The Greatest Team of All-Time! - Page 3

Highlander · 07-23-2023, 12:13 PM

Well, we've made it to Group 10! Let's see how this group plays out and then we'll have the Top 10 teams of all time.....according to OOTP.

Win Totals

1939
1999 Astros- 86...Not the team I expected
2004 Red Sox- 82
1939 Yankees- 82
1971 Orioles- 82.....We've got quite a race starting up here
1986 Angels- 80
2006 Yankees- 74....Only 12 wins between 1st and last!

1971
1971 Orioles- 99....Great home season for them
1939 Yankees- 91....Playing tough
1999 Astros- 82
1986 Angels- 80
2004 Red Sox- 73
2006 Yankees- 61....Yuck

1986
1971 Orioles- 88....Could we end up with 2 Orioles teams from this time period?
2006 Yankees- 85....Much better, but still way behind
1999 Astros- 84.....Hanging in but need a big win total
2004 Red Sox- 78
1986 Angels- 76....Poor home season showing
1939 Yankees- 75....This really hurts them

1999
1971 Orioles- 97.....Going be tough for them to lose now
1999 Astros- 89....Good, but not enough
2004 Red Sox- 81
1939 Yankees- 79....Really thought this team could win this
2006 Yankees- 78
1986 Angels- 62

2004
2004 Red Sox- 95....Nice home season, but too little too late
1971 Orioles- 86....Not great, but enough
2006 Yankees- 85
1986 Angels- 76
1939 Yankees- 75
1999 Astros- 69....Strange that 5 years made such a difference

2006
1971 Orioles- 98....Game, set, match
2004 Red Sox- 80
1999 Astros- 79
2006 Yankees- 78
1939 Yankees- 77
1986 Angels- 74

Award Winners

Gold Glove Awards
P- Scott Elarton (99 Astros)- 1939
Mike Cuellar (71 Orioles)- 1971
Pat Dobson (71 Orioles)- 1986
Mike Mussina (06 Yankees)- 1999
Randy Johnson (06 Yankees)- 2004
John Candelaria (86 Angels)- 2006

C-Jason Varitek (04 Red Sox)- 1939, 2006
Tony Eusebio (99 Astros)- 1971, 1986, 2004
Bob Boone (86 Angels)- 1999

1B- Lou Gehrig (39 Yankees)- 1939
Boog Powell (71 Orioles)- 1971, 2004, 2006
Babe Dahlgren (39 Yankees)- 1986
David Ortiz (04 Red Sox)- 1999

2B- Gus Polidor (86 Angels)- 1939, 1971
Miguel Cairo (06 Yankees)- 1986, 1999, 2004, 2006

3B- Brooks Robinson (71 Orioles)- 1939, 1971, 1986
Bill Spiers (99 Astros)- 1999, 2004, 2006

SS- Mark Belanger (71 Orioles)- 1939
Pokey Reese (04 Red Sox)- 1971, 1986, 2004, 2006
Tim Bogar (99 Astros)- 1999

LF- George Selkirk (39 Yankees)- 1939
Brian Downing (86 Angels)- 1971
Don Buford (71 Orioles)- 1986, 1999, 2004, 2006

CF- Richard Hidalgo (99 Astros)- 1939, 1986
Gary Pettis (86 Angels)- 1971, 1999, 2004, 2006

RF- Tommy Henrich (39 Yankees)- 1939, 1971, 1986, 2004, 2006
Bernie Williams (06 Yankees)- 1999

Silver Slugger Awards
C- Jason Varitek (04 Red Sox)- 1939
Bill Dickey (39 Yankees)- 1971, 1986, 1999, 2004, 2006

1B- Jeff Bagwell (99 Astros)- 1939, 1971, 1999, 2004
David Ortiz (04 Red Sox)- 1986, 2006

2B- Craig Biggio (99 Astros)- 1939, 1971, 1986
Joe Gordon (39 Yankees)- 1999, 2004, 2006

3B- Red Rolfe (39 Yankees)- 1939, 1971, 1999, 2004, 2006
Alex Rodriguez (06 Yankees)- 1986

SS- Dick Schofield (86 Angels)- 1939, 1971
Derek Jeter (06 Yankees)- 1986, 1999, 2004, 2006

LF- Manny Ramirez (04 Red Sox)- 1939, 2004
George Selkirk (39 Yankees)- 1971, 2006
Don Buford (71 Orioles)- 1986, 1999

CF- Merv Rettenmund (71 Orioles)- 1939
Joe DiMaggio (39 Yankees)- 1971, 1986, 1999, 2004, 2006

RF- Carl Everett (99 Astros)- 1939, 1971, 1986, 1999, 2006
Frank Robinson (71 Orioles)- 2004

DH- Nomar Garciaparra (04 Red Sox)- 1939, 1999
Ken Caminiti (99 Astros)- 1971
Robinson Cano (06 Yankees)- 1986, 2004, 2006

Rookie of the Year
1939- Marius Russo (39 Yankees)- 19-13, 306.1 IP, 2.76 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 129 K, 5.6 WAR

1971- Marius Russo- 20-8, 267 IP, 2.66 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 178 K, 3.3 WAR

1986- Wally Joyner (86 Angels)- .298/.340/.433, 16 doubles, 5 triples, 20 HR, 82 R, 74 RBI, 4 SB, 2.4 WAR

1999- Charlie Keller (39 Yankees)- .271/.371/.495, 25 doubles, 9 triples, 22 HR, 71 R, 79 RBI, 5 SB, 2.0 WAR

2004- Wally Joyner- .273/.315/.424, 29 doubles, 1 triple, 21 HR, 82 R, 102 RBI, 2 SB, .9 WAR

2006- Wally Joyner- .305/.356/.521, 30 doubles, 2 triples, 35 HR, 92 R, 92 RBI, 4 SB, 3.5 WAR

Reliever of the Year
1939- Mariano Rivera (06 Yankees)- 13-6, 13 Saves, 86.1 IP, 2.61 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 30 K, 1.4 WAR

1971- Billy Wagner (99 Astros)- 5-7, 25 Saves, 107.1 IP, 1.34 ERA, .94 WHIP, 92 K, 3.7 WAR

1986- Billy Wagner- 11-6, 36 Saves, 87.2 IP, 1.95 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 79 K, 2.9 WAR

1999- Eddie Watt (71 Orioles)- 5-3, 37 Saves, 67.1 IP, 2.14 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 51 K, 2.5 WAR

2004- Orlando Pena (71 Orioles)- 6-4, 6 Saves, 61 IP, 2.07 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 19 K, 1.1 WHIP

2006- Gary Lucas (86 Angels)- 7-3, 34 Saves, 67.1 IP, 1.07 ERA, .62 WHIP, 37 K, 2.3 WAR....a .159 BABIP shows how lucky he was, but a great season!

Cy Young Award
1939- Curt Schilling (04 Red Sox)- 22-10, 287 IP, 2.95 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 130 K, 5.4 WAR

1971- Marius Russo (39 Yankees)- See stats in ROY Award

1986- John Candelaria (86 Angels)- 14-11, 266 IP, 2.54 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 194 K, 4.7 WAR

1999- Mike Cuellar (71 Orioles)- 16-8, 233.2 IP, 3.16 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 132 K, 3.1 WAR

2004- Pedro Martinez (04 Red Sox)- 21-5, 227.1 IP, 3.05 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 215 K, 4.6 WAR

2006- Marius Russo- 17-9, 251 IP, 2.80 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 188 K, 5.6 WAR

MVP Award
1939- Craig Biggio (99 Astros)- .332/.392/.486, 55 doubles, 7 triples, 9 HR, 118 R, 62 RBI, 17 SB, 5.8 WAR

1971- Joe DiMaggio (39 Yankees)- .337/.399/.513, 40 doubles, 4 triples, 19 HR, 86 R, 84 RBI, 1 SB, 7.4 WAR

1986- Don Buford (71 Orioles)- .308/.396/.509, 20 doubles, 8 triples, 27 HR, 93 R, 84 RBI, 24 SB, 7.3 WAR

1999- Joe Dimaggio- .346/.417/.616, 34 doubles, 7 triples, 38 HR, 116 R, 127 RBI, 5 SB, 7.8 WAR

2004- Manny Ramirez (04 Red Sox)- .311/.377/.571, 45 doubles, 1 triple, 35 HR, 97 R, 128 RBI, 0 SB, 5.7 WAR

2006- Carl Everett (99 Astros)- .319/.368/.573, 47 doubles, 4 triples, 35 HR, 108 R, 122 RBI, 27 SB, 6.1 WAR

League Leaders

Batting Average
1939- Craig Biggio (99 Astros)- .332
1971- Joe DiMaggio (39 Yankees)- .337
1986- Joe DiMaggio- .336
1999- Joe DiMaggio- .346
2004- Joe DiMaggio- .331
2006- Derek Jeter (06 Yankees)- .363

OBP
1939- George Selkirk (39 Yankees)- .400
1971- Joe DiMaggio (39 Yankees)- .399
1986- Merv Rettenmund (71 Orioles)- .428
1999- Jeff Bagwell (99 Astros)- .437
2004- Merv Rettenmund- .409
2006- Derek Jeter (06 Yankees)- .418

SLG
1939- Manny Ramirez (04 Red Sox)- .503
1971- Joe DiMaggio (39 Yankees)- .513
1986- Joe DiMaggio- .554
1999- Joe DiMaggio- .616
2004- Manny Ramirez- .571
2006- David Ortiz (04 Red Sox)- .585

Doubles
1939- Craig Biggio (99 Astros)- 55
1971- Joe DiMaggio (39 Yankees)- 40
1986- Nomar Garciaparra (04 Red Sox)- 46
1999- Nomar Garciaparra, Manny Ramirez (04 Red Sox)- tied with 54
2004- Red Rolfe (39 Yankees)- 62
2006- Robinson Cano (06 Yankees)- 59

Triples
1939- Dick Schofield (86 Angels)- 21
1971- Dick Schofield- 10
1986- Dick Schofield- 12
1999- Bill Spiers (99 Astros)- 13
2004- Dick Schofield- 9
2006- Bill Spiers- 11

Home Runs
1939- Manny Ramirez (04 Red Sox)- 22
1971- David Ortiz (04 Red Sox)- 26
1986- Bill Dickey (39 Yankees)- 35
1999- George Selkirk (39 Yankees)- 43
2004- Boog Powell (71 Orioles)- 38
2006- Jeff Bagwell (99 Astros), George Selkirk, Joe DiMaggio (39 Yankees)- tied with 39

Runs
1939- Craig Biggio (99 Astros)- 118
1971- George Selkirk (39 Yankees)- 121
1986- Derek Jeter (06 Yankees)- 112
1999- George Selkirk- 134
2004- Derek Jeter- 109
2006- George Selkirk- 126

RBI
1939- Manny Ramirez (04 Red Sox)- 119
1971- Carl Everett (99 Astros)- 97
1986- Frank Robinson (71 Orioles)- 103
1999- Joe DiMaggio (39 Yankees)- 127
2004- Manny Ramirez- 128
2006- Frank Robinson- 131

Stolen Bases
1939- Gary Pettis (86 Angels)- 44
1971- Gary Pettis- 48
1986- Gary Pettis- 89
1999- Gary Pettis- 61
2004- Gary Pettis- 48
2006- Gary Pettis- 49

Batter WAR
1939- Merv Rettenmund (71 Orioles)- 6.1
1971- Joe DiMaggio (39 Yankees)- 7.4
1986- Don Buford (71 Orioles)- 7.3
1999- Joe DiMaggio- 7.8
2004- Merv Rettenmund, Joe DiMaggio- tied with 5.9
2006- Carl Everett (99 Astros)- 6.1

Wins
1939- Mike Cuellar (71 Orioles)- 23
1971- Marius Russo (39 Yankees)- 20
1986- Oral Hildebrand (39 Yankees)- 20
1999- Bronson Arroyo (04 Red Sox)- 20
2004- Pedro Martinez (04 Red Sox)- 21
2006- Pat Dobson (71 Orioles)- 18

Saves
1939- Billy Wagner (99 Astros)- 18
1971- Eddie Watt (71 Orioles)- 28
1986- Billy Wagner- 36
1999- Billy Wagner- 50
2004- Keith Foulke- 43
2006- Eddie Watt- 42

ERA
1939- Mike Cuellar (71 Orioles)- 2.63
1971- Scott Elarton (99 Astros)- 2.63
1986- John Candelaria (86 Angels)- 2.54
1999- Mike Cuellar- 3.16
2004- Pedro Martinez (04 Red Sox)- 3.05
2006- Marius Russo (39 Yankees)- 2.80

WHIP
1939- Mike Cuellar (71 Orioles)- 1.12...League leader in Wins, ERA and WHIP but Schilling gets Cy Young?
1971- Pedro Martinez (04 Red Sox)- 1.15
1986- Bronson Arroyo (04 Red Sox)- 1.07
1999- Mike Cuellar- 1.12
2004- Pedro Martinez- 1.10
2006- Don Sutton (86 Angels)- 1.10

Strikeouts
1939- Red Ruffing (39 Yankees)- 134
1971- John Candelaria (86 Angels)- 200
1986- Lefty Gomez (39 Yankees)- 203
1999- Curt Schilling (04 Red Sox)- 231
2004- Lefty Gomez- 217
2006- John Candelaria- 211

Pitcher WAR
1939- Jose Lima (99 Astros)- 6.4
1971- Shane Reynolds (99 Astros)- 7.0
1986- Shane Reynolds- 6.6
1999- Mike Mussina (06 Yankees)- 6.6
2004- Curt Schilling (04 Red Sox)- 7.0
2006- Marius Russo (39 Yankees)- 5.6

Highlander · 07-23-2023, 12:31 PM

Even though it was pretty easy to tell who won this one, here's the final tally-

1971 Orioles- 550
1999 Astros- 489
2004 Red Sox- 489
1939 Yankees- 479
2006 Yankees- 461
1986 Angels- 448

The final team in our Top 10 is the 1971 Baltimore Orioles! They move into the final round to make the Orioles the only franchise with two teams from the same era. The Dodgers also have 2, but they are spread out by 66 years. This Orioles team will obviously be another tough one, but it will be interesting how they compare with the 69 team that got in back in round 3. Remember they had to win in a playoff with the 2014 Dodgers. I won't go into much more here.....I'll do a Final Round Preview in the next post.

Before I wrap up Round 3, here's my attempt at an All-Group 10 Team-

C- Bill Dickey (39 Yankees)- He had some huge offensive years and was an easy choice here.

1B- Jeff Bagwell (99 Astros)- This was a close race with David Ortiz, but Papi split between 1st and DH, so I'm going with Bagwell.

2B- Joe Gordon (39 Yankees)- At the start, I thought Craig Biggio was going to cruise here, but Gordon picked it up and outplayed him.

3B- Red Rolfe (39 Yankees)- With all these 39 Yankees, you'd think they would have done better! Rolfe is a surprise name here, but his Silver Sluggers back it up.

SS- Derek Jeter (06 Yankees)- Dick Schofield made a strong run at this spot early, but Jeter kept getting better and his 2006 season was fantastic.

OF- This is a tough spot to narrow down to 3 in this group, but I'll go with Joe DiMaggio (39 Yankees), Manny Ramirez (04 Red Sox) and Carl Everett (99 Astros). DiMaggio takes home the Group MVP, but a few other guys made it close. I have to mention two other OFers here as honorable mention....Don Buford (71 Orioles) and George Selkirk (39 Yankees) who both had a number of great seasons. A really good OF group.

DH- I could have put one of the OFers here, but there was a good group of DH players too! I'm going with Robinson Cano (06 Yankees) by a hair over Nomar.

SP- This is a tough spot. Lots of guys put up good seasons here and there, but not many stood out consistently. With that in mind, though, I chose Marius Russo (39 Yankees) and Mike Cuellar (71 Orioles)....with Pedro Martinez as a close 3rd guy.

RP- Another close position, but Billy Wagner (99 Astros) gets the nod here by just a bit.

Next I'll preview each team in our Top 10 before the Final Round begins.

Highlander · 07-23-2023, 02:42 PM

We are nearing the end of this competition, with just one more round to go. The Top 10 Teams have been determined and there is a mix of teams many would expect, along with teams very few would expect. I am looking at it as each team kind of represents a group of years when a certain team was great.....the mid-late 80's Mets, the 20's and 30's Yankees, the Big Red Machine, etc. There is really only one team that doesn't fit into that way of thinking....I guess they represent the fact that in baseball, anything can happen! Here's a closer look at the teams fighting it out to be named The Greatest.

1943 St Louis Cardinals

In Real Life
They went 105-49-3, won the NL Pennant and lost the World Series to the Yankees in 5 games. From 1941-1946, the Cardinals won 95 or more games every year. They won 4 NL Pennants and 3 World Series in those years as well. This isn't a "dyansty" people talk about much, but they are a very good team with incredible pitching and an offense led by Stan Musial.

How They Got Here
After winning their 1943 season in Round 1, they were matched up with the 1951 Yankees in Round two. They won a very close match with them by a 163-161 margin. Then, they were pretty dominant in Group 1, amassing 561 wins, 21 ahead of the 2nd place 1909 Pirates. That win total puts them tied for the 3rd most in Round 3.

Other Notes
I'm not sure how this team will do. Their pitching seems to play well in all eras and drove them to the Round 3 victory. Their offense isn't the strongest. Musial is great, but his power hasn't developed yet, so they don't hit a lot of HR. However, their pitching doesn't give up many HR either. In Round 3 they allowed an amazingly small number of runs to score....to the point where the team could win 90-100 games while having the lowest scoring offense. Not sure if that will fly with the teams they will face, but it just might.

1953 Brooklyn Dodgers

In Real Life
They went 105-49-1, won the NL Pennant and lost the World Series to the Yankees, 4-2. They represent the Dodgers from 1949-1956. In those years, the Dodgers won 89 or more games every year and never finished below 2nd. They won 5 NL Pennants and 1 World Series. If not for the Yankees, they may have won 4 or 5 World Series during that stretch.

How They Got Here
They got through their own 1953 season and then got matched up against the 1965 Dodgers in round 2. They absolutely crushed that team, 204-120. They then won 524 games in Group 2 to get here.

Other Notes
This team has to be among the favorites to win the competition. It seems strange to have a team that didn't win the World Series in their season be the greatest ever, but that's why we aren't using the playoff system to determine the winners. This Dodgers team has it all...pitching and offense with multiple Hall of Famers on the roster.

1969 Baltimore Orioles

In Real Life
They went 109-53 in the regular season, swept the Twins in the ALCS 3-0 and then lost in the World Series to the Miracle Mets 4-1. They represent a 4-year stretch from 1968-1971 where the Orioles won 91 or more games, went to 3 World Series and won 1. It was not as long a period of dominance as our 1st two teams in the Top 10, but they were very good in those years....as evidenced by having a 2nd team from this time period also in the top 10.

How They Got Here
They went through the 1969 season to be matched up with the 1956 Reds. Their 196-128 margin of victory shows that was not a close match for them. However, they ran into some stiff competition in round 3, as they ended up tied with the 2014 Dodgers at 508 wins.....and with the 1992 Braves and 1907 Cubs close behind at 504. In a two season playoff against the Dodgers, they came through with a 169-155 margin, despite losing their home 1969 season 85-77.

Other Notes
Another team where I'm not sure what to expect. They blew through rounds 1 and 2 pretty easily, but ran into trouble in round 3....was it because of that being the toughest group or are they a weaker member of this Top 10? As with many of the teams that made it this far, pitching and defense are very strong.....any time you have Paul Blair, Brooks Robinson and Mark Belanger you are going to have a good defense. They also have strong hitting with Frank Robinson, Boog Powell and others. I'm not sure they are a favorite, but they might be close.

1976 Cincinnati Reds

In Real Life
They went 102-60 in the regular season and then swept both the Phillies in the NLCS and the Yankees in the World Series. They are part of the famous Big Red Machine that pretty much ran from 1972-1978. There was a year or two in there where they weren't as incredible as some others, but many agree that the Reds teams of this era were among the best ever. Led by Johnny Bench, Pete Rose, Tony Perez, etc., they had a tremendous offense. Their pitching didn't feature names that big, but it was always solid with a strong bullpen. There were 4 teams from this era in Round 3 and this was the only one to make it here.

How They Got Here
After a fairly easy 1st Round, they got matched up against the 1970 Pirates, which I thought might give them a tough time. A 191-133 win shows that wasn't the case. In Round 3, they never won less than 88 games and tied the 1943 Cardinals for the 3rd most wins at 561....winning by 60 games over the 2012 Braves.

Other Notes
I wasn't positive when this started, but this was the Reds team I thought would be here. I wouldn't have been surprised if they were the dynasty that had more than one representative in the Top 10, but if not, the 76 team was the one I'd put my money on. There will be a ton of great players in this final round, but I have to think Joe Morgan will be one of the best. George Foster flexed a lot of muscle in Round 3 as well, so offense won't be a problem for this team. Pitching seems to be solid, but solid might not cut it in this round. They are still one of my favorites to win this along with the 53 Dodgers so far.

2019 Los Angeles Dodgers

In Real Life
This Dodgers team went 106-56 in the regular season, but then got upset by the Nationals in the NLDS, 3-2. In general, the Dodgers have been dominating the NL West since about 2013 and continue to do so. because of the way playoffs have expanded, it's much harder to advance to the World Series than when some of the older teams were dominating, but this group of Dodgers teams have won 3 Pennants and 1 World Series.

How They Got Here
After a Round 1 victory over one of the larger groups of teams in that round, they matched up against the 1922 Giants. A convincing 182-142 victory sent the to Round 3. There were a few teams I thought might challenge this team in Round 3, but they blew through their group with 566 wins for the 2nd most in the round. They won by 46 over the 2017 Nationals.

Other Notes
I think I have too many favorites! These guys are another one! This team has tons of power and great pitching. Bellinger, Pederson and Muncy kill the ball and pitchers like Kershaw, Ryu and Buehler are terrific. They also have a number of guys like Alex Verdugo and Will Smith who had partial seasons that translate well and may factor in. The weakness for this team might be the bullpen and lack of on-base skills. I could see their offense faltering against strong pitching because too many of the HR are solo....think back to the 1961 Yankees in their Round 3 disaster. I guess they are more of a tier 2 favorite.

2011 Texas Rangers

In Real Life
They went 96-66 in the regular season to make it to.....where they lost to the Cardinals 4 games to 3. You don't really think of the Rangers as having a "dynasty", and they really don't, but this team represents a group of Rangers teams from 2010-2013 where they won 90+ games and 2 Pennants. Nowhere near as impressive as most of the other teams in the Top 10, but they are the example we talked about earlier where anything can happen.

How They Got Here
First round dominance saw them rack up the 2nd highest win total in that round. In the second, they were up against the 1941 Dodgers and won 179-145...not dominant, but very good. Finally, in the 3rd Round, they made it through a fairly close group with 508 wins, winning by 16 over the 1990 Pirates.

Other Notes
Who had this team on your Top 10 Team of All-Time lottery ticket? Not me! The fact is, they are here....and offense is a big reason why. Mike Napoli, Michael Young, Josh Hamilton, Adrian Beltre....the great seasons just keep coming. Other than CJ Wilson, the pitching doesn't seem great, but it's been plenty good enough so far. The bullpen is actually pretty solid....buoyed by Pedro Strop whose great numbers he had with Baltimore in 2011 are included and really make him tough as a partial season guy. I can't put them in my favorites group....not even tier 2....but they've been a surprise this whole competition, so who knows?

1908 New York Giants

In Real Life
They are the first (an maybe only) team that didn't make the postseason in real life. They did finish 98-56-3 in 2nd place, 1 game behind the Cubs. They represent a group of Giants teams from 1904-1913 that weren't always great, but won 5 Pennants and 1 World Series. There were a few seasons in that stretch where they didn't win 90+ games, but in most they did.

How They Got Here
After getting past the 1st round and winning their own season, they faced off against the 1952 Dodgers. I almost had the Dodgers penciled in for that one, but the Giants won by a solid 179-145 margin. Then, in Round 3 they ended up with 539 wins, beating the 2nd place 1947 Yankees by 28.

Other Notes
Our only team from the deadball era, it will be interesting to see how they fare. In Round 3, they won 107 games in their home season, so they might get off to a good start. Pitching will be tough with Red Ames and Christy Mathewson leading the way. On offense, they've got some great players too, with Mike Donlin, Larry Doyle and partial season star, Buck Herzog. Buck had a real life OBP of .448 that year in 218 PA....he was really tough in Round 3. They aren't a favorite for me because it is too hard to predict how they will do against so many great teams from later eras.

1927 New York Yankees

In Real Life
Babe and company went 110-44-1 in the regular season and then beat the Pirates in a sweep to win the World Series. This team represents the Babe Ruth era of the Yankees. He arrived in 1920 and the Yankees were a major force in the game the whole time he was there. This is the team that many consider the best, so it is fitting they are the ones that made it.

How They Got Here
Round One wasn't quite as easy as I thought it might be, but they made it through to Round 2 where they played the 1974 A's. That A's team represents another great dynasty, but the Yankees knocked them off easily, 185-139. In Round 3, they won with 533 wins, but faced a really tough test from the 1910 Giants (527 wins) and the 2021 Brewers (523 wins).

Other Notes
This team has to be among the tier one favorites. Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Earle Combs.....Waite Hoyt, Wilcy Moore....it doesn't get much better than those guys during this 27 season. However, this team struggled in the 2021 season they had to play in during Round 3. Before that, they never won less than 87 games....but int he 2021 season they only won 67 and almost blew their chance to get here. With two teams from that 2010s era in the Top 10, they will have to build a big lead or play better than they did in Round 3. I will also say here how surprised I am that this is the only Yankees team that made it to the Top 10. Just based on the sheer number of chances they had, I though at least 2 would make it. The offensive numbers they put up didn't always translate to other eras and when they did, the pitching just wasn't good enough to let them win enough games. We will see how the 27 team does.

1988 New York Mets

In Real Life
They went 100-60, but lost in the NLCS to the Dodgers. They represent a group of terrific Mets teams from about 1983-1990. They only went to one World Series (which they won) during that time, but they were a dominant team at times. It is a bit surprising that 1986 team wasn't the one to get here, but the 88 team is representing them very well.

How They Got Here
After a 1st round win that was a little surprising, they faced off against the 1982 Brewers in what turned out to be a mismatch, winning 198-126. In the 3rd Round, they continued their dominance, winning a Round 3 best 575 games to take Group 9 by a whopping 87 games over the 1903 Pirates.

Other Notes
This team might just be my favorite to win the whole thing. Their pitching may be up there with the 43 Cardinals with Dwight Gooden, Sid Fernandez, David Cone, etc. Their hitting is very good with Darryl Strawberry, Lenny Dykstra, Kevin McReynolds and Howard Johnson. Then, add in some partial season guys like Gregg Jefferies....with only 118 real life plate appearances, he is probably the partial season guy with the most impact in this Final Round. His 3rd Round numbers were MVP worthy. Oh yeah, Jeff Innis is another partial season guy who puts up big numbers as a closer. Those two guys do taint things for this team a bit, but there isn't anything to do about it now.

1971 Baltimore Orioles

In Real Life
They went 101-57, swept the A's in the LCS but then lost to the Pirates in the World Series in 7 games. We already talked about the Orioles teams of this time period. It was short window where they were this good, but to have two teams in the Top 10 is very impressive and speaks to how few weaknesses they have.

How They Got Here
After winning their own season in Round 1, they moved on to face the 2010 Phillies in the 2nd round. A 185-139 victory showed they were more than ready for Round 3. In that round, they put up 550 wins to take a 61 win victory over bot the 2004 Red Sox and 1999 Astros.

Other Notes
I'm not sure which Orioles team will end up better here. Obviously, many of the players are the same and game itself was pretty similar in both years. Looking at real life results, it appears the 69 team may be a bit better, but we'll just have to wait to see it play out. Which ever one it is, should be right in the mix.

In the next post, we will start the seasons. Remember, we have 10 teams, so it will be 10 seasons....one in the "home year" of each team. The winner and "Greatest Team of All Time" will be the team that has the most wins after all 10 seasons. If by some chance there is a tie in this round, we will do a 2 season playoff with the teams involved with the most wins in that series being the winner. Any other strange occurrences (like a 3-way tie) will be dealt with at that time. I don't want to go down a rabbit hole of "what if's".

Anyone want to pick a winner? I think I am going with the 1988 Mets, as strange as that sounds. For better or worse, the partial seasons of Jefferies and Innis seem to be just enough to put them over the top. Should be fun to find out!

Highlander · 07-25-2023, 08:09 PM

I had a few observations to make before we get to the results for this last round. I really like how the mix of teams gives us a team from so many different decades- one each from the 1900's, 1920's, 1940's, 1950's, 1960's and 1980's with 2 each from the 1970's and 2010's. The only decades without a team are the 1910's, 1930's, 1990's and 2000's (no 2020's, but only two options). It is interesting that the 90's actually had the most teams in Round 3 and none of them made it out. Many were still very good and ended up close, but none could break through. That also means the biggest stretch without a team goes from 1989-2010. I may think of more observations as we go along, but that's all for now! Let's get to the results!!

I'm starting with the bottom of the standings for each season. I'll list the top 3 hitters and pitchers for each team (with some leeway up to 5 or so if needed). League leading stats will be in bold. If something warrants an extra note, I'll add that at the end. Trying to keep the level of detail manageable!

1927 Yankees- 70 Wins- I did NOT have them as my last place team in any season....wow.

Top Hitters

CF Earle Combs- .298/.353/.373, 29 doubles, 9 triples, 0 HR, 62 R, 39 RBI, 14 SB, 3.5 WAR.....Among the top ten in many offensive categories, including 2nd in hits.

1B Lou Gehrig- .277/.337/.381, 22 doubles, 13 triples, 5 HR, 64 R, 55 RBI, 12 SB, 3.2 WAR......Won the Silver Slugger at 1B.....Also among the top 10 in a number of categories, the best being 4th in triples.

LF Babe Ruth- .239/.340/.329, 20 doubles, 4 triples, 7 HR, 53 R, 59 RBI, 6 SB, 6.4 WAR....Won both the Gold Glove and Silver Slugger for LF.....Also finished 1st in strikeouts with 132.

Top Pitchers

Waite Hoyt- 19-20, 382.2 IP, 2.19 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 145 K, 4.6 WAR.....Also top 3 in GS, IP and Batters Faced.

Herb Pennock- 16-24, 364 IP, 2.08 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 114 K, 5.4 WAR....9th in ERA and 3rd in losses is something you don't see often.

Wilcy Moore- 14-22, 327.1 IP, 2.14 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 131 K, 4.2 WAR....5 of his 14 wins were complete game shutouts......Finished 3rd with a 59% GB rate.

Other Notes
- SP George Pipgras led the league in Ks with 225, Walks with 140, Games Pitched with 48, K/9 with 5.4 and gave up 0 HR in 373.1 IP.
- DH/C Pat Collins was 2nd in the league with 87 walks....but when you hit .177 with a .234 SLG, that doesn't matter much.

1988 Mets- 73 Wins- Really thought their pitching would play well in this era

Top Hitters

3B Gregg Jefferies- .266/.302/.369, 31 doubles, 13 triples, 2 HR, 63 R, 63 RBI, 22 SB, 3.1 WAR....Top 4 in doubles and triples, top 10 in RBI.

CF Lenny Dykstra- .245/.276/.301, 16 doubles, 10 triples, 0 HR, 68 R, 36 RBI, 87 SB, 4.0 WAR.....9th in triples, stole 4 bases in one game against the 69 Orioles

1B/DH Dave Magadan- .260/.339/.312, 11 doubles, 3 triples, 1 HR, 28 R, 32 RBI, 0 SB, 3.6 WAR.....Only 385 AB, but was 2nd on the team in WAR to Dykstra

Top Pitchers

Sid Fernandez- 21-16, 365.1 IP, 1.90 ERA, .97 WHIP, 218 K, 5.2 WAR....Was 2nd in the league with 11 Shutouts, including a NO-HITTER against the 1971 Orioles.....Also finished 1st in H/9 with 6.08, 2nd in Ks and 2nd in WHIP.....A great season on what ended up a bad team.

Bob Ojeda- 17-24, 372.1 IP, 2.34 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 187 K, 8.7 WAR.....Top 10 in a number of categories, including 2nd in WAR......In fact the Mets pitching staff actually finished 1st in Pitcher WAR despite how poorly the team finished.

Jeff Innis- 1-1, 6 Saves, 11 IP, .82 ERA, .91 WHIP, 3 K, 0.0 WAR......I know, he only pitched 11 innings, but he was 2nd in saves so I included him!

Other Notes
- None

1971 Orioles- 73 Wins- One more team will join these two with 73 wins next.

Top Hitters

CF Merv Rettenmund- .285/.354/.357, 19 doubles, 10 triples, 2 HR, 83 R, 42 RBI, 28 SB, 7.0 WAR.....3rd in runs, top 10 in many categories

LF Don Buford- .251/.319/.317, 15 doubles, 9 triples, 2 HR, 54 R, 71 RBI, 31 SB, 2.0 WAR.....4th in RBI

RF Frank Robinson- .245/.315/.305, 15 doubles, 3 triples, 5 HR, 41 R, 67 RBI, 4 SB, 2.9 WAR....5th in HR, 6th in RBI

Top Pitchers

Jim Palmer- 21-17, 375 IP, 2.16 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 160 K, 5.2 WAR

Dave McNally- 19-21, 354 IP, 2.29 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 96 K, 2.4 WAR.....1st in BABIP at .225, 4th in Shutouts with 8

Mike Cuellar- 19-21, 349 IP, 2.37 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 116 K, 3.8 WAR

Other Notes
- Pat Dobson led the league in losses with 27.

2019 Dodgers- 73 Wins- So I think that it 3 of my "favorites" in the bottom 4 of this 1908 season. Great job I did!

Top Hitters

CF Alex Verdugo- .275/.304/.340, 19 doubles, 7 triples, 3 HR, 72 R, 54 RBI, 19 SB, 3.7 WAR

3B Justin Turner- .257/.310/.305, 17 doubles, 3 triples, 2 HR, 46 R, 47 RBI, 0 SB, 5.4 WAR

RF Cody Bellinger- .229/.290/.307, 14 doubles, 7 triples, 6 HR, 49 R, 55 RBI, 20 SB, 4.5 WAR.....Won the Gold Glove in RF.....2nd in HR

Top Pitchers

Hyun-Jin Ryu- 21-18, 348 IP, 2.28 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 138 K, 6.9 WAR.....2nd in K/BB and BB/9 at 2.56 and 1.40 respectively.....6th in WAR

Tony Gonsolin- 14-24, 372 IP, 2.10 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 125 K, 2.6 WAR.....Top 10 in a number of categories

Clayton Kershaw- 5-2, 7 Saves, 34.2 IP, 1.56 ERA, .98 WHIP, 22 K, .9 WAR.....Strange to see Kershaw leading the league in saves, but they like using him there

Other Notes
- Will Smith won the Gold Glove at C.

2011 Texas Rangers- 77 Wins- A losing record, but they finished ahead of some really good teams...at least I thought they were!

