When you play an entire season of Statis Pro, you have to figure there will be statistical outliers. After 162 games the law of averages should kick in and players should, more or less, reproduce similar stat lines as their real 1984 seasons. But at this point, when teams have only played 30 games or so, it is reasonable to assume some will be performing well under their abilities and some well above. I don't know that there are two other players so far above their actual 1984 talent level as Joe Morgan of the A's and Mike Young of the Orioles.
Morgan is of course a Hall of Fame caliber player and one of the best second basemen of all time. But 1984 was his last season, and he never had any season that resembles his current .460 average and .568/.793/1.361 OPS. That's over 111 plate appearances. Similarly, Young is walloping a .400 average with a .486/.661/1.146 OPS in 138 plate appearances. Naturally, Morgan went 3-5 in this game and Young 3-4 with a double. They continue to refuse to come back to earth.
Al Bumbry, pictured, had the best game. He went 4-5 with a double, two runs scored, and a RBI. Mike Boddicker spread nine hits and two walks over seven innings and Eddie Murray knocked a two run homer to help the Orioles win the game.
Winning Pitcher - Mike Boddicker
Losing Pticher - Mike Warren
Player of the Game - Al Bumbry
Hall of Famers in the Game - Rickey Henderson, Joe Morgan, Cal Ripken, Eddie Murray
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