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1923 Season

Major transactions
Giants, Phillies Confirm Trade
Sunday, November 19th, 1922
The New York Giants swapped 33-year-old right fielder Joe Wood for 26-year-old right fielder Bevo LeBourveau of the Phillies after what Philadelphia officials would only characterize as "difficult" negotiations.

Career-to-date Wood is hitting .259 with a total of 23 home runs.

In his career LeBourveau has gotten 337 hits with a .297 batting average, scored 160 runs, hit 19 home runs and driven in 161.

Philadelphia Wins SP Johnson Sweepstakes
Saturday, December 2nd, 1922
Philadelphia Phillies fans welcomed Walter Johnson into the fold, as the veteran announced he'd reached an agreement with Philadelphia brass.

Some were critical of the move, insisting that you shouldn't invest $72,545 in a 35-year-old man, no matter how good he might be on the field. The team believes he will deepen their roster and ultimately win a championship.

In his career Johnson has crafted a 378-224 record with a 2.53 ERA in 5567 innings. Opposing clubs are batting .248 against him and he has rung up 2967 strikeouts.

Philadelphia Wins Lottery for LF Williams
Friday, February 2nd, 1923
The Phillies and Ken Williams reached an accord earlier today which brings the left fielder to town for 5 years.

Williams will pocket $104,850 total and is widely expected to contribute significantly to the club's playoff drive.

In his career Williams is batting .303 with a total of 53 home runs.

Veteran MR Bender Settles on Phillies
Saturday, February 17th, 1923
The euphoria surrounding a big name deal can sometimes overshadow the deal itself. Occasionally a team will mortgage its future to make a big splash, though no one in Philadelphia was worried about that today as the club finalized terms with Chief Bender.

Bender will earn $5,372 per year over 1 year.

Taking the hill 676 times in his career, Bender has compiled an ERA of 3.24. He has tossed 4473.1 innings with 2060 strikeouts and 1466 free passes. Opponents have hit .270 against him. He has a record of 257-241.

[IMG]file:///I:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Scott/My%20Documents/Out%20of%20the%20Park%20Developments/OOTP%20Baseball%2013/saved_games/NABL2.lg/news/html/images/league_logos/north_american_baseball_league_90.png[/IMG]Top 100 Prospects List Published
Tuesday, April 17th, 1923
The season is about to start, so it's time to publish the annual Top 100 Prospects list. This year 19-year-old first baseman Lou Gehrig of the Cleveland Indians is the #1 prospect overall.

Here is the top 10:
1) 1B Lou Gehrig, 19, Cleveland Indians
2) CF Hack Wilson, 22, Brooklyn Robins
3) SP Earl Whitehill, 24, Chicago Cubs
4) MR Red Lucas, 20, Boston Braves
5) MR Bill Harris, 22, Boston Red Sox
6) MR Charley Root, 24, Philadelphia Athletics
7) SP Vic Keen, 24, Chicago Cubs
8) RF Showboat Fisher, 24, New York Yankees
9) SP Mike Cvengros, 22, Boston Red Sox
10) LF Heinie Manush, 21, New York Giants

AMERICAN LEAGUE PREDICTED STANDINGS

Team W L PCT GB Runs AVG HR SB Runs against ERA K BB Boston Red Sox 87 67 .565 - 758 .284 51 121 668 3.38 410 420 Detroit Tigers 84 70 .545 3 785 .289 74 111 739 3.69 531 585 Washington Senators 80 74 .519 7 704 .274 39 107 624 3.43 495 485 Philadelphia Athletics 80 74 .519 7 763 .285 87 155 779 4.02 377 463 New York Yankees 78 76 .506 9 728 .287 81 145 743 3.53 429 469 Chicago White Sox 74 80 .481 13 684 .284 47 113 703 3.64 445 546 St. Louis Browns 72 82 .468 15 778 .284 62 45 835 4.26 463 561 Cleveland Indians 63 91 .409 24 597 .265 31 136 706 3.59 436 491

