MLB Modified

[Jeff1787]

MLB Modified: 1901-1920 (The first 20 seasons)

Triple Crown Winners (Pitchers)

• Rube Waddell (1905-BOS): 1.63, 25-9, 264 K’s
• Walter Johnson (1911-KCR): 2.03, 23-9, 237 K’s
• Smokey Joe Williams (1913-CLE): 2.27, 23-11, 215 K’s
• Hippo Vaughn (1918-STL): 1.63, 23-8, 134 K’s

Triple Crown Winners (Batters)

• None

Multiple MVP Winners

• Ty Cobb (NL, 7 times)
• Joe Jackson (AL, 5 times)
• Nap Lajoie (NL, 3 times)
• Fred Clarke (AL, 3 times)
• Tris Speaker (NL, 2 times)
• Babe Ruth (NL, 2 times)
• George Sisler (AL, 2 times)
• Benny Kauff (AL, 2 times)

Multiple Cy Young Award Winners

• Rube Waddell (AL, 3 times)
• Hippo Vaughn (NL, 3 times)
• Walter Johnson (AL, 2 times)
• Christy Mathewson (NL, 2 times)
• Joe Wood (NL, 2 times)
• Ed Walsh (NL, 2 times)
• Smokey Joe Williams (AL, 2 times)
• Pete Alexander (AL, 2 times)
• Eddie Plank (AL, 2 times)
• Jack Pfiester (NL, 2 times)

Multiple World Series Winners

• St. Louis Cardinals, 5 times
• Pittsburgh Pirates, 3 times
• Boston Red Sox, 3 times
• Los Angeles Dodgers, 2 times
• Kansas City Royals, 2 times
• Cleveland Indians, 2 times

*On Deck - Inaugural Hall of Fame Selections*

[Jeff1787]

January 15, 1921

Inaugural Hall of Fame Selections

• Selections are made using muted79’s HOF Monitor Excel Spreadsheet
• The spreadsheet is based on the HOF standards test found at Baseball-Reference.com - Major League Baseball Statistics and History
• 50 points are needed for selection
• Eight players were picked for the inaugural selection process
• Players must be retired for 5 years

Results for pitchers

1. Jack Taylor – 46
2. Vic Willis – 45
3. Cy Young – 43
4. Jack Chesbro – 37
5. Amos Rusie – 31

Results for position players

1. Nap Lajoie – 55
2. Honus Wagner – 51
3. Fred Clarke – 45

*On Deck - Nap Lajoie HOF profile*

[Jeff1787]

January 15, 1921 (continued)



Accomplishments

• 3 MVP awards
• 1 Batting title
• 2 RBI titles
• 5 Gold Glove Awards
• 9 All-Star appearances
• 1 World Series Appearance
• 5 times had 200 or more hits
• 12 times hit over .300

Career Leader-board Position

• AVE – 7th
• AB – 6th
• Runs – 10th
• Hits – 4th
• Total Bases – 4th
• Doubles – 7th
• Triples – 10th
• RBI – 6th

*On Deck - Honus Wagner HOF profile*

[Jeff1787]

January 15, 1921 (continued)



Accomplishments

• 1 MVP award
• 1 Batting title
• 3 Gold Glove Awards
• 11 All-Star appearances
• 10 times hit over .300
• Single season leader in triples – 29 in 1901

Career Leaderboard Position

• AVE – 10th
• SLG – 9th
• OPS – 8th
• Doubles – 9th
• Triples – 7th
• Stolen bases – 9th

*On Deck - Tracking real life HOFers and other notable players*

[Jeff1787]

Friday, April 15, 1921

• Tracking real life HOFers and other notable players
• Players will be tracked until they break into the big leagues
• The last line for each player shows where they were playing in real life (IRL)

*On Deck - More tracking of real life HOFers and other notable players*

[Jeff1787]

Friday, April 15, 1921 (continued)

• Tracking real life HOFers and other notable players
• Players will be tracked until they break into the big leagues
• The last line for each player shows where they were playing in real life (IRL)

