Time Warp Baseball

[jdw]

> Key Retirees:
> Scottie Allen, SP
> Braves 1937-55
>
> 189-190, 3.29 ERA, 3694 IP, 959 BB,
> 1847 K, 140 CG, 34 SHO, 1.22 WHIP
>
> Many people think Allen was a much better
> pitcher than his record shows. Some even say
> he underperformed for much of his career.
> Others have even said he did not know how to
> win, but many blame much of his poor record
> on the offense that supported him. Regardless
> of what people say, Allen posted one of the
> best career ERA's during his time but he
> finished his career one game below .500. He
> never won a POTY Award and amazingly
> he went to just one AS game.

Allen won the 1950 POY. Some think Frank Smith should have won his 10th POY that season because of the differences in the parks they pitched in, but Allen did have an mighty fine season.


John

[metsgeek]

Originally Posted by Matt from TN

July 6: Ford Frick inaugurated the Andrew
Murphy Award to honor each league's
outstanding pitcher of the year. The BBWAA
will do the voting.

Originally Posted by jdw

*sigh*

John

John, I gotta admit that I don't understand at all why you think the naming of the award has to be done posthumously. Players can be honored while they are still alive, and personally I find it better that way.

[jdw]

Murphy has been honored while he was alive. He went in the HOF, the highest honor a player can be given. That's enough until he drops dead.

Naming an award after a living player is an ego****. Always has been, and always will be.

The Cy Young came up after Cy was dead. The ROY being named after Jackie came after he was dead. The MVP was named after Kenesaw Mountain Landis after Landis dropped dead. That's three-for-three of the major awards.

The Hank Aaron award is an ego****... and no one really cares about it other than Hank and the people in MLB like Bud who want to be able to pat themselves on the back.

Murph is a modest man. Nothing happened in his career when TWB has the need to "make good" to him like MLB has this (deserved) guild with Aaron. Murph certainly doesn't need the ego****, and would be uneasy with it.

What can I say. It's too late now. If Matt had said last season (when this came up for about the 10th time) that in 1956 he was going to name the award after Murph, as Murph's unofficial decendant I would have asked to have him killed off in the 1955/56 offseason so there would at least be a reason for doing it, and one that wouldn't run counter how we've portrayed Murph.

John

[kreitena]

Think about it, does it really matter. While all of us grow attached to TWB players especially such greats like Andrew Murphy, he is still a fictional character. And hey if he does get an "ego boost" it would make for a great article.

[tward13]

John, as with the hall of fame, we don't have to do it just like MLB. We can honor players by naming awards after them while still alive.

[jdw]

BTW, looking for something on Landis, I found this:

[QUOTE=Matt from TN]1923

After the World Series concluded, Giants pitcher Jeffrey Roland became the latest player to be banned for life from the game. Apparently, during the heat of the pennant race in late September, Roland, who was traded from St. Louis to New York in late June, wrote a letter to a former Cardinals teammate. In that letter, Roland offered to "go fishing" for the rest of the season for a good price in order to help the Cards win the pennant. The Cardinal who received the letter passed it on to his manager and the letter eventually made its way to Commissioner Landis. Roland, a talented but hard-drinking pitcher, had received a humiliating public reprimand from his own Giants manager just days before the letter was written. Despite all apologies, Roland was banned for life.

Somewhere between here and 1934, Roland was allowed back into the game and became the White Sox manager.

Roland is infamous in TWB History for trashing the development of a host of young Sox players (Bob Bussmann, Maurice Misisca, Doc Barton, Mickey Lonergan and others), and also was the guy who didn't think Matt Perly would ever amount to anything and pushed for the organization to trade him for Boze Wealot.

Damn... if Landis had stuck to his guns in banning Roland for life, things wouldn't have gotten so screwed for the Sox and those players!



Also, Roland had some questionable managerial decisions in the 1938 World Series:

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...and#post764686

Poor Sox and their WS legacy...



John

[Matt from TN]

This just adds to one of the odder things I can't explain... obviously using Roland was an oversight... but oddly enough, in my manager's list, I always had Wesley "Two-Toed" Hubbell as that White Sox manager. But in the year the mgr was hired, my writeup here said Roland was hired. It should've been Hubbell all along, but I was forced to stick w/ Roland because that's what I wrote & that's somehow what ended up in all the league files... no idea how that happened.

[Vris]

MIssed the biography on Allen. All that talent, wasted. *sigh

[Matt from TN]

WEB PAGES UPDATED... INCLUDING PLAYER PAGES


September 15, 1956

The Yankees have proven to be nearly unbeatable. They clinched their first pennant since 1940 and are on their way to setting a new major league record for wins. With 9 games left, they have 102 wins and a 13-game lead over 2nd place Kansas City. Perhaps it is fitting that this franchise ended Detroit's run of 4 straight world titles, and perhaps just as fitting that GM Jimmy Ditty becomes eligible for the Hall of Fame after this season.

Kansas City's Charlton Brown continues to have one of the most amazing offensive seasons in memory, and almost certainly the finest season in A's history. He may win the Triple Crown, and he is almost guaranteed to win the BOY Award. He leads the AL with a .365 average, 56 HR and 125 RBI. The AL record of 51 HR was set just last season by New York's Wilford Woodworth, and now Brown is reaching for the major league record of 59 set by Oscar Vancini. The Kid hit 59 twice in his career, once in 1937 and again in 1939. Brown is on pace to hit exactly 59, but in 1937, Vancini hit 2 on the final day of the season to reach that number, and with the powerful displays Brown has given all season long, no one doubts his ability to hit 4 over the final 9 games.

