| LEAGUE STANDINGS | ||||||
| STARS I (Ruth Division) | W | L | PCT | GB | Streak | Rdiff |
| 1935 Crawfords | 16 | 3 | 0.842 | 0 | Lost 2 | 28 |
| 1929 Cubs | 14 | 5 | 0.737 | 2 | Won 1 | 33 |
| 1934 Cardinals | 11 | 8 | 0.579 | 5 | Won 3 | 3 |
| 1912 Giants | 10 | 9 | 0.526 | 6 | Lost 1 | 26 |
| 1927 Yankees | 10 | 9 | 0.526 | 6 | Won 1 | 19 |
| 1931 Athletics | 10 | 9 | 0.526 | 6 | Won 1 | 15 |
| STARS II (Musial Division) | W | L | PCT | GB | Streak | Rdiff |
| 1937 Yankees | 10 | 9 | 0.526 | 0 | Won 3 | 12 |
| 1942 Cardinals | 10 | 9 | 0.526 | 0 | Lost 1 | -5 |
| 1940 Reds | 7 | 12 | 0.368 | 3 | Lost 3 | -17 |
| 1944 Browns | 7 | 12 | 0.368 | 3 | Lost 2 | -18 |
| 1937 Giants | 6 | 13 | 0.316 | 4 | Lost 2 | -20 |
| 1946 Red Sox | 5 | 14 | 0.263 | 5 | Lost 1 | -18 |
| STARS III (Clemente Division) | W | L | PCT | GB | Streak | Rdiff |
| 1975 Reds | 12 | 7 | 0.632 | 0 | Lost 1 | 18 |
| 1971 Pirates | 9 | 10 | 0.474 | 3 | Won 2 | -6 |
| 1971 Giants | 7 | 12 | 0.368 | 5 | Lost 1 | -20 |
| 1969 Orioles | 7 | 12 | 0.368 | 5 | Lost 7 | -21 |
| 1968 Tigers | 7 | 12 | 0.368 | 5 | Lost 1 | -30 |
| 1962 Dodgers | 6 | 13 | 0.316 | 6 | Won 1 | -41 |
| STARS IV (Bobby Cox Division) | W | L | PCT | GB | Streak | Rdiff |
| 2001 Mariners | 14 | 5 | 0.789 | 0 | Won 3 | 27 |
| 1998 Braves | 12 | 7 | 0.632 | 2 | Won 2 | 14 |
| 1985 Blue Jays | 11 | 8 | 0.579 | 3 | Won 2 | 24 |
| 1993 Phillies | 9 | 10 | 0.474 | 5 | Won 1 | 5 |
| 1981 Expos | 9 | 10 | 0.474 | 5 | Won 1 | 0 |
| 1999 Rangers | 9 | 10 | 0.474 | 5 | Lost 3 | -21 |
| STRIPES I (Mathewson Division) | W | L | PCT | GB | Streak | Rdiff |
| 1906 Cubs | 13 | 6 | 0.684 | 0 | Won 2 | 24 |
| 1904 Giants | 13 | 6 | 0.684 | 0 | Won 1 | 19 |
| 1917 White Sox | 12 | 7 | 0.632 | 1 | Won 1 | 45 |
| 1912 Red Sox | 12 | 7 | 0.632 | 1 | Lost 1 | 3 |
| 1914 Braves | 11 | 8 | 0.579 | 2 | Won 1 | 15 |
| 1925 Senators | 8 | 11 | 0.421 | 5 | Lost 1 | -28 |
| STRIPES II (Robinson Division) | W | L | PCT | GB | Streak | Rdiff |
| 1953 Yankees | 12 | 7 | 0.632 | 0 | Won 2 | 24 |
| 1953 Dodgers | 10 | 9 | 0.526 | 2 | Lost 1 | 19 |
| 1954 Indians | 7 | 12 | 0.368 | 5 | Lost 2 | -15 |
| 1971 Athletics | 7 | 12 | 0.368 | 5 | Lost 3 | -19 |
| 1969 Mets | 6 | 13 | 0.316 | 6 | Lost 4 | -34 |
| 1960 Pirates | 6 | 13 | 0.316 | 6 | Lost 1 | -18 |
| STRIPES III (Ripken Division) | W | L | PCT | GB | Streak | Rdiff |
| 1984 Tigers | 12 | 7 | 0.632 | 0 | Lost 1 | 15 |
| 1977 Phillies | 12 | 7 | 0.632 | 0 | Lost 1 | -9 |
| 1976 Dodgers | 8 | 11 | 0.421 | 4 | Lost 2 | -8 |
| 1983 Orioles | 8 | 11 | 0.421 | 4 | Won 1 | -26 |
| 1980 Royals | 7 | 12 | 0.368 | 5 | Lost 1 | -15 |
| 1986 Mets | 6 | 13 | 0.316 | 6 | Won 1 | -15 |
| STRIPES IV (Jeter Division) | W | L | PCT | GB | Streak | Rdiff |
| 1998 Yankees | 14 | 5 | 0.737 | 0 | Won 3 | 33 |
| 1993 Giants | 10 | 9 | 0.526 | 4 | Lost 2 | 9 |
| 1998 Padres | 10 | 9 | 0.526 | 4 | Won 2 | -4 |
| 2007 Red Sox | 9 | 10 | 0.474 | 5 | Won 3 | -3 |
| 1995 Indians | 9 | 10 | 0.474 | 5 | Won 1 | -8 |
| 2002 Athletics | 6 | 13 | 0.316 | 8 | Won 1 | -7 |
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Crazy 48's Standings
Sorrento, Indians Stun Pirates.
(Game #19's)
R H E
1960 Pirates 5 10 1
1995 Indians 6 5 0 F / 11 Inn
Pittsburgh (6-13) / Cleveland (9-10)
WP- Ogea (1-0)
LP- F.Green (0-1)
The Pirates coughed up a 5-1 lead, as Bob Mizell's no-hitter was broken up in the 7th with two singles, followed by a walk -- loading the bases for Paul Sorrento to deliver a game-tying Grand Slam. Sorrento was not done as he delivered the walk-off homer to win in extras!
R H E
1944 Browns 4 10 2
1985 Blue Jays 11 11 0 F
St. Louis (7-12) / Toronto (11-8)
WP- D.Alexander (3-0)
LP- Muncrief (2-2)
Rance Mulliniks hit his 4th HR of the season (tying himself with team leader Willie Upshaw), with a three-run blast; while the Jays also scored 6 runs in the bottom of the 8th.
R H E
1931 Athletics 7 8 0
1975 Reds 4 8 1 F / 10 Inn
Philadelphia (10-9) / Cincinnati (12-7)
WP- Rommell (1-0)
LP- Borbon (1-2)
The Athletics surrendered a 4-0 lead, as Johnny Bench hit a three-run homer to even the game up. Jimmy Dykes came in as Eric McNair's replacement and hit a three-run double during the top of the 10th off of Pedro Borbon, as A's survive.
R H E
1983 Orioles 10 13 0
1912 Red Sox 5 6 0 F
Baltimore (8-11) / Boston (12-7)
WP- S.Stewart (1-1)
LP- C.Hall (0-2)
The Orioles come into Boston and take yet another game in this series from the Red Sox -- Led by Eddie Murray who went 4-for-5, 2 HR's, 2B, 4 runs & 4 RBI & Ken Singleton getting three hits & 2 RBI's. The Red Sox momentarily took a 5-4 lead in the bottom of the third with Duffy Lewis's Grand Slam, but they couldn't cool off Murray.
R H E
1969 Mets 0 5 0
1998 Yankees 1 4 1 F
N.Y. Mets (6-13) / N.Y. Yankees (14-5)
WP- Pettitte (3-1)
LP- Gentry (2-2)
SV- M.Rivera (7)
Not much offense in this one, as Andy Pettitte of the Yankees was in the zone, pitching 8 scoreless innings with 8 strikeouts. Tino Martinez supplied a solo HR, while Mariano Rivera got his 7th save.
