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ayaghmour2 · 03-18-2020, 06:13 PM

July 21st, 1930
Chicago Cougars (49-44): 3
Montreal Saints (49-45): 2

W: Jim Crawford (3-1)
L: Walker Moore (9-8)
SV: Dick Kadlec (2)

We just love close games, as we took game two 3-2. Jim Crawford was excellent on the mound, 7.2 innings with 7 hits, 2 runs, 3 walks, and 5 strikeouts. Dick Kadlec walked 1 and struck out 1 in 1.1 hitless innings. Bill Ashbaugh was 3-for-4 with a double and solo homer. Mack Deal was 1-for-3 with a double and RBI. Russ Combs was 1-for-4 with a double and run scored. George Jordan was 1-for-4 with a double.

July 22nd, 1930
Chicago Cougars (49-45): 5
Montreal Saints (50-45): 8

W: Gil Kern (3-2)
L: Dick Kadlec (6-8)

The Saints beat us to 50 wins by scoring 3 in the bottom of the 8th after we scored 3 in the top half to tie it. Vince York was 4-for-5 with a double and RBI. Mack Deal was 2-for-4 with a double, walk, and RBI. Harry Simmons was 2-for-4 with a run scored, sac-bunt, and RBI. George Jordan was 2-for-5 with a run scored. John Kincaid was 1-for-4 with a sac-fly and run scored. Max Wilder, a former Saint, made the start, allowing 13 hits and 5 runs (4 earned) with 2 walks and 4 strikeouts in 7 innings. Dick Kadlec picked up the loss, allowing 3 runs off 2 hits and 2 walks in the 8th.

July 23rd, 1930
Chicago Cougars (49-46): 8
Montreal Saints (51-45): 9
12 Innings

W: Jack Barnet (7-6)
L: Dick Kadlec (6-9)

A big 6 run 4th gave us the lead until the 8th where we allowed the Saints to score 3 to tie it at 6. We managed to score a run in the 10th, but gave it right back in the bottom half. We scored another in the 12th, but felt a little more generous and let the Saints walk it off with a Felix Bradford pinch-hit RBI single. I won't blame Kadlec for the loss, as he allowed 2 unearned runs with a hit and walk in 0.2 innings. It was also the fourth time he pitched in 5 games. What really lost us the game is how long Tommy Russel pitched. He went 11 with 13 hits, 7 runs (5 earned), 3 walks, and a strikeout. I would have loved to see Kadlec come in for the 10th, but instead, Russel let the Saints tie it. Offensively, Dick Fessel was 4-for-5 with a sac-bunt, steal, 2 doubles, an RBI, and 2 runs scored. Bob McCarty was 3-for-6 with 2 doubles, 2 runs, and 2 RBI's. Vince York was 2-for-6 with a double and run scored. Harry Simmons was 2-for-7 with a run scored and driven in. John Kincaid was 2-for-6 with a double and run scored. Ross Combs was 1-for-5 with a triple, 2 walks, a run, and RBI.

July 24th, 1930
Chicago Cougars (50-46): 10
New York Stars (45-52): 7

W: Dick Luedtke (1-1)
L: Moxie Nelson (10-4)
SV: Dick Kadlec (3)

We hit the road again after an extra inning affair, but opened the Stars series with a 10-7 win. It was another rough start for Dick Luedtke, who allowed 13 hits, 7 runs, and 2 walks with 2 strikeouts in 8 innings. At the plate, he was 2-for-3 with a double, sac-bunt, run scored, and 2 RBI's. Dick Kadlec picked up the save, allowing 2 hits in what was his 4th straight game on the mound. John Dibblee was 3-for-5 with a double, run scored, and two driven in. Bill Ashbaugh was 2-for-4 with a walk, RBI, and two runs scored. Russ Combs was 2-for-4 with a run scored and driven in. Bob McCarty was 1-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored. Harry Simmons was 1-for-5 with a base clearing triple.

July 25th, 1930
Chicago Cougars (50-47): 3
New York Stars (46-52): 4

W: Phil English (4-3)
L: Len Moore (5-5)

Back in the loss column as the Stars squeaked out a 4-3 victory. Dick Lyons almost lowered his ERA below 5 with this start, going 7 innings with 10 hits, 3 runs, a walk, and 2 strikeouts. Len Moore picked up the loss, allowing a hit and unearned run in the 8th. Bill Ashbaugh was 2-for-3 with a walk, steal, double, and run scored. Art Panko was 2-for-4 with a double and 2 driven in. Ross Combs was 2-for-5 with a double. Vince York was 1-for-4 with a double and run scored.

