TEAM HISTORY
Friday, 10/20/1949
Draft Picks :
Round 1 pick: CF Edd Roush
Round 2 pick: P Hippo Vaughn
Round 3 pick: P Stan Coveleski
Round 4 pick: P Red Faber
Round 5 pick: P Sam Jones
Round 6 pick: RF Charlie Jamieson
Round 7 pick: 1B Stuffy Mcinnis
Round 8 pick: RF Jimmy Johnston
Round 9 pick: SS Joe Dugan
Round 10 pick: C Steve O'neill
Round 11 pick: RF Max Flack
Round 12 pick: P Hooks Dauss
Round 13 pick: CF Jim Thorpe
Round 14 pick: P Bill Gatewood
Round 15 pick: 3B Fred Mcmullin
Round 16 pick: 2B Bill Wambsganss
Round 17 pick: P Bill Donovan
Round 18 pick: LF Hugh High
Round 19 pick: P Paul Carter
Round 20 pick: 2B Germany Schaefer
Round 21 pick: 1B Doc Johnston
Round 22 pick: P Tim Mccabe
Round 23 pick: C George Gibson
Round 24 pick: 3B Agustin Parpetti
Round 25 pick: C Otto Miller
Round 26 pick: P Dana Fillingim
Round 27 pick: P Harry Heitmann
Round 28 pick: LF Wally Rehg
Round 29 pick: P Roy Sanders
Round 30 pick: P Happy Finneran
Round 31 pick: P Rudy Kallio
Round 32 pick: P Lefty Leifield
Round 33 pick: 2B Ed Hemingway
Round 34 pick: 2B Tom Miller
Round 35 pick: SS Bob Larmore
Red Faber won the Gold Glove at Pitcher.
Final Record :
Wins : 64, Losses : 98, Pct. : .395, Position in Division : 4, 33.0 games behind leader.
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Year 1919 Recap :
Fan loyalty drops to Average...
Draft Picks :
Round 1 pick: 2B Frankie Frisch. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 2 pick: LF Bevo Lebourveau. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 3 pick: LF Norm Mcneil
Round 4 pick: P Jesse Winters
Round 5 pick: 1B Ivy Griffin
Round 6 pick: C Lou Raymond
Round 7 pick: CF John Cavanaugh
Max Flack won the Gold Glove at Leftfield.
Final Record :
Wins : 72, Losses : 90, Pct. : .444, Position in Division : 4, 21.0 games behind leader.
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Year 1920 Recap :
Draft Picks :
Round 1 pick: RF Bob Meusel. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 2 pick: CF Clarence Jenkins. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 3 pick: C Otto Ray. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 4 pick: P Eddie Rommel. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 5 pick: P Jimmy Oldham. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 6 pick: P Rip Collins. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 7 pick: P Percy Jones
Round 8 pick: LF Paul Johnson
Round 9 pick: LF Vern Spencer
Round 10 pick: P Ernie Alten
Final Record :
Wins : 75, Losses : 87, Pct. : .463, Position in Division : 4, 26.0 games behind leader.
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Year 1921 Recap :
Fan loyalty drops to Fair...
Draft Picks :
Round 1 pick: RF Kiki Cuyler. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 2 pick: C Butch Henline. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 2 pick: SS Gerard Williams. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 3 pick: SS Frank Parkinson. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 3 pick: RF Johnny Mokan. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 4 pick: P Lefty Stewart. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 5 pick: P Ralph Moore. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 6 pick: P Duke Sedgwick. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 7 pick: P Lefty Clarke
Round 8 pick: C Charlie Niebergall
Round 9 pick: P Cy Morgan
Round 10 pick: C Mike Wilson
Round 11 pick: 3B George Foss
Kiki Cuyler won the Gold Glove at Rightfield.
Final Record :
Wins : 59, Losses : 103, Pct. : .364, Position in Division : 4, 44.0 games behind leader.
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Year 1922 Recap :
Fan loyalty drops to Poor...
Draft Picks :
Round 1 pick: C Gabby Hartnett. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 2 pick: P Syl Johnson. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 3 pick: 3B Waddy Macphee. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 4 pick: CF Andrew Wilson. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 5 pick: C John Barnes. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 6 pick: P Al Yeargin. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 7 pick: RF George Mcnamara
Round 8 pick: P Jim Brillheart
Round 9 pick: P Frank Mack
Round 10 pick: P Lerton Pinto
Round 11 pick: 2B Tom Lovelace
Final Record :
Wins : 78, Losses : 84, Pct. : .481, Position in Division : 4, 16.0 games behind leader.
