Roger's 1930 APBA Replay

One week is done, and I am pretty happy with the process and the results so far. It is still a pretty small sample size to start drawing any real conclusions from, but like I said, I think it is a good start. As far as game results so far, well, it's just like any week in baseball in any era. 1930 was an explosive season for offense, and I have had several offensive explosions so far, but plenty of good pitching. The eight shut-outs so far may be a little out of whack, but not every game ended up as a high-run slugfest. There were plenty of low-scoring games and plenty of good pitching performances in 1930, but I do expect this to level out over the course of the season. The batting average for each league is right around .280, which is actually a little low. Individually, after one week several teams are hitting over .350, while some are stuck under .250. This too will level out as the year progresses. For example, I don't expect Rick Ferrell to hit .857 (7 for 9) ...

Monday, April 14, 1930 (Opening Day) Washington 5 Boston (AL)(H) 0 Firpo Marberry scattered five hits in a complete game shut-out and drove in two runs himself to help his cause. The Nationals now find themselves in first place with the best record in baseball. Tuesday, April 15, 1930 Three shut-outs in one day? It must be the weather. Detroit (H) 2 St. Louis (AL) 1 George Uhle pitched a masterpiece for the Tigers, only to lose his shut-out in the top of the ninth. Not to be deterred, Marty McManus drove home Charlie Gehringer with the game-winner in the bottom of the ninth. Philadelphia (AL) (H) 6 New York (AL) 0 Lefty Grove pitched a complete game shutout, scattering three Yankee hits. Jimmy Foxx hit the first replay homerun and drove in three runs to support Grove. Boston (AL) 3 Washington (H) 2 Frank Mulroney Lloyd Brown pitched a masterful game for the Nationals, only allowing two unearned runs heading into the ninth, but a B...