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02-09-2012, 08:16 PM
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1903 Odds and Ends
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Heartland Association Colorado Springs Tigers 75-51 - Lincoln Cornhuskers 71-55 4 Chicago Maroons 68-58 7 Minneapolis Gophers 65-61 10 Fort Worth Horned Frogs 63-63 12 Denver Pioneers 57-69 18 St. Louis Bears 55-71 20 Austin Longhorns 50-76 25 Atlantic Confederation Philadelphia Quakers 70-56 - Worcester Crusaders 69-57 1 Manhattan Lions 65-61 5 Bethlehem Mountain Hawks 65-61 5 Cambridge Crimson 63-63 7 New Haven Bulldogs 61-65 9 Washington Hoyas 57-69 13 Providence Bears 54-72 16 Colorado Springs over Philadelphia 3-2 Class C Code:
Mid-American Union Ann Arbor Wolverines 63-49 - Fort Collins Rams 62-50 1 Lawrence Jayhawks 58-54 5 Columbia Tigers 57-55 6 Des Moines Bulldogs 56-56 7 Madison Badgers 55-57 8 Lawrence Indians 54-58 9 Boulder Buffaloes 43-69 20 Ann Arbor over Fort Collins 3-1 Code:
Big South Association Columbia Gamecocks 74-38 - Knoxville Volunteers 58-54 16 Nashville Commodores 57-55 17 Atlanta Yellow Jackets 57-55 17 Athens Bulldogs 57-55 17 Tuscaloosa Crimson Tide 50-62 24 Auburn Tigers 48-64 26 Chapel Hill Tar Heels 47-65 27 Central States Association Grinnell Pioneers 72-40 - Ames Cyclones 66-46 6 Galesburg Prairie Fire 64-48 8 Norman Sooners 60-52 12 Golden Orediggers 57-55 15 Waco Bears 52-60 20 Mount Vernon Rams 52-60 20 College Station Aggies 49-63 23 Indianola Storm 47-65 25 Iowa City Hawkeyes 41-71 31 Grinnell over Columbia 3-2 Class D Code:
Midwest Baseball Union Beloit Buccaneers 73-25 - Champaign Illini 51-47 22 Galesburg Gales 48-50 25 Evanston Wildcats 44-54 29 Bloomington Hoosiers 40-58 33 West Lafayette Boilermakers 38-60 35 Southern Star League Charlottesville Cavaliers 61-37 - Lebanon Bulldogs 58-40 3 Blacksburg Hokies 54-44 7 Sewanee Tigers 51-47 10 Clemson Tigers 39-59 22 Annapolis Midshipmen 31-67 30 Beloit over Charlottesville 3-1 Code:
Northeastern Alliance Middletown Cardinals 60-38 - Ithaca Big Red 59-39 1 Amherst Lord Jeffs 59-39 1 Medford Jumbos 57-41 3 Hanover Big Green 46-52 14 Amherst Minutemen 42-56 18 Burlington Catamounts 38-60 22 Williamstown Ephs 31-67 29 Middletown over Medford 2-0 Ithaca over Amherst 2-1 Northeastern Championship Ithaca over Middletown 3-2 Class E Code:
Keystone League Princeton Tigers 56-28 - State College Lions 48-36 8 Lewisburg Bisons 43-41 13 West Point Black Knights 41-43 15 Easton Leopards 39-45 17 Carlisle Indians 38-46 18 Carlisle Red Devils 36-48 20 Swarthmore Phoenix 35-49 21 Princeton over West Point 2-1 State College over Lewisburg 2-1 Keystone Trophy State College over Princeton 3-0 Pitcher of the Year (as selected by the AABA Committee on the Original Leagues) FA: Devlin Luchene, Cleveland 26-9, 2.14, 311.2 IP, 197 K, 30 CG CF:Warner “Human Fly” Balseca, New York, 24-12, 1.81, 318.1 IP, 224 K, 33 CG Hitters of the Year (as selected by the AABA Committee on the Original Leagues) FA: SS Niall Kubitz, Cleveland, 359/388/497, 206 H, 29 2B, 16 3B, 99 RBI, 83 R, 36 SB CF: 1B Graham Klippel, Chicago, 341/413/468, 31 2B, 9 HR, 89 RBI, 84 R |
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02-09-2012, 09:18 PM
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Offseason 1903-1904: Minor Moves
No leagues fails, though there was the usual Classification wide movement. The Old Line League is formed as a Class E circuit with clubs in PA-MD-VA.
The Big South Association, whittled to 3 teams at one point in the winter, presses into action a second team in both Nashville and Knoxville. Towns with two Lower Classification clubs were not uncommon prior to the 1920 season when territory exclusivity was established. Class B Heartland Association Columbus (OH) Buckeyes are organized Lincoln (NE) Cornhuskers leave to join Class C Mid-American Union Atlantic Confederation No changes Class C Mid-American Union Lincoln (NE) Cornhuskers join from Class B Heartland Association South Bend (IN) Irish are organized Iowa City (IA) Hawkeyes join from Class C Central States Association Fort Collins (CO) Rams, Boulder (CO) Buffaloes and Lawrence (KS) Indians leave to join Central States Association Big South Association Nashville (TN) Nashvilles, New Orleans (LA) Green Wave, Raleigh (NC) Wolfpack, Baton Rouge (LA) Tigers and Knoxville (TN) Doctors are organized Columbia (SC) Gamecocks cease operation Athens (GA) Bulldogs, Tuscaloosa (AL) Crimson Tide, Auburn (AL) Tigers and Chapel Hill (NC) Tar Heels leave to join Class D Southern Star League Central States Association Fort Collins (CO) Rams, Boulder (CO) Buffaloes and Lawrence (KS) Indians join from Class C Mid-American Union Iowa City (IA) Hawkeyes leave to join Class C Mid-American Norman (OK) Sooners, Indianola (IA) Storm, Mount Vernon (IA) Rams and Galesburg (IL) Prairie Fire cease operations Class D Midwest Baseball Union Galesburg (IL) Gales cease operations Crawfordsville (IN) Little Giants are organized Northeastern Alliance Lewiston (ME) Bobcats, Brunswick (ME) Polar Bears, Waterville (ME) White Mules, Durham (NH) Wildcats and Orono (ME) Black Bears are organized Ithaca (NY) Big Red, Amherst (MA) Minutemen, Amherst (MA) Lord Jeffs leave to join Class E Keystone League Southern Star League Gainesville (FL) Gators, Starkville (MS) Bulldogs, and Oxford (MS) Rebels are organized Athens (GA) Bulldogs, Tuscaloosa (AL) Crimson Tide, Auburn (AL) Tigers and Chapel Hill (NC) Tar Heels join from Class C Big South Association Blacksburg (VA) Hokies, Annapolis (MD) Midshipmen, and Charlottesville (VA) Cavaliers leave to form Class E Old Line League Class E Keystone League Lancaster (PA) Diplomats are organized Ithaca (NY) Big Red, Amherst (MA) Minutemen and Amherst (MA) Lord Jeffs join from Class D Northeastern Alliance Swarthmore (PA) Phoenix and Lewisburg (PA) Bisons leave to form Class E Old Line League Old Line League (NEW LEAGUE) Blacksburg (VA) Hokies, Annapolis (MD) Midshipmen, and Charlottesville (VA) Cavaliers join from Class D Southern Star League Swarthmore (PA) Phoenix and Lewisburg (PA) Bisons join from Class E Keystone League Lexington (VA) Keydets are organized |
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02-10-2012, 10:42 PM
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1904
Seeing the success of the 7 game National Championship, the Lower Classifications move to allow longer series. Teams can participate in a maximum of 8 postseason games.
