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Matt from TN · 10-19-2004, 11:27 AM

1947 All-Star Game
Sportsman's Park, St. Louis

BOX SCORE

This game was billed as a home game for the AL in the Browns' home park, but despite the team's pennant last season, there were a lot of Cardinals fans in the park on this day. The scoring started in the top of the 3rd when Cardinals star Morton "The Miracle" Chamblee hit a 2-out RBI triple off AL starting pitcher Cotton Simson of the Browns. Both Chamblee and Simson are well-loved in St. Louis, so the reaction from the crowd was mixed. The AL got the run back in the bottom of the inning when A's outfielder Peaches Badeau hit an RBI triple of his own. He then scored when Yankees outfielder Jimmy Ditty singled in the next at-bat. Phillies first baseman Lonny Arrendale tied the score at 2 with a solo homerun to leadoff the top of the 4th.

That was it until Badeau hit a 2-out solo homerun in the bottom of the 7th off Phillies star Bill Bailey to give the AL the lead. They expanded their lead with yet another solo homerun, setting an all-star record with three in a game, off the bat of hometown favorite Frankie Bowers for the Browns. A's pitcher Lefty Bowden set the NL down 1-2-3 in the 9th to earn a save, and the AL continued their all-star dominance.

Code:

            1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9    R  H E 
NL Allstars 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0    2  5 0 
AL Allstars 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 x    4 10 0

American League Starters:
C Frankie Bowers, SLA
1B Jessie Holt, BOS
2B Vern Piernatzki, SLA
3B Tim Dilworth, NYA
SS Morris Lutske, BOS*
LF Ray Kress, DET
CF Peaches Badeau, PHA
RF Jimmy Ditty, NYA*
SP Cotton Simson, SLA

Reserves:
SP John Skoropat, CHA*
SP Lefty Bowden, PHA*
SP George Bowers, CLE*
SP Harley Melzer, DET
SP Billy Crowell, CLE
SP Corky Stell, CHA
RP Lloyd Wyman, DET
RP Steve Minnie, NYA
RP Ken Binns, PHA
C Leonard Davie, CHA*
1B Lester Walk, SLA
2B Maurice Goza, BOS
3B Bud Ayers, PHA*
CF Cy Helbig, SLA
CF William Morgan, CLE
CF Lee Friedman, PHA

National League Starters:
C Herman Dunkel, STL*
1B Lonny Arrendale, PHI
2B Mike Fellner, BKN
3B Foster Hempkins, CIN
SS Tom Howard, NYG
LF Will Groaning, CHN
CF Morton Chamblee, STL
RF Jon Wright, BKN*
SP Randall Bray, PHI

Reserves:
SP Mickey Lonergan, PHI
SP Bill Bailey, PHI
SP Wally Saeger, STL
SP Stephen Dzurik, PIT
SP Steven Smith, CIN
SP Remmy Paul, BKN
RP Jack DiCarlo, NYG
RP Gene Masarech, CIN
RP Goose Baum, BKN
C Chuck Rauch, PHI
1B Nick Pursell, NYG
3B Paul Varghese, BKN
SS Elmer Menard, PIT*
RF Nicky Barker, PHI
RF Rudy Young, PIT
RF Thurman Perry, STL

* denotes ancestor

Matt from TN · 10-19-2004, 02:28 PM

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July 1947

Detroit continues to surge. They finished the month by going 13-3 and taking possession of first place in the AL. The Tigers duo of Ray Kress and Luther Ormiston is powerful. They are 1-2 in the AL with 25 and 20 homeruns respectively and 1-3 in RBI with 83 and 78. Washington went 8-4, and their offensive struggles continue to plague them. They have only one regular hitting .270 or better (Blake Crocitto at .332) and Carl Kahle leads the team with just 11 homeruns. The top RBI man is "Jungle Jim" Dunkel with just 53. Meanwhile, their pitching staff has been excellent, but they are not getting enough support.

The Reds remain in first place, and their lead over Brooklyn is now 2 games. With two months left in the season, the top 6 teams in the league are separated by just 7 games.

If Detroit and Cincinnati both won the pennant, it would match up the two most inept (in terms of winning pennants) franchises in history. Detroit has won just one pennant, 1928, when they went on to defeat a highly-favored Braves team in 6 games. Cincinnati's only pennant came in 1920, and they went the distance in a 9-game World Series, losing to the mighty White Sox amid rumors that would become the Black Sox scandal.

American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Bob "Stretch" Bussmann (CHA)!
He had a record of 4-0 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 0.97 and 2 shutouts.

