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magritte · 11-20-2015, 10:14 AM

The basic notion of this playthrough is that starting in 1901, we have 12 teams which are drafting exclusively players of one astrological sun-sign. Since I let the A.I. manage all the teams in other respects, actual teams will not be exclusively of one sign due to trades and other roster moves. Without further ado, this is the first installment.

Part I. The Deadball Era (1901-1919)

Notable teams of the Deadball Era

The Chicago Scales won 4 consecutive national league titles from 1903-1906 and three world series, going 336-224 in those years. Some of their key performers were third baseman Art Devlin, Hall of Fame left fielder Fred Clarke, veteran right fielder Harry Lumley, and the pitcher Dummy Taylor. The speedy Devlin won two great gloves awards, led the league in run scoring twice and in stolen bases once. Clarke won a batting title with a .326 average in 1905 and led the league in stolen bases twice. and won the great glove and platinum stick awards at his position five times a piece. Lumley was rookie of the year in 1904, and led the league in home runs for three consecutive years, averaging nearly 10 per year, and led the league in RBI's in 1905. Taylor won the E.R.A. title in 1905 and led the league in innings pitched. But the toast of Chicago was the incomparable Rube Waddell, whose illustrious career included seven NL Pitcher of the Year awards and five Most Valuable Player awards. He led the league in strikeouts seven times, and in wins and ERA five times each, and set a record for ERA by a pitcher with 1.19 in 1904. His eye-popping numbers for their four championship seasons: 101-41, and 1.82 ERA and 1074 K's in 1234 innings pitched.

The Philadelphia Lions were the great American League rivals of the Scales, winning five titles and two world series between 1904 and 1909, missing the playoffs only in 1907. The team won 505 games against only 335 losses during those 6 years. Their batting lineup was anchored by two-time American League MVP Sherry Magee in left field, smooth-fielding shortstop Joe Tinker, and the veteran and future hall of famer, George Davis at third base. The powerful Magee led the league in home runs four times, hitting 17 in 1912. He also led in runs scored three times, RBI's twice, and stolen bases once. and won a batting title with a .343 average in 1910. Magee's best years came after the championship seasons, however. But though their hitting was good, it was their exceptional pitching rotation that really set the Lions apart. Christy Matthewson won the pitcher of the year three consecutive times from 1902 to 1904, and again in 1908 and 1909 en route to the Hall of Fame. In 1908, he was also voted the AL's most valuable player when he went 21-13 with a 2.13 ERA in a league leading 329.1 innings. Addie Joss won the MVP award in 1906, going 23-13 with a 1.93 ERA. Chief Bender won a league leading 24 games twice, in 1904 and 1909. From 1904-1909, the three pitchers had a combined record of 341-223 with a 2.36 ERA.

The Boston Rams dominated the American League from 1911 to 1913, winning three consecutive American League titles and one world series with a record of 237-183. The team was probably best defined by the veteran leadership that served it well in close pennant races. Rightfielder Sam Crawford had led the Rams to a World Series title in 1907, and did it again in 1911, collecting his second World Series MVP award. But it was probably the acquisition of shortstop Joe Tinker from the Philadelphia Lions in return for catcher Jake Stahl that spurred them to success, as Tinker brought his winning ways from Philadelphia. Second baseman Miller Huggins was another experienced key performer. They were surrounded by younger talents like Clyde Deerfoot Milan in center field who led the league in stolen bases and runs scored in 1912 and 1913, 1912 Rookie of the Year Red Smith at third base, and most important of all Zack Wheat. The left fielder won the batting title in both 1911 and 1913, and was awarded the AL MVP award in the first of those years, during which he hit .358. While the strong hitting and fielding of those players tended to grab most of the limelight in Boston in those years, they also had a terrific ace pitcher in Eddie Cicotte, who won the AL Pitcher of the Year in 1912, going 26-8 with an ERA of 3.01. Hall of Fame pitcher Doc White was in his fading years by then, but his influence as a mentor on the younger pitcher cannot be overlooked.

