First 50 years are done!

[Rasmuth]

Using 6.51 and doing a historical replay...just finished 1950 last night...only another 1/2 century to go...I'll post some interesting stats later.

[Rasmuth]

# AVG (min. 2000 AB) AVG
1 J. Jackson .341
2 E. Averill .340
3 R. Hornsby .339
4 O. Charleston .338
5 H. Heilmann .337
6 G. Sisler .336
7 T. Williams* .335
8 R. Stephenson .333
9 A. Simmons .333
10 W. Keeler .333
11 B. Jordan .332
12 L. O'doul .331
13 D. Porter .330
14 J. Mcgraw .328
15 F. Leach .328
16 B. Falk .328
17 L. Gehrig .328
18 Z. Wheat .327
19 T. Speaker .327
20 B. Ruth .325
21 C. Barnhart .324
22 P. Mcnulty .324
23 B. Terry .324
24 T. Barber .323
25 E. Combs .322

[Rasmuth]

# Career Hits H
1 R. Hornsby 3750
2 T. Cobb 3413
3 T. Stearnes 3361
4 P. Lloyd 3070
5 M. Ott 3020
6 J. Jackson 3013
7 J. Foxx 3011
8 G. Goslin 2914
9 L. Gehrig 2893
10 J. Fournier 2892
11 B. Ruth 2871
12 V. Saier 2842
13 H. Heilmann 2824
14 H. Trosky* 2798
15 T. Mcdonald 2769
16 T. Speaker 2761
17 F. Frisch 2756
18 O. Charleston 2726
19 C. Gehringer 2691
20 J. Gibson* 2687
21 H. Freigau 2662
22 B. Leonard 2647
23 D. Bartell 2640
24 L. Doyle 2635
25 H. Greenberg 2615

[Rasmuth]

# Career HRs HR
1 B. Ruth 593
2 M. Ott 561
3 L. Gehrig 534
4 J. Gibson* 481
5 T. Stearnes 448
6 J. Foxx 423
7 B. Leonard 410
8 H. Greenberg 407
9 T. Williams* 406
10 M. Suttles 401
11 H. Trosky* 391
12 J. Mize* 367
13 C. Keller* 328
14 R. Hornsby 301
15 L. Easter 290
16 C. Klein 287
17 R. York* 282
18 J. Dimaggio* 277
19 G. Goslin 250
20 H. Wilson 238
21 J. Heath* 232
22 B. Dickey 230
23 Z. Bonura 224
24 J. Gordon* 222
25 W. Berger 220

[Rasmuth]

# Career RBIs RBI
1 B. Ruth 2080
2 T. Stearnes 2029
3 M. Ott 2006
4 L. Gehrig 1942
5 R. Hornsby 1851
6 J. Gibson* 1737
7 T. Cobb 1698
8 J. Foxx 1692
9 B. Leonard 1690
10 G. Goslin 1643
11 H. Trosky* 1614
12 J. Fournier 1567
13 V. Saier 1556
14 H. Greenberg 1537
15 M. Suttles 1536
16 J. Jackson 1457
17 H. Heilmann 1394
18 B. Meusel 1388
19 F. Frisch 1372
20 C. Hafey 1345
21 O. Charleston 1343
22 B. Herman 1338
23 J. Dimaggio* 1334
24 J. Mize* 1319
25 R. Kress 1309

[Rasmuth]

# Career Wins W
1 S. Paige 427
2 C. Mathewson 408
3 G. Ruth 373
4 R. Kroh 344
5 D. Leonard 313
6 S. Sallee 307
6 E. Ponder 307
8 S. Rowe 306
9 S. Wood 295
10 J. Gonzales* 292
11 J. St.Vrain 288
12 R. Comstock 284
13 P. Perritt 276
14 B. Feller* 275
14 B. Napier 275
14 T. Sunkel* 275
17 R. Waddell 271
18 E. Plank 267
19 E. Walsh 266
20 H. Krause 263
21 D. Black 262
22 M. Eason 259
23 D. Walker 258
23 C. Bender 258
25 H. Moran 256

