What do you think is the greatest year ever by a player way under the radar?

[byrone]

Not sure it's a greatest year ever by a player way under the radar, but Nolan Ryan's 1987 season sure was odd.

He led the league is ERA and posted a 8-16 won-loss record.

Thanks for the run support, boys

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by byrone

Not sure it's a greatest year ever by a player way under the radar, but Nolan Ryan's 1987 season sure was odd.

He led the league is ERA and posted a 8-16 won-loss record.

Thanks for the run support, boys

K's and WHIP too if I recall correctly

EDIT: I don't. He was 4th in NL in WHIP

[Touch'EmAll]

In 1884 Old Hoss Radbourn went 60-12 with ERA 1.38

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by 100backstroke

In 1884 Old Hoss Radbourn went 60-12 with ERA 1.38

Holy BLEEP he also had 73 complete games, I guess that was when men were real men, before we became all sensitive and delicate.:

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Hell he didn't even throw 700 innings that year.

[Tabe]

Originally Posted by 100backstroke

In 1884 Old Hoss Radbourn went 60-12 with ERA 1.38

Old Hoss, besides being the first known person photographed while flipping the bird, is also one of the victims of statistic revisionism. Like Cobb having 4189 hits instead of 4191, Hack Wilson having 191 RBI instead of 190, and Dutch Leonard having a 0.96 ERA instead of 1.01.

Old Hoss now officially has 59 wins in 1884 instead of 60.

Incidentally, there's a fabulous book about his season, "59 in '84". Highly recommended.