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The Professor · 06-13-2002, 08:29 PM

Just for fun...while I'm waiting for my server to get back on track so I can post the page(s) for this stuff.

** - denotes league leader...
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AMERICAN LEAGUE MVP

Chasing "The Kid"...

Few players electrified SO49 quite as much as Cleveland's Dale Mitchell did. The 28-year-old LF put together a magical sophomore season, hitting above .400 into the final week of the season. Mitchell refused to be benched, though, and when his mark dipped to .396, he was unable to put it above the magical mark again. Ted Williams remains the last player to hit above that mark, doing so in 1941. For his outstanding performance, Mitchell was selected as the AL's Most Valuable Player.

Batting Average: .396**
Home Runs: 12
RBI: 81

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NATIONAL LEAGUE MVP

[i]The "Big Cat" Clubs 51 Dingers![i]

The 1949 performance of 1B Johnny Mize can best be called...Ruthian. The 36-year-old slugger clouted 51 long balls between manning the sack for the New York Giants and Boston Braves. Mize was instrumental in helping put the Braves into their second straight World Series after being traded from the struggling Giants and beat out teammate Jeff Heath to claim his second straight circuit MVP Award.

Batting Average: .270
Home Runs: 51**
RBI: 116

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AMERICAN LEAGUE CY YOUNG

[i]Mound City Ace[i]

1949 was a surprisingly successful year for Frank Colella's St.Louis Browns, who surged late under manager Zack Taylor to ensure a .500 finish. A great deal of the team's success can be attributed to the talent of rising stars like C Les Moss and OF Al Zarilla. In 1949, however, the real star for the Browns was ace hurler Cliff Fannin. Posting a 20-9 mark, Fannin was the Browns stopper, curbing any big losing streaks. Only the Dodgers' Preacher Roe and the A's Don Newcombe meant as much to their teams' success as did Fannin...and for that he richly deserved the AL Cy Young Award.

Wins: 20**
Losses: 9
ERA: 2.57

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NATIONAL LEAGUE CY YOUNG

[i]The Hero of Flatbush[i]

When the Brooklyn Dodgers bowed out in the season's final regular season game - a playoff with the Boston Braves for the NL Pennant, they did so without the man who was responsible for their heart-pounding pennant run: Elwin "Preacher" Roe. 1949 was Roe's year. The savvy veteran logged almost 280 innings in forging a league-best 21-10 mark...this while working in hitter friendly Ebbets Field. His immense value to the Dodgers cannot be understated, Roe finished third in NL MVP voting but copped the Cy Young award instead.

Wins: 21**
Losses: 10
ERA: 3.54

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AMERICAN LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

[i]"Newk" Starts With a Bang![i]

No one doubted that Don Newcombe, the big fireballer, would be a star when A's GM Bill Clarke and legendary field-boss Connie Mack made him the #1 overall selection in the 1949 Amateur Draft. In his debut season all "Newk" did was: tie for the AL lead in wins (20), top or tie for the lead in strikeouts (177), shutouts (3) and complete games (18), and finish third in ERA. all while single-handedly making the rebuilding Athletics a respectable team. For his amazing performance, Newcombe garnered votes for MVP, figured prominently in Cy Young consideration, and was a virtual shoo-in for the AL Rookie of the Year Award.

Wins: 20**
Losses: 13
ERA: 3.17

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NATIONAL LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

[i]Brooklyn's "Little Bobby Fireman"[i]

Not many teams, much less pennant contenders, would be comfortable handing over the closer's reins to an untested rookie. Nevertheless, that is exactly what GM Jeff Anderson and manager Leo Durocher did in Brooklyn with little Bobby Shantz, the 8th overall pick in the 1949 Amateur Draft. Shantz debuted with 6 saves in April - and was unhittable, with an ERA of zero. He followed with 10 saves in May, with an ERA of 1.88...shutting down late-inning rallies with ease as the Dodgers challenged for the league's top spot. After a rough mid-summer, Shantz rebounded to prove he was for real with a solid stretch drive. His 35 saves put him 2nd in the NL, but earned him top consideration for the NL's Rookie of the Year Award.

Wins: 4
Losses: 3
ERA: 3.27
SAVES: 35

Jermanfu · 06-13-2002, 08:52 PM

wow! Very nice work. I love the player cards, nice touch.

Michael Xavier · 06-14-2002, 01:09 AM

Excellent work Commish. Now, I need to see if I can get Big Klu onto a card as 1950's MVP. He won the player of the month twice, but he fell off at the end of the season.

LaggTime · 06-14-2002, 03:14 AM

Were gonna have to save all those awards for the Cardinals this year, thanks Nate for a solid well run league,one of the best.

Jeff Cobb
SO49 Cards

Specs · 06-14-2002, 05:22 AM

Not bad, Prof!

spleen1015 · 06-14-2002, 06:39 AM

Where'd you get those cards? Did you make them yourself?

The Professor · 06-14-2002, 06:53 AM

Made them myself...

