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June 27th, 1932
Chicago Cougars (49-23): 6
Toronto Wolves (19-52): 2

W: Max Wilder (7-4)
L: Bert Sweet (5-6)

Max Wilder was strong in his return to the team, tossing a complete game in a 6-2 victory. He allowed 8 hits with 2 runs (1 earned), 2 walks, and 3 strikeouts. John Kincaid had a big game, 4-for-5 with 2 doubles, a triple, 2 walks, and 2 RBI's. Russ Combs was 3-for-5 with a double and two runs scored. Tom Taylor was 1-for-4 with a walk, run, and steal. Vince York was 1-for-3 with a hit by pitch, walk, and RBI.

June 30th, 1932
Cleveland Foresters (39-37): 4
Chicago Cougars (50-23): 11

W: Dick Leudtke (9-4)
L: Roger Perry (9-3)

We were well rested and back home, and it really showed. We piled on 16 hits and 11 runs to top the visiting Foresters. We also became the first FABL team to reach the half century mark for wins this season. Russ Combs was a perfect 4-for-4 with a pair of doubles, a walk, 3 runs, and 3 RBI's against his former team. Tom Taylor was 3-for-4 with a steal, walk, 2 runs, and an RBI. Arnold Bower was 2-for-3 with a walk, run, and RBI. Vince York was 2-for-4 with a sac-fly and run scored. John Kincaid was 1-for-4 with a triple, steal, RBI, and two runs scored. Cy Bryant was 1-for-4 with a double, run, and RBI. Bill Ashbaugh was 1-for-4 with a walk, run, and 2 RBI's. Dick Leudtke made the start, 7 innings with 7 hits, 4 runs (3 earned), 2 walks, and a strikeout.

July 1st, 1932
Cleveland Foresters (39-38): 5
Chicago Cougars (51-23): 11

W: Jim Crawford (11-4)
L: Karl Johnson (6-7)

We started July the same way we ended June, an 11-run victory over the Foresters. Bill Ashbaugh had a big game, 4-for-5 with a triple, 2 runs, and 2 RBI's. John Kincaid was 3-for-4 with a double, 2 runs, 2 RBI's, and a steal. Tom Taylor was 3-for-4 with an RBI and three runs scored. Russ Combs was 3-for-5 with two runs and an RBI. Jim Crawford picked up the win, going all nine with 10 hits, 5 runs (3 earned), 3 walks, and 2 strikeouts.

July 2nd, 1932
Cleveland Foresters (40-38): 9
Chicago Cougars (51-24): 7
11 Innings

W: Bill Beier (3-2)
L: Len Moore (0-1)

We tied the game in the ninth, but an Ernie White two run single in the 11th gave the Foresters a 9-7 lead that they'd keep to avoid the sweep. Arnold Bower did everything he could, tieing the extra inning record for most hits in a game. He was a perfect 6-for-6 with 2 doubles, a run, and 2 RBI's. Tom Taylor was 2-for-6 with a run scored and driven in. Vince York was 1-for-5 with a triple, run, walk, and RBI. Jim Kyle was 1-for-5, but with a solo homer. Starter Dick Lyons was 2-for-3 with a double and a pair of runs scored. On the mound, he went 8 with 12 hits, 7 runs (5 earned), a walk, and 2 strikeouts. Len Moore was strapped with the loss, 2 hits and 2 runs with a walk in an inning of work.

July 3rd, 1932
Philadelphia Sailors (43-34): 5
Chicago Cougars (51-25): 3

W: William Jones (10-7)
L: Max Wilder (7-5)

The Sailors were in town, and they've done well as of late. They picked up their 5th win in a row with a 5-3 victory in the opener. Max Wilder picked up the loss, 10 hits and 5 runs with 2 walks and 6 strikeouts in 8 innings. Fred Barrell was 2-for-4 with a double, run, and RBI. Mike Smith came off the bench and was 1-for-2 with a double, run, and RBI.

Stars of the Week
Arnold Bower : 14 AB, 10 H, 0 HR, 4 RBI, .714 AVG, 1.733 OPS
Russ Combs : 18 AB, 10 H, 0 HR, 4 RBI, .556 AVG, 1.301 OPS
John Kincaid : 23 AB, 9 H, 0 HR, 6 RBI, .391 AVG, 1.087 OPS

Weekly Summary
The biggest news was on the trade front, as last year's FA pennant winners the New York Gothams sent 37-year-old superstar Max Morris back home to the Cleveland Foresters. It's been a great season for the FABL's all time home run leader, hitting .344/.399/.627 (171 OPS+) with 20 homers and 63 RBI's in 306 trips to the plate. The Gothams had just recently acquired him from St. Louis after the 1930 season, but they've fallen onto rough times. After winning back to back Federal Association titles, they're just 33-44 and double digit games out of first despite scoring the second most runs in the FA and allowing the fourth least.

