I always love a good (low-cap) puzzle. I'll give it a try.

1. * SS John Scott 1914 Pittsburgh Rebels [non-sim player; use 200k stand-in, then replace with pick-your-own AAA]
*Jerry Snyder (AAA Stand-in) and 1914 Elmer Knetzer PIT
2. 1979 Toronto Blue Jays roster
John Mayberry and Tony Solaita
3. 1923 St. Louis Browns roster
Hank Severeid and Urban Shocker
4. Career Leaders and Records for AB per SO [by hitters - this lists the top 1000 of all time, and since it's career leaders, you can choose any season from any player listed. Willie Keeler and Joe Sewell are 1-2 on the all time list]
Tim Raines #773 and Jimmy ***** #738

5. P Angel Miranda 1993-97
1993 MIL Angel Miranda and 1993 MIL Cal Eldred
6. 2B-3B Eddie Mayo 1936-48
1947 DET Eddie Mayo and 1947 DET Art Houtteman
7. 2000 New York Yankees batting, pitching and fielding
Jose Vizcaino and Luis Polonia
8. OF-3B Mike Sullivan 1888 Philadelphia A's
1888 PHA Mike Sullivan and 1888 PHA Bill Blair

9. OF Roberto Kelly 1987-2000 [aka Bobby Kelly, I think he might be listed as both in the sim]
1991 NYY Roberto Kelly and 1991 NYY Jim Leyritz
10. P Al Olmstead 1980 Cardinals
1980 STL Al Olmstead and 1980 STL Garry Templeton
11. 2B Andy Mota 1991 Astros
1991 HOU Andy Mota and 1991 HOU Mike Capel
12. OF Lou Brock 1961-79
1974 STL Lou Brock and 1974 STL Lynn McGlothen

Wild Card player is Cody Reed of the
2016 Cincinnati Reds
Home field is Great American Ballpark

Posted by maddove117 on 1/1/2017 7:41:00 PM (view original):
I always love a good (low-cap) puzzle. I'll give it a try.

maddove117: Welcome! Sorry I missed this yesterday; here are 12 random pages for you:

1. 1895 Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
2. Pitching Leaders Age 34 [lists the best age-34 seasons by statistical category ... and also the career leaders UP TO age 34 and AFTER age 34. You can take any two pitchers listed, but only in their age-34 season.]
3. Loras College Duhawks (Dubuque, IA) - never heard of it, but they have produced three major league players -- Bill Burbach, Frank Quillici, and Hall of Famer Red Faber. Take two of the three, in any season of their careers.
4. 1949 New York Giants batting, pitching and fielding statistics

5. P Lynn Nelson 1930-40
6. 2010 Seattle Mariners Schedule & Results [lists all pitchers who had a decision or save for the Mariners OR AGAINST THEM; take any two, including opponents]
7. P Ross Ohlendorf 2007-16
8. P Gene Dale 1911-16

9. C Chris Widger 1995-2006
10. * OF-1B Charlie Babington 1915 Giants [non-sim player; take one of his Giants teammates, and a 200k stand-in, to be replaced by a right-handed hitting OF-1B from pick-your-own AAA]
11. 1914 Philadelphia Athletics batting, pitching & fielding statistics
12. box score 5/15/2009 White Sox at Blue Jays

A couple of unusual draws there, and a lot of pitching slots, but looks like the basis for a good team. Good luck with them!

While I am thinking of it, the next owner who looks at this thread please generate 12 random pages for me for a replacement team, in case someone cancels out at the last minute? Thanks - I hope!

Here you go tdoak:

1) 1949 St. Louis Browns 40-man roster
2) Tink Riviere 1921-25
3) 2008 NL Team Statistics and Standings
4) Frank Thompson 1920

5) 1998 Kansas City Royals 40-man roster
6) *William Pierson 1918-24
7) Brad Hogg 1911-19
8) 2007 AL Team Statistics and Standings

9) Blue Jays @ Athletics Box Score - 5/8/2009
10) Buffalo Bisons Yearly Pitching Staff (http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BUF/staff.shtml)
11) 2001 Seattle Mariners Batting Orders (a few pitchers sprinkled in from games in NL parks)
12) Ken Landreaux 1977-87

Two league-wide options, the lineups for a team that won 116 games, an All-Star outfielder...plus the Bisons (ugly) pitching staff and several players from the Teens and Twenties without much in the way of flexibility.