American League-Batter of the Month:
Ray "The Boss" Kress (DET)!
He batted .390 in 77 AB, with 9 homers and 25 RBI.

National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Mickey Lonergan (PHI)!
He had a record of 6-0 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 2.38 and 1 shutouts.

National League-Batter of the Month:
Tom Howard (NYG)!
He batted .404 in 89 AB, with 8 homers and 32 RBI.

Code:

American League Standings 
  
Detroit          62 45 .579 -
Washington       59 46 .562 2.0
Chicago (A)      57 49 .538 4.5 
Boston (A)       52 54 .491 9.5
Philadelphia (A) 51 54 .486 10.0
St. Louis (A)    50 56 .472 11.5
Cleveland        49 56 .467 12.0
New York (A)     43 63 .406 18.5
 
National League Standings 
 
Cincinnati       59 47 .557 - 
Brooklyn         58 50 .537 2.0
Pittsburgh       55 51 .519 4.0
Philadelphia (N) 55 52 .514 4.5
New York (N)     53 53 .500 6.0
St. Louis (N)    51 53 .490 7.0 
Boston (N)       47 58 .448 11.5
Chicago (N)      46 60 .434 13.0

AL AVG
.383 Peaches Badeau, PHA
.362 William Morgan, CLE
.349 Cy Helbig, SLA

NL AVG
.366 Tom Howard, NYG
.338 Foster Hempkins, CIN
.334 Rudy Young, PIT

AL HOMERUNS
25 Ray Kress, DET
20 Jimmy Ditty, NYA
20 Luther Ormiston, DET

NL HOMERUNS
26 Tom Howard, NYG
23 Lonny Arrendale, PHI
22 Will Groaning, CHN

AL RBI
83 Ray Kress, DET
79 Al Jackson, CLE
78 Luther Ormiston, DET

NL RBI
104 Tom Howard, NYG
81 Mike Fellner, BKN
77 Elmer Menard, PIT

AL STEALS
33 Hershel Cooley, PHA
28 Ping Hung, NYA
23 Rem Kelley, PHA

NL STEALS
74 Jonny Perly, BKN
19 David Hunter, BSN
15 Zeke Sewell, PHI

AL ERA
2.30 Cotton Simson, SLA
2.72 Bob Bussmann, CHA
3.04 Hal Andrew, DET

NL ERA
3.05 Mickey Lonergan, PHI
3.17 Remmy Paul, BKN
3.20 Schoolboy Emberling, CIN

AL WINS
17 Cotton Simson, SLA
16 Sloppy Mosich, BOS
16 John Skoropat, CHA

NL WINS
18 Mickey Lonergan, PHI
15 Wally Saeger, STL
15 Remmy Paul, BKN

AL STRIKEOUTS
155 Cotton Simson, SLA
128 Trent Roberts, CLE
124 Harley Melzer, DET

NL STRIKEOUTS
130 Frank Smith, BKN
122 Roy Mills, CIN
119 Ron Fleischmann, PIT

AL SAVES
15 Ray Seidel, SLA
13 Alex Footwangler, DET
12 Eric Slater, WSH

NL SAVES
17 Goose Baum, BKN
13 Ron Staver, PIT
12 Dale Scott, BSN

Matt from TN · 10-19-2004, 02:31 PM

Some quick notes:

Al Jackson is having a superb rookie season with Cleveland. He is 2nd in the AL with 79 RBI and 4th in the AL with 18 HR. If there's any knock on him, it would be the 15 errors he has committed in rightfield, which are 6 more than the next highest total in the majors at that position.

The top 3 RBI men in the NL are all middle infielders!

No one in the NL has an ERA below 3.00!

canadiancreed · 10-19-2004, 02:43 PM

Thats one reason why I didnt trade for Mr. Jackson, he cant field worth crap

As for the potential matchup, that will happen only if my pitching can become consistent. Mills seems to be havign issues, Emberling has been havign more issues with his teammates blowing games, shipley has een like a yo-yo, and Steven "WOnder Boy" Smith isnt so wonderful anymore. If it doesnt rurn around, September may bring a rude end of many players careers.

Vris · 10-19-2004, 02:44 PM

And Ken Chaucer got hosed out of the BOTM award. He was hitting everything in July. That's too bad.

I think the Braves are finally getting together and if it wasn't for that horrible start they could be in the thick of things.

DamnYankees · 10-19-2004, 02:50 PM

O My G-d, say it isn't so!! Bourban in AA!!

canadiancreed · 10-19-2004, 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vris

And Ken Chaucer got hosed out of the BOTM award. He was hitting everything in July. That's too bad.

I think the Braves are finally getting together and if it wasn't for that horrible start they could be in the thick of things.

