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ayaghmour2 · 10-24-2020, 07:50 PM

August 14th, 1933
New York Stars (57-58): 7
Chicago Cougars (77-38): 1

W: Charlie Stedman (11-7)
L: Jim Crawford (9-7)

The Stars were in town for four, and they piled on five in the ninth to take the opener 7-1.We plaid sloppy all game, five errors in total, and 3 of the 7 runs Jim Crawford allowed were unearned. He went 8.2 innings with 10 hits, 2 walks, and a strikeout. Phil Vaughan was 2-for-4. Bill Ashbaugh was 1-for-4 with an RBI. Tom Taylor was 1-for-4 with a run.

August 15th, 1933
New York Stars (58-58): 4
Chicago Cougars (77-39): 3

W: Les Zoller (10-6)
L: Dick Lyons (14-7)

This one was much closer, but the Stars got a little revenge for the last series and they secured a split here. Tied at three in the ninth, second basemen Rip Crandall gave them the lead with an RBI single. Dick Lyons made the start, 9 hits and 4 runs (2 earned...) in a complete game loss. Floyd Sylvester was 2-for-4 with a random three run homer in the 5th to make up for one of his errors. Cy Bryant was 1-for-4 with a run scored.

August 16th, 1933
New York Stars (59-58): 5
Chicago Cougars (77-40): 2

W: Gene Richards (7-6)
L: Dick Leudtke (15-6)
SV: Tom Fitzgerald (1)

Okay, so can we start winning again? Even with Dick Leudtke on the mound, the Stars managed to score enough to top us as the lineup continues to sleep. It was a rough one for Leudtke, 12 hits, 5 runs, and 3 walks. John Kincaid was 3-for-5. Bobby Sprague was 2-for-4 with a run, steal, and RBI. Slim Bloom was 1-for-2 with 2 walks and an RBI. Tom Taylor was 1-for-4 with a steal and run scored.

August 17th, 1933
New York Stars (59-59): 2
Chicago Cougars (78-40): 5

W: Max Wilder (10-8)
L: Boyd Harper (6-12)

Well, the offense didn't quite wake up, but Max Wilder has a strong performance and we avoided getting swept at home. In the complete game win he allowed 8 hits, 2 runs, and a walk with two strikeouts. Tom Taylor was 2-for-3 with a walk, homer, 2 runs, and 2 RBI's. Russ Combs was 2-for-4 with a triple, steal, and RBI. Phil Vaughan was 1-for-3 with a walk and two run homer. John Kincaid was 1-for-4 with a double and run scored.

August 19th, 1933
Brooklyn Kings (57-63): 2
Chicago Cougars (79-40): 3

W: Tommy Wilcox (18-8)
L: Mike Murphy (12-12)

Another New York team was in town, but this time it was Brooklyn for three. We got an off day that I hoped would awaken the offense. It did not work, but with Tommy Wilcox on the mound, it doesn't really matter. It was another matchup of a traded battery, Wilcox and Mike Taylor for Fred Barrell and Mike Murphy (of course and Tom Barrell and George DeForest). Wilcox struck out 4 and allowed 9 hits and 2 runs in the win. Bill Ashbaugh had a big game, 2-for-2 with 2 solo homers and 2 walks. Tom Taylor was 3-for-4 with a triple and run scored.

August 19th, 1933
Brooklyn Kings (57-64): 3
Chicago Cougars (80-40): 7

W: Dick Lyons (15-7)
L: Del Lyons (4-9)

A little more offense here in this one, as we win game 80 on the season. Dick Lyons pitched fine, 8 innings with 7 hits, 3 runs (2 earned), a walk, and 5 strikeouts. Bill Kline needed just 10 pitches for a perfect ninth. Cy Bryant had a big game, 3-for-3 with a double, homer, walk, 2 runs, and 3 RBI's. Bobby Sprague was 3-for-4 with a double and 3 runs scored. John Kincaid was 1-for-3 with a double, walk, and 2 RBI's. Phil Vaughan as 2-for-3 with a walk and run scored.

Stars of the Week
Tom Taylor : 22 AB, 8 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI, .364 AVG, 1.008 OPS
Phil Vaughan : 13 AB, 5 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI, .385 AVG, 1.086 OPS
Bobby Sprague : 20 AB, 7 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, .350 AVG, .835 OPS

Minor League Report
CF Jose Serna (AA Mobile Commodores): returned from the DL
2B Gene Evans (A La Crosse Lions): hamstring strain (one week)

Weekly Summary
Not a great week, just 3-3, but after the day off we won our next two. One more against the Kings before welcoming the Saints (65-56) in for four. Off again on the 26th before ending our homestand with three against the Wolves (44-76). Somehow, Toronto is already eliminated from the postseason.

