Baseball History, what might have been.

[elfsutton]

1877 NL and NA Top Prospects

NL



NA

[elfsutton]

1877 NL End of Season Reports



1877 NL Hitting and Pitching Leaders

[elfsutton]

1877 NL Best Fielders



1877 NL Rookie of the Year



1877 NL Pitcher of the Year



1877 NL Hitter of the Year

[elfsutton]

1877 NA Final Standings



1877 NA End of Season Hitting and Pitching Leaders





1877 NA Championship

[elfsutton]

1877 NA League 1 Awards

Best Fielders



Best Rookie



Best Pitcher



Best Hitter

[elfsutton]

1877 NA League 2 Award

Best Fielders



Best Rookie



Best Pitcher



Best Hitter



1877 News coming up next

[elfsutton]

1877 Season

News

Mansfields miss the playoffs for 5th straight year.

Mutuals lose game, win NL Title.
-----------------------------------------

Washington Nationals win 1877 NA Title.

Rockford Forest Citys sold to Andrew Murphy.
-----------------------------------------

Olympics signed 28yo FA RHP Sang-hyuk Pak to a 4 year deal.


Trades

Resolutes trade 21yo C Derek Pierce to the Red Caps for 25yo RP Domingo Fernandez.

Resolutes trade 28yo 1b Jim Foran and 20yo SP Bill Clay to the Eckfords for 25yo 3b Julio Herrera.
----------------------------------------

Elm Citys trade 21yo SS Britt Burrell to the Atlantics for 28yo b Jim Carleton.
----------------------------------------

Whites trade 20yo CF Rhett Mullins and 19yo SS Dan Klein to the Atlantics for 25yo CF Brady Watkins.

Canaries trade 20yo 3b Ben England to the Marylands for 25yo LF U Higby.
-----------------------------------------

Resolutes trade 26yo RP John Greason and 19yo RF Eddie Britt to the Mutuals for 27yo 2b Tommy Beals.
-----------------------------------------

Resolutes trade 20yo SP Juan Salinas and 20yo Mark Koch to the Athletics for 26yo 1b Patrick Cobb.

Red Stockings 19yo RF Cliff Coleman to the Athletics for 26yo 3b Francisco Sanchez.

Olympics trade 19yo SP John Doyle and 21yo 2b Juan Medina to the Kekiongas 25yo SP Reginald Weber.

The Centenniels have traded 28yo 3b Pete Donnelly to the Elm Citys for 20yo SP Jorge Trujillo.

Centenniels trade 26yo 2b Tim May to the Westerns for 20yo SP Santiago Melendrez.


Injuries

Whites RHP George Knight out 7 weeks - strained hamstring.

Nationals RHP Jack Patrick out 10-11 months - ruptured ulnar collateral ligament.

White Stockings CF Mark Hill out 7-8 weeks - partially torn labrum.

Athletics RHP Asa Brainard out 4-5 months - torn rotator cuff.

Mutuals LHP John Cassidy out 10-11 months - torn rotator cuff.

Kekiongas RHP Foghorn Bradley out 4-5 months - shoulder inflammation.
----------------------------------------

Canaries 1b Alex McKinnon out 4 weeks - intercostal strain.

Eckfords CF Victor Leon out 4 months - concussion.

Cleveland CF Jorge 'Fireball' Arambola out 4 months - fractured elbow.

Manfields CF Steve Henderson out 5-6 weeks - torn ligament in his thumb.

Canaries 3b Charlie H Morton out 6-7 weeks - quad strain.

Dark Blues RHP Harry Salisbury out 4 weeks - shoulder inflammation.

Grays RHP Bill Irwin out 12 months - torn rotator cuff.

Nationals RHP Cam Green out 11 months - torn ulnar collateral ligament.

Blue Legs LHP Jaime Cardero out 7-8 months - fractured elbow.
----------------------------------------

Kekiongas CF Victor Calenzuela out 5 weeks - strained abdominal muscle.

