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[Matt from TN]

1920 World Series


The A's took a 2-0 lead in the 3rd inning, but the Giants scored a run in the bottom of the 3rd and then took the lead with a 2-run 5th inning. New York led 5-2 after 8 innings, and in the top of the 9th, the A's had runners on 2nd and 3rd with one out. Rube Bressler reached base on an error by LF George Burns, allowing Eddie Collins to score. Then, Doc Crandall got Val Picinich to fly out and Eddie Murphy to ground out, ending the contest.

Game 1: Philadelphia 3 - New York 5

A double by Frank Baker gave Philly a 2-run lead in the top of the 1st inning, but New York quickly got one of those runs back when Ross Youngs hit an RBI single. In the 2nd, Hank Gowdy singled home Fred Merkle to tie the game, and Gowdy scored on a Josh Devore single to give New York the lead. In the top of the 6th, Amos Strunk hit a game-tying single off Jeff Tesreau, and then John Knight doubled home two runs as the A's went on to win 5-3. Joe Bush finished off the last 4 innings against New York for the complete game win.

Game 2: Philadelphia 5 - New York 3



The Giants took a 7-1 lead after 7 innings, and most A's fans were leaving the stadium. In the bottom of the 9th, the A's led off with three straight singles off Ernie Shore, scoring one run. After the first out was recorded, Dick Burrus hit an RBI sac fly to make it 7-3. Eddie Murphy kept the game alive with a single, and Stuffy McInnis was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Joe Jackson hit a 2-run single, and Frank Baker followed with a 2-run double to tie the game at 7-7. Pinch hitter Dave Robertson hit a sac fly in the 10th to give New York the lead. But Wally Schang led off the bottom of the inning with a triple and later scored to tie the game again. In the 12th, Rube Bressler led off the bottom of the inning with a walk from Waite Hoyt. He later stole second and scored when Jimmy Dykes singled him home.

Game 3: New York 8 - Philadelphia 9

The Giants clobbered Herb Pennock for 11 runs (10 earned) in 5.2 innings. Doc Crandall tossed a 2-hit shutout.

Game 4: New York 11 - Philadelphia 0

The A's took a 5-0 lead after three innings off Jeff Tesreau. The Giants loaded the bases with one out in the 8th. Pitcher Jeff Tesreau scored on a groundout. Then Tillie Shafer and Larry Doyle hit back-to-back RBI singles. Eddie Murphy dropped a fly ball in RF to allow a 4th Athletic to score. Earl Smith then drew a walk, but Hank Gowdy grounded out to end the inning. In the 9th, The Giants had runners on 1st and 2nd with one out when Ross Youngs struck out. Tillie Shafer reached on an error by SS John Knight, loading the bases. But New York stranded all three runners when Larry Doyle grounded out.

Game 5: New York 4 - Philadelphia 5



Eddie Murphy scored on a fielder's choice in the 1st inning followed by an RBI single from Eddie Collins. Philly added a run in the 2nd and another in the 4th. That was all they needed as Chief Bender allowed just 1 run off 4 hits giving the A's their 3rd championship in 5 seasons.

Game 6: Philadelphia 4 - New York 1




Winner, 4-2: Philadelphia Athletics, 6th Championship, 11th Pennant

New York Giants, 13th Pennant

[tward13]

MLB has become a 2 team organization.

[Matt from TN]

Originally Posted by tward13

MLB has become a 2 team organization.

At least the Tigers made it close for once. There's barely been a pennant race since the Red Sox fell off.

[DiMaggio5CF]

Originally Posted by Matt from TN

With this setup, Babe Ruth will be a Red Sox, Curt Schilling an Oriole and Mike Piazza & Pedro Martinez as Dodgers. Will the Yankees of the 20s, 30s and 50s still be dominant? How will teams like the 90s Expos fair? Perhaps history will be more kind to them here.

Also what will come of the Mariners with Randy Johnson, Ken Griffey Jr and A-Rod? Will the Yankees of the 2000's still be dominant without free agency?

Without any further delay, here is 1892....

I know this is late, but Johnson came up with Montreal, not Seattle.

[Matt from TN]

Originally Posted by DiMaggio5CF

I know this is late, but Johnson came up with Montreal, not Seattle.

Yes, you're right. That made me think, how about the Expos with johnson & Pedro? But then I remembered Pedro debuted with the Dodgers.

But man, a Johnson-Pedro duo made me drool.

[Matt from TN]

Key Incoming Rookies for 1921:

Anyone notice 2 teams conspicuously absent from the rookie list?