The club owners agree, with little public notice, to no longer award multi-year contracts. These contracts were only given to 'star' performers, but they were no longer considered good business. At the Winter Convention a meeting of baseball writers from various cities resulted in the formation of the Professional Baseball Newspaperman Association (PBNA). The PBNA quickly became a force in the game. With attendance and year end profits falling, especially in the smaller cities of the leagues, the FA and CF saw an opportunity. The owners put PBNA affiliated writers in the best seats and encouraged players and managers to give PBNA members preference. The privileges given to the PBNA writers lead to a even larger growth in the organization. The greatest immediate effect was a change in the tenor of baseball coverage across the county. Outside of Chicago and New York most papers would focus on only the local club. Coverage began to take more of a national approach to reporting. Even down to the Lower Classification cities, an astute baseball writer was supposed to be schooled in the Class A leagues, as well as whatever circuit the local club was in that particular season. The general feeling around baseball was it would be an all-Chicago National Championship. The Tigers were expected to be lead by CF Armando Bustamante (.339, 24 2B , 18 3B, 84 RBI, 83 R in 03), but 1903 was his first relative healthy season, and first triple crown hitter, 1B Graham Klippel. Big things are expected from the trio of Ralph Ersek (13-14, 2.89, 97 K in 03), Michael Faithful (15-16, 2.61, 99 K in 03) and Jorah Brobst (17-11, 2.22, 91 K in 03). Brosbt had the best overall numbers in 03, but he did little in 10 starts after being traded to Chicago by Washington. The Cardinals were said to have constructed of the greatest pitching staffs in the history of organized baseball. Leo Rusco (21-12, 2.41, 170 K in 03) and Giels Widelski (20-13, 2.28, 160 and the first no-hitter in organized baseball in 03) will anchor the Cardinals for years to come. However, at 39, Catseye Kozdron hasn't been good since 1898 and no winning record since 1896 and Yorvit Severiano lost 23 between Baltimore and Chicago. On the offensive side, C Jered Rathje may be growing into the best catcher in baseball. Philadelphia made the big splash by acquiring OF Tormmund Bangham (career: 287/361/404) from Buffalo. Tormmund has hit in the 4 slot for Buffalo the last couple years. He cost a possible superstar hitter in Nickie Marszalkowski (276/329/429, 10 2B, 13 3B in a half season with the Eagles), but the Eagles outfield needed something. George Positano (287/327/368 in 03) hasn't been the same player since back problems hit him in 02 and Jorge Claveria struggled to his worst season ever. The Eagles offense has been middle of the pack the last couple years, and as sluggish as offense has been the last several seasons, every little bit helps. |
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02-10-2012, 11:39 PM
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1904
End of April
4/12 The Chicago Tigers were out to a good start (6-1) but it was the offense carrying the load. They pluck longtime Celts starter Estevon “The Wolverine” Manquero for a little used infielder of some promise. Manquaro (187-157, 2.90, 1100 K career) has been a bit wild in his only two starts in 1904. 2B Victarion Van Vooren has been inconsistent since breaking into pro ball in 1898. He has shown a knack for the home run ball (2 already this season) but he just has not been able to hold on to a starting job at any level. Celts are reay to give any hitter a shot. Someone other than Chayo Aguina and Buck Stufft need to get on base for Cincinnati. A total of 36 shut outs are thrown in the first month. FA: Cleveland leads Buffalo by 1, ChiCardinals by 1.5, Baltimore by 5 CF: ChiTigers lead New York, Cincinnati and Boston by 2 End of May 5/1 Philadelphia trades George Positano to Boston for 1B/C Manfred Zelek. With Tormmund Bangham and 1B Armande Schukei hurt, the offense needs a jumpstart. The Pitching isn't good enough to get by with the runs Eagles are scoring. Less than two weeks later it is clear Philly is in panic mode, shopping Zelek around. FA: ChiCardinals lead Cleveland by 1 and Buffalo by 5 CF: Cincinnati leads ChiTigers and Boston by 1, and St. Louis by 3 Last edited by Denny Lemaster; 02-10-2012 at 11:54 PM. |
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02-12-2012, 12:50 PM
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A 1000 thank yous
I see we have passed 1000 views. Thank you for following, it's always nice to come back and see that more people are enjoying (hopefully) what's going on here.
I've been really happy with this so far. When you put alot of thought into a dynasty, it sometimes doesn't quite live up to your expectations. This one has been working (almost) as planned. One thing I feel I've been lacking in is more of a connection to some of the players. So for both author and reader I'm going to drop in some, well not biographies--more career recaps, of some players through out the game. Some are stars, some, not so much. I'll do my best to keep everything contained in this world, these guys need to measured against their own not their real life cousins. So here is the first go at it, as time goes on, these things hopefully will get a bit more focused. |
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02-12-2012, 01:04 PM
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Player Profile: 1B Delmore Gracik 1893-1902 Detroit/Louisville
If Kody Eblin was the best “scientific” hitter of the first decade of the OL's, Delmore Gracik may have been the best hitter period. No one got on base as frequently as he did, and until the ball went dead, he had few peers as a power hitter.
Born in the summer of 1863 in Oshkosh, WI, his towering frame (6'5”, 245) was well suited to crushing baseballs. Like many, the OL's begun while he was already mid-career. A veteran of the Midwest touring circuit, he had been a fixture in the Louisville area for the last few years before organization. He was one of the first players to learn the power the owners were to wield. Settled in Louisville, and on his way to the first FA batting title, Delmore found himself dealt to Detroit for Mitchell Mugan (who was on his way to the first CF batting title). Crushed to leave his adopted home, Delmore hitting fell off. After spending the winter of of 1893-1894 deciding between Detroit and latching on to one of the touring clubs in the south and west, Gracik came back to the Heralds. 1894 offense hit levels that baseball never knew before and haven’t seen since. Gracik's numbers were among the top in every category. 135 runs and 105 BB to lead, 118 RBI, 17 HR, 34 2B and 197 H and .372 average were all top ten. The .470 OBP was his 2nd of 5 times leading the league in that category. 1894 begun a streak of leading the league in walks for 6 years. 1895 Gracik leads the league in home runs and RBI (26, 120) while keeping a top ten batting average. 1897 was the last 'big' season by Gracik, .354, 21, 100, 32 2B, and 104 runs. While the raw numbers are not as impressive, his standing relative to the league remained top ten in 1898-1899. Winning his second batting title in 98 at .353 and finishing fourth in 99 at .341. The real fall came in the power numbers: in 97 Gracik lead the league in slugging at .547, in 98 he finished 3rd at .441. He went from leading the league with 21 HR, to finishing 2nd with 7. He drove in 5 runs in the Heralds first National Championship victory, but hardly contributed in the 1899 series. By 1900, at 36 he dropped from 94 walks to 67 (still good enough for third in the league) and any contributions to the club were lost as the Heralds followed up their 2nd title with a collapse to 7th place. 1901 it was even worst, as the club set records for losses in a season (which they would break the next year). At 37 and reduced to part time status, the Heralds traded the fading start to the also rebuilding Louisville Colonels. It was a bittersweet return to his adopted home. He was used almost exclusively in exhibition games and pregame warm ups. The record shows only 1 at bat in that return to Louisville. The next season (1903), Delmore played for the Class B Colorado Springs Tigers. While the average (.303) was still there, there weren't enough walks and extra base hits left. Leading Gracik to retire. Gracik retires with the following records: Single season OBP .492 in 1893, Career OBP .452 He is number 3 in career average (.3457 to Vin Hackleman's .3490), number 3 in career slugging (.5004 to Cesaro Fierros .5365), 3rd in Home Runs (110 to Anthony Cafasso's 128—the man traded to Detroit in 1901, Shaun Yurgl is 5th on the Home run list with 98), 10th in RBI (731 to Arrwyn Gookin's 868). Code:
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG 1893 Louisville - FA 29 107 388 147 31 6 12 88 98 107 2 8 4 12 10 .379 .507 .582 1893 Detroit - CF 29 31 123 45 5 2 3 31 31 22 0 6 2 4 5 .366 .444 .512 1893 Total 29 138 511 192 36 8 15 119 129 129 2 14 6 16 15 .376 .492 .566 1894 Detroit - CF 30 135 530 197 34 13 17 118 135 105 3 11 24 10 6 .372 .470 .581 1895 Detroit - CF 31 138 525 182 30 6 26 120 108 111 1 6 16 9 5 .347 .457 .575 1896 Detroit - CF 32 137 530 169 22 8 13 105 91 98 2 7 18 2 2 .319 .422 .464 1897 Detroit - CF 33 138 545 193 32 5 21 100 104 93 2 9 24 8 5 .354 .444 .547 1898 Detroit - CF 34 131 465 164 16 2 7 67 82 85 1 8 16 4 5 .353 .447 .441 1899 Detroit - CF 35 124 378 129 7 3 5 50 71 94 1 6 14 3 4 .341 .468 .415 1900 Detroit - CF 36 110 332 108 9 3 3 30 52 67 1 3 31 4 3 .325 .437 .398 1901 Detroit - CF 37 79 210 58 9 1 3 22 26 40 2 0 48 0 0 .276 .397 .371 1902 Louisville - FA 38 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 Total TNG 1131 4027 1392 195 49 110 731 798 822 15 64 198 56 45 .346 .452 .500 Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG 1903 Colorado Springs - HA 39 119 449 136 15 6 1 50 64 23 3 3 13 5 3 .303 .339 .370 Last edited by Denny Lemaster; 02-12-2012 at 01:07 PM. |
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02-15-2012, 08:58 PM
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1904
End of June
FA: ChiCardinals lead Cleveland by 5, no one else within 12 games CF: Cincinnati leads Washington by 1, ChiTigers by 2, New York by 4—Last place St. Louis is only 7 back Pitching continues to dominate. Baltimore's Darcey Motsko and Boston's Leyman Sieman lead baseball with a 1.30 ERA. 122 shut outs have been thrown. 5 teams currently have ERAs below 2. End of July 7/5 Catseye Kozdron, currently of the Chicago Cardinals, becomes the first 200 game winner in history. Kozdron is also one of three players to have at least 200 losses, he was last over .500 sometime in 1901. 7/23 Longtime Celt and current Chicago Tiger Estevon “The Wolverine” Manquero becomes the 2nd 200 game winner. At 200-166, he's considered more “worthy”of the 200 game mantle than Kozdron. FA: ChiCardinals lead Cleveland by 6, no one else within 15 games. CF: Washington leads ChiTigers by 5 and New York by 6 End of season 8/9 Our third 200 game winner in just over a month. A Celt since 1893, Tom Von Hoene sits at 200-207 lifetime. Currently he is 14-15, 1.74, 123 K. The Chicago Cardinals take their second pennant in 3 years. The seven 7th place finishes in 8 years seem a long time ago. The pitching staff allowed barely 400 runs (416) and had one of the best offenses in the FA (531 runs). The trio of Kozdron (21-14, 1.73), Giels Widelski (23-12, 1.34) and Leo Rusco (23-11, 2.01) lead a strong pitching staff. The Cards will be without two of their best hitters for the National Championship. C Jered Rathje and RF Beiker Torrente will be missed. It looks like the Cards will go with two catchers who combined for 31 at bats this season. Ismael “Mean” Ambroiso (311/344/426, team leading 60 RBI an 65 runs) and steady pro Red Hindt (281/303/339) lead the offense. How tight was the CF race? First Time flag winner Washington was 3rd in ERA and 7th in runs allowed. Everything was bunched up in the CF. Randall McSparran was 2nd in the batting race (335/379/420, 25 2B) and Luis Hervandez (299/358/369, 22 2B) has been one of the best hitters in league history, including his legendary .425 in 1894. The staff was without an ace until 21 year old Albert Herche (20-5, 2.13, 111) arrived from Knoxville. Justen Knetter (19-15, 1.79, 136) and Tate Horsfield (18-16, 1.95, 136) will round out the playoff rotation. Almost season-killer Hugh “Brain-Child” Garringer (13-21, 2.53, 91) shouldn't get a start. Cleveland shortstop Niall Kubitz takes his 3rd batting title and his 5th straight top 3 finish. He also continues to post top ten totals in hits, home runs, RBI and runs. It is become the popular opinion that the 26-year old is the best player in baseball. Code:
Federal Alliance Chicago Cardinals 87-53 - Cleveland Tigers 83-57 4 Baltimore Colts 76-64 11 Milwaukee Badgers 68-72 19 Buffalo All-Americans 67-73 20 Louisville Colonels 65-75 22 Brooklyn Lions 58-82 29 Philadelphia Eagles 56-84 31 Columbia Federation Washington Senators 76-64 - Chicago Tigers 74-66 2 St. Louis All-Stars 71-69 5 Cincinnati Celts 71-69 5 Boston Bulldogs 71-69 5 Detroit Heralds 70-70 6 New York Giants 69-71 7 Pittsburgh Pirates 58-82 18 |
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02-15-2012, 09:40 PM
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1904: National Championship
Game One at Stock Yard Park (Chicago) With Justen Knetter (19-15, 1.79, 136 K) going for Washington and Catseye Kozdron (21-14, 1.73, 194 K) pitching for the Cards, it was sure to be a low scoring affair. And of course, it wasn't.
Hindt and Ambrosio singled in the first to put runners at the corners. Ambrosio steals second and pesters Knetter into a wild pitch. A Trigueros ground out later, the Cards lead 2-0. Washington struck back in the third. Hurler Knetter reached first on an error by Card emergency back stop Dunn McHose. Aggar Honeck doubled him home, and after a ground out, McSparran, Hervandez, McMahen and Walter strung together singles to plate 3 runs total. 3-2 Senators. Bottom of 4, the Cards jump back in front on 4 two out singles and bases loaded walk, 4-3 Chicago. Pete Walter's single and steal leading off the 6th help tied the game. Mendy Iampos hustled his way around the bases to put the Senators up 5-4. But Knetter couldn't hold it. With two out and runners on first and second, pitcher Catseye Kozdron doubles in a run. A wild pitch and single by Ainsley Blazer push Chicago up 7-5. There was adventure in the 9th, but Kozdron was able to keep the Sens at bay. Chicago was up 1-0. Game Two at Stock Yard Park (Chicago) Giels Widelski and Tate Horsfield gave Chicago fans the pitchers duel that yesterday promised. Widelski allowed 5 his while Horsfield was stout until the bottom 8th. That 5 hit, 3 run inning pushed the score to 4-0, giving the Cards win number 2. |
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02-16-2012, 09:19 PM
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1904: National Championship
Game Three at Washington Ballpark The Senators go with mid season sensation Albert Herche to stop the slide. He scatters 7 singles, only allowing 3 late runs. Wilton de Camps and Aggar Honeck's triples key the Sens offense, 5-3 Washington. Cards lead series 2-1.
Game Four at Washington Ballpark Knetter and Kozdron match up in game four. Tension filled to the end. Cardinal lead off hitter Ainsley Blazer lays a bunt down and hustles around on a steal and single to take an early lead. In the bottom of the third it is Aggar Honeck's turn to hustle around the bases. But the Sens couldn't get another across the plate. In the bottom of the fifth a decision by Cards' manager Pirro Alegre threaten to give the game to Washington. Randall McSparran pushes a single thru the right side. When he steals second, Alegre walks Luis Hervandez (299/358/369, 22 2B, 65 RBI) to get to Sparky McMahen. McMahen (260/294/357, 28 2B, 67 RBI), after falling down 0-2, spokes a grounder through the left side and McSparran hustles home. Pete Walter drives home another with a ground out. 3-1, Washington. With two out in the 6th, the Cards rally to tie. Ambrosio singles and steals second. When Jon Trigueros lines one to center, Mean Ambrosio trots home. Millard Visone doubles Trigueros home to knot it at 3. Bottom the 8th, Kozdron loses it. He hits P Justen Knetter, an error by Red Hindt sets up Kiko Ricardez's RBI single. McSparran drives home two with his single. The damage could have been worse, but Luis Hervandez grounded into a double play. The Cards couldn’t' get another run, and the Senators are loving being at home, 6-3 Washington. Series now tied at 2. Game Five at Washington Ballpark Washington sweeps the 3 games at home. Tate Horsfield gave up a single run in the fifth on Dunn McHose's RBI ground out. The Sens score single runs in the next three innings to take the game. Game Six at Stock Yard Park (Chicago) Albert Herche (20-5, 2.13, 111K) put the Senators on his back as a 21-year old, he had the chance to close out their first National Championship. Leo Rusco (23-11, 2.01, 174 K) had been hit hard in his first playoff start, the Cards needed him to throw the game of his life. Aggar Honeck leads off with a singles to lead off the game, Ricardez reaches on an error. Sparky McMahen doubles to score Honeck while Ricardez is thrown out trying to score. Then Herche and Rusco match zeroes thru 7. Top of 8th Ricardez triples to lead off and comes home on another Hindt error. The Cards come to bat in the bottom of nine knowing their 5 errors had put them in this position. The bottom portion of the lineup needed to come through. With one out, Millard Visone homers to cut the Senator lead in half. An out later Esteban Elunas gets a pinch hit single, and now Card star Ainsley Blazer needed to extend the inning. But all he can manage is a weak grounder to Wilton de Camps. Washington wins the game 2-1 and wins their first National Championship 4-2. |
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02-16-2012, 10:06 PM
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Hey, used to be a pretty active member in the Dynasty board (OOTP 5&6), just wanted you to know I'm coming out of my lurking retirement to encourage you to keep up the great work. Dynamic leagues are awesome, and you've outdone many by doing it across 5 levels of baseball.
