I remember back when I got the cards and started setting up the lineups I thought three things immediately. “wow, the Pirates are going to dominate ALL”, “what happened to the Phillies good players” and “man the Cardinals sure do stink” (I actually said something worse, but Tom runs a…
The completion of this season gives me a pretty good chunk of the first decade of “modern baseball” I now have 1901, 02, 03, and 05 in the books. Unlike my other dead ball replays this set was generated just a couple of years ago, so they had much more…
The NL may have had 8 teams, but only 3 really competed. And even then an unprecedented (and while I may be biased in my thoughts) run by the Braves made this look like more of a cake walk than it really was. Final 1883 Standings Boston Braves 69-29…
October 12, 1903 Pittsburgh, PA It’s a rematch from game 1 as Cy Young and Charles Phillippe square off. The mood in the Boston clubhouse was much more relaxed after their first win in the series, while player-manager Fred Clarke stressed fundamentals and staying within their abilities in the other…
October 11, 1903 Pittsburgh, PA As the series moves to Pittsburgh, the fans in Pennsylvania were waiting with a huge gathering as the team train brought home their heroes with a 2-0 series lead. Today’s game faces Bill Dinneen (A Y) vs. Sam Leever (A Z). The game was scoreless…
October 6, 1903 Boston, MA This year’s World Series features two teams that took completely different paths to October. The Red Sox dominated from opening day on and were never challenged, and the Pirates who started off slow and had to endure a grueling battle with the Giants that was…
Dominated by two teams, the NL was more of a hitter’s league as the averages are beginning to rise as pitchers did not get so many A ratings as in the past. The Giants and Pirates battled until the final series of the year. Final National League Standings Pittsburgh Pirates …
The long path to the end of the 1903 season has finally arrived. Taking 22 months was longer than expected, but now I have the satisfaction of being able to head to the World Series at last. This was also my first full season with the advanced fielding ratings and…
by Scott Fennessy The AL was a slugger’s league for sure. Unlike my dead ball era teams where just hitting near .300 was good enough to win the batting title, anything under .350 was not even considered. 4 hitters topped the .400 mark, and the bambino, in his first FLB…
by Scott Fennessy The senior circuit was pretty much dominated the Giants. The Reds were a solid team and the Pirates were respectable, but the lower division was awful. New York Giants (81-59) The Giants were a loaded team and filled the leaderboards with their roster. The catching duo of…