I chose 1887 Bob Caruthers as my anchor. Yank Robinson and Dave Foutz are his teammates from the 1887 St. Louis Browns.

Caruthers died 8/5/1911. Arky Vaughan was born 3/9/1912. I drafted 1936 Vaughan and 1936 Pirate teammates Paul Waner and Fred Schulte.

Arky Vaughan died 8/30/1952. Bruce Sutter was born 1/8/1953. I drafted 1979 Sutter and teammates Mike Vail and Ken Henderson from the 1979 Chicago Cubs.

Paul Waner died 8/26/1965, Greg Maddux was born 8/14/1966. I drafted 1997 Maddux and 1997 Brave teammates Mike Cather and Greg Colbrunn

Fred Schulte died 5/20/1983. Zach Greinke was born 10/21/1983. I drafted 2015 Greinke and 2015 teammates Clayton Kershaw and Corey Seager.

Bob Caruthers' teammate Yank Robinson died 8/25/1894. Babe Ruth was born 2/6/1895 . I drafted 1930 Ruth and 1930 Yankee teammates Lou Gehrig and Bill Dickey.

Bob Caruthers' teammate Dave Foutz died 3/5/1897. Frankie Frisch was born 9/9/1897. I drafted 1930 Frisch and 1930 St. Louis Cardinal teammates Ray Blades and Gus Mancuso

That is 21 players drafted. I was born 11/29/1952. Frank Smith DIED 11/3/1952. I drafted 1908 Smith and 1908 White Sox teammates Ed Walsh and Billy Purtell

My last player is Grant Jackson who passed away on 2/2/2021. I drafted his 1976 Yankee season

My final salary was $139,927,643. I have 6881 PA's and 1701 IP's

OK, let's dig into this incredible mish-mash of a team I've frankensteined together.

After attempting several anchors, I determined that it was best to begin my chain with a top-notch hitter to build around. Therefore, I snagged 1895 Sam Thompson (Phillies) and his amazing mustache as my anchor. In the interest of keeping Sam's mustache happy, I drafted Sam's mustache-less teammates Ed Delahanty and Billy Hamilton to round out one hell of a 19th century OF.

Sam Thompson's Lineage
Sam Thompson died 11/7/1922 (his mustache died the next day). Joe Collins, who also did not have a mustache, was born a few short weeks later on 12/3/1922. I drafted 1957 Collins and couldn't resist his Yankees teammates Mickey Mantle and Billy Martin. Martin, of course, would have a mustache later in life - but in his playing days, clean shaven!

Joe Collins died 8/30/1989. His descendant is Carlos Frias, who was born on 11/13/1989. I drafted 2015 Frias and snagged his Dodgers teammates Clayton Kershaw and Kenley Jansen.

Mickey Mantle died on 8/13/1995, the day I began undergrad at Duquesne University. I remember sitting at a restaurant in Pittsburgh watching the ESPN coverage. His descendant is Amed Rosario, who was born on 11/20/1995. I drafted 2018 Rosario and Mets teammates Jacob deGrom and Seth Lugo.

Billy Martin died tragically on 12/25/1989. His descendant is Starlin Castro, who was born 3/24/1990. I drafted 2015 Castro and Cubs teammates Jake Arreita and Hector Rondon.

Ed Delahanty's Lineage
Ed Delahanty died on 7/2/1903, when a conductor kicked him out of a train near Niagara Falls (probably for his lack of mustache) and he somehow got swept over the falls to his death. As sad as that story is, his untimely demise enabled me to draft as his descendant HOF'er Tony Lazzeri, who was born on 12/6/1903. I selected 1930 Lazzeri and his powerful Yankees Murderer's Row teammates Lou Gehrig and Bill Dickey.

Billy Hamilton's Lineage
Billy Hamilton aka "Sliding Billy" or "Clean Shaven Billy" died on 12/15/1940, still believing that he would always be baseball's stolen base king. His descendant is Dean Chance, born 6/1/1941. I drafted 1964 Chance, his Cy Young campaign, and grabbed Angels teammates Bob Lee and Tony Satriano, who will be the designated clubhouse pasta chef.

My Lineage
I was born on 11/22/1978 in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania - the son, grandson, great-grandson, nephew, and grand-nephew of a multitude of coal miners and steelworkers. I knew at an early age that I wanted to wear a suit and tie to work instead of a hard hat. I chose Joe Gordon as my descendant. Gordon died 4/14/1978, narrowly escaping one final tax day by a few hours. I drafted 1941 Gordon, and chose his Yankees teammates Norm Branch and Frenchy Bordagarey.

