Well, what do you know. I'm back.
I haven't even been on WhatIfSports in about eight months. So needless to say I haven't even come close to thinking about this blog.
But I shall carry on nevertheless.
This one was the Chicago White Sox versus the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs were coming off the best season in major league history (still is today), but the White Sox would win 4 games to 2. All was not lost for the Cubs, as they'd win in 1908... and that was it. The White Sox would win a few more until 1917, when they went on their epic 88 year drought that ended in 2005.
To the simulation!
(The player of the game is from the winning team unless noted)
GAME 1
White Sox (Nick Altrock) at Cubs (Mordecai Brown)
White Sox 9
Cubs 4
W - Altrock, L - Brown, S - none
HR - none
Player of Game - George Davis with 5 RBI's
Notes - Sox score 6 runs in the 2nd inning; Cubs had more hits (13-11)
GAME 2
Cubs (Ed Reulbach) at White Sox (Doc White)
Cubs 6
White Sox 2
(12 innings)
W - Orval Overall, L - Frank Owen
HR - none
Player of Game - Joe Tinker with 3 RBI's
Notes - Cubs scored 2 runs in top of 9th to come back
GAME 3
White Sox (Ed Walsh) at Cubs (Jack Pfiester)
White Sox 4
Cubs 3
W - Walsh, L - Fred Beebe
HR - none
Player of Game - Ed Walsh with complete game victory
Notes - The series' first 3 games have been exactly the same (not scorewise) as the real series. Makes you wonder why away teams did so well...
GAME 4
Cubs (Mordecai Brown) at White Sox (Nick Altrock)
Cubs 3
White Sox 8
W - Altrock, L - Brown
HR - none
Player of Game - Nick Altrock with complete game victory
Notes - Cubs outhit White Sox (12-11)
GAME 5
White Sox (Ed Walsh) at Cubs (Ed Reulbach)
White Sox 3
Cubs 4
12 innings
W - Jack Pfiester, L - Roy Patterson
HR - Frank Schulte (Cubs, 12th)
Player of Game - Frank Schulte with walkoff HR
Boxscore (since this one was epic) -
SOX 000 000 201 000 - 3 7 2
CUB 000 000 003 001 - 4 9 1
Notes - The real series was also 3-2 Sox at this point; 9 total pitchers.
GAME 6
Cubs (Mordecai Brown) at White Sox (Doc White)
Cubs 4
White Sox 3
W - Brown, L - White
HR - none
Player of Game - Mordecai Brown with complete game victory
Notes - There were nine total hits and five total errors in this game.
GAME 7
White Sox (Nick Altrock) at Cubs (Jack Pfiester)
White Sox 6
Cubs 4
12 innings
W - Ed Walsh, L - Ed Reulbach, S - Roy Patterson
HR - none
Player of Game - Ed Hahn with game winning RBI
Notes - All 4 of the Cubs' runs were scored in the 7th inning; I took a wild guess at who the starting pitchers were because there wasn't a Game 7.
WHITE SOX WIN SERIES, 4 GAMES TO 3
MVP of series - Nick Altrock (2-0 in 3 starts)
Thus, the White Sox once again deny the Cubs from being the greatest team of all time. I guess the 1906 National League was way too easy.
Let the debating begin!
ATTENTION: Starting in the 1910 World Series, I will post the boxscores and allow readers to vote for the series MVP.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Saturday, October 27, 2007
1905 World Series
The reign of terror is over! The Boston Americans are no longer the champions! But will the New York Giants be able to get revenge by beating the Philadelphia Athletics, or will the A's prove that the AL is in fact superior? It's the two greatest managers of all time - John McGraw vs. Connie Mack - in this 1905 throwdown!
NOTE: In the real series, the Philadelphia Athletics scored only 3 runs, all of them unearned.
REAL SERIES SCORE - Giants 4, Athletics 1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1905_World_Series
I'll be going by present-day hosting format.
