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OFF-SEASON OUTLOOK
1918
Holes:
Third base and outfield
Due to some decent depth in the minors and on the bench, we actually have no need to address this via free agency or trade. In the outfield we'll be able to plug in the forgotten Amos Strunk to take the departed Harry Hooper's place. As for third base, we have a fellow down at AAA who we will now plan on starting at third base named Ray Grimes. Grimes is a first baseman by nature, but in light of the departure of Baker I've decided to move him across the diamond. He's a butcher defensively no matter what position he plays, but he can hit with the best of 'em.
We still may bring someone in as insurance in case Grimes doesn't get the job done or he's just too horrific to stomach defensively. The most likely scenario is Gold Glove winner Buck Weaver. Weaver's on the free agent market, has interest in coming to Boston, is reasonably cheap, and provides what Grimes doesn't -- defense.
The Starting Rotation
With the departure of Dutch Leonard it effectively creates two holes in the starting rotation. Top prospect Syl Johnson will be bumped up to the #4 slot Leonard was occupying. That leaves the little used #5 starting pitching slot in question. For the moment we're slotting in 30 year old Jean Dubuc. Dubuc has had a solid major league career, and last season at AAA he had an ERA a tick over 2.00 in 18 starts, so he should be able to provide us some solid innings when needed. In the event that he can't, we should have enough depth to cover it. However, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't gonna look into acquiring another established arm like Walter Johnson or Joe Wood or other guys in that upper-echelon of starting pitchers.
Second base
Jack Barry has no business being a starting major league second baseman. I don't mind him off the bench, but starting every day isn't happening any more. Fortunately I've decided to address this from within as well. Evertt Scott will be moved from shortstop to second base. His defense doesn't suffer too much by the move, and he actually gains some value offensively due to the position change.
Contracts:
LF Babe Ruth
I definitely have to get this guy signed. There's no doubt he's the best hitter in the game right now, it's not even a discussion, and there's no way he's wearing another uniform between now and the time he's in his late-30's or early-40's (especially not a New York Yankees one :p). I'm expecting the contract to be for five or more years, and in excess of $40,000 per year.
SP Carl Mays
With Joe Bush and Pennock locked up, it only makes sense to lock up Carl Mays too. He'll probably be looking for four years and at least $10,000 per, probably more like $15,000 per. He's worth it though. He led the team and American League in wins and innings pitched last year, and there's no reason to doubt he'll do that again this season.
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SOX AND RUTH GET DEAL DONE
RUTH TO STAY FOR NEXT SEVEN YEARS
Just days into the off-season we get Ruth to sign an extension at what is probably less than market value. We signed Ruth to a seven year deal, through 1925, at $35,000 per year, which is a little less than what we settled for in arbitration. I was expecting to give him at least $40,000, possibly even as much as $50,000, in signing him to an extension. Needless to say I'm happy with the fact that he was willing to go as low as $35,000. The deal does include a no-trade clause, but I wouldn't want to be tempted to trade him anyways.
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FIRST MONTH OF OFF-SEASON
Contracts:
St. Louis Cardinals Sign SP Dutch Leonard and 3B Buck Weaver
The reigning champs got just a little bit better with these signings. Leonard's deal is 3 years at $12,100 per year, and Weaver is also 3 years at $11,600 per year. The deal gives them a bit more offense as well as addressing a hole at third base, and deepens an already strong starting rotation.
Braves Sign C Ray Schalk and 3B Frank Baker
The Braves were reasonably competitive last season, finishing at 74-80, and these signings might just be good enough to help them contend for a Pennant. The signings solidifies their line-up a little more, and they already possess a pitching staff capable of contention. Keep an eye on the Braves next season.
Phillies Sign Free Agent Gem LF Bobby Veach
The Phillies land arguably the biggest free agent on the market this off-season in Bobby Veach. Last season Veach hit .335/.380/.476/.856 with six homers and 99 RBI's for the Tigers. They get him for two years at $25,300 per year.
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SOX SIGN OUTFIELDER
LEIBOLD TO BOSTON
We made a minor signing by signing outfielder Nemo Leibold to a two year deal. Leibold is essentially a poor man's Harry Hooper. He provides the same good batting eye and speed Harry did, as well as a great arm. His contact isn't what Harry's was, but we brought him on to be a 4th/5th outfielder anyways, not a starting outfielder.
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SECOND MONTH OF OFF-SEASON
Contracts:
New York Yankees sign former Sox outfielder Harry Hooper
The New York Yankees have signed ex-Red Sox outfielder Harry Hooper to a three year deal at $17,700 per year. Good for them. I think it's a bad signing. Hooper's 31 and I think his best days are behind him.
