Robert E. McCabe Magazine

The "Robert E. McCabe League" was established in memory of my Dad, who died in 1986, at the age of 59. He was a very special guy, and my best man at my wedding. He served in World War II, and was a Milwaukee Braves fan, with Warren Spahn his favorite player. I met Warren and had him autograph a ball for my Dad. My Dad once told me "Joe Dimaggio was so graceful, I would have bought a ticket just to watch him run out to center field" From our commissioner; Patrick (pat007ohmss) League Founder

Thursday, October 18, 2012

McCabe Magazine Stat of the Day

1-RUN WINNING PERCENTAGES and TOTAL GAMES PLAYED

The Robert E. McCabe Magazine took a look at the winning percentages of 1-run teams and the teams that played in the most 1-run games. As you can see, owner wylie715 and the San Francisco Giants have the best 1-Run winning percentage with a .722. The top 5 clubs include season 14 World Series winner 421werd and the St. Louis Cardinals .628, coinguy Rochester Broncos .622, Kansas City Royals Tenacious TYT .613, and rounding out the top 5 is winmyon and the Minnesota Twins .605. The Giants, Royals, and Twins all lead their divisions while the Cardinals 5 games back, and Broncos 11 back with both in 2nd place in their respected divisions. The only club in first place with a losing 1-Run record is the Boston Red Sox (11-17) which is McCabe Magazines selection to win the season 16 America League Pennant.

The Richmond Virginians have played the most 1-Run games with 51 (28-23) and the Red Sox and Washington D.C. Nationals have played the least amount with 28 each. The Cardinals are the only club listed in the top 5 in both winning percentage and total 1-Run games played.

1-Run Winning Percentage

Rank	Team	Owner	1-Run	PCT	Total	W-L	PCT
1	San Francisco Giants	wylie715	26-10	0.722	36	75-61	0.551
2	St. Louis Cardinals	421werd	27-16	0.628	43	75-61	0.551
3	Rochester Broncos	coinguy	23-14	0.622	37	70-66	0.515
4	Kansas City Royals	TenaciousTYT	19-12	0.613	31	80-56	0.588
5	Minnesota Twins	winmyron	23-15	0.605	38	80-56	0.588
6	Pittsburgh Pirates	lefty32	21-14	0.600	35	81-55	0.596
6	New York Mets	pete775	18-12	0.600	30	59-77	0.434
8	Anaheim Angels	captain10a	26-19	0.578	45	65-71	0.478
9	Texas Rangers	cboewiz *	21-16	0.568	37	74-62	0.544
10	Richmond Virginians	sylemark	28-23	0.549	51	70-66	0.515
11	Arizona Diamondbacks	yoker70 *	18-15	0.545	33	89-47	0.654
12	Milwaukee Brewers	brentcnb *	19-16	0.543	35	66-70	0.485
13	Seattle Mariners	toothdoc7	20-18	0.526	38	68-68	0.500
14	Atlanta Braves	Sandleaguer	21-19	0.525	40	69-67	0.507
15	Toronto Blue Jays	dimestoregin	20-19	0.513	39	79-57	0.581
16	Baltimore Orioles	bourboncask	19-19	0.500	38	70-66	0.515
16	Washington D.C. Nationals	coachking97	11-17	0.500	28	66-70	0.485
16	Detroit Tigers	patrickkm	19-19	0.500	38	86-50	0.632
19	Cincinnati Reds	cincybang	19-20	0.487	39	64-72	0.471
20	Philadelphia Phillies	bosco156	22-24	0.478	46	57-79	0.419
21	Cleveland Indians	rooskie	14-16	0.467	30	67-69	0.493
22	Oakland Athletics	jefepwnzer	19-22	0.463	41	73-63	0.537
22	Florida Marlins	brianmullins *	19-22	0.463	41	55-81	0.404
24	Chicago White Sox	kgrffth *	16-22	0.421	38	60-76	0.441
25	Colorado Rockies	axtell	15-21	0.417	36	66-70	0.485
26	Chicago Cubs	optistrat	15-22	0.405	37	51-85	0.375
27	San Diego Padres	jgarron *	15-23	0.395	38	76-60	0.559
28	Los Angeles Dodgers	Arte *	13-20	0.394	33	59-77	0.434
29	Boston Red Sox	pat007ohmss *	11-17	0.393	28	77-59	0.566
30	Houston Astros	ajaxx88 *	13-24	0.351	37	40-96	0.294
31	Tampa Bay Rays	rsskfs23	11-22	0.333	33	52-84	0.382
32	New York Yankees	ARomano *	10-22	0.313	32	57-79	0.419

