Time Warp Baseball - Page 217

Matt from TN · 04-13-2005, 12:14 PM

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May 1954

The Tigers went 19-7 in May and continue to pound the AL. They were 30-7 before ever facing the A's or Yankees. On May 17th, Detroit traveled to Philly and lost 2-of-3 games, and all three finals were 1-run scores. They then won 2-of-3 at home against the Yankees. After sweeping the Orioles in Baltimore, Detroit then won 2-of-3 at home against the A's. So, in their first meetings with New York and Philly, the Tigers went 5-4. The Yanks and A's will have to do a lot better than that to make up ground on the already large 10-game lead the Tigers have.

The Cardinals went 16-11 in May, and the Cubs went 16-10 to move into 2nd place. The Reds and Giants have had surprising starts, and they are in 3rd and 4th places respectively. The Pirates, however, had a terrible 8-19 month, dropping them to 7th place and 9.5-games back. Their pitching staff has been terrible with a 4.88 ERA that ranks as the worst in the NL. Martin Gwaltney is 6-6 with a 3.52 ERA, but the most frightening news is the fact that Cotton Simson went 1-6 with a 6.53 ERA in May. After a respectable 4-1 start with a 3.06 ERA in April, Simson has imploded. Some say it is a sign of decline in the 38-year-old star, but his backers point to one bright spot in May - a lone victory that came on May 20th when he allowed just 1 unearned run and only 2 hits over 8.2 IP against the 1st place Cardinals. That win gave him 299 for his career and cause for some optimism that the old pro still has it.

In The News

May 20: The Phillies apologized to RF Walter Davis for having him followed by Charles Leland, a detective. Phils owner Robert Carpenter, suspecting that some players were not ready physically and mentally, had hired Leland to follow them. Davis noticed Leland and reported him to the police, who promptly arrested the detective.

American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Lex Tjeenk-Willink (CLE)!
He had a record of 5-2 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 2.35.

American League-Batter of the Month:
Matt Perly (DET)!
He batted .323 in 99 AB, with 9 homers and 32 RBI.

National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Grady Ingram (STL)!
He had a record of 6-0 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 1.96.

National League-Batter of the Month:
Ted McMurray (CIN)!
He batted .365 in 104 AB, with 12 homers and 27 RBI.

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American League Standings 
  
Detroit          39 11 .780 -
Philadelphia (A) 30 22 .577 10.0
New York (A)     29 22 .569 10.5
Boston           26 24 .520 13.0
Cleveland        26 25 .510 13.5
Baltimore        23 27 .460 16.0 
Chicago (A)      17 36 .321 23.5 
Washington       14 37 .275 25.5
 
National League Standings 
 
St. Louis        30 20 .600 -
Chicago (N)      28 21 .571 1.5
Cincinnati       29 23 .558 2.0
New York (N)     27 24 .529 3.5
Philadelphia (N) 25 25 .500 5.0
Milwaukee        23 28 .451 7.5  
Pittsburgh       21 30 .412 9.5 
Brooklyn         19 31 .380 11.0

AL AVG
.395 Rudel Dietrich, CLE
.360 Jerry Tuggle, CLE
.354 Ray Kress, DET

NL AVG
.346 William Perry, PIT
.345 Herman Dunkel, STL
.333 Biff Betters, CIN

AL HOMERUNS
18 John Degal, DET
16 Matt Perly, DET
13 Charlton Brown, PHA

NL HOMERUNS
16 Ted McMurray, CIN
14 Bobby Johnson, CHN
14 Chuck Rauch, CHN

AL RBI
60 John Degal, DET
50 Matt Perly, DET
41 Charlton Brown, PHA
41 Jim Dunkel, NYA

NL RBI
46 Bobby JOhnson, CHN
44 Ted McMurray, CIN
40 Ben Giordano, PIT

AL STEALS
18 Hans Habermehl, PHA
10 Jonny Perly, BAL
8 Mike Kreitenberg, DET

NL STEALS
19 Cognac Allen, MLN
19 Ben Cook, STL
8 Moses Bottoms, PHI

AL ERA
2.12 Hal Andrew, DET
2.75 George Kauffman, NYA
2.78 Lex Tjeenk-Willink, CLE

NL ERA
1.71 Grady Ingram, STL
1.96 Randy Liebermann, CHN
2.24 Hank Makris, CIN

AL WINS
8 Hal Andrew, DET
8 Lex Tjeenk-Willink, CLE
7 Seven Players Tied

NL WINS
11 Grady Ingram, STL
8 Nippy Schnaubert, MLN
7 Randy Liebermann, CHN
7 Hank Makris, CIN

