BATT - Baseball All Team Tournament

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There have been 2526 individual teams since 1901. The goal is to see if I can make it to the end of a tournament using all 2526 teams.

Heres the setup:
All series best of 7.- 1263 of them in the 1st round
Setting up a double elimination scenario - with adjustments as necessary to even out teams.
Teams seeded by winning percentage - I chose to count all games even if not played to a win/loss conclusion.
Settings by year of higher seed
DH available at home games of teams that used it regularly
Taking rosters at end of season and however the AI sets the team up.
Injuries remain possible for just that series.

I am alternating between playing the highest seed matchups and the middle of the brackets. Will post results of 13 series at a time as things begin. Also the series MVP and any notable results I observe.

on to the first 13 results:

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Top of the bracket:
The first 5 series went about as expected, with a couple of wins stolen by Philadelphia Athletics teams
1) 1906 Cubs over 2526) 1916 Athletics 4-1 = Mordecai Brown 1-1, 0.50 18 IP
2) 1902 Pirates over 2525) 1904 Senators 4-0 = Tommy Leach .500 (8-16) 1-9
3) 2001 Mariners over 2524) 1935 Braves 4-0 -= Bret Boone .563 (9-16) 2-9
4) 1909 Pirates over 2523) 1962 Mets 4-0 = Howie Camnitz 2-0, 1.00 18 IP
5) 1954 Indians over 2522) 1919 Athletics 4-2 = Bobby Avila .360 (9-25) 2-5
6) 1927 Yankees over 2521) 2003 Tigers 4-3 = Babe Ruth .400 (12-30) 4-9
-- This series nearly was the first surprise of the tourney. The Tigers jumped out to a 3-1 lead, and both teams scored early and often. Dimitri Young hit .500 (13-26) and drove in 13. The Babe hit 2 HR in game 7 to keep the Murderers Row in the winners bracket.

2520) 1909 Senators over 7) 1998 Yankees 4-2 = George McBride .560 (14-25) 6 rbi
HIGHEST RANKED UPSET! Game 1 featured a young Walter Johnson outdueling David Cone, From there the Senators jumped out to a 3-0 advantage as they had 5 hitters over .391 for the series, higher than any Yankee regular (Bernie Williams at .385)

Bottom of the bracket:
Of the 6 series completed, 4 series were won by the lower seed, while 3 series went the distance.
1269) 1973 Cardinals over 1258) 1914 Cubs 4-1 = Bob Gibson 2-0 0.00, 18 IP, 9 K
1259) 1916 Browns over 1268) 1973 Twins 4-2 = Del Pratt .385 (10-26) 1-5
1260) 1940 Pirates over 1267) 1972 Twins 4-3 = Spud Davis .500 (14-28) 1-7
1266) 1969 Astros over 1261) 1947 Athletics 4-3 = Larry Dierker 2-0 0.90, 20 IP 10K
1265) 1966 Indians over 1262) 1953 Senators 4-1 = Joe Azcue .450 (9-20) 3-6
1264) 1958 Tigers over 1263) 1955 Phillies 4-3 - Harvey Kuenn .481 (13-27), 4 rbi

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Second set in the books.

Top of the bracket:

No upsets but 1 big scare.

8) 1931 Athletics over 2519) 1952 Pirates 4-0 = Max Bishop .538 (7-13) 2 rbi
9) 1939 Yankees over 2518) 1939 Browns 4-1 = Frankie Crosetti .600 (12-20) 2-8
10) 1995 Indians over 2517) 1941 Phillies 4-2 = Carlos Baerga .538 (14-26) 2-9
11) 1907 Cubs over 2516) 1942 Phillies 4-0 = Mordecai Brown 2-0 0.00 18 IP
Brown, Jack Pfiester and Orval Overall held the Phils to 3 runs (only 1 earned) and 17 hits total.

12) 1929 Athletics over 2515) 1932 Red Sox 4-2 = Al Simmons .452 (14-31)
Jimmie Foxx and Jimmie Dykes each hit .480 (12-25) with Foxx also hitting 3 HR.

13) 1932 Yankees over 2514) 1915 Athletics 4-3 = Lou Gehrig .348 (8-23) 1-8
All 7 games went to the home team, as Philadelphia tried their best for an upset, scoring 12 in games 4 and 5. Stuffy McInnis, Amos Stunk and Nap Lajoie all hit over .400. The Yankees bombed back with 16 in game 6 and took control of game 7 early.

Bottom of the bracket:

3 lower seeds win and 2 series go the distance.

1276) 1984 Phillies over 1251) 1980 Braves 4-2 = Juan Samuel .440 (11-25) 1-6
1252) 2015 Indians over 1275) 1984 Twins 4-1 = Corey Kluber 2-0 0.59, 15.1 IP, 16 K
1274) 1984 Angels over 1253) 1968 Athletics 4-2 = Mike Hershberger .476 (10-21) 2-7
First MVP from a losing team. Reggie Jackson put up good numbers for both teams, hitting .381 (8-21) 1-5 for Oakland and .348 (8-23) with 6 rbi for California.

