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11-02-2016, 03:50 PM
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Re: A Fictional History of Baseball - 1871 - Present (OOTP 17)
 1877 Offseason Recap - January to April Trades/Signings/News - Boston P Tom Hughes tore his UCL during spring training and will miss the entire 1878 season. - Beans P Bobby Mathews tore his rotator cuff just 4 days later, and will miss the entire season. Mathews, 26, is starting his eighth season with Boston. |
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11-02-2016, 03:51 PM
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Re: A Fictional History of Baseball - 1871 - Present (OOTP 17)
1878 Logo/Uniform Preview  Boston Beans  Chicago Athletes  Cincinnati Redbirds   Indianapolis Champions  Milwaukee Brewers  Providence Princes |
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11-02-2016, 03:59 PM
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Re: A Fictional History of Baseball - 1871 - Present (OOTP 17)
1878 Season Preview Predicted Standings Code:
Team W L PCT GB Runs AVG HR SB RA ERA K BB Cincinnati Redbirds 41 29 .586 - 312 .226 6 64 270 2.12 317 59 Chicago Athletes 40 30 .571 1 457 .278 8 108 403 2.91 241 56 Indianapolis Champions 36 34 .514 5 381 .277 7 90 391 2.71 226 56 Providence Princes 35 35 .500 6 334 .233 6 91 336 2.62 167 54 Boston Beans 31 39 .443 10 409 .267 7 66 455 3.04 130 90 Milwaukee Brewers 29 41 .414 12 337 .241 7 39 375 2.53 146 72 Code:
Player Team G AB HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG Ross Barnes, SS Chicago 67 295 0 45 48 .364 .399 .457 Levi Meyerle, 3B Indianapolis 67 290 2 40 7 .360 .380 .484 Ezra Sutton, 3B Chicago 67 287 3 54 9 .287 .323 .451 Cal McVey, C Boston 60 267 1 38 7 .354 .360 .483 Al Spalding, CF Chicago 69 298 0 39 9 .320 .326 .392 Dick Higham, C Indianapolis 61 261 0 33 12 .325 .338 .417 Lip Pike, LF Chicago 66 292 1 38 10 .275 .288 .393 Jim Conklin, 2B Indianapolis 68 285 0 37 12 .296 .307 .378 Highball Ellis, 2B Chicago 67 313 0 34 17 .268 .289 .348 Bill Neal, SS Boston 68 290 0 43 15 .279 .285 .359 Code:
Player Team G W L S ERA IP HA BB K K/9 Jim Britt Cincinnati 35 20 14 0 1.96 301.0 251 16 167 4.99 Bobby M. Mitchell Cincinnati 35 20 14 0 2.22 299.2 258 40 144 4.33 Cy Bentley Providence 35 18 15 0 2.50 297.0 306 27 70 2.12 Pete Wright Chicago 35 18 10 0 2.63 252.2 275 24 96 3.42 Pete Evans Indianapolis 35 16 14 0 2.57 259.2 286 15 110 3.82 Hugh Campbell Milwaukee 35 15 18 0 2.39 296.0 279 34 80 2.45 Edward Nolan Indianapolis 35 16 15 0 2.80 278.2 288 34 87 2.83 Will White Providence 35 15 17 0 2.67 299.2 293 23 87 2.61 Tricky Nichols Milwaukee 35 11 20 0 2.84 284.0 308 30 48 1.52 Dick McBride Boston 35 13 17 0 3.41 272.1 344 42 43 1.42 Code:
TEAM NAME INJURY LENGTH Boston Tom Hughes, P Partially torn UCL 10 months Boston Bobby Mathews, P Torn rotator cuff 3-4 months Chicago Pete Brooks, CF Broken hand 3 months Cincinnati Herman Dehlman, 1B Sprained knee 4 weeks Milwaukee Dan Fitch, P Elbow strain 3 months |
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11-08-2016, 10:46 AM
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Re: A Fictional History of Baseball - 1871 - Present (OOTP 17)
April 1878 Recap News / Trades Standings as of May 1 Code:
Team W L WPct GB R RA L10 STK MAGIC Milwaukee Brewers 6 3 .667 - 67 52 6-3 W1 62 Providence Princes 5 3 .625 ½ 40 40 5-3 L1 Chicago Athletes 4 4 .500 1½ 43 47 4-4 W1 Cincinnati Redbirds 4 5 .444 2 51 59 4-5 W3 Indianapolis Champions 4 5 .444 2 54 40 4-5 L2 Boston Beans 3 6 .333 3 59 76 3-6 L1 Code:
STATISTIC NAME AMOUNT TEAM Batting Average Cap 'Pop' Anson .429 Providence Home Runs 4 tied with 1 -- RBI 3 tied with 9 -- Stolen Bases George Bechtel / Roscoe Hamilton 4 Indianapolis / Milwaukee OPS Cap 'Pop' Anson 1.091 Providence Batter WAR John Elkins 0.6 Providence Hitting Streak George Bechtel 15 Indianapolis ERA Pete Wright 0.72 Chicago Wins 3 tied with 3 -- Strikeouts Jim Britt 30 Cincinnati Pitcher WAR Jim Britt 1.3 Cincinnati Saves 4 tied with 1 -- Code:
TEAM NAME INJURY LENGTH Boston Tom Hughes, P Partially torn UCL 10 months Boston Bobby Mathews, P Torn rotator cuff 3 months Chicago Pete Brooks, CF Broken hand 3 months Cincinnati Wes Fisler, 2B Torn ankle ligaments 4 weeks Indianapolis Jimmy Hallinan, SS Ruptured Achilles tendon 2 months Milwaukee Dan Fitch, P Elbow strain 3 months |
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11-08-2016, 12:29 PM
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Re: A Fictional History of Baseball - 1871 - Present (OOTP 17)
May 1878 Recap News / Trades - Mase Graffen, Milwaukee's manager, was fined by the league after an outburst towards a reporter on May 3. - Providence RF John Elkins went 6-for-8 with an RBI in a 15 inning 11-8 win over Milwaukee on May 10. Elkins is hitting .317 this season with 15 RBIs. - 22 year old Redbirds ace Bobby M. Mitchell struck out 3 and allowed 3 hits in a 5-0 win over Indianapolis on May 12. Mitchell, last season's Pitcher of the Year, is 10-8 this season with a 1.85 ERA. - On May 16 the Beans announced that Bill Neal would miss 4-5 weeks with an elbow sprain, which was suffered on May 12. Neal is currently hitting .207 in his seventh season with Boston, and has driven in 15 RBIs. - The Princes' Cy Bentley pitched a gem on May 29, throwing a 5-hit shutout to help Providence beat the Beans 3-0. He struck out two and walked two in the win. Bentley, 27, is 13-5 this season with a 1.90 ERA. - Cincinnati currently stands on top of the league, with Providence one game back and Chicago 2 games back. Indianapolis is in the cellar, 9 games back after a tough 3-7 slide in their last 10 games. Standings as of June 1 Code:
Team W L WPct GB R RA L10 STK MAGIC Cincinnati Redbirds 22 15 .595 - 208 179 7-3 L1 33 Providence Princes 21 16 .568 1 202 188 7-3 L1 Chicago Athletes 20 17 .541 2 212 202 6-4 W1 Milwaukee Brewers 18 19 .486 4 207 222 3-7 L3 Boston Beans 17 20 .459 5 206 226 4-6 W1 Indianapolis Champions 13 24 .351 9 178 196 3-7 W1 Code:
STATISTIC NAME AMOUNT TEAM Batting Average Ross Barnes .340 Chicago Home Runs Jason Hersch / Jim H. O'Rourke 2 Boston / Milwaukee RBI Ed 'Candyman' Lester 25 Providence Stolen Bases Ross Barnes 22 Chicago OPS Cap 'Pop' Anson .833 Providence Batter WAR 'Long' Levi Meyerle 1.8 Indianapolis Hitting Streak Charley 'Baby' Jones 17 Milwaukee ERA Nick Womack 1.53 Boston Wins Cy Bentley 13 Providence Strikeouts Jim Britt 83 Cincinnati Pitcher WAR Jim Britt 3.4 Cincinnati Saves Marc Bice / George Knight 3 Chicago / Milwaukee Code:
AWARD NAME POS TEAM STATS THIS MONTH Hitter of the Month Ross Barnes SS Chicago .367, 11 RBI, 23 R, .387 OBP Pitcher of the Month Cy Bentley P Providence 15 starts, 10-4, 128.2 IP, 39 K, 1.82 ERA Rookie of the Month Abner Dalrymple LF Milwaukee .215, 3 2B, 3B, HR, 8 R, 13 RBI Code:
TEAM NAME INJURY LENGTH Boston Tom Hughes, P Partially torn UCL 9 months Boston Bobby Mathews, P Torn rotator cuff 2-3 months Chicago Pete Brooks, CF Broken hand 8 weeks Indianapolis Lou Say, SS Fractured thumb 6 weeks Indianapolis Jimmy Hallinan, SS Ruptured Achilles tendon 5 weeks Milwaukee Dan Fitch, P Elbow strain 7 weeks Milwaukee Tricky Nichols, P Fractured finger 5 weeks |
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11-08-2016, 07:28 PM
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Re: A Fictional History of Baseball - 1871 - Present (OOTP 17)
June 1878 Recap News / Trades - Ross Barnes had a great night on June 4, going 5-for-5 with a triple in a 9-6 loss against the Princes. Barnes, 28, is hitting .368 this season with 20 RBIs and 33 runs. - Harry Hawkins found himself the subject of trade rumors early in the month after word got out that the 34 year old right fielder was not happy playing in Boston. On June 7 he got his wish, as Boston traded Hawkins to Cincinnati for RF Jay Pike and RF Oscar Walker. Hawkins is hitting .253 this season with 4 doubles and 21 RBI. Pike was named the #48 prospect in the league this year, and Walker was named the #11 prospect. Walker is rejoining the Beans after they traded him to the Redbirds in January of 1877. - Ross Barnes had another outstanding game on June 7. The Chicago shortstop went 5-for-5 again in a 14-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. Barnes had two doubles and two triples. - Mark Neyman was dealing against Cincinnati on June 10. The 37 year old lefty allowed 7 hits in a complete game shutout as the Athletes cruised to an 8-0 win. Neyman is in his eigth year with Chicago, and is 10-12 with a 2.51 ERA in 34 starts with 64 strikeouts and 9 walks. - Boston put together another big deal on June 16, trading Nick 'Sky' Womack to Indianapolis for LF Bill Sullivan, 2B Bill Fouser and C Phil Powers. Womack, 35, led the league in saves last year. He's 8-5 in 21 games and 8 starts, with a 1.81 ERA and 21 strikeouts. - Chicago got terrible news on June 19, as they found out Ross Barnes would miss the rest of the season with an intercostal strain. - Hugh Campbell held the Redbirds at bay on June 19, throwing a complete game 5-hitter in a 1-0 win. The Milwaukee righty is 16-13 this season with a 2.60 ERA in 33 starts. He's struck out 57. - Mike Coulson tore his flexor tendon on June 21 and will miss the rest of the season. The 35 year old is just 2 years removed from winning the Pitcher of the Year award, but had a rough season, throwing just 2.2 innings in 3 games with a 6.75 ERA. - Rumors swirled around the league in late June that Todd Goger had demanded a trade from Chicago. The 39 year old right fielder reportedly got into a fight with manager Jimmy Wood recently and demanded out. - Jim Britt suffered shoulder inflammation on June 28 and will miss the rest of the season. The 22 year old right hander was 17-13 with a 1.49 ERA for Cincinnati. - Providence clinched a repeat trip back to the NL Championship on June 30. Standings as of July 1 Code:
Team W L WPct GB R RA L10 STK MAGIC PLAYOFF z-Providence Princes 39 26 .600 - 398 342 6-4 W2 3 100.0% Cincinnati Redbirds 36 29 .554 3 317 303 6-4 W1 99.0% Boston Beans 32 33 .492 7 383 394 7-3 L1 0.9% Chicago Athletes 31 34 .477 8 396 399 3-7 W2 0.2% Milwaukee Brewers 31 34 .477 8 368 410 5-5 L2 e-Indianapolis Champions 26 39 .400 13 333 347 3-7 L4 Code:
STATISTIC NAME AMOUNT TEAM Batting Average Ross Barnes .368 Chicago Home Runs Charley 'Baby' Jones 4 Milwaukee RBI Andy Abbott 43 Providence Stolen Bases Ross Barnes 34 Chicago OPS Ross Barnes .886 Chicago Batter WAR 'Long' Levi Meyerle 4.1 Indianapolis Hitting Streak Charley 'Baby' Jones 17 Milwaukee ERA Jim Britt 1.49 Cincinnati Wins Cy Bentley 20 Providence Strikeouts Jim Britt 138 Cincinnati Pitcher WAR Jim Britt 6.0 Cincinnati Saves Marc Bice / George Knight 5 Chicago / Milwaukee Code:
AWARD NAME POS TEAM STATS THIS MONTH Hitter of the Month Ed 'Candyman' Lester 2B Providence .393, 17 RBI, 28 R Pitcher of the Month Bobby M. Mitchell P Cincinnati 14 starts, 7-6, 1.89 RTA, 52 K, 124 IP Rookie of the Month Abner Dalrymple (2) LF Milwaukee .269, 11 RBI, 18 R Code:
TEAM NAME INJURY LENGTH Boston Tom Hughes, P Partially torn UCL 8 months Boston Bobby Mathews, P Torn rotator cuff 6 weeks Boston Mike Winkle, RF Quadriceps strain 5 weeks Chicago Mike Coulson, P Torn flexor tendon (elbow) 12 months Chicago Pete Brooks, CF Broken hand 3 weeks Cincinnati Jim Britt, P Shoulder inflammation 3 weeks Indianapolis Pat Baxter, SS Broken hand 3 months Milwaukee Mitch McGee, 3B Fractured finger 3 weeks Milwaukee Dan Fitch, P Elbow strain 2-3 weeks |
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11-08-2016, 07:44 PM
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Re: A Fictional History of Baseball - 1871 - Present (OOTP 17)
1878 Regular Season Recap News / Trades - Bobby M. Mitchell pitched a tight game on July 2, striking out 4 in a 3-0 5-hitter against Chicago. The 22 year old lefty is 18-15 with a 1.94 ERA this season. - Milwaukee and Chicago were eliminated from the playoffs on July 2. - Boston was eliminated from the playoffs on July 3. - Providence easily cruised to their first regular season league championship, winning the league by 4 games. They will return to the NL Championship this year, facing a Cincinnati franchise that is just 2 years removed from finishing 30 games out of first place. 1878 Regular Season Standings Code:
Team W L WPct GB R RA L10 STK x-Providence Princes 42 27 .609 - 417 355 7-3 W3 z-Cincinnati Redbirds 38 31 .551 4 335 318 5-5 L2 e-Boston Beans 34 35 .493 8 410 433 6-4 L2 e-Chicago Athletes 34 35 .493 8 420 416 5-5 W2 e-Milwaukee Brewers 32 37 .464 10 401 439 4-6 L1 e-Indianapolis Champions 27 42 .391 15 347 369 3-7 W1 1878 Regular Season Stats Leaders Code:
STATISTIC NAME AMOUNT TEAM Batting Average Ross Barnes .368 Chicago Home Runs Charley 'Baby' Jones 4 Milwaukee RBI Andy Abbott / Ezra Sutton (2) 44 Providence / Chicago Stolen Bases Ross Barnes 34 Chicago OPS Ross Barnes .886 Chicago Batter WAR 'Long' Levi Meyerle (3) 4.0 Indianapolis Hitting Streak Charley 'Baby' Jones / Henry Page* 17 Milwaukee / Providence ERA Jim Britt (2) 1.49 Cincinnati Wins Cy Bentley (2) 22 Providence Strikeouts Jim Britt (2) 138 Cincinnati Pitcher WAR Jim Britt 6.0 Cincinnati Saves Marc Bice (3) / George Knight 5 Chicago / Milwaukee Key Injuries Code:
TEAM NAME INJURY LENGTH Boston Tom Hughes, P Partially torn UCL 8 months Boston Bobby Mathews, P Torn rotator cuff 5-6 weeks Boston Joe Pueppke, LF Partially torn labrum 2 months Boston Mike Winkle, RF Quadriceps strain 4-5 weeks Chicago Mike Coulson, P Torn flexor tendon (elbow) 12 months Chicago Todd Goger, RF Sprained elbow 4 weeks Chicago Pete Brooks, CF Broken hand 2-3 weeks Cincinnati Jim Britt, P Shoulder inflammation 2-3 weeks Indianapolis Pat Baxter, SS Broken hand 3 months Milwaukee Mitch McGee, 3B Fractured finger 3 weeks Milwaukee Dan Fitch, P Elbow strain 2 weeks |
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