I'm rooting for Louisville, I hope they get out of this rut, or the Colonels may be caught up in the aforementioned dynamics. That brings up a question; Are all the shifts preplanned or are you letting on the field or gate performance influence the movement? Would love to see a team in Lexington to compete with the rest of the SEC towns, or maybe have Danville (KY) resume their success from the amateur days at the lower levels. Great work! |
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I'll have to take a closer look at Louisville this off season to see what the problem there has been. They came so close so many years, to see them fall off to irrelevancy is kind of sad. I'm not sure how much the affiliation/minors shifting affects Louisville. I do the shifting on the first day of the Preseason. At that time, the active roster is expanded, so a team keeps control of all players on the 40-man roster. Teams do lose prospects, so it could be hurting clubs more than I realize. I find it gives the illusion of a somewhat independent minor leagues. Are the shifts preplanned? I'm essentially using a list of what used to be called D-I Football schools (or the equivalent) from 1901 to the present for the minor league towns. I have a spread sheet with that evolution to work from. As far as the affiliations go (option agreements in this universe), those change yearly and are not planned--those are assigned, draft style in descending order of Market Size. I try to base the affiliations on geography. Teams end up with 3-6 "affiliates" a season. By my list, 1915 will see the Lexington Wildcats join our universe. It looks like they will spend a lot of time in the top Southern/Eastern leagues going forward. The Colonels will make a return, for awhile at least. Last edited by Denny Lemaster; 02-17-2012 at 09:41 AM. Reason: corrected typo |
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02-18-2012, 02:38 PM
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1904 Odds and Ends
Class B
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Heartland Association St. Louis Bears 80-46 - Minneapolis Gophers 71-55 9 Fort Worth Horned Frogs 71-55 9 Austin Longhorns 60-66 20 Colorado Springs Tigers 58-68 22 Denver Pioneers 55-71 25 Chicago Maroons 55-71 25 Columbus Buckeyes 54-72 26 Atlantic Confederation New Haven Bulldogs 77-49 - Worcester Crusaders 74-52 3 Philadelphia Quakers 71-55 6 Providence Bears 69-57 8 Manhattan Lions 55-71 22 Cambridge Crimson 55-71 22 Washington Hoyas 52-74 25 Bethlehem Mountain Hawks 51-75 26 St. Louis over New Haven 4-1 Class C Code:
Mid-American Union Lincoln Cornhuskers 63-49 - South Bend Irish 61-51 2 Madison Badgers 60-52 3 Lawrence Jayhawks 58-54 5 Columbia Tigers 57-55 6 Iowa City Hawkeyes 52-60 11 Des Moines Bulldogs 49-63 14 Ann Arbor Wolverines 48-64 15 Lawrence over Lincoln 2-1 South Bend over Madison 2-1 Champions Cup Lawrence over South Bend 3-2 Code:
Big South Association Atlanta Yellow Jackets 68-44 - Baton Rouge Tigers 65-47 3 New Orleans Green Wave 61-51 7 Knoxville Volunteers 56-56 12 Knoxville Doctors 54-58 14 Nashville Commodores 50-62 18 Raleigh Wolfpack 48-64 20 Nashville Nashvilles 46-66 22 Central States Association Ames Cyclones 62-50 - Golden Orediggers 61-15 1 Grinnell Pioneers 59-53 3 Fort Collins Rams 58-54 4 Boulder Buffaloes 56-56 6 College Station Aggies 54-58 8 Lawrence Indians 52-60 10 Waco Bears 46-66 16 Ames over Atlanta 4-2 Class D Code:
Midwest Baseball Union Crawfordsville Little Giants 61-37 - West Lafayette Boilermakers 54-44 7 Champaign Illini 53-45 8 Bloomington Hoosiers 52-46 9 Beloit Buccaneers 42-56 19 Evanston Wildcats 32-66 29 Southern Star League Athens Bulldogs 64-34 - Starkville Bulldogs 59-39 5 Chapel Hill Tar Heels 54-44 10 Gainesville Gators 53-45 11 Lebanon Bulldogs 51-47 13 Tuscaloosa Crimson Tide 50-48 14 Oxford Rebels 56-52 18 Sewanee Tigers 43-55 21 Auburn Tigers 37-61 27 Clemson Tigers 33-65 31 Crawfordsville over Athens 4-1 Code:
Northeastern Alliance Orono Black Bears 73-25 - Brunswick Polar Bears 64-34 9 Middletown Cardinals 62-36 11 Williamstown Ephs 56-42 17 Waterville White Mules 51-47 22 Durham Wildcats 44-54 29 Hanover Big Green 39-59 34 Medford Jumbos 37-61 36 Lewiston Bobcats 36-62 37 Burlington Catamounts 28-70 45 Orono over Williamstown 2-1 Middletown over Brunswick 2-0 Northeastern Championship Orono over Middletown 3-0 Class E Code:
Keystone League West Point Black Knights 49-36 - Ithaca Big Red 48-37 1 Lancaster Diplomats 47-37 1.5 Carlisle Red Devils 46-38 2.5 Carlisle Indians 43-41 5.5 Amherst Lord Jeffs 42-42 6.5 Easton Leopards 40-44 8.5 Amherst Minutemen 38-46 10.5 State College Lions 34-50 14.5 Princeton Tigers 34-50 14.5 Old Line League Lewisburg Bisons 48-36 - Charlottesville Cavaliers 46-38 2 Lexington Keydets 44-40 4 Annapolis Midshipmen 44-40 4 Blacksburg Hokies 41-43 7 Swarthmore Phoenix 29-55 19 West Point over Lewisburg 3-2 Pitcher of the Year (as selected by the AABA Committee on the Original Leagues) FA: Giels Widelski, Chicago, 23-12, 1.34, 175 K, 314.2 IP, 34 CG CF: Warner “Human Fly” Balseca, New York, 21-12, 1.59, 197 K, 329.1 IP Hitters of the Year (as selected by the AABA Committee on the Original Leagues) FA: Ismael “Mean” Ambrosio, Chicago, 311/344/426, 18 2B, 15 3B, 60 RBI, 65 R CF: P T Richart, Pittsburgh, 343/415/482, 29 2B, 13 3B |
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Off season 1904-1905: Overview of the Louisville Colonels
Owner and Club founder: C-H Favazzo Jr (born: 11/13/1853, Louisville, KY)
The Colonels have had two GM's in their history. Graig Cordell 1893-1898, 1904 and Walden Hoppenworth 1899-1903 The Colonels played at the Ballpark of Louisville from 1893-1899. In 1900 they moved into The Ballpark at Churchill Downs. Code:
Year W L WPct Finish GB Manager Avg ERA Attendance 1893 71 69 .507 4th 8 Fornio Newburger.270 3.28 106,843 1894 71 69 .507 4th 12 C C Bromwich .311 4.22 108,716 1895 77 63 .550 3rd 3 C C Bromwich .289 3.41 157,659 1896 81 59 .579 2nd 4 C C Bromwich .279 2.92 169,258 1897 81 60 .574 2nd 1 C C Bromwich .288 2.89 174,779 1898 81 59 .579 2nd 4 C C Bromwich .264 2.68 168,397 1899 80 60 .571 2nd 6 C C Bromwich .280 3.15 177,177 1900 65 75 .464 7th 15 Zak Passage .276 3.41 141,739 1901 50 90 .357 8th 29 Zak Passage .249 3.80 118,222 1902 68 72 .486 6th 11 Fogo Gefell .255 2.59 161,022 1903 57 83 .407 7th 33 Ray Esponz .252 2.85 81,136 1904 65 75 .464 6th 22 Ray Esponz .245 2.13 126,634 Career Average Izzy Creehan .346 Shaun Yurgel .293 Andrew Burnet .292 Jory Kosior .292 Dirk Thede .291 Career Runs Shaun Yurgel 630 Izzy Creehan 538 Dirk Thede 520 Decker Ponthier 491 Andrew Burnet 464 Career Hits Shaun Yurgel 1140 Izzy Creehan 1088 Dirk Thede 975 Rickie Terrizzi 931 Andrew Burnet 822 Career 2B Decker Ponthier 164 Izzy Creehan 147 Shaun Yurgel 140 Dirk Thede 126 Rickie Terrizzi 124 Career 3B Decker Ponthier 117 Izzy Creehan 80 Rickie Terrizzi 64 Jory Kosior 44 Palben Monterroza 40 Career HR Shaun Yurgel 90 Decker Ponthier 49 Dirk Thede 39 Price Raisley 35 Andrew Burnet 29 Career RBI Shaun Yurgel 716 Dirk Thede 476 Izzy Creehan 460 Decker Ponthier 453 Price Raisley 382 Career SB Rickie Terrizzi 296 Decker Ponthier 188 Andrew Burnet 159 Palben Monterroza 129 Izzy Creehan 127 Career ERA Chris Andorf 2.47 Johnny Hefelfinger 2.51 Henley Ringe 2.54 Charlie Stanislav 2.61 Cody Bruzek 2.68 Career Wins Harding Littner 124 Dolan Lesnau 104 Yorvit Severiano 103 Blair MacLeod 75 Henley Ringe 71 Career IP Hardin Littner 2018.1 Dolan Lesnau 1745.0 Yorvit Severiano 1598.2 Henley Ringe 1327.1 Blair MacLeod 1324.2 Career Strikeouts Dolan Lesnau 671 Henley Ringe 593 Cody Bruzek 432 Yorvit Severiano 399 Harding Littner 384 |
