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ayaghmour2 · 08-05-2020, 01:32 AM

May 24th, 1932
Chicago Cougars (28-13): 10
Toronto Wolves (15-26): 4

W: Dick Lyons (6-1)
L: Eddie Quinn (1-6)

Fresh off an off day, we handled the Wolves 10-4 in the first of a quick two game series. Tom Taylor was 3-for-5 with a double, homer, and 4 RBI's. John Kincaid was 2-for-5 with a walk, double, homer, 2 runs, and 3 RBI's. Vince York was 2-for-5 with a double, homer, and two runs scored. Bill Ashbaugh was 2-for-5 with a steal and run scored. Cy Bryant was 1-for-4 with a walk and two run homer. Dick Lyons was 1-for-4 with a sac bunt and run scored. He went all nine on the mound, allowing 7 hits, 4 runs (1 earned), a walk, and a strikeout. Arnold Bower was an impressive 0-for-6 with a pair of strikeouts in his Cougars debut.

May 25th, 1932
Chicago Cougars (28-14): 6
Toronto Wolves (16-26): 7
11 Innings

W: John Reimers (1-0)
L: Claude Purvis (2-1)

This was a crazy one. The Wolves were up 6-1, but we tied the game with 5 in the 9th to tie the game and force extras. In the end, it didn't matter, as Sam Orr sent the fans home happy with a walk off single. John Kincaid was 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles and four runs scored. Bill Ashbaugh was 2-for-5 with a double and run scored. Harry Simmons was 1-for-4 with a walk and run scored. Dick Leudtke had a rough start, 8 innings with 10 hits, 6 runs, 4 walks, and 2 strikeouts. Claude Purvis was tagged with the loss, 2+ innings with 3 hits, 2 walks, and a run.

May 27th, 1932
Cleveland Foresters (20-24): 6
Chicago Cougars (29-14): 7

W: Claude Purvis (3-1)
L: Carl Bragg (3-4)

We had an off day to travel and then we hosted the Foresters for a quick two game series. Down 6-5 in the 9th, Arnold Bower tied the game with two outs as he drove in Fred Barrell with a single. Then Vince York sent the fans hope happy with a walk-off single. Bower was absolutely on fire, going 4-for-5 with a homer and 5 RBI's. Fred Barrell was 2-for-4 with a walk and 2 runs scored. John Kincaid was 1-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored. Steve Castellini made the start, 6 innings with 9 hits, 6 runs, and 3 walks. Chick Meehan went 2 innings with a hit, walk, and 4 strikeouts.

May 28th, 1932
Cleveland Foresters (21-24): 15
Chicago Cougars (29-15): 13

W: Claude Purvis (3-1)
L: Carl Bragg (3-4)

The pitching for both sides imploded in this one, and the Foresters out slugged us 15-13 in a game where we had 23 hits. It was a rare poor start for Jim Crawford who allowed 7 hits, 9 runs, and 4 walks with 2 strikeouts in 2.2 innings pitched. Bill Kline got roughed up as well, 3.1 innings with 7 hits, 5 runs, 3 walks, and 4 strikeouts. On the positive side, Bill Ashbaugh was a perfect 5-for-5 with a triple, walk, run, and RBI. Tom Taylor was 3-for-6 with a homer and 3 runs driven in. Harry Simmons was 3-for-6 with a double, run, and three driven in. Vince York was 3-for-6 with a triple, 3 runs, and an RBI. John Kincaid was 3-for-7 with 2 runs scored. Vince York was 3-for-6 with a triple, 3 runs, and an RBI. Cy Bryant was 2-for-5 with a double, 2 runs, walk, and RBI. Fred Barrell was 2-for-5 with a walk and run scored. Phil Vaughan was 1-for-4 with a homer, walk, 2 runs, and 2 RBI's.

May 29th, 1932
Philadelphia Sailors (25-21): 6
Chicago Cougars (30-15): 12

W: Max Wilder (6-3)
L: Oscar Morse (3-7)

The Philadelphia Sailors were in town for just a single game. That's a good thing for us, as they've won eight of their last nine. We got the best of them, recording 18 hits and scoring 12 runs in a technical "sweep" of the third place Sailors. Everyone in the lineup got a hit, including Vince York who was 3-for-4 with a double, steal, 2 runs, and 4 RBI's. Tom Taylor was 3-for-5 with a steal, 2 runs, and 2 RBI's. John Kincaid was 2-for-5 with a double and three runs scored. Fred Barrell was 2-for-4 with a pair of runs scored. Cy Bryant was 2-for-4 with a sac-bunt, run scored, and RBI. Starter Max Wilder was 1-for-3 with a double, run, and two sac-bunts. He pitched all nine as well, allowing 11 hits and 6 runs with 3 walks and 6 strikeouts.