*On Deck - More tracking of real life HOFers and other notable players*

[Jeff1787]

Friday, April 15, 1921 (continued)

• Tracking real life HOFers and other notable players
• Players will be tracked until they break into the big leagues
• The last line for each player shows where they were playing in real life (IRL)

*On Deck - 1921 season preview*

[Jeff1787]

Friday, April 15, 1921 (continued)

Season Preview

Defending Champs are the St. Louis Cardinals

Predicted Division Winners

• Cleveland Indians (AL East)
• Los Angeles Angels (AL West)
• Philadelphia Phillies (NL East)
• Houston Astros (NL West)

Top 5 rated position players

• Babe Ruth, 26 years old (SFG - RF)
• Ty Cobb, 34 years old (PIT - LF)
• Rogers Hornsby, 24 years old (HOU - 2B)
• Tris Speaker, 33 years old (PIT - CF)
• Oscar Charleston, 24 years old (PHI - CF)

Top 5 rated pitchers

• Pete Alexander, 34 years old (CHW)
• Ralph Comstock, 30 years old (CLE)
• Alex Malloy, 34 years old (DET)
• Hugh Bedient, 31 years old (DET)
• Ray Collins, 33 years old (KCR)

Top rated starting rotation (DET)

• Joe Pate
• Hank Robinson
• Hugh Bedient
• Alex Malloy

Three future stars have been promoted to the Majors


...William Bell, 23 years old (BAL - SP)

...Joe Sewell, 22 years old (STL - 2B)

...Pie Traynor, 21 years old (NYM - SS)


*On Deck - First-Year Player Draft*

[Jeff1787]

Sunday, June 5, 1921

First-Year Player Draft



*On Deck - All-star game*

[Jeff1787]

Sunday, July 3, 1921

All-Star game...Starting line-ups






AL won the game, 16-13

*On Deck - Final standings*

[Jeff1787]

Friday, September 30, 1921

Final Standings

• Twins - 8th AL West title
• Red Sox - 8th AL East title
• Phillies - went from last to first; 3rd NL East title
• Cardinals - 5th straight NL West title; 8th overall

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB	NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Boston Red Sox	80	74	.519	-	Philadelphia Phillies	88	66	.571	-
New York Yankees	79	75	.513	1.0	Chicago Cubs	82	72	.532	6.0
Washington Senators	77	77	.500	3.0	Cincinnati Reds	74	80	.481	14.0
Cleveland Indians	77	77	.500	3.0	Pittsburgh Pirates	68	86	.442	20.0
Baltimore Orioles	67	87	.435	13.0	New York Mets	63	91	.409	25.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB	NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Minnesota Twins	84	70	.545	-	St. Louis Cardinals	84	70	.545	-
Chicago White Sox	81	73	.526	3.0	San Francisco Giants	83	71	.539	1.0
Los Angeles Angels	78	76	.506	6.0	Los Angeles Dodgers	77	77	.500	7.0
Kansas City Royals	78	76	.506	6.0	Houston Astros	76	78	.494	8.0
Detroit Tigers	69	85	.448	15.0	Milwaukee Braves	75	79	.487	9.0

*On Deck - Season Batting Leaders*

[Jeff1787]

Friday, September 30, 1921 (continued)

Season Batting Leaders



*On Deck - Season Pitching Leaders*

[Jeff1787]

Friday, September 30, 1921 (continued)

Season Pitching Leaders

• "Smokey Joe Williams" - In a 1952 survey conducted by the Pittsburgh Courier, he out-polled Satchel Paige by a single vote, 20-19, as the all-time best pitcher in the Negro Leagues.
• Louis Drucke - He came to the majors in 1909 right out of Texas Christian University, and was hailed as a brilliant find on the part of New York Giants manager John McGraw.
• Jim St. Vrain - He had an excellent ERA in his one year in the major leagues.

