retires ...
George Baumgardner retires ...
Pat Bohen retires ...
He will be in the Hall Of Fame!
Bill Doak retires ...
George Uhle retires ...
Heinie Groh retires ...
Ole Olsen retires ...
Red Lanning retires ...
Dink O'brien retires ...
Jake Pitler retires ...
Eppa Rixey retires ...
Baby doll Jacobson retires ...
Dolf Luque retires ...
John Mcgraw retires ...
Dan Sherman retires ...
Dazzy Vance retires ...
BOS: Sam Rice retires ...
MON: Bert Adams retires ...
MON: Tris Speaker retires ...
He will be in the Hall Of Fame!
PHA: Joe Jackson retires ...
He will be in the Hall Of Fame!
PHA: Larry Woodall retires ...
ATL: Babe Twombly retires ...
LV: Bobby Veach retires ...
LV: Zeb Terry retires ...
LA: Lefty York retires ...
LA: Emilio Palmero retires ...
SF: Johnny Miljus retires ...
SF: George Burns retires ...
SF: Bill Webb retires ...
BRO: Pug Cavet retires ...
NY1: Dana Fillingim retires ...
NY1: Roy Johnson retires ...
PHI: Billy Southworth retires ...
PHI: Johnny Mokan retires ...
PIT: Lyman Lamb retires ...
CIN: Larry Kopf retires ...
SLN: Ken Williams retires ...
SLN: Bunny Hearn retires ...
SLN: Sparky Adams retires ...

League Outlook

All teams are doing terrific. No changes, and expansion in 4 years for the NL is still on track.

Free Agency, of Note

The Philadelphia Phillies sign the best player in the free agent market. 25 year old Lou Gehrig (6-7-9) signs a 4 year deal with the Phillies.

The Dallas Braves sign SS Jackie Tavener (6-3-6) for 3 years.

The Washington Senators sign RF Bibb Falk (7-4-6) to a 4 year deal.

242 game winner Guy Morton signs on with the San Francisco Westerners after spending his entire career in Washington.

Champion Atlanta Black Birds sign 216 game winner Katsy Keifer (10-7-6).

Amateur Draft

Here is how the entire first round played out:

Montreal pick: CF Earl Averill
Las Vegas pick: P Ad Liska
St. Louis pick: P Art Herring
Brooklyn pick: P Larry French
Philadelphia (N) pick: 1B Dale Alexander
San Francisco pick: P Roy Parmelee
New York (N) pick: P Whit Wyatt
Detroit pick: P Benny Frey
Cincinnati pick: P Leon Chagnon
Pittsburgh pick: P Jim Tennant
Washington pick: P Bobo Newsom
Chicago pick: P Roy Sherid
Dallas pick: P Al Grabowski
Boston pick: P Gordon Rhodes
Los Angeles pick: LF Sam Leslie
Atlanta pick: CF Johnny Frederick
Cleveland pick: P Clise Dudley
Philadelphia (A) pick: P Bruce Cunningham

Marmel · 04-18-2003, 10:55 PM

Note: I might have missed it, but if you see the abbreviation HAR for a team, that is actually Montreal. They were almost the Hartford Capitals, but I wanted to move them a bit farther from the New York area after some debate with myself.

Marmel · 04-18-2003, 11:01 PM

1929

April

In the AL East, the Cleveland Naps end the month on a 12 game winning streak to take first place with a 18-9 record. The A’s are 1 game back, while the Red Sox are 4 back and the Senators 5 back. In the West, San Francisco opens up with a 2 game lead over the champion Atlanta Black Birds. Detroit and Vegas are also 2 back, while the Waves are 4 back early on.

In the NL East, The Phillies have already opened a 7 game lead with a 19-8 record. The Dodgers are in second place. In the Midwest, Chicago and Dallas are tied for first, with St. Louis 1 out and Cincinnati 4 back.

May

In the AL East, the Philadelphia A’s have taken over first place with a 34-19 record. The Naps are just 1 game back, while Washington is already 8 back. In the West, Detroit has moved into first with a 33-20 record. San Francisco is 3 back while Atlanta and Los Angeles are both 5 back.

In the NL East, the Philadelphia Phillies have opened up an 8 game lead with a 35-18 record. Brooklyn is in second place. In the Midwest, Chicago owns a 5 game lead over Dallas.

On May 6, New York Giant’s Babe Ruth is the first man to ever hit 500 homeruns in baseball. He hit 2 in the game.

June

The Cleveland Naps move back into first place in the AL East with a 50-31 record. They are just 1 game better than the A’s. the rest of the division is more than 10 games out. In the West, Atlanta and Los Angeles are tied for first at 50-31. Detroit is 5 back, while San Francisco is barely in it at 8 back.

In the NL East, The Brooklyn Dodgers move into first place with a 44-37 record, just 1 game better than the Phillies. The rest of the division is at least 10 back. In the Midwest, Chicago has opened up an 8 game lead over the Dallas Braves.

The AL wins the All-Star game, 9-7 in 14 innings. Lloyd Waner was 2 for 3 with a homerun and 3 RBI. He was named MVP.

July

The A’s go back in first place in the AL East with a 64-40 record, but the Naps are just 1 game out. The rest of the division is finished. In the Midwest, Atlanta leads the Waves by just 1 game. San Francisco is 5 back.

In the NL East, Brooklyn is holding onto first place with a 55-49 record, 2 games ahead of the Phillies and 5 in front of the Pirates. In the Midwest, Chicago is going unchallenged at 65-39. They are 12 ahead of Dallas.

August

In the AL East, the A’s finish up the month winning 11 in a row to claim a 5 game lead over the Cleveland Naps. In the West, Atlanta still remains in first place, by 3 games over LA and 5 games over San Francisco.

In the NL East, the Phillies lead the Dodgers by 4 games, while the Pirates still sit 6 back. In the Midwest, Chicago is still 11 games up on Dallas.

September 19, 1929

The Chicago Cubs clinch the NL Midwest Division. In the NL East, the Phillies are holding onto a 3 game lead over the Pirates. The Dodgers are 4 back.

In the AL East, the A’s are 6 up, while in the West, the Atlanta Black Birds are 8 up.

September 24, 1929

Both AL divisions are clinched today. The A’s in the East, and Atlanta in the West.

The Phillies will clinch in a day or two in the NL East.

September 26, 1929

The Phillies clinch and the playoffs are set for 1929.

1929 Final Standings

AL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
East
Philadelphia (A)103 59 .636 -- .245 3.02
Cleveland 98 64 .605 5 .257 3.40
Washington 80 82 .494 23 .243 3.63
Boston 65 97 .401 38 .246 4.28
Montreal 42 120 .259 61 .223 5.36
West
Atlanta 94 68 .580 -- .255 2.86
Los Angeles 89 73 .549 5 .234 3.26
San Francisco 88 74 .543 6 .241 3.11
Detroit 84 78 .519 10 .253 3.24
Las Vegas 67 95 .414 27 .227 3.65
NL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
East
Philadelphia (N) 85 77 .525 -- .234 3.53
Brooklyn 81 81 .500 4 .236 3.07
Pittsburgh 81 81 .500 4 .236 3.37
New York (N) 71 91 .438 14 .232 4.09
Midwest
Chicago 96 66 .593 -- .253 2.93
Dallas 86 76 .531 10 .227 2.79
St. Louis 75 87 .463 21 .232 3.57
Cincinnati 73 89 .451 23 .222 3.52

1929 Statistical Leaders

TOP 5 in BATTING AVG :
.342 Chuck Klein(PHI,NL)
.321 Dale Alexander( PHI CLE)
.312 Del Bissonette(WS1,AL)
.304 Roy Hutson(PIT)
.303 Charlie Grimm( CLE,AL)
TOP 5 in HOMERUNS :
43 Chuck Klein(PHI,NL)
41 Lou Gehrig( PHI,NL)
37 Frank Snyder(CIN,NL)
35 Babe Ruth(NY1,NL)
35 Johnny Frederick( ATL,AL)
TOP 5 in RBI :
130 Chuck Klein(PHI,NL)
126 Johnny Frederick( ATL,AL)
105 Lou Gehrig( PHI,NL)
105 Frank Snyder(CIN,NL)
100 Babe Ruth(NY1,NL)
TOP 5 in ERA :
1.78 Harry Biemiller(ATL)
1.88 Pete Schneider(CHN,NL)
2.19 Jim Park(ATL)
2.31 Hank Thormahlen(PHA,AL)
2.35 Cactus Keck(DAL,NL)
TOP 5 in WINS :
27 Pete Schneider(CHN,NL)
25 Charlie Eckert(CLE,AL)
25 Hank Thormahlen(PHA,AL)
24 Cactus Keck(DAL,NL)
24 Cliff Markle(CHN,NL)
TOP 5 in SAVES :
11 Hod Eller( CLE,AL)
10 Tim Mcnamara(LV)
9 Garland Braxton(PHI)
8 George Cunningham( DET)
7 King Lear( CHN,NL)

ALCS

The Series begins in Philadelphia, but the Atlanta Birds take game 1, 7-1. Atlanta also takes game 2 by a 3-1 score. Atlanta now has a 2-0 series lead heading to Atlanta for 3 games.

Atlanta takes game 3, 4-3, and are now just 1 game away from returning to the Series to defend their title. The Birds sweep the series by winning game 4, 1-0.

NLCS

This Series opens in Chicago, and the Cubs take game 1 with a 1-0 shutout of the Phillies. The Phillies tie the Series up with a 5-3 victory in game 2. The next three games are on the Phillies home field.

Philadelphia wins 6-2 at home to go up 2-1 in the series. The Phillies win game 4 in extra innings, 6-5 and take a commanding 3-1 lead.

The Phillies finish things off on their home field with a 6-3 game 5 win, and will move on to the World Series.

World Series

The Series will open in the defending champs stadium, and the Atlanta Black Birds take game in extra innings, 6-3. The Phillies come back in game 2 and shut out the Birds, 5-0 to tie the Series up.

In Philadelphia, the Birds crush the Phillies 9-2 in game three, and then again 10-3 in game 4. The Birds now lead the Series 3-1.

Atlanta doesn’t bother to send this one back to Atlanta. They take all three games in Philadelphia, this final one by a 4-1 score. The Atlanta Black Birds are now back to back World Series Champions!

Champion Review

Jim Park was the pitching leader for the Champs. He went 23-10 with a 2.19 ERA. Carl Hubbell also won 20 games and had a 2.38 ERA. Harry Beimiler ‘only’ won 14 games but had a stunning 1.78 ERA.

RF Charlie High batted .316 and hit a team high 19 homeruns along with 61 RBI. SS Glenn Wright batted .259 and had 14 homeruns and 54 RBI. CF Ci Rosenthal batted .347 for the Black Birds.

Ty Cobb Award

AL: CF Johnny Frederick, ATL, (565 AB, .294 AVG, 35 HR, 126 RBI, 91 R, 166 Hits, .917 OPS)
NL: RF Chuck Klein, PHI, (600 AB, .342 AVG, 43 HR, 130 RBI, 104 R, 205 Hits, 1.009 OPS) - Klein won the Triple Crown this season!

Cy Young Award

AL: Hank Thormahlen, PHA, (Record: 25-5, 2.31 ERA, 300IP, 187 Ks, 69 BB)
NL: Pete Schneider, CHN, (Record: 27-5, 1.88 ERA, 344.2IP, 196 Ks, 52 BB)

Bob Meusel Award

AL: CF Johnny Frederick, ATL, (565 AB, .294 AVG, 35 HR, 126 RBI, 91 R, 166 Hits, .917 OPS) - Frederick was also named the Ty Cobb Award Winner in his rookie year!
NL: RF Dick Porter, CHN, (576 AB, .290 AVG, 5 HR, 70 RBI, 69 R, 167 Hits, .780 OPS)

1929-1930 Offseason

Retirees:

Howard Armstrong retires ...
Dave Bancroft retires ...
Ed Hawk retires ...
Buck Crouse retires ...
Fred Sherry retires ...
Bob Glenn retires ...
Ray Kremer retires ...
Frank Gilhooley retires ...
Bill Keen retires ...
Paul Johnson retires ...
Buzz Murphy retires ...
Dave Black retires ...
Danny Silva retires ...
Red Sheridan retires ...
Byron Houck retires ...
Rube Marshall retires ...
Casey Stengel retires ...
Ray Richmond retires ...
Tom Knowlson retires ...
Fred Lear retires ...
Razor Ledbetter retires ...
Bill Hopper retires ...
Ernie Krueger retires ...
Dutch Leonard retires ...
Red Mckee retires ...
Edd Roush retires ...
Jim Shaw retires ...
Lee Meadows retires ...
Jack Tobin retires ...
BOS: Johnny Walker retires ...
BOS: Clarence Huber retires ...
CLE: Walt Smallwood retires ...
MON: Ted Jourdan retires ...
PHA: Mike Gonzalez retires ...
WS1: Al Baird retires ...
WS1: Don Rader retires ...
WS1: Art Stokes retires ...
WS1: Fred Nicholson retires ...
WS1: Austin Mchenry retires ...
DET: Steve O'neill retires ...
LV: Herschel Bennett retires ...
LA: Eusebio Gonzalez retires ...
SF: Joe Berry retires ...
SF: Jim O'neill retires ...
BRO: Tom Zachary retires ...
BRO: Bubbles Hargrave retires ...
BRO: Babe Pinelli retires ...
NY1: Eddie Brown retires ...
PHI: Mutt Wilson retires ...
PHI: Dutch Stryker retires ...
PHI: Harry Shriver retires ...
CHN: King Lear retires ...
DAL: Dick Niehaus retires ...
DAL: Gus Felix retires ...
DAL: Joe Klugmann retires ...
DAL: Ken Penner retires ...
SLN: Clyde Barnhart retires ...
SLN: John Brock retires ...

League Outlook

No complaints. All of the franchises are in excellent shape.

Free Agency, of Note

Not a strong FA market…..

The New York Giants sign CF Al Simmons (6-6-6) to a 3 year deal.

The Phillies sign 37 year old SP Pedro Dibut (10-9-7) to a 3 year deal.

Las Vegas sings 1B Wally Pipp (6-4-6) to a 4 year contract.

Amateur Draft

2 great players sit on top of the draft pool, Hank Greenburg, who is major league ready (7-9-6) and SP Dizzy Dean.

Here is how the entire first round played out:

Montreal pick: 1B Hank Greenberg
Boston pick: P Dizzy Dean
Las Vegas pick: 3B Ben Chapman
New York (N) pick: P Bernie Walter
Cincinnati pick: LF Wally Berger
St. Louis pick: P Lefty Gomez
Washington pick: P Bud Teachout
Pittsburgh pick: P Tommy Bridges
Brooklyn pick: CF Dusty Cooke
Detroit pick: P Snipe Hansen
Philadelphia (N) pick: SS Luke Appling
Dallas pick: CF Joe Vosmik
San Francisco pick: SS Billy Werber
Los Angeles pick: P Carl Fischer
Atlanta pick: P Frank Mulroney
Chicago pick: 3B Pinky Higgins
Cleveland pick: RF Smead Jolley
Philadelphia (A) pick: CF Jo-jo Moore

Marmel · 04-18-2003, 11:03 PM

1930

April

The Cleveland Naps used a 13 game winning streak in April to open up with a 23-4 record in the AL East. They are 6 games up on the A’s already, while the rest of the division is already at least 10 games back. In the West, the Las Vegas Aces start out in first place with a 17-10 record. A bit of a surprise there. They lead the Waves and the Westerners by 3 games.

In the NL East, the Pirates hold a 1 game lead over the Giants and the Phillies, while the dodgers are just 2 back. In the Midwest, Chicago has opened with a 17-10 record, which is 3 better than Dallas and 4 better than St. Louis.

May

In the AL East, the Cleveland Naps are blowing away the competition with a 38-15 record, and are 9 games ahead of the Philadelphia A’s. In the West, the LA Waves have moved into first place, but by just 1 game over both the Aves and the Westerners. Detroit is 4 back and Atlanta is in last, but only 5 back.

In the NL East, Pittsburgh remains in first place with a 29-24 record, 2 games up on the Dodgers, 3 up on the Giants, and 4 up on the Phillies. In the Midwest, Chicago remains in first place, but only by 1 game over the Dallas Braves. The Cardinals had a 12 game losing streak to drop them way back, along with Cincinnati.

On May 15, Brooklyn’s Jim Wright threw a no-hitter in a 7-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. He struck out 5 and walked two.

June

The AL East is about just 1 team, the Cleveland Naps. They are 56-25 for a .691 win percentage. They hold a 13 game lead over the A’s. The West is the exact opposite. San Francisco is in the lead at 43-38, but the Waves and the Aces are just 1 game back, while Detroit is 2 back. Two time defending champs, the Atlanta Black Birds are in last place, 6 games out.

In the NL East, Pittsburgh remains in first, but only by 1 game over the Giants. Brooklyn is just 2 back, while Philadelphia has fallen to 7 back. In the Midwest, it is a 2 team race. Dallas leads Chicago by just 1 game.

On June 6, Detroit’s Jimmy Zinn threw a no-hitter in a 5-0 victory over Washington. Zinn struck out 3 and walked 5 on the day.

The AL wins the All-Star game 4-2. Beauty McGowan had just 1 at bat, but it was a bases loaded double in the 7th inning which drive in 3 runs. He was named MVP.

July

The AL East is still all Cleveland. They are 13 games ahead of the A’s. In the West, the Waves have moved out in front with a 57-47 record, 2 games up on Detroit. Vegas is 6 back.

In the NL East, the Giants have moved into first place for the first time all year with a 55-49 record, and are currently 2 games ahead of the Pirates. Brooklyn is just 3 back. In the Midwest, Dallas has opened a working margin of 6 games over the Cubs.

August

Cleveland is a sure thing in the AL East, they are up 13 going into the final month of play. In the West, the LA Waves are once again making a bid for their first postseason appearance. They lead Detroit by 2 games.

In the NL East, New York is in first with a 69-64 record, while both the Dodgers and Pirates are 2 out. In the Midwest, Dallas is still in first, but only by 4 games.

On August 22, the Cubs Cliff Markle threw a no-hitter in a 7-0 win over Dallas. Markel struck out 6 and walked 2 on the day.

September 15, 1930

The Cleveland Naps have clinched the AL East division title. In the West, the Waves are now 4 games up.

In the NL East, the Giants are still 2 up on the Dodgers and Pirates. In the Midwest, Dallas retains its 4 game lead over the Cubs.

September 28, 1930

The Dallas Braves have clinched the NL Midwest Division. In the East, the Giants are falling apart, and now it is the Pittsburgh Pirates who hold a 2 game lead.

In the AL West, the Waves are holding onto a 2 game lead. There are just 2 games left in the season.

September 29, 1930

Both the Waves and Pirates clinch today, so the playoffs are set.

1930 Final Standings

AL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
East
Cleveland 103 59 .636 -- .254 3.39
Philadelphia (A) 85 77 .525 18 .237 2.99
Boston 77 85 .475 26 .248 4.09
Washington 72 90 .444 31 .236 3.98
Montreal 68 94 .420 35 .229 3.87
West
Los Angeles 88 74 .543 -- .242 3.15
Detroit 84 78 .519 4 .236 3.35
Atlanta 81 81 .500 7 .249 3.66
San Francisco 77 85 .475 11 .236 3.35
Las Vegas 75 87 .463 13 .228 3.59
NL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
East
Pittsburgh 86 76 .531 -- .248 2.96
New York 83 79 .512 3 .242 3.57
Brooklyn 81 81 .500 5 .230 3.35
Philadelphia (N) 61 101 .377 25 .233 3.73
Midwest
Dallas 99 63 .611 -- .235 2.98
Chicago 92 70 .568 7 .254 2.93
Cincinnati 73 89 .451 26 .222 4.21
St. Louis 73 89 .451 26 .233 3.57

1930 Statistical Leaders

TOP 5 in BATTING AVG :
.340 Mickey Cochrane(DAL,NL)
.329 Dale Alexander(CLE,AL)
.329 Chuck Klein(PHI,NL)
.315 Beauty Mcgowan(PHA,AL)
.309 Dick Porter(CHN,NL)
TOP 5 in HOMERUNS :
42 Wally Berger( CIN,NL)
41 Merito Acosta(CHN,NL)
40 Chuck Klein(PHI,NL)
39 Chick Hafey(DET,AL)
34 Del Bissonette(WS1,AL)
TOP 5 in RBI :
119 Al Simmons( NY1,NL)
119 Dale Alexander(CLE,AL)
114 Chick Hafey(DET,AL)
113 Chuck Klein(PHI,NL)
104 Merito Acosta(CHN,NL)
TOP 5 in ERA :
1.88 Cliff Markle(CHN,NL)
1.95 Frank Shellenback(LA)
2.23 Chief Yellowhorse(DAL,NL)
2.25 Vince Shields(PIT,NL)
2.35 Charlie Root(PHA,AL)
TOP 5 in WINS :
26 Cliff Markle(CHN,NL)
25 Frank Shellenback(LA)
25 Marv Gudat(LA,AL)
25 Charlie Robertson(NY1,NL)
22 Jim Park(ATL,AL)
TOP 5 in SAVES :
12 Les Howe(CIN)
10 Oscar Tuero(BRO,NL)
10 Hod Eller(CLE,AL)
8 George Cunningham(DET)
7 Tim Mcnamara(LV HAR)

ALCS

The Series begins in Cleveland, but it is LA who makes Waves in game 1, shutting out the Naps, 1-0. Cleveland comes back with a 5-3 victory in game 2 to tie the Series up at 1 game each.

In game 3, from LA, the Waves tie the game in the bottom of the ninth, and then win, 3-2 in the bottom of the 10th to go up 2-1. In game 4, the Waves win easily, 6-1 and are now 1 game from winning the Series. The Waves score 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th inning to take game 5, 3-1 and the Series 4-1.

NLCS

Dallas opens the Series at home and wins game 1 with ease, 8-3. Dallas scores 1 in the bottom of the ninth to take game 2, 4-3 and take a 2-0 Series lead.

The Pirates get home and shut out the Braves 3-0 in game three. Dallas takes game 4, 4-1 to move out to a 3-1 Series lead. Dallas shuts out the Pirates, 1-0 in game 5 to take the Series 4-1.

World Series

The Series opens in Dallas, but LA scores 3 times in the top of the ninth to break a 3-3 tie and take the game 1 win, 6-3. In game 2, the Waves score early and win 5-2. The Waves now lead 2 games to 0, headed out to LA for games 3, 4 and 5.

Dallas stages a late inning comeback to take game 3, 5-4, and get themselves back into this. Game 4 also goes to Dallas, 4-3 and the Series is now tied at 2.

The Waves salvage a game on their home field, winning in 11 innings to take a 3-2 Series lead heading back to Dallas.

Game 6 will go down in the record books. The Wave’s Frank Shellenback throws a No-Hitter against the Braves in a 4-0 victory for the Waves which give them a 4-2 World Series win! Shellenback struck out 1 and walked only 3.

Champion Review

The LA Waves were always the bridesmaids. They have never made a postseason appearance despite being in many, many late season division races. They finally get over the hump and take home the title in a no-hitter in game 6 of the series.

Shellenback was the teams pitching leader, he went 25-12 with a 1.95 ERA. Marv Guday was 25-10 with a 2.50 ERA on the year.

2B Lance Richbourg batted .281 with 6 homeruns. RF Glenn Myatt batted .270 with a team high 28 homeruns and 77 RBI. 1B Phil Todt batted .267 with 20 homeruns and a team high 79 RBI.

Ty Cobb Award

AL: 1B Dale Alexander, CLE, (598 AB, .329 AVG, 27 HR, 119 RBI, 108 R, 197 Hits, .980 OPS)
NL: RF Chuck Klein, PHI, (587 AB, .329 AVG, 40 HR, 113 RBI, 84 R, 193 Hits, 1.000 OPS) - This is Klein’s second consecutive Ty Cobb Award.

Cy Young Award

AL: Frank Shellenback, LA, (Record: 25-12, 1.95 ERA, 342.1IP, 168 Ks, 124 BB)
NL: Cliff Markle, CHN, (Record: 26-13, 1.88 ERA, 349.2IP, 282 Ks, 128 BB)

Bob Meusel Award

AL: Steve Swetonic, HAR, (Record: 17-19, 3.86 ERA, 342.1 IP, 142 Ks, 135 BB)
NL: LF Wally Berger, CIN, (561 AB, .242 AVG, 42 HR, 103 RBI, 92 R, 136 Hits, .825 OPS)

1930-1931 Offseason

Retirees:

Mike Fitzgerald retires ...
Chet Hoff retires ...
Allen Elliott retires ...
Bernie Boland retires ...
Ed Gerner retires ...
Earl Howard retires ...
Bob Hasty retires ...
Bill Hollahan retires ...
Bobby Lamotte retires ...
Rube Lutzke retires ...
Wid Matthews retires ...
George Harper retires ...
Wilbur Cooper retires ...
Jim Poole retires ...
Dixie Davis retires ...
Happy Felsch retires ...
Harry Riconda retires ...
Hank Ritter retires ...
George Scott retires ...
Sammy Vick retires ...
Monty Swartz retires ...
Les Mann retires ...
Russ Wrightstone retires ...
Mutt Williams retires ...
Horace Milan retires ...
William Rumler retires ...
Johnny Tillman retires ...
BOS: Paul Carter retires ...
MON: Dutch Distel retires ...
PHA: Roy Hansen retires ...
DET: Earl Sheely retires ...
LV: George Kelly retires ...
LV: Cliff Lee retires ...
LV: Bob Mcgraw retires ...
LV: John Kelleher retires ...
LV: Frank Ellerbe retires ...
LV: Leo Dickerman retires ...
LA: Elmer Smith retires ...
SF: Bevo Lebourveau retires ...
SF: Eddie Kenna retires ...
BRO: Shag Thompson retires ...
BRO: Marty Becker retires ...
BRO: Walter Bernhardt retires ...
NY1: Al Pierotti retires ...
PHI: Bob Shawkey retires ...
CHN: Vic Saier retires ...
CHN: Tom Sheehan retires ...
CHN: Fred Fussell retires ...
CIN: Frank Snyder retires ...
CIN: Cotton Tierney retires ...
SLN: Dean Sturgis retires ...
SLN: Joe Sherman retires ...

League Outlook

There is a bit of concern about the FI in Montreal and Washington. Montreal is still new, but the fans have not taken to the terrible teams they have fielded. We will give them plenty of leeway. Washington has not been a winning franchise, but they have been competitive enough recently to not be a concern. We will keep watch on them.

Free Agency, of Note

The market has a bunch of good hitters, but the market for pitchers is weak.

Pittsburgh tries to strengthen their playoff team by adding C Gabby Hartnett (7-5-6) to a 4 year deal.

Pittsburgh also adds 2B Bucky Harris (7-3-6) for 3 years.

The A’s look to get back to their winning ways and ink C Mickey Cochran (7-5-8) to a 7 year contract at 9 mil per year.

The Pirates continue to spend money on the FA market, signing RF Jimmy Welsh (6-5-5) to a 4 year contract.

SP Jim Park (8-8-6) signs a 1 year contract with Atlanta. Park is a 3 time Cy Young winner, and will probably retire after this season.

The Champion Waves sign maybe the best pure hitter on the market in 2B Johnny Bananas Mostil (8-3-8) for 4 years.

The Red Sox have been struggling lately, but maybe C Harry Rice (7-5-6) will help. He signs on for 3 years.

Montreal signs a great power hitter, C Ben Paschal (6-6-6) for 3 years.

Amateur Draft

Here is how the entire first round played out:

Philadelphia (N) pick: P Whitey Hilcher
Montreal pick: C Ernie Lombardi
Washington pick: P Paul Derringer
St. Louis pick: P Oral Hildebrand
Cincinnati pick: RF Babe Phelps
Las Vegas pick: P Van Mungo
San Francisco pick: P Ivy Andrews
Boston pick: P Bob Cooney
Brooklyn pick: LF Dixie Walker
Atlanta pick: CF Gee Walker
New York pick: P Jim Mooney
Detroit pick: P Wally Hebert
Philadelphia (A) pick: 2B Billy Herman
Pittsburgh pick: P Sol Carter
Los Angeles pick: P Hank Mcdonald
Chicago pick: P Vic Frasier
Dallas pick: 3B Billy Sullivan
Cleveland pick: 3B Odell Hale

Marmel · 04-18-2003, 11:05 PM

Two Decade Review, 1911-1930

World Champions:

New York Giants (3) 1911, 1913, 1922
New York Highlanders/Atlanta Black Brids (3) 1916, 1928, 1929
St. Louis Cardinals (3) 1919, 1921, 1924
Boston Red Sox (2) 1912, 1915
Chicago Cubs (2) 1918, 1925
Philadelphia A’s (2) 1926, 1927
Cleveland Naps 1914
Washington Senators 1917
Detroit Tigers 1920
San Francisco White Sox 1923
Los Angeles Waves 1930

Ty Cobb Award:

Babe Ruth (8) 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1927
Ty Cobb (6) 1911, 1912, 1913, 1917, 1919, 1921
Tris Speaker (3) 1914, 1915, 1916
Sherry McGee (2)1913, 1916
Cy Williams (2) 1918, 1925
Bob Muesel (2) 1920, 1922
Jim Curry (2) 1924, 1928
Frank Snyder (2) 1925, 1928
Chuck Klein (2) 1929, 1930
Frank Schulte 1911
Sam Crawford 1912
Larry Doyle 1914
Mike Donlin 1915
Beals Becker 1922
Jim Viox 1923
Wally Pipp 1926
Merito Acosta 1926
Jack Tobin 1927
Johnny Frederick 1929
Dale Alexander 1930

Cy Youngs:

Reb Russell (4) 1915, 1916, 1918, 1919
Slim Sallee (3) 1913, 1915, 1916
Joe Wood (3) 1918, 1919, 1920
Jim Park (3) 1922, 1923, 1925
Christy Mathewson (2) 1911, 1913
Willie Mitchell (2) 1914, 1917
Pat Bohen (2) 1921, 1923
Bob Shawkey (2) 1925, 1926
Cactus Keck (2) 1926, 1928
Doc White 1911
George Mullin 1912
Ed Walsh 1912
Hugh Bedient 1914
Bill Jmaes 1917
Byron Houck 1920
Walter Johnson 1921
Claude Hendrix 1922
Earl Hamilton 1924
Tom Knowlson 1924
Colonel Snover 1927
Red Causey 1927
Guy Morton 1928
Hank Thormahlen 1929
Pete Schnieder 1929
Frank Shellenback 1930
Cliff Markle 1930

Hall of Fame Inductees:

1911-1920

SP Cy Young, 505-310, 2.61 ERA

LF Fred Clarke, .312 BA, 2741 Hits, 64 HR

1B Nap Lajoie, .343 BA, 2952 Hits, 89 HR

SS Honus Wagner, .336 BA, 2940 Hits, 82 HR

RF Sam Crawford, .312 BA, 3031 Hits, 130 HR

SP George Mullin, 280-238, 2.91 ERA

SP Doc White, 282-206, 2.60 ERA

SP Christy Mathewson, 379-200, 2.22 ERA

1921-1930

SP Rube Marquard, 260-228, 3.24 ERA

SP Walter Johnson, 325-304, 3.01 ERA

SP Dixie Walker, 286-229, 3.49 ERA

CF Ty Cobb, .352 BA, 4,181 Hits, 198 HR

SP Joe Wood, 296-205, 2.84 ERA

CF Cy Williams, .322 BA, 2,707 Hits, 284 HR

RF Joe Jackson, .345 BA, 3,117 Hits, 137 HR

CF Tris Speaker, .331 BA, 3,507 Hits, 178 HR

SP Claude Hendrix, 340-206, 2.81 ERA

SP Pat Bohen, 275-199, 2.93 ERA

Career Leaders

# Career Hits
1 T. Cobb 4181
2 T. Speaker 3507
3 J. Jackson 3117
4 S. Crawford 3031
5 N. Lajoie 2952

# Career Hrs
1 B. Ruth* 556
2 J. Tobin 342
3 F. Snyder 334
4 S. Magee 319
5 F. Merkle 297

# Career RBIs
1 T. Cobb 1862
2 B. Ruth* 1837
3 S. Magee 1615
4 T. Speaker 1540
5 S. Crawford 1517

# Career Stolen Bases
1 T. Cobb 964
2 V. Saier 768
3 T. Speaker 741
4 H. Wagner 700
5 S. Magee 605

# ERA (min. 2000 IP)
1 M. Brown 2.11
2 E. Walsh 2.13
3 C. Mathewson 2.22
4 B. Ewing 2.48
5 D. Phillippe 2.57

# Career Wins
1 C. Young 505
2 C. Mathewson 379
3 C. Hendrix 340
4 W. Johnson 325
5 P. Perritt* 300

# Career Strikeouts
1 B. Houck 3866
2 J. Park* 3219
3 P. Bohen 3209
4 J. Wood 3130
5 W. Johnson 3094

Marmel · 04-18-2003, 11:05 PM

1931

April

The A’s are off to a hot start in the AL East with a 18-9 record. They lead the Montreal Capitals by 5 games. Washington is 6 back. In the West, Vegas and San Francisco are tied for first with 16-11 records. Atlanta and LA are both 2 games back while the Tigers are 5 back.

In the NL East, Pittsburgh has opened with a 19-8 record and hold a 4 game lead on New York and Philadelphia. Brooklyn is already 7 down. In the Midwest, Dallas starts out 17-10 and are 5 up on the Cubs and Reds. The Cardinals are really struggling at 6-21.

May

In the AL East, the A’s continue to dominate. They are 32-21 and have a 5 game lead on Montreal. Cleveland is 8 back while Boston and Washington are both 9 back. In the West, San Francisco is 32-21 and are 4 games up on the defending Champion Waves. Atlanta is 6 back while Vegas and Detroit are both 7 back.

In the NL East, Pittsburgh has the MLB’s best record at 37-16. They are 8 games better than the Giants. In the Midwest, Dallas holds the biggest lead of all the divisions, with a 9 game lead over Chicago.

June

For the second year in a row, the A’s are just leaving the rest of the AL East in the dust. The A’s are 12 games up on the Boston Red Sox. In the West, we have the closest race. San Francisco is 5 up on the Waves and 6 up on the Aces.

In the NL East, Pittsburgh has opened up an 8 game lead over the Giants, and in the Midwest, Dallas will not be caught with a 55-26 record and a 16 game lead over the Cubs.

The NL win the All-Star game 9-6. Bill Warwick was 2 for 5 with a double and 2 RBI to earn the MVP Award.

July

The Philadelphia A’s continue to roll over the AL East with a 60-44 record, 10 games better than both the Red Sox and Capitals. The West is the only competitive division this season. The Las Vegas Aces are in first by 1 game over San Francisco and 4 games over Detroit. The Champion Waves are 6 back and fading.

In the NL East, Pittsburgh has opened up a 14 game lead over the Giants, and in the Midwest, Dallas is 17 up on the Cubs.

August

The AL East is wrapped up with the A’s having a 13 game lead over the Naps. In the West, Vegas has stretched their lead to 4 games over Detroit, and 5 over the rest of the division.

In the NL East, Pittsburgh is 14 up while Dallas is 20 up in the Midwest.

In other news, Philadelphia Phillies’ Chuck Klein is making a run at the single season homerun record of 52, held by Babe Ruth. Ruth set the record in the 1919 season. Klein has 42 homeruns with 29 games to play.

September 5, 1931

The Washington Captial’s Joe Shaute pitched a PERFECT GAME in a 16-0 victory over the San Francisco Westerners. He struck out 11 and walked nobody!

September 9, 1931 Midwest division. In the only other competitive division, the AL West, Vegas’ lead has been cut down to 1 game by the Detroit Tigers.

Chuck Klein has hit two more homeruns and stands at 44.

September 16, 1931

The Pittsburgh Pirates have clinched the NL East and will face Dallas in the NLCS.

San Francisco has moved into first place in the AL West, by 1 game over Detroit. Vegas has dropped to 2 back along with LA.

Klein is at 46 homeruns with 14 games left.

September 19, 1931

The Philadelphia A’s have clinched the AL East. In the West, Detroit is now 1 game up on LA and San Francisco.

Klein has 47 homeruns.

September 25, 1931

Chuck Klein is only the second man to ever hit 50 homeruns in a season. He has 5 games left and is 2 homeruns away from tying the record.

The LA Waves have moved 1 up on the Tigers in the West. San Francisco is 2 back.

September 29, 1931

The LA Waves have clinched the AL West and will return to the postseason to try and defend their crown.

Klein is stuck on 50 homeruns with 2 games to play.

October 1, 1931

Chuck Klein ends the season with 50 homeruns, 2 short of the record, but still only the second man to hit 50 in a season.

1931 Final Standings

AL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
East
Philadelphia (A) 88 74 .543 -- .247 3.48
Cleveland 78 84 .481 10 .248 3.86
Montreal 76 86 .469 12 .242 4.08
Washington 74 88 .457 14 .232 3.97
Boston 73 89 .451 15 .251 4.14
West
Los Angeles 88 74 .543 -- .249 3.44
Detroit 86 76 .531 2 .235 3.75
San Francisco 84 78 .519 4 .238 3.30
Las Vegas 84 78 .519 4 .242 3.48
Atlanta 79 83 .488 9 .245 3.71
NL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
East
Pittsburgh 98 64 .605 -- .250 2.73
New York 85 77 .525 13 .236 3.32
Philadelphia (N) 77 85 .475 21 .237 3.67
Brooklyn 68 94 .420 30 .219 3.45
Midwest
Dallas 106 56 .654 -- .243 2.69
Chicago 77 85 .475 29 .234 3.71
Cincinnati 71 91 .438 35 .216 3.53
St. Louis 66 96 .407 40 .225 3.78

1931 Statistical Leaders

TOP 5 in BATTING AVG :
.315 Charlie Grimm(CLE)
.312 Joe Judge(BOS,AL)
.307 Mickey Cochrane( PHA,AL)
.305 Freddy Leach(LV,AL)
.302 Frankie Frisch(NY1,NL)
TOP 5 in HOMERUNS :
50 Chuck Klein(PHI,NL)
40 Lou Gehrig(PHI,NL)
38 Wally Berger(CIN,NL)
37 Chick Hafey(DET)
34 Shanty Hogan(WS1)
TOP 5 in RBI :
122 Chick Hafey(DET)
113 Babe Herman(DAL,NL)
109 Chuck Klein(PHI,NL)
106 Lou Gehrig(PHI,NL)
105 Al Simmons(NY1,NL)
TOP 5 in ERA :
1.93 Charlie Root(PHA,AL)
2.15 Lil Stoner(DAL,NL)
2.24 Dick Coffman(SF,AL)
2.25 Vince Shields(PIT,NL)
2.28 Rube Ehrhardt(NY1)
TOP 5 in WINS :
26 Charlie Root(PHA,AL)
24 Cactus Keck(DAL,NL)
23 Dick Coffman(SF,AL)
23 Vince Shields(PIT,NL)
23 Chief Yellowhorse(DAL,NL)
TOP 5 in SAVES :
10 Duke Gillespie(BOS,AL)
10 Carmen Hill(SLN)
10 Garland Braxton(PHI)
8 George Cunningham(DET)
8 Oscar Tuero(BRO)

ALCS

The Series opens in Philadelphia, but just like last year, the Waves find a way to win in the 9th inning and beyond. In game 1, the Waves take an 11 inning victory 6-5. Game 2 also goes to the Waves, 5-2, and now they head out to LA, up 2-0.

