P L A G U E !!!!! - Page 35

MikeSlugga · 06-22-2006, 09:55 PM

World Series for Brooklyn, I call it! :P

MikeSlugga · 06-22-2006, 10:25 PM

Jeez, Cochrane AND Grove!?

Paige should be interesting, I wonder if he will debut at the age of around
42 as he did in reality, or if he will start his career in the major leagues?

beltre13 · 06-22-2006, 10:53 PM

well i would think that he would come in at a young age because there is no race barrier, which would let black players come in at an early age i.e. before 1947

metsgeek · 06-22-2006, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by beltre13

wow i just went back and looked through all the drafts, there are alot more negro leaguers than i thought

Yep, I add between 5-7 a year.

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speaking of negro leaguers, when do satchel pagie and josh gibson debut?

Whatever season they turn 21 or 22. That's when I've been adding them to the pool.

MikeSlugga · 06-23-2006, 12:13 AM

jeez, the forum really messed up, sorry about the 2 identicle posts, some reason it wouldnt show up.

metsgeek · 06-23-2006, 09:37 AM

1925 FINAL STANDINGS

The season began with most of those "in the know" predicting a showdown between the Brooklyn Perfectos and the world champion Chicago Colts, and at first it seemed as if their prognostications would come to pass. Babe Ruth had another monstrous season, winning the Triple Crown yet again with a .384, 59 HR, 156 RBI season, but the rest of Perfectos faded with their pitching. "Big John" Bogart was the only moundsman with a solid season for the Brooklyn boys. Chicago nosedived after getting out to a 30-15 start. Taking advantage of their slump were the Phillies and the Highlanders. Philadelphia led all teams with a .308 batting average, but it was the Highlanders who put it all together in the end. If 1924 was the breakout year for Arnold Colfax, then 1925 was Herman Smith's turn. The two sluggers made a fearsome pair at the plate, and we should probably get used to this team near the top of the standings. In addition to Slug and Goliath, they also have top prospects Dewey Creacy and James Concannon coming up the pipe. Like Colfax and Smith, they also play the corner spots in the infield, so it's likely they'll need to learn new positions, because those spots are taken for quite some time.

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CONTINENTAL LEAGUE Standings  
 
Team          W  L  PCT   GB Pyt.Rec Diff  Home  Away XInn  1Run  M# Streak Last10 

New York (C) 95 59 .617    -  92-62   3   47-30 48-29  3-8  17-17  *   W2    7-3 
Philadelphia 90 64 .584  5.0  89-65   1   45-32 45-32  9-5  28-18  -   W1    7-3 
Chicago      82 72 .532 13.0  83-71  -1   41-36 41-36  7-8  24-20  -   L5    4-6 
Brooklyn     80 74 .519 15.0  81-73  -1   39-38 41-36  5-3  11-18  -   W6    7-3 
Boston (C)   72 82 .468 23.0  69-85   3   38-39 34-43  8-5  23-19  -   L2    3-7 
Cleveland    69 85 .448 26.0  71-83  -2   38-39 31-46  3-4  25-27  -   L1    3-7 
Pittsburgh   65 89 .422 30.0  69-85  -4   37-40 28-49  4-6  14-20  -   W1    4-6 
Cincinnati   63 91 .409 32.0  63-91   0   32-45 31-46 11-11 23-26  -   L1    5-5

The St. Louis Maroons disappointed their fanbase by failing to repeat, plummeting to a .500 record, due mainly to their poor 34-43 showing on the road. The New York Knights surged on the back of the amazing Oscar Charleston who had his best year yet. Charleston was a veritable run machine, scoring 172 times, obliterating the previous record of 154 set by Elmer Flick in 1901. He also knocked in 149, which eclipsed Jud "Boojum" Wilson's mark of 139 set four years earlier. They fell short of the eventual pennant winners, the Detroit Wolverines, mainly due to their pitching. Detroit won with little flash...just consistency from starters "Wild Bill" Piercy and Slap Hensley, who combined for 47 wins. That and their stellar defense helped them lead both leagues in runs allowed. Even so, they head into the World Series as severe underdogs.

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FEDERAL LEAGUE Standings  
 
Team          W  L  PCT   GB Pyt.Rec Diff  Home  Away XInn  1Run  M# Streak Last10 

Detroit      89 65 .578    -  86-68   3   43-34 46-31  6-7  32-18  *   W5    6-4 
New York (F) 84 70 .545  5.0  85-69  -1   44-33 40-37 11-10 19-27  -   L2    2-8 
St. Louis    77 77 .500 12.0  75-79   2   43-34 34-43  5-8  25-23  -   L1    7-3 
Boston (F)   76 78 .494 13.0  74-80   2   40-37 36-41  8-7  24-22  -   L1    5-5 
Buffalo      75 79 .487 14.0  75-79   0   43-34 32-45  6-8  22-22  -   W1    5-5 
Milwaukee    75 79 .487 14.0  81-73  -6   43-34 32-45  9-4  18-21  -   L1    5-5 
Washington   74 80 .481 15.0  71-83   3   42-35 32-45 10-5  28-23  -   W1    5-5 
Louisville   66 88 .429 23.0  68-86  -2   36-41 30-47  6-12 20-32  -   W1    5-5

MikeSlugga · 06-23-2006, 12:33 PM

Jeez, Ruth is unstoppable.

Y0DA55 · 06-23-2006, 02:50 PM

Lets go Deeeeeeeeeeeeeetroit!!!!

metsgeek · 06-23-2006, 09:50 PM

MO JENKS, CF, LOUISVILLE COLONELS, 36 Years Old - Jenks takes a little longer to get his bat around, but he still has a pretty solid power stroke. He hasn't decided whether to retire or come back for one more season.

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Year      G    AB   H  2B 3B HR RBI   R  BB  HP SF   K  SB CS  AVG  OBP  SLG   OPS  Teams 
 
1907                              PLAYED IN AA                                       LOU 
1908                              PLAYED IN AA                                       LOU
1909                              PLAYED IN AA                                       LOU
1910    101   113  29   0  1  0  14  21  11   3  1  39  16  0 .257 .336 .274  .610   LOU
1911    108   156  39   5  0  2  20  21   5   2  0  56  20  2 .250 .282 .321  .603   LOU 
1912     85   116  27   3  0  3  11  17   8   2  0  36  14  4 .233 .294 .336  .630   LOU 
1913     88   105  28   2  0  1  10  14   6   1  1  23  13  7 .267 .310 .314  .624   LOU 
1914    132   195  57   5  2  3  30  30  15   4  2  50  24  6 .292 .352 .385  .736   LOU 
1915    130   209  52   2  1  1  26  32  23   1  0  65  27  6 .249 .326 .282  .608   LOU 
1916    108   159  53   4  1  2  25  27  19   1  4  49  27  3 .333 .399 .409  .808   LOU 
1917    127   157  38   4  1  3  30  26  22   2  2  49  17  4 .242 .339 .338  .676   LOU 
1918    124   137  41   6  1  2  32  29  18   3  5  37  10  3 .299 .380 .401  .782   LOU 
1919     83    90  18   2  1  0   4  10  11   2  0  34   4  2 .200 .301 .244  .545   LOU 
1920     90   121  41   7  1  3  18  23  14   1  2  30  11  6 .339 .406 .488  .893   LOU 
1921    110   138  46   5  1 12  48  35  13   3  2  34  10  5 .333 .397 .645 1.042   LOU 
1922    117   194  63   4  2 11  39  42  23   2  3  39   6  6 .325 .396 .536  .932   LOU 
1923    119   200  57   6  0 12  38  40  22   1  1  65  11  2 .285 .357 .495  .852   LOU 
1924    106   213  55   6  0  6  20  32  19   2  1  57   9  7 .258 .323 .371  .694   LOU 
1925    124   298  69   4  1  7  32  41  43   0  1  66  15  3 .232 .327 .322  .650   LOU 

Total  1752  2601 713  65 13 68 397 440 272  30 25 729 234 66 .274 .347 .388  .734 

(Con/Gap/HR/Eye/Avoid)
Original Talents: 90/25/62/40/25
Current Talents: 41/40/59/40/25
Current Ratings: 36/36/54/32/27

BILLY "B.B." BARAN, C, DETROIT WOLVERINES, 34 Years Old - B.B. knows that his career is in its final lap, so he was highly motivated this season and was ecstatic to get to the World Series for the first time.

