Complete Universe Facegen Pack

[LansdowneSt]

"What Snookie can't do in the line of athletics isn't worth doing. Anything from bucking the line to nailing the man at second comes easy to him. But Walt's abilities are not confined to athletics, for he is of the chosen few who can dangle a Phi Beta Kappa key on his fob. He says that after graduating he will take up some work along the bacteriological lines. All we say is, that if he gets after that work the way he has after things around here, it's good-night to the bugs!" - Wally Snell's 1913 Brown University yearbook caption

Let's pick up some of Wally Snell's story from SABR:

Walter Henry Snell was a baseball player turned scientist. Following his brief six-game stint in major league baseball as a reserve catcher for the 1913 Boston Red Sox, Snell earned a Ph.D. degree in botany and went on to a distinguished career as a college professor and athletic coach at Brown University.

On June 18, 1913, Brown awarded Snell a bachelor’s degree. Commencement Day was a bittersweet occasion for Snell, though, since Snell broke his thumb in the first inning of the traditional varsity-alumni baseball game that day. That derailed his career as he was to report to the Philadelphia Athletics on July 1. Philadelphia sent the injured Snell to the Boston Red Sox. Because his broken thumb hadn’t healed properly, Snell was sidelined for several weeks. The thumb would remain twisted and stiff through the rest of his life. On August 1, he made his first major league appearance, as a pinch hitter in the third inning of Boston’s game with Cleveland at Fenway Park. “Walter Snell, the Brown University captain of last year, made his major league debut, hitting for Dutch Leonard, and cracked out a single to center field,” the Boston Herald reported the next day. The first-hit-in-his-first-at-bat feat seemed to be a fond remembrance for Snell. His single off Indian pitcher Nick Cullop was recalled in newspaper profiles and also chronicled more than sixty-five years later in Snell’s obituary, embellished with an additional detail that the hit went past second baseman Napoleon Lajoie, a future Hall of Fame player.

After two years of summer minor league ball, he got his graduate degree from Brown and his doctoral degree from the University of Wisconcin. In 1920, Snell became a botany professor at Brown University, commencing a 39-year career in academia. When Dr. Snell retired as a professor in 1959, he had written numerous professional papers on research in his field, published in scientific journals such as Mycologia and Phytopathology. His research delved into four areas: (1) forest tree diseases, especially white pine blister rust, (2) decay in building timbers and toxicity of creosotes to wood-destroying fungi, (3) language of mycology, and (4) taxonomy of boletes and hydnums (types of mushrooms and fungi).

Summing up Snell’s life quite succinctly in a 1983 biographical essay in the scientific publication Mycologia, David J. McLaughlin wrote, “Walter Henry Snell, or Wally as he was usually called, was an unusual combination of scientist, athlete, mycological artist and glossarist who might not have pursued a career in science except for an accident in his last undergraduate baseball game.”

Redid the facegen by digging up his 1913 Brown University yearbook photo which, given it was a photo from the same year as his MLB play, worked out well.

[LansdowneSt]

We’re told from a young age not to judge a book by its cover. We’re also told you never get a second chance to make a first impression. With Charlie Manuel, outward presentation and first impressions often prove misleading. “You hear his country accent, and you think he’s a little bit slow,” longtime Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins once said. “But he’s sharp as a tack."

After the 2002 season, one of Manuel’s prized protégés, Jim Thome, left the Indians and signed as a free agent with the Phillies. Unattached after more than a decade with the Cleveland organization, Manuel followed Thome to Philadelphia, taking a job as a special assistant to Phillies GM Ed Wade. After consecutive nonplayoff seasons in 2003 and 2004, manager Larry Bowa was fired and Manuel succeeded him. The day after the Phillies announced Manuel’s hiring, Rob Maadi of the Associated Press presciently wrote, “Charlie Manuel’s thick Southern drawl, down-home charm and folksy nature make him an odd fit for gritty Philadelphia. He’ll be a perfect choice as manager if he leads the Phillies to the playoffs.” The fans were unsure what to make of Manuel. His stuttering and malaprops left them uninspired. His occasional mistake in executing a double switch left the fans confused. The team again narrowly missing the playoffs in 2005 and 2006 left the fans frustrated, and the folksy manager was an easy target. Many in the fan base and media called for Manuel’s ouster. Manuel navigated the tough Philadelphia ups and downs to 2008 and by the time Brad Lidge struck out Tampa Bay's Eric Hinke to deliver the World Series championship, the bumbling manager had become a folk hero to the fans of Philadelphia.