The Waves score in the bottom of the ninth to break the tie and win game 3, 2-1. In game 4, the A’s break the tie in the ninth inning and avoid the sweep with the 5-4 victory. LA finishes off the Series in game 5 at home with a 4-2 win. They will return to the World Series and try to repeat as champions.

NLCS

This Series opens in Dallas, but Pittsburgh beats the Braves down, 15-0 in game 1. Dallas comes back in game 2 with a 5-1 victory to tie the Series up as it heads to Pittsburgh.

Dallas wins in the top of the 11th inning in game 3 to go up 2-1 in the Series. In game 4, Dallas doubles up the Pirates, 10-5 to take a commanding 3-1 Series lead. Pittsburgh lives to fight again with a 2-1 victory in game 5, so the Series will go back to Dallas, with them ahead 3-2.

Dallas closes out the Series at home with a 3-2 victory in game 6.

World Series

The Series opens in LA, and the Dallas Braves tie the game up at 5 in the top of the ninth inning, but the Waves get one in the bottom of the ninth to take a 1-0 Series lead.

LA also takes game two, by a 5-4 score and now they have a 2-0 lead as the series shifts to Dallas.

Dallas defends its home turf in game 3 of the series with a 10-5 victory.

A 12th inning run gives the Waves a 3-2 win in game 4 and now they are 1 win away from becoming repeat champions.

LA leads Game 5 from the first inning until the last in a 4-1 victory, and a 4-1 Series Victory to successfully defend their Crown!

Champion Review

Last year’s hero and Cy Young winner, Frank Shellenback suffered a career threatening injury in April and missed almost the entire season. If he returns he will not be the same pitcher. The Waves put together a ragtag rotation, and won with it. 1927 Cy Young winner, Colonel Stover won 16 games and had a 3.14 ERA. Ben Cantwell also won 16 games and had a 3.05 ERA. Another 1927 Cy Young winner, Red Causey won 14 games and had a 4.29 ERA.

2B Johnny Mostil batted .289 and had 7 homeruns. CF Pat Duncan hit .288 with 9 homeruns. 1B Phil Todt hit .278 and a team high 22 homeruns. He also had a team high 104 RBI. RF Glenn Myatt hit .265 with 17 homeruns. 3B Randy Reese hit .263 with 21 homeruns and 96 RBI.

Ty Cobb Award

AL: RF Chick Hafey, DET, (580 AB, .252 AVG, 37 HR, 122 RBI, 90 R, 146 Hits, .855 OPS)
NL: RF Chuck Klein, PHI, (583 AB, .281 AVG, 50 HR, 109 RBI, 113 R, 164 Hits, .967 OPS) - Klein has won his third consecutive Ty Cobb Award.

Cy Young Award

AL: Charlie Root, PHA, (Record: 26-10, 1.93 ERA, 341IP, 176 Ks, 64 BB)
NL: Cactus Keck, DAL, (Record: 24-10, 2.50 ERA, 335.1IP, 174 Ks, 59 BB) - Keck has won his third Cy Young Award.

Bob Meusel Award

AL: Ben Cantwell, LA, (Record: 16-11, 3.05 ERA, 257 IP, 114 Ks, 54 BB)
NL: Ray Benge, SLN, (Record: 7-8, 4.46 ERA, 171.1 IP, 79 Ks, 57 BB)

1931-1932 Offseason

Retirees:

Fred Bratschi retires ...
Frank Brower retires ...
Garland Buckeye retires ...
Ike Boone retires ...
Benny Bengough retires ...
Joe Connolly retires ...
Joe Boley retires ...
Lloyd Christenbury retires ...
Bill Doran retires ...
Howie Camp retires ...
Jimmy Dykes retires ...
Al Braithwood retires ...
Cliff Heathcote retires ...
Chick Galloway retires ...
Charlie Hollocher retires ...
Ivy Griffin retires ...
Bill Hunnefield retires ...
Ray Grimes retires ...
Haddie Gill retires ...
Hod Eller retires ...
Ralph Miller retires ...
Tom Miller retires ...
Pat Murray retires ...
Joe Sargent retires ...
Earl Mcneely retires ...
Bill Pertica retires ...
Pete Kilduff retires ...
Firpo Marberry retires ...
Herb Mcquaid retires ...
Ty Tyson retires ...
Burleigh Grimes retires ...
Rip Wheeler retires ...
Harry Eccles retires ...
Lee King retires ...
Harry O'neill retires ...
John Fluhrer retires ...
Axel Lindstrom retires ...
Claude Cooper retires ...
Elmer Ponder retires ...
Jack Harper retires ...
Doc Prothro retires ...
Merwin Jacobson retires ...
Chuck Wolfe retires ...
Lefty Williams retires ...
He will be in the Hall Of Fame!
Art Nehf retires ...
Katsy Keifer retires ...
Cy Perkins retires ...
Braggo Roth retires ...
Allen Sothoron retires ...
Chick Shorten retires ...
Harry Weaver retires ...
CLE: Whitey Witt retires ...
CLE: Jim Curry retires ...
He will be in the Hall Of Fame!
HAR: Hank Deberry retires ...
PHA: Hal Kime retires ...
PHA: Phil Bedgood retires ...
ATL: Carson Bigbee retires ...
LV: Hack Miller retires ...
LV: John Bischoff retires ...
LV: Sarge Connally retires ...
LA: Joe Dugan retires ...
SF: Al Schacht retires ...
SF: Dick Spalding retires ...
BRO: Red Holt retires ...
NY1: Showboat Fisher retires ...
CHN: Mike Menosky retires ...
CIN: Charlie Wheatley retires ...
DAL: Phil Slattery retires ...
DAL: Earl Hamilton retires ...

League Outlook

Washington is going to have to turn its fortunes around in 1 or two seasons, otherwise our capital is going to lose its baseball team. Attendance is very poor, and the salary they can afford is getting lower and lower.

Montreal stayed even this year, which is better than the drops they have been experiencing.

Free Agency, of Note

A pretty poor group of players in free agency this season.

RF Bob Meusel has spent his entire career in New York with the Giants, since winning Rookie of the Year and Best Batter in the same season. He now moves onto the LA where he will help the Waves try and three-peat. Bob is rated 6-6-4 and his career is winding down, but probably still has a bit left in the tank.

SP Hank Thormahlen won a Cy Young in 1929 but his skills are dropping (7-7-6). He has spent his entire career with the A’s, and won 2 titles with them, but he is moving on to Pittsburgh to finish his career.

2B Red Shannon (7-2-6) signed with the Tigers for 4 years.

Amateur Draft

Here is how the entire first round played out:

St. Louis pick: P Bill Swift
Brooklyn pick: SS Arky Vaughan
Cincinnati pick: P Fabian Kowalik
Boston pick: CF Frank Demaree
Washington pick: P Johnny Allen
Montreal pick: CF Joe Medwick
Chicago pick: P Ray Starr
Philadelphia (N) pick: P Tony Freitas
Cleveland pick: P Tex Carleton
Atlanta pick: 3B Stan Hack
Las Vegas pick: P Charlie Devens
San Francisco pick: P Bill Chamberlain
New York pick: C Bill Delancey
Detroit pick: P Pete Daglia
Los Angeles pick: P Ed Edelen
Philadelphia (A) pick: P Sugar Cain
Pittsburgh pick: P Hal Smith
Dallas pick: 3B Bill Brubaker

Marmel · 04-19-2003, 12:04 AM

1932

April

In the AL East, the Philadelphia A’s once again start off strong, with a 18-9 record. They are 3 games up on the Naps and 4 up on Montreal. In the West, Detroit begins with the best record in baseball at 20-7. They are 5 up on San Francisco and 6 up on Atlanta. The defending champion Waves are in last place, 11 back at 9-18. Talk about a slow start.

In the NL East, Pittsburgh leads the division with a18-9, 2 games better than the Phillies and 3 up on the Giants. In the Midwest, Chicago and Dallas are tied for first, 4 games better than the Reds and 5 on the Cardinals.

May

The A’s continue to lead the AL East with a 34-19 record. They are 5 games up on the Naps and 6 up on Montreal. The rest of the division is at least 10 games back. In the West, Detroit holds a 2 game lead over the San Francisco Westerners. LA continues to struggle 10 games back.

In the NL East, Pittsburgh still leads with a 33-20 record. The Giants are just 3 back while the Phillies are 4 back. In the Midwest, Chicago has moved 2 games in front of Dallas, while Cincinnati sits 4 back.

On May 26, The Athletic’s Lefty Thomas pitched a no hitter in a 4-0 victory over the Las Vegas Aces. He struck out 11 and walked 1 on the day.

June

Philadelphia still leads the AL East at the All-Star break, but their lead has been cut down to one game by the Cleveland Naps. Montreal sits 7 back. In the West, Detroit still leads the division at 50-31, 5 games better than San Francisco. Atlanta, Vegas and LA are all 10 back.

In the NL East, Pittsburgh remains in first place with a 46-35 record. New York is 3 games back while Brooklyn is 7 and Philadelphia is 8 back. In the Midwest, Chicago and Dallas are tied for first with 42-39 records. Cincinnati has made a run and is now 2 back.

The AL wins the All-Star game, 4-2. Kimmie Foxx was 1 for 4 but the 1 hit was a grand slam. He was named MVP.

July

Philadelphia has led from day 1, and currently has a 60-44 record. The Naps are 5 back in the East. In the AL West, Detroit continues to lead as well, with a 60-44 record. San Francisco is 4 back.

In the NL East, the Giants have moved into first place by 1 game over the Pirates. Brooklyn is 6 out while the Phillies are 7 out. In the Midwest, Dallas has moved out in front by 6 games over the Cubs.

August

The A’s have really pulled away in the AL East, and now lead the Senators by 9 games with a month to play. In the West, San Francisco has charged into first place and left the rest of the teams in their dust. They are currently 8 games ahead of Detroit who is slumping badly.

In the NL East, Pittsburgh has moved back into first place by 3 games over both the Dodgers and Giants. In the Midwest, Dallas has maintained their 6 game lead over the Cubs.

Chck Klein is making another run at the Babe’s single season homerun record. At the end of August, Klein has 43 homers on the season. 9 more to tie, 10 to break the record, and the guy is only 27 year old. Amazing career in front of this young man.

September 26, 1932

The A’s have clinched the AL East division. San Francisco will probably clinch in a day or two, they are 4 ahead of Detroit.

In the NL East, Pittsburgh is clinging to a 2 game lead over Dodgers. In the Midwest, Dallas has just 1 game lead over the Cubs. There are 4 games left in the regular season.

Chuck Klein has hit 49 homeruns to date.

September 27, 1932

San Francisco has clinched the AL West and will meet the A’s in the ALCS.

Pittsburgh remains 2 up in the NL East, while the Cubs and Braves are tied in the Midwest.

September 28-30, 1932

Pittsburgh clinches the NL East on September 28. Chicago moves into first by 1 game on the 28th. Klein is stuck at 49 homeruns with 2 games to play.

On the 29th, Dallas loses at home, while the Cubs clinch the Midwest with a victory in Cincinnati.

On the final day of the season, Chuck Klein fails to hit a homerun. He finishes with 49 on the year. I am sure he will give the record another run in his career.

1932 Final Standings

AL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
East
Philadelphia (A) 90 72 .556 -- .239 3.10
Washington 86 76 .531 4 .243 3.59
Cleveland 77 85 .475 13 .251 3.69
Montreal 76 86 .469 14 .231 3.68
Boston 75 87 .463 15 .246 3.84
West
San Francisco 92 70 .568 -- .237 3.13
Detroit 87 75 .537 5 .251 3.49
Los Angeles 80 82 .494 12 .236 3.37
Las Vegas 76 86 .469 16 .241 3.64
Atlanta 71 91 .438 21 .227 3.78
NL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
East
Pittsburgh 86 76 .531 -- .244 3.05
Brooklyn 84 78 .519 2 .238 3.54
New York 77 85 .475 9 .228 3.39
Philadelphia (N) 74 88 .457 12 .234 3.54
Midwest
Chicago 90 72 .556 -- .239 3.16
Dallas 87 75 .537 3 .223 2.90
Cincinnati 75 87 .463 15 .231 3.32
St. Louis 75 87 .463 15 .239 3.45

1932 Statistical Leaders

TOP 5 in BATTING AVG :
.335 Dale Alexander(CLE,AL)
.314 Freddy Leach(LV,AL)
.309 Red Shannon( DET,AL)
.307 Johnny Frederick(WS1,AL)
.303 Charlie Grimm(CLE)
TOP 5 in HOMERUNS :
49 Chuck Klein(PHI,NL)
42 Chick Hafey(DET,AL)
37 Lou Gehrig(PHI)
34 Jimmie Foxx(WS1,AL)
31 Shanty Hogan(WS1)
TOP 5 in RBI :
139 Chick Hafey(DET,AL)
112 Dale Alexander(CLE,AL)
103 Chuck Klein(PHI,NL)
101 Don Hurst(CIN,NL)
99 Babe Herman( HAR)
TOP 5 in ERA :
2.08 Vic Keen(CHN,NL)
2.26 Charlie Root(PHA,AL)
2.44 Lil Stoner(DAL,NL)
2.45 Lefty Stewart(PHI,NL)
2.57 Vic Sorrell(DET,AL WS1)
TOP 5 in WINS :
25 Charlie Eckert(CLE,AL)
24 Tim Mccabe(LV,AL)
24 Charlie Root(PHA,AL)
23 Dick Coffman(SF,AL)
23 Hal Mckain(SLN,NL)
TOP 5 in SAVES :
14 Carmen Hill(SLN)
12 Allyn Stout(SF)
10 Jakie May(NY1)
10 Garland Braxton(PHI)
9 Oscar Tuero(BRO)

ALCS

The Series opens in San Francisco, but it is the A’s who take game 1, 2-1. They scored 2 in the 2nd inning, and held onto the lead the rest of the way. San Francisco comes back with a blowout, 8-1 in game 2 to tie the Series up as it moves to Philadelphia.

Playing at home, the A’s are able to take game 3 in 12 innings by a final score of 2-1. The Westerners come back and tie the Series up at 2 game each with a 2-1 victory in game 4. In the pivotal game 5 from Philadelphia, the hometown A’s win 4-2 to take a 3-2 series lead heading back to San Francisco.

In a close game all the way, the Westerners force a decisive game 7 by takeing game 6, 4-3 at home.

The A’s take a 3-0 lead in the 2nd inning, but the Westerners get 1 back in the bottom of the 2nd. The A’s go up 4-1 in the top of the third, but again the Westerners come back with 2 in the bottom half of the inning and the score is 4-3.

The A’s add one in the 6 to take a 5-3 lead.

Two more for the A’s in the 7th put them up 7-3. The Westerners get 1 back in the bottom of the 7th to make it 7-4.

The Westerners fail to score the rest of the way, and the visiting A’s win the game, and the Series!

NLCS

Chicago drops game 1 in their home park by a score of 4-3. They also drop game 2 at home by a final score of 10-7, and now trail 2-0 as they hit the road for the next 3 games.

Pittsburgh is on the verge of going to the Series with a 6-3 win at home in game 3. They get the brooms out for game 4 in Pittsburgh, and the Pirates do not disappoint. They break a 2-2 tie in the bottom of the ninth, and win, 3-2.

World Series

The Series is a battle of Pennsylvania, and it opens in the Pirates park, but it is the A’s who take game 1, 2-1 on a 9th inning rally. Pittsburgh answers in game 2 with a run in the 8th and 2 in the 9th to take this one 4-3 and tie the Series up heading to Philly.

The A’s win game 3 in extra innings, 5-4 and go up 2-1. Pittsburgh gets an extra inning victory of their own in game 4 by scoring 5 in the top of the 10th for a 6-1 win.

Game 5 is all Philly, as they blank the Pirates, 3-0 and are now 1 win away from a Championship, although they will have to earn it in Pittsburgh.

Philly scores in the top of the 1st and never give up the lead en route to a 4-2 victory and the 1932 Championship! This is the 3rd title for the A’s in 7 years, after going back to back in 26 and 27.

Champion Review

Charlie Root was the star pitcher for the A’s this year, going 24-11 with a 2.26 ERA. Danny MacFayden won 17 games and had a 3.01 ERA. Bruce Cunningham only won 12, but had a 2.99 ERA.

1B Ray Knode batted .291 and hit 10 homeruns. CF Beauty McGowan batted .278 and hit 12 homeruns. LF Harry Heilmann batted .260 with 10 homeruns. 2B Neal Finn batted .246 and led the team with 17 homeruns and 10 stolen bases.

Ty Cobb Award

AL: RF Chick Hafey, DET, (587 AB, .267 AVG, 42 HR, 139 RBI, 94 R, 157 Hits, .939 OPS) - This is Hafey’s 2nd consecutive Ty Cobb Award
NL: RF Chuck Klein, PHI, (574 AB, .294 AVG, 49 HR, 103 RBI, 109 R, 169 Hits, .987 OPS) - This is Klein’s 4th consecutive Ty Cobb Award!

Cy Young Award

AL: Charlie Root, PHA, (Record: 24-11, 2.26 ERA, 322.1IP, 146 Ks, 60 BB) - This is Root’s 2nd straight Cy Young.
NL: Vic Keen, CHN, (Record: 21-6, 2.08 ERA, 255IP, 114 Ks, 85 BB)

Bob Meusel Award

AL: LF Joe Medwick, MON, (582 AB, .254 AVG, 12 HR, 71 RBI, 75 R, 148 Hits, .716 OPS)
NL: Bill Swift, SLN, (Record: 17-21, 2.74 ERA, 348.2 IP, 169 Ks, 52 BB)

1932-1933 Offseason

Retirees:

Red Causey retires ...
Merito Acosta retires ...
Rip Collins retires ...
Kiddo Davis retires ...
Chuck Dressen retires ...
George Cunningham retires ...
Johnny Bassler retires ...
Wally Kopf retires ...
Rudy Kneisch retires ...
Chick Fewster retires ...
Pinky Hargrave retires ...
Freddie Lindstrom retires ...
Red Ostergard retires ...
Clem Llewellyn retires ...
Ray Rohwer retires ...
Roy Leslie retires ...
Charlie Robertson retires ...
Gene Robertson retires ...
Jim Walsh retires ...
Earl Blackburn retires ...
George Dumont retires ...
Jing Johnson retires ...
Mule Watson retires ...
Roy Moore retires ...
Pol Perritt retires ...
He will be in the Hall Of Fame!
Heinie Sand retires ...
Bill Vargus retires ...
Cliff Markle retires ...
Wally Pipp retires ...
Leo Kavanagh retires ...
Allan Russell retires ...
WS1: Bill Cunningham retires ...
LV: Jim Brown retires ...
SF: Ross Youngs retires ...
SF: Bing Miller retires ...
SF: Guy Morton retires ...
He will be in the Hall Of Fame!
SF: Eddie Moore retires ...
SF: Ray Kolp retires ...
BRO: Joe Bradshaw retires ...
BRO: Johnny Morrison retires ...
BRO: Walter French retires ...
NY1: Babe Ruth retires ...
He will be in the Hall Of Fame!
PHI: Pedro Dibut retires ...
PHI: Paul Mccullough retires ...
PHI: Johnny Werts retires ...
PIT: Hank Thormahlen retires ...
PIT: Leo Moon retires ...
CHN: Al Shealy retires ...
DAL: Joe Dawson retires ...
SLN: Joe Engel retires ...

League Outlook

Boston took a dive in FI this past season, but they are an anchor in the AL East and will be given time to work their way out of it. Washington and Montreal have not shown additional declines, so they are OK for now.

Our 5 year period for expansion has come up, and expand we did. Each division now has 5 teams!

The NL East added the Syracuse Warriors.

The NL Midwest has added the Houston Astros!

The great Babe Ruth has retired from baseball. Ruth owns the career record for Homeruns with 584. He is 8th in hits with 2,771. He is first in RBI with 1,922. He is third in walks with 1,290. Ruth’s homerun record may not last more than a decade, as young Chuck Klein continue to hit homers at a record pace. He has 216 and he is just turning 28, so who knows. Ruth also owns the single season homerun record of 52, set in 1919.

Free Agency, of Note

Along with a host of good hitters, there are 2 who stand alone in this FA market, Lou Gehrig and Jimmie Foxx.

The new Houston franchise makes the first big signing of the year with LF Al Wingo (6-4-10). He signs for 5 years.

The Cubs ink LF homer Summa (7-3-5) to a 4 year contract.

Atlanta signs SS Les Bell (6-4-6) to a 3 year deal.

25 year old Jimmie Foxx, C, (5-8-8) signs on with the New York Giants, who are trying to build back to their glory days and add another title to their 3. Foxx signed for 7 years.

The Brooklyn Dodgers sign 29 year old Lou Gehrig (6-8-10) to a 4 year deal. This immediately puts them in contention for their division crown. It will be interesting to see the Giants with Foxx battle the Dodgers this season….and don’t forget defending division champion Pittsburgh.

Amateur Draft

Here is how the entire first round played out:

Syracuse pick: 1B Hal Trosky
Houston pick: P Thornton Lee
Atlanta pick: P Schoolboy Rowe
Philadelphia (N) pick: 1B Dolph Camilli
Boston pick: LF Bob Johnson
Cincinnati pick: P Dick Barrett
St. Louis pick: P Johnny Marcum
Las Vegas pick: P Ray Prim
Montreal pick: P Ralph Birkofer
New York pick: P Jack Knott
Cleveland pick: P Elden Auker
Los Angeles pick: P Luke Hamlin
Brooklyn pick: SS Lonny Frey
Washington pick: C Frankie Hayes
Pittsburgh pick: P Ed Linke
Dallas pick: P Ira Hutchinson
Detroit pick: RF Phil Weintraub
Chicago pick: C Frank Reiber
Philadelphia (A) pick: P Charlie Butler
San Francisco pick: P Russ Van atta

JeeberD · 04-19-2003, 12:19 AM

Allright, let's go Astros!!!

Damn those Waves, beating the Dallas Braves two years in a row. I wouldn't have minded if they still had The Babe, but no, it had to happen after he left...

Marmel · 04-19-2003, 12:23 AM

Time to take a look back at the 1911 Amateur Draft and see how these guys panned out!

St. Louis (N) pick: P Tom Seaton - Season played 6 season with St. Louis, then 3 with the Giants before being traded back to St. Louis for his final year. His career stats are 40-46, 3.95 ERA in 76 starts.

St. Louis (A) pick: P Wilbur Cooper - Cooper retired after the 1930 season and played for St. Louis, LA, and then for 10 years with the Giants. In 338 career starts, he went 168-154 with a 3.76 ERA. He was an All-Star in 1928.

Brooklyn pick: P Hooks Dauss - Hooks played for Brooklyn and Cleveland, but spent most of his career with the Red Sox. In 483 career starts, he went 202-239 with a 4.10 ERA. He was an All-Star in 1918 and 1920.

Washington pick: P Gene Packard - Gene retired in 1922 after playing for Washington and New York. In 259 career starts, he went 121-129 with a 4.02 ERA.

Boston (N) pick: P Pol Perritt - Pol retired in 1932, and spent time with many teams, including both Boston teams in the early years, LA and St. Louis. He was a 5 time All-Star. In 688 career starts, he went 304-293 with a 3.30 ERA. He is in the Hall of Fame!

Philadelphia (N) pick: P Hugh Bedient - Hugh retired in 1923 and played all but 1 year in Philly. In 335 career starts, he went 157-139 with a 3.18 ERA. He was a 2 time All-Star.

Boston (A) pick: P George Baumgardner - George retired in 1928. He started his career with Boston, but moved on to a few other teams, however he came back and retired in Boston. In 129 career starts, he went 47-78 with a 4.16 ERA.

Chicago (A) pick: CF Benny Kauff - Bennie retired in 1925. He played for 4 teams in his career. He had 1,528 hits with a BA of .280. He hit 71 career homeruns and had 738 RBI.

New York (A) pick: P Jeff Tesreau - Jeff retired in 1924. He played for 5 different teams. In 314 career starts, he went 128-172 with a 4.64 ERA. He was an All-Star in 1913.

Cincinnati pick: P Dan Griner - No History

Detroit pick: P Ray Keating - Ray retired in 1925. He played for Detroit, Washington and St. Louis. In 331 career starts, he went 155-112 with a 3.76 ERA.
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Cleveland pick: P Eppa Rixey - Eppa played for over a decade in Cleveland before going to Atlanta and Dallas. In 464 starts, he went 230-196 with a 3.47 ERA. He was a 3 time All-Star.

Chicago (N) pick: P Joe Bush - Joe played for 5 teams before retiring in 1925. In 254 starts, he went 115-113 with a 4.25 ERA.

Pittsburgh pick: P Carl Weilman - Carl played with 4 team before retiring in 1926. In 249 starts, he went 98-139 with a 4.77 ERA.

New York (N) pick: P Byron Houck - Byron played all but a handful of years in New York. He won the Cy Young in 1927. In 557 starts, he went 276-209 with a 3.67 ERA. He is a 4 time All-Star. He has struck out 3,866 batter, best in baseball. He is in the Hall of Fame!

Philadelphia (A) pick: P Frank Allen - Frank retired in 1923. In 60 starts, he went 28-33 with a 5.09 ERA.

Although this draft class had 2 Hall of Famers, the rest of the players were pretty weak, with 1 player not even having a history. Very top heavy draft in terms of output.

Marmel · 04-19-2003, 12:41 AM

Next, a look at the 1912 draft!

St. Louis (N) pick: P Reb Russell - Reb played his entire career in St. Louis and retired in 1925. In 376 starts, he went 237-135 with a 2.60 ERA. He was a 4 time Cy Young Award winner, 1915, 16, 18, 19. He was a 6 time All-Star.

Brooklyn pick: P Pat Bohen - Pat had his best years in St. Louis. In 537 starts, he went 275-199 with a 2.93 ERA. He won 2 Cy Young Awards, 1921, 1923. He is a 6 time all-Star. He is in the Hall of Fame!

Chicago (A) pick: P Bill James - Bill played for Chicago and Boston and retired in 1927. In 403 starts, he went 228-154 with a 3.48 ERA. He won the Cy Young in 1927. He is a 5 time All-Star.

St. Louis (A) pick: P Dick Robertson - Dick played for 8 teams and retired in 1925. In 207 starts, he went 111-92 with a 3.48 ERA.

Philadelphia (N) pick: P Doc Ayers - No History

New York (A) pick: P Bob Shawkey - Bob played for the Highlanders and the Phillies and retired in 1930. In 574 starts he went 260-271 with a 3.87 ERA. He won the Cy Young in 1925 and 1926. He is a 4 time All-Star.

Washington pick: P Dutch Leonard - Dutch played primarily in Washington and Pittsburgh before retiring in 1928. In 128 starts, he went 56-78 with a 4.33 ERA.

Boston (N) pick: P Zip Zabel - Zip played his entire career for the Braves franchise. In 161 starts he went 38-97 with a 5.60 ERA.

Detroit pick: P Chief Johnson - Chief played for 7 years, retiring in 1919. In 124 starts he went 61-67 with a 4.00 ERA.

Cincinnati pick: P Jim Shaw - Jim played for Cincinnati, Pittsburgh and Washington before retiring in 1929. In 221 starts he went 81-116 with a 4.08 ERA.

Cleveland pick: P Dick Niehaus - Dick played for Cleveland, New York and Dallas before retiring in 1929. In 247 starts, he went 110-114 with a 4.34 ERA.

Philadelphia (A) pick: P Lefty Williams - Lefty played for 5 teams before retiring in 1931. In 540 starts he went 258-210 with a 3.28 ERA. He was a 4 time All-Star. He is in the Hall of Fame!

Chicago (N) pick: P Ralph Comstock - No History

New York (N) pick: P Earl Moseley - No History

Pittsburgh pick: C Johnny Bassler - Johnny played for 7 teams before retiring in 1931. He had 1,105 hits and a .285 BA. He hit 50 homeruns, and had 592 RBI.

Boston (A) pick: P Lee Dashner - No History.

I count 9 Cy Young Awards and 2 Hall of Famers. That is a pretty darn good draft class, despite the 4 players with no history.

Marmel · 04-19-2003, 12:48 AM

A quick look at some key single season records in the league:

Joe Jackson, 1911, .472 Batting Average with Cleveland

Vic Saier, 1921, 42 triples with Chicago Cubs

Al Wingo, 1929, 129 walks with LA

Babe Ruth, 1919, 52 homeruns with LA

Happy Felsch, 1921, 274 hits with Boston Red Sox

Jim Viox, 1924, 173 RBI with Chicago Cubs

John Potts, 1918, 65 stolen bases with Philadelphia Phillies

Andy Kyle, 1915, 31 game hitting streak with Philadelphia A’s

Colonel Snover, 1927, 1.48 ERA with LA

Carmen Hill, 1932, 14 saves with St. Louis

Joe Wood (1920) and Hugh Bedient (1914), 30 wins with LA and Phillies respectively.

Byron Houck, 1916, 418 strikeouts with New York Giants

Anrhydeddu · 04-19-2003, 10:49 AM

Go Warriors!!!! Now I have a real team to follow.

I find it funny having the Las Vegas Aces in 1928. Didn't realize you would have nabbed enough local Mormons there to fill up a hot dog booth, let alone the bleachers.

Marmel · 04-19-2003, 06:35 PM

1933

April

In the AL East, it has been the A’s the last few years, and again they start out on top with a 15-10 record and a 1 game lead over Montreal. Boston is 4 back. In the West, Detroit and San Francisco are tied for first place, LA is 2 back.

In the NL East, Pittsburgh is controlling things with a 18-7 record. New York is already 5 down and Brooklyn is 7 down. In the Midwest, St. Louis is in first with a 18-7 record, 2 games better than Dallas and 4 better than Cincinnati.

May

The AL East is pretty sad so far this year. Boston leads the division with a 28-26 record. Montreal and the A’s are 2 back while Washington is 3 games out. In the West, Detroit is 35-19 and has a 5 game lead over LA and San Francisco. Vegas is 8 back.

In the NL East, Pittsburgh is still on top with a 39-15 record. The Giants are 6 back, and the rest of the teams are at least 13 games back and out of contention. In the Midwest, St. Louis remains in first place with a 35-19 record, and holds a 4 game lead over Dallas. Chicago is 6 back while Cincinnati is 7 back.

On May 5, Dallas’ Chief Yellowhorse threw a no-hitter against Syracuse in a 4-0 victory. He struck out 7 and walked just 1.

June

In the AL East, the Montreal Capitals have pulled into a first place tie with Philadelphia. They both have 42-39 records. Boston is just behind them, 1 game out. In the West, Detroit is in complete control. They are 55-26 and hold a 14 game lead over the closest competitor.

In the NL East, Pittsburgh has build a comfortable lead of 9 games over New York. The next closest team is 18 back. In the Midwest, St. Louis remains in first, 6 games over the Dallas Braves.

In the All-Star game, the NL wins 9-2. Jimmie Foxx was 2 for 4 with a homerun to earn the MVP Award.

Chuck Klein is unbelievable this year. At the All-Star break he has already hit 35 homeruns. He is on pace to shatter the record and finish with an unheard of 70 homeruns!

July

The AL East is led by the Montreal Capitals with a 55-51 record. The A’s are 2 games back while Boston is 3 back. Washington is still alive, just 4 games out. In the West, Detroit is in cruise control with a 71-35 record, and an 18 game lead over Vegas and San Francisco.

In the NL East, Pittsburgh remains in front, 8 games better than the Giants. In the Midwest, Dallas still leads, but the Cardinals have cut the lead to just 3 games.

Chuck Klein has now hit 43 homeruns and there are still 2 months left in the season.

August

The AL East is the best race in baseball this year. The A’s lead the division, but Washington is just 1 back, while Boston and Montreal are both only 2 games out. In the West, Detroit’s magic number is 10 and they lead the division by 19 games.

In the NL East, New York has made a little run and now only trail the Pirates by 2 games. In the Midwest, Dallas leads the Cardinals by only 1 game. Chicago sits 6 back.

Chuck Klein has 47 homeruns.

September 14, 1933

Detroit has clinched the AL West division. The A’s have opened up a 4game lead n the East.

In the NL East, New york has overtaken Pittsburgh and lead the division by 1. Dallas leads St. Louis by 5 games now.

Chuck Klein has 51 homeruns!

September 22, 1933

The A’s, Pirates and Braves all lead their divisions by 5 games. The Pirates are on an 8 game winning streak. There 7 games left in the season.

Chuck Klein has 51 homeruns.

September 25, 1933

The A’s and the Dallas Braves have clinched their divisions. The Pirates lead has been cut to 2 games with 4 to play.

Chuck Klein is still at 51 homeruns.

September 26, 1933

Chuck Klein has hit 2 homeruns today to break the single season record! He now has 53.

September 27, 1933

The Pirates have clinched the NL East and the playoffs are set.

1933 Final Standings

AL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
East
Philadelphia (A) 92 70 .568 -- .240 3.19
Boston 85 77 .525 7 .252 3.59
Washington 82 80 .506 10 .238 3.32
Montreal 81 81 .500 11 .254 3.90
Cleveland 62 100 .383 30 .244 4.05
West
Detroit 99 63 .611 -- .254 3.31
San Francisco 87 75 .537 12 .251 3.58
Las Vegas 76 86 .469 23 .239 3.61
Los Angeles 73 89 .451 26 .228 3.81
Atlanta 73 89 .451 26 .244 3.83
NL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
East
Pittsburgh 108 54 .667 -- .268 2.80
New York 104 58 .642 4 .246 3.24
Brooklyn 86 76 .531 22 .240 3.26
Philadelphia (N) 73 89 .451 35 .240 3.74
Syracuse 30 132 .185 78 .210 6.09
Midwest
Dallas 100 62 .617 -- .248 2.84
St. Louis 96 66 .593 4 .253 3.01
Chicago 88 74 .543 12 .247 3.39
Cincinnati 77 85 .475 23 .239 3.36
Houston 48 114 .296 52 .226 5.46

1933 Statistical Leaders

TOP 5 in BATTING AVG :
.328 Charlie Grimm(CLE,AL)
.319 Johnny Burnett(PIT)
.311 Ernie Lombardi(MON,AL)
.309 Joe Medwick(MON,AL)
.303 Frankie Frisch(NY1,NL)
TOP 5 in HOMERUNS :
55 Chuck Klein(PHI,NL)
45 Chick Hafey(DET,AL)
41 Shanty Hogan(WS1)
37 Lou Gehrig( BRO,NL)
37 Jimmie Foxx( NY1,NL)
TOP 5 in RBI :
134 Jimmy Welsh(PIT,NL)
129 Chick Hafey(DET,AL)
118 Ripper Collins(WS1 CHN)
115 Shanty Hogan(WS1)
115 Al Simmons( DAL,NL)
TOP 5 in ERA :
2.15 Chief Yellowhorse(DAL,NL)
2.15 Vince Shields(PIT,NL)
2.28 Ownie Carroll( CHN,NL)
2.45 Pete Schneider(PIT,NL)
2.58 Jim Wright(BRO,NL)
TOP 5 in WINS :
28 Vince Shields(PIT,NL)
26 Sam Gibson(DET,AL)
25 Chief Yellowhorse(DAL,NL)
25 Jim Moore(NY1)
25 Hugh Mcquillan(PIT,NL ATL)
TOP 5 in SAVES :
14 Bill Sherdel(ATL,AL)
14 Allyn Stout(SF)
12 Walter Anderson(WS1)
11 Pat Simmons(LA)
11 Bobby Burke( DET)

ALCS

The ALCS opens in Detroit, but it is the defending Champion A’s who take game 1, 7-1. Detroit comes back in game 2 with a 9-6 win to tie the Series up at 1.

In game 3, Detroit shutouts out the A’s on a 1 hitter by Ernie Wingard, and win the game 1-0. Detroit now has a 2-1 series lead. Detroit wins again on the road in game 4 by a final score of 5-2 and are now up 3-1 in the Series. Detroit scores 6 in the top of the 11th inning to win game 5 and take the ALCS, 4 games to 1. Detroit has knocked off the defending champs.

NLCS

The Series opens in Pittsburgh, and the Pirates take game 1, 4-3 over Dallas. The Pirates also take game 2 by a score of 3-1 and now lead the series 2-0 as it heads to Dallas.

Pittsburgh blows out the Braves, 8-2 in game 3 to go up 3-0 in the Series. One more win and they return to the World Series for the 2nd straight year.

The Pirates take game 4, 5-1 to sweep the Series!

World Series

The World Series begins in Detroit, and the Tigers defend their home field with a 3-1 win in game 1. Pittsburgh comes back to tie the Series in game 2 by breaking a 2-2 tie in the top of the ninth. Pirates win 3-2.

The Series moves to Pittsburgh, but the Tigers take the 2-1 Series lead after a 3-1 game 3 victory. Pittsburgh responds with a 12-2 blowout in game 4 to tie the Series up at 2. Game 5 is pivotal, and the Tigers pitching comes through in a 4-0 shutout. The Detroit Tigers lead the Series 3-2 and the last 2 games are in Detroit.

Pittsburgh uses a 5 run 9th inning to shut the door on a Tiger comeback. The Pirates win 8-3 and force a decisive game 7 from Detroit.

The Pirates put up 3 runs in the top of the first to take a 3-0 lead in game 7. 5 more runs in the top of the 2nd inning put them up 8-0 and Detroit will have to pull off a record breaking comeback to win this game.

The Tigers are able to get a run here and there, but they can not overcome that large of a defecit. The final score is 8-4 and the Pittsburgh Pirates are your 1933 World Champions! It is their first ever Title.

Champion Review

The Pirate’s top two pitchers have phenomenal seasons. Vince Shields went 28-7 with a 2.15 ERA. Pete Schneider went 23-7 with a 2.45 ERA.

