48-team Random Debut League - Page 6

Dukie98 · 09-24-2020, 12:28 AM

Frontier League MVP- Mookie Betts, CF, OTT (47): .361/ .414/ .649, 233 hits, 46 doubles, 4 triples, 44 HR, 136 RBI, 130 runs, 57 BB, 35 SB, +15.2 Zone Rating, 171 OPS+, 10.6 WAR
Second place- Juan Soto, LF, BUF: .333/ .450/ .639, 196 hits, 37 doubles, 1 triple, 47 HR, 149 RBI, 157 runs, 127 BB, 7 SB, 190 OPS+, 9.9 WAR
Third place- JD Martinez, LF/ RF, BAL: .347/ .403/ .673, 213 hits, 35 doubles, 3 triples, 53 HR, 124 RBI, 112 runs, 56 BB, 4 SB, 172 OPS+, 7.1 WAR
Fourth place- Leo Cardenas, SS, DET: .338/ .392/ .563, 213 hits, 50 doubles, 4 triples, 28 HR, 121 RBI, 101 runs, 56 BB, 4 SB, +16.5 Zone Rating, 144 OPS+, 9.6 WAR
Fifth place- Ellis Valentine, RF, CAL: .335/ .408/ .692, 165 hits, 29 doubles, 49 HR, 123 RBI, 107 runs, 60 BB, 16 SB, 182 OPS+, 7.1 WAR

Frontier League Cy Young Award- Guy Morton, MON (48): 15-6, 1.90 ERA, 0.86 WHIP, 228 IP, 309 K, 58 BB, 2 CG, 2 shutouts, 233 ERA+, 9.1 WAR
Second place- Marius Russo, BOS: 13-8, 2.22 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 219 IP, 288 K, 60 BB, 3 CG, 2 shutouts, 199 ERA+, 8.1 WAR
Third place- Pedro Martinez, MIL: 17-3, 2.58 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 216 IP, 316 K, 50 BB, 1 CG, 1 shutout, 171 ERA+, 9.7 WAR
Fourth place- Josh Johnson, OTT: 18-7, 2.49 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, 188 IP, 239 K, 40 BB, 180 ERA+, 7.3 WAR
Fifth place- Rick Reuschel, OMA: 16-11, 2.65 ERA, 0.87 WHIP, 224 IP, 252 K, 30 BB, 4 CG, 3 shutouts, 165 ERA+, 8.2 WAR

Frontier League Rookie of the Year- Eddie Lopat, LHP, POR (37): 16-7, 2.58 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, 203 IP, 206 K, 35 BB, 1 CG, 1 shutout, 172 ERA+, 7.1 WAR
Second place- Ken Boyer, CF, CIN (4): .314/ .343/ .613, 104 hits, 24 doubles, 25 HR, 71 RBI, 52 runs, 14 BB, 8 SB, +10.8 Zone Rating, 142 OPS+, 4.5 WAR
Third place- Dan Murphy, 2B, OMA (7): .306/ .362/ .541, 133 hits, 41 doubles, 2 triples, 19 HR, 59 RBI, 60 runs, 37 BB, 2 SB, 136 OPS+, 4.0 WAR

Continental League MVP- Jonathan Schoop, 2B, ALB (32): .346/ .395/ .645, 217 hits, 41 doubles, 3 triples, 47 HR, 128 RBI, 114 runs, 46 BB, +11.1 Zone Rating, 162 OPS+, 9.8 WAR
Second place- Ellis Burks, RF, SD (6): .338/ .412/ .604, 201 hits, 43 doubles, 2 triples, 37 HR, 125 RBI, 105 runs, 69 BB, 22 SB, 171 OPS+, 7.8 WAR
Third place- Eddie Cicotte, RHP, PHO (10): 23-4, 1.73 ERA, 0.90 WAR, 224 IP, 252 K, 53 BB, 1 CG, 1 shutout, 285 ERA+, 9.2 WAR
Fourth place- Mike Piazza, C, SA: .327/ .382/ .617, 175 hits, 14 doubles, 47 HR, 125 RBI, 101 runs, 47 BB, 1 SB, 171 OPS+, 7.0 WAR
Fifth place- Carl Weilman, LHP, WAS: 23-5, 2.12 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, 238 IP, 291 K, 42 BB, 3 CG, 1 shutout, 238 ERA+, 10.8 WAR

Continental League Cy Young Award- Eddie Cicotte, PHO (31): 23-4, 1.73 ERA, 0.90 WAR, 224 IP, 252 K, 53 BB, 1 CG, 1 shutout, 285 ERA+, 9.2 WAR
Second place- Carl Weilman, WAS (17): 23-5, 2.12 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, 238 IP, 291 K, 42 BB, 3 CG, 1 shutout, 238 ERA+, 10.8 WAR
Third place- Billy O'Dell, NY: 22-5, 2.42 ERA, 0.89 WHIP, 216 IP, 248 K, 36 BB, 2 CG, 2 shutouts, 201 ERA+, 6.9 WAR
Fourth place- Dean Chance, LV: 15-6, 1.76 ERA, 0.82 WHIP, 209 IP, 247 K, 41 BB, 1 CG, 268 ERA+, 7.7 WAR
Fifth place- Larry French, NOR: 16-6, 2.35 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, 222 IP, 260 K, 44 BB, 209 ERA+, 8.3 WAR

Continental League Rookie of the Year: Roy Johnson, DH/ LF, ANA (47): .319/ .390/ .571, 183 hits, 50 doubles, 5 triples, 28 HR, 86 RBI, 119 runs, 69 BB, 26 SB, 149 OPS+, 5.0 WAR
Second place- Samuel Byrd, CF/ RF/ LF, ELP (1): .267/ .340/ .507, 157 hits, 42 doubles, 3 triples, 31 HR, 108 RBI, 96 runs, 67 BB, 2 SB, 129 OPS+, 4.4 WAR
Third place- Leroy Stanton, RF/ DH, ATL: .274/ .343/ .569, 124 hits, 22 doubles, 3 triples, 35 HR, 101 RBI, 83 runs, 36 BB, 2 SB, 136 OPS+, 3.3 WAR

Top draft picks: 1. Austin McHenry, LF, Pittsburgh Golden Gorillas
2. Ben Sheets, RHP, Jacksonville Gulls
3. Fred Luderus, 1B, Minneapolis Penguins
4. Thurman Munson, C, Charlotte Aviators
5. Bob O'Farrell, C, Memphis River Pirates
6. Frank Snyder, C, Dallas Wildcatters
7. Hank Aaron, RF, Houston Pythons
8. Tony Lazzeri, 2B, Seattle Whales
9. Pete Alexander, RHP, Nashville Blues
10. John Titus, RF, Cincinnati Spiders

majormet · 09-24-2020, 01:40 AM

The Houston Pythons stole the draft... Hammerin Hank... that Bob O'Farrell never amounts to more than a singles hitter, Ben Sheets at #2, I think Jacksonville better get a good trainer.

Dukie98 · 09-25-2020, 12:10 AM

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The Houston Pythons stole the draft... Hammerin Hank... that Bob O'Farrell never amounts to more than a singles hitter, Ben Sheets at #2, I think Jacksonville better get a good trainer.

Somehow, both Hank Aaron and Pete Alexander were available at #6, so Dallas took.... Frank Snyder. Which explains why they haven't made the playoffs in 17 seasons.

This actually isn't the most egregious example of an inner-circle Hall of Famer falling in the draft. In prior years, Roberto Clemente slipped to about #14 in the draft, and Jimmie Foxx went #19.

majormet · 09-25-2020, 01:04 AM

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Somehow, both Hank Aaron and Pete Alexander were available at #6, so Dallas took.... Frank Snyder. Which explains why they haven't made the playoffs in 17 seasons.

This actually isn't the most egregious example of an inner-circle Hall of Famer falling in the draft. In prior years, Roberto Clemente slipped to about #14 in the draft, and Jimmie Foxx went #19.

The draft is always a very fascinating element of the resim. Clemente went in the 2nd round in my draft, was shocked as well. I find your 48 team league fun to view. These larger leagues become more like NCAA fields when you think about it.

How has Clemente progressed?

Dukie98 · 09-25-2020, 09:40 AM

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The draft is always a very fascinating element of the resim. Clemente went in the 2nd round in my draft, was shocked as well. I find your 48 team league fun to view. These larger leagues become more like NCAA fields when you think about it.

How has Clemente progressed?

Turned into a very good player, if not quite a perpetual All-Star. He had one monster season where he hit .382 with 265 hits. This past season, he hit about .330 with 30 homers. In general, he's shown more power than real life, but has been an ordinary fielder.

majormet · 09-25-2020, 11:19 AM

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Turned into a very good player, if not quite a perpetual All-Star. He had one monster season where he hit .382 with 265 hits. This past season, he hit about .330 with 30 homers. In general, he's shown more power than real life, but has been an ordinary fielder.

Wow 265 hits is huge... because of the 48 team league, do you see a lot of abnormal seasonal stats with the talent spread out across the league and the increase in bad pitching staffs?

Dukie98 · 09-26-2020, 12:33 PM

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Wow 265 hits is huge... because of the 48 team league, do you see a lot of abnormal seasonal stats with the talent spread out across the league and the increase in bad pitching staffs?

There have been a fair number of outlier seasons, but by and large, individual seasons have been within the realm of normalcy. There were several extreme seasons in the first 2-3 years of the league, until the talent pool balanced out, and for several decades, it was pretty balanced. I've seen an uptick in the last few years of high-end performances (particularly among starting pitchers) - that may be a function of increased strikeouts in modern baseball. (When I started the league, the stats were geared to 1975, so it's now caught up to current-day trends).

Typically, the batting champs are in the .340-.360 range. I've had two players in the past decade top .375 (Clemente and George Sisler), and no one has hit .400 in 20 years. In the last several years, I've had several players per year top 50 homers, occasionally topping 60, but my single-season high is 64 after 49 seasons (tied between Darryl Strawberry, Ralph Kiner and Al Simmons). The last few years, I've typically had 2-4 pitchers per year with sub- 2.00 ERA's , and a similar number with 300+ strikeouts (usually in about 220 innings or so) -- that's probably the most extreme set of stats from an individual basis.

I have seen some extreme seasons with respect to team stats -- I usually have multiple teams clear 250 homers per year, and a handful of teams have topped 300 homers (then again, so did the real-life Twins and Yankees last year!). Also, there have been some teams with atrocious pitching- in the last few years, there have been a couple of team ERA's approaching 8. Last year, with a leaguewide ERA of 4.40, one team had an ERA of 7.31 and another had 6.21 , with only one other team over 5.50. Short of manually trading/ reassigning players midseason, I'm not sure how much I can do on that front.

majormet · 09-26-2020, 01:03 PM

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There have been a fair number of outlier seasons, but by and large, individual seasons have been within the realm of normalcy. There were several extreme seasons in the first 2-3 years of the league, until the talent pool balanced out, and for several decades, it was pretty balanced. I've seen an uptick in the last few years of high-end performances (particularly among starting pitchers) - that may be a function of increased strikeouts in modern baseball. (When I started the league, the stats were geared to 1975, so it's now caught up to current-day trends).

Typically, the batting champs are in the .340-.360 range. I've had two players in the past decade top .375 (Clemente and George Sisler), and no one has hit .400 in 20 years. In the last several years, I've had several players per year top 50 homers, occasionally topping 60, but my single-season high is 64 after 49 seasons (tied between Darryl Strawberry, Ralph Kiner and Al Simmons). The last few years, I've typically had 2-4 pitchers per year with sub- 2.00 ERA's , and a similar number with 300+ strikeouts (usually in about 220 innings or so) -- that's probably the most extreme set of stats from an individual basis.

I have seen some extreme seasons with respect to team stats -- I usually have multiple teams clear 250 homers per year, and a handful of teams have topped 300 homers (then again, so did the real-life Twins and Yankees last year!). Also, there have been some teams with atrocious pitching- in the last few years, there have been a couple of team ERA's approaching 8. Last year, with a leaguewide ERA of 4.40, one team had an ERA of 7.31 and another had 6.21 , with only one other team over 5.50. Short of manually trading/ reassigning players midseason, I'm not sure how much I can do on that front.

That is all fascinating, I think the pitching becomes diluted over time with more teams. With 48 teams you are getting a lot of marginal starting pitchers that are probably more permanent than they were in real life, like the Randy Tates of the world.

In my 60 team league, the first 3 years are seeing anomalies, but I did not create the teams equally, they were staged 3 year expansion plan, so they are some awful teams that may not be good for a long time. I guess I never liked the Vegas Golden Knights going to the cup in their first year.

How did Strawberry do, did he exceed what he did in the majors, felt that if he was in today's era he would be a 60 homer guy every year.

Dukie98 · 09-27-2020, 12:50 AM

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That is all fascinating, I think the pitching becomes diluted over time with more teams. With 48 teams you are getting a lot of marginal starting pitchers that are probably more permanent than they were in real life, like the Randy Tates of the world.

In my 60 team league, the first 3 years are seeing anomalies, but I did not create the teams equally, they were staged 3 year expansion plan, so they are some awful teams that may not be good for a long time. I guess I never liked the Vegas Golden Knights going to the cup in their first year.

How did Strawberry do, did he exceed what he did in the majors, felt that if he was in today's era he would be a 60 homer guy every year.

He won three HR titles, and looked like a sure-fire Hall of Famer through age 27. He had a few solid years after that but was basically washed up by 32. He ended up with 501 homers / 440 steals-- nearly made the Hall of Fame, but his 71% vote share dropped to 44% by his last year on the ballot (as a lot more hitters reached 500 homers in the meantime).

Dukie98 · 09-27-2020, 02:41 AM

Despite a crowded ballot with approximately two dozen viable candidates, four players emerged above the fray, topping the 75% threshold for induction for the largest class in six years. In four of the previous five years, just two players were inducted. This year, three first-timers were inducted, as Reggie Jackson, the third-leading home run hitter in HRDL history, drew 97.4% of the vote; ten-time All-Star Mike Trout drew 95.2% of the vote; and 660-homer hitter Willie Stargell received 77.5% of the vote. In addition, Carlos Guillen, a six-time All-Star and four-time World Series champ, received 75.6% of the vote in his fourth time on the ballot.

Jackson spent every one of his 21 seasons in the green and gold of the Virginia Beach Admirals, after being drafted fifth overall following the 2035 season. He had one of the great rookie campaigns in history in 2036, batting .291 and slugging .628, with 57 homers, 135 RBI's, and 124 runs scored, yet finished as the runner-up for the Rookie of the Year. The following season, he hit .283, smacking 36 round-trippers and plating 119 runs. After a subpar 2038 campaign, he rebounded the next year to hit .320 with 38 homers, a league-high 11 triples, 102 RBI's, 122 runs scored, and 32 steals. The following season, he hit .308 with 44 doubles, 39 longballs, 125 RBI's, 141 runs scored, and 19 steals. In an injury-shortened 2041 campaign, Jackson hit .311 with 30 homers, 96 RBI's, and 94 runs scored in just 122 games. He rebounded the next season to hit a career-best .328 with 48 homers, 116 RBI's, 119 runs scored, and 36 steals, earning a fifth-place ranking in the MVP voting. In 2043, Jackson overcame a broken thumb to hit .304 with 31 homers, 88 RBI's, and 105 runs scored in just 129 games. The next season, Jackson hit .310 and slugged .647, launching a league-high 52 homers and knocking in 131 runs while scoring 124 runs, finishing second in the MVP voting. He finished third in the MVP voting in 204, hitting .326 ripping 50 dingers and plating 128 runs. In 2046, Jackson hit .312 and slugged a league-best .599, launching 42 longballs and leading the league with 140 RBI's, while ranking as the MVP runner-up. Jackson never again cleared .300 -- he slipped to just .247 in each of the next two seasons, averaging 32 homers and 81 RBI's per season. After three mediocre campaigns, Jackson enjoyed a late-stage renaissance, hitting .293 at age 36 in 2052, blasting 45 homers, driving in 98 runs, and scoring 115 times. The following season, Jackson hit .288 and slugged .609, drilling 55 homers, and driving home 132 runs. Over the next two seasons, Jackson averaged 41 homers and 122 RBI's per season, slugging over .500 each year. Jackson retired following his age-40 2056 campaign, where he hit just .217, but still ripped 22 homers in 110 games. Over the course of his career, Jackson posted a slash line of .285/ .369/ .537, ripping 3386 hits, 569 doubles, 49 triples, 774 homers, driving in 2190 runs, scoring 2164 runs, drawing 1420 walks, swiping 296 bases, and posting a WAR of 83.7. He ranked third all-time in homers, sixth in RBI's, and seventh in runs scored. Jackson made four All-Star teams and won six Silver Slugger awards. In eight postseasons, Jackson never made the World Series, but he batted .260 and slugged .527, blasting 18 homers and knocking in 44 runs in 72 games.

Trout was drafted first overall by the Minneapolis Penguins following the 2035 season and immediately established himself as among the HRDL's elite. As an 18-year-old rookie in 2036, Trout posted a .319/ .395/ .568 slash line, ripping 37 homers, driving in 105 runs, scoring 108 runs, and stealing a league-high 55 bases while winning the Rookie of the Year award. The next year, he hit .341 and slugged .605, ripping 30 homers, driving in 92 runs, scoring 101 runs and posting a league-high 11.4 WAR in just 131 games. In 2038, Trout hit .320 with 41 doubles, 9 triples, 34 homers, 95 RBI's, 149 runs scored, and 62 steals, finishing fifth in the MVP voting. The following season, he was runner-up in the MVP voting, hitting .325 with 42 round-trippers, 122 RBI's, 67 steals, and a league-high 141 runs scored. The next season, Trout hit .333, led the league with a .458 on-base percentage, smacked 37 homers, drove in 97 runs and scored 100 runs. After slipping to .311 with 35 homers and 102 RBI's in 2041, Trout posted two nearly identical seasons batting in the .330s, averaging 42 homers, 114 RBI's, 134 runs scored, and 22 steals, finishing second in the 2043 MVP voting. In 2044, Trout won his lone batting title, posting a .370/ .457/ .635 slash line, with 49 doubles, 8 triples, 31 homers, 113 RBI's, 131 runs scored, and stole 27 of 29 bases, coming in fifth in the MVP balloting. The next season, Trout hit.334, smacking 26 homers, knocking in 80 runs, and scoring 109 runs in 140 games. Following that 2045 campaign, Trout left Minneapolis for the El Paso Armadillos, and his career was never the same - he never again batted over .270 or slugged over .500, although he remained an effective player. In his first three seasons in El Paso, Trout topped 20 homers, 20 steals, and 90 runs scored each season, although his batting average fluctuated wildly. Trout was limited to 80 games in 2049 after tearing his quadricepts, although he smacked 17 homers and scored 53 runs in half a season. Over the next two seasons, Trout averaged 23 homers, 81 RBI's, 109 runs scored, and 28 steals. His 2052 campaign was ruined by a concussion and a series of nagging back and elbow injuries, and he slipped to hit just 14 homers in 119 games, and the following season, Trout broke his kneecap in April, ending his season after 22 games. He spent the last three seasons of his career with the Philadelphia Hawks, where he hit just .225 and smacked 45 dingers in 305 games, as his final season was terminated by a broken elbow in late May. For his career, Trout posted a .291/ .399/ .515 slash line, with 3043 hits, 526 doubles, 75 triples, 553 homers, 1660 RBI's, 2036 runs scored, 1754 walks, 551 steals, a 147 OPS+, and 160.8 WAR. A terrific center fielder, Trout posted a career Zone Rating of +342.5. Trout ranked second all-time in WAR, tenth in runs scored, and 17th in walks. Trout made 10 All-Star teams, won 6 Silver Slugger awards and 5 Gold Gloves. Although he appeared in eleven postseasons, Trout never made the World Series, and he hit a mediocre .234 in 104 postseason games with 14 homers, 41 RBI's, 49 runs scored, and 18 steals.

Stargell was selected 8th overall by the Denver Spikes following the 2038 season. As a 21-year-old, he had a strong rookie campaign in 2039, hitting .284 and slugging .559, with 86 extra-base hits, including 33 homers, and 91 RBI's. The following season, despite being sidelined by a broken finger, he hit .319 and slugged .650, ripping 33 longballs and plating 86 runs in just 118 games. In 2041, Stargell hit .307 and slugged .680, ripping 108 extra-base hits, including a league-high 57 homers, and knocked in 113 runs and scored 125. Stargell had a career year in 2042, hitting .318, and he led the league in slugging percentage (.680), homers (59), RBI's (150), and he scored 137 runs. In 2043, Stargell posted a .361/ .419/ .714 slash line in 126 games, as he blasted 42 homers and drove in 104 runs. The next season, Stargell slipped to .291, but slugged .604, as he ripped 36 dingers and plated 100 runs, again in 126 games. Fully healthy in 2045, Stargell hit .322 and slugged .663, smacking 42 doubles, 56 homers, knocking in 125 runs, and scoring 110 runs. A hamstring injury interrupted his 2046 campaign, limiting Stargell to 94 games, but he hit .341 with 26 longballs and 82 RBI's. The next season, Stargell hit .306 with 40 doubles, 43 homers, and 121 RBI's. Following the season, Stargell signed with the Calgary Cattle Rustlers in free agency. In his first season in Alberta, Stargell hit .270, but drilled a league-leading 53 longballs and plated 127 runs. The next season, his average dipped to .254, but he drilled 38 homers and knocked in 101 runs. Stargell then signed with the Philadelphia Hawks in free agency. In Stargell's first two seasons in Philadelphia, he topped 30 homers each season and averaged 92 RBI's. Midway through the 2052 campaign, he was traded to Las Vegas for Cory Lidle; he hit a combined 29 round-trippers and knocked in 104 runs between Philadelphia and Las Vegas. Over the remaining four years of his career, spent in Las Vegas and Toronto, Stargell failed to hit above .250, and he combined to hit 90 homers in semi-regular play over those four seasons. For his career, Stargell posted a .285/ .359/ .565 slash line, with 2718 hits, 581 doubles, 56 triples, 660 homers, 1752 RBI's, 1605 runs scored, 996 walks, 8 steals, a 146 OPS+, and 56.6 WAR. A three-time home run champion, Stargell made five All-Star teams and won four Silver Sluggers. He ranked 13th all-time in home runs. The lone blemish on Stargell's resume was his poor postseason record -- in four postseasons, he never made it out of the first round, hitting just .214 in 24 games with 4 homers and 13 RBI's.