R H E
1962 Dodgers 3 5 1
1912 Giants 0 5 2 F
Los Angeles (6-13) / New York (10-9)
WP- Podres (1-1)
LP- Tesreau (3-2)
SV- Perranoski (3)
The Giants couldn't find any offense against a tough Johnny Podres, while the Dodgers' Tommy Davis & Johnny Roseboro both hit solo home runs to help L.A. win.
R H E
1993 Phillies 8 10 1
1942 Cardinals 1 6 0 F
Philadelphia (9-10) / St. Louis (10-9)
WP- Mulholland (1-2)
LP- Pollet (1-1)
11 walks allowed by Cardinals pitchers sealed their fate, while Pete Incaviglia hit his 2nd HR of the season (a three-run HR in the 8th inning).
R H E
1934 Cardinals 3 10 0
1969 Orioles 0 3 0 F
St. Louis (11-8) / Baltimore (7-12)
WP- Carleton (2-3) / CG (1)/ SHO (1)
LP- J.Palmer (2-2)
Joe Medwick continues to heat up, hitting a triple & double, while Leo "The Lip" Durocher went 3-for-4 with 2 doubles & RBI. Tex Carleton who has pitched through some tough games, while either his bullpen or lineup let him down; got enough offense while shutting down the O's bats in a complete-game shutout.
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| Sorrento's 1995 Donruss Card. |
R H E
1960 Pirates 5 10 1
1995 Indians 6 5 0 F / 11 Inn
Pittsburgh (6-13) / Cleveland (9-10)
WP- Ogea (1-0)
LP- F.Green (0-1)
The Pirates coughed up a 5-1 lead, as Bob Mizell's no-hitter was broken up in the 7th with two singles, followed by a walk -- loading the bases for Paul Sorrento to deliver a game-tying Grand Slam. Sorrento was not done as he delivered the walk-off homer to win in extras!
R H E
1944 Browns 4 10 2
1985 Blue Jays 11 11 0 F
St. Louis (7-12) / Toronto (11-8)
WP- D.Alexander (3-0)
LP- Muncrief (2-2)
Rance Mulliniks hit his 4th HR of the season (tying himself with team leader Willie Upshaw), with a three-run blast; while the Jays also scored 6 runs in the bottom of the 8th.
R H E
1931 Athletics 7 8 0
1975 Reds 4 8 1 F / 10 Inn
Philadelphia (10-9) / Cincinnati (12-7)
WP- Rommell (1-0)
LP- Borbon (1-2)
The Athletics surrendered a 4-0 lead, as Johnny Bench hit a three-run homer to even the game up. Jimmy Dykes came in as Eric McNair's replacement and hit a three-run double during the top of the 10th off of Pedro Borbon, as A's survive.
R H E
1983 Orioles 10 13 0
1912 Red Sox 5 6 0 F
Baltimore (8-11) / Boston (12-7)
WP- S.Stewart (1-1)
LP- C.Hall (0-2)
The Orioles come into Boston and take yet another game in this series from the Red Sox -- Led by Eddie Murray who went 4-for-5, 2 HR's, 2B, 4 runs & 4 RBI & Ken Singleton getting three hits & 2 RBI's. The Red Sox momentarily took a 5-4 lead in the bottom of the third with Duffy Lewis's Grand Slam, but they couldn't cool off Murray.
R H E
1969 Mets 0 5 0
1998 Yankees 1 4 1 F
N.Y. Mets (6-13) / N.Y. Yankees (14-5)
WP- Pettitte (3-1)
LP- Gentry (2-2)
SV- M.Rivera (7)
Not much offense in this one, as Andy Pettitte of the Yankees was in the zone, pitching 8 scoreless innings with 8 strikeouts. Tino Martinez supplied a solo HR, while Mariano Rivera got his 7th save.
R H E
1962 Dodgers 3 5 1
1912 Giants 0 5 2 F
Los Angeles (6-13) / New York (10-9)
WP- Podres (1-1)
LP- Tesreau (3-2)
SV- Perranoski (3)
The Giants couldn't find any offense against a tough Johnny Podres, while the Dodgers' Tommy Davis & Johnny Roseboro both hit solo home runs to help L.A. win.
R H E
1993 Phillies 8 10 1
1942 Cardinals 1 6 0 F
Philadelphia (9-10) / St. Louis (10-9)
WP- Mulholland (1-2)
LP- Pollet (1-1)
11 walks allowed by Cardinals pitchers sealed their fate, while Pete Incaviglia hit his 2nd HR of the season (a three-run HR in the 8th inning).
R H E
1934 Cardinals 3 10 0
1969 Orioles 0 3 0 F
St. Louis (11-8) / Baltimore (7-12)
WP- Carleton (2-3) / CG (1)/ SHO (1)
LP- J.Palmer (2-2)
Joe Medwick continues to heat up, hitting a triple & double, while Leo "The Lip" Durocher went 3-for-4 with 2 doubles & RBI. Tex Carleton who has pitched through some tough games, while either his bullpen or lineup let him down; got enough offense while shutting down the O's bats in a complete-game shutout.
2012 World Series Replay - Recap (Prior to Game 7)
Before we get to the results of Game 7, let's have a recap shall we:
2012 WORLD SERIES REPLAY (Click on the links below to check out the games)
2012 WORLD SERIES REPLAY (Click on the links below to check out the games)
- GAME 7 at San Francisco ???
*** The results will be soon. ***
Monday, August 26, 2013
Fox Sports 1: Half-Baked, Work in Progress
Fox through the years, have had some amazing luck regarding their media directions. There was a time, which now seems forever ago, that Fox launched Fox Football -- let's be honest many at the time, thought it would not succeed. Fox was only known for The Simpsons, their next best thing was maybe In Living Color (and that's not saying much!) at the time, oh and then there was Melrose Place. But many of their programs were forgettable and there was a reason they trailed behind NBC, CBS & ABC by light years.
The thing is Fox Football was an instant success, even if it really has not changed much of it's formula since. Then came Fox Baseball, and the world will forever know the voice of Joe Buck (for good & for bad) in both spectrums. Since then Fox's regular programming even has had success as well, with shows like 24, Family Guy, New Girl, Bones & with the Simpsons still hanging around.
So as this summer came rolling through, it was a breath of fresh air to see that one of the big broadcast stations (FOX) finally get the balls to take on ESPN -- a sports monster that has really got fat & lazy, predictable, becoming stagnate, a shell of a network that it used to be. So to tell you the truth when I saw ads mentioning that Fox Sports 1 will be launching August 17th, I was intrigued and a bit excited. Like I said before Fox Baseball & Football have not really broke any new ground since -- it makes me root for someone else to take back the MLB Baseball rights at least, maybe TBS will get better at that -- plus I miss classic announcers like Vin Scully doing the World Series.
Anyways, so August 19th, I finally found what channel number on my cable service for Fox Sports 1, and have watched the morning highlights. I like the set-up, I like the former sports stars panel on the sofas -- they have Andy Roddick, Donovan McNabb, Gabe Kapler, Ephraim Salaam, and Gary Payton for example, headed by Charissa Thompson (an attractive blonde -- naturally). Maybe the lineup will shift up from time to time, don't really know... I like the discussions they have on the most part. The setup on the televison screen as in the graphics is pretty cool, with the highlights taking up most of the TV's left-center corner, while player profiles & interesting stats and facts are displayed as well on the right. On the bottom they have what's coming up, scores and more information shifting around.
I also like their 1 on 1 conversation/interviews that make the Sunday Conversations from ESPN look laughable -- The "1 on 1" interview of Micheal Strahan interviewing Tom Brady was excellent, with not the same typical questions; Brady went on to talk about his instant fame, and how it actually kind of freaked him out a bit -- it was good to see Brady in this light, and not as Mr.Giselle, or metro-sexual wanting to play-model.
Their clever usage of "1" with the Highlights being labeled the 1, and then there is "The 1 that Got Away" which is a blooper highlight, pretty cool ideas. Even these highlights looked better than the stale Top 10 from ESPN.
