Time Warp Baseball

[Matt from TN]

September 1937

The Senators looked down-and-out by the end of August, but they began to get their legs back under themselves by winning their first two September series against the A's and Indians. They then faced the Yankees for the final time of the season. New York had just been swept by the A's, and Washington was feeling good about their chances. New York held a half-game lead on the AL, but the Senators swept the series, taking all three games by one run. The first two games were comeback wins that went to extra innings, and the final win was a 2-1 pitcher's duel. That gave Washington a 2.5-game lead in the AL. While no one was watching, the White Sox crept up and eventually got to within a game of the Senators after taking 2-of-3 games in those two teams' final meeting. However, the Sox were then swept by Boston, and with three days left in the season, Washington held a 1-game lead over the Yankees and a 2-game lead over Chicago. The Sox finished the season against the Yankees, and Washington faced Boston. Washington and Chicago won their first games, which gave the Senators a 2-game lead over both Chicago and New York. Washington then won their next game, and clinched their first pennant since 1924. Chicago went on to sweep the Yanks and finish in 2nd place.

The Cubs entered September with a 7-game lead over Brooklyn, but with their pitching staff in shambles, Chicago went just 6-9 over the first 2 1/2 weeks of the month. Brooklyn went 10-5 over that period, including a 9-game winning streak. The Dodgers then swept the Phillies, and after the Cubs lost to the Cardinals on September 21st, their lead had shrunk to 2 games. In the final series of the season, they faced Pittsburgh and Brooklyn played the Cardinals. Both Chicago and Brooklyn won their first game, reducing the Cubs' magic number to 1. Chicago lost their next game to the Pirates, but Brooklyn also lost, handing the Cubs a second consecutive NL pennant. Unfortunately, the Cubs lost one of their top offensive threats, centerfielder Dave "Red Fox" Arkless, on September 22nd with a groin injury that will force him to miss the World Series.

Brooklyn's Oscar Vancini hit his record-setting 51st homerun on September 2nd against the Giants and added 2 more the next day. He seemed to be shooting for 60, but he then went on a 13-day homerless streak and 60 seemed out of reach. He ended that streak with 2 blasts against the Cardinals on the 17th, and added another longball two days later against the Phillies, giving him 56. He hit #57 against the Cardinals on the 22nd, giving him two games to reach 60. On the 23rd, he went 1-for-3 with no longballs, but on the final day of the season, he hit two shots, finishing the season with 59!

American League Standings 
  
Washington       88 66 .571 -
Chicago (A)      87 67 .565 1.0 
New York (A)     85 69 .552 3.0
Philadelphia (A) 77 77 .500 11.0
Cleveland        74 80 .481 14.0
Detroit          70 84 .455 18.0
St. Louis (A)    69 85 .448 19.0 
Boston (A)       66 88 .429 22.0
 
National League Standings 
 
Chicago (N)      92 62 .597 -
Brooklyn         90 64 .584 2.0 
Boston (N)       81 73 .526 11.0  
Philadelphia (N) 77 77 .500 15.0
Cincinnati       75 79 .487 17.0 
Pittsburgh       68 86 .442 24.0 
New York (N)     67 87 .435 25.0
St. Louis (N)    66 88 .429 26.0

World Series

This should be an interesting matchup, because both teams struggled down the stretch. Washington nearly lost the pennant after a disastrous August. Meanwhile, the Cubs finished the season with three straight subpar months. Washington's star shortstop Blake Crocitto did not play after straining his arm on September 7th. Despite not being 100%, he will be in the lineup for the World Series.

The Cubs are not quite as fortunate. Pitcher Alex Winterhalter and first baseman "Cookie" Parrish are out for the season, and centerfielder Dave "Red Fox" Arkless and his 36 homeruns will miss the series with a groin injury. "Punchy" Cote has not pitched since August 18th, but he should be ready for Game 3. The team took a chance by including injured David Wickersham on their World Series roster, even though he is not expected to be available until at least a potential Game 7.

Chicago's offense has been average for much of the season, and without their great pitching staff together, they are vulnerable. 21-game winner Sam Vidas should start Game 1 and Cote is expected to be ready for Game 3, but the Game 2 and 5 starter is the biggest question. It looks like the job will go to John "Bucky" Smith, whose once bright career seems to have gotten back on track once the opportunity of starting regularly presented itself with the multiple injuries to other pitchers. He went 6-0 in September with a 2.55 ERA, and Chicago believes he is ready for the World Series stage.

Despite a horrid August, Washington now becomes the favorite to win this series, partly due to Chicago's rash of injuries but also because of their own talent. The Senators ranked 3rd in offense and pitching among all major league teams. Their rotation is anchored by one of the best pitchers of this generation, Jethro "Dodge" Lee. Their offense has power in slugging third baseman Carl "Dutch" Kahle and a wealth of .300 hitters.

