The 20th Century Tourney: Round #1/Group #4

[woody5254]

Round #1/Group #4:

Seed #	Year	Team	Wins	Losses	Division
1	1954	Indians	111	43	AL East
2	1909	Tigers	98	54	NL East
3	1979	Orioles	102	57	NL West
4	1905	A's	92	56	AL West
5	1948	RedSox	96	59	ALWest
6	1912	Cubs	91	59	NL West
7	1974	Reds	98	64	NL East
8	1953	Indians	92	62	AL East
9	1995	RedSox	86	58	AL East
10	1927	A's	91	63	NL East
11	2000	CHA	95	67	NL West
12	1994	Reds	66	48	AL West
13	1978	Brewers	93	69	AL West
14	1964	Phills	92	70	NL West
15	1939	Indians	87	67	NL East
16	1987	Brewers	91	71	AL East
17	1964	Giants	90	72	AL East
18	1922	Pirates	85	69	NL East
19	1983	TOR	89	73	NL West
20	1948	A's	84	70	AL West
21	1997	Mets	88	74	AL West
22	1995	Angels	78	67	NL West
23	1927	Tigers	82	71	NL East
24	1963	Orioles	86	76	AL East
25	1979	Tigers	85	76	AL East
26	1984	Orioles	85	77	NL East
27	1916	Yankees	80	74	NL West
28	1997	Angels	84	78	AL West
29	1971	Cubs	83	79	AL West
30	1935	RedSox	78	75	NL West
31	1974	Twins	82	80	NL East
32	1944	RedSox	77	77	AL East

[woody5254]

Key Players for Round #1/Group #4:

5 Star Catchers:
Todd Hundley('97 Mets), Mickey Cochrane('27 A's)

5 Star 1B:
Dick Allen('64 Phillies)

5 Star 2B:
Charlie Gehringer('27 Tigers)

5 Star 3B:
Al Rosen('53 CLE)

5 Star OF:
Jim Edmonds('95 CAL), Ted Williams('48 BOS)

5 Star SP:
Jim Bunning('64 Phillies), Jose Rijo('94 Reds), Bert Blyleven('74 MIN), Fergie Jenkins('71 Cubs), Rube Waddell('05 A's), Eddie Plank('05 A's)

Group #4 is about to get rolling. Who will advance?

[woody5254]

Thru April:
Best Records: 1922 Pirates(22-6), 1995 Red Sox(20-8), 1995 Angels(19-9), 1927 A's(19-9)

Biggest Surprise Team thus far: #22 Seed 1995 Angels(19-9)

Biggest Dissapointment: #2 Seed 1909 Tigers(9-19)

HR Leader: Boog Powell('63 BAL) 8

BA Leader: Bob Fothergill('27 DET) .472

Wins Leader: Johnny Morrison('22 PIT) 7

Once again a Pirates' team leads the way. They all seem built for this tourney.

[woody5254]

Thru May:
Best Records: 1922 Pirates(38-17), 1995 Red Sox(37-18), 1927 A's(35-20), 1987 Brewers(32-23)

Biggest Surprise Team thus far: #28 Seed 1997 Angels(29-26)

Biggest Dissapointment: #2 Seed 1909 Tigers(17-38)

HR Leader: Kevin Mitcher('94 Reds) 14

BA Leader:Cotton Tierney('22 PIT) .441

Wins Leader: Many Tied 10

The #2 Seed Tigers have dug themselves quite a hole, it appears they may be the 1st #2 seed to go home.

[woody5254]

Thru June:
Best Records: 1922 Pirates(54-27), 1995 Red Sox(53-28), 1927 A's(50-31),
1948 Red Sox(49-32), 1905 A's(49-32)

Biggest Surprise Team thus far: #28 Seed 1997 Angels(42-39)

Biggest Dissapointment: #2 Seed 1909 Tigers(32-49)

HR Leader: Gorman Thomas('78 Brewers) 19

BA Leader:Bob Fothergill('27 DET) .410

Wins Leader: Many Tied 14

The #2 seed Tigers now have the worst record in the group.

