Post by CSCommish on Feb 7, 2018 23:47:03 GMT -5
File and pages are up. Next sim is SATURDAY afternoon, an 8-day sim to get us to 10/1/1979; get your exports in by 2:00 PM Eastern.
Waiver Trade Deadline, including cash/pick/points only trades through end of regular season. Once playoffs start, NO MORE TRADES until after file flip. Only a couple sims left.
Reminder: Max 39 Games Started!
Breaking News
Wednesday 9/21/1979: Jeffrey Leonard out for 6 weeks
SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco's season has taken a hit after one of their best players, leftfielder Jeffrey Leonard, injured himself while rounding a base. He is likely to miss 6 weeks. After being taken to a local hospital, Leonard was examined by specialists. The diagnosis revealed the sad truth, a Torn Groin Muscle. Leonard has hit for a .279 average this season. He has 48 extra base hits along with 243 total bases, resulting in a .448 slugging percentage.
Wednesday 9/21/1979: Bob Reynolds shuts out Minnesota on 2 hits
MINNESOTA - Great days are rare. But not for Boston's right-hander Bob Reynolds. Minnesota found out the hard way that he is among the leagues top pitchers, getting just 2 hits. It's his 6th shutout this season, and the 28th time he has done it in his career. 'They took some ugly cuts at my breaking stuff, so I kept throwing it. Fortunately they were not able to adjust in time.' Reynolds (23-9) struck out 6 and walked 3, throwing 65 of 107 pitches for strikes. Boston's first baseman Katsuo Osugi finished with 1 hit in 4 AB, hitting a homerun. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Reynolds. The final score of the game was 2-0.
Monday 9/19/1979: Dwyer and Crawford win Player of the Week award
It's the 6th time that the American League Player of the Week award goes to New York (A)'s leftfielder Jim Dwyer. Jim pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .400 with 4 HR and 12 RBI while slugging .920. Jim has gone 159 for 521 (.305) this season, hitting 36 bombs and driving in 105 runs. He has scored 105 runs on his own. He's 10th in the American League in batting, 2nd in homeruns and 6th in RBI! The National League Player of the Week award goes to Willie Crawford, Pittsburgh's starting centerfielder. Willie pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .552 with 1 HR and 5 RBI while slugging .724. He got at least one hit each game this week and is on a 14 game hitting streak right now. Willie has gone 168 for 563 (.298) this season, hitting 18 taters and driving in 62 runs. He has scored 88 runs on his own. He's 10th in the National League in batting!
Saturday 9/17/1979: Larry Hisle (MIN) will miss 4 weeks
MINNESOTA - Minnesota's rightfielder Larry Hisle will miss about 4 weeks after he hurt himself badly in the 9th inning of the game between Minnesota and Oakland. He dove for a drive off the bat of Roy Staiger, and immediately signaled that he's not OK after hitting the ground. After being taken to a local hospital, Hisle was examined by specialists. The diagnosis revealed the sad truth, a Broken Ribs. This year Hisle drove in 36 and scored 44 runs while batting .275 with 9 bombs.
Friday 9/16/1979: Philadelphia's Bethke severely injured
PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia's right-hander Jim Bethke will not pitch again this year, suffering a serious injury in the game against Montreal on Friday. Torn Back Muscle was the diagnosis after x-rays were taken in a nearby hospital. The message shocked teammates and team officials. In 30 starts this year Jim struck out 182 batters in 244.1 innings of work. His ERA is 2.76, his record 19-5. He has 13 complete games and 2 shutouts. He's 4th in the National League in wins!
Friday 9/16/1979: Gene Lamont out for 4-5 weeks
NEW YORK (A) - New York (A)'s catcher Gene Lamont will miss at least 4-5 weeks after he got hurt seriously in a collision at home plate. He laid on the ground without movement for several minutes and had to be carried off the field. After x-rays were taken the diagnosis did not surprise many: Dislocated Shoulder. Surgery will be performed next week. Lamont has hit 6 homeruns this year while batting .273. He adds 11 doubles, along with 50 runs scored.
General News
Saturday 9/17/1979 :
CHN: Richie Hebner sets a new season Chicago (N)-Record for RBI with 111!
Monday 9/19/1979 :
American League-Player of the Week:
LF Jim Dwyer (NYA)!
He batted .400 in 25 AB, with 4 HR and 12 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
CF Willie Crawford (PIT)!
