American Baseball Congress

spleen1015 · 10-17-2009, 04:31 PM

The American Baseball Congress is a fictional-historical league that starts in 1871. All settings have been imported for 1871 and league totals will adjust each year for historical accuracy.

This is the story of the ABC as it happens. Enjoy!

spleen1015 · 10-17-2009, 04:45 PM

INAUGURAL ABC TEAMS ANNOUNCED

It is 1871 and the game of baseball is slowly taking the United States by storm! 8 business men, from 8 major cities across the country have formed the American Baseball Congress to entertain the citizens of America! These 8 teams will begin their season in April.

Let's introduce the 8 teams that will be the charter members of the ABC!

First up, we have the franchise that makes their home in Baltimore, the Baltimore Canaries!

Next, it is a pleasure to introduce the team hailing from Boston, the Boston Red Stockings!

Third will be the Buffalo franchise, the Buffalo Bisons!

Next up, the first midwestern team from Chicago, the Chicago White Stockings!

Joining Chicago from the midwest will be the Cincinnati Reds!

Next is the team making the Big Apple their home, the New York Mutuals!

With only 2 teams left, we have the team from the Liberty City, the Philadelphia Keystones!

And finally, last but certainly not least, we have the team representing the nation's capital, the Washington Nationals!

Good luck to these teams as we head into the Inaugural Draft!

spleen1015 · 10-17-2009, 05:32 PM

ABC Announces Inaugural Draft 1st Round Selections!!

January 2, 1871

Today the ABC held the 1871 Inaugural Draft. Along with announcing the 1st round picks, each team's uniforms were unveiled.

The Chicago White Stockings started the show selecting our first hitter of the day.

CF Randy Newman is 27 years old from McAllen, Texas. He's going to be one of the top offensive players in the league.

With the second selection, the Washington Nationals selected the first of what is sure to be a group of dominant starting pitchers.

SP Greg Berry is a 22 year old from Saugerties, New York. No doubt Washington wanted to get their pitching staff started on the right foot.

Picking third, we have the Baltimore Canaries. Following in the footsteps of Washington, they decide to select a starting pitcher.

SP Rick Sawyer is another youngster at 22 years old. The Canaries hope he can anchor their rotation for many years to come.

Next up at fourth, we have the Boston Red Stockings selection.

C Matt Lane is a 22 year year old from Queens, New York. This young man will be one of the better catchers we see in the ABC.

With the fifth selection, the Philadelphia Keystones decide pitching wins games and they select the third starting pitching of the round.

SP Sergio Gonzalez comes from North Carolina. This 27 year old should get the Keystones off to a good start.

The New York Mutuals continue the starting pitcher trend with the sixth selection.

SP Ernesto Rodriguez is 22 years old. He grew up out west in Washington. No doubt this youngster will lead the Mutuals to a few wins.

Starting Pitching is in high demand! With the seventh pick, the Buffalo Bisons select another one!

SP Rick Frank comes from sunny Florida. Being 27 years old, he should give the Bisons many years of service.

The Cincinnati Reds have the final selection of Round 1. With no surprise, they select a starting pitcher.

SP Bernardo Sandoval is 27 years old, joining the ABC from Arizona. Cincinnati hopes the #6 starting pitcher turns out to be the best!

spleen1015 · 10-17-2009, 06:02 PM

ABC Announces 1871 Schedule

March 15, 1871

The ABC announced today that April 1, 1871 will be the Inaugural Opening Day for the league. Teams will begin a 28 game schedule with games scheduled on Friday or Saturday each week. Each team will play the other teams in the league 7 times.

For the first 12 games of the season, the teams will play their games on Saturdays at noon. Starting June 23, 1871, teams will play their games on Fridays at noon. The last day of the season will be October 6, 1871.

Here are the Inaugural Opening Day matchups!

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spleen1015 · 10-17-2009, 06:35 PM

ABC Inaugural Opening Day Results!

April 1, 1871

Inaugural Opening Day Recaps:

New York Mutuals - 6
Boston Red Stockings - 3

LF Tim Hale - New York Mutuals

Left Fielder Tim Hale of the New York Mutuals got his ABC career off to a tremendous start. Hale turned in the #1 performance of that day. His day got started in the Top of the 3rd when he hit a run scoring single. He followed that up in the Top of the 6th with a 2-run homerun. Hale ended the day going 3 for 4, with 3 runs batted in and scoring 2 runs.

