The Groundhog Experiment

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Results

• AL CHAMPIONS: Boston Red Sox (94-59)
• NL CHAMPIONS: Pittsburgh Pirates (100-55)
• WORLD SERIES: Red Sox 4-0 (3rd title)
• WS MVP: Larry Gardner

Awards

• AL MVP: Ty Cobb [2]
• NL MVP: Honus Wagner [5]
• AL CYA: Smoky Joe Wood
• NL CYA: Rube Marquard
• AL RoY: Ping Bodie
• NL RoY: Pete Alexander (another pitcher!)
• NL Reliever: Pat Ragan

Leaders




New season records

• Larry Doyle 31 3B
• Josh Devore 48 CS
• Jimmy Sheckard 147 BB

Milestones

• 500 wins: Cy Young
• 250 wins: Christy Mathewson
• 200 wins: Eddie Plank, Jack Powell
• 2500 hits: Honus Wagner, Nap Lajoie
• 2000 hits: Sam Crawford
• 1000 RBI: Sam Crawford
• 1000 runs: Fred Clarke, Sam Crawford

HOF inductees

Kid Nichols, Dave Foutz

Other points of note

• 30-win season: Smoky Joe Wood

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Results

• AL CHAMPIONS: Philadelphia Athletics (89-62)
• NL CHAMPIONS: Chicago Cubs (92-62)
• WORLD SERIES: Cubs 4-3 (3rd title)
• WS MVP: Heinie Zimmerman

Awards

• AL MVP: Ty Cobb [3]
• NL MVP: Larry Doyle
• AL CYA: Walter Johnson [2]
• NL CYA: Christy Mathewson [2]
• AL RoY: Ping Bodie
• NL RoY: Max Carey

Leaders




New season records

• Miller Huggins 143 BB

Milestones

• 250 wins: Christy Mathewson
• 2000 strikeouts: Christy Mathewson
• 2500 hits: Honus Wagner, Nap Lajoie
• 2000 hits: Sam Crawford
• 1000 RBI: Sam Crawford, Fred Clarke
• 1000 runs: Bobby Wallace

HOF inductees

Kid Nichols


Other points of note

• No-hitters: Ed Reulbach, Art Fromme

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Results

• AL CHAMPIONS: Philadelphia Athletics (92-59)
• NL CHAMPIONS: Pittsburgh Pirates (88-66)
• WORLD SERIES: A’s 4-3 after leading 3-0 (1st title)
• WS MVP: Eddie Collins

Awards

• AL MVP: Ty Cobb
• NL MVP: Ed Konetchy
• AL CYA: Walter Johnson [2]
• NL CYA: Howie Camnitz
• AL RoY: Ping Bodie
• NL RoY: Max Carey

Leaders




New season records

• Donie Bush 44 CS

Milestones

• 250 wins: Christy Mathewson
• 200 wins: Eddie Plank, Jack Powell
• 2000 strikeouts: Christy Mathewson
• 2500 hits: Honus Wagner, Nap Lajoie
• 2000 hits: Sam Crawford
• 1000 RBI: Sam Crawford

HOF inductees

Kid Nichols


Other points of note

• No-hitter: King Cole
• 33-game hit streak: Tris Speaker

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Results

• AL CHAMPIONS: Philadelphia Athletics (97-54)
• NL CHAMPIONS: Pittsburgh Pirates (100-54)
• WORLD SERIES: A’s 4-3 (2nd title)
• WS MVP: Amos Strunk

Awards

• AL MVP: Tris Speaker
• NL MVP: Ed Konetchy
• AL CYA: Walter Johnson [2]
• NL CYA: Lefty Leifield [2]
• AL RoY: Burt Shotton
• NL RoY: Max Carey
• AL Reliever: Charley Hall

Leaders




New career records

• Rube Waddell 2680 K
• Jack Powell 25 SV

New season records

• Clyde Milan 55 CS
• Elmer Steele 11 SV
• Harry Krause 8.8 K/9

Milestones

1. 200 wins: Eddie Plank, Jack Powell
2. 2000 hits: Sam Crawford, Jimmy Sheckard
3. 1000 RBI: Fred Clarke
4. 1500 runs: Fred Clarke
5. 1000 runs: Bobby Wallace