After winning last year's pennant and being favored by many to repeat this year, the Cubs season is sunk. They had a horrendous 9-20 record in August, including a 2-13 stretch highlighted by a 4-game sweep in Pittsburgh. Ace Randy Liebermann has been suffering from a pulled muscle in his throwing arm, but he has continued to take the mound for the Cubs. However, he went 1-3 with a 5.51 ERA in August and so far in September he is 0-2 with a 6.14 ERA. Rumors are swirling that Lloyd Johnson could take the heat for this collapse and be fired.

Meanwhile two surprising teams, the Pirates and Dodgers, are battling for the pennant. The Pirates won 2 of the 3 games in their final head-to-head series from September 13-15. Now with 9 games left, the two teams are tied for first. Pittsburgh appears to have an easier schedule, hosting the Cardinals before playing two road series against the cellar-dwelling Phillies and the Braves. The Dodgers play 3 at Philly and then host the Cubs and Giants to end the regular season.

Brooklyn's Mark Silcox has almost locked up the Triple Crown. His .369 average leads the NL by .017 and he is blowing away the league with his 46 HR and 156 RBI. In a 14-7 loss to the Pirates on September 14th, Silcox drove in 5 RBI to move his season total to 156, tying former Dodger Oscar Vancini's NL record. He needs 7 RBI in the final 9 games to set a new major league record. Let's also note that Silcox is 4th in the NL with 23 stolen bases. Plus he leads all NL centerfielders in total chances by a wide margin (58), so with his .991 fielding percentage, he could be a favorite to win a gold glove despite errorless performances by Milwaukee's Rudel Dietrich, Pittsburgh's Albert Huschke and New York rookie Rocky Cromer.

Speaking of records, Washington's Lukas Dietrich did what some thought was impossible by striking out his 300th batter of the season in a 5-3 loss at Kansas City. The 22-year-old phenom that is being called "The Bullet" by DC fans has improved over the season, and his 3.74 ERA is currently a career best. His K/9 of 10.3 is identical to last season, but he missed several weeks in 1955 to a strained back and a ruptured bicep tendon. This year he has managed 262 innings and a respectable 1.28 WHIP. He still walks a frightening number of batters but his .189 opponents average helps limit any damage. Meanwhile, New York's Carpenter Erickson surpassed his AL K's record from last season with 265 so far this year.

In The News

Aug 3: The largest crowd in minor league history (57,000) saw New Orleans' 40-year-old Cotton Simson beat Los Angeles in the the LA Coliseum.

Aug 9: The Senators get a license to sell beer at Griffith Stadium.

Aug 20: The New York Yankees fined Jesse Baker $5,000 for spitting at Detroit fans after he struck out in the top of the 9th of a 7-4 Yankees win. It was Baker's third spitting incident in three weeks. With New York up 1-0 in the 2nd, Baker took a bad route to a ball hit by SS Mark Shirley allowing Shirley to easily reach 2nd and Matt Perly, who had reached base on an error, to score for Detroit's first run. On the very next pitch with Baker playing in, pitcher John Nolting hit a ball over Turk's head for 2-run double. Tigers fans rode Baker from that point on. Baker made amends with an RBI ground out in the 3rd as New York went ahead 4-3, but the Tigers tied the score in the bottom of the 3rd. The crowd jeered even louder after Baker grounded into a double play in the 5th. The spitting started after the crowd of 44,514 started booing Turk after he began arguing with a called 3rd strike in the 9th. He was restrained by 3B coach Troy Kinnear and on his way back to the dugout, the incident occurred. He was pulled into the dugout by on-deck hitter John Valcarcel and a host of other teammates. Before the game, infielder Jerome Fellows had to be restrained by teammates from going into the stands after a heckler. The previous year Baker had challenged a Detroit fan to come out of the stands.

August 28: The Athletics hit 5 homeruns in a 9-1 defeat of the Red Sox in Boston. Charlton Brown was responsible for two of the team's homeruns, and one of those dingers landed 480-feet away from home plate, a foot from the top of the CF bleachers.

Aug 30: President Dwight D. Eisenhower was in attendance as the Senators got 2 singles and a walk to lead the bases in the bottom of the 10th before scoring the winning run in a night game against the White Sox.


August

American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Bud Ulrich (DET)!
He had a record of 5-0 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 2.56 and 1 shutouts.

American League-Batter of the Month:
Charlton Brown (KCA)!
He batted .359 in 103 AB, with 10 homers and 23 RBI.

National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Hank Makris (CIN)!
He had a record of 6-1 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 3.08.

National League-Batter of the Month:
Mark Silcox (BKN)!
He batted .404 in 109 AB, with 9 homers and 31 RBI.