Manuel left the Phillies with exactly 1,000 wins as a major-league manager, two pennants, and a World Series title. As of 2018 he was the winningest manager in the Phillies’ long history; his 780 wins were more than 130 ahead of second-place Gene Mauch. Of the 49 postseason wins the Phillies registered between 1883 and 2011, 27 of them came under Manuel’s stewardship. - SABR

As requested by percolaten, here's my attempt at a manager-aged Charlie Manuel. I am saving the file as his MLB ID and not the default Minors Historical ID so as to not overwrite any player fg for him. So, in your save, if using him as a manager, just go to the editor and delete the Historical Minors ID and then this one will be the next in line that the game looks for.

Also, the game has him at his playing weight. I've plumped up the fg to an obscene amount in the facegen software but the in-game height and weight narrow the face a lot. If you walk his weight up 10-15 lbs, the chin area will get a bit heavier to better align with the pic. I screenshot'ed it at the weight unadjusted. He is also imported at 67 years old, so the screenshot reflects him at a manager's age.

[LansdowneSt]

Speed Martin pitched six years in the majors. After a cup of coffee with the St. Louis Browns in 1917, he joined the Chicago Cubs the next summer and went 5-2 as the club won the pennant (but he did not appear in the World Series). He had his best year with the Cubs in 1921, winning 11 games, but was back in the minors with the St. Paul Saints the next summer, going 13-10 on a team that won 107 games. Later, Martin played for Sacramento, Atlanta, Seattle and Mission. - bRef Bullpen wiki

Redid the facegen. The "before" photo is from an fg with the wrong suffix (-spe), the current and correct one in the historical database is -elw.

[percolaten]

Staggeringly Splendid, a true work of art!

[AESP_pres]

I reworked my old FG of Larry Demery with a B&W picture, I'm not the best to adjust the colors with that type of pictures so it possibly need a little bit of tweeking.

The picture make the post space too large if I add it, so here's the link for it if someone wants to tweek it.

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/vrAAA...fi/s-l1600.jpg

[LansdowneSt]

I'll punch up the coloring on Larry after I get off work. Where are those 1976 Topps card templates at? I love 'em.

[AESP_pres]

Someone made a consolidated file with all the card models some years ago and I got it... I'm positive that it was from this thread.

https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...d.php?t=251688

[LansdowneSt]

Larry Demery - son of newly declared major leaguer Art Demery (2 MLB/NeL games in 1941) - pitched all or parts of five seasons in the major leagues with the Pittsburgh Pirates. In his major league debut, he faced the Cincinnati Reds and struck out Pete Rose, Ken Griffey Sr., Johnny Bench and Tony Perez in order. Demery compiled a 29-23 won-lost record with a 3.72 earned run average before an arm injury ended his pitching career. His best seasons were in 1975, when he was 7-5 with a 2.90 ERA to help the Pirates win the NL East, and in 1976, when he was 10-7 with a 3.17 ERA. - The Bob Elias Kern County Sports Hall of Fame website

Used the photo that AESP_pres recommended and then colored it and touched it up. The before is what was in the CU Facepack. Someday, maybe OOTP will give us hair to put behind them just as we can put facial hair on the fgs...

Thanks for the link to the baseball card templates!

[LansdowneSt]

Artis Demery was an outfielder for two games with the Baltimore Elite Giants in 1941. He was the father of professional baseball players Larry Demery, who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, and Art Demery Jr, who played in the Kansas City Royals' minor league system. Thereafter we pick up his career as a pitcher at age 39 in California. In 1953, Demery went 16-9 with a 3.78 ERA for the Bakersfield Indians. In 1954, he was 10-9 with a 3.05 ERA for Bakersfield and finished his career with the 1955 Visalia Cubs (1-5, 5.33). - Wikipedia & bRef Bullpen wiki

Having just learned Larry had a father in the bigs, how could I not do it. There was no fg for him in the pack and he wasn't a major leaguer until MLB made its recent change in NeL status for select seasons/teams. Made the fg.

