20th Century Tourney: Round #1/Group #8

[woody5254]

Seed #	Year	Team	Wins	Losses	Division
1	1998	Yankees	114	48	AL East
2	1994	Expos	74	40	NL East
3	1971	Orioles	101	57	NL West
4	1935	Cards	96	58	AL West
5	1969	Mets	100	62	ALWest
6	1924	Giants	93	60	NL West
7	1983	Orioles	98	64	NL East
8	1936	Giants	92	62	AL East
9	1918	RedSox	75	51	AL East
10	1956	Reds	91	63	NL East
11	1908	Indians	90	64	NL West
12	1916	CHA	89	65	AL West
13	1994	Astros	66	49	AL West
14	1976	Pirates	92	70	NL West
15	1946	Yankees	87	67	NL East
16	1990	Reds	91	71	AL East
17	1971	Cards	90	72	AL East
18	1939	CHA	85	69	NL East
19	1989	TOR	89	73	NL West
20	1956	RedSox	84	70	AL West
21	1998	Rangers	88	74	AL West
22	1966	Phills	87	75	NL West
23	1943	Indians	82	71	NL East
24	1969	Sens	86	76	AL East
25	1913	RedSox	79	71	AL East
26	1990	Giants	85	77	NL East
27	1943	Pirates	80	74	NL West
28	1905	Reds	79	74	AL West
29	1979	Rangers	83	79	AL West
30	1981	CHA	54	52	NL West
31	1983	Expos	82	80	NL East
32	1957	Phills	77	77	AL East

Here you go Oriole Fans!! A couple great Baltimore teams in this group.

[woody5254]

Group #8 Key Players:

5 Star Catchers: Joe Torre('71 Cards)

5 Star 1B: Fred McGriff('89 TOR), Jeff Bagwell('94 HOU), Dick Allen('66 PHI)

5 Star 2B: None

5 Star 3B: None

5 Star SS: Derek Jeter('98 NYY)

5 Star OF: Hack Wilson('24 NYG), Babe Ruth('18 BOS)

5 Star SP: Jerry Koosman('69 NYM), Pedro Martinez('94 MON), Jim Bunning('66 PHI), David Cone('98 NYY), Smokey Joe Wood('13 BOS), Addie Joss('08 CLE), Shane Reynold('94 HOU)

5 Star CL: Duane Ward('89 TOR)

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Thru April:
Best Records: 1998 Yankees(20-9), 1913 Red Sox(20-9), 1943 Indians(20-9), 1916 White Sox(19-10), 1976 Pirates(19-10)

Biggest Surprise Team thus far: #32 Seed 1957 Phillies(17-12)

Biggest Dissapointment: #4 Seed 1935 Cards(11-18)

HR Leader: Ted Kluszewski('56 Reds) 7

BA Leader: Cy Seymour('05 CIN) .440

Wins Leader: Smokey Joe Wood('13 BOS) 7

1971 Orioles 17-12
1983 Orioles 12-17

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Thru May:
Best Records: 1913 Red Sox(39-18), 1998 Rangers(36-21), 1943 Indians(35-22), 1916 White Sox(34-23), 1971 Orioles(34-23)

Biggest Surprise Team thus far: #25 Seed 1913 Red Sox(39-18)

Biggest Dissapointment: #4 Seed 1935 Cards(25-32)

HR Leader: Ted Kluszewski('56 Reds) 11

BA Leader: Joe Medwick('35 SLN) .391

Wins Leader: Smokey Joe Wood('13 BOS) 13

Smokey Joe Wood is carrying the 1913 Red Sox. So far he is 13-2 with a 1.46 ERA. He has already thrown 6 ShO including a No hitter!!!

[woody5254]

Thru June:
Best Records: 1994 Expos(53-28), 1913 Red Sox(52-29), 1971 Orioles(49-32)1998 Rangers(48-33), 1990 Reds(48-33)

Biggest Surprise Team thus far: #25 Seed 1913 Red Sox(52-29)

Biggest Dissapointment: #7 Seed 1983 Orioles(31-50)

HR Leader: Wally Post('56 Reds) 18

BA Leader: Mike Kreevich('39 CHA) .383

Wins Leader: Smokey Joe Wood('13 BOS) 16

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Thru July:
Best Records: 1913 Red Sox(71-38), 1994 Expos(68-41), 1990 Reds(67-42), 1994 Astros(64-45)

Biggest Surprise Team thus far: #25 Seed 1913 Red Sox(71-38)

