Set in Stone... MLB Players Stay with Original Franchises

[Cubsgnrlmngr]

This should be very interesting. It's finally getting into players that I actually know

[Matt from TN]

Key Incoming Rookies for 1918:


NATIONAL LEAGUE


Cubs


SS Charlie Hollocher
--- Age 21, 8/8/6/6/9 talent
--- The aging roster really needed this shot in the arm.


Giants


P Red Causey
--- Age 24, 6/7/6 talent



RF Ross Youngs, "Pep"
--- Age 20, 9/8/7/9/6 talent
From Baseball Library.com:

On the wall behind the desk of John McGraw's Polo Grounds office hung portraits of pitcher Christy Mathewson and Ross Youngs, whom McGraw called his "greatest outfielder." Youngs had a brief but outstanding career; in eight full seasons with the Giants, the lefthanded hitter was consistently among the league leaders in several offensive categories.

Cardinals

P Bill Sherdel
--- Age 21, 5/8/5 talent



P Jakie May
--- Age 22, 7/7/6 talent



LF Austin McHenry, "Mac"
--- Age 22, 8/9/9/4/6 talent
From Baseball Library.com:

Rated by Branch Rickey as one of the best left fielders ever, McHenry had good speed and a strong arm, and hit for average and power. He batted .350 in 1921, third-best in the league, and was fourth in HR (17), tied for third in RBI (102), and second in slugging average (.531). He hit .303 in 64 games in 1922; the falloff was due to a brain tumor. He died that November.

RF Cliff Heathcote
--- Age 20, 6/7/7/5/6 talent



AMERICAN LEAGUE


Senators


LF Irish Meusel
--- Age 24, 7/8/9/3/8 talent



LF Charlie Jamieson, "Cuckoo"
--- Age 25, 8/8/5/7/8 talent

[Sir Lurksalot]

Looking forward to seeing what Youngs does over an entire career. I hadn't heard of McHenry before. I am curious to see what he can do as well.

[tward13]

Originally Posted by Sir Lurksalot

Looking forward to seeing what Youngs does over an entire career. I hadn't heard of McHenry before. I am curious to see what he can do as well.

Same here. In Historical sim leagues Youngs usually ends up being a long time star. I also hadn't heard of McHenry. Another reason to like this project.

[Matt from TN]

1918 National League

Team                        W   L   %  GB
New York Giants            99 55 .643 -
Boston Braves              88 66 .571 11
Philadelphia Phillies      75 79 .487 24
Cincinnati Reds            75 79 .487 24
Chicago Cubs               75 79 .487 24
St. Louis Cardinals        73 81 .474 26
Brooklyn Robins            66 88 .429 33
Pittsburgh Pirates         65 89 .422 34

League AVG: .275
League ERA: 3.01


The Giants once again dominated the NL. They won their 9th pennant in 10 years. Doc Crandall (30-9), Jeff Tesreau (24-14) and Rube Marquard (23-11) finished 1-2-3 in wins. Crandall became the 8th pitcher since 1876 (all from 1908-18) to record 30 or more wins. 3B Heinie Groh led the league's top offense and finished among the very top of the league leaders in several categories (.358 avg, .800 OPS, 85 RBI).

The Phillies may have posted a losing record, but their pitching staff was second to none. Harry Coveleski (21-12, 2.26) and Eppa Rixey (19-18, 2.38) finished with the 2nd and 4th best ERA's in the NL.

36-year-old Johnny Bates highlighted an otherwise disappointing season for the Braves by winning his 4th Top Batter award in five seasons. The Cubs' season was brightened by Top Rookie Charlie Hollocher. The 22-year-old shortstop hit .311 with 61 RBI.



Batting AVG
.360 Johnny Bates, BSN
.358 Heinie Groh, NYG
.338 Bobby Byrne, STL
.338 Larry Doyle, NYG
.337 Ed Konetchy, STL

HOMERUNS
14 Cy Williams, CHC
9 Heinie Zimmerman, CHC
9 Fred Luderus, PHI

RBI
88 Heinie Zimmerman, CHC
85 Heinie Groh, NYG
85 Larry Doyle, NYG
81 Fred Merkle, NYG
81 Fred Beck, BSN

OPS
.828 Johnny Bates, BSN
.800 Heinie Groh, NYG
.792 Vic Saier, CHC
.781 Bobby Byrne, STL
.780 Rafael Almeida, CIN

STEALS
47 Armando Marsans, CIN
33 Max Carey, PIT
32 George Burns, NYG
30 Josh Devore, NYG
30 Harry Pattee, BRO

