Time Warp Baseball

[ifspuds]

Hey, um... didn't you win it all in 1947? :P

[canadiancreed]

Originally Posted by ifspuds

Hey, um... didn't you win it all in 1947? :P

well ok yes, but we werent supposed to win then.

I think my team has a communical case of performance anexity or something

[Matt from TN]

September 1955

With two weeks left in the season, the Yankees trailed Detroit by three games. They traveled into Detroit for their final showdown with the Tigers and came up short... really short. They dropped their first game 5-4 in 11 innings then suffered 9-7 and 2-1 losses to drop 6 games back. Both New York and Detroit played well the rest of the season, but it was not nearly enough for the Yankees with so little time remaining. A 6-3 win on Sept 20th at Chicago gave Detroit their 4th straight pennant, tying the 1933-36 Yankees as the only two teams to win 4 straight.

In the NL, the Cubs ran away with their first pennant since they finished a streak of three straight pennant-winning seasons in 1938 with a World Championship victory over the cross-town White Sox.

Cleveland's Dave Lemmings won a narrow batting title victory over Detroit's Ray Kress. Meanwhile, Kress once again led the league in OPS as well as runs scored while hitting 40+ HR for the 5th time in his career (1st time since 1951).

Speaking of homeruns, Yankees RF/3B Wilford Woodworth becmae the first player to hit 50 HR since Oscar Vancini did it in three consecutive seasons from 1937-39. On Sept 21st, he hit his 49th homerun against the Senators, then followed it up with the 50th longball the next day. After taking a day off, the 6'5" "Red Wood" hit his 51st the next day against the White Sox.

For the first time in history, six players hit 40 or more HR's. In the NL, Chicago's Bobby Johnson had consecutive 2-HR games at the Polo Grounds, and he hit 6 HR's in 6 games on his way to a career high 46 HR's which led the NL just ahead of New York's Joe Rodabaugh.

Brooklyn pitcher Joe Helton set a new major league strikeout record with 279 K's, breaking David Wickersham's record of 263 from 1934. While Washington's Lukas Dietrich was out with an injury, Yankees pitcher Carpenter Erickson took over the AL lead and wound up breaking Dietrich's record from last season with 260 K's. Dietrich did return to pitch on the final day of the season and recorded 8 strikeouts which moved him into 2nd in the AL with 237.

American League Standings 
  
Detroit         102  52 .662 -
New York (A)     94  60 .610 8.0
Kansas City      93  61 .604 9.0
Cleveland        84  70 .545 18.0
Baltimore        69  85 .448 33.0
Boston           65  89 .422 37.0
Chicago (A)      56  98 .364 46.0 
Washington       53 101 .344 49.0
 
National League Standings 
 
Chicago (N)     105 49 .682 -
Cincinnati       88 66 .571 17.0
Pittsburgh       81 73 .526 24.0
Brooklyn         79 75 .513 26.0
Philadelphia     72 82 .468 33.0
New York (N)     67 87 .435 38.0
Milwaukee        65 89 .422 40.0
St. Louis        59 95 .383 46.0

World Series

You might think that winning three straight World Series might be enough for some teams, but the Tigers are out for immortality. They enter their 4th straight World Series as the favorites, but they could be in for the biggest fight of their lives.

Detroit once again leads the majors in offense, and their pitching staff allowed the 3rd fewest runs. They have four 20-game winners and three hitters with 30 or more homeruns (including two 40-HR hitters).

However, this could be their stiffest competition to date. The Cubs scored just the 6th most runs, but their offense improved over the course of the season. Their pitching staff, however, was the best in the majors with a 3.14 ERA. They also led the big leagues with a .229 opponents average, just 97 HR allowed (despite playing in cozy Wrigley Field) and just 540 runs allowed. Their big spring acquisition, Adam Sardina, won a major league best 27 games. Randy Liebermann led the majors with a 2.03 ERA. Offensively, 1B Bobby Johnson had a banner year, hitting .283 with 46 HR and 128 RBI. CF Cliff Wynne has had a solid season as well, and in addition, the team acquired all-star 2B Rex Seelinger from the Cardinals in a controversial trade on September 1st. After winning the NL batting title last season, Seelinger hit .324 this year.

My Prediction: This should be a thrilling series with the great Cubs pitching going head-to-head with the Tigers offense. The key could be the performance of Chicago's offense. It will be close, but I expect Detroit to win in 7 games, with their pitching making the difference.


Starting Lineups:

**Ancestors in BLUE

Tigers
SS David Castaneda, .272, 57 RBI, 100 BB
1B Dennis Kitterman, .318, 13 HR, 81 RBI
LF Ray Kress, .355, 41 HR, 109 RBI, 152 BB
C John Degal, .298, 45 HR, 136 RBI
2B Matt Perly, .317, 34 HR, 124 RBI
3B Jim Coleman, .299, 12 HR, 46 RBI in 144 AB
RF Isaac Mitchell, .299, 12 HR, 72 RBI
CF Roland Fish, .262, 17 HR, 61 RBI


SP #1 - Hal Andrew, 26-7, 3.62, 232 K
SP #2 - Bud Ulrich, 23-8, 3.17, 201 K
SP #3 - Roy Wolfe, 21-12, 3.38, 176 K

