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Marmel · 04-18-2003, 10:40 PM

1924

April

Only three AL teams had winning record in April, led by the San Francisco White Sox with a 18-10 mark. They are in first place by 1 game over the Philadelphia A’s and 3 games over the Red Sox. In the NL, the Cubs and Pirates are tied for first with records of 18-10 as well. The Dodgers, Phillies and Cardinals are 2 back. The rest of the field is playing themselves out of this early on.

May

The AL has a tie for first after 2 months. The mighty Red Sox and the forever second place Waves are 31-25 and hold a 2 game lead over both the A’s and the White Sox. The Naps are just 3 back. The Waves are easily the best franchise to never make the playoffs. They have been in second place for what seems like forever.

In the NL, the Cardinals hold just a 1 game lead over the Dodgers, and 2 games over the Pirates. Still hanging around are the Phillies and Cubs.

June

Boston remains in a tie for first place, but now it is the San Francisco White Sox who are their with them. The Naps are 2 back and the Waves are 3 back at the All-Star break. In the NL, the Dodgers have surged up the standings to claim a 3 game lead over the Cardinals The Pirates are 5 back.

The AL defeated the NL, 11-9 in the All-Star game. Mike Gonzalez was 3 for 5 with 5 RBI and a 3 run homerun and earned MVP honors.

July

The White Sox have really pulled away in the AL, compiling a 64-43 record and holding an 8 game lead over the Waves. In the NL, Brooklyn is clinging to a 2 game lead over the Cardinals. The Cubs and Pirates are 7 back, and unless one of them gets red hot, they are not a threat.

On July 7, Cincinnati’s Harry Weaver threw a no-hitter against the Giants. He struck out three and walked 2 in the 5-0 victory.

August

The White Sox hit a month long slump, and while they are still in first, the Waves are just 3 games back, while the Red Sox and Tigers are right behind. In the NL, the Cardinals moved into first place by 3 games over the red hot Cubs. The Dodgers are still alive, only 4 games back.

On August 25, Tris Speaker, of the LA Waves notched his 3000th career hit on a bloop single in the bottom of the 7th inning.

September 27, 1924

The San Francisco White Sox clinch the AL. The Waves got to within one game in September, but could never get over the hump, and will once again finish in second place. In the NL, The Cardinals are about to clinch.

October 1, 1924

The St. Louis Cardinals have clinched the NL.

1924 Final Standings

AL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
Division
San Francisco 94 68 .580 -- .305 4.46
Los Angeles 88 74 .543 6 .311 4.67
New York (A) 85 77 .525 9 .309 5.22
Detroit 82 80 .506 12 .316 5.08
Boston 82 80 .506 12 .315 5.47
Philadelphia (A) 79 83 .488 15 .318 4.98
Cleveland 72 90 .444 22 .314 6.12
Washington 66 96 .407 28 .287 5.05
NL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
Division
St. Louis 91 71 .562 -- .314 4.99
Brooklyn 88 74 .543 3 .308 4.94
Chicago 88 74 .543 3 .315 5.12
Philadelphia (N) 83 79 .512 8 .309 4.76
Pittsburgh 82 80 .506 9 .318 5.42
New York (N) 76 86 .469 15 .322 5.95
Atlanta 72 90 .444 19 .307 5.02
Cincinnati 68 94 .420 23 .296 6.09