ERA
2.24 Wilbur Cooper, PIT
2.26 Harry Coveleski, PHI
2.37 Rube Marquard, NYG
2.38 Eppa Rixey, PHI
2.57 Lefty Tyler, BSN

WINS
30 Doc Crandall, NYG
24 Jeff Tesreau, NYG
23 Rube Marquard, NYG
22 Art Nehf, BSN
22 Wilbur Cooper, PIT

STRIKEOUTS
137 Claude Hendrix, PIT
133 Ed Reulbach, CHC
120 Rube Marquard, NYG
113 Nap Rucker, BRO
108 Harry Coveleski, PHI
108 Les Backman, STL

POY: Doc Crandall, NYG, 31, 30-9, 2.78 ERA, 40 BB, 108 K, .271 OAVG, 1.17 WHIP
BOY: CF Johnny Bates, BSN, 36, .360, 73 RBI, 20 SB, .828 OPS
ROY: SS Charlie Hollocher, CHC, 22, .311, 61 RBI, 21 SB, .682 OPS

Gold Gloves:

Pitcher: Sam Frock, BSN, 2
Catcher: Dick Cotter, PHI, 3
First Base: Fred Beck, BSN, 6
Second Base: Jack Coffey, BSN, 2
Third Base: Joe Ward, PHI, 6
Shortstop: Alex McCarthy, PIT, 4
Leftfield: Zack Wheat, BRO, 2
Centerfield: Hy Myers, BRO, 1
Rightfield: Cy Williams, CHC, 2




1918 American League

Team                        W   L   %  GB
Philadelphia Athletics     95 59 .617 -
New York Yankees           88 66 .571 7
Boston Red Sox             88 66 .571 7
Detroit Tigers             82 72 .532 13
Cleveland Indians          75 79 .487 20
Washington Senators        65 89 .422 30
Chicago White Sox          63 91 .409 32
St. Louis Browns           60 94 .390 35

League AVG: .274
League ERA: 2.99


Going into the final four game of the season, Philadelphia led New York by three games in the standings. The Yankees needed a sweep to win the pennant. There was indeed a sweep, but it was the Athletics doing the sweeping. The A's offense, led by Top Batter Shoeless Joe Jackson, led the AL in runs per game. Eddie Collins stole "just" 43 bases at age 31, but he led the majors with 113 runs scored. Jackson was right behind him with 100 runs. Frank "Home Run" Baker led the league with 93 RBI.

The Yankees pitching staff was tops in the league. Hippo Vaughn (25-16, 2.31) and Russ Ford (22-14, 2.41) led the way. This team improved for the second straight season, but the roster is aging and their window for winning a pennant could be quickly closing.

The Red Sox finished 3rd in offense and pitching, and they finished 2nd for the 4th straight year. Babe Ruth led the league with 12 homeruns, but he continues to struggle with a low average (despite his 9 over 10 contact rating!). He hit .241 last season and .234 this season.



Batting AVG
.376 Ty Cobb, DET
.366 Joe Jackson, PHA
.356 Bris Lord, PHA
.335 Buck Weaver, CHW
.335 Hal Chase, NYY

HOMERUNS
12 Babe Ruth, BOS
9 George Sisler, SLB
8 Tris Speaker, BOS

RBI
93 Frank Baker, PHA
88 Ty Cobb, DET
83 Joe Jackson, PHA
83 Tris Speaker, BOS
70 Ping Bodie, CHW
70 Babe Ruth, BOS

OPS
.855 Joe Jackson, PHA
.830 Ty Cobb, DET
.806 Bris Lord, PHA
.766 Eddie Collins, PHA
.751 Joe Harris, NYY

STEALS
44 Ty Cobb, DET
43 Eddie Collins, PHA
29 Clyde Milan, WSH
27 Ray Chapman, CLE
24 Burt Shotton, SLB

ERA
2.07 Hugh Bedient, BOS
2.16 Guy MOrton, CLE
2.20 Herb Pennock, PHA
2.31 Hippo Vaughn, NYY
2.40 Hooks Dauss, DET

WINS
29 Hugh Bedient, BOS
25 Hippo Vaughn, NYY
24 Herb Pennock, PHA
22 Jack Rowan, DET
22 Russ Ford, NYY

STRIKEOUTS
114 Jack Rowan, DET
113 Hippo Vaughn, NYY
110 Joe Wood, BOS
108 Gene Krapp, CLE
99 Jake Scott, CHW
99 Ed Walsh, CHW

POY: Hugh Bedient, BOS, 28, 29-10, 2.07 ERA, 49 BB, 74 K, .259 OAVG, 1.15 WHIP
BOY: LF Joe Jackson, PHA, 29, .366, 83 RBI, .855 OPS
ROY: C Frank Gibson, DET, 28, .263, 66 RBI, .631 OPS

