Time Warp Baseball

[haggis007]

Has he made it to 700SBs yet? Since he lost his starting job, its going to be close as he must be getting ready to retire . . .

[scprideandms]

Matt when again does the incredible Scotch Allen debut (watch this space for his story)

[Matt from TN]

Originally Posted by jdw

I don't know if you already are doing it, but perhaps save some of these for a little corner of the TWB Hall of Fame - "Games of Note". One of the STATS All-Time books (the Sourcebook I belive) had a really nifty section of Games of Note that really is a blast to look through.

Very cool idea... I delete boxes monthly so when I backup, I don't have to wait for all those .html files to be copied... However, in the other league's I've commished, I move the boxes & logs to a separate folder for safe keeping until the end of the season... It's too late for 1938, but perhaps I'll start doing this.

Originally Posted by jdw

Though June, Doc was 0/8 with 2 K and 1 R in 11 games played.

Thru the end of August, he's 1 for 13 in 15 games with 2 R and 2 K... except for 1 game in AAA, he's been on the big league bench all season.

Originally Posted by haggis007

Has he made it to 700SBs yet? Since he lost his starting job, its going to be close as he must be getting ready to retire . . .

He hasn't gotten more than 32 AB in any one month... On the season he is hitting .318 (41 for 129) with 7 steals in 13 attempts... He has 699 steals, 1459 runs and 2176 hits over his career... He is one of the great stories in the league, how he improved so greatly upon coming to Cleveland, especially beginning in 1932 at age 33.

Originally Posted by scprideandms

Matt when again does the incredible Scotch Allen debut?

1949

[Matt from TN]

Originally Posted by Matt from TN

Could the following prospective GM's please send me their email address thru pm or email:

jdw, Ankhiel, ifspuds, TexasLonghorns

I still need to hear from Ankhiel & ifspuds.

[m0ng00se]

Originally Posted by jdw

...I also see the Conspiracy Against The Class Of 1934 is alive and well as #1 draft pick Willie Young has spent most of the season down in AAA and is seeing his ratings drop yet again due to stagnation. They're out to get us!...

Too funny. You might make a believer out of me yet.

[Matt from TN]

September 1938

The Cubs appeared to be unbeatable as they began September. They won just 3 of their first 6 games, but after sweeping Cincinnati, their magic number had dwindled to just 1. They then hosted 2nd place Brooklyn for a 3-game set. The Dodgers swept the Cubs, but by that time is was too little too late. After the series ended, Chicago beat the Phillies 4-1 on September 15th and clinched a 3rd straight pennant. It is only the 3rd time in history that a team has won 3 straight NL pennants. The previous two times were the 1901-03 Phillies and the 1914-16 Cardinals.

The AL race was much closer and had some great head-to-head matchups. On September 5th, the Yankees and White Sox met in the Bronx with New York holding a slim half-game lead. Chicago won the first game in 10 innings and went on to sweep the Yankees in their home park. That gave the Sox the AL lead and a 16-6 record against the Yanks this season. At the same time, the Browns swept Washington and on September 8th, St. Louis hosted the White Sox. Chicago swept that series too, which stretched their winning streak to 10 games. No other AL team was able to make up any ground after that point and the White Sox clinched their first pennant since 1930. This will be the second all-Chicago World Series. The other one was in 1917 when the Cubs won their second and last World Series 4-games-to-1.

September 16th was an exciting day in New York, as the Giants hosted the Dodgers. Brooklyn was eliminated from the pennant race the day before, but plenty of fans turned out for this intracity matchup, and they were not disappointed. In the 1st inning, Oscar "The Kid" Vancini hit his 50th homerun of the season, becoming the first player to ever accomplish that feat twice. In the top of the 3rd, Giants centerfielder Fred "Froggy" Borgert hit his 39th homerun, giving New York a 3-1 lead. Then in the top of the 8th with Brooklyn leading 6-3, Borgert hammered out his 40th homerun, joining Vancini and recently retired Phillies catcher Willard Schwarz as the only players in history to reach that number. View the BOX here.

