Time Warp Baseball

[scprideandms]

Jesus how many trips to the D/L is it know for Jr.!!!

[Matt from TN]

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June 1931

The Yankees continue to dominate the AL after going 20-6 in May. They have pushed their winning percentage above .700, and with the Tigers mired in a 10-game losing streak, they now have a commanding 12.5 game lead.

Despite missing 2 of their top 3 pitchers, the Braves held on to the NL lead. They were just 15-12, but their rotation is now intact. However, they lost one of their top hitters, leftfielder John Schmeider, until September with a badly dislocated shoulder. No matter how good their pitching, the two-time defending World Champion Phillies cannot seem to get fully on track, thanks largely to a .264 team batting average and only the 13th most runs scored in the majors. They remain in striking distance, however, at just 5 games back. The Reds remained in second place after going 16-13, but the Pirates had the best month in the NL, going 18-9 and moving into 4th place.

Phillies catcher Willard Schwarz became the 3rd player to collect 200 homeruns when he hit one against the Cubs on June 15th. He is just 33 homers behind teammate and current all-time leader John Falise. With the increased homerun production of this modern generation, it looks like there will be many more sluggers to join the 200 homerun club in the near future.

For the first time in major league history, two brothers have appeared together on an offensive leaderboard. Detroit's slugging first baseman Quenton Misisca currently leads the AL with 18 homeruns. His brother Maurice, a rookie third baseman for the White Sox, is 3rd in the AL with 10 longballs at the young age of 18. Quenton, the eldest of 9 kids and 12 years older than Maurice, set an AL record for 28 homers in his first full season (1925), only to have it broken the next season. The AL record for homeruns by a rookie is 15, and young Maurice, who hit 6 of his 10 homers in June alone, could be en route to setting a new rookie standard.


Batters of the Month:

AL - Jerold Boyle, 1B, Boston Red Sox - He hit .391 with 20 RBI, 16 runs scored and 2 homeruns.

NL - Dave "Red Fox" Arkless, CF, Chicago Cubs - He hit .422 with 16 RBI, 17 runs scored and 3 homeruns.

Pitchers of the Month:

AL - Freddie Miller, New York Yankees - He was 2-0 with a 0.95 ERA. Unfortunately, he tore a muscle in his arm and will be out until late July.

NL - Frank Smith, Brooklyn Robins - He was 3-1 with a 1.72 ERA.

American League Standings 
  
New York (A)     53 22 .707 -
Detroit          41 35 .539 12.5
Boston (A)       40 37 .519 14.0
Washington       38 38 .500 15.5
Philadelphia (A) 38 39 .494 16.0
St. Louis (A)    37 40 .481 17.0 
Chicago (A)      34 43 .442 20.0 
Cleveland        25 52 .325 29.0
 
National League Standings 
 
Boston (N)       48 30 .615 -  
Cincinnati       45 32 .584 2.5 
Philadelphia (N) 42 34 .553 5.0
Pittsburgh       39 36 .520 7.5 
New York (N)     39 38 .506 8.5
Brooklyn         35 42 .455 12.5 
Chicago (N)      31 44 .413 15.5
St. Louis (N)    27 50 .351 20.5

Ancestors:

George "The General" Ward, RF, Braves - Ward hit .337 with 16 RBI, 15 runs scored and 3 homeruns.

John "Pops" Falise, RF, Phillies - Pops hit .281 with 11 RBI, 12 runs scored and 2 homeruns.

Sam Kass, CF, Pirates - Strasser hit .324 with 23 RBI, 20 runs scored and 4 homeruns. He is tied for second in the NL with 12 homeruns.

Will Miller, LF, Senators - Will hit .422 with 15 RBI, 15 runs and 8 steals. His .389 average is now 2nd in the AL.

Levi "Tyke" Walls, SS, Athletics - Tyke hit .366 in 12 games after missing nearly 2 weeks with an elbow injury.

David "Pops" McAuliffe, 3B, Cubs - Pops hit .313 with 13 RBI and 10 runs scored.

August "Fat Gus" Kahle, 3B, Yankees - Gus hit .333 with 10 RBI and 16 runs scored.

Kid Fite, 2B, Tigers - Kid hit .271 with 5 RBI, 11 runs scored and 6 steals.