Gold Gloves:
Pitcher: Vean Gregg, CLE, 2
Catcher: Roxy Walters, NYY, 1
First Base: Hal Chase, NYY, 6
Second Base: Eddie Collins, PHA, 4
Third Base: Charlie Pick, WSH, 1
Shortstop: John Knight, PHA, 3
Leftfield: Ping Bodie, CHW, 1
Centerfield: Tris Speaker, BOS, 4
Rightfield: Shano Collins, CHW, 2

[Matt from TN]

1918 World Series


The Giants scored two quick runs off Joe Bush in the 2nd inning, but Philly scored one in the 5th and 7th to tie the score. In the bottom of the 9th, reliever Bob Shawkey hit LF George Burns with one out. Then Burns stole 2nd and Tillie Shafer got a pinch hit single, driving Burns home with the winning run.

Game 1: Philadelphia 2 - New York 3

With New York up 2-1, Eddie Collins singled home the tying run in the 5th. RF Amos Strunk then singled in two more runs as the A's won easily.

Game 2: Philadelphia 6 - New York 3



Back home, Chief Bender allowed just 1 run off 9 hits. Joe Jackson hit a solo HR in the 6th to break a 1-1 tie and the A's never looked back.

Game 3: New York 1 - Philadelphia 5

Starters Jeff Tesreau and Joe Bush pitched well, and the score was tied 3-3 after 9 innings. Larry Doyle led off the 12th with a single against reliever Stan Coveleski and then stole 2nd. With one out, a Tillie Shafer ground out moved Doyle to 3rd, and he scored on a Fred Snodgrass single. Eddie Collins reached base on an error in the bottom of the inning, but reliever Ernie Shore got three straight outs to end the game.

Game 4: New York 4 - Philadelphia 3

Philly scored 4 runs in the 4th off Doc Crandall to take a 5-2 lead. After a sac fly scored Fred Snodgrass in the 6th, Larry Doyle singled in another run to shorten the lead to 5-4. Herb Pennock singled in the 8th to help his own cause, beginning a 2-run inning as the A's went on to pad their lead and win 7-4.

Game 5: New York 4 - Philadelphia 7



Rube Marquard tossed one of his finest World Series games, a four-hit shutout that tied the series a 3 games apiece.

Game 6: Philadelphia 0 - New York 3

One of the finest WS finishes of all time.... A wild 3rd inning netted the Giants a 6-2 lead in front of a raucous home crowd. Little changed until Eddie Collins singled home a run in the 8th to narrow the gap to 6-3. Then in the 9th, with every Giant and Giants fan awaiting a victory, Joe Jackson led off with a seemingly simple single that actually opened the flood gates. Five more singles followed and the A's stunned everyone in attendance by taking a 8-6 lead. In the bottom of the 9th, Stan Coveleski came in to pitch. Ross Youngs led off with a single. Larry Doyle followed with a hard hit liner that was snagged by Collins for out one. Fred Merkle reached on an infield single, and Heinie Groh hit a single of his own, scoring Youngs. Fred Snodgrass entered as a pinch hitter and worked the count full. He hit the payoff pitch hard, but it was corralled by new CF Herbie Moran. Then Tillie Shafer came in as a pinch hitter and flied out to end the game and the series.

Game 7: Philadelphia 8 - New York 7




Winner, 4-3: Philadelphia Athletics, 5th Championship, 9th Pennant

New York Giants, 11th Pennant

[Matt from TN]

Key Incoming Rookies for 1919:


AMERICAN LEAGUE


White Sox


P Dickie Kerr
--- Age 25, 6/6/8 talent


Indians

P George Uhle, "The Bull"
--- Age 20, 7/7/9 talent


Tigers

CF Ira Flagstead
--- Age 25, 6/9/6/7/7 talent


Athletics

1B Dick Burrus
--- Age 21, 8/9/5/5/8 talent



NATIONAL LEAGUE


Braves

P Dolf Luque, "The Pride of Havana"
--- Age 28, 8/7/7 talent


Cubs
P Dutch Ruether
--- Age 26, 6/5/10 talent


Giants

P Waite Hoyt, "Schoolboy"
--- Age 19, 6/8/9 talent

[tward13]

Waite Hoyt, another guy the Yanks won't get in this world.

And Dickie Kerr, the honest pitcher in the 1919 Series. Won 2 game swhile his team was trying to lose. I guess if you pitch a shutout there's not much they can do. Seems they tried a bit in his other start, winning in extra innings.