1924 Statistical Leaders

TOP 5 in BATTING AVG :
.406 Charlie Grimm(NY1,NL)
.402 Tris Speaker( LA,AL)
.398 Jim Curry(CLE,AL)
.395 Ty Cobb(CHN)
.388 Babe Ruth( NY1,NL)
TOP 5 in HOMERUNS :
35 Jack Tobin(CIN)
34 Babe Ruth( NY1,NL)
22 Les Mann(SLN,NL)
21 Ken Williams(SF,AL)
20 Jim Viox(CHN,NL)
TOP 5 in RBI :
173 Jim Viox(CHN,NL)
157 Babe Ruth( NY1,NL)
140 Les Mann(SLN,NL)
133 Jim Bottomley(BRO,NL)
133 Happy Felsch(BOS,AL)
TOP 5 in ERA :
3.35 Claude Hendrix(SF,AL)
3.66 Earl Hamilton( DET,AL)
3.67 Ed Hawk(LA,AL)
3.78 Jim Park(DET)
TOP 5 in WINS :
25 Hugh Mcquillan(NYA,AL)
24 Earl Hamilton( DET,AL)
22 Neal Brady(BRO,NL)
22 Max Fiske( CHN,NL)
22 Bugs Reisigl(CLE,AL)
TOP 5 in SAVES :
13 Dixie Davis(NYA,AL)
9 Oscar Tuero(CHN,NL)
9 Dave Black(BOS)
9 Pete Standridge(SLN)
8 Bernie Boland( PHI)

World Series

The Series opens in St. Louis and the Cards win game 1, but the White Sox come back and blank the Cards, 4-0 to tie the Series up heading to San Francisco.

The White Sox win game 3 in extra innings, but the Cards tie it up at 2 in by taking game 4.

The White Sox win game 5 to take a 3-2 edge heading back to St. Louis.

St. Louis wins game 6, 5-3 to set up a final Game 7!

The Cardinals jump out to an early 3-0 lead, and then add on three more. They hold off a White Sox charge late in the game to win 6-4 and win the Championship! The win is the Cardinals 3rd, tied for most with the Giants. They also stopped the White Sox from being the first repeat champs.

Champion Review

The Cardinal pitching was less than stellar this year. It was a real offensively dominated season. Their best pitcher was 2 time Cy Young winner Pat Bohen. He went 16-8 with a 4.10 ERA.

CF Les Mann was the man, batting .339 with 22 homeruns. SS Aaron Ward batted .322 with 14 homeruns. 1B roy Leslie batted .347 and hit 12 homeruns.

(Yet Unnamed) Best Batter Award

AL: 2B Jim Curry, CLE, (656 AB, .398 AVG, 16 HR, 131 RBI, 121 R, 261 Hits, .936 OPS)
NL: LF Babe Ruth, NY1, (582 AB, .388 AVG, 34 HR, 157 RBI, 118 R, 226 Hits, 1.125 OPS) - This is Ruth’s 7th award, but his first in the NL.

Cy Young Award

AL: Earl Hamilton, DET, (Record: 24-9, 3.66 ERA, 300IP, 92 Ks, 58 BB)
NL: Tom Knowlson, NY1, (Record: 11-23, 0.16 ERA, 279.1IP, 65 Ks, 203 BB)

Rookie of the Year Award

AL: CF Al Simmons, WS1, (514 AB, .263 AVG, 6 HR, 70 RBI, 55 R, 135 Hits, .688 OPS)
NL: Fred Heimach, CHN, (Record: 14-3, 4.60 ERA, 195.2 IP, 56 Ks, 62 BB)

1924-1925 Offseason

Retirees:

Mack Allison retires ...
Willie Adams retires ...
Boardwalk Brown retires ...
Cozy Dolan retires ...
Casey Hageman retires ...
John Henry retires ...
George Kahler retires ...
Virgil Cheeves retires ...
Walter Lonergan retires ...
Tom Long retires ...
Stubby Magner retires ...
Clarence Mitchell retires ...
Guy Zinn retires ...
Rafael Almeida retires ...
Rube Benton retires ...
Frank Allen retires ...
Ray Boyd retires ...
George Chalmers retires ...
Lee Magee retires ...
Armando Marsans retires ...
Alex Mccarthy retires ...
Bill Evans retires ...
Bill Mckechnie retires ...
Hughie Miller retires ...
Pat Ragan retires ...
Milt Reed retires ...
Wally Smith retires ...
Elmer Steele retires ...
Hugh Bedient retires ...
George Cutshaw retires ...
Clarence Garrett retires ...
Greasy Neale retires ...
Mike Regan retires ...
Jeff Tesreau retires ...
Fritz Coumbe retires ...
Frank Smykal retires ...
Frank Miller retires ...
Harry Mccluskey retires ...
Rube Schauer retires ...
Hal Schwenk retires ...
Limb Mckenry retires ...
Al Wickland retires ...
John Leary retires ...
Ralph Mattis retires ...
Dixie Mcarthur retires ...
Clint Rogge retires ...
Al Tedrow retires ...
BOS: Ben Tincup retires ...
BOS: Buck Weaver retires ...
CLE: Jack Mills retires ...
CLE: Walt Leverenz retires ...
PHA: Frank Baker retires ...
PHA: Otto Miller retires ...
WS1: Max Carey retires ...
ATL: Herman Young retires ...
CHN: Otis Lambeth retires ...
CIN: Jack Richardson retires ...
NY1: Ernie Walker retires ...