[Rasmuth]

# Career Strikeouts K
1 S. Paige 5862
2 C. Mathewson 4165
3 R. Kroh 3810
4 B. Feller* 3637
5 S. Wood 3170
6 D. Leonard 3035
7 H. Krause 2647
8 G. Ruth 2611
9 E. Ponder 2579
10 J. St.Vrain 2507
11 E. Walsh 2478
12 R. Waddell 2410
13 J. Gonzales* 2387
14 S. Williams 2379
15 D. Black 2319
16 C. Bender 2193
17 E. Plank 2191
18 R. Richter 2183
19 B. Rogan 2090
20 J. Scott 2080
21 S. Frock 2065
22 T. Sunkel* 2048
23 J. Harris 2015
24 L. Day* 1966
25 B. Weiland 1965

[Rasmuth]

NO HITTER

4/27/1903, Doc Mcjames (CHN), 2 K, 3 BB
7/26/1903, Earl Moore (CHA), 1 K, 3 BB
6/20/1904, Bob Wicker (PHI), 3 K, 2 BB
8/6/1904, Mike Lynch (BOS), 6 K, 2 BB
9/7/1904, Mike Lynch (BOS), 3 K, 1 BB
5/18/1906, Harry Mcintire (CHN), 3 K, 5 BB
7/31/1907, Jack Coombs (BOS), 4 K, 9 BB
4/14/1908, Frank Smith (WAS), 2 K, 3 BB
8/28/1908, Rube Waddell (CIN), 8 K, 2 BB
9/11/1909, Harry Krause (PHA), 7 K, 0 BB
4/12/1911, Christy Mathewson (CLE), 8 K, 1 BB
9/18/1911, Ralph Glaze (CLE), 4 K, 1 BB
5/15/1912, Rube Vickers (CHN), 6 K, 2 BB
6/16/1915, Dutch Leonard (DET), 2 K, 1 BB
8/21/1915, Pete Wilson (BOS), 10 K, 1 BB
9/20/1916, Harry Moran (NYY), 1 K, 4 BB
4/7/1917, Ray Fisher (CHA), 1 K, 4 BB
8/5/1917, Ed Willett (CLE), 3 K, 3 BB
5/22/1919, Dutch Leonard (BOS), 4 K, 0 BB (PERFECT GAME!)
4/23/1920, Ray Collins (PHI), 5 K, 2 BB
8/26/1920, Rube Kroh (CHN), 8 K, 1 BB
6/13/1928, Percy Jones (BSN), 4 K, 2 BB
6/10/1930, Garland Braxton (BOS), 6 K, 1 BB
4/8/1931, Kent Greenfield (NYY), 2 K, 4 BB
7/18/1933, Satchel Paige (CLE), 10 K, 0 BB
6/17/1934, Satchel Paige (BRO), 10 K, 0 BB (PERFECT GAME!)
8/14/1936, Satchel Paige (BRO), 12 K, 2 BB
9/2/1938, Cy Blanton (PHA), 4 K, 4 BB
8/27/1942, Howie Pollet (NYY), 6 K, 2 BB
7/6/1944, Tom Sunkel (PHI), 3 K, 1 BB
4/6/1945, Bob Feller (BRO), 7 K, 3 BB
6/29/1945, Van Mungo (BSN), 3 K, 5 BB
5/12/1946, Joe Gonzales (STA), 8 K, 2 BB
7/13/1946, Nick Strincevich (NYY), 2 K, 2 BB
7/16/1946, Steve Roser (BOS), 1 K, 4 BB
7/13/1947, Joe Page (PIT), 8 K, 3 BB
5/19/1948, Bob Feller (BRO), 7 K, 1 BB
8/21/1949, Warren Spahn (BRO), 6 K, 1 BB
5/8/1950, Ed Head (BSN), 2 K, 5 BB

[akw4572]

Which database did you use?

[Rasmuth]

guess I should give some info...

I'm using the ARod23/Garlon 2006 DB....the one with 50 negro league players in it...so my historical replay is not entirely accurate obviously..

