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A's/Marlins = free game on MLB app today :-)

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BANKHEAD SHUTS DOWN NY; GIBSON LAUNCHES 33RD HR

Giants have the 2nd-most-productive offense in #1947league, behind only Brooklyn. You wouldn't have guessed that today, though: Dan Bankhead K'd 11 and held them to 2 hits. Josh Gibson went long.

NYG (43-41) 120
STLB(51-36) 350

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The other day, I asked you to name the year Pat Scantlebury made the East All-Star Team.

It was 1946; Cliff got it right, which means today's #1947League game is brought to you by Cliff and by #CreedenceClearwaterRevival #CCR.

"Lookin' for a pot of gold"

https://youtu.be/ym4HtDQhoRg?si=MiBPav93VLnZUPUS

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Based on the latest Seamheads statistics, in what year did Josh Gibson post his highest regular-season batting average?

One guess.

#1947League

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I chose Seamheads (the one that updates records more regularly, via research of old sources) bcs the top Josh Gibson batting average seemed unreal. I thought surely I'd have heard about this, that it must have been a recent discovery.

Nope. Multiple sources. He hit .466 in 1943!

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Consider the terror and despair opposing pitchers must have felt in attempting to develop some strategy for dealing with Josh Gibson in 1943.

Whatever it was, it didn't work.

BA: .466
OBP: .560
SLG: .867
OPS: 1.427
-> OPS+: 283<-

Yes, this was all against NNL teams.

#baseball

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5 innings in relief today. 0R 0ER 7K 2H 3WK. Earned the W.
Hitting needs work. Went 1-5. R 2K stole home on a double steal. Had some very healthy hacks that I just missed.

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DAYUM SON!

WELL DONE!

Congratulations🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉!

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#1947League made a trip to IKEA today. Back on duty tomorrow...

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Okay. You have seen a lot of plays at the plate. But I bet you have never seen a play at the plate quite like this:

https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxSlAWBT2Lxq5fg4Z0rwG2vftj2izUu9dR?si=dKeAytxfRK6b2f9y

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Levitation? Takeoff?

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Josh Gibson's .466 season average in 1943 is mind-blowing...but he doesn't hold the record for highest #MLB season batting average.

WHO DOES?

#1947League #baseball

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Yesterday's #1947League game brought to you by #Waxahatchee because oh my God is this album amazing.

#TigersBlood #Music #nowplaying #KatieCrutchfield

https://youtu.be/PrBHXS0zZqo?si=sstWretTRJxxsMNz

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Hey how bout those Timberwolves! Suffocating defense last night. Up 2-0 on the defending champs!

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Well done, WOLVES!

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ESPN.com apparently didn't get the memo about Black Leagues stats being MLB stats (not sure what's up with that) -- but if you zoom over to baseball-reference.com you'll see that the single-season batting average record belongs to #1947League's very own Tetelo Vargas.

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GIANTS TAKE THREE OF FOUR FROM BROWNS

Bob Romby got the win; Bill Rigney's solo homer proved the GWRBI. Ford Smith took the loss.

NYG (45-41) 200100010 491
STLB(51-38)000020000 262

#1947League #baseball #mlb #blm

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Ouch. Bad day at work in two dimensions.

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To what team did Bob Romby's Elite Giants lose the NNL Championship Series in 1948?

One guess.

#1947League #baseball

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Cliff got the answer to this, which is entertaining and which I will share as soon as possible. #1947League will return when the deadline fever passes... Say a prayer if you're so inclined! 🙂

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Not baseball, but...

Francis Ford Coppola and Ali McGraw prepare to give out an Oscar in 1979. One of these people wolfed down rock promoter Bill Graham's magic cookie, unaware that its most notable ingredient was #cannabis. Can you guess which one?

https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxJL8l5oTu2Rte64Sel-DJNLrNCsZH6LRZ?si=UUGlnNh9rEuvQtim

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I nominate Bill “Spaceman” Lee as the plot twist

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Yeah, so this happened. 😊

#MLB catches up with #1947League and, um, reality -- acknowledges that #JoshGibson is the all-time batting average and OPS leader.

#baseball #BlackMastodon #NegroLeagues

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OK, if you're just tuning in, this thread is part of a 3-years-and-counting #baseball simulation project replaying the 1947 season fully integrated with #NegroLeagues stars of the era. (As opposed to a handful of Black players.)

Details here:

https://toot.community/@YusufToropov/109415869748017386

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To create game results in #1947League, I use good old dice and cards and handwritten scoresheets, via the #APBA #boardgame.

If you're not familiar with #APBA, just think "D&D for #baseball nerds -- but equally viable in solo AND head-to-head play."

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To date, I've played, scored, & logged 511 #1947League games using '47 season stats of AL, NL, NNL, & NAL players. Created cards via this site, which I recommend if you are an #APBA nerd. Stats come from baseball-reference and Seamheads.

https://www.compuducksports.com/cardcomp/

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We're a bit more than halfway through the #1947League season.

Maybe you're wondering who the breakout stars are for each of the teams thus far. Well, whether you are or not, you're about to find out. 🙂

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#1947League St. Louis Browns top players

#baseball

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#1947League NEW YORK YANKEES top players

#baseball

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#1947League DETROIT TIGERS top players

#baseball

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#1947League BOSTON RED SOX top players

#baseball

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#1947League CLEVELAND INDIANS top players

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#1947League WASHINGTON SENATORS top players

#baseball

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Back on the bird site, three years ago, there was a GM for each team. We had a big draft. Later on, there were trades, too, which explains, for instance, why Dixie Walker is playing for Cleveland.

Nolan & Brian = only Mastodon GMs now, and the trade deadline has passed.

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I still update the GMs via email about what's going on. When time permits. 🙂

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On to the #1947League's National Division...