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MLB After 50 Seasons
Major League Baseball has now completed 50 seasons of play with some interesting results thus far. Here are the players selected for the Major League Baseball 50th Anniversary All-Time Team.
C: Gary Nodine (1910-29) – 7 Silver Sluggers, 2 Gold Gloves, 2626 hits, 1127 runs, 282 home runs, 1218 RBI, 87.3 WAR.
1B: Elijah Cashman (1919-36) – 7 MVPs, 11 Gold Gloves, 9 Silver Sluggers, 3455 hits, 1794 runs, 750 HR, 2050 RBI, .327 Avg, 136.6 WAR
2B: Archie Meredith (1909-28) – 1 MVP, 3 Gold Gloves, 7 Silver Sluggers, 2964 hits, 1674 runs, 626 home runs, 1752 RBI, .284 Avg, 119.8 WAR
SS: Kyle Bartz (1905-23) – 4 Silver Sluggers, 3383 hits, 1657 runs, 163 HR, 1210 RBI, .303 Avg, 62.7 WAR
3B: Caleb Yang (1928-47) – 1 MVP, 8 Silver Sluggers, 1 Gold Glove, 3208 hits, 1772 runs, 625 HR, 1831 RBI, .320 Avg, 127.5 WAR
LF: Andrei Tanev (1928-45) – 6 MVPs, 7 Silver Sluggers, 3 Gold Gloves, 2842 hits, 1719 runs, 616 HR, 1869 RBI, .309 Avg, 110.1 WAR
CF: Jax Sanders (1922-41) – 1 MVP, 7 Gold Gloves, 5 Silver Sluggers, 3609 hits, 1786 runs, 227 HR, 1196 RBI, .302 Avg, 928 Stolen Bases, 101.8 WAR
RF: Jason Salvage (1903-21) – 3 MVPs, 8 Silver Sluggers, 1907 World Series MVP, 2167 hits, 1497 runs, 559 HR, 1588 RBI, .284 Avg, 99.1 WAR
DH: Kaby Silva (1928-47) – 4 MVPs, 5 Silver Sluggers, 3218 hits, 1665 runs, 731 HR, 1895 RBI, .321 Avg, 108.1 WAR.
SP: Ned Giles (1929-1949) – 5x Pitcher of the Year, 356-232, 3.10 ERA, 5346 innings, 4561 strikeouts, 151.7 WAR
SP: Newton Persaud (1910-1928) – 5x Pitcher of the Year, 328-241, 3.41 ERA, 5356.2 IP, 4655 strikeouts, 145.9 WAR
SP: Bailey Johnson (1918-1935) – 1x Pitcher of the Year, 2 Gold Gloves, 276-184, 2.83 ERA, 4277.1 IP, 4064 strikeouts, 119.0 WAR
SP: Jeremy Frechette (1902-1915) – 5x Pitcher of the Year, 233-104, 3.32 ERA, 3080.1 IP, 2522 strikeouts, 92.5 WAR
SP: Josh Davis (1905-1915) – 6x Pitcher of the Year, 196-109, 2.53 ERA, 2862.0 IP, 2763 strikeouts, 90.1 WAR
CL Rovaldis Arvelo (1928-1947) – 3x Reliever of the Year, 128-84, 438 saves, 2.26 ERA, 1170 IP, 1430 strikeouts, 51.5 WAR.
Below is a look at the National Association through the first 50 seasons.

With their 1940s dynasty especially, Philadelphia has the most World Series wins (7) and appearances (9), most Association Finals appearances (11), and playoff berths (19). Ottawa actually has the highest average win total of any National Association team at 87.4. The Eastern League has been stronger than the Midwest League on average with eight EL teams averaging a winning record over 50 years to only two in the Midwest League. Brooklyn is the only EL team without an association finals appearance and has the fewest playoff appearances at one. They’re also the only EL team without a first place finish.
Milwaukee has the most playoff appearances of the Midwest League teams but oddly is eighth in wins with a lot of parity in the ML. Two teams, Omaha and Chicago, have never been to the Association final, but all teams have finished first. Despite having the best winning percentage of the group, Louisville has the fewest first place finishes with only one. They’re also the only ML team with two World Series wins. The Midwest League has only made it to the World Series 18 times compared to 32 for the Eastern League.
Switching over to the American Association after the first 50 seasons.

Houston has been the most dominant franchise as a whole averaging 89.1 wins per season and has the most playoff appearances (21) of any MLB team and the most Association Finals berths (13) and most first places (15). They’re behind Philly in titles by one. The rest of the SL is generally weaker than the Western League with Jacksonville as the only other team averaging a winning record. Yet, in part because of Houston, the SL has 28 World Series appearances compared to 22 for the WL. 10 of the 12 SL teams have been to the World Series once. San Antonio has the fewest wins of any MLB team, but it is Oklahoma City who are the only one without a single playoff spot. They’re also the only team without a first place in the SL.
Denver at 88 wins per season has the second most wins of any team, but still only sees 5 AACS appearances. San Diego may be the most unlucky team with an average 84.2 wins per season, but only five playoff appearances compared to some teams with less sustained success. Every WL team has been to the AACS at least once.
Meanwhile, here are the college baseball national champion and conference champion results in the first 50 years of baseball.

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