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sigma804 · 07-12-2012, 08:02 PM

Preseason predictions had Cleveland running away with the Central and Boston edging Pittsburgh for the East. This year's top 10 prospect list - 1B Jimmie Foxx (St. Louis), P Lefty Grove (Baltimore), C Mickey Cochrane (New York), P Red Ruffing (Los Angeles), 2B Charlie Gehringer (Philadelphia), P Charlie Root (Chicago), P Freddie Fitzsimmons (Los Angeles), P Bob Osborn (St. Louis), P Ed Wells (Baltimore), P Flint Rhem (Cleveland)

Early season troubles showed in Los Angeles where the Stars staggered out of the gate 2-11 and lost catcher Hank Severeid for seven weeks with a hamstring injury. New York lost pitcher Urban Shocker for three months. Pittsburgh surprisingly dealt young star Kiki Cuyler to New York for 2B Russ Wrightstone and SS Chuck Corgan. Another top prospect was dealt in May as Chicago sent 1B Bill Terry to Los Angeles for P Lefty Williams and 1B Art Merewether. The end of May saw St. Louis back on top of the Central, one game up on Detroit and being led by Rogers Hornsby's .425 average and 37-game hitting streak. Boston was up 3.5 on Baltimore while Pittsburgh was struggling at 10-25, thirteen games back. The Stars continued to suffer major injuries, losing P Tim McNamara for the year and OF Zack Wheat for six weeks. May also featured the league's first no-hitter, as 41-year old Jack Quinn of St. Louis blanked Chicago on no hits and just two walks.

June saw Philadelphia push ahead of Boston by 3.5 games in the East, while Detroit held a one game lead on Cleveland and 2.5 on St. Louis. Philadelphia began to make some moves, sending 1B Lew Fonseca and 2B Billy Rogell to Pittsburgh for P Ray Kremer. The month also was highlighted by the further emergence of two young first basemen, as Lou Gehrig of New York finished the month leading the EL in average and Los Angeles' Bill Terry was hitting 384-5-31.

The pre-trading deadline featured mostly names of little renown, other than pitcher Ted Lyons, a top prospect who was shuttled off for the fourth time - Baltimore sent he and P johnny Miljus to Philadelphia for 2B Bernie Friberg.

The regular season ended with no real suspense in either division. Boston had a nine game lead over Philadelphia, with strong years from Eddie Collins (361-3-61), Pie Traynor (325-1-76) and Glenn Mynatt (304-13-94) and a surprising bounce back year from 37-year old Walter Johnson (19-9, 3.08). Philadelphia had some big seasons from Bibb Falk (354-3-66), Earl Smith (311-11-56) and Riggs Stephenson (313-7-69) but the left side of the infield (Joe Sewell & Willie Kamm) didn't perform as well as expected. Pittsburgh finished tied with New York twelve games back with OF Al Simmons (316-21-99) being a highlight for the Grays. The Titans all of a sudden may have as much young position player talent as anyone, with Lou Gehrig (353-20-86), rookie catcher Mickey Cochrane (291-4-29), Goose Goslin (347-14-83) and Kiki Cuyler (285-4-55). Baltimore finished last for the second straight season and other than OF Curt Walker (367-6-52) and Ray Caldwell (17-12, 2.86) don't have much to get excited about.

Cleveland surprised no one by winning the Central, especially with an outfield of Babe Ruth (337-40-111), Ty Cobb (328-4-74) and Irish Meusel (341-3-23). Second year 2B Max Bishop hit 326 in the leadoff sport and catcher Bob O'Farrell, acquired from Baltimore in the pre-season, drove in 76 runs. Virgil Barnes led the staff with a 3.22 ERA but the Spiders could outscore anyone. Detroit gave it a good run, finishing first in the Central in batting average and home runs as Heinie Manush (345-9-90), Ken Williams (338-16-62), Joe Hauser (271-18-79) and Gabby Hartnett (336-18-95) mashed the ball all year. Unfortunately their starting pitching and defense was dreadful, finishing last in both ERA and defensive efficiency. Los Angeles (6.5 back) had plenty of good hitters - Frankie Frisch (326-6-65), Bill Terry (357-14-74), High Pockets Kelly (315-6-59), and Zack Wheat (343-4-43) but not enough pitching. Chicago (9 back, under .500) has a couple of emerging stars in LF Rube Bressler (330-2-66) and 1B Jim Bottomley (366-20-101) but needs more in the lineup. The pitching staff, led by George Uhle (15-9, 3.78) and Jack Scott (3.77) was solid but unspectacular.St.Louis started out hot but then tumbled to last behead very poor pitching. Rogers Hornsby (397-22-95) and Hal Rice (369-8-78) can still hit and new acquisition Chicken Hawks (311-10-80) teamed with catcher Butch Henline (303-9-60) to provide more hitting.

