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captaincarl · 04-30-2009, 02:40 AM

Announcements

Philadelphia (A) - Announced that the team is moving to Kansas City. They will now be known as the Kansas City Athletics and will play their home games in Munincipal Stadium.

Free Agency

Arnold Carter, sp - unsigned (injured)
Mike Garcia, sp - Signed a 3-year, $1,467,700 contract with Pittsburgh
Billy Pierce, sp - Signed a 5-year, $2,463,000 contract with Washington
Harry Shuman, sp - Signed a 1-year, $15,300 contract with Pittsburgh
Virgil Trucks, sp - Signed a 2-year, $499,400 contract with St.Louis
Cy Buker, cl - unsigned (injured)
Smoky Burgess, c - Signed a 3-year, $1,806,900 contract with Brooklyn
Joe Garagiola, c - Signed a 4-year, $912,000 contract with New York (N)
Mickey Vernon, 1b - Signed a 3-year, $1,905,600 contract with New York (N)
Red Schoendienst, 2b - Signed a 3-year, $1,630,000 contract with Cincinnati
Cass Michaels, 3b - Signed a 3-year, $489,600 contract with Philadelphia
Sid Gordon, 3b - Signed a 2-year, $1,045,000 contract with St.Louis
Catfish Metkovich, rf - Signed a 3-year, $412,500 contract with Brooklyn
Hank Bauer, rf - Signed a 3-year, $1,397,700 contract with Milwaukee

Trades
10/09 - Boston gets 1b Earl Torgeson (30 yrs old, .239-9-38-7) and p John Pyecha (22 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip), Milwaukee gets 3b Jackie Robinson (35 yrs old, .284-14-48-12)
10/11 - New York (A) gets p Babe Birrer (25 yrs old, 8-4, 12 sv, 2.53 era, 85.1 ip, 27 k) and rf Don Robertson (23 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Philadelphia gets rf Jim Greengrass (26 yrs old, .298-4-24-0)
10/14 - Baltimore gets p Lee Howard (30 yrs old, 6-2, 3 sv, 3.74 era, 24 k), Cincinnati gets 2b Davey Williams (26 yrs old, .280-8-32-0) and p Ike Delock (24 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip)
10/23 - New York (N) gets p Bob Cain (30 yrs old, 8-10, 3 sv, 4.26 era, 175.1 ip, 79 k) and 3b Reno Bertoia (19 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Boston gets c Nelson Burbrink (32 yrs old, .279-3-19-1)
10/31 - New York (A) gets 3b Bill Sommers (31 yrs old, .259-8-39-1), Kansas City gets 2b Granny Hamner (27 yrs old, .259-9-57-1)
10/31 - Chicago (N) gets 3b Don Hoak (26 yrs old, .230-3-16-1), Chicago (A) gets 1b Dale Long (28 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
10/31 - Kansas City gets rf Bob Nieman (27 yrs old, .293-20-69-0), Cincinnati gets p Dale Matthewson (31 yrs old, 2-6, 3.86 era, 130.2 ip, 49 k)
11/19 - Brooklyn gets p Morrie Martin (32 yrs old, 0-0, 5.65 era, 14.1 ip, 8 k) and 3b Jim Pyburn (22 yrs old, .000-0-0-1), Detroit gets rf Andy Pafko (33 yrs old, .270-14-53-0) and 3b Joey Amalfitano (20 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
11/20 - New York (N) gets rf Carlos Paula (26 yrs old, .223-1-4-0) and p Jack Spring (21 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip), Chicago (N) gets p George O'Donnell (25 yrs old, 9-7, 10 sv, 3.35 era, 107.1 ip, 71 k)
11/21 - New York (A) gets 3b Randy Jackson (28 yrs old, .269-19-74-2) and lf Jerry Schoonmaker (20 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Brooklyn gets rf Jim Rivera (32 yrs old, .259-14-53-10)
11/22 - New York (N) gets p Sonny Dixon (30 yrs old, 1-1, 6.28 era, 14.1 ip, 3 k) and 2b Bobby Richardson (19 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), New York (A) gets 1b Dee Fondy (30 yrs old, .258-10-52-7) and p Memo Luna (24 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip)
11/26 - Boston gets p Rinty Monahan (26 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip), Kansas City gets c Hardy Peterson (25 yrs old, .239-12-59-0)