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Year     G    AB    H  2B 3B  HR RBI     R   BB  HP SF     K SB CS  AVG  OBP  SLG  OPS Teams 
 
1910    66   137   22   5  0   1    9    9   16   1  0   46  1  0 .161 .253 .219 .472  DET 
1911   125   390   96  19  1   2   46   42   63   2  4  101  0  0 .246 .351 .315 .666  DET 
1912   134   462  127  24  0  15   59   68   73   2  2  101  0  0 .275 .375 .424 .799  DET,FL 
1913   140   488  143  18  0  24   83   89   90   4  1  102  1  0 .293 .407 .477 .884  DET,FL
1914   151   520  149  36  0  23   79   84   92   0  5  130  1  0 .287 .391 .488 .879  DET,FL 
1915   126   416  114  26  1  14   73   72   85   2  6   95  0  0 .274 .395 .442 .837  DET,FL
1916   123   415  102  21  3  12   65   77   87   0  4   85  0  0 .246 .374 .398 .771  DET,FL
1917    73   219   66  16  1   6   31   42   65   1  4   51  2  0 .301 .457 .466 .923  DET,FL
1918    84   290   79   7  1   9   46   44   49   5  1   62  3  0 .272 .386 .397 .782  DET 
1919   141   477  116  22  2  15   90   71   98   4  2  101  0  0 .243 .375 .392 .767  DET
1920   142   471  128  30  2  25   91   98  111   2  8  108  1  0 .272 .407 .503 .910  DET,FL 
1921   123   451  137  34  1  29   97   90   74   3  3  102  1  1 .304 .403 .576 .980  DET,FL
1922   144   494  140  25  1  27   73  106  105   1  3  120  2  0 .283 .408 .502 .910  DET
1923   144   490  146  23  1  25   83   93  100   0  2  109  0  0 .298 .416 .502 .918  DET 
1924   130   463  142  32  1  19   86  108   88   2  6   86  2  0 .307 .415 .503 .918  DET,FL 
1925   144   504  158  20  1  12   88   79   75   2  2  115  1  0 .313 .403 .429 .832  DET,FL 

Total 1990  6687 1865 358 16 258 1099 1172 1271  31 53 1514 15  1 .279 .394 .453 .847 

(Con/Gap/HR/Eye/Avoid)
Original Talents: 89/66/71/70/54
Current Talents: 33/31/17/54/33
Current Ratings: 31/27/21/46/27

SAL "STUMPY" NARCINO, C, PITTSBURGH PIRATES, 34 Years Old - You would never know that Stumpy just came back from a broken hip. He keeps cruising along llike someone 10 years younger.

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Year     G   AB    H  2B 3B  HR  RBI    R  BB  HP SF    K  SB CS  AVG  OBP  SLG   OPS Teams 
 
1912   140  498  178  30  1   5   76   66  44   3  3  133   0  2 .357 .411 .452  .862 PIT,CL 
1913   108  385  131  24  3   7   58   60  55   2  2   78   6  0 .340 .423 .473  .896 PIT 
1914   153  554  181  43  0  10  103   73  48   4  6  124   3  2 .327 .381 .458  .839 PIT,CL 
1915   153  540  172  36  3   5   93   87  69   3  5  152   6  1 .319 .395 .424  .820 PIT,CL 
1916   138  531  169  36  1   8  101   90  51   3  6  128   6  0 .318 .377 .435  .812 PIT,CL
1917   144  525  166  29  3   9   82   68  66   0  3  117   2  0 .316 .391 .434  .825 PIT,CL 
1918   141  505  166  34  1  24  112  112  68   5  6  131   6  0 .329 .409 .543  .952 PIT,CL
1919   143  523  172  38  2  11   95   84  58   0  5  118   1  0 .329 .392 .472  .865 PIT,CL 
1920   138  481  164  39  2  11   96  103  60   1  6  100   1  0 .341 .411 .499  .910 PIT,CL 
1921   139  500  189  38  6  20  109  114  78   1  6   79   2  1 .378 .458 .598 1.056 PIT,CL 
1922   139  529  190  32  4  17   95   93  54   1  3   81   1  0 .359 .417 .531  .949 PIT,CL 
1923   138  536  197  34  1  21  101   93  57   0  2   83   3  0 .368 .427 .552  .979 PIT,CL 
1924    93  343  124  19  1  16   79   60  46   2  7   64   2  0 .362 .432 .563  .995 PIT,CL 
1925   134  522  194  30  3  11  101   82  56   1  5   94   1  0 .372 .430 .504  .934 PIT,CL 

Total 1901 6972 2393 462 31 175 1301 1185 810  26 65 1482  40  6 .343 .410 .494  .904 

(Con/Gap/HR/Eye/Avoid)
Original Talents: 90/75/63/40/40
Current Talents: 75/75/63/40/26
Current Ratings: 73/68/55/32/29

JOSEPH "CHOP" TEMPKIN, SP, CHICAGO COLTS, 30 Years Old - At 30 years old, Chop is 2 wins from cracking the career Top 10 in wins. The only blemish on the season was a career high in ERA, excluding his injury-shortened 1922 season.

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

1913                              PLAYED IN AA                                             CHC 
1914    40   40  18  14   0  3.04  287.0  252  118   97  6   92  184   5   1  1.20  .279   CHC 
1915    42   42  15  14   0  2.94  315.2  282  115  103  4   70  215   5   2  1.12  .288   CHC 
1916    42   42  21  12   0  3.01  314.0  297  114  105  4   93  199   6   2  1.24  .298   CHC,CL
1917    42   42  16  12   0  2.54  319.1  280  108   90  0   96  210   4   0  1.18  .289   CHC 
1918    42   42  25  10   0  2.81  307.0  295  121   96  1   89  196   5   2  1.25  .302   CHC,CL 
1919    42   42  30   7   0  2.35  356.0  334  106   93  0  102  242  27   3  1.22  .305   CHC,CL 
1920    41   41  27   9   0  3.21  341.2  335  142  122  4   89  229  26   5  1.24  .307   CHC,CL 
1921    38   38  22   9   0  3.03  312.0  334  130  105  1   93  190  19   2  1.37  .323   CHC,CL
1922     7    7   5   1   0  3.77   57.1   70   24   24  0   14   37   5   0  1.47  .350   CHC 
1923    35   35  22   8   0  3.07  281.2  298  113   96  4   87  179  14   3  1.37  .323   CHC 
1924    42   42  25  13   0  2.94  349.0  326  129  114  5  141  210  26   7  1.34  .299   CHC,CL 
1925    42   42  23  15   0  3.67  348.2  376  164  142  4  122  208  26   2  1.43  .323   CHC,CL 

Total  455  455 249 124   0  2.98 3589.1 3479 1384 1187 33 1088 2299 168  29  1.27  .305 

                (Stuff/Control/Movement)
Original Talents: 45/90/90
Current Talents: 47/63/107
Current Ratings: 49/71/107

ACE BOOMCHENKO, SP, PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES, 30 Years Old - Ace was put back in the rotation and it seemed to work nicely. He won 20, whiffed 300, and the Phillies shot up in the standings.

