Tuesday, August 31, 2021

S48 Record Books

Jack Torrance - Contributing Reporter




Winner Winner....Chicken Dinner 

First, congratulations to FW_Kekionga for earning the Montreal franchise's first World Series berth, after earning the 2nd best win record in Cobbfather's Season 48. 

The bridesmaid finally becomes the bride, topoftheworl wins it all after finishing his plate of poutine in 4 straight! Be sure to check out the How They Were Built series - our first one covered Colorado Springs as they geared up for their title run. Top better be thankful OKC was eliminated in the first round by Santa Fe, given his track record. But 3 World Series in 4 years definitely says something about this young team. I'd expect to see them represent the AL in the upcoming Season 49 as well. 


Congrats again and let's get ready for Season 49.  

Major League

Owner of the Year

Starting a new section of the record books to do my best to select an Owner of the year. It won't always be the one who wins a ring either. What a year to start this, as it felt like a tight race between two owners; FW_Kekionga & ekoontz41. 

  • FW_Kekionga
    • Improved by 19 wins from Season 47.
      • Lead the NL in wins with 107.
    • Pre-season Rank: 12 - projected to barely miss the playoffs. 
    • Biggest moves this offseason:
      • Traded for eventual NL Cy Young award winner Gerald Kojima. 
      • Traded for NL All-Star catcher Bill Dixon; huge increase in production over last year's starter Dayan Crespo.
      • Bargain bin signing of SS Ivan Bennett who hit .325 on the year while replacing starting 3B Al Rosario when he tore his groin muscle. Also gave rest to starting SS Jhonny Rijo to keep him fresh. 
  • ekoontz41
    • The Cobbfather Post Gazette wrote about it early on, but you can't buy that kind of improvement over a year's timespan...but you can get others to pay for it apparently. 
    • Improved by 23 wins from Season 47. 
    • Pre-Season rank: 16 - middle of the pack, not even close to the playoffs.  
    • Only paid $8.4M of his team's $25.6M payroll, so not only did he make the playoffs but boosted his team with some top prospects
      • Quilvio Infante - $19M IFA
      • Fautino Salas - $12.7M IFA
      • Kyle Crain - 5th overall pick
    • Biggest moves this season
      • Traded for Joshua Reames for pennies, then flipped him with a few others for JC Wall / Yovanni Bonilla; which paved the way for the Ethier deal. 
        • JC Wall went on to place 2nd in AL Cy Young voting, had a 2.43 ERA over 266 innings. 
      • Addition of Aaron Smiley for an old diamond in the rough. 
      • Picked up LJ Anna off waivers (was Rule 5 pick by previous team)
        • #2 hitter - .275 average with 9 HR & 43 SBs

And the winner is:  ekoontz41 - it was a close one and could have gone either way. Both ended their seasons being swept in the playoffs, but not even Vegas had bets on Atlanta making the playoffs. With a rotation led by JC Wall, Zephyr Gross, Rando Powell, and eventually Damaso Ethier they will definitely be looking to challenge top for that AL spot in the World Series in the years to come. Congrats to both for a great build and run this season. 

All-Star Weekend

American League stomped the National League - 10-0
All Star Game MVP - Felipe Benitez (NY Empire)
Home Run Derby Champ - Carl Martinson (Scran Hammers) - 20 total HRs (13 - 2 - 5)

American League 

Division Titles
AL North: Dover Hazmats
AL East: New York Empire (10th straight division title)
AL South: Jackson Flaxon-Waxon
AL West: Colorado Springs From My Lions (2nd straight division title)
Wildcards: Helena Hot Dogs & Atlanta Expos


League Leaders
Batting
Hits: Harry Padilla (NY Empire) - 193
Average: Lonnie Mills (CS From My Loin) - .340
Home Runs: Cy Bettis (Col Cab Blast) - 60
Runs: Harry Padilla (NY Empire) - 145
Runs Batted In: Cy Bettis (Col Cab Blast) - 152
Stolen Bases: Matty Moss (Atl Expos) - 79
Longest Hit Streak: Miguel Ibarra (LAA Diablos) - 26

Pitching
Wins: Midre Benavente (CS From My Loin) & Zephyr Gross (Atl Expos) - 20
Quality Starts: J.C. Wall (Atl Expos) - 32
Saves: Jace Sale (Bos Massacre) - 49
ERA: Arismendy Costilla (CS From My Loin) - 2.33
Strikeout: Zephyr Gross (Atl Expos) - 206
OAV: Nigel White (Dov Hazmats) - .195
WHIP: Nick Shackelford (Phi Harpers) - 0.95

Fielding
Plus Plays: Ben Lawrence (Phi Harpers) - 32
CS%: Kirt Valdes (Houston Space Cowboys) - 0.370
C ERA: Bob Kiermaier (Atl Expos) - 3.31

Awards
MVP: Bonk Burnett (Ana Diablos) - 20 votes
Cy Young: Arismendy Costilla (CS From My Loins) - 13 votes
Rookie of the Year: Josmil Velzquez (Col Cab Blast) - 15 votes
Fireman of the Year: Jace Sale (Bos Massacre)

National League

Division Titles
NL North: Montreal Fighting Poutine Plates
NL East: Buffalo Bisons (8th straight division title)
NL South: Santa Fe Surf Riders VIII (8th straight division title)
NL West: Salt Lake City Tabernacles
Wildcards: Oklahoma City Barons & Columbus Corgis

League Leaders
Batting
Hits: Benny Saez (San Juan Fudds) - 202
Average: Bey Combs (San Juan Fudds) - .326
Home Runs: Omar Gonzales (SLC Tabernacles) - 58
Runs: Omar Gonzales (SLC Tabernacles) - 142
Runs Batted In: Omar Gonzales (SLC Tabernacles) - 135
Stolen Bases: Al Munson (OKC Barons) - 63
Longest Hit Streak: Bey Combs (San Juan Fudds) - 28

