Sim 3 In The Books

Game Date:  Apr 28 2036

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Antelope Valley
Appalachian
Atlanta
Brick
Chicago
Philadelphia
Toronto
Wilmington

Standings:

Adams:  Brick is three games ahead of Toronto
Zotti:  Antelope Valley and Milwaukee are tied for the lead
Signorino:  Atlanta is two up on Wilmington

Awards and Accomplishments:

Chicago's Ben Turner named Player of the Week (3rd career award)
Atlanta's Lawrence Floyd throws a shutout one-hitter against New Orleans, the only hit being a single by Ken Reed in the seventh inning.
New Orleans Adly Sabry hits three home runs vs. Houston

Significant Injuries:
Houston SP PJ Booker has a ruptured finger tendon which will cost him four months.

Batting Line of the Sim:
Aldi Sabry:  3-4, 3 home runs, 8 RBI, 2 walks and four runs scored

Pitching Line of the Sim:
Lawrence Floyd:  9 shutout innings, one hit, two walks, 7K.

Season oddity:

So far this season, three shutout one-hitters have been pitched -- and it's still only April.
Lawrence Floyd pitched his on 4/22.  On 4/14, two pitchers did it:
Brick's Jose Aquino who allowed a single in the third
Philadelphia's Chris Williams who had a perfect game going until two out in the seventh when he gave up a double to Roy Nickerson.

Last Sim's Trivia Question:

Who are the only three players to be All Stars every season they played in MLB?

The answers are Joe Dimaggio (13 seasons), Gleyber Torres (2 seasons) and Pete Alonso (one season).  Of course, the latter two are subject to change as time goes on.

This sim's Trivia Question:

In the decade of 2000-2009, Andy Pettitte had the most wins 148.  In second place was Randy Johnson, who had 143 -- only five behind Pettitte.  Five wins, however, is hardly the highest margin for having the most wins in the decade.  There were two times in the deadball era when the margin was 57 games -- the 1870s (Al Spalding 252, Tommy Bond 195) and the 1910s (Walter Johnson 265, Grover Cleveland Alexander 208).  But the game was played much differently in the deadball era, so let's exclude those totals.

Starting with the liveball era (1920 and onward), who led the majors in wins for a decade had the biggest lead over the next pitcher?   60 Commissioner Points for the right answer in the #random channel on Slack.

Next sim:  Wednesday night