1890 Season Review
So, I didn't assign awards in time for the other leagues so only the Baseball League has awards in game.
England - The Baseball League
Preston North End have an excellent close, overtaking Everton for their first ever Baseball League title! Their offense and defensive play were key for them lifting the trophy, even if their pitching wasn't great. In real life, Everton won the league for the first time, with Preston coming in 2nd.
Player of the Year: LHP Keith Coleman - Burnley - 11-10, 1.86 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 12.6 K%, 5.3 BB%
Pitcher of the Year: LHP Keith Coleman
Young Player of the Year: C Jamie Smullen - Derby - .241/.318/.309, 5 2B, 4 3B, 27 RBI
Team of the Year:
C Bryan Myatt - Burnley - 1st, .310/.399/.379, 8 2B, 3 3B, 18 RBI
1B James Harley - Preston - 2nd, .343/.479/.439, 12 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 30 RBI
2B Shane Pollard - Notts County - 1st, .283/.454/.395, 8 2B, 1 3B, 5 HR, 37 RBI
3B Nevin Smith - Derby - 1st, .288/.398/.441, 13 2B, 11 3B, 36 RBI
SS Anthony Dean - Notts County - 1st, .352/.398/.458, 17 2B, 4 3B, 1 HR, 45 RBI
LF Douglas Davies - Bolton - 1st, .254/.355/.409, 10 2B, 13 3B, 1 HR, 25 RBI
CF Douglas Rousset - Everton - 1st, .272/.338/.399, 11 2B, 8 3B, 35 RBI
RF Mason Price - Wolves - 2nd, .256/.354/.424, 10 2B, 3 3B, 8 HR, 37 RBI
DH Carlton Deacon - Preston - 1st, .274/.386/.365, 8 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR, 34 RBI
Scotland - Scottish Baseball League
Heart of Midlothian win the first edition of the SBL! A series win to end May against Cambuslang allowed Hearts to steal the lead from them and win it all by 3 games. Dumbarton and Rangers shared the first SFL title after the 1890-91 season.
Player of the Year: RHP Benjamin Boyd - Rangers - 11-7, 2.48 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 10.8 K%, 5.2 BB%
Pitcher of the Year: RHP Benjamin Boyd
Young Player of the Year: LHP Ben Little - Hearts - 7-6, 2.94 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 13.3 K%, 7.3 BB%
Ireland - Irish League
Cliftonville win the first edition of the Irish League! A single game separated them from Linfield, who won the real life edition of the competition. The series between them was 3-3 on the season, but Cliftonville sweeped Glentoran to end the season while Linfield lost the last game of the season.
Player of the Year: LHP Maolruanai Clark - Distillery - 8-6, 3.06 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 13.8 K%, 5.7 BB%
Pitcher of the Year: LHP Maolruanai Clark
Young Player of the Year: LF Conchur Stephens - Cliftonville - .229/.339/.321, 1 2B, 3 3B, 1 HR, 12 RBI
England - The Baseball Alliance
Unsurprisingly,
Stoke City win the season, losing only 3 games. In real life, they also won the league, losing only 2 games. Stoke and Darwen will join the Baseball League for the 1891 season.
Global Awards
Ballon d'Or and Pitching Award
LHP Keith Coleman - Burnley - 1st
Best Player U21
RHP Lewis Mitchell - Cowlairs - 1st, 11-9, 2.80 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 6.5 K%, 5.2 BB%
In the next update we'll go over the 1891 British Home Championship. Thanks for reading!