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SHaynes23 · 06-23-2011, 04:38 PM

1902 MLB Offseason

Relocations
The Baltimore Orioles have moved to New York City and will be known as the New York Highlanders.

Renamings
The Cleveland Bronchos have changed their name to the Cleveland Naps.
The Chicago Orphans have changed their name to the Chicago Cubs.

Notable Cardinals Players Retiring
SP Bill Magee: 28-47, 4.97 ERA, 149 K

Notable Players Around Baseball Retiring
Baltimore Orioles CF Steve Brodie
Washington Senators SP Bill Carrick
Pittsburgh Pirates SS Bones Ely
Boston Americans SP Frank Foreman
Chicago White Sox CF Dummy Hoy
Brooklyn Superbas SP Jay Hughes
Washington Senators SP Win Mercer
Philadelphia Athletics C Wilbert Robinson

Transactions

October 24th
Boston Americans Get: C Lew Drill (25 years old, .258/0/20)
Washington Senators Get: RF Charlie Hemphill (26 years old, .213/0/11)

October 25th
Philadelphia Athletics Get: C Aleck Smith (31 years old, .240/0/3)
New York Giants Get: SP Wiley Piatt (28 years old, 18-13/3.70/122)

October 31st
St. Louis Cardinals Get: C Mike Grady (32 years old, .267/9/60)
Washington Senators Get: CF Homer Smoot (24 years old, .311/0/12)

January 27th
Detroit Tigers Get: 1B Hughie Jennings (33 years old, .228/0/28)
Chicago Cubs Get: C Al Shaw (29 years old, .278/1/29)

February 19th
New York Giants Get: CF Jimmy Slagle (29 years old, .297/0/51)
Philadelphia Athletics Get: 1B John Ganzel (28 years old, .206/1/43)

SHaynes23 · 06-24-2011, 03:41 PM

St. Louis Cardinals 1903 Preview

Manager: John Gonzales (159-121, 1 World Championship)

Cardinals Top Five Players

C #37 Mike Grady: The Cardinals got Grady in an offseason trade with Washington that sent off hot prospect Homer Smoot. Grady will be put in the cleanup role for the Cardinals due to his great power. Last year Grady hit 9 balls out of the park for Washington and has hit 28 in his 9 year career. Grady is 33 years old so the Cardinals are likely getting him at the end of his productive years, but they were happy to pay the price because they needed some offense badly to help their quickly aging team get back to the World Series and defend their crown. The Kennett Square, Pennsylvania native should put up big numbers in a very talented Cardinals offense this season.

SP #21 Chappie McFarland: McFarland had a very good rookie season rounding out the rotation for the World Champion Cardinals. While his record sat at .500 with a 17-17 showing, he had an ERA of 1.87, which allowed the Cardinals to have a chance in virtually every game he pitched in. The 28 year old from White Hall, Arkansas is looking to back up that impressive rookie campaign with an even stronger one in the 1903 season.

LF #13 Jesse Burkett: Father Time is finally looking like he has caught up with the 34 year old Jesse Burkett. His number has fallen far short of his lofty projections in the last two seasons, especially last season when he hit .258, almost .100 points lower than where most thought he would finish the season. His RBI production is up though, as are his stolen base totals, but the numbers would be much higher if he hit like people know that he can. A good season is a must if Burkett wants to prove to the St. Louis fans that it isn't time to start looking for a left fielder to replace him and his aging frame.

1B #33 Dan McGann: The 31 year old from Shelbyville, Tennessee had a very productive season for the Cardinals last year. His average dipped to .274 but he produced his 2nd highest RBI total ever at 92. This was due to the Cardinals switching him over to the five spot in the lineup, a move that paid off huge for the Redbirds. All indications are that McGann progressed nicely in the offseason as well, with coaches with the Cardinals believing that in the new updated Cardinals offense he will be able to go back to his 2 spot in the lineup and score a ton of runs hitting ahead of the likes of Burkett, Grady, and Heidrick.

SP #22 Mike O'Neill: The youngest player on the Cardinals top 5 list, 3rd year Irishman Mike O'Neill is looking to have a dominant year on the mound for St. Louis. The sinkerball pitcher almost won 20 games last year as he posted a very nice 19-12 record to go along with a 1.94 ERA. O'Neill has improved his stuff in the offseason and is poised to repeat last year's great performance. He is a very important piece to the Cardinals dominant pitching rotation, all of whom are under the age of 30.

