The Groundhog Experiment

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Results

• AL CHAMPIONS: Chicago White Sox (100-54)
• NL CHAMPIONS: Philadelphia Phillies (90-63)
• WORLD SERIES: White Sox 4-0 (2nd title)
• WS MVP: Ed Walsh

Awards

• AL MVP: Tris Speaker [6]
• NL MVP: Rogers Hornsby [1]
• AL CYA: Babe Ruth [1]
• NL CYA: Larry Cheney [1]
• AL RoY: Whitey Witt
• NL RoY: Rogers Hornsby (sweep)
• AL Reliever: Tim McCabe [2]

Leaders




New season records

• Tim McCabe 15 SV

Milestones

• 1000 runs: Sherry Magee

HOF inductees

Cy Young


Other points of note

• 6-hit game: Mike Mowrey

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• Brooklyn seemingly swooped in from nowhere under new Skipper Wilbert Robinson (for whom they adopted a new nickname, the “Robins”) to win the NL pennant, but came up short to a strife-torn Red Sox unit – led by a young southpaw named George you may have heard of – in the WS.
• Erskine Mayer never led the league in ERA, neither did Rube Marquard, Art Nehf, Ray Keating or Pat Ragan.
• Larry Cheney led the league in WP six times, but never in K. Neither did Dutch Leonard.
• Guy Morton had only 9 career saves all told and never led the league in ERA.
• That’s 3 no-nos in the GE now for Eppa Rixey. Still none IRL. Frank Allen, however, did throw one in 1915. As did Eddie Cicotte in 1917.
• Burt Shotton led the league with 28 CS in the corresponding IRL year, but never in SB.
• Dave Robertson never won a batting title.
• Ed Appleton never threw a no-hitter. See my earlier comment about anyone named Bill James other than the sabermetric guru...
• Cy Williams led the league with 12 HR in the corresponding IRL season. Larry Doyle never did.
• Tim McCabe, who spent only four seasons in the bigs, never recorded a single save.

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• AL CHAMPIONS: Chicago White Sox (87-67)
• NL CHAMPIONS: New York Giants (103-51)
• WORLD SERIES: White Sox 4-1 (2nd title)
• WS MVP: Reb Russell

Awards

• AL MVP: Ty Cobb [4]
• NL MVP: Art Fletcher [2]
• AL CYA: Walter Johnson [4]
• NL CYA: Pete Alexander [3]
• AL RoY: Swede Risberg
• NL RoY: Hod Eller

Leaders




New career records

• Sam Crawford 187 SH

New season records

• Ty Cobb 34 3B

Milestones

• 2000 hits: Sherry Magee
• 1000 RBI: Ty Cobb
• 1000 runs: Sherry Magee

HOF inductees

Willie Keeler


Other points of note

• No-hitter: Pete Alexander

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Results

• AL CHAMPIONS: Detroit Tigers (91-62)
• NL CHAMPIONS: New York Giants (85-69)
• WORLD SERIES: Giants 4-2 (5th title)
• WS MVP: Walter Holke

Awards

• AL MVP: Ty Cobb [5]
• NL MVP: Art Fletcher [1]
• AL CYA: Dutch Leonard [1]
• NL CYA: Pete Alexander [4]
• AL RoY: Joe Harris
• NL RoY: Mike Regan

Leaders




New career records

• Ty Cobb 396 CS

Milestones

• 1500 RBI: Sam Crawford
• 1000 runs: Ty Cobb

Other points of note

• 6-hit game: Clyde Milan, Edd Roush
• Cycle: Rogers Hornsby
• 34-game hit streak: Clyde Milan

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Results

• AL CHAMPIONS: Chicago White Sox (88-66)
• NL CHAMPIONS: New York Giants (93-61)
• WORLD SERIES: White Sox 4-2 (3rd title)
• WS MVP: Eddie Cicotte