Of course, I also now have to talk about Dick Lyons. After beating the Kings to finish the week, the 33-year-old is 15-7 with a 2.68 ERA (147 ERA+), 1.10 WHIP, 32 BB, and 50 strikeouts in 198.1 innings on the year. He was a member of the inaugural All Star team and is the longest tenured Cougar. Way back in 1921, we took him in the 2nd Round (well, the AI) out of Frankford State (same school as Montreal's stud rookie Vic Crawford). He debuted in 1926, but it was a 6 game (4 start) sample that didn't go all that well. After 7 relief appearances in 1927, he's made 204 starts for the Cougars. He was relatively average from 1927 to 1931, but he really started to pitch better last season.

In 1932, Lyons was 17-7 with a 3.50 ERA (123 ERA+), 1.35 WHIP, 50 walks, and 68 strikeouts in 236.2 innings. It was the best season of his career, but he's always been a dependable big league arm. He's made 30 or more starts with 230 or more innings every year since 1928 and he's even led the league in HR/9 (0.3, 1928) and BB/9 (1.7, 1931). For his career, the lefty is 97-74 with a 3.92 ERA (113 ERA+), 1.42 WHIP, 377 walks, and 488 strikeouts. I'm actually really impressed by the record as he had to endure a stretch of seasons where we were really bad. OSA really likes Lyons now, and while the in game rankings do change a lot during the season based on performance, he is ranked the 5th best pitcher in baseball. He sits behind Wilcox, Rabbit Day, Roy Calfee (Detroit), and Jim Lonardo.

Lyons was a guy I tried to trade because I wasn't sure he'd be a long term piece and I had to decide between him and someone like Tommy Russel. If you don't remember him, he was actually really good for us. After three almost exactly league average seasons with Washington, I sent Gene Ross and Tex Young there for him. He had an excellent first season, going 13-11 with a 4.26 ERA (114 ERA+), 1.43 WHIP, 57 walks, and 51 strikeouts in 221.2 innings. Russel was known to be a guy who wasn't pretty great, but he could throw unlimited pitches. Well, that was until 1931. I moved him to the pen because I couldn't move any of my starters. He was doing great, 15.2 innings with 9 hits, 3 runs, 3 walks, and 3 strikeouts before shoulder inflammation cost him the season. Since then, he hasn't been the same, and is currently in Lincoln. Out of the pen he has a 4.91 ERA (82 ERA+) and 1.36 WHIP in 11 innings.