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Year 1923 Recap :
Draft Picks :
Round 1 pick: P Harry Salmon. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 2 pick: P Arthur Henderson. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 3 pick: 3B Bill Mccarren. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 4 pick: P Lewis Wolfolk. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 5 pick: P George Boggs. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 6 pick: P Phil Collins. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 7 pick: SS Mike Gazella
Round 8 pick: C Benny Bengough
Round 9 pick: 1B Speed Walker
Round 10 pick: P Nick Dumovich
Round 11 pick: P Tige Stone
Round 12 pick: P Johnson Fry
Eddie Rommel won the Gold Glove at Pitcher.
Bob Meusel won the Gold Glove at Leftfield.
Edd Roush won the Gold Glove at Centerfield.
Final Record :
Wins : 67, Losses : 95, Pct. : .414, Position in Division : 4, 34.0 games behind leader.
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Year 1924 Recap :
Draft Picks :
Round 1 pick: CF Al Simmons. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 2 pick: P John Dobb. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 3 pick: P Flint Rhem
Round 4 pick: P John Woods
Round 5 pick: C Cliff Knox
Round 6 pick: P Milt Steengrafe
Round 7 pick: P Bert Lewis
Round 8 pick: P Ben Shields
Round 9 pick: CF Joe Bratcher
Bob Meusel won the Gold Glove at Leftfield.
Al Simmons won the Gold Glove at Centerfield.
Kiki Cuyler won the Gold Glove at Rightfield.
Final Record :
Wins : 75, Losses : 87, Pct. : .463, Position in Division : 3, 13.0 games behind leader.
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Year 1925 Recap :
Draft Picks :
Round 1 pick: P Gil Paulsen. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 2 pick: CF Alex Metzler. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 3 pick: 1B Chick Tolson
Round 4 pick: 2B Doc Gautreau. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 5 pick: C John Bischoff
Round 6 pick: LF Tom Jenkins
Round 7 pick: C Frank Mccrea
Round 8 pick: CF Ollie Klee
Frankie Frisch won the Gold Glove at Second Base.
Al Simmons won the Gold Glove at Centerfield.
Final Record :
Wins : 81, Losses : 81, Pct. : .500, Position in Division : 3, 12.0 games behind leader.
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Year 1926 Recap :
Draft Picks :
Round 1 pick: 2B Tony Lazzeri. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 2 pick: P Ned Porter. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 3 pick: P Leon Williams. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 4 pick: 3B Ed Cotter. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 5 pick: 1B Lee Dunham. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 6 pick: P Al Smith
Lewis Wolfolk was named American League-Pitcher of the year !
In 45 games started, he pitched 387 innings, fanning 136 and walking 41 batters.
Roger Peckinpaugh won the Gold Glove at Shortstop.
Kiki Cuyler won the Gold Glove at Rightfield.
Final Record :
Wins : 82, Losses : 80, Pct. : .506, Position in Division : 2, 14.0 games behind leader.
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Year 1927 Recap :
Fan loyalty increases to Fair!
Draft Picks :
Round 1 pick: P Albert Davis . Signing Bonus: $0
Round 2 pick: SS Heinie Schuble. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 3 pick: 1B Guy Sturdy. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 4 pick: 2B Bob Way. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 5 pick: SS Marty Karow. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 6 pick: P Frank Bushey
Round 7 pick: 3B Harry Wilke
Tony Lazzeri was named American League Rookie Of The Year !
He batted .281 in 530 AB, with 14 homers and 101 RBI.
Lewis Wolfolk was named American League-Pitcher of the year !
In 44 games started, he pitched 371.2 innings, fanning 135 and walking 41 batters.
Al Simmons won the Gold Glove at Centerfield.
Bob Meusel won the Gold Glove at Rightfield.
Final Record :
Wins : 77, Losses : 85, Pct. : .475, Position in Division : 3, 18.0 games behind leader.
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Year 1928 Recap :
Draft Picks :
Round 1 pick: 1B Ed Morgan. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 2 pick: CF Elbert Melton. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 3 pick: P Rudy Leopold. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 4 pick: SS Joe Hassler. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 5 pick: C Al Bool
Round 6 pick: P Roy Wilson
Round 7 pick: P June Greene
Round 8 pick: 3B Pelham Ballenger
Al Simmons won the Gold Glove at Centerfield.
Final Record :
Wins : 76, Losses : 86, Pct. : .469, Position in Division : 2, 10.0 games behind leader.
