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ifspuds · 03-06-2005, 01:36 AM

Things are looking up for the Yankees (and it pains me to be happy about that). I'll be looking forward to playing with Oscar Charleston.

TexasLonghorns · 03-06-2005, 01:38 AM

Cobb and Charleston in the same city will Charleston live to opening day?

metsgeek · 03-06-2005, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by TexasLonghorns

Cobb and Charleston in the same city will Charleston live to opening day?

Man, I didn't even notice that! Luckily they're in different leagues. Brings extra meaning to Charleston's nickname. Oscar will probably start calling Cobb "The White Oscar Charleston"

metsgeek · 03-07-2005, 01:03 AM

THE CHRONICLE - VOLUME 18, ISSUE 2

SEPTEMBER 3, 1918: Soon after the season began, there was much speculation that the season would be cancelled outright to focus on the entry of the United States into the war. A compromise was struck and baseball ownership agreed to end the season by Labor day, with the World Series immediately following it. As a result, the schedule is somewhat imbalanced with some teams playing as many as 128 games while others played only 125. The Indians prevailed yet again to advance to their 3rd World Series in 4 years, but most of the attention this season was on the exploits of Oscar Charleston, the first black player of the modern era. Despite having abuse heaped on him by opposing fans (especially at road games), this young man was stolid in his approach and showed that he was here to stay. His fellow Yankees rallied around him after seeing his determination and perseverance. Across town, Ty Cobb was outraged that Charleston was being compared to him and began a torrent of insults which were duly recorded on the sports pages. Oscar never responded. In other news, offense was up. This was especially noticeable in Joe Jackson's batting average of .419 ...55 points better than the next highest.

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AMERICAN LEAGUE Standings 

Team              W  L  PCT   GB Pyt.Rec Diff  Home  Away XInn  1Run  M# Streak Last10 
Cleveland        82 46 .641    -  75-53   7   42-22 40-24  8-6  31-20  *   W6    7-3 
Boston (A)       78 48 .619  3.0  77-49   1   40-24 38-24  6-6  24-19  -   L3    5-5 
Philadelphia (A) 64 61 .512 16.5  72-53  -8   25-38 39-23  5-4  11-17  -   W1    6-4 
New York (A)     64 63 .504 17.5  67-60  -3   32-31 32-32  5-8  19-23  -   L1    4-6 
Detroit          63 64 .496 18.5  65-62  -2   33-30 30-34  5-11 22-25  -   W3    5-5 
Chicago (A)      55 72 .433 26.5  56-71  -1   27-36 28-36  6-5  16-18  -   L2    5-5 
St. Louis (A)    53 73 .421 28.0  50-76   3   26-37 27-36  6-5  18-18  -   L3    4-6 
Washington       47 79 .373 34.0  45-81   2   24-39 23-40 10-6  17-18  -   L1    5-5

If this had been a full season, the Robins could very well have broken the record for wins in a season. As it is, they rolled to the pennant, clinching it in early August. The top three pitchers in the league were Brooklyn's Smokey Joe Wood, Eppa Rixey, and Lefty Williams. Last year's surprise champs fell below .500, but still managed to hang on to 3rd place.

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NATIONAL LEAGUE Standings 

Team              W  L  PCT   GB Pyt.Rec Diff  Home  Away XInn 1Run  M# Streak Last10 
Brooklyn         91 37 .711    -  88-40   3   47-17 44-20 13-4 29-15  *   W2    5-5 
New York (N)     75 51 .595 15.0  73-53   2   35-28 40-23  6-6 28-21  -   L1    7-3 
Philadelphia (N) 63 64 .496 27.5  58-69   5   30-33 33-31  5-9 22-21  -   L1    5-5 
Pittsburgh       61 65 .484 29.0  62-64  -1   30-33 31-32  7-6 21-21  -   W2    4-6 
Boston (N)       58 67 .464 31.5  64-61  -6   30-34 28-33  6-7 16-24  -   L4    4-6 
Chicago (N)      58 68 .460 32.0  61-65  -3   27-37 31-31  7-7 16-18  -   W1    5-5 
St. Louis (N)    52 73 .416 37.5  52-73   0   21-41 31-32  6-6 18-24  -   L1    4-6 
Cincinnati       46 79 .368 43.5  48-77  -2   24-37 22-42  3-8 16-22  -   L2    6-4

woody5254 · 03-07-2005, 01:41 AM

From WS champs to under .500. The Phillies are on a Roller Coaster

metsgeek · 03-08-2005, 01:28 AM

PROSPECT WATCH, part 1

SAM KINGMA: Kingma made it back to the All-Star game after a 3 year absence. He could pass 200 HR next year!

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Career Batting Stats  
 
Year     G   AB    H  2B 3B  HR  RBI    R  BB HP SF    K  SB  CS  AVG  OBP  SLG  OPS Teams
 
1903    69  202   56  15  0   5   40   27   9  0  4   71   5   2 .277 .302 .426 .728 BSN,PIT
1904   145  590  153  29  2   8   86   63  27  4  2  180  11   5 .259 .295 .356 .651 PIT 
1905   145  565  181  31  6   7   86   74  53  2  8  159  11   7 .320 .376 .434 .809 PIT,NL
1906   145  559  148  25  1   2   64   63  47  4  4  174  18  10 .265 .324 .324 .648 PIT 
1907   147  565  149  24  4   8   67   64  59  6  7  142  13   6 .264 .336 .363 .699 PIT 
1908   147  551  134  18  1   6   65   50  36  5  3  153  14  16 .243 .294 .312 .606 PIT 
1909   148  568  153  35  6   8   74   87  49  8  9  136  10   7 .269 .331 .394 .726 PIT,NL 
1910   146  557  131  28  2  13   68   78  72  9  5  129  14   4 .235 .330 .363 .692 PIT 
1911   144  534  160  34  5  25  125   86  59  9  6  137  10   3 .300 .375 .522 .897 PIT,NL
1912   146  550  143  31  3  20   85   84  76  6  6  132  10   6 .260 .353 .436 .789 PIT,NL 
1913   144  542  153  27  1  26   93  104  75  6  7   99  14   7 .282 .371 .480 .851 PIT,NL 
1914   134  515  132  32  5  22   93   72  63  8  7   85  10   7 .256 .342 .466 .808 PIT,NL 
1915   148  612  157  32  0  15   94   83  32  6  9  115   5   8 .257 .296 .382 .678 PIT 
1916   144  555  112  28  4   7   71   57  60  6  7   84   3  12 .202 .283 .305 .588 PIT 
1917   148  543  134  23  5  11   63   72  55  5  5   90   7   7 .247 .319 .368 .687 PIT 
1918   115  452  126  23  2   8   64   67  39  2  2   53   7   3 .279 .337 .392 .729 PIT,NL 

Total 2215 8460 2222 435 47 191 1238 1131 811 86 91 1939 162 110 .263 .330 .393 .723 

Talents (Con/Gap/HR/Eye/Avoid):  66/ 60/ 84/ 50/ 61
				             +7			
		Current Ratings: 60/ 64/ 88/ 42/ 58
				 -5  -2      -1  -4

WILL MILLER II: Miller must be using smoke and mirrors to get on base. His average went above .300 again, but his talents plummeted to an all-time low. He is considering retirement, but may come back for one more season.