[Matt from TN]

1919 National League

Team                        W   L   %  GB
New York Giants            99 55 .643 -
Boston Braves              88 66 .571 11
Philadelphia Phillies      75 79 .487 24
Cincinnati Reds            75 79 .487 24
Chicago Cubs               75 79 .487 24
St. Louis Cardinals        73 81 .474 26
Brooklyn Robins            66 88 .429 33
Pittsburgh Pirates         65 89 .422 34

League AVG: .253
League ERA: 2.71


Same story, different year. Once again, the Giants won the NL pennant. However, this season's 85 wins were their fewest since 1907. The beat the Pirates by just 5 games despite leading the league in offense and pitching. Their 2.16 team ERA was easily the best in either league, and in fact it was a new NL record, surpassing the 2.28 ERA posted by the Buffalo Bisons way back in 1879.

The 2nd place Pirates were the surprise of the season, improving their winning percentage from .422 last season to .571. 1B Ham Hyatt hit .309 to lead the Pirates offense, but the team's strength was pitching, primarily Claude Hendrix (19-12, 2.09).

Brooklyn had their 2nd winning season in three season. But it's also just 2 winning seasons in the past 21 seasons. Zack Wheat won his first batting title, and Casey Stengel, Red Smith, Jake Daubert and Otto Miller helped make this one of the most productive offenses in the league.



Batting AVG
.338 Zack Wheat, BRO
.330 Rogers Hornsby, STL
.324 Heinie Zimmerman, CHC
.310 Heinie Groh, NYG
.314 Otto Miller, BRO
.314 Rafael Almeida, CIN

HOMERUNS
11 Vic Saier, CHC
7 Fred Merkle, NYG

RBI
85 Fred Merkle, NYG
70 Fred Beck, BSN
68 Buck Herzog, NYG
66 Larry Doyle, NYG
62 Rogers Hornsby, STL
62 Red Smith, BRO

OPS
.745 Heinie Zimmerman, CHC
.742 Zack Wheat, BRO
.735 Rogers Hornsby, STL
.732 Heinie Groh, NYG
.732 Fred Merkle, NYG

STEALS
45 Armando Marsans, CIN
34 Max Carey, PIT
30 George Burns, NYG
29 Fred Snodgrass, NYG
27 Josh Devore, NYG

ERA
1.08 Dolf Luque, BSN
1.60 Jeff Tesreau, NYG
1.76 Pete Alexander, PHI
1.78 Rube Marquard, NYG
1.94 Lefty Tyler, BSN

WINS
22 Jeff Tesreau, NYG
21 Leon Cadore, BRO
19 Claude Hendrix, PIT
19 Nap Rucker, BRO
19 Pat Ragan, CIN
19 Ernie Shore, NYG

STRIKEOUTS
133 Claude Hendrix, PIT
105 Pete Alexander, PHI
100 Jeff Tesreau, NYG
97 Nap Rucker, BRO
94 Rube Marquard, NYG

POY: Jeff Tesreau, NYG, 30, 22-9, 1.60 ERA, 69 BB, 100 K, .204 OAVG, 0.95
BOY: 1B Fred Merkle, NYG, 30, .308, 85 RBI, .732 OPS
ROY: Dolf Luque, BSN, 29, 10-7, 1.08 ERA, 41 BB, 35 K, .212 OAVG, 1.03 WHIP

Gold Gloves:

Pitcher: Art Nehf, BSN, 1
Catcher: Dick Cotter, PHI, 4
First Base: Fred Luderus, PHI, 1
Second Base: Jack Coffey, BSN, 3
Third Base: Joe Ward, PHI, 7
Shortstop: Alex McCarthy, PIT, 5
Leftfield: Zack Wheat, BRO, 3
Centerfield: Hy Myers, BRO, 2
Rightfield: Casey Stengel, BRO, 1




1919 American League

Team                        W   L   %  GB
Philadelphia Athletics     95 59 .617 -
New York Yankees           88 66 .571 7
Boston Red Sox             88 66 .571 7
Detroit Tigers             82 72 .532 13
Cleveland Indians          75 79 .487 20
Washington Senators        65 89 .422 30
Chicago White Sox          63 91 .409 32
St. Louis Browns           60 94 .390 35

League AVG: .254
League ERA: 2.76


The A's won their 5th straight AL pennant. They were ranked 2nd in the league in pitching and offense by mere hundredths of a point. In other words, they were consistently good from both angles. Offensively, Eddie Collins won his first Top Batter Award after hitting .337 with 75 RBI and 42 steals. Joe Jackson hit .339 and led the league with 92 runs scored. Frank Baker hit .304 and lead the league with 82 RBI. Stuffy McInnis hit .331. On the pitching side, Joe Bush was named Top Pitcher after leading the league with 24 wins and finishing second with a 2.07 ERA. Herb Pennock (23-13, 2.43) and Chief Bender (21-9, 2.10) also had great seasons. Bender finished the season with 399 career victories. His 2.22 career ERA is also best in major league history.

