The 20th Century Tourney: Round #1/Group #3

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Seed #	Year	Team	Wins	Losses	Division
1	1909	Pirates	110	42	AL East
2	1923	Yankees	98	54	NL East
3	1993	Braves	104	58	NL West
4	1919	Giants	87	53	AL West
5	1994	Yankees	70	43	ALWest
6	1933	Yankees	91	59	NL West
7	1970	Twins	98	64	NL East
8	1953	Braves	92	62	AL East
9	1935	Yankees	89	60	AL East
10	1926	Yankees	91	63	NL East
11	2000	Cards	95	67	NL West
12	1925	A's	88	64	AL West
13	1970	Yankees	93	69	AL West
14	1964	Reds	92	70	NL West
15	1936	Cards	87	67	NL East
16	1985	Royals	91	71	AL East
17	1927	Cubs	85	68	AL East
18	1911	Pirates	85	69	NL East
19	1982	RedSox	89	73	NL West
20	1941	RedSox	84	70	AL West
21	1996	Orioles	88	74	AL West
22	1906	A's	78	67	NL West
23	1925	Browns	82	71	NL East
24	1962	Angels	86	76	AL East
25	1971	Royals	85	76	AL East
26	1983	Astros	85	77	NL East
27	1937	Braves	79	73	NL West
28	1993	Cubs	84	78	AL West
29	1970	Mets	83	79	AL West
30	1917	Tigers	78	75	NL West
31	1973	Astros	82	80	NL East
32	1942	Reds	76	76	AL East

[Vris]

Here's one of the many, many Yankee dominated groups.

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Originally Posted by Vris

Here's one of the many, many Yankee dominated groups.

Screw the Yankees, I just want the Astros to move on.

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I am going to tone back the previews a little bit to save time and keep these earlier groups rolling. I hope it is still enjoyable for everyone to follow along. Once again if you have any suggestions feel free to let me know.

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5 Star Catchers:
Mickey Cochrane('25 A's)

5 Star 1B:
Johnny Mize('36 Cards), Harry Heilmann('17 DET), Lou Gehrig('26 NYY)

5 Star 2B:
Tony Lazzeri('26 NYY)

5 Star 3B:
George Brett('85 KC), Eddie Mathews('53 Braves)

5 Star SS:
Honus Wagner('09 PIT)

5 Star OF:
Babe Ruth('23, '26 NYY), Al Simmons('25 A's), Ted Williams('41 BOS)

5 Star SP:
Eddie Plank('06 A's), Babe Adams('09 PIT), Greg Maddux('93 ATL), Rube Waddell('06 A's), Chief Bender('06 A's), Tom Seaver('70 NYM)

Let me know what you think of this format. It saves me quite a bit of time and it should allow me more time to get the results your way.

Group #3 is about to start

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Thru April:
Best Records: 1925 A's(18-7), 1983 Astros(17-8), 1917 Tigers(16-9), 1911 Pirates(16-9)

Biggest Surprise Team thus far: #30 Seed 1917 Tigers(16-9)

Biggest Dissapointment: #4 Seed 1919 Giants(12-13)

HR Leader: Many Tied 5

BA Leader: Ty Cobb('17 DET) .422

Wins Leader: Dolly Gray('25 A's) 7

All 6 Yankees teams are over .500, but none are dominating. The 1925 Yanks have the best record of the bunch at 15-10.

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Well the Yanks took over in May

Thru May:
Best Records: 1935 NYY(37-17), 1933 NYY(37-17), 1983 Astros(36-18), 1911 Pirates(35-19)

Biggest Surprise Team thus far: #30 Seed 1917 Tigers(34-20)

Biggest Dissapointment: #1 Seed(and #3 Overall) 1909 Pirates(21-33)

HR Leader: Ted Williams('41 BOS) 13

BA Leader: Ted Williams('41 BOS) .425

Wins Leader: Many Tied 10

For the first time a #1 seed is having significant troubles winning. If the '09 Pirates don't get hot soon, they will probably be sent packing. Ted Williams is dominating the league, his OPS thus far is 1.317. Will he be enough to send a middle of the pack '41 BOS into round 2? The 1937 Braves are currently riding an 18 game losing streak and sit at a league worst 14-40.