AMERICAN LEAGUE


Red Sox


1B Ray Grimes
--- Age 27, 8/10/8/10/7 talent


White Sox


1B Earl Sheely, "Whitey"
--- Age 28, 6/8/6/8/8 talent



LF Bibb Falk, "Jockey"
--- Age 22, 8/9/7/6/9 talent


CF Johnny Mostil, "Bananas"
--- Age 24, 6/9/6/7/5 talent


Indians


SS Joe Sewell
--- Age 22, 7/9/5/8/10 talent

C Johnny Bassler
--- Age 25, 6/6/3/10/9 talent


Tigers


1B Lu Blue
--- Age 24, 6/7/6/10/6 talent


Yankees


1B Chicken Hawks
--- Age 25, 6/6/5/6/3 talent


Browns


2B Marty McManus
--- Age 21, 6/9/7/6/6 talent


Senators


RF Bing Miller
--- Age 26, 7/8/7/3/7 talent



NATIONAL LEAGUE


Cubs


P Percy Jones
--- Age 21, 8/4/9 talent



C Bubbles Hargrave
--- Age 28, 8/9/8/6/7 talent


Reds


P Pete Donohue
--- Age 20, 7/9/6 talent



LF Lew Fonseca
--- Age 22, 8/9/6/4/7 talent


Pirates

P Whitey Glazner
--- Age 27, 7/7/3 talent



P Johnny Morrison, "Jughandle Johnny"
--- Age 25, 7/7/8 talent



P Chief Yellowhorse
--- Age 23, 6/7/7 talent



2B Cotton Tierney
--- Age 27, 7/8/7/2/6 talent


LF Cliff Lee
--- Age 24, 7/9/9/4/4 talent



CF Clyde Barnhart, "Pooch"
--- Age 25, 7/8/5/6/8 talent


Cardinals


CF Heinie Mueller
--- Age 21, 7/9/6/4/8 talent

[tward13]

No A's or Giants.

Doesn't matter, both teams have loads of great players on the way.

Actually this is a pretty weak group. Wonder of Sewell will K as little as in real life.

[Matt from TN]

Originally Posted by tward13

Wonder of Sewell will K as little as in real life.

Only 19 Ks in 534 ab in 1921.

[Matt from TN]

1921 National League

Team                        W   L   %  GB
New York Giants            96 58 .623 -
Boston Braves              89 65 .578 7
Pittsburgh Pirates         86 68 .558 10
Brooklyn Robins            73 81 .474 23
St. Louis Cardinals        71 83 .461 25
Cincinnati Reds            71 83 .461 25
Philadelphia Phillies      67 87 .435 29
Chicago Cubs               63 91 .409 33

League AVG: .284
League ERA: 4.08


The Giants found themselves in unfamiliar territory at the end of August - 2nd place. They began the month of September with 2 wins against 1st place Boston. After going 1-2 versus Brooklyn and then winning a makeup game in Philly 11-1, they swept a 3-game series in Boston by a combined 27-7. That began their upward climb, and by season's end they were a comfortable 7 games ahead.

New York's offense was by far the best in the league, scoring a half-run more per game than the Braves. Heinie Groh (.353, 87 RBI) won his first batting title. All together, seven regulars hit over .300. Josh Devore continues to sit against lefties in favor of Fred Snodgrass, but in 360 AB, Devore hit a robust .392.

Boston's offense was 2nd to New York. 1B Fred Beck was named Top Batter for hitting .344 with 10 HR and 102 RBI. 3B Frank O'Rourke hit .332 with 100 RBI. The team's pitching was tops in the league. They were headed by Art Nehf (23-14, 3.28) and Dolf Luque (20-16, 3.34).

Pittsburgh was the story of the season, completing a 21-game turnaround from last season's 65-89 disappointment. RF Joe Schultz set a new NL record with 17 homeruns. Pitching was the team's primary strength, led by Wilbur Cooper (24-14, 3.47), Sherry Smith (22-13, 3.57) and Claude Hendrix (20-14, 3.88).

Brooklyn's Johnny Miljus (14-16, 3.14) had the 2nd best ERA in the league and was named Top Rookie.



Batting AVG
.353 Heinie Groh, NYG
.346 Rogers Hornsby, STL
.344 Fred Beck, BSN
.343 George Burns, NYG
.340 Otto Miller, BRO

HOMERUNS
17 Joe Schultz, PIT
16 Larry Doyle, NYG
14 Vic Saier, CHC
11 Cy Williams, CHC
11 Russ Wrightstone, PHI
11 Rogers Hornsby, STL

RBI
105 Casey Stengel, BRO
103 Larry Doyle, NYG
102 Fred Beck, BSN
100 Frank O'Rourke, BSN
97 Ross Youngs, NYG

OPS
.907 Vic Saier, CHC
.892 Fred Beck, BSN
.892 Rogers Hornsby, STL
.887 Fred Merkle, NYG
.872 Heinie Groh, NYG

STEALS
33 Josh Devore, NYG
27 Armando Marsans, CIN
26 Fred Snodgrass, NYG
25 Max Carey, PIT
21 George Burns, NYG

ERA
2.77 Eppa Rixey, PHI
3.14 Johnny Miljus, BRO
3.28 Art Nehf, BSN
3.32 Hugh McQuillan, BSN
3.34 Ernie Shore, NYG
3.34 Dolf Luque, BSN

WINS
24 Wilbur Cooper, PIT
24 Jeff Tesreau, NYG
23 Art Nehf, BSN
23 Ernie Shore, NYG
22 Sherry Smith, PIT

STRIKEOUTS
216 Claude Hendrix, PIT
197 Pete Alexander, PHI
160 Nap Rucker, BRO
142 Pat Ragan, CIN
142 Eppa Rixey, PHI

POY: Ernie Shore, NYG, 30, 23-13, 3.34 ERA, 52 BB, 84 K, .295 OAVG, 1.35 WHIP
BOY: 1B Fred Beck, BSN, 34, .344, 10 HR, 102 RBI, .892 OPS
ROY: Johnny Miljus, BRO, 14-16, 3.14 ERA, 102 BB, 107 K, .291 OAVG, 1.46 WHIP

Gold Gloves:

Pitcher: Sherry Smith, PIT, 1
Catcher: Dick Cotter, PHI, 5
First Base: Fred Beck, BSN, 7
Second Base: Bruno Betzel, STL, 2
Third Base: Russ Wrightstone, PHI
Shortstop: Alex McCarthy, PIT, 7
Leftfield: Max Flack, CHC, 2
Centerfield: Johnny Bates, BSN, 2
Rightfield: Ross Youngs, NYG, 1




