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Matt from TN · 05-07-2004, 11:54 AM

July 1933

This was one of the most active months the league has seen in some time. First off, the A's won only 7 games the entire month. That allowed the rest of the league to climb out of the 12.5-game hole they had dug themselves into. The White Sox went 15-11 and are now just 5 games back. To their credit, the A's lost their #3 starter Ahrend "Professor" Nagel and their star centerfielder Ben "Rabbi" Baum to injury, but that hardly excuses their terrible performance. Despite their July collapse, no other AL team has truly taken full advantage of the opportunity.

In the NL, the Phillies and Cubs continue to duke it out, with Philadelphia finishing the month on top by 1 game. This happened despite the fact that the Phillies offense has the lowest batting average (.263) and has scored the fewest runs in the majors. They still have the best pitching staff around with a major league best 3.22 ERA. However, the Cubs pitching staff is ranked 2nd with a 3.31 ERA, and their offense has scored the 4th most runs in the majors, even though their team average of .273 is only 8th. With those numbers, one would think the Cubs had the edge.

Along with the A's Nagle and Baum, several key players were injured this month, namely Giants second baseman Bobby "Tree" Martin, Brooklyn ace Frank Smith, Red Sox ace Babe Goodrum and Phillies outfielder Don Stirn. Despite his injury, Goodrum was involved in a trade as the league saw the highest number of July trades in recent memory. Goodrum was dealt across town to the Braves. In return, the Red Sox got oft-injured and much-maligned pitcher Whiskey Allen Jr. Junior was well-known among Braves fans for his career of underachieving. However, the 32-year-old Allen is coming off back-to-back strong seasons in which he has won 42 games. This season, he is just 6-6 after missing more time with injuries, but he has a solid 2.98 ERA, and he posted a 1.90 ERA in July.

By making this trade, the Braves have essentially called it quits this season. It has been an utter disaster for them. After being predicted by many to win the pennant, they have not been above .500 and have lost all of their starting pitchers at one time or another to injury. After trading Allen and "Jersey" Piccininno, 3 of their current 4 starting pitchers were not even on the team on Opening Day. Even though Goodrum is out until late September with an elbow injury, the team thought acquiring him was worth the risk. At age 29, he is younger than Allen and he has a lot of potential. As for Piccininno, he was shipped back to the Giants, where he started his career. In return, the Braves acquired veteran third baseman Steve Varghese. Some say Piccininno and pitching prospect Dan Volpe was a steep price to pay for Varghese, who is on the downside of his career, but the Braves have not had a strong third baseman for many years and Lonnie Mitchell was hitting just .242 there this season.

In other big trades, the Cubs practically stole 25-year-old pitcher Jimmie Northup from the Giants for 24-year-old second baseman Pepper Creighton, who is likely not even starter material. Northup, on the other hand, won 22 games just two seasons ago. Detroit traded longtime star second baseman Kid Fite to the Red Sox in return for pitcher Sam Vidas and two prospects. The Tigers then went out and got slugging centerfielder Fred "Froggy" Borgert from the Giants in return for three prospects. The A's strengthened their rotation with the acquisition of young pitcher Abraham Dickens, who was acquired from the Browns for an outfield prospect.

American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Jethro Lee (WSH)!
He had a record of 5-1 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 1.48.

American League-Batter of the Month:
Ricardo Bowden (BOS)!
He batted .449 in 89 AB, with 3 homers and 18 RBI.

National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Cliff Umbaugh (NYG)!
He had a record of 6-0 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 2.29 and 1 shutout.

National League-Batter of the Month:
Dale Lamberty (NYG)!
He batted .379 in 87 AB, with 1 homers and 15 RBI.

Code:

American League Standings 
  
Philadelphia (A) 62 42 .596 -
Chicago (A)      58 48 .547 5.0 
Washington       54 51 .514 8.5
New York (A)     53 51 .510 9.0
Cleveland        51 52 .495 10.5
Detroit          48 55 .466 13.5
Boston (A)       46 56 .451 15.0
St. Louis (A)    44 61 .419 18.5 
 
National League Standings 
 
Philadelphia (N) 60 43 .583 -
Chicago (N)      60 45 .571 1.0
Brooklyn         52 51 .505 8.0 
Cincinnati       51 52 .495 9.0 
St. Louis (N)    49 55 .471 11.5
New York (N)     48 55 .466 12.0
Boston (N)       47 56 .456 13.0  
Pittsburgh       47 57 .452 13.5

AL AVG
.394 Adolf "The Human Torch" Greisbach, Tigers
.366 Jamie Kubic, White Sox
.364 Swervin' Ervin Skjerly, Yankees

