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VanillaGorilla · 11-16-2012, 11:56 PM

I posted on the main board about the Angels being moved to California, Maryland when they changed their name from the Los Angeles Angels to the California Angels. I hope this is an issue that is addressed because it completely disrupts the competitive balance of the league when financials are in use. I am using financials for this league. I don't feel as bad about getting fired from them now that I see that the declining revenue wasn't simply my fault. I am a bit concerned that I didn't notice this earlier. I am not going to change the settings for any individual team to correct this because I have not previously done that and I am not 100% confident that I will do this with 100% accuracy for teams that may be affected by this bug.

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With 112 seasons played, the 11th player with a composite score over 10 is inducted into the HOF. The frequency of these players is still about once in a decade.

Tex Erwin is this 11th player. Coincidentally, Erwin was also the 11th player selected in the 1960 draft.

Making his final major league appearance in 1980, he retired in 1982.

Erwin collected 749 career HRs amongst his 3232 base hits. He hit 50 HRs in a season 4 times, with a career high of 60. Only 3 players have hit more HRs in a season.

Ervin is a 6 time league MVP. Only Cobb, Shoeless Joe, Frank Robinson, and Tris Speaker won more in their careers.

A 16 time All Star (bested only by Frank Robinson and Willie Mays), Erwin won 3 GGs at catcher as he posted a career slash line of 288/387/530 for a career npa OPS+ of 161. Playing almost 90% of his home games in the anti-hitters paradise that is Candelstick Park, his actual OPS+ is probably closer to 170 than 160.

Erwin's HR total is the 3rd most ever (Mays, Griffey JR ahead on the list). His 2164 RBI and 2122 runs scored place him 6th on each of those All-Time lists.

He never played a defensive position other than catcher. He leads all catchers in career slg%, OPS, VORP, Games, runs, TB, HR, BB, WAR, GS, A, PO, DP, and IP.

He hit 60 HRs in 1963 with a npa OPS+ of 195. Twice he had a npa OPS+ over 200. His best season was 1970 when he hit 54 HRs, 149 RBI, walked 126 times, and posted a slash line of 323/444/467 for a npa OPS+ of 203...and this was playing home games in Candlestick.

Erwin appeared in seven WS, and won three titles. In LCS play, his team won the series 5 of 5 times. In post season play he hit .305 with 19 HRs in 220 ABs. His 1961 WS winning Giant squad included HOFers Ike Blessitt, Denis Menke, and Gary Geiger.

Erwin gets in on the First Ballot screening in his second year of eligibility.

Black Ink: 81
Gray Ink: 301
HOFm: 521.5
HOFs: 83

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The Selection Committee went to the leaderboards and put in John E Briggs in his first year of eligibility for being the highest ranked player on either the VORP or WAR charts. Briggs enters ranking 31st on the All-Time VORP list.

Briggs was taken by the Dodgers with the 10th pick overall.

A 7 time All-Star, Briggs won 3 OF GGs. In the pitching dominated season of 1968, Briggs posted a slash line of 268/370/470 wit 24 HRs for a npa OPS+ of 164 to win the MVP.

For his career he had a line of 268/368/448, npa OPS+ 135 and hit 368 HRs amongst his 2488 career hits.

He was teammates of fellow HOFers Willie Davis and Ben Sanders for the Dodger WS winning teams of 1969-70.

Black: 6
Gray: 108
HOFm 56
HOFs: 41

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Brett Butler becomes the oldest player to be inducted into the HOF. How old? Just a mere 129 years of age....I do like this world.

Butler was the 7th player taken in the 1881 draft. He retired after the 1898 season with 1698 base hits. His 90 year wait from retirement to induction is the longest of any HOFer. A 7 time All-Star, Butler won 4 CF GGs.

He posted a career slash line of 286/366/400 for a npa OPS+ of 130.

Though his career hit number appears low, it needs to be kept in mind that he played in short schedule seasons. In his rookie year he led the league in games played....with 84.

Under these short season conditions Butler had 682 career SBs and 218 triples. It his for his placement on the All-Time triples list (12th) that he gets the induction.

Butler appeared in 3 WS and won all three times. In 1885 and 1895 he won with HOF teammate John Smiley. In 1885 HOFer Vin Campbell was also on the team.

Black: 10 (16)
Gray: 111 (117)
HOFm: 49.5 (54)
HOFs: 34 (36)

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IRL, Roberto Alomar is the HOFer who was the last to make his ML Debut, 1988. I will make note of RL HOFers who debut from this point forward because it is not likely that they will put together HOF careers and retire prior to 2007 to debut at this point, though it may happen.

George Davis is making his debut in this, the 1989 season. Barry Bonds, though not a HOFer, is also debuting in 1989.

