SMALL BALL KINGS PRE-1920 DRAFTING

25. Kenhutchings - Johnny Kling 1906
26. Doug Tucker - Forbes Field 1909
27. Musial6 - Donie Bush 1909
28. Krazykat - Bobby Wallace 1902
29. gfdwarf - Dutch Leonard 1915 (proxy)
30. ehlekev - Buck Freeman 1902
31. risden - Cap Anson 1894
32. allstarinc - Ray Chapman 1920
33. Lmbombers - Elmer Flick 1906
34. gordiehowe - Hans Lobert 1911
35. Rick Smith - John McGraw 1900
36. rjnewman - Frank Baker 1911
37. rjnewman - Frank Chance 1906


If you guys will leave me Tinker I will have Tinker to Evers to Chance.....

Put Dimaggio on Cleveland and see how history would place him.

Interesting what if, to say the least. Larry Doby, of course, was the Indians center fielder for part of Joe D.'s career. Indians won the AL pennant and the World Series in 1948, so the Cleveland team (which edged the Boston Red Sox by just 1 game) would have been that much more potent. The Indians finished six games behind the Yankees in 1950; having DiMaggio on the Indians would likely have resulted in a few more wins for them along with a few more losses for the Yankees, so they might have been able to win the pennant that year, also.

Although playing on the Yankees helped, I would like to think that it was his 56 game hitting streak that cemented his legacy. Along with Marilyn Monroe, of course...

I always thought it was Mr. Coffee, the Bowery Savings Bank and Simon & Garfunkel who made the Dimaggio legacy

25. Kenhutchings - Johnny Kling 1906
26. Doug Tucker - Forbes Field 1909
27. Musial6 - Donie Bush 1909
28. Krazykat - Bobby Wallace 1902
29. gfdwarf - Dutch Leonard 1915 (proxy)
30. ehlekev - Buck Freeman 1902
31. risden - Cap Anson 1894
32. allstarinc - Ray Chapman 1920
33. Lmbombers - Elmer Flick 1906
34. gordiehowe - Hans Lobert 1911
35. Rick Smith - John McGraw 1900
36. rjnewman - Frank Baker 1911
37. rjnewman - Frank Chance 1906

38. Rick Smith - Art Fletcher 1911
39. Gordie Howe -
40. LM Bombers -
41. AllStarInc. -
42. Risden -
43. Ehlekev -
44. Gfdwarf -
45. Krazy Kat -
46. Musial6 -
47. Doug Tucker -
48. Ken Hutchings -

49. Ken Hutchings -


If you guys will leave me Tinker I will have Tinker to Evers to Chance.....

25. Kenhutchings - Johnny Kling 1906
26. Doug Tucker - Forbes Field 1909
27. Musial6 - Donie Bush 1909
28. Krazykat - Bobby Wallace 1902
29. gfdwarf - Dutch Leonard 1915 (proxy)
30. ehlekev - Buck Freeman 1902
31. risden - Cap Anson 1894
32. allstarinc - Ray Chapman 1920
33. Lmbombers - Elmer Flick 1906
34. gordiehowe - Hans Lobert 1911
35. Rick Smith - John McGraw 1900
36. rjnewman - Frank Baker 1911

ROUND 4
37. rjnewman - Frank Chance 1906
38. Rick Smith - Art Fletcher 1911
39. Gordie Howe - Ray Schalk 1919
40. LM Bombers -
41. AllStarInc. -
42. Risden -
43. Ehlekev -
44. Gfdwarf -
45. Krazy Kat -
46. Musial6 -
47. Doug Tucker -
48. Ken Hutchings -

39. Gordie Howe - Ray Schalk 1919

Earlier today I posted from a website called What the Hall, which is about the Baseball Hall of Fame, specifically about why some of the players were voted in and notable players who haven't yet been selected. Anyway, there was a story regarding Ty Cobb, and that he was so despised by other ballplayers that only two former major leaguers attended his funeral, Schalk being one of them, Mickey Cochrane being the other.

http://what-the-hall.info/index.shtml?records

39. Gordie Howe - Ray Schalk 1919

Earlier today I posted from a website called What the Hall, which is about the Baseball Hall of Fame, specifically about why some of the players were voted in and notable players who haven't yet been selected. Anyway, there was a story regarding Ty Cobb, and that he was so despised by other ballplayers that only two former major leaguers attended his funeral, Schalk being one of them, Mickey Cochrane being the other.

http://what-the-hall.info/index.shtml?records

That's a great web site, I have not heard of it before, thanks.

Rick

ROUND 4
37. rjnewman - Frank Chance 1906
38. Rick Smith - Art Fletcher 1911
39. Gordie Howe - Ray Schalk 1919
40. LM Bombers - Del Pratt 1913
41. AllStarInc. -
42. Risden -
43. Ehlekev -
44. Gfdwarf -
45. Krazy Kat -
46. Musial6 -
47. Doug Tucker -
48. Ken Hutchings -

ROUND 4
37. rjnewman - Frank Chance 1906
38. Rick Smith - Art Fletcher 1911
39. Gordie Howe - Ray Schalk 1919
40. LM Bombers - Del Pratt 1913
41. AllStarInc. - Fred Clarke 1903
42. Risden -
43. Ehlekev -
44. Gfdwarf -
45. Krazy Kat -
46. Musial6 -
47. Doug Tucker -
48. Ken Hutchings -

Please note that AllStarInc's 3rd round pick of Ray Chapman has to be the 1915 version, as the 1920 version isn't part of this draft. Please correct now, if that's not who you want.

Yeah, not sure why I wrote 1920..that's fine 1915 was the correct year.