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ayaghmour2 · 10-27-2020, 07:56 PM

August 28th, 1933
Toronto Wolves (46-81): 2
Chicago Cougars (85-42): 6

W: Max Wilder (12-8)
L: Chuck Cole (3-6)

We'd at least earn a series win with the Wolves and would look for the sweep after a 6-2 in. Max Wilder had a strong start, 5 hits, 2 runs, and 2 walks with 3 strikeouts in a complete game win. John Kincaid was 2-for-3 with a double, walk, 2 runs, and 2 RBI's. Cy Bryant was 2-for-4 with a double and RBI. Mike Taylor was 1-for-4 with a two run homer.

August 29th, 1933
Toronto Wolves (47-81): 3
Chicago Cougars (85-43): 1

W: Birdie Smith (9-16)
L: Tommy Wilcox (18-10)
SV: Jake Smith (1)

The offense was non-existent, and we blew a guaranteed win with Tommy Wilcox on the mound. He wasn't great, but allowed 9 hits, 3 runs, and a walk with 2 strikeouts in a complete game loss. We did get 10 hits, but it didn't lead to runs. Bobby Sprague was 2-for-3 with a walk. Bill Ashbaugh was 1-for-4 with a double and run scored .Cy Bryant was 1-for-4 with an RBI.

August 30th, 1933
Chicago Cougars (85-44): 2
Cleveland Foresters (68-60): 6
Game 1

W: Carl Bragg (9-2)
L: Jim Crawford (10-8)
SV: Jim Cavender (5)

I don't like this. We're in Cleveland for a single day and a double header. I like it even less when we only scored two runs and lose the opener. Three errors (including one by himself) cost Jim Crawford, who allowed 6 runs and only two were earned. He allowed 7 hits and 3 walks with 4 strikeouts in 8 innings. Bobby Sprague was 2-for-3 with a walk and run scored. Arnold Bower was 2-for-4 with a double. John Kincaid was 1-for-5 with a double and RBI. It was nice that both doubled, but they also both committed errors.

August 30th, 1933
Chicago Cougars (85-45): 2
Cleveland Foresters (69-60): 4
Game 2

W: Ben Turner (11-13)
L: Dick Lyons (16-8)

I'd love for the offense to show up... We get swept in the double header as the Foresters really pitched us well. Dick Lyons was okay, 8 innings with 8 hits, 4 runs, a walk, and strikeout. Claude Ramsey was 2-for-3 with a double, hit by pitch, and run scored. Russ Combs was 2-for-3 with a walk and sac-bunt. Bill Ashbaugh was 1-for-4 with a triple and run scored.

September 1st, 1933
Chicago Cougars (85-45): 3
Montreal Saints (69-63): 2

W: Dick Leudtke (17-7)
L: Dave Paynter (3-4)

An off day came in handy as we didn't get hurt in the rotation by the double header. We'd start the month in Montreal, facing them in a four game series. The offense wasn't back, but Dick Luedtke did his thing and we stopped out three game skid. He allowed 8 hits and 2 runs with 3 strikeouts in the complete game win. John Kincaid was a perfect 3-for-3 with a triple, steal, walk, and two runs scored. Mike Taylor was 1-for-3 with a sac-fly and RBI triple. Cy Bryant was 1-for-4 with a steal and run scored.

September 2nd, 1933
Chicago Cougars (87-45): 2
Montreal Saints (69-64): 1

W: Tommy Wilcox (19-10)
L: Milt Fritz (11-8)

Still no offense, but Tommy Wilcox outdueled former co-ace Milt Fritz in a 2-1 Cougar win. The only run charged to Wilcox was unearned and he struck out more (7) batters then he allowed hits (6). John Kincaid was 2-for-3 with a double, two walks, and a run scored. Arnold Bower was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Russ Combs was 2-for-5, but he made the error that led to the Saints only run.

September 3rd, 1933
Chicago Cougars (88-45): 10
Montreal Saints (69-65): 0

W: Max Wilder (13-8)
L: Randy Taylor (5-5)

The offense is alive! But, that's not even the best part! Max Wilder allowed just 6 and struck out 1 in a complete game shutout as we look poised to finish off the sweep tomorrow. Phil Vaughan was 3-for-5 with a double, run, and 3 RBI's. John Kincaid was 2-for-5 with a pair of RBI's. Bobby Sprague was 1-for-3 with a walk, steal, and three runs scored. Cy Bryant was 1-for-4 with a run scored and two driven in. Tom Taylor was 1-for-3 with a steal, two walks, and two runs scored. Ed Calvert had a pinch hit two run triple and then scored in the 9th.

