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ayaghmour2 · 06-11-2020, 04:04 PM

July 13th, 1931
Chicago Cougars (49-38): 6
Toronto Wolves (34-53): 3

W: Steve Castellini (6-10)
L: Babe Adams (4-3)

We finished off the quick two game series with a 6-3 victory and sweep of the host Wolves. Steve Castellini had his first good start in at least a month, 8 innings with 8 hits, 2 runs, a walk, and 3 strikeouts.Chick Meehan was going to get the save, but he left after a hit and ground out before leaving with injury. John Kincaid was 3-for-4 with a sac-bunt, two steals, and a run scored. Fred Barrell was 3-for-4 with a double, run scored, and 3 RBI's. Phil Vaughan was 3-for-4 with a double and two runs scored.

July 14th, 1931
Montreal Saints (34-52): 3
Chicago Cougars (50-38): 17

W: Max Wilder (10-8)
L: Dave Paynter (5-11)

We got to head home to host the other Canadian team, the Saints, for a four game set. The offense finally had the explosion I was waiting for all season, 23 hits and 17 runs in a blow out win for #50 on the season. Tom Taylor had a big game, 3-for-5 with a homer, run scored, and 5 RBI's. Russ Combs was 3-for-3 with a double, walk, 2 runs, and 2 RBI's. Fred Barrell was 3-for-5 with 3 doubles, 3 runs, and 2 RBI's. Vince York was 3-for-4 with a walk, run scored, and RBI. John Kincaid was 3-for-6 with two runs scored. John Dibblee was 2-for-4 with a walk, run scored, and 2 RBI's. Bob McCarty came off the bench and was 1-for-2 with a double, run scored, and 2 RBI's.

July 15th, 1931
Montreal Saints (34-53): 5
Chicago Cougars (51-38): 6

W: Chick Meehan (3-0)
L: Randy Taylor (3-6)
SV: Claude Purvis (2)

Game two was much closer, but we scored two in the 7th and 8th to eek away with a 6-5 victory. Tom Taylor was 2-for-4 with a walk and solo homer. Russ Combs was 2-for-5 with a double, run scored, and RBI. Harry Simmons was 2-for-4 with 2 doubles and a run scored. Jim Kyle was 2-for-4 with a double. Phil Vaughan had a pinch hit RBI double and later scored. Dick Lyons made the start, 7 innings with 12 hits, 5 runs, 2 walks and 3 strikeouts. Meehan got the win, Purvis the save, both with just 1 hit in a scoreless frame.

July 16th, 1931
Montreal Saints (34-54): 6
Chicago Cougars (52-38): 7

W: Dick Leudtke (11-6)
L: Walker Moore (7-11)

Another one run game, and we came out on top to stretch our win streak to seven. Dick Leudtke made the start, but it wasn't a very good one. He went all nine, but allowed 9 hits, 6 runs, and 2 walks with 5 strikeouts. He was also 1-for-3 with a pair of RBI's. Tom Taylor continued his hot streak, 2-for-4 with a triple, run scored, RBI, and steal. John Kincaid was 2-for-3 with 2 runs and a hit by pitch. Harry Simmons was 1-for-2 with a walk and RBI.

July 17th, 1931
Montreal Saints (35-54): 10
Chicago Cougars (52-39): 7

W: John Barrie (2-1)
L: Jim Crawford (9-8)
SV: Sam Young (3)

We couldn't finish off the sweep as the Saints piled on 10 in the finale. Jim Crawford was roughed up for 13 hits and 9 runs (6 earned) with 5 walks and 5 strikeouts. Ace McSherry allowed 2 hits, a walk, and an unearned run in 1.1 innings pitched. John Kincaid was 3-for-5 with 2 doubles, a run scored, and RBI. Cy Bryant was 2-for-3 with a homer, walk, 2 runs, and 2 RBI's. Tom Taylor was 2-for-4 with a homer, walk, RBI, 2 runs, and 2 steals.

July 18th, 1931
Brooklyn Kings (51-41): 14
Chicago Cougars (52-40): 2

W: Milt Fritz (16-8)
L: Steve Castellini (6-11)

The Kings were in town for four, and they're right behind us in the standings. They made theirselves welcome, crushing us 14-2 in the opener. And guess who was on the mound? Good ol' Castellini allowed 11 hits and 7 runs (6 earned) with 11 hits, a walk, and 4 strikeouts. Taylor Collins may have signed his own pink slip, 5 hits and 5 runs with 2 walks in just 0.2 innings. Ace McSherry allowed 3 hits and 2 runs with a strikeout in a inning. Russ Combs was a perfect 4-for-4 with an RBI. Cy Bryant was 3-for-4 with a steal and run scored.

July 19th, 1931
Brooklyn Kings (52-41): 8
Chicago Cougars (52-41): 3

W: Tommy Wilcox (13-10)
L: Max Wilder (10-9)

The second game didn't go well either, and now the Kings are tied with us for third. Max Wilder picked up the loss, 7.1 innings with 11 hits, 7 runs (5 earned), 3 walks, and a strikeout. Collins allowed a hit and run in 1.2 innings pitched. Cy Bryant was 3-for-4 with a double and run scored. Jim Kyle was 1-for-4 with 2 runs scored. Vince York was 2-for-4.

