https://delu.medium.com/i-spent-11-years-working-on-this-line-rider-track-96742fc0b709
Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Monday, December 28, 2020
Order from Kronozio
977 Topps Rico Petrocelli #111 | $0.25 |
1965 Topps Bill Stafford #281 | $0.50 |
1992 Fleer Ultra Jim Abbott #321 | $0.10 |
1979 Topps Ed Kranepool #505 | $0.25 |
1964 Topps VIC Power #355 | $0.50 |
1977 Topps Oscar Gamble #505 | $0.25 |
1967 Topps Fritz Peterson #495 | $0.55 |
1979 Topps Jesus Alou #107 | $0.25 |
1963 Topps Roger Craig #197 | $0.60 |
1958 Topps Marv Throneberry #175 | $0.70 |
1992 Fleer Ultra Matt Nokes #107 | $0.10 |
1965 Topps Duke Carmel #261 | $0.50 |
1965 Topps Jim Wynn #257 | $0.50 |
1963 Topps Bud Daley #38 | $1.10 |
1981 Topps Charlie Hough #371 | $0.14 |
1979 Topps Cliff Johnson #114 | $0.25 |
1981 Topps Jim Spencer #435 | $0.14 |
1967 Topps Earl Battey #15 | $0.55 |
1963 Topps Larry Sherry #565 | $0.50 |
1967 Topps Mike Cuellar #97 | $0.65 |
1964 Topps Eddie Fisher #66 | $0.50 |
1967 Topps Jim Wynn #390 | $0.65 |
1965 Topps Tommy John #208 | $0.50 |
1977 Topps Ron LeFlore #240 | $0.25 |
1977 Topps Dock Ellis #71 | $0.25 |
1965 Topps Lindy McDaniel #244 | $0.50 |
1958 Topps Dick Groat #45 | $0.80 |
1992 Fleer Ultra Dennis Eckersley #421 | $0.10 |
1965 Topps Wally Moon #247 | $0.50 |
1967 Topps Gates Brown #134 | $0.50 |
1965 Topps Bo Belinsky #225 | $0.50 |
1977 Topps Wilbur Wood #198 | $0.25 |
1965 Topps Gus Triandos #248 | $0.50 |
1967 Topps Jake Gibbs #375 | $0.66 |
1967 Topps Luis Aparicio #60 | $0.70 |
1956 Topps Del Crandall #175 | $0.70 |
1964 Topps Gene Alley/Orlando McFarlane #509 | $0.25 |
Sunday, December 27, 2020
Friday, December 25, 2020
funny
https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2009/12/13
https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2007/02/22
https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2007/03/14
https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2007/08/19
snuffles' debut
https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2007/09/30
https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2006/01/03
https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2006/02/05
https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2012/07/01
https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2003/11/16
https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2008/04/11
https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2008/05/05
https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2008/09/08
https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2008/08/03
https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2008/09/21
https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2008/10/07
https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2012/08/12
https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2011/11/27
https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2009/07/19
https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2006/12/25
https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2006/12/03 classic guard duck
https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2007/04/12
Monday, December 21, 2020
1940 MBA
(newspaper is date)
april 1 benefit game https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83031113/1940-04-01/ed-1/seq-13/
april 22 various stuff april 22
Saturday, December 12, 2020
Friday, December 11, 2020
Monday, December 7, 2020
Saturday, December 5, 2020
Friday, December 4, 2020
Hitting prowess of Schoolboy Rowe
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
Want list
1956 Topps 340 Mickey McDermott NYY- $4.50 ish-Gillberg-Sportlots
1957 Topps 295 Joe Collins NYY $4- "" great picture
Monday, November 30, 2020
Sunday, November 29, 2020
Friday, November 27, 2020
More interesting Japanese players-1950s and 60s
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=koyama000mas
won 320 games with 3159 strike outs.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=sugish000shi
215-123, 2.23 ERA 1949-61
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=hasega000ryo
197-208 for bad teams. 2.65 era
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=akiyam000nob
193-171, 2.60 era
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=kodama000aki
.286, 130 dingers
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=katsur000tak
.278, 174 dingers
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=enomot000kih
.298, 246 homers
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=yamauc001kaz
.295, 396 homers
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=ono---002sho
184-155, 2244 K's
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=aramak000ats
173-107, 2.23 era
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=barbon001rob
roberto barbon
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=yoneda000tet
350-285, 3388 K's
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=kajimo000tak
254-255, 2945 K's
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=hirose000yos
.282, 2157 hits
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=nomura002kat
657 (!) homers -a catcher, even
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=sugiur000tad
187-106, 2.39
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=minaga000mut
221-139, 2.42
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=nakani000fut
.307, 244 homers, .553 slg-super good for a couple of years
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=toyoda000yas
.277, 263 homers. ss for most of career
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=inao--000kaz
276-137, 1.98
Pitched in both MILB and Japan in 1950s
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=nishit001wil
william nishita- probably part american and part japanese
Thursday, November 26, 2020
Some interesting Japanese players 1970s-80s
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=takaha003yos
ss- hit 163 homers, 477 stolen bases. Twice stole 70+bases.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=kinuga000sac
hit 504 homers-never more than 31 in a season.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=yamamo002koj
hit 536 dingers
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=kitabe000man
213 wins, 141 losses
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=ono---000yut
148 wins, 138 saves, 2.90 ERA
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=hara--001tat
382 home runs
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=saitoh001mas
180-96, 2.77 ERA
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=lee---001leo
A gaijin, hit 268 homers
Japanese player who played 25 games in minors in 1973
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=mayumi001aki
-later: read that lodi was actually japanese farmteam playing in america. shows what I know. JI- 11-27-20
1953 Yankees
I was thinking about your convincing article from the Historical Abstract about why the 1961 Yankees were not a great team.
