Vote: Ancestor of the Year - 1916

Matt from TN · 12-09-2003, 01:14 PM

This is our first attempt at naming an Ancestor of the Year... If this is well-received, we will continue it into the future, especially with so many new ancestors due to join the league as we reach the 1920's...

Just take into consideration the era... And thanks for the vote

And the Nominees Are:

Whiskey Allen, C, Cleveland, Age 33 - Whiskey finished 2nd in the AL batting race...

Final: .338, 3 HR, 63 RBI, 65 R, 467 AB, 158 H, 19 2B, 13 3B, 32 K, 24 BB, 20-2 SB, .827 OPS... He set a career high in HR...

Heinrich Kahle, 1B, Cincinnati, Age 31

Final: .293, 2 HR, 70 RBI, 66 R, 540 AB, 158 H, 22 2B, 16 3B, 49 K, 52 BB, 10-3 SB, .755 OPS... Set a career high in 2B...

Campbell Ditty, CF, New York (N), Age 28 - Ditty finished tied for the NL lead with 14 homers, 2 shy of the record... He also finished 3rd in the NL batting race and 3rd in the league with 91 RBI... Won the NL BOTY Award...

Final: .347, 14 HR, 91 RBI, 85 R, 553 AB, 192 H, 46 2B, 4 3B, 18 K, 43 BB, 4-1 SB, .914 OPS... This was the first season he stayed healthy and had over 500 at-bats in 4 years... It showed as he set career highs in H, 2B, HR, RBI, R, K, BB, AVG, OBP, SLG and OPS... He set a new NL record with 46 doubles and was 2nd in the league in OPS, all while striking out an amazingly low 18 times...

Harry Cohan, C, Chicago (N), Age 29 - Harry finished 2nd in the NL batting race... He also won his 5th NL Gold Glove...

Final: .362, 1 HR, 64 RBI, 58 R, 486 AB, 176 H, 12 2B, 15 3B, 34 K, 44 BB, 3-3 SB, .870 OPS... He set career highs in 3B and BB...

Fists Ubert, SP, St. Louis (N), Age 25 - In the World Series, Fists was 0-2 with a 2.77 ERA...

Final: 16-16, 4.18 ERA, 38 GS, 21 CG, 314 IP, 352 H, 146 ER, 96 BB, 61 K, 1.43 WHIP, .289 OAVG... Set career a high in IP, HA, ER, BB and CG... This was also the highest ERA of his career in a full season...

Jean-Francois Arsenault, SS, Chicago (A), Age 24 - Flaky was named the AL POTM in September...

Final: .380, 0 HR, 46 RBI, 63 R, 405 AB, 154 H, 12 2B, 16 3B, 25 K, 30 BB, 21-10 SB, .921 OPS... Set career highs in SB, AVG, OBP, SLG and OPS... He did not have enough at-bats to qualify for the batting title, but he still would have finished 2nd to teammate Jed Burke...

Genaro Nunez, 2B, Boston (A), Age 23 - Tito led the AL in stolen bases...

Final: .323, 2 HR, 52 RBI, 80 R, 493 AB, 159 H, 21 2B, 18 3B, 30 K, 44 BB, 45-12 SB, .831 OPS... Set career high in BB...

Ned Fargo, SP, St. Louis (A), Age 21

Final: 18-13, 2.43 ERA, 39 GS, 15 CG, 3 SHO, 315.1 IP, 242 H, 85 ER, 67 BB, 83 K, 0.98 WHIP, .213 OAVG... Set career highs in GS, W, ERA, IP, H, K and SHO...

Ankhiel · 12-09-2003, 01:33 PM

bah, 405 AB....

C Finch · 12-09-2003, 01:36 PM

This is great! I love this idea! Any chance we can still get in on it?
I voted for Ditty!

Matt from TN · 12-09-2003, 02:20 PM

Sure... I have no plans to cut off the addition of new ancestors... The only thing that will be changing is the fact that I can't report on every ancestor every month... but every ancestor, regardless of performance, will be mentioned at least at the beginning & end of each season... the major players get mentioned every month...

To sign up, go here... We're about to start the 1917 season, so I'm accepting ancestors for the 1918 season and on...

Matt from TN · 12-15-2003, 01:57 PM

I'll close this poll just prior to finishing the 1918 season and that will be the general timetable... start a new poll after the season end & let it run until the end of the following season...

However, Ditty's running away with the first ever ballot...

Matt from TN · 12-17-2003, 11:49 PM

Campbell Ditty is officially the 1916 Ancestor of the Year...

Carlton · 12-22-2003, 02:04 PM

Not only is Campbell Ditty's first name my last...but Whiskey winning two WS after failing in his 1st 3...killed a nice story.

It would have been such a great heartbreak story if Whiskey was the 2nd best player in the league and never getting a ring, being tagged a post season choker...sorry Scpride

But 46 doubles, 14 HRS...Ditty IS HR Baker...woot

View Poll Results: Vote for the 1916 Ancestor of the Year....
Whiskey Allen	1	5.56%
Heinrich "The German" Kahle	0	0%
Campbell Ditty	13	72.22%
Harry "The Haymaker" Cohan	1	5.56%
Fists Ubert	0	0%
Jean-Francois "Flaky" Arsenault	1	5.56%
Genaro "Tito" Nunez	0	0%
"Nasty Ned" Fargo	2	11.11%
Voters: 18. You may not vote on this poll