Pitching
Wins: Gerald Kojima (Mon Fighting Poutine Plates) - 24
Quality Starts: Jason Gates (OKC Barons) - 30
Saves: Tony Espinosa (SF Surf Riders) - 47
ERA: Gregor Lopez (Buffalo Bisons) - 2.21
Strikeout: Yuudai Park (Van Canucks) - 223
OAV: Gregor Lopez (Buffalo Bisons) - 0.198
WHIP: Gregor Lopez (Buffalo Bisons) - 0.99

Fielding
Plus Plays: Malcom Brach (Pit Yinzers) - 28
CS%: Gareth Anderson (SFE Surf Riders) - 0.470
C ERA: Angel Johnson (OKC Barons) - 2.98

Awards
MVP: Omar Gonzalez (SLC Tabernacles) - 23 votes
Cy Young: Gerlad Kojima (Mon Fighting Poutine Plates) - 18
Rookie of the Year: Eli Moreno (Buf Bisons) - 19 votes
Fireman of the Year: Ron Steenstra (Col Corgis)

Trivia

With 15 years under his belt, Jace Sale of the Boston Massacre; leads second place for All-Time saves by 111 saves with a total of 682. Sale reached an agreement with alogman1 late into the season on a 2 year, $8.8M extension that likely keeps him a Massacre his entire career. 700 is just 18 saves away. 

Minor League

AAA: 
Wichita over Columbus 4-2
MVP: Alexander Middlebrook (AL - ELP, 26) & Karim Herrera (NL - Col, 31)
Cy Young: Ugueth Vazquez (AL - ELP, 22) & Dioner Amezaga (NL - Van, 20)

AA: 
New Orleans over Philadelphia 4-3
MVP: Grayson Lowry (AL - Hun, 21) & Douglas Laxton (NL - NO, 21)
Cy Young: Cesar Olivares (AL - Jac, 24) & Gabriel Quixote (NL - NO, 25)

A+: 
New Orleans over Cincinnati 4-0
MVP: Jerome Morgan (AL - Cin, 24) & Gary Halladay (NL - LA, 23)
Cy Young: James Korecky (AL - Wic, 26) & Ham Buddie (NL - Chi, 21)

A-: 
New Orleans over Wichita 4-3
MVP: Tom Flores (AL - LAA, 22) & Fred Buck (NL - Buf, 23)
Cy Young: Yuniesky Herrera (AL - Wic, 18) & Chris Clayton (NL, Aus, 24)

Rookie: 
Anaheim over Los Angeles 4-3
MVP: George Dwyer (AL - LAA, 27) & Braulio Fernandez (NL - DC, 19)
Cy Young: Miguel Gonzalez (AL - LAA, 24) & Teodoro Cayones (NL - Buf, 20)

Record Books

Look at the single season records, here is anybody who placed within the top 5 of a category. (electing to not include those who tie for 5th)

  • HITTING
    • Pitch Hits: 40 - Albert Purcell (RF - CH) - 2nd
  • PITCHING
    • None
  • FIELDING
    • Errors (2B): Boone Hines (2B - Was) - 2nd
    • Good Plays (2B): Ben Lawrence (2B - Phi) - Tied for 1st. 
    • Stolen Base Attempts: 197 - Roger Herman (C - Chi) - NEW RECORD!
Moving on to team records.
  • HITTING
    • Strikeouts (most): Philadelphia Harpers - 1356 - NEW RECORD!
  • PITCHING
    • None
  • FIELDING
    • None

Career Records

  • Batting
    • Batting Average: Al Samuel - .334
    • Home Runs: Albert Cruz - 771
    • RBI: Albert Cruz - 2,032
    • Hits: Johnny Sherman - 3,232
    • Runs: Andres Candelaria - 1,927
    • Stolen Bases: William Katou - 957
    • Hit Streak - Jose Pizzaro - 42
  • Pitching
    • Wins: Chick Munson - 334
    • Saves: Jace Sale - 682
    • Strikeouts: Chick Munson - 4,190
    • Quality Starts: Chick Munson - 462
    • Complete Games: Chick Munson - 105
    • ERA: Yeico Miranda - 2.21
    • WHIP: Jair James - 1.00
    • OAV: Jair James - .191

Award Winners
(* indicates Hall of Famer member)

Franchise Titles
(bold is recent winner)

  • 5 Titles
    • Atlanta (S3, 10, 26, 27, 29)
    • Houston (S4, 7, 8, 28, 33)
  • 4 Titles
    • Anaheim (S15, 18, 19, 32)
    • El Paso (S36, 41, 43, 44)
    • Oklahoma City (S40, 42, 45, 47)
    • Pittsburgh (S2, 21, 22, 23)
  • 3 Titles
    • Chicago (S9, 11, 12)
  • 2 Titles
    • Buffalo (S24, 39)
    • Jackson (S17, 37)
    • New Orleans (S31, 35)
    • Santa Fe (S1, 30)
    • Washington DC (S6, 14)
    • Colorado Springs (S20, 48)
  • 1 Title
    • Austin (S16)
    • Boston (S38)
    • Los Angeles (S13)
    • Helena (S46)
    • Milwaukee (S5)
    • Colorado (S34)
    • Vancouver (S25)
  • 0 Titles
    • Cincinnati
    • Columbus
    • Dover
    • Montreal
    • New York (AL)
    • Ottawa
    • Philadelphia
    • Salt Lake City
    • San Juan
    • Scranton
    • Wichita

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