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

1914                              PLAYED IN AAA                                        PHI 
1915                              PLAYED IN AAA                                        PHI
1916                              PLAYED IN AAA                                        PHI
1917     1    0   0   0   0  0.00    1.0    2   1   0   0   0    0  0   0 2.00  .333   PHI 
1918    31   17   7   5   9  4.57  108.1   99  56  55  13  76  100  0   0 1.62  .290   PHI 
1919    59    0   2   3  18  2.45   55.0   41  15  15   5  20   51  0   0 1.11  .247   PHI 
1920    38   38  21  12   0  4.41  298.0  283 159 146  51 128  287 16   1 1.38  .291   PHI,CL
1921    35   21  15   7   0  4.59  182.1  162  98  93  37  82  174  6   1 1.34  .264   PHI,CL 
1922    20    8   3   6   0  5.59   74.0   83  51  46  15  22   69  3   0 1.42  .316   PHI 
1923    21    8   3   5   0  4.96   74.1   72  44  41  21  12   60  3   0 1.13  .245   PHI
1924    39    6   4   3   0  3.47   85.2   75  34  33  12  15   83  5   0 1.05  .274   PHI 
1925    39   36  20   9   2  4.00  292.1  297 151 130  55  43  300 17   5 1.16  .302   PHI 

Total  283  134  75  50  29  4.30 1171.0 1114 609 559 209 398 1124 50   7 1.29  .285 


                (Stuff/Control/Movement)
Original Talents: 85/70/70
Current Talents: 102/139/38
Current Ratings: 99/99/46

VICTOR HURKA, 3B, CHICAGO COLTS, 32 Years Old - Hurka set a career high in homers, but he didn't care as the Colts dropped in the standings.

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Year     G   AB    H  2B 3B HR RBI    R   BB  HP SF   K  SB CS  AVG  OBP  SLG  OPS Teams 
  
1915   155  516  160  14  1  2  58   53  115   2  3  75   2  7 .310 .436 .353 .788  CHC 
1916   147  507  153  17  0  1  43   95  104   2  2  63   7  4 .302 .421 .341 .762  CHC
1917   151  533  165  14  2  3  56  103  120   3  2  76   7  4 .310 .438 .360 .798  CHC 
1918   144  533  164  20  0  5  68   97   98   6  2  78   5  0 .308 .419 .373 .793  CHC 
1919   149  532  165  16  1  7  64  107  100   2  3  81   6  4 .310 .419 .383 .803  CHC,CL 
1920   144  482  170  18  3 12  86   98  124   3  3  51   7  6 .353 .485 .477 .962  CHC,CL 
1921   144  498  149  21  4 11  86   92  113   3  4  70   6  3 .299 .429 .424 .852  CHC 
1922   148  513  174  25  2 10  80   88   95   5  7  73   6  1 .339 .442 .454 .896  CHC 
1923   149  545  187  26  0  9  80   89   93   3  3  58   6  2 .343 .439 .440 .880  CHC,CL 
1924   148  537  179  19  0  8  68  101   93   3  5  50   6  4 .333 .431 .413 .844  CHC 
1925   148  549  170  17  2 20 115  104  103 1 1 69 5 2 .310 .419 .457 .876 CHC,CL 

Total 1627 5745 1836 207 15 88 804 1027 1158 33 35 744 63 37 .320 .434 .407 .841 

(Con/Gap/HR/Eye/Avoid)
Original Talents: 86/40/30/85/65
Current Talents: 76/40/38/76/65
Current Ratings: 70/44/31/76/70

EINNOR ILITNEG, SP, CLEVELAND SPIDERS, 28 Years Old - Einnor was a total workhorse for the Maroons this season, pitching in 76 games. The Maroons didn't make it back to the World Series, though.

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

1916                              PLAYED IN AA                                      PHI
1917                              PLAYED IN AA                                      PHI
1918                              PLAYED IN AA                                      PHI
1919    3    0   0   0   0 11.25    4.0    7   5   5  1   4   4  0   0 2.75  .500   CLE 
1920                              PLAYED IN AA                                      CLE
1921   45    1   5   4  11  4.61   52.2   55  29  27 12  39  36  0   0 1.78  .281   CLE
1922   22   16   5  10   0  6.08  118.1  116  89  80 25  89  82  6   0 1.73  .262   CLE 
1923    9    1   1   3   0  9.00   14.0   18  16  14  3  19  16  0   0 2.64  .375   CLE 
1924   11    0   2   1   0  4.91   11.0   14   7   6  3   8   7  0   0 2.00  .314   CLE,STL 
1925   76    1   6   9   0  4.80   86.1   62  50  46 12  68  90  1   0 1.51  .240   STL 

Total 166   19  19  27  11  5.59  286.1  272 196 178 56 227 235  7   0 1.74  .272 


                (Stuff/Control/Movement)
Original Talents: 90/55/80
Current Talents: 90/20/60
Current Ratings: 84/27/55

JASPER "FLEET" DUNWOODY, SS, CLEVELAND SPIDERS, 29 Years Old - Jasper was a doubles machine and he ratcheted up the stolen bases. Too bad the Spiders stunk it up.

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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   105  403  140  27 10  4  72  62  33   0  1  51  17  14 .347 .396 .494 .890  CLE 
1918   147  563  205  37 15  0  84  97  79   0  2  86  40  19 .364 .441 .483 .924  CLE,CL 
1919   124  460  132  18  4  5  58  79  65   0  0  70  16  14 .287 .375 .376 .751  CLE 
1920   143  523  172  32 12  9  93  93  69   0  4  68  31  17 .329 .404 .488 .892  CLE,CL
1921   141  512  155  39  9  7  89  90  69   0  4  70  21  14 .303 .383 .455 .838  CLE 
1922   145  533  161  24  8  6  85  79  54   0  5  71  27  14 .302 .363 .411 .774  CLE 
1923   148  560  162  34 12  6  90  88  64   0  2  67  20  19 .289 .361 .425 .786  CLE
1924   134  510  174  24  7  9  69  87  62   0  1  56  14  19 .341 .412 .469 .880  CLE,CL 
1925   151  583  189  41  8  9  78  90  47   0  1  77  35  17 .324 .374 .468 .842  CLE 

Total 1238 4647 1490 276 85 55 718 765 542   0 20 616 221 147 .321 .390 .452 .842 


(Con/Gap/HR/Eye/Avoid)
Original Talents: 90/90/20/40/55
Current Talents: 71/76/20/40/55
Current Ratings: 68/80/19/32/60

ARNOLD "SLUG" COLFAX, 3B, NEW YORK HIGHLANDERS, 29 Years Old - Colfax didn't have the record-setting season that he had in 1924, but he was still dominant....and it appears that he's contagious as Herman Smith cranked it up to his level.

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Year     G   AB    H  2B 3B  HR RBI   R  BB  HP SF   K  SB CS  AVG  OBP  SLG   OPS Teams 
  
1918   151  532  144  23  2  12  67  67  94   0  4 126   0  2 .271 .378 .389  .767  NYH 
1919   150  515  141  28  0  19  73  82  91   0  5 125   0  0 .274 .380 .439  .819  NYH 
1920   145  507  147  30  1  20  85  98  95   1  5 110   1  0 .290 .400 .471  .871  NYH 
1921   148  538  167  22  6  41 122 121 101   0  9 105   1  0 .310 .414 .602 1.016  NYH,CL 
1922   149  547  171  33  3  39 129 118  95   0  6 109   0  0 .313 .410 .598 1.008  NYH,CL 
1923   151  561  175  35  2  40 121 116  68   0  5 103   0  0 .312 .383 .595  .979  NYH 
1924   151  565  194  38  2  62 147 139  91   1  3 103   0  0 .343 .433 .747 1.180  NYH,CL 
1925   149  544  173  34  1  48 148 139  91   0  5 112   1  0 .318 .412 .649 1.061  NYH,CL
 
Total 1194 4309 1312 243 17 281 892 880 726   2 42 893   3  2 .304 .402 .564  .966 

(Con/Gap/HR/Eye/Avoid)
Original Talents: 73/64/90/67/48
Current Talents: 73/80/120/66/48
Current Ratings: 80/82/111/58/54

HERMAN "GOLIATH" SMITH, 1B, NEW YORK HIGHLANDERS, 30 Years Old - Goliath is living up to his name and he's headed to teh World Series. He and Colfax have become idols to millions of young kids from the Big Apple.

