Jivedude wrote:I'll take Charlie Radbourn's 59 Wins, 441 Ks, 1.38 ERA, and 1 Save back in 1884. He also pitched 678.7 innings that year! What a workhorse!
wow so many innings....
Yep! He started 73 games that season and finished all of them!
OMG 678 innings!
Did that ruin the rest of his career? Or did he somehow keep that up?
Arlo wrote:The recent thread asking about the best fantasy season ever got me thinking...
How about Monte Ward's 1882 campaign? 19 wins, a 2.59 era, and best of all ... 1 save. Ok, not quite Gagne's mark, but considering that his was the only save in the NL that year ... roto dynamite!
I'm not certain, but pretty sure that this is the same John Montgomery Ward that started the department store Montgomery Ward's.
And Radbourn. Wow!
"The game has a cleanness. If you do a good job, the numbers say so. You don't have to ask anyone or play politics. You don't have to wait for the reviews." - Sandy Koufax
Tough to beat Radbourn's year from a fantasy perspective. A couple other great years from the offensive side of things.
Billy Hamilton in 1894: 192 Runs, 4 HR, 87 RBI, 98 SB, .404 AVG
Hugh Duffy in 1894: 160 Runs, 18 HR, 145 RBI, 48 SB, .440 AVG
Ty Cobb in 1911: 147 Runs, 8 HR, 127 RBI, 83 SB, .420 AVG
George Sisler in 1920: 137 Runs, 19 HR, 122 RBI, 42 SB, .407 AVG
For those who like position scarcity . . .
Rogers Hornsby in 1925: 133 Runs, 39 HR, 143 RBI, 5 SB, .403 AVG (It's like Jeff Kent on steroids)
And of course . . .
The Bambino in 1921: 177 Runs, 59 HR, 171 RBI, 17 SB, .378 AVG
As good as the Babe was in '21, it would be tough to pass on Cobb in '11 and Hamilton in 1894. Nearly 200 runs, nearly 100 RBI, nearly 100 SB, and a .400 AVG. WOW.
Jivedude wrote:I'll take Charlie Radbourn's 59 Wins, 441 Ks, 1.38 ERA, and 1 Save back in 1884. He also pitched 678.7 innings that year! What a workhorse!
678 innings and a 1.38 era?!
Yes doctor, I am sick. Sick of those who are spineless. Sick of those who feel self-entitled. Sick of those who are hypocrites. Yes doctor, an army is forming. Yes doctor, there will be a war. Yes doctor, there will be blood.....
What the hell is wrong with pitchers these days? Back then a guy could throw 73 CG's, get 441 K's, and it had no effect on him. And that ERA??? WOW! It's not like they had advanced techniques to find the optimal delivery. How did guys like this stay healthy????? I think some research should be done so we can 'breed' more these super pitchers of baseball's past.
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Did some quick research, and if Eric Gagne pitched that many innings, according to 2003 average K/IP, he'd have had 1,133 K's and Radbourn pitched 2/3 of his teams total IP. That's just amazing. Equivalent to 972 IP these days if gagne pitched 2/3 of the Dodgers IP next year then.................OK that's enough, I'll stop. I'm just amazed.
"Jack, will you call me, if you're able?"
"I've got your phone number written, in the back of my Bible."
LBJackal wrote:Did some quick research, and if Eric Gagne pitched that many innings, according to 2003 average K/IP, he'd have had 1,133 K's and Radbourn pitched 2/3 of his teams total IP. That's just amazing. Equivalent to 972 IP these days if gagne pitched 2/3 of the Dodgers IP next year then.................OK that's enough, I'll stop. I'm just amazed.
All this talk about the high number of innings a pitcher pitched....and not even one Dusty comment.....
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