League Outlook

The Atlanta Braves have hit rock bottom and have been sold to a man from Dallas, TX. The team will begin play this coming season in Dallas, and be known as the Dallas Braves. It is the second move for this cursed franchise.

Every other franchise is doing FANtastic, and our future plans include expansion and a move to 4 divisions and an extra round of playoffs.

Free Agency, of Note

Not a great market for teams in need of some talent, but there were a couple signings.

SP Irv Lange (G/B/B) signed up with the Cincinnati Reds.

3B Joe Evans (G/A/A) signed with the Cleveland Naps.

The Cardinals improved their rotation by signing SP Dave Davenport (G/G/G).

The Reds got another SP, Lefty Tyler (G/B/B)

Amateur Draft

Here is how the entire first round played out:

Washington pick: C Jimmie Foxx
Cincinnati pick: P Lefty Grove
Dallas pick: C Mickey Cochrane
Cleveland pick: P Freddie Fitzsimmons
New York (N) pick: P Gil Paulsen
Philadelphia (A) pick: SS Buddy Myer
Pittsburgh pick: P Ownie Carroll
Boston pick: 2B Fresco Thompson
Detroit pick: LF Earl Webb
Philadelphia (N) pick: P Lefty Willis
New York (A) pick: P Brad Springer
Los Angeles pick: CF Mule Haas
Chicago pick: LF Dave Harris
Brooklyn pick: RF Shanty Hogan
St. Louis pick: P Ray Benge
San Francisco pick: CF Alex Metzler

