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CT Wolverine · 01-20-2014, 01:43 PM

Metaphysical League Baseball (MLB)
1928 Season

The 1928 pennant races were much like 1927 with the Washington Senators and Pittsburgh Pirates again winning league titles, this time by 11 games and 7 games respectively.

The Senators (93-61) were favorites over the Pirates (88-66) to win the World Series by virtue of their previous year’s victory, their better season record and by the fact that the Pirate’s leading RBI man, Hal Chase, 5-107-.324-11, was out with an injury.

The Pirates, however, won the series 4 games to 0, with the most lopsided victory in MLB history, by scores of 14-6, 14-5, 10-6 and 8-6. Jim Pagliaroni, (0-12-.474, 2 2B, 3B, 9 H, 3 BB, 4R), was named MVP. The Pirates sweep, along with the emergence with young stars like the Pirates’ Pagliaroni and Carew and the Reds’ Gehrig, Kid Nichols and Bill Sweeney caused many to wonder if maybe the tide of talent had finally turned toward to the National League after the previous 15 seasons of American League domination in which the AL had won 13 World Series.

1926 Awards and Achievements:

Batting Avg: AL: Ty Cobb, A’s, .358; NL: Rod Carew, Pit, .362
Rookie of Year: AL: Dave Winfield, Det, 15-80-.345-3; NL: Richie Ashburn, NYG, 4-67-.312-26
Pitcher of Year: AL: Greg Maddus, Was, 22-9-10–3.19; NL: Bill J Sweeney, Cin, 24-11-3-2.86
Hitter of Year: AL: Charlie Hickman, Was, 25-151-.340-12
NL: Lou Gehrig, Cin, 15-110-.331-3

Hitting Streaks:
Hal Chase hit in 37 straight games

Milestones:
Mickey Mantle, Cle, became 1st ever to pass 200 career HRs, ending season w/ 206 HRs
Gavvy Cravath, Was, reached hit #2000 (15th all-time)
Monty Stratton, Braves, reached win # 250 (7th all-time)
Bret Saberhagen, Bro, reached win #250 (8th all-time)
Paul Derringer, Phillies, reached win #200 (19th tie all-time)
Addie Joss, NYG, reached win # 200 (20th tie w/ Strasburg all-time)

Retirees:

David Wright, Was 1910-’28, A’s/Was, 150-1121-.286-297. Career: 4th RBI, 5th H (2547), R (1168), HR (tie); 3rd 2B (439), 6th AB (8893), 4th G (2336). Won World Championships with A’s in 1910 and Senators in 1927, and an AL Title with Senators in 1928.

01-20-2014, 01:43 PM	#47
CT Wolverine Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Connecticut Posts: 93	Metaphysical League Baseball 1928 Season Summary Metaphysical League Baseball (MLB) 1928 Season The 1928 pennant races were much like 1927 with the Washington Senators and Pittsburgh Pirates again winning league titles, this time by 11 games and 7 games respectively. The Senators (93-61) were favorites over the Pirates (88-66) to win the World Series by virtue of their previous year’s victory, their better season record and by the fact that the Pirate’s leading RBI man, Hal Chase, 5-107-.324-11, was out with an injury. The Pirates, however, won the series 4 games to 0, with the most lopsided victory in MLB history, by scores of 14-6, 14-5, 10-6 and 8-6. Jim Pagliaroni, (0-12-.474, 2 2B, 3B, 9 H, 3 BB, 4R), was named MVP. The Pirates sweep, along with the emergence with young stars like the Pirates’ Pagliaroni and Carew and the Reds’ Gehrig, Kid Nichols and Bill Sweeney caused many to wonder if maybe the tide of talent had finally turned toward to the National League after the previous 15 seasons of American League domination in which the AL had won 13 World Series. 1926 Awards and Achievements: Batting Avg: AL: Ty Cobb, A’s, .358; NL: Rod Carew, Pit, .362 Rookie of Year: AL: Dave Winfield, Det, 15-80-.345-3; NL: Richie Ashburn, NYG, 4-67-.312-26 Pitcher of Year: AL: Greg Maddus, Was, 22-9-10–3.19; NL: Bill J Sweeney, Cin, 24-11-3-2.86 Hitter of Year: AL: Charlie Hickman, Was, 25-151-.340-12 NL: Lou Gehrig, Cin, 15-110-.331-3 Hitting Streaks: Hal Chase hit in 37 straight games Milestones: Mickey Mantle, Cle, became 1st ever to pass 200 career HRs, ending season w/ 206 HRs Gavvy Cravath, Was, reached hit #2000 (15th all-time) Monty Stratton, Braves, reached win # 250 (7th all-time) Bret Saberhagen, Bro, reached win #250 (8th all-time) Paul Derringer, Phillies, reached win #200 (19th tie all-time) Addie Joss, NYG, reached win # 200 (20th tie w/ Strasburg all-time) Retirees: David Wright, Was 1910-’28, A’s/Was, 150-1121-.286-297. Career: 4th RBI, 5th H (2547), R (1168), HR (tie); 3rd 2B (439), 6th AB (8893), 4th G (2336). Won World Championships with A’s in 1910 and Senators in 1927, and an AL Title with Senators in 1928.