CEI Retirements

mr Murry Dickson, age 38 - 10 seasons. His best season was in 1946 when he compiled a 17-14 record with a 3.42 era and 149 strikeouts in 274.0 innings.
4.23 era, 74-82, 410 g, 1379.2 ip, 612 k, 644 bb, 52 sv

rf Pat Mullin, age 36 - 14 seasons. His best season was in 1947 when he batted .307 with 35 homers, 97 RBI and 4 SB in 144 games.
.265 avg, 1547 g, 4198 ab, 610 r, 1112 h, 162 hr, 665 rbi, 30 sb, .442 slg

2b Jack Dittmer, age 26 - 3 seasons. His best season was in 1954 when he batted .287 with 6 homers, 37 RBI and 0 SB in 102 games.
.266 avg, 159 g, 414 ab, 41 r, 110 h, 7 hr, 45 rbi, 0 sb, .370 slg

Major Retirements (15+ seasons)

cf Terry Moore, age 42 - 21 seasons. His best season was in 1940 when he batted .289 with 17 homers, 73 RBI and 13 Sb in 135 games.
.271 avg, 1789 g, 4908 ab, 666 r, 1332 h, 69 hr, 637 rbi, 66 sb, .388 slg

cf Joe DiMaggio, age 39 - 18 seasons. Inducted to Hall of Fame. His best season was in 1940 when he batted .372 with 34 homers, 128 RBI and 2 SB in 141 games.
.301 avg, 2061 g, 8006 ab, 1381 r, 2412 h, 352 hr, 1458 rbi, 44 sb, .508 slg

2b Benny McCoy, age 38 - 17 seasons. His best season was in 1945 when he batted .303 with 10 homers, 64 RBI and 5 SB in 141 games.
.263 avg, 1985 g, 6005 ab, 902 r, 1580 h, 94 hr, 675 rbi, 50 sb, .362 slg

cf Pete Reiser, age 35 - 15 seasons. His best season was in 1944 when he batted .312 with 19 homers, 119 RBI and 27 SB in 149 games.
.277 avg, 1711 g, 5605 ab, 939 r, 1552 h, 132 hr, 804 rbi, 185 sb, .431 slg

rf Enos Slaughter, age 38 - 16 seasons. His best season was in 1937 when he batted .340 with 16 homers, 93 RBI and 4 SB in 136 games.
.302 avg, 2084 g, 7431 ab, 1227 r, 2244 h, 152 hr, 1092 rbi, 125 sb, .447 slg

rf Bud Stewart, age 38 - 15 seasons. His best season was in 1948 when he batted .304 with 15 homers, 70 RBI and 10 SB in 145 games.
.288 avg, 984 g, 3044 ab, 495 r, 876 h, 63 hr, 381 rbi, 39 sb, .431 slg

First-Year Player Draft

Code:

Team              Round One               Round Two              Round Three           Round Four             Round Five
Milwaukee         Don Drysdale,p          Jerry Lumpe,ss         Eddie Bressoud,ss     Joe Lonnett,c          George Brunet,p
St.Louis          Bill Fischer,p          Rance Pless,1b         Lyle Luttrell,ss      Fred Besana,p          Hal Griggs,p
Kansas City       Frank Robinson,lf       Solly Drake,cf         Frank Torre,1b        Angelo Lipetri,p       Dom Demeter,cf
Boston            Jack Sanford,p          Al Pilarcik,cf         Danny Kravitz,c       Buddy Hicks,ss         Roy Wright,p
New York (A)      Moe Drabowsky,p         Earl Averill,c         Charley Peete,cf      Evelio Hernandez,p     Mack Burk,c
Washington        Bob Trowbridge,p        Hal Smith,c            Ralph Terry,p         Bob Aspromonte,3b      Hal Woodeshick,p
Brooklyn          Taylor Phillips,p       Gino Cimoli,lf         Norm Siebern,lf       Connie Grob,p          Curt Flood,3b
Detroit           Tom Acker,p             Joe Caffie,lf          Red Murff,p           Pat Scantlebury,p      Dave Melton,lf
Cleveland         Wally Burnette,p        Felix Mantilla,ss      Ed Winceniak,3b       Marty Keough,rf        George Piktuzis,p
Philadelphia      Ed Bouchee,1b           Bill Mazeroski,2b      Joe Margoneri,p       Charlie Lau,c          Jim Brady,p
Chicago (N)       Jackie Brandt,lf        Luis Aparicio,ss       Dave Sisler,p         Bob Blaylock,p         Jerry Dahlke,p
Pittsburgh        Wes Covington,lf        Herb Plews,2b          Jerry Kindall,ss      Troy Herriage,p        Carl Duser,p
New York (N)      Bill White,1b           Tito Francona,rf       Turk Farrell,p        Jack McMahon,p         Earl Hersh,lf
Baltimore         Charlie Neal,2b         Chico Fernandez,ss     Mike McCormick,p      Jim Derrington,p       Bill Bradford,p
Chicago (A)       Don Buddin,ss           Ozzie Virgil,3b        Mike Baxes,ss         Cholly Naranjo,p       Richie Myers,1b
Cincinnati        Lou Skizas,lf           Whitey Herzog,cf       Jim Constable,p       Bobby Balcena,lf       John Briggs,p




Team              Round Six               Round Seven            Round Eight           Round Nine             Round Ten
Milwaukee         John Oldham,1b
St.Louis          Gene Host,p
Kansas City       Ron Moeller,p
Boston            Bob Garber,p
New York (A)      Mel Held,p
Washington        Jim Coates,p
Brooklyn          Charlie Beamon,p
Detroit           George Werley,p
Cleveland         Gordie Sundin,p

Is the 15 season minimum okay with you or should I drop it back down to 10 seasons?