The playoffs got off to an exciting start as Glenn Myatt singled home Pie Traynor (after he tripled) with the winning run in the bottom of the ninth, giving Boston a 5-4 win over Cleveland. The Claws also won Game Two in dramatic fashion, as pinch hitter Tony Boeckel's two-out triple scored Earl Sheely in the bottom of the tenth. Suddenly on the ropes, Cleveland came out swinging when they returned home and won Game Three 7-4 behind two homers from Babe Ruth.

The Spiders were unable to pull even in Game Four though as the Claws scored five runs in the last three innings to win 7-5. Pie Traynor was 4-5 with a triple and a home run for Boston while Sam Rice and Max Carey each had a triple and three hits. Game Five featured another extra inning classic, with the score at 3-2 going into the bottom of the ninth - the Claws' Max Carey hit a two-out single to bring in Sheely to tie the game. In the 10th Cleveland scored three times for the win with a run scoring hit by pitch for Ray Chapman and a two-run double by Bob Fothergill. Cleveland tied the series at three with a 6-2 win. Virgil Barnes went the distance for the win, giving up two runs on six hits, while homers from Ruth and Bob O'Farrell provided most of the offense.

The series shifted to Cleveland, but Boston took Game Seven by scoring once in the eighth and ninth for a 6-4 win. In the 8th, Glenn Mynatt tripled and Earl Sheely brought him home with a sac fly to make it 5-4 and then the Claws added an insurance run in the ninth when Eddie Collins singled home Max Carey. The Claws closed out the series in Game Eight - the game was tied 2-2 going into the ninth but Sam Rice led off the ninth with a home run off Bert Gallia, followed by a single by Earl McNeely, a stolen base ,an RBi single by Earl Sheely, an error, a 2-run single by Max Carey and an RBI double by Eddie Collins. Boston then took home their second title of the decade.

Rookie of the Year went to New York catcher Mickey Cochrane and Los Angeles first baseman Bill Terry. Outstanding Pitcher Awards went to Boston's Walter Johnson and Cleveland's Joe Shaute, while the Outstanding Hitter went to Lou Gehrig of New York and Babe Ruth of Cleveland.

Off-season deals:
- Chicago sends P Jack Scott to Detroit for 2B Jimmy Dukes and 2B Mack Hillis
- Baltimore trades OF Bobby Veach to Chicago for Lu Blue
- Philadelphia deals IF/OF Riggs Stephenson to Boston for P Bob Shawkey and OF Frank Wilson
- St. Louis trades OF Whitey Witt to Baltimore for P Vance MvIlree and OF Roy Hutson
- Baltimore sends 3B Specs Toporcer and C Cliff Knox to Los Angeles for 2B High Pockets Kelly
- Cleveland sends 3B Ray Chapman to New York for P Dutch Ruether

The biggest trade by far was Chicago dealing 1B Jim Bottomley to Philadelphia for starting pitcher Waite Hoyt, OF Buddy Crump and P Ted Lyons.

The draft's first pick was 1B Babe Herman, going to St. Louis. The rest of the first round featured OF Mel Ott (Baltimore), OF Paul Waner (Chicago), 2B Tony Lazzeri (New York), 2B Joe Cronin (Pittsburgh), P Johnny Wertz (Los Angeles), OF Danny Taylor (Philadelphia), OF Pete Scott (Detroit), P Tommy Thomas (Cleveland) and the wonderfully named OF Cuckoo Christensen (Boston).