Stars of the Week
Tom Taylor : 26 AB, 11 H, 3 HR, 10 RBI, .423 AVG, 1.346 OPS
Russ Combs : 20 AB, 11 H, 0 HR, 4 RBI, .550 AVG, 1.241 OPS
John Kincaid : 31 AB, 13 H, 0 HR, 3 RBI, .419 AVG, .938 OPS

Awards
RF Tom Taylor (Player of the Week)

Weekly Summary
Has he finally turned the corner? That's back-to-back Player of the Weeks for Tom Taylor who's in the midst of an elite July. He's hitting .358/.419/.627 with 4 homers, 7 steals, and 16 RBI's in 17 July games. This week was easily the best of his in a while, hitting .423 with 3 homers and 10 RBI's. His season numbers continue to improve, and now at the 90 game mark he's hitting .290/.356/.460 (107 OPS+) with 16 homers, 16 steals, and 59 RBI's. Still far from his MVP numbers, Taylor is finally turning the corner and maybe he will ride it to the finish line. We need something to click for us to make up the five game deficit we find ourselves in, and an MVP in Taylor would be perfect.

If Ross Combs played all season, he'd lead the CA in batting average by over 20 points. Instead, he's made just 180 trips to the plate, but his .374/.389/.489 (123 OPS+) batting line is just what we've needed from him. He's also added 8 steals, hit two homers, and drove in 25 runs in the 39 games he's played. He's struggled a little defensively this season, but a lot of it has to do with the time he was playing injured. Like a resurgent Taylor, a healthy Combs is part of the recipe to making the postseason.

It gets tougher from this point on, as after the final two games with Brooklyn Both the first place Cannons (56-35) and second place Stars (56-37) come to town for four game series. This could be a nightmarish run or our lucky day. If we can manage to split with Brooklyn and then take both the Baltimore and New York series, we could find ourselves right back in the race. We can take games from the teams ahead of us, but we got to start winning. I have some faith in the Brooklyn series, as we already lost to both Fritz and Wilcox and the rest of their staff isn't as good. New York and Baltimore is going to be tough, but if Taylor keeps up his streak I like our chances.

Injury Report
2B Red O'Neal (AAA Milwaukee Blues): Returned from the DL
RP John Peterson (AA Mobile Commodores): Forearm stiffness (4 days)

