Roger's 1916 APBA Replay

Cleveland Indians Manager Lee Fohl Week Thirteen of the 1916 BBW Replay is in the books, and it was another week packed with close games- an exciting week of close games- and the pitching continues to dominate. Each league has 10+ starters with ERA's below two, so when all games are close, anything can happen. A key hit, an untimely error, a wild pitch or a passed ball at exactly the wrong time, and a team's fortunes can change on a dime, and then, when you least expect it, someone stages a ninth-inning rally to turn things completely around. Week 13 of a 25-week season is now completed, yet no team has reached the 77-games-played mark, the halfway point for games played, meaning the second half of the season will be a busy one. Most teams are in the 70's, so it's not like we are terribly behind, but for those teams still in the 60's (one in the AL, four in the NL), they have a slight amount of digging yet to do. This coming week will be another busy one, especial...

Monday, July 3, 1916   Transactions:   Pittsburgh outfielder Ed Barney (Major League Finale 07/02/1916) was sent out to Louisville (AA) after 07/02/1916. Pittsburgh outfielder Pete Compton (Team Debut: 07/05/1916) was acquired from Boston (NL) (Team Finale: 06/28/1916) on 07/03/1916   Cincinnati pitcher Gene Dale (Major League Finale: 07/02/1916) was sent out to Indianapolis (AA) after 07/02/1916   St. Louis (AL) 4 Chicago (AL) (H) 2   Carl Weilman Both teams scored a run in the first inning, but then the Browns took a 2-1 lead in the fourth, and Carl Weilman (7-7, 2.48) refused to let the White Sox get back in the game as he went all the way for the win. Shortstop Doc Lavan walloped a two-run double in the sixth to lock the game up for Weilman and the Browns. Detroit 6 Cleveland (H) 3   Thirty-six-year-old Sam Crawford returned to the starting lineup thanks to Ty Cobb's suspension, and he went 2-for-4 (.282) with a run scored...