Haymakers U McDoolan out 6-7 weeks - strained shoulder.

Dark Blues LHP Manolo Morales out 9 months - torn ulanr collateral ligament.

Haymakers CF John Richmond out 2-3 months - broken hamate bone in his wrist.

Eckfords RHP David Gross out 4-5 months - torn labrum.

Rockford LF Orator Shafer has CEI - concussion, he is 25

Olympics 3b Bill Boyd out 4 weeks - strained oblique.

Reds RHP Tim Keefe out 4 months - ruptured finger tendon.

Blue Legs 2b Dick Phelan out 3-4 months - torn labrum.

Centenniels RHP out 9 months - torn flexor tendon.
-----------------------------------------

Rockford RHP Mark Dillard out 4 months - ruptured finger tendon.

White Stockings RHP Ed Kent out 11 months - torn rotator cuff.

Canaries RHP Rich McDonald out 8 months - torn labrum.

Manfields CF Steve Henderson out 5 weeks - fractured wrist.
-----------------------------------------

Haymakers LF Charley Jones out 5 weeks - oblique strain.

Whites 2b Hardy Richardson out 4 weeks - strained rib cage muscle.

Olympics RHP Gabriel Benitez out 2 months - injured when kicked by a horse.

Centenniels RHP Blair Jackson out 5-6 months - shoulder inflammation.

Blue Legs 1b Martin Powell out 6 weeks - fractured hand.
-----------------------------------------

Nationals C Jim Gilmore out 4-5 weeks - fractured finger.

Resolutes CF Naonobu Tanaka out 5 weeks - hamstring strain.

Athletics RHP Al Pratt out 5-6 months - shoulder inflammation.

Dark Blues RHP Harry Salisbury out 4-5 months - torn rotator cuff.

Mansfields RF Charlie Eden out 3-4 months - partially torn labrum.
-----------------------------------------
Atlantics RHP Carlos Venegas out 4 months - torn labrum.


Pitching Notables

Resolutes SP Old Hoss Radbourn shuts out Elm Citys 1-0, allows 4 hits and fanned 13.

White Stockings SP George Bradley shuts out Reds 11-0, allowing 4 hits, 1 walk and fanning 3.

Canaries SP Rich McDonald shut out Whites 1-0, allowing 2 hits.

Whites SP Reynaldo Gallegos shuts out Atlantics 3-0, allowing 1 hit, 3 walks and notches 5 Ks.

Centenniels SP Jim McCormick shuts out Resolutes 8-0, allowing 1 hit.
----------------------------------------

Red Stockings SP Bill McCormick shuts out Resolutes 6-0, allowing 2 hits.

White Stockings SP George Bradley notches win #200.
----------------------------------------

Red Stockings SP Ollie Daly shuts out the Eckfords 2-0, allowing 2 hits and fanning 2.

Altantics SP Paul Goff shuts out Mansfields 8-0, allowing 2 hits.

Altantics SP Carlos Venegas shut out Mansfields 5-0, allowing 2 hits and fanning 1.

Mutuals SP Duncan Summers shuts out Athletics 10-0, allowing 4 hits, 1 walk and 1 K.
-----------------------------------------
Resolutes RHP Old Hoss Radbourn notches NA record K with 67.

Nationals SP Cesar Ortiz tosses shut out, beating the Resolutes 1-0, allowing 2 hits.

Rockford SP Ed Cushman tosses shut out, beating the Atlantics 6-0, allowing 1 hit and 1 walk.

Centenniels SP Jim McCormick tosses shut out, beating Elm Citys 8-0 while allowing 1 hit.

White Stockings SP Noboru Osawa tosses shut out, beating the Mutuals 6-0 while allowing 2 hits and getting 3 Ks.

Eckfords SP Tommy Vallely beats Resolutes 5-0, allowing 2 hits, 1 walk and 1 K.
----------------------------------------

Canaries SP Javier Alaniz beats Atlantics 2-0, allowing 1 hit and 1 walk.

