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CT Wolverine · 11-05-2014, 08:37 PM

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Metaphysical League Baseball (MLB)
1936 Season

Rogers Hornsby’s New York Yankees had not won a pennant for 19 seasons, since his 2nd season in MLB. The Yankees had finished the previous year 71-83, in 6th place, 28 GB, and made only 1 move in the off-season, trading 2 minor-leaguers for 33-year-old SS Rod Dedeaux. They even failed to sign their #1 draft pick. So nobody predicted much for the Yankees in 1936.

Their returning position players looked as follows (1935 stats):
C: Jake Stahl, 2-50-.313-29
1B: Rogers Hornsby, 9-81-.285, moved from 2B, replacing Mize, moving to RF
2B: Paul Schaal, 5-82-.255, moved from 3B, replacing Hornsby, moving to 1B
3B: Jose Oliva, 2-14-.278, replacing Schaal, moving to 2B
SS: Willie Harris (2/3), 0-4-.356 (59 PA); Rod Dedeaux (1/3) 0-7-.275 (45 PA, ChC), replacing Tinker
LF: George Foster, 15-64-.251
CF: Willie Canate, 15-74-.281
RF; Johnny Mize, 19-114-.271, moved from 1B, replacing Hal Morris
These moved effectively improved the infield defense at 2B & 3B, while keeping both Hornsby and Mize in the lineup, forcing Morris to the bench, and replacing the aging Tinker at SS with a platoon.

The pitching staff (1935 stats):
SP: Ray Benge, 10-8-2-3.79
SP: Frank Killen, 11-14-4.98
SP: Al Pratt, 12-13-3.48
SP: Willard Schmidt, 10-17-5.78
SP: Eppa Rixey, 9-8-15-4.25, exchanged from the bullpen with Mauch
MR: Hal Mauck, 12-8-4.61, exchanged from rotation with Rixey
MR: Don Minnick 2-4-1-4.50

The season did not start well for the Yankees, when George Foster fractured his wrist on Opening Day and was out for 6 weeks, replaced by Hal Morris and Heinie Manush. The Yankees struggled through April, finishing 7-9, 4 games behind the 9-4 White Sox. But then CF Willie Canate got hot, and by 5/11, the Yankees were 16-10, in first place, ½ game in front of Chicago. ON 5/17, Manush went out for 6-7 weeks with a sprained ankle, but fortunately, Foster returned 3 days later to take his place and the Yankees kept rolling. Canate was named the Batter of the Month: 9-33-.343, 34 R. But the Yankees were surpassed by an even hotter Detroit team which won their last 8 straight to take a 1 ½ game lead over New York at the end of May.

The Yankees quickly regained the lead by 6/4, as George Foster was awarded Player of the Week on 6/8: 0-9-.480 (12-25), 4 R (YTD: 2-15-.338). Again, however, injuries struck as Mize and Foster both went down on 6/9, Mize for 4 weeks and Foster for 2-3 weeks. On 6/13, 2B Paul Schaal went out for 5-6 weeks. This time the Yankees took action by acquiring 1B Dale Long (31) from the White Sox, who had slid from the race, in return for 2 minor-leaguers. Pete Kilduff filled in at 2B, Hornsby at 1B, Morris in LF and Dave Collins in RF, while Long provided a strong bat off the bench and backup at 1B. Even when MP Don Minnick went down on 6/19 for 4 weeks, the Yankees kept winning, finishing June at 46-26, 2 games ahead of Detroit.
Canate again was awarded Batter of the Month for June: 3-26-.298, 24R.

By the All-Star break, Canate led MLB in HR (15) and RBI (74). Frank Killen led MLB in Wins (12). Al Pratt led MLB in Ks (98).

By the end of July, the Yankees led by 2 ½ games, but now the formidable defending champion Red Sox were the team in 2nd place and moving up.

The Yankees continued to suffer in juries at an alarming rate, Jose Oliva out for 3 weeks starting 8/9, George Foster lost for the season on 8/23 with a herniated disc in his back, then Kilduff another 2 week on 8/25., but their deep roster kept coming through, The Yankees, 82-47, held a 1 ½ game lead over Boston at the end of August.

