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CPS1925 with transactions & lineups available now!

1925:  The Reign of the Rajah

by Steve Ehresman

Despite Babe Ruth’s “bellyache” and the New York Yankees’ seventh place finish in the American League, the 1925 Major League Baseball season featured a proliferation of hitting that made the 1920s truly roar.  With the Babe’s suffering from an intestinal abscess, a cast of super stars seized the moment and made an enduring impression on baseball history.  In our nation’s capital, the Senators, with veteran hurlers Stan Coveleski (20-5, 2.84) and Walter Johnson (20-7, 3.07) producing one more time, won their second straight pennant.  In America’s “Steel City,” the Pirates unseated the New York Giants and captured the World Series in seven games.  But, no one outshone Triple Crown winner Rogers Hornsby of the St. Louis Cardinals. 

In the Junior Circuit, Goose Goslin swatted a league-leading 20 triples, swiped 27 bases, and hit .334 for the pennant-winning Nationals.   Al Simmons smacked an incredible 253 hits to lead the American League, while driving in 129 runs and batting a robust .387 for Connie Mack’s second place Athletics.  Not to be out-done, Harry Heilmann of the Bengals compiled 134 RBI and a smoking .393 average, both marks leading the league.  Earle Combs (.342) established himself as the Yankee centerfielder, and Bob Meusel stepped up to the dish to deliver 33 league-leading homers and to tie Heilmann with 134 RBI.  Twenty-two-year-old Lou Gehrig, taking over for Wally Pipp, contributed 23 doubles, 10 triples, 20 home runs, 68 RBI, and a .295, as he began his journey to 2,130 consecutive games played.  Even without the Babe for much of the 1925 season, the American League came through with historic performances.

Over in the Senior Circuit, the Pirates captured the flag behind superb performances by Pie Traynor (.320), Max Carey (46 stolen bases and a .343 average), and Kiki Cuyler (144 runs scored, a league-leading 26 triples, and a .357 average).  Bill Terry of the Giants (.319), Edd Rousch of the Reds (.339), Zack Wheat of the Dodgers (.359), and Jim Bottomley of the Cardinals (.367) all put up their usual all-star numbers.  No one, however, compared to Bottomley’s teammate, Rogers Hornsby.  In one of the finest seasons ever, Hornsby recorded a Triple Crown, clubbing 39 homers, driving in 143 runners, and compiling a .403 batting average.  Even more incredible, Hornsby had hit .424 in 1924.  Truly, the Rajah earned his bona fides as the greatest right-handed hitter of all time.       

Diamond Mind Baseball is proud to bring you the 1925 baseball season in our version 11 and version 10 format.  Now you can experience one of the best seasons of the Roaring Twenties, complete with all the features that have made DMB a leader in computer baseball simulations.  Buy your 1925 season today, and relive the Reign of the Rajah.

The 1925 Classic Past Season database contains everything you need to play games using teams and players from the 1925 season -- a full set of ratings and statistics for every player who appeared in the big leagues that year, plus team rosters, manager profiles, ballpark ratings, transactions, and league schedules. Statistics include official batting, pitching and fielding totals for all batters and pitchers.

Also included is a complete set of real-life player transactions -- trades, disabled list moves, promotions, demotions, suspensions, and more -- plus the actual starting lineups for every regular season game played.

Note: This season database is a companion product for the Diamond Mind Baseball version 11 game. To use this database, you must also have Diamond Mind Baseball version 11. The game software provides you with all of the tools you need to play simulated games, make roster moves, produce dozens of statistical reports, generate league schedules, and more.

Seamheads Park Database

For DMB's newest seasons from the 1920's,  were are using park data provided by Seamheads.com.  Visit their site at seamheads.com

ZIPS-2016 Projection Season Database Now Available

The ZIPS databases include projected team rosters; the 2016 schedule; projected statistics and ratings for over 2000 players generated using Dan Szymborski's ZiPS (sZymborski Projection System) projection system, including many top prospects; and manager profiles set up with rotations, lineups, and depth charts representing our assessment of how the players might be used during the 2016 season.

With the 2016 download, we will be making the product dynamic – we will update the player projections around the All-Star Break to reflect performance in the season to that point and projected through the remainder of the season.  At the end of the season, we update them again for the playoff teams.  If you purchase the DMB 2016 Projection database, you will receive these updates free of charge as soon as the updates are ready.