American League Standings 
  
New York (A)    102 43 .703 -
Kansas City      89 56 .614 13.0
Detroit          84 61 .579 18.0
Baltimore        76 69 .524 26.0
Cleveland        67 78 .462 35.0
Boston           60 85 .414 42.0
Chicago (A)      53 92 .366 49.0
Washington       49 96 .338 53.0
 
National League Standings 
 
Brooklyn         90 55 .621 -
Pittsburgh       90 55 .621 -
Cincinnati       79 66 .545 11.0
Chicago (N)      78 67 .538 12.0
Milwaukee        70 75 .483 20.0
New York (N)     59 85 .410 30.5
St. Louis (N)    59 85 .410 30.5
Philadelphia (N) 54 91 .372 36.0

AL AVG
.365 Charlton Brown, KCA
.357 Kenneth Whitt, BAL
.351 Mike Kreitenberg, DET

NL AVG
.369 Mark Silcox, BKN
.352 Roger Joyce, BKN
.348 Ben Giordano, PIT

AL HOMERUNS
56 Charlton Brown, KCA
39 John Degal, DET
36 Wilford Woodworth, NYA

NL HOMERUNS
46 Mark Silcox, BKN
33 Bobby Johnson, CHN
32 Abe Arsenault, MLN

AL RBI
125 Charlton Brown, KCA
121 John Degal, DET
120 Paul Lett, CLE

NL RBI
156 Mark Silcox, BKN
128 Bobby Johnson, CHN
115 William Perry, PIT

AL STEALS
42 Mike Kreitenberg, DET
33 Francis Gilmartin, BOS
27 Joe Bardo, BOS

NL STEALS
45 Ben Cook, CIN
31 Howie Broader, STL
27 Cognac Allen, MLN

AL ERA
2.25 Bourbon Allen Jr., NYA
2.27 Carpenter Erickson, NYA
2.66 Jackie Bowen, KCA

NL ERA
2.54 Joe Helton, BKN
2.86 Randy Liebermann, CHN
2.95 Hank Makris, CIN

AL WINS
26 Carpenter Erickson, NYA
26 Bourbon Allen Jr., NYA
22 Jackie Bowen, KCA

NL WINS
21 Harvey Gaunt, PIT
21 Dewey Coughlin, BKN
20 Joe Helton, BKN
20 Hank Makris, CIN

AL STRIKEOUTS
301 Lukas Dietrich, WSH
265 Carpenter Erickson, NYA
219 Bob Netsky, WSH

NL STRIKEOUTS
245 Randy Liebermann, CHN
241 Joe Helton, BKN
191 Dewey Coughlin, BKN

AL SAVES
25 Loren Cost, NYA
25 Cal Granger, KCA
14 Charles Lewsi, WSH

NL SAVES
30 Barry Sammons, BKN
23 John Quinney, STL
18 Russell Toledo, PIT
18 Sam Van Brunt, NYG

[ifspuds]

Originally Posted by Matt from TN

Aug 3: The largest crowd in minor league history (57,000) saw New Orleans' 40-year-old Cotton Simson beat Los Angeles in the the LA Coliseum.

This is very cool.

[canadiancreed]

well at least we beat Chicago.

bleck, what a season.

[rogmax11]

Interesting that Mark Silcox, with 214 hits, 46 homers, and over 400 total bases so far---in 580 at bats--has walked only 30 times. That would lead you to conclude that Silcox never met a pitch he didnt like to swing at, yet he has only 54 K's. I dunno about you guys but if Im pitching to Mr. Silcox it will be with considerably greater caution than has been the case thus far.

Parenthetical Dodger note: it appears that former ace Frank Smith has done a remarkable job with the pitching staff, particularly with Joe Helton and Dewey Coughlin. The young guns have matured quite nicely; how sad for Brooklyn fans that the glory years now seem destined to be enjoyed in Los Angeles. I guess all those dreadful post-war rebuilding seasons sapped the health of the franchise fan base and the present ascent to the top o' the heap was too little, too late.

[Matt from TN]

Originally Posted by rogmax11

Parenthetical Dodger note: it appears that former ace Frank Smith has done a remarkable job with the pitching staff, particularly with Joe Helton and Dewey Coughlin. The young guns have matured quite nicely; how sad for Brooklyn fans that the glory years now seem destined to be enjoyed in Los Angeles. I guess all those dreadful post-war rebuilding seasons sapped the health of the franchise fan base and the present ascent to the top o' the heap was too little, too late.

Actually Frank retired a year or two ago I believe. However, Vancini's still coaching with his son in the Dodgers lineup. So he was able to be there for Silcox breaking his RBI record as well as still being in the game at the time Brown hit his HRs.

[Matt from TN]

September, 1956

Brooklyn won 7 of their final 9 games to win their first pennant since 1943 when Oscar Vancini and Frank Smith were the team's stars. Pittsburgh didn't help their own cause by being swept by St. Louis after they ended their series with Brooklyn. That dropped them 3 games back, and winning their final 6 games of the season only got them back to within 1 game of Brooklyn at season's end.

Dodgers CF Mark Silcox won the Triple Crown in dominant fashion with a .372 average, 48 homeruns and 166 RBI. Those RBI are a new major league record.

The Yankees set a new major league record with 107 wins beating Detroit in the final two games of the season. Two New York pitchers tied for the AL lead with 28 wins each. Bourbon Allen Jr (28-5, 2.26 ERA, 152 K) and Carpenter Erickson (28-5, 2.30 ERA, 279 K) will likely battle each other for the AL POY.

On September 19th, Kansas City's Charlton Brown hit 2 homeruns against the Indians to tie the major league record of 59. A day later, he hit 2 more blasts against the Indians to set a new record and become the first player to ever reach 60 homeruns. Brown was in the hunt all season long for the Triple Crown but his batting average dipped over the final week and his .358 average finished 2nd to Baltimore's Kenneth Whitt, who hit .363 for his first batting title.

In The News

Sept 25: In the wake of the Jesse Baker spitting incident, the Michigan State Legislature passes a bill to fine fans for profanity during a game. The bill is later killed.