1273) 1982 Padres over 1254) 1974 Twins 4-3 = Sixto Lezcano .387 (12-31) 1-6
The third straight season of the Twins to go down, following 1972 and 1973. No fault of Rod Carew in this series however, as he hit .455.

1255) 1975 Cardinals over 1272) 1977 Astros 4-2 = Ted Simmons .409 (9-22) 1-5
1256) 1983 Expos over 1271) 1977 Cubs 4-0 = Andre Dawson .444 (8-18) 3-4
1257) 1911 White Sox over 1270) 1974 Astros 4-3 = Ping Bodie .370 (10-27) 7 rbi

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The third group has been completed.

Top of the bracket:

No surprises here.

14) 1919 Reds over 2513) 1911 Rustlers (BOS-N) 4-1 = Hod Eller 2-0, 0.90, 20 IP, 13 K
15) 1912 Red Sox over 2512) 1928 Phillies 4-2 = Jake Stahl .481 (13-27) 4 rbi
16) 1942 Cardinals over 2511) 2018 Orioles 4-1 = Enos Slaughter .526 (10-19) 1-5
17) 1905 Giants over 2510) 1909 Doves (BOS-N) 4-1 = Mike Donlin .522 (12-23) 6 rbi
18) 1953 Dodgers over 2509) 2019 Tigers 4-2 = Gil Hodges .409 (9-22) 2-6
19) 1910 Cubs over 2508) 1937 Browns 4-2 = Frank Schulte .375 (9-24) 6 rbi
20) 1904 Giants over 2507) 1939 Phillies 4-2 - Christy Mathewson 2-0 0.00 19 IP, 2 shutouts

Bottom of the bracket:

3 lower seeds and just one 7 game series in this group.

1245) 1943 Tigers over 1282) 1993 Dodgers 4-2 = Pinky Higgins .435 (10-23) 4 rbi
1246) 1948 Giants over 1281) 1992 Astros 4-2 = Willard Marshall .556 (15-27) 3-8
Lots of longballs from the Giants. Johnny Mize and Bobby Thomson went deep 4 times, while Marshall and Walker Cooper hit 3 longballs.

1280) 1991 Angels over 1247) 1959 Pirates 4-3 = Wally Joyner ..333 (11-33) 4-11
Tightest series thus far. Game 1 went 17 innings, while game 3 was a pitching duel between Mark Langston and Vern Law that went 13, with Joyner hitting a walkoff HR. 5 games decided by 1 run/ Father and son Dick Schofield matched up, Dad not playing much for the Pirates, son hitting .310 for the Angels.

1279) 1989 Expos over 1248) 1926 Tigers 4-0 = Andres Galarraga .556 (10-18) 7 rbi
1249) 1962 Phillies over 1278) 1989 Brewers 4-2 = Don Demeter .360 (9-25) 3-6
1277) 1987 Athletics over 1250) 1979 Indians 4-1 = Luis Polonia .450 (9-20) 1-4

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Here is the fourth entry:

Top of the bracket:

Once again no surprises.

21) 1969 Orioles over 2506) 1911 Browns 4-1 = Don Buford .474 (9-19) 5 rbi
22) 1909 Cubs over 2505) 1910 Browns 4-0 = Orval Overall 2-0 0.40 18 IP, 13 K
23) 1942 Dodgers over 2504) 1938 Phillies 4-0 = Arky Vaughan .500 (8-16) 3 rbi
24) 1912 Giants over 2503) 1945 Phillies 4-1 = Fred Merkle .417 (10-24) 1-4
25) 1942 Yankees over 2502) 1926 Red Sox 4-1 = Roy Cullenbine .400 (8-20) 3 rbi
Winning pitcher in the only Red Sox win? Red Ruffing. Losing pitcher in the game? Also Red Ruffing.

26) 1943 Cardinals over 2501) 1961 Phillies 4-1 = Stan Musial .400 (8-20) 2-7

Bottom of the bracket:

2 lower seeds win, 3 series to the maximum

1238) 1903 Superbas over 1289) 2010 Athletics 4-3 = Jimmy Sheckard .379 (11-29) 2-10
Oakland was winning game 7 4-3 with 2 outs in the 9th when Sheckard hit a 2 run walkoff HR off of Dallas Braden.

1239) 1925 Cardinals over 1288) 2010 Tigers 4-2 = Rogers Hornsby .478 (11-23) 3-7
Justin Verlander won both of his outings and Miguel Cabrera hit .444 for the Tigers.

