Jun II Sim Done

Game Date:  Jul 1 2027

Standings:
Adams:  London has a two game lead over Atlanta
Zotti:  Seattle has a commanding fifteen game lead over Brick
Signorino:  Antelope Valley is three games up on Maui
Wild Card:  Brick is one game ahead of Atlanta

Awards & Accomplishments:
Ohio C Guillermo Medina named Player of the Week (6/21, second award)
Brooklyn 3B/SS Katsuhiko Jouda named Player of the Week (6/28, 7th award)
Seattle 2B Norman Kuhn named Batter of the Month (3rd award)
London SP Matt McDonald, the subject of three trades this season and the author of a no-hitter, was named Pitcher of the Month.
Seattle 3B Sung-heun Hwa named Rookie of the Month.

Significant Injuries:
Shackamaxon SP Joseph Macaluso is done for the year (and, at his age, maybe his career) with an elbow bone spur.
Brick SP Kevin Lambert has a shoulder inflammation and is out for two months.
Highland will be without CF Cale Page for about three weeks due to an intercostal strain.
Norfolk RF Stephano Gomez strained a back muscle (his second injury this season) and will miss three weeks.
Highland C Carlton Whaley has an oblique strain.  Highland will need a new backup catcher for the next seven weeks.

Trivia Question:
Last week's question:
In some other baseball universe, in 2008, Carlos Zambrano had a thirteen game hitting streak, tying him with Jonny Sain for the second longest hitting streak while pitching.  Who has the longest?  (Hint... the person won at least 200 games -- that should narrow it down a bit).

The excellent hitting pitcher was Wilbur Cooper of the 1924 Pittsburgh Pirates who, from June 23 to September 3, put together a 16 game hitting streak as a pitcher.  Cooper, who pitched fifteen years in the majors, finished with a record of 216-178 and an ERA of 2.89.  His 202 victories with the Pirates is still, to this day, the franchise record.

This sim's question:
In some other baseball universe, there was a woe-begotten franchise named the St. Louis Browns.  For fifty years, they pretty much signed a lease to occupy the bottom spot in the American League standings.  It was rare, indeed, when they had an opportunity to escape from the second division and it took World War II to actually get the team to their only World Series in 1944 (which they promptly lost to their cross-town rivals, the Cardinals).  The team eventually went broke and was sold to a group who moved it to Baltimore.  It's past is so shameful that, unlike other franchises that celebrate and honor their past histories and stars from before relocation, the Orioles have pretty much ignored their Browns history.

Which player (who has a much more well-known claim to fame) was the last former St. Louis Browns player to still be active as a player?

Ronald Quijada Leaderboard Watch:
Runs: Quijada has passed John Hukill and is now the all-time leader in runs scored with 1870.
Hits: Quijada has 2591 games, third to Dong Lutz (2653) and Brian Frison (2658)
At Bats: Quijada's 9649 is second to Luis Jeon who has 10119.
Games: Quijada is at 2822, second to Luis Jeon's 2888.
Walks: Quijada's 1844 walks is still second to Luis Jeon's 1878.
Singles: Quijada now has 1711 singles, second to Gregorio Marzano's 1759.

Next sim:  Saturday night, Nov 14 (note deviation from normal schedule).