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Originally Posted by Spritze
I do three thngs to make this work nicely.
1) I control roster sizes to give players a chance to play. That means 15-20 man major league rosters in the 1800's but as more players start appearing I add more minor league teams so that most clubs eventually have two teams at every level. OOTP bounces a lot of players between the two teams but it works out. Doesn't bother me but other players have reported the bouncing as an OOTP bug.
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Keeping the rosters smaller up to the 50's is essential.
Most teams had a base group of 12-14 players and 7-9 pitchers for most seasons with others showing up via trades or because of injuries.
For example, the Chicago Cub franchise had on the field in various years (during the whole season):
1880 - 13 players / 6 pitchers
1891 - 21 players / 7 pitchers
1904 - 27 players / 8 pitchers
1920 - 31 players / 13 pitchers
1950 - 32 players / 12 pitchers
2000 - 50 players / 24 pitchers (and you wonder why teams are losing money!!)
Keeping ML rosters at around 20 until [changed date] after WWII will give you the most realistic player usage. (but, there are always exception!)