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Post by glenn on Jul 15, 2015 16:38:20 GMT -5
After a 90-64 season in 1946, in which we fell short of our pennant-winning goal by a mere 4 games, we look ahead to a new season. We had no retirements during the offseason, so we advance to the 1947 amateur draft.
Here are our picks:
1. 19 yr old P Erv Palica
2. 23 yr old 1B Dee Fondy
3. 23 yr old P George Zuverink
4. 21 yr old P Lou Sleater*
5. 22 yr old LF Jack Maguire
6. 22 yr old CF Bob Addis
We release the following players: P Ray Prim, LF Ed Sanicki, LFJesse Levan, LF Marv Rackley and 1B Chuck Connors. We now carry 55 players. Erv Palica makes it to the major league pitching staff.
The pre-season power rankings favor the Yankees and the Cardinals. The 1946 WS Champion Red Sox are placed 5th, and the Dodgers rank 14th.
Our lineup is:
2B Jackie Robinson
LF Pete Reiser
CF Carl Furillo
SS Bobby Sturgeon
3B Spider Jorgensen
C Roy Campanella
1B Ed Stevens
RF Gene Hermanski
The starting rotation is:
Hal Newhouser*
Bill Bevens
Don Newcombe
Ralph Branca/Hal Gregg
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Post by glenn on Jul 15, 2015 21:45:35 GMT -5
Brooklyn, Tue April 15. We host Billy Southworth's Braves. Hal Newhouser* vs Johnny Sain. Cloudy & 36°, with a 13 mph wind in from LF. In the 3rd, Johnny Hopp & Tommy Holmes hit RBI singles. 2-0, Braves. In the 8th, Phil Masi hits a RBI double. 3-0. In the 9th, Erv Palica relieves Newhouser*. WP & POG Sain (1-0) pitches a 4-hitter, walking 1 and striking out 3. LP: Newhouser* (0-1) Att: 32,632
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Wed Apr 16. Bill Bevens vs Warren Spahn*. Partly cloudy & 57°, with a 8 mph breeze out to CF. In the bottom of the 1st, Pete Reiser hits a sac fly. 1-0, Dodgers. In the 2nd, Bama Rowell hits a RBI single. 1-1. In the 4th, Rowell hits a 2-run HR to RF. 3-1, Braves. In the 5th, Rowell hits a RBI single. 4-1. Bevens also gives up a bases-loaded walk. 5-1. In the 6th, Hal Gregg relieves Bevens. In the bottom of the 6th, Spider Jorgensen hits a sac fly. 5-2. In the bottom of the 7th, Jackie Robinson hits a RBI grounder. 5-3. In the 8th, Ed Head relieves Gregg. Earl Torgeson & Phil Masi hit RBI singles. 7-3. Ed Wright relieves Spahn* in the bottom of the 8th. In the 9th, Hank Behrman relieves Head. In the bottom of the 9th, Wright allows a bases-loaded walk. 7-4. Jorgensen hits a sac fly. 7-5. The comeback attempt falls short, and the Braves win it 7-5. WP: Spahn* (1-0) LP: Bevens (0-1) POG: Bama Rowell (4 of 4 with a HR, 4 RBI and a run scored) Att: 20,268
The Braves seem much more confident than last year. They are definitely a better team.
Trade rumors: we've been in talks with an AL team for a possible trade involving one of our star players. We shall see if a good package can be put together, but it may take some time before a deal is finalized.
Roster news: we release IF Irv Hall and call up OF Cal Abrams. Abrams will be used as a late-inning defensive specialist in LF & RF. We also sign 24 yr old FA RF Joe Smaza. We assign him to A and promote RF Tom Wright to AA. We also sign 32 yr old 2B Blas Monaco and assign him to A. 2Bs Danny Lynch and Owen Friend each get promoted one level. Of course, in the minors my prize pupil is OF Duke Snider, who is progressing but is still a couple of years away from being ready for the majors. I see him being our starting CF in 1949 or 1950.