1287) 2008 Indians over 1240) 1938 Bees 4-1 = Victor Martinez .381 (8-21) 5 rbi
1286) 2005 Nationals over 1241) 1958 Indians 4-2 = Nick Johnson .400 (8-20) 1-9
1242) 1913 Pirates over 2005 Brewers 4-3 = Jim Viox .346 (9-26) 1-3
Home team won all games. Game 7 was a pitchers duel between Babe Adams and Ben Sheets. Pittsburgh won 1-0 in the bottom of the 9th on an rbi single by Adams himself.

1243) 1922 Indians ocer 1284) 2002 White Sox 4-3 = Tris Speaker .483 (14-29) 4-15
1244) 1931 Indians over 1283) 1996 Reds 4-1 = Earl Averill .381 (8-21) 3-9

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Loving this.

Will you be giving a regular rundown of how each franchise is doing? IE How many teams they have left in the comp?

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Originally Posted by luckymann

Loving this.

Will you be giving a regular rundown of how each franchise is doing? IE How many teams they have left in the comp?

Crossed my mind last night that it would be a good idea to do that. I think after roughly every 100 series (8 sets of 13) I will do that. I'm hoping to continue with roughly 1 set of 13 series a day.

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The 5th installment is complete.

Top of the bracket:

Led this group of games off with an upset, ended it with 3 straight sweeps.

2500) 1965 Mets over 27) 1944 Cardinals 4-1 = Galen Cisco 2-0 1.00 18 IP
28) 1961 Yankees over 2499) 1903 Senators 4-1 = Bill Skowron .476 (10-21) 4-9
Whitey Ford held the Senators to 1 run in each of his 2 starts.

29) 1946 Red Sox over 2498) 1920 Athletics 4-1 = Ted Williams .529 (9-17) 3-9
30) 1970 Orioles over 2497) 1925 Red Sox 4-3 = Frank Robinson .500 (12-24) 2-11
Orioles took 3-0 lead before Boston tied the series. Roy Carlyle hit 5 HR in the series for the Red Sox.

31) 1975 Reds over 2496) 1903 Cardinals 4-0 = Joe Morgan .400 (6-15) 6 rbi
32) 1986 Mets over 2495) 1905 Superbas 4-0 = Lenny Dykstra .632 (12-19) 1-9
One of the biggest massacres of the tourney thus far. Brooklyn scored 3 runs for the series, while the Mets mashed for double digit runs in the last 3 games. Pitcher Ron Darling hit a HR (one of 4 for the Mets) in the 20-1 rout in game 4.

33) 2018 Red Sox over 2494) 2013 Astros 4-0 = Andrew Benintendi .429 (6-14) 2 rbi

Bottom of the bracket:

3 lower seeds advance. 2 series go the maximum.

1232) 2018 Diamondbacks over 1295) 2016 Royals 4-3 = Nick Ahmed .407 (11-27) 3-6
KC led series 3-1. Ketel Marte hit walkoff HR off of Wade Davis in the 10th inning of game 7. Both Zack Greinke and Patrick Corbin had 21 strikeouts in the series.

1294) 2015 Orioles over 1233) 2018 Nationals 4-1 = Jonathon Schoop .368 (7-19) 5-8
Adam Jones hit a 3 run walkoff HR in the 10th inning of game 5 to end the series.

1234) 1968 Yankees over 1293) 2013 Diamondbacks 4-2 = Joe Pepitone .333 (8-24) 4 rbi
1292) 2012 Phillies over 1235) 1981 Indians 4-0 = Carlos Ruiz .412 (7-17) 2-7
1291) 2012 Diamondbacks over 1236) 1981 Giants 4-2 = Justin Upton .450 (9-20) 1-5
1237) 1902 Bronchos (CLE) over 1290) 2011 Blue Jays 4-3 = Nap Lajoie .346 (9-26) 2-10

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Group 6 complete.

Top of the bracket:

Lots of Connie Mack's players and a couple of powerful Yankees teams move to the winners bracket.


34) 1954 Yankees over 2493) 2004 Diamondbacks 4-2 = Bob Grim 2-0 0.50, 18 IP 14 K
Whitey Ford had the other 2 wins, a 2.00 ERA and 21 K in 18 IP.

35) 1911 Athletics over 2492) 1963 Mets 4-1 = Stuffy McInnis .667 (14-21) 6 rbi
36) 1930 Athletics over 2491) 1946 Athletics 4-0 = Al Simmons .556 (10-18) 1-7
The game 4 battle of Mackmen had the 1946 team up 11-8 after 4 only to be shut down by Eddie Rommel the rest of the way while the 1930 club kept hitting, winning 19-12.

2490) 1943 Athletics over 37) 2019 Astros 4-2 = Josh Reddick .375 (9-24) 1-5
This series turned in game 2. Roberto Osuna left in game 2 with 2 outs in the 9th with an arm injury, out for the series. His replacement, Will Harris, got the final out in game 2. The Astros bullpen lost game 3 with a 1-1 tie broken in the 8th, Harris blew game 4 in the 9th, game 5 was lost in the 12th inning, and in game 6 the Mackmen broke a tie in the 8th against Zack Greinke.