Philadelphia Keystones - 8
Buffalo Bisons - 6

C Jason Stone - Philadelphia Keystones

Jason Stone went 3 for 5 today on his way to winning Player of the Game honors. Stone got his fine day going in the 6th innings when he singled home a run. Then, in the Top of the 10th, with a double, Stone ended up knocking in 2 runs, the first of which turned out to be the game winning RBI.

Washington Nationals - 3
Chicago White Stockings - 4

SP Walton Webster

Webster started out his day keeping the Nationals scoreless through 5 innings. He ended up the day going the distance, allowing 3 runs on 12 hits. It was good enough to earn him Player of the game honors.

Cincinnati Reds - 5
Baltimore Canaries - 6

LF Bill Gibbs

Gibbs got the Canaries' day off to a fast start with a 3-run HR in the bottom of the 1st inning. That was good enough to earn Gibbs the Player of the Game award.

spleen1015 · 10-17-2009, 07:05 PM

April 1871 Award Winners!

May 1, 1871

The first month of the ABC's inaugural season is the books and there are some deserving award winners to be named.

Batter of the Month
3B Maximo 'Soda' Muniz - New York Mutuals

Muniz has been crowned the Batter of the Month for April 1871. He is 12 for 20, with 1 HR, 4 RBIs, and 4 runs scored. Grats Soda!

Pitcher of the Month
SP Walton Webster - Chicago White Stockings

This isn't the last time we're going to be talking about Walton Webster. In his 5 starts this month, Webster is 5-0 with a 2.79 ERA. He also has 3 CG. Webster has been outstanding as we head into May.

spleen1015 · 10-17-2009, 07:21 PM

Chicago Leads ABC After First Month!

May 1, 1871

The Chicago White Stockings have gotten off to a tremendous start in this inaugural season for the ABC. Lead by superstar SP Walton Webster, the White Stockings are 5-0 this April. They lead the league with 31 runs scored and they are tied for the lead, with Washington and Cincinnati, with only 17 runs allowed.

1871 Standings through April 30, 1871

Code:

Team                        W     L     PCT       GB
Chicago White Stockings     5     0     1.000      -
Boston Red Stockings        3     2      .600     2.0
New York Mutuals            3     2      .600     2.0
Washington Nationals        3     2      .600     2.0
Baltimore Canaries          2     3      .400     3.0
Cincinnati Reds             2     3      .400     3.0
Buffalo Bisons              1     4      .200     4.0
Philadelphia Keystones      1     4      .200     4.0

spleen1015 · 10-17-2009, 07:46 PM

May 1871 in the Books!

June 1, 1871

After a strong start in April, the Chicago White Stockings fell back to the pack in May. After winning only 1 out of 4 games in May, the White Stockings fell into a first place tie with the New York Mutuals and the Washington Nationals.

1871 Standings through May 31, 1871

Code:

Team                        W     L     PCT       GB
Chicago White Stockings     6     3      .667      -
New York Mutuals            6     3      .667      -
Washington Nationals        6     3      .667      -
Baltimore Canaries          5     4      .556     1.0
Boston Red Stockings        5     4      .556     1.0
Buffalo Bisons              3     6      .333     3.0
Cincinnati Reds             3     6      .333     3.0
Philadelphia Keystones      2     7      .222     4.0

Batter of the Month
1B Scott Thomas - New York Mutuals

Scott Thomas earns May's Batter of the Month award by going 10 for 17, a .588 BA along with 1 HR, 6 RBIs, and 7 runs scored.

Pitcher of the Month
SP Willie Smith - Washington Nationals

Willie Smith went 3-1, with a 3.63 ERA to earn the Pitcher of the Month award for May. Smith helped the Nationals tie Chicago for 1st place

bosunmate · 10-17-2009, 08:29 PM

Spleen i like what your doing with the league you have created and look forward to reading more as it develops. How are you playing in regards to simming and playing out the games....

spleen1015 · 10-17-2009, 08:33 PM

Chicago and Washington Stay Strong

July 1, 1871

Chicago and Washington stayed with their winning ways, both going 4 and 1 in June. The New York Mutuals didn't stay at the top for long after they went 1 and 4. Behind a 3 and 2 month, the Canaries of Baltimore move up to 3rd place.