AL STRIKEOUTS
84 Lukas Dietrich, WSH
81 Carpenter Erickson, NYA
71 Hal Andrew, DET

NL STRIKEOUTS
93 Randy Liebermann, CHN
70 Gene Masarech, STL
67 Grady Ingram, STL

AL SAVES
9 Lloyd Wyman, DET
9 Emilio Lobos, BOS
7 Rosendo Zarzuela, BAL
7 Sid Metcalf, BAL

NL SAVES
10 James Bajofer, CIN
7 Babe Goodrum, Jr., BKN
7 Bernard Client, PHI

canadiancreed · 04-13-2005, 12:19 PM

and McMurray starts showing the NL what he can do

now if only the pitching could join him

fvamos · 04-13-2005, 03:02 PM

Grady is carrying this club right now for the Cards, 2nd pitcher of the month! Keep it up Grady!

canadiancreed · 04-13-2005, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by fvamos

Grady is carrying this club right now for the Cards, 2nd pitcher of the month! Keep it up Grady!

ya bloody guy did a two hitter agaisnt my team. :P

Matt from TN · 04-15-2005, 01:37 PM

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June 1954

The season is just halfway over, but it is looking grim for most of the AL as the Tigers keep trucking along. They went 19-9 in June, including a 7-5 record against their top competition - New York, Philadelphia and Cleveland. The Tigers have had some concerns about the two-time defending AL POY Corky Stell after he followed up a 1-1, 4.04 performance in May with a 2-3, 5.79 stinker in June.

Somewhat lost in the amazing lead the Tigers have gained are some great personal performances. First, Luther Ormiston and Dave Castaneda, .280 and .274 career hitters respectively, are both hitting well over .300. Ormiston, after a disappointing 1953 season to coming off a 1952 BOY season, is leading the team (and 2nd in the AL) with a .344 average. Matt Perly, who joined the elite 40-HR club last season, is continuing to build his legacy as the best power-hitting second baseman of all-time. He leads the majors with 26 homeruns and 87 RBI, putting him on pace for 51 homeruns and 172 RBI, both which would be new AL records. Teammate John Degal, who broke out with a career year last season at age 25, is out to set new career marks. He is right behind Perly with 25 homers and 82 RBI, putting him on pace for 49 HR and 162 RBI. The major league record for RBI in a season is 156 set by HOF'er Oscar Vancini in 1939. The thought of not one but two players breaking that record in the same season and on the same team is mindboggling.

Fans of offense beware when the Senators and White Sox lock horns! On May 8th, Washington's young phenom Lukas Dietrich tied a major league record with 15 striekouts on the day, but he lost thanks to his opponent, Johnny Gordley (yes, he of the 55 losses the past 2 1/2 seasons), tossing a 2-hit shutout. Dietrich's performance is just the 2nd 15-K game in major league history, and oddly enough, the only other one was also thrown by a Senator, Dave "The Shepard" McBean in 1907. However, McBean pitched 13.2 innings in his outing, while Dietrich accomplished the feat in just 7.2 innings.

View the box score here

Just one season after Washington set a major league record with 108 losses, the White Sox seem determined to set a new record. Chicago is currently on pace for a 40-112 season. Washington is not faring much better, on pace for a 47-107 record. The White Sox had a horrible 4-23 record in June, and two of those 4 wins came against the Senators. With 3 months left to play, Chicago already finds themselves 38-games behind Detroit.

The Cubs went 17-12 to pull ahead of St. Louis in the NL standings. The two teams went 3-3 against each other this month, but earlier in the month, the Cardinals lost 2-of-3 to the Giants and then were swept by Philadelphia. After sweeping the Giants in 3, St. Louis then dropped 3-of-4 to Cincinnati. That stretch helped the Cubs move up. These two teams do not play again until after the all-star break on July 22-24, and they will not see each other again until August 30th. But from that date until the end of the regular season, the Cubs and Cards play 10 of their final 25 games against each other.

After a rocky month of May, Pittsburgh's Cotton Simson became the 15th pitcher to record 300 wins when he allowed just 1 run over 8.2 IP against the Braves in Milwaukee on June 2nd. In his next start, Simson allowed just 1 run to the Dodgers for his 301st win. He was roughed up in his next start against the Reds, but his next three starts were solid performances, allowing 8 runs (1 unearned) over 24.1 IP, but he drew a no decision and two losses. In his final start of June, he allowed 5 runs in 9 innings against the Braves but still collected his 302nd career win.