My Prediction: The Cubs started the season looking like they could not be beat, but injuries brought them down to a point where they had to struggle to win the pennant. Their pitching staff is still strong, especially with Cote returning, but the offense may not be able to cope with the loss of Arkless and his .350 average, 36 homers and 111 RBI. Washington played better in September and they are healthy. I expect the Senators to win in 6 games.


Starting Lineups:

**Ancestors in BLUE

Senators
RF Hal Breault, .341, 60 R
C Homer Gooch, .253, 59 R
3B Carl "Dutch" Kahle, .326, 27 HR, 99 RBI
LF Wolter Tjeenk-Willink, .337, 12 HR, 83 RBI
SS Blake "Hitman" Crocitto, .375, 10 HR, 90 RBI, 22 SB
CF Sam Kass, .250, 16 HR, 91 RBI
2B Hewie Bartecko, .311, 12 HR, 82 RBI
1B Keith Laverick, .256, 62 RBI

SP #1 - Jethro "Dodge" Lee, 22-11, 2.85, 191 K
SP #2 - Micky Guyton, 18-16, 4.21, 146 K
SP #3 - Claude Swin, 19-13, 3.13, 92 K

Emergency SP - Bill "Red" Finley, 9-18, 5.77, 77 K
Closer - Darwin Kohler, 2.18, 12 SV

Other Noteable Players:
IF Woody Woodworth, .281

Cubs
2B Mark Easton, .251, 98 R, 24 SB
3B Kip Opitz, .227 in 141 AB (moving McAuliffe to CF to compensate for Arkless injury)
1B Dan Troge, .335, 31 HR, 114 RBI
LF Dewey Mickelsen, .299, 28 HR, 126 RBI
CF David "Pops" McAuliffe, .281, 15 HR, 73 RBI
SS Vincent Weatherly, .288, 60 RBI
C Earle Clipp, .253, 48 RBI
RF Jeff Tiptmann, .251, 53 RBI

SP #1 - Sam Vidas, 21-14, 4.18 ERA, 125 K
SP #2 - John "Bucky" Smith, 12-5, 4.25, 52 K
SP #3 - "Punchy" Cote, 17-8, 2.87, 162 K

Emergency SP - Leonard Kulas, 1-5, 5.08
Closer - Eugene Lakin, 1.20, 13 Sv

Other Noteable Players:
SP David Wickersham, 18-4, 2.82, 159 K - not available until Game 7
1B Rosie "Rooster" Johncock, .301, 33 RBI

Key Players on DL:
SP Alex Winterhalter, 11-4, 3.15 - strangely enough, also missed 1936 WS with injury
1B Howard "Cookie" Parrish, .325, 28 HR, 115 RBI in 1936
CF Dave "Red Fox" Arkless, .350, 36 HR, 111 RBI

[lgkeeper]

One sidenote, SS Blake Crocitto will be playing against his grandfather, Cubs' manager Harry Cohan (I realize the ages of the two players make it almost impossible, but IRL, Harry is my grandfather and Blake is my cousin.)

[jdw]

Doc still doesn't seem to be getting playing time with his beloved White Sox... Grrrr! They're wasting his developing years!

Bourbon's having an amazing year for an old fart. Is there a perservative effect of his favorite beverage?

Frank Smith looks like a bad April fired him all up:

Apr: 2-3 with a 3.29 ERA and a shutout.
May: 5-0 with a 1.57 ERA and 2 shutouts. POTM
Jun: 5-1 with a 1.31 ERA and 1 shutouts. POTM
July: 5-0 with a 2.40 ERA. POTM
Aug: 5-1 with a 2.00 ERA. POTM

The most POTM I've run across was the five that Murph bagged in 1920 - Apr, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep. He started the following season winning the POTM in Apr, which would be five in a row.

Presto won 4 POTM in 1922, including Jul-Sep. He opened 1923 taking the POTM for Apr and May, so that was another streak of five.

I guess that can be one of my next projects - a speadsheet with all the POTM and BOTY in it so I can look up stuff like this.

It also looks like Frank was 3 wins away from 200 wins at the age of *27*.

And of course Oscar's season looks to be off the charts. 271 career dingers and counting. He is a fourth straight dinger title, a fourth straight RBI title, almost certainly a fourth straight BOTY award to join Woody (5), Pops and Chestnut as the only players to win four. I guess one of the stories going into next season will be if Oscar has enough left in the tank to match Woody's mark.

Oh... and those Damn Yankees are back on top of the standings! It looked like the Senators were running away with it.


John



John

[jdw]

lgkeeper wrote:

> One sidenote, SS Blake Crocitto will be playing against his
> grandfather, Cubs' manager Harry Cohan (I realize the ages of
> the two players make it almost impossible, but IRL, Harry is
> my grandfather and Blake is my cousin.)

Pretty much "beyond impossible". Harry was a few days shy of 24 years old when Blake was born - 09/29/1887 and 09/05/1911 respectively. Admittedly, Whiskey was knocking off kids at an awfully young age... but not that young!