GAME 1
at Philadelphia
Joe McGinnity (NYG)
Eddie Plank (PHI)
Athletics 4, Giants 3
HR: none
W - Eddie Plank
L - Joe McGinnity
Player of the Game - Eddie Plank (W, CG)
GAME 2
at Philadelphia
Christy Mathewson (NYG)
Rube Waddell (PHI)
Athletics 4, Giants 3
HR: Socks Seybold (PHI)
W - Rube Waddell
L - Christy Mathewson
Player of the Game - Rube Waddell (W, CG)
GAME 3
at New York
Andy Coakley (PHI)
Red Ames (NYG)
Giants 11, Athetics 3
HR: none
W - Red Ames
L - Andy Coakley
Player of the Game - Red Ames (W, CG)
GAME 4
at New York
Chief Bender (PHI)
Dummy Taylor (NYG)
Giants 4, Athletics 3 (Isn't this getting a little annoying?)
HR: none
W - Dummy Taylor
L - Chief Benger
S - Joe McGinnity
Player of the Game - Dan McGann (3 RBI)
GAME 5
at New York
Weldon Henley (PHI)
Hooks Wiltse (NYG)
Athletics 12, Giants 0
HR: Harry Davis (PHI), Socks Seybold (PHI)
W - Weldon Henley
L - Hooks Wiltse
Player of the Game - Weldon Henley (W, CG, 4 H, shutout)
GAME 6
at Philadelphia
Joe McGinnity (NYG)
Eddie Plank (PHI)
Athletics 7, Giants 3
HR: none
W - Eddie Plank
L - Joe McGinnity
Player of the Game - Eddie Plank (W, CG)
ATHLETICS WIN SERIES, 4-2
Series MVP - Eddie Plank (2-0, 2 CG)
AL 3, NL 0. Not the way many historians planned it to go. At this point in real life, it was AL 1, NL 1. The pure dominance of Eddie Plank (PHI) has earned him MVP honors. He went 2-0 and got 2 complete games. Not very many pitchers get 2 complete games all season these days. However, second place surely belongs to Socks Seybold (PHI) for becoming the first player in World Series history to hit 2 home runs in a series.
NEXT TIME ON WORLD SERIES REDO - The Chicago Cubs take on the Chicago White Sox in a "Subway Series" of sorts! Don't miss out on the chance to see if the AL really is superior!
NOTE: In the real series, the Philadelphia Athletics scored only 3 runs, all of them unearned.
REAL SERIES SCORE - Giants 4, Athletics 1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1905_World_Series
I'll be going by present-day hosting format.
GAME 1
at Philadelphia
Joe McGinnity (NYG)
Eddie Plank (PHI)
Athletics 4, Giants 3
HR: none
W - Eddie Plank
L - Joe McGinnity
Player of the Game - Eddie Plank (W, CG)
GAME 2
at Philadelphia
Christy Mathewson (NYG)
Rube Waddell (PHI)
Athletics 4, Giants 3
HR: Socks Seybold (PHI)
W - Rube Waddell
L - Christy Mathewson
Player of the Game - Rube Waddell (W, CG)
GAME 3
at New York
Andy Coakley (PHI)
Red Ames (NYG)
Giants 11, Athetics 3
HR: none
W - Red Ames
L - Andy Coakley
Player of the Game - Red Ames (W, CG)
GAME 4
at New York
Chief Bender (PHI)
Dummy Taylor (NYG)
Giants 4, Athletics 3 (Isn't this getting a little annoying?)
