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20th Century All-Star Tournament

The 20th Century All-Star Tournament was a collaboration between the Strat-O-Matic Game Company and Spring Training. The results were first published in the 2000 issue of Spring Training Baseball Yearbook.

20th Century All-Star Tournament: Overview

     They call to us from the pages of baseball's encyclopedia, the great ones (and the bums, 
     too) asking to be remembered and revered, not forgotten in the dust of each shattered 
     record. And lately, there's been a lot of dust.

     So, how do we keep our heroes from yesterday from slowly vanishing into obscurity? 

     Let's put them back on the field to match fastballs and bat speed with the super-muscled,
     personally-trained stars of today. Walter Johnson vs. Mark McGwire. Ty Cobb vs. Randy 
     Johnson. The sluggers of the 90s vs. the deadball artists of the teens.

     In conjunction with the Strat-O-Matic Game Company, we have assembled baseball's all-time
     greats for a full-season tournament matching All-Star teams representing each of the 
     century's 10 decades. Ten teams, 162-game balanced schedule, 25 players per team in 
     baseball's most statistically accurate and realistic computer simulation. Let the 
     best decade win.

     Each team is composed roughly of the 10 best pitchers and 15 best hitters of its decade.
     With a few exceptions, every team has two catchers, eight infielders and five outfielders,
     along with a 10-man pitching staff. The players have been chosen based, first, on overall
     performance during their primary decade; then on criteria such as left- and right-handed
     balance or their ability to bring a special skill (baserunning, relieving, fielding) to
     their team. If a player was a substantial performer in two decades, he has been paced on
     the team where he would have the greatest impact.

     Each decade has been assigned a home stadium that was especially important during the 
     period. Games played in those parks reflect the statistical effect the park had on 
     games during that time.

     Strat-O-Matic's computer is the manager for all teams, choosing the lineups and pitching 
     rotations, using pinch-hitters, pinch-runners and defensive replacements, and employing a full 
     range of game strategies. 

     Most importantly, Strat-O-Matic has normalized the statistical profiles of all the 
     players so that they compete on a level field. The best home run hitter in 1909 (Cobb) 
     would certainly hit more than nine homers if he were playing today; just as McGwire 
     would not likely have hit 65 homers had he been playing in 1968. In Strat-O-Matic, a 
     player's normalized ability will reflect how much he stands apart from the average player 
     during his time.

     Finally, players are performing based on their lifetime achievements, their career stats. 
     Players still active today are represented only by what they have done through the 1998 
     season.

20th Century All-Star Tournament: 1930s Win the Pennant!
     In the end it was their balance that separated the 1930s squad from the competition. 
     Led by Jimmie Foxx, Met Ott and Lefty Grove, the 1930s won the 20th Century All Star 
     Tournament. They weren't the best hitting decade (that was the 1920s) and they weren't 
     the best pitching decade (that was the 1910s), but they were near the top in both 
     departments and were overall the best defensive team.

     Challenged from the beginning by the 1910s and later by the '90s and '40s, the 1930s 
     team was never more than two games out of first and led nearly the whole season. After 
     mid-July, their hold on first place was uninterrupted. They entered September with a 
     two-game lead, and finished on a 18-10 run. The final margin was five games over the 
     second-place 1940s.

     The 1930's clinched the pennant in dramatic fashion on September 26, as Ott drove in 
     pinch runner Paul Waner with the winning run in the bottom of the ninth to beat Jim 
     Bunning and the 1960s, 2-1. Grove was the complete-game winner, with a six hitter.
20th Century All-Star Tournament Final Standings
                            Won  Lost Pct.  GB
     1930 Decade '30         97   65   .599   ----   
     1940 Decade '40         92   70   .568    5.0        
     1990 Decade '90         91   71   .562    6.0        
     1910 Decade '10         86   76   .531   11.0        
     1920 Decade '20         85   77   .525   12.0        
     1950 Decade '50         76   86   .469   21.0        
     1900 Decade '00         75   87   .463   22.0        
     1960 Decade '60         73   89   .451   24.0        
     1980 Decade '80         71   91   .438   26.0        
     1970 Decade '70         64   98   .395   33.0        
20th Century All-Star Tournament: Highlights
 
     The 1990s squad fared very well, finishing 91-71, just six games out, in third place. 
     However, contrary to our current perceptions of today's record-setting hitters, it was 
     pitching that carried the team. Sluggers like Ken Griffey Jr. and McGwire found they 
     didn't compare favorably when matched against the great hitters of the past. The '90s 
     pitchers though, Roger Clemens especially, proved to be as good as any in baseball 
     history.

     The 1960s team played in the Astrodome and found runs extremely scarce, even with Hank 
     Aaron and Willie Mays in the lineup nearly every day.

     Teams from the deadball era played the game as you might expect, namely, good pitching, 
     line-drive hitting and very little power. But even though the 1910s hit fewer than 
     half as many homers as the '90s, they still outscored them by 48 runs.

     The 1970s and 1980s were the century's doormats. Both squads came up short in both 
     pitching and hitting, although the '80s had the excuse of suffering the season's most 
     injuries.

