Two Cleveland Indian Questions:
1. What if Herb Score isn't hit with a line drive in 1957, and he continues to be a great pitcher well into the 60's?
2. What if the Indians didn't hire trader Frank Lane as GM (the idiot who traded away Rocky Colavito)?
Do the Indians have that three-plus decade fall-off, or do they remain contenders in the 60's (and maybe the 70's)?
The Hardball Times had a series called "Virtual Teams." Three dealt with the Indians.
1. What if the 1954 Tribe, winners of 111 games, hadn't traded away Minnie Minoso, Mickey Vernon, Ray Boone and Sherm Lollar?
https://tht.fangraphs.com/the-virtual-1954-cleveland-indians-part-one/
https://tht.fangraphs.com/the-virtual-1954-cleveland-indians-part-two/
2. What if the 1961 Indians didn't trade Roger Maris, Norm Cash, Rocky Colavito, and several others?
https://tht.fangraphs.com/the-virtual-1961-cleveland-indians-part-1/
https://tht.fangraphs.com/the-virtual-1961-cleveland-indians-part-2/
3. What if, even if they traded Maris, they kept Cash and the Rock?
4. What if in the 1970s they didn't trade Graig Nettles, Gaylord Perry, Luis Tiant, et al?
(several links)