John, who put one grandfather in, but didn't put the other in... he's now a bit too old for it...

[m0ng00se]

So, did Grand-Unc Willie Young spend another year in AAA? I didn't see him in any of the '37 threads and don't see any stats yet. No biggie... just curious.

[Matt from TN]

Originally Posted by jdw

Doc still doesn't seem to be getting playing time with his beloved White Sox... Grrrr! They're wasting his developing years!

He got 3 AB in April & spent most of the rest of the season in AAA, where he hit .306 with 10 HR and 49 RBI. He did come back up as a Sept callup, going 2-for-4.

Originally Posted by m0ng00se

So, did Grand-Unc Willie Young spend another year in AAA? I didn't see him in any of the '37 threads and don't see any stats yet. No biggie... just curious.

He played off-and-on in the majors all season, hitting .169 (10 for 59). His first career homer came on April 19th off Rusty Canter of the Cards... He hit .307 in 189 AAA AB's.



Also... as soon as the WS is simmed, I'll upload all reports for the season....

[Matt from TN]

Latest update:

Team
BOS - metsgeek
CHA - jdw
CLE -
DET - m0ng00se
NYA - haggis007
PHA - BPS
SLA -
WSH - spiffamous

BSN - Vris
BKN - Ankhiel
CHN - lgkeeper
CIN - scprideandms
NYG - tward13
PHI - Carlton
PIT - ifspuds
STL - TexasLonghorns

Just 2 teams left: Indians and Browns (eventual Orioles). Anyone who wants in, just PM or email me & rank these 2 teams in order of preference. Also be sure to give me your email address & first/last name.

[m0ng00se]

Originally Posted by Matt from TN

... He played off-and-on in the majors all season, hitting .169 (10 for 59). His first career homer came on April 19th off Rusty Canter of the Cards... He hit .307 in 189 AAA AB's...

Cool, thanks for the update.

[jdw]

m0ng00se wrote:

> So, did Grand-Unc Willie Young spend another
> year in AAA? I didn't see him in any of the '37
> threads and don't see any stats yet.

You know, G00se... I think there's some sort of "freeze out" going on for the Class of 1934. The #2 pick, "Easy Out" Skjerly got waived by the Senators in one strange deals the happened in 1936. #3 pick "Buster" Darling couldn't get playing time with the Tigers. #8 pick "Speedy" Perly has gotten some playing time in Brooklyn, mostly as a utility player and an amazing pinch runner (101 SB already with just 135 career hits). But overall... someone is out to get us, G00se!




John

[jdw]

Matt wrote:

> September 1937
>
> Washington then won their next game, and clinched
> their first pennant since 1924. Chicago went on to
> sweep the Yanks and finish in 2nd place.

Woo-hoo~!

"Thuhhhhhh Yankees Lose!"




> Brooklyn's Oscar Vancini hit his record-setting 51st
> homerun on September 2nd against the Giants and added
> 2 more the next day. He seemed to be shooting for 60, but
> he then went on a 13-day homerless streak and 60 seemed
> out of reach. He ended that streak with 2 blasts against the
> Cardinals on the 17th, and added another longball two days
> later against the Phillies, giving him 56. He hit #57 against
> the Cardinals on the 22nd, giving him two games to reach 60.
> On the 23rd, he went 1-for-3 with no longballs, but on the
> final day of the season, he hit two shots, finishing the season
> with 59!

This is supper cool. Great the Oscar got the record - he deserved it. But cool that "60" is still there to shoot for. Great season.


John

[jdw]

Matt wrote:

> Team
> CLE -
> CIN - scprideandms

This is just wrong. How could scprideandms, the Original Decendant of TWB, not own the Ohio Baseball Club of his Infamous... er... Great~! Ancerstor? And of all things, to turn traitor on the Tribe and buy into the Other Ohio baseball Club?

This is sacrilege!

If Whiskey were still alive, there would be hell to pay!




John

[m0ng00se]

Originally Posted by jdw

You know, G00se... I think there's some sort of "freeze out" going on for the Class of 1934...

Willie was only 17 when he was drafted, so I figured he'd spend a couple years in the minors.

But, I hadn't picked up on that possible "freeze out". :-)

Oh well. Most of the Young clan are known to be slow starters. But, once they get going they are usually consistent and resilient.

[jdw]

m0ng00se wrote:

> Willie was only 17 when he was drafted, so I figured
> he'd spend a couple years in the minors.

As was Doc. I didn't mind it too much since Kubic was the Sox best player when Doc was drafted... and Stephen Henry wasn't too bad. But when they went out and traded for Asher and Lazo last year, I knew something was up! :P


> But, I hadn't picked up on that possible "freeze out".

This is like Zeke Thomas freezing out Michael Jordan at the All Star game all over again!

