1955 Season
1955 - Brooklyn Dodgers World Champions.
The Yankees ran away with American League pennant, winning 112 games and finishing 24 games ahead of both Cleveland and Detroit. The Dodgers had a tougher go in the National League. They finished the season just a half game ahead of Milwaukee, forcing them to make up their game at Chicago. They won 2-1 in extra innings to win the pennant and avoid a one game showdown with Milwaukee.
In the World Series the Dodgers had little problem with the big bad Yankees, beating them in five games.
The AL MVP was Mickey Mantle (.350-41-129). AL Cy Young winner was Bob Turley (22-9, 2.46, 240 K, 20 complete games, 4 shutouts).
The NL MVP was Duke Snider (.334-53-144). NL Cy Young winner was Sam Jones (20-9, 2.57, 232 K, 3 shutouts).
Here is how the replay compared to real life in some basic categories:
The AL had a .262 AVG (.258 Real), .337 OBP (.336 Real), .379 SLG (.381 Real), .716 OPS (.717 Real), 5551 Runs (5490 Real), 943 HR (961 Real), 3.98 ERA (4.44 Real), .977 FLD (.977 Real)
The NL had a .262 AVG (.259 Real), .327 OBP (.328 Real), .413 SLG (.407 Real), .741 OPS (.734 Real), 5761 Runs (5578 Real), 1337 HR (1263 Real), 4.17 ERA (4.53 Real), .976 FLD (.976 Real)
In the World Series the Dodgers had little problem with the big bad Yankees, beating them in five games.
The AL MVP was Mickey Mantle (.350-41-129). AL Cy Young winner was Bob Turley (22-9, 2.46, 240 K, 20 complete games, 4 shutouts).
The NL MVP was Duke Snider (.334-53-144). NL Cy Young winner was Sam Jones (20-9, 2.57, 232 K, 3 shutouts).
Here is how the replay compared to real life in some basic categories:
The AL had a .262 AVG (.258 Real), .337 OBP (.336 Real), .379 SLG (.381 Real), .716 OPS (.717 Real), 5551 Runs (5490 Real), 943 HR (961 Real), 3.98 ERA (4.44 Real), .977 FLD (.977 Real)
The NL had a .262 AVG (.259 Real), .327 OBP (.328 Real), .413 SLG (.407 Real), .741 OPS (.734 Real), 5761 Runs (5578 Real), 1337 HR (1263 Real), 4.17 ERA (4.53 Real), .976 FLD (.976 Real)