1921 American League

Team                        W   L   %  GB
Philadelphia Athletics     95 59 .617 -
Boston Red Sox             94 60 .610 1
Detroit Tigers             76 78 .494 19
Washington Senators        74 80 .481 21
New York Yankees           73 81 .474 22
St. Louis Browns           71 83 .461 24
Cleveland Indians          67 87 .435 28
Chicago White Sox          66 88 .429 29

League AVG: .282
League ERA: 4.34


For the second season in a row, the Athletics won the pennant by a single game. Last year it was Detroit who put a scare into the mighty A's. This season it was the resurgent Red Sox. With just two days remaining in the season, Boston held a half-game lead. On that day, the Red Sox dropped both games of a double header to Washington while Philly defeated the Yankees. That gave the A's their one-game lead. Both teams won on the final day, giving Philly their 7th consecutive pennant.

The A's finished 2nd in both offense and pitching to the Red Sox. Offensively, both teams were statistically very similar. The A's were led by Joe Jackson (.321, 11 HR, 86 RBI), Eddie Collins (.337, 108 RBI, 31 SB), Amos Strunk (.388, 12 HR, 106 RBI) and Stuffy McInnis (.315, 82 RBI). The Red Sox were led by Tris Speaker (.344, 99 RBI, 22 SB), Harry Hooper (.339, 12 HR, 108 RBI), Les Nunamaker (.317, 97 RBI) and the uncomparable Babe Ruth who hit .251 (I still can't figure out why his average remains so low) with 136 RBI and an astounding 45 homeruns - more than two entire major league clubs! Boston's pitching was superior, with Dutch Leonard (24-12, 2.73) and Hugh Bedient (27-6, 2.94), but Philadelphia's staff wasn't far behind, led by Herb Pennock (23-14, 2.99).

With a 19-17 season, Philadelphia's Chief Bender increased his career victories total to an amazing 434. The 37-year-old Bender is no longer the ace of the rotation and he didn't pitch a single inning in the World Series, but he is still talented and could return to the rotation next season. He is now 50 wins ahead of former all-time leader Bill Vinton and 124 wins ahead of the Cubs' Ed Reulbach, who is clearly at the end of his career after going 6-12, 6.35 at the age of 38. Boston's Joe Wood finished the season with 298 wins. Five other active pitchers have over 250 wins.

Ty Cobb set a new single season record with a .438 average. Last season, he became the first player to hit over .400 since Live Oak Taylor in 1889. Cobb's .359 career average is currently 2nd to Taylor's .377. But Taylor did it in under 3500 plate appearances, while Cobb has already had over 10,000 PA's. The career leaderboard requirement may be raised from 3,000 to 4,000 to reflect this.

Babe Ruth's 136 RBI is a new major league record. Detroit's George Burns also broke the previous record of 125 held by former Giant Moose McCormick.



Batting AVG
.438 Ty Cobb, DET
.388 Amos Strunk, PHA
.360 George Burns, DET
.344 Tris Speaker, BOS
.339 Harry Hooper, BOS

HOMERUNS
45 Babe Ruth, BOS
15 Jack Fournier, CHW
12 Elmer Smith, CLE
12 Amos Strunk, PHA
12 Harry Hooper, BOS

RBI
136 Babe Ruth, BOS
127 George Burns, DET
123 Harry Heilmann, DET
111 Ty Cobb, DET
108 Eddie Collins, PHA
108 Harry Hooper, BOS

OPS
1.108 Ty Cobb, DET
1.050 Amos Strunk, PHA
1.050 Babe Ruth, BOS
.952 Tris Speaker, BOS
.918 George Burns, DET

STEALS
35 Ty Cobb, DET
31 Eddie Collins, PHA
27 Ray Chapman, CLE
25 Clyde Milan, WSH
22 Tris Speaker, BOS

ERA
2.73 Dutch Leonard, BOS
2.94 Hugh Bedient, BOS
2.99 Herb Pennock, PHA
3.35 Allen Sothoron, SLB
3.66 Hooks Dauss, DET

WINS
27 Hugh Bedient, BOS
25 Joe Bush, PHA
24 Dutch Leonard, BOS
24 Hooks Dauss, DET
23 Herb Pennock, PHA

STRIKEOUTS
173 Walter Johnson, WSH
158 Gene Krapp, CLE
157 Dutch Leonard, BOS
154 Hippo Vaughn, NYY
153 Jim Scott, CHW

POY: Hugh Bedient, BOS, 31, 27-6, 2.94 ERA, 20 BB, 119 K, .263 OAVG, 1.10 WHIP
BOY: CF Ty Cobb, DET, 34, .438, 10 HR, 111 RBI, 35 SB, 1.108 OPS
ROY: Eddie Rommel, PHA, 17-4, 3.80 ERA, 59 BB, 43 K, .285 OAVG, 1.42 WHIP

Gold Gloves:
Pitcher: Hooks Dauss, DET, 1
Catcher: Les Nunamaker, BOS, 2
First Base: Hal Chase, NYY, 9
Second Base: Eddie Collins, PHA, 7
Third Base: Joe Sewell, CLE, 1
Shortstop: Ray Chapman, CLE, 3
Leftfield: Elmer Smith, CLE, 1
Centerfield: Happy Felsch, CHW, 4
Rightfield: Braggo Roth, CHW, 1

[Matt from TN]

1921 World Series


The A's broke a 2-2 tie with 3 runs in the 6th inning. The Giants led off the 8th with two doubles and a single, making it 5-4. After two outs, catcher Earl Smith hit a RBI single to tie the score. Then Larry Doyle grounded out to end the inning. In the bottom of the 12th, Eddie Collins hit a ball deep into Shibe Park's outfield and legged it out for an inside the park homerun to win the opening game of the series.