Okay... maybe not that extreme... I need to control myself.


> Oh well. Most of the Young clan are known to be
> slow starters. But, once they get going they are
> usually consistent and resilient.

Willie is a stud. One does wish the Pirates would just turn it over to some of the kids to let them get their "growing" out of the way since the team has some potential with all those high draft picks.


John

[Matt from TN]

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WORLD SERIES

Cubs 3 - Senators 10: Washington clobbered Cubs starter Sam Vidas for 10 runs, 14 hits and 4 walks over 7 1/3 IP. Jethro "Dodge" Lee made his WS debut, allowing 3 runs (2 earned) off 11 hits with 9 K's in a complete game victory.

Cubs 8 - Senators 7: The Cubs scored 4 runs in the 1st off Micky Guyton, but it was their own starter, John "Bucky" Smith, who was forced to leave the game in the 2nd inning with a sore elbow. The Cubs had a 6-2 lead going into the bottom of the 6th, but a 3-run homerun by first baseman Keith Laverick started the scoring in a 5-run inning that gave Washington a 7-6 lead. In the top of the 9th, shortstop Vincent Weatherly hit a 2-run triple with one out and Chicago went on to even the series with a 8-7 win.

Senators 2 - Cubs 8: Chicago scored early and often off all-star Claude Swin. The return of "Punchy" Cote to the mound provided a big boost to the team, and they took a 2-1 series lead.

Senators 8 - Cubs 1: Washington scored 3 runs off Sam Vidas in the first, but he pitched much better after that. But in the late innings, the Washington offense came alive once more to put the game out of reach. Jethro Lee had another great performance, stifling the Chicago offense.

Senators 3 - Cubs 2: John Smith returned to the mound despite an ailing elbow, and he matched with Micky Guyton in an excellent pitching duel. The score was tied 2-2 after the 4th inning and remained that way until Washington catcher Homer Gooch drew a 2-out walk in the top of the 8th. He moved to third on a single by Carl "Dutch" Kahle and scored on a single by Wolter Tjeenk-Willink. A walk to Blake Crocitto loaded the bases, but Smith got centerfielder Sam Kass to fly out and end the threat. Chicago had a runner on 2nd in both the 8th and 9th innings but was unable to score.

Cubs 7 - Senators 5: The Cubs took a 7-0 lead after 4 innings, and although "Punchy" Cote did not have his best stuff on this day, it was good enough to earn a win and even the series at 3 games each.

Cubs 4 - Senators 5: This Game 7 was as exciting as it comes in baseball. Washington threw out dominant ace Jethro Lee and the Cubs used David Wickersham in his first game in over a month, despite later claiming that his shoulder was only "90 percent." Washington took a 3-1 lead and it looked like Lee would once again shut down the Cubs on this day, but Chicago scored 2 runs in the top of the 6th to tie the game. In the bottom of the 8th, Sam Kass hit an RBI double with runners at the corners, giving Washington a 1-run lead. Second baseman Hewie Bartecko then hit a sac fly which gave the Senators a 2-run lead. With 2-outs in the top of the 9th, Cubs centerfielder Michael Brefeld hit a bloop single. He scored when pinch hitter Kip Opitz doubled to left field. With the tying run in scoring position, second baseman Mark Easton came up to face Lee. Easton was 0-for-3 in the game and 2-for-12 against Lee in the series. He smacked a hard line drive toward right field, but Bartecko made a spectacular play and speared the ball from the air, saving a run and winning the series for Washington.

Jethro "Dodge" Lee was named World Series MVP. He went 3-0 with a 2.33 ERA and 20 K's in 27 IP.

[Matt from TN]

1937 Postseason

World Series Champs - Washington Senators 4th AL Pennant, 3rd WS Title (first since 1924)

NL Champs - Chicago Cubs 5th NL Pennant


AL BOY: Carl "Dutch" Kahle, WSH, .326, 27 HR, 99 RBI
NL BOY: Oscar "The Kid" Vancini, BKN, .312, 59 HR, 153 RBI - His 59 HR are a new major league record and his 153 RBI are a new NL record

AL POY: Jethro "Dodge" Lee, WSH, 22-11, 2.85 ERA, 81 BB, 191 K
NL POY: Frank Smith, BKN, 26-6, 2.08 ERA, 50 BB, 181 K

AL ROY: Bob "Stretch" Bussman, CHA, 17-11, 3.56 ERA, 86 BB, 102 K
NL ROY: Wally Saeger, STL, 9-14, 4.90 ERA, 85 BB, 76 K

AL AVG: Blake "Hitman" Crocitto, WSH, .375
NL AVG: Jonathan "White Rhino" Wright, BKN, .353

AL HR: Carl "Dutch" Kahle, WSH, 27
NL HR: Oscar "The Kid" Vancini, BKN, 59 - A new major league record!

AL RBI: Brian Roberge, PHA, 122
NL RBI: Oscar "The Kid" Vancini, BKN, 153 - A new NL record!