Emergency SP - Sonny Faulkner, 20-10, 3.35, 152 K
Closer - Lloyd Wyman, 5-4, 14 Sv, 4.35 ERA

Other Noteable Players:
IF Mike Kreitenberg, .342, 48 RBI
3B Luther Ormiston, .234, 10 HR, 44 RBI

Cubs
2B Rex Seelinger, .324, 60 RBI
CF Cliff Wynne, .308, 23 HR, 84 RBI
LF Don Myer, .309, 18 HR, 77 RBI
1B Bobby Johnson, .283, 46 HR, 128 RBI
C Chuck Rauch, .263, 12 HR, 51 RBI
RF Chris Hulliberger, .280, 13 HR, 83 RBI
SS Wilbur Taylor, .289, 42 RBI, 92 BB
3B Emerson Meggs, .264, 56 RBI

SP #1 - Randy Liebermann, 18-8, 2.03, 197 K
SP #2 - Adam Sardina, 27-6, 2.70, 186 K
SP #3 - Johnny Gundich, 16-10, 4.13, 121 K

Emergency SP - Glenn Howell, 19-8, 3.74, 133 K
Closer - Gene Lopez, 9-6, 32 Sv, 2.43 ERA

Other Noteable Players:
2B Vince Thimpson, .283, 61 RBI
C Ellis Jaracz, .372, 28 RBI
1B Ed Rossi, .321, 30 RBI

[marc]

Kress is GOD!

[metsgeek]

Remember when I traded Bobby Johnson and Don Myer for Will Groaning and Ben Lutske?

I recall that most people thought I had gotten the better of the deal. Boy, do I wish I could take that deal back

[canadiancreed]

reminds me of some of my deals. we've all got em

[fvamos]

Congrats to both pennant winners and congrats to the Tiger run

[gambler]

It was definitely an interesting series. The first 4 games individually weren't anything special. The 5th game was a good one and the 6th (and last) game was a bit of a nailbiter right at the end. Will let Matt tell the story, but congratulations to the Tigers! I hope we get another shot at you.

[Matt from TN]

WORLD SERIES BOX SCORES UPDATED


WORLD SERIES

Chicago's Randy Liebermann and Detroit's Hal Andrew locked up in a great pitching duel. 2B Matt Perly hit a solo HR in the bottom of the 3rd to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead. It remained a tight game until the 7th when Ray Kress hit a RBI double and later scored on a single by Isaac Mitchell.

Cubs 0 - Tigers 3


The Cubs took a 3-0 lead after 2 innings on Bud Ulrich. Then in the bottom of the 4th, John Degal hit a bases loaded single to score 2 runs for Detroit, and then Isaac Mitchell singled in 2 more runs to give the Tigers a 4-3 lead. Detroit added 3 more runs in the 7th, including a RBI single by Ulrich, on their way to a 7-4 win.

Cubs 4 - Tigers 7


In the first World Series game at Wrigley Field in nearly 2 decades, Johnny Gundich pitched a brilliant 5-hit shutout while the Cubs offense came alive for 8 runs off Roy Wolfe in just 4 innings.

Tigers 0 - Cubs 8


Chicago kept on hitting with 4 quick runs in the 1st inning off Andrew. They added another run in the 2nd, another one in the 4th and two more in the 6th to make a statement that this team is for real. Randy Liebermann did not allow a run until the 9th, which ended a 19-inning scoreless streak for the Tigers offense.

Tigers 1 - Cubs 8


Everyone knew this could be a pivotal game, and both teams played it with all their heart. Chicago took a 4-0 lead on Detroit after 4 innings, then the Tigers awoke for 3 runs in the 6th thanks to 4 singles, a walk, a wild pitch and an error. With two outs in the 7th, a Matt Perly single scored Ray Kress from second to tie the game. Then in the 8th, pinch hitter Mike Kreitenberg doubled in the go-ahead run. David Castaneda hit a sac fly to give Detroit a 6-4 lead, and then a wild pitch from Adam Sardina allowed Kreitenberg to move to 3rd. He scored on a single from Dennis Kitterman to give Detroit a 3-run lead. Cubs 1B Bobby Johnson hit a solo HR in the bottom of that inning to narrow the lead to 2 runs. Then in the bottom of the 9th, 2B Rex Seelinger doubled off Tigers closer Lloyd Wyman to lead off the inning. One out later, he scored on a Wilbur Taylor single. After pinch hitter Chuck Rauch lined out to 3rd for out 2, Cliff Wynne singled to move the tying run to 2nd base. Bobby Johnson stepped to the plate and hit a ball deep to left-center, but Roland Fish made a nice running catch to end the game.

Tigers 7 - Cubs 6


Detroit scored a run in the 1st and 2nd innings to take a quick 2-run lead on Johnny Gundich. Meanwhile, Roy Wolfe was pitching a masterpiece. In the 6th inning, Wolfe hit a 2-out RBI double to give himself another run. Wolfe left the game after pitching 8 scoreless innings. Magnus George came in to pitch the bottom of the 9th and he quickly coughed up a leadoff HR to Cliff Wynne. After recording the first out, George walked Bobby Johnson and gave up a single to Chuck Rauch. He then regrouped to strikeout Chris Hulliberger, and with their season on the line, Chicago sent up pinch hitter Ed Rossi. George got the better of him, enducing an infield popup which ended the game and the series. This victory gave Detoit an astounding 4th consecutive world championship!


