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metsgeek · 02-19-2005, 01:08 AM

PROSPECT WATCH

ROY HOBBS: Hobbs had another great season. He was voted back onto the All-Star team and Bronchos nearly made it to the World Series. Maybe next year.

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Career Batting Stats  
 
Year     G   AB   H  2B 3B HR RBI   R  BB HP SF   K SB CS  AVG  OBP  SLG  OPS Teams
 
1901    46   71  14   1  0  2   5   7   7  0  0  13  2  1 .197 .269 .296 .565  NYG 
1902    55   75  24   5  0  2  15   7   4  1  1  25  0  2 .320 .358 .467 .825  NYG
1903    44   81  14   1  0  1  11   5   4  0  0  34  0  3 .173 .212 .222 .434  NYG
1904   107  337  58   8  1  2  31  28  22  2  3 137  3  4 .172 .225 .220 .445  NYG 
1905     7    6   1   1  0  0   1   1   1  0  0   1  0  0 .167 .286 .333 .619  NYG 
1906     3    3   0   0  0  0   0   0   0  0  0   2  0  0 .000 .000 .000 .000  NYG 
1907    87  233  63   6  4  2  29  31  23  1  1  70  1  5 .270 .337 .356 .693  NYG,CLE 
1908   147  533 138  25  4  7  54  67  61  3  2 128 12  3 .259 .337 .360 .697  CLE
1909   137  508 126  29  4  6  77  54  47  2  6 116  3  3 .248 .311 .356 .667  CLE 
1910   142  546 149  29  3 14  75  77  47  2  5 112 10  4 .273 .330 .414 .744  CLE,AL 
1911   128  474 161  28  4  8  73  73  41  4  6 121  8  8 .340 .392 .466 .859  CLE
1912   147  560 185  30  8 11 106  85  67  2  4 134 17 13 .330 .401 .471 .873  CLE,AL
 
Total 1050 3427 933 163 28 55 477 435 324 17 28 893 56 46 .272 .336 .384 .720  

Talents (Con/Gap/HR/Eye/Avoid): 81/ 65/ 52/ 33/ 60 
				    -11	-8 -14		       
               Current Ratings: 73/ 72/ 57/ 31/ 53
			                 +2  -8  -1

SAM KINGMA: Sambo got a few less hits, but his power is still the best in the league. He hit the amazing 20 HR mark for the second time. Noone else has ever hit above 14.

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Career Batting Stats  
 
Year     G    AB    H  2B 3B  HR RBI  R   BB HP SF    K  SB CS  AVG  OBP  SLG  OPS Teams
 
1902        Played in Minor Leagues                                                BSN
1903    69   202   56  15  0   5  40  27   9  0  4   71   5  2 .277 .302 .426 .728 BSN,PIT
1904   145   590  153  29  2   8  86  63  27  4  2  180  11  5 .259 .295 .356 .651 PIT 
1905   145   565  181  31  6   7  86  74  53  2  8  159  11  7 .320 .376 .434 .809 PIT,NL
1906   145   559  148  25  1   2  64  63  47  4  4  174  18 10 .265 .324 .324 .648 PIT 
1907   147   565  149  24  4   8  67  64  59  6  7  142  13  6 .264 .336 .363 .699 PIT 
1908   147   551  134  18  1   6  65  50  36  5  3  153  14 16 .243 .294 .312 .606 PIT 
1909   148   568  153  35  6   8  74  87  49  8  9  136  10  7 .269 .331 .394 .726 PIT,NL 
1910   146   557  131  28  2  13  68  78  72  9  5  129  14  4 .235 .330 .363 .692 PIT 
1911   144   534  160  34  5  25 125  86  59  9  6  137  10  3 .300 .375 .522 .897 PIT,NL
1912   146   550  143  31  3  20  85  84  76  6  6  132  10  6 .260 .353 .436 .789 PIT,NL 

Total 1382  5241 1408 270 30 102 760 676 487 53 54 1413 116 66 .269 .334 .390 .724   

Talents (Con/Gap/HR/Eye/Avoid):  76/ 75/ 112/ 51/ 61
				  			
		Current Ratings: 75/ 79/ 108/ 44/ 67
				 -4           -3  +2

WILL MILLER II: Netsky hit over .320 for the 4th straight year and he set a personal best for stolen bases with 85. He is the top leadoff man in the game now.

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Career Batting Stats  
 
Year     G   AB    H  2B 3B HR RBI   R  BB HP SF    K  SB  CS  AVG  OBP  SLG  OPS Teams
 
1903    47   78   20   2  0  2  13  12   9  0  1   25   5   1 .256 .330 .359 .689 SLN 
1904   141  547  148  25  2  4  68  80  45  8  3  170  47  11 .271 .333 .346 .679 SLN 
1905   143  557  143  18  5  4  72  83  53  6  2  158  58  12 .257 .327 .329 .655 SLN 
1906   146  564  173  24  6  3  87  92  51  5  6  134  48  10 .307 .366 .387 .752 SLN,NL
1907   146  559  161  14  4  4  68  86  74  4  5  174  67  14 .288 .372 .349 .721 SLN 
1908   144  538  155  17  3  2  61  84  75  2  1  160  58  13 .288 .377 .342 .719 SLN 
1909   144  515  176  20  2  2  65  82  86  6  2  135  69  20 .342 .440 .400 .840 SLN,NL 
1910   147  515  165  25  2  5  66  88  87  5  4  123  69  18 .320 .421 .406 .826 SLN,NL 
1911   119  442  152  25  3  2  63  80  61  1  5  116  54   7 .344 .420 .428 .848 SLN 
1912   144  556  198  19  5  4  66 102  80  6  2  133  85  17 .356 .441 .430 .871 SLN,NL 

Total 1321 4871 1491 189 32 32 629 789 621 43 31 1328 560 123 .306 .387 .378 .765      

Talents (Con/Gap/HR/Eye/Avoid):  97/ 60/ 38/ 54/ 50
				-11  +8       		
		Current Ratings:  90/ 68/ 47/ 52/ 57
				  -2  +3      -2 +10

BRAD VEST: Vest was called up again in September, but only for one game. The good news is that he'll still qualify for Rookie of the Year in 1918 at this rate

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Career Batting Stats  
 
Year   G  AB   H 2B 3B HR RBI  R BB HP SF  K  SB CS  AVG  OBP  SLG  OPS Teams
 
1904        Played in A Ball                                             DET,WAS
1905        Played in A Ball                                             WAS 
1906        Played in A Ball                                             WAS
1907        Played in A Ball                                             WAS
1908        Played in A Ball                                             WAS
1909        Played in A Ball                                             WAS
1910        Played in A Ball                                             WAS
1911   4  15   3  2  0  0   1  2  1  0  0  4   0  0 .200 .250 .333 .583  WAS 
1912   1   4   1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0  0  1   0  0 .250 .250 .250 .500  WAS 

Total  5  19   4  2  0  0   1  2  1  0  0  5   0  0 .211 .250 .316 .566  

Talents (Con/Gap/HR/Eye/Avoid):  67/ 90/ 60/ 61/ 41
				
		Current Ratings:  33/ 76/ 25/ 17/ 45
				  +2  +9  +3  +2  -1

JAKE SCOTT: Scott is still striking them out, walking them and giving up the longball by the boatloads. still, he won 20 games again. 120 wins at age 25 isn't too shabby.

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

1905    3   2   1  0  0 1.76   15.1    8    5   3  1   4    2  1   0 0.78  BSN 
1906   10   7   6  2  0 3.22   64.1   52   28  23  2  15   46  6   0 1.04  BSN 
1907   42  38  19  9  1 1.82  271.2  177   69  55  6  88  254  2   0 0.98  BSN 
1908   42  42  11 14  0 2.29  279.1  202   89  71  5  78  252  0   0 1.00  BSN 
1909   43  43  20 12  0 2.15  297.0  191   89  71  6 105  229  1   1 1.00  BSN
1910   38  38  22  5  0 1.85  262.0  175   63  54  7  65  212  3   3 0.92  BSN,NL 
1911   41  41  21 17  0 3.32  354.2  272  140 131 31 145  358 32   1 1.18  BSN,NL 
1912   41  41  20 16  0 3.57  343.1  255  161 136 35 166  328 25   3 1.23  BSN,NL 

Total 260 252 120 75  1 2.59 1887.2 1332  644 544 93 666 1681 70   8 1.06    
 
Talents (Stuff/Movement/Control):  110/ 59/ 42
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		Current Ratings: 107/ 65/ 46
				  +3  +4  -3[/COLOR]

JOHN "HOMERUN" HEINZ: Heinz was traded on 4/2 to the Senators for Buck Herzog. He finally lived up to his nickname by hitting his first tater on 6/12, eding the year with 7. We're that we'll see many more from this brute.

