20th Century Replay (Current Season: 1908)

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[center]Final Report 1906[/center]

Chicago Cubs - 1906 World Champions (1st Championship)
{defeated the Philadelphia Athletics ~ 4 to 0}


Award Winners

Best Pitcher
Jimmy Dygert {26-8/2.03}
Ed Karger {23-8/2.60}



Most Valuable Player
Frank Isbell {.331/2/76}
Sam Mertes {.336/19/88}


Best Rookie Pitcher
Vive Lindaman/i] {11-16/2.48}
none selected

Best Rookie Player
Frank Delahanty {.265/0/43}
Fred Snodgrass {.302/20/88}


New Records
Jimmy Dygert breaks Rube Waddell's single season Wins record (24) {26}
Harry McIntire breaks Irv Young's single season Losses record (25) {26}
Jimmy Dygert breaks Orval Overall's single season Innings Pitched record (326) {327.1}
Bill Hogg ties Mike Lynch's single season Games Started record (45)
Ed Karger ties Noodles Hahn's and Rube Waddell's single season Complete Games record (18)
Christy Mathewson ties Deacon Phillippe's single season Shutouts record (8)




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[center]......................... 1907 Association News .........................[/center]

The Boston Beaneaters have changed their name to the Boston Doves and adopted a new logo.

The St. Louis Cardinals have fired manager J.G. Wrathchild. He has been picked up to manage the Brooklyn Superbas.



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[center]Brooklyn Superbas 1907 Amateur Draft Picks[/center]


Round 1 - George 'Farmer' Bell, 33 year old pitcher from Greenwood, New York
Round 2 - Clarence Brunson, 29 year old first baseman from Miami, Florida
Round 3 - Tommy Weiss, 26 year old infielder from Enid, Oklahoma
Round 4 - Steven Frazer, 36 year old pitcher from Sacramento, California
Round 5 - Jason Paradise, 31 year old outfielder from Springfield, Illinois


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[center]Monthly Report - April 1907[/center]

National League

The Pittsburgh Pirates {12-4} are off to an early lead for 1st place, 3.5 games ahead of any other team. Our Brooklyn Superbas {7-10} are off to a slow start, ending the month in 7th place. The St. Louis Cardinals{10-9} went 3-8 at home, but 7-1 on the road, to end the month in 5th place and the last team with doing .500 or better. The World Champion Chicago Cubs {5-13} are in last place, doing a terrible 3-8 on the road.

American League

The Philadelphia Athletics {12-5} are in 1st place, just 0.5 games ahead of the Detroit Tigers {11-5}.

Current Standings



Highlights

Thursday, April 18th, Patsy Dougherty - 5 Hits in a 7-2 win versus the Philadelphia Athletics

Tuesday, April 23rd, Christy Mathewson {1-2} - 9 Strikeouts in a 5-1 Complete Game win at Boston

Tuesday, April 23rd, Rube Waddell {2-1} - 10 Strikeouts in a 5-1 Complete Game win at Boston

Friday, April 26th, Billy Sullivan - 5 Hits in a 12-1 win at Brooklyn





Who's Hot

National League

Jiggs Donahue - .435 Batting Average, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 16 Runs, 27 Hits, 7 Doubles, .677 SLG, .462 OBP, 1.139 OPS (15 Games)
Nap Lajoie - .389 Batting Average, 4 RBI, 13 Runs, 28 Hits (17 Games)
Christy Mathewson - 1 Win, 2 Losses, 4.50 ERA, 24 Strikeouts (5 Games)
Slim Sallee - 2 Wins, 0 Losses, 1.00 ERA, 4 Strikeouts (2 Games)

American League

Kid Elberfield - .406 Batting Average, 8 RBI, 28 Hits, .461 OBP, .953 OPS (16 Games)
Sport McAllister - .328 Batting Average, 1 HR, 17 RBI, 3 Triples, .531 SLG (17 Games)
Harry McIntire - 5 Wins, 0 Losses, 1.58 ERA, 20 Strikeouts (5 Games)
Eddie Plank - 1 Win, 1 Loss, 0.39 ERA, 13 Strikeouts (4 Games)


My Team




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[center]Monthly Report - May 1907[/center]

National League

The Pittsburgh Pirates {35-9} had an amazing 23-5 month (8-0 at home, 15-5 on the road) to increase their 1st place lead to 12.5 games. Our Brooklyn Superbas {17-28} are the worst team in baseball (4-10 at home in May), falling to last place in the National League.


