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ayaghmour2 · 06-16-2020, 09:53 AM

August 3rd, 1931
Cleveland Foresters (41-65): 5
Chicago Cougars (61-47): 13

W: Max Wilder (12-10)
L: Max Dowless (1-1)

We welcomed the Foresters to town for three in our last home series for a long time. We piled on 13 runs to take the opener for our first win of August. Vince York was 3-for-4 with a double, homer, steal, walk, 3 runs, and 4 RBI's. Tom Taylor was 3-for-4 with a triple, homer, 3 runs, and 2 RBI's. Fred Barrell was 3-for-5 with a double, run scored, and RBI. John Kincaid was 1-for-4 with a walk, steal, run scored, and RBI. Starter Max Wilder was 1-for-4 with a double and run scored. He also pitched all nine, allowing 8 hits, 5 runs (3 earned), 2 walks, and 4 strikeouts.

August 4th, 1931
Cleveland Foresters (41-66): 5
Chicago Cougars (62-47): 7

W: Dick Lyons (13-4)
L: George Barker (7-9)

The middle game was much closer, but we survived a late Forester rally to set up a sweep. Dick Lyons pitched another great start, 8 innings with 7 hits, 3 runs, and 4 strikeouts. Chick Meehan allowed 2 runs, a walk, and hit in the 9th. Slim Bloom was 3-for-4 with a double, walk, and three runs scored. Vince York was 2-for-5 with a run scored and two driven in. Tom Taylor was 1-for-3 with a walk, hit by pitch, and two run homer. John Kincaid was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored. Fred Barrell was 1-for-4 with a double and 2 RBI's.

August 5th, 1931
Cleveland Foresters (41-67): 7
Chicago Cougars (63-47): 8
10 Innings

W: Dick Lyons (13-4)
L: George Barker (7-9)

We were up 7-3 when we started the 7th, but they piled on four runs to tie the game up. There was no more scoring after nine innings finished, so we needed to play extra baseball. Former Forester Russ Combs sent the home crowd home happy with a walk-off single to finish off the sweep. Combs was 3-for-6 with an RBI and two walks. Bill Ashbaugh was 3-for-4 with a walk, run scored, and 2 RBI's. Bill Ashbaugh was 3-for-4 with a walk, run scored, and two driven in. Fred Barrell was 3-for-5 with an RBI. John Kincaid was 2-for-5 with a double and two runs scored. Vince York was 2-for-5 with a run and RBI. Tom Taylor was just 1-for-5, but he continued his consecutive home run streak with a two run blast.

August 7th, 1931
Chicago Cougars (64-47): 7
Toronto Wolves (47-64): 3

W: Jim Crawford (12-9)
L: Birdie Smith (7-14)

We had a day off and used it to travel to Toronto to start a long road trip. We made ourselves welcome, and took the opener 7-3. Jim Crawford went all nine, allowing 7 hits, 3 runs (1 earned), 2 walks, and a strikeout. Russ Combs was 3-for-5 with two runs scored. Cy Bryant was 2-for-4 with a triple and run scored. Tom Taylor was 2-for-5 with a double and RBI. Fred Barrell was 1-for-4 with a double, run scored, and RBI. John Kincaid was 1-for-4 with a sac-bunt, run, and RBI. And just like that, we're just half a game out of first!

August 8th, 1931
Chicago Cougars (64-48): 3
Toronto Wolves (48-64): 8

W: Barry Wood (8-9)
L: Max Wilder (12-11)

The Wolves continue to be an unnecessary thorn in our side, and they tie the series up with an 8-3 victory. It was a rough outing for Wilder who allowed 11 hits and 8 runs (5 earned) with 3 walks and 4 strikeouts in 7.1 innings pitched. Bill Kline finally made his big league debut, and he just needed three pitches to get two outs. Add another for Tom Taylor, who was 1-for-3 with a solo homer and a walk. Bill Ashbaugh was 1-for-2 with 2 walks and a double. Vince York was 1-for-4 with a double, run scored, and RBI.

August 9th, 1931
Chicago Cougars (64-49): 3
Toronto Wolves (49-64): 4
10 Innings

W: Harry Myers (5-3)
L: Claude Purvis (2-2)

I just don't get this team...

WHY CAN'T WE BEAT A TEAM WHO DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 50 WINS YET...

THAT'S FIVE OF THE LAST SEVEN...

And now we're back to two and a half out...

Of course, we were actually up 3-0 to start the game, but the Wolves just kept chipping away. Dick Lyons allowed 9 hits, 3 runs, and 3 walks with jsut one strikeout in nine innings pitched. Claude Purvis got the loss, a hit, run, and two walks while recording two outs in the ninth. Fred Barrell was 1-for-4 with a triple, run scored, and RBI. John Kincaid was 1-for-4 with a double and run scored. Vince York was 1-for-3 with a walk and run scored. John Kincaid was 1-for-4 with a double and run scored.