HOF inductees

Kid Nichols, Gus Weyhing


Other points of note

• Cycles: Ty Cobb, Tris Speaker
• 31-game hit streak: Zack Wheat

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Results

• AL CHAMPIONS: Philadelphia Athletics (103-48)
• NL CHAMPIONS: New York Giants (91-62)
• WORLD SERIES: A’s 4-2 – no HR for Mr Baker... (2nd title)
• WS MVP: Eddie Collins

Awards

• AL MVP: Eddie Collins [3]
• NL MVP: Larry Doyle
• AL CYA: Charles Bender [2]
• NL CYA: Lew Richie
• AL RoY: Ping Bodie
• NL RoY: Max Carey

Leaders




New career records

• Honus Wagner 322 CS
• Willie Keeler 2605 singles

New season records

• Bris Lord 32 3B
• Donie Bush 55 CS

Milestones

• 250 wins: Christy Mathewson
• 200 wins: Eddie Plank
• 2500 hits: Nap Lajoie, Honus Wagner
• 2000 hits: Sam Crawford, Jimmy Sheckard
• 1000 RBI: Sam Crawford, Harry Davis
• 1000 runs: Bobby Wallace, Sam Crawford

HOF inductees

Kid Nichols


Other points of note

• A’s teammates Stuffy McInnis and Eddie Collins both hit 399 for the season, with McInnis winning the AL batting title by percentage points.

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Results

• AL CHAMPIONS: Boston Red Sox (96-57)
• NL CHAMPIONS: Pittsburgh Pirates (87-67)
• WORLD SERIES: Pirates 4-1 (1st title)
• WS MVP: Honus Wagner

Awards

• AL MVP: Tris Speaker [2]
• NL MVP: Jake Daubert
• AL CYA: Ed Walsh [4]
• NL CYA: Christy Mathewson [3]
• AL RoY: Steve Yerkes
• NL RoY: Max Carey
• AL Reliever: Charley Hall
• NL Reliever: Jack Ferry

Leaders




New career records

• Bill Donovan 22 SV

New season records

• Donie Bush 50 CS

Milestones

• 250 wins: Christy Mathewson
• 200 wins: Jack Powell
• 2000 K: Christy Mathewson
• 2500 hits: Nap Lajoie, Honus Wagner
• 2000 hits: Sam Crawford
• 1000 RBI: Harry Davis
• 1500 runs: Fred Clarke
• 1000 runs: Bobby Wallace, Roy Thomas

HOF inductees

Kid Nichols


Other points of note

• Cycle: Sherry Magee

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• 1911 saw the A’s beat the Giants in the WS as Frank Baker earned his “Home Run” nickname with 11 round-trippers in the regular season and two more in the Fall Classic.
• Fred Luderus belted a respectable 84 homers in his mainly Deadball Era career, but never led the league in any one season. Same goes with RBI.
• Josh Devore’s 64 SB in r1 are incredibly close to his corresponding IRL stats, but it didn’t lead the league then, nor did he ever do so.
• Dave Foutz is not in the HOF.
• Neither Art Fromme nor King Cole ever threw a no-no.
• Fred “Cap” Clarke did just about everything you can in the game, but never won a batting title. Nor did Ed Konetchy.
• Larry Doyle led the league with 25 triples in 1911, but never in HR.
• Elmer Steele only had 3 saves all up IRL. Charley Hall, however, did lead the league with 3 saves in the corresponding IRL season.
• Tris Speaker hit for the cycle in 1912. Ty Cobb, as I mentioned previously, never did. Nor did Sherry Magee
• Bris Lord never led the league in trips.
• Bill Donovan did lead the league with 3 SV in 1901, but only had a total of 8 IRL.
• Doc Crandall never won an ERA title.
• Lew Richie???!!!