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Year 1929 Recap :
Team market falls to Below Average.
Draft Picks :
Round 1 pick: SS Jesse Walker. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 2 pick: P Whit Wyatt. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 3 pick: P Roy Sherid. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 4 pick: LF Bill Dunlap. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 5 pick: CF Joe Cicero. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 6 pick: P Don Savidge. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 7 pick: 1B Joe O'rourke
Eddie Rommel was named American League-Pitcher of the year !
In 43 games started, he pitched 366.1 innings, fanning 106 and walking 88 batters.
Kiki Cuyler won the Gold Glove at Rightfield.
Final Record :
Wins : 83, Losses : 79, Pct. : .512, Position in Division : 2, 13.0 games behind leader.
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Year 1930 Recap :
Draft Picks :
Round 1 pick: SS Luke Appling. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 2 pick: 2B Dib Williams. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 3 pick: LF Hal Lee. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 4 pick: CF Tom Hughes. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 5 pick: RF Tedd Gullic
Round 6 pick: P Harry Child
Round 7 pick: P Owen Kahn
Lewis Wolfolk was named American League-Pitcher of the year !
In 45 games started, he pitched 373 innings, fanning 135 and walking 49 batters.
Syl Johnson won the Gold Glove at Pitcher.
Final Record :
Wins : 81, Losses : 81, Pct. : .500, Position in Division : 2, 14.0 games behind leader.
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Year 1931 Recap :
Draft Picks :
Round 1 pick: P Hal Schumacher. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 2 pick: P Oral Hildebrand. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 3 pick: P Whitey Hilcher. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 4 pick: P Jim Peterson. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 5 pick: P Phil Gallivan. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 6 pick: SS Louis Brower
Round 7 pick: SS Ray Fitzgerald
Gabby Hartnett won the Gold Glove at Catcher.
Luke Appling won the Gold Glove at Shortstop.
Final Record :
Wins : 82, Losses : 80, Pct. : .506, Position in Division : 2, 8.0 games behind leader.
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Year 1932 Recap :
Draft Picks :
Round 1 pick: P Eugene Bremmer. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 2 pick: P Tony Freitas. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 3 pick: P Bob Poser. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 4 pick: P Bud Thomas. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 5 pick: 1B Harry Taylor
Round 6 pick: P Ed Pipgras
Ed Morgan won the Gold Glove at First Base.
Final Record :
Wins : 79, Losses : 83, Pct. : .488, Position in Division : 3, 9.0 games behind leader.
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Year 1933 Recap :
Draft Picks :
Round 1 pick: P Dutch Leonard. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 2 pick: LF Milt Bocek. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 3 pick: P Bill Dietrich. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 4 pick: 2B Tony Robello. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 5 pick: 3B Eddie Hunter
Gabby Hartnett won the Gold Glove at Catcher.
Tony Lazzeri won the Gold Glove at Second Base.
Dib Williams won the Gold Glove at Third Base.
Clarence Jenkins won the Gold Glove at Leftfield.
Final Record :
Wins : 91, Losses : 71, Pct. : .562, Position in Division : 2, 3.0 games behind leader.
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Year 1934 Recap :
Draft Picks :
Round 1 pick: CF Moose Solters. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 2 pick: RF Fred Sington. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 3 pick: P Mark Filley. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 3 pick: P Junie Barnes. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 4 pick: 2B Don Heffner. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 5 pick: P Joe Mulligan. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 6 pick: P Ed Lagger. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 7 pick: P Hugo Klaerner
Flint Rhem won the Gold Glove at Pitcher.
Final Record :
Wins : 84, Losses : 78, Pct. : .519, Position in Division : 3, 2.0 games behind leader.
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Year 1935 Recap :
Draft Picks :
Round 1 pick: P Harry Gumbert. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 2 pick: P Mays Copeland. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 3 pick: C Bill Conroy. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 4 pick: C Greek George. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 5 pick: P Al Mclean
Round 6 pick: C Sam Narron
Round 7 pick: P Woody Upchurch
Lewis Wolfolk was named American League-Pitcher of the year !
In 45 games started, he pitched 381.1 innings, fanning 132 and walking 46 batters.
Ed Morgan won the Gold Glove at First Base.
Final Record :
Wins : 81, Losses : 81, Pct. : .500, Position in Division : 3, 27.0 games behind leader.