Guillen was drafted 13th overall by the Phoenix Lizards following the 2037 season. He had an inauspicious debut in 2038 as a 21-year-old rookie shortstop, hitting .263 and slugging .392, with 9 homers, 61 RBI's, and 70 runs scored. Guillen had a strong sophomore campaign in 2038, hitting .298 and slugging .507, with 42 doubles, a league-high 11 triples, 21 homers, 88 RBI's, and 109 runs scored. Phoenix won the World Series in 2040 -- the first of four titles won by Guillen -- as he hit .282 with 7 homers, 68 RBI's, and 7 runs scored. He hit .314 the following season, with 8 dingers and 74 RBI's. In 2042, Guillen took the next step toward stardom, hitting .353 with 40 doubles, 10 triples, 14 homers, 91 RBI's, and 101 runs scored, while splitting his time between shortstop, second base, and third base. In 2043, Guillen posted a .369/ .440/ .593 slash line, finishing second in the MVP voting, as he drilled 48 doubles, 14 triples, 20 homers, knocked in 117 runs, and scored 122 runs. In 2044, Guillen hit .345 with 64 extra-base hits, including 12 homers, 90 RBI's, and 104 runs scored, playing primarily at third, but still notching substantial time at both second base and shortstop. Following the 2044 season, Guillen signed with the Charlotte Aviators in free agency. In Guillen's first season in Charlotte, he hit .313 with 36 doubles, 11 triples, 19 homers, 96 RBI's, and 102 steals. The following year, he hit .314 with 47 doubles, 8 triples, 15 homers, 94 RBI's, and 101 runs scored, as Charlotte won the World Series. Guillen won his third World Series title the following season, hitting .298 with 68 extra-base hits, including 22 homers, 100 RBI's, 124 runs scored, and 21 steals. In 2048, Guillen hit .295 with 31 longballs, 98 RBI's, 119 runs scored, and 21 steals. The next season, he hit .287 with 41 doubles, 16 homers, and 78 RBI's, and then signed with the Las Vegas Aces in free agency. Although Guillen struggled in his first season in the desert, hitting just .248 with 12 homers and 60 RBI's, the Aces unexpectedly won the World Series, giving Guillen four world titles with three franchises. Over the next two seasons, Guillen hit .292 and .280, drilling 19 homers each season. He retired following an ineffective 2053 campaign. For his career, Guillen posted a .300/ .370/ .472 slash line, with 2827 hits, including 607 doubles, 120 triples, 258 homers, 1322 RBI's, 1520 runs, 1058 walks, 157 steals, a 122 OPS+, and 78.9 WAR. Guillen made six All-Star teams, won a Gold Glove at second base, and two Silver Slugger awards. In 107 postseason games, he hit .266 and slugged .432, with 22 doubles, 12 homers, 60 RBI's, and 74 runs scored-- most notable, in the 2047 postseason, where he hit .323 with 4 homers, 6 steals, and 23 RBI's in 22 games.

Leading vote recipients include:

Reggie Jackson, RF/ CF, VB: 97.4%
Mike Trout, CF, MIN/ ELP/ PHI: 95.2%
Willie Stargell, 1B/ LF/ DH, DEN/ CAL/ PHI/ LV/ TOR: 77.5%
Carlos Guillen, 2B/ SS/ 3B, PHO/ CHA/ LV: 75.6%
Jim Wynn, RF, OMA/ CHI/ JAX: 67.2%
Greg Swindell, LHP, DEN/ HAR/ MIN: 66.1%
Bill Madlock, 3B, PIT/ LON/ DEN/ BAL: 62.7%
Bill Singer, RHP, MIL/ BUF: 57.9%
Mark Teixeira, 1B, CHA/ DET/ ATL/ PHO/ SD: 54.2%
Clyde Milan, LF, PHO/ BUF/ DET/ CHI: 54.2%
Joe Adcock, 1B/ DH, SF/ BIR/ DEN/ MIA/ STL/ BOS/ ALB: 52.4%
Garry Maddox, CF, HOU/ CHA: 51.7%

Notable players who dropped off the ballot included closer Taijuan Walker, who saved 394 games with a career ERA of 2.37, 440-home run hitter Cliff Floyd, 207-game winner Javier Vazquez, who ranked 18th all time with 3477 strikeouts, and 176-game winner Howie Pollet, who sported a career ERA of 3.17.

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majormet · 09-27-2020, 09:34 AM

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He won three HR titles, and looked like a sure-fire Hall of Famer through age 27. He had a few solid years after that but was basically washed up by 32. He ended up with 501 homers / 440 steals-- nearly made the Hall of Fame, but his 71% vote share dropped to 44% by his last year on the ballot (as a lot more hitters reached 500 homers in the meantime).

Thanks for sharing that, seemed like a better career than IRL for sure... now how did Carlos Guillen make the hall of fame, under 3000 hits only 200 plus homers.

Dukie98 · 09-27-2020, 02:31 PM

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Thanks for sharing that, seemed like a better career than IRL for sure... now how did Carlos Guillen make the hall of fame, under 3000 hits only 200 plus homers.

I think Guillen's a reasonable choice, given his 79 career WAR, six All-Star selections, plus four World Series titles. It's not just the Hall of Sluggers. Plus, he had nearly 1,000 career extra-base hits, and a solid OPS+ of 122 while playing mostly at 2B and SS. His career JAWS score (65) is just a hair below the average for second basemen in my league (67). He's obviously not an inner-circle member, but I think he's certainly a solid selection.

majormet · 09-27-2020, 04:44 PM

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I think Guillen's a reasonable choice, given his 79 career WAR, six All-Star selections, plus four World Series titles. It's not just the Hall of Sluggers. Plus, he had nearly 1,000 career extra-base hits, and a solid OPS+ of 122 while playing mostly at 2B and SS. His career JAWS score (65) is just a hair below the average for second basemen in my league (67). He's obviously not an inner-circle member, but I think he's certainly a solid selection.

That's good then, it seems your hall of fame criteria goes beyond raw stats, so the Sim selected him for Hall of Fame?

4 Titles for sure is large and being a middle infielder, this is kind of like a Ryne Sandberg history for a guy who had the potential in real life to be a Ryne Sandberg but was short of that.

Dukie98 · 10-07-2020, 01:42 AM

Here are the major stories around the league at the 2060 All-Star break:

Exceeding expectations: The Omaha Falcons had made the playoffs just one time in the last fifteen seasons, but they appeared to be a virtual lock to return after posting a 51-23 first-half record, taking an 11-game lead in the Great Plains Division into the break. Left fielder Charlie Keller was an MVP candidate, posting a .358/ .479/ .728 slash line with 24 homers, 54 RBI's, and 64 runs scored. Free agent signee Hal Trosky continued to mash, hitting .305 and slugging .595, with 20 homers and knocking in 62 runs. Righthander Rick Reuschel took a perfect 11-0 record into the break along with a 2.00 ERA, an 0.82 WHIP, and 104 strikeouts. Closer Jimmy Zinn notched 18 saves, a 1.51 ERA, and an 0.79 WHIP. The Philadelphia Hawks looked to snap a streak of six straight sub-.500 seasons, jumping out to a 21-7 start in April before ending the half with a 39-35 record. Rookie centerfielder Dom DiMaggio starred, hitting .296 with 10 longballs, 36 RBI's, and 41 runs scored. First baseman Chris Chambliss batted .304 with 10 dingers and 47 RBI's. Catcher Josh Phelps slugged .493, mashing 16 longballs and knocking in 44 runs in just 64 games. Righthander Orval Grove led a balanced pitching staff, going 7-6 despite a 2.55 ERA and a 1.05 WHIP. Charlie Root posted an 8-2 record with a 2.89 ERA and an 0.99 WHIP, but ruptured his UCL in early June, ending his season.

In the Continental League, the Virginia Beach Admirals were just three years removed from a disastrous 43-win campaign, and last season, the Admirals won 77 games. They entered the break this year with a 47-27 record and a comfortable lead in the wild card race. First baseman John Jaha starred, hitting .325 and slugging .617, ripping 22 homers and knocking in 59 runs while swiping 11 bases. Veteran Ozzie Albies hit .338, smacking 26 doubles, 9 round-trippers, and driving in 42 runs. Center fielder Bernie Williams hit .296 with 20 doubles, 14 longballs, 38 RBI's, 47 runs scored, and 14 steals. Southpaw Vida Blue led the league's second-ranked pitching staff, sporting an 8-3 mark with a 2.51 ERA, an 0.74 WHIP, and 132 strikeouts in just 100 innings. Rookie righthander Joe Dobson rang up an 8-3 record with a 3.45 ERA, despite a hefty 1.44 WHIP. The Birmingham Steelers won just 75 games last year and looked to decline further following the free agency departure of slugger Hal Trosky -- but instead, the Steelers rallied to reach a 40-33 first-half mark. Veteran right fielder Ron Fairly hit .346 with 14 longballs and 37 RBI's in just 47 games. Sluggers Hank Bauer and Dick Stuart each smacked 23 homers and drove in 52 runs apiece. Virgil Trucks led the pitching staff, going 8-4 with a 3.75 ERA, a 1.16 WHIP, and 115 strikeouts. Star closer Monty Stratton saved 21 games, notching a microscopic 0.82 ERA and an 0.89 WHIP.

Disappointments: The Toronto Predators won 89 games last year, extending their playoff streak to five straight seasons, but they stumbled to a 30-44 first half mark. Center fielder Earle Combs, who hit .327 and slugged .460 last year, slipped to hit .282 and slug a punchless .348, with just 2 homers and 21 RBI's in 73 games. Veteran shortstop Billy Jurges hit .285 with 16 homers and 75 RBI's last year, but stumbled to hit just .237 and slug .281, with just 7 extra-base hits and 23 RBI's in 71 games. Toronto's traditionally strong pitching staff collapsed, thanks largely to a dreadful bullpen. Southpaw Joe Sambito, last season's Reliever of the Year winner, went 0-6 with a bloated 6.51 ERA and a 1.52 WHIP, yielding 7 homers in 28 innings. Free agent signee Randy Tomlin, a 15-game winner with a 2.68 ERA last year, disappointed, going 2-7 with a 4.70 ERA and a 1.28 WHIP. The St. Louis Pilots won 93 games last year, making the playoffs for the third time in four seasons, but they posted a subpar 32-42 first-half record. Third baseman Chase Headley, a free agent signee, hit an empty .237 with just one homer and 14 RBI's in 60 games. Veteran right fielder Matt Mieske, who smacked 29 homers and plated 74 runs last season slipped to just 3 homers and 10 RBI's. After losing star southpaw Vida Blue in free agency, the Pilots' pitching staff struggled. Righthander Roy Smith saw his ERA soar by two runs, as he went 3-8 with a 5.82 ERA and a 1.54 WHIP, allowing 16 homers in just 82 innings. In the bullpen, Manny Sarmiento, who posted a 2.44 ERA last year, saw his ERA zoom to 7.03 as he posted a 1.89 WHIP.

The Washington Ambassadors won 107 games last season, but they tumbled into the basement, going 30-43 in the first half. Washington's offense slipped from elite to merely above average. DH Whitey Kurowski, who smashed 42 longballs and drove in 108 runs last season slipped to 10 homers and 37 RBI's at the break. Third baseman Mike Lowell declined from hitting .308 with 38 homers and 102 RBI's to post a meager .234 average with 9 homers and 27 RBI's. But the big collapse was on the mound. Reliever Stu Miller, last season's reliever of the year, moved into the rotation with disastrous results, going 1-6 with a 9.34 ERA and a 1.96 WHIP. Seth Lugo was even worse, going 1-8 with a 9.53 ERA and a 1.99 WHIP, yielding an incredible 13 homers in just 40 innings. Veteran John Strohmayer went 2-8 with an embarrassing 13.94 ERA and a 2.40 WHIP in 52 dreadful innings. The Los Angeles Kangaroos, who won 106 games last season, declined to a 39-35 record, although they were just three games out of first place at the break. First baseman Tommy McCraw, who hit .330 and slugged .538 last season with 32 dingers and 115 RBI's, slipped to hit .288 with 9 homers and 28 RBI's at the midseason mark. DH Charlie Jamieson, who hit .314 and slugged .437 last season, hit just .264 and slugged a modest .360, with 4 homers and 25 RBI's. On the mound, righthander Roy Sherid, a 19-game winner last year, went just 2-6 and saw his ERA increase by nearly 2 runs per game to 4.80. Southpaw Sid Fernandez, a 17-game winner last year, posted a 5-6 first-half mark with a mediocre 4.30 ERA and a 1.36 WHIP.

Rocky Mountain High: The Denver Spikes had a dominant first half, but injuries threatened to undermine their brilliant start. Denver jumped out to a 42-9 start on their way to a 57-17 first-half record, leading the Frontier League in both runs scored and runs allowed. Right fielder Carl Everett, a free agent signee, hit .276 with 24 homers, 68 RBI's, and 59 runs scored. Left fielder Ron Gant hit .346 and slugged .688, blasting 22 homers, knocking in 57 runs, and scoring 64 runs- but had his season end prematurely with a broken elbow. Southpaw Vinegar Bend Mizell went 8-1 with a 2.51 ERA and an 0.90 WHIP, but tore an elbow ligament in early June, ending his season. Pete Richert notched 13 saves by mid-May, but suffered from bone chips, sidelining him until August. Southpaw Bruce Robbins sported an 8-2 record with a 2.22 ERA, an 0.92 WHIP, and an incredible 98:10 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Yovanni Gallardo won all eight of his decisions with a 2.35 ERA, an 0.89 WHIP, and 114 strikeouts.

Rookie Sensation: Minneapolis first baseman Fred Luderus, taken third overall in the 2059 draft, filled the gaping hole left by Will Clark -- and then some. Luderus flirted with the Triple Crown, leading the Frontier League at the break with 31 homers and 83 RBI's, and ranking a close fourth with a .351 batting average.

Major Injuries: Denver suffered the triple whammy, losing left fielder Ron Gant and southpaw Vinegar Bend Mizell for the season with a broken elbow and torn elbow ligament, respectively, while closer Pete Richert was sidelined until August with bone chips in his elbow. Atlanta right fielder Leroy Stanton suffered a concussion in his first at-bat of the season, and was not expected to return until next season. Boston righthander Addie Joss blew out his elbow, sidelining him until next summer. Dallas righthander Tom Seaver missed the first half with shoulder inflammation, but he was expected to return by mid-July. Atlanta righthander Bret Saberhagen missed the entire first half, recovering from a 2058 elbow injury. Montreal southpaw Billy Hoeft was sidelined for the year after tearing a tendon. New Orleans righthander Van Mungo missed most of the first half with tendinitis, but was expected to return in mid-July. Portland left fielder Bobby Abreu missed five weeks with a sprained ankle, targeting a mid-July return. San Francisco infielder Melvin Mora would miss the season after tearing his labrum in spring training.

Major Milestones: Pittsburgh first baseman Bob Horner and Montreal right fielder Dwight Evans each smacked their 3000th career hit. Austin DH Dave Winfield joined the 2500-hit club. Memphis third baseman Troy Glaus smacked his 500th career homer. St. Louis first baseman Fred McGriff, London third baseman, and Milwaukee right fielder John Wilson each joined the 400-homer club. Baltimore righthander Walter Johnson notched his 5,500th career strikeout. Looking ahead to the second half, Buffalo third baseman Alex Bregman expected to join the 2500-hit club by mid-July. Calgary third baseman Eddie Mathews looked to hit his 500th career homer by the start of August. Dallas first baseman Alvin Davis and Anaheim DH Andre Thornton were just weeks away from smacking their 400th career homers. Milwaukee righthander Greg Maddux was 6 wins away from joining the vaunted 300-win club. London southpaw John Candelaria had an outside chance of notching his 200th career win by the end of the season, and he expected to notch his 3,000th strikeout by the Fourth of July.

Dukie98 · 10-09-2020, 02:53 AM

Frontier League: The Baltimore Robins won 10 of their final 11 games to eke out the Northeast Division title by two games over Buffalo, winning 91 games behind a league-leading offense that blasted a franchise-record 282 games. Outfielder JD Martinez hit .318 and slugged .646, setting franchise records with 56 homers and 155 RBI's, while scoring 130 runs. Third baseman Charlie Hayes hit .301 and slugged .587, ripping 51 longballs for the second straight year, while driving in 140 runs and scoring 108 runs. First baseman Mark McGwire smacked 44 homers and drove in 102 runs, while drawing a league-high 134 walks. Veteran Denny Galehouse went 11-7 with a 4.49 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP. Walter Johnson came back after two injury-shortened seasons to go 12-6 with a 4.39 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP, as he topped the 350-victory threshold. The Buffalo Fighting Elk collapsed down the stretch, losing 12 of their final 17 games, including an 8-game losing streak, finishing second in the Northeast Division with 89 victories. Rookie third baseman Randy Jackson starred, hitting .291 with 42 dingers and 131 RBI's. Right fielder Willard Marshall hit .275 and slugged .557, ripping 42 homers and knocking in 120 runs. Left fielder Juan Soto hit .286, drilling 30 longballs, knocking in 102 runs, and scoring 110 runs. Righthander Steve Parris led an otherwise subpar pitching staff, going 18-8 with a 3.73 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP.

The Ottawa Parliamentarians took a double-digit divisional lead in July, peaking with a 69-41 record, but a late-season collapse nearly cost them a playoff spot. Ottawa went 19-32 in August and September, winning the Great Lakes Division by one game. with 88 victories. First baseman George Scott starred, hitting .323 and slugging .658, with 96 extra-base hits, including 56 homers, a franchise-record 168 RBI's, and 123 runs scored. Right fielder Mookie Betts hit .332 and slugged .578, with 24 homers, 86 RBI's, 91 runs scored, and 19 steals in just 111 games. Slap-hitting second baseman Joe Gedeon hit .346 with a .421 on-base percentage, scoring 87 runs in just 125 games. Righthander Josh Johnson sported a modest 12-13 record despite a solid 3.52 ERA, a 1.12 WHIP, and 210 strikeouts. Southpaw Steve Trout notched an 11-5 mark with a 3.01 ERA and a 1.06 WHIP, despite missing the last month of the season with an inflamed forearm. Ottawa narrowly held off the Detroit Purple Gang, who used a red-hot second half to over come a slow start. Detroit won 87 games, led by shortstop Leo Cardenas, who hit .290 with 24 dingers and 98 RBI's. Righthander Trevor Bauer posted a 16-7 mark with a 2.75 ERA, a 1.10 WHIP, and fanned 231 batters.

The Omaha Falcons rode a red-hot start to a Great Plains Division title, making the playoffs for just the second time in 16 seasons. Omaha jumped out to a 50-19 start on their way to a 98-win season. First baseman Hal Trosky, a free agent signee, hit .328 and set several franchise records, as he slugged .656, blasted 52 homers, knocked in 150 runs, and scored 137 runs. Left fielder Charlie Keller hit .336 with a league-best .449 on-base percentage, ripping 47 homers, 120 RBI's, and scored 132 runs. Second-year second sacker Daniel Murphy hit .359 and slugged .627, ripping 24 longballs and plating 95 runs in just 108 games. Right fielder Lyman Bostock hit .319 with 43 doubles, 22 homers, 78 RBI's, and scored 121 runs. Righthander Rick Reuschel was the lone bright spot in an otherwise erratic rotation, going 22-3 with a 2.12 ERA, an 0.93 WHIP, and 228 strikeouts, while leading the league in wins, ERA, innings pitched, and WHIP. Closer Jimmy Zinn notched 35 saves, 6 wins, a 1.97 ERA, and an 0.93 WHIP. Omaha barely held off the Kansas City Mad Hatters, who won 95 games, including a 36-15 record over the last two months of the season, to make the playoffs for the first time in seven years. Center fielder Vada Pinson flirted with the batting title, hitting .355 with 51 doubles, 31 homers, 120 RBI's, and 113 runs scored. Right fielder Lou Piniella hit .320 with 42 doubles, 20 dingers, 118 RBI's, and 90 runs scored. Catcher Sandy Alomar, Jr. hit .294, ripping 23 longballs and knocking in 100 runs. Righthander Vern Law led a solid, if unspectacular, pitching staff, going 17-6 with a 3.64 ERA and a 1.09 WHIP, yielding just 11 walks in 215 innings. Virgil Barnes posted a 12-12 mark with a 3.81 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP.

