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Wow, we're just about halfway through. In order to keep this moving at a more rapid pace so we can get through the season quicker, I won't give you any kind of extended writeup on the status of each team. Instead, the main part of this writeup will be a larger statistical leaderboard so you have a little more perspective on the number of big names currently dominating the ATL. I'm also declining to assign an MVP for this segment; instead, I'll be opting for a first-half MVP that will come in the next ATL update.
Within this segment, I found two moments that probably come around once in a blue moon in today's major leagues:
- In a game against Providence, Newark OF Paul "Big Poison" Waner sported an odd stat line I'm certain I've never seen before: 4 plate appearances, 0 for 2, 3 RBI. He hit a sac fly, then hit a ground ball to second base that led to an error in which 2 runs scored. Waner was quite the drinking man; Casey Stengel once said about him, "He had to be a very graceful player, because he could slide without breaking the bottle on his hip."
- You know when you're "witnessing" old-school, all-out, win or die baseball? When you see a starting pitcher, Worcester's Mordecai Brown, try to score from second on a single and bowl the catcher over in the process. Brown knocked the ball loose & was safe.
1. Providence Reds 48-25. Treading water since the last update, though their overall numbers have not fallen off much at all.
2. Worcester Ruby Legs 44-29. A team of streaks right now: won 6 in a row, but now has to recover from a recent sweep by Newark.
3. Newark Legion 37-36. Won 8 of last 9, only the Reds are hitting it better.
4. Jigger Bushes 34-39. Still 3 wins above expected, and they were shut out 4 times this segment alone.
5. Funkstown Funk 29-44. With all the big bats healthy, they're hitting with anyone, but poor pitching has greatly held back more progress.
6. Cumberland Sedohcs 27-46. Someone needs to help Rogers & Pedro, as there's currently a serious lack of hitting & pitching depth here.
LEADERBOARD
Though leading all qualified ATL hitters in average, "The Grey Eagle" Tris Speaker has been in a platoon most of the year with fellow Legion OF Al Simmons.1. Tris Speaker, NWK .391
2. Honus Wagner, PRO .377
3. Stan Musial, FUN .374
4. Ty Cobb, WOR .361
5. Rogers Hornsby, CMB .353
On-Base Percentage:
1. Musial .469
2. Speaker .452
3. Ted Williams, FUN .437
4. Wagner .419
5. Albert Pujols, PRO .418
Slugging Percentage:
1. Musial .593
2. Pujols .576
3. Lou Gehrig, NWK .545
4. Wagner .538
5. Speaker .512
On-Base Plus Slugging:
1. Musial 1.062
2. Pujols .994
3. Speaker .964
4. Wagner .956
5. Williams .919
Hits:
1. Wagner 120
2. Cobb 99
3. Hornsby 96
3. Pujols 96
5. Gehrig 94
Runs Scored:
1. Wagner 62
2. Jackie Robinson, PRO 53
3. Gehrig 49
4. Willie Mays, NWK 47
4. Pujols 47
4. Babe Ruth, JIG 47
Home Runs:
1. Ruth 16
1. Gehrig 16
3. Pujols 14
4. Jimmie Foxx, JIG 12
4. Mickey Mantle, PRO 12
Runs Batted In:
1. Pujols 64
2. Gehrig 58
3. Foxx 44
4. Mays 44
5. Mantle 43
Stolen Bases:
1. Cobb 25
2. Wagner 24
3. Eddie Collins, NWK 19
4. Joe Morgan, WOR 17
5. Robinson 14
5. Ryne Sandberg, JIG 14
wOBA (advanced statistic, click on it to see what it calculates):
1. Musial .459
2. Pujols .413
3. Speaker .412
4. Wagner .404
5. Hornsby .399
VORP (hitting value over replacement player):
1. Wagner 39.4
2. Musial 37.0
3. Cobb 35.6
4. Pujols 33.1
5. Speaker 29.1
Earned Run Average:
1. Lefty Grove, WOR 2.00
2. Christy Mathewson, JIG 2.31
3. Walter Johnson, PRO 2.56
4. Mordecai Brown, WOR 2.56
5. Pedro Martínez, CMB 2.96
Wins:
1. Mathewson 10
1. Grove 10
3. Cy Young, PRO 9
4. Pete Alexander, NWK 8
4. W. Johnson 8
Losses:
1. Roger Clemens, CMB 9
2. Carl Hubbell, JIG 8
2. Sandy Koufax, JIG 8
2. Martínez 8
5. 8 pitchers tied with 7
Saves:
1. Bruce Sutter, PRO 21
1. John Smoltz, WOR 21
3. Mariano Rivera, JIG 16
4. Lee Smith, CMB 11
5. Hoyt Wilhelm, NWK 10
Innings Pitched:
1. Mathewson 117
2. Young 115 1/3
3. Warren Spahn, NWK 113
4. Brown 112 1/3
5. Grove 108
Strikeouts:
1. Tom Seaver, FUN 103
2. Randy Johnson, PRO 99
3. Bob Gibson, WOR 96
4. Bob Feller, PRO 94
5. CC Sabathia, WOR 92
Walks + Hits per IP:
1. Mathewson 1.07
2. Grove 1.18
3. Martínez 1.19
4. Sabathia 1.20
5. Jim Bunning, WOR 1.23
K/BB Ratio:
1. Robin Roberts, CMB 3.81
2. Mathewson 3.32
3. Whitey Ford, PRO 3.26
4. Jenkins 3.05
5. Martínez 2.73
FIP (advanced statistic, click on it to see what it calculates):
1. Mathewson 2.82
2. W. Johnson 2.90
3. Alexander 3.02
4. Young 3.17
5. Jim Palmer, JIG 3.37
VORP (pitching value over replacement player):
1. Grove 33.7
2. Mathewson 32.9
3. W. Johnson 32.0
4. Young 29.5
5. Brown 27.8
Top Pitching Performances of this Segment (by Game Score):
#3 Bob Gibson, WOR vs. CMB: 8 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 K
#2 Roger Clemens, CMB vs. JIG: 8 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 9 K
#1 Jim Palmer, JIG vs. PRO: 9 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 6 K
Top Hitting Performances:
#3 Honus Wagner, PRO vs. FUN: 5 for 5, 2 RBI, 1 BB, SB
#2 Joe Mauer, FUN vs. CMB: 4 for 5, 5 RBI, 1 R
#1 Lou Gehrig, NWK vs. WOR: 4 for 4, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R
Big Bombs (longest HR)
#5 Jimmy Wynn, JIG 425 ft.
#4 Willie Stargell, FUN 431 ft.
#3 Iván Rodríguez, JIG 434 ft.
#2 Manny Ramírez, PRO 436 ft.
#1 BABE RUTH, JIG 504 FEET. Not a typo. The Bambino blessed the ATL with a titanic shot off Newark's Gaylord Perry.
Nothing changing virtually at all regarding league averages for the ATL: .261 AVG, .726 OPS, though ERA dropped to 3.91.
Besides that, I have nothing new about which I could gripe on here. Coming in the next update: the mid-season all-ATL team...
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