After a few down years, the Chicago Scales rose again to dominate the National League from 1910 to 1914, winning five straight pennants and four World Series titles. There was little continuity between this team and the previous championship teams. Though Tom Loftus continued to manage the team, the only regular starter remaining Fred Clarke, who saw little action after 1911 and retired in 1913. The mainstays of the team included shortstop Donie Bush, catcher Jack Lapp, and center fielder Fred Snodgrass. However, the biggest star was the great Shoeless Joe Jackson who won back-to-back National League MVP awards in 1910 and 1911. He led the league in hits and RBI's twice, in runs scored and stolen bases three times each. In their five championship seasons, Jackson lit up enemy pitchers with a .352 batting average and 296 extra base hits, 149 stolen bases, 523 runs scored and 412 runs driven in. The Scales also had a deep starting pitching with 1910 Pitcher of the Year Nap Rucker (108-58, 3.02 ERA), Rube Marquard (91-58, 2.35 ERA, 815 K's in 1363.2 IP), Ray Fisher (92-66, 3.09 ERA), and Doc Crandall (69-35, 3.02 ERA) giving them a solid and consistent rotation. Even so, every year it seemed that the pundits would predict this would be the year that the Cincinatti Scorpions would win with their 1-2 pitching punch of Walter Johnson and Ed Walsh or the New York Archers would win with their dynamic duo of Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker in the outfield. Yet year after year, the Scales kept winning.

Teams Ranked by Aggregate Records, 1901-1919
New York Archers (NL) 1437-1224 (.540), 2 pennants
Chicago Scales (NL) 1432-1229 (.538), 9 pennants, 7WS
Philadelphia Lions (AL) 1401-1259 (.527), 5 pennants, 2WS
Boston Rams (AL) 1395-1265 (.524), 5 pennants, 2 WS
Detroit Crabs (AL) 1366-1295 (.513), 2 pennants, 1WS
Cincinatti Scorpions (NL) 1362-1298 (.512), 1 pennant, 1WS
Washington Virgins (AL) 1328-1332, (.499), 3 pennants
Chicago Bulls (AL) 1322-1337 (.497), 4 pennants, 1WS
Philadelphia Goats (NL) 1321-1339 (.497), 4 pennants, 4 WS
St. Louis Fish (NL) 1229-1431 (.462), 1 pennant
Pittsburgh Waterbearers (NL) 1200-1460 (.451), 2 pennants, 1WS
Cleveland Twins (AL) 1169-1491 (.439)

American League Pennant Winners - * indicates world series winner
1901 - Boston Rams (98-42) RF: 875 RA: 557
1902 - Washington Virgins (89-51) RF: 707 RA: 538
1903 - Washington Virgins (85-55) RF: 629 RA: 534
1904 - Philadelphia Lions (87-53) RF: 617 RA: 474
1905 - *Philadelphia Lions (84-56) RF: 552 RA: 442
1906 - Philadelphia Lions (80-60) RF: 504 RA: 472
1907 - *Boston Rams (80-60) RF: 519 RA: 448
1908 - *Philadelphia Lions (89-51) RF: 529 RA: 417
1909 - Philadelphia Lions (87-53) RF: 543 RA: 426
1910 - Washington Virgins (81-59) RF: 581 RA: 462
1911 - *Boston Rams (79-61) RF: 714 RA: 634
1912 - Boston Rams (80-60) RF: 727 RA: 634
1913 - Boston Rams (83-57) RF: 586 RA: 504
1914 - Chicago Bulls (82-59) RF: 546 RA: 464
1915 - *Detroit Crabs (82-58) RF: 620 RA: 482
1916 - Detroit Crabs (83-57) RF: 549 RA: 502
1917 - Chicago Bulls (81-59) RF: 555 RA: 500
1918 - Chicago Bulls (85-55) RF: 620 RA: 485
1919 - *Chicago Bulls (87-53) RF: 613 RA: 513

National League Pennant Winners - * indicates World Series Winner
1901 - *Philadelphia Goats (81-59) RF: 709 RA: 612
1902 - *Philadelphia Goats (85-55) RF: 692 RA: 503
1903 - *Chicago Scales (78-62) RF: 600 RA: 541
1904 - *Chicago Scales (89-51) RF: 608 RA: 449
1905 - Chicago Scales (89-51) RF: 639 RA: 497
1906 - *Chicago Scales (80-60) RF: 570 RA: 489
1907 - St. Louis Fish (80-60) RF: 532 RA: 474
1908 - New York Archers (89-51) RF: 591 RA: 477
1909 - *Cincinatti Scorpions (93-47) RF: 550 RA: 363
1910 - *Chicago Scales (89-51) RF: 688 RA: 491
1911 - Chicago Scales (92-48) RF: 765 RA: 514
1912 - *Chicago Scales (82-59) RF: 714 RA: 601
1913 - *Chicago Scales (85-55) RF: 634 RA: 511
1914 - *Chicago Scales (81-59) RF: 613 RA: 536
1915 - Pittsburgh Waterbearers (77-63) RF: 552 RA: 474
1916 - *Philadelphia Goats (77-63) RF: 465 RA: 405
1917 - *Philadelphia Goats (78-62) RF: 474 RA: 415
1918 - *Pittsburgh Waterbearers (80-60) RF: 455 RA: 417
1919 - New York Archers (87-53) RF: 593 RA: 443