Game 1: New York 5 - Philadelphia 6

With New York up 4-2, Eddie Collins led off the 6th with a triple. After an out and a walk, Eddie Murphy singled Collins home. Joe Dugan singled to load the bases. Jeff tesreau got opposing pitcher Joe Bush to fly out, but he walked Wally Schang to tie the score. In the 7th, the Giants quickly came back with two runs of their own. Despite an Athletics' run in the bottom of the inning, New York held on to win 6-5.

Game 2: New York 6 - Philadelphia 5



Thanks to a 6-run 2nd inning against Rube Marquard, The A's took an early lead. The Giants scored two runs in the 7th to make the score 7-4, and Larry Doyle hit a 2-run homer in the 8th to make it 7-6. Despite having a runner on 2nd with two outs in the 8th and 9th innings, New York could not score.

Game 3: Philadelphia 7 - New York 6

The first game decided by more than one run was a 8-hit shutout by Herb Pennock. That dropped his World Series ERA to 2.12.

Game 4: Philadelphia 3 - New York 0

The A's scored in every inning from the 2nd through the 7th, blowing out New York 11-2 and ending what had been one of the tightest WS in recent memory. Joe Bush allowed just 2 unearned runs off 4 hits and 2 walks.

Game 5: Philadelphia 11 - New York 2




Winner, 4-1: Philadelphia Athletics, 7th Championship, 12th Pennant

New York Giants, 14th Pennant

[Matt from TN]

Key Incoming Rookies for 1922:


AMERICAN LEAGUE


White Sox


P Ted Blankenship
--- Age 20, 5/6/6 talent

P Dixie Leverett
--- Age 28, 5/6/6 talent


P Charlie Robertson
--- Age 26, 5/6/7 talent



Indians


RF Pat McNulty
--- Age 23, 6/6/5/7/6 talent


Tigers


P Syl Johnson
--- Age 21, 7/8/4 talent



SS Topper Rigney
--- Age 25, 5/7/5/10/6 talent



LF Bob Fothergill
--- Age 24, 7/9/6/4/8 talent



3B Fred Haney, "Pudge"
--- Age 23, 5/5/4/9/7 talent


Athletics


P Fred Heimach, "Lefty"
--- Age 21, 4/7/6 talent



1B Joe Hauser, "Unser Choe"
--- Age 23, 5/7/10/8/4 talent


Browns


P Hub Pruett, "Shucks"
--- Age 21, 9/3/8 talent


Senators


LF Goose Goslin
--- Age 21, 7/8/8/7/7 talent



NATIONAL LEAGUE


Braves


P Garland Braxton
--- Age 21, 7/7/7 talent


Dodgers


3B Andy High, "Handy Andy"
--- Age 24, 5/6/6/6/9 talent



RF Bert Griffith
--- Age 26, 6/8/5/3/8 talent


Cubs


P Tony Kaufmann
--- Age 21, 6/6/3 talent



P Tiny Osborne
--- Age 29, 8/4/5 talent



3B Bernie Friberg
--- Age 22, 5/6/5/7/4 talent


Reds

P Herman Pillette, "Old Folks"
--- Age 26, 5/6/8 talent


Giants


P Virgil Barnes, "Zeke"
--- Age 29, 8/4/5 talent


Phillies


C Butch Henline
--- Age 27, 5/6/7/6/6 talent



RF Curt Walker
--- Age 25, 6/7/6/7/8 talent


Pirates


P Dazzy Vance
--- Age 31, 10/7/7 talent



3B Pie Traynor
--- Age 22, 7/7/5/4/9 talent


Cardinals


C Harry McCurdy, "Hank"
--- Age 22, 5/9/5/7/5 talent



SS Specs Toporcer
--- Age 23, 5/7/5/6/7 talent

[tward13]

Kind of quiet in the AL other than Goslin.

NL brings in Pie Traynor and Dazzy Vance.

Vance is interesting. A 31 year old rookie in this league. He actually pitched in 9 game in 1915 and a couple more in 1918 before finally getting a regular job at 31. Even with the late start he had a HoF career.

[Matt from TN]

Originally Posted by tward13

Vance is interesting. A 31 year old rookie in this league. He actually pitched in 9 game in 1915 and a couple more in 1918 before finally getting a regular job at 31. Even with the late start he had a HoF career.

The one drawback of Ankit's db's... a guy like Vance does not debut until his first full season. Had he debuted in 1915, his ratings would've been lower, but he would have been 24 with a better chance at big career numbers.

[Matt from TN]

1922 National League

Team                        W   L   %  GB
New York Giants            84 70 .545 -
Cincinnati Reds            83 71 .539 1
St. Louis Cardinals        81 73 .526 3
Pittsburgh Pirates         80 74 .519 4
Boston Braves              77 77 .500 7
Chicago Cubs               74 80 .481 10
Philadelphia Phillies      73 81 .474 11
Brooklyn Robins            64 90 .416 20

League AVG: .289
League ERA: 4.23


The Giants pulled off a miraculous comeback to win their 7th consecutive pennant. They were just 31-38 after a loss to Boston on June 23rd. The defeated the Braves the next day which began a 5-game winning streak. That started a comeback that saw them wind up in yet another World Series. With two games left in the season, New York was one game ahead of Cincinnati, who had led the league for much of the season. Both teams lost on September 30th, and a Giants 12-2 win against Brooklyn the next day clinched it for the Giants.

