A couple days ago, I posted a summary of a 1967 American League replay in progress that Mel M. is doing. Turns out, he’s also replaying the NL as well. He forwarded the details of that plus a little summary.
The Giants and Braves are off to a good start for Mel. It seems pitching is key for San Francisco as they have the top two in ERA (Sadecki and McCormick). The surprising Braves are being helped out by thirdbaseman Clete Boyer who’s leading the league in homers (14) and rbis (45).
-Tom
N.L. Standings June 4, 1967.
W – L GB. Pct.
1) San Francisco Giants…………33-20 – .623
2)Atlanta Braves…………………..32-22 1.5 .593
3)St. Louis Cardinals……………..28-21 3 .571
4)Cincinnati Reds…………………29-25 4.5 .537
5)Chicago Cubs……………………..27-24 5 .529
6)Pittsburgh Pirates……………..27-24 5 .529
7)Philadelphia Phillies…………….26-26 6.5 .500
8)Los Angeles Dodgers…………22-29 10 .431
9)Houston Astros…………………20-32 12.5 .385
10)New York Mets…………………16-37 17 .302
Average ERA
M.Alou…….Pitt…….390. R. Sadecki…….SF……1.35
Staub………Hou…….375. M. McCormick.SF….1.64
Brock……..St.L…….371. D. Ribant…….Pitt…..1.90
Clemente…Pitt…….366.
Strikeouts
Homeruns J. Bunning……Phil…….98
C. Boyer…..Atl…….14 M.Cuellar……..Hou……91
E. Banks….Chi…….13 R. Veale……….Pitt…….90
L. Brock…..St.L…..12 Wins
O. Cepeda..St.L…..12 M. McCormick…..SF….10-0
RBI D. Lemaster……..Atl…….9-2
C. Boyer…..Atl…….45 R. Gibson………….St.L…..7-3
H. Aaron….Atl…….41 R. Sadecki…………SF……7-3
V. Pinson….Cin……37 R. Veale……………Pitt……7-3
W. McCovey.SF….36 J. Bunning………..Phil……7-4
R. Staub……Hou….36 C. Osteen………….LA……7-4
F. Jenkins…………Chi……7-5
Team batting average HR Avg. HR RBI
Cardinals………….288. 52. Brock…………371. 12. 31. 25 steals
Pirates……………..284. 30. Clemente……366. 6. 31. 36 runs
Giants……………….260. 50. McCovey……318. 11. 36. 28 walks
Cubs………………….254. 45. Banks………..341. 13. 35. 10 doubles
Dodgers…………….252. 30. Ferrara……..284. 6. 22. 35 games plyd.
Braves………………247. 57. Aaron……….304. 10. 41. 21 doubles
Mets…………………244. 32. Swoboda…….311. 7. 27. 18 runs
Reds…………………242. 41. Pinson………..338. 8. 37. 15dbls.9trpls
Phillies……………….231. 34. Allen……………311. 7. 27. 17 steals
Astros………………229. 32. Staub………….375. 4. 36. 20 doubles
Team ERA W-L ERA SO Shutouts
Giants…………2.12. McCormick…..10-0. 1.64. 61. 1
Phillies…………3.14. Bunning…………..7-4. 2.13. 98. 4
Dodgers………3.50. Osteen……………7-4. 2.65. 48. 1
Cardinals…….3.59. Gibson ……………7-3. 3.12. 56. 1
Reds……………3.62. Nolan………………6-3. 2.62. 80. 1
Cubs…………….3.79. Jenkins……………7-5. 2.84. 78. 1
Braves…………3.83. Lemaster…………9-2. 3.45. 64. 1
Pirates………..3.96. Veale……………….7-4. 4.15. 90. 2
Mets …………..4.08. Seaver…………….5-4. 3.41. 44. O
Astros…………4.74. Cuellar…………….5-6. 4.21. 91. 1
Highlites
No hitter
May 25 F. Jenkins (Chi) vs. Cincy. 3-0. 9ip 0r 0h 3bb 9K
8 RBI. May 25. M. Shannon 3 hits 2 HR sac fly StL won 18-11 at Atl.
5 hits
Apr.30 E.Oliver, Phil.1 double 2 HR 4RBI
May5, L. Brock at Chi. 4R 4RBI 2HR 1SB won 11-5
May14,D.Kessinger Chi.at LA. 3R 3RBI. Won 14-5
May23,C.Flood StL at Atl. 4R 1RBI 1 double 1 walk
R.Hunt,Atl. Vs.StL. 2R 2 RBI
May 8, W.Parker LA at Hou.2R 2 RBI
Hitting streak
R. Staub 16 games 4/13 thru 4/30. 32 for 60. .533
R. Clemente 16 games 4/3 thru 5/9 28 for 63. .444
Most strikeouts 1 game
G. Perry 14. vs Cubs 5/17 won 3-0
The NL has a ton of great hitters and super stars, but there’s also been great pitching. Marichal of the Giants pitched a 13 inning two hit shutout, giving up a hit in the first, then pitched 11 no-hit innings and gave up a hit in the 13th. Veale of the Pirates has two 1-hitters. On opening day he 1 hit the Mets, Harrelson doubled leading off the 7th. Veale walked 8 and strikeout 6. His other 1-hitter came against the Braves on 5/21, he walked 7 and struck out 12, Hank Aaron beat out an infield hit with two out in the 8th. Gaylord Perry 1-hit the Astros on 5/21 at Houston, the only blemish came with two out in the 3rd when opposing pitcher Dave Giusti homered.
I’m not using exact lineups, but am playing the games realistically. If injuries happen or don’t, players will be used as they would be in real life. I hope Tony Conigliaro, Frank Robinson, Leo (Chico) Cardenas stay away from injuries that limited their playing time in the real world. I’ve also swung a couple of trades so far and a few more may be in the works. The Braves traded F. Alou and F. Millan to the dodgers for W. Parker and R. Hunt, so far it’s been a great trade for both teams. Also Houston acquired P. Ward from the White Sox for N. Miller, neither player was doing anything for their team, but are doing well since the trade.
Happy New Year to all,
Mel M.
Someday, I will share “The Ray Sadecki Theory.”
DonS.
ok, Don, stop teasing us. ;-)
Don Kessinger with 5 hits in a game?
Can I buy your dice? ;-)
They are great dice, but Kessinger has gone 6 for 55 since that game.
Mel M.
I guess he was due for a slump then :)
Yes, quite a few cubs are slumping. Those dice are hot when mr. Cub is at bat though.
Mel M.
Mel, thanks for sharing the replay results. Many years ago I played a few months of the 67 NL and found that the pennant race was much closer in APBA than in real life. The Braves and Phillies in particular perform much better.
I got the game in 1968, so ’67 was my first season. My cousin and I played all through our high school years. Never finished the season, we moved on to ’69 and ’70. To bad, those cards are long gone.
Mel