[Highlander]

Going to need a few parts for this one to fit the screenshots I need for the HOF.

League Changes/Major Player Additions

1931
1-1 Frank Tanana (BSN)- The Cardinals couldn’t sign him last year.
1-3 David Cone (STL)- Hopefully they can sign him after missing out on Tanana
1-6 Julio Franco (DET)- Wonder if he will be able to play until age 47 in this league?
1-11 Tony Phillips (PHI)
1-12 Mariano Rivera (CLE)- Will be interesting how he does in this era
1-13 Joe Carter (BOS)

1932
Brooklyn has switched their name back to the Brooklyn Dodgers….I think they might stick with this name for a while!

1-1 Ron Guidry (BSN)
1-2 Gary Carter (NYY)- Just missed getting Guidry on the Yankees
1-3 Frank Howard (CHW)
1-7 Willie McGee (STL)- A good match!
1-8 Dennis Martinez (CIN)
1-9 Dave Kingman (DET)
1-13 Bryan Reynolds (PIT)- Again, a good match!

1933
This year will introduce the All-Star Game to the league. Not sure I will do much with it other than add it to the report for HOF Candidates as another determining factor.

1-1 Rickey Henderson (NYY)- Very interested how he does in this era…so unpredictable with who ends up doing well and who doesn’t
1-3 Jim Edmonds (BSN)
1-4 Jack Chesbro (SLA)
1-5 Waite Hoyt (PHI)
1-9 Chili Davis (STL)

1934
1-1 Rickey Henderson (NYY)- Couldn’t sign him last year so they are trying again
1-2 Orlando Cepeda (NYY)- Worth not signing Rickey! What a boost to the offense getting these two guys
1-3 Paul Skenes (CHC)- He should help the Cubs get back on track
1-6 Edd Roush (BSN)
1-16 Randy Jones (PIT)- Not a bad pickup for the 2nd to last pick. Maybe they can make a run of 1sts instead of 2nds.


1935
1-1 Rico Petrocelli (NYY)- They have to get better soon with all these top picks.
1-2 CC Sabathia (STL)- Same with the Cardinals
1-5 Bret Boone (BRO)

A few more pitchers in this bunch and a few that will need time to develop. The Yankees and Cardinals keep getting high picks but it’s not helping much….similar to the Red Sox earlier on. It’s interesting how many team fortunes have switched in this league….top MLB teams like the Yankees, Cards, Dodgers, etc have had few World Series appearances, while teams like the Cubs, Phillies, Senators, etc have done very well. The Bizarro World of Baseball!


World Series Results
1931- The Cleveland Guardians (91-63) defeated the Philadelphia Phillies (92-62) 4 games to 3
The Phillies joined the Cubs with their 8th World Series appearance and it’s their 3rd in the last 5 years (the other two were, of course, the Cubs). The strength of their team was actually their pitching, with guys like Sheldon Jones, Steve Trachsel, Jim Kaat and Daniel Hudson all having strong seasons, among others. On offense, it was Dave Bancroft, Justin Bour and Dan Wilson leading the way for a pretty balanced offense that wasn’t spectacular…just solid. Seeing Cleveland back in the World Series was surprising enough after it seemed like their time had passed. While this wasn’t their best season ever, it may have been their most impressive performance in the World Series, as the following players were injured and couldn’t play in the Series- Dizzy Dean (seems to happen a lot), Carl Hubbell, Bill Dahlen and Sam Crawford. That didn’t leave much, as they were their main top players. The bullpen was a big strength, however, with Tom Gorman still there and the addition of Mariano Rivera. On offense, besides Dahlen and Crawford still doing well, they had Bill White and Jim Eisenreich. It was incredible they overcame all those injuries to win, though. George Brett ended up getting the World Series MVP even though his overall line wasn’t that impressive- .346/.370/.423, 2 R, 2 doubles, 2 RBI, 1 SB.