[woody5254]

Thru July:
Best Records: 1922 Pirates(66-39), 1995 Red Sox(66-39), 1948 Red Sox(65-40), 1927 A's(63-42), 2000 White Sox(63-42)


Biggest Surprise Team thus far: #22 Seed 1995 Angels(57-48)

Biggest Dissapointment: #2 Seed 1909 Tigers(45-60)

HR Leader: Mo Vaughn('95 Red Sox) & Kevin Mitchell('94 Reds) 22

BA Leader:Bob Fothergill('27 DET) .418

Wins Leader: Eddie Plank('05 A's) & Mike Garcia('53 CLE) 18

This group has become quite top heavy with only 11 teams being over .500. Should be interesting to see how things shake out.

[woody5254]

Thru August:
Best Records: 1995 Red Sox(87-46), 1948 Red Sox(81-52), 1927 A's(79-54), 1922 Pirates(78-55)

Biggest Surprise Team thus far: #22 Seed 1995 Angels(75-58)

Biggest Dissapointment: #2 Seed 1909 Tigers(52-81)

HR Leader: Kevin Mitchell('94 Reds) 33

BA Leader:Bob Fothergill('27 DET) .419

Wins Leader: Many Tied 21

The Red Sox have taken this group over as they hold the top 2 teams. Kevin Mitchell is on pace to set a Season high for HRs.

[Dagrims]

Originally Posted by woody5254

Todd Hundley('97 Mets), Mickey Cochrane('27 A's)

Dick Allen('64 Phillies)

Charlie Gehringer('27 Tigers)

Al Rosen('53 CLE)

Jim Edmonds('95 CAL), Ted Williams('48 BOS)

Jim Bunning('64 Phillies), Jose Rijo('94 Reds), Bert Blyleven('74 MIN), Fergie Jenkins('71 Cubs), Rube Waddell('05 A's), Eddie Plank('05 A's)

One of these names is not like the others.

[woody5254]

Final Standings for Group #4:

American League Standings 
 
East 
 
Team         W   L   PCT   GB  
AL,BOS,1995 107 55  .660   -  
AL,CLE,1954 91  71  .562  16.0 
AL,ML4,1987 85  77  .525  22.0  
AL,DET,1979 83  79  .512  24.0  
NL,CIN,1974 81  81  .500  26.0   
AL,MIN,1974 77  85  .475  30.0  
AL,BAL,1963 76  86  .469  31.0 
NL,NYN,1964 62 100  .383  45.0  
 
West 
 
Team         W   L  PCT  GB   
AL,BOS,1948 95  67 .586  -  
AL,PHA,1905 88  74 .543  7.0  
NL,CIN,1994 84  78 .519 11.0   
AL,ANA,1997 81  81 .500 14.0  
AL,ML4,1978 77  85 .475 18.0  
AL,PHA,1948 74  88 .457 21.0 
NL,NYN,1997 73  89 .451 22.0  
NL,CHN,1971 62 100 .383 33.0  
 
National League Standings 
 
East 
 
Team         W  L  PCT  GB   
AL,PHA,1927 94 68 .580  -  
NL,PIT,1922 89 73 .549  5.0  
AL,DET,1927 85 77 .525  9.0 
AL,CLE,1953 83 79 .512 11.0  
AL,BOS,1944 80 82 .494 14.0  
AL,CLE,1939 74 88 .457 20.0  
AL,BAL,1984 73 89 .451 21.0  
AL,DET,1909 65 97 .401 29.0  
 
West 
 
Team         W  L  PCT  GB   
AL,CAL,1995 93 69 .574  - 
AL,CHA,2000 90 72 .556  3.0 
NL,CHN,1912 88 74 .543  5.0  
NL,PHI,1964 86 76 .531  7.0  
AL,NYA,1916 79 83 .488 14.0  
AL,TOR,1983 75 87 .463 18.0  
AL,BAL,1979 71 91 .438 22.0 
AL,BOS,1935 71 91 .438 22.0

The teams in bold advance to round #2.