The Denver Spikes overcame a rash of injuries to their stars to earn a league-best 108 victories. Right fielder Carl Everett hit .272 with 49 longballs, 118 RBI's, and 116 runs scored. Shortstop Cecil Travis hit .341 with a league-high 57 doubles and knocked in 89 runs. Catcher Wally Schang hit .281 with a .400 on-base percentage, along with 16 homers, 68 RBI's, and 91 runs scored. Southpaw Bruce Robbins went 17-7 with a 3.02 ERA, an 0.96 WHIP, and 223 strikeouts. Yovani Gallardo notched a 15-4 mark with a 3.25 ERA, a 1.03 WHIP, while fanning 212 batters. Denver overcame season-ending injuries to slugger Ron Gant, third baseman Alvin Dark, ace Vinegar Bend Mizell, and closer Pete Richert. Denver held off the defending champion Calgary Cattle Rustlers, who won 105 games. Right fielder Ellis Valentine starred, winning the batting title by hitting .360 with a league-high 231 hits, along with 51 homers, 133 RBI's, 129 runs scored, and 27 steals. Rookie left fielder Jay Payton hit .330 and slugged .612, ripping 30 round-trippers and knocking in 90 runs in just 119 games, but tore his labrum in late August and would likely miss the playoffs. Third baseman Eddie Mathews rebounded from two off-years to hit .270 with 37 longballs, 101 RBI's, and score 100 runs. Calgary featured the league's best pitching staff, led by Wandy Rodriguez, who went 16-7 with a 2.63 ERA and a 1.00 WHIP, but his season ended prematurely in mid-August when he was saddled with bone spurs. Juan Guzman notched a 17-7 mark with a 3.12 ERA, a 1.18 WHIP, while fanning 232 batters. Closer Bryan Clark led the league with 45 saves while notching a 1.92 ERA and an 0.88 WHIP. The Portland Skunks returned to the playoffs after a four-year hiatus, winning 89 games. Left fielder Bobby Abreu led a middling offense, hitting .347 and slugging .635, smacking 26 longballs and knocking in 82 runs in just 106 games. Veteran third baseman Evan Longoria hit .307 with 20 dingers and 91 RBI's. First baseman Pat Tabler hit .336 and scored 81 runs, while popping 8 longballs. Rookie Red Munger was a hard-luck 12-10 despite a 2.79 ERA, a 1.15 WHIP, 214 strikeouts, and yielded just 7 homers in 197 innings. Southpaw Fred Norman went 10-7 with a 3.02 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP, but suffered a season-ending hamstring strain in mid-September.

Continental League: The New York Emperors won 102 games, combining a top-three offense with the stingiest pitching staff in the league. Right fielder Dino Restelli had a career year, hitting .309 and slugging .614, blasting 49 homers, driving in a league-high 157 runs, and scoring 128 runs. Second baseman Ray Durham hit .278 with 26 longballs, 112 RBI's, 107 runs scored, and 33 steals. Left fielder Tim Raines hit .307 with a .407 on-base percentage, with 10 homers, 82 RBI's, and 45 steals in just 113 games. Southpaw Mike Hampton notched a 20-7 record with a 2.52 ERA, a 1.13 WHIP, and fanned 211 batters, yielding just 8 homers in 196 innings. Billy O'Dell sported a 17-6 record with a 2.72 ERA, a 1.00 WHIP, and whiffed 194 batters, hurling a perfect game for the second straight season. Righthander Ray Benge went 13-5 with a 2.95 ERA, a 1.05 WHIP, striking out 202 batters. New York held off the 98-win Virginia Beach Admirals, who returned to the postseason for the first time in eight years. Center fielder Bernie Williams had a breakout season, posting a .351/ .441/ .619 slash line, ripping 42 doubles, 36 homers, driving in 104 runs, scoring 114, while swiping 43 bags. First baseman John Jaha hit .301, blasting 44 round-trippers, driving in 119 runs, scoring 118 runs, and stealing 26 bases. Third baseman Freddie Lindstrom hit .302 with 28 homers, 8 triples, 89 RBI's, 98 runs scored, and 20 steals. Free agent signee Vida Blue led a deep pitching staff, going 16-9 with a 3.42 ERA, an 0.92 WHIP, and 260 whiffs. Sam Jones sported a 14-5 record with a 3.47 ERA, a 1.33 WHIP, while fanning 225 batters. Rookie righthander Joe Dobson notched a 13-6 record with a 3.34 ERA and a 1.32 WHIP.

The Atlanta Ducks won 90 games to pull out the Southeast Division, returning to the postseason for the first time in nine years. Catcher Rudy York led the way, hitting .294 and slugging .596, with 39 longballs, 100 RBI's, and 98 runs scored in just 133 games. Left fielder Justin Upton hit .298 with 45 round-trippers, 129 RBI's, and 111 runs scored. First baseman George Burns hit .292 with 37 doubles, 14 homers, 70 RBI's, and 93 runs scored. Hard-luck Ismael Valdez went just 11-14 despite a 3.07 ERA, a 1.05 WHIP, and 239 strikeouts in a league-best 240 innings. Ray Keating notched a 13-6 mark with a 3.68 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP, with 193 strikeouts. Atlanta held off the New Orleans Crawfish, who won 87 games but missed the playoffs for the first time in eight years. First baseman Freddie Freeman led New Orleans, hitting .300 with 25 longballs and 105 RBI's. New Orleans's fortunes took a tumble after All-Star shortstop Alan Trammell suffered a season-ending meniscus tear while tying his shoes (!), going 31-44 the rest of the way. The Crawfish's pitching staff was uncharacteristically mediocre, as Carlos Martinez led the way with a 13-10 record and a middling 4.00 ERA and a 1.41 WHIP.

The Oklahoma City Otters earned their third straight playoff appearance, winning 88 games to take the Texas Division by six games over the Austin Mustangs. First baseman Cecil Cooper continued his late-career renaissance, hitting .281 with 34 homers, 116 RBI's, and 108 runs scored. Rookie right fielder Phil Plantier hit .291 with a .407 on-base percentage, launching 37 longballs and driving in 104 runs. DH Jeromy Burnitz hit .275 with 35 dingers in just 122 games, knocking in 90 runs. Rookie Don Schwall led an otherwise below-average pitching staff, going 18-5 with a 2.50 ERA, a 1.18 WHIP, and 190 strikeouts, yielding just 9 homers in 195 innings. Veteran southpaw Bob Kuzava posted a 9-6 record with a 4.04 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP.

The San Diego Zookeepers won 101 games, blasting a franchise-record 220 homers. Right fielder Ellis Burks was a MVP favorite, hitting .348 and slugging .659, leading the league with 51 homers and 145 runs scored, while driving in 134 runs and stealing 35 bases. First baseman Tony Perez hit .328 and slugged .586, ripping 44 homers and driving in 142 runs. Second baseman Johnny Evers hit .315 and posted a .398 on-base percentage, scoring 90 runs and swiping 24 bags. Southpaw Dutch Ruether won a league-high 22 games, going 22-8 with a 2.51 ERA, a 1.03 WHIP, and 230 strikeouts. Righthander Dennis Martinez posted a 13-7 record with a 3.54 ERA, a 1.27 WHIP, while fanning 190 batters. The Albuquerque Conquistadors returned to the playoffs for the first time since 2050, winning 95 games. Albuquerque led baseball in runs scored, and drilled 335 homers - the second-highest team total in history - as four players topped 40 homers and two more cleared 30. Defending MVP Jonathan Schoop had another stellar campaign, hitting .349 and slugging .624, blasting 48 longballs, driving in 141 runs, and scoring 129 runs. Right fielder Carl Furillo hit .319 with 48 round-trippers, 129 RBI's, and 137 runs scored. First baseman Travis Hafner notched a .300/ .400/ .602 slash line, drilling 47 dingers, driving in 129 runs, and scoring 125. Center fielder Jody Gerut hit .296 with a league-high 44 doubles, 41 longballs, 115 RBI's, and 132 runs scored. Southpaw John Tudor was the lone bright spot on a subpar pitching staff, going 19-6 with a 3.96 ERA and a 1.14 WHIP. The Phoenix Lizards overcame a slow start to win 93 games. Third baseman Mike Mowrey hit .325 with 39 doubles, 29 homers, 109 RBI's, 114 runs scored, and swiped 23 bases. Right fielder Derek Bell hit .300 with 32 homers, 89 RBI's, 127 runs scored, and 31 steals. Center fielder Victor Robles hit .295 with 21 homers, 69 RBI's, 112 runs scored, and a league-high 66 steals in 71 attempts. Righthander Eddie Cicotte sported a 21-7 mark with a 2.86 ERA, a 1.07 WHIP, while fanning 216 batters. Kevin Millwood notched a 16-6 record with a 3.45 ERA, a 1.12 WHIP, and 250 whiffs. The Los Angeles Kangaroos overcame a 9-20 start to win 92 games, seizing the final wild-card spot. Veteran right fielder Wayne Comer hit .302, with 37 round-trippers, 108 RBI's, 112 runs scored, and a league-high 130 walks. Rookie shortstop Marco Scutaro hit .306 with 12 homers and 70 RBI's. The Kangaroos' pitching staff ranked third in the league, led by Hugh Bedient, who went 15-5 with a 2.34 ERA, an 0.98 WHIP, while fanning 196 batters. Southpaw Whitey Ford went 15-10 with a 3.87 ERA, a 1.23 WHIP, striking out 240 batters. Closer Mike Soroka led a deep bullpen, saving 34 games with a 2.15 ERA.

Dukie98 · 10-17-2020, 02:06 AM

Frontier League: The 89-win Portland Skunks upended the injury-ravaged Denver Spikes in five games, as stars Ron Gant, Alvin Dark, Vinegar Bend Mizell, and Pete Richert were unavailable for Denver. Portland shortstop Frankie Crosetti took home MVP honors, hitting .316 with a homer and 5 RBI's, including a 2-run homer in the 9th inning of a 3-2 Game 2 victory. Left fielder Vance Dinges hit .438 with 2 doubles and 2 runs scored. Red Munger hurled 7 innings, yielding a 2.57 ERA, but earned a no-decision. Shortstop Cecil Travis led Denver, hitting .444 with 3 RBI's and 4 runs scored. The defending champion Calgary Cattle Rustlers outlasted the pesky Ottawa Parliamentarians in 6 games. Calgary first baseman Cecil Fielder earned MVP honors, hitting .375 with 3 homers, 7 RBI's, and 6 runs scored. Right fielder Ellis Valentine hit .370 with 2 longballs, 6 RBI's, and 7 runs scored. Righthanders Russ Ortiz and Ed Whitson hurled 6.1 shutout innings apiece, yielding a combined 7 hits, while Juan Guzman went 2-0 with a 3.09 ERA and 16 strikeouts in 11.2 innings. Second sacker Joe Gedeon led Ottawa, hitting .421 with 4 runs scored. The Kansas City Mad Hatters battered the Baltimore Robins, scoring 47 runs in a 6-game victory. Kansas City left fielder Starling Marte was an easy MVP selection, hitting .520 with 6 homers and 14 RBI's, including a 3-homer, 7-RBI performance in Game 3. Right fielder Lou Piniella hit .448 and drove in 5 runs. Center fielder Vada Pinson hit .308, smacking 3 longballs and driving in 6 runs. Righthander Virgil Barnes went 1-0 with a 2.53 ERA, fanning 11 in 10.2 innings. Left fielder Bob Bailey led Baltimore, hitting .524 with 3 dingers and 8 RBI's, while third baseman Charlie Hayes hit .320 with 4 longballs and 9 RBI's. The Buffalo Fighting Elk ousted the Omaha Falcons in 6 games, Left fielder Juan Soto led Buffalo, hitting .391 with 4 RBI's, and right fielder Willard Marshall smacked 4 dingers, knocking in 7 runs. Jesse Haines split two decisions while posting a 2.63 ERA and whiffing 16 batters in 13.2 innings. Terry Cornutt earned a win and allowed just one hit in 6 shutout innings. Omaha left fielder Charlie Keller earned MVP honors in defeat, hitting .474 with 2 dingers, 5 RBI's, and 6 runs scored, while shortstop Jose Valentin drilled 4 homers and plated 11 runs.

Portland's good fortune ran out in the Divisional Series, as the Skunks scored just 13 runs in a 5-game loss to Calgary. Calgary right fielder Ellis Valentine was tabbed MVP, hitting .318 with 3 longballs and 4 RBI's. Center fielder Tike Redman hit .500 with 4 doubles and 4 runs scored, while third baseman Eddie Mathews smacked 3 dingers and knocked in 7 runs. Ed Correa hurled 5.1 shutout innings, allowing just one hit. Second baseman Dick Green led Portland, hitting .444 with 3 doubles and 3 RBI's. Buffalo's high-powered offense outlasted Kansas City, prevailing in 6 games. Buffalo right fielder Willard Marshall took home the hardware, hitting .320 with 4 longballs and 6 RBI's. Buffalo second baseman Bret Boone hit .364, with a homer and 6 RBI's. Reliever Terry Cornutt earned 2 saves with 4 shutout innings. Shortstop Freddy Galvis led Kansas City, hitting .435 with a dinger and 3 RBI's. In a tight League Championship Series, Calgary ousted Buffalo in seven games to return to the World Series. Second baseman Pat Valaika hit .355 with 3 longballs and 5 RBI's. Backup outfielder Red Downey filled in ably for star Ellis Valentine, who missed most of the series with an illness, as Downey hit .429 and stole 3 bases. Righthander Shane Bieber allowed just one run and one hit in 7.1 innings, while Russ Ortiz split two decisions, including the Game 7 win, allowing just 3 runs in 10 innings. Buffalo third baseman Randy Jackson was named MVP after hitting .462 with 5 longballs and 12 RBI's. Buffalo first baseman Will Clark chipped in with 3 homers and drove in 10 runs.

Continental League: The Los Angeles Kangaroos stormed back from a 3-0 deficit to shock the heavily-favored, 102-win New York Emperors. Los Angeles catcher Kyle Schwarber was selected MVP after hitting .423 with 2 homers and 9 RBI's. First baseman Tommy McCraw hit .406 with 4 runs scored, 4 steals, and 2 RBI's. A deep Los Angeles bullpen saved the series, as Mike Soroka and Dan Schatzeder combined for 9 shutout innings, allowing just 4 hits, while Craig Swan and Rollie Fingers yielded just 2 runs in 13 innings, while combining for 13 strikeouts. Right fielder Dino Restelli led New York, hitting .308 with 2 dingers and 7 RBI's. Kenley Jansen notched two saves in 5 shutout innings, striking out 6. The plucky Oklahoma City Otters, who won just 88 games and had a meager +12 run differential, swept the heavily-favored Virginia Beach Admirals. Otters second baseman Jurickson Profar was named MVP after hitting .412 with a homer and 5 RBI's. Right fielder Phil Plantier popped 2 homers and knocked in 5 runs. Rookie righthander Don Schwall earned a Game 1 win, allowing just 3 hits in 7 shutout innings. Left fielder Juan Encarnacion led the Admirals, hitting .353 with a round-tripper and 3 RBI's. The powerful Albuquerque Conquistadors overwhelmed the Atlanta Ducks in 5 games, with first baseman Travis Hafner leading the way, hitting .450 with 2 homers and 7 RBI's. Shortstop Bobby Morgan hit .375, blasting 4 dingers and plating 8 runs. Star second sacker Jonathan Schoop hit .318 with 2 longballs and drove in 6 runs. Southpaw John Tudor went 2-0, allowing just one run in 13.1 innings while whiffing 11 batters. Third baseman Howie Shanks led Atlanta, hitting .500 with 2 homers and 6 RBI's, while right fielder Gino Cimoli hit .381 with 2 dingers and 7 RBI's. The Phoenix Lizards ousted division rival San Diego Zookeepers in a 7-game classic, taking Game 6 by a 1-0 tally, and scoring five runs in the last two innings of Game 7 to steal a 6-5 victory. Phoenix third baseman Mike Mowrey was named MVP after hitting .467 with a series-high 14 hits, including 3 doubles, a homer, 8 RBI's, and 4 runs scored. Left fielder Abraham Nunez hit .444 with 3 doubles and 4 RBI's. Ace Eddie Cicotte went 2-0 with a 2.63 ERA, whiffing 21 batters in 13.2 innings, while Kevin Millwood fanned 13 in 7 shutout innings, earning the win in Game 6. First baseman Tony Perez led San Diego, launching 2 homers and knocking in 8 RBI's, while Jack Russell split two decisions while allowing just one run in 13 innings, while striking out 13.

In the Divisional Series, Oklahoma City pulled their second straight upset, ousting the Kangaroos in five games. Right fielder Phil Plantier was named MVP, hitting .381 with 3 longballs and 7 RBI's. Third baseman Ruben Tejada hit .500 and drove in 3 runs. Don Schwall won both his starts, posting a 2.02 ERA in 13.1 innings. Rookie shortstop Marco Scutaro led Los Angeles, hitting .368 and driving in 6 runs while smacking 4 doubles. Phoenix won their second straight divisional showdown in 7 games, erasing a 3-1 deficit to conquer Albuquerque. Third baseman Mike Mowrey earned yet another trophy, hitting .385 with a homer and 5 RBI's. Center fielder Edgard Clemente hit .400 and knocked in 3 runs. Left fielder David Justice hit .296 with a dinger and 10 RBI's. Eddie Cicotte split two decisions despite a microscopic 0.63 ERA in 14.1 innings, allowing just 8 hits. First baseman Travis Hafner led Albuquerque, hitting .320 with 3 dingers and 5 RBI's, while right fielder Carl Furillo hit .300 and smacked 3 homers of his one, plating 8 runs. Oklahoma City ousted Phoenix in 6 games in the League Championship Series, winning the final 3 games after falling into a 2-1 hole. Rookie Phil Plantier continued his sensational postseason, earning MVP honors again after hitting .348 with 5 homers and 10 RBI's, including a 3-homer, 6-RBI showing in Game 1. DH Jeromy Burnitz hit .400, smacking a homer and driving in 3 runs. Righthander Don Schwall starred again, winning both his starts and allowing just one run in 13 innings, while whiffing 15 batters. Mike Mowrey starred for Houston, hitting .368 with a round-tripper and 4 RBI's. Eddie Cicotte earned a Game 3 win, allowing just 1 run on 1 hit in 6.2 innings.

World Series: On paper, the World Series appeared to be a mismatch between the defending champion Calgary Cattle Rustlers, who won 105 games, and the 88-win Oklahoma City Otters, who were making their first series appearance in 15 years. But Calgary was playing shorthanded, missing their entire starting outfield, while Oklahoma City was finally healthy, as slugging first baseman Cecil Cooper returned to the lineup.

Calgary jumped out to a first-inning 4-0 lead in Game 1, ultimately holding on to win 6-.2 Second baseman Pat Valaika starred, ripping 3 hits, including 2 homers, and driving in 3 runs. Calgary center fielder Lorenzo Cain smacked two hits and drove in 2 runs. Juan Guzman earned the win over Angel Miranda, yielding just 2 runs on 3 hits in 6.2 innings. Cooper doubled and scored a run for the Otters. The Otters evened the score in Game 2, winning 5-1 behind Don Schwall, who extended his postseason record to 6-0. Plantier led Oklahoma City with 2 hits and an RBI, while backup catcher Joe Nolan homered. For Calgary, Valaika homered again, while Cain and catcher Brian Downing had two hits apiece. Schwall hurled 5.1 shutout innings, fanning 9. Calgary won a dramatic Game 3 9-8, with Cecil Fielder hitting a 3-run ninth inning homer to give the Cattle Rustlers the lead. Fielder had 4 hits, including 2 homers, and knocked in 7 runs. Cain homered and doubled for Calgary. Plantier hit 2 homers and drove in 3 runs, tying the all-time postseason record with his 12th round-tripper of the postseason. Frank Linzy earned the win in relief with 1.1 perfect innings, and Bryan Clark earned his 4th save of the postseason.

Calgary took Game 4 by an 11-9 tally to take a 3-1 series lead. Right fielder Red Downey smacked a grand slam for Calgary, while Eddie Mathews homered and doubled. Clark earned his fifth save with 2 scoreless innings Cooper led the Otters with 3 hits, including a double and drove in a run. Third baseman Ruben Tejada smacked two doubles and drove in 2 runs. Oklahoma City, facing elimination in Game 5, erased an early 5-0 deficit to prevail 11-9. Otters catcher Bill Delancey homered, singled, and drove in 4 runs. Tejada drilled 4 singles, knocked in 2 runs, and scored 2 runs. Catcher Brian Downing led Calgary, going 4-for-4 with 2 homers and 4 RBI's, while Fielder homered, singled, and drove in 2 runs. Both starters -- Angel Miranda and Juan Guzman -- were ineffective, allowing 5 runs apiece.

Oklahoma City forced a Game 7 by taking Game 6 by a 6-4 count, scoring 4 runs in the sixth to ice the game. Plantier had 3 hits, and set an all-time record with his 13th postseason homer. First baseman Martin Prado broke the game open with a 2-run triple. Four Cattle Rustlers had two hits apiece. Don Schwall's magnificent postseason run came to an end -- after six straight wins, he allowed 11 baserunners and 2 runs in just 4.1 innings. Calgary's Ed Correa hurled 4 innings, allowing one run in a losing effort. Calgary won their second straight title, taking Game 7 in a 9-4 slugfest featuring 6 longballs and 10 extra-base hits. Valaika hit two homers and drove in 3 runs, and Fielder homered, singled and drove in 2 runs. Cooper and Plantier hit solo shots for the Otters, but Wilson Alvarez struggled, allowing 4 runs in 4.1 innings.

Fielder was tabbed MVP, hitting .467 and slugging .867, with 4 homers, 9 runs scored, and driving in 12 runs. Downing hit .440 with 3 longballs and 9 runs. Valaika hit .290 with 5 dingers, driving in 10 runs. Ed Correa lost his sole decision, but posted a 1.13 ERA, yielding just 1 run in 8 innings. Bryan Clark earned 2 saves, hurling 4 shutout innings while yielding just 1 hit. Plantier led the Otters, hitting .462 with 4 homers and 7 RBI's, setting a postseason record with 14 homers, and driving in 29 runs -- the fifth-most ever. Tejada hit .344 , driving in 5 runs and scoring 5 runs for the series. Shortstop Jim Fregosi hit .292 with a dinger and 6 RBI's. Schwall went 1-0, posting a 1.86 ERA in 9.2 innings. For the postseason, Schwall went 6-0 - tied for the second-most wins all-time, with a 1.86 ERA.

