What is the Midwest 6 Negro League?
A custom fantasy all-star negro league played using primarily the 103 player All-Star Negro League roster and computer baseball game from Strat-o-Matic. Six teams, put together after thorough data analysis, playing 90 games each for a total of 270 league games.
The Names – Satch, Josh, Cool Papa, Turkey, Fats, Slim, Boojum, Dobie, Biz, Pop, El Maestro, Mule, Ghost, Needle Nose, Count, Home Run, Candy, El Diablo, Tubby, Flash, Rap, Hooks, Heavy, Bingo, Cannonball, Cyclone, Spot, Frog, Spoony, Superman, Double Duty, Bullet, and Buck all play here.
Gentlemen that played the game for the love of the game. Follow the games, learn about the players, expand your knowledge of a once-forgotten time in American Baseball History.
Midwest 6 Standings
| East | Won | Lost | Pct. | L10 |
| DET | 18 | 10 | .643 | 7 - 3 |
| HOM | 13 | 15 | .464 | 3 - 7 |
| PIT | 12 | 16 | .429 | 6 - 4 |
| West | Won | Lost | Pct. | L 10 |
| CAG | 17 | 11 | .607 | 6 - 4 |
| IND | 13 | 15 | .464 | 4 - 6 |
| KCM | 11 | 17 | .393 | 4 - 6 |
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP Midwest Six Thru 29 games
TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN
5002 DET 18 11 O.Johnson CAG .454 W.Wright IND 9 W.Mays CAG 34
5002 HOM 14 15 W.Brown IND .390 J.Beckwit HOM 9 J.Beckwit HOM 33
5002 PIT 12 17 O.Charles IND .380 M.Suttles PIT 8 M.Suttles PIT 31
T.Stearne DET .377 J.Gibson CAG 8 E.Banks IND 27
5002 CAG 18 11 J.Beckwit HOM .369 L.Doby HOM 8 J.Gibson CAG 27
5002 IND 14 15
5002 KCM 11 18 WINS SAVES ERA
L.Day DET 6 D.Redding KCM 5 D.Brown CAG 2.85
J.Donalds CAG 5 M.Dihigo DET 4 L.Day DET 3.00
OTHERS TIED W 4 S.Streete DET 3 G.Blair HOM 3.29
B.Jeffers CAG 3 J.Donalds CAG 3.59
J.Gaines HOM 3 R.Foster HOM 3.64
CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS
B.Mackey KCM 21 S.Poles DET 7 S.Jones PIT 61
H.Johnson IND 14 P.Hill PIT 3 H.Smith IND 47
J.Beckwit HOM 10 C.Blackwe HOM 3 J.Donalds CAG 45
W.Brown IND 9 OTHERS TIED W 2 S.Paige HOM 43
J.Gibson CAG 9 S.William DET 38
YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
KCM 4 at IND 7 KCM-Trent(2-2, 6.60) at IND-Wright(2-3, 5.81)
PIT 1 at HOM 4 PIT-Brown(2-2, 7.04) at HOM-Matlock(2-3, 5.36)
CAG 2 at DET 0 CAG-McDonal(2-3, 6.27) at DET-Winters(4-2, 3.65)
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER TM OPP AB R H RB BB Ks HR SB
H.Johnson IND KCM 5 2 4 1 0 0 0 0
J.Benjamin KCM IND 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 0
R.Dandridge KCM IND 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
H.McNair KCM IND 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
PITCHER TM OPP INN H R ER BB Ks HR WLS
J.Donaldson CAG DET 9.0 5 0 0 4 5 0 W
S.Paige HOM PIT 9.0 8 1 1 0 5 0 W
V.Mathis IND KCM 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 S
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS
J.Gibson CAG .429 28 12 10 9 3 N.Winters DET 17 13 2 4 4 0 200
T.Stearnes DET .487 39 19 9 5 3 B.Brown CAG 6 4 0 0 2 0 101
J.Beckwith HOM .476 42 20 10 3 3 D.Redding KCM 5 1 0 2 1 0 002
W.Brown IND .447 38 17 11 4 2 G.Blair HOM 15 15 4 3 6 1 200
Q.Trouppe IND .333 30 10 7 5 2 P.Cockrell CAG 7 6 1 1 2 0 101
WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS
T.Scales CAG .167 36 6 2 3 0 M.Manning KCM 16 25 15 8 7 1 020
B.Rogan HOM .237 38 9 1 3 0 L.Matlock HOM 11 23 11 7 7 1 010
W.Wells DET .146 41 6 4 3 1 F.Wickware CAG 13 19 10 6 3 2 020
C.Smith KCM .233 43 10 8 0 2 W.Bell IND 12 22 13 5 2 4 100
H.Aaron KCM .231 39 9 5 4 2 B.Foster IND 20 28 17 10 10 3 120
Annual Classic Inspires League
Larry Lester’s Black Baseball’s National Showcase has had a major influence on how I set up the league. The book is a treasure trove of information in text and images.
The book excels in its breakdown of each season’s prized East-West All-Star game held in Chicago. Each chapter starts with snippets of what was happening socially, economically, the state of the negro leagues, and other pertinent pieces of information for that year starting in 1933. The focus then shifts to the players involved in that year’s game. The book uses pieces from the actual newspapers from around the country covering the game. Box scores, at times play-by-play, and images from that season.
A lion’s share of the players in the Strat-o-Matic negro league all-star roster is sprinkled throughout the chapters. You can read many books about the negro leagues, but to have a book that shows when the players competed against each other in an actual all-star game lineup is invaluable.
The Midwest Six Negro League takes place in Chicago. All games are played at Comiskey Park with rosters that encompass some of the best negro league players of all times. The league will consist of six teams in two divisions (East, West). Each team will consist of 20 players. Eight pitchers and 12 position players.
I will have daily writeups for each league day. Each write up will include the three games from the day before including box scores.