AL SB: "Moonlight" Graham, NYA, 60
NL SB: Foglesong "Fuzz" Allen, NYG, 61

AL ERA: Jethro "Dodge" Lee, WSH, 2.85
NL ERA: Frank Smith, BKN, 2.08

AL Wins: Art Booth, NYA, 23
NL Wins: Frank Smith, BKN, 26

AL K's: Jethro "Dodge" Lee, WSH, 191
NL K's: Vic Gorin, STL, 213

AL Saves: William Anderson, PHA, 14
NL Saves: Jesse Janetzky, BSN, 14


Major League Records

ML - 59 Homeruns, Oscar "The Kid" Vancini, BKN

ML - 90 Strikeouts (Batter), "Big Lou" Zaitz, SLA

ML - 217 Walks (Pitcher) - Bob Guilderson, DET

League Records

NL - 153 RBI, Oscar "The Kid" Vancini, BKN

Team Records

BOS - 13 Saves, Dennis Thompson

BKN - 131 Runs, Oscar "The Kid" Vancini
BKN - 108 Walks (Batter), Oscar "The Kid" Vancini

CHA - 20 Homeruns, Leonard "Sunny" Davie

CHN - 13 K's in One Game, David Wickersham
CHN - 36 Homeruns, Dave "Red Fox" Arkless
CHN - 126 RBI, Dewey Mickelsen

CIN - 24 Homeruns, Hank Faver

NYA - 87 Strikeouts (Batter), Harry Finley

NYG - 33 Homeruns, Fred "Froggy" Borgert
NYG - 123 Runs, Dale Lamberty

PHA - 14 Saves, William Anderson
PHA - 88 Strikeouts (Batter), Jerry "Slap" Hertzog

PHI - 43 Doubles, Augie Cost

STL - 213 Strikeouts (Pitcher), Vic Gorin
STL - 13 K's in One Game, Vic Gorin

WSH - 27 Homeruns, Carl "Dutch" Kahle
WSH - 32-Game Hitting Streak, Blake "Hitman" Crocitto

Milestones

3000 Hits - Levi "Tyke" Walls, NYG

2500 Hits - Jon Minzey, BKN
2500 Hits - Tyrell Chestnut, BOS
2500 Hits - Jerry "Slap" Hertzog, PHA

2000 Hits - Quenton Misisca, DET
2000 Hits - Willard Schwarz, PHI
2000 Hits - Ralph "Thunder" Tumbridge, NYA

300 Wins - Scott Fenner, DET

1500 Walks - Jerry Hertzog and "Bull" Zegri, PHA - These two longtime teammates became the 2nd and 3rd players in history to achieve this mark.

1700 Runs - Ben "Rabbi" Baum, PHI - He became the 3rd player in history to pass this mark.

1900 K's (Pitcher) - Jethro "Dodge" Lee, WSH - He became the first pitcher since Andrew Murphy to pass this mark. If he reaches 2000 next season, he will pass Murphy and be the first pitcher to reach that number in many years.

450 Complete Games - Bourbon Allen, BSN - He became just the 3rd pitcher ever to reach this mark.


Gold Gloves

1936 American League Winners

Pitcher: Babe Hardin, CHA
Catcher: Russell Calfee, BOS
First Base: Ralph "Thunder" Tumbridge, NYA - 8 straight!
Second Base: Ray Dimeo, DET
Third Base: "Fat Gus" Kahle, NYA
Shortstop: Jamie Kubic, CHA
Leftfield: Charles Netzer, CLE
Centerfield: Joe Campbell, CLE
Rightfield: Tony Monachino, SLA


1936 National League Winners

Pitcher: Babe Goodrum, BSN
Catcher: Willard Schwarz, PHI
First Base: Grover "Sluggo" Warren, BSN - 2 straight!
Second Base: Brad Coffenberger, BKN
Third Base: Geoffrey Curry, PIT
Shortstop: Dale "The Wizard" Reneau, PHI
Leftfield: Dewey Mickelsen, CHN - 3 straight!
Centerfield: Dave "Red Fox" Arkless, CHN
Rightfield: Hal Smith, NYG


September Awards:

American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Bob "Stretch" Bussman (CHA)!
He had a record of 4-1 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 2.44.

National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Brett Smith (CIN)!
He had a record of 5-0 in 5 games started, with an ERA of 1.64.

American League-Batter of the Month:
Wolter Tjeenk-Willink (WSH)!
He batted .424 in 85 AB, with 3 homers and 27 RBI.

National League-Batter of the Month:
Dale Lamberty (NYG)!
He batted .486 in 74 AB, with 10 homers and 28 RBI.