Teams with the most 1-Run Games

Rank	Team	Owner	1-Run	PCT	Total	W-L	PCT
1	Richmond Virginians	sylemark	28-23	0.549	51	70-66	0.515
2	Philadelphia Phillies	bosco156	22-24	0.478	46	57-79	0.419
3	Anaheim Angels	captain10a	26-19	0.578	45	65-71	0.478
4	St. Louis Cardinals	421werd	27-16	0.628	43	75-61	0.551
5	Oakland Athletics	jefepwnzer	19-22	0.463	41	73-63	0.537
5	Florida Marlins	brianmullins *	19-22	0.463	41	55-81	0.404
7	Atlanta Braves	Sandleaguer	21-19	0.525	40	69-67	0.507
8	Toronto Blue Jays	dimestoregin	20-19	0.513	39	79-57	0.581
8	Cincinnati Reds	cincybang	19-20	0.487	39	64-72	0.471
10	Minnesota Twins	winmyron	23-15	0.605	38	80-56	0.588
10	Seattle Mariners	toothdoc7	20-18	0.526	38	68-68	0.500
10	Baltimore Orioles	bourboncask	19-19	0.500	38	70-66	0.515
10	Detroit Tigers	patrickkm	19-19	0.500	38	86-50	0.632
10	Chicago White Sox	kgrffth *	16-22	0.421	38	60-76	0.441
10	San Diego Padres	jgarron *	15-23	0.395	38	76-60	0.559
16	Rochester Broncos	coinguy	23-14	0.622	37	70-66	0.515
16	Texas Rangers	cboewiz *	21-16	0.568	37	74-62	0.544
16	Chicago Cubs	optistrat	15-22	0.405	37	51-85	0.375
16	Houston Astros	ajaxx88 *	13-24	0.351	37	40-96	0.294
20	San Francisco Giants	wylie715	26-10	0.722	36	75-61	0.551
20	Colorado Rockies	axtell	15-21	0.417	36	66-70	0.485
22	Pittsburgh Pirates	lefty32	21-14	0.600	35	81-55	0.596
22	Milwaukee Brewers	brentcnb *	19-16	0.543	35	66-70	0.485
24	Arizona Diamondbacks	yoker70 *	18-15	0.545	33	89-47	0.654
24	Los Angeles Dodgers	Arte *	13-20	0.394	33	59-77	0.434
24	Tampa Bay Rays	rsskfs23	11-22	0.333	33	52-84	0.382
27	New York Yankees	ARomano *	10-22	0.313	32	57-79	0.419
28	Kansas City Royals	TenaciousTYT	19-12	0.613	31	80-56	0.588
29	New York Mets	pete775	18-12	0.600	30	59-77	0.434
29	Cleveland Indians	rooskie	14-16	0.467	30	67-69	0.493
31	Washington D.C. Nationals	coachking97	11-17	0.500	28	66-70	0.485
31	Boston Red Sox	pat007ohmss *	11-17	0.393	28	77-59	0.566

Monday, October 1, 2012

ROBERT E. McCABE MAGAZINES MID-SUMMER AWARDS

Robert E. McCabe Season 16 All-Pro Team and Mid-Season Awards

It’s that time of year when the Robert E. McCabe Magazine announces its Mid-Summer Major League All-Pro Team. We would also like to announce our Mid-Summer MVP, Cy Young, and this year for the first time we will include our ML All-Rookie Squad and a Rookie of the Year selection.

Unlike the Cy Young award winner the MVP choice was our toughest selection. This group comprises the usual suspects. Arizona Diamondbacks (64-27) Center-Fielder Clarence Finley who is arguably the best position player on the best team. Season sixteen’s (16) biggest off season free agent signing Philip Priest who spent his first 10 years with the Pittsburgh Pirates, traded to the Detroit Tigers last year before bolting to the Colorado Rockies for the cash. And who can ignore the season Texas First-Basemen Diory Park is having. However, after looking at all the numbers we decided to pick All-Everything and four time league MVP as our Mid-Summer Most Valuable Player; Tony Cortes (LF) of the Kansas City Royals. This former batting champion and first ballot Hall of Famer is again leading the league in batting average (by 40 points), OBP, OPS, and Runs Scored. Kansas City tied Texas for the division title last year and should be in a similar position this year.

The Mid-Summer Cy Young goes to the most dominant pitcher in baseball since his promotion to the big leagues in season 11; Arizona’s Vince Garcia He is only 26 years-old and a two time Cy Young award winner. Garcia won 24 games in season 15 which tied Francisco Gandarilla (season 5) and Benito Ordonez (season 9) for wins in a single-season. With 16 wins at the break we look for Garcia to break his own record of 24. The Las Vegas Gold Sheet has posted the over and under at 28 wins. We are taking the over.

Toronto Blue Jays Julio Castro is our Mid-Summer ROY choice. Castor was a first round selection (12^th overall) out of Mansfield, Ohio. He is a power hitting First-Baseman/Corner-Outfielder that leads all rookies with 28 Home Runs, 86 RBIs, Slugging Percentage, and Runs Scored. Toronto is 54-37 and only 2 games behind the Minnesota Twins for the American League North title.

