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Originally Posted by statman
1975
The Dodgers are the only repeat division winner as they win the NL West by 6 over SF. St. Louis wins a league high 105 games and cruise to a NL East title. The Twins and A's battle it out in the West again, this time Minnesota comes out on top by 2 games. The Orioles take the East by 11 over the Red Sox.
Both the Cardinals and Twins sweep in the League Championship Series. The Twins capture their 2nd World Series win in 4 seasons winning it in 5 games. Rod Carew is the Series MVP hitting .450 in the 5 games.
AL MVP and Cy Young Awards
Bert Blyleven continues his American League dominance as he wins his 3rd straight MVP and Cy Young Awards, the first time in history both Awards have been won in 3 straight seasons. 24-4 record, 2.51 ERA. At only 24 years old he already has the 3 Awards and 133 Major League wins, outstanding.
AL ROY Tigers OF Jason Thompson hits .318 and a AL league high in HR's 39 and RBI's 24.
NL MVP and CY young Award
Not to be outdone Sandy Koufax age 39 wins both Awards for the 4th time, the only pitcher to do so. 18-10, ERA 2.11 and he becomes the 1st pitcher ever to record over 5,000 strikeouts in a career, currently 5,192.
NL ROY Cardinals Ken Oberkfell hits .322 with 4 HR's, 47 RBI's
Nolan Ryan sets the single game strikeout record as he fans 19 Reds on May 11, 1975.
2 No no's in 1975
A's Steve Renko throws one against Baltimore
Cardinals Eric Rasmussen no-hits the Astros
Brewers OF Sixto Lexcano hits in 32 straight games
Angels Dave LaRoche and Orioles Daniel Yaccarino becomes baseballs first closer to get 40 saves in a season. A's Rollie Fingers also bested the previous record by getting 35.
3 of the greats of the game are elected to the Hall
Dodgers Pitcher Don Drysdale had 202 wins, 1 MVP and 2 Cy Young Awards and a 6 time All Star. An elbow injury cut his career short retiring at the age of 34.
Mr. Cub Ernie Banks 445 HR's in his 18 years with the Cubs. ROY, 2 MVP Awards, 6 Gold Gloves and a 10 time All Star
Mickey Mantle becomes the first player unanimously selected to the Hall of Fame getting 100% of all votes. His tribute thread 5 post previous shows why he might be the best of All Time.
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Great thread! Are you using recalc or Development? And saw where trades allowed, what about free agency now that you entered that era? Are you using historical transactions or lineup, or leave it up to AI GMs?
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