Replay--Baseball from 1901 to 1923

[Lord Byron]

Awards for May:
CF Tris Speaker of the Detroit Tigers wins the AL Batter of the Month Award.
RF Irv Waldron of the Chicago Cubs wins the NL Batter of the Month Award.
SP Tom Hughes of the Detroit Tigers wins the AL Pitcher of the Month Award.
SP Rube Marquard of the Boston Braves wins the NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
SP Burleigh Grimes of the Boston Red Sox wins the AL Rookie of the Month Award.
SP Carl Mays of the Boston Braves wins the NL Rookie of the Month Award.

In the AL, the Detroit Tigers are now in first place, 5 and a half games ahead of the Cleveland Guardians while, in the NL, the New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals are tied for first after a back-and-forth.

[Lord Byron]

Awards for June:
CF Max Carey of the Chicago White Sox wins the AL Batter of the Month Award.
2B Eddie Collins of the St. Louis Cardinals wins the NL Batter of the Month Award.
SP Grover Cleveland Alexander of the Cleveland Guardians wins the AL Pitcher of the Month Award.
SP Larry Cheney of the Brooklyn Robins wins the NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
SP Burleigh Grimes of the Boston Red Sox wins the AL Rookie of the Month Award.
SP Scott Perry of the Pittsburgh Pirates wins the NL Rookie of the Month Award.

In the AL, the Detroit Tigers now have an 11-game lead ahead of Cleveland for first while, in the NL, the New York Giants now lead the St. Louis Cardinals by 5 and a half games.

[Lord Byron]

Trades before the trading deadline:
-The Boston Red Sox traded 23-year-old LF Turner Barber to the St. Louis Browns, getting 39-year-old RP Bull Durham in return.
-The Brooklyn Robins traded 24-year-old RF Larry Gilbert to the St. Louis Browns, getting 30-year-old RP Jack Rowan and 22-year-old 2B Joe Gedeon in return.
-The Cleveland Guardians traded 23-year-old RP Elmer Jacobs to the Pittsburgh Pirates, getting 34-year-old RP Buster Brown in return.
-The New York Giants traded 22-year-old RP Hank Ritter and 21-year-old SHS Sam Crane to the Philadelphia Phillies, getting 30-year-old RP Ed Lafitte in return.
-The Detroit Tigers traded 21-year-old SS Eddie Mulligan to the Philadelphia Phillies, getting 30-year-old SP Pat Ragan in return.

Awards for July:
CF Billy Hamilton of the Cleveland Guardians wins the AL Batter of the Month Award.
CF Ty Cobb of the Boston Braves wins the NL Batter of the Month Award.
SP Slim Sallee of the Detroit Tigers wins the AL Pitcher of the Month Award.
SP Lefty Tyler of the Boston Braves wins the NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
RP Rube Schauer of the Philadelphia Athletics wins the MLB AL Rookie of the Month Award.
LF Greasy Neale of the Boston Braves wins the NL Rookie of the Month Award.

In the AL, the Detroit Tigers have a 9-game lead over the Boston Red Sox for first while, in the NL, the New York Giants have a 3 and a half games lead over the Boston Braves for first.

[Lord Byron]

Awards for August:
LF Wally Schang of the Chicago White Sox wins the AL Batter of the Month Award.
RF Joe Jackson of the St. Louis Cardinals wins the NL Batter of the Month Award.
SP Tom Hughes of the Detroit Tigers wins the AL Pitcher of the Month Award.
SP Walter Johnson of the St. Louis Cardinals wins the NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
1B Patsy Gharrity of the Washington Senators wins the AL Rookie of the Month Award.
SP Bob Steele of the Pittsburgh Pirates wins the NL Rookie of the Month Award.

In the AL, the Detroit Tigers hold on to a 7 and a half-game lead against the Cleveland Guardians for first place while, in the NL, the New York Giants are 5 and a half games ahead of the Boston Braves.

[Lord Byron]

Regular season awards:
-CF Tris Speaker of the Detroit Tigers wins the AL Best Batter award with 2 home runs, 56 RBIs, and 80 runs scored.
-CF Ty Cobb of the Boston Braves wins the NL Best Batter award with 4 home runs, 79 RBIs, and 83 runs scored.