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Career Batting Stats  
 
Year     G   AB    H  2B 3B HR  RBI    R  BB HP SF    K  SB  CS  AVG  OBP  SLG  OPS Teams
 
1903    47   78   20   2  0  2   13   12   9  0  1   25   5   1 .256 .330 .359 .689 SLN 
1904   141  547  148  25  2  4   68   80  45  8  3  170  47  11 .271 .333 .346 .679 SLN 
1905   143  557  143  18  5  4   72   83  53  6  2  158  58  12 .257 .327 .329 .655 SLN 
1906   146  564  173  24  6  3   87   92  51  5  6  134  48  10 .307 .366 .387 .752 SLN,NL
1907   146  559  161  14  4  4   68   86  74  4  5  174  67  14 .288 .372 .349 .721 SLN 
1908   144  538  155  17  3  2   61   84  75  2  1  160  58  13 .288 .377 .342 .719 SLN 
1909   144  515  176  20  2  2   65   82  86  6  2  135  69  20 .342 .440 .400 .840 SLN,NL 
1910   147  515  165  25  2  5   66   88  87  5  4  123  69  18 .320 .421 .406 .826 SLN,NL 
1911   119  442  152  25  3  2   63   80  61  1  5  116  54   7 .344 .420 .428 .848 SLN 
1912   144  556  198  19  5  4   66  102  80  6  2  133  85  17 .356 .441 .430 .871 SLN,NL 
1913   142  532  167  27  4  6   84   86  80  3  6   99  62  21 .314 .403 .414 .816 SLN,NL 
1914   141  515  179  21  3  8   71   84  73  5  3   88  66  16 .348 .431 .447 .878 SLN,NL 
1915   145  539  160  31  4  4   71   70  57  5  1   95  61  11 .297 .369 .391 .760 SLN,NL 
1916   144  551  178  24  2  2   59   79  55  5  1   95  57  20 .323 .389 .385 .774 SLN 
1917   147  574  141  17  1  1   54   68  45  5  2  115  61  12 .246 .305 .284 .589 SLN 
1918   118  459  139  19  2  0   33   57  50  5  2   78  54  16 .303 .376 .353 .729 SLN 

Total 2158 8041 2455 328 48 53 1001 1233 981 71 46 1898 921 219 .305 .384 .378 .762   

Talents (Con/Gap/HR/Eye/Avoid):  52/ 34/ 24/ 44/ 36
				 -8 -21 -11        	
		Current Ratings:  48/ 38/ 16/ 38/ 29
				 -13 -13 -12  -1 -11

BRAD VEST: Vest may have hit his peak in 1917. His talent already appears to be on the downslope.

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Career Batting Stats  
 
Year    G   AB    H 2B 3B HR RBI   R BB HP SF   K SB CS  AVG  OBP  SLG  OPS  Teams
 
1911    4   15    3  2  0  0   1   2  1  0  0   4  0  0 .200 .250 .333 .583    WAS 
1912    1    4    1  0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0   1  0  0 .250 .250 .250 .500    WAS 
1913    4   14    1  1  0  0   1   1  2  0  0   5  0  1 .071 .188 .143 .330    WAS 
1914   18   65   12  2  0  2   5   6  0  1  0  19  0  1 .185 .197 .308 .505    WAS 
1915   45  151   32 14  0  1  17  11 10  2  2  40  0  1 .212 .267 .325 .591    WAS 
1916  101  400   95 27  2  2  55  55 23  5  3 101  2  0 .237 .285 .330 .615    WAS
1917  132  517  151 36  3  5  84  67 36  4  7 119  7  1 .292 .339 .402 .741    WAS,AL 
1918   74  263   56 13  1  1  22  27 13  4  2  52  0  0 .213 .259 .281 .540    WAS 

Total 379 1429  351 95  6 11 185 169 85 16 14 341  9  4 .246 .293 .344 .636     

Talents (Con/Gap/HR/Eye/Avoid):  43/ 90/ 52/ 51/ 41
				 -8        
		Current Ratings:  45/ 84/ 44/ 35/ 34
				  -2          +3  -4

JAKE SCOTT: Scott hit the dreaded 20 loss mark this season...and it was shortened. he should be glad it was cut short. Otherwise, he may have set a record for losses in a season.

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Career Pitching Stats  
 
Year    G  GS   W   L SV  ERA     IP   HA    R   ER  HR   BB    K  CG SHO WHIP Teams 

1905    3   2   1   0  0 1.76   15.1    8    5    3   1    4    2   1   0 0.78  BSN 
1906   10   7   6   2  0 3.22   64.1   52   28   23   2   15   46   6   0 1.04  BSN 
1907   42  38  19   9  1 1.82  271.2  177   69   55   6   88  254   2   0 0.98  BSN 
1908   42  42  11  14  0 2.29  279.1  202   89   71   5   78  252   0   0 1.00  BSN 
1909   43  43  20  12  0 2.15  297.0  191   89   71   6  105  229   1   1 1.00  BSN
1910   38  38  22   5  0 1.85  262.0  175   63   54   7   65  212   3   3 0.92  BSN,NL 
1911   41  41  21  17  0 3.32  354.2  272  140  131  31  145  358  32   1 1.18  BSN,NL 
1912   41  41  20  16  0 3.57  343.1  255  161  136  35  166  328  25   3 1.23  BSN,NL 
1913   40  40  24  11  0 4.15  338.2  279  176  156  33  170  333  27   5 1.33  BSN,NL 
1914   42  42  23  16  0 2.70  366.2  237  135  110  32  187  349  32   5 1.16  BSN,NL 
1915   40  40  19  15  0 2.78  340.0  222  128  105  28  150  329  29   2 1.09  BSN 
1916   42  42  23  13  0 2.99  361.1  254  140  120  25  187  348  33   7 1.22  BSN,NL 
1917   42  42  23  12  0 2.74  365.0  261  131  111  21  161  309  31   3 1.16  BSN 
1918   35  35  13  20  0 3.83  298.2  244  150  127  34  143  233  28   1 1.30  BSN 

Total 501 493 245 162  1 2.89 3958.0 2829 1504 1273 266 1664 3582 250  31 1.14 

Talents (Stuff/Movement/Control):  100/ 59/ 52
			           -10      
		Current Ratings: 102/ 59/ 44
				  -1  -3

JOHN "HOMERUN" HEINZ: Heinz didn't return from last year's injury until mid-May. It obviously had him hobbled. Hopefully he'll recover soon.

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Career Batting Stats  
 
Year   G   AB    H  2B 3B HR RBI   R  BB HP SF   K  SB CS  AVG  OBP  SLG  OPS Teams
  
1910    9    9   1   0  0  0   0   2   2  1  0   1   0  0 .111 .333 .111 .444  SLA 
1911   49  144  40  10  2  0  20  17  19  1  2  29   9  1 .278 .361 .375 .736  SLA 
1912  145  564 135  19  4  7  89  69  41 10  7 132  15  1 .239 .299 .324 .624  SLA,WAS
1913  141  542 158  40  6 17 104  83  54  6  5 101  12  5 .292 .359 .482 .841  WAS,AL 
1914  147  545 151  33  5 15  70  80  60  5  2 120  16  5 .277 .353 .439 .791  WAS 
1915  149  552 147  41  7  8  76  72  59  5  3  95  18  9 .266 .341 .409 .750  WAS,AL 
1916  148  558 139  34  2  9  84  90  71 10 10  94  10  7 .249 .339 .366 .705  WAS 
1917   97  376 108  22  3  8  51  65  38  8  6  57  13  4 .287 .360 .426 .785  WAS
1918   90  348  77  17  3 14  55  49  39  3  5  59   7  4 .221 .301 .408 .709  WAS 

Total 975 3638 956 216 32 78 549 527 383 49 40 688 100 36 .263 .338 .404 .742        

Talents (Con/Gap/HR/Eye/Avoid):  69/ 80/ 108/ 39/ 50
				         -10          
		Current Ratings:  61/ 82/ 90/ 32/ 50
				      +2  +5  +1

MAK DOLNICK: Mak hyperextended his elbow on a headfirst slide into second vs. the Giants. Pittsburgh fans hope that 1917 wasn't just a fluke.

