Reader Participation OOTP Replay June & July 1901

The 1901 player draft was held on June 1st, 1901 with Addie Joss going first to the Milwaukee Brewers. Nuke LaLoosh was picked 7th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals and has yet to sign with the team.

The Boston Americans have opened up their lead to 16.5 games over the 2nd place Milwaukee Brewers in the American League. In the National League, the Pittsburgh Pirates have a 10.5 game lead over the Brooklyn Superbas.

The June award winners are:

AL Batter of the Month: John McGraw-Baltimore Orioles
AL Pitcher of the Month: Cy Young-Boston Americans
AL Rookie of the Month: Irv Waldron-Milwaukee Brewers

NL Batter of the Month: Emmet "Snags" Heidrick-St. Louis Cardinals
NL Pitcher of the Month: Bill "Whoa Bill" Phillips-Cincinnati Reds
NL Rookie of the Month: Mike O'Neill-St. Louis Cardinals

The July Award Winners:

AL Batter of the Month: Buck Freeman-Boston Americans
AL Pitcher of the Month: Cy Young-Boston Americans
AL Rookie of the Month: Bill Friel-Milwaukee Brewers

NL Batter of the Month: Willie "Wee Willie" Keeler-Brooklyn Superbas
NL Pitcher of the Month: Bill "Wild Bill" Donovan-Brooklyn Superbas
NL Rookie of the Month: Jack "Bullet Jack" Thoney-Brooklyn Superbas

Player Spotlight:

NUKE LALOOSH-Signed minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals organization with a signing bonus of $1,103.

Reader Participation OOTP Replay

The sign-ups are under way and  the 1901 season has begun. Here are the current debut dates:

1901: Nuke LaLoosh (Created to test ratings)
1902: Tony "Mac" McDonald
1903: Chris "Dugie" Dungan
1904: Greg "Grogg" Layton
1905: Steve "Gears" Gierman
1906: Cam "Hartless" Hartman
1907: Mike "Basher" Gee

...and without further ado let's get to some baseball.....

The first month of a half of the 1901 season has seen the Boston Americans run out to a 6.5 game lead over the Chicago White Sox.  The AL presented the following awards for the month of May:

AL Batter of the Month: Buck Freeman-Boston Americans
AL Pitcher of the Month: George Winter-Boston Americans
AL Rookie of the Month: George Winter-Boston Americans

Over in the NL, the Pittsburgh Pirates have opened up a 2.5 game lead on the Brooklyn Superbas. The NL awards for the month of May are:

NL Batter of the Month: Elmer Flick-Philadelphia Phillies

NL Pitcher of the Month: Dummy Taylor-New York Giants

NL Rookie of the Year: Harry Bay-Cincinnati Reds

The Top 10 players available for the upcoming 1901 draft were also announced highlighted by a 24 year-old fireballer named Nuke LaLoosh:

The Top 10:

1) Alex Pearson
2) Homer Smoot
3) Patsy Dougherty
4) Bob Rhoads
5) Carl Lundgren
6) Bob Ewing
7) Nuke LaLoosh
8) Joe Tinker
9) Jimmy Sebring
10) Gus Dorner

Looking For Participants!!

I have been toying with the idea of doing a OOTP historical replay with reader participation. This is how it would work: I would play out the 1901 season but starting in 1902 I would import ONE fictional rookie per year with this person being a reader of this blog. The reader would submit his full name with a non-offensive original nickname. Choose a realistic name if you would like to remain anonymous. You would then be able to follow your career and compare how you do to the all-time greats. ...and yes you will have a photo as I will create a fictional photo through the game using FaceGen.

As I have only 32 current followers of this blog, I would allow up to 2 entries per person. I would also ask for help in spreading the word for sign ups.

Debut years would be on a first come first serve basis but the earlier years would be better so the replay could get under way. I will also create the player with attributes that would hopefully lead to a longer career.

I need sign ups using the following template and I will sign up first for 1902:

Debut Year: 1902
Name: Chris Dungan
Nickname: "Dugie"
Primary Position: 2B
Secondary Position: SS
Birthday: 8/6
Height: 5'8
Weight: 160
Number: 22
Origin: Elgin, Illinois
Bats: R
Throws: R

I will update the debut years as the sign ups progess....hopefully progress!

Play Ball!!

