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magritte · 01-09-2016, 03:05 PM

1980-1999 A New Sluggers Golden Age

In the late seventies and early eighties, the Chicago Bulls had another series of successful seasons, winning five AL pennants and four world series between 1978 and 1983. In their early years they had a young team with notable rising stars like Lance Parrish and George Brett, with a sprinkly of more experienced leadership, such as Buddy Bell. Six-time all-star catcher Parrish was a steady contributor both at the batt and in the field. averaging 19 home runs per year. Bell was also a six-time all-star and capable of great glove level performance at both second and third base. A steady line drive hitter who led the league in doubles three times, his .285 batting average was also an asset. But the big star in the early years was hall-of-famer third baseman George Brett, who won back-to-back MVP awards in 1978 and 1979. He won the batting title and led the league in total bases both years, also leading in runs scored and RBI's in 1978. Then, seeking to free up second base for another young star Lou Whitaker, they moved Bell to third and shocked the baseball writer by shipping the biggest star to St. Louis for pitchers J.R. Richard and Dennis Kinney. Whitaker would justify the faith they showed in him, being chosen for the all-star game a remarkable fourteen times. He was a versatile player who won five great gloves (one at shortstop) and had good speed remarkable plate discipline for a young player, even leading the league in on-base percentage once. And though many questioned the wisdom of trading away the team's superstar, J.R. Richard proved to be the ace they were looking for, winning four consecutive AL Pitcher of the Year awards to add to his two national league trophies. Over the next four years, he went a remarkable 82-39 with an astounding 2.61 ERA and 991 K's in 1105 innings. He led the league in strikeouts in each of those years, in wins in three of them, and in ERA in two of them. Richards was ably backed up by workhorse and four-time all-star Rick Reuschel (86-62, 3.60), and young stars Britt Burns (64-30, 3.15) and Moose Haas (52-36, 2.85), who gave the team a formidable rotation. Burns was the rookie of the year in 1980, when he went 14-3, with a 2.80 ERA and appeared in the all-star game five times.

The eighties and nineties were not, by and large, a time of dominant dynastic teams. The Bulls continued to be a strong team, but every AL team except the hapless Twins won at least one pennant. The same was largely true of the NL, where all six teams had their years, but the New York Archers managed a dominant run from 1990 to 1996, winning five pennants in seven years. Though theeir lineup was remarkably strong from top to bottom, the player most identified with the dynasty was 1989 rookie of the year, right-fielder Larry Walker. A ten-time all-star won a batting title, hitting .340 in 1996, led the league twice in on-base percentage and slugging percentage. Over their 7-year championship span, walker hit .290, belted 130 HR's and 232 doubles, and stole 185 bases. Another Archer, catcher Ivan Rodriguez was chosen rookie of the year in 1992. He matched Walker's 10 all-star appearances and won the batting title in his rookie season, hitting .311. In additon to being the best hitting atcher in the league, he was an outstanding fielder, winning three great gloves. Another great two-way player for them was Jay Bell, who won five great gloves and four platinum sticks at shortstop First baseman Mo Vaughn led the league in Home Runs and runs scored twice and RBI's three times. After establishing himself as a regular starter in 1993, he averaged 30 home runs and 105 RBIs over the next four years. The youngsters benefited from the veteran leadership of versatile Tony Phillips, who was acquired from the Chicago Bulls in 1985 for Lamarr Hoyt. Phillips played mostly at second base, but had more than 150 games at third, short, and in the outfield for the Archers. Wherever he played, he was a disciplined hitter who fashioned a .366 OBP over seven years and led the league in that category in 1993. The pitching was led by the great Kevin Appier who went 125-57 with a 3.15 ERA. Three times he was the NL pitcher of the year, and he won the MVP award in 1996 when he went an astounding 22-5 with a league-leading 2.84 ERA, the third time in his career that he led the league in wins. Other key pitchers were John Burkett (116-60, 3.33) and Bob Tewksbury (77-66, 3.66). Burkett was a five-time all-star and led the league in ERA with 2.57 in 1992. Tewksbury led the league in ERA in 1990, but had difficulty maintaining that form in his thirties. Overall, the Archers went a sizzling 677-443 over seven years, peaking with an amazing 108-53 season in 1996. But despite all their regular season success, they failed to win the world series that year. Indeed this great team won only one world series in 1992.