The Red Sox had a fine season thanks to Tris Speaker (.332, 77 RBI) and Babe Ruth (.271, 11 HR, 57 RBI), who finally hit above .247. Unfortunately, their young pitching staff was barely above average.

Ty Cobb led the Tigers to another strong season thanks to his major league leading .357 average and .817 OPS.

Washington's Walter Johnson led the league in K's for the thirs time but despite a fine career, his overall record is an unremarkable 238-237.



Batting AVG
.357 Ty Cobb, DET
.339 Joe Jackson, PHA
.337 Eddie Collins, PHA
.332 Tris Speaker, BOS
.331 Stuffy McInnis, PHA

HOMERUNS
11 Babe Ruth, BOS
8 Les Nunamaker, BOS

RBI
82 Frank Baker, PHA
77 Tris Speaker, BOS
75 Eddie Collins, PHA
74 Wally Schang, PHA
66 Bris Lord, PHA

OPS
,817 Ty Cobb, DET
.804 Eddie Collins, PHA
.797 Joe Jackson, PHA
.788 Tris Speaker, BOS
.759 Babe Ruth, BOS

STEALS
42 Eddie Collins, PHA
30 Burt Shotton, SLB
26 Ray Chapman, CLE
23 Ty Cobb, DET
21 Clyde Milan, WSH

ERA
1.67 Red Faber, CHW
2.07 Joe Bush, PHA
2.10 Chief Bender, PHA
2.11 Hippo Vaughn, NYY
2.17 Eddie Cicotte, DET

WINS
24 Joe Bush, PHA
23 Herb Pennock, PHA
22 Hippo Vaughn, NYY
21 Chief Bender, PHA
20 Eddie Cicotte, DET

STRIKEOUTS
124 Walter Johnson, WSH
118 Jack Rowan, DET
102 Joe Wood, BOS
95 Jim Scott, CHW
92 Dixie Walker, WSH

POY: Joe Bush, PHA, 26, 24-7, 2.07 ERA, 61 BB, 56 K, .237 OAVG, 1.07 WHIP
BOY: 2B Eddie Collins, PHA, 32, .337, 75 RBI, 42 SB, .804 OPS
ROY: George Uhle, CLE, 21, 15-18, 2.65 ERA, 83 BB, 54 K, .253 OAVG, 1.21 WHIP

Gold Gloves:
Pitcher: Ed Walsh, CHW, 3
Catcher: William Rumler, SLB, 1
First Base: Hal Chase, NYY, 7
Second Base: Eddie Collins, PHA, 5
Third Base: Clyde Engle, NYY, 3
Shortstop: Ray Chapman, CLE, 2
Leftfield: Ping Bodie, CHW, 2
Centerfield: Happy Felsch, CHW, 2
Rightfield: Shano Collins, CHW, 3

[Matt from TN]

1919 World Series


The Giants scored 3 early runs off Herb Pennock, and it was all they would need as Jeff Tesreau threw a 5-hit shutout.

Game 1: New York 3 - Philadelphia 0

The Giants kept their momentum going with a 3-run first inning against Joe Bush. The A's scored 2 in the 2nd off Ernie Shore, but New York added three more runs in the 4th. The A's came back again with 2 runs in the 6th to make it 6-4, but the Giants took those two runs back in the 7th. An RBI triple by Josh Devore in the 9th was icing on the cake.

Game 2: New York 9 - Philadelphia 5



Back home with a 2-0 series lead, the Giants once again jumped out in the first inning, this time with two runs. The A's quickly tied it up in the 3rd. The score remained 2-2 until the bottom of the 7th when Heinie Groh singles. Fred Snodgrass entered as a pinch runner and stole 2nd. Pinch hitter Tillie Shafer singled and Snodgrass raced home with the go-ahead run. In the 8th, Eddie Collins singled with one out, advancing Frank Baker to 3rd. Catcher Wally Schang singled Baker home to tie the game. Al Wingo flied out and Collins tagged up at 3rd, but Snodgrass nailed him at the plate with a perfect throw. Then in the bottom of the 9th, reliever Stan Coveleski loaded the bases with two outs, then walked Larry Doyle to plate the winning run.

