Introducing the Footnote League

[luckymann]

The annual Rookie Draft was held tonight, and yet again most first-rounders were position players, with only one pitcher among them.
Here are the Round 1 picks in full:

1 Boston Americans: RF Buzz Arlett, 30
2 Cincinnati Reds: 1B Erubiel Durazo, 25
3 Philadelphia Phillies: C Frank Fernandez, 22
4 Cleveland Naps: 1B Joe Hauser, 23
5 St. Louis Cardinals: 1B Gail Hopkins, 23
6 Detroit Tigers: C Bill Schroeder, 22
7 New York Giants: 3B Bill Serena, 22
8 New York Highlanders: C Bob Tillman, 23
9 Philadelphia Athletics: SS Billy Cox, 19
10 Pittsburgh Pirates: P Russ Bauers, 20
11 Chicago Cubs: C Don Pavletich, 21
12 Washington Senators: 1B Steve Ontiveros, 19
13 Brooklyn Superbas: 3B Don Wert, 22
14 Chicago White Sox: 2B Lou Klein, 22
15 St. Louis Browns: SS Roy Smalley jr, 19
16 Boston Doves, 2B Dario Lodigiani, 19

FULL DRAFT LOG

As is tradition, I’ll report back later in the season with how the clubs are progressing with signing their Draftees. Tempus effulgeo to our new FL players.

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Let's show some love for the Footnotes of the Footnote League; here's this year's PSL All-Star Players.

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BEANTOWN IN RAPTURES AS BOSTON TEAMS LEAD BOTH DIVISIONS

AMERICANS GO 16-9 FOR JUNE TO PUT THEMSELVES IN A NICE SPOT

DOVES LOOKING THE GOODS AGAIN

Notable Performances

• 9th: Cards 2B Gene Baker goes 5-for-5, but can’t stop his side losing 8-5 to the Giants.
• 10th: Hector Lopez cracks his first two homers of the season to lead the White Sox to a tight 7-6 win at Washington.
• 11th: the Doves post a 6-spot in the top 11th to get past the Reds 8-2.
• 19th: Billy Loes pitches a superb 1-hitter as the Phillies take down the Pirates 5-0. Across in the junior circuit, Dave Burba of the Americans blanks the White Sox on 3 hits with 8 strikeouts in a 3-0 win, while Bob Forsch hurls a 2-hitter against the Naps in a 5-0 victory for the Sens.
• 26th: just as I was thinking to myself what an uneventful month it has been, Boston’s Heinie Berger throws the FL’s 4th no-hitter (and first since ’04) to beat the Giants 1-0.
• 28th: A big game by second-baseman Ray Mack, in which he has 4 hits including a double and a triple, as well as 4 RBI, leads the Browns to a 13-1 whipping of the White Sox.
• 29th: Alex Ferguson hurls a one-hit special with 6 strikeouts as Detroit pips Cleveland 1-0.

Achievements

• 3rd: AL PotW – Masato Yoshii (Philadelphia); NL – Ken Forsch (St. Louis); PSLA – Henry Boyle (Shreveport); PSLN – Dave Nicholson (Reading).
• 4th: in the PSL, Williamsport’s Shawn Abner hits for the cycle.
• 10th: AL PotW – Doc Scanlan (New York); NL – Billy Loes (Philadelphia); PSLA – Walt Bond (Williamsport); PSLN – George Wright (Harrisburg).
• 17th: AL PotW – Harry Coveleski (St. Louis); NL – Gabe Kapler (Boston); PSLA – Henry Boyle (Shreveport); PSLN – Sam Mele (Cedar Rapids).
• 21st: in the PSL, Chattanooga 1B Joe Cunningham hits for the cycle and drives in 5 as the Lookouts humiliate the Williamsport Grays 22-4.
• 24th: AL PotW – Oscar Charleston (Boston); NL – Bruce Hurst (Cincinnati); PSLA – Terry Moore (Chattanooga); PSLN – Mike Easler (Hazleton).

