Post by CSCommish on Apr 21, 2019 7:52:52 GMT -5
Happy Easter / Passover!
File and pages are up. Next sim is tomorrow, MONDAY, morning, a 7-day sim to get us to 5/10/1986; get your exports in by 6:00 AM Eastern.
After the Monday sim, I'll be on vacation through Sunday night. Likely no sims for the week, though I may attempt to sim Wednesday and Saturday night from the hotel. No guarantees.
David, go ahead and tally up all off-season points!
Top Prospect Callups deadline now at trade deadline.
MAX 38 GS. Next season it drops down to 37 GS.
Breaking News
Monday 5/2/1986: St. Louis' Hudler wins Player of the Week award
The American League Player of the Week award goes to George Foster, California's starting centerfielder. Foster helped his team with an average of .407 and 7 RBI in 27 at bats. He got at least one hit each game this week and is on a 8 game hitting streak right now. His season numbers are: .278 AVG, 27 hits, 5 doubles, 3 triples and 6 taters, along with 15 RBI and 18 runs scored. The Player of the Week award in the National League goes to St. Louis' Rex Hudler this time, as the second baseman displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. He hit .385 with 13 RBI and slugged .885 in 26 at bats. Hudler has hit for a .375 average this season. He has 12 extra base hits along with 52 total bases, resulting in a .722 slugging percentage. He's 3rd in the National League in RBIs and 8th in homeruns!
Sunday 5/1/1986: Pittsburgh's Petry named Pitcher of the Month
J.R. Richard couldn't have pitched much better than he did in April, and the American League thought so as well, naming the right-hander Pitcher of the Month. His ERA of just 2.31 helped him to a 6-0 record in April. He worked 46.2 innings, striking out 50 hitters while walking 15. J.R. pitched a shutout as well. It's the 2nd time that the National League Pitcher of the Month award goes to Pittsburgh's pitcher Dan Petry. He started 4 games in April, going 3-0 and compiling an ERA of 1.13 in 24 innings. Dan fanned 23 hitters. Dan also fired a shutout.
Sunday 5/1/1986: Los Angeles (N)'s Aikens named Batter of the Month
The American League Batter of the Month award goes to Bill Madlock, Texas' starting second baseman. Madlock helped his team with an average of .386 and 19 RBI in 101 at bats. The National League Batter of the Month award goes to Willie Aikens, Los Angeles (N)'s starting first baseman. He had an on base percentage of .365 and hit .291, while driving in 35 runs.
Saturday 4/30/1986: Pittsburgh's Smalley III severely injured
PITTSBURGH - Pittsburgh's shortstop Roy Smalley III will miss at least 4 weeks after he got hurt seriously while running hard toward second base. He began limping and then fell down, causing a scary moment for his teammates. He had to be carried off the field. After being taken to a local hospital, Smalley III was examined by specialists. The diagnosis revealed the sad truth, a Strained Anterior Cruciate Ligament. His season features a batting average of .211 (19 hits in 90 AB), one double, one triple and one longball. Smalley III collected 13 RBI and 4 runs as well.
Saturday 4/30/1986: John Montefusco fires 2-hitter against Chicago (N)
CHICAGO (N) - Atlanta's right-hander John Montefusco is clearly one of the best pitchers in the game. Chicago (N) found out the hard way, getting just 2 hits. Montefusco 1st shutout this season was a masterpiece, as he was almost untouchable. He has now hurled 13th shutouts in his career. Montefusco (4-1) fanned 2 and walked 1, throwing 91 pitches. 'I didn't feel that I had good stuff while warming up. But it got better the more I threw the ball. I guess I was lucky.' Dale Murphy provided Atlanta with the offense Montefusco needed as he went 2 for 4, blasting a homerun, scoring 2 runs. The final score of the game was 2-0.
Thursday 4/28/1986: 6-hit performance by Pittsburgh's Mark T. McLemore
SAN DIEGO - Pittsburgh's second baseman Mark T. McLemore once again displayed his tremendous ability to make contact with that little white ball. He tore up San Diego's pitching staff with a 6 hit performance on Thursday. His 1st hit was a RBI double off Jim Deshaies in the 1st inning. A triple off Jeff Holly in the 5th inning, accounted for his 4th hit. He collected singles in the 2nd inning , in the 3rd (one RBI) , in the 7th inning (one RBI) and in the 9th inning . Mark T. did drive in 3 while scoring 3 runs on his own. This season has been a good one for him so far, as he has 26 hits in 77 at bats, resulting in a .338 batting average. Pittsburgh improved its record to 15-11, scoring 12 runs on 16 hits.