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Career Batting Stats 
  
Year     G   AB    H  2B 3B HR RBI   R  BB HP SF   K  SB  CS  AVG  OBP  SLG  OPS Teams
  
1907    12   30    8   2  0  0   4   4   5  0  1   8   3   0 .267 .361 .333 .694  PIT 
1908    82  213   66  12  0  3  31  34  21  0  0  44  17   6 .310 .372 .408 .780  PIT 
1909   141  538  141  18  3  4  66  74  56  3  4 108  55  24 .262 .333 .329 .662  PIT 
1910   143  531  151  13  4  4  68  79  74  3  6  97  41  13 .284 .371 .347 .718  PIT,NL
1911   143  546  173  20  4 10  71  98  60  2  1 108  38  16 .317 .386 .423 .809  PIT
1912   144  554  171  22  6  1  71  77  49  2  2  89  32  24 .309 .366 .375 .741  PIT 
1913   144  542  172  22  3 11  88 105  59  1  7  67  42  11 .317 .381 .430 .811  PIT,NL 
1914   147  559  162  20  4 11  73  87  70  1  5  76  46  12 .290 .367 .399 .766  PIT,NL 
1915   147  574  191  33  5  5  88 100  51  2  4  62  37  18 .333 .387 .434 .820  PIT,NL
1916   113  429  140   9  3  7  62  62  45  1  4  55  42  12 .326 .388 .410 .799  PIT 
1917   132  498  171  25  3  8  79  78  51  1  4  56  48  20 .343 .403 .454 .856  PIT 
1918   116  446  121  13  4  5  55  51  46  1  4  46  40  13 .271 .338 .352 .690  PIT 

Total 1464 5460 1667 209 39 69 756 849 587 17 42 816 441 169 .305 .372 .396 .768 

Talents (Con/Gap/HR/Eye/Avoid):  91/ 50/ 55/ 44/ 70
				            	       
		Current Ratings:  90/ 56/ 62/ 41/ 76
				  -2          +1  -1

JOSE "BLACK DIAMOND" MENDEZ: Mendez returned to greatness, winning 20 games again in this shortened season. The addition of Oscar Charleston to the Yankees has brought back some of that New York swagger.

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Career Pitching Stats 
  
Year    G  GS   W   L SV  ERA     IP   HA   R  ER HR BB     K  CG SHO WHIP Teams 
  
1908    8   2   1   3  1 4.55   27.2   29  20  14  1  14   20   2  0  1.55 CHA 
1909   16  13   8   2  0 2.87  109.2   94  40  35  0  30   60   6  2  1.13 CHA,AL
1910   30   6   6   6  6 1.97   87.0   59  26  19  6  21   41   3  2  0.92 CHA,NYA 
1911   30  10  10   7  2 2.97  118.0  112  40  39  7  24   79  10  1  1.15 NYA 
1912   39  39  18  18  0 3.56  331.0  328 145 131 13  52  195  34  1  1.15 NYA,AL 
1913   41  41  22  13  0 3.12  357.1  322 150 124 16  51  217  30  4  1.04 NYA,AL
1914   42  42  24  18  0 2.41  369.0  305 114  99 15  51  202  40  3  0.96 NYA,AL
1915   42  42  27  12  0 1.96  368.0  282 103  80  6  46  190  37  5  0.89 NYA,AL 
1916   42  42  17  21  0 2.56  366.0  354 128 104  2  54  191  34  6  1.11 NYA,AL 
1917   35  35  18   9  0 2.35  302.0  262  98  79  7  42  144  24  5  1.01 NYA,AL 
1918   36  36  20  14  0 2.68  319.0  285 102  95  9  46  143  34  2  1.04 NYA,AL 

Total 361 308 171 123  9 2.68 2754.2 2432 966 819 82 431 1482 254 31 1.04 

Talents (Stuff/Movement/Control):  63/ 85/ 96
				          
		Current Ratings:  56/ 84/ 92
				  +1  -1  +5

metsgeek · 03-08-2005, 02:06 AM

PROSPECT WATCH, part 2

ALAN LIAO: Braves' fans must be accustomed to Liao's numerous injuries, but this year was ridiculous. In mid-May, he was struck by a foul ball, knocking him out for a week with a bruised cheekbone. A couple months later, he took an errant curveball to the same exact spot, fracturing his cheek and knocking him unconscious for over 10 minutes. Perhaps he should start wearing a helmet.

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Career Batting Stats 
  
Year     G   AB   H   2B 3B HR RBI   R  BB HP SF    K  SB  CS  AVG  OBP  SLG  OPS Teams
 
1909   139  504  120  24  3  4  62  54  35  9  2  182  39   7 .238 .298 .321 .620 BSN 
1910   137  505  120  24  1  5  61  68  59 12  1  152  35  13 .238 .331 .319 .650 BSN 
1911   127  474  140  28  5  5  75  86  52  9  2  125  33  13 .295 .374 .407 .781 BSN,NL 
1912   123  450  138  27  3  2  53  86  58  8  2   99  52   6 .307 .394 .393 .787 BSN 
1913   128  486  167  30  8  2  72  94  80  8  1   93  52  18 .344 .443 .451 .894 BSN,NL 
1914   127  440  140  18  5  3  54  85  93 14  4   83  46  11 .318 .448 .402 .851 BSN 
1915   134  492  178  32  3  2  70  99  92  9  5   88  49  16 .362 .467 .451 .918 BSN,NL 
1916   104  369  109  23  1  0  49  61  63  6  3   75  42  10 .295 .404 .363 .767 BSN 
1917   132  478  148  20  5  2  59  95  84  6  2   81  50   8 .310 .418 .385 .802 BSN 
1918   103  376  131  25  5  3  45  73  66  6  2   47  28  14 .348 .451 .465 .917 BSN,NL 

Total 1254 4574 1391 251 39 28 600 801 682 87 24 1025 426 116 .304 .402 .394 .797  

Talents (Con/Gap/HR/Eye/Avoid):  82/ 76/ 30/ 92/ 50
				       
		Current Ratings:  79/ 82/ 33/ 85/ 56
				          -3  -1  -2

MIKE O'DONNELL: Mike has a new nickname: Molasses, referring to how slow he is going through the minors. Brooklyn needs to stop handling him with kid gloves.

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Career Pitching Stats 
  
Year   G GS  W  L SV  ERA    IP  HA   R  ER HR  BB   K CG SHO WHIP Teams 
 
1911   1  1  0  0  0 5.87   7.2   5   5   5  0  11   8  0   0 2.09    BRO
1915  21 17  6  8  0 4.94 113.0 114  69  62  8  66  73  1   0 1.59    BRO 
1916  13  1  3  2  1 4.88  24.0  18  14  13  3  15  13  1   0 1.38    BRO 
1917   8  2  1  2  4 6.75  22.2  25  17  17  1  13  17  2   0 1.68    BRO 
1918   3  1  2  0  0 7.00   9.0  12   7   7  0   6   6  0   0 2.00    BRO 

Total 46 22 12 12  5 5.31 176.1 174 112 104 12 111 117  4   0 1.62 

Talents (Stuff/Movement/Control):  102/ 80/ 58
				  	       
		Current Ratings:  88/ 73/ 47
				  +9      +2

JOHN "SHELLY" SHELTON: Shelly had a career year, leading the Robins back to the World Series. With the kind of year they had, we might be seeing the start of a dynasty.