Cubs 1 - Tigers 3


Isaac Mitchell was named World Series MVP. He hit .455 with 4 RBI and 4 runs scored. He was involved in several key scoring plays for Detroit, including the go-ahead RBI in Game 2. He also scored 2 of the team's 3 runs in Game 6.

[canadiancreed]

i think thats' the longest series fro the Tigers isnt it? at least recently?

[jdw]

With Rauch's retirement, I thought it was time to update this.

Here's a quick summary of the Gold Glove records through 1955.

Where there is a "tie", I try to list them in the order of who did it first.


Most Gold Glove Awards - Total

12 - Maurice Woodson STL 2B (1909-1920)*

11 - Ray Brown PIT CF/LF (1910-17, 1920-21, 1924)

10 - Kevin Stines STL 2B (1922-26, 1928-29, 1931-33)
10 - Harry Finley NYA C (1927-31, 1933-36, 1939)

9 - Harry Cohan BSN/CHN C (1910-11, 1913, 1915-16, 1918-19, 1921, 1925)
9 - Ralph Tumbridge NYA 1B (1926, 1930-37)
9 - Ted Stuart SLA/PHA/PHI SS (1939, 1941-48)
9 - Chuck Rauch BOS/CHN C (1942-43, 1945-46, 1951-55)

8 - Genaro Nunez BOS 2B (1919-25, 1928)
8 - Willard Schwarz PHI C (1922-23, 1926-28, 1931-32, 1937)
8 - Dale Lamberty NYG 3B (1931-32, 40, 42-45, 47)

7 - Jassen Nelson NYA P (1906, 1908-10, 1912-13, 1916)
7 - Terrey Christiansen STL 3B (1909, 1911-14, 1916, 1918)
7 - Lawrence Barry DET/CIN LF (1926-31, 1933)
7 - Dave Arkless CHN CF (1927, 1929, 1932-33, 1937, 1941-42)
7 - Joe Campbell CLE CF (1934-35, 1937, 1939-41, 44)

6 - Jeff Baumschlager BKN 3B (1901-05, 1907)
6 - Ralph Nida SLA/NYA 3B (1903-05, 1907, 1909-10)
6 - Ryley Gerbeck CHA RF (1904-07, 1909-10)
6 - Travis Hunt PIT SS (1905-09, 1911)
6 - Scott Podlasek PIT RF (1908, 1910-14)
6 - Michael Borkholder PIT LF (1910-14, 1916)
6 - Patrick Seifried CLE/NYA 1B (1910-11, 1913, 1916-17, 1919)
6 - Pat Folyard WSH/DET LF (1914, 1916-20)
6 - Charles Hagaman DET 3B (1911-14, 1919, 1921)
6 - Tyrell Chestnut BOS RF (1927-31, 1936)
6 - Charles Netzer CHN/CLE LF (1929-32, 1937, 1939)
6 - Art Booth NYA P (1930, 1933, 1936, 1939-40, 43)
6 - Pokey Dorsey BOS/PHI 2B (1939, 41-43, 45, 48)
6 - Chris Hulliberger CHN CF/RF (1949, 1951-55)

* this assumes Woodson would have won the "missing" 1918 award.


Most Gold Glove Awards - By Position

Pitcher
7 - Jassen Nelson NYA P (1906, 1908-10, 1912-13, 1916)
6 - Art Booth NYA P (1930, 1933, 1936, 1939-40, 43)
5 - Joe Taylor BKN/CHN P (1911, 1913-14, 1917, 1920)
5 - Babe Hardin CHA P (1927, 1929, 1931-32, 1937)

Catcher
10 - Harry Finley NYA C (1927-31, 1933-36, 1939)
9 - Harry Cohan BSN/CHN C (1910-11, 1913, 1915-16, 1918-19, 1921, 1925)
9 - Chuck Rauch BOS/CHN C (1942-43, 1945-46, 1951-55)
8 - Willard Schwarz PHI C (1922-23, 1926-28, 1931-32, 1937)
5 - Vern Adameitz PIT C (1929-30, 1933-35)

First Base
9 - Ralph Tumbridge NYA 1B (1926, 1930-37)
6 - Patrick Seifried CLE/NYA 1B (1910-11, 1913, 1916-17, 1919)
5 - Paul Gibson NYA/STL 1B (1915-17, 1919-20)
5 - Grover Warren BSN 1B (1931, 1933-34, 1936-37)

Second Base
12 - Maurice Woodson STL 2B (1909-1920)*
10 - Kevin Stines STL 2B (1922-26, 1928-29, 1931-33)
8 - Genaro Nunez BOS 2B (1919-25, 1928)
6 - Pokey Dorsey BOS/PHI 2B (1939, 41-43, 45, 48)
5 - Brad Coffenberger BKN 2B (1937 , 1939-42)