04-18-2003, 10:40 PM	#30
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	1924 April Only three AL teams had winning record in April, led by the San Francisco White Sox with a 18-10 mark. They are in first place by 1 game over the Philadelphia A’s and 3 games over the Red Sox. In the NL, the Cubs and Pirates are tied for first with records of 18-10 as well. The Dodgers, Phillies and Cardinals are 2 back. The rest of the field is playing themselves out of this early on. May The AL has a tie for first after 2 months. The mighty Red Sox and the forever second place Waves are 31-25 and hold a 2 game lead over both the A’s and the White Sox. The Naps are just 3 back. The Waves are easily the best franchise to never make the playoffs. They have been in second place for what seems like forever. In the NL, the Cardinals hold just a 1 game lead over the Dodgers, and 2 games over the Pirates. Still hanging around are the Phillies and Cubs. June Boston remains in a tie for first place, but now it is the San Francisco White Sox who are their with them. The Naps are 2 back and the Waves are 3 back at the All-Star break. In the NL, the Dodgers have surged up the standings to claim a 3 game lead over the Cardinals The Pirates are 5 back. The AL defeated the NL, 11-9 in the All-Star game. Mike Gonzalez was 3 for 5 with 5 RBI and a 3 run homerun and earned MVP honors. July The White Sox have really pulled away in the AL, compiling a 64-43 record and holding an 8 game lead over the Waves. In the NL, Brooklyn is clinging to a 2 game lead over the Cardinals. The Cubs and Pirates are 7 back, and unless one of them gets red hot, they are not a threat. On July 7, Cincinnati’s Harry Weaver threw a no-hitter against the Giants. He struck out three and walked 2 in the 5-0 victory. August The White Sox hit a month long slump, and while they are still in first, the Waves are just 3 games back, while the Red Sox and Tigers are right behind. In the NL, the Cardinals moved into first place by 3 games over the red hot Cubs. The Dodgers are still alive, only 4 games back. On August 25, Tris Speaker, of the LA Waves notched his 3000th career hit on a bloop single in the bottom of the 7th inning. September 27, 1924 The San Francisco White Sox clinch the AL. The Waves got to within one game in September, but could never get over the hump, and will once again finish in second place. In the NL, The Cardinals are about to clinch. October 1, 1924 The St. Louis Cardinals have clinched the NL. 1924 Final Standings AL Standings : (Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA) Division San Francisco 94 68 .580 -- .305 4.46 Los Angeles 88 74 .543 6 .311 4.67 New York (A) 85 77 .525 9 .309 5.22 Detroit 82 80 .506 12 .316 5.08 Boston 82 80 .506 12 .315 5.47 Philadelphia (A) 79 83 .488 15 .318 4.98 Cleveland 72 90 .444 22 .314 6.12 Washington 66 96 .407 28 .287 5.05 NL Standings : (Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA) Division St. Louis 91 71 .562 -- .314 4.99 Brooklyn 88 74 .543 3 .308 4.94 Chicago 88 74 .543 3 .315 5.12 Philadelphia (N) 83 79 .512 8 .309 4.76 Pittsburgh 82 80 .506 9 .318 5.42 New York (N) 76 86 .469 15 .322 5.95 Atlanta 72 90 .444 19 .307 5.02 Cincinnati 68 94 .420 23 .296 6.09 1924 Statistical Leaders TOP 5 in BATTING AVG : .406 Charlie Grimm(NY1,NL) .402 Tris Speaker( LA,AL) .398 Jim Curry(CLE,AL) .395 Ty Cobb(CHN) .388 Babe Ruth( NY1,NL) TOP 5 in HOMERUNS : 35 Jack Tobin(CIN) 34 Babe Ruth( NY1,NL) 22 Les Mann(SLN,NL) 21 Ken Williams(SF,AL) 20 Jim Viox(CHN,NL) TOP 5 in RBI : 173 Jim Viox(CHN,NL) 157 Babe Ruth( NY1,NL) 140 Les Mann(SLN,NL) 133 Jim Bottomley(BRO,NL) 133 Happy Felsch(BOS,AL) TOP 5 in ERA : 3.35 Claude Hendrix(SF,AL) 3.66 Earl Hamilton( DET,AL) 3.67 Ed Hawk(LA,AL) 3.78 Jim Park(DET) TOP 5 in WINS : 25 Hugh Mcquillan(NYA,AL) 24 Earl Hamilton( DET,AL) 22 Neal Brady(BRO,NL) 22 Max Fiske( CHN,NL) 22 Bugs Reisigl(CLE,AL) TOP 5 in SAVES : 13 Dixie Davis(NYA,AL) 9 Oscar Tuero(CHN,NL) 9 Dave Black(BOS) 9 Pete Standridge(SLN) 8 Bernie Boland( PHI) World Series The Series opens in St. Louis and the Cards win game 1, but the White Sox come back and blank the Cards, 4-0 to tie the Series up heading to San Francisco. The White Sox win game 3 in extra innings, but the Cards tie it