July 26th, 1930
Chicago Cougars (50-47): 4
New York Stars (46-52): 6

W: Dick Richards (5-4)
L: Jim Crawford (3-2)

The Stars picked up the rubber match as our rough week continued with a 6-4 loss. Jim Crawford tossed 8 innings with 10 hits, 6 runs (4 earned), and 2 walks. Russ Combs was 3-for-5. Bill Ashbaugh was 2-for-5 with a triple. Fred Barrell was 1-for-4 with a triple, run scored, and RBI. John Dibblee was 1-for-4 with a double and run scored. Vince York was 1-for-4 with a run scored and RBI.

July 27th, 1930
Chicago Cougars (51-47): 5
Cleveland Foresters (49-51): 4

W: Max Wilder (8-6)
L: George Barker (7-8)

Our road trip *finally* ended today as we beat the Foresters 5-4 in a quick and useless one game series. Max Wilder looked great, just 1 earned (4 total) with 8 hits and 7 strikeouts in a complete game victory. He was also 1-for-3 with a sac-bunt and walk. Harry Simmons was 3-for-5 with an RBI. Mack Deal and John Kincaid were both 2-for-5 with a double and RBI. Bill Ashbaugh was 2-for-4 with a triple, walk, run scored, and RBI. Russ Combs was 1-for-4 with a triple, sac-bunt, walk, and run scored. George Jordan was 1-for-3 with a walk and sac-bunt.

Stars of the Week
Bill Ashbaugh : 25 AB, 12 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI, .480 AVG, 1.392 OPS
Russ Combs : 31 AB, 10 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, .323 AVG, .933 OPS
Harry Simmons : 25 AB, 8 H, 0 HR, 7 RBI, .320 AVG, .720 OPS

Weekly Summary
We are 10-15 in July, easily our worst month of the season. All but two of those games (ironically which we lost) were on the road. Finishing a 23 game road trip 10-13 isn't terrible at all. Especially with only two days off that happened to be back-to-back. It's been an exhausting stretch for the team, but at least we get the 30th and 31st off.

Vince York's average dropped to.381 as Doug Lightbody's jumped up to .392. Third in the the FABL? A three way tie between St. Louis' Max Morris and Carl Caufman as well as our very own Harry Simmons. They are all hitting .368, although Morris is leaps and bounds better then the guys he's tied with.

It's been a tough adjustment to the CA for Dick Luedtke who's gone just 1-1 with a 6.85 ERA (70 ERA+), 1.73 WHIP, and 7 strikeouts in 23.2 innings across his three starts. He'll pitch our second home game since July 2nd, and while I'm upset with the early performances, I can't make a fair judgement on just 3 starts. Dick Kadlec, on the other hand, as kind of struggled since the move to the pen. I really don't want to burn an option year on him so he will have all of August to work things out, but he may drop out of the stopper role once rosters expand.

We do, however, have to finish July first, and we will end the month with two games against the Foresters (49-51) in Chicago before the previously mentioned off days. We'll get to stay home as we host the struggling Sailors (58-41) for three. They've dropped 6 of their last 10 and hold just a 2 game lead over the surging Cannons (57-44). We're only 7 games back of the Sailors with Montreal (54-56) 4.5 back. We're off after that series before hitting the road to head to Toronto (34-65) as the Wolves are currently in the midst of a 10 game losing streak.

The deadline will pass next sim, but I don't expect any last minute deals to occur. Really no one is selling and I'm not sure I want to make any more roster adjustments.

Injury Report
RF Earl Rhoden (AAA Milwaukee Blues): Returned from the DL
2B Hank Mitchell (AA Mobile Commodores): Returned from the DL
SS John Barnard (AA Mobile Commodores): Quadriceps strain (1-2 weeks)
LF Dave Ward (B San Jose Cougars): Returned form the DL
2B Bill Rose (B San Jose Cougars): Shoulder tendinitis (3 weeks)
LF Billy Marshall (C La Crosse Lions): Concussion (3 weeks)

Minor League Report

CF Tom Thomas (AA Mobile Commodores): Undrafted in the 1925 draft, Tom Thomas signed a minor league deal with us and played a lot his first season with San Jose. It went pretty poorly, and he basically never played again, but stuck around in the organization. Last year, in 21 games with Lincoln he hit an impressive .350/.435/.512 (151 OPS+) with 2 homers and 13 RBI's. This year (mostly in left), he moved up to Mobile and has a nearly identical .368/.419/.534 (146 OPS+) with 9 homers and 51 RBI's in just under 300 plate appearances. He's just started playing in right field, and while it's too early to judge those results, his bat hasn't slipped one bit. He was a perfect 5-for-5 and just a homer away from the cycle in a 6-5 win over Chattanooga. He's currently our 18th ranked prospect and my scout thinks he can develop into an average big leaguer. It's hard not to get excited by his gaudy batting numbers, but Thomas looks like he can hit any pitcher and he'll only get better.