American League Standings 
  
Chicago (A)      92 62 .597 - 
New York (A)     88 66 .571 4.0
St. Louis (A)    86 68 .558 6.0 
Washington       79 75 .513 13.0
Philadelphia (A) 75 79 .487 17.0
Cleveland        70 84 .455 22.0
Boston (A)       63 91 .409 29.0
Detroit          63 91 .409 29.0
 
National League Standings 
 
Chicago (N)     101 53 .656 -
Brooklyn         92 62 .597 9.0 
Boston (N)       89 65 .578 12.0  
Pittsburgh       80 74 .519 21.0 
Cincinnati       69 85 .448 32.0 
New York (N)     67 87 .435 34.0
St. Louis (N)    62 92 .403 39.0
Philadelphia (N) 56 98 .364 45.0

World Series

The Windy City is in a frenzy at the thought of their two beloved teams facing each other in another World Series. They last played each other in 1917 when the Cubs won their last World Series. The White Sox have not won a World Series since 1920, which was the last time the infamous eight Black Sox played in a major league game.

The Cubs won 101 games and are just the 3rd team in NL history to win three consecutive pennants. However, much has been written about their offensive struggles. But despite a weak .274 team average, they did score the 5th most runs in the majors. Pitching is the team's bread and butter. They have a 3.72 ERA and have held opponents to a .256 average while allowing the fewest runs in the majors. The biggest difference between this World Series and the past two for the Cubs is the lack of injuries. In fact, all of their regular players are healthy. That allows them to throw out a complete rotation and intact lineup at their cross-town rivals.

The White Sox boast the best team batting average in the majors (.300) and the 2nd best team ERA (4.00). They scored the most runs and held opponents to the 4th fewest. However, they were largely underestimated all season because they simply could not win games when they needed to. For example, they were 6-16 in 1-run games at mid-season and finished the season 17-22 in that situation. However, they finished the season with a huge 16-6 record against the Yankees and proved they could win big games by sweeping New York and the Browns in back-to-back series.

My Prediction: The Cubs are on a mission to erase the past two years' World Series failures. They also could not live with losing to the White Sox of all AL teams. The Cubs believe the city of Chicago is theirs, and they do not want to share the local limelight with the "South Siders." The White Sox have a great offense, but you cannot underestimate the Cubs' ability to score despite their low averages. They have more power, and they have 3 batters with 90+ RBI. Meanwhile, pitching is a huge advantage for the Cubs. The White Sox may have the 2nd best staff in the majors, but the Cubs' ERA is 0.28 better (a huge margin), and afterall, 2nd is not good enough in the World Series. I predict the Cubs will win in 6 games.


Starting Lineups:

**Ancestors in BLUE

White Sox
RF John Shears, .294, 15 HR, 103 RBI, 40 SB
2B Hendrick Asher, .318, 73 RBI
C Leonard "Sunny" Davie, .315, 21 HR, 82 RBI
3B Rollie McCord, .298, 17 HR, 90 RBI
LF Enos Fletcher, .353, 11 HR, 88 RBI
1B Louis Kirkes, .361, 63 RBI
CF David Oram, .339, 76 RBI
SS Keith Ahlberg, .264, 38 RBI

SP #1 - Ken "Stuffy" Zinn, 14-7, 3.16, 79 K
SP #2 - Lewis Lamson, 21-10, 3.36, 129 K
SP #3 - Babe Hardin, 18-13, 4.33, 74 K

Emergency SP - Bill Bailey, 7-7, 4.19, 41 K
Closer - Larry Glancy, 14-5, 1 Sv, 3.89

Other Noteable Players:
Bob "Stretch" Bussman, 11-3, 3 SV, 3.98, 42 K
LF Adam Sommer, .353
2B Stephen Henry, .318
1B Gordon "Scotty" McCarthy, .287, 55 RBI
IF John "Doc" Barton

Key Players on DL:
SS Jamie Kubic, .329, 52 RBI, 21 SB

Cubs
3B David "Pops" McAuliffe, .314, 16 HR, 80 RBI
2B Kip Opitz, .327, 51 RBI
CF Dave "Red Fox" Arkless, .286, 33 HR, 93 RBI
LF Dewey Mickelsen, .317, 19 HR, 99 RBI
1B Dan Troge, .315, 20 HR, 104 RBI
SS Vincent Weatherly, .278, 70 RBI
RF Jeff Tiptmann, .277, 14 HR, 71 RBI
C Earle Clipp, .235, 10 HR, 62 RBI

