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Season 1 (1987)
The inaugural season was dominated by the team from the 1800s who led the league wire to wire en route to their first championship of the All Decades League. Their success was due in large part to the offense provided by the MVP of the league, Dan Brouthers and the elite pitching of the Cy Young Award winner, Terry Larkin. Larkin posted a pitching Triple Crown leading the league in Wins, ERA, and Strikeouts.
*Recognized that an odd number of teams caused an issue with scheduling 162 games. Split up the dominant 1800s team into two teams: Pre1890s & 1890s.
Final Standings
Golden League W-L
1800s 101-46
1940s 80-70
1950s 79-71
1910s 78-72
1900s 75-75
1930s 59-91
1920s 57-93
Modern League W-L
2010s 82-68
2000s 82-68
1970s 74-73
1990s 70-80
1960s 70-80
1980s 65-85
Golden League Playoffs
1800s over 1940s (4-0)
Modern League Playoffs
2010s over 2000s (4-1)
World Series
1800s over 2010s (4-3)
Awards:
MVP - Dan Brouthers (1800s) - .352 AVG, 20 HR, 39 SB, 127 R
Cy Young - Terry Larkin (1800s) - 24-7, 3.18 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 488 Ks
League Leaders:
BA - Pete Rose (1970s) - .354 AVG
OPS - Dan Brouthers (1800s) - 1.064 OPS
HR - Cody Bellinger (2010s) - 49 HR
RBI - Sam Crawford (1900s) - 140 RBI
SB - Joe Kelley (1900s) & Sam Wise (1800s) - 40 SB
W - Terry Larkin (1800s) - 24 W
ERA - Terry Larkin (1800s) - 3.18 ERA
K - Terry Larkin (1800s) - 488 K
Saves - Rafael Soriano (2000s) & Jeff Tesreau (1910s) - 34 SV
Shutouts - Frank Smith (1900s) - 5 SO
Comparisons to the Real World
-Terry Larkin had 406 Ks in his entire career. This season’s 488 Ks would rank as the 3rd highest season of all time.
-Dan Brouthers: Career high in HR was 14 (6 fewer than hit in 1987 season)
-Sam Crawford: While Crawford never totaled 140 RBI in a season, he did lead the league in RBI 3X in his career
1987 Draft:
1st round picks and key additions
Pre1890s - Charlie Sweeney, P
1890s - George Decker, RF; Frank Knauss, P
1900s - Fred Abbott, C
1910s - Hardin Berry, P
1920s - Don Hurst, 1B
1930s - Augie Galan, CF
1940s - Walker Cress, P
1950s - Dave Hoskins, P
1960s - Hal Woodeshick, P
1970s - Rich “Goose” Gossage, P
1980s - Bruce Berenyi, P
1990s - Tyler Green, P
2000s - Jeremy Affeldt, P
2010s - Rowdy Tellez, 1B
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