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Philadelphia Athletics
Philadelphia Athletics
Going into 1932, the A's were coming off of 2 consecutive pennants and, in 1930, the first World Series title in team history. Hopes were high. Alas, they were soon dashed. Philadelphia struggled out of the gate, and then just when they seemed like they were ready to move into contention a 9 game losing streak in early August knocked them all the way into the second division. From there on out, they went streaky a lot but the losing was as bad as the winning: won 3 of 4, got swept by the Indians, won 4 in a row including a road sweep of the Browns, 5 straight losses and 7 of 9, then 4 straight wins and 6 of 7, 2 losses, 2 wins, 2 losses... by this time their pennant hopes were dashed. Philadelphia rode their league-leading offense as far as it would take them. Unfortunately, many of their guys were as atrocious with the leather as they were clutch with the bat. You may not believe it but the pitching actually wasn't that bad. We certainly don't believe it. Code:
Record overall 76-78, .494 PCT 4th, 20.0 GB Home 38-39, .494 PCT Road 38-39, .494 PCT X-inning games 7-6, .538 PCT One-run games 18-20, .474 PCT Versus LHP 24-13, .649 PCT Versus RHP 52-65, .444 PCT April 3-6, .333 PCT May 18-10, .643 PCT June 17-11, .607 PCT July 13-14, .481 PCT August 9-18, .333 PCT September 12-14, .462 PCT October 4-5, .444 PCT Team Batting Stats & Rankings Batting Average .302 - 2nd in AL On-Base Percentage .374 - 1st in AL Slugging Percentage .426 - 4th in AL On-Base + Slugging .800 - 2nd in AL Runs Scored 944 - 1st in AL Hits 1704 - 1st in AL Extra-Base Hits 469 - 6th in AL Home Runs 78 - 7th in AL Bases-On-Balls 668 - 1st in AL Strikeouts 407 - 1st in AL Stolen Bases 75 - 1st in AL Team Pitching Stats & Rankings Earned Run Average 5.16 - 6th in AL Starters' ERA 5.09 - 6th in AL Bullpen ERA 5.49 - 8th in AL Runs allowed 930 - 7th in AL Hits allowed 1718 - 8th in AL Opponents AVG .303 - 8th in AL BABIP .323 - 8th in AL Home Runs allowed 94 - 5th in AL Bases-On-Balls 417 - 2nd in AL Strikeouts 558 - 2nd in AL Yuck. What was that we were saying about the pitching not being as good as it looks? We were so, so wrong to try to fool you, dear reader, like that. It was really, really bad. The fact that a lot of the badness can be attributed to fielders not catching up to playable balls is besides the point. The fact is, the pitchers should have adjusted to that and played for the strikeout. One man who did understand that lesson and, as a result, did at least passably well was Peter Brewer. Brewer finished in the top 6 in the AL in strikeouts for the 6th consecutive season. His ERA was still up almost 2 runs from 1931 but that was a tiny blip compared to the rest of the team. Still not 30 years of age, Brewer figures to pick up his 1,000 strikeout next year and has an outside shot at his 150th victory. On the flip side, Al "Hellraiser" Montieth was 18-8 for the Cubs last year and when he came over to the Athletics he was expected to turn around his mediocre 8-9 record and not quite mediocre 5.13 ERA. Instead, the latter climbed a full run, entering cannon fodder territory, and as a result he was just 4-10 with the A's. The chief culprit for him was the gopher ball: he gave up a career-high 26 between the two teams. Montieth may not have the stuff anymore to put together a 5th 20-victory campaign. It serves him right for choosing such a profane nickname. Code:
Player Age W L Pct G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA VORP Peter Brewer 28 21 14 0.600 39 39 0 316.2 355 153 20 68 172 4.35 30.2 Raúl Carrillo 26 14 13 0.519 33 33 0 241.2 297 128 11 70 74 4.77 10.3 Mark Dunbar 30 12 11 0.522 27 27 0 183 259 116 10 59 36 5.70 -13.0 Nathan Christy 25 7 7 0.500 35 20 0 160.2 197 76 13 51 52 4.26 16.9 Al Monteith 35 4 10 0.286 17 17 0 126.2 174 86 14 47 61 6.11 -15.2 Bob McKamey 25 2 2 0.500 38 0 5 69.2 71 36 4 22 52 4.65 4.0 Kurtis Houk 25 6 0 1.000 15 4 0 54 62 27 4 19 18 4.50 3.0 Dave Crosby 26 1 7 0.125 13 8 0 53.2 98 50 4 23 22 8.39 -21.3 Brian Barnes 25 1 2 0.333 16 6 0 53 75 40 3 22 22 6.79 -10.8 Harry Milburn 36 6 8 0.429 27 0 7 39.2 49 27 5 21 22 6.13 -4.8 Charlie Nickles 31 2 2 0.500 17 0 1 33.2 30 16 2 6 20 4.28 2.6 Randy Danford 36 0 1 0.000 10 0 0 16 17 9 2 5 1 5.06 0.1 Todd Kirk 20 0 0 0.000 7 0 0 11.1 15 6 1 2 3 4.76 0.5 Juan Mendoza 29 0 1 0.000 5 0 0 7 19 14 1 2 3 18.00 -11.0 Team Totals 28.4 76 78 0.494 299 154 13 1366.2 1718 784 94 417 558 5.16 -8.4 Herman "The Human Camera" Cain has probably the best eye in the game. He flat out refuses to swing at pitches that are not strikes, and a career spent behind the plate means that he knows exactly what the zone is going to look like on a given day. In his five year career spanning 1,893 at-bats, Cain has struck out a grand total of 33 times. One of the bright spots on a team that had more than its share of disappointments, Corey Jones upped every aspect of his game - contact hitting, timely hitting, power, even defense - and was the MVP of the club. He had two hitting streaks of 20 or more games last year. Code:
Pos Player Age G GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP C *Herman Cain 27 131 130 463 72 140 28 3 11 87 0 1 101 7 0.302 0.424 0.447 0.871 35.9 C Randall Sheets 29 37 24 100 13 35 5 2 0 16 0 0 13 8 0.350 0.427 0.440 0.867 8.1 1B *Corey Jones 26 151 151 629 120 234 40 4 16 128 1 2 71 46 0.372 0.433 0.525 0.957 64.1 Despite their record, the Athletics set an American League record for the most runs scored in a season with 944. There were not a lot of weak spots on the diamond. Even second base, which superfically looks less than great, was manned by a pair of guys who got the job done. Jim Martin had the sort of rookie season that you don't hold up among the all-time greats but which would fit in quite nicely with a Hall of Fame career. Okay, we may be overstating things a bit. But he can play anywhere in the infield if needed; he's not your stereotypical bat-first glove-second keystoner. We don't know what Gustavo Pena ate before this season started but we'd like to have some of it. The fan favorite from Venezuela shattered his career highs in runs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, RBIs, walks, steals, and batting average. It's like we were watching a different player last year. The question here is "does he fall back to Earth?" and the answer, sadly, is probably. Still, for a guy who was never considered a Hall of Famer despite starting for the A's at third for the last 11 years, he's now at least in the conversation. Jaime Gonzales has a much better chance at those laurels if he keeps what he's doing up. That's a big if, and there are some question marks about his defense. His defensive numbers don't really show it - he was 3rd in the AL in fielding average at .944 and ranked second in assists and double plays - but A's scouts are reportedly less than ecstatic about his arm. Don't be surprised if he and Martin switch spots next year. Code:
Pos Player Age G GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP 2B Jim Martin 22 102 96 419 67 108 23 8 9 59 6 4 39 23 0.258 0.316 0.415 0.731 12.2 2B Jack Ambrose 25 51 38 155 21 43 6 4 0 21 6 0 22 6 0.277 0.365 0.368 0.733 7.2 3B #Gustavo Peña 35 150 149 609 120 203 40 13 10 87 16 9 103 34 0.333 0.433 0.491 0.924 71.5 3B Dustin David 26 34 34 128 23 40 8 2 0 14 2 2 20 11 0.313 0.409 0.406 0.816 6.0 3B *Joe Jarboe 28 1 1 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.400 0.400 0.400 0.800 0.3 SS *Jaime Gonzáles 24 136 135 574 130 205 43 7 5 79 11 6 98 27 0.357 0.450 0.483 0.933 63.0 SS Fred Harris 25 7 6 27 2 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 4 0.222 0.250 0.259 0.509 -2.8 SS Bill Anderson 27 7 3 17 0 4 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 0.235 0.235 0.412 0.647 -0.7 The outfield was surprisingly weak for an offense of this caliber. Juan Carlos Munoz was nothing less than horrible so he was jettisoned for Jay Carbaugh, who brought some veteran know-how but couldn't keep the team from losing games. Walter Carlson hit for average like he always does but at the age of 38 it appears that led to 5 20+ homerun seasons over the course of his career is all but gone. Still, even if the A's stumble out of the gate, he provides fans with a reason to show up to the games: he's just 44 hits away from the 3,000 mark and is about two more seasons like the last one away from setting the all-time record in that category. Otherwise, there were a lot of guys given shots in the Shibe Park grass and most of them failed to impress. The A's are really hoping for a full recovery from Pablo Valenzuela, who was looking like he was going to improve on a good rookie season, only to tear some muscle in his shoulder that we have never heard of and miss the second half of the season. He has the speed and arm to play center field, if not the instincts. Or at least he did before the shoulder woes. Code:
Pos Player Age G GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP LF Walter Carlson 37 151 151 641 107 209 35 10 8 100 14 12 78 60 0.326 0.395 0.449 0.844 28.1 LF *Juan Carlos Muñóz 29 49 46 212 33 54 15 1 4 39 2 2 15 12 0.255 0.303 0.392 0.694 -7.2 LF *Joe Borst 32 57 8 75 10 19 2 0 0 4 0 0 8 6 0.253 0.321 0.280 0.601 -6.6 CF *Pablo Valenzuela 24 71 66 281 56 95 12 2 4 40 7 3 25 7 0.338 0.393 0.438 0.831 17.0 CF Jay Carbaugh 35 53 53 228 45 63 12 5 7 54 3 1 14 23 0.276 0.314 0.465 0.779 4.1 CF Zack Levin 26 58 47 183 22 49 9 3 1 32 4 3 16 16 0.268 0.325 0.366 0.691 -4.4 CF *Bill Looper 29 30 19 79 7 16 1 0 0 5 1 1 9 7 0.203 0.284 0.215 0.499 -8.4 RF Ji-man P'aeng 29 66 39 193 32 53 17 1 3 26 1 0 16 12 0.275 0.340 0.420 0.759 -1.5 RF Jerry Joseph 25 36 36 145 19 39 5 7 0 22 0 0 9 18 0.269 0.310 0.400 0.710 -1.1 Code:
Team Totals 28.1 1677 1386 5645 944 1704 316 75 78 872 75 46 668 407 0.302 0.374 0.426 0.800 292.2 * - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, blank - bats right-handed
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Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia Athletics
Here is a fun fact: the Phillies actually had a winning record last year! No, really. They scored more runs than they gave up and our statisticians, whom we pay a very large amount of money because we are the Philadelphia Phillies, inform us that that means they were a better team than average and therefore should have had more wins than losses. Should have is basically is. It's a scientific fact. Our Phils were briefly, believe it or not, on top of the entire National League in May. It did not last, what with the Giants and all, but it was a nice, if short-lived, feeling. It made the older members of the front office remember the first eight years of the league, when the Phillies took 5 NL pennants. We've hung around the .500 mark the last couple years while working on implementing our grand plan of attack but rest assured Phase III is almost ready to go. Code:
Record overall 75-79, .487 PCT 5th, 35.0 GB Home 36-41, .468 PCT Road 39-38, .506 PCT X-inning games 4-7, .364 PCT One-run games 19-28, .404 PCT Versus LHP 15-18, .455 PCT Versus RHP 60-61, .496 PCT April 2-6, .250 PCT May 21-10, .677 PCT June 14-12, .538 PCT July 14-15, .483 PCT August 11-17, .393 PCT September 10-15, .400 PCT October 3-4, .429 PCT Team Batting Stats & Rankings Batting Average .298 - 3rd in NL On-Base Percentage .356 - 3rd in NL Slugging Percentage .468 - 2nd in NL On-Base + Slugging .824 - 2nd in NL Runs Scored 964 - 3rd in NL Hits 1689 - 3rd in NL Extra-Base Hits 580 - 1st in NL Home Runs 149 - 2nd in NL Bases-On-Balls 528 - 3rd in NL Strikeouts 488 - 6th in NL Stolen Bases 51 - 4th in NL Team Pitching Stats & Rankings Earned Run Average 4.68 - 6th in NL Starters' ERA 4.86 - 6th in NL Bullpen ERA 3.92 - 3rd in NL Runs allowed 897 - 6th in NL Hits allowed 1597 - 4th in NL Opponents AVG .285 - 4th in NL BABIP .292 - 4th in NL Home Runs allowed 140 - 8th in NL Bases-On-Balls 509 - 4th in NL Strikeouts 470 - 3rd in NL The first thing in Phase III that we shall need to figure out is how to properly work to the effects of the Baker Bowl. Last year's strategy of trying out veterans skilled in the art of nibbling on the corners was not the most successful. Neither was the overall philosophy of finding guys who pitch high in the strike zone in the hopes that opposing hitters would get too overconfident and hit pop outs instead of bases-clearing homeruns. As it turns out, even with the 35 foot screen, lots of pop ups to right field turn out to be homeruns anyway. But that is what we are all about as scientists: we try out lots of different permutations and don't stop until we find the one that works. Our perennial staff ace Kyung-chor Kim, was lost for the season with a really bad elbow injury. He has succumbed to our scientists of physiology, who have chosen to take a tendon out from his non-pitching arm and replace the corresponding broken one in his pitching arm. Our original thoughts were to use a tendon from a chimpanzee but Mr. Kim objected and in the end we could not talk any of the local zoos into it. We hope that these dark tales of science bring him back, as he is the second-most winningest pitcher in Phillies history. Code:
Player Age W L Pct G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA VORP Barney Pierce 32 17 16 0.515 37 37 0 296 322 122 27 81 107 3.71 86.5 Kyung-chor Kim 33 17 14 0.548 34 34 0 254 275 111 31 73 79 3.93 68.2 Steven Pease 27 8 14 0.364 30 26 0 189.1 223 134 15 131 67 6.37 10.1 John Herman 31 10 7 0.588 21 21 0 149 180 76 21 40 30 4.59 29.8 Kevin Mask 44 2 5 0.286 29 9 1 82.1 128 66 17 31 12 7.21 -1.7 Harry Clements 23 3 5 0.375 44 0 4 79.1 86 32 4 22 53 3.63 23.8 Gene Hayden 32 6 2 0.750 44 0 0 77.1 74 29 3 18 57 3.38 24.9 Francisco Gómez 39 6 5 0.545 46 0 14 62.1 74 23 5 24 15 3.32 20.4 Harry Anderson 24 1 3 0.250 10 8 0 50.1 63 29 6 17 27 5.19 8.1 Bob Hazard 20 3 1 0.750 5 5 0 41.1 40 16 2 22 7 3.48 12.8 Keenan Hubbard 37 1 4 0.200 6 6 0 35.2 56 35 5 24 7 8.83 -6.0 Kent May 22 0 3 0.000 5 5 0 27 40 28 3 19 5 9.33 -6.0 Andy Brunet 25 1 0 1.000 3 3 0 22 31 9 1 7 1 3.68 6.4 Danny Collier 23 0 0 0.000 1 0 0 4.2 5 2 0 0 3 3.86 1.2 Team Totals 29.4 75 79 0.487 315 154 19 1370.2 1597 712 140 509 470 4.68 278.5 The Phillies didn't like the pitch-calling of Mark Grill and Habte Kehinde seemed to forget how to hit, so in July they nabbed veterean Al Thiele from the Washington Senators. Thiele brings a plus arm and can still hit. Canadian Remi Parent was a late bloomer, not getting a regular starting job until he was almost 28 years of age. It seems like the extra time off has given him a special appreciation for the value of the homerun. His 41 dingers last year is a total that may never be matched, ever. Someone should tell him that it is, in fact, possible to reach the United States from Canada via walk. Code:
Pos Player Age G GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP C #Al Thiele 32 67 67 260 52 83 29 3 9 57 0 0 36 20 0.319 0.401 0.558 0.959 20.8 C Mark Grill 31 66 58 215 30 56 14 0 7 33 0 0 30 20 0.260 0.351 0.423 0.774 -6.8 C #Darren Larson 24 19 14 63 12 18 3 0 3 9 0 0 2 8 0.286 0.318 0.476 0.794 0.2 C Habte Kehinde 34 19 15 57 7 12 1 1 3 10 0 0 4 3 0.211 0.258 0.421 0.679 -3.4 C *Bill McDonald 25 30 0 27 4 7 0 0 2 5 0 0 2 0 0.259 0.310 0.481 0.792 -0.3 1B *Rémi Parent 30 153 152 668 133 236 41 13 41 137 4 2 47 74 0.353 0.393 0.638 1.031 55.6 A .328 batting average in September lifted Will Mitchell's rookie campaign from "disappointing" to "potentially promising". That's good news for the Phillies, as Mitchell was their 4th starter in 4 seasons at second following the retirement of Charlie Standridge. Benedict Henderson came over in a trade with the Tigers and although he hit well enough, his .893 fielding average is not something that Philadelphia can deal with. Shortstop was by far the most stable position, but even it had problems when Otis Moyer missed more than a month with a sore wrist and a broken foot. The Phils would love to utilize Dale van Tassel, who missed most of last year with his own aches and pains, but all he does even when is healthy is hit singles. He has a career .307 average but just 106 or 754 of his career hits have gone for extra bases. He is a fantastic fielder, though, which ought to count for something. Code:
Pos Player Age G GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP 2B Will Mitchell 24 124 122 485 67 140 34 15 4 77 6 8 24 60 0.289 0.321 0.445 0.766 10.5 3B Benedict Henderson 33 73 73 329 58 104 18 3 1 38 0 1 19 20 0.316 0.350 0.398 0.748 1.4 3B #John Scofield 39 84 69 290 48 77 9 4 7 43 0 2 39 19 0.266 0.349 0.397 0.746 -4.6 3B Cisco González 28 39 32 132 12 34 5 1 1 21 0 1 5 7 0.258 0.285 0.333 0.618 -8.1 3B Bill Whitehouse 22 30 21 89 14 26 2 1 1 12 1 0 9 9 0.292 0.354 0.371 0.724 0.5 SS #Otis Moyer 25 122 122 467 90 143 23 5 17 84 3 5 72 23 0.306 0.397 0.486 0.883 31.5 SS #Dale van Tassel 30 15 15 54 5 18 2 2 0 13 1 1 9 5 0.333 0.431 0.444 0.875 2.9 SS #Raúl Soto 23 18 10 40 4 5 3 0 0 7 2 1 4 0 0.125 0.217 0.200 0.417 -6.5 Several guys had power on the level they'd never had it before in 1932. Charles Payne almost doubled his previous career high in homeruns (previously he hit 22). Payne had always been a good hitter, though; it's not like this was completely unexpected. Okay, it was, but in the context of the season, you see... The corners were surprisingly light for a team with this much power. Ronald Normand was pressed into a bit more action than he's used to but he acquitted himself fairly well. He's not exactly young, though. Doug Levin's season can only be termed a disappointment, even if he did hit .349; his on-base percentage fell for the second straight year and despite hitting in front of some huge sluggers he only managed to get home 91 times. Code:
Pos Player Age G GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP LF Ronald Normand 33 103 95 412 64 132 21 2 5 64 0 3 17 20 0.320 0.347 0.417 0.765 -8.2 LF *Jim Howard 30 100 74 327 45 89 17 6 5 28 1 3 28 36 0.272 0.331 0.407 0.738 -5.4 LF Steve Davis 22 39 21 110 12 34 11 5 2 24 2 2 6 11 0.309 0.342 0.555 0.896 5.1 LF Jim Cathcart 29 10 3 17 3 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 0.235 0.350 0.471 0.821 0.5 LF Dewitt Collins 25 12 1 15 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0.133 0.188 0.133 0.321 -3.1 CF *Charles Payne 35 150 149 566 152 190 46 7 38 130 19 7 122 39 0.336 0.452 0.643 1.095 78.0 CF Su-shun Won 26 6 5 17 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0.059 0.150 0.059 0.209 -4.1 RF *Doug Levin 24 111 110 513 91 179 36 16 1 72 10 11 31 41 0.349 0.383 0.487 0.871 25.5 RF *Conrado Lucci 39 30 4 42 3 8 2 0 0 3 1 1 3 5 0.190 0.244 0.238 0.483 -5.9 Code:
- *John Walker 25 21 0 19 2 5 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0.263 0.250 0.421 0.671 -0.6
Team Totals 28.9 1756 1386 5673 964 1689 342 89 149 918 51 50 528 488 0.298 0.356 0.468 0.824 183.5
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Pittsburgh Pirates
Oh, how the mighty have fallen. The Pittsburgh Pirates, the cream of the National League throughout the 1920s, proved that their fall from grace in 1931 was no fluke. This team was so desperate entering the year that they signed Yankees castoff Bill Red to be their manager. Red was no more able to stem the tide from the man who preceded him. This club settled into mediocrity early and stayed there all season. An optimist might say that this team is trying to build itself around its spacious ballpark. However, as good as the pitching was, when you can't score 3 runs a game in today's baseball you will lose. This club has not gotten significantly younger with its dive into so-so-ness; the worst times may be yet to come. Code:
Record overall 73-81, .474 PCT 6th, 37.0 GB Home 38-39, .494 PCT Road 35-42, .455 PCT X-inning games 7-10, .412 PCT One-run games 27-25, .519 PCT Versus LHP 15-19, .441 PCT Versus RHP 58-62, .483 PCT April 4-5, .444 PCT May 13-16, .448 PCT June 16-11, .593 PCT July 16-14, .533 PCT August 12-16, .429 PCT September 11-14, .440 PCT October 1-5, .167 PCT Team Batting Stats & Rankings Batting Average .276 - 8th in NL On-Base Percentage .333 - 7th in NL Slugging Percentage .395 - 8th in NL On-Base + Slugging .728 - 8th in NL Runs Scored 726 - 8th in NL Hits 1515 - 8th in NL Extra-Base Hits 446 - 8th in NL Home Runs 61 - 8th in NL Bases-On-Balls 475 - 6th in NL Strikeouts 452 - 2nd in NL Stolen Bases 37 - 6th in NL Team Pitching Stats & Rankings Earned Run Average 4.18 - 2nd in NL Starters' ERA 4.17 - 3rd in NL Bullpen ERA 4.21 - 4th in NL Runs allowed 761 - 2nd in NL Hits allowed 1571 - 2nd in NL Opponents AVG .283 - 2nd in NL BABIP .291 - 3rd in NL Home Runs allowed 113 - 5th in NL Bases-On-Balls 419 - 2nd in NL Strikeouts 434 - 6th in NL Even though the pitching was the bright spot of this team, it's still a pessimistic picture. We would note the wacky aspect of interposing "pitcher" and "picture" but we are too sad right now to do so. The ace of the staff turned 36 years of age in June. While that's nice from a sentimental ticket-selling standpoint - David Brace was present for all but the first year of the Pirates' incredible 1919-1928 run when they won seven pennants and three World Series in ten years - it's not so great from a future wins standpoint. What will the Pirates do when Brace finally slows down? And what if Brace gets tired of the locale and wants to go somewhere where he can win another championship? Brace loves Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh loves him right back but these things must be considered. After Grace, the Pirates' best start is probably Jimmy Engel. Engel had a horrendous 1931 (11-23, 4.55 ERA) but manage to find better control of his forkball in '32. As a result, his homers allowed actually dipped during the Year of the Hitter. His walk rate dropped precipitously as well. Still, there is some cause for concern, as his ability to miss bats, never great, has declined the last two seasons. Code:
Player Age W L Pct G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA VORP Dave Brace 35 22 15 0.595 40 40 0 322 343 134 29 54 114 3.75 42.7 Jimmy Engel 28 15 13 0.536 32 31 0 253.2 267 115 17 97 87 4.08 21.6 César Fernando 39 10 15 0.400 31 31 0 223.1 265 109 21 68 43 4.39 10.6 Bruce Flinn 34 7 16 0.304 24 24 0 189.1 233 92 22 55 51 4.37 7.1 Roger Dixson 30 5 5 0.500 13 13 0 101 108 41 6 30 37 3.65 13.4 Carl Redd 22 3 1 0.750 28 0 0 61 56 18 3 24 25 2.66 16.5 Joe Allen 23 2 6 0.250 15 7 0 60 89 48 3 39 7 7.20 -19.2 Brian Turner 33 6 3 0.667 40 0 10 59 70 20 3 9 32 3.05 13.2 Paul Slocum 19 3 3 0.500 7 7 0 52.2 58 19 2 19 18 3.25 10.3 Don Herrington 28 0 2 0.000 28 1 0 51.1 67 36 4 23 18 6.31 -10.6 Russ Carter 28 0 0 0.000 4 0 0 4.1 6 3 0 1 0 6.23 -0.9 Henry Jones 27 0 2 0.000 4 0 0 3.2 9 6 3 0 2 14.73 -4.8 Team Totals 28.8 73 81 0.474 266 154 10 1381.1 1571 641 113 419 434 4.18 99.8 With longtime starter Jake Moore crumbling at the plate, the Pirates turned to a platoon with young'un Bill Watson in mid-August. Watson wasn't great but he is still young. Moore, however, has a rocket for an arm - he caught 60% of the men who tried to steal on him last year, and very few people tried to steal on him - and is quite popular with the fans, so do not expect him to go without a fight. At first pase, Jim Ponder has shown very little, relatively speaking, since a breakout rookie campaign in 1930 when he hit .363. When you don't hit for a lot of power and don't really get on base all that much, a .363 average still makes you a great player. With a .307 average, you really need to do more than hit singles. His slip expanded a role for pinch hitting specialist Bill Laird. Code:
Pos Player Age G GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP C Jake Moore 33 109 104 374 35 110 20 2 2 47 3 0 37 23 0.294 0.357 0.374 0.731 3.6 C *Bill Watson 22 61 50 198 25 59 14 6 1 38 3 1 10 10 0.298 0.329 0.444 0.773 3.1 1B Jim Ponder 24 130 120 492 64 151 22 4 7 70 0 0 49 23 0.307 0.369 0.411 0.779 -1.3 1B *Bill Laird 31 63 34 147 29 50 3 0 5 23 2 3 17 15 0.340 0.404 0.463 0.866 6.3 Like so many people at his advanced age (note: we are being a little sarcastic here as we are also 35), Richard Martin hit well when he was able to play but he just wasn't able to play that often. Penciled in as the starter at the beginning of the year, Martin got the injury ball rolling and got it rolling often. When a guy suffers a cataclysmic injury it's not exactly a good thing but it can at least be attributed to dumb luck. Martin spent time on the bench or the disabled list five times last year nursing an assortment of unrelated hurts. As much as they'd like to, the Pirates cannot depend on him for even 100 games at second. Sadly, there is a big, big drop-off. Mark Vick and Mark Melton would both have been solid backups on a team like the Giants or the Yankees. With the Pirates, both started the entire season. Bill Red went out and acquired former Cub John Chastain off the waiver wire to push Melton; he's not very good either but he's a different variety of not very good and perhaps Red can combine their not-good parts into something that resembles a good player. Since this is baseball, not science fiction, we are leaving our optimism in the optimism pantry. Code:
