Time Warp Baseball

[Matt from TN]

Originally Posted by canadiancreed

Very cool btw. Almost all of my guys are doing great, even got one in the majors already

Just wodnering though, can I get where they're from changed, since well, noen of them came from the US

Yes, I meant to do that actually, but forgot.

[scprideandms]

Cmon White Sox Bourbon Jr is ready for AA.
Tequila another solid year
Cognac off to decent start after 2 horrible years

[DamnYankees]

Don't worry scprideandms, I have Bourbon penciled in at AA for June-ish. He has to show he can keep this up.

metsgeek...you are a lucky, lucky man. Morris is just a stud.

[Matt from TN]

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April 1946

The Tigers jumped out to a lead over the AL early in the month, but a late swoon dropped them to just above .500. The Senators, who were a 1/2-game behind the Tigers two weeks ago, are still a 1/2-game out of first. Now, though, the AL leader is Philadelphia, who ended April on a 10-hame winning streak that saw them sweep the Yankees, Browns and White Sox.

The Reds lead the NL, and they hope they can keep their lead unlike last season when they slipped in August and September. The Braves and Cubs are early season surprises as the only other NL teams with winning records. Brooklyn is sluggish in last place, but they are just 4 games out - proof that parity is alive and well in the NL.

Reds pitcher Roy Mills threw a no-hitter against the Giants. It was the first no-hitter in Reds history since Lynden Allen in 1924, almost 22 years ago to the day. Add in Cecil Tan's no-hitter in 1909, and it is just the 3rd such performance in Cincinnati history. Speaking of top performances, Brooklyn great Oscar Vancini moved into 1st place all time with 1860 RBI, passing Sam Kass's 1847. With 3 homeruns this month, he is just 2 shy of 550.

In The News

Apr 18: Robert Murphy, Boston labor relations counsel, announced the formation of the American Baseball Guild. This is the beginning of an attempt by players to form a union.



American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Alex Footwangler (DET)!
He had a record of 5-0 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 1.60.

American League-Batter of the Month:
Danny Lazo (CHA)!
He batted .400 in 90 AB, with 6 homers and 27 RBI.

National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Jack "The Carpenter" Schoonover (NYG)!
He had a record of 5-1 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 3.00.

National League-Batter of the Month:
Maurice Misisca (PHI)!
He batted .396 in 91 AB, with 6 homers and 22 RBI.

American League Standings 
  
Philadelphia (A) 16  9 .640 -
Washington       16 10 .615 0.5
Chicago (A)      14 12 .538 2.5 
Detroit          13 12 .520 3.0
St. Louis (A)    13 12 .520 3.0
Cleveland        11 14 .440 5.0
Boston (A)       10 17 .370 7.0
New York (A)      9 16 .360 7.0
 
National League Standings 
 
Cincinnati       15 11 .577 - 
Boston (N)       14 12 .538 1.0  
Chicago (N)      14 12 .538 1.0
St. Louis (N)    13 13 .500 2.0
Philadelphia (N) 12 13 .480 2.5
Pittsburgh       12 13 .480 2.5 
New York (N)     12 14 .462 3.0
Brooklyn         11 15 .423 4.0

AL AVG
.447 Carl Sandoz, DET
.439 Blake Crocitto, WSH
.429 Ping Hung, NYA

NL AVG
.444 Rudy Young, PIT
.411 Orval Mitts, CIN
.396 Maurice Misisca, PHI

AL HOMERUNS
6 Danny Lazo, CHA
5 Ray Kress, DET
4 Jessie Holt, BOS

NL HOMERUNS
6 Dan Torge, CHN
6 Maurice Misisca, PHI
5 Will Groaning, CHN

AL RBI
27 Danny Lazo, CHA
27 Jessie Holt, BOS
23 Vern Piernatzski, SLA

NL RBI
24 Pat Vega, BSN
24 Carlos Hulse, NYG
23 Dan Troge, CHN

AL STEALS
7 Jack Zenisek, BOS
6 Hendrick Asher, CHA
5 Leonard Davie, CHA

NL STEALS
17 Jonny Perly, BKN
8 Ogden Wing, STL
7 Willie Young, BKN

AL ERA
1.60 Alex Footwangler, DET
1.80 Eugene Sprecher, SLA
2.61 Van Melbourn, WSH

NL ERA
0.64 Doyle Weaver, PHI
2.40 Stephen Dzurik, PIT
2.64 Bill Tschetter, PIT

AL WINS
5 Alex Footwangler, DET
4 Micky Guyton, WSH
4 Bill Finley, WSH

NL WINS
5 Jack Schoonover, NYG
4 Tom Mierhofer, PHI
4 David Wickersham, CHN

AL STRIKEOUTS
29 Cotton Simson, SLA
29 Bill Finley, WSH
27 Alex Footwangler, DET

NL STRIKEOUTS
36 Wally Saeger, STL
31 David Wickersham, CHN
31 Stephen Dzurik, PIT

[metsgeek]

My Red Sox need to eat their Wheaties. 10-17? The early predictions of a threepeat don't look so good right now, but with 127 games left, we just need to hit a hot streak. Our bats have been fine, but pitching has been a HUGE hole

[BPS]

Matt saith:

Now, though, the AL leader is Philadelphia, who ended April on a 10-hame winning streak that saw them sweep the Yankees, Browns and White Sox.

