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Off Season Moves

Thompson, Taff Swap Clubs
Monday, November 7th, 1921
Philadelphia and Cincinnati have swapped players. The Phillies announced today that they have sent 28-year-old center fielder Shag Thompson to the Reds in exchange for 31-year-old reliever John Taff.

Over his career Thompson is batting .244 with 57 doubles, 30 triples, 1 home run, 205 RBIs and scored 221 runs in 765 games.

Taff has parlayed 71 games and 102 innings of work into a 5-5 lifetime record with 8 saves and 39 strikeouts. In his career he has fashioned a 2.29 ERA with 39 strikeouts and 34 walks.

Philadelphia Wins SP Williams Sweepstakes
Wednesday, November 30th, 1921
Philadelphia fans could barely contain their jubilation as Lefty Williams, considered one of the best at his position, opted to sign with the club.

The deal, estimated at $84,000 over 7 years, is seen as a masterstroke for the General Manager's office and could well go down as one of the shrewdest moves in club history.

Williams has authored a 117-81 won-lost record in his career with a 2.89 ERA.

Future in Jeopardy for Phillies Roy Hitt
Sunday, January 8th, 1922
The injury that forced Roy Hitt to go on the disabled list is serious -- and the possibility that it's career-ending hasn't been ruled out according to his agent. Speaking to reporters in Philadelphia today, Hitt's agent told them, "It's a pretty serious injury. I guess there's always the possibility it's career-ending, but we're not sure. He's getting intensive treatment five days a week." The 34-year-old Phillies starting pitcher has been undergoing extensive rehabitation for ulnar nerve irritation and hurt it again while working out last week. BNN contacted medical experts and were told that it is rare that a ballplayer can come back from such a bad injury.

In his career Hitt has totaled 170 victories and 179 defeats with a 3.36 ERA. The 34-year-old hurler also has struck out 1446 batters in 3130.2 innings and surrendered 3333 hits.

Cincinnati Sends Maisel to Philadelphia
Saturday, February 4th, 1922
There were plenty of hugs and handshakes passed out as 29-year-old center fielder George Maisel left the Cincinnati Reds today en route to joining the Philadelphia Phillies organization. 29-year-old center fielder George Harper and 22-year-old third baseman Wally Kopf will be traveling to Cincinnati Reds to complete the swap.

In his career Harper has racked up 163 hits with a .299 average and .366 on-base percentage. His numbers include 28 doubles, 7 triples, and 3 home runs, along with 80 runs scored and 65 RBIs.

1922 Predictions

AMERICAN LEAGUE PREDICTED STANDINGS

Team W L PCT GB Runs AVG HR SB Runs against ERA K BB Chicago White Sox 88 66 .571 - 794 .294 84 121 696 3.73 412 395 Boston Red Sox 84 70 .545 4 792 .298 66 92 763 3.91 466 454 Philadelphia Athletics 84 70 .545 4 834 .300 100 108 769 4.14 414 479 Washington Senators 83 71 .539 5 753 .287 58 67 690 3.71 476 491 Detroit Tigers 78 76 .506 10 795 .295 86 130 795 4.25 438 563 St. Louis Browns 70 84 .455 18 773 .294 69 64 808 4.15 453 451 New York Yankees 66 88 .429 22 790 .295 68 119 869 4.53 417 547 Cleveland Indians 65 89 .422 23 693 .277 46 107 833 4.34 430 525

TOP 10 HITTERS Player Team G AB HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG B. Ruth, RF PHA 150 539 55 150 18 .383 .506 .790 R. Hornsby, 2B SLA 148 614 32 146 12 .376 .435 .622 K. Williams, LF CHA 148 581 33 124 16 .340 .417 .602 R. Youngs, RF BOS 150 602 12 108 17 .386 .469 .554 R. Grimes, 1B DET 154 644 12 96 2 .339 .402 .491 J. Hauser, 1B NYA 152 590 20 107 3 .322 .404 .502 H. Mueller, CF DET 147 611 12 117 8 .338 .381 .496 T. Speaker, CF WS1 147 580 6 92 1 .340 .422 .482 T. Cobb, RF WS1 147 631 5 91 17 .346 .393 .475 H. Heilmann, RF CHA 148 588 14 89 5 .332 .385 .492 TOP 10 PITCHERS Player Team G W L S ERA IP HA BB K K/9 L. Cadore WS1 38 22 13 0 3.72 324.0 347 81 65 1.80 F. Allen BOS 38 21 11 0 3.73 297.0 330 86 108 3.27 H. Vaughn CHA 38 21 13 0 3.76 314.1 326 93 107 3.06 R. Faber CHA 38 20 15 0 3.50 317.0 362 83 104 2.95 C. Rhodes WS1 39 21 13 0 4.13 307.0 315 152 106 3.10 J. Morrison CHA 38 20 16 0 3.86 318.0 372 105 89 2.52 B. Adams PHA 38 18 14 0 3.86 310.0 389 78 52 1.51 G. Chalmers DET 38 19 15 0 4.21 308.1 343 116 123 3.60 S. Coveleski CHA 38 19 17 0 4.01 310.0 385 77 74 2.16 W. Johnson WS1 38 16 19 0 3.74 321.1 364 99 129 3.61