[LansdowneSt]

”It was an amazing day,” Witt recalled. “The new ballpark, the crowd, all the excitement. It was an experience that you could never repeat in a hundred years. We were in awe when we first saw the park. It seemed so big. Huge. At the time, there was nothing like it in baseball. Looking around, it was enough to make your eyes pop out.” - Whitey Witt, the first Yankee batter at Yankee Stadium

Whitey Witt was not a household name in baseball circles, but if you looked it up, you would find that Whitey Witt had an excellent career that was as fascinating as it was remarkable. Regarded as one of the finest leadoff batters and fastest men of his era, the 5-foot-7-inch, 155-pound center fielder was an outstanding hitter and bunter, and the owner of one of the game’s best batting eyes. He was also an excellent fielder, one of the best of his era. In ten years in the major leagues, Witt had a lifetime batting average of .287 with 1,195 hits in 1,139 games. Never a power hitter, Whitey hit a career total of 18 home runs with 302 RBI. He had 144 doubles, 62 triples, 489 walks, and 78 stolen bases. In a five-year stretch between 1920 and 1924, the left-handed-hitting Witt piled up successive batting averages of .321, .315, .297, .314, and .297. The numbers, however, tell only part of the story. Witt, who played for the Athletics in the lean period between the club’s championship eras, was also the first New York Yankee to bat in Yankee Stadium and one of Babe Ruth’s best friends. - SABR

From the ones The_Game flagged. In the facepack, it's been colorized but is still the fg that he posted a couple pages back. Redid the facegen.

[luckymann]

Ha, I had a completely different FG for Witt. A freebie for my Bucs save, thanks LSt!

[LansdowneSt]

Danny Taylor, an outfielder known for his hitting and his speed, was a product of the sandlots of Western Pennsylvania. He put together a 16-year career in Organized Baseball, starting with his first appearance with the Buffalo Bisons in 1926 and ending as player-manager of the Harrisburg Senators in 1942. During the baseball seasons of 1926 and 1929 through 1936, Taylor played in the major leagues, first with the Washington Senators, and then with the Chicago Cubs and the Brooklyn Dodgers. His career slash line was .297/.374/.446 with an OPS+ of 121. - SABR

I didn't see an fg for him in the CU Facepack in any of the three formats though I see the screenshot that The_Game posted two pages ago. Either way, here's a redo.

[ChrisJNelson]

Originally Posted by LansdowneSt

Larry Demery - son of newly declared major leaguer Art Demery (2 MLB/NeL games in 1941) - pitched all or parts of five seasons in the major leagues with the Pittsburgh Pirates. In his major league debut, he faced the Cincinnati Reds and struck out Pete Rose, Ken Griffey Sr., Johnny Bench and Tony Perez in order. Demery compiled a 29-23 won-lost record with a 3.72 earned run average before an arm injury ended his pitching career. His best seasons were in 1975, when he was 7-5 with a 2.90 ERA to help the Pirates win the NL East, and in 1976, when he was 10-7 with a 3.17 ERA. - The Bob Elias Kern County Sports Hall of Fame website

Used the photo that AESP_pres recommended and then colored it and touched it up. The before is what was in the CU Facepack. Someday, maybe OOTP will give us hair to put behind them just as we can put facial hair on the fgs...

Thanks for the link to the baseball card templates!

Which one of these is the new one?

[LansdowneSt]

AESP_pres posted one that he did. I took the same picture and did it too. I could have taken his posted fg, I suppose, and just colored and tweaked it but once I had the picture I just auto-piloted and did it. His fg is under his post and mine is under my post.

In my posts, the CU Facepack "before" fg is always the one to the left of mine (or above mine depending on the width of your browser window) and my redone one is the second screenshot with the photos to the right of it.

