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ericnease84 · 02-14-2023, 02:33 PM

It's time for the 1950 season: the 50th anniversary of the Federal Baseball League. In honor of this milestone, we will be posting a brief history of each team upon the conclusion of this season, to see how everyone has done so far. We will then proceed on through the 1950s, as the league begins to evolve. As things progressed in real life during this time, we will not only see more teams move in order to expand out west, but the league will be expanding and adding additional teams in the near future.

As for the 1950 season...it began with three close divisional races, and the Indiana Fireflies quickly running away with the ABC West. The other three races stayed competitive well into August, even though all five NBC West teams were having trouble staying above .500 (on August 1, the Chicago Cardinals led that division with a 54-55 record). The Cardinals maintained the lead and went 81-73 overall to win that division by 11 games. The Washington Eagles went 93-61 to win the NBC East (the 4th place Yellow Jackets went 81-73). The Fireflies won the ABC West, of course, with a record of 93-61. And the Boston Patriots captured the ABC East again with a record of 85-69.
In the playoffs, the Fireflies and Eagles each won their first two games at home. Going on the road, the Eagles completed the sweep while the Fireflies dropped the next two games in Boston. The series went back to Indianapolis, where the Fireflies won Game 5 to win the pennant.
The World Series went back and forth, and the Eagles emerged victorious in a seven-game series.

02-14-2023, 02:33 PM	#55
ericnease84 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 144	FBL 50th Anniversary It's time for the 1950 season: the 50th anniversary of the Federal Baseball League. In honor of this milestone, we will be posting a brief history of each team upon the conclusion of this season, to see how everyone has done so far. We will then proceed on through the 1950s, as the league begins to evolve. As things progressed in real life during this time, we will not only see more teams move in order to expand out west, but the league will be expanding and adding additional teams in the near future. As for the 1950 season...it began with three close divisional races, and the Indiana Fireflies quickly running away with the ABC West. The other three races stayed competitive well into August, even though all five NBC West teams were having trouble staying above .500 (on August 1, the Chicago Cardinals led that division with a 54-55 record). The Cardinals maintained the lead and went 81-73 overall to win that division by 11 games. The Washington Eagles went 93-61 to win the NBC East (the 4th place Yellow Jackets went 81-73). The Fireflies won the ABC West, of course, with a record of 93-61. And the Boston Patriots captured the ABC East again with a record of 85-69. In the playoffs, the Fireflies and Eagles each won their first two games at home. Going on the road, the Eagles completed the sweep while the Fireflies dropped the next two games in Boston. The series went back to Indianapolis, where the Fireflies won Game 5 to win the pennant. The World Series went back and forth, and the Eagles emerged victorious in a seven-game series.