Dukie98 · 10-19-2020, 12:18 AM

Frontier League MVP- Fred Luderus, 1B, MIN (41): .351/ .429/ .739, 223 hits, 53 doubles, 4 triples, 62 HR, 184 RBI, 131 runs, 82 BB, 5 SB, 195 OPS+, 10.5 WAR
Second place- Ellis Valentine, RF, CAL (5): .360/ .405/ .654, 231 hits, 35 doubles, 6 triples, 51 HR, 133 RBI, 129 runs, 51 BB, 27 SB, 171 OPS+, 8.7 WAR
Third place- Charlie Keller, LF, OMA (2): .336/ .449/ .650, 190 hits, 22 doubles, 7 triples, 47 HR, 120 RBI, 132 runs, 118 BB, 6 SB, 187 OPS+, 9.1 WAR
Fourth place- George Scott, 1B/ 3B, OTT: .323/ .385/ .658, 206 hits, 35 doubles, 5 triples, 56 HR, 168 RBI, 123 runs, 61 BB, 5 SB, 163 OPS+, 7.5 WAR
Fifth place- Hal Trosky, 1B, OMA: .328/ .413/ .656, 197 hits, 37 doubles, 2 triples, 52 HR, 150 RBI, 137 runs, 78 BB, 177 OPS+, 7.8 WAR

Frontier League Cy Young Award- Rick Reuschel, OMA (48): 22-3, 2.12 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, 225 IP, 228 K, 32 BB, 1 CG, 1 shutout, 215 ERA+, 7.8 WAR
Second place- Trevor Bauer, DET: 16-7, 2.75 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 206 IP, 231 K, 74 BB, 1 CG, 1 shutout, 171 ERA+, 6.2 WAR
Third place- Red Munger, POR: 12-10, 2.79 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 197 IP, 214 K, 50 BB, 166 ERA+, 8.2 WAR
Fourth place- Ryan Dempster, CHI: 18-4, 2.65 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 193 IP, 207 K, 73 BB, 1 CG, 175 ERA+, 5.1 WAR
Fifth place- Bruce Robbins, DEN: 17-7, 3.02 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 194 IP, 223 K, 28 BB, 155 ERA+, 6.5 WAR

Frontier League Rookie of the Year- Fred Luderus, 1B, MIN (41): .351/ .429/ .739, 223 hits, 53 doubles, 4 triples, 62 HR, 184 RBI, 131 runs, 82 BB, 5 SB, 195 OPS+, 10.5 WAR
Second place- Dom DiMaggio, CF, PHI: .344/ .442/ .563, 201 hits, 34 doubles, 2 triples, 30 HR, 95 RBI, 103 runs, 92 BB, 15 SB, +8.5 Zone Rating, 158 OPS+, 8.5 WAR
Third place- Cory Snyder, SS, VAN: .293/ .341/ .626, 187 hits, 28 doubles, 1 triple, 61 HR, 137 RBI, 114 runs, 50 BB, 1 SB, 146 OPS+, 6.1 WAR

Continental League MVP- Ellis Burks, RF/ CF, SD (48): .348/ .419/ .659, 212 hits, 31 doubles, 3 triples, 51 HR, 134 RBI, 145 runs, 77 BB, 35 SB, 184 OPS+, 10.1 WAR
Second place- Jonathan Schoop, 2B, ALB: .349/ .402/ .624, 219 hits, 29 doubles, 48 HR, 141 RBI, 129 runs, 53 BB, 157 OPS+, 9.3 WAR
Third place- Bernie Williams, CF, VB: .351/ .441/ .619, 209 hits, 42 doubles, 5 triples, 36 HR, 104 RBI, 114 runs, 94 BB, 43 SB, 170 OPS+, 9.4 WAR
Fourth place- Dino Restelli, RF/CF, NY: .309/ .390/ .614, 184 hits, 31 doubles, 2 triples, 49 HR, 157 RBI, 128 runs, 64 BB, 4 SB, 158 OPS+, 6.7 WAR
Fifth place- Tony Perez, 1B, SD: .328/ .376/ .586, 210 hits, 29 doubles, 2 triples, 44 HR, 142 RBI, 98 runs, 47 BB, 154 OPS+, 6.0 WAR

Continental League Cy Young Award- Dutch Ruether, SD: 22-8, 2.51 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 240 IP, 230 K, 62 BB, 7 CG, 4 shutouts, 198 ERA+, 7.3 WAR
Second place- Eddie Cicotte, PHO: 21-7, 2.86 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 211 IP, 216 K, 44 BB, 2 CG, 1 shutout, 180 ERA+, 7.3 WAR
Third place- Carl Hubbell, SA: 16-10, 2.33 ERA, 0.85 WHIP, 228 IP, 279 K, 34 BB, 208 ERA+, 8.2 WAR
Fourth place- Mike Hampton, NY: 20-7, 2.52 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 196 IP, 211 K, 64 BB, 202 ERA+, 7.2 WAR
Fifth place- Hugh Bedient, LA: 15-5, 2.34 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 223 IP, 196 K, 41 BB, 2 CG, 216 ERA+, 7.1 WAR

Continental League Rookie of the Year: Hank Aaron, 1B/ CF/ LF, HOU (32): .327/ .369/ .592, 211 hits, 36 doubles, 3 triples, 43 HR, 134 RBI, 104 runs, 40 BB, 1 SB, 148 OPS+, 5.9 WAR
Second place- Randal Grichuk, CF, WAS (9): .293/ .354/ .703, 139 hits, 30 doubles, 6 triples, 51 HR, 120 RBI, 107 runs, 41 BB, 9 SB, 157 OPS+, 6.5 WAR
Third place- Jody Gerut, CF, ALB (1): .296/ .377/ .575, 181 hits, 44 doubles, 2 triples, 41 HR, 115 RBI, 132 runs, 78 BB, 12 SB, 139 OPS+, 5.1 WAR

Top draft picks- 1. Frankie Frisch, 2B, Las Vegas Aces
2. Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown, RHP, Pittsburgh Golden Gorillas
3. Stan Musial, 1B, RF, Dallas Wildcatters
4. Max Carey, CF, Houston Pythons
5. Johnny Bates, CF, El Paso Armadillos
6. Don Money, 3B, Miami Flamingos
7. Sammy Sosa, RF, Montreal Knights
8. Reggie Jefferson, 1B, London Werewolves
9. George Pipgras, RHP, Toronto Predators
10. Mark Loretta, 2B, Washington Ambassadors

Dukie98 · 10-23-2020, 12:57 AM

After several years of relatively uncrowded Hall of Fame ballots, the class of 2060 added several highly qualified newcomers to the mix. The top five vote recipients were all first-time candidates, and four players topped the 75% threshold for induction. Fireballer Nolan Ryan, who recently was overtaken as the all-time strikeout king, was a near-unanimous selection, drawing 99.5% of the vote. Mike Schmidt, the all-time home run leader with 826 round-trippers, drew 92.3% of the vote. Harry Heilmann, a ten-time All-Star and a career .334 hitter, received 91.0% of the vote. Second baseman Jim Viox, a career .323 hitter with 3034 career hits, nabbed 78.9% of the vote.

Ryan was selected 26th overall by the Nashville Blues following the 2031 draft, but he never appeared in a Nashville uniform. In early 2033, Ryan was traded to the Detroit Purple Gang in exchange for outfielder Chris Duffy, who posted negative WAR in each of the next five seasons, in what may be the single worst trade in HRDL history. Ryan did not reach the majors until 2035, as Detroit installed him as its closer, and he notched 28 saves, a 3.81 ERA and a hefty 1.63 WHIP as a rookie. Ryan posted 25 and 27 saves in each of the next two years, posting a 2.45 ERA and 93 strikeouts in just 59 innings in 2037. After a middling season in middle relief, Ryan returned to the closer role in 2039, saving 24 games with a 3.78 ERA. In 2040, Ryan moved into the rotation and immediately leaped into stardom, going 17-9 with a 2.81 ERA, a 1.11 WHIP, and a league-high 309 strikeouts, finishing second in the Cy Young voting. The following year, Ryan posted a 20-6 mark with a 2.69 ERA, a 1.09 WHIP, and fanned 288 batters, leading the league in both victories and strikeouts, winning the Cy Young Award. Ryan took a step back in 2042, going 11-7 with a 3.34 ERA, a 1.22 WHIP, and 207 strikeouts, missing nearly two months with elbow inflammation. In 2043, Ryan sported a 10-5 mark, along with a 3.24 ERA, a 1.25 WHIP and 281 strikeouts. He rebounded the following season, tying Walter Johnson for the Cy Young Award, as Ryan went 22-4 with a 1.82 ERA, a 1.04 WHIP, and fanned 311 batters, leading Detroit to a world championship. After a mediocre 2045 campaign, he won his third Cy Young Award in 2046, going 21-4 with a league-leading 1.72 ERA, an 0.86 WHIP, and a record 393 strikeouts. He slipped to a second-place Cy Young finish the following year, going 19-5 with a 2.13 ERA, a 1.03 WHIP, and 326 strikeouts, yielding just 9 homers in 220 innings. Ryan finished third in the 2048 Cy Young voting after leading the league in victories for the fourth time, going 20-5 with a 2.25 ERA, an 0.96 WHIP, and 330 strikeouts. Ryan took home his fourth Cy Young Award in 2049 and finished a close second in the MVP voting, going 21-5 with a 1.74 ERA, an 0.77 WHIP, and a league-best 347 strikeouts. In 2050, Ryan posted a 12-8 mark with a 2.04 ERA, an 0.86 WHIP, and led the league with 371 strikeouts - his fifth strikeout crown and the eighth straight season he lead the league in strikeouts per 9 innings - finishing fourth in the Cy Young voting. Over the next six seasons, Ryan remained highly effective, posting ERA's below 3.00 in 5 of those seasons, with sub-1.00 WHIPs every season, although he did not post more than 14 victories in any of those seasons. Ryan retired after a middling 2057 campaign, when he saw his strikeout rate plummet at age 43. He retired with a 289-140 record, 105 saves, a career 2.69 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 5586 strikeouts, a 170 ERA+, and 128.3 WAR. At the time of induction, Ryan ranked 9th all-time in victories, second in strikeouts, and he allowed the lowest opponents' batting average in history - a microscopic .182. In addition to winning four Cy Young Awards, Ryan made 7 All-Star teams. In 59 career playoff games, he went 19-11 with 2 saves, a 2.45 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, and 468 strikeouts.

Schmidt was selected 4th overall by the Virginia Beach Admirals following the 2037 season. He broke in with a bang, winning the 2038 Rookie of the Year Award as a 21-year-old, slugging .508 with 39 homers, 101 RBI's, and 122 runs scored. In his sophomore campaign, Schmidt hit .301 and slugged .616, blasting 41 dingers, driving in 103 runs, and scoring 109 runs. In 2040, Schmidt launched 42 longballs, knocking in 128 runs and scoring 124, while swiping 21 bases. He finished 4th in the MVP voting in 2041, hitting .299 and slugging .575, with 45 homers, 123 RBI's, and 25 steals. While his average dipped in 2042, he smacked 50 homers and plated 124 runs. After a pair of off-years, he rebounded in 2045 to hit .296 with 44 homers, 99 RBI's, and 118 runs scored, finishing fifth in the MVP voting. After a solid 43-homer, 118-RBI campaign in 2046, where he finished third in the MVP voting, Schmidt entered the most dominant phase of his career, as he won four home run titles in the five seasons between 2047 and 2051. In 2047, he finished a close second in the MVP voting, hitting .297 and leading the league by slugging .638 with 58 longballs and 145 RBI's. The following season, he hit a modest .260, but led the league again with 53 homers, driving in 119 runs with another 4th place MVP finish. In 2049, Schmidt hit .285 with a league-leading 51 homers and 132 RBI's, finishing in third place in the MVP balloting. After suffering through a career-worst 2050 campaign, Schmidt rebounded in 2051 to hit .265 with a league-leading 49 homers, 98 RBI's, and 101 RBI's, with another third-place MVP finish. Over the next three seasons, Schmidt was remarkably consistent, averaging 42 homers and 105 RBI's per season. In 2055, at age 38, Schmidt hit a career-high .335 and slugged .635, smacking 48 dingers and driving in 132 runs, finishing 4th in the MVP voting once again. He played two more seasons, averaging 27 homers per year, before retiring at age 40 as the all-time home run king. For his career, Schmidt posted a .270/ .373/ .543 slash line, with 3013 hits, 492 doubles, 34 triples, 826 homers, 2126 RBI's, 2137 runs scored, 1655 walks, 196 steals, a 137 OPS+, and 109.5 WAR. In addition to ranking first in home runs, he also ranked 9th all-time in RBI's and 21st all-time in WAR. A nine-time All-Star, Schmidt won seven Silver Slugger awards. In 79 career playoff games, he bopped 20 homers and knocked in 44 runs while scoring 48 times, despite batting just .214. Schmidt led the Continental League four times in homers, once in RBI's, and once in slugging percentage.

Heilmann was drafted second overall by the London Werewolves following the 2038 season. As an 18-year-old rookie, Heilmann hit a solid .277 and slugged .503, blasting 32 homers and driving in 93 runs. After a subpar sophomore campaign, he rebounded in 2041 to hit .315 with 50 doubles, 19 homers, and he scored 101 runs. The following year, he regained his power stroke, hitting .344 with 42 doubles, 32 homers, 100 RBI's, and 113 runs scored. In 2043, he hit .369, ripping 42 longballs, driving in 116 runs, and scoring 123 runs, finishing 3rd in the MVP balloting. The next season, he repeated his third-place MVP finish, hiting .364 with 45 longballs, 131 RBI's, and 144 runs scored. The next season, he missed the first three months of the year with a broken elbow, but returned to hit .370 and slug .689, blasting 24 round-trippers and driving in 77 runs in just 81 games, taking the Werewolves to the World Series title. In 2046, Heilmann hit .365, led the league with a .443 on-base percentage, and slugged .625, drilling 38 longballs and driving in 113 runs, finishing fifth in the MVP balloting. The next season, he won hit first batting title, hitting .358 and slugging .638, with 56 doubles, 34 longballs, 119 RBI's, and 131 runs scored. Heilmann was having an MVP-caliber campaign for London in 2048 when he was shockingly traded in July to Jacksonville for catchers Caleb Joseph and Trevor Brown; combined, he hit .370 with 43 homers and 133 RBI's. In the offseason, he signed with El Paso as a free agent, and in his first season as an Armadillo, Heilmann hit .322 with a league-best .428 on-base percentage, drilling 34 homers and plating 105 runs. The following year, he hit .346 and led the league by slugging .605, with 49 doubles, 29 dingers, and 110 RBI's. Heilmann won the batting and on-base titles again in 2051, posting a .349/ .440/ .580 slash line, with 46 doubles, 28 longballs, and 117 RBI's, finishing second in the MVP voting. In 2052, Heilmann slipped to hit .300, but smacked 34 homers and drove home 121 runs. He rebounded the following year to hit .347 with 48 doubles, 36 homers, and 125 RBI's. In 2054, Heilmann hit .354 and slugged .651, ripping 39 doubles, 46 longballs, driving in 134 runs and scoring 123 times. The following season, he hit .309 with 33 homers and drove in 102 RBI's. Following the 2055 season, he signed with the Buffalo Fighting Elk, where he spent two ineffective seasons before retiring at age 36. For his career, Heilmann posted a .334/ .417/ .588 slash line, with 3393 hits, 714 doubles, 67 triples, 578 homers, 1897 RBI's, 1904 runs scored, 1434 walks, 111 steals, a 172 OPS+, and 97.2 WAR. At the time of his induction, Heilmann ranked 7th all-time in batting average, 14th in on-base percentage, 10th in slugging percentage, 5th in OPS, 21st in hits, and 17th in doubles, A ten-time All-Star, Heilmann won seven Silver Slugger awards. He remained just as dangerous in the postseason, hitting .310 and slugging .595, with 38 homers and 107 RBI's in 144 postseason games. In London's 2045 postseason run to the World Series title, he hit .369 with 8 homers and 27 RBI's in 22 games.

Viox was selected 26th overall by the Phoenix Lizards following the 2034 season. As a 20-year-old rookie in 2035, he hit .323 with 53 doubles, 12 homers, 91 RBI's, 132 runs scored, and 25 steals, finishing third in the Rookie of the Year voting. In his sophomore campaign, Viox hit .316 with 40 doubles, 19 homers, 67 RBI's, 127 runs scored, and 22 steals. In 2037, he posted a .344/ .435/ .540 slash line, ripping 56 doubles, 17 homers, 100 RBI's, and scoring 112 runs. The next season, he hit .337, rapping 52 doubles, 12 homers, 123 RBI's, 96 runs scored, and a career-high 36 steals. In 2039, Viox hit .323 with 23 longballs, 99 RBI's, and 125 RBI's while swiping 32 bags. In 2040, Viox hit .353 and slugged .561, drilling 50 doubles, 16 homers, and knocking in 113 runs in just 124 games due to a thumb injury, as he led Phoenix to a World Series title. The next season, he hit .323 with 48 doubles, 12 homers and drove home 99 runs while scoring 97 times. He had his finest season in 2042, hitting an incredible .399 with a .494 on-base percentage, including 53 doubles and 105 RBI's in 118 games, as he overcame a torn hamstring. He followed that up by hitting .351 with a league-leading 59 doubles, scoring and driving in exactly 100 runs. In 2044, Viox hit .315 with 43 doubles, 9 homers, and 86 RBI's. After an off-year in 2045, he rebounded to hit .345 with a league-best .455 on-base percentage, including 49 doubles and 97 runs scored. Viox spent five more seasons in Phoenix as a productive, if injury-prone, player, topping .300 four more times in that stretch, while playing between 59 and 123 games per season. Viox signed with the San Francisco Longshoremen in the offseason, and spent the balance of his career as an oft-traveled journeyman, spending his remaining seven seasons with seven teams as he chased his 3000th hit. Viox retired after the 2057 campaign, with a career slash line of .323/ .414/ .482, with 3034 hits, 817 doubles, 50 triples, 190 homers, 1484 RBI's, 1649 runs scored, 1450 walks, 229 steals, a 135 OPS+, and 86.3 WAR. He ranked 19th all-time in batting average - and the all-time leader among second basemen - and 7th in doubles. In 59 career postseason games, Viox hit .325 and slugged .491, with 18 doubles, 7 homers, and 42 RBI's. In Phoenix's 2040 march to the World Series title, he hit .304 with 10 doubles and 17 RBI's in 23 games.

Leading vote recipients include:

Nolan Ryan, RHP, DET: 99.5%
Mike Schmidt, 3B, VB: 92.9%
Harry Heilmann, RF/1B, LON/ JAX/ ELP/ BUF: 91.0%
Jim Viox, 2B, PHO/ SF/ OMA/ CLE: 78.9%
Warren Spahn, LHP, ALB/ MIA/ NOR: 71.8%
Bill Madlock, 3B, PIT/ LON/ DEN/ BAL: 66.3%
Greg Swindell, LHP, DEN/ HAR/ MIN : 62.2%
Mark Teixeira, 1B, CHA/ DET/ ATL/ PHO/ SD: 56.7%
Bill Singer, RHP, MIL/ BUF: 54.2%
Vladimir Guerrero, RF, SF/ SA/ ALB/ BOS: 53.7%
Jim Wynn, RF, OMA/ CHI/ JAX: 52.6%
Joe Adcock, 1B/DH, SF/ BIR/ DEN/ DET/ MIA/ STL/ BOS/ ALB: 51.5%

Notable players dropping off the ballot include 626-homer hitter Joe Adcock and five-time All-Star reliever Ken Howell, each of whom saw their ballot eligibility expire, as well as 230-game winner Frank Tanana and 470-homer slugger Ken Harrelson.

Here's a look at the newest Hall of Famers:

Dukie98 · 10-24-2020, 01:27 AM

Every five years, the HRDL's Veteran's Committee reconvenes. As with past induction classes, the Committee could induct up to three players, provided that their eligibility expired at least five years earlier. The 2060 Veterans' Committee tabbed eight-time All-Star catcher Gary Sanchez, shortstop Trevor Story, who won six Silver Slugger awards and the 2018 Continental League MVP, and 246-game winner Patrick Corbin.

Sanchez was selected 4th overall by the Baltimore Robins following the 2023 season. As a 21-year-old rookie in 2024, Sanchez hit .267 with 21 homers and 75 RBI's, finishing third in the Rookie of the Year voting. The following season, he hit .261 with 20 round-trippers and 61 longballs. In 2026, Sanchez hit .299 and slugged .486, ripping 19 homers and knocking in 58 runs in just 385 at-bats. He made his first All-Star team in 2027, hitting .287 and ripping 21 homers. After an off-year, he rebounded to hit .286 in 2029, with 26 longballs and 88 RBI's. Sanchez took the next step into stardom the following year, batting .330 and slugging .557, with 30 dingers, and 87 RBI's. The following season, he hit .307 with 37 homers and 100 RBI's, and provided a carbon copy in 2032, hitting .303 with 39 longballs and driving in 103 runs. Sanchez batted .325 and slugged .546 in 2033, smacking 23 longballs and plating 77 runs. He remained extraordinarily consistent, hitting .284 with 32 homers and 94 RBI's in 2034, and followed up that campaign by hitting .293 with 34 longballs and plating 92 runs. Sanchez hit .279 with 29 dingers and drove in 95 runs in 2036. In 2037, Sanchez had a career season, hitting .286 with 47 homers and 133 RBI's. However, he collapsed the following year, hitting just .168 with 4 homers in 101 games, and retired at year's end. Sanchez posted a career slash line of .285/ .355/ .494, with 2044 hits, 294 doubles, 6 triples, 400 homers, 1212 RBI's, 1080 runs scored, 773 walks, 32 steals, a 128 OPS+, and 68.8 WAR. An eight-time All-Star, Sanchez won two Silver Slugger awards. In five postseasons, he hit .287 and slugged .574, blasting 17 homers and knocking in 51 runs in just 52 games.