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Year    G   AB     H  2B 3B  HR RBI   R  BB  HP SF   K  SB CS  AVG  OBP  SLG   OPS Teams 
  
1919   147  521  123  19  0  14  67  70  67   7  5 147   0  1 .236 .328 .353  .682  NYH 
1920   148  531  150  23  3  27 105  99  71   1  2 111   1  2 .282 .367 .490  .857  NYH 
1921   148  532  162  23  1  26  99 101  89   3  2 118   0  4 .305 .406 .498  .904  NYH 
1922   135  496  140  16  2  19  84  80  84   1  2 102   0  1 .282 .386 .438  .823  NYH
1923   148  539  170  23  3  26  96 101  70   2  5 107   1  0 .315 .393 .514  .907  NYH 
1924   146  544  175  24  0  35 100  98 103   1  2 115   2  2 .322 .429 .559  .988  NYH,CL 
1925   149  577  192  24  2  46 151 117  66   4  3 109   0  0 .333 .403 .620 1.024  NYH,CL 

Total 1021 3740 1112 152 11 193 702 666 550  19 21 809   4 10 .297 .388 .499  .887 

(Con/Gap/HR/Eye/Avoid)
Original Talents: 70/55/90/70/50
Current Talents: 70/55/90/62/50
Current Ratings: 76/49/82/63/50

LIONEL "THE MAESTRO" JOSEPH, SP, MILWAUKEE BREWERS, 24 Years Old - The Maestro suffered a shock during spring training when management sent him all the way back to AA . He stuck there for the majority of the season, fnally getting called up in September where he was pretty damn good in the 4 games he pitched.

Code:

Year    G  GS   W   L  SV   ERA     IP   HA   R  ER HR  BB   K CG SHO WHIP BABIP  Teams 
 
1920                              PLAYED IN AAA                                    MIL 
1921                              PLAYED IN AAA                                    MIL
1922                              PLAYED IN AAA                                    MIL
1923   49   6   3   5   1  5.08   67.1   77  44  38 13  42  36  0  0  1.77  .288   MIL 
1924   31  31  11  12   0  5.78  182.1  204 140 117 31  82 111  0  0  1.57  .300   MIL
1925    4   0   1   0   1  1.69    5.1    5   1   1  0   2   8  0  0  1.31  .455   MIL 

Total  84  37  15  17   2  5.51  255.0  286 185 156 44 126 155  0  0  1.62  .299 


                (Stuff/Control/Movement)
Original Talents: 70/90/60
Current Talents: 70/35/43
Current Ratings: 63/43/35

EZEKIAL "ZEKE" PROUD, SP, DETROIT WOLVERINES, 22 Years Old - Zeke stuck in the majors, but he was solely the mopup man, posting a hideous ERA. He's going to the World Series, though, so it's not all bad.

Code:

Year    G  GS   W   L  SV   ERA     IP   HA   R  ER HR  BB   K CG SHO WHIP BABIP  Teams 
  
1921                              PLAYED IN AA                                     DET
1922                              PLAYED IN AA                                     DET
1923                              PLAYED IN AAA                                    DET
1924   23  18   5   7   0  6.27  103.1  110  82  72 25  73  88  0   0 1.77 .292    DET
1925   24   0   0   1   0  9.37   16.1   26  18  17  5  21  13  0   0 2.88 .412    DET 

Total  47  18   5   8   0  6.69  119.2  136 100 89  30  94 101  0   0 1.92 .310 

                (Stuff/Control/Movement)
Original Talents: 90/40/90
Current Talents: 90/24/56
Current Ratings: 86/23/49

RYAN GLEASON, 2B, DETROIT WOLVERINES, 22 Years Old - Gleason was knocked out for a couple weeks in June with a strained elbow, but he came back with no apparent effects, turning it on in the September stretch with a .383 batting average to help the Wolverines cruise into the postseason.

Code:

Year    G   AB   H  2B 3B HR RBI   R  BB  HP SF   K  SB CS  AVG  OBP  SLG  OPS Teams 
  
1923  121  500 147  13  4  2  42  80  43  0   1  84  31 13 .294 .349 .348 .697 DET 
1924  142  544 177  13  4  8  50  98  71  1   3  61  48 16 .325 .402 .408 .810 DET 
1925  137  525 173  22  5  9  91  99  71  0   2  53  30 15 .330 .408 .442 .850 DET 

Total 400 1569 497  48 13 19 183 277 185  1   6 198 109 44 .317 .388 .400 .788 


(Con/Gap/HR/Eye/Avoid)
Original Talents: 85/60/20/50/65
Current Talents: 85/60/38/67/65
Current Ratings: 78/55/31/59/73

JAMES CONCANNON, 1B, NEW YORK HIGHLANDERS, 24 Years Old - Concannon was great off the bench, and management is sure he'll be a superstar soon, but with Colfax at 3b and Smith at 1b, he'll need to learn another position to get his chance at starting fulltime.

Code:

Year    G   AB   H  2B 3B HR RBI   R  BB  HP SF   K  SB CS  AVG  OBP  SLG  OPS Teams 
  
1923   17   20   8   2  0  0   2   4   2   0  0   5   0  1 .400 .455 .500 .955  NYH 
1924   95  118  38   9  0  2  28  15  14   0  1  18   0  0 .322 .391 .449 .840  NYH
1925  104  129  39   6  0  5  27  17  10   0  0  26   0  0 .302 .353 .465 .818  NYH 

Total 216  267  85  17  0  7  57  36  26   0  1  49   0  1 .318 .378 .461 .838 

(Con/Gap/HR/Eye/Avoid)
Original Talents: 83/90/83/34/60
Current Talents: 99/90/99/40/60
Current Ratings: 66/72/68/29/53

MICHAEL "IRISH" PATRICK, SP, BOSTON BEANEATERS, 18 Years Old - Irish made it up to AAA and coaches are quite happy at his progress. He could be up in the bigs by 19 or 20.

Code:

Year    G  GS   W   L  SV   ERA     IP   HA   R  ER HR  BB   K CG SHO WHIP BABIP   Teams 
  
1924                              PLAYED IN AA                                       BSB
1925                              PLAYED IN AAA                                      BSB

                (Stuff/Control/Movement)
Original Talents: 90/40/90
Current Talents: 90/54/91
Current Ratings: 74/24/44

ALEJANDRO ROMO, SP, LOUISVILLE COLONELS, 19 Years Old - Romo is coming along nicely, but Louisville fans and coaches are hoping he speeds it up, considering their last place finish this season.