Third Base
8 - Dale Lamberty NYG 3B (1931-32, 40, 42-45, 47)
7 - Terrey Christiansen STL 3B (1909, 1911-14, 1916, 1918)
6 - Jeff Baumschlager BKN 3B (1901-05, 1907)
6 - Ralph Nida SLA/NYA 3B (1903-05, 1907, 1909-10)
6 - Charles Hagaman DET 3B (1911-14, 1919, 1921)
5 - Calvin Paige BOS/NYA 3B (1916-18, 1920, 1922)
5 - Giuseppe Nonnewitz PHI/CHA 3B (1919, 1926, 1928-30)

Shortstop
9 - Ted Stuart SLA/PHA/PHI SS (1939, 1941-48)
6 - Travis Hunt PIT SS (1905-09, 1911)
5 - Jebediah Shaver NYA SS (1911, 1915-17, 1919)
5 - Jamie Kubic CHA SS (1931, 1934-35, 1937-38)

Leftfield
7 - Lawrence Barry DET/CIN LF (1926-31, 1933)
6 - Michael Borkholder PIT LF (1910-14, 1916)
6 - Pat Folyard WSH/DET LF (1914, 1916-20)
6 - Charles Netzer CHN/CLE LF (1929-32, 1937, 1939)
5 - Wayne Czeslawski PHA LF (1901, 1904-06, 1908)
5 - Charles Netzer CHN/CLE LF (1929-32, 1937)

Centerfield
10 - Ray Brown PIT CF (1910-17, 1920-21)
7 - Dave Arkless CHN CF (1927, 1929, 1932-33, 1937, 1941-42)
7 - Joe Campbell CLE CF (1934-35, 1937, 1939-41, 44)
5 - Montey Lawley WSH CF (1902, 1904, 1910-11, 1917)
5 - Morton Chamblee STL CF (1939-40, 46-48)

Rightfield
6 - Ryley Gerbeck CHA RF (1904-07, 1909-10)
6 - Scott Podlasek PIT RF (1908, 1910-14)
6 - Tyrell Chestnut BOS RF (1927-31, 1936)
5 - Hubey Herndon SLA RF (1915, 1920-23)
6 - Tony Monachino SLA RF (1937, 41-43, 47-48)
5 - Charlie Matthews BKN RF (1919, 1921, 1924-25, 1928)
5 - Chris Hulliberger CHN RF (1951-55)

Most Consecutive Most Gold Glove Awards

12 - Maurice Woodson STL 2B (1909-1920)*

8 - Ray Brown PIT CF (1910-17)
8 - Ralph Tumbridge NYA 1B (1930-37)
8 - Ted Stuart PHA/PHI SS (1941-48)

7 - Genaro Nunez BOS 2B (1919-25)

6 - Lawrence Barry DET/CIN LF (1926-31)

5 - Jeff Baumschlager BKN 3B (1901-05)
5 - Travis Hunt PIT SS (1905-09)
5 - Scott Podlasek PIT RF (1910-14)
5 - Michael Borkholder PIT LF (1910-14)
5 - Pat Folyard WSH/DET LF (1916-20)
5 - Kevin Stines STL 2B (1922-26)
5 - Harry Finley NYA C (1927-31)
5 - Tyrell Chestnut BOS RF (1927-31)
5 - Chuck Rauch BOS/CHN C (1951-55)
5 - Chris Hulliberger CHN RF (1951-55)

4 - Ryley Gerbeck CHA RF (1904-07)
4 - Justin Achman NYA 1B (1906-09)
4 - Terrey Christiansen STL 3B (1911-14)
4 - Charles Hagaman DET 3B (1911-14)
4 - Hubey Herndon SLA RF (1920-23)
4 - Charles Netzer CHN/CLE LF (1929-32)
4 - Jon Minzey WSH CF (1930-33)
4 - Harry Finley NYA C (1933-36)
4 - John Storback DET LF (1933-36)
4 - Brad Coffenberger BKN 2B (1939-42)
4 - Dale Lamberty NYG 3B (1942-45)
4 - Allen March NYA LF (1943-46)

Harry Finley is the only player to have two different streaks of four or more consecutive awards.


Gold Glove Awards At Two Positions

Chris Jennings - RF 1904-05 / LF 1908
Stirling LaFreniere - RF 1901 / C 1912
Ray Brown - CF 1910-17, 1920-21 / LF 1924
Tike Kaufman - 1B 1926-28, 1932 / 3B 1933
Hal Smith - CF 1934 / RF 1937-39, 1942
Hal Dumais - 3B 1938 / SS 1942
Mitch Cole - 2B 1943 / SS 1944
Ping Hung - RF 1946 / CF 1947-48
Jimmy Ditty - CF 1938, 1946 / RF 1949
Chris Hulliberger - CF 1949 / RF 1951-55
Edwin Keesaer - 2B 1949 / SS 1951
Chris Anderson - 1B 1952 / 3B 1954
Tom Howard - SS 1949 / 2B 1955


Gold Glove Awards with Three Teams

Ted Stuart (SS) - SLA 1939 / PHA 41-43 / PHI 44-48


Most by Team

95 - Yankees
80 - Pirates
77 - Cards
72 - Dodgers
65 - Indians
63 - Cubs
61 - Braves
60 - Red Sox
57 - Tigers
56 - White Sox
52 - A's
52 - Senators
51 - O's
49 - Giants
47 - Phillies
46 - Reds


Most by Team - Live Era

20 - Reds
16 - Dodgers
16 - Indians
16 - Cubs
15 - Yankees
13 - O's
11 - Senators
10 - A's
10 - Braves
10 - Red Sox
9 - Pirates
8 - White Sox
7 - Cards
7 - Tigers
6 - Giants
6 - Phillies


John

[jdw]

> i think thats' the longest series fro
> the Tigers isnt it? at least recently?

