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AZTarHeel · 04-30-2007, 11:15 AM

1918 Player Draft

Once again, teams go after pitchers like they're going out of style. Hats off to Eric Erickson, the first pick in this year's draft, who goes to Phoenix.

Interesting to find a Joe Wood drafted as a RF by Cottonwood. He's 28, and the same age as "Smokey Joe" Wood who is already in the league as a pitcher for Bisbee. Must be another Babe Ruth-like occurence in the data base I'm using where a pitcher who also fared well as a position player during his career has a "double" in the game.

In other news, Phinieus "Lil Doc" Victory III — the grandson of the Arizona League's commissioner, Phinieus "Doc" Victory — finally gets drafted! He somehow talked the Carefree Blues into taking a gamble on him in the third round ("there's not much there anyway - might as well earn some brownie points with the commish," owners likely thought). Just as long as he doesn't pitch to anyone, the league should be safe...

"I just want one at-bat in the Bigs," an excited Lil Doc tells everyone. "I'll pay my dues for a decade just to get that shot."

We'll see how his career turns out... (Lil Doc is my first fictional character in the Arizona League, created when I made a mistake and allowed too many Babe Ruths. He shares the same birthday as George and Babe but doesn't quite have the same baseball skills)...

Here is the complete draft for 1918:

Round 1:
Phoenix pick: P Eric Erickson
Cottonwood pick: P Bill Sherdel
Tombstone pick: P Hank Thormahlen
Sedona pick: P Speed Martin
Flagstaff pick: P Frank Shellenback
Yuma pick: P Red Causey
Prescott pick: P Brad Hogg
Bisbee pick: P Mule Watson
Nogales pick: P Dana Fillingim
Grand Canyon pick: P Frank Woodward
Kayenta pick: SS Charlie Hollocher
Jerome pick: P Walt Kinney
Tucson pick: P Rasty Wright
Tempe pick: RF George Harper
Carefree pick: P Scott Perry
Payson pick: P Jimmy Ring

Round 2 :
Phoenix pick: LF Austin Mchenry
Cottonwood pick: LF Irish Meusel
Tombstone pick: P Rudy Kallio
Sedona pick: LF Charlie Jamieson
Flagstaff pick: P Oscar Tuero
Yuma pick: RF Ross Youngs
Prescott pick: C Val Picinich
Bisbee pick: 3B Joe Dugan
Nogales pick: P Jake Northrop
Grand Canyon pick: P Bob Geary
Kayenta pick: RF Cliff Heathcote
Jerome pick: C Cy Perkins
Tucson pick: P Roy Johnson
Tempe pick: P Hugh Canavan
Carefree pick: P Jakie May
Payson pick: CF Buzz Murphy

Round 3 :
Phoenix pick: 1B Gene Paulette
Cottonwood pick: RF Joe Wood
Tombstone pick: P Bill Pertica
Sedona pick: P Roy Wilkinson
Flagstaff pick: C Al Devormer
Yuma pick: 2B Ed Sicking
Prescott pick: CF Roy Massey
Bisbee pick: C Truck Hannah
Nogales pick: 2B Claude Davidson
Grand Canyon pick: P Red Shea
Kayenta pick: 3B Fred Thomas
Jerome pick: 3B Bob Jones
Tucson pick: CF Frank Walker
Tempe pick: P William Pierson
Carefree pick: RF Phinieus Victory III
Payson pick: P Grover Lowdermilk

Round 4 :
Phoenix pick: C Otto Jacobs
Cottonwood pick: P Bugs Morris
Tombstone pick: P Norman Plitt
Sedona pick: RF Bill Mccabe
Flagstaff pick: P Ed Hovlik
Yuma pick: P Roy Sanders

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AZTarHeel All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,488 Thanks: 9 Thanked 9x in 8 posts	1918 Player Draft Once again, teams go after pitchers like they're going out of style. Hats off to Eric Erickson, the first pick in this year's draft, who goes to Phoenix. Interesting to find a Joe Wood drafted as a RF by Cottonwood. He's 28, and the same age as "Smokey Joe" Wood who is already in the league as a pitcher for Bisbee. Must be another Babe Ruth-like occurence in the data base I'm using where a pitcher who also fared well as a position player during his career has a "double" in the game. In other news, Phinieus "Lil Doc" Victory III — the grandson of the Arizona League's commissioner, Phinieus "Doc" Victory — finally gets drafted! He somehow talked the Carefree Blues into taking a gamble on him in the third round ("there's not much there anyway - might as well earn some brownie points with the commish," owners likely thought). Just as long as he doesn't pitch to anyone, the league should be safe... "I just want one at-bat in the Bigs," an excited Lil Doc tells everyone. "I'll pay my dues for a decade just to get that shot." We'll see how his career turns out... (Lil Doc is my first fictional character in the Arizona League, created when I made a mistake and allowed too many Babe Ruths. He shares the same birthday as George and Babe but doesn't quite have the same baseball skills)... Here is the complete draft for 1918: Round 1: Phoenix pick: P Eric Erickson Cottonwood pick: P Bill Sherdel Tombstone pick: P Hank Thormahlen Sedona pick: P Speed Martin Flagstaff pick: P Frank Shellenback Yuma pick: P Red Causey Prescott pick: P Brad Hogg Bisbee pick: P Mule Watson Nogales pick: P Dana Fillingim Grand Canyon pick: P Frank Woodward Kayenta pick: SS Charlie Hollocher Jerome pick: P Walt Kinney Tucson pick: P Rasty Wright Tempe pick: RF George Harper Carefree pick: P Scott Perry Payson pick: P Jimmy Ring Round 2 : Phoenix pick: LF Austin Mchenry Cottonwood pick: LF Irish Meusel Tombstone pick: P Rudy Kallio Sedona pick: LF Charlie Jamieson Flagstaff pick: P Oscar Tuero Yuma pick: RF Ross Youngs Prescott pick: C Val Picinich Bisbee pick: 3B Joe Dugan Nogales pick: P Jake Northrop Grand Canyon pick: P Bob Geary Kayenta pick: RF Cliff Heathcote Jerome pick: C Cy Perkins Tucson pick: P Roy Johnson Tempe pick: P Hugh Canavan Carefree pick: P Jakie May Payson pick: CF Buzz Murphy Round 3 : Phoenix pick: 1B Gene Paulette Cottonwood pick: RF Joe Wood Tombstone pick: P Bill Pertica Sedona pick: P Roy Wilkinson Flagstaff pick: C Al Devormer Yuma pick: 2B Ed Sicking Prescott pick: CF Roy Massey Bisbee pick: C Truck Hannah Nogales pick: 2B Claude Davidson Grand Canyon pick: P Red Shea Kayenta pick: 3B Fred Thomas Jerome pick: 3B Bob Jones Tucson pick: CF Frank Walker Tempe pick: P William Pierson Carefree pick: RF Phinieus Victory III Payson pick: P Grover Lowdermilk Round 4 : Phoenix pick: C Otto Jacobs Cottonwood pick: P Bugs Morris Tombstone pick: P Norman Plitt Sedona pick: RF Bill Mccabe Flagstaff pick: P Ed Hovlik Yuma pick: P Roy Sanders __________________ AzTarHeel's dynasty works: The Arizona League 3.0: Historical players in the Grand Canyon state Tall Tales: The Andrew Zarzour Story Baseball In The Tar Heel State: A Fictional Experience Win At All Costs: The 2004 Boston Red Sox The Arizona League: Real Players. Fictional Teams Last edited by AZTarHeel; 05-01-2007 at 11:14 PM.