Baseball Redux

tarmer · 08-22-2006, 02:58 PM

Baseball Redux.......

Forget about records, names and teams.. Forget about stats and salaries, Forget about the steriod induced homerun hitting 90's....
Let's go back to a time when baseball was simpler, Players were more accessible and "Hometown hero" meant something. You played for the game not the paycheck...

The year is 1871, The Civil War has only been over for about 6 years, The South being severley damaged by the toll of the war is in the process of reconstruction, The West having survived the Gold Rush has started to settle into development around the Bay Areas of San Fransisco and Sacramento. The Midwest still having small troubles with the Plains Indians is starting to grow into huge farmlands.

Travel is a lengthy proposal as most areas are spread out and the main mode of transportation is horse and buggy. The Railroads have been in for several years but were a slow means of travel and getting from Coast to Coast was only available by ship.

This all changed in 1869, just 1 years before as the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific Railroads after 7 years met in Promontory Summit, Utah to complete the first "Transcontinental Railroad". This completed line now allowed passenger and freight travel across country in a timelier, more comfortable fashion.

The game of baseball having been around since around 1846, Has become very popular. Carried throught many parts of the South and areas of the North during the Civil War, Based loosley on the English game of Rounders, Many "teams" formed among the cities as a form of exercise and competition. These teams would sometimes play games against other cities. Alexander Cartwright who came up with the basic rules of the game and who had been involved in several teams in the New York area had one evening during a discussion with some of his friends talked about the "global" growth of the game and the possibility of making a successful form of entertainment for people across the country, And now that it was possible to easily travel across country the game could now reach greater audiences.

So the planning began.

The first issues to discuss were those of travel and locations. There was a great amount of open space but not really any established areas just to play the game. Though the thoughts of fields in towns was spoken of, Cartwright thought that if a town had a team they should have a specfic location for this team to play, rather than the constant moving from field to field as towns expanded.

The next converstation focused on travel and proximity, After all even with the railroad it could still take some time to get between cities, And then once you left the rail depot how far would you want to travel to get to a "field" as this travel would have to be by carriage. Cartwright thought that all designated fields should be within a couple hours travel of the depot in order to minimize travel time.

By now there were well over 400 "Baseball Clubs" from all over the nation, These clubs toured the nation playing other clubs in scheduled demonstrations, None of the players were paid to play, which at times created a hardship for both players and teams alike as it took players away from work and home. This was starting to become a hardship for the teams as well as they may miss players from time to time with the inability to get away from their work.

With the expanding growth of the games popularity eight business men got together and decided to form a wholly professional league, This league would be made up of players from all over the country. These players were picked (drafted) from large groups of people who came to try-out for this new league. These new owners had to be relatively wealthy or have access to resources as they would be soley responsible for all the financing it took to get this league started

The eight owners would be responsible for securing some form of playing field, This field would have to be a permanent location, so the land would have to be purchased. The owners decided that in order to keep from losing money they would charge a small admission (similar to attending a vaudville show) to the general public to come and watch the games. This admission would help offset some of the expenses in purchasing the property as well as paying the players.

In June of 1870 the owners got together and decided to announced the cities the teams would be located in..

Alexander Cartwright along with eight proud owners met this morning to announce that they had formed a new "professional" baseball league. Aware of the spreading popularity of the game, They have spent the better part of a year discussing and working through the details of forming this league. Though the financial details were not released to the press - It is said to be a well backed league. The concept which gained much attention from potiental "investors" weeded out several would-be owners when the discussion of money started to be further refined. It was discussed and noted that any potiental owners would have to be "self-sufficient", As this league would put a finanancial burden on any owners and could possibly fail, So owners would have to be able to absord the financial losses for any possible gain.

After the smoke cleared the eight owners were named and they chose the cities they wanted to locate in. It was also announced that Cartwright would act as the leagues President / Comissioner

NEW YORK MUTUALS -
http://www.all-time-baseball.com/MLB...ms/team_1.html
This team which was purchased by Cornelius Vanderbilt whose Railroad empire not only afforded him the cash to purchase a team, But it also gave him the means to cut travel costs for the team as they could use his rail lines for travel

BALTIMORE MARYLANDS -
http://www.all-time-baseball.com/MLB...ms/team_2.html
This team which was purchased by Samuel Cabot whose family wealth and social standing afforded him the ability to purchase a team. He had decided to keep the team in his native location so he could be close enough to monitor it's success while running his shipping business

CHICAGO WHITE STOCKINGS -
http://www.all-time-baseball.com/MLB...ms/team_8.html
This team which was purchased by John Catlin, The president of the Milwaukee & Mississippi Railroad. Like his counterpart Vanderbilt he saw the opportunity in using his railroad to make a bigger profit due to this league. Though living in Wisconsin - He chose to locate to Chicago in hopes to make some business contacts and possibly extend his rail line.

PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS -
http://www.all-time-baseball.com/MLB...ms/team_4.html
This team which was purchased by brothers George and Seldon Scranton, These brothers began producing iron T-rails for the Erie Railroad in New York state. These were the first rails manufactured in the United States; prior to this they were made in England and shipped overseas. The other owners actually thought having them in this league would be a benefit to their rail businesses.

CINCINNATI RED STOCKINGS -
http://www.all-time-baseball.com/MLB...ms/team_5.html
This team which was purchased by George Westinghouse, Westinghouse the inventor and engineer, Had invented an Air Brake system that was to be used on trains. He owned the WABCO (Westinghouse Air-Brake Company) located in Pittsburgh. He thought that being a part of this league with Rail Road and shipping people would help him boost his business exposure.

BROOKLYN ATLANTICS -
http://www.all-time-baseball.com/MLB...ms/team_6.html
This team was purchased by William Sherman, The former Union general who during the Civil War led his famous "March to the Sea" where he managed to capture much of the areas of Mississippi, Tennesee, Georgia and the Carolinas. After the war he bacame a succesful businessman and educator.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS
http://www.all-time-baseball.com/MLB...ms/team_7.html
This team was purchased by Edward Dilworth Latta, Latta who moved from New York City established the E.D. Latta and Brothers. A very successful clothing store, His business success was fueled by the reconstruction and economic boom that was starting to arrise in the South.

WASHINGTON OLYMPICS -
http://www.all-time-baseball.com/MLB...ms/team_3.html
This team was purchased by Aaron Montgomery Ward, A traveling salesman working for Case & Sobin who spent a great deal of time traveling for sales, Came up with a new idea for sales, Direct Mail which was met with great success as it allowed people to more easily get comforts in distant locations without the issues of going into major cities

ukhotstove · 08-22-2006, 03:42 PM

Just been watching the Ken Burns dvd's again the early year ones so I'll be taking an interest in the Mutuals and Atlantics.

tarmer · 08-23-2006, 09:11 AM

I will write reports at various intervals... And let the website do the rest..

2 weeks in...

http://www.all-time-baseball.com/MLB..._100_home.html

American League Standings
W L PCT GB
New York Mutuals 2 1 .667 -
Philadelphia Athletics 2 1 .667 -
Baltimore Marylands 1 2 .333 1.0
Washington Olympics 1 2 .333 1.0

National League Standings
W L PCT GB
Washington Nationals 3 0 1.000 -
Brooklyn Atlantics 2 1 .667 1.0
Cincinnati Red Stockings 1 2 .333 2.0
Chicago White Stockings 0 3 .000 3.0

tarmer · 08-23-2006, 02:39 PM

American League Review

May 1, 1871

American League -

Standings

W L PCT GB
New York Mutuals 6 3 .667 -
Baltimore Marylands 5 4 .556 1.0
Philadelphia Athletics 5 4 .556 1.0
Washington Olympics 3 6 .333 3.0

NEW YORK MUTUALS -
The Mutuals at 6-3 are currently sitting in first place 1 game up on both Baltimore & Philadelphia - Thought by many to be the division champion, They are living up to expectations thus far. Being paced by secondbaseman Bill Craver (.378 10 0 ) (avg, rbi, hr) And the pitching of Dick Mc Bride (6-3 2.40 6) (w-l, era, k's). The Mutuals have been very effective on the road going 5-1

Team Information
Record overall 6-3, .667 PCT
Position in Division 1st, - GB
Record at home 1-2, .333 PCT
Record on the road 5-1, .833 PCT
Record in X-inning games 2-0, 1.000 PCT
Record in one-run games 3-0, 1.000 PCT
Record versus LHP 1-1, .500 PCT
Record versus RHP 5-2, .714 PCT
Record last 10 games 6-3, .667 PCT
Record in April 6-3, .667 PCT

