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ayaghmour2 · 10-28-2020, 09:03 PM

September 4th, 1933
Chicago Cougars (88-46): 1
Montreal Saints (70-65): 2

W: Dick Lyons (16-9)
L: Red Floyd (4-4)
SV: Howie Snyder (15)

Turns out the offense was a one time thing, as the Saints avoided the sweep with a 2-1 win. Dick Lyons should have had a complete game shutout, but an error in the 8th allowed both Saint runs. Lyons went 8 with just 4 hits, a walk, and 4 strikeouts. John Kincaid was 2-for-4 with a double and run scored Bill Ashbaugh was 1-for-4 with an RBI double. Mike Taylor was 1-for-3 with a walk.

September 5th, 1933
Chicago Cougars (89-46): 12
Baltimore Cannons (55-79): 4

W: Jim Crawford (11-8)
L: Bob Miller (10-20)

Well, the offense was back for the opener in Baltimore, and we topped the struggling Cannons 12-4. It was a big one for Bill Ashbaugh, going a perfect 4-for-4 with 3 walks, 5 RBI's, and just a triple shy of the cycle. It was his 10th homer on the year too, the fourth Cougar to reach that mark and first in my tenure. Mike Taylor was 2-for-3 with a homer, walk, sac-fly, and 3 RBI's. Cy Bryant was 2-for-5 with a run scored and driven in. Bobby Sprague shared the same line, but one of his two hits was a double. Starter Jim Crawford was 1-for-3 with a sac-bunt and run scored. He tossed 7.1 innings with 7 hits, 4 runs, 4 walks, and 3 strikeouts. I set pitch counts for some of my starters, but this is really one of the first times it's actually pulled a pitcher before the 8th. Claude Purvis finished the last 1.2 innings with a hit, walk, and strikeout.

September 6th, 1933
Chicago Cougars (89-47): 6
Baltimore Cannons (56-79): 9

W: Joe Newsome (4-8)
L: Dick Leudtke (17-8)

No luck in this one, and we had to wait another day for win 90. It was a rare rough start for Dick Leudtke who went just 3 innings. He allowed 8 hits, 6 runs, 4 walks, and he struck out just one. Ace McSherry made his season debut, 3.2 innings with 4 hits, 3 unearned runs, 2 walks, and 3 strikeouts. Tom Taylor was 2-for-5 with 2 doubles, 2 runs, and 2 RBI's. Mike Taylor was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored. Bill Ashbaugh was 1-for-4 with a walk, run, and 2 RBI's. Bobby Sprague was 1-for-3 with a walk, steal, and 2 RBI's.

September 7th, 1933
Chicago Cougars (89-48): 0
Baltimore Cannons (56-80): 3

W: Rabbit Day (19-9)
L: Tommy Wilcox (19-11)
SV: Lee Drouillard (15)

The offense disappeared yet again, and we didn't even manage a run. It ruined another Wilcox start, 8 innings with 7 hits, 3 runs, and 4 strikeouts. He was also our best hitter, going 2-for-3. Slim Bloom was 2-for-4 with a double. Bill Ashbaugh was 1-for-4 with a double. Russ Combs was 1-for-4 with a walk.

September 8th, 1933
Chicago Cougars (90-48): 6
Baltimore Cannons (56-81): 2

W: Max Wilder (14-8)
L: Pinky Conlan (0-5)

Number 90! We managed to avoid the series loss and earn the split with a 6-2 win. Max Wilder was strong, going all nine with 8 hits, 2 runs, a walk, and 7 strikeouts. John Kincaid was 4-for-5 with a pair of doubles and RBI. Cy Bryant was 2-for-4 with a double, steal, and 3 RBI's. Bill Ashbaugh was 2-for-5 with a double, RBI, and two runs scored. Tom Taylor was 2-for-4 with a double, run, and steal. Bobby Sprague was 1-for-3 with a double, run, and walk.

September 9th, 1933
Chicago Cougars (90-49): 3
Brooklyn Kings (67-73): 4

W: Roy Pierce (9-8)
L: Dick Lyons (16-10)

Next stop was Brooklyn, but the host Kings kept us in check to take the opener. Dick Lyons got the loss, 8 innings with 12 hits, 4 runs (3 earned), a walk, and 2 strikeouts. Bill Ashbaugh was 2-for-4 with an RBI. John Kincaid was 1-for-3 with a walk, double, and RBI. Phil Vaughan was 1-for-4 with a solo homer. Cy Bryant was 1-for-2 with a run, two walks, and a steal. John Kincaid was 1-for-3 with a double, walk, and RBI. Tom Taylor was 1-for-4 with a run scored.