Blue Legs SP Chandler McNeill beats the Marylands 4-0, allowing 1 hit.

Canaries SP Arturo Ocasio beats Cleveland 1-0, allowing 2 hits, 1 walk and getting 2 Ks.

Resolutes SP Old Hoss Radbourn set NA season win record with 27.
-----------------------------------------


Hitting Notables

Mutuals SS Ross Barnes swats 6 hits.
----------------------------------------

Mutuals CF Bill Kinnaird set season NL hit record with #201.

Haymakers C Cal McAvey sets NA season hit record with #168.
-----------------------------------------


There is the 1877 season. IRL, the Mutuals and the Athletics would have left the National League, but they will be staying and that will be the only real change for the 1878 season.

Got long day tommorrow so not sure if any thing will be posted for this or the Cubs dynasties but I will see what I can do.

[elfsutton]

Ok, so I was trying to sleep and I got an idea for this dynasty that might be fun. Now each league except for the NL/MLB will have fictional characters coming in each year and for the most part, it sucks because they are not well known and it makes the other leagues kinda boring. The NA will soon be joined by the AA, UA, PL and eventually the National Baseball League (for teams that were in the NL but didnt continue on) and in 1914, the FL. That is a lot of players that could be entering that will make it a lot less fun to read until we get some that we know.

SO.................

I am thinking of several different way to add some spice. There have been dynasties in the past that allow us(those on the board) to add themselves and it gets people involved with the league and makes it fun, but it is a lot of extra work each year making up those players each spring and so forth so I am debating how best to do this.

I want to add some of those who may read this and anyone else from the forums but I dont want to have everyone added all at once.

I am considering do two things at once. I am going to add ten real, not rearl baseball players to each draft class. I am going to sort the list and take the top ten players avail and rename them to my fav celebrities and friends, people I know.

But if enough show interest (wanted to do a poll in this thread but see no way to do it once the thread is going) I am planning to, say, take 5 forum users a league and 5 of my choosing each season.

I may have to start a poll for this, just to keep this clean. BUt I hope everyone might be interested. Will include a poll link in my sig here shortly.

[elfsutton]

I will be adding 10 'famous' people to the 1878 fictional draft for the NA this afternoon when I run the league. I have downloaded lots of face gens and hope to have them look like who they are. I will include a special section for them at the end of the season. Should be late this afternoon or so.

[elfsutton]

Before I post this, I did add some 'famous' people, basically got the only face gen downloads I could find and am using them. For now, unless some interest is show from you guys of getting a player in the draft, I will be adding 10 'names' each offseason to the fictional drafts in the 'secondary' leagues. After this season, I will use 5 famous and 5 I know(sub board members here later I hope) and will do what I can to post them each preseason and offseason. Just adds a lot more posts but hey, I love this stuff, it adds a little depth to the dynasty.

Here is the predraft and draft info and our first ten guys.

1878 NL Predraft and Draft Rounds 1 and 2





1878 NA Predraft and Draft Round 1

[elfsutton]

1878 Preseason Roll Call for added player to the NA Draft

[elfsutton]

Note about Mr Krueger, for the purposes of this dynasty, he looks that way do to a childhood accident, he was splashed with hot pig grease and was severely burned.

More on the 1878 season as the night progresses. I have dinner to cook (my specialty - Pizza) and will be working on this all evening.

[elfsutton]

1878 NL Top Prospects



1878 NA Top Prospects

[elfsutton]

1878 NL Final Standings



1878 NL Final Hitting and Pitching Leaders.





1878 is over for the National Leagues. The Mutuals and the Red Caps are tied and will play a one game exhibition to decide the winner. Although it wont be official, the league winner will be determined in this way. The regular season is not over just yet for the National Association. The NL Award winners coming up and at the new year, four new teams will be joining the NL, they are the Buffalo Bison, the Cleveland Blues, the Syracuse Stars and the Troy Trojans.