     Several overlooked players stacked up well against Hall-of-Fame competition. Chief 
     Myers didn't qualify for the batting title, but hit .414 as the right-handed half of 
     the 1910s catching platoon. Cecil Travis (.329) was instrumental in the 1930s pennant 
     success. First baseman Jake Daubert hit .328 for the 1910s while sparkling in the field. 
     Lon Warneke was 12-1 for the 1930s, with a 2.56 ERA (and was one of just seven pitchers 
     with ERAs under 3.00). 

     Some players banished from baseball returned to the field with mixed results. Joe 
     Jackson ('10s) batted .336 and led the Tournament with 12 triples. But his teammate 
     Ed Cicotte's ERA of 4.76 was well above the Tournament's 4.12 average. And Pete 
     Rose ('60s) led his team in hits and finished third in the tournament with 28 steals.
     
     The Strat-O-Matic computer named Babe Ruth ('20s) the MVP of the Tournamnet while
     Roger Clemens captured the Cy Young Award. 
     
     20th Century Tournament All-Star Team

	 Catcher			Johnny Bench
	 First base			Lou Gehrig
	 Second base		Rogers Hornsby
	 Third base			Mike Schmidt
	 Shortstop			Cal Ripken Jr.
	 Left field			Ted Williams
	 Center field		Joe DiMaggio
	 Right field		Babe Ruth
	 RH starter	        Roger Clemens
	 LH starter			Lefty Grove
	 Reliever			John Franco
  

The Ten Teams (Scroll down for each team)

The Aughts (1900-1909)

Ballpark: West Side Park, Chicago
MVP:	Honus Wagner
Finish: 7th Place

Season: Nap Lajoie and Christy Mathewson each missed a month with injuries, but by 
September the 1900s were the league's hottest team. They ended the season with six straight 
wins. Jesse Burkett was the Tournament's second leading hitter, Mordecai Brown was fourth 
in ERA.

Roster: Vic Willis and Jack Chesbro were late cuts, as were Mike Donlin and Roy Thomas. 
An all left-handed hitting outfield created some roster problems, but the infield is heavily 
right-handed. The pairing of Honus Wagner and Lajoie created the greatest keystone combo in 
baseball history.

1900s
Batter          Bats  Pos   AB     H    2b   3b   HR    RBI    R   SB    AVE
Roger Bresnahan  R    c     452   113   25    5    3    61    45   16    .250
O.Schreckengost  R    c     244    50    9    2    1    23    18    2    .205
Jake Beckley     L    1b    417   125   26    8    7    63    50   17    .300
Harry Davis      R    1b    196    49   12    1    1    21    19    3    .250
Johnny Evers     L    2b    248    62    7    0    4    22    34    7    .250
Nap Lajoie       R    2b    473   155   29    4    5    53    68   14    .328
Jimmy Collins    R    3b    370    86   19    4    8    60    39    7    .232
Honus Wagner     R    ss    540   156   34   11    7    76    84   27    .289
Bobby Wallace    R    ss    260    59   17    5    0    23    19    2    .227
George Davis     S    ss    255    60   11    2    2     2    37   12    .235
Jesse Burkett    L    lf    449   151   26    2    5    65    69   18    .336
Fred Clarke      L    lf    230    54    6    3    3    27    28    5    .235
Sam Crawford     L    cf    494   149   27    9    4    76    58   15    .302
Elmer Flick      L    rf    399   113   13    9    3    29    70   21    .283
Wille Keeler     L    rf    233    77    3    2    0    12    32    9    .330
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Total                      5664  1507  271   67   53   654   691  181    .266

1900s
Pitcher         T    W    L   SV    IP     G     GS   CG    H    BB    K      ERA
Ch. Mathewson   R    8   16    0   227.0   34    34    7   255   62   112    4.68
Cy Young        R   10   21    0   253.2   34    34   13   285   57   101    4.36
Joe McGinnity   R    9   12    0   210.2   31    30    8   235   65    79    4.02
Mordecai Brown  R   13   10    0   201.1   31    27    8   184   76    93    3.22
Eddie Plank     L    6    9    1   134.2   23    18    5   109   53    83    3.88
Addie Joss      R    5    5    0   106.0   18    12    6    99   23    47    3.40
Rube Waddell    L    3    4    0    48.2   11     7    0    59   20    41    5.73
Ed Reulbach     R    8    2    8    93.2   67     0    0    78   40    46    3.17
Jesse Tannehill L    8    5    6   102.1   60     0    0   100   25    46    3.52
Noodles Hahn    L    5    3    2    87.1   55     0    0    76   19    69    3.19
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Total               75   87   17  1465.1        162   47  1480  440   717    3.93

The Teens (1910-1919)

Ballpark: Fenway Park, Boston
MVP: Tris Speaker
Finish: 4th Place

Season: On July 16, the 1910s scored in the bottom of the ninth to give Ed Cicotte 
a 3-2 win over Dennis Eckersley, moving the club into first place at 55-35. But the next 
day the club began a seven-game slide and were never close again. At the time, Pete 
Alexander, Ed Walsh and Carl Mays were 1-2-3 in the league in ERA. By season's end only 
Alexander was in the top five. Still, this was a pitching dominated club, allowing the 
tournament's fewest runs and holding hitters to a combined .243 average.