Code:

Team                        W     L     PCT       GB
Chicago White Stockings     10    4      .714      -
Washington Nationals        10    4      .714      -
Baltimore Canaries          8     6      .571     2.0
Boston Red Stockings        7     7      .500     3.0
New York Mutuals            7     7      .500     3.0
Cincinnati Reds             6     8      .429     4.0
Buffalo Bisons              4    10      .286     6.0
Philadelphia Keystones      4    10      .286     6.0

Hitting Streaks!!
So far this season, each team has played 14 games. There are 2 players that have hit safely in each of those games, 3B Errol Greene of the Baltimore Canaries and Patrick Stanley of the Washington Nationals.

Greene and Stanley

Batter of the Month
3B John Hendricks - Buffalo Bisons

John Hendricks earns his Buffalo Bisons team some press by winning the Batter of the Month award for June 1871. Hendricks went 12 for 22, knocking in 6 runs and scoring 5 times.

Pitcher of the Month
SP Walton Webster - Chicago White Stockings

Webster has another dominating month in June. Webster helped his White Stockings team stay in first place by going 4-1, with a 2.09 ERA. Bouncing back from a sub par May, Webster is 10-3, compiling a 3.31 so far this season.

spleen1015 · 10-17-2009, 08:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bosunmate

Spleen i like what your doing with the league you have created and look forward to reading more as it develops. How are you playing in regards to simming and playing out the games....

Thanks, bosunmate! I had this idea in mind for when OOTPX came out. I finally acted on it today.

I'm not in control of any of the teams. I'm just a spectator like you!

spleen1015 · 10-17-2009, 09:11 PM

Nationals All Alone in 1st!!

August 1, 1871

The Washington Nationals capitalized on a poor month by Chicago and took sole possession of 1st place. Washington took a 3 game lead in the standings by going 3 and 1. The White Stockings dropped into a 2nd place tie with Baltimore and Boston by going winless in July.

Code:

Team                        W     L     PCT       GB
Washington Nationals        13    5      .722      -
Baltimore Canaries          10    8      .556     3.0
Boston Red Stockings        10    8      .556     3.0
Chicago White Stockings     10    8      .556     3.0
Cincinnati Reds             8    10      .444     5.0
New York Mutuals            8    10      .444     5.0
Buffalo Bisons              7    11      .389     6.0
Philadelphia Keystones      6    12      .333     7.0

Greene extends streak to 18!

Baltimore Canaries' 3B Errol Greene continued his hitting streak through the month of July. He has hit safely in Baltimore's first 18 games. Unfortunately, Washington's Patrick Stanley ended his streak on July 7th, going hitless against Chicago.

Batter of the Month
RF Chris Baker - Cincinnati Reds

Cincinnati's Chris Baker is having a great first season. Baker went 11 for 16 in July compiling a .688 BA, along with 6 RBIs. Baker is also leading the ABC with a .472 BA this season.

Pitcher of the Month
SP Red Bishop - Boston Red Stockings

With a 3-1 record and a 1.53 ERA in July, Red Bishop captured the Pitcher of the Month award. Not only is Bishop winning awards, he's helping the Red Stockings rise in the standings to 2nd place.

spleen1015 · 10-17-2009, 11:05 PM

Greene's Streak Extended to 22 Games!!

September 1, 1871

Baltimore Canaries' 3B Errol Greene continued his tear during the month of August, extending his hitting streak to 22 games. Greene went 8 for 17 during the month to keep the streak alive. He is currently hitting .458 on the year, leading the ABC.

Standings through August 31, 1871

Code:

Team                        W     L     PCT       GB
Washington Nationals        15    7      .682      -
Baltimore Canaries          13    9      .591     2.0
Boston Red Stockings        13    9      .591     2.0
Chicago White Stockings     11   11      .500     4.0
Buffalo Bisons              10   12      .455     5.0
Cincinnati Reds             10   12      .455     5.0
New York Mutuals             9   13      .409     6.0
Philadelphia Keystones       7   15      .318     8.0

Batter of the Month
LF Bill Gibbs - Baltimore Canaries

After hitting .615 with 4 RBIs and 3 runs scored, Baltimore's Bill Gibbs has been selected the August 1871 Batter of the Month. Gibbs helped Baltimore go 3-1 for the month.