The one area I did notice that needs a lot of work is the two co-anchors Jay Onrait & Dan O'Toole doing the play-by-play highlights, they need to tone it back and be a bit more serious; because they are coming off a bit too cartoonish or like Saturday Night Live actors imitating ESPN sports anchors -- These two guys are acting as if they are already a success (their not, nowhere close). It's almost painful to listen to them, and they come off pretty fake -- it makes you wonder if these two guys got their jobs, because they happened to be some big whig's (from the corporate office) nephews. I'm yet to write them off, I'm anxious to see the feedback on them & see if Fox reacts by signing some bigger, more recognizable names (maybe steal a few from ESPN).
Another area of possible disaster (and from what I hear... a rocky start) is their 5 pm ET launch of Crowd Goes Wild hosted by numerous characters and headed by Regis Philbin. Yes, that Regis Philbin! I didn't even know he followed sports, I thought he knew more about Barbara Streisand than Baseball. So a few days later, I watched this show, maybe they were at their best when I caught it, but I was not overly impressed... than again, is Around the Horn or Pardon the Interuption anything great? No.
Fox 1 Sports will also get better once they add better sports that they can license with, unfortunately they have a ridiculous amount of Ultimate Fighting Championship type-stuff. I don't understand the people that are completely in love or like this idiotic sport where two men who beat up on each other like two over-sized buffoons; in fact I would imagine that apes have higher IQ's than these guys. The good news, and although I don't follow soccer (but do recognize it as a sport), I think they get a plus over the other networks on this, it's a growing rapidly in the U.S., and will only help improve the love affair. This network will win soccer fans.
I'm rooting for you Fox Sports 1, because I hate it when things become powerful (ESPN) and they get spoiled by their riches & start putting out a piss-poor products as the norm. I'm rooting for you guys, but you still have a ways to go, there is potential.
Want more, check out the review below that I found interesting & similar to what I was thinking.
A Review by "The Slate"
Sunday, August 25, 2013
14' Braves Ambush 84' Tigers, 19-2!
(Game #19's)
R H E
1914 Braves 19 25 1
1984 Tigers 2 6 1 F
Boston (12-7) / Detroit (12-7)
WP- L.Tyler (3-2)
LP- Wilcox (1-3)
The Braves light up the Tigers, starting in the 4th -- with a 9 run explosion (tying the league record that the Braves already owned -- for a single-inning), then they added a 7-run inning in the 7th. Milt Wilcox was once again horrible for the Tigers as Herbie Moran and Red Smith each had four hits for Boston, with four other teammates getting 3 hits each. Lou Whitaker had 3 of the team's 6 hits for the Tigers.
The Boston Braves also set records for runs (19) and hits (25) in a single-game.
R H E
1993 Giants 1 6 1
1953 Yankees 10 10 0 F
San Francisco (10-9) / New York (12-7)
WP- Lopat (2-0)
LP- Sanderson (2-1)
Billy Martin had a historic day with a three-run HR in the second & a Grand Slam in the third inning, as Billy Martin tied the league-record of 7 RBI's in a single-game, which brought his season total to 20. Phil Rizzuto also tied a record with three stolen bases in a single-game.
R H E
1980 Royals 1 3 1
1904 Giants 3 9 2 F
Kansas City (7-12) / New York (13-6)
WP- D.Taylor (3-0)
LP- Splittorff (1-3)
SV- Ames (2)
Dummy Taylor pitched eight superb innings, while the Giants came up clutch when they needed to, as the Giants bounce back from their loss last game to K.C. Taylor added a single & sac fly to his cause.
R H E
1940 Reds 1 5 0
2001 Mariners 5 7 0 F
Cincinnati (7-12) / Seattle (14-5)
WP- Pineiro (2-0)
LP- Ju.Thompson (1-1)
Joel Pineiro got the call to start, due to the Jamie Moyer injury -- pitched five innings, allowing three hits & earned run; while striking out four. David Bell went 1-for-3, with a two-run HR & sac fly.
R H E
1998 Padres 3 6 1
1954 Indians 1 2 0 F
San Diego (10-9) / Cleveland (7-12)
WP- J.Hamilton (2-3)
LP- M.Garcia (1-3)
SV- T.Hoffman (10)
Ken Caminiti went 2-for-4, HR, 2B & 2 RBI while Trevor Hoffman is 10 for 10 in Save opportunites.
R H E
1929 Cubs 10 14 1
1968 Tigers 1 6 0 F
Chicago (14-5) / Detroit (7-12)
WP- P.Malone (1-2)
LP- E.Wilson (1-2)
Hack Wilson hit a two-run HR for his 4th HR for the season, Riggs Stephenson went 3-for-4, solo HR & 3 runs scored, and Charles Grimm had a triple & double for 3 RBI; as Pat Malone (7 K's) and the Cubs shut down the Tigers.
R H E
1971 Athletics 0 3 0
2007 Red Sox 3 9 0 F
Oakland (7-12) / Boston (9-10)
WP- Wakefield (2-1)/ CG (1)/ SHO (1)
LP- C.Dobson (1-3)
Tim Wakefield had the knuckleball going for him, as he completely shut down the A's. The Red Sox did all their scoring early in the second inning, led by Manny Ramirez's solo HR.
R H E
1999 Rangers 2 5 1
1937 Yankees 6 7 0 F
Texas (9-10) / New York (10-9)
WP- I.Andrews (1-1)
LP- Burkett (1-3)
John Burkett was on cruise control against the Bronx Bombers, not allowing any runs through six innings. The Yankees would get to him in the 7th & 8th (for 4 runs) while reliever Tim Crabtree would allow another two runs. Bill Dickey tied a league-record 3 doubles in a single-game, as George Selkirk went 2-for-4, HR, 2 runs & a steal.
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| Moran is batting .297 (leads team w/6 steals). |
R H E
1914 Braves 19 25 1
1984 Tigers 2 6 1 F
Boston (12-7) / Detroit (12-7)
WP- L.Tyler (3-2)
LP- Wilcox (1-3)
The Braves light up the Tigers, starting in the 4th -- with a 9 run explosion (tying the league record that the Braves already owned -- for a single-inning), then they added a 7-run inning in the 7th. Milt Wilcox was once again horrible for the Tigers as Herbie Moran and Red Smith each had four hits for Boston, with four other teammates getting 3 hits each. Lou Whitaker had 3 of the team's 6 hits for the Tigers.
The Boston Braves also set records for runs (19) and hits (25) in a single-game.
R H E
1993 Giants 1 6 1
1953 Yankees 10 10 0 F
San Francisco (10-9) / New York (12-7)
WP- Lopat (2-0)
LP- Sanderson (2-1)
Billy Martin had a historic day with a three-run HR in the second & a Grand Slam in the third inning, as Billy Martin tied the league-record of 7 RBI's in a single-game, which brought his season total to 20. Phil Rizzuto also tied a record with three stolen bases in a single-game.
R H E
1980 Royals 1 3 1
1904 Giants 3 9 2 F
Kansas City (7-12) / New York (13-6)
WP- D.Taylor (3-0)
LP- Splittorff (1-3)
SV- Ames (2)
Dummy Taylor pitched eight superb innings, while the Giants came up clutch when they needed to, as the Giants bounce back from their loss last game to K.C. Taylor added a single & sac fly to his cause.
R H E
1940 Reds 1 5 0
2001 Mariners 5 7 0 F
Cincinnati (7-12) / Seattle (14-5)
WP- Pineiro (2-0)
LP- Ju.Thompson (1-1)
Joel Pineiro got the call to start, due to the Jamie Moyer injury -- pitched five innings, allowing three hits & earned run; while striking out four. David Bell went 1-for-3, with a two-run HR & sac fly.
R H E
1998 Padres 3 6 1
1954 Indians 1 2 0 F
San Diego (10-9) / Cleveland (7-12)
WP- J.Hamilton (2-3)
LP- M.Garcia (1-3)
SV- T.Hoffman (10)
Ken Caminiti went 2-for-4, HR, 2B & 2 RBI while Trevor Hoffman is 10 for 10 in Save opportunites.
