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Purple Cowboy · 02-24-2008, 12:45 PM

I'm running through a test historical sim so I'm not 100% obsessed with "preserving the integrity of the results" and just noticed Chief Bender retired as the all-time wins leader on 399 wins. I just unretired him for the 1952 season at 68 years old in search of just one more victory and put him on the Braves where he spent 19 years of his career after being made the #2 overall pick in the 1902 draft by the then-named Beaneaters!

Dr. P.R. Park III · 02-24-2008, 01:48 PM

Ha, that's awesome

johnnybourbon · 02-24-2008, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Purple Cowboy

I'm running through a test historical sim so I'm not 100% obsessed with "preserving the integrity of the results" and just noticed Chief Bender retired as the all-time wins leader on 399 wins. I just unretired him for the 1952 season at 68 years old in search of just one more victory and put him on the Braves where he spent 19 years of his career after being made the #2 overall pick in the 1902 draft by the then-named Beaneaters!

so, how many wins did he finish with??

Powderguy · 02-24-2008, 02:56 PM

Nice, how did he do at the prime age of 68?

Left-handed Badger · 02-24-2008, 05:07 PM

Dang, Bender died in 1954 in real life.

Cryomaniac · 02-24-2008, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Left-handed Badger

Dang, Bender died in 1954 in real life.

Haha.

Yeah, how many wins did he finish with?

This reminds me of that real life guy who played in a minor league game for both teams at the age of 84 or something.

Left-handed Badger · 02-25-2008, 12:40 AM

I think Bender had 200+ wins in real life. Around that much anyway.

majesty95 · 02-25-2008, 01:17 AM

Minnie Minoso played in two games in 1980 for the Pale Hoes at the tender age of 55.

Jim Eriotes was the player you mentioned. He led off a Northern League game for the Sious Falls Canaries by striking out at the ripe age of 83.

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Originally Posted by Cryomaniac

Haha.

Yeah, how many wins did he finish with?

This reminds me of that real life guy who played in a minor league game for both teams at the age of 84 or something.

Purple Cowboy · 02-25-2008, 01:27 AM

I think he did exceptionally well for a 69 year old (his birthday was in May so he was 69 for most of the season) even though it was the worst of his career. 28 years after he last threw a pitch in the majors Bender went 7-22, 7.88 ERA, 252 innings, 323 hits, 34 strikeouts (the 34 saddest batters of all-time), 69 walks, 39 home runs allowed.

I should note that I disabled AI roster moves and installed him in the rotation for the season. He retired again immediately after the year.

Cryomaniac · 02-25-2008, 06:03 AM

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Originally Posted by majesty95

Jim Eriotes was the player you mentioned. He led off a Northern League game for the Sious Falls Canaries by striking out at the ripe age of 83.

Didn't he then get traded to the other team and lead off for them too?

Just checked, that was Buck O'Neil, and he was 94 link

And Ted Radcliffe Played at the age of 96, as a P

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in 1999, aged 96, he became the oldest player to appear in a professional game when he threw a single pitch for the Schaumburg Flyers of the Northern League.

02-24-2008, 12:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
Purple Cowboy All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Desolation Row, NJ Posts: 1,075 Thanks: 7 Thanked 2x in 1 post	infamous unretires I'm running through a test historical sim so I'm not 100% obsessed with "preserving the integrity of the results" and just noticed Chief Bender retired as the all-time wins leader on 399 wins. I just unretired him for the 1952 season at 68 years old in search of just one more victory and put him on the Braves where he spent 19 years of his career after being made the #2 overall pick in the 1902 draft by the then-named Beaneaters! __________________ no pressure no problem Last edited by Purple Cowboy; 02-24-2008 at 12:46 PM.

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Left-handed Badger All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: at the altar of the baseball god praying for middle infield that can catch the ball Posts: 1,970 Thanks: 0 Thanked 65x in 56 posts	Dang, Bender died in 1954 in real life. __________________ -Left-handed groundball specialist -Strikeouts are for wimps

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Left-handed Badger All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: at the altar of the baseball god praying for middle infield that can catch the ball Posts: 1,970 Thanks: 0 Thanked 65x in 56 posts	I think Bender had 200+ wins in real life. Around that much anyway. __________________ -Left-handed groundball specialist -Strikeouts are for wimps

02-25-2008, 01:27 AM	#9 (permalink)
Purple Cowboy All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Desolation Row, NJ Posts: 1,075 Thanks: 7 Thanked 2x in 1 post	I think he did exceptionally well for a 69 year old (his birthday was in May so he was 69 for most of the season) even though it was the worst of his career. 28 years after he last threw a pitch in the majors Bender went 7-22, 7.88 ERA, 252 innings, 323 hits, 34 strikeouts (the 34 saddest batters of all-time), 69 walks, 39 home runs allowed. I should note that I disabled AI roster moves and installed him in the rotation for the season. He retired again immediately after the year. __________________ no pressure no problem Last edited by Purple Cowboy; 02-25-2008 at 08:53 AM.

02-24-2008, 01:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
Dr. P.R. Park III All Star Reserve Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 761 Thanks: 76 Thanked 137x in 58 posts	Ha, that's awesome

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