Major League Division I (1915-1932)
1915 Boston Red Sox
They have a deep starting rotation led by 'Smoky Joe' Wood, Ernie Shore, Rube Foster, Dutch Leonard and Babe Ruth. They also have potent outfield with Tris Speaker in center, Duffy Lewis in left and Harry Hooper in right.
1915 Boston Red Sox Roster
1915 Boston Red Sox Season Matchups
Their overall record was 67-53, 4th in the MLB I division. They won only 7 of their 17 series against other MLB clubs. They won 8 of 14 series against negro league clubs. Here is how they did against all clubs.
1917 Chicago White Sox
Their pitching staff is anchored by ace Eddie Cicotte, 28 wins and included Lefty Williams, 17 wins and Red Faber and Reb Russell who collected 16 and 15 wins respectively. They too have an impressive outfield with Happy Flesch in center, and "Shoeless" Joe Jackson in left. They have a solid infield with Eddie Collins at second, Buck Weaver at third and Chick Gandil at first.
1917 Chicago White Sox Roster
1917 Chicago White Sox Season Matchups
Their overall record was 66-54, 5th place in the MLB I division. They only 8 of 19 series against other MLB clubs. They were able to win 10 of their series with the negro league clubs. Here is how they did against all clubs.
1919 Cincinnati Reds
The team famously known for winning the fixed series, actually had a pretty good club. Led by hurlers Slim Sallee, Hod Eller and Dutch Ruether who collected 21, 20 19 wins. Centerfielder Edd Roush led the club in most hitting catergories, and Heinie Groh took the rest playing third base.
1919 Cincinnati Reds Roster
1919 Cincinnati Reds Season Matchups
Overall they were 65-40, 40-35 vs other MLB clubs and 25-5 vs NNL clubs. They were 27-24 vs top ranked clubs and 38-16 vs lower ranked clubs. Here is how they did against all clubs.
1920 Cleveland Indians
The Indians have an impressive starting pitching rotation anchored by Jim Bagby with 31 wins, Stan Coveleski 24 and Ray Cadwell 20 wins. At the plate they have Tris Speaker playing his best batting .388, right fielder Elmer Smith at .316, Joe Sewell at short .329 and Larry Gardner at third batting .310.
1920 Cleveland Indians Roster
1920 Cleveland Indians Season Matchups
Overall they were 50-55, 31-43 vs other MLB clubs and 19-12 vs NNL clubs. They were 29-41 vs top ranked clubs and 21-14 vs lower ranked clubs. Here is how they did against all clubs.
1922 New York Giants
Their entire starting batting lineup batting over .300, with Casey Stengel at center hitting .368, Ross Youngs and Irish Meusel in left and right at .331. "High Pockets" Kelly at first hit .328 and Frankie Frisch playing second batting .327. From the mound they are led by Art Nehf with 19 wins, Rosy Ryan collected 17 and Jesse Barnes had 13.
1922 New York Giants Roster
1922 New York Giants Season Matchups
Overall they were 53-52, 34-37 vs other MLB clubs and 19-15 vs NNL clubs. They were 26-34 vs top ranked clubs and 27-18 vs lower ranked clubs. Here is how they did against all clubs.
1927 New York Yankees
The club is led by the "Murders Row" five in the top of the lineup Earle Combs in center hit .356, Mark Keonig .320, Babe Ruth .356 with 60 homers and 164 RBI, Lou Gehrig .373 with 175 RBI and Bob Meusel .337, followed by Tony Lasseri who hit .309. Their pitching staff was no slouch either with Waite Hoyt 22 wins, Herb Pennock 19 wins, Wilcy Moore another 19 wins, Urban Shoker 18 wins, Dutch Ruether 13 wins and George Pipgras with a 10-3 record.
1927 New York Yankees Roster
1927 New York Yankees Season Matchups
Overall they were 67-38, 46-29 vs other MLB clubs and 21-9 vs NNL clubs. They were 24-16 vs top ranked clubs and 43-22 vs lower ranked clubs. Here is how they did against all clubs.
1928 New York Yankees
Pretty much the same crew as last year's club. The numbers weren't as lofty but with Gehrig batting .374 and Babe Ruth .323 with 54 homers, both collected 142 RBI. Pitchers Hoyt and Pipgras won 23 and 24 games respectively, Pennock had 17 and Hank Johnson was 10-0.
1928 New York Yankees Roster
1928 New York Yankees Season Matchups
Overall they were 50-55, 32-33 vs other MLB clubs and 18-22 vs NNL clubs. They were 31-31 vs top ranked clubs and 19-24 vs lower ranked clubs. Here is how they did against all clubs.
1929 Philadelphia Athletics
They were led by a strong pitching rotation with George Earnshaw, 24 wins, Lefty Grove 20, and Rube Walburg with 18 wins. Al Simmons and Jimmie Foxx provided the power from the plate hitting 34 and 33 homers. Mickey Cochrane anchored the club behind the plate hitting .314 while Mule Haas and Bing Miller completed their outfield hitting over .300.
1929 Philadelphia Athletics Roster
1929 Philadelphia Athletics Season Matchups
Overall they were 63-42, 38-36 vs other MLB clubs and 25-6 vs NNL clubs. They were 28-26 vs top ranked clubs and 35-16 vs lower ranked clubs. Here is how they did against all clubs.
1931 Philadelphia Athletics
Another Athletics club managed by Connie Mack. Lefty Grove won an amazing 31 games while holding a 2.06 era. George Earnshaw and Rube Walberg also topped 20 wins. Al Simmons led the club batting .390, Cochrane hit .349, and Haas had a .323 average. Jimmie Foxx belted 30 homers.
1931 Philadelphia Athletics Roster
1931 Philadelphia Athletics Season Matchups
Overall they were 56-49, 37-40 vs other MLB clubs and 19-9 vs NNL clubs. They were 28-32 vs top ranked clubs and 28-17 vs lower ranked clubs. Here is how they did against all clubs.
1932 New York Yankees
The Bronx Bombers continue their winning ways as Ruth, Gehrig, Dickey, Combs, and Lazzeri all top .300 in batting. Their starting pitching only seems to get better with Lefty Gomez, Red Ruffing, Johnny Allen and George Pipgras.
1932 New York Yankees Roster
1932 New York Yankees Season Matchups
Overall they were 59-46, 40-35 vs other MLB clubs and 19-11 vs NNL clubs. They were 29-25 vs top ranked clubs and 30-21 vs lower ranked clubs. Here is how they did against all clubs.