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Results

• AL CHAMPIONS: Boston Red Sox (97-55)
• NL CHAMPIONS: New York Giants (93-58)
• WORLD SERIES: Giants 4-1 (2nd title)
• WS MVP: Larry Doyle

Awards

• AL MVP: Tris Speaker [2]
• NL MVP: Heinie Zimmerman
• AL CYA: Walter Johnson [2]
• NL CYA: Jeff Tesreau – but no RoY...
• AL RoY: Del Pratt
• NL RoY: Red Smith

Leaders




New season records

• John Wilson 33 3B
• Clyde Milan 52 CS

Milestones

• 2000 strikeouts: Christy Mathewson
• 2000 hits: Jimmy Sheckard
• 1000 runs: Bobby Wallace, Tommy Leach

HOF inductees

Jimmy Ryan


Other points of note

• Hit above 400: Ty Cobb
• Triple Crown: Heinie Zimmerman
• Cycle: Eddie Foster
• No-hitters: Dixie Walker, Bob Groom, Earl Hamilton
• 32-game hit streak: Ty Cobb

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Results

• AL CHAMPIONS: Philadelphia Athletics (90-62)
• NL CHAMPIONS: New York Giants (95-56)
• WORLD SERIES: A’s 4-3 after trailing 3-1 (1st title after 4 WS losses)
• WS MVP: Jack Lapp

Awards

• AL MVP: Ty Cobb [4]
• NL MVP: Heinie Zimmerman
• AL CYA: Walter Johnson [3]
• NL CYA: Rube Marquard
• AL RoY: Del Pratt
• NL RoY: Red Smith

Leaders




Milestones

• 250 wins: Eddie Plank
• 2000 hits: Jimmy Sheckard
• 1000 runs: Sam Crawford

HOF inductees

George Van Haltren, Hugh Duffy


Other points of note

• 3-HR game: Gavvy Cravath
• Cycles: Larry Doyle, Shoeless Joe Jackson, Fred Merkle
• 30-win seasons: Walter Johnson, Rube Marquard
• Triple Crowns: Walter Johnson, Rube Marquard
• 37-game hit streak: Ty Cobb

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Results

• AL CHAMPIONS: Boston Red Sox (89-63)
• NL CHAMPIONS: New York Giants (91-60)
• WORLD SERIES: Giants 4-0 (2nd title)
• WS MVP: Al Demaree

Awards

• AL MVP: Tris Speaker [3]
• NL MVP: Honus Wagner [6]
• AL CYA: Smoky Joe Wood
• NL CYA: Rube Marquard
• AL RoY: Hugh Bedient (pitcher!!)
• NL RoY: Red Smith

Leaders




New career records

• Honus Wagner 839 XBH

New season records

• Fred Luderus 12 SF (tie)

Milestones

• 200 wins: George Mullin
• 2000 hits: Jimmy Sheckard
• 1000 runs: Sam Crawford, Tommy Leach, Bobby Wallace

HOF inductees

Hugh Duffy, Gus Weyhing


Other points of note

• No-hitter: Eppa Rixey

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Results

• AL CHAMPIONS: Philadelphia Athletics (102-50)
• NL CHAMPIONS: Chicago Cubs (90-60)
• WORLD SERIES: A’s 4-3 (3rd straight title and 3rd overall)
• WS MVP: Stuffy McInnis

Awards

• AL MVP: Eddie Collins [2]
• NL MVP: Sherry Magee
• AL CYA: Eddie Plank
• NL CYA: Nap Rucker
• AL RoY: Byron Houck (pitcher!!)
• NL RoY: Red Smith

Leaders




New career records

• Nap Lajoie 628 2B

New season records

• Nap Lajoie 56 2B

Milestones

• 250 wins: Christy Mathewson
• 200 wins: George Mullin
• 2000 strikeouts: Christy Mathewson
• 1000 RBI: Sam Crawford
• 1000 runs: Sam Crawford, Tommy Leach

HOF inductees

Hugh Duffy


Other points of note

• 6-hit game: Chick Gandil
• Cycle: Buck Weaver (big season for some future Black Sox...), Ed Konetchy, Danny Moeller, Fred Merkle.
• 32-game hit streak: Hal Chase

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Results

• AL CHAMPIONS: Philadelphia Athletics (94-58)
• NL CHAMPIONS: Pittsburgh Pirates (89-62)
• WORLD SERIES: Pirates 4-2 (1st title)
• WS MVP: Mike Donlin

Awards

• AL MVP: Tris Speaker
• NL MVP: Larry Doyle [2]
• AL CYA: Smoky Joe Wood
• NL CYA: Nap Rucker
• AL RoY: Hugh Bedient
• NL RoY: Red Smith
• NL Reliever: Jack Ferry