Injuries

• 15th: P Doc Scanlan (New York Highlanders), elbow bone chips; season
• 17th: Barney Pelty (Cleveland), radial nerve compression; season
• 23rd: Doug Rau (Boston Americans), shoulder inflammation; season

FULL INJURY LIST

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Monthly Awards

American League

Batter: Willie Wilson, Cleveland (.325 / 10 RBI / 20 R)

Pitcher: Charlie Sweeney, Washington (7-1 / 1.87 / 39 K / 62.2 IP)

Rookie: Paul Fittery, Philadelphia (2-2 / 1.04 / 8 K / 17.1 IP)

National League

Batter: Lloyd Moseby, Brooklyn (.360 / 11 RBI / 18 R)

Pitcher: Billy Loes, Philadelphia (5-1 / 1.79 / 20 K / 50.1 IP)

Rookie: Bob Grim, Pittsburgh (4-2 / 0.82 / 20 K / 43.2 IP)


PostScript League American

Batter: Henry Boyle, Shreveport (.366 / 8 HR / 36 RBI)

Pitcher: Louis Leroy, Newark (3-0 / 2.53 / 18 K / 21.1 IP)

PostScript League National

Batter: Alex McKinnon, Wichita Falls (.402 / 6 HR / 26 RBI)

Pitcher: Ryan Dempster, Hazleton (4-0 / 1.70 / 57 K / 37 IP)

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Earned Run Average (Career)

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Highest Three True Outcome Rate per PA

[Brad K]

How old is Gene Clines in your game? I'm not surprised he's an All Star if you have him at the right age. He started strong and was real peaky after that.

[luckymann]

Originally Posted by Brad K

How old is Gene Clines in your game? I'm not surprised he's an All Star if you have him at the right age. He started strong and was real peaky after that.

That's the MiLB All-Stars. He's 24 but only had limited ops to this point. No idea what, both times he's been called up he has killed it.

[Brad K]

He was good enough that when young he played against LHP instead of Al Oliver. I play him that way too. They need to bring him up before he fades.

[luckymann]

Originally Posted by Brad K

He was good enough that when young he played against LHP instead of Al Oliver. I play him that way too. They need to bring him up before he fades.

Well your old mate Gates is hitting a swashbuckling 176, Fred Odwell is barely above the Mendoza and neither Red Murray nor Al Shaw are doing much either, so I can't see what the heck he's doing at Bridgeport. It looks like they just called up Luis Torrero as well. Strange indeed.

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[Makonnen]

The AL PotW on the 24th caught my eye ... I would guess this is the weirdly watered down version of Charleston that OOTP had "out of the box?"

[luckymann]

Originally Posted by Makonnen

The AL PotW on the 24th caught my eye ... I would guess this is the weirdly watered down version of Charleston that OOTP had "out of the box?"

Yeah, he entered this league early on (via manual import), before I'd done the work I since have on NeL players. So not the absolute IRL powerhouse he was IRL which kind of suits the FL. Although he's still one of its elite players.

[Makonnen]

So ... I've been working on NeL projections into the MLB environment for, well, off and on for decades. If you want to add some of the Negro League footnote players--folks like Hurley McNair or Bunny Downs or maybe even Luis Bustamente, LMK and I could help provide what I'm using or planning to use in the WBL for their OOTP ratings.

It would be a challenge in some ways, as the nature of NeL rosters was that the talent dropped off enormously after the population that would be too good for the FL. But there were some folks for sure that would qualify. Even if those three were too good, folks like Nux James or Sam Mongin were certainly at the right level.

It's a work in progress, and only worth it if seeing them in the league would make you really smile.

