McCABE MAGAZINE SEASON 38 POSTSEASON ISSUE

SEASON 38 IN REVIEW

Raleigh, NC (McC.com) – With another season in the books, and as the postseason begins McCabe Magazine will be taken a look at season 38 in review.

In this issue we’ll post the final Major League Power Rankings, look at the season 38 statistical corner, Batting Champions, the Rulers of the Mound, and our our award winning “TWIB NOTES.”

Enjoy and see you next year. 

SEASON 38 FINAL POWER RANKINGS

		Top 10
Rank	LW	Franchise	Owner	W	L
1	1	Chicago Cubs	rod33	106	56
2	2	Seattle Mariners	mark3313	115	47
3	6	St. Louis Cardinals	slurie2001	98	64
4	3	Philadelphia Phillies	sbank65	100	62
5	5	Colorado Rockies	axtell	100	62
6	4	Kansas City Royals	TenaciousTYT	100	62
7	9	Toronto Blue Jays	dimestoregin	98	64
8	10	Pittsburgh Pirates	sportbanker	91	71
9	7	Richmond Virginians	spintens	89	73
10	16	Milwaukee Brewers	cpintens	84	78
		THE NEXT 5
Rank	LW	Franchise	Owner	W	L
11	11	Chicago White Sox	kgrffth	93	69
12	13	Texas Rangers	goldenbaer88	90	72
13	8	Anaheim Angels	captain10a	82	80
14	14	Atlanta Braves	franknterry	84	78
15	18	New York Mets	gurubaseball	82	80
		THE BEST OF THE REST
Rank	LW	Franchise	Owner	W	L
16	15	San Francisco Giants	wylie715	81	81
17	19	Arizona Diamondbacks	Frozenherd	80	82
18	NR	Florida Marlins	lido9613	84	78
19	17	Boston Red Sox	pat007ohmss	85	77
20	12	Baltimore Orioles	kingkai53	82	80
		DROPPING OUT THE TOP 20
Rank	LW	Franchise	Owner	W	L
22	20	Cleveland Indians	CollegeBoy33	75	87

THIS SEASON IN BASEBALL the TWIB NOTES

The Milwaukee Brewers pitching staff led all major league clubs with 17 complete games. Pitcher Leyson Beltre (R) had 9 of the Brewers complete games before being traded to the San Francisco Giants where he went 5-2 with no complete games. His S38 totals; 21-7, 239.1 Innings, 1.08 Whip with a 3.27 ERA.  

Team Complete Games

	Team Stats
Rank	Franchise	Owner	CG	W	L	WHIP	ERA
1	Milwaukee Brewers	cpintens	17	84	78	1.33	4.67
2	Chicago Cubs	rod33	14	106	56	1.26	3.8
3	Richmond Virginians	spintens	9	89	73	1.32	4.07
4	Chicago White Sox	kgrffth	8	93	69	1.47	4.58
5	Pittsburgh Pirates	sportbanker	7	91	71	1.41	4.24

Pitchers Geovany Tabata (20-5, 108 Whip, 2.58 ERA, 3 SHO) and Shouta Kim (15-8. 1.29 Whip, 3.64 ERA, 3 SHO) help the Cubs lead the league in Shutouts with 3 each. 

Team Shutouts

Rank	Franchise	Owner	SHO	W	L	WHIP	ERA
1	Chicago Cubs	rod33	7	106	56	1.26	3.80
2	Chicago White Sox	kgrffth	4	93	69	1.47	4.58
2	Richmond Virginians	spintens	4	89	73	1.32	4.07
2	Milwaukee Brewers	cpintens	4	84	78	1.33	4.67
5	Kansas City Royals	TenaciousTYT	3	100	62	1.38	4.00

The National League West saw two teams win 100+ games this season, the Seattle Mariners and the Colorado Rockies. This feat was last accomplished in season 31 by the American League South when the St. Louis Cardinals and the Houston Astros won 100 games each.

	Season 38
	ML NL West
	Team	Owner	W-L	PCT	GB
	Seattle Mariners	mark3313	115-47	0.71	-
	Colorado Rockies	axtell	100-62	0.617	15
	Season 31
	ML AL South
	Team	Owner	W-L	PCT	GB
	St. Louis Cardinals	slurie2001	109-53	0.673	-
	Houston Astros	bballer2117	103-59	0.636	6

   

The Colorado Rockies led the league with 329 Home Runs in season 38, the most HRs hit by a team in a season since the Toronto Blue Jays hit 378 dingers in season 28 which is the all-time single season record for Home Runs.  

	Top 10 All-Time Single Season Home Runs List
Rank	Franchise	Owner	HR	Season	RBI	AVG	OPS
1	Toronto Blue Jays	dimestoregin	378	28	1123	0.296	0.920
2	New York Yankees	ARomano	362	3	977	0.280	0.878
3	Boston Red Sox	pat007ohmss	339	10	1058	0.286	0.883
4	New York Yankees	ARomano	338	5	913	0.277	0.857
5	Boston Red Sox	pat007ohmss	337	4	1011	0.286	0.875
6	Boston Red Sox	pat007ohmss	335	12	950	0.278	0.866
7	Colorado Rockies	axtell	334	20	1079	0.298	0.883
8	Toronto Blue Jays	dimestoregin	333	23	918	0.283	0.859
9	Boston Red Sox	pat007ohmss	329	16	1006	0.287	0.864
	Colorado Rockies	axtell	329	38	979	0.291	0.866

