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FuzzyRussianHat · 08-17-2023, 07:33 PM

Montreal and Pittsburgh finished tied atop the National Association’s Eastern League at 98-64 with the Maples winning the one-game playoff to tiake the title. Both teams earned back-to-back playoff berths, while Montreal got their first league title since 1952. St. Louis won their third straight Midwest League crown with a 98-64 mark. The Cardinals have made the playoffs eight times in the last ten years. Columbus was a distant second at 86-76, ultimately two games short of the final wild card. Last year’s NA champ Minneapolis fell off a cliff, the worst team in the NA at 61-101.

Each of the wild cards came from the Eastern League. Philadelphia was third in the EL at 96-66 and took the second wild card, their third straight playoff spot. Brooklyn at 92-70 took the third wild card, snapping a decade-long drought. The final spot saw Toronto and Baltimore tied at 88-74 with the Timberwolves advancing in a one-game playoff. The 1970 NA champ, Toronto now has three playoff spots in four years.

National Association MVP went to Montreal RF Charlie Arsenault. The 26-year old lefty didn’t lead in any stats, but had 203 hits, 106 runs, 35 home runs, 117 RBI, a .332 average, .934 OPS, and 6.7 WAR. Hartford’s Ugo Musacci won back-to-back Pitcher of the Year and his sixth straight counting his four with EBF’s Malta. The 28-year old Italian was the WARlord (10.3), strikeout leader (298) and leader in WHIP (0.85), quality starts (28), and K/BB (8.3). He added a 2.36 ERA over 27.0.1 innings with a 13-11 record. Counting EBF, he has led his league in both strikeouts and WAR in six consecutive seasons.

The wild card round had Philadelphia over Brooklyn in two and Pittsburgh over Toronto in three. Montreal survived 3-2 in a strong challenge from the Phillies, while the Pirates upset St. Louis in four. The National Association Championship Series was the first appearance for Pittsburgh since 1963 and since 1952 for the Maples. It was a seven-game thriller with game seven going 10 innings; Montreal won it in a walkoff 4-3 to take the series 4-3. The Maples are now six-time NA champs (1901, 1915, 1928, 1949, 1951, 1972).

Two-time defending World Series champion New Orleans improved with a franchise-record 107-55 mark, atop the Southern League for the third straight season. There was a 13-game gap to second place Atlanta (94-68) and 14 to Miami (93-69). The Aces earned a fourth straight playoff berth with their wild card, while the Mallards snapped a five-year drought. Albuquerque ended a 15-year playoff absence, winning the Western League at 99-63. The Isotopes had a team ERA of 2.84, which was the American Association single-season record and remained the record until 2019.

The battle for the remaining two wild card spots had half the association in the mix. Dallas and Jacksonville ended up getting the spots, both at 88-74. Houston and Phoenix were one behind, Seattle two back, Nashville three back, Memphis four back, and four teams were seven back. The Gators earned back-to-back berths, while the Dalmatians ended a drought that stretched back to 1945. At 26 years, that was tied with Cincinnati for the longest active drought in MLB. Los Angeles saw a four-year playoff streak end, which was the longest active in the AA entering 1972.

New Orleans had the MVP and Pitcher of the Year in the American Association. RF Jaxson Gatewood won the MVP with the AA lead in the triple slash (.365/.435/.734), OPS (1.169), wRC+ (202), and WAR (9.9), adding 46 home runs, 116 RBI, and 116 runs. Brit Mooney won PotY with the lead in wins at 26-5. He had a 2.25 ERA over 288 innings with 252 strikeouts and 8.1 WAR.

Also of note was Tampa’s Will Brenneisen, the Rookie of the Year. He became the second Rookie of the Year winner in MLB history to lead the league in both home runs and RBI in his debut season; Brenneisen smacked 55 and 132, respectively. Cleveland’s Billy Rodriguez did it in 1922, but oddly enough his skill completely plummeted without injuries and he was out of the game by age 26. Last year, NA Rookie of the Year Kymani Massey led in homers, but not RBI.

The wild card round had Jacksonville sweep Miami and Atlanta edge Dallas in three. The New Orleans dynasty cruised to a sweep of the Gators, while Albuquerque bested the Aces in 3-1. It was the first American Association Championship Series berth for the Isotopes in 20 years, but nothing was going to stop the Mudcats. New Orleans took the series 4-2 and become the third AA team to three-peat, joining 1910-12 Houston and 1913-16 Memphis.