I concur. I still think that other than Chaucer, the hitting is a bit thin, but your pitching you keep you in the race. If it wasnt for the horrid April, we'd have everyone but the Cubbies in the thick of things. Wonder when the race was this thick this late in the season?

scprideandms · 10-19-2004, 03:00 PM

Yeah Bourbon, Jr finally got to AA, 1 start 8.1 IP 4 ER
Cognac still stinkin at .199 (me thinks he is a flop)
Tequila turning it around in July hitting .366 so far OPS1.038 4HR 18 runs scored

m0ng00se · 10-19-2004, 03:09 PM

Yea, and now that we have two of our top starters back, we hope to push the lead.

Hal Andrew came back from the DL two weeks ago and went 4-0 in four starts.

Vic Gorin is back from the DL and is hopefully rejuvinated for August. Mike Downey, after a couple of rough starts, was a life saver last month. I really hate to demote him to the Pen. But Gorin is a proven vet and is also trying to solidify his place in the career strikeout leaderboard.

I too would love to see Detroit vs. Cincy for the World Series, but we still have a lot of games left to play. A two game lead is nothing to be excited about for either of us.

canadiancreed · 10-19-2004, 03:14 PM

Hear hear, I'll defiantely agree with that. Especially with my teams issues with Philly and the BRaves, and the Dodgers, Pittsburgh and Philly jsut itching to get abck into it. One series sweep and i'm in third.

Hopefully my pitching staff can get back on track, as my outfield experiment is going better than expected. Artie is back to form, Rutty and Baily is making it hard to give both playing time, and even Sistruck is still playing decently at thirty-nine. Gotta love surprises like that

tward13 · 10-19-2004, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vris

And Ken Chaucer got hosed out of the BOTM award. He was hitting everything in July. That's too bad.

I think the Braves are finally getting together and if it wasn't for that horrible start they could be in the thick of things.

Hosed? Chaucer was .307 - 6 - 16 .374 OBP .602 Slg in July

Tom Howard, who won the award for the 3rd time this season was
.404 - 8 - 32 .461 .753

Not even close.

Matt from TN · 10-20-2004, 01:58 PM

August 15, 1947

The Senators finally got back on track. They began this month by going 9-5 and moving back into first place. The Tigers went 6-7 and now trail Washington by a half-game. The Red Sox have quietly snuck back into the race. They are 11-3 so far in August and sit just 5.5 games back.

The Reds rolled off an 11-game winning streak that stretched from July 24th to August 4th. During the streak, they swept the Giants and Cubs in 3-game series and the Cardinals in a 4-game set. The streak came to a crashing halt, however, when the Reds hosted Pittsburgh. The Pirates won 3 straight games in Cincinnati before dropping Game 4 in 12 innings. Thanks to the streak, the Reds now hold a 3.5-game lead over the Phillies. The Dodgers and Pirates are both 4 games out.

Dodgers star pitcher Frank Smith has had an off year by his standards, but on August 8th, he collected his 390th career win against the Cubs. The win tied him for 2nd all-time with Bourbon Allen. It was his first win since July 12th and just his 3rd since June 4th.

Teammate Jonny Perly became the all-time leading base-stealer, passing Fuzz Allen with his 926th steal. He now has 931 career steals at the age of 31.

Code:

American League Standings 
  
Washington       68 51 .571 -
Detroit          68 52 .567 0.5
Boston (A)       63 57 .525 5.5
Chicago (A)      62 58 .517 6.5 
Cleveland        58 61 .487 10.0
Philadelphia (A) 57 63 .475 11.5
St. Louis (A)    54 65 .454 14.0
New York (A)     49 72 .405 20.0
 
National League Standings 
 
Cincinnati       67 54 .554 - 
Philadelphia (N) 63 57 .525 3.5
Brooklyn         63 58 .521 4.0
Pittsburgh       63 58 .521 4.0
New York (N)     60 60 .500 6.5
St. Louis (N)    59 60 .496 7.0 
Boston (N)       55 65 .458 11.5
Chicago (N)      51 69 .425 15.5

AL AVG
.393 Peaches Badeau, PHA
.351 Frankie Bowers, SLA
.351 William Morgan, CLE