Teams Ranked by Aggregate Wins 1980-1999
Cincinatti Scorpions 1778-1424 (.555), 6 pennants, 3 world series
Chicago Bulls 1726-1473 (.540), 8 pennants, 5 world series
Washington Virgins 1674-1527 (.523), 5 pennants, 3 world series
St. Louis Fish 1651-1547 (.516), 3 pennants, 2 world series
Detroit Crabs 1623-1579 (.507), 4 pennants, 2 world series
Anaheim Goats 1605-1595 (.502), 4 pennants
New York Archers 1587-1613 (.496), 5 pennants, 1 world series
Philadelphia Lions 1574-1628 (.492), 2 pennants, 2 world series
Boston Rams 1530-1671 (.478), 1 pennant, 1 world series
Pittsburgh Waterbearers 1529-1672 (.478), 1 pennant, 1 world series
Houston Twins 1475-1725 (.461)
Chicago Scales 1452-1749 (.454), 1 pennant

American League Winners
1980 Chicago Bulls, 105-55, RF: 792, RA: 548
1981 *Chicago Bulls, 93-67, RF:721, RA: 620
1982 *Chicago Bulls, 97-63, RF:709, RA: 572
1983 *Chicago Bulls, 92-68, RF: 784, RA:657
1984 *Philadelphia Lions, 98-62, RF: 765, RA: 627
1985 *Washington Virgins, 102-58, RF: 909, RA: 688
1986 Chicago Bulls, 97-63, RF: 816, RA: 643
1987 Chicago Bulls, 90-70, RF: 842, RA: 736
1988 *Washington Virgins, 96-64, RF: 768, RA: 625
1989 Detroit Crabs, 96-65, RF: 792, RA: 715
1990 *Chicago Bulls, 87-73, RF: 679, RA: 573
1991 *Boston Rams, 93-67, RF: 751, RA: 625
1992 Washington Virgins, 91-70, RF: 724, RA: 695
1993 *Detroit Crabs, 86-75, RF: 913, RA: 795
1994 Detroit Crabs, 95-65, RF: 968, RA: 762
1995 *Chicago Bulls, 96-64, RF: 794, RA: 644
1996 *Washington Virgins, 93-67, RF: 980, RA: 784
1997 Washington Virgins, 92-68, RF: 914, RA: 837
1998 *Philadelphia Lions, 96-64, RF: 921, RA: 753
1999 Detroit Crabs, 87-73, RF: 1031, RA: 904

National League Winners
1980 *St. Louis Fish, 101-59, RF: 814, RA: 618
1981 Philadelphia-Anaheim Goats, 94-66, RF: 638, RA: 527
1982 Cincinatti Scorpions, 92-68, RF: 781, RA: 637
1983 Anaheim Goats, 91-69, RF: 755, RA: 642
1984 Chicago Scales, 93-68, RF: 731, RA: 612
1985 Cincinatti Scorpions, 107-53, RF: 697, RA: 494
1986 *Cincinatti Scorpions, 105-55, RF: 726, RA: 506
1987 *St. Louis Fish, 100-60, RF: 848, RA: 659
1988 Anaheim Goats, 92-68, RF: 690, RA: 557
1989 St. Louis Fish, 92-68, RF: 768, RA: 660
1990 New York Archers, 84-76, RF: 717, RA: 660
1991 Anaheim Goats, 90-70, RF: 730, RA: 565
1992 *New York Archers, 106-54, RF: 772, RA: 537
1993 New York Archers, 102-58, RF: 776, RA: 630
1994 *Cincinatti Scorpions, 101-59, RF: 794, RA: 617
1995 New York Archers, 94-66, RF: 818, RA: 686
1996 New York Archers, 108-52, RF: 886, RA: 647
1997 *Cincinatti Scorpions, 89-71, RF: 752, RA: 642
1998 Cincinatti Scorpions, 89-72, RF: 856, RA: 746
1999 Pittsburgh Waterbearers, 100-60, RF: 857, RA: 652

American League MVP's
1980 J.R. Richard, Chicago Bulls, 22-10, 2.47, 277 K's
1981 J.R. Richard, Chicago Bulls, 21-7, 2.65, 241 K's
1982 Jason D. Thompson, Detroit Crabs, .293, 36 HRs, 118 RBIs
1983 Kent Hrbek, Chicago Bulls.312, 35 HRs, 125 RBIs
1984 Ron Kittle, Detroit Crabs, .292, 48 HRs, 137 RBIs
1985 Cal Ripken, Washington Virgins, .306, 28 HRs, 99 RBIs