Pitcher of the Month
SP Bryan MacKey - Buffalo Bisons

Buffalo Bisons' SP Bryan MacKey followed up a good July with an equally impressive August. MacKey won 3 of his 4 starts, compiling an ERA of 1.98 on his way to the Pitcher of the Month award.

Big Six · 10-17-2009, 11:55 PM

I'm enjoying this story a lot. How well do you think OOTPX simulates nineteenth-century baseball? I still haven't bought it; I'm enjoying OOTP8, and I confess I'm a little skittish about converting my existing dynasties.

Anyway, keep up the good work.

spleen1015 · 10-18-2009, 12:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big Six

I'm enjoying this story a lot. How well do you think OOTPX simulates nineteenth-century baseball? I still haven't bought it; I'm enjoying OOTP8, and I confess I'm a little skittish about converting my existing dynasties.

Anyway, keep up the good work.

Thanks Big Six!

Unfortunately, I'm not a pre-1900 expert. I did a little bit of testing a few weeks ago to test out my setup and I didn't see anything out of whack. Maybe some of the more serious pre-1900 simmers could find issues, but I'm happy with what I've seen so far.

If you're enjoying what you have with OOTP8, maybe there's no reason to switch. As long as your happy, ya know.

Thanks for reading!

spleen1015 · 10-18-2009, 12:15 AM

Washington Claims First Ever ABC Championship!!!

September 22, 1871
With their Boston's 7 to 6 extra innings loss to Buffalo, the Washington Nationals have won the Inaugural ABC League Championship. Unfortunately for Boston, they were down 3 games to Washington with just 3 games to play entering the day.

spleen1015 · 10-18-2009, 12:35 AM

September Comes to a Close

October 1, 1871
October comes with the season pretty much complete. There is 1 game left to play before the season ends.

On September 8, Errol Green's hitting streak came to an end as he went 0 for 4 against the Boston Red Stockings.

Standings through September 30, 1871

Code:

Team                        W     L     PCT       GB
Washington Nationals        19    8      .704      -
Boston Red Stockings        16   11      .593     3.0
Baltimore Canaries          15   12      .556     4.0
Buffalo Bisons              13   14      .481     6.0
New York Mutuals            14   14      .481     6.0
Chicago White Stockings     12   15      .444     7.0
Cincinnati Reds             11   16      .407     8.0
Philadelphia Keystones       9   18      .318    10.0

Batter of the Month
C Carlos Reyes - Buffalo Bisons

Buffalo Bisons' catcher Carlos Reyes puts an exclamation mark on his season hitting .727 in September earning Batter of the Month honors.

Pitcher of the Month
SP Willie Smith - Washington Nationals

Willie Smith claims his 2nd Pitcher of the Month award by winning 4 of 5 decisions in the month of September. This is just an indication of Washington's success in 1871!

spleen1015 · 10-18-2009, 02:20 AM

Meet the 1871 American Baseball Congress Champions!!!

spleen1015 · 10-18-2009, 11:05 AM

ABC Announces 1871 Gold Glove Award Winners!

spleen1015 · 10-18-2009, 11:15 AM

Washington's Farley Named Manager of the Year

October 21, 1871

Washington Nationals
Manager Bill Farley

It comes as no surprise that Bill Farley was named 1871 Manager of the Year. After leading the Washington Nationals to the inaugural ABC championship, Farley was the obvious choice for Manager of the Year.

10-17-2009, 04:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
spleen1015 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 5,015 Thanks: 28 Thanked 85x in 50 posts	American Baseball Congress The American Baseball Congress is a fictional-historical league that starts in 1871. All settings have been imported for 1871 and league totals will adjust each year for historical accuracy. This is the story of the ABC as it happens. Enjoy! Last edited by spleen1015; 10-17-2009 at 04:56 PM.