NL AVG
.370 Dale "The Wizard" Reneau, Phillies
.354 F.X. Ditty, Dodgers
.348 Levi "Tyke" Walls, Giants

AL HOMERUNS
20 Daniel Lutzke, Indians
14 Quenton Misisca, Tigers
14 Troy Kinnear, Tigers

NL HOMERUNS
15 Lloyd Johnson, Giants
15 "Cookie" Parrish, Cubs
14 John Schmeider, Braves

AL STEALS
38 John Shears, White Sox
34 "Moonlight" Graham, Yankees
31 Ricardo "Tiny" Bowden, Red Sox

NL STEALS
40 Bill "The Imp" Sheeder, Cardinals
34 Foglesong Allen, Giants
25 Don Stirn, Phillies

AL ERA
2.15 Jethro "Dodge" Lee, Senators
2.39 George Cone, White Sox
2.83 Ken "Stuffy" Zinn, White Sox

NL ERA
1.79 Frank Smith, Dodgers
2.02 Otto "Kaiser" Kahle, Braves
2.21 Brett Smith, Reds

Ancestors:

George "The General" Ward, RF, Braves - Ward hit .375 in 15 games after returning to the lineup. His .401 average no longer qualifies for the batting race because of the time he missed. If he remains healthy, he should qualify by the end of the season.

Sam Kass, CF, Pirates - Kass hit .316 with 13 RBI and 14 runs scored.

Ben "Rabbi" Baum, CF, Athletics - Ben hit .328 in 17 games. He returned to the lineup on July 4th, but he herniated a disk in his back late in the month and will likely be out until early September.

Will Miller, LF, Senators - Will hit .258 with 6 steals in 24 games after returning. He is now 8 steals shy of becoming just the 2nd player in history with 800 stolen bases, and he needs just 10 more to become 1st all-time in that category!

Levi "Tyke" Walls, SS, Giants - Tyke hit .315 with 14 runs scored and 7 steals.

David "Pops" McAuliffe, 3B, Cubs - Pops hit .255 with 12 RBI and 13 runs scored.

August "Fat Gus" Kahle, 3B, Yankees - Gus missed about a week this month with another injury, but he hit .507 with 17 RBI in 19 games!

Kid Fite, 2B, Red Sox - Kid hit .309 with 2 homeruns, 10 RBI and 16 runs scored. On July 30th, he was traded to the Red Sox after 12 seasons in Detroit.

Donald "Duckie" Andrews, 2B, Indians - Duckie hit just .195, dropping his season average to .298.

Salvatore "The Sicilian Saucer" Rossi, 1B, Athletics - Sal hit .318 with 2 homeruns, 10 RBI and 12 runs scored.

Harry Finley, C, Yankees - Harry hit .230 with 4 steals.

Ahrend "The Professor" Nagel, SP, Athletics - Nagel went 1-1 with a 2.65 ERA in 3 starts before injuring his arm. He should return in mid-August. One more win and he will pass "Nasty Ned" Fargo for the most wins by an ancestor.

Whiskey Allen, Jr., SP, Red Sox - Junior went 3-2 with a 1.90 ERA and a shutout. On July 31st, he was traded to the Red Sox for pitcher Babe Goodrum. This was a parting of the ways that had been predicted about 5 years ago.

Otto "Kaiser" Kahle, SP, Braves - Otto went 4-2 with a 1.65 ERA and 1 shutout. He started the season as the ace of a great pitching staff, but now that staff is in disarray.

David Wickersham, SP, Cubs - David went 4-2 with a 3.60 ERA.

Adolf "The Human Torch" Greisbach, SS, Tigers - Adolf hit .341 with 10 RBI and 10 runs scored.

Lloyd Johnson, 1B, Giants - Lloyd hit .294 with 3 homeruns, 20 RBI and 10 runs scored.

Alan Liao, 3B, Reds - Liao hit .310 with 11 RBI and 14 runs scored.

Woody Woodworth, 2B, Browns - Woody hit .315 with 10 runs scored.

Carl "Dutch" Kahle, 3B, Senators - Dutch hit .247 with 9 RBI.

Foglesong Allen, LF, Giants - Allen hit .315 with 13 RBI, 18 runs scored and 8 steals.

John "Bucky" Smith, SP, Cubs - Bucky went 2-2 with a 3.04 ERA.

Leonard "Sunny" Davie, C, White Sox - Sunny hit .263 with 9 RBI.

Swervin' Ervin Skjerly, 2B, Yankees - Ervin hit .365 with 14 runs scored.

Ricardo "Tiny" Bowden, SS, Red Sox - Tiny hit .449 with 3 homeruns, 18 RBI, 21 runs scored and 8 steals. He was named the AL BOTM.