Pittsburgh Pirates sign CF Happy Felsch
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Happy Felsch to a two year deal at $17,400 per year. Felsch is coming off a season in which he hit .313 and drove in over 100 runs.
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RULE V DRAFT
1918
Results:
Chicago White Sox - CLE SS Ray Chapman (79), CHC 3B John Kelleher (76)
New York Yankees - BOS 1B Dick Hoblitzel (74), NYG 3B Heinie Zimmerman (77), DET OF Ira Flagstead (74/79), PHI OF Gavvy Cravath (75)
Philadelphia A's - CLE 1B Joe Harris (81), BOS OF Irish Meusel (75), CHC OF Les Mann
Washington Senators - STL 2B Del Pratt (81), CHC OF George Harper (85)
Cincinnati Reds - NYY OF Curt Walker (79/84)
Chicago Cubs - PHA C Grover Hartley (72), WSH 3B Eddie Foster (72)
Boston Braves - STL 2B Joe Schultz (71), PHI 1B Chick Gandil (71)
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OFF-SEASON SUMMARY
1918
Came:
OF Nemo Leibold
1B/3B Ray Grimes
SP Syl Johnson
Went:
OF Harry Hooper (to NYY)
3B Frank Baker (to BSN, to SLB)
SP Dutch Leonard (to STL)
1B Dick Hoblitzel (to NYY)
OF Irish Meusel (to PHA)
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TEAM PREVIEW
1919
Lineup Preview:
#1 C Wally Schang (86), 29 years old
#2 SS Dave Bancroft (84), 28 years old
#3 1B Stuffy McInnis (77), 28 years old
#4 LF Babe Ruth (98), 24 years old
#5 3B Ray Grimes (73/86), 25 years old
#6 CF Amos Strunk (79), 30 years old
#7 2B Everett Scott (74/79), 26 years old
#8 RF Nemo Leibold (74), 27 years old
~~Pitchers Slot~~
Lineup Thoughts: Any line-up with Babe Ruth in it is good, but even aside from him we're solid. Cy Williams is starting the year on the DL for about a week, which is why Leibold is in there, and after he gets back we look even better.
Bench Preview:
BN #1 C Wally Mayer (69), 28 years old
BN #2 2B Jack Barry (67), 31 years old
BN #3 OF Ben Paschal (71), 23 years old
BN #4 IF Mike McNally (63/67), 25 years old
BN #5 1B Del Gainer (67), 32 years old
BN #6 C Norm McNeil (68/70), 26 years old
Bench Thoughts: Basically we lack depth in the worst way possible. The Rule V hit us a little hard in that regard. It'll look a little better once Williams comes back and Leibold is allowed to move back to the bench. But if anyone gets hurt for an extended period of time, we're essentially screwed.
Starting Rotation Preview:
SP #1 RHP Joe Bush (93/96), 26 years old
SP #2 RHP Carl Mays (93), 27 years old
SP #3 LHP Herb Pennock (92), 25 years old
SP #4 RHP Syl Johnson (78/95), 18 years old
SP #5 RHP Jean Dubuc (82), 30 years old
Starting Rotation Thoughts: Very strong starting rotation, even after losing Leonard to Free Agency. We know what we'll get from Bush, Mays, and Pennock, and Dubuc probably won't make many starts. That means Syl Johnson is the real wild card here. Obviously he has a ton of potential, and if he can harness that we're in for a real good season. If not, well, who knows.
Bullpen Preview:
SR RHP John Woods (74/82), 21 years old
SR RHP Dick McCabe (75/77), 23 years old
SR RHP Vince Molyneaux (71), 30 years old
SR LHP Bill Clowers (72/82), 20 years old
MR LHP Walt Kinney (80/82), 25 years old
LR RHP Dave Black (78), 26 years old
Bullpen Thoughts: Pretty solid bullpen. No one is a real stand-out, but I can't look at anyone and groan either. We should get some solid innings from this group in 1919.
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RED SOX RECAP
APRIL 1919
Games of Note:
April 1; Red Sox win on Opening Day - We won on Opening Day, due almost entirely to the efforts of Joe Bush. Bush pitched the complete game and allowed only two runs while striking out six, as well as going 2-3 and driving in two runs in support of himself!
April 11; Tigers slammed by Red Sox - We beat up on the Tigers 18-2 in the game. Babe Ruth homered and drove in five runs, and Carl Mays pitched all nine innings and allowed only two runs, while going 4-6 with two runs and three RBI's at the plate.