The Replacements [revised 1/15/17]

1) 1949 St. Louis Browns 40-man roster
2B Jerry Priddy and OF Al Zarilla

2) Tink Riviere 1921-25 - 1921 Cardinals
P Tink Riviere and P Bill Doak (!)

3) 2008 NL Team Statistics and Standings - Dodgers
C Danny Ardoin and P Esteban Loaiza

4) Frank Thompson 1920 Browns
3B Frank Thompson and P Urban Shocker

5) 1998 Kansas City Royals 40-man roster
OF Jeremy Giambi and P Ricky Bones

6) *William Pierson 1918-24 - 1924 Athletics
200k stand-in and C Frank Bruggy

7) Brad Hogg 1911-19 - 1918 Phillies
P Brad Hogg and OF Possum Whitted

8) 2007 AL Team Statistics and Standings
1B Kevin Youkilis and SS Royce Clayton

9) Blue Jays @ Athletics Box Score - 5/8/2009
3B Scott Rolen (Jays) and P Michael Wuertz (Athletics)

10) Buffalo Bisons Yearly Pitching Staff (http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BUF/staff.shtml)
1885 Pete Conway and 1885 Hardy Richardson [who pitched one game in relief]

11) 2001 Seattle Mariners Batting Orders (a few pitchers sprinkled in from games in NL parks)
OF Ichiro Suzuki and SS Carlos Guillen

12) Ken Landreaux 1977-87 - 1982 Dodgers
OF Ken Landreaux and P Alejandro Pena

2016 Wild Card - C Francisco Cervelli
Home Field - Shibe Park, 1924 Athletics (William Pierson)

Fun but really challenging build for me - thanks for running the league!

1. Providence Grays Team Yearly Pitching Statistics
Went with Radbourn (took 1/4 orf my entire team budget with him) and Lon Knight (thanks for the heads up on Knight getting an inning on the mound!)

2. 2008 Baltimore Orioles Lineups and Defense
Alex Cintron and Branden Fahey

3. 1954 Philadelphia Athletics Lineups and Defense
Vic Power and Billy Shantz

4. * P Ellis Johnson 1912-17 [non-sim player; take a 200k stand-in, and replace him with a right-handed starter of your choice from AAA]
2016 Lincecum (200k stand-in) and 1917 Buck Thrasher (took him JUST for the name)

5. OF Jermaine Allensworth 1996-99
the 1997 vintage Allensworth and 1997 Emil Brown

6. * P George Gick 1937-38 [non-sim player; take a 200k stand-in and replace him with a right-handed relief pitcher from AAA]
Doug Linton (stand-in) and George Meyer

7. 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates Batting Orders
Toby Atwell and Bob Skinner

8. Manager Jim Frey [any two players from his Royals and/or Cubs teams]
1980 UL Washington and 1985 Chris Speier

9. P Luis DeLeon 1981-89
1982 vintage DeLeon and 1982 Danny Boone

10. P Ray Pierce 1924-26
1925 Ray Pierce and George Harper

11. P Clay Rapada 2007-13
2012 Rapada and C.C. Sabathia

12. P Scott Bankhead 1986-95
1989 Scott Bankhead and Darnell Coles

2016 Wildcard is Starlin Castro Park is Forbes Field - home to Bobby Skinner and Toby Atwell

Love the $70 million cap - but dont play it often but foresee a lot of shutout losses for this squad!

