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ayaghmour2 · 08-02-2020, 02:30 AM

May 9th, 1932
Montreal Saints (12-15): 5
Chicago Cougars (20-7): 8

W: Tommy Russel (3-1)
L: Johnny Douglas (2-2)

Montreal was in town for the first time this season. The game wasn't as close as the score indicated, as four of the runs happened in the ninth. Russel had a decent start, 11 hits, 5 runs (2 earned), a walk and a strikeout in the complete game victory. John Kincaid was 4-for-5 with a double, run scored, and run driven in. Cy Bryant was 3-for-4 with a double, homer, and 4 RBI's. Vince York was 2-for-5 with a pair of RBI's. Phil Vaughan was 1-for-3 with a walk, run scored, and RBI. Russ Combs left this one with a fractured rib, so he got his yearly injury in week five. He'll miss three weeks and we'll really miss his bat.

May 10th, 1932
Montreal Saints (12-16): 1
Chicago Cougars (21-7): 5

W: Dick Leudtke (3-2)
L: Dave Paynter (3-3)

The pitching was excellent, and if it wasn't for a Slim Bloom error, Dick Leudtke would have had a complete game shutout, but we settled for a 5-1 win. He allowed 5 hits with 3 walks and 3 strikeouts. He was also 2-for-2 with a pair of sac-bunts. Vince York was 2-for-3 with a double, 2 runs, a walk, and RBI. Tom Taylor was 2-for-4 with a double, run scored, and 2 RBI's. Bill Ashbaugh was 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles and an RBI.

May 11th, 1932
Montreal Saints (12-17): 7
Chicago Cougars (22-7): 9

W: Dick Lyons (5-1)
L: Walker Moore (2-4)
SV: Claude Purvis (7)

It wasn't pretty, but we swept through the Saints with a 9-7 win. Cy Bryant was 3-for-5 with a triple, 2 runs, and an RBI. Tom Taylor was 2-for-4 with a double, homer, 2 runs, and 4 RBI's. Slim Bloom was 2-for-4 with a double and 2 RBI's. Fred Barrell and Vince York were 1-for-3 with a walk and run scored. Dick Lyons was 1-for-3 with a run scored. On the mound he went 7.2 innings with 12 hits, 7 runs, a walk, and 2 strikeouts. Claude Purvis picked up the save with 1.1 perfect frames.

May 12th, 1932
Baltimore Cannons (11-19): 4
Chicago Cougars (22-8): 3

W: Ken Carpenter (3-4)
L: Max Wilder (5-2)
SV: Lee Drouillard (1)

The Canons were up next, and it's been a rough season for them. After leading the CA for most of last year, nothing has gone right for them. We had every chance to win this game, but the Cannons topped us 4-3. Max Wilder had an okay start, 7 hits, 4 runs, 2 walks, and 3 strikeouts in a complete game. He was also 1-for-2 with a pair of walks and a run scored. John Kincaid was 3-for-5 with an RBI. Tom Taylor was 3-for-5. Cy Bryant was 2-for-5 with a triple, run scored, and 2 RBI's.

May 13th, 1932
Baltimore Cannons (11-20): 5
Chicago Cougars (23-8): 15

W: Jim Crawford (6-1)
L: Pinky Conlan (0-2)

We battled back in the middle game, and put up a ten spot in the second and then cruised to a 15-5 win. Vince York was 4-for-6 with 2 runs and 5 RBI's. John Kincaid was 3-for-5 with a double, walk, 3 runs, and 3 RBI's. Cy Bryant was 3-for-4 with a double, steal, 2 runs, and an RBI. Slim Bloom was 3-for-5 with a run scored and RBI. Tom Taylor was 3-for-5 with an RBI. Fred Barrell was 2-for-5 with a run scored and RBI. Starter Jim Crawford was 2-for-4 with a sac-bunt, 3 runs, and an RBI. He also pitched all nine, allowing 11 hits, 5 runs (3 earned), 2 walks, and a strikeout.

May 14th, 1932
Baltimore Cannons (12-20): 14
Chicago Cougars (23-9): 8

W: Rabbit Day (4-3)
L: Tommy Russel (3-2)

It was a rough game for our pitching staff, and we lost our first series of the year at the hands of the team with the worst record in baseball. As crazy as it sounds, we should have won this game. 4 Slim Bloom errors led to 10(!) unearned runs. Bloom wouldn't be playing if Combs could just stay healthy. Russel went just 4, with 10 runs (3 earned...), 10 hits, and 2 walks. Gus Cain pitched the other five innings, allowing 7 hits and 4 runs (1 earned) with 4 strikeouts. Bill Ashbaugh was 2-for-5 with a double, run scored, and 2 RBI's. John Kincaid was 2-for-5 with three runs scored. Vince York was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Tom Taylor was 1-for-5 with a homer, 2 runs, and 3 RBI's.