NL AVG
.365 Tom Howard, NYG
.348 Foster Hempkins, CIN
.339 Rudy Young, PIT

AL HOMERUNS
28 Ray Kress, DET
23 Luther Ormiston, DET
22 Jimmy Ditty, NYA

NL HOMERUNS
27 Tom Howard, NYG
26 Lonny Arrendale, PHI
25 Will Groaning, CHN

AL RBI
89 Ray Kress, DET
88 Al Jackson, CLE
88 Luther Ormiston, DET

NL RBI
113 Tom Howard, NYG
89 Mike Fellner, BKN
89 Will Groaning, CHN

AL STEALS
38 Hershel Cooley, PHA
28 Ping Hung, NYA
24 Rem Kelley, PHA

NL STEALS
82 Jonny Perly, BKN
20 Bud Breckenridge, PIT
19 David Hunter, BSN

AL ERA
2.59 Cotton Simson, SLA
2.75 Bob Bussmann, CHA
2.99 Johnny Gordley, CHA

NL ERA
2.98 Remmy Paul, BKN
3.20 John Nolting, PHI
3.23 Mickey Lonergan, PHI

AL WINS
19 Cotton Simson, SLA
19 Sloppy Mosich, BOS
17 Lefty Bowden, CLE

NL WINS
19 Mickey Lonergan, PHI
18 Remmy Paul, BKN
17 Wally Saeger, STL

AL STRIKEOUTS
172 Cotton Simson, SLA
153 Trent Roberts, CLE
143 Harley Melzer, DET

NL STRIKEOUTS
147 Frank Smith, BKN
138 Remmy Paul, BKN
134 Wally Saeger, STL

AL SAVES
16 Ray Seidel, SLA
15 Alex Footwangler, DET
14 Eric Slater, WSH

NL SAVES
18 Goose Baum, BKN
15 Ron Staver, PIT
14 Dale Scott, BSN

bigjas · 10-20-2004, 02:24 PM

If our offense could get it in gear, then the best pitching staff in the majors could make a difference in the race. Our offense is starting to show its age though, and with no viable offensive threats in the minors, we could be hurting in a few years. The pitching staff though is set, with the best rotation in the majors, while Bourbon Jr. (who has layed off the moonshine and solved his control problems), Sennelnekoff, and Matamoros should anchor the staff for years to come.

Another thing about Bourbon. After a rocky first start, Bourbon has reeled off an improbable run of three straight complete game shutouts. He is definately getting a September callup.

canadiancreed · 10-20-2004, 02:28 PM

All i've gotta say is where the **** did the Red Sox come from? Geeze from in the basement to back in the race, goes to show that it's not over till the fat lady sings.

And I love how my team can string together those winnign streaks! If I can keep my pitching staff from self-destructing (i'm talking to you MIlls and Smith), we might have a chance at this thing

rogmax11 · 10-20-2004, 02:30 PM

At the beginning of this season I thought that if Frank had a typical bounce-back season ( as has happened over the course of his career ), that a real shot at win #400 was within reach. After the strong April I was even more certain, but then came a dreary succession of well-pitched but poorly supported games coupled with the beginning reductions in ratings, and now the year has an ominous feel to it.
Still, getting to 390 is a major achievement, and leading the league in Ks at the ripe old age of 37 indicates some gas remains in the tank. Plus, Remmy Paul is even older than my Dad and he is still lights out, so a trip into 400-Land is a fairly sure bet next year. Still a very fun journey to be on.

canadiancreed · 10-20-2004, 02:47 PM

I concur, the only thing that i hate is that they're in my league, so any series with Brooklyn, I dont worry about whether i'll give up runs, its' whether i'll be able to score any, since it's guarenteed that i'll face at least one of them, and most fo the time its' both

metsgeek · 10-20-2004, 03:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by canadiancreed

All i've gotta say is where the **** did the Red Sox come from? Geeze from in the basement to back in the race, goes to show that it's not over till the fat lady sings.

it helps when you go 33-20 over the past 4 sims

With the youth of my new acquisitions. it looks like we're well on our way up. Now, if only my pitching caught up to my bats.

Carlton · 10-20-2004, 03:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rogmax11

At the beginning of this season I thought that if Frank had a typical bounce-back season ( as has happened over the course of his career ), that a real shot at win #400 was within reach. After the strong April I was even more certain, but then came a dreary succession of well-pitched but poorly supported games coupled with the beginning reductions in ratings, and now the year has an ominous feel to it.
Still, getting to 390 is a major achievement, and leading the league in Ks at the ripe old age of 37 indicates some gas remains in the tank. Plus, Remmy Paul is even older than my Dad and he is still lights out, so a trip into 400-Land is a fairly sure bet next year. Still a very fun journey to be on.

