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darnoff · 05-25-2015, 12:35 PM

AL Season Wrap-up

As of August 1st, the Tigers were just 5 games off the lead. They then faltered inexplicably with a 12-15 record in August and never recovered. It is hard to put a finger on the team's primary issue in the second half because they finished the season ranked 2nd in offense and 3rd in pitching, which is no small feat for this team.

The big story was made by other teams though. With just one week left in the season, the White Sox led the Red Sox by 1.5 games and the two teams headed to Boston for a 3-game series. Chicago won the first game 5-2 behind ace Reb Russell (19-7, 3.44 ERA). Then Boston's Carl Mays (16-9, 3.38 ERA) shut out the White Sox 5-0 and on Day 3, Boston's Rube Foster (20-6, 2.41 ERA) recorded win #20 in a 6-2 victory that put the Red Sox just a half game back.

On next day, Chicago began a 4-game series in Oakland against an Athletics team that had gone 19-4 so far in September! Chicago's Jim Scott (14-6, 3.05 ERA) battled Oakland's Jimmy Dygert (19-9, 3.41 ERA) to a 0-0 tie that wasn't broken until the 12th when Chicago won 3-0. That gave them a 1-game lead over the idle Red Sox and a 3-game lead over Oakland with 3 games left to play.

On September 28th, Boston scored 4 in the 7th and 1 in the 9th to beat Detroit 6-5 while the White Sox lost to Oakland 8-4, putting the two Sox teams in a tie for first. On the 29th, Detroit beat Boston ace Joe Wood (15-11, 2.37 ERA) 9-1 and Oakland scored 1 run in the 7th to beat Chicago 4-3. On final day of the season, Boston scored in the 8th and 9th innings but lost to Detroit 4-3. Then Chicago, needing a win to clinch the pennant, scored in the 8th and 9th as well to take a 4-3 lead but Oakland tied the game in the 9th on a pinch hit home run by Ed Lennox and won in the 10th after Chicago closer Harry Suter (7-8, 36 Sv, 3.18 ERA) gave up a walk and two singles with two outs.

Those two scores forced the first ever 3-way tie in MLHR history!!! In the first playoff game, the White Sox beat Boston 3-1 behind Phil Douglas (14-13, 3.15 ERA) and Suter, who bounced back to earn the save.

On the next day, Jim Scott allowed just 1 run off 2 hits and 3 walks while striking out 6 in a complete game win that saw the Chicago offense clobber Oakland 14-1 to clinch their 3rd straight pennant!!

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National League Rosters

05-25-2015, 12:35 PM	#425
darnoff All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Atlanta, GA area Posts: 662	AL Season Wrap-up As of August 1st, the Tigers were just 5 games off the lead. They then faltered inexplicably with a 12-15 record in August and never recovered. It is hard to put a finger on the team's primary issue in the second half because they finished the season ranked 2nd in offense and 3rd in pitching, which is no small feat for this team. The big story was made by other teams though. With just one week left in the season, the White Sox led the Red Sox by 1.5 games and the two teams headed to Boston for a 3-game series. Chicago won the first game 5-2 behind ace Reb Russell (19-7, 3.44 ERA). Then Boston's Carl Mays (16-9, 3.38 ERA) shut out the White Sox 5-0 and on Day 3, Boston's Rube Foster (20-6, 2.41 ERA) recorded win #20 in a 6-2 victory that put the Red Sox just a half game back. On next day, Chicago began a 4-game series in Oakland against an Athletics team that had gone 19-4 so far in September! Chicago's Jim Scott (14-6, 3.05 ERA) battled Oakland's Jimmy Dygert (19-9, 3.41 ERA) to a 0-0 tie that wasn't broken until the 12th when Chicago won 3-0. That gave them a 1-game lead over the idle Red Sox and a 3-game lead over Oakland with 3 games left to play. On September 28th, Boston scored 4 in the 7th and 1 in the 9th to beat Detroit 6-5 while the White Sox lost to Oakland 8-4, putting the two Sox teams in a tie for first. On the 29th, Detroit beat Boston ace Joe Wood (15-11, 2.37 ERA) 9-1 and Oakland scored 1 run in the 7th to beat Chicago 4-3. On final day of the season, Boston scored in the 8th and 9th innings but lost to Detroit 4-3. Then Chicago, needing a win to clinch the pennant, scored in the 8th and 9th as well to take a 4-3 lead but Oakland tied the game in the 9th on a pinch hit home run by Ed Lennox and won in the 10th after Chicago closer Harry Suter (7-8, 36 Sv, 3.18 ERA) gave up a walk and two singles with two outs. Those two scores forced the first ever 3-way tie in MLHR history!!! In the first playoff game, the White Sox beat Boston 3-1 behind Phil Douglas (14-13, 3.15 ERA) and Suter, who bounced back to earn the save. On the next day, Jim Scott allowed just 1 run off 2 hits and 3 walks while striking out 6 in a complete game win that saw the Chicago offense clobber Oakland 14-1 to clinch their 3rd straight pennant!! Standings Batting Leaders Pitching Leaders National League Rosters __________________ Currently working on the Major League Historical Replay Formerly known as Matt from TN (multiple attempts to reclaim my old account failed) Proud creator of Time Warp Baseball and Set in Stone