11-16-2012, 11:56 PM	#87
VanillaGorilla All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 1,371 Blog Entries: 2	Class of 1989: Erwin, Briggs, Butler I posted on the main board about the Angels being moved to California, Maryland when they changed their name from the Los Angeles Angels to the California Angels. I hope this is an issue that is addressed because it completely disrupts the competitive balance of the league when financials are in use. I am using financials for this league. I don't feel as bad about getting fired from them now that I see that the declining revenue wasn't simply my fault. I am a bit concerned that I didn't notice this earlier. I am not going to change the settings for any individual team to correct this because I have not previously done that and I am not 100% confident that I will do this with 100% accuracy for teams that may be affected by this bug. -------------- With 112 seasons played, the 11th player with a composite score over 10 is inducted into the HOF. The frequency of these players is still about once in a decade. Tex Erwin is this 11th player. Coincidentally, Erwin was also the 11th player selected in the 1960 draft. Making his final major league appearance in 1980, he retired in 1982. Erwin collected 749 career HRs amongst his 3232 base hits. He hit 50 HRs in a season 4 times, with a career high of 60. Only 3 players have hit more HRs in a season. Ervin is a 6 time league MVP. Only Cobb, Shoeless Joe, Frank Robinson, and Tris Speaker won more in their careers. A 16 time All Star (bested only by Frank Robinson and Willie Mays), Erwin won 3 GGs at catcher as he posted a career slash line of 288/387/530 for a career npa OPS+ of 161. Playing almost 90% of his home games in the anti-hitters paradise that is Candelstick Park, his actual OPS+ is probably closer to 170 than 160. Erwin's HR total is the 3rd most ever (Mays, Griffey JR ahead on the list). His 2164 RBI and 2122 runs scored place him 6th on each of those All-Time lists. He never played a defensive position other than catcher. He leads all catchers in career slg%, OPS, VORP, Games, runs, TB, HR, BB, WAR, GS, A, PO, DP, and IP. He hit 60 HRs in 1963 with a npa OPS+ of 195. Twice he had a npa OPS+ over 200. His best season was 1970 when he hit 54 HRs, 149 RBI, walked 126 times, and posted a slash line of 323/444/467 for a npa OPS+ of 203...and this was playing home games in Candlestick. Erwin appeared in seven WS, and won three titles. In LCS play, his team won the series 5 of 5 times. In post season play he hit .305 with 19 HRs in 220 ABs. His 1961 WS winning Giant squad included HOFers Ike Blessitt, Denis Menke, and Gary Geiger. Erwin gets in on the First Ballot screening in his second year of eligibility. Black Ink: 81 Gray Ink: 301 HOFm: 521.5 HOFs: 83 ----------------- The Selection Committee went to the leaderboards and put in John E Briggs in his first year of eligibility for being the highest ranked player on either the VORP or WAR charts. Briggs enters ranking 31st on the All-Time VORP list. Briggs was taken by the Dodgers with the 10th pick overall. A 7 time All-Star, Briggs won 3 OF GGs. In the pitching dominated season of 1968, Briggs posted a slash line of 268/370/470 wit 24 HRs for a npa OPS+ of 164 to win the MVP. For his career he had a line of 268/368/448, npa OPS+ 135 and hit 368 HRs amongst his 2488 career hits. He was teammates of fellow HOFers Willie Davis and Ben Sanders for the Dodger WS winning teams of 1969-70. Black: 6 Gray: 108 HOFm 56 HOFs: 41 ----------- Brett Butler becomes the oldest player to be inducted into the HOF. How old? Just a mere 129 years of age....I do like this world. Butler was the 7th player taken in the 1881 draft. He retired after the 1898 season with 1698 base hits. His 90 year wait from retirement to induction is the longest of any HOFer. A 7 time All-Star, Butler won 4 CF GGs. He posted a career slash line of 286/366/400 for a npa OPS+ of 130. Though his career hit number appears low, it needs to be kept in mind that he played in short schedule seasons. In his rookie year he led the league in games played....with 84. Under these short season conditions Butler had 682 career SBs and 218 triples. It his for his placement on the All-Time triples list (12th) that he gets the induction. Butler appeared in 3 WS and won all three times. In 1885 and 1895 he won with HOF teammate John Smiley. In 1885 HOFer Vin Campbell was also on the team. Black: 10 (16) Gray: 111 (117) HOFm: 49.5 (54) HOFs: 34 (36) -------------------- IRL, Roberto Alomar is the HOFer who was the last to make his ML Debut, 1988. I will make note of RL HOFers who debut from this point forward because it is not likely that they will put together HOF careers and retire prior to 2007 to debut at this point, though it may happen. George Davis is making his debut in this, the 1989 season. Barry Bonds, though not a HOFer, is also debuting in 1989.