Even if Frank Smith NEVER gets 400 wins...I believe he is the BEST Pitcher EVER in TWB

Ok, take into account his era...
He is the ONLY Pitcher in the career leaderboard for ERA with 2.65
The only ones surpassing him are the deadball greats...gindler, lopresto, murph

He does everything, he is atop the K's, WHIP, Wins, IP...and for this era...has pretty good CG numbers...and should be the first post 1930 pitcher to get in the top 25 for CG...and he should hold that for awhile.

wyltn3d · 10-20-2004, 03:41 PM

Harold seems to be the overall leader of the Indianapolis Indians in AAA, at least on offense. We're seven games behind the Rochester Red Wings in the AAA standings, so we're going to need a surge in the last half of this month, but Harold has nothing to be ashamed with the year he's had in AAA.

Carlton · 10-20-2004, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by metsgeek

it helps when you go 33-20 over the past 4 sims

With the youth of my new acquisitions. it looks like we're well on our way up. Now, if only my pitching caught up to my bats.

Or...when you have two GREAT ex-Phillies on your team!!

Look slike that Pelto/Rauch paid off for both of us...Rauch is nailing would be base stealers

That Johnson/Dorsey trade...well Pokey has ticked off Reds fans, but with Augie Cost out for his career like Skjerly...I am actually glad I traded for Dorsey...who is hitting .275 with 5 sb since July 20

10-19-2004, 11:27 AM	#2541
Matt from TN Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In a funk.... Posts: 3,413	1947 All-Star Game Sportsman's Park, St. Louis BOX SCORE This game was billed as a home game for the AL in the Browns' home park, but despite the team's pennant last season, there were a lot of Cardinals fans in the park on this day. The scoring started in the top of the 3rd when Cardinals star Morton "The Miracle" Chamblee hit a 2-out RBI triple off AL starting pitcher Cotton Simson of the Browns. Both Chamblee and Simson are well-loved in St. Louis, so the reaction from the crowd was mixed. The AL got the run back in the bottom of the inning when A's outfielder Peaches Badeau hit an RBI triple of his own. He then scored when Yankees outfielder Jimmy Ditty singled in the next at-bat. Phillies first baseman Lonny Arrendale tied the score at 2 with a solo homerun to leadoff the top of the 4th. That was it until Badeau hit a 2-out solo homerun in the bottom of the 7th off Phillies star Bill Bailey to give the AL the lead. They expanded their lead with yet another solo homerun, setting an all-star record with three in a game, off the bat of hometown favorite Frankie Bowers for the Browns. A's pitcher Lefty Bowden set the NL down 1-2-3 in the 9th to earn a save, and the AL continued their all-star dominance. Code: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E NL Allstars 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 AL Allstars 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 x 4 10 0 American League Starters: C Frankie Bowers, SLA 1B Jessie Holt, BOS 2B Vern Piernatzki, SLA 3B Tim Dilworth, NYA SS Morris Lutske, BOS* LF Ray Kress, DET CF Peaches Badeau, PHA RF Jimmy Ditty, NYA* SP Cotton Simson, SLA Reserves: SP John Skoropat, CHA* SP Lefty Bowden, PHA* SP George Bowers, CLE* SP Harley Melzer, DET SP Billy Crowell, CLE SP Corky Stell, CHA RP Lloyd Wyman, DET RP Steve Minnie, NYA RP Ken Binns, PHA C Leonard Davie, CHA* 1B Lester Walk, SLA 2B Maurice Goza, BOS 3B Bud Ayers, PHA* CF Cy Helbig, SLA CF William Morgan, CLE CF Lee Friedman, PHA National League Starters: C Herman Dunkel, STL* 1B Lonny Arrendale, PHI 2B Mike Fellner, BKN 3B Foster Hempkins, CIN SS Tom Howard, NYG LF Will Groaning, CHN CF Morton Chamblee, STL RF Jon Wright, BKN* SP Randall Bray, PHI Reserves: SP Mickey Lonergan, PHI SP Bill Bailey, PHI SP Wally Saeger, STL SP Stephen Dzurik, PIT SP Steven Smith, CIN SP Remmy Paul, BKN RP Jack DiCarlo, NYG RP Gene Masarech, CIN RP Goose Baum, BKN C Chuck Rauch, PHI 1B Nick Pursell, NYG 3B Paul Varghese, BKN SS Elmer Menard, PIT* RF Nicky Barker, PHI RF Rudy Young, PIT RF Thurman Perry, STL * denotes ancestor