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Career Batting Stats  
 
Year   G  AB    H 2B 3B HR RBI  R BB HP SF   K  SB CS  AVG  OBP  SLG  OPS Teams
 
1906          Played in A Ball                                             SLA
1907          Played in A Ball                                             SLA
1908          Played in A Ball                                             SLA
1909          Played in AA                                                 SLA
1910    9   9   1  0  0  0   0  2  2  1  0   1   0  0 .111 .333 .111 .444  SLA 
1911   49 144  40 10  2  0  20 17 19  1  2  29   9  1 .278 .361 .375 .736  SLA 
1912  145 564 135 19  4  7  89 69 41 10  7 132  15  1 .239 .299 .324 .624  SLA,WAS
 
Total 203 717 176 29  6  7 109 88 62 12  9 162  24  2 .245 .313 .332 .644  

Talents (Con/Gap/HR/Eye/Avoid):  80/ 80/ 131/ 39/ 50
				  
		Current Ratings:  50/ 70/ 60/ 37/ 58
				  +3     +15

MAK DOLNICK: Mak had another solid year, but once again he was snubbed for the All-Star team. All he needs is a little name recognition.

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Career Batting Stats 
  
Year    G   AB   H 2B 3B HR RBI   R  BB HP SF   K SB CS  AVG  OBP  SLG  OPS Teams
 
1907   12   30   8  2  0  0   4   4   5  0  1   8   3  0 .267 .361 .333 .694  PIT 
1908   82  213  66 12  0  3  31  34  21  0  0  44  17  6 .310 .372 .408 .780  PIT 
1909  141  538 141 18  3  4  66  74  56  3  4 108  55 24 .262 .333 .329 .662  PIT 
1910  143  531 151 13  4  4  68  79  74  3  6  97  41 13 .284 .371 .347 .718  PIT,NL
1911  143  546 173 20  4 10  71  98  60  2  1 108  38 16 .317 .386 .423 .809  PIT
1912  144  554 171 22  6  1  71  77  49  2  2  89  32 24 .309 .366 .375 .741  PIT 

Total 665 2412 710 87 17 22 311 366 265 10 14 454 186 83 .294 .365 .372 .737     

Talents (Con/Gap/HR/Eye/Avoid):  91/ 50/ 55/ 44/ 70
				            	       
		Current Ratings:  89/ 58/ 63/ 45/ 78
				  +3  +2  +1      +1

JOSE "BLACK DIAMOND" MENDEZ: The Highlanders are struggling, but not due to the performance of Mendez. He was selected to the All Star game this year.

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Career Pitching Stats 
  
Year    G GS  W  L SV  ERA    IP  HA   R  ER HR BB   K CG SHO WHIP Teams 
 
1908    8  2  1  3  1 4.55  27.2  29  20  14  1  14  20  2  0  1.55 CHA 
1909   16 13  8  2  0 2.87 109.2  94  40  35  0  30  60  6  2  1.13 CHA,AL
1910   30  6  6  6  6 1.97  87.0  59  26  19  6  21  41  3  2  0.92 CHA,NYA 
1911   30 10 10  7  2 2.97 118.0 112  40  39  7  24  79 10  1  1.15 NYA 
1912   39 39 18 18  0 3.56 331.0 328 145 131 13  52 195 34  1  1.15 NYA,AL 

Total 123 70 43 36  9 3.18 673.1 622 271 238 27 141 395 55  6  1.13   

Talents (Stuff/Movement/Control):  70/ 85/ 96
				       
		Current Ratings:  63/ 82/ 97
				  -1      -2

ALAN LIAO: Liao was out for most of June with a Strained MCL, and that may have cost him an All-Star appearance. However, he is progressing quite nicely and is cutting down on his K's

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Career Batting Stats 
  
Year    G   AB   H  2B 3B HR RBI   R  BB HP SF   K  SB CS  AVG  OBP  SLG  OPS Teams
 
1909  139  504 120  24  3  4  62  54  35  9  2 182  39  7 .238 .298 .321 .620 BSN 
1910  137  505 120  24  1  5  61  68  59 12  1 152  35 13 .238 .331 .319 .650 BSN 
1911  127  474 140  28  5  5  75  86  52  9  2 125  33 13 .295 .374 .407 .781 BSN,NL 
1912  123  450 138  27  3  2  53  86  58  8  2  99  52  6 .307 .394 .393 .787 BSN 

Total 526 1933 518 103 12 16 251 294 204 38  7 558 159 39 .268 .348 .359 .707 
   
   
Talents (Con/Gap/HR/Eye/Avoid):  102/ 76/ 30/ 80/ 50
				       
		Current Ratings:  95/ 82/ 33/ 50/ 55
				 +15  +4      +3  -1

MIKE O'DONNELL: Mikey O needed some more time in the minors. He should be in AAA nesxt season, with possibly a September callup.

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

1910      Played in the Minors                                  BRO 
1911   1  1  0  0  0 5.87 7.2   5  5  5  0 11  8  0   0 2.09    BRO
1912      Played in the Minors                                  BRO
 
Total  1  1  0  0  0 5.87 7.2   5  5  5  0 11  8  0   0 2.09 

Talents (Stuff/Movement/Control):  105/ 80/ 76
				   	       
		Current Ratings:  39/ 69/ 14
				  +3 +11  +4

JOHN "SHELLY" SHELTON: Shelly spent the year coming off the bench, but with the progress he has made, he should soon be the starter.

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Career Batting Stats 
  
Year    G   AB   H 2B 3B HR RBI  R  BB HP SF  K  SB CS  AVG  OBP  SLG  OPS Teams
 
1911   55   82  22  3  1  2  18 13  10  2  1 19   3 0  .268 .358 .402 .760   BRO 
1912   80  141  35  5  1  0  17 25  12  7  1 34  12 1  .248 .335 .298 .633   BRO 

Total 135  223  57  8  2  2  35 38  22  9  2 53  15 1  .256 .344 .336 .680 
 
  
   
Talents (Con/Gap/HR/Eye/Avoid):  98/ 70/ 31/ 75/ 61
					       
		Current Ratings:  71/ 78/ 24/ 38/ 62
				  +7  +2  +3  +2  +6  [/COLOR]

CHRIS "THE GRIMSBY LOCOMOTIVE" JOYCE: Joyce quickly rose to AA, and was called up for a couple games in September

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

1912   3  1  0  0  0 5.73 11.0  14  8  7  0  6 10  0   0 1.82  CIN 

Total  3  1  0  0  0 5.73 11.0  14  8  7  0  6 10  0   0 1.82  

Talents (Stuff/Movement/Control):  100/ 70/ 80
				   	       
		Current Ratings:  36/ 35/ 35
				  +4  +6  +2

metsgeek · 02-19-2005, 01:04 PM

THE CHRONICLE - 1912 WORLD SERIES PREVIEW

AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPION: BOSTON RED SOX (86-68)

Team Batting Average: .282
Team ERA: 3.80

Top Batters:
"Shoeless Joe" Jackson - .364, 95 RBI, 60 SB
Tris Speaker - .375, 118 RBI, 45 SB
Fred Beck - .300, 84 RBI, 33 SB

Top Pitchers:
Glen Liebhardt - 13-5, 2.86 ERA, 67 K
Hippo Vaughn - 14-21, 3.98 ERA, 164 K

NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPION: NEW YORK GIANTS (93-61)

Team Batting Average: .291
Team ERA: 3.28

Top Batters:
Ty Cobb - .336, 93 RBI, 62 SB
Sammy Strang - .360, 87 RBI, 40 RBI
Joe Tinker - .329, 64 RBI, 41 SB

Top Pitchers:
Christy Mathewson - 30-9, 1.99 ERA, 255 K
Jim St. Vrain - 20-16, 3.94 ERA, 197 K
Ed Walsh - 25-16, 2.95 ERA, 181 K

This is a rematch of last year and the teams are similar, but we are unlikely to see a 7 game series again. The Red Sox have improved their offense, but so have the Giants. The pitching, on the other hand, is an even bigger problem for Boston than it was in 1911. Their ace, Lou Schettler, strained his shoulder in the penultimate game of the season and will miss the entire series. Even with him they may have had a difficult time, but now the result is inevitable. Giants should match the Athletics with 3 straight championships rather easily.