Roster: Hall of Famer Edd Roush and Sherry Magee just missed making the squad in 
the outfield, but Gavy Cravath's right-handed power was needed. Max Carey was added for 
late-inning defense and baserunning. At shortstop, Ray Chapman was a late cut, as Art 
Fletcher and Rabbit Maranville were selected for defense. The last pitcher chosen was 
Rube Marquand, beating out Babe Adams and Lefty Tyler.


1910s
Batter        Bats  Pos   AB     H     2b   3b   HR   RBI    R   SB    AVE
Chief Meyers   R      c   203    84    11    0    3    36   28    2   .414
Wally Schang   S      c   433   118    16    7    4    68   28    9   .273
Jake Daubert   L     1b   411   135    17    4    7    50   66   12   .328
Ed Konetchy    R     1b   202    40     2    2    2    27   19    4   .198
Eddie Collins  L     2b   541   157    13    2    4    31   90   22   .290
Buck Herzog    R     2b   289    76     8    4    2    34   37   11   .263
Home Run Baker L     3b   460   133    22    2    6    61   55   10   .289
Heinie Groh    R     3b   199    44     7    0    1    17   15    6   .221
Art Fletcher   R     ss   315    81    13    1    0    30   18    7   .257
R. Maranville  R     ss   221    49     5    2    1    13   25    5   .222
Max Carey      S     lf   152    42    10    1    2    13   31   18   .276
Joe Jackson    L     lf   452   152    19   12    6    61   69   11   .336
Ty Cobb        L     rf   562   193    34    3    5    81   92   25   .343
Gavy Cravath   R     rf   222    65     8    4   10    35   46    1   .293
Tris Speaker   L     cf   586   197    45    8    8   121   93   20   .336
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Total                    5710  1629   241   52   65   701  741  167   .285

1910s
Pitcher         T    W   L  SV    IP      G   GS   CG    H    BB    K      ERA
Walter Johnson  R   15  11   0   258.1   34   34   12   208   75   204     3.31
Pete Alexander  R   15  13   0   259.0   34   33   10   231   60   158     3.06
Rube Marquard   L   12   9   1   211.2   32   29    8   200   67   140     3.49
Carl Mays       R   10  12   0   202.0   28   27   10   222   49    69     4.23
Ed Walsh        R    7   9   0   180.1   27   26    6   162   46    96     3.44
Chief Bender    R    8   1   0    82.0   12   10    5    57   21    53     1.32
Hippo Vaughn    L    2   2   0    21.0    7    3    0    26   12    13     4.29
Joe Wood        R    4   7  15    54.2   49    0    0    41   29    38     5.10
Ed Cicotte      R    3   7   9    79.1   57    0    0    82   33    40     4.76
Slim Sallee     L   10   5   6   116.1   68    0    0   121   31    45     3.79
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Total               86  76  31  1464.2       162   51  1350  423   856     3.51

The Twenties (1920-1929)

Ballpark: Yankee Stadium, New York
MVP: Babe Ruth
Finish: 5th Place

Season: Ruth and Gehrig tried, but couldn't carry the team whose pitching could not 
keep pace with the top squads. The 1920s were the highest scoring team and, by far, the 
most prolific in home runs. Ruth and Gehrig ranked first and second in both homers and 
runs and first and fourth in RBIs. With Rogers Hornsby they ranked 1-2-3 in total bases. 
And Ruth lost the season's last 17 games to injury. Starting pitching was a problem as no 
true ace emerged. Eddie Rommel missed two months with an injury.

Roster: The toughest call was placing Gehrig in the 20s, rather than the 30s. With 
Jimmie Foxx and Hank Greenberg available for the 1930s, the Ruth-Gehrig duo was kept together. 
Because Frankie Frisch could backup at both second and third, the club carried Bill Terry as 
a third first baseman. Terry, however, playing behind Gehrig and George Sisler, rarely got 
into a game. Kiki Cuyler, Sam Rice, Earl Combs and Chick Hafey couldn't crack the outfield 
and Travis Jackson and two Hall of Fame pitchers, Waite Hoyt and Herb Pennock, also failed 
to make the team. 

1920s
Batter         Bats  Pos   AB    H    2b  3b   HR  RBI   R   SB   AVE
Mickey Cochrane  L    c   492   125   21   1   16   66   51  18   .254
Ray Schalk       R    c   104    16    2   0    0    6    8   2   .154
George Sisler    L   1b   241    65    7   3    7   34   30   8   .270
Lou Gehrig       L   1b   579   171   26   8   51  133  116   5   .295
Bill Terry       L   1b   83     23    3   0    1    8   10   1   .277
Rogers Hornsby   R   2b   526   170   20   4   38  100  112   5   .323
Frankie Frisch   S   2b   280    66   12   1    8   32   36   8   .236
Pie Traynor      R   3b   547   149   17   9    5   47   68  17   .272
Dave Bancroft    S   ss   248    62    7   1    1   27   40   3   .250
Joe Sewell       L   ss   371    96   11   1    5   40   35   9   .259
Zack Wheat       L   lf   114    37    7   3    3   13   17   1   .325
Hack Wilson      R   cf   396   105   14   6   28   88   65   6   .265
Goose Goslin     L   lf   501   124   21   5   17   49   78  13   .248
Harry Heilmann   R   lf   211    56    8   3   11   34   31   2   .265
Babe Ruth        L   rf   523   154   25   3   56  108  118   6   .294
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Total                    5630  1470  206  48  247  805  835 104   .261