April 24; Red Sox lose 1-0 squeaker against White Sox - Neither team managed more than four hits, but unfortunately for us the White Sox managed to eke a run out of those four hits. White Sox starter Chief Bender pitched the complete game shutout with 5 K's, and Carl Mays pitched the complete game for us, and allowed just one run while striking out three.
Thoughts:
Needless to say, not the best month. We started out at 7-1, but then finished the month 3-11. We also have Wally Schang going down for 21 days with a spiked achilles, and Ruth down for eight with an unspecified injury which doesn't help matters. What did go well, however, is that Babe still managed four homers, 15 RBI's, and an OPS higher than 1.000. Additionally, rookie third baseman Ray Grimes managed a .337 batting average.
Month MVP + Cy Young
SP CARL MAYS
As good as Babe was with the bat, Mays was an absolute BEAST on the hill. He pitched a complete game in every start he made in the month, and didn't allow more than two earned runs in any of those starts. If not for absence of offense at the end of the month he'd be 6-0 instead of just 4-2. Not only that but he's hitting .556/.619/.667/1.286 with four RBI's.
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Hitting Stats:
Code:
Batting Stats AVG/OBP/SLG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS wOBA GIDP RC/27 HBP
W. Schang .298/.359/.383 21 21 94 13 28 8 0 0 13 8 8 1 3 .334 0 0.43 1
D. Bancroft .181/.238/.223 21 21 94 6 17 4 0 0 6 7 9 1 2 .215 3 0.17 0
S. McInnis .228/.253/.272 21 21 92 8 21 4 0 0 7 3 7 1 1 .236 1 0.23 0
R. Grimes .337/.382/.373 22 22 83 16 28 3 0 0 8 6 9 0 1 .343 6 0.43 0
E. Scott .329/.353/.451 21 21 82 9 27 5 1 1 11 3 4 0 3 .351 2 0.44 0
N. Leibold .288/.358/.425 22 20 73 16 21 4 3 0 11 7 8 1 2 .346 0 0.38 1
A. Strunk .397/.453/.500 19 19 68 14 27 4 0 1 14 7 3 2 1 .423 1 0.57 0
B. Ruth .300/.440/.600 17 17 60 13 18 2 2 4 15 15 13 0 1 .443 0 0.57 0
C. Williams .037/.161/.037 7 7 27 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 1 .123 0 0.00 1
B. Paschal .238/.238/.476 9 3 21 1 5 3 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 .294 0 0.07 0
C. Mays .556/.619/.667 6 6 18 4 10 0 1 0 4 3 2 0 0 .563 0 0.28 0
H. Pennock .231/.333/.308 5 5 13 0 3 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 .299 0 0.05 0
M. McNally .000/.000/.000 9 1 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 3 0.00 0
S. Johnson .143/.250/.143 2 2 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .203 1 0.01 0
D. Gainer .143/.143/.571 4 1 7 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 .279 0 0.02 0
J. Bush .333/.333/.333 5 5 6 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 .300 1 0.03 0
D. Black .500/.571/.667 5 4 6 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 .537 0 0.08 0
J. Barry .200/.200/.200 2 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .180 0 0.01 0
N. McNeil .000/.000/.000 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 0 0.00 0
B. Clowers .000/.000/.000 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .000 0 0.00 0
J. Woods .000/.000/.000 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0.00 0
D. McCabe .000/.000/.000 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0.00 0
W. Kinney 1.000/1.000/2.000 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.240 0 0.07 0
V. Molyneaux .000/.000/.000 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0.00 0
Batting Totals: .276/.335/.374 22 22 780 105 215 40 8 7 98 66 82 7 16 .317 18 3
Pitching Stats:
Code:
Pitching Stats GP GS REC SV ERA IP H R ER HR BB K DICE WHIP PIT RUNSUP QUAL
C. Mays 6 6 4-2 0 1.33 54.0 37 9 8 1 9 20 3.00 0.85 673 5.0 6
H. Pennock 5 5 3-1 0 3.72 38.2 42 18 16 1 10 14 3.39 1.34 538 6.2 3
J. Bush 5 5 1-4 0 5.70 23.2 29 19 15 1 9 11 3.76 1.61 380 3.2 2
D. Black 5 4 0-2 0 3.86 23.1 29 14 10 1 7 8 3.77 1.54 333 3.8 0
S. Johnson 2 2 1-1 0 1.47 18.1 16 5 3 1 1 6 3.22 0.93 232 6.5 2
D. McCabe 7 0 1-1 0 3.86 14.0 16 6 6 0 2 1 3.29 1.29 185
J. Woods 10 0 0-0 2 2.70 13.1 12 6 4 0 2 6 2.55 1.05 181
V. Molyneaux 4 0 0-0 0 2.25 8.0 7 2 2 0 1 0 3.38 1.00 109
B. Clowers 4 0 0-1 0 1.17 7.2 6 3 1 0 1 1 3.13 0.91 103
W. Kinney 1 0 0-0 0 0.00 3.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 4.00 1.33 47
Pitching Totals: 22 22 10-12 2 2.87 204.0 197 82 65 5 43 67 3.29 1.18 2781 4.8 13
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDINGS AND LEADERS
STANDINGS
BATTING LEADERS
PITCHING LEADERS
NATIONAL LEAGUE
STANDINGS AND LEADERS
STANDINGS
BATTING LEADERS
PITCHING LEADERS
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RED SOX RECAP
MAY 1919
Games of Note:
May 10; Ruth homers in second game Back - Babe Ruth homered in his second game back from injury and drove in 3 runs in our 13-8 win over the Senators. This game saw 11 different pitchers combine to throw over 300 pitches.