They received a four team package, headlined by the 38th best prospect in baseball John Turner. A 24-year-old second basemen, Turner has been stuck in AAA the past three seasons, and is hitting just .201/.332/.312 (74 OPS+) with 5 homers, 26 RBI's, and 20 steals in 329 trips to the plate. Turner has a ton of speed and is an excellent defender with an excellent eye at the plate and a developing bat. Another pickup was former first rounder 1B Alex Thompson who debuted with the Foresters this year. In 27 games he's hitting an impressive .350/.389/.504 (135 OPS+) with 2 homers and 17 RBI's. They also got the 59th ranked prospect CF Pete Thomas, a 21-year-old the Foresters got in the 11th Round in 1929. He hasn't hit much in A ball, but he's got excellent speed and an elite hit tool. The last prospect was 19-year-old Bob Adams, the Foresters 7th Round pick in the most recent draft. He's done excellent in Class C, going 3-2 with a 2.78 ERA (152 ERA+), 0.98 WHIP, and 39 strikeouts in 55 innings. In the Gothams new top 30, Turner ranks 2nd, Thomas 6th, Thompson 16th, and Adams 19th. All four rank in the top 200 in the league.

Back to us, a 3-2 week increased our lead over the Stars (49-28) to a half games. The Foresters (40-39) will be scary with Max Morris, but we only have six games left with them. All six are in September including the final two games of the year. We have a double header with the Sailors to start the week, but are off on Tuesday. The Stars (49-28) come for three before four with the red hot Cannons (39-40) who have won nine in a row.

We finished June 17-8 and currently rank 1st in the CA in 15 team categories. We continue to get production from the shortstop position, with our two best hitters this year Russ Combs and Arnold Bower. Both are hitting over .400 with us, and would rank 1st and 2nd in the league if they had enough plate appearances to qualify, with both playing just over 30 games.

Injury Report
RF Curt Ross (AA Mobile Commodores): Returned from the DL
RP Cy Plummer (A Lincoln Legislators): Returned from the DL
3B Buddy Kircher (C La Crosse Lions): Sprained thumb (2 weeks)

