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Eugene Church · 07-01-2006, 03:28 PM

ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION

Thursday, July 10, 1903

AMERICAN LEAGUE

BOSOX ON A ROLL...TIED FOR FIRST WITH NY YANKEES

The Boston Red Sox (52-41) have been redhot the last month, running up a fine 21-10 record and are now tied with the New York Yankees for the top spot in the American League standings. Skipper Joe McCarthy has moved Bobby Doerr (.337-12-38-30 in 56 games), Johnny Pesky (.309-0-17-26 in 52 games)and Carl Yastrzemski (.278-6-26-26 in 48 games) into the lineups and the team has been the best team in the Alltime Allstar Association. Also aiding the club's rise has been Ted Williams (.283-15-53-56), Nomar Garciaparra (.281-8-44-49) and Oscar Charleston (.252-15-44-57). On the hill Pedro Martinez (8-6 3.17), George Ruth (10-8 3.41) and Roger Clemens (10-7 3.38) and **** Radatz (6-4 3.43 9 saves) have stood out. Rookie Luis Tiant (3-0 2.00) has been brilliant in four starts since being called up from the minors. A good blend of solid pitching and hitting has help the Boston surge.

Casey Stengel's New York Yanks (52-41) did not fare as well as the Red Sox in the last month, finishing up with a poor 14-17 mark. Yet they are still tied for first. However last month they led by 4 games. The Bronx Bombers tailed off in both pitching and hitting. They are living and dying by the longball. They are on pace to shatter the AAA record of 182, set by the Boston Braves last year. So far, the Yankees have hit 130 this year. If they continue to hit them at this rate they will total 215, led by Babe Ruth (.269-26-60-64), Lou Gehrig (.309-14-54-73), Joe DiMaggio (.292-14-44-51), Derek Jeter (.266-12-32-56), Joe Gordon (.221-15-58-47) and Mickey Mantle (.222-15-26-32). In hitting for average NY is next to last in the AL at .248. On the mound they are doing better at 3.59, third behind Cleveland's 3.19 ERA and St. Louis' 3.42 ERA. Three starters are having very fine seasons: Herb Pennock (11-3 3.57), Vic Raschi (10-5 3.17) and Whitey Ford (9-7 3.03). In the bullpen Mariano Rivera (4-1 1.18) has been sensational with 6 saves. For the Yankees to win this year, they need to perk up their batting averages just a bit and get some help from Lefty Gomez (6-9 4.80), who is having a subpar season this year. Another solid starter would help greatly, too.

The Philadelphia Athletics (49-42) are still hanging tough, despite devastating mound losses this season. They completed the month at 16-13 and have moved up to third place, just 2 games out from the leaders. Their AL-leading .261 BA has kept them in the race thus far. Alejandro Oms (.292-10-57-53), Jimmie Foxx (.284-16-51-55), Al Simmons (.270-3-42-51), Shigeo Nagashima (.257-8-55-41), Frank Baker (.266-12-37-47) and Danny Murphy (.271-6-42-37) have been the offensive force. Connie Mack's top hurlers have been Ed Rommel (11-2 3.18), Ed Plank (10-7 3.78) and Catfish Hunter (7-5 3.15). Rookies Tim Hudson (5-4 4.02) and Barry Zito (3-3 3.97) have shown well at times. Poor relief work has been costly for the A's as no one has stepped up to fill the void of Rollie Fingers, who was lost for the year. If Hudson and Zito jell and come on strong, look out Boston and New York. The Athletics could be back. Boy, could they use Lefty Grove and Rube Waddell, both lost for the season.

The Cleveland Indians (48-45) are holding their own pretty much with a 16-17 record over the past 30 days. Steve O'Neill's Tribe is in fourth place and trail by only 4 games. Strong pitching is the Indians' strength. Addie Joss (11-5 2.31), Herb Score (9-8 2.23), Bob Feller (8-8 3.34), Bob Lemon (6-5 3.56) and Early Wynn (9-6 4.05) just might be the best starting rotation in the AAA. Toss in a topnotch closer like Doug Jones (3-2 1.99) with 7 saves and you've can compete with the best. They could dominate, if they had the hitters. Cleveland leads both leagues with a very fine 3.18 ERA, but is hitting only .253 with average power. O'Neill's top batters are Willie Wells (.303-9-47-49), Nap Lajoie (.300-11-44-55), Larry Doby (.259-15-63-54), Tris Speaker (.278-7-37-49) and Rocky Colavito (.226-13-50-37).

