A truly incredible season

 In 1944, Ned Garver played for Newark in the Ohio State League in D ball. That year he won 21 games against 8 losses with a 1.21 era and 221 strike outs, while also hitting .407 with 1 homer and 29 RBIs. He had a .468 OBP and a .531 SLG. He was 18.

WHEN THE GREATS FACED THE GREATS…..

 https://fenwaypark100.org/2014/05/21/when-the-greats-faced-the-greats/#:~:text=The%20on%20base%20percentage%20of,a%20mere%20mortal%20as%20well.

Might have made majors if it wasn't for WW II

 https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=marino001fra

Weird career pattern

 https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cedence01.shtml

m2 money supply, 1959-2020

 https://fred.stlouisfed.org/data/M2SL.txt

Newspapers

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B4NEDe8uYbdlMTE0NWUzNDctNmNlOC00ZjgwLTk5ZDYtMjExMDlkYTcwZDBl 

Yankees uniform numbers

 http://www.yankeenumbers.com/playerslist.asp?x_Number=54&z_Number=%3D%2C%2C

 https://forums.delphiforums.com/somgamer2/messages?msg=6246.1&gid=2036781931

 https://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com/inherited-collection-held-some-surprises-now-heads-to-auction/

Had best 4 years from ages 35-38

 https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/vernomi01.shtml

Good sabermetrics blog-been around for a while, still going

 http://walksaber.blogspot.com/2005/12/win-shares-walkthrough-pt-3.html

One-armed semi-pro pitcher

 https://archive.org/details/reachofficialame19141phil/page/20/mode/1up

Sources for player accounts

 Player profiles

https://archive.org/details/reachofficialame19141phil/page/n88/mode/1up- just for Giants

https://archive.org/details/reachofficialame19141phil/page/83/mode/1up just for Braves

Scouting reports

https://www.loc.gov/collections/branch-rickey-papers/   scouting reports by Branch Rickey

https://collection.baseballhall.org/PASTIME/scouting-reports  scouting reports-HOF collection

All-purpose

https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll2  baseball magazine- can search for players

Branch Rickey scouting reports

https://www.loc.gov/collections/branch-rickey-papers/about-this-collection/ 

Topps mock-ups

 http://www.thetoppsarchives.com/2015/08/mocking-day.html

 https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=CSH19310820.2.33&srpos=2&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-colusa+final+averages-------1

1929 Sacramento Valley Championship series- game by game

1st game- https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=CSH19290819.2.39&srpos=2&e=------192-en--20--1--txt-txIN-stassi+colusa+baseball----1929---1

deciding game https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=CSH19290916.2.38&e=------192-en--20--1--txt-txIN-manger+colusa+baseball----1929---1 has play by play 

roster https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=CSH19290813.2.50&srpos=2&e=------192-en--20--1--txt-txIN-rath+chico----1929---1

https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=CSH19290730.2.30&e=------192-en--20--1--txt-txIN-anfinson+colusa+baseball----1929---1 

 Eric Young sr. had one year where he hit 15 home runs but drove in just 34 runs overall. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/y/younger01.shtml

MLB & MILB in california semipro

 MLB:

HOF: Harry Hooper, https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SCEN19300410.1.11&srpos=5&e=------193-en--20--1--txt-txIN-harry+hooper----1930---1   1930 +

Joe Oeschger   1929+

Frank Demaree 1929+

Bill James 1929+

Chief Meyers 1907+ 

https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SDDU19070204.2.79&srpos=2&e=------190-en--20--1--txt-txIN-chief+meyers+pickwick-------1

https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=298976 post #11

MILB: 

Clyde Perry   1929+

Les Sheehan 1929+

California semi-pro stats

 Sacramento Valley League

1924-3rd quarter completed 7-10-24 https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=CSH19240710.2.20&srpos=1&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-colusa+averages------1-1   all league

1924- final https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=CSH19250409.2.28&srpos=21&e=-------en--20--21--txt-txIN-colusa+averages------1-1 all league

1925- 1st 4 https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d= CSH19250505.2.37&srpos=19&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-colusa+averages------1-1 all league

1925- first 10 games https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=CSH19250616.2.30&srpos=16&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-colusa+averages------1-1 whole league

1925- after about 20 games https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=CSH19250818.2.23&srpos=7&e=------192-en--20--1--txt-txIN-colusa+official+averages-------1