R H E
1929 Cubs 10 14 1
1968 Tigers 1 6 0 F
Chicago (14-5) / Detroit (7-12)
WP- P.Malone (1-2)
LP- E.Wilson (1-2)
Hack Wilson hit a two-run HR for his 4th HR for the season, Riggs Stephenson went 3-for-4, solo HR & 3 runs scored, and Charles Grimm had a triple & double for 3 RBI; as Pat Malone (7 K's) and the Cubs shut down the Tigers.
R H E
1971 Athletics 0 3 0
2007 Red Sox 3 9 0 F
Oakland (7-12) / Boston (9-10)
WP- Wakefield (2-1)/ CG (1)/ SHO (1)
LP- C.Dobson (1-3)
Tim Wakefield had the knuckleball going for him, as he completely shut down the A's. The Red Sox did all their scoring early in the second inning, led by Manny Ramirez's solo HR.
R H E
1999 Rangers 2 5 1
1937 Yankees 6 7 0 F
Texas (9-10) / New York (10-9)
WP- I.Andrews (1-1)
LP- Burkett (1-3)
John Burkett was on cruise control against the Bronx Bombers, not allowing any runs through six innings. The Yankees would get to him in the 7th & 8th (for 4 runs) while reliever Tim Crabtree would allow another two runs. Bill Dickey tied a league-record 3 doubles in a single-game, as George Selkirk went 2-for-4, HR, 2 runs & a steal.
Saturday, August 24, 2013
Bullpen Meltdown for Phils, Black Sox Win!
(Crazy 48's)
R H E
1977 Phillies 5 9 0
1917 White Sox 14 18 2 F
The 1977 Phillies' bullpen has been pretty solid all season, so there was definitely reason to believe they could wrap things up with a 5-3 lead, following the seventh-inning stretch. Ron Reed pitched a 1-2-3 inning in the bottom of the 6th, Phillies stick with him in the 7th, in which he got the first two batters, then the Sox starting raking in the hits -- 3 runs off of Reed in that inning. The Phils wanting to keep McGraw & Garber out until later, decide to keep Reed out there, which ended up being a mistake (Reed would allow 3 more runners to score); Garber could not do better, and would allow 5 more runs that inning, as the White Sox fell a run shy of tying the 1914 Boston Braves' record of 9 runs in a single inning.
The White Sox scored 11 of their 14 runs in the 7th & 8th innings combined. Eddie Collins & Happy Felsch would each hammer out four hits.
Chick Gandil keeps defying the odds with his surprise season & doesn't show any signs of slowing down. In real life, he batted .273, 0 HR & 57 RBI (.631 OPS) through a full season of 553 AB's; in the Crazy 48's, he's batting .400, 0 HR & leads the team with 20 RBI through 19 games (70 AB's) with a .887 OPS! All from the 6th spot in the lineup.
R H E
1976 Dodgers 1 5 0
1906 Cubs 5 8 1 F
Los Angeles (8-11) / Chicago (13-6)
WP- Pfiester (2-1)
LP- Hooton (2-2)
Harry Steinfeldt went a perfect 4-for-4, with a double, triple, two singles, three runs, steal & RBI -- while basically doing it all, with spectacular pitching from Jack Pfiester. Pfiester pitched seven shutout innings, allowed 3 hits, while striking out 8 Dodgers.
R H E
1937 Giants 2 7 1
1998 Braves 4 6 2 F
New York (6-13) / Atlanta (12-7)
WP- Neagle (2-1)
LP- Schumacher (1-4)
SV- Ligtenberg (4)
Gerald Williams went 2-for-3, with a double and sac fly & got some good pitching from Denny Neagle (7 IP, 2 ER's & 6 hits allowed), as the Braves edge Giants.
R H E
1971 Pirates 11 16 2
1935 Crawfords 7 15 1 F
Pirates (9-10) / Crawfords (16-3)
WP- Bo.Johnson (2-3)
LP- Ro.Davis (3-1)
Roosevelt finally pitched more like an APBA Grade D pitcher, as he got rocked for 8 runs in 4 innings. The Crawfords kept fighting to get back in this one, but at the end of the day -- The Pirates handed the Crawfords their first back-to-back losses of the season. Willie Stargell broke the game open with a Grand Slam to make it 7-2, Richie Hebner had a solo HR earlier in the inning (7-run, 2nd Inning) & a late RBI-triple. The struggling Cool Papa Bell got moved to the 6th spot in the order & hit his first HR of the season (a two-run HR).
R H E
2002 Athletics 5 12 0
1953 Dodgers 2 7 0 F
Oakland (6-13) / Brooklyn (10-9)
WP- Mulder (1-1)
LP- Loes (1-3)
SV- Koch (3)
The A's benefited from three HR's: Miguel Tejada's two-run HR & solo HR's by Scott Hatteberg & Eric Chavez. Mark Mulder got his first win of the season, pitching six effective innings, allowing two runs & six hits. Roy Campanella went 2-for-4, with a two-run HR in a losing effort for Brooklyn.
R H E
1925 Senators 1 7 1
1986 Mets 9 12 0 F
Washington (8-11) / New York (6-13)
WP- Ojeda (4-1)
LP- Ruether (1-4)
Bobby Ojeda lowered his ERA down to 4.31 with a strong 6 2/3 Inning performance, that allowed seven hits and only one run, with three K's. He got some offensive help with a three-run HR by Darryl Strawberry & two hits (including a triple) by Lenny Dykstra.
R H E
1971 Giants 0 2 1
1927 Yankees 6 9 0 F
San Francisco (7-12) / New York (10-9)
WP- Shocker (2-2)/ CG(1)/ SHO (1)
LP- Cumberland (2-2)
Urban Shocker pitched a two-hitter, while Earle Combs went 3-for-4, with a triple & RBI.
R H E
1981 Expos 2 4 1
1946 Red Sox 1 7 0 F
Montreal (9-10) / Boston (5-14)
WP- Sanderson (3-1)
LP- M.Harris (2-1)
SV- Reardon (5)
Solo homers by Tim Raines & Warren Cromartie was all the Expos needed, as Scott Sanderson kept the Red Sox' bats at check & Jeff Reardon sealed the deal for his 5th Save of the season.
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| Sheen portraying Happy Felsch. |
R H E
1977 Phillies 5 9 0
1917 White Sox 14 18 2 F
The 1977 Phillies' bullpen has been pretty solid all season, so there was definitely reason to believe they could wrap things up with a 5-3 lead, following the seventh-inning stretch. Ron Reed pitched a 1-2-3 inning in the bottom of the 6th, Phillies stick with him in the 7th, in which he got the first two batters, then the Sox starting raking in the hits -- 3 runs off of Reed in that inning. The Phils wanting to keep McGraw & Garber out until later, decide to keep Reed out there, which ended up being a mistake (Reed would allow 3 more runners to score); Garber could not do better, and would allow 5 more runs that inning, as the White Sox fell a run shy of tying the 1914 Boston Braves' record of 9 runs in a single inning.
The White Sox scored 11 of their 14 runs in the 7th & 8th innings combined. Eddie Collins & Happy Felsch would each hammer out four hits.
Chick Gandil keeps defying the odds with his surprise season & doesn't show any signs of slowing down. In real life, he batted .273, 0 HR & 57 RBI (.631 OPS) through a full season of 553 AB's; in the Crazy 48's, he's batting .400, 0 HR & leads the team with 20 RBI through 19 games (70 AB's) with a .887 OPS! All from the 6th spot in the lineup.
R H E
1976 Dodgers 1 5 0
1906 Cubs 5 8 1 F
Los Angeles (8-11) / Chicago (13-6)
WP- Pfiester (2-1)
LP- Hooton (2-2)
Harry Steinfeldt went a perfect 4-for-4, with a double, triple, two singles, three runs, steal & RBI -- while basically doing it all, with spectacular pitching from Jack Pfiester. Pfiester pitched seven shutout innings, allowed 3 hits, while striking out 8 Dodgers.
R H E
1937 Giants 2 7 1
1998 Braves 4 6 2 F
New York (6-13) / Atlanta (12-7)
WP- Neagle (2-1)
LP- Schumacher (1-4)
SV- Ligtenberg (4)
Gerald Williams went 2-for-3, with a double and sac fly & got some good pitching from Denny Neagle (7 IP, 2 ER's & 6 hits allowed), as the Braves edge Giants.