May 18; Joe Bush hurls complete game Shutout - Bush went all nine innings without allowing a run and striking out five on four hits and four walks. Additionally, he helped out his own cause be going 2-4 with a triple and a run scored.
May 20; Red Sox issued whooping at hands of Senators - The Senators gave us a beating in this game, beating us 17-7, and out hitting us 24-8. We were forced to use six pitchers, only one of which, Walt Kinney, did not give up at least one run. The Senators went on to sweep the four game series from us.
May 28; Red Sox shutout 3-0 - Carl Mays and Cheif Bender squared off in another pitching duel, and Bender again got the better of Mays. Bender threw a shutout again, while Mays also completed the game but allowed three runs.
Thoughts:
It goes without saying that this is NOT how I envisioned this season starting. 21-29 and ten games back for the Pennant at the beginning of June. That's a steep hill to climb, but I think we can do it. We still have one of the most talented teams in the American League, they just aren't playing the way they should be. Even if not, I can still salivate at the thought of having a high pick in next year's draft.
May MVP
LF BABE RUTH
I have a hard time seeing anyone but Ruth winning this for us for a while. Maybe a pitcher with a great month here and there, but Ruth's pretty much got this one by the balls for the foreseeable future. This month he hit .452 in 21 games, with three homers and 18 RBI's.
This was a really bad month for the pitching. Like really, really bad. Bush wins this almost by default simply because no one else really deserved it. He went 4-2 in the month with an ERA of 3.55.
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Hitting Stats:
Code:
Batting Stats AVG/OBP/SLG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS wOBA GIDP RC/27 HBP
S. McInnis .260/.289/.306 49 49 219 24 57 10 0 0 11 8 11 4 1 .268 5 0.72 1
E. Scott .335/.359/.414 49 49 191 24 64 10 1 1 32 5 10 4 6 .342 8 0.96 2
A. Strunk .275/.340/.346 46 46 182 23 50 5 1 2 24 18 12 2 7 .312 2 0.72 0
R. Grimes .326/.397/.393 49 49 178 34 58 10 1 0 21 21 12 2 2 .359 9 1.02 0
D. Bancroft .259/.330/.346 37 37 162 17 42 11 0 1 17 16 15 1 4 .306 4 0.63 1
C. Williams .303/.380/.448 35 35 145 24 44 9 0 4 21 13 21 2 3 .368 1 0.81 5
B. Ruth .383/.520/.692 38 38 133 30 51 16 2 7 33 38 27 1 1 .511 1 1.76 0
N. Leibold .280/.364/.411 40 27 107 21 30 6 4 0 15 12 9 1 3 .346 2 0.53 2
P. Smith .279/.336/.346 28 28 104 9 29 7 0 0 13 9 8 1 0 .309 8 0.46 0
W. Schang .298/.359/.383 21 21 94 13 28 8 0 0 13 8 8 1 3 .334 0 0.43 1
J. Barry .235/.304/.294 16 13 51 5 12 1 1 0 6 3 8 0 1 .276 3 0.14 2
B. Paschal .286/.286/.514 20 4 35 4 10 4 2 0 7 0 2 1 2 .334 0 0.16 0
C. Mays .382/.432/.441 13 13 34 5 13 0 1 0 4 3 7 0 0 .392 0 0.24 0
J. Bush .321/.321/.429 12 12 28 3 9 1 1 0 6 0 0 1 0 .325 1 0.15 0
H. Pennock .308/.400/.423 12 12 26 0 8 3 0 0 5 4 1 0 0 .370 0 0.16 0
M. McNally .050/.136/.100 22 2 20 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .123 3 0.01 1
D. Black .222/.263/.278 13 6 18 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 .245 1 0.05 0
S. Johnson .273/.333/.273 6 6 11 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .285 1 0.04 0
D. Gainer .091/.091/.364 8 1 11 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 .177 0 0.01 0