1926- For Colusa-1st 4 games https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DCS19210629.2.31&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1

1926- First 5 games https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=CSH19260515.2.44&srpos=20&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-colusa+averages------1-1 all league

1926 league stats after 14 games

after 16 games

1927- after 3 games https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=CSH19270407.2.44&srpos=14&e=------192-en--20--1--txt-txIN-colusa+official+averages-------1 all league

1927 1st half league averages

1927 2nd half league averages

1927- championship stats- first 2 games https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=CSH19270917.2.51&srpos=10&e=------192-en--20--1--txt-txIN-colusa+official+averages-------1

1927-championship stats- final https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=CSH19271006.2.42&srpos=9&e=------192-en--20--1--txt-txIN-colusa+official+averages-------1

1927 Colusa averages

1928- Colusa averages https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=CSH19290615.2.45&srpos=12&e=------192-en--20--1--txt-txIN-colusa+official+averages-------1

1928 Championship averages

1928 final league averages

1929- after 3 games https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=CSH19290420.2.35&srpos=8&e=------192-en--20--1--txt-txIN-colusa+official+averages-------1 all league- includes walks

1929- after 6 games https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=CSH19290720.2.27&srpos=11&e=------192-en--20--1--txt-txIN-colusa+official+averages-------1 all league 

  1929- For Colusa- 1st 8 games https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=CSH19290523.2.27&srpos=17&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-colusa+averages------1-1

1929 championship stats-first three games https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=CSH19290904.2.55&srpos=2&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-colusa+averages------1-1

1929 championship stats-first five games https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=CSH19290918.2.61.5&srpos=13&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-colusa+averages------1-1

1929 championship series final stats

1929 Championship games: Sep. 2

1929 Title Series: #1 #2 #3  Colusa won state championship

1929 final league stats

1930-for first three games https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DCS19210629.2.31&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1   for whole league

1930- for first 6 games https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=CSH19300517.2.56&srpos=8&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-colusa+averages------1-1

1930 complete final stats

1930 final championship stats

1931 final stats https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=CSH19310820.2.33&srpos=2&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-colusa+final+averages-------1  all league

1931 championship preview-positions

1931 championship games: #1 #2  -that's it-it was a best-of-three

1931 financial state of Willows

1932- For first 4 games- Colusa & Grass Valley https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=CSH19320430.2.69&srpos=7&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-colusa+averages------1-1

1932 1st half stats

1932 final standings

1932 2nd half schedule

1932 Championship series: #1 #2 #3

1933 standings after 8 games

1933 Roseville averages as of 8-4

1934 2nd half

1934 as of 6-21

1935 after 9 games

1936 as of 5-01

1936 final averages

1937 final averages

1938 as of 5-28

1938 final incomplete

1939 final

1940 final averages

1941 1st half averages

1942 final standings

1948 final stats-not all league

Trolley League

1911 Chico averages

1912

1912- Chico- as of Oct. 25

1913-early https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=CR19130426.2.79&srpos=3&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-colusa+averages------1-1

1913 as of 5-06

1913-Pitchers as of Sep.

1913- 23 games into season https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=MDA19130913.2.44&srpos=22&e=-------en--20--21--txt-txIN-colusa+averages------1-1

1913- aprox 30 games into season https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=MDA19131025.2.44&srpos=18&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-colusa+averages------1-1

1913- Final https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=CR19131112.2.57&srpos=11&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-colusa+averages------1-1

1913 fielding-after about 12 games

1914 as of August 7

1914-final

1915-after about 6 games

1915-after final game

Standings, as of Oct. 26, 1913

1916-after about 10 games

1916 -Aug.

1916 all-league as of Aug.31

1916- Sep. batting for Sacramento

ditto

1916 Sep. batting

1916 Oct. Colusa & Marysville

State League

1908 final batting and pitching

1908 final fielding

1909 as of June 13

1932 stats as of July 11

1936 first half stats

misc.

1903 Poppies batting and fielding

1917

1933 Placer-Nevada final stats

1933 Placer-Nevada

Northern California League

1900- Final https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DCS19010103.2.19&srpos=15&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-colusa+averages------1-1

Misc.