Starting Rotation
(1902 Stats, with Age and Career Stats in Parenthesis)
1. Bob Wicker (24): 24-11, 2.16 ERA, 148 K (26-11, 2.10 ERA, 154 K)
2. Mike O'Neill (25): 19-12, 1.94 ERA, 113 K (33-28, 2.13 ERA, 213 K)
3. Jack Powell (28): 18-15, 2.09 ERA, 153 K (113-91, 3.18 ERA, 576 K)
4. Chappie McFarland (28): 17-17, 1.87 ERA, 139 K (17-17, 1.87 ERA, 139 K)

Closer: Mordecai Brown (26): No Career Stats

Lineup
1. RF Patsy Donovan (38): .304, 1 HR, 50 RBI, 42 SB (.304, 16 HR, 681 RBI)
2. 1B Dan McGann (31): .274, 6 HR, 92 RBI, 33 SB (.295, 31 HR, 443 RBI)
3. LF Jesse Burkett (34): .258, 2 HR, 80 RBI, 36 SB (.345, 59 HR, 864 RBI)
4. C Mike Grady (33): .267, 9 HR, 60 RBI, 21 SB (.282, 28 HR, 397 RBI)
5. CF Emmet Heidrick (26): .300, 1 HR, 94 RBI, 31 SB (.304, 8 HR, 309 RBI)
6. SS Bobby Wallace (29): .258, 0 HR, 43 RBI (.279, 28 HR, 543 RBI)
7. 2B Dick Padden (32): .226, 0 HR, 51 RBI (.262, 11 HR, 309 RBI)
8. 3B Otto Krueger (26): .267, 1 HR, 70 RBI, 22 SB (.254, 2 HR, 123 RBI)

Cardinals Breakdown By Overall Rating (Out of 5 Stars)
5 Stars: None
4 Stars: C Mike Grady, SP Chappie McFarland, LF Jesse Burkett, 1B Dan McGann, SP Mike O'Neill, CF Emmet Heidrick
3 Stars: SP Bob Wicker, SP Jack Powell, CL Mordecai Brown, SS Bobby Wallace, RF Patsy Donovan

Baseball America Top 100 Prospects
1. SP Chief Bender, 18, Philadelphia Athletics
2. MR Cy Falkenberg, 22, Pittsburgh Pirates
3. CL Red Ames, 20, New York Giants
4. SP Oscar Jones, 23, Brooklyn Superbas
5. MR Weldon Henley, 22, Philadelphia Athletics
6. SP Barney Pelty, 22, St. Louis Browns
7. SP Ambrose Puttmann, 22, New York Highlanders
8. SP Doc Scanlan, 22, Pittsburgh Pirates
9. SP Cy Morgan, 24, St. Louis Browns
10. SS Solly Hofman, 20, Pittsburgh Pirates

Cardinals Rookies
2B Harry Berte
SS Lee DeMontreville
RF Jack Dunleavy

CL Mordecai Brown
MR War Sanders

SHaynes23 · 07-04-2011, 07:01 PM

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	Just got back from vacation and am ready to roll with this. If anybody wants somebody followed or has any questions able anything in particular go ahead and ask. Hope you all are enjoying it so far.

April 1903

News and Notes From April

No Major News in April

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American League Standings
1. Detroit Tigers: 7-1
2. Philadelphia Athletics: 7-3 (1 GB)
3. Boston Americans: 5-5 (3 GB)
4. St. Louis Browns: 3-4 (3.5 GB)
5. Cleveland Naps: 3-4 (3.5 GB)
6. Washington Senators: 3-5 (4 GB)
7. New York Highlanders: 3-5 (4 GB)
8. Chicago White Sox: 2-6 (5 GB)

National League Standings
1. St. Louis Cardinals: 10-4
2. Philadelphia Phillies: 10-5 (.5 GB)
3. Pittsburgh Pirates: 8-5 (1.5 GB)
4. Brooklyn Superbas: 7-6 (2.5 GB)
5. Boston Beaneaters: 6-9 (4.5 GB)
6. New York Giants: 5-8 (4.5 GB)
7. Chicago Cubs: 5-9 (5 GB)
8. Cincinnati Reds: 4-9 (5.5 GB)