HR: none
W - Dummy Taylor
L - Chief Benger
S - Joe McGinnity
Player of the Game - Dan McGann (3 RBI)
GAME 5
at New York
Weldon Henley (PHI)
Hooks Wiltse (NYG)
Athletics 12, Giants 0
HR: Harry Davis (PHI), Socks Seybold (PHI)
W - Weldon Henley
L - Hooks Wiltse
Player of the Game - Weldon Henley (W, CG, 4 H, shutout)
GAME 6
at Philadelphia
Joe McGinnity (NYG)
Eddie Plank (PHI)
Athletics 7, Giants 3
HR: none
W - Eddie Plank
L - Joe McGinnity
Player of the Game - Eddie Plank (W, CG)
ATHLETICS WIN SERIES, 4-2
Series MVP - Eddie Plank (2-0, 2 CG)
AL 3, NL 0. Not the way many historians planned it to go. At this point in real life, it was AL 1, NL 1. The pure dominance of Eddie Plank (PHI) has earned him MVP honors. He went 2-0 and got 2 complete games. Not very many pitchers get 2 complete games all season these days. However, second place surely belongs to Socks Seybold (PHI) for becoming the first player in World Series history to hit 2 home runs in a series.
NEXT TIME ON WORLD SERIES REDO - The Chicago Cubs take on the Chicago White Sox in a "Subway Series" of sorts! Don't miss out on the chance to see if the AL really is superior!
Sunday, August 5, 2007
1904 World Series
Okay, so there was no real World Series in 1904 (http://reference.com/browse/wiki/1904_World_Series). But nevertheless, I am simulating it anyway just to see what the outcome would have been.
RULES:
Games alternate home sites. Via coin flip, I have awarded the first game to the Boston Americans.
Game 1
at Boston
Christy Mathewson (NYG)
Cy Young (BOS)
Giants 5, Americans 3
GIANTS - 5 runs, 9 hits, 1 error
AMERICANS - 3 runs, 5 hits, 1 error
HR: none
W - Christy Mathewson
L - Cy Young
S - Red Ames (first in WS history)
http://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscore.aspx?gid=252528&pid=0&pbp=0&tf=0
Game 2
at New York
Bill Dinneen (BOS)
Joe McGinnity (NYG)
Americans 8, Giants 5 (13 innings; first extra-innings game in WS history)
AMERICANS - 8 runs, 17 hits, 0 errors
GIANTS - 5 runs, 12 hits, 0 errors
HR: Hobe Ferris (BOS) 2nd inning; Sam Mertes (NYG) 5th inning
W - Cy Young
L - Billy Milligan
http://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscore.aspx?gid=252557&pid=0&pbp=0&tf=0
Game 3
at Boston
Dummy Taylor (NYG)
Norwood Gibson (BOS)
Americans 6, Giants 4
GIANTS - 4 runs, 7 hits, 3 errors
AMERICANS - 6 runs, 9 hits, 4 errors
HR: none
W - Norwood Gibson
L - Dummy Taylor
S - Bill Dinneen
http://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscore.aspx?gid=252564&pid=0&pbp=0&tf=0
Game 4
at New York
Jesse Tannehill (BOS)
Hooks Wiltse (NYG)
Americans 8, Giants 7
AMERICANS - 8 runs, 14 hits, 3 errors
GIANTS - 7 runs, 11 hits, 2 errors
HR: Roger Bresnahan (NYG) 4th inning
W - Bill Dinneen
L - Billy Milligan (blown save)
http://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscore.aspx?gid=252569&pid=0&pbp=0&tf=0
Game 5
at Boston
Christy Mathewson (BOS)
George Winter (NYG)
Giants 7, Americans 5 (Giants stay alive in top of the 9th with all 7 of their runs)
HR: none
W - Red Ames
L - Bill Dinneen
S - Billy Milligan
http://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscore.aspx?gid=252581&pid=0&pbp=0&tf=0
Game 6
at New York
Cy Young (BOS)
Joe McGinnity (NYG)
Americans 8, Giants 3
HR: Candy LaChance (BOS) 2nd inning; Kip Selbach (BOS) 5th inning
W - Cy Young
L - Joe McGinnity
http://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscore.aspx?gid=252591&pid=0&pbp=0&tf=0
AMERICANS WIN SERIES, 4-2
Series MVP: Red Ames/Bill Dinneen
Well, the Americans are superior to baseball. So much for that "already world champions" John McGraw tried to pull off. That's it for now. Oh yeah, and please vote for the series MVP winner, because from now on, your votes make up 50% of the voting!