Oh what the heck. Please deal me a team.

sevenfiftyfive: Welcome! You are the lucky 21st, and here's your deal. Maybe you'll get "Black Jack" McDowell?:

1. box score 10/13/1970 Reds at Orioles [World Series Game 3 - any two players who appeared in that game, 1970 season only]
2. C John Baker 2008-14
3. * P Jean-Pierre Roy 1946 Dodgers [non-sim player; take a 200K stand-in, replace him with a left-handed starter you pick from AAA]
4. 1937 American League Standings and Head-to-Head [a team page, so take any two players from the same AL team, 1937 season only]

5. 1912 Washington Senators Trades & Transactions [use any two players listed, 1912 season only, whether it was for the Senators or someone else]
6. box score 5/04/2010 Braves at Nationals
7. 1966 Atlanta Braves lineups and defense [any two players who started a game, incl. starting pitchers]
8. * 3B-2B Ona Dodd 1912 Pirates [non-sim player, replacement must be a right-handed hitter who only played 3B and/or 2B]

9. P Lynn Brenton 1913-21
10. 1970 Hall of Fame Voting [lists 46 players on the ballot that year, plus three guys chosen by the Veterans Committee; you can use any of them in any season of their career]
11. 1998 Florida Marlins Roster
12. OF Jesus Alou 1963-79

Doesn't look like there's a way to roster Jack McDowell, but there's a good bio of Jesus Alou linked to his page. When he broke into the big leagues, a San Francisco writer asked local religious leaders, and they all agreed that he needed a nickname, because they were uncomfortable using the name "Jesus" in print. They tried to substitute "Jay". He insisted they use his real name; it took a while to convince them.

Posted by dodgebob on 1/3/2017 6:03:00 PM (view original):
1. * SS John Scott 1914 Pittsburgh Rebels [non-sim player; use 200k stand-in, then replace with pick-your-own AAA]
*Jerry Snyder (AAA Stand-in) and 1914 Elmer Knetzer PIT
2. 1979 Toronto Blue Jays roster
John Mayberry and Tony Solaita
3. 1923 St. Louis Browns roster
Hank Severeid and Urban Shocker
4. Career Leaders and Records for AB per SO [by hitters - this lists the top 1000 of all time, and since it's career leaders, you can choose any season from any player listed. Willie Keeler and Joe Sewell are 1-2 on the all time list]
Tim Raines #773 and Jimmy ***** #738

5. P Angel Miranda 1993-97
1993 MIL Angel Miranda and 1993 MIL Cal Eldred
6. 2B-3B Eddie Mayo 1936-48
1947 DET Eddie Mayo and 1947 DET Art Houtteman
7. 2000 New York Yankees batting, pitching and fielding
Jose Vizcaino and Luis Polonia
8. OF-3B Mike Sullivan 1888 Philadelphia A's
1888 PHA Mike Sullivan and 1888 PHA Bill Blair

9. OF Roberto Kelly 1987-2000 [aka Bobby Kelly, I think he might be listed as both in the sim]
1991 NYY Roberto Kelly and 1991 NYY Jim Leyritz
10. P Al Olmstead 1980 Cardinals
1980 STL Al Olmstead and 1980 STL Garry Templeton
11. 2B Andy Mota 1991 Astros
1991 HOU Andy Mota and 1991 HOU Mike Capel
12. OF Lou Brock 1961-79
1974 STL Lou Brock and 1974 STL Lynn McGlothen

Wild Card player is Cody Reed of the
2016 Cincinnati Reds
Home field is Great American Ballpark

I could NOT figure out whose name WIS was redacting from the career leaders for AB per SO in dodgebob's post, #4, above. I don't suppose the fellow's name was controversial back in Philadelphia in the 1920's. Well, at least they didn't redact Jesus Alou's first name ...

Sounds like fun deal me in if there is room

eman7400: You da man! Here are your 12 pages:

1. 1979 Baltimore Orioles Roster
2. 1990 San Diego Padres lineups & defense [any two players who started a game, incl. starting pitchers]
3. Brooklyn Gladiators Team Yearly Batting Statistics [they only existed in 1890, so any two players from that season]
4. * 3B Belden Hill 1890 [non-sim player; take a 200k stand-in, and replace him with a right-handed hitting 3B from AAA who isn't listed at any other position]

5. 1933 American League Team Statistics and Standings [any two players from a single AL team in '33]
6. P Bob Lawson 1901-02
7. P Ed Klieman 1943-50
8. Single-Season Leaders and Records for Runs Scored [top 500 - so you can choose any two players who scored 121+ runs in a season]

9. 1991 New York Yankees Lineups and Defense [includes DH's and Starting pitchers]
10. 2002 San Diego Padres Trades and Transactions [any two players listed on the page, in their 2002 season, whether that was with the Padres or someone else]
11. box score 5/13/2009 Tigers at Twins [a 13-inning, 14-10 affair]
12. * P Katsy Keifer 1914 Hoosiers [pitched one career game, a complete game victory the day after the Hoosiers clinched the pennant -- so you'll take a 200k stand-in, and replace him with a left-handed starter from AAA]

Don't forget, the 25th man must be from the 2016 season, and your stadium needs to be home for one of your players. Good luck!