Keith "Dead-Eye" Laverick, 1B, Cardinals - Keith hit .356 with 2 homeruns and 11 RBI.

Frank Smith, SP, Dodgers - Frank went 1-1 with a 1.62 ERA in 3 starts before herniating a disk in his back. He should return in another week.

F.X. Ditty, 2B, Dodgers - Ditty hit .320 with 7 runs scored.

Dewey Mickelsen, LF, Cubs - Dewey hit .241 with 7 RBI.

Wolter "Boeken" Tjeenk-Willink, LF, Senators - Wolter hit .286 in 13 games, but returned to the bench with Miller's return.

Ping "The Outlander" Hung, CF, Yankees - Hung hit .344 with 11 RBI, 18 runs scored and 9 steals.

George "The Joker" Bowers, SP, Indians - Bowers went 3-1 with a 3.45 ERA and a shutout.

Blake "Hitman" Crocitto, SS, Senators - Blake hit .258 with 7 RBI.

David "Harlequin" Hunter, 2B, Braves - David hit .167 with 6 steals in 17 games, but missed time with a sore elbow. He is expected back around August 5th.

Bill "Red" Finley, SP, Senators - Red went 1-5 with a 4.83 ERA.

Jeronimo Arsenault, SP, Browns - Jeronimo went 0-2 with a 5.06 ERA in 2 starts after returning.

Peyton "Flamethrower" Arana, SP, Cardinals - Arana went 3-2 with a 2.41 ERA.

William "Bill" Berry, RF, Indians - Bill hit .270 with 14 runs scored.

Bobby "Tree" Martin, 2B, Giants - Martin hit .235 in 20 games, but he should miss all of August with a torn groin muscle.

Walt "Pops" Gustafson, SP, Red Sox - Walt went 3-1 with a 3.52 ERA over 5 games (3 starts). On July 19th, he threw the first shutout of his career, and it was a doosy. He allowed just 1 run and 2 walks that day against the Browns. However, with the acquisition of Whiskey Allen Jr., Walt was returned to the bullpen.

Trent "Whacker" Roberts, SP, Indians - Roberts went 1-2 with a 3.43 ERA.

Tequila Allen, 3B, Red Sox - Allen returned and hit .218 in 14 games. He is, however, excited to see his half-brother Whiskey Jr. on the team.