Top Hitters

C Mike Napoli- .295/.366/. 391, 20 doubles, 4 triples, 6 HR, 56 R, 51 RBI, 4 SB, 6.2 WAR.....Won Silver Slugger at C......Finished Top 10 in most of the big offensive categories, including 2nd in HR

1B Michael Young- .285/.302/.336, 18 doubles, 6 triples, 1 HR, 61 R, 60 RBI, 10 SB, 4.2 WAR....Won Gold Glove at 1B

SS Elvis Andrus- .284/.306/.329, 19 doubles, 2 triples, 0 HR, 49 R, 49 RBI, 55 SB, 2.0 WAR

Top Pitchers

CJ Wilson- 20-22, 347 IP, 2.62 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 196 K, 7.3 WAR....Led league with 42 GS.....Top 10 in a number of categories, including 4th in Ks

Alexi Ogando- 21-16, 345.1 IP, 2.74 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 136 K, 4.2 WAR

Colby Lewis- 16-23, 354.2 IP, 2.39 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 136 K, 2.7 WAR

Other Notes
- Matt Harrison won the Gold Glove at P

1969 Orioles- 79 Wins- Round 1 of the Orioles battle goes to the 69 team by 6 games

Top Hitters

RF Frank Robinson- .265/.343/.334, 18 doubles, 5 triples, 4 HR, 53 R, 49 RBI, 8 SB, 4.9 WAR

CF Paul Blair- .231/.270/.324, 20 doubles, 8 triples, 6 HR, 56 R, 52 RBI, 25 SB, 4.5 WHIP....Finished a surprising 2nd in HR

1B Boog Powell- .246/.302/.305, 18 doubles, 3 triples, 4 HR, 55 R, 57 RBI, 0 SB, 1.4 WAR

Top Pitchers

Mike Cuellar- 19-22, 359.2 IP, 2.08 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 156 K, 5.9 WAR....Top 10 in a number of categories

Tom Phoebus- 20-15, 357 IP, 2.55 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 128 K, 2.3 WAR....Had a 2nd best 60% GB rate.

Dave McNally- 16-23, 344.2 IP, 2.59 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 110 K, 3.6 WAR

Other Notes
- DH Don Buford led the league in Games, PA and AB with 162, 740 and 651.

1976 Reds- 84 Wins- The first winning record, but not by much. This era was always going to be a bit tough for the Reds because their pitching isn't quite as good as some others, so this isn't bad.

Top Hitters

CF George Foster- .306/.356/.422, 30 doubles, 15 triples, 2 HR, 62 R, 79 RBI, 30 SB, 8.6 WAR....Won the Gold Glove in CF......Top 3 in many offensive categories such as BA, RBI, 3B, ISO, SLG, etc.

3B Pete Rose- .283/.336/.365, 26 doubles, 10 triples, 1 HR, 61 R, 62 RBI, 7 SB, 5.2 WAR....Won the Silver Slugger at 3B

RF Ken Griffey- .285/.326/.371, 28 doubles, 13 triples, 0 HR, 73 R, 34 RBI, 53 SB, 2.7 WAR....Top 10 in many offensive categories

Top Pitchers

Pat Zachry- 22-19, 351 IP, 2.44 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 155 K, 3.8 WAR....4th in Shutouts with 8

Fred Norman- 23-16, 362.2 IP, 2.51 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 179 K, 4.9 WAR

Don Gullett- 18-21, 347.1 IP, 2.51 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 155 K, 3.8 WAR

Other Notes
- None

1953 Dodgers- 86 Wins- This total definitely keeps them well in contention....really everyone still is with 10 seasons in play, but it's tough to go down too many at the start.

Top Hitters

2B Jackie Robinson- .299/.369/.407, 35 doubles, 11 triples, 3 HR, 95 R, 50 RBI, 23 SB, 9.4 WAR.....Also finished 1st in EBH with 49, 2nd in R, 2nd in WAR and top 10 in most other categories.....Finished 3rd in the MVP voting

RF Carl Furillo- .269/.315/.340, 23 doubles, 6 triples, 3 HR, 61 R, 69 RBI, 1 SB, 5.2 WAR

CF Duke Snider- .282/.342/.361, 30 doubles, 6 triples, 1 HR, 57 R, 65 RBI, 11 SB, 2.9 WAR

Top Pitchers

Ralph Branca- 24-16, 353.2 IP, 2.65 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 161 K, 5.7 WAR

Preacher Roe- 19-22, 364 IP, 2.05 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 158 K, 5.0 WAR.....Finished top 10 in many categories, including 1st in Quality Starts with 36 and 1st in QS% at .878

Russ Meyer- 14-9, 219.2 IP, 2.58 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 90 K, 1.7 WAR

Other Notes
- 3B Billy Cox scored 5 runs in a game against the 71 Orioles.

1943 Cardinals- 95 Wins- I knew they'd be near the top with that pitching....we'll see how the later years go for them. With this start, they might be tough to beat.

Top Hitters

CF Stan Musial- .324/.385/.446, 28 doubles, 17 triples, 3 HR, 63 R, 66 RBI, 8 SB, 9.1 WAR.....Won Silver Slugger for CF.....Finished 1st in triples, Extra Base Hits and pretty much all the "percent" measures other than BA and OBP (2nd in both), like ISO, SLG, RC, OPS, wOBA, etc.....Finished 4th in MVP voting

C Walker Cooper- .268/.301/.341, 20 doubles, 5 triples, 3 HR, 60 R, 58 RBI, 2 SB, 5.0 WAR

2B Lou Klein- .255/.295/.361, 22 doubles, 14 triples, 1 HR, 52 R, 49 RBI, 5 SB, 7.4 WAR.....Won the Gold Glove at 2B.....Was voted Rookie of the Year.....Finished 3rd in triples

Top Pitchers

Howie Pollett- 29-12, 364.1 IP, 1.68 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 163 K, 6.3 WAR....Pitched a PERFECT GAME against the 1908 Giants.....Led the league with 14 Shutouts, 2nd in Wins, 2nd in ERA, top 10 in pretty much every pitching category......Finished 3rd in Cy Young voting

Mort Cooper- 22-18, 385 IP, 1.68 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 167 K, 7.7 WAR.....Also led the league in CG and CG% with 40 and .976.......Top 10 in most every other pitching category

Al Brazle- 20-16, 333.1 IP, 1.78 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 109 K, 4.4 WAR.....Gave up 0 HR on the season......Finished 3rd in Rookie of the Year voting.....1st in GB% at 64%

Other Notes
- SS Marty Marion won the Gold Glove and came in 3rd in WAR at 9.4. His Zone Rating was 44.1.....the two Mark Belangers were at 13.

1908 Giants- 100 Wins- Not surprising they finished 1st....they were dominant in their era through the whole competition. We'll see if it continues!

Top Hitters

2B Buck Herzog- .271/.426/.337, 21 doubles, 7 triples, 0 HR, 108 R, 34 RBI, 74 SB, 10.9 WAR.....Won the Silver Slugger at 2B, won Rookie of the Year and won the MVP Award.....Also finished 1st in be hit by pitches at 29 and was top 5 in many other categories

RF Mike Donlin- .325/.370/.411, 32 doubles, 6 triples, 2 HR, 82 R, 91 RBI, 87 SB, 7.5 WAR.....Won the Silver Slugger in RF and finished 2nd in MVP voting.....Also finished 1st in hits (189), IBB (27), SF (11), and top 6 in most every other category.

3B Art Devlin- .265/.352/.329, 11 doubles, 7 triples, 1 HR, 71 R, 59 RBI, 50 SB, 4.9 WAR

Top Pitchers

Christy Mathewson- 30-11, 371 IP, 1.53 ERA, .88 WHIP, 193 K, 8.8 WAR.....Won the Cy Young Award.....Also finished 1st in many other categories

Red Ames- 28-13, 384.2 IP, 1.68 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 216 K, 8.4 WAR....Finished 2nd in Cy Young voting....Top 4 in many categories

Hooks Wiltse- 23-15, 350.1 IP, 2.39 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 127 K, 4.5 WAR

Other Notes
- SS Al Bridwell won the Silver Slugger
- CF Cy Seymour was 2nd in RBI with 85
- DH Larry Doyle won the Silver Slugger

Highlander · 07-26-2023, 03:00 PM

Here's how things shook out in the 1927 season between these teams. Some teams did very similarly to 1908 and some did much differently. There is a clear front runner after these first two seasons, though.

1971 Orioles- 70 Wins- These guys are off to a very poor start...worst of the Top 10 after the first two seasons. Plus, they are falling farther behind the 69 Orioles in the side battle for Baltimore!

Top Hitters

C Andy Etchebarren- .330/.375/.440, 17 doubles, 3 triples, 9 HR, 53 R, 62 RBI, 2 SB, 3.5 WAR

RF Frank Robinson- .285/.363/.393, 26 doubles, 5 triples, 9 HR, 61 R, 89 RBI, 0 SB, 2.6 WAR

LF Don Buford- .268/.346/.399, 27 doubles, 9 triples, 11 HR, 83 R, 85 RBI, 14 SB, 2.1 WAR

Top Pitchers

Grant Jackson- 7-7, 164.1 IP, 3.07 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 60 K, 3.1 WAR.....Also led the league in K/BB at 1.88

Pat Dobson- 14-16, 268.1 IP, 4.13 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 85 K, 3.2 WAR

Dave McNally- 14-17, 257.2 IP, 3.91 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 54 K, 2.1 WAR....Was 4th in Shutouts with 3

Other Notes
- Jim Palmer was the unfortunate league leader in losses with 20

2019 Dodgers- 74 Wins- I really thought this team would be stronger....but their hitting may come out a lot more as the years go on.

Top Hitters

1B David Freese- .327/.394/.444, 32 doubles, 4 triples, 10 HR, 79 R, 74 RBI, 0 SB, 3.5 WAR

RF Cody Bellinger- .276/.359/.406, 27 doubles, 6 triples, 12 HR, 67 R, 67 RBI, 10 SB, 4.4 WAR.....Won the Gold Glove in RF

3B Justin Turner- .255/.306/.358, 14 doubles, 5 triples, 13 HR, 73 R, 77 RBI, 0 SB, 1.4 WAR.....Was 3rd in HR

Top Pitchers

Tony Gonsolin- 16-8, 260.1 IP, 2.70 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 79 K, 3.7 WAR.....Finished 2nd in Rookie of the Year voting.....Was top 10 in many pitching categories, including 4th in ERA and 5th in WHIP

Clayton Kershaw- 12-9, 17 Saves, 137 IP, 3.22 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 58 K, .6 WAR

Hyun-Jin Ryu- 11-19, 255.2 IP, 4.19 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 71 K, 5.1 WAR.....Pitched a NO-HITTER against the 71 Orioles

Other Notes
- Max Muncy had 5 Walk-Off hits during the season

1969 Orioles- 76 Wins- This version of the Orioles is 12 games ahead of the 71 team....they've been 6 games better each season so far. I am interested to see if that will continue or if the 71 team will make up some ground.

Top Hitters

LF Curt Motton- .288/.357/.444, 48 doubles, 3 triples, 12 HR, 79 R, 69 RBI, 4 SB, 2.5 WAR

CF Paul Blair- .276/.302/.393, 21 doubles, 8 triples, 10 HR, 67 R, 66 RBI, 10 SB, 3.2 WAR.....Won the Gold Glove in CF

DH Don Buford- .287/.371/.405, 50 doubles, 3 triples, 7 HR, 112 R, 61 RBI, 21 SB, 2.2 WAR.....Led the league in Plate Appearances with 758.....Was 3rd in doubles and 4th in runs

Top Pitchers

Dick Hall- 6-10, 22 Saves, 92.2 IP, 2.62 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 19 K, 1.0 WAR.....Finished 3rd in Reliever of the Year voting

Mike Cuellar- 17-17, 310 IP, 3.14 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 76 K, 4.8 WAR.....Top 10 in many categories, including 2nd in Quality Starts with 27

Jim Palmer- 15-16, 290 IP, 3.20 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 100 K, 4.1 WAR

Other Notes
- Brooks Robinson won the Gold Glove at 3B

2011 Rangers- 79 Wins- This team has been hanging out in the middle so far....not sure if we'll see a jump as the years go on or not.

Top Hitters

C Mike Napoli- .333/.412/.497, 28 doubles, 6 triples, 13 HR, 79 R, 65 RBI, 7.1 WAR.....Won the Gold Glove and Silver Slugger Awards at C.....Finished 3rd in MVP voting.....Was top 3 in many offensive categories, plus finished 9th in BA

LF Josh Hamilton- .316/.335/.450, 39 doubles, 14 triples, 6 HR, 77 R, 67 RBI, 5 SB, 4.1 WAR

1B Michael Young- .333/.356/.450, 30 doubles, 20 triples, 2 HR, 80 R, 98 RBI, 2 SB, 3.7 WAR.....Was 2nd in hits with 216 and 3rd in triples

Top Pitchers

Alexi Ogando- 17-14, 280 IP, 3.57 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 89 K, 4.7 WAR.....Was 2nd in Shutouts with 5

Neftali Feliz- 4-2, 3 Saves, 69.1 IP, 1.82 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 27 K, .2 WAR

Matt Harrison- 14-12, 209.2 IP, 4.46 ERA, 1.54 WHIP, 60 K, 2.9 WAR

Other Notes
- Elvis Andrus had 6 hits in a game against the 76 Reds. He also finished in 4th in SB with 39.
- Nelson Cruz also had a 6-hit game against the 76 Reds, but a different game than Elvis.
- CJ Wilson was 3rd in GB% at 57 %.

1943 Cardinals- 79 Wins- There's a bit of a logjam at this 79 win level. The Cards dropped off quite a bit from 1908, but they have a good win total overall.

Top Hitters

CF Stan Musial- .331/.388/.457, 47 doubles, 9 triples, 4 HR, 71 R, 69 RBI, 4 SB, 4.9 WAR

RF Frank Demaree- .334/.376/.387, 20 doubles, 5 triples, 0 HR, 78 R, 54 RBI, 6 SB, 1.6 WAR.....Had 5 hits in a game with the 88 Mets on 9/1/27 that went an incredible 32 innings! The score remained 2-2 from the 8th inning until the 32nd when the Cardinals scored a run in the top of the inning, but the Mets scored two in the bottom to win it 4-3. Crazy!

2B Lou Klein- .310/.342/.396, 24 doubles, 8 triples, 1 HR, 66 R, 45 RBI, 3 SB, 3.3 WAR.....Won the Gold Glove at 2B.....Finished 3rd in Rookie of the Year voting

Top Pitchers

Harry Brecheen- 16-13, 295.1 IP, 2.29 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 104 K, 5.5 WAR....Finished top 10 in most pitching categories, including 3rd in Shutouts with 4, 2nd in ERA, 2nd in WHIP and 1st in H/9 at 7.37.....Finished 3rd in Cy Young Award voting

Howie Pollett- 21-16, 2 Saves, 321 IP, 2.66 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 102 K, 5.5 WAR.....Finished 2nd in Cy Young Award voting......Was top 10 in most pitching categories, including 1st in BABIP at .247, 3rd in W, 3rd in ERA and 4th in WHIP

Al Brazle- 17-14, 267 IP, 3.13 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 61 K, 4.4 WAR.....Led the league in HR/9 at .1 (gave up 2 in total) and GB% at 59%

Other Notes
- 1B Ray Sanders won the Gold Glove
- SS Marty Marion won the Gold Glove
- Mort Cooper was 2nd in Ks at 107
- P Max Lanier won the Gold Glove

1953 Dodgers- 79 Wins- One more 79-win team to add to the bunch. This total definitely keeps them in the competition, especially in season 2, but they will need to improve at some point to be serious contenders.

Top Hitters

CF Duke Snider- .343/.407/.485, 34 doubles, 8 triples, 11 HR, 75 R, 76 RBI, 14 SB, 5.2 WAR.....Won Silver Slugger at CF.....Top 8 in most Percentage and RC categories

2B Jackie Robinson- ,305/.373/.426, 45 doubles, 6 triples, 7 HR, 106 R, 60 RBI, 10 SB, 6.5 WAR

RF Carl Furillo- .324/.376/.472, 44 doubles, 10 triples, 9 HR, 80 R, 79 RBI, 1 SB, 5.4 WAR.....Top 10 in many categories

Top Pitchers

Bob Milliken- 10-8, 15 Saves, 85 IP, 3.60 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 28 K, -.4 WAR

Ralph Branca- 18-12, 260 IP, 3.98 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 68 K, 3.4 WAR

Russ Meyer- 13-12, 254 IP, 3.72 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 85 K, 3.9 WAR

Other Notes
-None

1927 Yankees- 81 Wins- I'd say it was the curse of the home year season, but this is 11 games better than 1908 was. With 8 seasons left, they aren't out of anything yet, but they better pick it up soon.

Top Hitters

CF Earle Combs- .334/.395/.457, 31 doubles, 19 triples, 3 HR, 112 R, 49 RBI, 10 SB, 3.9 WAR.....Top 10 in many categories, including 4th in triples and runs

1B Lou Gehrig- .358/.439/.586, 57 doubles, 22 triples, 11 HR, 111 R, 110 RBI, 7 SB, 8.6 WAR.....Won the Silver Slugger at 1B.....Was named League MVP......Also led the league in Total Bases (344), Extra Base Hits (90), RC (160.73), RC/27 (10.64), ISO (.228), wOBA (.446), OPS (1.025), wRC+ (186.5) and finished in the top 10 in many others.

LF Babe Ruth- .322/.436/.485, 34 doubles, 7 triples, 14 HR, 95 R, 110 RBI, 5 SB, 8.2 WAR.....Won the Gold Glove and Silver Slugger for LF and finished 2nd in the MVP Voting......Finished in the top 4 of many categories, including 2nd in HR, RBI, OPS and WAR.

Top Pitchers

Wilcy Moore- 13-6, 207 IP, 2.83 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 72 K, 3.6 WAR.....Finished 2nd in GB% at 59 % and 3rd in WHIP and Winning % (.684)

Waite Hoyt- 14-16, 282.2 IP, 3.12 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 93 K, 4.0 WAR

Herb Pennock- 17-8, 241.1 IP, 4.25 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 51 K, 3.5 WAR

Other Notes
- George Pipgras tied for the league lead in losses with 20 and led the league in walks with 165.

1988 Mets- 86 Wins- Much better showing than 1908. Keeps them right in the mix.

Top Hitters

3B Gregg Jefferies- .306/.347/.452, 29 doubles, 17 triples, 10 HR, 94 R, 96 RBI, 14 SB, 3.5 WAR.....Won the Silver Slugger at 3B

LF Kevin McReynolds- .265/.303/.386, 20 doubles, 4 triples, 16 HR, 71 R, 88 RBI, 15 SB, .3 WAR

1B Dave Magadan- .308/.411/.379, 26 doubles, 5 triples, 0 HR, 61 R, 57 RBI, 0 SB, 3.2 WAR

Top Pitchers

Bob Ojeda- 19-15, 294.1 IP, 3.12 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 101 K, 7.2 WAR.....Finished in the top 10 in most categories, including 1st in FIP- at 79.0

Jeff Innis- 6-6, 21 Saves, 80 IP, 1.91 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 16 K, 1.2 WAR....Won Reliever of the Year Award.....Finished 2nd in Saves

Sid Fernandez- 15-8, 256.2 IP, 3.47 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 99 K, 2.6 WAR

Other Notes
- Lenny Dykstra was 2nd in SB with 44.
- Darryl Strawberry was 3rd in HR with 13.

1976 Reds- 87 Wins- They've had a decent start....but need to get better to catch the top team right now.

Top Hitters

RF Ken Griffey- .359/.408/.489, 51 doubles, 16 triples, 1 HR, 131 R, 65 RBI, 28 SB, 4.9 WAR.....Won the Silver Slugger in RF.....Also finished 1st in hits (237), AB (661), and top 10 in many other categories

CF George Foster- .330/.378/.439, 30 doubles, 8 triples, 7 HR, 86 R, 102 RBI, 12 SB, 6.5 WAR

2B Joe Morgan- .294/.431/.406, 40 doubles, 2 triples, 6 HR, 120 R, 97 RBI, 69 SB, 5.5 WAR.....Won the Silver Slugger at 2B.....Top 10 in many categories

LF Bob Bailey- .320/.369/.463, 31 doubles, 7 triples, 13 HR, 78 R, 107 RBI, 2 SB, 3.6 WAR.....Was 3rd in HR and 4th in RBI

Top Pitchers

Fred Norman- 20-12, 249.1 IP, 4.26 ERA, 1.57 WHIP, 79 K, 1.9 WAR

Gary Nolan- 17-11, 268 IP, 4.77 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 74 K, 2.7 WAR.....Led the league in a good category (BB/9- 1.75) and a bad (HRA- 24).....Pitched what has to be a rare 11-hit shut out against the 53 Dodgers

Manny Sarmiento- 6-6, 20 Saves, 102 IP, 2.74 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 26 K, .5 WAR.....Finished 2nd in Reliever of the Year voting.....Was 3rd in saves and 1st in appearances

Other Notes
- Pete Rose had a 20-game hitting streak
- Dave Concepcion won the Silver Slugger Award at SS

1908 Giants- 99 Wins- What a start for the Giants....a few more seasons like this and they will be tough to catch

Top Hitters

RF Mike Donlin- .349/.379/.501, 41 doubles, 19 triples, 5 HR, 88 R, 118 RBI, 25 SB, 5.2 WAR....Top 10 in many categories, including 3rd in BA

2B Buck Herzog- .294/.439/.400, 31 doubles, 10 triples, 3 HR, 126 R, 52 RBI, 43 SB, 6.6 WAR.....Won Rookie of the Year.....Finished 1st in Walks with 139, 2nd in R, 2nd in OBP and top 10 in a number of other categories

DH Larry Doyle- .345/.374/.488, 36 doubles, 23 triples, 1 HR, 89 R, 95 RBI, 37 SB, 3.0 WAR.....Won the Silver Slugger at DH.....Had a 21-game hitting streak.....Finished top 10 in many categories, including 4th in BA

Top Pitchers

Red Ames- 27-10, 327.2 IP, 2.28 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 132 K, 6.8 WAR......Won the Cy Young Award and the Pitching Triple Crown......Also led the league in Winning % (.730), K/9 (3.63), Quality Starts (28), CG (30), Shutouts (7) and was 2nd in WAR

Christy Mathewson- 22-10, 291.1 IP, 3.09 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 96 K, 4.2 WAR....Top 10 in many categories, including 2nd in wins

Hooks Wiltse- 18-14, 283 IP, 3.08 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 79 K, 3.9 WAR

Other Notes
- None

The 1943 Season will be up next for these teams....we'll see if the Giants can keep rolling.

Highlander · 07-28-2023, 11:26 AM

2011 Rangers- 68 Wins- Worst season we've seen so far. Not surprised they didn't do well in a 1943 season with how much pitching is the focus.

Top Hitters

C Mike Napoli- .285/.393/.414, 16 doubles, 6 triples, 11 HR, 65 R, 59 RBI, 1 SB, 7.0 WAR.....Won Silver Slugger at C......Finished 3rd in WAR

SS Elvis Andrus- .284/.357/.334, 20 doubles, 5 triples, 0 HR, 74 R, 36 RBI, 18 SB, 4.4 WAR

CF Josh Hamilton- .269/.309/.399, 32 doubles, 5 triples, 12 HR, 50 R, 73 RBI, 1 SB, 4.1 WAR

Top Pitchers

Colby Lewis- 13-11, 236.2 IP, 2.59 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 90 K, 3.4 WAR.....3rd in Quality Starts with 28

Matt Harrison- 13-13, 218 IP, 3.26 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 83 K, 2.6 WAR

Neftali Feliz- 6-4, 7 Saves, 89.2 IP, 2.41 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 41 K, -.3 WAR

Other Notes
- None

1988 Mets- 76 Wins- I am surprised, however, at seeing this team here. Their pitching seems more than strong enough to compete in this era, but the hitting really let them down.

Top Hitters

3B Gregg Jefferies- .264/.310/.378, 22 doubles, 9 triples, 11 HR, 53 R, 69 RBI, 6 SB, 2.8 WAR

CF Lenny Dykstra- .262/.301/.319, 20 doubles, 4 triples, 3 HR, 73 R, 44 RBI, 39 SB, 3.6 WAR......2nd in SB

RF Darryl Strawberry- .229/.295/.362, 24 doubles, 8 triples, 14 HR, 72 R, 68 RBI, 18 SB, .8 WAR

Top Pitchers

Bob Ojeda- 16-15, 282 IP, 2.74 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 111 K, 6.7 WAR.....Top 10 in a number of categories

Sid Fernandez- 13-12, 239.2 IP, 2.67 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 121 K, 3.0 WAR.....Pitched a NO-HITTER against the 43 Cardinals.....1st in K/9 with 4.54

Jeff Innis- 10-5, 19 Saves, 92 IP, 1.57 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 18 K, 1.2 WAR....Won Reliever of the Year Award

Other Notes
- Dwight Gooden had a strange season. He went 9-20 and led the league in losses. He threw 258 innings with a 3.84 ERA and 1.54 WHIP. However, he also had the leagues second best WAR at 6.3, led the league in FIP- at 78.1, a 2.53 FIP and a pretty unlucky .337 BABIP.
- Tom McCarthy threw 59.2 innings in relief with a 1.06 ERA and .85 WHIP....his BABIP was the antithesis of Gooden's at .147.

1908 Giants- 80 Wins- So I actually ran this season twice. In the first sim, this Giants team had 107 wins! However, the reason I had to rerun it is that every player on all the teams got imported twice. I have no idea how that happened, but it seemed to be on every team. This team took the best advantage of that with two Herzogs and Donlins starting and a pitching staff with two Mathewsons and two Ames. Only having one of each player really brought them back to Earth. They went from the team I though would win everything after this season.....to making things a little more wide open.

Top Hitters

RF Mike Donlin- .323/.368/.425, 28 doubles, 9 triples, 5 HR, 66 R, 96 RBI, 16 SB, 4.1 WAR.....Top 10 in multiple categories, including 3rd in both BA and RBI

2B Buck Herzog- .258/.419/.307, 23 doubles, 2 triples, 0 HR, 101 R, 44 RBI, 22 SB, 5.9 WAR.....Won Rookie of the Year and the Gold Glove at 2B.....Finished 2nd in R, OBP and Walks with 146

C Roger Bresnahan- .291/.413/.378, 31 doubles, 3 triples, 1 HR, 77 R, 66 RBI, 7 SB, 5.9 WAR.....3rd in OBP

Top Pitchers

Christy Mathewson- 21-10, 305.1 IP, 2.21 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 118 K, 5.6 WAR.....Won the Cy Young Award.....Also finished 1st in Winning % at .677 (impressive for a team with a losing record!) and Quality Starts with 29

Red Ames- 18-13, 273 IP, 3.63 ERA, 1.48 WHIP, 120 K, 5.1 WAR

Hooks Wiltse- 13-16, 275.2 IP, 2.91 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 93 K, 2.0 WAR

Other Notes
- DH Larry Doyle finished first in AB with 657 and 2nd in RBI with 99.

1971 Orioles- 82 Wins- Best finish so far, but still behind the 69 team.

Top Hitters

CF Merv Rettenmund- .291/.411/.348, 19 doubles 4 triples, 2 HR, 92 R, 60 RBI, 9 SB, 8.2 WAR....Won the Gold Glove in CF

SS Mark Belanger- .272/.342/.341, 24 doubles, 6 triples, 0 HR, 60 R, 40 RBI, 1 SB, 4.9 WAR....Had 3 Walk-off hits on the season

LF Don Buford- .254/.347/.373, 31 doubles, 5 triples, 9 HR, 80 R, 64 RBI, 3.5 WAR

Top Pitchers

Dave McNally- 20-12, 259 IP, 2.40 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 74 K, 2.7 WAR....Finished in the top 10 in a number of categories, including 1st in Shutouts with 6 and 2nd in Wins

Pat Dobson- 13-15, 269.1 IP, 2.87 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 109 K, 4.3 WAR.....1st in K/BB with 1.58

Jim Palmer- 11-17, 257.1 IP, 2.73 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 128 K, 2.5 WAR.....3rd in Ks and K/9 with 4.48

Other Notes
- None

1953 Dodgers- 82 Wins- Their home season is up next and they will need a good performance. Really thought they'd be tougher, but maybe the more modern seasons will be where they shine.

Top Hitters

RF Carl Furillo- .326/.358/.429, 37 doubles, 7 triples, 4 HR, 69 R, 63 RBI, 0 SB, 4.5 WAR....Also 2nd in Doubles, 3rd in Hits (201) and 3rd in Total Bases (264)

2B Jackie Robinson- .276/.347/.372, 31 doubles, 7 triples, 5 HR, 85 R, 41 RBI, 4 SB, 5.5 WAR

CF Duke Snider- .278/.356/.417, 35 doubles, 9 triples, 8 HR, 79 R, 67 RBI, 7 SB, 3.8 WAR.....2nd in Extra Base Hits with 52

Top Pitchers

Bob Milliken- 12-8, 22 Saves, 115 IP, 2.50 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 38 K, -.1 WAR.....3rd in Saves and 3rd in Reliever of the Year voting

Carl Erskine- 11-16, 265.1 IP, 3.12 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 129 K, 2.8 WAR....2nd in Strikeouts

Clem Labine- 4-1, 6 Saves, 63.2 IP, .99 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 20 K, .7 WAR

Other Notes
- Jim Gilliam was 3rd in triples with 11.

1927 Yankees- 83 Wins- The standings for this season really start to tighten up here. This team seems like they will do better in the middle years before bullpens started to get used more than they can handle.

Top Hitters

1B Lou Gehrig- .305/.404/.505, 35 doubles, 10 triples, 21 HR, 96 R, 92 RBI, 7 SB, 6.6 WAR....Won the Silver Slugger at 1B.....A 3-time Player of the Month.....Finished 2nd in MVP voting......Also first in total bases (298), Extra Base Hits (66), RC (130), RC/27 (8.22), ISO (.200), wOBA (.422), OPS (.909) and wRC+ (177.9).....Had 4 Walk-Off Hits

LF Babe Ruth- .274/.435/.427, 18 doubles, 4 triples, 17 HR, 84 R, 82 RBI, 0 SB, 8.0 WAR.....Won the MVP Award (Not sure why he won over Gehrig, other than WAR?).....Won the Gold Glove and Silver Slugger Awards at LF.....1st in Walks with 148, 2nd or 3rd in most all of the categories Gehrig led in

CF Earle Combs- .326/.391/.431, 23 doubles, 20 triples, 1 HR, 94 R, 47 RBI, 11 SB, 6.5 WAR.....Won the Silver Slugger at CF.....Finished 3rd in MVP Voting (that gives the Yankees the top 3 guys!).....1st in hits (204), Top 10 in most other categories and top 3 in many.

Top Pitchers

Waite Hoyt- 19-12, 279.2 IP, 2.35 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 110 K, 6.0 WAR.....2nd in WHIP, 3rd in Wins and WAR, top 10 in most other categories

Herb Pennock- 15-14, 240.1 IP, 2.92 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 72 K, 3.8 WAR

Wilcy Moore- 9-10, 192.2 IP, 3.08 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 73 K, 3.8 WAR....Finished 3rd in Rookie of the Year voting

Other Notes
- DH Pat Collins had a 7 RBI game against the 76 Reds.
- George Pipgras again had league leading totals at both ends of the spectrum. He led the league in both walks (158) and HR/9 (0.04....gave up 1 HR in 253.2 IP). The even stranger thing? That 1 HR was hit by Pee Wee Reese of the 53 Dodgers....and it was the only HR he hit all season!

2019 Dodgers- 83 Wins- The best showing for this team....they should keep improving as we get closer to their home season, but we'll see if that happens.

Top Hitters

1B David Freese- .316/.390/.445, 34 doubles, 3 triples, 12 HR, 62 R, 67 RBI, 0 SB, 5.7 WAR....Top 10 in most categories, including 2nd in SLG, wOBA (.397), wRC+ (160.3) and 3rd in OPS (.835)

CF Alex Verdugo- .268/.311/.377, 28 doubles, 8 triples, 9 HR, 79 R, 54 RBI, 2 SB, 4.0 WAR.....Hit 3 Lead Off HR.....Hit for the Cycle against the 43 Cardinals

3B Justin Turner- .261/.332/.342, 15 doubles, 2 triples, 10 HR, 70 R, 44 RBI, 0 SB, 3.8 WAR

Top Pitchers

Clayton Kershaw- 11-11, 200.2 IP, 2.65 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 92 K, 2.9 WAR....Won the Gold Glove at P

Kenta Maeda- 16-10, 221.2 IP, 2.76 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 102 K, 3.1 WAR

Hyun-Jin Ryu- 14-12, 242.1 IP, 3.19 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 75 K, 4.8 WAR....1st in BB/9 with 1.93

Other Notes
- Cody Bellinger won the Gold Glove for RF.
- Dustin May led the league in games pitched with 67. h was also 2nd in saves with 23.

1969 Orioles- 84 Wins- Creeping up in the win totals, but still pretty close through most of the league. Getting clear that this 69 team is slightly superior to the 71 team...at least so far.

Top Hitters

RF Frank Robinson- .275/.374/.440, 20 doubles, 5 triples, 21 HR, 80 R, 96 RBI, 2 SB, 5.5 WAR.....Won the Silver Slugger for RF.....3rd in RBI, 3rd in SLG and 2nd in ISO at .165

SS Mark Belanger- .303/.346/.345, 19 doubles, 2 triples, 0 HR, 62 R, 43 RBI, 8 SB, 5.1 WAR.....Won the Silver Slugger at SS

2B Davey Johnson- .295/.349/.403, 41 doubles, 4 triples, 3 HR, 72 R, 70 RBI, 0 SB, 3.2 WAR

Top Pitchers

Mike Cuellar- 18-11, 267 IP, 2.60 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 91 K, 4.1 WAR

Jim Palmer- 17-13, 263.2 IP, 3.45 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 122 K, 4.2 WAR

Jim Hardin- 11-10, 199 IP, 3.26 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 59 K, 1.5 WAR

Other Notes
- Don Buford had a 21 game hitting streak and won the Silver Slugger at DH.
- Brooks Robinson won the Gold Glove at 3B.
- Tom Phoebus was 2nd in GB% at 59%.

1976 Reds- 86 Wins- 3rd straight finish in the 80's for the Reds. They are proving to be pretty tough in these early years, so an improvement as we head to their home season could make them really strong contenders.

Top Hitters

RF Ken Griffey- .314/.372/.394, 27 doubles, 5 triples, 5 HR, 104 R, 63 RBI, 26 SB, 4.5 WAR.....Top 10 in many categories, including 3rd in SB.....Had 3 Walk-off Hits

CF George Foster- .261/.303/.373, 24 doubles, 3 triples, 13 HR, 67 R, 102 RBI, 6 SB, 4.3 WAR

LF Bob Bailey- .267/.341/.401, 37 doubles, 4 triples, 10 HR, 56 R, 90 RBI, 2 SB, 1.8 WAR.....2nd in doubles and 3rd in Extra Base Hits with 51

Top Pitchers

Fred Norman- 14-12, 247.2 IP, 3.23 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 119 K, 3.7 WAR

Rawly Eastwick- 9-6, 24 Saves, 109.1 IP, 2.22 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 35 K, 1.0 WAR....2nd in Reliever of the Year voting

Manny Sarmiento- 9-2, 3 Saves, 105 IP, 2.40 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 28 K, 1.2 WAR

Other Notes
-Pete Rose won the Silver Slugger at 3B. He also had 3 Walk-off hits.
- Joe Morgan won the Silver Slugger Award at 2B. He led the league in steals with 48 and was 3rd in runs with 96.
- Johnny Bench won the Gold Glove Award at C.

