Post by CSCommish on May 18, 2018 21:52:20 GMT -5
File and pages are up. Next sim is tomorrow, SATURDAY, night, a 7-day sim to get us to 4/25/1981; get your exports in by 8:00 PM Eastern.
Dave, go ahead and tally up off-season points, thanks! Reminder regarding the point schedule:
- 5 points for FA Offers for 1st FA Sim; 1 point for all other FA sims
- 1 point for all ammy picks / lists; none for AUTOs
- 5 points for sending ST file; 3 points ask coaches / 5's
- 10 points for submitting export for Opening Day sim
Also, these teams get Franchise Reservation compensation reward points:
1. BOS - 40
2. PIT - 35
3. TEX - 30
4. MON - 25
5. SEA - 20
6. CIN - 15
7. CLE - 10
8. LAN - 10
9. HOU - 10
10. OAK - 10
Reminder, MAX 39 Games Started.
Breaking News
Monday 4/18/1981: Oakland's Burleson wins Player of the Week award
Rick Burleson wins his 1st Player of the Week award. American League pitchers couldn't figure out how to retire this guy all week long. Rick went 14 for 31 (.452), while hitting 6 HR and collecting 15 RBI. Rick has gone 21 for 61 (.344) this season, hitting 7 taters and driving in 21 runs. He has scored 10 runs on his own. He's 1st in the American League in RBIs and 1st in homeruns! Houston's rightfielder Joe Lefebvre had some reason to celebrate as well, as the league named him the National League Player of the Week. Lefebvre helped his team with an average of .571 and 12 RBI in 21 at bats. Joe is hitting .420 this year, with 21 hits in 50 at bats. He has driven in 15 runs, slugging .680. He's 2nd in the National League in batting and 3rd in RBI!
Wednesday 4/13/1981: Steve Brye found the stroke, smashes three homers
CLEVELAND - New York (A)'s rightfielder Steve Brye flexed his muscles and displayed his tremendous power, homering three times in a 18-8 win over Cleveland. His 1st blast, a three-run homerun off Barry Lersch in the 1st inning, landed an estimated 398 feet from home plate. In the 4th inning he unloaded a two-run homerun off Manny Sarmiento. Number 3 in the 9th inning, a shot estimated at 403 feet, cleared the wall in left-center. Overall he finished 3 for 6, scoring FOUR runs with 6 RBI. In 3694 career at bats, he has hit 219 homeruns and collected 625 RBI. Keith Hernandez was the last player to hit 3 homeruns in a game, doing it 9/30/1980. The final score of the game was 18-8.
Wednesday 4/13/1981: Detroit's McGregor out for 4-5 weeks
DETROIT - Detroit is without its ace Scott McGregor for at least 4-5 weeks. He injured himself while throwing a pitch to Dwight Evans in a game against Texas. His face showed signs of pain immediately after the ball left his hand. Doctors examined him after the game and diagnosed a Strained Back Muscle which will require surgery.
Tuesday 4/12/1981: Dick Tidrow pitches his 1st shutout of the season
MONTREAL - It was a great day for New York (N)'s right-hander Dick Tidrow. The 33-year old recorded his first career shutout, a 2-hitter, against Montreal on Tuesday. 'I was hitting my spots. Now I'll start concentrating on my next start, and hopefully it will work again.' Tidrow (2-0) showed excellent control, walking nobody and fanning 7. The hitting star for New York (N) was third baseman Gary Gray, he collected 4 hits in 5 trips to the plate, and driving in 2 runs. New York (N) scored 5 runs on 14 hits.
Monday 4/11/1981: Foster (CAL) and Burroughs (STL) win P.O.W. award
California's centerfielder George Foster had some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the American League Player of the Week. George was on fire, hitting .433 with 5 HR and 14 RBI. The Player of the Week award in the National League goes to St. Louis' Jeff Burroughs this time, as the leftfielder displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. In 30 at bats he hit .433 with 3 HR and 12 RBI. While compiling an on base percentage of .385, Jeff hit .351 and slugged .676. He has collected 12 runs batted in this year. He's 1st in the National League in RBIs and 1st in homeruns!