Leaders




New career records

• Nap Lajoie 604 doubles

New season records

• Danny Moeller 140 SO

Milestones

• 2000 strikeouts: Christy Mathewson
• 1000 runs: Tommy Leach

HOF inductees

Hugh Duffy


Other points of note

• Triple Crown: Smoky Joe Wood
• 30-win season: Smoky Joe Wood

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Results

• AL CHAMPIONS: Boston Red Sox (102-50)
• NL CHAMPIONS: Pittsburgh Pirates (86-65)
• WORLD SERIES: Red Sox 4-2 (2nd title)
• WS MVP: Duffy Lewis

Awards

• AL MVP: Tris Speaker [3]
• NL MVP: Heinie Zimmerman
• AL CYA: Smoky Joe Wood
• NL CYA: Claude Hendrix
• AL RoY: Del Pratt
• NL RoY: Red Smith (sweeps all six sims)
• NL Reliever: Bobby Keefe

Leaders




New season records

• Honus Wagner 56 2B
• Tris Speaker 13.11 bWAR

Milestones

• 2000 hits: Jimmy Sheckard
• 1000 RBI: Sam Crawford
• 1000 runs: Sam Crawford

HOF inductees

Jimmy Ryan


Other points of note

• Cycle: Jake Daubert, Heinie Zimmerman
• No-hitter: Nap Rucker
• 37-game hit streak: Tris Speaker

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• 1912 is perhaps most famous for its very final game – the decider in the World Series between the Red Sox and Giants, the latter of whom make a number of horrendous misplays in the field to all but hand the title to the Bostonians.
• Ty Cobb’s 407 BA in r1 closely replicates his 409 in the corresponding historical season.
• Eddie Foster never hit for the cycle. Nor did Larry Doyle, Shoeless Joe Jackson, Fred Merkle, Ed Konetchy, Jake Daubert or Heinie Zimmerman. Farmer Weaver hit for one, but not Buck. Chad Moeller did so once, but never Danny.
• Heinie Zimmerman won the 1912 NL Triple Crown.
• As he did in r1, Jeff Tesreau won the NL ERA crown in his rookie season IRL.
• Earl Hamilton threw a no-no in the corresponding IRL season. Bob Groom never had one, nor did Dixie Walker or Eppa Rixey. Nap Rucker threw one in 1908.
• Walter Johnson won the pitching Triple Crown three times. Rube Marquard led the league in strikeouts in 1911 and wins in 1912, but never ERA.
• Jimmy Ryan is not in the real-life HOF.
• Hank Robinson never won an ERA title, nor Byron Houck.
• Smoky Joe Wood led the league with 34 wins in 1912 but never won the Triple Crown.

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Results

• AL CHAMPIONS: Boston Red Sox (92-58)
• NL CHAMPIONS: New York Giants (95-57)
• WORLD SERIES: Giants 4-3 (3rd title)
• WS MVP: John Meyers

Awards

• AL MVP: Tris Speaker [3]
• NL MVP: Art Fletcher
• AL CYA: Walter Johnson [3]
• NL CYA: Rube Marquard [2]
• AL RoY: Dutch Leonard
• NL RoY: Joe Connolly

Leaders




New career records

• Sam Crawford 255 3B
• Honus Wagner 323 CS

New season records

• Eddie Collins 53 CS
• Smoky Joe Wood 5.71 H/9

Milestones

• 300 wins: Christy Mathewson
• 250 wins: Eddie Plank
• 200 wins: George Mullin
• 2000 strikeouts: Eddie Plank
• 2500 hits: Sam Crawford
• 1500 RBI: Honus Wagner
• 1500 runs: Honus Wagner

HOF inductees

Joe McGinnity, Hugh Duffy, Sam Thompson


Other points of note

• 6-hit game: Heinie Zimmerman
• Cycle: Tommy Leach
• No-hitter: Babe Adams

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Results

• AL CHAMPIONS: Philadelphia Athletics (97-56)
• NL CHAMPIONS: New York Giants (90-62)
• WORLD SERIES: Giants 4-2 after being down 0-2 (3rd title)
• WS MVP: George Burns

Awards

• AL MVP: Eddie Collins
• NL MVP: John Meyers
• AL CYA: Walter Johnson [4]
• NL CYA: Nap Rucker
• AL RoY: Dutch Leonard
• NL RoY: Joe Connolly