up at 2 in by taking game 4. The White Sox win game 5 to take a 3-2 edge heading back to St. Louis. St. Louis wins game 6, 5-3 to set up a final Game 7! The Cardinals jump out to an early 3-0 lead, and then add on three more. They hold off a White Sox charge late in the game to win 6-4 and win the Championship! The win is the Cardinals 3rd, tied for most with the Giants. They also stopped the White Sox from being the first repeat champs. Champion Review The Cardinal pitching was less than stellar this year. It was a real offensively dominated season. Their best pitcher was 2 time Cy Young winner Pat Bohen. He went 16-8 with a 4.10 ERA. CF Les Mann was the man, batting .339 with 22 homeruns. SS Aaron Ward batted .322 with 14 homeruns. 1B roy Leslie batted .347 and hit 12 homeruns. (Yet Unnamed) Best Batter Award AL: 2B Jim Curry, CLE, (656 AB, .398 AVG, 16 HR, 131 RBI, 121 R, 261 Hits, .936 OPS) NL: LF Babe Ruth, NY1, (582 AB, .388 AVG, 34 HR, 157 RBI, 118 R, 226 Hits, 1.125 OPS) - This is Ruth’s 7th award, but his first in the NL. Cy Young Award AL: Earl Hamilton, DET, (Record: 24-9, 3.66 ERA, 300IP, 92 Ks, 58 BB) NL: Tom Knowlson, NY1, (Record: 11-23, 0.16 ERA, 279.1IP, 65 Ks, 203 BB) Rookie of the Year Award AL: CF Al Simmons, WS1, (514 AB, .263 AVG, 6 HR, 70 RBI, 55 R, 135 Hits, .688 OPS) NL: Fred Heimach, CHN, (Record: 14-3, 4.60 ERA, 195.2 IP, 56 Ks, 62 BB) 1924-1925 Offseason Retirees: Mack Allison retires ... Willie Adams retires ... Boardwalk Brown retires ... Cozy Dolan retires ... Casey Hageman retires ... John Henry retires ... George Kahler retires ... Virgil Cheeves retires ... Walter Lonergan retires ... Tom Long retires ... Stubby Magner retires ... Clarence Mitchell retires ... Guy Zinn retires ... Rafael Almeida retires ... Rube Benton retires ... Frank Allen retires ... Ray Boyd retires ... George Chalmers retires ... Lee Magee retires ... Armando Marsans retires ... Alex Mccarthy retires ... Bill Evans retires ... Bill Mckechnie retires ... Hughie Miller retires ... Pat Ragan retires ... Milt Reed retires ... Wally Smith retires ... Elmer Steele retires ... Hugh Bedient retires ... George Cutshaw retires ... Clarence Garrett retires ... Greasy Neale retires ... Mike Regan retires ... Jeff Tesreau retires ... Fritz Coumbe retires ... Frank Smykal retires ... Frank Miller retires ... Harry Mccluskey retires ... Rube Schauer retires ... Hal Schwenk retires ... Limb Mckenry retires ... Al Wickland retires ... John Leary retires ... Ralph Mattis retires ... Dixie Mcarthur retires ... Clint Rogge retires ... Al Tedrow retires ... BOS: Ben Tincup retires ... BOS: Buck Weaver retires ... CLE: Jack Mills retires ... CLE: Walt Leverenz retires ... PHA: Frank Baker retires ... PHA: Otto Miller retires ... WS1: Max Carey retires ... ATL: Herman Young retires ... CHN: Otis Lambeth retires ... CIN: Jack Richardson retires ... NY1: Ernie Walker retires ... League Outlook The Atlanta Braves have hit rock bottom and have been sold to a man from Dallas, TX. The team will begin play this coming season in Dallas, and be known as the Dallas Braves. It is the second move for this cursed franchise. Every other franchise is doing FANtastic, and our future plans include expansion and a move to 4 divisions and an extra round of playoffs. Free Agency, of Note Not a great market for teams in need of some talent, but there were a couple signings. SP Irv Lange (G/B/B) signed up with the Cincinnati Reds. 3B Joe Evans (G/A/A) signed with the Cleveland Naps. The Cardinals improved their rotation by signing SP Dave Davenport (G/G/G). The Reds got another SP, Lefty Tyler (G/B/B) Amateur Draft Here is how the entire first round played out: Washington pick: C Jimmie Foxx Cincinnati pick: P Lefty Grove Dallas pick: C Mickey Cochrane Cleveland pick: P Freddie Fitzsimmons New York (N) pick: P Gil Paulsen Philadelphia (A) pick: SS Buddy Myer Pittsburgh pick: P Ownie Carroll Boston pick: 2B Fresco Thompson Detroit pick: LF Earl Webb Philadelphia (N) pick: P Lefty Willis New York (A) pick: P Brad Springer Los Angeles pick: CF Mule Haas Chicago pick: LF Dave Harris Brooklyn pick: RF Shanty Hogan St. Louis pick: P Ray Benge San Francisco pick: CF Alex Metzler __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."