Team Batting Stats & Rankings
Batting Average .258 - 4th in AL
On-Base Percentage .288 - 3rd in AL
Slugging Percentage .314 - 4th in AL
On-Base + Slugging .602 - 3rd in AL
Runs Scored 28 - 2nd in AL
Hits 84 - 3rd in AL
Extra-Base Hits 14 - 3rd in AL
Home Runs 1 - 1st in AL
Bases-On-Balls 14 - 1st in AL
Strikeouts 9 - 4th in AL
Stolen Bases 9 - 3rd in AL

Team Pitching Stats & Rankings
Earned Run Average 2.38 - 2nd in AL
Starters' ERA 2.40 - 2nd in AL
Bullpen ERA 0.00 - tied for 1st in AL
Runs allowed 25 - 2nd in AL
Hits allowed 92 - 3rd in AL
Opponents AVG .276 - 2nd in AL
BABIP .281 - 2nd in AL
Home Runs allowed 0 - tied for 1st in AL
Bases-On-Balls 11 - 3rd in AL
Strikeouts 6 - 3rd in AL

Baltimore Marylands -

The Marylands at 5-4 are trying to keep pace with the front running Mutuals, Being led offensively by Outfielder Scott Hastings (.459 7 0) and the pitching of George Zettlein (5-4 3.08 7) they have lost 1b George McKernan for the next week due to a finger gash

Team Information

Record overall 5-4, .556 PCT
Position in Division 2nd, 1.0 GB
Record at home 3-2, .600 PCT
Record on the road 2-2, .500 PCT
Record in X-inning games 0-0, .000 PCT
Record in one-run games 2-1, .667 PCT
Record versus LHP 0-2, .000 PCT
Record versus RHP 5-2, .714 PCT
Record last 10 games 5-4, .556 PCT
Record in April 5-4, .556 PCT

Team Batting Stats & Rankings

Batting Average .266 - 3rd in AL
On-Base Percentage .271 - 4th in AL
Slugging Percentage .315 - 3rd in AL
On-Base + Slugging .586 - 4th in AL
Runs Scored 27 - 3rd in AL
Hits 82 - 4th in AL
Extra-Base Hits 13 - 4th in AL
Home Runs 0 - tied for 2nd in AL
Bases-On-Balls 3 - 4th in AL
Strikeouts 6 - 2nd in AL
Stolen Bases 10 - 2nd in AL

Team Pitching Stats & Rankings

Earned Run Average 3.08 - 3rd in AL
Starters' ERA 3.08 - 3rd in AL
Bullpen ERA 0.00 - 1st in AL
Runs allowed 29 - 3rd in AL
Hits allowed 86 - 2nd in AL
Opponents AVG .279 - 3rd in AL
BABIP .286 - 3rd in AL
Home Runs allowed 0 - 1st in AL
Bases-On-Balls 4 - 1st in AL
Strikeouts 7 - 2nd in AL

Philadelphia Athletics -

The A's who are tied with Baltimore are also trying to keep the heat on New York, The A's with one of the better staffs in the league have both Al Spalding (3-3 1.37 2) and Al Pratt (1-0 1.00 0) in the top 5 of most every pitching category in the league. On offense Ned Cuthbert (who came over from the Mutuals in an early season trade) is leading the charge (.459 6 0)

Team Information

Record overall 5-4, .556 PCT
Position in Division 3rd, 1.0 GB
Record at home 2-3, .400 PCT
Record on the road 3-1, .750 PCT
Record in X-inning games 0-1, .000 PCT
Record in one-run games 1-2, .333 PCT
Record versus LHP 1-0, 1.000 PCT
Record versus RHP 4-4, .500 PCT
Record last 10 games 5-4, .556 PCT
Record in April 5-4, .556 PCT

Team Batting Stats & Rankings

Batting Average .284 - 2nd in AL
On-Base Percentage .299 - 1st in AL
Slugging Percentage .342 - tied for 1st in AL
On-Base + Slugging .641 - 1st in AL
Runs Scored 29 - 1st in AL
Hits 88 - 2nd in AL
Extra-Base Hits 17 - 1st in AL
Home Runs 0 - tied for 2nd in AL
Bases-On-Balls 8 - 2nd in AL
Strikeouts 7 - 3rd in AL
Stolen Bases 5 - 4th in AL