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Year 1936 Recap :
Draft Picks :
Round 1 pick: P Nels Potter. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 2 pick: C Sid Gautreaux. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 3 pick: RF Lou Scoffic. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 4 pick: P Jake Mooty. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 5 pick: P Cotton Pippen
Round 6 pick: P Jim Mccloskey
Tony Lazzeri was named American League-Batter of the Year!
He batted .354 in 591 AB, with 44 homers and 136 RBI.
Jesse Walker won the Gold Glove at Third Base.
Moose Solters won the Gold Glove at Centerfield.
Final Record :
Wins : 73, Losses : 89, Pct. : .451, Position in Division : 4, 41.0 games behind leader.
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Year 1937 Recap :
Draft Picks :
Round 1 pick: C Roy Campanella. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 2 pick: LF Babe Barna. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 3 pick: RF George Case. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 4 pick: 2B Jimmy Brown. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 5 pick: P Jim Turner. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 6 pick: C Herb Crompton. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 7 pick: P George Hennessey. Signing Bonus: $0
Jesse Walker won the Gold Glove at Third Base.
Final Record :
Wins : 64, Losses : 98, Pct. : .395, Position in Division : 4, 35.0 games behind leader.
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Year 1938 Recap :
Draft Picks :
Round 1 pick: CF Sam Jethroe. Signing Bonus: $0
Draft Picks :
Round 1 pick: P Max Lanier. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 2 pick: SS Thomas Butts. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 3 pick: 2B Pete Coscarart. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 3 pick: P Rene Monteagudo. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 4 pick: LF Ralph Mcleod. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 5 pick: P Max Macon. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 6 pick: P Johnnie Wittig. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 7 pick: P Lee Rogers. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 8 pick: P Oscar Georgy. Signing Bonus: $0
Final Record :
Wins : 80, Losses : 82, Pct. : .494, Position in Division : 3, 29.0 games behind leader.
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Year 1939 Recap :
Fan loyalty drops to Poor...
Draft Picks :
Round 1 pick: P Ken Raffensberger. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 2 pick: C Jake Early. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 3 pick: P Bill Sayles. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 4 pick: P Jack Kramer. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 5 pick: 3B Tom Hafey. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 6 pick: 2B Morrie Aderholt. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 7 pick: P Wes Livengood. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 8 pick: P Bill Holland. Signing Bonus: $0
Luis Tiant sr won the Gold Glove at Pitcher.
Lou Gehrig won the Gold Glove at First Base.
Tony Lazzeri won the Gold Glove at Second Base.
Final Record :
Wins : 91, Losses : 71, Pct. : .562, Position in Division : 2, 6.0 games behind leader.
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Year 1940 Recap :
Draft Picks :
Round 1 pick: P Orval Grove. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 2 pick: P Art Johnson. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 3 pick: SS Gil Torres. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 4 pick: P Johnny Hutchings. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 5 pick: P Dick Conger. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 6 pick: P Al Piechota. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 7 pick: SS Sam File
Final Record :
Wins : 72, Losses : 90, Pct. : .444, Position in Division : 3, 26.0 games behind leader.
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Year 1941 Recap :
Draft Picks :
Round 1 pick: LF Hank Sauer. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 2 pick: P Howie Pollet. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 3 pick: 2B Paul Campbell. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 4 pick: SS Lennie Merullo. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 5 pick: P Emil Kush. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 6 pick: P Norm Branch. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 7 pick: P Charley Stanceu. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 8 pick: C Charlie Marshall. Signing Bonus: $0
Hank Sauer was named American League Rookie Of The Year !
He batted .253 in 525 AB, with 38 homers and 126 RBI.
Jesse Walker won the Gold Glove at Third Base.
Final Record :
Wins : 60, Losses : 102, Pct. : .370, Position in Division : 4, 27.0 games behind leader.
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Year 1942 Recap :
Draft Picks :
Round 1 pick: P Ewell Blackwell. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 2 pick: RF Ron Northey. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 3 pick: P Bob Savage. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 4 pick: SS John Sullivan. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 5 pick: P Tal Abernathy. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 6 pick: C Otto Denning. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 7 pick: P Chet Kehn. Signing Bonus: $0
Final Record :
Wins : 73, Losses : 89, Pct. : .451, Position in Division : 4, 22.0 games behind leader.
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Year 1943 Recap :
Draft Picks :
Round 1 pick: C Andy Seminick. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 2 pick: P Stubby Overmire. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 3 pick: RF Bud Metheny. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 4 pick: LF Guy Curtright. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 5 pick: P John Burrows. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 6 pick: P Xavier Rescigno. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 7 pick: SS Irv Hall
Round 8 pick: P Ben Cardoni
Round 9 pick: P Walter Signer
Round 10 pick: 2B Red Barbary
Max Lanier won the Gold Glove at Pitcher.