C Ken Wyatt (A Lincoln Legislators): It hasn't been a great season for the former 4th Rounder, who reached AA Mobile last season, but found himself in Lincoln to start the year. He's still there, as his .289/.315/.398 (90 OPS+) batting line hasn't inspired much confidence. He had a big game against the Terre Haute Brewers, going 5-for-5 with 4 doubles in an 8-6 win. The 23-year-old looks like a potential big league backup, but this year he's seen his strikeout soar and his walks fall.

Amateur Report

SP Pete Vaughn (Bayou State Cougars): Last year as a sophomore, Pete Vaughn had an impressive 2.54 ERA (185 ERA+), 1.06 WHIP, and 132 strikeouts in 85 innings. He didn't have quite as high numbers this year, but he'll finish his college career 15-5 with a 3.03 ERA (158 ERA+), 1.23 WHIP, and 228 strikeouts in 190.1 innings pitched. He's short, just 5'6'', but that doesn't stop him from hitting 94 with his fastball. He's got a plus curve and an average change up, and he has a future in a big league rotation because he can effortlessly set batters down. His stuff is his highlight, and has someone who loves pitchers that can strike batters out, Vaughn is likely to be one of my draft day targets once the talent starts to wither out a bit.

SP Ken Bliss (Golden Gate Grizzlies): You know your team is bad when you have a 2.17 ERA (233 ERA+) and 1.16 WHIP and you finish the season 0-4. Ken Bliss, a southpaw sophomore from Tuscon, Arizona, has to be one of the unluckiest pitchers in the league. Lucky for him he'll be back for a junior season, and he'll have a chance to build on his second straight dominate season in the Grizzlies rotation. He's not the hardest thrower, with his cutter sitting in the high 80s and low 90s, but he did an excellent job cutting down on walks this season, with his BB/9 cut almost in half. His strikeout rate did as well, but he found himself pitching deeper into games and getting more batters out. With another season like this year, he may work his way into the top five rounds of the draft.