Biggest Dissapointment: #7 Seed 1983 Orioles(42-67)

HR Leader: Wally Post('56 Reds) 22

BA Leader: Tris Speaker('13 BOS) .388

Wins Leader: Smokey Joe Wood('13 BOS) 21

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Thru August:
Best Records: 1913 Red Sox(85-51), 1994 Expos(83-53), 1990 Reds(83-53), 1994 Astros(81-55)

Biggest Surprise Team thus far: #25 Seed 1913 Red Sox(85-51)

Biggest Dissapointment: #7 Seed 1983 Orioles(58-78)

HR Leader: Eddie Murray('83 BAL) 26

BA Leader: Tris Speaker('13 BOS) .397

Wins Leader: Smokey Joe Wood('13 BOS) 23

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Final Standings for Group #7:

American League Standings 
 
East 
 
Team         W  L  PCT   GB   
NL,CIN,1990 99 63 .611    - 
AL,NYA,1998 87 75 .537 12.0  
AL,BOS,1918 85 77 .525 14.0  
NL,NY1,1936 78 84 .481 21.0 
NL,PHI,1957 78 84 .481 21.0 
AL,WS2,1969 74 88 .457 25.0  
NL,SLN,1971 71 91 .438 28.0  
NL,SFN,1990 68 94 .420 31.0  
 
West 
 
Team          W  L  PCT   GB   
NL,HOU,1994 101 61 .623    -  
AL,TEX,1998  93 69 .574  8.0     
NL,NYN,1969  85 77 .525 16.0    
AL,CHA,1916  84 78 .519 17.0    
NL,SLN,1935  82 80 .506 19.0    
NL,CIN,1905  73 89 .451 28.0   
AL,BOS,1956  69 93 .426 32.0     
AL,TEX,1979  69 93 .426 32.0     
 
National League Standings 
 
East 
 
Team          W  L  PCT   GB  
AL,BOS,1913 100 62 .617    -  
NL,MON,1994  96 66 .593  4.0   
AL,CLE,1943  82 80 .506 18.0  
AL,CHA,1939  81 81 .500 19.0  
NL,CIN,1956  81 81 .500 19.0 
AL,NYA,1946  78 84 .481 22.0  
NL,MON,1983  78 84 .481 22.0  
AL,BAL,1983  67 95 .414 33.0  
 
West 
 
Team         W   L  PCT   GB   
NL,NY1,1924 94  68 .580    -  
NL,PHI,1966 89  73 .549  5.0  
AL,BAL,1971 86  76 .531  8.0
NL,PIT,1976 83  79 .512 11.0  
AL,CLE,1908 78  84 .481 16.0 
AL,CHA,1981 72  90 .444 22.0  
NL,PIT,1943 69  93 .426 25.0 
AL,TOR,1989 62 100 .383 32.0

The 1939 White Sox won a 1 game playoff over the 1956 Reds to advance.

Top Seed Eliminated: #7 Seed 1983 Baltimore Orioles
Highest Seed to Advance: #25 1913 Red Sox

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Group #8 Highlights:
Batting Champ: Tris Speaker('13 BOS) .395
HR Champ: Ted Williams('56 BOS) 30
RBI Champ: Frankie Frisch('24 NYG) 125
Runs Champ: Babe Ruth('18 BOS) 126
SB Champ: Tim Raines('98 NYY) 60

ERA Champ: Smokey Joe Wood('13 BOS) 2,14
Wins Champ: Smokey Joe Wood('13 BOS) & Shane Reynolds('94 HOU) 28
Saves Champ: Todd Jone('94 HOU) 31
K Champ: David Cone('98 NYY) 243

AL MVP: Cy Seymour('05 Reds)
NL MVP: Tris Speaker('13 BOS)

AL Pitcher: Shane Reynolds
NL Pitcher: Smokey Joe Wood

Smokey Joe Wood threw a No Hitter.

Charlie Keller('46 NYY) and Babe Ruth('18 BOS) hit 3 Homers in a game.

[Elendil]

Wow, go Astros! Have any Astros teams been eliminated yet?

[woody5254]

5 Astros teams have played and 4 have advanced thus far. That is a higher rate then the Yankees teams are advancing.

Check out the main thread, I include a team by team breakdown of which teams advance after each group.

[metsgeek]

Whew. I was beginning to think that the Miracle Mets might not advance!

[woody5254]

Yeah, they got in.....but not by much. Koosman and Co. will need to pick it up for round 2.