10-17-2009, 04:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
spleen1015 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 5,015 Thanks: 28 Thanked 85x in 50 posts	INAUGURAL ABC TEAMS ANNOUNCED It is 1871 and the game of baseball is slowly taking the United States by storm! 8 business men, from 8 major cities across the country have formed the American Baseball Congress to entertain the citizens of America! These 8 teams will begin their season in April. Let's introduce the 8 teams that will be the charter members of the ABC! First up, we have the franchise that makes their home in Baltimore, the Baltimore Canaries! Next, it is a pleasure to introduce the team hailing from Boston, the Boston Red Stockings! Third will be the Buffalo franchise, the Buffalo Bisons! Next up, the first midwestern team from Chicago, the Chicago White Stockings! Joining Chicago from the midwest will be the Cincinnati Reds! Next is the team making the Big Apple their home, the New York Mutuals! With only 2 teams left, we have the team from the Liberty City, the Philadelphia Keystones! And finally, last but certainly not least, we have the team representing the nation's capital, the Washington Nationals! Good luck to these teams as we head into the Inaugural Draft! Last edited by spleen1015; 10-17-2009 at 04:47 PM.

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spleen1015 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 5,015 Thanks: 28 Thanked 85x in 50 posts	ABC Announces Inaugural Draft 1st Round Selections!! January 2, 1871 Today the ABC held the 1871 Inaugural Draft. Along with announcing the 1st round picks, each team's uniforms were unveiled. The Chicago White Stockings started the show selecting our first hitter of the day. CF Randy Newman is 27 years old from McAllen, Texas. He's going to be one of the top offensive players in the league. With the second selection, the Washington Nationals selected the first of what is sure to be a group of dominant starting pitchers. SP Greg Berry is a 22 year old from Saugerties, New York. No doubt Washington wanted to get their pitching staff started on the right foot. Picking third, we have the Baltimore Canaries. Following in the footsteps of Washington, they decide to select a starting pitcher. SP Rick Sawyer is another youngster at 22 years old. The Canaries hope he can anchor their rotation for many years to come. Next up at fourth, we have the Boston Red Stockings selection. C Matt Lane is a 22 year year old from Queens, New York. This young man will be one of the better catchers we see in the ABC. With the fifth selection, the Philadelphia Keystones decide pitching wins games and they select the third starting pitching of the round. SP Sergio Gonzalez comes from North Carolina. This 27 year old should get the Keystones off to a good start. The New York Mutuals continue the starting pitcher trend with the sixth selection. SP Ernesto Rodriguez is 22 years old. He grew up out west in Washington. No doubt this youngster will lead the Mutuals to a few wins. Starting Pitching is in high demand! With the seventh pick, the Buffalo Bisons select another one! SP Rick Frank comes from sunny Florida. Being 27 years old, he should give the Bisons many years of service. The Cincinnati Reds have the final selection of Round 1. With no surprise, they select a starting pitcher. SP Bernardo Sandoval is 27 years old, joining the ABC from Arizona. Cincinnati hopes the #6 starting pitcher turns out to be the best! __________________ GM Indianapolis 500s- Classic Baseball Union

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spleen1015 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 5,015 Thanks: 28 Thanked 85x in 50 posts	ABC Announces 1871 Schedule March 15, 1871 The ABC announced today that April 1, 1871 will be the Inaugural Opening Day for the league. Teams will begin a 28 game schedule with games scheduled on Friday or Saturday each week. Each team will play the other teams in the league 7 times. For the first 12 games of the season, the teams will play their games on Saturdays at noon. Starting June 23, 1871, teams will play their games on Fridays at noon. The last day of the season will be October 6, 1871. Here are the Inaugural Opening Day matchups! versus versus versus versus __________________ GM Indianapolis 500s- Classic Baseball Union