PREDICTION: Giants in 4

metsgeek · 02-19-2005, 03:29 PM

1912 WORLD SERIES

9/23/1912 - GAME 1 RED SOX 5 - GIANTS 8

Both teams were contentious throughout this messy game, with each team commiting 3 errors. Sammy Strang was ejected in the 5th for arguing a called 3rd strike, and whispers of favoritism on the part of the umps have begun to circulate. Above it all, Christy Mathewson just rolled right along and does what he always does....win in the postseason.

9/24/1912 - GAME 2 RED SOX 3 - GIANTS 6

Joe Jackson went 3 for 4 with 2 RBI for the Red Sox in a lost cause as Ed Walsh held the rest of his team at bay. Walsh even helped his own cause with 2 RBI of his own.

9/26/1912 - GAME 3 GIANTS 9 - RED SOX 11

The Giants outhit the Sox 15-12 in the first game back in Boston, but 4 errors and an off day from Jim St. Vrain sunk them in this high-scoring affair. Amos Strunk had 3 hits and 4 RBI in the win.

9/27/1912 - GAME 4 GIANTS 9 - RED SOX 0

Christy Mathewson gave the Red Sox a whupping and the Red Sox defense took their turn at the error trough with 5. Bill Sweeney knocked in 3 for the Giants.

9/28/1912 - GAME 5 GIANTS 9 - RED SOX 3

Doc Miller gets 4 RBI and Ed Walsh shackles the Red Sox yet again, sending the Boston fans home without dessert and sealing the deal on the Giants' 3rd consecutive championship.

1912 WORLD CHAMPS - NEW YORK GIANTS
3rd Championship

SERIES MVP: Christy Mathewson 2-0, 1.00 ERA, 10 Hits, 11 K, 18 IP

woody5254 · 02-19-2005, 03:36 PM

What are Mathewson's career numbers like so far?

metsgeek · 02-19-2005, 04:03 PM

1912 CHRONICLE AWARDS/LEADERBOARD

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AMERICAN LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: 
Hugh Bedient (CLE)
He had a record of 19-10 with an ERA of 3.10.
In 40 games started, he pitched 272.2 innings, fanning 138 and walking 68 batters.

NATIONAL LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR:  
George Mcconnell (BRO)
He had a record of 17-16 with an ERA of 4.54.
In 40 games started, he pitched 335.1 innings, fanning 171 and walking 133 batters.

AMERICAN LEAGUE ACE OF THE YEAR: 
Walter Johnson (CLE)
He had a record of 26-13 with an ERA of 2.52 and 3 shutouts.
In 41 games started, he pitched 357.1 innings, fanning 270 and walking 119 batters.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SLUGGER OF THE YEAR:  
Tris Speaker (BOS)
He batted .375 in 570 AB, with 2 homers and 118 RBI.

NATIONAL LEAGUE ACE OF THE YEAR:  
Christy Mathewson (NY1)
He had a record of 30-9 with an ERA of 1.99 and 5 shutouts.
In 41 games started, he pitched 357.1 innings, fanning 255 and walking 63 batters.

NATIONAL LEAGUE SLUGGER OF THE YEAR: 
Ty Cobb (NY1)
He batted .336 in 563 AB, with 6 homers and 93 RBI.

AMERICAN LEAGUE GOLD GLOVE Winners:
Pitcher: Irv Young (CHA)
Catcher: Howard Wakefield (CLE)
First Base: Jake Stahl (DET)
Second Base: George Cutshaw (CLE)
Third Base: Jim Doyle (DET)
Shortstop: She Donahue (DET)
Leftfield: Josh Devore (NYA)
Centerfield: Matty Mcintyre (PHA)
Rightfield: Amos Strunk (BOS)

NATIONAL LEAGUE GOLD GLOVE Winners:
Pitcher: Wish Egan (CIN)
Catcher: Frank Roth (CIN)
First Base: Sam Kingma (PIT)
Second Base: Larry Doyle (PIT)
Third Base: Eddie Foster (SLN)
Shortstop: Joe Tinker (NY1)
Leftfield: Ginger Beaumont (PIT)
Centerfield: Ping Bodie (CHN)
Rightfield: Red Murray (CHN)


1912 Combined League Leaders  
 
TOP 5 in BATTING AVG :
.375 Tris Speaker(AL, BOS)
.364 Joe Jackson(AL, BOS)
.360 Sammy Strang(NL, NY1)
.356 Will Miller II(NL, SLN)
.352 Sam Crawford(NL, CIN)

TOP 5 in HOMERUNS :
20 Sam Kingma(NL, PIT)
11 Roy Hobbs(AL, CLE)
7 Lee Tannehill(AL, CHA)
7 Frank Baker(AL, CLE)
7 Pete Noonan(NL, BRO)

TOP 5 in RBI :
120 Bris Lord(NL, SLN)
118 Tris Speaker(AL, BOS)
117 Harry Lumley(AL, PHA)
106 Roy Hobbs(AL, CLE)
100 Ed Lennox(NL, CHN)

TOP 5 in ERA :
1.99 Christy Mathewson(NL, NY1)
2.52 Walter Johnson(AL, CLE)
2.75 Slim Sallee(NL, BSN)
2.84 Billy Milligan(AL, PHA)
2.86 Glenn Liebhardt(AL, BOS)

TOP 5 in WINS :
30 Christy Mathewson(NL, NY1)
28 Tom Hughes(NL, CHN)
26 Walter Johnson(AL, CLE)
25 Ed Walsh(NL, NY1)
22 Eddie Cicotte(AL, WS1)

TOP 5 in SAVES :
9 Eppa Rixey(NL, BRO)
8 Marty O'toole(NL, PIT)
8 Gene Krapp(AL, DET)
7 Dad Hale(NL, PHI)
7 Ed Willett(NL, CHN)

metsgeek · 02-19-2005, 04:43 PM

THE CHRONICLE - VOLUME 13, ISSUE 1

JANUARY 1, 1913: The debate has already begun: Which dynasty is better...the Athletics of '07-'09 or the Giants of '10-'12 and counting. The Giants won more pennants, but they were defeated by the A's in 2 out of 3 of the World Series in which they met. This season will certainly add to that discussion. If the Giants repeat yet again, they should be able to lay claim to the title. If they fall, however, the argument for either side will continue for many years. The team most likely to knock them off their pedestal are the Red Sox, AL champions for the last two years, but to do so, they definitely need to get some pitching help. In other news, two teams changed their nicknames in the hopes of changing their luck. The New York Highlanders will now be called the Yankees, and the Boston Doves are now called the Braves.

Prospect Watch: BEN "CORNBREAD" BALEYI

21 years old and he already has one of the best nicknames in the bigs. This strapping young man on the hot corner should advance quickly through the minor leagues. Rumor has it that his nickname was given to him by Napoleon Lajoie, who, upon seeing him play, said "That boy scoops up groundballs like a piece o' cornbread mopping up gravy on a plate." His talents aren't only in the field. He's pretty fast on the bases and knows how to make contact. he may be a huge longball threat, but you can be sure he'll leg out some doubles and triples.

Talents (Contact/Gap/HR/Eye/Avoid K): 90/70/50/60/50
Current Ratings: 44/55/48/49/26

metsgeek · 02-19-2005, 04:51 PM

1913 DRAFT RECAP - Round 1

Philadelphia (N) pick: 3B Ben Baleyi
Detroit pick: P Ralph Comstock
Pittsburgh pick: P Reb Russell
St. Louis (N) pick: P Joe Bush
Cincinnati pick: SS Ray Chapman
New York (A) pick: P Dick Rudolph
Washington pick: P Chief Johnson
Chicago (A) pick: LF Bobby Veach
St. Louis (A) pick: RF Casey Stengel
Boston (N) pick: P Dutch Leonard
Brooklyn pick: CF Nemo Leibold
Philadelphia (A) pick: LF Hugh High
Cleveland pick: P Fred Anderson
Boston (A) pick: P Wilbur Cooper
Chicago (N) pick: LF Al Scheer
New York (N) pick: P George Pearce

metsgeek · 02-19-2005, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by woody5254

What are Mathewson's career numbers like so far?

