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darnoff · 12-08-2015, 08:10 AM

NL Season Wrap-up

The Giants continued to play well throughout the second half of the season. They quickly pushed ahead of the Pirates in July, and they extended their lead as each week passed. They managed to easily clinch the pennant with a week and a half left to go in the season. This is now the 11th pennant the Giants have won over the past 18 seasons. Once again, the Giants led the NL in offense. In fact, they led all of MLHR with 818 runs scored and 237 home runs. Hack Wilson (.258, 54 HR, 122 RBI) led the team in home runs and RBI with Mel Ott (.278, 47 HR, 118 RBI) performing just as well. In his first season as a starter, Freddie Lindstrom (.294, 23 HR, 81 RBI, 97 R, 13 SB) led the team with his .294 average while Frankie Frisch (.293, 16 HR, 83 RBI, 117 R, 78 SB) was right behind him. Frisch, known as "The Fordham Flash," also led the NL in runs scored and stolen bases.

The Giants had more turnover in their pitching rotation than they are accustomed to with both Waite Hoyt (11-5, 4.59 ERA) and Freddie Fitzsimmons (11-9, 4.28 ERA) struggling and being moved to the bullpen. However, starters Carl Hubbell (19-11, 2.83 ERA), Roy Parmelee (16-12, 3.45 ERA) and newcomer Fay Thomas (19-4, 3.41 ERA) were steady all season. When Bill Walker (8-6, 2.41 ERA), a former starter, and Mike Cvengros (4-3, 3.23 ERA), a primary reliever who was also pulled into emergency starting duty in 1926, took over as part of the pitching rotation in July, the team really began to take off.

The Cardinals are disappointed with the failure to defend their title, but they played well in the second half and finished in second place with 93 wins. Both Rogers Hornsby (.304, 53 HR, 119 RBI) and Chick Hafey (.334, 50 HR, 107 RBI) reached the 50-HR plateau this season, while Hafey also won the NL batting title. It was the Cardinals pitching staff that was a disappointment, although the team's poor defense had a part to play in that as well. They allowed the most runs of any team in the NL. Flint Rhem (9-17, 5.74 ERA) had just an awful season, but their bullpen was so bad that they could not find anyone more reliable to take over in the rotation. You know the end of the rotation and the bullpen were bad for this team to give up the most runs while still having pitchers perform so well in the rotation like Bill Hallahan (19-6, 2.39 ERA), Dizzy Dean (18-10, 2.87 ERA) and Al Grabowski (16-10, 3.13 ERA).

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12-08-2015, 08:10 AM	#607
darnoff All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Atlanta, GA area Posts: 662	NL Season Wrap-up The Giants continued to play well throughout the second half of the season. They quickly pushed ahead of the Pirates in July, and they extended their lead as each week passed. They managed to easily clinch the pennant with a week and a half left to go in the season. This is now the 11th pennant the Giants have won over the past 18 seasons. Once again, the Giants led the NL in offense. In fact, they led all of MLHR with 818 runs scored and 237 home runs. Hack Wilson (.258, 54 HR, 122 RBI) led the team in home runs and RBI with Mel Ott (.278, 47 HR, 118 RBI) performing just as well. In his first season as a starter, Freddie Lindstrom (.294, 23 HR, 81 RBI, 97 R, 13 SB) led the team with his .294 average while Frankie Frisch (.293, 16 HR, 83 RBI, 117 R, 78 SB) was right behind him. Frisch, known as "The Fordham Flash," also led the NL in runs scored and stolen bases. The Giants had more turnover in their pitching rotation than they are accustomed to with both Waite Hoyt (11-5, 4.59 ERA) and Freddie Fitzsimmons (11-9, 4.28 ERA) struggling and being moved to the bullpen. However, starters Carl Hubbell (19-11, 2.83 ERA), Roy Parmelee (16-12, 3.45 ERA) and newcomer Fay Thomas (19-4, 3.41 ERA) were steady all season. When Bill Walker (8-6, 2.41 ERA), a former starter, and Mike Cvengros (4-3, 3.23 ERA), a primary reliever who was also pulled into emergency starting duty in 1926, took over as part of the pitching rotation in July, the team really began to take off. The Cardinals are disappointed with the failure to defend their title, but they played well in the second half and finished in second place with 93 wins. Both Rogers Hornsby (.304, 53 HR, 119 RBI) and Chick Hafey (.334, 50 HR, 107 RBI) reached the 50-HR plateau this season, while Hafey also won the NL batting title. It was the Cardinals pitching staff that was a disappointment, although the team's poor defense had a part to play in that as well. They allowed the most runs of any team in the NL. Flint Rhem (9-17, 5.74 ERA) had just an awful season, but their bullpen was so bad that they could not find anyone more reliable to take over in the rotation. You know the end of the rotation and the bullpen were bad for this team to give up the most runs while still having pitchers perform so well in the rotation like Bill Hallahan (19-6, 2.39 ERA), Dizzy Dean (18-10, 2.87 ERA) and Al Grabowski (16-10, 3.13 ERA). Standings Batting Leaders Pitching Leaders National League Rosters __________________ Currently working on the Major League Historical Replay Formerly known as Matt from TN (multiple attempts to reclaim my old account failed) Proud creator of Time Warp Baseball and Set in Stone