NL Awards up next

[elfsutton]

1878 Exhibition Championship Game



Mutuals win the NL

NL Best Fielders



NL Best Rookie



NL Best Pitcher



NL Best Hitter

[elfsutton]

1878 NA Final Standings



1878 NA End of Season Hitting and Pitching Leaders





1878 NA Championship




The Cleveland Forest Citys take the NA Championship. This has been a fun year, the NA awards next. Then the end of the season and the updating of the added players. NA Awards

[elfsutton]

1878 NA League 1 Awards

Best Fielders



Best Rookie



Best Pitcher



Best Hitter

[elfsutton]

1878 NA League 2 Awards

Best Fielders



Best Rookie



Best Pitcher



Best Hitter



Finish of 1878 coming up, lots of stuff, then the Rookies show off, or did they?

[elfsutton]

1878 Rookie End of Season Stats





On the pitchings side, not one of the rookies had a winning season but all did contribute to thier team. Krueger had the most wins with 15, while Hogg had the best ERA with 2.25 and Krueger had the most strike outs with 63.

On the offensive side, Kix 'Boot Scootin' Brooks proved he deserved the Rookie of the Year, leading all the rookies in all categories. He played the most games, had the most at bats, the most hits, the most double, triple, homers, the most RBIs, the best AVG and the most SB. if this is just the begining, he might be a very awesome player to watch

**** Since there is not much interest in others joinings, I am going to folllow these 10 for a bit before I bring in others. Just keeping the work to a minimum for now.

Next, 1878 News and such, have a bit more to run off before the year is over.

[elfsutton]

1878 Season Happenings


News

1-27 Philadelphia Whites owner, his son Manuel Hernandez will assume control of the team.

8-11 Olympics SS Frank Sellman signs 4yr, $2,200 contract extension.

8-19 Depsite a loss today, the Mutuals clinch the NL championship.

8-21 Kekiongas 2b Jimmy Wood signs an extension for 6yrs for $600 a year.

10-20 The Canaries sign FA RHP Devin Day for 4yrs.

10-24 Cleveland signs FA C Deacon White to a 7yr deal.

11-6 Rockford sign FA 2b Francisco Sanchez to a 4yr deal.

11-7 The Red Stockings have signed FA CF Jim Holdsworth.

11-8 FA 1b John Clapp signes with Rockford for 4yrs.

11-12 The Marylands sign FA SP Dave Oglethorpe for 3yrs.

11-13 Olympics have signed FA 2b George Wright to a 5yr deal.

11-23 The Haymakers have signed C Cal McVey to a 6yr extension.

11-25 Rockford sign FA RHP Mark Henry to a 4yr deal.

12-1 The Eckfords have signed FA RF Tom J Foley to a 2yr deal.

12-24 Keokuk is in mourning as the owner of the Westerns, Juan Mendez, passes away. His son Ronnie Mendez is rumored to be next in line.


Trades

5-23 The Whites trade 19yo SP Jerome Allen, 19 yo RP Patrick Deeds, 23yo C Wes Archibald, 20 yo RP Chris Lucero and 22yo RP Luis Galvan to the Olympics for 30yo C Deacon White.

6-10 Red Stockings trade 19yo C Garland Britton to the Canaries for 25yo RP Chester Griffith.

6-13 Centenniels trade 20yo SP Ernest Cox to the Dark Blues for 27yo CF Michael Harris.

6-20 The Olympics have traded 28yo RP Gabriel Benitez and a 5th round pick to the Red Stockings for 22yo C Duane Lloyd, 24yo RP Keith Tupper and 19yo RP Antonio Rivera.

7-1 The White Stockings trade 27yo 2b Dick Higham to Cleveland for 29yo RP Jim A Devlin and 20yo RP Herb Walley.

7-18 Cleveland sends 19yo LF Pat Mitchell and 23yo RF Juan Salazar to the Nationals for 25yo SP Cam Green.