[luckymann]

BOTH DIVISIONS START TO STRING OUT A BIT WHILST STILL TIGHT AT THE TOP

SENATORS POST SOLID JULY TO TAKE LEAD IN AL

SUPERBAS CATCH AND OVERTAKE DOVES IN NL



Notable Performances

• 4th: Frank Castillo gives up a late unearned run on just 2 hits in the Browns’ 5-1 win at Detroit.
• 8th: a couple excellent pitching performances, with Bill Lohrman of the Browns twirling a 3-hitter with 5 strikeouts in a 3-0 win over the Sens and the Doves’ Charlie Smith blanking the Reds on 4 hits over 11 innings while fanning 8 in a 1-0 win.
• 10th: Bob Rhoads shuts out the Cards 3-0 with 4 K in a 3-0 win for the Giants.
• 17th: the Highlanders and White Sox play out a 17-inning marathon that Chicago finally wins walkoff 2-1 on a John Kennedy single.
• 22nd: Superbas rally with 4 in 9th to pinch 9-8 walkoff win over Reds.
• 26th: Washington’s Ernie Broglio two-hits the Browns in a 3-0 win.
• 29th: the Highlanders’ Mike McCormick fans 10 en route to a fine 4-hit shutout of Detroit in a 3-0 win.
• 31st: three fantastic pitching efforts to round out the month with Ernie Broglio hurling his second straight two-hitter in a 5-0 win over the White Sox, Marty Pattin of the Highlanders blanking Detroit on 4 hits in a 1-0 decision, and Boston’s Eric Rasmussen 4-hitting Cleveland in a 1-0 squeaker.

Achievements

• 1st: AL PotW – Frank Castillo (St. Louis); NL – Tom Herr (Cincinnati); PSLA – Joe Nealon (Wilmington); PSLN – Ryan Raburn (Wichita Falls).
• 8th: AL PotW – Woody Woodward (Philadelphia); NL – Andy Coakley (Boston); PSLA – Jimmy Ripple(Waterloo); PSLN – Kevin Young (Houston).
• 15th: AL PotW – Don Demeter (Philadelphia); NL – Carlos Asuaje (Philadelphia); PSLA – Jerry Remy(Wilmington); PSLN – Jonathan Herrera (Bridgeport).
• 22nd: AL PotW – Marty Keough (Detroit); NL – Harry Wolter (Philadelphia); PSLA – Joe Nealon(Wilmington); PSLN – Alex McKinnon (Wichita Falls).
• 29th: AL PotW – Johnny Babich (Cleveland); NL – Tom Herr (Cincinnati); PSLA – Wally Roettger(Newark); PSLN – Gary Matthews jr (Hazleton).

Injuries

• 4th: Terry Turner (Brooklyn), plantar fascitis; 7 weeks
• 8th: Chuck Diering (St. Louis Cardinals), broken bone in elbow; season
• 12th: Hector Lopez (Chicago White Sox), post-concussion syndrome; season
• 13th: Miguel Rojas (St. Louis Browns), fractured thumb; 6 weeks
• 14th: Sam Streeter (Chicago Cubs), UCL; season
• 15th: Frank Castillo (St. Louis Browns), bone chips in elbow; season
• 21st: Charlie Sweeney (Washington), torn labrum; 4-5 weeks
• 30th: Danny Duffy (Philadelphia A’s), UCL; season

FULL INJURY LIST

FULL TRANSACTIONS LIST


Monthly Awards

American League

Batter: Milt Thompson, Philadelphia (.347 / 0 HR / 14 RBI / 17 R)

Pitcher: Ernie Broglio, Washington (5-1 / 2.22 / 32 K / 69 IP)

Rookie: Harry Coveleski, St. Louis (5-2 / 2.20 / 18 K / 65 IP)

National League

Batter: Carlos Asuaje, Philadelphia (.356 / 0 HR / 13 RBI / 12 R)

Pitcher: Kelly Downs, Philadelphia (5-2 / 0.45 / 3 SV / 25 K / 40 IP)

Rookie: Bob Grim, Pittsburgh (3-1 / 2.63 / 21 K / 38 IP)