1986 Kent Hrbek, Chicago Bulls, .316, 36 HRs, 112 RBIs
1987 Eddie Murray, Chicago Bulls, .319, 33 HRs, 104 RBIs
1988 Orel Hershiser, Washington Virgins, 23-9, 2.54, 151 K's
1989 Kevin Mitchell, Chicago Bulls, .283, 32 HRs, 118 RBIs
1990 Barry Bonds, Detroit Crabs, ..311, 25 HRs, 86 RBIs
1991 Roger Clemens, Philadelphia Lions, 23-8, 2.42 ERA, 241 K's
1992 Frank Thomas,Houston Twins, .300, 27HRs, 108 RBIs
1993 John Olerud, Philadelphia Lions, .339, 37 HRs, 117 RBIs
1994 Barry Bonds, Detroit Crabs, .279, 38 HRs, 116 RBIs
1995 John Smoltz, Chicago Bulls, 16-6, 2.32, 234 K's
1996 Albert Belle, Washington Virgins, .331, 35 HRs, 137 RBIs
1997 Jim Thome, Washington Virgins, .317, 37 HRs, 105 RBIs
1998 Nomar Garciaparra, Philadelphia Lions, .319, 36 HRs, 125 RBIs
1999 Derek Jeter, Detroit Crabs, .342, 25 HRs, 102 RBIs

National League MVP's
1980 Eddie Murray, St. Louis Fish, .329, 31 HRs, 103 RBIs
1981 Mario Soto, Philadelphia Goats, 17-4, 1.80, 251 K's
1982 Jack Clark, Cincinatti Scorpions, .322, 35 HRs, 94 RBIs
1983 Rickey Henderson, Philadelphia Goats, .281, 14 HRs, 60 RBIs
1984 Dwight Gooden, Cincinatti Scorpions, 25-6, 1.75, 275 K's
1985 Jesse Barfield, Cincinatti Scorpions, .322, 37 HRs, 100 RBIs
1986 Dwight Gooden, Cincinatti Scorpions, 26-3, 1.68, 264 K's
1987 Kirby Puckett, St. Louis Fish, .377, 26 HRs, 74 RBIs
1988 Joe Carter, Chicago Scales, .304, 24 HRs, 75 RBIs
1989 Bobby Bonilla, St. Louis Fish, .306, 29 HRs, 109 HRBIs
1990 Will Clark, St. Louis Fish, .314, 30 HRs, 95 RBIs
1991 Bobby Bonilla, St.Louis Fish, .307, 30 HRs, 89 RBIs
1992 Ken Griffey, Jr., Cincinatti Scorpions, .310, 31 HRs, 103 RBIs
1993 Sammy Sosa, Cincinatti Scorpions, .278, 42 HRs, 120 RBIs
1994 Mark McGwire, Chicago Scales, .283, 45 HRs, 104 RBIs
1995 Pedro Martinez, Cincinatti Scorpions, 18-9, 2.97, 291 K's
1996 Kevin Appier, New York Archers, 22-5, 2.84, 217 K's
1997 Kevin Brown, St. Louis Fish, 21-10, 2.39, 245 K's
1998 Magglio Ordonez, Chicago Scales, .328, 40 HRs, 114 RBIs
1999 Pedro Martinez, Cincinatti Scorpions, 17-7, 2.39, 286 K's

01-09-2016, 03:05 PM	#7
magritte Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 49	1980-1999 A New Sluggers Golden Age In the late seventies and early eighties, the Chicago Bulls had another series of successful seasons, winning five AL pennants and four world series between 1978 and 1983. In their early years they had a young team with notable rising stars like Lance Parrish and George Brett, with a sprinkly of more experienced leadership, such as Buddy Bell. Six-time all-star catcher Parrish was a steady contributor both at the batt and in the field. averaging 19 home runs per year. Bell was also a six-time all-star and capable of great glove level performance at both second and third base. A steady line drive hitter who led the league in doubles three times, his .285 batting average was also an asset. But the big star in the early years was hall-of-famer third baseman George Brett, who won back-to-back MVP awards in 1978 and 1979. He won the batting