New York's offense led the league, scoring 6.1 runs per game. 2B Larry Doyle hit .331 with 11 HR and 104 RBI. 3B Heinie Groh was named Top Batter after hitting .366 with 8 HR and 112 RBI. Ross Youngs (.309, 99 RBI), Earl Smith (.343, 84 RBI) and Tillie Shafer (.303, 10 HR, 59 RBI) were all key contributors. 1B Fred Merkle hit .383 with 8 HR and 88 RBI in just 379 AB as the 33 year old shared time with George Kelly (.254, 53 RBI). Waite Hoyt had a breakout season at age 23, going 25-11 with a 3.74 ERA, earning himself Top Pitcher honors.

The Reds season ended in heartbreak, but it was clear that their weakness was a pitching staff that allowed the most runs in the league. Their offense, however, was 2nd only to New York. They were led by Cozy Dolan (.327, 12 HR, 123 RBI), Greasy Neale (.353, 86 RBI) and Dick Hoblitzel (.333, 13 HR, 81 RBI).

The Braves spent some time in 1st place early in the season thanks to their top ranked pitching staff. 25-year-old Hugh McQuillan (22-19, 3.24) led the way.

Cubs RF Cy Williams set a NL record with 21 HR while hitting .288. He also drove in 126 runs, tops in the league.

Pittsburgh's Dazzy Vance went 16-14 with a 3.59 ERA and was named Top Rookie.



Batting AVG
.366 Heinie Groh, NYG
.363 Otto Miller, BRO
.359 Cliff Lee, PIT
.353 Greasy Neale, CIN
.349 Mike Gonzalez, BSN

HOMERUNS
21 Cy Williams, CHC
16 Fred Beck, BSN
16 Beals Becker, BSN
15 Vic Saier, CHC
15 Walton Cruise, STL

RBI
126 Cy Williams, CHC
123 Cozy Dolan, CIN
112 Heinie Groh, NYG
104 Larry Doyle, NYG
100 Fred Beck, BSN

OPS
.924 Heinie Groh, NYG
.904 Cliff Lee, PIT
.893 Fred Beck, BSN
.892 Larry Doyle, NYG
.885 Cozy Dolan, CIN

STEALS
25 Josh Devore, NYG
25 Fred Snodgrass, NYG
24 Greasy Neale, CIN
20 Armando Marsans, CIN
20 Max Carey, PIT

ERA
3.24 Hugh McQuillan, BSN
3.27 Johnny Miljus, BRO
3.59 Dazzy Vance, PIT
3.61 Harry Coveleski, PHI
3.67 Garland Braxton, BSN

WINS
25 Waite Hoyt, NYG
22 Hugh McQuillan, BSN
22 Pat Ragan, CIN
22 Jeff Tesreau, NYG
21 Percy Jones, CHC
20 Wilbur Cooper, PHI

STRIKEOUTS
149 Pete Alexander, PHI
148 Dazzy Vance, PIT
130 Eppa Rixey, PHI
130 George McQuillan, PHI
119 Percy Jones, CHC

POY: Waite Hoyte, NYG, 23, 25-11, 3.74 ERA, 75 BB, 77 K, .288 OAVG, 1.36 WHIP
BOY: 3B Heinie Groh, NYG, 33, .366, 8 HR, 112 RBI, 76 BB, .924 OPS
ROY: Dazzy Vance, PIT, 31, 16-14, 3.59 ERA, 103 BB, 148 K, .260 OAVG, 1.31 WHIP

Gold Gloves:

Pitcher: Hod Eller, CIN, 1
Catcher: Hank Severeid, CIN, 1
First Base: Fred Beck, BSN, 8
Second Base: Jack Coffey, BSN, 4
Third Base: Frank O'Rourke, BSN, 1
Shortstop: Alex McCarthy, PIT, 8
Leftfield: Sherry Magee, PHI, 2
Centerfield: Hy Myers, BRO, 4
Rightfield: Cy Williams, CHC, 3




1922 American League

Team                        W   L   %  GB
Boston Red Sox            101 53 .656 -
Philadelphia Athletics     95 59 .617 6
Detroit Tigers             80 74 .519 21
Chicago White Sox          74 80 .481 27
New York Yankees           68 86 .442 33
Cleveland Indians          68 86 .442 33
St. Louis Browns           67 87 .435 34
Washington Senators        63 91 .409 38

League AVG: .291
League ERA: 4.54


It finally happened. The A's streak of 7 straight pennants was broken. They won the same number of games as last season, but Boston won 101 games, up from 94 last season when they finished just 1 game out. The Red Sox led the league in pitching and offense. Carl Mays' (21-12, 3.94) and Hugh Bedient's (20-6, 3.96) ERA's may not look impressive until you look at the 4.54 league ERA. They finished 4th and 5th in the league. The man with the worst ERA on the staff, Joe Wood (28-9, 4.24), actually won the Top Pitcher award. Wood's 28 wins put him over 300 for his career, the 8th pitcher to do that. Tris Speaker had an incredible season at age 34. He hit .382 with 11 HR and 143 RBI for Top Batter honors. Babe Ruth outslugged three other AL teams with 49 homeruns. He also had 155 RBI, but he hit just .260.

