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I did a 1903 - 2006 sim, similar to yours in order to create a history for a solo league I'm going to play. I included all the expansions, franchise shifts and rule changes as well.
My franchise World Series champion tally is this:
13- New York/San Francisco Giants
11- New York Yankees
10- Philadelphia/Oakland Athletics
8 - Detroit Tigers
7 - Boston Red Sox
7 - Brooklyn/LA Dodgers
6 - Boston/Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves
5 - St. Louis Browns/Baltimore Orioles
5 - Kansas City Royals
4 - Cincinnati Reds
4 - St. Louis Cardinals
3 - Chicago Cubs
3 - Chicago White Sox
3 - Cleveland Indians
2 - Houston Astros
2 - Philadelphia Phillies
2 - Montreal Expos
1 - Colorado Rockies
1 - Florida Marlins
1 - Milwaukee Brewers
1 - Minnesota Twins
1 - New York Mets
1 - Pittsburgh Pirates
1 - San Diego Padres
1 - Tampa Bay Devil Rays
1 - Texas Rangers
0 - Los Angeles Angels
0 - Arizona Diamondbacks
0 - Seattle Mariners
0 - Toronto Blue Jays
The strength of the teams was pretty much historically accurate up until free agency came around, when it became an anything goes environment.
The greatest slugger of all time had to be Eddie Matthews of the Bos/Mil/Atl Braves. (1952-1973) He is the all-time leader in Home Runs with 737 as well as a host of other offensive stats. (Ruth was 15th with 538, McGwire 2nd with 660)
Pitching is a tougher call but probably Christy Matthewson with 454 wins was the best. Nolan Ryan frustrated me by retiring in 1989 with 298 wins and 4978 K's. Oh so close to some milestones there!
It's always interesting to see the twists and turns in a players or franchises fortunes in these kinds of sims.
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