American League

The Detroit Tigers {30-13} went 19-8, including 13-6 at home, to take over 1st place. They are 1.5 games ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics {29-15}. The Washington Senators {18-26} went 9-18 (4-8 at home, 5-10 away) to fall from 4th place to 6th place.

Current Standings



Highlights

Friday, May 10th, Danny Murphy - 5 Hits in a 4-2, 12 inning victory at Chicago

Saturday, May 11th, John Ganzel - 5 Hits in a 6-9 loss at Brooklyn

Thursday, May 16th, Sherry Magee - 3 Home Runs in an 8-7 win versus the Cincinnati Reds

Tuesday, May 28th, Rube Waddell {9-1} - 11 Strikeouts in a 1-0 win at St. Louis

Friday, May 31st, Jack Coombs {4-2} - 9 Strikeouts in a 13-4 win at St. Louis





Who's Hot

National League

Jiggs Donahue - .364 Batting Average, 2 HR, 14 RBI (40 Games)
Elmer Flick - .314 Batting Average, 7 HR, 28 RBI, 8 Triples, .546 SLG (45 Games)
Rube Waddell - 9 Wins, 1 Loss, 1.17 ERA, 70 Strikeouts (12 Games)
Addie Joss - 10 Wins, 1 Loss, 2.78 ERA, 33 Strikeouts (12 Games)

American League

Kid Elberfield - .369 Batting Average, 14 RBI, 59 Hits, 16 Stolen Bases, .433 OBP, .864 OPS (41 Games)
Dave Brain - .271 Batting Average, 4 HR, 24 RBI (40 Games)
Howie Camnitz - 3 Wins, 0 Losses, 1.16 ERA, 22 Strikeouts (24 Games)
Jimmy Dygert - 9 Wins, 1 Loss, 1.46 ERA, 14 Starts, 58 Strikeouts (14 Games)


My Team




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[Wrathchild]

I'm contemplating abandoning this report. I'm not going to drop the association but I'm probably not going to be taking it as seriously as I was or playing it as much. It's a tough decision, though, since I'm so obsessive, anal-retentive, and hate to leave anything uncompleted. At the present time, my enthusiasm has been overshadowed by my frustration. Maybe if I just take a few days off I will get the fever again, and risk running into the issues I've been having with the game.

[DonBraswell]

Hang in there Wrathchild. Maybe Shaun will stop in help you with a fix.
Don

[Wrathchild]

I'm already going through withdrawal! [:D] I could probably be placated with some more screenshots of the new game. [;)] Lately I've been doing a lot of analyzing and learning about baseball in general, resulting in some of my questions on this forum, and all it makes me want to do is play again! Maybe a couple days off will be enough. There's just something about Puresim that always makes me want to start the next game in the season, just to see what my team is going to do, or not do as the case usually is for me. I still think I can turn this Brooklyn team around. Maybe I'll compromise: if my team is winning I won't touch any player cards and mess around with the lineup card too much, just in case I cause it to lock up. However, if I'm losing, well....

[Wrathchild]

Well, I've decided to jump right back in. Thanks to some advice from KG, which mostly came down to 'Leave the player cards alone during the game!' I think I can avoid any lockups. [:D] I realize that scouring player cards during a game isn't going to make a difference between a win and a loss so now that I can handle that I can just get back to having a good time!

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[center]Monthly Report - June 1907[/center]

National League

The Pittsburgh Pirates {52-20} had another good month, going 13-7 on the road to maintain their 1st place position by 11 games. The Cincinnati Reds {41-31} had an incredible 20-7 June, including 17-6 at home, to move from 5th place to 2nd. Our Brooklyn Superbas {27-43} are no longer the worst team in baseball, but are still in last place in the National League. The Chicago Cubs {34-38} also turned up the power, as they moved from 7th place to 4th place. The New York Giants {32-38} dropped from 3rd place to 5th, mostly due to an unimpressive 6-14 road record. The Boston Doves {30-38} spent the whole month on the road, though it wasn't a good month. They lost 16 and won only 7 to drop from 2nd place to 7th place.


American League

The Detroit Tigers {43-27} maintain their 1.5 game lead of the Philadelphia Athletics {41-28}. The Chicago White Sox {27-46} had another miserable month, 9-18, including 7-14 on the road, to fall further into last place.