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Off season 1904-1905: Overview of the Louisville Colonels
Based on their multiple appearances on the leader boards, here are the career numbers of what could be loosely be argued the All-Time Colonels:
PS-I realized I forgot to copy the career totals, sorry, I'll try not to do that again. NOTE: Strikeout and walk data for the Class B Heartland Association and Atlantic Confederation is incomplete 1893-1903 LF/1B Izzy Creehan 1893-1901, 12/28/1867, Brandon, FL, B: R, T: R Code:
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG 1893 Pittsburgh - CF 25 76 323 117 17 5 7 68 62 27 0 6 18 8 11 .362 .404 .511 1893 Louisville - FA 25 52 187 56 4 9 1 24 31 11 0 3 15 4 4 .299 .333 .433 1893 Total 25 128 510 173 21 14 8 92 93 38 0 9 33 12 15 .339 .379 .482 1894 Louisville - FA 26 132 552 218 37 17 6 108 104 33 3 13 20 28 20 .395 .423 .556 1895 Louisville - FA 27 86 360 127 17 5 2 47 67 35 0 4 23 14 13 .353 .406 .444 1896 Louisville - FA 28 121 505 164 14 6 5 64 73 36 1 5 33 18 17 .325 .367 .406 1897 Louisville - FA 29 134 571 201 29 19 3 81 100 40 2 7 25 27 16 .352 .392 .485 1898 Louisville - FA 30 53 215 74 6 8 0 29 35 19 2 0 9 4 10 .344 .403 .447 1899 Louisville - FA 31 126 517 164 27 14 2 73 97 40 1 8 26 24 19 .317 .362 .435 1900 Louisville - FA 32 27 98 39 3 1 0 11 13 2 0 1 9 3 5 .398 .406 .449 1901 Louisville - FA 33 36 141 45 10 1 0 23 18 4 1 4 11 5 3 .319 .333 .404 Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG 1895 Lincoln - HA 27 3 13 8 2 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .615 .615 .923 1898 Lincoln - HA 30 4 19 8 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .421 .421 .421 Code:
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG 1893 Louisville - FA 27 129 416 119 16 3 8 80 78 88 10 7 20 3 2 .286 .417 .397 1894 Louisville - FA 28 124 471 162 22 4 9 110 83 58 16 8 30 2 6 .344 .427 .465 1895 Louisville - FA 29 121 468 152 20 7 17 98 79 48 3 5 23 3 7 .325 .387 .506 1896 Louisville - FA 30 132 446 122 13 6 17 87 87 80 5 4 19 3 6 .274 .387 .444 1897 Louisville - FA 31 121 440 117 22 3 4 68 64 59 2 4 22 2 4 .266 .352 .357 1898 Louisville - FA 32 128 422 123 15 4 12 93 72 71 5 11 18 1 2 .291 .391 .431 1899 Louisville - FA 33 114 374 123 8 0 6 69 58 49 9 9 20 5 7 .329 .410 .398 1900 Louisville - FA 34 130 433 119 14 3 8 54 55 67 7 6 24 4 3 .275 .376 .376 1901 Louisville - FA 35 122 421 103 10 1 9 57 54 49 14 9 32 1 4 .245 .337 .337 1902 Detroit - CF 36 98 248 57 3 0 8 28 27 43 7 2 36 0 1 .230 .357 .339 1903 Detroit - CF 37 14 29 8 1 0 0 4 5 7 0 1 7 0 0 .276 .405 .310 1904 Detroit - CF 38 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG 1903 Minneapolis - HA 37 52 197 62 13 2 4 33 22 8 4 1 0 2 1 .315 .352 .462 1904 Minneapolis - HA 38 106 327 70 7 1 9 48 58 84 27 6 41 2 0 .214 .408 .324 Code:
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG 1893 Louisville - FA 25 101 280 70 4 5 4 32 40 21 1 2 24 2 5 .250 .303 .343 1894 Louisville - FA 26 56 137 54 9 3 1 23 23 13 3 1 7 0 4 .394 .455 .526 1895 Louisville - FA 27 119 451 131 28 4 9 73 80 46 2 8 22 6 14 .290 .353 .430 1896 Louisville - FA 28 132 519 168 19 6 5 98 85 58 4 10 40 7 16 .324 .389 .412 1897 Louisville - FA 29 121 490 158 17 2 5 64 79 46 2 9 23 12 13 .322 .377 .396 1898 Louisville - FA 30 118 448 121 14 6 6 52 74 57 2 6 33 6 4 .270 .351 .368 1899 Louisville - FA 31 114 428 124 15 8 3 52 66 45 3 7 25 9 5 .290 .356 .383 1900 Louisville - FA 32 133 538 136 19 4 5 74 67 41 5 9 29 8 6 .253 .307 .331 1901 Louisville - FA 33 14 61 13 1 0 1 8 6 5 0 1 4 0 0 .213 .269 .279 1902 New York - CF 34 106 387 114 20 2 5 46 45 43 1 3 26 1 2 .295 .364 .395 1903 New York - CF 35 70 275 68 9 1 1 26 30 26 3 1 22 0 1 .247 .318 .298 1903 Cincinnati - CF 35 40 146 29 2 0 2 9 15 20 0 0 22 0 1 .199 .295 .253 1903 Total 35 110 421 97 11 1 3 35 45 46 3 1 44 0 2 .230 .310 .283 1904 Cincinnati - CF 36 81 281 53 6 0 2 26 28 26 2 4 45 0 0 .189 .259 .231 Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG 1893 Lincoln - HA 25 4 17 5 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 .294 .316 .353 1901 Lincoln - HA 33 112 485 148 19 8 1 67 73 17 7 5 3 2 1 .305 .335 .384 1902 Colo Springs - HA 34 26 108 38 6 1 2 18 22 2 1 1 2 0 0 .352 .366 .481 Code:
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG 1893 Louisville - FA 25 122 464 133 12 6 4 72 72 62 1 5 48 24 22 .287 .368 .364 1894 Louisville - FA 26 133 531 148 10 4 7 58 84 43 1 5 54 29 14 .279 .331 .352 1895 Louisville - FA 27 114 444 128 21 8 1 56 78 50 1 3 47 26 7 .288 .359 .378 1896 Louisville - FA 28 133 563 172 15 12 7 66 109 55 1 7 49 39 29 .306 .364 .412 1897 Louisville - FA 29 132 463 134 13 3 9 58 73 60 2 3 47 25 14 .289 .371 .389 1898 Louisville - FA 30 95 346 107 7 2 1 58 48 42 1 4 38 16 12 .309 .382 .350 1898 Chicago - CF 30 29 100 23 3 0 0 7 10 11 0 1 6 4 2 .230 .304 .260 1898 Total 30 124 446 130 10 2 1 65 58 53 1 5 44 20 14 .291 .364 .330 1899 St. Louis - CF 31 72 221 53 8 1 4 35 31 16 0 2 30 3 1 .240 .289 .339 1900 St. Louis - CF 32 112 327 71 9 3 3 37 46 46 0 4 43 7 1 .217 .310 .291 1901 St. Louis - CF 33 12 24 7 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 4 2 2 .292 .370 .292 1901 Detroit - CF 33 115 432 110 13 2 0 27 43 37 3 3 80 11 4 .255 .316 .294 1901 Total 33 127 456 117 13 2 0 27 46 39 4 3 84 13 6 .257 .319 .294 1902 Detroit - CF 34 126 477 126 12 3 2 32 60 45 1 5 71 14 6 .264 .326 .314 1903 Detroit - CF 35 119 367 99 13 6 1 44 41 24 2 4 64 7 5 .270 .315 .346 1904 Detroit - CF 36 80 189 36 4 1 1 9 13 9 2 2 37 0 0 .190 .233 .238 Code:
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG 1895 Louisville - FA 21 62 226 69 21 15 4 45 41 13 1 1 44 14 11 .305 .344 .584 1896 Louisville - FA 22 125 472 130 25 16 6 78 87 47 1 5 53 39 32 .275 .339 .434 1897 Louisville - FA 23 127 509 159 38 31 15 98 104 42 3 6 61 38 26 .312 .364 .597 1898 Louisville - FA 24 130 519 147 25 22 7 86 94 47 2 7 60 25 20 .283 .341 .457 1899 Louisville - FA 25 127 511 153 33 15 8 90 92 38 0 6 39 37 23 .299 .344 .470 1900 Louisville - FA 26 109 433 117 22 18 9 56 73 36 2 4 44 35 24 .270 .326 .467 1901 Milwaukee - FA 27 114 452 151 28 13 14 77 74 37 4 4 48 32 31 .334 .386 .546 1902 Milwaukee - FA 28 87 356 103 17 9 7 45 50 28 2 2 35 24 19 .289 .343 .447 1903 Milwaukee - FA 29 79 297 88 21 10 10 44 42 12 2 1 45 19 7 .296 .327 .535 1904 Milwaukee - FA 30 32 111 35 10 7 0 9 11 5 2 1 21 5 6 .315 .353 .532 Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG 1893 Grinnell - MAU 19 40 144 39 7 5 0 18 15 2 0 0 5 6 11 .271 .281 .389 1893 Lincoln - HA 19 6 19 4 3 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .211 .474 1894 Grinnell - MAU 20 86 322 123 34 34 2 68 61 5 0 6 6 19 16 .382 .384 .717 1894 Lincoln - HA 20 2 8 3 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 .375 .444 .375 1902 Madison - HA 28 3 7 3 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .714 1904 Denver - HA 30 4 17 5 1 2 0 4 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .294 .316 .588 Code:
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG 1898 Louisville - FA 23 29 116 32 4 2 0 12 18 4 0 1 6 5 7 .276 .298 .345 1899 Louisville - FA 24 133 598 172 21 15 2 67 92 27 1 5 29 53 42 .288 .317 .383 1900 Louisville - FA 25 129 571 166 17 11 5 66 85 34 0 5 30 52 50 .291 .328 .385 1901 Louisville - FA 26 131 565 166 25 13 1 57 80 31 3 4 34 46 43 .294 .332 .389 1902 Louisville - FA 27 122 504 147 25 8 3 62 66 23 3 4 23 57 35 .292 .324 .391 1903 Louisville - FA 28 134 557 149 19 9 0 58 75 28 6 3 32 54 40 .268 .308 .334 1904 Louisville - FA 29 90 384 99 13 6 2 28 45 16 0 3 31 29 27 .258 .285 .339 Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG 1893 Grinnell - MAU 18 33 121 33 4 2 0 14 11 4 0 1 7 5 10 .273 .294 .339 1894 Grinnell - MAU 19 107 503 158 28 17 1 53 64 1 2 1 11 32 40 .314 .318 .443 1895 Grinnell - MAU 20 105 480 150 22 16 2 66 79 15 1 2 5 42 25 .313 .333 .438 1895 Lincoln - HA 20 16 70 26 3 1 0 7 14 1 0 1 0 10 8 .371 .375 .443 1896 Grinnell - MAU 21 46 202 62 9 6 1 20 29 8 0 0 4 15 13 .307 .333 .426 1896 Lincoln - HA 21 76 363 120 14 12 2 32 60 5 3 0 5 24 27 .331 .345 .452 1897 Grinnell - MAU 22 94 414 154 31 4 3 54 81 6 4 5 3 36 24 .372 .382 .488 1897 Lincoln - HA 22 25 115 36 5 6 0 17 24 4 0 0 1 7 8 .313 .336 .461 1898 Lincoln - HA 23 93 420 145 19 14 0 56 68 8 2 4 0 30 19 .345 .357 .457 Code:
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO 1893 Louisville - FA 31 47 47 21 24 0 2.29 397.2 407 219 101 6 81 74 37 0 1894 Louisville - FA 32 46 46 25 15 0 3.72 365.2 454 240 151 6 81 89 27 0 1895 Louisville - FA 33 35 35 17 14 0 2.63 287.2 334 165 84 6 58 56 24 1 1896 Louisville - FA 34 36 35 17 13 0 2.87 294.1 305 146 94 6 47 53 25 2 1897 Louisville - FA 35 36 36 21 13 0 2.35 322.0 346 154 84 1 31 63 31 0 1898 Louisville - FA 36 33 11 11 6 1 2.24 132.1 145 70 33 2 18 23 8 0 1899 Louisville - FA 37 43 0 6 4 1 1.89 95.0 105 45 20 1 16 11 0 0 1900 Louisville - FA 38 55 2 6 6 3 2.91 123.2 147 69 40 2 26 15 2 0 Code:
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO 1893 Louisville - FA 25 45 45 21 20 0 4.24 357.0 395 236 168 23 174 118 27 2 1894 Louisville - FA 26 44 44 18 19 0 4.97 319.0 405 271 176 27 128 120 20 2 1895 Louisville - FA 27 35 35 17 14 0 3.64 289.2 341 181 117 13 63 114 25 0 1896 Louisville - FA 28 35 35 18 16 0 3.41 296.0 352 163 112 15 63 134 25 4 1897 Louisville - FA 29 34 34 15 15 0 3.16 288.0 286 146 101 12 77 102 24 1 1898 Louisville - FA 30 24 24 15 7 0 2.30 195.1 199 85 50 6 49 83 17 2 1898 Buffalo - FA 30 13 1 2 1 1 1.02 35.1 30 16 4 1 9 19 1 0 1898 Total 30 37 25 17 8 1 2.11 230.2 229 101 54 7 58 102 18 2 1899 Buffalo - FA 31 34 31 12 17 0 3.02 265.0 311 149 89 6 74 117 23 1 1900 Philadelphia - FA 32 37 2 3 4 3 4.14 76.0 77 49 35 8 34 29 1 0 1901 Philadelphia - FA 33 13 13 7 5 0 2.99 111.1 112 56 37 5 27 48 8 1 1902 Philadelphia - FA 34 8 5 2 3 0 1.72 52.1 48 19 10 0 18 28 5 0 Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO 1901 Philadelphia - AC 33 19 19 6 9 0 2.85 129.1 152 68 41 3 20 4 2 0 1902 Philadelphia - AC 34 28 24 8 11 2 3.18 192.2 237 94 68 3 14 12 10 0 1903 Easton - KL 35 2 0 0 0 2 1.42 6.1 4 1 1 0 3 5 0 0 1903 Philadelphia - AC 35 16 16 7 7 0 3.71 123.2 155 73 51 8 14 5 1 0 Code:
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO 1898 Detroit - CF 21 3 3 3 0 0 2.00 27.0 28 8 6 0 7 11 3 0 1899 Louisville - FA 22 12 12 6 5 0 2.39 105.1 106 46 28 3 22 41 9 3 1900 Louisville - FA 23 3 3 3 0 0 2.00 27.0 33 11 6 0 3 7 3 0 1901 Louisville - FA 24 36 35 15 18 0 3.22 284.2 334 158 102 10 79 116 24 3 1902 Louisville - FA 25 34 34 16 18 0 1.99 303.2 289 121 67 6 86 138 26 3 1903 Louisville - FA 26 35 35 14 20 0 2.94 290.2 302 145 95 6 94 146 26 0 1904 Louisville - FA 27 36 36 17 18 0 2.19 316.0 309 108 77 8 59 145 31 4 Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO 1894 Williamstown - NeA 17 12 12 3 8 0 3.82 96.2 154 74 41 7 13 5 6 0 1895 West Lafayette - MAU 18 26 26 12 14 0 4.14 235.0 341 151 108 9 32 13 26 0 1896 Williamstown - NeA 19 25 25 15 10 0 2.93 205.2 265 124 67 8 26 9 19 1 1896 West Lafayette - MAU 19 3 3 3 0 0 2.67 27.0 29 11 8 1 1 0 3 0 1897 West Lafayette - MAU 20 30 29 13 15 1 3.08 251.1 337 147 86 5 25 17 27 2 1898 West Lafayette - MAU 21 30 28 14 15 0 2.84 253.2 306 130 80 6 17 28 27 2 1899 West Lafayette - MAU 22 15 15 11 4 0 2.32 139.2 144 59 36 3 15 10 15 2 1899 Lincoln - HA 22 12 7 4 6 1 2.55 70.2 81 36 20 2 9 3 7 0 1900 Lincoln - HA 23 37 30 24 9 2 2.73 276.2 345 137 84 5 20 13 26 0 Code:
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO 1894 Louisville - FA 23 2 2 2 0 0 2.00 18.0 16 4 4 0 3 4 2 1 1895 Louisville - FA 24 35 35 18 15 0 3.74 277.0 314 181 115 15 74 61 19 2 1896 Louisville - FA 25 33 33 20 12 0 2.65 285.2 279 125 84 19 44 71 24 2 1897 Louisville - FA 26 34 34 19 14 0 3.17 286.1 310 138 101 12 49 68 26 4 1898 Louisville - FA 27 34 34 20 10 0 2.27 301.1 302 113 76 10 53 87 29 0 1899 Louisville - FA 28 35 35 18 13 0 2.98 296.0 337 157 98 6 44 71 24 1 1900 Louisville - FA 29 17 17 6 9 0 4.15 134.1 161 79 62 11 39 37 10 0 1900 Brooklyn - FA 29 16 16 4 12 0 3.37 133.2 170 90 50 5 38 40 11 0 1900 Total 29 33 33 10 21 0 3.76 268.0 331 169 112 16 77 77 21 0 1901 Pittsburgh - CF 30 35 35 15 17 0 3.94 281.0 346 172 123 12 55 89 19 0 1902 Pittsburgh - CF 31 23 23 9 14 0 3.27 184.2 213 101 67 5 35 59 15 2 1902 Baltimore - FA 31 10 10 6 3 0 2.24 92.1 81 34 23 3 11 27 9 0 1902 Total 31 33 33 15 17 0 2.92 277.0 294 135 90 8 46 86 24 2 1903 Baltimore - FA 32 19 19 5 14 0 3.48 157.2 188 92 61 4 25 56 16 0 1903 Chicago - FA 32 17 17 8 9 0 2.94 141.0 159 72 46 2 28 35 13 2 1903 Total 32 36 36 13 23 0 3.22 298.2 347 164 107 6 53 91 29 2 1904 Chicago - FA 33 34 34 17 12 0 2.35 310.1 313 122 81 4 51 81 24 3 Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO 1893 Lincoln - HA 22 43 42 18 22 0 2.88 353.0 460 224 113 10 30 16 28 1 1894 Lincoln - HA 23 36 36 19 14 0 3.62 301.0 427 196 121 4 18 19 26 1 1902 Providence - AC 31 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Last edited by Denny Lemaster; 02-18-2012 at 11:39 PM. Reason: Added AC to K/BB note |
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Off season 1904-1905: Overview of the Louisville Colonels
What went wrong?
