1-Season 20 San Diego padres 116–46, and an 11–6 postseason
record. This World Series champion has the best regular season record in league
history with 116 wins. They also received 8 All-Star selections, the most of
any club in season 20. The second team on the all-time wins list is the Florida
Marlins of season 9. That Marlin team lost to the Chicago Cubs in the National
League Championship Series 4 games to 3 games.
What makes the season 20 San Diego Padres McCabe Magazines
Greatest Team in baseball history? It starts with pitching, it always have, and
always will when deliberating the merits of the Padres organization. The Padres
posted three 20 game winner that season with Wandy Duran Won 26-7, Whip 1.04, ERA 2.99, Asdrubal Pelaez Won 23-2, Whip 1.09, ERA 2.52, Moose Martin won 20-11, K 248, Whip 1.08, ERA
2.73, and closer Pedro Manuel Saves 39, Whip 1.00, ERA 1.77.
This pitching staff led the league in ERA that season with a 3.09 which is 4th
on the all-time season ERA list. Pelaez tied with Arizona Diamondback’s Vince Garcia Won 20-6, Whip 0.99, ERA 2.53 for
the Cy Young Award in season 20. Pitching is 90% of the game, but you can’t win
a World Series on pitching alone, the other 10% is the offense. And the Padres
offenses was about speed and timely hitting led by Murray Higgins 32 HR, 115 RBI, 296 BA 21 SB, Nap Brantley 28 HR, 100 RBI, 259 BA, and Jose Fernandez 19 HR, 102 RBI, 265 BA 34 SB. However,
as we stated earlier, the secret to the sauce is the speed, speed and more
speed. The Padres led the league with 400 stolen bases, with Omar Paniagua leading the club with 86, he was
only caught and amazing 12 times.
We can go on all day with the incredible accomplishments of
the season 20 San Diego Padres, but we’ll stop and let you examine the numbers.
We here at McCabe Magazine have little doubt that you will disagree with our
choice of the season 20 San Diego Padres as GREATESS TEAM in LEAGUE
HISTORY.
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Season 20 ML - NL
All-Stars
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Player
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Franchise
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Owner
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P
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Wandy Duran
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Padres
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jgarron
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P
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Asdrubal Pelaez
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Padres
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jgarron
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P
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Moose Martin
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Padres
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jgarron
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C
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Murray Higgins
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Padres
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jgarron
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2B
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Padres
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jgarron
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3B
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Nap Brantley
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Padres
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jgarron
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SS
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Padres
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jgarron
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CF
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Omar Paniagua
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Padres
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jgarron
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Stolen Bases
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Player
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HR
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RBI
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SB
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CS
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AVG
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OPS
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Omar Paniagua
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9
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58
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86
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12
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0.259
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0.716
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Yonder Hernandez
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16
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97
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58
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11
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0.312
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0.844
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13
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68
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55
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7
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0.284
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0.802
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Mack Crosby
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18
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91
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53
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5
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0.276
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0.779
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18
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72
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44
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2
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0.23
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0.733
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Jose Fernandez
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19
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102
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34
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8
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0.265
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0.758
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Murray Higgins
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32
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115
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21
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7
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0.296
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0.93
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3
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41
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13
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6
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0.284
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0.723
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6
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28
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12
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3
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0.247
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0.674
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0
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8
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10
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1
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0.217
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0.495
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Season 20 NL Silver
Slugger Award
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Player
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Franchise
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Owner
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C
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Murray Higgins
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Padres
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jgarron
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SS
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Mack Crosby
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Padres
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jgarron
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Season 20 ML - NL Gold
Glove Award
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Franchise
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Owner
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2B
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Yonder Hernandez
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Padres
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jgarron
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2 - Season 7 Florida Marlins 100–62, is our number 2 choice
on our Greatest Teams top 10 list. The Marlins
swept every team in its way with a perfect playoff record, going 11–0 in route
to the World Series. The offensive leaders Santos Gonzalez 42 HR, 118 RBI, 271 BA, Ryan Norton 37 HR, 101 RBI, 292 BA, and Lou Pride 31 HR, 93 RBI, 252 BA. Four of the
five starters won 15 games while Mitchell Banks won 16-7, Rickey Kline 15-12, Thumper Maddux 15-6, and Benito Ordonez 15-5. The Marlins produced back
to back Rookie of the Year Award Winners with season 6 winner Maddux and Benito
Ordonez in season 7. This squad placed seven players on the All-Star
roster. Benito Ordonez was voted Rookie of the Year The Marlins won the NL South Division by 13
games.