Stars of the Week
Tom Taylor : 23 AB, 10 H, 2 HR, 9 RBI, .435 AVG, 1.241 OPS
John Kincaid : 26 AB, 10 H, 1 HR, 7 RBI, .385 AVG, 1.141 OPS
Bill Ashbaugh : 24 AB, 11 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, .458 AVG, 1.063 OPS

Weekly Summary
A 3-2 week and we're still a game behind the Stars. We've got a busy week coming up, with a double header to start the week hosting the Wolves (16-29) who we never can seem to beat despite them consistently at the bottom of the division. We play two more games after, including the first game of June. We then head to Philly for three with the Sailors (25-21) and then a final game in Chicago.

Tom Taylor is looking like an MVP again! Almost two months into the season, he leads the CA in homers (11) and RBI's (53) and ranks second in average (.352) behind the Stars John Lawson (.368). Taylor also leads the league in OPS (.996) and WAR (2.9) and his 10.2 zone rating in right is almost 10 points higher then the second place Ab Thomas of the Kings. He's really put the team on his back and he's a huge reason why we have a .667 win percentage.

While not as impressive as Taylor, Arnold Bower had a pretty impressive week himself. Despite the slow start, he went 8-for-22 (138 OPS+) with a homer, triple, and 8 RBI's. In 37 at bats with Brooklyn, he had half as many RBI's and was just 10-37 with three doubles. And while he only got 37 innings at short, his +0.4 zone rating, perfect fielding percentage, and 1.073 efficiency were leaps and bounds better then Bloom. Speaking of Bloom, he's fielding much better so far.

But, there is much bigger news. With the double header to start the week, I will need an extra starter. Making his FABL debut tomorrow on May 31st will be former #1 overall pick Tom Barrell. With the struggles of Leudtke and Crawford plus Castellini not a sure thing, Barrell will have a chance to take hold of a roster spot and not let go. The 24-year-old has been amazing in AAA, going 4-1 with a 1.59 ERA (292 ERA+), 0.82 WHIP, 70 strikeouts and 9 walks in 51 innings. He doesn't have much minor league experience, but by all measures, he's ready to face big league hitters. Barrell currently ranks as the 46th best prospect in baseball and the 2nd best prospect in our system.

Transactions
Returned RP Charlie Morrell to the New York Gothams. Purchased the contract of Tom Barrell from AAA Milwaukee.

Injury Report
2B John Quick (AA Mobile Commodores): Activated from the DL
RP Cy Plummer (A Lincoln Legislators): Flexor-pronator strain (4 weeks)
RF Ty Schafer (B San Jose Cougars): Oblique strain (6 weeks)
SP Frank Cavanaugh (C La Cross Lions): Shoulder tendinitis (5 days)