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Thu Apr 17. Don Newcombe vs Mort Cooper. Sunny & 50°, with a 8 mph breeze in from CF. In the bottom of the 2nd, Newcombe hits a 2-run double. 2-0, Dodgers. In the 3rd, Cooper & Johnny Hopp hit RBI singles. 2-2. Newcombe allows a bases-loaded walk. 3-2, Braves. In the 5th, Earl Torgeson hits a 2-run HR to RF. 5-2. In the bottom of the 5th, Jackie Robinson hits a RBI single. Pete Reiser hits a RBI grounder. 5-4. In the 6th, Johnny Hopp hits a 3-run HR to LF. 8-4. In the bottom of the 7th, Reiser hits a RBI single. 8-5. Carl Furillo hits a RBI grounder. 8-6. In the 8th, Erv Palica relieves Newcombe. Tommy Holmes hits a RBI single. 9-6. Andy Hansen relieves Cooper in the bottom of the 9th. PH Don Ross hits a RBI single. 9-7. The Braves complete the sweep. WP: Cooper (1-0) LP: Newcombe (0-1) SV: Hansen (1) POG: Johnny Hopp (4 of 5 with a HR, a SB, 4 RBI and 3 runs scored) Att: 21,468
Roster news: we send C Roy Campanella down to AAA and call up 1B Dee Fondy.
Trade news: we send LH 1B Ed Stevens to the Indians for RH 1B Howie Schultz. Schultz and Fondy will platoon at 1B. We then pull off another deal with the Indians, the one we've been negotiating for awhile. This one will immediately make the Indians contenders in the AL. In exchange for P Hal Newhouser* and P George Zuverink, we get two top-notch prospects: 3B Al "Flip" Rosen and P Clyde King. King will join our bullpen, while Rosen will be assigned to AA. This is a controversial deal, but it fulfills a present and a future need. Hal Gregg will become our 4th starter, while Rosen will be our future 3B, a role he can eventually fill for many years to come.
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Post by glenn on Jul 15, 2015 23:32:47 GMT -5
New York, Fri Apr 18. We visit Leo Durocher's Giants (1-2). Ralph Branca vs Monte Kennedy*. Partly cloudy & 69° at the Polo Grounds, with a 4 mph swirling breeze. In the 1st, Pete Reiser hits a RBI double. 1-0, Dodgers. In the 3rd, Bruce Edwards & Gene Hermanski hit 2-run singles. 5-0. In the bottom of the 5th, Sid Gordon hits a RBI double. Buddy Kerr & Whitey Lockman hit RBI singles. 5-3. In the 6th, Kennedy* allows a bases-loaded walk. With the bases loaded and 2 outs, Bob Carpenter relieves Kennedy*. 6-3. In the 7th, Howie Schultz hits a RBI single. Robinson hits a RBI double. 8-3. In the bottom of the 7th, Johnny Mize hits a RBI double. In the 8th, Bill Ayers relieves Carpenter. Schultz hits a 2-run single, and it's 10-4. In the bottom of the 9th, Mize hits a RBI double. Dodgers get their first win 10-5. WP, CG: Branca (1-0) LP: Kennedy* (0-1) POG: Howie Schultz (3 of 4 with 3 RBI and 2 runs scored) Att: 32,589
Roster news: we call up P Harry Taylor and send SS Neil Berry down. We now have a 11-man pitching staff.
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Sat Apr 19. Ed Head (0-0, 18.00) vs Larry Jansen (0-1, 3.38). Cloudy & cold @ 31° with a 13 mph wind blowing in from CF. In the 2nd, Gil Torres hits a RBI double. Dee Fondy hits a sac fly. 2-0, Dodgers. In the bottom of the 3rd, Whitey Lockman hits a RBI single. 2-1. In the 7th, Fondy hits a 2-run HR to RF. 4-1. In the bottom of the 7th, Johnny Mize hits a RBI double. 4-2. In the 9th, Clint Hartung relieves Jansen. Howie Schultz hits a RBI double. 5-2. Two runners on base and 1 out, Sheldon Jones relieves Hartung. Cal Abrams hits a 2-run double, making it 7-2. Jackie Robinson hits a RBI triple, and it's 8-2. That's the final as WP Ed Head (1-0) gets the CG victory. LP: Jansen (0-2) POG: Gil Torres ( 3 of 4 with a double, a RBI and 3 runs scored) Att: 45,218
Signing news: the Pirates sign 41 yr old P Ray Prim, whom the Dodgers released before the season started. He was 0-4, 5.70 in 1946, with 2 saves.
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Post by glenn on Jul 17, 2015 17:57:48 GMT -5
Boston, Sun Apr 20. We visit the red-hot Braves, who have started out 6-0 and are leading the majors in wins. Bill Bevens (0-1, 9.00) vs Mort Cooper (1-0, 4.50). Cloudy & 47°, with a very light breeze out to CF. In the bottom of the 3rd, Nanny Fernandez hits a 2-run single. Dick Culler hits a RBI single. 3-0, Braves. In the bottom of the 5th, Fernandez & Connie Ryan hit RBI singles. 5-0. Clyde King relieves Bevens in the bottom of the 6th. In the 7th, Dee Fondy hits a sac fly. C Ferrell Anderson hits a RBI single. 5-2. In the bottom of the 7th, Phil Masi homers to LF. Ryan hits a RBI single. Braves win it 7-2. WP, CG: Cooper (2-0) LP: Bevens (0-2) POG: Nanny Fernandez (3 of 4 with 3 RBI and a run scored) Att: 37,291
Roster news: we release P Mike Budnick and call up P Lou Sleater*.