You can thank Hershel Cooley (LF) for that. He just came off the DL (recovered from a broken foot that put him out for a full season) and went 23 for 46. This seems to have inspired the rest of the A's to hit the cover off the ball the last couple of weeks.

[mauboy]

Well, Ervin Skjerly has lost his starting job. Looks like he won't reach his 3000 hits.

[Matt from TN]

Originally Posted by mauboy

Well, Ervin Skjerly has lost his starting job. Looks like he won't reach his 3000 hits.

He hasn't been removed from the DL yet actually. I've already told all owners to take care of players who should've come off the DL or I'll do it. I suspect he'll be a starter again next sim.

[Vris]

Good start for the Braves. It obviously won't keep up, as the regulars are so old (Vega, Allen, Mclellan, etc). Giving the kids another year to develop should help out tremendously.

[Carlton]

Yea easy guys...Ervin had about a 4-5 week injury still...he'll be ok next sim...and he WILL start

[spiffamous]

It makes things a bit more interesting when we have real, live GM's that we can "yell" at when our ancestors are being "mistreated". lol

[tward13]

Yep, should be fun if everyone behaves.

Complaints about the Giants players can be made at my PM here or on the TWB site.

Also, anyone writing a story on the Giants who needs a quote from one of the players can PM me. If there are writers who management or the players get along with, there may be some "unnamed sources" willing to provide info.

(It may take awhile to get this rolling, but it could be fun)

[Vris]

Yes, make sure you get permission from one of the owners before "quoting" a player. It's only fair.

[Elendil]

Originally Posted by spiffamous

It makes things a bit more interesting when we have real, live GM's that we can "yell" at when our ancestors are being "mistreated". lol

So who's the Cubs GM? Heh heh

On another note, I can't believe I'm rooting for the Cubs in an alternate universe. Let's hope Walter Davis gets traded to the Pirates soon - only to finish his career with the Colt .45s. Ahhh, that would be sweet...

[canadiancreed]

Sweet, not even a week old and already I've got three guys in the majors and not ridign the pine either but actual startign positions (Eric Slater as closer for the Sens, and Ted McMurray as 1b for the Cards). Although I'm wondering as to the reason for the pormotions as when i checked before, they were almost all in the minors. Did we have a rash of injuries?

[spiffamous]

Well, as far as Slater is concerned, he was in the minors only because he was just drafted. So as soon as the regular season started, he hit the big league roster...due to the fact that when he was drafted this year, he was already a "big-league ready" pitcher.

Matt
Washington

[Matt from TN]

Originally Posted by tward13

Also, anyone writing a story on the Giants who needs a quote from one of the players can PM me. If there are writers who management or the players get along with, there may be some "unnamed sources" willing to provide info.

(It may take awhile to get this rolling, but it could be fun)

Yes, anyone who wants to be a "reporter" can feel free to post articles here or on the main TWB site. Just click "Submit News" and if it's good, I'll publish it on the site's main page.

Originally Posted by Elendil

So who's the Cubs GM? Heh heh

Hop on over to the site and click "GM's". Everyone's OOTP ID's are listed.

Originally Posted by canadiancreed

Sweet, not even a week old and already I've got three guys in the majors and not ridign the pine either but actual startign positions (Eric Slater as closer for the Sens, and Ted McMurray as 1b for the Cards). Although I'm wondering as to the reason for the pormotions as when i checked before, they were almost all in the minors. Did we have a rash of injuries?

Cardinals 1B David Brommer was hitting .275, but management must have seen something they liked in McMurray. He was hitting .349 with a .952 OPS in AAA. After a full month in the majors (it's now mid-May), he's hitting .374 with 13 RBI and a .821 OPS.

[canadiancreed]

very sweet, i've loving it This seriosuly is so much fun to follow although its' going to get kinda confusing in say, 20 years :d

[Matt from TN]

The injury bug hit the NL. Cincinnati pitcher Ace Shipley (4-2, 4.60) is out until late June with a strained bicep. Pittsburgh lost the NL's leading hitter Rudy Young (.449, 10 RBI) until mid-June with broken ribs and pitcher Bill Tschetter (4-4, 2.62) until late June with a torn bicep. Then the Phillies lost ace Tom "The Octopus" Mierhofer (6-1, 3.82) for the season with a torn elbow ligament. In 3rd place, the loss of the Octopus makes a NL title defense increasingly difficult for the Phillies.