12-09-2003, 01:14 PM	#1
Matt from TN Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In a funk.... Posts: 3,413	Vote: Ancestor of the Year - 1916 This is our first attempt at naming an Ancestor of the Year... If this is well-received, we will continue it into the future, especially with so many new ancestors due to join the league as we reach the 1920's... Just take into consideration the era... And thanks for the vote And the Nominees Are: Whiskey Allen, C, Cleveland, Age 33 - Whiskey finished 2nd in the AL batting race... Final: .338, 3 HR, 63 RBI, 65 R, 467 AB, 158 H, 19 2B, 13 3B, 32 K, 24 BB, 20-2 SB, .827 OPS... He set a career high in HR... Heinrich Kahle, 1B, Cincinnati, Age 31 Final: .293, 2 HR, 70 RBI, 66 R, 540 AB, 158 H, 22 2B, 16 3B, 49 K, 52 BB, 10-3 SB, .755 OPS... Set a career high in 2B... Campbell Ditty, CF, New York (N), Age 28 - Ditty finished tied for the NL lead with 14 homers, 2 shy of the record... He also finished 3rd in the NL batting race and 3rd in the league with 91 RBI... Won the NL BOTY Award... Final: .347, 14 HR, 91 RBI, 85 R, 553 AB, 192 H, 46 2B, 4 3B, 18 K, 43 BB, 4-1 SB, .914 OPS... This was the first season he stayed healthy and had over 500 at-bats in 4 years... It showed as he set career highs in H, 2B, HR, RBI, R, K, BB, AVG, OBP, SLG and OPS... He set a new NL record with 46 doubles and was 2nd in the league in OPS, all while striking out an amazingly low 18 times... Harry Cohan, C, Chicago (N), Age 29 - Harry finished 2nd in the NL batting race... He also won his 5th NL Gold Glove... Final: .362, 1 HR, 64 RBI, 58 R, 486 AB, 176 H, 12 2B, 15 3B, 34 K, 44 BB, 3-3 SB, .870 OPS... He set career highs in 3B and BB... Fists Ubert, SP, St. Louis (N), Age 25 - In the World Series, Fists was 0-2 with a 2.77 ERA... Final: 16-16, 4.18 ERA, 38 GS, 21 CG, 314 IP, 352 H, 146 ER, 96 BB, 61 K, 1.43 WHIP, .289 OAVG... Set career a high in IP, HA, ER, BB and CG... This was also the highest ERA of his career in a full season... Jean-Francois Arsenault, SS, Chicago (A), Age 24 - Flaky was named the AL POTM in September... Final: .380, 0 HR, 46 RBI, 63 R, 405 AB, 154 H, 12 2B, 16 3B, 25 K, 30 BB, 21-10 SB, .921 OPS... Set career highs in SB, AVG, OBP, SLG and OPS... He did not have enough at-bats to qualify for the batting title, but he still would have finished 2nd to teammate Jed Burke... Genaro Nunez, 2B, Boston (A), Age 23 - Tito led the AL in stolen bases... Final: .323, 2 HR, 52 RBI, 80 R, 493 AB, 159 H, 21 2B, 18 3B, 30 K, 44 BB, 45-12 SB, .831 OPS... Set career high in BB... Ned Fargo, SP, St. Louis (A), Age 21 Final: 18-13, 2.43 ERA, 39 GS, 15 CG, 3 SHO, 315.1 IP, 242 H, 85 ER, 67 BB, 83 K, 0.98 WHIP, .213 OAVG... Set career highs in GS, W, ERA, IP, H, K and SHO... __________________ Set in Stone... Players Remain with Original Franchise Last edited by Matt from TN; 12-09-2003 at 01:22 PM.

12-09-2003, 01:33 PM	#2
Ankhiel Major Leagues Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 470	bah, 405 AB.... __________________ GM - TWB Expos Join the fun

12-09-2003, 01:36 PM	#3
C Finch Bat Boy Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 11	This is great! I love this idea! Any chance we can still get in on it? I voted for Ditty! __________________ Formerly known as Prosthetic Arm

12-09-2003, 02:20 PM	#4
Matt from TN Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In a funk.... Posts: 3,413	Sure... I have no plans to cut off the addition of new ancestors... The only thing that will be changing is the fact that I can't report on every ancestor every month... but every ancestor, regardless of performance, will be mentioned at least at the beginning & end of each season... the major players get mentioned every month... To sign up, go here... We're about to start the 1917 season, so I'm accepting ancestors for the 1918 season and on... __________________ Set in Stone... Players Remain with Original Franchise

12-15-2003, 01:57 PM	#5
Matt from TN Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In a funk.... Posts: 3,413	I'll close this poll just prior to finishing the 1918 season and that will be the general timetable... start a new poll after the season end & let it run until the end of the following season... However, Ditty's running away with the first ever ballot... __________________ Set in Stone... Players Remain with Original Franchise

12-17-2003, 11:49 PM	#6
Matt from TN Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In a funk.... Posts: 3,413	Campbell Ditty is officially the 1916 Ancestor of the Year... __________________ Set in Stone... Players Remain with Original Franchise

12-22-2003, 02:04 PM	#7
Carlton Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 3,765	Not only is Campbell Ditty's first name my last...but Whiskey winning two WS after failing in his 1st 3...killed a nice story. It would have been such a great heartbreak story if Whiskey was the 2nd best player in the league and never getting a ring, being tagged a post season choker...sorry Scpride But 46 doubles, 14 HRS...Ditty IS HR Baker...woot __________________ "I am at that stage of my life where I keep myself out of arguments. I am 100% self sufficient spiritually, emotionally & financially. Even if you say 1+1=5, you are ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. Enjoy!"