2B Johnny Burnett batted .319 and hit 4 homeruns. C Gabby Hartnett batted .297 and had 20 homeruns and 83 RBI. RF Jimmy Welsh batted .290 and had a team high 35 homeruns and a team high 134 RBI. 3B Red Rollins batted .297 and stole 10 bases for the Pirates.

Ty Cobb Award

AL: RF Chick Hafey, DET, (591 AB, .259 AVG, 45 HR, 129 RBI, 106 R, 153 Hits, .913 OPS) - This is Hafey’s 3rd consecutive Ty Cobb Award.
NL: RF Chuck Klein, PHI, (595 AB, .303 AVG, 55 HR, 109 RBI, 118 R, 180 Hits, .999 OPS) - This is Klein’s 5th consecutive Ty Cobb Award.

Cy Young Award

AL: Sam Gibson, DET, (Record: 26-8, 2.83 ERA, 330.1IP, 269 Ks, 150 BB)
NL: Vince Shields, PIT, (Record: 28-7, 2.15 ERA, 342.2IP, 223 Ks, 58 BB)

Bob Meusel Award

AL: Benny Frey, DET, (Record: 18-10, 3.44 ERA, 277 IP, 133 Ks, 51 BB)
NL: Bud Tinning, CHN, (Record: 9-11, 3.53 ERA, 181 IP, 101 Ks, 48 BB)

1933-1934 Offseason

Retirees:

Elliot Bigelow retires ...
Danny Clark retires ...
Bump Hadley retires ...
John Monroe retires ...
Sam Langford retires ...
Lance Richbourg retires ...
Jack Ogden retires ...
Jakie May retires ...
Pat Duncan retires ...
Ed Morris retires ...
Colonel Snover retires ...
Marty Mcmanus retires ...
Joe Evans retires ...
Otto Miller retires ...
Joe Judge retires ...
He will be in the Hall Of Fame!
Tex Vache retires ...
Karl Swanson retires ...
Tripp Sigman retires ...
Jim Park retires ...
He will be in the Hall Of Fame!
Jack Smith retires ...
BOS: Zack Taylor retires ...
CLE: Ralph Sharman retires ...
PHA: Harry Heilmann retires ...
WS1: Freddy Spurgeon retires ...
WS1: Phil Voyles retires ...
DET: Val Picinich retires ...
DET: Jimmy Zinn retires ...
LV: Frank Welch retires ...
LA: Dave Harris retires ...
BRO: Bob Lawrence retires ...
BRO: Ski Melillo retires ...
NY1: Bill Lamar retires ...
NY1: Rube Ehrhardt retires ...
PHI: Topper Rigney retires ...
PHI: Jimmy Cooney retires ...
PIT: Ben Paschal retires ...
CHN: Russ Miller retires ...
CHN: Lu Blue retires ...
CHN: Bud Clancy retires ...
CIN: Paul Zahniser retires ...
CIN: Red Smith retires ...
CIN: Les Howe retires ...
DAL: Glenn Myatt retires ...
SLN: Claral Gillenwater retires ...
SLN: Aaron Ward retires ...
SLN: Emil Yde retires ...

League Outlook

Washington and Montreal both had decent season and they have straightened out their fan situations. All others teams are looking great. Syracuse had a miserable first season, but hopefully that #1 draft pick will help them out.

Free Agency, of Note

After breaking the single season homerun record, Chuck Klein is a free agent. He should get himself quite a payday.

Atlanta signs SP Carl Hubbard (8-7-8) to a 6 year contract.

Cincinnati has signed RF Pepper Martin (8-5-6) to a 3 year contract.

The A’s, already a Championship caliber team, sign the second better hitter out there in 1B Del Bissonette (7-6-6) to a 4 year deal.

The Cleveland Naps improve their rotation by signing SP Jim Wright (G-B-G) to a 6 year deal.

The Chicago Cubs win the free agent of the year in RF Chuck Klein (8-10-6). Kleins signed for 5 years at over 13 million per year.

The Phillies lost Klein, but sign 3B Larry Bette court (6-5-8) to a 3 year deal.

Amateur Draft

With the #9 overall pick, the Montreal Capitals got a great player in 1B Zeke Bonura (6-7-8). I thought he would have been a top 3 pick, and he is major league ready.

Here is how the entire first round played out:

Syracuse pick: P Paul Dean
Houston pick: P Bill Lee
Cleveland pick: C Rudy York
Los Angeles pick: P George Hockette
Philadelphia (N) pick: P Vito Tamulis
Atlanta pick: P Al Benton
Las Vegas pick: LF George Selkirk
Cincinnati pick: 3B Harlond Clift
Montreal pick: 1B Zeke Bonura
Washington pick: P Junie Barnes
Boston pick: P Syd Cohen
Brooklyn pick: P Whitey Wistert
San Francisco pick: P Orville Armbrust
Chicago pick: 2B Augie Galan
Philadelphia (A) pick: P Curt Davis
St. Louis pick: 2B Cookie Lavagetto
Detroit pick: P Spike Merena
Dallas pick: P Euel Moore
New York pick: 1B Elbie Fletcher
Pittsburgh pick: P Cy Blanton

Marmel · 04-19-2003, 08:40 PM

1934

April

In the AL East, it is Boston and Washington who are tied for first place with 14-11 records. The A’s are just 1 back while Washington and Cleveland are both 2 back. In the West, the LA Waves are in first by 1 game over Detroit and 2 games over San Francisco. Atlanta is right there, only 3 back. Vegas has only won 6 games and are 9 back already.

In the NL East, New York and the defending Champs, Pittsburgh are tied for first with 15-10 records. Brooklyn and Syracuse are both 3 back. In the Midwest, Dallas finished the month on a 10 game winning streak and lead the division by 6 games over Chicago and Cincinnati.

On April 16, St. Louis’ Lefty Gomez threw a no-hitter in a 10-0 victory over Syracuse. He struck out 10 and walked 3 on the day.

May

In the AL East, Washington has moved into first place by 4 games over Montreal. Cleveland is 5 games back while the A’s are in last place. In the West, we have a three way tie for first. Detroit, LA and San Francisco are all 28-26. Atlanta is 2 games back.

In the NL East, Pittsburgh leads the division with a 32-22 record. The Phillies are 2 games back. The Giants are 3 out. In the Midwest, Dallas has a 5 game lead over both the Reds and Cardinals. The Cubs are 6 back.

June

Washington is starting to pull away in the AL East. They are 47-34 and have a 7 game lead over the Red Sox. Montreal is 8 back while Cleveland is 9 back. In the West, Detroit is holding onto a 2 game lead over San Francisco.

In the NL East, Pittsburgh remains in first by 2 games over the New York Giants. The Phillies are 6 back. In the Midwest, Chicago has moved into 1st place by 1 game over the Dallas Braves. Cincinnati and St. Louis are both 3 games out.

In the All-Star game, the NL won 6-5. Gabby Hartnett was 1 for 3 with 2 RBI and was named MVP.

July

Washington is still controlling the AL East with a 62-44 record and a 6 game lead over the Red Sox. In the West, Detroit has opened up a 5 game lead over Atlanta.

In the NL East, Pittsburgh remains in first again, with a 4 game lead over the Phillies and a 5 game lead over New York. The Dodgers are 6 back. In the Midwest, Dallas leads by 2 games over both the Reds and Cardinals. The Cubs are only 3 back now.

On July 4, Pittsburgh’s Vince Shields threw a no-hitter against the Giants in a 5-0 victory. He struck out 8 and walked 2.

August 17, 1934

This early in the season, Chuck Klein has already broken his single season homerun record. Today he hit his 54th of the 1934 season! It was also his 325th of his career and he is still only 29 years old.

August

Washington still leads the AL East, but Boston has cut the lead down to 4 games. In the West, Detroit has it almost wrapped up. They are up 10 games on the Westerners.

In the NL East, Pittsburgh leads the Giants by 4 games. The Phillies are 6 out. In the Midwest, St. Louis has moved into first place with a 79-55 record. They are 2 up on Dallas and 3 up on the Cubs. Speaking of the Cubs, Chuck Klein has 57 homeruns.

On August 29, St. Louis’ Lefty Gomez throws his second no-hitter of the 1934 season. It was a 2-0 victory over the Reds. He struck out 5 and walked 1.

September 19, 1934

Detroit has clinched the AL West division. Washington has a 4 game lead over the Red Sox and A’s in the AL East.

In the NL East, New york and Pittsburgh are tied for first place. In the Midwest, St. Louis is hanging onto first place by 1 game over the Cubs. Dallas has fallen to 3 back. There are 10 games left in the season.

Chuck Klein is at 62 homeruns.

Detroit’s 31 year old RF Chick Hafey is the 3rd player in MLB history to hit 50 homeruns in a season.

September 29, 1934

The Cardinals have clinched the NL Midwest division.

With 1 game left in the season, Washington leads Boston by 1 game in the AL East, while New York leads Pittsburgh by 1 game in the NL East.

September 30, 1934

Washington wins on the road in the afternoon game, so Boston’s night game means nothing. The Sox do win, but Washington has won the AL East.

New York loses to Houston, the expansion team in the afternoon, so Pittsburgh has a chance to tie by winning at home against the Cubs.

It didn’t look like Pittsburgh cared, they got blown out 8-1 at home, and the Giants clinch the NL East.

1934 Final Standings

AL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
East
Washington 88 74 .543 -- .244 3.37
Boston 87 75 .537 1 .242 3.24
Philadelphia (A) 85 77 .525 3 .244 3.64
Cleveland 80 82 .494 8 .239 3.38
Montreal 76 86 .469 12 .233 3.70
West
Detroit 89 73 .549 -- .249 3.61
San Francisco 80 82 .494 9 .245 3.64
Los Angeles 78 84 .481 11 .250 3.63
Atlanta 74 88 .457 15 .248 3.71
Las Vegas 73 89 .451 16 .238 3.84
NL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
East
New York 89 73 .549 -- .239 3.34
Pittsburgh 88 74 .543 1 .250 3.41
Brooklyn 78 84 .481 11 .229 3.34
Philadelphia (N) 77 85 .475 12 .230 3.44
Syracuse 56 106 .346 33 .225 3.98
Midwest
St. Louis 95 67 .586 -- .244 2.82
Chicago 93 69 .574 2 .235 3.34
Dallas 90 72 .556 5 .240 2.90
Cincinnati 89 73 .549 6 .242 3.39
Houston 55 107 .340 40 .226 4.38

1934 Statistical Leaders

TOP 5 in BATTING AVG :
.326 Charlie Grimm(CLE)
.314 Frank Doljack(SLN)
.305 Earl Smith(SF,AL)
.305 Mel Ott(DET)
.297 Chuck Klein( CHN,NL)
TOP 5 in HOMERUNS :
66 Chuck Klein( CHN,NL)
53 Chick Hafey(DET,AL)
35 Phil Todt(LA,AL)
34 Ripper Collins(CHN)
34 Shanty Hogan(WS1,AL)
TOP 5 in RBI :
151 Chick Hafey(DET,AL)
145 Chuck Klein( CHN,NL)
118 Phil Todt(LA,AL)
111 Wally Berger(CIN)
105 Shanty Hogan(WS1,AL)
TOP 5 in ERA :
1.74 George Cox(BOS,AL)
1.92 Bill Swift(SLN)
2.08 Ownie Carroll(CHN,NL)
2.37 Erv Brame(DAL)
2.40 Jim Brillheart(SYR)
TOP 5 in WINS :
30 Ownie Carroll(CHN,NL)
25 George Cox(BOS,AL)
24 Roy Sherid(CHN,NL)
23 Erv Brame(DAL)
23 Hal Mckain(SLN,NL)
TOP 5 in SAVES :
13 Garland Braxton(PHI)
10 John Woods(NY1)
10 Ed Strelecki( BRO,NL)
10 Bobby Burke(DET,AL)
9 Allyn Stout(SF)

ALCS

The ALCS opens in Detroit, and the Tigers win game 1 at home, 4-1. Detroit also wins game 2 of the Series in a 7-2 blowout. The Tigers lead 2-0.

In Washington, the Tigers also take game 3, 9-4, and are now 1 game away from the World Series, for the 2nd straight year. In game 4, Detroit scores 3 times in the last 2 innings to take a 5-4 victory and a Series Sweep.

NLCS

New York steal game 1 in St. Louis’ home park in 10 innings, by a final score of 4-1. St. Louis comes back with a 5-1 win in game 2 to tie the Series up.

New York takes game 3 at home to go up 2-1 in the series. The Giants also win game 4, 8-1 and now they go up 3-1 in the NLCS. St. Louis is able to take game 5 in New York and send the Series back to St. Louis, though the Cards trail 3-2.

St. Louis trailed 4-3 in the bottom of the ninth, but scored 2 runs to force a game 7 in their home park!

The Cards go up 3-0 in the bottom of the first inning of game 7. They go up 4-0 in the third inning. After 6 innings, they lead 5-0 and the Giants have yet to get a hit. The Giants score 2 in the top of the 8th to make it 5-2.

In the 9th, the Giants get a solo shot to make it 5-3. A 1 out double puts the tying run at the plate. With 2 outs, Foxx walks to put the tying run aboard.

A wild pitch advances the runners, and now the tying run is in scoring position!

Lary grounds out to short though, and the Cardinals survive and move on to the World Series!

World Series

The Series opens in St. Louis, and the Cardinals defend their home field with a 6-4 victory. They also win game two by a score of 5-2 to take a 2-0 Series lead as it now moves to Detroit.

Detroit gets themselves back into the Series with a 3-1 victory in game 3. A 4-1 victory in game 4 for Detroit ties the Series up and makes it a best of 3.

In game 5, the home team finally loses in the Series, as the Cardinals get a 7-6 win and a 3-2 advantage in the Series as it heads back to St. Louis. The Tigers will have to win 2 on the road.

Detroit comes through in game 6 with a 6-4 win to force a final game 7!

The Cards take a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning in Game 7. They add another run in the bottom of the 2nd inning, and then another in the third to take a 4-0 lead.

The Cards get another 2 runs in the fourth to go up 6-0, and then 1 more in the 5th for a 7-0 lead.

The Tigers finally get on the board with a run in the top of the 6th, to make it 7-1, but that is all they get. The Cardinals win 8-1 and are the 1934 Champions! This is the Cards 4th Title, which is best in the majors. Their last came 10 years ago in 1924. Detroit has now dropped 2 World Series in a row.

Champion Review

Hal McCain was on the DL for the playoffs, but he went 23-12 with a 2.83 ERA. Lefty Gomez was the #1 starter for the Cards during the regular season. He threw 2 no hitters and won 22 games with a 2.46 ERA.

RF Frank Doljack led the team with a .314 BA and he hit 12 homeruns. 3B Howard Greigau batted .285 and hit 25 homeruns with 74 RBI. C Earl Grace batted .267 with 15 homeruns. LF John Stone batted .248 with a team high 26 homeruns.

Ty Cobb Award

AL: RF Chick Hafey, DET, (600 AB, .262 AVG, 53 HR, 151 RBI, 108 R, 157 Hits, .955 OPS) - This is Hafey’s 4th consecutive Ty Cobb Award.
NL: RF Chuck Klein, CHN, (589 AB, .297 AVG, 66 HR, 145 RBI, 105 R, 175 Hits, 1.062 OPS) - This is Klein’s 6th consecutive Ty Cobb Award.

Cy Young Award

AL: George Cox, BOS, (Record: 25-6, 1.74 ERA, 315.1IP, 301 Ks, 40 BB)
NL: Ownie Carroll, CHN, (Record: 30-9, 2.08 ERA, 362.2IP, 255 Ks, 66 BB)

Bob Meusel Award

AL: Curt Davis, PHA, (Record: 15-14, 3.86 ERA, 249.1 IP, 140 Ks, 48 BB)
NL: Fabian Kowalik, PIT, (Record: 15-8, 2.89 ERA, 236.1 IP, 132 Ks, 35 BB)

1934-1935 Offseason

Retirees:

Walter Anderson retires ...
Ray Blades retires ...
John Bogart retires ...
Frank Callaway retires ...
Ossie Bluege retires ...
Johnny Cooney retires ...
John Chapman retires ...
Buster Chatham retires ...
Earle Combs retires ...
Taylor Douthit retires ...
Neal Brady retires ...
Hod Ford retires ...
Freddie Fitzsimmons retires ...
Augie Johns retires ...
Bill Hubbell retires ...
Carl Hubbell retires ...
Willie Kamm retires ...
Freddie Maguire retires ...
Johnny Mostil retires ...
Joe Kiefer retires ...
Ted Lyons retires ...
Charlie See retires ...
George Lowe retires ...
Bill Sherdel retires ...
Paul Waner retires ...
Bill Snyder retires ...
Curt Walker retires ...
Kewpie Pennington retires ...
Carmen Hill retires ...
Rogers Hornsby retires ...
Billy Zitzmann retires ...
Bill Narleski retires ...
Ralph Shinners retires ...
Homer Summa retires ...
Lou Vedder retires ...
Tim Mccabe retires ...
CLE: George Stueland retires ...
CLE: Sammy Hale retires ...
MON: Herb Brett retires ...
MON: Sam Bohne retires ...
WS1: Harry Hulihan retires ...
ATL: Luke Sewell retires ...
ATL: Harry Biemiller retires ...
DET: Bill Piercy retires ...
LV: Bernie Hungling retires ...
LV: Pat Collins retires ...
LA: Slim Harriss retires ...
NY1: Chicken Hawks retires ...
PHI: Ernie Padgett retires ...
PHI: Rosy Ryan retires ...
CHN: George Earnshaw retires ...
CIN: Hod Lisenbee retires ...
CIN: Elmer Yoter retires ...
CIN: Pat Crawford retires ...
DAL: Jackie Tavener retires ...
HOU: Bernie Neis retires ...
SLN: Dick Burrus retires ...
SLN: Webb Schultz retires ...

League Outlook

Syracuse and Houston had the lowest attendances in the league last year, but that is to be expected, as they just completed their second seasons. Hopefully, they will start to make strides and draw some more fans to the parks. All other teams are doing terrific.

Free Agency, of Note

There are some great power hitters in free agency this year, including 4 time Ty Cobb Winner, Chick Hafey.

The New York Giants sign SP Pete Appleton (8-9-6) to a 4 year contract.

The St. Louis Cardinals improve their rotation in pursuit of another title by signing SP Erv Brame (8-8-8) to a 5 year deal.

The New York Giants continue to sign big names, and now get the biggest of all, Chick Haney (6-10-6). Haney signs for 11 million a year for 7 years.

The Cleveland Naps sign RF Shanty Hogan (6-8-6) for 4 years.

The Houston Astros sign LF Heinei Manush (6-5-6) to a 3 year deal.

Amateur Draft

Here is how the entire first round played out:

Houston pick: P Gene Schott
Syracuse pick: P Joe Sullivan
Las Vegas pick: P Harry Gumbert
Atlanta pick: P Bill Mcgee
Montreal pick: 3B Buddy Lewis
Philadelphia (N) pick: RF Wally Moses
Los Angeles pick: P Al Hollingsworth
Brooklyn pick: P Dick Lanahan
San Francisco pick: 3B Bobby Estalella
Cleveland pick: P Claude Passeau
Philadelphia (A) pick: P Hal Kelleher
Boston pick: P John Whitehead
Washington pick: P Hugh Casey
Pittsburgh pick: LF Mel Mazzera
New York pick: P Carl Doyle
Cincinnati pick: CF Terry Moore
Detroit pick: C Sammy Holbrook
Dallas pick: P Orville Jorgens
Chicago pick: P Buck Rogers
St. Louis pick: C Ray Mueller

Radii · 04-19-2003, 08:47 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Marmel

League Outlook

The Braves really struggled for the first time since being in Atlanta, and their fan interst has suffered quite a bit. It is down to a 32.

Welcome to Atlanta! HAH.

This is a really great read. I'm thoroughly enjoying it.

Marmel · 04-26-2003, 12:49 AM

1935

April

In the AL East, the A’s stand on top with a 17-8 record. The Red Sox are right behind them, only 1 game back. The Washington Senators sit 5 back. In the West, Atlanta starts out 14-11 and they have a 1 game lead over the Detroit Tigers. Both Vegas and San Francisco are 2 games back while LA is only 3 back.

In the NL East, New York is off to a 18-7 start, and they lead the Pirates by 4 games. The Phillies are 6 back. In the Midwest, the defending Champion St. Louis Cardinals are 18-7 and are 4 games up on the Dallas Braves. Cincinnati is 6 back.

May

In the AL East, the Philadelphia A’s are 34-20. They have opened up a 6 game lead over the Washington Senators and a 7 game lead over the Red Sox. Cleveland is 8 back. In the West, Detroit is 31-23, and hold a slim 1 game lead over the Atlanta Black Birds. San Francisco is just 2 back.

In the NL East, it is the New York Giants division to lose. They are 39-15 and hold a 8 game lead over the Pirates. Everyone else is at least 10 back. In the Midwest, St. Louis is still on top with a 33-21 record, but Dallas is just 1 game back. The Reds sit 5 back.

On May 6, The Phillies’ Ben Cantwell threw the league’s fourth Perfect Game against the Dallas Braves in a 7-0 victory. Cantwell struck out 3 batters and walked nobody on the day!

June

In the AL East, the A’s remain in first with a 47-34 record. The Red Sox have moved up a bit and now are in second place, 4 games back. The Senators are 5 back. In the West, San Francisco has moved into first with a 48-33 record. They have gone up 4 games on the Detroit Tigers. Atlanta is 6 back.

In the NL East, New York has now opened up a 10 game lead over the rest of the division. They should cruise into the playoffs in the second half of the season. In the Midwest, St. Louis holds onto first place with a50-31 record. Dallas is the only team to challenge them, and they are 4 back.

In the All-Star game, the AL wins 6-4. Dale Alexander was 3 for 4 with a homerun and 3 RBI. He was named MVP.

July

The A’s have lead from the start and continue to do so with a 63-43 record. Boston sits 5 back, while the Senators are 6 back. In the West, San Francisco has widened the gap, and now lead the Tigers by 8 games. Atlanta is 9 out.

In the NL East, the New York Giants are winning at a record pace. They are 75-31 for a .708 winning percentage. Pittsburgh is in second place at an amazing 17 games back. In the Midwest, St. Louis remains in first, by 6 games over both the Reds and Braves.

On July 24, Cincinnati’s Dutch Ulrich threw a No-Hitter in a 6-0 victory over the Dallas Braves. Dutch struck out 10 and walked just 1 on the day.

August

In the AL East, Philadelphia has locked up the division with a 83-51 record and an 11 game lead over the Red Sox. In the West, San Francisco has a 5 game lead over the Tigers.

In the NL East, New York is an amazing 91-43. Pittsburgh is in second, 18 games back. In the Midwest, the Cardinals have pulled away and locked up the division. They are 11 games better than the Dallas Braves.

Chuck Klein continues to hit homeruns at an unheard of pace. With a month left in the season he already has 53 homeruns, and could break his single season record of 66.

On August 29, Brooklyn’s Whitey Wistert threw a No-Hitter in a 5-0 victory over the New York Giants. Whitey struck out 5 and walked 2 on the day.

September 10, 1935

The New York Giants clinch the NL East today.

September 15, 1935

The Philadelphia A’s have clinched the AL East, and on the same day, the St. Louis Cardinals have clinched the NL Midwest. The Cardinals will return to the playoffs to defend their title.

In the AL West, San Francisco leads Detroit and Atlanta by 4 games.

September 25, 1935

The San Francisco Westerners have clinched the AL West and the playoffs are set.

1935 Final Standings

AL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
East
Philadelphia (A)101 61 .623 -- .248 2.84
Boston 87 75 .537 14 .244 3.11
Cleveland 82 80 .506 19 .231 2.97
Washington 76 86 .469 25 .240 3.50
Montreal 51 111 .315 50 .234 4.31
West
San Francisco 91 71 .562 -- .234 2.95
Detroit 85 77 .525 6 .255 3.73
Atlanta 85 77 .525 6 .248 3.32
Las Vegas 82 80 .506 9 .235 3.43
Los Angeles 70 92 .432 21 .231 3.56
NL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
East
New York 106 56 .654 -- .246 2.64
Pittsburgh 87 75 .537 19 .256 3.47
Philadelphia (N) 80 82 .494 26 .228 3.22
Brooklyn 70 92 .432 36 .226 3.80
Syracuse 61 101 .377 45 .224 3.96
Midwest
St. Louis 101 61 .623 -- .250 2.98
Dallas 88 74 .543 13 .247 3.31
Chicago 81 81 .500 20 .237 4.12
Cincinnati 80 82 .494 21 .245 3.77
Houston 56 106 .346 45 .215 4.22

1935 Statistical Leaders

TOP 5 in BATTING AVG :
.325 Johnny Burnett(PIT)
.310 Charlie Grimm(CLE)
.308 Dale Alexander( DET,AL)
.302 Evar Swanson(NY1,NL)
.300 Pepper Martin(CIN,NL)
TOP 5 in HOMERUNS :
59 Chuck Klein(CHN,NL)
46 Chick Hafey( NY1,NL)
40 Shanty Hogan( CLE,AL)
37 Wally Berger(CIN,NL)
36 Lou Gehrig(BRO,NL)
TOP 5 in RBI :
130 Chuck Klein(CHN,NL)
121 Chick Hafey( NY1,NL)
114 Shanty Hogan( CLE,AL)
111 Lou Gehrig(BRO,NL)
102 Roy Hutson(PIT)
TOP 5 in ERA :
1.74 George Cox(BOS,AL)
2.01 Dutch Ulrich(CIN)
2.02 Tony Kaufmann(SF,AL)
2.10 Flint Rhem(CLE,AL)
2.29 Pete Appleton( NY1,NL)
TOP 5 in WINS :
26 Bill Swift(SLN)
25 Curt Davis(PHA,AL)
24 Pete Appleton( NY1,NL)
23 Sloppy Thurston(PHA,AL)
23 George Cox(BOS,AL)
TOP 5 in SAVES :
13 Ed Strelecki(BRO,NL)
9 Garland Braxton(PHI,NL)
8 Bobby Burke(DET)
7 Allyn Stout(SF)
7 Al Williamson(LA SYR)

ALCS

The ALCS opens in Philadelphia, but it is the San Francisco Westerners who lay a beating down on the A’s, 7-1. The Westerners also win game 2 on the road, 3-1 to take a commanding 2-0 Series lead heading home.

Philadelphia comes to life on the road and take game 3, 2-1. A 4 hitter in a 4-0 shutout in game 4 pulls the A’s even, 2-2 in the Series. In game 5, the A’s complete the road sweep with a 2-1 win, and now lead the Westerners, 3 game to 2.

It took 10 innings, but the A’s have now won 4 in a row and advance to the World Series with a 6-5 victory over the Westerners in Game 6.

NLCS

St. Louis steals game 1, 2-1, in New York against the favored Giants. The Giants come back to take game 2, 4-1 to tie the Series up as it heads to St. Louis.

St. Louis takes game 3 at home, 4-1 and they take a 2-1 Series lead. The Giants score 6 runs in the second inning of game 4, and take it 6-1 to even the Series at 2. The Giants shut out the Cardinals 4-0 in game 5 to take the important 3-2 Series lead back to New York.

St. Louis forces a decisive game 7 by winning game 6, 7-1. The defending Champions will refuse to give up their crown.

The Cardinals score 3 in the top of the 2nd inning to go up 3-0. Both teams score 1 in the 4th, but the Cardinals break the game open in the 7th with 3 more runs to take a 7-1 lead. The final score is 8-2 and the defending Champs return to the World Series. For the 106 win Giants, the season comes to an early ending for them.

World Series

The Series opens in Philadelphia and the A’s take Game 1, 5-3. The Cardinals come back in game 2 with a 5-0 shutout, allowing only 3 hits to the A’s. The Series moves to St. Louis, all tied up.

St. Louis takes game 3, 2-1, and also take a 2-1 Series lead. The Cardinals move 1 game from repeating with a 8-2 blowout in game 4. They now lead the Series 3-1. Philadelphia comes back with a blowout win of their own, 8-2, to send the Series back to Philadelphia for at least 1 more game.

In Game 6, the Cardinals put this season to rest with a 5-3 victory, and a 4-2 Series Victory. The Cardinals are repeat Champions and now have 5 World Series Titles, the most of any team!

Champion Review

The Cardinals had three outstanding pitchers on their staff this season. Lefty Gomez went 22-8 with a 3.09 ERA. Bill Swift went 26-9 with a 2.39 ERA. Erv Brame went 20-16 with a 3.10 ERA.

LF John Stone was the best hitter on the Cardinals. He led the team in both batting average (.287) and homeruns (25) and RBI (93). RF Frank Doljack batted .257 and hit 17 homeruns. 3B Howard Freigau batted .249 and hit 20 homeruns.

Ty Cobb Award

AL: 1B Dale Alexander, DET, (574 AB, .308 AVG, 31 HR, 88 RBI, 81 R, 177 Hits, .903 OPS) - This is Alexander’s second Ty Cobb Award. His first was in 1930.
NL: RF Chuck Klein, CHN, (578 AB, .277 AVG, 59 HR, 130 RBI, 106 R, 160 Hits, .989 OPS) - This is Klein’s 7th consecutive Ty Cobb Award.

Cy Young Award

AL: George Cox, BOS, (Record: 23-10, 1.74 ERA, 351.1IP, 424 Ks, 48 BB) - This is Cox’ second Cy Young Award.
NL: Bill Swift, SLN, (Record: 26-9, 2.39 ERA, 343.1IP, 164 Ks, 35 BB)

Bob Meusel Award

AL: Al Hollingsworth, LA, (Record: 11-10, 3.23 ERA, 217.1 IP, 112 Ks, 83 BB)
NL: C Ken O'dea, HOU, (396 AB, .227 AVG, 18 HR, 69 RBI, 51 R, 90 Hits, .758 OPS)

1935-1936 Offseason

Retirees:

Fred Bennett retires ...
Jim Battle retires ...
Clint Blume retires ...
Watty Clark retires ...
Claude Davenport retires ...
Jake Flowers retires ...
George Grantham retires ...
Joe Hauser retires ...
Bucky Harris retires ...
Cactus Keck retires ...
Pryor Mcbee retires ...
Hal Leathers retires ...
Ray Morehart retires ...
Tim Mcnamara retires ...
Bill Warwick retires ...
Earl Smith retires ...
Frank Shellenback retires ...
Bob Meusel retires ...
Art Reinholz retires ...
Wally Shaner retires ...
Augie Prudhomme retires ...
Julie Wera retires ...
Jimmie Wilson retires ...
Pete Schneider retires ...
He will be in the Hall Of Fame!
BOS: Bert Cole retires ...
BOS: Joe Poetz retires ...
MON: Dick Cox retires ...
MON: Bud Connolly retires ...
MON: Bob Fothergill retires ...
PHA: Joe Shaute retires ...
PHA: Bibb Falk retires ...
WS1: Hal Smith retires ...
WS1: Mike Herrera retires ...
ATL: Bud Culloton retires ...
ATL: Harvey Hendrick retires ...
DET: Johnny Gooch retires ...
DET: Vic Keen retires ...
LA: Leon Chagnon retires ...
LA: Frank Luce retires ...
LA: Waite Hoyt retires ...
LA: Al Niehaus retires ...
LA: Ted Odenwald retires ...
SF: Pete Scott retires ...
SF: Andy High retires ...
BRO: Maurice Archdeacon retires ...
NY1: Hal Goldsmith retires ...
NY1: Red Lucas retires ...
PHI: Muddy Ruel retires ...
PHI: Pat Patterson retires ...
PHI: Red Thomas retires ...
PIT: Charlie Gooch retires ...
SYR: Bernie Deviveiros retires ...
CHN: Art Johnson retires ...
CIN: Mandy Brooks retires ...
CIN: Butch Weis retires ...
DAL: Ken Holloway retires ...
HOU: Grady Adkins retires ...
HOU: Paul Schreiber retires ...
SLN: Bob O'farrell retires ...

League Outlook

Most of the teams are in great shape. The two newest expansion teams are struggling, but that is the nature of expansion. We will keep an eye on things in Houston and Syracuse.

Free Agency, of Note

Las Vegas signs the best SP in the free agent market. Roy Parmelee (8-8-5) signs for 3 years with the Aces.

The Philles sign C Jack Cummings (7-4-6) to a 4 year deal.

The Cubs sign another big bat in LF Wally Berger (6-7-6) for 3 years.

The LA Waves get a great hitter in RF Goose Goslin (8-5-6). He signs for 4 years.

The Reds sign arguably the best hitter on the market in 2B Johnny Burnett (8-4-10). He signed for 7 years at 12.5 million per year.

Amateur Draft

That are some really great hitters on top of this year’s draft pool.

Here is how the entire first round played out:

Montreal pick: 1B Johnny Mize
Houston pick: P Dee Moore
Syracuse pick: LF Jeff Heath
Los Angeles pick: LF Joe Dimaggio
Brooklyn pick: P Eddie Smith
Washington pick: P Johnny Lanning
Cincinnati pick: P Roy Weir
Philadelphia (N) pick: RF Bill Nicholson
Chicago pick: 2B Babe Young
Cleveland pick: P Bob Feller
Las Vegas pick: P Bill Zuber
Detroit pick: P Fred Archer
Atlanta pick: P Russ Bauers
Pittsburgh pick: RF Jim Gleeson
Boston pick: P Ted Olson
Dallas pick: P Al Milnar
San Francisco pick: P Buck Ross
St. Louis pick: CF Larry Rosenthal
Philadelphia (A) pick: P Bill Phebus
New York pick: P Peaches Davis