10-19-2004, 02:28 PM	#2542
Matt from TN Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In a funk.... Posts: 3,413	WEB PAGES UPDATED... July 1947 Detroit continues to surge. They finished the month by going 13-3 and taking possession of first place in the AL. The Tigers duo of Ray Kress and Luther Ormiston is powerful. They are 1-2 in the AL with 25 and 20 homeruns respectively and 1-3 in RBI with 83 and 78. Washington went 8-4, and their offensive struggles continue to plague them. They have only one regular hitting .270 or better (Blake Crocitto at .332) and Carl Kahle leads the team with just 11 homeruns. The top RBI man is "Jungle Jim" Dunkel with just 53. Meanwhile, their pitching staff has been excellent, but they are not getting enough support. The Reds remain in first place, and their lead over Brooklyn is now 2 games. With two months left in the season, the top 6 teams in the league are separated by just 7 games. If Detroit and Cincinnati both won the pennant, it would match up the two most inept (in terms of winning pennants) franchises in history. Detroit has won just one pennant, 1928, when they went on to defeat a highly-favored Braves team in 6 games. Cincinnati's only pennant came in 1920, and they went the distance in a 9-game World Series, losing to the mighty White Sox amid rumors that would become the Black Sox scandal. American League-Pitcher of the Month: Bob "Stretch" Bussmann (CHA)! He had a record of 4-0 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 0.97 and 2 shutouts. American League-Batter of the Month: Ray "The Boss" Kress (DET)! He batted .390 in 77 AB, with 9 homers and 25 RBI. National League-Pitcher of the Month: Mickey Lonergan (PHI)! He had a record of 6-0 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 2.38 and 1 shutouts. National League-Batter of the Month: Tom Howard (NYG)! He batted .404 in 89 AB, with 8 homers and 32 RBI. Code: American League Standings Detroit 62 45 .579 - Washington 59 46 .562 2.0 Chicago (A) 57 49 .538 4.5 Boston (A) 52 54 .491 9.5 Philadelphia (A) 51 54 .486 10.0 St. Louis (A) 50 56 .472 11.5 Cleveland 49 56 .467 12.0 New York (A) 43 63 .406 18.5 National League Standings Cincinnati 59 47 .557 - Brooklyn 58 50 .537 2.0 Pittsburgh 55 51 .519 4.0 Philadelphia (N) 55 52 .514 4.5 New York (N) 53 53 .500 6.0 St. Louis (N) 51 53 .490 7.0 Boston (N) 47 58 .448 11.5 Chicago (N) 46 60 .434 13.0 AL AVG .383 Peaches Badeau, PHA .362 William Morgan, CLE .349 Cy Helbig, SLA NL AVG .366 Tom Howard, NYG .338 Foster Hempkins, CIN .334 Rudy Young, PIT AL HOMERUNS 25 Ray Kress, DET 20 Jimmy Ditty, NYA 20 Luther Ormiston, DET NL HOMERUNS 26 Tom Howard, NYG 23 Lonny Arrendale, PHI 22 Will Groaning, CHN AL RBI 83 Ray Kress, DET 79 Al Jackson, CLE 78 Luther Ormiston, DET NL RBI 104 Tom Howard, NYG 81 Mike Fellner, BKN 77 Elmer Menard, PIT AL STEALS 33 Hershel Cooley, PHA 28 Ping Hung, NYA 23 Rem Kelley, PHA NL STEALS 74 Jonny Perly, BKN 19 David Hunter, BSN 15 Zeke Sewell, PHI AL ERA 2.30 Cotton Simson, SLA 2.72 Bob Bussmann, CHA 3.04 Hal Andrew, DET NL ERA 3.05 Mickey Lonergan, PHI 3.17 Remmy Paul, BKN 3.20 Schoolboy Emberling, CIN AL WINS 17 Cotton Simson, SLA 16 Sloppy Mosich, BOS 16 John Skoropat, CHA NL WINS 18 Mickey Lonergan, PHI 15 Wally Saeger, STL 15 Remmy Paul, BKN AL STRIKEOUTS 155 Cotton Simson, SLA 128 Trent Roberts, CLE 124 Harley Melzer, DET NL STRIKEOUTS 130 Frank Smith, BKN 122 Roy Mills, CIN 119 Ron Fleischmann, PIT AL SAVES 15 Ray Seidel, SLA 13 Alex Footwangler, DET 12 Eric Slater, WSH NL SAVES 17 Goose Baum, BKN 13 Ron Staver, PIT 12 Dale Scott, BSN

10-19-2004, 02:31 PM	#2543
Matt from TN Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In a funk.... Posts: 3,413	Some quick notes: Al Jackson is having a superb rookie season with Cleveland. He is 2nd in the AL with 79 RBI and 4th in the AL with 18 HR. If there's any knock on him, it would be the 15 errors he has committed in rightfield, which are 6 more than the next highest total in the majors at that position. The top 3 RBI men in the NL are all middle infielders! No one in the NL has an ERA below 3.00! __________________ Set in Stone... Players Remain with Original Franchise