Donald "Duckie" Andrew, 2B, Indians - Duckie is hitting just .226 on the season, but he has stolen 29 bases.

Harry Finley, C, Yankees - Harry hit .345 with 15 RBI, 17 runs scored and 12 steals.

"Nasty Ned" Fargo, SP, Browns - Ned went 2-2 with a 3.63 ERA.

Bourbon Allen, SP, Braves - Bourbon went 3-3 with a 1.87 ERA and a shutout. He leads the NL with a 2.32 ERA.

David Wickersham, SP, Cubs - David went 2-2 with a 2.38 ERA.

Adolf "The Human Torch" Greisbach, SS, Tigers - Adolf hit .453 with 12 RBI and 13 runs scored. His AL-leading average has climbed to .427.

Lloyd Johnson, 1B, Giants - Lloyd hit .359 with 21 RBI, 12 runs scored and 3 homeruns.

Alan Liao, 3B, Reds - Liao hit .294 with 9 RBI and 14 runs scored.

Woody Woodworth, 2B, Browns - Woody hit .324 with 9 RBI and 15 runs scored.

Carl "Dutch" Kahle, 3B, Senators - Dutch hit .258 with 11 RBI and 10 runs scored.

Carmack "Country" Alford, LF, Reds - Carmack hit .250 with 16 RBI and 3 homeruns.

Foglesong "Fuzz" Allen, LF, Giants - Fuzz hit .394 with 17 RBI, 24 runs scored and 13 stolen bases.

Leonard "Sunny" Davie, C, White Sox - Sunny hit .275 with 11 RBI and 11 runs scored.

Swervin' Ervin Skjerly, 2B, Yankees - Ervin regained his starting job and immediatley caught fire. He hit .389 with 13 RBI, 12 runs scored and 4 steals.

Ricardo "Tiny" Bowden, SS, Red Sox - Tiny hit .362 in 13 games before fracturing his knee. He will be out until early August.

F.X. Ditty, 2B, Robins - Ditty hit .286 in 12 games, but missed about a week with inflammation in his abs.

Damon "Lefty" Bowden, SP, Indians - Lefty went 3-2 with a 2.20 ERA and a shutout. The shutout, which came on June 9th against the defending AL champion White Sox, was the first of his career. 16 days later, he threw 8 shutout innings, in which he allowed just 3 hits, in a victory over the A's vaunted offense.

George "The Joker" Bowers, SP, Cleveland - Bowers went 1-4 with a 3.48 ERA.

Jeronimo Arsenault, SP, Browns - Jeronimo quickly returned to the rotation and went 1-5 with a 5.44 ERA.

Peyton "Flamethrower" Arana, SP, Cardinals - Arana went 3-3 with a 4.53 ERA.

Bobby "Tree" Martin, 2B, Giants - Martin hit .390 with 12 RBI and 15 runs scored, continuing his outstanding rookie season.

[scprideandms]

Bourbon lead Braves to WS!!!!

[metsgeek]

Originally posted by scprideandms
Bourbon lead Braves to WS!!!!

Sounds like you just jinxed yourself

[Fanronia]

Bah ~
It's definitly not a good sign to hit only .232 in June.
Too hot maybe ?

Btz, I found that his fielding range on CF is C now, and if my memory serves me correctly, it was D before. When did it change?

Fanronia

[Ankhiel]

the arsenault brother are having problem.... poor Flaky

[scprideandms]

bourbon rocks , jr sucks

[mauboy]

Originally posted by Matt from TN


Swervin' Ervin Skjerly, 2B, Yankees - Ervin regained his starting job and immediatley caught fire. He hit .389 with 13 RBI, 12 runs scored and 4 steals.

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The Yankees are definitely a better team with 'Swervin Ervin playing everyday.

[Matt from TN]

Originally posted by Fanronia
Btz, I found that his fielding range on CF is C now, and if my memory serves me correctly, it was D before. When did it change?

June of 1930... Last season, his talent in taking walks also dropped...

[Matt from TN]

July 1931

The Yankees continue on an unprescedented roll after going 18-8 in July. They are on pace to win 108 games, and they have an incredible 19-game lead over second place Detroit. Meanwhile, outside of the Yankees and Tigers, no other AL team even has a winning record!