SP #1 - "Punchy" Cote, 26-11, 2.89 ERA, 200 K
SP #2 - Alex Winterhalter, 26-8, 3.28, 117 K
SP #3 - SP David Wickersham, 21-14, 4.06, 218 K

Emergency SP #2 - John "Bucky" Smith, 9-6, 3.65, 44 K
Closer - Eugene Lakin, 1.69, 10 Sv

Other Noteable Players:
SP Sam Vidas, 15-12, 4.85, 86 K
1B Howard "Cookie" Parrish, .289
RF Whit McDaniels, .338

[tward13]

That Harry Cohan is some manager.

[scprideandms]

Wotcher TWB me name is Scotch Allen. Fough I'm a distant relation ter the infamous Allen's I want yer ter know that I'm not like them at all nor would I want ter be. I'm from London in woss known as the Cockney section. Me mum and Dad (Gin and Tonic) are boff right successful business blokes wiv me mum a fashion designer for 'arrod's and me favver a VP at LLoyd's of London.

I 'ave only been messing baseball for a year but it 'as been an easy transition from Cricket where I were 3 times named junior player of the year and led me team the bleedin' London Gentlemen ter 2 national crowns.

Wile distantly related ter the bloody naughty Allen's, my family 'as not 'ad any contact wiv any of the Souffern Allen's since me favver moved us 'ere durin' the roarin' 20's ter remove the bleedin' influence of the bloomin' moral decay America were gahn frough. I respect me parents and beleive I 'ave 'igh moral and effical standards. I attend Mass evry Wed and Sun wiv me parents and will continue ter do so wherever I end up.

I'm 'ave a lookin' forward ter removin' the bleedin' tarnish from the Allen name and makin' me own name in the TWB.

[jdw]

Matt wrote:

> The Cubs... clinched a 3rd straight pennant. It is only
> the 3rd time in history that a team has won 3 straight
> NL pennants. The previous two times were the
> 1901-03 Phillies and the 1914-16 Cardinals.

Break up the Cubbies~!


> the White Sox clinched their first pennant since 1930.

I don't know if I should weep over this given Doc's playing time.


> This will be the second all-Chicago World Series. The other
> one was in 1917 when the Cubs won their second and last
> World Series 4-games-to-1.

Well, let's not forget the two real stories there:

First:

"Sunday 9/19/1917: Chicago (A)'s Murphy severely injured

CHICAGO (A) - Chicago (A)'s pitcher Andrew Murphy was part of a scary incident that saw the southpaw being hit by a line drive in the 5th inning of the game between Chicago (A) and Washington. Team trainers immediately rushed onto the field after the frightening scene. Murphy will miss about 7 weeks. Doctors examined him after the game and diagnosed a Broken Finger which will require surgery. His ERA of 1.12 helped him to a 25-6 record this year. He struck out 137 and walked 53 in 296.1 innings. He has 30 complete games and 7 shutouts. He's 1st in the American League in ERA and 1st in wins!"

Losing The Greatest Pitcher Of All-Time to injury is a killer. But it got worse:

1917 World Series Game 2: Eddie "The Fixer" Whelan spotted the Cubbies to a 3-0 lead after 3 innings. The Sox scratched back, with Jed Burke (!) knocking in the tying run in the bottom of the 8th inning. The Cubbies got a one-out triple from Blatt in the 9th off of Gulp that they eventually plated.

1917 World Series Game 5: "The Fixer" was at it again. After matching Hugh Tiedt through a scoreless five inning, he suddenly "faltered" with the game on the line. He gave the Cubbies one in the 6th and four in the 7th. Thie time the Sox could only pull one run back from Tiedt and the final score was 5-1 to close out the Series.

Game 5 the second of a stunning four Elimination Games that The Fixer tried to tank in his infamous career - the one game 1915 AL Playoff against Cleveland, Game 5 of the 1917 Series, Game 7 of the 1919 Series and Game 9 of the 1920 Series. Only in Game 9 of the 1920 Series were the poorly, down trodden Clean Sox able to overcome The Fixer's tactics.