[ifspuds]

Originally Posted by Matt from TN

Gold Gloves

Catcher: Willard Schwarz, PHI

Since I've got a personal stake in NL catchers (Lloyd Johnson's my ancestor), I got curious about Willard Schwarz. What happened to his career? Batter of the Year award in 1932, and then he began tanking. There's no mention of an injury in his player history on the website. And after 7 Gold Gloves between 1922 and 1932, no more until this season.

Since his 1932 season, when he posted a .958 OPS with 50 HRs, only once since has he broken .700 (.774 in 1934). Is this the infamous 32-year old curse at work here? 1932 would have been his age 32 season, but to decline that fast... wow.

[Matt from TN]

Franchise Histories

BLUE - Won World Series
GREEN - Won Pennant but No WS Played
BLACK - Won Pennant

Boston Red Sox - 1 Pennant, 1-0 in WS, Last Pennant (1918), Last WS Title (1918)
Most Wins 81 (1928), Most Losses 93 (1936)
Winning Seasons 7, Losing Seasons 26, .500 Seasons 4
Longest Winning Streak: 1 Season
Longest Losing Streak: 12 Seasons (1906-17)
1900-10: 2-8
1911-20: 2-7-1 - 1918
1921-30: 2-5-3
1931-40: 1-6
Last 10 Seasons 2-6-1
Last 5 Seasons 0-5

Chicago White Sox - 5 Pennants, 1-4 in WS, Last Pennant (1930), Last WS Title (1920)
Most Wins 102 (1920), Most Losses 91 (1910)
Winning Seasons 19, Losing Seasons 18
Longest Winning Streak: 9 Seasons (1913-21)
Longest Losing Streak: 9 Seasons (1904-12)
1900-10: 1-9 - 1903
1911-20: 8-2 - 1917, 1919, 1920
1921-30: 6-4 - 1930
1931-40: 4-3
Last 10 Seasons 7-3
Last 5 Seasons 3-2

Cleveland Indians - 5 Pennants, 2-3 in WS, Last Pennant (1916), Last WS Title (1916)
Most Wins 107 (1910), Most Losses 100 (1931)
Winning Seasons 20, Losing Seasons 16, .500 Seasons 1
Longest Winning Streak: 13 Seasons (1906-18)
Longest Losing Streak: 6 Seasons (1927-32)
1900-10: 6-4 - 1907, 1910
1911-20: 9-1 - 1914, 1915, 1916
1921-30: 2-8
1931-40: 3-3-1
Last 10 Seasons 3-6-1
Last 5 Seasons 3-1-1

Detroit Tigers - 1 Pennant, 1-0 in WS, Last Pennant (1928), Last WS Win (1928)
Most Wins 93 (1928), Most Losses 94 (1906, 1922, 1934)
Winning Seasons 16, Losing Seasons 21
Longest Winning Streak: 5 Seasons (1901-05)
Longest Losing Streak: 7 Seasons (1906-12)
1900-10: 5-5
1911-20: 3-7
1921-30: 6-4 - 1928
1931-40: 1-6
Last 10 Seasons 4-6
Last 5 Seasons 0-5

New York Yankees - 12 Pennants, 6-5 in WS, Last Pennant (1936), Last WS Win (1936)
Most Wins 103 (1923), Most Losses 93 (1920)
Winning Seasons 22, Losing Seasons 14, .500 Seasons 1
Longest Winning Streak: 8 Seasons (1905-12, 1930-Present)
Longest Losing Streak: 7 Seasons (1915-21)
1900-10: 7-3 - 1905, 1908, 1909
1911-20: 3-7 - 1911, 1912
1921-30: 5-4-1 - 1923, 1927
1931-40: 7-0 - 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936
Last 10 Seasons 8-2
Last 5 Seasons 5-0

Philadelphia Athletics - 5 Pennants, 1-4 in WS, Last Pennant (1932), Last WS Title (1906)
Most Wins 98 (1929), Most Losses 97 (1917)
Winning Seasons 21, Losing Seasons 15, .500 Seasons 1
Longest Winning Streak: 9 Seasons (1925-33)
Longest Losing Streak: 10 Seasons (1912-21)
1900-10: 8-2 - 1906
1911-20: 1-9
1921-30: 8-2 - 1925, 1926, 1929
1931-40: 4-2-1 - 1932
Last 10 Seasons 7-2-1
Last 5 Seasons 2-2-1

St. Louis Browns - 4 Pennants, 1-0 in WS, Last Pennant (1922), Last WS Title (1922)
Most Wins 89 (1904), Most Losses 98 (1930)
Winning Seasons 13, Losing Seasons 22, .500 Seasons 2
Longest Winning Streak: 2 Seasons (1901-02, 1918-19, 1921-22)
Longest Losing Streak: 7 Seasons (1910-16)
1900-10: 5-5 - 1901, 1902, 1904
1911-20: 2-7-1
1921-30: 4-6 - 1922
1931-40: 2-4-1
Last 10 Seasons 2-7-1
Last 5 Seasons 2-3

