Time Warp Baseball

[Vris]

Wow. "Flamingo" is getting shafted. 3 big league years. 4 big league teams. He hasn't even bought a house yet cause he's afraid he's gonna be moved again. Unreal. Maybe Cincy will be better? Who knows.

Anyway, after the catastrophe that was the '41 trading deadline, it's good to see the Braves make a decent move. Trading away age for youth in a crappy year. Maybe they won't be in such bad shape for the new ownership.

[Carlton]

Shuddup LL!
lol

A little Brian Regan reference

Teacher: What's the I before e rule?

Regan: I before...E...ummm..always

Teacher: No, it's I before E except after C...or when sounding like neighbor or hay...and on saturdays and Tuesdays and all throughout May...and you'll always be wrong no matter what you say

Regan: That's a hard rule

AND

The plural skit

Brian regan: And it's moosen...in the woodsen...in the woodensen...with the gooses and the boxen..

Teacher: Brian, stop...you're an imbecile

Regan: IMBECILIN!

[DamnYankees]

Oh man, I love that skit. I especially like the cup of dirt.

"Well, its a cup, with dirt in it. I call it cup of dirt."

Regan is hilarious.

[fhomess]

Originally Posted by Matt from TN

Something just came up, so I'll update September tonight or tomorrow... It's simmed, but I don't have time to write it now... But, boy, what a doozy of a month it was!

Aaarrrgghh!! You're killing me, man! I'd have been so much happier being blissfully unaware.

[metsgeek]

Originally Posted by Matt from TN

Something just came up, so I'll update September tonight or tomorrow... It's simmed, but I don't have time to write it now... But, boy, what a doozy of a month it was!

That reminds me of a joke.....

How do you keep an idiot in suspense?

[Matt from TN]

WEB PAGES UPDATED... If you go the the box score page, I included the past 30 days but no actual box scores, so you could see the action over the final month.


September 1941

I wish I could even begin to tell you how exciting this month was! The Yanks and Sens clashed in 8 epic games in early September with New York winning 6 of them. However, Washington crushed their other AL opponents, going 7-1 against them before finishing their series with New York, while the Yankees went just 4-4. Added together, that meant after the NY-WSH series was completed, New York held just a 1-game lead. They went on to take 2-of-3 games in 3 straight series against the Browns, White Sox and Indians. Meanwhile, Washington took 2-of-3 from the White Sox, swept the Browns in 3 but lost 2-of-3 to the Red Sox. So, going into the final 4-game series of the season, New York still held a 1-game lead.

The Yankees hosted the Red Sox, while the Senators hosted the Indians. Both New York and Washington lost their first games of these series, dropping New York's magic number to 3. Washington defeated Cleveland on the next day, while Boston upset New York 2-1 behind the magical pitching of rookie Hill Basford, who made just his 3rd major league start. The Yanks lost again to Boston the following day, while Washington's Jethro Lee made a statement with a 5-hit shutout defeat of Cleveland. On the final day of the season, both teams won, giving the Senators the pennant and sending New York home to stew on their series flop against the Sox.

Going into September, the miracle Giants held a 7-game lead over the Cardinals, but this pennant race turned out to be no less dramatic. Over the first 2-and-a-half weeks of the month, New York went 8-8 while St. Louis went 11-6, narrowing New York's lead to 4.5 games. The Giants also lost ace Clint Rohm on the 5th to a shoulder injury, and days later they discovered that while he had been pitching through pain for much of the season, the damage was so severe that his career may likely be over. The Cardinals turned the corner during a tough stretch of 10-straight games against the Dodgers and Cubs. They took 2-of-3 against the Cubs and went 5-2 against Brooklyn. Down by 4.5 games, St. Louis swept the Reds in 4-straight games at home. The Giants, meanwhile, were swept in 3 games by Brooklyn. That cut the Giants lead to just a single game. New York then won 2 games against the Cubs, while the Cards split a 2-game series with the Phillies, increasing the New York lead back to 2 games. Then, the two teams faced each other in a 3-game series at the Polo Grounds in the season's final week.