1932- The Philadelphia Athletics (94-60) defeated the Chicago Cubs (90-64) 4 games to 1
The Cubs are becoming a very familiar face in the World Series, with this being their 9th appearance and 3rd in the past 4 years. They and the Phillies have been the dominant teams in the NL for a few years now. And yes, the Pirates came in 2nd again….by 1 game. The Cubs were led on the mound by Tony Gonsolin and Dave Rozema. Josh Fields was solid out of the bullpen as well. Their lineup is still focused on that big three of Jesse Barfield, Brian McCann and Eddie Joost, with Gus Mancuso being a big contributor as well. The Athletics hadn’t been to the World Series since their two in a row back in 1912-13. They are now 3-0 in the World Series, though, which is pretty impressive. On the mound, they had a solid staff with a number of guys who “pitched” in (sorry!). Bill James, Casey Cox and Javier Vazquez led the way with Chris Britton going 11-1 out of the bullpen. Their offense wasn’t quite as strong, but had Steve Sax, Terry Whitfield and some good power from Gary Roenicke. They also had a good luck charm with Ray Lamanno from the great Cleveland dynasty teams of a few years ago.

1933- The Boston Red Sox (89-65) defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates (84-70) 4 games to 3
You read that right…the Red Sox made their first appearance and the Pirates finally got out of 2nd place to make it into their 2nd World Series. The Pirates had good pitching, with Emmet Sheehan, Bill Bevens, and Juan Rincon all having solid seasons with Takashi Saito out of the bullpen. On offense, Odubel Herrera, Bryan Reynolds and Mike Napoli were all good for them. They also made a deadline deal with the Cubs to get Jesse Barfield who added one more really good bat. The Cubs, after a really good run of success, finished in last and made a ton of trades. We’ll see how quickly they can turn it back around. The Red Sox finally made their first World Series and made the most of it. On offense, it begins and ends with Dan Brouthers who was absolutely amazing this season….even more amazing is that the Red Sox won this series and Brouthers was actually injured! Carl Yastrzemski had a solid season, but not up to his usual standards. Pitching, however, was very good for Boston with Silvio Martinez and Daniel Bard as starters and Jimmie Sherfy and Glenn Liebhardt out of the pen. Denney Wilie was named World Series MVP, hitting .417/.517/.792 with 7 R, 1 doubles, 4 triples and 8 RBI.



1934- The Chicago White Sox (86-68) defeated the New York Giants (87-67) 4 games to 0.
Congrats to the New York Giants for finally making their first World Series appearance….the Cardinals are the last ones that have never been and they came in last place this year. The Giants had a pretty balanced staff, but were led by Bill Dinneen, Bryce Miller, and Adam Eaton won 7 games out of the bullpen. On offense, there weren’t any big stars, but Jonathan Villar, John Stone and Fred Clarke had some of the best seasons. The White Sox hadn’t been to the World Series since 1928 and hadn’t won since 1920. They had a pretty strong staff with Chan Ho Park and Joey Hamilton leading the starters and Jon Huber having a strong season in the bullpen. Their hitting was strong as well, with Andruw Jones, Ivan Calderon, Don Hurst and Frank Malzone. Scott Hatteberg was named World Series MVP, but had a pretty unimpressive line- .353/.353/.471, 1 R, 2 doubles….he didn’t even drive in a run. To me, Jon Huber deserved it, as he saved 2 wins and got a win himself in another.


1935- The Chicago Cubs (93-61) defeated the Cleveland Guardians (93-61) 4 games to 2
Despite these teams being the top two in World Series appearances, they haven’t faced off against each other since 1907. Cleveland doesn’t have too many players left from their great dynasty years, but Dizzy Dean is still the ace of the staff. He was helped by Michael Pineda and Andy Coakley as starters and Mariano Rivera in the bullpen. On offense, Ed Konetchy was probably the best player on a fairly mediocre offense. Bill Dahlen still had a good year, but was injured for the whole World Series….Sam Crawford and Yogi Berra are still starters as well, but not the type of players they were a few years ago. Chicago was a team in the cellar not long ago and they were trading a lot of their guys away….guess it worked! They were kind of the opposite of Cleveland, as they had a great offense with Eddie Joost, John Valentin, Brook Jacoby, Brian McCann and John Castino among others. On the mound things were a little shaky but their ace, Paul Skenes, had a great season. Dave Rozema also had a good season. The World Series MVP was Eddie Joost, who hit .346/.346/.846 with 7 R, 1 double, 4 HR and 7 RBI. The 4 HRs were a World Series record.


