Daniel, interesting post. I have generally chosen to simulate seasons with close races in my DMB replays. They usually end of being close in the replays, although not always with the same pennant winner. Replays with close races are more interesting and fun to wade through in replays that can take a year or a bit more to complete.
One of my replays was, in fact, the 1940 AL season. As you said, the Tigers won the pennant by a game over the Indians and 2 over the Yankees. In addition, most of the other teams were, if not great, at least competitive. The Red Sox and White Sox were each 8 games behind. Even the 6th place Browns were only 23 games behind Detroit. The Senators were 26 games off the pace and the A's 30. So, even the second division teams won with some frequency.
Lots of great individual performances in the replay. Hank Greenberg had a remarkable year at bat: .336 batting average, 177 RBI, 41 HR and 64 2B. In real life, 1940 was Greenberg's last season before World War II. He was among the first people drafted, even before Pearl Harbor. He didn't return until late 1945 just in time to help Detroit win another pennant.
Bob Feller was the dominant pitcher in a hitter's season: 2.56 ERA, 241 K and a 21-13 win-loss record. He was the only 20 game winner in the replay.
Daniel, interesting post. I have generally chosen to simulate seasons with close races in my DMB replays. They usually end of being close in the replays, although not always with the same pennant winner. Replays with close races are more interesting and fun to wade through in replays that can take a year or a bit more to complete.
One of my replays was, in fact, the 1940 AL season. As you said, the Tigers won the pennant by a game over the Indians and 2 over the Yankees. In addition, most of the other teams were, if not great, at least competitive. The Red Sox and White Sox were each 8 games behind. Even the 6th place Browns were only 23 games behind Detroit. The Senators were 26 games off the pace and the A's 30. So, even the second division teams won with some frequency.
Lots of great individual performances in the replay. Hank Greenberg had a remarkable year at bat: .336 batting average, 177 RBI, 41 HR and 64 2B. In real life, 1940 was Greenberg's last season before World War II. He was among the first people drafted, even before Pearl Harbor. He didn't return until late 1945 just in time to help Detroit win another pennant.
Bob Feller was the dominant pitcher in a hitter's season: 2.56 ERA, 241 K and a 21-13 win-loss record. He was the only 20 game winner in the replay.