Game 1 was a 4-hit shutout by the newest Cardinal, Otto Kahle. Game 2 saw St. Louis' Abe Dickens allow just 1 run off 5 hits in a 6-1 Cardinals win, tying the two teams for the NL lead. In the ever-important final game of the series, St. Louis once again came out on top 4-2. Now down by one game, New York traveled to Pittsburgh to finish up the regular season, while all the Cardinals had to do was defeat the lowly Braves in St. Louis.

St. Louis was shutout in their first game by Dean Fahndrich, and New York, down 9-5 after 5 innings, scored a run in the 7th and 8th plus 2 in the 9th to tie the game. They went on to win in the 10th, tying them for the NL lead again. St. Louis lost a heartbreaker the next day in the 13th inning, while New York was blown out 10-1. On the next-to-last day of the season, New York won 5-2 and the Cards lost 12-4. St. Louis went on to be swept by the Braves, while New York defeated Pittsburgh 6-5 to clinch their first pennant since 1922!!

Despite losing the pennant, St. Louis got huge contributions from the two pitchers that they added just before the past two trading deadlines. Otto Kahle, acquired this July 31st, went 6-0 with a 0.73 ERA in 7 September starts. Two of those wins were key shutouts in back-to-back games, but despite allowing just 1 run in 9 innings against the Braves in his final start, St. Louis wound up losing 6-1 in the 13th inning. Brett Smith, acquired on July 31st of 1940 and supposedly coaxed out of retiring this past offseason, went 5-2 with a 2.18 ERA and a shutout this month.

Lost in all the hooplah surrounding the amazing races was the fact that Washington's Blake Crocitto hit .453 in September and finished at .398 on the season. Crocitto was the last player to hit over .400 in 1939, and he is just the 3rd player to have done it twice in a career, joining Whiskey Allen and Harry Cohan. Oscar Vancini hit 15 homers over the final two months of the season to lead the majors with 35 and finish with 460 on his career. He also raised his batting average to .316, which matches his career average. Washington first baseman Sugar McDonald, a former top prospect in Detroit who had languished on the bench with the White Sox for nearly 7 years before a late season trade in 1940, wound up leading the AL with 104 RBI. Also, Washington's Jethro Lee passed Will Haggan for 1st all-time in strikeouts, and he became the first pitcher to reach 2,700.

War Update

Sept 19, 1941: Germans take the Russian city of Kiev.


American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Luke Riley (NYA)!
He had a record of 5-0 in 3 games started, with an ERA of 1.39 and 1 shutouts.

American League-Batter of the Month:
Blake "Hitman" Crocitto (WSH)!
He batted .447 in 103 AB, with 1 homers and 20 RBI.

National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Otto "Kaiser" Kahle (STL)!
He had a record of 6-0 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 0.73 and 2 shutouts.

National League-Batter of the Month:
Bobby "Tree" Martin (NYG)!
He batted .407 in 91 AB, with 2 homers and 16 RBI.

American League Standings 
  
Washington       93 61 .604 -
New York (A)     92 62 .597 1.0
Chicago (A)      82 72 .532 11.0
St. Louis (A)    76 78 .494 17.0 
Cleveland        75 79 .487 18.0
Philadelphia (A) 71 83 .461 22.0
Boston (A)       69 85 .448 24.0
Detroit          58 96 .377 35.0
 
National League Standings 
 
New York (N)     93 61 .604 -
St. Louis (N)    91 63 .591 2.0
Brooklyn         84 70 .545 9.0 
Chicago (N)      76 78 .494 17.0
Cincinnati       75 79 .487 18.0 
Pittsburgh       74 80 .481 19.0 
Philadelphia (N) 63 91 .409 30.0
Boston (N)       60 94 .390 33.0

World Series

I cannot imagine the World Series being any more thrilling than the two pennant races, but both teams are excited to be here. Washington won the World Series in 1937, and that was one of only two seasons over the past 8 straight years that the Yankees did not win the AL pennant. Since then, the Senators flopped to 4th in 1938 but finished 2nd to the Yanks over the next two seasons. Now back in the Series, they want another title to validate them as a great team. They are still a very young team, but veterans like Jethro Lee, Dale Cisek, Sam Kass, Hal Breault and Brooks Cain all may retire after the season and want this championship bad. After 19 major league seasons and becoming first all-time in career saves, this is Cisek's first World Series, and he hopes to make the most of it.