Robert E. McCabe Magazine All-Pro Team

Catcher - Hersh Mays, San Francisco Giants

G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
78	297	59	98	14	27	64	0.330	0.410	0.650	1.060

First Baseman - Diory Park, Texas Rangers

G	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
88	78	110	35	81	0.304	0.384	0.641	1.025

Second Baseman - Mark Pence, Arizona Diamondbacks

AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
344	77	111	16	27	69	26	0.323	0.433	0.628	1.061

Third Baseman - George Brantley, Oakland Athletics

AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
378	81	118	19	30	72	0.312	0.384	0.611	0.995

Shortstop - Trey Robinson, Milwaukee Brewers

AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
353	67	106	17	22	78	0.300	0.367	0.547	0.913

Outfield - Philip Priest, Colorado Rockies

AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
331	78	104	37	70	14	1	0.314	0.38	0.707	1.087

Outfield - Tony Cortes, Kansas City Royals

R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
87	111	17	20	76	31	2	0.384	0.492	0.685	1.177

Outfield - Clarence Finley, Arizona Diamondbacks

AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
342	74	108	30	83	0.316	0.400	0.640	1.040

Designated Hitter - Abdullah Beckham, Boston Red Sox

G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
79	289	54	93	18	54	0.322	0.424	0.550	0.974

Starting Pitcher - Vince Garcia, Arizona Diamondbacks

G	GS	CG	SHO	W	L	IP	SO	WHIP	ERA
20	20	9	4	16	2	160.2	113	0.91	1.74

Middle Relief - Al Segui, Boston Red Sox

G	W	L	SV	SVO	IP	BB	SO	WHIP	ERA
48	1	3	4	6	90.2	26	64	1.13	2.28

Closer - Santos Martin, San Francisco Giants (Rookie)

G	W	L	SV	SVO	IP	SO	OAV	WHIP	ERA
30	1	0	23	26	29.2	32	0.211	1.11	1.52

Reserves

Catcher - Junior Hendrick, Atlanta Braves

G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
86	320	55	111	12	23	79	0.347	0.410	0.606	1.016

Utility Infield - Dicky Wilkerson, New York Mets

G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
81	304	59	98	32	83	0.322	0.412	0.674	1.086

Utility Outfielder - Julian Alvarez, Rochester Broncos

AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
359	59	116	15	22	61	0.323	0.392	0.549	0.940

Bullpen - Felipe Lopez Minnesota Twins

G	GS	CG	W	L	IP	H	BB	SO	WHIP	ERA
19	19	2	13	4	144	123	34	109	1.09	2.69

Robert E. McCabe Magazine All-Rookie Team

Catcher - Julio Espinosa, Washington D.C. Nationals
First Baseman - Kiki James, Boston Red Sox
Second Baseman - Hector Encarnacion, Philadelphia Phillies
Third Baseman - Dioner Cortez, Toronto Blue Jays
Shortstop - George Holmes, Atlanta Braves

Outfield - Julio Castro, Toronto Blue Jays
Outfield - Philip Chapman, Pittsburgh Pirates
Outfield - Del Olmedo, Milwaukee Brewers

Designated Hitter - William Davis, LA Angels

Starting Pitcher - Hank Henderson, Detroit Tigers
Middle Relief - Juan Azocar, New York Yankees
Closer - Santos Martin, San Francisco Giants

Stat of the Day

The top 10 youngest teams in the Major Leagues

Rank	Team	Avg. Age	Avg. Pro Years	W-L
1	San Francisco Giants	26.2	7.2	54-37
2	New York Mets	26.5	7.3	40-51
3	Cleveland Indians	26.5	7.1	43-48
4	Atlanta Braves	26.8	8.3	49-42
5	Baltimore Orioles	27.1	8.3	44-47
6	Los Angeles Dodgers	27.2	7.7	36-55
6	Chicago Cubs	27.2	7.7	33-58
8	Pittsburgh Pirates	27.3	8.5	52-39
8	Kansas City Royals	27.3	8.3	55-36
10	Toronto Blue Jays	27.6	8.7	56-35

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Career Leaders

	* Denotes Active Player

Top 5 Players	Career Batting Average
Rank	Player	Stat	Season
1	Placido Ortiz	0.335	1-15
2	Don Bagley	0.333	13-23
3	Tony Cortes	0.332	6-24
4	John Burke	0.325	14-30
5	Wilkin Lopez	0.321	25-42

Top 5 Players	Career Home Runs
Rank	Player	Stat	Season
1	Alexei DaSilva	737	17-34
2	*Louie Rosa	732	28-45
3	Jose Colon	703	16-35
4	*Ignacio Valentin	702	30-45
5	Hulk Kingland	687	4-19