10-17-2009, 06:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
spleen1015 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 5,015 Thanks: 28 Thanked 85x in 50 posts	ABC Inaugural Opening Day Results! April 1, 1871 Inaugural Opening Day Recaps: New York Mutuals - 6 Boston Red Stockings - 3 LF Tim Hale - New York Mutuals Left Fielder Tim Hale of the New York Mutuals got his ABC career off to a tremendous start. Hale turned in the #1 performance of that day. His day got started in the Top of the 3rd when he hit a run scoring single. He followed that up in the Top of the 6th with a 2-run homerun. Hale ended the day going 3 for 4, with 3 runs batted in and scoring 2 runs. Philadelphia Keystones - 8 Buffalo Bisons - 6 C Jason Stone - Philadelphia Keystones Jason Stone went 3 for 5 today on his way to winning Player of the Game honors. Stone got his fine day going in the 6th innings when he singled home a run. Then, in the Top of the 10th, with a double, Stone ended up knocking in 2 runs, the first of which turned out to be the game winning RBI. Washington Nationals - 3 Chicago White Stockings - 4 SP Walton Webster Webster started out his day keeping the Nationals scoreless through 5 innings. He ended up the day going the distance, allowing 3 runs on 12 hits. It was good enough to earn him Player of the game honors. Cincinnati Reds - 5 Baltimore Canaries - 6 LF Bill Gibbs Gibbs got the Canaries' day off to a fast start with a 3-run HR in the bottom of the 1st inning. That was good enough to earn Gibbs the Player of the Game award. __________________ GM Indianapolis 500s- Classic Baseball Union

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spleen1015 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 5,015 Thanks: 28 Thanked 85x in 50 posts	April 1871 Award Winners! May 1, 1871 The first month of the ABC's inaugural season is the books and there are some deserving award winners to be named. Batter of the Month 3B Maximo 'Soda' Muniz - New York Mutuals Muniz has been crowned the Batter of the Month for April 1871. He is 12 for 20, with 1 HR, 4 RBIs, and 4 runs scored. Grats Soda! Pitcher of the Month SP Walton Webster - Chicago White Stockings This isn't the last time we're going to be talking about Walton Webster. In his 5 starts this month, Webster is 5-0 with a 2.79 ERA. He also has 3 CG. Webster has been outstanding as we head into May. __________________ GM Indianapolis 500s- Classic Baseball Union Last edited by spleen1015; 10-17-2009 at 07:41 PM.

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spleen1015 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 5,015 Thanks: 28 Thanked 85x in 50 posts	Chicago Leads ABC After First Month! May 1, 1871 The Chicago White Stockings have gotten off to a tremendous start in this inaugural season for the ABC. Lead by superstar SP Walton Webster, the White Stockings are 5-0 this April. They lead the league with 31 runs scored and they are tied for the lead, with Washington and Cincinnati, with only 17 runs allowed. 1871 Standings through April 30, 1871 Code: Team W L PCT GB Chicago White Stockings 5 0 1.000 - Boston Red Stockings 3 2 .600 2.0 New York Mutuals 3 2 .600 2.0 Washington Nationals 3 2 .600 2.0 Baltimore Canaries 2 3 .400 3.0 Cincinnati Reds 2 3 .400 3.0 Buffalo Bisons 1 4 .200 4.0 Philadelphia Keystones 1 4 .200 4.0 __________________ GM Indianapolis 500s- Classic Baseball Union

10-17-2009, 07:46 PM	#8 (permalink)
spleen1015 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 5,015 Thanks: 28 Thanked 85x in 50 posts	May 1871 in the Books! June 1, 1871 After a strong start in April, the Chicago White Stockings fell back to the pack in May. After winning only 1 out of 4 games in May, the White Stockings fell into a first place tie with the New York Mutuals and the Washington Nationals. 1871 Standings through May 31, 1871 Code: Team W L PCT GB Chicago White Stockings 6 3 .667 - New York Mutuals 6 3 .667 - Washington Nationals 6 3 .667 - Baltimore Canaries 5 4 .556 1.0 Boston Red Stockings 5 4 .556 1.0 Buffalo Bisons 3 6 .333 3.0 Cincinnati Reds 3 6 .333 3.0 Philadelphia Keystones 2 7 .222 4.0 Batter of the Month 1B Scott Thomas - New York Mutuals Scott Thomas earns May's Batter of the Month award by going 10 for 17, a .588 BA along with 1 HR, 6 RBIs, and 7 runs scored. Pitcher of the Month SP Willie Smith - Washington Nationals Willie Smith went 3-1, with a 3.63 ERA to earn the Pitcher of the Month award for May. Smith helped the Nationals tie Chicago for 1st place __________________ GM Indianapolis 500s- Classic Baseball Union

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bosunmate All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 1,133 Thanks: 291 Thanked 56x in 28 posts	Spleen i like what your doing with the league you have created and look forward to reading more as it develops. How are you playing in regards to simming and playing out the games....