08-05-2020, 01:32 AM	#180
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,010	Week 7: May 23rd-May 29th May 24th, 1932 Chicago Cougars (28-13): 10 Toronto Wolves (15-26): 4 W: Dick Lyons (6-1) L: Eddie Quinn (1-6) Fresh off an off day, we handled the Wolves 10-4 in the first of a quick two game series. Tom Taylor was 3-for-5 with a double, homer, and 4 RBI's. John Kincaid was 2-for-5 with a walk, double, homer, 2 runs, and 3 RBI's. Vince York was 2-for-5 with a double, homer, and two runs scored. Bill Ashbaugh was 2-for-5 with a steal and run scored. Cy Bryant was 1-for-4 with a walk and two run homer. Dick Lyons was 1-for-4 with a sac bunt and run scored. He went all nine on the mound, allowing 7 hits, 4 runs (1 earned), a walk, and a strikeout. Arnold Bower was an impressive 0-for-6 with a pair of strikeouts in his Cougars debut. May 25th, 1932 Chicago Cougars (28-14): 6 Toronto Wolves (16-26): 7 11 Innings W: John Reimers (1-0) L: Claude Purvis (2-1) This was a crazy one. The Wolves were up 6-1, but we tied the game with 5 in the 9th to tie the game and force extras. In the end, it didn't matter, as Sam Orr sent the fans home happy with a walk off single. John Kincaid was 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles and four runs scored. Bill Ashbaugh was 2-for-5 with a double and run scored. Harry Simmons was 1-for-4 with a walk and run scored. Dick Leudtke had a rough start, 8 innings with 10 hits, 6 runs, 4 walks, and 2 strikeouts. Claude Purvis was tagged with the loss, 2+ innings with 3 hits, 2 walks, and a run. May 27th, 1932 Cleveland Foresters (20-24): 6 Chicago Cougars (29-14): 7 W: Claude Purvis (3-1) L: Carl Bragg (3-4) We had an off day to travel and then we hosted the Foresters for a quick two game series. Down 6-5 in the 9th, Arnold Bower tied the game with two outs as he drove in Fred Barrell with a single. Then Vince York sent the fans hope happy with a walk-off single. Bower was absolutely on fire, going 4-for-5 with a homer and 5 RBI's. Fred Barrell was 2-for-4 with a walk and 2 runs scored. John Kincaid was 1-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored. Steve Castellini made the start, 6 innings with 9 hits, 6 runs, and 3 walks. Chick Meehan went 2 innings with a hit, walk, and 4 strikeouts. May 28th, 1932 Cleveland Foresters (21-24): 15 Chicago Cougars (29-15): 13 W: Claude Purvis (3-1) L: Carl Bragg (3-4) The pitching for both sides imploded in this one, and the Foresters out slugged us 15-13 in a game where we had 23 hits. It was a rare poor start for Jim Crawford who allowed 7 hits, 9 runs, and 4 walks with 2 strikeouts in 2.2 innings pitched. Bill Kline got roughed up as well, 3.1 innings with 7 hits, 5 runs, 3 walks, and 4 strikeouts. On the positive side, Bill Ashbaugh was a perfect 5-for-5 with a triple, walk, run, and RBI. Tom Taylor was 3-for-6 with a homer and 3 runs driven in. Harry Simmons was 3-for-6 with a double, run, and three driven in. Vince York was 3-for-6 with a triple, 3 runs, and an RBI. John Kincaid was 3-for-7 with 2 runs scored. Vince York was 3-for-6 with a triple, 3 runs, and an RBI. Cy Bryant was 2-for-5 with a double, 2 runs, walk, and RBI. Fred Barrell was 2-for-5 with a walk and run scored. Phil Vaughan was 1-for-4 with a homer, walk, 2 runs, and 2 RBI's. May 29th, 1932 Philadelphia Sailors (25-21): 6 Chicago Cougars (30-15): 12 W: Max Wilder (6-3) L: Oscar Morse (3-7) The Philadelphia Sailors were in town for just a single game. That's a good thing for us, as they've won eight of their last nine. We got the best of them, recording 18 hits and scoring 12 runs in a technical "sweep" of the third place Sailors. Everyone in the lineup got a hit, including Vince York who was 3-for-4 with a double, steal, 2 runs, and 4 RBI's. Tom Taylor was 3-for-5 with a steal, 2 runs, and 2 RBI's. John Kincaid was 2-for-5 with a double and three runs scored. Fred Barrell was 2-for-4 with a pair of runs scored. Cy Bryant was 2-for-4 with a sac-bunt, run scored, and RBI. Starter Max Wilder was 1-for-3 with a double, run, and two sac-bunts. He pitched all nine as well, allowing 11 hits and 6 runs with 3 walks and 6 strikeouts. Stars of the Week Tom Taylor : 23 AB, 10 H, 2 HR, 9 RBI, .435 AVG, 1.241 OPS John Kincaid : 26 AB, 10 H, 1 HR, 7 RBI, .385 AVG, 1.141 OPS Bill Ashbaugh : 24 AB, 11 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, .458 AVG, 1.063 OPS Weekly Summary A 3-2 week and we're still a game behind the Stars. We've got a busy week coming up, with a double header to start the week hosting the Wolves (16-29) who we never can seem to beat despite them consistently at the bottom of the division. We play two more games after, including the first game of June. We then head to Philly for three with the Sailors (25-21) and then a final game in Chicago. Tom Taylor is looking like an MVP again! Almost two months into the season, he leads the CA in homers (11) and RBI's (53) and ranks second in average (.352) behind the Stars John Lawson (.368). Taylor also leads the league in OPS (.996) and WAR (2.9) and his 10.2 zone rating in right is almost 10 points higher then the second place Ab Thomas of the Kings. He's really put the team on his back and he's a huge reason why we have a .667 win percentage. While not as impressive as Taylor, Arnold Bower had a pretty impressive week himself. Despite the slow start, he went 8-for-22 (138 OPS+) with a homer, triple, and 8 RBI's. In 37 at bats with Brooklyn, he had half as many RBI's and was just 10-37 with three doubles. And while he only got 37 innings at short, his +0.4 zone rating, perfect fielding percentage, and 1.073 efficiency were leaps and bounds better then Bloom. Speaking of Bloom, he's fielding much better so far. But, there is much bigger news. With the double header to start the week, I will need an extra starter. Making his FABL debut tomorrow on May 31st will be former #1 overall pick Tom Barrell. With the struggles of Leudtke and Crawford plus Castellini not a sure thing, Barrell will have a chance to take hold of a roster spot and not let go. The 24-year-old has been amazing in AAA, going 4-1 with a 1.59 ERA (292 ERA+), 0.82 WHIP, 70 strikeouts and 9 walks in 51 innings. He doesn't have much minor league experience, but by all measures, he's ready to face big league hitters. Barrell currently ranks as the 46th best prospect in baseball and the 2nd best prospect in our system. Transactions Returned RP Charlie Morrell to the New York Gothams. Purchased the contract of Tom Barrell from AAA Milwaukee. Injury Report 2B John Quick (AA Mobile Commodores): Activated from the DL RP Cy Plummer (A Lincoln Legislators): Flexor-pronator strain (4 weeks) RF Ty Schafer (B San Jose Cougars): Oblique strain (6 weeks) SP Frank Cavanaugh (C La Cross Lions): Shoulder tendinitis (5 days)