38) 1910 Athletics over 2489) 1906 Americans (BOS) = Charles Bender 2-1 0.64 28 IP 27 K
This series deserves a note for all 7 games. In game 1, Cy Young outlasted Chief Bender 2-0 in 10 innings. Game 2 was a Philly blowout 11-2. Game 3 turned into a 15 inning marathon won by the Athletics 9-7. In game 4 Bender outdueled Young 2-0. Game 5 was a Boston blowout 11-1. Game 6 went to the 17th inning with Boston winning 3-2. Then Game 7 featured Young and Bender again and Bender again got the 2-0 win.

39) 1936 Yankees over 2488) 1908 Cardinals 4-2 = Red Rolfe .615 (16-26) 2-8

Bottom of the bracket:

3 more lower seeds victorious, just 1 series going 7.

1302) 1975 Giants over 1225) 2000 Rockies 4-1 = Steve Ontiveros .450 (9-20) 1-9
1301) 1988 Expos over 1226) 2001 Mets 4-0 = Hubie Brooks .438 (7-16) 3 rbi
1227) 2005 Padres over 1300) 1985 Red Sox 4-2 = Joe Randa .458 (11-24) 1-7
1228) 2006 Astros over 1299) 1983 Padres 4-2 = Lance Berkman .304 (7-23) 3-4
1229) 2007 Dodgers over 1298) 1968 Braves 4-3 = Russell Martin .480 (12-25) 1-8
Joe Torre homered 5 times and knocked in 13 for the Braves this series.

1230) 2008 Diamondbacks over 1297) 1967 Pirates 4-2 = Conor Jackson .444 (12-27) 6 rbi
1296) 2019 Phillies over 1231) 2014 Brewers 4-1 = Corey Dickerson .300 (6-20) 3-5

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Here is the 7th group:

Top of the bracket:

A couple of series to the wire, but all series conclude as expected.

40) 1928 Yankees over 2487) 1907 Senators 4-0 = Tony Lazzeri .400 (8-20) 2-6
41) 1931 Cardinals over 2486) 1952 Tigers 4-3 = Pepper Martin .310 (9-29) 3-8
42) 1934 Tigers over 2485) 1969 Padres 4-1 = Hank Greenberg .381 (8-21) 2-5
43) 1953 Yankees over 2484) 1969 Expos 4-3 = Yogi Berra .429 (12-28) 3-12
44) 1998 Braves over 2483) 1932 White Sox 4-1 = Chipper Jones .429 (9-21) 2-8
45) 2019 Dodgers over 2482) 1906 Beaneaters 4-0 - Corey Seager .737 (14-19) 1-6
Dodgers hitting wore out Boston pitching, scoring 50 runs in the series Seager was 5-5 in game 4. Justin Turner drove in 11 in the series.Joc Pederson hit .400 with 4 HR and 8 RBI, and Cody Bellinger hit .500 and also drove in 8.

46) 1915 Red Sox over 2481) 1923 Phillies 4-2 = Duffy Lewis .423 (11-26) 7 rbi
Babe Ruth on the mound: 2-0, 1.00 18 IP 18 K.

Bottom of the bracket:

We had 1 7 game series and 2 lower seed wins in this group.

1219) 1988 Astros over 1308) 1917 Reds 4-3 = Greasy Neale .448(13-29) 5-12
Deciding game went 11 innings.

1307) 1910 Phillies over 1220) 1991 Royals 4-1 = Sherry Magee .421 (8-19) 6 rbi
1221) 1992 Padres over 1306) 1975 Indians 4-1 = Fred McGriff .368 (7-19) 4-8
1222) 1993 Mariners over 1305) 2011 Nationals 4-1 = Dave Valle .350 (7-20) 3-8
1304) 2002 Phillies over 1223) 1996 Astros 4-2 = Bobby Abreu .385(10-26) 2-4
1224) 2000 Angels over 1303) 1997 White Sox 4-2 = Troy Glaus .444 (12-27) 4-12
Albert Belle drove in 15 for the Pale Hose. Tim Salmon had the lowest average of the Angels at ,269, but he hit a 3 run walkoff HR to conclude the series.

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8 groups complete:

Top of the bracket:

Our 4th upset of the tourney from the upper group has happened.

47) 1937 Yankees over 2480) 1953 Pirates 4-0 = Joe DiMaggio .500 (10-20) 3 rbi
48) 1935 Cubs over 2479) 1949 Senators 4-2 = Billy Herman .500 (12-24) 8 rbi
2478) 1917 Pirates over 49) 1994 Expos 4-0 = William Fischer .588 (10-17) 2-7
The only game the Expos were really even in during this series was game 2. Pedro Martinez allowed 1 run over 8 innings, but John Wetteland got charged for 5 runs in the 10th to break the tie. Montreal had a couple of late rallies, but never enough to pull a game out.