Stars of the Week
John Kincaid : 28 AB, 13 H, 0 HR, 7 RBI, .464 AVG, 1.174 OPS
Max Wilder : 2 Wins, 18.0 IP, 2 BB, 4 K, 1.00 ERA
Bobby Sprague : 24 AB, 10 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, .417 AVG, .923 OPS

Weekly Summary
Not a big one today because of Game 6. I made my callups since Class C ball ends and our team won 46, good for 7th out of 8. AA was competing for a title, so I didn't really want to mess with that roster. I let the prospects stay even though that means some of them might not get a callup this year. I brought bench or stashed players up and down to juggle rosters if needed, but it was nice being able to just grab anyone from C ball. I brought up Russ Franklin, Luke Nixon, Curt Ross, Ace McSherry, and Herb Lowman.

No prospects here except Ross, our 10th Round Pick from 1925 who is set to make his debut. He didn't get to play much in AAA, but he raked off the bench. He's on the 40 and gives us a left bat. The rest are all depth pieces, with both Franklin and Nixon acquired from the Foresters. Nixon was a Cougar originally, drafted in 1925 and he debuted in 1929 with us. He was part of the Wilder and Combs deal. He spent three seasons with Cleveland, but we claimed him off waivers last September. McSherry was a former Rule-5 Pick who had a strong rookie season out of the pen. He moved to the rotation the next season, but an injury cut his season short and kind of closed the book on starting. He's had decent results in the majors, but with options, he's usually sent down. Lowman was a World Series hero for the Sailors in 1930, but placed on waivers in July of 1932 and we grabbed him. He's a weird pitcher, with an elite rookie season at 28. He then sucked the next year and hasn't pitched in the majors since. He'll have a chance this year. I also wanted a third catcher, so I went and purchased the contract of Herman Rachford from AAA. He got a cup of coffee in 1931, but has since been removed from the 40-man roster. He's hit well in the minors, but he's nothing special.

Lastly, I have to cover 35-year-old Pete Sposito who my scout really likes. Way back in 1919 he was an 11th Round Pick by Baltimore. He didn't sign, and was then a 9th Round Pick by St. Louis the next year. He's now spent a ton of time in AAA, 1,980.2 innings in total. This only includes about 200 thrown with us the past three seasons, the rest with San Diego and Portland, both independent teams. He's got a chance to make his big league debut after over 2,000 minor league innings.