R H E
1971 Pirates 11 16 2
1935 Crawfords 7 15 1 F
Pirates (9-10) / Crawfords (16-3)
WP- Bo.Johnson (2-3)
LP- Ro.Davis (3-1)
Roosevelt finally pitched more like an APBA Grade D pitcher, as he got rocked for 8 runs in 4 innings. The Crawfords kept fighting to get back in this one, but at the end of the day -- The Pirates handed the Crawfords their first back-to-back losses of the season. Willie Stargell broke the game open with a Grand Slam to make it 7-2, Richie Hebner had a solo HR earlier in the inning (7-run, 2nd Inning) & a late RBI-triple. The struggling Cool Papa Bell got moved to the 6th spot in the order & hit his first HR of the season (a two-run HR).
R H E
2002 Athletics 5 12 0
1953 Dodgers 2 7 0 F
Oakland (6-13) / Brooklyn (10-9)
WP- Mulder (1-1)
LP- Loes (1-3)
SV- Koch (3)
The A's benefited from three HR's: Miguel Tejada's two-run HR & solo HR's by Scott Hatteberg & Eric Chavez. Mark Mulder got his first win of the season, pitching six effective innings, allowing two runs & six hits. Roy Campanella went 2-for-4, with a two-run HR in a losing effort for Brooklyn.
R H E
1925 Senators 1 7 1
1986 Mets 9 12 0 F
Washington (8-11) / New York (6-13)
WP- Ojeda (4-1)
LP- Ruether (1-4)
Bobby Ojeda lowered his ERA down to 4.31 with a strong 6 2/3 Inning performance, that allowed seven hits and only one run, with three K's. He got some offensive help with a three-run HR by Darryl Strawberry & two hits (including a triple) by Lenny Dykstra.
R H E
1971 Giants 0 2 1
1927 Yankees 6 9 0 F
San Francisco (7-12) / New York (10-9)
WP- Shocker (2-2)/ CG(1)/ SHO (1)
LP- Cumberland (2-2)
Urban Shocker pitched a two-hitter, while Earle Combs went 3-for-4, with a triple & RBI.
R H E
1981 Expos 2 4 1
1946 Red Sox 1 7 0 F
Montreal (9-10) / Boston (5-14)
WP- Sanderson (3-1)
LP- M.Harris (2-1)
SV- Reardon (5)
Solo homers by Tim Raines & Warren Cromartie was all the Expos needed, as Scott Sanderson kept the Red Sox' bats at check & Jeff Reardon sealed the deal for his 5th Save of the season.
Friday, August 23, 2013
To Pitch or Not to Pitch...
So something interesting happened today while I was playing the third game of a series between the 1998 San Diego Padres at 1954 Cleveland Indians in my Crazy 48's League.
The game was close, a 3-1 lead for the Padres entering the bottom of the 6th. The pitching matchup was the Padres' Joey Hamilton verses the Indians' Mike Garcia. The Indians are at the plate, and I decide to have Hamilton pitch to the dangerous Al Rosen, he strikes him out. My mind was made up prior to the at-bat, that I would have him pitch to Rosen, then have Randy Myers (a Grade C-Y) come out of the bullpen to pitch against the rightie, to take advantage of the in-inning pitching grade bump-up (making Myers a B-Y) against Larry Doby.
While I go to write Hamilton's information down, I notice he has not allowed a hit -- How do I miss something like this? Pretty easy, when considering the first inning alone he walked two Indians, plunked another, and a run scored off a sacrifice fly; the Padres would also allow a runner on a error by Steve Finley, and Hamilton would walk another batter in the 3rd, so nothing jumped out NO-HITTER ALERT.
So what did I do? Normally I leave the guy in, and see if he can seal the deal -- but Joey Hamilton was a Grade C, if I was to keep him in, he would have to pitch through the 7th without allowing a run (since he allowed one in the first) to get bumped up to a Grade B. Plus with Larry Doby coming up, followed by some pop with Dave Philley & Bill Glynn -- and the fact that my first instinct was go to the bullpen, I decide to proceed with Randy Myers. Myers would go on and strike Doby out, drop back to his normal Grade C, and get Philley to ground out.
We are shooting for the combined no-hitter here, I have it planned to bring Donne Wall (APBA Grade A-YW) in the bottom of the 7th, with Trevor Hoffman (A&C-K) to do double the work for the 8th & 9th. I felt that this was a very possible feat, especially considering the Indians entered the game with a horrible .161 team batting average (yes, .161!).
Donne Wall would face Bill Glynn, in which Glynn grounds out, one down. Jim Hegan would strike out, which brings up Bo Strickland. Wall would walk Strickland, should have known the chances would be good there for Strickland, he was a lousy hitter for 54' Indians, but knew how to draw a walk from time to time (his 8th of the season). So two outs, and the Tribe wants to stay in this game, so they leave their reliever (who also started in 54') Art Houtteman, because he is pitcher who knows how to come up with some hits.
Runner on first, I roll the dice... it comes up 35, look on Houtteman's card.... 35-9, and a 9 against an A pitcher with a man on first, is a base-hit! NO-HITTER, BUSTED! A strange way to get a 9 for a hitting pitcher by the way... but that's why we enjoy the game, the odd roll of the dice & the situations that play out.
This is one of many reasons, I'm really enjoying my Crazy 48's, and why I have a love affair with APBA Baseball.
The game was close, a 3-1 lead for the Padres entering the bottom of the 6th. The pitching matchup was the Padres' Joey Hamilton verses the Indians' Mike Garcia. The Indians are at the plate, and I decide to have Hamilton pitch to the dangerous Al Rosen, he strikes him out. My mind was made up prior to the at-bat, that I would have him pitch to Rosen, then have Randy Myers (a Grade C-Y) come out of the bullpen to pitch against the rightie, to take advantage of the in-inning pitching grade bump-up (making Myers a B-Y) against Larry Doby.
While I go to write Hamilton's information down, I notice he has not allowed a hit -- How do I miss something like this? Pretty easy, when considering the first inning alone he walked two Indians, plunked another, and a run scored off a sacrifice fly; the Padres would also allow a runner on a error by Steve Finley, and Hamilton would walk another batter in the 3rd, so nothing jumped out NO-HITTER ALERT.
So what did I do? Normally I leave the guy in, and see if he can seal the deal -- but Joey Hamilton was a Grade C, if I was to keep him in, he would have to pitch through the 7th without allowing a run (since he allowed one in the first) to get bumped up to a Grade B. Plus with Larry Doby coming up, followed by some pop with Dave Philley & Bill Glynn -- and the fact that my first instinct was go to the bullpen, I decide to proceed with Randy Myers. Myers would go on and strike Doby out, drop back to his normal Grade C, and get Philley to ground out.
We are shooting for the combined no-hitter here, I have it planned to bring Donne Wall (APBA Grade A-YW) in the bottom of the 7th, with Trevor Hoffman (A&C-K) to do double the work for the 8th & 9th. I felt that this was a very possible feat, especially considering the Indians entered the game with a horrible .161 team batting average (yes, .161!).
Donne Wall would face Bill Glynn, in which Glynn grounds out, one down. Jim Hegan would strike out, which brings up Bo Strickland. Wall would walk Strickland, should have known the chances would be good there for Strickland, he was a lousy hitter for 54' Indians, but knew how to draw a walk from time to time (his 8th of the season). So two outs, and the Tribe wants to stay in this game, so they leave their reliever (who also started in 54') Art Houtteman, because he is pitcher who knows how to come up with some hits.
Runner on first, I roll the dice... it comes up 35, look on Houtteman's card.... 35-9, and a 9 against an A pitcher with a man on first, is a base-hit! NO-HITTER, BUSTED! A strange way to get a 9 for a hitting pitcher by the way... but that's why we enjoy the game, the odd roll of the dice & the situations that play out.
This is one of many reasons, I'm really enjoying my Crazy 48's, and why I have a love affair with APBA Baseball.
Thursday, August 22, 2013
2012 World Series Replay - Game 6
The Tigers find themselves back in the West Coast, with Doug Fister taking the mound against the Giants' Madison Bumgarner.