03-18-2020, 06:13 PM	#80
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,028	Week 15: July 21st-July 27th July 21st, 1930 Chicago Cougars (49-44): 3 Montreal Saints (49-45): 2 W: Jim Crawford (3-1) L: Walker Moore (9-8) SV: Dick Kadlec (2) We just love close games, as we took game two 3-2. Jim Crawford was excellent on the mound, 7.2 innings with 7 hits, 2 runs, 3 walks, and 5 strikeouts. Dick Kadlec walked 1 and struck out 1 in 1.1 hitless innings. Bill Ashbaugh was 3-for-4 with a double and solo homer. Mack Deal was 1-for-3 with a double and RBI. Russ Combs was 1-for-4 with a double and run scored. George Jordan was 1-for-4 with a double. July 22nd, 1930 Chicago Cougars (49-45): 5 Montreal Saints (50-45): 8 W: Gil Kern (3-2) L: Dick Kadlec (6-8) The Saints beat us to 50 wins by scoring 3 in the bottom of the 8th after we scored 3 in the top half to tie it. Vince York was 4-for-5 with a double and RBI. Mack Deal was 2-for-4 with a double, walk, and RBI. Harry Simmons was 2-for-4 with a run scored, sac-bunt, and RBI. George Jordan was 2-for-5 with a run scored. John Kincaid was 1-for-4 with a sac-fly and run scored. Max Wilder, a former Saint, made the start, allowing 13 hits and 5 runs (4 earned) with 2 walks and 4 strikeouts in 7 innings. Dick Kadlec picked up the loss, allowing 3 runs off 2 hits and 2 walks in the 8th. July 23rd, 1930 Chicago Cougars (49-46): 8 Montreal Saints (51-45): 9 12 Innings W: Jack Barnet (7-6) L: Dick Kadlec (6-9) A big 6 run 4th gave us the lead until the 8th where we allowed the Saints to score 3 to tie it at 6. We managed to score a run in the 10th, but gave it right back in the bottom half. We scored another in the 12th, but felt a little more generous and let the Saints walk it off with a Felix Bradford pinch-hit RBI single. I won't blame Kadlec for the loss, as he allowed 2 unearned runs with a hit and walk in 0.2 innings. It was also the fourth time he pitched in 5 games. What really lost us the game is how long Tommy Russel pitched. He went 11 with 13 hits, 7 runs (5 earned), 3 walks, and a strikeout. I would have loved to see Kadlec come in for the 10th, but instead, Russel let the Saints tie it. Offensively, Dick Fessel was 4-for-5 with a sac-bunt, steal, 2 doubles, an RBI, and 2 runs scored. Bob McCarty was 3-for-6 with 2 doubles, 2 runs, and 2 RBI's. Vince York was 2-for-6 with a double and run scored. Harry Simmons was 2-for-7 with a run scored and driven in. John Kincaid was 2-for-6 with a double and run scored. Ross Combs was 1-for-5 with a triple, 2 walks, a run, and RBI. July 24th, 1930 Chicago Cougars (50-46): 10 New York Stars (45-52): 7 W: Dick Luedtke (1-1) L: Moxie Nelson (10-4) SV: Dick Kadlec (3) We hit the road again after an extra inning affair, but opened the Stars series with a 10-7 win. It was another rough start for Dick Luedtke, who allowed 13 hits, 7 runs, and 2 walks with 2 strikeouts in 8 innings. At the plate, he was 2-for-3 with a double, sac-bunt, run scored, and 2 RBI's. Dick Kadlec picked up the save, allowing 2 hits in what was his 4th straight game on the mound. John Dibblee was 3-for-5 with a double, run scored, and two driven in. Bill Ashbaugh was 2-for-4 with a walk, RBI, and two runs scored. Russ Combs was 2-for-4 with a run scored and driven in. Bob McCarty was 1-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored. Harry Simmons was 1-for-5 with a base clearing triple. July 25th, 1930 Chicago Cougars (50-47): 3 New York Stars (46-52): 4 W: Phil English (4-3) L: Len Moore (5-5) Back in the loss column as the Stars squeaked out a 4-3 victory. Dick Lyons almost lowered his ERA below 5 with this start, going 7 innings with 10 hits, 3 runs, a walk, and 2 strikeouts. Len Moore picked up the loss, allowing a hit and unearned run in the 8th. Bill Ashbaugh was 2-for-3 with a walk, steal, double, and run scored. Art Panko was 2-for-4 with a double and 2 driven in. Ross Combs was 2-for-5 with a double. Vince York was 1-for-4 with a double and run scored. July 26th, 1930 Chicago Cougars (50-47): 4 New York Stars (46-52): 6 W: Dick Richards (5-4) L: Jim Crawford (3-2) The Stars picked up the rubber match as our rough week continued with a 6-4 loss. Jim Crawford tossed 8 innings with 10 hits, 6 runs (4 earned), and 2 walks. Russ Combs was 3-for-5. Bill Ashbaugh was 2-for-5 with a triple. Fred Barrell was 1-for-4 with a triple, run scored, and RBI. John Dibblee was 1-for-4 with a double and run scored. Vince York was 1-for-4 with a run scored and RBI. July 27th, 1930 Chicago Cougars (51-47): 5 Cleveland Foresters (49-51): 4 W: Max Wilder (8-6) L: George Barker (7-8) Our road trip finally ended today as we beat the Foresters 5-4 in a quick and useless one game series. Max Wilder looked great, just 1 earned (4 total) with 8 hits and 7 strikeouts in a complete game victory. He was also 1-for-3 with a sac-bunt and walk. Harry Simmons was 3-for-5 with an RBI. Mack Deal and John Kincaid were both 2-for-5 with a double and RBI. Bill Ashbaugh was 2-for-4 with a triple, walk, run scored, and RBI. Russ Combs was 1-for-4 with a triple, sac-bunt, walk, and run scored. George Jordan was 1-for-3 with a walk and sac-bunt. Stars of the Week Bill Ashbaugh : 25 AB, 12 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI, .480 AVG, 1.392 OPS Russ Combs : 31 AB, 10 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, .323 AVG, .933 OPS Harry Simmons : 25 AB, 8 