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ayaghmour2 · 09-29-2020, 01:28 PM

April 13th, 1933
Chicago Cougars (1-0): 5
Cleveland Foresters (0-1): 1

W: Tommy Wilcox (1-0)
L: Roger Perry (0-1)

BASEBALL IS BACK!

Well, fake baseball that is.

We started our season in Cleveland as we so frequently do, with a three game series against the Foresters. The offense didn't quite wake up from the long rest, but Tommy Wilcox was dominant in a 5-1 opening day victory. His start was about ten million times better then any start last year, going all nine with just 5 hits, a single run, 3 walks, and 4 strikeouts while picking up the first Cougar win of 1933. At the plate, Bill Ashbaugh was excellent, a perfect 4-for-4 with a double and 3 RBI's. John Kincaid was 2-for-5 with a run scored and driven in. Tom Taylor was 1-for-3 with a steal, walk, and two runs scored.

On pace for 154-0!

April 14th, 1933
Chicago Cougars (2-0): 9
Cleveland Foresters (0-2): 4

W: Dick Leudtke (1-0)
L: Heinie Bretz (0-1)

Still on pace for 154-0!

The bats came alive and supported last year's ERA champion Dick Leudtke as we clinched a series victory in our first series of the season. Bad news for former Cougar Heinie Bretz, as the 24-year-old left after just one inning. It's a torn elbow ligament, and his 1933 will end much earlier then he anticipated.

Leudtke picked up the win, 8.1 innings with 11 hits, 4 runs, 4 walks, and 5 strikeouts. He did much better at the plate, going 4-for-4 with a sac-bunt, run scored, and three driven in. Arnold Bower had a big game as well, 3-for-5 with a steal, double, triple, three runs, and an RBI. Tom Taylor was a perfect 3-for-3 with a walk. Mike Taylor was 1-for-4 with a sac-fly and solo homer. Russ Combs was 2-for-4 with a triple, run, and RBI. Cy Bryant was 2-for-4 with a walk, steal, and two runs scored. Norm Stewart made his debut, walking two in two thirds of an inning.

April 15th, 1933
Chicago Cougars (2-1): 2
Cleveland Foresters (1-2): 3

W: Karl Johnson (1-0)
L: Max Wilder (0-1)

We couldn't finish the sweep, as Max Morris walked us off with an RBI double as the Foresters took the finale 3-2. Max Wilder made the start, 8 and a third with 5 hits, 3 runs (2 earned), a walk, and 2 strikeouts. Arnold Bower was 2-for-4 with a double and RBI. Bill Ashbaugh was 2-for-3 with a walk. Mike Taylor was 1-for-4 with a run scored.

April 16th, 1933
Chicago Cougars (3-1): 6
Toronto Wolves (0-4): 4

W: Jim Crawford (1-0)
L: Dick Salten (0-1)

We continued on the road, this time heading to Toronto for three with the Wolves. We tried really hard to lose this one, allowing three in the ninth before escaping with a 6-4 win. Jim Crawford picked up the win, going all nine with 7 hits, 4 runs (3 earned), and a strikeout. The only real blemish came with none out in the ninth when Sam Orr hit a three run homer. Mike Taylor was a perfect 4-for-4 with 3 doubles, 2 runs, an RBI, and walk. Cy Bryant was 4-for-5 with a steal, run, and RBI. Bobby Sprague was 3-for-5 with an RBI. John Kincaid was 2-for-5 with a run scored. Bill Ashbaugh was just 1-for-5, but with a triple, RBI, and two runs scored.

Stars of the Week
Bill Ashbaugh : 15 AB, 7 H, 0 HR, 4 RBI, .467 AVG, 1.196 OPS
Mike Taylor : 16 AB, 6 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI, .375 AVG, 1.171 OPS
Arnold Bower : 16 AB, 6 H, 0 HR, 3 RBI, .375 AVG, 1.069 OPS

Weekly Summary
Baseball is back! We started the season on the road, and a 3-1 record is not bad considering Cleveland should be won of the better CA clubs this season. We get two more with the Wolves before our first off day on the year. We then host the Foresters (1-3) and Wolves (0-4) for four to start our first homestand.

Obviously it's still too early for the standings to mean much, but we're tied with New York and Baltimore for second. The Sailors (4-0) lead the CA and are the only undefeated team in all of baseball. It's also too early to evaluate performance, but seeing Wilcox throw an absolute gem gives me hope for this season and I think the now 26-year-old has the end of 1932 out of his mind.

Minor League Report

We're 10 games into the UMVA season, so LaCrosse is our only affiliate playing right now. We're 2-8, but there are some bright spots:

SP Cy Sullivan (La Crosse Lions): So this is what he can do with an actual shortstop! A mix of Ducky Jordan, Billy Hunter, and Freddie Bennett (all plus defenders in HS last year) are spending time at short, and Sullivan has looked like the guy with a sub 3.00 ERA coming into last year. In 3 starts he's been as good as it is, 1-0 with a 1.64 ERA (246 ERA+) and 1.09 WHIP in 22 innings pitched. He's only struck out two, but strikeouts tend to fall once players reach affiliated ball. It's obviously encouraging to see the youngster start out so well, as most high school guys tend to struggle once they make the jump.

C Joe Rainbow (La Crosse Lions): After hitting absolutely nothing last year, the 19-year-old Rainbow has gotten off to a good start. He's hitting .360/.407/.560 (154 OPS+) with a homer and 6 RBI's in 27 trips to the plate. Yes, it's early, but if WAR is your thing, his 0.4 mark in 7 games is already more then half of his 0.7 he accumulated in 113 last year. I'm hoping he can continue to hit like this an work his way up to San Jose. Currently, this year's 4th Rounder Harry Mead and him are sharing at bats, and I want them both to be starting most games.