Team Pitching Stats & Rankings

Earned Run Average 1.56 - 1st in AL
Starters' ERA 1.60 - 1st in AL
Bullpen ERA 0.00 - tied for 1st in AL
Runs allowed 18 - 1st in AL
Hits allowed 77 - 1st in AL
Opponents AVG .256 - 1st in AL
BABIP .258 - 1st in AL
Home Runs allowed 0 - tied for 1st in AL
Bases-On-Balls 8 - 2nd in AL
Strikeouts 3 - 4th in AL

Washington Olympics -

The Olympics at 3-6 have fallen 3 games back, and are looking to fall out of the race early. The O's best pitcher Jesse Bettis (3-4 3.96 13) is one of the leaders in strikeouts but is giving up nearly 4 runs per outing. Though they lead the league in team hitting, They are not timely in their hits. 1b Denny Mack (.400 1 0) is leading the team in hitting

Team Information

Record overall 3-6, .333 PCT
Position in Division 4th, 3.0 GB
Record at home 0-4, .000 PCT
Record on the road 3-2, .600 PCT
Record in X-inning games 1-0, 1.000 PCT
Record in one-run games 1-2, .333 PCT
Record versus LHP 0-2, .000 PCT
Record versus RHP 3-4, .429 PCT
Record last 10 games 3-6, .333 PCT
Record in April 3-6, .333 PCT

Team Batting Stats & Rankings

Batting Average .287 - 1st in AL
On-Base Percentage .296 - 2nd in AL
Slugging Percentage .342 - 1st in AL
On-Base + Slugging .638 - 2nd in AL
Runs Scored 25 - 4th in AL
Hits 89 - 1st in AL
Extra-Base Hits 16 - 2nd in AL
Home Runs 0 - 2nd in AL
Bases-On-Balls 5 - 3rd in AL
Strikeouts 5 - 1st in AL
Stolen Bases 19 - 1st in AL

Team Pitching Stats & Rankings

Earned Run Average 3.79 - 4th in AL
Starters' ERA 3.96 - 4th in AL
Bullpen ERA 2.25 - 4th in AL
Runs allowed 35 - 4th in AL
Hits allowed 95 - 4th in AL
Opponents AVG .296 - 4th in AL
BABIP .306 - 4th in AL
Home Runs allowed 1 - 4th in AL
Bases-On-Balls 16 - 4th in AL
Strikeouts 13 - 1st in AL