American League MVP's
1901 - Nap Lajoie, Philadelphia Goats .397, 15 HR, 121 RBI's
1902 - Nap Lajoie, Philadelphia Goats .376, 9 HR, 111 RBI's
1903 - Mike Donlin, Cleveland Twins .336, 8 HR, 84 RBI's
1904 - Mike Donlin, Cleveland Twins .365, 4 HR, 73 RBI's
1905 - Mike Donlin, Cleveland Twins .357, 7 HR, 86 RBI's
1906 - Addie Joss, Philadelphia Lions 23-13, 1.93 ERA, 126 K's
1907 - Doc White, Boston Rams 19-16, 1.73 ERA, 153 K's
1908 - Christy Mathewson, Philadelphia Lions 21-13, 2.13 ERA, 191 K's
1909 - Larry Doyle, Philadelphia Lions .288, 5 HR's, 78 RBI's
1910 - Sherry Magee, Philadelphia Lions .343, 12 HR's, 83 RBI's
1911 - Sherry Magee, Philadelphia Lions ,350, 15 HR's, 105 RBI's
1912 - Eddie Collins, Chicago Bulls .361, 3 HR's, 53 RBI's
1913 - Bobby Veach, Detroit Crabs .321, 2 HR's, 59 RBI's
1914 - Eddie Collins, Chicago Bulls .318, 2 HR's, 64 RBI's
1915 - Duke Kenworthy, Detroit Crabs .314, 8 HR's, 98 RBI's
1916 - Benny Kauff, Boston Rams .327, 10 HR's, 89 RBI's
1917 - Tex MacDonald, Chicago Bulls .312, 9 HR's, 83 RBI's
1918 - Rogers Hornsby, Chicago Bulls .337, 4 HR's, 77 RBI's
1919 - George Sisler, Boston Rams .367, 7 HR's, 87 RBI's

National League MVP's
1901 - Ed Delahanty, Cincinatti Scorpions .356, 8 HR's, 86 RBI's
1902 - Rube Waddell, Chicago Scales 28-7, 1.75 ERA, 236 K's
1903 - Rube Waddell, Chicago Scales 23-15, 2.41 ERA, 283 K's
1904 - Rube Waddell, Chicago Scales 28-8, 1.19 ERA, 303 K's
1905 - Rube Waddell, Chicago Scales 27-7, 1.84 ERA, 254 K's
1906 - Rube Waddell, Chicago Scales 23-11, 1.85 ERA, 234 K's
1907 - Honus Wagner, St. Louis Fish, .295, 2 HR's, 56 RBI's
1908 - Ty Cobb, New York Archers .359, 6 HR's, 77 RBI's
1909 - Walter Johnson, Cincinatti Scorpions 25-9, 1.49 ERA, 197 K's
1910 - Joe Jackson, Chicago Scales .392, 5 HR's 105 RBI's
1911 - Joe Jackson, Chicago Scales, .395, 7 HR's, 97 RBI's
1912 - Tris Speaker, New York Archers .360, 12 HR's, 107 RBI's
1913 - Tris Speaker, New York Archers .339, 6 HR's, 104 RBI's
1914 - Tris Speaker, New York Archers .338, 1 HR, 71 RBI's
1915 - Ty Cobb, New York Archers .382, 2 HR's, 62 RBI's
1916 - Ty Cobb, New York Archers .359, 2 HR's, 84 RBI's
1917 - Ty Cobb, New York Archers .321, 4 HR's, 65 RBI's
1918 - Tris Speaker, New York Archers .310, 59 RBI's
1919 - Babe Ruth, Pittsburgh Waterbearers .337, 29 HR's, 77 RBI's

