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Old 05-11-2003, 02:25 AM   #83
Marmel
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Manchester, CT
The 1915 Draft:

Boston (N) pick: P Urban Shocker - A 6 year career ended by injury in 1921. Urban went 52-91 with a 4.20 ERA. Bone Chips in his Shoulder cut his career very short.

Los Angeles pick: P Bob Steele - Bob’s career lasted only 6 seasons and was also ended by a Torn Tricep Muscle that forced him to retire. His record is 48-27 with a 3.11 ERA.

Philadelphia (N) pick: P Milt Watson - Milt played with the Phillies and Naps. His record is 109-154 with a 4.35 ERA.

Washington pick: RF George Harper - George played for Washington, the Cubs and the Tigers. He batted .258 in his career with 36 homers, 526 hits and 292 RBI.

Brooklyn pick: P Burleigh Grimes - Burly played for the Dodgers and Phillies. He has a record of 87-108 with a 3.63 ERA.

Chicago (N) pick: P Axel Lindstrom - This MR pitched for the Cubs and A’s. His career ERA is 2.28, yet he was never an All-Star.

Philadelphia (A) pick: P Molly Craft - Molly has no baseball record.

Cleveland pick: P Otis Lambeth - In his short career, Otis has a 14-42 record with a 8.07 ERA.

New York (A) pick: P Jing Johnson - Jing pitched for New York, Atlanta and Dallas. His record is 61-65 with a 3.14 ERA.

Detroit pick: P Ken Penner - Ken has no baseball record.

New York (N) pick: P Jess Buckles - Jess was a MR for mainly New York where his ERA was 4.31. He was an All-Star in 1922.

Chicago (A) pick: P Claude Thomas - Claude has no baseball record.

Cincinnati pick: P Red Gunkel - Red has no baseball record.

St. Louis pick: P Bill Fincher - Bill has no baseball record.

Pittsburgh pick: SS Whitey Witt - Whitey played for the Pirates and Naps. His BA is .262. He hit 81 homers, had 1,451 hits and 653 RBI.

Boston (A) pick: P George Cunningham - George has no baseball record.
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