Random Debut Years - starting at 1901

[xxxpunkrock]

I’m going to do a report similar to metsgeek’s “Random Chaos League�.

I will do the following:

- Expansion in 1931, 1961, and 1991, in the same way as metsgeek.
- DH will begin the same year as free agency, 1970.
- Max. cash set to $100,000,000
- Injuries normal.
- Trade settings normal/neutral.
- 154 game schedule until 1961, when it will switch to 162.
- MVP/Cy Young will be Batter/Pitcher of the Year until 1930, when it will switch to the best batter/pitcher up to that time.
- Expansion teams will be actual expansion teams, defunct teams, or the Negro leagues.
- Coaches/Scouts will be off until 1970.
- I will recalculate for historical accuracy before each season.
- All teams will play in one ballpark. (League Park II)
- I will be drafting for the Washington Senators, but leave all other decisions up to the computer.

1901 Top Rookies
Batters
Frank “Big Hurt� Thomas (8/13/11)
Todd Helton (7/7/6)
Hank Aaron (7/7/3)
Ed Delahanty (6/1/2)

Pitchers
Mordecai Brown (10/8/10/7)
Terry Mullane (9/6/9/8)
Charlie Ferguson (9/7/9/8)
Eddie Cicotte (9/8/9/6)

I’ll post the first-round of the draft, followed by the Senators roster.

[xxxpunkrock]

Ok well…I forgot to save the first-round log of the draft, and all I remember is Frank Thomas being taken 1st pick….and Todd Helton 14th….


Senators Roster
25-man
Pitchers
Tom Dixon (3/3/8/8 – SP)
Harry Moran (6/5/8/6 – SP)
Terry Mullane (9/6/9/8 - SP)
Chet Nichols (5/6/5/4 – SP)
Don Rudolph (5/5/4/8 – SP)
Stump Wiedman (5/4/9/7 – SP)
Jake Northrop (5/5/8/7)
Cecil Upshaw (6/6/7/5)
Joe Grzenda (9/8/9/7 – Closer)

Batters
C Jorge Fabregas – 5/3/2
C Joe Ferguson – 2/7/10
C Bobby Hughes – 4/4/2
1B Mike Hargrove – 7/4/8
1B Ivan Howard – 4/0/6
2B Cupid Childs – 5/1/8
3B Enos Kirkpatrick – 4/0/6
3B Junior Moore – 4/1/2
SS Chuck Corgan – 2/1/3
SS Jackie Tavener – 5/1/5
LF Wally Roettger – 5/0/3
CF Ed Delahanty – 6/1/2
CF Rowland Office – 4/3/2
RF Clyde Burnhart – 4/1/3
RF Darren Bragg – 3/3/5
RF Leon Durham – 6/4/3

[metsgeek]

I know I'll be watching this

[xxxpunkrock]

1916 Standings
American League
Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10
Milwaukee 92 62 .597 - 96-58 -4 46-31 46-31 10-12 33-29 * L1 6-4
Baltimore 87 67 .565 5.0 92-62 -5 40-37 47-30 5-7 31-28 - W5 6-4
Cleveland 86 68 .558 6.0 82-72 4 43-34 43-34 11-9 30-27 - W1 5-5
Washington 80 74 .519 12.0 79-75 1 38-39 42-35 8-5 31-27 - L2 6-4
Philadelphia (A) 79 75 .513 13.0 77-77 2 43-34 36-41 8-10 26-26 - W2 7-3
Boston (A) 69 85 .448 23.0 65-89 4 31-46 38-39 8-7 31-33 - L1 4-6
Chicago (A) 63 91 .409 29.0 74-80 -11 34-43 29-48 9-11 23-35 - L4 1-9
Detroit 60 94 .390 32.0 54-100 6 31-46 29-48 11-9 29-29 - W1 5-5

National League
Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10
Pittsburgh 88 66 .571 - 87-67 1 45-32 43-34 9-11 34-24 * L2 6-4
Brooklyn 80 74 .519 8.0 86-68 -6 43-34 37-40 9-16 32-32 - W1 4-6
St. Louis 80 74 .519 8.0 82-72 -2 41-36 39-38 11-7 24-29 - L2 4-6
Cincinnati 78 76 .506 10.0 80-74 -2 40-37 38-39 13-12 30-28 - W5 6-4
Boston (N) 77 77 .500 11.0 75-79 2 38-39 39-38 16-12 36-34 - W1 3-7
Chicago (N) 74 80 .481 14.0 77-77 -3 39-38 35-42 6-9 27-32 - W2 7-3
Philadelphia (N) 70 84 .455 18.0 63-91 7 32-45 38-39 10-7 23-24 - L1 5-5
New York 69 85 .448 19.0 65-89 4 34-43 35-42 10-10 29-32 - L1 5-5

[xxxpunkrock]

World Series Preview
Pittsburgh Pirates – Without their pitching, Pittsburgh would’ve been in dead last. The Pirates lineup has pop, but don’t hit too often. The staff is lead by John Ewing (19-12, 1.87 ERA). Sandy Consuegra (22-15, 2.34 ERA) and Fred Hutchinson (23-12, 2.37 ERA) also pitched excellently. The lineup is led by Ron Fairly (.293, 6 HR, 57 RBI) and Ellis Burks (.297 BA, 4 HR, 69 RBI).