Monday 4/4/1981: Fred Klages NO-HITS Atlanta
ATLANTA - Age doesn't matter. At least Philadelphia's right-hander Fred Klages shares this opinion. The 37 year old pitched a no-hitter against Atlanta, showing the great stuff that made him famous for years. 'They took some ugly cuts at my breaking stuff, so I kept throwing it. Fortunately they were not able to adjust in time.' Klages (1-0) struck out 4 and issued 2 BB, throwing 64 of 115 pitches for strikes. Dave Cash helped Klages at the plate, he finished 4 for 4, stroking two 2B's, scoring 2 runs. Philadelphia scored 2 runs on 10 hits.
Sunday 4/3/1981: Boston's Lee out for 5 weeks
BOSTON - Boston's ace Bill F. Lee suffered a severe injury on Sunday and will be out for at least 5 weeks. In the 2nd of the game against Cleveland he experienced pain in his throwing arm and had to leave the game. Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle was the diagnosis after x-rays were taken in a nearby hospital. The message shocked teammates and team officials.
Sunday 4/3/1981: Tom Hall pitches his 1st shutout of the season
SEATTLE - California's Tom Hall overmatched the opposing hitters all day long. Seattle had no chance, collecting just 2 hits against the lefty. 'I really like to play baseball, and I love the way I was able to play it today.' Hall (1-0) struck out 7 and walked 3, throwing 70 of 121 pitches for strikes. California's designated hitter Wayne Cage went 3 for 5, doubling once. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Hall. California scored 4 runs on 14 hits.
General News
Sunday 4/3/1981 :
CAL: Tom Hall pitches a 2-hit shutout against Seattle!!
MON: LaMarr Hoyt pitches a 3-hit shutout against New York (N)!!
Monday 4/4/1981 :
PHI: Fred Klages pitches a NO-HITTER against Atlanta!!
Thursday 4/7/1981 :
Dave Hostetler hits a 508-foot homerun!!
Saturday 4/9/1981 :
DET: Roger Nelson pitches a 3-hit shutout against Minnesota!!
Monday 4/11/1981 :
American League-Player of the Week:
CF George Foster (CAL)!
He batted .433 in 30 AB, with 5 HR and 14 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
LF Jeff Burroughs (STL)!
He batted .433 in 30 AB, with 3 HR and 12 RBI.
Tuesday 4/12/1981 :
NYM: Dick Tidrow pitches a 2-hit shutout against Montreal!!
Wednesday 4/13/1981 :
NYA: Steve Brye slams 3 homers against Cleveland.
Monday 4/18/1981 :
American League-Player of the Week:
SS Rick Burleson (OAK)!
He batted .452 in 31 AB, with 6 HR and 15 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
RF Joe Lefebvre (HOU)!
He batted .571 in 21 AB, with 1 HR and 12 RBI.
Transactions
Sunday 4/3/1981 :
San Francisco: Released SS Hiromichi Ishige.
San Francisco: Released LF Lemmie Miller.
San Francisco: Released P Johnny Abrego.
New York (N): Released P John Boles.
New York (N): Released P Glen Cook.
New York (N): Released 3B Tatsunori Hara.
New York (N): Released 2B Greg Tabor.
St. Louis : Free agent Katsuo Osugi has been signed to a contract of $2,092,000 per year, for 1 years.
St. Louis : Free agent Tom Hutton has been signed to a contract of $0 per year, for 0 years.
Trade between Chicago (A) and Cincinnati :
Cincinnati gets :
C Rick Stelmaszek
Chicago (A) gets :
P George Cappuzzello
Trade between St. Louis and Houston :
Houston gets :
LF George A. Bell
P John Franco
P Matt Keough
St. Louis gets :
P Moose Haas
1B Tom Brunansky
Trade between New York (A) and Houston :
Houston gets :
1B Darrell Evans
New York (A) gets :
LF Dallas Williams
Trade between New York (A) and Chicago (N) :
Chicago (N) gets :
P Doug Rau
New York (A) gets :
3B Craig Gerber
Kansas City: Released P Dale Murray.
Kansas City: Released P Randy Niemann.
Kansas City: Released P Geoff Combe.
Kansas City: Released P Bob Lacey.
Kansas City: Released P Keith MacWhorter.
Kansas City: Released P Mike Mendoza.
Kansas City: Released 1B Doe Boyland.
Kansas City: Released 1B Broderick Perkins.
Kansas City: Released SS Jim Smith.
Kansas City: Released RF Dan Norman.
Kansas City: Released CF John Hale.
Kansas City: Released RF Scot Thompson.
