1901-2021 Alternate History Replay

[Highlander]

I just finished a simulation starting in 1901 and running through 2021. It seems to have come out pretty good, so I thought I'd share the results as I discover what happened in this alternate reality! I pretty much kept everything with defaults. I did have a draft occur, so players will be on all different teams based on who drafted them in this world. In the quick look-ins I did, there were some pretty interesting teams that got put together.

First up, I thought I'd do a run-through of how each franchise fared as far as overall record, playoff appearances, etc. I'll go alphabetically, starting with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Arizona Diamondbacks- Entered the league in 1998

Overall Record- 1878-2011 for a .483 winning percentage

Playoff Appearances- 8

World Series Championships- 0

Best Playoff Runs- 2007-2013

Best Team- 97-65 in 2021

Atlanta Braves- Original Team (overall record goes back to 1871)

Overall Record- 11523-10683 for a .519 winning percentage

Playoff Appearances- 21

World Series Championships- 4

Best Playoff Runs- Back-to-back titles in 1946 and 1947, 1994-2002, 2011-2016 with a title in 2014

Best Team- 109-53 in 2002.....Lost in the LCS

Baltimore Orioles- Original Team (overall record goes back to 1875)

Overall Record- 11341-10594 for a .517 winning percentage

Playoff Appearances- 23

World Series Championships- 7

Best Playoff Runs- 4 of 5 years from 1919-1923 with 2 titles, 3 of 4 years from 1933-1936 with 2 titles, 2019-2021 with 1 title

Best Team- 108-46 in 1921....won the title

Boston Red Sox- Original Team (overall record goes back to 1882)

Overall Record- 11034-10457 for a .513 winning percentage

Playoff Appearances- 19

World Series Championships- 4

Best Playoff Runs- 1992-1998 with one title, 2019-2021

Best Team- 102-60 in 2020.....Lost in the Division Series

Chicago White Sox- Original Team (overall record goes back to 1883)

Overall Record- 10717-10699 for a .500 winning percentage

Playoff Appearances- 23

World Series Championships- 7

Best Playoff Runs- 4 of 5 years from 1919-1923 with 2 titles, 3 of 4 years from 1933-1936 with 2 titles, 2019-2021 with 1 title

Best Team- 108-46 in 1921....won the title

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Breaking these up into 5 team groups so it is hopefully easier to read!

Chicago Cubs- Original Team (overall record goes back to 1871)

Overall Record- 11350-10748 for a .514 winning percentage

Playoff Appearances- 17

World Series Championships- 4

Best Playoff Runs- 3 of 4 from 1994-1997, 4 of 5 from 2016-2020...their titles were pretty scattered

Best Team- 100-62 in 2008.....lost in the World Series

Cincinnati Reds- Original Team (overall record goes back to 1871)

Overall Record- 11198-10965 for a .505 winning percentage

Playoff Appearances- 28

World Series Championships- 10

Best Playoff Runs- 4 of 5 from 1919-1923 with 2 titles, 5 of 6 from 1969-1974 with 2 titles, 1989-1993 with 1 title

Best Team- 104-58 in 1989....lost in the World Series

Cleveland Guardians- Original Team (overall record goes back to 1871)

Overall Record- 10964-11191 for a .495 winning percentage

Playoff Appearances- 22

World Series Championships- 8

Best Playoff Runs- 3 World Series titles in a row from 1925-1927, made the playoffs every other year from 1948-1954 and won 3 titles,

Best Team- 104-58 in 1962....lost the World Series

Colorado Rockies- Entered the league in 1993

Overall Record- 2155-2545 for a .459 winning percentage

Playoff Appearances- 2

World Series Championships- 0

Best Playoff Runs- Their only playoff appearances were in 2018 and 2019

Best Team- 93-69 in 2018......lost in the Division Series

Detroit Tigers- Original Team (overall record goes back to 1871)

Overall Record- 10174-10557 for a .491 winning percentage

Playoff Appearances- 16

World Series Championships- 6

Best Playoff Runs- 2012-2015 with 1 title

Best Team- 102-60 in 1970....lost the World Series

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Houston Astros- Entered the league in 1962

Overall Record- 4943-4780 for a .508 winning percentage

Playoff Appearances- 22

World Series Championships- 3

Best Playoff Runs- 1975-1979 with 1 title, 1998-2001 with 1 title, 2004-2007, 2015-2017