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Season 7 ML - NL All-Stars
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Franchise
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Owner
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P
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Marlins
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AZNJ70
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P
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Marlins
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AZNJ70
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C
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Marlins
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AZNJ70
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1B
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Marlins
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AZNJ70
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3B
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Marlins
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AZNJ70
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LF
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Marlins
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AZNJ70
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RF
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Marlins
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AZNJ70
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3- Season 28 Toronto Blue Jays 107-55 won the World Series
by knocking off the Florida Marlins 4 games to 1. The 28 Blue Jays hold the
following all-time regular season records; Run Scored 1148, Home Runs 378, RBI
1123, Slugging .552 and OPS 920. Without a doubt, this is the most explosive
club in league history, averaging a mind-blowing 7 Runs per game in season
28. Season 28 MVP Alexei DaSilva led this ERA wrecking lineup
with 61 Home Runs, 157 RBI, 322 BA. Helping DaSilva smash those regular season
team offensive records was Desi Cruz 54 HR, 156 RBI, 334 BA, Wily Correa 48 HR, 139 RBI, 306 BA, Julio Castro 40 HR, 121 RBI, 304 BA, Gary Condrey 39 HR, 105 RBI, 261 BA, Justin Miller 35 HR, 80 RBI, 301 BA, and Alan Drese 29 HR, 87 RBI, 289 BA. Two very good
pitchers on the staff were Branch Boyle 23-8, 3.95 ERA and Paul Krueger 19-4, 3.79 ERA however, with the
run production it’s easy to see how the won/lost records were affected, both
had ERAs near 4. The best pitcher on the staff was closer Rico Montanez 36 Saves, 1.17 Whip, and an
eye-popping 1.50 ERA.
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Season 28 ML - AL All-Stars
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Franchise
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Owner
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P
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Rico
Montanez
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Blue
Jays
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dimestoregin
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P
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Branch Boyle
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Blue Jays
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dimestoregin
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P
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Blue Jays
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dimestoregin
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1B
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Julio Castro
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Blue Jays
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dimestoregin
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2B
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Alexei DaSilva
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Blue Jays
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dimestoregin
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SS
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Blue Jays
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dimestoregin
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LF
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Wily Correa
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Blue Jays
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dimestoregin
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CF
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Alan Drese
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Blue Jays
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dimestoregin
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DH
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Desi Cruz
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Blue Jays
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dimestoregin
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Season 28 ML - AL Silver Slugger
Award
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Player
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Franchise
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Owner
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DH
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Desi
Cruz
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Blue
Jays
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dimestoregin
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2B
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Alexei DaSilva
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Blue Jays
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dimestoregin
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Season 28 ML - AL Gold Glove Award
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Player
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Franchise
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Owner
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2B
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Alexei
DaSilva
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Blue
Jays
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dimestoregin
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4-Season 27 San Diego Padres 112–50, with an 11–2 playoff
record and tied for 3rd on the all-time regular season win total
(112 wins) with the season 25 Anaheim Angels. They also set the following
all-time regular season records; ERA 2.63, Whip 1.08, Hits allowed 1179, ER 425,
OAV 219, OBP 278, and SLG 326.