May 15th, 1932
New York Stars (24-8): 11
Chicago Cougars (23-10): 0

W: Lou Martino (4-0)
L: Dick Leudtke (3-3)

For the first time all season, the two titans of the the Continental Association faced off. But based off of this game, it looked like there was just one. We were just awful, allowing 20 hits and 11 runs without scoring a single run of our own. Again, Slim Bloom's defense was a problem, 2 more errors leading to 5 unearned runs. He already has 10(!), nine of those this week filling in at short. Dick Leudtke pitched terrible regardless, 17 hits and 9 runs (6 earned) with a walk and 4 strikeouts in 6.2 innings pitched. Bill Kline went 2.1 innings with 3 hits, 2 strikeouts, and 2 unearned runs. Bloom had one of our three hits, going 1-for-3. Phil Vaughan and Bill Ashbaugh were both 1-for-1 with a walk.

Stars of the Week
Tom Taylor : 31 AB, 12 H, 2 HR, 10 RBI, .387 AVG, 1.051 OPS
John Kincaid : 33 AB, 14 H, 0 HR, 6 RBI, .424 AVG, .926 OPS
Cy Bryant : 30 AB, 11 H, 1 HR, 8 RBI, .367 AVG, 1.073 OPS

Weekly Summary
Well, this week sucks, as went 4-3, lost an easy series to the Cannons, and then got absolutely humiliated by the Stars. Not only that, our best hitter Russ Combs will miss the rest of the month and since it happened the first day of the week Slim Bloom manned short instead of Harry Simmons. He's not great, but Bloom cannot handle short. In the 62 innings he already has a -4.2 zone rating, .800 fielding percentage, and a .732 efficiency. Not only that, gone is Russ Combs' .396/.433/.604 (164 OPS+) batting line as well as his 3 homers, 9 steals, and 14 RBI's. Sure, he wasn't having a good defensive season, but his -2.7 zone rating in 217.2 innings is leap years better then Bloom.

Tom Taylor is really going to have to carry the offense now without Combs. He's got a league best 9 homers and 40 RBI's with an impressive .346/.385/.615 (153 OPS+) batting line. Vince York has gotten hot and after hitting in the low .200s, he's up to .333/.377/.417 (104 OPS+) with a homer, 3 steals, and 23 RBI's. Bill Ashbaugh has been solid as well, hitting .326/.373/.527 (129 OPS+) with 2 homers, 3 steals, and 25 RBI's. Behind them, there isn't much, as Barrell and Simmons haven't hit much at all. Bryant and Kincaid have been okay, but we really need this group of four to step things up. It's a long fight to the finish, but we can't slow down now.

We have three more with the Stars and we really need to win all three. They're 1.5 games ahead of us and we cannot let that lead increase. I'll have my top three, Lyons, Wilder, and Crawford, but we need to hit. We already drew Martino, so it does get easier behind him. The rotation is still really good, so it will be tough. After that, we head to Cleveland (16-17) to face the third place Foresters for four before our first off day in what feels like years.

Injury Report
SS Russ Combs (FABL Chicago Cougars): fractured Rib (3 weeks)
RP Len Moore (FABL Chicago Cougars): Started a rehab assignment at AA Mobile
RP Hap Goodwin (AAA Milwaukee Blues): back tightness (4 days)
SS Tom Rogers (AA Mobile Commodores): shoulder tendinitis (3 weeks)
SP Steve Castellini (AA Mobile Commodores): Returned from a rehab assignment

Transactions
Optioned SP Tommy Russel to AAA Milwaukee and recalled SS Jack Rogers.

Amateur Report

LF Dave Henry (Bayou State Cougars): It's been three elite seasons for Bayou State's Dave Henry and he's ready for an early selection in the December draft. He's hitting .461/.548/.818 (219 OPS+) with 15 homers, 10 steals, and 59 RBI's as the season is 80% over. His career line is just as impressive, hitting .421/.502/.744 (205 OPS+) with 41 homers, 32 steals, and 177 RBI's. Henry has excellent speed, excellent defensive ability, and a ton of power. He's got top of the order potential with the chance to be one of the best players in the league.

3B Alan Hawkins (Brooklyn HS Trojans): Finally getting some playing time, Alan Hawkins didn't get the results he wanted. He's hitting just .372/.420/.500 (130 OPS+) with 4 homers and 26 RBI's after slashing .388/.449/.550 (188 OPS+) last season. Hawkins as an excellent contact tool, but is working on improving his power. He really has to work on the glove, but he's one of those high upside high school project players that just needs to get consistent at bats. He's going to drop out of the first few rounds, but could be a nice mid round pickup.