title and led the league in total bases both years, also leading in runs scored and RBI's in 1978. Then, seeking to free up second base for another young star Lou Whitaker, they moved Bell to third and shocked the baseball writer by shipping the biggest star to St. Louis for pitchers J.R. Richard and Dennis Kinney. Whitaker would justify the faith they showed in him, being chosen for the all-star game a remarkable fourteen times. He was a versatile player who won five great gloves (one at shortstop) and had good speed remarkable plate discipline for a young player, even leading the league in on-base percentage once. And though many questioned the wisdom of trading away the team's superstar, J.R. Richard proved to be the ace they were looking for, winning four consecutive AL Pitcher of the Year awards to add to his two national league trophies. Over the next four years, he went a remarkable 82-39 with an astounding 2.61 ERA and 991 K's in 1105 innings. He led the league in strikeouts in each of those years, in wins in three of them, and in ERA in two of them. Richards was ably backed up by workhorse and four-time all-star Rick Reuschel (86-62, 3.60), and young stars Britt Burns (64-30, 3.15) and Moose Haas (52-36, 2.85), who gave the team a formidable rotation. Burns was the rookie of the year in 1980, when he went 14-3, with a 2.80 ERA and appeared in the all-star game five times. The eighties and nineties were not, by and large, a time of dominant dynastic teams. The Bulls continued to be a strong team, but every AL team except the hapless Twins won at least one pennant. The same was largely true of the NL, where all six teams had their years, but the New York Archers managed a dominant run from 1990 to 1996, winning five pennants in seven years. Though theeir lineup was remarkably strong from top to bottom, the player most identified with the dynasty was 1989 rookie of the year, right-fielder Larry Walker. A ten-time all-star won a batting title, hitting .340 in 1996, led the league twice in on-base percentage and slugging percentage. Over their 7-year championship span, walker hit .290, belted 130 HR's and 232 doubles, and stole 185 bases. Another Archer, catcher Ivan Rodriguez was chosen rookie of the year in 1992. He matched Walker's 10 all-star appearances and won the batting title in his rookie season, hitting .311. In additon to being the best hitting atcher in the league, he was an outstanding fielder, winning three great gloves. Another great two-way player for them was Jay Bell, who won five great gloves and four platinum sticks at shortstop First baseman Mo Vaughn led the league in Home Runs and runs scored twice and RBI's three times. After establishing himself as a regular starter in 1993, he averaged 30 home runs and 105 RBIs over the next four years. The youngsters benefited from the veteran leadership of versatile Tony Phillips, who was acquired from the Chicago Bulls in 1985 for Lamarr Hoyt. Phillips played mostly at second base, but had more than 150 games