50) 2004 Cardinals over 2477) 1914 Naps 4-1 = Reggie Sanders .381 (8-24) 2-7
51) 1913 Giants over 2476) 1964 Mets 4-3 = Larry Doyle .360 (9-25) 5 rbi
52) 1941 Yankees over 1940 Phillies 4-1 = Marius Russo 2-0 1.00 18 IP 13 K


Bottom of the bracket:

Of 7 series, 6 went to the lower seed in this group. 3 series went to a game 7.

1212) 1964 Angels over 1315) 1932 Tigers 4-1 = Bo Belinsky 1-0 0.00 9 IP 8 K
1314) 1911 Highlanders over 1213) 1967 Phillies 4-3 = Harry Wolter .346 (9-26) 2-6
1313) 1952 Cubs over 1214) 1971 Yankees 4-0 = Bill Serena .412 (7-17) 2-7
1312) 1932 Braves over 1215) 1971 Braves 4-0 = Randy Moore .500 (8-16) 2-4
The 1971 version of the franchise only scored 4 runs.

1311) 1928 Robins over 1216) 1973 Astros 4-3 = Jake Flowers .391 (9-23) 3 rbi
Houston had a 3-1 lead, including a 3 hitter from Jerry Reuss, but Brooklyn pitching held the Astros to just 1 run in each of the last 3 contests.

1310) 1922 White Sox over 1217) 1975 Mets 4-3 = Ted Blankenship 2-0 0.00 17.2 IP
Tom Seaver struck out 23 over his 2 outings, but had no run support.

1309) 1952 Senators over 1218) 1979 Twins 4-1 = Pete Runnels .450 (9-20) 2 rbi

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RECAP THRU 8 GROUPS:
104 series - 208 teams have played.

From the top half of the bracket 4 top seeds fall to the elimination bracket. 1998 Yankees, 1944 Cardinals, 2019 Astros, 1994 Expos.

At the bottom of the bracket, after the last sim being heavily to the lower seeds, the result is equal, 26 higher seeds, 26 lower seeds. Considering all of those teams were at or around .500, that result is not a surprise.

Here are the current franchise records, sorted by expansion

Browns/Orioles: 4-5
Red Sox: 4-5
White Sox: 2-3
Indians: 8-5
Tigers: 3-6
Senators/Twins: 2-10
Yankees: 13-2
Athletics: 7-8
Braves: 2-8
Cubs: 6-2
Reds: 2-2
Dodgers: 6-2
Phillies: 6-11
Pirates: 5-4
Cardinals: 7-3
Giants: 6-1
Angels: 4-0
Senators/Rangers: no appearances
Astros: 3-7
Mets: 2-5
Royals: 0-2
Brewers: 0-3
Expos/Nationals: 4-4
Padres: 3-2
Mariners: 2-0
Blue Jays: 0-1
Rockies: 0-1
Marlins: no appearances
Rays: no appearances
Diamondbacks: 3-2

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The 9th set of games is complete.

Top of the bracket:

Some big names show up as all 7 series go as expected.

53) 1933 Senators over 2474) 1928 Braves 4-2 = Joe Cronin .458 (11-24) 3 rbi
54) 1963 Yankees over 2473) 1912 Highlanders 4-0 = Tom Tresh .538 (7-13) 1-3
55) 1903 Americans over 2472) 1954 Athletics 4-1 = Cy Young 1-1 0.00 17 IP 11 K
Boston’s Young threw a 3-hitter in game 1, lost game 4 with 3 unearned runs charged.

56) 1903 Pirates over 2471) 1905 Beaneaters 4-1 = Ginger Beaumont .571 (12-21) 4 rbi
Honus Wagner also hit .500 for the series, while Fred Clarke drove in 7.

57) 1940 Reds over 2470) 1996 Tigers 4-1 = Bobby Higginson .571 (12-21) 1-4
Reds had solid series from Mike McCormick (,500), Harry Craft and Ernie Lombardi (7 rbi each) and Paul Derringer (2-0) but Higginson had 3 hits in each of the first 3 games and hit in all 5 to get the nod.

58) 1923 Yankees over 2469) 1979 Blue Jays 4-3 = Babe Ruth .550 (11-20) 1-8, drew 11 BB!
Ruth’s OPS: 1.569! Game 3 was a wild one. Yankees up 2-1 headed to the 7th, add 5 more in the top of the inning, chasing Jim Clancy. Toronto responds by knocking out Waite Hoyt, sending 13 men to the plate and scoring 9 times. New York got 2 back in the top of the 8th and 2 more in the 9th to regain an 11-10 lead, but Al Woods hits a 2 run homer off of Sad Sam Jones to gain a 12-11 win for the Blue Jays.