Code:

Year    G  GS   W   L  SV   ERA     IP   HA   R  ER HR  BB   K CG SHO WHIP BABIP   Teams 
  
1925                              PLAYED IN AA                                      LOU

                (Stuff/Control/Movement)
Original Talents: 40/90/90
Current Talents: 40/90/90
Current Ratings: 21/37/40

metsgeek · 06-24-2006, 08:56 AM

1925 WORLD SERIES PREVIEW

CONTINENTAL LEAGUE CHAMPION: NEW YORK HIGHLANDERS (95-59)

Team Batting Average: .286 11th)
Team ERA: 4.12 (1st)

Top Batters:
Herman "Goliath" Smith - .333, 46 HR, 151 RBI
Arnold "Slug" Colfax - .318, 48 HR, 148 RBI
Bibb Falk - .318, 15 HR, 92 RBI

Top Pitchers:
Sam Streeter - 25-12, 2.99 ERA, 209 K
Axel Lindstrom - 21-8, 3.60 ERA, 63 K
Paul Castner - 3-2, 2.64 ERA, 20 Saves

FEDERAL LEAGUE CHAMPION: DETROIT WOLVERINES (89-65)

Team Batting Average: .284 (12th)
Team ERA: 4.24 (2nd)

Top Batters:
Dick Burrus - .310, 10 HR, 100 RBI
Ryan Gleason - .330, 9 HR, 91 RBI, 30 SB
Bing Miller - .366, 9 HR, 90 RBI, 28 SB
B.B. Baran - .313, 12 HR, 88 RBI

Top Pitchers:
Bill Piercy - 25-9, 2.84 ERA, 154 K
Slap Hensley - 22-11, 3.39 ERA, 182 K

After a 21 year absence, the Highlanders and Wolverines both have made it back to the postseason for a rematch of the 1904 contest. Despite these two teams' reputations, they boast the top two pitching stffs in the game. The series may very well be lower scoring than expected. The Wolverines will be at a huge disadvantage, though, when they come into the Big Apple and visit "The House That Slug Built" aka Highlander Stadium.

PREDICTION: Highlanders in 6

metsgeek · 06-24-2006, 11:53 AM

1925 WORLD SERIES

10/1/1925 - GAME 1 WOLVERINES 2 - HIGHLANDERS 5

Pat McNulty went 4 for 4 to lead the Highlanders and Arnold Colfax knocked him in twice, the second time on a 6th inning jack to put New York up for good. Sam Streeter pitched a complete game for the win.

10/2/1925- GAME 2 WOLVERINES 9 - HIGHLANDERS 11

New York and Detroit gave the fans the slugfest they want, hitting 6 homers between the two squads. The Wolverines gave the game away in the 8th, though, when errors by Dick Burrus and Ryan Gleason led to 5 unearned runs. Detroit rallied for 2 in the top of the 9th, but the lead was too large. They head back to the Motor City down 2 to zip.

10/4/1925 - GAME 3 HIGHLANDERS 1 - WOLVERINES 6

Slap Hensley took control back in Detroit, holding both Herman Smith and Arnold Colfax hitless en route to a Game 3 complete victory, putting the Wolverines back in the thick of it.

10/5/1925 - GAME 4 HIGHLANDERS 0 - WOLVERINES 4

Bill Piercy followed Hensley's gem with one of his own, allowing only 3 hits and stifling any momentum the Highlanders thought they had. It's a 3 game series now.

10/6/1925 - GAME 5 HIGHLANDERS 5 - WOLVERINES 3

Down 3-2 in the 8th, Dewey Creacy came in off the bench and launched a pinch-hit 2 run bomb to put New York up by 1. The Highlanders added one more to take Game 5 and send the series back to the Bronx.

10/8/1925 - GAME 6 WOLVERINES 1 - HIGHLANDERS 3

In what seemed to be a replay of Game 5, Dewey Creacy came off the bench again and hit one out of the park to put New York up for good in the 7th and send home Detroit in defeat. This young kid has guaranteed himself a place in Highlander lore.

1925 WORLD CHAMPS - NEW YORK HIGHLANDERS
2nd Championship

SERIES MVP: Dewey Creacy - .667, 2 Gamewinning pinch-hit HR, 4 RBI

metsgeek · 06-24-2006, 12:02 PM

1925 AWARD WINNERS

Code:

CONTINENTAL LEAGUE TOP ROOKIE: 
Charlie Gehringer (PHI) - He batted .341 in 548 AB, with 18 homers and 133 RBI.

FEDERAL LEAGUE TOP ROOKIE: 
Lefty Willis (MIL) - He had a record of 14-10 with an ERA of 4.25 and 1 shutouts. In 34 games started, he pitched 203.1 innings, fanning 104 and walking 92 batters.

CONTINENTAL LEAGUE TOP ACE: 
John Donaldson (PHI) - He had a record of 30-7 with an ERA of 2.16 and 8 shutouts. In 41 games started, he pitched 345.2 innings, fanning 250 and walking 47 batters.

CONTINENTAL LEAGUE TOP SLUGGER: 
Babe Ruth (BRO) - He batted .384 in 502 AB, with 59 homers and 156 RBI.

FEDERAL LEAGUE TOP ACE: 
Bill Piercy (DET) - He had a record of 25-9 with an ERA of 2.84 and 5 shutouts.  In 40 games started, he pitched 329 innings, fanning 154 and walking 80 batters.

FEDERAL LEAGUE TOP SLUGGER: 
Oscar Charleston (NYK) - He batted .347 in 574 AB, with 42 homers and 149 RBI.
CONTINENTAL LEAGUE GOLD GLOVE Winners: 
Pitcher: Ray Benge (NYH)
Catcher: Val Picinich (PHI)
First Base: Joe Judge (PHI)
Second Base: Vin Campbell (CLE)
Third Base: Tim Hendryx (PIT)
Shortstop: Jasper Dunwoody (CLE)
Leftfield: Lloyd Christenbury (NYH)
Centerfield: Earl Mcneely (BSB)
Rightfield: Bibb Falk (NYH)

FEDERAL LEAGUE GOLD GLOVE Winners: 
Pitcher: Charlie Schmutz (NYK)
Catcher: Rowdy Elliott (LOU)
First Base: Mule Suttles (NYK)
Second Base: Joe Shannon (LOU)
Third Base: Judy Johnson (NYK)
Shortstop: Bobby Williams (DET)
Leftfield: Happy Felsch (NYK)
Centerfield: Cristobal Torriente (WAS)
Rightfield: Goose Goslin (BSP)

1925 LEAGUE LEADERS

Code:

TOP 5 in BATTING AVG :
.397 Heinie Manush(MIL,FL)
.384 Babe Ruth(BRO,CL)
.372 Sal Narcino(PIT,CL)
.369 Mule Suttles(NYK,FL)
.366 Bing Miller(DET,FL)

TOP 5 in HOMERUNS :
59 Babe Ruth(BRO,CL)
48 Arnold Colfax(NYH,CL)
46 Herman Smith(NYH,CL)
42 Oscar Charleston(NYK,FL)
39 Norman Stearnes(BSB,CL)

TOP 5 in RBI :
156 Babe Ruth(BRO,CL)
151 Herman Smith(NYH,CL)
149 Oscar Charleston(NYK,FL)
148 Arnold Colfax(NYH,CL)
138 Goose Goslin(BSP,FL)

TOP 5 in ERA :
2.16 John Donaldson(PHI,CL)
2.84 Bill Piercy(DET,FL)
2.99 Sam Streeter(NYH,CL)
3.10 Bernie Duffy(STL,FL)
3.12 Chief Chouneau(CHC,CL)

TOP 5 in WINS :
30 John Donaldson(PHI,CL)
25 Bill Piercy(DET,FL)
25 Sam Streeter(NYH,CL)
25 Hank Thormahlen(NYK,FL)
23 Joseph Tempkin(CHC,CL)

TOP 5 in SAVES :
33 Vance Mcilree(CLE)
29 Henry Benn(MIL,FL)
29 Phil Morrison(STL,FL)
26 Goat Cochran(BUF)
23 Pat Mcgehee(WAS)

Y0DA55 · 06-24-2006, 03:34 PM

Doh!