Awards

• AL MVP: Ty Cobb [4]
• NL MVP: Rogers Hornsby [1]
• AL CYA: Walter Johnson [5]
• NL CYA: Ferdie Schupp [1]
• AL RoY: Joe Harris
• NL RoY: Burleigh Grimes

Leaders




New career records

• Honus Wagner 10415 AB

New season records

• Ferdie Schupp 6.03 H/9

Milestones

• 200 wins: Charles Bender
• 3000 hits: Sam Crawford
• 2000 hits: Sherry Magee

HOF inductees

Sam Thompson

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Results

• AL CHAMPIONS: Chicago White Sox (97-57)
• NL CHAMPIONS: New York Giants (90-64)
• WORLD SERIES: White Sox 4-3 (2nd title) – all home team wins
• WS MVP: Eddie Collins

Awards

• AL MVP: Eddie Collins [3]
• NL MVP: Red Smith [2]
• AL CYA: Walter Johnson [4]
• NL CYA: Wilbur Cooper [2]
• AL RoY: Roy Grover
• NL RoY: Mike Regan
• AL Reliever: Smoky Joe Wood [1]
• NL Reliever: Charles Bender [1]

Leaders




New career records

• Honus Wagner 3479 H

New season records

• Smoky Joe Wood 16 SV

Milestones

• 200 wins: Walter Johnson
• 1000 runs: Ty Cobb

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Results

• AL CHAMPIONS: Chicago White Sox (107-47) new AL record for wins
• NL CHAMPIONS: Brooklyn Robins (86-66)
• WORLD SERIES: White Sox 4-0 (2nd title)
• WS MVP: Shoeless Joe Jackson

Awards

• AL MVP: Shoeless Joe Jackson [4]
• NL MVP: Rogers Hornsby [1]
• AL CYA: Reb Russell [1]
• NL CYA: Pete Alexander [2]
• AL RoY: Swede Risberg
• NL RoY: Hal Carlson
• AL Reliever: Carl Weilman [1]
• NL Reliever: Mike Prendergast [1]

Leaders




New career records

• Smoky Joe Wood 37 SV

New season records

• Smoky Joe Wood 17 SV

Milestones

• 2000 hits: Sherry Magee

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Results

• AL CHAMPIONS: Chicago White Sox (103-51) new AL record for wins
• NL CHAMPIONS: St. Louis Cardinals (86-66)
• WORLD SERIES: White Sox 4-0
• WS MVP: Buck Weaver

Awards

• AL MVP: Shoeless Joe Jackson [1]
• NL MVP: Jack Smith [1]
• AL CYA: Howard Ehmke [1]
• NL CYA: Jesse Barnes [1]
• AL RoY: Swede Risberg
• NL RoY: Mike Regan
• AL Reliever: Dave Danforth [1]
• NL Reliever: Bill Evans [1]

Leaders




New career records

• Honus Wagner 10443 AB, 685 2B

Milestones

• 200 wins: Charles Bender
• 2000 K: Walter Johnson
• 2000 hits: Ty Cobb, Sherry Magee
• 1000 RBI: Sherry Magee
• 1000 runs: Eddie Collins

HOF inductees

Willie Keeler


Other points of note

• No-hitter: Al Demaree

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• The White Sox look ready to start a dynasty with a 100-win season and WS win over the Giants. Hmmm...
• Slim Sallee never led the league in ERA, neither did Frank Miller or Reb Russell.
• For all their greatness, Pete Alexander never threw a no-no, nor Rajah Hornsby hit for the cycle.
• Tragic Ray Chapman never ned the league in SB.
• While Hippo Vaughn led the league in K in both 1918 and ’19, he never broke the 200 mark in a season.
• The Old Perfessor Casey Stengel never led the league in HR or broke into double figures in that stat cat.
• Ferdie Schupp’s 23 wins in R5x2 nearly matches his historical total in this year, but he never led the league in this category.
• Smoky Joe Wood had 10 career saves.
• Harry Wolter never hit for the cycle.
• Jesse Barnes threw a no-hitter in 1922. Al Demaree never did.