Los Angeles (N): Released 2B Steve M. Davis.
Los Angeles (N): Released 2B Billy E. Smith.
Los Angeles (N): Released 3B Craig Stimac.
Houston : Free agent Mike Krukow has been signed to a contract of $1,500,000 per year, for 1 years.
Baltimore : Free agent Richie Scheinblum has been signed to a contract of $0 per year, for 0 years.
Milwaukee : Free agent Geoff Zahn has been signed to a contract of $300,000 per year, for 1 years.
Trade between Minnesota and Seattle :
Seattle gets :
C Gene Tenace
P Rob Gardner
Minnesota gets :
P Karl Best
P Bill Landrum
Trade between New York (A) and Minnesota :
Minnesota gets :
P Mike Bruhert
P Gary Ignasiak
P Randy Tate
New York (A) gets :
P Jon DeBus
Injuries
Sunday 4/3/1981 :
NYA: Jim Dwyer was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Sprained Ankle.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 6 days.
BOS: Bill F. Lee was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle.
He will be OK in about 5 weeks.
Tuesday 4/5/1981 :
TEX: Paul Splittorff was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Sore Shoulder.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 4 days.
CIN: Garry Maddox was injured while making a catch.
Diagnosis: Bruised Hand.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 5 days.
Saturday 4/9/1981 :
CHA: Frank Tanana was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Strained Back.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
Sunday 4/10/1981 :
ATL: Gene Richards was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Pulled Hamstring Muscle.
He will be OK in about one week.
Tuesday 4/12/1981 :
MIN: John Hiller was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Sore Shoulder.
He is out for about 1-2 weeks.
Wednesday 4/13/1981 :
DET: Scott McGregor was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Strained Back Muscle.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 4-5 weeks.
CLE: Mike Flanagan was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Strained Elbow Ligament.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
CHA: Andy Messersmith was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Tight Shoulder.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 6 days.
LAN: Tom Brookens was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Bruised Hand.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 2 days.
Friday 4/15/1981 :
DET: Bill North was injured while making a catch.
Diagnosis: Pinched Nerve Neck.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 6 days.
DET: Rob Dressler was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Blister On Finger.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 5 days.
Sunday 4/17/1981 :
BAL: Dan Ford was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Sprained Wrist.
He will be OK in about one week.
Dave, go ahead and tally up off-season points, thanks! Reminder regarding the point schedule:
- 5 points for FA Offers for 1st FA Sim; 1 point for all other FA sims
- 1 point for all ammy picks / lists; none for AUTOs
- 5 points for sending ST file; 3 points ask coaches / 5's
- 10 points for submitting export for Opening Day sim
Also, these teams get Franchise Reservation compensation reward points:
1. BOS - 40
2. PIT - 35
3. TEX - 30
4. MON - 25
5. SEA - 20
6. CIN - 15
7. CLE - 10
8. LAN - 10
9. HOU - 10
10. OAK - 10
Reminder, MAX 39 Games Started.
Breaking News
Monday 4/18/1981: Oakland's Burleson wins Player of the Week award
Rick Burleson wins his 1st Player of the Week award. American League pitchers couldn't figure out how to retire this guy all week long. Rick went 14 for 31 (.452), while hitting 6 HR and collecting 15 RBI. Rick has gone 21 for 61 (.344) this season, hitting 7 taters and driving in 21 runs. He has scored 10 runs on his own. He's 1st in the American League in RBIs and 1st in homeruns! Houston's rightfielder Joe Lefebvre had some reason to celebrate as well, as the league named him the National League Player of the Week. Lefebvre helped his team with an average of .571 and 12 RBI in 21 at bats. Joe is hitting .420 this year, with 21 hits in 50 at bats. He has driven in 15 runs, slugging .680. He's 2nd in the National League in batting and 3rd in RBI!
Wednesday 4/13/1981: Steve Brye found the stroke, smashes three homers
CLEVELAND - New York (A)'s rightfielder Steve Brye flexed his muscles and displayed his tremendous power, homering three times in a 18-8 win over Cleveland. His 1st blast, a three-run homerun off Barry Lersch in the 1st inning, landed an estimated 398 feet from home plate. In the 4th inning he unloaded a two-run homerun off Manny Sarmiento. Number 3 in the 9th inning, a shot estimated at 403 feet, cleared the wall in left-center. Overall he finished 3 for 6, scoring FOUR runs with 6 RBI. In 3694 career at bats, he has hit 219 homeruns and collected 625 RBI. Keith Hernandez was the last player to hit 3 homeruns in a game, doing it 9/30/1980. The final score of the game was 18-8.