RJolley · 06-24-2006, 06:51 PM

metsgeek, I've always enjoyed your dynasties. The alternate history is a great touch. Looking forward to seeing what happens in history a bit more than I'm interested in seeing how the Colts are doing.

metsgeek · 06-24-2006, 07:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RJolley

metsgeek, I've always enjoyed your dynasties. The alternate history is a great touch. Looking forward to seeing what happens in history a bit more than I'm interested in seeing how the Colts are doing.

Thanks. I just do dynasties that I would like to read myself. It combines two interests of mine that go great together

1925 events should be up tonight.

Wombat42 · 06-24-2006, 08:19 PM

metsgeek, your interest in history is quite evident, haha. any ties to it? was it your college major or something like that? just curious.

metsgeek · 06-24-2006, 10:30 PM

NOTEWORTHY EVENTS - 1925

* italicized events actually happened

January 1 - Astronomer Edwin Hubble announces the existence of other galaxies.
January 3 - Benito Mussolini announces he is taking dictatorial powers over Italy.
February 1 - Emperor Franz Ferdinand of the Austro-Hungarian Empire dies of complications from syphilis.
February 13 - In a highly controversial move, the Austro-Hungarian Empire is divided between Prince Maximilian and Prince Ernst into the separate countries of Austria and Hungary per the instructions of the late Emperor Franz Ferdinand..
February 22 - Responding to rumors of an underground communist insurgency in the city of Ekaterinodar, Russian Premier-General Anton Denikin sends Baron Pyotr Wrangel to root them out.
February 27 - First Ekaterinodar Pogrom: Baron Wrangel focuses on the Jewish ghettoes, forcing families from their homes at gunpoint and executing them in the streets. The unofficial death toll exceeds 2,200.

Baron Wrangel & Survivors of the First Ekaterinodar Pogrom
March 3 - Congress authorizes the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission. In addition to George Washington, Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson are to be portrayed.
March 4 - Patrick J. Kennedy becomes the first President of the United States to have his inauguration broadcasted on radio.
March 13 - The Butler Act is passed in Tennessee law forbidding the teaching of any evolutionary theory in public schools, specifically "any theory that denies the story of the Divine Creation of man as taught in the Bible, and to teach instead that man has descended from a lower order of animals."
March 18 - The Great Tri-State Tornado rakes through Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, killing 695 people and injuring 2027. It is the deadliest in the history of the United States, cutting a 219 mile swath through more than nineteen communities, four of which were essentially erased.

A local newspaper headline details the catastrophe
March 20 - Former President William Jennings Bryan publicly voices his support for Tennessee's controversial Butler Act.
May 5 - In Dayton, Tennessee, biology teacher John Scopes is arrested for teaching Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution. This quickly gains national attention due to the controversial nature of the topic. The ACLU had offered to defend anyone accused of teaching the theory of evolution in defiance of the Butler Act, and Scopes was recruited to test the statute.
May 12 - Baptist pastor William Bell Riley, the founder and president of the World Christian Fundamentals Association, contacts President William Jennings Bryan, noted fundamentalist Christian, to act as that organization's counsel. Bryan declines, citing his status as former president as a possible conflict of interest. He recommends that Riley contact Elihu Root, former Secretary of State under his predecessor President Levi Morton. In response, noted litigator Clarence Darrow, a staunch agnostic, volunteered his services to the defense.

John Scopes, Elihu Root & Clarence Darrow
June 13 - Charles Francis Jenkins achieves the first synchronized transmission of pictures and sound, using 48 lines, and a mechanical system. A 10-minute film of a miniature windmill in motion is sent across 5 miles from Anacostia to Washington, DC. The images were viewed by representatives of the Bureau of Standards, the U.S. Navy, the Commerce Department, and others. Jenkins called this "the first public demonstration of radiovision".
June 29 - Santa Barbara Earthquake of 1925: A 6.3 earthquake destroys downtown Santa Barbara, California.
July 10 - The Scopes Trial begins in Dayton, Tennessee.
July 21 - John Scopes is found guilty of violating the Butler Act and fined $500.
July 26 - William Jennings Bryan dies of a heart attack.
August 20 - A bill is introduced into Congress to add the face of William Jennings Bryan to Mount Rushmore. It easily passes, though critics later state that it was the result of recent sentiment over his death, rather than actual accolades.
August 28 - Józef Piłsudski, Władysław Sikorski and Kazimierz Sosnkowski form Związek Walki Czynnej (The Society for Active Struggle), proclaiming the independence of parts of Austria, Hungary and the C.C.P. as the Second Polish Republic
September 10 - Josef Stalin sends 50,000 troops to the city of Vilnius, Lithuania to quell the Polish rebellion.
September 16 - Emperor Maximilian of Austria declines to send troops to aid his brother, Emperor Ernst of Hungary, in his attempt to put down the rebellion in Krakow.
October 12 - Germany, Bohemia, Austria, Hungary and the United Slavic Commonwealth sign an economic treaty.
December 26 - The Great Sphinx of Giza is unearthed in Egypt

beltre13 · 06-24-2006, 10:37 PM

i think its awesome that you brought the scopes trial into this, due you know the events that happend during the trial? it was more like a circus than a trial, it was crazy

metsgeek · 06-24-2006, 10:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beltre13

i think its awesome that you brought the scopes trial into this, due you know the events that happend during the trial? it was more like a circus than a trial, it was crazy

I knew about it, though I had to switch it around a bit when I realized that Bryan, as a former president, probably would not be as involved as he had been in real life.

metsgeek · 06-25-2006, 10:23 AM

IN MEMORIAM - 1926

TONY LAZZERI
JACK CUMMINGS
HONEY BARNES
SID WOMACK
LEE DUNHAM
ROY LESLIE
HOWIE CARTER
ANDY COHEN
SKI MELILLO
SCOTTIE SLAYBACK
BILL HUNNEFIELD
PETE COTE
ED TAYLOR
JOHNNY BUTLER
JOE BUSKEY
PAT VELTMAN
MOOSE CLABAUGH
DENNY SOTHERN
ADAM COMOROSKY
HOWARD FAHEY
MIKE SMITH
CLYDE SUKEFORTH
PID PURDY
DAVE BARBEE
JOE CONNELL
BILL BISHOP
GENE LANSING
TOMMY THOMAS
JOHNNY WERTS
ERNIE NEVERS
BOB GEARY
BILL CLOWERS
DINTY GEARIN
BONNIE HOLLINGSWORTH

06-22-2006, 09:55 PM	#681
MikeSlugga Minors (Double A) Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Calgary, AB Posts: 131	World Series for Brooklyn, I call it! :P __________________ Atlanta Braves - Future Forties League NL South Division Pennant - 2048 (89-73), 2049 (97-65) World Series Champions - 2048 Boston Red Sox - Current League AL East Division Pennant - 2020 (85-77) Quite possibly the saddest franchise ever. New York Mets - Bill Clinton League NL Wild Card - 1995 Pittsburgh Pirates - Beyond the Ivy - Oakland Athletics - NABA - Last edited by MikeSlugga; 06-23-2006 at 12:16 AM.