The Braves also went 18-8 this month, and they remain in first place in the NL. They rode a 10-game winning streak this month and won 13 of 14 games over a two week span. The Phillies went 17-7, remaining 5 games back. The Reds went 14-9 and slid to 3rd.


Batters of the Month:

AL - Ben "Rabbi" Baum, CF, Philadelphia Athletics - He hit .370 with 22 RBI, 19 runs scored and 6 homeruns. That is quite impressive for a guy who just returned to the lineup on July 5th after breaking a bone in his forearm.

NL - Don Stirn, LF, Philadelphia Phillies - He hit .387 with 14 RBI, 19 runs scored, 5 steals and 6 homeruns.

Pitchers of the Month:

AL - Ken "Stuffy" Zinn, Chicago White Sox - He was 5-2 with a 1.16 ERA and 2 shutouts.

NL - Scott Fenner, Philadelphia Phillies - He was 7-0 with a 1.60 ERA and 3 shutouts!

American League Standings 
  
New York (A)     71 30 .703 -
Detroit          52 49 .515 19.0
Boston (A)       51 51 .500 20.5
Philadelphia (A) 50 52 .490 21.5
Washington       50 52 .490 21.5
St. Louis (A)    49 52 .485 22.0 
Chicago (A)      49 53 .480 22.5 
Cleveland        34 67 .337 37.0
 
National League Standings 
 
Boston (N)       66 38 .635 -  
Philadelphia (N) 59 41 .590 5.0
Cincinnati       59 44 .573 6.5 
New York (N)     54 50 .519 12.0
Pittsburgh       52 49 .515 12.5 
Chicago (N)      45 57 .441 20.0
Brooklyn         41 60 .406 23.5 
St. Louis (N)    33 70 .320 32.5

Ancestors:

George "The General" Ward, RF, Braves - Ward hit .283 with 11 RBI and 17 runs scored.

John "Pops" Falise, RF, Phillies - Pops hit .253 with 10 RBI and 11 runs scored.

Sam Kass, CF, Pirates - Sam hit .303 with 21 RBI, 14 runs scored and 6 homeruns. He is tied for 1st in the NL with 18 homeruns, he leads the league with 72 RBI and he is tied for 2nd with 67 runs scored.

Will Miller, LF, Senators - Will hit .300 with 6 RBI, 12 runs and 7 steals. He is 3rd in the AL with a .368 average.

Levi "Tyke" Walls, SS, Giants - Tyke was traded to the Giants on July 30th for a minor league pitcher. The A's had begun to phase him out of the everyday lineup in favor of 26-year-old Sean Carlin. Now in New York, Tyke will be asked to take over for Whitey Kohse, one of the best shortstops in major league history.

David "Pops" McAuliffe, 3B, Cubs - Pops hit .361 with 22 RBI and 18 runs scored.

August "Fat Gus" Kahle, 3B, Yankees - Gus hit .290 with 12 RBI and 11 runs scored.

Kid Fite, 2B, Tigers - Kid hit .283 with 9 RBI, 13 runs scored and 7 steals.

Salvatore "The Sicilian Saucer" Rossi, 1B, Athletics - Sal hit .299 with 9 RBI and 14 runs scored in 23 games after missing 4 weeks with a leg injury.

Harry Finley, C, Yankees - Harry hit .280 with 10 RBI, 13 runs scored and 5 steals. He is tied for 2nd in the AL with 37 steals, and he is 3rd with 71 runs scored.

"Nasty Ned" Fargo, SP, Browns - Ned went 5-2 with a 3.69 ERA and 2 shutouts.

Whiskey Allen, Jr., SP, Braves - Junior went 5-1 with a 1.84 ERA and a shutout.

Bourbon Allen, SP, Braves - Bourbon went 4-3 with a 2.61 ERA and 2 shutouts. His ERA is 3rd best in the NL, and he is tied for 2nd with 14 wins.

Otto "Kaiser" Kahle, SP, Braves - Otto went 5-0 with a 1.33 ERA and a shutout. He is tied for 2nd in the NL with 14 wins.

David Wickersham, SP, Cubs - David went 4-3 with a 2.61 ERA.

Adolf "The Human Torch" Greisbach, SS, Tigers - Adolf hit .358 with 6 RBI and 13 runs scored. His average is down to .407, but he still leads the AL.

Lloyd Johnson, 1B, Giants - Lloyd hit .302 with 8 RBI, 12 runs scored and 2 homeruns.

