Time Warp Baseball

[canadiancreed]

Biff and Rauch are probably the front runners.

That's how it's looking, short of Popinatti geting soem extra game going

Oh and that's Slater, not Salter. Salter is a broadcasting company in Nova Scotia

[Matt from TN]

July 1950

It's a whole new world in the AL. The A's are proving to be no fluke, going 15-10 in July and pulling out to a 3-game lead over the White Sox. They rank 2nd in the majors in both runs scored and fewest runs allowed. Meanwhile, the Yankees caught fire, going 18-6 and moving into 3rd place, just 7 games out.

The Yanks and A's are two young teams with impressive farm systems. This could be the beginning of a long, long stretch with these two teams among the top teams in the league. In the 40's, we grew used to seeing the Senators, Red Sox and Tigers leading the pack. Right now, it's the A's, White Sox, Yankees and Browns. Detroit is just a game above .500 and Boston and Washington hold the two worst records in the league.

The Cardinals went 15-11 and improved their lead over a listless Phillies team to 4.5 games. The Braves are still in 3rd and Cincinnati improved to 4 games above .500.

Giants' "rookie" 1B Ervin Thompson set a new National League record with 22 rookie homeruns on July 19th. He hit the shot in the 1st inning of a 14-3 blowout loss to the Cardinals off all-star Grady Ingram. He tied the record the day before.


American League-Pitcher of the Month:
John Skoropat (NYA)!
He had a record of 4-0 in 5 games started, with an ERA of 1.27 and 2 shutouts.

American League-Batter of the Month:
Luther Ormiston (DET)!
He batted .372 in 86 AB, with 9 homers and 27 RBI.

National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Ace Shipley (STL)!
He had a record of 4-0 in 5 games started, with an ERA of 1.45.

National League-Batter of the Month:
Mike Fellner (STL)!
He batted .433 in 97 AB, with 9 homers and 28 RBI.

American League Standings 
  
Philadelphia (A) 62 40 .608 - 
Chicago (A)      59 43 .578 3.0 
New York (A)     56 48 .538 7.0
St. Louis (A)    53 50 .515 9.5 
Detroit          52 51 .505 10.5
Cleveland        49 54 .476 13.5 
Boston (A)       45 57 .441 17.0
Washington       35 68 .340 27.5
 
National League Standings 
 
St. Louis (N)    62 41 .602 -
Philadelphia (N) 57 45 .559 4.5
Boston (N)       56 48 .538 6.5
Cincinnati       54 50 .519 8.5
New York (N)     49 56 .467 14.0
Chicago (N)      47 55 .461 14.5
Pittsburgh       47 55 .461 14.5
Brooklyn         41 63 .394 21.5

AL AVG
.384 Peaches Badeau, PHA
.357 Jimmy Ditty, NYA
.355 Ray Kress, DET

NL AVG
.367 Tom Howard, NYG
.363 Ted McMurray, CIN
.356 Ogden Wing, STL

AL HOMERUNS
31 Ray Kress, DET
27 Lonny Arrendale, CHA
22 Luther Ormiston, DET

NL HOMERUNS
27 Chuck Rauch, CHN
26 Mike Fellner, STL
25 Ken Chaucer, BSN

AL RBI
100 Ray Kress, DET
84 Lonny Arrendale, CHA
81 Jesse Baker, NYA
81 Cy Helbig, BOS

NL RBI
82 Mike Fellner, STL
81 Chuck Rauch, CHN
76 Ervin Thompson, NYG

AL STEALS
40 Jonny Perly, PHI
37 Hans Habermehl, PHA
26 Hershel Cooley, PHA

NL STEALS
50 Ben Cook, STL
28 Ogden Wing, STL
21 Three Players Tied

AL ERA
2.68 Cotton Simson, SLA
2.87 Bourbon Allen, Jr, CHA
3.47 George Kauffman, CLE

NL ERA
2.81 Scottie Allen, BSN
2.93 Ace Shipley, STL
2.96 Willard Carte, PHI

AL WINS
17 Cotton Simson, SLA
16 Johnny Gordley, CHA
14 Sam Cole, CLE
14 Roy Wolfe, DET

NL WINS
14 Bob Bussmann, PHI
13 Scottie Allen, BSN
13 Ron Fleischmann, PIT
13 John Nolting, PHI

AL STRIKEOUTS
164 Carpenter Erickson, NYA
161 Cotton Simson, SLA
145 George Kauffman, CLE

NL STRIKEOUTS
137 John Nolting, PHI
129 Ron Fleischmann, PIT
126 Scottie Allen, BSN

AL SAVES
17 Billy Hyberg, BOS
13 Lloyd Wyman, DET
13 Gene Masarech, CHA

NL SAVES
14 Sam Fontana, BKN
14 George Curd, CHN
13 Doyle Weaver, PHI
13 Bob Rustia, BSN

[canadiancreed]

Very. A decade of the A's and the Yanks going at it every year is a distinct possibility

As for the NL, barring a major slump the Cards are looking good. Then again, they did in 1948 too.....