In 1948 they went to the bottom of the 9th inning of Game 7 when Ted Stuart singles and George Petty raced in from second to score the winning run.

The Tigers have buried those "Underachieving", "Can't Win The Big One" and "Great Offense But Don't Have What It Takes To Win Championships" labels so far under an avalanche of success that it's laughable in hindsight.

The Greatest Team In TWB History

Period, end of discussion.

While I like the A's, Yanks and Tribe a lot, I'm hoping the Tigers wake up to throwing all of their resources and go balls-to-the-wall to try to win five straight. It's never happened, and who knows if another team will ever have a chance to do it again. The Tigers are an older team with literally nothing to rebuild around other than Degal and Kreit, and I think the last four years of TWB show that simply isn't enough to be even a flea on the rear end of a strong contender, let alone some of the great teams we've seen wash up. The A's had far more talent in the majors than that the last four years, and came up empty opposite the Tigers.

So there really isn't any reason to "save" anything for the future rather than making another stab at winning before this team gets older and another key player falls apart suddenly like Luther did this year. The is *no* future for as a contender for the players on this team beyond what they can do together now. Their only chances to contend afterwards will be with other clubs if they get traded away.

So Goose... this isn't the time to Stand Pat. History is calling. Be bold rather than waiting to fix something once it falls apart - at that point you may not have a chance, either to replace him or crawl back in the race if the damage is done.


John

[jdw]

Two quick notes I noticed on the Live Era GG section at the end:

The Top Five Teams:

0 - AL Titles
2 - NL Titles
1 - WS Title

The Bottom Five Teams:

6 - AL Titles
8 - NL Titles
8 - WS Titles

YOW!

The second item would be that the Phils are surprising to be down there given their philosophy on defense.

John

[Matt from TN]

1955 Postseason

World Series Champs - Detroit Tigers 6th Pennant, 5th WS Title, Joined 1933-36 Yankees as only teams in history to win 4 consecutive World Series.

NL Champs - Chicago Cubs 7th Pennant


AL BOY: Wilford "Red Wood" Woodworth, NYA, .317, 51 HR, 142 RBI
NL BOY: Delmar Yordy, CIN, .335, 32 HR, 136 RBI

AL POY: Carpenter Erickson, NYA, 26-7, 2.23 ERA, 260 K, 146 BB
NL POY: Adam Sardina, CHI, 27-6, 2.70 ERA, 186 K, 121 BB

AL ROY: George Unruh, BOS, .233, 7 HR, 35 RBI
NL ROY: Ellie Vancini, BKN, .251, 11 HR, 36 RBI

AL AVG: Dave Lemmings, CLE, .356
NL AVG: Matt Praks, PIT, .373

AL HR: Wilford Woodworth, NYA, 51 - Became the 3rd player in history to hit 50 HR; This is also a new AL record!
NL HR: Bobby Johnson, CHN, 46

AL RBI: Charlton Brown, KCA, 144
NL RBI: Delmar Yordy, CIN, 136

AL SB: Hans Habermehl, PHA, 34
NL SB: Ben Cook, STL, 47

AL ERA: Carpenter Erickson, NYA, 2.23
NL ERA: Randy Liebermann, CHN, 2.03

AL Wins: Hal Andrew, DET and Carpenter Erickson, NYA, 26
NL Wins: Adam Sardina, CHN, 27

AL K's: Carpenter Erickson, NYA, 260 - A new AL record
NL K's: Joe Helton, BKN, 279 - A new major league record!

AL Saves: Emilio Lobos, BOS, 21
NL Saves: Gene Lopez, CHN, 32 - A new major league record!


Major League Records (if old record was long-standing, it's listed in parenthesis)

ML - 112 Strikeouts (Batter), Robbie Delcambre, CLE
ML - 20 Rookie Saves, Morgan Cuellar
ML - 12 Extra-Inning AB's, Label Sennelnekoff, STL
ML - 32 Saves, Gene Lopez, CHN
ML - 279 K's, Joe Helton, BKN (263, David Wickersham, 1934)

League Records

AL - 51 Homeruns, Wilford Woodworth, NYA
AL - 260 K's (Pitcher), Carpenter Erickson, NYA

Team Records

BKN - 13 K's in One Game, Joe Helton (12, Brandon Felmet, 1920)

CHA - 193 K's (Pitcher), Ernest Cohen

CHN - 46 Homeruns, Bobby Johnson
CHN - 128 RBI, Bobby Johnson (126, Dewey Mickelsen, 1937)
CHN - 27 Wins, Adam Sardina (26, Punchy Cote, 1938)

CIN - 12 K's in One Game, Grady Ingram (12, Bryan Rayes, 1903)
CIN - 136 RBI, Delmar Yordy (117, Hank Faver, 1932)
CIN - 128 Runs, Ben Cook (120, Carroll Hodgeson, 1923)