06-11-2020, 04:04 PM	#137
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,010	Week 14: July 13th-July 19th July 13th, 1931 Chicago Cougars (49-38): 6 Toronto Wolves (34-53): 3 W: Steve Castellini (6-10) L: Babe Adams (4-3) We finished off the quick two game series with a 6-3 victory and sweep of the host Wolves. Steve Castellini had his first good start in at least a month, 8 innings with 8 hits, 2 runs, a walk, and 3 strikeouts.Chick Meehan was going to get the save, but he left after a hit and ground out before leaving with injury. John Kincaid was 3-for-4 with a sac-bunt, two steals, and a run scored. Fred Barrell was 3-for-4 with a double, run scored, and 3 RBI's. Phil Vaughan was 3-for-4 with a double and two runs scored. July 14th, 1931 Montreal Saints (34-52): 3 Chicago Cougars (50-38): 17 W: Max Wilder (10-8) L: Dave Paynter (5-11) We got to head home to host the other Canadian team, the Saints, for a four game set. The offense finally had the explosion I was waiting for all season, 23 hits and 17 runs in a blow out win for #50 on the season. Tom Taylor had a big game, 3-for-5 with a homer, run scored, and 5 RBI's. Russ Combs was 3-for-3 with a double, walk, 2 runs, and 2 RBI's. Fred Barrell was 3-for-5 with 3 doubles, 3 runs, and 2 RBI's. Vince York was 3-for-4 with a walk, run scored, and RBI. John Kincaid was 3-for-6 with two runs scored. John Dibblee was 2-for-4 with a walk, run scored, and 2 RBI's. Bob McCarty came off the bench and was 1-for-2 with a double, run scored, and 2 RBI's. July 15th, 1931 Montreal Saints (34-53): 5 Chicago Cougars (51-38): 6 W: Chick Meehan (3-0) L: Randy Taylor (3-6) SV: Claude Purvis (2) Game two was much closer, but we scored two in the 7th and 8th to eek away with a 6-5 victory. Tom Taylor was 2-for-4 with a walk and solo homer. Russ Combs was 2-for-5 with a double, run scored, and RBI. Harry Simmons was 2-for-4 with 2 doubles and a run scored. Jim Kyle was 2-for-4 with a double. Phil Vaughan had a pinch hit RBI double and later scored. Dick Lyons made the start, 7 innings with 12 hits, 5 runs, 2 walks and 3 strikeouts. Meehan got the win, Purvis the save, both with just 1 hit in a scoreless frame. July 16th, 1931 Montreal Saints (34-54): 6 Chicago Cougars (52-38): 7 W: Dick Leudtke (11-6) L: Walker Moore (7-11) Another one run game, and we came out on top to stretch our win streak to seven. Dick Leudtke made the start, but it wasn't a very good one. He went all nine, but allowed 9 hits, 6 runs, and 2 walks with 5 strikeouts. He was also 1-for-3 with a pair of RBI's. Tom Taylor continued his hot streak, 2-for-4 with a triple, run scored, RBI, and steal. John Kincaid was 2-for-3 with 2 runs and a hit by pitch. Harry Simmons was 1-for-2 with a walk and RBI. July 17th, 1931 Montreal Saints (35-54): 10 Chicago Cougars (52-39): 7 W: John Barrie (2-1) L: Jim Crawford (9-8) SV: Sam Young (3) We couldn't finish off the sweep as the Saints piled on 10 in the finale. Jim Crawford was roughed up for 13 hits and 9 runs (6 earned) with 5 walks and 5 strikeouts. Ace McSherry allowed 2 hits, a walk, and an unearned run in 1.1 innings pitched. John Kincaid was 3-for-5 with 2 doubles, a run scored, and RBI. Cy Bryant was 2-for-3 with a homer, walk, 2 runs, and 2 RBI's. Tom Taylor was 2-for-4 with a homer, walk, RBI, 2 runs, and 2 steals. July 18th, 1931 Brooklyn Kings (51-41): 14 Chicago Cougars (52-40): 2 W: Milt Fritz (16-8) L: Steve Castellini (6-11) The Kings were in town for four, and they're right behind us in the standings. They made theirselves welcome, crushing us 14-2 in the opener. And guess who was on the mound? Good ol' Castellini allowed 11 hits and 7 runs (6 earned) with 11 hits, a walk, and 4 strikeouts. Taylor Collins may have signed his own pink slip, 5 hits and 5 runs with 2 walks in just 0.2 innings. Ace McSherry allowed 3 hits and 2 runs with a strikeout in a inning. Russ Combs was a perfect 4-for-4 with an RBI. Cy Bryant was 3-for-4 with a steal and run scored. July 19th, 1931 Brooklyn Kings (52-41): 8 Chicago Cougars (52-41): 3 W: Tommy Wilcox (13-10) L: Max Wilder (10-9) The second game didn't go well either, and now the Kings are tied with us for third. Max Wilder picked up the loss, 7.1 innings with 11 hits, 7 runs (5 earned), 3 walks, and a strikeout. Collins allowed a hit and run in 1.2 innings pitched. Cy Bryant was 3-for-4 with a double and run scored. Jim Kyle was 1-for-4 with 2 runs scored. Vince York was 2-for-4. Stars of the Week Tom Taylor : 26 AB, 11 H, 3 HR, 10 RBI, .423 AVG, 1.346 OPS Russ Combs : 20 AB, 11 H, 0 HR, 4 RBI, .550 AVG, 1.241 OPS John Kincaid : 31 AB, 13 H, 0 HR, 3 RBI, .419 AVG, .938 OPS Awards RF Tom Taylor (Player of the Week) Weekly Summary Has he finally turned the corner? That's back-to-back Player of the Weeks for Tom Taylor who's in the midst of an elite July. He's hitting .358/.419/.627 with 4 homers, 7 steals, and 16 RBI's in 17 July games. This week was easily the best of his in a while, hitting .423 with 3 homers and 10 RBI's. His season numbers continue to improve, and now at the 90 game mark he's hitting .290/.356/.460 (107 OPS+) with 16 homers, 16 steals, and 59 RBI's. Still far from his MVP numbers, Taylor is finally turning the corner and maybe he will ride it to the finish line. We need something to click for us to make up the five game deficit we find ourselves in, and an MVP in Taylor would be perfect. If Ross Combs played all season, he'd lead the CA in batting average by over 20 points. Instead, he's made just 180 trips to the plate, but his .374/.389/.489 (123 OPS+) batting line is just what we've needed from him. He's also added 8 steals, hit two homers, and drove in 25 runs in the 39 games he's played. He's struggled a little defensively this season, but a lot of it has to do with the time he was playing injured. Like a resurgent Taylor, a healthy Combs is part of the recipe to making the postseason. It gets tougher from this point on, as after the final two games with Brooklyn Both the first place Cannons (56-35) and second place Stars (56-37) come to town for four game series. This could be a nightmarish run or our lucky day. If we can manage to split with Brooklyn and then take both the Baltimore and New York series, we could find ourselves right back in the race. We can take games from the teams ahead of us, but we got to start winning. I have some faith in the Brooklyn series, as we already lost to both Fritz and Wilcox and the rest of their staff isn't as good. New York and Baltimore is going to be tough, but if Taylor keeps up his streak I like our chances. Injury Report 2B Red O'Neal (AAA Milwaukee Blues): Returned from the DL RP John Peterson (AA Mobile Commodores): Forearm stiffness (4 days)