Story slipped in the 2015 draft, inexplicably falling to the Los Angeles Kangaroos at the end of the third round with the 148th pick- but it was apparent that he would soon become a star. As a 22-year-old rookie, Story hit .296 and slugged .532, ripping 73 extra-base hits, including 31 homers, driving in 92 runs, scoring 113 runs, and stealing 23 bases, as he finished second in the Rookie of the Year voting. Story had a solid sophomore campaign, hitting .284 with 25 longballs, 84 RBI's, 97 runs scored, and 25 steals. In 2018, Story was named MVP after hitting .329 and slugging .561, with 34 homers, 128 RBI's, 107 runs scored, and 36 steals. He followed up by hitting .293 with 28 homers, 11 triples, 114 RBI's, and 29 steals in 2019. The next year, he hit .319, blasting 27 homers and plating 108 runs while scoring 102 times, finishing fourth in the MVP voting. After slipping to hit just .259 with 24 dingers and 87 RBI's in 2021, he rebounded to hit .305 with 30 homers and 123 RBI's- the first of four straight 100-RBI campaigns. After smacking 24 longballs and knocking in 100 runs in 2023, Story wrote a new chapter, signing with the Charlotte Aviators in free agency. In his first season in Charlotte, Story hit .293, ripping 32 homers and knocking in 115 runs. In 2025, he finished fifth in the MVP voting, hitting .279, launching a league-leading 41 homers and driving in 112 runs as Charlotte won the World Series.
However, Story began putting on weight, and became a substantial defensive liability, as he became a DH and hit a subpar .242 with 16 homers. The following season, Story hit 14 homers in just 64 games, and Charlotte won the World Series once again. That proved to be his last hurrah, as Story spent the rest of his career as a low-average hitter with no defensive value. Story retired after hitting just .212 with 24 longballs in 2031 with the Milwaukee Raccoons. For his career, he posted a .272/ .329/ .461 slash line, with 2430 hits, 405 doubles, 50 triples, 394 homers, 1409 RBI's, 1286 runs scored, 753 walks, 169 steals, a 115 OPS+, and 61.8 WAR. He made seven All-Star squads and won six Silver Slugger awards, as well as the 2016 World Series MVP in a losing effort. A steady postseason performer, he hit .270 and slugged .448, ripping 33 homers and driving in 118 runs in 195 postseason games.

Corbin was selected 58th overall by the Baltimore Robins following the HRDL's inaugural 2011 season. At age 21, he finished third in the 2012 Rookie of the Year voting, going 17-11 with a 2.21 ERA, a 1.03 WHIP, and 204 strikeouts, allowing just 9 homers in 269 innings. The following year, Corbin posted an 18-12 mark along with a 3.56 ERA and a 1.22 WHIP, fanning 201 batters. Over the next two seasons, he averaged 16 wins per season, posting ERA's under 3.00 each year. Corbin had a brilliant 2016 campaign, going 16-6 with a 1.93 ERA and a 1.09 WHIP. The next year, a hard-luck Corbin went just 13-13 despite a stellar 2.45 ERA, a 1.16 WHIP, and he surrendered just 4 homers in 238 innings. He sported a 13-14 record with a 3.48 ERA and a 1.16 WHIP in 2018, and a 15-12 mark with a 2.76 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP the following season. In 2020, Corbin led the league in wins, going 22-8 with 3.22 ERA and a 1.18 WHIP. Corbin signed with the Nashville Blues following the season, and he posted a 13-11 mark with a 2.85 ERA and a 1.18 WHIP in 2021, taking Nashville to a World Series title with a 1.91 ERA in 6 postseason starts. He notched a 20-7 record in 2022, along with a 3.53 ERA and a 1.17 WHIP. In 2023, Corbin sported a 16-12 record, a 3.85 ERA, and a 1.18 WHIP. The following year, he went 17-11 with a 3.20 ERA and a 1.09 WHIP, and he signed with the New Orleans Crawfish in the offseason. In his first two seasons as a Crawfish, he won 15 games each season, posting an ERA slightly below 4.00 Following an ineffective 2027 campaign, Corbin retired. A two-time all-star, Corbin posted a career 246-170 record with a 3.17 ERA, a 1.19 WHIP, 2308 strikeouts, a 123 ERA+, and 80.9 WAR. In the postseason, he went 15-14, with a 4.17 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP in 42 starts.

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Dukie98 · 10-24-2020, 10:20 PM

Now that 50 years of HRDL action are in the books, here's a look at the most (and least) successful franchises:

09-24-2020, 12:28 AM	#101
Dukie98 All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 902	2059 Awards Winners Frontier League MVP- Mookie Betts, CF, OTT (47): .361/ .414/ .649, 233 hits, 46 doubles, 4 triples, 44 HR, 136 RBI, 130 runs, 57 BB, 35 SB, +15.2 Zone Rating, 171 OPS+, 10.6 WAR Second place- Juan Soto, LF, BUF: .333/ .450/ .639, 196 hits, 37 doubles, 1 triple, 47 HR, 149 RBI, 157 runs, 127 BB, 7 SB, 190 OPS+, 9.9 WAR Third place- JD Martinez, LF/ RF, BAL: .347/ .403/ .673, 213 hits, 35 doubles, 3 triples, 53 HR, 124 RBI, 112 runs, 56 BB, 4 SB, 172 OPS+, 7.1 WAR Fourth place- Leo Cardenas, SS, DET: .338/ .392/ .563, 213 hits, 50 doubles, 4 triples, 28 HR, 121 RBI, 101 runs, 56 BB, 4 SB, +16.5 Zone Rating, 144 OPS+, 9.6 WAR Fifth place- Ellis Valentine, RF, CAL: .335/ .408/ .692, 165 hits, 29 doubles, 49 HR, 123 RBI, 107 runs, 60 BB, 16 SB, 182 OPS+, 7.1 WAR Frontier League Cy Young Award- Guy Morton, MON (48): 15-6, 1.90 ERA, 0.86 WHIP, 228 IP, 309 K, 58 BB, 2 CG, 2 shutouts, 233 ERA+, 9.1 WAR Second place- Marius Russo, BOS: 13-8, 2.22 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 219 IP, 288 K, 60 BB, 3 CG, 2 shutouts, 199 ERA+, 8.1 WAR Third place- Pedro Martinez, MIL: 17-3, 2.58 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 216 IP, 316 K, 50 BB, 1 CG, 1 shutout, 171 ERA+, 9.7 WAR Fourth place- Josh Johnson, OTT: 18-7, 2.49 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, 188 IP, 239 K, 40 BB, 180 ERA+, 7.3 WAR Fifth place- Rick Reuschel, OMA: 16-11, 2.65 ERA, 0.87 WHIP, 224 IP, 252 K, 30 BB, 4 CG, 3 shutouts, 165 ERA+, 8.2 WAR Frontier League Rookie of the Year- Eddie Lopat, LHP, POR (37): 16-7, 2.58 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, 203 IP, 206 K, 35 BB, 1 CG, 1 shutout, 172 ERA+, 7.1 WAR Second place- Ken Boyer, CF, CIN (4): .314/ .343/ .613, 104 hits, 24 doubles, 25 HR, 71 RBI, 52 runs, 14 BB, 8 SB, +10.8 Zone Rating, 142 OPS+, 4.5 WAR Third place- Dan Murphy, 2B, OMA (7): .306/ .362/ .541, 133 hits, 41 doubles, 2 triples, 19 HR, 59 RBI, 60 runs, 37 BB, 2 SB, 136 OPS+, 4.0 WAR Continental League MVP- Jonathan Schoop, 2B, ALB (32): .346/ .395/ .645, 217 hits, 41 doubles, 3 triples, 47 HR, 128 RBI, 114 runs, 46 BB, +11.1 Zone Rating, 162 OPS+, 9.8 WAR Second place- Ellis Burks, RF, SD (6): .338/ .412/ .604, 201 hits, 43 doubles, 2 triples, 37 HR, 125 RBI, 105 runs, 69 BB, 22 SB, 171 OPS+, 7.8 WAR Third place- Eddie Cicotte, RHP, PHO (10): 23-4, 1.73 ERA, 0.90 WAR, 224 IP, 252 K, 53 BB, 1 CG, 1 shutout, 285 ERA+, 9.2 WAR Fourth place- Mike Piazza, C, SA: .327/ .382/ .617, 175 hits, 14 doubles, 47 HR, 125 RBI, 101 runs, 47 BB, 1 SB, 171 OPS+, 7.0 WAR Fifth place- Carl Weilman, LHP, WAS: 23-5, 2.12 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, 238 IP, 291 K, 42 BB, 3 CG, 1 shutout, 238 ERA+, 10.8 WAR Continental League Cy Young Award- Eddie Cicotte, PHO (31): 23-4, 1.73 ERA, 0.90 WAR, 224 IP, 252 K, 53 BB, 1 CG, 1 shutout, 285 ERA+, 9.2 WAR Second place- Carl Weilman, WAS (17): 23-5, 2.12 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, 238 IP, 291 K, 42 BB, 3 CG, 1 shutout, 238 ERA+, 10.8 WAR Third place- Billy O'Dell, NY: 22-5, 2.42 ERA, 0.89 WHIP, 216 IP, 248 K, 36 BB, 2 CG, 2 shutouts, 201 ERA+, 6.9 WAR Fourth place- Dean Chance, LV: 15-6, 1.76 ERA, 0.82 WHIP, 209 IP, 247 K, 41 BB, 1 CG, 268 ERA+, 7.7 WAR Fifth place- Larry French, NOR: 16-6, 2.35 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, 222 IP, 260 K, 44 BB, 209 ERA+, 8.3 WAR Continental League Rookie of the Year: Roy Johnson, DH/ LF, ANA (47): .319/ .390/ .571, 183 hits, 50 doubles, 5 triples, 28 HR, 86 RBI, 119 runs, 69 BB, 26 SB, 149 OPS+, 5.0 WAR Second place- Samuel Byrd, CF/ RF/ LF, ELP (1): .267/ .340/ .507, 157 hits, 42 doubles, 3 triples, 31 HR, 108 RBI, 96 runs, 67 BB, 2 SB, 129 OPS+, 4.4 WAR Third place- Leroy Stanton, RF/ DH, ATL: .274/ .343/ .569, 124 hits, 22 doubles, 3 triples, 35 HR, 101 RBI, 83 runs, 36 BB, 2 SB, 136 OPS+, 3.3 WAR Top draft picks: 1. Austin McHenry, LF, Pittsburgh Golden Gorillas 2. Ben Sheets, RHP, Jacksonville Gulls 3. Fred Luderus, 1B, Minneapolis Penguins 4. Thurman Munson, C, Charlotte Aviators 5. Bob O'Farrell, C, Memphis River Pirates 6. Frank Snyder, C, Dallas Wildcatters 7. Hank Aaron, RF, Houston Pythons 8. Tony Lazzeri, 2B, Seattle Whales 9. Pete Alexander, RHP, Nashville Blues 10. John Titus, RF, Cincinnati Spiders

09-27-2020, 02:41 AM	#110
Dukie98 All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 902	2059 Hall of Fame Voting Despite a crowded ballot with approximately two dozen viable candidates, four players emerged above the fray, topping the 75% threshold for induction for the largest class in six years. In four of the previous five years, just two players were inducted. This year, three first-timers were inducted, as Reggie Jackson, the third-leading home run hitter in HRDL history, drew 97.4% of the vote; ten-time All-Star Mike Trout drew 95.2% of the vote; and 660-homer hitter Willie Stargell received 77.5% of the vote. In addition, Carlos Guillen, a six-time All-Star and four-time World Series champ, received 75.6% of the vote in his fourth time on the ballot. Jackson spent every one of his 21 seasons in the green and gold of the Virginia Beach Admirals, after being drafted fifth overall following the 2035 season. He had one of the great rookie campaigns in history in 2036, batting .291 and slugging .628, with 57 homers, 135 RBI's, and 124 runs scored, yet finished as the runner-up for the Rookie of the Year. The following season, he hit .283, smacking 36 round-trippers and plating 119 runs. After a subpar 2038 campaign, he rebounded the next year to hit .320 with 38 homers, a league-high 11 triples, 102 RBI's, 122 runs scored, and 32 steals. The following season, he hit .308 with 44 doubles, 39 longballs, 125 RBI's, 141 runs scored, and 19 steals. In an injury-shortened 2041 campaign, Jackson hit .311 with 30 homers, 96 RBI's, and 94 runs scored in just 122 games. He rebounded the next season to hit a career-best .328 with 48 homers, 116 RBI's, 119 runs scored, and 36 steals, earning a fifth-place ranking in the MVP voting. In 2043, Jackson overcame a broken thumb to hit .304 with 31 homers, 88 RBI's, and 105 runs scored in just 129 games. The next season, Jackson hit .310 and slugged .647, launching a league-high 52 homers and knocking in 131 runs while scoring 124 runs, finishing second in the MVP voting. He finished third in the MVP voting in 204, hitting .326 ripping 50 dingers and plating 128 runs. In 2046, Jackson hit .312 and slugged a league-best .599, launching 42 longballs and leading the league with 140 RBI's, while ranking as the MVP runner-up. Jackson never again cleared .300 -- he slipped to just .247 in each of the next two seasons, averaging 32 homers and 81 RBI's per season. After three mediocre campaigns, Jackson enjoyed a late-stage renaissance, hitting .293 at age 36 in 2052, blasting 45 homers, driving in 98 runs, and scoring 115 times. The following season, Jackson hit .288 and slugged .609, drilling 55 homers, and driving home 132 runs. Over the next two seasons, Jackson averaged 41 homers and 122 RBI's per season, slugging over .500 each year. Jackson retired following his age-40 2056 campaign, where he hit just .217, but still ripped 22 homers in 110 games. Over the course of his career, Jackson posted a slash line of .285/ .369/ .537, ripping 3386 hits, 569 doubles, 49 triples, 774 homers, driving in 2190 runs, scoring 2164 runs, drawing 1420 walks, swiping 296 bases, and posting a WAR of 83.7. He ranked third all-time in homers, sixth in RBI's, and seventh in runs scored. Jackson made four All-Star teams and won six Silver Slugger awards. In eight postseasons, Jackson never made the World Series, but he batted .260 and slugged .527, blasting 18 homers and knocking in 44 runs in 72 games. Trout was drafted first overall by the Minneapolis Penguins following the 2035 season and immediately established himself as among the HRDL's elite. As an 18-year-old rookie in 2036, Trout posted a .319/ .395/ .568 slash line, ripping 37 homers, driving in 105 runs, scoring 108 runs, and stealing a league-high 55 bases while winning the Rookie of the Year award. The next year, he hit .341 and slugged .605, ripping 30 homers, driving in 92 runs, scoring 101 runs and posting a league-high 11.4 WAR in just 131 games. In 2038, Trout hit .320 with 41 doubles, 9 triples, 34 homers, 95 RBI's, 149 runs scored, and 62 steals, finishing fifth in the MVP voting. The following season, he was runner-up in the MVP voting, hitting .325 with 42 round-trippers, 122 RBI's, 67 steals, and a league-high 141 runs scored. The next season, Trout hit .333, led the league with a .458 on-base percentage, smacked 37 homers, drove in 97 runs and scored 100 runs. After slipping to .311 with 35 homers and 102 RBI's in 2041, Trout posted two nearly identical seasons batting in the .330s, averaging 42 homers, 114 RBI's, 134 runs scored, and 22 steals, finishing second in the 2043 MVP voting. In 2044, Trout won his lone batting title, posting a .370/ .457/ .635 slash line, with 49 doubles, 8 triples, 31 homers, 113 RBI's, 131 runs scored, and stole 27 of 29 bases, coming in fifth in the MVP balloting. The next season, Trout hit.334, smacking 26 homers, knocking in 80 runs, and scoring 109 runs in 140 games. Following that 2045 campaign, Trout left Minneapolis for the El Paso Armadillos, and his career was never the same - he never again batted over .270 or slugged over .500, although he remained an effective player. In his first three seasons in El Paso, Trout topped 20 homers, 20 steals, and 90 runs scored each season, although his batting average fluctuated wildly. Trout was limited to 80 games in 2049 after tearing his quadricepts, although he smacked 17 homers and scored 53 runs in half a season. Over the next two seasons, Trout averaged 23 homers, 81 RBI's, 109 runs scored, and 28 steals. His 2052 campaign was ruined by a concussion and a series of nagging back and elbow injuries, and he slipped to hit just 14 homers in 119 games, and the following season, Trout broke his kneecap in April, ending his season after 22 games. He spent the last three seasons of his career with the Philadelphia Hawks, where he hit just .225 and smacked 45 dingers in 305 games, as his final season was terminated by a broken elbow in late May. For his career, Trout posted a .291/ .399/ .515 slash line, with 3043 hits, 526 doubles, 75 triples, 553 homers, 1660 RBI's, 2036 runs scored, 1754 walks, 551 steals, a 147 OPS+, and 160.8 WAR. A terrific center fielder, Trout posted a career Zone Rating of +342.5. Trout ranked second all-time in WAR, tenth in runs scored, and 17th in walks. Trout made 10 All-Star teams, won 6 Silver Slugger awards and 5 Gold Gloves. Although he appeared in eleven postseasons, Trout never made the World Series, and he hit a mediocre .234 in 104 postseason games with 14 homers, 41 RBI's, 49 runs scored, and 18 steals. Stargell was selected 8th overall by the Denver Spikes following the 2038 season. As a 21-year-old, he had a strong rookie campaign in 2039, hitting .284 and slugging .559, with 86 extra-base hits, including 33 homers, and 91 RBI's. The following season, despite being sidelined by a broken finger, he hit .319 and slugged .650, ripping 33 longballs and plating 86 runs in just 118 games. In 2041, Stargell hit .307 and slugged .680, ripping 108 extra-base hits, including a league-high 57 homers, and knocked in 113 runs and scored 125. Stargell had a career year in 2042, hitting .318, and he led the league in slugging percentage (.680), homers (59), RBI's (150), and he scored 137 runs. In 2043, Stargell posted a .361/ .419/ .714 slash line in 126 games, as he blasted 42 homers and drove in 104 runs. The next season, Stargell slipped to .291, but slugged .604, as he ripped 36 dingers and plated 100 runs, again in 126 games. Fully healthy in 2045, Stargell hit .322 and slugged .663, smacking 42 doubles, 56 homers, knocking in 125 runs, and scoring 110 runs. A hamstring injury interrupted his 2046 campaign, limiting Stargell to 94 games, but he hit .341 with 26 longballs and 82 RBI's. The next season, Stargell hit .306 with 40 doubles, 43 homers, and 121 RBI's. Following the season, Stargell signed with the Calgary Cattle Rustlers in free agency. In his first season in Alberta, Stargell hit .270, but drilled a league-leading 53 longballs and plated 127 runs. The next season, his average dipped to .254, but he drilled 38 homers and knocked in 101 runs. Stargell then signed with the Philadelphia Hawks in free agency. In Stargell's first two seasons in Philadelphia, he topped 30 homers each season and averaged 92 RBI's. Midway through the 2052 campaign, he was traded to Las Vegas for Cory Lidle; he hit a combined 29 round-trippers and knocked in 104 runs between Philadelphia and Las Vegas. Over the remaining four years of his career, spent in Las Vegas and Toronto, Stargell failed to hit above .250, and he combined to hit 90 homers in semi-regular play over those four seasons. For his career, Stargell posted a .285/ .359/ .565 slash line, with 2718 hits, 581 doubles, 56 triples, 660 homers, 1752 RBI's, 1605 runs scored, 996 walks, 8 steals, a 146 OPS+, and 56.6 WAR. A three-time home run champion, Stargell made five All-Star teams and won four Silver Sluggers. He ranked 13th all-time in home runs. The lone blemish on Stargell's resume was his poor postseason record -- in four postseasons, he never made it out of the first round, hitting just .214 in 24 games with 4 homers and 13 RBI's. Guillen was drafted 13th overall by the Phoenix Lizards following the 2037 season. He had an inauspicious debut in 2038 as a 21-year-old rookie shortstop, hitting .263 and slugging .392, with 9 homers, 61 RBI's, and 70 runs scored. Guillen had a strong sophomore campaign in 2038, hitting .298 and slugging .507, with 42 doubles, a league-high 11 triples, 21 homers, 88 RBI's, and 109 runs scored. Phoenix won the World Series in 2040 -- the first of four titles won by Guillen -- as he hit .282 with 7 homers, 68 RBI's, and 7 runs scored. He hit .314 the following season, with 8 dingers and 74 RBI's. In 2042, Guillen took the next step toward stardom, hitting .353 with 40 doubles, 10 triples, 14 homers, 91 RBI's, and 101 runs scored, while splitting his time between shortstop, second base, and third base. In 2043, Guillen posted a .369/ .440/ .593 slash line, finishing second in the MVP voting, as he drilled 48 doubles, 14 triples, 20 homers, knocked in 117 runs, and scored 122 runs. In 2044, Guillen hit .345 with 64 extra-base hits, including 12 homers, 90 RBI's, and 104 runs scored, playing primarily at third, but still notching substantial time at both second base and shortstop. Following the 2044 season, Guillen signed with the Charlotte Aviators in free agency. In Guillen's first season in Charlotte, he hit .313 with 36 doubles, 11 triples, 19 homers, 96 RBI's, and 102 steals. The following year, he hit .314 with 47 doubles, 8 triples, 15 homers, 94 RBI's, and 101 runs scored, as Charlotte won the World Series. Guillen won his third World Series title the following season, hitting .298 with 68 extra-base hits, including 22 homers, 100 RBI's, 124 runs scored, and 21 steals. In 2048, Guillen hit .295 with 31 longballs, 98 RBI's, 119 runs scored, and 21 steals. The next season, he hit .287 with 41 doubles, 16 homers, and 78 RBI's, and then signed with the Las Vegas Aces in free agency. Although Guillen struggled in his first season in the desert, hitting just .248 with 12 homers and 60 RBI's, the Aces unexpectedly won the World Series, giving Guillen four world titles with three franchises. Over the next two seasons, Guillen hit .292 and .280, drilling 19 homers each season. He retired following an ineffective 2053 campaign. For his career, Guillen posted a .300/ .370/ .472 slash line, with 2827 hits, including 607 doubles, 120 triples, 258 homers, 1322 RBI's, 1520 runs, 1058 walks, 157 steals, a 122 OPS+, and 78.9 WAR. Guillen made six All-Star teams, won a Gold Glove at second base, and two Silver Slugger awards. In 107 postseason games, he hit .266 and slugged .432, with 22 doubles, 12 homers, 60 RBI's, and 74 runs scored-- most notable, in the 2047 postseason, where he hit .323 with 4 homers, 6 steals, and 23 RBI's in 22 games. Leading vote recipients include: Reggie Jackson, RF/ CF, VB: 97.4% Mike Trout, CF, MIN/ ELP/ PHI: 95.2% Willie Stargell, 1B/ LF/ DH, DEN/ CAL/ PHI/ LV/ TOR: 77.5% Carlos Guillen, 2B/ SS/ 3B, PHO/ CHA/ LV: 75.6% Jim Wynn, RF, OMA/ CHI/ JAX: 67.2% Greg Swindell, LHP, DEN/ HAR/ MIN: 66.1% Bill Madlock, 3B, PIT/ LON/ DEN/ BAL: 62.7% Bill Singer, RHP, MIL/ BUF: 57.9% Mark Teixeira, 1B, CHA/ DET/ ATL/ PHO/ SD: 54.2% Clyde Milan, LF, PHO/ BUF/ DET/ CHI: 54.2% Joe Adcock, 1B/ DH, SF/ BIR/ DEN/ MIA/ STL/ BOS/ ALB: 52.4% Garry Maddox, CF, HOU/ CHA: 51.7% Notable players who dropped off the ballot included closer Taijuan Walker, who saved 394 games with a career ERA of 2.37, 440-home run hitter Cliff Floyd, 207-game winner Javier Vazquez, who ranked 18th all time with 3477 strikeouts, and 176-game winner Howie Pollet, who sported a career ERA of 3.17. Here's a look at the newest Hall of Famers: Attached Images