59) 1901 Pirates over 2468) 1927 Phillies 4-2 = Lefty Davis .433 (13-30) 1-2
Wagner and Clarke hit .407 with Clarke driving in 8. Game 2 goes 14 innings, and Pittsburgh finishes the game with projected game 3 starter Deacon Phillippe. This gives Jesse Tannehill an extra start, and he proceeds to win games 1, 3, and 6.

Bottom of the bracket:

The .500 record between higher and lower seeds continues. 3 lower seeds win. Another 4 series take all 7 games.

1206) 1935 Red Sox over 1321) 1962 Indians 4-2 = Lefty Grove 2-0 1.06 17 IP
1320) 1902 Reds over 1207) 1945 Giants 4-3 = Jake Beckley .524 (11-21) 1-3
Joe Kelley drove in 12 for Cincinnati.

1208) 1948 Tigers over 1319) 1945 Indians 4-3 = Pat Mullin .444 (12-27) 5 rbi
Game 1 takes 14 innings to settle.

1318) 1933 Indians over 1209) 1957 Tigers 4-3 = Earl Averill .433 (13-30) 5-13
Detroit blows a 3-1 lead. Tigers game 1 starter Billy Hoeft leaves in the 3rd inning.with a series ending elbow injury. Al Kaline hit .419 for Detroit with 4 HR and 11 RBI.

1210) 1960 Giants over 1317) 1957 Indians 4-2 = Don Blasingame .458 (11-24) 2 rbi
Orlando Cepeda drove in 10 for the Giants.

1316) 1934 Red Sox over 1211) 1963 Cubs 4-3 = Billy Werber .448 (13-29) 2 rbi
Game 2 was scoreless thru 15 frames. Red Sox catcher Rick Farrell drove in Moose Solters with the only run of the game. Farrell had 4 of his 9 hits in that contest. Boston scored 10+ in each of the other 3 wins.The 4 hall of fame Cubs hitters (Williams, Brock, Santo and Banks) collectly hit ..258 (29-117) but did drive in 16 of the 22 runs scored.

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10th group is in.

Top of the bracket:

Had one series down to the wire, but all top seeds move on.

60) 1911 Giants over 2467) 1908 Highlanders 4-1 = Josh Devore .500 (12-24) 8 rbi
Game 3 was the most lopsided game of the BATT so far, with the Giants winning 23-1.(22 hits, 8 walks and 7 Highlander errors)

61) 1984 Tigers over 2466) 1948 White Sox 4-2 = Kirk Gibson .417 (10-24) 1-2
62) 1988 Athletics over 2465) 1927 Red Sox 4-0 = Jose Cansco .368 (7-19) 2-6
63) 1993 Braves over 2464) 1921 Phillies 4-1 = Terry Pendleton .381 (8-21) 4-10
Jeff Blauser hit 3 HR. Greg Maddux wins 2 CG, with a 1.50 ERA and 12 K.

64) 2017 Dodgers over 2463) 2019 Orioles 4-1 = Curtis Granderson .444 (8-18) 3-4
65) 1979 Orioles over 2462) 1998 Marlins 4-3 = Ken Singleton .385 (10-26) 5-8
Orioles nearly blow a 3-1 lead to the first Marlins entry of the tourney. Singleton accounted for all the Baltimore offense of game 7, hitting a 2 run shot in the 6th and a walkoff solo homer in the 9th, both off of Ryan Dempster.

Bottom of the bracket:

Our lower seeds continue to do well, with 4 of 7 advancing top\ the top bracket also 4 series needed the maximum games.

1326) 1974 Phillies over 1199) 1994 Dodgers 4-3 = Willie Montanez .552 (16-29) 6 rbi
Lots of offense in this series. Phillies score 43, Dodgers 39. Individual stars: Greg Luzinski (.414-2-11), Mike Piazza (.333-3-9), Tim Wallach (.320-4-10).

1200) 1901 Orioles (NYY) over 1327) 1973 Pirates 4-1 = Bill Keister .476 (10-21) 8 rbi
1201) 1995 Cubs over 1326) 1973 Yankees 4-3 = Bobby Mercer .429 (12-28) 4-9
Thurman Munson also hits 4 HR. Roy White and Sammy Sosa go deep 3 times. Back and forth series, Yankees up 3 games to 1, Cubs 3B Todd Zeile hits a walkoff HR off of Sparky Lyle in game 7.

1325) 1969 Yankees over 1202) 1921 Robins 4-3 = Gene Michael .500 (13-26) 4 rbi
1324) 1966 Angels over 1203) 1917 Tigers 4-2 = Rick Reichardt .381 (8-21) 4 rbi
1323) 1965 Cardinals over 1204) 1929 Cardinals 4-3 = Curt Flood .538 (14-26) 3-8
Lou Brock hit .424 and stole 2 bases in game 1, but catcher Jimmie Wilson caught him 6 times in the rest of the series. 1929 Redbird LF Chick Hafey hit .519.