10-24-2020, 07:50 PM	#247
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,010	Week 19: August 14th-August 20th August 14th, 1933 New York Stars (57-58): 7 Chicago Cougars (77-38): 1 W: Charlie Stedman (11-7) L: Jim Crawford (9-7) The Stars were in town for four, and they piled on five in the ninth to take the opener 7-1.We plaid sloppy all game, five errors in total, and 3 of the 7 runs Jim Crawford allowed were unearned. He went 8.2 innings with 10 hits, 2 walks, and a strikeout. Phil Vaughan was 2-for-4. Bill Ashbaugh was 1-for-4 with an RBI. Tom Taylor was 1-for-4 with a run. August 15th, 1933 New York Stars (58-58): 4 Chicago Cougars (77-39): 3 W: Les Zoller (10-6) L: Dick Lyons (14-7) This one was much closer, but the Stars got a little revenge for the last series and they secured a split here. Tied at three in the ninth, second basemen Rip Crandall gave them the lead with an RBI single. Dick Lyons made the start, 9 hits and 4 runs (2 earned...) in a complete game loss. Floyd Sylvester was 2-for-4 with a random three run homer in the 5th to make up for one of his errors. Cy Bryant was 1-for-4 with a run scored. August 16th, 1933 New York Stars (59-58): 5 Chicago Cougars (77-40): 2 W: Gene Richards (7-6) L: Dick Leudtke (15-6) SV: Tom Fitzgerald (1) Okay, so can we start winning again? Even with Dick Leudtke on the mound, the Stars managed to score enough to top us as the lineup continues to sleep. It was a rough one for Leudtke, 12 hits, 5 runs, and 3 walks. John Kincaid was 3-for-5. Bobby Sprague was 2-for-4 with a run, steal, and RBI. Slim Bloom was 1-for-2 with 2 walks and an RBI. Tom Taylor was 1-for-4 with a steal and run scored. August 17th, 1933 New York Stars (59-59): 2 Chicago Cougars (78-40): 5 W: Max Wilder (10-8) L: Boyd Harper (6-12) Well, the offense didn't quite wake up, but Max Wilder has a strong performance and we avoided getting swept at home. In the complete game win he allowed 8 hits, 2 runs, and a walk with two strikeouts. Tom Taylor was 2-for-3 with a walk, homer, 2 runs, and 2 RBI's. Russ Combs was 2-for-4 with a triple, steal, and RBI. Phil Vaughan was 1-for-3 with a walk and two run homer. John Kincaid was 1-for-4 with a double and run scored. August 19th, 1933 Brooklyn Kings (57-63): 2 Chicago Cougars (79-40): 3 W: Tommy Wilcox (18-8) L: Mike Murphy (12-12) Another New York team was in town, but this time it was Brooklyn for three. We got an off day that I hoped would awaken the offense. It did not work, but with Tommy Wilcox on the mound, it doesn't really matter. It was another matchup of a traded battery, Wilcox and Mike Taylor for Fred Barrell and Mike Murphy (of course and Tom Barrell and George DeForest). Wilcox struck out 4 and allowed 9 hits and 2 runs in the win. Bill Ashbaugh had a big game, 2-for-2 with 2 solo homers and 2 walks. Tom Taylor was 3-for-4 with a triple and run scored. August 19th, 1933 Brooklyn Kings (57-64): 3 Chicago Cougars (80-40): 7 W: Dick Lyons (15-7) L: Del Lyons (4-9) A little more offense here in this one, as we win game 80 on the season. Dick Lyons pitched fine, 8 innings with 7 hits, 3 runs (2 earned), a walk, and 5 strikeouts. Bill Kline needed just 10 pitches for a perfect ninth. Cy Bryant had a big game, 3-for-3 with a double, homer, walk, 2 runs, and 3 RBI's. Bobby Sprague was 3-for-4 with a double and 3 runs scored. John Kincaid was 1-for-3 with a double, walk, and 2 RBI's. Phil Vaughan as 2-for-3 with a walk and run scored. Stars of the Week Tom Taylor : 22 AB, 8 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI, .364 AVG, 1.008 OPS Phil Vaughan : 13 AB, 5 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI, .385 AVG, 1.086 OPS Bobby Sprague : 20 AB, 7 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, .350 AVG, .835 OPS Minor League Report CF Jose Serna (AA Mobile Commodores): returned from the DL 2B Gene Evans (A La Crosse Lions): hamstring strain (one week) Weekly Summary Not a great week, just 3-3, but after the day off we won our next two. One more against the Kings before welcoming the Saints (65-56) in for four. Off again on the 26th before ending our homestand with three against the Wolves (44-76). Somehow, Toronto is already eliminated from the postseason. Of course, I also now have to talk about Dick Lyons. After beating the Kings to finish the week, the 33-year-old is 15-7 with a 2.68 ERA (147 ERA+), 1.10 WHIP, 32 BB, and 50 strikeouts in 198.1 innings on the year. He was a member of the inaugural All Star team and is the longest tenured Cougar. Way back in 1921, we took him in the 2nd Round (well, the AI) out of Frankford State (same school as Montreal's stud rookie Vic Crawford). He debuted in 1926, but it was a 6 game (4 start) sample that didn't go all that well. After 7 relief appearances in 1927, he's made 204 starts for the Cougars. He was relatively average from 1927 to 1931, but he really started to pitch better last season. In 1932, Lyons was 17-7 with a 3.50 ERA (123 ERA+), 1.35 WHIP, 50 walks, and 68 strikeouts in 236.2 innings. It was the best season of his career, but he's always been a dependable big league arm. He's made 30 or more starts with 230 or more innings every year since 1928 and he's even led the league in HR/9 (0.3, 1928) and BB/9 (1.7, 1931). For his career, the lefty is 97-74 with a 3.92 ERA (113 ERA+), 1.42 WHIP, 377 walks, and 488 strikeouts. I'm actually really impressed by the record as he had to endure a stretch of seasons where we were really bad. OSA really likes Lyons now, and while the in game rankings do change a lot during the season based on performance, he is ranked the 5th best pitcher in baseball. He sits behind Wilcox, Rabbit Day, Roy Calfee (Detroit), and Jim Lonardo. Lyons was a guy I tried to trade because I wasn't sure he'd be a long term piece and I had to decide between him and someone like Tommy Russel. If you don't remember him, he was actually really good for us. After three almost exactly league average seasons with Washington, I sent Gene Ross and Tex Young there for him. He had an excellent first season, going 13-11 with a 4.26 ERA (114 ERA+), 1.43 WHIP, 57 walks, and 51 strikeouts in 221.2 innings. Russel was known to be a guy who wasn't pretty great, but he could throw unlimited pitches. Well, that was until 1931. I moved him to the pen because I couldn't move any of my starters. He was doing great, 15.2 innings with 9 hits, 3 runs, 3 walks, and 3 strikeouts before shoulder inflammation cost him the season. Since then, he hasn't been the same, and is currently in Lincoln. Out of the pen he has a 4.91 ERA (82 ERA+) and 1.36 WHIP in 11 innings.