04-16-2003, 08:33 PM	#4
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	1913 April The Philadelphia A’s had a hot start to the season and rode it to a 3 game lead in the AL with a 19-9 record. A host of teams, including the defending champion Red Sox, the Cleveland Naps and the New York Highlanders are very close behind. In the NL, the Brooklyn Dodgers lead the way with a 18-10 record, but the Cubs, Giants and Phillies are right in the mix. May The AL has become a free for all between four teams. Currently in first place are the Highlanders and the Naps at 32-24, but just 1 game back are both the Red Sox and the Athletics. In the NL, the Phillies have taken a 3 game lead over the Dodgers. Of note, are the 89 million dollar Giants, 7 games back and fading. June Three teams have kept pace in each league through this month. In the AL, the Naps and the Athletics are tied for first with 47-34 records. The Highlanders are just 1 back. The Red Sox have slipped a bit, but are still in this thing with a 43-38 record. In the NL, The Phillies hold just a 1 game lead over the Cubs, and just 2 back are the Brooklyn Dodgers. In the All Star game, the AL retained bragging rights, winning 4-2. Frank Baker had a couple of RBI for the AL and earned MVP honors. July The off season moves by the Cleveland Naps have paid off so far as they move out to a 2 game lead. The Red Sox and A’s are trailing them, while the Highlanders have now dropped to 7 back and are almost out of the picture. In the NL, 4 teams are fighting for the prize. Currently, the Cubs are at 57-50, and lead by just 1 game over three other teams, the Dodgers, Phillies, and the back from the dead Giants. On July 19, Harry Gaspar pitched a no-hitter for the Cincinnati Reds. He struck out 7 and only walked 2 batters. August The off season moves of the Cleveland Naps are about to pay off in the form of a pennant. They have a 83-53 record, and are 9 games in front of their closest competitor, the Philadelphia A’s. In the NL, the last month is going to incredible. The Cubs, Reds and Giants are all tied for first place with 74-62 records. On August 10th, Vaughn Gregg of Cleveland threw a no-hitter, walking 3 batters and striking out 5. September 14, 1913 The A’s, winners of 9 out of 10 have amazingly cut the Naps lead to just 4 games. The Naps should still hold on, but the A’s are going to make a run at it. In the NL, the cash strapped Giants have opened up a 3 game lead over the Cubs and Reds. They need to hold on to get that extra post season revenue, as their payroll has inflated to 89 million and they have less than 1 million in the bank. September 21, 1913 The Naps got things back together and opened up a 6 game lead, lowering their magic number to 3. The Giants maintain their 3 game lead, and have a magic number of 6. There are 8 games left in the season/ September 26, 1913 The Cleveland Naps are your AL Champions today. Meanwhile, the Cubs have cut the Giants lead down to 1 game with 4 to play. September 27 - October 2, 1913 The Cubs and Giants are now tied for first with 3 games left. On the 29th, the Giants win, while the Cubs lose, so the Giants have a 1 game lead with 2 to play. On October 1st, the results are the same and the New York Giants win the NL pennant for 1913! 1913 Final Standings AL Standings : (Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA) Division Cleveland 94 68 .580 -- .283 3.26 Boston (A) 91 71 .562 3 .269 3.39 Philadelphia (A) 91 71 .562 3 .273 3.38 Detroit 81 81 .500 13 .282 3.64 New York (A) 77 85 .475 17 .255 3.97 Washington 77 85 .475 17 .255 3.48 Chicago (A) 72 90 .444 22 .270 3.83 St. Louis (A) 65 97 .401 29 .248 4.07 NL Standings : (Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA) Division New York (N) 90 72 .556 -- .266 3.33 Chicago (N) 88 74 .543 2 .252 3.49 Cincinnati 88 74 .543 2 .267 3.27 Brooklyn 80 82 .494 10 .251 3.46 Philadelphia (N) 77 85 .475 13 .252 3.56 St. Louis (N) 77 85 .475 13 .245 3.46 Boston (N) 75 87 .463 15 .265 4.17 Pittsburgh 73 89 .451 17 .257 3.93 1913 Statistical Leaders TOP 5 in BATTING AVG : .403 Ty Cobb(DET,AL) .353 Joe Jackson(CLE,AL) .347 Eddie Collins(PHA,AL) .347 Cy Williams(PHI) .347 Tris Speaker( BOS,AL) TOP 5 in HOMERUNS : 36 Sherry Magee(PHI,NL) 27 Larry Doyle(NY1,NL) 22 Frank Schulte(CHN,NL) 20 Tris Speaker( BOS,AL) 20 Tex Erwin(BRO) TOP 5 in RBI : 121 Tris Speaker( BOS,AL) 118 Larry Doyle(NY1,NL) 117 Sherry Magee(PHI,NL) 109 Del Gainer(DET,AL) 108 Ty Cobb(DET,AL) TOP 5 in ERA : 2.27 Reb Russell( SLN) 2.34 Christy Mathewson(BRO,NL) 2.55 Rube Marquard(NY1,NL) 2.56 George Suggs(WS1,AL) 2.80 George Mullin(DET) TOP 5 in WINS : 29 Slim Sallee(BOS,AL) 26 George Suggs(WS1,AL) 24 Doc White(CHN,NL) 23 George Mullin(DET) 23 Vean Gregg(CLE) TOP 5 in SAVES : 12 Pat Ragan(BRO,NL) 10 Jack Ferry(PIT) 9 Charlie Faust(NY1) 9 Bert Humphries(PHI,NL) 9 Brad Hogg(BSN) World Series The Series opens in Cleveland, and the Naps take both games with ease to take a 2-0 Series lead. The Giants take games 3 and 4 at home by identical scores of 2-1 to tie the Series up at 2 games each. Game 5, in New York is another Giants victory, this time 5-4, and they head back to Cleveland, with the Giants having a 3-2 Series lead, but they need to win on the road now. A 9-0 whitewashing of the Naps gives the Giants a 4-2 Series victory and the 1913 Championship, and their second title in 3 years! Champion Review A mid season, season ending injury to Ed Walsh weakened the Giants pitching staff, but Rube Marquard, the 4th starter had an outstanding year to pick up the slack. He went 22-12 with a 2.55 ERA. He was the only 20 game winner on the Giants staff. Nap Rucker won 18 games and had a 2.84 ERA while Byron “Duke” Houck went 17-9 with a 3.61 ERA. Turkey Mike Donlin was the offensive star for the Giants. He led the team with a .320 batting average, was third in homeruns with 15 and drove in 73 runs. Laughing Larry Doyle led the team with 27 homeruns on the year and also led with 118 RBI. Josh Devore had a .301 BA and Fred Merkle had 17 homeruns. (Yet Unnamed) Best Batter Award AL: CF Ty Cobb, DET, (608 AB, .403 AVG, 12 HR, 108 RBI, 124 R, 245 Hits, 1.045 OPS) - Third consecutive time Ty Cobb has won this award. NL: LF Sherry Magee, PHI, (564 AB, .277 AVG, 36 HR, 117 RBI, 102 R, 156 Hits, .914 OPS) Cy Young Award AL: Slim Sallee, BOS, (Record: 29-10, 3.13 ERA, 362.2IP, 129 Ks, 45 BB) NL: Christy Mathewson, BRO, (Record: 22-17, 2.34 ERA, 350.1IP, 194 Ks, 40 BB) - Christy is a 2 time Cy Young winner, having previously won the award in 1911. Rookie of the Year Award AL: Chief Johnson, DET, (Record: 19-19, 3.63 ERA, 339.1 IP, 129 Ks, 94 BB) NL: C Wally Schang, CHN, (491 AB, .310 AVG, 18 HR, 106 RBI, 101 R, 152 Hits, .962 OPS) 1913-1914 Offseason Retirees: Tom Hughes retires ... Walter Moser retires ... Eddie Plank retires ... Jack Powell retires ... Johnny Kling retires ... BOS: Tom Needham retires ... CHA: Patsy Dougherty retires ... SLA: Bill Donovan retires ... WS1: Bull Smith retires ... BRO: George Browne retires ... CHN: Kid Elberfeld retires ... NY1: Danny Murphy retires ... PHI: John Titus retires ... SLN: Paddy Livingston retires ... League Outlook The Champion New York Giants were able to turn a small profit last season, but their payroll has inflated to $93,000,000 due to arbitration. It would mar the league to have the champs leave their town, but MLB is keeping a close eye on things, and may suggest dumping salary in the near future to ensure financial security. The Boston Braves showed a loss this season, but they have plenty of cash in reserves, so we are not concerned at this point. The St. Louis Browns have again finished in last place and with the league’s smallest payroll of only 29,000,000 dollars, they are not fielding a competitive team in MLB’s eyes. It is the recommendation of MLB that this should be their final season in St. Louis. A buyer will be sought after who will be move the team and be willing to inject money into the team and make them competitive. Only an unprecedented turnaround will change this mandate. Free Agency, of Note The Free Agent market is devoid of any real solid hitters, but four of the best pitchers are available this off season. The Cincinnati Reds have signed 2 time 20 game winner George Suggs to a 3 year deal. The second star pitcher to be signed is Sleepy Bill Burns. It appears the St. Louis Browns will make a last ditch effort to save their franchise, as they signed the 34 year old star to a 5 year deal. The Detroit Tigers have signed young 26 year old Walter Johnson to a 4 year deal. Johnson has already won 20 games three times in his still promising career. A major signing. Even bigger though, the Cleveland Naps, falling just short of a World Championship have signed 2 time Cy Young Award winner Christy Mathewson to a 5 year, 50 million dollar deal. Can this be the signing that puts them over the top next year? Amateur Draft The St. Louis Browns hold the #1 pick, and with that they select a young 19 year old man who decided to enter the draft as a left fielder, Babe Ruth. Here is how the entire first round played out: St. Louis (A) pick: LF Babe Ruth Chicago (A) pick: P Dan Sherman Pittsburgh pick: P Katsy Keifer Boston (N) pick: P Dan Marion Washington pick: P Guy Morton Philadelphia (N) pick: P Dave Davenport New York (A) pick: P George Kaiserling St. Louis (N) pick: P Mike Prendergast Brooklyn pick: CF Harry Heilmann Detroit pick: P Erv Lange Cincinnati pick: P Dolf Luque Chicago (N) pick: P Max Fiske New York (N) pick: P John Mcgraw Philadelphia (A) pick: P Henry Benn Boston (A) pick: P Rankin Johnson Cleveland pick: P Ben Tincup __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

04-17-2003, 02:26 AM	#7
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	I'm enjoying reading this Marm. Do I have to wait fifty years for Houston to get a team, though? __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

04-17-2003, 08:15 AM	#8
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	Dallas gets a team prior to 1930. I will think about Houston for you. __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

04-17-2003, 09:48 AM	#10
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	Thanks A. Montreal and Vegas got teams in the late 20's and we are expanding by 2 more teams in the 30's, to round out the league at 20 teams, 5 teams per division, 4 divisions. The 1990 Yankees dynasty ended pretty quickly because it was a bit too easy, and just didn't hook me in. This, on the other hand, has been pretty fun for me....I have been wasting a ton of time doing it lately. __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

04-17-2003, 12:01 PM	#12
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	Actually, Houston would fit in well in the new NL Midwest division (Chicago, Dallas, St. Louis, Cincinnati) while Syracuse would filt right into the NL East (NY, Brooklyn, Philly, Pittsburgh). Those 2 NL divisions will be getting the next expansion teams. Of course, it might take a little while to actually post the history up to that point. I will try to get a few season formatted and posted each evening so I can catchup to where I currently am (about to start 1930). Also, I am doing little recaps every decade...summing up championship, major award, career leaders, etc... __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

04-15-2003, 10:47 PM	#2
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	1911 April The Philadelphia Athletics had a great first month of the season in the AL. A 21-7 record puts them atop the division by 6 games over the Highlanders of New York and the Senators of Washington. In the NL, the Brooklyn Dodgers hold on to a 1 game lead with a 17-11 record. The Cincinnati Reds are trailing just behind them. Gene Woodburn of the St. Louis Cardinals threw the league’s first no-hitter on 4/9/1911 against Cincinnati. He struck out 5 men and walked three. May The A’s extended their lead to 8 games this month, finishing just below .700 for the season with a 39-17 record. The Highlanders, the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Naps piled up either 8 or 9 games back. They will need the A’s to cool off to have a chance this year. In the NL, first place has been up for grabs all season long. At the end of the month, the Chicago Cubs own a 1 game lead with a 32-24 record, but the Dodgers, Pirates, and Reds are all within 3 games of the lead. June The A’s are still rolling along with a 52-29 record, on place for a 100 win season. In the NL, the Cubs and the Pirates are tied for the lead with 47-34 records. The New York Giants are just 2 games back while the rest of the teams have faded a bit. June saw no only another no-hitter, but it was a perfect game! Lefty Leifield, of the Pittsburgh Pirates shutdown the Cardinal’s bats. He struck out 8 batters and walked nobody en route to the league’s first perfect game. The Cardinals are the worst team in baseball right now. The end of June also saw the NL beat the AL, 5-1 in the annual All-Star game. Scotty Ingersol was the game’s MVP, going 2 for 2 with 2 RBI. July July saw the A’s extend their division lead to 11 games, and they now look unmatchable with a 68-39 record. Expect them to be playing for a championship in October. The NL is still a 3 team race between the Pirates, Giants and Cubs. Currently, the Pirates are leading the division. This should be an exciting last two months of the season for those teams. August No change in the AL. The A’s magic number to start September is 15. They should clinch by mid-month. In the NL, the Pirates have opened up a bit of working room with a 82-54 record, and a 4 game lead over the New York Giants. The Chicago Cubs have fallen 6 back. September 21, 1911 The Philadelphia Athletics have clinched the AL and will be playing in the first ever World Series. On that same date, the Giants have pulled into a tie for the lead with the Pirates in the NL. September 24, 1911 After trailing the Pirates for months, and finally pulling even, on the 24th, the Giants take a 1 game lead in the NL. September 29, 1991 The New York Giants clinch the NL division thanks to a 4 game slide by the Pirates. The Giants will face off against the A’s in the Series. 1911 Final Standings AL Standings : (Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA) Division Philadelphia (A) 97 65 .599 -- .298 3.51 Cleveland 85 77 .525 12 .291 3.75 Detroit 85 77 .525 12 .289 3.58 New York (A) 83 79 .512 14 .271 3.74 Chicago (A) 81 81 .500 16 .273 3.46 Boston (A) 80 82 .494 17 .276 3.62 Washington 73 89 .451 24 .253 3.69 St. Louis (A) 64 98 .395 33 .252 3.92 NL Standings : (Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA) Division New York (N) 97 65 .599 -- .280 3.31 Pittsburgh 95 67 .586 2 .276 3.31 Chicago (N) 87 75 .537 10 .261 3.39 Cincinnati 84 78 .519 13 .273 3.56 Philadelphia (N) 78 84 .481 19 .261 4.08 Boston (N) 75 87 .463 22 .290 4.04 Brooklyn 70 92 .432 27 .253 3.80 St. Louis (N) 62 100 .383 35 .246 3.89 1911 Statistical Leaders TOP 5 in BATTING AVG : .472 Joe Jackson( CLE,AL) .444 Ty Cobb( DET,AL) .378 Eddie Collins( PHA,AL) .365 Mike Donlin( NY1,NL) .355 Tris Speaker( BOS) TOP 5 in HOMERUNS : 25 Frank Schulte( CHN) 21 John Titus( PHI) 19 Fred Luderus( PHI) 19 Sherry Magee( PHI) 16 Fred Merkle( NY1,NL) TOP 5 in RBI : 133 Sam Crawford( DET,AL) 128 Larry Doyle( NY1,NL) 106 Eddie Collins( PHA,AL) 105 Frank Schulte( CHN) 104 Sherry Magee( PHI) TOP 5 in ERA : 2.32 Slim Sallee( SLN) 2.47 Harry Mcintire( CHN) 2.50 Pete Alexander( PHI) 2.56 Chief Bender( PHA,AL) 2.68 George Suggs( CIN,NL) TOP 5 in WINS : 27 Christy Mathewson( NY1,NL) 26 Doc White( CHA,AL) 26 Babe Adams( PIT,NL) 25 Cy Falkenberg( CLE,AL) 23 Ray Collins( BOS,AL) TOP 5 in SAVES : 13 Charlie Becker( WS1) 13 Bert Humphries( PHI) 10 Jack Ferry( PIT) 10 Josh Swindell( CLE) 9 Rube Geyer( SLN) World Series The A’s win game 1 of the Series, but the Giants steal game 2 in Philadelphia to tie the Series at 1 game each, and it now moves to New York. The New York Giants are able to win all 3 games on their home field, and pull off somewhat of an upset over the favored A’s. The Giants win it 4 games to 1 and are crowned the first ever World Series Champions! Champion Review At the end of each season we will take a more in depth look at the team that won the Title. This year it is the New York Giants. The Giants starting pitching was a sight to behold. 3 pitchers won over 20 games. Christy Mathewson had a 27-11 record with a 2.75 ERA. Nap Rucker won 21 games with a 2.97 ERA and Rube Marquard won 20 games and had a 3.45 ERA. Red Ames and Hooks Wilste also had fine seasons. Mike Donlin was the best outfielder for the Giants. He batted .365 with 8 homeruns and had a .931 OPS. He also drove in 90 runs on the year. Three players were stars for the Giants in the infield. 1B Fred Merkle batted .278 and had a team high 16 homeruns. He had 99 RBI’s and a .795 OPS. 2B Larry Doyle batted .273 with 12 homeruns and a team high 128 RBI, with a .776 OPS. C Art Wilson batted .310 and had a .884 OPS. (Yet Unnamed) Best Batter Award AL: CF Ty Cobb, DET, (615 AB, .444 AVG, 7 HR, 104 RBI, 122 R, 273 Hits, 1.078 OPS) NL: RF Frank Schulte, CHN, (533 AB, .349 AVG, 25 HR, 105 RBI, 95 R, 186 Hits, .974 OPS) (Yet Unnamed) Best Pitcher Award AL: Doc White, CHA, (Record: 26-14, 2.76 ERA, 359.1IP, 152 Ks, 56 BB) NL: Christy Mathewson, NY1, (Record: 27-11, 2.75 ERA, 346.2IP, 213 Ks, 64 BB) 1911-1912 Offseason Retirees: Joe Benz retires ... Harry Davis retires ... Billy Sullivan retires ... Deacon Phillippe retires ... CHA: Nixey Callahan retires ... PHA: Bill Dahlen retires ... SLA: Bobby Wallace retires ... BRO: Bill Bergen retires ... CIN: Jesse Tannehill retires ... PHI: Kitty Bransfield retires ... PHI: Bob Ewing retires ... PHI: Roy Thomas retires ... League Outlook The financial stability of the teams in the league is excellent. Most teams made nearly or more than $20,000,000 last season. Only one team turned a profit less than $10,000,000. The 2 teams in St. Louis each finished last in their respective league. MLB will be watching the situation closely over then next couple of seasons. A move may be necessary if one of these teams continues to fail. Free Agency, of Note Cy Young, 44 years old, was signed by the Boston Braves. He is not expected to pitch for the major league club, and sources wonder why he has not retired after achieving 500 victories in his career. Sam “Waahoo Sam” Crawford, longtime Detroit Lion was signed by the World Champion Giants. Crawford was the most sought after hitter in the free agent market, and the Champs just got stronger for 1912. Bris “The Human Eyeball” Lord was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals to bolster their anemic offense. Lord was considered one of the top 5 hitter available. 26 game winner, Doc White stayed in Chicago, but moved from the White Sox to the Cubs. Roy Hartzel signed with the Tigers. Detroit needed to replace Sam Crawford and got a great hitter in Hartzel. Amateur Draft St. Louis Cardinals have the #1 overall pick and they select Pitcher Tom Seaton. Seaton is a 4.5 star prospect. The St. Louis Browns draft #2 and they select Pitcher Wilbur Cooper. Cooper is also a 4.5 star player. Here is how the entire first round played out: St. Louis (N) pick: P Tom Seaton St. Louis (A) pick: P Wilbur Cooper Brooklyn pick: P Hooks Dauss Washington pick: P Gene Packard Boston (N) pick: P Pol Perritt Philadelphia (N) pick: P Hugh Bedient Boston (A) pick: P George Baumgardner Chicago (A) pick: CF Benny Kauff New York (A) pick: P Jeff Tesreau Cincinnati pick: P Dan Griner Detroit pick: P Ray Keating Cleveland pick: P Eppa Rixey Chicago (N) pick: P Joe Bush Pittsburgh pick: P Carl Weilman New York (N) pick: P Byron Houck Philadelphia (A) pick: P Frank Allen __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions." Last edited by Marmel : 04-15-2003 at 10:47 PM.

04-15-2003, 11:05 PM	#3
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	1912 April The Boston Red Sox jump out to a small 1 game lead in April, in the AL. They hold a 18-10 record. The Senators are just 1 back at 17-11. In the NL, the Cubs are on fire with a 23-5 record in April to open up a 6 game lead over the preseason favored Giants, who stand at 17-11. May The Boston Red Sox remain in first place with a 33-23 record, but they are joined by the Washington Senators, who have an identical record. The A’s, last years league champs are hanging around at 3 games back. In the NL, The Cubs continue to hold a 6 game lead over the defending champion Giants. The Pittsburgh Pirates are also 6 games back and tied with the Giants. June The Red Sox had a big month, moving out to a 6 game lead with a 48-33 record. The A’s are the closest competitor with a 42-39 record, barely over 500 on the year. The Senators, tied for 1st just a month ago are no 7 games back with the Cleveland Naps. In the NL, the Giants began to make a move, pulling to within 4 at 50-31. Still, the Cubs hold onto first place for another month with a 54-27 record. The All-Star game saw the AL beat the NL this year and gain a measure of revenge. The final score was 2-1 and Harry Crause, the AL’s starting pitcher was named the MVP. He pitched 3 innings and allowed just 1 hit while striking out 2. July Boston kept the pace up and still leads the division, and their lead was cut by just 1 game. The Sox are 62-45 on the year, 5 games better than Detroit and Philadelphia. The NL was wild this month. The big story is the Pirates 15 game winning streak which propelled them into first place with a 66-41 record. The Giants also claim a piece of first with an identical record through steady, consistent play. The Cubs dropped to 62-45 and are now 4 games out of the lead after being in first since April. August The Red Sox are on the verge of making a World Series appearance. They finish the month at 85-51, and have a very comfortable 10 game lead over the Cleveland Naps. The Pirates have gone up just 1 game over the Giants in the NL, and this promises to be a great finish. September 9, 1912 Bobby Keefe of the Cincinnati Reds throws a no-hitter. He shit down the St. Louis Cardinal bats allowing just 3 walks and striking out 6 on the day. It is a good finish to a miserable season for Keefe and the Cardinals. Keefe will finish with at least 23 losses and the Cardinals will once again be drafting first, in all likelihood. September 16, 1912 The Boston Red Sox clinch the league title! The Giants take over 1st place by 1 game over Chicago and 2 over Pittsburgh on this same day. October 1, 1912 To begin the day, the Cubs and Pirates are tied for the division lead. The Giants are 1 game out. Chicago and Pittsburgh will square off in Chicago, while the Giants will play the Boston Braves. The Giants win 4-2 to keep themselves alive. The Pirates win 3-1 on the road to take a 1 game lead going into the final day of the season. October 2, 1912 Pittsburgh will host the Philadelphia Phillies. If they win, they are in. Meanwhile, Chicago losses 1-0 to the Cardinals to eliminate themselves from contention. The Giants blow out the Braves 12-3 and will sit back and watch the Pirates game. The Pirates take an early 2-0 lead, build it up to 6-0 and then withstand a late rally by the Phillies to win 6-3 and claim a spot in the Series! 1912 Final Standings AL Standings : (Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA) Division Boston (A) 103 59 .636 -- .275 3.19 Philadelphia (A) 89 73 .549 14 .274 3.44 Cleveland 85 77 .525 18 .287 3.46 Detroit 80 82 .494 23 .274 3.65 Washington 76 86 .469 27 .260 3.44 New York (A) 75 87 .463 28 .259 3.74 Chicago (A) 70 92 .432 33 .265 4.42 St. Louis (A) 70 92 .432 33 .265 3.82 NL Standings : (Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA) Division Pittsburgh 96 66 .593 -- .272 3.28 New York (N) 95 67 .586 1 .290 3.37 Chicago (N) 94 68 .580 2 .261 3.21 Cincinnati 84 78 .519 12 .258 3.24 Boston (N) 79 83 .488 17 .267 4.22 Philadelphia (N) 73 89 .451 23 .244 3.73 Brooklyn 66 96 .407 30 .242 3.80 St. Louis (N) 61 101 .377 35 .233 3.92 1912 Statistical Leaders TOP 5 in BATTING AVG : .404 Ty Cobb(DET,AL) .371 Sam Crawford( NY1,NL) .365 Joe Jackson(CLE,AL) .352 Mike Donlin(NY1,NL) .348 Frank Baker(PHA,AL) TOP 5 in HOMERUNS : 27 Fred Luderus(PHI) 26 Sherry Magee(PHI) 25 Frank Schulte(CHN,NL) 20 Fred Merkle(NY1,NL) 20 John Titus(PHI,NL) TOP 5 in RBI : 116 Frank Schulte(CHN,NL) 114 Sam Crawford( NY1,NL) 108 Mike Donlin(NY1,NL) 108 Duffy Lewis(BOS) 104 Sherry Magee(PHI) TOP 5 in ERA : 1.93 Joe Lake(SLA,AL) 2.03 Ed Walsh( NY1) 2.36 Pete Alexander(PHI) 2.37 Elmer Steele(PIT,NL) 2.39 George Mullin(DET,AL) TOP 5 in WINS : 26 George Mullin(DET,AL) 26 Ed Walsh( NY1) 25 Ray Collins(BOS,AL) 25 Slim Sallee(SLN BOS) 24 Elmer Knetzer(BRO,NL NY1) TOP 5 in SAVES : 11 Charley Hall(BOS,AL) 10 Roy Mitchell(SLA) 9 Irv Young(CHA) 9 Ed Warner( BSN) 7 Jack Ferry(PIT) World Series The Red Sox are able to split the first two games of the series in Pittsburgh, so they head to Boston tied at 1. Boston is able to take 2 out of three at home, the Pirates winning the middle game, so we head back to Pittsburgh, with the Red Sox leading the Series 3-2. In game 6, the Pirates score early and often, and take this one 8-2 to set up a dramatic game 7. Incredibly, the game remains scoreless heading into the 9th inning. Tris Speaker leads off the top of the 9th for the Red Sox with a solo shot and the Sox are on the verge of winning. The middle of the Pirates lineup is up in the bottom of the ninth, but they cannot even manage a hit, and the Boston Red Sox are your 1912 Champions! Champion Review The Red Sox pitching staff was led by two horses this season. Slim “Scatter” Sallee posted a 25-14 record with a 2.67 ERA. Ray Collins posted a 25-11 record with a 2.96 ERA. Smokey Joe Wood also had a sub 3.00 ERA and won 19 games. Cleanup hitter, Duffy Lewis had a team high 16 homeruns and a team high 108 RBI. Tris Speaker led the team with a .335 BA and had the Series winning homerun! RF Harry Hooper had a solid year, batting .305 and hitting 11 homeruns. SS Steve Yerkes contributed to the offense with a .280 BA ad 81 RBI on the season. (Yet Unnamed) Best Batter Award AL: CF Ty Cobb, DET, (594 AB, .404 AVG, 6 HR, 80 RBI, 117 R, 240 Hits, 1.027 OPS) - Ty Cobb repeats as the winner of this award. NL: RF Sam Crawford, NY1, (622 AB, .371 AVG, 18 HR, 114 RBI, 102 R, 231 Hits, .966 OPS) (Yet Unnamed) Best Pitcher Award AL: George Mullin, DET, (Record: 26-14, 2.39 ERA, 361.2IP, 129 Ks, 90 BB) NL: Ed Walsh, NY1, (Record: 26-10, 2.03 ERA, 324.1IP, 258 Ks, 56 BB) Rookie of the Year Award AL: 3B Del Paddock, CHA, (576 AB, .288 AVG, 8 HR, 75 RBI, 100 R, 166 Hits, .799 OPS) NL: LF Buddy Ryan, PIT, (533 AB, .289 AVG, 3 HR, 61 RBI, 76 R, 154 Hits, .713 OPS) 1912-1913 Offseason Retirees: CHA: Pat Moran retires ... CLE: Freddy Parent retires ... NYA: Jack Thoney retires ... NYA: Harry Steinfeldt retires ... BSN: Cy Young retires ... He will be in the Hall Of Fame! BSN: Fred Tenney retires ... BRO: George Bell retires ... BRO: Red Kleinow retires ... PIT: Fred Clarke retires ... He will be in the Hall Of Fame! League Outlook The New York Giants lost over 3 million dollars this year and their coffers are running low. Their payroll is also at a league high $88 million as the off season begins. MLB is seriously concerned about the Giants. They share a large New York market with the Highlanders and the Dodgers, and maybe 3 teams in the general area is not a good idea at this point. The Giants will probably need to make the playoffs to keep themselves afloat, unless they are able to dump some salary in the off season. Competitively, both St. Louis franchises again finished last in their leagues, and is starting to become a serious issue. A change of scenery for one or maybe both teams might do them good. The league has also decided to honor 500+ game winner Cy Young by naming the Best Pitcher Award in each league after him. Free Agency, of Note The first big signing is by the Cleveland Naps. Wilbur “Lefty” Good inked a 3 year contract with the Naps, and will provide a very good bat in the lineup. Day 15 saw what will turn out to be the two biggest signings of the off season. First, World Series hero Tris Speaker signed a 5 year deal to return to the Boston Red Sox. The Sox let him test the market, but were able to retain his services. Leaving the Pirates and heading to the Cleveland Naps is the best pitcher on the market, Babe Adams. Babe was a 21 game winner last year. The Naps made 2 of the three biggest signings this off season, it will be interesting to see how it pays off after their 3rd place finish last year. Amateur Draft The Cardinals draft first again and selected 5 star pitcher, Reb Russell. Here is how the entire first round played out: St. Louis (N) pick: P Reb Russell Brooklyn pick: P Pat Bohen Chicago (A) pick: P Bill James St. Louis (A) pick: P Dick Robertson Philadelphia (N) pick: P Doc Ayers New York (A) pick: P Bob Shawkey Washington pick: P Dutch Leonard Boston (N) pick: P Zip Zabel Detroit pick: P Chief Johnson Cincinnati pick: P Jim Shaw Cleveland pick: P Dick Niehaus Philadelphia (A) pick: P Lefty Williams Chicago (N) pick: P Ralph Comstock New York (N) pick: P Earl Moseley Pittsburgh pick: C Johnny Bassler Boston (A) pick: P Lee Dashner __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

04-16-2003, 08:36 PM	#5
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	1914 April The Boston Red Sox have run out to a 3 game lead in the AL with a 19-9 record. The A’s and the Senators are just 3 back, while the Naps are struggling early at 14-14, and 5 games back. In the NL, the Reds are 20-8 and are in first by 1 game over the Cubs. The Phillies are just 3 back, while the Giants are 7 back early on. Nap Rucker, of the defending Champion Giants threw a no hitter on April 14. He struck out 13 men and walked 3. May One team from each league have separated themselves from the pack already. In the AL, the Red Sox are 38-18 and lead the league by 8 games. In the NL, the Reds are 39-17 and are 6 games up. June The Red Sox and the Reds still maintain first place in their respective leagues. The Sox are 51-30 and are up by 5 games over the Naps. The Reds are a red hot 56-25 and are 5 games up on the Giants. The All-Star game has now been won by the AL for 3 straight years. This time, they blanked the NL, 4-0. The AL’s SP, Joe Wood, pitched 3 perfect innings, striking out 3 to earn MVP honors. July Both second place teams caught fire in July. In the AL, the Red Sox still hold onto first place, but the Naps have made a run and are now only 2 games backs. In the NL, the Giants made a run, and the Reds collapsed, so the Giants have claimed first place with a 68-39 record, 1 game better than the Reds. August The Cleveland Naps have taken over first place thanks to an 11 game winning streak in August. They now lead the Red Sox by 3 games. In the NL, the Reds have regained first place over the Giants, but only by 1 game. The Phillies made a little run but are still 8 games out and it doesn’t look good for them to catch two teams. September 14, 1914 Two teams look like they are on their way. The Naps have opened a 4 game lead over the Red Sox while the Reds are up 6 on the Giants. September 28, 1914 The Cleveland Naps are returning to the World Series. They have clinched. September 29, 1991 The Cincinnati Reds have clinched the NL and will face the Naps in the series. 1914 Final Standings AL Standings : (Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA) Division Cleveland 98 64 .605 -- .271 2.88 Boston (A) 96 66 .593 2 .268 2.97 Detroit 83 79 .512 15 .271 3.88 Washington 81 81 .500 17 .255 3.22 Philadelphia (A) 78 84 .481 20 .263 4.24 New York (A) 77 85 .475 21 .255 3.71 Chicago (A) 70 92 .432 28 .256 3.76 St. Louis (A) 65 97 .401 33 .241 3.76 NL Standings : (Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA) Division Cincinnati 100 62 .617 -- .259 2.71 New York (N) 97 65 .599 3 .271 3.00 Philadelphia (N) 92 70 .568 8 .253 2.98 Chicago (N) 78 84 .481 22 .247 3.73 Pittsburgh 77 85 .475 23 .242 3.60 St. Louis (N) 75 87 .463 25 .227 3.17 Boston (N) 65 97 .401 35 .268 4.11 Brooklyn 64 98 .395 36 .221 3.84 1914 Statistical Leaders TOP 5 in BATTING AVG : .375 Ty Cobb(DET,AL) .360 Joe Jackson(CLE,AL) .350 Tris Speaker(BOS,AL) .330 Benny Kauff(CHA) .320 George Jackson(BSN) TOP 5 in HOMERUNS : 32 Sherry Magee(PHI,NL) 23 Frank Schulte(CHN,NL) 22 Beals Becker(PHA) 22 Fred Luderus(PHI,NL) 22 Larry Doyle(NY1,NL) TOP 5 in RBI : 113 Larry Doyle(NY1,NL) 101 Joe Jackson(CLE,AL) 98 Tris Speaker(BOS,AL) 96 Frank Baker(PHA,AL) 95 Sam Crawford(NY1,NL) TOP 5 in ERA : 2.09 Willie Mitchell(CLE,AL) 2.22 Joe Wood(BOS,AL) 2.29 Hugh Bedient(PHI,NL) 2.32 Reb Russell(SLN) 2.38 Claude Hendrix(PIT,NL) TOP 5 in WINS : 30 Hugh Bedient(PHI,NL) 27 Willie Mitchell(CLE,AL) 27 Harry Gaspar(CIN,NL) 26 Nap Rucker(NY1,NL) 25 Joe Wood(BOS,AL) TOP 5 in SAVES : 13 Ed Warner(BSN) 13 Fred Sherry(WS1) 6 Jack Ferry(PIT) 5 Bert Humphries(PHI) 5 Charlie Faust(NY1,NL) World Series The Series opens in Cincinnati where the Reds easily win game 1, but the Naps come back and take game 2 by a score of 4-3 to tie the series. In Cleveland, the Naps take game three in a 12-2 blowout, and then take game 4 in extra innings to go up 3-1. Game 5 is a 2 hit shutout for the Naps and they finally claim that elusive World Title! Champion Review The Naps pitching staff had 3 20 game winners and a 20 game loser. Christy Mathewson went 22-15 with a 2.54 ERA. Willie Mitchell went 27-11 with a 2.09 ERA and Babe Adams went 24-12 with a 2.81 ERA. Shoeless Joe Jackson was the offensive star for the Naps. He batted .330 and had 8 homeruns with 101 RBI. Wilbur “Lefty” Good batted .292 with 11 homeruns and 75 RBI. Buck Herzog stole 44 bases for the Naps this season. (Yet Unnamed) Best Batter Award AL: CF Tris Speaker, BOS, (563 AB, .350 AVG, 20 HR, 98 RBI, 137 R, 197 Hits, 1.012 OPS) NL: 2B Larry Doyle, NY1, (587 AB, .288 AVG, 22 HR, 113 RBI, 89 R, 169 Hits, .802 OPS) Cy Young Award AL: Willie Mitchell, CLE, (Record: 27-11, 2.09 ERA, 341IP, 173 Ks, 48 BB) NL: Hugh Bedient, PHI, (Record: 30-9, 2.29 ERA, 357.1IP, 186 Ks, 76 BB) Rookie of the Year Award AL: Gene Packard, WS1, (Record: 20-17, 3.05 ERA, 331 IP, 142 Ks, 79 BB) NL: RF John Potts, PHI, (517 AB, .311 AVG, 11 HR, 67 RBI, 98 R, 161 Hits, .888 OPS) 1914-1915 Offseason Retirees: Wid Conroy retires ... Jim Murray retires ... Judge Nagle retires ... Patrick Newnam retires ... Fred Payne retires ... Red Dooin retires ... BOS: Ad Brennan retires ... BOS: Charlie Smith retires ... CHA: Irv Young retires ... NYA: Lew Brockett retires ... NYA: Mordecai Brown retires ... BSN: Nap Lajoie retires ... He will be in the Hall Of Fame! BRO: Charlie Hemphill retires ... CIN: Dave Altizer retires ... NY1: Bill Bailey retires ... PIT: Topsy Hartsel retires ... SLN: Fred Beebe retires ... SLN: Miller Huggins retires ... SLN: Honus Wagner retires ... He will be in the Hall Of Fame! League Outlook The Naps lost over 10 million despite winning the title. They still have 10 million in reserves so it is not an immediate cause for concern. The Boston Braves showed a loss again this year, and their reserves are starting to be eaten up. The Giants had another loss and now they have no more money. Their payroll has been decreased significantly for next season though. We will monitor closely. If they are able to right their own ship, that would be for the best, however, if they fail to turn a profit, they will be targeted for relocation as our plans solidify to expand MLB westward. The St. Louis Cardinals showed a large loss. With 2 teams in that town, it is hurting both of them. If one was to leave, the fan interest and support for the other would increase, which brings us to…. The St. Louis Browns are no more. As part of MLB’s westward expansion, we have sold the Browns to an investor in Los Angeles. The team will be moved immediately and renamed the Los Angeles Waves. This will not only benefit the Browns, but the Cardinals as well. Free Agency, of Note The LA Waves made an immediate splash in the FA market by signing SP Smokey Joe Wood, the best pitcher in the FA market. Wood has Championship pedigree from the Red Sox in 1912. The Waves are already being talked about as the up and coming team. The Detroit Tigers have signed pitcher Red Ames. One of the best pitchers in the market this season. Former Best Batter Award Winner Frank Schulte inked a contract with the St. Louis Cardinals. Amateur Draft Here is how the entire first round played out: Brooklyn pick: P Joe Sherman Boston (N) pick: SS Rogers Hornsby Los Angeles pick: P Johnny Tillman Chicago (A) pick: P Tim Mccabe St. Louis pick: P Fred Herbert New York (A) pick: P George Dumont Pittsburgh pick: P Lee Meadows Philadelphia (A) pick: P Dan Tipple Chicago (N) pick: LF Ken Williams Washington pick: P Art Nehf Detroit pick: P Jim Park Philadelphia (N) pick: P Clint Rogge Boston (A) pick: P Allan Russell New York (N) pick: P Cliff Markle Cleveland pick: P Sam Rice Cincinnati pick: P Al Braithwood __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

04-16-2003, 08:39 PM	#6
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	1915 April The Cleveland Naps pick up where they left off last year and lead the AL with a 19-9 record. The Tigers, Senators and Red Sox are all within 3 games. The Waves are dead last. In the NL the Reds get off to a hot start again this year and are 19-9, up 4 games on the Giants. The Boston Braves and the Phillies are hanging in there. May The Boston Red Sox finished up the month on an 11 game win streak and have taken over first place with a 37-19 record. The Naps are 2 games back. Cincinnati continues to lead the NL with a 36-20 record, 4 games better than the St. Louis Cardinals. June The Red Sox have taken control of the AL with a 53-28 record. They are 8 games ahead of Cleveland and 10 ahead of the Highlanders. Cincinnati is still holding onto first in the NL with a 48-33 record, but just 2 games better than the Pirates and 4 better than the Giants. The AL continues to dominate the All-Star game, winning 4 straight now. Ty Cobb was 3 for 5 and named MVP. July Boston continues to cruise along in the AL where they are up 9 games over the Highlanders. The Pirates have claimed first place in the NL with a 62-45 record. Cincinnati and St. Louis are both 3 back. Detroit’s Red Ames threw a no-hitter on July 7th, walking 3 batter and striking out 4 in a 12-0 win over the Red Sox. August Boston has all but clinched the AL with a 85-51 record and a 13 game lead over the Tigers. The Pirates are hanging onto first place in the NL with a 78-58 record, just 2 better than the Cardinals and 3 better than the Reds. The Giants are in big trouble at 7 games back. September 21, 1915 The Red Sox have cliched the AL. In the NL, Cincinnati and Pittsburgh are tied with 8 games to play. September 28, 1915 The Pirates forged a 2 game lead with 3 to play. September 29 - October 2, 1915 The Pirates lose while the Reds win, so the Pirates only have a 1 game lead with 2 to play. On October 1, The Reds lose, and the Pirates go on to win, and clinch the NL. It will be a Pirates/Red Sox Series. A repeat of 1912. 1915 Final Standings AL Standings : (Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA) Division Boston (A) 96 66 .593 -- .258 3.12 Chicago (A) 91 71 .562 5 .269 3.64 Detroit 86 76 .531 10 .267 3.31 New York (A) 81 81 .500 15 .264 3.54 Cleveland 80 82 .494 16 .260 3.33 Philadelphia (A) 77 85 .475 19 .259 4.01 Washington 73 89 .451 23 .245 3.54 Los Angeles 64 98 .395 32 .241 3.41 NL Standings : (Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA) Division Pittsburgh 94 68 .580 -- .263 3.45 St. Louis 92 70 .568 2 .245 3.08 Cincinnati 91 71 .562 3 .265 3.08 New York (N) 86 76 .531 8 .265 3.27 Brooklyn 76 86 .469 18 .248 3.84 Chicago (N) 76 86 .469 18 .256 3.73 Philadelphia (N) 72 90 .444 22 .254 3.89 Boston (N) 61 101 .377 33 .247 4.09 1915 Statistical Leaders TOP 5 in BATTING AVG : .364 Ty Cobb(DET,AL) .342 Eddie Collins( PIT,NL) .339 Tris Speaker(BOS,AL) .337 Stuffy Mcinnis(PHA,AL) .331 Joe Jackson(CLE,AL) TOP 5 in HOMERUNS : 31 Sherry Magee(PHI,NL) 25 Larry Doyle(NY1) 24 Babe Ruth(SLA) 22 Fred Merkle(NY1,NL) 21 Tris Speaker(BOS,AL) TOP 5 in RBI : 119 Fred Beck(NYA,AL) 110 Tris Speaker(BOS,AL) 105 Larry Doyle(NY1) 102 Duffy Lewis(BOS,AL) 98 Tex Erwin( DET,AL) TOP 5 in ERA : 2.05 Reb Russell(SLN,NL) 2.26 Willie Mitchell( WS1,AL) 2.29 Claude Hendrix(PIT,NL) 2.34 Slim Sallee(BOS,AL) 2.40 Harry Gaspar(CIN,NL) TOP 5 in WINS : 27 Slim Sallee(BOS,AL) 26 Reb Russell(SLN,NL) 26 Jack Coombs(PHA) 26 Claude Hendrix(PIT,NL) 24 Babe Adams(CLE BRO,NL) TOP 5 in SAVES : 9 Rube Bressler(CHA) 8 Ed Warner(BSN,NL) 8 Jack Ferry(PIT) 6 Fred Sherry(WS1) 5 Harry Trekell(BRO) World Series The Series opens in Boston where each team shuts out the other one, so the Series is tied at 1 each as it shifts to Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh wins game 3 by 2 runs, but Boston comes back and wins game 4 by 2 runs, so the Series is now tied at 2. In the pivotal game 5, Pittsburgh slams Boston 15-1 to go up 3-2 heading back to Boston. Boston holds off a late rally by the Pirates to take game 6, 9-6 and this one is going 7 games. The Sox score 2 in the 2nd and 3rd innings to go up 4-0, but the Pirates put 4 runs up in the 6th to cut the lead to 4-3. The Sox get one in the bottom of the 7th to go up 5-3. The Red Sox hold the Pirates from there and go on to take the 1915 World Championship! It is their second one. Champion Review Cy Young winner Slim Sallee was the man in the Boston rotation. He went 27-12 with a 2.34 ERA. Rankin Johnson won 21 games despite a high 3.92 ERA. Tris Speaker has always been the center of the Boston offense and it is no different this year. He batted .339 with 21 homeruns and 110 RBI. He also took home the Best Batter Award. Duffy Lewis had a great season, batting .293 with 11 homeruns. (Yet Unnamed) Best Batter Award AL: CF Tris Speaker, BOS, (566 AB, .339 AVG, 21 HR, 110 RBI, 118 R, 192 Hits, .973 OPS) - Speaker wins his second, and 2nd in a row. NL: CF Mike Donlin, NY1, (572 AB, .311 AVG, 18 HR, 94 RBI, 78 R, 178 Hits, .859 OPS) Cy Young Award AL: Slim Sallee, BOS, (Record: 27-12, 2.34 ERA, 342.2IP, 138 Ks, 56 BB) - Sallee wins his second Cy Young in three years. NL: Reb Russell, SLN, (Record: 26-13, 2.05 ERA, 347.2IP, 154 Ks, 58 BB) Rookie of the Year Award AL: 1B George Sisler, NYA, (515 AB, .322 AVG, 5 HR, 56 RBI, 63 R, 166 Hits, .809 OPS) NL: Clint Rogge, PHI, (Record: 16-14, 4.07 ERA, 276.1 IP, 137 Ks, 106 BB) 1915-1916 Offseason Retirees: Frank Smith retires ... Gabby Street retires ... Lee Tannehill retires ... Ira Thomas retires ... Tony Tonneman retires ... Jack Bliss retires ... Frank Chance retires ... Bill Collins retires ... Pryor Mcelveen retires ... Earl Moore retires ... Big jeff Pfeffer retires ... Jack Pfiester retires ... Admiral Schlei retires ... BOS: Oscar Stanage retires ... BOS: Patsy Flaherty retires ... CHA: Hub Perdue retires ... CLE: Terry Turner retires ... DET: Boss Schmidt retires ... SLN: Ed Donnelly retires ... League Outlook The league is concerned about the Boston Braves. They lost 11 million and are currently competing for fans in a big Red Sox market. It is doubtful that the Braves will survive in Boston beyond next year. The Naps continue to lose money. We have no intentions of interfering, but they are running low on reserves. The White Sox, up until now, a steady franchise lost almost 14 million last season. A team to keep an eye on. Los Angeles finished last in the AL once again. They have tried to improve the team, and with the talent they have I think it will be sooner rather than later that they move up. The Cardinals benefited from this as they finished in 2nd place in a close pennant race. The added popularity and funds helped them out a lot. Free Agency, of Note The Cubs have made the biggest signing in the history of this league today. Ty Cobb, 29 years old, was signed to the Cubs for over 18 million dollars per year for 7 years. That has to make the Cubs early favorites for the title. Amateur Draft Here is how the entire first round played out: Boston (N) pick: P Urban Shocker Los Angeles pick: P Bob Steele Philadelphia (N) pick: P Milt Watson Washington pick: RF George Harper Brooklyn pick: P Burleigh Grimes Chicago (N) pick: P Axel Lindstrom Philadelphia (A) pick: P Molly Craft Cleveland pick: P Otis Lambeth New York (A) pick: P Jing Johnson Detroit pick: P Ken Penner New York (N) pick: P Jess Buckles Chicago (A) pick: P Claude Thomas Cincinnati pick: P Red Gunkel St. Louis pick: P Bill Fincher Pittsburgh pick: SS Whitey Witt Boston (A) pick: P George Cunningham __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

04-17-2003, 09:29 AM	#9
Anrhydeddu Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Oct 2002	Very nice read, thanks for doing this. Shouldn't Syracuse get a major league back? And do I assume that you did not keep up with your 1990 Yankees?