Awards for September:
CF Tris Speaker of the Detroit Tigers wins the AL Batter of the Month Award.
1B Del Gainer of the New York Giants wins the NL Batter of the Month Award.
SP Hippo Vaughn of the Chicago White Sox wins the AL Pitcher of the Month Award.
SP Walter Johnson of the St. Louis Cardinals wins the NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
SP Burleigh Grimes of the Boston Red Sox wins the AL Rookie of the Month Award.
SP Carl Mays of the Boston Braves wins the NL Rookie of the Month Award.

For the World Series, it'll be the Detroit Tigers (97-57) vs. the New York Giants (101-53), who are now the 4th team to reach 100 or more wins in the regular season.

[Lord Byron]

The 1916 World Series: Detroit Tigers vs. New York Giants

Results

Game 1, October 8th, 1916, the Polo Grounds
Joss, Giants Take Dramatic Game 1 for 1-0 Series Lead
The New York Giants took the first game of the World Series in dramatic fashion today, topping the Detroit Tigers 4-3 in an extra-inning walk-off win. Giants right-hander Addie Joss threw 8.0 innings of 5-hit ball.
In the bottom of the 11th, Chief Meyers came to bat with the game in the balance. And he delivered, hitting a 2-run single off Detroit pitcher Jimmy Dygert.
"By the skin of our teeth, man," Meyers told the New York Bulletin. "But hey, it still counts. A few more by the skin of our teeth is fine with me."
The next game is set to be played tomorrow at the Polo Grounds in New York.
Giants lead series 1-0

Game 2, October 9th, 1916, the Polo Grounds
New York Tops Detroit Again, 1-0
Art Nehf pitched a gem to help the New York Giants escape with a tight 1-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers in a low-scoring World Series contest today. The left-handed Nehf threw 9.0 innings of shutout ball in the win, just enough for the Giants on a day when their offense dried up. New York now leads the best-of-7 series 2-0.
In his 117-pitch effort, Nehf allowed no runs on 3 hits over 9 innings. He walked 2 and struck out 4.
Tigers manager Ned Hanlon did not take questions after the game, telling assembled reporters that he would hold a press conference "if and when we win the World Series."
The next game is set to be played for October 11th, 1916 at Navin Field in Detroit.
Giants lead series 2-0

Game 3, October 11th, 1916, Navin Field
Giants Win to Extend Series Lead to 3-0
Riding the 3-hit performance of catcher Lew McCarty, the New York Giants got a road win against the Detroit Tigers, 10-4, in Game 3 of the World Series today. McCarty went 3-4 with a triple, a double, and a walk, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2 for the Giants, who now lead the best-of-7 series, 3 games to 0.
New York used the clutch hitting of Del Pratt to capture the win. The second baseman drilled a run-scoring double in the top of the ninth inning to give the Giants the lead, 5-4. For the game, Pratt had 2 singles and 1 double in 4 at-bats.
"Every team in baseball loses," Tigers manager Ned Hanlon said. "We're in the playoffs and we still have the same guys that got us here. We'll bounce back."
The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Navin Field in Detroit.

Game 4, October 12th, 1916, Navin Field
New York Sweeps World Series
Sometimes the winner is the one who got the lucky bounces and the lucky calls, and sometimes the winner is just the one who played better.
It was the latter case in 1916, as the New York Giants topped the Detroit Tigers 5-2 tonight at Navin Field to win the World Series. It was the 1st title in franchise history.
"When you play for championships, you have to play better than the team in the other dugout. We did that in this series, and all year. Now we're the best team in baseball," said New York catcher Lew McCarty, who was named series MVP.
The Giants took the series 4-0. The new titleholders completed the regular season with a first-place finish in the NL and a 101-53 record.
New York manager George Davis grinned and nodded when asked to comment on McCarty's words.
"Lew said it best -- we played better than the other team," the skipper said.
Hometown officials announced they were already planning a "grand celebration" for the winners in the days to come.
Giants win series 4-0

