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FuzzyRussianHat · 05-01-2023, 05:30 AM

The best overall record in the National Association in 1954 went to the defending NA champ Detroit Tigers, running away with the Midwest League crown at 105-57. Although they have back-to-back playoff berths, it is the first ML title for Detroit since 1930. Hartford won the Eastern League at 101-61 for their first playoff berth since their 1950 NA title and first EL crown since the 1948 campaign. Three teams earned wild cards with 94-68 records; Columbus, Boston, and Toronto. It’s back-to-back playoff spots for the Red Sox; the first since 1949 for the Timberwolves, and the sixth in eight years for the Chargers. The final spot went to 93-69 Ottawa, who beat both Baltimore and Kansas City by two games and Cleveland by three. The Elks snap a 12-year postseason draught since their 1930s success.

National Association MVP with to Detroit’s Bob Puyol. The 30-year old 2B from Brooklyn led the NA in hits (232), batting average (.367) and WAR (9.5), also winning his sixth Silver Slugger at the position. Chicago veteran Joseph Allen won the Pitcher of the Year with a career-year at age 35. The righty from the Yukon led the NA in ERA (2.32) and wins (21-8) for the first time in his career, tossing 17 complete games and seven shutouts with 7.2 WAR.

In the first round of the NA playoffs, Toronto beat Boston in three games and Ottawa topped Columbus in two. In the second round, the Elks stunned Detroit by not only beating them on the road, but sweeping them. The Timberwolves also upset EL champ Hartford, although it took a five-game battle for them. The Canadian rivals met in the NACS for the third time and Toronto prevailed 4-2 over Ottawa, giving the Timberwolves their third National Association title (1903, 1926).

Las Vegas earned a fifth-consecutive playoff berth and sixth 100+ win season in seven years, taking the Western League for the third time in that playoff stretch. The Vipers at 112-50 had the best overall record in Major League Baseball. Oakland at 101-61 was second in the AA, getting a wild card for their first playoff berth since 1942. Nashville at 100-62 won the Southern League, their first title since 1948. Defending SL champ San Antonio made it four playoff berths in five years with the second wild card at 98-64.

The other two wild cards went to Albuquerque and Seattle; both at 91-71. They were two games better than Houston and three ahead of San Francisco. It is the first playoff berth for the Grizzlies since 1940, while the Isotopes are in for the third straight year and sixth time in eight years. Defending World Series champ Phoenix finished at 80-82, tying for seventh in the Western League.

For the first time in Major League Baseball history, a player won both MVP and Pitcher of the Year in the same season. Las Vegas lefty Andy Upshaw pulled it off in his first full season with the Vipers, as the 28-year old had been traded at the deadline last summer from Pittsburgh. Upshaw had only the fourth pitching Triple Crown in MLB history and first in 20 years. He lead the AA in wins (25-8), ERA (1.96), strikeouts (347), WHIP (0.91), K/BB (6.8), quality starts (29), complete games (25), FIP- (60), and WAR (10.8). He’s the first pure pitcher in MLB to win an MVP, although two-way player Jared Lee won it three times in the 1940s.

Both first round series were 2-0 as San Antonio beat Albuquerque and Seattle upset Oakland. In round two, Las Vegas outlasted Seattle in five games and Nashville swept San Antonio. In the American Association Championship Series, the Knights beat the Vipers 4-2, giving Nashville a third AA title (1944, 47). Las Vegas for the fifth straight season wins 100+ and falls short of the World Series. In the 1954 Fall Classic, the Knights topped Toronto in five games to give Nashville its first-ever overall MLB title.

Other notes: Stan Provost became the third player to reach 2000 RBI and the 12^th to cross 600 home runs. The ageless wonder spent 1954 at age 41 with Las Vegas, after bouncing between Seattle, New Orleans, and Hartford in the prior few seasons. He extended his all-time best hits total to 3,835. Provost has two more years and two different teams left in his career. Erich Fleischmann crossed both 1500 RBI and 1500 runs scored.