Here’s how each team has done in the World Series so far (teams in order of when they first appeared in the World Series)-
Chicago White Sox…..3-5
Chicago Cubs/Orphans…..5-5
Detroit Tigers…..2-1
Philadelphia Phillies…..5-3
Cincinnati Reds…..2-4
St. Louis Browns…..2-2
Boston Beaneaters/Doves/Braves…..2-2
Brooklyn Superbas/Robins…..1-3
Cleveland Naps/Guardians…..5-4
New York Highlanders…..1-0
Washington Senators…..3-3
Philadelphia Athletics…..3-0
Pittsburgh Pirates…..0-2
Boston Red Sox…..1-0
New York Giants…..0-1
St. Louis Cardinals…..No appearances


Award Winners

Rookie of the Year
1931 AL ROY- P Al Mamaux (CHW)- 20-11, 283.2 IP, 2.44 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 139 Ks (led league), 4.6 WAR….1st round pick….Finished 2nd in Fernando Valenzuela Award voting

1932 AL ROY- OF Red Murray (WAS)- .342/.385/.609, 131 R, 32 doubles, 20 triples (led league), 30 HR, 124 RBI, 17 SB, 8.9 WAR….1st round pick….Won the Gold Glove and Platinum Stick at CF, Finished 3rd in MVP Award voting

1933 AL ROY- OF Jose Cruz (WAS)- .346/.415/.489, 95 R, 46 doubles, 5 triples, 7 HR, 84 RBI, 8 SB, 6.6 WAR….1st round pick….Named an All-Star

1934 AL ROY- 1B Orlando Cepeda (NYY)- .341/.367/.543, 102 R, 53 doubles, 10 triples, 18 HR, 125 RBI, 5 SB, 4.5 WAR….1st round pick

1935 AL ROY- 2B Alexei Ramirez (WAS)- .342/.376/.503, 97 R, 32 doubles, 7 triples, 14 HR, 97 RBI, 7 SB, 5.2 WAR….2nd round pick….Named an All-Star, Won the Platinum Stick at 2B


1931 NL ROY- OF Odubel Herrera (PIT)- .340/.398/.471, 103 R, 43 doubles, 7 triples, 7 HR, 94 RBI, 7 SB, 5.1 WAR….2nd round pick….Won the Platinum Stick at CF

1932 NL ROY- 3B Chris Stynes (CHC)- .329/.370/.444, 80 R, 22 doubles, 7 triples, 5 HR, 52 RBI, 11 SB, 3.3 WAR (done in 441 AB)....2nd round pick

1933 NL ROY- OF Jim Edmonds (BSN)- .326/.374/.542, 79 R, 38 doubles, 15 triples (led league), 18 HR, 110 RBI (led league), 1 SB, 7.5 WAR….1st round pick….Named an All-Star, Won the Gold Glove and Platinum Stick at CF

1934 NL ROY- 1B Keith Moreland (PHI)- .354/.381/.508, 108 R, 41 doubles (led league), 10 triples, 11 HR, 109 RBI, 7 SB, 3.9 WAR….1st round pick….Named an All-Star, Won the Platinum Stick at 1B

1935 NL ROY- SS John Valentin (CHC)- .326/.418/.491, 105 R, 49 doubles, 3 triples, 11 HR, 83 RBI, 4 SB, 8.2 WAR….1st round pick….Hit for the Cycle, Named an All-Star, Won the World Series

Only one pitcher out of all 10 awards. The Senators had 3 winners to lead the way, so we’ll see if they can rise back up and make it to a few World Series since these players didn’t help them get there over this past 5 years.

Reliever of the Year
1931 AL Reyes Moronta Award- Chris Britton (PHA)- 8-3, 24 Saves (led league), 101.1 IP, 1.87 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 40 Ks, 1.0 WAR….4th round pick in 1922 by the Pirates

1932 AL Reyes Moronta Award- Mariano Rivera (CLE)- 8-5, 18 Saves, 85.2 IP, 2.31 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 42 Ks, 1.1 WAR….1st round pick in 1930 by Cleveland

1933 AL Reyes Moronta Award- Jon Huber (CHW)- 5-4, 23 Saves (led league), 120.2 IP, 2.24 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 38 Ks, 1.6 WAR….2nd Moronta Award

1934 AL Reyes Moronta Award- Jon Huber (CHW)- 4-7, 18 Saves, 111.2 IP, 3.06 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 41 Ks, 1.1 WAR….3rd Moronta Award….Named an All-Star, WOn the World Series

1935 AL Reyes Moronta Award- Brendan Donnelly (CHW)- 7-4, 23 Saves, 102 IP, 1.50 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 56 Ks, 1.4 WAR….1st round pick in 1934 by the White Sox….Named an All-Star