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Cardinals Pitching
1. Bob Wicker: 3-1, 1.69 ERA, 19 K
2. Mike O'Neill: 3-1, 1.75 ERA, 12 K
3. Jack Powell: 1-1, 1.29 ERA, 10 K
4. Chappie McFarland: 1-1, 2.77 ERA, 11 K

Closer: Mordecai Brown: 0-0, 0 SV, 0.00 ERA, 4 K

Cardinals Hitting
1. RF Patsy Donovan: .266, 0 HR, 2 RBI
2. 1B Dan McGann: .333, 2 HR, 6 RBI
3. LF Jesse Burkett: .290, 0 HR, 8 RBI
4. C Mike Grady: .233, 0 HR, 5 RBI
5. CF Emmet Heidrick: .250, 0 HR, 6 RBI
6. SS Bobby Wallace: .375, 0 HR, 2 RBI
7. 2B Dick Padden: .244, 0 HR, 5 RBI
8. 3B Otto Krueger: .200, 0 HR, 6 RBI

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Player of the Month Awards

AL Batter: Kid Elberfeld (.419/0/10), Detroit Tigers: .419, 0 HR, 10 RBI This Month
NL Batter: Frank Chance (.328/0/11), Chicago Cubs: .328, 0 HR, 11 RBI This Month

AL Pitcher: Case Patten (3-4/2.53/36), Washington Senators: 3-4, 2.53 ERA, 36 K This Month
NL Pitcher: Happy Townsend (3-0/0.67/10), Philadelphia Phillies: 3-0, 0.67 ERA, 10 K This Month

AL Rookie: Barney Pelty (2-0/0.50/13), St. Louis Browns: 2-0, 0.50 ERA, 13 K This Month
NL Rookie: John Titus (.228/0/9), Philadelphia Phillies: .228, 0 HR, 9 RBI This Month

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Cardinal of the Month

1B Dan McGann (.333/2/6)
.333, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 6 SB This Month

MLB League Leaders - Updated: May 1, 1903
Batting Average		BA	Home Runs		HR
	1. Kid Elberfeld, DET	.419		1. Buck Freeman, BOS (A)	2
	2. Jimmy Collins, BOS (A)	.389		2. Dan McGann, STL (N)	2
	3. Jimmy Barrett, DET	.387		3. Boileryard Clarke, WAS	1
	4. Bobby Wallace, STL (N)	.375		4. Billy Clingman, WAS	1
	5. Homer Smoot, WAS	.357		5. Duff Cooley, BOS (N)	1
Runs Batted In		RBI	Stolen Bases		SB
	1. Buck Freeman, BOS (A)	12		1. Frank Chance, CHI (N)	8
	2. Ginger Beaumont, PIT	11		2. Roy Thomas, PHI (N)	7
	3. Frank Chance, CHI (N)	11		3. Harry Bay, CIN	6
	4. Harry Davis, PHI (A)	10		4. Jesse Burkett, STL (N)	6
	5. Kid Elberfeld, DET	10		5. Fred Clarke, PIT	6
Wins		W	Earned Run Average		ERA
	1. Mike O'Neill, STL (N)	3		1. Cy Morgan, STL (A)	0.00
	2. Al Orth, PHI (N)	3		2. Bill Donovan, BRO	0.47
	3. Case Patten, WAS	3		3. Barney Pelty, STL (A)	0.50
	4. Togie Pittinger, BOS (N)	3		4. Happy Townsend, PHI (N)	0.67
	5. Happy Townsend, PHI (N)	3		5. George Mullin, DET	1.00
Strikeouts		K	Saves		SV
	1. Case Patten, WAS	36		1. Bill Duggleby, PHI (N)	1
	2. Rube Waddell, PIT	25		2. Rube Kisinger, DET	1
	3. Deacon Phillippe, BRO	21		3. Jock Menefee, CHI (N)	1
	4. Wiley Piatt, NYG	21		4. Bill Phyle, NYG	1
	5. Noodles Hahn, CIN	20		5. Jack Taylor, CHI (N)	1

lilbiggio · 07-05-2011, 05:33 PM

I always like reading up on these historical dynasties. They get pretty good once you get about 10 years in and have developed some history within the game itself.