Series MVP: Lew McCarty

[Lord Byron]

Accomplishments
Cycles: Jack Graney, 4 hits in 6 at-bats, 1 home run, and 2 RBIs
20+win seasons: Fred Anderson, Tom Hughes, Heinie Berger, Walter Johnson, Rube Marquard, Slim Sallee, Fred Toney, Grover Cleveland Alexander, Jeff Tesreau, Reb Russell, Art Nehf
Hitting streaks: Max Carey (21 games)
Milestones
1,000 RBIs: Sam Dungan
1,500 runs scored: Nap Lajole
2,000 hits: Ty Cobb, Sherry Magee
600 stolen bases: Honus Wagner
2,000 strikeouts: Walter Johnson
200 wins: Jim St. Vrain, Red Ames, Joe Harris
250 wins: George Winter

[Lord Byron]

Gold Glove award
AL: SP Pete Wilson of the Washington Senators wins the AL Gold Glove Award at P.
Ca Les Nunamaker of the New York Yankees wins the AL Gold Glove Award at Ca.
1B Ed Konetchy of the Chicago White Sox wins the AL Gold Glove Award at 1B.
2B Cupid Childs of the Chicago White Sox wins the AL Gold Glove Award at 2B.
3B Heinie Groh of the Chicago White Sox wins the AL Gold Glove Award at 3B.
SHS Art Fletcher of the Detroit Tigers wins the AL Gold Glove Award at SHS.
LF Bobby Veach of the Philadelphia Athletics wins the AL Gold Glove Award at LF.
CF Max Carey of the Chicago White Sox wins the AL Gold Glove Award at CF.
RF Dave Robertson of the Chicago White Sox wins the AL Gold Glove Award at RF.
NL: SP Dick Rudolph of the Pittsburgh Pirates wins the NL Gold Glove Award at P.
Ca Lew McCarty of the New York Giants wins the NL Gold Glove Award at Ca.
1B Stuffy McInnis of the Cincinnati Reds wins the NL Gold Glove Award at 1B.
2B George Cutshaw of the Chicago Cubs wins the NL Gold Glove Award at 2B.
3B Ossie Vitt of the Brooklyn Robins wins the NL Gold Glove Award at 3B.
SHS Rabbit Maranville of the New York Giants wins the NL Gold Glove Award at SHS.
LF Howie Shanks of the Chicago Cubs wins the NL Gold Glove Award at LF.
CF Tilly Walker of the New York Giants wins the NL Gold Glove Award at CF.
RF Harry Hooper of the New York Giants wins the NL Gold Glove Award at RF.
Silver Slugger award
AL: SP George Sisler of the Cleveland Guardians wins the MLB AL Silver Slugger Award at P.
Ca Wally Schang of the Chicago White Sox wins the AL Silver Slugger Award at C.
1B Hal Chase of the Boston Red Sox wins the AL Silver Slugger Award at 1B.
2B Jim Delahanty of the St. Louis Browns wins the AL Silver Slugger Award at 2B.
3B Rafael Almeida of the Cleveland Guardians wins the AL Silver Slugger Award at 3B.
SHS Art Fletcher of the Detroit Tigers wins the AL Silver Slugger Award at SHS.
LF Bobby Veach of the Philadelphia Athletics wins the AL Silver Slugger Award at LF.
CF Tris Speaker of the Detroit Tigers wins the AL Silver Slugger Award at CF.
RF Gavvy Cravath of the Cleveland Guardians wins the AL Silver Slugger Award at RF.
NL: SP Walter Johnson of the St. Louis Cardinals wins the NL Silver Slugger Award at P.
Ca Ray Schalk of the Chicago Cubs wins the NL Silver Slugger Award at C.
1B Del Gainer of the New York Giants wins the NL Silver Slugger Award at 1B.
2B Eddie Collins of the St. Louis Cardinals wins the NL Silver Slugger Award at 2B.
3B Jim Doyle of the New York Giants wins the NL Silver Slugger Award at 3B.
SHS Honus Wagner of the Pittsburgh Pirates wins the NL Silver Slugger Award at SHS.
LF Ed Delahanty of the Philadelphia Phillies wins the NL Silver Slugger Award at LF.
CF Ty Cobb of the Boston Braves wins the NL Silver Slugger Award at CF.
RF Joe Jackson of the St. Louis Cardinals wins the NL Silver Slugger Award at RF.
Rookie of the Year
AL: SP Burleigh Grimes (Boston Red Sox), with a 12-10 record and a 2.40 ERA
NL: LF Greasy Neale (Boston Braves), with 1 home run, 42 RBIs, and 39 runs scored.
Best Manager of the Year
AL: Ned Hanlon (Detroit Tigers)
NL: George Davis (New York Giants)
Pitcher of the Year
AL: Grover Cleveland Alexander (Cleveland Guardians), with a 24-15 record and a 2.13 ERA.
NL: Art Nehf (New York Giants), with a 23-12 record and a 1.75 ERA.
Most Valuable Player
AL: CF Tris Speaker (Detroit Tigers), with 2 home runs, 56 RBIs, and 80 runs scored.
NL: CF Ty Cobb (Boston Braves), with 4 home runs, 79 RBIs, and 83 runs scored.