September 9th, 1933
Chicago Cougars (90-50): 2
Brooklyn Kings (68-73): 7

W: Tom Barrell (11-16)
L: Jim Crawford (11-9)

Okay guys, just because we have a nice lead doesn't mean we can stop winning... Jim Crawford got the loss, 6 innings with 7 hits, 7 runs (4 earned), and 2 walks. Herb Lowman made his Cougar debut, 2 innings with 3 hits and 2 strikeouts. Cy Bryant was 2-for-3 with a walk, double, and homer. Mike Taylor was 2-for-4 with a double and RBI.

Stars of the Week
Bill Ashbaugh : 29 AB, 12 H, 1 HR, 10 RBI, .414 AVG, 1.089 OPS
Cy Bryant : 21 AB, 9 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI, .429 AVG, 1.187 OPS
Mike Taylor : 26 AB, 9 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI, .346 AVG, .919 OPS

Weekly Summary
I think this was our worst week of the year. Not only that, we usually do really well in September, but just sit 5-5. If I remember right, after losing three games to start September, we only lost two more to finish the month. It would be nice if we had only five losses this September, though that doesn't seem too reasonable. With 14 games left, we could go 14-0, but chances are it won't happen.

Luckily, at 90-50 and 11.5 games up, only the Foresters can catch us. Our magic number is 4, so as long as we win four games from now until the end of the year, the Foresters could continue to extend their 7 game win streak as long as they want. Really not all that much left to talk about this season until the postseason, but we really do need to turn things around quickly if we want to outduel the Foresters. They haven't ever seen a pitching staff like ours, but we also haven't quite seen anyone similar to Ranking Kellogg. Mighty Mo is good, but the 38-year-old version pales in comparison to Kellogg who might hit .400 with 45 homers and 160 RBI's. His 216 OPS+ is the exact same as Tom Taylor's in his crazy breakout rookie season.