The Athletics finished 2nd in both offense and pitching. Eddie Collins (.357, 112 RBI, 27 SB), Stuffy McInnis (.337, 91 RBI), Joe Jackson (.386, 9 HR, 134 RBI), Wally Schang (.347, 92 RBI) and crew were arguably a better overall unit than the Red Sox. Collins, 35, finished the season with 2914 career hits - good enough for 4th all-time. On the pitching end, Herb Pennock (24-15, 3.52) further established himself as the ace on a team long known for its pitching. The big story was the season had by 38-year-old Chief Bender (24-11, 3.77) as he added to his legacy as the best pitcher in league history. After two consecutive down seasons, Bender proved that he was not washed up. He finished the season with a 458-273 career record.

Detroit was the only other AL team with a winning record, but they finished 21 games behind Boston. Ty Cobb's 214 hits pushed him past Nap Lajoie for 1st all-time with 3,675 hits.



Batting AVG
.386 Joe Jackson, PHA
.383 Ty Cobb, DET
.382 Tris Speaker, BOS
.357 Eddie Collins, PHA
.347 Wally Schang, PHA

HOMERUNS
49 Babe Ruth, BOS
16 Jack Fournier, CHW
15 Ty Cobb, DET
13 George Sisler, SLB
13 Elmer Smith, CLE

RBI
155 Babe Ruth, BOS
143 Tris Speaker, BOS
134 Joe Jackson, PHA
117 Ty Cobb, DET
112 Eddie Collins, PHA

OPS
1.119 Babe Ruth, BOS
1.048 Ty Cobb, DET
1.034 Tris Speaker, BOS
1.022 Joe Jackson, PHA
.967 Eddie Collins, PHA

STEALS
34 Ray Chapman, CLE
33 Ty Cobb, DET
27 Eddie Collins, PHA
24 Burt Shotton, SLB
17 Donie Bush, DET

ERA
3.12 Lefty Williams, DET
3.52 Herb Pennock, PHA
3.77 Chief Bender, PHA
3.94 Carl Mays, BOS
3.96 Hugh Bedient, BOS

WINS
28 Joe Wood, BOS
24 Chief Bender, PHA
24 Herb Pennock, PHA
23 Hooks Dauss, DET
23 Joe Bush, PHA

STRIKEOUTS
149 Jack Rowan, DET
147 Walter Johnson, WSH
142 Guy Morton, CLE
136 Hippo Vaughn, NYY
130 Dutch Leonard, BOS

POY: Joe Wood, BOS, 32, 28-9, 4.24 ERA, 117 BB, 124 K, .272 OAVG, 1.39 WHIP
BOY: CF Tris Speaker, BOS, 34, .382, 11 HR, 143 RBI, 68 BB, 15 SB, 1.034 OPS
ROY: 2B Fred Haney, DET, .247, 55 RBI, .620 OPS

Gold Gloves:
Pitcher: Allen Sothoron, SLB, 1
Catcher: Muddy Ruel, SLB, 1
First Base: Stuffy McInnis, PHA, 4
Second Base: Eddie Collins, PHA, 8
Third Base: Marty McManus, SLB, 1
Shortstop: Ray Chapman, CLE, 4
Leftfield: Ping Bodie, CHW, 3
Centerfield: Happy Felsch, CHW, 5
Rightfield: Harry Heilmann, DET, 1

[Matt from TN]

1922 World Series


Despite just 84 regular season wins, the Giants showed they are still a team to be feared. They continued the momentum built up during their late season comeback by scoring 7 runs off Dutch Leonard. Jeff Tesreau allowed just 2 runs off 6 hits and 2 walks.

Game 1: Boston 2 - New York 7

Smokey Joe Wood and Waite Hoyt locked horns in this pitching duel. With the bases loaded and nobody out in the 6th, Red Sox catcher Les Nunamaker grounded out, allowing Babe Ruth to score from 3rd. That gave the Red Sox the 2-1 margin they needed to even the series.

Game 2: Boston 2 - New York 1



In the first World Series game played in Boston since 1914 (when the Red Sox beat the Gianst for the 2nd straight season), New York poured it on with 9 runs in the first two innings, driving starter Carl Mays from the mound early. Ernie Shore allowed 6 runs for the Giants, but Boston was never really close in this game.

Game 3: New York 13 - Boston 6

Yet another blowout. This time New York scored 7 runs in the 2nd and 3rd innings combined en route to a 12-5 drubbing. The Red Sox were held scoreless until a 4-run 7th inning. Jeff Tesreau notched his 2nd win.

Game 4: New York 12 - Boston 5

On the brink of elimination, Boston jumped out to the early lead this time. They scored 7 runs in the first 3 innings. The Giants kept it close though. A 3-run 5th inning made the score 7-6. It wasn't until Boston scored 3 runs off Claude Jonnard in the 8th inning that the game got out of hand.

Game 5: New York 6 - Boston 11



With two outs in the 5th and a runner on 2nd, the Giants broke a 1-1 tie with five consecutive singles off Carl Mays. That netted them 4 runs on their way to a 5-1 win. 2B Larry Doyle finished the series with a .538 average. 3B Heinie Groh hit .423 with 7 RBI, and LF George Burns hit .458. Ernie Shore allowed just on unearned run for his 2nd win.