2021/22 Player
As tempted as I was to reconfigure again and fit in Don Sutton's career season, I decided to go with Doug Jones, who passed away on my birthday last year, 11/22/2021. I drafted Jones' 1992 season to fill out my roster.

Final Tally
My final salary is $139,805,347. I left $194,653 on the table. I drafted 7294 PA and 1,558 IP.

OK. Here we go:
Anchor- 1888 Tip O'Neil, St. Louis Browns
1888 St. Luis Browns Teammates- Elton Chamberlain, Silver King

Tip O'Neil (12/31/15): 1945 Rene Monteagudo (3/12/16)
1945 Philadelphia Blue Jays Teammates- Buster Adams, Jimmie Foxx

Rene Monteagudo (9/14/73): 1999 Trot Nixon (4/11/74)
1999 Red Sox Teammates- Pedro Martinez, Nomar Garcipara

Buster Adams (7/1/90): 2018 Christian Vazquez (8/21/90)
2018 Red Sox Teammates- Chris Sale, Mookie Betts

Jimmie Foxx (7/21/67): 1999 Roberto Alomar (2/5/68)
1999 Cleveland Indians Teammates- Omar Vizquel, Kenny Lofton

Elton Chamberlain (7/22/29): 1964 Wally Moon (4/3/30)
1964 Los Angeles Dodgers Teammates- Sandy Koufax, Bart Shirley

Silver King (5/19/38): 1971 Willie Smith (2/11/39)
1971 Cincinnati Reds Teammates- Johnny Bench, Al Ferrara

Ralph Miller (5/7/73): 3dayrotation (7/3/73)
?1899 Baltimore Orioles Teammates- John McGraw, Charlie Harris

Died in 2021-2022
1976 Hank Aaron (1/22/21)

PA: 7122
IP: 1,473
Salary:$139,951,456

I spent too much of my limited time on earth on drafting this team!

I choose Bill Mountjoy as my anchor
Jake Evans an Sam Trott we’re his teammate on the 1885 Baltimore Orioles.

Mountjoy died on 5-19-1894. Babe Ruth was born on 2-6-1895. I drafted 1927 Babe Ruth and choose his teammates Lou Gehrig and Tony Lazzeri.

Babe Ruth died on 8-16-1948. Mickey Rivers was born on 10-3-1948. I drafted 1978 Rivers and his Yankee teammates Ron Guidry and Goose Gossage.

Lou Gehrig died on 6-2-1941. Tim McCarver was born on 10-16-1941. I drafted 1967 McCarver and his teammates Dick Hughes and Joe Hoerner.

Tony Lazzeri died on 8-6-1946 of a heart attack in San Francisco, CA at age 42. Rollie Fingers was born on 8-25-1946. I drafted 1969 Fingers and his teammates Sal Bando and Reggie Jackson.

Mountjoy’s teammate Sam Trott died on 6-5-1925. Bobby Shantz was born on 9-26-1925. I drafted 1959 Shantz and his teammates Mickey Mantle and Art Ditmar.

Mountjoy’s other teammate is Jake Evans. Evans died on 1-16-1907. Luke Appling was born on 4-2-1907. I drafted 1936 Appling and his White Sox teammates Dixie Walker and Frank Grube.

I was born on 1-11-1953 in Los Angeles, California on Hope St. The hospital is gone now, a parking lot. Hal Haid died on 8-13-1952. I drafted 1928 Haid and his Cardinal teammates Ray Blades and Ernie Orsatti.

Don Sutton died on Jan. 18, 2021. I drafted his 1975 season.

$139,951,767 total
6750 PA’s
1513 innings

I choose Chicken Wolf as my anchor

Scott Stratton and Red Ehret were his teammates on the b1890 Louisville Colonels.

Wolf died 5/1903Lou Gehrig was born 6/1903.I drafted Gehrig and his 1930 Yankee teammates Bill Dickey and Tony Lazzeri.

Gehrig died 6/1941 Jeff Torborg was born 11/1941. I drafted him and 1965 Dodger teammates Sandy Koufax and Maury Wills.
Dickey died 11/93 Shotei Ohtani was born 3/94. I drafted him and 2021 Angel teammates Mike Trout and Raisel Inglesses

Lazzerri died 8/46. Tim House was born 4/47 I drafted him and 1974 Braves teammates Max Leon and Ralph Garr.

Stratton died 3/39. DOUG CLEMENS WAS BORN 11/1936/ I DRAFTED CLEMENS AND HIS 1966 PHILS TEAMMATES BOBBY WINE AND DICK ALLEN.