05-07-2004, 11:54 AM	#956
Matt from TN Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In a funk.... Posts: 3,413	July 1933 This was one of the most active months the league has seen in some time. First off, the A's won only 7 games the entire month. That allowed the rest of the league to climb out of the 12.5-game hole they had dug themselves into. The White Sox went 15-11 and are now just 5 games back. To their credit, the A's lost their #3 starter Ahrend "Professor" Nagel and their star centerfielder Ben "Rabbi" Baum to injury, but that hardly excuses their terrible performance. Despite their July collapse, no other AL team has truly taken full advantage of the opportunity. In the NL, the Phillies and Cubs continue to duke it out, with Philadelphia finishing the month on top by 1 game. This happened despite the fact that the Phillies offense has the lowest batting average (.263) and has scored the fewest runs in the majors. They still have the best pitching staff around with a major league best 3.22 ERA. However, the Cubs pitching staff is ranked 2nd with a 3.31 ERA, and their offense has scored the 4th most runs in the majors, even though their team average of .273 is only 8th. With those numbers, one would think the Cubs had the edge. Along with the A's Nagle and Baum, several key players were injured this month, namely Giants second baseman Bobby "Tree" Martin, Brooklyn ace Frank Smith, Red Sox ace Babe Goodrum and Phillies outfielder Don Stirn. Despite his injury, Goodrum was involved in a trade as the league saw the highest number of July trades in recent memory. Goodrum was dealt across town to the Braves. In return, the Red Sox got oft-injured and much-maligned pitcher Whiskey Allen Jr. Junior was well-known among Braves fans for his career of underachieving. However, the 32-year-old Allen is coming off back-to-back strong seasons in which he has won 42 games. This season, he is just 6-6 after missing more time with injuries, but he has a solid 2.98 ERA, and he posted a 1.90 ERA in July. By making this trade, the Braves have essentially called it quits this season. It has been an utter disaster for them. After being predicted by many to win the pennant, they have not been above .500 and have lost all of their starting pitchers at one time or another to injury. After trading Allen and "Jersey" Piccininno, 3 of their current 4 starting pitchers were not even on the team on Opening Day. Even though Goodrum is out until late September with an elbow injury, the team thought acquiring him was worth the risk. At age 29, he is younger than Allen and he has a lot of potential. As for Piccininno, he was shipped back to the Giants, where he started his career. In return, the Braves acquired veteran third baseman Steve Varghese. Some say Piccininno and pitching prospect Dan Volpe was a steep price to pay for Varghese, who is on the downside of his career, but the Braves have not had a strong third baseman for many years and Lonnie Mitchell was hitting just .242 there this season. In other big trades, the Cubs practically stole 25-year-old pitcher Jimmie Northup from the Giants for 24-year-old second baseman Pepper Creighton, who is likely not even starter material. Northup, on the other hand, won 22 games just two seasons ago. Detroit traded longtime star second baseman Kid Fite to the Red Sox in return for pitcher Sam Vidas and two prospects. The Tigers then went out and got slugging centerfielder Fred "Froggy" Borgert from the Giants in return for three prospects. The A's strengthened their rotation with the acquisition of young pitcher Abraham Dickens, who was acquired from the Browns for an outfield prospect. American League-Pitcher of the Month: Jethro Lee (WSH)! He had a record of 5-1 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 1.48. American League-Batter of the Month: Ricardo Bowden (BOS)! He batted .449 in 89 AB, with 3 homers and 18 RBI. National League-Pitcher of the Month: Cliff Umbaugh (NYG)! He had a record of 6-0 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 2.29 and 1 shutout. National League-Batter of the Month: Dale Lamberty (NYG)! He batted .379 in 87 AB, with 1 homers and 15 RBI. Code: American League Standings Philadelphia (A) 62 42 .596 - Chicago (A) 58 48 .547 5.0 Washington 54 51 .514 8.5 New York (A) 53 51 .510 9.0 Cleveland 51 52 .495 10.5 Detroit 48 55 .466 13.5 Boston (A) 46 56 .451 15.0 St. Louis (A) 44 61 .419 18.5 National League Standings Philadelphia (N) 60 43 .583 - Chicago (N) 60 45 .571 1.0 Brooklyn 52 51 .505 8.0 Cincinnati 51 52 .495 9.0 St. Louis (N) 49 55 .471 11.5 New York (N) 48 55 .466 12.0 Boston (N) 47 56 .456 13.0 Pittsburgh 47 57 .452 13.5 AL AVG .394 Adolf "The Human Torch" Greisbach, Tigers .366 Jamie Kubic, White Sox .364 Swervin' Ervin Skjerly, Yankees NL AVG .370 Dale "The Wizard" Reneau, Phillies .354 F.X. Ditty, Dodgers .348 Levi "Tyke" Walls, Giants AL HOMERUNS 20 Daniel Lutzke, Indians 14 Quenton Misisca, Tigers 14 Troy Kinnear, Tigers NL HOMERUNS 15 Lloyd Johnson, Giants 15 "Cookie" Parrish, Cubs 14 John Schmeider, Braves AL STEALS 38 John Shears, White Sox 34 "Moonlight" Graham, Yankees 