at third, short, and in the outfield for the Archers. Wherever he played, he was a disciplined hitter who fashioned a .366 OBP over seven years and led the league in that category in 1993. The pitching was led by the great Kevin Appier who went 125-57 with a 3.15 ERA. Three times he was the NL pitcher of the year, and he won the MVP award in 1996 when he went an astounding 22-5 with a league-leading 2.84 ERA, the third time in his career that he led the league in wins. Other key pitchers were John Burkett (116-60, 3.33) and Bob Tewksbury (77-66, 3.66). Burkett was a five-time all-star and led the league in ERA with 2.57 in 1992. Tewksbury led the league in ERA in 1990, but had difficulty maintaining that form in his thirties. Overall, the Archers went a sizzling 677-443 over seven years, peaking with an amazing 108-53 season in 1996. But despite all their regular season success, they failed to win the world series that year. Indeed this great team won only one world series in 1992. Teams Ranked by Aggregate Wins 1980-1999 Cincinatti Scorpions 1778-1424 (.555), 6 pennants, 3 world series Chicago Bulls 1726-1473 (.540), 8 pennants, 5 world series Washington Virgins 1674-1527 (.523), 5 pennants, 3 world series St. Louis Fish 1651-1547 (.516), 3 pennants, 2 world series Detroit Crabs 1623-1579 (.507), 4 pennants, 2 world series Anaheim Goats 1605-1595 (.502), 4 pennants New York Archers 1587-1613 (.496), 5 pennants, 1 world series Philadelphia Lions 1574-1628 (.492), 2 pennants, 2 world series Boston Rams 1530-1671 (.478), 1 pennant, 1 world series Pittsburgh Waterbearers 1529-1672 (.478), 1 pennant, 1 world series Houston Twins 1475-1725 (.461) Chicago Scales 1452-1749 (.454), 1 pennant American League Winners 1980 Chicago Bulls, 105-55, RF: 792, RA: 548 1981 Chicago Bulls, 93-67, RF:721, RA: 620 1982 Chicago Bulls, 97-63, RF:709, RA: 572 1983 Chicago Bulls, 92-68, RF: 784, RA:657 1984 Philadelphia Lions, 98-62, RF: 765, RA: 627 1985 Washington Virgins, 102-58, RF: 909, RA: 688 1986 Chicago Bulls, 97-63, RF: 816, RA: 643 1987 Chicago Bulls, 90-70, RF: 842, RA: 736 1988 Washington Virgins, 96-64, RF: 768, RA: 625 1989 Detroit Crabs, 96-65, RF: 792, RA: 715 1990 Chicago Bulls, 87-73, RF: 679, RA: 573 1991 Boston Rams, 93-67, RF: 751, RA: 625 1992 Washington Virgins, 91-70, RF: 724, RA: 695 1993 Detroit Crabs, 86-75, RF: 913, RA: 795 1994 Detroit Crabs, 95-65, RF: 968, RA: 762 1995 Chicago Bulls, 96-64, RF: 794, RA: 644 1996 Washington Virgins, 93-67, RF: 980, RA: 784 1997 Washington Virgins, 92-68, RF: 914, RA: 837 1998 Philadelphia Lions, 96-64, RF: 921, RA: 753 1999 Detroit Crabs, 87-73, RF: 1031, RA: 904 National League Winners 1980 St. Louis Fish, 101-59, RF: 814, RA: 618 1981 Philadelphia-Anaheim Goats, 94-66, RF: 638, RA: 527 1982 Cincinatti Scorpions, 92-68, RF: 781, RA: 637 1983 Anaheim Goats, 91-69, RF: 755, RA: 642 1984 Chicago Scales, 93-68, RF: 731, RA: 612 1985 Cincinatti Scorpions, 107-53, RF: 697, RA: 494 1986 Cincinatti Scorpions, 105-55, RF: 726, RA: 506 1987 