Trapped in the Basement: The Philadelphia Phillies (1942 - )

[CatKnight]

Reassignment won't hurt. It won't do much, but it won't hurt.

If you don't mind being artificial about it, lowering the Yanks' cash reserve to $1 should force the AI to start trying to dump payroll.

Equalizing the league and playing with the settings may also help.

Petrel managed to finally break 'his' Yankees by manipulating the fan loyalty levels league wide to narrow the gap between the haves and have nots. Controlling the BUDGET is the real way to keep everyone more or less aligned.

[PotatoOfCouch13]

3Run, Cat: Anything to help break these guys! I'm going to try a few things without messing with the cash reserves. Among them include the reassignment draft and reinputing city information, hopefully that will help out. If that doesn't work, I'll have to take more drastic measures...

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September 19: Day Off

September 20-22: Philadelphia Phillies (90-61, NL Champion) at New York Giants (82-69, 3rd, 8 GB)

With the pennant clinched, it’ll be a skeleton crew for the last 3 games of the season. Look for several youngsters to grab some Major League experience.

20 – The Giants jump all over Gene Lambert, scoring 5 runs early, and hang on for a win. The Giants are still fighting for second place, giving these games some meaning.
Giants 5, Phillies 2
W: Hal Schumacher (12-13) L: Gene Lambert (6-9) SV: Hoyt Wilhelm (27)
2B: Danny Murtaugh (9), Johnny Blatnik (4)
3B: John O’Neil (1)

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Hal Schumacher’s victory today was the 200th of his career.

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Red Sox OF Gee Walker knocked in his 1000th career RBI.

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21 – Dick Mauney allows only 3 hits in 8 innings, as the Phillies win.
Phillies 5, Giants 1
W: Dick Mauney (2-4) L: Van Mungo (14-17)
2B: Gil Hodges (26), Leon Culberson (7)
3B: Dick Mauney (1)
HR: Johnny Blatnik (1)

22 – Harvey Haddix pitches 6 strong, but a bullpen collapse costs the Phillies the game.
Giants 4, Phillies 2
W: Max Lanier (12-16) L: John Fick (2-2) SV: Ken Trinkle (12)
2B: Ray Hamrick (3)
HR: Ed Walczak (1)

END OF SEASON

[RedsoxRockies]

You could just kill off a few Yanks, or plunk them on a deserted island...

[Overbay17]

Whew, finally got caught up, what a ride! Take out those Yanks in the Series!

[PotatoOfCouch13]

RedsoxRockies: Ah yes, 'Old Faithful'

Overbay17: Welcome back! I'll do my best. The Yankees dominated the American League, so our team had best be ready!

UPDATE COMING IN A FEW MINUTES

Just wanted to post #500!

[PotatoOfCouch13]

1945 YEAR IN REVIEW

1945 FINAL STANDINGS

NATIONAL LEAGUE		
Philadelphia	91-63	--
Cincinnati	85-69	6
New York	84-70	7
Brooklyn	80-74	11
Chicago		78-76	13
Boston		69-85	22
Pittsburgh	66-88	25
St. Louis	63-91	28
			
AMERICAN LEAGUE		
New York	108-46	--
Boston		89-65	19
Cleveland	85-69	23
Chicago		78-76	30
Detroit		70-84	38
Washington	68-86	40
Philadelphia	65-89	43
St. Louis	53-101	55
			
1946 DRAFT ORDER
St. L. Browns	53-101	
St.L. Cardinals	63-91	
Phila. A's	65-89	
Pitts. Pirates	66-88	
Wash. Senators	68-86	
			
WINNER OF THE LIBERTY BELL TROPHY
Philadelphia Phillies (2 straight)