Washington Senators - 4 Pennants, 3-1 in WS, Last Pennant (1937), Last WS Title (1937)
Most Wins 88 (1937), Most Losses 88 (1907)
Winning Seasons 16, Losing Seasons 19, .500 Seasons 2
Longest Winning Streak: 4 Seasons (1921-24)
Longest Losing Streak: 6 Seasons (1927-32)
1900-10: 3-6-1
1911-20: 4-6 - 1913
1921-30: 5-5 - 1921, 1924
1931-40: 4-2-1 - 1937
Last 10 Seasons 4-5-1
Last 5 Seasons 4-0-1



Boston Braves - 4 Pennants, 2-1 in WS, Last Pennant (1931), Last WS Title (1931)
Most Wins 105 (1928), Most Losses 102 (1915)
Winning Seasons 16, Losing Seasons 21
Longest Winning Streak: 8 Seasons (1930-Present)
Longest Losing Streak: 14 Seasons (1914-27)
1900-10: 6-4 - 1904, 1910
1911-20: 1-9
1921-30: 2-8 - 1928
1931-40: 7-0 - 1931
Last 10 Seasons 9-1
Last 5 Seasons 5-0

Brooklyn Robins - 4 Pennants, 2-2 in WS, Last Pennant (1935), Last WS Title (1926)
Most Wins 91 (1926), Most Losses 94 (1927)
Winning Seasons 21, Losing Seasons 14, .500 Seasons 2
Longest Winning Streak: 5 Seasons (1922-26)
Longest Losing Streak: 4 Seasons (1903-06)
1900-10: 3-7
1911-20: 7-2-1 - 1919
1921-30: 7-3 - 1926
1931-40: 4-2-1 - 1934, 1935
Last 10 Seasons 6-3-1
Last 5 Seasons 4-0-1

Chicago Cubs - 5 Pennants, 2-3 in WS, Last Pennant (1937), Last WS Title (1917)
Most Wins 98 (1936), Most Losses 97 (1925)
Winning Seasons 25, Losing Seasons 12
Longest Winning Streak: 14 Seasons (1901-14)
Longest Losing Streak: 6 Seasons (1922-27)
1900-10: 10-0 - 1905
1911-20: 7-3 - 1913, 1917
1921-30: 3-7
1931-40: 5-2 - 1936, 1937
Last 10 Seasons 7-3
Last 5 Seasons 5-0

Cincinnati Reds - 1 Pennant, 0-1 in WS, Last Pennant (1920)
Most Wins 92 (1927), Most Losses 95 (1906)
Winning Seasons 20, Losing Seasons 17
Longest Winning Streak: 11 Seasons (1913-23)
Longest Losing Streak: 5 Seasons (1933-Present)
1900-10: 5-5
1911-20: 9-1 - 1920
1921-30: 4-6
1931-40: 2-5
Last 10 Seasons 2-8
Last 5 Seasons 0-5

New York Giants - 4 Pennants, 2-2 in WS, Last Pennant (1922), Last WS Title (1921)
Most Wins 90 (1922, 1923), Most Losses 97 (1929)
Winning Seasons 15, Losing Seasons 20, .500 Seasons 2
Longest Winning Streak: 6 Seasons (1918-23)
Longest Losing Streak: 7 Seasons (1908-14)
1900-10: 1-8-1 - 1907
1911-20: 5-5 - 1918
1921-30: 5-5 - 1921, 1922
1931-40: 4-2-1
Last 10 Seasons 4-5-1
Last 5 Seasons 3-1-1

Philadelphia Phillies - 9 Pennants, 6-1 in WS, Last Pennant (1933), Last WS Title (1932)
Most Wins 100 (1927), Most Losses 91 (1920)
Winning Seasons 20, Losing Seasons 16, .500 Seasons 2
Longest Winning Streak: 12 Seasons (1924-1935)
Longest Losing Streak: 9 Seasons (1915-23)
1900-10: 7-2-1 - 1901, 1902, 1903
1911-20: 1-9
1921-30: 7-3 - 1925, 1927, 1929, 1930
1931-40: 5-1-1 - 1932, 1933
Last 10 Seasons 8-1-1
Last 5 Seasons 3-1-1

Pittsburgh Pirates - 4 Pennants, 1-3 in WS, Last Pennant (1912), Last WS Win (1909)
Most Wins 92 (1908), Most Losses 103 (1928)
Winning Seasons 9, Losing Seasons 27, .500 Seasons 1
Longest Winning Streak: 5 Seasons (1908-12)
Longest Losing Streak: 7 Seasons (1913-19, 1931-Present)
1900-10: 4-6 - 1908, 1909
1911-20: 2-8 - 1911, 1912
1921-30: 2-7-1
1931-40: 0-7
Last 10 Seasons 1-9
Last 5 Seasons 0-5