04-30-2009, 02:40 AM	#303 (permalink)
captaincarl Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Barrington, RI Posts: 3,935 Thanks: 224 Thanked 97x in 90 posts	1954-55 Winter Announcements Philadelphia (A) - Announced that the team is moving to Kansas City. They will now be known as the Kansas City Athletics and will play their home games in Munincipal Stadium. Free Agency Arnold Carter, sp - unsigned (injured) Mike Garcia, sp - Signed a 3-year, $1,467,700 contract with Pittsburgh Billy Pierce, sp - Signed a 5-year, $2,463,000 contract with Washington Harry Shuman, sp - Signed a 1-year, $15,300 contract with Pittsburgh Virgil Trucks, sp - Signed a 2-year, $499,400 contract with St.Louis Cy Buker, cl - unsigned (injured) Smoky Burgess, c - Signed a 3-year, $1,806,900 contract with Brooklyn Joe Garagiola, c - Signed a 4-year, $912,000 contract with New York (N) Mickey Vernon, 1b - Signed a 3-year, $1,905,600 contract with New York (N) Red Schoendienst, 2b - Signed a 3-year, $1,630,000 contract with Cincinnati Cass Michaels, 3b - Signed a 3-year, $489,600 contract with Philadelphia Sid Gordon, 3b - Signed a 2-year, $1,045,000 contract with St.Louis Catfish Metkovich, rf - Signed a 3-year, $412,500 contract with Brooklyn Hank Bauer, rf - Signed a 3-year, $1,397,700 contract with Milwaukee Trades 10/09 - Boston gets 1b Earl Torgeson (30 yrs old, .239-9-38-7) and p John Pyecha (22 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip), Milwaukee gets 3b Jackie Robinson (35 yrs old, .284-14-48-12) 10/11 - New York (A) gets p Babe Birrer (25 yrs old, 8-4, 12 sv, 2.53 era, 85.1 ip, 27 k) and rf Don Robertson (23 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Philadelphia gets rf Jim Greengrass (26 yrs old, .298-4-24-0) 10/14 - Baltimore gets p Lee Howard (30 yrs old, 6-2, 3 sv, 3.74 era, 24 k), Cincinnati gets 2b Davey Williams (26 yrs old, .280-8-32-0) and p Ike Delock (24 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip) 10/23 - New York (N) gets p Bob Cain (30 yrs old, 8-10, 3 sv, 4.26 era, 175.1 ip, 79 k) and 3b Reno Bertoia (19 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Boston gets c Nelson Burbrink (32 yrs old, .279-3-19-1) 10/31 - New York (A) gets 3b Bill Sommers (31 yrs old, .259-8-39-1), Kansas City gets 2b Granny Hamner (27 yrs old, .259-9-57-1) 10/31 - Chicago (N) gets 3b Don Hoak (26 yrs old, .230-3-16-1), Chicago (A) gets 1b Dale Long (28 yrs old, .000-0-0-0) 10/31 - Kansas City gets rf Bob Nieman (27 yrs old, .293-20-69-0), Cincinnati gets p Dale Matthewson (31 yrs old, 2-6, 3.86 era, 130.2 ip, 49 k) 11/19 - Brooklyn gets p Morrie Martin (32 yrs old, 0-0, 5.65 era, 14.1 ip, 8 k) and 3b Jim Pyburn (22 yrs old, .000-0-0-1), Detroit gets rf Andy Pafko (33 yrs old, .270-14-53-0) and 3b Joey Amalfitano (20 yrs old, .000-0-0-0) 11/20 - New York (N) gets rf Carlos Paula (26 yrs old, .223-1-4-0) and p Jack Spring (21 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip), Chicago (N) gets p George O'Donnell (25 yrs old, 9-7, 10 sv, 3.35 era, 107.1 ip, 71 k) 11/21 - New York (A) gets 3b Randy Jackson (28 yrs old, .269-19-74-2) and lf Jerry Schoonmaker (20 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Brooklyn gets rf Jim Rivera (32 yrs old, .259-14-53-10) 11/22 - New York (N) gets p Sonny Dixon (30 yrs old, 1-1, 6.28 era, 14.1 ip, 3 k) and 2b Bobby Richardson (19 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), New York (A) gets 1b Dee Fondy (30 yrs old, .258-10-52-7) and p Memo Luna (24 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip) 11/26 - Boston gets p Rinty Monahan (26 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip), Kansas City gets c Hardy Peterson (25 yrs old, .239-12-59-0) CEI Retirements mr Murry Dickson, age 38 - 10 seasons. His best season was in 1946 when he compiled a 17-14 record with a 3.42 era and 149 strikeouts in 274.0 innings. 