Game 6: Boston 1 - New York 5





Winner, 4-2: New York Giants, 5th Championship, 15th Pennant

Boston Red Sox, 8th Pennant

[Matt from TN]

Key Incoming Rookies for 1923:


AMERICAN LEAGUE


White Sox


3B Willie Kamm
--- Age 23, 6/8/4/9/7 talent



CF Maurice Archdeacon, "Flash"
--- Age 25, 6/5/4/8/4 talent


Indians


P Joe Shaute, "Lefty"
--- Age 23, 6/6/5 talent



LF Riggs Stephenson, "Old Hoss"
--- Age 25, 8/9/7/8/8 talent


Tigers


LF Heinie Manush
--- Age 21, 9/9/7/3/9 talent


Athletics


3B Sammy Hale
--- Age 26, 7/8/7/3/7 talent



RF Bill Barrett, "Whispering Bill"
--- Age 22, 6/9/6/5/6 talent


Browns


3B Gene Robertson
--- Age 24, 6/6/6/7/8 talent


Senators


3B Ossie Bluege
--- Age 22, 5/6/5/7/6 talent



NATIONAL LEAGUE


Braves


P Larry Benton
--- Age 25, 6/5/8 talent



P Bob Smith
--- Age 27, 4/7/6 talent


Cubs


2B Sparky Adams
--- Age 28, 6/8/3/4/8 talent



2B George Grantham, "Boots"
--- Age 22, 7/8/8/9/5 talent


Giants


P Mike Cvengros
--- Age 21, 7/3/8 talent



SS Travis Jackson, "Stonewall"
--- Age 19, 6/7/7/5/6 talent


Pirates


LF Johnny Mokan
--- Age 27, 6/7/7/6/6 talent



RF Homer Summa
--- Age 24, 6/8/5/4/9 talent


Cardinals


1B Jim Bottomley, "Sunny Jim"
--- Age 22, 7/9/10/6/6 talent



LF Ray Blades
--- Age 26, 7/8/8/7/4 talent

[marc]

Matt, you are the dynasty king! Just now stumbled across this but I'll try to catch up!

[tward13]

Originally Posted by marc

Matt, you are the dynasty king! Just now stumbled across this but I'll try to catch up!

Yeah, this is a great one. Simple but interesting.

This year we've got a few interesing names being added. Manush, Stephenson, Bottomley. Giants add another good talent in the 19 year old Travis Jackson.

Matt, I think you said before that players show up in their first full seaosn? I've been anticipating Gehrig, but I guess he shows up in '25.

[Matt from TN]

Originally Posted by tward13

Matt, I think you said before that players show up in their first full seaosn? I've been anticipating Gehrig, but I guess he shows up in '25.

Yes, 1st full season. I wish they didn't honestly, but I like the Ankit db for other reasons & it's too late to change now anyway.

[Matt from TN]

1923 National League

Team                        W   L   %  GB
New York Giants            91 63 .591 -
St. Louis Cardinals        81 73 .526 10
Pittsburgh Pirates         79 75 .513 12
Chicago Cubs               78 76 .506 13
Cincinnati Reds            76 78 .494 15
Brooklyn Robins            74 80 .481 17
Boston Braves              71 83 .461 20
Philadelphia Phillies      66 88 .429 25

League AVG: .288
League ERA: 4.26


Despite some sluggish play in September, the Giants won their 8th straight pennant. After now winning 14 of the last 15 NL pennants, no one remembers the days when this franchise won just 2 pennants in their first 33 seasons. This year, Heinie Groh once again lead the way with a .331 average and 93 RBI. The team outscored the 2nd best offense in the league (Chicago) by 0.6 runs per game - or 99 runs over the season. On the pitching side, Ernie Shore (21-17, 3.67), Waite Hoyt (23-13, 3.99) and Jeff Tesreau (20-10, 3.98) led the charge. Despite a poor season that saw him finish with the worst ERA in the NL, Doc Crandall managed to record his 300th win on June 13th in Cincinnati.

The 2nd place Cardinals played miserably in the later portion of the season. They went 3-9 over a two week stretch in August and 6-8 in their final 14 games. Rogers Hornsby (.377, 14 HR, 104 RBI) was once again the top hitter in a middle of the road offense. Top Rookie Jim Bottomley (.308, 13 HR, 105) provided a 2nd potent bat.



Batting AVG
.377 Rogers Hornsby, STL
.360 Greasy Neale, CIN
.358 Red Smith, BRO
.352 Alex McCarthy, PIT
.350 Jim Viox, PIT

HOMERUNS
19 Vic Saier, CHC
17 Cy Williams, CHC
14 Charlie Hollocher, CHC
14 Rogers Hornsby, STL

RBI
110 Cy Williams, CHC
105 Jim Bottomley, STL
104 Rogers Hornsby, STL
103 Hy Myers, BRO
102 Jim Viox, PIT

OPS
.942 Rogers Hornsby, STL
.906 Jim Viox, PIT
.892 Casey Stengel, BRO
.883 Vic Saier, CHC
.866 Bevo Lebourveau, PHI

STEALS
27 Fred Snodgrass, NYG
22 Max Carey, PIT
20 Greasy Neale, CIN
18 Armando Marsans, CIN
18 George Burns, NYG
18 Fred Merkle, NYG

ERA
3.08 Eppa Rixey, PHI
3.10 Art Nehf, BSN
3.48 Fred Fussell, CHC
3.67 Ernie Shore, NYG
3.69 Garland Braxton, BSN

WINS
25 Eppa Rixey, PHI
24 Wilbur Cooper, PIT
23 Waite Hoyt, NYG
22 Percy Jones, CHC

STRIKEOUTS
182 Claude Hendrix, PIT
156 Eppa Rixey, PHI
143 Harry Shriver, BRO
138 Dazzy Vance, PIT
129 Pete Alexander, PHI