Then on 9/4-6, the Yankees won 2 of 3 from the Red Sox in their final meeting of the year to stretch their lead to 5 ½ games with 19 games remaining. Boston would never get close again. Final standings: New York: 99-55, Boston: 91-63, 8 GB. New York had its first American League Pennant in 19 seasons.

Beside losing Foster for the season in August, the Yankees suffered a final blow on 9/25, when consensus MVP CF Willie Canate went down with a strained oblique and would miss the World Series.

Over in the National League, the race was decided relatively early. The Cincinnati Reds built a 6 game lead by the end of June over Boston and St. Louis and never looked back, ultimately finishing at 95-59, 9 games ahead of the 2nd-place Chicago Cubs.

The Reds, sometimes referred to as the Big Red Machine, had a potent lineup (1936 stats):
C: Mickey Tettleton, 10-55-.270
1B: Lou Gehrig, 15-107-.305
2B: Billy Herman, 4-70-.292
3B: Tony Perez, 18-124-.359
SS: Carlos Guillen, 7-84-.291
LF: Bob Watson, 7-100-.319
CF: Michael Saunders, 3-34-.234; Alexis Rios, 4-27-.293
RF: Gary Holman, 8-62-.332

The 1935 World Series featured the Cincinnati Reds (95-59), 3-4 in World Series play, last winning in 1931, vs the New York Yankees (99-55), making their first appearance since winning in 1917.

The Yankees went into the Series without their starting CF, consensus MVP CF Willie Canate: 23-116-.289-3, and LF George Foster: 10-61-.307. The Reds would play without SP Billy Pierce: 13-13-4.80 and MR Juan Marichal: 2-0-2 with Cin (15 IP), 3-5-5-8.20 (56 IP) overall.

The Yankees and Reds split the first 2 games in New York. The Yankees won Game 1, 12-3, behind 7.2 strong IP from Al Pratt and Hal Morris’ 3-5, 2B, 2 RBI, R performance. Game 2 went to the Reds, 12-5 behind Larry Hackson’s CG, and performances by Lou Gehrig: 3-4, HR, 2B, BB, 3 RBI, 2 R; & Bob Watson: 3-5, record-tying 2 3B, 2B, 2 RBI, 3 R.

Then Cincinnati took charge at home in the next 2 games, 11-3 and 8-2 to take a 3 games to 1 lead.

Game 5 saw New York jump out to a 3-run lead in the 4th. New York held a 4-1 margin after 6 innings but Ray Benges tired and came out for Kyle Davies. Davies surrendered 2 Reds runs in the 7th to make the score 4-3. The Reds then rallied again in the 8th off Davies, first scoring on Tony Perez’ RBI 1B then on Carlos Guillen’s 2-out RBI 1B for a 5-4 lead. Troy Patton, who had entered for the Reds in the 8th, retired the Yankees in order in the 9th.

The Cincinnati Reds won their 4th World Championship in 8 tries.

MVP SS Carlos Guillen: 8-21-.429, 1 HR, 8 RBI, 2 R, game-winning hit with 2-out bottom 8th in final game.

1935 Awards and Accomplishments:

Batting Avg: AL: Joe Delahanty, Tigers, .346
Batting Avg: NL: Tony Perez, Reds, .359
Rookie of Year: AL: Lee Mazzilli, White Sox, 5-62-.341-16
Rookie of Year: NL: Tony Conigliaro, Cardinals, 12-77-.289-2
Pitcher of Year: AL: Bob Black, Red Sox, 20(LL)-9-3.21, 2nd consecutive, 6th career
Pitcher of Year: NL: George Meakim, Cubs, 16-12-3.53
Hitter of Year: AL: Willie Canate, Yankees, 23(LL)-116(LL)-.289-3
Hitter of Year: NL: Tony Perez, Reds, 18-125-.359(LL)-0