Earl Weaver's St. Louis Browns (48-49) just can't buy a hit. They are last in the Alltime Allstar Association, hitting only .239 as a team. Over the last month they have not done well, but are still in fifth place, only 6 games out. Fortunately the Browns have some good pitching. Mike Cuellar (9-4 2.81) and Dennis Martinez (7-5 3.23) head the staff with help at times from Jim Palmer (9-8 3.90) and Mike Mussina (7-8 4.19). Hoyt Wilhelm (5-10 2.95) deserves to have a much better record. Gregg Olson (2-3 1.48) has been stingy in the bullpen and has collected 4 saves. George Sisler (.311-4-30-49) and Ken Williams (.287-13-46-49) are Weaver best batters. Eddie Murray (.245-14-44-50) and Josh Gibson (.219-17-51-41) deliver the longball, but don't hit up to their potential. Recently rookie Ken Singleton (.278-3-17-10) has hit well as regular in left field, but Weaver has indicated he may move rookie Wally Judnich (.256-9-34-35) back into the lineup to get more defense. The Browns are hoping Doug DeCinces (.287-2-23-20) will boost the attack. He has been on the DL for the last five weeks and due to return soon.

The second hottest club in the American League over the last month has been the Detroit Tigers (45-48). Skipper Hughie Jennings team authored an 18-13 mark during the period and climbed up to sixth place in the standings, only 7 games behind. Only pitchers Virgil Trucks (9-4 4.11) and Hal Newhouser (8-7 4.05) can be depended on a regular basis. The Tigers are next-to-last in the AL with a 4.27 ERA, just ahead of the A's 4.28 ERA. But Jennings can count on some good hitters like Charlie Gehringer (.325-11-66-61), Hank Greenberg (.301-15-67-55), Ty Cobb (.282-6-32-71) and Harvey Kuenn (.297-6-30-44) to make up for the lack of pitching. Outfielder Harry Heilmann (.336-0-13-13), benched for most of the year, is back in the lineup and has ignited the team's offense.

The Chicago White Sox (44-49) have fallen on hard times and tumbled down to seventh place after getting off to a fine start in the first month of the year. The Pale Hose had the worst mark in the league in the last 30 days, running up a dismal 10-20 record and are now trailing by 8 games. They are hitting only .249, sixth in the AL, and not pitching very well either. The team ERA has ballooned to 3.87 this season. Manager Al Lopez has three outstanding hurlers in Billy Pierce (10-4 2.61), Wilbur Wood (10-7 2.80) and Ed Walsh (12-6 3.15), but absolutely no one after them. The rest of the staff is collectively over 5.00 in ERA. In the bullpen Bobby Thigpen (3-3 1.88) has been great with 13 saves. Lopez's only batting standout is Joe Jackson (.312-7-50-52). Eddie Collins (.277-2-25-65) and rookie center fielder Johnny Mostil (.276-5-32-45) have had respectable seasons. Powerman Frank Thomas (.208-18-59-45) can deliver home runs, but has been pathetic average-wise. It looks like the Chisox are going to remain near the bottom this season.

And last of all, we come to the Washington Senators (34-57), just about the worst team in both leagues. They are still in the basement, but did play better last month, finishing with a not-so-bad 14-16 record...at least for the Senators. They are now 17 games out of first and going nowhere. Adding Kirby Puckett (.286-1-7-7) and Tony Oliva (.312-5-16-16) in the lineup picked things up a bit for Manager Clark Griffith. But the team just doesn't have the home run hitters to compete. Washington has hit the scant sum of 38 homers this season. That is 39 less that the next lowest total. Rookie catcher Brian Harper (.277-6-31-23) is tops with just 6 roundtrippers. By contrast, the Yankees have hit 130 home runs. Griffith needs about five more players like Rod Carew (.299-3-44-41), Heinie Manush (.298-5-39-44) and Cecil Travis (.291-1-29-41). Then they might be able to manufacture enough runs to generate a few more wins. On the hill Washington is not much better, Walter Johnson (10-5 3.19), Jim Kaat (10-6 3.52) and Camilo Pascual (7-9 3.76) have done a good job. But they could use a lot of help from the rest of the pitching corps.