DET - 14 K's in One Game, Hal Andrew

KCA - 46 Homeruns, Charlton Brown
KCA - 144 RBI, Charlton Brown (132, Bull Zegri, 1930)
KCA - 88 K's (Batter), Peaches Badeau
KCA - 12 K's in One Game, Martin Gwaltney

NYA - 142 RBI, Wilford Woodworth (121, Jimmy Ditty, 1934)
NYA - 128 Runs, Wilford Woodworth (121, Moonlight Graham, 1933)
NYA - 13 K's in One Game, Carpenter Erickson

NYG - 43 Homeruns, Joe Rodabaugh (42, Froggy Borgert, 1940)

PHI - 11 K's in One Game, Jack Garvin

PIT - 89 Games, Denny Savard
PIT - 19 Saves, Russell Toledo
PIT - 142 Walks (Batter), Herm Vardaman (123, Tike Kaufman, 1930)

WSH - 25 Losses, Van Melbourn
WSH - 177 Walks (Pitcher), Robert Gelder



Milestones

2500 Hits - Peaches Badeau, KCA

2000 Hits - Em Pelto, PHI
2000 Hits - Tom Howard, NYG
2000 Hits - Chuck Rauch, CHN
2000 Hits - Ray Kress, DET
2000 Hits - Ogden Wing, STL
2000 Hits - James Lewis, PHI

400 HR - Ray Kress - With his 398th HR, he moved into 2nd place all-time. He then became just the 2nd player ever to hit 400 HR.

300 HR - Ken Chaucer, MLN


Gold Gloves

1955 American League Winners

Pitcher: Sid Metcalf, BAL
Catcher: Don Lock, BOS
First Base: Jerry Tuggle, CLE
Second Base: Matt Perly, DET
Third Base: Dave Lemmings, CLE
Shortstop: Morris Lutske, BOS - 2 straight!
Leftfield: Jesse Baker, NYA
Centerfield: Peaches Badeau, PHA - 2 straight!
Rightfield: Gin Allen, CHA - 2 straight!


1955 National League Winners

Pitcher: Michael Shiffer, NYG
Catcher: Chuck Rauch, CHN - 5 straight!
First Base: Ken Chaucer, MLN - 2 straight!
Second Base: Tom Howard, NYG
Third Base: Buck Tomlinson, MLN
Shortstop: Dennis Ward, CIN
Leftfield: Don Myer, CHN - 2 straight!
Centerfield: Albert Huschke, PIT - 2 straight!
Rightfield: Chris Hulliberger, CHN - 5 straight!


September Awards

American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Roy Wolfe (DET)!
He had a record of 6-0 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 1.40.

American League-Batter of the Month:
Matt Perly (DET)!
He batted .438 in 64 AB, with 8 homers and 25 RBI.

National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Adam Sardina (CHN)!
He had a record of 5-0 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 1.38 and 1 shutouts.

National League-Batter of the Month:
Bobby Johnson (CHN)!
He batted .455 in 77 AB, with 11 homers and 29 RBI.

[canadiancreed]

50 years apart for the K record for CIN. wow thats' jsut brutual.

an I still say Betters got robbed

[Matt from TN]

Franchise Histories

The Cubs set a franchise record for wins and also broke the 3rd longest pennant draught in the majors. The Dodgers snapped a franchise record 8-year losing streak, while the Orioles and Senators continued their losing streaks at 9 and 8 years respectively. Meanwhile, the Cards ended their franchise best 9-year winning streak.

BLUE - Won World Series
GREEN - Won Pennant but No WS Played
BLACK - Won Pennant

Baltimore Orioles - 5 Pennants, 1-1 in WS, Last Pennant (1946), Last WS Title (1922)
Most Wins 93 (1946), Most Losses 98 (1930)
Winning Seasons 19, Losing Seasons 34, .500 Seasons 2
Longest Winning Streak: 3 Seasons (1942-1944)
Longest Losing Streak: 9 Seasons (1947-Present)
1900-10: 5-5 - 1901, 1902, 1904
1911-20: 2-7-1
1921-30: 4-6 - 1922
1931-40: 4-5-1
1941-50: 4-6 - 1946
1951-60: 0-5
Last 10 Seasons 1-9
Last 5 Seasons 0-5

Boston Red Sox - 5 Pennants, 3-2 in WS, Last Pennant (1949), Last WS Title (1945)
Most Wins 101 (1945), Most Losses 93 (1936)
Winning Seasons 18, Losing Seasons 33, .500 Seasons 4
Longest Winning Streak: 4 Seasons (1951-1954)
Longest Losing Streak: 12 Seasons (1906-17)
1900-10: 2-8
1911-20: 2-7-1 - 1918
1921-30: 2-5-3
1931-40: 2-8
1941-50: 6-4 - 1943, 1944, 1945, 1949
1951-60: 4-1
Last 10 Seasons 7-3
Last 5 Seasons 4-1

Chicago White Sox - 7 Pennants, 1-6 in WS, Last Pennant (1950), Last WS Title (1920)
Most Wins 102 (1920), Most Losses 108 (1954)
Winning Seasons 26, Losing Seasons 28
Longest Winning Streak: 9 Seasons (1913-21)
Longest Losing Streak: 9 Seasons (1904-12)
1900-10: 1-9 - 1903
1911-20: 8-2 - 1917, 1919, 1920
1921-30: 6-4 - 1930
1931-40: 5-5 - 1938
1941-50: 6-4 - 1950
1951-60: 0-5
Last 10 Seasons 4-6
Last 5 Seasons 0-5