1931 NL Reyes Moronta Award- Daniel Hudson (PHI)- 7-5, 18 Saves, 90.1 IP, 2.79 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 37 Ks, 1.0 WAR….4th Moronta Award

1932 NL Reyes Moronta Award- Justin Thompson (NYG)- 7-10, 12 Saves, 97.2 IP, 2.67 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 34 Ks, 1.5 WAR….1st round pick in 1919 by Washington

1933 NL Reyes Moronta Award- Takashi Saito (PIT)- 6-6, 23 Saves (led league), 88.1 IP, 3.06 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 41 Ks, 1.4 WAR….2nd round pick in 1931 by the Pirates….Named an All-Star

1934 NL Reyes Moronta Award- Orber Moreno (PHI)- 9-7, 28 Saves (led league), 110.2 IP, 3.42 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 43 Ks, 1.0 WAR….2nd round pick in 1928 by the Phillies….Named an All-Star

1935 NL Reyes Moronta Award- Orber Moreno (PHI)- 12-6, 27 Saves (led league), 114 IP, 2.76 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 41 Ks, 1.0 WAR….2nd Moronta Award….Named an All-Star

The Phillies and White Sox dominated the awards but had different pitchers winning them. The Pirates got their usual winner as well. Donnelly looks like he could go on a run in the AL if his skills stay intact for a while, but don’t count out Mariano. Moreno looks pretty good in the NL. I would say Saito too, but he came into the league at a pretty late age so may not last too much longer…we’ll see.

Most Valuable Player
1931 AL MVP- 1B Dan Brouthers (BOS)- .416/.481/.772 (led league in all 3), 149 R (led league), 65 doubles (led league), 16 triples, 38 HR (led league), 155 RBI (led league), 22 SB, 11.9 WAR (led league)....2nd MVP Award….Had a 20 game hitting streak, Won the Triple Crown, Won the Platinum Stick at 1B

1932 AL MVP- 1B Dan Brouthers (BOS)- .369/.452/.693 (led league in all 3), 142 R (led league), 52 doubles, 19 triples, 32 HR, 134 RBI, 21 SB, 9.5 WAR (led league)....3rd MVP Award….Hit for the Cycle, Won the Platinum Stick at 1B

1933 AL MVP- 1B Dan Brouthers (BOS)- .390/.448/.781 (led league in all 3), 124 R (led league), 54 doubles (led league), 25 triples (led league), 43 HR (led league), 183 RBI (led league), 16 SB, 12.6 WAR (led league)....4th MVP Award….Named an All-Star, Won the Triple Crown, Won the Platinum Stick at 1B, Won the World Series

1934 AL MVP- 1B Dan Brouthers (BOS)- .363/.437/.666 (led league in OBP and SLG), 129 R (led league), 44 doubles, 8 triples, 39 HR (led league), 146 RBI (led league), 11 SB, 8.4 WAR (led league)....5th MVP Award….Named an All-Star, Won the All-Star MVP, Won the Platinum Stick at 1B

1935 AL MVP- 1B Dan Brouthers (BOS)- .359/.431/.610 (led league in BA and SLG), 122 R (led league), 50 doubles, 13 triples, 23 HR, 121 RBI, 16 SB, 7.4 WAR (led league)....6th MVP Award….Named an All-Star, Won the Platinum Stick at 1B


1931 NL MVP- SS Dave Bancroft (PHI)- .326/.403/.464, 103 R, 37 doubles, 5 triples, 11 HR, 96 RBI, 12 SB, 8.6 WAR (led league)....2nd MVP Award….Won the Platinum Stick at SS

1932 NL MVP- OF Odubel Herrera (PIT)- .353/.401/.532, 119 R (led league), 49 doubles, 14 triples, 12 HR, 93 RBI, 15 SB, 7.5 WAR….2nd round pick in 1930 by the Pirates….Won the Platinum Stick at CF

1933 NL MVP- 3B George Davis (CIN)- .341/.406/.533, 105 R, 38 doubles, 7 triples, 20 HR, 94 RBI, 10 SB, 9.1 WAR….3rd MVP Award….Named an All-Star, Won the Platinum Stick at 3B

1934 NL MVP- OF Jimmy Wynn (CIN)- .301/.422/.587 (led league in SLG), 119 R, 24 doubles, 4 triples, 41 HR (led league), 133 RBI (led league), 6 SB, 6.9 WAR….1st round pick in 1930 by the Reds….Named an All-Star, Won the Platinum Stick at RF