08-12-2020, 01:03 AM	#186
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,010	Week 12th: June 27th-July 3rd June 27th, 1932 Chicago Cougars (49-23): 6 Toronto Wolves (19-52): 2 W: Max Wilder (7-4) L: Bert Sweet (5-6) Max Wilder was strong in his return to the team, tossing a complete game in a 6-2 victory. He allowed 8 hits with 2 runs (1 earned), 2 walks, and 3 strikeouts. John Kincaid had a big game, 4-for-5 with 2 doubles, a triple, 2 walks, and 2 RBI's. Russ Combs was 3-for-5 with a double and two runs scored. Tom Taylor was 1-for-4 with a walk, run, and steal. Vince York was 1-for-3 with a hit by pitch, walk, and RBI. June 30th, 1932 Cleveland Foresters (39-37): 4 Chicago Cougars (50-23): 11 W: Dick Leudtke (9-4) L: Roger Perry (9-3) We were well rested and back home, and it really showed. We piled on 16 hits and 11 runs to top the visiting Foresters. We also became the first FABL team to reach the half century mark for wins this season. Russ Combs was a perfect 4-for-4 with a pair of doubles, a walk, 3 runs, and 3 RBI's against his former team. Tom Taylor was 3-for-4 with a steal, walk, 2 runs, and an RBI. Arnold Bower was 2-for-3 with a walk, run, and RBI. Vince York was 2-for-4 with a sac-fly and run scored. John Kincaid was 1-for-4 with a triple, steal, RBI, and two runs scored. Cy Bryant was 1-for-4 with a double, run, and RBI. Bill Ashbaugh was 1-for-4 with a walk, run, and 2 RBI's. Dick Leudtke made the start, 7 innings with 7 hits, 4 runs (3 earned), 2 walks, and a strikeout. July 1st, 1932 Cleveland Foresters (39-38): 5 Chicago Cougars (51-23): 11 W: Jim Crawford (11-4) L: Karl Johnson (6-7) We started July the same way we ended June, an 11-run victory over the Foresters. Bill Ashbaugh had a big game, 4-for-5 with a triple, 2 runs, and 2 RBI's. John Kincaid was 3-for-4 with a double, 2 runs, 2 RBI's, and a steal. Tom Taylor was 3-for-4 with an RBI and three runs scored. Russ Combs was 3-for-5 with two runs and an RBI. Jim Crawford picked up the win, going all nine with 10 hits, 5 runs (3 earned), 3 walks, and 2 strikeouts. July 2nd, 1932 Cleveland Foresters (40-38): 9 Chicago Cougars (51-24): 7 11 Innings W: Bill Beier (3-2) L: Len Moore (0-1) We tied the game in the ninth, but an Ernie White two run single in the 11th gave the Foresters a 9-7 lead that they'd keep to avoid the sweep. Arnold Bower did everything he could, tieing the extra inning record for most hits in a game. He was a perfect 6-for-6 with 2 doubles, a run, and 2 RBI's. Tom Taylor was 2-for-6 with a run scored and driven in. Vince York was 1-for-5 with a triple, run, walk, and RBI. Jim Kyle was 1-for-5, but with a solo homer. Starter Dick Lyons was 2-for-3 with a double and a pair of runs scored. On the mound, he went 8 with 12 hits, 7 runs (5 earned), a walk, and 2 strikeouts. Len Moore was strapped with the loss, 2 hits and 2 runs with a walk in an inning of work. July 3rd, 1932 Philadelphia Sailors (43-34): 5 Chicago Cougars (51-25): 3 W: William Jones (10-7) L: Max Wilder (7-5) The Sailors were in town, and they've done well as of late. They picked up their 5th win in a row with a 5-3 victory in the opener. Max Wilder picked up the loss, 10 hits and 5 runs with 2 walks and 6 strikeouts in 8 innings. Fred Barrell was 2-for-4 with a double, run, and RBI. Mike Smith came off the bench and was 1-for-2 with a double, run, and RBI. Stars of the Week Arnold Bower : 14 AB, 10 H, 0 HR, 4 RBI, .714 AVG, 1.733 OPS Russ Combs : 18 AB, 10 H, 0 HR, 4 RBI, .556 AVG, 1.301 OPS John Kincaid : 23 AB, 9 H, 0 HR, 6 RBI, .391 AVG, 1.087 OPS Weekly Summary The biggest news was on the trade front, as last year's FA pennant winners the New York Gothams sent 37-year-old superstar Max Morris back home to the Cleveland Foresters. It's been a great season for the FABL's all time home run leader, hitting .344/.399/.627 (171 OPS+) with 20 homers and 63 RBI's in 306 trips to the plate. The Gothams had just recently acquired him from St. Louis after the 1930 season, but they've fallen onto rough times. After winning back to back Federal Association titles, they're just 33-44 and double digit games out of first despite scoring the second most runs in the FA and allowing the fourth least. They received a four team package, headlined by the 38th best prospect in baseball John Turner. A 24-year-old second basemen, Turner has been stuck in AAA the past three seasons, and is hitting just .201/.332/.312 (74 OPS+) with 5 homers, 26 RBI's, and 20 steals in 329 trips to the plate. Turner has a ton of speed and is an excellent defender with an excellent eye at the plate and a developing bat. Another pickup was former first rounder 1B Alex Thompson who debuted with the Foresters this year. In 27 games he's hitting an impressive .350/.389/.504 (135 OPS+) with 2 homers and 17 RBI's. They also got the 59th ranked prospect CF Pete Thomas, a 21-year-old the Foresters got in the 11th Round in 1929. He hasn't hit much in A ball, but he's got excellent speed and an elite hit tool. The last prospect was 19-year-old Bob Adams, the Foresters 7th Round pick in the most recent draft. He's done excellent in Class C, going 3-2 with a 2.78 ERA (152 ERA+), 0.98 WHIP, and 39 strikeouts in 55 innings. In the Gothams new top 30, Turner ranks 2nd, Thomas 6th, Thompson 16th, and Adams 19th. All four rank in the top 200 in the league. Back to us, a 3-2 week increased our lead over the Stars (49-28) to a half games. The Foresters (40-39) will be scary with Max Morris, but we only have six games left with them. All six are in September including the final two games of the year. We have a double header with the Sailors to start the week, but are off on Tuesday. The Stars (49-28) come for three before four with the red hot Cannons (39-40) who have won nine in a row. We finished June 17-8 and currently rank 1st in the CA in 15 team categories. We continue to get production from the shortstop position, with our two best hitters this year Russ Combs and Arnold Bower. Both are hitting over .400 with us, and would rank 1st and 2nd in the league if they had enough plate appearances to qualify, with both playing just over 30 games. Injury Report RF Curt Ross (AA Mobile Commodores): Returned from the DL RP Cy Plummer (A Lincoln Legislators): Returned from the DL 3B Buddy Kircher (C La Crosse Lions): Sprained thumb (2 weeks) Attached Images