236-133, 2.27 ERA, 2184 K
Ace of the Year: 1907, 1910-12

He's only 31 heading into this season, so he has a decent chance of reaching 400 wins.

I had someone offer me webspace for Catobase, so I'll probably put it up if I can ever kick myself in the ass and stop procrastinating.

metsgeek · 02-19-2005, 11:44 PM

THE CHRONICLE - VOLUME 13, ISSUE 2

SEPTEMBER 22, 1913: The Red Sox were unable to pull a miracle out of their hats this season. In fact, karma seemed to have come to collect the debt they owed as every ball bounced the wrong way at the wrong time. They did not win as may games as their run differential would make you think. Chalk it up to poor defense and pitching. For the first four months of the season, the Cleveland Bronchos led the way, but a season-ending injury to Frank Smith, one of their top starting pitchers, led to their downfall. The Senators swooped in and claimed the pennant in the last couple weeks.

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AMERICAN LEAGUE Standings 

Team              W  L  PCT   GB Pyt.Rec Diff  Home  Away XInn  1Run  M# Streak Last10 
Washington       86 68 .558    -  92-62  -6   46-31 40-37 12-5  25-27  *   W1    4-6 
Cleveland        83 71 .539  3.0  78-76   5   41-36 42-35 10-10 36-21  -   L3    5-5 
New York (A)     83 71 .539  3.0  74-80   9   41-36 42-35  7-12 28-24  -   L1    6-4 
Philadelphia (A) 82 72 .532  4.0  78-76   4   46-31 36-41 10-7  36-25  -   L3    6-4 
Boston (A)       78 76 .506  8.0  88-66 -10   38-39 40-37  4-4  21-25  -   W2    5-5 
Detroit          75 79 .487 11.0  66-88   9   37-40 38-39  7-7  24-26  -   W4    5-5 
Chicago (A)      65 89 .422 21.0  72-82  -7   33-44 32-45  7-13 19-38  -   W1    4-6 
St. Louis (A)    64 90 .416 22.0  65-89  -1   32-45 32-45  5-4  25-28  -   L1    5-5

The name change in Boston seems to have been a lucky charm as the Braves held off the three-time defending champs for the top spot in the National League. The Giants' Jim St. Vrain was lost for June and most of July with a strained tricep muscle, and that was enough for Boston to pull away from the pack, giving them enough cushion for the rest of the season.

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NATIONAL LEAGUE Standings 

Team              W  L  PCT   GB Pyt.Rec Diff  Home  Away XInn 1Run  M# Streak Last10 
Boston (N)       90 64 .584    -  85-69   5   43-34 47-30 8-4  24-20  *   W1    4-6 
New York (N)     85 69 .552  5.0  89-65  -4   44-33 41-36 8-4  22-27  -   L1    5-5 
Chicago (N)      83 71 .539  7.0  83-71   0   42-35 41-36 6-6  28-23  -   W1    7-3 
Pittsburgh       79 75 .513 11.0  86-68  -7   42-35 37-40 7-8  17-35  -   L2    5-5 
Cincinnati       77 77 .500 13.0  76-78   1   40-37 37-40 9-10 24-29  -   L3    6-4 
Brooklyn         70 84 .455 20.0  70-84   0   39-38 31-46 3-6  22-14  -   W2    4-6 
St. Louis (N)    70 84 .455 20.0  61-93   9   35-42 35-42 4-6  26-19  -   L1    4-6 
Philadelphia (N) 62 92 .403 28.0  66-88  -4   28-49 34-43 6-7  23-19  -   W3    5-5

woody5254 · 02-19-2005, 11:55 PM

I am getting my suit ready for draft day

metsgeek · 02-20-2005, 01:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by woody5254

I am getting my suit ready for draft day

Is it a Zoot suit? You've probably already figured out that you'll be either a Phillie or a Brown.

woody5254 · 02-20-2005, 01:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by metsgeek

Is it a Zoot suit? You've probably already figured out that you'll be either a Phillie or a Brown.

Yeah, I'll probably go #2, Babe Ruth enters in 1914 I believe. Unless you are using the database with the Ruth twins. I may be able to beat out George Ruth for the #1 pick.

metsgeek · 02-20-2005, 01:13 AM

PROSPECT WATCH

ROY HOBBS: Hobbs and the Bronchos fell short of the Series after leading for most of the season. Time is running out for Hobbs. He only has 4 or 5 more years before likely retirement.

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Career Batting Stats  
 
Year     G   AB    H  2B 3B HR RBI   R  BB HP SF    K SB CS  AVG  OBP  SLG  OPS Teams
 
1901    46   71   14   1  0  2   5   7   7  0  0   13  2  1 .197 .269 .296 .565  NYG 
1902    55   75   24   5  0  2  15   7   4  1  1   25  0  2 .320 .358 .467 .825  NYG
1903    44   81   14   1  0  1  11   5   4  0  0   34  0  3 .173 .212 .222 .434  NYG
1904   107  337   58   8  1  2  31  28  22  2  3  137  3  4 .172 .225 .220 .445  NYG 
1905     7    6    1   1  0  0   1   1   1  0  0    1  0  0 .167 .286 .333 .619  NYG 
1906     3    3    0   0  0  0   0   0   0  0  0    2  0  0 .000 .000 .000 .000  NYG 
1907    87  233   63   6  4  2  29  31  23  1  1   70  1  5 .270 .337 .356 .693  NYG,CLE 
1908   147  533  138  25  4  7  54  67  61  3  2  128 12  3 .259 .337 .360 .697  CLE
1909   137  508  126  29  4  6  77  54  47  2  6  116  3  3 .248 .311 .356 .667  CLE 
1910   142  546  149  29  3 14  75  77  47  2  5  112 10  4 .273 .330 .414 .744  CLE,AL 
1911   128  474  161  28  4  8  73  73  41  4  6  121  8  8 .340 .392 .466 .859  CLE
1912   147  560  185  30  8 11 106  85  67  2  4  134 17 13 .330 .401 .471 .873  CLE,AL
1913   142  546  159  28  2 10  74  72  59  2  4  112 17 14 .291 .360 .405 .765  CLE 

Total 1192 3973 1092 191 30 65 551 507 383 19 32 1005 73 60 .275 .339 .387 .726 
  

Talents (Con/Gap/HR/Eye/Avoid): 81/ 65/ 52/ 33/ 60 
				 		       
               Current Ratings: 78/ 70/ 57/ 30/ 52
			        +5  -2      -1  -1

SAM KINGMA: Kingma broke his own record for HR in a season with 26. He is now the all-time leader in HR with 128. At the rate he is going, he could conceivably hit 250 in his career!

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Career Batting Stats  
 
Year     G    AB    H  2B 3B  HR RBI  R   BB HP SF    K  SB CS  AVG  OBP  SLG  OPS Teams
 
1902        Played in Minor Leagues                                                BSN
1903    69   202   56  15  0   5  40  27   9  0  4   71   5  2 .277 .302 .426 .728 BSN,PIT
1904   145   590  153  29  2   8  86  63  27  4  2  180  11  5 .259 .295 .356 .651 PIT 
1905   145   565  181  31  6   7  86  74  53  2  8  159  11  7 .320 .376 .434 .809 PIT,NL
1906   145   559  148  25  1   2  64  63  47  4  4  174  18 10 .265 .324 .324 .648 PIT 
1907   147   565  149  24  4   8  67  64  59  6  7  142  13  6 .264 .336 .363 .699 PIT 
1908   147   551  134  18  1   6  65  50  36  5  3  153  14 16 .243 .294 .312 .606 PIT 
1909   148   568  153  35  6   8  74  87  49  8  9  136  10  7 .269 .331 .394 .726 PIT,NL 
1910   146   557  131  28  2  13  68  78  72  9  5  129  14  4 .235 .330 .363 .692 PIT 
1911   144   534  160  34  5  25 125  86  59  9  6  137  10  3 .300 .375 .522 .897 PIT,NL
1912   146   550  143  31  3  20  85  84  76  6  6  132  10  6 .260 .353 .436 .789 PIT,NL 
1913   144   542  153  27  1  26  93 104  75  6  7   99  14  7 .282 .371 .480 .851 PIT,NL 

Total 1526  5783 1561 297 31 128 853 780 562 59 61 1512 130 73 .270 .338 .398 .736    

Talents (Con/Gap/HR/Eye/Avoid):  76/ 75/ 112/ 51/ 61
				  			
		Current Ratings: 77/ 77/ 109/ 44/ 69
				 +2  -2   +1      +2

WILL MILLER II: Miller slowed down slightly, but he still had a season that many other players covet.

