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David Watts · 03-11-2026, 09:34 AM

What a crazy finish to the 1987 season in terms of home runs. Eddie Robinson ends up leading the league with 48 home runs. Right behind Robinson is some cat named Hobe Ferris with with 47 or 46. Doubt anyone was predicting this when the season began. Ferris actually hit 16 home runs in the month of September, taking home player of the month honors. Guessing 16 has to be close to the best ever for a month.

Mark McGwire ended up with roughly 45 bombs on the year. He struggled to the end at the plate though, finishing the season well under .200. He failed to drive in 100 runs in 87, which I'm pretty sure ends a pretty significant consecutive streak for the Big Mac. It's going to be interesting to see if the OOTP Gods send Mark to retirement or let him come back to try and chase Mel Ott for all time home run lead.

The New Orleans Baby Cakes are in the post season for the very first time. They ran away with the Southern Division, winning 100+ games on the season. Their division wasn't a pushover, as Louisville won 92 games and Arkansas 91. Louisville tied Toledo for the 1st wildcard, but Toledo won the season series 4 games to 2, so Louisville is facing off in a best a three against division rival Arkansas in the first round of the playoffs.

The Great Lakes Loons powered their way to the top of the Northern Division. The Loons had two 40+ home run guys in the aforementioned Mark McGwire and Frank Home Run Baker. Turkey Stearnes hit 30+ home runs, even after missing significant time to injury. Reggie Smith hit 30+ as well on the season.

Barry Bonds had another stellar season at the plate with roughly 36 home runs. He also stole 30+ bases on the year.

Ryne Sandberg better win league MVP honors in unanimous fashion. Dude went into the month of September hitting right around .400. His average did slip into the .380's by the end of the campaign, but he added 38 home runs to the mix and drove in well over 100 runs for the New Orleans Baby Cakes. Unbelievable season for the all star 2B.

Was heartbroken for Louisville's Andy Cooper. Cooper was having a monster season for the Redbirds, winning 22 games when disaster struck. In a blowout loss, Cooper was only able to toss 2 inning before leaving with a leg injury. The Injury ended Cooper's season. Cooper's 22 wins remained the best in the league, topping Great Lakes Loons, Tommy Bridges(21) by one. Bridges and Cooper have been lights out over the last 2 seasons.

Roberto Clemente nabbed hit number 3000 down the stretch,

Goose Gossage saved 40+ games to lead the league for the 1st time in that department. Rollie Fingers was 3rd on the leaderboard. Kenley Jansen continues to notch saves, inching his way towards career leader Mariano Rivera(380+). Personally, I don't think he will catch him.

Dazzy Vance once again took home the honor of strikeout king. Dude is just flat out dominant. The late bloomer is just about to reach 40 years old, but has shown no signs of slowing down as of yet. One can only imagine what his overall number would be if he pitched during his 20's.

Greg Maddux had a rather blah season, finishing 12-12, He's 4th on the all time win list behind Mendez, Hilton Smith and Ted Trent.

Was glad to see William Bell right the ship during the 2nd half of 1987, Bell got off to a horrible start allowing way too many runs to the tune of a 5+ era during the first half. Bell would get that ERA under 4 by the end of season, winning around 15 games by seasons end.

Going to be interesting to see if the leagues all time hits leader (4000+) returns for the 1988 season, or if he hangs up his spikes. Tris Speaker missed pretty much the entire 87 season due to injury. I have a feeling he will retire, but I'm usually wrong. If Speaker retires, the next topic of interest will be whether Nap Lajoie can catch him in the hits department . No one is catching Speaker in the WAR department. Dude has .180+ WAR over his career. Barry Bonds might have a chance, but it's way too early to speculate.

Early Wynn had a really nice season in 1987. Wynn has been in the league for at least 10 seasons now, but has pretty much served as an inning eater and nothing else. This might turn out to be OOTP doing a great job of mirroring real life if Wynn pitches well over the next several seasons.

Carl Hubbell continues his march towards the Hall of Fame. Hubbell finished 3rd on the leagues leaderboard for wins.

Not something I'm really surprised by, but once again Catfish Hunter is turning out to be just rather blah in a OOTP game. I wonder if it's even possible to create a guy like Hunter and make him a dominant pitcher in a simulation. Would love to know how he performs in other games. I imagine he's much the same in Action Pc. Maybe games like Strat or Pursue the Pennant could change Hunter's fortunes. Anyone have any success with Hunter? I never have.