A few other notes about the 1949 Season, in Review:

Among the major voting for awards, the most challenge came for Fannin, who had to beat out both Newcombe and Cleveland's Gene Bearden (the AL ERA leader, 19-8)....Mize finished 1 first-place vote ahead of teammate Jeff Heath (NL RBI Leader). Newk was a run-away, Shantz finished just ahead of the Phillie's Gus Zernial who looks to be among the league's most elite sluggers in coming years. Roe beat out a diverse field that including the Braves Vern Bickford, the Cardinals Harry "The Cat" Brecheen (NL K's Leader) and teammate Dizzy Trout (who came over at the trade deadline from the Tigers and baffled NL hitters)

The AL won the All-Star Game 5-3

The league's lone No-Hitter of 1949 was forged by Gene Bearden on May, 14.

...and the tragic moment of 1949 was the career ending injury of two-time MVP Hal Newhouser of Detroit. (In the course of one week the Tigers traded Trout to Brooklyn for, among others, Ralph Branca - who pitched less then three innings for the Bengals before dropping for the season. Then Newhouser was cut down, for good...and a few weeks later, as the Tigers were getting Ray Poat (acquired from the Giants) off the DL, team ace Virgil Trucks went down...what a jinx!)

Specs · 06-14-2002, 07:34 AM

How do you make those cards? Do you fade out the background and then put the players' faces on there? Or do you do something different? Are those real 1949 cards you use, and do you change players' teams?

The Professor · 06-14-2002, 07:40 AM

First, I creat a semi-transparent background, usually the players home stadium. Thus, that is Shibe Park behind Newcombe, Braves Field behind Mize.

Then, I superimpose the players picture, with the background erased, over that. In the case of Mize, Newcombe, Shantz I had to change their teams. The only good picture I could find of Mize was as a Yankee, so I did what I could to get rid of the pinstripes and reworked the hat to make him a Brave. Shantz and Newcombe effectively just traded hat logos...

I faded and softened things to get rid of harsh edges, added the seperating lines, text and team logos...and...there they are.

06-13-2002, 08:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
The Professor Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Lafayette, IN Posts: 2,999 Thanked 3x in 3 posts	SO49 Awards & 1949 Year in Review Just for fun...while I'm waiting for my server to get back on track so I can post the page(s) for this stuff. ** - denotes league leader... -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- AMERICAN LEAGUE MVP *Chasing "The Kid"...* Few players electrified SO49 quite as much as Cleveland's Dale Mitchell did. The 28-year-old LF put together a magical sophomore season, hitting above .400 into the final week of the season. Mitchell refused to be benched, though, and when his mark dipped to .396, he was unable to put it above the magical mark again. Ted Williams remains the last player to hit above that mark, doing so in 1941. For his outstanding performance, Mitchell was selected as the AL's Most Valuable Player. Batting Average: .396** Home Runs: 12 RBI: 81 -------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL LEAGUE MVP [i]The "Big Cat" Clubs 51 Dingers![i] The 1949 performance of 1B Johnny Mize can best be called...Ruthian. The 36-year-old slugger clouted 51 long balls between manning the sack for the New York Giants and Boston Braves. Mize was instrumental in helping put the Braves into their second straight World Series after being traded from the struggling Giants and beat out teammate Jeff Heath to claim his second straight circuit MVP Award. Batting Average: .270 Home Runs: 51** RBI: 116 -------------------------------------------------- AMERICAN LEAGUE CY YOUNG [i]Mound City Ace[i] 1949 was a surprisingly successful year for Frank Colella's St.Louis Browns, who surged late under manager Zack Taylor to ensure a .500 finish. A great deal of the team's success can be attributed to the talent of rising stars like C Les Moss and OF Al Zarilla. In 1949, however, the real star for the Browns was ace hurler Cliff Fannin. Posting a 20-9 mark, Fannin was the Browns stopper, curbing any big losing streaks. Only the Dodgers' Preacher Roe and the A's Don Newcombe meant as much to their teams' success as did Fannin...and for that he richly deserved the AL Cy Young Award. Wins: 20** Losses: 9 ERA: 2.57 -------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL LEAGUE CY YOUNG [i]The Hero of Flatbush[i] When the Brooklyn Dodgers bowed out in the season's final regular season game - a playoff with the Boston Braves for the NL Pennant, they did so without the man who was responsible for their heart-pounding pennant run: Elwin "Preacher" Roe. 1949 was Roe's year. The savvy veteran logged almost 280 innings in forging a league-best 21-10 mark...this while working in hitter friendly Ebbets Field. His immense value to the Dodgers cannot be understated, Roe finished third in NL MVP voting but copped the Cy Young award instead. Wins: 21** Losses: 10 ERA: 3.54 -------------------------------------------------- AMERICAN LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR [i]"Newk" Starts With a Bang![i] No one doubted that Don Newcombe, the big fireballer, would be a star when A's GM Bill Clarke and legendary field-boss Connie Mack made him the #1 overall selection in the 1949 Amateur Draft. In his debut season all "Newk" did was: tie for the AL lead in wins (20), top or tie for the lead in strikeouts (177), shutouts (3) and complete games (18), and finish third in ERA. all while single-handedly making the rebuilding Athletics a respectable team. For his amazing performance, Newcombe garnered votes for MVP, figured prominently in Cy Young consideration, and was a virtual shoo-in for the AL Rookie of the Year Award. Wins: 20** Losses: 13 ERA: 3.17 -------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR [i]Brooklyn's "Little Bobby Fireman"[i] Not many teams, much less pennant contenders, would be comfortable handing over the closer's reins to an untested rookie. Nevertheless, that is exactly what GM Jeff Anderson and manager Leo Durocher did in Brooklyn with little Bobby Shantz, the 8th overall pick in the 1949 Amateur Draft. Shantz debuted with 6 saves in April - and was unhittable, with an ERA of zero. He followed with 10 saves in May, with an ERA of 1.88...shutting down late-inning rallies with ease as the Dodgers challenged for the league's top spot. After a rough mid-summer, Shantz rebounded to prove he was for real with a solid stretch drive. His 35 saves put him 2nd in the NL, but earned him top consideration for the NL's Rookie of the Year Award. Wins: 4 Losses: 3 ERA: 3.27 SAVES: 35 __________________ "All Right, Have It Your Way - You Heard A Seal Bark!"