B. Clowers .125/.222/.125 13 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 .180 0 0.01 0
J. Woods .400/.400/.400 24 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .360 0 0.03 0
N. McNeil .000/.000/.000 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 0 0.00 0
V. Molyneaux .500/.500/.500 13 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .450 1 0.04 0
W. Kinney .333/.333/.667 2 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .413 0 0.02 0
D. McCabe .000/.000/.000 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0.00 0
W. Mayer 1.000/1.000/1.000 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .900 0 0.04 0
J. Dubuc .000/.000/.000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0.00 0
Batting Totals: .293/.357/.395 50 50 1776 244 521 104 14 16 232 162 170 21 33 .337 50 15
Pitching Stats:
Code:
Pitching Stats GP GS REC SV ERA IP H R ER HR BB K DICE WHIP PIT RUNSUP QUAL
C. Mays 13 13 4-7 0 3.48 95.2 96 44 37 1 23 29 3.25 1.24 1302 4.5 8
H. Pennock 12 12 7-3 0 3.75 81.2 96 37 34 1 16 25 3.13 1.37 1093 6.3 7
J. Bush 12 12 5-6 0 4.24 74.1 84 45 35 2 22 31 3.40 1.43 1089 3.9 6
D. Black 13 6 0-3 0 5.16 52.1 65 35 30 2 19 17 3.94 1.61 747 3.8 0
J. Woods 24 0 0-3 4 3.62 32.1 40 21 13 2 5 9 3.71 1.39 468
S. Johnson 6 6 2-2 0 4.65 31.0 48 23 16 1 3 16 2.68 1.65 470 6.5 2
D. McCabe 16 0 3-3 0 5.27 27.1 32 18 16 0 9 8 3.40 1.50 382
B. Clowers 13 0 0-1 0 2.45 25.2 25 10 7 0 8 4 3.62 1.29 358
V. Molyneaux 13 0 0-0 0 2.86 22.0 22 10 7 0 6 6 3.27 1.27 312
W. Kinney 2 0 0-0 0 0.00 5.2 7 0 0 0 1 1 3.18 1.41 90
J. Dubuc 1 1 0-1 0 21.60 1.2 7 4 4 0 1 0 4.80 4.80 24 2.0 0
Pitching Totals: 50 50 21-29 4 3.98 449.2 522 247 199 9 113 146 3.36 1.41 6335 4.9 23
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDINGS AND LEADERS
STANDINGS
BATTING LEADERS
PITCHING LEADERS
NATIONAL LEAGUE
STANDINGS AND LEADERS
STANDINGS
BATTING LEADERS
PITCHING LEADERS
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THE DRAFT
FITZSIMMONS GOES FIRST, SOX SELECT SHORTSTOP IN FIRST ROUND
--June 3, 1919
Another year, and another Philly team with the first overall pick. Last year it was the A's selecting Lefty Grove with the #1 overall pick, and this year it was the Phillies selecting starting pitcher Freddie Fitzsimmons (80/94) out of Mishiwaka, Indiana. Fitzsimmons has good control and movement, but lacks in the power department, which is prototypical of the pitchers in this era. As for pitches he sports a fastball, a knuckleball, and a curveball.
With our pick we selected one of the top position players in the draft, shortstop Glenn Wright (54/88). Wright appears as if he'll be an excellent hitter at the major league level, and quite fast. He also stands to have a solid glove and a strong arm. The problem he's most likely to face is staying on the field long enough to reach his impressive potential.
In subsequent rounds we selected CF George Loepp (55/84), RF Ed Coleman (56/83), 2B Jimmie Reese (54/77), LF Tige Stone (55/71), and CF John Jones (55/68).
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RED SOX RECAP
JUNE 1919
Games of Note:
June 4; Red Sox win on walk-off shot by unlikely Hero - We won this game with a four-run ninth inning in which the hero came in the unlikely personage of Walt Kinney. Kinney earned the win by going two innings and allowing a run, as well as hitting the walk-off two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning.