Stars of the Week
Tom Taylor : 23 AB, 9 H, 4 HR, 8 RBI, .391 AVG, 1.525 OPS
Vince York : 26 AB, 10 H, 1 HR, 9 RBI, .385 AVG, 1.082 OPS
Fred Barrell : 26 AB, 9 H, 0 HR, 6 RBI, .346 AVG, .885 OPS

Weekly Summary
We were just half a game out... Even if we won both games we'd still be in second since Baltimore (65-45) won both games, but we were so close to being on top we could almost reach out and grab it. New York (63-49) is right on our tail and Brooklyn (61-51) and Philly (59-53) are still in the hunt. We get a day off before continuing our road trip. It's going to be the roughest three series we could imagine as we're about to go visit New York, Baltimore, and Brooklyn consecutively. The road trip won't end there, as we continue to Montreal (44-66) who at least doesn't have 60 wins before a final game in Philly. This is huge going to be a grind, but it gets better in September. In August, we have 20 consecutive road games, but just four to start September in Cleveland. We end the season with 18 straight home games which could end up saving us in the end if we drop too many of the upcoming contests.

And you know what the best part is? NO MORE TORONTO!!! We are finally done with the team that seems to beat us for no reason other then to cause me stress. The Wolves haven't completed their season series with anyone else, but guess what? There is only one team they have a winning record against (11-9), us... Even the Foresters have split the 18 games they've played and the rest of the league has two or three more wins over them. If it wasn't for us, the Wolves would probably picking first in the upcoming draft.

But, with a 4-2 week I probably should focus on what's going well. Tom Taylor had another excellent week (he probably deserved Player of the Week, but oh well...), launching four long balls in just six games. He's now up to 20 on the season which is second most in the CA. He has nearly half of our 46 home runs on the season and he's just the third Cougar (Spencer Harding 1906, Bill Ashbaugh 1928 and 1929) to reach the 20 home run mark. His batting line is starting to rise as well as he's up to .292/.362/.471 (112 OPS+) with 20 homers, 16 steals, and 75 RBI's and he's on pace for 7 WAR (would lead the CA), almost the exact midpoint between his 1929 and 1930 seasons. His bat is coming alive at the right time, and we're really going to need him to keep on mashing this week.

Another player on the leaderboards is Vince York, who ranks third in OPS (.897) and tied for second in batting average (.349) with Brooklyn's Doug Lightbody. York's hitting a nice .349/.394/.503 (128 OPS+) which is just a hair lower then his totals last season. He's also hit 8 homers, stole 5 bases, and drove in 72 runs in 480 trips to the plate. He still doesn't provide much value on defense, but with elite defenders in Bryant and Taylor manning the outfield with him, he just needs to catch the balls hit to him out in left.

Injury Report
CF Tom Thomas (AAA Milwaukee Blues): Returned from the DL
RP Roger Wagner (A Lincoln Legislators): Returned from the DL
CF Pete Slater (A Lincoln Legislators): Returned from the DL
SP Billy LeBeau (B San Jose Cougars): Bone chips (2 months)
3B Tom Spitzer (B San Jose Cougars): Hamstring soreness (5 days)
SS Larry Burns (B San Jose Cougars): Strained oblique (6 days)

Minor League Report

SP Johnny Walker (A Lincoln Legislators): The strikeout machine won't reach 200 strikeouts with Lincoln this year, but it's not for a lack of trying. He's struck out 194 in 165.1 innings pitched, but he won't be pitching any more innings with a Legislators jersey. After working to a minuscule 1.69 ERA (216 ERA+) and 0.94 WHIP, the 21-year-old Walker is on his way up to AA Mobile to join the Commodores rotation. The lefties worked to improve his velocity in the offseason, and it's made a noticeable difference. His K/9 rate is up to 10.6 from 9.5 the previous year and he dropped his BB/9 almost a full point to 2.3. I'm really liking the way he has been developing, and I think the future is extremely bright for the former 3rd Round selection.

CF Chuck Bouillon (B San Jose Cougars): On August 6th, San Jose crushed the Berkely Bears 17-0 as part of a George DeForest shutout. The biggest news out of the game, however, was the three homer outburst by Chuck Bouillon, one of the few players in my organization that I didn't really realize I had. Acquired as a minor league free agent in the offseason, he's only taken 32 plate appearances and has only entered the lineup because of the Ken Allen/Joe Johnson promotions. Tom Thomas was actiavetd from the AAA DL, so that pushed Johnson and Allen back down which may make it tough to get Bouillon time. He has an uneven .219/.316/.656 (161 OPS+) batting line, but I'm not sure if this power surge is a fluke or the start of something new.