View the box score here

In The News

June 1: After a frustrating start to the season for the Dodgers, reliever Merl Welsh coughed up 2 runs to the Braves in the bottom of the 9th for a 7-6 loss. The inning started when pinch hitter Ken Pazik reached base on an error by LF John Cirillo. Then Cognac Allen beat out a bunt for a single. An obviously frustrated Welsh then gave up the game-tying single to Bonnard Shadle. After a visit to the mound by pitching coach Frank Smith, Welsh seemed to settle down, getting slugger Ken Chaucer to ground out to 2nd for out 1. With runners now at the corners, 3B Buck "Go-Go" Tomlinson hit a fly ball to right field for out 2, but Dave Wuerstle's throw home was poor and Allen scored the winning run. On his way back to the dugout, Welsh threw Tomlinson's discarded bat in disgust. The bat inadvertently went into the stands, injuring a spectator.

American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Adam Sardina (CLE)!
He had a record of 5-1 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 2.34 and 1 shutouts.

American League-Batter of the Month:
Matt Perly (DET)!
He batted .330 in 97 AB, with 10 homers and 37 RBI.

National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Edgar Weingarten (CHN)!
He had a record of 8-0 in 8 games started, with an ERA of 2.27.

National League-Batter of the Month:
Bobby Johnson (CHN)!
He batted .359 in 103 AB, with 4 homers and 23 RBI.

Code:

American League Standings 
  
Detroit          58 20 .744 -
New York (A)     48 29 .623 9.5
Philadelphia (A) 45 33 .577 13.0
Cleveland        42 35 .545 15.5
Boston           38 39 .494 19.5
Baltimore        35 42 .455 22.5 
Washington       24 54 .308 34.0
Chicago (A)      21 59 .262 38.0 
 
National League Standings 
 
Chicago (N)      45 33 .577 -
St. Louis        44 33 .571 0.5
Philadelphia (N) 40 36 .526 4.0
New York (N)     38 39 .494 6.5
Cincinnati       38 41 .481 7.5
Pittsburgh       37 41 .474 8.0 
Milwaukee        36 41 .468 8.5  
Brooklyn         31 45 .408 13.0

AL AVG
.359 Rudel Dietrich, CLE
.344 Luther Ormiston, DET
.340 Peaches Badeau, PHA

NL AVG
.336 William Perry, PIT
.335 Bobby Johnson, CHN
.325 Ike Walker, PIT

AL HOMERUNS
26 Matt Perly, DET
25 John Degal, DET
17 Charlton Brown, PHA
17 Wilford Woodworth, NYA
17 Arnie Stewart, NYA

NL HOMERUNS
22 Ted McMurray, CIN
18 Bobby Johnson, CHN
18 Cliff Wynne, CHN

AL RBI
87 Matt Perly, DET
82 John Degal, DET
61 Charlton Brown, PHA

NL RBI
69 Bobby JOhnson, CHN
62 Abraham Arsenault, MLN
59 Ted McMurray, CIN

AL STEALS
26 Hans Habermehl, PHA
12 Jonny Perly, BAL
12 Mike Kreitenberg, DET
12 John Young, NYA

NL STEALS
29 Ben Cook, STL
26 Cognac Allen, MLN
11 Moses Bottoms, PHI

AL ERA
2.48 Hal Andrew, DET
2.77 Lex Tjeenk-Willink, CLE
2.91 Roy Wolfe, DET

NL ERA
1.86 Randy Liebermann, CHN
2.14 Grady Ingram, STL
2.24 Daniel Blisit, NYG

AL WINS
12 Hal Andrew, DET
12 Lex Tjeenk-Willink, CLE
12 Roy Wolfe, DET
12 Ellis Weeks, PHA

NL WINS
15 Grady Ingram, STL
13 Edgar Weingarten, CHN
11 Martin Gwaltney, PIT

AL STRIKEOUTS
121 Lukas Dietrich, WSH
115 Hal Andrew, DET
113 Carpenter Erickson, NYA

NL STRIKEOUTS
134 Randy Liebermann, CHN
112 Martin Gwaltney, PIT
99 Joe Helton, BKN

AL SAVES
14 Lloyd Wyman, DET
11 Emilio Lobos, BOS
9 Rosendo Zarzuela, BAL

NL SAVES
12 James Bajofer, CIN
11 Bernard Client, PHI
10 Mike Downey, NYG

Vris · 04-15-2005, 02:30 PM

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After a rocky month of May, Pittsburgh's Cotton Simson became the 15th pitcher to record 300 wins when he allowed just 1 run over 8.2 IP against the Braves in Milwaukee on June 2nd.

