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Old 08-24-2013, 03:45 PM   #3
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I'm in the late '60s in my historical league - using real teams and players but the players are drafted, not on their historical teams. Really interesting to see how things turned out - Babe Ruth is the best pitcher in the history of the game, but Willie Mays turned into an injury-prone utility outfielder after a couple promising seasons.
Mantle in my league is going to have a nice career, but injuries have really hampered him as well. He's the only guy to hit .400 (406) in my league, but he was only able to suit up for 125 games that year. .406 with an amazing .524 obp. He also owns the single season home run record hitting 53.
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