I experienced similar results in my first serious attempt at a historical league (this one starting in 1902), using OOTP3, the league stopped in 1931...
Pirates Pennant Winners
YEAR W L PCT GA WORLD SERIES
1902 95 58 .623 5 Def. PHA 4-2
1903 109 45 .708 21 Lost to CLE 4-0
1904 101 53 .656 19 Lost to PHA 4-1
1905 98 56 .636 6 Def. CLE 4-1
1906 91 63 .591 2 Def. PHA 4-2
1907 95 59 .619 9 Def. CLE 4-2
1908 93 61 .604 2 Def. DET 4-1
1909 98 56 .636 4 Def. BOS 4-0
1916 87 67 .565 3 Lost to CHA 4-1
1923 91 63 .591 3 Lost to NYA 4-2
The Pirates were led by solid pitching, pitching which one 5 Old Hoss Radbourn Awards. They also had a trio of Hall of Famers: Jesse Tannehill (251-116, 2.60 ERA), Deacon Phillippe (218-143, 2.83 ERA), and Jack Chesbro (203-107, 2.76 ERA). They were later joined by Nick Maddox (226-116, 2.93 ERA), whose wins totals were lower then they should have been because it took so long for him to break into the rotation.
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My current replay Pirates have been just as successful, despite to the lack of Chesbro, and Tannehill in their rotation. They have been more solid long term, and they are the most successful franchise in JimServo League History, up to 1924:
Pirates Pennant Winners
YEAR W L PCT GA WORLD SERIES
1905 97 57 .630 3 Def. CHA 4-3
1906 92 62 .597 4 Def. PHA 4-3
1907 95 59 .617 7 Def. PHA 4-3
1908 98 56 .636 13 Def. BOS 4-0
1911 87 67 .565 3 Def. BOS 4-3
1912 90 64 .584 3 Def. PHA 4-2
1917 86 68 .558 3 Lost to NYA 4-3
1918 88 66 .571 1 Def. DET 4-3
1921 98 56 .636 11 Lost to BOS 4-0
1923 95 59 .617 5 Def. NYA 4-2
Again, the reasons for the Pirates success is pitching, with 9 OHR Awards awarded to the team by 1924, including 4 to future HOF Nick Maddox, and 3 to HOF Homer Hillebrand, stats follow. One more HOF joined the Pirates in Honus Wagner, again the stats follow. Also worth noting is while the Pirates have never won 100 games in a season, twice they defeated World Series foes with 100+ wins (1906 against the Athletics, and 1911 against the Red Sox).
Homer Hillebrand
YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS
Black Ink Test: 59
Hall of Fame Standards: 59
Hall of Fame Monitor: 212.5
YEAR ERA W L S G CG SHO IP ER BB K TEAMS
1905 1.65 33 4 0 39 32 3 349.2 64 103 186 PIT
1906 2.42 10 6 0 20 12 3 167.1 45 58 84 PIT
1907 2.03 22 10 0 34 29 6 293.0 66 100 170 PIT
1908 2.59 28 9 0 38 34 1 347.1 100 117 218 PIT
1909 2.14 18 9 0 30 27 2 256.1 61 92 144 PIT
1910 2.73 21 10 0 32 30 3 280.0 85 110 184 PIT
1911 3.12 20 10 0 32 28 1 271.0 94 93 190 PIT
1912 3.13 23 15 0 39 38 2 347.2 121 175 235 PIT
1913 3.79 9 11 0 21 18 1 178.1 75 80 141 PIT
1914 3.24 20 18 0 39 35 5 339.0 122 128 311 PIT
1915 3.06 20 12 0 35 31 3 306.0 104 119 283 PIT
1916 3.69 16 16 0 34 28 3 295.1 121 142 245 PIT
1917 2.14 3 0 0 6 3 0 33.2 8 10 21 PIT
1918 MINOR LEAGUES
*Won 3 Old Hoss Radbourn Awards (1905, 1908, 1912)
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Career ERA: 2.77 (League ERA: 3.18)
Games: 399
Wins: 243
Losses: 130
Saves: 0
Complete Games: 345
Shutouts: 33
Innings Pitched: 3464 2/3
Hits Allowed: 2795
Earned Runs: 1066
Walks: 1327
Strikeouts: 2412
I'll get the Maddox and Wagner stats a bit later...
[ 06-06-2002, 09:36 PM: Message edited by: JimServo ]