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Pelican · 06-29-2024, 10:17 AM

To troubleshoot this, I would first go to the Louisville Colonels page and check transactions, to see if those two guys were signed/acquired on August 13. There should be a "paper trail" for how they got there.

My guess was that these guys happened to debut in the minor leagues at that time. But Baseball Reference says Reese started with Louisville in 1938; not 1937. And Stephens started in 1938 with Johnstown and Springfield. According to his SABR bio, Stephens graduated from high school (Long Beach H.S.) in 1937 (at 16!) and attended Long Beach Junior College, before signing with the Browns. Pee Wee Reese turned 19 in 1937. His bio does say that he was signed by Louisville that year; but he did not play until the next season. Louisville was an unaffiliated team, until the Boston Red Sox purchased it, later in 1938, purportedly to acquire Reese.

If you are playing with the setting to allow players to debut in the minor leagues according to history, Reese and Stephens should not show up until 1938 (unless Reese signing in 1937 counts as a debut).

The other thing I would do is to check if either Reese or Stephens have any OOTP stats from before August 13, 1937. If not, that would confirm the debut dates. I can only hazard a guess that the game is using 1937 as the year they signed contracts (after the season, IRL), and August is safely after their amateur seasons were over.

If you play as Commissioner, you could place them back on Louisville, and engage in a contract negotiation with other teams for their services. How are their potential ratings?

06-29-2024, 10:17 AM	#2
Pelican Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2021 Location: Wilmington, Delaware Posts: 3,175	To troubleshoot this, I would first go to the Louisville Colonels page and check transactions, to see if those two guys were signed/acquired on August 13. There should be a "paper trail" for how they got there. My guess was that these guys happened to debut in the minor leagues at that time. But Baseball Reference says Reese started with Louisville in 1938; not 1937. And Stephens started in 1938 with Johnstown and Springfield. According to his SABR bio, Stephens graduated from high school (Long Beach H.S.) in 1937 (at 16!) and attended Long Beach Junior College, before signing with the Browns. Pee Wee Reese turned 19 in 1937. His bio does say that he was signed by Louisville that year; but he did not play until the next season. Louisville was an unaffiliated team, until the Boston Red Sox purchased it, later in 1938, purportedly to acquire Reese. If you are playing with the setting to allow players to debut in the minor leagues according to history, Reese and Stephens should not show up until 1938 (unless Reese signing in 1937 counts as a debut). The other thing I would do is to check if either Reese or Stephens have any OOTP stats from before August 13, 1937. If not, that would confirm the debut dates. I can only hazard a guess that the game is using 1937 as the year they signed contracts (after the season, IRL), and August is safely after their amateur seasons were over. If you play as Commissioner, you could place them back on Louisville, and engage in a contract negotiation with other teams for their services. How are their potential ratings? __________________ Pelican OOTP 2020-? ”Hard to believe, Harry.”