04-17-2003, 05:41 PM	#13
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	1916 April The New York Highlanders jump out to the early 1 game lead in the AL with a 17-11 record. Los Angeles is just 1 back, while Cleveland and Washington are 2 back. In the NL, the St. Louis Cardinals hold first place with a 19-9 record. The New York Giants sit just 1 game back. May The highlanders created a bit of separation this month. The opened up a 4 game lead over the LA Waves and 5 games over the White Sox. In the NL, the New York Giants hold just a 1 game lead over St. Louis. The Cubs are 5 back. June Each league has been cut down to a 2 team race. In the AL, the Highlanders are 49-32, and hold a 3 game lead over the Los Angeles Waves. In the NL, the St. Louis Cardinals are 49-32 and hold just a 1 game lead over the Giants. On June 6, Sandy Burk of the Detroit Tigers threw a no hitter, striking out 2 and walking 4. The AL has won every All-Star game except the first one. This year, they won 5-2 and Frank Baker was named MVP. He went 1 for 3 with 2 RBI. July Not much change in the last month. The New York Highlanders hold a 6 game lead over Los Angeles. Washington had a bit of a winning streak and are 8 back. In the NL, the Cardinals hold a 4 game lead over the Giants. August New York is hanging onto a 2 game lead over Los Angeles. They have a 77-59 record on the year. The Red Sox have crept to within 6 games, but it might be too late for them. In the NL, the Cardinals have all but wrapped things up, with a 84-52 record and a 9 game lead over the Brooklyn Dodgers. September 19, 1916 The LA Waves have moved into a tie for first place in the AL. The Cardinals’ magic number is down to 3. September 21, 1916 The St. Louis Cardinals have clinched the NL division. Meanwhile, the Highlanders have moved back in front by 1 game, but now they need to hold off Los Angeles, and the Cleveland Naps who fueled by a 9 game win streak are also just 1 game back now. The Red Sox also moved to within 2 games. September 29 - October 2, 1916 With 3 games to play, the Highlanders lead the Naps by 1 game. The Waves have fallen to 3 out. Cleveland and New York both lost, but the Red Sox won (beating Cleveland), so the Highlanders still are up 1 game, with 2 to go. Again, both teams lose, so the Highlanders lead is still 1 game heading to the season finale. It just so happens that Cleveland will visit New York on the final day of the regular season. The Highlanders score early, but the Naps tie it up in the fourth. In the 6th, the Highlanders put up a 4 spot and that is all she wrote. The Highlanders win the AL by 2 games over Cleveland. 1916 Final Standings AL Standings : (Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA) Division New York (A) 89 73 .549 -- .258 3.30 Cleveland 87 75 .537 2 .261 3.46 Boston (A) 86 76 .531 3 .257 3.23 Los Angeles 86 76 .531 3 .263 3.59 Washington 80 82 .494 9 .245 3.13 Detroit 75 87 .463 14 .251 3.79 Chicago (A) 74 88 .457 15 .254 3.48 Philadelphia (A) 71 91 .438 18 .264 3.93 NL Standings : (Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA) Division St. Louis 100 62 .617 -- .250 2.89 Brooklyn 88 74 .543 12 .245 3.61 New York (N) 86 76 .531 14 .258 3.01 Pittsburgh 84 78 .519 16 .257 3.40 Chicago (N) 79 83 .488 21 .247 3.53 Cincinnati 74 88 .457 26 .248 3.74 Philadelphia (N) 71 91 .438 29 .252 3.90 Boston (N) 66 96 .407 34 .263 4.17 1916 Statistical Leaders TOP 5 in BATTING AVG : .341 Joe Jackson(CLE,AL) .333 Tris Speaker(BOS,AL) .318 Cy Williams(PHI,NL) .316 Steve Yerkes( BOS,AL) .314 Mike Menosky(NYA,AL) TOP 5 in HOMERUNS : 27 Sherry Magee(PHI,NL) 24 Cy Williams(PHI,NL) 23 Fred Luderus(PHI CLE,AL) 22 Harry Hooper(BRO) 22 Babe Ruth(LA,AL) TOP 5 in RBI : 107 Tris Speaker(BOS,AL) 103 Fred Luderus(PHI CLE,AL) 101 Sherry Magee(PHI,NL) 97 George Burns(CHA) 93 Zack Wheat(BRO) TOP 5 in ERA : 1.73 Willie Mitchell(WS1,AL) 1.94 Slim Sallee(BOS,AL) 1.95 Reb Russell(SLN,NL) 2.31 Nap Rucker(NY1,NL) 2.32 Claude Hendrix(PIT) TOP 5 in WINS : 28 Reb Russell(SLN,NL) 28 Nap Rucker(NY1,NL) 26 Ray Caldwell( PIT,NL) 25 Slim Sallee(BOS,AL) 25 Pat Bohen(SLN,NL) TOP 5 in SAVES : 10 Harry Trekell(BRO) 9 Fred Sherry(WS1) 7 Ed Warner(BSN,NL) 7 Sam Frock(CIN) 5 Fritz Coumbe(LA) World Series The Series opens in St. Louis this year, but the Highlanders steal game one from the home team. St. Louis comes back to win game 2, so the series is tied heading back to New York. The split the next 2 games, but New York wins the final game in New York to take a 3-2 series lead heading back to St. Louis. New York wins 5-2 on the road in St. Louis and clinch the World Championship, 4 games to 2! Champion Review Rube Marquard, who has previously won 2 titles with the New York Giants, now leads the Highlanders staff to their first World Title. He went 25-15 on the year with a 3.13 ERA. Bob Shawkey had a 22-17 record with a 3.70 ERA. Leaping Mike Menosky was the best of 5 solid batters for the Highlanders. He batted .314 with 16 homeruns and 33 stolen bases. Gorgeous George Sisler hit 10 homeruns and had a .280 batting average. LF Fred Beck hit .271 on the year and hit 13 homeruns with 71 RBI. (Yet Unnamed) Best Batter Award AL: CF Tris Speaker, BOS, (577 AB, .333 AVG, 16 HR, 107 RBI, 110 R, 192 Hits, .919 OPS) - Speaker has now won his 3rd consecutive Best Batter Award. NL: LF Sherry Magee, PHI, (540 AB, .281 AVG, 27 HR, 101 RBI, 88 R, 152 Hits, .882 OPS) - Magee has won his second Best Batter Award, the first coming in 1913. Cy Young Award AL: Slim Sallee, BOS, (Record: 25-8, 1.94 ERA, 301.2IP, 127 Ks, 45 BB) - Sallee has won his second consecutive Cy Young, and his third overall. NL: Reb Russell, SLN, (Record: 28-11, 1.95 ERA, 347IP, 161 Ks, 51 BB) - Russell has won his second straight Cy Young Award Rookie of the Year Award AL: Earl Yingling, CLE, (Record: 15-5, 2.56 ERA, 179.1 IP, 101 Ks, 26 BB) NL: Urban Shocker, BSN, (Record: 9-15, 3.48 ERA, 191.1 IP, 108 Ks, 74 BB) 1916-1917 Offseason Retirees: Cuke Barrows retires ... Cy Falkenberg retires ... Cy Morgan retires ... Fred Olmstead retires ... Barney Pelty retires ... Jack Quinn retires ... Jock Somerlott retires ... Howie Camnitz retires ... Jack Compton retires ... Charlie Faust retires ... Rube Geyer retires ... Ben Houser retires ... Newt Hunter retires ... Bert Weeden retires ... Hooks Wiltse retires ... Al Boucher retires ... BOS: George Stovall retires ... CLE: Tom Downey retires ... DET: Roy Hartzell retires ... NYA: Jim Delahanty retires ... PHA: Jimmy Sheckard retires ... PHA: Walter Blair retires ... LA: Jimmy Austin retires ... LA: Dolly Gray retires ... BRO: Tommy Leach retires ... BRO: Mike Simon retires ... CHN: Joe Tinker retires ... CHN: Art Devlin retires ... CIN: Joe Lake retires ... NY1: Paul Krichell retires ... PHI: Peaches Graham retires ... PHI: Ed Reulbach retires ... PIT: Mickey Doolan retires ... SLN: Rebel Oakes retires ... League Outlook The Cleveland Naps again lost a lot of money this past season, and they have no money in reserve. Cleveland is a vital market to MLB, so a new owner who will keep them in Cleveland will be sought after. The Boston Braves are bankrupt. A buyer from Atlanta has been found and effective immediately, the Boston franchise will become the Atlanta Braves. This move will nto only help the Braves franchise, but also increase the interest in Boston of the Red Sox. Free Agency, of Note The first major signing comes from the defending champion Highlanders. They ink SP Roy Radebaugh to a 5 year contract. Roy is G/G/B. The Philadelphia Athletics come in with the big signing of the off season. Shoeless Joe Jackson, signs on for 5 years. He is a brilliant hitter, and has an eye for the ball just as good. Babe Adams, who has been on a few teams already, and has won 20 games 5 times in his career, has signed a contract with the Detroit Tigers. Amateur Draft Here is how the entire first round played out: Atlanta pick: P Elmer Ponder Philadelphia (A) pick: P Hank Thormahlen Philadelphia (N) pick: CF Ross Youngs Cincinnati pick: P Roy Sanders Chicago (A) pick: P Hal Carlson Detroit pick: P George Dickerson Chicago (N) pick: P Mike Regan Washington pick: P Bill Piercy Pittsburgh pick: P Kewpie Pennington New York (N) pick: P Rollie Naylor Boston pick: SS Aaron Ward Los Angeles pick: RF Fred Nicholson Cleveland pick: P Hod Eller Brooklyn pick: LF Bill Lamar New York (A) pick: P Bob Mcgraw St. Louis pick: P Walter Anderson __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

04-17-2003, 05:56 PM	#14
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	1917 April Every team is in the running after one month in the AL. However, the Highlanders and the Athletics are tied for the lead with records of 16-12. Closest to them are the Naps and Senators, followed by the Red Sox and White Sox. In the NL, the Cubs have opened a 2 game lead with a 18-10 record, while the Giants and Pirates are right behind. May In the AL, the Red Sox have opened up a 2 game lead over the Cleveland Naps. The Washington Senators are just behind them, only 4 games back. In the NL, the Cubs have opened up a comfortable 8 game lead with a 39-17 record. On May 27, Katsy Keifer of the Pittsburgh Pirates threw the second perfect game in MLB history. He struck out 6 in a 7-0 victory over the Cardinals. June The Red Sox keep their hold on first place in the AL, with a 48-33 record. The Naps are just 3 games back and the Senators and Athletics are 4 and 5 back respectively. In the NL, the Cubs are virtually unmatchable with a 56-25 record and a 13 game lead over the Giants and Cardinals. The NL finally wins another All-Star game, 5-4. Ty Cobb hit the game winning homerun to earn MVP honors. July The Washington Senators have moved into first place in the AL. They currently hold a record of 61-46 and lead both the Red Sox and Naps by 3 games. In the NL, the Cubs still hold a comfortable lead, but the Pirates and Cardinals have pulled back to 7 and 8 games. On July 7, Detroit’s newly signed Babe Adams pitches a no-hitter. He struck out 5 and walked nobody. Only a 9th inning error prevented him from pitching the perfect game. On July 20, Art Nehf of the Washington Senators pitched a no hitter against the Boston Red Sox. He struck out 4 and walked 1. August With 1 month left to play, the Athletics and the Senators are tied for first place in the AL. Cleveland remains just 2 back. The Red Sox have fallen to 6 back. In the NL, it is all academic from here on out. The Cubs are 8 games in front of the Giants. September 14, 1917 The Senators have pulled away in the first two weeks of September and have taken a 6 game lead over the A’s. The Cubs are up 8 games. [b[September 20, 1917[/b] The Chicago Cubs have clinched the NL. The Senators are still 5 up. September 23, 1917 The Washington Senators have clinched and will meet the Cubs in the Series. 1917 Final Standings AL Standings : (Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA) Division Washington 94 68 .580 -- .266 2.67 Philadelphia (A) 88 74 .543 6 .260 3.58 Cleveland 85 77 .525 9 .251 3.59 Boston 84 78 .519 10 .261 3.28 Los Angeles 80 82 .494 14 .245 3.42 Chicago (A) 77 85 .475 17 .253 3.84 New York (A) 71 91 .438 23 .247 3.71 Detroit 69 93 .426 25 .250 3.48 NL Standings : (Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA) Division Chicago (N) 97 65 .599 -- .266 3.35 New York (N) 88 74 .543 9 .255 3.54 St. Louis 85 77 .525 12 .238 2.88 Pittsburgh 84 78 .519 13 .248 3.42 Philadelphia (N) 82 80 .506 15 .243 3.40 Brooklyn 74 88 .457 23 .251 3.64 Atlanta 73 89 .451 24 .254 3.68 Cincinnati 65 97 .401 32 .246 4.12 1917 Statistical Leaders TOP 5 in BATTING AVG : .348 Ty Cobb(CHN,NL) .348 Gus Fisher( WS1) .345 Joe Jackson( PHA,AL) .342 Cy Williams(PHI,NL NY1) .322 Tris Speaker(BOS,AL) TOP 5 in HOMERUNS : 29 Sherry Magee(PHI) 29 Fred Merkle(NY1,NL) 26 Babe Ruth(LA) 25 Tex Erwin(DET,AL) 24 Cy Williams(PHI,NL NY1) TOP 5 in RBI : 106 Braggo Roth(CHN,NL) 100 Jim Viox(CHN) 98 Fred Beck(NYA CLE,AL) 98 Ty Cobb(CHN,NL) 95 Fred Merkle(NY1,NL) TOP 5 in ERA : 1.96 Reb Russell(SLN,NL) 2.07 Willie Mitchell(WS1,AL) 2.24 Ray Keating(DET WS1) 2.27 Claude Hendrix( CHN,NL) 2.45 Ed Hawk(LA,AL) TOP 5 in WINS : 27 Bill James(CHA,AL CHN) 26 Willie Mitchell(WS1,AL) 24 Ray Collins(NY1,NL) 23 Claude Hendrix( CHN,NL) 23 Ray Caldwell(PIT,NL) TOP 5 in SAVES : 10 Fred Sherry( PIT,NL) 7 Herb Kelly(NY1,NL) 5 Sam Frock(CIN) 5 Carl Mays(CLE) 5 Harry Trekell(BRO) World Series The Series opens in Washington and the Senators shut the Cubs out in both games to take a 2-0 Series lead. An extra inning victory for Washington in game 3 deflated the Cubs and they folded easily in game 4. The Senators swept the Series and take home the 1917 Championship! Champion Review The Senators pitching staff was led by Willie Mitchell. He compiled a 26-11 record with a 2.07 ERA. Guy Morton won 17 games and Ray Keating won 15 games. Gus Fischer led the offense with a .348 batting average and he stole 25 bags. Tom Long batted .299 and had 6 homeruns along with 29 stolen bases. Clyde Milan and Herman Bronkie each led the team with 14 homeruns. (Yet Unnamed) Best Batter Award AL: LF Babe Ruth, LA, (560 AB, .305 AVG, 26 HR, 90 RBI, 72 R, 171 Hits, .852 OPS) NL: CF Ty Cobb, CHN, (603 AB, .348 AVG, 14 HR, 98 RBI, 117 R, 210 Hits, .957 OPS) - Cobb wins his 4th Best Batter Award, but his first in the NL. Cy Young Award AL: Willie Mitchell, WS1, (Record: 26-11, 2.07 ERA, 330IP, 148 Ks, 54 BB) - Mitchell wins his second Cy Yound in 4 years. NL: Bill James, CHN, (Record: 27-11, 2.89 ERA, 339.2IP, 268 Ks, 58 BB) Rookie of the Year Award AL: 1B Joe Harris, LA, (552 AB, .266 AVG, 10 HR, 50 RBI, 70 R, 147 Hits, .696 OPS) NL: Mike Regan, CHN, (Record: 15-7, 3.35 ERA, 193.2 IP, 92 Ks, 29 BB) 1917-1918 Offseason Retirees: Dave Callahan retires ... Andy Coakley retires ... Danny Hoffman retires ... Ed Karger retires ... Frank Laporte retires ... Bris Lord retires ... Bunny Madden retires ... George Mcbride retires ... Bobby Messenger retires ... Jack Ness retires ... Dave Rowan retires ... Al Schweitzer retires ... Josh Swindell retires ... Frank Truesdale retires ... Bill Davidson retires ... Mike Donlin retires ... Hans Lobert retires ... Al Mattern retires ... Paddy Mayes retires ... Nap Rucker retires ... Tubby Spencer retires ... Kirby White retires ... Ed Zmich retires ... Al Demaree retires ... CLE: Josh Clarke retires ... DET: Davy Jones retires ... DET: Doc Scanlan retires ... PHA: Red Murray retires ... PHA: Bob Williams retires ... LA: Nig Clarke retires ... LA: Germany Schaefer retires ... CHN: Doc White retires ... He will be in the Hall Of Fame! CIN: Bill Burns retires ... CIN: Mike Mitchell retires ... CIN: Johnny Evers retires ... NY1: Sam Crawford retires ... He will be in the Hall Of Fame! PHI: George Mullin retires ... He will be in the Hall Of Fame! PHI: Hi West retires ... League Outlook The Naps have turned things around financially and appear to be headed in the right direction. The rest of the league is in great shape. The only possible exception is Los Angeles who showed a loss this year, but MLB still expects them to start winning games. They did challenge for the AL pennant in 1916. Free Agency, of Note The LA Waves have made a huge signing. They inked 3 time Best Batter, Tris Speaker to a 6 year deal. Tris is rated B/P/G, and is one of the top 3 hitter in the league. The Red Sox were able to resign their ace, Pol Perritt (G/G/B). Detroit resigned 30 year old Walter Johnson (G/G/G), one of the league’s best pitchers. Christy Mathewson, 37 years old, signed on with the Brooklyn Dodgers, where he pitched in 1912-1913, to finish out his career. Amateur Draft Here is how the entire first round played out: Cincinnati pick: P Red Causey Detroit pick: P Jake Northrop New York (A) pick: P Frank Shellenback Atlanta pick: 2B Johnny Mostil Brooklyn pick: P Walter Bernhardt Chicago (A) pick: P Jake Hehl Los Angeles pick: P Vic Keen Philadelphia (N) pick: P Hugh Mcquillan Pittsburgh pick: P Mule Watson Boston pick: SS Charlie Hollocher Cleveland pick: LF Austin Mchenry St. Louis pick: P Red Shea New York (N) pick: P Tom Zachary Philadelphia (A) pick: P Roy Johnson Washington pick: P Rudy Kallio Chicago (N) pick: P Oscar Tuero __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

04-17-2003, 05:58 PM	#15
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	1918 April The Los Angeles Waves claim first place after 1 month of play. They are 18-10, and lead the New York Highlanders and Philadelphia A’s by just 1 game. The Detroit Tigers are just 2 back. In the NL, the Cubs had a very strong start, going 24-4, and leading the Giants by 7 games already! May The Philadelphia Athletics have moved into first place in the AL with a 35-21 record, and are 2 games up on the LA Waves. The Chicago Cubs are still rolling along, up 11 games, with a 43-13 record, for a .768 winning percentage. June The Boston Red Sox rode an 11 game winning streak into first place, with a 50-31 record. They lead the Athletics by 4 games. The Waves are 8 back. The Cubs are still winning over 70% of their games and lead the Phillies by 11 games. The AL takes the All-Star game by a score of 7-2. Joe Evans was 1 for 1 with a triple and 2 RBI to take MVP honors. July The AL is a two team race. The Red Sox are in first with a 67-40 record, three games better than the Philadelphia A’s. The Tigers are the next closest team at 13 games out. In the NL, the race is over. The Cubs lead by 12 games and nobody is going to catch them. August Boston has maintained that 3 game margin over the A’s all summer long practically. Now they need to hold on for just 1 more month. The Cubs magic number is 8 to start September. They are 95-41, and hold an amazing 19 game lead. September 9, 1918 No surprise, the Cubs have clinched the NL. Boston has extended their lead to 6 games. September 24, 1918 The Red Sox have clinched the AL and will meet the Cubs in the Series. Also on this day, Babe Ruth has shattered a single season home run record, and has achieved the 40 homerun plateau for the first time ever. 1918 Final Standings AL Standings : (Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA) Division Boston 97 65 .599 -- .263 3.36 Philadelphia (A) 88 74 .543 9 .275 3.73 New York (A) 86 76 .531 11 .268 3.29 Cleveland 85 77 .525 12 .259 3.25 Los Angeles 79 83 .488 18 .242 3.30 Detroit 78 84 .481 19 .251 3.05 Washington 76 86 .469 21 .252 3.67 Chicago (A) 59 103 .364 38 .243 4.28 NL Standings : (Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA) Division Chicago (N) 110 52 .679 -- .264 3.02 Philadelphia (N) 88 74 .543 22 .252 3.50 St. Louis 87 75 .537 23 .256 3.53 New York (N) 78 84 .481 32 .250 4.07 Pittsburgh 77 85 .475 33 .266 3.58 Atlanta 75 87 .463 35 .263 3.87 Brooklyn 72 90 .444 38 .254 3.67 Cincinnati 61 101 .377 49 .246 4.25 1918 Statistical Leaders TOP 5 in BATTING AVG : .371 Joe Jackson(PHA) .356 Ty Cobb(CHN,NL) .341 Happy Felsch(BOS,AL) .329 Babe Ruth(LA,AL) .328 Gus Fisher(WS1) TOP 5 in HOMERUNS : 41 Babe Ruth(LA,AL) 24 Mike Gonzalez(CLE,AL) 23 Fred Merkle(NY1) 23 Cy Williams( NY1,NL) 22 Sherry Magee(PHI,NL) TOP 5 in RBI : 128 Babe Ruth(LA,AL) 114 Frank Baker(PHA,AL) 104 Fred Merkle(NY1) 92 Mike Gonzalez(CLE,AL) 91 Frank Schulte(SLN) TOP 5 in ERA : 1.87 Dan Sherman(BRO,NL) 1.92 Joe Wood(LA,AL) 2.04 Reb Russell(SLN,NL) 2.07 Hugh Bedient(PHI,NL) 2.49 Lefty Tyler(ATL) TOP 5 in WINS : 28 Joe Wood(LA,AL) 26 Claude Hendrix(CHN,NL) 25 Bill James(CHN,NL) 25 Reb Russell(SLN,NL) 24 Pol Perritt( BOS,AL) TOP 5 in SAVES : 9 Pat Ragan(BRO) 8 Mellie Wolfgang(PHA) 6 Rube Bressler(CHA) 5 Happy Finneran( SLN) 5 Sam Frock(CIN) World Series The Series opens in Chicago, and the Cubs blank the Sox, 1-0 in game one, and then whip them 10-4 in game two. Going to Boston, the Cubs lead the Series 2-0. The Cubs shut out the Sox in game 3, but the Red Sox return the favor in game 4, to keep the Series going. Cubs lead 3-1. In Game 5, Boston lays the wood, beating the Cubs 12-4 and at least sending the Series back to Chicago, after they trailed 0-3, the Red Sox now only trail 2-3. Game 6 is back in Chicago and the Cubs did not let this series get out of hand. They won easily, 9-3 and are crowned the 1918 Champions, after losing in the Series last season. It is the Cubs first title. Champion Review The top three in the Cubs pitching staff were simply brilliant this season. Claude Hendrix went 26-11 with a 2.54 ERA. “Seattle” Bill James went 25-12 with a 2.83 ERA, and finally, “Big” Bill Schardt went 24-12 with a 3.13 ERA. During the regular season, Ty Cobb was the best hitter for the Cubs, but he suffered a season ending injury in mid August and would miss the post season. He did bat .356 on the season. 2B Billy Purtell batted .314 for the year. Armando Marsans had a great year, batting .298, hitting 16 homeruns, and also swiping 44 bases on the year. (Yet Unnamed) Best Batter Award AL: LF Babe Ruth, LA, (565 AB, .329 AVG, 41 HR, 128 RBI, 84 R, 186 Hits, .995 OPS) - This is Ruth’s second consecutive Best Batter Award. NL: CF Cy Williams, NY1, (561 AB, .316 AVG, 23 HR, 89 RBI, 96 R, 177 Hits, .878 OPS) Cy Young Award AL: Joe Wood, LA, (Record: 28-11, 1.92 ERA, 361.2IP, 276 Ks, 57 BB) NL: Reb Russell, SLN, (Record: 25-8, 2.04 ERA, 326.2IP, 142 Ks, 52 BB) - This is Russell’s third Cy young in the last four years. Rookie of the Year Award AL: Jim Park, DET, (Record: 20-16, 2.88 ERA, 316 IP, 182 Ks, 72 BB) NL: Red Causey, CIN, (Record: 17-22, 3.36 ERA, 351 IP, 163 Ks, 101 BB) 1918-1919 Offseason Retirees: Chief Bender retires ... Fred Blanding retires ... Jack Bushelman retires ... Felix Chouinard retires ... Allan Collamore retires ... Charley Hall retires ... Joe Hovlik retires ... Warren Miller retires ... Roy Mitchell retires ... Charley O'leary retires ... Heinie Wagner retires ... Ed Walsh retires ... Ed Willett retires ... Roger Bresnahan retires ... Buster Brown retires ... Al Burch retires ... Harry Camnitz retires ... Ensign Cottrell retires ... Bill Foxen retires ... Art Fromme retires ... George Gibson retires ... Hank Griffin retires ... Solly Hofman retires ... Christy Mathewson retires ... He will be in the Hall Of Fame! Harry Mcintire retires ... Larry Mclean retires ... Jiggs Parson retires ... Bugs Raymond retires ... Lew Richie retires ... Jack Ryan retires ... Bill Steele retires ... Harry Welchonce retires ... George Zackert retires ... Eddie Zimmerman retires ... Bill Wambsganss retires ... BOS: Elmer Brown retires ... CHA: Willie Hogan retires ... CHA: Matty Mcintyre retires ... CHA: Ivy Olson retires ... DET: Grover Lowdermilk retires ... DET: Johnny Bates retires ... DET: John Flynn retires ... DET: Bob Groom retires ... PHA: Bill Lindsay retires ... LA: Hal Chase retires ... WS1: Les Wilson retires ... ATL: Dolly Stark retires ... ATL: Dan Mcgeehan retires ... CIN: Jack Lively retires ... CIN: Clyde Engle retires ... CIN: Chief Meyers retires ... NY1: Art Griggs retires ... SLN: George Suggs retires ... League Outlook This section is going to shift from a financial outlook, to more of a general outlook on the health of a team. Fan Interest (FI) is a big indicator here. The Chicago White Sox are really struggling to hold a fan base in Chicago, especially now that the Cubs are World Champions. The Philadelphia Phillies are also struggling with fan interest. Free Agency, of Note There is not a whole lot of talent in the free agent market this season. There are a hnadful of pretty decent hitters, and some good bullpen pitchers, and that is all. The one marquee pitcher in the market is Pat Bohen. He was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals this off season. He is a B/A/B pitcher. Amateur Draft Here is how the entire first round played out: Chicago (A) pick: P Colonel Snover Cincinnati pick: P Charlie Eckert Brooklyn pick: P Bill Hubbell Atlanta pick: P Jimmy Zinn Washington pick: C Cliff Lee Pittsburgh pick: C Curt Walker New York (N) pick: 2B Frankie Frisch Detroit pick: C Earl Smith Los Angeles pick: P Rosy Ryan Cleveland pick: P Al Schacht New York (A) pick: P Bob Hasty St. Louis pick: P Dan Boone Philadelphia (A) pick: P Harry Courtney Philadelphia (N) pick: P Bill Snyder Boston pick: P Ray Roberts Chicago (N) pick: C Pat Collins __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

04-17-2003, 06:01 PM	#16
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	1919 April The LA Waves have taken first place after a month of play. That are 17-11 and hold a 2 game lead over the Red Sox and the A’s. There are 3 teams just 3 back at this point as well. In the NL, the Pirates have opened with a 19-9 record, and hold a 2 game lead on the Cardinals. The Atlanta Braves are just 3 back. On April 23, Blaine Thomas of Pittsburgh threw a no-hitter, striking out 2 and walking 3. May The New York Highlanders have moved ahead of the Waves in the AL. New York is 34-22, just 2 games better than the Waves. The Red Sox are currently 4 games back. In the NL, the Pirates have opened a working margin of 6 games over the Cardinals. The Braves are 8 back and the defending champs, the Cubs are 9 back. June The Highlander’s AL lead is down to 1 game over the Waves at the All-Star break. New York is 48-33 on the season. The A’s and Senators are both 7 back. In the NL, the Cubs finished the month winning 15 of 16, including a 14 game winning streak to pull to within 5 games of the division leading Pirates. The NL won the All-Star game this year, 12-6. Sherry McGee was 2 for 4 with a homerun and 2 RBI to earn MVP honors. July In the AL, the Waves pulled into a tie for first a couple of times, but at month’s end, the Highlanders lead the league with a 63-44 record, and are 2 games better than the Waves. In the AL, the Cubs have pulled into a tie for first place with the Pirates, both having 61-46 records. The St. Louis Cardinals are just 4 games back as well. August A big shake up in August in both leagues. In the AL, Boston rode a 9 game winning streak to forge a tie for first place with the LA Waves. Both teams are 76-60, with the Highlanders 3 games back. In the AL, the St. Louis Cardinals have moved into first place with a 76-60 record, while the Cubs are just 1 game back and the Pirates are 3 out. September 14, 1919 The Boston Red Sox have moved into first place by 1 game over the Wave. The Cubs, in the NL, have also moved into a 1 game lead for first place over the Cardinals and 2 games over the Pirates. September 17, 1919 After being the first to eclipse 40 homeruns in 1918, Babe Ruth has reached the 50 homerun mark on September 17, 1919. The next closest homerun hitter is at 33. September 28, 1919 With 4 games to play in the season, The Red Sox are 1 game up on the Waves, while the Cardinals are 1 game up on the Cubs. September 29-October 2, 1919 On the 29th of September, both the Red Sox and the Waves lost at home, so the lead is still 1 game for the Sox, with 2 to play. The Cubs host the Cardinals on this same day, but the Cards shut out the Cubs to clinch at least a tie in the NL. On October 1, The Cubs loss on the road to Pittsburgh, and that gives the Cardinals the NL pennant. Boston gets crushed at home and meanwhile, the Waves win in Detroit to tie the AL up with 1 game to play! On the final day of the Season, Boston travels to Los Angeles, to decide the AL. Bill James will pitcher for Boston (21-14, 3.20) and Dick Robertson (17-18, 3.14) will go for the Waves. The Sox put three runs up n the top of the first inning to take an early 3-0 lead. 6 more runs in the top of the second put them up 9-0, and the Waves are finished. The final score was 13-2. The Sox will meet the Cardinals in the World Series. 1919 Final Standings AL Standings : (Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA) Division Boston 89 73 .549 -- .270 3.69 Los Angeles 88 74 .543 1 .251 3.28 Philadelphia (A) 85 77 .525 4 .259 3.87 New York (A) 85 77 .525 4 .272 3.60 Washington 78 84 .481 11 .239 3.26 Cleveland 78 84 .481 11 .249 3.42 Detroit 73 89 .451 16 .253 3.39 Chicago (A) 72 90 .444 17 .252 3.94 NL Standings : (Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA) Division St. Louis 91 71 .562 -- .257 3.11 Chicago (N) 90 72 .556 1 .261 3.15 Pittsburgh 84 78 .519 7 .263 3.53 Brooklyn 83 79 .512 8 .259 3.91 New York (N) 76 86 .469 15 .244 3.75 Cincinnati 76 86 .469 15 .244 4.12 Atlanta 75 87 .463 16 .266 4.05 Philadelphia (N) 73 89 .451 18 .250 3.58 1919 Statistical Leaders TOP 5 in BATTING AVG : .352 Joe Jackson(PHA,AL) .344 Eddie Collins(SLN,NL) .339 Mike Menosky(NYA,AL) .327 Happy Felsch(BOS,AL) .323 Joe Judge(BOS) TOP 5 in HOMERUNS : 52 Babe Ruth(LA,AL) 36 Jack Tobin(CIN) 31 Sherry Magee(PHI,NL) 29 Cy Williams(NY1,NL) 29 Fred Merkle(NY1) TOP 5 in RBI : 153 Babe Ruth(LA,AL) 103 Ty Cobb(CHN,NL) 100 Sherry Magee(PHI,NL) 96 Happy Felsch(BOS,AL) 95 Fred Merkle(NY1) TOP 5 in ERA : 2.20 Reb Russell(SLN,NL) 2.36 Bob Steele(LA) 2.37 Willie Mitchell(WS1,AL) 2.48 Joe Wood(LA,AL) 2.57 Claude Hendrix(CHN,NL) TOP 5 in WINS : 27 Reb Russell(SLN,NL) 25 Joe Wood(LA,AL) 24 Lefty Williams(PHA,AL) 24 Rube Marquard(NYA,AL) 23 Lefty Tyler(ATL,NL) TOP 5 in SAVES : 11 Mellie Wolfgang(PHA,AL) 9 Rube Bressler(CHA,AL) 8 Fred Sherry(PIT,NL) 5 Jesse Baker( CIN) 5 Jack Harper(BRO) World Series The Series starts in Boston, where the Sox win game 1 in extra innings. The Cards come back and take game two to tie it up. The Cards take game 3 in extra innings, but the Red Sox shut out the Cards in game four to tie the Series up at 2. In game 5, from St. Louis, the Cardinals win at home, and as it goes back to Boston, the Cardinals are up 3-2. A 4-2 Cardinal victory in game 6 gives the St. Louis franchise their first ever World Series Victory! Champion Review The Champs pitching rotation is anchored by 4 time Cy Young winner, Reb Russell. He went 27-12 with a 2.20 ERA. Joe Engel had a fine season on the mound as well, going 20-15 with a 2.92 ERA. 2B Cocky Eddie Collins led the Cardinals with a .344 batting average. 1B Big Ed Konetchy batted .296 and hit 15 homeruns. LF Zach “Buck” Wheat hit .290 with 14 homeruns. Les “Major” Mann hit .266 and led the team with 21 homeruns. (Yet Unnamed) Best Batter Award AL: LF Babe Ruth, LA, (561 AB, .310 AVG, 52 HR, 153 RBI, 106 R, 174 Hits, 1.034 OPS) - Ruth has won his 3rd consecutive Best Batter Award NL: CF Ty Cobb, CHN, (604 AB, .318 AVG, 16 HR, 103 RBI, 91 R, 192 Hits, .893 OPS) - Cobb has now won 5 Best Batter Awards/ Cy Young Award AL: Joe Wood, LA, (Record: 25-13, 2.48 ERA, 348IP, 260 Ks, 53 BB) - This is Wood’s second straight Cy Young Award NL: Reb Russell, SLN, (Record: 27-12, 2.20 ERA, 364.2IP, 136 Ks, 46 BB) - Russell has now won 4 of the last 5 Cy Youngs. Rookie of the Year Award AL: Mutt Williams, BOS, (Record: 18-14, 5.04 ERA, 289.1 IP, 239 Ks, 150 BB) NL: Burleigh Grimes, BRO, (Record: 15-11, 3.88 ERA, 234.1 IP, 115 Ks, 65 BB) 1919-1920 Offseason Retirees: Joe Birmingham retires ... Bruno Block retires ... Hugh Bradley retires ... Bill Carrigan retires ... Charlie Conway retires ... Tex Covington retires ... Lefty George retires ... Howie Gregory retires ... Bill James retires ... Ralph Kreitz retires ... Ed Lafitte retires ... Grover Land retires ... Harry Lord retires ... George Moriarty retires ... Red Nelson retires ... Jeff Pfeffer retires ... Joe Riggert retires ... Lefty Russell retires ... Ed Summers retires ... Jack Warhop retires ... Jimmy Archer retires ... Mike Balenti retires ... Fred Beck retires ... Bob Bescher retires ... Sam Frock retires ... Al Humphrey retires ... Herb Juul retires ... Al Kaiser retires ... Larry Lejeune retires ... Jack Mcadams retires ... George Mcquillan retires ... Dode Paskert retires ... Cy Slapnicka retires ... Ernie Herbert retires ... BOS: Clarence Lehr retires ... CLE: Fred Luderus retires ... LA: Chief Wilson retires ... WS1: Jim Doyle retires ... ATL: Billy Kelly retires ... CIN: Harry Ables retires ... CIN: Hub Northen retires ... CIN: Rip Williams retires ... CIN: Jimmy Lavender retires ... CIN: Rube Ellis retires ... PHI: Earl Moseley retires ... PIT: Cliff Curtis retires ... PIT: Dick Egan retires ... SLN: Paddy Baumann retires ... League Outlook FI in the Chicago White Sox has fallen another 5 points to ‘30’. They are barely drawing 2,000,000 fans per season., and they finished dead last in the AL. A move out of Chicago, where the powerhouse Cubs are dominate might be in their future. The interest in the Phillies has fallen to ‘29’ a franchise low. This is another team competing with a strong A’s team. They are also barely drawing 2 million fans. Free Agency, of Note Del “Sherrif” Gainer is the first impact player to be signed. The Red Sox ink the (G/F/B) player to a 4 year contract. The New York Giants improve their pitching staff by signing (G/B/B) SP Willie Mitchell to a 7 year contract. The best hitter in the market, Leaping Mike Menosky (B/P/B) was signed away from the Highlanders to division rival Cleveland. The Atheltics sign hitter Harry Slug Heilmann (G/A/G) to a 4 year contract. The Cleveland Naps signed another division rival star in SP Lefty Williams (G/B/B). He was formerly an Athletic. The best SP in the market, Dan Babe Sherman goes from Brooklyn to the New York Giants. He is (B/G/B). Amateur Draft With the 6th overall pick, the Giants get a steal with Bob Muesel. He is already rated (7/5/4). Here is how the entire first round played out: Chicago (A) pick: P Johnny Morrison Philadelphia (N) pick: P Lou Vedder Detroit pick: P Mutt Wilson Atlanta pick: RF Bibb Falk Cincinnati pick: P Monty Swartz New York (N) pick: RF Bob Meusel Cleveland pick: P Slim Harriss Washington pick: 1B Ray Grimes Brooklyn pick: SS Joe Sewell Pittsburgh pick: P Virgil Cheeves Philadelphia (A) pick: P Rip Collins New York (A) pick: P Harry Biemiller Los Angeles pick: P Shovel Hodge Boston pick: P John Bogart Chicago (N) pick: P Fred Heimach St. Louis pick: P Joe Deberry __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

