My 1952 Season Replay
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I have reached the end of April of my 1952 Replay on GO. Great fun so far. Only 98 games down (with another 1,100+ to go!) Am doing my best to recreate each game’s real-life starting lineup, using the 400 players APBA has issued in the replay. Trades will occur just as/when they did in '52.
Once I have completed May, I plan to update this thread after each month… and will also compile the Starting Pitcher ERA’s and WHIPS, broken down by A, B, C and D grades.
The American League is already shaping up as a six-team race, as the Red Sox and Browns are off to horrible starts. While the Boston hitting has been decent, the pitching has been horrendous with a team ERA of 6.14. St. Louis has lost some tough games to fall to 1-13. The Browns’ team ERA is 4.92, while their hitters are batting only .201.
American League Standings:
Tigers 8-3 (-)
Yankees 8-3 (-)
Nationals 7-3 (.5)
Athletics 6-4 (1.5)
Indians 8-6 (1.5)
White Sox 8-6 (1.5)
Red Sox 2-10 (6.5)
Browns 1-13 (8.5)AL Batting Average: .245 (Real life .253)
AL OPS: .690 (Real life .695)
AL Pitching ERA: 3.84 (Real life 3.67)
AL WHIP: 1.33 (Real life 1.37)
AL Fielding %: .976 (Real life .977)AL Individual Batting Leaders:
Batting Average: Avila (CLV) .429; Throneberry (BOSA) .405
OPS: Rosen (CLV) 1.260; Vernon (WSH) 1.230
Home Runs: Doby (CLV) & Rosen (CLV) each with 4
RBI: Doby (CLV) 13; Yost (WSH) 12
Stolen Bases: Rivera (STLA) 4AL Individual Pitching Leaders:
Pitching W-L: Gray (DET), Lemon (CLV), Reynolds (NYY) each 3-0
ERA: Reynolds (NYY) 0.36; Porterfield (WSH) 0.69
WHIP: Wynn (CLV) 0.60; Reynolds (NYY) 0.71
K’s: Reynolds (NYY) 19; Pierce (CHIA) 15
Saves: Kuzava (NYY) & White (DET) each with 3
In the National League, a great start to the season so far… although the early league ERA of 4.14 seems out of whack on the high side (the final real-life for the 1952 NL was 3.73). The Cubs’ pitching, led by Bob Rush, has an NL-best team ERA of 3.34. The Reds’ staff is the worst at 5.43. Offensively, the Braves are batting a woeful .197 after 14 games.
National League Standings:
Giants 8-3 (-)
Cardinals 8-5 (1)
Phillies 6-5 (2)
Cubs 7-6 (2)
Dodgers 5-5 (2.5)
Pirates 7-8 (3)
Reds 5-8 (4)
Braves 4-10 (5.5)NL Batting Average: .253 (Real life .253)
NL OPS: .687 (Real life .697)
NL Pitching ERA: 4.14 (Real life 3.73)
NL WHIP: 1.32 (Real life 1.34)
NL Fielding %: .974 (Real life .976)NL Individual Batting Leaders:
Batting Average: Musial (STLN) .460; Burgess (PGH) .412
OPS: Musial (STLN) 1.230; Mueller (NYG) 1.088
Home Runs: Garagiola (PGH) 4; Four hitters tied with 3
RBI: Kluszewski (CIN) 13; Sauer (CHIC) & Westrum (NYG) each with 12
Stolen Bases: Jethroe (BOSN) 5; Reese (BRK) & Ryan (PHLN) each with 4NL Individual Pitching Leaders:
Pitching W-L: Miller (STLN) & Rush (CHIC) each at 3-0
ERA: Rush (CHIC) 0.35; Hearn (NYG) 1.13
WHIP: Spahn (BOSN) 0.69; Rush (CHIC) 0.73
K’s: Spahn (BOSN) 25; Friend (PGH) 20
Saves: Four pitchers tied with 2