The Pitching Staff
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Player Stats
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Player
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G
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GS
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W
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L
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SV
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ER
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WHIP
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ERA
|
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39
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39
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22
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6
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0
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81
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1.07
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2.84
|
|
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36
|
36
|
22
|
8
|
0
|
69
|
1.01
|
2.64
|
|
|
26
|
26
|
17
|
6
|
0
|
38
|
0.96
|
2.09
|
|
|
38
|
37
|
16
|
11
|
0
|
92
|
1.15
|
3.14
|
|
|
25
|
21
|
10
|
4
|
0
|
32
|
0.98
|
2.47
|
|
|
37
|
0
|
9
|
2
|
1
|
12
|
1.24
|
2.44
|
|
|
48
|
0
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
15
|
1.12
|
2.79
|
|
|
90
|
0
|
4
|
4
|
6
|
34
|
1.03
|
1.96
|
|
|
41
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
17
|
1.53
|
4.78
|
|
|
21
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
19
|
1.73
|
4.17
|
|
|
25
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
10
|
1.4
|
3.51
|
|
|
61
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
57
|
6
|
0.77
|
0.78
|
|
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Team Totals
|
162
|
162
|
112
|
50
|
66
|
425
|
1.08
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2.6
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Season 27 ML - NL All-Stars
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Player
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Franchise
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Owner
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P
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Asdrubal
Pelaez
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Padres
|
jgarron
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P
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Tom Pridie
|
Padres
|
jgarron
|
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P
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Che-Hsuan Suzuki
|
Padres
|
jgarron
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P
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Mike Harper
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Padres
|
jgarron
|
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P
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Pedro Manuel (Fireman of Year
Award)
|
Padres
|
jgarron
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5- Season 16 Arizona Diamondbacks 109–53, 11–3 playoff
record. They had the best record in baseball in season 16 and beat the Kansas
City Royals (94-68) in the World Series 4-3. The Diamondbacks Mark Pence (46 HR, 115 RBI, 317 BA, 1.072 OPS) won
the Nation League Most Valuable Player Award, Silver Slugger and the Gold
Glove. Vince Garcia (26-4, 0.97 Whip, 2.24 ERA) won
the Cy Young, one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history, arguably in the
top 3 all-time.
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Season 16 NL All-Stars
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Player
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G
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2B
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3B
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HR
|
RBI
|
SB
|
AVG
|
OPS
|
|
Mark Pence
|
145
|
29
|
8
|
46
|
115
|
33
|
0.317
|
1.072
|
|
154
|
26
|
9
|
46
|
138
|
26
|
0.309
|
1.011
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Player
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G
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GS
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CG
|
SHO
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W
|
L
|
WHIP
|
ERA
|
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65
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
2
|
0.85
|
1.37
|
|
|
Vince Garcia
|
36
|
36
|
16
|
6
|
26
|
4
|
0.97
|
2.24
|
|
36
|
36
|
1
|
1
|
20
|
8
|
1.31
|
4.14
|
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Season 16 ML - NL Silver Slugger
Award
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Player
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Franchise
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Owner
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2B
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Mark
Pence
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Diamondbacks
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yoker70
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CF
|
Diamondbacks
|
yoker70
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Season 16 ML - NL Gold Glove Award
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Player
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Franchise
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Owner
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2B
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Mark
Pence
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Diamondbacks
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yoker70
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6- Season 9 New York Yankees 106–56, 11–5 in the playoffs, beat
the Chicago Cubs (98-64) to win the season 9 World Series 4-1. One interesting
thing about the season 9 playoffs is the Cubs beat the Florida Marlins (115-47)
that set the all-time regular season win total that season which was later
broken in season 20 by the San Diego Padres. One of the biggest upsets we’ve
seen here at McCabe Magazine. This team product two future Hall of Famers in Francisco Gandarilla (P) and Rick Ward (1B).