GAME 6
at AT&T Park / San Francisco
STARTING LINEUPS
DETROIT TIGERS - Fielding 2 (40)
1. Austin Jackson - CF
.095 AVG, 2/21, 2 HR, 3 RBI
2. Andy Dirks - RF
.286 AVG, 6/21, 0 HR, 1 RBI
3. Miguel Cabrera - 3B
.200 AVG, 4/20, 1 HR, 2 RBI
4. Prince Fielder - 1B
.294 AVG, 5/17, 0 HR, 2 RBI
5. Delmon Young - LF
.105 AVG, 2/19, 1 HR, 2 RBI
6. Omar Infante - 2B
.053 AVG, 1/19, 0 HR, 2 RBI
7. Jhonny Peralta - SS
.176 AVG, 3/17, 0 HR, 0 RBI
8. Gerald Laird - C
.273 AVG, 3/11, 0 HR, 2 RBI
9. Doug Fister - SP
.000 AVG, 0/2, 0 HR, 0 RBI
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS - Fielding 2 (40)
1. Angel Pagan - CF
.348 AVG, 8/23, 1 HR, 2 RBI
2. Marco Scutaro - 2B
.174 AVG, 4/23, 0 HR, 0 RBI
3. Pablo Sandoval - 3B
.211 AVG, 4/19, 0 HR, 3 RBI
4. Buster Posey - C
.211 AVG, 4/19, 0 HR, 1 RBI
5. Hunter Pence - RF
.176 AVG, 3/17, 0 HR, 1 RBI
6. Brandon Belt - 1B
.316 AVG, 6/19, 0 HR, 2 RBI
7. Gregor Blanco - LF
.000 AVG, 0/15, 0 HR, 1 RBI
8. Brandon Crawford - SS
.143 AVG, 2/14, 0 HR, 2 RBI
9. Madison Bumgarner - SP
.000 AVG, 0/2, 0 HR, 0 RBI
STARTING PITCHERS
- Doug Fister (DET): 0-0, 0.00 ERA (0 ER's & 1 run) in 6 innings / 5 K's & 0 BB's.
- Madison Bumgarner (SF): 0-0, 4.50 ERA, 6 hits, 6 K's & 3 BB's in 6 innings.
Top of the 2nd
Madison Bumgarner crusied through a 1-2-3 first inning, but ends up walking Prince Fielder to lead off the inning. Delmon Young hits into a possible double-play, just beats the throw -- Fielder's choice, Fielder out at second. Omar Infante, brought back to the Tigers with Anibal Sanchez from the Miami Marlins during the mid-season trade deadline, enters the game with a .053 batting average in 19 at-bats. The Tigers brought him over to help in a area (second base) that was under-achieving during the season in the likes of Ryan Raburn, Danny Worth, and Ramon Santiago. Bumgarner delivers a mistake pitch and Omar Infante sends this ball via airmail to the stands in left; two-run shot for Infante. Jhonny Peralta loops a single over short, as Gerald Laird grounds out and moves the runner to second. Two outs, and that brings up the pitcher Doug Fister, who singles to right, Peralta rounds third and will score easily -- Fister helping his own cause, as Tigers jump up quickly 3-0.
Austin Jackson steps up, his only two hits being clutch home runs this series, Buster Posey goes to the mound to discuss the strategy with Bumgarner. Two outs, Fister (the base runner) on first -- Single by Austin Jackson, moves the runner over to second base. Andy Dirks steps up to the plate, finds his pitch and smacks it to right, it might... it's gone. Comerica is erupting, as the Tigers' offense for pretty much the first time this series has done so as well. Bumgarner shakes his head in disbelief, the Giants' pitching coach makes a phone call to the bullpen to get some arms ready -- personally, after Fister's single I would have made that phone call earlier, but what do I know? One thing is for sure, Bumgarner is not on his A-game in this one.
Miguel Cabrera hits a two-out double (he's only 4 for 21 this series with that hit), Prince Fielder couldn't capitalize on some more Tiger runs, as he strikes out. Tigers 6, Giants 0
Bottom of the 2nd
Buster Posey leads off the second with a double, as Hunter Pence follows that up with a fly-out -- Posey holds at second. Fister gets ready for Brandon Belt, and ends up giving him a free pass. The Giants may have something cooking, Fister is shaking his head, he thought that last pitch to Belt was a strike I believe. Stepping up is Gregor Blanco, still looking for his first hit. Smacks it to short, Peralta comes up with it, throws to second for one, Infante over to first, double-play & out of trouble, as the Giants come up empty.
Top of the 3rd
Manager Bruce Bochy leaves Bumgarner in for now, both teams have used their bullpens a lot this series, he's probably trying to get him through three full innings at least, and will likely bring in Tim Lincecum out of the bullpen -- to eat up some innings. Bumgarner gets Delmon Young to ground out for the first out. Omar Infante, loops a single over short. Jhonny Peralta, who like Infante was also struggling prior to the game smacks a double over first -- Infante reaches third. Runners on 2nd & 3rd for Gerald Laird, who has been playing more catcher of late due to the achy Alex Avila -- he hits a single over the first baseman's head, Infante scores, Peralta is trucking around third, the throw from Pence, Peralta slides under Posey's tag -- SAFE! The Tigers have blown this game open, it appears that the Giants will allow Bumgarner to pitch to Fister, in which Fister ends up hitting into a Fielder's Choice.
The Giants make a pitching change, with two outs & a runner on first. It will be Guillermo Mota getting his first World Series appearance, he gets Austin Jackson to ground out. Tigers 8, Giants 0
Bottom of the 5th
Doug Fister starts off the inning by walking the lead-off man Brandon Belt. Gregor Blanco flies out to left. Fister then plunks Brandon Crawford with a pitch, runners now on 1st & 2nd with only one out. Bruce Bochy will go to the bench and will have Hector Sanchez pinch-hit for Tim Lincecum. Lincecum pitched two shutout innings of relief in the 4th & 5th innings, trying to give the Giants a fighting chance. Fister finds himself in his first sign of possible trouble tonight. Sanchez steps up to the plate and Fister strikes him out, for the second out -- bringing up the dangerous Angel Pagan. Pagan is batting .360 this series (9-for-25) with a dramatic 8th inning HR in Game 1 & two ribbies. Fister sets up, delivers this ball is drilled, and falls before the wall in left-center as Austin Jackson chases this one down, both runners score easily -- Pagan is at second, his good fortunes continue. Pitching coach Jeff Jones is on the phone to start getting some pitchers warned up just in case.
Stepping up to the plate is Marco Scutaro, and he laces a single over first into right, Pagan rounds second, Dirks with the throw, but it's too late as Pagan scores, the throw is cut-off and Scutaro is held at first. Pablo Sandoval steps up and singles to right, Scutaro stands safely at third. The Giants are down 8-3, and are trying to make this a ballgame suddenly, as Buster Posey who only had four hits entering this game (batting .211), already has two doubles in this game. Fister needs to be careful here, he loses Posey as Posey trots down to first; Bases loaded & Leyland is now pacing-- he might be making a change in a second here, the good news is that Fister didn't give Posey anything he could do damage with. Leyland comes out of the dugout and signals to the bullpen, it will be Octavio Dotel in to try to get the Tigers out of trouble here. Tiger fans are quickly thinking of the meltdown in Game 2, in which they felt they had that game and let it fall out of their grasps. Although Hunter Pence had a huge hit in Game 5, he still has been struggling (3-for-19) -- Dotel just needs one out, and he does that as Pence goes down swinging. Tigers 8, Giants 3
The Tigers' bullpen retired all the Giants hitters there on out, except for a walk to Brandon Belt. The Tigers let Drew Smyly and Duane Below get in their first work of the series, along with Joaquin Benoit. Besides the scary bottom of the 5th, Tigers made Game 6 look easy.
FINAL SCORE R H E
DETROIT 8 10 0
SAN FRANCISCO 3 6 0 F
WP - Fister / LP - Bumgarner
POST-GAME:
It all comes down to this....
