Fictional Historical Sim From 1920-

darkcloud4579 · 04-25-2018, 11:01 AM

I usually play exclusively fictional, but decided to twist my normal way of playing and went with a historical start but with some changes:

- Integration began in 1920.
- Expansion happened earlier.
- Team moves were not necessarily the same.

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Here’s a timeline:
1920: MLB is integrated.
1944: AL adds Baltimore & Milwaukee. NL adds Kansas City & Minneapolis.
1947: Milwaukee and Minnesota swap leagues.
1953: St. Louis Cardinals move to Jersey City, NJ
1957: Brooklyn Dodgers move to Los Angeles. New York Giants move to San Francisco.
1960: Boston Bees (NL) move to Toronto.
1961: AL adds Los Angeles & Dallas.
1962: Leagues split into two divisions each. LCS (best of 5 games)
1962: Toronto Bees move to Buffalo, NY.
1966: Washington Senators move to Seattle. Philadelphia A’s move to Louisville.
1970: AL conducts a 5-year experiment on the designated hitter.
1975: Both leagues adopt the DH.
1976: Buffalo Bees move to Atlanta.
1977: Wild cards added to both leagues.
1977: Cleveland Spiders disband, become the Toronto Blue Jays.
1979: AL adds San Diego and Buffalo. NL adds Montreal & Denver.
1980: Play-in series for wild-cards added (best-of-3)
1980: Louisville A’s move to Nashville.
1981: Wild Card series abandoned. Post-season reverts to 4 teams per league.
1981: Interleague play begins.
1981: Nashville A’s move to New Orleans.
1981: San Diego Padres move to Louisville.
1988: Chicago White Sox move to Tampa, Florida.
1989: MLB realigns to three divisions per league. Post-season expands to 5 teams per league.
1990: Buffalo Bisons move to Washington, D.C., swap leagues with the Milwaukee Brewers
1991: Milwaukee Brewers disband, become the Portland Beavers.
1992: Cincinnati Reds move to Charlotte, N.C., New Orleans A’s disband, become the Oakland Oaks.
1996: AL expands to Indianapolis. NL expands to Phoenix.
2007: Washington Nationals move to Vancouver, B.C.
2009: Strike-shortened year (82 games). All 30 teams made post-season.

BirdWatcher · 04-26-2018, 10:10 AM

I love that there was a Denver team as early as 1979. I'm curious what they are called and how they have fared.

darkcloud4579 · 04-26-2018, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by BirdWatcher

I love that there was a Denver team as early as 1979. I'm curious what they are called and how they have fared.

They started as the Denver Bears, but I eventually renamed them the Colorado Rockies mostly because I didn't have enough good Bears unis and I was tired of looking at it. Also, I kind of figured a league with both Bears and Cubs seemed a little odd from a branding perspective and decided against it.

COLORADO ROCKIES (Began as the Denver Bears)
NL WEST CHAMPS: 1986, 1990, 1997, 1999
WILD CARD: 1985, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998
They’ve never won an NL pennant.

BirdWatcher · 04-26-2018, 03:40 PM

I love that they started as the Denver Bears- nice nod to our local baseball history. And I'm glad to see that at least they have been marginally competitive, even if they haven't made it to the promised land yet.

darkcloud4579 · 04-26-2018, 07:26 PM

HOME RUN LEADERS (as of Oct. 27, 2007)

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Rank	Player			HR	YEAR	
1	Barry Bonds#		916	1985-2007	 
2	Mark McGwire		750	1985-2004	 
3	Ralph Kiner*		713	1943-1965	 
4	Frank Robinson*		707	1953-1977	 
5	Bill Skowron*		696	1951-1969	 
6	Mickey Mantle*		668	1950-1975	 
7	Eddie Mathews*		645	1949-1973	 
8	Bobby Brooks*		623	1965-1989	 
8	Darryl Strawberry	623	1980-2001	 
10	Jim Thome#		615	1989-2007	 
11	Cool Papa Bell*		606	1925-1945	 
12	Jose Canseco		604	1983-2002	 
13	Mo Vaughn#		599	1989-2007	 
14	Fred McGriff		593	1982-2005	 
15	Gary Sheffield#		583	1986-2007

darkcloud4579 · 05-03-2018, 01:04 PM

I went back in history to look at some all-time greats. Here are a few stars that shined in our league who didn't have MLB careers of note.