Washington comes in as heavy favorites with the top batting average in the majors (.285) and the 2nd best team ERA (3.38). They have 4 regulars in their lineup hitting over .300, including the top two finishers in the AL batting race - Blake Crocitto (.398) and Wolter Tjeenk-Willink (.373). Their pitching staff has few weaknesses, but their offense draws fewer walks than they would like, and they have little team speed. They do not have one big power guy, but they have 6 players with 10 or more homers and 3-time BOY Carl Kahle hit 30 last season.

Statistically, the Giants do not deserve to be here. They look like an anomoly on paper. Their team average (.263) is 10th in the majors, and their team ERA (4.27) is 9th. Their pitchers allow too many homeruns and walks, but many of the longballs came thanks to the hitter-friendly Polo Grounds. Their pitchers are also very young - none of their starters are over age 29 and their top man, Jack Schoonover, is just 20. This means they have little experience, but they are talented and filled with enthusiasm. The loss of Clint Rohm, the staff's leader, in September was devastating, but he will travel with the team and try to inspire them from the bench. Despite a weak team average, this offense did score the most runs in the majors. They also led the majors in walks drawn and homeruns. Four of their batters were all-stars this season, and they will be needed to carry much of the load.

My Prediction: The loss of Rohm almost doomed the Giants in September, and it will likely doom them in the Series. Washington is just too powerful both offensively and with a talented veteran pitching staff. While we hope the Giants make this one interesting, their magical season looks to be coming to a swift end. I expect the Senators to win in 5 games.

Starting Lineups:

**Ancestors in BLUE

Senators
RF John Shears, .320, 10 HR, 71 RBI, 41 SB
1B Sugar McDonald, .282, 16 HR, 104 RBI
SS Blake Crocitto, .398, 11 HR, 84 RBI
3B Carl Kahle, .302, 14 HR, 95 RBI
LF Wolter Tjeenk-Willink, .373, 10 HR, 89 RBI
CF Sam Kass, .268, 10 HR, 84 RBI
2B Hewie Bartecko, .303, 21 RBI in 155 AB
C Scooter Midgett, .168, 53 RBI

SP #1 - Jethro Lee, 24-10, 2.83, 186 K
SP #2 - Chris Frays, 22-8, 2.82, 127 K
SP #3 - Claude Swin, 11-8, 2.81, 59 K

Emergency SP - Micky Guyton, 17-17, 3.61, 163 K
Closer - Dale Cisek, 2.91, 11 SV

Other Noteable Players:
2B Woody Woodworth, .281
1B Keith Laverick, .306
3B "Jungle Jim" Dunkel, .324
SP Bill Finley, 8-10, 4.48 ERA

Giants
RF Hal Smith, .230, 14 HR, 56 RBI, 42 SB
1B Carlos Hulse, .292, 11 HR, 74 RBI
3B Dale Lamberty, .286, 25 HR, 90 RBI, 117 BB
C Lloyd Johnson, .247, 60 RBI
2B Bobby Martin, .317, 80 RBI
SS Andy Martineau, .320, 74 RBI
LF Anson Morgenstern, .282, 12 HR, 103 RBI
CF Lee Friedman, .248, 11 HR, 53 RBI

SP #1 - Jack Schoonover, 12-12, 4.37, 65 K
SP #2 - Bill Wilkins, 14-7, 3.92, 58 K
SP #3 - Guy Muir, 16-11, 4.43, 71 K

Emergency SP - Kyle Stevens, 10-12, 5.57, 69 K
Closer - Bob Boshernitsan, 3.40, 14 Sv

Other Noteable Players:
SS Nicky Barker, .321

Key Players on DL:
SP George Cone, 4-2, 2.51 before SEI in May
SP Clint Rohm, 22-7, 3.35, CEI on Sept 5th

[ifspuds]

Wow! Incredible finishes!

Neck-and-neck, final-day clinching, right before the war pennant races. There are going to be novels written and movies made about this season. Now if the Miracle Giants can just pull off the upset, that'll cap an incredible run.