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Thru June:
Best Records: 1935 NYY(55-24), 1933 NYY(50-29), 1911 Pirates(48-31), 1926 NYY(48-31), 1927 Cubs(48-31)

Biggest Surprise Team thus far: #30 Seed 1917 Tigers(44-35)

Biggest Dissapointment: #1 Seed(and #3 Overall) 1909 Pirates(32-47)

HR Leader: Ted Williams('41 BOS) & Babe Ruth('26 NYY) 17

BA Leader: Ted Williams('41 BOS) .409

Wins Leader: Johnny Allen('33 NYY) 16

Three Yanks teams are rolling, but three are struggling and under .500. The '23, '70, and '94 Yanks all need a hot second half to make it in.

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Thru July:
Best Records: 1933 NYY(69-36), 1927 Cubs(65-40), 1935 NYY(63-42), 1983 Astros(63-42)

Biggest Surprise Team thus far: #30 Seed 1917 Tigers(58-47)

Biggest Dissapointment: #1 Seed(and #3 Overall) 1909 Pirates(49-56)

HR Leader: Ted Williams('41 BOS) 23

BA Leader: Ted Williams('41 BOS) .412

Wins Leader: Johnny Allen('33 NYY) 18

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Thru August:
Best Records: 1933 NYY(85-47), 1927 Cubs(78-54), 1993 Cubs(78-54), 1925 A's(77-55)

Biggest Surprise Team thus far: #30 Seed 1917 Tigers(71-61)

Biggest Dissapointment: #1 Seed(and #3 Overall) 1909 Pirates(66-66)

HR Leader: Ted Williams('41 BOS) 29

BA Leader: Ted Williams('41 BOS) .402

Wins Leader: Mike Morgan('93 Cubs) 24

This is the closest group so far, other then the top 4 teams, no one else has locked up a spot in round 2. Advancing teams in the next post.

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The following teams advanced to Round #2

Year	Team	Wins	Losses
1933	Yankees	101	61
1927	Cubs	94	68
1993	Cubs	94	68
1925	A's 	91	71
1911	Pirates	89	73
2000	Cards	89	73
1926	Yankees	88	74
1996	Orioles	88	74
1923	Yankees	88	74
1935	Yankees	88	74
1983	Astros	88	74
1917	Tigers	88	74
1909	Pirates	86	76
1936	Cards	85	77
1993	Braves	85	77
1941	Red Sox	84	78

The following teams were eliminated from the tourney:
1953 Braves(79-83)
1971 Royals(76-86)
1985 Royals(69-93)
1962 Angels(67-95)
1942 Reds(56-106)
1970 Mets(83-79)
1919 Giants(79-83)
1970 Yankees(61-101)
1925 Browns(81-81)
1970 Twins(76-86)
1973 Astros(64-98)
1994 Yankees(84-78)
1906 Athletics(81-81)
1964 Reds(80-82)
1982 Red Sox(65-97)
1937 Braves(65-97)

The highest seed to advance to Round #2: #30 1917 Tigers

The lowest seed to be eliminated: #4 1919 Giants

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Highlights from Group #3:

Batting Champ: Ted Williams('41 BOS) .406
HR Champ: Ted Williams 36
RBI Champ: George Sisler('25 Browns) 140
Runs Champ: Ted Williams 150
SB Champ: Otis Nixon('93 ATL) 71
ERA Champ: Nick Maddox('09 PIT) 2.35
Wins Champ: Mike Morgan('93 Cubs) 29
Saves Champ: Wilcy Moore('33 Yanks) 30
K Champ: Nolan Ryan('83 HOU) 229

AL MVP: Ted Williams
NL MVP: Joe Medwick('36 Cards)

AL Pitcher: Mike Morgan
Nl Pitcher: Babe Adams('11 Pirates)

Jim Edmonds(2000 Cards) was the 1st in the tourney to hit 3 HR in a single game.