Pos Player Age G GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP 2B #Richard Martin 35 80 71 284 35 91 17 6 0 34 2 4 37 21 0.320 0.398 0.423 0.820 16.8 2B Steve Lewis 23 82 75 274 27 64 4 5 5 42 2 0 27 6 0.234 0.301 0.339 0.641 -1.5 2B Christian Humphrey 28 36 18 70 7 18 3 0 0 14 0 1 2 11 0.257 0.269 0.300 0.569 -5.2 2B Dave Marble 26 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -0.2 3B Mark Vick 32 147 147 573 65 169 27 6 8 85 4 3 45 44 0.295 0.343 0.405 0.748 7.2 SS Mark Melton 29 149 149 625 89 184 35 8 11 78 6 2 52 58 0.294 0.356 0.429 0.785 13.9 Joshua Cohen really played too much in his victory lap around the National League. In his heyday he struck fear into the hearts of opposing pitchers and catchers too. His career highs include a .394 average in 1925, 120 runs scored in 1928, 106 RBI in 1924, hitting in the three hole instead of the leadoff spot for the Philadelphia A's, and 41 steals in 1917. Last year he was little more than crafty. He isn't even a Pirates hero, although he probably did get people through the turnstiles as he is much beloved in the state of Pennsylvania. One less heralded but much more devastating retirement was that of John Giron. Giron decided to call it quits when he was on top, it seems: he hadn't been given the chance to play every day since his prospect bubble was burst back in 1922, and the journeyman made the most of it, finishing second in the league in doubles and cobbling together a career-high 176 hits. As the stories of bad teams go, one thing you often find are cases of guys who just suddenly seem to lose it for no discernable reason. For the Pirates, that was Clark Becker. After hitting .330 for the Cardinals in 1931, the Pirates thought they were getting a steal when they acquired him for a minor league middle infielder and cash. As it turns out, the Cards may have gotten the better end of the deal even though their guy may never see the major leagues. Becker went into a 3 for 34 slump to open the season and never snapped out of it. With pitchers no longer fearful of his ability to hit bad balls into the gaps, his walk rate went down as well. The Pirates are likely to give him one more try just to try and wipe the egg off their face but it's not likely to be a long try. Code:
Pos Player Age G GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP LF John Giron 37 141 139 601 101 176 55 15 4 65 2 7 36 65 0.293 0.331 0.454 0.786 3.8 LF Joshua Cohen 41 80 47 222 32 58 9 3 2 17 3 1 26 29 0.261 0.339 0.356 0.695 -5.7 LF Masafumi Kojima 30 14 3 23 2 8 1 1 0 4 1 0 3 3 0.348 0.423 0.478 0.901 2.0 CF *Daniel Gravel 27 110 110 442 80 137 44 15 6 70 4 8 54 49 0.310 0.384 0.518 0.902 19.4 CF Joe Gehrke 27 41 41 167 22 43 1 5 0 5 1 2 10 12 0.257 0.299 0.323 0.623 -8.3 RF *Clark Becker 28 79 64 265 34 49 10 3 4 21 3 2 27 12 0.185 0.263 0.291 0.553 -25.3 RF *Herbert Fisher 27 43 38 160 22 49 6 1 5 27 0 0 20 12 0.306 0.383 0.450 0.833 8.6 RF *Paul Hight 26 43 22 109 17 22 5 3 0 9 1 1 14 4 0.202 0.293 0.303 0.595 -9.9 Code:
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The Redbirds turned their ship around just in time. Coming off of 4 consecutive last-place finishes and playing in a city that, increasingly. only has the funds available to support one team, the Cardinals improved 11 games and 5 places in the standings to earn their first .500 finish since 1925 and the first time they ended as high as 3rd since 1923. This is not a team with a long history of success but perhaps it is time for them to begin anew. Not only was this team actually pretty good, but they were fun to watch as well. They were 72-60 against teams not named the New York Giants; so long as the Gothamers weren't around, you could count on these boys to make a game of it most times out. They had the youngest offense and defense in the major leagues by a fairly large margin. The kids on the offensive side of things led the way with speed and power - always the most enjoyable aspects of a baseball game - and with the pitching, the kids led the National League in setting down opponents without giving them a chance to put the ball in play. The future is so bright, we might have to purchase some of those tinted spectacles the kids go on about. Code:
Record overall 77-77, .500 PCT 3rd, 33.0 GB Home 35-42, .455 PCT Road 42-35, .545 PCT X-inning games 7-6, .538 PCT One-run games 21-19, .525 PCT Versus LHP 14-20, .412 PCT Versus RHP 63-57, .525 PCT April 6-2, .750 PCT May 12-16, .429 PCT June 12-15, .444 PCT July 16-12, .571 PCT August 12-16, .429 PCT September 16-12, .571 PCT October 3-4, .429 PCT Team Batting Stats & Rankings Batting Average .291 - 4th in NL On-Base Percentage .346 - 4th in NL Slugging Percentage .423 - 4th in NL On-Base + Slugging .770 - 4th in NL Runs Scored 803 - 5th in NL Hits 1620 - 5th in NL Extra-Base Hits 448 - 7th in NL Home Runs 116 - 3rd in NL Bases-On-Balls 476 - 5th in NL Strikeouts 475 - 3rd in NL Stolen Bases 77 - 1st in NL Team Pitching Stats & Rankings Earned Run Average 4.44 - 4th in NL Starters' ERA 4.42 - 4th in NL Bullpen ERA 4.55 - 5th in NL Runs allowed 849 - 5th in NL Hits allowed 1621 - 5th in NL Opponents AVG .290 - 5th in NL BABIP .311 - 6th in NL Home Runs allowed 75 - 1st in NL Bases-On-Balls 557 - 6th in NL Strikeouts 553 - 1st in NL Mr. Perfect John Porter is a man who leads by example rather than by charisma. Nonetheless, he's a perfect staff ace. Porter converted from the bullpen this season, and while many wondered if he'd have the stamina to take the ball every fourth day he turned out to be pretty well-suited to the task. As it turns out you don't need to throw that many pitches if you stay within the strike zone at all times. Mr. Perfect has a fastball that occasionally reaches 100 miles per hour but it's fairly straight and he doesn't have a lot of other pitches. As noted, though, nobody can place it for strikes like this man can. Adrian Cutright is only 24 but seems to have reached the edge of his potential. He does throw three pitches well and doesn't get rattled too easily, but his control is still a bit on the iffy side. He missed the last couple weeks of the season with a bad shoulder injury. Ken Stinson, the other young'un called on to pitch a lot last year, had a rough follow-up year to a promising 1931 campaign. A closer look, however, reveals that his peripherals were almost identical in both the years. He did give up six more homers but by and large the boys behind him weren't making as many plays in '32 as before. Code:
Player Age W L Pct G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA VORP John Porter 30 20 10 0.667 37 37 0 283.1 306 101 11 17 137 3.21 72.1 Adrian Cutright 24 13 16 0.448 35 35 0 264.2 305 135 9 159 122 4.59 24.1 Ken Stinson 23 10 20 0.333 37 33 0 247.2 308 138 15 111 96 5.01 11.5 Woody Harlow 26 9 9 0.500 27 20 0 151 189 91 14 96 60 5.42 -0.1 Rich Stewart 25 5 6 0.455 14 14 0 103 112 35 9 19 32 3.06 27.8 Carl Parham 24 4 3 0.571 35 3 6 89 85 39 0 60 30 3.94 15.1 George McCall 25 4 5 0.444 12 12 0 75 107 47 7 27 12 5.64 -2.1 Bob Wilk 23 8 6 0.571 41 0 8 71 87 39 3 17 33 4.94 3.6 Reggie Carmody 30 2 1 0.667 15 0 4 23.1 21 8 1 11 10 3.09 6.3 Steve Castellon 23 1 0 1.000 15 0 1 19.2 35 12 3 11 5 5.49 -0.2 Mike Fritch 24 0 0 0.000 9 0 0 16.1 17 8 0 14 3 4.41 1.6 Lamont Hall 21 0 0 0.000 8 0 0 15 20 14 2 10 12 8.40 -5.7 Damon Hackworth 19 0 0 0.000 6 0 0 8.1 20 7 1 3 0 7.56 -2.2 Ray Bell 20 1 1 0.500 4 0 0 6 9 4 0 2 1 6.00 -0.4 Team Totals 24.1 77 77 0.500 295 154 19 1373.1 1621 678 75 557 553 4.44 151.3 Anastasio Rodriguez, the 1932 Gold Glove award winner at catcher, is a great human interest story as well. In 1926 the Mexican backstop got some chance to play with the Chicago Cubs but did not impress, and by early 1927 he was out the door. He spent an entire year outside of American baseball before the Cardinals gave him another look. What did he do in the interim? Play baseball, of course. "Mexico has a very very big baseball program", he told us. "I hit a lot of baseballs." He's been a starter for the Cards since 1929 and every year seems to add a new wrinkle to his game. This year it was defense. His arm and range have never been more than average but he seemed to step that up a level. Fernando Dominguez has been considered a disappointment the last couple years because he hasn't been able to follow up his 27-homer, 115 RBI 1930 with anything approaching those levels. The Cards have to be at least somewhat satisfied with his performance, though, after picking him up from the Boston Braves for a couple of prospects. The 1927 AL MVP's best days might be behind him but he still has quite a bit of pop in his bat. Code:
Pos Player Age G GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP C Anastasio Rodríguez 32 132 132 529 77 168 24 0 15 81 0 0 48 49 0.318 0.374 0.448 0.822 24.4 C Mal Smithson 28 34 23 105 20 35 6 1 2 16 0 0 2 12 0.333 0.339 0.467 0.806 4.2 1B Fernando Domínguez 35 108 108 417 68 129 13 2 17 73 0 0 69 49 0.309 0.410 0.472 0.883 19.6 1B Norm Burnett 23 18 3 31 2 7 3 0 1 6 1 0 2 3 0.226 0.273 0.419 0.692 -0.8 1B Dan Lindholm 19 2 1 6 1 2 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 1 0.333 0.333 0.833 1.167 1.0 It can be charitably said that the infield provides a lot of opportunity for improvement. Dan Manning was given an opportunity to play full-time following a 1931 campaign that saw him hit .338 and he kind of flubbed it. He hit fairly well but that .293 average of his was completely empty. He's a player whose skills are better suited for the dead ball era than 1932. It wouldn't be out of the question for a guy his age to suddenly gain a little bit of power but the odds are against it. Chris Schultz was only supposed to be a stopgap but really he wasn't even that. He hit .310 coming out of the gate but after a May that saw him hit .200/.227/.314 he was exiled to the bench and only kept getting at-bats because of injuries. His nominal replacement Tom Banks built on a bad season of his own (1931, when he hit .217 with just 4 homers), but still is probably not the wave of the future. Shortstop by default was the least scary of the positions, at least when you omit the July-August experiment with Brian Bandy. Bandy actually may well have what it takes to be a regular in this league. At age 20 he was just overwhelmed. The experiment was made necessary by the loss of Bob Nowlin to a broken hand. Nowlin missed almost all of 1931 with a pinched nerve in his neck and while the Cards are happy to bring him back (previously he played for them from 1920-27), questions are beginning to be asked about his durability. He is beginning to show his age in the field as well. Code:
Pos Player Age G GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP 2B *Dan Manning 26 117 112 440 61 129 9 3 4 50 20 9 37 35 0.293 0.345 0.355 0.700 -5.9 2B Dennis Snoddy 36 46 35 159 23 50 7 2 3 28 1 0 8 21 0.314 0.359 0.440 0.799 8.3 2B Alvin Rourke 27 27 26 100 8 21 2 2 0 9 0 0 7 17 0.210 0.259 0.270 0.529 -5.2 3B Tom Banks 24 109 102 392 51 107 11 1 8 54 0 0 45 31 0.273 0.351 0.367 0.718 -1.0 3B Chris Schultz 32 84 72 272 25 59 15 1 6 33 0 0 13 23 0.217 0.251 0.346 0.596 -20.6 SS #Bob Nowlin 33 77 76 301 42 90 30 6 0 49 4 6 37 27 0.299 0.369 0.439 0.808 6.1 SS Brian Bandy 20 47 42 151 21 35 3 0 1 8 2 0 5 14 0.232 0.264 0.272 0.536 -12.4 As bad as the infield was, the outfield was spectacular. The Cards boasted two guys who are locks to be in the All-Star Game this season (fine. the cat's out of the bag. i'll let this go this once - ed.) and a third who could easiy progress to that level. What's more, there will be no Ray Thompson out there this year. Thompson, who held the NL homerun record previous to this season, had become increasingly enamored with the long ball and turned into a guy who did little but hit high, easy pop-ups. His departure opened the way for Matt Oliver, whose future is probably at first base but who hit well enough to make the Cards momentarily forget about all of his mistakes in left field. George Halter isn't a man prone to mistakes. In 1932 he hit leadoff for the Redbirds all year long, set a personal high in at-bats, and set a National League record with 56 two-base hits. He's better suited for a corner outfield slot but is mostly adequate in center. In right, Paul Fults did a solid job after being handed the full-time job in April. He's a gritty player known for grinding it out on the basepaths and shutting opponents down with a strong arm. Code:
Pos Player Age G GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP LF *Matt Oliver 24 129 129 501 80 181 33 6 24 88 0 0 56 36 0.361 0.422 0.595 1.017 59.3 LF *Glen Martin 24 32 8 54 8 13 3 0 4 11 0 0 5 7 0.241 0.305 0.519 0.824 0.2 CF George Halter 31 151 151 675 129 228 56 17 15 89 24 18 44 31 0.338 0.379 0.538 0.917 47.9 CF *Don McAvoy 26 56 3 63 6 19 3 0 0 6 0 1 4 4 0.302 0.343 0.349 0.692 -1.3 RF *Paul Fults 25 150 146 646 107 197 31 15 9 78 19 13 43 26 0.305 0.349 0.441 0.790 14.3 RF *Ray Thompson 32 52 42 153 24 32 3 2 5 28 5 8 32 10 0.209 0.344 0.353 0.697 -9.2 RF Henry Tyler 25 35 18 91 10 30 6 0 0 10 1 0 7 10 0.330 0.378 0.396 0.773 2.5 RF Ernie Elliott 23 3 3 12 1 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.250 0.250 0.500 0.750 0.1 Code:
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The Browns picked a bad, bad time to fall off. They weren't as bad as they looked in April and May but then weren't nearly as good as they looked in July either. By July, however, fans had already decided that the team they'd be supporting would be the Cardinals, and as such the lowly Browns played second fiddle in their own stadium much of the year. 1933 isn't expected to be much of anything for this team. Indeed, if they are still in the AL as of the end of the season it will be considered a moral victory. They're expected to jettison anything and everything of value, not the least of which is MVP shortstop Lester Archie. Code:
Record overall 70-84, .455 PCT 6th, 26.0 GB Home 37-40, .481 PCT Road 33-44, .429 PCT X-innings 12-9, .571 PCT One-run games 22-17, .564 PCT Versus LHP 26-23, .531 PCT Versus RHP 44-61, .419 PCT April 0-9, .000 PCT May 13-14, .481 PCT June 12-15, .444 PCT July 18-9, .667 PCT August 12-16, .429 PCT September 9-15, .375 PCT October 6-6, .500 PCT Team Batting Stats & Rankings Batting Average .290 - 4th in AL On-Base Percentage .345 - 4th in AL Slugging Percentage .396 - 7th in AL On-Base + Slugging .742 - 6th in AL Runs Scored 787 - 7th in AL Hits 1634 - 4th in AL Extra-Base Hits 410 - 8th in AL Home Runs 67 - 8th in AL Bases-On-Balls 465 - 6th in AL Strikeouts 555 - 8th in AL Stolen Bases 24 - tied for 6th in AL Team Pitching Stats & Rankings Earned Run Average 4.71 - 5th in AL Starters' ERA 5.06 - 5th in AL Bullpen ERA 3.67 - 2nd in AL Runs allowed 889 - 5th in AL Hits allowed 1686 - 6th in AL Opponents AVG .294 - 5th in AL BABIP .305 - 5th in AL Home Runs allowed 90 - 4th in AL Bases-On-Balls 476 - 5th in AL Strikeouts 407 - 8th in AL The pitching staff was fairly old last year but figures to get younger if for no other reasons than that the older players will command too much money. Topping the list is longtime Brown and fan favorite Tim Maloy, who has a career 164-147 record and has been a Brown ever since 1924. He survives and even thrives despite a sub-90 mph fastball due to guile, guts, and control. That being said, his ERA has gone up every year since 1928 and a change of scenery may be in order. Roy Cossey is another guy who's been with the Browns for a while but the 26 year old was shut down at the end of the year with shoulder problems. It may be that 3 straight years of 38 starts did something to the youngster's arm. We certainly hope not. Code:
Player Age W L Pct G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA VORP Tim Maloy 30 12 16 0.429 35 33 0 260 320 133 18 73 64 4.60 28.8 Roy Cossey 26 14 12 0.538 30 30 0 221.1 248 124 24 90 91 5.04 12.9 Pat Alton 30 7 9 0.438 18 18 0 137.1 161 68 7 26 38 4.46 17.3 Mike Fisher 37 7 9 0.438 19 19 0 133.2 171 61 5 32 34 4.11 20.3 Ryan Jeter 26 6 9 0.400 18 18 0 116 145 46 5 26 27 3.57 26.2 Charlie Haynes 26 9 3 0.750 53 0 12 100.1 97 35 2 32 31 3.14 27.4 Dave Fortenberry 29 4 3 0.571 46 2 3 96 97 33 2 39 49 3.09 26.8 Lowell Laymon 34 3 3 0.500 22 7 0 63 105 52 3 36 18 7.43 -12.9 Harry Milburn 36 2 1 0.667 20 0 4 45.1 35 6 1 6 18 1.19 21.1 John Hall 21 2 3 0.400 13 4 0 39.2 49 25 3 25 10 5.67 -0.7 John Anderson 21 0 2 0.000 12 4 1 38.1 55 33 3 28 7 7.75 -9.2 Russell Charles 28 1 2 0.333 24 0 0 34.2 46 26 6 16 7 6.75 -4.5 Glen Addicott 25 0 4 0.000 9 9 0 29 51 28 4 7 2 8.69 -10.0 Aubrey Fryman 26 3 3 0.500 8 3 1 29 43 24 1 19 3 7.45 -6.6 Matt Corwin 33 0 2 0.000 4 4 0 24.2 39 17 4 12 3 6.20 -1.8 Miguel Márquez 28 0 3 0.000 6 3 0 15.2 24 14 2 9 5 8.04 -4.3 Team Totals 28.5 70 84 0.455 337 154 21 1384 1686 725 90 476 407 4.71 130.8 How Eduardo Gonzales managed to get 2 triples last year is anybody's guess. The Puerto Rican is carrying an extra 30 pounds at least on his 6' frame and may just be the slowest man in all of baseball. He's also merely adequate at stopping opposing running games. On many other teams he'd be a backup but he's the best thing the Browns have. Bob O'Daniel was given the starting job after a good minor league year in '31 but his rookie campaign was less than scintillating. He did manage to cross the .300 barrier thanks to a .367 mark against left-handed pitching but one expects a first baseman to grant a bit more in the way of power. He'll likely get another year to prove himself; this is, after all, the Browns we are talking about. Code:
Pos Player Age G GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP C Eduardo González 28 138 132 488 54 151 21 2 7 71 0 0 49 56 0.309 0.376 0.404 0.780 13.8 C Mike Thompson 32 29 22 75 9 16 4 1 0 6 1 0 10 13 0.213 0.314 0.293 0.607 -1.4 C Hollis Hammond 28 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -0.3 1B Bob O'Daniel 22 100 93 406 51 122 21 2 3 59 0 0 6 48 0.300 0.312 0.384 0.696 -16.8 1B Oscar Colwill 34 93 79 322 44 82 15 3 8 56 0 0 49 38 0.255 0.352 0.394 0.746 -9.9 Let us get this off our chest: whomever gets Lester Archie will be picking themselves up a very, very good player. There were lots and lots of hitting-related records smashed last year but Archie took away perhaps the most prestigious one of them all: the hits record with 249, smashing the old record of 242 set by Jay Calvin in 1922. He also got on base quite a lot and had nice pop while playing the toughest position in the infield. His MVP award was richly deserved and there's a good shot it'll be the first of many. David Sherrill couldn't repeat his promising 1931 campaign (.346, 14 HR, 76 RBI) because he got hit by the injury bug. Dillon Newkirk did a fine job in his stead and both could be holding starting infield jobs heading into camp. Brian Coleman wasn't so steady but there's always a chance that '32 was an off year. Code:
Pos Player Age G GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP 2B David Sherrill 27 60 60 270 35 83 6 2 2 34 0 0 12 31 0.307 0.334 0.367 0.701 6.2 2B Dillon Newkirk 26 72 44 203 37 64 14 1 5 32 0 0 20 20 0.315 0.381 0.468 0.849 14.8 2B *Matt Brown 30 51 35 155 13 41 6 1 0 20 1 1 9 10 0.265 0.305 0.316 0.621 -6.2 2B Bill Pell 22 35 35 135 13 31 8 1 1 19 2 0 6 19 0.230 0.266 0.326 0.592 -2.9 3B Brian Coleman 26 103 102 408 64 112 22 5 1 40 1 3 44 35 0.275 0.354 0.360 0.715 -2.3 3B Bob Stewart 23 9 8 33 4 8 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 0.242 0.235 0.303 0.538 -2.6 SS #Lester Archie 25 154 153 646 108 249 44 6 17 114 0 1 81 31 0.385 0.456 0.551 1.007 86.3 Carl Austin is a classic example of a player who could be useful in a utility role who was nonetheless stretched into a starting role by a bad team. He's a good but not great hitter whose gap power isn't quite enough to make him useful. Additionally, he realy doesn't have the range for center field; his range factor was 2nd worst among qualifying CFs in all of major league baseball. Only Mason Taylor of the Nationals and Giants was worse and Taylor was switched to left field when he was traded to the Gothams. The Browns did find, well, half of a decent platoon combination in left field. They hope that career pinch-hitter Don Long can make an adequate partner for Victor Ward next year. Over in right, the team expects great things from Martin Hagans, aquired in the trade for John Montague. They didn't get much last year, but at the very least Hagans is cheaper. Code:
Pos Player Age G GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP LF Victor Ward 30 76 76 337 57 109 20 6 4 40 6 3 33 30 0.323 0.384 0.454 0.838 14.2 LF Ross Sutton 29 72 43 213 44 65 13 7 3 26 2 3 19 11 0.305 0.360 0.474 0.834 2.2 LF *Salvador Rodríguez 27 47 34 163 29 46 8 3 0 12 7 4 11 18 0.282 0.331 0.368 0.700 -3.5 LF *Charlie Cargill 25 17 16 67 12 17 3 0 1 6 0 0 7 7 0.254 0.333 0.343 0.677 -2.8 LF *Earl Luster 31 9 1 12 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0.167 0.154 0.167 0.321 -2.3 CF Carl Austin 25 152 151 629 81 192 41 5 4 76 0 1 38 64 0.305 0.344 0.405 0.750 -5.6 RF Martin Hagans 24 81 81 314 33 74 13 2 5 57 4 2 26 20 0.236 0.294 0.338 0.631 -14.5 RF *Don Long 34 78 32 169 25 53 9 2 2 24 0 0 17 17 0.314 0.372 0.426 0.798 5.8 RF *John Montague 22 36 35 137 19 39 7 0 3 14 0 0 16 15 0.285 0.348 0.401 0.750 3.6 RF *Dennis Morse 23 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -1.2 Code:
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Washington Senators
After having a contending team throughout the 20s, albeit one that couldn't quite win a pennant race, the Senators took a step backwards the past couple years and then in 1932 the bottom dropped out. With putrid hitting matching up with execrable pitching, the club just could not get anywhere near .500 and then, after trading away the last bits of that semi-dynasty, they dropped all the way into the American League cellar with a 4-21 record between August 6 and September 2. The Senators at least have the cold comfort that they won't need to dismantle the team this off-season. Truth be told, there's not a lot left to dismantle anyway. The team didn't blame manager Dave Pringle for the fall and are bringing him back in '33. His brief managerial career includes a MotY award in 1930 when he led the Athletics to a pennant. He'll need to work much greater magic this year to bring the Senators back. Code:
Record overall 62-92, .403 PCT 8th, 34.0 GB Home 37-40, .481 PCT Road 25-52, .325 PCT X-inning games 9-9, .500 PCT One-run games 22-19, .537 PCT Versus LHP 18-18, .500 PCT Versus RHP 44-74, .373 PCT April 4-5, .444 PCT May 11-18, .379 PCT June 12-16, .429 PCT July 12-15, .444 PCT August 8-20, .286 PCT September 13-12, .520 PCT October 2-6, .250 PCT Team Batting Stats & Rankings Batting Average .269 - 8th in AL On-Base Percentage .331 - 7th in AL Slugging Percentage .392 - 8th in AL On-Base + Slugging .723 - 8th in AL Runs Scored 747 - 8th in AL Hits 1483 - 8th in AL Extra-Base Hits 444 - 7th in AL Home Runs 83 - 5th in AL Bases-On-Balls 515 - 4th in AL Strikeouts 503 - 6th in AL Stolen Bases 20 - 8th in AL Team Pitching Stats & Rankings Earned Run Average 5.24 - 7th in AL Starters' ERA 5.66 - 8th in AL Bullpen ERA 3.96 - 3rd in AL Runs allowed 934 - 8th in AL Hits allowed 1692 - 7th in AL Opponents AVG .302 - 7th in AL BABIP .318 - 7th in AL Home Runs allowed 78 - 2nd in AL Bases-On-Balls 590 - 7th in AL Strikeouts 437 - 6th in AL It's saying something when your best-winning pitcher is your relief ace. Kelvin Inman was the only man to get double digit victories for the Senators. It was a fine rookie season for Inman, who might have the fastest ball in the league but needs to work on his control. Still, he was more than good enough to muscle out former closer Jim Conway, a sinker-slider pitcher who posted a career low in grounder to flyball ratio and, not surprisingly, a career high ERA. The Senators wish one of those guys had the stamina to start but that wish will likely not be answered. Frank Geissler is the closest thing to a top starter the Senators have. While it is true that he has not reached his full potential, he grades out as a middle-rotation guy at best. His fastball is less than overpowering and he relies on changing speeds to induce ground-outs. In his first year in the bigs, though, he found himself often unable to control his off-speed stuff and stuck trying to work the corners with his fastball. Code:
Player Age W L Pct G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA VORP Frank Geissler 25 9 16 0.360 28 28 0 208.2 284 150 11 126 58 6.47 -21.2 Barry Fawcett 32 7 12 0.368 22 22 0 160 208 105 16 62 49 5.91 -7.8 Pancho Moreno 28 7 12 0.368 23 23 0 149 196 96 5 63 33 5.80 -4.3 Dave Young 29 6 9 0.400 24 24 0 140.2 167 69 3 61 41 4.41 18.2 Tim Watson 25 5 10 0.333 16 16 0 121.2 166 84 9 41 35 6.21 -9.0 Merlin Keyes 38 2 10 0.167 18 12 0 104.1 146 67 11 30 26 5.78 -4.1 Todd Davis 23 4 5 0.444 20 11 2 97.1 115 65 8 55 41 6.01 -5.0 Kelvin Inman 23 10 6 0.625 48 0 6 89.1 82 32 1 52 48 3.22 23.3 Bob Billington 35 4 1 0.800 40 0 2 80.2 87 30 3 32 32 3.35 20.0 Jim Conway 31 0 4 0.000 43 0 10 67 72 37 5 22 35 4.97 4.4 Ed Robinson 27 2 3 0.400 24 8 1 49 57 17 1 10 16 3.12 12.7 Tom Young 20 3 0 1.000 4 4 0 34 32 14 1 16 10 3.71 7.0 Sung-yong Yi 29 2 1 0.667 4 4 0 29 31 9 0 5 5 2.79 6.6 Rich Seely 39 0 0 0.000 17 0 0 19.2 21 8 2 6 4 3.66 4.2 Stewart Schmidt 28 0 2 0.000 2 2 0 7.2 16 11 2 5 2 12.91 -6.6 Donovan LeMoine 22 1 0 1.000 4 0 1 6 6 1 0 2 1 1.50 2.7 Daniel MacNeil 21 0 1 0.000 3 0 0 5.1 6 3 0 2 1 5.06 0.3 Team Totals 27.9 62 92 0.403 340 154 22 1369.1 1692 798 78 590 437 5.24 41.3 Al Thiele was one of the assets the Senators shipped out last year when they finally raised the white flag. In the long term, the team is very high on the prospect they got back from the Phillies for him - 3B Bill Whitehouse, who if nothing else has a great name for a team that plays in the nation's capital. In the short term, Bob Wardlow is a Band-Aid at best. They also brought Habte Kehinde in that trade in the hopes that he'd find the stroke that garnered him 26 homers and 100 RBIs in 1929 but the man may as well be a different player now. After hitting .311 with 61 doubles across two levels in 1931, the Senators thought that Ron King would have the kind of gap power that a team playing in Griffith Stadium finds more useful than homeruns. It just didn't happen. King seemed to completely forget how to hit from one year to the next and had relinquished his job to journeyman Pat Alexander by season's end. King will likely get more chances, given where he's playing, but the smart money is with the notion that he will never be a star. Code:
Pos Player Age G GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP C Bob Wardlow 27 80 69 276 30 78 15 4 4 38 0 1 14 22 0.283 0.315 0.409 0.724 -0.5 C #Al Thiele 32 65 65 246 42 74 15 1 2 33 0 2 38 19 0.301 0.392 0.394 0.786 9.8 C Habte Kehinde 34 21 20 69 7 13 2 0 1 6 0 0 6 6 0.188 0.253 0.261 0.514 -6.5 1B Pat Alexander 28 95 71 306 45 89 21 4 4 40 1 0 21 33 0.291 0.343 0.425 0.768 -3.1 1B #Ron King 24 100 67 301 35 76 21 5 2 36 3 2 10 28 0.252 0.278 0.375 0.653 -21.7 1B *Tom Smith 21 17 14 63 8 15 3 2 0 5 0 0 1 5 0.238 0.262 0.349 0.611 -5.7 Even if Chris Gregg never has another season like 1930, when he set AL records with 32 homers and 149 RBIs, he will long be a favorite of Washington baseball fans. Gregg is a fantastic shortstop, without a doubt the rangiest man in all of baseball, and last year's Gold Glove was the second of his career. He may be a little overmatched batting cleanup for this team but even there he managed to clear 100 RBIs despite the general lack of offense. Steve Hunter is probably the best hitter for the Senators and, along with Gregg, the source of some reason to be optimistic about this team's future. He was brought in from the Giants this offseason for 1B Gary Shaw; while Shaw was quite effective as the short half of the platoon for the Gothamites, that has to represent the single mistake that team made this past year. Al Woodhouse rounds out a talented young infield. He slipped a bit off of his lofty 1931 (.321 average) but, given the increase in playing time, he still managed to set career highs in almost every category. He's the oldest player of this group and perhaps the least talented but that still leaves a lot of room. Code:
Pos Player Age G GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP 2B Al Woodhouse 26 138 136 577 83 160 42 5 4 53 0 3 60 65 0.277 0.345 0.388 0.733 16.0 2B Bill Whitehouse 22 33 28 111 18 29 4 0 2 15 2 2 7 7 0.261 0.303 0.351 0.654 -4.6 2B Bill Towery 29 8 6 28 2 7 2 1 2 9 0 0 0 4 0.250 0.250 0.607 0.857 0.7 3B Steve Hunter 25 150 149 580 84 178 32 11 4 79 3 4 87 40 0.307 0.398 0.421 0.819 27.5 SS Chris Gregg 24 135 133 538 84 148 38 11 19 103 6 6 49 55 0.275 0.334 0.493 0.826 15.5 SS Burl Frye 31 39 17 97 11 26 5 0 2 9 1 0 7 7 0.268 0.317 0.381 0.699 1.9 Rick Whitehead's approach to the game might be better suited for a smaller park like the Baker Bowl than spacious Griffith Stadium. He has an extreme uppercut swing which generates little more than long fly outs at home, but he did hit 31 points higher on the road. He's a good, solid left fielder though and the Senators should try not to sell low on him. It's going ot be tough to fill Mason Taylor's shoes. By the end of last year, Tod Nickell tried to do so but his lack of speed makes him a poor candidate for the spacious confines of Griffith. If Bob Tobias ever learned to hit he'd be a great fit; even with his lack of bat speed, he's far and away the best outfielder on the club and that alone may secure him a starting job. Dorsey Powell is a solid, if not spectacular starter in right field who, like Chris Gregg, has a history of spectacular-ness (in 1930 he hit .367 with 114 RBIs and 122 runs scored). Unlike Gregg, he's very unlikely to ever find that pop in his bat again. Code:
Pos Player Age G GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP LF #Rick Whitehead 23 117 111 429 66 109 18 4 21 64 1 0 44 41 0.254 0.322 0.462 0.784 -3.1 LF *Craig Werts 24 39 38 156 17 48 6 0 1 13 0 0 12 12 0.308 0.353 0.365 0.718 -2.4 LF *John Carter 31 48 21 104 11 30 3 0 0 15 1 0 5 6 0.288 0.327 0.317 0.645 -2.8 LF Ron Sydnor 22 8 7 27 3 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 3 0.074 0.167 0.111 0.278 -6.6 CF *Mason Taylor 29 85 83 358 53 108 9 3 4 35 0 0 55 29 0.302 0.394 0.377 0.771 9.8 CF #Bob Tobias 30 59 29 145 19 38 6 6 2 27 0 2 12 9 0.262 0.318 0.428 0.746 -2.2 CF Tod Nickell 23 32 26 112 17 34 6 1 1 11 0 0 7 8 0.304 0.342 0.402 0.743 0.8 RF *Dorsey Powell 29 108 108 428 66 133 19 7 7 67 2 3 55 24 0.311 0.388 0.437 0.825 20.4 RF *Rich Covell 28 44 34 136 12 26 9 2 0 12 0 0 7 16 0.191 0.240 0.287 0.526 -12.6 Code:
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- Woody Herndon 32 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -0.3
Team Totals 27.4 1766 1386 5521 747 1483 292 69 83 709 20 26 515 503 0.269 0.331 0.392 0.723 29.9
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Cardinals, Browns Make Blockbuster Deal The Browns were really up against the wall but the ownership decided to give a gift to the fans and let their top two players stay in the city. The Browns traded away SP Tim Maloy (12-16, 4.60), who had just won a hefty amount in arbitration and reigning AL MVP Lester Archie (.385, 17, 114) to the Cardinals for four players including SS Danny Manning (293, 4, 50). Also included on the Cards' side of the ledger are 26 year old SP Carl Roe (4-5, 5.64), CF Kyle Roe (the #7 prospect in all of baseball and #1 pick in the 1931 draft), and minor league reliever Eddie Gallagher. There was also an undisclosed amount of cash that passed hands in this trade. Yankees Move Rookie of the Year Race Everybody knew that Earl Race (.324, 2, 73) was moving this offseason but nobody knew where. Blame the impulsive nature of the Yankees front office. Race gave them 150 good games during the regular season and for that matter 6 solid World Series appearances but all they remembered in the end was that fateful final inning. Also, New York had to do something about the Mike Kennedy situation. In the end they chose to go with the local boy who didn't have the ROY season in Michael Taylor. The Red Sox paid a fairly dear price for Race. They gave up RF Ken Flake (.247, 26, 93), who seems a perfect fit for the short porch in Yankee Stadium's right field and who will be much needed as star OF Carter Keeton won't be back until mid-May at the earliest. In addition, the Yankees extracted SS Arlen Bopp (.322, 2, 50). Bopp provides the Yanks with much-needed defense and a clutch bat at the bottom of the lineup. White Sox, Phillies Exchange Players Not to be outdone, the Chicago White Sox pulled off a move with the Philadelphia Phillies that ought to increase their lot in the American League, at least if everything breaks right. They traded 3B Mike Sheridan (.312, 10, 84), C Steve Akins (.313, 4, 70), and catching prospect George Forest to the Philadelphia Phillies for C Al Thiele (.310, 11, 90) and 3B Dale van Tassel (.333, 0, 13). Van Tassel missed most of last season and the Phillies are satisfied with Benedict Henderson, whom they acquired from the Tigers last year to fill the hole. He's the wild card in this trade. Otherwise, Al Thiele was a definite move up for the Chisox but he has a very high salary that the Phillies were looking to dump. Mike Sheridan projects as a pinch-hitter and backup for Remi Parent at first base for his new club.
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12/22/2009
-------------- [size]Athletics Carbaugh Suspended[/size] The Philadelphia A's suffered a large setback in their plans to get back on top of the American League today when LF Jay Carbaugh (.306, 27, 120) was caught in the act of injecting himself with a new kind of drug that is rumored to increase the size of a man's muscles. "There is not a rule against it, but so what?" said MLB commissioner Johnnyslick Mountain Landis. "This is my league and I will run it the say I want to run it." The suspension is set to last 50 games and, knowing Landis, there will be no time off for good behavior. Carbaugh has the 2nd highest homerun total in major league history with 231, but there is no telling how many of those homeruns were drug-homers.
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Pre-Season Roundup
Hey sports fans. Once again it's the beginning of the season and as such time to take a look at the year ahead of us. I'm your host Jim "Generic Name" Smith and joining our roundtable are minor league veteran pitcher Jesse "Rawhide" McLagan...
JRM: Pfah. Just because I played in leagues that existed before the MLB doesn't mean they were minor. I'm a Hall of Famer, I am! JS: Sure thing, Mr. McLagan. Whatever you say. Also with us today is the recently retired Joshua Cohen. JC: I've got my finger on the pulse of the players. Not literally. JS: And, rounding things out, on loan from the Doc Savage Institute of Smart Things, William "Johnny" Littlejohn. WJ: I'll be superamalgamated! JS: I don't know what that means and I don't care. Let's get started... League News JS: It looks like the two big new additions to Major League Baseball are the All-Star Game and a reworking of the free agent rules. Let's start with the All-Star Game. Your thoughts? JC: Man, that would have been great to have had an All-Star Game when I was still playing. You know, I might not have felt the need to go to Pittsburgh at the end of my career if there was an All-Star Game. How else would the National League have known how awesome I am? JRM: Baseball is a team game. No stars! Just a team. An All-Star Game is a sign of weakness. I bet the team that puts the most All-Stars on the field finishes last! JS: I find that unlikely. JRM: That's because you never played the game. JS: (weeps) WJ: It is factual that I have never entered into a professional match for the passing of currencies but I am of the opinion that the finest collections of talents shall also compose the finest team play. Therefore, I must only conclude that Mister MacLagan's supposition is a falsity. JRM: You're a falsity! JS: Calm down, people. Let's move on to the next topic, one that Mr. Littlejohn and his scientific talents might put to best use. Baseball seems to have done completely away with free agency and in exchange has allowed the players to plead their case in arbitration starting with their 2nd year in the league. WJ: It was a superamalgamated decision by Commissioner Landis if you ask me. You had an issue with teams paying out the nose for older, post-prime ballplayers due to the 12 year rule and at the same time underpaying for their youthful ingenues. This way, the most money shall go to those with the most talent. JRM: I don't like change. JC: I don't like this either. Back in my day you had to sit patiently by until you reaped your big payday. Now kids are going to be able to get paid early on and - I can't believe I'm saying this - not have to work in the offseason in some cases. I ask you this: what are players going to do in the winter months if they don't have a daily job to go to? Get fat, that's what. JRM: Yes, that's absolutely right. Players are paid too much as it is. We would have played for free in my day. Predictions JS: So, who do you think's going to win the American League? WL: I have done myriad calculations on this very subject using the Doc Savage Computer Terminal and have determined that the American League champion shall be... the St. Louis Browns. JC: What!? JS: Huh? JRM: You are a fool. WL: Oh, pardon me. I had my spreadsheet upside down. The New York Yankees shall emerge victorious for the second consecutive season. JRM: That's a little more sane. Personally, I think it's going to be the Philadelphia Athletics. JS: But they haven't done a thing this offseason and they lost Jay Carbaugh for the first third of it! JRM: Precisely. While the other two contenders have to deal with chemistry issues, the Athletics already know what each other can do and will stake a big lead. And if you ask me, losing a homerun happy circus freak like Carbaugh will only help the A's. JC: I have to admit, I never liked Carbaugh. A lot of people don't like him. But to say he's a net negative is crazy talk. JRM: I liked you better when you agreed with me. JC: Anyway, my pick is the Chicago White Sox. That deal they made with the Phillies upgrades them at two positions without losing much of anything. In contrast, the Yankees just have too many question marks going into the year for me to pick them. JS: Good enough. What about the National League? JRM: Homeruns or not (spits on the floor), I think you'd be crazy not to pick the Giants again. They could be a lot worse than they were last year and still run away with the league. JC: I have to agree. These guys will have Mason Taylor and Fred Fleming on the club for an entire year. That's a scary thought. WL: My statistics agree with you, but I do provide the St. Louis Cardinals with a 14.5732573% chance of winning the pennant. They successfully picked the bones of the Browns clean. Lester Archie alone might be worth 10 wins to this team and by my calculations 87 victories puts them on the brink of contention. Final Thoughts This is a bad idea but my editor told me to do it anyway. What are your final thoughts on this season? JC: I have it on good authority that the ball will be deadened somewhat this year. Or else the weather won't be as hot. Yeah. The weather. That's it. Look for a return to normalcy with homeruns and runs scored this year. That's all I'm saying. JRM: Kids today don't appreciate how good they have it. WL: Walter Carlson will be the fourth man to reach 3,000 hits in his career. What I find superamalgamating is that once he reaches, all but one of those men will have played for a Philadelphia team at some time in their career. Is it the water? JRM: This is how we got the stock market crash. JS: One thought only, please.