He batted .552 in 29 AB, with 1 HR and 5 RBI.
Wednesday 9/21/1979 :
BOS: Bob Reynolds pitches a 2-hit shutout against Minnesota!!
SDG: Bill Madlock sets a new season San Diego-Record for Runs with 122!
SDG: Bill Madlock sets a new season San Diego-Record for Hits with 207!
Thursday 9/22/1979 :
CAL: Tom Hall pitches a 3-hit shutout against Toronto!!
HOU: Steve McCatty pitches a 3-hit shutout against Montreal!!
Transactions
Friday 9/16/1979 :
Chicago (N) : John Wockenfuss has been signed to a contract extension, $1,020,000 per year, for 3 years.
Chicago (N) : Darrell Sutherland has been signed to a contract extension, $480,000 per year, for 2 years.
Chicago (A) : Rick Stelmaszek has been signed to a contract extension, $730,000 per year, for 3 years.
Cleveland : Jim Nash has been signed to a contract extension, $798,000 per year, for 2 years.
Cleveland : Mark Littell has been signed to a contract extension, $1,420,000 per year, for 3 years.
Injuries
Friday 9/16/1979 :
NYA: Gene Lamont Lamont was injured in a collision at home plate.
Diagnosis: Dislocated Shoulder.
He will be OK in about 4-5 weeks.
PHI: Jim Bethke was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Torn Back Muscle.
He is definitely out for the season!
Saturday 9/17/1979 :
MIN: Larry Hisle was injured while making a catch.
Diagnosis: Broken Ribs.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 4 weeks.
CIN: Dave Nelson was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Torn Bicep Muscle.
He is out for about 5 weeks.
Sunday 9/18/1979 :
MIN: Joe H. Coleman was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Pulled Elbow Ligament.
He will be OK in about 2-3 weeks.
Tuesday 9/20/1979 :
CHN: Darrell Sutherland was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Pulled Bicep Tendon.
He will be OK in about 4 weeks.
Wednesday 9/21/1979 :
CHA: Jimmy McMath was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Strained Back Muscle.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
SFG: Jeffrey Leonard was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Torn Groin Muscle.
He will be OK in about 6 weeks.
Thursday 9/22/1979 :
NYA: Dave Cheadle was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Sore Shoulder.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
Waiver Trade Deadline, including cash/pick/points only trades through end of regular season. Once playoffs start, NO MORE TRADES until after file flip. Only a couple sims left.
Reminder: Max 39 Games Started!
Breaking News
Wednesday 9/21/1979: Jeffrey Leonard out for 6 weeks
SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco's season has taken a hit after one of their best players, leftfielder Jeffrey Leonard, injured himself while rounding a base. He is likely to miss 6 weeks. After being taken to a local hospital, Leonard was examined by specialists. The diagnosis revealed the sad truth, a Torn Groin Muscle. Leonard has hit for a .279 average this season. He has 48 extra base hits along with 243 total bases, resulting in a .448 slugging percentage.
Wednesday 9/21/1979: Bob Reynolds shuts out Minnesota on 2 hits
MINNESOTA - Great days are rare. But not for Boston's right-hander Bob Reynolds. Minnesota found out the hard way that he is among the leagues top pitchers, getting just 2 hits. It's his 6th shutout this season, and the 28th time he has done it in his career. 'They took some ugly cuts at my breaking stuff, so I kept throwing it. Fortunately they were not able to adjust in time.' Reynolds (23-9) struck out 6 and walked 3, throwing 65 of 107 pitches for strikes. Boston's first baseman Katsuo Osugi finished with 1 hit in 4 AB, hitting a homerun. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Reynolds. The final score of the game was 2-0.
Monday 9/19/1979: Dwyer and Crawford win Player of the Week award
It's the 6th time that the American League Player of the Week award goes to New York (A)'s leftfielder Jim Dwyer. Jim pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .400 with 4 HR and 12 RBI while slugging .920. Jim has gone 159 for 521 (.305) this season, hitting 36 bombs and driving in 105 runs. He has scored 105 runs on his own. He's 10th in the American League in batting, 2nd in homeruns and 6th in RBI! The National League Player of the Week award goes to Willie Crawford, Pittsburgh's starting centerfielder. Willie pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .552 with 1 HR and 5 RBI while slugging .724. He got at least one hit each game this week and is on a 14 game hitting streak right now. Willie has gone 168 for 563 (.298) this season, hitting 18 taters and driving in 62 runs. He has scored 88 runs on his own. He's 10th in the National League in batting!