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In his final start of June, he allowed 5 runs in 9 innings against the Braves but still collected his 302nd career win.

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June 1: After a frustrating start to the season for the Dodgers, reliever Merl Welsh coughed up 2 runs to the Braves in the bottom of the 9th for a 7-6 loss. The inning started when pinch hitter Ken Pazik reached base on an error by LF John Cirillo. Then Cognac Allen beat out a bunt for a single. An obviously frustrated Welsh then gave up the game-tying single to Bonnard Shadle. After a visit to the mound by pitching coach Frank Smith, Welsh seemed to settle down, getting slugger Ken Chaucer to ground out to 2nd for out 1. With runners now at the corners, 3B Buck "Go-Go" Tomlinson hit a fly ball to right field for out 2, but Dave Wuerstle's throw home was poor and Allen scored the winning run. On his way back to the dugout, Welsh threw Tomlinson's discarded bat in disgust. The bat inadvertently went into the stands, injuring a spectator.

Braves seem to be all over the news lately. Glad to see Cotton get his 300th win, if it was against us. And his 302nd....

DamnYankees · 04-15-2005, 03:32 PM

Ok, another one of the things I notice about player pictures. Matt, do you try to avoid using pictures of legends? I mean, look at Doug Williams:

http://www.southernbaseball.com/twb/p229.html

His picture is this:

Kind of hard to lose yourself in the TWB universe, no? No one will ever be able to buy Doug Williams as a real, distinct person. Seems like we should edit out these pictures.

Vris · 04-15-2005, 03:48 PM

Ted Williams picture is being used. This was just brought up the other day.

Anyway, I think it's better when it's a no-name guy. That way we can associate the TWB player with a face, rather than the face with whoever it really is.

I think you take this stuff way too seriously DamnYankees.

DamnYankees · 04-15-2005, 03:55 PM

Who's using Ted Williams? I never noticed it. This just seems like a really easy thing to do, and I guess I figure its worth it.

ifspuds · 04-15-2005, 04:59 PM

Pip Hawk, journeyman middle infielder and organizational soldier for the Pirates, currently at AAA.

Matt from TN · 04-15-2005, 05:08 PM

Joe DiMaggio & Bob Gibson are in too.

Do you really think I've gone all this time & not noticed these photos? Mantle was a request.

kreitena · 04-15-2005, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by ifspuds

Pip Hawk, journeyman middle infielder and organizational soldier for the Pirates, currently at AAA.

HAHA! Let me tell you, Pip Hawk is no Ted Williams.

ifspuds · 04-15-2005, 06:38 PM

Believe me. You don't *need* to tell me. I'm well aware.

BPS · 04-15-2005, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by DamnYankees

Kind of hard to lose yourself in the TWB universe, no?

On my part, I'm confused that MLB used Doug Williams' picture for that Mantle player. Doesn't MLB need Matt's permission to do that?

kreitena · 04-15-2005, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by BPS

On my part, I'm confused that MLB used Doug Williams' picture for that Mantle player. Doesn't MLB need Matt's permission to do that?

In the words of Family Guy's Peter Griffin, "Touche salesman."

jdw · 04-16-2005, 04:20 PM

> Do you really think I've gone all this
> time & not noticed these photos?
> Mantle was a request.

It was a request by me. My father actually did (and does/would) look like Mick. Very similar age as well.

I think I've told the story of friends of mine, when getting into baseball card collecting in the mid-70s, running across Mick's cards for the first time, saying to me, "Wow... Mickey Mantle looks like Mr. Williams."

So I made the request.

As a player, he was "created" to play like Joe Gordon rather than Mick, since my father played 2B through high school and into the military.

John

jdw · 04-16-2005, 04:24 PM

On the notion of whether people will ever be able to buy Doug Williams as a real, distinct person... I think the TWB player just isn't going to put up the numbers that Mick did. Kress is more of our Mick & Ted Williams. Perhaps Stewart will turn into a bit of Mick as well.

TWB players always seem to be able to "grow" into their own personas, and through our writing and rambling about them, spring into life.

John

DamnYankees · 04-17-2005, 03:56 PM

Question. Are Matt and Johnny Perly related? I don't remember a discussion on this. Are they both ancestors?

Hm, now that I check the ancestor list, it appears they are related, most likely brothers. Brings up an interesting question: What's the best baseball family in TWB? Who are the best brothers? I think the Perly's have to get mentioned in that convo. The Allen's I think have been too diluted...interesting question.