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Season 9 ML - AL Cy Young Award
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Player
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Franchise
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Owner
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Yankees
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ARomano
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Season 9 ML - AL Rookie of the Year
Award
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Player
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Franchise
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Owner
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Yankees
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ARomano
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Season 9 ML - AL All-Stars
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Player
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Franchise
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Owner
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P
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Yankees
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ARomano
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P
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Onan Suh
|
Yankees
|
ARomano
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1B
|
Yankees
|
ARomano
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3B
|
Yankees
|
ARomano
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CF
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Yankees
|
ARomano
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Season 9 ML - AL Silver Slugger
Award
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Player
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Franchise
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Owner
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1B
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Rick
Ward
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Yankees
|
ARomano
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CF
|
Yankees
|
ARomano
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Season 9 ML - AL Gold Glove Award
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Player
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Franchise
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Owner
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CF
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Alberto
Garza
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Yankees
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ARomano
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7- Season 19 Kansas City Royals 100-62, with a 11-7 playoff
record. This club won the World Series by beating the San Diego Padres 111-61
in a 7 game series. The Royals were led by greatest ball player to ever laces
up a pair of spikes; Hall of Famer and 8 times league MVP Tony Cortes 29 HR, 112 RBI, 47 SB, 364 BA, and
a 1.140 OPS. Cortes carried this team to the season 19 championship with
hitting which help the Royals lead the league in hitting with a 300 team
batting average, which is 5th on the all-time team BA list.
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Season 19 ML - AL MVP Award
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Player
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Franchise
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Owner
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Tony
Cortes
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Royals
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TenaciousTYT
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Season
19 ML - AL All-Stars
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Player
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Franchise
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Owner
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P
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Royals
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TenaciousTYT
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P
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Royals
|
TenaciousTYT
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C
|
Royals
|
TenaciousTYT
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2B
|
Royals
|
TenaciousTYT
|
|
|
LF
|
Tony Cortes
|
Royals
|
TenaciousTYT
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Season 19 ML - AL Silver Slugger
Award
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Player
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Franchise
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Owner
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CF
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Royals
|
TenaciousTYT
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8- Season 29 Washington Nationals 105–57, 11–4 had the best
record in the American League in season 29 and won the World Series by beating
the team with the best record in the Big Leagues, San Diego Padres 4-3.
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Player Stats
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||||||||
|
Player
|
HR
|
RBI
|
SB
|
CS
|
AVG
|
OBP
|
SLG
|
OPS
|
|
43
|
120
|
15
|
9
|
0.308
|
0.350
|
0.598
|
0.948
|
|
|
36
|
86
|
0
|
8
|
0.263
|
0.331
|
0.527
|
0.859
|
|
|
33
|
96
|
4
|
1
|
0.291
|
0.384
|
0.540
|
0.923
|
|
|
30
|
71
|
0
|
4
|
0.249
|
0.282
|
0.490
|
0.773
|
|
|
29
|
64
|
19
|
13
|
0.279
|
0.384
|
0.486
|
0.870
|
|
|
28
|
87
|
0
|
3
|
0.291
|
0.382
|
0.541
|
0.923
|
|
|
26
|
102
|
20
|
9
|
0.256
|
0.323
|
0.465
|
0.788
|
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Player Stats
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Player
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G
|
GS
|
W
|
L
|
SV
|
SO
|
WHIP
|
ERA
|
|
32
|
32
|
16
|
7
|
0
|
141
|
1.21
|
3.35
|
|
|
31
|
26
|
15
|
5
|
1
|
108
|
1.38
|
3.90
|
|
|
32
|
32
|
15
|
6
|
0
|
135
|
1.29
|
3.63
|
|
|
63
|
0
|
12
|
3
|
5
|
86
|
1.23
|
3.17
|
|
|
36
|
25
|
11
|
6
|
0
|
138
|
1.33
|
3.56
|
|
|
32
|
32
|
9
|
8
|
0
|
173
|
1.28
|
3.62
|
|
|
69
|
0
|
7
|
9
|
41
|
74
|
1.21
|
3.54
|
|
Season 29 ML - AL Fireman of the
Year Award
|
||
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Player
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Franchise
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Owner
|
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Terrence Patterson
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Nationals
|
Saffron
|
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Season 29 ML - AL All-Stars
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Player
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Franchise
|
Owner
|
|
|
P
|
Ivan
Latos
|
Nationals
|
Saffron
|
|
P
|
Terrence Patterson
|
Nationals
|
Saffron
|
|
C
|
Raymond Black
|
Nationals
|
Saffron
|
|
SS
|
Bartolo Hernandez
|
Nationals
|
Saffron
|
9- Season 14 St Louis Cardinals 99-63 is the 9th team
on our Greatest Teams of All-Time list. They beat the San Diego Padres to win the
World Series 4-1. This team was by led one of the greatest players of all-time,
Tony Cortes 28 HR, 106 RBI, 62 SB, 333 BA,
1.160 OPS. He and Diory Park of the Texas Rangers shared the MVP
in season 14. Cortes also won a Silver Slugger award and a Gold Glove.