SEASON STATISTICS
Red denotes League Leader

BATTING

1945 Batting             Team    G   AVG    AB    H  2B  3B  HR   BB    K   SB  CS    R  RBI   SLG   OBP
O'Neil, John              PHI    4 1.000     1    1   0   1   0    0    0    0   0    1    1 3.000 1.000
Casey, Hugh               PHI   28  .667     3    2   0   0   0    0    0    0   0    1    0  .667  .667
Haddix, Harvey            PHI    1  .500     2    1   0   0   0    0    1    0   0    0    0  .500  .500
Rizzuto, Phil             PHI  131  .287   520  149  32   6   0   67   49   14   7   68   51  .371  .370
Culberson, Leon           PHI   57  .286   105   30   7   1   0   17   13    0   0   16   11  .371  .390
Goulish, Nick             PHI  139  .281   455  128  27   3   8   73   43    9   2   64   61  .407  .379
Doby, Larry               PHI  149  .278   546  152  28   9  19   60   54    5   2   73   95  .467  .347
LaForest, Ty              PHI   27  .274    84   23   4   0   0   13   13    0   1   10    6  .321  .374
Seminick, Andy            PHI  148  .261   506  132  16   1  22   70   62    0   0   76   69  .427  .350
Walczak, Ed               PHI   88  .260   277   72   9   5   1   19   30    3   1   28   21  .339  .305
Murphy, Ed                PHI   84  .257   136   35   6   1   0   18   13    0   1   16   10  .316  .346
Stephens, Vern            PHI  150  .256   531  136  15   3  23   58   71    4   1   69   76  .426  .329
Hodges, Gil               PHI  148  .256   527  135  26   4  26   70   72    1   2   75   91  .469  .341
Northey, Ron              PHI  134  .252   441  111  27   5  15   58   50    0   2   62   53  .438  .341
Sanicki, Ed               PHI    6  .250    12    3   0   0   0    2    2    0   0    1    3  .250  .357
Lambert, Gene             PHI   15  .242    33    8   1   0   0    4    4    0   0    8    3  .273  .324
DiMaggio, Vince           PHI  112  .240   204   49   9   0   6   34   34    3   0   28   26  .373  .347
Hamrick, Ray              PHI   64  .231   108   25   3   0   0    7   16    1   1    9   11  .259  .276
Murtaugh, Danny           PHI   98  .229   205   47   9   1   0   23   28    4   4   16   11  .283  .309
Peterman, Bill            PHI   29  .222    81   18   1   0   0    7   13    0   0   10    4  .235  .286
Blatnik, Johnny           PHI   28  .220    91   20   4   2   1    8   11    0   0    9    9  .341  .283
Ripple, Charlie           PHI   31  .216    74   16   4   0   0    3   23    0   1    6    8  .270  .238
Ruffing, Red              PHI   30  .213    75   16   4   0   0    2   17    0   0    3    6  .267  .231
Roberts, Robin            PHI   38  .179   106   19   4   2   0    8   30    0   0   18   11  .255  .233
Gables, Ken               PHI   38  .167     6    1   1   0   0    0    1    0   0    1    0  .333  .167
Hughes, Tommy             PHI   31  .164    73   12   0   0   0    4   19    0   0    5    2  .164  .208
Mauney, Dick              PHI   10  .118    17    2   0   1   0    0    4    0   0    1    3  .235  .118
Finley, Bob               PHI    1  .000     2    0   0   0   0    1    0    0   0    0    0  .000  .333
Goliat, Mike              PHI    3  .000     7    0   0   0   0    1    2    0   0    0    0  .000  .125
Hanyzewski, Ed            PHI   57  .000     2    0   0   0   0    0    1    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Fick, John                PHI   30  .000     2    0   0   0   0    0    1    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Page, Joe                 PHI    9  .000     6    0   0   0   0    0    2    0   0    0    1  .000  .000
Gerheauser, Al            PHI    1  .000     3    0   0   0   0    0    0    0   0    0    0  .000  .000

PITCHING

1945 Pitching            Team     IP   ERA    G  GS   W   L  SV    K   BB   R/9
Roberts, Robin            PHI  309.1  2.39   38  38  25   6   0  130   85 10.45
Hughes, Tommy             PHI  226.0  2.55   31  31  14  11   0  101   67 10.43
Pearson, Ike              PHI   40.1  2.68   35   0   5   3  21   14   10  9.37
Hanyzewski, Ed            PHI   72.1  2.74   57   0   8   5   7   28   17  9.95
Haddix, Harvey            PHI    6.0  3.00    1   1   0   0   0    2    2 13.50
Mauney, Dick              PHI   56.0  3.54   10   7   2   4   0   24   17 12.05
Ripple, Charlie           PHI  221.1  3.58   31  31  12   6   0  165   70 11.67
Ruffing, Red              PHI  232.0  3.61   30  30  11  11   0  105   87 12.92
Page, Joe                 PHI   17.1  3.63    9   0   1   0   0    9    7 16.10
Lambert, Gene             PHI  105.0  3.86   15  15   6   9   0   76   35 12.60
Gables, Ken               PHI   56.1  4.15   38   0   3   4   5   25   21 12.46
Gerheauser, Al            PHI    8.0  4.50    1   1   0   0   0    3    2 14.63
Casey, Hugh               PHI   41.2  4.75   28   0   5   6   1   16   10 11.88
Fick, John                PHI   47.0  4.79   30   0   2   2   1   35   19 13.60