1900-stats for some league https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=MDA19001018.2.8&srpos=10&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-colusa+averages------1-1

1906 Stars as of 5-13

1907 Pickwicks-winter league-as of March 17  includes Chief Meyers

1907 winter league Pasadena and Pickwicks

1915 elimination league-averages as of may 23

1916- Stats for Sacramento after about 25 games 1913- 23 games into season https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=MDA19130913.2.44&srpos=22&e=-------en--20--21--txt-txIN-colusa+averages------1-1

1917 Auburn averages

1938 Auburn averages

1922 Western Electric batting

1912 Madera Coyotes after six games

1912 Fresno City League as of 7-25

1922 Selma Raisin Belt after 11 games

1921 Fresno Industrial League as of 7-24

1920- Colusa- September 7 https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DCS19200907.2.4&srpos=14&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-colusa+averages------1-1

1920- Colusa stats- September 28 https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DCS19200928.2.37&srpos=9&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-colusa+averages------1-1

1921, Colusa stats, after 11 games https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DCS19210629.2.31&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1

San Joaquin Valley League after 5 games

1910 Tulare-Coalinga after two games

1912 SJVL after 3 games

1912 SJVL after 6 games

1912 SJVL after 9 games

1922 SJVL Fresno after 10 games

1926 San Mateo Blues final stats

 SVJL Post season: #4 ,#5

1921 Prune Packers

1921 Hanford

1925-26 Oceanside averages https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=BT19261125.1.1&srpos=4&e=------192-en--20--1-byDA.rev-txt-txIN-official+batting+averages----1926---1

1926 Buttermakers a October 2 October 13

1926 Livermore

1926 Livermore v. Napa

1926 Livermore v. Yellow Checkers

1926 Livermore v. San Jose Japanese

1926 Livermore v. Jefferson

1936 crummy hitting team

1913 Cherryvale, Kansas

1930 state league statistics-mostly for Padres

6-18-30 https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SCEN19300618.1.8&srpos=5&e=------193-en--20--1--txt-txIN-averages+league-PAGE---1930---1

7-30-30 https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SCEN19300730.1.8&srpos=7&e=------193-en--20--1--txt-txIN-averages+league-PAGE---1930---1

8-6-30 https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SCEN19300806.1.9&srpos=6&e=------193-en--20--1--txt-txIN-averages+league-PAGE---1930---1

 8-23-30 https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SCEN19300823.1.13&srpos=3&e=------193-en--20--1--txt-txIN-averages+league-PAGE---1930---1

9-25-30 final https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SCEN19300925.1.10&srpos=8&e=------193-en--20--1--txt-txIN-averages+league-PAGE---1930---1

State league

 https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SCEN19300710.1.10&srpos=9&e=------193-en--20--1--txt-txIN-statistics+league-PAGE---1930---1

Trolley league baseball

 https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=CSH19300405.2.45&srpos=14&e=------193-en--20--1--txt-txIN-statistics+league----1930---1

Nothern California baseball history

 https://www.northerncaliforniabaseball.com/svl.html

Interesting

 https://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com/ramblings-hunt-bigfoot-always-fun/

 Whitey Ford walked a surprising amount for a pitcher : 113 times in 1208 plate appearances. Just goes to show that walks are not just up to the pitcher, because the pitcher obviously really doesn't want to walk the other pitcher.

How Fast Was Bob Gibson’s Fastball?

https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2020/10/8/21507189/how-fast-was-bob-gibsons-fastball-fall-2020 

Career ERA of infinity

 https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/heitmha01.shtml

Won MVP award in 1985, never got another vote

 https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mcgeewi01.shtml

12-0 record for Memphis in 1950

 https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=brunsw001rom

Went 19-1 for Macon in 1941

 https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=marino001fra

Modern Moonlight Grahams

 https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=byrd--003jam

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gaglira01.shtml

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/o'conjo02.shtml

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=verdi-001fra

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/scherbo01.shtml

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=mavis-001rob

WW II relief ace

 https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/adamsac01.shtml

Jumped to Mexico in '46- never pitched again in OB

'30s pitcher, used as pinch runner 50 times in MLB

 https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bryancl01.shtml

Overwork ruined him young

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=delhi-001lee 

Became regular pitcher in PCL at 17- led PCL in IP with 445 at 18. Out of pro ball at 23.

11/6/20: According to A Game of Inches, Peter Morris, p.159, Delhi was an early knuckleballer.

Was red-headed, which probably accounts for his nick-name.

Hit .323 in 60 games in only MLB season

 https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=wood--004jos

Early mexican MLB pitcher 1942-50

 https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=flores003jes