Lord knows I've beaten that into the ground over this thread. We just need to keep in mind that the Cubbies 1917 World Title wasn't cleanly won given Whelan's two tank jobs. :P


> Vancini 50 and Froggy 40 box score

That's super cool, Matt.

American League Standings 
 
Chicago (A)      92 62 .597 - 
New York (A)     88 66 .571 4.0

Two straight years out of the top spot for the Yanks. It's amazing because they still have a strong talent base. Skjerly's injury may have been the difference.


> The Windy City is in a frenzy at the thought of their two beloved
> teams facing each other in another World Series. They last played
> each other in 1917 when the Cubs won their last World Series.
> The White Sox have not won a World Series since 1920, which
> was the last time the infamous eight Black Sox played in a
> major league game.

But luckily the Clean Sox saved the day~!


> My Prediction: The Cubs are on a mission to erase the
> past two years' World Series failures. They also could not live
> with losing to the White Sox of all AL teams. The Cubs believe
> the city of Chicago is theirs, and they do not want to share
> the local limelight with the "South Siders." The White Sox have
> a great offense, but you cannot underestimate the Cubs' ability
> to score despite their low averages. They have more power,
> and they have 3 batters with 90+ RBI. Meanwhile, pitching is
> a huge advantage for the Cubs. The White Sox may have the
> 2nd best staff in the majors, but the Cubs' ERA is 0.28 better
> (a huge margin), and afterall, 2nd is not good enough in the
> World Series. I predict the Cubs will win in 6 games.

I would be interested to see how the Top 3 pitchers on each staff match up, which would be the key in the series. If the Sox fall off sharply after their Big 3 which is what caused that 0.28 gap, those Big 3 might be enough to match up. Of course the Cubbies pitchers threw half their hitter friendly Wrigley, so they probably are better than their stats show.


> Starting Lineups:
> SS Keith Ahlberg, .264, 38 RBI
> Key Players on DL:
> SS Jamie Kubic, .329, 52 RBI, 21 SB


Kubic got hurt? Oh, that's a crying shame. He was their heart and soul during the down years early in the decade. He also came over in the big trade that helped put them over the hump back in 1930. He really deserved to be here, and he looked to be having a fine year.

Wait a minute...

KEITH AHLBERG!!!

Not Doc?

Aw... this is killing me!



Here's the Big 3 match up:

Sox:
> SP #1 - Ken "Stuffy" Zinn, 14-7, 3.16, 79 K
> SP #2 - Lewis Lamson, 21-10, 3.36, 129 K
> SP #3 - Babe Hardin, 18-13, 4.33, 74 K

Cubbies:
> SP #1 - "Punchy" Cote, 26-11, 2.89 ERA, 200 K
> SP #2 - Alex Winterhalter, 26-8, 3.28, 117 K
> SP #3 - SP David Wickersham, 21-14, 4.06, 218 K

Pretty clear advantage to the Cubs. Not huge, but it's there. The parks would make it bigger.

Go Sox~!

[jdw]

tward13 wrote:

> That Harry Cohan is some manager.

Pretty awesome. If I'm not mistaken, Harry has been more successful than Whiskey as a manager.


John, not above stirring up the bitter old Whiskey vs. Haymaker rivalry... :P

[Vris]

Wrong side of town, there, metsgeek. That's all right. Boston will be a one-team town soon enough.

[lgkeeper]

Originally Posted by jdw

tward13 wrote:

> That Harry Cohan is some manager.

Pretty awesome. If I'm not mistaken, Harry has been more successful than Whiskey as a manager.


John, not above stirring up the bitter old Whiskey vs. Haymaker rivalry... :P

Yes you are, and as well you should. Harry is just the better baseball guy - period. Can't wait to take over the Cubbies..

[haggis007]

He hasn't gotten more than 32 AB in any one month... On the season he is hitting .318 (41 for 129) with 7 steals in 13 attempts... He has 699 steals, 1459 runs and 2176 hits over his career... He is one of the great stories in the league, how he improved so greatly upon coming to Cleveland, especially beginning in 1932 at age 33.


Let's hope he gets to 700!! Duckie IS one of the great stories--I will write a fitting eulogy when he retires.