1943 Cardinals- 86 Wins- So a tie for 1st in the 1943 season and a difference of only 6 wins between 8th and 1st. The Giants are still in good shape with their great start, but things are tightening up overall. I'm sure a big season is in store for some team...but which one?

Top Hitters

RF Stan Musial- .290/.355/.406, 31 doubles, 14 triples, 3 HR, 59 R, 63 RBI, 4 SB, 4.3 WAR.....2nd in triples

1B Ray Sanders- .279/.374/.372, 26 doubles, 5 triples, 5 HR, 52 R, 57 RBI, 0 SB, 3.4 WAR.....Won the Gold Glove Award at 1B

C Walker Cooper- .275/.295/.384, 28 doubles, 4 triples, 8 HR, 62 R, 58 RBI, 0 SB, 3.1 WAR

Top Pitchers

Harry Brecheen- 17-11, 298 IP, 2.27 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 112 K, 5.5 WAR.....1st in BABIP (.218), H/9 (6.43), Quality Starts (29), Shutouts (6).....Had 5 games with 3 hits or less given up.....Came in 2nd in the Cy Young Award voting

Howie Pollett- 19-12, 312.1IP, 2.28 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 111 K, 5.4 WAR....Top 10 in most categories

Mort Cooper- 18-15, 295.1 IP, 2.32 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 139 K, 5.9 WAR.....Pitched a NO- HITTER against the 1927 Yankees.....Top 10 in most categories.....Finished 3rd in Cy Young Award voting

Other Notes
- Marty Marion won the Gold Glove at SS.
- All 5 starting pitchers had ERAs under 2.55. Besides the ones above, Al Brazle had an ERA of 2.43 and Max Lanier's was 2.53. That's how they do so well with light hitting.
- Al Brazle tied Harry Brecheen for the lead in Shutouts with 6. He also led the league in GB% at 57%

We move ahead 10 years for the next season.....1953 here we come!

Highlander · 07-29-2023, 07:43 PM

1927 Yankees- 73 Wins- For some reason, the great Yankees teams from history don't translate well to other eras. This 27 team made it here, but it wasn't easy....and now they are struggling. Pitching is an issue, but so is offense. The lack of using Bob Meusel is hurting them as well as how their numbers translate into ratings, it seems. In 1927, Babe Ruth hit .356.....but he often struggles to hit much above .260 here. On the 20-80 rating for contact, he imports in at 45. Gehrig comes in at 50, despite hitting .373. Plus Babe an Lou strike out an incredible number of times in some seasons. The list goes on. OK....Yankees fan rant over!

Top Hitters

CF Earle Combs- .293/.346/.387, 32 doubles, 10 triples, 3 HR, 100 R, 60 RBI, 4 SB, 2.1 WAR

1B- Lou Gehrig- .312/.414/.570, 36 doubles, 12 triples, 30 HR, 101 R, 108 RBI, 2 SB, 7.1 WAR.....Won the Silver Slugger Award at 1B.....3rd in MVP Award voting......Also led the league in Total Bases (331), Extra Base Hits (78) and finished top 10 in most every other category

LF Babe Ruth- .267/.441/.557, 26 doubles, 5 triples, 37 HR, 113 R, 106 RBI, 2 SB, 9.0 WAR.....Won the Silver Slugger in LF.....Finished 2nd in the MVP voting.....Finished top 5 in most hitting categories, including the above and 1st in ISO at .291

Top Pitchers

George Pipgras- 16-15, 257.1 IP, 3.25 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, 159 K, 4.1 WAR

Waite Hoyt- 14-15, 270 IP, 3.17 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 134 K, 4.1 WAR....Top 10 in most categories, including 1st in CG with 21.

Wilcy Moore- 12-8, 190 IP, 3.17 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 75 K, 3.1 WAR.....1st in GB% at 56%

Other Notes
- None

1969 Orioles- 73 Wins- Here's a switch, seeing the 69 team before the 71 team. Wonder how many wins separated them this season?

Top Hitters

1B Boog Powell- .280/.333/.458, 25 doubles, 3 triples, 25 HR, 86 R, 82 RBI, 0 SB, 1.7 WAR

LF Curt Motton- .288/.373/.454, 27 doubles, 2 triples, 20 HR, 76 R, 82 RBI, 2 SB, 3.6 WAR

CF Paul Blair- .267/.295/.439, 30 doubles, 7 triples, 19 HR, 59 R, 87 RBI, 6 SB, 2.6 WAR.....Hit for the Cycle against the 76 Reds

Top Pitchers

Mike Cuellar- 18-10, 275 IP, 3.11 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 140 K, 5.0 WAR....Top 10 in a number of categories.....Had 4 games where he gave up 3 hits or less.

Dave McNally- 15-11, 236.2 IP, 3.38 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 104 K, 4.2 WAR

Jim Hardin- 10-11, 182 IP, 3.91 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 81 K, 2.3 WAR

Other Notes
- None

1943 Cardinals- 75 Wins- Worst showing for them....tightens things up a bit!

Top Hitters

RF Stan Musial- .345/.409/.504, 36 doubles, 12 triples, 10 HR, 72 R, 89 RBI, 3 SB, 6.0 WAR.....Top 10 in a number of categories, including 2nd in BA and 3rd in triples

C Walker Cooper- .302/.331/.424, 29 doubles, 5 triples, 9 HR, 55 R, 66 RBI, 0 SB, 2.7 WAR

CF Harry Walker- .315/.350/.389, 27 doubles, 7 triples, 1 HR, 61 R, 42 RBI, 1 SB, .9 WAR

Top Pitchers

Howie Pollett- 16-15, 290 IP, 2.95 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 152 K, 6.0 WAR.....Top 10 in many categories, including 1st in Complete Games with 21

Max Lanier- 16-10, 228.1 IP, 2.72 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 116 K, 4.7 WAR.....1st in Shutouts with 6

Al Brazle- 12-20, 261.1 IP, 2.65 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 100 K, 6.3 WAR.....1st in HR/9 (.21), Quality Start Percentage (78.1%), Complete Game Percentage (62.5%), 3rd in ERA......Won the Rookie of the Year Award

Other Notes
- 2B Lou Klein was 2nd in triples with 13.
- Marty Marion won the Gold Glove at SS.
- Harry Brecheen was 1st in WHIP (1.06) and 1st in BABIP (.226). He also pitched two 1-hitters, a 2-hitter and a 3-hitter.

1908 Giants- 75 Wins- The teams the seemed to be leading the way the first few seasons both had a rough one here in 1953. Is it just a bump in the road, or will another team start to rise to the top?

Top Hitters

RF Mike Donlin- .337/.367/.515, 28 doubles, 10 triples, 20 HR, 100 R, 113 RBI, 20 SB, 4.3 WAR.....Top 10 in a number of categories, including 3rd in SB

1B Fred Tenney- .294/.375/.399, 31 doubles, 3 triples, 7 HR, 66 R, 76 RBI, 13 SB, 1.7 WAR

2B Buck Herzog- .261/.441/.328, 25 doubles, 4 triples, 1 HR, 107 R, 49 RBI, 16 SB, 5.4 WAR.....3rd in Rookie of the Year voting......2nd in OBP, 3rd in R and 1st in Walks with 166

Top Pitchers

Red Ames- 18-15, 276 IP, 3.13 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 173 K, 7.5 WAR.....3rd in Cy Young Award voting.....Top 10 in most categories, including 2nd in WAR and 3rd in Wins

Christy Mathewson- 14-16, 284 IP, 3.45 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 150 K, 5.1 WAR.....Top 10 in many categories

Doc Crandall- 13-17, 232 IP, 4.34 ERA, 1.52 WHIP, 88 K, 2.3 WAR

Other Notes
- Jack Hannifin won the Gold Glove at 3B

1971 Orioles- 77 Wins- They finally overtake the 69 team in a season....only by 4 wins, but this has been a close competition all along.

Top Hitters

LF Don Buford- .296/.382/.447, 23 doubles, 6 triples, 18 HR, 86 R, 78 RBI, 5 SB, 4.9 WAR.....Won the Gold Glove in LF

RF Frank Robinson- .286/.374/.443, 22 doubles, 4 triples, 20 HR, 74 R, 98 RBI, 0 SB, 2.3 WAR

CF Merv Rettenmund- .284/.412/.410, 28 doubles, 6 triples, 11 HR, 105 R, 63 RBI, 7 SB, 7.7 WAR.....3rd in WAR

Top Pitchers

Dave McNally- 14-14, 248.2 IP, 3.87 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 84 K, 1.6 WAR

Eddie Watt- 8-9, 14 Saves, 85 IP, 2.54 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 39 K, 2.8 WAR

Jim Palmer- 11-14, 225 IP, 4.16 ERA, 1.54 WHIP, 108 K, 1.6 WAR

Other Notes
- DH Ellie Hendricks hit a Walk-off Grand Slam against the 88 Mets.

1976 Reds- 79 Wins- Middle of the pack, but still a losing record....hurts after 3 straight solid seasons.

Top Hitters

CF George Foster- .307/.361/.517, 26 doubles, 12 triples, 25 HR, 95 R, 108 RBI, 4 SB, 6.2 WAR.....Won the Silver Slugger in CF......Top 10 in most categories, including 2nd in RBI and 3rd in triples

2B Joe Morgan- .293/.414/.477, 27 doubles, 4 triples, 23 HR, 98 R, 89 RBI, 37 SB, 5.4 WAR.....Won the Silver Slugger at 2B.....Top 10 in many categories

RF Ken Griffey- .317/.367/.432, 38 doubles, 9 triples, 7 HR, 111 R, 61 RBI, 17 SB, 2.6 WAR......3rd in Doubles, 2nd in Runs

Top Pitchers

Manny Sarmiento- 7-9, 28 Saves, 112.2 IP, 2.40 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 2.7 WAR....Won Reliever of the Year Award

Fred Norman- 15-17, 239.1 IP, 3.99 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 128 K, 3.6 WAR

Gary Nolan- 11-11, 252.2 IP, 4.45 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 97 K, 3.6 WAR.....1st in BB/9 at 1.75

Other Notes
- 3B Pete Rose was 3rd in triples with 12.
- Dan Driessen won the Silver Slugger at DH.
- 1B Tony Perez was 2nd in Doubles with 39.
- Johnny Bench won the Gold Glove at C.

2019 Dodgers- 82 Wins- Second 80+ win season in a row, but still not among the top contenders.

Top Hitters

1B David Freese- .322/.400/.533, 38 doubles, 5 triples, 25 HR, 101 R, 89 RBI, 0 SB, 5.1 WAR....Had a 7 RBI game against the 69 Orioles.....Top 10 in many categories, including 3rd in doubles and 2nd in Extra Base Hits with 68

RF Cody Bellinger- .301/.381/.514, 26 doubles, 4 triples, 29 HR, 82 R, 103 RBI, 6 SB, 6.8 WAR.....Won both the Silver Slugger and Gold Glove Awards for RF

2B Max Muncy- .252/.373/.445, 10 doubles, 3 triples, 26 HR, 72 R, 75 RBI, 0 SB, 4.8 WAR

Top Pitchers

Hyun-Jin Ryu- 14-11, 222.2 IP, 3.60 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 109 K, 7.2 WAR....1st in K/BB (2.42), 1st in FIP- (66.1), 2nd in HR/9 (.28), 2nd in BB/9 (1.82), 3rd in WAR

Walker Buehler- 11-13, 228.2 IP, 4.05 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 127 K, 4.7 WAR

Ross Stripling- 14-8, 22 Saves, 117.2 IP, 4.13 ERA, 1.63 WHIP, .4 WAR....1st in Games Pitched with 72, 3rd in Saves

Other Notes
- CF Alex Verdugo hit 4 lead-off HRs.
- C Will Smith tied for Rookie of the Year with Al Brazle of the 43 Cardinals.
- Clayton Kershaw won the Gold Glove at P

2011 Rangers- 84 Wins- Best win total yet after their worst. Still not sure where they will end up.

Top Hitters

C Mike Napoli- .366/.456/.649, 33 doubles, 1 triple, 34 HR, 89 R, 81 RBI, 1 SB, 9.9 WAR.....Won the Silver Slugger at C and won the MVP Award.....Also finished 1st in RC (145.59), RC/27 (12.25), wOBA (.474), OPS (1.105) and wRC+ (201.4)

3B Adrian Beltre- .295/.326/.513, 24 doubles, 4 triples, 34 HR, 99 R, 99 RBI, 0 SB, 5.1 WAR.....Won the Silver Slugger for 3B.....2nd in HR and 2nd in Total Bases with 315.....Hit for the Cycle against the 69 Orioles

CF Josh Hamilton- .282/.325/.494, 26 doubles, 6 triples, 31 HR, 91 R, 107 RBI, 2 SB, 4.5 WAR

1B Michael Young- .338/.364/.473, 36 doubles, 11 triples, 10 HR, 90 R, 81 RBI, 2 SB, 4.1 WAR.....1st in hits with 220

Top Pitchers

Alexi Ogando- 13-13, 227 IP, 3.85 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 100 K, 3.6 WAR

Darren Oliver- 5-5, 7 Saves, 107.1 IP, 3.10 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 43 K, .8 WAR

Yoshinori Tateyama- 7-2, 4 Saves, 79 IP, 3.42 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 36 K, .1 WAR

Other Notes
- Derek Holland pitched a NO-HITTER against the 27 Yankees
- Pedro Strop was 2nd in Saves with 25

1988 Mets- 94 Wins- This is more what I thought we'd see from this Mets team. They seem to do well every other season, but maybe as we get closer to their home season that will change.

Top Hitters

3B Gregg Jefferies- .287/.326/.464, 37 doubles, 6 triples, 21 HR, 72 R, 93 RBI, 4 SB, 3.6 WAR

RF Mookie Wilson- .294/.356/.435, 15 doubles, 7 triples, 11 HR, 77 R, 43 RBI, 11 SB, 3.5 WAR

LF Kevin McReynolds- .269/.313/.426, 26 doubles, 4 triples, 20 HR, 69 R, 89 RBI, 7 SB, .9 WAR

Top Pitchers

Bob Ojeda- 17-12, 292.1 IP, 2.43 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 148 K, 8.9 WAR.....Won Cy Young Award.....Top 10 in most categories

David Cone- 19-10, 272 IP, 2.61 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 148 K, 5.8 WAR....2nd in Cy Young Award voting.....Pitched a NO-HITTER against the 27 Yankees (at least the 2nd time they've been no-hit during this season!).....2nd in W, 2nd in ERA, 2nd in Shutouts with 5

Jeff Innis- 11-5, 16 Saves, 85.2 IP, 2.31 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 38 K, 2.3 WAR.....2nd in Reliever of the Year voting

Other Notes
- Lenny Dykstra was 2nd in SB with 26 and won the Gold Glove Award in CF.
- Dave Magadan won the Gold Glove at 1B.
- Howard Johnson won the Silver Slugger at SS.
- Sid Fernandez led the league in H/9 (7.09) and K/9 (5.90).

1953 Dodgers- 98 Wins- Nice finish for the Dodgers in their home season. They have work to do, but this win total puts them right in the picture.

Top Hitters

2B Jackie Robinson- .288/.374/.414, 30 doubles, 6 triples, 12 HR, 98 R, 74 RBI, 10 SB, 5.3 WAR.....Won the Gold Glove at 2B

RF Carl Furillo- .326/.361/.496, 45 doubles, 4 triples, 18 HR, 93 R, 87 RBI, 0 SB, 4.7 WAR.....3rd in hits with 205

CF Duke Snider- .284/.360/.460, 23 doubles, 4 triples, 24 HR, 100 R, 103 RBI, 3 SB, 4.0 WAR

C Roy Campanella- .318/.393/.559, 26 doubles, 2 triples, 29 HR, 2 SB, 6.7 WAR.....3rd in SLG

Top Pitchers

Carl Erskine- 17-10, 265 IP, 3.09 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 157 K, 4.6 WAR.....Top 10 in many categories

Ralph Branca- 20-9, 259.1 IP, 3.44 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 97 K, 4.0 WAR....Also 1st in Winning % at 69%

Clem Labine- 10-4, 2 Saves, 71.1 IP, 1.64 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 30 K, 1.0 WAR

Other Notes
- DH Jim Gilliam was 1st in triples with 14.
- Gil Hodges hit for the Cycle against the 2019 Dodgers.
- Bob Milliken finished 3rd in the Reliever of the Year voting, although he started 7 games

We move to the 1960's next with the first of two very close seasons....1969 and 1971.

Highlander · 07-30-2023, 06:34 PM

We are halfway there....and this competition is still pretty much up in the air! Let's see if the 1969 season sheds any light on who the favorite might be.

1969 Orioles- 69 Wins- Yikes! Not only did the 69 Orioles finish behind their 71 counterparts again, but they finished in dead last for their home season. That's not going to cut it in this competition.

Top Hitters

1B Boog Powell- .293/.354/.419, 12 doubles, 2 triples, 20 HR, 72 R, 76 RBI, 0 SB, 2.5 WAR

RF Frank Robinson- .254/.347/.419, 17 doubles, 5 triples, 23 HR, 83 R, 61 RBI, 2 SB, 3.9 WAR.....Had a 7 RBI game against the 71 Orioles, including a walk-off 3-run HR

LF Curt Motton- .239/.321/.423, 20 doubles, 0 triples, 29 HR, 78 R, 74 RBI, 3 SB, 2.2 WAR.....3rd in HR.....3 of his HR were Walk-offs

Top Pitchers

Mike Cuellar- 16-12, 270.1 IP, 2.73 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 204 K, 5.7 WAR.....Won the Cy Young Award.....Also led the league in Quality Starts (27) and was 2nd in ERA....Top 10 in most other categories

Jim Palmer- 10-16, 252.2 IP, 3.88 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 154 K, 2.1 WAR

Eddie Watt- 8-3, 3 Saves, 59.2 IP, 1.81 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 32 K, .1 WAR

Other Notes
- Paul Blair won the Gold Glove in CF. He also had an 8 RBI game against the 27 Yankees.
- Brooks Robinson won the Gold Glove at 3B.

2011 Rangers- 70 Wins- This team has been very up and down. Hard to know what they will do!

Top Hitters

LF Josh Hamilton- .282/.314/.475, 27 doubles, 5 triples, 27 HR, 77 R, 95 RBI, 2 SB, 4.4 WAR.....2nd in Total Bases (291) and 3rd in Extra Base Hits (59)

1B Michael Young- .295/.347/.366, 32 doubles, 6 triples, 0 HR, 77 R, 55 RBI, 4 SB, 2.1 WAR

3B Adrian Beltre- .262/.294/.411, 31 doubles, 0 triples, 20 HR, 74 R, 71 RBI, 0 SB, 2.5 WAR

Top Pitchers

Colby Lewis- 17-11, 224.2 IP, 4.45 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 156 K, 1.2 WAR

CJ Wilson- 9-18, 226.1 IP, 4.53 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 198 K, 3.9 WAR....3rd in K/9 at 7.87

Neftali Feliz- 6-3, 4 Saves, 64.1 IP, 1.96 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 36 K, .1 WAR

Other Notes
- Mike Napoli won the Silver Slugger at C.
- Ian Kinsler hit 3 HR in a game against the 71 Orioles.
- Endy Chavez was 3rd in triples with 8.
- Nelson Cruz was 3rd in HR with 29 and 3rd in ISO with .203

1927 Yankees- 73 Wins- The Yankees fan in me wishes they were performing better, but the pitching just isn't deep enough and other than the big 3 of Ruth/Gehrig/Combs, the other hitters don't do much....and even the Big 3 are usually well below where they were in real life. They did finally use Bob Meusel as a more full-time player this season....but he didn't help much.

Top Hitters

CF Earle Combs- .317/.366/.408, 23 doubles, 8 triples, 6 HR, 74 R, 58 RBI, 13 SB, 3.6 WAR....2nd in hits with 199, 3rd in BA and triples

1B Lou Gehrig- .276/.357/.505, 27 doubles, 7 triples, 32 HR, 77 R, 100 RBI, 5 SB, 5.0 WAR.....Won the Silver Slugger at 1B.....1st in Total Bases (302), Extra Base Hits (66)......2nd in HR and ISO (.229)

LF Babe Ruth- .250/.416/.494, 18 doubles, 3 triples, 33 HR, 81 R, 69 RBI, 0 SB, 7.8 WAR.....Won the Gold Glove and Silver Slugger in LF.....2nd in MVP Award voting.....Also 1st in RC/27 (8.02), ISO (.244), wOBA (.407), OPS (.910) and wRC+ (166.5).....Also led the league in Ks with 203

Top Pitchers

Waite Hoyt- 16-10, 267 IP, 3.13 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 192 K, 6.6 WAR.....Top 10 in most categories, including 2nd in WAR and 3rd in Shutouts with 5.

Wilcy Moore- 6-14, 204.1 IP, 3.22 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 145 K, 3.9 WAR

George Pipgras- 13-14, 261 IP, 3.41 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 218 K, 5.7 WAR.....1st in H/9 with 6.41, 2nd in Ks......As always, led the league in walks with 142

Other Notes
- None

1908 Giants- 74 Wins- Seem to be struggling more and more as the game gets more modern. Still think the may have a big season or two left in them.

Top Hitters

RF Mike Donlin- .307/.351/.422, 30 doubles, 5 triples, 10 HR, 78 R, 90 RBI, 25 SB, 3.6 WAR

2B Buck Herzog- .251/.442/.316, 21 doubles, 2 triples, 3 HR, 99 R, 51 RBI, 27 SB, 6.5 WAR.....Won the Rookie of the Year.......Led the league with 161 walks

1B Fred Tenney- .254/.370/.346, 23 doubles, 0 triples, 8 HR, 71 R, 74 RBI, 28 SB, 2.0 WAR

Top Pitchers

Red Ames- 8-16, 246.2 IP, 3.76 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 228 K, 6.7 WAR.....Also 1st in K/9 at 8.32 and FIP- at 73.8

Christy Mathewson- 18-9, 272.2 IP, 3.17 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 200 K, 5.5 WAR....Also 1st in CG with 18 and 3rd in Shutouts with 5

Hooks Wiltse- 14-11, 251.2 IP, 3.40 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 152 K, 2.0 WAR

Other Notes
- None

1971 Orioles- 83 Wins- Strange that the 69 team seemed better when this all started and now the 71 team looks better....including in the actual 1969 season. It will be interesting to see which team does better in 1971.

Top Hitters

LF Don Buford- .281/.373/.460, 30 doubles, 5 triples, 21 HR, 92 R, 72 RBI, 14 SB, 5.5 WAR

CF Merv Rettenmund- .280/.394/.379, 14 doubles, 5 triples, 11 HR, 84 R, 48 RBI, 12 SB, 6.2 WAR.....Hit 4 Lead-off HR

1B Boog Powell- .245/.345/.409, 14 doubles, 2 triples, 24 HR, 62 R, 94 RBI, 0 SB, 2.3 WAR

Top Pitchers

Mike Cuellar- 14-10, 259.1 IP, 2.95 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 107 K, 2.0 WAR....2nd in BABIP at .232

Pat Dobson- 13-17, 257.1 IP, 3.43 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 167 K, 4.6 WAR....Pitched a PERFECT GAME against the 2011 Rangers with 8 Ks

Dave McNally- 17-11, 258 IP, 3.28 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 125 K, 1.2 WAR....On the good side, he was 1st in both CG (18) and CG% (54.5%), and 2nd in BB/9 at 2.06......On the bad side, he led the league by giving up 39 HR

Other Notes
- Eddie Watt was 3rd in Saves with 20.

1988 Mets- 83 Wins- Thought they were making a move after a great 1953 season, but this knocks them back a bit.

Top Hitters

3B Gregg Jefferies- .294/.347/.477, 26 doubles, 5 triples, 24 HR, 75 R, 89 RBI, 6 SB, 4.0 WAR

CF Lenny Dykstra- .277/.317/.421, 27 doubles, 5 triples, 18 HR, 86 R, 73 RBI, 56 SB, 5.1 WAR

LF Kevin McReynolds- .252/.297/.398, 22 doubles, 0 triples, 21 HR, 67 R, 83 RBI, 7 SB, 1.1 WAR.....Had a 7 RBI game against the 1976 Reds

Top Pitchers

Bob Ojeda- 18-11, 277.2 IP, 2.76 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 178 K, 6.5 WAR.....Top 10 in most categories, including 3rd in Shutouts with 5.....Finished 3rd in Cy Young Award voting

David Cone- 17-11, 248.1 IP, 3.12 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 197 K, 3.3 WAR....Won the Gold Glove Award

Sid Fernandez- 16-13, 238.2 IP, 3.28 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 203 K, 3.3 WAR.....1st in BABIP at .231, 2nd in H/9 with 6.64.....Had 4 games with 10 or more Ks and 4 games with giving up 3 or less hits and only 1 was the same for both- a game against the 53 Dodgers

Other Notes
- Howard Johnson had an 8-RBI game where he hit 2 Grand Slams.
- Dwight Gooden was 2nd in GB% at 59 %.
- Jeff Innis was 2nd in Saves with 21

2019 Dodgers- 87 Wins- Best season yet for them....the start of something or just a lucky one?

Top Hitters

RF Cody Bellinger- .270/.379/.454, 18 doubles, 2 triples, 26 HR, 93 R, 95 RBI, 11 SB, 6.6 WAR.....Won Gold Glove Award in RF.....Finished 3rd in the MVP Voting.....3rd in WAR

CF Alex Verdugo- .278/.319/.384, 28 doubles, 4 triples, 11 HR, 83 R, 46 RBI, 3 SB, 2.7 WAR

1B David Freese- .268/.366/.416, 26 doubles, 3 triples, 17 HR, 94 R, 75 RBI, 0 SB, 2.8 WAR

Top Pitchers

Kenta Maeda- 13-8, 230 IP, 2.97 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 165 K, 3.2 WAR

Clayton Kershaw- 15-7, 194 IP, 3.43 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 154 K, 3.6 WAR

Hyun-Jin Ryu- 12-10, 254.2 IP, 3.60 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 161 K, 5.7 WAR....1st in K/BB at 4.13 and BB/9 at 1.38

Other Notes
- Will Smith was 3rd in Rookie of the Year voting.
- Max Muncy won the Gold Glove at 2B.
- Corey Seager had an 8 RBI game against the 53 Dodgers

1976 Reds- 89 Wins- A little slip in 1953, but overall one of the more consistent teams so far. They'll need to get a big season in to get over the top, though, I think.

Top Hitters

3B Pete Rose- .295/.385/.430, 32 doubles, 7 triples, 11 HR, 89 R, 70 RBI, 4 SB, 5.9 WAR.....Won the Silver Slugger at 3B

2B Joe Morgan- .250/.397/.448, 20 doubles, 2 triples, 27 HR, 110 R, 83 RBI, 38 SB, 5.1 WAR.....2nd in SB, top 5 in many other categories

CF George Foster- .264/.318/.458, 14 doubles, 13 triples, 25 HR, 79 R, 105 RBI, 6 SB, 4.9 WAR

Top Pitchers

Santo Alcala- 8-2, 126.1 IP, 2.21 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 86 K, 2.5 WAR

Gary Nolan- 18-11, 260.1 IP, 3.25 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 151 K, 4.4 WAR

Pat Zachry- 16-9, 237.1 IP, 3.75 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 200 K, 2.9 WAR

Other Notes
- Ken Griffey was 3rd in triples with 8 and 3rd in SB with 37.
- Dan Driessen won the Silver Slugger at DH.
- Bob Bailey was tied with teammate George Foster for the league lead in RBI with 105. He was also 3rd in HR with 29.
- Tony Perez won the Gold Glove at 1B. He was 3rd in doubles with 35 and 3rd in Extra Base Hits with 59.
- Dave Concepcion won the Silver Slugger at SS.
- Johnny Bench won the Gold Glove at C.
- Manny Sarmiento was 3rd in saves with 20.

1943 Cardinals- 89 Wins- This team's pitching keeps them right in the mix for the top spot. They've been a bit up and down, but not many other teams are doing a lot better over all.

Top Hitters

RF Stan Musial- .338/.403/.492, 41 doubles, 7 triples, 11 HR, 71 R, 80 RBI, 0 SB, 6.2 WAR.....Won the Silver Slugger in RF.....Top 5 in most categories

1B Ray Sanders- .251/.341/.419, 20 doubles, 6 triples, 20 HR, 67 R, 70 RBI, 0 SB, 2.7 WAR

CF Harry Walker- .291/.337/.382, 31 doubles, 3 triples, 5 HR, 70 R, 46 RBI, 0 SB, 2.0 WAR

Top Pitchers

Al Brazle- 13-9, 215.1 IP, 2.22 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 90 K, 4.8 WAR.....Was 2nd in both the Cy Young Award voting and the Rookie of the Year voting.....Also led the league in HR/9 (.13...gave up 3 in 215.1 IP), Quality Start % (89.3%), Shutouts (7), and GB% (60%)

Harry Gumbert- 17-10, 17 Saves, 137 IP (all in relief), 2.43 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 57 K, .9 WAR.....2nd in Reliever of the Year voting

Mort Cooper- 12-13, 260 IP, 3.01 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 204 K, 6.5 WAR.....3rd in WAR, 2nd in FIP- at 77.8

Howie Pollett- 14-14, 259.2 IP, 2.74 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 177 K, 6.3 WAR....2nd in HR/9 (.28), 3rd in H/9 (6.65), 2nd in Quality Starts (26), 3rd in Shutouts (5)

Other Notes
- Marty Marion won the Gold Glove at SS.
- Harry Brecheen was 2nd in Shutouts with 6.
- Max Lanier struck out 15 batters versus the 27 Yankees.

1953 Dodgers- 93 Wins- Carried over their strong 1953 season into this one. They are moving into a good position...another strong season in 1971 might put them in very good shape.

Top Hitters

2B Jackie Robinson- .336/.421/.477, 43 doubles, 9 triples, 8 HR, 106 R, 71 RBI, 12 SB, 8.3 WAR.....Won the MVP Award and the Silver Slugger at 2B.....Also led the league in hits with 202 and RC with 124.10.....Was top 5 in most other categories

RF Carl Furillo- .289/.328/.456, 33 doubles, 3 triples, 21 HR, 86 R, 97 RBI, 0 SB, 4.2 WAR

CF Duke Snider- .291/.366/.473, 31 doubles, 2 triples, 23 HR, 90 R, 82 RBI, 10 SB, 5.4 WAR....Won Silver Slugger for CF.....Top 10 in many categories

Top Pitchers

Ralph Branca- 18-8, 248 IP, 3.05 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 152 K, 2.7 WAR

Carl Erskine- 18-12, 242.2 IP, 3.60 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 215 K, 4.1 WAR.....3rd in Ks, 2nd in K/9 at 7.97.....Had 5 games with 10+ Ks

Bob Milliken- 13-8, 29 Saves, 121.2 IP, 2.74 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 79 K, .3 WAR....Won Reliever of the Year Award....Also led league in Games Pitched with 79

Other Notes
- Jim Gilliam was 3rd in triples with 8

Next up is a move to the 70's, but only 2 years in the future to 1971.

Highlander · 07-31-2023, 09:06 PM

A lot more changes int he standings for this season compared to the 1969 season than I thought would happen.

1927 Yankees- 67 Wins- Continued struggles for Babe and company.

Top Hitters

CF Earle Combs- .267/.345/.349, 17 doubles, 6 triples, 7 HR, 67 R, 34 RBI, 11 SB, 1.1 WAR

1B Lou Gehrig- .259/.358/.446, 23 doubles, 3 triples, 27 HR, 79 R, 90 RBI, 6 SB, 4.0 WAR.....2nd in HR, 3rd in RC with 100.87

LF Babe Ruth- .259/.392/.478, 28 doubles, 4 triples, 26 HR, 79 R, 78 RBI, 1 SB, 7.5 WAR.....Won the MVP Award, LF Silver Slugger Award and LF Gold Glove.....1st in ISO at .219....Top 3 in most other categories

Top Pitchers

Waite Hoyt- 13-19, 276.1 IP, 2.51 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 173 K, 5.7 WAR....1st in CG (21), 2nd in Shutouts (7).....Top 10 in most other categories

Wilcy Moore- 13-10, 214.1 IP, 2.86 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 138 K, 4.8 WAR....1st in GB% at 60%

Herb Pennock- 9-13, 237 IP, 3.84 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 122 K, 3.9 WAR

Other Notes
- None

1971 Orioles- 72 Wins- So weird how the 69 and 71 teams keep flip-flopping. I guess they are just well-matched!

Top Options

RF Frank Robinson- .261/.355/.461, 26 doubles, 5 triples, 26 HR, 77 R, 100 RBI, 0 SB, 3.6 WAR....Won the Silver Slugger at RF......2nd in ISO at .201, 3rd in HR, RBI and EBH (57)

LF Don Buford- .262/.359/.420, 18 doubles, 9 triples, 18 HR, 82 R, 70 RBI, 8 SB, 3.3 WAR.....2nd in triples

CF Merv Rettenmund- .258/.370/.320, 24 doubles, 2 triples, 3 HR, 76 R, 40 RBI, 9 SB, 4.2 WAR

Top Pitchers

Pat Dobson- 11-19, 256.2 IP, 3.16 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 171 K, 3.9 WAR

Mike Cuellar- 14-15, 258 IP, 3.45 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 112 K, 1.8 WAR

Dave McNally- 14-14, 245 IP, 3.23 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 112 K, 1.25 WAR

Other Notes
- Brooks Robinson won the Gold Glove at 3B.

2011 Rangers- 73 Runs- Another subpar performance for them....going to be super tough to get back in this.

Top Hitters

C Mike Napoli- .284/.380/.477, 20 doubles, 0 triples, 24 HR, 76 R, 64 RBI, 4 SB, 6.8 WAR.....Won the Silver Slugger at C......2nd in SLG, 3rd in OPS at .857 and top 10 in many other categories

1B Michael Young- .329/.369/.459, 35 doubles, 5 triples, 12 HR, 80 R, 71 RBI, 0 SB, 5.5 WAR.....Won Silver Slugger at 1B.....Led the league in hits with 204, top 10 in many other categories

RF Nelson Cruz- .268/.318/.443, 20 doubles, 0 triples, 24 HR, 67 R, 78 RBI, 7 SB, 3.2 WAR

Top Pitchers

Matt Harrison- 16-9, 219.2 IP, 3.61 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 141 K, 4.2 WAR

Alexi Ogando- 14-14, 226.2 IP, 3.93 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 150 K, 3.9 WAR

Colby Lewis- 12-17, 243 IP, 3.41 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 170 K, 3.8 WAR

Other Notes
- Ian Kinsler led the league in HR with 28. Hit an amazing 10 Lead-off HRs!

1953 Dodgers- 77 Wins- A stumble here for them....might be tough to recover.

Top Hitters

2B Jackie Robinson- .275/.368/.381, 34 doubles, 3 triples, 8 HR, 82 R, 46 RBI, 9 SB, 6.6 WAR....Won the Gold Glove at 2B

RF Carl Furillo- .282/.322/.398, 33 doubles, 4 triples, 10 HR, 61 R, 85 RBI, 0 SB, 2.6 WAR

C Roy Campanella- .254/.333/.372, 29 doubles, 1 triple, 9 HR, 50 R, 63 RBI, 2 SB, 3.6 WAR

Top Pitchers

Bob Milliken- 16-11, 25 Saves, 129 IP, 3.56 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 94 K, -.2 WAR.....1st in Games Pitched with 79, 2nd in Saves.....Rookie of the Month 3 times

Carl Erskine- 11-14, 255.2 IP, 3.77 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 193 K, 2.6 WAR

Preacher Roe- 13-9, 231.2 IP, 3.69 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 151 K, 2.3 WAR

Other Notes
- Gil Hodges won the Gold Glove at 1B.