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Career Batting Stats 
  
Year    G   AB   H  2B 3B HR RBI   R  BB  HP SF   K  SB  CS  AVG  OBP  SLG  OPS Teams
  
1911   55   82  22   3  1  2  18  13  10   2  1  19   3   0  .268 .358 .402 .760  BRO 
1912   80  141  35   5  1  0  17  25  12   7  1  34  12   1  .248 .335 .298 .633  BRO 
1913  111  377 120  24  5  3  65  71  39  19  3  63  48  10  .318 .406 .432 .839  BRO 
1914  143  507 157  28 10  1  76  94  73  17  3  71  65  20  .310 .412 .410 .822  BRO,NL 
1915  141  533 171  31  5  1  64  95  72  14  5  66  66  13  .321 .412 .403 .815  BRO 
1916  143  534 173  31  8  1  73 102  71  14  6  82  49  16  .324 .413 .418 .830  BRO,NL 
1917  146  512 151  22  2  2  62  77  69  15  0  59  56  21  .295 .394 .357 .752  BRO,NL 
1918  121  438 152  27  3  1  68  83  68  14  4  30  56  21  .347 .447 .429 .876  BRO,NL 

Total 940 3124 981 171 35 11 443 560 414 102 23 424 355 102  .314 .409 .402 .810 

Talents (Con/Gap/HR/Eye/Avoid):  81/ 70/ 31/ 75/ 61
				       
		Current Ratings:  83/ 76/ 37/ 67/ 67
				  -4

CHRIS "THE GRIMSBY LOCOMOTIVE" JOYCE: Joyce was traded to the Athletics in April for three players. Unfortunately, he hit the wall, winning only 1 of 10 decisions.

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Career Pitching Stats 
  
Year   G GS  W  L SV   ERA    IP  HA   R  ER HR  BB   K CG SHO WHIP Teams 

1912   3  1  0  0  0  5.73  11.0  14   8   7  0   6  10  0   0 1.82  CIN 
1913   1  0  0  1  0 40.54   0.2   3   3   3  1   0   0  0   0 4.50  CIN 
1914   3  3  1  2  0  5.24  22.1  31  17  13  3  17  12  2   0 2.15  CIN 
1915   5  4  0  3  0  6.75  32.0  33  26  24  6  33  19  1   0 2.06  CIN 
1916   3  2  0  2  0  4.59  17.2  17  11   9  1  10  13  1   0 1.53  CIN 
1917   7  2  1  2  0  2.16  25.0  22   6   6  2  11  16  2   0 1.32  CIN 
1918  34  7  1  9  3  4.90  86.1  92  50  47  5  37  43  5   0 1.49  CIN,PHA 

Total 56 19  3 19  3  5.03 195.0 212 121 109 18 114 113 11   0 1.67 

Talents (Stuff/Movement/Control):   83/ 71/ 99
				   	       
		Current Ratings:  70/ 71/ 55
				  +7  +7  +4

BEN "CORNBREAD" BALEYI: Cornbread had a career year. His average jumped 65 points and he massively cut down on his K's.

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Year    G   AB   H  2B 3B HR RBI  R   BB HP SF   K  SB  CS  AVG  OBP  SLG  OPS Teams
  
1913  129  489 114  16  3  5  57  61  53  6  3 168  40  16 .233 .314 .309 .623 PHI
1914  146  531 125  25  4  7  78  73  79  9  3 149  45  22 .235 .342 .337 .680 PHI 
1915  148  526 140  22  8 12  68  83  68  7  2 156  46  16 .266 .357 .407 .763 PHI,NL 
1916  149  542 111  16  4  6  50  64  83 10  5 163  51  20 .205 .319 .282 .601 PHI 
1917  148  554 148  14 14  4  79  79  69  5  5 131  58  24 .267 .351 .365 .715 PHI 
1918  122  443 147  27 10  3  73  74  74  4  9  48  53  20 .332 .425 .458 .883 PHI,NL
 
Total 842 3085 785 120 43 37 405 434 426 41 27 815 293 118 .254 .350 .357 .707     

Talents (Con/Gap/HR/Eye/Avoid):  90/ 85/ 60/ 65/ 33
				        +10         
		Current Ratings:  70/ 78/ 54/ 58/ 38
				  +7              +2

PAUL "WOODY" WOODWORTH: We're still waiting on Woody's performance to match his obvious talent. His teammate Baleyi made the transition to superstar...he can't be that far behind.

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Career Batting Stats 
 
Year    G   AB   H 2B 3B HR RBI   R  BB HP SF   K SB CS  AVG  OBP  SLG  OPS Teams 

1914  111  374  78 18  0  2  52  33  52  0  1 113  1  0 .209 .304 .273 .577  PHI 
1915  131  444 105 19  0  7  54  42  35  2  0 143  2  1 .236 .295 .327 .622  PHI 
1916  141  473  93 15  1  6  52  32  41  1  3 131  2  2 .197 .261 .271 .531  PHI 
1917  139  473 123 22  3  3  71  37  45  0 11 107  2  1 .260 .318 .338 .656  PHI
1918  116  419 105 16  1  6  57  37  43  0  5  60  2  0 .251 .317 .337 .653  PHI 

Total 638 2183 504 90  5 24 286 181 216  3 20 554  9  4 .231 .299 .310 .608     
 
Talents (Con/Gap/HR/Eye/Avoid):  110/ 68/ 80/ 61/ 50
				          
		Current Ratings:  62/ 61/ 47/ 53/ 50
				  +4              +4

BOB NETSKY: Netsky had another arm injury that held him out of the majors.

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Career Pitching Stats 
  
Year   G GS  W  L SV   ERA   IP HA  R ER HR BB  K CG SHO WHIP Teams 

1915   4  0  0  0  0 15.00  3.0  6  5  5  0  4  1  0   0 3.33 PIT 

Total  4  0  0  0  0 15.00  3.0  6  5  5  0  4  1  0   0 3.33    

Talents (Stuff/Movement/Control):   93/ 42/ 80
				   -17 -18	       
		Current Ratings:  38/ 45/ 16
				  +2  +3  +2

BOBBY BOUCHER: Bobby was traded back to Chicago to the Cubs. He hasn't responded well to either team.

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Year   G GS  W  L SV   ERA   IP HA  R ER HR BB  K CG SHO WHIP Teams 

1916     Played in A                                          CHA
1917     Played in AA                                         CHA,SLA
1917     Played in AA and AAA                                 SLA,CHN   

Talents (Stuff/Movement/Control):  65/ 71/ 60
				          +20	       
		Current Ratings:  45/ 68/ 30
				 +11 +13  +5

JEFF "DOC" WATSON: Doc climbed into the upper echelons of baseball talent with a great season and a Gold Glove to boot.