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5 CENTS THE "TIMES" National Socialists Gain Power In Germany Adolf Hitler's Party Wins With Just 43.9% of Vote Code:
B1 ENTERTAINMENT King Kong Premieres In New York City Big Gorilla Debuts At RKO Theater, Radio City Music Hall Code:
C1 LIVING Beer Legalized In USA Prohibition Expected To Be Repealed By End of Year Code:
D1 SPORTS Philadelphia Athletics Are Resurgent 1931 Pennant Winners Jump Out To Early Lead[/b] Code:
American League Standings Team W L PCT GB Streak Philadelphia Athletics 12 6 0.667 - W5 Chicago White Sox 11 8 0.579 1.5 L2 New York Yankees 10 7 0.588 1.5 L2 Detroit Tigers 10 9 0.526 2.5 W2 Cleveland Indians 9 10 0.474 3.5 W2 St. Louis Browns 8 11 0.421 4.5 L2 Washington Senators 7 11 0.389 5 L1 Boston Red Sox 6 11 0.353 5.5 W1 National League Standings Team W L PCT GB Streak New York Giants 13 5 0.722 - W1 Cincinnati Reds 11 7 0.611 2 W2 Philadelphia Phillies 10 8 0.556 3 W1 St Louis Cardinals 9 9 0.500 4 L1 Chicago Cubs 8 9 0.471 4.5 W1 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 10 0.412 5.5 L4 Brooklyn Dodgers 7 11 0.389 6 L1 Boston Braves 7 13 0.350 7 L1 Gustavo Pena (.348, 0, 12), who came out of nowhere to finish 9th in the AL in average last year, is showing no signs of turning back into a pumpkin. The loss of Jay Carbaugh for the first third of the season opened the way for CF Mark Bergeron (.295, 0, 9), and he's making the most of his chances. On the pitching side, Raul Carillo has taken the run support and... ran with it (4-1, 1.67). Peter Carillo (3-1, 2.45) and Brian Barnes (2-1, 4.80) also hold winning records for the A's. The National League is a bit more mundane, with the top two teams set the same as the close of last year. The Giants seem to have forgotten about the less lively ball; they're scorching the ball at a .292 rate and are tied for the major league lead with 14 home runs in their first 18 games. Lively oldster Erik Conn (.431, 3, 15) is an early-year chaser of the .400 mark, as is Mason Taylor (.406, 3, 18). The pitching isn't quite as dominating as last season but it's still #1 in the league. 29-game winner Ryan Rush leads the way (4-0, 2.91). The Reds are fast on their heels thanks to a dominating performance at home so far (9-2 vs. just 2-5 on the road). 3B Jay Calvin is actually slightly off from his torrid early pace (.427, 1, 16 so far). Brad Box (.344, 3, 15) is right on pace with what he did last year, which makes him the early season favorite for MVP. And on the mound, Earl Crockett (4-1, 2.49) is as good as ever. Where Did The Offense Go? As mysteriously as it came, the massive upswing in offense has pretty much disappeared. The American League as a whole has an ERA of 3.03, which, if it stays that low, will be the lowest average for the league since 1917. The batting average around the league has dipped precipitously - it's 31 points lower than the .287 level it was at in 1932 - but just as huge is the dip in balls hit out of the parks. So far, the entire AL has experienced just 46, a littl less than 6 per team and about 1 every three games. As a result, pitchers are less leery about allowing hitters to put the ball into play; strikeouts and walks are also both down. It's not as extreme in the National League but things are still on a big downswing. You still have to go back to 1921 to find a lower ERA than the current 3.61 posted by the Senior Circuit. So far there have been 12 shutouts. Last year there were only 43 the entire season! As noted earlier, the Giants seem to be playing with the lively ball, averaging 5.9 runs per game, but the rest of the league is fully into the new terrain of 1933.
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5 CENTS THE "TIMES" [size=4]TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY CREATED [size=3]That Sounds Like A Good Title For A Song Code:
B1 WORLD NEWS [size=4]QUISLING FORMS NATIONAL SOCIALIST PARTY OF NORWAY [size=3]There Is A Name That Will Mean Something Some Day Code:
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E1 BASEBALL AND LESSER SPORTS NO REPEATS FOR '33? New Blood Paces Both The Junior and Senior Circuits Code:
American League Standings Team W L PCT GB Streak Chicago White Sox 30 18 0.625 - W5 New York Yankees 28 18 0.609 1 L2 Philadelphia Athletics 24 22 0.522 5 L1 Detroit Tigers 24 24 0.500 6 W1 Washington Senators 23 24 0.489 6.5 W2 Boston Red Sox 20 25 0.444 8.5 W1 St. Louis Browns 20 28 0.417 10 L1 Cleveland Indians 19 29 0.396 11 L3 National League Standings Team W L PCT GB Streak Cincinnati Reds 32 15 0.681 - W1 New York Giants 30 17 0.638 2 W2 Philadelphia Phillies 26 22 0.542 6.5 W5 St Louis Cardinals 23 23 0.500 8.5 L1 Pittsburgh Pirates 23 24 0.489 9 W1 Chicago Cubs 22 25 0.468 10 L1 Brooklyn Dodgers 18 29 0.383 14 L2 Boston Braves 15 34 0.306 18 L7 The National League has also seen a pretty big drop in offense and some changes because of it. The Giants are starting to come around with the bats as of late but for a good chunk of the year they were only 2nd and sometimes even 3rd in some of the major categories. It's a good thing they brought over LF Mason Taylor (.354, 9, 30); otherwise they might not have picked up at all. Cincinnati is the club looking like they cannot be beat, though. Earl Crockett (10-2, 2.22), who exploded into prominence last year with 27 victories, is on pace to win 33. That would shatter the record of 31 which has stood for 30 years now. Hmm. Lots of 30s there. Could that be a sign? They're led on offense by RF Brad Box (.297, 6, 43), who just does what he always does, and 3B Jay Calvin (.418, 2, 32), the hitting maven who is not just flirting with .400 but blowing kisses into its ear. [size]Cleveland Manager Fired He was far from the only man to be let go this year, but when the Cleveland Indians parted ways with Cy Dickenson, it was definitely the largest story of that type. Just 10 years ago Dickenson looked like the best manager in the history of the game, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates to 3 pennants in 4 seasons (they certainly haven't done much since he's left, have they?). After a rough 1927, he left for the White Sox for a bit of a challenge. Although they didn't win while he was there, it's fair to say that he put together the nucleus for that championship contending team. But it just wasn't to be in Cleveland. You can't say the Indians didn't give him enough time: they kept him on for three years and part of a 4th despite never getting really close to a .500 record. Maybe it was just a matter of being in the wrong place at the wrong time: he's always been a hitter's coach first and everything else second, and although he's been given accolades for his strategy, his love for getting the runners in motion and the ball in play is something perhaps best reserved for a bygone era. Dickenson is still 7th all time in victories and we suppose it's not out of the question for him to get another job, but let's face it: the man is 56 years old and the odds at this point are stacked against him. He was replaced in Cleveland by Kuniyuki Kono, who is known for two things: turning around pitching staffs and dyeing his mustache bright red. He was last given a chance at a managerial job in 1927 with the Boston Red Sox. Sadly, this will probably be an interim gig as well, particularly given that since taking over the Indians' ERA is hovering just below 6 (5.87). [size]Thriftlon Presents: Zany Projections It's that time of year again, where there is enough of the season completed to get a general idea of what's going down but it's still early enough that some guys look like they could achieve some gaudy numbers if they can just keep it up. Of course, most of them won't but that's why we watch baseball, isn't it, sports fans? Jay Calvin, CIN: .419 batting average Jay Calvin, CIN: 249 hits Carson Groth, CHN: 62 doubles George Halter, STL: 27 triples Matt Oliver, STL: 80 extra base hits (33 doubles, 13 triples, 33 homeruns - I guess that doesn't sound TOO strange) Bob Hinman, CHA: 1.19 ERA (actually, 6 guys, all ALers, have ERAs under 2 right now) Earl Crockett, CIN: 33 wins Alex Mossman, BON: 25 losses (well, the Braves are not a good team) Games started: Dave Brace, PIT, and Ted O'Toole, CIN, 43 (the league record's only 42) Eeyore Meyers, NYY: 384 innings pitched Bob Hinman, CHA, and Ryan Rush, NYG, 10 shutouts Clyde Cornett, BON, 154 bases on balls Eeyore Meyers, NYY: 284 strikeouts (you'd hope he'd get that many with all those innings!) Eeyore Meyers, NYY: 6.7 Ks for every walk
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American League Pitching Staff T Pitcher Team G GS W L SV ERA WHIP R Bob Meyers NYY 21 21 15 5 0 1.41 0.83 R Steve Krug NYY 19 19 12 4 0 1.31 1.03 R Bob Hinman CHA 20 20 17 2 0 1.20 0.82 R Alan Hack NYY 19 19 10 7 0 2.07 1.21 R Brian East BOA 21 21 10 10 0 3.23 1.33 L Luis López* DET 15 15 8 5 0 4.23 1.64 L Paul Mair BOA 20 20 10 8 0 2.66 1.33 R Tim Maisonet CLE 19 17 6 8 0 3.46 1.37 R Glen Addicott STB 17 17 3 10 0 2.72 1.24 R Brian East BOA 21 21 10 10 0 3.23 1.33 R Bob McKamey PHA 21 0 3 1 12 1.64 0.97 R Bob Cooke BOA 17 0 4 3 6 3.30 1.17 L Chadwick Duffy DET 25 0 6 4 10 3.14 1.42 Catchers # B Player Team Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 44 R Dave Echols CLE C 69 271 84 2 30 37 18 26 .310 .355 .399 27 L Herman Cain PHA C 63 214 63 6 29 25 40 8 .294 .408 .430 Infielders # B Player Team Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 22 R Bob Wolf CHA 1B 69 263 86 9 51 54 47 14 .327 .429 .536 29 L Bill Eldridge CLE 1B 80 296 84 10 36 37 46 29 .284 .384 .456 36 R David Garrett DET 1B 68 266 79 7 53 45 22 19 .297 .351 .492 18 R Mark Hanke BOA 1B 75 307 101 5 43 38 19 24 .329 .372 .443 41 R Art Tribble CLE 2B 48 205 58 1 17 24 9 11 .283 .316 .434 39 L Phil Beadle DET 2B 57 226 73 0 31 28 8 23 .323 .346 .416 5 R Kinnojo Maeda BOA 3B 74 308 92 1 22 42 25 29 .299 .353 .403 99 L Jaime Gonzáles PHA SS 69 267 95 3 31 52 53 14 .356 .463 .491 Outfielders # B Player Team Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 26 L Carter Keeton NYY LF 53 192 63 11 36 40 44 19 .328 .452 .573 23 L Eric Luther NYY CF 72 273 71 5 35 38 36 28 .260 .351 .407 25 L Dorsey Powell WAS RF 72 268 87 4 48 44 48 21 .325 .427 .466 29 L Hunter Sunday CHA RF 77 295 83 11 57 51 35 17 .281 .353 .444 35 S Rick Whitehead WAS LF 72 294 77 10 35 48 25 26 .262 .318 .459 19 L Monte LaPointe CHA CF 60 258 80 6 28 41 12 32 .310 .343 .465 All Stars ----------- Yankees 5 (3) Red Sox 5 (1) Tigers 4 Indians 4 (2) White Sox 3 (1) Athletics 3 (1) Browns 1 Senators 1 (1) Pitching Staff T Pitcher Team G GS W L SV ERA WHIP R Fred Fleming NYG 19 19 11 7 0 2.25 1.17 R Earl Crockett CIN 21 21 17 3 0 2.22 1.11 R Barney Pierce* PHN 17 17 10 3 0 2.39 1.13 R Harry Anderson PHN 19 19 9 7 0 2.46 1.27 R Roman Loomis CIN 16 13 11 2 0 1.82 0.89 R César Fernando PIT 13 9 5 3 0 2.08 1.04 R John Porter STN 20 20 7 8 0 2.74 1.03 R Paul Slocum PIT 17 17 8 6 0 2.72 1.36 R Alarico Hein PHN 26 0 4 2 7 2.68 1.37 R Gene Hayden PIT 22 0 2 2 11 1.93 1.25 R Kelvin Inman* NYG 22 0 5 3 5 1.34 1.22 L Tom Kelley NYG 19 0 1 1 8 0.61 0.67 Catchers # B Player Team Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 24 R John Lamar CIN C 42 112 39 3 21 18 8 9 .348 .393 .500 27 R Anastasio Rodríguez STN C 66 246 71 5 22 30 25 16 .289 .353 .415 Infielders # B Player Team Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 1 L Carson Groth CHN 1B 79 333 99 2 27 36 21 37 .297 .339 .408 7 R Al Woodhouse NYG 2B 64 257 77 4 20 39 19 22 .300 .348 .409 6 S Bill Heath* CIN 2B 40 144 46 3 19 30 18 6 .319 .396 .479 20 L Jay Calvin CIN 3B 74 314 124 2 53 65 30 15 .395 .450 .510 23 R Emory Jefferson NYG 3B 73 274 91 8 57 42 54 6 .332 .438 .500 12 S Lester Archie STN SS 77 308 94 11 52 47 39 17 .305 .382 .451 38 S Augusto González CIN SS 61 241 73 2 30 45 36 6 .303 .392 .378 90 R Benton Wheeler NYG SS 58 259 78 4 21 39 21 24 .301 .352 .417 Outfielders # B Player Team Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 6 L Matt Oliver STN LF 74 291 102 15 54 58 39 32 .351 .426 .591 32 L Mason Taylor NYG CF 74 300 104 13 41 62 51 19 .347 .440 .540 50 R Erik Conn NYG CF 74 304 86 10 49 45 38 28 .283 .361 .467 26 L Charles Payne PHN CF 78 285 76 9 42 56 70 14 .267 .409 .446 7 L Ken Lefebvre BRK RF 74 279 87 10 43 52 51 22 .312 .419 .505 22 L Brad Box CIN RF 75 291 81 10 60 59 48 13 .278 .380 .450 All-Stars ---------- Giants 8 (3) Reds 6 (2) Cardinals 4 (2) Phillies 4 Pirates 3 Cubs 1 (1) Dodgers 1 (1) Braves 0
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American League Standings Team W L PCT GB Home Away XInn 1Run Streak Last10 New York Yankees 62 38 .620 - 32-15 30-23 3-8 18-18 L2 4-6 Chicago White Sox 62 41 .602 1.5 34-19 28-22 5-2 15-16 W4 5-5 Philadelphia Athletics 53 46 .535 8.5 26-21 27-25 5-6 19-14 L3 6-4 Detroit Tigers 54 49 .524 9.5 26-23 28-26 4-5 17-12 W2 7-3 Boston Red Sox 48 51 .485 13.5 27-26 21-25 8-7 15-20 W8 8-2 Washington Senators 48 52 .480 14.0 25-27 23-25 5-7 15-15 W2 4-6 Cleveland Indians 42 62 .404 22.0 25-28 17-34 9-5 13-11 L3 4-6 St. Louis Browns 37 67 .356 27.0 17-35 20-32 5-4 9-15 W1 2-8 National League Standings Team W L PCT GB Home Away XInn 1Run Streak Last10 New York Giants 70 30 .700 - 37-14 33-16 11-2 22-11 W1 8-2 Cincinnati Reds 68 35 .660 3.5 33-21 35-14 3-8 17-17 W4 6-4 Philadelphia Phillies 57 44 .564 13.5 28-24 29-20 7-4 23-7 W2 7-3 St Louis Cardinals 45 54 .455 24.5 21-31 24-23 4-6 14-18 W1 4-6 Brooklyn Dodgers 46 57 .447 25.5 18-31 28-26 5-5 13-14 L6 3-7 Pittsburgh Pirates 45 59 .433 27.0 19-33 26-26 4-8 10-18 L3 4-6 Chicago Cubs 42 61 .408 29.5 22-26 20-35 8-4 14-19 L1 3-7 Boston Braves 34 67 .337 36.5 14-35 20-32 2-7 10-19 L1 7-3   Carter Keeton, Eeyore Meyers Since our last update, the two Gotham clubs have lit a fire underneath themselves. The Yankees, who seemed especially plagued by the offensive slowdown this year, benefited greatly by the return of LF Carter Keeton (.337, 12 HR, 47 RBI). They are now 3rd in the American League in runs scored with 427, balancing a very average hitting attack (.263 batting average, 4th in the league) with an astounding amount of patience (370 walks lead the circuit). But the real story of the Yankees is the awesome power of the pitching. When they brought Eeyore Meyers (17-9, 1.44 ERA) over from the Brooklyn Dodgers last year to join an already loaded rotation, they thought they had something special. But did they realize they could break records? The Yankees have a 2.04 team ERA which, needless to say, leads the league. They've also given up just 278 runs in their first 100 games. The league record, held by the 1904 St. Louis Browns, is 452. That means that in order to break the record, the Yanks can give up 3.22 runs per game the rest of the way, half a run more than they've given up so far. No wonder that staff is called the Murderer's Row!  We've seen this before out of the Giants. Once summer starts, the juggernauts of Gotham destroy everything in their path. Over the last two months, the New York seniors have won 40 games against just 13 losses and once again look poised to break the 100 victory mark. Cincinnati has done what they can but how can you match up with that? Eventually a normal team goes through its normal doldrums and that's when the Giants fly ahead. This team maybe isn't as likely to set records the way their cross-city rivals are, but it's worth noting that P Fred Fleming (15-9, 2.32) has 151 strikeouts right now and is on pace to get 233, the highest total in either league since "Buddha" Turner notched 239 for the 1911 Browns (Eeyore Meyers is also on pace to get 234 but that hardly seems fair to mention). The Giants also have versatility where the Yankees do not; their run total of 515 is 2nd in the NL and the Polo Grounds have helped them to clout 60 homeruns, which is tops in either league.