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Mon Apr 21. Hal Gregg vs Ed Wright (0-0, 3.00). Cloudy & 64°, with a 3 mph breeze in from CF. In the 2nd, Gregg hits a 2-run single. 2-0, Dodgers. In the 4th, Pete Reiser hits a RBI single. Wright allows a bases-loaded walk. 4-0. With the bases loaded and 2 out, Andy Hansen relieves Wright. In the bottom of the 4th, Earl Torgeson homers to CF. 4-1. Reiser hits a RBI single in the 6th. 5-1. In the bottom of the 6th, Nanny Fernandez & Dick Culler hit RBI singles. Johnny Hopp hits a 2-run single, and we're tied 5-5. With 2 outs and 2 runners on, Hank Behrman relieves Gregg. With 2 out in the 8th, Elmer Singleton relieves Hansen. Erv Palica relieves Behrman in the bottom of the 8th. Les Willis* relieves Singleton in the 9th. Bruce Edwards & Spider Jorgensen hit RBI singles. 7-5, Dodgers. With 1 out and 2 runners on, Glenn Elliott* relieves Willis*. Dodgers win 7-5. WP: Palica (1-0) LP: Willis* (0-1) POG: Pete Reiser (3 of 4 with a SB, 2 RBI and a run scored) Att: 39,204
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Post by glenn on Aug 1, 2015 19:56:47 GMT -5
Brooklyn, Tue Apr 22. We begin a 3-week homestand by hosting Ben Chapman's Phillies (3-5). Don Newcombe (0-1, 10.29) vs Schoolboy Rowe (1-0, 2.25). Partly cloudy & 35°, with a 8 mph breeze out to LF. In the 3rd, Johnny Wyrostek hits a RBI single. 1-0, Phillies. In the 5th, 2 runs score off an error by CF Carl Furillo. 3-0. In the 9th, Lou Sleater* relieves Newcombe. Wyrostek hits a RBI single. 2 runs score off another error by Furillo. In the bottom of the 9th, Spider Jorgensen hits a RBI double. Dee Fondy hits a RBI single. Phillies win 6-2. WP, CG: Rowe (2-0) LP: Newcombe (0-2) POG: Johnny Wyrostek (2 of 5 with 2 RBI and a run scored) Att: 30,739
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Wed Apr 23. Ralph Branca (1-0, 5.00) vs Ken Raffensberger* (0-2, 5.54). Partly cloudy & 50°. Jackie Robinson hits a RBI singlein the bottom of the 7th. Carl Furillo hits a sac fly. 2-0, Dodgers. In the 8th, Erv Palica relieves Branca. In the bottom of the 8th,Bruce Edwards homers to LF. Dodgers win 3-0, WP: Branca (2-0) LP: Raffensberger* (0-3) SV: Palica (1) POG:Bruce Edwards (3 of 4 with a double, a HR, a RBI and a run scored) Att: 22,908
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Thu Apr 24. Bill Bevens (0-2, 9.00) vs Oscar Judd* (0-2, 711). Partly cloudy & 62°, with a 3 mph breeze out to CF. In the 1st, Jim Tabor hits a 2-run double. 2-0, Phillies. In th 3rd, Del Ennis hits a RBI single. In the bottom of the 3rd, Pete Reiser hits a RBI single. 3-1. Clyde King relieves Bevens in the 6th. Ralph Lapointe hits a RBI single. 4-1. In the bottom of th 6th, Judd* gives up a bases-loaded walk. Gene Hrmanski hits a sac fly. 4-3. In the bottom of the 7th, Carl Furillo ties the gme with a RBI double. In the bottom of the 8th, Reiser gives us a 5-4 lead with a RBI groundout. Furillo hits a 2-run single, and it's 7-4. With 2 outs and a runner on 1st, Al Jurisich relieves Judd*, In the 9th, Hugh Casey relieves King. Dodgers win it 7-4. WP: King (1-0) LP: Judd* (0-3) SV: Casey (1) POG: Carl Furillo ( 4 of 5 with a double, 3 RBI and a run scored) Att: 19,113
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Post by glenn on Aug 12, 2015 21:48:44 GMT -5