06-16-2020, 09:53 AM	#140
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,010	Week 17: August 3rd-August 9th August 3rd, 1931 Cleveland Foresters (41-65): 5 Chicago Cougars (61-47): 13 W: Max Wilder (12-10) L: Max Dowless (1-1) We welcomed the Foresters to town for three in our last home series for a long time. We piled on 13 runs to take the opener for our first win of August. Vince York was 3-for-4 with a double, homer, steal, walk, 3 runs, and 4 RBI's. Tom Taylor was 3-for-4 with a triple, homer, 3 runs, and 2 RBI's. Fred Barrell was 3-for-5 with a double, run scored, and RBI. John Kincaid was 1-for-4 with a walk, steal, run scored, and RBI. Starter Max Wilder was 1-for-4 with a double and run scored. He also pitched all nine, allowing 8 hits, 5 runs (3 earned), 2 walks, and 4 strikeouts. August 4th, 1931 Cleveland Foresters (41-66): 5 Chicago Cougars (62-47): 7 W: Dick Lyons (13-4) L: George Barker (7-9) The middle game was much closer, but we survived a late Forester rally to set up a sweep. Dick Lyons pitched another great start, 8 innings with 7 hits, 3 runs, and 4 strikeouts. Chick Meehan allowed 2 runs, a walk, and hit in the 9th. Slim Bloom was 3-for-4 with a double, walk, and three runs scored. Vince York was 2-for-5 with a run scored and two driven in. Tom Taylor was 1-for-3 with a walk, hit by pitch, and two run homer. John Kincaid was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored. Fred Barrell was 1-for-4 with a double and 2 RBI's. August 5th, 1931 Cleveland Foresters (41-67): 7 Chicago Cougars (63-47): 8 10 Innings W: Dick Lyons (13-4) L: George Barker (7-9) We were up 7-3 when we started the 7th, but they piled on four runs to tie the game up. There was no more scoring after nine innings finished, so we needed to play extra baseball. Former Forester Russ Combs sent the home crowd home happy with a walk-off single to finish off the sweep. Combs was 3-for-6 with an RBI and two walks. Bill Ashbaugh was 3-for-4 with a walk, run scored, and 2 RBI's. Bill Ashbaugh was 3-for-4 with a walk, run scored, and two driven in. Fred Barrell was 3-for-5 with an RBI. John Kincaid was 2-for-5 with a double and two runs scored. Vince York was 2-for-5 with a run and RBI. Tom Taylor was just 1-for-5, but he continued his consecutive home run streak with a two run blast. August 7th, 1931 Chicago Cougars (64-47): 7 Toronto Wolves (47-64): 3 W: Jim Crawford (12-9) L: Birdie Smith (7-14) We had a day off and used it to travel to Toronto to start a long road trip. We made ourselves welcome, and took the opener 7-3. Jim Crawford went all nine, allowing 7 hits, 3 runs (1 earned), 2 walks, and a strikeout. Russ Combs was 3-for-5 with two runs scored. Cy Bryant was 2-for-4 with a triple and run scored. Tom Taylor was 2-for-5 with a double and RBI. Fred Barrell was 1-for-4 with a double, run scored, and RBI. John Kincaid was 1-for-4 with a sac-bunt, run, and RBI. And just like that, we're just half a game out of first! August 8th, 1931 Chicago Cougars (64-48): 3 Toronto Wolves (48-64): 8 W: Barry Wood (8-9) L: Max Wilder (12-11) The Wolves continue to be an unnecessary thorn in our side, and they tie the series up with an 8-3 victory. It was a rough outing for Wilder who allowed 11 hits and 8 runs (5 earned) with 3 walks and 4 strikeouts in 7.1 innings pitched. Bill Kline finally made his big league debut, and he just needed three pitches to get two outs. Add another for Tom Taylor, who was 1-for-3 with a solo homer and a walk. Bill Ashbaugh was 1-for-2 with 2 walks and a double. Vince York was 1-for-4 with a double, run scored, and RBI. August 9th, 1931 Chicago Cougars (64-49): 3 Toronto Wolves (49-64): 4 10 Innings W: Harry Myers (5-3) L: Claude Purvis (2-2) I just don't get this team... WHY CAN'T WE BEAT A TEAM WHO DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 50 WINS YET... THAT'S FIVE OF THE LAST SEVEN... And now we're back to two and a half out... Of course, we were actually up 3-0 to start the game, but the Wolves just kept chipping away. Dick Lyons allowed 9 hits, 3 runs, and 3 walks with jsut one strikeout in nine innings pitched. Claude Purvis got the loss, a hit, run, and two walks while recording two outs in the ninth. Fred Barrell was 1-for-4 with a triple, run scored, and RBI. John Kincaid was 1-for-4 with a double and run scored. Vince York was 1-for-3 with a walk and run scored. John Kincaid was 1-for-4 with a double and run scored. Stars of the Week Tom Taylor : 23 AB, 9 H, 4 HR, 8 RBI, .391 AVG, 1.525 OPS Vince York : 26 AB, 10 H, 1 HR, 9 RBI, .385 AVG, 1.082 OPS Fred Barrell : 26 AB, 9 H, 0 HR, 6 RBI, .346 AVG, .885 OPS Weekly