08-02-2020, 02:30 AM	#177
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,012	Week 5: May 9th-May 15th May 9th, 1932 Montreal Saints (12-15): 5 Chicago Cougars (20-7): 8 W: Tommy Russel (3-1) L: Johnny Douglas (2-2) Montreal was in town for the first time this season. The game wasn't as close as the score indicated, as four of the runs happened in the ninth. Russel had a decent start, 11 hits, 5 runs (2 earned), a walk and a strikeout in the complete game victory. John Kincaid was 4-for-5 with a double, run scored, and run driven in. Cy Bryant was 3-for-4 with a double, homer, and 4 RBI's. Vince York was 2-for-5 with a pair of RBI's. Phil Vaughan was 1-for-3 with a walk, run scored, and RBI. Russ Combs left this one with a fractured rib, so he got his yearly injury in week five. He'll miss three weeks and we'll really miss his bat. May 10th, 1932 Montreal Saints (12-16): 1 Chicago Cougars (21-7): 5 W: Dick Leudtke (3-2) L: Dave Paynter (3-3) The pitching was excellent, and if it wasn't for a Slim Bloom error, Dick Leudtke would have had a complete game shutout, but we settled for a 5-1 win. He allowed 5 hits with 3 walks and 3 strikeouts. He was also 2-for-2 with a pair of sac-bunts. Vince York was 2-for-3 with a double, 2 runs, a walk, and RBI. Tom Taylor was 2-for-4 with a double, run scored, and 2 RBI's. Bill Ashbaugh was 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles and an RBI. May 11th, 1932 Montreal Saints (12-17): 7 Chicago Cougars (22-7): 9 W: Dick Lyons (5-1) L: Walker Moore (2-4) SV: Claude Purvis (7) It wasn't pretty, but we swept through the Saints with a 9-7 win. Cy Bryant was 3-for-5 with a triple, 2 runs, and an RBI. Tom Taylor was 2-for-4 with a double, homer, 2 runs, and 4 RBI's. Slim Bloom was 2-for-4 with a double and 2 RBI's. Fred Barrell and Vince York were 1-for-3 with a walk and run scored. Dick Lyons was 1-for-3 with a run scored. On the mound he went 7.2 innings with 12 hits, 7 runs, a walk, and 2 strikeouts. Claude Purvis picked up the save with 1.1 perfect frames. May 12th, 1932 Baltimore Cannons (11-19): 4 Chicago Cougars (22-8): 3 W: Ken Carpenter (3-4) L: Max Wilder (5-2) SV: Lee Drouillard (1) The Canons were up next, and it's been a rough season for them. After leading the CA for most of last year, nothing has gone right for them. We had every chance to win this game, but the Cannons topped us 4-3. Max Wilder had an okay start, 7 hits, 4 runs, 2 walks, and 3 strikeouts in a complete game. He was also 1-for-2 with a pair of walks and a run scored. John Kincaid was 3-for-5 with an RBI. Tom Taylor was 3-for-5. Cy Bryant was 2-for-5 with a triple, run scored, and 2 RBI's. May 13th, 1932 Baltimore Cannons (11-20): 5 Chicago Cougars (23-8): 15 W: Jim Crawford (6-1) L: Pinky Conlan (0-2) We battled back in the middle game, and put up a ten spot in the second and then cruised to a 15-5 win. Vince York was 4-for-6 with 2 runs and 5 RBI's. John Kincaid was 3-for-5 with a double, walk, 3 runs, and 3 RBI's. Cy Bryant was 3-for-4 with a double, steal, 2 runs, and an RBI. Slim Bloom was 3-for-5 with a run scored and RBI. Tom Taylor was 3-for-5 with an RBI. Fred Barrell was 2-for-5 with a run scored and RBI. Starter Jim Crawford was 2-for-4 with a sac-bunt, 3 runs, and an RBI. He also pitched all nine, allowing 11 hits, 5 runs (3 earned), 2 walks, and a strikeout. May 14th, 1932 Baltimore Cannons (12-20): 14 Chicago Cougars (23-9): 8 W: Rabbit Day (4-3) L: Tommy Russel (3-2) It was a rough game for our pitching staff, and we lost our first series of the year at the hands of the team with the worst record in baseball. As crazy as it sounds, we should have won this game. 4 Slim Bloom errors led to 10(!) unearned runs. Bloom wouldn't be playing if Combs could just stay healthy. Russel went just 4, with 10 runs (3 earned...), 10 hits, and 2 walks. Gus Cain pitched the other five innings, allowing 7 hits and 4 runs (1 earned) with 4 strikeouts. Bill Ashbaugh was 2-for-5 with a double, run scored, and 2 RBI's. John Kincaid was 2-for-5 with three runs scored. Vince York was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Tom Taylor was 1-for-5 with a homer, 2 runs, and 3 RBI's. May 15th, 1932 New York Stars (24-8): 11 Chicago Cougars (23-10): 0 W: Lou Martino (4-0) L: Dick Leudtke (3-3) For the first time