08-22-2006, 02:58 PM	#1
tarmer All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2005 Location: Out in Leftfield Posts: 618	Baseball Redux Baseball Redux....... Forget about records, names and teams.. Forget about stats and salaries, Forget about the steriod induced homerun hitting 90's.... Let's go back to a time when baseball was simpler, Players were more accessible and "Hometown hero" meant something. You played for the game not the paycheck... The year is 1871, The Civil War has only been over for about 6 years, The South being severley damaged by the toll of the war is in the process of reconstruction, The West having survived the Gold Rush has started to settle into development around the Bay Areas of San Fransisco and Sacramento. The Midwest still having small troubles with the Plains Indians is starting to grow into huge farmlands. Travel is a lengthy proposal as most areas are spread out and the main mode of transportation is horse and buggy. The Railroads have been in for several years but were a slow means of travel and getting from Coast to Coast was only available by ship. This all changed in 1869, just 1 years before as the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific Railroads after 7 years met in Promontory Summit, Utah to complete the first "Transcontinental Railroad". This completed line now allowed passenger and freight travel across country in a timelier, more comfortable fashion. The game of baseball having been around since around 1846, Has become very popular. Carried throught many parts of the South and areas of the North during the Civil War, Based loosley on the English game of Rounders, Many "teams" formed among the cities as a form of exercise and competition. These teams would sometimes play games against other cities. Alexander Cartwright who came up with the basic rules of the game and who had been involved in several teams in the New York area had one evening during a discussion with some of his friends talked about the "global" growth of the game and the possibility of making a successful form of entertainment for people across the country, And now that it was possible to easily travel across country the game could now reach greater audiences. So the planning began. The first issues to discuss were those of travel and locations. There was a great amount of open space but not really any established areas just to play the game. Though the thoughts of fields in towns was spoken of, Cartwright thought that if a town had a team they should have a specfic location for this team to play, rather than the constant moving from field to field as towns expanded. The next converstation focused on travel and proximity, After all even with the railroad it could still take some time to get between cities, And then once you left the rail depot how far would you want to travel to get to a "field" as this travel would have to be by carriage. Cartwright thought that all designated fields should be within a couple hours travel of the depot in order to minimize travel time. By now there were well over 400 "Baseball Clubs" from all over the nation, These clubs toured the nation playing other clubs in scheduled demonstrations, None of the players were paid to play, which at times created a hardship for both players and teams alike as it took players away from work and home. This was starting to become a hardship for the teams as well as they may miss players from time to time with the inability to get away from their work. With the expanding growth of the games popularity eight business men got together and decided to form a wholly professional league, This league would be made up of players from all over the country. These players were picked (drafted) from large groups of people who came to try-out for this new league. These new owners had to be relatively wealthy or have access to resources as they would be soley responsible for all the financing it took to get this league started The eight owners would be responsible for securing some form of playing field, This field would have to be a permanent location, so the land would have to be purchased. The owners decided that in order to keep from losing money they would charge a small admission (similar to attending a vaudville show) to the general public to come and watch the games. This admission would help offset some of the expenses in purchasing the property as well as paying the players. In June of 1870 the owners got together and decided to announced the cities the teams would be located in.. Alexander Cartwright along with eight proud owners met this morning to announce that they had formed a new "professional" baseball league. Aware of the spreading popularity of the game, They have spent the better part of a year discussing and working through the details of forming this league. Though the financial details were not released to the press - It is said to be a well backed league. The concept which gained much attention from potiental "investors" weeded out several would-be owners when the discussion of money started to be further refined. It was discussed and noted that any potiental owners would have to be "self-sufficient", As this league would put a finanancial burden on any owners and could possibly fail, So owners would have to be able to absord the financial losses for any possible gain. After the smoke cleared the eight owners were named and they chose the cities they wanted to locate in. It was also announced that Cartwright would act as the leagues President / Comissioner NEW YORK MUTUALS - http://www.all-time-baseball.com/MLB...ms/team_1.html This team which was purchased by Cornelius Vanderbilt whose Railroad empire not only afforded him the cash to purchase a team, But it also gave him the means to cut travel costs for the team as they could use his rail lines for travel BALTIMORE MARYLANDS - http://www.all-time-baseball.com/MLB...ms/team_2.html This team which was purchased by Samuel Cabot whose family wealth and social standing afforded him the ability to purchase a team. He had decided to keep the team in his native location so he could be close enough to monitor it's success while running his shipping business CHICAGO WHITE STOCKINGS - http://www.all-time-baseball.com/MLB...ms/team_8.html This team which was purchased by John Catlin, The president of the Milwaukee & Mississippi Railroad. Like his counterpart Vanderbilt he saw the opportunity in using his railroad to make a bigger profit due to this league. Though living in Wisconsin - He chose to locate to Chicago in hopes to make some business contacts and possibly extend his rail line. PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS - http://www.all-time-baseball.com/MLB...ms/team_4.html This team which was purchased by brothers George and Seldon Scranton, These brothers began producing iron T-rails for the Erie Railroad in New York state. These were the first rails manufactured in the United States; prior to this they were made in England and shipped overseas. The other owners actually thought having them in this league would be a benefit to their rail businesses. CINCINNATI RED STOCKINGS - http://www.all-time-baseball.com/MLB...ms/team_5.html This team which was purchased by George Westinghouse, Westinghouse the inventor and engineer, Had invented an Air Brake system that was to be used on trains. He owned the WABCO (Westinghouse Air-Brake Company) located in Pittsburgh. He thought that being a part of this league with Rail Road and shipping people would help him boost his business exposure. BROOKLYN ATLANTICS - http://www.all-time-baseball.com/MLB...ms/team_6.html This team was purchased by William Sherman, The former Union general who during the Civil War led his famous "March to the Sea" where he managed to capture much of the areas of Mississippi, Tennesee, Georgia and the Carolinas. After the war he bacame a succesful businessman and educator. WASHINGTON NATIONALS http://www.all-time-baseball.com/MLB...ms/team_7.html This team was purchased by Edward Dilworth Latta, Latta who moved from New York City established the E.D. Latta and Brothers. A very successful clothing store, His business success was fueled by the reconstruction and economic boom that was starting to arrise in the South. WASHINGTON OLYMPICS - http://www.all-time-baseball.com/MLB...ms/team_3.html This team was purchased by Aaron Montgomery Ward, A traveling salesman working for Case & Sobin who spent a great deal of time traveling for sales, Came up with a new idea for sales, Direct Mail which was met with great success as it allowed people to more easily get comforts in distant locations without the issues of going into major cities