Cleveland Indians - 6 Pennants, 3-3 in WS, Last Pennant (1942), Last WS Title (1942)
Most Wins 107 (1910), Most Losses 101 (1945)
Winning Seasons 24, Losing Seasons 28, .500 Seasons 3
Longest Winning Streak: 13 Seasons (1906-18)
Longest Losing Streak: 6 Seasons (1927-32, 1944-48)
1900-10: 6-4 - 1907, 1910
1911-20: 9-1 - 1914, 1915, 1916
1921-30: 2-8
1931-40: 3-5-2
1941-50: 2-7-1 - 1942
1951-60: 2-3
Last 10 Seasons 2-7-1
Last 5 Seasons 2-3

Detroit Tigers - 6 Pennants, 5-1 in WS, Last Pennant (1955), Last WS Win (1955)
Most Wins 106 (1954), Most Losses 96 (1941)
Winning Seasons 27, Losing Seasons 28
Longest Winning Streak: 11 Seasons (1945-Present)
Longest Losing Streak: 13 Seasons (1932-1944)
1900-10: 5-5
1911-20: 3-7
1921-30: 6-4 - 1928
1931-40: 1-9
1941-50: 6-4 - 1948
1951-60: 5-0 - 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955
Last 10 Seasons 10-0
Last 5 Seasons 5-0

Kansas City Athletics - 6 Pennants, 2-4 in WS, Last Pennant (1951), Last WS Title (1951)
Most Wins 99 (1951), Most Losses 97 (1917)
Winning Seasons 28, Losing Seasons 25, .500 Seasons 2
Longest Winning Streak: 9 Seasons (1925-33)
Longest Losing Streak: 10 Seasons (1912-21)
1900-10: 8-2 - 1906
1911-20: 1-9
1921-30: 8-2 - 1925, 1926, 1929
1931-40: 4-5-1 - 1932
1941-50: 3-7
1951-60: 4-0-1 - 1951
Last 10 Seasons 5-4-1
Last 5 Seasons 4-0-1

New York Yankees - 14 Pennants, 8-6 in WS, Last Pennant (1940), Last WS Win (1940)
Most Wins 103 (1923), Most Losses 95 (1946)
Winning Seasons 30, Losing Seasons 23, .500 Seasons 2
Longest Winning Streak: 12 Seasons (1930-1941)
Longest Losing Streak: 7 Seasons (1915-21, 1943-49)
1900-10: 7-3 - 1905, 1908, 1909
1911-20: 3-7 - 1911, 1912
1921-30: 5-4-1 - 1923, 1927
1931-40: 10-0 - 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1939, 1940
1941-50: 2-7-1
1951-60: 3-2
Last 10 Seasons 4-6
Last 5 Seasons 3-2

Washington Senators - 6 Pennants, 4-2 in WS, Last Pennant (1947), Last WS Title (1941)
Most Wins 93 (1941), Most Losses 108 (1953)
Winning Seasons 26, Losing Seasons 27, .500 Seasons 2
Longest Winning Streak: 12 Seasons (1936-1947)
Longest Losing Streak: 8 Seasons (1948-Present)
1900-10: 3-6-1
1911-20: 4-6 - 1913
1921-30: 5-5 - 1921, 1924
1931-40: 7-2-1 - 1937
1941-50: 7-3 - 1941, 1947
1951-60: 0-5
Last 10 Seasons 2-8
Last 5 Seasons 0-5



Brooklyn Dodgers - 7 Pennants, 4-3 in WS, Last Pennant (1943), Last WS Title (1943)
Most Wins 94 (1943), Most Losses 97 (1951, 1952)
Winning Seasons 31, Losing Seasons 22, .500 Seasons 2
Longest Winning Streak: 13 Seasons (1934-46)
Longest Losing Streak: 8 Seasons (1947-54)
1900-10: 3-7
1911-20: 7-2-1 - 1919
1921-30: 7-3 - 1926
1931-40: 7-2-1 - 1934, 1935, 1939, 1940
1941-50: 6-4 - 1943
1951-60: 1-4
Last 10 Seasons 2-8
Last 5 Seasons 1-4

Chicago Cubs - 7 Pennants, 3-4 in WS, Last Pennant (1955), Last WS Title (1938)
Most Wins 105 (1955), Most Losses 97 (1925)
Winning Seasons 33, Losing Seasons 22
Longest Winning Streak: 14 Seasons (1901-14)
Longest Losing Streak: 8 Seasons (1943-50)
1900-10: 10-0 - 1905
1911-20: 7-3 - 1913, 1917
1921-30: 3-7
1931-40: 7-3 - 1936, 1937, 1938
1941-50: 1-9
1951-60: 5-0 - 1955
Last 10 Seasons 5-5
Last 5 Seasons 5-0