Current Standings



Highlights

Saturday, June 1st, Tommy Leach - 4 Stolen Bases in a 5-4, 11 inning win versus the Chicago Cubs

Thursday, June 6th, Ted Easterly - 5 Hits in a 10-3 win versus the New York Giants

Thursday, June 20th, Sammy Strang - 5 Hits in a 2-3 loss to the Boston Doves

Thursday, June 20th, Lefty Leifield {10-5} - 9 Strikeouts in a 6-2 CG win over the Philadelphia Phillies

Monday, June 24th, Ed Walsh {5-6} - 9 Strikeouts in a 4-2 win over the New York Highlanders

Wednesday, June 26th, Red Ames {7-5} - 11 Strikeouts in a 3-2 win over the Cleveland Blues

Saturday, June 29th, Homer Smoot - 5 Hits in a 7-0 win at Cincinnati

Saturday, June 29th, Rube Waddell {14-2} - 9 Strikeouts in a 0-9 loss at Chicago





Who's Hot

National League

Jiggs Donahue - .342 Batting Average, 2 HR, 21 RBI (63 Games)
Elmer Flick - .310 Batting Average, 8 HR, 39 RBI, 10 Triples, .514 SLG, .860 OPS (70 Games)
Rube Waddell - 14 Wins, 2 Losses, 1.07 ERA, 103 Strikeouts (19 Games)
Addie Joss - 13 Wins, 3 Losses, 2.77 ERA, 49 Strikeouts (19 Games)

American League

Kid Elberfield - .326 Batting Average, 21 RBI, .410 SLG, .381 OBP, .790 OPS (65 Games)
Otis Clymer - .326 Batting Average, 15 RBI, .363 OBP (69 Games)
Earl Moore - 8 Wins, 1 Loss, 1.39 ERA, 57 Strikeouts (17 Games)
Jimmy Dygert - 12 Wins, 5 Losses, 1.53 ERA, 164.1 IP, 21 Starts, 96 Strikeouts (22 Games)


My Team




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[center]1907 All Stars[/center]

National League



Vic Willis, SP Togie Pittinger, RP



Joe McGinnity, RP



Bunk Congalton, RF



Dick Hoblitzel, 1B*! Al Bridwell, SS*



Art Devlin, 3B* Frank LaPorte, 2B*



Elmer Flick, RF* Sherry Magee, LF* Doc White, SP Bill Duggleby, RP



Jiggs Donahue, C* Honus Wagner, CF* Rube Waddell, SP* Jack Chesbro, CL Addie Joss, SP Lefty Leifield, SP Jesse Tannehill, RP Ginger Beaumont, CF




No Players Selected






American League


Harry Bay, CF




No Players Selected



Orvall Overall, SP Billy Maloney, CF* Tim Jordan, 1B* Andy Coakley, RP



Kid Elberfeld, SS* Nig Clarke, C* Earl Moore, SP Otis Clymer, RF Harry Davis, 1B Sam Leever, RP



Jack Powell, CL Emil Batch, 3B* Ed Siever, RP



Jimmy Dygert, SP* Davy Jones, LF* Ray Collins, SP Danny Murphy, 2B*



Bobby Wallace, SS



Socks Seybold, RF* Barney Pelty, SP Jim St. Vrain, RP



* indicates a starter.
! indicates the most votes for the current year.




Sunday, July 7th, 1907 (West Side Grounds, Chicago, Illinois) - The American League 9 run 9th inning gave them their first win since victory records began being kept 2 years ago.


1907 All Star Game Most Valuable Player[/i]

Billy Maloney, 1 Hit, 1 RBI, 1 Triple


Most All Star Games

Buck Freeman Sam Crawford Jimmy Williams John Anderson (5 each)

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[center]Monthly Report - July 1907[/center]

National League

The Pittsburgh Pirates {69-28} continue to dominate the National League with a 17-8 record for the month, going 10-5 on the road and 7-3 at home. They now lead the 2nd place Cincinnati Reds {56-42} by 13.5 games. Our Brooklyn Superbas {37-60} probably won't be seeing the World Series this year, losing almost twice as many games on the road this month as we won (7-13). The World Champion Chicago Cubs {49-49} had a July road record of 10-5 to maintain their hold on 4th place. The Boston Doves {42-53} switched places with the St. Louis Cardinals {43-55}, moving into 6th place, helped by St. Louis's atrocious road performance of 7-13.


American League

The Detroit Tigers {60-37} won 14 out of 19 home games in July to increase their lead over the Philadelphia Athletics {53-44} to 7 games. The New York Highlanders {48-49} won 2/3 of their July home games to climb from 7th to 5th place. Nothing else of note occurred in the American League.