And with my second best pitching going down for the resy of the year and my star SS hobbled.....ya i'm lucky if I can stay at .500

[fhomess]

Originally Posted by Matt from TN

July 1950
The Yanks and A's are two young teams with impressive farm systems. This could be the beginning of a long, long stretch with these two teams among the top teams in the league. In the 40's, we grew used to seeing the Senators, Red Sox and Tigers leading the pack. Right now, it's the A's, White Sox, Yankees and Browns. Detroit is just a game above .500 and Boston and Washington hold the two worst records in the league.

*sigh* Someday, people will start worrying about the Indians, too.

[ifspuds]

I feel your pain, fhomess.

[DamnYankees]

Hey, what the heck happened to Morris? Did he fall off the ace of the Earth? Can't find him anywhere...

[Matt from TN]

Originally Posted by DamnYankees

Hey, what the heck happened to Morris? Did he fall off the ace of the Earth? Can't find him anywhere...

He's back on the Red Sox roster... btw, did you see how well Ox is pitching with the Braves? And Ben was an AS for the Cubs.

[BPS]

Originally Posted by fhomess

*sigh* Someday, people will start worrying about the Indians, too.

When I look at the Indian's young pitchers I get worried.

[Carlton]

Listless?

Listless???????

Oh that's it...the pennant is mine!

[canadiancreed]

Originally Posted by Carlton

Listless?

Listless???????

Oh that's it...the pennant is mine!

If only you were serious about that

[metsgeek]

Originally Posted by DamnYankees

Hey, what the heck happened to Morris? Did he fall off the ace of the Earth? Can't find him anywhere...

He was injured for 9 weeks, but he's back now.

[pat]

9.5 GB.

Arsenault will be back in 5 days, hope we can turn things around upon his return.

[canadiancreed]

Originally Posted by pat

9.5 GB.

Arsenault will be back in 5 days, hope we can turn things around upon his return.

Wel you've really only got this SIM to do it, another lackluster performance and your'e pretty much done for the year.

[jdw]

Carlton wrote:

> Listless?
>
> Listless???????
>
> Oh that's it...the pennant is mine!

I tried to warn people not to piss him off...




John

[canadiancreed]

Originally Posted by jdw

Carlton wrote:

> Listless?
>
> Listless???????
>
> Oh that's it...the pennant is mine!

I tried to warn people not to piss him off...




John

He's the commishioner, he doesnt mind

Now the Braves and the cards.....they shoudl be displeased :d

*looks at my stockpile of useful shiny veterans*

[pat]

Originally Posted by canadiancreed

Wel you've really only got this SIM to do it, another lackluster performance and your'e pretty much done for the year.

Yeah. I need to trim it down significantly.

[jdw]

> Chaucer got hosed. Plain and simple.
> McMurray and Nunez over him? Nunez
> doesn't even play 1st base!

As people pointed out, Tito Jr. does play 1B for the card since McMurray was traded to the Reds, and Mitts hit the wall. He had a really nice year there last season, one of the best of his career. I agree that he was having a fine year there this season as well before having a tough July (.269/.317/.376).

Chaucer was robbed, and the park continues to kill him. 4 HR at home, and 21 on the road. It's insane, frankly, since the park got *better* this year for RHB. It's total death on LHB HR hitters. Funny enough, over in the AL, Comiskey is suppose to be death on LHB HR hitters, but Lonny has a 10/17 split. It's hurting him, at about the rate one might expect... but nothing like Chaucer is getting killed.

4/21 - Chaucer (R)
8/9 - Fisher (R)
8/7 - Leibowitz (R)
6/1 - Moore (R)
4/4 - Zenisek (R)
4/4 - Pazik (R)
3/3 - Shadle (S)
2/5 - Brekke (R)

Seems like it's mostly killing Chaucer to make up for the entire team... which sucks.


John

[Matt from TN]

Originally Posted by Carlton

Listless?

Listless???????

Oh that's it...the pennant is mine!

Now at least I know you're reading. Taken from the perspective of a national newspaper/magazine columnist.

Originally Posted by jdw

Chaucer was robbed, and the park continues to kill him. 4 HR at home, and 21 on the road. It's insane, frankly, since the park got *better* this year for RHB.

It is bizarre, but lets see what happens next season before we blame Ken's drop on the park effects.

[rogmax11]

Odd stats as Frank Smith winds down his career:
1.) BBs jump from 29 (!) in 341 IP six years ago to three straight 100-walk seasons, with the one in progress nearing a walk every 2nd IP. I recognize that pitchers lose "stuff" as they age, but dont recall a trend toward wildness on this level IRL, which leads me to suspicions about the accuracy of the aging module in regards to realistic pitching skills in declining years.
2.) HRA leaping from mid-teens per 300 IP to 32 in 219 innings, a whopping one per 7 innings pitched. This figure seems strangely inflated too, given that the power-pitching indications ( K/9IP and HA/IP ) dont appear significantly depleted from previous seasons, and higher HRA totals are typically associated more often with control pitchers than with hurlers with control issues.

Still, despite a brutally inept offensive team, #22 has cranked out a surprisingly robust season with 25% of the team's victories, capped perhaps by the recent 7 shutout innings against the powerful Cardinals. Maybe 450 isnt out of the question after all ( 'tho it would be miraculous to occur this year, unless FS runs the table...).

[canadiancreed]

has he stated that he's going to retire this year? I cant recall if he had