In the 72^nd World Series, the Mudcats completed the Fall Classic three-peat as well, defeating Montreal in six games. AA MVP Jaxson Gatewood also won World Series MVP, posting 19 hits, 12 runs, 11 RBI, and 0.8 WAR in 15 playoff games. It is the fourth title for New Orleans, who also won 1935, and would be the high watermark for a franchise that ultimately retreated into relative obscurity soon after. They are one of only three MLB franchises to this point to win three consecutive World Series rings with Houston (1910-12) and Philadelphia (four-peat from 1941-44). Manager Emmanuel Twellman becomes the third MLB manager with three rings, joining Houston’s Eric Stockman with four and Philadelphia’s Cory Ellis with their first three of the 1940s dynasty.

Other notes; Miami’s Parker Harpaz became the second MLB pitcher to 350 career wins. He’d close the year and his career with 361, passing Ned Giles (356) for the all-time top mark. Harpaz remains both MLB’s win leader and the win leader in all of professional baseball as of 2037. Harpaz also became the third MLB pitcher to 4500 career strikeouts, finishing the season and his career with 4586. That put him second at retirement, just ahead of Giles (4561) but still behind Newton Persaud (4655). Harpaz finished with 141.84 career WAR, retiring third behind Giles (151.70) and Persaud (145.86). Harpaz also retired ahead of both in innings pitched at 5606; Persaud had 5356 and Giles 5346. Harpaz also finished with 355 complete games, still the MLB record as of 2037.

On August 13, Houston’s Roberto Fennebeumer had a historic no-hitter against Las Vegas, setting a no-hitter record with 19 strikeouts. He was a Dutch pitcher who had come from EBF that year to the Hornets and only a hit-by pitch denied a perfect game. The previous MLB record for strikeouts in a no-no was 17 in Jeremiah Rutledge’s 1959 perfect game. In another pitching notable, eventual strikeout king Julius Jordan became the 15^th to reach 3500 strikeouts.