1969 Orioles- 79 Wins- The 69/71 Battle is very close. I haven't done the math, so don't spoil it for me!

Top Hitters

LF Curt Motton- .271/.356/.434, 28 doubles, 2 triples, 21 HR, 89 R, 73 RBI, 8 SB, 5.2 WAR

CF Paul Blair- .272/.298/.419, 26 doubles, 7 triples, 16 HR, 54 R, 73 RBI, 12 SB, 4.0 WAR

1B Boog Powell- .280/.353/.402, 19 doubles, 1 triple, 17 HR, 63 R, 72 RBI, 0 SB, 1.8 WAR

Top Pitchers

Mike Cuellar- 15-14, 266.2 IP, 3.07 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 173 K, 4.5 WAR

Dave McNally- 20-10, 242.2 IP, 3.71 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 151 K, 2.7 WAR....2nd in Wins

Dick Hall- 8-7, 24 Saves, 91 IP, 1.88 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 40 K, 1.9 WAR.....2nd in Reliever of the Year voting.....3rd in Saves

Other Notes
- Don Buford won the Silver Slugger at DH.

1976 Reds- 86 Wins- Not the top total, but enough to keep them in the mix.

Top Hitters

2B Joe Morgan- .302/.417/.466, 25 doubles, 4 triples, 19 HR, 105 R, 81 RBI, 48 SB, 5.9 WAR.....Also 1st in RC (121.05), RC/27 (7.97), wOBA (.400), OPS (.883) and wRC+ (163.3).....Finished 3rd in MVP voting

CF George Foster- .297/.345/.477, 22 doubles, 7 triples, 24 HR, 78 R, 114 RBI, 12 SB, 7.2 WAR.....Won the Gold Glove in CF......2nd in the MVP voting.....1st in Total bases with 286, 2nd in WAR, 3rd in SLG

RF Ken Griffey- .292/.346/.359, 31 doubles, 3 triples, 2 HR, 93 R, 37 RBI, 37 SB, 1.9 WAR.....3rd in SB, 3rd in R

Top Pitchers

Fred Norman- 17-12, 251.1 IP, 3.12 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 171 K, 3.4 WAR

Rawly Eastwick- 8-9, 21 Saves, 102.1 IP, 2.46 ERA, 1.49 WHIP, 67 K, 2.7 WAR.....Won Reliever of the Year Award

Pat Zachry- 17-10, 234 IP, 4.19 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, 193 K, 3.6 WAR.....2nd in K/9 with 7.42

Other Notes
- Bob Bailey hit 3 HR in a game vs. the 43 Cardinals.

1943 Cardinals- 87 Wins- Things really tighten up here between some teams that are right in the mix.

Top Hitters

CF Stan Musial- .316/.381/.470, 33 doubles, 8 triples, 13 HR, 71 R, 79 RBI, 2 SB, 6.9 WAR.....Won the Silver Slugger at CF.....Top 10 in most categories, including 2nd in BA and 3rd in WAR

C Walker Cooper- .314/.333/.452, 43 doubles, 5 triples, 7 HR, 61 R, 76 RBI, 1 SB, 4.4 WAR.....3rd in BA

3B Whitey Kurowski- .278/.304/.393, 18 doubles, 4 triples, 13 HR, 49 R, 61 RBI, 0 SB, 1.6 WAR

Top Pitchers

Mort Cooper- 18-10, 269.2 IP, 2.20 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 194 K, 5.7 WAR.....Won Cy Young Award.....1st in QS (31), QS% (91.2%)....Top 10 in most categories and top 3 in many

Harry Brecheen- 14-14, 267.2 IP, 2.12 ERA, .98 WHIP, 200 K, 6.3 WAR.....3rd in Cy Young Award voting.....1st in BABIP (.221), 1st in H/9 (6.19), 2nd in ERA, 3rd in WAR

Al Brazle- 18-6, 243.2 IP, 2.36 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 116 K, 5.9 WAR.....Won Rookie of the Year.....1st in W% (75%), 1st in HR/9 (.04...Gave up 1 HR in 243.3 IP), 3rd in W

Other Notes
- Harry Walker had a 24 game hitting streak.
- Marty Marion won the Gold Glove at SS.
- Howie Pollett was 3rd in Shutouts with 6.
- Max Lanier won the Gold Glove at P.

1908 Giants- 87 Wins- Nice season for them to keep them a possible favorite.

Top Hitters

RF Mike Donlin- .312/.361/.454, 32 doubles, 11 triples, 10 HR, 74 R, 98 RBI, 19 SB, 4.2 WAR

DH Larry Doyle- .284/.320/.361, 37 doubles, 6 triples, 1 HR, 89 R, 95 RBI, 34 SB, 1.5 WAR.....2nd in Hits with 192, 3rd in doubles

C Roger Bresnahan- .296/.405/.422, 43 doubles, 3 triples, 4 HR, 78 R, 82 RBI, 7 SB, 6.8 WAR......Top 10 in many categories, including 3rd in OBP

Top Pitchers

Red Ames- 18-13, 265.1 IP, 2.85 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 213 K, 6.7 WAR....Top 10 in most categories, including 3rd in W, 2nd in Ks and 2nd in WAR...Strange he wasn't in the top 3 for Cy Young voting

Christy Mathewson- 15-9, 253.1 IP, 2.88 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 192 K, 5.0 WAR.....1st in K/BB (4.17), BB/9 (1.63) and Shutouts (8).....Top 10 in most other categories

Hooks Wiltse- 21-10, 244.2 IP, 3.49 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 146 K, 1.4 WAR

Other Notes
- Buck Herzog was 2nd in Rookie of the Year voting. He was 1st in Walks (160) and OBP (.435). He was also 2nd in runs with 95.
- Al Bridwell won the Silver Slugger at SS.
- Sammy Strang was 2nd in walks with 153. That allowed him to hit a paltry .136 and still finish with an 8th best .373 OBP.

2019 Dodgers- 90 Wins- Nice season.....might be enough to let them join the top contenders.

Top Hitters

CF Alex Verdugo- .288/.337/.389, 22 doubles, 7 triples, 10 HR, 74 R, 56 RBI, 2 SB, 3.7 WAR.....3rd in Hits with 188

2B Max Muncy- .233/.347/.392, 14 doubles, 2 triples, 21 HR, 69 R, 59 RBI, 1 SB, 5.3 WAR

3B Justin Turner- .274/.349/.399, 14 doubles, 2 triples, 19 HR, 77 R, 67 RBI, 0 SB, 4.6 WAR.....Won the Silver Slugger at 3B

Top Pitchers

Kenta Maeda- 16-8, 214.2 IP, 2.85 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 157 K, 3.9 WAR

Clayton Kershaw- 11-9, 17 Saves, 172.2 IP (All in Relief), 2.61 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 131 K, 1.7 WAR.....3rd in Reliever of the Year voting

Pedro Baez- 7-1, 8 Saves, 63.2 IP, 1.55 ERA, .99 WHIP, 27 K, .7 WAR

Other Notes
- Cody Bellinger won the Gold Glove in RF.
- Will Smith won the Gold Glove at C and was 3rd in Rookie of the Year voting.
- Joc Pederson was 2nd in triples with 9.
- Tony Gonsolin was 2nd in BABIP at .227.

1988 Mets- 92 Wins- Thought they would have done this in some earlier seasons, but it keeps them alive for sure.

Top Hitters

LF Kevin McReynolds- .292/.340/.465, 17 doubles, 3 triples, 26 HR, 75 R, 103 RBI, 9 SB, 3.8 WAR....Top 10 in most categories, including 3rd in TB (272), 3rd in HR and 2nd in RBI

DH Keith Hernandez- .290/.327/.406, 15 doubles, 2 triples, 15 HR, 61 R, 66 RBI, 0 SB, 1.5 WAR

3B Gregg Jefferies- .271/.323/.445, 32 doubles, 8 triples, 19 HR, 72 R, 79 RBI, 9 SB, 2.6 WAR.....1st in EBH with 59

Top Pitchers

Sid Fernandez- 16-10, 248 IP, 2.10 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 201 K, 4.7 WAR.....3rd in Ks, 3rd in H/9 (6.28) and K/9 (7.29)....2nd in Cy Young Award voting

Jeff Innis- 9-9, 27 Saves, 87 IP, 1.76 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 53 K, 3.2 WAR

Bob Ojeda- 16-14, 266.2 IP, 2.63 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 180 K, 7.4 WAR....Also 1st in FIP- with 73.1

David Cone- 17-11, 260.1 IP, 2.90 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 221 K, 5.5 WAR.....1st in K/9 at 7.64

Other Notes
- Lenny Dykstra was 2nd in SB with 40.

Next we jump 5 more years into the future to 1976....just 4 more seasons to go.

Highlander · 08-01-2023, 09:16 PM

Only 9 games between the 1st and last place teams this season, so things are definitely still up for grabs.

2019 Dodgers- 77 Wins- They seemed to be one the rise and, while they didn't fall too far behind this season, a last place finish isn't good.

Top Hitters

RF Cody Bellinger- .275/.369/.448, 16 doubles, 6 triples, 23 HR, 79 R, 79 RBI, 16 SB, 6.1 WAR.....Won the Gold Glove and Silver Slugger in RF......Came in 3rd in MVP voting.....Top 10 in many categories, including 2nd in HR

3B Justin Turner- .274/.328/.375, 23 doubles, 0 triples, 13 HR, 70 R, 51 RBI, 0 SB, 3.7 WAR

1B David Freese- .280/.363/.424, 29 doubles, 5 triples, 15 HR, 71 R, 64 RBI, 0 SB, 3.6 WAR

Top Pitchers

Walker Buehler- 12-10, 229.1 IP, 2.98 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 149 K, 6.7 WAR.....1st in HR/9 (.20) and FIP- (69.3), 2nd in WAR

Hyun-Jin Ryu- 10-11, 242.1 IP, 2.67 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 109 K, 5.8 WAR.....1st in BB/9 at 1.45

Clayton Kershaw- 10-9, 21 Saves, 178 IP (all in relief), 3.08 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 102 K, 2.1 WAR.....2nd in Reliever of the Year voting

Other Notes
- None

1908 Giants- 77 Wins- Tied for last....not what they wanted as things are heading into the home stretch.

Top Hitters

RF Mike Donlin- .297/.335/.414, 29 doubles, 5 triples, 11 HR, 79 R, 74 RBI, 49 SB, 2.8 WAR.....3rd in SB

DH Larry Doyle- .303/.330/.381, 33 doubles, 9 triples, 0 HR, 76 R, 86 RBI, 47 SB, 1.9 WAR.....Won Silver Slugger at DH.....Led league in Hits with 198

2B Buck Herzog- .274/.450/.360, 31 doubles, 3 triples, 3 HR, 112 R, 57 RBI, 49 SB, 8.1 WAR.....Won the MVP Award and the Rookie of the Year Award.....Also 1st in Walks (166), RC (109.30), RC/27 (7.08)

Top Pitchers

Christy Mathewson- 18-8, 274.1 IP, 1.80 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 190 K, 7.6 WAR.....Won the Cy Young Award.....Also 1st in K/BB (3.39), QS (31), QS% (91.2%), CG (17) and CG% (50%)

Red Ames- 13-12, 247.1 IP, 3.24 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 189 K, 5.6 WAR.....1st in K/9 with 6.88

Hooks Wiltse- 16-11, 255.2 IP, 2.46 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 142 K, 4.5 WAR.....Pitched a NO-HITTER against the 76 Reds

Other Notes
- How often does a last place team have both the MVP and Cy Young winner?
- Roger Bresnahan was 2nd in OBP at .399.

1969 Orioles- 79 Wins- About normal for them...behind the 71 team again, though!

Top Hitters

1B Boog Powell- .278/.334/.429, 20 doubles, 1 triples, 23 HR, 66 R, 90 RBI, 0 SB, 2.5 WAR.....2nd in HR

DH Don Buford- .274/.348/.372, 32 doubles, 6 triples, 7 HR, 90 R, 50 RBI, 37 SB, 1.7 WAR

LF Curt Motton- .234/.306/.377, 23 doubles, 3 triples, 18 HR, 68 R, 77 RBI, 14 SB, 2.7 WAR

Top Pitchers

Mike Cuellar- 18-11, 267 IP, 3.03 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 141 K, 4.5 WAR.....Top 10 in most categories, including 1st in Shutouts with 7

Jim Hardin- 15-10, 184.1 IP, 3.47 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 68 K, .9 WAR

Dick Hall- 3-4, 34 Saves, 80 IP, 2.14 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 28 K, -.3 WAR......3rd in Saves

Other Notes
- Brooks Robinson won the Gold Glove at 3B.
- Jim Palmer pitched a NO-HITTER against the 19 Dodgers.

1927 Yankees- 79 Wins- This seems to be their normal finish now.

Top Hitters

CF Earle Combs- .298/.362/.406, 30 doubles, 6 triples, 8 HR, 77 R, 62 RBI, 18 SB, 4.8 WAR

1B Lou Gehrig- .274/.356/.479, 36 doubles, 3 triples, 26 HR, 70 R, 91 RBI, 8 SB, 3.9 WAR....1st in EBH with 65 and ISO at .204

2B Tony Lazzeri- .268/.345/.439, 23 doubles, 4 triples, 15 HR, 73 R, 50 RBI, 26 SB, 5.2 WAR

Top Pitchers

George Pipgras- 9-17, 254 IP, 2.59 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 175 K, 4.7 WAR....2nd in QS with 30

Wilcy Moore- 13-10, 222 IP, 3.08 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 104 K, 4.6 WAR.....1st in GB% at 60%

Bob Shawkey- 10-6, 22 Saves, 107 IP, 2.94 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 78 K, .7 WAR

Other Notes
- For those curious, Babe Ruth only hit .205 with 16 doubles, 1 triple and 18 HR....not sure why he comes out so poorly from this season.
- Herb Pennock won the Gold Glove at P.

1971 Orioles- 81 Wins- Just ahead of the 69 Orioles, but not getting enough wins to contend.

Top Hitters

CF Merv Rettenmund- .281/.383/.373, 28 doubles, 4 triples, 6 HR, 91 R, 67 RBI, 15 SB, 6.9 WAR.....Won the Gold Glove in CF.....3rd in WAR

2B Davey Johnson- .276/.331/.408, 33 doubles, 3 triples, 14 HR, 76 R, 75 RBI, 2 SB, 3.7 WAR

LF Don Buford- .283/.362/.440, 21 doubles, 7 triples, 19 HR, 91 R, 72 RBI, 17 SB, 4.5 WAR

Top Pitchers

Mike Cuellar- 14-13, 250.2 IP, 2.98 ERA, 1.10 WAR, 100 K, 2.5 WAR.....1st in BABIP at .228

Pat Dobson- 14-13, 251.1 IP, 3.40 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 132 K, 5.3 WAR

Orlando Pena- 5-5, 12 Saves, 50.2 IP, 1.78 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 15 K, .8 WAR

Other Notes
- None

1976 Reds- 81 Wins- Not far from the lead, but expected way better for them based on what we've seen.

Top Hitters

3B Pete Rose- .308/.378/.443, 44 doubles, 3 triples, 11 HR, 95 R, 66 RBI, 7 SB, 7.1 WAR.....2nd in R, 3rd in EBH with 58, 2nd in WAR

2B Joe Morgan- .273/.392/.414, 19 doubles, 4 triples, 17 HR, 93 R, 77 RBI, 77 SB , 4.8 WAR.....Won the Silver Slugger at 2B

CF George Foster- .260/.303/.365, 14 doubles, 5 triples, 13 HR, 79 R, 92 RBI, 23 SB, 4.4 WAR.....3rd in RBI

Top Pitchers

Pat Zachry- 19-11, 249.1 IP, 2.74 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 162 K, 3.6 WAR....3rd in Rookie of the Year voting, Won 4 Rookie of the Month Awards

Fred Norman- 14-13, 242.2 IP, 3.89 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 176 K, 1.2 WAR.....3rd in Ks

Don Gullett- 13-10, 208.2 IP, 4.44 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 107 K, .8 WAR

Other Notes
- Ken Griffey was 3rd in doubles with 36 and 2nd in runs with 95.
- Tony Perez hit for the cycle against the 08 Giants.
- Dave Concepcion was 3rd in doubles with 36 and won the Silver Slugger at SS.
- Johnny Bench won the Gold Glove at C.
- Manny Sarmiento was 3rd with 32 Saves.

1943 Cardinals- 82 Wins- Such a close race at the top.....these guys didn't really help themselves, but didn't hurt much either.

Top Hitters

CF Stan Musial- .317/.386/.480, 32 doubles, 15 triples, 11 HR, 60 R, 72 RBI, 4 SB, 6.9 WAR.....Won the Silver Slugger in CF.....1st in OPS (.866), wOBA (.384) and wRC+ (153)

C Walker Cooper- .285/.312/.394, 24 doubles, 5 triples, 8 HR, 57 R, 54 RBI, 0 SB, 3.1 WAR

1B Ray Sanders- .275/.369/.396, 28 doubles, 4 triples, 10 HR, 53 R, 61 RBI, 0 SB, 3.1 WAR

Top Pitchers

Howie Pollett- 13-13, 262.2 IP, 1.95 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 164 K, 6.1 WAR....2nd in Cy Young Award voting......3rd in ERA, 1st in H/9 (6.44), 3rd in WAR

Harry Brecheen- 13-11, 255 IP, 2.33 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 140 K, 4.9 WAR

Harry Gumbert- 16-10, 22 Saves, 180 IP (all in relief), 1.70 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 98 K, 3.6 WAR.....Won Reliever of the Year Award

Other Notes
- Al Brazle was 2nd in Rookie of the Year voting.

1988 Mets- 84 Wins- Staying in the mix!

Top Hitters

3B Gregg Jefferies- .299/.344/.491, 21 doubles, 20 triples, 19 HR, 91 R, 94 RBI, 23 SB, 5.3 WAR.....Won Silver Slugger at 3B.....Also 1st in TB at 302

RF Darryl Strawberry- .246/.298/.379, 26 doubles, 2 triples, 18 HR, 79 R, 65 RBI, 43 SB, 3.9 WAR

LF Kevin McReynolds- .258/.310/.387, 27 doubles, 1 triple, 16 HR, 72 R, 77 RBI, 13 SB, .9 WAR

Top Pitchers

Bob Ojeda- 19-8, 273.2 IP, 2.63 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 156 K, 5.9 WAR.....1st in Shutouts with 7....3rd in Cy Young voting

Dwight Gooden- 14-14, 249 IP, 3.43 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 145 K, 5.8 WAR

Sid Fernandez- 12-14, 224.1 IP, 2.97 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 166 K, 1.8 WAR....2nd in K/9 at 6.66

Other Notes
- Lenny Dykstra was 2nd in SB with 69.
- Howard Johnson won the Gold Glove at SS.
- Dave Magadan won the Gold Glove at 1B.

2011 Rangers- 84 Wins- A nice showing for them, but probably not enough.

Top Hitters

LF Josh Hamilton- .319/.339/.478, 29 doubles, 4 triples, 20 HR, 64 R, 87 RBI, 7 SB, 6.6 WAR.....Won the Gold Glove and Silver Slugger in LF.....Came in 2nd for MVP voting.....3rd in H with 194 and 2nd in TB with 291.

C Mike Napoli- .296/.385/.432, 20 doubles, 0 triples, 15 HR, 68 R, 54 RBI, 1 SB, 5.6 WAR.....Won the Silver Slugger at C

1B Michael Young- .306/.336/.421, 26 doubles, 15 triples, 6 HR, 77 R, 64 RBI, 4 SB, 3.1 WAR.....2nd in hits with 197 and 2nd in triples

Top Pitchers

Alexi Ogando- 16-13, 242.1 IP, 2.34 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 129 K, 3.7 WAR

Pedro Strop- 6-5, 34 Saves, 2.28 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 53 K, .6 WAR.....3rd in Reliever of the Year voting

Derek Holland- 12-10, 184.1 IP, 3.17 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 118 K, 2.8 WAR

Other Notes
- None

1953 Dodgers- 86 Wins- Not a dominant win, but a win is a win.

Top Hitters

RF Carl Furillo- .310/.346/.441, 42 doubles, 5 triples, 10 HR, 76 R, 80 RBI, 0 SB, 4.8 WAR....2nd in doubles and 3rd in BA

CF Duke Snider- .283/.355/.401, 28 doubles, 5 triples, 10 HR, 73 R, 66 RBI, 15 SB, 2.8 WAR

1B Gil Hodges- .288/.364/.474, 12 doubles, 12 triples, 22 HR, 71 R, 99 RBI, 2 SB, 4.4 WAR.....Won the Silver Slugger at 1B......Hit for the Cycle against the 08 Giants, also drove in 7 runs that game.....2nd in OPS

Top Pitchers

Preacher Roe- 21-12, 232.2 IP, 3.67 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 126 K, 3.4 WAR

Bob Milliken- 8-4, 33 Saves, 100.2 IP, 2.86 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 56 K, .6 WAR.....2nd in Saves

Carl Erskine- 15-12, 248.1 IP, 3.33 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 165 K, 4.9 WAR

Other Notes
- Jackie Robinson won the Gold Glove at 2B.

Into the 80's we go! 1988 up next!!

Highlander · 08-02-2023, 11:49 AM

I'm going to do things a little differently from here on out. With just 3 seasons left, there needs to be a little suspense! Plus, I think we all have a good idea of the top players on each team year to year. There are a few variations, but they don't change all that much.

So, from here on out, I will give the order of the standings, but not the win total (until the end). I will just go through the Award Winners and a few other standout performances for the remaining 3 seasons. Hopefully it will still be interesting and retain a little suspense for who the top team will be.

1988 Standings

1. 1943 Cardinals
2. 1969 Orioles
3. 1953 Dodgers
4. 2019 Dodgers
5. 1988 Mets
6. 1971 Orioles
7. 2011 Rangers
8. 1976 Reds
9. 1927 Yankees
10. 1908 Giants

Award Winners

Gold Glove Awards
P- Carl Erskine (53 Dodgers)
C- Roy Campanella (53 Dodgers)
1B- Dave Magadan (88 Mets)
2B- Buck Herzog (08 Giants)
3B- Brooks Robinson (69 Orioles)
SS- Marty Marion (43 Cardinals)
LF- David Murphy (11 Rangers)
CF- Paul Blair (69 Orioles)
RF- Stan Musial (43 Cardinals)

Silver Slugger Awards.....League Leaders in Bold
C- Roy Campanella (53 Dodgers)- .290/.362/.525, 25 doubles, 1 triple, 30 HR, 80 R, 86 RBI, 1 SB, 7.0 WAR

1B- Lou Gehrig (27 Yankees)- .278/.363/.554, 37 doubles, 6 triples, 36 HR, 83 R, 110 RBI, 5 SB, 5.3 WAR

2B- Joe Morgan (76 Reds)- .273/.393/.449, 24 doubles, 6 triples, 20 HR, 88 R, 102 RBI, 65 SB, 4.7 WAR

3B- Gregg Jefferies (88 Mets)- .315/.370/.520, 33 doubles, 7 triples, 25 HR, 88 R, 99 RBI, 15 SB, 6.4 WAR

SS- Pee Wee Reese (53 Dodgers)- .227/.310/.384, 30 doubles, 4 triples, 14 HR, 66 R, 58 RBI, 19 SB, 3.0 WAR

LF- Josh Hamilton (11 Rangers)- .326/.350/.525, 31 doubles, 4 triples, 28 HR, 78 R, 111 RBI, 4 SB, 5.6 WAR

CF- Duke Snider (53 Dodgers)- .282/.348/.468, 30 doubles, 3 triples, 24 HR, 81 R, 87 RBI, 9 SB, 3.9 WAR

RF- Stan Musial (43 Cardinals)- .344/.402/.517, 38 doubles, 11 triples, 13 HR, 71 R, 67 RBI, 3 SB, 8.0 WAR

DH- Don Buford (69 Orioles)- .277/.359/.432, 28 doubles, 3 triples, 22 HR, 107 R, 64 RBI, 36 SB, 3.2 WAR

Rookie of the Year

Buck Herzog (08 Giants)- .239/.398/.307, 27 doubles, 2 triples, 2 HR, 88 R, 44 RBI, 4.3 WAR

Reliever of the Year

Harry Gumbert (43 Cardinals)- 6-7, 37 Saves, 76.1 IP, 1.30 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 43 K, 1.9 WAR

Cy Young Award- Top 3....League Leaders in Bold

3. Mort Cooper (43 Cardinals)- 18-14, 275.2 IP, 2.84 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 182 K, 6.5 WAR

2. David Cone (88 Mets)- 18-11, 253.2 IP, 2.63 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 200 K, 5.6 WAR

Winner- Howie Pollett (43 Cardinals)- 21-10, 281 IP, 1.60 ERA, .93 WHIP, 205 K, 7.4 WAR

MVP Award- Top 3....Stas are all above

3. Josh Hamilton (11 Rangers)

2. Stan Musial (43 Cardinals)

Winner- Howie Pollett (43 Cardinals).....First time I've seen a pitcher win this through the whole competition!

Other Notable Performances
- Red Ames (08 Giants) led the league in Ks with 216.
- An interesting decision was made by the 27 Yankees. Babe Ruth was made into a Relief Pitcher and only got 2 AB the whole season. Obviously his pitching skills were not good in 1927, so the stats he had were terrible....a 7.23 ERA and 1.96 WHIP. The game has never done that with him before up until now, so it is strange. Really puts them at a big disadvantage. It also showed why Bob Meusel should have been used as a full time player all along as he finally got his chance and hit .321 with a league leading 63 doubles.
- Pete Rose (76 Reds) had a 6-6 game against the 08 Giants.
- Merv Rettenmund (71 Orioles) hit 15 HR and 7 of them were Lead-off Homers.
- Dave McNally (71 Orioles) pitched a NO-HITTER against the 2019 Dodgers.
- Gregg Jefferies (88 Mets) had a 20-game hitting streak.
- Keith Hernandez (88 Mets) had a 7-RBI game against the 08 Giants.
- Jeff Innis (88 Mets) was 2nd in Reliever of the Year voting, but was the only relief pitcher to get MVP votes. He went 11-3 with 32 Saves and a 1.75 ERA.
- Jackie Robinson (53 Dodgers) tied for the league lead in R with 107, was 2nd in doubles with 47 and 2nd in WAR at 7.4.
- Pee Wee Reese (53 Dodgers) had a 3-HR game with 8 RBI against the 1969 Orioles.
- Jim Gilliam (53 Dodgers) led the league in triples with 16.
- Ben Wade went 9-1 out of the bullpen for the 53 Dodgers.
- Alex Verdugo (19 Dodgers) had a 26-game hitting streak.
- Cody Bellinger had a 3-HR day with 8 RBI against the 76 Reds.
- AJ Pollock (19 Dodgers) hit a walk-off grand slam against the 1969 Orioles.
- Don Buford (69 Orioles) hit 8 Lead-off HR.
- Boog Powell (69 Orioles) tied for the league lead in RBI at 111. He also hit .301 with 33 HR. He had 2 6-RBI games...both against the 2011 Rangers. He also had a 20-game hitting streak.
- Dick Hall (69 Orioles) led the league in Saves with 45.
- Howie Pollett (43 Cardinals) led the league with 9 Shutouts.

We'll make a big jump to 2011 in the next season!

Highlander · 08-02-2023, 08:00 PM

I'm combining these last two together. I'll just list the order of the standings and a couple of the Award Winners for these two because now it's all about the wins!

2011 Standings
1. 1988 Mets
2. 1943 Cardinals
3. 1976 Reds
4. 1953 Dodgers
5. 1969 Orioles
6. 2019 Dodgers
7. 1971 Orioles
8. 2011 Rangers
9. 1908 Giants
10. 1927 Yankees

2011 Award Winners

Rookie of the Year- Buck Herzog (08 Giants)
Reliever of the Year- Jeff Innis (88 Mets)
Cy Young Award Winner- Red Ames (08 Giants)
MVP Award- Carl Furillo (53 Dodgers)

2019 Standings
1. 2019 Dodgers
2. 1976 Reds
3. 1943 Cardinals
4. 1988 Mets
5. 2011 Rangers
6. 1971 Orioles
7. 1969 Orioles
8. 1953 Dodgers
9. 1908 Giants
10. 1927 Yankees

2019 Award Winners

Rookie of the Year- Will Smith (19 Dodgers)
Reliever of the Year- Harry Gumbert (43 Cardinals)
Cy Young Award Winner- Howie Pollett (43 Cardinals)
MVP Winner- Frank Robinson (69 Orioles)

I'll be right back to reveal the final standings and which team is OOTP's Greatest Team of All Time!

Highlander · 08-02-2023, 08:49 PM

Well, we made it! Here are the final results....in reverse order....to find out what team from 1903-2022 is the team OOTP considers the Greatest of All Time. At least the way I determined it!

1927 New York Yankees- 713 Wins- In somewhat of a surprise, the famous 27 Yankees finished in last place for this final round. They are still a Top Ten team, but the depth of their pitching, the lack of use of Bob Meusel, the way the game imports Ruth and Gehrig and the strange use of Ruth as a relief pitcher the last 3 seasons all contributed to their troubles. They also didn't have many good hitters after Ruth, Gehrig, Combs and to a much lesser degree, Lazzeri. It's possible they could have done better using a different format, but they actually get a lot of credit to overcome the numerous issues they had to make it this far.

2011 Texas Rangers- 764 Wins- This was the surprise team of this whole competition. They were a surprise to make it out of their own season....out of their 1-on-1 matchup and especially out of their Round 3 group. They just kept hitting and their pitching was always just enough. They finally reached their limit in the Top 10, but finishing 9th is a huge accomplishment. The group of Michael Young, Josh Hamilton, Adrian Beltre and Mike Napoli were super tough most every season and they got help from other guys as well. They had a couple of poor seasons and no really good ones as a team, so that led to their 9th place finish.

1971 Baltimore Orioles- 780 Wins- One of the two Oriole teams from this era that made it this far, the 71 team finished just below their 1969 counterparts. They were never horrible, but also never won more than 83 games. That leads to an 8th place finish.

1969 Baltimore Orioles- 784 Wins- Only 4 wins between the two Oriole teams! It was super close in every season, so that was not a surprise....and actually refreshing to see two teams with so many similarities finish so close together. I take that as something OOTP did well. Both teams had solid pitching and great defense....but this one had just a little better hitting that gave them a few more wins.

1908 New York Giants- 792 Wins- The first two seasons of the Final Round made it seem like this team would take the top spot. Winning 100 in 1908 and 99 in 1927 to take a big lead showed how strong they could be in the right era. This was a competition about multiple eras, however, so 63 wins in 1988 and 65 wins in 2019 led them to this 6th place finish. Middle of the pack in the Top Ten teams of all time is nothing to sneeze at, however! Guys like Buck Herzog, Mike Donlin, Larry Doyle, Red Ames and Christy Mathewson were consistently among the best in the league. A few more pitchers and another hitter or two who could hit some HR in later years may have sent them over the top.

2019 Los Angeles Dodgers- 830 Wins- A 5th place finish for the most recent team in the Top Ten was a very good showing. 97 wins in their home season helped a lot. This is a team filled with power hitters and some good pitching. They were kind of inconsistent, but did enough to be the 5th best team ever!

1953 Brooklyn Dodgers- 847 Wins- We are in the top four now and these are pretty much the teams I thought would be here, at least based on what I saw up until this round. This Dodgers team struggled in the 2019 season with only 72 wins. After 87 wins in each of the 1988 and 2011 seasons, that was a big disappointment for them. Another 87 wins might have put them in 2nd or maybe even the top spot. A team with Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella, Carl Furillo and Duke Snider is going to put up a good showing, though, and this team certainly did.

1976 Cincinnati Reds- 853 Wins- The 3rd best team of all time is from The Big Red Machine....certainly not a surprise! If anything, many may have expected even better from this team. A disappointing 81 wins in their home season followed by just 76 wins in 1988 really hurt....despite 97 wins in the final 2019 season. This team's hitting was always solid, but I think their pitching was the reason they didn't quite make it into that top spot.

1988 New York Mets- 867 Wins- When I started this whole thing, I thought the 86 Mets might make it into at least a 3rd round matchup, but I never thought it would be the 88 Mets instead.....and then to have them end up the second best team of all time? Never imagined that! Their 73 wins in the very first season in 1908 is the main culprit for them not being the top team. They almost made it with an impressive 104 wins in the 2011 season, though.

That means that with 870 total wins, the 1943 St. Louis Cardinals end up being the Greatest Team of All Time according to OOTP!!! Would anyone have guessed they would be the top team when this all started? I sure didn't! Once I saw how dominant their pitching was, though, it became clear that they would be very tough to beat. They had a couple of seasons with win totals in the 70s, but finished strong down the stretch with 93 wins in 1988, 90 wins in 2011 and 94 wins in 2019. That was the difference, as they only beat the 88 Mets by 3 wins! Howie Pollett, Harry Brecheen, Mort Cooper, Max Lanier, Harry Gumbert and Al Brazle are all names that the majority of people don't know.....even pretty serious baseball fans have probably never heard them. However, as a group...at least in OOTP.....they are the most dominant group of pitchers in all eras that we had in this whole competition. An offense led by Stan Musial, Walker Cooper and a few others scored just enough runs be in this top spot. Congrats to them and any Cardinals fans out there reading this!

Other people may come out with different results, but for my money, this Cardinals team.....led by some of the best pitching you will ever see on any team.....is at least ONE of the greatest teams of all time. If not this individual team, then at least the Cardinals teams of this era deserve a lot more credit than they get for their level of greatness. More people definitely need to know the names of the pitchers I listed above.....at least Pollett, Brecheen and Cooper.

Thanks for reading along....hopefully this was interesting to at least a few people out there! I had fun doing it. At some point, I may go back and do another version of this type of competition, but do it in the more traditional playoffs format and see what difference that might make. A couple of things for people who may want to try a similar project in the future. First, "partial season stars" are definitely a factor you need to accept in something like this. The Mets probably wouldn't have made it that far with out Gregg Jefferies, who only had 109 AB in real life, and Jeff Innis, who only pitched 19 innings in real life. They were two of the biggest stars on the team. Same with Buck Herzog on the Giants and a few others. Second, when it comes to injuries, that is the toughest call to make....to use or not to use. My main reason for not using them is that it can really punish a team that was healthy in real life. If a given team was great in real life and didn't really suffer any big injuries, then the guys available on a reserve list/minor leagues are going to be very limited. If, in a sim season, that same team suffers multiple major injuries, there just aren't going to be enough players to fill in for them. While both that scenario and a total lack of injuries are unrealistic.....I found for the purpose of what I was trying to do that taking injuries out of the equation was the better choice.....especially when it comes to earlier era teams who may only have a small number of pitchers/players to begin with.

OK, enough of that....one more round of applause for the OOTP Greatest Team of All Time- the 1943 St. Louis Cardinals!!