1920s
Pitcher         T    W    L  SV    IP     G    GS  CG    H    BB   K    ERA
Eppa Rixey      L   15   14   0   225.2   35   34   6   223   76   95   4.31
Ted Lyons       R   12    6   0   228.2   31   31   5   259   77   83   4.01
Burleigh Grimes R   10    9   1   206.2   32   30   7   213   78  108   4.27
Red Faber       R    7   14   0   199.0   31   29   4   221   79  105   5.11
Dazzy Vance     R   11    8   0   188.0   27   25   7   178   52  159   3.69
Stan Coveleski  R    5    3   3    79.0   15   10   4    87   24   40   4.33
Dolph Luque     R    1    2   1    22.1    9    3   0    23   12   12   6.45
Urban Shocker   R    9    6  15   105.1   70    0   0   118   27   47   3.93
Eddie Rommel    R    1    4   7    46.1   37    0   0    49   12   21   2.91
Wilbur Cooper   L   14   11   3   152.0   83    0   0   170   59   72   3.85
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Total               85   77  30  1453.0       162  33  1541  496  742   4.20

The Thirties (1930-1939)

Ballpark: Polo Grounds, New York
MVP: Lefty Grove
Finish: 1st Place

Season: The Hall of Fame has been criticized for including too many players from 
this era, but the results of this tournament argue that the 1930s was baseball's greatest 
decade. In head-to-head play, they played .500 or better against every decade and were the 
only team to have a winning record every month. In early September the 90s got within a game 
and a half, but over the last three weeks of the season the 30s' lead never fell below four 
games. The club got great contributions from the bench (Waner, Billy Herman and Joe Medwick) 
and nine different hitters hit more than 10 homers. 

Roster: Thirteen of the club's 15 position players are Hall of Famers; Earl Averill, 
Heinie Manush, Fred Lindstrom, Tony Lazzeri, Lloyd Waner and Rick Ferrell are among the 
immortals not making the squad. Hank Greenberg played behind Jimmie Foxx and Gabby Hartnett 
got most of the playing time over Bill Dickey. Lon Warneke, "The Arkansas Hummingbird," was 
sensational as a swing man for a pitching staff so deep that Carl Hubbell got just 14 starts.

1930s
Batter        Bats  Pos   AB    H    2b  3b   HR  RBI   R   SB    AVG
Bill Dickey     L    c   218    56    3   4    3   20   19   1   .257
Gabby Hartnett  R    c   449   121   23   2   20   75   55   2   .269
Jimmie Foxx     R   1b   460   124   10   0   27   71   80   7   .270
Hank Greenberg  R   1b   188    49    3   1   16   42   42   2   .261
Char. Gehringer L   2b   542   146   24   5   15   42   83  16   .269
Babe Herman     R   2b   125    40    5   1    0   14   16   2   .320
Harland Clift   R   3b   326    77   16   1   15   42   57   4   .236
Cecil Travis    L   3b   425   140   19   7    3   35   55   3   .329
Arky Vaughan    L   ss   205    51    7   4    4   21   24   5   .249
Joe Cronin      R   ss   492   125   28   2   11   51   51   2   .254
Joe Medwick     R   lf   203    62    9   3    8   30   30   0   .305
Al Simmons      R   cf   511   162   13   4   26   86   74   7   .317
Chuck Klein     L   lf   435   139   19   1   28   87   68   7   .320
Mel Ott         L   rf   551   147   25   1   29   98   98   4   .267
Paul Waner      L   rf   122    42   10   1    2   14   22   3   .344
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Total                   5660  1536  222  37  211  750  788  65   .271

1930s
Pitcher        T    W   L  SV    IP     G    GS  CG    H    BB   K     ERA
Mel Harder     R   12   8   0   216.0   34   32   5   236   55   79   4.29
Red Ruffing    R   11  10   0   221.0   31   30   6   232   74  139   3.87
Lefty Grove    L   17   6   0   225.0   31   30  13   215   70  177   3.08
Tommy Bridges  R   10   5   0   149.1   26   20   4   137   62  118   3.19
Dizzy Dean     R   11   9   4   182.2   49   19   6   177   61  142   3.55
Carl Hubbell   L    9   6   1   123.0   34   14   5   130   35   90   4.68
Wes Ferrell    R    5   7   0    87.0   16   14   1    95   33   37   4.97
Lon Warneke    R   12   1   7   119.1   68    2   0    97   32   49   2.56
Lefty Gomez    L    7   8   8    74.1   53    1   0    73   29   55   3.75
Johnny Murphy  R    3   5  16    72.1   52    0   0    63   33   27   3.86
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Total              97  65  36  1470.0       162  40  1455  484  913   3.72

The Forties (1940-1949)

Ballpark: Sportman's Park
MVP:	Ted Williams
Finish: 2nd Place

Season: After a nine-game winning streak in May put the 1940s within one game of 
first, it looked like Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams might be enough to carry the team. 
DiMaggio was hitting .404 and Williams was leading the league in RBIs pacing the league's 
highest scoring offense. But the pitching staff allowed nearly 100 more runs than the '30s, 
preventing the 40s from finishing closer than five games back. Though Bob Feller and Dutch 
Leonard were dependable starters, no '40s pitcher ranked among the top 10 in ERA.