10-17-2009, 08:33 PM	#10 (permalink)
spleen1015 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 5,015 Thanks: 28 Thanked 85x in 50 posts	Chicago and Washington Stay Strong July 1, 1871 Chicago and Washington stayed with their winning ways, both going 4 and 1 in June. The New York Mutuals didn't stay at the top for long after they went 1 and 4. Behind a 3 and 2 month, the Canaries of Baltimore move up to 3rd place. Code: Team W L PCT GB Chicago White Stockings 10 4 .714 - Washington Nationals 10 4 .714 - Baltimore Canaries 8 6 .571 2.0 Boston Red Stockings 7 7 .500 3.0 New York Mutuals 7 7 .500 3.0 Cincinnati Reds 6 8 .429 4.0 Buffalo Bisons 4 10 .286 6.0 Philadelphia Keystones 4 10 .286 6.0 Hitting Streaks!! So far this season, each team has played 14 games. There are 2 players that have hit safely in each of those games, 3B Errol Greene of the Baltimore Canaries and Patrick Stanley of the Washington Nationals. Greene and Stanley Batter of the Month 3B John Hendricks - Buffalo Bisons John Hendricks earns his Buffalo Bisons team some press by winning the Batter of the Month award for June 1871. Hendricks went 12 for 22, knocking in 6 runs and scoring 5 times. Pitcher of the Month SP Walton Webster - Chicago White Stockings Webster has another dominating month in June. Webster helped his White Stockings team stay in first place by going 4-1, with a 2.09 ERA. Bouncing back from a sub par May, Webster is 10-3, compiling a 3.31 so far this season. __________________ GM Indianapolis 500s- Classic Baseball Union Last edited by spleen1015; 10-17-2009 at 09:01 PM.

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spleen1015 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 5,015 Thanks: 28 Thanked 85x in 50 posts	Nationals All Alone in 1st!! August 1, 1871 The Washington Nationals capitalized on a poor month by Chicago and took sole possession of 1st place. Washington took a 3 game lead in the standings by going 3 and 1. The White Stockings dropped into a 2nd place tie with Baltimore and Boston by going winless in July. Code: Team W L PCT GB Washington Nationals 13 5 .722 - Baltimore Canaries 10 8 .556 3.0 Boston Red Stockings 10 8 .556 3.0 Chicago White Stockings 10 8 .556 3.0 Cincinnati Reds 8 10 .444 5.0 New York Mutuals 8 10 .444 5.0 Buffalo Bisons 7 11 .389 6.0 Philadelphia Keystones 6 12 .333 7.0 Greene extends streak to 18! Baltimore Canaries' 3B Errol Greene continued his hitting streak through the month of July. He has hit safely in Baltimore's first 18 games. Unfortunately, Washington's Patrick Stanley ended his streak on July 7th, going hitless against Chicago. Batter of the Month RF Chris Baker - Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati's Chris Baker is having a great first season. Baker went 11 for 16 in July compiling a .688 BA, along with 6 RBIs. Baker is also leading the ABC with a .472 BA this season. Pitcher of the Month SP Red Bishop - Boston Red Stockings With a 3-1 record and a 1.53 ERA in July, Red Bishop captured the Pitcher of the Month award. Not only is Bishop winning awards, he's helping the Red Stockings rise in the standings to 2nd place. __________________ GM Indianapolis 500s- Classic Baseball Union Last edited by spleen1015; 10-17-2009 at 10:43 PM.

10-17-2009, 11:05 PM	#13 (permalink)
spleen1015 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 5,015 Thanks: 28 Thanked 85x in 50 posts	Greene's Streak Extended to 22 Games!! September 1, 1871 Baltimore Canaries' 3B Errol Greene continued his tear during the month of August, extending his hitting streak to 22 games. Greene went 8 for 17 during the month to keep the streak alive. He is currently hitting .458 on the year, leading the ABC. Standings through August 31, 1871 Code: Team W L PCT GB Washington Nationals 15 7 .682 - Baltimore Canaries 13 9 .591 2.0 Boston Red Stockings 13 9 .591 2.0 Chicago White Stockings 11 11 .500 4.0 Buffalo Bisons 10 12 .455 5.0 Cincinnati Reds 10 12 .455 5.0 New York Mutuals 9 13 .409 6.0 Philadelphia Keystones 7 15 .318 8.0 Batter of the Month LF Bill Gibbs - Baltimore Canaries After hitting .615 with 4 RBIs and 3 runs scored, Baltimore's Bill Gibbs has been selected the August 1871 Batter of the Month. Gibbs helped Baltimore go 3-1 for the month. Pitcher of the Month SP Bryan MacKey - Buffalo Bisons Buffalo Bisons' SP Bryan MacKey followed up a good July with an equally impressive August. MacKey won 3 of his 4 starts, compiling an ERA of 1.98 on his way to the Pitcher of the Month award. __________________ GM Indianapolis 500s- Classic Baseball Union