OF George Kaufman (1944-66) - In real life, he was a minor leaguer who never saw the majors. In this sim, he was a first-ballot Hall of Famer who ended his career with 3595 hits, 2976 walks, a career .308 average and 215 home runs.

OF Cool Papa Bell (1925-45) - Since integration happened in 1920, Cool Papa Bell got to play in the bigs. He was a 9-time league MVP, won 4 World Series titles and ended his career as a .378 hitter, 4225 hits, and 606 career home runs.

ALL-TIME LEADERS BY POSITION

C: Johnny Bench, (Los Angeles Angels) - 467 HR
Roy Campanella, (Brooklyn Dodgers) - .347

1B: Bill Skowron, (Chicago White Sox) - 696
Lou Gehrig, (Philadelphia Phillies) .351

2B: Jeff Kent, (Active) - 337
Riggs Stephenson (NY Yankees) - .348

3B: Eddie Matthews (Detroit Tigers) - 619
John McGraw (NY Giants) - .350

SS: Alex Rodriguez (Active) - 566
Ballplayer Cooney (Philadelphia Phillies) - .354

LF: Barry Bonds (Active) - 891
Ed Delahanty - .375

CF: Sammy Sosa (Seattle Pilots) - 540
Ty Cobb - (Detroit Tigers) - .375

RF: Frank Robinson (NY Yankees) - 707
Cool Papa Bell (STL Browns) - .386

05-03-2018, 01:04 PM	#6
darkcloud4579 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 8,305 Blog Entries: 32	Unlikely All-Time Greats I went back in history to look at some all-time greats. Here are a few stars that shined in our league who didn't have MLB careers of note. OF George Kaufman (1944-66) - In real life, he was a minor leaguer who never saw the majors. In this sim, he was a first-ballot Hall of Famer who ended his career with 3595 hits, 2976 walks, a career .308 average and 215 home runs. OF Cool Papa Bell (1925-45) - Since integration happened in 1920, Cool Papa Bell got to play in the bigs. He was a 9-time league MVP, won 4 World Series titles and ended his career as a .378 hitter, 4225 hits, and 606 career home runs. ALL-TIME LEADERS BY POSITION C: Johnny Bench, (Los Angeles Angels) - 467 HR Roy Campanella, (Brooklyn Dodgers) - .347 1B: Bill Skowron, (Chicago White Sox) - 696 Lou Gehrig, (Philadelphia Phillies) .351 2B: Jeff Kent, (Active) - 337 Riggs Stephenson (NY Yankees) - .348 3B: Eddie Matthews (Detroit Tigers) - 619 John McGraw (NY Giants) - .350 SS: Alex Rodriguez (Active) - 566 Ballplayer Cooney (Philadelphia Phillies) - .354 LF: Barry Bonds (Active) - 891 Ed Delahanty - .375 CF: Sammy Sosa (Seattle Pilots) - 540 Ty Cobb - (Detroit Tigers) - .375 RF: Frank Robinson (NY Yankees) - 707 Cool Papa Bell (STL Browns) - .386 Attached Images

04-26-2018, 10:10 AM	#2
BirdWatcher Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 4,262	I love that there was a Denver team as early as 1979. I'm curious what they are called and how they have fared.

04-26-2018, 03:40 PM	#4
BirdWatcher Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 4,262	I love that they started as the Denver Bears- nice nod to our local baseball history. And I'm glad to see that at least they have been marginally competitive, even if they haven't made it to the promised land yet.