Meanwhile, Brooklyn climbed out of the cellar and the Cardinals tied the Reds for 1st place, but last place Pittsburgh is just 5.5 games out as the NL continues to be tight from top to bottom. Brooklyn's Jonny Perly, who already holds the major league record of 89 stolen bases in a season (1941) is lighting up the basepaths. He has 28 steals on the young season, nearly triple the next highest total (11). He has been successful 93% of the time and is currently on pace for an astounding 111 steals. Perhaps he is running so much because the Dodgers offense cannot score runs otherwise. Meanwhile, Dodgers ace Frank Smith, fresh off a year tour in the Pacific, is just 4-3 with a 4.02 ERA. Ever since his first two seasons in the majors, he has only once posted an ERA above 2.95. After throwing a complete game shutout of the Reds on April 27th, he has combined to allow 16 runs and 32 hits in 24 innings over his last 3 starts. Amazingly, he was 2-1 in those starts, which is even more shocking with the way the Dodgers have hit over the past few years.

The A's had a terrible start to May (2-11) and fell to 6th place. Washington remains steadily atop the league, but the surprising Browns are riding a 6-game winning streak and have tied the Senators for 1st. The 3-time defending AL champion Red Sox are out of sorts with the worst record in the majors. They are already 8 games back and look more and more like they will not be able to prove to critics that they can win a pennant without war-depleted rosters.

American League Standings 
  
St. Louis (A)    22 16 .579 -
Washington       22 16 .579 -
Chicago (A)      21 18 .538 1.5 
Cleveland        19 19 .500 3.0
Detroit          19 19 .500 3.0
Philadelphia (A) 18 20 .474 4.0
New York (A)     18 21 .462 4.5
Boston (A)       15 25 .375 8.0
 
National League Standings 
 
Cincinnati       22 16 .579 - 
St. Louis (N)    22 16 .579 - 
Philadelphia (N) 20 19 .513 2.5
Brooklyn         19 20 .487 3.5
New York (N)     19 20 .487 3.5
Boston (N)       18 21 .462 4.5
Chicago (N)      18 21 .462 4.5
Pittsburgh       17 22 .436 5.5

AL AVG
.408 Blake Crocitto, WSH
.401 Cy Helbig, SLA
.397 Carl Sandoz, DET

NL AVG
.381 Orval Mitts, CIN
.372 Tom Howard, NYG
.371 Maurice Misisca, PHI

AL HOMERUNS
7 Bill Berry, CLE
6 Ray Kress, DET
6 Vern Piernatzski, SLA

NL HOMERUNS
8 Maurice Misisca, PHI
7 Will Groaning, CHN
6 Dan Troge, CHN

AL RBI
38 Jessie Holt, BOS
37 Danny Lazo, CHA
33 Allen March, NYA

NL RBI
33 Carlos Hulse, NYG
33 Thurman Perry, STL
32 Doyle Reinwall, STL

AL STEALS
11 Tony Monachino, SLA
10 Hershel Cooley, PHA
9 Ping Hung, NYA

NL STEALS
28 Jonny Perly, BKN
11 Willie Young, BKN
10 Ogden Wing, STL

AL ERA
2.09 Alex Footwangler, DET
2.52 Eugene Sprecher, SLA
3.03 Cotton Simson, SLA

NL ERA
2.57 Randall Bray, PHI
2.62 Bill Tschetter, PIT
2.76 Gerald Saxton, STL

AL WINS
7 Eugene Sprecher, SLA
6 Micky Guyton, WSH
6 Sloppy Mosich, BOS

NL WINS
6 Jack Schoonover, NYG
6 Tom Mierhofer, PHI
6 David Wickersham, CHN

AL STRIKEOUTS
49 Cotton Simson, SLA
42 Bob Guilderson, DET
40 Bill Finley, WSH

NL STRIKEOUTS
51 Wally Saeger, STL
44 Fred Francis, BSN
41 Remmy Paul, BKN

[metsgeek]

Originally Posted by Matt from TN

The 3-time defending AL champion Red Sox are out of sorts with the worst record in the majors. They are already 8 games back and look more and more like they will not be able to prove to critics that they can win a pennant without war-depleted rosters.

OH NO, YOU DIDN'T!

Seriously, though.... I'm aghast at the poor performance of my pitching. I guess the loss of Mark Ponfick hit us harder than we expected. Still, there are 114 games left....you never know when a hot streak could happen.