I don't think it is an understatement to say 7/30/1893 may have been the most important day in the history of the Louisville Colonels. That's the day GM Graig Cordell sent 1B Delmore Gracik to Detroit for Mitchell Mugan. Gracik became one of the most loved and praised hitters of his era, Mugan was out of Louisville early in 1895. Mungan was pretty decent hitter around the league, just not with the Colonels. But Cordell and Hoppenworth could never find a 1B to hold the job. The register shows 9 different regular 1B in the 11 years since Gracik departed. Let's look at 95-99, that is five season run that was the Colonels' best shot at a title. Here is the average line for the Colonels' regular (meaning-most starts) first basemen from 95-99, with Gracik's average line just below: Code:
AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG Colonels 349 104 17 6 2 52 57 43 1 7 23 9 8 .299 .389 .404 Gracik 489 167 21 5 14 88 80 96 1 7 18 5 4 .343 .459 .494 But the Colonels had two men fall on their swords, decisions which hastened the slide into oblivion. GM Graig Cordell resigned from the Colonels after the 1898 failure, and promptly won two pennants with the Cleveland Tigers. After an unhappy, but successful year with the Chicago Tigers, Cordell returned to Louisville to try an rekindle the magic. The loss of C C Bromwich as manager may have hurt even more. After leading the Boston Bulldogs, and fired by an embarrassed Gentry Fogo, Bromwich found his way to Louisville for 1894. The 71 wins in that first season were the lowest of his career. But after a collapse in 1899 (4-11 in the last 15) Bromwich (losing out to Cordell's first team in Cleveland) walked away from the game. The real problem with all these resignations, is that Walden Hoppenworth was hired to replace Cordell in 1899. You look at the record of Walden Hoppenworth, and you wonder why he is still working in baseball. From 1893-1896, his Chicago Cardinals peaked at 68 wins. His 1897-1898 Cleveland Tigers won a max of 62 games. His 1904 Brooklyn Lions won 58 games. Hoppenworth has had one team with a winning record: the 1899 Louisville Colonels. Built by Graig Cordell. The 1900-1903 Colonels maxed out at 68 wins. Cordell, for contrast, took the Hoppenworth built Cleveland Tigers from 62 wins to a pennant. Over matched managers didn't help either. Zak Passage worked with the pitchers on those great All-Stars clubs of the early days, and has had a hand in building the overpowering Chicago Cardinals staff. In between, he lost control of a spiraling Colonels club that just missed 4 straight pennants. Fogo Gefell got his feet wet with the Colonels and promptly jumped ship to mismanage Philadelphia. Ray Esponz was coach of some of the league's weakest offenses in New York, and his Colonels clubs were just as bad as Passages before him. But, like Gefell before him, Philadelphia apparently likes men who have first failed in Louisville. Cordell is back and is taking his time in naming a new manager. We'll take a look at the current roster and see how they are rebuilding in the Commonwealth. |
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Off season 1904-1905: Overview of the Louisville Colonels
Just an FYI kind of post, these are the clubs the Colonels have had option agreements with through the years:
Class B 1893-1901 Lincoln Cornhuskers 1902-1904 Colorado Springs Tigers Class C 1893-1901 Grinnell Pioneers 1902-1902 Lawrence Indians 1903-1903 Lawrence Jayhawks 1904-1904 Lawrence Indians Class D 1902-1902 Grinnell Pioneers 1903-1903 Lebanon Bulldogs 1904-1904 Brunswick Polar Bears Class E 1904-1904 Lancaster Diplomats |
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I appreciate this in-depth analysis of the Colonels! It does seem strangely familiar somehow.  It's interesting how you were able to trace a club's fortune to one bad player decision. The GM change will be fascinating to follow.
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I don't have a rooting interest at this time, I don't have a schedule, so if someone mentions Louisville, hell, I can spend a few days following Louisville through a season. It wasn't necessarily a bad trade at the time, both Gracik and Mugan won the batting title in the league they were traded from. And Mugan actually outperformed Gracik the month or so in the season after the trade. Gracik just turned out to have a great career at a position Louisville just couldn't fill. But I just believe the Colonels would have won at least 1 title if they had kept Gracik. Now, they are one of three clubs (Chicago Tigers and Pittsburgh are the others) without a pennant. |
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1904 League Totals
If were going over a team, I suppose we need some kind of context.
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Federal Alliance Batting
Team W L PCT GB AVG HR R AB H 2B 3B BB K OBP SLG SB
Chicago Cardinals 87 53 .621 - .251 26 531 4894 1228 173 72 270 559 .291 .332 175
Cleveland Tigers 83 57 .593 4 .246 29 567 4823 1188 199 81 332 477 .298 .339 198
Baltimore Colts 76 64 .543 11 .245 27 472 4766 1166 156 68 306 695 .293 .323 171
Milwaukee Badgers 68 72 .486 19 .226 34 427 4702 1062 162 67 244 785 .266 .311 233
Buffalo All-Americans 67 73 .479 20 .250 23 508 4841 1212 160 81 313 518 .299 .331 180
Louisville Colonels 65 75 .464 22 .245 24 456 4928 1206 179 60 263 605 .284 .320 222
Brooklyn Lions 58 82 .414 29 .235 25 466 4857 1139 160 68 246 601 .273 .311 135
Philadelphia Eagles 56 84 .400 31 .236 24 447 4762 1125 170 78 294 701 .284 .320 209
Federal Alliance Totals
AVG HR R AB H 2B 3B BB K OBP SLG SB
TOTALS .242 212 3874 38573 9326 1359 575 2268 4941 .286 .323 1523
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Team W L PCT GB AVG HR R AB H 2B 3B BB K OBP SLG SB
Washington Senators 76 64 .543 - .250 12 511 4868 1219 180 64 348 579 .304 .321 109
Chicago Tigers 74 66 .529 2 .245 37 552 4857 1192 170 74 354 520 .299 .334 158
St. Louis All-Stars 71 69 .507 5 .239 29 466 4793 1144 150 61 308 538 .287 .314 89
Cincinnati Celts 71 69 .507 5 .236 25 479 4829 1141 150 70 344 677 .289 .312 119
Boston Bulldogs 71 69 .507 5 .242 23 474 4896 1186 150 54 332 537 .292 .309 106
Detroit Heralds 70 70 .500 6 .240 22 449 4806 1153 137 75 258 594 .279 .313 154
New York Giants 69 71 .493 7 .220 25 439 4778 1053 145 52 308 709 .271 .288 120
Pittsburgh Pirates 58 82 .414 18 .244 20 455 4897 1197 154 66 335 592 .297 .315 132
Columbia Federation Totals
AVG HR R AB H 2B 3B BB K OBP SLG SB
TOTALS .240 193 3825 38724 9285 1236 516 2587 4746 .290 .313 987
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Federal Alliance Pitching
Team W L PCT GB ERA S IP HA R ER HRA BB K OAVG CG SHO
Chicago Cardinals 87 53 .621 - 1.88 4 1290.2 1087 416 269 22 253 673 .227 119 20
Cleveland Tigers 83 57 .593 4 2.26 3 1272.2 1177 479 319 26 309 632 .245 122 11
Baltimore Colts 76 64 .543 11 2.06 2 1278.1 1110 450 293 23 279 496 .235 118 12
Milwaukee Badgers 68 72 .486 19 2.13 2 1259.1 1166 471 298 25 242 664 .244 113 13
Buffalo All-Americans 67 73 .479 20 2.37 4 1290.0 1190 491 339 31 227 567 .243 116 5
Louisville Colonels 65 75 .464 22 2.13 3 1316.0 1203 466 312 35 313 617 .242 118 14
Brooklyn Lions 58 82 .414 29 2.41 2 1272.1 1173 555 341 28 319 703 .244 111 12
Philadelphia Eagles 56 84 .400 31 2.63 1 1259.1 1220 546 368 22 326 589 .255 111 9
Federal Alliance Totals
ERA S IP HA R ER HRA BB K OAVG CG SHO
TOTALS 2.23 21 10238.2 9326 3874 2539 212 2268 4941 .242 928 96
Columbia Federation Pitching
Team W L PCT GB ERA S IP HA R ER HRA BB K OAVG CG SHO
Washington Senators 76 64 .543 - 2.13 3 1270.2 1174 498 301 20 355 544 .243 111 16
Chicago Tigers 74 66 .529 2 2.53 0 1282.1 1154 496 360 23 398 599 .240 117 12
St. Louis All-Stars 71 69 .507 5 2.28 2 1261.0 1130 484 320 18 342 492 .235 115 14
Cincinnati Celts 71 69 .507 5 2.26 1 1284.2 1110 453 322 21 352 553 .233 121 12
Boston Bulldogs 71 69 .507 5 1.94 3 1286.2 1099 427 277 26 238 599 .227 119 16
Detroit Heralds 70 70 .500 6 2.22 2 1268.1 1183 473 313 21 282 656 .243 114 15
New York Giants 69 71 .493 7 1.99 3 1281.2 1068 432 284 30 299 708 .223 116 12
Pittsburgh Pirates 58 82 .414 18 2.73 3 1266.2 1367 562 384 34 321 595 .273 105 6
Columbia Federation Totals
ERA S IP HA R ER HRA BB K OAVG CG SHO
TOTALS 2.26 17 10202.0 9285 3825 2561 193 2587 4746 .240 918 103
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Off season 1904-1905: Overview of the Louisville Colonels
As the 1904 off season opens, the Colonels don't quite have a full house. Of the possible 40 slots (20 man active roster and 20 players on option to lower classification clubs), the Colonels are only utilizing 29 at this time (clubs range from 25-35 at this time).