OOTP Historical Replay: Final Results-Top 10 Lists

Career Hits

1) Ty Cobb-4,136
2) Rogers Hornsby-3,981
3) Stan Musial-3,939
4) Eddie Collins-3.577
5) Hank Aaron-3,429
6) Cap Anson-3,418
7) Pete Rose-3,406
8) Ted Williams-3,277
 9) Tony Gwynn-3,239
10) Rod Carew-3,208

Career HR

1) Barry Bonds-736
2) Ted Williams-694
3) Hank Aaron-666
4) Jim Thome-634
5) Mark McGwire-628
6) Alex Rodriguez-622
7) Ken Griffey Jr.-619
8) Fred McGriff-590
9) Rafael Palmeiro-572
10) Stan Musial-568

Career RBI

1) Stan Musial-2,177
2) Cap Anson-2,076
3) Ted Williams-2,069
4) Barry Bonds-2,055
5) Hank Aaron-2,045
6) Lou Gehrig-1,936
7) Rogers Hornsby-1,932
8) Alex Rodriguez-1,923
9) Mel Ott-1,910
10) Ken Griffey Jr.-1,867

Career Stolen Bases

1) Billy Hamilton-977
2) Tim Raines-902
3) Arlie Latham-738
4) Lou Brock-713
5) Rickey Henderson-703
6) Willie Wilson-692
7) Vince Coleman-679
8) Kenny Lofton-678
9) Hugh Duffy-672
10) Dummy Hoy-666

Career Wins

1) Walter Johnson-400
2) Cy Young-395
3) Pud Galvin-364
4) Kid Nichols-364
5) Tim Keefe-342
6) John Clarkson-328
7) Christy Mathewsen-319
8) Charley Radbourn-309
9) Mickey Welch-307
10) Bert Blyleven-306
10) Greg Maddux-306

Career K's

1) Roger Clemens-4,277
2) Randy Johnson-4,095
3) Pedro Martinez-3,943
4) Bert Blyleven-3.656
5) Walter Johnson-3,596
6) Bob Feller-3,571
7) Mike Mussina-3,520
8) Greg Maddux-3,495
9) Don Drysdale-3,395
10) John Smoltz-3,273

Career Saves:

1) Lee Smith-359
2) Rollie Fingers-344
3) Jeff Reardon-336
4) Mariano Rivera-319
5) Trevor Hoffman-317
6) Todd Jones-290
7) John Wetteland-287
8) Kent Tekulve-282
9) Dan Quisenberry-281
10) Tom Henke-249

OOTP Historical Replay: 2010

The final season of the replay & then recaps of the all-time leaders:

AL Champion: New York Yankees
NL Champion: Milwaukee Brewers

World Champion: New York Yankees

AL MVP: Albert Pujols-Kansas City Royals: .372, 43 HR, 171 RBI

NL MVP: David Wright-San Diego Padres: .387, 40 HR, 146 RBI

AL Cy Young: Cole Hamels-Detroit Tigers: 23-6, 3.37 ERA

NL Cy Young: Justin Verlander-Arizona Diamondbacks: 23-5, 3.80 ERA







AL ROY: Clayton Reese-Tampa Bay Rays: .365, 6 HR, 111 RBI

NL ROY: Dan Weber-Arizona Diamondbacks: .347, 7 HR, 69 RBI

Milestones:

Carlos Pena-1000 Runs, 400 HR
Jason Kendall-2000 Hits, 1000 Runs
Hank Blalock-1000 RBI, 1000 Runs
Aubrey Huff-1000 Runs, 300 HR
Bobby Abreu-2000 Hits
Chipper Jones-2500 Hits
Dmitri Young-2000 Hits
Alex Rodriguez-600 HR
Scott Rolen-2000 Hits
Corey Koskie-1000 Runs
Albert Pujols-2000 Hits
Carlos Guillen-2000 Hits
Ryan Howard-300 HR
Cliff Floyd-2000 Hits
Vladimir Guerrero-2500 Hits
Carlos Delgado-500 HR
Jorge Posada-2000 Hits
Milton Bradley-1000 Runs
Jimmy Rollins-1000 Runs
Ichiro Suzuki-1000 Runs

Hall Of Fame Inductees:

Bobby Abreu: .301, 257 HR, 1103 RBI, 2089 Hits

Winner of 3 Gold Glove Awards
4 All-Star Selections

Carlos Delgado: .318, 502 HR, 1391 RBI, 2112 Hits

Winner of 1997 NL MVP Award
5 All-Star Selections

Todd Helton: .330, 357 HR, 1353 RBI, 2300 Hits

Winner of 3 Gold Glove Awards
9 All-Star Selections

Mike Piazza: .300, 491 HR, 1578 RBI, 2491 Hits

7 All-Star Selections

Greg Maddux: 306-260, 3.62 ERA, 3495 K's

Winner of 4 Gold Glove Awards
3 All-Star Selections




Career Ending Injuries: Willie Bloomquist

OOTP Historical Replay: 2009

AL Champion: Cleveland Indians
NL Champion: Arizona Diamondbacks

World Champion: Arizona Diamondbacks

AL MVP: Prince Fielder-Toronto Blue Jays: .367, 55 HR, 184 RBI

NL MVP: Manny Ramirez-Milwaukee Brewers: .373, 45 HR, 137 RBI

AL Cy Young: A.J. Burnett-Cleveland Indians: 19-7, 3.79 ERA

NL Cy Young: Ervin Santana-Milwaukee Brewers: 20-7, 3.29 ERA

AL ROY: Hector Gimenez-Boston Red Sox: .360, 20 HR, 102 RBI

NL ROY: Brad Nelson-Pittsburgh Pirates: .347, 17 HR, 72 RBI







Milestones:

Mike Mussina-300 Wins, 3500 K's
Mark Loretta-1000 Runs
Ray Durham-2000 Hits
Alex Rodriguez-2500 Hits
Manny Ramirez-2000 Hits
Albert Pujols-300 HR, 1000 RBI, 1000 Runs
Carlos Delgado-2000 Hits
Adrian Beltre-1000 RBI
Bobby Abreu-1000 RBI
Greg Maddux-300 Wins
Carlos Guillen-1000 Runs
Carlos Pena-1000 RBI
Chipper Jones-1500 RBI
Hank Blalock-300 HR
Vladimir Guerrero-400 HR
Lance Berkman-400 HR
Dmitri Young-1000 Runs
Pedro Astacio-200 Wins
Cliff Floyd-300 HR
Pedro Martinez-250 Wins

Hall Of Fame Inductees:

Jim Thome: .299, 634 HR1862 RBI, 2607 Hits

Winner of 1991 AL ROY Award
Winner of 2 AL MVP Awards (1994, 1996)
Winner of 1 Gold Glove Award
10 All-Star Selections

Pedro Martinez: 250-123, 2.91 ERA, 3943 K's

Winner of 7 NL Cy Young Awards (1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003)
6 All-Star Selections

Mike Mussina: 303-186, 3.84 ERA, 3520 K's

Winner of 2000 AL Cy Young Award
4 All-Star Selections




Career Ending Injuries: Norris Hopper, Will Venable, James Parr, Sean Barker

OOTP Historical Replay: 2008

AL Champion: Cleveland Indians
NL Champion: Florida Marlins

World Champion: Florida Marlins

AL MVP: Shin-Soo Choo-Texas Rangers: .349, 29 HR, 121 RBI

NL MVP: Adrian Gonzalez-Pittsburgh Pirates: .335, 36 HR, 124 RBI

AL Cy Young: Aaron Harang-Texas Rangers: 21-7, 2.25 ERA

NL Cy Young: Gil Meche-Philadelphia Phillies: 18-6, 2.38 ERA

AL ROY: Matthew Joyce-Toronto Blue Jays: .302, 25 HR, 81 RBI

NL ROY: Alex Gordon-Colorado Rockies: .286, 30 HR, 113 RBI







Milestones:

Lance Berkman-1000 Runs, 1000 RBI
Jorge Posada-1000 Runs, 1000 RBI
Tony Clark-300 HR, 1000 RBI
Chipper Jones-1500 Runs
Manny Ramirez-400 HR
Ken Griffey Jr.-2500 Hits, 600 HR
Tim Salmon-1000 RBI
Dmitri Young-1000 RBI
Jim Thome-600 HR, 2500 Hits
Alex Rodriguez-1500 Runs
Andy Pettitte-200 Wins
Ray Durham-1000 RBI
Mark Loretta-2000 Hits
Aubrey Huff-1000 RBI
Carlos Beltran-1000 RBI
Brian Giles-2000 Hits
Magglio Ordonez-2000 Hits

Hall Of Fame Inductees: None

Career Ending Injuries: Kelly Johnson, Mike Jacobs, Jody Gerut, Edgar Renteria, Ryan Sweeney