EHRET DIED 7/1940/ PETE ROSE WAS BORN 4/41. I DRAFTED ROSE AND REDS TEAMMATES TOM HALL AND PEDRO BORBON,

I WAS BORN 4/1949, AL ORTH DIED 10/48/\, I DRAFTED ORTH AND 1904 HIGHLANDERS WID COMWAY AND CLARK GRIFFITH/

My last player is Grant Jackson who passed away on 2/2/2021. I drafted his 1973 season

On June 20th, 1890, four days shy of his 21st birthday, John Weyhing dies of tuberculosis. His spirit pleads to the heavens "Give me a shot. I got talent!" Eight days later, Ken Williams is born. (That's how long it takes a spirit to fly express from Louisville, KY to Grants Pass, OR). Ken dies on January 22nd, 1959 from a heart condition. The spirit travels from Grants Pass, OR to Marshall, MN (taking a side trip to Mount Rushmore) where Bill Gullickson comes into being 29 days later on 2/20/59. Gullickson played with Andre Dawson & Jeff Reardon on the '81 Expos.

John Weyhing played for the 1888 Cincinnati Red Stockings. So did John Reilly and the ironically named Pop Corkhill (if you're talking about launch angle as opposed to fatherhood.) John Reilly dies on May 31st, 1937 in Cincinnati, OH. The spirit petitions for a body in the Bahamas, but ends up in San Antonio, TX about 10 weeks later in the body of Hard Luck Joe Horlen (where he played with Hoyt Wilhelm & Ron Hansen on the '64 White Sox.)

Pop Corkhill dies in April, 1921 of complications after a surgery in Pennsauken, NJ. His spirit jets down to Atlanta to become Jim Hearn, a pitcher and a good fielder too. (Pop was a great glove in the outfield!). Hearn was born 4/11/21. He played with Monte Irvin & Sal Maglie on the '50 Giants.

Getting back to Ken Williams. His teammates on the '22 St. Louis Browns were Hub Pruett & George Sisler. Hub "Shucks" Pruett died on 1/28/1982 in Ladue, MO. Almost 2 months later Aaron "Hilly" Hill was born in Visalia, CA which proves that people used to be a lot better at giving nicknames. Hill played with Miguel Montero & David Hernandez on the 2012 D-Backs.

George Sisler died 3/26/73 in Richmond Heights, MO. Sisler loves really good Mexican food (& he is God's favorite hitter). His spirit travels to Guasave, MX to become Antonio Osuna. Osuna brings Scott Radinsky & Ismael Valdez into the fold ('97 Dodgers).

As for me, well, I was excited to learn that, in a previous life, I was Big Poison Paul Waner. He dies, 3 1/2 months before I was born, in Sarasota, FL. He wants to visit the place where Joe Dimaggio was born, a little fishing village called Martinez, CA. Sadly I never became a ballplayer. Waner brings Pie Traynor & Hal Rhyne on board from the '27 Pirates.

Last but not least is catcher Del Crandall who died in May of last year in Mission Viejo, CA at the ripe old age of 91.

1888 Cincinnati Red Stockings
John Weyhing (anchor)
John Reilly
Pop Corkhill

1922 St. Louis Browns
Ken Williams (nee John Weyhing)
Hub Pruett
George Sisler

1927 Pittsburgh Pirates
Paul Waner (my ancestor)
Pie Traynor
Hal Rhyne

1950 New York Giants
Jim Hearn (nee Pop Corkhill)
Monte Irvin
Sal Maglie

1960 Milwaukee Braves
Del Crandall (died last year).

1964 Chicago White Sox
Joe Horlen (nee John Reilly)
Hoyt Wilhelm
Ron Hansen

1981 Montreal Expos
Bill Gullickson (nee Ken Williams)
Jeff Reardon
Andre Dawson

1997 Los Angeles Dodgers
Antonio Osuna (nee George Sisler)
Scott Radinsky
Ismael Valdez

2012 Arizona Diamondbacks
Aaron Hill (nee Hub Pruett)
Miguel Montero
David Hernandez

Love the write up.

• 1893 Gus McGinnis is my anchor with teammates Charlie Reilly and Billy Hamilton
• 1893 Gus McGinnis d. 4/20/1904 > 1930 Mark Koenig b. 7/19/1904 with teammates Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig
• 1893 Charlie Reilly d.12/16/1937 > 1961 Hal Reniff b. 7/2/1938 with teammates Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra
• 1893 Billy Hamilton d.12/15/1940 > 1969 Phil Roof b. 3/5/1941 with teammates Sal Bando and Tito Francona
• 1930 Mark Koenig d. 4/22/1993 > 2020 Francisco Lindor b. 11/14/1993 with teammates Shane Bieber and Brad Hand
• 1930 Lou Gehrig d. 6/2/1941 > 1973 Andy Kosco b. 10/5/1941 with teammates Pete Rose and Joe Morgan
• 1930 Babe Ruth d. 8/16/1948 > 1972 Doug Rau b. 12/15/1948 with teammates Don Sutton and Jim Brewer
• My Birthday 6/10/1958 > 1906 Fred Beebe d. 10/30/1957 with teammates Mordecai Brown and Jack Pfiester
• As my last pick, I selected 1997 Doug Jones who died in 2021.