Brooklyn, Fri Apr 25. We host the 6th place Giants (4-6). Hal Gregg (0-0, 5.87) vs Bill Voiselle (0-1, 8.56). Cloudy & 43°, with a 17 mph wind out to RF. In the 2nd, Bobby Thomson hits a 2-run HR to LF. 2-0, Giants. In the 3rd, Willard Marshall hits a 2-run single. 4-0. In the bottom of the 3rd, Pete Reiser hits a 2-run HR to CF. Bruce Edwards hits a RBI double. A run scores on an error by LF Whitey Lockman, and we're tied 4-4. In the 5th, Buddy Kerr homers to LF. 5-4, Giants. In the bottom of the 8th, Jackie Robinson hits a RBI double, and it's 5-5. In the 9th, Hank Behrman relieves Gregg. Whitey Lockman hits a 2-run single, 7-5, Giants. In the bottom of the 9th, Sheldon Jones relieves Voiselle. Edwards hits a RBI double. Jorgensen ties it 7-7 with a RBI groundout. We go to the 10th. In the 11th, Behrman allows a bases-loaded walk. Thomson hits a 2-run double. Walker Cooper hits a RBI single. 11-7, Giants. Ken Trinkle relieves Jones in the bottom of the 11th. Giants win it 11-7. WP: Jones (1-0) LP: Behrman (0-1) POG: Bobby Thomson (2 of 5 with a double, a HR, 4 RBI and 2 runs scored) Att: 21,614
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Sat Apr 26. Don Newcombe (0-2, 5.40) vs Monte Kennedy* (0-2, 18.00). 47°, with a very light breeze in from LF. In the 1st, Newcombe allows a bases-loaded walk. 1-0, Giants. In the 4th, Kennedy* hits a 2-run single. Newcombe gives up another bases-loaded walk, Walker Cooper hits a 2-run single. Babeuddy Young hits a RBI double. Bobby Thomson hits a 2-run double. 9-0. In the bottom of the 5th, Spider Jorgensen hits a RBI single. Bobby Sturgeon Hits a RBI groundout. 9-2, Erv Palica relieves Newcombe in the 6th. In the bottom of the 6th, Johnny Rucker hits a RBI single. 9-3. In the bottom of the 7th, Bruce Edwards hits RBI single. 9-4. In the 8th, a run scores off an error by RF Don Ross. Young hits a RBI double. Thomson hits a 2-run HR to LF. 13-4. In the 9th, Harry Taylor relieves Palica. Giants win it 13-4. WP, CG: Kennedy* (1-2) LP: Newcombe (0-3) POG: Bobby Thomson (3 of 5 with a double, a HR, 4 RBI and 2 runs scored) Att: 26,571
Roster news: we send C Ferrell Anderson down to AAA, and recall C Roy Campanella.
The Dodgers (5-7) drop to 6th place.
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Sun Apr 27. Ralph Branca (2-0, 2.81) vs Larry Jansen (1-2, 2.52). Cloudy & 47°, with a 10 mph wind in from CF. In the 2nd, CF Joe Medwick hits a RBI double. A run scores off an error by 3B Don Ross. Branca allows a bases-loaded walk. 3-0, Giants. In the 8th, Whitey Lockman homers to CF. Buddy Blattner homers to LF. 5-0. In the 9th, Clyde King relieves Branca. Giants win 5-0. WP, CG, POG: Jansen (2-2, allows 7 hits and 2 walks, while striking out 5) LP: Branca (2-1) Att: 26,032
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We have Monday off.
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Post by moteets on Aug 13, 2015 1:30:18 GMT -5
Hello sir !
Hey something caught my eye
How does Ralph Branca start game at 1-0 win and become 1-1 ?
HEHE just asking
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Post by max86 on Aug 21, 2015 11:21:42 GMT -5
Love Hal Newhouser. I always try and get him if possible.
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Post by glenn on Aug 30, 2015 14:05:41 GMT -5
Brooklyn, Tue Apr 29. We host Charlie Grimm's 6-7 Cubs. Bill Bevens (0-2, 7.80) vs Johnny Schmitz* (1-0, 1.00). Cloudy & 49°, with a 7 mph breeze out to RF. In the 4th, C Clyde McCullough homers to LF. 1-0, Cubs. In the bottom of the 4th, Bruce Edwards hits a RBI single. Carl Furillo hits a 2-run single. 3-1, Dodgers. In the bottom of the 5th, Pete Reiser hits a RBI single. 4-1. In the bottom of the 6th, Furillo hits a RBI double. A run scores off an error by SS Eddie Stanky. Jackie Robinson hits a RBI single. 7-1. In the 7th, Schmitz* hits a 2-run single. Dodgers win it 7-3. WP, CG: Bevens (1-2) LP: Schmitz* (1-1) POG: Carl Furillo (2 of 4 with a double, 3 RBI and a run scored) Att: 24,038
Trade news: we send 28 yr old P Harry Taylor to the White Sox for 25 yr old P prospect Max Surkont. We assign Surkont to AA and call up IF Neil Berry.