Roster: The 1940s were rich in under-appreciated third basemen, two of whom 
(George Kell and Ken Keltner) were unable to make the team. Stan Hack was chosen for his 
left-handed bat and Bob Elliott for his power. Because Stan Musial could play first, there 
was room for left-handed outfielder Charlie Keller, the last player chosen, who got the 
nod over Rudy York, Mickey Vernon, Frank McCormick, Vern Stephens, Marty Marion and Dom 
DiMaggio.

1940s
Batter        Bats  Pos   AB    H    2b  3b   HR  RBI   R   SB   AVG
Walker Cooper   R    c   195    56   13   4    3   25   16   3   .287
Ernie Lombardi  R    c   399   117   14   4   17   70   39   2   .293
Stan Musial     L   1b   478   143   29   3   13   66   83   8   .299
Johnny Mize     L   1b   324   113   18   4   20   56   57   2   .349
Bobby Doerr     R   2b   305    94   11   7    7   31   46  10   .308
Joe Gordon      R   2b   363    99   15   4   19   50   54   8   .273
Stan Hack       L   3b   314    83   11   1    5   30   39   7   .264
Bob Elliott     R   3b   347    97   16   2   11   37   51   5   .280
Luke Appling    R   ss   416   120   16   2    1   35   61  15   .288
Lou Boudreau    R   ss   431   104   25   3    4   52   39   5   .241
Charlie Keller  L   rf   171    56    6   2   18   40   36   1   .327
Ralph Kiner     R   lf   122    35    2   1   10   26   22   2   .287
Ted Williams    L   lf   497   163   20   1   41  117  109   3   .328
Enos Slaughter  L   rf   459   126   20   9    8   37   69  13   .275
Joe DiMaggio    R   cf   523   170   33  18   24  100   86   3   .325
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Total                   5772  1638  260  65  202  794  831  87   .284

1940s
Pitcher         T    W   L   SV    IP     G    GS   CG    H    BB    K   ERA
Bob Feller      R   16   9    0   257.0   36   35   10   226   87   205   3.78
Bucky Walters   R   11  15    0   208.2   32   31    8   238   89   100   5.39
Dutch Leonard   R   16   5    1   207.1   32   31    4   216   57    97   3.56
Hal Newhouser   L   11   8    0   172.0   26   26    5   156   78   130   4.60
Allie Reynolds  R    8   5    0   152.2   26   23    3   155   67    82   4.66
J. Vander Meer  L    4   3    0    77.1   13   10    1    67   45    59   4.31
Harry Brecheen  L    9   8    8   128.2   61    6    1   126   48    69   3.85
Mort Cooper     R    4   5   14    90.1   58    0    0    83   31    62   3.79
Joe Page        L    4   4    9    50.2   42    0    0    54   24    49   5.15
Dizzy Trout     R    9   8    4   132.1   67    0    0   130   34    62   2.99
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Total               92  70   36  1477.0       162   32  1451  560   915   4.17

The Fifties (1950-1959)

Ballpark: Ebbetts Field
MVP: Mickey Mantle
Finish: 6th Place

Season: The second worst pitching in the league kept the 1950s from taking advantage 
of its slugging lineup and a great season from Mickey Mantle. Especially disappointing were 
the performances of Whitey Ford and Don Newcombe, who were each 6-10. The dismal showing of 
Elroy Face (1-11, 7.47) was damaging, also. Minnie Miņoso provided excitement as one of two 
players in the league to reach double figures in doubles, triples and homers (DiMaggio was 
the other).

Roster: With Mantle in center field for the '50s, Willie Mays was placed on the 1960s 
team. Duke Snider shifted to right, where he and Al Kaline platooned. Left field belonged to 
Miņoso. Ernie Banks kept Pee Wee Reese on the bench and Phil Rizzuto off the squad. Richie 
Ashburn was unable to beat out Larry Doby for the last spot on the team. The 1950s were the 
earliest decade with more than one reliever (Bobby Shantz and Face), but the results were 
not good. Injury kept Yogi Berra on the bench for six weeks.

1950s
Batter         Bats  Pos   AB    H    2b  3b   HR  RBI   R   SB    AVG
Yogi Berra       L    c   355   110   17   4   24   68   53   4   .310
Roy Campanella   R    c   303    75    6   1   10   37   27   3   .248
Gil Hodges       R   1b   261    70    3   4    9   38   26   6   .268
Ted Kluszewski   L   1b   481   150   23   1   14   67   64   4   .312
Nellie Fox       L   2b   460   128   15   6    4   40   56  15   .278
Jackie Robinson  R   2b   353   110   20   4    8   32   69  26   .312
Ken Boyer        R   3b   312    88   18   3   13   38   53   5   .282
Eddie Mathews    L   3b   438   116   15   0   25   84   66   2   .265
Ernie Banks      R   ss   555   142   22   3   26   87   65   4   .256
Pee Wee Reese    R   ss    99    22    4   0    3   15   15   3   .222
Minnie Minoso    R   lf   488   145   21  12   16   59   81   8   .297
Larry Doby       L   cf    97    27    5   2    8   16   14   2   .278
Mickey Mantle    S   cf   486   158   23   9   28  105  106  20   .325
Duke Snider      L   rf   452   150   25   9   18   62   71  13   .332
Al Kaline        R   rf   197    62   14   2    4   24   27   3   .315
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Total                    5748  1602  242  60  213  793  816 118   .279