The '64 Reds won a 1 game playoff over the '97 Angels.

Top Seed Eliminated: #2 1909 Tigers

Lowest Seed to Advance: #25 1979 Tigers

[woody5254]

Originally Posted by Dagrims

One of these names is not like the others.

Yes, I know. It was strange to see him listed as a 5 star player, but I just report the facts

[woody5254]

News and Notes from Group #4:
Batting Champ: Ty Cobb('27 A's) .405
HR Champ: Kevin Mitchell('94 Reds) 40
RBI Champ: Jose Canseco('95 BOS) 135
Runs Champ: Ted Williams('48 BOS) 134
SB Champ: Rickey Henderson('97 ANA) 64
ERA Champ: George Mullin('09 DET) 2.73
Wins Champ: Roger Clemens('95 BOS) 26
Saves Champ: Bill Castro('78 MIL) 30
K Champ: Rube Waddell('05 A's) 265

AL MVP: Ted Williams
NL MVP: Cotton Tierney('22 PIT)

AL Pitcher: Zane Smith('95 BOS)
NL Pitcher: Chris Short('64 PHI)

Reggie Sanders('94 Reds), Jessie Barfield('83 TOR), and Charles Johnson(2000 CHA) all hit 3 Homers in a game.

[tward13]

That must have been his 40 homer year. A rare feat for a catcher.

[woody5254]

Originally Posted by tward13

That must have been his 40 homer year. A rare feat for a catcher.

Yeah, I think you are right tward. Thanks for reminding me of that. It makes things a little more sensible.

[spleen1015]

All of the Orioles' teams were eliminated in this one! Boo!

[Vris]

Wow. I didn't know that '95 Red Sox team was that good. I mean, I knew they were good, but damn.

And those early Pirate teams. What a group.

[woody5254]

Originally Posted by spleen1015

All of the Orioles' teams were eliminated in this one! Boo!

Sorry, Matt. That was a rough group for Orioles' fans. But if you like the Red Sox......

[woody5254]

Originally Posted by Vris

Wow. I didn't know that '95 Red Sox team was that good. I mean, I knew they were good, but damn.

And those early Pirate teams. What a group.

Yeah, I wasn't expecting that either. Clemens and Canseco carried them to that record. As of right now they would be the #1 seed going into round 2.

The Pirates are rolling. Seven teams have played thus far and seven have advanced. Group #5 should test that streak though.

[jdw]

I'm not trying to be a jackass, but why don't you put all of these into one thread? Following the entire concept in one thread is a lot easier than someone in June trying to catch up and having to track through the deadwood of the board to find earlier rounds.

TWB has 50 seasons in one monster thread. You don't see a lot of people complaining about its sprawling nature. Quite the opposite.


John

[woody5254]

Originally Posted by jdw

I'm not trying to be a jackass, but why don't you put all of these into one thread? Following the entire concept in one thread is a lot easier than someone in June trying to catch up and having to track through the deadwood of the board to find earlier rounds.

TWB has 50 seasons in one monster thread. You don't see a lot of people complaining about its sprawling nature. Quite the opposite.


John

Well I did this so that people could comment on each individual group. The discussion for this league could become very complicated if I were to league it in a sigle thread. This isn't a league like the TWB where the same league is played in career mode. Each group has a totally different makeup of teams. So within a central thread if you were to say, "Boy, that Babe Ruth had a great season", no one would know which Babe Ruth you were talking about without also adding the vintage. I am certainly not trying to hog the front page and if there are enough people that think this is an issue, I will certainly go to a single thread.

I also like the fact that people can can just glance at the preview of the group threads by hovering and see if any of their favorite teams are in this particular group. It makes following your favorite teams a little less daunting.

As far as following the tourney, I have each group thread linked within the central thread, so it should be very easy to follow later on.

But as I said if there are other people that feel that how I am doing things is wrong, then let me know and I will figure something else out.