NATIONAL LEAGUE PREDICTED STANDINGS

Team W L PCT GB Runs AVG HR SB Runs against ERA K BB New York Giants 94 60 .610 - 728 .289 48 128 602 3.27 506 399 Pittsburgh Pirates 88 66 .571 6 755 .292 53 111 643 3.26 385 439 Chicago Cubs 84 70 .545 10 804 .286 46 102 753 3.86 455 439 Boston Braves 82 72 .532 12 733 .287 57 75 702 3.77 470 422 St. Louis Cardinals 79 75 .513 15 794 .298 67 65 743 3.68 418 513 Cincinnati Reds 67 87 .435 27 655 .278 50 63 723 3.89 408 441 Brooklyn Robins 65 89 .422 29 688 .278 64 60 822 4.41 428 491 Philadelphia Phillies 59 95 .383 35 688 .284 76 74 856 4.41 494 524

TOP 10 HITTERS Player Team G AB HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG J. Bottomley, 1B SLN 152 647 16 102 8 .378 .431 .573 G. Sisler, 1B PIT 153 612 7 90 36 .362 .403 .500 E. Roush, LF CHN 151 620 4 118 28 .346 .397 .470 J. Jackson, RF CHN 151 566 9 101 5 .346 .403 .510 B. Meusel, RF PIT 149 608 16 120 19 .313 .367 .496 E. Collins, SS CHN 150 617 3 71 32 .325 .418 .424 B. Veach, LF BSN 152 632 9 90 9 .328 .382 .478 C. Walker, RF SLN 149 593 9 95 6 .319 .390 .459 F. Brower, RF PHI 150 584 14 74 5 .311 .403 .472 A. McHenry, CF BSN 148 563 11 97 11 .345 .374 .495 TOP 10 PITCHERS Player Team G W L S ERA IP HA BB K K/9 H. Keupper NY1 38 24 11 0 2.59 318.2 321 38 66 1.88 B. Steen NY1 38 22 12 0 3.27 309.2 322 107 117 3.40 H. Pennock PIT 39 21 15 0 3.04 326.1 356 102 95 2.63 J. Barnes PIT 46 20 15 0 3.33 348.0 389 69 44 1.15 J. Lavender NY1 38 22 13 0 3.82 307.1 325 95 113 3.31 P. Donohue BSN 38 20 15 0 3.46 318.0 348 74 81 2.30 C. Hendrix SLN 38 20 16 0 3.47 318.1 353 92 94 2.67 D. Vance NY1 38 18 16 0 3.43 323.0 317 117 154 4.30 J. Johnson SLN 38 18 15 0 3.38 320.0 358 101 98 2.75 L. Tyler PIT 38 19 15 0 3.84 310.1 358 96 87 2.53

Top 100 Prospects List Published
Wednesday, April 12th, 1922
The season is about to start, so it's time to publish the annual Top 100 Prospects list. This year 20-year-old starting pitcher Ted Blankenship of the Boston Braves is the #1 prospect overall.

Here is the top 10:
1) SP Ted Blankenship, 20, Boston Braves
2) 2B George Grantham, 21, Detroit Tigers
3) MR Joe Shaute, 22, Brooklyn Robins
4) SP Syl Johnson, 21, Pittsburgh Pirates
5) CF Ike Boone, 25, Detroit Tigers
6) C Gabby Hartnett, 21, New York Yankees
7) MR Garland Braxton, 21, Chicago White Sox
8) LF Ray Blades, 25, St. Louis Browns
9) 1B Jim Bottomley, 21, St. Louis Cardinals
10) SP Percy Jones, 22, Philadelphia Athletics

NABL News: Opening Day
Wednesday, April 12th, 1922
Baseball fans have been waiting and waiting and all teams have been graced with a clean slate. Everybody is ready to roll. North American BaseBall League's 1922 season is here at last. These clubs will be in action in the season openers:

Philadelphia Athletics @ Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Browns @ Chicago White Sox
Detroit Tigers @ Cleveland Indians
New York Yankees @ Washington Senators
Chicago Cubs @ Cincinnati Reds
Brooklyn Robins @ New York Giants
Boston Braves @ Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates @ St. Louis Cardinals