Tuesday 4/26/1986: Craig Swan out for full season
NEW YORK (N) - New York (N)'s right-hander Craig Swan will not pitch again this year, suffering a serious injury in the game against Chicago (N) on Tuesday. New York (N) wasted no time and rushed him to an hospital. Team officials were informed later that Swan had suffered a Torn Back Muscle. Craig has a record of 0-2 this season, with an ERA of 4.17. In 36.2 Innings he was able to strike out 31 batters.
Tuesday 4/26/1986: California's Ruthven severely injured
CALIFORNIA - California's right-hander Dick Ruthven experienced probably the worst case scenario for a pitcher, a season ending injury. After pitching in the 2nd inning of the game against Texas, Ruthven complained about serious pain in his throwing arm. He had to leave the game. After being taken to a local hospital, Ruthven was examined by specialists. The diagnosis revealed the sad truth, a Bone Chips Shoulder. This season Ruthven compiled an ERA of 11.37, going 1-3 in 5 starts. He fanned 7 while giving up 32 hits in 19 innings.
Tuesday 4/26/1986: Mickey Rivers collects 2000th hit against Kansas City
BOSTON - Boston's leftfielder Mickey Rivers already had some highlights in his career, and today he added another one, getting his 2000th career hit. His hit in the 12th inning was a three run homerun off Don DeMola. His best year so far was 1980 where he hit .277 with 10 homeruns and 64 RBI. 'This day is special, I'll probably remember it my whole life. Thank god I'm blessed with the talent to play this game.'
Monday 4/25/1986: It's NO-NO time for Dave Frost against Oakland
OAKLAND - Kansas City's right-hander Dave Frost made some history today, firing a no-hitter against Oakland. Their hitters found out the hard way that he is among the leagues top pitchers, never having a chance against his overpowering stuff. 'They took some ugly cuts at my breaking stuff, so I kept throwing it. Fortunately they were not able to adjust in time.' Frost (2-0) was overpowering, fanning 10 while walking 1, throwing 111 pitches. George Brett helped Frost at the plate, he got 3 hits in 5 AB, stroking a double, with 2 RBI. The final score of the game was 6-0.
General News
Monday 4/25/1986 :
KCR: Dave Frost pitches a NO-HITTER against Oakland!!
Tuesday 4/26/1986 :
BOS: Mickey Rivers gets his 2000th career hit!!
Wednesday 4/27/1986 :
Pete M. O'Brien hits a 500-foot homerun!!
Thursday 4/28/1986 :
PIT: Mark T. McLemore has 6 hits against San Diego.
Saturday 4/30/1986 :
ATL: John Montefusco pitches a 2-hit shutout against Chicago (N)!!
Saturday 5/1/1986 :
American League-Pitcher of the Month:
J.R. Richard (BOS)!
He had a record of 6-0 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 2.31 and 1 shutouts.
American League-Batter of the Month:
Bill Madlock (TEX)!
He batted .386 in 101 AB, with 7 homers and 19 RBI.
National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Dan Petry (PIT)!
He had a record of 3-0 in 4 games started, with an ERA of 1.13 and 1 shutouts.
National League-Batter of the Month:
Willie Aikens (LAN)!
He batted .291 in 103 AB, with 12 homers and 35 RBI.
Monday 5/2/1986 :
American League-Player of the Week:
CF George Foster (CAL)!
He batted .407 in 27 AB, with 4 HR and 7 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
2B Rex Hudler (STL)!
He batted .385 in 26 AB, with 3 HR and 13 RBI.
Transactions
Monday 4/25/1986 :
Minnesota : Free agent Flavio Alfaro has been signed to a contract of $0 per year, for 0 years.
Minnesota : Free agent Rodney McCray has been signed to a contract of $0 per year, for 0 years.
Trade between New York (A) and San Francisco :
San Francisco gets :
P Dan Quisenberry
New York (A) gets :
C Jamie Quirk
2B Shooty Babitt
Trade between Boston and Texas :
Texas gets :
CF Steve Lyons
3B Luis Quinones
P Greg Booker
Boston gets :
2B Steve Macko
CF Bob Dernier
Injuries
Monday 4/25/1986 :
DET: Julio Cruz was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Stiff Shoulder.