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sigma804 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 25	1925 Preseason predictions had Cleveland running away with the Central and Boston edging Pittsburgh for the East. This year's top 10 prospect list - 1B Jimmie Foxx (St. Louis), P Lefty Grove (Baltimore), C Mickey Cochrane (New York), P Red Ruffing (Los Angeles), 2B Charlie Gehringer (Philadelphia), P Charlie Root (Chicago), P Freddie Fitzsimmons (Los Angeles), P Bob Osborn (St. Louis), P Ed Wells (Baltimore), P Flint Rhem (Cleveland) Early season troubles showed in Los Angeles where the Stars staggered out of the gate 2-11 and lost catcher Hank Severeid for seven weeks with a hamstring injury. New York lost pitcher Urban Shocker for three months. Pittsburgh surprisingly dealt young star Kiki Cuyler to New York for 2B Russ Wrightstone and SS Chuck Corgan. Another top prospect was dealt in May as Chicago sent 1B Bill Terry to Los Angeles for P Lefty Williams and 1B Art Merewether. The end of May saw St. Louis back on top of the Central, one game up on Detroit and being led by Rogers Hornsby's .425 average and 37-game hitting streak. Boston was up 3.5 on Baltimore while Pittsburgh was struggling at 10-25, thirteen games back. The Stars continued to suffer major injuries, losing P Tim McNamara for the year and OF Zack Wheat for six weeks. May also featured the league's first no-hitter, as 41-year old Jack Quinn of St. Louis blanked Chicago on no hits and just two walks. June saw Philadelphia push ahead of Boston by 3.5 games in the East, while Detroit held a one game lead on Cleveland and 2.5 on St. Louis. Philadelphia began to make some moves, sending 1B Lew Fonseca and 2B Billy Rogell to Pittsburgh for P Ray Kremer. The month also was highlighted by the further emergence of two young first basemen, as Lou Gehrig of New York finished the month leading the EL in average and Los Angeles' Bill Terry was hitting 384-5-31. The pre-trading deadline featured mostly names of little renown, other than pitcher Ted Lyons, a top prospect who was shuttled off for the fourth time - Baltimore sent he and P johnny Miljus to Philadelphia for 2B Bernie Friberg. The regular season ended with no real suspense in either division. Boston had a nine game lead over Philadelphia, with strong years from Eddie Collins (361-3-61), Pie Traynor (325-1-76) and Glenn Mynatt (304-13-94) and a surprising bounce back year from 37-year old Walter Johnson (19-9, 3.08). Philadelphia had some big seasons from Bibb Falk (354-3-66), Earl Smith (311-11-56) and Riggs Stephenson (313-7-69) but the left side of the infield (Joe Sewell & Willie Kamm) didn't perform as well as expected. Pittsburgh finished tied with New York twelve games back with OF Al Simmons (316-21-99) being a highlight for the Grays. The Titans all of a sudden may have as much young position player talent as anyone, with Lou Gehrig (353-20-86), rookie catcher Mickey Cochrane (291-4-29), Goose Goslin (347-14-83) and Kiki Cuyler (285-4-55). Baltimore finished last for the second straight season and other than OF Curt Walker (367-6-52) and Ray Caldwell (17-12, 2.86) don't have much to get excited about. Cleveland surprised no one by winning the Central, especially with an outfield of Babe Ruth (337-40-111), Ty Cobb (328-4-74) and Irish Meusel (341-3-23). Second year 2B Max Bishop hit 326 in the leadoff sport and catcher Bob O'Farrell, acquired from Baltimore in the pre-season, drove in 76 runs. Virgil Barnes led the staff with a 3.22 ERA but the Spiders could outscore anyone. Detroit gave it a good run, finishing first in the Central in batting average and home runs as Heinie Manush (345-9-90), Ken Williams (338-16-62), Joe Hauser (271-18-79) and Gabby Hartnett (336-18-95) mashed the ball all year. Unfortunately their starting pitching and defense was dreadful, finishing last in both ERA and defensive