And Grandpa Lloyd needs to hit the game-winning homer. Did I mention that?

[Ankhiel]

Geez Jeronimo already have 132 loss

[lgkeeper]

2 points about Crocitto:

1) you mentioned that he and Cohan are two of only 3 players to bat over .400 twice - Cohan is Crocitto's real grandfather. Of course, as we've mentioned before, the ages certainly don't match up in TWB.

2) Crocitto is now 2nd all-time in average next to Woody Woodson. He now has over 2,000 hits and just turned 30. He won 3 of a possible 7 BOM awards.

I told y'all we should be giving this kid more props earlier in this thread. What he's done is pretty incredible...

*Edit - also, in 1941, he led the league in Avg, OBP, SLG, OPS, H, R, RC, RC/27, TB

[Matt from TN]

Originally Posted by lgkeeper

2 points about Crocitto:

1) you mentioned that he and Cohan are two of only 3 players to bat over .400 twice - Cohan is Crocitto's real grandfather. Of course, as we've mentioned before, the ages certainly don't match up in TWB.

2) Crocitto is now 2nd all-time in average next to Woody Woodson. He now has over 2,000 hits and just turned 30. He won 3 of a possible 7 BOM awards.

I told y'all we should be giving this kid more props earlier in this thread. What he's done is pretty incredible...

*Edit - also, in 1941, he led the league in Avg, OBP, SLG, OPS, H, R, RC, RC/27, TB

I agree... the NL has had a few recent offensive stars with Willard Schwarz and Oscar Vancini... The AL really hasn't had any dominant offensive guys, especially that played on pennant winners... There have been a few flashes in the pan and a few stars like Quenton Misisca and Tyrell Chestnut that played for mostly lousy teams, but Crocitto is slowly becoming THE hitter in the AL... We'll see if he has any competition for that title soon....

I had forgotten he was Cohan's grandson, wow... since their ages don't match up, what should we call him for TWB purposes? Son would be nice, but their last names are different.

[lgkeeper]

Originally Posted by Matt from TN

I had forgotten he was Cohan's grandson, wow... since their ages don't match up, what should we call him for TWB purposes? Son would be nice, but their last names are different.

He could be step-son. IRL, Harry Cohan was my grandfather and Blake Crocitto is my cousin - don't know if that helps at all.

[tward13]

A shame. Don't know if it was jsut the broken hand or if the distractions of being a new manager (on a BAD team) got to The General. After coming back with two .300+ seasons George Ward just can't get it going after breaking his hand early in the year.

That leaves him still short of 3000 hits. Just a year ago he looked poised to make a good run up a few of the career leader lists. Now? Who knows.

Does The General have one more comeback in him?

[jdw]

Rewarded with a chance to play in Cincy, Doc put up a .200/.293/.300/.593 in August and followed it up with a .163/.227/.200/.427 in Sept/Oct. A staggering .216/.305/.314/.619 in 351 PA's for the season. They type of "quality" play that will likely have the Reds looking for a SS in the off season, or pulling the plug on him if he gets off to a poor start in 1942.

GRRRRRRR~!

"Doc is an exceptional hitter with an enviable ability to draw walks and get on base any way possible."
-1934 TWB Scouting Report on John "Doc" Barton

For the Class of 1934, Willie had another mediocre year for the Pirates still buried on the bench. Easy Out is buried in the Red Sox pen and was horrid when given the rock. Buster Darling got part time play for the Tigers at 3B and in LF and his .304/.320/.453/.773 shows some promise (sans the poor batting eye)... until you look at his home/road splits - killed Tiger Stadium (.365/.365/.649/1.014) and struggled on the road (.271/.297/.350/.647). For the irony of the ratings, Doc is a 6/10 in Contact/Eye, while Buster is a 5/4. You tell me why the one with the 6/10 hit .216 and the one with the 5/4 hit .304... gotta be the park.

In contrast, the Savior of the Class of 1934 continues to be Speedy Perly. A lot of positive to the season for Speedy. The biggest is probably setting a career high with 82, 22 more than next best *even with* fewer PA's this year than in his previous three seasons. He hasn't gotten his power or his BA back up to the levels of his break through 1938 season, but *some* of that may be due to the general decline in offense in baseball. He did hit for his best power since 1938, and set a carrer high in OBP and Runs. And of course a new TWB record in SB. Given his speed, those BB are key in getting on base to steal. With that Discipline/Eye of 10, and that off the charts speed, he looks to be a nifty leadoff hitter even if he doesn't hit .300 like clockwork.