1935 NL MVP- SS Dave Bancroft (PHI)- .355/.424/.521, 105 R, 35 doubles, 8 triples, 15 HR, 91 RBI, 11 SB, 9.6 WAR….3rd MVP Award….Named an All-Star, Won the Gold Glove and Platinum Stick at SS

Dan Brouthers is up to 6 MVPs in a row and, while he’s dropped off a little bit, he could still get more depending on who else emerges in the AL. Dave Bancroft had a nice pair of bookends, but at 33 it will be a shock if he gets another MVP. David is getting up there in age as well, winning his at age 34. We’ll see if Wynn is going to go on a run or if someone else will step up. Also interesting that only one of the MVP seasons was for a player whose team won the championship.


Best Pitcher Award
1931 AL Fernando Valenzuela Award- Dizzy Dean (CLE)- 19-8, 253 IP, 1.96 ERA (led league), 1.00 WHIP (led league), 98 Ks, 5.3 WAR….6th Valenzuela Award….Won the World Series

1932 AL Fernando Valenzuela Award- Jim Merritt (DET)- 20-12, 303 IP (led league), 2.73 ERA (led league), 1.04 WHIP (led league), 131 Ks, 7.6 WAR (led league)....1st round pick in 1928 by the Tigers

1933 AL Fernando Valenzuela Award- Jim Merritt (DET)- 20-8 (led league in W), 284.2 IP, 2.47 ERA, 1.12 WHIP (led league), 123 Ks (led league), 6.5 WAR (led league)....2nd Valenzuela Award….Named an All-Star

1934 AL Fernando Valenzuela Award- Jim Merritt (DET)- 17-10 (led league in W), 268.2 IP, 3.12 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 119 Ks, 6.5 WAR (led league)....3rd Valenzuela Award….Named an All-Star

1935 AL Fernando Valenzuela Award- Dizzy Dean (CLE)- 17-5, 237 IP, 2.54 ERA (led league), 1.28 WHIP, 94 Ks, 5.6 WAR (led league)....7th Valenzuela Award….Was named an All-Star, Won the Platinum Stick at P


1931 NL Fernando Valenzuela Award- Tony Gonsolin (CHC)- 23-8 (led league in W), 289.1 IP (led league), 1.80 ERA (led league), .99 WHIP (led league), 104 Ks, 5.3 WAR….2nd Valenzuela Award….Finished 2nd in MVP voting

1932 NL Fernando Valenzuela Award- Tony Gonsolin (CHC)- 18-9, 271.2 IP, 3.01 ERA (led league), 1.17 WHIP, 78 Ks, 2.8 WAR….3rd Valenzuela Award

1933 NL Fernando Valenzuela Award- Bill Bevans (PIT)- 23-11 (led league in W), 288.2 IP, 2.90 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 93 Ks, 4.0 WAR….1st round pick in the 1932 draft by the Pirates….Named an All-Star, Finished 3rd in ROY voting

1934 NL Fernando Valenzuela Award- Waite Hoyt (PHI)- 21-14 (led league in W), 294.2 IP, 3.36 ERA (led league), 1.29 WHIP, 139 Ks, 5.8 WAR….1st round pick in 1932 by the Phillies….Named an All-Star

1935 NL Fernando Valenzuela Award- Paul Skenes (CHC)- 24-7 (led league in W), 295.2 IP (led league), 3.32 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 132 Ks, 5.9 WAR….1st round pick in 1933 by the Cubs….Named an All-Star, Won the World Series

Merritt and Dean dominated the AL…amazing how Dean just keeps rolling along. In the NL, Gonsolin had some good seasons but was actually traded by Chicago to the Athletics in their big trading flurry, so he’s in the AL now. Skenes looks tough in Chicago now, but we’ll see if he can keep it going as many star MLB pitchers have struggled to do.

Other Accomplishments, Records and Misc.

In the AL, Dick Green won 4 of 5 Gold GLoves at 2B and has 7 overall. Spike Owen is also up to 7 after a sweep at SS in this period. Carl Yastrzemski won 4 of 5 for his first appearances on the Gold Glove board.

In the NL, Ivan Rodriguez continued his takeover at the C position with 7 Gold Gloves in a row and 8 overall. Tommy Corcoran won 4 of 5 at 2B to raise his total to 6.