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Career Batting Stats  
 
Year     G   AB    H  2B 3B HR RBI   R  BB HP SF    K  SB  CS  AVG  OBP  SLG  OPS Teams
 
1903    47   78   20   2  0  2  13  12   9  0  1   25   5   1 .256 .330 .359 .689 SLN 
1904   141  547  148  25  2  4  68  80  45  8  3  170  47  11 .271 .333 .346 .679 SLN 
1905   143  557  143  18  5  4  72  83  53  6  2  158  58  12 .257 .327 .329 .655 SLN 
1906   146  564  173  24  6  3  87  92  51  5  6  134  48  10 .307 .366 .387 .752 SLN,NL
1907   146  559  161  14  4  4  68  86  74  4  5  174  67  14 .288 .372 .349 .721 SLN 
1908   144  538  155  17  3  2  61  84  75  2  1  160  58  13 .288 .377 .342 .719 SLN 
1909   144  515  176  20  2  2  65  82  86  6  2  135  69  20 .342 .440 .400 .840 SLN,NL 
1910   147  515  165  25  2  5  66  88  87  5  4  123  69  18 .320 .421 .406 .826 SLN,NL 
1911   119  442  152  25  3  2  63  80  61  1  5  116  54   7 .344 .420 .428 .848 SLN 
1912   144  556  198  19  5  4  66 102  80  6  2  133  85  17 .356 .441 .430 .871 SLN,NL 
1913   142  532  167  27  4  6  84  86  80  3  6   99  62  21 .314 .403 .414 .816 SLN,NL 

Total 1463 5403 1658 216 36 38 713 875 701 46 37 1427 622 144 .307 .389 .381 .770       

Talents (Con/Gap/HR/Eye/Avoid):  86/ 68/ 48/ 54/ 50
				       	+10        	
		Current Ratings:  88/ 67/ 50/ 50/ 56
				  -2  -1  +3  -2  -1

BRAD VEST: Vest was called up again in September to miserable results. His lack of development is completely confounding management. Maybe Detroit knew what they were doing when they released him back in '04.

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Career Batting Stats  
 
Year   G  AB  H 2B 3B HR RBI  R BB HP SF  K  SB CS  AVG  OBP  SLG  OPS Teams
 
1904        Played in A Ball                                             DET,WAS
1905        Played in A Ball                                             WAS 
1906        Played in A Ball                                             WAS
1907        Played in A Ball                                             WAS
1908        Played in A Ball                                             WAS
1909        Played in A Ball                                             WAS
1910        Played in A Ball                                             WAS
1911   4  15  3  2  0  0   1  2  1  0  0  4   0  0 .200 .250 .333 .583   WAS 
1912   1   4  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0  0  1   0  0 .250 .250 .250 .500   WAS 
1913   4  14  1  1  0  0   1  1  2  0  0  5   0  1 .071 .188 .143 .330   WAS 

Total  9  33  5  3  0  0   2  3  3  0  0 10   0  1 .152 .222 .242 .465   

Talents (Con/Gap/HR/Eye/Avoid):  67/ 90/ 60/ 61/ 41
				 -7         -10  
		Current Ratings:  38/ 78/ 28/ 20/ 48
				  +5  +2  +3  +3  +3

JAKE SCOTT: Scott is wild as can be, but when he's on, he can pitch against any team in the bigs. He'll have an opportunity to put his talennts on display in this year's World Series.

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

1905    3   2   1  0  0 1.76   15.1    8    5   3   1   4    2  1   0 0.78  BSN 
1906   10   7   6  2  0 3.22   64.1   52   28  23   2  15   46  6   0 1.04  BSN 
1907   42  38  19  9  1 1.82  271.2  177   69  55   6  88  254  2   0 0.98  BSN 
1908   42  42  11 14  0 2.29  279.1  202   89  71   5  78  252  0   0 1.00  BSN 
1909   43  43  20 12  0 2.15  297.0  191   89  71   6 105  229  1   1 1.00  BSN
1910   38  38  22  5  0 1.85  262.0  175   63  54   7  65  212  3   3 0.92  BSN,NL 
1911   41  41  21 17  0 3.32  354.2  272  140 131  31 145  358 32   1 1.18  BSN,NL 
1912   41  41  20 16  0 3.57  343.1  255  161 136  35 166  328 25   3 1.23  BSN,NL 
1913   40  40  24 11  0 4.15  338.2  279  176 156  33 170  333 27   5 1.33  BSN,NL 

Total 300 292 144 86  1 2.83 2226.1 1611  820 700 126 836 2014 97  13 1.10     
 
Talents (Stuff/Movement/Control):  110/ 59/ 52
			              	   +10     
		Current Ratings: 106/ 65/ 45
				  -1      -1

JOHN "HOMERUN" HEINZ: The Browns are already regretting last year's trade. Homerun Heinz lived up to his name by setting a new AL record of 17 bombs, all while leading the Senators to the World Series.

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Career Batting Stats  
 
Year   G   AB    H 2B 3B HR RBI   R  BB HP SF   K  SB CS  AVG  OBP  SLG  OPS Teams
  
1906          Played in A Ball                                                SLA
1907          Played in A Ball                                                SLA
1908          Played in A Ball                                                SLA
1909          Played in AA                                                    SLA
1910    9    9   1  0  0  0   0   2   2  1  0   1   0  0 .111 .333 .111 .444  SLA 
1911   49  144  40 10  2  0  20  17  19  1  2  29   9  1 .278 .361 .375 .736  SLA 
1912  145  564 135 19  4  7  89  69  41 10  7 132  15  1 .239 .299 .324 .624  SLA,WAS
1913  141  542 158 40  6 17 104  83  54  6  5 101  12  5 .292 .359 .482 .841  WAS,AL 

Total 344 1259 334 69 12 24 213 171 116 18 14 263  36  7 .265 .333 .396 .729   

Talents (Con/Gap/HR/Eye/Avoid):  80/ 80/ 131/ 39/ 50
				  
		Current Ratings:  66/ 80/ 69/ 33/ 57
				 +16 +10  +9  -4  +1

MAK DOLNICK: Dolnick had his best season yet and was chosen for the All-Star game.

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Career Batting Stats 
  
Year    G   AB   H  2B 3B HR RBI   R  BB HP SF   K SB CS  AVG  OBP  SLG  OPS Teams
 
1907   12   30   8   2  0  0   4   4   5  0  1   8   3  0 .267 .361 .333 .694  PIT 
1908   82  213  66  12  0  3  31  34  21  0  0  44  17  6 .310 .372 .408 .780  PIT 
1909  141  538 141  18  3  4  66  74  56  3  4 108  55 24 .262 .333 .329 .662  PIT 
1910  143  531 151  13  4  4  68  79  74  3  6  97  41 13 .284 .371 .347 .718  PIT,NL
1911  143  546 173  20  4 10  71  98  60  2  1 108  38 16 .317 .386 .423 .809  PIT
1912  144  554 171  22  6  1  71  77  49  2  2  89  32 24 .309 .366 .375 .741  PIT 
1913  144  542 172  22  3 11  88 105  59  1  7  67  42 11 .317 .381 .430 .811  PIT,NL 

Total 809 2954 882 109 20 33 399 471 324 11 21 521 228 94 .299 .368 .383 .750      

Talents (Con/Gap/HR/Eye/Avoid):  91/ 50/ 55/ 44/ 70
				            	       
		Current Ratings:  89/ 58/ 63/ 45/ 78
				  +7

JOSE "BLACK DIAMOND" MENDEZ: Mendez finished the season on a roll, winning his last 10 starts for the Yankees. We may very well see them in the Series within the next couple years.