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David Watts Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Looking for a place called Leehofooks Posts: 10,162 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	What a crazy finish to the 1987 season in terms of home runs. Eddie Robinson ends up leading the league with 48 home runs. Right behind Robinson is some cat named Hobe Ferris with with 47 or 46. Doubt anyone was predicting this when the season began. Ferris actually hit 16 home runs in the month of September, taking home player of the month honors. Guessing 16 has to be close to the best ever for a month. Mark McGwire ended up with roughly 45 bombs on the year. He struggled to the end at the plate though, finishing the season well under .200. He failed to drive in 100 runs in 87, which I'm pretty sure ends a pretty significant consecutive streak for the Big Mac. It's going to be interesting to see if the OOTP Gods send Mark to retirement or let him come back to try and chase Mel Ott for all time home run lead. The New Orleans Baby Cakes are in the post season for the very first time. They ran away with the Southern Division, winning 100+ games on the season. Their division wasn't a pushover, as Louisville won 92 games and Arkansas 91. Louisville tied Toledo for the 1st wildcard, but Toledo won the season series 4 games to 2, so Louisville is facing off in a best a three against division rival Arkansas in the first round of the playoffs. The Great Lakes Loons powered their way to the top of the Northern Division. The Loons had two 40+ home run guys in the aforementioned Mark McGwire and Frank Home Run Baker. Turkey Stearnes hit 30+ home runs, even after missing significant time to injury. Reggie Smith hit 30+ as well on the season. Barry Bonds had another stellar season at the plate with roughly 36 home runs. He also stole 30+ bases on the year. Ryne Sandberg better win league MVP honors in unanimous fashion. Dude went into the month of September hitting right around .400. His average did slip into the .380's by the end of the campaign, but he added 38 home runs to the mix and drove in well over 100 runs for the New Orleans Baby Cakes. Unbelievable season for the all star 2B. Was heartbroken for Louisville's Andy Cooper. Cooper was having a monster season for the Redbirds, winning 22 games when disaster struck. In a blowout loss, Cooper was only able to toss 2 inning before leaving with a leg injury. The Injury ended Cooper's season. Cooper's 22 wins remained the best in the league, topping Great Lakes Loons, Tommy Bridges(21) by one. Bridges and Cooper have been lights out over the last 2 seasons. Roberto Clemente nabbed hit number 3000 down the stretch, Goose Gossage saved 40+ games to lead the league for the 1st time in that department. Rollie Fingers was 3rd on the leaderboard. Kenley Jansen continues to notch saves, inching his way towards career leader Mariano Rivera(380+). Personally, I don't think he will catch him. Dazzy Vance once again took home the honor of strikeout king. Dude is just flat out dominant. The late bloomer is just about to reach 40 years old, but has shown no signs of slowing down as of yet. One can only imagine what his overall number would be if he pitched during his 20's. Greg Maddux had a rather blah season, finishing 12-12, He's 4th on the all time win list behind Mendez, Hilton Smith and Ted Trent. Was glad to see William Bell right the ship during the 2nd half of 1987, Bell got off to a horrible start allowing way too many runs to the tune of a 5+ era during the first half. Bell would get that ERA under 4 by the end of season, winning around 15 games by seasons end. Going to be interesting to see if the leagues all time hits leader (4000+) returns for the 1988 season, or if he hangs up his spikes. Tris Speaker missed pretty much the entire 87 season due to injury. I have a feeling he will retire, but I'm usually wrong. If Speaker retires, the next topic of interest will be whether Nap Lajoie can catch him in the hits department . No one is catching Speaker in the WAR department. Dude has .180+ WAR over his career. Barry Bonds might have a chance, but it's way too early to speculate. Early Wynn had a really nice season in 1987. Wynn has been in the league for at least 10 seasons now, but has pretty much served as an inning eater and nothing else. This might turn out to be OOTP doing a great job of mirroring real life if Wynn pitches well over the next several seasons. Carl Hubbell continues his march towards the Hall of Fame. Hubbell finished 3rd on the leagues leaderboard for wins. Not something I'm really surprised by, but once again Catfish Hunter is turning out to be just rather blah in a OOTP game. I wonder if it's even possible to create a guy like Hunter and make him a dominant pitcher in a simulation. Would love to know how he performs in other games. I imagine he's much the same in Action Pc. Maybe games like Strat or Pursue the Pennant could change Hunter's fortunes. Anyone have any success with Hunter? I never have. Last edited by David Watts; 03-11-2026 at 09:41 AM.