Milwaukee Brewers – Milwaukee’s team is strong through and through. Will White (29-9, 1.83 ERA) leads the staff that includes Dennis Eckersley (21-10, 2.47 ERA) and Dave Wickersham (18-19, 3.34 ERA). Centerfielder Johnny Frederick (.344, 81 RBI) carried the Brewer offense with help from George Case (.324, 49 RBI) and Stuffy Mcinnis (.301, 68 RBI).

Prediction – The Brewers are more well rounded than the Pirates. Milwaukee in 5.

[xxxpunkrock]

1901 World Series
Game 1- Pirates 5, Brewers 1
Shane Andrews powered the Pirate offense over Dennis Eckersley to get a 1-0 lead in the series.

Game 2 – Pirates 3, Brewers 0
Sandy Consuegra pitched a 2 hit shutout to give the Pirates a commanding 2-0 lead.

Game 3 – Brewers 4, Pirates 6
Val Picinich’s 3 for 4 night gave the Pirates a 3-0 lead.

Game 4 – Brewers 5, Pirates 8
Shane Andrews once again led the hit-parade against Dennis Eckersley, with a home run, a single, and 2 RBIs.

1901 Champions – Pittsburgh Pirates

[xxxpunkrock]

1901 Combined League Leaders
Batting Average
Ross Barnes, PHI(A) - .354
Johnny Frederick, MIL - .344
Bug Holiday, BOS(N) - .341

Home Runs
Frank Thomas, SLN – 12
Ray Lankford, BOS(A) – 9
Ned Williamson, SLN – 9

RBI
Johnny Frederick, MIL – 81
Harry Stovey, PHI(A) – 81
Todd Helton, CLE – 81

Wins
Will White, MIL – 29
Mordecai Brown, BAL – 27
Tomokazu Ohka, CIN – 25

ERA
Frank Mountain, BOS(N) – 1.35
Tomokazu Ohka, CIN – 1.46
Mordecai Brown, BAL – 1.53

Strikeouts
Pete Harnisch, NYG – 201
Frank Castillo, CWS(A) – 167
Orval Overall, 147

[xxxpunkrock]

1901 Awards
Batters of the Year
American League: CF Johnny Frederick, Milwaukee, (588 AB, .344 AVG, 0 HR, 81 RBI, 74 R, 202 Hits, .796 OPS)
National League: LF Bug Holliday, Boston (N), (566 AB, .341 AVG, 6 HR, 58 RBI, 70 R, 193 Hits, .811 OPS)

Pitchers of the Year
American League: Mordecai Brown, Baltimore, (Record: 27-12, 1.53 ERA, 353.2IP, 133 Ks, 61 BB)
National League: Tomokazu Ohka, Cincinnati, (Record: 25-13, 1.46 ERA, 338.2IP, 137 Ks, 56 BB)

Rookies of the Year
American League: Mordecai Brown, Baltimore, (Record: 27-12, 1.53 ERA, 353.2IP, 133 Ks, 61 BB)
National League: Tomokazu Ohka, Cincinnati, (Record: 25-13, 1.46 ERA, 338.2IP, 137 Ks, 56 BB)

Gold Gloves
American League
Pitcher: Chet Nichols, Washington
Catcher: Chad Moeller, Detriot
First Base: Stuffy Mcinnis, Milwaukee
Second Base: Delino Deshields, Cleveland
Third Base: Steve Bilko, Boston (A)
Shortstop: Tony Fernandez, Milwaukee
Leftfield: Bruce Aven, Chicago (A)
Centerfield: Ray Lankford, Boston (A)
Rightfield: George Case, Milwaukee

National League
Pitcher: Ed Murphy, Philadelphia (N)
Catcher: Carl Sawatski, Cincinnati
First Base: Ron Fairly, Pittsburgh
Second Base: Jay Bell, Pittsburgh
Third Base: Shane Andrews, Pittsburgh
Shortstop: Mike Bordick, Boston (N)
Leftfield: Carl Yastrzemski, New York
Centerfield: Carlos Beltran, Chicago (N)
Rightfield: Ben Oglivie, Chicago (N)

[xxxpunkrock]

1902 Top Rookies
Batters
Tris Speaker (B/F/G)
Trot Nixon (A/G/G)
Gary Roenicke (A/G/G)
Tino Martinez (A/G/A)

Pitchers
Les Lancaster (G/B/G)
Lefty Gomez (G/G/A)
Henry Thielman (G/G/G)
Cherokee Fisher (A/G/B)


ROUND 1
Detroit pick: CF Tris Speaker
Chicago (A) pick: P Les Lancaster
Boston (A) pick: P Henry Thielman
New York pick: P Lefty Gomez
Philadelphia (N) pick: P Steve Rogers
Chicago (N) pick: RF Trot Nixon
Boston (N) pick: P Cherokee Fisher
Cincinnati pick: P Frank Knauss
Philadelphia (A) pick: 1B Earl Torgeson
Brooklyn pick: P Walt Woods
Washington pick: RF Ken Singleton
St. Louis pick: 1B Norm Siebern
Cleveland pick: P Stan Yerkes
Baltimore pick: P Elias Sosa
Pittsburgh pick: P Franklyn German
Milwaukee pick: LF Gary Roenicke

WASHINGTON PICKS
Round 1- RF Ken Singleton – Will get on base and has solid power and a strong arm.
Round 2 – SP George Rettger – Solid starter. Could see bigs in a year or two.
Round 3 – 2B Bob Randall – A in defense. Solid backup.
Round 4 – RP Frank Makosky – Average spot starter.
Round 5 – LF Jim Clinton – Hits for contact well.
Round 6 – LF Harry Berthrong – Speedy and strong defense.