The Class of '34 kicked out three top SS prospects, all bringing different things to the table. Willie had the power and BA, Doc had the BB and BA, and Speedy had the speed and defense. Willie's gotten buried to the point that we don't really know what he would have if he got a chance to play, and how long it would take for him to refind himself. All that Doc seems to left is the BB. Speedy has all his speed, his defense looks good (though hasn't seemed to yet break through to the high level expected of him), and he's added to that a really good batting eye.

Thank god we have Speedy or the whole lot of the Class would be a bust.


John

[jdw]

tward13 wrote:

> A shame. Don't know if it was jsut the
> broken hand or if the distractions of being
> a new manager (on a BAD team) got to
> The General. After coming back with
> two .300+ seasons George Ward just
> can't get it going after breaking his hand
> early in the year.

He seemed to be on the road to recovery in August:

Aug - .280/.364/.398/.762

It's what he surrounded it with, in addition to the injury, that trashed the season:

Jul - .160/.292/.298/.590
Aug - .280/.364/.398/.762
Sep - .230/.301/.340/.641


> That leaves him still short of 3000 hits.
> Just a year ago he looked poised to make
> a good run up a few of the career leader
> lists. Now? Who knows.

He'll get his 3,000 hits, and baring another injury or a fast drop off, he sould go a ways beyond it. He probably will get to 1500+ runs as well. A comeback in 1942 shouldn't be too surprising, and he *should* do well enough while half the players start heading off to war to go a few more seasons.


John

[Matt from TN]

WORLD SERIES BOX SCORES UPDATED


WORLD SERIES

Giants 9 - Senators 3: This was a seesaw game and after the 5th, New York led 5-4. In the top of the 9th, Washington's Jethro Lee came unglued, allowing 5 runs as the Giants pulled off a Game 1 upset on the road.

Giants 1 - Senators 12: Washington made clear who the favorite was by stomping New York. They scored 7 runs in the first two innings off New York starter Bill Wilkins, while Washington's Chris Frays allowed just 1 run over 9 innings. Three Senators hit homeruns and seven of them had RBI, but they had just 9 hits in the game but uncharacteristically drew 11 walks.

Senators 2 - Giants 5: 1939 ROY Guy Muir had an outstanding day, allowing just 2 runs off 10 hits, as New York delighted their home fans by taking a 2-1 series lead.

Senators 7 - Giants 3: Jethro Lee was as focused as anyone had ever seen him, determined to make up for his Game 1 embarrassment. He pitched a 3-hit shutout through the first 7 innings before allowing 3 runs in the 8th. With his offense giving him plenty of run support, he continued on in the 9th, mowing down the Giants 1-2-3. Centerfielder Sam Kass hit 2 homeruns and led the Senators with 3 RBI.

Senators 3 - Giants 2: Washington led this game 2-0 behind the outstanding pitching of Chris Frays. In the bottom of the 9th, New York mounted a comeback. Anson Morgenstern led off with a triple. After two walks (one intentional), Morgenstern scored when Bobby Martin grounded into a 4-6-3 double play. That left Dale Lamberty at 3rd. Lee Friedman grounded to 3rd, but Carl Kahle rushed his throw and sent it into the first base dugout, allowing Lamberty to score. Frays got Carlos Hulse to ground out, and the game went into extra innings. With one out and runners on the corners in the 11th, Sam Kass hit an RBI single. He later stole 2nd, but the next two batters were unable to drive in any more runs. All-time saves leader Dale Cisek came into the game, his first ever World Series appearance. He was obviously pumped, and after a ground out, he struck out all-star Lamberty and catcher Vernon Pinkett to preserve the win.