Here is my team.

1. P Daisuke Matsuzaka 2007-14
—? P Daisuke Matsuzaka 2013 + OF Marlon Byrd 2013
2. 2009 Chicago White Sox fielding stats
—? Util Jim Thome + P Matt Thornton 2009
3. 1998 Philadelphia Phillies trades & transactions
—? P Paul Byrd + OF Gregg Jefferies 1998
4. SS Jimmy Adair 1931 Cubs
—? SS Jimmy Adair + C Earl Grace 1931
5. OF Charlie Hamburg 1890 Louisville Colonels AA
—? OF Charlie Hamburg + P George Meakim 1890
6. * P Jim Dorsey 1980-85 [non-sim player; pick a 200k stand-in for now, replace with pick-your-own AAA right-handed starter]
—? P Vin Mazzaro (2011) 200K + C Rich Gedman 1984 Red Sox
7. 1986 Kansas City Royals schedule and results [any pitcher that had a decision or a save for KC or against them that year]
—? P Mike Witt + Jim Slaton 1986
8. 3B Frank Thompson 1920 Browns
—? 3B Frank Thompson + P Urban Shocker 1920
9. 1969 Minnesota Twins schedule and results [see #7 above]
—? P Rudy May + P John Hiller 1969
10. box score 4/10/2010 Mariners at Rangers [any two players who appeared in the game, 2010 only ... you'll be pleased to see who started for the M's]
—? 2B Chone Figgins + OF David Murphy 2010
11. * SS Davey Claire 1920 Tigers [non-sim player, see #6 above]
—? SS Chick Galloway (1919) 200K + Donie Bush 1920 Tigers
12. P Pedro Strop 2009-16
—? P Pedro Strop 2016 + 2B Ben Zobrist 2016

2016 Wild Man: 3B Matt Carpenter 2016

Here is my team. Sadly, it lacks "Black Jack" McDowell.

box score 10/13/1970 Reds at Orioles [World Series Game 3 - any two players who appeared in that game, 1970 season only]
1970 Dave McNally and 1970 Wayne Granger

C John Baker 2008-14
2009 John Baker and 2009 John Donnelly

* P Jean-Pierre Roy 1946 Dodgers [non-sim player; take a 200K stand-in, replace him with a left-handed starter you pick from AAA]
1962 Bob Miller (*) and 1946 Pete “Early” Reiser

1937 American League Standings and Head-to-Head [a team page, so take any two players from the same AL team, 1937 season only]
1937 Cecil Travis and 1937 Carl Fischer (both from the Senators)

1912 Washington Senators Trades & Transactions [use any two players listed, 1912 season only, whether it was for the Senators or someone else]
1912 Barney Pelty and 1912 Frank LaPorte

box score 5/04/2010 Braves at Nationals
2010 Adam “I’m” Dunn and 2010 Jesse Chavez

1966 Atlanta Braves lineups and defense [any two players who started a game, incl. starting pitchers]
1966 Rico Carty and 1966 Gary “The Counter” Geiger

* 3B-2B Ona Dodd 1912 Pirates [non-sim player, replacement must be a right-handed hitter who only played 3B and/or 2B]
1911 Art “The” Butler (*) and 1912 Howie Camnitz

P Lynn Brenton 1913-21
1915 Lynn Brenton and 1915 “Shoeless” Joe Jackson

1970 Hall of Fame Voting [lists 46 players on the ballot that year, plus three guys chosen by the Veterans Committee; you can use any of them in any season of their career]
1920 Jesse Haines and 1952 Ralph Kiner

1998 Florida Marlins Roster
1998 Vic Darensbourg and 1998 Alex Gonzalez

OF Jesus Alou 1963-79
1970 Jesus Alou and 1970 Joe Morgan

Wild Card
2016 David Ross