[Matt from TN]

WEB PAGES UPDATED... INCLUDING WORLD SERIES BOX SCORES


WORLD SERIES

White Sox 6 - Cubs 7: The White Sox scored 4 runs in the first two innings, but their starting pitcher "Stuffy" Zinn injured his shoulder in the first inning. After the game, team physicians said he will not pitch the rest of the series and could miss the beginning of next season. The bullpen took over and allowed 3 runs in the 4th and 2 more in the 5th. The White Sox later took a 6-5 lead, but in the bottom of the 9th Cubs second baseman Kip Opitz started a rally with a 2-out single off Larry Glancy. Dave "Red Fox" Arkless doubled Opitz home to tie the game. He moved to 3rd on a wild pitch and Dewey Micklesen hit a hard line drive which was speared out of the air by John "Doc" Barton, who had entered the game in the 8th, to keep the game alive. In the bottom of the 11th with Glancy still pitching, pinch hitter Gord "Spud" Liggett led off with a double and moved to third on a ground out. Opitz then hit a screamer to 3rd base, which Rollie McCord could not handle, and Liggett scored the winning run.

White Sox 3 - Cubs 7: The Cubs lit up White Sox starter Lewis Lamson for 7 runs off 15 hits and 4 walks. Alex Winterhalter allowed 3 runs (2 earned) but only 4 hits and 1 walk.

Cubs 0 - White Sox 4: White Sox starter Babe Hardin was outstanding, shutting out the Cubs on 7 hits. The game was scoreless through 5 innings, but the Sox scored 3 runs off David Wickersham in the 6th, and that proved to be enough for Hardin. Unfortunately for the Sox, All-Star third baseman Rollie McCord injured his back while running out a double in that 3-run 6th, and he will miss the rest of the series.

Cubs 8 - White Sox 2: The Cubs scored 6 runs in the first two innings off Bill Bailey, who was starting in the place of injured "Stuffy" Zinn. "Punchy" Cote was spectacular, limiting the White Sox to no runs and just 3 hits through 8 innings. In the bottom of the 9th, he allowed a lead-off triple. That runner later scored and Cote loaded the bases. Despite being late in the game, Cote reached back and struck out Louis Kirkes for the first out. David Oram grounded out and narrowly beat out a double play, allowing a second run to score. Gordon "Scotty" McCarthy, who was starting at third base with Rollie McCord injured, struck out to end the game.

Cubs 10 - White Sox 7: What an exciting game! The White Sox scored 7 runs in the first 2 innings off Alex Winterhalter, but that was all he would give up in 5 innings. The Cubs narrowed the score to 7-3 after the 4th inning, but the score remained the same until the top of the 9th. Lewis Lamson allowed the first two batters to reach base. After a strikeout and a fly out, the Cubs collected 2 singles and 2 walks, bringing the score to 7-6. Lamson was removed in favor of Larry Glancy, who promptly gave up a 3-run go-ahead double to catcher Earle Clipp. Pinch hitter Rosie "Rooster" Johncock singled Clipp home and later moved to third on a single by David "Pops" McAuliffe. After Glancy mercifully collected the final out in front of a stunned crowd at Comiskey Park, the White Sox offense got runners at the corners with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th. But reliever Eugene Lakin got pinch hitter Lee Friedman to ground out and end the game.


Cubs leftfielder Dewey Mickelsen was named World Series MVP. He hit .350 with 1 homerun, 5 RBI, 4 runs scored, 4 walks, a .458 OBP and a .958 OPS.

[jdw]

Matt wrote:

> WORLD SERIES
>
> White Sox 6 - Cubs 7:
>
> The White Sox later took a 6-5 lead, but
> in the bottom of the 9th Cubs second baseman
> Kip Opitz started a rally with a 2-out
> single off Larry Glancy. Dave "Red
> Fox" Arkless doubled Opitz home to tie the
> game. He moved to 3rd on a wild pitch and
> Dewey Micklesen hit a hard line drive
> which was speared out of the air by
> John "Doc" Barton, who had entered
> the game in the 8th, to keep the game alive.

DOC~!


> White Sox 3 - Cubs 7: The Cubs lit up
> White Sox starter Lewis Lamson for 7
> runs off 15 hits and 4 walks.