[Lord Byron]

-Cincinnati Reds manager Ian Coston leaves the team, his contract was not renewed. The Reds signed manager Alvin Frank to a 5-year, $2,450 per year contract.
-Chicago Cubs manager Jim Greenwood leaves the team, his contract was not renewed. The Cubs signed manager Jack Rowe to a 4-year, $1,200 per year contract.
-Washington Senators manager Jim Manning leaves the team, his contract was not renewed. The Senators signed manager Frank Fennelly to a 5-year, $1,150 per year contract.
-Pittsburgh Pirates RF Sam Dungan, SP Henry Gehring, LF Rudy Bell, 2B Rabbit Nill, and 3B Emil Leber retired from professional baseball.
-New York Yankees SP Joe McGinnity, 2B Jake Atz, and LF Wally Clement retired from professional baseball.
-Brooklyn Robins CF Homer Smoot, SP Harry Eells and Ca George Gibson retired from professional baseball.
-Boston Red Sox SP Howie Camnitz, SP Irv Young, 1B George Stovall, and SP Ed Walsh retired from professional baseball.
-Cleveland Guardians SP Buster Brown, RF Bud Sharpe, and CF Billy Hamilton retired from professional baseball.
-New York Giants SP Joe Corbett, 3B Roy Hartzell, SP Walter Moser, and SP Frank Corridon retired from professional baseball.
-Washington Senators 3B Jimmy Austin and 1B Patrick Newnam retired from professional baseball.
-St. Louis Browns Ca Ed Phelps and 1B Harry Swacina retired from professional baseball.
-Detroit Tigers RF Goat Anderson retired from professional baseball.
-Chicago Cubs Ca Ira Thomas retired from professional baseball.
-The New York Yankees retired #7 in honor of Joe McGinnity.
-The Boston Braves retired #90 in honor of Billy Hamilton and #61 in honor of Ed Walsh.
The St. Louis Browns traded 30-year-old RP Elmer Steele and 24-year-old RF Larry Gilbert to the Brooklyn Robins, getting 36-year-old 1B Newt Hunter and 22-year-old 2B Joe Gedeon in return.
-The Chicago Cubs traded 32-year-old RP Charles Bender to the New York Giants, getting 33-year-old LF Harl Maggert and 23-year-old RP Harry Eccles in return.
-The St. Louis Cardinals traded 23-year-old SHS Everett Scott to the New York Yankees, getting 31-year-old SHS Enos Kirkpatrick in return.
-The Cleveland Guardians traded 24-year-old SP Ernie Koob to the Pittsburgh Pirates, getting 34-year-old RP Buck O'Brien in return.
-The Cleveland Guardians traded 33-year-old SP Ed Karger to the New York Yankees, getting 37-year-old Ca Roger Bresnahan and 24-year-old LF Elmer Smith in return.
-The Philadelphia Athletics traded 34-year-old RP Bugs Raymond and 20-year-old Ca Cy Perkins to the Brooklyn Robins, getting 20-year-old Ca Bob O'Farrell in return.
-The Pittsburgh Pirates traded 32-year-old RP Biff Schlitzer to the New York Giants, getting 36-year-old Ca Chief Meyers in return.