Alan Liao, 3B, Reds - Liao hit .290 with 11 RBI and 11 runs scored.

Woody Woodworth, 2B, Browns - Woody hit .319 with 13 runs scored.

Carl "Dutch" Kahle, 3B, Senators - Dutch hit .296 in 14 games, but he missed a week with an elbow injury.

Carmack "Country" Alford, LF, Reds - Carmack hit .354 with 10 RBI, 14 runs scored and 2 homeruns.

Foglesong "Fuzz" Allen, LF, Giants - Fuzz hit .357 with 19 RBI, 15 runs scored, 2 homers and 10 stolen bases. He leads the NL with 42 steals.

Leonard "Sunny" Davie, C, White Sox - Sunny hit .406 with 11 RBI and 13 runs scored.

Swervin' Ervin Skjerly, 2B, Yankees - Ervin hit .289 with 10 RBI, 12 runs scored and 2 homeruns. Hal Novarese, who was the opening day second baseman and was competing with Ervin for playing time, was traded to the Cubs for an intriguing young shortstop named Clarence Davis and a minor league pitcher.

Frank Smith, SP, Robins - Frank went 3-2 with a 1.68 ERA and a shutout.

F.X. Ditty, 2B, Robins - Ditty hit .341 with 8 RBI and 9 runs scored.

Damon "Lefty" Bowden, SP, Indians - Lefty went 3-3 with a 2.63 ERA and a shutout.

Ping "The Outlander" Hung, CF, Yankees - Hung hit .303 with 11 RBI, 21 runs scored, 2 homers and 13 steals.

George "The Joker" Bowers, SP, Cleveland - Bowers went 1-5 with a 5.19 ERA.

Bill "Red" Finley, SP, Pirates - Red was moved into the starting rotation on July 10th against the Giants. He is now #4 on the staff and he went 1-0 with a 4.45 ERA in 6 games (4 starts) this month.

Jeronimo Arsenault, SP, Browns - Jeronimo went 2-3 with a 7.34 ERA and a shutout.

Peyton "Flamethrower" Arana, SP, Cardinals - Arana went 0-7 with a 6.80 ERA.

Bobby "Tree" Martin, 2B, Giants - Martin hit .400 with 11 RBI and 11 runs scored. He is being labeled by some sportswriters as the best rookie in years. He leads the NL with a .384 average!

[scprideandms]

wow Jr returns with a venegance from DL

[mauboy]

Originally posted by Matt from TN
July 1931

Swervin' Ervin Skjerly, 2B, Yankees - Ervin hit .289 with 10 RBI, 12 runs scored and 2 homeruns. Hal Novarese, who was the opening day second baseman and was competing with Ervin for playing time, was traded to the Cubs for an intriguing young shortstop named Clarence Davis and a minor league pitcher.

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About time..

Now to get me a World Series Ring.

[TexasLonghorns]

Originally posted by Matt from TN
Bobby "Tree" Martin, 2B, Giants - Martin hit .400 with 11 RBI and 11 runs scored. He is being labeled by some sportswriters as the best rookie in years. He leads the NL with a .384 average!

Woohoo my daddy is doing awesome. Could a possible NL rookie of the year happen.

[Matt from TN]

August 1931

The Braves went 13-15 this month, but they managed to remain in first place. At one point late in the month the Phillies crept to within a game of first, but their 16-14 overall record was not much better than Boston's performance. When August was over, the Phillies had gained 2 games in the standings, and they are now 3 games back with a month remaining in the season. The Giants were 16-8, and they crept to within 9 games of Boston.

The Yankees had their worst month of the season, but at 17-13, that is saying a lot about how successful they have been this year. They could potentially clinch their first pennant in four years within a matter of days.


Batters of the Month:

AL - Kid Fite, 2B, Detroit Tigers - He hit .398 with 19 RBI, 23 runs scored, 10 steals and 5 homeruns.

NL - Jude McGill, 2B, Boston Braves - He hit .448 with 16 RBI, 19 runs scored and 3 homeruns.

Pitchers of the Month:

AL - Jethro "Dodge" Lee, Washington Senators - He was 7-0 with a 1.71 ERA and 1 shutout.

NL - Frank Smith, Brooklyn Robins - He was 6-0 with a 1.07 ERA and 1 shutout.

