Transition from Deadball era to the high offense 1920's

David Watts · 01-19-2012, 08:16 AM

Anyone out there who plays out all the games ever made this transition? I'm almost through 1917 and as I get closer to the end of the Deadball era I'm starting to get a little worried. Looking forward to more home runs, but the high league averages and overall runs per game is going to be a massive change. When I play fictional, I have always preferred my league batting average to be somewhere in the .240-260 range. The league averages in the 20's are for the most part .280 and above. It's going to be interesting to say the least.

captaincarl · 01-19-2012, 08:26 PM

I'm not sure if it works for fictional leagues but I think that if you have the game set up to adjust the modifiers for historical accuracy automatically then you shouldn't have a problem.

David Watts · 01-19-2012, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by captaincarl

I'm not sure if it works for fictional leagues but I think that if you have the game set up to adjust the modifiers for historical accuracy automatically then you shouldn't have a problem.

Hey Carl, what I'm worried about is going from the low offense numbers of the deadball era to the high offense numbers of the 20's. I know the game itself will do a great job of replicating real life, I just wonder if I will enjoy having entire teams hit for such high averages. I know, I'm strange. Sorry for not being too clear.

Thelkin · 01-20-2012, 04:00 AM

My historical sim (after reloading my backup) has gone through the transition okay. There is a definite jump in averages from around .255 through the 1910's to .285 in the 20s. A corresponding jump in ERA is also there.

01-19-2012, 08:16 AM	#1
David Watts Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Looking for a place called Leehofooks Posts: 9,468 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	Transition from Deadball era to the high offense 1920's Anyone out there who plays out all the games ever made this transition? I'm almost through 1917 and as I get closer to the end of the Deadball era I'm starting to get a little worried. Looking forward to more home runs, but the high league averages and overall runs per game is going to be a massive change. When I play fictional, I have always preferred my league batting average to be somewhere in the .240-260 range. The league averages in the 20's are for the most part .280 and above. It's going to be interesting to say the least.

01-19-2012, 08:26 PM	#2
captaincarl Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Barrington, RI Posts: 4,362	I'm not sure if it works for fictional leagues but I think that if you have the game set up to adjust the modifiers for historical accuracy automatically then you shouldn't have a problem. Last edited by captaincarl; 01-19-2012 at 08:40 PM.

01-20-2012, 04:00 AM	#4
Thelkin Minors (Single A) Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 78	My historical sim (after reloading my backup) has gone through the transition okay. There is a definite jump in averages from around .255 through the 1910's to .285 in the 20s. A corresponding jump in ERA is also there.