Bobby Doerr won the Gold Glove at Second Base.
Terry Moore won the Gold Glove at Centerfield.
Final Record :
Wins : 59, Losses : 103, Pct. : .364, Position in Division : 4, 38.0 games behind leader.
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Year 1944 Recap :
Draft Picks :
Round 1 pick: P Joe Nuxhall. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 2 pick: P Steve Roser. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 3 pick: LF Paul O'dea. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 4 pick: 2B Fred Vaughn. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 5 pick: P Clem Dreisewerd. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 6 pick: P Bob Katz. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 7 pick: P Whitey Miller
Round 8 pick: P Claude Crocker
Round 9 pick: P Chink Zachary
Round 10 pick: P Hank Miklos
Orval Grove won the Gold Glove at Pitcher.
Bobby Doerr won the Gold Glove at Second Base.
Final Record :
Wins : 60, Losses : 102, Pct. : .370, Position in Division : 4, 31.5 games behind leader.
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Year 1945 Recap :
Fan loyalty drops to Extremely Poor...
Draft Picks :
Round 1 pick: SS Jackie Robinson. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 2 pick: C Del Rice. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 3 pick: 2B Ben Steiner. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 4 pick: 3B Johnny Tobin. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 5 pick: P Jack Creel. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 6 pick: SS Al Cihocki. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 7 pick: 3B Nick Picciuto
Round 8 pick: P Ray Medeiros
Jackie Robinson was named American League Rookie Of The Year !
He batted .378 in 397 AB, with 14 homers and 61 RBI.
Ewell Blackwell was named American League-Pitcher of the year !
In 38 games started, he pitched 317 innings, fanning 225 and walking 109 batters.
Gene Hasson won the Gold Glove at First Base.
Final Record :
Wins : 88, Losses : 74, Pct. : .543, Position in Division : 2, 7.0 games behind leader.
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Year 1946 Recap :
Draft Picks :
Round 1 pick: SS Alvin Dark. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 2 pick: 2B Nippy Jones. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 3 pick: P Karl Drews. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 4 pick: C Mickey Grasso. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 5 pick: P Lee Griffeth. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 6 pick: P Mike Budnick. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 7 pick: C Bob Brady. Signing Bonus: $0
Jackie Robinson was named American League-Batter of the Year!
He batted .357 in 661 AB, with 28 homers and 110 RBI.
Final Record :
Wins : 96, Losses : 66, Pct. : .593, Position in Division : 2, 4.0 games behind leader.
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Year 1947 Recap :
Draft Picks :
Round 1 pick: 3B Willie Jones. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 2 pick: RF Sam Mele. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 3 pick: C Dixie Howell. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 4 pick: SS Bernie Creger. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 5 pick: P Dick Starr. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 6 pick: P Ernest Groth. Signing Bonus: $0
Bill Nicholson was named American League-Batter of the Year!
He batted .307 in 511 AB, with 71 homers and 158 RBI.
Final Record :
Wins : 84, Losses : 78, Pct. : .519, Position in Division : 2, 13.0 games behind leader.
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Year 1948 Recap :
Draft Picks :
Round 1 pick: P Johnny Antonelli. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 2 pick: P Cliff Chambers. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 3 pick: P Al Porto. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 4 pick: P Woody Main. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 5 pick: 1B Jerry Mccarthy
Round 6 pick: P Bubba Harris
Round 7 pick: P Lou Grasmick
Bill Nicholson was named American League-Batter of the Year!
He batted .306 in 529 AB, with 61 homers and 177 RBI.
Bill Nicholson won the Gold Glove at Rightfield.
Final Record :
Wins : 87, Losses : 75, Pct. : .537, Position in Division : 3, 2.0 games behind leader.
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Year 1949 Recap :
Draft Picks :
Round 1 pick: LF Wally Post. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 2 pick: 1B Dick Kryhoski. Signing Bonus: $0
Round 3 pick: 1B Fenton Mole
Round 4 pick: P Roger Bowman
Round 5 pick: CF Milt Nielsen
Johnny Antonelli was named American League Rookie Of The Year !
In 32 games started, he pitched 252.2 innings, fanning 174 and walking 79 batters.
Gene Hasson was named American League-Batter of the Year!
He batted .344 in 552 AB, with 39 homers and 154 RBI.

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