LEAGUE LEADERS

NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS		
AVG - Andy Pafko (CHC)		.330
HR - Stan Musial (CIN)		34
RBI - Stan Musial (CIN)		127
SB - Jackie Robinson (BRO)	22
				
W - Robin Roberts (PHI)		25
ERA - Ewell Blackwell (CIN)	2.23	
K - Charlie Ripple (PHI)	165
SV - Hoyt Wilhelm (NYG)		27*
				
AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS		
AVG - Joe DiMaggio (NYY)	.349
HR - Ted Williams (BOS)		48
RBI - Joe DiMaggio (NYY)	131
SB - George Case (CHW)		42
				
W - Tiny Bonham (NYY)		24
ERA - Tiny Bonham (NYY)		2.14
K - Dizzy Trout (BOS)		144
    Lefty Gomez (CHW)		
SV - Len Perme (CHW)		20

* = Major League Record

[RedsoxRockies]

How did Pojdganny Fair?

[gosensgo101]

309 innings pitched!

[filihok]

309 innings pitched!

A man after Dusty Baker's heart

[3RunHomer]

St. L. Browns 53-101
St.L. Cardinals 63-91

Ugh. Time to get the Browns out of St Louis?

[CatKnight]

Just so you know, your league's starting to lose balance. : points at our old friends:

I'd do the following after the playoffs:

NYY: Lower cash to $1
Lower fan loyalty to C-

SLB: Raise fan loyalty to A
Make sure THEY get the first FA pick. Sign that person to a NTC.

All: Make sure no one's out of money.

[PotatoOfCouch13]

RedsoxRockies: After his breakout year last season which included a no-hitter (at our expense), Johnny Podgajny fell waaaay back down to earth this season, posting a disappointing 8-15 record with an above-average 3.46 ERA. His BABIP jumped nearly 20 points from this season to last season, suggesting that 1944 was a one-time deal. He is a pending free agent, so it will be interesting to see how the Cubs approach this.

Gosensgo101: Yeah, he's a workhorse! But his season was incredible to watch!

filihok: I don't know if that's a compliment or an insult, so thanks?

3RunHomer: Well, not so fast. The Browns may have had a bad season, but they do have several good players. In fact, they are one of the best teams in the AL in terms of available cash. However, Richard Zimmerman will want to move the franchise as soon as he can. I guess we'll just have to wait and see...

CatKnight: I've actually gone past the playoffs in my sim. I reinputed correct population data for cities (every city went up, except New York, which I left alone) and brought fan loyalty for every team to a B+, B, or B-. The Browns are also very active in free agency, and while they didn't land the big one, they are still helping their cause.

I'll also be implementing a reassignment draft very similar to petrel's in January, so I think that'll be it for my offseason changes. If the results don't improve in 1946, I'll have to take more drastic measures.

1945 WORLD SERIES PREVIEW

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
1945 NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
World Series Appearances: 2
World Series Victories: 1
Last World Series: 1944 (W 4-2 NYY)

BATTING ORDER
LF Nick Goulish - .281, 8 HR, 61 RBI, 9 SB
2B Ed Walczak - .260, 1 HR, 21 RBI
1B Gil Hodges - .256, 26 HR, 91 RBI
CF Larry Doby - .278, 19 HR, 95 RBI
3B Vern Stephens - .256, 23 HR, 76 RBI
C Andy Seminick - .261, 22 HR, 69 RBI
RF Ron Northey - .252, 15 HR, 53 RBI
SS Ray Hamrick - .231, 0 HR, 11 RBI

PITCHING STAFF
SP Tommy Hughes – 14-11, 2.55 ERA, 101 K/67 BB, 226 IP
SP Robin Roberts – 25-6, 2.39 ERA, 130 K/85 BB, 309.1 IP
SP Charlie Ripple – 12-6, 3.58 ERA, 165 K/70 BB, 221.1 IP
SP Red Ruffing – 11-11, 3.61 ERA, 105 K/87 BB, 232 IP
SU Ed Hanyzewski – 8-5, 2.74 ERA, 7 SV
CL Ike Pearson – 5-3, 2.68 ERA, 21 SV