31 Ricardo "Tiny" Bowden, Red Sox NL STEALS 40 Bill "The Imp" Sheeder, Cardinals 34 Foglesong Allen, Giants 25 Don Stirn, Phillies AL ERA 2.15 Jethro "Dodge" Lee, Senators 2.39 George Cone, White Sox 2.83 Ken "Stuffy" Zinn, White Sox NL ERA 1.79 Frank Smith, Dodgers 2.02 Otto "Kaiser" Kahle, Braves 2.21 Brett Smith, Reds Ancestors: George "The General" Ward, RF, Braves - Ward hit .375 in 15 games after returning to the lineup. His .401 average no longer qualifies for the batting race because of the time he missed. If he remains healthy, he should qualify by the end of the season. Sam Kass, CF, Pirates - Kass hit .316 with 13 RBI and 14 runs scored. Ben "Rabbi" Baum, CF, Athletics - Ben hit .328 in 17 games. He returned to the lineup on July 4th, but he herniated a disk in his back late in the month and will likely be out until early September. Will Miller, LF, Senators - Will hit .258 with 6 steals in 24 games after returning. He is now 8 steals shy of becoming just the 2nd player in history with 800 stolen bases, and he needs just 10 more to become 1st all-time in that category! Levi "Tyke" Walls, SS, Giants - Tyke hit .315 with 14 runs scored and 7 steals. David "Pops" McAuliffe, 3B, Cubs - Pops hit .255 with 12 RBI and 13 runs scored. August "Fat Gus" Kahle, 3B, Yankees - Gus missed about a week this month with another injury, but he hit .507 with 17 RBI in 19 games! Kid Fite, 2B, Red Sox - Kid hit .309 with 2 homeruns, 10 RBI and 16 runs scored. On July 30th, he was traded to the Red Sox after 12 seasons in Detroit. Donald "Duckie" Andrews, 2B, Indians - Duckie hit just .195, dropping his season average to .298. Salvatore "The Sicilian Saucer" Rossi, 1B, Athletics - Sal hit .318 with 2 homeruns, 10 RBI and 12 runs scored. Harry Finley, C, Yankees - Harry hit .230 with 4 steals. Ahrend "The Professor" Nagel, SP, Athletics - Nagel went 1-1 with a 2.65 ERA in 3 starts before injuring his arm. He should return in mid-August. One more win and he will pass "Nasty Ned" Fargo for the most wins by an ancestor. Whiskey Allen, Jr., SP, Red Sox - Junior went 3-2 with a 1.90 ERA and a shutout. On July 31st, he was traded to the Red Sox for pitcher Babe Goodrum. This was a parting of the ways that had been predicted about 5 years ago. Otto "Kaiser" Kahle, SP, Braves - Otto went 4-2 with a 1.65 ERA and 1 shutout. He started the season as the ace of a great pitching staff, but now that staff is in disarray. David Wickersham, SP, Cubs - David went 4-2 with a 3.60 ERA. Adolf "The Human Torch" Greisbach, SS, Tigers - Adolf hit .341 with 10 RBI and 10 runs scored. Lloyd Johnson, 1B, Giants - Lloyd hit .294 with 3 homeruns, 20 RBI and 10 runs scored. Alan Liao, 3B, Reds - Liao hit .310 with 11 RBI and 14 runs scored. Woody Woodworth, 2B, Browns - Woody hit .315 with 10 runs scored. Carl "Dutch" Kahle, 3B, Senators - Dutch hit .247 with 9 RBI. Foglesong Allen, LF, Giants - Allen hit .315 with 13 RBI, 18 runs scored and 8 steals. John "Bucky" Smith, SP, Cubs - Bucky went 2-2 with a 3.04 ERA. Leonard "Sunny" Davie, C, White Sox - Sunny hit .263 with 9 RBI. Swervin' Ervin Skjerly, 2B, Yankees - Ervin hit .365 with 14 runs scored. Ricardo "Tiny" Bowden, SS, Red Sox - Tiny hit .449 with 3 homeruns, 18 RBI, 21 runs scored and 8 steals. He was named the AL BOTM. Keith "Dead-Eye" Laverick, 1B, Cardinals - Keith hit .356 with 2 homeruns and 11 RBI. Frank Smith, SP, Dodgers - Frank went 1-1 with a 1.62 ERA in 3 starts before herniating a disk in his back. He should return in another week. F.X. Ditty, 2B, Dodgers - Ditty hit .320 with 7 runs scored. Dewey Mickelsen, LF, Cubs - Dewey hit .241 with 7 RBI. Wolter "Boeken" Tjeenk-Willink, LF, Senators - Wolter hit .286 in 13 games, but returned to the bench with Miller's return. Ping "The Outlander" Hung, CF, Yankees - Hung hit .344 with 11 RBI, 18 runs scored and 9 steals. George "The Joker" Bowers, SP, Indians - Bowers went 3-1 with a 3.45 ERA and a shutout. Blake "Hitman" Crocitto, SS, Senators - Blake hit .258 with 7 RBI. David "Harlequin" Hunter, 2B, Braves - David hit .167 with 6 steals in 17 games, but missed time with a sore elbow. He is expected back around August 5th. Bill "Red" Finley, SP, Senators - Red went 1-5 with a 4.83 ERA. Jeronimo Arsenault, SP, Browns - Jeronimo went 0-2 with a 5.06 ERA in 2 starts after returning. Peyton "Flamethrower" Arana, SP, Cardinals - Arana went 3-2 with a 2.41 ERA. William "Bill" Berry, RF, Indians - Bill hit .270 with 14 runs scored. Bobby "Tree" Martin, 2B, Giants - Martin hit .235 in 20 games, but he should miss all of August with a torn groin muscle. Walt "Pops" Gustafson, SP, Red Sox - Walt went 3-1 with a 3.52 ERA over 5 games (3 starts). On July 19th, he threw the first shutout of his career, and it was a doosy. He allowed just 1 run and 2 walks that day against the Browns. However, with the acquisition of Whiskey Allen Jr., Walt was returned to the bullpen. Trent "Whacker" Roberts, SP, Indians - Roberts went 1-2 with a 3.43 ERA. Tequila Allen, 3B, Red Sox - Allen returned and hit .218 in 14 games. He is, however, excited to see his half-brother Whiskey Jr. on the team.