06-13-2002, 08:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
Jermanfu All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Baton Rouge, LA. Posts: 872	wow! Very nice work. I love the player cards, nice touch. __________________ "I took the two most expensive asprins in history." - Wally Pipp on his decision to sit out a game with a headache which let Lou Gehrig into the lineup for the first time. http://s10.photobucket.com/albums/a121/Jermanfu/

06-14-2002, 01:09 AM	#3 (permalink)
Michael Xavier Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Madisonville, KY Posts: 368	Excellent work Commish. Now, I need to see if I can get Big Klu onto a card as 1950's MVP. He won the player of the month twice, but he fell off at the end of the season. __________________ Summer of '49 - Cincinnati Reds -- The Original of the Original Owners

06-14-2002, 06:39 AM	#6 (permalink)
spleen1015 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 4,794 Thanked 9x in 9 posts	Where'd you get those cards? Did you make them yourself? __________________ The American Baseball Congress - A fictional-historical dynasty that started in 1871. Now in 1876. Special thanks goes to No Pepper, acetonic, fhomess, and Deft. Their historical jersey and cap work led to me being able to create jerseys and caps for my dynasty. FOOLX - Indianapolis Clowns FOOLH - Baltimore Orioles Hardball Heroes - St. Louis Browns World League Baseball - Panama Echelons of American Baseball - Fort Worth Stampede

06-14-2002, 06:53 AM	#7 (permalink)
The Professor Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Lafayette, IN Posts: 2,999 Thanked 3x in 3 posts	Made them myself... A few other notes about the 1949 Season, in Review: Among the major voting for awards, the most challenge came for Fannin, who had to beat out both Newcombe and Cleveland's Gene Bearden (the AL ERA leader, 19-8)....Mize finished 1 first-place vote ahead of teammate Jeff Heath (NL RBI Leader). Newk was a run-away, Shantz finished just ahead of the Phillie's Gus Zernial who looks to be among the league's most elite sluggers in coming years. Roe beat out a diverse field that including the Braves Vern Bickford, the Cardinals Harry "The Cat" Brecheen (NL K's Leader) and teammate Dizzy Trout (who came over at the trade deadline from the Tigers and baffled NL hitters) The AL won the All-Star Game 5-3 The league's lone No-Hitter of 1949 was forged by Gene Bearden on May, 14. ...and the tragic moment of 1949 was the career ending injury of two-time MVP Hal Newhouser of Detroit. (In the course of one week the Tigers traded Trout to Brooklyn for, among others, Ralph Branca - who pitched less then three innings for the Bengals before dropping for the season. Then Newhouser was cut down, for good...and a few weeks later, as the Tigers were getting Ray Poat (acquired from the Giants) off the DL, team ace Virgil Trucks went down...what a jinx!) __________________ "All Right, Have It Your Way - You Heard A Seal Bark!"

06-14-2002, 03:14 AM	#4 (permalink)
LaggTime Minors (Single A) Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: utah Posts: 60	Were gonna have to save all those awards for the Cardinals this year, thanks Nate for a solid well run league,one of the best. Jeff Cobb SO49 Cards

06-14-2002, 07:40 AM	#9 (permalink)
The Professor Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Lafayette, IN Posts: 2,999 Thanked 3x in 3 posts	First, I creat a semi-transparent background, usually the players home stadium. Thus, that is Shibe Park behind Newcombe, Braves Field behind Mize. Then, I superimpose the players picture, with the background erased, over that. In the case of Mize, Newcombe, Shantz I had to change their teams. The only good picture I could find of Mize was as a Yankee, so I did what I could to get rid of the pinstripes and reworked the hat to make him a Brave. Shantz and Newcombe effectively just traded hat logos... I faded and softened things to get rid of harsh edges, added the seperating lines, text and team logos...and...there they are. __________________ "All Right, Have It Your Way - You Heard A Seal Bark!"

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