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Career Pitching Stats 
  
Year    G  GS  W  L SV  ERA     IP  HA   R  ER HR BB   K CG SHO WHIP Teams 
 
1908    8   2  1  3  1 4.55   27.2  29  20  14  1  14  20  2  0  1.55 CHA 
1909   16  13  8  2  0 2.87  109.2  94  40  35  0  30  60  6  2  1.13 CHA,AL
1910   30   6  6  6  6 1.97   87.0  59  26  19  6  21  41  3  2  0.92 CHA,NYA 
1911   30  10 10  7  2 2.97  118.0 112  40  39  7  24  79 10  1  1.15 NYA 
1912   39  39 18 18  0 3.56  331.0 328 145 131 13  52 195 34  1  1.15 NYA,AL 
1913   41  41 22 13  0 3.12  357.1 322 150 124 16  51 217 30  4  1.04 NYA,AL
 
Total 164 111 65 49  9 3.16 1030.2 944 421 362 43 192 612 85 10 1.10 

Talents (Stuff/Movement/Control):  70/ 85/ 96
				       
		Current Ratings:  64/ 84/ 95
				  +1  +2  -2

ALAN LIAO: Liao had his best season yet, but he is getting a reputation for being a bit fragile. Ty Cobb has even said that he won't hesitate to aim for him on the basepaths. Liao had better watch out.

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Career Batting Stats 
  
Year    G   AB   H  2B 3B HR RBI   R  BB HP SF   K  SB CS  AVG  OBP  SLG  OPS Teams
 
1909  139  504 120  24  3  4  62  54  35  9  2 182  39  7 .238 .298 .321 .620 BSN 
1910  137  505 120  24  1  5  61  68  59 12  1 152  35 13 .238 .331 .319 .650 BSN 
1911  127  474 140  28  5  5  75  86  52  9  2 125  33 13 .295 .374 .407 .781 BSN,NL 
1912  123  450 138  27  3  2  53  86  58  8  2  99  52  6 .307 .394 .393 .787 BSN 
1913  128  486 167  30  8  2  72  94  80  8  1  93  52 18 .344 .443 .451 .894 BSN,NL 

Total 654 2419 685 133 20 18 323 388 284 46  8 651 211 57 .283 .368 .377 .745 
   
Talents (Con/Gap/HR/Eye/Avoid):  102/ 76/ 30/ 80/ 50
				       
		Current Ratings:  95/ 82/ 33/ 52/ 58
				              +2  +3

MIKE O'DONNELL: O'Donnell made it to AAA, but scouts are still concerned about his lack of control.

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

1910      Played in the Minors                                  BRO 
1911   1  1  0  0  0 5.87 7.2   5  5  5  0 11  8  0   0 2.09    BRO
1912      Played in the Minors                                  BRO
1912      Played in the Minors                                  BRO
 
Total  1  1  0  0  0 5.87 7.2   5  5  5  0 11  8  0   0 2.09 

Talents (Stuff/Movement/Control):  103/ 80/ 76
				    -2  	       
		Current Ratings:  43/ 72/ 14
				  +4  +3

JOHN "SHELLY" SHELTON: Shelly spent the year coming off the bench, but with the progress he has made, he should soon be the starter.

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Career Batting Stats 
  
Year    G   AB   H 2B 3B HR RBI   R  BB HP SF   K  SB CS  AVG  OBP  SLG  OPS Teams
  
1911   55   82  22  3  1  2  18  13  10  2  1  19   3  0  .268 .358 .402 .760   BRO 
1912   80  141  35  5  1  0  17  25  12  7  1  34  12  1  .248 .335 .298 .633   BRO 
1913  111  377 120 24  5  3  65  71  39 19  3  63  48 10  .318 .406 .432 .839  BRO 

Total 246  600 177 32  7  5 100 109  61 28  5 116  63 11  .295 .383 .397 .780     
   
Talents (Con/Gap/HR/Eye/Avoid):  98/ 70/ 31/ 75/ 61
					       
		Current Ratings:  91/ 76/ 24/ 44/ 68
				 +20  -2      +6  +6

CHRIS "THE GRIMSBY LOCOMOTIVE" JOYCE: The Locomotive only had one appearance in 1913, and he completely ran off the tracks. Despite the abysmal showing, scouts feel that his talent has increased.

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

1912   3  1  0  0  0  5.73 11.0  14  8  7  0  6 10  0   0 1.82  CIN 
1913   1  0  0  1  0 40.54  0.2   3  3  3  1  0  0  0   0 4.50  CIN 

Total  4  1  0  1  0  7.71 11.2  17 11 10  1  6 10  0   0 1.97 

Talents (Stuff/Movement/Control):  100/ 88/ 99
				       +18 +19	       
		Current Ratings:  48/ 43/ 38
				 +12  +8  +3

BEN "CORNBREAD" BALEYI: Cornbread spent 2 weeks in AAA before being promoted to the big leagues where he immediately took the starting 3b job in Philly. He needs a bit more work with the bat, but his fielding is just fine. The Gold Glove was a big clue.

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Career Batting Stats 
  
Year    G  AB   H 2B 3B HR RBI  R  BB HP SF   K  SB CS  AVG  OBP  SLG  OPS Teams
  
1913  129 489 114 16  3  5  57 61  53  6  3 168  40 16 .233 .314 .309 .623 PHI
 
Total 129 489 114 16  3  5  57 61  53  6  3 168  40 16 .233 .314 .309 .623 

Talents (Con/Gap/HR/Eye/Avoid):  90/ 85/ 50/ 65/ 33
				    +15      +5 -17       
		Current Ratings:  47/ 59/ 48/ 49/ 33
				  +4  +4          +7

metsgeek · 02-20-2005, 01:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by woody5254

Yeah, I'll probably go #2, Babe Ruth enters in 1914 I believe. Unless you are using the database with the Ruth twins. I may be able to beat out George Ruth for the #1 pick.

I am using Ankit's database with the Ruth twins.

metsgeek · 02-20-2005, 01:16 AM

On a side note, I gotta admit it's been pretty interesting watching how the development is all over the place the first few years of a player's career.

metsgeek · 02-20-2005, 02:02 PM

THE CHRONICLE - 1913 WORLD SERIES PREVIEW

AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPION: WASHINGTON SENATORS (86-68)

Team Batting Average: .267
Team ERA: 2.96

Top Batters:
John "Homerun" Heinz - .292, 17 HR, 104 RBI, 18 SB
Joe Birmingham - .300, 53 RBI, 28 SB
Al Burch - .304, 68 RBI, 18 SB

Top Pitchers:
Nap Rucker - 22-15, 2.38 ERA, 184 K
Bob Groom - 22-10, 2.29 ERA, 158 K
Irv Higginbotham - 19-18, 2.78 ERA, 148 K

NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPION: BOSTON BRAVES (90-64)

Team Batting Average: .275
Team ERA: 3.91

Top Batters:
Alan Liao - .344, 72 RBI, 52 SB
Jake Daubert - .313, 90 RBI, 52 SB
Joe Connolly - .292, 79 RBI, 50 SB

Top Pitchers:
Lefty Leifield - 22-15, 3.35 ERA, 113 K
Jake Scott - 24-11, 4.15 ERA, 333 K
Slim Sallee - 23-13, 3.62 ERA, 106 K

For the first time in 7 years, neither the Philadelphia Athletics nor the New York Giants will be in the World Series. Offensively both teams seem to be pretty evenly matched. Washington has a bit more power. Boston has more speed. On the pitching side, though, the Senators outclass the Braves pretty handily. Boston's Jake Scott has some nasty stuff, though. He could surprise them, or he could give up 10 walks and implode. Either way, we will have a new champion in a few days.

PREDICTION: Senators in 6

metsgeek · 02-20-2005, 02:34 PM

1913 WORLD SERIES

9/23/1913 - GAME 1 BRAVES 1 - SENATORS 6

"Homerun" Heinz took control with a 4 for 5 performance, making it easy for Nap Rucker to coast to a 6-1 win.

9/24/1913 - GAME 2 BRAVES 15 - SENATORS 8

The Braves' Jake Scott didn't have his best stuff, allowing 6 hits and 7 walks in 7 2/3 innings, but he didn't need to be at his best with the run support he got. 15 hits and 4 Washington errors led to a 15-8 thrashing to tie the Series up.

9/26/1913 - GAME 3 SENATORS 3 - BRAVES 6

Steve Evans had another great game with a 3 for 3 performance, leading the Braves to a surprise win over Washington's ace, Bob Groom, and a 2-1 Series lead for the Braves.