> Cubs 10 - White Sox 7:

> The Cubs narrowed the score to 7-3 after the
> 4th inning, but the score remained the same
> until the top of the 9th. Lewis Lamson allowed
> the first two batters to reach base. After a
> strikeout and a fly out, the Cubs collected 2
> singles and 2 walks, bringing the score to 7-6.
> Lamson was removed in favor of Larry Glancy,
> who promptly gave up a 3-run go-ahead
> double to catcher Earle Clipp. Pinch
> hitter Rosie "Rooster" Johncock singled
> Clipp home and later moved to third on a
> single by David "Pops" McAuliffe.

Hmmm....

09/28/38 Lost 3-7 at CHN: 8 IP, 15 H, 7 R and 6 ER
10/02/38 Lost 7-10 vs. CHN: 8.2 IP, 11 H, 9 R, 9 ER and 8 BB

Has Lewis Lamson been seen in the company of Ed Whelan in the past few weeks?

The Sox do have this ability to go out with a BANG!

Sox Manager Jeffrey Roland did a great job in the regular season, but leaving Lamson in there to throw 157 pitches has got to be one of the more questionable decisions in years.

Great games for Game 1 and Game 5. This group of Cubbies certainly deserved a World Title the way they played the past few years. After dominating the regular season, you've got to be impressed by the never-say-die quality they showed in those two games. If they don't comeback in at least one of those games, they would have been looking at Game 6 against Babe Hardin who'd dominated them in Game 3. If they didn't comeback in both, Hardin would have had a chance to close them out in that game.

Congrats to Harry Cohan and his Cubbies.



John

[Matt from TN]

1938 Postseason

World Series Champs - Chicago Cubs 6th NL Pennant, 3rd WS Title (first since 1917) - this also snapped the AL's streak of 5 straight WS wins, which is the longest ever by one league... Interestingly, that streak was preceeded by a 4-year streak of the NL's....

NL Champs - Chicago White Sox 6th AL Pennant


AL BOY: Jimmy "The Schnozz" Ditty, NYA, .323, 34 HR, 118 RBI
NL BOY: Oscar "The Kid" Vancini, BKN, .313, 53 HR, 130 RBI

AL POY: Art Booth, NYA, 24-8, 2.92 ERA, 88 BB, 113 K
NL POY: Frank Smith, BKN, 25-9, 2.50 ERA, 52 BB, 178 K

AL ROY: Chris Frays, WSH, 17-11, 4.11 ERA, 68 BB, 102 K
NL ROY: Flint Rutty, CIN, .312, 55 RBI, 12 SB, .806 OPS

AL AVG: Blake "Hitman" Crocitto, WSH, .372 - The 4th batting title in 5 seasons for the 27-year-old!
NL AVG: Andre Farago, STL, .355 - wow, he was the 46th pick out of 48 in the 1926 draft!

AL HR: Howard Sheridan, BOS, 36 - This tied the AL record
NL HR: Oscar "The Kid" Vancini, BKN, 53

AL RBI: Jimmy "The Schnozz" Ditty, NYA, 118
NL RBI: Oscar "The Kid" Vancini, BKN, 130

AL SB: Art Brandstetter, PHA, 59
NL SB: Jonny "Speedy" Perly, BKN, 76 - This is a new major league record!

AL ERA: Art Booth, NYA, 2.92
NL ERA: Frank Smith, BKN, 2.50

AL Wins: George Cone, SLA, 25
NL Wins: Alev Winterhalter and "Punchy" Cote, CHN, 26

AL K's: Jethro "Dodge" Lee, WSH, 220
NL K's: David Wickersham, CHN, 218

AL Saves: Darwin Kohler, Senators, 14
NL Saves: Jesse Janetzky, BSN, 14


Major League Records

ML - 135 Runs Scored, Bud Breckenridge, PIT

ML - 76 Stolen Bases, Jonny "Speedy" Perly, BKN

ML - 9 Rookie Saves, Joe Koppenmeier, CLE

League Records

NL - 88 Strikeouts (Batter), Don Stirn, PHI

AL - 220 Strikeouts (Pitcher), Jethro "Dodge" Lee, WSH

Team Records

BOS - 166 Strikeouts (Pitcher), Mitchell Haynam

BSN - 12 K's in a Game, Bourbon Allen

CHA - 21 Homeruns, Leonard "Sunny" Davie

CHN - 26 Wins, Alex Winterhalter & "Punchy" Cote

CIN - 29 Homeruns, Ruben "Ripper" Schroeder
CIN - 85 Strikeouts (Batter), Tim Frevele

