Stats

When I started my Strat-O-Matic mini-league, I intentionally chose not to record much in the way of data. More tracking -- every at-bat, every defensive play -- equals more time spent. Instead, I opted for fast and fun games that I can get through in a half-hour or less. I'm recording only the data that takes absolutely no effort to record, so that amounts of things like home runs (relatively rare for players of this era) and a few junk stats (errors, wins, saves, etc.).

With two seasons now in the books, I can take a look at the career leaders in these meager categories.  (For context, Season 1 was 16 games per team, and Season 2 was 20 games per team.) Below, I've listed all-time (again, it's only two seasons so far!) records for a few stats...

Home Runs

1. King Kelly - 5
2. Jesse Burkett, George Davis, Ed Delahanty, Hugh Duffy, Honus Wagner - 3
3. (Many tied) - 2

Wins

1. John Clarkson, Cy Young - 8
2. Tim Keefe - 7
3. Pud Galvin - 5

Saves

1. Amos Rusie - 5
2. Joe McGinnity, Vic Willis - 4
3. Rube Waddell - 2

The numbers above reflect only regular-season totals, as we don't really have enough playoff data yet to share anything meaningful. I could also list the career leaders for fielding errors, losses, etc., but we'll stick with the positive stuff!