11-20-2015, 10:14 AM	#1
magritte Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 49	The Astrological Baseball League The basic notion of this playthrough is that starting in 1901, we have 12 teams which are drafting exclusively players of one astrological sun-sign. Since I let the A.I. manage all the teams in other respects, actual teams will not be exclusively of one sign due to trades and other roster moves. Without further ado, this is the first installment. Part I. The Deadball Era (1901-1919) Notable teams of the Deadball Era The Chicago Scales won 4 consecutive national league titles from 1903-1906 and three world series, going 336-224 in those years. Some of their key performers were third baseman Art Devlin, Hall of Fame left fielder Fred Clarke, veteran right fielder Harry Lumley, and the pitcher Dummy Taylor. The speedy Devlin won two great gloves awards, led the league in run scoring twice and in stolen bases once. Clarke won a batting title with a .326 average in 1905 and led the league in stolen bases twice. and won the great glove and platinum stick awards at his position five times a piece. Lumley was rookie of the year in 1904, and led the league in home runs for three consecutive years, averaging nearly 10 per year, and led the league in RBI's in 1905. Taylor won the E.R.A. title in 1905 and led the league in innings pitched. But the toast of Chicago was the incomparable Rube Waddell, whose illustrious career included seven NL Pitcher of the Year awards and five Most Valuable Player awards. He led the league in strikeouts seven times, and in wins and ERA five times each, and set a record for ERA by a pitcher with 1.19 in 1904. His eye-popping numbers for their four championship seasons: 101-41, and 1.82 ERA and 1074 K's in 1234 innings pitched. The Philadelphia Lions were the great American League rivals of the Scales, winning five titles and two world series between 1904 and 1909, missing the playoffs only in 1907. The team won 505 games against only 335 losses during those 6 years. Their batting lineup was anchored by two-time American League MVP Sherry Magee in left field, smooth-fielding shortstop Joe Tinker, and the veteran and future hall of famer, George Davis at third base. The powerful Magee led the league in home runs four times, hitting 17 in 1912. He also led in runs scored three times, RBI's twice, and stolen bases once. and won a batting title with a .343 average in 1910. Magee's best years came after the championship seasons, however. But though their hitting was good, it was their exceptional pitching rotation that really set the Lions apart. Christy Matthewson won the pitcher of the year three consecutive times from 1902 to 1904, and again in 1908 and 1909 en route to the Hall of Fame. In 1908, he was also voted the AL's most valuable player when he went 21-13 with a 2.13 ERA in a league leading 329.1 innings. Addie Joss won the MVP award in 1906, going 23-13 with a 1.93 ERA. Chief Bender won a league leading 24 games twice, in 1904 and 1909. From 1904-1909, the three pitchers had a combined record of 341-223 with a 2.36 ERA. The Boston Rams dominated the American League from 1911 to 1913, winning three consecutive American League titles and one world series with a record of 237-183. The team was probably best defined by the veteran leadership that served it well in close pennant races. Rightfielder Sam Crawford had led the Rams to a World Series title in 1907, and did it again in 1911, collecting his second World Series MVP award. But it was probably the acquisition of shortstop Joe Tinker from the Philadelphia Lions in return for catcher Jake Stahl that spurred them to success, as