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American League Standings Team W L PCT GB Home Away 1Run M# Streak New York Yankees 78 49 0.614- 40-15 38-34 22-23 26 W3 Chicago White Sox 79 51 0.608 0.5 45-28 34-23 19-19 L2 Philadelphia Athletics 70 56 0.556 7.5 31-22 39-34 24-18 W1 Detroit Tigers 65 65 0.500 14.5 36-35 29-30 19-14 L3 Washington Senators 61 65 0.484 16.5 28-29 33-36 18-20 W1 Boston Red Sox 61 66 0.480 17 30-27 31-39 19-26 L1 Cleveland Indians 51 79 0.392 28.5 30-42 21-37 17-13 W1 St. Louis Browns 48 82 0.369 31.5 26-49 22-33 14-19 W1 National League Standings Team W L PCT GB Home Away 1Run M# Streak New York Giants 84 43 0.661- 49-22 35-21 24-13 25 W2 Cincinnati Reds 82 46 0.641 2.5 34-22 48-24 19-21 W1 Philadelphia Phillies 74 54 0.578 10.5 42-31 32-23 24-10 W1 Brooklyn Dodgers 57 70 0.449 27 27-42 30-28 16-17 L3 St Louis Cardinals 57 71 0.445 27.5 23-33 34-38 18-21 W1 Pittsburgh Pirates 56 71 0.441 28 22-36 34-35 13-21 L1 Chicago Cubs 55 74 0.426 30 26-30 29-44 18-22 W2 Boston Braves 46 82 0.359 38.5 24-48 22-34 16-23 L1 Code:
Athletics 17-10 (0-3, 10-2, 0-3, 7-2) White Sox 17-10 (10-2, 0-2, 6-1, 1-5) Yankees 16-11 (7-0, 1-4, 4-4, 0-3, 3-0) Reds 14-11 (3-5, 5-1, 0-3, 3-0, 2-2) Giants 14-13 (3-1, 0-5, 2-1, 0-3, 10-3) Important Upcoming Dates -------------------------- Sept 3-4 Yankees at Athletics, 3 games (doubleheader on the 4th) Sept 9-12 Giants at Reds, 4 games Sept 11-13 White Sox at Athletics, 4 games (doubleheader on the 11th) Sept 18-20 White Sox at Yankees, 3 games Sept 27 Yankees at Athletics, 1 game MVP Watch AL ------  Bob Wolf, 1B, Chicago White Sox (.326, 12, 80). Wolf, a 10 year veteran of the White Sox, has been the backbone of this team in its attempt to knock the Yankees of its American League perch. Already the AL Batter of the Month for the months of June and July this year, a strong September might not just win him the MVP, it might win his team the pennant.  Dorsey Powell, RF, Washington Senators (.322, 10, 76). It's been a significantly rougher year for the Senators but Powell has done what he can. Pundits have been waiting for him to repeat the performance of his dominating 1930 campaign (.367, 19, 114), and while this year might not be all that, it's been quite a bit.  Gene Smyth, CF, Detroit Tigers (.299, 15, 60). The Tigers haven't been .500 or better since 1924 but this year they have a young team that appears to be turning the corner. Their man in center is 23-year-old Gene Smyth, who is turning the American League on its ear in his first full season in the bigs.  Carter Keeton, LF, New York Yankees (.313, 14, 61). The Yankees profess to have a ban on facial hair. As you can see, that is a fight they do not wish to have with their star left fielder. Keeton missed the first month of the season, which is really the only reason anybody is close to him in the MVP race. Right now, he's been called on to step up his game while the team finds a way to account for the loss of 2B Mike Kennedy as well as half of the starting rotation (Steve Krug and Elvin Gram).  Bill Eldridge, 1B, Cleveland Indians (.285, 16, 59). His numbers don't look too far removed from his injury-plagued 1932 season (.267, 14, 61) which was considered a disappointing year by many in and outside of the Forest City, but there's an important difference: the league is scoring more than a run less per game. That vaults these numbers from decent to outstanding. What they don't do is vault the Indians out of the cellar. NL -------  Mason Taylor, CF, New York Giants (.345, 19, 69). Taylor was brought in from Washington last season to be the icing on the Giants' offense cake, hit near the top of the order against right handed pitching, and play a good, solid left field. Because of injuries and an overall offensive malaise by the Jints, he has instead turned into their #3 hitter and center fielder. Will it be enough for the Gothamites to repeat in '33? It seems to be working so far.  Jay Calvin, 3B, Cincinnati Reds (.363, 4, 79). Calvin flirted with .400 at the beginning of the year, carrying a .402 average as late as June 28th. Since then he has slumped a bit, hitting "only" .303 and .327 in the last 2 months, but that's still pretty good if you ask us. One thing that cannot be overlooked when talking about Calvin is his defense: he has won 4 Gold Gloves in his career, including one each of the last 2 years. Whether he plays shortstop or the "hot corner", Calvin is recognized as the best at what he does.  Charles Payne, CF, Philadelphia Phillies (.280, 22, 70). Like a fine wine, Payne just gets better with age. After having never hit more than 20 homeruns in a season prior to 1930, when he turned 33, Payne has hit 22 or more homers each of the last 4 years. He now has 211 for his career, the 4th highest total of all time.  Ken Lefebvre, RF, Brooklyn Dodgers (.321, 15, 76). The Dodgers are celebrating something similar to a Cinderella year this year as well, although it's hard to call the tidings truly good with a team that's still 13 games under .500. Lefebvre is not a true rookie since he got half a season to show his stuff last year but is as good a young player as you're going to find in the Senior Circuit.  Lester Archie, 3B, St. Louis Cardinals (.325, 15, 74). Archie thought he was finally going to play for a contender after he was traded from the cash-strapped Browns to their NL counterparts the Cardinals this offseason. As it turns out, this was not to be, but Archie continues to do what he does best, which is hit baseballs. The Cards moved him from short to third for defensive reasons, which should work out well for both the team and the player in the long run.
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September 3 Athletics 4, Yankees 2What was billed as a matchup between two top pitchers just a week before turned out to be a battle between two young hurlers. First, Alan Hack had to beg off with a tired arm mere days before his scheduled start against semi-contending Philadelphia. This left Yankees skipper Dan Elder to grant 26-year old Jeff Olson (0-1, 2.57) his major league debut. This would seem to make it advantage: Athletics, but just one batter into the contest starter Al "Hellraiser" Montieth (19-8, 2.75) felt a twinge in his own elbow and was replaced by long man Walt Eberley (2-0, 2.70). As it turned out, Eberley was just a little bit better over seven innings, not quite baffling the Bronx Bombers with his hard sinkers (10 of his 19 outs did come in the air, with 1 strikeout and an additional batter erased by double play) but pitching well enough to hand it off to Bob McKamey (2.22, 14 saves) for the victory. Olson scattered 9 hits through 7 frames and looked like a man the Yankees may be able to rely on in the future. For now, however, all he could give them was the loss. Catcher Herman Cain (.277, 11, 58) added a homerun for the winning side. September 4 Yankees 3, Athletics 1This victory was all about ace Yankee pitcher Bob "Eeyore" Meyers (23-12, 1.55) but it took the Yankees 9 innings to come up with the runs they needed to beat the Athletics in this one. Nathan Christy (6-4, 3.57) came out of the bullpen to start for Philly and very nearly pulled this one out, giving up just one run on 8 hits through his first eight innings. Then in the 9th, 1B Ken Flake (.239, 6, 37) leaned into a pitch and received a questionable trip to first. This clearly rattled Christy, who was seen talking to himself before giving up a single to utility man Paul McVey (.261, 0, 4) and then what proved to be the game-winner, a double by Quincy Hudson (.245, 10, 61). Eeyore Meyers struck out 7 men, adding to his career high of 196 whiffs this season. On the A's side, 2B Jaime Gonzales (.313, 4, 51) had to leave with a strained ribcage muscle and may be back in time for the playoffs if the A's are lucky enough to get there. A's 10, Yankees 3 The A's won the series at Shibe Park in a rather boring way that was nonetheless pleasing to hometown fans. They launched a 5-spot in the first inning off of hapless Yankees starter Carl Parham (8-14, 3.83) and never looked back. 1B Corey Jones (.360, 5, 41) added to his MVP credentials with a 3-4, 2 run day, while struggling RF Jay Carbaugh (.242, 2, 32) had a bases-loaded triple in the first to put the game on ice early. The A's also completed a rare injury trifecta, losing SP Peter Brewer (14-16, 2.57) for a week with a sore shoulder. Other Key Games --------------- Chicago (A) sweeps Detroit, 8-2 and 8-3 WPs: Bob Hinman (27-7) and Ted Carson (6-5) LPs: Alan Marable (7-11) and Stephen Mudge (11-4) Cincinnati sweeps Pittsburgh 9-6 and 6-1 WPs: Lyndon Key (15-8) and Earl Crockett (26-9) LPs: Cesar Fernando (9-7) and Kent DeLong (2-13) New York (N) sweeps Philadelphia (N) 11-7 and 8-7 WPs: Dave Mathew (1-0, MLB debut) and Tom Kelley (3-1) LPs: Bob Hazard (7-12) and Alarico Hein (6-4) Other Notes --------------- Fred Harris (CHN) hit for the cycle in game 1 of the Cubs-Cards doubleheader. Unfortunately, it was in vain as he was thrown out at home to lose it 7-6. As often happens in these leaguewide doubleheaders, there were lots of injuries today: Detroit Tigers: MR M. Sheets is ill. The Diagnosis: earache. This is a day-to-day injury expected to last 2 days. Philadelphia Athletics: SS J. Gonzáles was injured on a defensive play. The Diagnosis: strained rib cage muscle. He's expected to miss about 2-3 weeks. Philadelphia Athletics: SP P. Brewer was injured while pitching. The Diagnosis: sore shoulder. He's expected to miss about 6 days. Philadelphia Athletics: MR R. Danford was injured while pitching. The Diagnosis: sore elbow. This is a day-to-day injury expected to last 5 days. St. Louis Browns: 1B C. Shoemake was injured while running the bases. The Diagnosis: twisted ankle. He's expected to miss about 2 weeks. Washington Senators: 3B S. Hunter was injured while running the bases. The Diagnosis: quadriceps strain. He's expected to miss about 4 weeks. Washington Senators: MR D. MacNeil was injured while pitching. The Diagnosis: sore ankle. This is a day-to-day injury expected to last 3 days. Boston Red Sox: 2B E. Race was injured while running the bases. The Diagnosis: quadriceps strain. He's expected to miss about 3 days. Boston Red Sox: 2B T. Donahoe was injured in a collision at a base. The Diagnosis: sore hamstring. This is a day-to-day injury expected to last 5 days. Code:
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Two very tight pennant races heading into the home stretch,now that's just a whole bucket full of......awesome! Great read, you can count me in now pardner!
