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Scruff · 06-29-2013, 12:19 AM

Interesting. In the real NL in 1892 there were 92 pitchers. So the 75/17 seems dead on.

In the real NL, the median team had a first starter that made 49 starts, #2 made 42, #3 at 27-30, #4 at 20 and #5 at 10 starts.

So you could make it work for 16 teams, just by giving the lower end guys more starts and spreading them around.

352 total players had a plate appearance in 1892, so I don't get why the game only had 175 position players. There should be 260 of them. Even a guy like JB Young who had 1 at bat in 1892 should be in a game that imports for 1892.

Really appreciate you guys digging into this.

EDIT: Bad example with Young, who was a pitcher. "Leonard" an OF who was 0-for-0 with a walk and a steal should be in. Or Joe Daly, a 23 year old who caught but didn't bat.

06-29-2013, 12:19 AM	#10
Scruff Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 243	Interesting. In the real NL in 1892 there were 92 pitchers. So the 75/17 seems dead on. In the real NL, the median team had a first starter that made 49 starts, #2 made 42, #3 at 27-30, #4 at 20 and #5 at 10 starts. So you could make it work for 16 teams, just by giving the lower end guys more starts and spreading them around. 352 total players had a plate appearance in 1892, so I don't get why the game only had 175 position players. There should be 260 of them. Even a guy like JB Young who had 1 at bat in 1892 should be in a game that imports for 1892. Really appreciate you guys digging into this. EDIT: Bad example with Young, who was a pitcher. "Leonard" an OF who was 0-for-0 with a walk and a steal should be in. Or Joe Daly, a 23 year old who caught but didn't bat. Last edited by Scruff; 06-29-2013 at 12:22 AM.