7-21 Kekiongas trade 26yo Pete Gillespie and 18yo CF Alberto Guzman to the Westerns for 25yo SP Roberto Valentin.

7-26 Marylands SP Jefferson Davis 'Boss' Hogg beats New Haven 1-0, allowing 4 hits and collecting 3 Ks.

9-3 The Mutuals trade 20yo LF Fred McNeill to the Athletics for 19yo RP Frank McIntyre.

9-3 The Mutuals trade 21yo CF Charles Baldwin and 18yo C John Grady to the Athletics for 29yo RP Al Pratt.

9-20 Canaries trade 27yo SP Rich McDonald and 19yo SP William Barker to th Mutuals for 30yo LF George Bechtel.

9-20 The Marylands trade 22yo LF Pedro Martinez to the Athletics for 22yo RP Sam Weaver.

10-9 Canaries trade 20yo C Garland Britton to the Marylands for 25yo RP Danny Warner.

10-25 The Centenniels have traded 24yo RP Dale Case to the Atlantics for 27yo LF Bret Gordan.

12-17 The Mutuals have traded 20yo RF Eddie Britt and 19yo RF Sandy Taylor to the Nationals for 29yo RP Otto Green.

12-28 Mansfields trade 25yo RP Gerald Clark and 20yo SP Larry Douglas to the Canaries for 25yo SS Jared Scott.


Injuries

3-2 Canaries SS John Dillon is out 5-6 weeks - fractured wrist.

3-3 Nationals C Jim Gilmore is out 5 weeks - fractured thumb.

3-5 Manfields CF Harry Glass is out 8 months - broken bone in elbow.

3-10 Haymakers LF Charley Jones is out 5 weeks - strained quad.

3-12 White Stockings RHP Henry Boyle is out 5 months - radial nerve compression.

3-19 Haymakers RHP Jose Masiel is out 4 months - ruptured finger tendon.

3-19 Westerns 3b Jack Allen is out 5 months - broken bone in elbow.

3-22 Brown Stockings RHP Wes Curry is out 5 weeks - elbow sprain.

3-22 Nationals RHP Jack Patrick is out 12 months - torn flexor tendon in his elbow.

4-4 Kekiongas LHP John McMullin is out 6 months - torn flexor muscle in his elbow.

4-7 Marylands RF Denny Driscol suffers CEI - torn labrum.

4-8 Mansfields LF Steve Henderson is out for 6 weeks - shoulder tendinitis.

4-9 Westerns SS Rafael Ruiz is out 7-8 months - torn posterior cruciate ligament.

4-9 Elm Citys RHP Merlin Horne is out 10 months - stretched elbow ligament.

4-16 Marylands SS Dickie Flowers is out 6 weeks - oblique strain.

4-23 Canaries CF Jay Powell is out 9-10 months - concussion.

4-29 Grays CF Jesus Rios is out 7 months - broken bone in elbow.

4-30 Cleveland CF Jorge 'Fireball' Arambola is out 5 weeks - fractured finger.

5-4 Athletics RHP William Whyte is out 3 months - partially torn labrum.

5-9 Rockford RHP Mark Dillard is out 11 months - stretched elbow ligament.

5-28 Whites RHP Alejandro Nunez is out 13 months - ruptured ulanr collateral ligament.

6-6 Reds RHP Tim Keefe is out 4 weeks - elbow inflammation.

6-6 Athletics RHP George Derby is out 4 months - torn rotator cuff.

6-9 Centenniels CF George 'W' Bush is out 5-6 weeks - torn ligaments in his thumb.

6-19 Resolutes CF Frank McCarton is out 7-8 weeks - strained hamstring.

6-20 Blue Legs 1b Martin Poweel is out 6-7 weeks - torn abdominal muscle.

6-23 Whites RHP Will White is out 4-5 months - torn labrum.

6-25 White Stockings SS Jack Glasscock is out 2 months - partially torn labrum.