Saturday 9/17/1979: Larry Hisle (MIN) will miss 4 weeks
MINNESOTA - Minnesota's rightfielder Larry Hisle will miss about 4 weeks after he hurt himself badly in the 9th inning of the game between Minnesota and Oakland. He dove for a drive off the bat of Roy Staiger, and immediately signaled that he's not OK after hitting the ground. After being taken to a local hospital, Hisle was examined by specialists. The diagnosis revealed the sad truth, a Broken Ribs. This year Hisle drove in 36 and scored 44 runs while batting .275 with 9 bombs.
Friday 9/16/1979: Philadelphia's Bethke severely injured
PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia's right-hander Jim Bethke will not pitch again this year, suffering a serious injury in the game against Montreal on Friday. Torn Back Muscle was the diagnosis after x-rays were taken in a nearby hospital. The message shocked teammates and team officials. In 30 starts this year Jim struck out 182 batters in 244.1 innings of work. His ERA is 2.76, his record 19-5. He has 13 complete games and 2 shutouts. He's 4th in the National League in wins!
Friday 9/16/1979: Gene Lamont out for 4-5 weeks
NEW YORK (A) - New York (A)'s catcher Gene Lamont will miss at least 4-5 weeks after he got hurt seriously in a collision at home plate. He laid on the ground without movement for several minutes and had to be carried off the field. After x-rays were taken the diagnosis did not surprise many: Dislocated Shoulder. Surgery will be performed next week. Lamont has hit 6 homeruns this year while batting .273. He adds 11 doubles, along with 50 runs scored.
General News
Saturday 9/17/1979 :
CHN: Richie Hebner sets a new season Chicago (N)-Record for RBI with 111!
Monday 9/19/1979 :
American League-Player of the Week:
LF Jim Dwyer (NYA)!
He batted .400 in 25 AB, with 4 HR and 12 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
CF Willie Crawford (PIT)!
He batted .552 in 29 AB, with 1 HR and 5 RBI.
Wednesday 9/21/1979 :
BOS: Bob Reynolds pitches a 2-hit shutout against Minnesota!!
SDG: Bill Madlock sets a new season San Diego-Record for Runs with 122!
SDG: Bill Madlock sets a new season San Diego-Record for Hits with 207!
Thursday 9/22/1979 :
CAL: Tom Hall pitches a 3-hit shutout against Toronto!!
HOU: Steve McCatty pitches a 3-hit shutout against Montreal!!
Transactions
Friday 9/16/1979 :
Chicago (N) : John Wockenfuss has been signed to a contract extension, $1,020,000 per year, for 3 years.
Chicago (N) : Darrell Sutherland has been signed to a contract extension, $480,000 per year, for 2 years.
Chicago (A) : Rick Stelmaszek has been signed to a contract extension, $730,000 per year, for 3 years.
Cleveland : Jim Nash has been signed to a contract extension, $798,000 per year, for 2 years.
Cleveland : Mark Littell has been signed to a contract extension, $1,420,000 per year, for 3 years.
Injuries
Friday 9/16/1979 :
NYA: Gene Lamont Lamont was injured in a collision at home plate.
Diagnosis: Dislocated Shoulder.
He will be OK in about 4-5 weeks.
PHI: Jim Bethke was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Torn Back Muscle.
He is definitely out for the season!
Saturday 9/17/1979 :
MIN: Larry Hisle was injured while making a catch.
Diagnosis: Broken Ribs.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 4 weeks.
CIN: Dave Nelson was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Torn Bicep Muscle.
He is out for about 5 weeks.
Sunday 9/18/1979 :
MIN: Joe H. Coleman was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Pulled Elbow Ligament.
He will be OK in about 2-3 weeks.
Tuesday 9/20/1979 :
CHN: Darrell Sutherland was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Pulled Bicep Tendon.
He will be OK in about 4 weeks.
Wednesday 9/21/1979 :
CHA: Jimmy McMath was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Strained Back Muscle.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
SFG: Jeffrey Leonard was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Torn Groin Muscle.
He will be OK in about 6 weeks.
Thursday 9/22/1979 :
NYA: Dave Cheadle was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Sore Shoulder.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