04-17-2003, 06:03 PM	#17
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	1920 April After 1 month, it is anybody’s game in the AL. While Boston and Los Angeles lead the division with 16-12 records. Two teams, Detroit and Philadelphia are just 1 back, while last place team Washington is only 4 back. In the NL, the Giants, after a strong off season have taken an early 5 game lead in their league with a 22-6 record. Pittsburgh is 5 back. May The AL is still a very tight race. Detroit leads the division with a 31-25 record, while Bostom and Washington are just 1 game back. LA and Philly are just 3 games back. In the NL, The Giants are still in first, but only by 2 games over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Phillies are 5 back, and the rest of the pack is almost out of it already. June The Detroit Lions head into the All-Star break with a 47-34 reocrd, and hold a 2 game lead over the LA Waves. Boston is just 3 back. In the NL, the Giants are beginning to get some good separation with the rest of the league. They are 54-27 and are 8 games up on the Pirates. The NL won the All-Star game, 6-5. Cy Williams was 3 for 5 with 2 RBI and a homerun to be named MVP. July Two teams are now in command, and control their destinies with 2 months left. The Detroit Tigers are 65-42 and lead the division over the Waves by 5 games. In the NL, the Giants are 67-40 and lead the Pirates by 6 games. On July 26, Joe Napp of Detroit pitched a no-hitter against the Cleveland Naps. He struck out 9, walked nobody, and missed the perfect game because of a 5th inning error. August Detroit is going to have to hold off the Waves in the final month. The Tigers are 82-54 and only lead the AL by 3 games. Meanwhile, the Giants are cruising, 85-51 and 11 games up on the Pirates. September 19, 1920 The Giants have clinched the NL. The Tigers still hold that 3 game lead over the Waves. September 29, 1920 The Tigers have held off the Waves and clinched the AL. 1920 Final Standings AL Standings : (Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA) Division Detroit 95 67 .586 -- .280 3.40 Los Angeles 93 69 .574 2 .270 3.15 Boston 82 80 .506 13 .252 3.52 Cleveland 82 80 .506 13 .259 3.40 Washington 81 81 .500 14 .261 3.75 New York (A) 79 83 .488 16 .262 3.79 Chicago (A) 69 93 .426 26 .259 4.08 Philadelphia (A) 67 95 .414 28 .261 4.28 NL Standings : (Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA) Division New York (N) 104 58 .642 -- .261 2.95 Pittsburgh 89 73 .549 15 .268 3.27 Philadelphia (N) 85 77 .525 19 .244 3.08 Chicago (N) 80 82 .494 24 .252 3.26 Atlanta 74 88 .457 30 .267 3.94 Cincinnati 72 90 .444 32 .255 3.57 Brooklyn 72 90 .444 32 .241 3.91 St. Louis 72 90 .444 32 .248 3.33 1920 Statistical Leaders TOP 5 in BATTING AVG : .357 Rogers Hornsby(ATL,NL CLE) .341 Babe Ruth(LA,AL) .324 Cy Williams(NY1,NL) .321 George Anderson(WS1,AL) .321 Joe Evans(DET,AL) TOP 5 in HOMERUNS : 45 Babe Ruth(LA,AL) 34 Ken Williams(CHA) 27 Bert Adams(BRO,NL) 27 Jim Curry(NYA,AL) 27 Bob Meusel( NY1,NL) TOP 5 in RBI : 132 Babe Ruth(LA,AL) 132 Billy Southworth(CLE,AL) 101 Ken Williams(CHA) 100 Jack Tobin(CIN,NL) 98 Fred Merkle(NY1,NL) TOP 5 in ERA : 1.92 Joe Engel(SLN) 1.94 Joe Wood(LA,AL) 2.04 Ray Caldwell(PIT,NL) 2.15 Ray Collins(NY1,NL) 2.21 Pat Bohen(SLN,NL) TOP 5 in WINS : 30 Joe Wood(LA,AL) 26 Walter Johnson(DET,AL) 25 Byron Houck(NY1,NL) 24 Jim Park(DET,AL) 24 Guy Morton(WS1) TOP 5 in SAVES : 7 John Mcgraw( BRO NY1) 4 Harry Mccluskey(NY1) 4 Mellie Wolfgang(PHA) 4 Willie Mitchell( NY1,NL) 4 Bernie Boland(PIT) World Series The Series opens in New York, but it is the Detroit Tigers who take both games from the Giants and lead the Series 2-0. In Detroit, the Giants take both games 3 and 4 to tie the Series up at 2, but Detroit shuts the Giants out in game 5 to take a 3-2 lead heading back to New York. Detroit wins game 6 on the road to claim their first World Championship! The Giants were denied their 3rd title. Champion Review Walter Johnson led the Detroit pitching staff with a 26-7 record and an ERA of 2.44. Jim Park went 24-13 with a 2.40 ERA. 3B Joe Evans batted .321 and hit 17 homeruns. He also drove in 86 runs. CF Andy Kyle batted .307 and hit 11 homeruns, driving in 86 as well. LF Tilly Walker hit .304 and had 18 homeruns and 96 RBI. 2B Walter Lonergan hit .300 and 18 homeruns, also driving in 87 runs. RF Baby Doll Jacobson hit .280 and had 18 homeruns. (Yet Unnamed) Best Batter Award AL: LF Babe Ruth, LA, (560 AB, .341 AVG, 45 HR, 132 RBI, 106 R, 191 Hits, 1.053 OPS) - Ruth wins his 4th straight Best Batter Award. NL: RF Bob Meusel, NY1, (581 AB, .313 AVG, 27 HR, 89 RBI, 95 R, 182 Hits, .919 OPS) - The rookie wins the Best Batter Award. He was drafted 6th. Cy Young Award AL: Joe Wood, LA, (Record: 30-10, 1.94 ERA, 362IP, 271 Ks, 51 BB) - This is Wood’s third straight Cy young. NL: Byron Houck, NY1, (Record: 25-11, 2.95 ERA, 332IP, 324 Ks, 144 BB) Rookie of the Year Award AL: Rip Collins, PHA, (Record: 16-20, 3.65 ERA, 323.1 IP, 145 Ks, 118 BB) NL: RF Bob Meusel, NY1, (581 AB, .313 AVG, 27 HR, 89 RBI, 95 R, 182 Hits, .919 OPS) 1920-1921 Offseason Retirees: Charlie Becker retires ... Ted Easterly retires ... Ray Fisher retires ... Russ Ford retires ... Doc Gessler retires ... Otis Johnson retires ... John Knight retires ... Jack Lewis retires ... Doc Martin retires ... Amby Mcconnell retires ... Bill Otey retires ... Harry Wolter retires ... Raleigh Aitchison retires ... Red Ames retires ... Bobby Byrne retires ... Vin Campbell retires ... Jud Daley retires ... George Ferguson retires ... Wilbur Good retires ... Bert Humphries retires ... Bobby Keefe retires ... Bill Killefer retires ... Lefty Leifield retires ... Lou Lowdermilk retires ... Bert Maxwell retires ... Otto Mcivor retires ... Hap Morse retires ... Dave Shean retires ... John Shovlin retires ... Tony Smith retires ... Eddie Stack retires ... Gene Woodburn retires ... Bert Brenner retires ... Ferdie Schupp retires ... Pete Henning retires ... George Leclair retires ... Parson Perryman retires ... Ross Reynolds retires ... BOS: Chief Johnson retires ... CHA: Al Bridwell retires ... CHA: Pete Alexander retires ... CLE: King Cole retires ... DET: Swede Carlstrom retires ... LA: Roy Radebaugh retires ... ATL: Joe Casey retires ... ATL: Joe Walsh retires ... BRO: Jake Daubert retires ... BRO: Bill Jones retires ... NY1: Joe Conzelman retires ... PHI: Wiley Taylor retires ... PHI: Bill Kenworthy retires ... SLN: Neal Ball retires ... League Outlook We are now leaving what MLB is calling the deadball ERA, and moving into a new time in baseball. We will continue to take advantage of any opportunity to expand westward, and we will also look to expand the league if conditions are ripe. A 4 division format (2 in each league) is being discussed. The White Sox of Chicago have lost even more fans this past season. They finished next to last, which was an improvement, but they only have another year or so to prove that they can survive in Chicago. The Phillies showed a huge surge in fans interest and on field success this past year. Free Agency, of Note Only a couple signings of note this season. SP Rube Marquard signed on with the White Sox, after winning titles with the Giants and Highlanders. St. Louis signed C Bert Adams. He is (G/F/A) and was probably the best hitter on the market. Amateur Draft St. Louis drafted #3, and after signing the best hitter in FA, got a ML ready player in Riggs Stephenson. He is already rated a ‘7’. Here is how the entire first round played out: Philadelphia (A) pick: RF Goose Goslin Chicago (A) pick: P Pete Donohue St. Louis pick: 2B Riggs Stephenson Cincinnati pick: P Tony Kaufmann Brooklyn pick: P Ray Kolp Atlanta pick: P Chief Yellowhorse New York (A) pick: P Bert Cole Chicago (N) pick: P Sarge Connally Washington pick: P Ralph Miller Boston pick: 2B Lew Fonseca Cleveland pick: RF Kiki Cuyler Philadelphia (N) pick: CF Red Thomas Pittsburgh pick: P George Stueland Los Angeles pick: P Jim Walsh Detroit pick: P Drew Rader New York (N) pick: P Vance Mcilree __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

04-17-2003, 06:06 PM	#18
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	Decade Review, 1911-1920 World Champions: New York Giants 1911, 1913 Boston Red Sox 1912, 1915 Cleveland Naps 1914 New York Highlanders 1916 Washington Senators 1917 Chicago Cubs 1918 St. Louis Cardinals 1919 Detroit Tigers 1920 Outstanding Batters: Ty Cobb 1911, 1912, 1913, 1917, 1919 Frank Schulte 1911 Sam Crawford 1912 Sherry McGee 1913, 1916 Tris Speaker 1914, 1915, 1916 Larry Doyle 1914 Mike Donlin 1915 Babe Ruth 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920 Cy Williams 1918 Bob Muesel 1920 Cy Youngs: Doc White 1911 Christy Mathewson 1911, 1913 George Mullin 1912 Ed Walsh 1912 Slim Sallee 1913, 1915, 1916 Willie Mitchell 1914, 1917 Hugh Bedient 1914 Reb Russell 1915, 1916, 1918, 1919 Bill Jmaes 1917 Joe Wood 1918, 1919, 1920 Byron Houck 1920 Hall of Fame Inductees: SP Cy Young, 505-310, 2.61 ERA LF Fred Clarke, .312 BA, 2741 Hits, 64 HR 1B Nap Lajoie, .343 BA, 2952 Hits, 89 HR SS Honus Wagner, .336 BA, 2940 Hits, 82 HR RF Sam Crawford, .312 BA, 3031 Hits, 130 HR SP George Mullin, 280-238, 2.91 ERA SP Doc White, 282-206, 2.60 ERA SP Christy Mathewson, 379-200, 2.22 ERA Career Leaders # Career Hits 1 S. Crawford 3031 2 T. Cobb* 2993 3 N. Lajoie 2952 4 H. Wagner 2940 5 F. Clarke 2741 # Career Hrs 1 S. Magee* 301 2 B. Ruth* 218 3 F. Merkle* 216 4 L. Doyle* 195 5 F. Schulte* 192 # Career RBIs 1 S. Crawford 1517 2 H. Wagner 1505 3 S. Magee* 1490 4 N. Lajoie 1462 5 T. Cobb* 1339 # Career Stolen Bases 1 T. Cobb* 756 2 H. Wagner 700 3 S. Magee* 594 4 J. Evers 555 5 B. Dahlen 547 # ERA (min. 2000 IP) 1 M. Brown 2.11 2 E. Walsh 2.13 3 C. Mathewson 2.22 4 R. Russell* 2.23 5 J. Wood* 2.43 # Career Wins 1 C. Young 505 2 C. Mathewson 379 3 D. White 282 4 G. Mullin 280 5 W. Johnson* 245 # Career Strikeouts 1 C. Mathewson 2918 2 C. Young 2772 3 W. Johnson* 2596 4 J. Wood* 2387 5 B. Houck* 2306 __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

04-17-2003, 06:06 PM	#19
BFleming H.S. Freshman Team Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Jersey	Marmel, Definitely enjoying the work so far...Just a couple minor questions...Do you have individual stadiums for each team or do they all use "Old League Park" Also, did you start the lague as all attendance set to average, or what?? Once again though, I'm very interested and will definitely keep reading...

04-17-2003, 06:29 PM	#20
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	Thanks BFleming. When I imported the database in 1911, each team was assigned the stadium they played in, in 1911. As time moves on, new stadiums are added to the available list, and I am trying to switch stadiums to the proper one where I can. Obviously when a team moves, it is hard to do, but I am selecting the modern stadium for the city they move to, or the modern stadium of the closest city to where they move....if that makes sense. The league also imported FI and market size for each team. When a team moves, I give them a good FI, 25,000,000 in cash, pretty good TV deals, pretty good merchandising deals, and better than average markert sizes. I figure it is a good way to give these teams a boost, because they were moved for a reason....they stunk. This way, they are not helplessly stuck in a downward spiral which I have found OOTP could tend to do with bad teams. Hope that answered your questions! __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

04-17-2003, 08:06 PM	#21
BFleming H.S. Freshman Team Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Jersey	It all makes sense now...Thanks Marmel!! Keep the updates coming...

04-18-2003, 12:10 AM	#22
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Kepp it up Marm. But I feel bad for The Babe, he keeps just missing out on the playoffs... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

04-18-2003, 08:08 AM	#23
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	It gets worse before it gets better for LA. __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

04-18-2003, 05:28 PM	#24
DeToxRox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Michigan	I love it Marmel, I absolutely love it. TIGERS BABY! Time to open the new ERA like the closed out the last!

04-18-2003, 06:00 PM	#25
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Uh oh, poor Babe... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

04-18-2003, 08:30 PM	#26
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	Thanks for the kind words guys. I will get some more years up late tonight or tomorrow....depends on if I get the urge to sim more season, or format the completed seasons. The good news is that starting in 1930, I have a template that is already formatted, and I am just filling in the information, so once we get up to date, the updates will come as I complete the seasons. I really didn't intend for this to be a dynasty reports, but I figured I would share my work. I also think the reports are better written since I started posting them. __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

04-18-2003, 10:34 PM	#27
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	1921 April The Los Angeles Waves, second place finishers two straight years have taken an early league lead with a 20-8 record. They are 4 games ahead of the Red Sox, and 5 in front of the defending champion Tigers and Highlanders. In the NL, St. Louis is also off to a 20-8 start and lead the Pirates by 4 games. On April 5th, 2021, Ty Cobb got his 3000th career hit. May The Wave have moved out in front by 5 games now, with a 37-19 record. Detroit is 5 back, and Cleveland is 7 back. In the NL, the Cardinals still lead the league with a 38-18 record, but the Dodgers, on the heels of a 14 game winning streak are just 5 games back. June Four teams are in the running in the AL, led by both the Waves and the Tigers, who both have 48-33 records, and are tied for first place. Boston is 2 games out and the Highlanders are 3 out. In the NL, St. Louis has opened up a 9 game lead over the Dodgers. The AL won the All-Star game 5-3. Fran Baker was 2 for 2 with a double and an RBI as he earned the MVP award. July Los Angeles has moved into first place all alone with a 66-41 record. They are 3 games better than the Tigers. In the NL, St. Louis will not be caught. They are 70-37 and are 15 games better than the closest team. August It is down to Detroit and Los Angeles in the AL, with Detroit holding just a 1 game lead over the Waves. St. Louis continues to roll in the NL, and will clinch the pennant very soon. September 19, 1921 The St. Louis Cardinals have clinched the NL. Meanwhile, the Tigers are 2 games up on the Wave. September 27, 1921 The Tigers have clinched and will meet the Cards in the Series. They are the last two Series winners, and Detroit will try to be the first team ever to repeat. 1921 Final Standings AL Standings : (Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA) Division Detroit 98 64 .605 -- .338 4.50 Los Angeles 95 67 .586 3 .320 4.44 Boston 86 76 .531 12 .333 5.06 New York (A) 84 78 .519 14 .325 5.93 Cleveland 81 81 .500 17 .321 5.45 Washington 77 85 .475 21 .314 5.84 Chicago (A) 70 92 .432 28 .297 5.21 Philadelphia (A) 57 105 .352 41 .316 6.79 NL Standings : (Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA) Division St. Louis 103 59 .636 -- .319 4.45 New York (N) 88 74 .543 15 .332 5.26 Pittsburgh 88 74 .543 15 .331 5.44 Chicago (N) 83 79 .512 20 .330 5.35 Philadelphia (N) 79 83 .488 24 .311 5.49 Brooklyn 73 89 .451 30 .316 6.03 Cincinnati 73 89 .451 30 .313 6.35 Atlanta 61 101 .377 42 .310 6.17 1921 Statistical Leaders TOP 5 in BATTING AVG : .430 Happy Felsch(BOS,AL) .423 Tris Speaker(LA,AL) .412 Chick Shorten(WS1,AL) .405 Ty Cobb(CHN,NL) .405 Cy Williams(NY1,NL) TOP 5 in HOMERUNS : 31 Babe Ruth(LA,AL) 26 Ken Williams(CHA) 24 Baby doll Jacobson(DET) 23 Jack Tobin(CIN) 22 Billy Southworth(CLE) TOP 5 in RBI : 163 Babe Ruth(LA,AL) 143 Billy Southworth(CLE) 136 Ken Williams(CHA) 136 Bob Meusel(NY1,NL) 133 Baby doll Jacobson(DET) TOP 5 in ERA : 2.93 Reb Russell(SLN,NL) 3.26 Walter Johnson(DET,AL) 3.32 Joe Wood(LA) 3.65 Max Fiske(LA) 3.72 Pat Bohen(SLN,NL) TOP 5 in WINS : 27 Pat Bohen(SLN,NL) 24 Walter Johnson(DET,AL) 24 Jim Park(DET) 24 Erv Lange(BOS,AL) 23 Reb Russell(SLN,NL) TOP 5 in SAVES : 12 Fred Sherry(PIT) 8 Dixie Davis( CIN NY1,NL PHA) 8 Pete Standridge(SLN) 7 Chet Hoff(LA) 7 King Lear(DET,AL) World Series We open in Detroit and the Tigers easily win the first two games to go up 2-0. In St. Louis, the Cardinals take all three games to move out to a 3-2 Series lead, and theu only need to win 1 of the last two, which are in Detroit. The Tigers win game 6 in extra innings to set up a game 7. The Cards put up 4 in the first and 1 more in the second to take a 5-0 lead. 6 more runs in the 5th and 6th innings for St. Louis put them up 11-0, and the Cards are your 1921 Champions by a final score of 11-1. Champion Review Reb Russell was the Cards top starter, going 23-3 with a 2.93 ERA. Pat Bohen won 27 games with a 3.72 ERA and won the Cy Young Award. 1B Babe Borton batted .349 with 7 homeruns. 2B Riggs Stephenson batted .346 with 8 homeruns. Les Mann batted .340 with 17 homeruns. (Yet Unnamed) Best Batter Award AL: LF Babe Ruth, LA, (587 AB, .382 AVG, 31 HR, 163 RBI, 118 R, 224 Hits, 1.073 OPS) - Ruth has now won 5 straight Awards. NL: CF Ty Cobb, CHN, (639 AB, .405 AVG, 12 HR, 118 RBI, 142 R, 259 Hits, 1.051 OPS) - This is Cobb’s 6th Award in his career. Cy Young Award AL: Walter Johnson, DET, (Record: 24-11, 3.26 ERA, 328.1IP, 113 Ks, 112 BB) NL: Pat Bohen, SLN, (Record: 27-8, 3.72 ERA, 326.2IP, 160 Ks, 83 BB) Rookie of the Year Award AL: 1B Ray Grimes, WS1, (613 AB, .323 AVG, 8 HR, 110 RBI, 107 R, 198 Hits, .857 OPS) NL: 1B Lu Blue, ATL, (567 AB, .342 AVG, 8 HR, 103 RBI, 107 R, 194 Hits, .922 OPS) 1921-1922 Offseason Retirees: Bill Bailey retires ... Eddie Cicotte retires ... Pete Compton retires ... Jack Coombs retires ... Roy Corhan retires ... Dave Danforth retires ... Earle Gardner retires ... Vean Gregg retires ... Spec Harkness retires ... Walt Herrell retires ... Jack Killilay retires ... Gene Krapp retires ... Harry Krause retires ... Chick Lathers retires ... Jack Lelivelt retires ... Marty Mchale retires ... George Mogridge retires ... Allie Moulton retires ... Buck O'brien retires ... Johnny Priest retires ... Ed Sweeney retires ... Ralph Works retires ... Rollie Zeider retires ... Babe Adams retires ... Sandy Burk retires ... Jim Clark retires ... Doc Crandall retires ... Eddie Dent retires ... Harry Gardner retires ... Harry Gaspar retires ... Eddie Grant retires ... Bert Hall retires ... Brad Hogg retires ... Doc Miller retires ... Jack Reis retires ... Jack Rowan retires ... Dick Rudolph retires ... Slim Sallee retires ... Frank Gregory retires ... Dan Griner retires ... Wally Mattick retires ... Tom Seaton retires ... Rex Dawson retires ... Urban Shocker retires ... Bob Steele retires ... Rube Foster retires ... Benny Meyer retires ... Harry Trekell retires ... Jack Nabors retires ... Ducky Swan retires ... BOS: Bert Daniels retires ... CHA: Syd Smith retires ... DET: Frank Lange retires ... DET: Bill Rariden retires ... WS1: Paul Fittery retires ... ATL: Elmer Knetzer retires ... CHN: Billy Purtell retires ... PIT: Joe Connolly retires ... PIT: Ed Mcdonald retires ... SLN: Frank Schulte retires ... SLN: Ed Konetchy retires ... League Outlook The Braves really struggled for the first time since being in Atlanta, and their fan interst has suffered quite a bit. It is down to a 32. The White Sox have fallen further, and have now been sold to a San Francisco businessman. They will retain the name White Sox. Free Agency, of Note The Pittsburgh Pirates have finished 2nd in the past 2 season, and will get a big boost offensively with the signing of CF Pat Duncan (B/F/G). The Braves sign up a SP, Eppa Rixey (G/G/B). Eppa is a three time 20 game winner for Cleveland. SP Howard Armstrong (G/B/B) signs on to pitch for the Atlanta Braves. Chick shorten, one of the top 2 hitters in FA, resigned with the White Sox. I guess he wants to experience San Francisco. He is B/F/A The Naps make the biggest move, again signing away a big talent from the Highlanders. 2B Jim Curry (B/A/F) will be playing in Cleveland for the next 7 years. Amateur Draft There were a few big steals in the draft. With the #5 pick the Brooklyn Dodgers sign 1B Jim Bottomly (7/5/4). With the #6 pick, Washington signs 1B Joe Hauser (7/4/7), who I had rated as the #1 prospect. 3B Fred Haney, who I saw as a well developed player (8/1/7) does not get drafted until pick #9 in the 3rd Round! The Cubs have found themselves a third baseman! Here is how the entire first round played out: Philadelphia (A) pick: P Cactus Keck Atlanta pick: C Gabby Hartnett San Francisco pick: 3B George Grantham Cincinnati pick: P Curly Ogden Brooklyn pick: 1B Jim Bottomley Washington pick: 1B Joe Hauser Philadelphia (N) pick: P Clint Blume Cleveland pick: P Phil Bedgood Chicago pick: P Fred Fussell New York (A) pick: P Johnny Stuart Boston pick: P Lil Stoner Pittsburgh pick: LF Ray Blades New York (N) pick: RF Ike Boone Los Angeles pick: P Fred Johnson Detroit pick: P Al Yeargin St. Louis pick: P Mike Cvengros __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

04-18-2003, 10:36 PM	#28
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	1922 April The Detroit Tigers open up the season strong, 21-7, and a 3 game lead over the Red Sox. In the NL, the Giants are 18-10 and 2 games in front of the Cubs. Each team is one game behind the other from 2nd place to last in the NL, so it is still anybody’s game. May Detroit holds on to first place in the AL, barely. The Tigers are 35-21, just 1 game ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The San Francisco White Sox are just 3 out. In the NL, the Cubs rode a magnificent 16 game winning streak to a first place position and a record of 36-20. The Giants are just 1 game back and the Cardinals are 4 back. On May 21, Pat Bohen of the St. Louis Cardinals struck out 6 and walked 3 in a 2-0 No hitter victory over the Reds. June The Tigers had a 9 game winning streak in June, but only put a couple more games between themselves and the Red Sox. They have a 4 game lead. The White Sox are now 9 out. In the NL, the Giants have moved in front by 4 games at 53-28. The Cubs are in 2nd place. The Cardinals are in third, 7 games back. In the All-Star game, the NL wins 4-1. Claude Hendrix was the MVP. He pitched 3 innings, giving up just 1 hit. July Boston has moved into first place in the AL with a 66-41 record, but they are only 1 game up on the Tigers. The White Sox remain 7 back. In the NL, the Giants are still in first place with a 66-41 record, just 2 games up on the Cardinals. The Cubs are in it at only 3 back. The Phillies Dave Davenport threw a note hitter on July 27 against the Atlanta Braves. He struck out 7 and walked 3 on the day. August No changes at the top in August. Boston is holding onto a 3 game lead over Detroit in the AL. In the NL, the Giants are up four on St. Louis. September 28, 1921 The New York Giants have clinched the NL. The Red Sox are up 2 games with 2 to play. October 1, 2021 The Red Sox have clinched the AL and will meet the Giants in the Series. One of these team will be the first to win 3 Championships. 1922 Final Standings AL Standings : (Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA) Division Boston 97 65 .599 -- .263 3.30 Detroit 95 67 .586 2 .254 3.12 San Francisco 88 74 .543 9 .251 2.99 Los Angeles 81 81 .500 16 .249 3.37 Cleveland 77 85 .475 20 .256 3.98 New York (A) 72 90 .444 25 .240 4.27 Washington 71 91 .438 26 .231 3.50 Philadelphia (A) 67 95 .414 30 .243 4.16 NL Standings : (Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA) Division New York (N) 99 63 .611 -- .272 3.42 Chicago 96 66 .593 3 .268 3.64 St. Louis 96 66 .593 3 .256 3.25 Pittsburgh 78 84 .481 21 .260 4.34 Brooklyn 74 88 .457 25 .257 4.16 Atlanta 71 91 .438 28 .247 4.02 Philadelphia (N) 68 94 .420 31 .252 4.32 Cincinnati 66 96 .407 33 .242 4.50 1922 Statistical Leaders TOP 5 in BATTING AVG : .332 Joe Evans(DET) .328 Red Shannon(LA,AL NY1) .326 Charlie Grimm(NY1,NL) .316 Ty Cobb(CHN,NL) .316 Pat Duncan( PIT,NL) TOP 5 in HOMERUNS : 30 Billy Southworth( PHI,NL) 29 Jack Tobin(CIN,NL) 29 Babe Ruth(LA,AL) 29 Beals Becker(NYA,AL) 27 Les Mann(SLN) TOP 5 in RBI : 123 Fred Merkle(NY1,NL) 112 Bob Meusel(NY1,NL) 112 Beals Becker(NYA,AL) 106 Babe Ruth(LA,AL) 103 Billy Southworth( PHI,NL) TOP 5 in ERA : 2.14 Dan Sherman(NY1,NL) 2.18 Bill Doak(NYA CLE) 2.30 Jim Park(DET,AL) 2.44 Pat Bohen(SLN) 2.45 Lefty Tyler(ATL,NL) TOP 5 in WINS : 29 Jim Park(DET,AL) 28 Claude Hendrix(CHN,NL) 26 Pol Perritt(BOS,AL) 25 Bill James(BOS,AL) 24 Pete Schneider(PIT,NL) TOP 5 in SAVES : 12 Fred Sherry(PIT) 8 Pete Standridge(SLN) 8 Dixie Davis( NYA,AL) 7 King Lear(DET,AL) 7 Stan Baumgartner(PHA) World Series The Series begins in New York, and the Giants win on their home field both times to take a 2-0 Series lead. Boston is able to take the first and third games played on their field to send the series back to New York, but the Giants lead 3-2 and just need 1 victory at home. The Giants get it done 7-2 in game 6 and take home the Championship for 1921. Champion Review The Giants managed to overcome numerous injuries to their pitching staff and still win the Title. The only starter to have a consistant season was Dan Sherman. He went 21-10 with a 2.14 ERA. 2B Red Shannon batted .328 for the Giants and had 58 RBI. LF Charlie Grimm batted .326. CF Cy Williams batted .307 and was second on the team with 21 homeruns. Bob Muesel batted .294 and led the team with 27 homeruns and took home the Best Batter Award. (Yet Unnamed) Best Batter Award AL: RF Beals Becker, NYA, (530 AB, .292 AVG, 29 HR, 112 RBI, 84 R, 155 Hits, .924 OPS) NL: RF Bob Meusel, NY1, (606 AB, .294 AVG, 27 HR, 112 RBI, 106 R, 178 Hits, .874 OPS) - Muesel wins his second award in the last 3 years. Cy Young Award AL: Jim Park, DET, (Record: 29-8, 2.30 ERA, 347.2IP, 228 Ks, 71 BB) NL: Claude Hendrix, CHN, (Record: 28-6, 2.62 ERA, 313IP, 181 Ks, 47 BB) Rookie of the Year Award AL: Cactus Keck, PHA, (Record: 10-16, 3.42 ERA, 255.1 IP, 97 Ks, 84 BB) NL: 1B Jim Bottomley, BRO, (598 AB, .269 AVG, 24 HR, 88 RBI, 86 R, 161 Hits, .795 OPS) 1922-1923 Offseason Retirees: Hank Butcher retires ... Joe Agler retires ... Al Clancy retires ... Eddie Collins retires ... Birdie Cree retires ... Claud Derrick retires ... Gene Elliott retires ... Chester Emerson retires ... Mike Handiboe retires ... Bill Harper retires ... Olaf Henriksen retires ... Jack Lapp retires ... Elmer Leonard retires ... Lep Long retires ... Earle Mack retires ... Larry Pape retires ... Roxey Roach retires ... Burt Shotton retires ... Jim Stephens retires ... Hippo Vaughn retires ... Gus Williams retires ... Lore Bader retires ... Tex Erwin retires ... Steve Evans retires ... Jack Ferry retires ... Art Fletcher retires ... Bob Harmon retires ... Buck Herzog retires ... Bob Higgins retires ... John Hummel retires ... George Jackson retires ... Otto Knabe retires ... Sherry Magee retires ... Mike Mowrey retires ... Toots Shultz retires ... Bill Sweeney retires ... Fred Toney retires ... Bert Tooley retires ... Art Wilson retires ... Heinie Zimmerman retires ... Stan Coveleski retires ... Happy Finneran retires ... Rip Jordan retires ... Erskine Mayer retires ... Howard Mcgraner retires ... Nick Cullop retires ... Tommy Thompson retires ... Ed Warner retires ... Red Faber retires ... Jim Thorpe retires ... Charlie Schmutz retires ... Fin Wilson retires ... SF: Charlie Pick retires ... CLE: Max Flack retires ... LA: Reggie Richter retires ... LA: George Davis retires ... WS1: Larry Doyle retires ... WS1: Clyde Milan retires ... ATL: Ed Hallinan retires ... CIN: Larry Gardner retires ... CIN: Ed Fitzpatrick retires ... PIT: Dode Criss retires ... SLN: Buddy Ryan retires ... SLN: Fred Herbert retires ... SLN: Joe Kutina retires ... League Outlook Some teams are experiencing lower than desired popularity in their cities, but with the cyclic nature of these things, they are all on their own for now. Cities to watch are Atlanta, Cincinnati and both Philadelphia teams. Free Agency, of Note Washington signed the best hitter on the FA market in 2B Red Shannon (G/P/A). Overall it was a weak market for buyers. The White Sox will look to make a push with the signing of Cy Young winner Claude Hendrix (G/G/G) Amateur Draft The Cincinnati Reds draft super stud prospect Lou Gehrig with the #1 overall pick. Here is how the entire first round played out: Cincinnati pick: 1B Lou Gehrig Philadelphia (A) pick: CF Hack Wilson Philadelphia (N) pick: P Walt Huntzinger Atlanta pick: P Clay Roe Washington pick: C Harry Rice New York (A) pick: 1B Bill Terry Brooklyn pick: LF Heinie Manush Cleveland pick: LF Harvey Hendrick Pittsburgh pick: CF Jimmy O'connell Los Angeles pick: P Roy Meeker San Francisco pick: P Dennis Burns Detroit pick: SS Les Bell Chicago pick: P Leo Dickerman St. Louis pick: P Phil Collins Boston pick: C Johnny Schulte New York (N) pick: RF Showboat Fisher __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