07-23-2023, 12:13 PM	#41
Highlander All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 946	Group 10 Results Well, we've made it to Group 10! Let's see how this group plays out and then we'll have the Top 10 teams of all time.....according to OOTP. Win Totals 1939 1999 Astros- 86...Not the team I expected 2004 Red Sox- 82 1939 Yankees- 82 1971 Orioles- 82.....We've got quite a race starting up here 1986 Angels- 80 2006 Yankees- 74....Only 12 wins between 1st and last! 1971 1971 Orioles- 99....Great home season for them 1939 Yankees- 91....Playing tough 1999 Astros- 82 1986 Angels- 80 2004 Red Sox- 73 2006 Yankees- 61....Yuck 1986 1971 Orioles- 88....Could we end up with 2 Orioles teams from this time period? 2006 Yankees- 85....Much better, but still way behind 1999 Astros- 84.....Hanging in but need a big win total 2004 Red Sox- 78 1986 Angels- 76....Poor home season showing 1939 Yankees- 75....This really hurts them 1999 1971 Orioles- 97.....Going be tough for them to lose now 1999 Astros- 89....Good, but not enough 2004 Red Sox- 81 1939 Yankees- 79....Really thought this team could win this 2006 Yankees- 78 1986 Angels- 62 2004 2004 Red Sox- 95....Nice home season, but too little too late 1971 Orioles- 86....Not great, but enough 2006 Yankees- 85 1986 Angels- 76 1939 Yankees- 75 1999 Astros- 69....Strange that 5 years made such a difference 2006 1971 Orioles- 98....Game, set, match 2004 Red Sox- 80 1999 Astros- 79 2006 Yankees- 78 1939 Yankees- 77 1986 Angels- 74 Award Winners Gold Glove Awards P- Scott Elarton (99 Astros)- 1939 Mike Cuellar (71 Orioles)- 1971 Pat Dobson (71 Orioles)- 1986 Mike Mussina (06 Yankees)- 1999 Randy Johnson (06 Yankees)- 2004 John Candelaria (86 Angels)- 2006 C-Jason Varitek (04 Red Sox)- 1939, 2006 Tony Eusebio (99 Astros)- 1971, 1986, 2004 Bob Boone (86 Angels)- 1999 1B- Lou Gehrig (39 Yankees)- 1939 Boog Powell (71 Orioles)- 1971, 2004, 2006 Babe Dahlgren (39 Yankees)- 1986 David Ortiz (04 Red Sox)- 1999 2B- Gus Polidor (86 Angels)- 1939, 1971 Miguel Cairo (06 Yankees)- 1986, 1999, 2004, 2006 3B- Brooks Robinson (71 Orioles)- 1939, 1971, 1986 Bill Spiers (99 Astros)- 1999, 2004, 2006 SS- Mark Belanger (71 Orioles)- 1939 Pokey Reese (04 Red Sox)- 1971, 1986, 2004, 2006 Tim Bogar (99 Astros)- 1999 LF- George Selkirk (39 Yankees)- 1939 Brian Downing (86 Angels)- 1971 Don Buford (71 Orioles)- 1986, 1999, 2004, 2006 CF- Richard Hidalgo (99 Astros)- 1939, 1986 Gary Pettis (86 Angels)- 1971, 1999, 2004, 2006 RF- Tommy Henrich (39 Yankees)- 1939, 1971, 1986, 2004, 2006 Bernie Williams (06 Yankees)- 1999 Silver Slugger Awards C- Jason Varitek (04 Red Sox)- 1939 Bill Dickey (39 Yankees)- 1971, 1986, 1999, 2004, 2006 1B- Jeff Bagwell (99 Astros)- 1939, 1971, 1999, 2004 David Ortiz (04 Red Sox)- 1986, 2006 2B- Craig Biggio (99 Astros)- 1939, 1971, 1986 Joe Gordon (39 Yankees)- 1999, 2004, 2006 3B- Red Rolfe (39 Yankees)- 1939, 1971, 1999, 2004, 2006 Alex Rodriguez (06 Yankees)- 1986 SS- Dick Schofield (86 Angels)- 1939, 1971 Derek Jeter (06 Yankees)- 1986, 1999, 2004, 2006 LF- Manny Ramirez (04 Red Sox)- 1939, 2004 George Selkirk (39 Yankees)- 1971, 2006 Don Buford (71 Orioles)- 1986, 1999 CF- Merv Rettenmund (71 Orioles)- 1939 Joe DiMaggio (39 Yankees)- 1971, 1986, 1999, 2004, 2006 RF- Carl Everett (99 Astros)- 1939, 1971, 1986, 1999, 2006 Frank Robinson (71 Orioles)- 2004 DH- Nomar Garciaparra (04 Red Sox)- 1939, 1999 Ken Caminiti (99 Astros)- 1971 Robinson Cano (06 Yankees)- 1986, 2004, 2006 Rookie of the Year 1939- Marius Russo (39 Yankees)- 19-13, 306.1 IP, 2.76 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 129 K, 5.6 WAR 1971- Marius Russo- 20-8, 267 IP, 2.66 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 178 K, 3.3 WAR 1986- Wally Joyner (86 Angels)- .298/.340/.433, 16 doubles, 5 triples, 20 HR, 82 R, 74 RBI, 4 SB, 2.4 WAR 1999- Charlie Keller (39 Yankees)- .271/.371/.495, 25 doubles, 9 triples, 22 HR, 71 R, 79 RBI, 5 SB, 2.0 WAR 2004- Wally Joyner- .273/.315/.424, 29 doubles, 1 triple, 21 HR, 82 R, 102 RBI, 2 SB, .9 WAR 2006- Wally Joyner- .305/.356/.521, 30 doubles, 2 triples, 35 HR, 92 R, 92 RBI, 4 SB, 3.5 WAR Reliever of the Year 1939- Mariano Rivera (06 Yankees)- 13-6, 13 Saves, 86.1 IP, 2.61 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 30 K, 1.4 WAR 1971- Billy Wagner (99 Astros)- 5-7, 25 Saves, 107.1 IP, 1.34 ERA, .94 WHIP, 92 K, 3.7 WAR 1986- Billy Wagner- 11-6, 36 Saves, 87.2 IP, 1.95 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 79 K, 2.9 WAR 1999- Eddie Watt (71 Orioles)- 5-3, 37 Saves, 67.1 IP, 2.14 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 51 K, 2.5 WAR 2004- Orlando Pena (71 Orioles)- 6-4, 6 Saves, 61 IP, 2.07 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 19 K, 1.1 WHIP 2006- Gary Lucas (86 Angels)- 7-3, 34 Saves, 67.1 IP, 1.07 ERA, .62 WHIP, 37 K, 2.3 WAR....a .159 BABIP shows how lucky he was, but a great season! Cy Young Award 1939- Curt Schilling (04 Red Sox)- 22-10, 287 IP, 2.95 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 130 K, 5.4 WAR 1971- Marius Russo (39 Yankees)- See stats in ROY Award 1986- John Candelaria (86 Angels)- 14-11, 266 IP, 2.54 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 194 K, 4.7 WAR 1999- Mike Cuellar (71 Orioles)- 16-8, 233.2 IP, 3.16 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 132 K, 3.1 WAR 2004- Pedro Martinez (04 Red Sox)- 21-5, 227.1 IP, 3.05 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 215 K, 4.6 WAR 2006- Marius Russo- 17-9, 251 IP, 2.80 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 188 K, 5.6 WAR MVP Award 1939- Craig Biggio (99 Astros)- .332/.392/.486, 55 doubles, 7 triples, 9 HR, 118 R, 62 RBI, 17 SB, 5.8 WAR 1971- Joe DiMaggio (39 Yankees)- .337/.399/.513, 40 doubles, 4 triples, 19 HR, 86 R, 84 RBI, 1 SB, 7.4 WAR 1986- Don Buford (71 Orioles)- .308/.396/.509, 20 doubles, 8 triples, 27 HR, 93 R, 84 RBI, 24 SB, 7.3 WAR 1999- Joe Dimaggio- .346/.417/.616, 34 doubles, 7 triples, 38 HR, 116 R, 127 RBI, 5 SB, 7.8 WAR 2004- Manny Ramirez (04 Red Sox)- .311/.377/.571, 45 doubles, 1 triple, 35 HR, 97 R, 128 RBI, 0 SB, 5.7 WAR 2006- Carl Everett (99 Astros)- .319/.368/.573, 47 doubles, 4 triples, 35 HR, 108 R, 122 RBI, 27 SB, 6.1 WAR League Leaders Batting Average 1939- Craig Biggio (99 Astros)- .332 1971- Joe DiMaggio (39 Yankees)- .337 1986- Joe DiMaggio- .336 1999- Joe DiMaggio- .346 2004- Joe DiMaggio- .331 2006- Derek Jeter (06 Yankees)- .363 OBP 1939- George Selkirk (39 Yankees)- .400 1971- Joe DiMaggio (39 Yankees)- .399 1986- Merv Rettenmund (71 Orioles)- .428 1999- Jeff Bagwell (99 Astros)- .437 2004- Merv Rettenmund- .409 2006- Derek Jeter (06 Yankees)- .418 SLG 1939- Manny Ramirez (04 Red Sox)- .503 1971- Joe DiMaggio (39 Yankees)- .513 1986- Joe DiMaggio- .554 1999- Joe DiMaggio- .616 2004- Manny Ramirez- .571 2006- David Ortiz (04 Red Sox)- .585 Doubles 1939- Craig Biggio (99 Astros)- 55 1971- Joe DiMaggio (39 Yankees)- 40 1986- Nomar Garciaparra (04 Red Sox)- 46 1999- Nomar Garciaparra, Manny Ramirez (04 Red Sox)- tied with 54 2004- Red Rolfe (39 Yankees)- 62 2006- Robinson Cano (06 Yankees)- 59 Triples 1939- Dick Schofield (86 Angels)- 21 1971- Dick Schofield- 10 1986- Dick Schofield- 12 1999- Bill Spiers (99 Astros)- 13 2004- Dick Schofield- 9 2006- Bill Spiers- 11 Home Runs 1939- Manny Ramirez (04 Red Sox)- 22 1971- David Ortiz (04 Red Sox)- 26 1986- Bill Dickey (39 Yankees)- 35 1999- George Selkirk (39 Yankees)- 43 2004- Boog Powell (71 Orioles)- 38 2006- Jeff Bagwell (99 Astros), George Selkirk, Joe DiMaggio (39 Yankees)- tied with 39 Runs 1939- Craig Biggio (99 Astros)- 118 1971- George Selkirk (39 Yankees)- 121 1986- Derek Jeter (06 Yankees)- 112 1999- George Selkirk- 134 2004- Derek Jeter- 109 2006- George Selkirk- 126 RBI 1939- Manny Ramirez (04 Red Sox)- 119 1971- Carl Everett (99 Astros)- 97 1986- Frank Robinson (71 Orioles)- 103 1999- Joe DiMaggio (39 Yankees)- 127 2004- Manny Ramirez- 128 2006- Frank Robinson- 131 Stolen Bases 1939- Gary Pettis (86 Angels)- 44 1971- Gary Pettis- 48 1986- Gary Pettis- 89 1999- Gary Pettis- 61 2004- Gary Pettis- 48 2006- Gary Pettis- 49 Batter WAR 1939- Merv Rettenmund (71 Orioles)- 6.1 1971- Joe DiMaggio (39 Yankees)- 7.4 1986- Don Buford (71 Orioles)- 7.3 1999- Joe DiMaggio- 7.8 2004- Merv Rettenmund, Joe DiMaggio- tied with 5.9 2006- Carl Everett (99 Astros)- 6.1 Wins 1939- Mike Cuellar (71 Orioles)- 23 1971- Marius Russo (39 Yankees)- 20 1986- Oral Hildebrand (39 Yankees)- 20 1999- Bronson Arroyo (04 Red Sox)- 20 2004- Pedro Martinez (04 Red Sox)- 21 2006- Pat Dobson (71 Orioles)- 18 Saves 1939- Billy Wagner (99 Astros)- 18 1971- Eddie Watt (71 Orioles)- 28 1986- Billy Wagner- 36 1999- Billy Wagner- 50 2004- Keith Foulke- 43 2006- Eddie Watt- 42 ERA 1939- Mike Cuellar (71 Orioles)- 2.63 1971- Scott Elarton (99 Astros)- 2.63 1986- John Candelaria (86 Angels)- 2.54 1999- Mike Cuellar- 3.16 2004- Pedro Martinez (04 Red Sox)- 3.05 2006- Marius Russo (39 Yankees)- 2.80 WHIP 1939- Mike Cuellar (71 Orioles)- 1.12...League leader in Wins, ERA and WHIP but Schilling gets Cy Young? 1971- Pedro Martinez (04 Red Sox)- 1.15 1986- Bronson Arroyo (04 Red Sox)- 1.07 1999- Mike Cuellar- 1.12 2004- Pedro Martinez- 1.10 2006- Don Sutton (86 Angels)- 1.10 Strikeouts 1939- Red Ruffing (39 Yankees)- 134 1971- John Candelaria (86 Angels)- 200 1986- Lefty Gomez (39 Yankees)- 203 1999- Curt Schilling (04 Red Sox)- 231 2004- Lefty Gomez- 217 2006- John Candelaria- 211 Pitcher WAR 1939- Jose Lima (99 Astros)- 6.4 1971- Shane Reynolds (99 Astros)- 7.0 1986- Shane Reynolds- 6.6 1999- Mike Mussina (06 Yankees)- 6.6 2004- Curt Schilling (04 Red Sox)- 7.0 2006- Marius Russo (39 Yankees)- 5.6 __________________ "The baseball mania has run its course. It has no future as a professional endeavor." — Cincinnati Gazette editorial, 1879

07-23-2023, 12:31 PM	#42
Highlander All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 946	Group 10 Recap Even though it was pretty easy to tell who won this one, here's the final tally- 1971 Orioles- 550 1999 Astros- 489 2004 Red Sox- 489 1939 Yankees- 479 2006 Yankees- 461 1986 Angels- 448 The final team in our Top 10 is the 1971 Baltimore Orioles! They move into the final round to make the Orioles the only franchise with two teams from the same era. The Dodgers also have 2, but they are spread out by 66 years. This Orioles team will obviously be another tough one, but it will be interesting how they compare with the 69 team that got in back in round 3. Remember they had to win in a playoff with the 2014 Dodgers. I won't go into much more here.....I'll do a Final Round Preview in the next post. Before I wrap up Round 3, here's my attempt at an All-Group 10 Team- C- Bill Dickey (39 Yankees)- He had some huge offensive years and was an easy choice here. 1B- Jeff Bagwell (99 Astros)- This was a close race with David Ortiz, but Papi split between 1st and DH, so I'm going with Bagwell. 2B- Joe Gordon (39 Yankees)- At the start, I thought Craig Biggio was going to cruise here, but Gordon picked it up and outplayed him. 3B- Red Rolfe (39 Yankees)- With all these 39 Yankees, you'd think they would have done better! Rolfe is a surprise name here, but his Silver Sluggers back it up. SS- Derek Jeter (06 Yankees)- Dick Schofield made a strong run at this spot early, but Jeter kept getting better and his 2006 season was fantastic. OF- This is a tough spot to narrow down to 3 in this group, but I'll go with Joe DiMaggio (39 Yankees), Manny Ramirez (04 Red Sox) and Carl Everett (99 Astros). DiMaggio takes home the Group MVP, but a few other guys made it close. I have to mention two other OFers here as honorable mention....Don Buford (71 Orioles) and George Selkirk (39 Yankees) who both had a number of great seasons. A really good OF group. DH- I could have put one of the OFers here, but there was a good group of DH players too! I'm going with Robinson Cano (06 Yankees) by a hair over Nomar. SP- This is a tough spot. Lots of guys put up good seasons here and there, but not many stood out consistently. With that in mind, though, I chose Marius Russo (39 Yankees) and Mike Cuellar (71 Orioles)....with Pedro Martinez as a close 3rd guy. RP- Another close position, but Billy Wagner (99 Astros) gets the nod here by just a bit. Next I'll preview each team in our Top 10 before the Final Round begins. __________________ "The baseball mania has run its course. It has no future as a professional endeavor." — Cincinnati Gazette editorial, 1879

07-23-2023, 02:42 PM	#43
Highlander All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 946	Top 10 Preview We are nearing the end of this competition, with just one more round to go. The Top 10 Teams have been determined and there is a mix of teams many would expect, along with teams very few would expect. I am looking at it as each team kind of represents a group of years when a certain team was great.....the mid-late 80's Mets, the 20's and 30's Yankees, the Big Red Machine, etc. There is really only one team that doesn't fit into that way of thinking....I guess they represent the fact that in baseball, anything can happen! Here's a closer look at the teams fighting it out to be named The Greatest. 1943 St Louis Cardinals In Real Life They went 105-49-3, won the NL Pennant and lost the World Series to the Yankees in 5 games. From 1941-1946, the Cardinals won 95 or more games every year. They won 4 NL Pennants and 3 World Series in those years as well. This isn't a "dyansty" people talk about much, but they are a very good team with incredible pitching and an offense led by Stan Musial. How They Got Here After winning their 1943 season in Round 1, they were matched up with the 1951 Yankees in Round two. They won a very close match with them by a 163-161 margin. Then, they were pretty dominant in Group 1, amassing 561 wins, 21 ahead of the 2nd place 1909 Pirates. That win total puts them tied for the 3rd most in Round 3. Other Notes I'm not sure how this team will do. Their pitching seems to play well in all eras and drove them to the Round 3 victory. Their offense isn't the strongest. Musial is great, but his power hasn't developed yet, so they don't hit a lot of HR. However, their pitching doesn't give up many HR either. In Round 3 they allowed an amazingly small number of runs to score....to the point where the team could win 90-100 games while having the lowest scoring offense. Not sure if that will fly with the teams they will face, but it just might. 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers In Real Life They went 105-49-1, won the NL Pennant and lost the World Series to the Yankees, 4-2. They represent the Dodgers from 1949-1956. In those years, the Dodgers won 89 or more games every year and never finished below 2nd. They won 5 NL Pennants and 1 World Series. If not for the Yankees, they may have won 4 or 5 World Series during that stretch. How They Got Here They got through their own 1953 season and then got matched up against the 1965 Dodgers in round 2. They absolutely crushed that team, 204-120. They then won 524 games in Group 2 to get here. Other Notes This team has to be among the favorites to win the competition. It seems strange to have a team that didn't win the World Series in their season be the greatest ever, but that's why we aren't using the playoff system to determine the winners. This Dodgers team has it all...pitching and offense with multiple Hall of Famers on the roster. 1969 Baltimore Orioles In Real Life They went 109-53 in the regular season, swept the Twins in the ALCS 3-0 and then lost in the World Series to the Miracle Mets 4-1. They represent a 4-year stretch from 1968-1971 where the Orioles won 91 or more games, went to 3 World Series and won 1. It was not as long a period of dominance as our 1st two teams in the Top 10, but they were very good in those years....as evidenced by having a 2nd team from this time period also in the top 10. How They Got Here They went through the 1969 season to be matched up with the 1956 Reds. Their 196-128 margin of victory shows that was not a close match for them. However, they ran into some stiff competition in round 3, as they ended up tied with the 2014 Dodgers at 508 wins.....and with the 1992 Braves and 1907 Cubs close behind at 504. In a two season playoff against the Dodgers, they came through with a 169-155 margin, despite losing their home 1969 season 85-77. Other Notes Another team where I'm not sure what to expect. They blew through rounds 1 and 2 pretty easily, but ran into trouble in round 3....was it because of that being the toughest group or are they a weaker member of this Top 10? As with many of the teams that made it this far, pitching and defense are very strong.....any time you have Paul Blair, Brooks Robinson and Mark Belanger you are going to have a good defense. They also have strong hitting with Frank Robinson, Boog Powell and others. I'm not sure they are a favorite, but they might be close. 1976 Cincinnati Reds In Real Life They went 102-60 in the regular season and then swept both the Phillies in the NLCS and the Yankees in the World Series. They are part of the famous Big Red Machine that pretty much ran from 1972-1978. There was a year or two in there where they weren't as incredible as some others, but many agree that the Reds teams of this era were among the best ever. Led by Johnny Bench, Pete Rose, Tony Perez, etc., they had a tremendous offense. Their pitching didn't feature names that big, but it was always solid with a strong bullpen. There were 4 teams from this era in Round 3 and this was the only one to make it here. How They Got Here After a fairly easy 1st Round, they got matched up against the 1970 Pirates, which I thought might give them a tough time. A 191-133 win shows that wasn't the case. In Round 3, they never won less than 88 games and tied the 1943 Cardinals for the 3rd most wins at 561....winning by 60 games over the 2012 Braves. Other Notes I wasn't positive when this started, but this was the Reds team I thought would be here. I wouldn't have been surprised if they were the dynasty that had more than one representative in the Top 10, but if not, the 76 team was the one I'd put my money on. There will be a ton of great players in this final round, but I have to think Joe Morgan will be one of the best. George Foster flexed a lot of muscle in Round 3 as well, so offense won't be a problem for this team. Pitching seems to be solid, but solid might not cut it in this round. They are still one of my favorites to win this along with the 53 Dodgers so far. 2019 Los Angeles Dodgers In Real Life This Dodgers team went 106-56 in the regular season, but then got upset by the Nationals in the NLDS, 3-2. In general, the Dodgers have been dominating the NL West since about 2013 and continue to do so. because of the way playoffs have expanded, it's much harder to advance to the World Series than when some of the older teams were dominating, but this group of Dodgers teams have won 3 Pennants and 1 World Series. How They Got Here After a Round 1 victory over one of the larger groups of teams in that round, they matched up against the 1922 Giants. A convincing 182-142 victory sent the to Round 3. There were a few teams I thought might challenge this team in Round 3, but they blew through their group with 566 wins for the 2nd most in the round. They won by 46 over the 2017 Nationals. Other Notes I think I have too many favorites! These guys are another one! This team has tons of power and great pitching. Bellinger, Pederson and Muncy kill the ball and pitchers like Kershaw, Ryu and Buehler are terrific. They also have a number of guys like Alex Verdugo and Will Smith who had partial seasons that translate well and may factor in. The weakness for this team might be the bullpen and lack of on-base skills. I could see their offense faltering against strong pitching because too many of the HR are solo....think back to the 1961 Yankees in their Round 3 disaster. I guess they are more of a tier 2 favorite. 2011 Texas Rangers In Real Life They went 96-66 in the regular season to make it to.....where they lost to the Cardinals 4 games to 3. You don't really think of the Rangers as having a "dynasty", and they really don't, but this team represents a group of Rangers teams from 2010-2013 where they won 90+ games and 2 Pennants. Nowhere near as impressive as most of the other teams in the Top 10, but they are the example we talked about earlier where anything can happen. How They Got Here First round dominance saw them rack up the 2nd highest win total in that round. In the second, they were up against the 1941 Dodgers and won 179-145...not dominant, but very good. Finally, in the 3rd Round, they made it through a fairly close group with 508 wins, winning by 16 over the 1990 Pirates. Other Notes Who had this team on your Top 10 Team of All-Time lottery ticket? Not me! The fact is, they are here....and offense is a big reason why. Mike Napoli, Michael Young, Josh Hamilton, Adrian Beltre....the great seasons just keep coming. Other than CJ Wilson, the pitching doesn't seem great, but it's been plenty good enough so far. The bullpen is actually pretty solid....buoyed by Pedro Strop whose great numbers he had with Baltimore in 2011 are included and really make him tough as a partial season guy. I can't put them in my favorites group....not even tier 2....but they've been a surprise this whole competition, so who knows? 1908 New York Giants In Real Life They are the first (an maybe only) team that didn't make the postseason in real life. They did finish 98-56-3 in 2nd place, 1 game behind the Cubs. They represent a group of Giants teams from 1904-1913 that weren't always great, but won 5 Pennants and 1 World Series. There were a few seasons in that stretch where they didn't win 90+ games, but in most they did. How They Got Here After getting past the 1st round and winning their own season, they faced off against the 1952 Dodgers. I almost had the Dodgers penciled in for that one, but the Giants won by a solid 179-145 margin. Then, in Round 3 they ended up with 539 wins, beating the 2nd place 1947 Yankees by 28. Other Notes Our only team from the deadball era, it will be interesting to see how they fare. In Round 3, they won 107 games in their home season, so they might get off to a good start. Pitching will be tough with Red Ames and Christy Mathewson leading the way. On offense, they've got some great players too, with Mike Donlin, Larry Doyle and partial season star, Buck Herzog. Buck had a real life OBP of .448 that year in 218 PA....he was really tough in Round 3. They aren't a favorite for me because it is too hard to predict how they will do against so many great teams from later eras. 1927 New York Yankees In Real Life Babe and company went 110-44-1 in the regular season and then beat the Pirates in a sweep to win the World Series. This team represents the Babe Ruth era of the Yankees. He arrived in 1920 and the Yankees were a major force in the game the whole time he was there. This is the team that many consider the best, so it is fitting they are the ones that made it. How They Got Here Round One wasn't quite as easy as I thought it might be, but they made it through to Round 2 where they played the 1974 A's. That A's team represents another great dynasty, but the Yankees knocked them off easily, 185-139. In Round 3, they won with 533 wins, but faced a really tough test from the 1910 Giants (527 wins) and the 2021 Brewers (523 wins). Other Notes This team has to be among the tier one favorites. Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Earle Combs.....Waite Hoyt, Wilcy Moore....it doesn't get much better than those guys during this 27 season. However, this team struggled in the 2021 season they had to play in during Round 3. Before that, they never won less than 87 games....but int he 2021 season they only won 67 and almost blew their chance to get here. With two teams from that 2010s era in the Top 10, they will have to build a big lead or play better than they did in Round 3. I will also say here how surprised I am that this is the only Yankees team that made it to the Top 10. Just based on the sheer number of chances they had, I though at least 2 would make it. The offensive numbers they put up didn't always translate to other eras and when they did, the pitching just wasn't good enough to let them win enough games. We will see how the 27 team does. 1988 New York Mets In Real Life They went 100-60, but lost in the NLCS to the Dodgers. They represent a group of terrific Mets teams from about 1983-1990. They only went to one World Series (which they won) during that time, but they were a dominant team at times. It is a bit surprising that 1986 team wasn't the one to get here, but the 88 team is representing them very well. How They Got Here After a 1st round win that was a little surprising, they faced off against the 1982 Brewers in what turned out to be a mismatch, winning 198-126. In the 3rd Round, they continued their dominance, winning a Round 3 best 575 games to take Group 9 by a whopping 87 games over the 1903 Pirates. Other Notes This team might just be my favorite to win the whole thing. Their pitching may be up there with the 43 Cardinals with Dwight Gooden, Sid Fernandez, David Cone, etc. Their hitting is very good with Darryl Strawberry, Lenny Dykstra, Kevin McReynolds and Howard Johnson. Then, add in some partial season guys like Gregg Jefferies....with only 118 real life plate appearances, he is probably the partial season guy with the most impact in this Final Round. His 3rd Round numbers were MVP worthy. Oh yeah, Jeff Innis is another partial season guy who puts up big numbers as a closer. Those two guys do taint things for this team a bit, but there isn't anything to do about it now. 1971 Baltimore Orioles In Real Life They went 101-57, swept the A's in the LCS but then lost to the Pirates in the World Series in 7 games. We already talked about the Orioles teams of this time period. It was short window where they were this good, but to have two teams in the Top 10 is very impressive and speaks to how few weaknesses they have. How They Got Here After winning their own season in Round 1, they moved on to face the 2010 Phillies in the 2nd round. A 185-139 victory showed they were more than ready for Round 3. In that round, they put up 550 wins to take a 61 win victory over bot the 2004 Red Sox and 1999 Astros. Other Notes I'm not sure which Orioles team will end up better here. Obviously, many of the players are the same and game itself was pretty similar in both years. Looking at real life results, it appears the 69 team may be a bit better, but we'll just have to wait to see it play out. Which ever one it is, should be right in the mix. In the next post, we will start the seasons. Remember, we have 10 teams, so it will be 10 seasons....one in the "home year" of each team. The winner and "Greatest Team of All Time" will be the team that has the most wins after all 10 seasons. If by some chance there is a tie in this round, we will do a 2 season playoff with the teams involved with the most wins in that series being the winner. Any other strange occurrences (like a 3-way tie) will be dealt with at that time. I don't want to go down a rabbit hole of "what if's". Anyone want to pick a winner? I think I am going with the 1988 Mets, as strange as that sounds. For better or worse, the partial seasons of Jefferies and Innis seem to be just enough to put them over the top. Should be fun to find out! __________________ "The baseball mania has run its course. It has no future as a professional endeavor." — Cincinnati Gazette editorial, 1879