10-19-2004, 02:43 PM	#2544
canadiancreed Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 11,660	Thats one reason why I didnt trade for Mr. Jackson, he cant field worth crap As for the potential matchup, that will happen only if my pitching can become consistent. Mills seems to be havign issues, Emberling has been havign more issues with his teammates blowing games, shipley has een like a yo-yo, and Steven "WOnder Boy" Smith isnt so wonderful anymore. If it doesnt rurn around, September may bring a rude end of many players careers. __________________ PT21 PT22

10-19-2004, 02:44 PM	#2545
Vris Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: somewhere where I don't know where I am Posts: 3,251	And Ken Chaucer got hosed out of the BOTM award. He was hitting everything in July. That's too bad. I think the Braves are finally getting together and if it wasn't for that horrible start they could be in the thick of things. __________________ None Blog it.

10-19-2004, 02:50 PM	#2546
DamnYankees All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,644	O My G-d, say it isn't so!! Bourban in AA!!

10-19-2004, 03:00 PM	#2548
scprideandms All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: N KY, 25 miles from Cincy Posts: 1,314	Yeah Bourbon, Jr finally got to AA, 1 start 8.1 IP 4 ER Cognac still stinkin at .199 (me thinks he is a flop) Tequila turning it around in July hitting .366 so far OPS1.038 4HR 18 runs scored __________________ Change your playground + change your playfriends + change your playtoys + change your playtime = Change your life. If you keep on doing what you've always done you'll keep on gitting what you've always gotten.

10-19-2004, 03:09 PM	#2549
m0ng00se Major Leagues Join Date: May 2004 Location: Oregon USA Posts: 383	Yea, and now that we have two of our top starters back, we hope to push the lead. Hal Andrew came back from the DL two weeks ago and went 4-0 in four starts. Vic Gorin is back from the DL and is hopefully rejuvinated for August. Mike Downey, after a couple of rough starts, was a life saver last month. I really hate to demote him to the Pen. But Gorin is a proven vet and is also trying to solidify his place in the career strikeout leaderboard. I too would love to see Detroit vs. Cincy for the World Series, but we still have a lot of games left to play. A two game lead is nothing to be excited about for either of us. __________________ Michael AKA m0ng00se - Former TWB Detroit Tigers GM (1946-1964) Pennants: 1948, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1962, 1963, 1964 -- Titles: 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1963

10-19-2004, 03:14 PM	#2550
canadiancreed Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 11,660	Hear hear, I'll defiantely agree with that. Especially with my teams issues with Philly and the BRaves, and the Dodgers, Pittsburgh and Philly jsut itching to get abck into it. One series sweep and i'm in third. Hopefully my pitching staff can get back on track, as my outfield experiment is going better than expected. Artie is back to form, Rutty and Baily is making it hard to give both playing time, and even Sistruck is still playing decently at thirty-nine. Gotta love surprises like that __________________ PT21 PT22