DamnYankees · 04-17-2005, 04:12 PM

Matt, just had a thought about CatoBase. You said it wouldn't calculate win shares? Have you tried checking the 0 IP/ +0 ER flaw? This is the most common thing that prevents win shares from being calculated, and its very simple to fix.

For those who don't know, just open the main database file in Catobase, and sort all players according to IP. If any of them have 0 IP, but more than 0 runs allowed, there is your problem. Just edit the IP for that, or those, players up to 1, and it should work.

This has probably been brought up before, but I thought I'd check.

metsgeek · 04-17-2005, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by DamnYankees

Brings up an interesting question: What's the best baseball family in TWB? Who are the best brothers? I think the Perly's have to get mentioned in that convo. The Allen's I think have been too diluted...interesting question.

Maybe I'm biased, but I think there's a clear-cut answer to your question: The Kahles. If not the most successful family, then they can certainly lay claim to the most successful brothers. Carl, Otto and Gus are all in the Hall of Fame.

04-13-2005, 12:14 PM	#4321
Matt from TN Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In a funk.... Posts: 3,413	WEB PAGES UPDATED... INCLUDING PLAYER PAGES May 1954 The Tigers went 19-7 in May and continue to pound the AL. They were 30-7 before ever facing the A's or Yankees. On May 17th, Detroit traveled to Philly and lost 2-of-3 games, and all three finals were 1-run scores. They then won 2-of-3 at home against the Yankees. After sweeping the Orioles in Baltimore, Detroit then won 2-of-3 at home against the A's. So, in their first meetings with New York and Philly, the Tigers went 5-4. The Yanks and A's will have to do a lot better than that to make up ground on the already large 10-game lead the Tigers have. The Cardinals went 16-11 in May, and the Cubs went 16-10 to move into 2nd place. The Reds and Giants have had surprising starts, and they are in 3rd and 4th places respectively. The Pirates, however, had a terrible 8-19 month, dropping them to 7th place and 9.5-games back. Their pitching staff has been terrible with a 4.88 ERA that ranks as the worst in the NL. Martin Gwaltney is 6-6 with a 3.52 ERA, but the most frightening news is the fact that Cotton Simson went 1-6 with a 6.53 ERA in May. After a respectable 4-1 start with a 3.06 ERA in April, Simson has imploded. Some say it is a sign of decline in the 38-year-old star, but his backers point to one bright spot in May - a lone victory that came on May 20th when he allowed just 1 unearned run and only 2 hits over 8.2 IP against the 1st place Cardinals. That win gave him 299 for his career and cause for some optimism that the old pro still has it. In The News May 20: The Phillies apologized to RF Walter Davis for having him followed by Charles Leland, a detective. Phils owner Robert Carpenter, suspecting that some players were not ready physically and mentally, had hired Leland to follow them. Davis noticed Leland and reported him to the police, who promptly arrested the detective. American League-Pitcher of the Month: Lex Tjeenk-Willink (CLE)! He had a record of 5-2 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 2.35. American League-Batter of the Month: Matt Perly (DET)! He batted .323 in 99 AB, with 9 homers and 32 RBI. National League-Pitcher of the Month: Grady Ingram (STL)! He had a record of 6-0 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 1.96. National League-Batter of the Month: Ted McMurray (CIN)! He batted .365 in 104 AB, with 12 homers and 27 RBI. Code: American League Standings Detroit 39 11 .780 - Philadelphia (A) 30 22 .577 10.0 New York (A) 29 22 .569 10.5 Boston 26 24 .520 13.0 Cleveland 26 25 .510 13.5 Baltimore 23 27 .460 16.0 Chicago (A) 17 36 .321 23.5 Washington 14 37 .275 25.5 National League Standings St. Louis 30 20 .600 - Chicago (N) 28 21 .571 1.5 Cincinnati 29 23 .558 2.0 New York (N) 27 24 .529 3.5 Philadelphia (N) 25 25 .500 5.0 Milwaukee 23 28 .451 7.5 Pittsburgh 21 30 .412 9.5 Brooklyn 19 31 .380 11.0 AL AVG .395 Rudel Dietrich, CLE .360 Jerry Tuggle, CLE .354 Ray Kress, DET NL AVG .346 William Perry, PIT .345 Herman Dunkel, STL .333 Biff Betters, CIN AL HOMERUNS 18 John Degal, DET 16 Matt Perly, DET 13 Charlton Brown, PHA NL HOMERUNS 16 Ted McMurray, CIN 14 Bobby Johnson, CHN 14 Chuck Rauch, CHN AL RBI 60 John Degal, DET 50 Matt Perly, DET 41 Charlton Brown, PHA 41 Jim Dunkel, NYA NL RBI 46 Bobby JOhnson, CHN 44 Ted McMurray, CIN 40 Ben Giordano, PIT AL STEALS 18 Hans Habermehl, PHA 10 Jonny Perly, BAL 8 Mike Kreitenberg, DET NL STEALS 19 Cognac Allen, MLN 19 Ben Cook, STL 8 Moses Bottoms, PHI AL ERA 2.12 Hal Andrew, DET 2.75 George Kauffman, NYA 2.78 Lex Tjeenk-Willink, CLE NL ERA 1.71 Grady Ingram, STL 1.96 Randy Liebermann, CHN 2.24 Hank Makris, CIN AL WINS 8 Hal Andrew, DET 8 Lex Tjeenk-Willink, CLE 7 Seven Players Tied NL WINS 11 Grady Ingram, STL 8 Nippy Schnaubert, MLN 7 Randy Liebermann, CHN 7 Hank Makris, CIN AL STRIKEOUTS 84 Lukas Dietrich, WSH 81 Carpenter Erickson, NYA 71 Hal Andrew, DET NL STRIKEOUTS 93 Randy Liebermann, CHN 70 Gene Masarech, STL 67 Grady Ingram, STL AL SAVES 9 Lloyd Wyman, DET 9 Emilio Lobos, BOS 7 Rosendo Zarzuela, BAL 7 Sid Metcalf, BAL NL SAVES 10 James Bajofer, CIN 7 Babe Goodrum, Jr., BKN 7 Bernard Client, PHI

