Week 2 Summary (04/19/1920 - 04/25/1920)

Week Two of the 1920 BBW Replay is in the books and after a slow start the season is beginning to pick up speed. Despite not having much data to speculate on, the week ended with a bang when Tris Speaker hit the first Grand Slam of the season and the final two NL games of the week ended with walk-off homeruns.

In the AL, it is New York and Cleveland that have staked out an early lead while Washington, who had started the season 5-0, has lost each of their last three games. Chicago is hoping to repeat their success of 1919, but they have scuffled a bit to start their season, while in St. Louis they have shown they have a potent offense, but it is more of a question as to what their pitching staff can do before they can consider making a serious move up the standings.

Chicago (AL) Manager
Kid Gleason

In the NL, Cincinnati has captured the top spot for the moment as they too look to repeat their success of the previous season. Both New York and Brooklyn were thought to be challengers for the top spot in the NL, but so far, they have both struggled. In their place, Boston and Philadelphia have stepped in, so after two weeks it is safe to say the NL is a little topsy-turvy at this point.

With both leagues having a successful stolen base percentage of just over the 50% mark, it feels strained to continue to send runners at a pace that will come close to replicating the number of actual stolen base attempts from 1920. So far, my caught stealing's are outpacing my successful steals, and while I know this will level off as the season progresses, that is still a lot of extra outs floating around.

 

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