American League Standings 
  
New York (A)    107  47 .695 -
Kansas City      96  58 .623 11.0
Detroit          88  66 .571 19.0
Baltimore        82  72 .532 25.0
Cleveland        69  85 .448 38.0
Boston           64  90 .416 43.0
Chicago (A)      57  97 .370 50.0
Washington       53 101 .344 54.0
 
National League Standings 
 
Brooklyn         97 57 .630 -
Pittsburgh       96 58 .623 1.0
Cincinnati       85 69 .552 12.0
Chicago (N)      82 72 .532 15.0
Milwaukee        73 81 .474 24.0
New York (N)     65 89 .422 32.0
St. Louis (N)    63 91 .409 34.0
Philadelphia (N) 55 99 .357 42.0

World Series

The Yankees won 107 games in an American League that featured the 4-time champion Tigers, the powerful A's, the good but disappointing Indians and the surprisingly good Orioles. That should say plenty about how good this team is. In Carpenter Erickson & Bourbon Allen Jr they have two bonafide aces. The lineup features five batters with double-digit homerun totals, inlcuding four of them with 28 or more.

But don't underestimate the Dodgers. They have three 20-game winners led by hard throwing Joe Helton. The lineup has six players with double-digit HRs, but five of them had 21 or less. They are led by Triple Crown winner Mark Silcox.


My Prediction: It took manager Harry Finley just three seasons to get the Dodgers to the World Series, but this team will face a stern test in the Yankees. Both teams are relatively young, but the Yanks have a lot of pennant pressure to fall back on, if not World Series experience. The big boppers plus the presence of Allen & Erickson in the rotation tip the scales in New York's favor. But I expect this to be a hard fought series. Yankees win in 7 games.


Starting Lineups:

**Ancestors in BLUE

Yankees
CF John Young, .306, 16 HR, 74 RBI, 102 BB
C Rich Curtis, .292, 9 HR, 63 RBI
RF Arnie Stewart, .291, 35 HR, 118 RBI, 110 BB
LF Jesse Baker, .280, 28 HR, 102 RBI
3B Wilford Woodworth, .255, 37 HR, 111 RBI, 100 BB
1B Ken Chaucer, .281, 30 HR, 98 RBI
2B John Valcarcel, .288, 9 HR, 75 RBI
SS Victor Estevez, .269, 8 HR, 63 RBI

SP #1 - Carpenter Erickson, 28-5, 2.30, 279 K
SP #2 - Bourbon Allen Jr., 28-5, 2.26, 152 K
SP #3 - Eric Williams, 18-6, 3.18 ERA, 82 K

Emergency SP - Ron Fleischmann, 13-12, 4.38 ERA, 150 K
Closer - Loren Cost, 3-5, 26 Sv, 1.81 ERA

Other Noteable Players/Ancestors:
SP Gene Masarech, 9-8, 3.80 ERA, 101 K
SP Maury Baum, 2-1, 4.66 ERA
SS Dean Parente, .308 in 156 AB
2B Lonnie Ives, .336 in 113 AB
LF Will Miller Jr, .384, 17 SB in 112 AB

Key players/Ancestors on DL:
SP George Kauffman, 1-1, 6.49 ERA

Dodgers
SS Roger Joyce, .356, 11 HR, 69 RBI
LF John Cirillo, .270, 14 HR, 51 RBI
1B Abraham Noel, .328, 15 HR, 95 RBI
CF Mark Silcox, .372, 48 HR, 166 RBI, 26 SB
RF Ellie Vancini, .245, 21 HR, 96 RBI
3B Chris Kobeck, .219, 21 HR, 91 RBI
C Charlie Shellenbarger, .317, 64 RBI
2B Ed Impens Jr, .231, 49 RBI

SP #1 - Joe Helton, 22-6, 2.45, 250 K
SP #2 - Dewey Coughlin, 22-10, 3.42, 205 K
SP #3 - Tom Dufresne, 20-14, 3.38, 83 K

Emergency SP - Matty Jackson, 3-5, 6.21, 16 K
Closer - Barry Sammons, 6-7, 32 Sv, 2.99 ERA

Other Noteable Players:
LF Bob Ferry, .310 in 116 AB
IF Ouzo Allenopagouzi, .134
SP Daniel McCarty, 9-3, 4.38 ERA, 97 K

[Matt from TN]

WORLD SERIES BOX SCORES UPDATED


WORLD SERIES

The Yankees entered the series as favorites, and they jumped out to a 4-1 lead on Joe Helton after 6 innings. But Brooklyn wasn't done, scoring 3 runs off Carpenter Erickson in the 8th to tie the game. In the bottom of the 10th, Oscar Villalpando walked the leadoff hitter and closer Loren Cost entered the game. After John Cirillo stole 2nd, Cost struck out Abraham Noel for out 1. He then intentionally walked NL Triple Crown winner Mark Silcox. RF Dale Wuerstle, who had pinch hit for Ellie Vancini in the 8th, stroked a single to left-center. Cirillo trucked around third and CF John Young threw home, but Cirillo slid in safely to win the game.

Yankees 4 - Dodgers 5


The Yankees took a quick 2-run lead in Game 2 thanks to back-to-back solo homers by Jesse Baker and Arnie Stewart in the top of the 1st. But the Dodgers scored a run in the 5th and 6th to tie it. In the bottom of the 10th, Loren Cost walked Roger Joyce to open the inning. After one out was recorded, pinch runner Kenny Fowler moved to 2nd on a wild pitch. Then 1B Surrel Slater hit a sac fly to deep right-center, and Fowler tagged up. The throw from John Young went wide of 3rd and Fowler came home with the winning run.