10-07-2020, 01:42 AM	#114
Dukie98 All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 902	2060 Mid-Year Review Here are the major stories around the league at the 2060 All-Star break: Exceeding expectations: The Omaha Falcons had made the playoffs just one time in the last fifteen seasons, but they appeared to be a virtual lock to return after posting a 51-23 first-half record, taking an 11-game lead in the Great Plains Division into the break. Left fielder Charlie Keller was an MVP candidate, posting a .358/ .479/ .728 slash line with 24 homers, 54 RBI's, and 64 runs scored. Free agent signee Hal Trosky continued to mash, hitting .305 and slugging .595, with 20 homers and knocking in 62 runs. Righthander Rick Reuschel took a perfect 11-0 record into the break along with a 2.00 ERA, an 0.82 WHIP, and 104 strikeouts. Closer Jimmy Zinn notched 18 saves, a 1.51 ERA, and an 0.79 WHIP. The Philadelphia Hawks looked to snap a streak of six straight sub-.500 seasons, jumping out to a 21-7 start in April before ending the half with a 39-35 record. Rookie centerfielder Dom DiMaggio starred, hitting .296 with 10 longballs, 36 RBI's, and 41 runs scored. First baseman Chris Chambliss batted .304 with 10 dingers and 47 RBI's. Catcher Josh Phelps slugged .493, mashing 16 longballs and knocking in 44 runs in just 64 games. Righthander Orval Grove led a balanced pitching staff, going 7-6 despite a 2.55 ERA and a 1.05 WHIP. Charlie Root posted an 8-2 record with a 2.89 ERA and an 0.99 WHIP, but ruptured his UCL in early June, ending his season. In the Continental League, the Virginia Beach Admirals were just three years removed from a disastrous 43-win campaign, and last season, the Admirals won 77 games. They entered the break this year with a 47-27 record and a comfortable lead in the wild card race. First baseman John Jaha starred, hitting .325 and slugging .617, ripping 22 homers and knocking in 59 runs while swiping 11 bases. Veteran Ozzie Albies hit .338, smacking 26 doubles, 9 round-trippers, and driving in 42 runs. Center fielder Bernie Williams hit .296 with 20 doubles, 14 longballs, 38 RBI's, 47 runs scored, and 14 steals. Southpaw Vida Blue led the league's second-ranked pitching staff, sporting an 8-3 mark with a 2.51 ERA, an 0.74 WHIP, and 132 strikeouts in just 100 innings. Rookie righthander Joe Dobson rang up an 8-3 record with a 3.45 ERA, despite a hefty 1.44 WHIP. The Birmingham Steelers won just 75 games last year and looked to decline further following the free agency departure of slugger Hal Trosky -- but instead, the Steelers rallied to reach a 40-33 first-half mark. Veteran right fielder Ron Fairly hit .346 with 14 longballs and 37 RBI's in just 47 games. Sluggers Hank Bauer and Dick Stuart each smacked 23 homers and drove in 52 runs apiece. Virgil Trucks led the pitching staff, going 8-4 with a 3.75 ERA, a 1.16 WHIP, and 115 strikeouts. Star closer Monty Stratton saved 21 games, notching a microscopic 0.82 ERA and an 0.89 WHIP. Disappointments: The Toronto Predators won 89 games last year, extending their playoff streak to five straight seasons, but they stumbled to a 30-44 first half mark. Center fielder Earle Combs, who hit .327 and slugged .460 last year, slipped to hit .282 and slug a punchless .348, with just 2 homers and 21 RBI's in 73 games. Veteran shortstop Billy Jurges hit .285 with 16 homers and 75 RBI's last year, but stumbled to hit just .237 and slug .281, with just 7 extra-base hits and 23 RBI's in 71 games. Toronto's traditionally strong pitching staff collapsed, thanks largely to a dreadful bullpen. Southpaw Joe Sambito, last season's Reliever of the Year winner, went 0-6 with a bloated 6.51 ERA and a 1.52 WHIP, yielding 7 homers in 28 innings. Free agent signee Randy Tomlin, a 15-game winner with a 2.68 ERA last year, disappointed, going 2-7 with a 4.70 ERA and a 1.28 WHIP. The St. Louis Pilots won 93 games last year, making the playoffs for the third time in four seasons, but they posted a subpar 32-42 first-half record. Third baseman Chase Headley, a free agent signee, hit an empty .237 with just one homer and 14 RBI's in 60 games. Veteran right fielder Matt Mieske, who smacked 29 homers and plated 74 runs last season slipped to just 3 homers and 10 RBI's. After losing star southpaw Vida Blue in free agency, the Pilots' pitching staff struggled. Righthander Roy Smith saw his ERA soar by two runs, as he went 3-8 with a 5.82 ERA and a 1.54 WHIP, allowing 16 homers in just 82 innings. In the bullpen, Manny Sarmiento, who posted a 2.44 ERA last year, saw his ERA zoom to 7.03 as he posted a 1.89 WHIP. The Washington Ambassadors won 107 games last season, but they tumbled into the basement, going 30-43 in the first half. Washington's offense slipped from elite to merely above average. DH Whitey Kurowski, who smashed 42 longballs and drove in 108 runs last season slipped to 10 homers and 37 RBI's at the break. Third baseman Mike Lowell declined from hitting .308 with 38 homers and 102 RBI's to post a meager .234 average with 9 homers and 27 RBI's. But the big collapse was on the mound. Reliever Stu Miller, last season's reliever of the year, moved into the rotation with disastrous results, going 1-6 with a 9.34 ERA and a 1.96 WHIP. Seth Lugo was even worse, going 1-8 with a 9.53 ERA and a 1.99 WHIP, yielding an incredible 13 homers in just 40 innings. Veteran John Strohmayer went 2-8 with an embarrassing 13.94 ERA and a 2.40 WHIP in 52 dreadful innings. The Los Angeles Kangaroos, who won 106 games last season, declined to a 39-35 record, although they were just three games out of first place at the break. First baseman Tommy McCraw, who hit .330 and slugged .538 last season with 32 dingers and 115 RBI's, slipped to hit .288 with 9 homers and 28 RBI's at the midseason mark. DH Charlie Jamieson, who hit .314 and slugged .437 last season, hit just .264 and slugged a modest .360, with 4 homers and 25 RBI's. On the mound, righthander Roy Sherid, a 19-game winner last year, went just 2-6 and saw his ERA increase by nearly 2 runs per game to 4.80. Southpaw Sid Fernandez, a 17-game winner last year, posted a 5-6 first-half mark with a mediocre 4.30 ERA and a 1.36 WHIP. Rocky Mountain High: The Denver Spikes had a dominant first half, but injuries threatened to undermine their brilliant start. Denver jumped out to a 42-9 start on their way to a 57-17 first-half record, leading the Frontier League in both runs scored and runs allowed. Right fielder Carl Everett, a free agent signee, hit .276 with 24 homers, 68 RBI's, and 59 runs scored. Left fielder Ron Gant hit .346 and slugged .688, blasting 22 homers, knocking in 57 runs, and scoring 64 runs- but had his season end prematurely with a broken elbow. Southpaw Vinegar Bend Mizell went 8-1 with a 2.51 ERA and an 0.90 WHIP, but tore an elbow ligament in early June, ending his season. Pete Richert notched 13 saves by mid-May, but suffered from bone chips, sidelining him until August. Southpaw Bruce Robbins sported an 8-2 record with a 2.22 ERA, an 0.92 WHIP, and an incredible 98:10 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Yovanni Gallardo won all eight of his decisions with a 2.35 ERA, an 0.89 WHIP, and 114 strikeouts. Rookie Sensation: Minneapolis first baseman Fred Luderus, taken third overall in the 2059 draft, filled the gaping hole left by Will Clark -- and then some. Luderus flirted with the Triple Crown, leading the Frontier League at the break with 31 homers and 83 RBI's, and ranking a close fourth with a .351 batting average. Major Injuries: Denver suffered the triple whammy, losing left fielder Ron Gant and southpaw Vinegar Bend Mizell for the season with a broken elbow and torn elbow ligament, respectively, while closer Pete Richert was sidelined until August with bone chips in his elbow. Atlanta right fielder Leroy Stanton suffered a concussion in his first at-bat of the season, and was not expected to return until next season. Boston righthander Addie Joss blew out his elbow, sidelining him until next summer. Dallas righthander Tom Seaver missed the first half with shoulder inflammation, but he was expected to return by mid-July. Atlanta righthander Bret Saberhagen missed the entire first half, recovering from a 2058 elbow injury. Montreal southpaw Billy Hoeft was sidelined for the year after tearing a tendon. New Orleans righthander Van Mungo missed most of the first half with tendinitis, but was expected to return in mid-July. Portland left fielder Bobby Abreu missed five weeks with a sprained ankle, targeting a mid-July return. San Francisco infielder Melvin Mora would miss the season after tearing his labrum in spring training. Major Milestones: Pittsburgh first baseman Bob Horner and Montreal right fielder Dwight Evans each smacked their 3000th career hit. Austin DH Dave Winfield joined the 2500-hit club. Memphis third baseman Troy Glaus smacked his 500th career homer. St. Louis first baseman Fred McGriff, London third baseman, and Milwaukee right fielder John Wilson each joined the 400-homer club. Baltimore righthander Walter Johnson notched his 5,500th career strikeout. Looking ahead to the second half, Buffalo third baseman Alex Bregman expected to join the 2500-hit club by mid-July. Calgary third baseman Eddie Mathews looked to hit his 500th career homer by the start of August. Dallas first baseman Alvin Davis and Anaheim DH Andre Thornton were just weeks away from smacking their 400th career homers. Milwaukee righthander Greg Maddux was 6 wins away from joining the vaunted 300-win club. London southpaw John Candelaria had an outside chance of notching his 200th career win by the end of the season, and he expected to notch his 3,000th strikeout by the Fourth of July.

10-09-2020, 02:53 AM	#115
Dukie98 All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 902	2060 Year in Review Frontier League: The Baltimore Robins won 10 of their final 11 games to eke out the Northeast Division title by two games over Buffalo, winning 91 games behind a league-leading offense that blasted a franchise-record 282 games. Outfielder JD Martinez hit .318 and slugged .646, setting franchise records with 56 homers and 155 RBI's, while scoring 130 runs. Third baseman Charlie Hayes hit .301 and slugged .587, ripping 51 longballs for the second straight year, while driving in 140 runs and scoring 108 runs. First baseman Mark McGwire smacked 44 homers and drove in 102 runs, while drawing a league-high 134 walks. Veteran Denny Galehouse went 11-7 with a 4.49 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP. Walter Johnson came back after two injury-shortened seasons to go 12-6 with a 4.39 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP, as he topped the 350-victory threshold. The Buffalo Fighting Elk collapsed down the stretch, losing 12 of their final 17 games, including an 8-game losing streak, finishing second in the Northeast Division with 89 victories. Rookie third baseman Randy Jackson starred, hitting .291 with 42 dingers and 131 RBI's. Right fielder Willard Marshall hit .275 and slugged .557, ripping 42 homers and knocking in 120 runs. Left fielder Juan Soto hit .286, drilling 30 longballs, knocking in 102 runs, and scoring 110 runs. Righthander Steve Parris led an otherwise subpar pitching staff, going 18-8 with a 3.73 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP. The Ottawa Parliamentarians took a double-digit divisional lead in July, peaking with a 69-41 record, but a late-season collapse nearly cost them a playoff spot. Ottawa went 19-32 in August and September, winning the Great Lakes Division by one game. with 88 victories. First baseman George Scott starred, hitting .323 and slugging .658, with 96 extra-base hits, including 56 homers, a franchise-record 168 RBI's, and 123 runs scored. Right fielder Mookie Betts hit .332 and slugged .578, with 24 homers, 86 RBI's, 91 runs scored, and 19 steals in just 111 games. Slap-hitting second baseman Joe Gedeon hit .346 with a .421 on-base percentage, scoring 87 runs in just 125 games. Righthander Josh Johnson sported a modest 12-13 record despite a solid 3.52 ERA, a 1.12 WHIP, and 210 strikeouts. Southpaw Steve Trout notched an 11-5 mark with a 3.01 ERA and a 1.06 WHIP, despite missing the last month of the season with an inflamed forearm. Ottawa narrowly held off the Detroit Purple Gang, who used a red-hot second half to over come a slow start. Detroit won 87 games, led by shortstop Leo Cardenas, who hit .290 with 24 dingers and 98 RBI's. Righthander Trevor Bauer posted a 16-7 mark with a 2.75 ERA, a 1.10 WHIP, and fanned 231 batters. The Omaha Falcons rode a red-hot start to a Great Plains Division title, making the playoffs for just the second time in 16 seasons. Omaha jumped out to a 50-19 start on their way to a 98-win season. First baseman Hal Trosky, a free agent signee, hit .328 and set several franchise records, as he slugged .656, blasted 52 homers, knocked in 150 runs, and scored 137 runs. Left fielder Charlie Keller hit .336 with a league-best .449 on-base percentage, ripping 47 homers, 120 RBI's, and scored 132 runs. Second-year second sacker Daniel Murphy hit .359 and slugged .627, ripping 24 longballs and plating 95 runs in just 108 games. Right fielder Lyman Bostock hit .319 with 43 doubles, 22 homers, 78 RBI's, and scored 121 runs. Righthander Rick Reuschel was the lone bright spot in an otherwise erratic rotation, going 22-3 with a 2.12 ERA, an 0.93 WHIP, and 228 strikeouts, while leading the league in wins, ERA, innings pitched, and WHIP. Closer Jimmy Zinn notched 35 saves, 6 wins, a 1.97 ERA, and an 0.93 WHIP. Omaha barely held off the Kansas City Mad Hatters, who won 95 games, including a 36-15 record over the last two months of the season, to make the playoffs for the first time in seven years. Center fielder Vada Pinson flirted with the batting title, hitting .355 with 51 doubles, 31 homers, 120 RBI's, and 113 runs scored. Right fielder Lou Piniella hit .320 with 42 doubles, 20 dingers, 118 RBI's, and 90 runs scored. Catcher Sandy Alomar, Jr. hit .294, ripping 23 longballs and knocking in 100 runs. Righthander Vern Law led a solid, if unspectacular, pitching staff, going 17-6 with a 3.64 ERA and a 1.09 WHIP, yielding just 11 walks in 215 innings. Virgil Barnes posted a 12-12 mark with a 3.81 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP. The Denver Spikes overcame a rash of injuries to their stars to earn a league-best 108 victories. Right fielder Carl Everett hit .272 with 49 longballs, 118 RBI's, and 116 runs scored. Shortstop Cecil Travis hit .341 with a league-high 57 doubles and knocked in 89 runs. Catcher Wally Schang hit .281 with a .400 on-base percentage, along with 16 homers, 68 RBI's, and 91 runs scored. Southpaw Bruce Robbins went 17-7 with a 3.02 ERA, an 0.96 WHIP, and 223 strikeouts. Yovani Gallardo notched a 15-4 mark with a 3.25 ERA, a 1.03 WHIP, while fanning 212 batters. Denver overcame season-ending injuries to slugger Ron Gant, third baseman Alvin Dark, ace Vinegar Bend Mizell, and closer Pete Richert. Denver held off the defending champion Calgary Cattle Rustlers, who won 105 games. Right fielder Ellis Valentine starred, winning the batting title by hitting .360 with a league-high 231 hits, along with 51 homers, 133 RBI's, 129 runs scored, and 27 steals. Rookie left fielder Jay Payton hit .330 and slugged .612, ripping 30 round-trippers and knocking in 90 runs in just 119 games, but tore his labrum in late August and would likely miss the playoffs. Third baseman Eddie Mathews rebounded from two off-years to hit .270 with 37 longballs, 101 RBI's, and score 100 runs. Calgary featured the league's best pitching staff, led by Wandy Rodriguez, who went 16-7 with a 2.63 ERA and a 1.00 WHIP, but his season ended prematurely in mid-August when he was saddled with bone spurs. Juan Guzman notched a 17-7 mark with a 3.12 ERA, a 1.18 WHIP, while fanning 232 batters. Closer Bryan Clark led the league with 45 saves while notching a 1.92 ERA and an 0.88 WHIP. The Portland Skunks returned to the playoffs after a four-year hiatus, winning 89 games. Left fielder Bobby Abreu led a middling offense, hitting .347 and slugging .635, smacking 26 longballs and knocking in 82 runs in just 106 games. Veteran third baseman Evan Longoria hit .307 with 20 dingers and 91 RBI's. First baseman Pat Tabler hit .336 and scored 81 runs, while popping 8 longballs. Rookie Red Munger was a hard-luck 12-10 despite a 2.79 ERA, a 1.15 WHIP, 214 strikeouts, and yielded just 7 homers in 197 innings. Southpaw Fred Norman went 10-7 with a 3.02 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP, but suffered a season-ending hamstring strain in mid-September. Continental League: The New York Emperors won 102 games, combining a top-three offense with the stingiest pitching staff in the league. Right fielder Dino Restelli had a career year, hitting .309 and slugging .614, blasting 49 homers, driving in a league-high 157 runs, and scoring 128 runs. Second baseman Ray Durham hit .278 with 26 longballs, 112 RBI's, 107 runs scored, and 33 steals. Left fielder Tim Raines hit .307 with a .407 on-base percentage, with 10 homers, 82 RBI's, and 45 steals in just 113 games. Southpaw Mike Hampton notched a 20-7 record with a 2.52 ERA, a 1.13 WHIP, and fanned 211 batters, yielding just 8 homers in 196 innings. Billy O'Dell sported a 17-6 record with a 2.72 ERA, a 1.00 WHIP, and whiffed 194 batters, hurling a perfect game for the second straight season. Righthander Ray Benge went 13-5 with a 2.95 ERA, a 1.05 WHIP, striking out 202 batters. New York held off the 98-win Virginia Beach Admirals, who returned to the postseason for the first time in eight years. Center fielder Bernie Williams had a breakout season, posting a .351/ .441/ .619 slash line, ripping 42 doubles, 36 homers, driving in 104 runs, scoring 114, while swiping 43 bags. First baseman John Jaha hit .301, blasting 44 round-trippers, driving in 119 runs, scoring 118 runs, and stealing 26 bases. Third baseman Freddie Lindstrom hit .302 with 28 homers, 8 triples, 89 RBI's, 98 runs scored, and 20 steals. Free agent signee Vida Blue led a deep pitching staff, going 16-9 with a 3.42 ERA, an 0.92 WHIP, and 260 whiffs. Sam Jones sported a 14-5 record with a 3.47 ERA, a 1.33 WHIP, while fanning 225 batters. Rookie righthander Joe Dobson notched a 13-6 record with a 3.34 ERA and a 1.32 WHIP. The Atlanta Ducks won 90 games to pull out the Southeast Division, returning to the postseason for the first time in nine years. Catcher Rudy York led the way, hitting .294 and slugging .596, with 39 longballs, 100 RBI's, and 98 runs scored in just 133 games. Left fielder Justin Upton hit .298 with 45 round-trippers, 129 RBI's, and 111 runs scored. First baseman George Burns hit .292 with 37 doubles, 14 homers, 70 RBI's, and 93 runs scored. Hard-luck Ismael Valdez went just 11-14 despite a 3.07 ERA, a 1.05 WHIP, and 239 strikeouts in a league-best 240 innings. Ray Keating notched a 13-6 mark with a 3.68 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP, with 193 strikeouts. Atlanta held off the New Orleans Crawfish, who won 87 games but missed the playoffs for the first time in eight years. First baseman Freddie Freeman led New Orleans, hitting .300 with 25 longballs and 105 RBI's. New Orleans's fortunes took a tumble after All-Star shortstop Alan Trammell suffered a season-ending meniscus tear while tying his shoes (!), going 31-44 the rest of the way. The Crawfish's pitching staff was uncharacteristically mediocre, as Carlos Martinez led the way with a 13-10 record and a middling 4.00 ERA and a 1.41 WHIP. The Oklahoma City Otters earned their third straight playoff appearance, winning 88 games to take the Texas Division by six games over the Austin Mustangs. First baseman Cecil Cooper continued his late-career renaissance, hitting .281 with 34 homers, 116 RBI's, and 108 runs scored. Rookie right fielder Phil Plantier hit .291 with a .407 on-base percentage, launching 37 longballs and driving in 104 runs. DH Jeromy Burnitz hit .275 with 35 dingers in just 122 games, knocking in 90 runs. Rookie Don Schwall led an otherwise below-average pitching staff, going 18-5 with a 2.50 ERA, a 1.18 WHIP, and 190 strikeouts, yielding just 9 homers in 195 innings. Veteran southpaw Bob Kuzava posted a 9-6 record with a 4.04 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP. The San Diego Zookeepers won 101 games, blasting a franchise-record 220 homers. Right fielder Ellis Burks was a MVP favorite, hitting .348 and slugging .659, leading the league with 51 homers and 145 runs scored, while driving in 134 runs and stealing 35 bases. First baseman Tony Perez hit .328 and slugged .586, ripping 44 homers and driving in 142 runs. Second baseman Johnny Evers hit .315 and posted a .398 on-base percentage, scoring 90 runs and swiping 24 bags. Southpaw Dutch Ruether won a league-high 22 games, going 22-8 with a 2.51 ERA, a 1.03 WHIP, and 230 strikeouts. Righthander Dennis Martinez posted a 13-7 record with a 3.54 ERA, a 1.27 WHIP, while fanning 190 batters. The Albuquerque Conquistadors returned to the playoffs for the first time since 2050, winning 95 games. Albuquerque led baseball in runs scored, and drilled 335 homers - the second-highest team total in history - as four players topped 40 homers and two more cleared 30. Defending MVP Jonathan Schoop had another stellar campaign, hitting .349 and slugging .624, blasting 48 longballs, driving in 141 runs, and scoring 129 runs. Right fielder Carl Furillo hit .319 with 48 round-trippers, 129 RBI's, and 137 runs scored. First baseman Travis Hafner notched a .300/ .400/ .602 slash line, drilling 47 dingers, driving in 129 runs, and scoring 125. Center fielder Jody Gerut hit .296 with a league-high 44 doubles, 41 longballs, 115 RBI's, and 132 runs scored. Southpaw John Tudor was the lone bright spot on a subpar pitching staff, going 19-6 with a 3.96 ERA and a 1.14 WHIP. The Phoenix Lizards overcame a slow start to win 93 games. Third baseman Mike Mowrey hit .325 with 39 doubles, 29 homers, 109 RBI's, 114 runs scored, and swiped 23 bases. Right fielder Derek Bell hit .300 with 32 homers, 89 RBI's, 127 runs scored, and 31 steals. Center fielder Victor Robles hit .295 with 21 homers, 69 RBI's, 112 runs scored, and a league-high 66 steals in 71 attempts. Righthander Eddie Cicotte sported a 21-7 mark with a 2.86 ERA, a 1.07 WHIP, while fanning 216 batters. Kevin Millwood notched a 16-6 record with a 3.45 ERA, a 1.12 WHIP, and 250 whiffs. The Los Angeles Kangaroos overcame a 9-20 start to win 92 games, seizing the final wild-card spot. Veteran right fielder Wayne Comer hit .302, with 37 round-trippers, 108 RBI's, 112 runs scored, and a league-high 130 walks. Rookie shortstop Marco Scutaro hit .306 with 12 homers and 70 RBI's. The Kangaroos' pitching staff ranked third in the league, led by Hugh Bedient, who went 15-5 with a 2.34 ERA, an 0.98 WHIP, while fanning 196 batters. Southpaw Whitey Ford went 15-10 with a 3.87 ERA, a 1.23 WHIP, striking out 240 batters. Closer Mike Soroka led a deep bullpen, saving 34 games with a 2.15 ERA. Attached Images