04-13-2005, 12:19 PM	#4322
canadiancreed Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 11,660	and McMurray starts showing the NL what he can do now if only the pitching could join him __________________ PT21 PT22

04-15-2005, 01:37 PM	#4325
Matt from TN Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In a funk.... Posts: 3,413	WEB PAGES UPDATED... INCLUDING PLAYER PAGES June 1954 The season is just halfway over, but it is looking grim for most of the AL as the Tigers keep trucking along. They went 19-9 in June, including a 7-5 record against their top competition - New York, Philadelphia and Cleveland. The Tigers have had some concerns about the two-time defending AL POY Corky Stell after he followed up a 1-1, 4.04 performance in May with a 2-3, 5.79 stinker in June. Somewhat lost in the amazing lead the Tigers have gained are some great personal performances. First, Luther Ormiston and Dave Castaneda, .280 and .274 career hitters respectively, are both hitting well over .300. Ormiston, after a disappointing 1953 season to coming off a 1952 BOY season, is leading the team (and 2nd in the AL) with a .344 average. Matt Perly, who joined the elite 40-HR club last season, is continuing to build his legacy as the best power-hitting second baseman of all-time. He leads the majors with 26 homeruns and 87 RBI, putting him on pace for 51 homeruns and 172 RBI, both which would be new AL records. Teammate John Degal, who broke out with a career year last season at age 25, is out to set new career marks. He is right behind Perly with 25 homers and 82 RBI, putting him on pace for 49 HR and 162 RBI. The major league record for RBI in a season is 156 set by HOF'er Oscar Vancini in 1939. The thought of not one but two players breaking that record in the same season and on the same team is mindboggling. Fans of offense beware when the Senators and White Sox lock horns! On May 8th, Washington's young phenom Lukas Dietrich tied a major league record with 15 striekouts on the day, but he lost thanks to his opponent, Johnny Gordley (yes, he of the 55 losses the past 2 1/2 seasons), tossing a 2-hit shutout. Dietrich's performance is just the 2nd 15-K game in major league history, and oddly enough, the only other one was also thrown by a Senator, Dave "The Shepard" McBean in 1907. However, McBean pitched 13.2 innings in his outing, while Dietrich accomplished the feat in just 7.2 innings. View the box score here Just one season after Washington set a major league record with 108 losses, the White Sox seem determined to set a new record. Chicago is currently on pace for a 40-112 season. Washington is not faring much better, on pace for a 47-107 record. The White Sox had a horrible 4-23 record in June, and two of those 4 wins came against the Senators. With 3 months left to play, Chicago already finds themselves 38-games behind Detroit. The Cubs went 17-12 to pull ahead of St. Louis in the NL standings. The two teams went 3-3 against each other this month, but earlier in the month, the Cardinals lost 2-of-3 to the Giants and then were swept by Philadelphia. After sweeping the Giants in 3, St. Louis then dropped 3-of-4 to Cincinnati. That stretch helped the Cubs move up. These two teams do not play again until after the all-star break on July 22-24, and they will not see each other again until August 30th. But from that date until the end of the regular season, the Cubs and Cards play 10 of their final 25 games against each other. After a rocky month of May, Pittsburgh's Cotton Simson became the 15th pitcher to record 300 wins when he allowed just 1 run over 8.2 