4.23 era, 74-82, 410 g, 1379.2 ip, 612 k, 644 bb, 52 sv rf Pat Mullin, age 36 - 14 seasons. His best season was in 1947 when he batted .307 with 35 homers, 97 RBI and 4 SB in 144 games. .265 avg, 1547 g, 4198 ab, 610 r, 1112 h, 162 hr, 665 rbi, 30 sb, .442 slg 2b Jack Dittmer, age 26 - 3 seasons. His best season was in 1954 when he batted .287 with 6 homers, 37 RBI and 0 SB in 102 games. .266 avg, 159 g, 414 ab, 41 r, 110 h, 7 hr, 45 rbi, 0 sb, .370 slg Major Retirements (15+ seasons) cf Terry Moore, age 42 - 21 seasons. His best season was in 1940 when he batted .289 with 17 homers, 73 RBI and 13 Sb in 135 games. .271 avg, 1789 g, 4908 ab, 666 r, 1332 h, 69 hr, 637 rbi, 66 sb, .388 slg cf Joe DiMaggio, age 39 - 18 seasons. Inducted to Hall of Fame. His best season was in 1940 when he batted .372 with 34 homers, 128 RBI and 2 SB in 141 games. .301 avg, 2061 g, 8006 ab, 1381 r, 2412 h, 352 hr, 1458 rbi, 44 sb, .508 slg 2b Benny McCoy, age 38 - 17 seasons. His best season was in 1945 when he batted .303 with 10 homers, 64 RBI and 5 SB in 141 games. .263 avg, 1985 g, 6005 ab, 902 r, 1580 h, 94 hr, 675 rbi, 50 sb, .362 slg cf Pete Reiser, age 35 - 15 seasons. His best season was in 1944 when he batted .312 with 19 homers, 119 RBI and 27 SB in 149 games. .277 avg, 1711 g, 5605 ab, 939 r, 1552 h, 132 hr, 804 rbi, 185 sb, .431 slg rf Enos Slaughter, age 38 - 16 seasons. His best season was in 1937 when he batted .340 with 16 homers, 93 RBI and 4 SB in 136 games. .302 avg, 2084 g, 7431 ab, 1227 r, 2244 h, 152 hr, 1092 rbi, 125 sb, .447 slg rf Bud Stewart, age 38 - 15 seasons. His best season was in 1948 when he batted .304 with 15 homers, 70 RBI and 10 SB in 145 games. .288 avg, 984 g, 3044 ab, 495 r, 876 h, 63 hr, 381 rbi, 39 sb, .431 slg First-Year Player Draft Code: Team Round One Round Two Round Three Round Four Round Five Milwaukee Don Drysdale,p Jerry Lumpe,ss Eddie Bressoud,ss Joe Lonnett,c George Brunet,p St.Louis Bill Fischer,p Rance Pless,1b Lyle Luttrell,ss Fred Besana,p Hal Griggs,p Kansas City Frank Robinson,lf Solly Drake,cf Frank Torre,1b Angelo Lipetri,p Dom Demeter,cf Boston Jack Sanford,p Al Pilarcik,cf Danny Kravitz,c Buddy Hicks,ss Roy Wright,p New York (A) Moe Drabowsky,p Earl Averill,c Charley Peete,cf Evelio Hernandez,p Mack Burk,c Washington Bob Trowbridge,p Hal Smith,c Ralph Terry,p Bob Aspromonte,3b Hal Woodeshick,p Brooklyn Taylor Phillips,p Gino Cimoli,lf Norm Siebern,lf Connie Grob,p Curt Flood,3b Detroit Tom Acker,p Joe Caffie,lf Red Murff,p Pat Scantlebury,p Dave Melton,lf Cleveland Wally Burnette,p Felix Mantilla,ss Ed Winceniak,3b Marty Keough,rf George Piktuzis,p Philadelphia Ed Bouchee,1b Bill Mazeroski,2b Joe Margoneri,p Charlie Lau,c Jim Brady,p Chicago (N) Jackie Brandt,lf Luis Aparicio,ss Dave Sisler,p Bob Blaylock,p Jerry Dahlke,p Pittsburgh Wes Covington,lf Herb Plews,2b Jerry Kindall,ss Troy Herriage,p Carl Duser,p New York (N) Bill White,1b Tito Francona,rf Turk Farrell,p Jack McMahon,p Earl Hersh,lf Baltimore Charlie Neal,2b Chico Fernandez,ss Mike McCormick,p Jim Derrington,p Bill Bradford,p Chicago (A) Don Buddin,ss Ozzie Virgil,3b Mike Baxes,ss Cholly Naranjo,p Richie Myers,1b Cincinnati Lou Skizas,lf Whitey Herzog,cf Jim Constable,p Bobby Balcena,lf John Briggs,p Team Round Six Round Seven Round Eight Round Nine Round Ten Milwaukee John Oldham,1b St.Louis Gene Host,p Kansas City Ron Moeller,p Boston Bob Garber,p New York (A) Mel Held,p Washington Jim Coates,p Brooklyn Charlie Beamon,p Detroit George Werley,p Cleveland Gordie Sundin,p Is the 15 season minimum okay with you or should I drop it back down to 10 seasons? Last edited by captaincarl; 04-30-2009 at 02:49 AM.