08-22-2006, 03:42 PM	#2
ukhotstove Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: North of England Gods Country Posts: 7,175	Just been watching the Ken Burns dvd's again the early year ones so I'll be taking an interest in the Mutuals and Atlantics. __________________ Detroit Diesel Dynasty San Antonio Calzones of Laredo Dynasty

08-23-2006, 09:11 AM	#3
tarmer All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2005 Location: Out in Leftfield Posts: 618	I will write reports at various intervals... And let the website do the rest.. 2 weeks in... http://www.all-time-baseball.com/MLB..._100_home.html American League Standings W L PCT GB New York Mutuals 2 1 .667 - Philadelphia Athletics 2 1 .667 - Baltimore Marylands 1 2 .333 1.0 Washington Olympics 1 2 .333 1.0 National League Standings W L PCT GB Washington Nationals 3 0 1.000 - Brooklyn Atlantics 2 1 .667 1.0 Cincinnati Red Stockings 1 2 .333 2.0 Chicago White Stockings 0 3 .000 3.0 Last edited by tarmer; 08-23-2006 at 09:22 AM.

08-23-2006, 02:39 PM	#4
tarmer All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2005 Location: Out in Leftfield Posts: 618	American League Review *May 1, 1871* American League - Standings W L PCT GB New York Mutuals 6 3 .667 - Baltimore Marylands 5 4 .556 1.0 Philadelphia Athletics 5 4 .556 1.0 Washington Olympics 3 6 .333 3.0 NEW YORK MUTUALS - The Mutuals at 6-3 are currently sitting in first place 1 game up on both Baltimore & Philadelphia - Thought by many to be the division champion, They are living up to expectations thus far. Being paced by secondbaseman Bill Craver (.378 10 0 ) (avg, rbi, hr) And the pitching of Dick Mc Bride (6-3 2.40 6) (w-l, era, k's). The Mutuals have been very effective on the road going 5-1 *Team Information* Record overall 6-3, .667 PCT Position in Division 1st, - GB Record at home 1-2, .333 PCT Record on the road 5-1, .833 PCT Record in X-inning games 2-0, 1.000 PCT Record in one-run games 3-0, 1.000 PCT Record versus LHP 1-1, .500 PCT Record versus RHP 5-2, .714 PCT Record last 10 games 6-3, .667 PCT Record in April 6-3, .667 PCT *Team Batting Stats & Rankings* Batting Average .258 - 4th in AL On-Base Percentage .288 - 3rd in AL Slugging Percentage .314 - 4th in AL On-Base + Slugging .602 - 3rd in AL Runs Scored 28 - 2nd in AL Hits 84 - 3rd in AL Extra-Base Hits 14 - 3rd in AL Home Runs 1 - 1st in AL Bases-On-Balls 14 - 1st in AL Strikeouts 9 - 4th in AL Stolen Bases 9 - 3rd in AL *Team Pitching Stats & Rankings* Earned Run Average 2.38 - 2nd in AL Starters' ERA 2.40 - 2nd in AL Bullpen ERA 0.00 - tied for 1st in AL Runs allowed 25 - 2nd in AL Hits allowed 92 - 3rd in AL Opponents AVG .276 - 2nd in AL BABIP .281 - 2nd in AL Home Runs allowed 0 - tied for 1st in AL Bases-On-Balls 11 - 3rd in AL Strikeouts 6 - 3rd in AL Baltimore Marylands - The Marylands at 5-4 are trying to keep pace with the front running Mutuals, Being led offensively by Outfielder Scott Hastings (.459 7 0) and the pitching of George Zettlein (5-4 3.08 7) they have lost 1b George McKernan for the next week due to a finger gash *Team Information* Record overall 5-4, .556 PCT Position in Division 2nd, 1.0 GB Record at home 3-2, .600 PCT Record on the road 2-2, .500 PCT Record in X-inning games 0-0, .000 PCT Record in one-run games 2-1, .667 PCT Record versus LHP 0-2, .000 PCT Record versus RHP 5-2, .714 PCT Record last 10 games 5-4, .556 PCT Record in April 5-4, .556 PCT *Team Batting Stats & Rankings* Batting Average .266 - 3rd in AL On-Base Percentage .271 - 4th