IP against the Braves in Milwaukee on June 2nd. In his next start, Simson allowed just 1 run to the Dodgers for his 301st win. He was roughed up in his next start against the Reds, but his next three starts were solid performances, allowing 8 runs (1 unearned) over 24.1 IP, but he drew a no decision and two losses. In his final start of June, he allowed 5 runs in 9 innings against the Braves but still collected his 302nd career win. View the box score here In The News June 1: After a frustrating start to the season for the Dodgers, reliever Merl Welsh coughed up 2 runs to the Braves in the bottom of the 9th for a 7-6 loss. The inning started when pinch hitter Ken Pazik reached base on an error by LF John Cirillo. Then Cognac Allen beat out a bunt for a single. An obviously frustrated Welsh then gave up the game-tying single to Bonnard Shadle. After a visit to the mound by pitching coach Frank Smith, Welsh seemed to settle down, getting slugger Ken Chaucer to ground out to 2nd for out 1. With runners now at the corners, 3B Buck "Go-Go" Tomlinson hit a fly ball to right field for out 2, but Dave Wuerstle's throw home was poor and Allen scored the winning run. On his way back to the dugout, Welsh threw Tomlinson's discarded bat in disgust. The bat inadvertently went into the stands, injuring a spectator. American League-Pitcher of the Month: Adam Sardina (CLE)! He had a record of 5-1 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 2.34 and 1 shutouts. American League-Batter of the Month: Matt Perly (DET)! He batted .330 in 97 AB, with 10 homers and 37 RBI. National League-Pitcher of the Month: Edgar Weingarten (CHN)! He had a record of 8-0 in 8 games started, with an ERA of 2.27. National League-Batter of the Month: Bobby Johnson (CHN)! He batted .359 in 103 AB, with 4 homers and 23 RBI. Code: American League Standings Detroit 58 20 .744 - New York (A) 48 29 .623 9.5 Philadelphia (A) 45 33 .577 13.0 Cleveland 42 35 .545 15.5 Boston 38 39 .494 19.5 Baltimore 35 42 .455 22.5 Washington 24 54 .308 34.0 Chicago (A) 21 59 .262 38.0 National League Standings Chicago (N) 45 33 .577 - St. Louis 44 33 .571 0.5 Philadelphia (N) 40 36 .526 4.0 New York (N) 38 39 .494 6.5 Cincinnati 38 41 .481 7.5 Pittsburgh 37 41 .474 8.0 Milwaukee 36 41 .468 8.5 Brooklyn 31 45 .408 13.0 AL AVG .359 Rudel Dietrich, CLE .344 Luther Ormiston, DET .340 Peaches Badeau, PHA NL AVG .336 William Perry, PIT .335 Bobby Johnson, CHN .325 Ike Walker, PIT AL HOMERUNS 26 Matt Perly, DET 25 John Degal, DET 17 Charlton Brown, PHA 17 Wilford Woodworth, NYA 17 Arnie Stewart, NYA NL HOMERUNS 22 Ted McMurray, CIN 18 Bobby Johnson, CHN 18 Cliff Wynne, CHN AL RBI 87 Matt Perly, DET 82 John Degal, DET 61 Charlton Brown, PHA NL RBI 69 Bobby JOhnson, CHN 62 Abraham Arsenault, MLN 59 Ted McMurray, CIN AL STEALS 26 Hans Habermehl, PHA 12 Jonny Perly, BAL 12 Mike Kreitenberg, DET 12 John Young, NYA NL STEALS 29 Ben Cook, STL 26 Cognac Allen, MLN 11 Moses Bottoms, PHI AL ERA 2.48 Hal Andrew, DET 2.77 Lex Tjeenk-Willink, CLE 2.91 Roy Wolfe, DET NL ERA 1.86 Randy Liebermann, CHN 2.14 Grady Ingram, STL 2.24 Daniel Blisit, NYG AL WINS 12 Hal Andrew, DET 12 Lex Tjeenk-Willink, CLE 12 Roy Wolfe, DET 12 Ellis Weeks, PHA NL WINS 15 Grady Ingram, STL 13 Edgar Weingarten, CHN 11 Martin Gwaltney, PIT AL STRIKEOUTS 121 Lukas Dietrich, WSH 115 Hal Andrew, DET 113 Carpenter Erickson, NYA NL STRIKEOUTS 134 Randy Liebermann, CHN 112 Martin Gwaltney, PIT 99 Joe Helton, BKN AL SAVES 14 Lloyd Wyman, DET 11 Emilio Lobos, BOS 9 Rosendo Zarzuela, BAL NL SAVES 12 James Bajofer, CIN 11 Bernard Client, PHI 10 Mike Downey, NYG

