What is COBB?

COBB is an alternative history of America's pastime from 1901-2009 which balances statistical accuracy with poetic license as only OOTP10 can.

Each November, incoming rookies will be randomly drafted. Babe Ruth could end up playing for the Cubs, Sandy Koufax might toe the rubber at Yankee Stadium, or Christy Mathewson & Rube Wadell might anchor the Pirates rotation for a decade, becoming the greatest 1-2 tandem in baseball history.

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April 30, 1950 (Sunday) - Boston, MA

W/L record 7-8 (.467), 6th place, 1.5 GB

The Athletics lose both games of a double header today at Boston. The losses find the Athletics slipping in the American League standings.

Game one saw Philadelphia starting pitcher Alex Kellner pitch six strong innings but run into several jams in the seventh and ninth innings ultimately losing the game. Ted Williams hit a solo homer in the fourth and doubled in the sixth driving...

April 29, 1950 (Saturday) - Boston, MA

W/L record 7-6 (.538), T-3rd place, 1.5 GB

Boston Red Sox right hander Joe Dobson pitched a three hit shutout today at Fenway park defeating the Athletics 2-0. The win breaks a nine game losing streak for the Red Sox and a five game losing streak against Philadelphia.

While striking out four, Dobson (1-2) was also backed by solid defense as the Sox turned two infield double plays. The offensive highlight for...

April 28, 1950 (Friday) -- Boston, MA

W/L record 7-5 (.583), 3rd place, 1.0 GB

The Philadelphia Athletics started their four game series with the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park today with a win, 10-6.

Boston pitching served up ten walks on the day with Mel Parnell (1-3) getting the brunt of the damage giving up seven runs in the third inning. The Boston bullpen didn't fare much better, allowing three additional runs on six walks and eight hits.
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April 27, 1950 (Thursday) - Philadelphia, PA

W/L record 6-5 (.545), 3rd place, 1.5 GB

The Washington Senators will leave town having knocked around the A's Thursday night by a score of 7-2. After pitching shutout baseball through seven innings, Philadelphia starter Joe Coleman (1-2) took a punishment in the late innings when the first place Senators (7-3) batted around the order scoring five runs in the eighth inning. Six earned runs on the night will balloon the...