POY: Eppa Rixey, PHI, 32, 25-14, 3.08 ERA, 96 BB, 156 K, .267 OAVG, 1.30 WHIP
BOY: Rogers Hornsby, STL, 27, .377, 14 HR, 104 RBI, .942 OPS
ROY: Jim Bottomley, STL, 23, .308, 13 HR, 105 RBI, .845 OPS

Gold Gloves:

Pitcher: Pat Ragan, CIN, 1
Catcher: Butch Henline, PHI, 1
First Base: Fred Beck, BSN, 9
Second Base: Bruno Betzel, STL, 3
Third Base: Russ Wrightstone, PHI, 2
Shortstop: Alex McCarthy, PIT, 9
Leftfield: Max Flack, CHC, 3
Centerfield: Hy Myers, BRO, 5
Rightfield: Cy Williams, CHC, 4




1923 American League

Team                        W   L   %  GB
Boston Red Sox             91 63 .591 -
Philadelphia Athletics     87 67 .565 4
Detroit Tigers             85 69 .552 6
Washington Senators        85 69 .552 6
Chicago White Sox          76 78 .494 15
New York Yankees           70 84 .455 21
Cleveland Indians          63 91 .409 28
St. Louis Browns           59 95 .383 32

League AVG: .290
League ERA: 4.70


The Red Sox won their 2nd straight pennant but not without some nailbiting in September. Boston was inconsistent in the final month and was nearly overtaken by Philadelphia. However, the A's lost 7 of their final 9 to fall away. The Red Sox led the league in offense and pitching. Tris Speaker was named Top Batter thanks to his hitting .366 with 129 RBI. Babe Ruth's homerun total dipped to 36 but his average rose to .292, plus he drove in 125 RBI and led the majors with a 1.077 OPS. Meanwhile Harry Hooper had his finest season, hitting .374 with 15 HR and 121 RBI.

As for the A's, Joe Jackson hit .361 with 11 HR and 122 RBI, finishing the season with 2801 career hits. Eddie Collins hit .367 with 112 RBI and passed the 3000 hit mark. Catcher Wally Schang led the league with a .375 average and recorded 107 RBI. Herb Pennock (26-12, 3.51) and Joe Bush (29-10, 3.71) were dominant from the mound. Bush became the first pitcher in five seasons to win 29 or more games. 39-year-old Chief Bender came back for another season after a superb 24-11, 3.77 campaign in 1922. However, he went 10-14 no thanks to his rotten 5.46 ERA. He increased his career win total to 468 though.

Detroit had a fine season but subpar pitching did them in once again. Ty Cobb increased his career totals lead in hits (3884), steals (947 - Eddie Collins is right behind with 922) and triples (264).

The Senators made a huge turnaround, going from 63-91 a year ago to 85-69 this season thanks largely to the pitching of veterans Walter Johnson (24-10, 4.39) and Dixie Walker (20-16, 4.06). Johnson's 24 wins gave him 312 in his up and down career. He also has 308 losses.



Batting AVG
.375 Wally Schang, PHA
.374 Harry Hooper, BOS
.367 Eddie Collins, PHA
.366 Tris Speaker, BOS
.361 Joe Jackson, PHA

HOMERUNS
36 Babe Ruth, BOS
17 Jack Fournier, CHW
15 Harry Hooper, BOS
14 Bob Meusel, NYY
14 Benny Kauff, NYY

RBI
129 Tris Speaker, BOS
125 Babe Ruth, BOS
122 Joe Jackson, PHA
121 Harry Hooper, BOS
112 Eddie Collins, PHA
112 Patsy Gharrity, WSH

OPS
1.077 Babe Ruth, BOS
.999 Harry Hooper, BOS
.986 Wally Schang, PHA
.971 Joe Jackson, PHA
.966 Tris Speaker, BOS

STEALS
33 Ty Cobb, DET
25 Ray Chapman, CLE
22 Eddie Murphy, PHA
19 Fritz Maisel, NYY
19 Braggo Roth, CHW
19 Tris Speaker, BOS

ERA
3.17 Phil Douglas, CHW
3.42 Hugh Bedient, BOS
3.51 Herb Pennock, PHA
3.71 Joe Bush, PHA
3.80 Dutch Leonard, BOS

WINS
29 Joe Bush, PHA
26 Herb Pennock, PHA
24 Carl Mays, BOS
24 Walter Johnson, WSH
24 Joe Wood, BOS

STRIKEOUTS
146 Joe Wood, BOS
137 Dutch Leonard, BOS
132 Guy Morton, CLE
124 Walter Johnson, WSH
120 Dixie Walker, WSH
120 Herb Pennock, PHA

POY: Joe Bush, PHA, 30, 29-10, 3.71 ERA, 90 BB, 77 K, .297 OAVG, 1.42 WHIP
BOY: CF Tris Speaker, BOS, 35, .366, 129 RBI, 19 SB, .966 OPS
ROY: LF Heinie Manush, DET, 22, .316, 104 RBI, .823 OPS

Gold Gloves:
Pitcher: Ray Fisher, NYY, 1
Catcher: Les Nunamaker, BOS, 3
First Base: Chicken Hawks, NYY, 1
Second Base: Ralph Young, NYY, 1
Third Base: Marty McManus, SLB, 2
Shortstop: Topper Rigney, DET, 1
Leftfield: Riggs Stephenson, CLE
Centerfield: Happy Felsch, CHW, 6
Rightfield: Braggo Roth, CHW, 2