RULES:
Games alternate home sites. Via coin flip, I have awarded the first game to the Boston Americans.
Game 1
at Boston
Christy Mathewson (NYG)
Cy Young (BOS)
Giants 5, Americans 3
GIANTS - 5 runs, 9 hits, 1 error
AMERICANS - 3 runs, 5 hits, 1 error
HR: none
W - Christy Mathewson
L - Cy Young
S - Red Ames (first in WS history)
http://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscore.aspx?gid=252528&pid=0&pbp=0&tf=0
Game 2
at New York
Bill Dinneen (BOS)
Joe McGinnity (NYG)
Americans 8, Giants 5 (13 innings; first extra-innings game in WS history)
AMERICANS - 8 runs, 17 hits, 0 errors
GIANTS - 5 runs, 12 hits, 0 errors
HR: Hobe Ferris (BOS) 2nd inning; Sam Mertes (NYG) 5th inning
W - Cy Young
L - Billy Milligan
http://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscore.aspx?gid=252557&pid=0&pbp=0&tf=0
Game 3
at Boston
Dummy Taylor (NYG)
Norwood Gibson (BOS)
Americans 6, Giants 4
GIANTS - 4 runs, 7 hits, 3 errors
AMERICANS - 6 runs, 9 hits, 4 errors
HR: none
W - Norwood Gibson
L - Dummy Taylor
S - Bill Dinneen
http://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscore.aspx?gid=252564&pid=0&pbp=0&tf=0
Game 4
at New York
Jesse Tannehill (BOS)
Hooks Wiltse (NYG)
Americans 8, Giants 7
AMERICANS - 8 runs, 14 hits, 3 errors
GIANTS - 7 runs, 11 hits, 2 errors
HR: Roger Bresnahan (NYG) 4th inning
W - Bill Dinneen
L - Billy Milligan (blown save)
http://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscore.aspx?gid=252569&pid=0&pbp=0&tf=0
Game 5
at Boston
Christy Mathewson (BOS)
George Winter (NYG)
Giants 7, Americans 5 (Giants stay alive in top of the 9th with all 7 of their runs)
HR: none
W - Red Ames
L - Bill Dinneen
S - Billy Milligan
http://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscore.aspx?gid=252581&pid=0&pbp=0&tf=0
Game 6
at New York
Cy Young (BOS)
Joe McGinnity (NYG)
Americans 8, Giants 3
HR: Candy LaChance (BOS) 2nd inning; Kip Selbach (BOS) 5th inning
W - Cy Young
L - Joe McGinnity
http://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscore.aspx?gid=252591&pid=0&pbp=0&tf=0
AMERICANS WIN SERIES, 4-2
Series MVP: Red Ames/Bill Dinneen
Well, the Americans are superior to baseball. So much for that "already world champions" John McGraw tried to pull off. That's it for now. Oh yeah, and please vote for the series MVP winner, because from now on, your votes make up 50% of the voting!
Thursday, August 2, 2007
1903 World Series
I'm choosing to skip the pre-modern stuff and go straight to 1903.
BOSTON AMERICANS (AL) vs PITTSBURGH PIRATES (NL)
Real Series: Boston wins 5-3
http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1903_WS.shtml
Here we go!
Game 1
at Boston
Sam Leever (PIT)
Cy Young (BOS)
PIT 000 011 000 - 2 runs, 10 hits, 2 errors
BOS 100 140 02x - 8 runs, 16 hits, 0 errors
HR: none
W - Cy Young
L - Sam Leever
http://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscore.aspx?gid=244294&pid=0&pbp=0&tf=0
Game 2
at Boston
Deacon Philippe (PIT)
Bill Dinneen (BOS)
PIT 201 201 001 - 7 runs, 10 hits, 2 errors
BOS 000 010 100 -2 runs, 7 hits, 1 error
HR: Cy Young (BOS)*
W - Deacon Philippe
L - Bill Denneen
*Cy Young came on in relief (??) and hit a home run to center field, which is 530 feet away.