Game 3: Philadelphia 3 - New York 4

With their backs against the wall, the A's scored 4 runs in the 3rd against Jeff Tesreau, although only one run was earned after an error by Larry Doyle allowed the inning to continue and three of the four runs to score. Going into the bottom of the 8th, Philly still lead 4-1, but Heinie Groh hit a run scoring single to make it 4-2. The A's tacked on a run in the 9th, but in the final frame of the game the Giants got runners on the corners with just one out. Starter Herb Pennock allowed an RBI single to Fred Snodgrass. After striking out George Burns for out two, he gave up another RBI single to Fred Merkle. Then Buck Herzog singled home Snodgrass to tie the game. Heinie Groh grounded out to end the inning. The two teams swapped zeroes on the scoreboard for the next 8 innings. In the bottom of the 18th, Snodgrass led off with a single against Harry Krause, who was pitching in his 6th inning. Snodgrass stole 2nd and moved to 3rd on a bunt. Merkle was intentionally walked and Herzog smoked a hard single to left, winning the game and the series.

Game 4: Philadelphia 5 - New York 6




Winner, 4-0: New York Giants, 4th Championship, 12th Pennant

Philadelphia Athletics, 10th Pennant

[tward13]

This A's dynasty is going to keep on rolling into the 30's sometime.

[Faroo6]

Originally Posted by tward13

This A's dynasty is going to keep on rolling into the 30's sometime.

Can you imagine the 2000's when Giambi, Tejada, Huddy, Mulder all stay.

[Matt from TN]

Originally Posted by Faroo6

Can you imagine the 2000's when Giambi, Tejada, Huddy, Mulder all stay.

That's exaclty why I'm doing this. We'll see just how good teams really could've been... or how good some teams (built via trade, free agency, etc) were not. Here there are no large or small markets.

[Sven Draconian]

The Tigers have had remarkably bad pitching for 19 years now. Just average pitching and they would have atleast been competitive at times. Completely wasted Cobb

[Matt from TN]

Key Incoming Rookies for 1920:


AMERICAN LEAGUE


Indians


RF Ben Paschal
--- Age 24, 7/8/8/5/4 talent


Tigers


C Larry Woodall
--- Age 25, 6/7/4/9/8 talent


Yankees


P Rip Collins
--- Age 24, 7/5/6 talent



LF Bob Meusel, "Long Bob"
--- Age 23, 7/9/9/4/4 talent


Athletics


P Slim Harriss
--- Age 23, 7/6/7 talent



P Eddie Rommel
--- Age 22, 5/8/6 talent

P Tom Zachary
--- Age 23, 4/8/7 talent



3B Jimmy Dykes
--- Age 23, 6/8/7/7/4 talent

RF Frank Welch, "Bugger"
--- Age 22, 6/7/6/7/5 talent



1B Charlie Grimm, "Jolly Cholly"
--- Age 21, 7/8/6/5/8 talent



C Glenn Myatt
--- Age 22, 6/7/8/5/7 talent


Browns


C Muddy Ruel
--- Age 24, 6/6/3/9/8 talent


Senators


2B Bucky Harris
--- Age 23, 6/7/4/6/7 talent



3B Frank Ellerbe, "Governor"
--- Age 24, 6/7/4/3/6 talent


NATIONAL LEAGUE


Braves


P Hugh McQuillan, "Handsome Hugh"
--- Age 22, 6/7/3 talent


Cubs


C Bob O'Farrell
--- Age 23, 6/8/6/9/5 talent


Reds


P Jesse Haines, "Pop"
--- Age 26, 7/7/7 talent



LF Ken Williams
--- Age 29, 8/9/10/9/7 talent


Giants


C Earl Smith, "Oil"
--- Age 23, 7/7/8/7/9 talent



1B George Kelly, "Highpockets"
--- Age 24, 7/8/9/4/4 talent



2B Frankie Frisch, "The Fordham Flash"
--- Age 21, 8/7/6/5/9 talent


Phillies


3B Russ Wrightstone
--- Age 27, 6/8/7/4/9 talent


Pirates

LF Pat Duncan
--- Age 26, 7/9/6/3/8 talent

[tward13]

Oh good, the A's and Giants get more talent. They may just play each other forever.

[Matt from TN]

Originally Posted by tward13

Oh good, the A's and Giants get more talent. They may just play each other forever.

It really is amazing. Something like this will be a real eye-opener in more modern times. To see a team that had this much talent at one point but may never have strung together much success IRL.

[tward13]

Originally Posted by Matt from TN

It really is amazing. Something like this will be a real eye-opener in more modern times. To see a team that had this much talent at one point but may never have strung together much success IRL.

A team like that I want to see are the Astros going into the 70's. Of course some guys I may think of as starting with them could have come from elsewhere. But I think Wynn, Morgan, Staub, Cedeno, and some others are all theirs. They had some pitching too.

[Matt from TN]

Originally Posted by tward13

A team like that I want to see are the Astros going into the 70's. Of course some guys I may think of as starting with them could have come from elsewhere. But I think Wynn, Morgan, Staub, Cedeno, and some others are all theirs. They had some pitching too.