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Wed Apr 30. Hal Gregg (0-0, 5.74) vs Hank Wyse (1-3, 5.29). Sunny & 34°, with a 12 mph wind out to RF. In the bottom of the 1st, Pete Reiser hits a RBI triple. 1-0, Dodgers. In the bottom of the 3rd, Bruce Edwards hits a RBI single. 2-0. In the 8th, Erv Palica relieves Gregg. Andy Pafko hits a RBI double. Dodgers hold on to win it 2-1. WP: Gregg (1-0) LP: Wyse (1-4) SV: Palica (2) POG: Pete Reiser (2 of 4 with a triple, a RBI and a run scored) Att: 24,072
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Thu May 1. Don Newcombe (0-3, 4.95) vs Claude Passeau (1-1, 2.86). Sunny & 59°, with a 8 mph breeze out to CF. In the bottom of the 1st, Pete Reiser & Spider Jorgensen hit RBI singles. 2-0, Dodgers. In the 6th, Bill Nicholson hits a RBI single. 2-1.In the bottom of the 7th, Jackie Robinson hits a RBI single. 3-1. Joe Hatten* relieves Passeau in the bottom of the 8th. In the 9th, Bob Scheffing hits a RBI triple. 3-2. PH Charlie Gilbert ties it 3-3 with a RBI single. Paul Erickson relieves Hatten* in the bottom of the 9th. We go to the 10th. Hank Behrman relieves Newcombe. Peanuts Lowrey hits a RBI single. 4-3, Cubs. In the bottom of the 10th, Carl Furillo hits a walkoff 2-tun HR to LF. Dodgers win it 5-4! WP: Hank Behrman (1-1) LP: Paul Erickson (0-2) POG: Pete Reiser (2 of 4 with a double, a RBI and a run scored) Att: 21,441
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Post by glenn on Sept 4, 2015 21:35:38 GMT -5
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Post by glenn on Sept 4, 2015 21:47:34 GMT -5
Brooklyn, Fri May 2. We host Johnny Neun's last-place Reds (6-12). Ralph Branca (2-1, 3.00) vs Ewell Blackwell (2-1, 5.17). Partly cloudy & 70°, with a 14 mph swirling wind. In the bottom of the 1st, Bruce Edwards hits a RBI single. Spider Jorgensen hits a 2-run double. 3-0, Dodgers. In the 2nd, SS Eddie Miller hits a RBI double. CF Lonnie Frey hits a RBI single. 2B Bobby Adams hits a RBi single, and ties it 3-3. RF Buddy Lewis hits a 2-run single, and the Reds take a 5-3 lead. In the bottom of the 5th, Blackwell allows a bases-loaded walk. 5-4. In the 9th, Clyde King relieves Branca. Adams hits a sac fly. 6-4, Reds. In the bottom of the 9th, Johnny Hetki relieves Blackwell. Reds win 6-4. WP: Blackwell (3-1) LP: Branca (2-2) SV: Hetki (1) POG: Lonny Frey (4 of 4 with a RBI) Att: 32,007
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Sat May 3. Bill Bevens (1-2, 6.00) vs Ed Heusser (0-3, 6.37). Sunny & 59°, with a 4 mph swirling breeze. In the 2nd, Bert Haas hits a RBI single. 1-0, Reds. In the bottom of the 3rd, Jackie Robinson hits a RBI single. 1-1. In the bottom of the 4th, Gene Hermanski hits a 2-run double. 3-1, Dodgers. In the 8th, Erv Palica relieves Bevens. In the bottom of the 8th, Carl Furillo hits a RBI grounder. Dodgers win 4-1. WP: Bevens (2-2) LP: Heusser (0-4) SV: Palica (3) POG: Jackie Robinson (2 of 4 with a RBI and a run scored) Att: 28,481
The Dodgers improve to .500 and are in 3rd place.
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Post by glenn on Sept 13, 2015 15:42:18 GMT -5
Brooklyn, Sun May 4. The 4th place Pirates (9-10) visit. Hal Gregg (1-0, 3.97) vs Fritz Ostermueller* (5-0, 2.23).
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