St. Louis Cardinals - 6 Pennants, 2-4 in WS, Last Pennant (1924), Last WS Win (1923)
Most Wins 103 (1915), Most Losses 99 (1936)
Winning Seasons 17, Losing Seasons 17, .500 Seasons 3
Longest Winning Streak: 5 Seasons (1914-18, 1921-25)
Longest Losing Streak: 8 Seasons (1930-Present)
1900-10: 3-6-1 - 1906
1911-20: 6-2-2 - 1914, 1915, 1916
1921-30: 8-2 - 1923, 1924
1931-40: 0-7
Last 10 Seasons 2-8
Last 5 Seasons 0-5


Last Pennant:

1912 - PIT
1916 - CLE
1918 - BOS
1920 - CIN
1922 - SLA, NYG
1924 - STL
1928 - DET
1930 - CHA
1931 - BSN
1932 - PHA
1933 - PHI
1935 - BKN
1936 - NYA
1937 - WSH, CHN

Last World Series Championship:

NONE - CIN
1906 - PHA
1909 - PIT
1916 - CLE
1917 - CHN
1918 - BOS
1920 - CHA
1921 - NYG
1922 - SLA
1923 - STL
1926 - BKN
1928 - DET
1931 - BSN
1932 - PHI
1936 - NYA
1937 - WSH

[Matt from TN]

Originally Posted by ifspuds

Since I've got a personal stake in NL catchers (Lloyd Johnson's my ancestor), I got curious about Willard Schwarz. What happened to his career? Batter of the Year award in 1932, and then he began tanking. There's no mention of an injury in his player history on the website. And after 7 Gold Gloves between 1922 and 1932, no more until this season.

Since his 1932 season, when he posted a .958 OPS with 50 HRs, only once since has he broken .700 (.774 in 1934). Is this the infamous 32-year old curse at work here? 1932 would have been his age 32 season, but to decline that fast... wow.

I followed his career pretty closely for some time & his talent for hitting was always "FAIR" which explains his low averages... but for the era, he remained fairly steady in the HR department, with the 40 and 50 seasons looking more like anomolies than the lower HR seasons, unfortunately... I don't know if the age 32 had anything to do with it, but it could be a curse since it also happened in the year 1932... It is rather coincidental that his last GG was that same season...

But as far as ratings go, they never took a big hit but did decline steadily...

[Kaline]

Frank Smith looks amazing. Just 27 and already has 206 wins. While 300 seems almost certain at this point (assuming he doesnt get hurt), but is 400 a possibility? He has won 24 or more 5 times in 10 seasons.

He has 4 pitcher of the year awards already. Id hold off on naming the PoTY award the Andrew Murphy award just yet, hes got a definite shot at chasing him down. Maybe not in POTY (though he could end up with 7 or 8), but he may be ahead in Wins and K's.

It'll be an interesting career to watch to say the least.

[jdw]

Matt wrote:

> Jethro "Dodge" Lee was named World Series MVP. He
> went 3-0 with a 2.33 ERA and 20 K's in 27 IP.

Isn't this only the second time someone has won 3 games in the series? I'm trying to remember who the other one was...

Amazing cap to Lee's year. A fifth POTY, and finally getting to post season and being the horse for the team. His 6th ERA title, and a 9th K title. Dodge clear is one of the best ever, and maybe the era with the higher ERAs is what keeps him from being thought of in Murph and Presto's class. His ERA+ would be an interesting comp with theirs. 5 POTY joins Murphy (9), Presto and Professor Nagel as the only to do that.

Of course over in the NL Frank Smith grabbed his 4th POTY with really an exceptional year. 2.08 ERA in a league where the average was 4.39? Yow!

Between those two and Vancini taking his 4th BOTY, we've got some giants playing at their peak.

One of the big questions going into 1938 - can Bourbon get to win #360?

I also see the Human Torch fell off of Woody's BA record, while the White Rhino got enough AB's to quality and is tied with Woody. At 23 he's extremely young, though oddly it's his 1934 and 1935 seasons that are giving him the current "record".

In the HR race, Willard Schwarz put up another 17 to hold onto his lead, but the rest of his numbers fell off horribly. I don't think the Phills can play a .171/.237/.298/.535 catcher, even with him bagging his 8th Gold Glove this season.

One of the sadder developments was Rabbi Baum just falling apart. He had a really nice 1936 campaign, possibly his best since 1929. He looked like he might challenge Pops Falise's carrer RBI record with a good year, but fell off so far that you wonder if he'll retire. Bull Zegri seemed to have an outside chance after an excellent comeback year in 1936, but broke his hand and played very poorly when in the lineup. Given his age, he may be done. Chestnut is more than two seasons off the record at his current pace, even though he remains a good player for the Sox. He's 38... seems like a long shot. It may take the next group of players such as Sam Kass, Quenton Misisca, Sal Rossi, or John Schmieder to do it. Sal and Schmieder are the youngest at 34.

On really useless triva, Dale Cisek is 6 saves away from setting the career record.

John