06-22-2006, 10:25 PM	#682
MikeSlugga Minors (Double A) Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Calgary, AB Posts: 131	Jeez, Cochrane AND Grove!? Paige should be interesting, I wonder if he will debut at the age of around 42 as he did in reality, or if he will start his career in the major leagues? __________________ Atlanta Braves - Future Forties League NL South Division Pennant - 2048 (89-73), 2049 (97-65) World Series Champions - 2048 Boston Red Sox - Current League AL East Division Pennant - 2020 (85-77) Quite possibly the saddest franchise ever. New York Mets - Bill Clinton League NL Wild Card - 1995 Pittsburgh Pirates - Beyond the Ivy - Oakland Athletics - NABA -

06-23-2006, 12:13 AM	#685
MikeSlugga Minors (Double A) Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Calgary, AB Posts: 131	jeez, the forum really messed up, sorry about the 2 identicle posts, some reason it wouldnt show up. __________________ Atlanta Braves - Future Forties League NL South Division Pennant - 2048 (89-73), 2049 (97-65) World Series Champions - 2048 Boston Red Sox - Current League AL East Division Pennant - 2020 (85-77) Quite possibly the saddest franchise ever. New York Mets - Bill Clinton League NL Wild Card - 1995 Pittsburgh Pirates - Beyond the Ivy - Oakland Athletics - NABA -

06-23-2006, 09:37 AM	#686
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	1925 FINAL STANDINGS The season began with most of those "in the know" predicting a showdown between the Brooklyn Perfectos and the world champion Chicago Colts, and at first it seemed as if their prognostications would come to pass. Babe Ruth had another monstrous season, winning the Triple Crown yet again with a .384, 59 HR, 156 RBI season, but the rest of Perfectos faded with their pitching. "Big John" Bogart was the only moundsman with a solid season for the Brooklyn boys. Chicago nosedived after getting out to a 30-15 start. Taking advantage of their slump were the Phillies and the Highlanders. Philadelphia led all teams with a .308 batting average, but it was the Highlanders who put it all together in the end. If 1924 was the breakout year for *Arnold Colfax, then 1925 was Herman Smith's turn. The two sluggers made a fearsome pair at the plate, and we should probably get used to this team near the top of the standings. In addition to Slug and Goliath, they also have top prospects Dewey Creacy* and *James Concannon* coming up the pipe. Like Colfax and Smith, they also play the corner spots in the infield, so it's likely they'll need to learn new positions, because those spots are taken for quite some time. Code: CONTINENTAL LEAGUE Standings Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York (C) 95 59 .617 - 92-62 3 47-30 48-29 3-8 17-17 * W2 7-3 Philadelphia 90 64 .584 5.0 89-65 1 45-32 45-32 9-5 28-18 - W1 7-3 Chicago 82 72 .532 13.0 83-71 -1 41-36 41-36 7-8 24-20 - L5 4-6 Brooklyn 80 74 .519 15.0 81-73 -1 39-38 41-36 5-3 11-18 - W6 7-3 Boston (C) 72 82 .468 23.0 69-85 3 38-39 34-43 8-5 23-19 - L2 3-7 Cleveland 69 85 .448 26.0 71-83 -2 38-39 31-46 3-4 25-27 - L1 3-7 Pittsburgh 65 89 .422 30.0 69-85 -4 37-40 28-49 4-6 14-20 - W1 4-6 Cincinnati 63 91 .409 32.0 63-91 0 32-45 31-46 11-11 23-26 - L1 5-5 The St. Louis Maroons disappointed their fanbase by failing to repeat, plummeting to a .500 record, due mainly to their poor 34-43 showing on the road. The New York Knights surged on the back of the amazing Oscar Charleston who had his best year yet. Charleston was a veritable run machine, scoring 172 times, obliterating the previous record of 154 set by Elmer Flick in 1901. He also knocked in 149, which eclipsed Jud "Boojum" Wilson's mark of 139 set four years earlier. They fell short of the eventual pennant winners, the Detroit Wolverines, mainly due to their pitching. Detroit won with little flash...just consistency from starters "Wild Bill" Piercy and Slap Hensley, who combined for 47 wins. That and their stellar defense helped them lead both leagues in runs allowed. Even so, they head into the World Series as severe underdogs. Code: FEDERAL LEAGUE Standings Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Detroit 89 65 .578 - 86-68 3 43-34 46-31 6-7 32-18 * W5 6-4 New York (F) 84 70 .545 5.0 85-69 -1 44-33 40-37 11-10 19-27 - L2 2-8 St. Louis 77 77 .500 12.0 75-79 2 43-34 34-43 5-8 25-23 - L1 7-3 Boston (F) 76 78 .494 13.0 74-80 2 40-37 36-41 8-7 24-22 - L1 5-5 Buffalo 75 79 .487 14.0 75-79 0 43-34 32-45 6-8 22-22 - W1 5-5 Milwaukee 75 79 .487 14.0 81-73 -6 43-34 32-45 9-4 18-21 - L1 5-5 Washington 74 80 .481 15.0 71-83 3 42-35 32-45 10-5 28-23 - W1 5-5 Louisville 66 88 .429 23.0 68-86 -2 36-41 30-47 6-12 20-32 - W1 5-5 __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!!

06-23-2006, 12:33 PM	#687
MikeSlugga Minors (Double A) Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Calgary, AB Posts: 131	Jeez, Ruth is unstoppable. __________________ Atlanta Braves - Future Forties League NL South Division Pennant - 2048 (89-73), 2049 (97-65) World Series Champions - 2048 Boston Red Sox - Current League AL East Division Pennant - 2020 (85-77) Quite possibly the saddest franchise ever. New York Mets - Bill Clinton League NL Wild Card - 1995 Pittsburgh Pirates - Beyond the Ivy - Oakland Athletics - NABA -

06-22-2006, 10:53 PM	#683
beltre13 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: newport news virginia Posts: 101	well i would think that he would come in at a young age because there is no race barrier, which would let black players come in at an early age i.e. before 1947

06-23-2006, 02:50 PM	#688
Y0DA55 All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In the middle of the Yankees/Red Sox Rivalry Posts: 1,771	Lets go Deeeeeeeeeeeeeetroit!!!! __________________ Do, or do not, there is no try!

06-24-2006, 08:56 AM	#690
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	1925 WORLD SERIES PREVIEW CONTINENTAL LEAGUE CHAMPION: NEW YORK HIGHLANDERS (95-59) Team Batting Average: .286 11th) Team ERA: 4.12 (1st) Top Batters: Herman "Goliath" Smith - .333, 46 HR, 151 RBI Arnold "Slug" Colfax - .318, 48 HR, 148 RBI Bibb Falk - .318, 15 HR, 92 RBI Top Pitchers: Sam Streeter - 25-12, 2.99 ERA, 209 K Axel Lindstrom - 21-8, 3.60 ERA, 63 K Paul Castner - 3-2, 2.64 ERA, 20 Saves FEDERAL LEAGUE CHAMPION: DETROIT WOLVERINES (89-65) Team Batting Average: .284 (12th) Team ERA: 4.24 (2nd) Top Batters: Dick Burrus - .310, 10 HR, 100 RBI Ryan Gleason - .330, 9 HR, 91 RBI, 30 SB Bing Miller - .366, 9 HR, 90 RBI, 28 SB B.B. Baran - .313, 12 HR, 88 RBI Top Pitchers: Bill Piercy - 25-9, 2.84 ERA, 154 K Slap Hensley - 22-11, 3.39 ERA, 182 K After a 21 year absence, the Highlanders and Wolverines both have made it back to the postseason for a rematch of the 1904 contest. Despite these two teams' reputations, they boast the top two pitching stffs in the game. The series may very well be lower scoring than expected. The Wolverines will be at a huge disadvantage, though, when they come into the Big Apple and visit "The House That Slug Built" aka Highlander Stadium. PREDICTION: Highlanders in 6 __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!! Last edited by metsgeek; 06-24-2006 at 11:14 AM.