Game 3
at Boston
Ed Doheny (PIT)
Tom Hughes (BOS)
PIT 000 020 100 0 - 3 runs, 11 hits, 2 errors
BOS 102 000 000 1 - 4 runs, 9 hits, 3 errors
HR: none
W - George Winter
L - Bucky Veil
http://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscore.aspx?gid=244334&pid=0&pbp=0&tf=0
Game 4
at Pittsburgh
Norwood Gibson (BOS)
Brickyard Kennedy (PIT)
BOS 001 000 000 - 1 run, 5 hits, 1 error
PIT 200 013 50x - 11 runs, 14 hits, 2 errors
HR: Buck Freeman (BOS), Ed Phelps (PIT)
http://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscore.aspx?gid=244350&pid=0&pbp=0&tf=0
Game 5
at Pittsburgh
George Winter (BOS)
Sam Leever (PIT)
BOS 100 000 000 - 1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors
PIT 004 300 02x - 9 runs, 14 hits, 0 errors
HR: none
W - Sam Leever
L - George Winter
http://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscore.aspx?gid=244361&pid=0&pbp=0&tf=0
Game 6
at Pittsburgh
Cy Young (BOS)
Deacon Philippe (PIT)
BOS 420 210 100 - 10 runs, 15 hits, 1 error
PIT 000 000 220 - 4 runs, 12 hits, 3 errors
HR: none
W - Cy Young
L - Deacon Philippe
http://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscore.aspx?gid=244368&pid=0&pbp=0&tf=0
Game 7
at Pittsburgh
Bill Dinneen (BOS)
Ed Doheny (PIT)
BOS 100 001 010 - 3 runs, 11 hits, 3 errors
PIT 000 000 000 - 0 runs, 3 hits, 3 errors
HR: none
W - Bill Dinneen
L - Ed Doheny
http://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscore.aspx?gid=244377&pid=0&pbp=0&tf=0
Game 8
at Boston
Brickyard Kennedy (PIT)
Tom Hughes (BOS)
PIT 000 000 001 - 1 run, 6 hits, 2 errors
BOS 000 400 00x - 4 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors
HR: none
W - Tom Hughes
L - Brickyard Kennedy
http://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscore.aspx?gid=244382&pid=0&pbp=0&tf=0
Series MVP: Cy Young
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Wow, what a difference THAT makes. Boston takes the final 3 games of the series to win 5-3. SOUND FAMILIAR? It almost seems as if I've wasted an hour of my life. Let's hope that the next 100+ attempts succeed.
BOSTON AMERICANS (AL) vs PITTSBURGH PIRATES (NL)
Real Series: Boston wins 5-3
http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1903_WS.shtml
Here we go!
Game 1
at Boston
Sam Leever (PIT)
Cy Young (BOS)
PIT 000 011 000 - 2 runs, 10 hits, 2 errors
BOS 100 140 02x - 8 runs, 16 hits, 0 errors
HR: none
W - Cy Young
L - Sam Leever
http://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscore.aspx?gid=244294&pid=0&pbp=0&tf=0
Game 2
at Boston
Deacon Philippe (PIT)
Bill Dinneen (BOS)
PIT 201 201 001 - 7 runs, 10 hits, 2 errors
BOS 000 010 100 -2 runs, 7 hits, 1 error
HR: Cy Young (BOS)*
W - Deacon Philippe
L - Bill Denneen
http://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscore.aspx?gid=244313&pid=0&pbp=0&tf=0
*Cy Young came on in relief (??) and hit a home run to center field, which is 530 feet away.