See EC's Dream Leagues Website here for Standings and League Reports:

http://aaa.allsimbaseball.com/index....tpage&Itemid=1

07-01-2006, 03:28 PM	#488
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,206	ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION Thursday, July 10, 1903 AMERICAN LEAGUE *BOSOX ON A ROLL...TIED FOR FIRST WITH NY YANKEES* The Boston Red Sox (52-41) have been redhot the last month, running up a fine 21-10 record and are now tied with the New York Yankees for the top spot in the American League standings. Skipper Joe McCarthy has moved Bobby Doerr (.337-12-38-30 in 56 games), Johnny Pesky (.309-0-17-26 in 52 games)and Carl Yastrzemski (.278-6-26-26 in 48 games) into the lineups and the team has been the best team in the Alltime Allstar Association. Also aiding the club's rise has been Ted Williams (.283-15-53-56), Nomar Garciaparra (.281-8-44-49) and Oscar Charleston (.252-15-44-57). On the hill Pedro Martinez (8-6 3.17), George Ruth (10-8 3.41) and Roger Clemens (10-7 3.38) and ** Radatz (6-4 3.43 9 saves) have stood out. Rookie Luis Tiant (3-0 2.00) has been brilliant in four starts since being called up from the minors. A good blend of solid pitching and hitting has help the Boston surge. Casey Stengel's New York Yanks (52-41) did not fare as well as the Red Sox in the last month, finishing up with a poor 14-17 mark. Yet they are still tied for first. However last month they led by 4 games. The Bronx Bombers tailed off in both pitching and hitting. They are living and dying by the longball. They are on pace to shatter the AAA record of 182, set by the Boston Braves last year. So far, the Yankees have hit 130 this year. If they continue to hit them at this rate they will total 215, led by Babe Ruth (.269-26-60-64), Lou Gehrig (.309-14-54-73), Joe DiMaggio (.292-14-44-51), Derek Jeter (.266-12-32-56), Joe Gordon (.221-15-58-47) and Mickey Mantle (.222-15-26-32). In hitting for average NY is next to last in the AL at .248. On the mound they are doing better at 3.59, third behind Cleveland's 3.19 ERA and St. Louis' 3.42 ERA. Three starters are having very fine seasons: Herb Pennock (11-3 3.57), Vic Raschi (10-5 3.17) and Whitey Ford (9-7 3.03). In the bullpen Mariano Rivera (4-1 1.18) has been sensational with 6 saves. For the Yankees to win this year, they need to perk up their batting averages just a bit and get some help from Lefty Gomez (6-9 4.80), who is having a subpar season this year. Another solid starter would help greatly, too. The Philadelphia Athletics (49-42) are still hanging tough, despite devastating mound losses this season. They completed the month at 16-13 and have moved up to third place, just 2 games out from the leaders. Their AL-leading .261 BA has kept them in the race thus far. Alejandro Oms (.292-10-57-53), Jimmie Foxx (.284-16-51-55), Al Simmons (.270-3-42-51), Shigeo Nagashima (.257-8-55-41), Frank Baker (.266-12-37-47) and Danny Murphy (.271-6-42-37) have been the offensive force. Connie Mack's top hurlers have been Ed Rommel (11-2 3.18), Ed Plank (10-7 3.78) and Catfish Hunter (7-5 3.15). Rookies Tim Hudson (5-4 4.02) and Barry Zito (3-3 3.97) have shown well at times. Poor relief work has been costly for the A's as no one has stepped up to fill the void of Rollie Fingers, who was lost for the year. If Hudson and Zito jell and come on strong, look out Boston and New York. The Athletics could be back. Boy, could they use Lefty Grove and Rube Waddell, both lost for the season. The Cleveland Indians (48-45) are holding their own pretty much with a 16-17 record over the past 30 days. Steve O'Neill's Tribe is in fourth place and trail by only 4 games. Strong pitching is the Indians' strength. Addie Joss (11-5 2.31), Herb Score (9-8 2.23), Bob Feller (8-8 3.34), Bob Lemon (6-5 3.56) and Early Wynn (9-6 4.05) just might be the best starting rotation in the AAA. Toss in a topnotch closer like Doug Jones (3-2 1.99) with 7 saves and you've can compete with the best. They could dominate, if they had the hitters. Cleveland leads both leagues with a very fine 3.18 ERA, but is hitting only .253 with average power. O'Neill's top batters are Willie Wells (.303-9-47-49), Nap Lajoie (.300-11-44-55), Larry Doby (.259-15-63-54), Tris Speaker (.278-7-37-49) and Rocky