He is out for about one week.
Tuesday 4/26/1986 :
MIN: Don Baylor was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Bruised Finger.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 3 days.
CAL: Dick Ruthven was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Bone Chips Shoulder.
He is definitely out for the season!
ATL: Gene Richards was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Bruised Heel.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
NYM: Craig Swan was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Torn Back Muscle.
He is definitely out for the season!
Wednesday 4/27/1986 :
BOS: Jim Rice was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Pulled Groin Muscle.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
DET: Ken Dowell was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Strained Back.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
MIN: Don Stanhouse was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Stiff Shoulder.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 6 days.
MIN: Brett Butler was injured while making a catch.
Diagnosis: Stiff Neck.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 6 days.
HOU: Carney Lansford was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Strained Back.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
STL: Bob Tewksbury was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Tight Shoulder.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 6 days.
PIT: Mike Jeffcoat was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Inflamed Elbow Ligament.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
Thursday 4/28/1986 :
CHN: Mike Kingery was injured while making a catch.
Diagnosis: Pinched Nerve Neck.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 6 days.
Friday 4/29/1986 :
BOS: Dick Pole was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Strained Elbow Ligament.
He will be OK in about 1-2 weeks.
HOU: Johnny Bench was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Bruised Ankle.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 3 days.
ATL: Doug Corbett was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Pulled Tricep Muscle.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 2-3 weeks.
Saturday 4/30/1986 :
PIT: Roy Smalley III was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Strained Anterior Cruciate Ligament.
He will be OK in about 4 weeks.
CIN: Scott Bradley was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Sprained Ankle.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 4 days.
Sunday 5/1/1986 :
NYA: Bump Wills was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Bruised Finger.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 2 days.
MON: Jorge Orta was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Stiff Shoulder.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 4 days.
Monday 5/2/1986 :
SDG: Jeff Holly was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Torn Back Muscle.
This is a career ending injury for him!
File and pages are up. Next sim is tomorrow, MONDAY, morning, a 7-day sim to get us to 5/10/1986; get your exports in by 6:00 AM Eastern.
After the Monday sim, I'll be on vacation through Sunday night. Likely no sims for the week, though I may attempt to sim Wednesday and Saturday night from the hotel. No guarantees.
David, go ahead and tally up all off-season points!
Top Prospect Callups deadline now at trade deadline.
MAX 38 GS. Next season it drops down to 37 GS.
Breaking News
Monday 5/2/1986: St. Louis' Hudler wins Player of the Week award
The American League Player of the Week award goes to George Foster, California's starting centerfielder. Foster helped his team with an average of .407 and 7 RBI in 27 at bats. He got at least one hit each game this week and is on a 8 game hitting streak right now. His season numbers are: .278 AVG, 27 hits, 5 doubles, 3 triples and 6 taters, along with 15 RBI and 18 runs scored. The Player of the Week award in the National League goes to St. Louis' Rex Hudler this time, as the second baseman displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. He hit .385 with 13 RBI and slugged .885 in 26 at bats. Hudler has hit for a .375 average this season. He has 12 extra base hits along with 52 total bases, resulting in a .722 slugging percentage. He's 3rd in the National League in RBIs and 8th in homeruns!
Sunday 5/1/1986: Pittsburgh's Petry named Pitcher of the Month
J.R. Richard couldn't have pitched much better than he did in April, and the American League thought so as well, naming the right-hander Pitcher of the Month. His ERA of just 2.31 helped him to a 6-0 record in April. He worked 46.2 innings, striking out 50 hitters while walking 15. J.R. pitched a shutout as well. It's the 2nd time that the National League Pitcher of the Month award goes to Pittsburgh's pitcher Dan Petry. He started 4 games in April, going 3-0 and compiling an ERA of 1.13 in 24 innings. Dan fanned 23 hitters. Dan also fired a shutout.
Sunday 5/1/1986: Los Angeles (N)'s Aikens named Batter of the Month
The American League Batter of the Month award goes to Bill Madlock, Texas' starting second baseman. Madlock helped his team with an average of .386 and 19 RBI in 101 at bats. The National League Batter of the Month award goes to Willie Aikens, Los Angeles (N)'s starting first baseman. He had an on base percentage of .365 and hit .291, while driving in 35 runs.