07-25-2023, 08:09 PM	#44
Highlander All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 946	Top Ten- Season 1.....1908 I had a few observations to make before we get to the results for this last round. I really like how the mix of teams gives us a team from so many different decades- one each from the 1900's, 1920's, 1940's, 1950's, 1960's and 1980's with 2 each from the 1970's and 2010's. The only decades without a team are the 1910's, 1930's, 1990's and 2000's (no 2020's, but only two options). It is interesting that the 90's actually had the most teams in Round 3 and none of them made it out. Many were still very good and ended up close, but none could break through. That also means the biggest stretch without a team goes from 1989-2010. I may think of more observations as we go along, but that's all for now! Let's get to the results!! I'm starting with the bottom of the standings for each season. I'll list the top 3 hitters and pitchers for each team (with some leeway up to 5 or so if needed). League leading stats will be in bold. If something warrants an extra note, I'll add that at the end. Trying to keep the level of detail manageable! 1927 Yankees- 70 Wins- I did NOT have them as my last place team in any season....wow. Top Hitters CF Earle Combs- .298/.353/.373, 29 doubles, 9 triples, 0 HR, 62 R, 39 RBI, 14 SB, 3.5 WAR.....Among the top ten in many offensive categories, including 2nd in hits. 1B Lou Gehrig- .277/.337/.381, 22 doubles, 13 triples, 5 HR, 64 R, 55 RBI, 12 SB, 3.2 WAR......Won the Silver Slugger at 1B.....Also among the top 10 in a number of categories, the best being 4th in triples. LF Babe Ruth- .239/.340/.329, 20 doubles, 4 triples, 7 HR, 53 R, 59 RBI, 6 SB, 6.4 WAR....Won both the Gold Glove and Silver Slugger for LF.....Also finished 1st in strikeouts with 132. Top Pitchers Waite Hoyt- 19-20, 382.2 IP, 2.19 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 145 K, 4.6 WAR.....Also top 3 in GS, IP and Batters Faced. Herb Pennock- 16-24, 364 IP, 2.08 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 114 K, 5.4 WAR....9th in ERA and 3rd in losses is something you don't see often. Wilcy Moore- 14-22, 327.1 IP, 2.14 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 131 K, 4.2 WAR....5 of his 14 wins were complete game shutouts......Finished 3rd with a 59% GB rate. Other Notes - SP George Pipgras led the league in Ks with 225, Walks with 140, Games Pitched with 48, K/9 with 5.4 and gave up 0 HR in 373.1 IP. - DH/C Pat Collins was 2nd in the league with 87 walks....but when you hit .177 with a .234 SLG, that doesn't matter much. 1988 Mets- 73 Wins- Really thought their pitching would play well in this era Top Hitters 3B Gregg Jefferies- .266/.302/.369, 31 doubles, 13 triples, 2 HR, 63 R, 63 RBI, 22 SB, 3.1 WAR....Top 4 in doubles and triples, top 10 in RBI. CF Lenny Dykstra- .245/.276/.301, 16 doubles, 10 triples, 0 HR, 68 R, 36 RBI, 87 SB, 4.0 WAR.....9th in triples, stole 4 bases in one game against the 69 Orioles 1B/DH Dave Magadan- .260/.339/.312, 11 doubles, 3 triples, 1 HR, 28 R, 32 RBI, 0 SB, 3.6 WAR.....Only 385 AB, but was 2nd on the team in WAR to Dykstra Top Pitchers Sid Fernandez- 21-16, 365.1 IP, 1.90 ERA, .97 WHIP, 218 K, 5.2 WAR....Was 2nd in the league with 11 Shutouts, including a NO-HITTER against the 1971 Orioles.....Also finished 1st in H/9 with 6.08, 2nd in Ks and 2nd in WHIP.....A great season on what ended up a bad team. Bob Ojeda- 17-24, 372.1 IP, 2.34 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 187 K, 8.7 WAR.....Top 10 in a number of categories, including 2nd in WAR......In fact the Mets pitching staff actually finished 1st in Pitcher WAR despite how poorly the team finished. Jeff Innis- 1-1, 6 Saves, 11 IP, .82 ERA, .91 WHIP, 3 K, 0.0 WAR......I know, he only pitched 11 innings, but he was 2nd in saves so I included him! Other Notes - None 1971 Orioles- 73 Wins- One more team will join these two with 73 wins next. Top Hitters CF Merv Rettenmund- .285/.354/.357, 19 doubles, 10 triples, 2 HR, 83 R, 42 RBI, 28 SB, 7.0 WAR.....3rd in runs, top 10 in many categories LF Don Buford- .251/.319/.317, 15 doubles, 9 triples, 2 HR, 54 R, 71 RBI, 31 SB, 2.0 WAR.....4th in RBI RF Frank Robinson- .245/.315/.305, 15 doubles, 3 triples, 5 HR, 41 R, 67 RBI, 4 SB, 2.9 WAR....5th in HR, 6th in RBI Top Pitchers Jim Palmer- 21-17, 375 IP, 2.16 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 160 K, 5.2 WAR Dave McNally- 19-21, 354 IP, 2.29 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 96 K, 2.4 WAR.....1st in BABIP at .225, 4th in Shutouts with 8 Mike Cuellar- 19-21, 349 IP, 2.37 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 116 K, 3.8 WAR Other Notes - Pat Dobson led the league in losses with 27. 2019 Dodgers- 73 Wins- So I think that it 3 of my "favorites" in the bottom 4 of this 1908 season. Great job I did! Top Hitters CF Alex Verdugo- .275/.304/.340, 19 doubles, 7 triples, 3 HR, 72 R, 54 RBI, 19 SB, 3.7 WAR 3B Justin Turner- .257/.310/.305, 17 doubles, 3 triples, 2 HR, 46 R, 47 RBI, 0 SB, 5.4 WAR RF Cody Bellinger- .229/.290/.307, 14 doubles, 7 triples, 6 HR, 49 R, 55 RBI, 20 SB, 4.5 WAR.....Won the Gold Glove in RF.....2nd in HR Top Pitchers Hyun-Jin Ryu- 21-18, 348 IP, 2.28 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 138 K, 6.9 WAR.....2nd in K/BB and BB/9 at 2.56 and 1.40 respectively.....6th in WAR Tony Gonsolin- 14-24, 372 IP, 2.10 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 125 K, 2.6 WAR.....Top 10 in a number of categories Clayton Kershaw- 5-2, 7 Saves, 34.2 IP, 1.56 ERA, .98 WHIP, 22 K, .9 WAR.....Strange to see Kershaw leading the league in saves, but they like using him there Other Notes - Will Smith won the Gold Glove at C. 2011 Texas Rangers- 77 Wins- A losing record, but they finished ahead of some really good teams...at least I thought they were! Top Hitters C Mike Napoli- .295/.366/. 391, 20 doubles, 4 triples, 6 HR, 56 R, 51 RBI, 4 SB, 6.2 WAR.....Won Silver Slugger at C......Finished Top 10 in most of the big offensive categories, including 2nd in HR 1B Michael Young- .285/.302/.336, 18 doubles, 6 triples, 1 HR, 61 R, 60 RBI, 10 SB, 4.2 WAR....Won Gold Glove at 1B SS Elvis Andrus- .284/.306/.329, 19 doubles, 2 triples, 0 HR, 49 R, 49 RBI, 55 SB, 2.0 WAR Top Pitchers CJ Wilson- 20-22, 347 IP, 2.62 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 196 K, 7.3 WAR....Led league with 42 GS.....Top 10 in a number of categories, including 4th in Ks Alexi Ogando- 21-16, 345.1 IP, 2.74 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 136 K, 4.2 WAR Colby Lewis- 16-23, 354.2 IP, 2.39 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 136 K, 2.7 WAR Other Notes - Matt Harrison won the Gold Glove at P 1969 Orioles- 79 Wins- Round 1 of the Orioles battle goes to the 69 team by 6 games Top Hitters RF Frank Robinson- .265/.343/.334, 18 doubles, 5 triples, 4 HR, 53 R, 49 RBI, 8 SB, 4.9 WAR CF Paul Blair- .231/.270/.324, 20 doubles, 8 triples, 6 HR, 56 R, 52 RBI, 25 SB, 4.5 WHIP....Finished a surprising 2nd in HR 1B Boog Powell- .246/.302/.305, 18 doubles, 3 triples, 4 HR, 55 R, 57 RBI, 0 SB, 1.4 WAR Top Pitchers Mike Cuellar- 19-22, 359.2 IP, 2.08 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 156 K, 5.9 WAR....Top 10 in a number of categories Tom Phoebus- 20-15, 357 IP, 2.55 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 128 K, 2.3 WAR....Had a 2nd best 60% GB rate. Dave McNally- 16-23, 344.2 IP, 2.59 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 110 K, 3.6 WAR Other Notes - DH Don Buford led the league in Games, PA and AB with 162, 740 and 651. 1976 Reds- 84 Wins- The first winning record, but not by much. This era was always going to be a bit tough for the Reds because their pitching isn't quite as good as some others, so this isn't bad. Top Hitters CF George Foster- .306/.356/.422, 30 doubles, 15 triples, 2 HR, 62 R, 79 RBI, 30 SB, 8.6 WAR....Won the Gold Glove in CF......Top 3 in many offensive categories such as BA, RBI, 3B, ISO, SLG, etc. 3B Pete Rose- .283/.336/.365, 26 doubles, 10 triples, 1 HR, 61 R, 62 RBI, 7 SB, 5.2 WAR....Won the Silver Slugger at 3B RF Ken Griffey- .285/.326/.371, 28 doubles, 13 triples, 0 HR, 73 R, 34 RBI, 53 SB, 2.7 WAR....Top 10 in many offensive categories Top Pitchers Pat Zachry- 22-19, 351 IP, 2.44 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 155 K, 3.8 WAR....4th in Shutouts with 8 Fred Norman- 23-16, 362.2 IP, 2.51 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 179 K, 4.9 WAR Don Gullett- 18-21, 347.1 IP, 2.51 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 155 K, 3.8 WAR Other Notes - None 1953 Dodgers- 86 Wins- This total definitely keeps them well in contention....really everyone still is with 10 seasons in play, but it's tough to go down too many at the start. Top Hitters 2B Jackie Robinson- .299/.369/.407, 35 doubles, 11 triples, 3 HR, 95 R, 50 RBI, 23 SB, 9.4 WAR.....Also finished 1st in EBH with 49, 2nd in R, 2nd in WAR and top 10 in most other categories.....Finished 3rd in the MVP voting RF Carl Furillo- .269/.315/.340, 23 doubles, 6 triples, 3 HR, 61 R, 69 RBI, 1 SB, 5.2 WAR CF Duke Snider- .282/.342/.361, 30 doubles, 6 triples, 1 HR, 57 R, 65 RBI, 11 SB, 2.9 WAR Top Pitchers Ralph Branca- 24-16, 353.2 IP, 2.65 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 161 K, 5.7 WAR Preacher Roe- 19-22, 364 IP, 2.05 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 158 K, 5.0 WAR.....Finished top 10 in many categories, including 1st in Quality Starts with 36 and 1st in QS% at .878 Russ Meyer- 14-9, 219.2 IP, 2.58 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 90 K, 1.7 WAR Other Notes - 3B Billy Cox scored 5 runs in a game against the 71 Orioles. 1943 Cardinals- 95 Wins- I knew they'd be near the top with that pitching....we'll see how the later years go for them. With this start, they might be tough to beat. Top Hitters CF Stan Musial- .324/.385/.446, 28 doubles, 17 triples, 3 HR, 63 R, 66 RBI, 8 SB, 9.1 WAR.....Won Silver Slugger for CF.....Finished 1st in triples, Extra Base Hits and pretty much all the "percent" measures other than BA and OBP (2nd in both), like ISO, SLG, RC, OPS, wOBA, etc.....Finished 4th in MVP voting C Walker Cooper- .268/.301/.341, 20 doubles, 5 triples, 3 HR, 60 R, 58 RBI, 2 SB, 5.0 WAR 2B Lou Klein- .255/.295/.361, 22 doubles, 14 triples, 1 HR, 52 R, 49 RBI, 5 SB, 7.4 WAR.....Won the Gold Glove at 2B.....Was voted Rookie of the Year.....Finished 3rd in triples Top Pitchers Howie Pollett- 29-12, 364.1 IP, 1.68 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 163 K, 6.3 WAR....Pitched a PERFECT GAME against the 1908 Giants.....Led the league with 14 Shutouts, 2nd in Wins, 2nd in ERA, top 10 in pretty much every pitching category......Finished 3rd in Cy Young voting Mort Cooper- 22-18, 385 IP, 1.68 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 167 K, 7.7 WAR.....Also led the league in CG and CG% with 40 and .976.......Top 10 in most every other pitching category Al Brazle- 20-16, 333.1 IP, 1.78 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 109 K, 4.4 WAR.....Gave up 0 HR on the season......Finished 3rd in Rookie of the Year voting.....1st in GB% at 64% Other Notes - SS Marty Marion won the Gold Glove and came in 3rd in WAR at 9.4. His Zone Rating was 44.1.....the two Mark Belangers were at 13. 1908 Giants- 100 Wins- Not surprising they finished 1st....they were dominant in their era through the whole competition. We'll see if it continues! Top Hitters 2B Buck Herzog- .271/.426/.337, 21 doubles, 7 triples, 0 HR, 108 R, 34 RBI, 74 SB, 10.9 WAR.....Won the Silver Slugger at 2B, won Rookie of the Year and won the MVP Award.....Also finished 1st in be hit by pitches at 29 and was top 5 in many other categories RF Mike Donlin- .325/.370/.411, 32 doubles, 6 triples, 2 HR, 82 R, 91 RBI, 87 SB, 7.5 WAR.....Won the Silver Slugger in RF and finished 2nd in MVP voting.....Also finished 1st in hits (189), IBB (27), SF (11), and top 6 in most every other category. 3B Art Devlin- .265/.352/.329, 11 doubles, 7 triples, 1 HR, 71 R, 59 RBI, 50 SB, 4.9 WAR Top Pitchers Christy Mathewson- 30-11, 371 IP, 1.53 ERA, .88 WHIP, 193 K, 8.8 WAR.....Won the Cy Young Award.....Also finished 1st in many other categories Red Ames- 28-13, 384.2 IP, 1.68 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 216 K, 8.4 WAR....Finished 2nd in Cy Young voting....Top 4 in many categories Hooks Wiltse- 23-15, 350.1 IP, 2.39 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 127 K, 4.5 WAR Other Notes - SS Al Bridwell won the Silver Slugger - CF Cy Seymour was 2nd in RBI with 85 - DH Larry Doyle won the Silver Slugger __________________ "The baseball mania has run its course. It has no future as a professional endeavor." — Cincinnati Gazette editorial, 1879

07-26-2023, 03:00 PM	#45
Highlander All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 946	Top Ten- Season 2.....1927 Here's how things shook out in the 1927 season between these teams. Some teams did very similarly to 1908 and some did much differently. There is a clear front runner after these first two seasons, though. 1971 Orioles- 70 Wins- These guys are off to a very poor start...worst of the Top 10 after the first two seasons. Plus, they are falling farther behind the 69 Orioles in the side battle for Baltimore! Top Hitters C Andy Etchebarren- .330/.375/.440, 17 doubles, 3 triples, 9 HR, 53 R, 62 RBI, 2 SB, 3.5 WAR RF Frank Robinson- .285/.363/.393, 26 doubles, 5 triples, 9 HR, 61 R, 89 RBI, 0 SB, 2.6 WAR LF Don Buford- .268/.346/.399, 27 doubles, 9 triples, 11 HR, 83 R, 85 RBI, 14 SB, 2.1 WAR Top Pitchers Grant Jackson- 7-7, 164.1 IP, 3.07 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 60 K, 3.1 WAR.....Also led the league in K/BB at 1.88 Pat Dobson- 14-16, 268.1 IP, 4.13 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 85 K, 3.2 WAR Dave McNally- 14-17, 257.2 IP, 3.91 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 54 K, 2.1 WAR....Was 4th in Shutouts with 3 Other Notes - Jim Palmer was the unfortunate league leader in losses with 20 2019 Dodgers- 74 Wins- I really thought this team would be stronger....but their hitting may come out a lot more as the years go on. Top Hitters 1B David Freese- .327/.394/.444, 32 doubles, 4 triples, 10 HR, 79 R, 74 RBI, 0 SB, 3.5 WAR RF Cody Bellinger- .276/.359/.406, 27 doubles, 6 triples, 12 HR, 67 R, 67 RBI, 10 SB, 4.4 WAR.....Won the Gold Glove in RF 3B Justin Turner- .255/.306/.358, 14 doubles, 5 triples, 13 HR, 73 R, 77 RBI, 0 SB, 1.4 WAR.....Was 3rd in HR Top Pitchers Tony Gonsolin- 16-8, 260.1 IP, 2.70 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 79 K, 3.7 WAR.....Finished 2nd in Rookie of the Year voting.....Was top 10 in many pitching categories, including 4th in ERA and 5th in WHIP Clayton Kershaw- 12-9, 17 Saves, 137 IP, 3.22 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 58 K, .6 WAR Hyun-Jin Ryu- 11-19, 255.2 IP, 4.19 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 71 K, 5.1 WAR.....Pitched a NO-HITTER against the 71 Orioles Other Notes - Max Muncy had 5 Walk-Off hits during the season 1969 Orioles- 76 Wins- This version of the Orioles is 12 games ahead of the 71 team....they've been 6 games better each season so far. I am interested to see if that will continue or if the 71 team will make up some ground. Top Hitters LF Curt Motton- .288/.357/.444, 48 doubles, 3 triples, 12 HR, 79 R, 69 RBI, 4 SB, 2.5 WAR CF Paul Blair- .276/.302/.393, 21 doubles, 8 triples, 10 HR, 67 R, 66 RBI, 10 SB, 3.2 WAR.....Won the Gold Glove in CF DH Don Buford- .287/.371/.405, 50 doubles, 3 triples, 7 HR, 112 R, 61 RBI, 21 SB, 2.2 WAR.....Led the league in Plate Appearances with 758.....Was 3rd in doubles and 4th in runs Top Pitchers Dick Hall- 6-10, 22 Saves, 92.2 IP, 2.62 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 19 K, 1.0 WAR.....Finished 3rd in Reliever of the Year voting Mike Cuellar- 17-17, 310 IP, 3.14 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 76 K, 4.8 WAR.....Top 10 in many categories, including 2nd in Quality Starts with 27 Jim Palmer- 15-16, 290 IP, 3.20 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 100 K, 4.1 WAR Other Notes - Brooks Robinson won the Gold Glove at 3B 2011 Rangers- 79 Wins- This team has been hanging out in the middle so far....not sure if we'll see a jump as the years go on or not. Top Hitters C Mike Napoli- .333/.412/.497, 28 doubles, 6 triples, 13 HR, 79 R, 65 RBI, 7.1 WAR.....Won the Gold Glove and Silver Slugger Awards at C.....Finished 3rd in MVP voting.....Was top 3 in many offensive categories, plus finished 9th in BA LF Josh Hamilton- .316/.335/.450, 39 doubles, 14 triples, 6 HR, 77 R, 67 RBI, 5 SB, 4.1 WAR 1B Michael Young- .333/.356/.450, 30 doubles, 20 triples, 2 HR, 80 R, 98 RBI, 2 SB, 3.7 WAR.....Was 2nd in hits with 216 and 3rd in triples Top Pitchers Alexi Ogando- 17-14, 280 IP, 3.57 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 89 K, 4.7 WAR.....Was 2nd in Shutouts with 5 Neftali Feliz- 4-2, 3 Saves, 69.1 IP, 1.82 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 27 K, .2 WAR Matt Harrison- 14-12, 209.2 IP, 4.46 ERA, 1.54 WHIP, 60 K, 2.9 WAR Other Notes - Elvis Andrus had 6 hits in a game against the 76 Reds. He also finished in 4th in SB with 39. - Nelson Cruz also had a 6-hit game against the 76 Reds, but a different game than Elvis. - CJ Wilson was 3rd in GB% at 57 %. 1943 Cardinals- 79 Wins- There's a bit of a logjam at this 79 win level. The Cards dropped off quite a bit from 1908, but they have a good win total overall. Top Hitters CF Stan Musial- .331/.388/.457, 47 doubles, 9 triples, 4 HR, 71 R, 69 RBI, 4 SB, 4.9 WAR RF Frank Demaree- .334/.376/.387, 20 doubles, 5 triples, 0 HR, 78 R, 54 RBI, 6 SB, 1.6 WAR.....Had 5 hits in a game with the 88 Mets on 9/1/27 that went an incredible 32 innings! The score remained 2-2 from the 8th inning until the 32nd when the Cardinals scored a run in the top of the inning, but the Mets scored two in the bottom to win it 4-3. Crazy! 2B Lou Klein- .310/.342/.396, 24 doubles, 8 triples, 1 HR, 66 R, 45 RBI, 3 SB, 3.3 WAR.....Won the Gold Glove at 2B.....Finished 3rd in Rookie of the Year voting Top Pitchers Harry Brecheen- 16-13, 295.1 IP, 2.29 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 104 K, 5.5 WAR....Finished top 10 in most pitching categories, including 3rd in Shutouts with 4, 2nd in ERA, 2nd in WHIP and 1st in H/9 at 7.37.....Finished 3rd in Cy Young Award voting Howie Pollett- 21-16, 2 Saves, 321 IP, 2.66 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 102 K, 5.5 WAR.....Finished 2nd in Cy Young Award voting......Was top 10 in most pitching categories, including 1st in BABIP at .247, 3rd in W, 3rd in ERA and 4th in WHIP Al Brazle- 17-14, 267 IP, 3.13 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 61 K, 4.4 WAR.....Led the league in HR/9 at .1 (gave up 2 in total) and GB% at 59% Other Notes - 1B Ray Sanders won the Gold Glove - SS Marty Marion won the Gold Glove - Mort Cooper was 2nd in Ks at 107 - P Max Lanier won the Gold Glove 1953 Dodgers- 79 Wins- One more 79-win team to add to the bunch. This total definitely keeps them in the competition, especially in season 2, but they will need to improve at some point to be serious contenders. Top Hitters CF Duke Snider- .343/.407/.485, 34 doubles, 8 triples, 11 HR, 75 R, 76 RBI, 14 SB, 5.2 WAR.....Won Silver Slugger at CF.....Top 8 in most Percentage and RC categories 2B Jackie Robinson- ,305/.373/.426, 45 doubles, 6 triples, 7 HR, 106 R, 60 RBI, 10 SB, 6.5 WAR RF Carl Furillo- .324/.376/.472, 44 doubles, 10 triples, 9 HR, 80 R, 79 RBI, 1 SB, 5.4 WAR.....Top 10 in many categories Top Pitchers Bob Milliken- 10-8, 15 Saves, 85 IP, 3.60 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 28 K, -.4 WAR Ralph Branca- 18-12, 260 IP, 3.98 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 68 K, 3.4 WAR Russ Meyer- 13-12, 254 IP, 3.72 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 85 K, 3.9 WAR Other Notes -None 1927 Yankees- 81 Wins- I'd say it was the curse of the home year season, but this is 11 games better than 1908 was. With 8 seasons left, they aren't out of anything yet, but they better pick it up soon. Top Hitters CF Earle Combs- .334/.395/.457, 31 doubles, 19 triples, 3 HR, 112 R, 49 RBI, 10 SB, 3.9 WAR.....Top 10 in many categories, including 4th in triples and runs 1B Lou Gehrig- .358/.439/.586, 57 doubles, 22 triples, 11 HR, 111 R, 110 RBI, 7 SB, 8.6 WAR.....Won the Silver Slugger at 1B.....Was named League MVP......Also led the league in Total Bases (344), Extra Base Hits (90), RC (160.73), RC/27 (10.64), ISO (.228), wOBA (.446), OPS (1.025), wRC+ (186.5) and finished in the top 10 in many others. LF Babe Ruth- .322/.436/.485, 34 doubles, 7 triples, 14 HR, 95 R, 110 RBI, 5 SB, 8.2 WAR.....Won the Gold Glove and Silver Slugger for LF and finished 2nd in the MVP Voting......Finished in the top 4 of many categories, including 2nd in HR, RBI, OPS and WAR. Top Pitchers Wilcy Moore- 13-6, 207 IP, 2.83 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 72 K, 3.6 WAR.....Finished 2nd in GB% at 59 % and 3rd in WHIP and Winning % (.684) Waite Hoyt- 14-16, 282.2 IP, 3.12 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 93 K, 4.0 WAR Herb Pennock- 17-8, 241.1 IP, 4.25 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 51 K, 3.5 WAR Other Notes - George Pipgras tied for the league lead in losses with 20 and led the league in walks with 165. 1988 Mets- 86 Wins- Much better showing than 1908. Keeps them right in the mix. Top Hitters 3B Gregg Jefferies- .306/.347/.452, 29 doubles, 17 triples, 10 HR, 94 R, 96 RBI, 14 SB, 3.5 WAR.....Won the Silver Slugger at 3B LF Kevin McReynolds- .265/.303/.386, 20 doubles, 4 triples, 16 HR, 71 R, 88 RBI, 15 SB, .3 WAR 1B Dave Magadan- .308/.411/.379, 26 doubles, 5 triples, 0 HR, 61 R, 57 RBI, 0 SB, 3.2 WAR Top Pitchers Bob Ojeda- 19-15, 294.1 IP, 3.12 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 101 K, 7.2 WAR.....Finished in the top 10 in most categories, including 1st in FIP- at 79.0 Jeff Innis- 6-6, 21 Saves, 80 IP, 1.91 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 16 K, 1.2 WAR....Won Reliever of the Year Award.....Finished 2nd in Saves Sid Fernandez- 15-8, 256.2 IP, 3.47 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 99 K, 2.6 WAR Other Notes - Lenny Dykstra was 2nd in SB with 44. - Darryl Strawberry was 3rd in HR with 13. 1976 Reds- 87 Wins- They've had a decent start....but need to get better to catch the top team right now. Top Hitters RF Ken Griffey- .359/.408/.489, 51 doubles, 16 triples, 1 HR, 131 R, 65 RBI, 28 SB, 4.9 WAR.....Won the Silver Slugger in RF.....Also finished 1st in hits (237), AB (661), and top 10 in many other categories CF George Foster- .330/.378/.439, 30 doubles, 8 triples, 7 HR, 86 R, 102 RBI, 12 SB, 6.5 WAR 2B Joe Morgan- .294/.431/.406, 40 doubles, 2 triples, 6 HR, 120 R, 97 RBI, 69 SB, 5.5 WAR.....Won the Silver Slugger at 2B.....Top 10 in many categories LF Bob Bailey- .320/.369/.463, 31 doubles, 7 triples, 13 HR, 78 R, 107 RBI, 2 SB, 3.6 WAR.....Was 3rd in HR and 4th in RBI Top Pitchers Fred Norman- 20-12, 249.1 IP, 4.26 ERA, 1.57 WHIP, 79 K, 1.9 WAR Gary Nolan- 17-11, 268 IP, 4.77 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 74 K, 2.7 WAR.....Led the league in a good category (BB/9- 1.75) and a bad (HRA- 24).....Pitched what has to be a rare 11-hit shut out against the 53 Dodgers Manny Sarmiento- 6-6, 20 Saves, 102 IP, 2.74 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 26 K, .5 WAR.....Finished 2nd in Reliever of the Year voting.....Was 3rd in saves and 1st in appearances Other Notes - Pete Rose had a 20-game hitting streak - Dave Concepcion won the Silver Slugger Award at SS 1908 Giants- 99 Wins- What a start for the Giants....a few more seasons like this and they will be tough to catch Top Hitters RF Mike Donlin- .349/.379/.501, 41 doubles, 19 triples, 5 HR, 88 R, 118 RBI, 25 SB, 5.2 WAR....Top 10 in many categories, including 3rd in BA 2B Buck Herzog- .294/.439/.400, 31 doubles, 10 triples, 3 HR, 126 R, 52 RBI, 43 SB, 6.6 WAR.....Won Rookie of the Year.....Finished 1st in Walks with 139, 2nd in R, 2nd in OBP and top 10 in a number of other categories DH Larry Doyle- .345/.374/.488, 36 doubles, 23 triples, 1 HR, 89 R, 95 RBI, 37 SB, 3.0 WAR.....Won the Silver Slugger at DH.....Had a 21-game hitting streak.....Finished top 10 in many categories, including 4th in BA Top Pitchers Red Ames- 27-10, 327.2 IP, 2.28 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 132 K, 6.8 WAR......Won the Cy Young Award and the Pitching Triple Crown......Also led the league in Winning % (.730), K/9 (3.63), Quality Starts (28), CG (30), Shutouts (7) and was 2nd in WAR Christy Mathewson- 22-10, 291.1 IP, 3.09 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 96 K, 4.2 WAR....Top 10 in many categories, including 2nd in wins Hooks Wiltse- 18-14, 283 IP, 3.08 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 79 K, 3.9 WAR Other Notes - None The 1943 Season will be up next for these teams....we'll see if the Giants can keep rolling. __________________ "The baseball mania has run its course. It has no future as a professional endeavor." — Cincinnati Gazette editorial, 1879

07-28-2023, 11:26 AM	#46
Highlander All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 946	Top Ten- Season 3......1943 2011 Rangers- 68 Wins- Worst season we've seen so far. Not surprised they didn't do well in a 1943 season with how much pitching is the focus. Top Hitters C Mike Napoli- .285/.393/.414, 16 doubles, 6 triples, 11 HR, 65 R, 59 RBI, 1 SB, 7.0 WAR.....Won Silver Slugger at C......Finished 3rd in WAR SS Elvis Andrus- .284/.357/.334, 20 doubles, 5 triples, 0 HR, 74 R, 36 RBI, 18 SB, 4.4 WAR CF Josh Hamilton- .269/.309/.399, 32 doubles, 5 triples, 12 HR, 50 R, 73 RBI, 1 SB, 4.1 WAR Top Pitchers Colby Lewis- 13-11, 236.2 IP, 2.59 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 90 K, 3.4 WAR.....3rd in Quality Starts with 28 Matt Harrison- 13-13, 218 IP, 3.26 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 83 K, 2.6 WAR Neftali Feliz- 6-4, 7 Saves, 89.2 IP, 2.41 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 41 K, -.3 WAR Other Notes - None 1988 Mets- 76 Wins- I am surprised, however, at seeing this team here. Their pitching seems more than strong enough to compete in this era, but the hitting really let them down. Top Hitters 3B Gregg Jefferies- .264/.310/.378, 22 doubles, 9 triples, 11 HR, 53 R, 69 RBI, 6 SB, 2.8 WAR CF Lenny Dykstra- .262/.301/.319, 20 doubles, 4 triples, 3 HR, 73 R, 44 RBI, 39 SB, 3.6 WAR......2nd in SB RF Darryl Strawberry- .229/.295/.362, 24 doubles, 8 triples, 14 HR, 72 R, 68 RBI, 18 SB, .8 WAR Top Pitchers Bob Ojeda- 16-15, 282 IP, 2.74 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 111 K, 6.7 WAR.....Top 10 in a number of categories Sid Fernandez- 13-12, 239.2 IP, 2.67 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 121 K, 3.0 WAR.....Pitched a NO-HITTER against the 43 Cardinals.....1st in K/9 with 4.54 Jeff Innis- 10-5, 19 Saves, 92 IP, 1.57 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 18 K, 1.2 WAR....Won Reliever of the Year Award Other Notes - Dwight Gooden had a strange season. He went 9-20 and led the league in losses. He threw 258 innings with a 3.84 ERA and 1.54 WHIP. However, he also had the leagues second best WAR at 6.3, led the league in FIP- at 78.1, a 2.53 FIP and a pretty unlucky .337 BABIP. - Tom McCarthy threw 59.2 innings in relief with a 1.06 ERA and .85 WHIP....his BABIP was the antithesis of Gooden's at .147. 1908 Giants- 80 Wins- So I actually ran this season twice. In the first sim, this Giants team had 107 wins! However, the reason I had to rerun it is that every player on all the teams got imported twice. I have no idea how that happened, but it seemed to be on every team. This team took the best advantage of that with two Herzogs and Donlins starting and a pitching staff with two Mathewsons and two Ames. Only having one of each player really brought them back to Earth. They went from the team I though would win everything after this season.....to making things a little more wide open. Top Hitters RF Mike Donlin- .323/.368/.425, 28 doubles, 9 triples, 5 HR, 66 R, 96 RBI, 16 SB, 4.1 WAR.....Top 10 in multiple categories, including 3rd in both BA and RBI 2B Buck Herzog- .258/.419/.307, 23 doubles, 2 triples, 0 HR, 101 R, 44 RBI, 22 SB, 5.9 WAR.....Won Rookie of the Year and the Gold Glove at 2B.....Finished 2nd in R, OBP and Walks with 146 C Roger Bresnahan- .291/.413/.378, 31 doubles, 3 triples, 1 HR, 77 R, 66 RBI, 7 SB, 5.9 WAR.....3rd in OBP Top Pitchers Christy Mathewson- 21-10, 305.1 IP, 2.21 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 118 K, 5.6 WAR.....Won the Cy Young Award.....Also finished 1st in Winning % at .677 (impressive for a team with a losing record!) and Quality Starts with 29 Red Ames- 18-13, 273 IP, 3.63 ERA, 1.48 WHIP, 120 K, 5.1 WAR Hooks Wiltse- 13-16, 275.2 IP, 2.91 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 93 K, 2.0 WAR Other Notes - DH Larry Doyle finished first in AB with 657 and 2nd in RBI with 99. 1971 Orioles- 82 Wins- Best finish so far, but still behind the 69 team. Top Hitters CF Merv Rettenmund- .291/.411/.348, 19 doubles 4 triples, 2 HR, 92 R, 60 RBI, 9 SB, 8.2 WAR....Won the Gold Glove in CF SS Mark Belanger- .272/.342/.341, 24 doubles, 6 triples, 0 HR, 60 R, 40 RBI, 1 SB, 4.9 WAR....Had 3 Walk-off hits on the season LF Don Buford- .254/.347/.373, 31 doubles, 5 triples, 9 HR, 80 R, 64 RBI, 3.5 WAR Top Pitchers Dave McNally- 20-12, 259 IP, 2.40 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 74 K, 2.7 WAR....Finished in the top 10 in a number of categories, including 1st in Shutouts with 6 and 2nd in Wins Pat Dobson- 13-15, 269.1 IP, 2.87 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 109 K, 4.3 WAR.....1st in K/BB with 1.58 Jim Palmer- 11-17, 257.1 IP, 2.73 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 128 K, 2.5 WAR.....3rd in Ks and K/9 with 4.48 Other Notes - None 1953 Dodgers- 82 Wins- Their home season is up next and they will need a good performance. Really thought they'd be tougher, but maybe the more modern seasons will be where they shine. Top Hitters RF Carl Furillo- .326/.358/.429, 37 doubles, 7 triples, 4 HR, 69 R, 63 RBI, 0 SB, 4.5 WAR....Also 2nd in Doubles, 3rd in Hits (201) and 3rd in Total Bases (264) 2B Jackie Robinson- .276/.347/.372, 31 doubles, 7 triples, 5 HR, 85 R, 41 RBI, 4 SB, 5.5 WAR CF Duke Snider- .278/.356/.417, 35 doubles, 9 triples, 8 HR, 79 R, 67 RBI, 7 SB, 3.8 WAR.....2nd in Extra Base Hits with 52 Top Pitchers Bob Milliken- 12-8, 22 Saves, 115 IP, 2.50 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 38 K, -.1 WAR.....3rd in Saves and 3rd in Reliever of the Year voting Carl Erskine- 11-16, 265.1 IP, 3.12 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 129 K, 2.8 WAR....2nd in Strikeouts Clem Labine- 4-1, 6 Saves, 63.2 IP, .99 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 20 K, .7 WAR Other Notes - Jim Gilliam was 3rd in triples with 11. 1927 Yankees- 83 Wins- The standings for this season really start to tighten up here. This team seems like they will do better in the middle years before bullpens started to get used more than they can handle. Top Hitters 1B Lou Gehrig- .305/.404/.505, 35 doubles, 10 triples, 21 HR, 96 R, 92 RBI, 7 SB, 6.6 WAR....Won the Silver Slugger at 1B.....A 3-time Player of the Month.....Finished 2nd in MVP voting......Also first in total bases (298), Extra Base Hits (66), RC (130), RC/27 (8.22), ISO (.200), wOBA (.422), OPS (.909) and wRC+ (177.9).....Had 4 Walk-Off Hits LF Babe Ruth- .274/.435/.427, 18 doubles, 4 triples, 17 HR, 84 R, 82 RBI, 0 SB, 8.0 WAR.....Won the MVP Award (Not sure why he won over Gehrig, other than WAR?).....Won the Gold Glove and Silver Slugger Awards at LF.....1st in Walks with 148, 2nd or 3rd in most all of the categories Gehrig led in CF Earle Combs- .326/.391/.431, 23 doubles, 20 triples, 1 HR, 94 R, 47 RBI, 11 SB, 6.5 WAR.....Won the Silver Slugger at CF.....Finished 3rd in MVP Voting (that gives the Yankees the top 3 guys!).....1st in hits (204), Top 10 in most other categories and top 3 in many. Top Pitchers Waite Hoyt- 19-12, 279.2 IP, 2.35 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 110 K, 6.0 WAR.....2nd in WHIP, 3rd in Wins and WAR, top 10 in most other categories Herb Pennock- 15-14, 240.1 IP, 2.92 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 72 K, 3.8 WAR Wilcy Moore- 9-10, 192.2 IP, 3.08 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 73 K, 3.8 WAR....Finished 3rd in Rookie of the Year voting Other Notes - DH Pat Collins had a 7 RBI game against the 76 Reds. - George Pipgras again had league leading totals at both ends of the spectrum. He led the league in both walks (158) and HR/9 (0.04....gave up 1 HR in 253.2 IP). The even stranger thing? That 1 HR was hit by Pee Wee Reese of the 53 Dodgers....and it was the only HR he hit all season! 2019 Dodgers- 83 Wins- The best showing for this team....they should keep improving as we get closer to their home season, but we'll see if that happens. Top Hitters 1B David Freese- .316/.390/.445, 34 doubles, 3 triples, 12 HR, 62 R, 67 RBI, 0 SB, 5.7 WAR....Top 10 in most categories, including 2nd in SLG, wOBA (.397), wRC+ (160.3) and 3rd in OPS (.835) CF Alex Verdugo- .268/.311/.377, 28 doubles, 8 triples, 9 HR, 79 R, 54 RBI, 2 SB, 4.0 WAR.....Hit 3 Lead Off HR.....Hit for the Cycle against the 43 Cardinals 3B Justin Turner- .261/.332/.342, 15 doubles, 2 triples, 10 HR, 70 R, 44 RBI, 0 SB, 3.8 WAR Top Pitchers Clayton Kershaw- 11-11, 200.2 IP, 2.65 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 92 K, 2.9 WAR....Won the Gold Glove at P Kenta Maeda- 16-10, 221.2 IP, 2.76 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 102 K, 3.1 WAR Hyun-Jin Ryu- 14-12, 242.1 IP, 3.19 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 75 K, 4.8 WAR....1st in BB/9 with 1.93 Other Notes - Cody Bellinger won the Gold Glove for RF. - Dustin May led the league in games pitched with 67. h was also 2nd in saves with 23. 1969 Orioles- 84 Wins- Creeping up in the win totals, but still pretty close through most of the league. Getting clear that this 69 team is slightly superior to the 71 team...at least so far. Top Hitters RF Frank Robinson- .275/.374/.440, 20 doubles, 5 triples, 21 HR, 80 R, 96 RBI, 2 SB, 5.5 WAR.....Won the Silver Slugger for RF.....3rd in RBI, 3rd in SLG and 2nd in ISO at .165 SS Mark Belanger- .303/.346/.345, 19 doubles, 2 triples, 0 HR, 62 R, 43 RBI, 8 SB, 5.1 WAR.....Won the Silver Slugger at SS 2B Davey Johnson- .295/.349/.403, 41 doubles, 4 triples, 3 HR, 72 R, 70 RBI, 0 SB, 3.2 WAR Top Pitchers Mike Cuellar- 18-11, 267 IP, 2.60 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 91 K, 4.1 WAR Jim Palmer- 17-13, 263.2 IP, 3.45 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 122 K, 4.2 WAR Jim Hardin- 11-10, 199 IP, 3.26 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 59 K, 1.5 WAR Other Notes - Don Buford had a 21 game hitting streak and won the Silver Slugger at DH. - Brooks Robinson won the Gold Glove at 3B. - Tom Phoebus was 2nd in GB% at 59%. 1976 Reds- 86 Wins- 3rd straight finish in the 80's for the Reds. They are proving to be pretty tough in these early years, so an improvement as we head to their home season could make them really strong contenders. Top Hitters RF Ken Griffey- .314/.372/.394, 27 doubles, 5 triples, 5 HR, 104 R, 63 RBI, 26 SB, 4.5 WAR.....Top 10 in many categories, including 3rd in SB.....Had 3 Walk-off Hits CF George Foster- .261/.303/.373, 24 doubles, 3 triples, 13 HR, 67 R, 102 RBI, 6 SB, 4.3 WAR LF Bob Bailey- .267/.341/.401, 37 doubles, 4 triples, 10 HR, 56 R, 90 RBI, 2 SB, 1.8 WAR.....2nd in doubles and 3rd in Extra Base Hits with 51 Top Pitchers Fred Norman- 14-12, 247.2 IP, 3.23 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 119 K, 3.7 WAR Rawly Eastwick- 9-6, 24 Saves, 109.1 IP, 2.22 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 35 K, 1.0 WAR....2nd in Reliever of the Year voting Manny Sarmiento- 9-2, 3 Saves, 105 IP, 2.40 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 28 K, 1.2 WAR Other Notes -Pete Rose won the Silver Slugger at 3B. He also had 3 Walk-off hits. - Joe Morgan won the Silver Slugger Award at 2B. He led the league in steals with 48 and was 3rd in runs with 96. - Johnny Bench won the Gold Glove Award at C. 1943 Cardinals- 86 Wins- So a tie for 1st in the 1943 season and a difference of only 6 wins between 8th and 1st. The Giants are still in good shape with their great start, but things are tightening up overall. I'm sure a big season is in store for some team...but which one? Top Hitters RF Stan Musial- .290/.355/.406, 31 doubles, 14 triples, 3 HR, 59 R, 63 RBI, 4 SB, 4.3 WAR.....2nd in triples 1B Ray Sanders- .279/.374/.372, 26 doubles, 5 triples, 5 HR, 52 R, 57 RBI, 0 SB, 3.4 WAR.....Won the Gold Glove Award at 1B C Walker Cooper- .275/.295/.384, 28 doubles, 4 triples, 8 HR, 62 R, 58 RBI, 0 SB, 3.1 WAR Top Pitchers Harry Brecheen- 17-11, 298 IP, 2.27 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 112 K, 5.5 WAR.....1st in BABIP (.218), H/9 (6.43), Quality Starts (29), Shutouts (6).....Had 5 games with 3 hits or less given up.....Came in 2nd in the Cy Young Award voting Howie Pollett- 19-12, 312.1IP, 2.28 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 111 K, 5.4 WAR....Top 10 in most categories Mort Cooper- 18-15, 295.1 IP, 2.32 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 139 K, 5.9 WAR.....Pitched a NO- HITTER against the 1927 Yankees.....Top 10 in most categories.....Finished 3rd in Cy Young Award voting Other Notes - Marty Marion won the Gold Glove at SS. - All 5 starting pitchers had ERAs under 2.55. Besides the ones above, Al Brazle had an ERA of 2.43 and Max Lanier's was 2.53. That's how they do so well with light hitting. - Al Brazle tied Harry Brecheen for the lead in Shutouts with 6. He also led the league in GB% at 57% We move ahead 10 years for the next season.....1953 here we come! __________________ "The baseball mania has run its course. It has no future as a professional endeavor." — Cincinnati Gazette editorial, 1879