Statistical Corner 

Major League Batting Champion

Alex Javier Chicago Cubs Age: 23 B/T: R/R Born: Mao, DO Position(s): LF/CIF/2B/OF/DH View Hardball Dynasty Profile

Rank	Player	OPS	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	AVG
1	Alex Javier (CH1)	1.099	172	39	9	41	143	0.330
2	Leury Santiago (CH2)	0.994	159	18	2	46	138	0.297
3	David Martinez (COL)	0.992	187	29	11	41	105	0.314
4	Ignacio Valentin (COL)	0.983	167	25	3	49	119	0.300
5	John Johjima (TOR)	0.982	209	28	4	39	115	0.338

Major League ERA Champion  

Don Swann Seattle Mariners Age: 26 B/T: L/L Born: San Juan Capistrano, CA Position(s): P (SP1) View Hardball Dynasty Profile

Rank	Player	ERA	WHIP	W	L	GS	CG	SHO
1	Don Swann (SEA)	2.10	0.94	19	6	33	0	0
2	Victor Diaz (SEA)	2.34	1.07	17	5	32	1	1
3	Geovany Tabata (CH1)	2.58	1.08	20	5	33	4	3
4	Anthony Groom (TEX)	2.76	1.20	15	6	33	4	1
5	Scot Friend (TEX)	2.83	1.20	14	6	33	0	0

Who was the Best Postseason Hitting and Pitching the past 10 Years

Which teams have the best postseason ERA and best postseason OPS the past 10 years? The team with the best postseason OPS the past 10 years is the season 33 Washington D.C. Nationals with a .907 OPS. And the team with the best postseason ERA the past 10 years is the season 34 Richmond Virginians with a 2.65 ERA.

Best Postseason OPS the past 10 Years. 
Note; min 270 At Bats 

Rank	Franchise	Owner	Season	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	AVG	OPS
1	Washington D.C. Nationals	Saffron	33	555	108	174	25	30	108	0.314	0.907
2	Houston Astros	runnrun	28	380	71	119	19	19	71	0.313	0.881
3	Washington D.C. Nationals	Saffron	28	321	63	89	17	18	62	0.277	0.875
4	Houston Astros	bballer2117	33	469	81	136	18	29	80	0.290	0.873
5	Houston Astros	runnrun	30	522	79	139	28	29	79	0.266	0.840
6	Toronto Blue Jays	dimestoregin	28	584	100	155	33	33	98	0.265	0.839
7	Kansas City Royals	TenaciousTYT	37	286	51	88	11	11	49	0.308	0.838
8	Milwaukee Brewers	cpintens	36	606	99	177	21	28	94	0.292	0.828
9	Chicago Cubs	rod33	37	362	59	104	15	19	56	0.287	0.826
10	Washington D.C. Nationals	Saffron	29	517	85	134	11	35	83	0.259	0.825

Best Postseason ERA the past 10 Years. 
Note; min 8 Games 

Rank	Franchise	Owner	Season	Games	W	L	SV	SVO	WHIP	ERA
1	Richmond Virginians	spintens	34	19	12	7	11	12	1.22	2.65
2	New York Mets	basebalguru	31	16	9	7	4	4	1.18	2.77
3	Oakland Athletics	ojinga	33	9	5	4	4	7	1.17	2.79
4	St. Louis Cardinals	slurie2001	34	8	3	5	2	3	1.04	2.83
5	Seattle Mariners	mark3313	37	14	11	3	3	4	1.23	2.89
6	San Diego Padres	jgarron	29	18	10	8	3	4	1.04	2.91
7	Cincinnati Reds	cpintens	28	10	6	4	3	3	1.18	3.03
8	Washington D.C. Nationals	Saffron	34	15	11	4	9	9	1.11	3.05
9	Chicago Cubs	rod33	37	10	5	5	2	3	1.2	3.11
10	Milwaukee Brewers	cpintens	36	17	11	6	6	6	1.33	3.18
	Seattle Mariners	mark3313	32	17	11	6	3	3	1.05	3.18
	Seattle Mariners	mark3313	36	9	4	5	1	2	1.31	3.18
	Richmond Virginians	spintens	29	9	5	4	3	4	1.34	3.18

STANDINGS CURRENT PLAYOFF TEAMS  

Playoff Record the Past 10-Years 

	Playoff Standings
	Franchise	Owner	Season	W	L	Win/Lost Pct
1	Seattle Mariners	mark3315	Total	46	30	0.605
2	Philadelphia Phillies	sbank67	Total	34	27	0.557
3	Richmond Virginians	spintens	Total	46	39	0.541
4	Toronto Blue Jays	dimestoregin	Total	25	23	0.521
5	Pittsburgh Pirates	sportbanker	Total	19	19	0.500
6	Chicago Cubs	robb37	Total	10	11	0.476
7	St. Louis Cardinals	slurie2003	Total	18	21	0.462
8	Kansas City Royals	TenaciousTYT	Total	15	21	0.417
9	Colorado Rockies	axtell	Total	12	18	0.400
10	Chicago White Sox	kgrffth	Total	4	7	0.364
11	Anaheim Angels	captain10a	Total	4	9	0.308
12	*Boston Red Sox	pat007ohmss	Total	0	0	0.000

                * Boston first playoff appearance since season 20