J.R. Richard is one of those careers we'll be gald to see completed.

[Matt from TN]

1920 National League

Team                        W   L   %  GB
New York Giants            94 60 .610 -
St. Louis Cardinals        85 69 .552 9
Boston Braves              77 77 .500 17
Brooklyn Robins            76 78 .494 18
Philadelphia Phillies      73 81 .474 21
Cincinnati Reds            73 81 .474 21
Chicago Cubs               73 81 .474 21
Pittsburgh Pirates         65 89 .422 29

League AVG: .283
League ERA: 4.07


Offense took off this season with the NL posting the highest league ERA ever. The 4.07 mark is similar to the 4.00 league ERA in 1901 and even the 3.76 ERA in 1912, but it was still unexpected. The Giants capitalized by scoring the most runs in the majors. Fred Merkle had a fantastic season hitting .349 with 13 HR and 119 RBI while fending off 27-year-old Walter Holke, who hit .388 in just 85 AB, and keeping George Kelly in AAA, where he hit .303 with 71 RBI.

Cubs outfielder Cy Williams set a new league record with 16 homeruns, despite hitting just .249. His teammate, 2B Heinie Zimmerman, led the league with a .370 average.

The Cardinals were thrilled by 24-year-old Jakie May, who led the league with a 2.58 ERA. And 24-year-old Rogers Hornsby led the team with a .339 average. He should top 1,000 hits next season.

Pittsburgh's Wilbur Cooper is establishing himself as one of the top pitchers in the NL. He went 19-10 for the last place Pirates and his 3.03 ERA was 3rd in the league. But it's worth mentioning that he pitched far more innings (341.1) than May (202) or New York's Rube Marquard (2.93, 212 IP).

After four Top Batter Awards from 1914-18, Boston's Johnny Bates continues to plug along at age 38. This season he hit .338 with 88 RBI. He how has 2,618 career hits and a .321 lifetime average.

In an offense that was otherwise ugly, Phillies RF Vern Duncan hit a surprising .355 in his 3rd season as a starter at age 30. He was the only hitter above .300 on the league's worst offense. Too bad the hitting stinks, because the pitching was superb.



Batting AVG
.370 Heinie Zimmerman, CHC
.355 Vern Duncan, PHI
.354 Larry Doyle, NYG
.349 Greasy Neale, CIN
.349 Fred Merkle, NYG

HOMERUNS
16 Cy Williams, CHC
14 Vic Saier, CHC
13 Fred Merkle, NYG
11 Carson Bigbee, PIT

RBI
119 Fred Merkle, NYG
111 Larry Doyle, NYG
106 Ross Youngs, NYG
99 Cy Williams, CHC
96 Rogers Hornsby, STL

OPS
.874 Fred Merkle, NYG
.864 Heinie Zimmerman, CHC
.860 Heinie Groh, NYG
.842 Larry Doyle, NYG
.841 Ross Youngs, NYG

STEALS
32 Max Carey, PIT
24 Harry Pattee, BRO
21 Armando Marsans, CIN
21 Charlie Hollocher, CHC
21 Greasy Neale, CIN

ERA
2.58 Jakie May, STL
2.93 Rube Marquard, NYG
3.03 Wilbur Cooper, PIT
3.04 Jim Bagby, CIN
3.05 Doc Crandall, NYG

WINS
24 Doc Crandall, NYG
22 Fred Toney, CHC
22 Jim Bagby, CIN
20 Frank Allen, BRO
20 Ernie Shore, NYG
20 Eppa Rixey, PHI

STRIKEOUTS
132 Claude Hendrix, PIT
117 Pete Alexander, PHI
106 Doc Crandall, NYG
103 Eppa Rixey, PHI
100 Nap Rucker, BRO

POY: Doc Crandall, NYG, 33, 24-7, 3.05 ERA, 40 BB, 106 K, .254 OAVG, 1.13 WHIP
BOY: 1B Fred Merkle, NYG, 31, .349, 13 HR, 119 RBI, .874 OPS
ROY: Jesse Haines, CIN, 27, 12-14, 4.39 ERA, 51 BB, 46 K, .289 OAVG, 1.40 WHIP

Gold Gloves:

Pitcher: Harry Coveleski, PHI, 1
Catcher: Otto Miller, BRO, 1
First Base: Ed Konetchy, STL, 3
Second Base: Bruno Betzel, STL, 1
Third Base: Joe Ward, PHI, 8
Shortstop: Alex McCarthy, PIT, 6
Leftfield: Max Flack, CHC, 1
Centerfield: Hy Myers, BRO, 3
Rightfield: Casey Stengel, BRO, 2