10-20-2004, 01:58 PM	#2552
Matt from TN Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In a funk.... Posts: 3,413	August 15, 1947 The Senators finally got back on track. They began this month by going 9-5 and moving back into first place. The Tigers went 6-7 and now trail Washington by a half-game. The Red Sox have quietly snuck back into the race. They are 11-3 so far in August and sit just 5.5 games back. The Reds rolled off an 11-game winning streak that stretched from July 24th to August 4th. During the streak, they swept the Giants and Cubs in 3-game series and the Cardinals in a 4-game set. The streak came to a crashing halt, however, when the Reds hosted Pittsburgh. The Pirates won 3 straight games in Cincinnati before dropping Game 4 in 12 innings. Thanks to the streak, the Reds now hold a 3.5-game lead over the Phillies. The Dodgers and Pirates are both 4 games out. Dodgers star pitcher Frank Smith has had an off year by his standards, but on August 8th, he collected his 390th career win against the Cubs. The win tied him for 2nd all-time with Bourbon Allen. It was his first win since July 12th and just his 3rd since June 4th. Teammate Jonny Perly became the all-time leading base-stealer, passing Fuzz Allen with his 926th steal. He now has 931 career steals at the age of 31. Code: American League Standings Washington 68 51 .571 - Detroit 68 52 .567 0.5 Boston (A) 63 57 .525 5.5 Chicago (A) 62 58 .517 6.5 Cleveland 58 61 .487 10.0 Philadelphia (A) 57 63 .475 11.5 St. Louis (A) 54 65 .454 14.0 New York (A) 49 72 .405 20.0 National League Standings Cincinnati 67 54 .554 - Philadelphia (N) 63 57 .525 3.5 Brooklyn 63 58 .521 4.0 Pittsburgh 63 58 .521 4.0 New York (N) 60 60 .500 6.5 St. Louis (N) 59 60 .496 7.0 Boston (N) 55 65 .458 11.5 Chicago (N) 51 69 .425 15.5 AL AVG .393 Peaches Badeau, PHA .351 Frankie Bowers, SLA .351 William Morgan, CLE NL AVG .365 Tom Howard, NYG .348 Foster Hempkins, CIN .339 Rudy Young, PIT AL HOMERUNS 28 Ray Kress, DET 23 Luther Ormiston, DET 22 Jimmy Ditty, NYA NL HOMERUNS 27 Tom Howard, NYG 26 Lonny Arrendale, PHI 25 Will Groaning, CHN AL RBI 89 Ray Kress, DET 88 Al Jackson, CLE 88 Luther Ormiston, DET NL RBI 113 Tom Howard, NYG 89 Mike Fellner, BKN 89 Will Groaning, CHN AL STEALS 38 Hershel Cooley, PHA 28 Ping Hung, NYA 24 Rem Kelley, PHA NL STEALS 82 Jonny Perly, BKN 20 Bud Breckenridge, PIT 19 David Hunter, BSN AL ERA 2.59 Cotton Simson, SLA 2.75 Bob Bussmann, CHA 2.99 Johnny Gordley, CHA NL ERA 2.98 Remmy Paul, BKN 3.20 John Nolting, PHI 3.23 Mickey Lonergan, PHI AL WINS 19 Cotton Simson, SLA 19 Sloppy Mosich, BOS 17 Lefty Bowden, CLE NL WINS 19 Mickey Lonergan, PHI 18 Remmy Paul, BKN 17 Wally Saeger, STL AL STRIKEOUTS 172 Cotton Simson, SLA 153 Trent Roberts, CLE 143 Harley Melzer, DET NL STRIKEOUTS 147 Frank Smith, BKN 138 Remmy Paul, BKN 134 Wally Saeger, STL AL SAVES 16 Ray Seidel, SLA 15 Alex Footwangler, DET 14 Eric Slater, WSH NL SAVES 18 Goose Baum, BKN 15 Ron Staver, PIT 14 Dale Scott, BSN

10-20-2004, 02:24 PM	#2553
bigjas Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Olive Hill, KY Posts: 279	If our offense could get it in gear, then the best pitching staff in the majors could make a difference in the race. Our offense is starting to show its age though, and with no viable offensive threats in the minors, we could be hurting in a few years. The pitching staff though is set, with the best rotation in the majors, while Bourbon Jr. (who has layed off the moonshine and solved his control problems), Sennelnekoff, and Matamoros should anchor the staff for years to come. Another thing about Bourbon. After a rocky first start, Bourbon has reeled off an improbable run of three straight complete game shutouts. He is definately getting a September callup. Last edited by bigjas; 10-20-2004 at 02:31 PM.

10-20-2004, 02:28 PM	#2554
canadiancreed Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 11,660	All i've gotta say is where the ** did the Red Sox come from? Geeze from in the basement to back in the race, goes to show that it's not over till the fat lady sings. And I love how my team can string together those winnign streaks! If I can keep my pitching staff from self-destructing (i'm talking to you MIlls and Smith), we might have a chance at this thing __________________ PT21 PT22**

10-20-2004, 02:30 PM	#2555
rogmax11 All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 1,320	At the beginning of this season I thought that if Frank had a typical bounce-back season ( as has happened over the course of his career ), that a real shot at win #400 was within reach. After the strong April I was even more certain, but then came a dreary succession of well-pitched but poorly supported games coupled with the beginning reductions in ratings, and now the year has an ominous feel to it. Still, getting to 390 is a major achievement, and leading the league in Ks at the ripe old age of 37 indicates some gas remains in the tank. Plus, Remmy Paul is even older than my Dad and he is still lights out, so a trip into 400-Land is a fairly sure bet next year. Still a very fun journey to be on.

10-20-2004, 02:47 PM	#2556
canadiancreed Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 11,660	I concur, the only thing that i hate is that they're in my league, so any series with Brooklyn, I dont worry about whether i'll give up runs, its' whether i'll be able to score any, since it's guarenteed that i'll face at least one of them, and most fo the time its' both

10-20-2004, 03:41 PM	#2559
wyltn3d Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 103	Harold seems to be the overall leader of the Indianapolis Indians in AAA, at least on offense. We're seven games behind the Rochester Red Wings in the AAA standings, so we're going to need a surge in the last half of this month, but Harold has nothing to be ashamed with the year he's had in AAA.