Wednesday 4/13/1981: Detroit's McGregor out for 4-5 weeks
DETROIT - Detroit is without its ace Scott McGregor for at least 4-5 weeks. He injured himself while throwing a pitch to Dwight Evans in a game against Texas. His face showed signs of pain immediately after the ball left his hand. Doctors examined him after the game and diagnosed a Strained Back Muscle which will require surgery.
Tuesday 4/12/1981: Dick Tidrow pitches his 1st shutout of the season
MONTREAL - It was a great day for New York (N)'s right-hander Dick Tidrow. The 33-year old recorded his first career shutout, a 2-hitter, against Montreal on Tuesday. 'I was hitting my spots. Now I'll start concentrating on my next start, and hopefully it will work again.' Tidrow (2-0) showed excellent control, walking nobody and fanning 7. The hitting star for New York (N) was third baseman Gary Gray, he collected 4 hits in 5 trips to the plate, and driving in 2 runs. New York (N) scored 5 runs on 14 hits.
Monday 4/11/1981: Foster (CAL) and Burroughs (STL) win P.O.W. award
California's centerfielder George Foster had some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the American League Player of the Week. George was on fire, hitting .433 with 5 HR and 14 RBI. The Player of the Week award in the National League goes to St. Louis' Jeff Burroughs this time, as the leftfielder displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. In 30 at bats he hit .433 with 3 HR and 12 RBI. While compiling an on base percentage of .385, Jeff hit .351 and slugged .676. He has collected 12 runs batted in this year. He's 1st in the National League in RBIs and 1st in homeruns!
Monday 4/4/1981: Fred Klages NO-HITS Atlanta
ATLANTA - Age doesn't matter. At least Philadelphia's right-hander Fred Klages shares this opinion. The 37 year old pitched a no-hitter against Atlanta, showing the great stuff that made him famous for years. 'They took some ugly cuts at my breaking stuff, so I kept throwing it. Fortunately they were not able to adjust in time.' Klages (1-0) struck out 4 and issued 2 BB, throwing 64 of 115 pitches for strikes. Dave Cash helped Klages at the plate, he finished 4 for 4, stroking two 2B's, scoring 2 runs. Philadelphia scored 2 runs on 10 hits.
Sunday 4/3/1981: Boston's Lee out for 5 weeks
BOSTON - Boston's ace Bill F. Lee suffered a severe injury on Sunday and will be out for at least 5 weeks. In the 2nd of the game against Cleveland he experienced pain in his throwing arm and had to leave the game. Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle was the diagnosis after x-rays were taken in a nearby hospital. The message shocked teammates and team officials.
Sunday 4/3/1981: Tom Hall pitches his 1st shutout of the season
SEATTLE - California's Tom Hall overmatched the opposing hitters all day long. Seattle had no chance, collecting just 2 hits against the lefty. 'I really like to play baseball, and I love the way I was able to play it today.' Hall (1-0) struck out 7 and walked 3, throwing 70 of 121 pitches for strikes. California's designated hitter Wayne Cage went 3 for 5, doubling once. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Hall. California scored 4 runs on 14 hits.
General News
Sunday 4/3/1981 :
CAL: Tom Hall pitches a 2-hit shutout against Seattle!!
MON: LaMarr Hoyt pitches a 3-hit shutout against New York (N)!!
Monday 4/4/1981 :
PHI: Fred Klages pitches a NO-HITTER against Atlanta!!
Thursday 4/7/1981 :
Dave Hostetler hits a 508-foot homerun!!
Saturday 4/9/1981 :
DET: Roger Nelson pitches a 3-hit shutout against Minnesota!!
Monday 4/11/1981 :
American League-Player of the Week:
CF George Foster (CAL)!
He batted .433 in 30 AB, with 5 HR and 14 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
LF Jeff Burroughs (STL)!
He batted .433 in 30 AB, with 3 HR and 12 RBI.
Tuesday 4/12/1981 :
NYM: Dick Tidrow pitches a 2-hit shutout against Montreal!!
Wednesday 4/13/1981 :
NYA: Steve Brye slams 3 homers against Cleveland.