CLE - 30 Homeruns, Daniel Lutzke
CLE - 103 Walks (Batter), Charles Netzer

NYA - 34 Homeruns, Jimmy "The Schnozz" Ditty

NYG - 42 Homeruns, Fred "Froggy" Borgert
NYG - 82 Strikeouts (Batter), Hal Smith

PHA - 155 Walks (Pitcher), Mickey Lonergan

PHI - 25 Losses, Randall Bray

WSH - 14 Saves, Darwin Kohler

Milestones

2500 Hits - David McAuliffe, CHN
2500 Hits - Sam Kass, WSH
2500 Hits - George Ward, BSN

2000 Hits - Flip DeLeon, BKN
2000 Hits - Alan Liao, CIN

300 Wins - Terry Schukraft, SLA

1713/1694 RBI - "Bull" Zegri, PHA - His 1694th RBI put him in 1st place all-time, surpassing John Falise.

365/360 Wins - Bourbon Allen, BSN - He became #1 all-time in career wins with #360, surpassing Tim Lopresto.

2000 K's - Jethro "Dodge" Lee, WSH - He became the 1st pitcher to surpass this mark in about 20 years.

131 Saves - Dale Cisek, SLA - He passed Paul Maisonet for 1st all-time.


Gold Gloves

1938 American League Winners

Pitcher: Chester Haines, DET
Catcher: Dolly Waem, PHA
First Base: Keith Laverick, WSH
Second Base: Hendrick Asher, CHA
Third Base: Brian Roberge, PHA
Shortstop: Jamie Kubic, CHA - 2 straight!
Leftfield: Allen March, NYA
Centerfield: Jimmy Ditty, NYA
Rightfield: Archibald Graham, NYA


1938 National League Winners

Pitcher: Babe Goodrum, BSN - 2 straight!
Catcher: Earle Clipp, CHN
First Base: Jeff Bundy, BKN
Second Base: Joe Berarducci, PIT
Third Base: Hal Dumais, PIT
Shortstop: Billy Alexander, BSN
Leftfield: Carmack Alford, CIN
Centerfield: Fred Borgert, NYG
Rightfield: Hal Smith, NYG - 2 straight!


September Awards:

American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Babe Hardin (CHA)!
He had a record of 5-0 in 5 games started, with an ERA of 3.13.

National League-Pitcher of the Month:
William O'Neill (PIT)!
He had a record of 5-0 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 2.00 and 1 shutout.

American League-Batter of the Month:
Enos Fletcher (CHA)!
He batted .463 in 80 AB, with 1 homer and 21 RBI.

National League-Batter of the Month:
Oscar "The Kid" Vancini (BKN)!
He batted .375 in 72 AB, with 11 homers and 23 RBI.

[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 27, .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: 1-7
Last 10 Seasons 1-8-1
Last 5 Seasons 0-5

Chicago White Sox - 6 Pennants, 1-5 in WS, Last Pennant (1938), Last WS Title (1920)
Most Wins 102 (1920), Most Losses 91 (1910)
Winning Seasons 20, 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: 5-3 - 1938
Last 10 Seasons 7-3
Last 5 Seasons 4-1

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 17, .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: 3-4-1
Last 10 Seasons 3-6-1
Last 5 Seasons 3-2

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 22
Longest Winning Streak: 5 Seasons (1901-05)
Longest Losing Streak: 7 Seasons (1906-12, 1932-Present)
1900-10: 5-5
1911-20: 3-7
1921-30: 6-4 - 1928
1931-40: 1-7
Last 10 Seasons 3-7
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 23, Losing Seasons 14, .500 Seasons 1
Longest Winning Streak: 9 Seasons (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: 8-0 - 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936
Last 10 Seasons 9-1
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 16, .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: 4-3-1 - 1932
Last 10 Seasons 6-3-1
Last 5 Seasons 1-3-1