Best Team- 105-57 in 1976....lost in the LCS

Kansas City Royals- Entered the league in 1969

Overall Record- 4106-4484 for a .478 winning percentage

Playoff Appearances- 8

World Series Championships- 2

Best Playoff Runs- 5 of 7 years from 2005-2011 with 2 titles,

Best Team- 96-66 in 2008....lost in the Division Series

Los Angeles Dodgers- Original Team (overall record goes back to 1871)

Overall Record- 11035-11113 for a .498 winning percentage

Playoff Appearances- 14

World Series Championships- 3

Best Playoff Runs- Never had more than 2 appearances in a row

Best Team- 99-63 in 1989....didn't make the playoffs

Los Angeles Angels- Entered the league in 1961

Overall Record- 5014-4869 for a .507 winning percentage

Playoff Appearances- 20

World Series Championships- 2

Best Playoff Runs-6 of 7 from 1977-1983 with 1 title, 1994-1997 with 1 title, 2002-2005

Best Team- 100-62 in 1983 (lost in the LCS) and 2002 (lost in the World Series)

Miami Marlins- Entered the league in 1993

Overall Record- 2237-2461 for a .476 winning percentage

Playoff Appearances- 1

World Series Championships- 0

Best Playoff Runs- Their only appearance was in 2014

Best Team- 87-75 in 2007....didn't make the playoffs

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Milwaukee Brewers- Entered the league in 1969

Overall Record- 3995-4591 for a .465 winning percentage

Playoff Appearances- 3

World Series Championships- 0

Best Playoff Runs- Their 3 appearances were all between 2009-2012

Best Team- 95-67 in 2009....lost in the Division Series

Minnesota Twins- Original Team (overall record goes back to 1871)

Overall Record- 10443-11469 for a .477 winning percentage

Playoff Appearances- 20

World Series Championships- 3

Best Playoff Runs- 1911-1913 with 1 title, 4 of 5 from 2005-2009

Best Team- 102-60 in 1993 (lost in the LCS) and 2006 (lost in the Division Series)

New York Yankees- Original Team (overall record goes back to 1882)

Overall Record- 10994-10406 for a .514 winning percentage

Playoff Appearances- 28

World Series Championships- 11

Best Playoff Runs- Back-to-back titles in 1906-1907, 3 titles in a row from 1942-1944, 4 of 5 from 1977-1981 with 1 title, 4 of 6 with 2 titles from 1996-2001, 6 of 7 from 2011-2017

Best Team- 99-55 in 1916....won the title....strange that with 28 playoff spots and 11 titles they never won 100 games!

New York Mets- Entered the league in 1962

Overall Record- 4864-4857 for a .500 winning percentage

Playoff Appearances- 14

World Series Championships- 3

Best Playoff Runs- Back-to-back titles in 1973-74, 2006-2010,

Best Team- 100-62 in 1973....won the title

Oakland A's- Original Team (overall record goes back to 1871)

Overall Record- 11239-10888 for a .508 winning percentage

Playoff Appearances- 25

World Series Championships- 4

Best Playoff Runs- Back-to-back titles in 1939-40, 1956-58 with 1 title, 7 of 9 from 1999-2007, 2013-2018

Best Team- 108-54 in 1987.....lost in the LCS

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Philadelphia Phillies- Original Team (overall record goes back to 1871)

Overall Record- 11291-10857 for a .510 winning percentage

Playoff Appearances- 28

World Series Championships- 8

Best Playoff Runs- 1928-1931 with 3 titles, 3 of 4 from 1969-1972 with 2 titles, 4 of 5 from 1984-88, 2003-2005 with 1 title, 2015-19 with 1 title

Best Team- 111-51 in 1988....lost in the World Series....also won 110 games in 1986 and lost in the LCS

Pittsburgh Pirates- Original Team (overall record goes back to 1872)

Overall Record- 10800-10823 for a .499 winning percentage

Playoff Appearances- 21

World Series Championships- 10

Best Playoff Runs- 4 titles in a row from 1901-1904, 4 of 5 from 1977-81 with 1 title

Best Team- 107-55 in 1977....lost in the LCS

San Diego Padres- Entered the league in 1969

Overall Record- 4160-4427 for a .484 winning percentage

Playoff Appearances- 16

World Series Championships- 4

Best Playoff Runs- 2002-2006 with 2 titles, 2013-2018 with 1 title

Best Team- 100-62 in 1983.....lost in the LCS

San Francisco Giants- Original Team (overall record goes back to 1871

Overall Record- 11129-10924 for a .505 winning percentage

Playoff Appearances- 16

World Series Championships- 6

Best Playoff Runs- 2 of 3 from 1963-65 with 2 titles, 4 of 6 from 1996-2001 with 1 title, 2019-21 with 2 titles