Current Standings



Highlights

Monday, July 1st, Jimmy Dygert {16-8} - 9 Strikeouts in a 2-0 win at Boston

Tuesday, July 2nd, Hughie Jennings - 2 Home Runs in a 5-4 win versus the New York Giants

Tuesday, July 2nd, Hughie Jennings - 2 Home Runs in a 7-8 loss to the Boston Doves

Wednesday, July 3rd, Ward Miller - 5 Hits in an 8-1 win over the St. Louis Browns

Thursday, July 4th, Orval Overall {14-8} - 10 Strikeouts in a 7-3 win over the Chicago White Sox

Thursday, July 4th, Joe Cassidy - 4 Stolen Bases in a 3-4 loss in Pittsburgh

Saturday, July 6th, Harry Swacina - 2 Home Runs in a 7-8 loss in New York

Monday, July 8th, George Browne - 2 Home Runs in a 6-0 win versus the St. Louis Cardinals

Monday, July 8th, Honus Wagner - 2 Home Runs in a 9-7, 16 inning victory at Philadelphia

Tuesday, July 9th, Rube Waddell {18-5} - 10 Strikeouts in a 6-0 win at Philadelphia

Tuesday, July 9th, Homer Smoot - 2 Home Runs in a 16-9 victory at New York

Wednesday, July 10th, Dick Hoblitzel - 5 Hits in a 4-3, 17 inning victory at Boston

Saturday, July 13th, Johnny Bates - 5 Hits in an 11-9 win versus the St. Louis Cardinals

Tuesday, July 16th, Joe Sugden - 2 Home Runs in a 6-1 win versus the Boston Americans

Wednesday, July 17th, Moose McCormick - 2 Home Runs in a 9-6, 11 inning win versus the New York Highlanders

Saturday, July 20th, John Dobbs - 2 Home Runs in a 5-6 loss in Brooklyn

Saturday, July 20th, Jimmy Dygert {16-8} - 9 Strikeouts in a 6-9 loss at Detroit

Saturday, July 20th, Tom Fisher {13-9} - 9 Strikeouts in a 9-6 win over the Philadelphia Athletics

Tuesday, July 23rd, Noodles Hahn - 2 Home Runs in an 8-2 victory at Brooklyn

Saturday, June 29th, Rube Waddell {14-2} - 9 Strikeouts in a 0-9 loss at Chicago





Who's Hot

National League

Jiggs Donahue - .335 Batting Average, 3 HR, 31 RBI (86 Games)
Sherry Magee - .302 Batting Average, 9 HR, 42 RBI, .382 OBP, .844 OPS (97 Games)
Rube Waddell - 18 Wins, 5 Losses, 1.89 ERA, 140 Strikeouts (26 Games)
Addie Joss - 15 Wins, 4 Losses, 2.37 ERA, 66 Strikeouts (26 Games)

American League

Davy Jones - .309 Batting Average, 24 RBI, 119 Hits, .395 SLG, .747 OPS (92 Games)
Otis Clymer - .309 Batting Average, 18 RBI, (95 Games)
Earl Moore - 11 Wins, 2 Losses, 1.42 ERA, 77 Strikeouts (22 Games)
Jimmy Dygert - 16 Wins, 8 Losses, 1.74 ERA, 233.1 IP, 30 Starts, 10 CG, 136 Strikeouts (31 Games)


My Team




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[center] Monthly Report - August 1907 [/center]

It's definitely looking like the Pittsburgh Pirates {89-33} will be going to the World Series for the 4th time, as with only a little more than a month to play they are now 24 games ahead of the Cincinnati Reds {66-58}. In August, Pittsburgh won 20 out of 25 games (7-3 at home, 13-2 on the the road). Our Brooklyn Superbas {52-71} didn't do badly during the month, winning 8 out of 11 away games, but are definitely out of the running for the National League pennant. Our goal now is to not finish in last place. The 3rd place Philadelphi Phillies {63-60} are the only other team still in contention. That means that either Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, or Philadelphia will be representing the National League in the World Series.


The American League is much more competitive as the season approaches its end. Every team still theoretically has a chance to win the pennant. The Detroit Tigers {75-48} went 6-3 away from Detroit but only increased their lead by half a game over the Philadelphia Athletics {67-55}, who had a mixed month, going 3-6 at home but 11-5 on the road. The 6-3 road stint of the Cleveland Blues {65-56} moved them half a game closer to 1st place. No other significant movement in the American League.