Saturday 4/30/1986: Pittsburgh's Smalley III severely injured
PITTSBURGH - Pittsburgh's shortstop Roy Smalley III will miss at least 4 weeks after he got hurt seriously while running hard toward second base. He began limping and then fell down, causing a scary moment for his teammates. He had to be carried off the field. After being taken to a local hospital, Smalley III was examined by specialists. The diagnosis revealed the sad truth, a Strained Anterior Cruciate Ligament. His season features a batting average of .211 (19 hits in 90 AB), one double, one triple and one longball. Smalley III collected 13 RBI and 4 runs as well.
Saturday 4/30/1986: John Montefusco fires 2-hitter against Chicago (N)
CHICAGO (N) - Atlanta's right-hander John Montefusco is clearly one of the best pitchers in the game. Chicago (N) found out the hard way, getting just 2 hits. Montefusco 1st shutout this season was a masterpiece, as he was almost untouchable. He has now hurled 13th shutouts in his career. Montefusco (4-1) fanned 2 and walked 1, throwing 91 pitches. 'I didn't feel that I had good stuff while warming up. But it got better the more I threw the ball. I guess I was lucky.' Dale Murphy provided Atlanta with the offense Montefusco needed as he went 2 for 4, blasting a homerun, scoring 2 runs. The final score of the game was 2-0.
Thursday 4/28/1986: 6-hit performance by Pittsburgh's Mark T. McLemore
SAN DIEGO - Pittsburgh's second baseman Mark T. McLemore once again displayed his tremendous ability to make contact with that little white ball. He tore up San Diego's pitching staff with a 6 hit performance on Thursday. His 1st hit was a RBI double off Jim Deshaies in the 1st inning. A triple off Jeff Holly in the 5th inning, accounted for his 4th hit. He collected singles in the 2nd inning , in the 3rd (one RBI) , in the 7th inning (one RBI) and in the 9th inning . Mark T. did drive in 3 while scoring 3 runs on his own. This season has been a good one for him so far, as he has 26 hits in 77 at bats, resulting in a .338 batting average. Pittsburgh improved its record to 15-11, scoring 12 runs on 16 hits.
Tuesday 4/26/1986: Craig Swan out for full season
NEW YORK (N) - New York (N)'s right-hander Craig Swan will not pitch again this year, suffering a serious injury in the game against Chicago (N) on Tuesday. New York (N) wasted no time and rushed him to an hospital. Team officials were informed later that Swan had suffered a Torn Back Muscle. Craig has a record of 0-2 this season, with an ERA of 4.17. In 36.2 Innings he was able to strike out 31 batters.
Tuesday 4/26/1986: California's Ruthven severely injured
CALIFORNIA - California's right-hander Dick Ruthven experienced probably the worst case scenario for a pitcher, a season ending injury. After pitching in the 2nd inning of the game against Texas, Ruthven complained about serious pain in his throwing arm. He had to leave the game. After being taken to a local hospital, Ruthven was examined by specialists. The diagnosis revealed the sad truth, a Bone Chips Shoulder. This season Ruthven compiled an ERA of 11.37, going 1-3 in 5 starts. He fanned 7 while giving up 32 hits in 19 innings.
Tuesday 4/26/1986: Mickey Rivers collects 2000th hit against Kansas City
BOSTON - Boston's leftfielder Mickey Rivers already had some highlights in his career, and today he added another one, getting his 2000th career hit. His hit in the 12th inning was a three run homerun off Don DeMola. His best year so far was 1980 where he hit .277 with 10 homeruns and 64 RBI. 'This day is special, I'll probably remember it my whole life. Thank god I'm blessed with the talent to play this game.'
Monday 4/25/1986: It's NO-NO time for Dave Frost against Oakland
OAKLAND - Kansas City's right-hander Dave Frost made some history today, firing a no-hitter against Oakland. Their hitters found out the hard way that he is among the leagues top pitchers, never having a chance against his overpowering stuff. 'They took some ugly cuts at my breaking stuff, so I kept throwing it. Fortunately they were not able to adjust in time.' Frost (2-0) was overpowering, fanning 10 while walking 1, throwing 111 pitches. George Brett helped Frost at the plate, he got 3 hits in 5 AB, stroking a double, with 2 RBI. The final score of the game was 6-0.