04-15-2005, 03:32 PM	#4327
DamnYankees All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,644	Ok, another one of the things I notice about player pictures. Matt, do you try to avoid using pictures of legends? I mean, look at Doug Williams: http://www.southernbaseball.com/twb/p229.html His picture is this: Kind of hard to lose yourself in the TWB universe, no? No one will ever be able to buy Doug Williams as a real, distinct person. Seems like we should edit out these pictures. Last edited by DamnYankees; 04-15-2005 at 03:33 PM.

04-15-2005, 03:48 PM	#4328
Vris Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: somewhere where I don't know where I am Posts: 3,251	Ted Williams picture is being used. This was just brought up the other day. Anyway, I think it's better when it's a no-name guy. That way we can associate the TWB player with a face, rather than the face with whoever it really is. I think you take this stuff way too seriously DamnYankees. __________________ None Blog it. Last edited by Vris; 04-15-2005 at 03:50 PM.

04-13-2005, 03:02 PM	#4323
fvamos Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 75	Grady is carrying this club right now for the Cards, 2nd pitcher of the month! Keep it up Grady!

04-15-2005, 03:55 PM	#4329
DamnYankees All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,644	Who's using Ted Williams? I never noticed it. This just seems like a really easy thing to do, and I guess I figure its worth it.

04-15-2005, 04:59 PM	#4330
ifspuds Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 2,117	Pip Hawk, journeyman middle infielder and organizational soldier for the Pirates, currently at AAA. __________________ Jeff Watson Former dynasty writer and online league player, now mostly retired

04-15-2005, 05:08 PM	#4331
Matt from TN Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In a funk.... Posts: 3,413	Joe DiMaggio & Bob Gibson are in too. Do you really think I've gone all this time & not noticed these photos? Mantle was a request. __________________ Set in Stone... Players Remain with Original Franchise

04-15-2005, 06:38 PM	#4333
ifspuds Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 2,117	Believe me. You don't need to tell me. I'm well aware. __________________ Jeff Watson Former dynasty writer and online league player, now mostly retired

04-16-2005, 04:20 PM	#4336
jdw All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,161	> Do you really think I've gone all this > time & not noticed these photos? > Mantle was a request. It was a request by me. My father actually did (and does/would) look like Mick. Very similar age as well. I think I've told the story of friends of mine, when getting into baseball card collecting in the mid-70s, running across Mick's cards for the first time, saying to me, "Wow... Mickey Mantle looks like Mr. Williams." So I made the request. As a player, he was "created" to play like Joe Gordon rather than Mick, since my father played 2B through high school and into the military. John

04-16-2005, 04:24 PM	#4337
jdw All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,161	On the notion of whether people will ever be able to buy Doug Williams as a real, distinct person... I think the TWB player just isn't going to put up the numbers that Mick did. Kress is more of our Mick & Ted Williams. Perhaps Stewart will turn into a bit of Mick as well. TWB players always seem to be able to "grow" into their own personas, and through our writing and rambling about them, spring into life. John

04-17-2005, 03:56 PM	#4338
DamnYankees All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,644	Question. Are Matt and Johnny Perly related? I don't remember a discussion on this. Are they both ancestors? Hm, now that I check the ancestor list, it appears they are related, most likely brothers. Brings up an interesting question: What's the best baseball family in TWB? Who are the best brothers? I think the Perly's have to get mentioned in that convo. The Allen's I think have been too diluted...interesting question.

04-17-2005, 04:12 PM	#4339
DamnYankees All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,644	Matt, just had a thought about CatoBase. You said it wouldn't calculate win shares? Have you tried checking the 0 IP/ +0 ER flaw? This is the most common thing that prevents win shares from being calculated, and its very simple to fix. For those who don't know, just open the main database file in Catobase, and sort all players according to IP. If any of them have 0 IP, but more than 0 runs allowed, there is your problem. Just edit the IP for that, or those, players up to 1, and it should work. This has probably been brought up before, but I thought I'd check.