1920 American League

Team                        W   L   %  GB
Philadelphia Athletics     97 57 .630 -
Detroit Tigers             96 58 .623 1
Boston Red Sox             86 68 .558 11
Washington Senators        74 80 .481 23
New York Yankees           71 83 .461 26
Cleveland Indians          66 88 .429 31
Chicago White Sox          64 90 .416 33
St. Louis Browns           62 92 .403 35

League AVG: .274
League ERA: 3.95


The Tigers were the story of 1920. They led the AL pennant race all season long. At the end of September, they were a half-game up on the surging Athletics. On October 1st, Cleveland beat Detroit 6-3, and Philly beat Washington 4-3 to take over 1st place. The next day, both teams won. With the A's off on October 3rd, all the Tigers had to do was win to force a one-game playoff. Instead, they fell to the Indians 5-4 when Cleveland catcher Ted Easterly singled home the go-ahead run in the top of the 9th. The Tigers had runners on the corners with 1 out in the bottom of the 9th, but Ira Flagstead struck out and Baby Doll Jacobson popped out to end their season.

Surprisingly, the Tigers allowed the most runs per game in the league while the A's led the league in pitching and offense. Joe Jackson had another stellar season, hitting .353 with 12 HR and 115 RBI. Eddie Collins hit .362 with 101 RBI and 25 steals. Frank Baker hit .344 with 10 HR and 119 RBI. Catcher Wally Schang hit .327 with 91 RBI. Herb Pennock went 27-9 with a 2.98 ERA and was named Top Pitcher.

Ty Cobb became the first player to hit abover .400 since Live Oak Taylor in 1889. Ross Barnes, in 1884, was the only other player to do this. Cobb's .409 average tops his own .392 average from 1912 as the highest in AL history - and the highest in the 1900s. After Cobb, the A's had the next four highest averages.

Boston slugger Babe Ruth set a new major league record with 21 homeruns. He hit .263 and his .826 OPS was the best of his career. His 89 walks were the 8th most in major league history (He drew 91 in 1918).

The Indians were the only team to not have a .300 hitter. In fact, their top hitter, 1B Pete Shields, hit just .279.



Batting AVG
.409 Ty Cobb, DET
.362 Eddie Collins, PHA
.353 Joe Jackson, PHA
.344 Frank Baker, PHA
.327 Wally Schang, PHA

HOMERUNS
21 Babe Ruth, BOS
12 George Sisler, SLB
12 Joe Jackson, PHA
12 Tris Speaker, BOS
11 Harry Heilmann, DET

RBI
119 Frank Baker, PHA
116 Herry Heilmann, DET
115 Joe Jackson, PHA
101 Eddie Collins, PHA
97 Ty Cobb, DET

OPS
.945 Ty Cobb, DET
.890 Joe Jackson, PHA
.884 Eddie Collins, PHA
.846 Frank Baker, PHA
.839 Tris Speaker, BOS

STEALS
30 Ty Cobb, DET
25 Eddie Collins, PHA
24 Donie Bush, DET
22 Burt Shotton, SLB
22 Clyde Milan, WSH
22 Ray Chapman, CLE

ERA
2.98 HErb Pennock, PHA
3.05 Walter Johnson, WSH
3.06 Dutch Leonard, BOS
3.11 Dickie Kerr, CHW
3.32 Allen Sothoron, SLB

WINS
27 Herb Pennock, PHA
23 Dixie Walker, WSH
22 Joe Bush, PHA
22 Eddie Cicotte, DET
21 Dutch Leonard, BOS
20 Joe Wood, BOS

STRIKEOUTS
117 Walter Johnson, WSH
109 Gene Krapp, CLE
104 Hippo Vaughn, NYY
100 Jim Scott, CHW
98 Jack Rowan, DET

POY: Herb Pennock, PHA, 26, 27-9, 2.98 ERA, 58 BB, 71 K, .256 OAVG, 1.15 WHIP
BOY: CF Ty Cobb, DET, 33, .409, 97 RBI, 30 SB, .945 OPS
ROY: LF Bob Meusel, NYA, .313, 87 RBI, .763 OPS

Gold Gloves:
Pitcher: Jack Quinn, NYY, 2
Catcher: Les Nunamaker, BOS, 1
First Base: Hal Chase, NYY, 8
Second Base: Eddie Collins, PHA, 6
Third Base: Lyman Lamb, SLB, 1
Shortstop: John Knight, PHA, 4
Leftfield: Jack Tobin, SLB, 2
Centerfield: Happy Felsch, CHW, 3
Rightfield: Shano Collins, CHW, 4