Are you going to do a 9 game world series this year?

SHaynes23 · 07-05-2011, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by lilbiggio


	I always like reading up on these historical dynasties. They get pretty good once you get about 10 years in and have developed some history within the game itself. Are you going to do a 9 game world series this year?

Thanks. Yeah, once stuff gets where the CPU starts making moves and seeing what would happen if some guys stayed on their original teams is very interesting. I'm very excited to see what the Red Sox do with Babe Ruth when he debuts.

I'm planning on doing the 9 game series this year, I went with the default schedules for all the years and it sets the series lengths right I think.

06-23-2011, 04:38 PM	#25
SHaynes23 Rookie OVR: 17 Join Date: May 2005 Location: St. Louis, Missouri Blog Entries: 54	Re: The History of the St. Louis Cardinals (OOTP11) 1902 MLB Offseason Relocations The Baltimore Orioles have moved to New York City and will be known as the New York Highlanders. Renamings The Cleveland Bronchos have changed their name to the Cleveland Naps. The Chicago Orphans have changed their name to the Chicago Cubs. Notable Cardinals Players Retiring SP Bill Magee: 28-47, 4.97 ERA, 149 K Notable Players Around Baseball Retiring Baltimore Orioles CF Steve Brodie Washington Senators SP Bill Carrick Pittsburgh Pirates SS Bones Ely Boston Americans SP Frank Foreman Chicago White Sox CF Dummy Hoy Brooklyn Superbas SP Jay Hughes Washington Senators SP Win Mercer Philadelphia Athletics C Wilbert Robinson Transactions October 24th Boston Americans Get: C Lew Drill (25 years old, .258/0/20) Washington Senators Get: RF Charlie Hemphill (26 years old, .213/0/11) October 25th Philadelphia Athletics Get: C Aleck Smith (31 years old, .240/0/3) New York Giants Get: SP Wiley Piatt (28 years old, 18-13/3.70/122) October 31st St. Louis Cardinals Get: C Mike Grady (32 years old, .267/9/60) Washington Senators Get: CF Homer Smoot (24 years old, .311/0/12) January 27th Detroit Tigers Get: 1B Hughie Jennings (33 years old, .228/0/28) Chicago Cubs Get: C Al Shaw (29 years old, .278/1/29) February 19th New York Giants Get: CF Jimmy Slagle (29 years old, .297/0/51) Philadelphia Athletics Get: 1B John Ganzel (28 years old, .206/1/43)