Hitting Streaks:
Tony Perez, Reds, hit in 24 straight games
Andre Dawson, Indians, hit in 23 straight games

Milestones:
Bob Black, Red Sox, reached win # 335, surpassing Early Wynn as #1 All-time, finishing season with 343 Wins
Greg Maddux, Red Sox, reached win # 300
Andy Pettitte, Cubs, reached win # 200
Ian Kennedy, White Sox, reached win # 200
Eppa Rixey, Yankees, reached win # 200

Frank Robinson, Pirates, reached hit #3000
Harmon Killebrew, Senators, reached hit # 2000
Jim Pagliaroni, Tigers, reached hit # 2000

Career Records:
Honus Wagner, Pirates, new all-time record 2839 games played, surpasses Mickey Mantle.
Harmon Killebrew, Senators, finishes season with 299 career HRs, adding to his all-time record.
Al Pratt, Yankees, finishes season with 6.392 career K/9, 2nd all-time.

Individual Game Accomplishments:
Jim McCormick, Senators, no-hitter, 1 BB, 8 K in 6-0 home win vs A’s.
Orlando Cepeda, Bees, 6-7, HR, 3 2B, 5 RBI in 23-10 win @ Brooklyn.
Orlando Cepeda, Bees, 5-6, hits for cycle, 2 2B, 5 RBI, 3 R in 10-8 win @ Cubs.

Retired:
Mickey Mantle, 47, Indians, 206-1347-.294-148, 2983H, 380 2B, 121 3B, 1564 R, 1908 BB, .403 OBP, .417 SLG, .820 OPS. Five-time Batter of Year: 1912, 1914, 1915, 1918, 1919.
Holds career record for BB (1908) and K (1287), single-season record for BB (138). Third all-time in games played. Led league in HR 3 straight seasons 1916-18. Sadly retired 17 hits shy of goal of 3000 H.

Miguel Cabrera, 41, Bees, 169-1260-.307-8, 2846 H, 475 2B, 39 3B, 1149 R.