10-17-2020, 02:06 AM	#116
Dukie98 All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 902	2060 Playoff Report Frontier League: The 89-win Portland Skunks upended the injury-ravaged Denver Spikes in five games, as stars Ron Gant, Alvin Dark, Vinegar Bend Mizell, and Pete Richert were unavailable for Denver. Portland shortstop Frankie Crosetti took home MVP honors, hitting .316 with a homer and 5 RBI's, including a 2-run homer in the 9th inning of a 3-2 Game 2 victory. Left fielder Vance Dinges hit .438 with 2 doubles and 2 runs scored. Red Munger hurled 7 innings, yielding a 2.57 ERA, but earned a no-decision. Shortstop Cecil Travis led Denver, hitting .444 with 3 RBI's and 4 runs scored. The defending champion Calgary Cattle Rustlers outlasted the pesky Ottawa Parliamentarians in 6 games. Calgary first baseman Cecil Fielder earned MVP honors, hitting .375 with 3 homers, 7 RBI's, and 6 runs scored. Right fielder Ellis Valentine hit .370 with 2 longballs, 6 RBI's, and 7 runs scored. Righthanders Russ Ortiz and Ed Whitson hurled 6.1 shutout innings apiece, yielding a combined 7 hits, while Juan Guzman went 2-0 with a 3.09 ERA and 16 strikeouts in 11.2 innings. Second sacker Joe Gedeon led Ottawa, hitting .421 with 4 runs scored. The Kansas City Mad Hatters battered the Baltimore Robins, scoring 47 runs in a 6-game victory. Kansas City left fielder Starling Marte was an easy MVP selection, hitting .520 with 6 homers and 14 RBI's, including a 3-homer, 7-RBI performance in Game 3. Right fielder Lou Piniella hit .448 and drove in 5 runs. Center fielder Vada Pinson hit .308, smacking 3 longballs and driving in 6 runs. Righthander Virgil Barnes went 1-0 with a 2.53 ERA, fanning 11 in 10.2 innings. Left fielder Bob Bailey led Baltimore, hitting .524 with 3 dingers and 8 RBI's, while third baseman Charlie Hayes hit .320 with 4 longballs and 9 RBI's. The Buffalo Fighting Elk ousted the Omaha Falcons in 6 games, Left fielder Juan Soto led Buffalo, hitting .391 with 4 RBI's, and right fielder Willard Marshall smacked 4 dingers, knocking in 7 runs. Jesse Haines split two decisions while posting a 2.63 ERA and whiffing 16 batters in 13.2 innings. Terry Cornutt earned a win and allowed just one hit in 6 shutout innings. Omaha left fielder Charlie Keller earned MVP honors in defeat, hitting .474 with 2 dingers, 5 RBI's, and 6 runs scored, while shortstop Jose Valentin drilled 4 homers and plated 11 runs. Portland's good fortune ran out in the Divisional Series, as the Skunks scored just 13 runs in a 5-game loss to Calgary. Calgary right fielder Ellis Valentine was tabbed MVP, hitting .318 with 3 longballs and 4 RBI's. Center fielder Tike Redman hit .500 with 4 doubles and 4 runs scored, while third baseman Eddie Mathews smacked 3 dingers and knocked in 7 runs. Ed Correa hurled 5.1 shutout innings, allowing just one hit. Second baseman Dick Green led Portland, hitting .444 with 3 doubles and 3 RBI's. Buffalo's high-powered offense outlasted Kansas City, prevailing in 6 games. Buffalo right fielder Willard Marshall took home the hardware, hitting .320 with 4 longballs and 6 RBI's. Buffalo second baseman Bret Boone hit .364, with a homer and 6 RBI's. Reliever Terry Cornutt earned 2 saves with 4 shutout innings. Shortstop Freddy Galvis led Kansas City, hitting .435 with a dinger and 3 RBI's. In a tight League Championship Series, Calgary ousted Buffalo in seven games to return to the World Series. Second baseman Pat Valaika hit .355 with 3 longballs and 5 RBI's. Backup outfielder Red Downey filled in ably for star Ellis Valentine, who missed most of the series with an illness, as Downey hit .429 and stole 3 bases. Righthander Shane Bieber allowed just one run and one hit in 7.1 innings, while Russ Ortiz split two decisions, including the Game 7 win, allowing just 3 runs in 10 innings. Buffalo third baseman Randy Jackson was named MVP after hitting .462 with 5 longballs and 12 RBI's. Buffalo first baseman Will Clark chipped in with 3 homers and drove in 10 runs. Continental League: The Los Angeles Kangaroos stormed back from a 3-0 deficit to shock the heavily-favored, 102-win New York Emperors. Los Angeles catcher Kyle Schwarber was selected MVP after hitting .423 with 2 homers and 9 RBI's. First baseman Tommy McCraw hit .406 with 4 runs scored, 4 steals, and 2 RBI's. A deep Los Angeles bullpen saved the series, as Mike Soroka and Dan Schatzeder combined for 9 shutout innings, allowing just 4 hits, while Craig Swan and Rollie Fingers yielded just 2 runs in 13 innings, while combining for 13 strikeouts. Right fielder Dino Restelli led New York, hitting .308 with 2 dingers and 7 RBI's. Kenley Jansen notched two saves in 5 shutout innings, striking out 6. The plucky Oklahoma City Otters, who won just 88 games and had a meager +12 run differential, swept the heavily-favored Virginia Beach Admirals. Otters second baseman Jurickson Profar was named MVP after hitting .412 with a homer and 5 RBI's. Right fielder Phil Plantier popped 2 homers and knocked in 5 runs. Rookie righthander Don Schwall earned a Game 1 win, allowing just 3 hits in 7 shutout innings. Left fielder Juan Encarnacion led the Admirals, hitting .353 with a round-tripper and 3 RBI's. The powerful Albuquerque Conquistadors overwhelmed the Atlanta Ducks in 5 games, with first baseman Travis Hafner leading the way, hitting .450 with 2 homers and 7 RBI's. Shortstop Bobby Morgan hit .375, blasting 4 dingers and plating 8 runs. Star second sacker Jonathan Schoop hit .318 with 2 longballs and drove in 6 runs. Southpaw John Tudor went 2-0, allowing just one run in 13.1 innings while whiffing 11 batters. Third baseman Howie Shanks led Atlanta, hitting .500 with 2 homers and 6 RBI's, while right fielder Gino Cimoli hit .381 with 2 dingers and 7 RBI's. The Phoenix Lizards ousted division rival San Diego Zookeepers in a 7-game classic, taking Game 6 by a 1-0 tally, and scoring five runs in the last two innings of Game 7 to steal a 6-5 victory. Phoenix third baseman Mike Mowrey was named MVP after hitting .467 with a series-high 14 hits, including 3 doubles, a homer, 8 RBI's, and 4 runs scored. Left fielder Abraham Nunez hit .444 with 3 doubles and 4 RBI's. Ace Eddie Cicotte went 2-0 with a 2.63 ERA, whiffing 21 batters in 13.2 innings, while Kevin Millwood fanned 13 in 7 shutout innings, earning the win in Game 6. First baseman Tony Perez led San Diego, launching 2 homers and knocking in 8 RBI's, while Jack Russell split two decisions while allowing just one run in 13 innings, while striking out 13. In the Divisional Series, Oklahoma City pulled their second straight upset, ousting the Kangaroos in five games. Right fielder Phil Plantier was named MVP, hitting .381 with 3 longballs and 7 RBI's. Third baseman Ruben Tejada hit .500 and drove in 3 runs. Don Schwall won both his starts, posting a 2.02 ERA in 13.1 innings. Rookie shortstop Marco Scutaro led Los Angeles, hitting .368 and driving in 6 runs while smacking 4 doubles. Phoenix won their second straight divisional showdown in 7 games, erasing a 3-1 deficit to conquer Albuquerque. Third baseman Mike Mowrey earned yet another trophy, hitting .385 with a homer and 5 RBI's. Center fielder Edgard Clemente hit .400 and knocked in 3 runs. Left fielder David Justice hit .296 with a dinger and 10 RBI's. Eddie Cicotte split two decisions despite a microscopic 0.63 ERA in 14.1 innings, allowing just 8 hits. First baseman Travis Hafner led Albuquerque, hitting .320 with 3 dingers and 5 RBI's, while right fielder Carl Furillo hit .300 and smacked 3 homers of his one, plating 8 runs. Oklahoma City ousted Phoenix in 6 games in the League Championship Series, winning the final 3 games after falling into a 2-1 hole. Rookie Phil Plantier continued his sensational postseason, earning MVP honors again after hitting .348 with 5 homers and 10 RBI's, including a 3-homer, 6-RBI showing in Game 1. DH Jeromy Burnitz hit .400, smacking a homer and driving in 3 runs. Righthander Don Schwall starred again, winning both his starts and allowing just one run in 13 innings, while whiffing 15 batters. Mike Mowrey starred for Houston, hitting .368 with a round-tripper and 4 RBI's. Eddie Cicotte earned a Game 3 win, allowing just 1 run on 1 hit in 6.2 innings. World Series: On paper, the World Series appeared to be a mismatch between the defending champion Calgary Cattle Rustlers, who won 105 games, and the 88-win Oklahoma City Otters, who were making their first series appearance in 15 years. But Calgary was playing shorthanded, missing their entire starting outfield, while Oklahoma City was finally healthy, as slugging first baseman Cecil Cooper returned to the lineup. Calgary jumped out to a first-inning 4-0 lead in Game 1, ultimately holding on to win 6-.2 Second baseman Pat Valaika starred, ripping 3 hits, including 2 homers, and driving in 3 runs. Calgary center fielder Lorenzo Cain smacked two hits and drove in 2 runs. Juan Guzman earned the win over Angel Miranda, yielding just 2 runs on 3 hits in 6.2 innings. Cooper doubled and scored a run for the Otters. The Otters evened the score in Game 2, winning 5-1 behind Don Schwall, who extended his postseason record to 6-0. Plantier led Oklahoma City with 2 hits and an RBI, while backup catcher Joe Nolan homered. For Calgary, Valaika homered again, while Cain and catcher Brian Downing had two hits apiece. Schwall hurled 5.1 shutout innings, fanning 9. Calgary won a dramatic Game 3 9-8, with Cecil Fielder hitting a 3-run ninth inning homer to give the Cattle Rustlers the lead. Fielder had 4 hits, including 2 homers, and knocked in 7 runs. Cain homered and doubled for Calgary. Plantier hit 2 homers and drove in 3 runs, tying the all-time postseason record with his 12th round-tripper of the postseason. Frank Linzy earned the win in relief with 1.1 perfect innings, and Bryan Clark earned his 4th save of the postseason. Calgary took Game 4 by an 11-9 tally to take a 3-1 series lead. Right fielder Red Downey smacked a grand slam for Calgary, while Eddie Mathews homered and doubled. Clark earned his fifth save with 2 scoreless innings Cooper led the Otters with 3 hits, including a double and drove in a run. Third baseman Ruben Tejada smacked two doubles and drove in 2 runs. Oklahoma City, facing elimination in Game 5, erased an early 5-0 deficit to prevail 11-9. Otters catcher Bill Delancey homered, singled, and drove in 4 runs. Tejada drilled 4 singles, knocked in 2 runs, and scored 2 runs. Catcher Brian Downing led Calgary, going 4-for-4 with 2 homers and 4 RBI's, while Fielder homered, singled, and drove in 2 runs. Both starters -- Angel Miranda and Juan Guzman -- were ineffective, allowing 5 runs apiece. Oklahoma City forced a Game 7 by taking Game 6 by a 6-4 count, scoring 4 runs in the sixth to ice the game. Plantier had 3 hits, and set an all-time record with his 13th postseason homer. First baseman Martin Prado broke the game open with a 2-run triple. Four Cattle Rustlers had two hits apiece. Don Schwall's magnificent postseason run came to an end -- after six straight wins, he allowed 11 baserunners and 2 runs in just 4.1 innings. Calgary's Ed Correa hurled 4 innings, allowing one run in a losing effort. Calgary won their second straight title, taking Game 7 in a 9-4 slugfest featuring 6 longballs and 10 extra-base hits. Valaika hit two homers and drove in 3 runs, and Fielder homered, singled and drove in 2 runs. Cooper and Plantier hit solo shots for the Otters, but Wilson Alvarez struggled, allowing 4 runs in 4.1 innings. Fielder was tabbed MVP, hitting .467 and slugging .867, with 4 homers, 9 runs scored, and driving in 12 runs. Downing hit .440 with 3 longballs and 9 runs. Valaika hit .290 with 5 dingers, driving in 10 runs. Ed Correa lost his sole decision, but posted a 1.13 ERA, yielding just 1 run in 8 innings. Bryan Clark earned 2 saves, hurling 4 shutout innings while yielding just 1 hit. Plantier led the Otters, hitting .462 with 4 homers and 7 RBI's, setting a postseason record with 14 homers, and driving in 29 runs -- the fifth-most ever. Tejada hit .344 , driving in 5 runs and scoring 5 runs for the series. Shortstop Jim Fregosi hit .292 with a dinger and 6 RBI's. Schwall went 1-0, posting a 1.86 ERA in 9.2 innings. For the postseason, Schwall went 6-0 - tied for the second-most wins all-time, with a 1.86 ERA. Attached Images

09-24-2020, 01:40 AM	#102
majormet Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 2,536	The Houston Pythons stole the draft... Hammerin Hank... that Bob O'Farrell never amounts to more than a singles hitter, Ben Sheets at #2, I think Jacksonville better get a good trainer.

10-19-2020, 12:18 AM	#117
Dukie98 All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 902	2060 Awards Winners Frontier League MVP- Fred Luderus, 1B, MIN (41): .351/ .429/ .739, 223 hits, 53 doubles, 4 triples, 62 HR, 184 RBI, 131 runs, 82 BB, 5 SB, 195 OPS+, 10.5 WAR Second place- Ellis Valentine, RF, CAL (5): .360/ .405/ .654, 231 hits, 35 doubles, 6 triples, 51 HR, 133 RBI, 129 runs, 51 BB, 27 SB, 171 OPS+, 8.7 WAR Third place- Charlie Keller, LF, OMA (2): .336/ .449/ .650, 190 hits, 22 doubles, 7 triples, 47 HR, 120 RBI, 132 runs, 118 BB, 6 SB, 187 OPS+, 9.1 WAR Fourth place- George Scott, 1B/ 3B, OTT: .323/ .385/ .658, 206 hits, 35 doubles, 5 triples, 56 HR, 168 RBI, 123 runs, 61 BB, 5 SB, 163 OPS+, 7.5 WAR Fifth place- Hal Trosky, 1B, OMA: .328/ .413/ .656, 197 hits, 37 doubles, 2 triples, 52 HR, 150 RBI, 137 runs, 78 BB, 177 OPS+, 7.8 WAR Frontier League Cy Young Award- Rick Reuschel, OMA (48): 22-3, 2.12 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, 225 IP, 228 K, 32 BB, 1 CG, 1 shutout, 215 ERA+, 7.8 WAR Second place- Trevor Bauer, DET: 16-7, 2.75 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 206 IP, 231 K, 74 BB, 1 CG, 1 shutout, 171 ERA+, 6.2 WAR Third place- Red Munger, POR: 12-10, 2.79 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 197 IP, 214 K, 50 BB, 166 ERA+, 8.2 WAR Fourth place- Ryan Dempster, CHI: 18-4, 2.65 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 193 IP, 207 K, 73 BB, 1 CG, 175 ERA+, 5.1 WAR Fifth place- Bruce Robbins, DEN: 17-7, 3.02 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 194 IP, 223 K, 28 BB, 155 ERA+, 6.5 WAR Frontier League Rookie of the Year- Fred Luderus, 1B, MIN (41): .351/ .429/ .739, 223 hits, 53 doubles, 4 triples, 62 HR, 184 RBI, 131 runs, 82 BB, 5 SB, 195 OPS+, 10.5 WAR Second place- Dom DiMaggio, CF, PHI: .344/ .442/ .563, 201 hits, 34 doubles, 2 triples, 30 HR, 95 RBI, 103 runs, 92 BB, 15 SB, +8.5 Zone Rating, 158 OPS+, 8.5 WAR Third place- Cory Snyder, SS, VAN: .293/ .341/ .626, 187 hits, 28 doubles, 1 triple, 61 HR, 137 RBI, 114 runs, 50 BB, 1 SB, 146 OPS+, 6.1 WAR Continental League MVP- Ellis Burks, RF/ CF, SD (48): .348/ .419/ .659, 212 hits, 31 doubles, 3 triples, 51 HR, 134 RBI, 145 runs, 77 BB, 35 SB, 184 OPS+, 10.1 WAR Second place- Jonathan Schoop, 2B, ALB: .349/ .402/ .624, 219 hits, 29 doubles, 48 HR, 141 RBI, 129 runs, 53 BB, 157 OPS+, 9.3 WAR Third place- Bernie Williams, CF, VB: .351/ .441/ .619, 209 hits, 42 doubles, 5 triples, 36 HR, 104 RBI, 114 runs, 94 BB, 43 SB, 170 OPS+, 9.4 WAR Fourth place- Dino Restelli, RF/CF, NY: .309/ .390/ .614, 184 hits, 31 doubles, 2 triples, 49 HR, 157 RBI, 128 runs, 64 BB, 4 SB, 158 OPS+, 6.7 WAR Fifth place- Tony Perez, 1B, SD: .328/ .376/ .586, 210 hits, 29 doubles, 2 triples, 44 HR, 142 RBI, 98 runs, 47 BB, 154 OPS+, 6.0 WAR Continental League Cy Young Award- Dutch Ruether, SD: 22-8, 2.51 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 240 IP, 230 K, 62 BB, 7 CG, 4 shutouts, 198 ERA+, 7.3 WAR Second place- Eddie Cicotte, PHO: 21-7, 2.86 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 211 IP, 216 K, 44 BB, 2 CG, 1 shutout, 180 ERA+, 7.3 WAR Third place- Carl Hubbell, SA: 16-10, 2.33 ERA, 0.85 WHIP, 228 IP, 279 K, 34 BB, 208 ERA+, 8.2 WAR Fourth place- Mike Hampton, NY: 20-7, 2.52 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 196 IP, 211 K, 64 BB, 202 ERA+, 7.2 WAR Fifth place- Hugh Bedient, LA: 15-5, 2.34 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 223 IP, 196 K, 41 BB, 2 CG, 216 ERA+, 7.1 WAR Continental League Rookie of the Year: Hank Aaron, 1B/ CF/ LF, HOU (32): .327/ .369/ .592, 211 hits, 36 doubles, 3 triples, 43 HR, 134 RBI, 104 runs, 40 BB, 1 SB, 148 OPS+, 5.9 WAR Second place- Randal Grichuk, CF, WAS (9): .293/ .354/ .703, 139 hits, 30 doubles, 6 triples, 51 HR, 120 RBI, 107 runs, 41 BB, 9 SB, 157 OPS+, 6.5 WAR Third place- Jody Gerut, CF, ALB (1): .296/ .377/ .575, 181 hits, 44 doubles, 2 triples, 41 HR, 115 RBI, 132 runs, 78 BB, 12 SB, 139 OPS+, 5.1 WAR Top draft picks- 1. Frankie Frisch, 2B, Las Vegas Aces 2. Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown, RHP, Pittsburgh Golden Gorillas 3. Stan Musial, 1B, RF, Dallas Wildcatters 4. Max Carey, CF, Houston Pythons 5. Johnny Bates, CF, El Paso Armadillos 6. Don Money, 3B, Miami Flamingos 7. Sammy Sosa, RF, Montreal Knights 8. Reggie Jefferson, 1B, London Werewolves 9. George Pipgras, RHP, Toronto Predators 10. Mark Loretta, 2B, Washington Ambassadors