American League Standings 
  
New York (A)     88 43 .672 -
Detroit          69 62 .527 19.0
Philadelphia (A) 66 65 .504 22.0
Chicago (A)      65 66 .496 23.0 
St. Louis (A)    64 67 .489 24.0 
Washington       64 67 .489 24.0
Boston (A)       63 68 .481 25.0
Cleveland        45 86 .344 43.0
 
National League Standings 
 
Boston (N)       79 53 .598 -  
Philadelphia (N) 75 55 .577 3.0
Cincinnati       70 61 .534 8.5 
New York (N)     70 62 .530 9.0
Pittsburgh       64 67 .489 14.5 
Chicago (N)      63 67 .485 15.0
Brooklyn         54 77 .412 24.5 
St. Louis (N)    49 82 .374 29.5

Ancestors:

George "The General" Ward, RF, Braves - Ward hit .351 with 11 RBI and 12 runs scored.

Sam Kass, CF, Pirates - Sam hit .309 with 25 RBI, 19 runs scored and 8 homeruns. He leads the NL with 26 homeruns and 97 RBI. He is also 2nd in the league with 86 runs scored (which is just 1 short of the lead).

Ben "Rabbi" Baum, CF, Athletics - Ben hit .299 with 19 RBI, 12 runs scored and 3 homeruns.

Will Miller, LF, Senators - Will hit .265 with 17 RBI, 19 runs and 14 steals.

Levi "Tyke" Walls, SS, Giants - Tyke hit .286 with 12 runs scored in his first full month with the Giants.

David "Pops" McAuliffe, 3B, Cubs - Pops hit .277 with 9 RBI and 13 runs scored.

August "Fat Gus" Kahle, 3B, Yankees - Gus hit .353 with 17 RBI and 11 runs scored.

Salvatore "The Sicilian Saucer" Rossi, 1B, Athletics - Sal hit .330 with 11 RBI and 14 runs scored.

Harry Finley, C, Yankees - Harry hit .387 with 11 RBI and 4 steals in 16 games, but on August 19th, he was hit in the head with a pitch and suffered a skull fracture. It is now questionable if he will be ready for the World Series. His talent in hitting for average and avoiding K's took a drop.

"Nasty Ned" Fargo, SP, Browns - Ned went 2-5 with a 6.22 ERA.

Whiskey Allen, Jr., SP, Braves - Junior went 4-3 with a 2.18 ERA and a shutout. That shutout came during his last outing in which he allowed just 1 hit to the Cardinals.

Bourbon Allen, SP, Braves - Bourbon went 2-4 with a 3.78 ERA.

Otto "Kaiser" Kahle, SP, Braves - Otto went 5-1 with a 2.57 ERA. He is 2nd in the NL with 19 wins and 3rd with a 2.45 ERA.

David Wickersham, SP, Cubs - David went 5-1 with a 2.95 ERA.

Adolf "The Human Torch" Greisbach, SS, Tigers - Adolf hit .387 with 13 RBI and 16 runs scored. He still leads the AL with a .402 average.

Alan Liao, 3B, Reds - Liao hit .344 with 6 RBI and 11 runs scored.

Woody Woodworth, 2B, Browns - Woody hit .286 with 16 RBI and 15 runs scored.

Carl "Dutch" Kahle, 3B, Senators - Dutch hit .277 with 15 RBI and 10 runs scored.

Carmack "Country" Alford, LF, Reds - Carmack hit .371 with 14 RBI and 7 runs scored.

Foglesong "Fuzz" Allen, LF, Giants - Fuzz hit .315 with 9 RBI, 10 runs scored and 9 stolen bases. He leads the NL with 87 runs scored and 51 steals.

Swervin' Ervin Skjerly, 2B, Yankees - Ervin hit .324 with 13 RBI, 10 runs scored and 4 steals. He was also named AL POTW on August 9th.

Ricardo "Tiny" Bowden, SS, Red Sox - Tiny returned to the lineup on August 4th. He hit .352 with 8 RBI, 19 runs scored and 11 steals.

Keith "Dead-Eye" Laverick, 1B, Cardinals - Keith hit .291 with 12 RBI and 11 runs scored.

F.X. Ditty, 2B, Robins - Ditty hit .379 with 10 RBI and 17 runs scored.