June 13; Sox win 7-4 on strong performance by Bush - We beat the Philly A's 7-4 on a strong game by Joe Bush. Not only did Bush go nine innings and allow four runs with five K's, he also went 2-4 and drove in a run himself. Ruth and Barry also doubled and drove in runs.
June 18; Sox beat Sen's 10-8 - We managed to win the game in spite of giving up eight earned runs. Stuffy McInnis fell just a home run short of hitting for the cycle, and Evertt Scott drove in three runs.
June 30; Red Sox finish month above .500 - We won the last game of the month to have our first .500+ month of the season. Syl Johnson went nine innings and allowed only one run on eight hits, and also doubled and drove in a run of his own, to help us out in the winning effort.
Thoughts:
Our first month of the season above .500. Barely. We're still terribly inconsistent. Ruth isn't hitting as well as he did last year (though he is still hitting very well), and our pitching isn't nearly as good as it could/should be. We're not totally out of it yet, but we're damn close. We're gonna need a massive July to get back into the thick of things, and if that doesn't happen I might as well just tank and see whose in the draft next year.
June MVP
1B STUFFY MCINNIS
McInnis was very, very good this month. He nearly hit for the cycle on the 18th, he was second in hits for the month, first in RBI's, and had a .304/.333/.384 line. He was a big part of the reason we actually managed to finish the month above .500.
A most excellent month for Syl. Syl went 3-0 in five starts, had an ERA of 3.31 in 32 2/3 innings, and had 10 strikeouts.
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Hitting Stats:
Code:
Batting Stats AVG/OBP/SLG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS wOBA GIDP RC/27 HBP
S. McInnis .275/.304/.332 76 76 331 38 91 15 2 0 29 13 15 8 5 .285 8 1.22 1
E. Scott .346/.380/.438 76 76 292 33 101 16 4 1 47 14 14 7 8 .362 9 1.70 2
R. Grimes .309/.386/.392 74 74 265 45 82 14 1 2 35 32 21 2 2 .353 10 1.46 1
C. Williams .300/.382/.453 62 62 247 41 74 16 2 6 37 27 28 2 6 .370 3 1.42 6
B. Ruth .343/.479/.609 65 65 230 49 79 19 6 10 42 60 42 4 1 .466 3 2.51 0
N. Leibold .269/.341/.368 67 54 201 31 54 12 4 0 29 20 21 4 3 .319 2 0.90 2
A. Strunk .278/.344/.343 64 46 198 26 55 5 1 2 25 20 14 3 7 .314 2 0.80 0
W. Schang .276/.372/.352 48 48 196 30 54 15 0 0 20 24 16 4 9 .334 2 0.81 6
D. Bancroft .249/.314/.365 43 43 189 19 47 14 1 2 20 17 21 1 4 .303 5 0.75 1
J. Barry .183/.246/.244 39 36 131 12 24 3 1 1 11 9 17 3 2 .228 4 0.27 2
P. Smith .279/.336/.346 28 28 104 9 29 7 0 0 13 9 8 1 0 .309 8 0.46 0
C. Mays .308/.345/.365 20 20 52 6 16 1 1 0 4 3 9 0 0 .319 0 0.24 0
J. Bush .273/.273/.341 18 18 44 4 12 1 1 0 7 0 4 1 0 .268 1 0.16 0
B. Paschal .286/.286/.476 26 4 42 4 12 4 2 0 7 0 2 1 2 .321 0 0.18 0
H. Pennock .244/.311/.317 19 19 41 2 10 3 0 0 5 4 4 0 0 .287 0 0.15 0
M. McNally .200/.250/.300 35 2 30 4 6 3 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 .247 3 0.08 1
D. Black .190/.261/.238 16 8 21 1 4 1 0 0 2 2 5 0 0 .234 1 0.05 0
S. Johnson .211/.250/.263 11 11 19 4 4 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 .233 1 0.05 0
D. Gainer .083/.083/.333 9 1 12 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 .163 0 0.01 0
B. Clowers .111/.200/.111 20 0 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 .162 0 0.01 0
J. Woods .375/.375/.375 42 0 8 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .338 0 0.04 0
V. Molyneaux .333/.333/.333 19 0 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 1 0.02 0
W. Kinney .400/.400/1.200 3 0 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .638 0 0.09 0
N. McNeil .000/.000/.000 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 0 0.00 0
