Babe Ruth's amazing 1922 year

Qrusher14242 · 03-31-2007, 05:06 AM

In my historical league using lahman with recalc off, i changed Ruth to a LF in 1918. Here's his line in 1922, still with the Red Sox.

How is babe ruth doing in your guy's sims? I mean damn, a 176 VORP

rbartlett · 03-31-2007, 05:55 AM

That's why he's the best there ever was.. and probably ever will be considering the ERA he played in.

Ksyrup · 03-31-2007, 06:05 AM

In one of my sims, he had a triple crown year with a 199 VORP.

Gastric ReFlux · 03-31-2007, 07:26 AM

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Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	VORP
1922 Boston - MLB	27	151	532	216	30	5	73	177	191	189	2	3	57	2	1	.406	.561	.893	1.453	194.7

.406, 73, 177, 194.7 VORP

Monkey Deathcar · 04-02-2007, 12:27 PM

I don't have the stats with me but in 3 sims starting from 1901 (I kept getting the great crash of 1968 and having to start over), 1922 is The Babe's year. In each of my sims I know he won the Triple Crown each time, hit between 65-70 homers, and one year had a VORP over 200.

Radsmats · 04-13-2007, 11:54 AM

... in 1921, playing horrible, horrible CF for the Red Sox (he is rated 22 CF, LF is a 0, RF is Harry Hooper, rated 44 on 100 point scale), Ruth won the Triple Crown .412/51/139 despite breaking his wrist w/ 114 games played. He hit 26 in 114 games in 1919 and 39 in a full season in 1920 (I started the sim in 1917). I forget the VORP, but it was around 134 in 1919.

The league is just catching up on offense, w/ the 1922 rookie crop having a handful of 80-rated power hitters.

The Sox, with mediocre pitching and an infield just slightly more talented defensively than the OF, slipped from the pennant race to also-rans after the injury, despite having the league's best offense. A total inability to understand they're playing in a bandbox and an infatuation with power hitting? That sounds like the real Curse of the Bambino.

TheeeeeeeeeYankeesWin · 04-24-2007, 02:36 PM

These numbers are not inconcievable given the man actually slugged .850 two years in a row. If you get 5 of 6 really good months of luck you've got a guy hitting .410-420. I want to know if anybody has seen him win a DOUBLE TRIPLE CROWN. Now that would be amazing! He certainly had the pitching skills to pull it off.

Chief Wahoo · 04-26-2007, 06:43 PM

Here is Ruth's career in my historical sim. 1921 was actually better than 1922 but 1922 wasn't too shabby as he won his 2nd of back-to-back triple crowns.

Darson · 04-27-2007, 03:54 PM

Ive got you all beat.
Check out this 1921...

03-31-2007, 05:06 AM	#1
Qrusher14242 All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: CA Posts: 1,253	Babe Ruth's amazing 1922 year In my historical league using lahman with recalc off, i changed Ruth to a LF in 1918. Here's his line in 1922, still with the Red Sox. How is babe ruth doing in your guy's sims? I mean damn, a 176 VORP Attached Images __________________ "Go then, there are other worlds than these"

03-31-2007, 05:55 AM	#2
rbartlett Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 66	yo That's why he's the best there ever was.. and probably ever will be considering the ERA he played in.

03-31-2007, 07:26 AM	#4
Gastric ReFlux Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Member #3409 Posts: 8,350	Code: Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP 1922 Boston - MLB 27 151 532 216 30 5 73 177 191 189 2 3 57 2 1 .406 .561 .893 1.453 194.7 .406, 73, 177, 194.7 VORP

04-02-2007, 12:27 PM	#5
Monkey Deathcar Minors (Single A) Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 58	I don't have the stats with me but in 3 sims starting from 1901 (I kept getting the great crash of 1968 and having to start over), 1922 is The Babe's year. In each of my sims I know he won the Triple Crown each time, hit between 65-70 homers, and one year had a VORP over 200. __________________ "I had a small house of brokerage on Wall Street. Many days no business comes to my hut. Jimmy has fear? A thousand times no. I never doubted myself for a minute, for I knew that my monkey-strong bowels were girded with strength like the loins of a dragon ribboned with fat and the opulence of buffalo...dung"

04-13-2007, 11:54 AM	#6
Radsmats Minors (Double A) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Wellville Posts: 184	Triple crown ... in 1921, playing horrible, horrible CF for the Red Sox (he is rated 22 CF, LF is a 0, RF is Harry Hooper, rated 44 on 100 point scale), Ruth won the Triple Crown .412/51/139 despite breaking his wrist w/ 114 games played. He hit 26 in 114 games in 1919 and 39 in a full season in 1920 (I started the sim in 1917). I forget the VORP, but it was around 134 in 1919. The league is just catching up on offense, w/ the 1922 rookie crop having a handful of 80-rated power hitters. The Sox, with mediocre pitching and an infield just slightly more talented defensively than the OF, slipped from the pennant race to also-rans after the injury, despite having the league's best offense. A total inability to understand they're playing in a bandbox and an infatuation with power hitting? That sounds like the real Curse of the Bambino.

03-31-2007, 06:05 AM	#3
Ksyrup Major Leagues Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 413	In one of my sims, he had a triple crown year with a 199 VORP.

04-24-2007, 02:36 PM	#7
TheeeeeeeeeYankeesWin Minors (Single A) Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 72	Yeah thats Babe These numbers are not inconcievable given the man actually slugged .850 two years in a row. If you get 5 of 6 really good months of luck you've got a guy hitting .410-420. I want to know if anybody has seen him win a DOUBLE TRIPLE CROWN. Now that would be amazing! He certainly had the pitching skills to pull it off. __________________ "The phrase 'off with the crack of the bat', while romantic, is really meaningless, since the outfielder should be in motion long before he hears the sound of the ball meeting the bat."- Joe D.

04-26-2007, 06:43 PM	#8
Chief Wahoo Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Moro, IL Posts: 346	Here is Ruth's career in my historical sim. 1921 was actually better than 1922 but 1922 wasn't too shabby as he won his 2nd of back-to-back triple crowns. Attached Images __________________ Chief Wahoo

04-27-2007, 03:54 PM	#9
Darson Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 11	Ive got you all beat. Check out this 1921... Attached Images