06-24-2006, 11:53 AM	#691
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	1925 WORLD SERIES 10/1/1925 - GAME 1 WOLVERINES 2 - HIGHLANDERS 5 Pat McNulty went 4 for 4 to lead the Highlanders and *Arnold Colfax* knocked him in twice, the second time on a 6th inning jack to put New York up for good. Sam Streeter pitched a complete game for the win. 10/2/1925- GAME 2 WOLVERINES 9 - HIGHLANDERS 11 New York and Detroit gave the fans the slugfest they want, hitting 6 homers between the two squads. The Wolverines gave the game away in the 8th, though, when errors by Dick Burrus and *Ryan Gleason* led to 5 unearned runs. Detroit rallied for 2 in the top of the 9th, but the lead was too large. They head back to the Motor City down 2 to zip. 10/4/1925 - GAME 3 HIGHLANDERS 1 - WOLVERINES 6 Slap Hensley took control back in Detroit, holding both *Herman Smith* and *Arnold Colfax* hitless en route to a Game 3 complete victory, putting the Wolverines back in the thick of it. 10/5/1925 - GAME 4 HIGHLANDERS 0 - WOLVERINES 4 Bill Piercy followed Hensley's gem with one of his own, allowing only 3 hits and stifling any momentum the Highlanders thought they had. It's a 3 game series now. 10/6/1925 - GAME 5 HIGHLANDERS 5 - WOLVERINES 3 Down 3-2 in the 8th, Dewey Creacy came in off the bench and launched a pinch-hit 2 run bomb to put New York up by 1. The Highlanders added one more to take Game 5 and send the series back to the Bronx. 10/8/1925 - GAME 6 WOLVERINES 1 - HIGHLANDERS 3 In what seemed to be a replay of Game 5, Dewey Creacy came off the bench again and hit one out of the park to put New York up for good in the 7th and send home Detroit in defeat. This young kid has guaranteed himself a place in Highlander lore. 1925 WORLD CHAMPS - NEW YORK HIGHLANDERS 2nd Championship SERIES MVP: Dewey Creacy - .667, 2 Gamewinning pinch-hit HR, 4 RBI __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!!

06-24-2006, 03:34 PM	#693
Y0DA55 All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In the middle of the Yankees/Red Sox Rivalry Posts: 1,771	Doh! __________________ Do, or do not, there is no try!

06-24-2006, 06:51 PM	#694
RJolley Major Leagues Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 334	metsgeek, I've always enjoyed your dynasties. The alternate history is a great touch. Looking forward to seeing what happens in history a bit more than I'm interested in seeing how the Colts are doing.

06-24-2006, 08:19 PM	#696
Wombat42 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 50	metsgeek, your interest in history is quite evident, haha. any ties to it? was it your college major or something like that? just curious.

06-24-2006, 10:30 PM	#697
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	NOTEWORTHY EVENTS - 1925 * italicized events actually happened January 1 - Astronomer Edwin Hubble announces the existence of other galaxies. January 3 - Benito Mussolini announces he is taking dictatorial powers over Italy. February 1 - Emperor Franz Ferdinand of the Austro-Hungarian Empire dies of complications from syphilis. February 13 - In a highly controversial move, the Austro-Hungarian Empire is divided between Prince Maximilian and Prince Ernst into the separate countries of Austria and Hungary per the instructions of the late Emperor Franz Ferdinand.. February 22 - Responding to rumors of an underground communist insurgency in the city of Ekaterinodar, Russian Premier-General Anton Denikin sends Baron Pyotr Wrangel to root them out. February 27 - First Ekaterinodar Pogrom: Baron Wrangel focuses on the Jewish ghettoes, forcing families from their homes at gunpoint and executing them in the streets. The unofficial death toll exceeds 2,200. Baron Wrangel & Survivors of the First Ekaterinodar Pogrom March 3 - Congress authorizes the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission. In addition to George Washington, Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson are to be portrayed. March 4 - Patrick J. Kennedy becomes the first President of the United States to have his inauguration broadcasted on radio. March 13 - The Butler Act is passed in Tennessee law forbidding the teaching of any evolutionary theory in public schools, specifically "any theory that denies the story of the Divine Creation of man as taught in the Bible, and to teach instead that man has descended from a lower order of animals." March 18 - The Great Tri-State Tornado rakes through Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, killing 695 people and injuring 2027. It is the deadliest in the history of the United States, cutting a 219 mile swath through more than nineteen communities, four of which were essentially erased. A local newspaper headline details the catastrophe March 20 - Former President William Jennings Bryan publicly voices his support for Tennessee's controversial Butler Act. May 5 - In Dayton, Tennessee, biology teacher John Scopes is arrested for teaching Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution. This quickly gains national attention due to the controversial nature of the topic. The ACLU had offered to defend anyone accused of teaching the theory of evolution in defiance of the Butler Act, and Scopes was recruited to test the statute. May 12 - Baptist pastor William Bell Riley, the founder and president of the World Christian Fundamentals Association, contacts President William Jennings Bryan, noted fundamentalist Christian, to act as that organization's counsel. Bryan declines, citing his status as former president as a possible conflict of interest. He recommends that Riley contact Elihu Root, former Secretary of State under his predecessor President Levi Morton. In response, noted litigator Clarence Darrow, a staunch agnostic, volunteered his services to the defense. John Scopes, Elihu Root & Clarence Darrow June 13 - Charles Francis Jenkins achieves the first synchronized transmission of pictures and sound, using 48 lines, and a mechanical system. A 10-minute film of a miniature windmill in motion is sent across 5 miles from Anacostia to Washington, DC. The images were viewed by representatives of the Bureau of Standards, the U.S. Navy, the Commerce Department, and others. Jenkins called this "the first public demonstration of radiovision". June 29 - Santa Barbara Earthquake of 1925: A 6.3 earthquake destroys downtown Santa Barbara, California. July 10 - The Scopes Trial begins in Dayton, Tennessee. July 21 - John Scopes is found guilty of violating the Butler Act and fined $500. July 26 - William Jennings Bryan dies of a heart attack. August 20 - A bill is introduced into Congress to add the face of William Jennings Bryan to Mount Rushmore. It easily passes, though critics later state that it was the result of recent sentiment over his death, rather than actual accolades. August 28 - Józef Piłsudski, Władysław Sikorski and Kazimierz Sosnkowski form Związek Walki Czynnej (The Society for Active Struggle), proclaiming the independence of parts of Austria, Hungary and the C.C.P. as the Second Polish Republic September 10 - Josef Stalin sends 50,000 troops to the city of Vilnius, Lithuania to quell the Polish rebellion. September 16 - Emperor Maximilian of Austria declines to send troops to aid his brother, Emperor Ernst of Hungary, in his attempt to put down the rebellion in Krakow. October 12 - Germany, Bohemia, Austria, Hungary and the United Slavic Commonwealth sign an economic treaty. December 26 - The Great Sphinx of Giza is unearthed in Egypt __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!! Last edited by metsgeek; 06-24-2006 at 10:46 PM.

06-24-2006, 10:37 PM	#698
beltre13 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: newport news virginia Posts: 101	i think its awesome that you brought the scopes trial into this, due you know the events that happend during the trial? it was more like a circus than a trial, it was crazy

06-25-2006, 10:23 AM	#700
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	IN MEMORIAM - 1926 TONY LAZZERI JACK CUMMINGS HONEY BARNES SID WOMACK LEE DUNHAM ROY LESLIE HOWIE CARTER ANDY COHEN SKI MELILLO SCOTTIE SLAYBACK BILL HUNNEFIELD PETE COTE ED TAYLOR JOHNNY BUTLER JOE BUSKEY PAT VELTMAN MOOSE CLABAUGH DENNY SOTHERN ADAM COMOROSKY HOWARD FAHEY MIKE SMITH CLYDE SUKEFORTH PID PURDY DAVE BARBEE JOE CONNELL BILL BISHOP GENE LANSING TOMMY THOMAS JOHNNY WERTS ERNIE NEVERS BOB GEARY BILL CLOWERS DINTY GEARIN BONNIE HOLLINGSWORTH __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!!