The GAME 7 - STARTING PITCHERS
The Tigers' bullpen retired all the Giants hitters there on out, except for a walk to Brandon Belt. The Tigers let Drew Smyly and Duane Below get in their first work of the series, along with Joaquin Benoit. Besides the scary bottom of the 5th, Tigers made Game 6 look easy.
FINAL SCORE R H E
DETROIT 8 10 0
SAN FRANCISCO 3 6 0 F
WP - Fister / LP - Bumgarner
POST-GAME:
- Andy Dirks (DET): 3-run HR in 4 AB's.
- Omar Infante (DET): 2-for-4, HR, 2 RBI & 2 runs.
- Jhonny Peralta (DET): 2-for-3, 2B, 2 runs & BB.
- Doug Fister (DET): 4.2 IP, 6 H & 3 ER's allowed, 4 K's & 3 BB's; RBI single & FC.
- Angel Pagan (SF): 2-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI
- Buster Posey (SF): 2-for-3, 2 2B's & BB.
- Madison Bumgarner (SF): 2.2 IP, 9 H & 8 ER's.
It all comes down to this....
The GAME 7 - STARTING PITCHERS
- Max Scherzer (DET): 0-0, 3.86 ERA, 4 K & 4 BB's in 7 IP.
- Matt Cain (SF): 0-1, 6.14 ERA, 4 K & 4 BB in 7.1 IP.
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Crazy 48's Standings
| LEAGUE STANDINGS | ||||||
| STARS I (Ruth Division) | W | L | PCT | GB | Streak | Rdiff |
| 1935 Crawfords | 16 | 2 | 0.889 | 0 | Lost 1 | 32 |
| 1929 Cubs | 13 | 5 | 0.722 | 3 | Lost 1 | 24 |
| 1912 Giants | 10 | 8 | 0.556 | 6 | Won 2 | 29 |
| 1934 Cardinals | 10 | 8 | 0.556 | 6 | Won 2 | 0 |
| 1927 Yankees | 9 | 9 | 0.500 | 7 | Lost 2 | 13 |
| 1931 Athletics | 9 | 9 | 0.500 | 7 | Lost 2 | 12 |
| STARS II (Musial Division) | W | L | PCT | GB | Streak | Rdiff |
| 1942 Cardinals | 10 | 8 | 0.556 | 0 | Won 3 | 2 |
| 1937 Yankees | 9 | 9 | 0.500 | 1 | Won 2 | 8 |
| 1944 Browns | 7 | 11 | 0.389 | 3 | Lost 1 | -11 |
| 1940 Reds | 7 | 11 | 0.389 | 3 | Lost 2 | -13 |
| 1937 Giants | 6 | 12 | 0.333 | 4 | Lost 1 | -18 |
| 1946 Red Sox | 5 | 13 | 0.278 | 5 | Won 1 | -17 |
| STARS III (Clemente Division) | W | L | PCT | GB | Streak | Rdiff |
| 1975 Reds | 12 | 6 | 0.667 | 0 | Won 3 | 21 |
| 1971 Pirates | 8 | 10 | 0.444 | 4 | Won 1 | -10 |
| 1969 Orioles | 7 | 11 | 0.389 | 5 | Lost 6 | -18 |
| 1971 Giants | 7 | 11 | 0.389 | 5 | Won 2 | -14 |
| 1968 Tigers | 7 | 11 | 0.389 | 5 | Won 1 | -21 |
| 1962 Dodgers | 5 | 13 | 0.278 | 7 | Lost 2 | -44 |
| STARS IV (Bobby Cox Division) | W | L | PCT | GB | Streak | Rdiff |
| 2001 Mariners | 13 | 5 | 0.722 | 0 | Won 2 | 23 |
| 1998 Braves | 11 | 7 | 0.611 | 2 | Won 1 | 12 |
| 1985 Blue Jays | 10 | 8 | 0.556 | 3 | Won 1 | 17 |
| 1999 Rangers | 9 | 9 | 0.500 | 4 | Lost 2 | -17 |
| 1981 Expos | 8 | 10 | 0.444 | 5 | Lost 1 | -1 |
| 1993 Phillies | 8 | 10 | 0.444 | 5 | Lost 2 | -2 |
| STRIPES I (Mathewson Division) | W | L | PCT | GB | Streak | Rdiff |
| 1906 Cubs | 12 | 6 | 0.667 | 0 | Won 1 | 20 |
| 1904 Giants | 12 | 6 | 0.667 | 0 | Lost 1 | 17 |
| 1912 Red Sox | 12 | 6 | 0.667 | 0 | Won 1 | 8 |
| 1917 White Sox | 11 | 7 | 0.611 | 1 | Lost 1 | 36 |
| 1914 Braves | 10 | 8 | 0.556 | 2 | Lost 2 | -2 |
| 1925 Senators | 8 | 10 | 0.444 | 4 | Won 4 | -20 |
| STRIPES II (Robinson Division) | W | L | PCT | GB | Streak | Rdiff |
| 1953 Yankees | 11 | 7 | 0.611 | 0 | Won 1 | 15 |
| 1953 Dodgers | 10 | 8 | 0.556 | 1 | Won 1 | 22 |
| 1954 Indians | 7 | 11 | 0.389 | 4 | Lost 1 | -13 |
| 1971 Athletics | 7 | 11 | 0.389 | 4 | Lost 2 | -16 |
| 1969 Mets | 6 | 12 | 0.333 | 5 | Lost 3 | -33 |
| 1960 Pirates | 6 | 12 | 0.333 | 5 | Won 1 | -17 |
| STRIPES III (Ripken Division) | W | L | PCT | GB | Streak | Rdiff |
| 1984 Tigers | 12 | 6 | 0.667 | 0 | Won 2 | 32 |
| 1977 Phillies | 12 | 6 | 0.667 | 0 | Won 1 | 0 |
| 1976 Dodgers | 8 | 10 | 0.471 | 4 | Lost 1 | -4 |
| 1983 Orioles | 7 | 11 | 0.389 | 5 | Lost 1 | -31 |
| 1980 Royals | 7 | 11 | 0.389 | 5 | Won 1 | -13 |
| 1986 Mets | 5 | 13 | 0.278 | 7 | Lost 3 | -23 |
| STRIPES IV (Jeter Division) | W | L | PCT | GB | Streak | Rdiff |
| 1998 Yankees | 13 | 5 | 0.706 | 0 | Won 2 | 32 |
| 1993 Giants | 10 | 8 | 0.556 | 3 | Lost 1 | 18 |
| 1998 Padres | 9 | 9 | 0.500 | 4 | Won 1 | -6 |
| 2007 Red Sox | 8 | 10 | 0.444 | 5 | Won 2 | -6 |
| 1995 Indians | 8 | 10 | 0.444 | 5 | Lost 1 | -9 |
| 2002 Athletics | 5 | 13 | 0.278 | 8 | Lost 1 | -10 |
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
2012 World Series Replay - Game 5
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| Tigers' Manager Jim Leyland goes out to shake Giants' Manager Bruce Bochy's hand. |
The 2012 World Series now stands tied 2-2, as the 2011 A.L. Cy Young & Most Valuable Player Justin Verlander takes the mound at Comerica, against Barry Zito who had the game of his life in Game 1. Can the Tigers take three straight from the Giants? or will the Giants take a 3-2 lead back to San Francisco?