10-28-2020, 09:03 PM	#250
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,010	Week 22: September 4th-September 10th September 4th, 1933 Chicago Cougars (88-46): 1 Montreal Saints (70-65): 2 W: Dick Lyons (16-9) L: Red Floyd (4-4) SV: Howie Snyder (15) Turns out the offense was a one time thing, as the Saints avoided the sweep with a 2-1 win. Dick Lyons should have had a complete game shutout, but an error in the 8th allowed both Saint runs. Lyons went 8 with just 4 hits, a walk, and 4 strikeouts. John Kincaid was 2-for-4 with a double and run scored Bill Ashbaugh was 1-for-4 with an RBI double. Mike Taylor was 1-for-3 with a walk. September 5th, 1933 Chicago Cougars (89-46): 12 Baltimore Cannons (55-79): 4 W: Jim Crawford (11-8) L: Bob Miller (10-20) Well, the offense was back for the opener in Baltimore, and we topped the struggling Cannons 12-4. It was a big one for Bill Ashbaugh, going a perfect 4-for-4 with 3 walks, 5 RBI's, and just a triple shy of the cycle. It was his 10th homer on the year too, the fourth Cougar to reach that mark and first in my tenure. Mike Taylor was 2-for-3 with a homer, walk, sac-fly, and 3 RBI's. Cy Bryant was 2-for-5 with a run scored and driven in. Bobby Sprague shared the same line, but one of his two hits was a double. Starter Jim Crawford was 1-for-3 with a sac-bunt and run scored. He tossed 7.1 innings with 7 hits, 4 runs, 4 walks, and 3 strikeouts. I set pitch counts for some of my starters, but this is really one of the first times it's actually pulled a pitcher before the 8th. Claude Purvis finished the last 1.2 innings with a hit, walk, and strikeout. September 6th, 1933 Chicago Cougars (89-47): 6 Baltimore Cannons (56-79): 9 W: Joe Newsome (4-8) L: Dick Leudtke (17-8) No luck in this one, and we had to wait another day for win 90. It was a rare rough start for Dick Leudtke who went just 3 innings. He allowed 8 hits, 6 runs, 4 walks, and he struck out just one. Ace McSherry made his season debut, 3.2 innings with 4 hits, 3 unearned runs, 2 walks, and 3 strikeouts. Tom Taylor was 2-for-5 with 2 doubles, 2 runs, and 2 RBI's. Mike Taylor was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored. Bill Ashbaugh was 1-for-4 with a walk, run, and 2 RBI's. Bobby Sprague was 1-for-3 with a walk, steal, and 2 RBI's. September 7th, 1933 Chicago Cougars (89-48): 0 Baltimore Cannons (56-80): 3 W: Rabbit Day (19-9) L: Tommy Wilcox (19-11) SV: Lee Drouillard (15) The offense disappeared yet again, and we didn't even manage a run. It ruined another Wilcox start, 8 innings with 7 hits, 3 runs, and 4 strikeouts. He was also our best hitter, going 2-for-3. Slim Bloom was 2-for-4 with a double. Bill Ashbaugh was 1-for-4 with a double. Russ Combs was 1-for-4 with a walk. September 8th, 1933 Chicago Cougars (90-48): 6 Baltimore Cannons (56-81): 2 W: Max Wilder (14-8) L: Pinky Conlan (0-5) Number 90! We managed to avoid the series loss and earn the split with a 6-2 win. Max Wilder was strong, going all nine with 8 hits, 2 runs, a walk, and 7 strikeouts. John Kincaid was 4-for-5 with a pair of doubles and RBI. Cy Bryant was 2-for-4 with a double, steal, and 3 RBI's. Bill Ashbaugh was 2-for-5 with a double, RBI, and two runs scored. Tom Taylor was 2-for-4 with a double, run, and steal. Bobby Sprague was 1-for-3 with a double, run, and walk. September 9th, 1933 Chicago Cougars (90-49): 3 Brooklyn Kings (67-73): 4 W: Roy Pierce (9-8) L: Dick Lyons (16-10) Next stop was Brooklyn, but the host Kings kept us in check to take the opener. Dick Lyons got the loss, 8 innings with 12 hits, 4 runs (3 earned), a walk, and 2 strikeouts. Bill Ashbaugh was 2-for-4 with an RBI. John Kincaid was 1-for-3 with a walk, double, and RBI. Phil Vaughan was 1-for-4 with a solo homer. Cy Bryant was 1-for-2 with a run, two walks, and a steal. John Kincaid was 1-for-3 with a double, walk, and RBI. Tom Taylor was 1-for-4 with a run scored. September 9th, 1933 Chicago Cougars (90-50): 2 Brooklyn Kings (68-73): 7 W: Tom Barrell (11-16) L: Jim Crawford (11-9) Okay guys, just because we have a nice lead doesn't mean we can stop winning... Jim Crawford got the loss, 6 innings with 7 hits, 7 runs (4 earned), and 2 walks. Herb Lowman made his Cougar debut, 2 innings with 3 hits and 2 strikeouts. Cy Bryant was 2-for-3 with a walk, double, and homer. Mike Taylor was 2-for-4 with a double and RBI. Stars of the Week Bill Ashbaugh : 29 AB, 12 H, 1 HR, 10 RBI, .414 AVG, 1.089 OPS Cy Bryant : 21 AB, 9 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI, .429 AVG, 1.187 OPS Mike Taylor : 26 AB, 9 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI, .346 AVG, .919 OPS Weekly Summary I think this was our worst week of the year. Not only that, we usually do really well in September, but just sit 5-5. If I remember right, after losing three games to start September, we only lost two more to finish the month. It would be nice if we had only five losses this September, though that doesn't seem too reasonable. With 14 games left, we could go 14-0, but chances are it won't happen. Luckily, at 90-50 and 11.5 games up, only the Foresters can catch us. Our magic number is 4, so as long as we win four games from now until the end of the year, the Foresters could continue to extend their 7 game win streak as long as they want. Really not all that much left to talk about this season until the postseason, but we really do need to turn things around quickly if we want to outduel the Foresters. They haven't ever seen a pitching staff like ours, but we also haven't quite seen anyone similar to Ranking Kellogg. Mighty Mo is good, but the 38-year-old version pales in comparison to Kellogg who might hit .400 with 45 homers and 160 RBI's. His 216 OPS+ is the exact same as Tom Taylor's in his crazy breakout rookie season.