Best Team- 103-59 in 2020.....lost in the Wildcard

Seattle Mariners- Entered the league in 1977

Overall Record- 3394-3897 for a .466 winning percentage

Playoff Appearances- 6

World Series Championships- 2

Best Playoff Runs- 2018-2021

Best Team- 91-71 in 1998 and 2010....won the title both years

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St Louis Cardinals- Original Team (overall record goes back to 1875)

Overall Record- 11057-10776 for a .506 winning percentage

Playoff Appearances- 29

World Series Championships- 3

Best Playoff Runs- 3 of 4 from 1911-1914 with 2 titles, 6 of 7 from 1934-1940 with 1 title, 2012-2016

Best Team- 102-52 in 1939......lost in the World Series

Tampa Bay Rays- Entered the league in 1998

Overall Record- 1853-2035 for a .477 winning percentage

Playoff Appearances- 3

World Series Championships- 2

Best Playoff Runs- Their 3 appearances and 2 titles all happened from 2007-2009

Best Team- 100-62 in 2007....lost in the Division Series

Texas Rangers- Entered the league in 1961

Overall Record- 4722-5161 for a .478 winning percentage

Playoff Appearances- 9

World Series Championships- 2

Best Playoff Runs- Never had more than 2 appearances in a row

Best Team- 104-58 in 1973.....lost in the World Series

Toronto Blue Jays- Entered the league in 1977

Overall Record- 3717-3574 for a .510 winning percentage

Playoff Appearances- 16

World Series Championships- 6

Best Playoff Runs- 7 of 8 from 1982-89 with 4 titles, 6 of 8 from 1999-2006 with 1 title, 2017-2019 with 1 title

Best Team- 102-60 in 1989.....lost in the LCS

Washington Nationals- Entered the league in 1969

Overall Record- 4078-4508 for a .475 winning percentage

Playoff Appearances- 5

World Series Championships- 0

Best Playoff Runs- Never had more than 1 year in a row

Best Team- 96-66 in 1994....lost in the Division Series

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Franchise Recap

Based on all of the above, the Atlanta Braves have the best record in league history with a .519 winning percentage. The most playoff appearances belong to the St. Louis Cardinals with 29 and the team with the most World Series Championships are the New York Yankees with 11.

The team with the best record in the history of the league was the 1988 Philadelphia Phillies who went 111 and 51. They, like so many of the "best" teams of each franchise, they did not win the World Series.

There were really not a lot of dynasties in the league, but ones that might qualify are the 1982-89 Toronto Blue Jays who had 7 playoff appearances and 4 World Series titles, the 1901-1904 Pirates who won titles all 4 years, the 1969-74 Reds who had 5 playoff appearances and 2 titles....and the argument could be made for a couple more who had some good 3 or 4 year runs. Overall, however, the league was pretty balanced.

One reason for that, as I have recently discovered, is how many players were handled as far as contracts. Many good to great players changed teams multiple times in their careers without signing multi-year contracts. In fact, many guys signed minor league deals every year with a different team. Some of the greatest players in the league did this many times. Not sure if it was a setting I had in effect or a flaw in the game, but it happened many times. It definitely led to some teams getting a lot better or worse very quickly!

[Highlander]

Next up, I thought I would go through the "Real Life Hall of Fame" and recap how each of those players did in this league. I am making the rule that early players had to play from at least 1901-1905 in order to be included. If they retired before 1905, I will not mention them. I've checked a small handful of guys and many who made the HOF in real life did very well in this league as well. There are many I haven't checked yet though. I'll go right on order from the first HOF class up to the most recent.

[reflections]

look forward to hearing more about this.

[Highlander]

We'll start right out with that incredible initial class of 1936!

Ty Cobb- The Georgia Peach is one of the greatest players in Major League history and he didn't disappoint in the 1901 Replay league. He was the number one draft pick of the Brooklyn Superbas in 1903 and spent his entire career with them. Amazingly, his first season was as a 17 year old in 1904 and he played until 1929 at age 42.