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FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,652	1954 in MLB The best overall record in the National Association in 1954 went to the defending NA champ Detroit Tigers, running away with the Midwest League crown at 105-57. Although they have back-to-back playoff berths, it is the first ML title for Detroit since 1930. Hartford won the Eastern League at 101-61 for their first playoff berth since their 1950 NA title and first EL crown since the 1948 campaign. Three teams earned wild cards with 94-68 records; Columbus, Boston, and Toronto. It’s back-to-back playoff spots for the Red Sox; the first since 1949 for the Timberwolves, and the sixth in eight years for the Chargers. The final spot went to 93-69 Ottawa, who beat both Baltimore and Kansas City by two games and Cleveland by three. The Elks snap a 12-year postseason draught since their 1930s success. National Association MVP with to Detroit’s Bob Puyol. The 30-year old 2B from Brooklyn led the NA in hits (232), batting average (.367) and WAR (9.5), also winning his sixth Silver Slugger at the position. Chicago veteran Joseph Allen won the Pitcher of the Year with a career-year at age 35. The righty from the Yukon led the NA in ERA (2.32) and wins (21-8) for the first time in his career, tossing 17 complete games and seven shutouts with 7.2 WAR. In the first round of the NA playoffs, Toronto beat Boston in three games and Ottawa topped Columbus in two. In the second round, the Elks stunned Detroit by not only beating them on the road, but sweeping them. The Timberwolves also upset EL champ Hartford, although it took a five-game battle for them. The Canadian rivals met in the NACS for the third time and Toronto prevailed 4-2 over Ottawa, giving the Timberwolves their third National Association title (1903, 1926). Las Vegas earned a fifth-consecutive playoff berth and sixth 100+ win season in seven years, taking the Western League for the third time in that playoff stretch. The Vipers at 112-50 had the best overall record in Major League Baseball. Oakland at 101-61 was second in the AA, getting a wild card for their first playoff berth since 1942. Nashville at 100-62 won the Southern League, their first title since 1948. Defending SL champ San Antonio made it four playoff berths in five years with the second wild card at 98-64. The other two wild cards went to Albuquerque and Seattle; both at 91-71. They were two games better than Houston and three ahead of San Francisco. It is the first playoff berth for the Grizzlies since 1940, while the Isotopes are in for the third straight year and sixth time in eight years. Defending World Series champ Phoenix finished at 80-82, tying for seventh in the Western League. For the first time in Major League Baseball history, a player won both MVP and Pitcher of the Year in the same season. Las Vegas lefty Andy Upshaw pulled it off in his first full season with the Vipers, as the 28-year old had been traded at the deadline last summer from Pittsburgh. Upshaw had only the fourth pitching Triple Crown in MLB history and first in 20 years. He lead the AA in wins (25-8), ERA (1.96), strikeouts (347), WHIP (0.91), K/BB (6.8), quality starts (29), complete games (25), FIP- (60), and WAR (10.8). He’s the first pure pitcher in MLB to win an MVP, although two-way player Jared Lee won it three times in the 1940s. Both first round series were 2-0 as San Antonio beat Albuquerque and Seattle upset Oakland. In round two, Las Vegas outlasted Seattle in five games and Nashville swept San Antonio. In the American Association Championship Series, the Knights beat the Vipers 4-2, giving Nashville a third AA title (1944, 47). Las Vegas for the fifth straight season wins 100+ and falls short of the World Series. In the 1954 Fall Classic, the Knights topped Toronto in five games to give Nashville its first-ever overall MLB title. Other notes: Stan Provost became the third player to reach 2000 RBI and the 12^th to cross 600 home runs. The ageless wonder spent 1954 at age 41 with Las Vegas, after bouncing between Seattle, New Orleans, and Hartford in the prior few seasons. He extended his all-time best hits total to 3,835. Provost has two more years and two different teams left in his career. Erich Fleischmann crossed both 1500 RBI and 1500 runs scored. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)