9/27/1913 - GAME 4 SENATORS 6 - BRAVES 4

"Homerun" Heinz hit his second tater of the Series to set a new World series record and tie it all up at 2 games apiece.

9/28/1913 - GAME 5 SENATORS 4 - BRAVES 0

Irv Higginbotham was on fire for the Senators as he threw a complet game shutout over the Braves. Jake Scott struck out 11 in the loss.

9/30/1913 - GAME 6 BRAVES 2 - SENATORS 1

Slim Sallee outdueled Bob Groom again to tie the Series at 3. Alan Liao led the charge with 3 hits.

10/1/1913 - GAME 7 BRAVES 1 - SENATORS 4

Secondbaseman Marty Krug wins it all for the Sens with a grand slam in the 5th inning as Nap Rucker wins his 3rd in the Series.

1913 WORLD CHAMPS - WASHINGTON SENATORS
1st Championship

SERIES MVP: Nap Rucker 3-0, 1.33 ERA, 19 Hits, 21 K, 27 IP

Big Six · 02-20-2005, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by metsgeek

CHRIS "THE GRIMSBY LOCOMOTIVE" JOYCE: The Locomotive only had one appearance in 1913, and he completely ran off the tracks. Despite the abysmal showing, scouts feel that his talent has increased.

Wow, talk about a train wreck! The big talent jumps are encouraging, though. And the Reds are improving...they're a .500 team now.

metsgeek · 02-20-2005, 04:20 PM

1913 CHRONICLE AWARDS/LEADERBOARD

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AMERICAN LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR:  
Dick Rudolph (NYA)
He had a record of 17-20 with an ERA of 3.36.
In 40 games started, he pitched 351 innings, fanning 92 and walking 106 batters.

NATIONAL LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: 
Joe Connolly (BSN)
He batted .292 in 421 AB, with 3 homers and 79 RBI.

AMERICAN LEAGUE ACE OF THE YEAR:  
Bob Groom (WS1)
He had a record of 22-10 with an ERA of 2.29 and 4 shutouts.
In 39 games started, he pitched 338 innings, fanning 158 and walking 117 batters.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SLUGGER OF THE YEAR:*  
John Heinz (WS1)
He batted .292 in 542 AB, with 17 homers and 104 RBI.

NATIONAL LEAGUE ACE OF THE YEAR:  
Christy Mathewson (NY1)
He had a record of 24-16 with an ERA of 2.51 and 3 shutouts.
In 42 games started, he pitched 365.1 innings, fanning 224 and walking 85 batters.

NATIONAL LEAGUE SLUGGER OF THE YEAR:* 
Bris Lord (SLN)
He batted .344 in 546 AB, with 6 homers and 104 RBI.

AMERICAN LEAGUE GOLD GLOVE Winners:
Pitcher: Frank Owen (DET)
Catcher: Roger Bresnahan (NYA)
First Base: Dick Hoblitzel (SLA)
Second Base: Frank Laporte (BOS)
Third Base: Red Smith (PHA)
Shortstop: Art Fletcher (PHA)
Leftfield: Josh Devore (NYA)
Centerfield: Matty Mcintyre (PHA)
Rightfield: Clyde Milan (NYA)

NATIONAL LEAGUE GOLD GLOVE Winners:
Pitcher: Ed Walsh (NY1)
Catcher: Frank Roth (CIN)
First Base: Sam Kingma (PIT)
Second Base: Larry Schlafly (CIN)
Third Base: Ben Baleyi (PHI)
Shortstop: Joe Tinker (NY1)
Leftfield: Ginger Beaumont (CIN)
Centerfield: Harry Bay (CIN)
Rightfield: Harry Wolter (BRO)

1913 Combined League Leaders  
 
TOP 5 in BATTING AVG :
.384 Joe Jackson(AL, BOS)
.344 Bris Lord(NL, SLN)
.344 Tris Speaker(AL, BOS)
.344 Alan Liao(NL, BSN)
.338 Josh Devore(AL, NYA)

TOP 5 in HOMERUNS :
26 Sam Kingma(NL, PIT)
17 John Heinz(AL, WS1)
11 Mak Dolnick(NL, PIT)
10 Roy Hobbs(AL, CLE)
9 Fred Luderus(AL, NYA)

TOP 5 in RBI :
105 Art Griggs(NL, BRO)
104 John Heinz(AL, WS1)
104 Bris Lord(NL, SLN)
98 Fred Merkle(NL, NY1)
93 Sam Kingma(NL, PIT)

TOP 5 in ERA :
2.29 Bob Groom(AL, WS1)
2.38 Nap Rucker(AL, WS1)
2.48 Walter Johnson(AL, CLE)
2.51 Christy Mathewson(NL, NY1)
2.62 Smokey Joe Wood(NL, BRO)

TOP 5 in WINS :
24 Jake Scott(NL, BSN)
24 Christy Mathewson(NL, NY1)
24 George Mullin(NL, CIN)
23 Slim Sallee(NL, BSN)
23 Bob Rhoads(NL, CHN)

TOP 5 in SAVES :
12 Dutch Leonard(NL, BSN)
9 Lew Richie(NL, BRO)
6 Frank Allen(AL, PHA)
6 Erskine Mayer(NL, SLN)
6 Addie Joss(AL, CLE)

* Both Sluggers of the Year were quite surprising picks. In the AL, Joe Jackson and Tris Speaker appeared to be much better picks, while in the NL, Alan Liao and Ty Cobb appeared to be more deserving.

metsgeek · 02-20-2005, 06:51 PM

1914 is about to begin, and I've decided to completely ignore the Federal League. Too much of a pain in the butt. I will do something when WWII rolls around, and I will have a random expansion dispersal, rather than a draft, whenever expansion comes up.

02-19-2005, 01:04 PM	#122
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	THE CHRONICLE - 1912 WORLD SERIES PREVIEW AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPION: BOSTON RED SOX (86-68) Team Batting Average: .282 Team ERA: 3.80 Top Batters: "Shoeless Joe" Jackson - .364, 95 RBI, 60 SB Tris Speaker - .375, 118 RBI, 45 SB Fred Beck - .300, 84 RBI, 33 SB Top Pitchers: Glen Liebhardt - 13-5, 2.86 ERA, 67 K Hippo Vaughn - 14-21, 3.98 ERA, 164 K NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPION: NEW YORK GIANTS (93-61) Team Batting Average: .291 Team ERA: 3.28 Top Batters: Ty Cobb - .336, 93 RBI, 62 SB Sammy Strang - .360, 87 RBI, 40 RBI Joe Tinker - .329, 64 RBI, 41 SB Top Pitchers: Christy Mathewson - 30-9, 1.99 ERA, 255 K Jim St. Vrain - 20-16, 3.94 ERA, 197 K Ed Walsh - 25-16, 2.95 ERA, 181 K This is a rematch of last year and the teams are similar, but we are unlikely to see a 7 game series again. The Red Sox have improved their offense, but so have the Giants. The pitching, on the other hand, is an even bigger problem for Boston than it was in 1911. Their ace, Lou Schettler, strained his shoulder in the penultimate game of the season and will miss the entire series. Even with him they may have had a difficult time, but now the result is inevitable. Giants should match the Athletics with 3 straight championships rather easily. PREDICTION: Giants in 4 __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!! Last edited by metsgeek; 02-19-2005 at 03:10 PM.

02-19-2005, 03:29 PM	#123
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	1912 WORLD SERIES 9/23/1912 - GAME 1 RED SOX 5 - GIANTS 8 Both teams were contentious throughout this messy game, with each team commiting 3 errors. Sammy Strang was ejected in the 5th for arguing a called 3rd strike, and whispers of favoritism on the part of the umps have begun to circulate. Above it all, Christy Mathewson just rolled right along and does what he always does....win in the postseason. 9/24/1912 - GAME 2 RED SOX 3 - GIANTS 6 Joe Jackson went 3 for 4 with 2 RBI for the Red Sox in a lost cause as Ed Walsh held the rest of his team at bay. Walsh even helped his own cause with 2 RBI of his own. 9/26/1912 - GAME 3 GIANTS 9 - RED SOX 11 The Giants outhit the Sox 15-12 in the first game back in Boston, but 4 errors and an off day from Jim St. Vrain sunk them in this high-scoring affair. Amos Strunk had 3 hits and 4 RBI in the win. 9/27/1912 - GAME 4 GIANTS 9 - RED SOX 0 Christy Mathewson gave the Red Sox a whupping and the Red Sox defense took their turn at the error trough with 5. Bill Sweeney knocked in 3 for the Giants. 9/28/1912 - GAME 5 GIANTS 9 - RED SOX 3 Doc Miller gets 4 RBI and Ed Walsh shackles the Red Sox yet again, sending the Boston fans home without dessert and sealing the deal on the Giants' 3rd consecutive championship. 1912 WORLD CHAMPS - NEW YORK GIANTS 3rd Championship SERIES MVP: Christy Mathewson 2-0, 1.00 ERA, 10 Hits, 11 K, 18 IP __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!!

