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plannine · 09-22-2008, 07:34 PM

You have to remember, that everything in Lahman Database is based on their MAJOR LEAGUE stats and their first year in the majors. Even in some of the custom databases that use their first year in pro baseball, base their stats on some form of reduced major league stats (as far as i know).

If your doing historical before the mid-60's remember there wasn't a draft then!! Everything was pure and simple. Offer him money and get him to sign!!!! In the late 40's or early 50's if you offered him more then a few thousand dollars, you'd have to keep him on your major league roster for the year. This was to keep salaries low. As bonus went higher (and Kansas City would sign, keep for a year and trade to the Yankees) they implemented the draft (again to keep signing salaries low).

09-22-2008, 07:34 PM	#5
plannine All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 572	You have to remember, that everything in Lahman Database is based on their MAJOR LEAGUE stats and their first year in the majors. Even in some of the custom databases that use their first year in pro baseball, base their stats on some form of reduced major league stats (as far as i know). If your doing historical before the mid-60's remember there wasn't a draft then!! Everything was pure and simple. Offer him money and get him to sign!!!! In the late 40's or early 50's if you offered him more then a few thousand dollars, you'd have to keep him on your major league roster for the year. This was to keep salaries low. As bonus went higher (and Kansas City would sign, keep for a year and trade to the Yankees) they implemented the draft (again to keep signing salaries low). __________________ Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice-versa - Casey Stengel Last edited by plannine; 09-22-2008 at 07:43 PM.