GAME 5
at Comerica Park / Detroit
STARTING LINEUPS
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS - Fielding 2 (40)
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| 2013 Topps Heritage of Angel Pagan. |
.388 AVG, 7/18, 1 HR, 2 RBI
2. Marco Scutaro - SS
.167 AVG, 3/18, 0 HR, 0 RBI
3. Pablo Sandoval - 3B
.250 AVG, 4/16, 0 HR, 3 RBI
4. Buster Posey - C
.200 AVG, 3/15, 0 HR, 1 RBI
5. Hunter Pence - RF
.143 AVG, 2/14, 0 HR, 0 RBI
6. Brandon Belt - 1B
.267 AVG, 4/15, 0 HR, 2 RBI
7. Hector Sanchez - DH
.400 AVG, 2/5, 0 HR, 3 RBI
8. Ryan Theriot - 2B
.167 AVG, 1/6, 0 HR, 0 RBI
9. Gregor Blanco - LF
.000 AVG, 0/12, 0 HR, 0 RBI
DETROIT TIGERS - Fielding 2 (40)
1. Austin Jackson - CF
.118 AVG, 2/17, 2 HR, 3 RBI
2. Quintin Berry - LF
.333 AVG, 2/6, 0 HR, 0 RBI
3. Miguel Cabrera - 3B
.235 AVG, 4/17, 1 HR, 2 RBI
4. Prince Fielder - 1B
.231 AVG, 3/13, 0 HR, 1 RBI
5. Andy Dirks - RF
.294 AVG, 5/17, 0 HR, 1 RBI
6. Delmon Young - DH
.133 AVG, 2/15, 1 HR, 2 RBI
7. Alex Avila - C
.000 AVG, 0/5, 0 HR, 0 RBI
8. Omar Infante - 2B
.063 AVG, 1/16, 0 HR, 2 RBI
9. Jhonny Peralta - SS
.143 AVG, 2/14, 0 HR, 0 RBI
STARTING PITCHERS
- Justin Verlander (DET): 0-1, 1.13 ERA, 5 K's & 4 BB's (2 H) in 8 IP.
- Barry Zito (SF): 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 8 K's & 5 BB's in 8 IP during Game 1.
Bottom of the 1st
Barry Zito got passed the first two batters until walking the dangerous Miguel Cabrera, which allowed Prince Fielder to take advantage of driving in Cabrera with an RBI double, Tigers draw first blood.
Tigers 1, Giants 0
Top of the 2nd
Justin Verlander looking to repeat a 1-2-3 like the inning below, finds himself up against National League MVP-favorite Buster Posey. Posey laces a double into right-center, bringing up Hunter Pence (batting .143 this series). Pence finds his pitch, hits off the wall in deep center, Austin Jackson's chasing after the ball, Posey will score, Jackson throws it towards third, as Pence will make it to third easily on a triple. Brandon Belt steps up to the plate, and Verlander fires it over Avila's mitt, Pence will score on the wild pitch! Alex Avila goes to the mound to settle down Verlander, as the Giants take a 2-1 lead. Verlander strikes out Belt, and gets Hector Sanchez to ground out. Ryan Theriot steps up to the plate with two outs, and Verlander loses him, as Theriot trots down to first on a bases-on-balls. Verlander prepares for Gregor Blanco, still looking for his first hit of the series in 12 at-bats, fires the pitch, and Theriot bolts for second, Avila fires it to second, Infante applies the tag -- OUT! Not before the Giants got their knocks on Verlander though. Giants 2, Tigers 1
Top of the 4th
Justin Verlander strikes out Buster Posey to start off the 4th, but ends up walking Hunter Pence after that. Brandon Belt laces a single to right, moving the runner Pence to third base. With one ball to Hector Sanchez (playing DH), Belt takes off for second, the throw from Avila is close, but the ump signals SAFE! Runners on 2nd & 3rd, with only one out. Avila trucks out to the mound to pay Verlander a visit, Verlander has not been as sharp as he was in Game 1 up to this point -- the Tigers hope he can settle down, as his pitch count is up early on this one, a few stellar innings deep can go a long way for Detroit. Verlander refocuses and strikes out Sanchez. Ryan Theriot steps up to the plate, Verlander walked him in the 2nd, but not this time -- Another strikeout for J.V., despite not being crisp in this one, he already has 6 K's; scoring threat defeated. Giants 2, Tigers 1
Bottom of the 6th
The Giants were happy to get five solid innings from Barry Zito, who allowed only three hits & one earned run, with 3 K's & 3 BB's -- they'll leave the rest to the strong bullpen & a 2-1 lead. Quintin Berry leads off with a single off of new pitcher Santiago Casilla. Casilla will now have to face off against Triple Crown winner Miguel Cabrera, but Cabrera ends up once again hitting into a double-play like he did during the bottom of the third. Prince Fielder would have his 2nd double of the game, but he would be stranded on base due to Andy Dirks flying out to right.
Top of the 9th
Justin Verlander would be replaced by Brayan Villarreal, after 8 innings of work -- Verlander allowed 5 hits (4 of them during the first four innings) & two earned runs, while striking out 10 Giants & walking four. This is Villarreal's first appearance since the Game 2 meltdown that resulted in a Giants victory.
Brandon Belt leads off with a single, Hector Sanchez then followed with a double, advancing Belt to third. Tiger fans start to shift around in their seats, not liking what they are seeing. Fortunate for Villarreal, he is facing off against the weak part of the lineup. Ryan Theriot steps up to the plate, and adds an insurance run with an RBI single -- driving in Belt for the run, Sanchez makes it to third base. Theriot steals successfully this time, and this time it was on Gerald Laird's arm. Runners on 2nd & 3rd, with no outs, Gregor Blanco grounds the ball to deep short, Jhonny Peralta's only chance is at first, ground out, but Sanchez scores. Villarreal strikes out Pagan, and is replaced by reliever Octavio Dotel, who gets Marco Scutaro to fly out to end the inning. Giants 4, Tigers 1
Bottom of the 9th
The Giants bring in their closer Sergio Romo, to try and close down a Giants victory and take the series back to San Francisco with a 3-2 lead. Prince Fielder grounds out, Andy Dirks flies out & Delmon Young grounds out, a quick 1-2-3. Giants win!
FINAL SCORE R H E
SAN FRANCISCO 4 8 0
DETROIT 1 5 0 F
WP- Zito / LP- Verlander / SV- Romo
POST-GAME:
Top of the 9th
Justin Verlander would be replaced by Brayan Villarreal, after 8 innings of work -- Verlander allowed 5 hits (4 of them during the first four innings) & two earned runs, while striking out 10 Giants & walking four. This is Villarreal's first appearance since the Game 2 meltdown that resulted in a Giants victory.
Brandon Belt leads off with a single, Hector Sanchez then followed with a double, advancing Belt to third. Tiger fans start to shift around in their seats, not liking what they are seeing. Fortunate for Villarreal, he is facing off against the weak part of the lineup. Ryan Theriot steps up to the plate, and adds an insurance run with an RBI single -- driving in Belt for the run, Sanchez makes it to third base. Theriot steals successfully this time, and this time it was on Gerald Laird's arm. Runners on 2nd & 3rd, with no outs, Gregor Blanco grounds the ball to deep short, Jhonny Peralta's only chance is at first, ground out, but Sanchez scores. Villarreal strikes out Pagan, and is replaced by reliever Octavio Dotel, who gets Marco Scutaro to fly out to end the inning. Giants 4, Tigers 1
Bottom of the 9th
The Giants bring in their closer Sergio Romo, to try and close down a Giants victory and take the series back to San Francisco with a 3-2 lead. Prince Fielder grounds out, Andy Dirks flies out & Delmon Young grounds out, a quick 1-2-3. Giants win!
FINAL SCORE R H E
SAN FRANCISCO 4 8 0
DETROIT 1 5 0 F
WP- Zito / LP- Verlander / SV- Romo
POST-GAME:
- Barry Zito (SF): 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER/R, 3 K & 3 BB's, he is now 2-0, 0.69 ERA with 11 K's in 13 innings during the World Series.
- Justin Verlander (DET): 8 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 10 K & 4 BB's. 0-2 this series, yet has a 1.50 ERA with 15 K's in 18 innings.
- Miguel Cabrera (DET): Grounded into 3 DP's (4 for the series).
- Prince Fielder (DET): 2-for-4, two doubles & RBI.
- Brandon Belt (SF): 2-for-4, two singles, SB & run.
- Brandon Villarreal (DET): World Series: 1 IP, 6 H, 5 ER's (6 runs), K & BB. (45.00 ERA).
GAME 6 - STARTING PITCHERS
- Doug Fister (DET): 0-0, 0.00 ERA (0 ER's & 1 run) in 6 innings / 5 K's & 0 BB's.
- Madison Bumgarner (SF): 0-0, 4.50 ERA, 6 hits, 6 K's & 3 BB's in 6 innings.
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