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Year    G   AB   H 2B 3B HR RBI   R BB HP SF   K SB CS  AVG  OBP  SLG  OPS Teams
 
1917  144  535 149 16  5  2  57  41 52  2  4 143 12  6 .279 .342 .338 .681  NYA 
1918  118  467 141 24  1  5  62  76 37  4  5  76  5  5 .302 .355 .390 .744 NYA 

Total 262 1002 290 40  6  7 119 117 89  6  9 219 17 11 .289 .348 .362 .710 

Talents (Con/Gap/HR/Eye/Avoid):  95/ 70/ 70/ 75/ 40
				          
		Current Ratings:  65/ 63/ 52/ 44/ 40
				 +11      +2  +4  +5

OSCAR "THE BLACK TY COBB" CHARLESTON: Oscar played through the insults and epithets, gradually gaining a following. He will most likely be considered for Rookie of the Year.

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Career Batting Stats 
  
Year    G   AB   H 2B 3B HR RBI   R BB HP SF   K SB CS  AVG  OBP  SLG  OPS Teams

1918  120  447 128  8  2  7  71  67 58  7  5  47 32  9 .286 .373 .360 .733 NYA 

Total 120  447 128  8  2  7  71  67 58  7  5  47 32  9 .286 .373 .360 .733 
 

Talents (Con/Gap/HR/Eye/Avoid):  99/ 75/ 79/ 60/ 60
				    +10 +10                    
		Current Ratings:  79/ 66/ 51/ 49/ 68
				 +23 +18  +8  +8 +19

Big Six · 03-08-2005, 12:24 PM

I noticed that Joyce had seven starts in 1918. Do you know how many of those came after he was traded to Philadelphia? I wonder if the Athletics are using him as a starter more often than the Reds did.

The Locomotive might be able to hang out with Baleyi and Woodworth, since they're all playing in Philly now.

ifspuds · 03-08-2005, 12:34 PM

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JEFF "DOC" WATSON: Doc climbed into the upper echelons of baseball talent with a great season and a Gold Glove to boot.

Woohoo! Me and Oscar, leading the Yankees to greatness!

metsgeek · 03-09-2005, 12:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big Six

I noticed that Joyce had seven starts in 1918. Do you know how many of those came after he was traded to Philadelphia? I wonder if the Athletics are using him as a starter more often than the Reds did.

The Locomotive might be able to hang out with Baleyi and Woodworth, since they're all playing in Philly now.

He was traded on 4/28, so the majority of his games were with Philly. He started 1 game out of 5 in Cincy, and 6 out of 29 in Philly. About the same ratio, but his last 4 appearances were starts, so the rotation may be in his future.

metsgeek · 03-09-2005, 12:28 AM

THE CHRONICLE - 1918 WORLD SERIES PREVIEW

AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPION: CLEVELAND INDIANS (82-46)

Team Batting Average: .278
Team ERA: 3.02

Top Batters:
George Burns - .296, 61 RBI
William Fischer - .331, 42 RBI
Tommy Griffith - .364, 62 RBI

Top Pitchers:
Walter Johnson - 24-10, 1.82 ERA, 224 K
Hugh Bedient - 22-10, 3.33 ERA, 76 K

NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPION: BROOKLYN ROBINS (91-37)

Team Batting Average: .270
Team ERA: 2.71

Top Batters:
Edd Roush - .307, 79 RBI, 45 SB
Wally Schang - .323, 51 RBI, 13 SB
John "Shelly" Shelton - .247, 68 RBI, 56 SB

Top Pitchers:
"Smokey Joe" Wood - 26-9, 2.07 ERA, 158 K
Eppa Rixey - 23-9, 2.68 ERA, 73 K

The Indians are better and healthier than last year's squad. In any other year, they might be the favorite. Unfortunately for cleveland fans, though, 1918 appears to be the Year of the Robin. They simply rolled over their opponents. Prorated to a full season, they would have set a new wins record. Cleveland may win 1 or 2 games, but in a 7 game set, they're simply outclassed.

PREDICTION: Robins in 5

Matt from TN · 03-09-2005, 12:45 AM

Great year for Baleyi. How old is he now? That Contact rating is growing!

metsgeek · 03-09-2005, 01:15 AM

1918 WORLD SERIES

9/6/1918 - GAME 1 INDIANS 7 - ROBINS 3

William Fischer, Tommy Griffith, and George Cutshaw each had 3 hits as Walter Johnson turned up the volume on the Robins in a surprising win over the juggernaut from Brooklyn.

9/7/1918 - GAME 2 INDIANS 1 - ROBINS 5

Eppa Rixey continues his recent hot streak with a steady performance. In his last 5 games, he has allowed only 1 earned run. John Shelton has a solid 2 for 3 day with 1 RBI and 1 SB. The Series goes back to Cleveland tied at 1.

9/9/1918 - GAME 3 ROBINS 4 - INDIANS 5

Each team committed 4 errors in a sloppy, muddy game with a rain delay that lasted over an hour, George Burns stood out with a 3 hit game. Cleveland was ahead 5-1 in the 6th and held off a Brooklyn rally in the top of the 9th.

9/10/1918 - GAME 4 ROBINS 9 - INDIANS 1

The Robins slap Walter Johnson upside the head with a 6 run 7th, and coast the rest of the way. Steve Yerkes leads the way with 3 hits and 3 RBI. It's a best-of-3 Series now.

9/11/1918 - GAME 5 ROBINS 2 - INDIANS 0

Eppa Rixey whitewashes the Indians with a 6 hit shutout, while John Shelton has another solid game with 2 hits and a RBI. The Series now heads back to Brooklyn with the Indians on the brink of elimination.

9/13/1918 - GAME 6 INDIANS 0 - ROBINS 4

The Cleveland defense and offense simultaneously implode with 5 errors and only 3 hits. Edd Roush leads the Robins with 3 hits, and that's more than enough for Lefty Williams to kick the Indians off the reservation.

1918 WORLD CHAMPS - BROOKLYN ROBINS
2nd Championship

SERIES MVP: Eppa Rixey, 2-0, 0.00, 18 IP, 15 H, 1 BB, 1 K

metsgeek · 03-09-2005, 01:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Matt from TN

Great year for Baleyi. How old is he now? That Contact rating is growing!

He'll be 27 in November of 1918.

metsgeek · 03-09-2005, 02:02 AM

1918 CHRONICLE AWARDS/LEADERBOARD

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AMERICAN LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR:  
Ross Youngs (PHA)
He batted .349 in 392 AB, with 0 homers and 63 RBI.

NATIONAL LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR:  
Eric Erickson (BSN)
He had a record of 12-11 with an ERA of 3.05 and 1 shutouts.
In 33 games started, he pitched 233 innings, fanning 67 and walking 109 batters.

AMERICAN LEAGUE ACE OF THE YEAR:  
Walter Johnson (CLE)
He had a record of 24-10 with an ERA of 1.82 and 9 shutouts.
In 37 games started, he pitched 325.2 innings, fanning 224 and walking 81 batters.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SLUGGER OF THE YEAR:  
Joe Jackson (BOS)
He batted .419 in 427 AB, with 5 homers and 91 RBI.

NATIONAL LEAGUE ACE OF THE YEAR: 
Smokey Joe Wood (BRO)
He had a record of 26-9 with an ERA of 2.07 and 8 shutouts.
In 37 games started, he pitched 326.1 innings, fanning 158 and walking 34 batters.

NATIONAL LEAGUE SLUGGER OF THE YEAR:  
Ben Baleyi (PHI)
He batted .332 in 443 AB, with 3 homers and 73 RBI.