Game 3
at Boston
Ed Doheny (PIT)
Tom Hughes (BOS)
PIT 000 020 100 0 - 3 runs, 11 hits, 2 errors
BOS 102 000 000 1 - 4 runs, 9 hits, 3 errors
HR: none
W - George Winter
L - Bucky Veil
http://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscore.aspx?gid=244334&pid=0&pbp=0&tf=0
Game 4
at Pittsburgh
Norwood Gibson (BOS)
Brickyard Kennedy (PIT)
BOS 001 000 000 - 1 run, 5 hits, 1 error
PIT 200 013 50x - 11 runs, 14 hits, 2 errors
HR: Buck Freeman (BOS), Ed Phelps (PIT)
http://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscore.aspx?gid=244350&pid=0&pbp=0&tf=0
Game 5
at Pittsburgh
George Winter (BOS)
Sam Leever (PIT)
BOS 100 000 000 - 1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors
PIT 004 300 02x - 9 runs, 14 hits, 0 errors
HR: none
W - Sam Leever
L - George Winter
http://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscore.aspx?gid=244361&pid=0&pbp=0&tf=0
Game 6
at Pittsburgh
Cy Young (BOS)
Deacon Philippe (PIT)
BOS 420 210 100 - 10 runs, 15 hits, 1 error
PIT 000 000 220 - 4 runs, 12 hits, 3 errors
HR: none
W - Cy Young
L - Deacon Philippe
http://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscore.aspx?gid=244368&pid=0&pbp=0&tf=0
Game 7
at Pittsburgh
Bill Dinneen (BOS)
Ed Doheny (PIT)
BOS 100 001 010 - 3 runs, 11 hits, 3 errors
PIT 000 000 000 - 0 runs, 3 hits, 3 errors
HR: none
W - Bill Dinneen
L - Ed Doheny
http://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscore.aspx?gid=244377&pid=0&pbp=0&tf=0
Game 8
at Boston
Brickyard Kennedy (PIT)
Tom Hughes (BOS)
PIT 000 000 001 - 1 run, 6 hits, 2 errors
BOS 000 400 00x - 4 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors
HR: none
W - Tom Hughes
L - Brickyard Kennedy
http://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscore.aspx?gid=244382&pid=0&pbp=0&tf=0
Series MVP: Cy Young
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Wow, what a difference THAT makes. Boston takes the final 3 games of the series to win 5-3. SOUND FAMILIAR? It almost seems as if I've wasted an hour of my life. Let's hope that the next 100+ attempts succeed.
Intro
Just imagine the headlines:
"GIBSON WALKS" - 1988
"BERRA ROBS MAZEROSKI" - 1960
"CARTER STRIKES OUT" - 1993
"RIVIERA HOLDS OFF D'BACKS" - 2001
"PIRATES UPSET YANKEES" - 1927
"CUBS WIN AGAIN" - 1945
"YANKS SWEEP SOX" - 2004
Can you even imagine...
Well, now it's possible. This blog will redo every world series ever played, and - beginning with the 1969 postseason - will redo the entire postseason. The possibilities are virtually endless - it would go to 31 digits even if we just did World Series.
Oh, and be sure to call a redo on the ones that go wrong - for example, the Cardinals winning the 2006 World Series... oh wait, that really happened!
"GIBSON WALKS" - 1988
"BERRA ROBS MAZEROSKI" - 1960
"CARTER STRIKES OUT" - 1993
"RIVIERA HOLDS OFF D'BACKS" - 2001
"PIRATES UPSET YANKEES" - 1927
"CUBS WIN AGAIN" - 1945
"YANKS SWEEP SOX" - 2004
Can you even imagine...
Well, now it's possible. This blog will redo every world series ever played, and - beginning with the 1969 postseason - will redo the entire postseason. The possibilities are virtually endless - it would go to 31 digits even if we just did World Series.
Oh, and be sure to call a redo on the ones that go wrong - for example, the Cardinals winning the 2006 World Series... oh wait, that really happened!
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