Six more players hit 3 HR in a game. Gary Carter did it in 1932 and Barry Bonds in 1933. The rest were in 1934- Mike Napoli, Jim Edmonds, Jimmy Wynn and Dan Brouthers.

This 5-year period saw only 3 more players get 6 hits in a game- Duff Cooley in 1931, Tommy Corcoran in 1932 and Chris Stynes in 1933.

Hitting for the cycle has become much more common, so I’m dropping it from the report.

There were 4 No-Hitters in this 5-year stretch….still no Perfect Games! In 1931, Tony Kaufmann (1 K, 0 BB) and Jim Hardin (4 K, 1 BB) did it. Andy Coakley (3K, 0 BB) pitched one in 1933 and in 1934 it was Frank Tanana (6 K, 1 BB)

This 5-year stretch gave us 2 more seasons for the 150 RBI club, but both were by a familiar player. Dan Brouthers got 155 RBI in 1931 and a record 183 in 1933.

Major milestones reached include- Carl Hubbell- 350 W, Sam Crawford- 3500 H, Dizzy Dean- 300 W, George Davis- 3000 H

New Records set over this 5-year period include-

Single Season RBI Record- Dan Brouthers- 183

NL Single Game RBI Record- Joe Dugan- 9

New Streak Records include-

Hitting Streak- 37 Games by Willie McGee
Scoring Streak- 18 Games by Orlando Cepeda
On-Base Streak- 66 Games by Jose Cruz

Hitless Innings- 18.2 by Andy Coakley

A closer look at some of the career records including players to watch who might be able to catch the leaders-

Sam Crawford has run away with the Hits record with 3,583. The next closest is George Davis with 3,111. He is active and Crawford has finally retired, but Davis is 37 so it will be tough for him to catch up. Most anyone else who is remotely close is at least 34 years old, so barring a very long career for someone, Crawford may have the record for a long time.

The Runs record is much closer. Sam Crawford has 1,875, but Lenny Dykstra is not far behind at 1,807. Lenny is 36 but scored 115 in 1935 and his skills look strong. No one else stands out yet.

Jimmie Foxx has held the HR record for a number of years and still sits at the top with 331. Next in line is Andruw Jones with 277. At 34 years old, Jones has a shot to catch Foxx, but even though he hit 21 in 1935, his skills have dropped off so it’s no sure thing. Right now, Dan Brouthers looks like the best bet to take over the HR record as he has 266 and is only 26 years old with still strong power skills. There are others who could pass Foxx….Don Hurst and David Ortiz stand out… but to keep up with Brouthers will be tough.

Sam Crawford also has a lock on the RBI record right now. He is at 1,815 with George Davis in 2nd with 1,658. Maybe George keeps going and passes him…he drove in 72 in 1935….but those skills are dropping. Most anyone else who seems to have a shot needs a number of seasons to get there. Just shows how great Sam Crawford reall has been for a long time.

Wins was a competitive category until the career resurgence of Carl Hubbell when he went to Cleveland. He had 10 losses and a career high 1.35 WHIP when Chicago traded him to Cleveland at age 33, so you could forgive them for thinking he may be on his way down. Unfortunately for Chicago, he went on to win 183 more to get up to 386 Wins. The next closest active player is former teammate Dizzy Dean with 311. Dizzy is 34 but coming off his 7th Fernando Valenzuela Award with 17 wins, so anything is possible, but he will need 5 more strong seasons to get there. If Dizzy falls short, the next closest is 34 year old Chris Volstad with 208 Wins….I doubt he’s got 178 more wins in him, but you never know.

The Saves category is hard to predict as guys will come and go from the role at a moment’s notice. Right now, it’s Masanori Murakami in the lead with 231 Saves. 39-year old Daniel Hudson is next with 214, so he isn’t too far away but only got 3 Saves in 1935 and is currently stuck behind Mariano Rivera in Cleveland. Speaking of Rivera, he’s only 29 and is up to 106 Saves, so he has a chance.

Finally, we’ll take a look at the Strikeouts record. Currently, it is held by Whit Wyatt with 2833. He’s been at the top of the list for a long time and right now it seems like Ks are a bit down. Pitchers aren’t throwing as many innings as they were when Wyat was pitching and they aren’t getting a ton of Ks in the innings they are throwing. The next active guy is Dizzy Dean with 2,143. He was a big K guy early in his career but has dropped off a lot recently….he only had 94 in 1935, so to get close to 700 more will be tough but not impossible.