I chose 1902 Rube Waddell as my anchor. Nap Lajoie and Bill Bernhard are his teammates from the 1902 Philadelphia Athletics.

Waddell died April 1^st, 1914. Joe DiMaggio was born November 25^th, 1914. I drafted 1937 Joe DiMaggio and New York Yankees teammates George Selkirk and Bill Dickey.

Joe DiMaggio died March 8^th, 1999. Rodolfo Castro was born May 21^st, 1999. I drafted 2021 Rodolpho Castro and Pittsburgh Pirates teammates Richard Rodriguez and Michael Chavis.

George Selkirk died January 19^th, 1987. Kenley Jansen was born September 30^th, 1987. I drafted 2016 Kenley Jansen and Los Angeles Dodgers teammates Clayton Kershaw and Rich Hill.

Bill Dickey died November 12^th, 1993. Corey Seager was born April 27^th, 1994. I drafted 2020 Corey Seager and Los Angeles Dodgers teammates Tony Gonsolin and Victor Gonzalez.

Rube Waddell’s teammate Nap Lajoie died February 7^th, 1959. Tim Raines was born September 16^th, 1959. I drafted 1987 Tim Raines and Montreal Expos teammates Tim Burke and Pascual Perez.

Rube Waddell’s teammate Bill Bernhard died March 30th, 1949. Mike Schmidt was born September 27^th, 1949. I drafted 1981 Mike Schmidt and Philadelphia Phillies teammates Lonnie Smith and Del Unser.

That makes 21 players drafted. I was born March 27^th, 1975. Joe Medwick DIED March 21^st, 1975. I drafted 1937 Joe Medwick and St. Louis Cardinals teammates Johnny Mize and Tom Sunkel.

For my last player, I drafted 1972 Don Sutton of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who passed away on January 18^th, 2021.

My final salary is $139,835,365. I have 6048 PA/162 and 1549 IP/162. We will be playing out of New York in Yankee Stadium I.

We are and have No use for a name.

Anchor: Steve Brodie 1894 Orioles
Teammates: Joe Kelley and Dan Brouthers

Brodie died 10/30/35
Don Drysdale born 7/23/36
Drysdale 1965 Dodgers
Bob Miller
Jim Gilliam

Drysdale died 7/3/93
Edwin Diaz born 3/22/94
Edwin Diaz 2018 Mariners
Jean Segura
Robinson Cano

Bob Miller died 8/6/93
Alex Bregman born 3/30/94
Alex Bregman 2019 Astros
Justin Verlander
Ryan Pressly

Jim Gilliam died 10/8/78
Johan Santana born 3/13/79
Johan Santana 2004 Twins
Joe Nathan
Augie Ojeda

Joe Kelley died 8/11/43
Joe Morgan born 8/18/43
Joe Morgan 1972 Reds
Johnny Bench
Tom Hall

Dan Brouthers died 8/2/32
Hal Woodeshick born 8/24/32
Hal Woodeshick 1963 Colt 45
Johnny Weekly
JC Hartman

I was born 2/9/1971
Dud Lee died 1/17/1971
Dud Lee 1921 Browns
George Sisler
Babydoll Jacobson

Don Sutton died 2021

Colt Stadium

Chipper McGarr…teammates Silver King and Ice Box Chamberlain


McGarr died 6/6/1904…Koenig born 7/19/1904 with teammates Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig

Ruth died- 8/16/48…Eric Soderholm born 9/14/48 with teammates Oscar Gamble and Mickey Rivers

Gehrig died…6/2/41.. John Boccabella born 6/29/41 with teammates Ron Santo and Ted Abernathy

Koenig died 4/22/93…Matt Beaty born 4/28/93 with teammates Victor Gonzales, Clayton Kershaw

Silver King… 5/21/38…Leo Cardenas born 12/17/38, teammates Pete Rose and Frank Robinson

Ice Box…9/22/29……Don McMahon born 1/14/30 with teammates Gary Peters and Joe Horlen

My birthday is 6/18/65…Luis Sojo born 1/3/65 with teammates Jorge Posada and Jose Vizcaino

Hank Aaron passed away 2021

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