1950s
Pitcher        T    W    L  SV    IP      G   GS   CG    H    BB    K    ERA
Early Wynn     R   11   13   0   246.2   39   38    6   250   81   112   4.38
Robin Roberts  R   14   10   0   244.0   38   35    5   278   48   109   4.13
Warren Spahn   L   17    9   0   252.0   34   32   10   250   74   117   3.89
Whitey Ford    L    6   10   0   137.1   29   24    2   177   61    82   6.29
Don Newcombe   R    6   10   0   145.1   24   23    7   171   47    76   5.33
Billy Pierce   L    6   10   4   130.0   60    7    1   137   56    77   4.71
Bob Lemon      R    0    4   2    29.1   14    2    1    36   14    14   4.30
Bobby Shantz   L    6    4   5    81.1   51    1    0   101   27    40   5.20
Roy Face       R    1   11  18    62.2   53    0    0   101   27    31   4.47
Lew Burdette   R    9    5   0   132.1   66    0    0   177   35    44   4.90
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Total              76   86  29  1461.0       162   32  1678  470   702   4.77

The Sixties (1960-1969)

Ballpark: Astrodome
MVP: Hank Aaron
Finish: 8th Place

Season: The 1960s inability to hit consistently can be traced to the cavernous 
Astrodome, and is illustrated by the 118 percent more homers the club hit on the road 
than at home (85 to 39). Particularly affected were Willie Mays and Ron Santo (they 
combined for two homers at home, 22 on the road). Only Hank Aaron drove in as many as 
70 runs. Maury Wills was a terror on the bases, but his .281 on-base average minimized 
his value. Bob Gibson lead the league with five shutouts and Sandy Koufax was the 
leader in strikeouts per inning.

Roster: With right-handed hitting outfielders Mays, Aaron, Frank Robinson and 
Roberto Clemente as the backbone of the team, lefty Tony Oliva was added forcing 
Orlando Cepeda off the squad. Carl Yastrzemski played often at first base. Because of 
Pete Rose's versatility, he was in the lineup nearly every day. Others who just missed 
the cut were Billy Williams, Ken Boyer, Gary Peters, Jim Kaat and Ferguson Jenkins.

1960s
Batter          Bats  Pos   AB    H    2b  3b   HR  RBI    R   SB    AVG
Joe Torre         R    c   480   134   27   4    9   47   47    2   .279
Bill Freehan      R    c   290    83   19   1    8   36   28    3   .286
Harmon Killebrew  R   1b   417   100   21   2   24   67   56    8   .240
Bill Mazeroski    R   2b   143    33    4   1    2   19   10    0   .231
Brooks Robinson   R   3b   131    35    4   2    1   15   10    1   .267
Pete Rose         S   2b   591   158   29   9    1   43   72   28   .267
Ron Santo         R   3b   359    97   22   1   11   44   42    2   .270
Maury Wills       S   ss   466   121   15   2    4   26   55   59   .260
Luis Aparicio     R   ss   269    74   11   2    0   16   39   19   .275
Hank Aaron        R   rf   514   153   30   1   18   85   70   14   .298
Carl Yastrzemski  L   lf   371    90   16   2   14   60   48   14   .243
Willie Mays       R   cf   532   138   21   9   13   69   68   20   .259
Roberto Clemente  R   rf   202    59    7   3    4   25   29    4   .292
Tony Oliva        L   rf   119    33    4   1    2   12   17    4   .277
Frank Robinson    R   lf   308    63   13   4   10   39   43    6   .205
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Total                     5555  1400  246  44  124  616  646  184   .252

1960s
Pitcher         T   W   L  SV    IP      G   GS  CG    H    BB    K    ERA
Juan Marichal   R   7  18   0   222.1   36   35   1   253   58   106   4.66
Jim Bunning     R   6  17   0   209.0   37   31   2   245   64   111   4.22
Bob Gibson      R  13  13   0   214.1   30   30   9   196   81   118   3.44
Sandy Koufax    L  10   8   0   169.1   28   26   2   137   73   167   3.56
Don Drysdale    R   6   5   0   141.1   22   21   2   141   47    88   3.12
Dean Chance     R   6   3   1    97.1   16   14   2    86   39    53   2.96
Hoyt Wilhelm    R   9  11   5   140.0   86    4   2   140   48    76   4.05
Stu Miller      R   3   4   7    95.2   50    1   0    77   32    46   3.01
Dick Radatz     R   9   7  10    77.0   52    0   0    62   35    60   3.16
Ron Perranoski  L   4   3   9    95.1   64    0   0    98   39    43   4.15
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Total              73  89  32  1461.2       162  20  1435  516   868   3.75

The Seventies (1970-1979)

Ballpark: Riverfront Stadium
MVP: Willie Stargell
Finish: 10th Place

Season: As the first decade to establish the late-inning closer as an institution 
on every team, this club might have expected its relief pitching to give it an edge. 
Instead the trio of Goose Gossage, Rollie Fingers and Sparky Lyle combined for an 
ERA of 6.49. The starters weren't much better and the club was last in the league in 
pitching. On offense, the club forged the deadly combination of the league's most 
strikeouts and fewest walks. The team highlight was the power hitting of Willie 
Stargell (fifth in the league in homers and sixth in RBIs) and Willie McCovey 
(seven pinch homers). 