Damon "Lefty" Bowden, SP, Indians - Lefty went 3-1 with a 4.18 ERA. He missed 2 starts this month with a sore back.

Ping "The Outlander" Hung, CF, Yankees - Hung hit .368 with 19 RBI, 27 runs scored, 3 homers and 8 steals. He is 2nd in the AL with 92 runs scored.

George "The Joker" Bowers, SP, Cleveland - Bowers went 2-5 with a 4.13 ERA.

Bill "Red" Finley, SP, Pirates - Red was in-and-out of the rotation again this month. He went 1-3 with a 3.99 ERA and a save in 7 games (4 starts).

Jeronimo Arsenault, SP, Browns - Jeronimo went 5-2 with a 4.18 ERA.

Peyton "Flamethrower" Arana, SP, Cardinals - Arana went 3-3 with a 3.35 ERA.

Bobby "Tree" Martin, 2B, Giants - Martin hit .393 with 14 RBI and 16 runs scored. He still leads the NL with a .386 average. He is also on track to set a new record for batting average by a rookie. The current record was set back in 1901 by the great Phillies centerfielder (and their current manager) "Dark Horse" Allen.

[scprideandms]

Way to go Bourbon, Jr starting to slip AGAIN!!!!!

[Matt from TN]

September 1931

The Braves and Phillies put together one of the finest and most exciting pennant races in history this month. The Braves, who had led the league for most of the season, had a much tougher schedule than the Phillies in September. The most interesting part was the fact that the two teams would face each other during the final week of the season.

The Braves started the month at 8-5 against the Giants, Robins and Cubs. Meanwhile, the Phillies started at 11-3 by sweeping 6 games against the Cardinals as well as victories over the Reds and Cubs. With a 9-1 win over the Cubs on September 16th, Philadelphia pulled into a tie for the NL lead with ten days left in the season.

The Phillies went on to win three more games against Chicago, while the Braves won 2-of-3 against the Pirates. The two teams now faced each other in Boston with the Phillies owning a 1-game lead in the standings. The Braves won 2 of the 3 games, including a 1-0 10th inning victory, and they were once again tied for the NL lead. Now, there were just 3 games left for both teams.

On September 24th, the Braves dropped a 10th inning heartbreaker to the Reds, but the Phillies lost 1-0 to Brooklyn, thanks to a near-perfect game by Frank Smith, who allowed no hits but one walk in an exceptional performance. The Phillies bounced back to win 11-5 on the next day, but Boston also won in a 4-3 squeeker over Cincinnati.

So on the final day of the season, the two teams were still tied for the NL lead. This is where the pennant race separated itself from other good races in the past. Boston was down 3-2 in the top of the 9th against Reds' 20-game winner Brett Smith, but thanks to 3 singles and a clutch double, they took a 5-3 lead. Then Whiskey Allen, Jr. sat down the Reds hitters 1-2-3 in the bottom of the 9th to give the Braves a much-needed win.

In Philadelphia, the Phillies and Robins went to extra innings in a 1-1 tie ballgame. In the top of the 11th, Brooklyn scored 2 runs, including one on a fielding error. Now down 3-1, Philadelphia led off the bottom of the 11th with a double and a walk. Brooklyn reliever Garland Reed induced a double play, leaving the Phillies with a runner on 3rd with two outs. After a walk to John Falise, centerfielder Scott Michas singled home a run, but then pinch hitter Gabby Gluyas flied out to end the game and send Boston to the World Series.

American League Standings 
  
New York (A)    100  54 .649 -
Chicago (A)      80  74 .519 20.0 
Detroit          79  75 .513 21.0
Philadelphia (A) 78  76 .506 22.0
St. Louis (A)    77  77 .500 23.0 
Washington       75  79 .487 25.0
Boston (A)       73  81 .474 27.0
Cleveland        54 100 .351 46.0
 
National League Standings 
 
Boston (N)       93  61 .604 -  
Philadelphia (N) 92  62 .597 1.0
Cincinnati       80  74 .519 13.0 
New York (N)     80  74 .519 13.0
Pittsburgh       76  78 .494 17.0 
Chicago (N)      73  81 .474 20.0
Brooklyn         64  90 .416 29.0 
St. Louis (N)    58  96 .377 35.0

World Series

The Braves finished the season with a 14-8 record over a very grueling September schedule. The Yankees went just 12-11 over the month despite (or perhaps due to) having the pennant sewn up early. Statistically, the Yankees appear to be a far more dominant team. They throttled the rest of the AL all season long, finishing 20 games ahead of their nearest competitor. The have the top team batting average, most runs scored and most stolen bases in baseball. Their pitching staff had the 5th best ERA in the majors and was among the best in all categories, except perhaps allowing homeruns.