General News
Monday 4/25/1986 :
KCR: Dave Frost pitches a NO-HITTER against Oakland!!
Tuesday 4/26/1986 :
BOS: Mickey Rivers gets his 2000th career hit!!
Wednesday 4/27/1986 :
Pete M. O'Brien hits a 500-foot homerun!!
Thursday 4/28/1986 :
PIT: Mark T. McLemore has 6 hits against San Diego.
Saturday 4/30/1986 :
ATL: John Montefusco pitches a 2-hit shutout against Chicago (N)!!
Saturday 5/1/1986 :
American League-Pitcher of the Month:
J.R. Richard (BOS)!
He had a record of 6-0 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 2.31 and 1 shutouts.
American League-Batter of the Month:
Bill Madlock (TEX)!
He batted .386 in 101 AB, with 7 homers and 19 RBI.
National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Dan Petry (PIT)!
He had a record of 3-0 in 4 games started, with an ERA of 1.13 and 1 shutouts.
National League-Batter of the Month:
Willie Aikens (LAN)!
He batted .291 in 103 AB, with 12 homers and 35 RBI.
Monday 5/2/1986 :
American League-Player of the Week:
CF George Foster (CAL)!
He batted .407 in 27 AB, with 4 HR and 7 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
2B Rex Hudler (STL)!
He batted .385 in 26 AB, with 3 HR and 13 RBI.
Transactions
Monday 4/25/1986 :
Minnesota : Free agent Flavio Alfaro has been signed to a contract of $0 per year, for 0 years.
Minnesota : Free agent Rodney McCray has been signed to a contract of $0 per year, for 0 years.
Trade between New York (A) and San Francisco :
San Francisco gets :
P Dan Quisenberry
New York (A) gets :
C Jamie Quirk
2B Shooty Babitt
Trade between Boston and Texas :
Texas gets :
CF Steve Lyons
3B Luis Quinones
P Greg Booker
Boston gets :
2B Steve Macko
CF Bob Dernier
Injuries
Monday 4/25/1986 :
DET: Julio Cruz was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Stiff Shoulder.
He is out for about one week.
Tuesday 4/26/1986 :
MIN: Don Baylor was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Bruised Finger.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 3 days.
CAL: Dick Ruthven was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Bone Chips Shoulder.
He is definitely out for the season!
ATL: Gene Richards was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Bruised Heel.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
NYM: Craig Swan was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Torn Back Muscle.
He is definitely out for the season!
Wednesday 4/27/1986 :
BOS: Jim Rice was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Pulled Groin Muscle.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
DET: Ken Dowell was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Strained Back.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
MIN: Don Stanhouse was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Stiff Shoulder.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 6 days.
MIN: Brett Butler was injured while making a catch.
Diagnosis: Stiff Neck.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 6 days.
HOU: Carney Lansford was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Strained Back.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
STL: Bob Tewksbury was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Tight Shoulder.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 6 days.
PIT: Mike Jeffcoat was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Inflamed Elbow Ligament.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take one week.
Thursday 4/28/1986 :
CHN: Mike Kingery was injured while making a catch.
Diagnosis: Pinched Nerve Neck.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 6 days.
Friday 4/29/1986 :
BOS: Dick Pole was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Strained Elbow Ligament.
He will be OK in about 1-2 weeks.
HOU: Johnny Bench was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Bruised Ankle.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 3 days.
ATL: Doug Corbett was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Pulled Tricep Muscle.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 2-3 weeks.
Saturday 4/30/1986 :
PIT: Roy Smalley III was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Strained Anterior Cruciate Ligament.
He will be OK in about 4 weeks.
CIN: Scott Bradley was injured while running the bases.
Diagnosis: Sprained Ankle.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 4 days.
Sunday 5/1/1986 :
NYA: Bump Wills was injured being hit by a pitch.
Diagnosis: Bruised Finger.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 2 days.
MON: Jorge Orta was injured while throwing a ball.
Diagnosis: Stiff Shoulder.
He is day-to-day, but full recovery will take 4 days.
Monday 5/2/1986 :
SDG: Jeff Holly was injured while pitching.
Diagnosis: Torn Back Muscle.
This is a career ending injury for him!