Top 5 Players	Career Runs Batted In
Rank	Player	Stat	Season
1	*Louie Rosa	2,047	28-45
2	Alexei DaSilva	1,960	17-34
3	Moose Kennedy	1,947	7-24
4	Wilkin Lopez	1,944	25-41
5	Bartolo Hernandez	1,909	27-42

Top 5 Players	Career Hits
Rank	Player	Stat	Season
1	Charley Reynolds	3,214	23-43
2	Alexei DaSilva	3,202	17-34
3	Jose Colon	3,054	16-35
4	Bronson Whang	3,048	6-22
5	Wilkin Lopez	3,002	25-42

Top 5 Players	Career Wins
Rank	Player	Stat	Season
1	Vince Garcia	377	11-31
2	Luther Abercrombie	355	1-23
3	Lastings O'Brien	303	10-39
4	Asdrubal Pelaez	300	13-31
5	Kid Richard	288	20-40

Top 5 Players	Career ERA
Rank	Player	Stat	Season
1	Pedro Manuel	2.50	20-35
2	Vince Garcia	2.66	11-31
3	Cedrick Hollins	2.75	18-35
4	Adam Bradford	2.85	22-39
5	Yamid Zapata	2.85	18-35

Top 5 Players	Career Strike Outs
Rank	Player	Stat	Season
1	Luther Abercrombie	4,449	1-23
2	Kid Richard	3,891	20-40
3	Vince Garcia	3,740	11-31
4	Onan Park	3,645	4-24
5	Julio Ramirez	3,360	2-21

Top 5 Players	Career Saves
Rank	Player	Stat	Season
1	Pedro Manuel	693	20-36
2	Ronald Kipnis	647	17-34
3	Glen Watkins	620	13-30
4	Cedrick Hollins	552	8-24
5	Skeeter Brown	525	1-14

Pittsburgh Pirates 111-51 sportbanker

Season 44 Pittsburgh Pirates over the New York Yankees 4-2

Season 43 San Diego Padres over the Milwaukee Brewers 4-1

Season 42 Toronto Blue Jays over the Chicago Cubs 4-3

Season 41 Chicago Cubs over the Texas Rangers 4-3

Season 40 Atlanta Braves over the Oakland Athletics 4-1

Season 39 Philadelphia Phillies over the Minnesota Twins 4-0

Season 38 Seattle Mariners over the Chicago White Sox 4-3

Season 37 Seattle Mariners over the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2

Season 36 Milwaukee Brewers over the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3

Season 35 Washington Nationals over the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3

Season 34 Washington Nationals over the Richmond Virginians 4-2

Season 33 Washington Nationals over the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1

Season 32 Seattle Mariners over the Houston Astros 4-2

Season 31 Seattle Mariners over the Oakland Athletics 4-2

Season 30 Richmond Virginians over the Houston Astros 4-3

Season 29 Washington Nationals over the San Diego Padres 4-3

Season 28 Toronto Blue Jays over the Florida Marlins 4-1

Season 27 San Diego Padres over the Washington DC Nationals 4-0

Season 26 Houston Astros over the San Diego Padres 4-2

Season 25 San Diego Padres over the Anaheim Angels 4-0

Season 24 Detroit Tigers over

the Kansas City 4-1

Season 23 Anaheim Angels over the New York Mets 4-0

Season 22 San Diego Padres over the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3

Season 21 New York Mets over the Baltimore Orioles 4-3

Season 20 San Diego Padres over the New York Yankees 4-3

Season 19 Kansas City Royals over San Diego Padres 4-3

Season 18 San Diego Padres over Baltimore Orioles 4-3

Season 17 Detroit Tigers over Kansas City Royals 4-2

Season 16 Arizona Diamonbacks over Kansas City Royals 4-3

Season 15 Oakland Athletics over Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3

Season 14 St. Louis Cardinals over San Diego Padres 4-1

Season 13 San Diego Padres over Oakland Athletics 4-2

Season 12 Richmond Virginians over Minnesota Twins 4-1

Season 11 Boston Red Sox over Florida Marlins 4-1

Season 10 Anaheim Angels over Cleveland Indians 4-1

Season 9 New York Yankees over Chicago Cubs 4-1

Season 8 Pittsburgh Pirates over St. Louis Cardinals 4-2

Season 7 Florida Marlins over St. Louis Cardinals 4-0

Season 6 Florida Marlins over New York Yankees 4-3

Season 5 Florida Marlins over San Francisco Giants 4-1

Season 4 Boston Red Sox over San Diego Padres 4-2

Season 3 Boston Red Sox over Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2

Season 2 Philadelphia Phillies over St. Louis Cardinals 4-2

Season 1 Texas Rangers over
Cincinnati Reds 4-0