St. Louis Fish, 100-60, RF: 848, RA: 659 1988 Anaheim Goats, 92-68, RF: 690, RA: 557 1989 St. Louis Fish, 92-68, RF: 768, RA: 660 1990 New York Archers, 84-76, RF: 717, RA: 660 1991 Anaheim Goats, 90-70, RF: 730, RA: 565 1992 New York Archers, 106-54, RF: 772, RA: 537 1993 New York Archers, 102-58, RF: 776, RA: 630 1994 Cincinatti Scorpions, 101-59, RF: 794, RA: 617 1995 New York Archers, 94-66, RF: 818, RA: 686 1996 New York Archers, 108-52, RF: 886, RA: 647 1997 Cincinatti Scorpions, 89-71, RF: 752, RA: 642 1998 Cincinatti Scorpions, 89-72, RF: 856, RA: 746 1999 Pittsburgh Waterbearers, 100-60, RF: 857, RA: 652 American League MVP's 1980 J.R. Richard, Chicago Bulls, 22-10, 2.47, 277 K's 1981 J.R. Richard, Chicago Bulls, 21-7, 2.65, 241 K's 1982 Jason D. Thompson, Detroit Crabs, .293, 36 HRs, 118 RBIs 1983 Kent Hrbek, Chicago Bulls.312, 35 HRs, 125 RBIs 1984 Ron Kittle, Detroit Crabs, .292, 48 HRs, 137 RBIs 1985 Cal Ripken, Washington Virgins, .306, 28 HRs, 99 RBIs 1986 Kent Hrbek, Chicago Bulls, .316, 36 HRs, 112 RBIs 1987 Eddie Murray, Chicago Bulls, .319, 33 HRs, 104 RBIs 1988 Orel Hershiser, Washington Virgins, 23-9, 2.54, 151 K's 1989 Kevin Mitchell, Chicago Bulls, .283, 32 HRs, 118 RBIs 1990 Barry Bonds, Detroit Crabs, ..311, 25 HRs, 86 RBIs 1991 Roger Clemens, Philadelphia Lions, 23-8, 2.42 ERA, 241 K's 1992 Frank Thomas,Houston Twins, .300, 27HRs, 108 RBIs 1993 John Olerud, Philadelphia Lions, .339, 37 HRs, 117 RBIs 1994 Barry Bonds, Detroit Crabs, .279, 38 HRs, 116 RBIs 1995 John Smoltz, Chicago Bulls, 16-6, 2.32, 234 K's 1996 Albert Belle, Washington Virgins, .331, 35 HRs, 137 RBIs 1997 Jim Thome, Washington Virgins, .317, 37 HRs, 105 RBIs 1998 Nomar Garciaparra, Philadelphia Lions, .319, 36 HRs, 125 RBIs 1999 Derek Jeter, Detroit Crabs, .342, 25 HRs, 102 RBIs National League MVP's 1980 Eddie Murray, St. Louis Fish, .329, 31 HRs, 103 RBIs 1981 Mario Soto, Philadelphia Goats, 17-4, 1.80, 251 K's 1982 Jack Clark, Cincinatti Scorpions, .322, 35 HRs, 94 RBIs 1983 Rickey Henderson, Philadelphia Goats, .281, 14 HRs, 60 RBIs 1984 Dwight Gooden, Cincinatti Scorpions, 25-6, 1.75, 275 K's 1985 Jesse Barfield, Cincinatti Scorpions, .322, 37 HRs, 100 RBIs 1986 Dwight Gooden, Cincinatti Scorpions, 26-3, 1.68, 264 K's 1987 Kirby Puckett, St. Louis Fish, .377, 26 HRs, 74 RBIs 1988 Joe Carter, Chicago Scales, .304, 24 HRs, 75 RBIs 1989 Bobby Bonilla, St. Louis Fish, .306, 29 HRs, 109 HRBIs 1990 Will Clark, St. Louis Fish, .314, 30 HRs, 95 RBIs 1991 Bobby Bonilla, St.Louis Fish, .307, 30 HRs, 89 RBIs 1992 Ken Griffey, Jr., Cincinatti Scorpions, .310, 31 HRs, 103 RBIs 1993 Sammy Sosa, Cincinatti Scorpions, .278, 42 HRs, 120 RBIs 1994 Mark McGwire, Chicago Scales, .283, 45 HRs, 104 RBIs 1995 Pedro Martinez, Cincinatti Scorpions, 18-9, 2.97, 291 K's 1996 Kevin Appier, New York Archers, 22-5, 2.84, 217 K's 1997 Kevin Brown, St. Louis Fish, 21-10, 2.39, 245 K's 1998 Magglio Ordonez, Chicago Scales, .328, 40 HRs, 114 RBIs 1999 Pedro Martinez, Cincinatti Scorpions, 17-7, 2.39, 286 K's