Had to post this recap.
Yankees Opening Day, Polo Grounds, April 11, 1917
Final from the Polo Grounds:
Babe Ruth had a no-hitter through 7-2/3 innings, and Ray Caldwell, the OPPOSING PITCHER, hits a double to break up the no-hit bid.
Damn.
Category Archives: Ball Park Baseball
1917: One down…
Ball Park Baseball: 1917
I seem to find a new thing about this game whenever I start a new project. A chart that I should have been looking at more often is what I usually find.
This time I’m actually taking the time to check the solitaire strategy charts which I should have been using, but didn’t.
It’s mostly because I’m playing games in 1917, the Deadball Era, where most runs were scored by what SF Giants broadcasters call the Ground Attack: bunts, steals, simply putting the ball in play and not relying on the longball. I need these charts to keep me honest, and truth be told, I don’t call for most of the regular Ground Attack strategy, like sacrifice bunts or hit and run plays. Heck, I hardly call for a steal of second, but that changes now.
Through two and a half innings, the Indians and Tigers are tied 0-0 with 1 hit for each team. It’s been mostly ground outs, with one ball leaving the infield for a fly out.
Bottom line is that I have to adjust my style of play for 1917 baseball.
Stay tuned!
1917: MLB Replay, Game 1 Preview
Oldest Park in the NL
I was getting the stadium charts ready for the 1917 replay, and counted off 7 of 8 stadiums for the National League, based on the years printed on the charts. I checked twice, and then realized that the missing stadium was already being used in my 1967 replay, and that I’d be using it for a 2010 replay, should I decide to play the Cubs.
1935 World Series
Wrigley Field opened in 1914, as the home of the Federal League’s Chicago Whales. The Cubs began play at Wrigley in 1916. They’ve called the “friendly confines” home since then.
I hope to play a few Opening Day (April 11, 1917) games this weekend.
AL Games:
CLE @ DET
BOS @ NYY
WSH @ PHA
CHW @ SLB
NL Games:
PHI @ BRO
PIT @ CHC
STL @ CIN
The Giants and Braves begin their season on April 12th.
Stay tuned!
Goals?
I toyed with the idea of setting up a goal of finishing 50% of each of my current projects by the middle of the year.
But then I realized that this could turn this more into a chore than a hobby.
So I’ll make it a not-so-strict goal, with the baseball projects taking priority.
And I still plan to start the 1917 full season replay sometime soon.
Stay tuned!