Summary We were just half a game out... Even if we won both games we'd still be in second since Baltimore (65-45) won both games, but we were so close to being on top we could almost reach out and grab it. New York (63-49) is right on our tail and Brooklyn (61-51) and Philly (59-53) are still in the hunt. We get a day off before continuing our road trip. It's going to be the roughest three series we could imagine as we're about to go visit New York, Baltimore, and Brooklyn consecutively. The road trip won't end there, as we continue to Montreal (44-66) who at least doesn't have 60 wins before a final game in Philly. This is huge going to be a grind, but it gets better in September. In August, we have 20 consecutive road games, but just four to start September in Cleveland. We end the season with 18 straight home games which could end up saving us in the end if we drop too many of the upcoming contests. And you know what the best part is? NO MORE TORONTO!!! We are finally done with the team that seems to beat us for no reason other then to cause me stress. The Wolves haven't completed their season series with anyone else, but guess what? There is only one team they have a winning record against (11-9), us... Even the Foresters have split the 18 games they've played and the rest of the league has two or three more wins over them. If it wasn't for us, the Wolves would probably picking first in the upcoming draft. But, with a 4-2 week I probably should focus on what's going well. Tom Taylor had another excellent week (he probably deserved Player of the Week, but oh well...), launching four long balls in just six games. He's now up to 20 on the season which is second most in the CA. He has nearly half of our 46 home runs on the season and he's just the third Cougar (Spencer Harding 1906, Bill Ashbaugh 1928 and 1929) to reach the 20 home run mark. His batting line is starting to rise as well as he's up to .292/.362/.471 (112 OPS+) with 20 homers, 16 steals, and 75 RBI's and he's on pace for 7 WAR (would lead the CA), almost the exact midpoint between his 1929 and 1930 seasons. His bat is coming alive at the right time, and we're really going to need him to keep on mashing this week. Another player on the leaderboards is Vince York, who ranks third in OPS (.897) and tied for second in batting average (.349) with Brooklyn's Doug Lightbody. York's hitting a nice .349/.394/.503 (128 OPS+) which is just a hair lower then his totals last season. He's also hit 8 homers, stole 5 bases, and drove in 72 runs in 480 trips to the plate. He still doesn't provide much value on defense, but with elite defenders in Bryant and Taylor manning the outfield with him, he just needs to catch the balls hit to him out in left. Injury Report CF Tom Thomas (AAA Milwaukee Blues): Returned from the DL RP Roger Wagner (A Lincoln Legislators): Returned from the DL CF Pete Slater (A Lincoln Legislators): Returned from the DL SP Billy LeBeau (B San Jose Cougars): Bone chips (2 months) 3B Tom Spitzer (B San Jose Cougars): Hamstring soreness (5 days) SS Larry Burns (B San Jose Cougars): Strained oblique (6 days) Minor League Report SP Johnny Walker (A Lincoln Legislators): The strikeout machine won't reach 200 strikeouts with Lincoln this year, but it's not for a lack of trying. He's struck out 194 in 165.1 innings pitched, but he won't be pitching any more innings with a Legislators jersey. After working to a minuscule 1.69 ERA (216 ERA+) and 0.94 WHIP, the 21-year-old Walker is on his way up to AA Mobile to join the Commodores rotation. The lefties worked to improve his velocity in the offseason, and it's made a noticeable difference. His K/9 rate is up to 10.6 from 9.5 the previous year and he dropped his BB/9 almost a full point to 2.3. I'm really liking the way he has been developing, and I think the future is extremely bright for the former 3rd Round selection. CF Chuck Bouillon (B San Jose Cougars): On August 6th, San Jose crushed the Berkely Bears 17-0 as part of a George DeForest shutout. The biggest news out of the game, however, was the three homer outburst by Chuck Bouillon, one of the few players in my organization that I didn't really realize I had. Acquired as a minor league free agent in the offseason, he's only taken 32 plate appearances and has only entered the lineup because of the Ken Allen/Joe Johnson promotions. Tom Thomas was actiavetd from the AAA DL, so that pushed Johnson and Allen back down which may make it tough to get Bouillon time. He has an uneven .219/.316/.656 (161 OPS+) batting line, but I'm not sure if this power surge is a fluke or the start of something new.