Leaders




New career records

• Nap Lajoie 602 2B
• Sam Crawford 246 3B

New season records

• Clyde Milan 49 CS

Milestones

• 300 wins: Christy Mathewson
• 2000 strikeouts: Eddie Plank
• 1500 RBI: Honus Wagner
• 1500 runs: Honus Wagner
• 1000 runs: Tommy Leach

HOF inductees

Joe McGinnity, Sam Thompson, Gus Weyhing


Other points of note
A’s now 1-5 in the World Series.
No-hitter: Eppa Rixey

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Results

• AL CHAMPIONS: Boston Red Sox (87-63)
• NL CHAMPIONS: New York Giants (91-61)
• WORLD SERIES: Red Sox 4-3 after trailing 0-3 (3rd title)
• WS MVP: Clyde Engle

Awards

• AL MVP: Frank Baker
• NL MVP: Art Fletcher
• AL CYA: Walter Johnson [3]
• NL CYA: Rube Marquard [2]
• AL RoY: Reb Russell
• NL RoY: Joe Connolly

Leaders




New career records

• Nap Lajoie 600 2B

New season records

• Clyde Milan 44 CS
• Danny Moeller 122 SO
• Jack Rowan 8 SV

Milestones

• 300 wins: Christy Mathewson
• 250 wins: Eddie Plank
• 2000 strikeouts: Eddie Plank

HOF inductees

Joe McGinnity


Other points of note

• 6-hit game: Red Murray
• Cycle: Frank Baker
• No-hitter: Earl Yingling, Walter Johnson

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Results

• AL CHAMPIONS: Boston Red Sox (95-55)
• NL CHAMPIONS: Philadelphia Phillies (81-70)
• WORLD SERIES: Red Sox 4-2 (2nd title)
• WS MVP: Tris Speaker

Awards

• AL MVP: Shoeless Joe Jackson
• NL MVP: Max Carey
• AL CYA: Walter Johnson [3]
• NL CYA: Mordecai Brown [3]
• AL RoY: Bobby Veach
• NL RoY: Joe Connolly

Leaders




New season records

• Eddie Collins 56 CS
• Stuffy McInnis 14 SF

Milestones

• 250 wins: Eddie Plank
• 1500 RBI: Nap Lajoie

HOF inductees

Joe McGinnity, Sam Thompson


Other points of note

• 6-hit game: Hap Myers, Zack Wheat
• Cycle: Red Murray

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Results

• AL CHAMPIONS: Philadelphia Athletics (97-56)
• NL CHAMPIONS: Philadelphia Phillies (87-64)
• WORLD SERIES: A’s 4-3 (3rd title)
• WS MVP: Charles Bender (0 ER in 29 IP)

Awards

• AL MVP: Tris Speaker [2]
• NL MVP: Max Carey
• AL CYA: Eddie Plank [2]
• NL CYA: Lefty Tyler
• AL RoY: Bobby Veach
• NL RoY: Joe Connolly

Leaders




New career records

• Doc Crandall 22 SV

New season records

• Danny Moeller 157 SO

Milestones

• 250 wins: Eddie Plank
• 200 wins: George Mullin
• 2000 strikeouts: Eddie Plank

HOF inductees

Joe McGinnity


Other points of note

• 6-hit game: Johnny Bates
• Cycle: Duffy Lewis, Johnny Bates

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Results

• AL CHAMPIONS: Philadelphia Athletics (95-58)
• NL CHAMPIONS: Philadelphia Phillies (92-59)
• WORLD SERIES: Phillies 4-2 (1st title – 67 years ahead of time...)
• WS MVP: Sherry Magee

Awards

• AL MVP: Eddie Collins [2]
• NL MVP: Zack Wheat
• AL CYA: Cy Falkenberg
• NL CYA: Hank Robinson
• AL RoY: Bobby Veach
• NL RoY: Joe Connolly (sweep)
• NL Reliever: Wilbur Cooper

Leaders




New career records

• Nap Lajoie 607 2B
• Russ Ford 24 SV

New season records

• Jack Graney 68 SH

Milestones

• 250 wins: Eddie Plank
• 200 wins: George Mullin
• 1000 RBI: Fred Clarke
• 1000 runs: Tommy Leach

HOF inductees

Joe McGinnity, Hugh Duffy, Sam Thompson


Other points of note

• 6-hit game: Rube Oldring, Roger Peckinpaugh, Shoeless Joe Jackson, Max Carey
• Cycle: Frank Baker