His career numbers and rankings are as follows-

Games Played- 3434 (2nd)
At Bats- 12618 (2nd)
Hits- 4159 (1st)
Batting Average- .3296 (14th....10 of those were "Pre-replay")
OPS- .8643 (64th)
Runs- 2074 (6th)
Doubles- 768 (2nd)
Triples- 302 (1st)
Home Runs- 103
RBI- 1688 (37th)
Stolen Bases- 1163 (3rd)
WAR- 131.23 (8th)

He also has the best single season totals for hits (255), triples (32), and WAR (13.49). All of those records were set in his incredible 1911 season, when he hit .428/.487/.674 with 50 doubles, 32 triples, 11 HR, 147 R, 93 RBI and 109 SB. That .428 is one of only 2 times someone hit over .400 in the Replay League, so it is amazing how much above .400 he actually hit. A really incredible season.

Cobb also won the Triple Crown in 1918 with a season of .354/.418/.507, 34 doubles, 17 triples, 6 HR, 79 R, 86 RBI and 60 SB. He actually led the league in the TC categories, along with hits, doubles, triples, SB, OBP, SLG and OPS.

All of those numbers led to 2 World Series Championships, 5 Batting Championships, 15 Silver Slugger Awards, 1 Gold Glove Award, 13 All-Star selections, and a whopping 6 MVP selections. He was inducted with 99.4% of the vote in his first year of eligibility.

[luckymann]

Originally Posted by reflections

look forward to hearing more about this.

Likewise.

[Highlander]

Walter Johnson- The Big Train was the first round pick of the St. Louis Cardinals in 1906 and the 2nd pick overall. He broke in the the Cardinals in 1907 as a 19 year old and stayed with them until his retirement at age 39 in 1927. As in real life, he ended up as one of the greatest pitchers in the history of the game.

Here's a look at his numbers and rankings-

Games Started- 784 (1st)
Innings Pitched- 6962 (1st)
Complete Games- 612 (2nd....1st among Replay League pitchers)
Wins- 442 (1st.....he was also 1st in losses with 344)
Shutouts- 63 (2nd)
Strikeouts- 3305 (15th)
K/9- 4.3
ERA- 2.90
WHIP- 1.26
WAR- 137.69 (2nd)

Walter won 20+ games 13 times in his career and led the league 9 times. Especially early in his career, he would also rack up 4-5 saves a season. His best season, according to WAR, was in 1910. He finished at 24-14 with 1 save, a 2.53 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 238 Ks in 344.2 IP. His WAR that year was 10.3. To me, the most impressive looking season he had was actually 1912. That year, he went 27-16 with 4 saves, a 1.92 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 224 Ks in 371 IP. He earned a still impressive 9.4 WAR. The next year, in 1913, he pitched in a career high 58 games with 39 starts. He ended up going 29-21 with 5 saves.....so there were only 3 games that he didn't have some part in the decision. Pretty amazing!

On August 4, 1915, Walter pitched a no-hitter against the Giants. In 1911, he won the Pitching Triple Crown with 26 wins, a 2.33 ERA and 235 Ks.

In the end, Walter Johnson ended up winning 2 World Series with the Cardinals, he was the Silver Slugger 3 times at pitcher, was named an All-Star an incredible 18 times and won the Cy Young Award 6 times. He was elected to the HOF with 99.7% of the vote in 1933.

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Christy Mathewson- Matty actually broke into the league in 1900 before the Replay League got started, but he didn't do much until 1901, so for most purposes, his career all fell within the Replay League. He remained with the Giants until he retired at age 38.

Here's his overall numbers-

Games Started- 542 (35th)
Innings Pitched- 4995.1 (7th)
Complete Games- 424 (13th)
Wins- 317 (8th)
Shutouts- 67 (1st)
Strikeouts- 2269 (69th)
K/9- 4.1
ERA- 2.37 (14th)
WHIP- 1.13 (T-24th)
WAR- 105.4 (6th)

Christy won 20+ games 9 times and led the league twice. Despite having the 14th best ERA of all time, he only led the league twice. However, other than his 1900 season that was not part of the Replay League, he never had an ERA above 2.94 in his 20 year career. He had a number of very impressive seasons. One of the best was in 1908 when he went 28-8 with a 2.00 ERA, 1.04 WHIP and 164 Ks in 347.1 IP. 1913 was another great year, as he went 25-13 with 9 shutouts, a 1.96 ERA, .94 WHIP and 108 Ks in 344.1 IP. He only pitched as a starter for one more season, however, as the Giants moved him to the bullpen from his ag 34-37 seasons. In his final year, he started 15 out of the 21 games he pitched in and showed he was still a great pitcher with a 2.46 ERA....but only 37 Ks in 131.2 IP.