08-17-2023, 07:33 PM	#514
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,977	1972 in MLB Montreal and Pittsburgh finished tied atop the National Association’s Eastern League at 98-64 with the Maples winning the one-game playoff to tiake the title. Both teams earned back-to-back playoff berths, while Montreal got their first league title since 1952. St. Louis won their third straight Midwest League crown with a 98-64 mark. The Cardinals have made the playoffs eight times in the last ten years. Columbus was a distant second at 86-76, ultimately two games short of the final wild card. Last year’s NA champ Minneapolis fell off a cliff, the worst team in the NA at 61-101. Each of the wild cards came from the Eastern League. Philadelphia was third in the EL at 96-66 and took the second wild card, their third straight playoff spot. Brooklyn at 92-70 took the third wild card, snapping a decade-long drought. The final spot saw Toronto and Baltimore tied at 88-74 with the Timberwolves advancing in a one-game playoff. The 1970 NA champ, Toronto now has three playoff spots in four years. National Association MVP went to Montreal RF Charlie Arsenault. The 26-year old lefty didn’t lead in any stats, but had 203 hits, 106 runs, 35 home runs, 117 RBI, a .332 average, .934 OPS, and 6.7 WAR. Hartford’s Ugo Musacci won back-to-back Pitcher of the Year and his sixth straight counting his four with EBF’s Malta. The 28-year old Italian was the WARlord (10.3), strikeout leader (298) and leader in WHIP (0.85), quality starts (28), and K/BB (8.3). He added a 2.36 ERA over 27.0.1 innings with a 13-11 record. Counting EBF, he has led his league in both strikeouts and WAR in six consecutive seasons. The wild card round had Philadelphia over Brooklyn in two and Pittsburgh over Toronto in three. Montreal survived 3-2 in a strong challenge from the Phillies, while the Pirates upset St. Louis in four. The National Association Championship Series was the first appearance for Pittsburgh since 1963 and since 1952 for the Maples. It was a seven-game thriller with game seven going 10 innings; Montreal won it in a walkoff 4-3 to take the series 4-3. The Maples are now six-time NA champs (1901, 1915, 1928, 1949, 1951, 1972). Two-time defending World Series champion New Orleans improved with a franchise-record 107-55 mark, atop the Southern League for the third straight season. There was a 13-game gap to second place Atlanta (94-68) and 14 to Miami (93-69). The Aces earned a fourth straight playoff berth with their wild card, while the Mallards snapped a five-year drought. Albuquerque ended a 15-year playoff absence, winning the Western League at 99-63. The Isotopes had a team ERA of 2.84, which was the American Association single-season record and remained the record until 2019. The battle for the remaining two wild card spots had half the association in the mix. Dallas and Jacksonville ended up getting the spots, both at 88-74. Houston and Phoenix were one behind, Seattle two back, Nashville three back, Memphis four back, and four teams were seven back. The Gators earned back-to-back berths, while the Dalmatians ended a drought that stretched back to 1945. At 26 years, that was tied with Cincinnati for the longest active drought in MLB. Los Angeles saw a four-year playoff streak end, which was the longest active in the AA entering 1972. New Orleans had the MVP and Pitcher of the Year in the American Association. RF Jaxson Gatewood won the MVP with the AA lead in the triple slash (.365/.435/.734), OPS (1.169), wRC+ (202), and WAR (9.9), adding 46 home runs, 116 RBI, and 116 runs. Brit Mooney won PotY with the lead in wins at 26-5. He had a 2.25 ERA over 288 innings with 252 strikeouts and 8.1 WAR. Also of note was Tampa’s Will Brenneisen, the Rookie of the Year. He became the second Rookie of the Year winner in MLB history to lead the league in both home runs and RBI in his debut season; Brenneisen smacked 55 and 132, respectively. Cleveland’s Billy Rodriguez did it in 1922, but oddly enough his skill completely plummeted without injuries and he was out of the game by age 26. Last year, NA Rookie of the Year Kymani Massey led in homers, but not RBI. The wild card round had Jacksonville sweep Miami and Atlanta edge Dallas in three. The New Orleans dynasty cruised to a sweep of the Gators, while Albuquerque bested the Aces in 3-1. It was the first American Association Championship Series berth for the Isotopes in 20 years, but nothing was going to stop the Mudcats. New Orleans took the series 4-2 and become the third AA team to three-peat, joining 1910-12 Houston and 1913-16 Memphis. In the 72^nd World Series, the Mudcats completed the Fall Classic three-peat as well, defeating Montreal in six games. AA MVP Jaxson Gatewood also won World Series MVP, posting 19 hits, 12 runs, 11 RBI, and 0.8 WAR in 15 playoff games. It is the fourth title for New Orleans, who also won 1935, and would be the high watermark for a franchise that ultimately retreated into relative obscurity soon after. They are one of only three MLB franchises to this point to win three consecutive World Series rings with Houston (1910-12) and Philadelphia (four-peat from 1941-44). Manager Emmanuel Twellman becomes the third MLB manager with three rings, joining Houston’s Eric Stockman with four and Philadelphia’s Cory Ellis with their first three of the 1940s dynasty. Other notes; Miami’s Parker Harpaz became the second MLB pitcher to 350 career wins. He’d close the year and his career with 361, passing Ned Giles (356) for the all-time top mark. Harpaz remains both MLB’s win leader and the win leader in all of professional baseball as of 2037. Harpaz also became the third MLB pitcher to 4500 career strikeouts, finishing the season and his career with 4586. That put him second at retirement, just ahead of Giles (4561) but still behind Newton Persaud (4655). Harpaz finished with 141.84 career WAR, retiring third behind Giles (151.70) and Persaud (145.86). Harpaz also retired ahead of both in innings pitched at 5606; Persaud had 5356 and Giles 5346. Harpaz also finished with 355 complete games, still the MLB record as of 2037. On August 13, Houston’s Roberto Fennebeumer had a historic no-hitter against Las Vegas, setting a no-hitter record with 19 strikeouts. He was a Dutch pitcher who had come from EBF that year to the Hornets and only a hit-by pitch denied a perfect game. The previous MLB record for strikeouts in a no-no was 17 in Jeremiah Rutledge’s 1959 perfect game. In another pitching notable, eventual strikeout king Julius Jordan became the 15^th to reach 3500 strikeouts. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)