AMERICAN LEAGUE GOLD GLOVE Winners:
Pitcher: Doc Crandall (BOS)
Catcher: Paul Krichell (NYA)
First Base: Jack Fournier (SLA)
Second Base: Del Pratt (CHA)
Third Base: Jeff Watson (NYA)
Shortstop: Roger Peckinpaugh (DET)
Leftfield: Zack Wheat (SLA)
Centerfield: Oscar Charleston (NYA)
Rightfield: Joe Birmingham (WS1)

NATIONAL LEAGUE GOLD GLOVE Winners:
Pitcher: Jeff Pfeffer (CIN)
Catcher: Art Wilson (BSN)
First Base: Fred Merkle (NY1)
Second Base: Larry Doyle (PIT)
Third Base: Buck Weaver (NY1)
Shortstop: Joe Tinker (NY1)
Leftfield: Edd Roush (BRO)
Centerfield: Max Carey (PIT)
Rightfield: Sam Rice (CHN)

1918 Combined League Leaders  
 
TOP 5 in BATTING AVG :
.419 Joe Jackson(AL, BOS)
.364 Tommy Griffith(AL, CLE)
.349 Ross Youngs(AL, PHA)
.349 Tris Speaker(AL, BOS)
.348 Alan Liao(NL, BSN)

TOP 5 in HOMERUNS :
10 Frank Baker(AL, CLE)
10 Rogers Hornsby(AL, PHA)
8 Sam Kingma(NL, PIT)
7 Oscar Charleston(AL, NYA)
6 Wilbur Good(AL, DET)

TOP 5 in RBI :
97 Tris Speaker(AL, BOS)
91 Joe Jackson(AL, BOS)
86 Ivey Wingo(AL, BOS)
84 Rogers Hornsby(AL, PHA)
80 Dick Hoblitzel(AL, DET)

TOP 5 in ERA :
1.82 Walter Johnson(AL, CLE)
2.07 Smokey Joe Wood(NL, BRO)
2.37 Art Nehf(NL, PHI)
2.65 Carl Mays(NL, PIT)
2.66 Jack Ferry(NL, NY1)

TOP 5 in WINS :
26 Smokey Joe Wood(NL, BRO)
24 Walter Johnson(AL, CLE)
23 Eppa Rixey(NL, BRO)
22 Hugh Bedient(AL, CLE)
21 Ray Collins(AL, CLE)

TOP 5 in SAVES :
10 Jack Ferry(NL, NY1)
9 Stan Baumgartner(NL, BRO)
8 Hank Robinson(AL, DET)
8 Bill Bailey(NL, NY1)
7 Oscar Harstad(AL, CLE)

metsgeek · 03-11-2005, 01:17 AM

Sorry for the lull, guys. I just took a couple days off, but I'll get back to it tomorrow.

John P. Yuda · 03-11-2005, 08:18 AM

Hey, you don't need to apologize for taking an off day or two. We don't want this to start feeling like a job for you.

metsgeek · 03-11-2005, 11:51 PM

THE CHRONICLE - VOLUME 19, ISSUE 1

JANUARY 1, 1919: With the sudden end of The Great War, baseball will restart right where it left off. The season will be slightly shorter (140 games) to accomodate time for planning the schedule that was thought to be cancelled. The players, ownership and fans are all eager to end this hiatus. Brooklyn is expected to continue right where they left off in the National League. 100 wins is not out of reach, even with the shortened season. The American League should have a bit more competition. Although the Indians remain the favorite to win their 4th pennant in 5 years, the rest of the pack may have caught up as their players develop. Two players who are probable breakouts are Detroit's Babe Ruth and New York's Oscar Charleston.

Prospect Watch: PARKER ANDERSON

Although he may not get on base or hit as well as our more recent prospects, Anderson is still in the top echelon of young talent. He has speed to spare and has an uncanny knack to time the pitcher. We expect him to easily steal 50 per season and he's likely to only be caught 10 times. He's 20 years old and could see the pros by midseason since he looks to be pretty developed already. It's a surprisingly weak class this year, so don't be surprised if he goes #1 overall.

Talents (Contact/Gap/HR/Eye/Avoid K): 80/50/50/55/50
Current Ratings: 33/43/29/25/40

metsgeek · 03-11-2005, 11:55 PM

1919 DRAFT RECAP - Round 1

Cincinnati pick: SS Parker Anderson
Washington pick: LF Rube Bressler
St. Louis (N) pick: CF Ira Flagstead
St. Louis (A) pick: C Pat Collins
Chicago (A) pick: P George Uhle
Chicago (N) pick: LF Al Wingo
Boston (N) pick: P Dickie Kerr
Pittsburgh pick: 1B Dick Burrus
Philadelphia (N) pick: P Waite Hoyt
Detroit pick: 2B Chick Fewster
New York (A) pick: P Jack Scott
Philadelphia (A) pick: P Dutch Ruether
New York (N) pick: LF Bevo Lebourveau
Boston (A) pick: SS Ike Davis
Cleveland pick: P Dolf Luque
Brooklyn pick: LF Billy Zitzmann

metsgeek · 03-12-2005, 12:17 AM

THE CHRONICLE - VOLUME 19, ISSUE 2

SEPTEMBER 3, 1919: Looking back over the last five years, it a bit hard to believe that this is Cleveland's 4th pennant in that span. They have got to be the most subtly dominant teams ever. We have barely noticed them, yet they manage to win the pennant time and time again. Perhaps it is a result of their personalities as compared to their opponents. This is not a glossy, shiny squad. The highly touted Boston Red Sox with their monstrous offense always seem to get the headlines. Yet the Indians keep slipping by them. Instead, they are the epitome of the old adage "slow and steady wins the race. Last year, they lost to the Hare. Can the Turtle win in the rematch?

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AMERICAN LEAGUE Standings 

Team              W  L  PCT   GB Pyt.Rec Diff  Home  Away XInn  1Run  M# Streak Last10 
Cleveland        83 57 .593    -  81-59   2   39-31 44-26 11-9  28-26  *   W2    5-5 
Philadelphia (A) 80 60 .571  3.0  73-67   7   41-29 39-31  7-4  33-21  -   W1    5-5 
Detroit          74 66 .529  9.0  70-70   4   35-35 39-31 14-4  30-16  -   W4    7-3 
Boston (A)       72 68 .514 11.0  78-62  -6   33-37 39-31  5-7  21-27  -   L5    4-6 
New York (A)     68 72 .486 15.0  70-70  -2   42-28 26-44  6-6  25-24  -   L1    5-5 
Washington       68 72 .486 15.0  73-67  -5   34-36 34-36  4-11 18-31  -   L3    4-6 
St. Louis (A)    64 76 .457 19.0  66-74  -2   30-40 34-36 10-10 27-28  -   L2    4-6 
Chicago (A)      51 89 .364 32.0  51-89   0   27-43 24-46  7-13 20-29  -   W2    6-4

The Robins weren't as dominant as last season, but they still walked all over the rest of their league. Edd Roush has faded, but he had stepped out the limelight, handing the laurels over to John "Shelly" Shelton. The rotation is also intact from last year. They should repeat against Cleveland, but it won't be as easy as 1918. Both teams are experienced and that will certainly factor into it..