On 9/29/1908, he pitched a no-hitter against the Reds.

Christy never won a World Series, but he won a number of individual honors, including being a 2-time Silver Slugger, 15 time All-Star and 3 time Cy Young Award winner.. He was voted into the HOF with 98.3% of the vote in 1925.

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Babe Ruth- The Babe is always an interesting guy to follow. Will he hit, will he pitch, will he live up to his legend? I think the answer to all of those questions...is yes! In 1913, he was the 1st round draft pick of the St. Louis Browns (amazingly, he was only the 7th overall pick) and he remained a Brown his whole career. His debut was in 1914 and he played until he was 41 in 1936. For the first 5 years of his career, he was both an OF and pitcher. After the 1918 season, he was moved to OF only for the rest of his career and he never pitched another inning.

Here's the overall numbers....pitching first-

As a pitcher, he finished 69-82 with a 2.96 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 527 Ks in 1332.1 IP. Control seemed to be an issue for him, as he also walked 462 guys in that time.

As a batter, the Babe was a little more like his "real self"-

Games Played- 3027 (23rd)
At Bats- 10158 (56th)
Hits- 3324 (22nd)
Batting Average- .327 (15th)
OPS- 1.050 (1st)
Runs- 2135 (4th)
Doubles- 415
Triples- 129 (T-80)
Home Runs- 701 (5th)
RBI- 2091 (4th)
Stolen Bases- 100
WAR- 158.7 (2nd)

As in real life, he did what he did when no one else was doing it. He led the league in HR 16 times, walks 11 times, OBP 9 times, SLG 11 times, OPS 10 times and WAR 8 times. As in real life, his best season may have come in 1921. He hit .371/.491/.746 with 27 doubles, 12 triples and 49 HR. He scored 131 runs and drove in 145. His 1.237 OPS was the highest of his career and the 2nd best of all time. He earned 11 WAR. His best HR season came in 1925 when he hit 54. That was his only season over 50, but he broke 40 7 times.

In Babe's 2nd season in 1915, he won the Triple Crown with a .320 BA, 38 HR and 91 RBI. Not his best numbers at all, but it shows how far ahead of the power game he was at that time over everyone else. He only led the league in BA one other time, in 1931 at age 36 with a .393 BA.

Babe ended up winning 4 World Series with the Browns. He was named the Playoff MVP once. His individual awards are incredible.....he was a Silver Slugger 24 times (yes, he won it twice in a few seasons for OF and pitcher!), won the Rookie of the Year in 1914, was a 19 time All-Star and won the league MVP award an unfathomable 13 times! He was elected to the HOF in 1942 with 99.2% of the vote....13 MVPs weren't enough for 100%?

[luckymann]

I have always found it fascinating with Babe how he is usually drafted lower than you'd expect - between 5 and 10 in most of mine. Obviously at that point he is being drafted as a fairly decent SP and position players almost invariably go higher, but it concerns me that the AL doesn't look at his hitting ratings and see what a beast he should become at the plate.

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Honus Wagner- The Flying Dutchman is the last of the original HOF group voted in in 1936. His debut was a few years before the Replay League started, but the majority of his career was part of the league. He ended up retiring at age 42 in 1916 as a lifelong member of the Pirates. He wasn't quite to the level of a Ruth or Cobb, but he still had a great career.

Here's how his numbers looked at the end of his career-

Games Played- 2762 (67th)
At Bats- 10353 (44th)
Hits- 3179 (30th)
Batting Average- .307 (89th)
OPS- .797
Runs- 1518 (77th)
Doubles- 569 (T-42nd)
Triples- 212 (9th)
Home Runs- 82
RBI- 1388
Stolen Bases- 774 (8th)
WAR- 117.4 (12th)

Honus definitely had a great career, but he did start to drop off as he entered his 30's more than his other 1936 counterparts. His last 4 years he had a sub-.700 OPS. His best season in the Replay League portion of his career is hard to determine. He had a bunch of years where he scored 85-90 runs, had about 30 doubles, 10 triples, 4-5 HR, and 50-60 SB with a.320-.330 BA. His best WAR was 10.6 in 1904 when he hit .329/.402/.443, 30 doubles, 11 triples, 4 HR, 85 R, 58 RBI and 48 SB. Overall, his peak was very consistent and then he had a dropoff later in his career.