H, 0 HR, 7 RBI, .320 AVG, .720 OPS Weekly Summary We are 10-15 in July, easily our worst month of the season. All but two of those games (ironically which we lost) were on the road. Finishing a 23 game road trip 10-13 isn't terrible at all. Especially with only two days off that happened to be back-to-back. It's been an exhausting stretch for the team, but at least we get the 30th and 31st off. Vince York's average dropped to.381 as Doug Lightbody's jumped up to .392. Third in the the FABL? A three way tie between St. Louis' Max Morris and Carl Caufman as well as our very own Harry Simmons. They are all hitting .368, although Morris is leaps and bounds better then the guys he's tied with. It's been a tough adjustment to the CA for Dick Luedtke who's gone just 1-1 with a 6.85 ERA (70 ERA+), 1.73 WHIP, and 7 strikeouts in 23.2 innings across his three starts. He'll pitch our second home game since July 2nd, and while I'm upset with the early performances, I can't make a fair judgement on just 3 starts. Dick Kadlec, on the other hand, as kind of struggled since the move to the pen. I really don't want to burn an option year on him so he will have all of August to work things out, but he may drop out of the stopper role once rosters expand. We do, however, have to finish July first, and we will end the month with two games against the Foresters (49-51) in Chicago before the previously mentioned off days. We'll get to stay home as we host the struggling Sailors (58-41) for three. They've dropped 6 of their last 10 and hold just a 2 game lead over the surging Cannons (57-44). We're only 7 games back of the Sailors with Montreal (54-56) 4.5 back. We're off after that series before hitting the road to head to Toronto (34-65) as the Wolves are currently in the midst of a 10 game losing streak. The deadline will pass next sim, but I don't expect any last minute deals to occur. Really no one is selling and I'm not sure I want to make any more roster adjustments. Injury Report RF Earl Rhoden (AAA Milwaukee Blues): Returned from the DL 2B Hank Mitchell (AA Mobile Commodores): Returned from the DL SS John Barnard (AA Mobile Commodores): Quadriceps strain (1-2 weeks) LF Dave Ward (B San Jose Cougars): Returned form the DL 2B Bill Rose (B San Jose Cougars): Shoulder tendinitis (3 weeks) LF Billy Marshall (C La Crosse Lions): Concussion (3 weeks) Minor League Report CF Tom Thomas (AA Mobile Commodores): Undrafted in the 1925 draft, Tom Thomas signed a minor league deal with us and played a lot his first season with San Jose. It went pretty poorly, and he basically never played again, but stuck around in the organization. Last year, in 21 games with Lincoln he hit an impressive .350/.435/.512 (151 OPS+) with 2 homers and 13 RBI's. This year (mostly in left), he moved up to Mobile and has a nearly identical .368/.419/.534 (146 OPS+) with 9 homers and 51 RBI's in just under 300 plate appearances. He's just started playing in right field, and while it's too early to judge those results, his bat hasn't slipped one bit. He was a perfect 5-for-5 and just a homer away from the cycle in a 6-5 win over Chattanooga. He's currently our 18th ranked prospect and my scout thinks he can develop into an average big leaguer. It's hard not to get excited by his gaudy batting numbers, but Thomas looks like he can hit any pitcher and he'll only get better. C Ken Wyatt (A Lincoln Legislators): It hasn't been a great season for the former 4th Rounder, who reached AA Mobile last season, but found himself in Lincoln to start the year. He's still there, as his .289/.315/.398 (90 OPS+) batting line hasn't inspired much confidence. He had a big game against the Terre Haute Brewers, going 5-for-5 with 4 doubles in an 8-6 win. The 23-year-old looks like a potential big league backup, but this year he's seen his strikeout soar and his walks fall. Amateur Report SP Pete Vaughn (Bayou State Cougars): Last year as a sophomore, Pete Vaughn had an impressive 2.54 ERA (185 ERA+), 1.06 WHIP, and 132 strikeouts in 85 innings. He didn't have quite as high numbers this year, but he'll finish his college career 15-5 with a 3.03 ERA (158 ERA+), 1.23 WHIP, and 228 strikeouts in 190.1 innings pitched. He's short, just 5'6'', but that doesn't stop him from hitting 94 with his fastball. He's got a plus curve and an average change up, and he has a future in a big league rotation because he can effortlessly set batters down. His stuff is his highlight, and has someone who loves pitchers that can strike batters out, Vaughn is likely to be one of my draft day targets once the talent starts to wither out a bit. SP Ken Bliss (Golden Gate Grizzlies): You know your team is bad when you have a 2.17 ERA (233 ERA+) and 1.16 WHIP and you finish the season 0-4. Ken Bliss, a southpaw sophomore from Tuscon, Arizona, has to be one of the unluckiest pitchers in the league. Lucky for him he'll be back for a junior season, and he'll have a chance to build on his second straight dominate season in the Grizzlies rotation. He's not the hardest thrower, with his cutter sitting in the high 80s and low 90s, but he did an excellent job cutting down on walks this season, with his BB/9 cut almost in half. His strikeout rate did as well, but he found himself pitching deeper into games and getting more batters out. With another season like this year, he may work his way into the top five rounds of the draft.