6-27 White Stockings CF Mark Hill is out 6 weeks - quad strain.

6-27 Blue Legs LHP Sam Wilkinson is out 7 months - bone chips in his elbow.

7-1 Dark Blues RHP Mickey Welch is out 8 months - torn labrum.

7-3 Grays LHP Ed Morris is out 2 months - elbow inflammation.

7-7 Athletics RHP Ramon Batista is out 4 months - radial nerve compression.

7-7 Eckfords RHP Bobby Bowen is out 13 months - damaged elbow ligament.

8-18 Brown Stockings RHP Jack Lynch is out 6-7 months - ruptured disc.

8-18 Resolutes 1b Julio Herrera is out 5 months - torn ankle ligaments.

8-27 Westerns SS Rafael Ruiz suffers a CEI - torn posterior cruciate ligament.


Hitting Feats

6-13 Browns Stockings LF Joe Hornung goes 6-6.


Pitching Feats

4-4 Westerns SP Keith Clay shuts out the Blue Legs 4-0, allowing 2 hits and getting 1 strike out.

4-10 Red Caps RHP Jim Britt shut out the white Stockings 4-0, allowing 2 hits and fanning 1.

4-10 Marylands SP Jefferson Davis 'Boss' Hogg shuts out the Westerns 2-0, allowing 4 hits, 2 walks and fanning 2.

4-17 Dark Blues SP Harry Salisbury shut out the Brown Stockigns 7-0, allowing 2 hits and fanning 3.

4-17 Canaries SP Javier Alaniz shuts out the Atlantics 3-0, allowing 2 hits and fanning 3.

5-4 Resolutes SP Old Hoss Radbourn shuts out the Eckfords 5-0, allowing only 2 hits and strking out 3.

5-7 Eckfords SP Stanley Barnes shuts out the Blue Legs 11-0, allowing 5 hits and getting 2 Ks.

5-14 Atlantics SP Paul Goff tosses 2 hit shuout.

5-19 Marylansd SP Jefferson Davis 'Boss' Hogg shuts out the Resolutes 2-0, allowing 4 hits and fanning 2.

5-27 Whites SP Freddy 'Nightmare' Krueger shuts out Atlantics 6-0, allowing 5 hits and fanning 1.

5-28 Red Caps SP John Harkins shuts out Louisville 7-0, allowing 2 hits and getting 8 Ks.

6-2 Eckfords SP Stanley Barnes tosses a NO HITTER winning 1-0, facing only 28 batters, he earned 1 K.

6-8 Elm Citys SP James 'Big Red' Strickland shuts out the Eckfords 2-0 on 2 hits, he registered 1 K.

6-13 Brown Stockings SP Tony Mullane shut out the Dark Blues 13-0, allowing 4 hits and getting 2 Ks.

6-23 Westerns SP Keith Clay shuts out the Eckfords 2-0, allowing 2 hits and striking out 1.

7-4 Mutuals SP Ed Grant beats Hartford 10-0, allowing 4 hits and fanning 1.

7-4 Resolutes SP Old Hoss Radbourn breat single season strike out record with 69.

8-20 Nationals SP Cesar Ortiz beats Elixabeth 1-0, allowing just 2 hits.

8-28 Olympics SP Dave Oglethorpe beats the Atlantics 4-0, allowing 1 hit, 2 walks and fanning 2.

8-28 Red Stockings SP Ollie Daly sets season win record with 28.

8-30 Reds Sp Bill J Sweeney beats the Brown Stockings 10-0, allowing just 6 hits and fanning 5.

8-30 Marylands SP Tommy Bond beats the Nationals 1-0, allowing 2 hits.


The end of 1878 has come and it was def a different season. The addition of the rookie make it a bit more fun and the next batch will be coming at a later date. The new teams are now in the NL but the draft will be held a few days into 1879 which I will run through and post tomorrow night. No sleep lasst night means tired tired tired.