Saturday, November 21, 2020
Friday, November 20, 2020
"Competent baseball men agree the Bushwicks could hold their own in any AA circuit and would beat the Phillies regularly. The Bushwicks average 350,000 paid admissions in 80 games, which is more than the Braves, Phillies, or Browns attract at home in 77"
From Santa Ana Register, July 24, 1941, p.8 ad for Bushwicks
https://www.newspapers.com/image/54529398/?terms=bushwicks%20baseball&match=1 1915 Bushwick averages
https://www.newspapers.com/image/54332741/?terms=bushwicks%20baseball&match=1 1914 B. avgs
box score https://www.newspapers.com/image/52654661/?terms=bushwicks%20final%20average&match=1
1908 negro league box scores https://www.newspapers.com/image/53941084/?terms=bushwicks%20baseball%20official%20averages&match=1
1906 rosters- one team same https://www.newspapers.com/image/53879794/?terms=bushwicks%20baseball%20official%20averages&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/53876817/? terms=bushwicks%20baseball%20official%20averages&match=1 various- pretty interesting
https://www.newspapers.com/image/60020300/?terms=bushwicks%20baseball%20official%20averages&match=1 semi pro box scores 2 pictures
https://www.newspapers.com/image/54443448/?terms=bushwicks%20baseball%20official%20averages&match=1
bushwick box score https://www.newspapers.com/image/52617182/?terms=bushwicks%20baseball%20official%20averages&match=1
lots of semi pro box scores- 2 bush wick https://www.newspapers.com/image/59737817/?terms=bushwicks%20baseball%20official%20averages&match=1
good stuff https://www.newspapers.com/image/53867443/?terms=bushwicks%20baseball%20official%20averages&match=1
Monday, November 16, 2020
Saturday, November 14, 2020
Friday, November 13, 2020
Yuki Yanagita is one of Japan's top players.
This year he hit .342 with 29 home runs in just 119 games. He missed most of 2019 with an injury, but in 2018 hit .352 with 36 dingers. For his NPB career he has a .322 batting average with 186 homers in 997 games. He will be 32 next year, so he probably will never play in MLB.
Alfredo Despaigne's career may be nearing end
After hitting 36 homers for Softbank in 2019, he hit just .224 in 25 games for Softbank this year, though he did hit 6 homers. In the Japanese minor league the Western League he hit .450 in 16 games. He'll be 35 next year, has already hit 417 home runs, and may not reach 500.
Wladimir Balientien has first real off season in Japan
Wladimir, after years of success in Japan, hit just .168 with 9 homers in 60 games. He was 35 this year, and if his career is going to continue, he'll have to come back very quickly. He doesn't have many chances left.
Tyler Austin, former Yankee, is now playing in Japan
He last played for the Yankees in 2018. This year, for Yokohama in the Central League, he hit 20 homers in 65 games.
Look for this guy in the MLB in 5 years
Munetaka Murakami hit 36 home runs for Yakult in 2019, though he hit just .231 with 184 strikeouts. He was 19 that year. This year, at 20, he hit 28 home runs in just 120 games, 2nd in the Central League, while lifting his batting average up to .307. He also walked 87 times.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=muraka000mun
Futility
Exhibit #127 in the case for the DH: Shosei Togo, a pitcher in Japan, over his 2 year career has gone 0 for 37 with 21 strike outs and 0 walks.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=togo--000sho
Pinch runners in Japan
Interestingly enough, there is a player in Japan who is primarily a pinch runner. Over 148 NPB games, he has had just 105 plate appearances, while having scored 50 runs and stealing 38 bases against but 9 times caught.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=masuda002dai
There is another player, Koshiro Wada, who, though he has less of a track record, spent this year as a pinch runner. He is just 21.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=wada--000kos
Sunday, November 8, 2020
Roger Bresnahan
Roger was without question one of the greatest catchers the game has produced and his long years of practical experience could not be duplicated by any youngster, however talented. -Baseball Magazine, Oct. 1913, vol. XI issue 6
It is reported that the mighty Archer has jumped. If so, the task ahead of Bresnahan is stupendous, for, even if Roj tries to catch every day, he is hardly in Archer's class, especially in that dead-ly throw to second. - Baseball Magazine, Feb. 1915, vol. XIV, issue 4
https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll2/id/3092/rec/5
The Heroes of the Bridgeport Wreck (Cardinals)
Friday, November 6, 2020
Wednesday, November 4, 2020
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
Friday, October 30, 2020
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.
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Monday, October 26, 2020
Saturday, October 24, 2020
Friday, October 23, 2020
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Monday, October 19, 2020
Saturday, October 17, 2020
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
Friday, October 16, 2020
Monday, October 12, 2020
Sunday, October 11, 2020
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
Saturday, October 10, 2020
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
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- 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
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
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
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
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 Championship series: #1 #2 #3
1933 Roseville averages as of 8-4
1948 final stats-not all league
Trolley League
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
Standings, as of Oct. 26, 1913
1916- Sep. batting for Sacramento
State League
1908 final batting and pitching
misc.
1903 Poppies batting and fielding
1933 Placer-Nevada final stats
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
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
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
1922 SJVL Fresno after 10 games
1926 San Mateo Blues final stats
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 v. Yellow Checkers