World Series Champions - Detroit Tigers (Frank McDonald)
MVP - Walter Johnson (DET) 27-11, 1.86 ERA, 240 K's
Cy Young Award - Walter Johnson (DET) 27-11, 1.86 ERA, 240 K's
MVP - Walter Johnson (DET) 27-11, 1.86 ERA, 240 K's
Cy Young Award - Walter Johnson (DET) 27-11, 1.86 ERA, 240 K's
Manager of the Year - Frank McDonald (DET)
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The dominating Detroit Tigers make it three in a row as they repeat again as your OTBL World Champions! Walter Johnson had a spectacular season, winning MVP, Cy Young, and the Pitching Triple Crown! The Big Train came close to no-hitters several times, endingup with one one-hitter and two two-hitters. Ty Cobb led all batsmen again, this time with his .386 average edging out Shoeless Joe Jackson's .382. Wahoo Sam Crawford led the league in RBIs, his 115 dwarfing Shoeless Joe's 98. An unique sign of their dominance? Four of the top five vote-getters for MVP were Tigers (Big Train, Eddie Collins, Sam Crawford, and Donie Bush), and three of top five vote-getters for Cy Young were Tigers (Big Train, Nap Rucker, and Eddie Cicotte). Surprisingly, Cobb was not among the top five MVP candidates. He must've treated the writers badly this year :-)
This season was notable for the dramatic race to the very end for the second entry spot in the World Series. New York and Boston were neck and neck all season, and amazingly ended up in exactly tied at the end of the regular season. New York won the one-game play-in game to "win" the chance to face the Tigers, Detroit rolled to victory in just five games, winning their third straight tile and fifth of the past seven seasons!!!!
Some of the other top performers of the season include..
-NY Giant Shoeless Joe Jackson was the most valuable batsmen (highest rated non-pitcher in the MVP voting. The bare foot slugger slashed .382/.448/.525
-St. Louis outfielder Gavvy Cravath burst on the scene with 19 home runs, more than double the amount slugged by the runner-up, teammate Home Run Baker. Gavvy's total was 4th highest of all time (behind Charlie "Piano Legs" Hickman, Frank Schulte, and Nap Lajoie)
-NY Giant closer Hub Perdue led all relievers with 26 saves
-Boston speedster Clyde Milan racked up 87 steals
-Detroit's Eddie Collins was a patient man,racking up fice walks in a game against St. Louis
-Only three players hit two home runs in a single game - Stuffy McInnis, Shoeless Joe Jackson, and Brooklyn hurler Jean Dubuc!
-Pitch counts be damned! Pittsburgh's Larry Cheney recorded 41 outs vs. Brooklyn, that's 13 2/3 innings!
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| St Louis slugger Gavvy Gravath knows that chicks (OK, maybe flappers back then!) dig the long ball! |
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| Ty Cobb and Shoeless Joe Jackson, the top two batting averages this season. Apparently using multiple bats at the same time dramatically boosts your average! |
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