*On Deck - Post Season*

[Jeff1787]

Tuesday, October 18, 1921



The St. Louis Cardinals make it three World Series wins in a row. This is their 6th overall World Championship.

NLCS (4-2) - St. Louis Cardinals over the Philadelphia Philles
MVP: Ross Youngs RF (STL)...11-for-22, .500, 5 runs, 3 RBI

ALCS (4-3) - Minnesota Twins over the Boston Red Sox
MVP: Al Platte CF (MIN)...11-for-27, .407, 7 runs, 8 RBI

World Series (4-2) - St. Louis Cardinals over the Minnesota Twins
MVP: Reb Russell LF (STL)...9-for-21, .429, 3 runs, 3 RBI

...Russell

*On Deck - Award Winners*

[Jeff1787]

Tuesday, November 1, 1921

Award Winners



N. L. Gold Glove Winners

• Pitcher: Buddy Napier (Philadelphia Phillies)
• Catcher: Yam Yaryan (New York Mets)
• First Baseman: Harry Heilmann (Chicago Cubs)
• Second Baseman: Joe Sewell (St. Louis Cardinals)
• Third Baseman: John Beckwith (St. Louis Cardinals)
• Shortstop: Topper Rigney (Houston Astros)
• Left Fielder: Whitey Witt (Milwaukee Braves)
• Center Fielder: Baby Doll Jacobson (Milwaukee Braves)
• Right Fielder: Tris Speaker (Pittsburgh Pirates)

A. L. Gold Glove Winners

• Pitcher: Pete Alexander (Chicago White Sox)
• Catcher: Tommy Clarke (Cleveland Indians)
• First Baseman: Tex Hoffman (Chicago White Sox)
• Second Baseman: Frankie Frisch (Boston Red Sox)
• Third Baseman: Frank Baker (Cleveland Indians)
• Shortstop: Roger Peckinpaugh (Detroit Tigers)
• Left Fielder: Larry Gilbert (Washington Senators)
• Center Fielder: Max Carey (Washington Senators)
• Right Fielder: Harry Hooper (Los Angeles Angels)

*On Deck - 1922 Hall of Fame selections*

[Jeff1787]

Sunday, January 15, 1922

Hall of Fame Selections

• Selections are made using muted79’s HOF Monitor Excel Spreadsheet found in the Mods section of OOTP
• The spreadsheet is based on the HOF standards test found at Baseball-Reference.com - Major League Baseball Statistics and History
• 50 points are needed for selection
• Players must be retired for 5 years

Results for pitchers

1. Mordecai Brown - 54
2. Charley Chech - 47

Results for position players

1. Bill Keister - 34
2. Frank Chance - 30
3. Jim Delahanty - 27

*On Deck - Mordecai Brown HOF profile*

[Jeff1787]

Sunday, January 15, 1922 (continued)



Accomplishments

• 200 IP seasons: 15
• 15 Wins season: 10
• Top 10 in wins: 6
• Sub 2.50 ERA seasons: 5
• 330 Complete games
• 1 All-Star appearance

Career Leaderboard Position

• Shutouts – 7th
• CG – 12th
• IP – 14th
• GS – 14th
• Wins – 19th

*On Deck - Tracking real life HOFers and other notable players*

[Jeff1787]

Saturday, April 15, 1922

• Tracking real life HOFers and other notable players
• Players will be tracked until they break into the big leagues
• The last line for each player shows where they were playing in real life (IRL)

*On Deck - More tracking of real life HOFers and other notable players*

[Jeff1787]

Saturday, April 15, 1922 (continued)

• Tracking real life HOFers and other notable players
• Players will be tracked until they break into the big leagues
• The last line for each player shows where they were playing in real life (IRL)

*On Deck - More tracking of real life HOFers and other notable players*

[Jeff1787]

Saturday, April 15, 1922 (continued)

• Tracking real life HOFers and other notable players
• Players will be tracked until they break into the big leagues
• The last line for each player shows where they were playing in real life (IRL)

*On Deck - More tracking of real life HOFers and other notable players*