[Lord Byron]

Here are the picks for the 1916 Rookie Draft and where they went:
Round 1
Pick 1 - St. Louis Browns: CF Ross Youngs, age 19
Pick 2 - Cincinnati Reds: SP Hod Eller, age 22
Pick 3 - Pittsburgh Pirates: RF Ira Flagstead, age 23
Pick 4 - Philadelphia Phillies: SP Rollie Naylor, age 24
Pick 5 - Philadelphia Athletics: RF Fred Nicholson, age 22
Pick 6 - Washington Senators: 1B Charlie Grimm, age 18 out of college (Pepperdine University; Malibu, California)
Pick 7 - Chicago Cubs: 3B Tony Boeckel, age 24
Pick 8 - New York Yankees: SHS Pete Kilduff, age 23
Pick 9 - Philadelphia Phillies: SP Dutch Ruether, age 23
Pick 10 - Boston Red Sox: SP Hal Carlson, age 24
Pick 11 - Brooklyn Robins: SHS Aaron Ward, age 20
Pick 12 - Cleveland Guardians: LF Bill Lamar, age 19
Pick 13 - St. Louis Cardinals: SP Elmer Ponder, age 23
Pick 14 - Chicago White Sox: RP Speed Martin, age 23
Pick 15 - Boston Braves: SP Roy Sanders, age 24
Pick 16 - Detroit Tigers: SHS Joe Dugan, age 19
Pick 17 - New York Giants: SP Jimmy Ring, age 21
Round 2
Pick 1 - St. Louis Browns: RP Jakie May, age 21
Pick 2 - Cincinnati Reds: 2B Bob Jones, age 27
Pick 3 - Pittsburgh Pirates: SP Oscar Horstmann, age 25
Pick 4 - Philadelphia Phillies: SHS Swede Risberg, age 22
Pick 5 - Philadelphia Athletics: 2B Chick Fewster, age 21
Pick 6 - Washington Senators: SP Mike Regan, age 28
Pick 7 - Chicago Cubs: RP Ed Monroe, age 21
Pick 8 - New York Yankees: 1B Roy Leslie, age 22
Pick 9 - Boston Red Sox: SP Red Torkelson, age 22
Pick 10 - Brooklyn Robins: LF William Marriott, age 23
Pick 11 - Cleveland Guardians: RF Sammy Vick, age 21
Pick 12 - St. Louis Cardinals: SHS Chuck Ward, age 22
Pick 13 - Chicago White Sox: SP Tom Rogers, age 24
Pick 14 - Boston Braves: LF Gene Bailey, age 23
Pick 15 - Detroit Tigers: RP Dave Keefe, age 19
Pick 16 - New York Giants: SHS Howdy Caton, age 20
Round 3
Pick 1 - St. Louis Browns: RP Johnny Couch, age 25
Pick 2 - Cincinnati Reds: 2B Jimmy Cooney, age 22
Pick 3 - Pittsburgh Pirates: 2B Jake Pitler, age 22
Pick 4 - Philadelphia Phillies: RP Vic Aldridge, age 23
Pick 5 - Philadelphia Athletics: Ca Pickles Dillhoefer, age 23
Pick 6 - Washington Senators: SHS Adam Debus, age 24
Pick 7 - Chicago Cubs: CF Frank Walker, age 22
Pick 8 - New York Yankees: RP Herman Pillette, age 19
Pick 9 - Boston Red Sox: RP Rasty Wright, age 21
Pick 10 - Brooklyn Robins: RP Hank Thormahlen, age 20
Pick 11 - Cleveland Guardians: RP Jim Middleton, age 27
Pick 12 - St. Louis Cardinals: RP Walt Smallwood, age 23
