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I was going to say -- if it had worked, he would have been a hero, and it was close, so... not RITP

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lol

never heard that one

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BRAVES ROLL ON

Boston got another quality start from Red Barrett, now 6-2 with an ERA under 2.00. Silvo Garcia keyed the decisive 8th-inning rally. Feller (6-9) took yet another tough loss.

BOSB (39-36)2 6 0
CLE (30-46) 1 70

#1947League

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Today's #1947League game brought to you by @RuthODay and #BennyGoodman and his orchestra. Stand back!

https://youtu.be/r2S1I_ien6A?si=mvOBc3a52UGX2Ro_

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In what league did today's hero, Silvio Garcia, make his professional debut?

Multiple guesses OK.

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Caribbean?

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Sorry, friends. Looks like the Grateful Dead today. Silvio Garcia made his debut in the Cuban Winter League.

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And here's another cool data graphic....all-time ERA leaders. Fascinating to watch knowing that Koufax had the opposite career trajectory of everyone else. Started out mediocre, got way, way better...

https://youtu.be/vBuAKXSDnWk?si=67-o-Tx-4PsK5d1M

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Koufax doesn't even crack the top 20 until 1965 -- quickly zooms up to the top tier! (He would retire the next year, of course.)

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BROWNS TOP PHILS...AGAIN

Josh Gibson clubbed round-trippers #31 and #32 in his team's 76th game. Ford Smith held the high-flying Phils to 6 hits. St. Louis's 3rd straight win from Philly.

PHI(49-27) 160
STLB(44-32)592

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I don't know the outcome of the (fictional?) event below.

Here's a question I do have the answer to, though. Which of these two men has the higher career OPS, according to the best available stats? One guess, please.

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Gibson?

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NOT GIBSON! :-)

That leaves it wide open for anyone who wants a song pick tomorrow...

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Empty-netter, here we come.

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Final chance -- #GratefulDead headed your way if no one claims this. Then again, if it were me, I'd welcome that.... :-) #1947League

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World Series preview? Next game = finale of a 7-game series between 1st-place teams, Phillies and Browns. Results so far:

G1: STLB 7, PHI 2
G2: PHI 2, STLB 1
G3: PHI 7, STLB 5
G4: STLB 1, PHI 0
G5: STLB 9, PHI 7
G6: STLB 5, PHI 1

#1947League

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4-2 for STLB?

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Yep. If it were the Series, it would be over. Don't quote me on it, but I am inclined to believe the Browns are the only team to dominate Philly this year. Stats to come ... at some point.

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BROWNS TAKE FOURTH STRAIGHT FROM PHILLIES

Bill Ricks picked up his 7th win. Butch Davis homered; Josh Gibson tripled. Browns keep rolling.

Philly's lead down to just one game in National Division.

PHI (49-28) 2 8 1
STLB(45-32)6 8 0

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Answer to yesterday's #1947League trivia question:

Babe Ruth's career OPS: 1.164

Josh Gibson's career OPS: 1.141

Ruth is the all-time leader in a stat that didn't exist during his career. :-)

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Today's #1947League game brought to you by the #GratefulDead -- via the Young Rascals:

https://youtu.be/fl-yxIuTdBE?si=vM9MtjT0BRB-_R0B

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#1947League question:

Josh Gibson, today's hero, was the 2nd-highest-paid player in NAL/NNL. (Satchel Paige was #1.)

If you translated Gibson's 1946 salary into 2024 dollars, what annual figure would you get? (within $10k)

Multiple guesses OK

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$112,358

If that wasn’t his salary, it would have been Fibonacci’s salary.

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Ruth is CORRECT! $650/mo in 1946 dollars translates to approximately $122,000/yr in 2024 dollars.

What would you like to hear, @RuthODay ?

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Wow! And I was going to round down to 110 to be “normal” (which would have put me out of the range), which goes to show that normal doesn’t always work.

Please play the song that would be my walk-up music if I am ever re-incarnated as a DH (what… you’re going to expect me to field the ball?!):

Rumble by Link Wray

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YES!

And to hell with normal. It's an urban legend anyway.

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#1947League standings

American

STLB 45 32 -
NYY 43 33 1.5
DET 35 38 8
BOSR 33 40 10
CLE 30 46 14.5
WAS 20 55 24

National

PHI 49 28 -
BKN 48 29 1
BOSB 38 36 9.5
STLC 37 36 10
NYG 36 38 11.5
PIT 36 39 12

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YANKS TOP BUMS, 3-2

Berra drove in Willard Brown and Al Smith in the 5th for the tying and go-ahead runs; Barney Morris made it stick and picked up his 6th win. Yanks gain half a game on the Browns.

NYY (44-33) 370
BKN (48-30) 272

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😭😭😭

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Bums miss a golden opportunity. Yanks take the first half's seven-game series, 4-3.

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Today's #1947League game brought to you by designated hitter @RuthODay and Link Wray. Cue the walkup music...

https://youtu.be/ucTg6rZJCu4?si=7BWZYrTnyOjUrDUZ

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Today's hero, Barney Morris, played his first pro game in 1932 for the Monroe Monarchs. What league did they play in? (Hint: Not NNL, not NAL).

One guess only!

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ECL?

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Nope -- they went out of business four years earlier. Good guess though

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#YIAY what league the Monroe Monarchs, the team Barney Morris broke in with, played in. That's the Negro Southern League, fated to be the sole functioning Black baseball league in 1932. For that one year, they were a major league.

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When it came to top-tier Black #baseball, the Great Depression left only the Negro Southern League standing in '32. That's where talent went. Strange geographical bedfellows dept.: for that one season, the Chicago American Giants were "southern"!

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Turkey Stearnes and Bill Foster, both destined for the #Baseball Hall of Fame, paced the Chicago American Giants' attack in 1932. #1947League