Giants 3 - Senators 4: Washington led this one 4-1, but the never-say-die Giants sure made it exciting in the 9th. Starting pitcher Claude Swin got the first two batters of the inning out, needing just one more for a World Series victory. Pinch hitter Nicky Barker kept the game alive with a single, and rightfielder Hal Smith drove him home with a triple. Smith scored on a single by Carlos Hulse, and with the tying run on 1st, slugging 3B Dale Lamberty stepped into the batter's box. After working the count to 2-2, he slapped a grounder to 2nd. Despite a funny hop, Hewie Bartecko made the play and threw over to first for the final out of the season!


Two players split World Series MVP honors. The 2 tying runs in the bottom of the 9th in Game 5 were 2 of only 3 runs (2 earned) allowed in 18 WS innings by pitcher Chris Frays. Offensively, Sam Kass led the team with a .348 average, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 5 R, 3 BB and a 1.162 OPS. Both of these players certainly deserved the honor.

[spiffamous]

Nice! Washington is giving me a lot of good history and tradition to live up to after I take over the team. I better be on top of my game.

[Matt from TN]

1941 Postseason

World Series Champs - Washington Senators 5th AL Pennant, 4th WS Title

NL Champs - New York Giants 5th NL Pennant


AL BOY: Blake Crocitto, WSH, .398, 11 HR, 84 RBI
NL BOY: Oscar Vancini, BKN, .316, 35 HR, 107 RBI

AL POY: Jethro Lee, WSH, 24-10, 2.83 ERA, 89 BB, 186 K
NL POY: Punchy Cote, CHN, 21-12, 2.84 ERA, 106 BB, 194 K

AL ROY: Cy Helbig, SLA, .297, 6 HR, 52 RBI
NL ROY: Jack Schoonover, NYG, 12-12, 4.37 ERA, 120 BB, 65 K

AL AVG: Blake Crocitto, WSH, .398
NL AVG: Otis Sistruck, CIN, .336

AL HR: Daniel Lutzke, CLE, 29
NL HR: Oscar Vancini, BKN, 35

AL RBI: Sugar McDonald, WSH, 104
NL RBI: Oscar Vancini, BKN, 107

AL SB: Art Brandstetter, PHA, 63
NL SB: Jonny Perly, BKN, 89 - This is a new major league record!

AL ERA: Claude Swin, WSH, 2.81
NL ERA: Remmy Paul, BKN, 2.83

AL Wins: Jethro Lee, WSH, 24
NL Wins: Bill Blakemore, PIT and Schoolboy Emberling, CIN, 22

AL K's: Vance Marx, BOS, 195
NL K's: Punchy Coty, CHN, 194

AL Saves: Pooky Antillon, PHA and Steve Minnie, NYA, 13
NL Saves: Jake Cockman, STL, 16


Major League Records

ML - 89 Stolen Bases, Jonny Perly, BKN
ML - 16 Walks in One Game, Von Colligan, PHI

League Records

NONE

Team Records

BOS - 76 K's (Batter), Ben Hargey
BOS - 195 K's (Pitcher), Vance Marx

NYG - 117 Walks (Batter), Dale Lamberty

PHA - 65 Stolen Bases, Art Brandstetter

STL - 16 Saves, Jake Cockman

Milestones

3000 Hits - Sam Kass, WSH

2000 Hits - Rip Rogers, STL
2000 Hits - Carmack Alford, SLA
2000 Hits - Ervin Skjerly, NYA
2000 Hits - Bill Simard, SLA
2000 Hits - Moonlight Graham, NYA
2000 Hits - Blake Crocitto, WSH
2000 Hits - Lloyd Johnson, NYG

1800 RBI - Sam Kass, WSH - He is the first player to achieve this mark.

340 Wins - Jethro Lee, WSH - With a 5-hit shutout on 9/30 against the Indians that put WSH into 1st place in the AL on the next-to-last day of the season, Lee recorded his 340th career win, passing Andrew Murphy for 3rd all-time!

2700/2613 K's - Jethro Lee, WSH - With his 2613th K, he passed Will Haggan as 1st all-time. He later became the 1st pitcher to ever record 2700.

2300 K's - David Wickersham, CHN - He became just the 3rd pitcher to record 2300 K's and later passed Brickhead Bill Horton for 3rd all-time.