KEY INJURIES
SS Phil Rizzuto (OUT) - .287, 0 HR, 51 RBI, 14 SB

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NEW YORK YANKEES
1945 AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
World Series Appearances: 15
World Series Victories: 10
Last World Series: 1944 (L 2-4 PHI)

BATTING ORDER
SS Pee Wee Reese - .324, 9 HR, 70 RBI, 122 R
3B Harlond Clift - .282, 9 HR, 69 RBI
LF Charlie Keller - .263, 21 HR, 89 RBI, 102 R
CF Joe DiMaggio - .349, 22 HR, 131 RBI
2B Joe Gordon - .251, 18 HR, 96 RBI
C Bill Salkeld - .264, 20 HR, 81 RBI
RF Tommy Henrich - .283, 10 HR, 63 RBI
1B Don Hanski - .258, 9 HR, 54 RBI

PITCHING STAFF
SP Tiny Bonham – 24-4, 2.14 ERA, 80 K/59 BB, 252.1 IP
SP Spud Chandler – 15-7, 3.79 ERA, 101 K/131 BB, 237.1 IP
SP Bill Bevens – 14-11, 3.39 ERA, 114 K/82 BB, 217.2 IP
SP Vic Raschi – 13-3, 3.44 ERA, 91 K/61 BB, 154.1 IP
SU Bret Shepard – 4-9, 3.11 ERA, 81 IP
CL Ted Wilks - 4-6, 3.14 ERA, 18 SV

KEY INJURIES
None

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PREDICTION
Phillies in 7. This has the potential to be an all-time great series, and these 2 teams won't dissappoint!

[RedsoxRockies]

When you get that far, could Kurt Cobain and Alice and Chains stay alive?(And Duvall not join them?)?

[PotatoOfCouch13]

RedsoxRockies: That's an awfully long way away! I'll try and stick by historical events as they happen, but I've already deviated a little from that (see: FDR influencing baseball). I will guarantee that Dave Grohl will start the Foo Fighters, because I'm a big fan. As for Nirvana and Alice in Chains? Time will tell. I do have a lot of time to think about it though (45ish game years).

SEPTEMBER 26, 1945
1945 WORLD SERIES
GAME 1

Perhaps there is nothing quite as special as late September baseball. The cool air has a magical feel to it, something beyond comprehension that turns men into boys, and boys into heroes.

This season, the two groups of heroes would come from New York and Philadelphia again, as the Yankees and Phillies squared off at Shibe Park for Game 1. The visiting Yankees would send Tiny Bonham to the mound. Tiny was one of the best pitchers in the American League, leading the junior circuit in wins (24) and ERA (2.14). The Phillies would counter with Tommy Hughes. After an outstanding 1942 season, he suffered through 2 injury-plagued seasons before reasserting himself this year, going 14-11, while posting the 3rd-best ERA in the National League (2.55).

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The Yankees were sent down in order in the 1st inning. The Phillies managed a base hit by Ed Walczak, but would get nothing more.

Bill Salkeld smacked a 2-out double, but was left at second base. The Phillies went in order.

Don Hanski led off the 3rd inning with a single to left field, and advanced to second base on a sacrifice. Pee Wee Reese smashed a triple deep into right-center field, scoring Hanski. Yankees 1, Phillies 0. Harlond Clift followed with a base hit. Yankees 2, Phillies 0. One out later, Joe DiMaggio walked, and Joe Gordon followed with a 2-run double. Yankees 4, Phillies 0. The next batter was Salkeld, who blasted a fastball into the left-centerfield bleachers for a home run. Yankees 6, Phillies 0. Tommy Henrich would’ve had another hit, but a great defensive play by Vern Stephens robbed him, and mercifully ended the inning.

The Phillies would get a 2-out walk by Nick Goulish, but Bonham would shut them down. For the rest of the game. In arguably the greatest pitching performance in World Series history, Tiny Bonham tosses a 1-hit shutout, as the Yankees offense adds 4 more against reliever Ken Gables, giving the visitors the blowout victory.

Yankees 10, Phillies 0
Yankees lead series, 1-0
W: Tiny Bonham L: Tommy Hughes

[filihok]

F! the Yankees...