Originally Posted by Carlton
RChW
I had the PCL as AAA non affiliated team, since I used Spritze's professional debut DB with Negro/PCL/Japanese players, usually those players I assigned to the PCL, where most stayed a majority of their careers, unless they were so dominant, I played God and had them traded to a MLB AAA team
I had the American Association, International League as AAA. Texas League and Southern Association as AA and Eastern League and Western League as A
They were all separate, so no playoffs. Next go round I am making a AAA,AA,A level with two sub leagues so I can have a Little World Series and All Star game at AAA and less messages in my mailbox
I had Scouting started in 1930, and if you click off Reserve Clause and change the International FAs coming into the league, they will still occur when you re-click reserve clause rules. I had 2 or 3 come in yearly. In 1950, I realized I didn't have maintain and create hidden players..clicked it and some teams found players on their own.
That came up with 2 key players, Sasuki Fakuda (2B-SS)and Anastasio Guerrero (2b)the DP combo of the league dominating Pirates of the mid to late 40's along with Durett and Kiner and Hideki Fukimoto a 1-2 duo with Hal Newshouser for the always chasing but losing WS titles to the Cards or Pirates Tiger teams of the 40's
Some of the PCL guys were released and joined the minors, later to develop and come up
Some Negro League players became dominant, Dave Barnhill,(won 30 games 3 times with over 300ks, one time 343 for the Yankees,traded to Braves, fell off and later traded to the Cards and won 27 games 10 yrs later, to end his career with the Yankees as a MR and getting one last WS title) Satchel Paige (most wins of the 40's with the Cards became the MR/spot starter/CL of the 2 time WS champs Browns in 50-51) ,Artie Wilson, George Crowell . Some flopped, Josh Gibson being the main one..he hit 20 and 30 hrs but struck out way too much and hit around .230, was later replaced by Sherm Lollar and finished his career in the PCL
Then PCL guys like Sal Taormina, Ray L. Perry, Charles Baum, Cy Swain,Buzz Arlett,and Al Olsen made splashes in MLB. Not HOFers but they had a nice 5-6 yr career
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