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NATIONAL LEAGUE Standings 

Team              W  L  PCT   GB Pyt.Rec Diff  Home  Away XInn  1Run  M# Streak Last10 
Brooklyn         87 53 .621    -  93-47  -6   47-23 40-30  6-4  23-27  *   W2    6-4 
Chicago (N)      75 65 .536 12.0  72-68   3   40-30 35-35  4-8  27-21  -   W1    3-7 
Boston (N)       70 70 .500 17.0  68-72   2   38-32 32-38  6-5  27-17  -   W6    8-2 
Cincinnati       69 71 .493 18.0  68-72   1   35-35 34-36  9-10 25-28  -   L4    4-6 
St. Louis (N)    69 71 .493 18.0  73-67  -4   38-32 31-39  7-7  25-27  -   L1    5-5 
New York (N)     64 76 .457 23.0  57-83   7   33-37 31-39  9-8  26-25  -   W4    7-3 
Philadelphia (N) 64 76 .457 23.0  60-80   4   37-33 27-43  8-4  24-19  -   L4    3-7 
Pittsburgh       62 78 .443 25.0  68-72  -6   33-37 29-41  9-12 21-34  -   L2    4-6

03-06-2005, 01:36 AM	#201
ifspuds Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 2,117	Things are looking up for the Yankees (and it pains me to be happy about that). I'll be looking forward to playing with Oscar Charleston. __________________ Jeff Watson Former dynasty writer and online league player, now mostly retired

03-07-2005, 01:03 AM	#204
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	THE CHRONICLE - VOLUME 18, ISSUE 2 SEPTEMBER 3, 1918: Soon after the season began, there was much speculation that the season would be cancelled outright to focus on the entry of the United States into the war. A compromise was struck and baseball ownership agreed to end the season by Labor day, with the World Series immediately following it. As a result, the schedule is somewhat imbalanced with some teams playing as many as 128 games while others played only 125. The Indians prevailed yet again to advance to their 3rd World Series in 4 years, but most of the attention this season was on the exploits of *Oscar Charleston, the first black player of the modern era. Despite having abuse heaped on him by opposing fans (especially at road games), this young man was stolid in his approach and showed that he was here to stay. His fellow Yankees rallied around him after seeing his determination and perseverance. Across town, Ty Cobb* was outraged that Charleston was being compared to him and began a torrent of insults which were duly recorded on the sports pages. Oscar never responded. In other news, offense was up. This was especially noticeable in Joe Jackson's batting average of .419 ...55 points better than the next highest. Code: AMERICAN LEAGUE Standings Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Cleveland 82 46 .641 - 75-53 7 42-22 40-24 8-6 31-20 * W6 7-3 Boston (A) 78 48 .619 3.0 77-49 1 40-24 38-24 6-6 24-19 - L3 5-5 Philadelphia (A) 64 61 .512 16.5 72-53 -8 25-38 39-23 5-4 11-17 - W1 6-4 New York (A) 64 63 .504 17.5 67-60 -3 32-31 32-32 5-8 19-23 - L1 4-6 Detroit 63 64 .496 18.5 65-62 -2 33-30 30-34 5-11 22-25 - W3 5-5 Chicago (A) 55 72 .433 26.5 56-71 -1 27-36 28-36 6-5 16-18 - L2 5-5 St. Louis (A) 53 73 .421 28.0 50-76 3 26-37 27-36 6-5 18-18 - L3 4-6 Washington 47 79 .373 34.0 45-81 2 24-39 23-40 10-6 17-18 - L1 5-5 If this had been a full season, the Robins could very well have broken the record for wins in a season. As it is, they rolled to the pennant, clinching it in early August. The top three pitchers in the league were Brooklyn's Smokey Joe Wood, Eppa Rixey, and Lefty Williams. Last year's surprise champs fell below .500, but still managed to hang on to 3rd place. Code: NATIONAL LEAGUE Standings Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Brooklyn 91 37 .711 - 88-40 3 47-17 44-20 13-4 29-15 * W2 5-5 New York (N) 75 51 .595 15.0 73-53 2 35-28 40-23 6-6 28-21 - L1 7-3 Philadelphia (N) 63 64 .496 27.5 58-69 5 30-33 33-31 5-9 22-21 - L1 5-5 Pittsburgh 61 65 .484 29.0 62-64 -1 30-33 31-32 7-6 21-21 - W2 4-6 Boston (N) 58 67 .464 31.5 64-61 -6 30-34 28-33 6-7 16-24 - L4 4-6 Chicago (N) 58 68 .460 32.0 61-65 -3 27-37 31-31 7-7 16-18 - W1 5-5 St. Louis (N) 52 73 .416 37.5 52-73 0 21-41 31-32 6-6 18-24 - L1 4-6 Cincinnati 46 79 .368 43.5 48-77 -2 24-37 22-42 3-8 16-22 - L2 6-4 __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!!

03-07-2005, 01:41 AM	#205
woody5254 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hector, NY Posts: 6,130	From WS champs to under .500. The Phillies are on a Roller Coaster __________________ Check out: You Pick Tourney Version 2.0 Standings Thread You Pick The Teams Tourney: Main Thread The Colossal 20th Century Tourney:Main Thread Chicago White Sox(Original Owner:2001-) Baseball Maelstrom -2001,2011,2013 World Series Champions -2002,2010 Maelstrom Tourney Champs Arizona Diamondbacks(2003-) NAHHBL Indianapolis Racers(Expansion Team:1993-)ABC

03-08-2005, 12:24 PM	#208
Big Six Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Virginia Posts: 3,145	I noticed that Joyce had seven starts in 1918. Do you know how many of those came after he was traded to Philadelphia? I wonder if the Athletics are using him as a starter more often than the Reds did. The Locomotive might be able to hang out with Baleyi and Woodworth, since they're all playing in Philly now. __________________ My dynasties: The Base Ball Life of Patrick O'Farrell: 2014 inductee, OOTP Dynasty Hall of Fame Kenilworth: A Town and its Team: fun with a fictional league Last edited by Big Six; 03-08-2005 at 12:26 PM.

03-09-2005, 12:28 AM	#211
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	THE CHRONICLE - 1918 WORLD SERIES PREVIEW AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPION: CLEVELAND INDIANS (82-46) Team Batting Average: .278 Team ERA: 3.02 Top Batters: George Burns - .296, 61 RBI William Fischer - .331, 42 RBI Tommy Griffith - .364, 62 RBI Top Pitchers: Walter Johnson - 24-10, 1.82 ERA, 224 K Hugh Bedient - 22-10, 3.33 ERA, 76 K NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPION: BROOKLYN ROBINS (91-37) Team Batting Average: .270 Team ERA: 2.71 Top Batters: Edd Roush - .307, 79 RBI, 45 SB Wally Schang - .323, 51 RBI, 13 SB *John "Shelly" Shelton - .247, 68 RBI, 56 SB* Top Pitchers: "Smokey Joe" Wood - 26-9, 2.07 ERA, 158 K Eppa Rixey - 23-9, 2.68 ERA, 73 K The Indians are better and healthier than last year's squad. In any other year, they might be the favorite. Unfortunately for cleveland fans, though, 1918 appears to be the Year of the Robin. They simply rolled over their opponents. Prorated to a full season, they would have set a new wins record. Cleveland may win 1 or 2 games, but in a 7 game set, they're simply outclassed. PREDICTION: Robins in 5 __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!!

03-06-2005, 01:38 AM	#202
TexasLonghorns Major Leagues Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 302	Cobb and Charleston in the same city will Charleston live to opening day?