in AL Slugging Percentage .315 - 3rd in AL On-Base + Slugging .586 - 4th in AL Runs Scored 27 - 3rd in AL Hits 82 - 4th in AL Extra-Base Hits 13 - 4th in AL Home Runs 0 - tied for 2nd in AL Bases-On-Balls 3 - 4th in AL Strikeouts 6 - 2nd in AL Stolen Bases 10 - 2nd in AL *Team Pitching Stats & Rankings* Earned Run Average 3.08 - 3rd in AL Starters' ERA 3.08 - 3rd in AL Bullpen ERA 0.00 - 1st in AL Runs allowed 29 - 3rd in AL Hits allowed 86 - 2nd in AL Opponents AVG .279 - 3rd in AL BABIP .286 - 3rd in AL Home Runs allowed 0 - 1st in AL Bases-On-Balls 4 - 1st in AL Strikeouts 7 - 2nd in AL Philadelphia Athletics - The A's who are tied with Baltimore are also trying to keep the heat on New York, The A's with one of the better staffs in the league have both Al Spalding (3-3 1.37 2) and Al Pratt (1-0 1.00 0) in the top 5 of most every pitching category in the league. On offense Ned Cuthbert (who came over from the Mutuals in an early season trade) is leading the charge (.459 6 0) *Team Information* Record overall 5-4, .556 PCT Position in Division 3rd, 1.0 GB Record at home 2-3, .400 PCT Record on the road 3-1, .750 PCT Record in X-inning games 0-1, .000 PCT Record in one-run games 1-2, .333 PCT Record versus LHP 1-0, 1.000 PCT Record versus RHP 4-4, .500 PCT Record last 10 games 5-4, .556 PCT Record in April 5-4, .556 PCT *Team Batting Stats & Rankings* Batting Average .284 - 2nd in AL On-Base Percentage .299 - 1st in AL Slugging Percentage .342 - tied for 1st in AL On-Base + Slugging .641 - 1st in AL Runs Scored 29 - 1st in AL Hits 88 - 2nd in AL Extra-Base Hits 17 - 1st in AL Home Runs 0 - tied for 2nd in AL Bases-On-Balls 8 - 2nd in AL Strikeouts 7 - 3rd in AL Stolen Bases 5 - 4th in AL *Team Pitching Stats & Rankings* Earned Run Average 1.56 - 1st in AL Starters' ERA 1.60 - 1st in AL Bullpen ERA 0.00 - tied for 1st in AL Runs allowed 18 - 1st in AL Hits allowed 77 - 1st in AL Opponents AVG .256 - 1st in AL BABIP .258 - 1st in AL Home Runs allowed 0 - tied for 1st in AL Bases-On-Balls 8 - 2nd in AL Strikeouts 3 - 4th in AL Washington Olympics - The Olympics at 3-6 have fallen 3 games back, and are looking to fall out of the race early. The O's best pitcher Jesse Bettis (3-4 3.96 13) is one of the leaders in strikeouts but is giving up nearly 4 runs per outing. Though they lead the league in team hitting, They are not timely in their hits. 1b Denny Mack (.400 1 0) is leading the team in hitting *Team Information* Record overall 3-6, .333 PCT Position in Division 4th, 3.0 GB Record at home 0-4, .000 PCT Record on the road 3-2, .600 PCT Record in X-inning games 1-0, 1.000 PCT Record in one-run games 1-2, .333 PCT Record versus LHP 0-2, .000 PCT Record versus RHP 3-4, .429 PCT Record last 10 games 3-6, .333 PCT Record in April 3-6, .333 PCT *Team Batting Stats & Rankings* Batting Average .287 - 1st in AL On-Base Percentage .296 - 2nd in AL Slugging Percentage .342 - 1st in AL On-Base + Slugging .638 - 2nd in AL Runs Scored 25 - 4th in AL Hits 89 - 1st in AL Extra-Base Hits 16 - 2nd in AL Home Runs 0 - 2nd in AL Bases-On-Balls 5 - 3rd in AL Strikeouts 5 - 1st in AL Stolen Bases 19 - 1st in AL *Team Pitching Stats & Rankings* Earned Run Average 3.79 - 4th in AL Starters' ERA 3.96 - 4th in AL Bullpen ERA 2.25 - 4th in AL Runs allowed 35 - 4th in AL Hits allowed 95 - 4th in AL Opponents AVG .296 - 4th in AL BABIP .306 - 4th in AL Home Runs allowed 1 - 4th in AL Bases-On-Balls 16 - 4th in AL Strikeouts 13 - 1st in AL Last edited by tarmer; 08-23-2006 at 02:59 PM.