Yankees 2 - Dodgers 3


In the top of the 2nd, Ellie Vancini reached base with an infield hit. Then with two outs and Vancini at 2nd, catcher Charlie Shellenbarger doubled down the right field line and Vancini scored to make it 1-0. Little did anyone know that Vancini's run would be the only one in the game. Tom Dufresne pitched the game of his life, allowing just 5 hits and 2 walks in a complete game shutout to put Brooklyn up 3 games to none. Earl Williams pitched valiantly, allowing just 4 hits, 1 run and no walks in 8 innings but drew the loss.

Dodgers 1 - Yankees 0


With a 3 game lead in the series, Brooklyn decided to start Matty Jackson and give their top 3 starters an extra day's rest. Jackson did well, allowing 7 hits, 2 walks and 3 runs over 7 innings, but Carpenter Erickson outdueled him. A 2-run HR by Wilford Woodworth started the scoring in the 2nd. Then Arnie Stewart added a solo shot in the 4th. In the top of the 8th, Brooklyn staged a comeback, hitting 3 doubles off Erickson and scoring 2 runs. But Jesse Baker hit a solo homerun off Ray Regnier in the bottom of the inning and New York held on to win their first game and stay alive in the series.

Dodgers 2 - Yankees 4


In Game 5, the Dodgers threw out their ace, Joe Helton, but the Yankees jumped on him quickly. With two outs in the 1st, the Yanks got a single and a walk followed by a 3-run jack from Ken Chaucer. After drawing a walk, Wilford Woodworth stole 2nd and moved to 3rd on a throwing error by catcher Charlie Shellenbarger. He then scored the team's 4th run on a wild pitch. Bourbon Allen Jr. allowed just 4 hits, 1 walk and 1 run over 9 innings for his first win of the series.

Dodgers 1 - Yankees 6


Still looking for their clinching win, Brooklyn struck first on a 2-run, 2-out HR by Mark Silcox in the 1st. Starter Dewey Coughlin was moving along smoothly until the 5th, when he allowed a single and a double, scoring 1 run. After a sac bunt, John Valcarcel scored on a wild pitch to tie the game. The score remained tied 2-2 until the 7th when New York loaded the bases with no outs off Ray Regnier. Pinch hitter Lonnie Ives gounded to 3rd and Chris Kobeck threw home for the force out. John Young then singled home two runs. But Regnier enduced a fly out and a ground out to limit the damage. Now up 4-2, New York added 2 more runs on a HR from Victor Estevez in the 9th, and Bernard Client and Daniel Earley shut the Dodgers down to tie the series at 3 games a piece.

Yankees 6 - Dodgers 2


With the momentum clearly now in New York's favor, Brooklyn laid its hopes on Tim Dufresne, who had tossed a masterful Game 3 shutout. In the top of the 6th, John Valcarcel reached base on an error by SS Roger Joyce. After moving to 2nd on a sac bunt, Valcarcel scored on a 2-out single by catcher Rich Curtis. Then in the top of the 8th, Valcarcel led off with a single and he raced home after a double by pitcher Carpenter Erickson. LF John Cirillo threw home and nailed Valcarcel at the plate. After the 2nd out in the inning, Curtis singled home Erickson to give New York a 2-0 lead. In the top of the 9th, Dodgers closer Barry Sammons coughed up 3 runs (2 earned) off one hit and 3 walks to put the final nail in Brooklyn's coffin.

Yankees 5 - Dodgers 0


With a miraculous comeback, New York won their first World Series since defeating the Dodgers in 1940.

Aided by their 3 hit, 2 walk, 8 shutout innings in Game 7, Carpenter Erickson was named World Series MVP, going 2-0 with a 2.15 ERA and 19 K's over 24 innings.

[Matt from TN]

1956 Postseason

World Series Champs - New York Yankees 15th AL Pennant, 9th WS Title

NL Champs - Brooklyn Dodgers 8th NL Pennant


AL BOY: Charlton Brown, KCA, .358, 61 HR, 134 RBI, 1.171 OPS
NL BOY: Mark Silcox, BKN, .372, 48 HR, 166 RBI, 1.106 OPS - Triple Crown winner!!

AL Murph Award: Bourbon Allen Jr, NYA, 28-5, 2.26 ERA, 36 BB, 152 K
NL Murph Award: Joe Helton, BKN, 22-6, 2.45 ERA, 63 BB, 250 K

AL ROY: Roger McNicholas, KCA, .264, 19 HR, 74 RBI, .832 OPS
NL ROY: Doug Provenzano, PIT, .290, 14 HR, 68 RBI, .802 OPS

AL AVG: Kenneth Whitt, BAL, .363
NL AVG: Mark Silcox, BKN, .372

AL HR: Charlton Brown, KCA, 61 - New Major League record!
NL HR: Mark Silcox, BKN, 48

AL RBI: Charlton Brown, KCA, 134
NL RBI: Mark Silcox, BKN, 166 - New Major League record!