250 Wins - Brett Smith, STL
250 Wins - Stuffy Zinn, CHA
250 Wins - Babe Hardin, CHA
250 Wins - Luke Riley, NYA

200 Wins - Cliff Umbaugh, PHI


Gold Gloves

American League Winners

Pitcher: Carrol Willis, CLE
Catcher: Scooter Midgett, WSH - 2 straight!
First Base: Sugar McDonald, WSH
Second Base: Pokey Dorsey, BOS
Third Base: Rem Kelley, PHA
Shortstop: Ted Stuart, PHA
Leftfield: Carmack Alford, SLA
Centerfield: Joe Campbell, CLE - 3 straight!
Rightfield: Tony Monachino, SLA


National League Winners

Pitcher: Alex Winterhalter, CHN
Catcher: Moe Sieferman, BKN
First Base: Jeff Bundy, BKN
Second Base: Brad Coffenberger, BKN - 3 straight!
Third Base: David McAuliffe, CHN
Shortstop: Billy alexander, BSN
Leftfield: Wilfred Costain, PHI
Centerfield: Dave Arkless, CHN
Rightfield: Rip Rogers, STL

[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 8, Losing Seasons 29, .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: 2-8
1941-50: 0-1
Last 10 Seasons 2-8
Last 5 Seasons 1-4

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 21, Losing Seasons 20
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: 5-5 - 1938
1941-50: 1-0
Last 10 Seasons 5-5
Last 5 Seasons 3-2

Cleveland Indians - 5 Pennants, 2-3 in WS, Last Pennant (1916), Last WS Title (1916)
Most Wins 107 (1910), Most Losses 100 (1931)
Winning Seasons 20, Losing Seasons 19, .500 Seasons 2
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: 3-5-2
1941-50: 0-1
Last 10 Seasons 3-5-2
Last 5 Seasons 0-4-1

Detroit Tigers - 1 Pennant, 1-0 in WS, Last Pennant (1928), Last WS Win (1928)
Most Wins 93 (1928), Most Losses 96 (1941)
Winning Seasons 16, Losing Seasons 25
Longest Winning Streak: 5 Seasons (1901-05)
Longest Losing Streak: 10 Seasons (1932-Present)
1900-10: 5-5
1911-20: 3-7
1921-30: 6-4 - 1928
1931-40: 1-9
1941-50: 0-1
Last 10 Seasons 0-10
Last 5 Seasons 0-5

New York Yankees - 14 Pennants, 8-6 in WS, Last Pennant (1940), Last WS Win (1940)
Most Wins 103 (1923), Most Losses 93 (1920)
Winning Seasons 26, Losing Seasons 14, .500 Seasons 1
Longest Winning Streak: 12 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: 10-0 - 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1939, 1940
1941-50: 1-0
Last 10 Seasons 10-0
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 19, .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: 4-5-1 - 1932
1941-50: 0-1
Last 10 Seasons 3-6-1
Last 5 Seasons 0-4-1

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 15, Losing Seasons 24, .500 Seasons 2
Longest Winning Streak: 2 Seasons (1901-02, 1918-19, 1921-22, 1938-39)
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: 4-5-1
1941-50: 0-1
Last 10 Seasons 4-6
Last 5 Seasons 2-3

Washington Senators - 5 Pennants, 4-1 in WS, Last Pennant (1941), Last WS Title (1941)
Most Wins 93 (1941), Most Losses 88 (1907)
Winning Seasons 20, Losing Seasons 19, .500 Seasons 2
Longest Winning Streak: 6 Seasons (1936-Present)
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: 7-2-1 - 1937
1941-50: 1-0 - 1941
Last 10 Seasons 8-1-1
Last 5 Seasons 5-0



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 23, .500 Seasons 1
Longest Winning Streak: 9 Seasons (1930-1938)
Longest Losing Streak: 14 Seasons (1914-27)
1900-10: 6-4 - 1904, 1910
1911-20: 1-9
1921-30: 2-8 - 1928
1931-40: 8-1-1 - 1931
1941-50: 0-1
Last 10 Seasons 7-2-1
Last 5 Seasons 2-2-1