Pick 13 - Chicago White Sox: RP Walter Anderson, age 19
Pick 14 - Boston Braves: SP Bob McGraw, age 21
Pick 15 - Detroit Tigers: SHS Harry Pearce, age 27
Pick 16 - New York Giants: RP Ad Swigler, age 21
Round 4
Pick 1 - St. Louis Browns: RP Bill Piercy, age 20
Pick 2 - Cincinnati Reds: RP John Russell, age 22
Pick 3 - Pittsburgh Pirates: 2B Al Baird, age 21
Pick 4 - Philadelphia Phillies: 2B Mike Massey, age 23
Pick 5 - Philadelphia Athletics: 1B Ray Miller, age 28
Pick 6 - Washington Senators: SHS Patsy McGaffigan, age 28
Pick 7 - Chicago Cubs: 3B Eddie Palmer, age 23
Pick 8 - New York Yankees: RP Tim Murchison, age 20
Pick 9 - Boston Red Sox: RP Doc Waldbauer, age 24
Pick 10 - Brooklyn Robins: RP Jack Enright, age 21
Pick 11 - Cleveland Guardians: RP Paul Wachtel, age 28
Pick 12 - St. Louis Cardinals: Ca John Brock, age 20
Pick 13 - Chicago White Sox: RP Rich Durning, age 24
Pick 14 - Boston Braves: RP Cal Crum, age 27
Pick 15 - Detroit Tigers: Ca Fred Blackwell, age 25
Pick 16 - New York Giants: RP Eddie Bacon, age 21
Round 5
Pick 1 - St. Louis Browns: RF Ralph Sharman, age 21
Pick 2 - Cincinnati Reds: RP Vince Molyneaux, age 28
Pick 3 - Pittsburgh Pirates: Ca Archie Yelle, age 24
Pick 4 - Philadelphia Phillies: RP Bruce Hitt, age 19
Pick 5 - Philadelphia Athletics: LF Don Flinn, age 24
Pick 6 - Washington Senators: RP Red Hill, age 23
Pick 7 - Chicago Cubs: RP Kewpie Pennington, age 20
Pick 8 - New York Yankees: RP George Dickerson, age 24
Pick 9 - Boston Red Sox: 1B Ben Shaw, age 23
Pick 10 - Brooklyn Robins: Ca Red Smith, age 24
Pick 11 - Cleveland Guardians: CF Howie Camp, age 23
Pick 12 - St. Louis Cardinals: SHS Harry Wolfe, age 24
Pick 13 - Chicago White Sox: 2B Bill Murray, age 23
Pick 14 - Boston Braves: 1B Pug Griffin, age 20
Pick 15 - Detroit Tigers: CF Morrie Schick, age 24
Pick 16 - New York Giants: 3B Ferd Eunick, age 24
Round 6
Pick 1 - St. Louis Browns: SHS Otto Neu, age 22
Pick 2 - Cincinnati Reds: 2B Bill Webb, age 21
Pick 3 - Pittsburgh Pirates: 1B Pete Bigler, age 24
Pick 4 - Philadelphia Phillies: 2B Dallas Bradshaw, age 21
Pick 5 - Philadelphia Athletics: 3B Arch Reilly, age 25
Pick 6 - Washington Senators: SHS Ed Murray, age 21
Pick 7 - Chicago Cubs: 1B Tom Richardson, age 33
Pick 8 - New York Yankees: 3B Tony DeFate, age 21
Pick 9 - Boston Red Sox: 2B Paddy Driscoll, age 21
Pick 10 - Brooklyn Robins: RF Pat French, age 23
Pick 11 - Cleveland Guardians: 2B Bill Leard, age 31
Pick 12 - St. Louis Cardinals: 3B Scrappy Moore, age 23
Pick 13 - Chicago White Sox: Ca Jack Snyder, age 30