04-18-2003, 10:38 PM	#29
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	1923 April The Los Angeles Wave open up a 2 game lead in the first month of the season with a 18-10 record. The Highlanders and the White Sox are both just 2 games out. In the NL, the Giants start out with a 18-10 record as well, but 3 teams are within 3 games. The Reds, Phillies and Cardinals. May The Waves have faded and the San Francisco White Sox have taken over first place with a 37-19 record. They are 4 games better than the Tigers and 6 better than the Waves. In the NL, the Giants are clinging to a 1 game lead with a 33-23 record. The Cardinals are 1 out and the Reds are 2 back. The Phillies are hanging around, only 4 games back. June The White Sox extend their lead to 6 games with a 53-28 record. The Tigers are in 2nd place and the Naps are 8 games back in third. In the NL, the Cardinals have moved into first place with a 47-34 record, while the Giants are 2 back and the Cubs are 3 back. In the All-Star game, the NL won 5-2. Dan Sherman won the MVP award pitching 3 innings and allowing just 1 hit. July The San Francisco White Sox are just running away with the AL. They are 71-36 and are 11 games better than the Tigers. In the NL, the Cards are starting to pull away, owning a 7 game lead on the defending champion Giants. August Pencil the White Sox into the World Series. They have a 11 game lead still. In the NL, the Giants are trying to make it interesting. While the Cards still lead, their lead has been cut down to 5 games. September 14, 1923 The White Sox have clinched. The Cardinals are on a tear and are 11 games up and will be clinching any day now. So the Series is St. Louis and San Francisco. 1923 Final Standings AL Standings : (Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA) Division San Francisco 104 58 .642 -- .304 4.17 Detroit 88 74 .543 16 .317 4.40 Los Angeles 85 77 .525 19 .296 4.70 Cleveland 81 81 .500 23 .307 5.23 Boston 75 87 .463 29 .325 5.53 Philadelphia (A) 74 88 .457 30 .302 5.31 New York (A) 72 90 .444 32 .302 5.75 Washington 69 93 .426 35 .287 4.74 NL Standings : (Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA) Division St. Louis 101 61 .623 -- .306 4.08 New York (N) 91 71 .562 10 .324 5.15 Atlanta 81 81 .500 20 .309 5.17 Philadelphia (N) 78 84 .481 23 .306 5.36 Chicago 77 85 .475 24 .304 5.97 Cincinnati 77 85 .475 24 .305 5.18 Brooklyn 76 86 .469 25 .309 5.51 Pittsburgh 67 95 .414 34 .319 6.06 1923 Statistical Leaders TOP 5 in BATTING AVG : .409 Heinie Manush( BRO,NL) .395 Dick Burrus(CLE NYA) .385 Joe Judge(BOS) .383 Russ Wrightstone(SF) .382 Jim Curry(CLE,AL) TOP 5 in HOMERUNS : 35 Babe Ruth(LA,AL) 32 Frank Snyder(CIN) 25 Les Mann(SLN) 23 Ken Williams(SF,AL) 20 Billy Southworth(PHI,NL) TOP 5 in RBI : 147 Fred Merkle(NY1,NL) 144 Jim Viox(CHN,NL) 141 Ken Williams(SF,AL) 138 George Burns(SF,AL) 137 Ben Paschal(PIT,NL) TOP 5 in ERA : 2.74 Jim Park(DET,AL) 3.00 Dan Sherman(NY1,NL) 3.10 Joe Engel(SLN) 3.23 Pat Bohen(SLN,NL) 3.32 Claude Hendrix( SF,AL) TOP 5 in WINS : 28 Claude Hendrix( SF,AL) 28 Byron Houck(SF,AL) 27 Pat Bohen(SLN,NL) 27 Bugs Reisigl(CLE,AL) 26 Jim Park(DET,AL) TOP 5 in SAVES : 14 Fritz Coumbe(PHI,NL) 13 Pete Standridge(SLN) 10 Hod Eller(CLE,AL) 9 Dixie Davis(NYA) 8 Jess Buckles(NY1) World Series The White Sox take games 1 and 2 on their home field to take a 2-0 Series lead. They also take games 3 and 4 in St. Louis and just dominate the Series from start to finish to claim their first World Title. Obviously, the move out of Chicago was a good one for the White Sox. Champion Review The White Sox begin with terrific pitching. Claude Hendrix went 28-11 with a 3.32 ERA. Byron Houck went 28-7 wit a 3.99 ERA. Colonel Snover went 21-13 with a 4.23 ERA. Rude Marquard is also on the staff, which give the Sox 3 Cy Young winners. 3B Russ Whitestone is one of the best pure hitters in the league. He batted .383 and hit 8 homeruns. LF Ken Williams batted .318 and hit a team leading 23 homeruns. 1B George Burns hit .321 with 11 homers. (Yet Unnamed) Best Batter Award AL: LF Babe Ruth, LA, (562 AB, .335 AVG, 35 HR, 135 RBI, 119 R, 188 Hits, 1.009 OPS) - This is Ruth’s 6 Award in the last 7 years. NL: RF Jim Viox, CHN, (563 AB, .366 AVG, 18 HR, 144 RBI, 130 R, 206 Hits, 1.035 OPS) Cy Young Award AL: Jim Park, DET, (Record: 26-6, 2.74 ERA, 298.2IP, 123 Ks, 30 BB) - Park has won 2 Cy Youngs in a row. NL: Pat Bohen, SLN, (Record: 27-11, 3.23 ERA, 342.2IP, 136 Ks, 87 BB) - Bohen has won 2 of the last three. Rookie of the Year Award AL: Cactus Keck, PHA, (Record: 10-16, 3.42 ERA, 255.1 IP, 97 Ks, 84 BB) NL: 1B Jim Bottomley, BRO, (598 AB, .269 AVG, 24 HR, 88 RBI, 86 R, 161 Hits, .795 OPS) NL: LF Heinie Manush, BRO, (572 AB, .409 AVG, 9 HR, 107 RBI, 132 R, 234 Hits, 1.061 OPS) 1923-1924 Offseason Retirees: Jesse Baker retires ... Herman Bronkie retires ... Ray Caldwell retires ... Ray Collins retires ... Joe Crisp retires ... Bill Cunningham retires ... Ben Demott retires ... Gus Fisher retires ... Jack Graney retires ... Turner Barber retires ... Tim Hendryx retires ... Rube Oldring retires ... Frank Barron retires ... Biff Schaller retires ... Clyde Southwick retires ... Doc Ayers retires ... Guy Tutwiler retires ... Leon Cadore retires ... Ed Wilkinson retires ... Cy Barger retires ... Bob Coulson retires ... Gene Dale retires ... Roy Massey retires ... Bill Mctigue retires ... Dots Miller retires ... Hy Myers retires ... Marty O'toole retires ... Troy Puckett retires ... Hank Robinson retires ... Bill Schardt retires ... Jake Smith retires ... Buck Stanley retires ... Fuller Thompson retires ... Jimmy Walsh retires ... Orlie Weaver retires ... Phil Douglas retires ... Harry Thompson retires ... Frank Harter retires ... Joe Lotz retires ... Harry Moran retires ... Gene Packard retires ... Del Pratt retires ... Dave Robertson retires ... Claude Thomas retires ... Hugh High retires ... Fred House retires ... Wild bill Luhrsen retires ... Dave Morey retires ... Carl Mays retires ... Ben Spencer retires ... Doc Watson retires ... Carl Zamloch retires ... Rankin Johnson retires ... Ed Kelly retires ... Mellie Wolfgang retires ... SF: Bill Steen retires ... SF: Jack Barry retires ... SF: Henry Keupper retires ... SF: Steve Yerkes retires ... PHA: Doc Lavan retires ... ATL: Shano Collins retires ... CHN: Al Scheer retires ... PHI: Harry Glenn retires ... League Outlook Atlanta is the only team with sagging revenue and fan interest. The situation is becoming more and more serious. MLB would hate to move this franchise once again though. Free Agency, of Note It is a huge market for teams needing a bat or two. Babe Ruth, Cy Williams and Tris Speaker are all free agents! In addition to those batter, the New York Giants sign the best pitcher on the market, Katsy Keifer (B/G/G). The Giants have a knack for going after and getting the best talent in the league. The Waves may have let Babe Ruth go, but they replace him with Cy Williams, a Best Batter Award Winner himself. He is B/A/B. Not only Williams, but Tris Speaker is also signed by the Waves. Tris also has won multiple Best Batter Awards and is rated (B/P/F) After spending his entire career with the Waves franchise (started as the St. Louis Browns), 29 year old Babe Ruth signed a 5 year deal with the New York Giants! Amateur Draft Here is how the entire first round played out: Pittsburgh pick: P Vince Shields Washington pick: CF Al Simmons New York (A) pick: 2B Charlie Gehringer Philadelphia (A) pick: LF Chick Hafey Boston pick: P Herb Brett Brooklyn pick: P Flint Rhem Chicago pick: P Joe Dawson Cincinnati pick: P Carl Yowell Philadelphia (N) pick: P Walter Beall Cleveland pick: P Dolly Gray Atlanta pick: LF Earle Combs Los Angeles pick: P Rube Ehrhardt Detroit pick: P Wayland Dean New York (N) pick: P John Woods St. Louis pick: P Emil Yde San Francisco pick: P Ernie Wingard __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

04-18-2003, 10:40 PM	#30
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	1924 April Only three AL teams had winning record in April, led by the San Francisco White Sox with a 18-10 mark. They are in first place by 1 game over the Philadelphia A’s and 3 games over the Red Sox. In the NL, the Cubs and Pirates are tied for first with records of 18-10 as well. The Dodgers, Phillies and Cardinals are 2 back. The rest of the field is playing themselves out of this early on. May The AL has a tie for first after 2 months. The mighty Red Sox and the forever second place Waves are 31-25 and hold a 2 game lead over both the A’s and the White Sox. The Naps are just 3 back. The Waves are easily the best franchise to never make the playoffs. They have been in second place for what seems like forever. In the NL, the Cardinals hold just a 1 game lead over the Dodgers, and 2 games over the Pirates. Still hanging around are the Phillies and Cubs. June Boston remains in a tie for first place, but now it is the San Francisco White Sox who are their with them. The Naps are 2 back and the Waves are 3 back at the All-Star break. In the NL, the Dodgers have surged up the standings to claim a 3 game lead over the Cardinals The Pirates are 5 back. The AL defeated the NL, 11-9 in the All-Star game. Mike Gonzalez was 3 for 5 with 5 RBI and a 3 run homerun and earned MVP honors. July The White Sox have really pulled away in the AL, compiling a 64-43 record and holding an 8 game lead over the Waves. In the NL, Brooklyn is clinging to a 2 game lead over the Cardinals. The Cubs and Pirates are 7 back, and unless one of them gets red hot, they are not a threat. On July 7, Cincinnati’s Harry Weaver threw a no-hitter against the Giants. He struck out three and walked 2 in the 5-0 victory. August The White Sox hit a month long slump, and while they are still in first, the Waves are just 3 games back, while the Red Sox and Tigers are right behind. In the NL, the Cardinals moved into first place by 3 games over the red hot Cubs. The Dodgers are still alive, only 4 games back. On August 25, Tris Speaker, of the LA Waves notched his 3000th career hit on a bloop single in the bottom of the 7th inning. September 27, 1924 The San Francisco White Sox clinch the AL. The Waves got to within one game in September, but could never get over the hump, and will once again finish in second place. In the NL, The Cardinals are about to clinch. October 1, 1924 The St. Louis Cardinals have clinched the NL. 1924 Final Standings AL Standings : (Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA) Division San Francisco 94 68 .580 -- .305 4.46 Los Angeles 88 74 .543 6 .311 4.67 New York (A) 85 77 .525 9 .309 5.22 Detroit 82 80 .506 12 .316 5.08 Boston 82 80 .506 12 .315 5.47 Philadelphia (A) 79 83 .488 15 .318 4.98 Cleveland 72 90 .444 22 .314 6.12 Washington 66 96 .407 28 .287 5.05 NL Standings : (Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA) Division St. Louis 91 71 .562 -- .314 4.99 Brooklyn 88 74 .543 3 .308 4.94 Chicago 88 74 .543 3 .315 5.12 Philadelphia (N) 83 79 .512 8 .309 4.76 Pittsburgh 82 80 .506 9 .318 5.42 New York (N) 76 86 .469 15 .322 5.95 Atlanta 72 90 .444 19 .307 5.02 Cincinnati 68 94 .420 23 .296 6.09 1924 Statistical Leaders TOP 5 in BATTING AVG : .406 Charlie Grimm(NY1,NL) .402 Tris Speaker( LA,AL) .398 Jim Curry(CLE,AL) .395 Ty Cobb(CHN) .388 Babe Ruth( NY1,NL) TOP 5 in HOMERUNS : 35 Jack Tobin(CIN) 34 Babe Ruth( NY1,NL) 22 Les Mann(SLN,NL) 21 Ken Williams(SF,AL) 20 Jim Viox(CHN,NL) TOP 5 in RBI : 173 Jim Viox(CHN,NL) 157 Babe Ruth( NY1,NL) 140 Les Mann(SLN,NL) 133 Jim Bottomley(BRO,NL) 133 Happy Felsch(BOS,AL) TOP 5 in ERA : 3.35 Claude Hendrix(SF,AL) 3.66 Earl Hamilton( DET,AL) 3.67 Ed Hawk(LA,AL) 3.78 Jim Park(DET) TOP 5 in WINS : 25 Hugh Mcquillan(NYA,AL) 24 Earl Hamilton( DET,AL) 22 Neal Brady(BRO,NL) 22 Max Fiske( CHN,NL) 22 Bugs Reisigl(CLE,AL) TOP 5 in SAVES : 13 Dixie Davis(NYA,AL) 9 Oscar Tuero(CHN,NL) 9 Dave Black(BOS) 9 Pete Standridge(SLN) 8 Bernie Boland( PHI) World Series The Series opens in St. Louis and the Cards win game 1, but the White Sox come back and blank the Cards, 4-0 to tie the Series up heading to San Francisco. The White Sox win game 3 in extra innings, but the Cards tie it up at 2 in by taking game 4. The White Sox win game 5 to take a 3-2 edge heading back to St. Louis. St. Louis wins game 6, 5-3 to set up a final Game 7! The Cardinals jump out to an early 3-0 lead, and then add on three more. They hold off a White Sox charge late in the game to win 6-4 and win the Championship! The win is the Cardinals 3rd, tied for most with the Giants. They also stopped the White Sox from being the first repeat champs. Champion Review The Cardinal pitching was less than stellar this year. It was a real offensively dominated season. Their best pitcher was 2 time Cy Young winner Pat Bohen. He went 16-8 with a 4.10 ERA. CF Les Mann was the man, batting .339 with 22 homeruns. SS Aaron Ward batted .322 with 14 homeruns. 1B roy Leslie batted .347 and hit 12 homeruns. (Yet Unnamed) Best Batter Award AL: 2B Jim Curry, CLE, (656 AB, .398 AVG, 16 HR, 131 RBI, 121 R, 261 Hits, .936 OPS) NL: LF Babe Ruth, NY1, (582 AB, .388 AVG, 34 HR, 157 RBI, 118 R, 226 Hits, 1.125 OPS) - This is Ruth’s 7th award, but his first in the NL. Cy Young Award AL: Earl Hamilton, DET, (Record: 24-9, 3.66 ERA, 300IP, 92 Ks, 58 BB) NL: Tom Knowlson, NY1, (Record: 11-23, 0.16 ERA, 279.1IP, 65 Ks, 203 BB) Rookie of the Year Award AL: CF Al Simmons, WS1, (514 AB, .263 AVG, 6 HR, 70 RBI, 55 R, 135 Hits, .688 OPS) NL: Fred Heimach, CHN, (Record: 14-3, 4.60 ERA, 195.2 IP, 56 Ks, 62 BB) 1924-1925 Offseason Retirees: Mack Allison retires ... Willie Adams retires ... Boardwalk Brown retires ... Cozy Dolan retires ... Casey Hageman retires ... John Henry retires ... George Kahler retires ... Virgil Cheeves retires ... Walter Lonergan retires ... Tom Long retires ... Stubby Magner retires ... Clarence Mitchell retires ... Guy Zinn retires ... Rafael Almeida retires ... Rube Benton retires ... Frank Allen retires ... Ray Boyd retires ... George Chalmers retires ... Lee Magee retires ... Armando Marsans retires ... Alex Mccarthy retires ... Bill Evans retires ... Bill Mckechnie retires ... Hughie Miller retires ... Pat Ragan retires ... Milt Reed retires ... Wally Smith retires ... Elmer Steele retires ... Hugh Bedient retires ... George Cutshaw retires ... Clarence Garrett retires ... Greasy Neale retires ... Mike Regan retires ... Jeff Tesreau retires ... Fritz Coumbe retires ... Frank Smykal retires ... Frank Miller retires ... Harry Mccluskey retires ... Rube Schauer retires ... Hal Schwenk retires ... Limb Mckenry retires ... Al Wickland retires ... John Leary retires ... Ralph Mattis retires ... Dixie Mcarthur retires ... Clint Rogge retires ... Al Tedrow retires ... BOS: Ben Tincup retires ... BOS: Buck Weaver retires ... CLE: Jack Mills retires ... CLE: Walt Leverenz retires ... PHA: Frank Baker retires ... PHA: Otto Miller retires ... WS1: Max Carey retires ... ATL: Herman Young retires ... CHN: Otis Lambeth retires ... CIN: Jack Richardson retires ... NY1: Ernie Walker retires ... League Outlook The Atlanta Braves have hit rock bottom and have been sold to a man from Dallas, TX. The team will begin play this coming season in Dallas, and be known as the Dallas Braves. It is the second move for this cursed franchise. Every other franchise is doing FANtastic, and our future plans include expansion and a move to 4 divisions and an extra round of playoffs. Free Agency, of Note Not a great market for teams in need of some talent, but there were a couple signings. SP Irv Lange (G/B/B) signed up with the Cincinnati Reds. 3B Joe Evans (G/A/A) signed with the Cleveland Naps. The Cardinals improved their rotation by signing SP Dave Davenport (G/G/G). The Reds got another SP, Lefty Tyler (G/B/B) Amateur Draft Here is how the entire first round played out: Washington pick: C Jimmie Foxx Cincinnati pick: P Lefty Grove Dallas pick: C Mickey Cochrane Cleveland pick: P Freddie Fitzsimmons New York (N) pick: P Gil Paulsen Philadelphia (A) pick: SS Buddy Myer Pittsburgh pick: P Ownie Carroll Boston pick: 2B Fresco Thompson Detroit pick: LF Earl Webb Philadelphia (N) pick: P Lefty Willis New York (A) pick: P Brad Springer Los Angeles pick: CF Mule Haas Chicago pick: LF Dave Harris Brooklyn pick: RF Shanty Hogan St. Louis pick: P Ray Benge San Francisco pick: CF Alex Metzler __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

04-18-2003, 10:43 PM	#31
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	1925 April The White Sox and the A’s open the season tied for first place at 18-10. Just 2 games back are the Detroit Tigers. The Wave are 4 back. In the NL, the Cubs and Giants are tied for first with 17-11 records. The Dodgers and Reds are just 1 game back while the Phillies are 2 back. On April 13, the Phillies Bob Shawkey threw a no-hitter in a 3-0 victory against the Braves. He fanned 8 men and walked none. The Phillies committed 2 errors on the day. May The San Francisco White Sox have pulled ahead in the AL with a 37-19 record, 5 games better than the Waves. The Tigers and Highlanders are 7 and 8 games out respectively. The NL is a tight race so far. The Cubs stand in first, but only by 1 game over the Reds and Giants. The Dodgers are 4 out while the Phillies are 5 out. June The White Sox are still controlling the AL with a 52-29 record at the break. They are 5 games better than the Waves. The Tigers are 9 back, and everybody else is 10 or more back. In the NL, the Giants are clinging to a 1 game lead over the Cubs. The Reds are right there, only 2 back. The NL wins the All-Star game, 5-4, and Frank Frisch is named MVP. He went 2 for 3 with a homerun. July The LA Wave still cannot seem to get out of second place. They currently trail the White Sox by 4 games. In the NL we have a real good race. The Cubs have moved into first, leading the Giants by 2 games. The Phillies are 5 out while the Reds are 6 out. August Heading into the final month of play, the White Sox have a working margin of 6 games over the LA Waves. In the NL, the Cubs are holding on to a 3 game lead over the Giants. On August 5th, the Phillies’ Paul Zahniser threw a no-hitter in a 1-0 victory over the Cardinals. He struck out 4 and walked 4. September 10, 1925 The New York Giants have moved into a tie for first place with the Chicago Cubs/ September 26, 1925 The San Francisco White Sox have clinched the AL. They will make their 3rd consecutive World Series appearance. The Cubs have moved 3 up on the Giants and should clinch any day. October 1, 1925 The Cubs have clinched the NL and will meet the White Sox for the title. 1925 Final Standings AL Standings : (Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA) Division San Francisco 97 65 .599 -- .236 2.73 Los Angeles 92 70 .568 5 .226 2.86 Detroit 91 71 .562 6 .232 2.89 New York (A) 84 78 .519 13 .231 2.88 Philadelphia (A) 81 81 .500 16 .238 3.38 Boston 76 86 .469 21 .236 3.47 Cleveland 66 96 .407 31 .236 3.77 Washington 61 101 .377 36 .210 3.16 NL Standings : (Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA) Division Chicago 95 67 .586 -- .236 2.85 New York (N) 94 68 .580 1 .236 3.16 Philadelphia (N) 86 76 .531 9 .227 3.09 Cincinnati 85 77 .525 10 .227 3.33 St. Louis 78 84 .481 17 .227 2.83 Brooklyn 77 85 .475 18 .222 3.36 Dallas 67 95 .414 28 .217 3.41 Pittsburgh 66 96 .407 29 .226 3.69 1925 Statistical Leaders TOP 5 in BATTING AVG : .305 Cy Williams(SF,AL) .295 Tris Speaker(LA,AL) .293 Ty Cobb(CHN,NL) .292 Jim Curry(CLE,AL) .289 Jimmy Welsh( SLN) TOP 5 in HOMERUNS : 48 Frank Snyder(CIN,NL) 39 Babe Ruth(NY1,NL) 34 Ken Williams(SF,AL) 33 Jack Tobin(CIN,NL) 31 Glenn Myatt(PHI,NL) TOP 5 in RBI : 116 Frank Snyder(CIN,NL) 110 Babe Ruth(NY1,NL) 105 Ken Williams(SF,AL) 104 Jack Tobin(CIN,NL) 102 Bob Meusel(NY1,NL) TOP 5 in ERA : 1.75 Bob Shawkey(PHI,NL) 1.81 Colonel Snover(LA,AL) 1.86 Pete Schneider( CHN,NL) 1.91 Jim Park(DET,AL) 2.02 Pat Bohen(SLN) TOP 5 in WINS : 26 Jim Park(DET,AL) 25 Pete Schneider( CHN,NL) 24 Bob Shawkey(PHI,NL) 24 Fred Heimach(CHN,NL) 23 Cactus Keck(PHA,AL) TOP 5 in SAVES : 13 Les Howe(CIN) 10 Oscar Tuero(CHN) 9 King Lear(DET,AL) 9 Pete Standridge(SLN) 8 Axel Lindstrom(PHA) World Series The Series begins in San Francisco, but it is the Cubs who take both games and the 2-0 lead going to Chicago for games 3, 4 and 5. The Sox win game 3, but the Cubs come back and win the next two to win the Series 4-1. The Cubs are the 1925 Champs. It is their second title. The White Sox have lost 2 World Series in a row now. Champion Review The Cubs had 2 brilliant pitchers lead the way this season. Pete Schneider went 25-13 with a 1.86 ERA. Fred Heimach went 24-9 with a 2.34 ERA. 38 year old CF Ty Cobb batted .293 on the season, and had 14 homeruns. He also led the team with 31 stolen bases. RF Dick Cox batted .267 and hit 10 homeruns. 1B Vic Saier batted .251 and led the team with 23 homers. He also stole 29 bags. (Yet Unnamed) Best Batter Award AL: CF Cy Williams, SF, (557 AB, .305 AVG, 24 HR, 85 RBI, 90 R, 170 Hits, .883 OPS) - This is Williams’ second Award. His first came in 1918. NL: C Frank Snyder, CIN, (543 AB, .262 AVG, 48 HR, 116 RBI, 90 R, 142 Hits, .898 OPS) Cy Young Award AL: Jim Park, DET, (Record: 26-9, 1.91 ERA, 334.2IP, 340 Ks, 47 BB) - This is Park’s 3rd Cy Young in the last 4 years. NL: Bob Shawkey, PHI, (Record: 24-8, 1.75 ERA, 334IP, 268 Ks, 112 BB) Rookie of the Year Award AL: Roy Meeker, LA, (Record: 9-5, 2.74 ERA, 167.2 IP, 76 Ks, 49 BB) NL: RF Jimmy Welsh, SLN, (523 AB, .289 AVG, 19 HR, 69 RBI, 65 R, 151 Hits, .798 OPS) 1925-1926 Offseason Retirees: Eddie Ainsmith retires ... Vic Aldridge retires ... Harry Baumgartner retires ... Marty Berghammer retires ... Curly Brown retires ... Donie Bush retires ... Delos Drake retires ... Del Gainer retires ... Joe Giannini retires ... Stuffy Mcinnis retires ... Paul Meloan retires ... Willie Mitchell retires ... Ray Morgan retires ... Ray Gordinier retires ... Hap Myers retires ... Les Nunamaker retires ... Howdy Caton retires ... Jim Scott retires ... Amos Strunk retires ... Beals Becker retires ... George Burns retires ... Art Butler retires ... Hank Gowdy retires ... Arnold Hauser retires ... Oscar Horstmann retires ... Norm Mcneil retires ... Dave Keefe retires ... Gene Paulette retires ... Harry Spratt retires ... Al Gould retires ... Zack Wheat retires ... Babe Borton retires ... Ted Cather retires ... Deacon Jones retires ... Bert Gallia retires ... George Mohart retires ... Wesley Callahan retires ... Rollie Naylor retires ... Joe Mathes retires ... Billy Mullen retires ... Del Paddock retires ... Lee Dashner retires ... Herbert Hill retires ... Ray Schalk retires ... Swede Risberg retires ... Dutch Schliebner retires ... Guy Cooper retires ... Dutch Ruether retires ... Ernie Koob retires ... William Fischer retires ... Jack Powell retires ... Erwin Renfer retires ... Reb Russell retires ... Al Huenke retires ... Herb Kelly retires ... Joe Oeschger retires ... John Potts retires ... Johnny Rawlings retires ... BOS: Benny Kauff retires ... BOS: Josh Devore retires ... SF: Scott Perry retires ... SF: Wally Mayer retires ... SF: Tom Mcguire retires ... DET: Elmer Jacobs retires ... DET: Scotty Ingerton retires ... DET: Ping Bodie retires ... DET: Carl Manda retires ... NYA: Fred Snodgrass retires ... LA: Sam Mayer retires ... DAL: Karl Kolseth retires ... DAL: Ginger Shinault retires ... DAL: Jay Kirke retires ... BRO: Jimmy Esmond retires ... BRO: Frank Bruggy retires ... CIN: Leo Callahan retires ... CIN: Ray Francis retires ... NY1: Fred Merkle retires ... PHI: Tilly Walker retires ... PIT: Harry Hooper retires ... SLN: Ray Keating retires ... SLN: Rube Marquard retires ... He will be in the Hall Of Fame! SLN: Jake Northrop retires ... League Outlook Commissioners note: I took this dynasty as a chance to mess with league numbers, which is why they have varied from year to year recently. While this season’s BA numbers are lower than I would like, the rest of the stuff I am happy with, so I will leave it until 1945, or so. Again, this is not a serious historical reply, so I am not bothered by the historical inaccuracies. If you are, well, I doubt you made it this far. The San Francisco White Sox are quite frustrated with the last two World Series. Management thinks the White Sox nickname is haunting them (even though they did win a Series in San Francisco). They have decided to change their name to the Westerners. (Commissioners note: I can no longer stand the sound of San Francisco White Sox) The rest of the league is heathy as can be. Expansion may occur next season! Free Agency, of Note Outside of 1 player, this is the worst FA group of players I have seen yet, however….. The defending Champion Cubs have signed one of the best players in the game today. SS Rogers Hornsby inked a 3 year deal to play for the Cubs. He is (8/5/6). Amateur Draft Here is how the entire first round played out: Washington pick: LF Mel Ott Pittsburgh pick: 2B Joe Cronin Cleveland pick: P Ernie Nevers Dallas pick: 1B Babe Herman Boston pick: RF Paul Waner Brooklyn pick: P Alvin Crowder St. Louis pick: RF Danny Taylor Philadelphia (A) pick: 2B Tony Lazzeri New York (A) pick: P Rudy Kneisch Cincinnati pick: P Tommy Thomas Philadelphia (N) pick: P Johnny Werts Detroit pick: P Sam Gibson Los Angeles pick: P Norm Lehr New York (N) pick: P Joe Poetz Chicago pick: C Jack Cummings San Francisco pick: P Hal Goldsmith __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

04-18-2003, 10:45 PM	#32
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	1926 April The AL wide open for every team. Last place is only 3 games back after 1 month. Threww teams share first place with records of 15-13. Cleveland, New York and Washington. In the NL, the Pirates had a hot start, winning their first nine games and taking first place with a 20-8 record. The Giants are just 2 back and the Dallas Braves are 4 back. On April 10, Cincinnati’s Lefty Tyler threw a no-hitter in a 4-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. He struck out 7 and walked 2. On April 30, St. Louis’ Dave Davenport threw a no-hitter in a 2-0 victory over the Cubs. In the game, Davenport struck out 8 and walked 2. May Six teams are within 2 games of first place in the AL. The Philadelphia A’s lead with a 31-25 victory. The LA Waves are in second, just 1 game back, and 4 other teams are 2 back. In the NL, the New York Giants have a 5 game lead over the Cardinals. Pittsburgh has gone from 1st place to 6 back and in third place. On May 30, the Highlander’s Tim McCabe threw a no-hitter in a 3-0 victory over the San Francisco Westerners. McCabe struck out 5 and walked four. June The Philadelphia A’s have opened up a 5 game lead in the AL with a 47-34 record. In second place are three teams: Cleveland, LA, and San Francisco. In the NL, The Giants are 7 games up on the Pirates. Babe Ruth has never been on a division winning team…could this be his year? The AL won the All-Star game 1-0 in 12 innings. King Lear was named MVP for pitching 2 perfect innings and earning the Win. July The A’s are still in first, but they have been struggling and the LA Waves are now just 1 game back. Also in the picture are the Detroit Tigers and San Francisco Westerners, both 3 back. In the NL, New York holds a comfy 9 game lead. On July 27, the Naps’ Lefty Stewart threw a no-hitter in a 1-0 victory over the Waves. He struck out 8 and walked 5. August The A’s are still in first place. They are 76-60, just 3 games better than LA. In the NL, the Giants lost 9 of 10 in August and are now only 3 games up on the Pirates. Should be a good finish in both leagues. On August 2, the Waves get no-hit once again. This time, Detroit’s Al Yeargin strikes out 2 and walks 3 in the 10-0 victory. September 3, 1926 For the 3rd time this season, the Waves get no-hit! This time it is San Francisco’s Claude Hendrix who struck out 9 and walked 3 in the 6-0 victory. September 20, 1926 Another no-hitter. The Giants’ Katsy Keifer throws it in a 1-0 victory over the Reds. He struck out 9 and walked just 2 batter. Meanwhile, neither second place team has been able to get closer than 3 games back. September 23, 1926 The Philadelphia A’s clinch the AL. The Giants are 4 games up. September 27, 1926 The New York Giants clinch the NL and Babe Ruth will make his first Series appearance. 1926 Final Standings AL Standings : (Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA) Division Philadelphia (A) 94 68 .580 -- .239 2.90 Boston 85 77 .525 9 .236 3.29 Los Angeles 84 78 .519 10 .225 2.67 San Francisco 84 78 .519 10 .224 3.07 Detroit 83 79 .512 11 .236 3.33 Cleveland 75 87 .463 19 .236 3.68 New York (A) 73 89 .451 21 .239 3.99 Washington 70 92 .432 24 .229 3.28 NL Standings : (Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA) Division New York (N) 90 72 .556 -- .246 3.11 Pittsburgh 89 73 .549 1 .224 3.23 St. Louis 85 77 .525 5 .230 2.58 Philadelphia (N) 82 80 .506 8 .224 2.80 Chicago 79 83 .488 11 .223 3.25 Cincinnati 77 85 .475 13 .223 3.19 Brooklyn 75 87 .463 15 .224 3.30 Dallas 71 91 .438 19 .212 3.29 1926 Statistical Leaders TOP 5 in BATTING AVG : .330 Charlie Grimm(NY1,NL) .288 Jim Curry(CLE,AL) .286 Beauty Mcgowan(PHA) .285 Spencer Adams(NY1,NL) .285 Dick Burrus(NYA) TOP 5 in HOMERUNS : 37 Merito Acosta( CHN,NL) 33 Babe Ruth(NY1,NL) 32 Frank Snyder(CIN,NL) 30 Ken Williams(SF,AL) 29 Aaron Ward(SLN,NL) TOP 5 in RBI : 114 Merito Acosta( CHN,NL) 101 Wally Pipp(PHA,AL) 92 Aaron Ward(SLN,NL) 90 Earl Sheely(CLE,AL) 87 Babe Ruth(NY1,NL) TOP 5 in ERA : 1.81 Bob Shawkey(PHI,NL) 1.93 Colonel Snover(LA) 1.93 Pol Perritt(LA,AL) 2.04 Joe Engel(SLN) 2.15 Jim Park(DET) TOP 5 in WINS : 25 Bob Shawkey(PHI,NL) 25 Cactus Keck(PHA) 23 Lee Meadows(DET,AL) 23 Hugh Mcquillan( PIT,NL) 22 Pete Schneider(CHN,NL) TOP 5 in SAVES : 12 Jakie May(NY1,NL) 11 Chet Hoff( SF) 8 Bernie Boland(PHI) 8 Fred Sherry(PIT,NL) 7 Dave Black( BOS) World Series The Series opens in New York, but it is the A’s who win both games and take the 2-0 lead. The A’s take game 3 to go up 3-0, but the Giants storm back and take games 4 and 5 in Philadelphia to send the Series back to New York. Philly leads 3-2. The Giants win game 6, 6-3 to set up an improbable game 7. Both teams score once in the first inning, and the game remains tied at one until the 5th. In the top of the fifth, the A’s get one run across and go up 2-1. Two more in the 6th and 1 in the top of the 8th put the A’s up 5-1, but the Giants come back in the bottom of the 8th with 3 runs to make it 5-4 heading to the 9th inning. The Giants give up 5 in the top of the 9th, and the A’s are your 1926 World Champions! Champion Review Cactus Keck was the pitching leader for the A’s this season. He compiled a 25-11 record with a 2.32 ERA. Louise Druckle won 19 games with a 3.59 ERA, and Hank Thomahlen had 14 wins and a2.77 ERA. Wally Pipp was the offensive leader for the A’s, batting .269 and hitting 26 homeruns with 101 RBI. SS Harry Heilmann hit .252 with 20 homeruns. SS Jackie Tavener hit .264 with 17 homeruns. (Yet Unnamed) Best Batter Award AL: 1B Wally Pipp, PHA, (590 AB, .269 AVG, 26 HR, 101 RBI, 74 R, 159 Hits, .813 OPS) NL: RF Merito Acosta, CHN, (554 AB, .256 AVG, 37 HR, 114 RBI, 92 R, 142 Hits, .898 OPS) Cy Young Award AL: Cactus Keck, PHA, (Record: 25-11, 2.32 ERA, 345.1IP, 155 Ks, 56 BB) NL: Bob Shawkey, PHI, (Record: 25-10, 1.81 ERA, 332.2IP, 245 Ks, 103 BB) - Shawkey wins his second consecutive Cy young Rookie of the Year Award AL: RF Paul Waner, BOS, (427 AB, .237 AVG, 6 HR, 55 RBI, 51 R, 101 Hits, .682 OPS) NL: 1B Babe Herman, DAL, (592 AB, .215 AVG, 7 HR, 60 RBI, 65 R, 127 Hits, .602 OPS) 1926-1927 Offseason Retirees: Jim Baskette retires ... Ed Appleton retires ... Jesse Barnes retires ... Hal Janvrin retires ... Jimmy Johnston retires ... Walter Johnson retires ... He will be in the Hall Of Fame! Duffy Lewis retires ... Jewel Ens retires ... Charlie Mullen retires ... Marty Herrmann retires ... Dixie Walker retires ... He will be in the Hall Of Fame! Walt Kinney retires ... Dick Cotter retires ... Roy Golden retires ... Grover Hartley retires ... Jack Fournier retires ... Rabbit Maranville retires ... Doc Cook retires ... Eddie Murphy retires ... Oscar Harstad retires ... Jim Neher retires ... Ty Helfrich retires ... Zip Collins retires ... George Smith retires ... Nemo Leibold retires ... Harley Dillinger retires ... Milt Stock retires ... Paul Strand retires ... Bill Morrisette retires ... Erv Kantlehner retires ... Erv Lange retires ... Irish Meusel retires ... Mike Prendergast retires ... Jack Roche retires ... George Twombly retires ... Ted Welch retires ... Dan Woodman retires ... Clarence Woods retires ... BOS: Buck Freeman retires ... BOS: Fred Johnson retires ... CLE: Hal Carlson retires ... CLE: Bugs Reisigl retires ... DET: Grover Gilmore retires ... DET: Jack Farmer retires ... NYA: Shovel Hodge retires ... PHA: Yam Yaryan retires ... LA: Fred Graff retires ... WS1: Charlie Jamieson retires ... DAL: Joe Bush retires ... DAL: Tex Mcdonald retires ... DAL: Johnny Butler retires ... BRO: Blaine Thomas retires ... BRO: Dixie Carroll retires ... BRO: Hank Severeid retires ... BRO: Dutch Wetzel retires ... CHN: Fred Mcmullin retires ... CHN: Jim Viox retires ... CIN: Carl Cashion retires ... CIN: George Kaiserling retires ... NY1: Dick Robertson retires ... PHI: Ray Chapman retires ... PHI: Jim Scott retires ... League Outlook It has been decided that the New York Highlanders can no longer compete in the city with the powerful giants team. The Highlander’s market has fallen to ‘tiny’, while the Giants are huge. Atlanta is a hotbed of baseball, and will be given a second chance at having a MLB team. The team is now the Atlanta Black Birds. Long overdue is the Renaming of the Best Batter Award. Starting 1927, it will now be known as the Ty Cobb Award in honor of the Hall of Famer! Also, the Rookie of the Year Award will be renamed as the Bob Meusel Award, in honor of the 1921 Rookie of the Year Award winner, who also went on to win the Best Batter Award in the same year. Bob is still playing with his original team, the New York Giants. Free Agency, of Note After winning a Championship, Best Batter Award winner, Wally Pipp (6-5-6) signs on with the Detroit Tigers for 3 years. The Atlanta Black Bird make a quick dive into the FA market and pick up 2B Riggs Stephenson (7-3-6) for 4 years. Atlanta also signs RF Jack Tobin (6-6-6) to a 3 year deal. Elmer Smith (6-5-8) will be the new centerfielder for the LA Waves. The Cardinals sign star SP Pol Perritt (9/8/8) to a 6 year deal. Atlanta continues to sign big names. 3 time Cy Young winner SP Jim Park (10-9-7) signs on for 4 years. Brooklyn inks 2B Johnny “Bananas” Mostil (8-4-8) to a 4 year contract. Amateur Draft Here is how the entire first round played out: Washington pick: P Rufus Smith Dallas pick: P Fred Frankhouse Atlanta pick: CF Sam West Brooklyn pick: P Jim Wright Cleveland pick: P Augie Walsh Cincinnati pick: P Hal Mckain Chicago pick: P Ben Cantwell Philadelphia (N) pick: P Russ Miller Detroit pick: SS Red Kress San Francisco pick: P Dick Coffman Los Angeles pick: P Paul Hopkins Boston pick: CF Fred Schulte St. Louis pick: P Josh Billings Pittsburgh pick: P John Wilson New York (N) pick: P Hod Lisenbee Philadelphia (A) pick: RF Ernie Orsatti __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