The Colonels were, all things considered, pretty much a dead average in pitching and hitting. The gap between them and the top clubs are huge though—they scored 111 runs fewer than Cleveland and allowed 50 more than the Chicago Cardinals. The Cardinals and Tigers have been the dominant teams the past few years. There might be other clubs contending, but these two usually seem to be close near the end. Since the name of the game is pitching in this era, we'll start there. Makes me wonder if something toxic is in the air in Louisville. Charlie Stanislav (RH, 25 years old, 15-18, 2.10, 136 K) made a huge jump in responsibilities from 03 to 04 (199.2 IP to 304.1 IP), but he isn't happy here. Maybe he'd rather be winning in Colorado Springs, or wants more runs or money. When a team leader is this unhappy, it can't be good. Cody Bruzek (RH, 25 years old, 11-20, 1.93, 140 K) has been the 'workhorse' for the Colonels since 1902. Until his shoulder gave him problems late in 04, he was a guy the Colonels could count on to take his regular turn. He has been growing as a pitcher, cutting down on walks and hit, even as the innings have increases. As long as the shoulder is healed completely, looks like he is on the verge of blossoming. Henley Ringe (RH, 27 years old, 17-18, 2.19, 145 K) gave the Colonels a great season in 1902 (16-18, 1.99, 138 K, 303.2 IP) wasted by a dog offense. 1903 and 1904 have involved a lot of hoping he would return to that form. His flashes of brilliance have been brief and are quickly becoming memories. The casual fan might point to the performance of Chris Andorf (RH, 23 years old, 14-6, 1.93, 108 K) as hope for the future. But he has been uneven over 02-03 seasons. He's full of talent, that's why he made it to Louisville at 21, but nothing of his performance in the lower classes hint at a successful future. Begu Topalli (RH, 38 years old, 2-7, 2.49, 35 K, 23 G) is the quote-unquote relief ace of the Colonels. While he had a fairly decent run as the Pirates reliever from 1896 to 1899, the past few years have been hard on him. He was out of organized ball in 1901 and spend 1902 with a Class D club. Not sure how much is actually left in his arm. Three other pitchers are on the extended roster: Andrey Cobin (LH, 24 years old, 15-14, 2.73, 111 K with Class C Lawrence Jayhawks), Norman Cowles (RH, 24 years old, 15-15, 3.83, 117 K at Class B Colorado Springs Tigers) and Emmet Voellinger (RH, 23 years old, 19-15, 4.00, 106 K at Class B Colorado Springs Tigers). Catcher is an area defiantly needing upgrading. Norwood Ronen (31, RH, 214/274/295) was the regular catcher. He has held that role since 1900, but has not been very productive. He spent 7 years with the Chicago Tigers, putting up good numbers in back up duty. As the every day catcher, he has slide from .295 to .214 in a Colonels uniform. James Letkiewicz (35, RH, 211/260/253) has been a back up catcher since the earliest days of the OL's. 1903 was probably his best season (297/388/406), but 04 ranks with his worse. Buster Sowul (25, RH, 249/356/305 at Class B Colorado Springs Tigers) talks a great game. Much better than he actually plays. He's made token appearances with the Colonels the last two years, that he can't “bust” through with only Ronen and Letkiewicz in his way speaks volumes about his actual ability. 1B Charles Goes (LH, 32, 257/297/374, 24 2B, 7 HR, 53 RBI) had been a top flight offensive player for just short of a decade in Washington. But nobody knows him because Washington was a joke during his time there. Now, he still has most of his power, but the hits are getting harder to find. Never walked much but strikes out even less. As long as he can still rattle the walls, he'll have a place with the Colonels. Lee Sutherlin (SH, 22, 261/334/331 with Class C Lawrence Jayhawks) is on the extended roster as a 1B. Rickie Terrizzi (RH, 30, 258/285/339, 29 SB) was the regular at second, most of the year. Then he was sent to Colorado Springs at the end of August, and never played again for either club. No idea if he is in the plans of the Colonels, even though he's been one of the few bright spots the last few years. It is a full on competition at this point for the Colonels at second. Bart Gaca (SH, 25, 232/259/280 and 295/362/476 with Colorado Springs), Rolando Yepez (RH, 22, 234/269/329) and Alonso Movonda (RH, 25, 273/307/355) all showed something at different points of the season. Movonda has been a solid utility guy for the last three years. The Colonels might have their third baseman already. Gerwazy Cichocki (RH, 24, 239/267/302, 51 RBI) wins praises for his defense. The walks have been down the last two years and the power really dropped off in 04, but he is young enough to bounce back. Phoenix Condiff (RH, 23, 244/277/289 and 304/410/474 with Class D Brunswick and 337/442/500 with Class C Lawrence) looks like a hitter. But may have more of a future at 2B or 1B. Quinten Koziarz (RH, 34, 275/313/348 with Colorado Springs) has spent over a decade as a utility player in various leagues and classes, but never at the Class A level. Shortstop is a position that the Colonels could be set for at least a decade. Juommo Greuling (RH, 23, 275/318/362, 22 2B, 50 SB) came straight from graduating from St. Thomas (MN) to take the starting job for the last half of 1902. Who knows how good this guy will be in a few years. Leon Narvaiz (LH, 24, 256/274/356 and 309/339/387 with Colorado Springs) and Torbart Keckley (RH, 26, 297/397/376 with Colorado Springs and 318/413/434 with Lawrence) are either backups or trading chits. The outfield is a mixed bag. Sam Schorzman (LH, 30, 274/311/330, 19 SB) showed value in a part time role. Isiah Keeven (LH, 24, 220/280/304, 19 2B, 17 2B) got a shot because of a monster year at Colorado Springs in 1903. He's shown more power at lower classes, but hasn't had the same success at Louisville. Dick Zembrzuski (RH, 25, 264/327/366 at Colorado Springs) has less and less success the more he moves up the ladder. Linus Creppel (LH, 23, 310/353/381, 50 RBI, 51 Runs, 42 SB) is another “straight from college” success for the Colonels. He graduated from Sacramento State in 01 and played a significant role beginning in 02. Creppel took a big leap (254 to 310) in average so he could be on the edge of stardom or a flash in the pan. Poth Bajus (RH, 22, 298/337/357) has barely 120 professional games since leaving High School in 1901. With Creppel in center, looks to be at one of the corners. Cornell Wean (RH, 23, 221/252/309, 12 SB) spent time in Lawrence and Colorado Spring too. Most of his success has been in Class C, may still need a year or two. Aldo “Destroyer” Disandro Jr. (LH, 24, 329/377/471 at Colorado Springs) looks like the real thing. Has had three 'auditions' with the Colonels in 01, 02 and 04 which haven't gone well. Looks like he needs more consistency to be an effective hitter. |
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