[Lord Byron]

-SP Rube Waddell and LFs Fred Clarke and Jesse Burkett are inducted into the 1917 class of the Hall of Fame.
-The Detroit Tigers traded 23-year-old 3B Milt Stock to the Washington Senators, getting 33-year-old Ca Bill Carrigan in return.
-The St. Louis Cardinals traded 24-year-old RP Deacon Jones to the Cleveland Guardians, getting 39-year-old RP Tex Neuer in return.
-The Cleveland Guardians failed to sign 1st-round draft pick Bill Lamar.

[Lord Byron]

Spring training results
AL: Boston Red Sox, 12-6
NL: Boston Braves and Cincinnati Reds, 14-4

1917 preseason predictions

American League
Detroit Tigers, 94-60
Chicago White Sox, 86-68
Cleveland Guardians, 78-76
Boston Red Sox, 75-79
New York Yankees, 74-80
Washington Senators, 74-80
Philadelphia Athletics, 70-84
St. Louis Browns, 66-88

National League
New York Giants, 90-64
St. Louis Cardinals, 84-70
Boston Braves, 82-72
Pittsburgh Pirates, 80-74
Cincinnati Reds, 74-80
Philadelphia Phillies, 74-80
Chicago Cubs, 70-84
Brooklyn Robins, 64-90

OK, let's play ball (tomorrow)!!!

[sprague]

I see from your 1916 standing overview that you have got caught by the OOTP historical problem when playing with recalc (which I assume you are), that being if you don't watch players, especially early players pre 1920 who had their last year a super star year will never recalc out of that great year, and will just stay with those numbers until they are 60 or 70 years old,
as you are seeing with Ed Delehanty and Bill Hamilton for example.
That has been a problem with the recalc historical game for as long as I have been playing it (15 years now), I have to track all these guys manually and reduce their ratings after their final season.
Bill Kiester for example is another of these who can just go on and on into superstar land until tehy are 70 years old if you don't stay on top of it.


Don't know if the issue will ever be addressed,

go into your main player list and see how many star players you have over the age of 40 that should have realistically retired a long time before as an example of it

[Matthew Scudder]

Originally Posted by sprague

I see from your 1916 standing overview that you have got caught by the OOTP historical problem when playing with recalc (which I assume you are), that being if you don't watch players, especially early players pre 1920 who had their last year a super star year will never recalc out of that great year, and will just stay with those numbers until they are 60 or 70 years old,
as you are seeing with Ed Delehanty and Bill Hamilton for example.
That has been a problem with the recalc historical game for as long as I have been playing it (15 years now), I have to track all these guys manually and reduce their ratings after their final season.
Bill Kiester for example is another of these who can just go on and on into superstar land until tehy are 70 years old if you don't stay on top of it.


Don't know if the issue will ever be addressed,

go into your main player list and see how many star players you have over the age of 40 that should have realistically retired a long time before as an example of it

That's usually not a problem if you use a combination of recalc and the ootp development engine. If both are used the development engine will kick into effect when the player runs out of recalc years. Pretty much have to use retire according to history if decide to use recalc only.

[Lord Byron]

Awards for April:
CF Edd Roush of the New York Yankees wins the AL Batter of the Month Award.
RF Joe Jackson of the St. Louis Cardinals wins the NL Batter of the Month Award.
SP Grover Cleveland Alexander of the Cleveland Guardians wins the AL Pitcher of the Month Award.
SP Ferdie Schupp of the Chicago Cubs wins the NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
CF Ross Youngs of the St. Louis Browns wins the AL Rookie of the Month Award.
SP Hod Eller of the Cincinnati Reds wins the NL Rookie of the Month Award.

In the AL, the New York Yankees are 2 games ahead of the Washington Senators, Detroit Tigers, and Cleveland Guardians, who are tied for second place while, in the NL, the Boston Braves are in first place by 3 and a half games over the St. Louis Cardinals.

[Lord Byron]

Awards for May:
3B Heinie Groh of the Chicago White Sox wins the AL Batter of the Month Award.
CF Benny Kauff of the St. Louis Cardinals wins the NL Batter of the Month Award.
SP Fred Toney of the Chicago White Sox wins the AL Pitcher of the Month Award.
SP Joe Harris of the New York Giants wins the NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
SP Hal Carlson of the Boston Red Sox wins the AL Rookie of the Month Award.
SP Hod Eller of the Cincinnati Reds wins the NL Rookie of the Month Award.

