I'm going to now replay the season and manage games individually as done for previous 1969-1982 seasons, but doubt that I'll be able to equal 102 wins due to my tendency of playing favorite KCR players regardless of how they are performing over up and comers who can outplay them.
I'm just happy the stats are now well within limits of what I consider to be reasonable and fun to play with. Thank you Sweed for your very helpful suggestions!