AL SB: Mark Kreitenberg, DET, 43
NL SB: Ben Cook, CIN, 45

AL ERA: Bourbon Allen Jr, BKN, 2.26
NL ERA: Joe Helton, BKN, 2.45

AL Wins: Bourbon Allen Jr and Carpenter Erickson, NYA, 28
NL Wins: Harvey Gaunt, PIT, 23

AL K's: Lukas Dietrich, WSH, 309 - New Major League record!
NL K's: Randy Liebermann, CHN, 256

AL Saves: Cal Granger, KCA, 28
NL Saves: Barry Sammons, BKN, 32


Major League Records (if old record was long-standing, it's listed in parenthesis)

ML - 61 Homeruns, Charlton Brown, KCA (59, Oscar Vancini, 1939)
ML - 112 K's (Batter), Champagne Allen, CHA
ML - 166 RBI, Mark Silcox, BKN
ML - 32 Saves, Barry Sammons, BKN
ML - 309 K's (Pitcher), Lukas Dietrich, WSH
ML - 15 K's in One Game, Van Melbourne, WSH - This has happened 4 times in history, all by Washington pitchers!
ML - 7 Hits in a 9 Inning Game, Herm Vardaman, PIT
ML - 6 Runs Scored in a Game, Herm Vardaman, PIT

League Records

NL - 14 K's in One Game, Randy Liebermann, CHN (14, David Wickersham, 1944)

Team Records

BKN - 229 Hits, Mark Silcox (227, Flip DeLeon, 1930)
BKN - 84 K's (Batter), Ellie Vancini (84, Jonny Perly, 1947)

CHN - 134 RBI, Bobby Johnson
CHN - 11 Rookie HR's, Gus Guerard (11, Tim Baily, 1901)

CLE - 35 Homeruns, Paul Lett (35, Daniel Lutzke, 1940)
CLE - 108 Walks (Batter), Dave Lemmings (103, Charles Netzer, 1938)

KCA - 28 Saves, Cal Granger

MLN - 95 K's (Batter), Buck Tomlinson

NYA - 26 Saves, Loren Cost
NYA - 14 K's in One Game, Carpenter Erickson

NYG - 86 Games Pitched, Alan Scharf

PIT - 20 Saves, Russell Toledo
PIT - 13 K's in One Game, Harvey Gaunt
PIT - 87 K's (Batter), Ike Walker (85, Travis Hunt, 1907)
PIT - 14 Rookie HR, Doug Provenzano

STL - 14 Rookie HR, Scotch Allen (11, Joe Christie, 1940)
STL - 24 Saves, John Quinney

Milestones

2000 Hits - Matt Perly, DET
2000 Hits - Bud Ayers, KCA

300 HR - Matt Perly, DET
300 HR - Lonny Arrendale, PHI

1400 RBI - Matt Perly, DET

200 Wins - John Nolting, DET

2000 K's - Hal Andrew, DET

182/174 Saves - Billy Hyberg, BOS - He moved into 1st place all-time with his 174th save and finished the season with 182.


Gold Gloves

1956 American League Winners

Pitcher: Frank Vamos, BAL
Catcher: Don Lock, CLE - 2 straight!
First Base: Dennis Kitterman, DET
Second Base: Joe Bardo, BOS
Third Base: Dave Lemmings, CLE - 2 straight!
Shortstop: Kenneth Whitt, BAL
Leftfield: Jesse Baker, NYA - 2 straight!
Centerfield: John Young, NYA
Rightfield: Arnie Stewart, NYA


1956 National League Winners

Pitcher: Ellis Weeks, CIN
Catcher: Charlie Shellenbarger, BKN
First Base: Ted McMurray, CIN
Second Base: Trenidad Maples, PHI
Third Base: Buck Tomlinson, MLN - 2 straight!
Shortstop: Dennis Ward, CIN - 2 straight!
Leftfield: John Cirillo, BKN
Centerfield: Albert Huschke, PIT - 3 straight!
Rightfield: Chris Hulliberger, CHN - 6 straight!





September Awards:

American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Grady Ingram (KCA)!
He had a record of 4-0 in 5 games started, with an ERA of 1.47 and 1 shutouts.

American League-Batter of the Month:
John Young (NYA)!
He batted .416 in 89 AB, with 5 homers and 19 RBI.

National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Joe Helton (BKN)!
He had a record of 3-0 in 5 games started, with an ERA of 1.10 and 1 shutouts.

National League-Batter of the Month:
Mark Silcox (BKN)!
He batted .384 in 86 AB, with 7 homers and 29 RBI.

[THE GUT]

In The News

Before the game, infielder Jerome Fellows had to be restrained by teammates from going into the stands after a heckler. The previous year Baker had challenged a Detroit fan to come out of the stands.

That's perfect He was always a fighter. Always joking around and making pranks, but he had a short fuse.

[ifspuds]

A big congratulations to Pirates rookie of the year Doug Provenzano. I remember being really happy when I drafted him in the 2nd round back in 1952, but mostly because he had that 9 arm rating and might someday develop a better bat. Now that he has, barring injury and assuming a career of reasonable length, he could end up the greatest Pirates catcher ever. It should be fun watching the young and very talented catching corps (Gold Glover Shellenbarger, Tiger Hobbs, Provenzano) populating the National League over the next several years.

