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End of August '62
We are 54-85 and tied with the Colts in last place, 36 1/2 games behind the SF Giants. Kaline has been a boon. He's still "Unhappy" regarding Transactions but overall his Morale is "Great." Kaline had a torrid August, continuing to hit .342 while also belting out 9 homers. One of the players that went to Detroit, 23 year old starting pitcher Bob Miller, has also been hot, going 5-1 since the trade with a 2.47 ERA.
Primary lineup:
LF Richie Ashburn (.288 / .382 / .359 / 6 HR, 26 RBI)
SS Felix Mantilla (.307 / .363 / .467 / 16 / 58)
RF Al Kaline (.342 / .421 / .646 / 41 / 106)
CF Jim Hickman (.262 / .349 / .457 / 20 / 62)
3B Frank Thomas (.246 / .291 / .415 / 17 / 55)
2B Cookie Rojas (.210 / .277 / .322 / 6 / 24)
C Choo Choo Coleman (.216 / .270 / .336 / 10 / 32)
1B Bobo Osborne (yes, Bobo) (.241 / .333 / .299 / 1 / 7)
Starting rotation:
Al Jackson (12-12)
Roger Craig (9-15)
Billy Pierce (12-13)
Howie Koplitz (0-3)
Mudcat Grant (0-1)
Claude Raymond has 23 saves.
Returning from his 2nd stint on the DL is Frank Thomas. Thomas, with the pressure off of having to be a power hitter, hit .300 with 7 home runs in 7 games. While he was out, I had to screw around with the infield. I was forced to play an outfielder, Manny Jimenez, at 2B. This is a guy with only one position rating: a 37/100 for LF. At any rate, his .314 / .361 / .436 was much more valuable. I don't think I lost too many games because of it. Too bad OOTP does not keep track of fielding stats by position. Mantilla has 3 errors over the course of 105 games but I can't see in which position he committed those errors. I'm tempted to continue playing him in the infield just so that I can have his bat.
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