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FuzzyRussianHat · 12-26-2022, 09:27 AM

The Canadian teams were atop the Eastern League in 1929. Toronto took first at 103-59, earning their fifth league title. One game back was Ottawa at 102-60, their fifth playoff berth in the last six years. Defending National Association champ Montreal took third at 94-68. St. Louis was the Midwest League champ at 105-57, the second playoff appearance in the Elijah Cashman era. Louisville took second at 91-71 for their third wild card in four years. The playoff teams from last year, Cincinnati and Minneapolis, both finished in the bottom half.

Cashman won his sixth MVP and earned Triple Crown honors with 56 home runs, a .382 average, and 149 RBI. Cashman became the first (and only as of a century later) MLB hitter to earn the Triple Crown twice. Meanwhile, Lynx pitcher Kadoor Saleem earned the Pitcher of the Year and pitching Triple Crown with a 21-8 record, 2.31 ERA, and 238 strikeouts. The 25-year old from Pakistan was only the second MLB pitcher to earn the honor, joining Josh Davis from 1911.

The Lynx upset the Timberwolves, sweeping them on the road. Meanwhile, Ottawa edged St. Louis in five, putting both second place teams in the National Association Championship Series. The Elks downed Louisville in five, giving Ottawa its third Association title in six years.

In the Southern League, Jacksonville took first at 94-68, their first playoff appearance since 1918 and only fourth-ever. They finished one game better than Houston, with the Hornets earning their eighth playoff berth in the last decade and 18^th total playoff berth. Defending World Series champ Miami was third at 87-75, while last year’s league champ Atlanta fell completely off a cliff, finishing 58-104. Veteran pitcher Dee Walters, who had been traded to Houston in the offseason after more than a decade in Hartford, earned his lone Pitcher of the Year award.

Phoenix won the Western League at 101-61, their first playoff appearance since 1917. San Francisco was second at 97-65 for a third straight playoff berth. Defending league champ Albuquerque was in a three-way tie for fourth at 94 wins. Isotopes center fielder Josh Chandler won the MVP at age 23 as the AA’s WARlord at 8.6.

The Western teams prevailed in the first round as Phoenix bested Houston in four and San Francisco knocked off Jacksonville in five on the road. Although the Firebirds were League champ, the Gold Rush easily took the American Association Championship Series in five games, the third AA title for SF. It would be no contest in the 29^th World Series though as Ottawa swept San Francisco for the Elks’ second MLB title.

Other notes: Elijah Cashman passed 500 career home runs, the 10^th player to do so. Las Vegas pitcher Bailey Johnson became the ninth to reach 3000 career strikeouts.

12-26-2022, 09:27 AM	#85
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,571	1929 in MLB The Canadian teams were atop the Eastern League in 1929. Toronto took first at 103-59, earning their fifth league title. One game back was Ottawa at 102-60, their fifth playoff berth in the last six years. Defending National Association champ Montreal took third at 94-68. St. Louis was the Midwest League champ at 105-57, the second playoff appearance in the Elijah Cashman era. Louisville took second at 91-71 for their third wild card in four years. The playoff teams from last year, Cincinnati and Minneapolis, both finished in the bottom half. Cashman won his sixth MVP and earned Triple Crown honors with 56 home runs, a .382 average, and 149 RBI. Cashman became the first (and only as of a century later) MLB hitter to earn the Triple Crown twice. Meanwhile, Lynx pitcher Kadoor Saleem earned the Pitcher of the Year and pitching Triple Crown with a 21-8 record, 2.31 ERA, and 238 strikeouts. The 25-year old from Pakistan was only the second MLB pitcher to earn the honor, joining Josh Davis from 1911. The Lynx upset the Timberwolves, sweeping them on the road. Meanwhile, Ottawa edged St. Louis in five, putting both second place teams in the National Association Championship Series. The Elks downed Louisville in five, giving Ottawa its third Association title in six years. In the Southern League, Jacksonville took first at 94-68, their first playoff appearance since 1918 and only fourth-ever. They finished one game better than Houston, with the Hornets earning their eighth playoff berth in the last decade and 18^th total playoff berth. Defending World Series champ Miami was third at 87-75, while last year’s league champ Atlanta fell completely off a cliff, finishing 58-104. Veteran pitcher Dee Walters, who had been traded to Houston in the offseason after more than a decade in Hartford, earned his lone Pitcher of the Year award. Phoenix won the Western League at 101-61, their first playoff appearance since 1917. San Francisco was second at 97-65 for a third straight playoff berth. Defending league champ Albuquerque was in a three-way tie for fourth at 94 wins. Isotopes center fielder Josh Chandler won the MVP at age 23 as the AA’s WARlord at 8.6. The Western teams prevailed in the first round as Phoenix bested Houston in four and San Francisco knocked off Jacksonville in five on the road. Although the Firebirds were League champ, the Gold Rush easily took the American Association Championship Series in five games, the third AA title for SF. It would be no contest in the 29^th World Series though as Ottawa swept San Francisco for the Elks’ second MLB title. Other notes: Elijah Cashman passed 500 career home runs, the 10^th player to do so. Las Vegas pitcher Bailey Johnson became the ninth to reach 3000 career strikeouts. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)