[Matt from TN]

Franchise Histories

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

Baltimore Orioles - 5 Pennants, 1-1 in WS, Last Pennant (1946), Last WS Title (1922)
Most Wins 93 (1946), Most Losses 98 (1930)
Winning Seasons 20, Losing Seasons 34, .500 Seasons 2
Longest Winning Streak: 3 Seasons (1942-1944)
Longest Losing Streak: 9 Seasons (1947-1955)
1901-10: 5-5 - 1901, 1902, 1904
1911-20: 2-7-1
1921-30: 4-6 - 1922
1931-40: 4-5-1
1941-50: 4-6 - 1946
1951-60: 1-5
Last 10 Seasons 1-9
Last 5 Seasons 1-4

Boston Red Sox - 5 Pennants, 3-2 in WS, Last Pennant (1949), Last WS Title (1945)
Most Wins 101 (1945), Most Losses 93 (1936)
Winning Seasons 18, Losing Seasons 34, .500 Seasons 4
Longest Winning Streak: 4 Seasons (1951-1954)
Longest Losing Streak: 12 Seasons (1906-17)
1901-10: 2-8
1911-20: 2-7-1 - 1918
1921-30: 2-5-3
1931-40: 2-8
1941-50: 6-4 - 1943, 1944, 1945, 1949
1951-60: 4-2
Last 10 Seasons 7-3
Last 5 Seasons 3-2

Chicago White Sox - 7 Pennants, 1-6 in WS, Last Pennant (1950), Last WS Title (1920)
Most Wins 102 (1920), Most Losses 108 (1954)
Winning Seasons 26, Losing Seasons 30
Longest Winning Streak: 9 Seasons (1913-21)
Longest Losing Streak: 9 Seasons (1904-12)
1901-10: 1-9 - 1903
1911-20: 8-2 - 1917, 1919, 1920
1921-30: 6-4 - 1930
1931-40: 5-5 - 1938
1941-50: 6-4 - 1950
1951-60: 0-6
Last 10 Seasons 3-7
Last 5 Seasons 0-5

Cleveland Indians - 6 Pennants, 3-3 in WS, Last Pennant (1942), Last WS Title (1942)
Most Wins 107 (1910), Most Losses 101 (1945)
Winning Seasons 24, Losing Seasons 29, .500 Seasons 3
Longest Winning Streak: 13 Seasons (1906-18)
Longest Losing Streak: 6 Seasons (1927-32, 1944-48)
1901-10: 6-4 - 1907, 1910
1911-20: 9-1 - 1914, 1915, 1916
1921-30: 2-8
1931-40: 3-5-2
1941-50: 2-7-1 - 1942
1951-60: 2-4
Last 10 Seasons 2-7-1
Last 5 Seasons 2-3

Detroit Tigers - 6 Pennants, 5-1 in WS, Last Pennant (1955), Last WS Win (1955)
Most Wins 106 (1954), Most Losses 96 (1941)
Winning Seasons 28, Losing Seasons 28
Longest Winning Streak: 12 Seasons (1945-Present)
Longest Losing Streak: 13 Seasons (1932-1944)
1901-10: 5-5
1911-20: 3-7
1921-30: 6-4 - 1928
1931-40: 1-9
1941-50: 6-4 - 1948
1951-60: 6-0 - 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955
Last 10 Seasons 10-0
Last 5 Seasons 5-0

Kansas City Athletics - 6 Pennants, 2-4 in WS, Last Pennant (1951), Last WS Title (1951)
Most Wins 99 (1951), Most Losses 97 (1917)
Winning Seasons 29, Losing Seasons 25, .500 Seasons 2
Longest Winning Streak: 9 Seasons (1925-33)
Longest Losing Streak: 10 Seasons (1912-21)
1901-10: 8-2 - 1906
1911-20: 1-9
1921-30: 8-2 - 1925, 1926, 1929
1931-40: 4-5-1 - 1932
1941-50: 3-7
1951-60: 5-0-1 - 1951
Last 10 Seasons 6-3-1
Last 5 Seasons 4-0-1

New York Yankees - 15 Pennants, 9-6 in WS, Last Pennant (1956), Last WS Win (1956)
Most Wins 107 (1956), Most Losses 95 (1946)
Winning Seasons 31, Losing Seasons 23, .500 Seasons 2
Longest Winning Streak: 12 Seasons (1930-1941)
Longest Losing Streak: 7 Seasons (1915-21, 1943-49)
1901-10: 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: 2-7-1
1951-60: 4-2 - 1956
Last 10 Seasons 5-5
Last 5 Seasons 4-1

Washington Senators - 6 Pennants, 4-2 in WS, Last Pennant (1947), Last WS Title (1941)
Most Wins 93 (1941), Most Losses 108 (1953)
Winning Seasons 26, Losing Seasons 28, .500 Seasons 2
Longest Winning Streak: 12 Seasons (1936-1947)
Longest Losing Streak: 9 Seasons (1948-Present)
1901-10: 3-6-1
1911-20: 4-6 - 1913
1921-30: 5-5 - 1921, 1924
1931-40: 7-2-1 - 1937
1941-50: 7-3 - 1941, 1947
1951-60: 0-5
Last 10 Seasons 1-9
Last 5 Seasons 0-5



Brooklyn Dodgers - 8 Pennants, 4-4 in WS, Last Pennant (1956), Last WS Title (1943)
Most Wins 97 (1956), Most Losses 97 (1951, 1952)
Winning Seasons 32, Losing Seasons 22, .500 Seasons 2
Longest Winning Streak: 13 Seasons (1934-46)
Longest Losing Streak: 8 Seasons (1947-54)
1901-10: 3-7
1911-20: 7-2-1 - 1919
1921-30: 7-3 - 1926
1931-40: 7-2-1 - 1934, 1935, 1939, 1940
1941-50: 6-4 - 1943
1951-60: 2-4 - 1956
Last 10 Seasons 2-8
Last 5 Seasons 2-3