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Player Stats
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Player
|
HR
|
RBI
|
SB
|
CS
|
AVG
|
OBP
|
SLG
|
OPS
|
|
Tony Cortes
|
28
|
106
|
62
|
4
|
0.333
|
0.486
|
0.674
|
1.160
|
|
26
|
107
|
17
|
4
|
0.286
|
0.342
|
0.509
|
0.852
|
|
|
25
|
79
|
20
|
7
|
0.273
|
0.331
|
0.480
|
0.812
|
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Player Stats
|
||||||||
|
Player
|
G
|
GS
|
W
|
L
|
SV
|
OAV
|
WHIP
|
ERA
|
|
32
|
32
|
19
|
6
|
0
|
0.247
|
1.27
|
4.01
|
|
|
29
|
29
|
15
|
6
|
0
|
0.252
|
1.25
|
3.82
|
|
|
31
|
31
|
15
|
3
|
0
|
0.223
|
1.11
|
2.57
|
|
|
35
|
22
|
12
|
4
|
2
|
0.226
|
1.38
|
3.68
|
|
|
57
|
0
|
2
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7
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37
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0.220
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1.17
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2.52
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Season 14 ML - AL All-Stars
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Player
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Franchise
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Owner
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P
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Alvin
Dodd
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Cardinals
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421werd
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P
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D.J. McDonald
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Cardinals
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421werd
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RF
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Tony Cortes
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Cardinals
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421werd
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10- Season 9 Florida Marlins 115 – 62, 6-6 in the playoffs
is the only squad failed to win the World Series. They placed 8 players on the
All-Star Team and were eliminated in the National League Championship Series by
the Chicago Cubs (98-64). The Cubs went on to lose to our number 6 Greatest
Team, the New York Yankees. As we stated earlier the Marlins set the record for
most wins in a season with 115 which was later broken by our 1 team on our
list, the 20 Padres.
The Marlins led the league with a 2.89 ERA, which is 2nd
on the regular season all-time ERA list next only to the 20 Padres 2.89. They
rank 7th on the regular season OVA all-time list, 8th on the
OBP, and tied for 7th on the all-time Whip list with a 1.15.
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Season 9 ML - NL MVP Award
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Player
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Franchise
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Owner
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Marlins
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AZNJ70
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Season 9 ML - NL Cy Young Award
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Player
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Franchise
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Owner
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Marlins
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AZNJ70
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Season 9 ML - NL All-Stars
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Player
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Franchise
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Owner
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P
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Marlins
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AZNJ70
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P
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Marlins
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AZNJ70
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1B
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Marlins
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AZNJ70
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2B
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Marlins
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AZNJ70
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3B
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Clark Crespo
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Marlins
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AZNJ70
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SS
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Marlins
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AZNJ70
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LF
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Marlins
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AZNJ70
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CF
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Marlins
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AZNJ70
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Season 9 ML - NL Silver Slugger
Award
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Player
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Franchise
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Owner
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P
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Mitchell
Banks
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Marlins
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AZNJ70
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3B
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Clark Crespo
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Marlins
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AZNJ70
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LF
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Donaldo Palmeiro
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Marlins
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AZNJ70
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CF
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Jimmy Taylor
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Marlins
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AZNJ70
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