11-05-2014, 08:37 PM	#56
CT Wolverine Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Connecticut Posts: 93	Metaphysical League Baseball - 1936 Season Summary Thanks for the interest. Any feedback is welcome. Metaphysical League Baseball (MLB) 1936 Season Rogers Hornsby’s New York Yankees had not won a pennant for 19 seasons, since his 2nd season in MLB. The Yankees had finished the previous year 71-83, in 6th place, 28 GB, and made only 1 move in the off-season, trading 2 minor-leaguers for 33-year-old SS Rod Dedeaux. They even failed to sign their #1 draft pick. So nobody predicted much for the Yankees in 1936. Their returning position players looked as follows (1935 stats): C: Jake Stahl, 2-50-.313-29 1B: Rogers Hornsby, 9-81-.285, moved from 2B, replacing Mize, moving to RF 2B: Paul Schaal, 5-82-.255, moved from 3B, replacing Hornsby, moving to 1B 3B: Jose Oliva, 2-14-.278, replacing Schaal, moving to 2B SS: Willie Harris (2/3), 0-4-.356 (59 PA); Rod Dedeaux (1/3) 0-7-.275 (45 PA, ChC), replacing Tinker LF: George Foster, 15-64-.251 CF: Willie Canate, 15-74-.281 RF; Johnny Mize, 19-114-.271, moved from 1B, replacing Hal Morris These moved effectively improved the infield defense at 2B & 3B, while keeping both Hornsby and Mize in the lineup, forcing Morris to the bench, and replacing the aging Tinker at SS with a platoon. The pitching staff (1935 stats): SP: Ray Benge, 10-8-2-3.79 SP: Frank Killen, 11-14-4.98 SP: Al Pratt, 12-13-3.48 SP: Willard Schmidt, 10-17-5.78 SP: Eppa Rixey, 9-8-15-4.25, exchanged from the bullpen with Mauch MR: Hal Mauck, 12-8-4.61, exchanged from rotation with Rixey MR: Don Minnick 2-4-1-4.50 The season did not start well for the Yankees, when George Foster fractured his wrist on Opening Day and was out for 6 weeks, replaced by Hal Morris and Heinie Manush. The Yankees struggled through April, finishing 7-9, 4 games behind the 9-4 White Sox. But then CF Willie Canate got hot, and by 5/11, the Yankees were 16-10, in first place, ½ game in front of Chicago. ON 5/17, Manush went out for 6-7 weeks with a sprained ankle, but fortunately, Foster returned 3 days later to take his place and the Yankees kept rolling. Canate was named the Batter of the Month: 9-33-.343, 34 R. But the Yankees were surpassed by an even hotter Detroit team which won their last 8 straight to take a 1 ½ game lead over New York at the end of May. The Yankees quickly regained the lead by 6/4, as George Foster was awarded Player of the Week on 6/8: 0-9-.480 (12-25), 4 R (YTD: 2-15-.338). Again, however, injuries struck as Mize and Foster both went down on 6/9, Mize for 4 weeks and Foster for 2-3 weeks. On 6/13, 2B Paul Schaal went out for 5-6 weeks. This time the Yankees took action by acquiring 1B Dale Long (31) from the White Sox, who had slid from the race, in return for 2 minor-leaguers. Pete Kilduff filled in at 2B, Hornsby at 1B, Morris in LF and Dave Collins in RF, while Long provided a strong bat off the bench and backup at 1B. Even when MP Don Minnick went down on 6/19 for 4 weeks, the Yankees kept winning, finishing June at 46-26, 2 games ahead of Detroit. Canate again was awarded Batter of the Month for June: 3-26-.298, 24R. By the All-Star break, Canate led MLB in HR (15) and RBI (74). Frank Killen led MLB in Wins (12). Al Pratt led MLB in Ks (98). By the end of July, the Yankees led by 2 ½ games, but now the formidable defending champion Red Sox were the team in 2nd place and moving up. The Yankees continued to suffer in juries at an alarming rate, Jose Oliva out for 3 weeks starting 8/9, George Foster lost for the season on 8/23 with a herniated disc in his back, then Kilduff another 2 week on 8/25., but their deep roster kept coming through, The Yankees, 82-47, held a 1 ½ game lead over Boston at the end of August. Then on 9/4-6, the Yankees won 2 of 3 from the Red Sox in their final meeting of the year to stretch their lead to 5 ½ games with 19 games remaining. Boston would never get close again. Final standings: New York: 99-55, Boston: 91-63, 8 GB. New York had its first American League Pennant in 19 seasons. Beside losing Foster for the season in August, the Yankees suffered a final blow on 9/25, when consensus MVP