Chicago Cubs - 7 Pennants, 3-4 in WS, Last Pennant (1955), Last WS Title (1938)
Most Wins 105 (1955), Most Losses 97 (1925)
Winning Seasons 34, Losing Seasons 22
Longest Winning Streak: 14 Seasons (1901-14)
Longest Losing Streak: 8 Seasons (1943-50)
1901-10: 10-0 - 1905
1911-20: 7-3 - 1913, 1917
1921-30: 3-7
1931-40: 7-3 - 1936, 1937, 1938
1941-50: 1-9
1951-60: 6-0 - 1955
Last 10 Seasons 6-4
Last 5 Seasons 5-0

Cincinnati Reds - 2 Pennants, 1-1 in WS, Last Pennant (1947), Last WS Title (1947)
Most Wins 92 (1927), Most Losses 95 (1906)
Winning Seasons 29, Losing Seasons 25, .500 Seasons 2
Longest Winning Streak: 11 Seasons (1913-23)
Longest Losing Streak: 10 Seasons (1933-42)
1901-10: 5-5
1911-20: 9-1 - 1920
1921-30: 4-6
1931-40: 2-8
1941-50: 5-4-1 - 1947
1951-60: 4-1-1
Last 10 Seasons 5-3-2
Last 5 Seasons 3-1-1

Milwaukee Braves - 4 Pennants, 2-1 in WS, Last Pennant (1931), Last WS Title (1931)
Most Wins 105 (1928), Most Losses 102 (1915)
Winning Seasons 21, Losing Seasons 33, .500 Seasons 2
Longest Winning Streak: 9 Seasons (1930-1938)
Longest Losing Streak: 14 Seasons (1914-27)
1901-10: 6-4 - 1904, 1910
1911-20: 1-9
1921-30: 2-8 - 1928
1931-40: 8-1-1 - 1931
1941-50: 2-7-1
1951-60: 2-4
Last 10 Seasons 4-5-1
Last 5 Seasons 1-4

New York Giants - 9 Pennants, 2-7 in WS, Last Pennant (1952), Last WS Title (1921)
Most Wins 95 (1944), Most Losses 97 (1929)
Winning Seasons 24, Losing Seasons 28, .500 Seasons 4
Longest Winning Streak: 6 Seasons (1918-23)
Longest Losing Streak: 7 Seasons (1908-14)
1901-10: 1-8-1 - 1907
1911-20: 5-5 - 1918
1921-30: 5-5 - 1921, 1922
1931-40: 5-3-2
1941-50: 6-3-1 - 1941, 1942, 1944
1951-60: 2-4 - 1951, 1952
Last 10 Seasons 4-6
Last 5 Seasons 1-4

Philadelphia Phillies - 13 Pennants, 9-2 in WS, Last Pennant (1949), Last WS Title (1949)
Most Wins 104 (1949), Most Losses 99 (1938)
Winning Seasons 26, Losing Seasons 26, .500 Seasons 4
Longest Winning Streak: 12 Seasons (1924-1935)
Longest Losing Streak: 9 Seasons (1915-23)
1901-10: 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: 6-3-1 - 1945, 1946, 1948, 1949
1951-60: 0-5-1
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 96 (1956), Most Losses 103 (1928)
Winning Seasons 18, Losing Seasons 37, .500 Seasons 1
Longest Winning Streak: 5 Seasons (1908-12)
Longest Losing Streak: 7 Seasons (1913-19, 1931-1937)
1901-10: 4-6 - 1908, 1909
1911-20: 2-8 - 1911, 1912
1921-30: 2-7-1
1931-40: 2-8
1941-50: 3-7
1951-60: 4-2
Last 10 Seasons 5-5
Last 5 Seasons 4-1

St. Louis Cardinals - 9 Pennants, 3-6 in WS, Last Pennant (1954), Last WS Win (1950)
Most Wins 103 (1915), Most Losses 99 (1936)
Winning Seasons 29, Losing Seasons 23, .500 Seasons 3
Longest Winning Streak: 9 Seasons (1946-54)
Longest Losing Streak: 10 Seasons (1930-39)
1901-10: 3-6-1 - 1906
1911-20: 6-2-2 - 1914, 1915, 1916
1921-30: 8-2 - 1923, 1924
1931-40: 1-9
1941-50: 8-2 - 1950
1951-60: 4-2 - 1953, 1954
Last 10 Seasons 8-2
Last 5 Seasons 3-2


Last Pennant:

1912 - PIT
1931 - BSN
1942 - CLE
1946 - SLA
1947 - WSH, CIN
1949 - BOS, PHI
1950 - CHA
1951 - PHA
1952 - NYG
1954 - STL
1955 - DET, CHN
1956 - NYA, BKN

Last World Series Championship:

1909 - PIT
1920 - CHA
1921 - NYG
1922 - SLA
1931 - BSN
1938 - CHN
1941 - WSH
1942 - CLE
1943 - BKN
1945 - BOS
1947 - CIN
1949 - PHI
1950 - STL
1951 - PHA
1955 - DET
1956 - NYA

[Matt from TN]

I realized when doing the franchise histories that the Yankees had the longest pennant draught in the AL... that shocked me. That distinction now belongs to the Indians. The Dodgers also had the 5th longest pennant draught, and both franchises went thru some VERY lean years after those pennant winning teams were gone. Another big congrats to the Yanks & Dodgers for getting those monkeys off their backs.