Roster: With its Hall-of-Fame rotation (Jim Palmer, Gaylord Perry, Steve 
Carlton, Tom Seaver and Nolan Ryan), Catfish Hunter was left off the team. Vida Blue 
was chosen as a left-hander for the bullpen over Ron Guidry. Fred Lynn was chosen for 
center field over Cesar Cedeņo and Amos Otis. With Stargell playing most days at first, 
McCovey was relegated to the bench. Jim Rice, Dave Parker and Graig Nettles found their 
names in the lineup even less frequently.

1970s
Batter         Bats  Pos   AB    H    2b  3b   HR  RBI    R   SB    AVG
Johnny Bench     R    c   518   142   25   2   19   65   62    5   .274
Carlton Fisk     R    c   282    80   12   1   11   30   33    4   .284
Willie Stargell  L   1b   562   157   26   1   34  102   71    4   .279
Willie McCovey   L   1b   152    46    7   1   14   29   27    1   .303
Joe Morgan       L   2b   479   120   13   6   13   45   77   25   .251
Rod Carew        L   2b   319   105   11   8    3   30   51    8   .329
Graig Nettles    L   3b    69    11    2   0    1    6    4    2   .159
Dick Allen       R   3b   534   144   25   7   23   85   76   13   .270
Bert Campaneris  R   ss   213    56    2   3    3   20   33   12   .263
Dave Concepcion  R   ss   407   119   18   1    5   44   41   12   .292
George Foster    R   lf   480   122   13   2   17   53   54    5   .254
Jime Rice        R   lf    96    20    3   1    2    5   12    0   .208
Fred Lynn        L   cf   569   144   16   4   18   75   74   10   .253
Reggie Jackson   L   rf   483   112   16   4   16   56   51    6   .232
Dave Parker      L   rf    70    12    4   0    2    5    2    0   .171
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Total                    5561  1429  197  42  181  661  685  108   .257

1970s
Pitcher         T    W    L  SV    IP      G   GS  CG    H    BB    K     ERA
Steve Carlton   L   10   19   0   234.0   42   38   4   255   88   140   4.73
Tom Seaver      R   12   15   0   243.2   38   37   6   271   76   153   4.10
Nolan Ryan      R    8   17   0   241.0   41   37   5   248  139   225   5.34
Gaylord Perry   R    9   16   0   178.1   36   29   4   222   38   102   5.40
Jim Palmer      R    5    5   0   134.2   32   16   1   131   49    62   4.14
Vida Blue       L    2    3   0    60.2   26    4   0    53   14    29   3.41
Goose Gossage   R    2    1  11    43.1   37    1   0    49   22    34   5.19
Sparky Lyle     L    5   14  11    79.2   64    0   0   106   36    37   7.34
Rollie Fingers  R    4    6   1   107.1   72    0   0   152   52    81   6.37
Mike Marshall   R    7    2   0   115.0   66    0   0   146   29    54   4.23
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Total               64   98  23  1437.2       162  20  1633  543   917   4.94


The Eighties (1980-1989)

Ballpark: Wrigley Field
MVP: Mike Schmidt
Finish: 9th Place

Season: More than any other team, the 1980s suffered from the injury bug, 
losing Ryne Sandberg, Dale Murphy, Jesse Orosco, Dan Quisenberry and Dave Righetti 
for extended periods. The 1980s tied for the fewest runs scored and the lowest 
on-base average in the league and were last in batting average. Neither of the 
team's two leadoff hitters had much success with the bat: Wade Boggs hit .233 and 
Ricky Henderson, .225. Henderson did lead the league in steals with 74. The team 
had the fewest errors in the league, led by the incredible Sandberg who had but 
three in his 130 games.

Roster: The most notable name missing from the team is Ozzie Smith, who 
couldn't beat out Robin Yount and Cal Ripken. And Yount found himself on the bench. 
Paul Molitor, Alan Trammell, Eddie Murray, Kirby Puckett, Andre Dawson and Tim 
Raines are other obvious omissions. All-time saves leader Lee Smith was bypassed 
for Dan Quisenberry and Bruce Sutter. In order to keep three third basemen (Mike 
Schmidt, George Brett and Wade Boggs), Don Mattingly was the only first baseman 
selected. Eight of the team's 25 players are still active.

1980s
Batter          Bats  Pos   AB    H    2b  3b   HR  RBI    R  SB    AVG
Gary Carter       R    c   425   101   14   0   12   41   43   5   .238
Lance Parrish     R    c   219    53    8   4    7   26   14   2   .242
Don Mattingly     L   1b   499   135   17   2   15   62   43   1   .271
Ryne Sandberg     R   2b   537   151   25   7   15   62   70  15   .281
Mike Schmidt      R   3b   540   130   17   2   32   93   77   9   .241
Lou Whitaker      L   2b   162    42    4   0    3   11   29   7   .259
Wade Boggs        L   3b   116    27    4   2    0    7   11   1   .233
George Brett      L   3b   223    58   11   3    3   21   27   6   .260
Cal Ripken Jr.    R   ss   551   161   28   7   17   65   47   4   .292
Robin Yount       R   ss   101    16    2   1    0    6   11   2   .158
Dale Murphy       R   cf   496   117   12   1   25   70   69   6   .236
Rickey Henderson  R   lf   506   114   11   2   14   43   92  74   .225
Tony Gwynn        L   rf   493   151   20   5    6   55   57  16   .306
Jose Canseco      R   rf   198    47    8   1   10   27   20   1   .237
Dave Winfield     R   rf   115    33    5   2    7   15   23   3   .287
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Total                     5530  1369  189  39  166  615  646 154   .248