You can purchase the DMB 2016 Projection database in the online store for $29.95, which includes the initial Projection database plus the two free updates (mid-season and for the playoffs).

Available in V11 format only.

Backing Up DMB Software

Despite repeated, pleas, suggestions and warnings, on a daily basis I get requests from DMB customers claiming that their pc system crashed and they have no backups of any of their purchases made over the years.  The easy way to avoid all the suffering associated with losing software of any kind is to make backup copies of your files.  In the case of DMB files, it is crucial that you make backup copies of your installation files which you receive when downloading your purchases.

If you do not know how to make a backup copy of your software you can review this link for suggestions:   http://www.howtogeek.com/242428/whats-the-best-way-to-back-up-my-computer/ 

If you do not wish to make backup copies of your DMB software, then you should be reviewing the DMB software replacement plan found in the DMB Frequently Asked Questions section of the DMB web page:  http://diamond-mind.com/pages/faq

DPS1971 Season with Transactions & Lineups Now Available

1971: Four 20 Game Winners versus Steel City Power

by Steve Ehresman

The 1971 Major League Baseball season dawned with the defending World Champion Baltimore Orioles poised for a repeat of their dominant performance from the previous year. Indeed, the Oriole squad played like a force of nature, recording an impressive 101-57 record en route to a third consecutive American League Crown. In addition to the heroics of heavy hitters, Brooks Robinson, Frank Robinson, and Boog Powell, the Orioles put together one of history’s most impressive pitching staffs, featuring four 20-game winners in Dave McNally, Mike Cuellar, Pat Dobson, and Hall of Famer Jim Palmer. Earl Weaver’s Orioles had all of the ingredients to secure a second World Series victory.

Their opponents in the World Series were Danny Murtaugh’s powerful Pittsburgh Pirates, led by National League Home Run Leader Willie Stargell (48 home runs) and Roberto Clemente (.341). After dropping the first two games of the Series, the Bucs roared back to force a Game #7 and defeat the favored Orioles to capture the World Championship for the Steel City, its first since 1960.

Not only did the 1971 Major League Baseball season feature one of the finest World Series match-ups in history, but it also witnessed stellar seasons from American League Cy Young Award Winner and MVP Vida Blue (24-8, 1.82 ERA), National League MVP Joe Torre (.363, 137 RBI), and National League Cy Young Award Winner Fergie Jenkins (24-13, 2.77 ERA). Providing additional excellence were Harmon Killebrew (119 RBI), Bill Melton (33 Home Runs), Mickey Lolich (25 Wins, 308 Ks), Tom Seaver (1.76 ERA, 289 Ks), Lou Brock (64 Steals), and Amos Otis (52 Steals).

Major League Baseball featured its first World Series night game in 1971, as the Pirates downed the Orioles 4-3 in Game #4.

Change was in the autumn air. The era of long hair, artificial turf, and colorful uniforms was dawning.

In the 1970s, our National Pastime was weird, rollicking, and unpredictable, a time that bid adieu to tradition and ushered in the modern era. Diamond Mind Baseball is proud to bring you the 1971 baseball season, complete with all the features you have come to appreciate in our version 11 game. Order yours today, and relive this historic season, as baseball got down and got funky.

The 1971 Deluxe Past Season database contains everything you need to play games using teams and players from the 1971 season -- a full set of ratings and statistics for every player who appeared in the big leagues that year, plus team rosters, manager profiles, ballpark ratings and league schedules. Statistics include official batting, pitching and fielding totals with left/right splits for all batters and pitchers.

Also included is a complete set of real-life player transactions -- trades, disabled list moves, promotions, demotions, suspensions, and more -- plus the actual starting lineups for every regular season game played.

If you are a registered owner of the 1971 Classic Past Season, you are eligible for upgrade pricing for this item. Send an email to dmb_info@imaginesports.com to request your discount promotion code.

Note: This season database is a companion product for the Diamond Mind Baseball version 11 game. To use this database, you must also have Diamond Mind Baseball version 11. The game software provides you with all of the tools you need to play simulated games, make roster moves, produce dozens of statistical reports, generate league schedules, and more.