06-24-2011, 03:41 PM	#26
SHaynes23 Rookie OVR: 17 Join Date: May 2005 Location: St. Louis, Missouri Blog Entries: 54	Re: The History of the St. Louis Cardinals (OOTP11) St. Louis Cardinals 1903 Preview Manager: John Gonzales (159-121, 1 World Championship) Cardinals Top Five Players C #37 Mike Grady: The Cardinals got Grady in an offseason trade with Washington that sent off hot prospect Homer Smoot. Grady will be put in the cleanup role for the Cardinals due to his great power. Last year Grady hit 9 balls out of the park for Washington and has hit 28 in his 9 year career. Grady is 33 years old so the Cardinals are likely getting him at the end of his productive years, but they were happy to pay the price because they needed some offense badly to help their quickly aging team get back to the World Series and defend their crown. The Kennett Square, Pennsylvania native should put up big numbers in a very talented Cardinals offense this season. SP #21 Chappie McFarland: McFarland had a very good rookie season rounding out the rotation for the World Champion Cardinals. While his record sat at .500 with a 17-17 showing, he had an ERA of 1.87, which allowed the Cardinals to have a chance in virtually every game he pitched in. The 28 year old from White Hall, Arkansas is looking to back up that impressive rookie campaign with an even stronger one in the 1903 season. LF #13 Jesse Burkett: Father Time is finally looking like he has caught up with the 34 year old Jesse Burkett. His number has fallen far short of his lofty projections in the last two seasons, especially last season when he hit .258, almost .100 points lower than where most thought he would finish the season. His RBI production is up though, as are his stolen base totals, but the numbers would be much higher if he hit like people know that he can. A good season is a must if Burkett wants to prove to the St. Louis fans that it isn't time to start looking for a left fielder to replace him and his aging frame. 1B #33 Dan McGann: The 31 year old from Shelbyville, Tennessee had a very productive season for the Cardinals last year. His average dipped to .274 but he produced his 2nd highest RBI total ever at 92. This was due to the Cardinals switching him over to the five spot in the lineup, a move that paid off huge for the Redbirds. All indications are that McGann progressed nicely in the offseason as well, with coaches with the Cardinals believing that in the new updated Cardinals offense he will be able to go back to his 2 spot in the lineup and score a ton of runs hitting ahead of the likes of Burkett, Grady, and Heidrick. SP #22 Mike O'Neill: The youngest player on the Cardinals top 5 list, 3rd year Irishman Mike O'Neill is looking to have a dominant year on the mound for St. Louis. The sinkerball pitcher almost won 20 games last year as he posted a very nice 19-12 record to go along with a 1.94 ERA. O'Neill has improved his stuff in the offseason and is poised to repeat last year's great performance. He is a very important piece to the Cardinals dominant pitching rotation, all of whom are under the age of 30. Starting Rotation (1902 Stats, with Age and Career Stats in Parenthesis) 1. Bob Wicker (24): 24-11, 2.16 ERA, 148 K (26-11, 2.10 ERA, 154 K) 2. Mike O'Neill (25): 19-12, 1.94 ERA, 113 K (33-28, 2.13 ERA, 213 K) 3. Jack Powell (28): 18-15, 2.09 ERA, 153 K (113-91, 3.18 ERA, 576 K) 4. Chappie McFarland (28): 17-17, 1.87 ERA, 139 K (17-17, 1.87 ERA, 139 K) Closer: Mordecai Brown (26): No Career Stats Lineup 1. RF Patsy Donovan (38): .304, 1 HR, 50 RBI, 42 SB (.304, 16 HR, 681 RBI) 2. 1B Dan McGann (31): .274, 6 HR, 92 RBI, 33 SB (.295, 31 HR, 443 RBI) 3. LF Jesse Burkett (34): .258, 2 HR, 80 RBI, 36 SB (.345, 59 HR, 864 RBI) 4. C Mike Grady (33): .267, 9 HR, 60 RBI, 21 SB (.282, 28 HR, 397 RBI) 5. CF Emmet Heidrick (26): .300, 1 HR, 94 RBI, 31 SB (.304, 8 HR, 309 RBI) 6. SS Bobby Wallace (29): .258, 0 HR, 43 RBI (.279, 28 HR, 543 RBI) 7. 2B Dick Padden (32): .226, 0 HR, 51 RBI (.262, 11 HR, 309 RBI) 8. 3B Otto Krueger (26): .267, 1 HR, 70 RBI, 22 SB (.254, 2 HR, 123 RBI) Cardinals Breakdown By Overall Rating (Out of 5 Stars) 5 Stars: None 4 Stars: C Mike Grady, SP Chappie McFarland, LF Jesse Burkett, 1B Dan McGann, SP Mike O'Neill, CF Emmet Heidrick 3 Stars: SP Bob Wicker, SP Jack Powell, CL Mordecai Brown, SS Bobby Wallace, RF Patsy Donovan Baseball America Top 100 Prospects 1. SP Chief Bender, 18, Philadelphia Athletics 2. MR Cy Falkenberg, 22, Pittsburgh Pirates 3. CL Red Ames, 20, New York Giants 4. SP Oscar Jones, 23, Brooklyn Superbas 5. MR Weldon Henley, 22, Philadelphia Athletics 6. SP Barney Pelty, 22, St. Louis Browns 7. SP Ambrose Puttmann, 22, New York Highlanders 8. SP Doc Scanlan, 22, Pittsburgh Pirates 9. SP Cy Morgan, 24, St. Louis Browns 10. SS Solly Hofman, 20, Pittsburgh Pirates Cardinals Rookies 2B Harry Berte SS Lee DeMontreville RF Jack Dunleavy CL Mordecai Brown MR War Sanders

07-05-2011, 05:33 PM	#28
lilbiggio MVP OVR: 3 Join Date: Jun 2004	Re: The History of the St. Louis Cardinals (OOTP11) I always like reading up on these historical dynasties. They get pretty good once you get about 10 years in and have developed some history within the game itself. Are you going to do a 9 game world series this year?

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