I started in 1901...there is free agency right from the start...

Rookies are not put on original teams...there is a draft

I finished a few more seasons last night, I will be expanding as real baseball did and I plan to run this league right through 2006 or more...maybe with fictional rookies at that point.

Satchel Paige turned out to be a complete stud, as he probably would have if he'd been allowed to play.

Babe Ruth was the greatest slugger of the first half of the century and George Ruth the pitcher also became a hall of famer (373 wins...no tweaking)

Just for the record, Joe Page hurled his 2nd career no-hitter in 1953, though he is mostly a .500 pitcher.

One cool thing...in 1904 Mike Lynch tossed 2 no-hitters....basically 1 month apart...pretty cool.

Satchel Paige had 3 no-hitters and Bob Feller currently has 2...Feller is the best pitcher of the 1940's into the early 50's, though injuries have cost him some games...but he did pass 300 wins in 1952...

[Cowboys3356]

Great information! Did you edit any of the rookies before the draft or did you just take them as they imported?

[Rasmuth]

virtually no editing has been done, I can't begine to tell you how well this database is put together...its really done right.

the only editing I did was minor tweaking if certain careers were not really developing and even then, less than 10 times...

I can't wait to see now the 60's and 70's play out.

As the 50's are rolling now...Duke Snider, Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays are starting to take over the torch being passed to them as the young superstars...

Actually Mantle had a killer rookie season but had a big sophomore jinx, though his ratings remained about the same...

[Rasmuth]

if anyone has questions about specific performances, I'll be happy to answer, and I'll update the league here every 10 seasons or so...maybe 15...

[blgoblue2]

Ty Cobb, how did he go second in hits but not finish in the top 25 in ba?

[Rasmuth]

Ty Cobb played from 1906-1926, starting his career with Pittsburgh. In his 21 seasons he stroked 3413 hits and a .320 Batting Avg. (3613 for 10682)

He scored 1816 runs, 1698 Rbi, 684 Doubles and 230 Triples. He stole 544 bases and had a career OPS of .850.

Cobb was a 13 time all-star and won 5 batting crowns including a .390 mark in his rookie season. He was the Top-Flight Rookie and Most Valuable Hitter that season. Cobb would win another 6 Most Valuable Hitter awards in his career for an incredible total of 7 awards.

Cobb appeared in 6 World Series, his team winning 3 times. Cobb's postseason stats include a .354 avg and a .916 OPS.

Thru 1956 Cobb now stands 3rd on the alltime hit list behind Hal Trosky and Rogers Hornsby. He is 2nd alltime in doubles and triples and he is 9th in Rbi and 10th in runs scored. His Stolen base total is currently 7th alltime.

Cobb may not have been the greatest hitter in league history but he was rather dominating in his time.

[Rasmuth]

Some updates after the 1956 season.

Hal Trosky moved passed Rogers Hornsby as the alltime hits leader, he now has 3834 hits and is still active. He is also 5th on the alltime HR list with 511. Trosky has also eclipsed Babe Ruth as the alltime RBI leader, he now has 2131 RBI and he's also #1 in history for Doubles with 766, in fact he's the only player in league history who's gone over 700 doubles.

Ted Williams is now the Alltime HR leader and the first player over 600 in league history and is knocking on the door of 700...he currently stands at 681 homers...(its amazing how not missing 5 1/2 seasons due to WWII and Korea raised his numbers.) He also has a real good chance of passing Babe Ruth as the alltime Walk leader soon too.

Bob Feller has become the 2nd pitcher in history to pass 5000 strikeouts and is rapidly gaining on leader Satchel Paige. (again, not missing years to war...Feller and Williams probably lost the most in real life)

Feller has also passed Satchel Paige as the alltime Wins leader, he now has 433 wins and is still pitching in 1957. He also has 78 career shutouts, #1 in that category.

Hal Newhouser has passed the coveted 3000 strikeout mark and is only 7 wins away from 300, can he make it?

Stay tuned.