Current Standings



Highlights

Saturday, August 3rd, Jeff Pfeffer {12-12} - 9 Strikeouts in 7 IP in a 4-1 win over the Boston Doves

Saturday, August 3rd, Joe Lake {9-4} - 10 Strikeouts in 6 IP in a 4-3 win over the Cleveland Blues

Thursday, August 8th, Rube Waddell {22-6} - 11 Strikeouts in a 4-0 Shutout over the New York Giants

Thursday, August 8th, Red Ames {12-8} - 9 Strikeouts in 9 IP in a 4-1 win at Philadelphia

Friday, August 16th, Patsy Dougherty - 5 Hits in a 4-6 loss in Detroit

Monday, August 26th, Joe Cassidy - 6 Hits in a 16-8, 10 inning victory at Brooklyn

Tuesday, August 27th, Rube Waddell {22-6} - 10 Strikeouts in 9 IP in an 11-9 win at Philadelphia

Tuesday, August 27th, Roy Thomas - 3 Home Runs, 5 Hits, 5 Runs Scored in a 9-11 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates

Wednesday, August 28th, Jimmy Barrett - 4 Stolen Bases in a 1-2, 11 inning loss at Boston

Saturday, August 31st, Jiggs Donahue - 5 Hits in a 3-2, 11 inning win versus the St. Louis Cardinals





Who's Hot

National League

Jiggs Donahue - .345 Batting Average, 3 HR, 37 RBI (106 Games)
Elmer Flick - .303 Batting Average, 12 HR, 67 RBI, .481 SLG (122 Games)
Rube Waddell - 22 Wins, 6 Losses, 2.30 ERA, 184 Strikeouts, 4 Shutouts (33 Games)
Addie Joss - 18 Wins, 6 Losses, 2.22 ERA, 90 Strikeouts (33 Games)

American League

Davy Jones - .314 Batting Average, 37 RBI, 150 Hits, .358 OBP, .755 OPS (117 Games)
Dave Brain - .265 Batting Average, 7 HR, 53 RBI, 11 Triples (117 Games)
Barney Pelty - 18 Wins, 8 Losses, 1.80 ERA, 77 Strikeouts (35 Games)
Jimmy Dygert - 18 Wins, 10 Losses, 1.81 ERA, 273 IP, 34 Starts, 11 CG, 154 Strikeouts (39 Games)


My Team




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[center]......................... 1907 Association News ......................... [/center]

Sept. 5th - The Pittsburgh Pirates have clinched the National League pennant. This will be their 4th appearance in the World Series and they have 2 World Championships.



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[center]......................... 1907 Association News ......................... [/center]

Sept. 17th - The Pittsburgh Pirates have tied the National League record for most wins in a season with 99 with a 16-0 win over St. Louis. It is a given that they will break the 100 win milestone at any time.



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[center]......................... 1907 Association News ......................... [/center]

Sept. 19th - The Pittsburgh Pirates have broken the National League record for most wins in a season with their 100th win in a 2-1 home win over St. Louis in the first game of a double header. The previous record of 99 wins was held both by Pittsburgh (1905) and Chicago (1906). The American League record of 99 wins by Philadelphia (1906) will not be broken this season.



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[Orcin]

By now, the Pirates should have moved Honus Wagner to shortstop and traded for a good rightfielder. Just think how awesome they would be then! They are certainly dominating the first decade of your association. Great stuff!
 
 
 
 

[Wrathchild]

Unfortunately, since I imported Wagner in 1900, the only way he's going to change position is if I do it manually. But since I'm really playing an alternative history, such as by using full time Closers, I'm not going to worry about him changing position. He definitely has been a staple of the Pirates power, as you can see from the images below.

[Orcin]

Great stolen base totals, and an amazing fielding percentage (especially considering those small gloves). He is definitely a franchise player. Has Brooklyn tried to trade for him?

[Wrathchild]

I have a house rule for this association regarding trading.

1) No computer trades.
2) My team (currently Brooklyn) can trade 1 on 1 to send one of my players to their historically correct team in exchange for either:
    a) a player that should historically be on my team, or
    b) a player that historically does not belong on the team I am trading to

In either case, the team I am trading with will always receive a player that historically belongs on their roster. In this way, I can kind of act as a broker between teams, since they can't amongst themselves, if I meet the required conditions. So this means that the available trades in the association change from season to season. However, I am under no obligations to initiate these trades, nor to accept who the opponent is willing to trade to me. There's no way I'm going to trade away a star player for a scrub just because he doesn't belong on my team.

So since Honus Wagner historically played the rest of his career with the Pirates he will end up doing so in my replay.

It's probably a silly rule but it makes for some interesting situations, especially with Player Affinity and Early Entry turned on. There are times there have been more players available for my team in the amateur draft than I was able to bring aboard, especially if I had prior players I wasn't willing to push out of the way.