07-29-2023, 07:43 PM	#47
Highlander All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 946	Top Ten- Season 4......1953 1927 Yankees- 73 Wins- For some reason, the great Yankees teams from history don't translate well to other eras. This 27 team made it here, but it wasn't easy....and now they are struggling. Pitching is an issue, but so is offense. The lack of using Bob Meusel is hurting them as well as how their numbers translate into ratings, it seems. In 1927, Babe Ruth hit .356.....but he often struggles to hit much above .260 here. On the 20-80 rating for contact, he imports in at 45. Gehrig comes in at 50, despite hitting .373. Plus Babe an Lou strike out an incredible number of times in some seasons. The list goes on. OK....Yankees fan rant over! Top Hitters CF Earle Combs- .293/.346/.387, 32 doubles, 10 triples, 3 HR, 100 R, 60 RBI, 4 SB, 2.1 WAR 1B- Lou Gehrig- .312/.414/.570, 36 doubles, 12 triples, 30 HR, 101 R, 108 RBI, 2 SB, 7.1 WAR.....Won the Silver Slugger Award at 1B.....3rd in MVP Award voting......Also led the league in Total Bases (331), Extra Base Hits (78) and finished top 10 in most every other category LF Babe Ruth- .267/.441/.557, 26 doubles, 5 triples, 37 HR, 113 R, 106 RBI, 2 SB, 9.0 WAR.....Won the Silver Slugger in LF.....Finished 2nd in the MVP voting.....Finished top 5 in most hitting categories, including the above and 1st in ISO at .291 Top Pitchers George Pipgras- 16-15, 257.1 IP, 3.25 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, 159 K, 4.1 WAR Waite Hoyt- 14-15, 270 IP, 3.17 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 134 K, 4.1 WAR....Top 10 in most categories, including 1st in CG with 21. Wilcy Moore- 12-8, 190 IP, 3.17 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 75 K, 3.1 WAR.....1st in GB% at 56% Other Notes - None 1969 Orioles- 73 Wins- Here's a switch, seeing the 69 team before the 71 team. Wonder how many wins separated them this season? Top Hitters 1B Boog Powell- .280/.333/.458, 25 doubles, 3 triples, 25 HR, 86 R, 82 RBI, 0 SB, 1.7 WAR LF Curt Motton- .288/.373/.454, 27 doubles, 2 triples, 20 HR, 76 R, 82 RBI, 2 SB, 3.6 WAR CF Paul Blair- .267/.295/.439, 30 doubles, 7 triples, 19 HR, 59 R, 87 RBI, 6 SB, 2.6 WAR.....Hit for the Cycle against the 76 Reds Top Pitchers Mike Cuellar- 18-10, 275 IP, 3.11 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 140 K, 5.0 WAR....Top 10 in a number of categories.....Had 4 games where he gave up 3 hits or less. Dave McNally- 15-11, 236.2 IP, 3.38 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 104 K, 4.2 WAR Jim Hardin- 10-11, 182 IP, 3.91 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 81 K, 2.3 WAR Other Notes - None 1943 Cardinals- 75 Wins- Worst showing for them....tightens things up a bit! Top Hitters RF Stan Musial- .345/.409/.504, 36 doubles, 12 triples, 10 HR, 72 R, 89 RBI, 3 SB, 6.0 WAR.....Top 10 in a number of categories, including 2nd in BA and 3rd in triples C Walker Cooper- .302/.331/.424, 29 doubles, 5 triples, 9 HR, 55 R, 66 RBI, 0 SB, 2.7 WAR CF Harry Walker- .315/.350/.389, 27 doubles, 7 triples, 1 HR, 61 R, 42 RBI, 1 SB, .9 WAR Top Pitchers Howie Pollett- 16-15, 290 IP, 2.95 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 152 K, 6.0 WAR.....Top 10 in many categories, including 1st in Complete Games with 21 Max Lanier- 16-10, 228.1 IP, 2.72 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 116 K, 4.7 WAR.....1st in Shutouts with 6 Al Brazle- 12-20, 261.1 IP, 2.65 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 100 K, 6.3 WAR.....1st in HR/9 (.21), Quality Start Percentage (78.1%), Complete Game Percentage (62.5%), 3rd in ERA......Won the Rookie of the Year Award Other Notes - 2B Lou Klein was 2nd in triples with 13. - Marty Marion won the Gold Glove at SS. - Harry Brecheen was 1st in WHIP (1.06) and 1st in BABIP (.226). He also pitched two 1-hitters, a 2-hitter and a 3-hitter. 1908 Giants- 75 Wins- The teams the seemed to be leading the way the first few seasons both had a rough one here in 1953. Is it just a bump in the road, or will another team start to rise to the top? Top Hitters RF Mike Donlin- .337/.367/.515, 28 doubles, 10 triples, 20 HR, 100 R, 113 RBI, 20 SB, 4.3 WAR.....Top 10 in a number of categories, including 3rd in SB 1B Fred Tenney- .294/.375/.399, 31 doubles, 3 triples, 7 HR, 66 R, 76 RBI, 13 SB, 1.7 WAR 2B Buck Herzog- .261/.441/.328, 25 doubles, 4 triples, 1 HR, 107 R, 49 RBI, 16 SB, 5.4 WAR.....3rd in Rookie of the Year voting......2nd in OBP, 3rd in R and 1st in Walks with 166 Top Pitchers Red Ames- 18-15, 276 IP, 3.13 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 173 K, 7.5 WAR.....3rd in Cy Young Award voting.....Top 10 in most categories, including 2nd in WAR and 3rd in Wins Christy Mathewson- 14-16, 284 IP, 3.45 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 150 K, 5.1 WAR.....Top 10 in many categories Doc Crandall- 13-17, 232 IP, 4.34 ERA, 1.52 WHIP, 88 K, 2.3 WAR Other Notes - Jack Hannifin won the Gold Glove at 3B 1971 Orioles- 77 Wins- They finally overtake the 69 team in a season....only by 4 wins, but this has been a close competition all along. Top Hitters LF Don Buford- .296/.382/.447, 23 doubles, 6 triples, 18 HR, 86 R, 78 RBI, 5 SB, 4.9 WAR.....Won the Gold Glove in LF RF Frank Robinson- .286/.374/.443, 22 doubles, 4 triples, 20 HR, 74 R, 98 RBI, 0 SB, 2.3 WAR CF Merv Rettenmund- .284/.412/.410, 28 doubles, 6 triples, 11 HR, 105 R, 63 RBI, 7 SB, 7.7 WAR.....3rd in WAR Top Pitchers Dave McNally- 14-14, 248.2 IP, 3.87 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 84 K, 1.6 WAR Eddie Watt- 8-9, 14 Saves, 85 IP, 2.54 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 39 K, 2.8 WAR Jim Palmer- 11-14, 225 IP, 4.16 ERA, 1.54 WHIP, 108 K, 1.6 WAR Other Notes - DH Ellie Hendricks hit a Walk-off Grand Slam against the 88 Mets. 1976 Reds- 79 Wins- Middle of the pack, but still a losing record....hurts after 3 straight solid seasons. Top Hitters CF George Foster- .307/.361/.517, 26 doubles, 12 triples, 25 HR, 95 R, 108 RBI, 4 SB, 6.2 WAR.....Won the Silver Slugger in CF......Top 10 in most categories, including 2nd in RBI and 3rd in triples 2B Joe Morgan- .293/.414/.477, 27 doubles, 4 triples, 23 HR, 98 R, 89 RBI, 37 SB, 5.4 WAR.....Won the Silver Slugger at 2B.....Top 10 in many categories RF Ken Griffey- .317/.367/.432, 38 doubles, 9 triples, 7 HR, 111 R, 61 RBI, 17 SB, 2.6 WAR......3rd in Doubles, 2nd in Runs Top Pitchers Manny Sarmiento- 7-9, 28 Saves, 112.2 IP, 2.40 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 2.7 WAR....Won Reliever of the Year Award Fred Norman- 15-17, 239.1 IP, 3.99 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 128 K, 3.6 WAR Gary Nolan- 11-11, 252.2 IP, 4.45 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 97 K, 3.6 WAR.....1st in BB/9 at 1.75 Other Notes - 3B Pete Rose was 3rd in triples with 12. - Dan Driessen won the Silver Slugger at DH. - 1B Tony Perez was 2nd in Doubles with 39. - Johnny Bench won the Gold Glove at C. 2019 Dodgers- 82 Wins- Second 80+ win season in a row, but still not among the top contenders. Top Hitters 1B David Freese- .322/.400/.533, 38 doubles, 5 triples, 25 HR, 101 R, 89 RBI, 0 SB, 5.1 WAR....Had a 7 RBI game against the 69 Orioles.....Top 10 in many categories, including 3rd in doubles and 2nd in Extra Base Hits with 68 RF Cody Bellinger- .301/.381/.514, 26 doubles, 4 triples, 29 HR, 82 R, 103 RBI, 6 SB, 6.8 WAR.....Won both the Silver Slugger and Gold Glove Awards for RF 2B Max Muncy- .252/.373/.445, 10 doubles, 3 triples, 26 HR, 72 R, 75 RBI, 0 SB, 4.8 WAR Top Pitchers Hyun-Jin Ryu- 14-11, 222.2 IP, 3.60 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 109 K, 7.2 WAR....1st in K/BB (2.42), 1st in FIP- (66.1), 2nd in HR/9 (.28), 2nd in BB/9 (1.82), 3rd in WAR Walker Buehler- 11-13, 228.2 IP, 4.05 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 127 K, 4.7 WAR Ross Stripling- 14-8, 22 Saves, 117.2 IP, 4.13 ERA, 1.63 WHIP, .4 WAR....1st in Games Pitched with 72, 3rd in Saves Other Notes - CF Alex Verdugo hit 4 lead-off HRs. - C Will Smith tied for Rookie of the Year with Al Brazle of the 43 Cardinals. - Clayton Kershaw won the Gold Glove at P 2011 Rangers- 84 Wins- Best win total yet after their worst. Still not sure where they will end up. Top Hitters C Mike Napoli- .366/.456/.649, 33 doubles, 1 triple, 34 HR, 89 R, 81 RBI, 1 SB, 9.9 WAR.....Won the Silver Slugger at C and won the MVP Award.....Also finished 1st in RC (145.59), RC/27 (12.25), wOBA (.474), OPS (1.105) and wRC+ (201.4) 3B Adrian Beltre- .295/.326/.513, 24 doubles, 4 triples, 34 HR, 99 R, 99 RBI, 0 SB, 5.1 WAR.....Won the Silver Slugger for 3B.....2nd in HR and 2nd in Total Bases with 315.....Hit for the Cycle against the 69 Orioles CF Josh Hamilton- .282/.325/.494, 26 doubles, 6 triples, 31 HR, 91 R, 107 RBI, 2 SB, 4.5 WAR 1B Michael Young- .338/.364/.473, 36 doubles, 11 triples, 10 HR, 90 R, 81 RBI, 2 SB, 4.1 WAR.....1st in hits with 220 Top Pitchers Alexi Ogando- 13-13, 227 IP, 3.85 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 100 K, 3.6 WAR Darren Oliver- 5-5, 7 Saves, 107.1 IP, 3.10 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 43 K, .8 WAR Yoshinori Tateyama- 7-2, 4 Saves, 79 IP, 3.42 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 36 K, .1 WAR Other Notes - Derek Holland pitched a NO-HITTER against the 27 Yankees - Pedro Strop was 2nd in Saves with 25 1988 Mets- 94 Wins- This is more what I thought we'd see from this Mets team. They seem to do well every other season, but maybe as we get closer to their home season that will change. Top Hitters 3B Gregg Jefferies- .287/.326/.464, 37 doubles, 6 triples, 21 HR, 72 R, 93 RBI, 4 SB, 3.6 WAR RF Mookie Wilson- .294/.356/.435, 15 doubles, 7 triples, 11 HR, 77 R, 43 RBI, 11 SB, 3.5 WAR LF Kevin McReynolds- .269/.313/.426, 26 doubles, 4 triples, 20 HR, 69 R, 89 RBI, 7 SB, .9 WAR Top Pitchers Bob Ojeda- 17-12, 292.1 IP, 2.43 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 148 K, 8.9 WAR.....Won Cy Young Award.....Top 10 in most categories David Cone- 19-10, 272 IP, 2.61 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 148 K, 5.8 WAR....2nd in Cy Young Award voting.....Pitched a NO-HITTER against the 27 Yankees (at least the 2nd time they've been no-hit during this season!).....2nd in W, 2nd in ERA, 2nd in Shutouts with 5 Jeff Innis- 11-5, 16 Saves, 85.2 IP, 2.31 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 38 K, 2.3 WAR.....2nd in Reliever of the Year voting Other Notes - Lenny Dykstra was 2nd in SB with 26 and won the Gold Glove Award in CF. - Dave Magadan won the Gold Glove at 1B. - Howard Johnson won the Silver Slugger at SS. - Sid Fernandez led the league in H/9 (7.09) and K/9 (5.90). 1953 Dodgers- 98 Wins- Nice finish for the Dodgers in their home season. They have work to do, but this win total puts them right in the picture. Top Hitters 2B Jackie Robinson- .288/.374/.414, 30 doubles, 6 triples, 12 HR, 98 R, 74 RBI, 10 SB, 5.3 WAR.....Won the Gold Glove at 2B RF Carl Furillo- .326/.361/.496, 45 doubles, 4 triples, 18 HR, 93 R, 87 RBI, 0 SB, 4.7 WAR.....3rd in hits with 205 CF Duke Snider- .284/.360/.460, 23 doubles, 4 triples, 24 HR, 100 R, 103 RBI, 3 SB, 4.0 WAR C Roy Campanella- .318/.393/.559, 26 doubles, 2 triples, 29 HR, 2 SB, 6.7 WAR.....3rd in SLG Top Pitchers Carl Erskine- 17-10, 265 IP, 3.09 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 157 K, 4.6 WAR.....Top 10 in many categories Ralph Branca- 20-9, 259.1 IP, 3.44 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 97 K, 4.0 WAR....Also 1st in Winning % at 69% Clem Labine- 10-4, 2 Saves, 71.1 IP, 1.64 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 30 K, 1.0 WAR Other Notes - DH Jim Gilliam was 1st in triples with 14. - Gil Hodges hit for the Cycle against the 2019 Dodgers. - Bob Milliken finished 3rd in the Reliever of the Year voting, although he started 7 games We move to the 1960's next with the first of two very close seasons....1969 and 1971. __________________ "The baseball mania has run its course. It has no future as a professional endeavor." — Cincinnati Gazette editorial, 1879

07-30-2023, 06:34 PM	#48
Highlander All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 946	Top Ten- Season 5......1969 We are halfway there....and this competition is still pretty much up in the air! Let's see if the 1969 season sheds any light on who the favorite might be. 1969 Orioles- 69 Wins- Yikes! Not only did the 69 Orioles finish behind their 71 counterparts again, but they finished in dead last for their home season. That's not going to cut it in this competition. Top Hitters 1B Boog Powell- .293/.354/.419, 12 doubles, 2 triples, 20 HR, 72 R, 76 RBI, 0 SB, 2.5 WAR RF Frank Robinson- .254/.347/.419, 17 doubles, 5 triples, 23 HR, 83 R, 61 RBI, 2 SB, 3.9 WAR.....Had a 7 RBI game against the 71 Orioles, including a walk-off 3-run HR LF Curt Motton- .239/.321/.423, 20 doubles, 0 triples, 29 HR, 78 R, 74 RBI, 3 SB, 2.2 WAR.....3rd in HR.....3 of his HR were Walk-offs Top Pitchers Mike Cuellar- 16-12, 270.1 IP, 2.73 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 204 K, 5.7 WAR.....Won the Cy Young Award.....Also led the league in Quality Starts (27) and was 2nd in ERA....Top 10 in most other categories Jim Palmer- 10-16, 252.2 IP, 3.88 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 154 K, 2.1 WAR Eddie Watt- 8-3, 3 Saves, 59.2 IP, 1.81 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 32 K, .1 WAR Other Notes - Paul Blair won the Gold Glove in CF. He also had an 8 RBI game against the 27 Yankees. - Brooks Robinson won the Gold Glove at 3B. 2011 Rangers- 70 Wins- This team has been very up and down. Hard to know what they will do! Top Hitters LF Josh Hamilton- .282/.314/.475, 27 doubles, 5 triples, 27 HR, 77 R, 95 RBI, 2 SB, 4.4 WAR.....2nd in Total Bases (291) and 3rd in Extra Base Hits (59) 1B Michael Young- .295/.347/.366, 32 doubles, 6 triples, 0 HR, 77 R, 55 RBI, 4 SB, 2.1 WAR 3B Adrian Beltre- .262/.294/.411, 31 doubles, 0 triples, 20 HR, 74 R, 71 RBI, 0 SB, 2.5 WAR Top Pitchers Colby Lewis- 17-11, 224.2 IP, 4.45 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 156 K, 1.2 WAR CJ Wilson- 9-18, 226.1 IP, 4.53 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 198 K, 3.9 WAR....3rd in K/9 at 7.87 Neftali Feliz- 6-3, 4 Saves, 64.1 IP, 1.96 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 36 K, .1 WAR Other Notes - Mike Napoli won the Silver Slugger at C. - Ian Kinsler hit 3 HR in a game against the 71 Orioles. - Endy Chavez was 3rd in triples with 8. - Nelson Cruz was 3rd in HR with 29 and 3rd in ISO with .203 1927 Yankees- 73 Wins- The Yankees fan in me wishes they were performing better, but the pitching just isn't deep enough and other than the big 3 of Ruth/Gehrig/Combs, the other hitters don't do much....and even the Big 3 are usually well below where they were in real life. They did finally use Bob Meusel as a more full-time player this season....but he didn't help much. Top Hitters CF Earle Combs- .317/.366/.408, 23 doubles, 8 triples, 6 HR, 74 R, 58 RBI, 13 SB, 3.6 WAR....2nd in hits with 199, 3rd in BA and triples 1B Lou Gehrig- .276/.357/.505, 27 doubles, 7 triples, 32 HR, 77 R, 100 RBI, 5 SB, 5.0 WAR.....Won the Silver Slugger at 1B.....1st in Total Bases (302), Extra Base Hits (66)......2nd in HR and ISO (.229) LF Babe Ruth- .250/.416/.494, 18 doubles, 3 triples, 33 HR, 81 R, 69 RBI, 0 SB, 7.8 WAR.....Won the Gold Glove and Silver Slugger in LF.....2nd in MVP Award voting.....Also 1st in RC/27 (8.02), ISO (.244), wOBA (.407), OPS (.910) and wRC+ (166.5).....Also led the league in Ks with 203 Top Pitchers Waite Hoyt- 16-10, 267 IP, 3.13 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 192 K, 6.6 WAR.....Top 10 in most categories, including 2nd in WAR and 3rd in Shutouts with 5. Wilcy Moore- 6-14, 204.1 IP, 3.22 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 145 K, 3.9 WAR George Pipgras- 13-14, 261 IP, 3.41 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 218 K, 5.7 WAR.....1st in H/9 with 6.41, 2nd in Ks......As always, led the league in walks with 142 Other Notes - None 1908 Giants- 74 Wins- Seem to be struggling more and more as the game gets more modern. Still think the may have a big season or two left in them. Top Hitters RF Mike Donlin- .307/.351/.422, 30 doubles, 5 triples, 10 HR, 78 R, 90 RBI, 25 SB, 3.6 WAR 2B Buck Herzog- .251/.442/.316, 21 doubles, 2 triples, 3 HR, 99 R, 51 RBI, 27 SB, 6.5 WAR.....Won the Rookie of the Year.......Led the league with 161 walks 1B Fred Tenney- .254/.370/.346, 23 doubles, 0 triples, 8 HR, 71 R, 74 RBI, 28 SB, 2.0 WAR Top Pitchers Red Ames- 8-16, 246.2 IP, 3.76 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 228 K, 6.7 WAR.....Also 1st in K/9 at 8.32 and FIP- at 73.8 Christy Mathewson- 18-9, 272.2 IP, 3.17 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 200 K, 5.5 WAR....Also 1st in CG with 18 and 3rd in Shutouts with 5 Hooks Wiltse- 14-11, 251.2 IP, 3.40 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 152 K, 2.0 WAR Other Notes - None 1971 Orioles- 83 Wins- Strange that the 69 team seemed better when this all started and now the 71 team looks better....including in the actual 1969 season. It will be interesting to see which team does better in 1971. Top Hitters LF Don Buford- .281/.373/.460, 30 doubles, 5 triples, 21 HR, 92 R, 72 RBI, 14 SB, 5.5 WAR CF Merv Rettenmund- .280/.394/.379, 14 doubles, 5 triples, 11 HR, 84 R, 48 RBI, 12 SB, 6.2 WAR.....Hit 4 Lead-off HR 1B Boog Powell- .245/.345/.409, 14 doubles, 2 triples, 24 HR, 62 R, 94 RBI, 0 SB, 2.3 WAR Top Pitchers Mike Cuellar- 14-10, 259.1 IP, 2.95 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 107 K, 2.0 WAR....2nd in BABIP at .232 Pat Dobson- 13-17, 257.1 IP, 3.43 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 167 K, 4.6 WAR....Pitched a PERFECT GAME against the 2011 Rangers with 8 Ks Dave McNally- 17-11, 258 IP, 3.28 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 125 K, 1.2 WAR....On the good side, he was 1st in both CG (18) and CG% (54.5%), and 2nd in BB/9 at 2.06......On the bad side, he led the league by giving up 39 HR Other Notes - Eddie Watt was 3rd in Saves with 20. 1988 Mets- 83 Wins- Thought they were making a move after a great 1953 season, but this knocks them back a bit. Top Hitters 3B Gregg Jefferies- .294/.347/.477, 26 doubles, 5 triples, 24 HR, 75 R, 89 RBI, 6 SB, 4.0 WAR CF Lenny Dykstra- .277/.317/.421, 27 doubles, 5 triples, 18 HR, 86 R, 73 RBI, 56 SB, 5.1 WAR LF Kevin McReynolds- .252/.297/.398, 22 doubles, 0 triples, 21 HR, 67 R, 83 RBI, 7 SB, 1.1 WAR.....Had a 7 RBI game against the 1976 Reds Top Pitchers Bob Ojeda- 18-11, 277.2 IP, 2.76 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 178 K, 6.5 WAR.....Top 10 in most categories, including 3rd in Shutouts with 5.....Finished 3rd in Cy Young Award voting David Cone- 17-11, 248.1 IP, 3.12 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 197 K, 3.3 WAR....Won the Gold Glove Award Sid Fernandez- 16-13, 238.2 IP, 3.28 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 203 K, 3.3 WAR.....1st in BABIP at .231, 2nd in H/9 with 6.64.....Had 4 games with 10 or more Ks and 4 games with giving up 3 or less hits and only 1 was the same for both- a game against the 53 Dodgers Other Notes - Howard Johnson had an 8-RBI game where he hit 2 Grand Slams. - Dwight Gooden was 2nd in GB% at 59 %. - Jeff Innis was 2nd in Saves with 21 2019 Dodgers- 87 Wins- Best season yet for them....the start of something or just a lucky one? Top Hitters RF Cody Bellinger- .270/.379/.454, 18 doubles, 2 triples, 26 HR, 93 R, 95 RBI, 11 SB, 6.6 WAR.....Won Gold Glove Award in RF.....Finished 3rd in the MVP Voting.....3rd in WAR CF Alex Verdugo- .278/.319/.384, 28 doubles, 4 triples, 11 HR, 83 R, 46 RBI, 3 SB, 2.7 WAR 1B David Freese- .268/.366/.416, 26 doubles, 3 triples, 17 HR, 94 R, 75 RBI, 0 SB, 2.8 WAR Top Pitchers Kenta Maeda- 13-8, 230 IP, 2.97 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 165 K, 3.2 WAR Clayton Kershaw- 15-7, 194 IP, 3.43 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 154 K, 3.6 WAR Hyun-Jin Ryu- 12-10, 254.2 IP, 3.60 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 161 K, 5.7 WAR....1st in K/BB at 4.13 and BB/9 at 1.38 Other Notes - Will Smith was 3rd in Rookie of the Year voting. - Max Muncy won the Gold Glove at 2B. - Corey Seager had an 8 RBI game against the 53 Dodgers 1976 Reds- 89 Wins- A little slip in 1953, but overall one of the more consistent teams so far. They'll need to get a big season in to get over the top, though, I think. Top Hitters 3B Pete Rose- .295/.385/.430, 32 doubles, 7 triples, 11 HR, 89 R, 70 RBI, 4 SB, 5.9 WAR.....Won the Silver Slugger at 3B 2B Joe Morgan- .250/.397/.448, 20 doubles, 2 triples, 27 HR, 110 R, 83 RBI, 38 SB, 5.1 WAR.....2nd in SB, top 5 in many other categories CF George Foster- .264/.318/.458, 14 doubles, 13 triples, 25 HR, 79 R, 105 RBI, 6 SB, 4.9 WAR Top Pitchers Santo Alcala- 8-2, 126.1 IP, 2.21 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 86 K, 2.5 WAR Gary Nolan- 18-11, 260.1 IP, 3.25 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 151 K, 4.4 WAR Pat Zachry- 16-9, 237.1 IP, 3.75 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 200 K, 2.9 WAR Other Notes - Ken Griffey was 3rd in triples with 8 and 3rd in SB with 37. - Dan Driessen won the Silver Slugger at DH. - Bob Bailey was tied with teammate George Foster for the league lead in RBI with 105. He was also 3rd in HR with 29. - Tony Perez won the Gold Glove at 1B. He was 3rd in doubles with 35 and 3rd in Extra Base Hits with 59. - Dave Concepcion won the Silver Slugger at SS. - Johnny Bench won the Gold Glove at C. - Manny Sarmiento was 3rd in saves with 20. 1943 Cardinals- 89 Wins- This team's pitching keeps them right in the mix for the top spot. They've been a bit up and down, but not many other teams are doing a lot better over all. Top Hitters RF Stan Musial- .338/.403/.492, 41 doubles, 7 triples, 11 HR, 71 R, 80 RBI, 0 SB, 6.2 WAR.....Won the Silver Slugger in RF.....Top 5 in most categories 1B Ray Sanders- .251/.341/.419, 20 doubles, 6 triples, 20 HR, 67 R, 70 RBI, 0 SB, 2.7 WAR CF Harry Walker- .291/.337/.382, 31 doubles, 3 triples, 5 HR, 70 R, 46 RBI, 0 SB, 2.0 WAR Top Pitchers Al Brazle- 13-9, 215.1 IP, 2.22 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 90 K, 4.8 WAR.....Was 2nd in both the Cy Young Award voting and the Rookie of the Year voting.....Also led the league in HR/9 (.13...gave up 3 in 215.1 IP), Quality Start % (89.3%), Shutouts (7), and GB% (60%) Harry Gumbert- 17-10, 17 Saves, 137 IP (all in relief), 2.43 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 57 K, .9 WAR.....2nd in Reliever of the Year voting Mort Cooper- 12-13, 260 IP, 3.01 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 204 K, 6.5 WAR.....3rd in WAR, 2nd in FIP- at 77.8 Howie Pollett- 14-14, 259.2 IP, 2.74 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 177 K, 6.3 WAR....2nd in HR/9 (.28), 3rd in H/9 (6.65), 2nd in Quality Starts (26), 3rd in Shutouts (5) Other Notes - Marty Marion won the Gold Glove at SS. - Harry Brecheen was 2nd in Shutouts with 6. - Max Lanier struck out 15 batters versus the 27 Yankees. 1953 Dodgers- 93 Wins- Carried over their strong 1953 season into this one. They are moving into a good position...another strong season in 1971 might put them in very good shape. Top Hitters 2B Jackie Robinson- .336/.421/.477, 43 doubles, 9 triples, 8 HR, 106 R, 71 RBI, 12 SB, 8.3 WAR.....Won the MVP Award and the Silver Slugger at 2B.....Also led the league in hits with 202 and RC with 124.10.....Was top 5 in most other categories RF Carl Furillo- .289/.328/.456, 33 doubles, 3 triples, 21 HR, 86 R, 97 RBI, 0 SB, 4.2 WAR CF Duke Snider- .291/.366/.473, 31 doubles, 2 triples, 23 HR, 90 R, 82 RBI, 10 SB, 5.4 WAR....Won Silver Slugger for CF.....Top 10 in many categories Top Pitchers Ralph Branca- 18-8, 248 IP, 3.05 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 152 K, 2.7 WAR Carl Erskine- 18-12, 242.2 IP, 3.60 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 215 K, 4.1 WAR.....3rd in Ks, 2nd in K/9 at 7.97.....Had 5 games with 10+ Ks Bob Milliken- 13-8, 29 Saves, 121.2 IP, 2.74 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 79 K, .3 WAR....Won Reliever of the Year Award....Also led league in Games Pitched with 79 Other Notes - Jim Gilliam was 3rd in triples with 8 Next up is a move to the 70's, but only 2 years in the future to 1971. __________________ "The baseball mania has run its course. It has no future as a professional endeavor." — Cincinnati Gazette editorial, 1879