09-29-2020, 01:28 PM	#227
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,055	Week 1: April 13th-April 16th April 13th, 1933 Chicago Cougars (1-0): 5 Cleveland Foresters (0-1): 1 W: Tommy Wilcox (1-0) L: Roger Perry (0-1) BASEBALL IS BACK! Well, fake baseball that is. We started our season in Cleveland as we so frequently do, with a three game series against the Foresters. The offense didn't quite wake up from the long rest, but Tommy Wilcox was dominant in a 5-1 opening day victory. His start was about ten million times better then any start last year, going all nine with just 5 hits, a single run, 3 walks, and 4 strikeouts while picking up the first Cougar win of 1933. At the plate, Bill Ashbaugh was excellent, a perfect 4-for-4 with a double and 3 RBI's. John Kincaid was 2-for-5 with a run scored and driven in. Tom Taylor was 1-for-3 with a steal, walk, and two runs scored. On pace for 154-0! April 14th, 1933 Chicago Cougars (2-0): 9 Cleveland Foresters (0-2): 4 W: Dick Leudtke (1-0) L: Heinie Bretz (0-1) Still on pace for 154-0! The bats came alive and supported last year's ERA champion Dick Leudtke as we clinched a series victory in our first series of the season. Bad news for former Cougar Heinie Bretz, as the 24-year-old left after just one inning. It's a torn elbow ligament, and his 1933 will end much earlier then he anticipated. Leudtke picked up the win, 8.1 innings with 11 hits, 4 runs, 4 walks, and 5 strikeouts. He did much better at the plate, going 4-for-4 with a sac-bunt, run scored, and three driven in. Arnold Bower had a big game as well, 3-for-5 with a steal, double, triple, three runs, and an RBI. Tom Taylor was a perfect 3-for-3 with a walk. Mike Taylor was 1-for-4 with a sac-fly and solo homer. Russ Combs was 2-for-4 with a triple, run, and RBI. Cy Bryant was 2-for-4 with a walk, steal, and two runs scored. Norm Stewart made his debut, walking two in two thirds of an inning. April 15th, 1933 Chicago Cougars (2-1): 2 Cleveland Foresters (1-2): 3 W: Karl Johnson (1-0) L: Max Wilder (0-1) We couldn't finish the sweep, as Max Morris walked us off with an RBI double as the Foresters took the finale 3-2. Max Wilder made the start, 8 and a third with 5 hits, 3 runs (2 earned), a walk, and 2 strikeouts. Arnold Bower was 2-for-4 with a double and RBI. Bill Ashbaugh was 2-for-3 with a walk. Mike Taylor was 1-for-4 with a run scored. April 16th, 1933 Chicago Cougars (3-1): 6 Toronto Wolves (0-4): 4 W: Jim Crawford (1-0) L: Dick Salten (0-1) We continued on the road, this time heading to Toronto for three with the Wolves. We tried really hard to lose this one, allowing three in the ninth before escaping with a 6-4 win. Jim Crawford picked up the win, going all nine with 7 hits, 4 runs (3 earned), and a strikeout. The only real blemish came with none out in the ninth when Sam Orr hit a three run homer. Mike Taylor was a perfect 4-for-4 with 3 doubles, 2 runs, an RBI, and walk. Cy Bryant was 4-for-5 with a steal, run, and RBI. Bobby Sprague was 3-for-5 with an RBI. John Kincaid was 2-for-5 with a run scored. Bill Ashbaugh was just 1-for-5, but with a triple, RBI, and two runs scored. Stars of the Week Bill Ashbaugh : 15 AB, 7 H, 0 HR, 4 RBI, .467 AVG, 1.196 OPS Mike Taylor : 16 AB, 6 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI, .375 AVG, 1.171 OPS Arnold Bower : 16 AB, 6 H, 0 HR, 3 RBI, .375 AVG, 1.069 OPS Weekly Summary Baseball is back! We started the season on the road, and a 3-1 record is not bad considering Cleveland should be won of the better CA clubs this season. We get two more with the Wolves before our first off day on the year. We then host the Foresters (1-3) and Wolves (0-4) for four to start our first homestand. Obviously it's still too early for the standings to mean much, but we're tied with New York and Baltimore for second. The Sailors (4-0) lead the CA and are the only undefeated team in all of baseball. It's also too early to evaluate performance, but seeing Wilcox throw an absolute gem gives me hope for this season and I think the now 26-year-old has the end of 1932 out of his mind. Minor League Report We're 10 games into the UMVA season, so LaCrosse is our only affiliate playing right now. We're 2-8, but there are some bright spots: SP Cy Sullivan (La Crosse Lions): So this is what he can do with an actual shortstop! A mix of Ducky Jordan, Billy Hunter, and Freddie Bennett (all plus defenders in HS last year) are spending time at short, and Sullivan has looked like the guy with a sub 3.00 ERA coming into last year. In 3 starts he's been as good as it is, 1-0 with a 1.64 ERA (246 ERA+) and 1.09 WHIP in 22 innings pitched. He's only struck out two, but strikeouts tend to fall once players reach affiliated ball. It's obviously encouraging to see the youngster start out so well, as most high school guys tend to struggle once they make the jump. C Joe Rainbow (La Crosse Lions): After hitting absolutely nothing last year, the 19-year-old Rainbow has gotten off to a good start. He's hitting .360/.407/.560 (154 OPS+) with a homer and 6 RBI's in 27 trips to the plate. Yes, it's early, but if WAR is your thing, his 0.4 mark in 7 games is already more then half of his 0.7 he accumulated in 113 last year. I'm hoping he can continue to hit like this an work his way up to San Jose. Currently, this year's 4th Rounder Harry Mead and him are sharing at bats, and I want them both to be starting most games.