Monday 4/18/1981 :
American League-Player of the Week:
SS Rick Burleson (OAK)!
He batted .452 in 31 AB, with 6 HR and 15 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
RF Joe Lefebvre (HOU)!
He batted .571 in 21 AB, with 1 HR and 12 RBI.
Transactions
Sunday 4/3/1981 :
San Francisco: Released SS Hiromichi Ishige.
San Francisco: Released LF Lemmie Miller.
San Francisco: Released P Johnny Abrego.
New York (N): Released P John Boles.
New York (N): Released P Glen Cook.
New York (N): Released 3B Tatsunori Hara.
New York (N): Released 2B Greg Tabor.
St. Louis : Free agent Katsuo Osugi has been signed to a contract of $2,092,000 per year, for 1 years.
St. Louis : Free agent Tom Hutton has been signed to a contract of $0 per year, for 0 years.
Trade between Chicago (A) and Cincinnati :
Cincinnati gets :
C Rick Stelmaszek
Chicago (A) gets :
P George Cappuzzello
Trade between St. Louis and Houston :
Houston gets :
LF George A. Bell
P John Franco
P Matt Keough
St. Louis gets :
P Moose Haas
1B Tom Brunansky
Trade between New York (A) and Houston :
Houston gets :
1B Darrell Evans
New York (A) gets :
LF Dallas Williams
Trade between New York (A) and Chicago (N) :
Chicago (N) gets :
P Doug Rau
New York (A) gets :
3B Craig Gerber
Kansas City: Released P Dale Murray.
Kansas City: Released P Randy Niemann.
Kansas City: Released P Geoff Combe.
Kansas City: Released P Bob Lacey.
Kansas City: Released P Keith MacWhorter.
Kansas City: Released P Mike Mendoza.
Kansas City: Released 1B Doe Boyland.
Kansas City: Released 1B Broderick Perkins.
Kansas City: Released SS Jim Smith.
Kansas City: Released RF Dan Norman.
Kansas City: Released CF John Hale.
Kansas City: Released RF Scot Thompson.
Los Angeles (N): Released 2B Steve M. Davis.
Los Angeles (N): Released 2B Billy E. Smith.
Los Angeles (N): Released 3B Craig Stimac.
Houston : Free agent Mike Krukow has been signed to a contract of $1,500,000 per year, for 1 years.
Baltimore : Free agent Richie Scheinblum has been signed to a contract of $0 per year, for 0 years.
Milwaukee : Free agent Geoff Zahn has been signed to a contract of $300,000 per year, for 1 years.
Trade between Minnesota and Seattle :
Seattle gets :
C Gene Tenace
P Rob Gardner
Minnesota gets :
P Karl Best
P Bill Landrum
Trade between New York (A) and Minnesota :
Minnesota gets :
P Mike Bruhert
P Gary Ignasiak
P Randy Tate
New York (A) gets :
P Jon DeBus
Injuries
Sunday 4/3/1981 :
NYA: Jim Dwyer was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Sprained Ankle.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 6 days.
BOS: Bill F. Lee was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle.
He will be OK in about 5 weeks.
Tuesday 4/5/1981 :
TEX: Paul Splittorff was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Sore Shoulder.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 4 days.
CIN: Garry Maddox was injured while making a catch.
Diagnosis: Bruised Hand.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 5 days.
Saturday 4/9/1981 :
CHA: Frank Tanana was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Strained Back.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
Sunday 4/10/1981 :
ATL: Gene Richards was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Pulled Hamstring Muscle.
He will be OK in about one week.
Tuesday 4/12/1981 :
MIN: John Hiller was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Sore Shoulder.
He is out for about 1-2 weeks.
Wednesday 4/13/1981 :
DET: Scott McGregor was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Strained Back Muscle.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 4-5 weeks.
CLE: Mike Flanagan was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Strained Elbow Ligament.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
CHA: Andy Messersmith was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Tight Shoulder.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 6 days.
LAN: Tom Brookens was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Bruised Hand.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 2 days.
Friday 4/15/1981 :
DET: Bill North was injured while making a catch.
Diagnosis: Pinched Nerve Neck.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 6 days.
DET: Rob Dressler was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Blister On Finger.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 5 days.
Sunday 4/17/1981 :
BAL: Dan Ford was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Sprained Wrist.
He will be OK in about one week.