1980s
Pitcher          T    W   L  SV    IP     G    GS  CG    H    BB    K     ERA
Fer. Valenzuela  L   13  14   0   222.1   39   36   3   260  100   122   5.59
Jack Morris      R    8  17   0   231.0   45   34   1   243  101   122   4.52
Frank Viola      L    6  14   0   170.0   30   27   1   202   61    80   4.92
Orel Hershiser   R   10  12   0   220.1   45   27   5   230   74   108   3.92
Dave Stieb       R    5   9   0   138.1   28   20   2   137   49    57   3.90
Dwight Gooden    R    6   6   0    99.1   15   15   1    99   34    64   3.81
Dave Righetti    L    6   7   7    70.2   43    3   0    86   31    41   5.60
Bruce Sutter     R    9   6  20    79.0   67    0   0    90   25    49   4.33
Jesse Orosco     L    2   3   6    99.1   70    0   0   104   42    55   4.53
Dan Quisenberry  R    6   3   1   112.2   63    0   0   147   38    39   5.59
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Total                71  91  34  1443.0       162  13  1598  555   737   4.66

The Nineties (1990-1998)

Ballpark: Jacobs Field
MVP: Roger Clemens
Finish: 3rd Place

Season: Fans who flock to the ballparks to see the home run feats of today's 
sluggers might be paying attention to the wrong thing. Based on the outcome of this 
tournament, the 1990s players that truly stand out are the great pitchers. Roger 
Clemens was the tournament's outstanding pitcher, winning the ERA crown and finishing 
tied for second in wins. Baseball's greatest hitters batted a league-low .209 against 
him. David Cone, Mike Mussina and Pedro Martinez weren't far behind. McGwire and 
company did not fare as well, finishing in the second division in most offensive 
categories, including home runs.

Roster: This tournament was based on players' lifetime stats. However, since 
stats from the 1999 season were not included, Sammy Sosa failed to beat out Juan 
Gonzalez or Albert Belle. Kenny Lofton was added for center field defense and 
baserunning help. Alex Rodriguez was selected over Derek Jeter and Nomar Garciaparra 
based on having an extra year in the majors. McGwire and Frank Thomas kept Jeff 
Bagwell off the team. Kevin Brown, John Smoltz, Tom Glavine and Curt Schilling 
were also late cuts.

1990s
Batter        Bats  Pos   AB    H    2b  3b   HR  RBI    R   SB    AVG
Mike Piazza     R    c   379   114   19   0   15   57   49    4   .301
Ivan Rodriguez  R    c   240    71   11   4    2   33   19    5   .296
Mark McGwire    R   1b   463   115   20   1   19   86   60    0   .248
Frank Thomas    R   1b   217    61    4   0    5   23   20    4   .281
Roberto Alomar  S   2b   407   113   15   6    3   35   62   10   .278
Craig Biggio    R   2b   385   108   19   1    9   36   59   21   .281
Robin Ventura   L   3b   367    87    8   3    6   31   35    0   .237
Matt Williams   R   3b   301    80   17   1    9   44   35    6   .266
Barry Larkin    R   ss   426   128   20   7    4   35   68   18   .300
Alex Rodriguez  R   ss   185    55    9   2    4   15   30   10   .297
Barry Bonds     L   lf   431   117   17   8   19   72   70   14   .271
Juan Gonzalez   R   rf   347    82   12   1   17   50   42    0   .236
Ken Griffey Jr. L   cf   443   116   14   5   12   52   57    9   .262
Kenny Lofton    L   cf   241    54    8   4    1   18   25   18   .224
Albert Belle    R   rf   374   100   26   1   17   57   53    8   .267
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Total                   5541  1443  223  44  142  652  693  129   .260

1990s
Pitcher           T    W    L  SV    IP      G   GS  CG    H    BB   K     ERA
Randy Johnson     L   12   11   0   198.2   34   32   0   177  117  170   3.99
Greg Maddux       R   11   14   0   201.1   32   32   1   227   60  115   4.38
Roger Clemens     R   16    6   1   215.0   38   27   3   164   84  169   2.89
David Cone        R   10   10   3   195.0   45   25   2   180   71  138   3.46
Pedro Martinez    R    9    6   0   161.0   26   23   0   152   65  118   3.58
Mike Mussina      R    7    5   0   125.1   20   20   0   141   22   66   3.45
Dennis Eckersley  R    7   11  22    93.2   62    3   1   112   17   67   3.27
John Franco       L    7    2  16    66.0   53    0   0    62   30   32   2.86
John Wetteland    R    5    3   3    96.0   73    0   0    80   33   69   3.28
Randy Myers       L    7    3   2   115.0   72    0   0   107   67   87   3.76
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Total                 91  71   47  1467.0       162   7  1402  566 1031   3.56 

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