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Autumn_Lion · 04-01-2016, 04:24 PM

I like to replay historical seasons. I tried replaying the 1922 season (for both the AL and NL) ten times. I encountered a number of problems, which I will detail below, but basically there are two significant issues. First, the hitting is out of control; in just ten replays I saw lots of all-time records tied or broken. Second, at least one team, the 1922 White Sox, is rated incorrectly ... the real 1922 White Sox went 77-77 and weren't actually even that good (they sank to 69-85 the next year), but in ten replays they only once had a mediocre record, and on three occasions they won the pennant (winning 98 games once, 95 another time, 91 a third time). No way this mediocre .500 team should win three pennants in ten years.

Now, for the out-of-control hitting ..

Jake Daubert once hit .403. Real life - .337.
Ross Youngs hit .400. Real life - .331.
Cotton Tierney hit .398. Real life - .345.
Ray Grimes hit .417. Real life - .354.
Hack Miller hit .418. Real life - .352.
Tris Speaker hit .426 and .428. Real life - .378.
Ty Cobb hit .440, .422, .422. Real life - .401. (He also had a 56-game hitting streak; move over, Joe DiMaggio.)
Ken Williams drove in 198 runs one year; in real life the all-time record is 190.

I could cite more examples, but I think these suffice. Way too many so-so players (Jake Daubert, Ray Grimes and Hack Miller) are hitting .400.

One last odd note ... Rogers Hornsby might be the one guy in OOTP whose hitting is NOT overrated. In real life he hit .424 in 1922; in my ten replays, he never hit that high even once.

04-01-2016, 04:24 PM	#188
Autumn_Lion Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: West Chester, Ohio Posts: 16	I like to replay historical seasons. I tried replaying the 1922 season (for both the AL and NL) ten times. I encountered a number of problems, which I will detail below, but basically there are two significant issues. First, the hitting is out of control; in just ten replays I saw lots of all-time records tied or broken. Second, at least one team, the 1922 White Sox, is rated incorrectly ... the real 1922 White Sox went 77-77 and weren't actually even that good (they sank to 69-85 the next year), but in ten replays they only once had a mediocre record, and on three occasions they won the pennant (winning 98 games once, 95 another time, 91 a third time). No way this mediocre .500 team should win three pennants in ten years. Now, for the out-of-control hitting .. Jake Daubert once hit .403. Real life - .337. Ross Youngs hit .400. Real life - .331. Cotton Tierney hit .398. Real life - .345. Ray Grimes hit .417. Real life - .354. Hack Miller hit .418. Real life - .352. Tris Speaker hit .426 and .428. Real life - .378. Ty Cobb hit .440, .422, .422. Real life - .401. (He also had a 56-game hitting streak; move over, Joe DiMaggio.) Ken Williams drove in 198 runs one year; in real life the all-time record is 190. I could cite more examples, but I think these suffice. Way too many so-so players (Jake Daubert, Ray Grimes and Hack Miller) are hitting .400. One last odd note ... Rogers Hornsby might be the one guy in OOTP whose hitting is NOT overrated. In real life he hit .424 in 1922; in my ten replays, he never hit that high even once.