03-09-2005, 12:45 AM	#212
Matt from TN Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In a funk.... Posts: 3,413	Great year for Baleyi. How old is he now? That Contact rating is growing! __________________ Set in Stone... Players Remain with Original Franchise

03-09-2005, 01:15 AM	#213
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	1918 WORLD SERIES 9/6/1918 - GAME 1 INDIANS 7 - ROBINS 3 William Fischer, Tommy Griffith, and George Cutshaw each had 3 hits as Walter Johnson turned up the volume on the Robins in a surprising win over the juggernaut from Brooklyn. 9/7/1918 - GAME 2 INDIANS 1 - ROBINS 5 Eppa Rixey continues his recent hot streak with a steady performance. In his last 5 games, he has allowed only 1 earned run. *John Shelton* has a solid 2 for 3 day with 1 RBI and 1 SB. The Series goes back to Cleveland tied at 1. 9/9/1918 - GAME 3 ROBINS 4 - INDIANS 5 Each team committed 4 errors in a sloppy, muddy game with a rain delay that lasted over an hour, George Burns stood out with a 3 hit game. Cleveland was ahead 5-1 in the 6th and held off a Brooklyn rally in the top of the 9th. 9/10/1918 - GAME 4 ROBINS 9 - INDIANS 1 The Robins slap Walter Johnson upside the head with a 6 run 7th, and coast the rest of the way. Steve Yerkes leads the way with 3 hits and 3 RBI. It's a best-of-3 Series now. 9/11/1918 - GAME 5 ROBINS 2 - INDIANS 0 Eppa Rixey whitewashes the Indians with a 6 hit shutout, while *John Shelton* has another solid game with 2 hits and a RBI. The Series now heads back to Brooklyn with the Indians on the brink of elimination. 9/13/1918 - GAME 6 INDIANS 0 - ROBINS 4 The Cleveland defense and offense simultaneously implode with 5 errors and only 3 hits. Edd Roush leads the Robins with 3 hits, and that's more than enough for Lefty Williams to kick the Indians off the reservation. 1918 WORLD CHAMPS - BROOKLYN ROBINS 2nd Championship SERIES MVP: Eppa Rixey, 2-0, 0.00, 18 IP, 15 H, 1 BB, 1 K __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!! Last edited by metsgeek; 03-09-2005 at 01:20 AM.

03-11-2005, 01:17 AM	#216
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	Sorry for the lull, guys. I just took a couple days off, but I'll get back to it tomorrow. __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!!

03-11-2005, 08:18 AM	#217
John P. Yuda Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2002 Location: Alexandria, VA Posts: 177	Hey, you don't need to apologize for taking an off day or two. We don't want this to start feeling like a job for you.

03-11-2005, 11:51 PM	#218
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	THE CHRONICLE - VOLUME 19, ISSUE 1 JANUARY 1, 1919: With the sudden end of The Great War, baseball will restart right where it left off. The season will be slightly shorter (140 games) to accomodate time for planning the schedule that was thought to be cancelled. The players, ownership and fans are all eager to end this hiatus. Brooklyn is expected to continue right where they left off in the National League. 100 wins is not out of reach, even with the shortened season. The American League should have a bit more competition. Although the Indians remain the favorite to win their 4th pennant in 5 years, the rest of the pack may have caught up as their players develop. Two players who are probable breakouts are Detroit's Babe Ruth and New York's Oscar Charleston. Prospect Watch: PARKER ANDERSON Although he may not get on base or hit as well as our more recent prospects, Anderson is still in the top echelon of young talent. He has speed to spare and has an uncanny knack to time the pitcher. We expect him to easily steal 50 per season and he's likely to only be caught 10 times. He's 20 years old and could see the pros by midseason since he looks to be pretty developed already. It's a surprisingly weak class this year, so don't be surprised if he goes #1 overall. Talents (Contact/Gap/HR/Eye/Avoid K): 80/50/50/55/50 Current Ratings: 33/43/29/25/40 __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!! Last edited by metsgeek; 03-11-2005 at 11:56 PM.

03-11-2005, 11:55 PM	#219
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	1919 DRAFT RECAP - Round 1 Cincinnati pick: SS Parker Anderson Washington pick: LF Rube Bressler St. Louis (N) pick: CF Ira Flagstead St. Louis (A) pick: C Pat Collins Chicago (A) pick: P George Uhle Chicago (N) pick: LF Al Wingo Boston (N) pick: P Dickie Kerr Pittsburgh pick: 1B Dick Burrus Philadelphia (N) pick: P Waite Hoyt Detroit pick: 2B Chick Fewster New York (A) pick: P Jack Scott Philadelphia (A) pick: P Dutch Ruether New York (N) pick: LF Bevo Lebourveau Boston (A) pick: SS Ike Davis Cleveland pick: P Dolf Luque Brooklyn pick: LF Billy Zitzmann __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!!

03-12-2005, 12:17 AM	#220
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	THE CHRONICLE - VOLUME 19, ISSUE 2 SEPTEMBER 3, 1919: Looking back over the last five years, it a bit hard to believe that this is Cleveland's 4th pennant in that span. They have got to be the most subtly dominant teams ever. We have barely noticed them, yet they manage to win the pennant time and time again. Perhaps it is a result of their personalities as compared to their opponents. This is not a glossy, shiny squad. The highly touted Boston Red Sox with their monstrous offense always seem to get the headlines. Yet the Indians keep slipping by them. Instead, they are the epitome of the old adage "slow and steady wins the race. Last year, they lost to the Hare. Can the Turtle win in the rematch? Code: AMERICAN LEAGUE Standings Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Cleveland 83 57 .593 - 81-59 2 39-31 44-26 11-9 28-26 * W2 5-5 Philadelphia (A) 80 60 .571 3.0 73-67 7 41-29 39-31 7-4 33-21 - W1 5-5 Detroit 74 66 .529 9.0 70-70 4 35-35 39-31 14-4 30-16 - W4 7-3 Boston (A) 72 68 .514 11.0 78-62 -6 33-37 39-31 5-7 21-27 - L5 4-6 New York (A) 68 72 .486 15.0 70-70 -2 42-28 26-44 6-6 25-24 - L1 5-5 Washington 68 72 .486 15.0 73-67 -5 34-36 34-36 4-11 18-31 - L3 4-6 St. Louis (A) 64 76 .457 19.0 66-74 -2 30-40 34-36 10-10 27-28 - L2 4-6 Chicago (A) 51 89 .364 32.0 51-89 0 27-43 24-46 7-13 20-29 - W2 6-4 The Robins weren't as dominant as last season, but they still walked all over the rest of their league. Edd Roush has faded, but he had stepped out the limelight, handing the laurels over to John "Shelly" Shelton. The rotation is also intact from last year. They should repeat against Cleveland, but it won't be as easy as 1918. Both teams are experienced and that will certainly factor into it.. Code: NATIONAL LEAGUE Standings Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Brooklyn 87 53 .621 - 93-47 -6 47-23 40-30 6-4 23-27 * W2 6-4 Chicago (N) 75 65 .536 12.0 72-68 3 40-30 35-35 4-8 27-21 - W1 3-7 Boston (N) 70 70 .500 17.0 68-72 2 38-32 32-38 6-5 27-17 - W6 8-2 Cincinnati 69 71 .493 18.0 68-72 1 35-35 34-36 9-10 25-28 - L4 4-6 St. Louis (N) 69 71 .493 18.0 73-67 -4 38-32 31-39 7-7 25-27 - L1 5-5 New York (N) 64 76 .457 23.0 57-83 7 33-37 31-39 9-8 26-25 - W4 7-3 Philadelphia (N) 64 76 .457 23.0 60-80 4 37-33 27-43 8-4 24-19 - L4 3-7 Pittsburgh 62 78 .443 25.0 68-72 -6 33-37 29-41 9-12 21-34 - L2 4-6 __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!! Last edited by metsgeek; 03-14-2005 at 11:49 PM.