all season, the two titans of the the Continental Association faced off. But based off of this game, it looked like there was just one. We were just awful, allowing 20 hits and 11 runs without scoring a single run of our own. Again, Slim Bloom's defense was a problem, 2 more errors leading to 5 unearned runs. He already has 10(!), nine of those this week filling in at short. Dick Leudtke pitched terrible regardless, 17 hits and 9 runs (6 earned) with a walk and 4 strikeouts in 6.2 innings pitched. Bill Kline went 2.1 innings with 3 hits, 2 strikeouts, and 2 unearned runs. Bloom had one of our three hits, going 1-for-3. Phil Vaughan and Bill Ashbaugh were both 1-for-1 with a walk. Stars of the Week Tom Taylor : 31 AB, 12 H, 2 HR, 10 RBI, .387 AVG, 1.051 OPS John Kincaid : 33 AB, 14 H, 0 HR, 6 RBI, .424 AVG, .926 OPS Cy Bryant : 30 AB, 11 H, 1 HR, 8 RBI, .367 AVG, 1.073 OPS Weekly Summary Well, this week sucks, as went 4-3, lost an easy series to the Cannons, and then got absolutely humiliated by the Stars. Not only that, our best hitter Russ Combs will miss the rest of the month and since it happened the first day of the week Slim Bloom manned short instead of Harry Simmons. He's not great, but Bloom cannot handle short. In the 62 innings he already has a -4.2 zone rating, .800 fielding percentage, and a .732 efficiency. Not only that, gone is Russ Combs' .396/.433/.604 (164 OPS+) batting line as well as his 3 homers, 9 steals, and 14 RBI's. Sure, he wasn't having a good defensive season, but his -2.7 zone rating in 217.2 innings is leap years better then Bloom. Tom Taylor is really going to have to carry the offense now without Combs. He's got a league best 9 homers and 40 RBI's with an impressive .346/.385/.615 (153 OPS+) batting line. Vince York has gotten hot and after hitting in the low .200s, he's up to .333/.377/.417 (104 OPS+) with a homer, 3 steals, and 23 RBI's. Bill Ashbaugh has been solid as well, hitting .326/.373/.527 (129 OPS+) with 2 homers, 3 steals, and 25 RBI's. Behind them, there isn't much, as Barrell and Simmons haven't hit much at all. Bryant and Kincaid have been okay, but we really need this group of four to step things up. It's a long fight to the finish, but we can't slow down now. We have three more with the Stars and we really need to win all three. They're 1.5 games ahead of us and we cannot let that lead increase. I'll have my top three, Lyons, Wilder, and Crawford, but we need to hit. We already drew Martino, so it does get easier behind him. The rotation is still really good, so it will be tough. After that, we head to Cleveland (16-17) to face the third place Foresters for four before our first off day in what feels like years. Injury Report SS Russ Combs (FABL Chicago Cougars): fractured Rib (3 weeks) RP Len Moore (FABL Chicago Cougars): Started a rehab assignment at AA Mobile RP Hap Goodwin (AAA Milwaukee Blues): back tightness (4 days) SS Tom Rogers (AA Mobile Commodores): shoulder tendinitis (3 weeks) SP Steve Castellini (AA Mobile Commodores): Returned from a rehab assignment Transactions Optioned SP Tommy Russel to AAA Milwaukee and recalled SS Jack Rogers. Amateur Report LF Dave Henry (Bayou State Cougars): It's been three elite seasons for Bayou State's Dave Henry and he's ready for an early selection in the December draft. He's hitting .461/.548/.818 (219 OPS+) with 15 homers, 10 steals, and 59 RBI's as the season is 80% over. His career line is just as impressive, hitting .421/.502/.744 (205 OPS+) with 41 homers, 32 steals, and 177 RBI's. Henry has excellent speed, excellent defensive ability, and a ton of power. He's got top of the order potential with the chance to be one of the best players in the league. 3B Alan Hawkins (Brooklyn HS Trojans): Finally getting some playing time, Alan Hawkins didn't get the results he wanted. He's hitting just .372/.420/.500 (130 OPS+) with 4 homers and 26 RBI's after slashing .388/.449/.550 (188 OPS+) last season. Hawkins as an excellent contact tool, but is working on improving his power. He really has to work on the glove, but he's one of those high upside high school project players that just needs to get consistent at bats. He's going to drop out of the first few rounds, but could be a nice mid round pickup. Last edited by ayaghmour2; 08-03-2020 at 10:03 PM.