D. McCabe .000/.000/.000 23 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0.00 0
W. Mayer 1.000/1.000/1.000 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .900 0 0.04 0
J. Dubuc .000/.000/.000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0.00 0
Batting Totals: .285/.352/.390 77 77 2681 361 764 151 26 26 343 257 257 42 49 .333 63 22
Pitching Stats:
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Pitching Stats GP GS REC SV ERA IP H R ER HR BB K DICE WHIP PIT RUNSUP QUAL
C. Mays 20 20 7-8 0 3.50 146.2 154 68 57 2 37 48 3.28 1.30 2027 4.7 11
H. Pennock 19 19 8-7 0 3.99 128.2 153 66 57 1 26 48 2.96 1.39 1763 5.1 9
J. Bush 18 18 7-8 0 4.37 119.1 137 74 58 3 35 55 3.28 1.44 1802 3.9 8
D. Black 16 8 0-3 0 4.57 67.0 80 44 34 2 24 19 3.90 1.55 940 4.3 1
S. Johnson 11 11 5-2 0 3.96 63.2 86 36 28 2 9 26 3.02 1.49 901 5.8 6
J. Woods 42 0 2-5 7 3.08 61.1 68 29 21 2 14 18 3.52 1.34 847
D. McCabe 23 0 4-4 0 5.35 33.2 42 24 20 0 13 9 3.62 1.63 498
V. Molyneaux 19 0 1-1 0 1.95 32.1 31 13 7 0 8 9 3.19 1.21 451
B. Clowers 20 0 0-3 1 4.11 30.2 36 20 14 1 12 5 4.27 1.57 459
W. Kinney 3 0 1-0 0 1.17 7.2 10 1 1 0 3 2 3.65 1.70 133
J. Dubuc 1 1 0-1 0 21.60 1.2 7 4 4 0 1 0 4.80 4.80 24 2.0 0
Pitching Totals: 77 77 35-42 8 3.91 692.2 804 379 301 13 182 239 3.34 1.42 9845 4.7 35
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RED SOX RECAP
JULY 1919
Games of Note:
July 4; Syl Johnson improves to 6-2 - We split a series with the Indians with the help of a strong start by Syl Johnson. Johnson went all nine innings, and allowed just two runs (only one earned), and struck out four batters, on six hits.
July 13; Red Sox beat Yankees with eight run third Inning - With the help of an eight run third inning, that saw Ruth hit home run #12 of the season, we beat the Yankees 14-9. Syl Johnson allowed eight runs, though only three were earned, over five innings and 78 pitches. McInnis and Leibold also drove in three runs a piece.
July 19; Red Sox fall to 12 games Back - Following a 6-3 loss at the hands of the Indians our record falls to 44-50 for the season and 9-8 for the month, and puts us 12 games back for the Pennant. Erksine Mayer shut us down for nine innings, allowing us only four hits and three runs.
July 24; Mays shuts down St. Louis Browns for tenth win of the Season - Carl Mays put the clamps on the St. Louis Browns offense to get his tenth win of the season. He went all nine innings and allowed just one earned run on seven hits. Ben Paschal helped him out on offense by going 1-3 with runs batted in.
July 27; Syl Johnson hurls Shutout - Syl Johnson threw the best game of his young career. Johnson went all nine innings without allowing a run on five hits, and striking out four. Stuffy McInnis and Everett Scott helped out at the dish, combining to go 5-7 with three runs and three RBI's.
Thoughts:
We actually played pretty well in July, finishing the month at 16-12. But we still lost ground in the Pennant race in spite of that. I hate to say it so early, but don't think the Pennant is in the cards for us this season. Hopefully our younger players like Syl Johnson and Everett Scott continue to play well down the stretch just for the sake of experience, but at this point we're pretty much playing for the draft.
July MVP
CF CY WILLIAMS
What!? Two months in a row without Ruth!?! Yep, it's true. Cy Williams played very, very well this month. He hit at a team best .338/.424/.550 clip with four homers and 20 RBI's, as well as 15 runs. All that in 20 games. Pretty impressive.
Bush was muy excelente this month. He was only 2-2 in six starts, but he had an ERA of 3.33 in 46 innings, as well as 22 strikeouts.