1205) 1932 Phillies over 1322) 1964 Pirates 4-2 = Spud Davis .481 (13-27) 2-9
Chuck Klein hit .520 (1 HR 7 RBI) for Philadelphia, his Pittsburgh RF counterpart, Roberto Clemente, hit .481 (4 RBI)

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The 11th section of our bracket was a pretty quiet one.

Top of the bracket:

Chalk it up.

66) 1918 Cubs over 2461) 1979 Athletics 4-3 = Charlie Hollocher .393 (11-28) 5 rbi
All games won by home team.

67) 1915 Tigers over 2460) 1930 Phillies 4-0 = Marty Kavanagh .417 (8-17) 1-6
68) 1917 White Sox over 2459) 1913 Cardinals 4-0 = Happy Felsch .563 (9-16) 8 rbi
69) 1921 Yankees over 2458) 1988 Orioles 4-2 = Babe Ruth .471 (8-17) 3-6
70) 1928 Athletics over 2457) 1977 Blue Jays 4-2 = Bing Miller .423 (11-23) 7 rbi
71) 2002 Yankees over 2456) 1912 Braves 4-2 = Alfonso Soriano .481 (13-27) 2-7
72) 1971 Orioles over 2455) 1907 Cardinals 4-1 = Merv Rettenmund .375 (9-24) 1 rbi

Bottom of the bracket:

5 of the 6 lower seeds advanced. This time no series made it to game 7.

1334) 1987 Pirates over 1193) 2001 Red Sox 4-2 = Bobby Bonilla .333 (8-24) 3-5
1333) 1987 Phillies over 1194) 2011 Dodgers 4-2 = Matt Kemp .435 (10-23) 4-7
Clayton Kershaw wins both of his starts (1.26 17 K in 14.1 IP) for the only Los Angeles wins. Steve Bedrosian saved all 4 Philly wins.

1332) 1984 Astros over 1195) 2018 Pirates 4-1 = Jose Cruz.476 (10-21) 2-9
Nolan Ryan strikes out 20 in 15 IP, wins both starts.

1196) 1966 White Sox over 1331) 1984 Braves 4-1 = Gary Peters 2-0 0.53 17 IP 9 K
1330) 1979 Cubs over 1197) 1968 Reds 4-2 = Dave Kingman .364 (8-22) 3-4
Lots of late inning wins. Tony Perez (.391-2-6) homers off of Bruce Sutter in the 8th inning of game 1. Cubs win games 2 and 4 in the 9th, making Sutter a winner in each.

1329) 1976 Astros over 1198) 1998 Cardinals 4-1 = Enos Cabell .550 (11-20) 1 rbi

[luckymann]

How many rounds will it take to decide the ultimate champion? I guess you'll have to do some repecharges along the way to get the numbers right?

And are you keeping cumulative individual player stats?

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Originally Posted by luckymann

How many rounds will it take to decide the ultimate champion? I guess you'll have to do some repecharges along the way to get the numbers right?

And are you keeping cumulative individual player stats?

Answering the second part first: No. I felt that would be way too much.

As for the main structure, it will take at least 10 rounds to get out of the winners bracket, and definitely more thru the elimination side. Yes, I will have to be creative on evening out the structure. just after round 1 alone there are 1263 winners and 1263 headed for the consolation bracket. I plan to rerank the teams for new matchups adding the tourney records to the real ones, and wiill pull a team from the winners side to battle the extra from the losers side. winners bracket team will get home field even if they have the lower record, and depending on that result will have 1 team eliminated or 2 headed to the next elimination round.

Long way to go to get there. Only 11.3% thru the first round.

[luckymann]

Your dedication is admirable. Just watch out for those odd numbers!!

[blubbla]

The 12th grouping has been completed.

Top of the bracket:

Been a while since an upset. Not getting one here.

73) 1941 Dodgers over 2454) 1904 Phillies 4-1 = Dolph Camilli .471 (8-17) 2-(12-26) 2 rbi
74) 1920 Indians over 2453) 1988 Braves 4-2 = Steve O’Neill .448 (13-29) 1-8
75) 1951 Yankees over 2452) 1912 Browns 4-2 = Gil McDougald .462 (12-26) 2rbi
Eddie Lopat throws a 3 hitter in the decisive game 6.

76) 1955 Dodgers over 2451) 1910 Doves 4-1 = Jackie Robinson .619(13-21) 1-7
77) 1957 Yankees over 2450) 1956 Athletics 4-3 = Harry Simpson .462 (12-26) 2-7
Yogi Berra had a solid series too (.360-3-10).