PostScript League American

Batter: Wally Roettger, Newark (.386 / 9 HR / 22 RBI)

Pitcher: Joe Hatton, Wilmington (6-0 / 2.75 / 34 K / 56 IP)

PostScript League National

Batter: Alex McKinnon, Wichita Falls (.363 / 11 HR / 32 RBI)

Pitcher: Bernie Boland, Wichita Falls (4-0 / 2.23 / 31 K / 40 IP)

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Win Probability Added, 1907 season to date – hitters

Win Probability Added, 1907 season to date – pitchers

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Most seasons between SB

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... if you want to see some of your favourite underappreciated players in the FL, just let me know. Retired players only. 5-10 career WAR is the sweet spot, 20 maximum. No super well-known names / HOFers, nor guys who'll import terribly as they won't ever see action.

Other than that, fire away! Love some backstory if possible and maybe they'll appear in future Spotlight Player features!

G

[luckymann]

With time at a premium these days and a beautiful website that costs plenty to run already hosting them I'm going to go back to just linking the posts on that medium from here on in.

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[Makonnen]

Originally Posted by luckymann

... if you want to see some of your favourite underappreciated players in the FL, just let me know. Retired players only. 5-10 career WAR is the sweet spot, 20 maximum. No super well-known names / HOFers, nor guys who'll import terribly as they won't ever see action.

Other than that, fire away! Love some backstory if possible and maybe they'll appear in future Spotlight Player features!

G

Let's see if I can go around the diamond on this one ...

C: Rick Cerone. Phil Rizzuto seriously had the hots for him as a broadcaster and never knew what to do with those feelings.
1B: Ron Jackson. Always liked him, largely because of an early baseball card with a killer afro.
2B: Rennie Stennett. One of the great footnote record holders belongs in the Footnote League.
SS: Mark Koenig. Played a key role as a reserve for a championship team in an early year of the WBL.
3B: Enos Cabell. Always seemed on the verge of becoming a better player.
LF: Alex Johnson. Nobody ever could figure out why he wasn't a superstar.
CF: Omar Moreno. Because, once upon a time, that's what we thought a CF should be ...
RF: Dan Ford. That stance! Plus, he has come out of nowhere to force himself into a starting RF role in the current WBL.

Work calls before I can check pitchers for current FL roles, but looking at a list, how about

Al Hrabosky, duh
Dick Tidrow, cuz my Mom thought he was cute
Rick Langford, cuz he had the same last name as my maternal grandfather
Jim Kern, cuz boy did he throw hard with those glasses
Ice Box Chamberlain and Lady Baldwin, on names alone.

[luckymann]

Originally Posted by Makonnen

Let's see if I can go around the diamond on this one ...

C: Rick Cerone. Phil Rizzuto seriously had the hots for him as a broadcaster and never knew what to do with those feelings.
1B: Ron Jackson. Always liked him, largely because of an early baseball card with a killer afro.
2B: Rennie Stennett. One of the great footnote record holders belongs in the Footnote League.
SS: Mark Koenig. Played a key role as a reserve for a championship team in an early year of the WBL.
3B: Enos Cabell. Always seemed on the verge of becoming a better player.
LF: Alex Johnson. Nobody ever could figure out why he wasn't a superstar.
CF: Omar Moreno. Because, once upon a time, that's what we thought a CF should be ...
RF: Dan Ford. That stance! Plus, he has come out of nowhere to force himself into a starting RF role in the current WBL.

Work calls before I can check pitchers for current FL roles, but looking at a list, how about

Al Hrabosky, duh
Dick Tidrow, cuz my Mom thought he was cute
Rick Langford, cuz he had the same last name as my maternal grandfather
Jim Kern, cuz boy did he throw hard with those glasses
Ice Box Chamberlain and Lady Baldwin, on names alone.

With the exception of the Ice Box, whose 30 WAR excludes, the others will be added in the 1909 Draft! Thx bud.