The Braves would argue that they have a better pitching staff, which boasts an impressive 3.02 team ERA. Opponents hit just .237 off of them, which was the best mark in the majors. They also allowed the 2nd fewest runs in the majors, but their one weakness has been allowing walks. Boston's offense is the biggest question mark. Despite plenty of talent, they had trouble scoring runs all season. In fact, they finished 11th in the majors in that category and in team batting average.

My Prediction: This is a tough Series to predict. The Yankees won 100 games this season, but went just 29-24 over the last two months of the season. The Braves won 93 games in a much tougher NL, but they could be worn out after the exhausting pennant race. Both teams have exceptional pitching staffs, and despite the Braves offensive problems, both teams are fully capable of scoring runs. I first was leaning toward New York, but the Braves did so well over the final two weeks of the season against tough competition while the Yankees struggled. So going with the hotter team, I predict the Braves to win in 7 games.

Starting Lineups:

**Ancestors in BLUE

Yankees
CF Ping "The Outlander" Hung, .318, 9 HR, 81 RBI, 111 R, 55 SB
2B Swervin' Ervin Skjerly, .319, 63 RBI, 13 SB
3B "Fat Gus" Kahle, .363, 5 HR, 79 RBI
1B Ralph "Thunder" Tumbridge, .299, 18 HR, 110 RBI
RF Archibald "Moonlight" Graham, .305, 7 HR, 90 RBI, 104 R, 56 SB
LF Allen March, .281, 48 RBI
SS Clarence Bazart, .340, 73 RBI, 36 SB
C Benny Damerell, .321, 16 RBI

SP #1 - Davie "Nightmare" Kendrick, 20-10, 2.66, 142 K
SP #2 - Patrick Paulsen, 21-15, 4.99, 129 K
SP #3 - Art Booth, 22-11, 3.66, 146 K

Emergency SP - Luke Riley, 14-10, 3.93
Emergency SP - Freddie Miller, 10-4, 4.16
Closer - Steve Schaefer, 4.45, 6 Sv

Of Note:
Jimmy "The Schnozz" Ditty, backup OF

Key Injuries:
C Harry Finley, .323, 56 RBI, 41 SB, on the DL

Braves
2B Jude McGill, .337, 52 RBI, 87 R
C Dud Dietzsch, .269, 4 HR, 56 RBI
RF George "The General" Ward, .334, 5 HR, 60 RBI
LF John Schmeider, .280, 9 HR, 69 RBI
CF Roy "The Natural" Hobbs, .320, 5 HR, 81 RBI
1B Grover "Sluggo" Warren, .238, 12 HR, 77 RBI
SS Marcus Fortson, .259, 8 HR, 61 RBI
3B Lonnie Mitchell, .248, 42 RBI

SP #1 - Otto "Kaiser" Kahle, 20-8, 2.43, 109 K
SP #2 - Bourbon Allen, 18-16, 2.74, 140 K
SP #3 - Whiskey Allen, Jr., 19-8, 2.21, 87 K

Emergency SP - "Jersey" Piccininno, 12-11, 3.08
Closer - Pooky Antillon, 1.72, 7 Sv

Of Note:
Horst "Harry" Nagel, backup C/1B/3B
David "Harlequin" Hunter, backup 2B/SS


**It's funny that Graham and Hobbs are the only 2 fictional baseball players I added to this league and they are both playing in this series.

[scprideandms]

cmon' Allen Bros lead Braves to a ring!!!!

[tward13]

The General slumping badly this year, hitting "only" .334

So who had the big hits in the last inning for Boston? Just wondering if Gramps had the clutch hit.

[mauboy]

"Let's Go Yankees, Let's Go!"

I never thought I'd hear myself say that!

[Fanronia]

Whooooo ha ! Time to get a RING !!

though I am a Brave's fan ~~.~~

Fanronia