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 14, 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: 3-4-1
Last 10 Seasons 3-6-1
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 17, 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: 5-2-1 - 1937
Last 10 Seasons 5-4-1
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 17, Losing Seasons 21
Longest Winning Streak: 9 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: 8-0 - 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 92 (1938), Most Losses 94 (1927)
Winning Seasons 22, 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: 5-2-1 - 1934, 1935
Last 10 Seasons 7-2-1
Last 5 Seasons 5-0

Chicago Cubs - 6 Pennants, 3-3 in WS, Last Pennant (1938), Last WS Title (1938)
Most Wins 101 (1938), Most Losses 97 (1925)
Winning Seasons 26, 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: 6-2 - 1936, 1937, 1938
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 18
Longest Winning Streak: 11 Seasons (1913-23)
Longest Losing Streak: 6 Seasons (1933-Present)
1900-10: 5-5
1911-20: 9-1 - 1920
1921-30: 4-6
1931-40: 2-6
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 21, .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: 4-3-1
Last 10 Seasons 4-5-1
Last 5 Seasons 2-2-1

Philadelphia Phillies - 9 Pennants, 6-1 in WS, Last Pennant (1933), Last WS Title (1932)
Most Wins 100 (1927), Most Losses 98 (1938)
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: 5-2-1 - 1932, 1933
Last 10 Seasons 7-2-1
Last 5 Seasons 2-2-1

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 10, Losing Seasons 27, .500 Seasons 1
Longest Winning Streak: 5 Seasons (1908-12)
Longest Losing Streak: 7 Seasons (1913-19, 1931-1937)
1900-10: 4-6 - 1908, 1909
1911-20: 2-8 - 1911, 1912
1921-30: 2-7-1
1931-40: 1-7
Last 10 Seasons 2-8
Last 5 Seasons 1-4

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 18, .500 Seasons 3
Longest Winning Streak: 5 Seasons (1914-18, 1921-25)
Longest Losing Streak: 9 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: 0-8
Last 10 Seasons 1-9
Last 5 Seasons 0-5


Last Pennant:

1912 - PIT
1916 - CLE
1918 - BOS
1920 - CIN
1922 - SLA, NYG
1924 - STL
1928 - DET
1931 - BSN
1932 - PHA
1933 - PHI
1935 - BKN
1936 - NYA
1937 - WSH
1938 - CHA, CHN

Last World Series Championship:

NONE - CIN
1906 - PHA
1909 - PIT
1916 - CLE
1918 - BOS
1920 - CHA
1921 - NYG
1922 - SLA
1923 - STL
1926 - BKN
1928 - DET
1931 - BSN
1932 - PHI
1936 - NYA
1937 - WSH
1938 - CHN

[Carlton]

Originally Posted by tward13

That Harry Cohan is some manager.

Yes he is!

Why isn't he on the A's like I wanted ?!?!

and eerie happens again in TWB

Oscar"The Kid" Vancini...ummm

'Kid' Vancini..
'Babe' Ruth??

That's creepy and I know Matt gives nicknames before their career...

Looks like our magic man took almost 20 years to show up...but I think we have our Sultan of Swat

Maybe we should just change his name to Kid? Oscar...ugh...my ex-wife used to call...well...you know...that...Oscar

[Kaline]

Talk about living up too a nickname


Rick "Wild Thing" Vaughn:

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K CG SHO 1938, AA 1 1 0 0 0 3.38 8.0 7 6 3 2 7 0 0 1938, AAA 17 17 7 5 0 5.22 117.1 121 76 68 67 67 5 0 Career Pitching Stats Year G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K CG SHO WHIP Teams 1938 18 5 0 3 0 6.38 48.0 56 37 34 25 25 0 0 1.69 CIN Get him his pink glass's!

[metsgeek]

Originally Posted by Matt from TN

AL BOY: Jimmy "The Schnozz" Ditty, NYA, .323, 34 HR, 118 RBI

That's the 3rd year in a row that one of my grandfathers won the AL Batter of the Year. Carl "Dutch" Kahle won it in '36 and '37. Can they keep it up??