10-27-2020, 07:56 PM	#249
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,010	Week 21: August 28th-September 3rd August 28th, 1933 Toronto Wolves (46-81): 2 Chicago Cougars (85-42): 6 W: Max Wilder (12-8) L: Chuck Cole (3-6) We'd at least earn a series win with the Wolves and would look for the sweep after a 6-2 in. Max Wilder had a strong start, 5 hits, 2 runs, and 2 walks with 3 strikeouts in a complete game win. John Kincaid was 2-for-3 with a double, walk, 2 runs, and 2 RBI's. Cy Bryant was 2-for-4 with a double and RBI. Mike Taylor was 1-for-4 with a two run homer. August 29th, 1933 Toronto Wolves (47-81): 3 Chicago Cougars (85-43): 1 W: Birdie Smith (9-16) L: Tommy Wilcox (18-10) SV: Jake Smith (1) The offense was non-existent, and we blew a guaranteed win with Tommy Wilcox on the mound. He wasn't great, but allowed 9 hits, 3 runs, and a walk with 2 strikeouts in a complete game loss. We did get 10 hits, but it didn't lead to runs. Bobby Sprague was 2-for-3 with a walk. Bill Ashbaugh was 1-for-4 with a double and run scored .Cy Bryant was 1-for-4 with an RBI. August 30th, 1933 Chicago Cougars (85-44): 2 Cleveland Foresters (68-60): 6 Game 1 W: Carl Bragg (9-2) L: Jim Crawford (10-8) SV: Jim Cavender (5) I don't like this. We're in Cleveland for a single day and a double header. I like it even less when we only scored two runs and lose the opener. Three errors (including one by himself) cost Jim Crawford, who allowed 6 runs and only two were earned. He allowed 7 hits and 3 walks with 4 strikeouts in 8 innings. Bobby Sprague was 2-for-3 with a walk and run scored. Arnold Bower was 2-for-4 with a double. John Kincaid was 1-for-5 with a double and RBI. It was nice that both doubled, but they also both committed errors. August 30th, 1933 Chicago Cougars (85-45): 2 Cleveland Foresters (69-60): 4 Game 2 W: Ben Turner (11-13) L: Dick Lyons (16-8) I'd love for the offense to show up... We get swept in the double header as the Foresters really pitched us well. Dick Lyons was okay, 8 innings with 8 hits, 4 runs, a walk, and strikeout. Claude Ramsey was 2-for-3 with a double, hit by pitch, and run scored. Russ Combs was 2-for-3 with a walk and sac-bunt. Bill Ashbaugh was 1-for-4 with a triple and run scored. September 1st, 1933 Chicago Cougars (85-45): 3 Montreal Saints (69-63): 2 W: Dick Leudtke (17-7) L: Dave Paynter (3-4) An off day came in handy as we didn't get hurt in the rotation by the double header. We'd start the month in Montreal, facing them in a four game series. The offense wasn't back, but Dick Luedtke did his thing and we stopped out three game skid. He allowed 8 hits and 2 runs with 3 strikeouts in the complete game win. John Kincaid was a perfect 3-for-3 with a triple, steal, walk, and two runs scored. Mike Taylor was 1-for-3 with a sac-fly and RBI triple. Cy Bryant was 1-for-4 with a steal and run scored. September 2nd, 1933 Chicago Cougars (87-45): 2 Montreal Saints (69-64): 1 W: Tommy Wilcox (19-10) L: Milt Fritz (11-8) Still no offense, but Tommy Wilcox outdueled former co-ace Milt Fritz in a 2-1 Cougar win. The only run charged to Wilcox was unearned and he struck out more (7) batters then he allowed hits (6). John Kincaid was 2-for-3 with a double, two walks, and a run scored. Arnold Bower was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Russ Combs was 2-for-5, but he made the error that led to the Saints only run. September 3rd, 1933 Chicago Cougars (88-45): 10 Montreal Saints (69-65): 0 W: Max Wilder (13-8) L: Randy Taylor (5-5) The offense is alive! But, that's not even the best part! Max Wilder allowed just 6 and struck out 1 in a complete game shutout as we look poised to finish off the sweep tomorrow. Phil Vaughan was 3-for-5 with a double, run, and 3 RBI's. John Kincaid was 2-for-5 with a pair of RBI's. Bobby Sprague was 1-for-3 with a walk, steal, and three runs scored. Cy Bryant was 1-for-4 with a run scored and two driven in. Tom Taylor was 1-for-3 with a steal, two walks, and two runs scored. Ed Calvert had a pinch hit two run triple and then scored in the 9th. Stars of the Week John Kincaid : 28 AB, 13 H, 0 HR, 7 RBI, .464 AVG, 1.174 OPS Max Wilder : 2 Wins, 18.0 IP, 2 BB, 4 K, 1.00 ERA Bobby Sprague : 24 AB, 10 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, .417 AVG, .923 OPS Weekly Summary Not a big one today because of Game 6. I made my callups since Class C ball ends and our team won 46, good for 7th out of 8. AA was competing for a title, so I didn't really want to mess with that roster. I let the prospects stay even though that means some of them might not get a callup this year. I brought bench or stashed players up and down to juggle rosters if needed, but it was nice being able to just grab anyone from C ball. I brought up Russ Franklin, Luke Nixon, Curt Ross, Ace McSherry, and Herb Lowman. No prospects here except Ross, our 10th Round Pick from 1925 who is set to make his debut. He didn't get to play much in AAA, but he raked off the bench. He's on the 40 and gives us a left bat. The rest are all depth pieces, with both Franklin and Nixon acquired from the Foresters. Nixon was a Cougar originally, drafted in 1925 and he debuted in 1929 with us. He was part of the Wilder and Combs deal. He spent three seasons with Cleveland, but we claimed him off waivers last September. McSherry was a former Rule-5 Pick who had a strong rookie season out of the pen. He moved to the rotation the next season, but an injury cut his season short and kind of closed the book on starting. He's had decent results in the majors, but with options, he's usually sent down. Lowman was a World Series hero for the Sailors in 1930, but placed on waivers in July of 1932 and we grabbed him. He's a weird pitcher, with an elite rookie season at 28. He then sucked the next year and hasn't pitched in the majors since. He'll have a chance this year. I also wanted a third catcher, so I went and purchased the contract of Herman Rachford from AAA. He got a cup of coffee in 1931, but has since been removed from the 40-man roster. He's hit well in the minors, but he's nothing special. Lastly, I have to cover 35-year-old Pete Sposito who my scout really likes. Way back in 1919 he was an 11th Round Pick by Baltimore. He didn't sign, and was then a 9th Round Pick by St. Louis the next year. He's now spent a ton of time in AAA, 1,980.2 innings in total. This only includes about 200 thrown with us the past three seasons, the rest with San Diego and Portland, both independent teams. He's got a chance to make his big league debut after over 2,000 minor league innings.