[LansdowneSt]

William Hulbert was one of the founders of the National League and the president of the Chicago White Stockings intent on making the league “respectable.” For example, in 1879 he kicked out Cincinnati’s team because they sold beer and played on Sundays. This was the state of baseball in 1881 when, on August 21st, the National League decided to, for the first time, officially blacklist a group of players, bestowing that inauspicious honor upon ten players. Officially, they were being punished for “confirmed dissipation and general insubordination.” Unofficially, it was mainly because they were drunks or were playing suspiciously bad (as this was still during the era where throwing a ballgame was more lucrative than actually earning a salary playing baseball). For some of these players, there isn’t really much to discuss. John Fox, for example, was reinstated for the 1883 season (in fact, every member of the list eventually got reinstated) and was a mediocre pitcher, and we don’t really know specifically why he got blacklisted (but it was probably because he drank a [heck of a lot]). - affotd.com

Not much of a photo to work with and there was no fg for him in the current CU Facepack but The_Game has posted screenshot from an fg that is out there somewhere for him. I did what I could with the photo. Think of it more as a facegen of the "impression" of John Fox and it should be fine...

[LansdowneSt]

Hank Behrman was a minor contributor to the golden age of baseball in Brooklyn. His career was all promise and little delivery. Yet the five-feet-eleven, 174-pound right-hander did have one sterling season for the Dodgers. In 1946, his rookie campaign, he appeared in forty-seven games and posted an 11-5 record with a sparkling 2.93 ERA. A year later his cumulative ERA for the Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates jumped to 6.25 and by 1950 he was out of the majors for good, at the age of twenty-nine. - SABR

Redid the facegen. The one in the CU Facepack has the old suffix (-han) instead of the corrected one (-hen)

[luckymann]

Bud whenever you get a sec would you mind whipping me up a Gus Weyhing 1887-1901. I've hired him as my SD and he's creeping everyone out...

Chur

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[LansdowneSt]

“Gus Weyhing is one of the swiftest pitchers in the business. He is, comparatively speaking, a small man and his appearance gives no indication of the muscular power necessary to manipulate the ball at the speed with which he delivers it.”1

The 145-pound Weyhing was a true rabble rouser, often as mischievous off the field as he was wild in the pitcher’s box. The mustachioed twirler put together a career that might appear Hall of Fame-worthy at first blush, considering his lofty win total (264) and innings pitched (4,337). His legacy, however, is as the all-time major league leader in hit batsmen with 277, a record that has remained unassailed since Weyhing last plunked a batter in 1901.

On what would have been Weyhing’s 107th birthday, the Chicago Tribune recalled that Weyhing had, after his playing days, worked as a saloonkeeper—just like his father—in Cincinnati. When business soured, “the sheriff notified Gus that he’d have to vacate the place by July 1. Weyhing put a sign in the window: ‘The first of July will be the last of August.’ You have to like a guy like that.” - SABR

Redid the facegen. I found the "before" in the pack with an old "-gus suffix".

[AESP_pres]

If you feel like having some fun with the 19th century... this is one who had a long career that I was never able to do well because of his facial hair. Seriously check the FG to see the best I did with him

He doesn't seem to be in the current FG database under the old id system or the new one...

https://www.baseball-reference.com/p...athebo01.shtml

Edit: always found it funny that a guy with 297 wins (25th in MLB history) isn't in the HOF, unless he was part of a betting scandal I really don't understand why he isn't in.

[The Game]

Originally Posted by AESP_pres

If you feel like having some fun with the 19th century... this is one who had a long career that I was never able to do well because of his facial hair. Seriously check the FG to see the best I did with him

He doesn't seem to be in the current FG database under the old id system or the new one...

https://www.baseball-reference.com/p...athebo01.shtml

Edit: always found it funny that a guy with 297 wins (25th in MLB history) isn't in the HOF, unless he was part of a betting scandal I really don't understand why he isn't in.

He was the #1 overall pick by Cleveland in my recent RD league. I got 26 yo Walter Johnson 5th overall and 21 yo Koufax in the 2nd round. Mathews is dominating early on so far at age 19.