Tinker brought his winning ways from Philadelphia. Second baseman Miller Huggins was another experienced key performer. They were surrounded by younger talents like Clyde Deerfoot Milan in center field who led the league in stolen bases and runs scored in 1912 and 1913, 1912 Rookie of the Year Red Smith at third base, and most important of all Zack Wheat. The left fielder won the batting title in both 1911 and 1913, and was awarded the AL MVP award in the first of those years, during which he hit .358. While the strong hitting and fielding of those players tended to grab most of the limelight in Boston in those years, they also had a terrific ace pitcher in Eddie Cicotte, who won the AL Pitcher of the Year in 1912, going 26-8 with an ERA of 3.01. Hall of Fame pitcher Doc White was in his fading years by then, but his influence as a mentor on the younger pitcher cannot be overlooked. After a few down years, the Chicago Scales rose again to dominate the National League from 1910 to 1914, winning five straight pennants and four World Series titles. There was little continuity between this team and the previous championship teams. Though Tom Loftus continued to manage the team, the only regular starter remaining Fred Clarke, who saw little action after 1911 and retired in 1913. The mainstays of the team included shortstop Donie Bush, catcher Jack Lapp, and center fielder Fred Snodgrass. However, the biggest star was the great Shoeless Joe Jackson who won back-to-back National League MVP awards in 1910 and 1911. He led the league in hits and RBI's twice, in runs scored and stolen bases three times each. In their five championship seasons, Jackson lit up enemy pitchers with a .352 batting average and 296 extra base hits, 149 stolen bases, 523 runs scored and 412 runs driven in. The Scales also had a deep starting pitching with 1910 Pitcher of the Year Nap Rucker (108-58, 3.02 ERA), Rube Marquard (91-58, 2.35 ERA, 815 K's in 1363.2 IP), Ray Fisher (92-66, 3.09 ERA), and Doc Crandall (69-35, 3.02 ERA) giving them a solid and consistent rotation. Even so, every year it seemed that the pundits would predict this would be the year that the Cincinatti Scorpions would win with their 1-2 pitching punch of Walter Johnson and Ed Walsh or the New York Archers would win with their dynamic duo of Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker in the outfield. Yet year after year, the Scales kept winning. Teams Ranked by Aggregate Records, 1901-1919 New York Archers (NL) 1437-1224 (.540), 2 pennants Chicago Scales (NL) 1432-1229 (.538), 9 pennants, 7WS Philadelphia Lions (AL) 1401-1259 (.527), 5 pennants, 2WS Boston Rams (AL) 1395-1265 (.524), 5 pennants, 2 WS Detroit Crabs (AL) 1366-1295 (.513), 2 pennants, 1WS Cincinatti Scorpions (NL) 1362-1298 (.512), 1 pennant, 1WS Washington Virgins (AL) 1328-1332, (.499), 3 pennants Chicago Bulls (AL) 1322-1337 (.497), 4 pennants, 1WS Philadelphia Goats (NL) 1321-1339 (.497), 4 pennants, 4 WS St. Louis Fish (NL) 1229-1431 (.462), 1 pennant Pittsburgh Waterbearers (NL) 1200-1460 (.451), 2 pennants, 1WS Cleveland Twins (AL) 1169-1491 (.439) American League Pennant Winners - * indicates world series winner 1901 - Boston Rams (98-42) RF: 875 RA: 557 1902 - Washington Virgins (89-51) RF: 707 RA: 538 1903 - Washington Virgins (85-55) RF: 629 RA: 534 1904 - Philadelphia Lions (87-53) RF: 617 RA: 474 1905 - Philadelphia Lions (84-56) RF: 552 RA: 442 1906 - Philadelphia Lions (80-60) RF: 504 RA: 472 1907 - Boston Rams (80-60) RF: 519 RA: 448 1908 - Philadelphia Lions (89-51) RF: 529 RA: 417 1909 - Philadelphia Lions (87-53) RF: 543 RA: 426 1910 - Washington Virgins (81-59) RF: 581 RA: 462 1911 - Boston