1910's Wrap-up
National League Pennants
Giants - 6 in MLHR (2-4 in WS), 4 in MLB
Cubs - 3 in MLHR (0-3 in WS), 1 in MLB
Pirates - 1 in MLHR (0-1 in WS), 0 in MLB
Dodgers - 0 in MLHR, 2 in MLB
Braves - 0 in MLHR, 1 in MLB
Phillies - 0 in MLHR, 1 in MLB
Reds - 0 in MLHR, 1 in MLB
The Giants had a lot to live up to with four MLB pennants in the real decade of the 1910's and they actually surpassed it by winning six in MLHR. Unfortunately, they only won two of those six World Series. Of all National League teams, the Giants received the most talent in MLHR which means that in MLB they had the largest quantity of rookies over the decade as well as the most overall talent to begin their careers with the club. Where those players finished their careers in MLB is another story.
The Cubs had better success in MLHR than they did in MLB. That is partly due to the fact that in MLHR players do not get injured and have longer careers. That allowed their talent from the late 1900's carry over into the early 1910's. Their success is also due to the fact that they added more new talent than any other NL team except the Giants.
The biggest disappointment were the Dodgers, who won two pennants in MLB but only had three winning seasons over the decade in MLHR. That tells me that most of the talent from the two MLB pennant winning clubs were not actually developed or signed as amateurs by the Dodgers organization, but acquired in trades.
American League Pennants
White Sox - 4 in MLHR (3-1 in WS), 2 in MLB
Red Sox - 3 in MLHR (3-0 in WS), 4 in MLB
Athletics - 2 in MLHR (1-1 in WS), 3 in MLB
Tigers - 1 in MLHR (1-0 in WS), 0 in MLB
Indians - 0 in MLHR, 1 in MLB
The MLHR Athletics came off a dominant decade from 1901-10 and they won their two pennants in this decade at the very beginning - 1911 and 1913. After that, they saw decline as some key players aged and limited top tier talent was added.
The MLHR Red Sox have benefitted from not selling off key players as they did in MLB. They still have players like Babe Ruth, Tris Speaker and Carl Mays on their roster. Since most of those key players were sold at the end of the 1910's in MLB, we should see a real change in Boston's fortunes in the next decade - the 1920's - as these players remain with the Red Sox.
The White Sox saw the biggest improvement over their MLB results. Their MLHR pitching staff has been dominant, but it will be interesting to see how they do in the 1920's since no players were banned due to throwing the 1919 World Series. In fact, that also affects Oakland since outfielder Shoeless Joe Jackson will get to finish his career where he began - with the A's.
Franchises