02-19-2005, 03:36 PM	#124
woody5254 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hector, NY Posts: 6,130	What are Mathewson's career numbers like so far? __________________ Check out: You Pick Tourney Version 2.0 Standings Thread You Pick The Teams Tourney: Main Thread The Colossal 20th Century Tourney:Main Thread Chicago White Sox(Original Owner:2001-) Baseball Maelstrom -2001,2011,2013 World Series Champions -2002,2010 Maelstrom Tourney Champs Arizona Diamondbacks(2003-) NAHHBL Indianapolis Racers(Expansion Team:1993-)ABC

02-19-2005, 04:43 PM	#126
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	THE CHRONICLE - VOLUME 13, ISSUE 1 JANUARY 1, 1913: The debate has already begun: Which dynasty is better...the Athletics of '07-'09 or the Giants of '10-'12 and counting. The Giants won more pennants, but they were defeated by the A's in 2 out of 3 of the World Series in which they met. This season will certainly add to that discussion. If the Giants repeat yet again, they should be able to lay claim to the title. If they fall, however, the argument for either side will continue for many years. The team most likely to knock them off their pedestal are the Red Sox, AL champions for the last two years, but to do so, they definitely need to get some pitching help. In other news, two teams changed their nicknames in the hopes of changing their luck. The New York Highlanders will now be called the Yankees, and the Boston Doves are now called the Braves. Prospect Watch: BEN "CORNBREAD" BALEYI 21 years old and he already has one of the best nicknames in the bigs. This strapping young man on the hot corner should advance quickly through the minor leagues. Rumor has it that his nickname was given to him by Napoleon Lajoie, who, upon seeing him play, said "That boy scoops up groundballs like a piece o' cornbread mopping up gravy on a plate." His talents aren't only in the field. He's pretty fast on the bases and knows how to make contact. he may be a huge longball threat, but you can be sure he'll leg out some doubles and triples. Talents (Contact/Gap/HR/Eye/Avoid K): 90/70/50/60/50 Current Ratings: 44/55/48/49/26 __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!! Last edited by metsgeek; 02-19-2005 at 04:48 PM.

02-19-2005, 04:51 PM	#127
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	1913 DRAFT RECAP - Round 1 Philadelphia (N) pick: 3B Ben Baleyi Detroit pick: P Ralph Comstock Pittsburgh pick: P Reb Russell St. Louis (N) pick: P Joe Bush Cincinnati pick: SS Ray Chapman New York (A) pick: P Dick Rudolph Washington pick: P Chief Johnson Chicago (A) pick: LF Bobby Veach St. Louis (A) pick: RF Casey Stengel Boston (N) pick: P Dutch Leonard Brooklyn pick: CF Nemo Leibold Philadelphia (A) pick: LF Hugh High Cleveland pick: P Fred Anderson Boston (A) pick: P Wilbur Cooper Chicago (N) pick: LF Al Scheer New York (N) pick: P George Pearce __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!! Last edited by metsgeek; 02-20-2005 at 07:28 PM.

02-19-2005, 11:55 PM	#130
woody5254 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hector, NY Posts: 6,130	I am getting my suit ready for draft day __________________ Check out: You Pick Tourney Version 2.0 Standings Thread You Pick The Teams Tourney: Main Thread The Colossal 20th Century Tourney:Main Thread Chicago White Sox(Original Owner:2001-) Baseball Maelstrom -2001,2011,2013 World Series Champions -2002,2010 Maelstrom Tourney Champs Arizona Diamondbacks(2003-) NAHHBL Indianapolis Racers(Expansion Team:1993-)ABC

02-20-2005, 01:16 AM	#135
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	On a side note, I gotta admit it's been pretty interesting watching how the development is all over the place the first few years of a player's career. __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!!

02-20-2005, 02:02 PM	#136
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	THE CHRONICLE - 1913 WORLD SERIES PREVIEW AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPION: WASHINGTON SENATORS (86-68) Team Batting Average: .267 Team ERA: 2.96 Top Batters: *John "Homerun" Heinz - .292, 17 HR, 104 RBI, 18 SB* Joe Birmingham - .300, 53 RBI, 28 SB Al Burch - .304, 68 RBI, 18 SB Top Pitchers: Nap Rucker - 22-15, 2.38 ERA, 184 K Bob Groom - 22-10, 2.29 ERA, 158 K Irv Higginbotham - 19-18, 2.78 ERA, 148 K NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPION: BOSTON BRAVES (90-64) Team Batting Average: .275 Team ERA: 3.91 Top Batters: Alan Liao - .344, 72 RBI, 52 SB Jake Daubert - .313, 90 RBI, 52 SB Joe Connolly - .292, 79 RBI, 50 SB Top Pitchers: Lefty Leifield - 22-15, 3.35 ERA, 113 K Jake Scott - 24-11, 4.15 ERA, 333 K Slim Sallee - 23-13, 3.62 ERA, 106 K For the first time in 7 years, neither the Philadelphia Athletics nor the New York Giants will be in the World Series. Offensively both teams seem to be pretty evenly matched. Washington has a bit more power. Boston has more speed. On the pitching side, though, the Senators outclass the Braves pretty handily. Boston's Jake Scott has some nasty stuff, though. He could surprise them, or he could give up 10 walks and implode. Either way, we will have a new champion in a few days. PREDICTION: Senators in 6 __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!! Last edited by metsgeek; 02-20-2005 at 02:10 PM.

02-20-2005, 02:34 PM	#137
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	1913 WORLD SERIES 9/23/1913 - GAME 1 BRAVES 1 - SENATORS 6 "Homerun" Heinz took control with a 4 for 5 performance, making it easy for Nap Rucker to coast to a 6-1 win. 9/24/1913 - GAME 2 BRAVES 15 - SENATORS 8 The Braves' Jake Scott didn't have his best stuff, allowing 6 hits and 7 walks in 7 2/3 innings, but he didn't need to be at his best with the run support he got. 15 hits and 4 Washington errors led to a 15-8 thrashing to tie the Series up. 9/26/1913 - GAME 3 SENATORS 3 - BRAVES 6 Steve Evans had another great game with a 3 for 3 performance, leading the Braves to a surprise win over Washington's ace, Bob Groom, and a 2-1 Series lead for the Braves. 9/27/1913 - GAME 4 SENATORS 6 - BRAVES 4 "Homerun" Heinz hit his second tater of the Series to set a new World series record and tie it all up at 2 games apiece. 9/28/1913 - GAME 5 SENATORS 4 - BRAVES 0 Irv Higginbotham was on fire for the Senators as he threw a complet game shutout over the Braves. Jake Scott struck out 11 in the loss. 9/30/1913 - GAME 6 BRAVES 2 - SENATORS 1 Slim Sallee outdueled Bob Groom again to tie the Series at 3. Alan Liao led the charge with 3 hits. 10/1/1913 - GAME 7 BRAVES 1 - SENATORS 4 Secondbaseman Marty Krug wins it all for the Sens with a grand slam in the 5th inning as Nap Rucker wins his 3rd in the Series. 1913 WORLD CHAMPS - WASHINGTON SENATORS 1st Championship SERIES MVP: Nap Rucker 3-0, 1.33 ERA, 19 Hits, 21 K, 27 IP __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!!

02-20-2005, 06:51 PM	#140
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450	1914 is about to begin, and I've decided to completely ignore the Federal League. Too much of a pain in the butt. I will do something when WWII rolls around, and I will have a random expansion dispersal, rather than a draft, whenever expansion comes up. __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!!