Cincinnati Reds - 2 Pennants, 1-1 in WS, Last Pennant (1947), Last WS Title (1947)
Most Wins 92 (1927), Most Losses 95 (1906)
Winning Seasons 28, Losing Seasons 25, .500 Seasons 2
Longest Winning Streak: 11 Seasons (1913-23)
Longest Losing Streak: 10 Seasons (1933-42)
1900-10: 5-5
1911-20: 9-1 - 1920
1921-30: 4-6
1931-40: 2-8
1941-50: 5-4-1 - 1947
1951-60: 3-1-1
Last 10 Seasons 5-3-2
Last 5 Seasons 3-1-1

Milwaukee Braves - 4 Pennants, 2-1 in WS, Last Pennant (1931), Last WS Title (1931)
Most Wins 105 (1928), Most Losses 102 (1915)
Winning Seasons 21, Losing Seasons 32, .500 Seasons 2
Longest Winning Streak: 9 Seasons (1930-1938)
Longest Losing Streak: 14 Seasons (1914-27)
1900-10: 6-4 - 1904, 1910
1911-20: 1-9
1921-30: 2-8 - 1928
1931-40: 8-1-1 - 1931
1941-50: 2-7-1
1951-60: 2-3
Last 10 Seasons 4-5-1
Last 5 Seasons 2-3

New York Giants - 9 Pennants, 2-7 in WS, Last Pennant (1952), Last WS Title (1921)
Most Wins 95 (1944), Most Losses 97 (1929)
Winning Seasons 24, Losing Seasons 27, .500 Seasons 4
Longest Winning Streak: 6 Seasons (1918-23)
Longest Losing Streak: 7 Seasons (1908-14)
1900-10: 1-8-1 - 1907
1911-20: 5-5 - 1918
1921-30: 5-5 - 1921, 1922
1931-40: 5-3-2
1941-50: 6-3-1 - 1941, 1942, 1944
1951-60: 2-3 - 1951, 1952
Last 10 Seasons 4-6
Last 5 Seasons 2-3

Philadelphia Phillies - 13 Pennants, 9-2 in WS, Last Pennant (1949), Last WS Title (1949)
Most Wins 104 (1949), Most Losses 98 (1938)
Winning Seasons 26, Losing Seasons 25, .500 Seasons 4
Longest Winning Streak: 12 Seasons (1924-1935)
Longest Losing Streak: 9 Seasons (1915-23)
1900-10: 7-2-1 - 1901, 1902, 1903
1911-20: 1-9
1921-30: 7-3 - 1925, 1927, 1929, 1930
1931-40: 5-4-1 - 1932, 1933
1941-50: 6-3-1 - 1945, 1946, 1948, 1949
1951-60: 0-4-1
Last 10 Seasons 5-4-1
Last 5 Seasons 0-4-1

Pittsburgh Pirates - 4 Pennants, 1-3 in WS, Last Pennant (1912), Last WS Win (1909)
Most Wins 93 (1953), Most Losses 103 (1928)
Winning Seasons 17, Losing Seasons 37, .500 Seasons 1
Longest Winning Streak: 5 Seasons (1908-12)
Longest Losing Streak: 7 Seasons (1913-19, 1931-1937)
1900-10: 4-6 - 1908, 1909
1911-20: 2-8 - 1911, 1912
1921-30: 2-7-1
1931-40: 2-8
1941-50: 3-7
1951-60: 3-2
Last 10 Seasons 4-6
Last 5 Seasons 3-2

St. Louis Cardinals - 9 Pennants, 3-6 in WS, Last Pennant (1954), Last WS Win (1950)
Most Wins 103 (1915), Most Losses 99 (1936)
Winning Seasons 29, Losing Seasons 22, .500 Seasons 3
Longest Winning Streak: 9 Seasons (1946-54)
Longest Losing Streak: 10 Seasons (1930-39)
1900-10: 3-6-1 - 1906
1911-20: 6-2-2 - 1914, 1915, 1916
1921-30: 8-2 - 1923, 1924
1931-40: 1-9
1941-50: 8-2 - 1950
1951-60: 4-1 - 1953, 1954
Last 10 Seasons 9-1
Last 5 Seasons 4-1


Last Pennant:

1912 - PIT
1931 - BSN
1940 - NYA
1942 - CLE
1943 - BKN
1946 - SLA
1947 - WSH, CIN
1949 - BOS, PHI
1950 - CHA
1951 - PHA
1952 - NYG
1954 - STL
1955 - DET, CHN

Last World Series Championship:

1909 - PIT
1920 - CHA
1921 - NYG
1922 - SLA
1931 - BSN
1938 - CHN
1940 - NYA
1941 - WSH
1942 - CLE
1943 - BKN
1945 - BOS
1947 - CIN
1949 - PHI
1950 - STL
1951 - PHA
1955 - DET

[jdw]

> an I still say Betters got robbed

On what basis?


John

[canadiancreed]

Originally Posted by jdw

> an I still say Betters got robbed

On what basis?


John

none I jsut figured it's expected me to say that every year

Although barring a major run by the Reds, Betters will be remembered as the other good catcher in the NL

[jdw]

Matt - might want to check some of those team records for the 50s. The Dodgers were over .500 last season if I recall.


John

[Matt from TN]

Originally Posted by jdw

Matt - might want to check some of those team records for the 50s. The Dodgers were over .500 last season if I recall.


John

Nope... 8 years w/out a winning season.