04-18-2003, 10:47 PM	#33
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	For the record, I am a HUGE New York Yankee fan, so moving them was not out of spite for the ball club. I found it kinda cool that Ruth ended up with the New York Giants, and they have been one of the better teams. The Highlanders have won a World Series, but have been a pretty poor team overall. so in real life the Giants moved, and in this league, the Giants have Ruth and the Yankees move away. Go figure. __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

04-18-2003, 10:50 PM	#34
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	1927 April The defending champion A’s are the team to catch early on in the AL. They open up 20-8 and hold a 3 game lead over the Atlanta Black Birds, and a 4 game lead over the LA Waves. In the NL, the Cubs are 19-9 and are 2 games up on defending NL champs, the New York Giants. The Dodgers sit just 3 back. On April 24, the Philadelphia A’s Shoeless Joe Jackson notched his 3000th career hit is a game against the Tigers. It was a 4th inning triple! May The LA Waves have moved into first place with a record of 36-20. They are followed by the A’s at 35-21. The Cleveland Naps are hanging around at only 4 games off the pace. In the NL, The New York Giants went on a tear and finished up May with a 38-18 record, which is 6 games better than the Chicago Cubs. The Dodgers have fallen to 8 games back. June Both leagues are looking at a two team race in the second half of the season. In the AL, the A’s have moved back in front with a 55-26 record, just 1 game ahead of the LA Waves. In the NL, the Giants have a comfortable 6 game lead over the Cubs. In the All-Star game, the NL shut out the AL, 9-0. Vic Saier was 2 for 3 with 2 RBI and a homerun to be named MVP. July The A’s are focused on getting back to the Series and trying to repeat. They opened up a tiny bit of breathing room by finishing the month with a 70-37 record, and hold a 3 game lead over the Waves. The next closest team is Cleveland, but they are 14 back, so it is clearly a 2 team race. In the NL, the Giants still lead the division with a 66-41 record. The Cubs are hanging around at 4 games back. The Dallas Braves moved into the race, just 6 games back. After that, Cincinnati is the closest team, but they remain 11 games off the pace. August Could this finally be the year for the LA Waves? They have pulled into a tie with the A’s for first place. Both teams stand at 85-51. The Waves second place finishes have been well documented. Will they get over the hump this year? In the NL, the Giants have slumped badly, allowing the Cubs not only to take first place, but build a 5 game lead over the Giants. September 26, 1927 The Chicago Cubs have clinched the NL pennant. In the AL, the Philadelphia A’s have moved 2 games up on the Waves. Their magic number is 3, with 4 games to play. October 1 & 2, 1927 With 2 games to play in the regular season the A’s hold just a 1 game lead over the Waves. On October 1st, the Waves travel to Philadelphia to take on the A’s! The Waves put a run on the board in the top of the 2nd inning, but the A’s but 2 up in the bottom of the 3rd. The A’s lead 2-1 until the top of the 6th inning, when the Waves score 2 runs, and take a 3-2 lead. The A’s tie it up in the bottom of the 7th with a run. It is knotted at 3 with 2 innings to play. A leadoff walk in the bottom of the 8th inning gives the A’s a 4-3 lead. They get one more run across in the inning and are up 5-3, with just 3 outs between them and the Series. The Waves get a 2 out single in the top of the ninth to keep things going. For reasons unknown, they send the pitcher to the plate to hit with the season on the line. He pops out and the game is over. The A’s are going for the repeat against the Cubbies! 1927 Final Standings AL Standings : (Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA) Division Philadelphia (A)102 60 .630 -- .228 2.74 Los Angeles 100 62 .617 2 .225 2.30 Atlanta 82 80 .506 20 .231 3.10 Detroit 80 82 .494 22 .242 3.47 Cleveland 80 82 .494 22 .227 3.49 Boston 76 86 .469 26 .247 3.58 Washington 67 95 .414 35 .230 3.39 San Francisco 61 101 .377 41 .211 3.81 NL Standings : (Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA) Division Chicago 98 64 .605 -- .242 3.47 New York (N) 92 70 .568 6 .245 3.09 Dallas 87 75 .537 11 .239 3.27 Cincinnati 82 80 .506 16 .228 3.03 Brooklyn 77 85 .475 21 .235 3.33 St. Louis 75 87 .463 23 .219 3.06 Pittsburgh 72 90 .444 26 .225 3.64 Philadelphia (N) 65 97 .401 33 .217 3.45 1927 Statistical Leaders TOP 5 in BATTING AVG : .306 Ivy Griffin(NY1) .302 Paul Waner(BOS,AL) .301 Jim Curry(CLE,AL) .296 Johnny Mostil( BRO) .293 Bob Fothergill(PIT,NL) TOP 5 in HOMERUNS : 40 Babe Ruth(NY1,NL) 38 Frank Snyder(CIN,NL) 35 Merito Acosta(CHN,NL) 34 Billy Southworth(PHI) 32 Rogers Hornsby(CHN,NL) TOP 5 in RBI : 121 Babe Ruth(NY1,NL) 116 Vic Saier(CHN,NL) 115 Frank Snyder(CIN,NL) 100 Jack Tobin( ATL,AL) 96 Merito Acosta(CHN,NL) TOP 5 in ERA : 1.48 Colonel Snover(LA,AL) 2.09 Charlie Root(PHA,AL) 2.17 Bert Cole(NYA) 2.27 Rube Ehrhardt(LA) 2.28 Joe Engel(SLN) TOP 5 in WINS : 24 Elmer Ponder(BOS,AL) 24 Charlie Root(PHA,AL) 24 Katsy Keifer(NY1,NL) 24 Red Causey( NY1,NL) 23 Cactus Keck(PHA) TOP 5 in SAVES : 10 Dave Black(BOS) 10 Pete Standridge(SLN) 10 King Lear(DET) 7 Jakie May(NY1,NL) 6 Oscar Tuero(CHN) World Series The Series starts out in Philadelphia, but the Cubs win game 1 in extra innings, and then blank the A’s, 8-0 in the second game to take a 2-0 lead going to Chicago for the middle three games of the Series. The A’s shut out the Cubs 5-0 in game three, but the Cubs win another extra inning game in game 4 to take a commanding 3-1 Series lead. Game 5 goes twelve innings, and the A’s are able to come out on top by a final score of 3-2 and send this one back to Philadelphia. They will have to win both games at home, but they are still alive. The A’s score 5 runs in the bottom of the 9th inning to take game 6, 8-6, and we are headed to a deciding Game 7! The A’s strike first in Game 7, they get two runs in the bottom of the 3rd inning to take the 2-0 lead. The Cubs come right back with two of their own in the top of the 4th, but the A’s are able to tack on 1 more in the bottom of that inning to regain the lead, at 3-2. In the bottom of the 5th, the A’s may have put the Cubs away. They score 6 runs and go up 9-2. That turns out to be the final score and the Philadelphia A’s have successfully defended their crown, and are the first team to win Back to Back World Series Titles! Champion Review The A’s best pitcher, Pat Bohen spent almost the entire year on the DL, but the other guys on the staff really picked it up. Cactus Keck went 23-11 with a 2.55 ERA. Hank Thormahlen went 22-7 with a 2.70 ERA. Charlie Root went 24-10 with a 2.09 ERA. Imagine their record of Bohen was able to pitch! CF Beauty McGowan batted .287 on the season. He hit 7 homeruns and drew 101 walks. RF Joe Jackson hit .270 and stole 14 bags. 1B Memphis Bill Terry hit .247, 19 homeruns and had 83 RBI. LF Harry Heilmann batted .236 with 24 homeruns. 2B Tony Lazzeri batted only .231 but had a team high 29 homeruns, Ty Cobb Award AL: RF Jack Tobin, ATL, (469 AB, .262 AVG, 31 HR, 100 RBI, 69 R, 123 Hits, .856 OPS) NL: LF Babe Ruth, NY1, (540 AB, .283 AVG, 40 HR, 121 RBI, 99 R, 153 Hits, .949 OPS) - This is Ruth’s 8th Ty Cobb Award, and 2nd in the NL. Cy Young Award AL: Colonel Snover, LA, (Record: 22-9, 1.48 ERA, 291IP, 182 Ks, 42 BB) NL: Red Causey, NY1, (Record: 24-11, 2.45 ERA, 352.2IP, 182 Ks, 100 BB) Bob Meusel Award AL: Wayland Dean, DET, (Record: 12-10, 2.64 ERA, 194 IP, 100 Ks, 57 BB) NL: LF Tex Vache, SLN, (506 AB, .233 AVG, 8 HR, 46 RBI, 53 R, 118 Hits, .646 OPS) 1927-1928 Offseason Retirees: Sweetbreads Bailey retires ... Ty Cobb retires ... He will be in the Hall Of Fame! Gene Bailey retires ... Doug Baird retires ... Tony Boeckel retires ... Carter Elliott retires ... Cotton Knaupp retires ... George Anderson retires ... Sam Fishburn retires ... George Dickerson retires ... Butch Henline retires ... Joe Wood retires ... He will be in the Hall Of Fame! Earl Yingling retires ... George Beck retires ... Tommy Clarke retires ... Fred Heimach retires ... Henry Benn retires ... Ira Flagstead retires ... Frank Parkinson retires ... Bill Fincher retires ... Billy Gleason retires ... Red Smith retires ... Ed Monroe retires ... Hooks Dauss retires ... Rube Bressler retires ... Ed Sperber retires ... Lee Mcelwee retires ... George Pearce retires ... Herb Pennock retires ... Snipe Conley retires ... Howie Shanks retires ... Roy Sanders retires ... Carl Weilman retires ... Cy Williams retires ... He will be in the Hall Of Fame! Walton Cruise retires ... Bill Stellbauer retires ... Stuffy Stewart retires ... Milt Watson retires ... Leo Townsend retires ... Eric Erickson retires ... Wally Schang retires ... Jack Farrell retires ... Max Fiske retires ... Zip Zabel retires ... Marty Kavanagh retires ... John Peters retires ... Charlie Meara retires ... Everett Scott retires ... Tex Wisterzil retires ... Dan Tipple retires ... BOS: Gary Fortune retires ... CLE: Harry Hedgpeth retires ... LA: Bill James retires ... LA: Wally Gerber retires ... LA: Joe Harris retires ... DAL: Dick Hoblitzel retires ... DAL: Dan Marion retires ... DAL: George Sisler retires ... DAL: Rudy Kallio retires ... BRO: Andy Kyle retires ... PHI: Johnny Mitchell retires ... PHI: Roy Crabb retires ... SLN: Dave Davenport retires ... SLN: Jess Buckles retires ... League Outlook All teams are doing extremely well right now. MLB has decided it would be in our best interest to realign into 4 divisions, and expand by 2 teams in the AL this season, and 2 more teams in 5 years from now in the NL. The AL will be split into the East and West Divisions, and 2 teams will be added (designated by a ). He is the new AL alignment: AL East: Boston Red Sox Cleveland Naps Montreal Capitals () Philadelphia Atheletics Washington Senators AL West: Atlanta Black Birds Detroit Tigers Las Vegas Aces () Los Angeles Waves San Francisco Westerners NL East: New York Giants Brooklyn Dodgers Pittsburgh Pirates Philadelphia Phillies NL Midwest: St. Louis Cadinals Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds Dallas Braves Free Agency, of Note* The Cardinals waste no time in free agency this year. They steal one of the best players from the 2 time Champion A’s in LF Harry Heilmann (6-5-8). He signed a 2 year contract. The Cardinals also sign LF Ken Williams (5-6-5) to a 3 year deal. SP Cactus Keck (9-8-8) is also leaving the A’s for Dallas. He signed a 7 year deal at more than 9 million per year! The A’s recover some talent by signing SP Lefty Williams (9-9-9) to a 6 year deal at 10 million per. SP Wilbur Cooper (7-8-6) moved from the Giants to the LA Waves. Amateur Draft Here is how the entire first round played out: Las Vegas pick: P Carl Hubbell Montreal pick: 1B Don Hurst San Francisco pick: P Pat Malone Philadelphia (N) pick: RF Chuck Klein Washington pick: C Bill Dickey Pittsburgh pick: 1B Ed Morgan St. Louis pick: LF John Stone Boston pick: P Jim Moore Brooklyn pick: P Clint Brown Cleveland pick: C Spud Davis Detroit pick: 3B Pinky Whitney Cincinnati pick: RF Pepper Martin Atlanta pick: P Harlan Pyle Dallas pick: P Erv Brame New York (N) pick: C Walt Lerian Chicago pick: P Ed Brandt Los Angeles pick: P Al Williamson Philadelphia (A) pick: P Art Daney __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

04-18-2003, 10:54 PM	#35
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	1928 April The new divisional alignments should produce some great races. In the AL East, there is a 2 way tie for first place between the Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Naps. They both have 17-10 records. The A’s and Senators are both just 2 games back. Obviously, Montreal and Vegas in the West are going to be very bad for a few seasons, at least. In the West, Atlanta starts out red hot with a 19-8 record and a 5 games lead over the Tigers and Waves. The San Francisco Westerners are 7 back. In the NL East, The Pittsburgh Pirates claim first place with a 14-13 record, while the other three teams, Brooklyn, New York and Philadelphia are all just 1 game behind. In the Midwest, the Reds are 15-12, and 1 game better than the Dallas Braves and St. Louis Cardinals. The Cubs are just 3 back. May After 2 months, the Washington Senators lead the AL East with a 31-22 record. Just 1 game back are the Cleveland Naps and the Philadelphia A’s. The Red Sox are 3 back. In the West, Atlanta holds onto first place with a 32-21 record. The Waves are right there, just 1 game out of first. San Francisco and Detroit are 5 and 6 back respectively. In the NL East, the Giants and Pirates are tied for first with the Dodgers and Phillies 1 back. All four teams are in it, but they all have losing records! In the Midwest, the Cubs are 30-23, but only 1 game up on the Reds and Dallas Braves. For all the signings the Cardinals made, they sit 8 games back already. On May 26, the Giants Katsy Keifer throws a no-hitter in a 4-1 victory over the Phillies. Keifer struck out 6 and walked 4 batters. June The 2 time defending Champion Philadelphia A’s have moved into first place in the AL East with a 46-35 record. They are only 1 game up on the Washington Senators. Cleveland is 3 back and Boston is 4 back. In the West, Los Angeles has taken over first place with a 52-29 record. There is only 1 team to challenge them and that is the Atlanta Black Birds, who are only 1 game out. In the NL East, The New York Giants have taken a 5 game lead over the other 3 teams in the division. In the Midwest, Cincinnati and Dallas are tied for first place with the Cubs just 2 back. The Cardinals continue to lag 7 games behind. On June 4, Cleveland’s Dolly Gray threw a no-hitter in a 5-0 victory over the Red Sox. Dolly struck out 6, and walked nobody. The Naps committed 1 error. In the All-Star game, the NL crushed the AL, 8-1. Bob Fothergill was named MVP. He went 3 for 4 with a homerun and a double, and 1 RBI. July The A’s continue to hold onto first place with a 62-42 record. They are 3 better than the Boston Red Sox, and 4 better than both the Naps and Senators. In the West, Los Angeles may finally make the playoffs. They are 68-36, and hold an 8 game lead over the Black Bird of Atlanta. In the NL, the New York Giants are 56-48 and have a 4 game lead over the Pirates. In the Midwest, the Dallas Braves have taken over first place by 3 games over the Reds. Chicago is 6 out in the division. August With 1 month to go, the A’s are still in first place in the AL East. They are 85-48 and lead Cleveland by 6 games and Boston by 8 games. In the West, the Waves are again choking away the division. They have fallen into second place by 2 games, behind the Atlanta Black Birds. In the NL East, the Giants are clinging to a 2 game lead over the Pittsburgh Pirates. In the Midwest, Chicago and Dallas are tied for first with the Reds trailing by just 2 games. September 18, 1928 The Phillies Burleigh Grimes throws a Perfect Game in a 2-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. He struck out 4 in the victory! Meanwhile, the A’s are 6 games up and look assured of winning the AL East. Atlanta is 2 games ahead of the Waves in the West. In the NL East, the Pirates have moved into first place over the Giants by 2 games. In the Midwest, we have the best race in baseball. The Cubs lead both the Reds and Braves by just 1 game. There are 11 games left in the season. September 24, 1928 The Philadelphia A’s have clinched the AL East and will try to win a 3rd consecutive World Series. In the AL West, the Atlanta Black Bird are now only up by 1 game over the Waves. In the NL East, Pittsburgh has opened up a 4 game lead over the Giants. In the Midwest, Chiacgo and Dallas are tied, while Cincinnati is 2 back with 6 games to play. September 28, 1928 The Pittsburgh Pirates have clinched the NL East division. In the NL Midwest, Chicago has gone up 1 game on the Dallas Braves. In the AL West, Atlanta is 2 up on the Waves. There are 2 games left in the 1928 season. September 29 & 30, 1928 The Atlanta Black Birds have clinched the AL West Division. In the only division left to be decided, Chicago and Dallas are tied with 1 game left. On the final day, Dallas is at the Phillies while Chicago hosts the Dodgers. In the early game, Chicago takes care of business with a 6-2 victory. Now the Dallas Braves must win to force a 1 game playoff. The Braves go up 1-0 early, and then 3-1, and finally 6-1 in the 6th inning. The Phillies manage one run in the bottom of the ninth, but Dallas takes this one 6-2, and ties for the division title. October 1, 1928 Chicago will play in Dallas for the NL Midwest Title. The Cubs put 1 run up in the top of the first for a 1-0 lead. The score remains 1-0 until the bottom of the 7th. The Dallas Braves score 1 run and tie the game up at 1-1. The 1-1 score holds until the 9th inning. The Cubs go down in order in the top of the ninth. The Braves get a leadoff single in the bottom of the ninth. The catcher, M. Cochrane follows that up with a triple which scores the Division Winning Run! 1928 Final Standings AL Standings : (Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA) East Philadelphia (A)103 59 .636 -- .247 2.73 Cleveland 97 65 .599 6 .248 3.22 Boston 91 71 .562 12 .255 3.42 Washington 88 74 .543 15 .251 3.28 Montreal 33 129 .204 70 .208 5.66 West Atlanta 94 68 .580 -- .245 3.13 Los Angeles 92 70 .568 2 .239 2.86 Detroit 85 77 .525 9 .251 3.64 San Francisco 81 81 .500 13 .228 3.18 Las Vegas 46 116 .284 48 .212 3.88 NL Standings : (Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA) East Pittsburgh 87 75 .537 -- .251 3.73 New York (N) 83 79 .512 4 .242 3.70 Philadelphia (N) 77 85 .475 10 .232 4.08 Brooklyn 73 89 .451 14 .222 3.62 Midwest Dallas 90 73 .552 -- .237 2.95 Chicago 89 74 .546 1 .241 3.28 Cincinnati 85 77 .525 4.5 .239 3.77 St. Louis 65 97 .401 24.5 .225 3.62 1928 Statistical Leaders TOP 5 in BATTING AVG : .319 Joe Sewell(WS1) .310 Jim Curry(CLE,AL) .300 Charlie Hollocher(DAL,NL) .299 Charlie Grimm(NY1,NL) .298 Rogers Hornsby(CHN,NL) TOP 5 in HOMERUNS : 47 Frank Snyder(CIN,NL) 46 Lou Gehrig(CIN,NL) 34 Bernie Neis(CLE,AL) 34 Chuck Klein( PHI,NL) 32 Jim Curry(CLE,AL) TOP 5 in RBI : 125 Frank Snyder(CIN,NL) 116 Lou Gehrig(CIN,NL) 112 Bernie Neis(CLE,AL) 108 Chick Hafey(DET) 105 Chuck Klein( PHI,NL) TOP 5 in ERA : 2.00 Cactus Keck( DAL,NL) 2.02 Lefty Williams( PHA,AL) 2.21 Guy Morton(WS1,AL) 2.27 Hank Thormahlen(PHA) 2.34 Lil Stoner(BOS) TOP 5 in WINS : 28 Guy Morton(WS1,AL) 26 Lefty Williams( PHA,AL) 25 Cactus Keck( DAL,NL) 25 Frank Shellenback(LA,AL) 23 Wilbur Cooper( LA,AL) TOP 5 in SAVES : 13 Howard Armstrong(CLE) 12 Dave Black(BOS) 10 Oscar Tuero( BRO) 8 Bernie Boland( PIT,NL) 8 King Lear(DET) ALCS The ALCS opens in Philly, but it is the Atlanta Black Birds who take game 1, 5-2. The Birds also take game two by crushing Philly, 12-2. Atlanta now leads 2-0 going to Atlanta’s ballpark. Philly comes back in game 3 and blanks the Birds, 6-0 to make the Series 2-1 in favor of Atlanta. Philly throws a 12 inning shutout and wins game 4, 3-0 to tie the Series up at 2 game each. Game 5 from Atlanta goes to the Black Birds, a 5-3 win, so heading back to Philadelphia, the Birds lead the Series 3-2. Atlanta wins on the road in game 6, 5-4 to win the ALCS, 4 games to 2 and advance to the World Series. NLCS The NLCS opens in Dallas, where the hometown Braves win 3-1. Dallas also wins game 2, 6-3 to go up 2-0. Pittsburgh takes game 3 at home, 6-5 and this series is now 2-1. Pittsburgh wins 2-1 in 10 innings in game 4 to tie the NLCS up at 2 games each. In game 5 from Pittsburgh, the Pirates win 7-3 to take a 3-2 Series lead back to Dallas. Pittsburgh wins on the road in game 6, 6-4 to take the Series 4 games to 2 and advance to the World Series. World Series The series opens in Pittsburgh, and the Pirates shut out the Black Birds, 3-0 to take game 1. The Birds respond with an 8-0 shutout of their own to tie the Series up at 1 game each. Atlanta dominates at home, and wins all three games in Atlanta to win the 1928 World Series, 4 games to 1! Champion Review Bert Cole was the Atlanta pitching staff leader. He went 23-11 with a 2.92 ERA. Harry Biemiller went 21-10 with a 2.65 ERA. Carl Hubbell won 18 games and had a 2.65 ERA. RF Jack Tobin had a .272 batting average and a team high 25 homeruns along with a team high 89 RBI. 2B Riggs Stephenson batted .266 with 15 homeruns and 71 RBI. CF Harvey Hendrick batted .253 with 11 homeruns and a team high 26 steals. Ty Cobb Award AL: 2B Jim Curry, CLE, (617 AB, .310 AVG, 32 HR, 96 RBI, 89 R, 191 Hits, .851 OPS) - This is Curry’s second Ty Cobb Award. NL: C Frank Snyder, CIN, (548 AB, .259 AVG, 47 HR, 125 RBI, 91 R, 142 Hits, .865 OPS) - This is Snyder’s second Ty Cobb Award. Cy Young Award AL: Guy Morton, WS1, (Record: 28-9, 2.21 ERA, 346IP, 283 Ks, 52 BB) NL: Cactus Keck, DAL, (Record: 25-10, 2.00 ERA, 337IP, 178 Ks, 59 BB) - This is Keck’s second Cy Young in 3 years. Bob Meusel Award AL: 1B Del Bissonette, WS1, (581 AB, .282 AVG, 32 HR, 96 RBI, 97 R, 164 Hits, .874 OPS) NL: RF Chuck Klein, PHI, (606 AB, .295 AVG, 34 HR, 105 RBI, 91 R, 179 Hits, .869 OPS) 1928-1929 Offseason Retirees: Max Bishop retires ... Bill Burwell retires ... Leon Carlson retires ... Art Delaney retires ... Frank Fahey retires ... Stan Baumgartner retires ... Billy Burke retires ... Louis Drucke retires ... Dixie Leverett retires ... Wally Hood retires ... Claude Hendrix retires ... He will be in the Hall Of Fame! Joe Pate retires ... Pete Standridge retires ... Bill Mccarren retires ... Lefty Tyler retires ... George Baumgardner retires ... Pat Bohen retires ... He will be in the Hall Of Fame! Bill Doak retires ... George Uhle retires ... Heinie Groh retires ... Ole Olsen retires ... Red Lanning retires ... Dink O'brien retires ... Jake Pitler retires ... Eppa Rixey retires ... Baby doll Jacobson retires ... Dolf Luque retires ... John Mcgraw retires ... Dan Sherman retires ... Dazzy Vance retires ... BOS: Sam Rice retires ... MON: Bert Adams retires ... MON: Tris Speaker retires ... He will be in the Hall Of Fame! PHA: Joe Jackson retires ... He will be in the Hall Of Fame! PHA: Larry Woodall retires ... ATL: Babe Twombly retires ... LV: Bobby Veach retires ... LV: Zeb Terry retires ... LA: Lefty York retires ... LA: Emilio Palmero retires ... SF: Johnny Miljus retires ... SF: George Burns retires ... SF: Bill Webb retires ... BRO: Pug Cavet retires ... NY1: Dana Fillingim retires ... NY1: Roy Johnson retires ... PHI: Billy Southworth retires ... PHI: Johnny Mokan retires ... PIT: Lyman Lamb retires ... CIN: Larry Kopf retires ... SLN: Ken Williams retires ... SLN: Bunny Hearn retires ... SLN: Sparky Adams retires ... League Outlook All teams are doing terrific. No changes, and expansion in 4 years for the NL is still on track. Free Agency, of Note The Philadelphia Phillies sign the best player in the free agent market. 25 year old Lou Gehrig (6-7-9) signs a 4 year deal with the Phillies. The Dallas Braves sign SS Jackie Tavener (6-3-6) for 3 years. The Washington Senators sign RF Bibb Falk (7-4-6) to a 4 year deal. 242 game winner Guy Morton signs on with the San Francisco Westerners after spending his entire career in Washington. Champion Atlanta Black Birds sign 216 game winner Katsy Keifer (10-7-6). Amateur Draft Here is how the entire first round played out: Montreal pick: CF Earl Averill Las Vegas pick: P Ad Liska St. Louis pick: P Art Herring Brooklyn pick: P Larry French Philadelphia (N) pick: 1B Dale Alexander San Francisco pick: P Roy Parmelee New York (N) pick: P Whit Wyatt Detroit pick: P Benny Frey Cincinnati pick: P Leon Chagnon Pittsburgh pick: P Jim Tennant Washington pick: P Bobo Newsom Chicago pick: P Roy Sherid Dallas pick: P Al Grabowski Boston pick: P Gordon Rhodes Los Angeles pick: LF Sam Leslie Atlanta pick: CF Johnny Frederick Cleveland pick: P Clise Dudley Philadelphia (A) pick: P Bruce Cunningham __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

04-18-2003, 10:55 PM	#36
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	Note: I might have missed it, but if you see the abbreviation HAR for a team, that is actually Montreal. They were almost the Hartford Capitals, but I wanted to move them a bit farther from the New York area after some debate with myself. __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

04-18-2003, 11:01 PM	#37
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	1929 April In the AL East, the Cleveland Naps end the month on a 12 game winning streak to take first place with a 18-9 record. The A’s are 1 game back, while the Red Sox are 4 back and the Senators 5 back. In the West, San Francisco opens up with a 2 game lead over the champion Atlanta Black Birds. Detroit and Vegas are also 2 back, while the Waves are 4 back early on. In the NL East, The Phillies have already opened a 7 game lead with a 19-8 record. The Dodgers are in second place. In the Midwest, Chicago and Dallas are tied for first, with St. Louis 1 out and Cincinnati 4 back. May In the AL East, the Philadelphia A’s have taken over first place with a 34-19 record. The Naps are just 1 game back, while Washington is already 8 back. In the West, Detroit has moved into first with a 33-20 record. San Francisco is 3 back while Atlanta and Los Angeles are both 5 back. In the NL East, the Philadelphia Phillies have opened up an 8 game lead with a 35-18 record. Brooklyn is in second place. In the Midwest, Chicago owns a 5 game lead over Dallas. On May 6, New York Giant’s Babe Ruth is the first man to ever hit 500 homeruns in baseball. He hit 2 in the game. June The Cleveland Naps move back into first place in the AL East with a 50-31 record. They are just 1 game better than the A’s. the rest of the division is more than 10 games out. In the West, Atlanta and Los Angeles are tied for first at 50-31. Detroit is 5 back, while San Francisco is barely in it at 8 back. In the NL East, The Brooklyn Dodgers move into first place with a 44-37 record, just 1 game better than the Phillies. The rest of the division is at least 10 back. In the Midwest, Chicago has opened up an 8 game lead over the Dallas Braves. The AL wins the All-Star game, 9-7 in 14 innings. Lloyd Waner was 2 for 3 with a homerun and 3 RBI. He was named MVP. July The A’s go back in first place in the AL East with a 64-40 record, but the Naps are just 1 game out. The rest of the division is finished. In the Midwest, Atlanta leads the Waves by just 1 game. San Francisco is 5 back. In the NL East, Brooklyn is holding onto first place with a 55-49 record, 2 games ahead of the Phillies and 5 in front of the Pirates. In the Midwest, Chicago is going unchallenged at 65-39. They are 12 ahead of Dallas. August In the AL East, the A’s finish up the month winning 11 in a row to claim a 5 game lead over the Cleveland Naps. In the West, Atlanta still remains in first place, by 3 games over LA and 5 games over San Francisco. In the NL East, the Phillies lead the Dodgers by 4 games, while the Pirates still sit 6 back. In the Midwest, Chicago is still 11 games up on Dallas. September 19, 1929 The Chicago Cubs clinch the NL Midwest Division. In the NL East, the Phillies are holding onto a 3 game lead over the Pirates. The Dodgers are 4 back. In the AL East, the A’s are 6 up, while in the West, the Atlanta Black Birds are 8 up. September 24, 1929 Both AL divisions are clinched today. The A’s in the East, and Atlanta in the West. The Phillies will clinch in a day or two in the NL East. September 26, 1929 The Phillies clinch and the playoffs are set for 1929. 1929 Final Standings AL Standings : (Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA) East Philadelphia (A)103 59 .636 -- .245 3.02 Cleveland 98 64 .605 5 .257 3.40 Washington 80 82 .494 23 .243 3.63 Boston 65 97 .401 38 .246 4.28 Montreal 42 120 .259 61 .223 5.36 West Atlanta 94 68 .580 -- .255 2.86 Los Angeles 89 73 .549 5 .234 3.26 San Francisco 88 74 .543 6 .241 3.11 Detroit 84 78 .519 10 .253 3.24 Las Vegas 67 95 .414 27 .227 3.65 NL Standings : (Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA) East Philadelphia (N) 85 77 .525 -- .234 3.53 Brooklyn 81 81 .500 4 .236 3.07 Pittsburgh 81 81 .500 4 .236 3.37 New York (N) 71 91 .438 14 .232 4.09 Midwest Chicago 96 66 .593 -- .253 2.93 Dallas 86 76 .531 10 .227 2.79 St. Louis 75 87 .463 21 .232 3.57 Cincinnati 73 89 .451 23 .222 3.52 1929 Statistical Leaders TOP 5 in BATTING AVG : .342 Chuck Klein(PHI,NL) .321 Dale Alexander( PHI CLE) .312 Del Bissonette(WS1,AL) .304 Roy Hutson(PIT) .303 Charlie Grimm( CLE,AL) TOP 5 in HOMERUNS : 43 Chuck Klein(PHI,NL) 41 Lou Gehrig( PHI,NL) 37 Frank Snyder(CIN,NL) 35 Babe Ruth(NY1,NL) 35 Johnny Frederick( ATL,AL) TOP 5 in RBI : 130 Chuck Klein(PHI,NL) 126 Johnny Frederick( ATL,AL) 105 Lou Gehrig( PHI,NL) 105 Frank Snyder(CIN,NL) 100 Babe Ruth(NY1,NL) TOP 5 in ERA : 1.78 Harry Biemiller(ATL) 1.88 Pete Schneider(CHN,NL) 2.19 Jim Park(ATL) 2.31 Hank Thormahlen(PHA,AL) 2.35 Cactus Keck(DAL,NL) TOP 5 in WINS : 27 Pete Schneider(CHN,NL) 25 Charlie Eckert(CLE,AL) 25 Hank Thormahlen(PHA,AL) 24 Cactus Keck(DAL,NL) 24 Cliff Markle(CHN,NL) TOP 5 in SAVES : 11 Hod Eller( CLE,AL) 10 Tim Mcnamara(LV) 9 Garland Braxton(PHI) 8 George Cunningham( DET) 7 King Lear( CHN,NL) ALCS The Series begins in Philadelphia, but the Atlanta Birds take game 1, 7-1. Atlanta also takes game 2 by a 3-1 score. Atlanta now has a 2-0 series lead heading to Atlanta for 3 games. Atlanta takes game 3, 4-3, and are now just 1 game away from returning to the Series to defend their title. The Birds sweep the series by winning game 4, 1-0. NLCS This Series opens in Chicago, and the Cubs take game 1 with a 1-0 shutout of the Phillies. The Phillies tie the Series up with a 5-3 victory in game 2. The next three games are on the Phillies home field. Philadelphia wins 6-2 at home to go up 2-1 in the series. The Phillies win game 4 in extra innings, 6-5 and take a commanding 3-1 lead. The Phillies finish things off on their home field with a 6-3 game 5 win, and will move on to the World Series. World Series The Series will open in the defending champs stadium, and the Atlanta Black Birds take game in extra innings, 6-3. The Phillies come back in game 2 and shut out the Birds, 5-0 to tie the Series up. In Philadelphia, the Birds crush the Phillies 9-2 in game three, and then again 10-3 in game 4. The Birds now lead the Series 3-1. Atlanta doesn’t bother to send this one back to Atlanta. They take all three games in Philadelphia, this final one by a 4-1 score. The Atlanta Black Birds are now back to back World Series Champions! Champion Review Jim Park was the pitching leader for the Champs. He went 23-10 with a 2.19 ERA. Carl Hubbell also won 20 games and had a 2.38 ERA. Harry Beimiler ‘only’ won 14 games but had a stunning 1.78 ERA. RF Charlie High batted .316 and hit a team high 19 homeruns along with 61 RBI. SS Glenn Wright batted .259 and had 14 homeruns and 54 RBI. CF Ci Rosenthal batted .347 for the Black Birds. Ty Cobb Award AL: CF Johnny Frederick, ATL, (565 AB, .294 AVG, 35 HR, 126 RBI, 91 R, 166 Hits, .917 OPS) NL: RF Chuck Klein, PHI, (600 AB, .342 AVG, 43 HR, 130 RBI, 104 R, 205 Hits, 1.009 OPS) - Klein won the Triple Crown this season! Cy Young Award AL: Hank Thormahlen, PHA, (Record: 25-5, 2.31 ERA, 300IP, 187 Ks, 69 BB) NL: Pete Schneider, CHN, (Record: 27-5, 1.88 ERA, 344.2IP, 196 Ks, 52 BB) Bob Meusel Award AL: CF Johnny Frederick, ATL, (565 AB, .294 AVG, 35 HR, 126 RBI, 91 R, 166 Hits, .917 OPS) - Frederick was also named the Ty Cobb Award Winner in his rookie year! NL: RF Dick Porter, CHN, (576 AB, .290 AVG, 5 HR, 70 RBI, 69 R, 167 Hits, .780 OPS) 1929-1930 Offseason Retirees: Howard Armstrong retires ... Dave Bancroft retires ... Ed Hawk retires ... Buck Crouse retires ... Fred Sherry retires ... Bob Glenn retires ... Ray Kremer retires ... Frank Gilhooley retires ... Bill Keen retires ... Paul Johnson retires ... Buzz Murphy retires ... Dave Black retires ... Danny Silva retires ... Red Sheridan retires ... Byron Houck retires ... Rube Marshall retires ... Casey Stengel retires ... Ray Richmond retires ... Tom Knowlson retires ... Fred Lear retires ... Razor Ledbetter retires ... Bill Hopper retires ... Ernie Krueger retires ... Dutch Leonard retires ... Red Mckee retires ... Edd Roush retires ... Jim Shaw retires ... Lee Meadows retires ... Jack Tobin retires ... BOS: Johnny Walker retires ... BOS: Clarence Huber retires ... CLE: Walt Smallwood retires ... MON: Ted Jourdan retires ... PHA: Mike Gonzalez retires ... WS1: Al Baird retires ... WS1: Don Rader retires ... WS1: Art Stokes retires ... WS1: Fred Nicholson retires ... WS1: Austin Mchenry retires ... DET: Steve O'neill retires ... LV: Herschel Bennett retires ... LA: Eusebio Gonzalez retires ... SF: Joe Berry retires ... SF: Jim O'neill retires ... BRO: Tom Zachary retires ... BRO: Bubbles Hargrave retires ... BRO: Babe Pinelli retires ... NY1: Eddie Brown retires ... PHI: Mutt Wilson retires ... PHI: Dutch Stryker retires ... PHI: Harry Shriver retires ... CHN: King Lear retires ... DAL: Dick Niehaus retires ... DAL: Gus Felix retires ... DAL: Joe Klugmann retires ... DAL: Ken Penner retires ... SLN: Clyde Barnhart retires ... SLN: John Brock retires ... League Outlook No complaints. All of the franchises are in excellent shape. Free Agency, of Note Not a strong FA market….. The New York Giants sign CF Al Simmons (6-6-6) to a 3 year deal. The Phillies sign 37 year old SP Pedro Dibut (10-9-7) to a 3 year deal. Las Vegas sings 1B Wally Pipp (6-4-6) to a 4 year contract. Amateur Draft 2 great players sit on top of the draft pool, Hank Greenburg, who is major league ready (7-9-6) and SP Dizzy Dean. Here is how the entire first round played out: Montreal pick: 1B Hank Greenberg Boston pick: P Dizzy Dean Las Vegas pick: 3B Ben Chapman New York (N) pick: P Bernie Walter Cincinnati pick: LF Wally Berger St. Louis pick: P Lefty Gomez Washington pick: P Bud Teachout Pittsburgh pick: P Tommy Bridges Brooklyn pick: CF Dusty Cooke Detroit pick: P Snipe Hansen Philadelphia (N) pick: SS Luke Appling Dallas pick: CF Joe Vosmik San Francisco pick: SS Billy Werber Los Angeles pick: P Carl Fischer Atlanta pick: P Frank Mulroney Chicago pick: 3B Pinky Higgins Cleveland pick: RF Smead Jolley Philadelphia (A) pick: CF Jo-jo Moore __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."