In the AL, the Yankees have a one-game lead over the Chicago White Sox while, in the NL, the New York Giants lead by a half-game over the St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Braves, who are tied for second.

[Lord Byron]

Awards for June:
CF Tris Speaker of the Detroit Tigers wins the AL Batter of the Month Award.
CF Ty Cobb of the Boston Braves wins the NL Batter of the Month Award.
SP Slim Sallee of the Detroit Tigers wins the AL Pitcher of the Month Award.
SP Ferdie Schupp of the Chicago Cubs wins the NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
SP Hal Carlson of the Boston Red Sox wins the AL Rookie of the Month Award.
SP Hod Eller of the Cincinnati Reds wins the NL Rookie of the Month Award.

In the AL, the New York Yankees now have a 4-game lead over the Detroit Tigers for first while, in the NL, the Boston Braves have a 3-game lead over the New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals, who are tied for second.

[Lord Byron]

Trades before the trading deadline:
-The St. Louis Cardinals traded 24-year-old RP Roy Walker and 23-year-old Ca Duke Kelleher to the Pittsburgh Pirates, getting 38-year-old SP Ed Smith in return.
-The Cleveland Guardians traded 23-year-old RP Rube Parnham to the Washington Senators, getting 31-year-old 2B Bill Sweeney in return.
-The Detroit Tigers traded 24-year-old 2B Johnny Rawlings to the St. Louis Browns, getting 30-year-old RP Tex Covington in return.
-The St. Louis Browns traded 32-year-old SP Jack Lively and 23-year-old 2B Joe Gedeon to the Chicago Cubs, getting 24-year-old RF Lee King and 24-year-old RP Harry Eccles in return.

Awards for July:
1B George Sisler of the Cleveland Guardians wins the AL Batter of the Month Award.
LF Ed Delahanty of the Philadelphia Phillies wins the NL Batter of the Month Award.
SP Grover Cleveland Alexander of the Cleveland Guardians wins the AL Pitcher of the Month Award.
SP Art Nehf of the New York Giants wins the NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
SP Hal Carlson of the Boston Red Sox wins the AL Rookie of the Month Award.
SP Dutch Ruether of the Philadelphia Phillies wins the NL Rookie of the Month Award.

In the AL, the New York Yankees lead the Detroit Tigers by 2 games for first while, in the NL, the Boston Braves have a 1-game lead over the New York Giants for first.

[Lord Byron]

Awards for August:
Ca Wally Schang of the Chicago White Sox wins the AL Batter of the Month Award.
3B Heinie Zimmerman of the Boston Braves wins the NL Batter of the Month Award.
SP Ed Karger of the New York Yankees wins the AL Pitcher of the Month Award.
SP Lefty Tyler of the Boston Braves wins the NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
2B Pete Kilduff of the New York Yankees wins the AL Rookie of the Month Award.
SP Dutch Ruether of the Philadelphia Phillies wins the NL Rookie of the Month Award.

In the AL, the New York Yankees have a 2-game lead over the Chicago White Sox for first while, in the NL, the New York Giants lead the Boston Braves, also by 2 games, for first place.

[Lord Byron]

Regular season awards:
-1B George Sisler of the Cleveland Guardians wins the AL Best Batter award with 3 home runs, 83 RBIs, and 83 runs scored.
-CF Ty Cobb of the Boston Braves wins the NL Best Batter award with 6 home runs, 86 RBIs, and 99 runs scored.

Awards for September:
CF Ross Youngs of the St. Louis Browns wins the AL Batter of the Month Award.
CF Ty Cobb of the Boston Braves wins the NL Batter of the Month Award.
SP Leon Cadore of the Chicago White Sox wins the AL Pitcher of the Month Award.
SP Walter Johnson of the St. Louis Cardinals wins the NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
CF Ross Youngs of the St. Louis Browns wins the AL Rookie of the Month Award.
SP Dutch Ruether of the Philadelphia Phillies wins the NL Rookie of the Month Award.

After a long regular season, the World Series has been determined: it will be the Chicago White Sox (88-66) vs. the Boston Braves (97-57)!!!