Rams (79-61) RF: 714 RA: 634 1912 - Boston Rams (80-60) RF: 727 RA: 634 1913 - Boston Rams (83-57) RF: 586 RA: 504 1914 - Chicago Bulls (82-59) RF: 546 RA: 464 1915 - Detroit Crabs (82-58) RF: 620 RA: 482 1916 - Detroit Crabs (83-57) RF: 549 RA: 502 1917 - Chicago Bulls (81-59) RF: 555 RA: 500 1918 - Chicago Bulls (85-55) RF: 620 RA: 485 1919 - Chicago Bulls (87-53) RF: 613 RA: 513 National League Pennant Winners - * indicates World Series Winner 1901 - Philadelphia Goats (81-59) RF: 709 RA: 612 1902 - Philadelphia Goats (85-55) RF: 692 RA: 503 1903 - Chicago Scales (78-62) RF: 600 RA: 541 1904 - Chicago Scales (89-51) RF: 608 RA: 449 1905 - Chicago Scales (89-51) RF: 639 RA: 497 1906 - Chicago Scales (80-60) RF: 570 RA: 489 1907 - St. Louis Fish (80-60) RF: 532 RA: 474 1908 - New York Archers (89-51) RF: 591 RA: 477 1909 - Cincinatti Scorpions (93-47) RF: 550 RA: 363 1910 - Chicago Scales (89-51) RF: 688 RA: 491 1911 - Chicago Scales (92-48) RF: 765 RA: 514 1912 - Chicago Scales (82-59) RF: 714 RA: 601 1913 - Chicago Scales (85-55) RF: 634 RA: 511 1914 - Chicago Scales (81-59) RF: 613 RA: 536 1915 - Pittsburgh Waterbearers (77-63) RF: 552 RA: 474 1916 - Philadelphia Goats (77-63) RF: 465 RA: 405 1917 - Philadelphia Goats (78-62) RF: 474 RA: 415 1918 - Pittsburgh Waterbearers (80-60) RF: 455 RA: 417 1919 - New York Archers (87-53) RF: 593 RA: 443 American League MVP's* 1901 - Nap Lajoie, Philadelphia Goats .397, 15 HR, 121 RBI's 1902 - Nap Lajoie, Philadelphia Goats .376, 9 HR, 111 RBI's 1903 - Mike Donlin, Cleveland Twins .336, 8 HR, 84 RBI's 1904 - Mike Donlin, Cleveland Twins .365, 4 HR, 73 RBI's 1905 - Mike Donlin, Cleveland Twins .357, 7 HR, 86 RBI's 1906 - Addie Joss, Philadelphia Lions 23-13, 1.93 ERA, 126 K's 1907 - Doc White, Boston Rams 19-16, 1.73 ERA, 153 K's 1908 - Christy Mathewson, Philadelphia Lions 21-13, 2.13 ERA, 191 K's 1909 - Larry Doyle, Philadelphia Lions .288, 5 HR's, 78 RBI's 1910 - Sherry Magee, Philadelphia Lions .343, 12 HR's, 83 RBI's 1911 - Sherry Magee, Philadelphia Lions ,350, 15 HR's, 105 RBI's 1912 - Eddie Collins, Chicago Bulls .361, 3 HR's, 53 RBI's 1913 - Bobby Veach, Detroit Crabs .321, 2 HR's, 59 RBI's 1914 - Eddie Collins, Chicago Bulls .318, 2 HR's, 64 RBI's 1915 - Duke Kenworthy, Detroit Crabs .314, 8 HR's, 98 RBI's 1916 - Benny Kauff, Boston Rams .327, 10 HR's, 89 RBI's 1917 - Tex MacDonald, Chicago Bulls .312, 9 HR's, 83 RBI's 1918 - Rogers Hornsby, Chicago Bulls .337, 4 HR's, 77 RBI's 1919 - George Sisler, Boston Rams .367, 7 HR's, 87 RBI's National League MVP's 1901 - Ed Delahanty, Cincinatti Scorpions .356, 8 HR's, 86 RBI's 1902 - Rube Waddell, Chicago Scales 28-7, 1.75 ERA, 236 K's 1903 - Rube Waddell, Chicago Scales 23-15, 2.41 ERA, 283 K's 1904 - Rube Waddell, Chicago Scales 28-8, 1.19 ERA, 303 K's 1905 - Rube Waddell, Chicago Scales 27-7, 1.84 ERA, 254 K's 1906 - Rube Waddell, Chicago Scales 23-11, 1.85 ERA, 234 K's 1907 - Honus Wagner, St. Louis Fish, .295, 2 HR's, 56 RBI's 1908 - Ty Cobb, New York Archers .359, 6 HR's, 77 RBI's 1909 - Walter Johnson, Cincinatti Scorpions 25-9, 1.49 ERA, 197 K's 1910 - Joe Jackson, Chicago Scales .392, 5 HR's 105 RBI's 1911 - Joe Jackson, Chicago Scales, .395, 7 HR's, 97 RBI's 1912 - Tris Speaker, New York Archers .360, 12 HR's, 107 RBI's 1913 - Tris Speaker, New York Archers .339, 6 HR's, 104 RBI's 1914 - Tris Speaker, New York Archers .338, 1 HR, 71 RBI's 1915 - Ty Cobb, New York Archers .382, 2 HR's, 62 RBI's 1916 - Ty Cobb, New York Archers .359, 2 HR's, 84 RBI's 1917 - Ty Cobb, New York Archers .321, 4 HR's, 65 RBI's 1918 - Tris Speaker, New York Archers .310, 59 RBI's 1919 - Babe Ruth, Pittsburgh Waterbearers .337, 29 HR's, 77 RBI's