07-31-2023, 09:06 PM	#49
Highlander All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 946	Top Ten- Season 6.....1971 A lot more changes int he standings for this season compared to the 1969 season than I thought would happen. 1927 Yankees- 67 Wins- Continued struggles for Babe and company. Top Hitters CF Earle Combs- .267/.345/.349, 17 doubles, 6 triples, 7 HR, 67 R, 34 RBI, 11 SB, 1.1 WAR 1B Lou Gehrig- .259/.358/.446, 23 doubles, 3 triples, 27 HR, 79 R, 90 RBI, 6 SB, 4.0 WAR.....2nd in HR, 3rd in RC with 100.87 LF Babe Ruth- .259/.392/.478, 28 doubles, 4 triples, 26 HR, 79 R, 78 RBI, 1 SB, 7.5 WAR.....Won the MVP Award, LF Silver Slugger Award and LF Gold Glove.....1st in ISO at .219....Top 3 in most other categories Top Pitchers Waite Hoyt- 13-19, 276.1 IP, 2.51 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 173 K, 5.7 WAR....1st in CG (21), 2nd in Shutouts (7).....Top 10 in most other categories Wilcy Moore- 13-10, 214.1 IP, 2.86 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 138 K, 4.8 WAR....1st in GB% at 60% Herb Pennock- 9-13, 237 IP, 3.84 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 122 K, 3.9 WAR Other Notes - None 1971 Orioles- 72 Wins- So weird how the 69 and 71 teams keep flip-flopping. I guess they are just well-matched! Top Options RF Frank Robinson- .261/.355/.461, 26 doubles, 5 triples, 26 HR, 77 R, 100 RBI, 0 SB, 3.6 WAR....Won the Silver Slugger at RF......2nd in ISO at .201, 3rd in HR, RBI and EBH (57) LF Don Buford- .262/.359/.420, 18 doubles, 9 triples, 18 HR, 82 R, 70 RBI, 8 SB, 3.3 WAR.....2nd in triples CF Merv Rettenmund- .258/.370/.320, 24 doubles, 2 triples, 3 HR, 76 R, 40 RBI, 9 SB, 4.2 WAR Top Pitchers Pat Dobson- 11-19, 256.2 IP, 3.16 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 171 K, 3.9 WAR Mike Cuellar- 14-15, 258 IP, 3.45 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 112 K, 1.8 WAR Dave McNally- 14-14, 245 IP, 3.23 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 112 K, 1.25 WAR Other Notes - Brooks Robinson won the Gold Glove at 3B. 2011 Rangers- 73 Runs- Another subpar performance for them....going to be super tough to get back in this. Top Hitters C Mike Napoli- .284/.380/.477, 20 doubles, 0 triples, 24 HR, 76 R, 64 RBI, 4 SB, 6.8 WAR.....Won the Silver Slugger at C......2nd in SLG, 3rd in OPS at .857 and top 10 in many other categories 1B Michael Young- .329/.369/.459, 35 doubles, 5 triples, 12 HR, 80 R, 71 RBI, 0 SB, 5.5 WAR.....Won Silver Slugger at 1B.....Led the league in hits with 204, top 10 in many other categories RF Nelson Cruz- .268/.318/.443, 20 doubles, 0 triples, 24 HR, 67 R, 78 RBI, 7 SB, 3.2 WAR Top Pitchers Matt Harrison- 16-9, 219.2 IP, 3.61 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 141 K, 4.2 WAR Alexi Ogando- 14-14, 226.2 IP, 3.93 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 150 K, 3.9 WAR Colby Lewis- 12-17, 243 IP, 3.41 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 170 K, 3.8 WAR Other Notes - Ian Kinsler led the league in HR with 28. Hit an amazing 10 Lead-off HRs! 1953 Dodgers- 77 Wins- A stumble here for them....might be tough to recover. Top Hitters 2B Jackie Robinson- .275/.368/.381, 34 doubles, 3 triples, 8 HR, 82 R, 46 RBI, 9 SB, 6.6 WAR....Won the Gold Glove at 2B RF Carl Furillo- .282/.322/.398, 33 doubles, 4 triples, 10 HR, 61 R, 85 RBI, 0 SB, 2.6 WAR C Roy Campanella- .254/.333/.372, 29 doubles, 1 triple, 9 HR, 50 R, 63 RBI, 2 SB, 3.6 WAR Top Pitchers Bob Milliken- 16-11, 25 Saves, 129 IP, 3.56 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 94 K, -.2 WAR.....1st in Games Pitched with 79, 2nd in Saves.....Rookie of the Month 3 times Carl Erskine- 11-14, 255.2 IP, 3.77 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 193 K, 2.6 WAR Preacher Roe- 13-9, 231.2 IP, 3.69 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 151 K, 2.3 WAR Other Notes - Gil Hodges won the Gold Glove at 1B. 1969 Orioles- 79 Wins- The 69/71 Battle is very close. I haven't done the math, so don't spoil it for me! Top Hitters LF Curt Motton- .271/.356/.434, 28 doubles, 2 triples, 21 HR, 89 R, 73 RBI, 8 SB, 5.2 WAR CF Paul Blair- .272/.298/.419, 26 doubles, 7 triples, 16 HR, 54 R, 73 RBI, 12 SB, 4.0 WAR 1B Boog Powell- .280/.353/.402, 19 doubles, 1 triple, 17 HR, 63 R, 72 RBI, 0 SB, 1.8 WAR Top Pitchers Mike Cuellar- 15-14, 266.2 IP, 3.07 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 173 K, 4.5 WAR Dave McNally- 20-10, 242.2 IP, 3.71 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 151 K, 2.7 WAR....2nd in Wins Dick Hall- 8-7, 24 Saves, 91 IP, 1.88 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 40 K, 1.9 WAR.....2nd in Reliever of the Year voting.....3rd in Saves Other Notes - Don Buford won the Silver Slugger at DH. 1976 Reds- 86 Wins- Not the top total, but enough to keep them in the mix. Top Hitters 2B Joe Morgan- .302/.417/.466, 25 doubles, 4 triples, 19 HR, 105 R, 81 RBI, 48 SB, 5.9 WAR.....Also 1st in RC (121.05), RC/27 (7.97), wOBA (.400), OPS (.883) and wRC+ (163.3).....Finished 3rd in MVP voting CF George Foster- .297/.345/.477, 22 doubles, 7 triples, 24 HR, 78 R, 114 RBI, 12 SB, 7.2 WAR.....Won the Gold Glove in CF......2nd in the MVP voting.....1st in Total bases with 286, 2nd in WAR, 3rd in SLG RF Ken Griffey- .292/.346/.359, 31 doubles, 3 triples, 2 HR, 93 R, 37 RBI, 37 SB, 1.9 WAR.....3rd in SB, 3rd in R Top Pitchers Fred Norman- 17-12, 251.1 IP, 3.12 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 171 K, 3.4 WAR Rawly Eastwick- 8-9, 21 Saves, 102.1 IP, 2.46 ERA, 1.49 WHIP, 67 K, 2.7 WAR.....Won Reliever of the Year Award Pat Zachry- 17-10, 234 IP, 4.19 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, 193 K, 3.6 WAR.....2nd in K/9 with 7.42 Other Notes - Bob Bailey hit 3 HR in a game vs. the 43 Cardinals. 1943 Cardinals- 87 Wins- Things really tighten up here between some teams that are right in the mix. Top Hitters CF Stan Musial- .316/.381/.470, 33 doubles, 8 triples, 13 HR, 71 R, 79 RBI, 2 SB, 6.9 WAR.....Won the Silver Slugger at CF.....Top 10 in most categories, including 2nd in BA and 3rd in WAR C Walker Cooper- .314/.333/.452, 43 doubles, 5 triples, 7 HR, 61 R, 76 RBI, 1 SB, 4.4 WAR.....3rd in BA 3B Whitey Kurowski- .278/.304/.393, 18 doubles, 4 triples, 13 HR, 49 R, 61 RBI, 0 SB, 1.6 WAR Top Pitchers Mort Cooper- 18-10, 269.2 IP, 2.20 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 194 K, 5.7 WAR.....Won Cy Young Award.....1st in QS (31), QS% (91.2%)....Top 10 in most categories and top 3 in many Harry Brecheen- 14-14, 267.2 IP, 2.12 ERA, .98 WHIP, 200 K, 6.3 WAR.....3rd in Cy Young Award voting.....1st in BABIP (.221), 1st in H/9 (6.19), 2nd in ERA, 3rd in WAR Al Brazle- 18-6, 243.2 IP, 2.36 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 116 K, 5.9 WAR.....Won Rookie of the Year.....1st in W% (75%), 1st in HR/9 (.04...Gave up 1 HR in 243.3 IP), 3rd in W Other Notes - Harry Walker had a 24 game hitting streak. - Marty Marion won the Gold Glove at SS. - Howie Pollett was 3rd in Shutouts with 6. - Max Lanier won the Gold Glove at P. 1908 Giants- 87 Wins- Nice season for them to keep them a possible favorite. Top Hitters RF Mike Donlin- .312/.361/.454, 32 doubles, 11 triples, 10 HR, 74 R, 98 RBI, 19 SB, 4.2 WAR DH Larry Doyle- .284/.320/.361, 37 doubles, 6 triples, 1 HR, 89 R, 95 RBI, 34 SB, 1.5 WAR.....2nd in Hits with 192, 3rd in doubles C Roger Bresnahan- .296/.405/.422, 43 doubles, 3 triples, 4 HR, 78 R, 82 RBI, 7 SB, 6.8 WAR......Top 10 in many categories, including 3rd in OBP Top Pitchers Red Ames- 18-13, 265.1 IP, 2.85 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 213 K, 6.7 WAR....Top 10 in most categories, including 3rd in W, 2nd in Ks and 2nd in WAR...Strange he wasn't in the top 3 for Cy Young voting Christy Mathewson- 15-9, 253.1 IP, 2.88 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 192 K, 5.0 WAR.....1st in K/BB (4.17), BB/9 (1.63) and Shutouts (8).....Top 10 in most other categories Hooks Wiltse- 21-10, 244.2 IP, 3.49 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 146 K, 1.4 WAR Other Notes - Buck Herzog was 2nd in Rookie of the Year voting. He was 1st in Walks (160) and OBP (.435). He was also 2nd in runs with 95. - Al Bridwell won the Silver Slugger at SS. - Sammy Strang was 2nd in walks with 153. That allowed him to hit a paltry .136 and still finish with an 8th best .373 OBP. 2019 Dodgers- 90 Wins- Nice season.....might be enough to let them join the top contenders. Top Hitters CF Alex Verdugo- .288/.337/.389, 22 doubles, 7 triples, 10 HR, 74 R, 56 RBI, 2 SB, 3.7 WAR.....3rd in Hits with 188 2B Max Muncy- .233/.347/.392, 14 doubles, 2 triples, 21 HR, 69 R, 59 RBI, 1 SB, 5.3 WAR 3B Justin Turner- .274/.349/.399, 14 doubles, 2 triples, 19 HR, 77 R, 67 RBI, 0 SB, 4.6 WAR.....Won the Silver Slugger at 3B Top Pitchers Kenta Maeda- 16-8, 214.2 IP, 2.85 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 157 K, 3.9 WAR Clayton Kershaw- 11-9, 17 Saves, 172.2 IP (All in Relief), 2.61 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 131 K, 1.7 WAR.....3rd in Reliever of the Year voting Pedro Baez- 7-1, 8 Saves, 63.2 IP, 1.55 ERA, .99 WHIP, 27 K, .7 WAR Other Notes - Cody Bellinger won the Gold Glove in RF. - Will Smith won the Gold Glove at C and was 3rd in Rookie of the Year voting. - Joc Pederson was 2nd in triples with 9. - Tony Gonsolin was 2nd in BABIP at .227. 1988 Mets- 92 Wins- Thought they would have done this in some earlier seasons, but it keeps them alive for sure. Top Hitters LF Kevin McReynolds- .292/.340/.465, 17 doubles, 3 triples, 26 HR, 75 R, 103 RBI, 9 SB, 3.8 WAR....Top 10 in most categories, including 3rd in TB (272), 3rd in HR and 2nd in RBI DH Keith Hernandez- .290/.327/.406, 15 doubles, 2 triples, 15 HR, 61 R, 66 RBI, 0 SB, 1.5 WAR 3B Gregg Jefferies- .271/.323/.445, 32 doubles, 8 triples, 19 HR, 72 R, 79 RBI, 9 SB, 2.6 WAR.....1st in EBH with 59 Top Pitchers Sid Fernandez- 16-10, 248 IP, 2.10 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 201 K, 4.7 WAR.....3rd in Ks, 3rd in H/9 (6.28) and K/9 (7.29)....2nd in Cy Young Award voting Jeff Innis- 9-9, 27 Saves, 87 IP, 1.76 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 53 K, 3.2 WAR Bob Ojeda- 16-14, 266.2 IP, 2.63 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 180 K, 7.4 WAR....Also 1st in FIP- with 73.1 David Cone- 17-11, 260.1 IP, 2.90 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 221 K, 5.5 WAR.....1st in K/9 at 7.64 Other Notes - Lenny Dykstra was 2nd in SB with 40. Next we jump 5 more years into the future to 1976....just 4 more seasons to go. __________________ "The baseball mania has run its course. It has no future as a professional endeavor." — Cincinnati Gazette editorial, 1879

08-01-2023, 09:16 PM	#50
Highlander All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 946	Top Ten- Season 7.....1976 Only 9 games between the 1st and last place teams this season, so things are definitely still up for grabs. 2019 Dodgers- 77 Wins- They seemed to be one the rise and, while they didn't fall too far behind this season, a last place finish isn't good. Top Hitters RF Cody Bellinger- .275/.369/.448, 16 doubles, 6 triples, 23 HR, 79 R, 79 RBI, 16 SB, 6.1 WAR.....Won the Gold Glove and Silver Slugger in RF......Came in 3rd in MVP voting.....Top 10 in many categories, including 2nd in HR 3B Justin Turner- .274/.328/.375, 23 doubles, 0 triples, 13 HR, 70 R, 51 RBI, 0 SB, 3.7 WAR 1B David Freese- .280/.363/.424, 29 doubles, 5 triples, 15 HR, 71 R, 64 RBI, 0 SB, 3.6 WAR Top Pitchers Walker Buehler- 12-10, 229.1 IP, 2.98 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 149 K, 6.7 WAR.....1st in HR/9 (.20) and FIP- (69.3), 2nd in WAR Hyun-Jin Ryu- 10-11, 242.1 IP, 2.67 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 109 K, 5.8 WAR.....1st in BB/9 at 1.45 Clayton Kershaw- 10-9, 21 Saves, 178 IP (all in relief), 3.08 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 102 K, 2.1 WAR.....2nd in Reliever of the Year voting Other Notes - None 1908 Giants- 77 Wins- Tied for last....not what they wanted as things are heading into the home stretch. Top Hitters RF Mike Donlin- .297/.335/.414, 29 doubles, 5 triples, 11 HR, 79 R, 74 RBI, 49 SB, 2.8 WAR.....3rd in SB DH Larry Doyle- .303/.330/.381, 33 doubles, 9 triples, 0 HR, 76 R, 86 RBI, 47 SB, 1.9 WAR.....Won Silver Slugger at DH.....Led league in Hits with 198 2B Buck Herzog- .274/.450/.360, 31 doubles, 3 triples, 3 HR, 112 R, 57 RBI, 49 SB, 8.1 WAR.....Won the MVP Award and the Rookie of the Year Award.....Also 1st in Walks (166), RC (109.30), RC/27 (7.08) Top Pitchers Christy Mathewson- 18-8, 274.1 IP, 1.80 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 190 K, 7.6 WAR.....Won the Cy Young Award.....Also 1st in K/BB (3.39), QS (31), QS% (91.2%), CG (17) and CG% (50%) Red Ames- 13-12, 247.1 IP, 3.24 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 189 K, 5.6 WAR.....1st in K/9 with 6.88 Hooks Wiltse- 16-11, 255.2 IP, 2.46 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 142 K, 4.5 WAR.....Pitched a NO-HITTER against the 76 Reds Other Notes - How often does a last place team have both the MVP and Cy Young winner? - Roger Bresnahan was 2nd in OBP at .399. 1969 Orioles- 79 Wins- About normal for them...behind the 71 team again, though! Top Hitters 1B Boog Powell- .278/.334/.429, 20 doubles, 1 triples, 23 HR, 66 R, 90 RBI, 0 SB, 2.5 WAR.....2nd in HR DH Don Buford- .274/.348/.372, 32 doubles, 6 triples, 7 HR, 90 R, 50 RBI, 37 SB, 1.7 WAR LF Curt Motton- .234/.306/.377, 23 doubles, 3 triples, 18 HR, 68 R, 77 RBI, 14 SB, 2.7 WAR Top Pitchers Mike Cuellar- 18-11, 267 IP, 3.03 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 141 K, 4.5 WAR.....Top 10 in most categories, including 1st in Shutouts with 7 Jim Hardin- 15-10, 184.1 IP, 3.47 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 68 K, .9 WAR Dick Hall- 3-4, 34 Saves, 80 IP, 2.14 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 28 K, -.3 WAR......3rd in Saves Other Notes - Brooks Robinson won the Gold Glove at 3B. - Jim Palmer pitched a NO-HITTER against the 19 Dodgers. 1927 Yankees- 79 Wins- This seems to be their normal finish now. Top Hitters CF Earle Combs- .298/.362/.406, 30 doubles, 6 triples, 8 HR, 77 R, 62 RBI, 18 SB, 4.8 WAR 1B Lou Gehrig- .274/.356/.479, 36 doubles, 3 triples, 26 HR, 70 R, 91 RBI, 8 SB, 3.9 WAR....1st in EBH with 65 and ISO at .204 2B Tony Lazzeri- .268/.345/.439, 23 doubles, 4 triples, 15 HR, 73 R, 50 RBI, 26 SB, 5.2 WAR Top Pitchers George Pipgras- 9-17, 254 IP, 2.59 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 175 K, 4.7 WAR....2nd in QS with 30 Wilcy Moore- 13-10, 222 IP, 3.08 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 104 K, 4.6 WAR.....1st in GB% at 60% Bob Shawkey- 10-6, 22 Saves, 107 IP, 2.94 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 78 K, .7 WAR Other Notes - For those curious, Babe Ruth only hit .205 with 16 doubles, 1 triple and 18 HR....not sure why he comes out so poorly from this season. - Herb Pennock won the Gold Glove at P. 1971 Orioles- 81 Wins- Just ahead of the 69 Orioles, but not getting enough wins to contend. Top Hitters CF Merv Rettenmund- .281/.383/.373, 28 doubles, 4 triples, 6 HR, 91 R, 67 RBI, 15 SB, 6.9 WAR.....Won the Gold Glove in CF.....3rd in WAR 2B Davey Johnson- .276/.331/.408, 33 doubles, 3 triples, 14 HR, 76 R, 75 RBI, 2 SB, 3.7 WAR LF Don Buford- .283/.362/.440, 21 doubles, 7 triples, 19 HR, 91 R, 72 RBI, 17 SB, 4.5 WAR Top Pitchers Mike Cuellar- 14-13, 250.2 IP, 2.98 ERA, 1.10 WAR, 100 K, 2.5 WAR.....1st in BABIP at .228 Pat Dobson- 14-13, 251.1 IP, 3.40 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 132 K, 5.3 WAR Orlando Pena- 5-5, 12 Saves, 50.2 IP, 1.78 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 15 K, .8 WAR Other Notes - None 1976 Reds- 81 Wins- Not far from the lead, but expected way better for them based on what we've seen. Top Hitters 3B Pete Rose- .308/.378/.443, 44 doubles, 3 triples, 11 HR, 95 R, 66 RBI, 7 SB, 7.1 WAR.....2nd in R, 3rd in EBH with 58, 2nd in WAR 2B Joe Morgan- .273/.392/.414, 19 doubles, 4 triples, 17 HR, 93 R, 77 RBI, 77 SB , 4.8 WAR.....Won the Silver Slugger at 2B CF George Foster- .260/.303/.365, 14 doubles, 5 triples, 13 HR, 79 R, 92 RBI, 23 SB, 4.4 WAR.....3rd in RBI Top Pitchers Pat Zachry- 19-11, 249.1 IP, 2.74 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 162 K, 3.6 WAR....3rd in Rookie of the Year voting, Won 4 Rookie of the Month Awards Fred Norman- 14-13, 242.2 IP, 3.89 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 176 K, 1.2 WAR.....3rd in Ks Don Gullett- 13-10, 208.2 IP, 4.44 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 107 K, .8 WAR Other Notes - Ken Griffey was 3rd in doubles with 36 and 2nd in runs with 95. - Tony Perez hit for the cycle against the 08 Giants. - Dave Concepcion was 3rd in doubles with 36 and won the Silver Slugger at SS. - Johnny Bench won the Gold Glove at C. - Manny Sarmiento was 3rd with 32 Saves. 1943 Cardinals- 82 Wins- Such a close race at the top.....these guys didn't really help themselves, but didn't hurt much either. Top Hitters CF Stan Musial- .317/.386/.480, 32 doubles, 15 triples, 11 HR, 60 R, 72 RBI, 4 SB, 6.9 WAR.....Won the Silver Slugger in CF.....1st in OPS (.866), wOBA (.384) and wRC+ (153) C Walker Cooper- .285/.312/.394, 24 doubles, 5 triples, 8 HR, 57 R, 54 RBI, 0 SB, 3.1 WAR 1B Ray Sanders- .275/.369/.396, 28 doubles, 4 triples, 10 HR, 53 R, 61 RBI, 0 SB, 3.1 WAR Top Pitchers Howie Pollett- 13-13, 262.2 IP, 1.95 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 164 K, 6.1 WAR....2nd in Cy Young Award voting......3rd in ERA, 1st in H/9 (6.44), 3rd in WAR Harry Brecheen- 13-11, 255 IP, 2.33 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 140 K, 4.9 WAR Harry Gumbert- 16-10, 22 Saves, 180 IP (all in relief), 1.70 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 98 K, 3.6 WAR.....Won Reliever of the Year Award Other Notes - Al Brazle was 2nd in Rookie of the Year voting. 1988 Mets- 84 Wins- Staying in the mix! Top Hitters 3B Gregg Jefferies- .299/.344/.491, 21 doubles, 20 triples, 19 HR, 91 R, 94 RBI, 23 SB, 5.3 WAR.....Won Silver Slugger at 3B.....Also 1st in TB at 302 RF Darryl Strawberry- .246/.298/.379, 26 doubles, 2 triples, 18 HR, 79 R, 65 RBI, 43 SB, 3.9 WAR LF Kevin McReynolds- .258/.310/.387, 27 doubles, 1 triple, 16 HR, 72 R, 77 RBI, 13 SB, .9 WAR Top Pitchers Bob Ojeda- 19-8, 273.2 IP, 2.63 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 156 K, 5.9 WAR.....1st in Shutouts with 7....3rd in Cy Young voting Dwight Gooden- 14-14, 249 IP, 3.43 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 145 K, 5.8 WAR Sid Fernandez- 12-14, 224.1 IP, 2.97 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 166 K, 1.8 WAR....2nd in K/9 at 6.66 Other Notes - Lenny Dykstra was 2nd in SB with 69. - Howard Johnson won the Gold Glove at SS. - Dave Magadan won the Gold Glove at 1B. 2011 Rangers- 84 Wins- A nice showing for them, but probably not enough. Top Hitters LF Josh Hamilton- .319/.339/.478, 29 doubles, 4 triples, 20 HR, 64 R, 87 RBI, 7 SB, 6.6 WAR.....Won the Gold Glove and Silver Slugger in LF.....Came in 2nd for MVP voting.....3rd in H with 194 and 2nd in TB with 291. C Mike Napoli- .296/.385/.432, 20 doubles, 0 triples, 15 HR, 68 R, 54 RBI, 1 SB, 5.6 WAR.....Won the Silver Slugger at C 1B Michael Young- .306/.336/.421, 26 doubles, 15 triples, 6 HR, 77 R, 64 RBI, 4 SB, 3.1 WAR.....2nd in hits with 197 and 2nd in triples Top Pitchers Alexi Ogando- 16-13, 242.1 IP, 2.34 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 129 K, 3.7 WAR Pedro Strop- 6-5, 34 Saves, 2.28 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 53 K, .6 WAR.....3rd in Reliever of the Year voting Derek Holland- 12-10, 184.1 IP, 3.17 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 118 K, 2.8 WAR Other Notes - None 1953 Dodgers- 86 Wins- Not a dominant win, but a win is a win. Top Hitters RF Carl Furillo- .310/.346/.441, 42 doubles, 5 triples, 10 HR, 76 R, 80 RBI, 0 SB, 4.8 WAR....2nd in doubles and 3rd in BA CF Duke Snider- .283/.355/.401, 28 doubles, 5 triples, 10 HR, 73 R, 66 RBI, 15 SB, 2.8 WAR 1B Gil Hodges- .288/.364/.474, 12 doubles, 12 triples, 22 HR, 71 R, 99 RBI, 2 SB, 4.4 WAR.....Won the Silver Slugger at 1B......Hit for the Cycle against the 08 Giants, also drove in 7 runs that game.....2nd in OPS Top Pitchers Preacher Roe- 21-12, 232.2 IP, 3.67 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 126 K, 3.4 WAR Bob Milliken- 8-4, 33 Saves, 100.2 IP, 2.86 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 56 K, .6 WAR.....2nd in Saves Carl Erskine- 15-12, 248.1 IP, 3.33 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 165 K, 4.9 WAR Other Notes - Jackie Robinson won the Gold Glove at 2B. Into the 80's we go! 1988 up next!! __________________ "The baseball mania has run its course. It has no future as a professional endeavor." — Cincinnati Gazette editorial, 1879

08-02-2023, 11:49 AM	#51
Highlander All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 946	Top Ten- Season 8......1988 I'm going to do things a little differently from here on out. With just 3 seasons left, there needs to be a little suspense! Plus, I think we all have a good idea of the top players on each team year to year. There are a few variations, but they don't change all that much. So, from here on out, I will give the order of the standings, but not the win total (until the end). I will just go through the Award Winners and a few other standout performances for the remaining 3 seasons. Hopefully it will still be interesting and retain a little suspense for who the top team will be. 1988 Standings 1. 1943 Cardinals 2. 1969 Orioles 3. 1953 Dodgers 4. 2019 Dodgers 5. 1988 Mets 6. 1971 Orioles 7. 2011 Rangers 8. 1976 Reds 9. 1927 Yankees 10. 1908 Giants Award Winners Gold Glove Awards P- Carl Erskine (53 Dodgers) C- Roy Campanella (53 Dodgers) 1B- Dave Magadan (88 Mets) 2B- Buck Herzog (08 Giants) 3B- Brooks Robinson (69 Orioles) SS- Marty Marion (43 Cardinals) LF- David Murphy (11 Rangers) CF- Paul Blair (69 Orioles) RF- Stan Musial (43 Cardinals) Silver Slugger Awards.....League Leaders in Bold C- Roy Campanella (53 Dodgers)- .290/.362/.525, 25 doubles, 1 triple, 30 HR, 80 R, 86 RBI, 1 SB, 7.0 WAR 1B- Lou Gehrig (27 Yankees)- .278/.363/.554, 37 doubles, 6 triples, 36 HR, 83 R, 110 RBI, 5 SB, 5.3 WAR 2B- Joe Morgan (76 Reds)- .273/.393/.449, 24 doubles, 6 triples, 20 HR, 88 R, 102 RBI, 65 SB, 4.7 WAR 3B- Gregg Jefferies (88 Mets)- .315/.370/.520, 33 doubles, 7 triples, 25 HR, 88 R, 99 RBI, 15 SB, 6.4 WAR SS- Pee Wee Reese (53 Dodgers)- .227/.310/.384, 30 doubles, 4 triples, 14 HR, 66 R, 58 RBI, 19 SB, 3.0 WAR LF- Josh Hamilton (11 Rangers)- .326/.350/.525, 31 doubles, 4 triples, 28 HR, 78 R, 111 RBI, 4 SB, 5.6 WAR CF- Duke Snider (53 Dodgers)- .282/.348/.468, 30 doubles, 3 triples, 24 HR, 81 R, 87 RBI, 9 SB, 3.9 WAR RF- Stan Musial (43 Cardinals)- .344/.402/.517, 38 doubles, 11 triples, 13 HR, 71 R, 67 RBI, 3 SB, 8.0 WAR DH- Don Buford (69 Orioles)- .277/.359/.432, 28 doubles, 3 triples, 22 HR, 107 R, 64 RBI, 36 SB, 3.2 WAR Rookie of the Year Buck Herzog (08 Giants)- .239/.398/.307, 27 doubles, 2 triples, 2 HR, 88 R, 44 RBI, 4.3 WAR Reliever of the Year Harry Gumbert (43 Cardinals)- 6-7, 37 Saves, 76.1 IP, 1.30 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 43 K, 1.9 WAR Cy Young Award- Top 3....League Leaders in Bold 3. Mort Cooper (43 Cardinals)- 18-14, 275.2 IP, 2.84 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 182 K, 6.5 WAR 2. David Cone (88 Mets)- 18-11, 253.2 IP, 2.63 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 200 K, 5.6 WAR Winner- Howie Pollett (43 Cardinals)- 21-10, 281 IP, 1.60 ERA, .93 WHIP, 205 K, 7.4 WAR MVP Award- Top 3....Stas are all above 3. Josh Hamilton (11 Rangers) 2. Stan Musial (43 Cardinals) Winner- Howie Pollett (43 Cardinals).....First time I've seen a pitcher win this through the whole competition! Other Notable Performances - Red Ames (08 Giants) led the league in Ks with 216. - An interesting decision was made by the 27 Yankees. Babe Ruth was made into a Relief Pitcher and only got 2 AB the whole season. Obviously his pitching skills were not good in 1927, so the stats he had were terrible....a 7.23 ERA and 1.96 WHIP. The game has never done that with him before up until now, so it is strange. Really puts them at a big disadvantage. It also showed why Bob Meusel should have been used as a full time player all along as he finally got his chance and hit .321 with a league leading 63 doubles. - Pete Rose (76 Reds) had a 6-6 game against the 08 Giants. - Merv Rettenmund (71 Orioles) hit 15 HR and 7 of them were Lead-off Homers. - Dave McNally (71 Orioles) pitched a NO-HITTER against the 2019 Dodgers. - Gregg Jefferies (88 Mets) had a 20-game hitting streak. - Keith Hernandez (88 Mets) had a 7-RBI game against the 08 Giants. - Jeff Innis (88 Mets) was 2nd in Reliever of the Year voting, but was the only relief pitcher to get MVP votes. He went 11-3 with 32 Saves and a 1.75 ERA. - Jackie Robinson (53 Dodgers) tied for the league lead in R with 107, was 2nd in doubles with 47 and 2nd in WAR at 7.4. - Pee Wee Reese (53 Dodgers) had a 3-HR game with 8 RBI against the 1969 Orioles. - Jim Gilliam (53 Dodgers) led the league in triples with 16. - Ben Wade went 9-1 out of the bullpen for the 53 Dodgers. - Alex Verdugo (19 Dodgers) had a 26-game hitting streak. - Cody Bellinger had a 3-HR day with 8 RBI against the 76 Reds. - AJ Pollock (19 Dodgers) hit a walk-off grand slam against the 1969 Orioles. - Don Buford (69 Orioles) hit 8 Lead-off HR. - Boog Powell (69 Orioles) tied for the league lead in RBI at 111. He also hit .301 with 33 HR. He had 2 6-RBI games...both against the 2011 Rangers. He also had a 20-game hitting streak. - Dick Hall (69 Orioles) led the league in Saves with 45. - Howie Pollett (43 Cardinals) led the league with 9 Shutouts. We'll make a big jump to 2011 in the next season! __________________ "The baseball mania has run its course. It has no future as a professional endeavor." — Cincinnati Gazette editorial, 1879

08-02-2023, 08:00 PM	#52
Highlander All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 946	Top Ten- Seasons 9 and 10......2011 and 2019 I'm combining these last two together. I'll just list the order of the standings and a couple of the Award Winners for these two because now it's all about the wins! 2011 Standings 1. 1988 Mets 2. 1943 Cardinals 3. 1976 Reds 4. 1953 Dodgers 5. 1969 Orioles 6. 2019 Dodgers 7. 1971 Orioles 8. 2011 Rangers 9. 1908 Giants 10. 1927 Yankees 2011 Award Winners Rookie of the Year- Buck Herzog (08 Giants) Reliever of the Year- Jeff Innis (88 Mets) Cy Young Award Winner- Red Ames (08 Giants) MVP Award- Carl Furillo (53 Dodgers) 2019 Standings 1. 2019 Dodgers 2. 1976 Reds 3. 1943 Cardinals 4. 1988 Mets 5. 2011 Rangers 6. 1971 Orioles 7. 1969 Orioles 8. 1953 Dodgers 9. 1908 Giants 10. 1927 Yankees 2019 Award Winners Rookie of the Year- Will Smith (19 Dodgers) Reliever of the Year- Harry Gumbert (43 Cardinals) Cy Young Award Winner- Howie Pollett (43 Cardinals) MVP Winner- Frank Robinson (69 Orioles) I'll be right back to reveal the final standings and which team is OOTP's Greatest Team of All Time! __________________ "The baseball mania has run its course. It has no future as a professional endeavor." — Cincinnati Gazette editorial, 1879

08-02-2023, 08:49 PM	#53
Highlander All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 946	Final Results!! Well, we made it! Here are the final results....in reverse order....to find out what team from 1903-2022 is the team OOTP considers the Greatest of All Time. At least the way I determined it! 1927 New York Yankees- 713 Wins- In somewhat of a surprise, the famous 27 Yankees finished in last place for this final round. They are still a Top Ten team, but the depth of their pitching, the lack of use of Bob Meusel, the way the game imports Ruth and Gehrig and the strange use of Ruth as a relief pitcher the last 3 seasons all contributed to their troubles. They also didn't have many good hitters after Ruth, Gehrig, Combs and to a much lesser degree, Lazzeri. It's possible they could have done better using a different format, but they actually get a lot of credit to overcome the numerous issues they had to make it this far. 2011 Texas Rangers- 764 Wins- This was the surprise team of this whole competition. They were a surprise to make it out of their own season....out of their 1-on-1 matchup and especially out of their Round 3 group. They just kept hitting and their pitching was always just enough. They finally reached their limit in the Top 10, but finishing 9th is a huge accomplishment. The group of Michael Young, Josh Hamilton, Adrian Beltre and Mike Napoli were super tough most every season and they got help from other guys as well. They had a couple of poor seasons and no really good ones as a team, so that led to their 9th place finish. 1971 Baltimore Orioles- 780 Wins- One of the two Oriole teams from this era that made it this far, the 71 team finished just below their 1969 counterparts. They were never horrible, but also never won more than 83 games. That leads to an 8th place finish. 1969 Baltimore Orioles- 784 Wins- Only 4 wins between the two Oriole teams! It was super close in every season, so that was not a surprise....and actually refreshing to see two teams with so many similarities finish so close together. I take that as something OOTP did well. Both teams had solid pitching and great defense....but this one had just a little better hitting that gave them a few more wins. 1908 New York Giants- 792 Wins- The first two seasons of the Final Round made it seem like this team would take the top spot. Winning 100 in 1908 and 99 in 1927 to take a big lead showed how strong they could be in the right era. This was a competition about multiple eras, however, so 63 wins in 1988 and 65 wins in 2019 led them to this 6th place finish. Middle of the pack in the Top Ten teams of all time is nothing to sneeze at, however! Guys like Buck Herzog, Mike Donlin, Larry Doyle, Red Ames and Christy Mathewson were consistently among the best in the league. A few more pitchers and another hitter or two who could hit some HR in later years may have sent them over the top. 2019 Los Angeles Dodgers- 830 Wins- A 5th place finish for the most recent team in the Top Ten was a very good showing. 97 wins in their home season helped a lot. This is a team filled with power hitters and some good pitching. They were kind of inconsistent, but did enough to be the 5th best team ever! 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers- 847 Wins- We are in the top four now and these are pretty much the teams I thought would be here, at least based on what I saw up until this round. This Dodgers team struggled in the 2019 season with only 72 wins. After 87 wins in each of the 1988 and 2011 seasons, that was a big disappointment for them. Another 87 wins might have put them in 2nd or maybe even the top spot. A team with Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella, Carl Furillo and Duke Snider is going to put up a good showing, though, and this team certainly did. 1976 Cincinnati Reds- 853 Wins- The 3rd best team of all time is from The Big Red Machine....certainly not a surprise! If anything, many may have expected even better from this team. A disappointing 81 wins in their home season followed by just 76 wins in 1988 really hurt....despite 97 wins in the final 2019 season. This team's hitting was always solid, but I think their pitching was the reason they didn't quite make it into that top spot. 1988 New York Mets- 867 Wins- When I started this whole thing, I thought the 86 Mets might make it into at least a 3rd round matchup, but I never thought it would be the 88 Mets instead.....and then to have them end up the second best team of all time? Never imagined that! Their 73 wins in the very first season in 1908 is the main culprit for them not being the top team. They almost made it with an impressive 104 wins in the 2011 season, though. That means that with 870 total wins, the 1943 St. Louis Cardinals end up being the Greatest Team of All Time according to OOTP!!! Would anyone have guessed they would be the top team when this all started? I sure didn't! Once I saw how dominant their pitching was, though, it became clear that they would be very tough to beat. They had a couple of seasons with win totals in the 70s, but finished strong down the stretch with 93 wins in 1988, 90 wins in 2011 and 94 wins in 2019. That was the difference, as they only beat the 88 Mets by 3 wins! Howie Pollett, Harry Brecheen, Mort Cooper, Max Lanier, Harry Gumbert and Al Brazle are all names that the majority of people don't know.....even pretty serious baseball fans have probably never heard them. However, as a group...at least in OOTP.....they are the most dominant group of pitchers in all eras that we had in this whole competition. An offense led by Stan Musial, Walker Cooper and a few others scored just enough runs be in this top spot. Congrats to them and any Cardinals fans out there reading this! Other people may come out with different results, but for my money, this Cardinals team.....led by some of the best pitching you will ever see on any team.....is at least ONE of the greatest teams of all time. If not this individual team, then at least the Cardinals teams of this era deserve a lot more credit than they get for their level of greatness. More people definitely need to know the names of the pitchers I listed above.....at least Pollett, Brecheen and Cooper. Thanks for reading along....hopefully this was interesting to at least a few people out there! I had fun doing it. At some point, I may go back and do another version of this type of competition, but do it in the more traditional playoffs format and see what difference that might make. A couple of things for people who may want to try a similar project in the future. First, "partial season stars" are definitely a factor you need to accept in something like this. The Mets probably wouldn't have made it that far with out Gregg Jefferies, who only had 109 AB in real life, and Jeff Innis, who only pitched 19 innings in real life. They were two of the biggest stars on the team. Same with Buck Herzog on the Giants and a few others. Second, when it comes to injuries, that is the toughest call to make....to use or not to use. My main reason for not using them is that it can really punish a team that was healthy in real life. If a given team was great in real life and didn't really suffer any big injuries, then the guys available on a reserve list/minor leagues are going to be very limited. If, in a sim season, that same team suffers multiple major injuries, there just aren't going to be enough players to fill in for them. While both that scenario and a total lack of injuries are unrealistic.....I found for the purpose of what I was trying to do that taking injuries out of the equation was the better choice.....especially when it comes to earlier era teams who may only have a small number of pitchers/players to begin with. OK, enough of that....one more round of applause for the OOTP Greatest Team of All Time- the 1943 St. Louis Cardinals!! __________________ "The baseball mania has run its course. It has no future as a professional endeavor." — Cincinnati Gazette editorial, 1879