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September 9 Reds 5, Giants 4By all accounts, 39 year old Ryan Rush (19-9, 3.30). The career 350 game winner is finding that his high-80s fastball is becoming increasingly straighter and easier to hit. On the year, he has just 16 strikeouts in 270 innings this year. Yet, due to the great defense behind him - possibly the best infield of all time - and a sinker that continues to get batters to beat the ball into the ground if not make them miss entirely, Rush has still been somewhat effective. It's ironic, then, that he'd be let down by his defense, and doubly ironic that the game-loser would come on a strikeout. Fighting with Reds 2nd starter Roman Loomis (21-4, 2.17) to a 4-4 tie in the 8th with runners on first and third. On a 3-2 count, the Reds tried the hit and run with backup C John Lamar (hitting an un-backup-catchery .343/3/30) to keep slow-footed 1B Bob Leonhart (.329, 4, 80) out of the double play. It didn't work... in the sense that it worked perfectly. Lamar swung and missed on a wicked sinker, C John Sundberg had trouble digging the ball out of the dirt, and the rushed throw to second ended up skipping into center field. This miscue scored RF Brad Box (.316, 19, 105) with the winning run. Box was 3-4 in the game with 3 runs and 3 RBIs, including a first-inning homerun off of Rush. Other Key Games --------------- Yankees 3, Browns 2 WP: Carl Parham (9-14) LP: Woody Harlow (6-17) HR: Eric Luther (NYY) 7, Carter Keeton (NYY) 15 Indians 4, Athletics 3 WP: Alan Ford (2-2) LP: Al Monteith (19-9) HR: Mario Vasquez (CLE) 1, Cal Clark (CLE) 4 White Sox 7, Senators 3 WP: Ted Carson (7-5) LP: Elliott Hadlock (3-4) HR: Bob Wardlow (WAS) 12 Other Notes --------------- Brooklyn Dodgers CF David Macy (.321, 0, 43) suffered a career-ending skull fracture on the 8th after being hit by a pitch delivered by Cincinnati Reds starter Lyndon Key. Macy hit 3rd in the lineup for the up and coming Dodgers. Code:
American League Standings Team W L PCT GB Chicago White Sox 86 52 0.623 - New York Yankees 83 53 0.61 2 Philadelphia Athletics 75 60 0.556 9.5 Boston Red Sox 68 69 0.496 17.5 Detroit Tigers 66 72 0.478 20 Washington Senators 63 73 0.463 22 Cleveland Indians 55 83 0.399 31 St. Louis Browns 52 86 0.377 34 National League Standings Team W L PCT GB New York Giants 92 45 0.672 - Cincinnati Reds 91 47 0.659 1.5 Philadelphia Phillies 77 59 0.566 14.5 Brooklyn Dodgers 61 75 0.449 30.5 St Louis Cardinals 61 76 0.445 31 Chicago Cubs 61 77 0.442 31.5 Pittsburgh Pirates 59 78 0.431 33 Boston Braves 46 91 0.336 46
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September 10 Giants 8, Reds 2The Reds looked at the standings this morning and found themselves just a game and a half out of first. They knew that if they could sweep this series, they'd be in the driver's seat for the remainder of the season, as neither team had a particularly tough schedule from then on out. It wouldn't be easy. John Burns (20-13, 3.08) wasn't near-perfect in the way he was in 1932, when he went 29-8 for the Gothamites, but he was still considered the staff ace. The Reds' own man Ted O'Toole (18-16, 3.50) was more of a solid innings-eater, the kind of man every team wants to have in their rotation but not necessarily someone you want to count on when the season is on the line. And as it turned out, the Giants' great lineup cut through O'Toole like he was butter. The Reds were actually down just 3-2 going into the 7th but he gave up a walk and a double to the #7 and #8 men in the order and then threw wildly to first after picking up a one-hop comebacker by pitcher Burns, scoring backup OFer Ken Seibel (.320, 0, 16) and bringing Britt Grim (.314, 1, 53) in position to be delivered home by CF Benton Wheeler's subsequent sacrifice fly. This put the game away. John Burns struck out 4 and walked one in going the distance for the Giants. The issues he was having last month, when he went 1-5 between July 29 and August 26, appear to be behind him. In his last 4 starts he has thrown 36 innings and given up just 5 earned runs. Other Key Games --------------- Tigers 2, Yankees 0 WP: Stephen Mudge (12-4) LP: Jeff Olson (0-2) Olsen gave up 9 walks in 7 innings; this game wasn't as close as it looked. Other Notes --------------- The Braves lost to the Cardinals 7-3, their 11th loss in a row. They are on pace to become just the second team in National League history to lose 100 games in a season (the 1925 Braves lost exactly 100). If they don't manage to win a single game for the rest of the year, they would pass the 1925 Cleveland Indians for the worst record of all time. As a side note, the 1925 American League "featured" 2 teams, the aforementioned Indians and the Detroit Tigers, who lost more than 100. Every other team in the league was over .500, including the league champion Boston Red Sox, who won 108. That was, of course, the record for victories until last year. Code:
American League Standings Team W L PCT GB Home Away 1Run Streak Chicago White Sox 86 52 0.623 - 46-29 40-23 20-20 W6 New York Yankees 83 54 0.606 2.5 44-19 39-35 24-24 L1 Philadelphia Athletic 75 60 0.556 9.5 35-26 40-34 24-20 L1 Boston Red Sox 69 69 0.500 17 36-29 33-40 21-28 W4 Detroit Tigers 67 72 0.482 19.5 36-37 31-35 20-15 W1 Washington Senators 64 73 0.467 21.5 29-34 35-39 20-22 W1 Cleveland Indians 55 84 0.396 31.5 31-43 24-41 19-13 L1 St. Louis Browns 52 87 0.374 34.5 28-49 24-38 15-21 L4 National League Standings Team W L PCT GB Home Away 1Run Streak New York Giants 93 45 0.674 - 51-22 42-23 27-14 W1 Cincinnati Reds 91 48 0.655 2.5 41-24 50-24 20-21 L1 Philadelphia Phillies 78 59 0.569 14.5 42-31 36-28 26-12 W1 St Louis Cardinals 62 76 0.449 31 26-35 36-41 21-24 W2 Brooklyn Dodgers 61 76 0.445 31.5 30-44 31-32 16-19 L2 Chicago Cubs 61 78 0.439 32.5 32-32 29-46 21-23 L1 Pittsburgh Pirates 60 78 0.435 33 25-42 35-36 15-23 W2 Boston Braves 46 92 0.333 47 24-51 22-41 16-26 L11
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Giants vs Reds, A's vs White Sox
September 11 White Sox 5, A's 3Clinging to contention by a thread, the Athletics made a desperation move before the game began, signing veteran Kyung-Chor Kim to a major league contract. Kim was 17-14 for the crosstown Phillies last season but to date has missed all of the 1933 campaign with a dead arm. He won't be ready to pitch for a week but rumors out of the Athletics camp are that his cut fastball looks as sharp as ever. For today though the A's had to go with Brian Barnes (6-6, 4.70), who has bounced around between the minors and the majors since 1930. They found themselves in this position thanks to injuries to Peter Brewer (14-16, 2.57), Al Monteith (19-9, 2.70), and 316-game winner Daffy Snyder (9-8, 3.05). Both Monteith and Baker should be back soon, perhaps as soon as tomorrow. Will it be enough? It wasn't enough today, as Barnes went the distance but gave up 5 runs in the process on 11 hits, 3 walks, and 4 strikeouts. The 6th inning solo homerun he gave up to RF Hunter Sunday (.274, 22, 103) was the difference-maker. Brian East (17-15, 3.22) also went the distance for the White Sox. East has now won his last 3 games in a row and 4 out of his last 5; the 20-victory mark looks like it could be within reach for him now where it looked hopelessly beyond him just 3 weeks ago. White Sox 7, Athletics 0 The Athletics moved Pete Brewer's (14-17, 2.59) rehab schedule up a little bit and had him start this important second game of a double-header. Brewer actually did a good job, far better than A's GM Connie Mack expected. However, it's tough to prevent runs when your defense behind you makes you produce five outs in an inning instead of the normal 3. That's what happened in the 7th, and that's why this game ended 7-0 instead of 1-0. The A's can blame the left side of the infield for the 7th, as 2B Joe Firth (.239, 0, 11) and 1B Corey Jones (.355, 5, 44) committed muffs that kept the White Sox in play and which ultimately led to a towering homerun hit by RF Hunter Sunday (.276, 23, 106). In the end, the A's couldn't score at all so it was truly decided in the 2nd but one has to wonder if the Philadelphia squad could have manufactured that run if they weren't forced to swing for the fences from the bottom of the 7th on. Bob Gordon (10-11, 3.83) fooled the A's hitters with a variety of junk. You'd think that teams would have figured him out by now, but he continues to find ways to make opponents hit easy groundballs to his middle infielders. He's never been considered more than a functional back of the rotation guy and yet he's 2 seasons away from 200 career victories (179-152 record). It goes to show what a little perseverance can bring you. Reds 11, Giants 4 The Reds expected to win this game as they were starting Earl Crockett (28-9, 2.34), the odds-on favorite to win the Pitcher of the Year award. The Giants countered with Li Alport (17-8, 3.09), a career 108 game winner, all but 17 of those with New York. As it happened, the Reds could have put Josef Stalin himself on the mound and it wouldn't have made any difference. The Reds scored early and often, nearly knocking Alport out of the box with a 5-run 3rd inning. He ended up coming out after just 5 frames, having allowed 8 runs in that time. 3B Jay Calvin (.372, 5, 84) went 4 for 5, lifting his average to its highest point since August 10. RF Brad Box (.315, 19, 106), 1B Bob Leonhart (.333, 4, 81), C Ed Townsley (.311, 7, 62), and 2B Bill Heath (.294, 5, 31) all had multi-hit games in this Reds rout that put them back to within one win (and two losses) of the Giants. Other Key Games --------------- Tigers 1, Yankees 0 WP: Luis Lopez (11-10) LP: Alan Hack (17-14) The Yanks were stymied by Luis Lopez, which is odd; the Bronx Bombers are 24-11 vs. left-handed pitching this year, despite playing in a stadium that favors lefty hitters. They have now gone 20 straight innings without scoring a run (the last time they put a tally on the board: the 7th inning of a 3-2 victory against the Browns on the 9th). Other Notes --------------- The Braves were walloped by the Cardinals tonight 12-5, extending their losing streak to 12 games. Code:
American League Standings Team W L PCT GB Home Away Chicago White Sox 88 52 0.629 - 46-29 42-23 New York Yankees 83 55 0.601 4 44-20 39-35 Philadelphia Athletic 75 62 0.547 11.5 35-28 40-34 Boston Red Sox 70 69 0.504 17.5 37-29 33-40 Detroit Tigers 68 72 0.486 20 36-37 32-35 Washington Senators 65 73 0.471 22 30-34 35-39 Cleveland Indians 55 85 0.393 33 31-43 24-42 St. Louis Browns 52 88 0.371 36 28-49 24-39 National League Standings Team W L PCT GB Home Away New York Giants 93 46 0.669 - 51-22 42-24 Cincinnati Reds 92 48 0.657 1.5 42-24 50-24 Philadelphia Phillies 78 60 0.565 14.5 42-31 36-29 St Louis Cardinals 63 76 0.453 30 27-35 36-41 Brooklyn Dodgers 62 76 0.449 30.5 30-44 32-32 Chicago Cubs 62 78 0.443 31.5 33-32 29-46 Pittsburgh Pirates 60 79 0.432 33 25-43 35-36 Boston Braves 46 93 0.331 47 24-51 22-42
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Giants vs Reds, A's vs White Sox
September 12 A's 1, White Sox 0 (14 innings)It was a big victory for the A's, but in the end may have been a Pyrrhic one. Starter Raul Carillo (6-7, 2.79) pitched 8 shutout innings but complained of shoulder issues and was taken out in the 9th. Preliminary reports are that he'll miss the rest of the season. This left ace reliever Bob McKamey (9-3, 2.12 to pitch the remaining 6 innings until Philadelphia finally got to starter Bob Hinman (28-8, 1.79). SS Tim Braley (.239, 1, 21) got the game-winning run. He was a thorn in Hinman's side all game long, gaining 3 hits in his 6 plate appearances. He now has a career .318 average against the superstar. Truly a giant-killer. The loss means the Yankees remain 4 games in back of the Sox, with the A's 10 1/2 back and not quite mathematically eliminated just yet. Reds 3, Giants 2 The Giants, fighting off injuries, slotted former cricketeer Lester Willday (1-1, 2.30) into the lineup at "bowler", and for 7 innings he looked like he would best Reds starter Lyndon Key (16-9, 3.40). However, there are limits to the arms of 39-year-old "rookies", even those who hurl the ball underhand, and the Reds are not a good team to face when you are tiring. The Giants brought in closer Tom Kelley (3-1, 0.84) but it was too late: 1B Bob Leonhart's (.332, 4, 83) ensuing 2-run double put the Reds ahead to stay. This puts the two teams as close as close can be. It could be said that the Reds have the edge going forward, as just 3 of their remaining 13 games are on the road. Their next 4-game series vs. the Philadelphia Phillies will likely prove to be vital. The Giants, on the other hand, play 10 of their last 14 on the road. Of course, the best team left on their schedule are the Brooklyn Dodgers, so that may cancel out the Reds' home field advantage down the stretch. Other Key Games --------------- Tigers 7, Yankees 4 WP: Wayne McMurtry (1-1) LP: Eeyore Meyers (24-13) The Tigers trotted out 20-year-old rookie Wayne McMurtry (1-1, 4.26) as a sacrificial lamb but it was POTY candidate Meyers (24-13, 1.75) who ended up taking his lumps in this one. Meyers yielded an uncharacteristic 8 hits in 6 innings, 4 of them for extra bases, and allowed the Tigers to erupt for 4 runs in the 6th to break this game open. SS Yoshimi "Admiral" Yamamoto (.299, 1, 22) belted his first homerun of 1933, a 2-run shot, in the 5th to give the Tigers their first lead. 2B Noah Bashford (.270, 0, 32) and struggling LF Carl Penley (.256, 5, 59) had multi-hit games for Detroit. The Yankees managed just six hits off of McMurtry and closer Chadwick Duffy (7-6, 2.92) Other Notes --------------- Boston Braves LF Leo Gerhart (.232, 0, 3) gunned St. Louis SS Brian Bandy (.273, 0, 25) down at home with 2 outs in the 9th to preserve Boston's first victory all September long! Dave Crosby (5-13, 4.39) got the win for the hapless cellar-dwellers. Code:
American League Standings Team W L PCT GB Home Away 1Run M# Streak Chicago White Sox 88 53 0.624 - 46-29 42-24 20-21 11 L1 New York Yankees 83 56 0.597 4 44-21 39-35 24-25 L3 Philadelphia Athletics 76 62 0.551 10.5 36-28 40-34 25-20 W1 Boston Red Sox 70 70 0.500 17.5 37-30 33-40 22-29 L1 Detroit Tigers 69 72 0.489 19 36-37 33-35 21-15 W3 Washington Senators 66 73 0.475 21 31-34 35-39 20-22 W3 Cleveland Indians 55 86 0.390 33 31-43 24-43 19-13 L3 St. Louis Browns 53 88 0.376 35 28-49 25-39 16-22 W1 National League Standings Team W L PCT GB Home Away 1Run M# Streak New York Giants 93 47 0.664 - 51-22 42-25 27-15 14 L2 Cincinnati Reds 93 48 0.660 0.5 43-24 50-24 21-21 W2 Philadelphia Phillies 79 60 0.568 13.5 42-31 37-29 26-13 W1 St Louis Cardinals 63 77 0.450 30 27-36 36-41 21-25 L1 Brooklyn Dodgers 62 77 0.446 30.5 30-44 32-33 16-19 L1 Chicago Cubs 62 79 0.440 31.5 33-33 29-46 22-23 L1 Pittsburgh Pirates 61 79 0.436 32 26-43 35-36 15-23 W1 Boston Braves 47 93 0.336 46 24-51 23-42 17-26 W1
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