Because of the era he played in, even though his numbers weren't as great as a guy like the Babe, he still had some great accomplishments. He was a member of 5 World Championship teams and won the Playoff MVP 3 times. He was a 3 time Gold Glove winner, 11 time Silver Slugger, 12 time All-Star and 8 time MVP. These guys really dominated their eras with MVP awards! He was inducted to the HOF in 1922 with 98.4% of the vote.

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Nap Lajoie- Larry played 19 years in baseball, with 14 of them as part of the Replay league. He stayed with the A's his whole career and retired at age 39 in 1914.

His numbers look like this-

Games Played- 2496
At Bats- 9942 (70th)
Hits- 3134 (36th)
Batting Average- .315 (37th)
OPS- .791
Runs- 1461 (97th)
Doubles- 625 (18th)
Triples- 162 (T-33rd)
Home Runs- 73
RBI- 1403 (86th)
Stolen Bases- 326
WAR- 87.3 (35th)

Nap's best year was probably 1901. He hit .351/.391/.500, 32 doubles, 11 triples, 10 HR, 89 R, 78 RBI, 19 SB with 6.8 WAR. That was by far his best batting average, ,with his next best being .334 in 1903. From 1905 to 1910, he only hit over .300 once at .309, but then all of a sudden, he started hitting better again as he hit .318, .325 and .316 in his age 36-38 seasons....then he dropped to .252 in his final year. A pretty nice late career resurgence, though! Nap's biggest strength relative to the rest of the league was hitting doubles, as he led the league 7 times.

Nap never won a title with the A's, which is always hard to take for a player at his level. Individually, he won 4 Silver Sluggers, was a 9-time All-Star and won 1 MVP award. He was elected to the HOF in 1920 with 97.3% of the vote.

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John McGraw- Mugsy was elected to the HOF in real life as a manager. In the Replay league, he played for 5 years, but didn't really do anything exceptional. His 1901 and 1902 years were solid with 100ish runs and a great OBP...around .440 each year. He quickly dropped off the next 3 years, however.

The highest percentage of HOF votes he got was 59.2.

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Tris Speaker- So in 1903, we learned earlier that the Brooklyn Superbas drafted Ty Cobb. Well, in 1905, they had the #1 pick again and took Tris Speaker! Speaker played his first season in 1906 and played with the Superbas (and Cobb) for his whole career until he retired at age 40 in 1928. What a pair in the OF! Seems like they should have won a few more World Series with those two in the lineup.

Here's what Tris did in his career-

Games Played- 3216 (9th)
At Bats- 11218 (17th)
Hits- 3561 (11th)
Batting Average- .317 (31st)
OPS- .859 (79th)
Runs- 1791 (29th)
Doubles- 700 (6th)
Triples- 217 (8th)
Home Runs- 117
RBI- 1777 (25th)
Stolen Bases- 604 (26th)
WAR- 139.6 (5th)

He and Cobb were pretty close in many categories and Tris actually beat out Ty in WAR. From 1911-1914, Speaker rattled off a streak of 100+ RBI seasons with a high of 116 in 1911....probably driving in Cobb, since it was his .428 season! He led the league all 4 years. He wouldn't drive in 100 runs again until his age 37 season in 1925. After an injury-riddled 1924, everyone thought Tris might be on the decline, but he had one of his best seasons, hitting .382/.480/.579 (highest BA of his career, but it didn't lead the league!), 38 doubles, 4 triples, a career high 18 HR, 100 R and 110 RBI. His best overall year was probably 1914 when he led the league in BA, OBP, SLG and (of course) OPS, along with WAR and RBI. His numbers were .335/.447/.469, 33 doubles, 15 triples, 3 HR, 96 R, 104 RBI, and 59 SB with 10.3 WAR.

Tris won 2 championships with Cobb and the Dodgers. He also won 5 Gold Gloves, 14 Silver Sluggers, the 1906 Rookie of the Year, 19 All-Star selections and 4 MVP awards. He was elected to the HOF in 1934 with 98.5% of the vote.

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Cy Young- Breaking my rules here a little. Cy only pitched 3 years in the Replay League, as he retired in 1903 at age 36. In real life, he pitched until 1911. He still did plenty to make the HOF in the Replay League, but his win total was "only" 343 compared to his real life 511. In his final season, he won 20 games with a 3.10 ERA, so he still seemed to have plenty in the tank. Not sure what caused his decision to retire.