10-23-2020, 12:57 AM	#118
Dukie98 All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 902	2060 Hall of Fame Voting After several years of relatively uncrowded Hall of Fame ballots, the class of 2060 added several highly qualified newcomers to the mix. The top five vote recipients were all first-time candidates, and four players topped the 75% threshold for induction. Fireballer Nolan Ryan, who recently was overtaken as the all-time strikeout king, was a near-unanimous selection, drawing 99.5% of the vote. Mike Schmidt, the all-time home run leader with 826 round-trippers, drew 92.3% of the vote. Harry Heilmann, a ten-time All-Star and a career .334 hitter, received 91.0% of the vote. Second baseman Jim Viox, a career .323 hitter with 3034 career hits, nabbed 78.9% of the vote. Ryan was selected 26th overall by the Nashville Blues following the 2031 draft, but he never appeared in a Nashville uniform. In early 2033, Ryan was traded to the Detroit Purple Gang in exchange for outfielder Chris Duffy, who posted negative WAR in each of the next five seasons, in what may be the single worst trade in HRDL history. Ryan did not reach the majors until 2035, as Detroit installed him as its closer, and he notched 28 saves, a 3.81 ERA and a hefty 1.63 WHIP as a rookie. Ryan posted 25 and 27 saves in each of the next two years, posting a 2.45 ERA and 93 strikeouts in just 59 innings in 2037. After a middling season in middle relief, Ryan returned to the closer role in 2039, saving 24 games with a 3.78 ERA. In 2040, Ryan moved into the rotation and immediately leaped into stardom, going 17-9 with a 2.81 ERA, a 1.11 WHIP, and a league-high 309 strikeouts, finishing second in the Cy Young voting. The following year, Ryan posted a 20-6 mark with a 2.69 ERA, a 1.09 WHIP, and fanned 288 batters, leading the league in both victories and strikeouts, winning the Cy Young Award. Ryan took a step back in 2042, going 11-7 with a 3.34 ERA, a 1.22 WHIP, and 207 strikeouts, missing nearly two months with elbow inflammation. In 2043, Ryan sported a 10-5 mark, along with a 3.24 ERA, a 1.25 WHIP and 281 strikeouts. He rebounded the following season, tying Walter Johnson for the Cy Young Award, as Ryan went 22-4 with a 1.82 ERA, a 1.04 WHIP, and fanned 311 batters, leading Detroit to a world championship. After a mediocre 2045 campaign, he won his third Cy Young Award in 2046, going 21-4 with a league-leading 1.72 ERA, an 0.86 WHIP, and a record 393 strikeouts. He slipped to a second-place Cy Young finish the following year, going 19-5 with a 2.13 ERA, a 1.03 WHIP, and 326 strikeouts, yielding just 9 homers in 220 innings. Ryan finished third in the 2048 Cy Young voting after leading the league in victories for the fourth time, going 20-5 with a 2.25 ERA, an 0.96 WHIP, and 330 strikeouts. Ryan took home his fourth Cy Young Award in 2049 and finished a close second in the MVP voting, going 21-5 with a 1.74 ERA, an 0.77 WHIP, and a league-best 347 strikeouts. In 2050, Ryan posted a 12-8 mark with a 2.04 ERA, an 0.86 WHIP, and led the league with 371 strikeouts - his fifth strikeout crown and the eighth straight season he lead the league in strikeouts per 9 innings - finishing fourth in the Cy Young voting. Over the next six seasons, Ryan remained highly effective, posting ERA's below 3.00 in 5 of those seasons, with sub-1.00 WHIPs every season, although he did not post more than 14 victories in any of those seasons. Ryan retired after a middling 2057 campaign, when he saw his strikeout rate plummet at age 43. He retired with a 289-140 record, 105 saves, a career 2.69 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 5586 strikeouts, a 170 ERA+, and 128.3 WAR. At the time of induction, Ryan ranked 9th all-time in victories, second in strikeouts, and he allowed the lowest opponents' batting average in history - a microscopic .182. In addition to winning four Cy Young Awards, Ryan made 7 All-Star teams. In 59 career playoff games, he went 19-11 with 2 saves, a 2.45 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, and 468 strikeouts. Schmidt was selected 4th overall by the Virginia Beach Admirals following the 2037 season. He broke in with a bang, winning the 2038 Rookie of the Year Award as a 21-year-old, slugging .508 with 39 homers, 101 RBI's, and 122 runs scored. In his sophomore campaign, Schmidt hit .301 and slugged .616, blasting 41 dingers, driving in 103 runs, and scoring 109 runs. In 2040, Schmidt launched 42 longballs, knocking in 128 runs and scoring 124, while swiping 21 bases. He finished 4th in the MVP voting in 2041, hitting .299 and slugging .575, with 45 homers, 123 RBI's, and 25 steals. While his average dipped in 2042, he smacked 50 homers and plated 124 runs. After a pair of off-years, he rebounded in 2045 to hit .296 with 44 homers, 99 RBI's, and 118 runs scored, finishing fifth in the MVP voting. After a solid 43-homer, 118-RBI campaign in 2046, where he finished third in the MVP voting, Schmidt entered the most dominant phase of his career, as he won four home run titles in the five seasons between 2047 and 2051. In 2047, he finished a close second in the MVP voting, hitting .297 and leading the league by slugging .638 with 58 longballs and 145 RBI's. The following season, he hit a modest .260, but led the league again with 53 homers, driving in 119 runs with another 4th place MVP finish. In 2049, Schmidt hit .285 with a league-leading 51 homers and 132 RBI's, finishing in third place in the MVP balloting. After suffering through a career-worst 2050 campaign, Schmidt rebounded in 2051 to hit .265 with a league-leading 49 homers, 98 RBI's, and 101 RBI's, with another third-place MVP finish. Over the next three seasons, Schmidt was remarkably consistent, averaging 42 homers and 105 RBI's per season. In 2055, at age 38, Schmidt hit a career-high .335 and slugged .635, smacking 48 dingers and driving in 132 runs, finishing 4th in the MVP voting once again. He played two more seasons, averaging 27 homers per year, before retiring at age 40 as the all-time home run king. For his career, Schmidt posted a .270/ .373/ .543 slash line, with 3013 hits, 492 doubles, 34 triples, 826 homers, 2126 RBI's, 2137 runs scored, 1655 walks, 196 steals, a 137 OPS+, and 109.5 WAR. In addition to ranking first in home runs, he also ranked 9th all-time in RBI's and 21st all-time in WAR. A nine-time All-Star, Schmidt won seven Silver Slugger awards. In 79 career playoff games, he bopped 20 homers and knocked in 44 runs while scoring 48 times, despite batting just .214. Schmidt led the Continental League four times in homers, once in RBI's, and once in slugging percentage. Heilmann was drafted second overall by the London Werewolves following the 2038 season. As an 18-year-old rookie, Heilmann hit a solid .277 and slugged .503, blasting 32 homers and driving in 93 runs. After a subpar sophomore campaign, he rebounded in 2041 to hit .315 with 50 doubles, 19 homers, and he scored 101 runs. The following year, he regained his power stroke, hitting .344 with 42 doubles, 32 homers, 100 RBI's, and 113 runs scored. In 2043, he hit .369, ripping 42 longballs, driving in 116 runs, and scoring 123 runs, finishing 3rd in the MVP balloting. The next season, he repeated his third-place MVP finish, hiting .364 with 45 longballs, 131 RBI's, and 144 runs scored. The next season, he missed the first three months of the year with a broken elbow, but returned to hit .370 and slug .689, blasting 24 round-trippers and driving in 77 runs in just 81 games, taking the Werewolves to the World Series title. In 2046, Heilmann hit .365, led the league with a .443 on-base percentage, and slugged .625, drilling 38 longballs and driving in 113 runs, finishing fifth in the MVP balloting. The next season, he won hit first batting title, hitting .358 and slugging .638, with 56 doubles, 34 longballs, 119 RBI's, and 131 runs scored. Heilmann was having an MVP-caliber campaign for London in 2048 when he was shockingly traded in July to Jacksonville for catchers Caleb Joseph and Trevor Brown; combined, he hit .370 with 43 homers and 133 RBI's. In the offseason, he signed with El Paso as a free agent, and in his first season as an Armadillo, Heilmann hit .322 with a league-best .428 on-base percentage, drilling 34 homers and plating 105 runs. The following year, he hit .346 and led the league by slugging .605, with 49 doubles, 29 dingers, and 110 RBI's. Heilmann won the batting and on-base titles again in 2051, posting a .349/ .440/ .580 slash line, with 46 doubles, 28 longballs, and 117 RBI's, finishing second in the MVP voting. In 2052, Heilmann slipped to hit .300, but smacked 34 homers and drove home 121 runs. He rebounded the following year to hit .347 with 48 doubles, 36 homers, and 125 RBI's. In 2054, Heilmann hit .354 and slugged .651, ripping 39 doubles, 46 longballs, driving in 134 runs and scoring 123 times. The following season, he hit .309 with 33 homers and drove in 102 RBI's. Following the 2055 season, he signed with the Buffalo Fighting Elk, where he spent two ineffective seasons before retiring at age 36. For his career, Heilmann posted a .334/ .417/ .588 slash line, with 3393 hits, 714 doubles, 67 triples, 578 homers, 1897 RBI's, 1904 runs scored, 1434 walks, 111 steals, a 172 OPS+, and 97.2 WAR. At the time of his induction, Heilmann ranked 7th all-time in batting average, 14th in on-base percentage, 10th in slugging percentage, 5th in OPS, 21st in hits, and 17th in doubles, A ten-time All-Star, Heilmann won seven Silver Slugger awards. He remained just as dangerous in the postseason, hitting .310 and slugging .595, with 38 homers and 107 RBI's in 144 postseason games. In London's 2045 postseason run to the World Series title, he hit .369 with 8 homers and 27 RBI's in 22 games. Viox was selected 26th overall by the Phoenix Lizards following the 2034 season. As a 20-year-old rookie in 2035, he hit .323 with 53 doubles, 12 homers, 91 RBI's, 132 runs scored, and 25 steals, finishing third in the Rookie of the Year voting. In his sophomore campaign, Viox hit .316 with 40 doubles, 19 homers, 67 RBI's, 127 runs scored, and 22 steals. In 2037, he posted a .344/ .435/ .540 slash line, ripping 56 doubles, 17 homers, 100 RBI's, and scoring 112 runs. The next season, he hit .337, rapping 52 doubles, 12 homers, 123 RBI's, 96 runs scored, and a career-high 36 steals. In 2039, Viox hit .323 with 23 longballs, 99 RBI's, and 125 RBI's while swiping 32 bags. In 2040, Viox hit .353 and slugged .561, drilling 50 doubles, 16 homers, and knocking in 113 runs in just 124 games due to a thumb injury, as he led Phoenix to a World Series title. The next season, he hit .323 with 48 doubles, 12 homers and drove home 99 runs while scoring 97 times. He had his finest season in 2042, hitting an incredible .399 with a .494 on-base percentage, including 53 doubles and 105 RBI's in 118 games, as he overcame a torn hamstring. He followed that up by hitting .351 with a league-leading 59 doubles, scoring and driving in exactly 100 runs. In 2044, Viox hit .315 with 43 doubles, 9 homers, and 86 RBI's. After an off-year in 2045, he rebounded to hit .345 with a league-best .455 on-base percentage, including 49 doubles and 97 runs scored. Viox spent five more seasons in Phoenix as a productive, if injury-prone, player, topping .300 four more times in that stretch, while playing between 59 and 123 games per season. Viox signed with the San Francisco Longshoremen in the offseason, and spent the balance of his career as an oft-traveled journeyman, spending his remaining seven seasons with seven teams as he chased his 3000th hit. Viox retired after the 2057 campaign, with a career slash line of .323/ .414/ .482, with 3034 hits, 817 doubles, 50 triples, 190 homers, 1484 RBI's, 1649 runs scored, 1450 walks, 229 steals, a 135 OPS+, and 86.3 WAR. He ranked 19th all-time in batting average - and the all-time leader among second basemen - and 7th in doubles. In 59 career postseason games, Viox hit .325 and slugged .491, with 18 doubles, 7 homers, and 42 RBI's. In Phoenix's 2040 march to the World Series title, he hit .304 with 10 doubles and 17 RBI's in 23 games. Leading vote recipients include: Nolan Ryan, RHP, DET: 99.5% Mike Schmidt, 3B, VB: 92.9% Harry Heilmann, RF/1B, LON/ JAX/ ELP/ BUF: 91.0% Jim Viox, 2B, PHO/ SF/ OMA/ CLE: 78.9% Warren Spahn, LHP, ALB/ MIA/ NOR: 71.8% Bill Madlock, 3B, PIT/ LON/ DEN/ BAL: 66.3% Greg Swindell, LHP, DEN/ HAR/ MIN : 62.2% Mark Teixeira, 1B, CHA/ DET/ ATL/ PHO/ SD: 56.7% Bill Singer, RHP, MIL/ BUF: 54.2% Vladimir Guerrero, RF, SF/ SA/ ALB/ BOS: 53.7% Jim Wynn, RF, OMA/ CHI/ JAX: 52.6% Joe Adcock, 1B/DH, SF/ BIR/ DEN/ DET/ MIA/ STL/ BOS/ ALB: 51.5% Notable players dropping off the ballot include 626-homer hitter Joe Adcock and five-time All-Star reliever Ken Howell, each of whom saw their ballot eligibility expire, as well as 230-game winner Frank Tanana and 470-homer slugger Ken Harrelson. Here's a look at the newest Hall of Famers: Attached Images

10-24-2020, 01:27 AM	#119
Dukie98 All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 902	2060 Hall of Fame: Veterans' Committee Every five years, the HRDL's Veteran's Committee reconvenes. As with past induction classes, the Committee could induct up to three players, provided that their eligibility expired at least five years earlier. The 2060 Veterans' Committee tabbed eight-time All-Star catcher Gary Sanchez, shortstop Trevor Story, who won six Silver Slugger awards and the 2018 Continental League MVP, and 246-game winner Patrick Corbin. Sanchez was selected 4th overall by the Baltimore Robins following the 2023 season. As a 21-year-old rookie in 2024, Sanchez hit .267 with 21 homers and 75 RBI's, finishing third in the Rookie of the Year voting. The following season, he hit .261 with 20 round-trippers and 61 longballs. In 2026, Sanchez hit .299 and slugged .486, ripping 19 homers and knocking in 58 runs in just 385 at-bats. He made his first All-Star team in 2027, hitting .287 and ripping 21 homers. After an off-year, he rebounded to hit .286 in 2029, with 26 longballs and 88 RBI's. Sanchez took the next step into stardom the following year, batting .330 and slugging .557, with 30 dingers, and 87 RBI's. The following season, he hit .307 with 37 homers and 100 RBI's, and provided a carbon copy in 2032, hitting .303 with 39 longballs and driving in 103 runs. Sanchez batted .325 and slugged .546 in 2033, smacking 23 longballs and plating 77 runs. He remained extraordinarily consistent, hitting .284 with 32 homers and 94 RBI's in 2034, and followed up that campaign by hitting .293 with 34 longballs and plating 92 runs. Sanchez hit .279 with 29 dingers and drove in 95 runs in 2036. In 2037, Sanchez had a career season, hitting .286 with 47 homers and 133 RBI's. However, he collapsed the following year, hitting just .168 with 4 homers in 101 games, and retired at year's end. Sanchez posted a career slash line of .285/ .355/ .494, with 2044 hits, 294 doubles, 6 triples, 400 homers, 1212 RBI's, 1080 runs scored, 773 walks, 32 steals, a 128 OPS+, and 68.8 WAR. An eight-time All-Star, Sanchez won two Silver Slugger awards. In five postseasons, he hit .287 and slugged .574, blasting 17 homers and knocking in 51 runs in just 52 games. Story slipped in the 2015 draft, inexplicably falling to the Los Angeles Kangaroos at the end of the third round with the 148th pick- but it was apparent that he would soon become a star. As a 22-year-old rookie, Story hit .296 and slugged .532, ripping 73 extra-base hits, including 31 homers, driving in 92 runs, scoring 113 runs, and stealing 23 bases, as he finished second in the Rookie of the Year voting. Story had a solid sophomore campaign, hitting .284 with 25 longballs, 84 RBI's, 97 runs scored, and 25 steals. In 2018, Story was named MVP after hitting .329 and slugging .561, with 34 homers, 128 RBI's, 107 runs scored, and 36 steals. He followed up by hitting .293 with 28 homers, 11 triples, 114 RBI's, and 29 steals in 2019. The next year, he hit .319, blasting 27 homers and plating 108 runs while scoring 102 times, finishing fourth in the MVP voting. After slipping to hit just .259 with 24 dingers and 87 RBI's in 2021, he rebounded to hit .305 with 30 homers and 123 RBI's- the first of four straight 100-RBI campaigns. After smacking 24 longballs and knocking in 100 runs in 2023, Story wrote a new chapter, signing with the Charlotte Aviators in free agency. In his first season in Charlotte, Story hit .293, ripping 32 homers and knocking in 115 runs. In 2025, he finished fifth in the MVP voting, hitting .279, launching a league-leading 41 homers and driving in 112 runs as Charlotte won the World Series. However, Story began putting on weight, and became a substantial defensive liability, as he became a DH and hit a subpar .242 with 16 homers. The following season, Story hit 14 homers in just 64 games, and Charlotte won the World Series once again. That proved to be his last hurrah, as Story spent the rest of his career as a low-average hitter with no defensive value. Story retired after hitting just .212 with 24 longballs in 2031 with the Milwaukee Raccoons. For his career, he posted a .272/ .329/ .461 slash line, with 2430 hits, 405 doubles, 50 triples, 394 homers, 1409 RBI's, 1286 runs scored, 753 walks, 169 steals, a 115 OPS+, and 61.8 WAR. He made seven All-Star squads and won six Silver Slugger awards, as well as the 2016 World Series MVP in a losing effort. A steady postseason performer, he hit .270 and slugged .448, ripping 33 homers and driving in 118 runs in 195 postseason games. Corbin was selected 58th overall by the Baltimore Robins following the HRDL's inaugural 2011 season. At age 21, he finished third in the 2012 Rookie of the Year voting, going 17-11 with a 2.21 ERA, a 1.03 WHIP, and 204 strikeouts, allowing just 9 homers in 269 innings. The following year, Corbin posted an 18-12 mark along with a 3.56 ERA and a 1.22 WHIP, fanning 201 batters. Over the next two seasons, he averaged 16 wins per season, posting ERA's under 3.00 each year. Corbin had a brilliant 2016 campaign, going 16-6 with a 1.93 ERA and a 1.09 WHIP. The next year, a hard-luck Corbin went just 13-13 despite a stellar 2.45 ERA, a 1.16 WHIP, and he surrendered just 4 homers in 238 innings. He sported a 13-14 record with a 3.48 ERA and a 1.16 WHIP in 2018, and a 15-12 mark with a 2.76 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP the following season. In 2020, Corbin led the league in wins, going 22-8 with 3.22 ERA and a 1.18 WHIP. Corbin signed with the Nashville Blues following the season, and he posted a 13-11 mark with a 2.85 ERA and a 1.18 WHIP in 2021, taking Nashville to a World Series title with a 1.91 ERA in 6 postseason starts. He notched a 20-7 record in 2022, along with a 3.53 ERA and a 1.17 WHIP. In 2023, Corbin sported a 16-12 record, a 3.85 ERA, and a 1.18 WHIP. The following year, he went 17-11 with a 3.20 ERA and a 1.09 WHIP, and he signed with the New Orleans Crawfish in the offseason. In his first two seasons as a Crawfish, he won 15 games each season, posting an ERA slightly below 4.00 Following an ineffective 2027 campaign, Corbin retired. A two-time all-star, Corbin posted a career 246-170 record with a 3.17 ERA, a 1.19 WHIP, 2308 strikeouts, a 123 ERA+, and 80.9 WAR. In the postseason, he went 15-14, with a 4.17 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP in 42 starts. Here's a look at the newest Hall of Famers: Attached Images

10-24-2020, 10:20 PM	#120
Dukie98 All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 902	50 Year Retrospective Now that 50 years of HRDL action are in the books, here's a look at the most (and least) successful franchises: Attached Images