TOP 10 HITTERS Player Team G AB HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG B. Ruth, CF PHA 150 511 39 108 17 .345 .480 .659 R. Hornsby, 2B SLA 150 598 25 135 6 .372 .453 .608 H. Heilmann, RF CHA 151 573 19 100 9 .368 .445 .561 G. Grantham, 2B DET 148 618 11 76 56 .325 .417 .477 R. Grimes, 1B DET 152 630 15 106 8 .330 .394 .485 J. Hauser, 1B NYA 152 604 26 101 7 .309 .383 .507 A. Wingo, RF SLA 143 561 6 68 9 .342 .415 .473 T. Speaker, RF WS1 150 584 10 77 7 .313 .408 .465 J. Sewell, SS SLA 154 636 2 73 4 .334 .413 .432 R. Youngs, RF BOS 150 601 6 76 19 .319 .408 .451 TOP 10 PITCHERS Player Team G W L S ERA IP HA BB K K/9 B. Adams BOS 38 23 13 0 3.05 329.0 366 58 48 1.31 G. Chalmers DET 38 21 12 0 3.44 317.2 331 106 114 3.24 J. Lavender WS1 38 21 15 0 3.26 315.2 336 103 108 3.09 V. Gregg WS1 38 19 16 0 3.11 321.0 329 116 107 3.01 M. O'Toole DET 38 20 14 0 3.60 316.1 329 171 125 3.57 D. Ruether BOS 38 21 16 0 3.78 318.1 346 114 83 2.36 W. Dell BOS 38 18 12 0 3.27 266.2 261 90 100 3.37 E. Moseley BOS 38 17 17 0 3.27 310.0 313 110 109 3.18 S. Jones NYA 38 19 15 0 3.74 314.2 359 109 89 2.54 S. Coveleski CLE 38 17 20 0 3.12 316.0 321 96 77 2.21

NATIONAL LEAGUE PREDICTED STANDINGS

Team W L PCT GB Runs AVG HR SB Runs against ERA K BB New York Giants 88 66 .571 - 844 .294 60 69 749 4.02 563 500 Brooklyn Robins 85 69 .552 3 838 .293 64 76 756 3.84 434 471 Boston Braves 85 69 .552 3 732 .287 64 93 643 3.29 442 382 St. Louis Cardinals 79 75 .513 9 733 .286 66 59 732 3.69 344 468 Pittsburgh Pirates 73 81 .474 15 752 .288 51 149 786 3.97 348 471 Cincinnati Reds 71 83 .461 17 666 .271 46 81 712 3.57 413 435 Chicago Cubs 69 85 .448 19 690 .288 45 95 762 4.08 349 474 Philadelphia Phillies 68 86 .442 20 746 .289 109 116 861 4.30 518 538

TOP 10 HITTERS Player Team G AB HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG G. Sisler, 1B PIT 152 646 16 105 46 .382 .429 .573 Z. Wheat, LF CHN 148 616 19 98 4 .371 .421 .561 T. Cobb, CF NY1 149 611 3 100 10 .384 .443 .511 B. Meusel, RF PIT 149 575 14 119 32 .354 .399 .538 K. Williams, LF PHI 150 599 24 104 28 .326 .393 .530 J. Bottomley, 1B SLN 148 631 17 114 5 .344 .391 .525 H. Manush, LF NY1 149 599 12 73 18 .342 .418 .499 J. Fournier, 1B NY1 154 562 15 107 5 .328 .414 .480 G. Kelly, 1B PHI 151 627 25 105 15 .324 .361 .519 E. Smith, C BRO 136 571 12 87 4 .333 .400 .483 TOP 10 PITCHERS Player Team G W L S ERA IP HA BB K K/9 D. Vance NY1 38 22 11 0 3.63 317.2 330 100 202 5.74 R. Witherup BSN 38 20 15 0 3.12 320.2 334 97 112 3.16 H. Vaughn BRO 38 21 13 0 3.44 315.0 335 90 104 2.99 D. Walker BSN 38 20 14 0 3.33 313.2 322 103 116 3.33 J. Johnson SLN 38 20 16 0 3.42 328.0 371 103 90 2.47 H. Keupper BSN 38 18 13 0 3.20 315.0 358 63 70 2.00 C. Hendrix SLN 39 21 17 0 3.81 326.2 359 104 87 2.40 H. Dauss CIN 38 18 16 0 3.63 296.0 325 100 85 2.60 E. Manning NY1 38 18 10 0 3.84 248.2 280 64 68 2.48 T. Kaufmann BRO 38 19 14 0 4.14 302.2 344 99 86 2.57

NABL News: Opening Day
Tuesday, April 17th, 1923
How sweet it is! North American BaseBall League starts play today. It is a new season and a new beginning for all the boys of baseball. Opening Day is here! It is a day of great excitement for everyone in the world of baseball -- players, fans, sportswriters, broadcasters, managers, coaches, scouts, groundkeepers, batboys, ballpark vendors, agents and the owners. Everybody is eagerly awaiting the first pitch of the game and the first home run. Old records will be broken and new marks set. It all gets under way today with this lineup of games:

New York Giants @ Boston Braves
Philadelphia Phillies @ Brooklyn Robins
Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals @ Cincinnati Reds