efficiency. Los Angeles (6.5 back) had plenty of good hitters - Frankie Frisch (326-6-65), Bill Terry (357-14-74), High Pockets Kelly (315-6-59), and Zack Wheat (343-4-43) but not enough pitching. Chicago (9 back, under .500) has a couple of emerging stars in LF Rube Bressler (330-2-66) and 1B Jim Bottomley (366-20-101) but needs more in the lineup. The pitching staff, led by George Uhle (15-9, 3.78) and Jack Scott (3.77) was solid but unspectacular.St.Louis started out hot but then tumbled to last behead very poor pitching. Rogers Hornsby (397-22-95) and Hal Rice (369-8-78) can still hit and new acquisition Chicken Hawks (311-10-80) teamed with catcher Butch Henline (303-9-60) to provide more hitting. The playoffs got off to an exciting start as Glenn Myatt singled home Pie Traynor (after he tripled) with the winning run in the bottom of the ninth, giving Boston a 5-4 win over Cleveland. The Claws also won Game Two in dramatic fashion, as pinch hitter Tony Boeckel's two-out triple scored Earl Sheely in the bottom of the tenth. Suddenly on the ropes, Cleveland came out swinging when they returned home and won Game Three 7-4 behind two homers from Babe Ruth. The Spiders were unable to pull even in Game Four though as the Claws scored five runs in the last three innings to win 7-5. Pie Traynor was 4-5 with a triple and a home run for Boston while Sam Rice and Max Carey each had a triple and three hits. Game Five featured another extra inning classic, with the score at 3-2 going into the bottom of the ninth - the Claws' Max Carey hit a two-out single to bring in Sheely to tie the game. In the 10th Cleveland scored three times for the win with a run scoring hit by pitch for Ray Chapman and a two-run double by Bob Fothergill. Cleveland tied the series at three with a 6-2 win. Virgil Barnes went the distance for the win, giving up two runs on six hits, while homers from Ruth and Bob O'Farrell provided most of the offense. The series shifted to Cleveland, but Boston took Game Seven by scoring once in the eighth and ninth for a 6-4 win. In the 8th, Glenn Mynatt tripled and Earl Sheely brought him home with a sac fly to make it 5-4 and then the Claws added an insurance run in the ninth when Eddie Collins singled home Max Carey. The Claws closed out the series in Game Eight - the game was tied 2-2 going into the ninth but Sam Rice led off the ninth with a home run off Bert Gallia, followed by a single by Earl McNeely, a stolen base ,an RBi single by Earl Sheely, an error, a 2-run single by Max Carey and an RBI double by Eddie Collins. Boston then took home their second title of the decade. Rookie of the Year went to New York catcher Mickey Cochrane and Los Angeles first baseman Bill Terry. Outstanding Pitcher Awards went to Boston's Walter Johnson and Cleveland's Joe Shaute, while the Outstanding Hitter went to Lou Gehrig of New York and Babe Ruth of Cleveland. Off-season deals: - Chicago sends P Jack Scott to Detroit for 2B Jimmy Dukes and 2B Mack Hillis - Baltimore trades OF Bobby Veach to Chicago for Lu Blue - Philadelphia deals IF/OF Riggs Stephenson to Boston for P Bob Shawkey and OF Frank Wilson - St. Louis trades OF Whitey Witt to Baltimore for P Vance MvIlree and OF Roy Hutson - Baltimore sends 3B Specs Toporcer and C Cliff Knox to Los Angeles for 2B High Pockets Kelly - Cleveland sends 3B Ray Chapman to New York for P Dutch Ruether The biggest trade by far was Chicago dealing 1B Jim Bottomley to Philadelphia for starting pitcher Waite Hoyt, OF Buddy Crump and P Ted Lyons. The draft's first pick was 1B Babe Herman, going to St. Louis. The rest of the first round featured OF Mel Ott (Baltimore), OF Paul Waner (Chicago), 2B Tony Lazzeri (New York), 2B Joe Cronin (Pittsburgh), P Johnny Wertz (Los Angeles), OF Danny Taylor (Philadelphia), OF Pete Scott (Detroit), P Tommy Thomas (Cleveland) and the wonderfully named OF Cuckoo Christensen (Boston).