Brooklyn Dodgers - 6 Pennants, 3-3 in WS, Last Pennant (1940), Last WS Title (1939)
Most Wins 92 (1938), Most Losses 94 (1927)
Winning Seasons 24, Losing Seasons 15, .500 Seasons 2
Longest Winning Streak: 8 Seasons (1934-Present)
Longest Losing Streak: 4 Seasons (1903-06)
1900-10: 3-7
1911-20: 7-2-1 - 1919
1921-30: 7-3 - 1926
1931-40: 7-2-1 - 1934, 1935, 1939, 1940
1941-50: 1-0
Last 10 Seasons 8-1-1
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 27, Losing Seasons 14
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: 7-3 - 1936, 1937, 1938
1941-50: 0-1
Last 10 Seasons 7-3
Last 5 Seasons 3-2

Cincinnati Reds - 1 Pennant, 0-1 in WS, Last Pennant (1920)
Most Wins 92 (1927), Most Losses 95 (1906)
Winning Seasons 20, Losing Seasons 21
Longest Winning Streak: 11 Seasons (1913-23)
Longest Losing Streak: 9 Seasons (1933-Present)
1900-10: 5-5
1911-20: 9-1 - 1920
1921-30: 4-6
1931-40: 2-8
1941-50: 0-1
Last 10 Seasons 1-9
Last 5 Seasons 0-5

New York Giants - 5 Pennants, 2-3 in WS, Last Pennant (1941), Last WS Title (1921)
Most Wins 93 (1941), Most Losses 97 (1929)
Winning Seasons 17, Losing Seasons 21, .500 Seasons 3
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: 5-3-2
1941-50: 1-0 - 1941
Last 10 Seasons 5-3-2
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 19, .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: 5-4-1 - 1932, 1933
1941-50: 0-1
Last 10 Seasons 4-5-1
Last 5 Seasons 0-4-1

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 11, Losing Seasons 29, .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: 2-8
1941-50: 0-1
Last 10 Seasons 2-8
Last 5 Seasons 2-3

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 19, Losing Seasons 19, .500 Seasons 3
Longest Winning Streak: 5 Seasons (1914-18, 1921-25)
Longest Losing Streak: 10 Seasons (1930-39)
1900-10: 3-6-1 - 1906
1911-20: 6-2-2 - 1914, 1915, 1916
1921-30: 8-2 - 1923, 1924
1931-40: 1-9
1941-50: 1-0
Last 10 Seasons 2-8
Last 5 Seasons 2-3


Last Pennant:

1912 - PIT
1916 - CLE
1918 - BOS
1920 - CIN
1922 - SLA
1924 - STL
1928 - DET
1931 - BSN
1932 - PHA
1933 - PHI
1938 - CHA, CHN
1940 - NYA, BKN
1941 - WSH, NYG

Last World Series Championship:

NONE - CIN
1906 - PHA
1909 - PIT
1916 - CLE
1918 - BOS
1920 - CHA
1921 - NYG
1922 - SLA
1923 - STL
1928 - DET
1931 - BSN
1932 - PHI
1938 - CHN
1939 - BKN
1940 - NYA
1941 - WSH

[fhomess]

Originally Posted by Matt from TN

WORLD SERIES
Two players split World Series MVP honors. The 2 tying runs in the bottom of the 9th in Game 5 were 2 of only 3 runs (2 earned) allowed in 18 WS innings by pitcher Chris Frays. Offensively, Sam Kass led the team with a .348 average, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 5 R, 3 BB and a 1.162 OPS. Both of these players certainly deserved the honor.

Actually, Wolter Tjeenk-Willink had a hit in every game of the series and batted .391. Kass certainly deserved it, but Wolter consistently gets overlooked on this team filled with great hitters. Crocitto, Kass, Shears, Kahle, and Wolter make for quite a lineup!

[Matt from TN]

Originally Posted by fhomess

Actually, Wolter Tjeenk-Willink had a hit in every game of the series and batted .391. Kass certainly deserved it, but Wolter consistently gets overlooked on this team filled with great hitters. Crocitto, Kass, Shears, Kahle, and Wolter make for quite a lineup!

Wolter & Crocitto are quite young, and Kahle's not too old, so they should be formidable for some time... The biggest question is how will the staff get by when Jethro finally hangs 'em up?