10-17-2009, 11:55 PM	#14 (permalink)
Big Six Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Williamsburg, VA Posts: 2,409 Thanks: 117 Thanked 91x in 73 posts	I'm enjoying this story a lot. How well do you think OOTPX simulates nineteenth-century baseball? I still haven't bought it; I'm enjoying OOTP8, and I confess I'm a little skittish about converting my existing dynasties. Anyway, keep up the good work. __________________ My OOTP dynasties: The Base Ball Life of Patrick O'Farrell: where it all began The Baseball Life of Tom Haley: a story of a modern player The New England Baseball League: a fictional league story

10-18-2009, 12:15 AM	#16 (permalink)
spleen1015 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 5,015 Thanks: 28 Thanked 85x in 50 posts	Washington Claims First Ever ABC Championship!!! September 22, 1871 With their Boston's 7 to 6 extra innings loss to Buffalo, the Washington Nationals have won the Inaugural ABC League Championship. Unfortunately for Boston, they were down 3 games to Washington with just 3 games to play entering the day. __________________ GM Indianapolis 500s- Classic Baseball Union

10-18-2009, 12:35 AM	#17 (permalink)
spleen1015 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 5,015 Thanks: 28 Thanked 85x in 50 posts	September Comes to a Close October 1, 1871 October comes with the season pretty much complete. There is 1 game left to play before the season ends. On September 8, Errol Green's hitting streak came to an end as he went 0 for 4 against the Boston Red Stockings. Standings through September 30, 1871 Code: Team W L PCT GB Washington Nationals 19 8 .704 - Boston Red Stockings 16 11 .593 3.0 Baltimore Canaries 15 12 .556 4.0 Buffalo Bisons 13 14 .481 6.0 New York Mutuals 14 14 .481 6.0 Chicago White Stockings 12 15 .444 7.0 Cincinnati Reds 11 16 .407 8.0 Philadelphia Keystones 9 18 .318 10.0 Batter of the Month C Carlos Reyes - Buffalo Bisons Buffalo Bisons' catcher Carlos Reyes puts an exclamation mark on his season hitting .727 in September earning Batter of the Month honors. Pitcher of the Month SP Willie Smith - Washington Nationals Willie Smith claims his 2nd Pitcher of the Month award by winning 4 of 5 decisions in the month of September. This is just an indication of Washington's success in 1871! __________________ GM Indianapolis 500s- Classic Baseball Union

10-18-2009, 02:20 AM	#18 (permalink)
spleen1015 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 5,015 Thanks: 28 Thanked 85x in 50 posts	Meet the 1871 American Baseball Congress Champions!!! __________________ GM Indianapolis 500s- Classic Baseball Union

10-18-2009, 11:05 AM	#19 (permalink)
spleen1015 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 5,015 Thanks: 28 Thanked 85x in 50 posts	ABC Announces 1871 Gold Glove Award Winners! __________________ GM Indianapolis 500s- Classic Baseball Union

10-18-2009, 11:15 AM	#20 (permalink)
spleen1015 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 5,015 Thanks: 28 Thanked 85x in 50 posts	Washington's Farley Named Manager of the Year October 21, 1871 Washington Nationals Manager Bill Farley It comes as no surprise that Bill Farley was named 1871 Manager of the Year. After leading the Washington Nationals to the inaugural ABC championship, Farley was the obvious choice for Manager of the Year. __________________ GM Indianapolis 500s- Classic Baseball Union Last edited by spleen1015; 10-18-2009 at 11:51 AM.

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