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Hitting Stats:
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Batting Stats AVG/OBP/SLG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS wOBA GIDP RC/27 HBP
S. McInnis .283/.314/.358 100 100 424 55 120 19 5 1 50 18 20 9 5 .299 12 1.75 1
E. Scott .332/.363/.419 100 100 389 45 129 18 5 2 57 17 20 8 10 .346 15 2.07 2
B. Ruth .340/.479/.578 89 89 315 64 107 27 6 12 62 84 54 4 3 .457 4 3.21 0
R. Grimes .303/.384/.380 82 82 297 48 90 15 1 2 40 38 24 2 2 .348 10 1.58 1
A. Strunk .304/.366/.379 82 50 224 30 68 9 1 2 26 22 15 3 8 .337 2 1.07 0
C. Williams .309/.392/.477 82 82 327 56 101 19 3 10 57 37 32 2 7 .383 5 2.05 8
N. Leibold .289/.361/.373 80 67 249 39 72 13 4 0 38 26 24 7 3 .332 2 1.23 2
W. Schang .284/.380/.361 72 72 296 48 84 21 1 0 28 36 26 6 9 .342 3 1.33 10
D. Bancroft .257/.329/.361 67 67 280 40 72 19 2 2 31 29 30 2 5 .311 6 1.17 1
J. Barry .207/.262/.261 56 52 188 20 39 5 1 1 14 10 23 6 2 .241 7 0.45 4
J. Woods .333/.333/.333 53 0 9 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .300 0 0.04 0
B. Paschal .291/.307/.500 39 15 86 9 25 5 2 3 18 2 4 2 3 .342 3 0.45 0
M. McNally .200/.250/.300 35 2 30 4 6 3 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 .247 3 0.08 1
D. McCabe .250/.250/.250 32 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 0 0.01 0
P. Smith .279/.336/.346 28 28 104 9 29 7 0 0 13 9 8 1 0 .309 8 0.46 0
C. Mays .290/.329/.333 26 26 69 7 20 1 1 0 5 4 14 0 0 .300 0 0.28 0
H. Pennock .196/.262/.250 25 25 56 4 11 3 0 0 6 5 9 0 0 .238 1 0.14 0
B. Clowers .100/.182/.100 25 0 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 .147 0 0.01 0
J. Bush .267/.267/.333 24 24 60 5 16 2 1 0 9 0 6 1 0 .262 2 0.20 0
V. Molyneaux .286/.286/.286 24 0 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 1 0.02 0
S. Johnson .171/.194/.200 17 17 35 5 6 1 0 0 4 1 8 0 0 .179 1 0.05 0
D. Black .190/.261/.238 16 8 21 1 4 1 0 0 2 2 5 0 0 .234 1 0.05 0
D. Gainer .188/.235/.375 15 1 16 2 3 0 0 1 2 1 4 0 0 .263 0 0.05 0
W. Kinney .400/.400/1.200 3 0 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .638 0 0.09 0
N. McNeil .000/.000/.000 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 0 0.00 0
W. Mayer 1.000/1.000/1.000 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .900 0 0.04 0
J. Dubuc .000/.000/.000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0.00 0
Batting Totals: .289/.357/.393 101 101 3507 493 1012 189 33 37 469 343 336 54 57 .336 86 30
Pitching Stats:
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Pitching Stats GP GS REC SV ERA IP H R ER HR BB K DICE WHIP PIT RUNSUP QUAL
C. Mays 26 26 9-11 0 3.71 191.2 209 90 79 5 49 57 3.51 1.35 2677 4.4 13
H. Pennock 25 25 10-10 0 4.07 172.2 200 91 78 1 44 64 3.10 1.41 2428 5.3 11
J. Bush 24 24 9-10 0 4.08 165.1 176 94 75 6 46 77 3.38 1.34 2475 4.0 12
S. Johnson 17 17 9-2 0 4.20 100.2 131 61 47 2 18 41 2.98 1.48 1445 6.7 8
J. Woods 53 0 5-5 8 3.45 75.2 85 37 29 3 17 23 3.58 1.35 1044
D. Black 16 8 0-3 0 4.57 67.0 80 44 34 2 24 19 3.90 1.55 940 4.3 1
D. McCabe 32 0 4-4 1 4.17 45.1 57 26 21 0 15 11 3.51 1.59 657
V. Molyneaux 24 0 1-2 0 2.31 39.0 38 16 10 1 11 11 3.62 1.26 545
B. Clowers 25 0 2-3 3 3.32 38.0 40 20 14 1 14 10 3.92 1.42 550
W. Kinney 3 0 1-0 0 1.17 7.2 10 1 1 0 3 2 3.65 1.70 133
J. Dubuc 1 1 0-1 0 21.60 1.2 7 4 4 0 1 0 4.80 4.80 24 2.0 0
Pitching Totals: 101 101 50-51 12 3.90 904.2 1033 484 392 21 242 315 3.41 1.41 12918 4.9 45
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