Moonlight Graham

AESP_pres · 11-04-2025, 05:38 PM

It's sentimental and cheesy but I wanted to give him his real life moment... For some reason the game doesn't import first year player with 0 AB so I had to manually import him

It's a computer VS computer game, all I did was stop the game after 8.5 innings to do the substitution manually...

Tyke · 11-05-2025, 04:49 AM

That's great! In any league I put together, the Rookie of the Year Award is always named the Moonlight Graham Award!

Pelican · 11-05-2025, 03:54 PM

You should read the SABR biography for Moonlight Graham (free access online). He showed real talent in the minor leagues, but baseball conflicted with his medical studies, and that held him back. He seems to have had the talent to play in the major leagues. Tremendous speed - probably the source of the "Moonlight" (e.g. "Flash") nickname, rather than "moonlighting" as a doctor during the season.

It would be a lot of work, and probably beyond my capabilities, but, if you could build the high minor leagues from 1900-1905 or so, and create a player based on his stats, he would have a decent chance of being a very good major league player. Still, you wouldn't want to derail his amazing medical career. "Now, if I never could have practiced medicine, that would have been a tragedy".

niu354 · 11-16-2025, 01:58 AM

I’ve been playing a save with him for many seasons now.

11-04-2025, 05:38 PM	#1
AESP_pres Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Province of Quebec Posts: 4,053	Moonlight Graham It's sentimental and cheesy but I wanted to give him his real life moment... For some reason the game doesn't import first year player with 0 AB so I had to manually import him It's a computer VS computer game, all I did was stop the game after 8.5 innings to do the substitution manually... Attached Images __________________ The FGs I did for the Universe Facegen pack if you don't want to download the complete file everytime the pack is updated. The complete set (1871 to 1978) Just the update.

11-05-2025, 03:54 PM	#3
Pelican Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2021 Location: Wilmington, Delaware Posts: 2,978	You should read the SABR biography for Moonlight Graham (free access online). He showed real talent in the minor leagues, but baseball conflicted with his medical studies, and that held him back. He seems to have had the talent to play in the major leagues. Tremendous speed - probably the source of the "Moonlight" (e.g. "Flash") nickname, rather than "moonlighting" as a doctor during the season. It would be a lot of work, and probably beyond my capabilities, but, if you could build the high minor leagues from 1900-1905 or so, and create a player based on his stats, he would have a decent chance of being a very good major league player. Still, you wouldn't want to derail his amazing medical career. "Now, if I never could have practiced medicine, that would have been a tragedy". __________________ Pelican OOTP 2020-? ”Hard to believe, Harry.”

11-16-2025, 01:58 AM	#4
niu354 Major Leagues Join Date: May 2020 Location: Antioch, IL Posts: 430	I’ve been playing a save with him for many seasons now. __________________ New Players Framework for learning OOTP Managing your first game Customization Downloaded ballparks Sound effects Menu layouts Saves MLB launches promotion and relegation in 1903 Deciding the worst club in MLB history Curt Flood doesn't challenge the reserve clause The Continental League launches in 1961 Precluding the curse of the bambino Expanding the MLB Postseason to 200 teams The Champions League of baseball

11-05-2025, 04:49 AM	#2
Tyke All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, U.K. Posts: 1,136	That's great! In any league I put together, the Rookie of the Year Award is always named the Moonlight Graham Award!