CF Willie Canate went down with a strained oblique and would miss the World Series. Over in the National League, the race was decided relatively early. The Cincinnati Reds built a 6 game lead by the end of June over Boston and St. Louis and never looked back, ultimately finishing at 95-59, 9 games ahead of the 2nd-place Chicago Cubs. The Reds, sometimes referred to as the Big Red Machine, had a potent lineup (1936 stats): C: Mickey Tettleton, 10-55-.270 1B: Lou Gehrig, 15-107-.305 2B: Billy Herman, 4-70-.292 3B: Tony Perez, 18-124-.359 SS: Carlos Guillen, 7-84-.291 LF: Bob Watson, 7-100-.319 CF: Michael Saunders, 3-34-.234; Alexis Rios, 4-27-.293 RF: Gary Holman, 8-62-.332 The 1935 World Series featured the Cincinnati Reds (95-59), 3-4 in World Series play, last winning in 1931, vs the New York Yankees (99-55), making their first appearance since winning in 1917. The Yankees went into the Series without their starting CF, consensus MVP CF Willie Canate: 23-116-.289-3, and LF George Foster: 10-61-.307. The Reds would play without SP Billy Pierce: 13-13-4.80 and MR Juan Marichal: 2-0-2 with Cin (15 IP), 3-5-5-8.20 (56 IP) overall. The Yankees and Reds split the first 2 games in New York. The Yankees won Game 1, 12-3, behind 7.2 strong IP from Al Pratt and Hal Morris’ 3-5, 2B, 2 RBI, R performance. Game 2 went to the Reds, 12-5 behind Larry Hackson’s CG, and performances by Lou Gehrig: 3-4, HR, 2B, BB, 3 RBI, 2 R; & Bob Watson: 3-5, record-tying 2 3B, 2B, 2 RBI, 3 R. Then Cincinnati took charge at home in the next 2 games, 11-3 and 8-2 to take a 3 games to 1 lead. Game 5 saw New York jump out to a 3-run lead in the 4th. New York held a 4-1 margin after 6 innings but Ray Benges tired and came out for Kyle Davies. Davies surrendered 2 Reds runs in the 7th to make the score 4-3. The Reds then rallied again in the 8th off Davies, first scoring on Tony Perez’ RBI 1B then on Carlos Guillen’s 2-out RBI 1B for a 5-4 lead. Troy Patton, who had entered for the Reds in the 8th, retired the Yankees in order in the 9th. The Cincinnati Reds won their 4th World Championship in 8 tries. MVP SS Carlos Guillen: 8-21-.429, 1 HR, 8 RBI, 2 R, game-winning hit with 2-out bottom 8th in final game. 1935 Awards and Accomplishments: Batting Avg: AL: Joe Delahanty, Tigers, .346 Batting Avg: NL: Tony Perez, Reds, .359 Rookie of Year: AL: Lee Mazzilli, White Sox, 5-62-.341-16 Rookie of Year: NL: Tony Conigliaro, Cardinals, 12-77-.289-2 Pitcher of Year: AL: Bob Black, Red Sox, 20(LL)-9-3.21, 2nd consecutive, 6th career Pitcher of Year: NL: George Meakim, Cubs, 16-12-3.53 Hitter of Year: AL: Willie Canate, Yankees, 23(LL)-116(LL)-.289-3 Hitter of Year: NL: Tony Perez, Reds, 18-125-.359(LL)-0 Hitting Streaks: Tony Perez, Reds, hit in 24 straight games Andre Dawson, Indians, hit in 23 straight games Milestones: Bob Black, Red Sox, reached win # 335, surpassing Early Wynn as #1 All-time, finishing season with 343 Wins Greg Maddux, Red Sox, reached win # 300 Andy Pettitte, Cubs, reached win # 200 Ian Kennedy, White Sox, reached win # 200 Eppa Rixey, Yankees, reached win # 200 Frank Robinson, Pirates, reached hit #3000 Harmon Killebrew, Senators, reached hit # 2000 Jim Pagliaroni, Tigers, reached hit # 2000 Career Records: Honus Wagner, Pirates, new all-time record 2839 games played, surpasses Mickey Mantle. Harmon Killebrew, Senators, finishes season with 299 career HRs, adding to his all-time record. Al Pratt, Yankees, finishes season with 6.392 career K/9, 2nd all-time. Individual Game Accomplishments: Jim McCormick, Senators, no-hitter, 1 BB, 8 K in 6-0 home win vs A’s. Orlando Cepeda, Bees, 6-7, HR, 3 2B, 5 RBI in 23-10 win @ Brooklyn. Orlando Cepeda, Bees, 5-6, hits for cycle, 2 2B, 5 RBI, 3 R in 10-8 win @ Cubs. Retired: Mickey Mantle, 47, Indians, 206-1347-.294-148, 2983H, 380 2B, 121 3B, 1564 R, 1908 BB, .403 OBP, .417 SLG, .820 OPS. Five-time Batter of Year: 1912, 1914, 1915, 1918, 1919. Holds career record for BB (1908) and K (1287), single-season record for BB (138). Third all-time in games played. Led league in HR 3 straight seasons 1916-18. Sadly retired 17 hits shy of goal of 3000 H. Miguel Cabrera, 41, Bees, 169-1260-.307-8, 2846 H, 475 2B, 39 3B, 1149 R.