Colavito (.226-13-50-37). Earl Weaver's St. Louis Browns (48-49) just can't buy a hit. They are last in the Alltime Allstar Association, hitting only .239 as a team. Over the last month they have not done well, but are still in fifth place, only 6 games out. Fortunately the Browns have some good pitching. Mike Cuellar (9-4 2.81) and Dennis Martinez (7-5 3.23) head the staff with help at times from Jim Palmer (9-8 3.90) and Mike Mussina (7-8 4.19). Hoyt Wilhelm (5-10 2.95) deserves to have a much better record. Gregg Olson (2-3 1.48) has been stingy in the bullpen and has collected 4 saves. George Sisler (.311-4-30-49) and Ken Williams (.287-13-46-49) are Weaver best batters. Eddie Murray (.245-14-44-50) and Josh Gibson (.219-17-51-41) deliver the longball, but don't hit up to their potential. Recently rookie Ken Singleton (.278-3-17-10) has hit well as regular in left field, but Weaver has indicated he may move rookie Wally Judnich (.256-9-34-35) back into the lineup to get more defense. The Browns are hoping Doug DeCinces (.287-2-23-20) will boost the attack. He has been on the DL for the last five weeks and due to return soon. The second hottest club in the American League over the last month has been the Detroit Tigers (45-48). Skipper Hughie Jennings team authored an 18-13 mark during the period and climbed up to sixth place in the standings, only 7 games behind. Only pitchers Virgil Trucks (9-4 4.11) and Hal Newhouser (8-7 4.05) can be depended on a regular basis. The Tigers are next-to-last in the AL with a 4.27 ERA, just ahead of the A's 4.28 ERA. But Jennings can count on some good hitters like Charlie Gehringer (.325-11-66-61), Hank Greenberg (.301-15-67-55), Ty Cobb (.282-6-32-71) and Harvey Kuenn (.297-6-30-44) to make up for the lack of pitching. Outfielder Harry Heilmann (.336-0-13-13), benched for most of the year, is back in the lineup and has ignited the team's offense. The Chicago White Sox (44-49) have fallen on hard times and tumbled down to seventh place after getting off to a fine start in the first month of the year. The Pale Hose had the worst mark in the league in the last 30 days, running up a dismal 10-20 record and are now trailing by 8 games. They are hitting only .249, sixth in the AL, and not pitching very well either. The team ERA has ballooned to 3.87 this season. Manager Al Lopez has three outstanding hurlers in Billy Pierce (10-4 2.61), Wilbur Wood (10-7 2.80) and Ed Walsh (12-6 3.15), but absolutely no one after them. The rest of the staff is collectively over 5.00 in ERA. In the bullpen Bobby Thigpen (3-3 1.88) has been great with 13 saves. Lopez's only batting standout is Joe Jackson (.312-7-50-52). Eddie Collins (.277-2-25-65) and rookie center fielder Johnny Mostil (.276-5-32-45) have had respectable seasons. Powerman Frank Thomas (.208-18-59-45) can deliver home runs, but has been pathetic average-wise. It looks like the Chisox are going to remain near the bottom this season. And last of all, we come to the Washington Senators** (34-57), just about the worst team in both leagues. They are still in the basement, but did play better last month, finishing with a not-so-bad 14-16 record...at least for the Senators. They are now 17 games out of first and going nowhere. Adding Kirby Puckett (.286-1-7-7) and Tony Oliva (.312-5-16-16) in the lineup picked things up a bit for Manager Clark Griffith. But the team just doesn't have the home run hitters to compete. Washington has hit the scant sum of 38 homers this season. That is 39 less that the next lowest total. Rookie catcher Brian Harper (.277-6-31-23) is tops with just 6 roundtrippers. By contrast, the Yankees have hit 130 home runs. Griffith needs about five more players like Rod Carew (.299-3-44-41), Heinie Manush (.298-5-39-44) and Cecil Travis (.291-1-29-41). Then they might be able to manufacture enough runs to generate a few more wins. On the hill Washington is not much better, Walter Johnson (10-5 3.19), Jim Kaat (10-6 3.52) and Camilo Pascual (7-9 3.76) have done a good job. But they could use a lot of help from the rest of the pitching corps. See EC's Dream Leagues Website here for Standings and League Reports: http://aaa.allsimbaseball.com/index....tpage&Itemid=1 Last edited by Eugene Church; 07-02-2006 at 05:13 PM.