78) 1980 Yankees over 1951 Browns 4-1 = Reggie Jackson .529 (9-17) 2-6

Bottom of the bracket:

Higher seeds ruled this group, going 5-2. Only the first series played went the distance.

1186) 1914 Tigers over 1341)2004 Indians 4-2 = George H Burns .381 (8-21) 1-7
1187) 1936 Indians over 1340) 2001 Blue Jays 4-1 = Hal Trosky .400 (8-20) 1-7
1339) 1996 Marlins over 1188) 1943 Pirates 4-1 = Jeff Conine .421 (8-19) 2-4
1189) 1947 Indians over 1338) 1996 Brewers 4-1 = Joe Gordon .450 (9-20) 5-8
1190) 1976 Indians over 1337) 1993 Red Sox 4-0 = Ray Fosse .467 (7-15) 1-6
1336) 1990 Angels over 1191) 1981 White Sox 4-1 = Lance Parrish ..421 (8-19) 3-6
1192) 1973 Mets over 1335) 1989 Twins 4-3 = John Milner.500 (12-24) 2-11
Wayne Garrett hit grand slams in games 3 and 4, driving in 11 for the series, but only hit ,154!

[blubbla]

The 13th segment of round 1 is in the books.

Top of the bracket:

Last time, I mentioned we had not had an upset in a while. This group got one and a few more stomach churners.

2448) 1950 Athletics over 79) 1990 Athletics 4-3 = Eddie Joost .318 (7-22) 1-9
Game 7 went 13 innings, both teams scoring in the 10th, then in the 13th Dennis Eckersley, who had thrown 4 innings, ran out of gas and the Mackmen pushed 4 runs across for the 6-2 victory.

80) 1993 Giants over 2447) 1930 Red Sox 4-3 = Robby Thompson.385 (10-26) 3 rbi
Phil Todt hit 4 HR and drove in 9 for Boston.

81) 1999 Braves over 2446) 1906 Cardinals 4-3 = Javy Lopez .391 (9-23) 7 rbi
82) 2002 Athletics over 2445) 2012 Astros 4-0 = Eric Chavez .444 (8-18) 1-3
83) 2009 Yankees over 2444) 1976 Expos 4-3 = Robinson Cano .382 (13-34) 3-7
Expos put game 1 in the win column in 13 innings, and game 4 in the 11th. Montreal’s offense was provided by Gary Carter (.407-3-7) and Mike Jorgensen (.393-4-7), each having a 2 homer game.

84) 2016 Cubs over 2443) 1945 Athletics 4-3 + Kris Bryant .484 (15-31) 3 rbi
Philadelphia claimed the first 2 games in extra innings, roughing up the Cubs bullpen for 8 runs in an 11-9 game 1 win, then winning game 2 1-0 with a 10th inning score against Aroldis Chapman. Jake Arrieta (2-0 1.69), Anthony Rizzo (.333-2-8) and Bryant would regain control.

85) 2018 Astros over 2442) 1902 Giants 4-1 = Alex Bregman .400 (8-20) 2-6

Bottom of the bracket:

3 higher seeds, 3 lower seeds, 3 7 game matchups.

1180) 1920 Pirates over 1347) 2010 Marlins 4-3 = Elmer Ponder 2-0 0.00 18 IP 9 K
Great pitching from Ponder and Wilbur Cooper (2-0 1.42 19 IP 11 K) outdueled Florida’s best hurlers, Ricky Nolasco (0-2 0.54 16.2 IP) and Anibal Sanchez (0-2 1.29 17 IP 7 K)

1346) 2010 Angels over 1181) 1922 Tigers 4-2 = Hideki Matsui .750 (3-4) 2-3
Matsui had 2 pinch hit HR, a walkoff homer in game 3 and another in the clincher game 6. Ty Cobb hit ,458 for Detroit.

1345) 2009 Brewers over 1182) 1952 Athletics 4-2 = Mike Cameron .455 (10-22) 2-9
The Brew Crew also had good offensive outputs from Corey Hart (.360, 6 rbi) and Prince Fielder (.360-3-7). Gus Zernial hit 4 HR and drove in 9 for Philadelphia.

1183) 1958 Red Sox over 1344) 2006 Reds 4-2 = Tom Brewer 2-0 0.50 18 IP 13 K
1184) 1959 Yankees over 1343) 2006 Rangers 4-3 = Gary Matthews Jr .423 (11-26) 1-5
Yogi Berra hit 3 HR this series but was otherwise quiet. Solid pitching from Texas hurler Kevin Millwood (2-0 2.00 ERA 18 IP 20 K) and New York’s Whitey Ford (2-0 1.89 19 IP 11 K)

1342) 2005 Blue Jays over 1185) 1972 Yankees 4-3 = Orlando Hudson .357 (10-28) 7 rbi